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Jose Mourinho today insisted he has a tougher job at Chelsea this season than predecessor Rafael Benitez.
Mourinho returned to the club as manager in the summer after Benitez had a six-month spell in charge at Stamford Bridge, where he led the team to the Europa League trophy and third in the Premier League.
Chelsea have struggled for consistency under Mourinho but are just five points behind leaders Arsenal in the title race and have reached the last 16 of the Champions League. They take on Crystal Palace at home tomorrow having already lost to Everton, Newcastle and Stoke and Mourinho said: "I knew it would be tougher [this time]. Some managers choose easy jobs, some tough, I choose a hard one but I enjoy it.
"This is not a criticism but the last manager Benitez knew he would not be the manager for the next year and he was chasing results. He was not worried about the building of a team with a certain style.
"I didn't have a real base to start. For many reasons we knew the situation needs time and patience.
"But it would be easy to say wait for five, six years, that's not me or Chelsea or what we want for the players. We want to build and chase results. We're not favourites but want to feel as favourites."
Meanwhile, Mourinho is adamant David Luiz is staying at the club and will not be heading to Barcelona next month. The Spanish giants continue to be linked with the Brazil star, who has just returned to fitness after a knee injury.
When asked if he will be sold, Mourinho added: "No. He has a long-term contract. There have been no contacts from other clubs or his people, so in this moment everything is clear. He is our player and we're so happy now he's back, especially when Gary Cahill (quad) is not playing and we need him and John [Terry]."
The Chelsea boss has also not denied whether he will make a move for Southampton left-back Luke Shaw in the summer.
Standard Sport understands Chelsea are confident of signing the England Under-21 international in a £20million deal next summer, beating Tottenham in the process.
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For the last three or four years, Indiana County has been treated to live, local music and entertainment in conjunction with the Jimmy Stewart Festival weekend. The hope was that this event could grow and eventually bring back outdoor festivals to downtown Indiana.
I'm sorry to say it, but it looks like there will not be a Jimmy Stewart street festival this year. This is a blow for Indiana County, its culture and its musicians.
This region is rich with talented professional and amateur artists, musicians and thespians.
These talents are present in our elementary, middle and high schools. You need only visit any one of the many churches or faith-based organizations on a Saturday or Sunday to find some of the most talented worship teams and leaders.
It's about time this region rises up and works with us to help showcase the creative genius that lives in this region.
What good are our local facilities if you can't showcase local talent in them?
During the summer, local communities such as Smicksburg, Creekside, Dayton, Cookport, Indiana and others showcase their crafts, vendors and talents with traditional festivals. Their stages are filled with kids, teens, adults and senior citizens sharing and singing traditional, contemporary, folk, jazz and country. Area bars, restaurants and other venues offer stages for artists to play.
Recent guests on my acoustic hour radio show (1160/WCCS) were the Homer-Center Nuclear Percussion Group & Outdoor Color Guard and the Marion Center junior/high school choir.
All demonstrated skills and talents beyond their years.
Cultural appreciation and development are not something taught in school. It must be experienced. Music, arts, theater, craft and dance offer young and old a one-on-one chance to share in its wonder and spirit.
Though music plays an important role in our lives, we sometimes get in the way, talk too loud when the songs are being played and act as if those stories need not be told.
"Music was his life, it was not his livelihood, but it made him feel so happy and it made him feel so good, and he sang from his heart and he sang from his soul, but he didn't know how well he sang, it just made him whole."
— Lyrics from "Mr. Tanner" by Harry Chapin
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10 Things You May Have Missed During the 2012 BET Awards
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It's that time again! The 2012 Bet Awards were last night and here's my annual recap.
Here are ten things you may have missed during the show…
- How great Chante Moore looked and sounded! She ain't got a man no moe', but that's okay girl! She did a great job singing her tribute to Donna Summer.
- D'Angelo is still…NATURAL! Woot! He had the best braid out ever. And his performance was great, too.
- Valerie Simpson was killin' 'em with her bangs in the front and braids in the back. Also known as the Urban Mullet.
- How motherhood seemingly has given King Bey the "living legend" voice and Diana Ross-like persona she's always wanted to have. Give it just a little more time.
- The stank face followed by a faint smile Jay-Z gave Kevin during his bit when he mentioned his name.
- The fact that the award-holder-girls were wearing ball gowns during one of the most casual awards show there is next to The VMAs. Let it go.
- Rick Ross heard our cries from last year and allowed us to keep our lunches down by keeping his shirt on.
- LaLa paid homage to Barbara Eden with her I Dream of Jeannie outfit.
- Joe and his sexy, sultry, self. So underrated, that man.
- How hard Soulja Boy cried during the Whitney tribute AND how dirty his nails were. Yuck.
Overall, the show wasn't a complete slam dunk, but it was a definite improvement from the past few years. It wasn't the total ratchet fest I thought it was going to be.
Scrolling through live Tweets and my Facebook timeline, the consensus across the Internet was that the key thing BET got right this year was the tribute to Whitney Houston. Monica and Brandy were the perfect choice to honor Whitney. Their performances came from a true place of love and honesty. Whitney raised them (musically) and they did right by her. In a way, the torch was passed. And to have Cissy Houston sing was, in a word: powerful. A mother's love. That is all.
Honestly, I think this is why we are so hard on BET. There should always be a sense of home and connectedness with their programming, like there was last night.When they get something right, it reminds us why a network about the Black experience is needed. We look to them to represent us tastefully and respectfully. It's why we continue to return as viewers, because we want them to tell the world what makes being Black so beautiful. I'm hopeful that one day, they'll get there.
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You hit the nail on the head! I haven't tuned into the BET awards in years and didn't watch last night's awards outside of the Whitney tribute. But I felt like they did Whitney justice and I could tell this award show was a lot better than what I expected it to be. I was also very impressed by the new marketing campaign of BET too. The "We got you" ads were really nice, so hopefully the programming will deliver…still not sure I will be tuning in tho LOLJuly 02, 2012
They did a good job this year much better than previous years and that was Chante moore huh I was like it can't be can it. That Whitney tribute was all that she is a strong mother to sing.July 02, 2012
#10! Girl, I'm dying over here!! LOL
Love this post. I missed the first half of the show, but from what I read on my timeline you got it right!July 02, 2012
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I was at work, but my twitter timeline did good telling me what was happening. I did TiVo it, do I'll see it sometime this weekJuly 02, 2012
The Whitney Houston Tribute and D'Angelo performance were the highlights of the show for me. I almost didn't recognize Chante Moore. She has aged very gracefully.
I loved Valerie's feathered bangs! And I wish they would bring Rap City back!July 02, 2012
It was FAR better than year's past. The Whitney tribute was the highlight for me. It's the best I've seen so far.July 02, 2012
Joe is fine. I have always been a Joe fan I'm just mad he has never really quite gotten the props he deserved.
Girl stop. I thought D'angelo needed some coconut oil for that dry twist out.
I didn't like Brandy's performance. I think I may be the only one who didn't.
Hollers at Urban Mullet!!!!!!!!!July 02, 2012
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I have a 93 ford probe that intermittently starts.when it dont start it doesnt even crank,but all the accessories work so i would have to push start it to start.Now even when i push start it it wont start.The fuel cutoff light is on and i tried disconnecting the battery for atleast 10 min and resetting the cutoff switch.fuel cutoff light still on.any help or suggestions will be appreciated.
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Hey Darren, this needs to be diagnosed to know what is going on here. If you don't have a repair manual, try alldatadiy.com, download the manual for your vehicle, it's about $25.00 and it's the same info the mechanics use. It should have some good info about diagnosing this type of problem.
