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T hermal and Physicochemical Properties of R ice Grain, F lour and
Vasudeva Singh,* Hiroshi Okadome, Hidechika Toyoshima, Seiichiro Isobe, and
Ken'ichi Ohtsubo
National Food Research Institute, Kannondai 2-1-2, Tsukuba, 305-8642 J apan
Three types of rices, namely, Thailand rice (Indica), Nipponbare (J aponica), and Himenomochi
(J aponica waxy), in grain, flour, and starch forms have been studied for their thermal and
physicochemical properties. In grain form, Indica was slender and J aponica rices were bold and
thick. Indica had the highest protein and amylose equivalent. Protein contents in isolated starches
varied from 0.2 to0.9%. Cooked Indica grain was hardest and waxy rice was softest; stickiness was
highest in J aponica rice. Glass transition temperature (Tg) was highest in Indica rice flour (∼222
°C) and almost the same in J aponica rice flours. Melting point was highest for J aponica (∼264 °C)
and almost the same for J aponica waxy and Indica rice flours. Tgvalues of starches were almost
the same in Indica and J aponica waxy (∼237 °C); defatting caused reduction in this property in all
of the starches. Highest melting point was shown by Indica starch (∼276 °C) and was almost the
same for the other twostarches. Protein and fats play a critical role in glass transition and melting
points of rice flours and their respective starches. Viscosities of the cooked pastes of flour and starch
during cooking in an RVA instrument and their gel and other properties have been discussed.
K eywords: Differential scanning calorimetry; Tensipresser; Rapid Viscoanalyzer; glass transition
temperature; amylose equivalent absorbance; percent transmission
Rice is a staple food for Asian countries. There are
various types of rice. Different countries will use dif-
ferent types of rice. For instance, Indians prefer Indica
rice, which has a higher amylose equivalent toa greater
extent with some exceptions. In J apan, generally,
J aponica rice is preferred, which is of low tointermedi-
ate amylose equivalent. Waxy rice is generally accepted
especially in J apan for ready-to-eat products such as rice
crackers and rice cakes, although other types of rice are
also used. Here we notice three different types of rice,
namely, Indica, J aponica, and J aponica waxy. Theseare
used generally as whole grains or in powdered form
after cooking. Quality aspects of rice have been studied
by Bhattacharya et al. (1982), whogrouped various rices
of the world into eight groups depending on their
physicochemical properties, mainly amylose content,
insoluble amylose content, and viscographic pattern.
Ohtsubo et al. (1998) have discussed the merits of
traditional and modern equipments in rice quality
evaluation, and Radhika Reddy et al. (1993) have
studied thetextureof cooked riceand described thefiner
structure of amylopectin in rice starch and related this
to the texture of cooked rice. Zeleznak and Hoseney
(1987) have studied the glass transition in wheat starch
and clarified the degree to which crystallinity plays a
key role in granule and nongranule form. Shogren
(1992) has studied the effect of moisture content on the
melting of corn starch by using differential scanning
calorimetry and the calorimetric peak characteristics of
enthalpy changes duetostructural relaxation. Biliaderis
et al. (1986) reported the thermal characterization of
rice starches by using DSC and thermal mechanical
analysis and discovered that all non-waxy rice starches
exhibit two-stage swelling: the first stage indicates
onset of the gelatinization phenomenon, and the second
coincides with melting of starch crystallites. Kainuma
et al. (1968) studied the changes in starch granule
during gelatinization with photopastegraphy method.
Singh (1996) studied the isolation of starches from
various food grains and measured the changes in these
starches after acid modification at the granular and
molecular level. We find scant literature on simulta-
neous studies on the properties of rices in grain, flour,
and starch form. Hence, this study was undertaken to
characterize their thermal and physicochemical proper-
ties under simultaneous experimental conditions.
Materials. Commercial Thailand rice (an Indica rice) was
procured from the market. J aponica rice, viz. Nipponbare
(nonwaxy), and waxy rice, viz. Himenomochi, in the form of
brown rice was procured from National Agricultural Research
Center, Tsukuba, J apan; their brief storage history was as
follows: harvested in 1997; after shelling, therices werestored
in the form of brown rice under low temperature (5 °C).
Standard amylose used was from potato, Sigma Chemical Co.
(A 0512). Amylopectin (from Mochi rice) was a gift from
Shimada Kagaku Co. Ltd., Nagaoka, J apan. All chemicals used
were of analytical grade. Unless otherwise mentioned, deion-
ized water was used for all studies.
Methods. Sample Preparation. The rice samples were
milled using a Yamamotopolisher, Rice Pal 31(Tendo, J apan),
to an extent of 10% (degree of polish) or 90% milling yield, by
keeping a flow rate of 4 (fourth among five grades of flow rate,
* Corresponding author. Permanent address: Department
of Grain Science and Technology, Central Food Technological
Research Institute, Mysore 570 013, Karnataka, India (tele-
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which is rather faster than average three) and resistance at
3. Indica rice was slightly polished as it was already available
as polished rice. Length, width, and thickness of the grains
were measured by using Mitutoyodigital slide calipers, made
in J apan. Milled rice was powdered by using a Cyclone sample
mill from UDY Corp., Ft. Collins, the powder was passed
through a 100-mesh sieve, and -100 mesh powder was used
for studies.
Protein content was estimated by using a fully automated
Kjeldahl vapor still from Mitamura Riken Kogyo (MRK),
Tokyo, J apan. Equilibrium moisture content in the milled rice
was determined according tothe method of Indudhara Swamy
et al. (1971). A known weight of the sample was soaked in
water for ∼18 h at room temperature, thewater was decanted,
adhering moisture was removed by a filter paper, and the
moisture of this wet rice was estimated by keeping it in an
air oven at 135 °C for l h. Ash content in flour and starch was
estimated at 550 °C according to the procedure of Singh and
Ali (1987a).
Swelling and Solubility. Swelling and solubility of these
samples weredetermined according totheprocedureof Schoch
(1964) as modified by Unnikrishnan and Bhattacharya (1981).
