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Once, a very long time ago, before primates began to diversify themselves into their own unique phylogenetic branch, they too used pheromones much like all other terrestrial vertebrates. However, somewhere along the line, selective pressure decided that most of these creatures wouldn't find as much of a need for pheromones as they did in the past. Here I will walk you though a brief history of where, when, and why primates began to lose this ability.
Primates: Prosimians, New World, Old World, and Apes
First, a quick introduction to primates. There are four major classifications:
Prosimians are the first of this group and are considered the most primitive classification within the order. They include animals such as lemurs, lorises, Aye-ayes, bushbabies and tarsiers. Due to their primitive nature, they are believed to have retained many characteristics to the common ancestor of primates.
New World monkeys, also known as platyrrhines, are slightly more advanced than prosimians, but divergent from higher primate lineage. This classification encompasses howler monkeys, squirrel monkeys, marmosets, owl monkeys, ands uakaris. In general they are small to mid-sized primates, ranging from 14 to 70 centimeters in height and 1.2 to 15 kilograms. Their easiest distinguishing markers are their noses and their tails. New World monkeys are the only ones that have prehensile tails, and they all have flat noses with side-facing nostrils. Another important characteristic is their lack of color vision, which, as will be discussed later, may play a role in the evolution of pheromones.
Old World primates, the catarrhines, are the some of the more familiar species, and include the baboon, macaque, colobus, and the langur. They are typically larger than the New World monkeys, ranging from 0.7 to 50 kilograms in weight and 34 to 70 centimeters in length. Most Old World monkeys still have their tails, distinguishing them from apes, but do not have the same prehensile abilities that New World monkeys do.
The last group is the apes, the most advanced group within the primate classification. However, this group branches further into two subgroups: the lesser apes, which include the gibbon and the siamang, and the great apes, which are the orangutans, gorillas, chimpanzees, and, as you may well guess, humans. The lesser apes are all medium sized, the largest weighing up to 14 kilograms. Their main distinctive characteristic is their long arms, which are excellent for swinging through trees. Large apes are much heavier, ranging from 40 kilograms to whatever ridiculous sizes that humans manage to gorge themselves to. Apes are subjects of many cognition studies as they are generally highly intelligent species.
The Vomeronasal Organ (VNO)
This is the structure that is responsible for the perception of pheromones in mammals. This structure is nestled in right next to the nasal cavity, though for the most part it is cut off in its own separate area by bone or cartilage, with a small opening to allow the pheromones to enter. Though it is present in most mammals, its presence in humans is currently under great debate; though there is evidence of a VNO-type structure in fetal development, it quickly degenerates and becomes vestigial by adulthood. It is also vestigial in other Old World primates, and there is no thick sensory epithelium that one would expect to see for pheromone detection. New World primates, however, do still have a VNO.
There are two types of neuronal receptors in the VNO: V1R and V2R. These are transmembrane structures connected to G proteins, which translate a chemical signal from outside of the cell into a physical change inside. These structures respond to the presence of pheromones and, ultimately, will cause sexual or social behavior changes once the signal reaches the brain. These receptors have been the primary location for genetic research concerning the role and structure of pheromone systems, as obstruction of these receptors in mice severely decreases sexual and social behaviors.
Genetic Mutations
Genetic differences account for the different roles that the VNO plays within separate species. These differences come about due to genetic mutations and selective pressure. There is evidence for two different types of genetic mutations within the VNO: purifying selection (the selective deletions of genetic code) and positive selection (increasing the frequency of certain genetic coding).
Purifying selection is what one would expect to see in the case where a gene is being kept a system, and unnecessary data is being eliminated so the function of the gene can be maintained. Most codons (genetic code which are used to create proteins) are actually under purifying selection most of the time due to the many mutations that are constantly occurring; these mutations, which are usually deleterious, are thusly removed.
Positive selection occurs when a new mutation that is more advantageous than the current trait comes into the genetic coding and is favored immediately, increasing the frequency at which it occurs in DNA. Some researchers have found cases where there is positive selection within the VNO in humans, which implies that there may still be pheromone activity within primates that we currently do not understand.
Selective pressure is what most people understand evolution to be. If a certain mutation is beneficial to a species, then it will be more likely to be passed on. A trait can be selected above the others as it is giving more benefits, or it can be ignored as it isn't doing much for the animal anymore.
In the next few sections I will walk you through some of the research that has been done on the primate VNO and explain the theories that have been proposed surrounding this research. Nothing here is absolutely conclusive yet as researchers are still attempting to collect data. Not much is known about the VNO or its role within primates as of yet, and researchers are still trying to understand the full genetic sequence that is involved in VNO function.
