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August 13 marks National Left Hander's Day. For those of us who are lucky enough to be left-handed, this day helps us raise awareness for our struggles in a right-handed world.
Not a southpaw? That's ok! You can equally share in our celebration of special talents of being left-handed.
Each day left-handed people have to endure living in a right handed world. We left-handers battle daily with things like:
Right-handers may not recognize these things, but our left-handedness is a constant struggle.
Here are some interesting facts you didn't know about being left-handed:
Although our struggle is rarely recognized, we as left-handers need to stick together. Being left-handed may slowly drive us mad, but we can relish in the fact we are probably more creative, tolerant, richer and unique than our right-handed counterparts.
So, here's to being left-handed!
This is so great! Even though I'm not a lefty but it's so intriguing learning about the differences between lefty's and righty's.
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We had a really enjoyable afternoon with Anna Dean at Skitby House in Cumbria. They were married on the beautiful island of Grenada and wanted to celebrate with all their family and friends on their return. Anna got the chance to wear her stunning dress again which is never a bad thing! It was a lovely celebration and we were so pleased to be able to capture it for them.
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Keep an eye out on Adam's Blog (www.lake-district-wedding-photography.com/blog) where you will be able to see more amazing shots of the day in the future.
We were actually second shooting stills for our good friend Adam (Lake District Wedding Photography) at Morland house Cumbria and had discussed shooting some film as the venue, and the couple, were too good an opportunity to miss. Helen and Steve kindly agreed, so this is the first trailer shot by Simon alone; without his wingman,tutor and all round film guru Warren!
Helen and Steve (Ste, Steven, Stevo, Keogh, half pint or the milky bar kid as he is known!) were a wonderful couple and we could see how much thought and effort they had put into their day from the outset. Friends and family spent the previous days helping them too, decking out the marque with all manner of personal touches from photos to an amazing fudge favour and Helen's dad ensured no health and safety violations had occurred.
Morland house holds a very special place in their hearts, they actually met at the Morland Chorister camp at the tender ages of 11 and 12. Steve, being the elder, went about gaining Helen's affections (as you would expect at that age) by writing to her brother Matthew and asking him to say hello to his sister for him!
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Eye-popping, colorful new $100 bill coming in October
Benjamin Franklin gets a dramatic new makeover in bid to foil international counterfeiters
In a bid to foil counterfeiters here and abroad, U.S. currency has grown more colorful and garish. Bold, simple graphics is making the new U.S. money look more and more like "play money." Following this trend, the new $100 bill set to make its debut October 8, is chock-full of bright and European-style features.
The new $100 bill includes a blue, 3-D security ribbon and a disappearing Liberty Bell in an inkwell that switches color from copper to green when tilted.
The first $100 United States bill was issued in 1862, and was first revamped in 1929, when all U.S. currency was changed to its current size.
The Federal Reserve then announced in 1969 that it was taking large denominations of U.S. currency out of circulation, the $100 bill the largest denomination still standing after the $500, $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000 bills were all retired.
Often referred to as "Benjamins," all U.S. $100 bills use Benjamin Franklin's portrait, one of just two denominations which are printed today which does not feature a U.S. President, the other being the $10 bill.
The new $100 bill includes a blue, 3-D security ribbon and a disappearing Liberty Bell in an inkwell that switches color from copper to green when tilted. A large "100" also shifts colors when the viewing angle is tilted.
Other unique features for the new bill include the bell in the inkwell changes from green to copper when titled; 3-D blue security ribbon woven into paper, not printed; portrait watermark visible from either side; large gold 100 that helps the visually impaired and a new vignette back of Independence Hall.
The new note is bound to provoke debate because of its changing colors. The revamped bill had been expected to go into circulation in February of 2011, but officials said they needed more time to fix production issues that left unwanted creases in many of the notes.
"We made numerous process changes to address the creasing issue and we are back in full production," Dawn Haley, a spokeswoman for the Bureau of Engraving and Printing said.
Other changes include modifying the paper feeder on printing presses to accommodate variations in the paper associated with the 3-D security ribbon. The blue security ribbon is composed of thousands of tiny lenses.
Those lenses magnify the objects underneath them to make them appear to be moving in the opposite direction from the way the bill is being moved.
One thing remains certain: Benjamin Franklin's portrait will remain on the $100 bill. Another security strip, visible to the left of Franklin's head when the note is held up to light, is embedded into the fabric.
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Missionary Intention: Prepare the Savior's Coming. That Christians, enlightened by the Word incarnate, may prepare humanity for the Savior's coming.