About 500 mg (db) of sample was cooked in ∼20 mL of water
at various temperatures ranging from 50 to 90 °C for 30 min.
They were weighed and made equivalent to 25 g by the
addition of water. They were centrifuged at 3000 rpm for 15
min. Supernatant was decanted carefully, and residue was
weighed for swelling power determination. Ten milliliters of
the supernatant was pipetted out to a wide-mouth Petri dish
and kept on a boiling water bath for evaporation. Afterwards,
the dishes were dried at 105 °C for 3 h, cooled, and weighed.
Solubility and swelling power was estimated with thefollowing
swelling power ) wt of the wet residue/500 -
Sample Preparation for Physicochemical Properties. Defat-
ting of samples was carried out by making use of 85%
methanol with a Soxhlet apparatus for 18-24 h. The defatted
samples were exposed to room temperature for ∼48 h. Milled
ricegrains werecooked in excess water for their optimum time
with an addition of 2-3 min. The optimum time was deter-
mined by cooking the grains in excess water at boiling
temperature and testing them at 2-3 min intervals by taking
a few grains and pressing them between twoglass plates; time
was taken into consideration when the chalkiness or white
portion disappeared in the cooked grains (Ranghino, 1966).
Afterwards, excess water was decanted, and grains were kept
on a filter paper to remove adhering moisture, transferred to
a Petri dish, covered with another Petri dish, and placed in a
Polythene [low-density polyethylene sheet (LDPE) from which
covers were made] cover for ∼2.5 h at room temperature in a
plastic box; their texture was measured according to the
method of Okadome et al. (1996) by using a Tensipresser
supplied by Taketomo Denki Co., Tokyo, J apan. The Tensi-
presser was used tomeasure the physical properties of cooked
grain; the capacity of the load cell of this device was a
maximum of 10 kg force. In this experiment, low-compression
test and high-compression test measured the physical proper-
ties of a single cooked grain. In the low-compression test, the
cooked grain was deformed to 25% for measuring the surface
physical property, and in the high-compression test, it was
deformed to 90% for measuring the overall physical property
of the grain. Averages based on the results of 10 grains are
Isolation of Starch. Starch was isolated as described by
Singh and Ali (1987 b). Briefly, ∼1 kg of the polished rice was
soaked in ∼0.05 N sodium hydroxide for 3-4 h, washed once
with tap water, and next ground in a mixer and passed
through a 100 mesh sieve; the plus portion (retentate) was
again ground and filtered, and the minus portions were pooled
and centrifuged at 3000 rpm for 15 min. The supernatant was
discarded, thetop brownish portion of protein was scraped out,
and the residue was again ground using a mixer; these
operations were continued several times until the plus portion
(retentate) did not give any whitish filtrate on addition of
water. After centrifugation, the residue was taken and the
procedure was repeated with 200 mesh, 390 mesh, and finally
420 mesh sieve. At theend of grinding, that is, when 420 mesh
was used, tap water had been replaced with deionized water.
At the end of these operations starch so obtained was treated
with toluene and a common salt (sodium chloride) solution in
the proportion of 3:05 by volume and kept in a shaker
overnight at 250 rpm. The next day it was removed from the
shaker and again ground in the mixer and passed through a
420 mesh sieve; only filtrate was taken, a negligible portion
of residueon thetop of thesievewas discarded, and thefiltrate
was filtered using a Bu ¨chner funnel; the residue was washed
for a minimum of four to five times with deionized water and
filtered. The residue soobtained was broken, and it was dried
either at room temperature for ∼3 days or dried at 40 °C for
∼18 h with occasional stirring. The dried residue so obtained
was ground using a Retsch ultracentrifugal mill/pulverizite
from MRK, Tokyo, J apan, using a 1 mm screen. The protein
content of thesestarches was estimated according tothemicro-
Kjeldahl method, and the pH of the starch was determined
by taking a 20% slurry as per the procedure of Smith (1967).
Amylose Equivalent Estimation. Amylose was estimated
according tothe procedure ISO 6647 (1987). Briefly, ∼100 mg
(db) of sample was treated with 1 mL of ethyl alcohol in a 50
mL conical flask, slowly stirred, treated with 9 mL of 1 N
sodium hydroxide, and heated in boiling water for 10 min with
occasional stirring. The sample was cooled to room tempera-
ture, transferred to a 100 mL volumetric flask, washed,
transferred, and finally made up to volume with water. Five
milliliters of the dispersion was taken, ∼50 mL of water was
added, 1 mL of 1 N acetic acid was added, and the whole
contents were shaken; 2 mL of 0.2% iodine in 2% potassium
iodide solution was added, made up tovolume with water, and
kept at 27 °C for 20 min. Color was read at 620 nm in a UV-
2010 spectrophotometer (Hitachi, Hitachi, J apan) with a blank
(without sample). A standard graph was prepared by using
different proportions of amylose and waxy rice starch [0%
amylose and 100% waxy starch (amylopectin), similarly dif-
ferent proportions, and finally 100% amylose and 0% waxy
starch (amylopectin)], wetted with 1 mL of alcohol followed
by 9 mL of alkali and following the same procedure as above
for developing the color. A standard graph was drawn with
absorbance on the y-axis and amylose content on the x-axis.
A regression equation was prepared for estimating amylose
content in the unknown sample.
Transmission Experiments. For theseexperiments, 0.1% (db)
sample concentration was considered. About 50 mg (db) of
respective sample was cooked in ∼30 mL of water at different
temperatures ranging from 50 to90 °C in a water bath for 30
min at each temperature. They were cooled to room temper-
ature and transferred toa 50 mL volumetric flask after being
made up to volume with water; the transmission of the
dispersion was measured at 650 nm according totheprocedure
of Wilson et al. (1978) by using a UV-1600 spectrophotometer
(Shimadzu, Kyoto, J apan). After this, theremaining dispersion
was centrifuged at 3000 rpm for 15 min, and the supernatants
were carefully transferred to a beaker. Five milliliters of this
was taken for the measurement of soluble amylose equivalent
at an absorbance of 620 nm after the color had been developed
as before.