Independent Evolution of the V1R Genes
Mundy and Cook examined the V1RL genes (those that are associated with the five putative receptors in humans) in13 species of non-human primates and determined that the gene formation occurred independently along the different evolutionary lines of between the great apes and New World monkeys. Six of the tested species were found to have an open reading frame in the tested sequence, meaning that this gene may still be functional in these animals. These species are gorillas, pygmy marmosets, three species of howler monkey, and humans. The other eight species clearly had pseudogenes, as genetic data was deleted or missing in the gene frame, or there were extra stop codons added into the sequence.
In an attempt to learn more about the evolution of the V1R receptor family, Giorgi and Rouquier focused on the marmoset. The marmosets are New World monkeys and do have an intact VNO. The social effects of pheromones, including recognition of group members and their reproductive status, have been well documented. However, when compared to the rodent V1R genetic code, there were only five pseudogenes identified and no actual functional genes.
Giorgi and Rouquier used the same techniques to examine the variants of this gene in other primate species. However, they found that they were only able to amplify the sequences in the gorilla, chimpanzee and the orangutan, which means that the other species tested were probably too different in their genetic structure to be analyzed using the same procedures.
Within their study Mundy and Cook found evidence for both purifying and positive selection on the V1RL genes. When examining the V1RL open reading frame, they found that there is evidence for purifying selection in primate V1RLs when all receptor sites are treated equally. However, it appears that recently (in evolutionary terms) there has been a relaxation of selective pressure, implying that in some species of New World monkeys may only have a vestigial VNO. Yet there is also evidence for positive selection in certain sections of the primate V1RL. For example, one codon position has a greater than 95% chance of being under positive selection. Its location is particularly interesting, as well, as it is predicted that it could interact with odorant ligands (which bind with receptor sites on cells to start a chemical signal). This would be consistent with the ability to detect scents as pheromones; the presence of positive selection on this codon means that there could, in fact, still be latent abilities within primates to detect species-specific pheromones. There is also a chance that the V1RL1 function in humans could be diversifying, as there is significant polymorphism on this gene.
This is interesting when considering how closely related some of these species are, yet how different the role of V1RL receptors in each system. For example, the V1R gene is the only gene that has known expression in humans, yet in the chimpanzee, our closest relative, it is a pseudogene, and it has an open reading frame in the gorilla. This implies that each species went through separate evolution for pheromones and that they all faced different selective pressure.
Despite the fact that humans have an open reading frame, implying that there may be some lingering function that we currently can't detect, it is generally accepted as unlikely that we would have retained this function while the chimpanzees and orangutans lost this function completely. Instead, it is hypothesized that the V1R receptor set was originally used in the VNO but has since evolved to be a purely odorant receptor, perhaps still maintaining pheromone-like ligand properties. This is supported by the concurrent regression of the VNO and the evolution of pseudogenes; both seem to have happened around the same time.
However, it is also possible that the genetic sequences that are being used as a comparison, the mouse V1R genes, are too different from those exhibited within primates due to the different selective pressures each species faces. We know that the marmoset uses pheromones in a species-specific manner, yet with the current methods researchers were unable to detect any VR genes. Therefore there may be pheromone receptors in primates that we haven't found yet simply because we're looking for the wrong genetic code. There is much greater likelihood of overlapping in genetic coding of species that are closely related than those that are very different, so perhaps when we find the genetic sequencing for a primate species such as the marmoset, we will be able to detect genes (whether functional or not) in humans and other primates.
While considering TRP2, an ion channel that has been proven to be particularly important in the VNO pathway, researchers recently discovered premature genetic code that causes the close of genetic translation (known as a codon). This same code is found in all hominids and Old Word monkeys (except for the orangutan). It has since been nicknamed "Adam" as it is speculated to be the first mutation within the gene that caused it to become obsolete. Since then many mutations have followed, but this one allowed all of the others to follow along.
Adam first appeared 23 million years ago in a common ancestor of both hominids and Old World primates. Adam is probably the only stop codon that appeared in the genetic code before hominids and Old World monkeys diverged, signaling the beginning of the elimination of the VNO. After, several species-specific mutations occurred, accumulating for over 23 million years. However, since Adam is lacking in the orangutan genetic code, it is speculated that the mutation was lost within this species, most likely after it separated from the African Apes. Instead, the orangutans have their own stop codon just a little farther up on the gene.
Rhesus Monkey Sex Attractants
Michael, Keverne, and Bonsall were able to determine that, to some extent, reproductive behavior in Rhesus monkeys (Old World monkeys) is influenced by olfaction. They found that when vaginally dosed with a small amount of estrogen, ovariectomized rhesus monkeys were more attractive to their male partners (as determined by the frequency of mounting behavior). However, when the males had their noses plugged, making it so that they could not smell, they no longer showed the same level of attraction to the females, implying that olfaction definitely plays a part in the sexual and social interactions of Rhesus monkeys.