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ABSTRACT: Shenhu Area is one of the most promising areas for gas hydrate exploration in the northern South China Sea (SCS). Pore water sulfate gradient, sulfate-methane interface (SMI) depth, and sulfate flux were analyzed at 53 sites in this area. SO4−2 gradient ranges between 0.33 and 4.43 mmol L−1 m−1. SMI depths are from 7.7 to 87.9 mbsf. Sulfate flux varies between 2.0 and 26.9 mmol m−2 yr−1, with a mean of 11.7 mmol m−2 yr−1. Correlation coefficient between SMI depth and methane flux for the 53 sites is −0.80, implying that methane flux regulates the rate of anaerobic methane oxidation (AMO), SMI depth, and sulfate flux. Twelve anomalous fields with high methane flux and steep sulfate gradients were recognized. Bottom simulating reflector (BSR) is distributed mainly in areas where SMI depth is less than 50 mbsf or places with sulfate flux larger than 3.5 mmol m−2 yr−1. It is suggested that the Baiyun Sag and the Southern Uplift are potential areas for gas hydrate exploration.Science China Earth Science 08/2013; 56(4). · 1.26 Impact Factor -
Article: Accumulation and exploration of gas hydrate in deep-sea sediments of northern South China Sea
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ABSTRACT: The large deep-sea area from the southwestern Qiongdongnan Basin to the eastern Dongsha Islands, within the continental margin of northern South China Sea, is a frontier of natural gas hydrate exploration in China. Multiform of deep-sea sedimentations have been occurred since late Miocene, and sediment waves as a potential quality reservoir of natural gas hydrate is an most important style of them. Based on abundant available data of seismic, gravity sampling and drilling core, we analyzed the characteristics of seismic reflection and sedimentation of sediment waves and the occurrence of natural gas hydrate hosted in it, and discussed the control factors on natural gas hydrate accumulation. The former findings revealed the deep sea of the northern South China Sea have superior geological conditions on natural gas hydrate accumulation. Therefore, it will be of great significance in deep-sea natural gas hydrate exploration with the study on the relationship between deep-sea sedimentation and natural gas hydrate accumulation.Chinese Journal of Oceanology and Limnology 09/2012; 30(5):876-888. · 0.58 Impact Factor - [show abstract] [hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Two parallel sediment cores collected from tidal flat located in the Shuangtaizi River estuary were analyzed for heavy metal concentrations and chemical speciations. Based on the 137Cs activity profile, mean sedimentation rate at the sampling site during the past 50 years was estimated to be 1.3 cm·a−1. Correlation analyses show that almost all the metals are associated with each other, suggesting that these metals might be derived from same sources and/or affected by same geochemical processes. Influence of total organic carbon (TOC) content on the concentrations of Cr, Ni, Cu and Cd is evident. Silt and clay contents, instead of sand content, play an important role in the distribution of these metals. The dominant binding phases for most of the metals (except for Cd) are the residual. The relative decrease of the residual fraction of Cd and Pb in the upper 66 cm of the core is striking. The distribution of chemical fraction confirms that the residual fractions of these metals have a natural origin, while only the non-residual fractions of Cd and Pb increased upward the core due to pollution in the past five decades. Pollution assessment on these heavy metals based on Index of Geoaccumulation (I geo) also demonstrates that most of the metals are unpolluted. The weak pollution as observed in the sediments is perhaps related to a local plant, the Suaeda heteroptera Kitag, which may have played a significant role in the biodegradation of these metals and the metal distribution in the estuary. KeywordsShuangtaizi River estuary–sediment core–heavy metals–pollutionFrontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering in China 05/2012; 5(3):435-444. · 0.75 Impact Factor - [show abstract] [hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: As the third summary report of ODP Leg 184 to the South China Sea (SCS), this paper discusses the evolution of the East Asian monsoon and the SCS basin. A multi-proxy approach, involving geochemistry, micropaleontology, pollen and other analyses, was adopted for reconstructing the evolutionary history of the East Asian monsoon, which was characterized by a series of paleo-climate events especially at 8, 3.2, 2.2 and 0.4 Ma. The new record indicates similar stages in the development of the East and South Asian monsoons, with an enhanced winter monsoon over East Asia being the major difference. The rich spectrums of monsoon variability from the southern SCS also reveal other characteristic features of the low latitude ocean. Evidence for the evolution of the SCS includes the hemipelagic Oligocene sediments, implying the existence of deep water environments during the early seafloor spreading stage of the SCS basin. The four major unconformities and some remarkable diagenetic features in upper Oligocene deposits indicate the strongest tectonic events in the region. From a careful comparison of lithologies and sedimentation rates, we conclude that the prominent differences in sedimentary environments between the southern and northern SCS were established only by ∼3 Ma.Chinese Science Bulletin 04/2012; 48(23):2549-2561. · 1.32 Impact Factor - [show abstract] [hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: During January–May in 2007, the Chinese research cruise DY115-19 discovered an active hydrothermal field at 49°39′E/37°47′S on the ultraslow spreading Southwest Indian Ridge (SWIR). This was also the first active hydrothermal field found along an ultraslow-spreading ridge. We analyzed mineralogical, textural and geochemical compositions of the sulfide chimneys obtained from the 49°39′E field. Chimney samples show a concentric mineral zone around the fluid channel. The mineral assemblages of the interiors consist mainly of chalcopyrite, with pyrite and sphalerite as minor constitunets. In the intermediate portion, pyrite becomes the dominant mineral, with chalcopyrite and sphalerite as minor constitunets. For the outer wall, the majority of minerals are pyrite and sphalerite, with few chalcopyrite. Towards the outer margin of the chimney wall, the mineral grains become small and irregular in shape gradually, while minerals within interstices are abundant. These features are similar to those chimney edifices found on the East Pacific Rise and Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The average contents of Cu, Fe and Zn in our chimney samples were 2.83 wt%, 45.6 wt% and 3.28 wt%, respectively. The average Au and Ag contents were up to 2.0 ppm and 70.2 ppm respectively, higher than the massive sulfides from most hydrothermal fields along mid-ocean ridge. The rare earth elements geochemistry of the sulfide chimneys show a pattern distinctive from the sulfides recovered from typical hydrothermal fields along sediment-starved mid-ocean ridge, with the enrichment of light rare earth elements but the weak, mostly negative, Eu anomaly. This is attributed to the distinct mineralization environment or fluid compositions in this area. Keywordssulfide chimneys–49°39′E hydrothermal field–Southwest Indian Ridge–mid-ocean ridge–DY115-19 Chinese cruiseChinese Science Bulletin 04/2012; 56(26):2828-2838. · 1.32 Impact Factor - [show abstract] [hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: In the spring of 1999 the Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Leg 184 Shipboard Party cored 17 holes at 6 deep water sites in the northern and southern parts of the South China Sea (SCS). Chinese scientists actively participated in the entire process of this first deep-sea drilling leg off China, from proposal to post-cruise studies. More than 30 categories of analyses have been conducted post-cruise in various Chinese laboratories on a large number of core samples, and the total number of analyses exceeded 60 thousand. The major scientific achievements of the Leg 184 studies are briefly reported in three successive papers, with the first one presented here dealing with deep-sea stratigraphy and evolution of climate cycles. This ODP leg has established the best deep-sea stratigraphic sequences in the Western Pacific: the 23-Ma isotope sequence from the Dong-Sha area is unique worldwide because of its continuity; the last 5-Ma sequence from the Nansha area represents one of the best 4 ODP sites worldwide with the highest time-resolution for that time interval, and the sequences of physical properties enable a decadal-scale time resolution. All these together have provided for the first time high-quality marine records for paleoenvironmental studies in the Asian-Pacific region. This new set of stratigraphic records has revealed changes in climate cyclicity over the last 20 Ma with the fluctuating power of the 100 ka, 400 ka, 2000 ka eccentricity cycles, indicating the evolving response of the climate system to orbital forcing along with the growth of the Antarctic and Northern Hemisphere ice sheets.Chinese Science Bulletin 04/2012; 48(23):2524-2535. · 1.32 Impact Factor - [show abstract] [hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The drilling recovered high-concentration methane hydrates (maximum 26–48%) in a disseminated form in silty clay sediments in Shenhu area of Pearl River Mouth Basin, South China Sea. Combining the geochemical data, the gas hydrate-bearing sediments are 10 m to 43 m in thickness and located just above the base of the gas hydrate stability zone. The methane content is 96.10–99.91% with small amount of ethane and propane. The baseline chlorinity of pore waters shows 10% lower than that of shallow sediments below and inside the gas hydrate zone. The methane/ethane ratios are higher than 1000 above the gas hydrate zone and less than 1000 at the interval of gas hydrate zone. The depth of sulphate methane interface varies from site to site as 17 to 27 mbsf. These results show that the methane of gas hydrate was mainly originated from microbial activity and the upward methane flux is minor. This is evidenced by the δ C 13 CH4 values of headspace gases from the gravity piston cores and released gases from pressure cores, which range from −74.3‰ PDB to −46.2‰ PDB, with the majority less than −55%‰ PDB. The hydrate deposit is a distributed gas hydrate system in Shenhu area.Journal of Geological Research 01/2011; 2011. - [show abstract] [hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: During January to February 2011, the 2nd Leg of the COMRA's 22 Cruise found three hydrothermal fields on 13-14°S Mid-Atlantic Ridge. They were temporarily named as Rainbow Bay North, Valentine Valley and Tai Chi, respectively.InterRidge News. 01/2011; 13(20). - [show abstract] [hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: To explore the effect of transient continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) on ß cell function, insulin resistance and vascular endothelial injury in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients and its potential mechanism. Ten patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) accepted CSII for two weeks. Intravenous glucose tolerance test (IVGTT) and hyperinsulinemia euglycemia clamp test were performed before and after CSII. Serum soluble E-selectin (sE-selectin) was used to evaluate the injury of vascular endothelial cell, while serum high