Viscoamylography. A Rapid Visco-Analyzer model 3D (RVA)
(Newport Scientific Pty. Ltd., Narrabeen, Australia) was
employed to determine the pasting properties of various rice
flour and rice starch samples. The sample (3.5 g) was made
equivalent to 14% moisture and mixed with water in an RVA
aluminum canister (supplied by Newport Scientific Pty Ltd.)
to make the total weight of the slurry 28 g. A programmed
heating and cooling cycle was followed as outined in the
procedure of Toyoshima et al. (1997); the sample was installed
on the rotor of the RVA and heated from 50 to93 °C (at 50 °C
for 1 min and 4 min to reach 93 °C). It was held at 93 °C for
wt of the dried sample (1)
solubility ) wt of the dry residue × 2.5 ×
100/wt of the sample (db) (2)
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7 min, cooled from 93 to 50 °C in 4 min, and allowed to stand
at 50 °C for 3 min. Parameters recorded were peak viscosity
(P), hot paste viscosity (H), and cold paste viscosity (C). The
gel so obtained was immediately removed, mixed with a
spatula, transferred to an aluminum cup of 40 mm diameter
and 10 mm depth, covered with aluminum foil, and kept for 4
h at room temperature.
For thecomparison of flour and starch, starch concentration
was determined according to the method of Bhattacharya et
al. (1978a). In this experiment 3.5 g of sample is equivalent
to12.5% concentration, weight adjusted to14% moisture basis
as described in the procedure of operation instructions of the
RVA. Three and a half grams was converted into starch
equivalent, where the protein content of the rice flour was
taken intoconsideration. This proportion of isolated starch was
taken as maximum concentration. Viscograms were run at
different concentrations (e.g., 3.1%, 5.6%, 8.1%, 10.6%, and
12.5% for respective flours). Starch concentrations were dif-
ferent and are shown on the respective figures. A graph was
drawn with concentration on the x-axis and viscosity in RVA
units on the y-axis. At a fixed peak viscosity value, various
ratios of breakdown (H/P), setback (C/P), and total setback (C/
H), where P is peak viscosity, H is hot paste viscosity, and C
is cold paste viscosity, and relative breakdown (BDr) were
calculated by taking the ratio of P - H to C - H. The quality
of the present rices was predicted by making use of the
standard graphs as shown in the publication of Bhattacharya
and Sowbhagya (1979b).
Measurement of Gel Texture. The gel so obtained after
viscography analysis in RVA was cooled for 4 h, and then its
texture was measured by a Tensipresser. The gel was com-
pressed to 9.8 or 0.2 mm clearance by means of a plunger of
10 mm diameter intothe cup of dimensions mentioned above,
and measurements were based on the texture profile method
of Bourne (1978). Textural parameters such as hardness,
stickiness, adhesiveness, and cohesiveness were determined.
In thecalculation of theseparameters, someof thevalues were
divided by the area of the plunger in order to express the
values as dynes per square centimeter.
Differential Scanning Calorimetry. Thermal analysis was
performed with a DSC 220C instrument from Seiko Instru-
ments Inc. (J apan). Silver crucible of P/N 560-004 AG15
capsule was used for the experiments. About 5 mg of the
sample was used in each experiment. Heating was carried out
from 30 to 350 °C at the rate of 10 °C/min. The sample was
placed in the silver cup, covered with the silver lid, and sealed
very carefully with the sealer supplied by the manufacturers.
Another empty cup was used after sealing as before, making
this the reference (air). The instrument was calibrated
using melting temperature and enthalpy of indium. Mainly
glass transition, melting point, and dextrinization or degrada-
tion or decomposition point were measured.
All experiments were carried out in replication except DSC,
where the melting point and decomposition point were repro-
ducible even by carrying out experiments two or three times.
Hence, only oneexperiment was carried out in this instrument.
Physicochemical Properties of R ice Grain, F lour,
and Starch. Table 1 depicts some of the physicochem-
ical properties of these rices and their different forms.
The demarcation of protein presence in brown rice,
milled rice, and starch is clearly seen. Highest protein
content is seen in Indica milled rice and lowest in
J aponica rice, although this should not be taken as a
generalized statement (as studies were carried out in
only one variety of each category). Protein content in
starch depends on themethod of isolation. It is generally
required to have <0.5%. In the case of J aponica rice,
great care had been taken during the isolation; still, the
protein content could not be brought down to <0.9%,
theexpected level of protein content in Indica ricestarch
and J aponica waxy rice starch could be achieved.
The 1000 grain weight was highest in Indica rice
followed by J aponica and waxy rice. Indica rice, a long-
grain rice, was significantly longer compared to the
other two, and it was slenderer compared to the other
two, as they were bolder grain varieties. Thickness was
least in Indica and highest in waxy rice with J aponica
rice intermediate. This is clear from the photographs
of these three rice varieties (Figure 1).
Amylose equivalents of respective flours are shown.
The highest value was found for Indica followed by
J aponica, and there was negligible amylose content in
waxy rice. In waxy rice flour as well as starch, the value
of amylose equivalent is shown as zero, which has been
found from the standard graph prepared from amylose
and amylopectin as mentioned under Methods. The
values in parentheses, which are all <2%, were esti-
mated by using the procedure of Sowbhagya and Bhat-
tacharya (1971), in which the standard readings are
taken by combination of amylose and amylopectin.