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I had the same "no starting" problem with my '93 Probe and found that even though I bought a new battery and then thought it was a bad one and they replaced it, I eventually found out that the new battery I bought did not have enough cold-cranking amps and I needed a heavier duty battery. When I bought the first new one, it worked for a few months then because it was not strong enough,it finally went dead even though my accessories still worked. I jumped it and jumped it til I finally did kill the battery. It's a thought about your trouble anyway.


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please let get this straight before i accept. i was told it was 66 and one half, not 66, and please make it more clear if at this age we can make as much money every year as we want without affecting our s.s.benifits, or paying taxes over my estimate of 14,000- pr yr. or lessing my mo. s.s benifits. your answer is not clear enoug for me to understand. thank you!
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A Plethora of Mixed Signals
By Mark Arbeter
The stock market suffered its first decent-sized weekly loss since the beginning of October, with the S&P 500 falling about 3% and the Nasdaq dropping about 4%. While the losses were moderate relative to the gains the market has posted off the October lows, some caution is warranted, although there have not been enough technical signs to point to anything major at this point.
As we pointed out a couple of weeks ago, the market is giving off a plethora of mixed signals and that has not changed. The major indexes are in the process of tracing out major reversal formations for the first time since 1998. The bond market, which continues to move in the opposite direction as stocks, is in the process of tracing out a bearish reversal pattern, signaling a potential boost to the stock market. The seasonals are positive as we are in the best time of year historically for the market.
The market is also entering the third year of the election cycle and that has been favorable for stocks as well. A four-year cycle low was due in late 2002 and this cycle has been remarkably accurate in timing the stock market over many decades.
On the flip side, the major indexes have not yet completed their reversal formations, and until that occurs, we will remain cautious. The indexes are still in long-term downtrends because they have yet to take out their respective bear market downtrend lines that have kept a lid on prices since the top in 2000.
There remains a heavy load of overhead supply on the major indexes and many individual issues. There has not been any type of new leadership from growth stocks that can take this market appreciably higher. In the shorter term, many Nasdaq stocks are very extended, have run into formidable resistance, and many have yet to trace out major reversal patterns. Finally, after each rally during the bear market, sentiment quickly moves to a bullish extreme, something that should not occur at the beginning of a new bull market, especially after the carnage that we have witnessed.
Shorter term, the current advance has flattened out and the action has become very choppy. While Monday's action (strong opening, weak close) was bearish, while Friday's action (weak opening followed by nice reversal) was somewhat bullish. The weekly action using a candlestick chart was not positive because it was an outside week or in candlestick terms, the market traced out a bearish engulfing line. This weekly candlestick goes higher than the week before, but also finishes lower than the previous week. After a significant uptrend, this weekly candlestick can act as an intermediate-term reversal pattern.
The key levels of support and resistance for the S&P 500 remain the same. On the upside, the index must see a close above the 963 level to complete the ongoing double bottom reversal formation. On the downside, support is seen at the recent closing lows of 907 and 876.
The Nasdaq, which continues to act stronger than the S&P 500, is very extended. Many Nasdaq stocks have moved up to areas of formidable resistance. This, in combination with the fact that many stocks have risen 50% to 100% or more, could create some pressure on the index in the near-term. Also, many Nasdaq stocks have yet to trace out major reversal formations, which suggests more basing activity could be seen.
Our up/down models on the NYSE and the Nasdaq have moved into neutral configurations after being bullish since mid-October. There have been some signs of minor distribution, but so far, not enough to suggest anything major to the downside.
Sentiment has moved to bullish extremes on a number of investment polls and this certainly bears watching. Investor's Intelligence is currently showing 51.1% bulls and only 25% bears. This is the highest percent of bulls since May, 2002. Also, bulls/bears has risen to 2.04, the highest ratio since January, 2002. Historically, when bullish sentiment is double bearish sentiment, the market goes sideways at best, and many times goes lower in the intermediate-term. The American Association of Individual Investors poll is up to 51% bulls and only 17% bears. This is the fewest percentage of bears since May, 2002.
We remain somewhat cautious towards the market until the current trading range breaks. With the short-term direction of the market neutral, the intermediate-term bullish, and the longer term still bearish, calling the market right now is like giving directions during a blizzard.
Arbeter is chief technical analyst for Standard & Poor's


text: For the first time since Pete Townshend was arrested and charged with purchasing child porn, he has spoken about his arrest and subsequent caution which put him on the sex offenders list for five years. of course, if you want to read about it all you will have to buy his new book. he is not going to talk about this stuff for free. A man and his child porn wants you to pay for the pleasure of why he needed to buy images of tiny children to get off. Yeah, I am not a big fan of anyone who likes kiddie porn and if he was arrested, and cautioned and put on a sex offenders list, you can bet it was not his first time ever at the site and you know that he is sick inside and he is probably just hiding it better now. People totally forget about that and just worship at the altar of The Who. He paid to watch someone abuse a child. Where did he get that money? From people who bought The Who stuff. In his book he says he is sorry and he should never have done it. He also says that Mick Jagger has the biggest celebrity peen.


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Winner of Barclays Global Investors Best Paper Prize, Asset Allocation Symposium, European Finance Association 2006
We explore a new channel for attracting inflows using a unique dataset of corporate 401(k) retirement plans and their mutual fund family trustees. Families secure substantial inflows by being named the trustee of a 401(k) plan. We find that family trustees significantly overweight their 401(k) client firm's stock. Trustee overweighting is more pronounced when the relationship is more valuable to the trustee family, and it is concentrated in those funds that receive the greatest benefit from the inflows. When other mutual funds are selling the client firm's stock, the trustee does the opposite and significantly increases its holdings of the client. This overweighting is not explained by superior information. We also quantify the flow benefit to the trustee mutual funds of being included in the client firm's 401(k) plan and find that this inclusion has an economically and statistically large, positive effect on inflows.
We show that acquisitions initiated during periods of high merger activity ("merger waves") are accompanied by poorer quality of analysts' forecasts, greater uncertainty, and weaker CEO turnover-performance sensitivity. These conditions imply reduced monitoring and lower penalties for initiating inefficient mergers. Therefore, merger waves may foster agency-driven behavior, which, along with managerial herding, could lead to worse mergers. Consistent with this hypothesis, we find that the average long-term performance of acquisitions initiated during merger waves is significantly worse. We also find that corporate governance of in-wave acquirers is weaker, suggesting that agency problems may be present in merger wave acquisitions.
Winner of the Michael J. Barclay Award for the best Ph.D. student paper, Financial Research Association 2008
Although recent regulations call for greater board independence, finance theory predicts that independence is not always in the shareholders' interest. In situations where it is more important for the board to provide advice than to monitor the CEO, more independent directors can decrease firm value because the CEO is not willing to share inside information with independent directors. I test this prediction by examining the connection between takeover returns and board "friendliness" using social ties between the CEO and board members as a proxy for less independent, more ``friendly'' boards. I find that social ties are associated with higher bidder announcement returns when the value of board advice is likely to be high, whereas lower returns are observed when monitoring needs are high. These effects intensify as the proportion of the board socially connected to the CEO increases and are not observed when outside representation is used to measure independence. The evidence suggests that friendly boards can have both costs and benefits depending on the specific needs of the company. It also highlights the potential discrepancy between actual board independence and its regulatory definition.
Winner of the 2010 Teva Award in the name of Dan Suesskind for research in corporate finance and financial markets.
This paper studies the interaction between corporate hedging and liquidity policies. To motivate our empirical investigation, we present a theoretical model that shows how corporate hedging facilitates greater reliance on cost-effective, externally-provided liquidity in lieu of internal resources. We then test the predictions of the model by employing a new empirical approach that separates cash flow hedging from non-cash flow hedging. Using detailed, hand-collected data, we construct hedging instruments to address endogeneity, and find that cash flow hedging reduces the firm's precautionary demand for cash and allows it to rely more on bank lines of credit. Furthermore, we find a significant positive effect of cash flow hedging on firm value. Overall, our results identify a new mechanism through which hedging affects corporate financial policies and firm value.