In order to isolate the chemical attributes of the secretions produced by the female, the researchers compared fluids collected from five untreated ovariectomized females to that of five ovariectomized females treated with estradiol, the predominant sex hormone in females. They found that the amount of volatile components were eight times greater in the females who had been treated as compared to those who hadn't. After confining a section of this fragrance from donor females and applying it to four other females, the researchers noticed and instant increase in the amount of sexual behaviors exhibited by the male partners, even though the females were unreceptive to their advances.
Further examining this volatile section of the secretions, they were able to identify several components of the fluids and the relative amounts. From this they created a synthetic mixture, designed to match in concentration and composition. When applied to the females in the same manner as the donor secretions, they found the same behavioral patterns in the males, which suggests that Michael, Keverne and Bonsall have found the composition of pheromones in Rhesus monkeys.
Possible Reasons for Pheromone Elimination
One popular speculative reason for the reduction of the role of pheromones in primate social interactions is the introduction of tri-color vision. With this development, males could now see the red sexual swelling of the female's genetalia and could better sense her sexual readiness. If this method of detection were more successful than pheromones, then this system would be preferred, dominant, and become widespread. As most of us enjoy color vision today, it's apparent that this method of sexual recognition is a very effective one. And, when something better comes along, it's typical to try and replace it; in this case, the VNO has been replaced by color vision. The evolution of tri-color vision in primates occurred at approximately the same time as the genetic mutations that began to disintegrate the VNO.


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From: "Arch Yeomans" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Irish Chieftains DNA & The People of the Lightning: FirBolgand Belgae
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 03:39:36 -0700
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I missed this post. Interesting, as I made the point of a minority
perhaps bringing the culture and language instead of a genetic
invasion. Therefore I would suspect whoever brought the Celtic
language and culture to Ireland are not R1b1c7 but are associated with
a different subclade. R1b1c6 seems to be the perfect fit and from all
the data I've collected R1b1c6 appears to be spread in all the Celtic
regions of Western Europe. It is found in Scotland, Ireland, Wales,
England, Galicia, France, Switzerland, Germany and Iberia. Seems like
the Basque/Iberian hypothesis may need some rethinking as well. The
estimated age of the subclade puts it nicely within the Urnfield
Culture which may very well be proto-Celtiberian (perhaps even itself
an adoption of a culture mixed with Iberian genetics). How it was
transmitted to the British Isles just might perhaps be explained by
the Irish mythologies as we have no proof that an invasion from
Central Europe to the the British Islands ever occurred but we have
stories of it happening from Iberia. I don't recall much of an R1b1c7
presence in Iberia, if any, but R1b1c6 is there quite extensively and
also found in both Ireland and Britain. Which makes me suspect there
is a connection.
On 6/16/07, John McEwan <> wrote:
> Elizabeth O'Donoghue said
> ...........
> John P, if you'd like to conflate with the Fir Bolg/Belgae, you can add
> the
> Phoenician god Bel and Balor of the Evil Eye
> ....
> <snip>
> ....... Eoghan
> (southern half) is Eochaid - horseman, from whence comes Ui Eachach (Ech
> meaning horse).
> ......
> <snip>
> .....
> An interesting thing about the Belgae - Caesar calls them in his Gallic
> Wars
> 'the most warlike of the Celts in Gaul', and many scholars consider them
> to
> have an admixture of Germanic blood, from Transrhinean sources.
> ......
> Now I have been reading these posts with some interest, but at this
> point I have to raise an observation, not a challenge just an
> observation. The Fir Bolg/Belgae are reputed to have got to Ireland via
> Britain somewhere between 0-1500BC according to these sources. However,
> if you look at a map of "Gaul"
> http://www.unrv.com/provinces/gaul-map.php
> for instance and think what haplogroups they consist of (especially in
> R1b) you quickly realise the mix in this location today is quite
> different than what is in Ireland (R1b1c6, R1b1c9, R1b1c10 are much more
> frequent versus a virtual absence in Ireland and R1b1c7 is virtually
> absent). Thus any changes would have had to have occurred after that
> time. There is little or no historical evidence for such major shifts
> that can be reconciled with the current distribution. This only leaves
> one solution, those that brought the celtic technology and "gods" to
> Ireland constitute a *very* small proportion of the current day
> population.
> Cheers
> John McEwan
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The new reference brain, which is part of the European Human Brain Project, "redefines traditional maps from the beginning of the 20th century," she said. "The famous cytoarchitectural atlases of the early 1900s were simplified drawings of a brain and were based on pure visual analysis of cellular organization patterns."
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"You can look into brain regions which are connected with the hippocampus and play a major role in this disease, but you can also study how many cells you need to build up a cortical unit model in 3D.