Hence, twovalues areshown in Table1. After defatting,
T able 1. Some Physicochemical Properties of R ice and Its F lour and Starch
J aponica
5.6 ( 0.04
5.2 ( 0.03
0.9 ( 0.02
19.82 ( 0.50
4.80 ( 0.14
2.80 ( 0.09
1.7 ( 0.01
19.9 ( 0.06
25.6 ( 0.22
25.6 ( 0.16
26.5 ( 0.20
8.5 ( 0.12
0.9 ( 0.007
0.24 ( 0.005
30.0 ( 0.26
0.54 ( 0.07
0.20 ( 0.06
J aponica waxy
6.7( 0.08
6.1 ( 0.09
0.2 ( 0.05
18.8 ( 0.41
4.6 ( 0.19
2.9 ( 0.14
2.1 ( 0.05
0.0 (1.5)
0.0 (1.5)
0.0 (1.2)
0.0 (1.3)
7.9 ( 0.08
1.4 ( 0.003
protein content (%)brown rice
milled rice
1000 grain wt (g)
length (mm)
width (mm)
thickness (mm)
defatted flour
defatted starch
milled rice
6.87 ( 0.17
0.45 ( 0.02
20.9 ( 0.18
7.3 ( 0.04
2.1 ( 0.08
1.7 ( 0.03
27.7 ( 0.24
32.9 ( 0.13
34.6 ( 0.17
36.5 ( 0.20
6.6 ( 0.12
0.74 ( 0.005
0.08 ( 0.001
27.8 ( 0.29
0.41 ( 0.04
0.22 ( 0.06
milled rice
amylose equivalent (% d'b)
pH of slurry (20%)
fat (%)
ash (%)
35.0 ( 0.24
0.48 ( 0.04
0.10 ( 0.02
aEmc-s is the maximum moisture picked up by the respective rice grains when soaked in water at room temperature, on wet basis
(generally the grains are soaked overnight, but maximum moisture will be picked by the grains within 4-5 h).
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the amylose equivalent increased, indicating the role of
lipids in binding the linear polymer of each type of rice.
Before and after defatting of the starches, the values
further increased as seen from Table 1. In waxy rice, a
value of almost zerowas seen, probably because J apon-
ica waxy rice starch does not contain lengthy linear
chains in the amylopectin molecule of starch granule,
which can freely takea helical form toreceivetheiodine
molecule and by resonance blue color can develop; as is
well-known, to develop blue color, a minimum chain
length of 40 glucose residues is required.
Although starch was isolated from all of the rices
under identical conditions, the pH of the slurry varied:
Indica rice starch was acidic, and the other two were
alkaline, implying that the hydrogen ion concentration
varies in different starches. It has been observed by
Oosten (1990) that upon sodium chloride treatment of
starch, the pH becomes acidic. Also, the pK value of
water is 14, but that of a starch suspension in water is
12.6. In the present study, isolation of starches involves
salt treatment at the end, and, because of Donnan
potential between starch and water, the variation in H
ion concentration is seen. Hence, there are variations
in pH in different starches, and even different varieties
of starches alsoplay a role. Indica starch becomes acidic,
whereas J aponica starch suspensions in water become
alkaline under the conditions of starch isolation men-
tioned above. Ash content in rice flours varied from 0.41
to0.53%, whereas in starch it varied from 0.14 to0.22%.
It is obvious, in rice flour, that the mineral content will
be concentrated on the surface of the endosperm and
hence it was high, whereas starch was free from the cell
wall material and the ash content was low. In waxy
starch thevaluewas least (0.14%) compared totheother
two. Fat content was highest in J aponica waxy riceflour
followed by J aponica nonwaxy and Indica, and this high
content of fat in J aponica waxy is well documented. This
depends toa greater extent on the removal of bran from
the outer surface (although all steps had been taken to
polish all types of brown rices under identical conditions,
still some differences existed in these). In starch, the
fat was almost negligible in Indica, but in J aponica it
is ∼0.24%. In the case of waxy starch, it was difficult
to estimate, although attempts were made.
Equilibrium moisture content on soaking in water at
room temperature(Emc-s) was highest in waxy riceand
lowest in Indica rice; J aponica rice was intermediate.
This observation holds agrees with the work of Bhat-
tacharya et al. (1979a), who noticed that Emc-s is
inversely related to the amylose equivalent on a broad
classification of high-, intermediate-, and low-amylose
waxy rice varieties. In our work, the highest value is
shown by waxy, as it consists of mainly branched
amylopectin molecules in its starch granule, which has
absorbed the greatest amount of moisture at room
temperature compared to the other two, which consist
of different proportions of linear and branched polymers.
This explanation holds true when only starch is taken
intoconsideration, but Emc-s has been estimated in rice
grains whereconstituents of riceplay an important role.
T extural Properties of Cooked R ice Grains.
Table 2 shows some of the textural properties of the
cooked grains of these rices. In the surface properties,
Indica, having the highest amylose equivalent content,
had the highest hardness (H1), and the least was shown
by J aponica waxy. This clearly indicates that thehigher
the linear component content, the higher will be the
hardness. With respect to surface stickiness (-H1)
J aponica showed the highest stickiness followed by
waxy and Indica. This may be one of the reasons for
the preference of J aponica variety nonwaxy rice by the
J apanese population, as they consume the cooked rice
with chopsticks. In theoverall physical property, overall
hardness of the grain (H2) followed the same trend as
surface hardness. However, overall stickiness followed
a different pattern, where, as usual, J aponica had the
highest stickiness followed by waxy and then Indica,
which is different in surface stickiness.
Differential Thermogram Analysis. Figure2 shows
some of the thermograms of native and defatted rice
flours and starches. Table 3 shows some of the thermal
analysis properties of thesethreetypes of riceflours and
their starches before and after defatting. Special care
was taken tomeasureglass transition points. According
toMaurice et al. (1985), the glass transition occurs just
before melting, as they had observed in the study of
waxy corn starch by thermomechanical and differential
scanning calorimetry. The work of Zeleznak and Hoseney
(1987) suggests that the glass transition is ill-defined
below 13% moisture. In our work, there were sharp
peaks beforemelting, but in somecases very weak peaks
were seen. Therefore, the scales were enlarged, and the
peaks before the melting points were taken into con-
sideration for comparison purposes. Also, there is no
perfect method; there are several literature reports of
different methods of addition of moisture and measure-
ment of glass transition. Hence, in this method samples
per se were taken for experiment and the observations
have been made. Moisture content varied from 9 to11%
in the isolated starches and from 13 to 14.5% in
respectivericeflours. Preliminary experiments revealed
that great variations in the results were not seen in
these moisture ranges. Melting point and degradation
peaks were very clear and sharp. The very first melting
point of rice flour in all three types remained almost
the same; the highest was shown by J aponica rice flour
followed by waxy rice flour and Indica rice flour,
indicating that the presence of protein and fat does not
have significant effect on this property. After defatting,
the melting points increased marginally in each flour.