Winner of the Best Paper Award (Runner-Up) at the 2012 Auckland Finance Meeting
Media Mention: Financial Times (Dec 9, 2012), "Backroom Dealing Exposed," by Steve Johnson
Media Mention: Financial Times (Dec 16, 2012), "No Surprise At Backroom Dealing Charge," by Steve Johnson
We show that asset fire sales by distressed funds are systematically offset by purchases of other funds in the same family. Our results suggest that these off-exchange trades are mainly the outcome of coordinated strategies at the fund manager level. This type of co-insurance is more likely when (i) there is reciprocity in repeated interactions, (ii) the same manager oversees the funds on both sides of the transaction, and (iii) the distressed fund holds more illiquid assets. As a result, co-insurance diminishes the price impact of widespread selling by distressed funds, helps illiquid funds pay a lower cost of distress, and results in higher returns.
We find that CEOs are significantly more likely to purchase cross-state targets from their birth state, consistent with either informational advantages or familiarity bias. Evidence from bidder announcement returns supports the latter view. Acquirer returns are significantly lower for CEO home state acquisitions, and the relation is robust to controls for firm and industry characteristics. The negative announcement effect is stronger for poorly-governed firms, when the target is located further away, and when the CEO has a deeper birth-state connection. CEOs' post-acquisition trading behavior also supports a familiarity bias interpretation. Our findings suggest CEO home bias influences firm investment.


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Which Colors Do Pigeons See Best
Googles failed me on this one. So here I go seeking the wisdom of those who have helped me so many times in the past. (your all my fall back team eh (hoorah team!) lol
Ok so I'm thinking about using a symbol painted on top of a flight type box which i would like to use onsite during wedding releases for the birds to home to.
My question is which colors do Pigeons see best?
I want to paint it in that color...whatever it is.
I've read that they see far more of the color and light spectrums than we do. (Lucky them) But which colors that people can see would they see best. Cause I'm pretty certain I can only buy colors People can see...lol
Thanks Gille
They do see color in a lot more detail than us, but I would think something more bright would stand out to them more. Homing pigeons were trained once to help spot the orange vests on people who were abandoned at sea. So that's one color I know they can be trained to
Becky M. L.
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"It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds." - Aesop
~Semper Fidelis~
What is flight top box anyway? Are you talking about the AVIARY or your house roof?
If you have a black roof I suggest yellow or white. I think what you want to know is, correct me if I'm wrong, "how can you make your birds distinguish, which is their loft/home, the easy way, right?" Well some fanciers that I know in my area use a blue strobe light or bright yellow, like the one they use for construction trucks...I think they can see the light specially when its blinking from miles away...I had my landing board painted black before but that color spook them for some reason and don't want to land on it, so I decided to flip it over and sure enough they land with no hesitation...
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Which Colors Do Pigeons See Best
Training Basket...
Silly me...I thought of something else...I say you can use white, since you want to use it for wedding release or some kind of ceremony...
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I was thinking white as well, but then I thought...there's a whole lotta white at weddings besides the birds and the baskets. Personally I'd paint the coop white, but the door/trap they go in a different color. What kind of pigeons are you using for this?
Becky M. L.
RKM Lofts | RKM Art
"It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds." - Aesop
~Semper Fidelis~
tests on birds with color
I found a site http://www.jstor.org/pss/1363706 which tested hummingbirds and other birds to see if there was a color preference. It turned out redish purple was top on the list, then red and so on. So I'm thinking a white mobile coop with a RED Cross http://www.premierflag.com/images/REDCROSS.AI.jpg
might be best...not 100% sure red is a pigeons favorite color but it might explain the actions of the females in my coop towards the redish brown males...lol
Here's the kit box style I'm thinking on using http://www.angelfire.com/tx/pigeon550/kitbox.html
I figure make it so it comes outside the van onto a fold out base and load the birds into baskets until they fly.
My wife thought it would be good to place the same RED Cross above our home coop entrance so wether they are at home or out on the job site they will learn to look for that to find the entrance and feed. Smart lady eh!
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Hi GILLE, international orange is the color to use. The Coast Guard use pigeons in an experment in which they used pigeons to rescue people that were lost at sea. They found that the orange was the best color to use and the birds were better at spotting then the humans. I know that it is some place on google. I don't have the time to look it up now. I would recomed a four foot circle painted on the loft roof. We had a guy that raced here in San DIEGO THAT HAD THAT COMBO PAINTED ON HIS ROOF AND HE WAS ONE OF THE BEST FLYERS IN THE COMBINE. He raced using a small team 25 birds.You might try google to see what the army did in reguard to their war birds(PIGEONS) as they moved their lofts as much as 30 and 40 miles yet the birds were able to find their lofts GEORGE
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They see the same colors as humans do but they also see ultra-violet,a part of the spectrum that we can not see.....I think the orange is a good idea. that is what hunters use to see each other when hunting, I think that one is called "blaze orange"...
Here's a couple of links regarding what George posted:
TA that was rather interesting.
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Pigeons can see color alot better than we can. There has been tests done on pigeons about color. The results were if you took blue then add some red and then was asked "is it more red or more blue"? Well, it was more blue, then they would add more red and ask again. At some point you would not be able to tell if it were more blue or more red, but a pigeon could 6 more times.
I think they see a different set of colors from us. We see colors like yellow, beige, green, red, white and black. What they see for those colors are actually corn, dried peas, milo, safflower and sunflower seeds.
The list goes on, of course, but I think you get the point.
And judging from my observations of them, they see safflower the best.
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On today's show: we'll look at the relationship between violent crimes like the shootings in Aurora and Newtown, and the country's mental health policies and access to mental health care. Philippe Petit, who once walked between the two World Trade Center towers, explains how to tie a knot. We'll look at the life and work of war photographer Tim Hetherington with his collaborator Sebastian Junger and war photographer James Brabazon. Chris Smith from New York magazine on whether or not Andrew Cuomo is the Machiavelli of Albany.


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Definition of the noun enzyme
What does enzyme mean as a name of something?
noun - plural: enzymes
- any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions
- examples: Pineapples contain an enzyme denominated bromelain that decomposes some proteins. | This enzyme is produced in the stomach.