"It is a common basis for scientific discussions because everybody can work with the brain model and speak about the same basic findings," he said.
"If you take one brain here and another brain there, then you start to compare differences, but what we need for answering principal and basic questions in neuroscience is to have a common structure, which is the basis for all our discussions."
Researchers worldwide will be able to download brain sections from the BigBrain website at www.bigbrain.loris.ca.
Mr. Evans said staff at the Montreal Neurological Institute (MNI), where the brain slices were digitized and compiled using advanced software, are already using BigBrain.
Specialists such as neuroanatomists and neurosurgeons at the MNI are "absolutely ecstatic" over their ability to explore structures of the brain, he said, explaining that an MRI can provide only a fraction of the detail exhibited by BigBrain.
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The map can help surgeons performing deep brain stimulation (DBS) for such conditions as Parkinson's and intractable epilepsy, for example, by allowing greater accuracy in pinpointing which neurons are responsible for certain symptoms. DBS involves implanting a pacemaker that sends electrical impulses to specific parts of the brain.
Mr. Evans said BigBrain is like a scaffold on which the visual data has been built, and new information can be added as more is revealed about the microscopic structures and intricate functions of the brain's various regions.
The scientists are already in discussions with other research groups, including those at the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle, which has compiled a number of its own specialized brain "atlases."
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Re: Gustav Becker Exercise (By: GregS)
Got it. All clear.
Tnx GJ
Sorry to be so dense.
Re: Gustav Becker Exercise (By: bangster)
Thanks for that GREG! Great explanation.
Any further questions before we move on? Anyone want to add further info at this point?
This is YOUR thread and it shall contain my thoughts plus ANYthing else you'd want here.
Re: Gustav Becker Exercise (By: Scottie-TX)
O.K. Front plate clear. Rear plate clear. Take it apart! I like to put a thumb on each pillar post and push down on post while squeezing lift plate. Repeat for other two. Your choice at this point. Feel gutsy? Throw 'em all in a container and proceed to clean. I'm not so gutsy. I like the styrofoam deal. You may have your own system.
This is also a great time to test the fit of plate to pillars with nothing between. Does plate lower smoothly onto posts or does it stall some places? I think it prudent to remove any burrs from pillars or holes so plates do fit smoothly as a stalling plate can make it very difficult to lower when you're trying to guide pivots to holes. It's also a good recipe for bending pivots when pressing on plate it suddenly overcomes resistance and crashes into a pivot. Now careful here. Remove only burrs, etc. You don't want plate loose or sloppy on pillars. O.K.?
O.K. Clean it up and return!
Re: Gustav Becker Exercise (By: Scottie-TX)
WALES thanks for joining us as we commence assembly. The part you mention, BONG has described in post #7 as;
The star wheel has a spring-loaded pawl that holds it in position.
O.K. Your movement parts look great - all squeaky clean and spiffy. Let's put them back where we found them. I'll call this step an option but an option I STRONGLY recommend if this is uncharted waters for you. My first assembly was the timeside only. No motion works - NOthing but the wheels and anchor required to display time. I don't need to tell you this is a good procedure because when successful and performing as expected and designed, if at any point in the future remaining assembly it no longer works - you KNOW the problem is not here. If you have a pendulum, hang it. If you don't, a test pendulum is easy to make. Use a bob close to the size and weight of a permanent one. It doesn't need to be pretty but there is one caveat. It MUST be rigid and capable of serving the test. My ugly pendulum has a wearplate that is taped on. I even had to add tape to hold bob when I ran out of threads. Your minute hand can be as simple as my piece or cardstock.
My test run was about three days, a reasonable test especially if no problems have been encountered. If you have problems at this point, address and solve them now. I found mine with a very healthy swing and plenty of overswing on 1.5 pounds without a pulley. That's same as 3 pounds from a pulley and typical of weight necessary for these.
Re: Gustav Becker Exercise (By: Scottie-TX)
So now we're in the final stretch. Remove the crutch of course and install the strikeside parts between the plates. Don't leave out the strike hammer lever like I did. Assembled now, just pull lightly on the strikeside drum. All wheels should spin freely with little effort.
Now get out your notes, charts, pictures, whatever you chose and replace all the strike parts to their respective places on the front plate. I note two in particular. The gathering pallet - that it is correctly oriented on it's square arbor. My picture shows it's position at the end of a strike cycle and 2. The strike lift lever. Unbelievably I installed it wrong twice. Make certain lift lever is BELOW post when installed so it can be lifted by pin.
Another suggestion; I did not install ANY taper pins to these parts as that makes it easier to correct errors if a part needs moved to install another, etc.