Thus, the highest increase was observed in Indica
followed by J aponica and the least in the case of waxy
F igure 1. Photographs of three types of rices: (left to right)
Thailand rice (Indica rice, commercial); J aponica rice (Nip-
ponbare); J aponica waxy rice (Himenomochi).
T able 2. T extural Properties of Cooked Grains of T hree
T ypes of R icesa
surface propertyoverall property
name of riceH1(dyn)
1.68 × 105
1.10 × 105
5.50 × 104
6.77 × 103
9.59 × 103
6.39 × 103
2.13 × 106
1.55 × 106
1.36 × 106
3.73 × 105
4.75 × 105
3.91 × 105
J aponica
J aponica waxy
aH1, surface hardness; -H1, surface stickiness; H2, overall
hardness; -H2, overall stickiness.
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rice flour, indicating that the presence of the lipids may
interferewith thestarch and protein matrix of each type
of flour. The degradation or dextrinization point of flour
after melting occurs generally at 18 °C higher than the
melting point in the case of Indica rice flour, around 10
°C higher in J aponica, and around 8 °C higher in waxy
rice flour. Hence, both protein and fat have a tremen-
dous effect on the degradation point of these types of
rice flours. After defatting, an 8-9.5 °C rise was shown
in Indica and J aponica, but therewas less of an increase
in waxy rice flour, indicating the least effect of fat in
the case of waxy rice flour and substantial effect on
J aponica and Indica rice flours.
Glass transition (Tg) was highest in Indica rice flour
and almost the same in J aponica nonwaxy and waxy
rice flours (Table 3). After defatting, the Tg value
decreased for J aponica but increased in Indica by ∼5
°C, and that for waxy rice flour by 15 °C, although the
peak was not sharp in the case of this waxy rice flour,
indicating thepresenceof amylopectin and protein; that
is, defatted waxy rice flour behaves differently. The
change in Tg can be taken as a type of cross-linking
between starch and protein or fat or both, although they
exist as globules or protein matrix along with starch
granule in the cell compartments of the endosperm of
rice grain, and it is well documented that cross-linking
increases Tg(Armeniades and Baer, 1977).
Starches have higher melting points compared to
their respective flours, probably because they are free
from protein to a greater extent, although not com-
pletely. The highest melting point was shown by Indica
starch followed by J aponica and waxy starch (Table 3).
Degradation or dextrinization takes place at just
2-5 °C above their respective melting points. After
defatting, in starch, the melting point of Indica and
J aponica increased to the same extent (∼8 °C), but the
increase in waxy was only 6.5 °C, indicating that the
absence of protein and fat enhances the melting point
of starches (defatted) to a greater extent, whereas the
presence of these did not have much effect, as seen by
the melting point of respective flours. However, after
defatting, degradation occurs at a higher temperature
compared to the non-defatted ones. The degradation
point increased by 1.4 to5 °C after defatting in all three
types of starches compared to the melting points of
defatted ones. These interesting observations indicate
theinfluenceof protein and fat (or lipids) on thephysical
properties of these rice flours and their starches.
The Tg values among the starches were almost the
same in Indica and waxy but were lower in J aponica
starch (Table 3). These values decrease after defatting;
the extent of decrease varied, by 23.5 °C in Indica, by 6
°C in J aponica, and by 23.4 °C in waxy starch. These
observations lead to some speculations. If these fat or
lipid globules are attached to the starch granules or
encapsulated to granules, in flexible types of side
groups, their Tg could decrease after defatting as
reported by Armniades and Baer (1977).
Moreover, starch consists of two major chemically
distinguishable polysaccharides, amylose and amylopec-
tin. Amylopectin is a highly branched molecule. The
crystalline nature of starch seems tobe associated with
the amylopectin molecule (Singh et al., 1993). If this is
the case, the melting point of waxy starch which is fully
amylopectin is supposed to be correct, because crystal-
linemolecules will havea sharp melting point. A similar
explanation can be given for the amorphous nature of
linear polymer present in Indica and J aponica starches.
In previous work, Zeleznak and Hoseney (1987) ob-
served that the glass transition is mainly due to the
amorphous polymer (linear, i.e., amylose), where the
molecules slide over each other, when thermal energy
F igure 2. DSC thermograms of some of native and defatted
rice flours and starches.
T able 3. Some of the Parameters Derived from the
T hermograms of the DSC Instrument for Various R ice
F lours and T heir Starches before and after Defattinga
type of rice
top peak
(mJ /mg)
bottom peak
(mJ /mg)
defatted flour
defatted starch
J aponica
defatted flour
defatted starch
J aponica waxy
defatted flour
defatted starch
amp, melting point; dp, degradation or decomposition point; Tg,
glass transition temperature; ∆H, exothermic DSC peak (top peak,
melting); ∆H, endothermic DSC peak (bottom peak, endothermic).


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Review: What a lovely restaurant. Be sure to sit on the back patio--it's incredibly lovely with fresh herbs growing amongst the tables and lovely buildings. I, sadly, wasn't super hungry so I had the miso soup. It had fresh spring onions, tofu & cauliflower. It was just ok. My partner had the daily plate special. OH MAN! As we dined plate after plate of these specials came out. It's basically a sampling of veggies and dishes they have made. It made us both excited about beets! Dish: cauliflower with pesto, saffron rice, roasted beets, cabbage salad with sunflower sprouts, beets and a mustard dressing, roasted parsnips and collards, fried risotto cake(!) and a few other yummy dishes. These are just a guess at what they were, but I can tell you for certain: they were all quite amazing!
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Clinton scolds Pakistan over inaction on al-Qaida
"I find it hard to believe that nobody in your government knows where they are and couldn't get them if they really wanted to," Clinton said in an interview with Pakistani journalists in Lahore. "Maybe that's the case. Maybe they're not gettable. I don't know."
Third party dream ticket HR Clinton/Sarah Palin.