- lexical domain: Substances - nouns denoting substances
- more generic words: accelerator / catalyst = a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected; protein = any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues
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- adenosine deaminase / ADA = an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia
- amylase = any of a group of proteins found in saliva and pancreatic juice and parts of plants
- cholinesterase = an enzyme that hydrolyses acetylcholine
- coagulase = an enzyme that induces coagulation
- collagenase = any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of collagen and gelatin
- complement = one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response
- catalase = enzyme found in most plant and animal cells that functions as an oxidative catalyst
- cyclooxygenase / Cox = either of two related enzymes that control the production of prostaglandins and are blocked by aspirin
- decarboxylase = any of the enzymes that hydrolize the carboxyl group
- de-iodinase = an enzyme that removes the iodine radical
- disaccharidase = an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of disaccharides into monosaccharides
- elastase = a pancreatic enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of elastin
- enterokinase = enzyme in the intestinal juice that converts inactive trypsinogen into active trypsin
- histaminase = enzyme that acts as a catalyst in converting histidine to histamine
- isomerase = an enzyme that catalyzes its substrate to an isomeric form
- kinase = an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of a proenzyme to an active enzyme
- lipase = an enzyme secreted in the digestive tract that catalyzes the breakdown of fats into individual fatty acids that can be absorbed into the bloodstream
- muramidase / lysozyme = an enzyme found in saliva and sweat and tears that destroys the cell walls of certain bacteria
- monoamine oxidase / MAO = an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds
- nitrogenase = an enzyme of nitrogen-fixing microorganisms that catalyzes the conversion of nitrogen to ammonia
- nuclease = general term for enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleic acid by cleaving chains of nucleotides into smaller units
- oxidase = any of the enzymes that catalyze biological oxidation
- oxidoreductase = an enzyme that catalyzes oxidation-reduction
- papain = a proteolytic enzyme obtained from the unripe papaya
- beta-lactamase / penicillinase = enzyme produced by certain bacteria that inactivates penicillin and results in resistance to that antibiotic
- pepsin = an enzyme produced in the stomach that splits proteins into peptones
- pepsinogen = precursor of pepsin
- phosphatase = any of a group of enzymes that act as a catalyst in the hydrolysis of organic phosphates
- fibrinolysin / plasmin = an enzyme that dissolves the fibrin of blood clots
- polymerase = an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of new DNA and RNA from an existing strand of DNA or RNA
- proteolytic enzyme / proteinase / peptidase / protease = any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis
- reductase = an enzyme that catalyses the biochemical reduction of some specified substance
- chymosin / rennin = an enzyme that occurs in gastric juice
- secretase = a set of enzymes believed to snip pieces off a longer protein producing fragments of amyloid protein that bunch up and create amyloid protein plaques in brain tissue
- streptodornase = an enzyme produced by some hemolytic strains of streptococcus that dissolves fibrinous secretions from infections
- streptokinase = an enzyme produced by some strains of streptococcus that can liquefy blood clots by converting plasminogen to plasmin
- superoxide dismutase / SOD = an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of superoxide into hydrogen peroxide and oxygen
- telomerase = an enzyme in eukaryotic cells that can add telomeres to the ends of chromosomes after they divide
- transferase = any of various enzymes that move a chemical group from one compound to another compound
- trypsin = an enzyme of pancreatic origin
- urease = an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea into carbon dioxide and ammonia
- zymase = a complex of enzymes that cause glycolysis
- part: active site = the part of an enzyme or antibody where the chemical reaction occurs
- Enzyme: Enzymes are macromolecular biological catalysts. They are responsible for thousands of metabolic processes that sustain life. Enzymes are highly selective catalysts, greatly accelerating both the rate and specificity of metabolic chemical reactions, from the digestion of food to the synthesis of DNA. Most enzymes are proteins, although some catalytic RNA molecules have been identified. Enzymes adopt a specific three-dimensional structure, and may employ organic and inorganic cofactors to assist in catalysis.
- also known as ferment, kvasina
- Enzyme: Enzymes (pron.
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- Adaptive enzyme
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Class 2 Transferases (2009)
EC 220.127.116.11-2.8 by Dietmar Schomburg, Ida Schomburg
The enzyme is a component of a stress and cytokine-induced signal transduction pathway involving MAPK proteins, additional role for MKK4 in tumor suppression [40]; <8> the enzyme is an activator of the c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase, the enzyme is a component of the JNK...
Oxidases and Related Redox Systems (2013)
Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Oxidases and Related Redox Systems, held in the State University of New York at Albany, USA by Tsso E. King, Howard S. Mason, Martin Morrison
VLIEGENTHART: We think the reduced enzyme is a complex of Fe and...
Gene Amplification in Mammalian Cells (1992)
A Comprehensive Guide by Rodney E. Kellems
The enzyme is a heterodimer of membrane spanning catalytic a and glycoprotein (3 subunits (see Fig.
Functionally, the enzyme is an electrogenic antiporter, which couples the hydrolysis of ATP to the efflux of three Na+ and influx of two K+ ...
Activation and Inhibitor Studies on Methyl-coenzyme M Reductase and Purification of a New Hydroxylamine Oxidoreductase from Methylomicrobium Album ATCC 33003 (2008)
The first enzyme is a F43o-containing protein and the second enzyme is a heme- containing protein. The chemical properties of both tetrapyrroles are very different . Figure 1.2 shows the level of saturation and the extension of conjugation in ...
Class 3.4–6 Hydrolases, Lyases, Isomerases, Ligases (2013)
EC 3.4–6 by Dietmar Schomburg, Ida Schomburg, Antje Chang
Additional information <5> (<5> the enzyme is a class II tRNA synthetase [6]; <5> the enzyme is a class II tRNA synthetase and ...
Plant Biochemistry (2013)
by James Bonner, J. E. Varner
For example, the phosphorylated enzyme is a stable intermediate in the phosphoglucomutase reaction and the sequence at the phosphorylated site is alanineserine phosphate-histidine (Milstein and Sanger, 1961); an acyl enzyme is a stable ...
Textbook of Biochemistry for Medical Students (2013)
by D M Vasudevan, Sreekumari S, Kannan Vaidyanathan
The enzyme is a flavoprotein. The succinate dehydrogenase is competitively inhibited by malonate (see Fig. 5.19). Seventh Step: Formation of Malate The formation of malate from fumarate is catalyzed by fumarase (step 7, Fig. 19.2).
Metabolism of Drugs and Other Xenobiotics (2012)
by Pavel Anzenbacher, Ulrich M. Zanger
The second enzyme is the NAD(P)H oxidoreductase, also named DT-diaphorase since it can use both NADH (abbreviated DPNH in earlier...
The soluble cytosolic enzyme is a dimer oftwo identical subunits, each containing the FAD moiety, ...
Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society (1903)
An enzyme is a soluble ferment, and one that is proteolytic decomposes proteids. The author returns to the subject of the digestion of Ncpenthes in order to bring to notice a paper of considerable importance, by the late Georges Clautriau, ...
Biochemistry of Vitamin B6 (1987)
Proceedings of the 7th International Congress on Chemical and Biological Aspects of Vitamin B6 Catalysis, Held in Turku, Finland, June 22-26, 1987 by P. Christen, Korpela
The L—enzyme is a fully reversible glutamine: methionine transaminase and the K—enzyme is a fully reversible glutamine (phenylalaniney methionine transaminase. Because 1) the concentration of glutamine in tissues is much higher than ...
Enzymology Primer for Recombinant DNA Technology (1996)
by Hyone-Myong Eun
Physiologically, an enzyme is an essential, life-sustaining biocatalyst. Many chemical and biochemical reactions in...
Textbook of Children's Environmental Health (2013)
by Philip J. Landrigan, Ruth A. Etzel
One such epigenetic modifying enzyme is the set domain containing histone methyltransferase, Setd8, which places the H4K20Me mark. Expression of Setd8 depends upon binding of PPARγ to a PPAR response element (PPRE) in the Setd8 ...
Sarup's Dictionary of Biotechnology (2000)
by Rita Singh
Techniques fall into two groups; those used to separate enzymes from solid substrate culture; those used to release enzymes from the interior of microbial cells. — Enzyme fermentation. A process in which a microorganism is grown as ...
Dictionary of Flavors (2008)
by Dolf De Rovira
Chart 175 Enzyme Modified Milk Enzymatic Conversion — The change of one molecule to another by the use of enzymes. Enzyme conversion has an advantage over typical chemical reactions because it can ...
Electrochemical Dictionary (2012)
by Allen J. Bard, György Inzelt, Fritz Scholz
E Electrochemical transducer and indicated species or effects Voltammetric and Potentiometric coulometric electrodes; electrodes/ISFETs Analytes Enzyme classes (Current, Charge) (Potential) (Capacitance) Enzymesubstrates Activators ...
CRC Concise Encyclopedia of Nanotechnology (2016)
by Boris Ildusovich Kharisov, Oxana Vasilievna Kharissova, Ubaldo Ortiz-Mendez
Enzyme. Immobilization: Nanopolymers. for. Enzyme. Immobilization. Applications. M.S. Mohy Eldin CONTENTS Introduction............................................... ................................................................................................................................ Adsorption.