Re: Gustav Becker Exercise (By: Scottie-TX)
Now a little side note about that errant hammer lever. Assembly for me went very smooth as wheels seemed to almost seek their holes and plate dropped nicely with smooth motion of wheels when I sat back, pleased, I noticed a leftover part;
This is when I was glad I took the second picture. I just wasn't absolutely sure exactly how to position it.
Satisfied I understood placement I commenced assembly again. This time not so smooth. Uh-oh. What's wrong? This time the plates refused to close. I studied the problem area and found it quickly. Make CERTAIN hook on lever arbor is seated between tension spring and seating cushion. Mine was resting on top of the spring.
Looking GREAT now. This' beginning to be fun!
Re: Gustav Becker Exercise (By: Scottie-TX)
O.K. Let's wrap it up. All strike parts installed, crutch still off, let's install the motion works. First push minute cannon onto centershaft - anywhere - any position - doesn't matter. Next by setting timeside in motion note that every revolution minute cannon advances starwheel. O.K. this time rotate it again slowly, allowing starwheel to be advanced and soon as it is advanced - STOP movement. Now install intermediate wheel with the two pins such that the HOUR pin is a few degrees in front of the strike flirt lift lever. This placement ensures that the hour will be advanced a few minutes before the hour is struck. We wouldn't want them to occur simultaneously for two reasons. 1. Two simultaneous loads may be excessive and stop the clock and 2. We don't want to risk the advance being incomplete at time of strike.
Now it may work just fine if not set up this way but I would not guarantee it and you would not want it any other way.
Install the hands. Simple. Advance to hour and strike. Count the hammer lifts. Three? Install the hour hand to III and the minute hand to XII. Stick the crutch back on and commence final tests of strike and time.
Questions? Corrections? Additions?
Re: Gustav Becker Exercise (By: Scottie-TX)
Shoulda warned ya; No volunteer; I'll do it. Now BONG I need you to keep me honest - your questions if I miss something - your corrections if something doesn't seem right. You're welcome to photo shop it if you prefer.
Really not much to it. We'll start with the WARNING phase.
Warning commences when the pin on the intermediate wheel begins lifting the arm on the strike flirt (middle picture). At that point the rack hook is lifted from the rack. The rack falls onto the snail on hour strike and the gathering pallet rotates a few degrees before being stopped by the warning pin on the fourth wheel. (bottom picture) The pin on the fourth wheel is arrested by an extension of the strike flirt that protrudes thru the small slot in the plate.(top picture)
Re: Gustav Becker Exercise (By: Scottie-TX)
Intermediate wheel continues to lift the strike flirt further until it falls off pin of intermediate wheel releasing the warning pin. Strike flirt then drops to rest and striking commences.
Pins on the second wheel provide for hammer lift.
Gathering pallet powered by the arbor on the third wheel moves rack one tooth for each strike (progressing toward the butt of the rack, rather than the tip) until strike number is complete. At that point, rack hook now falls into end of rack and gathering pallet is arrested by landing on the pin sticking out from the rack also.
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I hope this thread will be of interest and/or use to anyone who has the pleasure of work on one of these movement. This is an edited version of of thread created by Scottie - TX.Cheers
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Researchers at MIT and Texas Instruments have developed a new type of radio frequency identification (RFID) chip that is virtually impossible to hack. If such chips were widely adopted, it could mean that an identity thief couldn't steal your credit card number or key card information by sitting next to you at a cafe, and high-tech burglars couldn't swipe expensive goods from a warehouse and replace them with dummy tags.
Texas Instruments has built several prototypes of the new chip, to the researchers' specifications, and in experiments the chips have behaved as expected. The researchers presented their research this week at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference, in San Francisco.
According to Chiraag Juvekar, a graduate student in electrical engineering at MIT and first author on the new paper, the chip is designed to prevent so-called side-channel attacks. Side-channel attacks analyze patterns of memory access or fluctuations in power usage when a device is performing a cryptographic operation, in order to extract its cryptographic key.
"The idea in a side-channel attack is that a given execution of the cryptographic algorithm only leaks a slight amount of information," Juvekar says. "So you need to execute the cryptographic algorithm with the same secret many, many times to get enough leakage to extract a complete secret."
One way to thwart side-channel attacks is to regularly change secret keys. In that case, the RFID chip would run a random-number generator that would spit out a new secret key after each transaction. A central server would run the same generator, and every time an RFID scanner queried the tag, it would relay the results to the server, to see if the current key was valid.
Two design innovations allow the MIT researchers' chip to thwart power-glitch attacks: One is an on-chip power supply whose connection to the chip circuitry would be virtually impossible to cut, and the other is a set of "nonvolatile" memory cells that can store whatever data the chip is working on when it begins to lose power.