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is considering a scaled-down version of the war plan advanced by his top Afghanistan commander, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, U.S. officials say…
"Senior White House officials Wednesday stressed, however, that the president has not settled on any new troop numbers and continues to debate other strategic approaches to the 8-year-old Afghanistan war. The officials say Obama has not yet settled on the narrowed option or any other as his final choice for how to overhaul the war effort."
"…when Obama shook up the war's management and began a lengthy reconsideration of U.S. objectives earlier this year."
"Obama meets Friday with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the military leaders who would have the responsibility for carrying out his strategy decisions. White House officials said the president will continue to consider his options with advisers over the next couple of weeks, adding that other broad war-council meetings may still be called during that period."
"The White House preference is to announce the troop decision after Afghanistan's run-off presidential election on Nov. 7, but before Obama leaves for an unrelated foreign trip on Nov. 11. That timing is not assured, however, and no announcement plan has been settled upon by Obama and his aides, officials said."
"Gates has not given a public opinion on McChrystal's request but has pushed for the commander's overarching strategy during recent weeks of review by the White House, officials said. "I think that the analytical phase is … coming to an end," Gates said last week in Europe. "Probably over the next two or three weeks we're going to be considering specific options and teeing them up for a decision by the president."
(all bolding mine)
Allow me to put down the chainsaw for a minute and make a prediction here.
No "decision" regarding Afghanistan will be made or announced by President Obama between November 7th and November 11th. A new "metric", "meme", or "factor" will be found to delay any decision making process. Dithering will remain the strategy for Afghanistan.
So I will remind the reader once again…
Then President George W Bush made a decision after September 11th 2001, by October 7th 2001 it had been implemented in force, on November 10th, 2001 US Special Forces rolled into Kabul.
There is no place for "dithering" in war. There never has been, there never will be.
Kill me.
You know I'll be back.
Activision's Bobby Kotick hates developers, innovation, cheap games, you."
19 September 2009
"Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick has been on fire this week. At the Deutsche Bank Securities Technology Conference in San Francisco he made a number of comments that seem to have been calculated to explode the heads of gamers, developers, and anyone who cares a jot about the industry. In a wide-ranging speech, Kotick – who earned $14m last year – dropped a number of bombs about Activision's future plans, none of which were designed to make anyone happy apart from Activision shareholders.
Essentially, Kotick is in thrall to the almighty dollar to the expense of all else. Thus: "In the last cycle of videogames you spent $50 on a game, played it and took it back to the shop for credit. Today, we'll (charge) $100 for a guitar. You might add a microphone or drums; you might buy two or three expansions packs, different types of music. Over the life of your ownership you'll probably buy around 25 additional song packs in digital downloads. So, what used to be a $50 sale is a $500 sale today."
This echoes a statement Kotick made last year when he explained the company's lack of support for some new games, specifically ones that don't lend themselves to sequels. Activision, Kotick said, has no interest in games that "don't have the potential to be exploited every year on every platform with clear sequel potential and have the potential to become $100 million franchises."
Talking of $100m franchises, Kotick likes the way that World of Warcraft is heading. "The best of all margins – the 25 per cent operating margin business – has the potential as we can see with World of Warcraft to be a 50 per cent operating margin business. What used to be a low 20s return on invested capital business is now growing to a plus 40 per cent return on invested capital business."
And he's not just setting his sights on Guitar Hero and WoW fans. Talking about upcoming and expensive Activision titles such as Modern Warfare 2, Kotick said: "if it was left to me, I would raise the prices even further."
Having fired these encouraging salvos at the gaming community, Kotick then switched his targets to console manufacturers, who he seems intent on putting out of business by "untethering" Activision games from other-party hardware. "I think what the untethered Guitar Hero does is equal the playing field a little more and give you some leverage with first parties when it comes to downloadable content and the business model."
Maybe the choice quotes of the event, though, came when Kotick talked about Activision's developers; you know, the guys who actually make the stuff he gets so rich from. You'd think he'd have a bit of respect for them, right? Oh no, Kotick's goal over the past 10 years has been – you couldn't make this up – "to take all the fun out of making video games." How? By instilling a culture of "scepticism, pessimism, and fear" amongst the company's staff based around the economic depression and an incentive program that rewards "profit and nothing else".
We're having a hard time coming to terms with all this. While we tend to expect mega rich corporate bosses to be at least a bit evil, this flagrant display of gamer hate has left us dumbfounded. Activision is a mammoth company, with some of the biggest-selling franchises in the world under its umbrella, but at the end of the day its profits come from the pockets of gamers who don't want to miss out on some great titles. If any other CEO exhibited as much contempt for his or her customers as Kotick has, their company would surely expect to face negative feedback or even a consumer boycott. But you just know that nothing like that will happen here. Apart from running the negligible risk of a few blogs printing pictures of him with devil horns or a Hitler moustache, Kotick knows that he's invulnerable. The gaming "community" just doesn't have the will or the organisation to, say, boycott Modern Warfare 2, and that – even more than Kotick's comments – makes us truly sad."
In full because it needs to be repeated. Adding my own bit…
Bobby Kotick, your $14 million dollar salary will not see a single penny of my money. Until you are fired Activision will not see another penny of my money. Among other things I despise that kind of thug management technique.
Run hard, the train's coming.
"…the present question is the relief of Candahar and the defeat of Ayub. I have a fine force ready for the work, and Bobs would go in command of it. I know it would beat Ayub into a cocked hat; but there are objections to sending a force away by itself through a country which is sure to be hostile, and we should rouse animosities, which would bring about further complications, and, perhaps, prevent our withdrawl from Cabul. Still, if the work cannot be done from the Quetta side, our troops must be employed, whatever the risks and inconveniences may be."
– General Donald Stewart, Gough's camp, Kabul
"It has been decided by the Government of India that a force shall proceed with all possible despatch from Cabul towards Khelat-i-Ghilzai and Candahar for the relief of the British garrison in those places, now threatened by a large Afghan army under the leadership of Sirdar Mahomed Ayub Khan."