Illustrated Dictionary of Immunology, Third Edition (2009)
by Julius M. Cruse, Robert E. Lewis
enzyme immunoassay (EIA) membranes of infected cells and on the host-cell- derived membrane coats of viral particles. The NV proteins may be required for viral infectivity. HIV env proteins include gp41 and gp120, which bind to CD4 and ...
Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Biology (2003)
by S. Choudhary
environmental quality standard 196 enzyme replacement therapy 197. Unlike an environmental quality standard, an EQO is not usually expressed in quantitative terms and cannot be enforced legally. environmental quality standard (EQS, ...
A Dictionary of Biology (2015)
by Elizabeth Martin, Robert Hine
enzyme A protein that ...
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- 1 1 Definition of an enzyme
Before starting on the technical aspects of enzymes and their work, it is important to internalise what these protein structures are in the first place!
- Enzyme Meaning
Video shows what enzyme means. A globular protein that catalyses a biological chemical reaction.. enzyme pronunciation. How to pronounce, definition by ...
- The meaning of Vmax and other enzyme parameters
Looking at Vmax, Vmax/Km and Km This work is licenced under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. To view a ...
- Explanation of a Digestive Enzyme : Delicious Recipes & Dietetics
- BCLN - Liver Enzyme Lab Explanation
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A key issue in developmental biology at that time was the problem of how cells underwent differentiation, with most workers concentrating on explanations in terms of changes in enzyme and gene regulation. (Paul Nurse)
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An upside down cross is a St Peter's cross.....it is not satanic. Look it up before u speak ignorance. Good Day. 😇— Amber Rose (@DaRealAmberRose) September 2, 2013
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I find the Kipper television series to be sweet in a low-key manner that is very soothing to watch, and this picture book is like reading a Kipper episode in book form. Actually, I think there is an episode with this story, and if so, I'm not sure which came first, the book or the television show. In most cases like this, I would find the book derivative; books based on TV usually are. However, I like this book. Just as with the television series, I find the story adorable and calming, yet not boring at all, but actually very appealing.
The story takes place on Christmas Eve. Kipper sets out to find a tree, a living one all covered in snow, and brings one home (along with a mouse). En route, he meets Pig and Arnold, and they visit for a time. They leave to wrap gifts, but later return, along with Tiger. They all exchange gifts, then each one is off to home, and bed, to await the blissful morning. All along, Kipper has been wondering which is better, Christmas or Christmas Eve. He ends the story with a decision: Christmas Eve. But then he wanders out on to the roof because he can't sleep, and the reader wonders if in the morning he might not decide that Christmas is better, after all. I like how the book ends in that spot, with Kipper and Arnold on roofs opposite each other, awake and waiting, happily longing for morning.
Did I mention that on the last page, Arnold's reindeer hat has a real flashing red light? This is probably my girl's favorite part, although they do like the rest of the story. I also am a fool for innovations in books, so I like it, too. But I appreciate other aspects of the book, such as the characters, the little detail of the mouse hiding in the tree and how only Arnold notices it, the fact that Kipper wants whatever Santa brings him for Christmas, and the gentle spirit that pervades the story, that encourages friendship and gratitude and love. If you want an uplifting Christmas story that is suitable for younger readers, Kipper is a good choice.
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Amazon.com Amazon.com Review (ISBN 0152026606, Hardcover)Kipper can't decide which he likes better, Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. But on Christmas Eve, too excited to decide, he just whoops and charges into the woods to find a Christmas tree. After much effort, he pulls his chosen tree out of the ground and begins to drag it home, meeting his friend Pig and Pig's little cousin, Arnold, along the way. Kipper and Pig are too wrapped up in their discussion of what they want for Christmas to notice the little something extra Kipper is bringing home with his tree! But Arnold sees, and spends the rest of the day trying to point it out to an oblivious Kipper.
Mick Inkpen's Kipper, star of the Nick Jr. TV show and many Kipper books (Kipper's Bathtime, (Kipper's Snowy Day, and lots more), is as cute and lovable as ever in this Christmas book. Young readers will identify with his excitement as he decorates his tree, exchanges presents, and dreams about Santa Claus. And they'll chuckle with delight as they watch the mousy little guest Kipper brings home nibbling on Santa's cookies. A reindeer hat with a glowing red nose, Kipper's gift to Arnold, makes a fun surprise appearance in the inside back cover, as Arnold peers out his window with a real red light flashing on his head. (Ages 3 to 6) --Emilie Coulter
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[Superseded by SP 800-53A Rev. 4 (December 2014): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=917644] Special Publication 800-53A, Revision 1 provides guidelines for developing security assessment plans and associated security control assessment procedures that are consistent with Special Publication 800-53, Revision 3, Recommended Security Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations, August 2009 (including updates as of 05-01-2010). NIST has been working in partnership with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the Department of Defense (DOD), and the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS) to develop a common information security framework for the federal government and its contractors. The updated security assessment guideline incorporates best practices in information security from the United States Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and Civil agencies and includes security control assessment procedures for both national security and non national security systems. The guideline for developing security assessment plans is intended to support a wide variety of assessment activities in all phases of the system development life cycle including development, implementation, and operation. The important changes described in Special Publication 800-53A, Revision 1, are part of a larger strategic initiative to focus on enterprise-wide, near real-time risk management. The increased flexibility in the selection of assessment methods, assessment objects, and depth and coverage attribute values empowers organizations to place the appropriate emphasis on the assessment process at every stage in the system development life cycle. [Supersedes NIST SP 800-53A (July 2008): http://www.nist.gov/manuscript-publication-search.cfm?pub_id=51209]
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The next May Birmingham citizens will have the possibility to learn how to make their homes greener by hearing from who already did.
Social enterprise Catalyst CIC will stage Birmingham Green Open Homes, a two-day event which aims to help people see how their fellow citizens keep their homes warm and reduce their energy costs through the installation of energy efficiency measures.
The Green Open Homes network aims to support low-carbon open homes events across the country through free resources and advice.
Catalyst, which will partnering with City Council's Energy Savers team, local businesses, Birmingham City Council and other stakeholders, is currently looking for local people who are willing to show their low carbon homes as well as volunteers to help run the event.
During the Open Green Homes events, volunteers who have made low-carbon improvements to their homes can share their experiences with others. In this way they can demonstrate in practice the benefits of low-carbon renovations such as solar panels, solid wall insulation and draught-proofing.
A Birmingham City Council spokesperson comments:
"We do expect that visitors to the Green Open Homes events will be enthused and motivated to take action on energy efficiency once they are able to see the home energy improvements from the visits and it may lead to more demand of services offered by the Birmingham Energy Savers".
Birmingham Energy Savers is a service born from a partnership between Birmingham City Council and Carillion Energy Services, and conducts homes energy assessments in order to identify key improvements that may reduce residents' energy bills and make city's homes more energy efficient.
There will be case studies of each open home, including types of measure installed, products or systems details, name of contractors, installers, suppliers and website details as well as disruption level (1 – Low; 2 – Medium; 3 – High).
Birmingham Green Open Homes will take place on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 May 2014 and it is needed 15 volunteers and 12 home openers.
According to a Green Open Homes report:
"Assurance is gained from the home-owners themselves, who have experienced the challenges of researching appropriate materials, finding suitable contractors and going through often disruptive major refurbishment works in their own homes. Stories are mostly positive but the value of these events is that home-owners stories are real".
This initiative is part of a Government scheme to get the nation to share their local energy saving tips and knowledge.
The improvements showcased will be loft insulation, cavity and solid wall insulation, underfloor insulation, draught-proofing, solar panels, double-glazing, low energy appliances including practical and affordable features to reduce energy bills.
In the city there are already a few number of low carbon impact houses.
Check the map below to know where they are. They include the Birmingham Zero Carbon House, designed by Associate Architects.