For both of these features, the researchers - Juvekar; Anantha Chandrakasan, who is Juvekar's advisor and the Vannevar Bush Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Hyung-Min Lee, who was a postdoc in Chandrakasan's group when the work was done and is now at IBM; and TI's Joyce Kwong, who did her master's degree and PhD with Chandrakasan - use a special type of material known as a ferroelectric crystals.
As a crystal, a ferroelectric material consists of molecules arranged into a regular three-dimensional lattice. In every cell of the lattice, positive and negative charges naturally separate, producing electrical polarization. The application of an electric field, however, can align the cells' polarization in either of two directions, which can represent the two possible values of a bit of information.
When the electric field is removed, the cells maintain their polarization. Texas Instruments and other chip manufacturers have been using ferroelectric materials to produce nonvolatile memory, or computer memory that retains data when it's powered off.
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The researchers' new chip uses a bank of 3.3-volt capacitors as an on-chip energy source. But it also features 571 1.5-volt cells that are discretely integrated into the chip's circuitry. When the chip's power source - the external scanner - is removed, the chip taps the 3.3-volt capacitors and completes as many operations as it can, then stores the data it's working on in the 1.5-volt cells.
When power returns, before doing anything else the chip recharges the 3.3-volt capacitors, so that if it's interrupted again, it will have enough power to store data. Then it resumes its previous computation. If that computation was an update of the secret key, it will complete the update before responding to a query from the scanner. Power-glitch attacks won't work.
Because the chip has to charge capacitors and complete computations every time it powers on, it's somewhat slower than conventional RFID chips. But in tests, the researchers found that they could get readouts from their chips at a rate of 30 per second, which should be more than fast enough for most RFID applications.
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Photographs of renovation work at the Queen Anne building within the castle have captured hazy mysterious blue orbs floating above the builders' heads. Many of the workers on the site now have refused to be left alone while working, while Paul McDevitt, of Mansell Builders, has called in a medium to shed some light on the mystery.
He said: "A medium spent the night here and told us she felt the presence of two women and one man in the room.
"We have been working here since last November and have recorded our progress every week using a digital camera. But last week, we noticed ghostly blue orbs in our pictures. Strangely the orbs only appear in one picture per roll of film.
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Some of the workers have requested a special canopy to shield them from the glare of ghostly eyes gazing down on them.
Willie Hamilton, the site manager, said: "I can feel a presence whenever I am alone in the site office. It is as if someone is above me, looking down as I work. It is very spooky."
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Media figures pointed out the "interesting contrast" in presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's introduction of her running mate Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) as opposed to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's introduction of his VP pick Indiana Gov. Mike Pence. Journalists noted that Clinton was "more familiar" with Kaine's accomplishments and that Clinton "did the opposite" of Trump by talking about her running mate rather than herself.
What's the thought process that leads a reporter to type up a Republican Senator's statement that Republicans think war spending measures should be paid for without noting the Republicans' longstanding disinterest in paying for wars, as illustrated by the fact that they spent most of the last decade starting wars and cutting taxes at the drop of a hat?
If you're just going to type up a politician's comments without adding important context, why not just invite him to submit an op-ed and save yourself the time, effort, and money required to transcribe his remarks?
What's the thought process that leads a reporter to interview a politician calls for a reduction in government spending, then type up those comments, and never once ask what effect that would have on the economy?
Again, why not save some money and just post raw video of the guy giving a speech?
In a post on ABCNews.com's The Note, Rick Klein asserted that "the emerging lineup of Democratic rogues is starting to stack up against" several Republicans accused of corruption and scandal, but in the slate of people he listed, he omitted numerous examples of high-profile Republicans embroiled in criminal or ethical scandals, such as Rep. Don Young, Sen. Ted Stevens, and Rep. Rick Renzi.
Disregarding U.S. attorney Patrick Fitzgerald's warning to "not cast aspersions on people for being named or being discussed" in the criminal complaint against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, several in the media have used the scandal as an opportunity to engage in suggestions of guilt-by-association against President-elect Barack Obama, by rehashing Obama's purportedly "questionable associations," or suggesting that Obama is a product of corrupt "Chicago politics."
In ABC's The Note, senior political reporter Rick Klein wrote that "Democrats will still need to move toward the Republican position, unless they want to shut down [Iraq] war funding." In doing so, Klein suggested that unless congressional Democrats compromise and send President Bush a bill he finds acceptable, they will be responsible for cutting off funding to the troops, rather than Bush being responsible.


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Cytotype distribution and evidence for local adaptation to drought of a polyploid goldenrod across a climate gradient in Minnesota
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Robin van Persie says he is "surrounded by champions" at Manchester United and is relishing the chance to lead them to title glory.