– General (Bobs) Roberts, order of 8 August 1880, Sherpur, Kabul
They left Kabul by foot on August 7th, 1880 with 10,000 British and Indian soldiers. They fought and won at Kandahar on September 1st, 1880.
The roads are better now, but the political leadership is not. Still, if the work cannot be done from the Kandahar side, our troops must be employed, whatever the risks and inconveniences (on the Quetta side) may be…


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The Paunching of the Christ.
Can't walk on water with them big damn holes in your feet, huh?
It wasn't a dingo that ate your baby.
I don't know who he is but he looks hostile. It must be hard coming to grips with the fact that your moobs aren't always gonna be the best on the beach.
What's wrong with you idiots.
Fat Jesus like to surf.
Yes, Jim: you are being watched…
I've never seen his dad but apparently he's already turned into him.
Can't blame that on Judas.
Can´t pray for abs?
Self conscious? What's funny is that the guy in the water has a decent paunch as well, if not worse.
Jesus Christ you need to do some sit ups.
OK, when God puts a bun in his own sons oven, is it considered incest?
Bieber in 5 years
Still a great actor.
Clearly his "Person of Interest" is Mr. Softee.
"Where's your god now, Caviezel?"
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Day Trips in France from Paris
Discover France through multi-day sightseeing tours or coach day trips to France from Paris to see the most prestigious sites and castle of France.Situated in western Europe, metropolitan France has a warm climate and an incomparable cultural heritage : Thirty-five of historical sites of France have now been classed as World Heritage Sites by Unesco.Visiting France is the opportunity to discovery all of these unique treasures, such as the Mont Saint-Michel of Normandy, the magnificent Loire Valley castles, towns that have borne witness to huge battles (Reims, Péronne, Villers Bretonneux, Caen...), wine routes and the vineyards of Bourgogne, or even the great cities of the south, Marseille and Nice. France will liven your senses with its gastronomic heritage (classed as non material cultural heritage of humanity), as well as its fashionable perfume creators, whose style makes heads turn all over the world. Let yourself be surprised by the diversity of the French tourist travel destinations. With ParisCityVision, tours in France from Paris has never been so easy, you just have to choose!
Guided Tour of the Loire Valley Châteaux from Paris
Visit the best of the Loire Valley Castles with our guides, which gives you a taste of the royal splendors of the French Renaissance : guided visit of Chambord, Chenonceau and Cheverny.
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Guided visit of the Abbey of Mont Saint Michel, free time to visit the bay and discover this famous site in Normandy and its specialties.
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Visit the Normandy region with your guide. Visit Caen memorial, the Landing beaches of Pointe du Hoc, the American cemetery next to Omaha Beach, and the Gold Beach of Arromanches.
Guided Tour of the Reims Champagne Region from Paris
Full day tour Discount. 10€ off for excursions made up to October 31, 2015 (available only for non-professional clients). One day to discover Champagne and its region. Visit of Reims Cathedral, Mumm cellars, Mercier cellar, and champagne tasting. Free time for lunch.
Small Group Tour of the Loire Valley Châteaux from Paris
Small group or privatized tour. Discover the Loire Valley, cradle of the French Renaissance, by visiting its 3 famous castles : Amboise, Chambord and Chenonceau. Departure and return to your address in Paris.
Unguided Excursion to Mont Saint Michel from Paris
Visit the Mont Saint Michel on your own, discover the famous Abbey, visit the village and admire the Bay of the Mont. Transportation by bus from / to Paris center.
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Travel through Normandy and discover the history and culture of the region. Enjoy lunch and then a guided tour of the Abbey at Mont St Michel and visit Mont Saint Michel on your own. Pick-up and drop-off at your hotel in Paris.
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Small group or privatized tour. Travel through Normandy. Visit of the Pointe du Hoc, Omaha Beach, Saint Laurent cemetery, Juno Beach, the ruins of the Arromanches' artificial harbor and then lunch at the "Ferme de la Rançonnière".
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David Wayne Arivett, Verona, MO US
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|Truss chord and truss system with ribs and radiuses - A truss chord includes a facing surface with ridges, sides with ridges, and an attachment surface on the side to attach to frame members. The truss chord transfers the weight to the frame member, and the truss chord helps prevent lateral movement relative to the frame member. The truss chord is made of extruded aluminum, and includes a flared section at the interface between the facing surface and the side that forms an arc, and a portion at the end of the side in the shape of an arc. A truss chord system includes top and bottom truss chords connected by square tubing frame members.
David Wayne Brown, Cumberland, RI US
|Patent application number
|ANTI-THEFT TAG FOR AN ELONGATE MEMBER - An anti-theft tag includes a housing constructed and arranged to support an electronic article surveillance (EAS) sensor and at least one adhesive tape member carried by and extending from the housing. The at least one adhesive tape member is constructed and arranged to be positioned between a first state to allow positioning of at least a portion of an article in proximity to the housing and a second state wherein the at least one adhesive tape member is disposed about the housing and about the at least a portion of the article to secure the housing to the at least a portion of the article.
David Wayne Bulger, Baldwinsville, NY US
|Patent application number
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TAILORING CONTENT WITHOUT PUBLISHER ACCESS TO CONSUMER DATA - In some embodiments, dynamically generated, individually tailored content from a content producer may be provided through a content distributor to a consumer without revealing the consumer's identity or exposing any of the consumer's data profile directly to the distributor or producer.
|SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TAILORING CONTENT WITHOUT PUBLISHER ACCESS TO CONSUMER DATA - In some embodiments, dynamically generated, individually tailored content from a content producer may be provided through a content distributor to a consumer without revealing the consumer's identity or exposing any of the consumer's data profile directly to the distributor or producer.