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The Maverick 440 is one of the most original and ingenious bluewater cats to come along in many years. It offers enormous interior volumes, great cockpit and deck space and clever ergonomics throughout. Stepping into the salon of this cat truly feels like walking into a spacious loft with unobstructed views and abundant light. Modern lines coupled with the use of noble materials and fabrics - corian countertops, maple veneers, teak and holly floors, alcantara cushions - enhance this elegant atmosphere. Have a look at the interior photos in the attached specification and immerse yourself in a world of refinement and comfort.
SPECIAL FEATURES of the YACHT:
LIBERTY is owned by an experienced yachtsman and multihull enthusiast. A three cabin owner version with two bathrooms, it was designed and specified for extended cruises with his family and thus has over 300 drawings and incorporates many original features and well-thought-out flow and treatment of all living spaces.
The Mavericks are built extra-strong to suit the harsh South African conditions using materials and equipment that are far superior to standards commonly found on production multihulls. The hulls, deck and coachroof are entirely constructed of glass fiber over foam core. No balsa anywhere on this yacht! The salon windows are glass, not plexiglass, and will not scratch or craze over time. The stanchions, pulpits, pushpits, bimini support and swimming ladder are all high-grade stainless steel. No second-rate "Made in China" raw materials here! The rig is by SPARCRAFT, stayed by a cap shroud and lower shroud on each side for additional reliability offshore. Culminating at 63 feet, the mast is Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) capable. The yacht is equipped with a suite of premium NORTH SAILS: tri-radial cut, laminated mainsail, tri-radial cut, laminated genoa and genaker on a continuous furler. A retractable bow-sprit is ingenuously fitted into the compression beam. The sail-handling is simplified and the helm station is well protected. The main halyard, main sheet and all reef lines are led back to the cockpit. A HARKEN electric winch at the helm allows the main to be hoisted effortlessly.
The interior volume is enormous, easily equivalent to a traditional 50 foot cat. The hulls are extra wide (24'6") offering large cabins with queen-sized, island beds in the aft cabins, plenty of storage and very good load-carrying capacity. The coachroof extends well forward providing a generously proportioned galley and saloon. The salon opens onto a wide, protected aft deck with flowing access to very wide aft transoms. These extra-wide transoms are perfect for getting on and off a dinghy, preparing for a dive or fishing. An extra long and sturdy swimming/diving ladder is fitted on the port transom.
LIBERTY is fitted with an original aft platform, ideal for storing a dinghy well out-of-the-way for passage-making or for sunbathing, yoga...The dinghy is hoisted using a boom extension and dedicated halyard which is led back to the electric winch at the helm.
The hull and appendage design is the result of extensive development, the keel being positioned well back in the boat. As a result the boat tacks quickly and steers easily, reducing the load on any autopilot.
LIBERTY is fully equipped for extended cruising with numerous amenities. These include very large fuel (210 gallons) and water capacities (260 gallons), solar panels, large service alternators with charge boosters, extra battery capacity, fridge and two drawer-freezers, shore-side air-conditioning/heating, a second sink with fresh and salt water taps with access to the cockpit, microwave, FUSION flat screen TV and FUSION stereo with iPod adapter.
LIBERTY is powered by 40 HP Yanmars. These upgraded engines push her swiflty at 8.5 knots at 2700 rpm. Both engines are fitted with oil extraction pumps making oil changes easy and clean. The autopilot, chartplotter and radar are upgraded, top-shelf SIMRAD.
LIBERTY sailed from Cape Town to Annapolis non-stop in just under 50 days with plenty of fuel to spare. A 7200+ mile offshore passage made at over 6 knots average speed. A real testament to this yacht's bluewater capabilities.
The owner sailed her down the Chesapeake to Florida in the fall and has sailed her in the Florida Keys this winter. The yacht has been thoroughly de-bugged and various warranty items worked through. She is maintained in show-room condition. The bottom and zincs were replaced (1 coat of INTERNATIONAL INTERPROTECT epoxy barrier coat + 2 coats INTERNATIONAL bottom paint) in June 2014.
LIBERTY is located in Ft. Lauderdale. Please contact Alexis de Boucaud to arrange a showing.
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Additional Specs, Equipment and Information:
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LOA: 43 ft 6 in
Beam: 24 ft 6 in
LWL: 40 ft 3 in
Displacement: 21892 lbs
Engine 1:
Engine Brand: YANMAR
Year Built: 2013
Engine Type: Inboard
Engine/Fuel Type: Diesel
Location: Port
Engine Hours: 300
Propeller: 3 blade propeller
Drive Type: Sail drive
Engine Power: 40 HP
Engine 2:
Engine Brand: YANMAR
Year Built: 2014
Engine Type: Inboard
Engine/Fuel Type: Diesel
Location: Starboard
Engine Hours: 50
Propeller: 3 blade propeller
Drive Type: Sail drive
Engine Power: 40 HP
Fresh Water Tanks: 2 (132 Gallons)
Fuel Tanks: 2 (106 Gallons)
Holding Tanks: 1
Number of cabins: 3
Number of heads: 2
Hull, Deck & Appendages
Equipment & Fittings
Coachroof, Bimini & Cockpit
Master Cabin
En-Suite master head
Stbd Forepeak
Port Aft Cabin
Port Mid Ship Head
Port Fwd Cabin
Saloon & Nav Station
Mast, Spars & Rigging
Anchoring & Mooring
Safety Equipment
Installed Upgrades and Options
Disclaimer: The Multihull Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
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There are 29 comments on the The Washington Post story from May 21, 2008, titled Why America Hates the Spurs. In it, The Washington Post reports that:'I don't understand -- why don't people like us?' Bruce Bowen asked. You really want to know? 'Go ahead.' Because you and the mean ol' San Antonio Spurs ruin happy endings for players and teams whom fans want ...
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#1 May 21, 2008
No, Bruce, it's because you play dirty! I don't understand why Spurs fans and apparently Spurs players continue to think that playing hard defense and playing dirty are mutually exclusive, because they're not. Bowen plays extremely good defense. In addition to that, he puts his foot under jump shooters, he kicked Stoudemire's leg, he kicked Chris Paul in the regular season and got suspended, he throws elbows and pulls jerseys, and he can never believe it when he gets caught. Could he be just as effective defensively if he eliminated this cheap, bush-league tactics? It's debatable, but I think he could. We need to stop giving him a pass because he plays good D in addition to the junk he pulls.
#2 May 21, 2008
Rob, I agree it's not because they win. That has something to do with it. My hatred comes from the way Duncan stares at the refs with that half smile half ... whatever look that is!!!!!! Oh, it kills me. And then the real reason... Tony Parker. That guy looks exactly like what you'd see if you looked up snotty, spoiled, FRENCHMAN, in the dictionary. How did Eva leave me for that? The money, must have been.
But oh, do I hate them. I live in SD(don't know where they got Santa Ana), so I don't have a team. I never real even watch til playoffs. And I hate rooting for LA teams of any sport, but it's going to be easy to a Laker fan tonight.
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#3 May 21, 2008
Rob & The Last Word1 - Apparently in everyones eyes (coaches and players alike) Bruce Bowen is an outstanding defensive player, otherwise why would he be selected as NBA defensive player of the year, time after time? Im damn sure its not because you two idiots voted! You sit there calling him a dirty player, yet I can guarantee you that youve never played the sport or for that matter taken the hits that hes taken throughout his career .yeah, right maybe in your parents driveway, keep dreaming. At least learn how the game is played and then maybe someday you can talk smack, in the meantime stay in school a good education is better than you trying to talk smack. Go Spurs Go
#4 May 22, 2008
The reason everyone hates the spurs is because they are boring, they are slow, and its not because they "dont pound there chest", its because there brand of basketball is mundane. Its the other teams they play that bring excitement. And yea, there dirty. Simple. Horry wasnt dirty in L.A., but he wasnt asked to knock the hell out of someone in the open court or stiff arm someone with a bad back, so why does he do in now in San Antonio? And Bowen, kick Ray Allen in the back and literally jump kicking people in the face is not playing defense. Go to youtube and look your stupid ass up, and just realize that you've been caught.