Van Persie took his goal tally for United to 19 this season with his brace in their 4-0 win at Wigan, which maintained their seven-point lead at the top of the table.
Sir Alex Ferguson agreed with Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini that the Dutchman is proving the difference between the two Manchester clubs in this season's title tussle.
And van Persie said the title-winning mentality at United and the unique spirit within Ferguson's squad had brought out the best in him following his £24million summer move from Arsenal.
"I feel that I'm surrounded by champions," said van Persie. "They know how to win and that makes it really easy for me.
"We have to look at it game by game but everybody wants to be champions. This is a special team. Everybody wants to help each other. Everybody's keen for everyone to score.
"Defenders are working their socks off for the midfielders, the midfielders are working for the strikers.
"Everybody wants to run and everybody has one target in their mind.
"It was a very good performance and we scored the goals at the right time.
"We've played Wigan twice this year and won 4-0 both times, so that's good for goal difference."
Van Persie claimed a lack of selfishness within United's squad was one of the key reasons for their commanding lead over neighbours and title rivals City.
The good of the team comes before that of the individual at United, and van Persie said such a philosophy was spurring Ferguson's players on to reclaim the title.
"Everybody's helping each other and everybody wants to share the goals," said van Persie.
"Look at the last goal - Danny Welbeck wanted to give the ball to me so I could score. Everybody's like that.
"I'm like that, Chicharito is like that. Everybody wants to share the goals and that, in my opinion, is the way to score heaps of goals. Hopefully we can keep it going.
"We've had a couple of games where we've had high scores but we want to score even more goals because that could be vital come the end of the season."
When van Persie left Arsenal for United, much was made of the potentially lethal strike partnership between him and Wayne Rooney.
But at Wigan on New Year's Day it was van Persie and Chicharito - Javier Hernandez - whose understanding up front sealed the win, with both scoring twice.
Hernandez provided the assist for van Persie's first and the 29-year-old Dutchman praised the service provided by the diminutive Mexican forward.
"We scored two goals each and he gave a really good pass for my first goal," said van Persie.
"It was a good goal because every single touch was the right touch, in my opinion.
"The first one was a little behind me and I had to drag it onto my left foot. That was a good touch.
"Then I waited for the guy to slide in, had a good touch inside and then a quick finish. Three touches but all good touches.
United defender Rio Ferdinand said Ferguson made it his "mission" to sign van Persie last summer and claimed his signing had given United the edge in the title race.
"No matter how you win the league, it's always mainly down to a group of players rather than one individual," said Ferdinand.
"But at the moment Robin is scoring the goals and is a really important player.
"The manager saw something in him and made it his mission to buy him last summer. At the moment, thankfully, he's doing what he came here to do.
"He's not only scoring goals, he holds the ball up well and brings others into play. He does a fantastic job, but we're not at the end of the season yet.
"No medals have been handed out. We don't want to jump about too much. Up to now he has done fantastically well, but the job is still there to be done."
United blew an eight point lead with six games to go last season and watched in dismay as City snatched the title on goal difference.
Ferdinand said United will not allow that to happen again and said Ferguson's players had learned from last season's bitter disappointment.
"Last season we made it difficult for ourselves," said Ferdinand. "We pride ourselves on clean sheets and it is a nice feeling.
"More importantly, we have to win games. We have had a good period and now we have to continue that in the New Year.
"Last year it was new because it was the first time they [City] had challenged properly and there was a lot of focus on Manchester.
"But we have to make sure we keep our own house in order, make sure we keep ticking off the games.
"We don't have to focus on anyone else, just ourselves."


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3.0). There is an example there of a sample Visual Basic program that
acts as a front end to the Mathematica Kernel via MathLink. You can
find it in AddOns\MathLink\DevelopersKits\Windows\UnsupportedGoodies.
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Wolfram Research
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> Where might I find resources to link a GUI created in Visual Basic
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Hollywood legend Al Pacino is collecting a prestigious gong at Dublin's historic Trinity College.
Hollywood veteran actor Al Pacino was handed an honorary patronage of Dublin's Trinity College Philosophical Society.
The eight-times Oscar nominated actor accepted the honor Wednesday Nov 22nd, during his current stint in Ireland, to research playwright/novelist Oscar Wilde for a new documentary.
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Fashion labels 'ignoring Chinese suppliers' dirty practices'
Environmentalists accuse Western fashion brands of using cheap suppliers whom they know are polluting the countryside
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More than 20 of the world's biggest fashion brands have been blasted by mainland environmentalists for ignoring the pollution practices of their alleged Chinese textile suppliers.
Environmentalists have called some of the brands, including Marks & Spencer, Disney, J.C. Penney, Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger, the worst examples of social responsibility by multinational companies in China.