sensitivity C reactive protein (hsCRP) and soluble CD₁₄ (sCD₁₄) were both used to assess inflammatory condition. (1) Compared with those before treatment, the blood glucose levels of IVGTT, the area under the curve of the blood glucose, glycosylated hemoglobin, TC and LDL-C in the patients were decreased after CSII (P < 0.05 or 0.01). (2) Compared with those before treatment, the insulin levels of IVGTT (except the fasting insulin), the area under the curve of insulin and acute insulin response were all increased after CSII (P < 0.05 or 0.01). (3) Compared with that before treatment, the glucose infusion ratio in the clamp test [(3.46 ± 1.66) mg x kg⁻¹ x min⁻¹ increased to (7.14 ± 2.37) mg x kg⁻¹ x min⁻¹] and HOMA-beta elevated, while HOMA-IR declined (P < 0.05 or 0.01 in all). (4) Compared with those before treatment, the levels of serum sE-selectin, sCD₁₄ and hsCRP were decreased (P < 0.01, except for hsCRP). Transient intensive insulin therapy in patients with newly diagnosed T2DM is useful to restore beta cell function, attenuate insulin resistance, repair vascular endothelial injury and improve the disorder of blood sugar and lipid. The mechanism may be related with the inhibition of inflammation in patients.Zhonghua nei ke za zhi [Chinese journal of internal medicine] 05/2010; 49(5):405-9. - [show abstract] [hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Chemoherm carbonates, as well as numerous other types of methane seep carbonates, were discovered in 2004 along the passive margin of the northern South China Sea. Lithologically, the carbonates are micritic containing peloids, clasts and clam fragments. Some are highly brecciated with aragonite layers of varying thicknesses lining fractures and voids. Dissolution and replacement is common. Mineralogically, the carbonates are dominated by high magnesium calcites (HMC) and aragonite. Some HMCs with MgCO3 contents of between 30–38 mol%–extreme-HMC, occur in association with minor amounts of dolomite. All of the carbonates are strongly depleted in δ13C, with a range from − 35.7 to − 57.5‰ PDB and enriched in δ18O (+ 4.0 to + 5.3‰ PDB). Abundant microbial rods and filaments were recognized within the carbonate matrix as well as aragonite cements, likely fossils of chemosynthetic microbes involved in carbonate formation. The microbial structures are intimately associated with mineral grains. Some carbonate mineral grains resemble microbes. The isotope characteristics, the fabrics, the microbial structure, and the mineralogies are diagnostic of carbonates derived from anaerobic oxidation of methane mediated by microbes. From the succession of HMCs, extreme-HMC, and dolomite in layered tubular carbonates, combined with the presence of microbial structure and diagenetic fabric, we suggest that extreme-HMC may eventually transform into dolomites. Our results add to the worldwide record of seep carbonates and establish for the first time the exact locations and seafloor morphology where such carbonates formed in the South China Sea. Characteristics of the complex fabric demonstrate how seep carbonates may be used as archives recording multiple fluid regimes, dissolution, and early transformation events.Marine Geology. 01/2008; - [show abstract] [hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: To study the age-related and menopause-related changes of urinary excretion of C- and N-terminal cross-linked telopeptides of type I collagen (uCTX/Cr and uNTX/Cr) and the relationships thereof with menopause state, years after menopause, bone mineral density (BMD), and menopause-related bone loss in healthy women. ELISA was used to examine the uCTX/Cr and uNTX/Cr of 659 female volunteers aged 20 - 80 in Changsha. Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) was used to measure the BMD of various skeletal sites, including the lumbar vertebrae (L1 - L4) at anteroposterior (AP) position, L(2) - L(4) at lateral (LAT) position, hip, and forearm. 339 postmenopausal women among the 659 subjects were divided into 3 groups, osteoporotic, osteopenic, and normal groups according to the WHO criteria of osteoporosis diagnosis. (1) Both the curves of uCTX/Cr and uNTX/Cr with age were fit the best by regression analysis of cubic equation. The coefficients of determination (R(2)) were 0.139 for uCTX/Cr and 0.149 for uNTX/Cr. The levels of uCTX/Cr and uNTX/Cr of the women aged > 35 increased with age. (2) The values of uCTX/Cr and uNTX/Cr were 253 mg/mol +/- 101 mg/mol Cr and 63 nmol +/- 34 nmol BCE/mmol Cr respectively in the postmenopausal women, remarkably higher than those of the premenopausal women (149 mg/mol +/- 80 mg/mol Cr and 33 nmol +/- 17 nmol BCE/mmol Cr respectively), increased by 69.5% and 93.4% respectively. The annual change rates of uCTX/Cr and uNTX/Cr were the highest within the first 5 years after menopause, and these increases were in agreement with the significant decrease of BMD at most skeletal sites by 10.8% approximately 27.6%. (3) After controlled for age and body weight, both uCTX/Cr and uNTX/Cr showed significant negative correlation with BMD (r = -0.078 to -0.283, P < 0.05 or 0.01), and there was a significant positive correlation between uCTX/Cr and uNTX/Cr. (4) The elevation of the levels of uCTX/Cr and uNTX/Cr in the osteoporotic and osteopenic postmenopausal subgroups were significantly higher than those in the postmenopausal women with normal BMD (P < 0.05 or 0.01). For example, the uCTX/Cr levels of the osteoporotic, osteopenic, and normal BMD subgroups according to the DXA results at the anteroposterior lumbar spine were 189 +/- 87, 272 +/- 108, and 366 +/- 135 mg/mol Cr respectively, while the uNTX/Cr levels were 52 +/- 22, 68 +/- 34 and 108 +/- 41 nmol BCE/mmol Cr respectively. uCTX/Cr and uNTX/Cr can be used as sensitive markers to determine the bone turnover status, which is changeable with age and menopausal status in women. They present a significantly negative correlation with BMD, and increase significantly in the postmenopausal women with osteopenia or osteoporosis, which indicates that measuring uCTX/Cr and uNTX/Cr can predict age-related and menopause-related bone loss in women.Zhonghua yi xue za zhi 02/2006; 86(6):371-5. -