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#5 May 22, 2008
Cowboy, wow, can you read? You start your post addressing Rob & I. Have you read my post? Obviously not. Because I said nothing about Bowen, although he does get under anyone's ankles he can. And... That's good D... just like Shaq's huge swinging elbows, if they ain't going to call it, it's good D, period. Sorry if we call a spade a spade. I understand, he's your boy you gotta defend him. But read my post. I was ripping on the biggest baby in the NBA, Tony Parker.
Since: May 08
#6 May 22, 2008
Who Cares, Don't just repeat what the sports announcers try to make up to justify why no one likes the Spurs. Just because someone in the media says it, doesn't mean that's the truth. How is a guy dribbling through defenders legs boring? How is the fastest slasher that can cut through any double team boring?
The fact of the matter is, they're from San Antonio. Who outside of San Antonio likes them, other than the rest of Texas after Houston and Dallas goes out? No one. And then, couple that with the fact that no one likes the french, especially not the snotty TP.
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#7 Jun 20, 2008
Yes I can read, the question is, are you intelligent enough to comprehend what you wrote? By you stating,Rob, I agree that obviously means that youre in agreement with the comments Rob made on Bruce Bowen thats why I addressed both of you. Like I said before; stay in school and get an education (calling a spade a spade).
#8 Jun 21, 2008
your a complete moron. he is the best small defender in the league by far. nobody even comes close to bowen.
#9 Jun 21, 2008
you must hate duncan because hes good. he is the greatest power foward to ever play the game. yes hes better than barkley and malone to.
#10 Jun 21, 2008
oh my god. you cannot be serious. kobe bryant is the biggest whiny @$$ in the league. curt schilling was right on about his comments on kobe. nothing is ever his fault. if its not the refs then its his teammates.
Since: May 08
#11 Jun 23, 2008
Josh, Cowboy, all you idiots that can't even see I'm being funny here...
It's a joke. Obviously the reason people hate the Spurs because they WIN!!! Everyone who is not a fan of the Patriots, does not want to see them go to another Superbowl. Just like everyone outside of SA doesn't want the Spurs to win again. It sucks to see the same team there every year. Yes, it's why the world goes round. We need the Goliaths or there will be no Davids. I can't believe you moronsjump all up "Oh, my God!! you must hate Duncan then cause he ...." Lighten up and see the humor.
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#12 Jun 24, 2008
I probably dont see the humor in it because youre not even close to being funny, so stop insulting those individuals that do make their living as comedians. Also while youre at it, stop contradicting yourself youre starting to sound as if theres a couple of bolts missing from your brain-housing group and making me wonder!
#13 Jun 24, 2008
i agree i think the reason people hate the spurs is because there in the hunt for a championship every year.they been in the playoff like 11 or 12 consecutive years and four rings in 9 years.i believe the people want to see change.but like i always,say if you dont want to see them in there you have to knock them out.and thats pretty dam hard to do.
#14 Jun 26, 2008
Spurs are just hated b/c they've prevented other people's teams from winning, esp the suns. That, and they lack flashy superstars which makes it difficult for stupid people to understand what is going on. And as for tim duncan whining about the refs, anybody ever watched kobe play? That dude wants a foul called everytime he misses a shot.
Since: May 08
#15 Jun 27, 2008
Cowboy,... Cowboy .. Cowboy...
"stop 'contradicting'(why quotes around cont) yourself you're starting to sound as if there's a couple of bolts'(why apostrophe?) missing from your brain-housing group and making me wonder!"
I just got it!!! You're trying to sound like Borat!!!! I'm sorry I didn't see that at first.
Man... You're funny..........NOT!!!!
It's so funny when people try to look smart and end up making more of an idiot out of themselves. I think he was proud he used the word "contradicting", maybe that's why he put quotes around it.
You see contradicting is when you say one thing and then you come back and say the exact opposite. Which obviously you don't comprehend that, because I said nothing about Bowen in the first post, which you tried to lump me in with someone else who did. The first sentence I said was "I agree it's not just because they win" and then I point out stupid reasons to hate them, and obviously the sarcasm went over your head. You see, sarcasm is when you say something you don't believe on purpose to make a point.
But I won't hurt your ... uh,... brain-housing group? anymore
#16 Jun 27, 2008
Exactly...so read what you wrote you moron....
#17 Jun 27, 2008
Are you dumb or just plain stupid?
Since: May 08
#18 Jul 1, 2008
Wow, nice come back Cowboy!!!
Since: May 08
#19 Jul 1, 2008
Okay wait a minute, how come the guy I was arguing with to begin with was from Austin and now it says you're from SD? Are you a different dude?
#20 Jul 1, 2008
That's because I'm inside your wire now just off South Bristol Street....
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Black people in the U.S. "are locked in struggle with white supremacy, institutional racism and oppression." At the same time, however, they embrace the brown face of the ultimate front man for Power: Barack Obama. This is a formula for community incoherence and defeat.
Dear Black America: It's Past Time to Wake Up
by Solomon Comissiong
"We need desperately to wake up from our collective political drunkenness."
Dear Black America:
I want you to first and foremost understand that I write this open letter/essay out of great concern and love. I love our Black/African community, not only within the US's manufactured borders, but as well as throughout Africa and her Diaspora. I love our legacy of resistance to oppression as well as our overall history of perseverance within the most difficult of times. I am constantly inspired by our legacy of greatness through innovation, scholarship, nation building, and dedication to fighting injustice. However, I despise our continued status as systematically targeted and oppressed people throughout the US. I also hate the painful recognition that many of us have allowed ourselves to be manipulated politically, virtually unable to recognize those whose intentions for us are nothing short of nefarious.
If the mere notion that African/black people remain an oppressed demographic within the US causes you to shudder in shock, it more than proves my initial point that we have been politically manipulated. That political manipulation is a significant component of our overall struggle. There is a disinformation campaign in full throttle. This struggle has caused many American born Africans (black people) to buy into the false notion that America is post-racial – and even that the United States is a beacon of hope, freedom and justice. And in accepting these fraudulent notions, we have allowed our communities to be co-opted by disingenuous politicians and the organizations they represent. These politicians primarily come from the Democratic Party's side of the two-headed corporate dictatorship that controls the US, the Republican Party representing the other half. However, the Republican Party tends to be much more honest in their thoughts about so-called "minorities" and the poor. They seem to be much more comfortable asserting themselves as the racist party they truly are.
"The Democratic Party is no more committed to peace, justice and equality than their Republican counterparts."
In rightfully distrusting, and seeing through the lies of the overtly right wing charlatans of the Republican Party, we have made a horrible mistake in wishfully visualizing the Democrats as a political party of justice, peace, and equality. The Democratic Party is no more committed to peace, justice and equality than their Republican counterparts. The sooner African/black people recognize this fact, the better off we will be. The sooner we realize this, the sooner we will accept the fact that our struggle to end oppression hinges on our ability to politically organize in an independent manner. And, yes, this means realizing that, as a community, we are locked in struggle with white supremacy, institutional racism and oppression.
Institutional racism kills. Thanks to the work of the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement we know that in 2012, at the very least, every 36 hours a black person is extra-judiciously executed by police, security guards or self-appointed law enforcement in America.
We also know that the median family income of Blacks continues to hover around 57 cents to every dollar of white median family income. And the average black household controls less than a dime of wealth for every dollar of wealth that a white household controls. African/black communities continue to be under attack by exploitative whites that seek to move them out, by way of gentrification. This is one of Euro-America's forms of internal-colonization. And African/black school systems are targeted for privatization at an alarming rate, all by way of the Charter School Scam. This privatization scheme is supported by the US's first brown-faced president.