In a report released in Beijing yesterday, five major non-governmental organisations in China said their appeals to those international fashion brands to check up on and discipline their polluting suppliers in the Chinese textile industry had been repeatedly ignored.
The environmental NGOs, including Friends of Nature, the Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs, the Green Beagle Institute, EnviroFriends and the Nanjing-based Green Stone, released a similar report in April with a list of 33 "irresponsible" brands. While about a third of them took action to address the issues, the rest did not respond.
Ma Jun, director of the Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs, urged consumers to pressure these companies to change.
"They can ignore victims, environmentalists and even the Chinese government, but they cannot afford to lose customers," he said.
However those brands that have taken action often find it is with limited results, as mainland suppliers easily find other clients.
"As long as companies such as Marks & Spencer continue doing dirty business with them, the polluters will keep their discharge pipelines running," Ma said.
Yesterday a spokesperson for British retail giant Marks & Spencer's China headquarters in Shanghai said it had launched an internal inquiry and would release a statement to respond to the accusations.
Increasingly clothing in Western markets are no longer labelled as "made in China", but rather from Southeast Asia, Africa or India. However, the textiles used to make the finished products are still produced on the mainland.
Ma, who won this year's Goldman Environmental Prize, which is awarded annually to grass-roots environmental activists, said the Chinese government has been weak when it comes to environmental issues.
For instance, in some districts of Shaoxing , Zhejiang , the textile industry contributes more than half of the local GDP. The regional economy would collapse if the government imposed high fines that would drive the polluters to bankruptcy.
Some so-called "dirty" suppliers have complained to Ma that the international brands have squeezed their profit margins so greatly that being environmentally friendly is impossible.
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Strengthen and stretch your back, shoulders, hips, knees and ankles by fitting this stretch bench into your routine. Offering noninvasive traction that is similar to inversion therapy, the bench helps to improve the strength and flexibility in your back and other weight-bearing joints. The cushioned bench features contoured, foam-padded ankle and arm supports for comfortable use, while the simple height adjustment lets you find the ideal position.Product Features:
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Comments about BJs Wholesale Club Stamina InLine Back Stretch Bench with Free Folding Mat:
I have no idea how to find out ow to use it!
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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By wiley
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Too small, difficult to reach control arm, total waste of money. If you want one I'll GIVE you mine!
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A good idea but needs much "tweaking"
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This could be a great product but falls very short!! I got this for my husband who has a bad back, it does not accomodate a tall person 5ft 9inches or taller and if you are in pain and having difficulty moving this equipment is very difficult to get down to floor level to use and even more dfficult to get up from!!! Do not recommend this product and am in the process of returning mine! For my husband's sake I wish this story was different!!
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Replaced an inversion table with this floor model--no threat of landing on my head as when the inversion table metal support failed. I have compressed disk and arthritic complications dating from Army time in lower back, and this table helps me stretch this area. The arm restraints are uncomfortable, but OK--feels like the upper back area may be getting compressed not stretched, but that's OK for me at this stage. I'm 5'10" (used to be taller!) and 240 lbs.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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The stretch feature helps cut back pain
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This does not stretch the back at all. It pulls on your ankles. The worst part of it is that when you realize it does not work and need to return it to get your money back, it will cost you $30 to do so and BJ's will not reimburse you for shipping. Don't waste your money like I did. I wrote a previous review that did not post, so I hope this makes it through so I can help someone. I am very disappointed in BJ's for selling this piece of junk and then not reimbursing for shipping or accepting returns at the store! Also, the item was obviously used before, returned and resold.
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This product works well if you don't want the blood rushing to your head as in other products designed to do the same thing. Having used the hanging product as well, I would say that the stretch is somewhat better in the hanging product, but not wanting to hang inverted from my ankles, this is preferable and provides an adequate stretch.
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The third and final presidential debate between President Obama and Mitt Romney in Boca Raton, Fla., on Monday night produced one word that neither candidate had uttered in any of their previous two prime-time tilts: sequester.
The sequester – $109 billion in automatic spending cuts scheduled for Jan. 1 – is only one part of the "fiscal cliff," a package encompassing more than $600 billion in higher taxes and lower government spending that lands on America's doorstep in the new year.
Yet the larger "fiscal cliff" issue didn't get a mention by the presidential contenders or their vice presidential running mates in any of the four debates between the two sides.
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QuickFire TK SGK-4020-GKCR1 KeyboardFull LED backlighting with 3 modes and 5 brightness levels ensures you never lose sight of your goal. NKRO over USB means every single keystroke will be registered and the complete Numpad lets you get work done easier when you're not gaming. An embedded steel plate and 18K USB connectors ensure you're getting a product worthy of the CM Storm brand. The slim and lightweight size gives you plenty of room for your mouse and makes it the weapon of choice at LAN parties.
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