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ABSTRACT: The 853 m thick sediment sequence recovered at ODP Site 1148 provides an unprecedented record of tectonic and paleoceanographic evolution in the South China Sea over the past 33 Ma. Litho-, bio-, and chemo-stratigraphic studies helped identify six periods of changes marking the major steps of the South China Sea geohistory. Rapid deposition with sedimentation rates of 60 m/Ma or more characterized the early Oligocene rifting. Several unconformities from the slumped unit between 457 and 495 mcd together erased about 3 Ma late Oligocene record, providing solid evidence of tectonic transition from rifting/slow spreading to rapid spreading in the South China Sea. Slow sedimentation of ∼20–30 m/Ma signifies stable seafloor spreading in the early Miocene. Dissolution may have affected the completeness of Miocene–Pleistocene succession with short-term hiatuses beyond current biostratigraphical resolution. Five major dissolution events, D-1 to D-5, characterize the stepwise development of deep water masses in close association to post-Oligocene South China Sea basin transformation. The concurrence of local and global dissolution events in the Miocene and Pliocene suggests climatic forcing as the main mechanism causing deep water circulation changes concomitantly in world oceans and in marginal seas. A return of high sedimentation rate of 60 m/Ma to the late Pliocene and Pleistocene South China Sea was caused by intensified down-slope transport due to frequent sea level fluctuations and exposure of a large shelf area during sea level low-stands. The six paleoceanographic stages, respectively corresponding to rifting (∼33–28.5 Ma), changing spreading southward (28.5–23 Ma), stable spreading to end of spreading (23–15 Ma), post-spreading balance (15–9 Ma), further modification and monsoon influence (9–5 Ma), and glacial prevalence (5–0 Ma), had transformed the South China Sea from a series of deep grabens to a rapidly expanding open gulf and finally to a semi-enclosed marginal sea in the past 33 Ma.Marine Geology. 01/2006; - [show abstract] [hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Lithobiostratigraphic data indicate that the double reflectors on the seismic profile through Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Site 1148 represent two unconformities that coincide, respectively, with the lower/upper Oligocene boundary at ∼488 mcd, and Oligocene–Miocene boundary at 460 mcd. Two other unconformities, at ∼478 and 472 mcd, respectively, were also identified within the upper Oligocene section. Together they erased a sediment record of about 3 Ma from this locality in a period of very active seafloor spreading. The existence of 32.8 Ma marine sediment at the terminated depth (850 mcd) indicates that the initial breakup of the South China Sea (SCS) was probably during 34–33 Ma, close to the Eocene–Oligocene boundary. High sedimentation rates of 60–115 m/my from the much expanded, >350 m lower Oligocene section resulted from rifting and rapid subsidence between 33 and 29 Ma. The mid-Oligocene unconformity at ∼28.5 Ma, which also occurred in many parts of the Indo-West Pacific region, was probably related to a significant uplift of the Himalayan-Tibetan Plateau to the west and the initial collision between Indonesia and Australia in the south. A narrowed Indonesian seaway may have accounted for the late Oligocene warming and chalk deposition in the northern South China Sea including the Site 1148 locality. The unconformities and slumps near the Oligocene–Miocene boundary indicate a very unstable tectonic regime, probably corresponding to changes in the rotation of different land blocks and the seafloor spreading ridge from nearly E–W to NE–SW, as recognized earlier at magnetic Anomaly 7. This 25 Ma event also saw the first New Guinea terrane docking at the northern Australian craton. The low sedimentation rate of ∼15 m/my in the early to middle Miocene may correspond to another period of rapid seafloor spreading and rapid widespread subsidence that effectively caused sediment source areas to retreat with a rapidly rising sea level. The isostatic nature of these late Oligocene unconformities and slumps with several major collision-uplift events indicate that the rapid changes in the early evolutionary history of the South China Sea were mainly responding to regional tectonic reconfiguration including the uplift-driven southeast extrusion of the Indochina subcontinent.Marine Micropaleontology. 01/2005; - [show abstract] [hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: To characterize the clinical manifestations, features of roentgenography and MR imaging, and the pathology of articular cartilage and matrix of spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia tarda with progressive arthropathy (SEDT-PA), to screen the mutations of the disease-causing CCN6 gene, and try to elucidate the molecular pathogenesis of SEDT-PA. A questionnaire survey on the clinical manifestations and history was conducted among a pedigree of SEDT-PA with 57 persons (53 living members) in tolal, including 2 probands, a 19-year old female and a 9-year old male. Physical examination and roentgenography and MR imaging were used on the 2 probands to characterize the features of their joints and articular cartilage. The femoral head extracted during replacement of hip of the proband 1 underwent hematoxylin-eosin staining and toludine blue (TB) staining to observe the pathological changes and ultra-microstructure of the articular chondrocytes and cartilage matrix using electron microscopy. Peripheral blood samples were collected from these 53 living members and 100 healthy controls. PCR was used to examine and sequence the exons of CCN6. 