"Malcolm warned us about the fork-tongued nature of the Democratic Party."
The Democratic Party's interests lie with those of finance capital. The Democratic Party is no more a friend to the African/black person than is a wolf is to a sheep. These warnings were issued long before this author was born, by Malcolm X. He warned us about the fork-tongued nature of the Democratic Party and how they preyed upon African/black communities when it was politically convenient. They would show up a few months prior to a major election, syphon off 90 percent, or more, of the black vote, only to return months before the next major election with a brand new batch of lies and false promises. And why would these wolves in Democrat clothing do it any other way when we allow them to. We need desperately to wake up from our collective political drunkenness. Malcolm X's words in his famous "The Ballot or the Bullet" speech in 1964 could not have been more accurate:
"They get all the Negro vote, and after they get it, the Negro gets nothing in return. All they did when they got to Washington was give a few big Negroes big jobs. Those big Negroes didn't need big jobs, they already had jobs. That's camouflage, that's trickery, that's treachery, window-dressing. I'm not trying to knock out the Democrats for the Republicans. We'll get to them in a minute. But it is true; you put the Democrats first and the Democrats put you last."
African/black people find ourselves in a political and social crisis. We allow ourselves to be made into political chumps and doormats for politicians to wipe their feet on. They dismantle our communities, just as they are dismantle our ancestral homeland: Africa. Democrats and Republicans alike wage imperialist wars on Africa and the rest of the Global South. We have become so subservient to our Democratic Party masters that we allow them to commit atrocities, without a collective peep or demand. The two-party dictatorship set up the re-colonization of Africa, via AFRICOM, they wage war on Libya, invoke devastating sanctions on the people of Zimbabwe, finance proxy wars in Congo and Somali. And the majority of us remain silent or flat out support these actions through our unfettered support for the Democratic Party and their brown-faced war criminal Barack Hussein Obama. As Malcolm X told us, all they had to do was send a "Big Negro" to Washington and that was enough to mollify and silence millions of American born Africans. We have fallen for the "trickery" and "treachery" that brother Malcolm X spoke about.
"Many African/black people have soiled our reputation for standing on the side of justice and in solidarity."
Barack Obama has been the most potent psychological weapon the Democratic Party has used on African/black people to date. It was not enough that over 94 percent of us are obsequious tools of the Democratic Party, they had to add a slick talking, Al Green singing, bad dancing, brown-skinned imperialist named Barack Obama. Under his presidency, many African/black people have soiled our reputation for standing on the side of justice and in solidarity with other oppressed people throughout the globe.
The crafty white people who run the Democrat Party have discovered a powerful formula that they intend on using to maintain their most powerful grip on the "black vote." Like a mad scientist, they have found out that when they cross a black person willing to do whatever they want (so long as it advances their careers) with their amoral political party (Democratic Party), you get a Barack Obama or someone like Susan Rice. Abracadabra and presto – they now have phenotypically brown people willing to carry out the actions that were normally reserved to that of Euro-American politicians. This experiment has worked so incredibly well that most of our African/black community is willing to stand down in obedience when Obama paternalistically blames them for a society laden with institutional racism. Obama did this masterfully at the NAACP's 100th anniversary dinner telling African/black parents that they should accept the fact that black youth have to work two and three times harder than their white counterparts simply to gain the same opportunities. Obama would never lecture a predominately white crowd in that way, telling them that they should accept some social injustice as some sort of character builder instead of fighting to change the bloody system that makes injustice so profitable. However, Barack Obama can do that to our African/black community, because we have become his old faithful "lapdog." And in doing so, those of us who have accepted this hollow role are thus serving the same old white power structure the Barack Obama serves.
We even make excuses for things he does that we would never tolerate from a white person, such as when he referred to African-Americans as "a sort of mongrel people." Ironically – and thankfully – Obama has inadvertently exposed many of the frauds within the US's so-called "black leadership." These individuals have been parading around for years as advocates for the "black community", however, with the ascension of Obama, they have exposed themselves to be the same capitalist swindlers he is. It's not hard to spot some of them, just tune in to MSNBC or CNN any evening of the week or on Sunday mornings. In order to remain within Obama's good graces they all appear to have made a pact not to criticize some of the most nefarious policies he has championed – the same policies they roundly criticized Bush for. They are, quite simply – frauds.
"Obama has inadvertently exposed many of the frauds within the US's so-called 'black leadership.'"
What kind of African/black person who respects him or herself and lived through the Reagan Era would extol that evil man? Barack Obama, that's who. Reagan was a man who referred to African/black women in Chicago as "welfare queens" and African/black men as "bucks." Ronald Reagan chose his language carefully and knew exactly what he was saying. He was trying to curry deeper support from racist Euro-Americans. Reagan also invaded Grenada and backed the assassination of the great Maurice Bishop. Deemed the "Great Communicator," Ronald Reagan ordered and financed a covert war in Central America. He backed the death squads (Contras) that were used to massacre tens of thousands of people from that region. This is an often-untaught reason for mass immigration from Central America by people who were fleeing for their lives.
Reagan also was a willing supporter of oppressive white minority apartheid regimes in Azania (South Africa) and Zimbabwe (called Rhodesia when controlled by the likes of Ian Smith and Cecil Rhodes – hence the name "Rhodesia"). For the aforementioned reasons, and many more, Ronald Reagan should be considered an enemy of people of color. Barack Obama is well aware of these facts concerning Ronald Reagan. This is not new information. However, Obama feels compelled to praise Reagan every time the opportunity presents itself. Obama makes no excuses for commending a racist, war mongering, white supremacist, like Ronald Reagan – but many of us (African/black people) are emotionally overcome with a desire to defend Obama unconditionally.
Black America we are being made fools and being used like tools against our own historic interests, as well as forgetting our obligation to remain in solidarity with other oppressed peoples of this world. I write this letter/essay because of my deep love for our community. I have seen things occur within the last few years that I would have never imagined possible, such as a majority of African/black people accepting and making excuses for this country's wars. If it does not stop, we will remain as a perpetual underclass within the US, which will assure the same fate of future generations of African/black people.
Trust me, this president you so blindly support does not hold the same warm fuzzy feeling about our community, and certainly does not feel compelled to advocate on behalf of improving our plight.
"Obama feels compelled to praise Reagan every time the opportunity presents itself."
Many of us have placed our struggle in abeyance simply to boost the career of a brown-faced president who serves, not us, but finance capital. These words are far from conjecture this is the painful truth. The sooner many of you accept this, the sooner we collectively get back to the business of organizing for a better future. Organizations like the Pan-African Collective for Advocacy & Action are currently working on initiatives that support these kind of important goals.
As Malcolm X said April 3rd, 1964 in Cleveland, Ohio:
"Look at it the way it is. What alibis do they use, since they control Congress and the Senate? What alibi do they use when you and I ask, 'Well, when are you going to keep your promise?' They blame the Dixiecrats. What is a Dixiecrat? A Democrat. A Dixiecrat is nothing but a Democrat in disguise. The titular head of the Democrats is also the head of the Dixiecrats, because the Dixiecrats are a part of the Democratic Party. The Democrats have never kicked the Dixiecrats out of the party. The Dixiecrats bolted themselves once, but the Democrats didn't put them out. Imagine, these lowdown Southern segregationists put the Northern Democrats down. But the Northern Democrats have never put the Dixiecrats down. No, look at that thing the way it is. They have got a con game going on, a political con game, and you and I are in the middle. It's time for you and me to wake up and start looking at it like it is, and trying to understand it like it is; and then we can deal with it like it is."
Solomon Comissiong is an educator, community activist, author, and the host of the Your World News media collective (www.yourworldnews.org). Mr. Comissiong is also a founding member of the Pan-African collective for Advocacy & Action. Solomon is the author of A Hip Hop Activist Speaks Out on Social Issues. He can be reached at: [email protected]


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