3D-conformational illustration of mutant CCN6 proteins were predicted using the Prospect Software. The clinical manifestations, radiology, and MR imaging established the diagnosis of SEDT-PA. Pathologic examination demonstrated that the articular cartilage chondrocytes became hyper-proliferative and immature, while the density and diameter of matrix collagens were dramatically decreased. Mutation studies showed the two probands carried a deletion (840delT) mutation in maternal allele, that caused the truncated CCN6 protein to miss 43 residues in C-terminus; and a substitution mutation (1000T-->C, Ser334Pro) in paternal allele, which was also inherited down to other 4 members in the SEDT-PA kindred. The predicted 3D-conformational changes of the truncated mutant and the Ser334Pro mutant CCN6 proteins demonstrated that in comparison with the wild CCN6 protein, the single long peptide loop in the region from signal peptide to the beginning 24 amino acid residues in the first domain (IGFBP) was subjected to folding into two smaller cross-loops accompanied with a much shorter C-terminus in 840 delT truncated mutant CCN6 protein, and no substantial 3D-conformational change of Ser334Pro mutant CCN6 protein was detected except for the C-terminal peptide towards the opposite direction. Novel 840delT mutation of CCN6 gene is the leading cause of SEDT-PA though coexistence of T1000C substitution is necessary for the clinical onset of SEDT-PA, in which marked abnormalities of cartilage chondrocytes and matrix are morphologically and functionally presented.Zhonghua yi xue za zhi 11/2004; 84(21):1796-803. - [show abstract] [hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: To investigate the pathway and mechanism of parathyroid hormone (PTH) in regulating bone resorption. We observed the regulative effects of PTH on the expression of osteoprotegerin (OPG) and osteoprotegerin ligand (OPGL) and their related cytokines (M-CSF and TRAIL) in human osteoblasts (HOBs). The expressions of OPG, OPGL, M-CSF, and TRAIL mRNA were determined by RT-PCR. The expressions of OPG and OPGL proteins were measured by Western blotting. PTH down-regulated the expression of OPG but up-regulated the expressions of OPGL, M-CSF and TRAIL in HOBs. PTH can promote the bone resorption by decreasing the expression of OPG, increasing the expressions of some bone-resorbing cytokines such as OPGL, M-CSF, and TRAIL in osteoblasts, and then stimulating the osteoclast differentiation and activity.Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences 11/2004; 29(5):562-5. -
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ABSTRACT: To investigate the direct effects of recombinant matrix metalloproteinase-14 (MMP-14) catalytic domain (RMC) on cultured human osteoblastic SaOS-2 cells. Western Blotting was used to analyze the expression of MMP-14 in cultured media. The effect of RMC on activation of proMMP-2 was measured by gelatin zymograms analysis, and the influence of RMC on cells adhesion was analyzed as well. The apoptosis was detected by acidine orange/ethidium bromide staining and ELISA. RMC activated proMMP-2 secreted into media by SaOS-2 cells, and this process was blocked by EDTA treatment. RMC inhibited the adhesion of SaOS-2 cells to immobilized Type I collagen in a dose-dependent manner, which was also abolished by EDTA. RMC induced SaOS-2 cells apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner, and apoptosis-inducing activity of MMP-14 catalytic domain was blocked by EDTA. Since adhesion of cells to extracellular matrix serves as a survival mechanism in osteoblasts, the catalytic activity of recombinant MMP-14 catalytic domain on matrix proteins contributes to its apoptosis-inducing activity.Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences 09/2004; 29(4):389-92. - [show abstract] [hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Parathyroid hormone (PTH) can stimulate bone resorption by increasing the activity and the number of osteoclasts in bone tissue by several mechanisms. Recently, osteoblast-derived membrane-type matrix metalloproteinase-1 (MT1-MMP) has been implied to play an important role in the process of bone resorption by degrading bone matrix. In the present study, we observed the effects of PTH (1-34) on MT1-MMP production, and the role of the protein kinase A (PKA) and protein kinase C (PKC) pathways in the regulation of MT1-MMP in cultures of human osteoblast-like MG-63 cells. By Northern blot and Western immunoblot analysis, we found, unexpectedly, that PTH (1-34) inhibited MT1-MMP mRNA and protein expression in a dose- and time-dependent manner in MG-63 cells. The PKA antagonist H-89 blunted PTH (1-34)-mediated decreases in MT1-MMP protein synthesis. Forskolin, a PKA agonist, decreased MT1-MMP expression, which was similar to the action of PTH on MT1-MMP expression, in MG-63 cells. Staurosporine, a PKC inhibitor, also blocked the inhibition by PTH. We suggest that both the PKA and PKC pathways are involved in MT1-MMP downregulation by PTH. Furthermore, we found that PTH (1-34) induced the expression of receptor activator of nuclear factor (NF)-KappaB ligand (RANKL) mRNA in a dose- and time-dependent manner in MG-63 cells, and this effect of PTH on RANKL mRNA expression was nearly parallel to the effects of MT1-MMP downregulation, implying a correlation between MT1-MMP and RANKL expression. Our findings suggest that the decreased MT1-MMP expression induced by PTH may be involved in RANKL signaling in osteoblasts, and may play a role in the activation of bone resorption.Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism 02/2004; 22(1):19-25. · 2.22 Impact Factor - [show abstract] [hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Planktonic foraminifera (PF) from Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) Sites 1143 and 1146 in the southern and northern South China Sea (SCS), respectively, were quantitatively analyzed in order to reconstruct the sea-surface environment over the last 12 Myr. The observed decrease in deep-dwelling PF species after ∼10 Ma at both sites is interpreted to reflect a depression of the upper water thermocline, corresponding to the closure of the Indonesian Seaway around 11–9 Ma. This upper water column structure implies the intensification of equatorial Pacific warm currents and the initial formation of the western Pacific "warm pool" (WPWP) during the early Late Miocene. The consistent pattern of south-north thermocline evolution and the synchronous disappearance of Globoquadrina dehiscens (9.8 Ma) at both Sites 1143 and 1146 together imply that the entire SCS was likely under the influence of the newly developed WPWP at ∼10 Ma. After ∼8 Ma, sea-surface temperatures and thermocline variations evolved differently between the southern and northern SCS. The total deep-dwelling PF fauna at Site 1143 decreased gradually in abundance from 6.6 to 2 Ma, indicating a deepening of the thermocline in the southern SCS. In contrast, deep-dwelling PF species increased in abundance from 3.1 to 2 Ma at Site 1146, reflecting a shoaling of the thermocline in the northern SCS. This south-north contrast reflects two major environmental regimes: (1) the southern SCS, which has mainly been under the influence of the WPWP since the late Late Miocene, and (2) the northern SCS, where effects of the east Asian winter monsoon have prevailed, especially since the Late Pliocene. Estimate of past sea-surface temperatures (SSTs) at Site 1143 suggests a relatively stable and warm environment in the southern SCS since about 2.5 Ma, with an increased influence of warm subsurface waters after the mid-Pleistocene transition (1.2–0.9 Ma). In the northern SCS, however, a gradual decrease in winter SST recorded at Site 1146 over the last 4 Myr records east Asian monsoon evolution, especially the enhancement of the east Asian winter monsoon between 3.1 and 2 Ma.Paleoceanography 01/2004; 19(1). · 3.30 Impact Factor - [show abstract] [hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: To observe the regulative effects of 17 beta-estradiol (17 beta-E(2)) and ICI 182780 on the expression of osteoprotegerin (OPG), the ligand of osteoprotegerin (OPGL) and the related cytokines [macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF), TRAIL and transforming growth factor beta(TGF beta)] in MG63 cells. The expression of OPG, OPGL, M-CSF, TRAIL and TGF beta mRNA was examined by reverse transcriptase (RT)-PCR. The expression of OPG and OPGL protein was measured with Western blot. (1) 17 beta-E(2) up-regulated the expression of OPG and TGF beta but down-regulated OPGL, M-CSF and TRAIL expression in MG63 cells. (2) ICI 182780 showed varied transactivating capability when regulating the expression of OPG, OPGL, TRAIL, M-CSF and TGF beta genes in MG63 cells. (1) One of the key pathogenetic factors of postmenopausal osteoporosis is that estrogen deficiency leads to the decreasing expression of OPG and TGF beta but the increasing expression of some bone-resorbing cytokines such as OPGL, M-CSF and TRAIL in osteoblasts, then stimulation of osteoclast differentiation and activity which potentiates bone resorption and bone loss; (2) ICI 182780 shows partial transactivating activity in osteoblasts, so it should belong to a kind of selective estrogen receptor modulators.Zhonghua nei ke za zhi [Chinese journal of internal medicine] 12/2003; 42(11):800-3.
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"The advancement of AMQP 1.0 as an OASIS Standard heralds a new era of standards-based interoperability for message-oriented middleware," said Ram Jeyaraman of Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Microsoft Corp., co-chair of the OASIS AMQP Technical Committee. "AMQP 1.0 enables interoperability between compliant brokers and simplifies interactions between clients and brokers independent of the language or the platform used. Further, as an inherently efficient application layer binary protocol, AMQP 1.0 offers new possibilities in messaging that scale from the client to the cloud." AMQP supports common interaction patterns: one way, request/response, publish/subscribe, transactions, and store-and-forward. It does this with flow-control, multiplexing, security, recovery and a portable data representation that enables message filtering. AMQP is capable of being used in both point-to-point and hub-and-spoke (broker-based) topologies.
"AMQP 1.0's support of the different fundamental message patterns makes it the ideal choice as a transport protocol between multi-vendor applications both within the Cloud and over the Internet," says Angus Telfer of INETCO, co-chair of the OASIS AMQP Technical Committee. "By avoiding proprietary technologies, AMQP can lower the cost of enterprise application integration by encouraging a full ecosystem of compatible message-oriented products, including both those delivering application value and those used to ensure higher performance, more reliable systems, i.e., application performance monitoring, network monitoring tools, etc." AMQP is used in financial front office trading, ocean observation, transportation, smart grid, computer-generated animation, and online gaming. Many operating systems include AMQP implementations, and many application frameworks are AMQP-aware. There are Cloud-hosted offerings of AMQP, and it is embedded in virtualization infrastructure.
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........... Then I suggest using the forums as some professions still vist these forums.
isnt this a forum?
nvm btw arent u an expert u sure sound like one and the way u install that mod chip made me belive u were a professial but where are the professials on the forum then?
think i should retry the installing?
where is the voltage regulator in centre of board
I am no professional. I've learned what I have from having to redo the install on my v7 so many times when I was learning it. A lot of read here in the mod chip forum and trial and error on my own system.
if you reinstall, take more care to create cleaner solder joints and shorten the wire to make a more cleanly install to diagnose problems easier.
And the voltage regulator belongs in an altenator of a car.
another site told me could be my voltage regulator in centre of board
I stand by my comment of seeking out a professional. And I'll leave it at that.
what the name of a proffesial here?
Use the search function. I'm sorry but I'm done holding your hand through this.
thanks for all the help but im just going to buy a v14 slim ps2 and install the chip in there.
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Date: 18/01/12, updated on 24/06/13 (76 review reads)
Advantages: Numerous uses....
Disadvantages: ...but not to drink!
Reason For Purchase ~ "Remember the tea kettle - it is always up to its neck in hot water, yet it still sings!"
On a fairly tight budget means that I have to combine my grocery choices with value and basic ranges. Some of these selections have proven to be prudent whilst others have...well this one is an example of an unwise purchase!
The Product ~ "Tea to the English is really a picnic indoors"
The carton that contains the teabags is made of a light and thin but hardy enough cardboard. Within this bright orange packet contains the eighty teabags enclosed in polypropylene overwrap, the tea stored within paper circular bags. To ensure the product's freshness, the UK manufacturers of this product recommend that the teabags should be stored in an airtight container once the overwrap has been opened.
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I am a coffee fan but to control the amount I drink I like to alternate this with tea. I have a set way that I like to prepare tea. The reason why I will explain my method is that if one were to claim a beverage was less than appealing, it could rightly be stated that perhaps the procedure of preparing the drink was faulty and not the tea. Therefore, after fourty plus years of making tea and gathering great tips along the way, of which I needed, here is my routine! :~)
I have a cup indicator on the side of my kettle so I use this to decide how much water to boil; this saves three important utilities, water, electricity and time. A good tip I have learned is that by ensuring only fresh water is placed in the kettle to boil will enhance the tea's flavour. Apparently, boiled water that has been previously boiled loses a certain amount of its dissolved oxygen, important for extracting the teas flavours.
I generally pour fresh semi skimmed milk into my cup first. This is another good tip I have picked up. It has been noted that if milk is poured onto the hot water after, this will cause degradation of the milk's proteins affecting the flavour of the tea. I find that leaving the tea to brew for around 2 ½ to 3 minutes is just right as this allows time for the flavours to develop but not long enough for an abhorrent aftertaste, caused by something to do with the molecular changes! Did my careful process make a difference?
As the water was boiling, I opened the polypropylene wrap, and a fairly repugnant smell emanated from the package. Lifting one of the teabags out I noticed an odour much like an old spice left in the cupboard, well past its use by date; yes I own up to having kept herbs and spices too long! :~) Although the teabag looked much like any other economical brand, once it was placed into the cup with the milk and boiled water, I could tell that this was not going to be as refreshing as I would wish. To my surprise, the tea appeared to have a strong colour very soon after immersion but sadly this is the only good thing I can reveal. After stirring and leaving the required time to brew, the overall appearance looked bland and murky. The smell wasn't as potent but still not appealing. The flavour was terrible. I would describe it as old tea leaves left in the pot and re-used one too many times! The taste was very insipid, weak and watery.
This tea is a flavourless mixture of a washy dull composition. I don't take sugar in tea but even a teaspoon of sweetener couldn't lift the taste positively. So, have I wasted my 30p? No! :~)
There are amazing ideas to be found online on uses for tea such as this one. I found an online site, http://green.yahoo.com/blog/guest, that gives some really neat ideas, two of which are, "Add to compost: Pouring strong tea into a compost bin will help speed up the process and encourage more friendly bacteria to grow, improving the compost" and "Help houseplants: Occasionally use brewed tea instead of water to feed ferns and other houseplants that like rich, acidic soil. Spread used tea leaves around rosebushes, and then add mulch and water. The tannic acid and other nutrients will benefit the plants. A few used teabags in the bottom of a planter can help the soil retain water, and adds valuable nutrients".
I personal use the teabags for heart pomanders. I knit woolen hearts, cut a small section into the tea paper bag, empty the tea, fill with aromatic chips, sew up the opening and place in the made up heart. This ensures that the filling of the pomanders remain natural and the paper bag allows the perfumed chippings to be released through the decorative freshener.
Recommend? ~ "Strange how a teapot can represent at the same time the comforts of solitude and the pleasures of company"
"Research...commissioned by Cravendale Milk...found that in Britain we drink a staggering 165 million cups of tea per day, or 60.2 billion a year" so tea is important to us in these 'ere parts. Obtaining a refreshing cuppa may need a few more coppers spent than the value ranges available. But in my opinion, these teabags are not suitable for a tasty brew. But, as a very frugal tool for many uses other than a beverage, they are ideal!
The Sainsbury's Basic Tea Bags x 80 are currently available in store and online for 30p
Thank you for taking the time to read my review, I hope it has been beneficial :~)
Summary: Inexpensive but poor quality tea!


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