David Wayne Demosa, Minneapolis, MN US
|Patent application number
|SYSTEMS, METHODS, SOFTWARE AND INTERFACES FOR PERFORMING ENHANCED DOCUMENT PROCESSING AND DOCUMENT OUTLINING - An exemplary method includes accessing a source document where the source document is associated with a citation and copying a selected portion of the source document. Then, in response to copying the selected portion, the method includes generating a referenced element where the referenced element consists of the selected portion and a hyperlink associated with the citation. Finally, the method includes accessing a destination document and inserting the referenced element into the destination document. An additional exemplary method further includes storing a copy of the referenced element in a memory of an access device. Another exemplary method includes annotating the destination document and generating an annotated destination document. Another exemplary method includes printing, within a single print session, the annotated destination document and the source document. Yet another exemplary method includes printing, within a single print session, a non-annotated destination document, the annotated destination document and the source document.
David Wayne Donnick, Midlothian, VA US
|Patent application number
|VARIABLE-ORIFICE PRILL PLATE - Prill heads having prilling assemblies that include adjustable openings. Prilling methods using the prilling assemblies can allow for the size of the openings to be varied during processing to alter the size of the prills as desired, or for clogged openings to be cleared, while maintaining operation of the prilling process. The prilling assemblies and prilling methods can be used to produce fertilizer products, including fertilizers comprising ammonium sulfate nitrate.
David Wayne Duckert, Menomonee Falls, WI US
|Patent application number
|TELEMEDICINE SYSTEM AND METHOD - The telemedicine system and method includes an ubiquitous telephone and interactive voice response (IVR) system configured to interface with a hub, and in some embodiments, with medical sensor devices directly. The system and method allows an interested party to interface with the hub using a telephone. The system and method eliminates a user interface from the hub, and optionally includes a separate server.
|Glucose Control Test Strip - A control test strip for glucose that includes a cover that forms a fluid path when affixed to the test strip substrate. The fluid path includes a glucose deposit area formed by drying a glucose solution on to the cover or onto the test strip substrate. The control test strip further includes a pair of electrodes having a first end positioned within an enzyme coating area and a second end positioned to deliver an electrical signal to the glucose meter. The enzyme coating area also lies within the fluid path. When a user places a drop of water at the opening of the fluid path, capillary action pulls the water into the fluid path, mixing the water with the dried glucose so that a solution having a known glucose concentration is formed. This glucose solution then mixes with the enzyme and a reading is made by the glucose meter.
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David Wayne Evans, Bentonville, AR US
|Patent application number
|Systems and Methods of Driving Multiple Outputs - Systems and methods of driving multiple outputs are provided in which a single inductor may be used to drive multiple output such as independent strings of LEDs or white LEDs (WLEDs). In an example embodiment, a boost DC to DC converter may be used with a single inductor to drive multiple outputs. In an example embodiment, the error voltage of each of the multiple outputs is sampled during each cycle of the DC to DC converter and the largest error voltage is determined for that cycle. Power from the DC to DC converter is then supplied to that output during that cycle.
David Wayne Gautreaux, Carencro, LA US
|Patent application number
|Apparatus and Method for Maintaining Potable Water - An apparatus for maintaining potable water stored in a tank. The apparatus is automated and self-contained. When fluidly connected to a water storage tank, the apparatus causes continuous circulation of the potable water to prevent contamination resulting from stagnation and stratification. The apparatus also monitors the amount of free chlorine in the potable water, the pH level, and the amount of total dissolved solids ("TDS"). If the potable water contains less than a predetermined amount of free chlorine or if the pH level is less than a predetermined level, the apparatus automatically adds a selective amount of chlorine and/or minerals to the potable water. The apparatus will also filter the potable water to remove suspended solids.
David Wayne Gotter, Brighton, IL US
|Patent application number
|VEHICLE DRIVER WHEELCHAIR LIFT - Disclosed is a vehicle driver wheelchair lift, the lift having a bearing mount fixed to the vehicle that rotationally captures a pivot rod to which a pair of forks are attached by a parallelogram linkage. The rod rotates in the bearing to move the forks horizontally in and out of the vehicle, while the parallelogram linkage expands and contracts to raise and lower the forks. The purpose of the parallel linkage is to allow the forks to move vertically while maintaining a horizontal position. The forks are adapted to engage a pair of horizontal fork receivers fixed to a wheelchair. A vertical linear actuator expands and contracts the linkage to raise and lower the forks vertically. A motor turns the pivot rod to rotate the forks horizontally. In one exemplary embodiment, a lock on the forks secures the receivers and chair on the forks and a sensor signals when the receivers are in locked position suitable for raising and lowering. In one exemplary embodiment, the parallel linkage has outwardly offset lower joints to establish a preset raised position at maximum extension.
|ADJUSTABLE PANEL MOUNT AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A panel mount includes a support structure, a strongback coupled to the support structure, and an adjustment assembly coupled between the strongback and the support structure. The adjustment assembly includes a lift mechanism configured to adjust an angle between the strongback and the support structure.
Patent applications by David Wayne Gotter, Brighton, IL US
David Wayne Hanson, San Diego, CA US
|Patent application number
|METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING TOPIC-RELEVANCE HIGHLIGHTING OF ELECTRONIC TEXT - Topic-relevance highlighting of electronic text is described that includes categorizing words in the electronic text into several classes, determining the relevance weight for each word based on their relevance to one or more classes, and then color-coding words according to their classes. Each class represents a specific topic of interest and is assigned a distinctive color. Words or phrases in the electronic text belonging to the same class would be highlighted with the same distinctive color. Accordingly, users can instantly identify whether the document is relevant, to which topic of interest the document is relevant, and the relevant portions of the document page which match users' interests.
David Wayne Henry, Platte City, MO US
|Patent application number
|ELECTRICAL PROBE WITH ROTATABLE PLUNGER - This disclosure provides for an electrical probe, which can include a shell extending along a longitudinal axis and defining an internal cavity with an opening at a first end, where the shell can include a neck portion defined by a hollow polygonal shaft twisted about the longitudinal axis to form an internal cam surface. The electrical probe can also include a plunger slidably received in the internal cavity. The plunger can include a tip configured to extend at least partially through the opening at the first end and a cam element integrally formed with the tip and having a cross-sectional shape substantially corresponding to a cross-sectional shape of the hollow polygonal shaft, such that, when the plunger is reciprocated along the longitudinal axis of the shell, the cam element can engage with the internal cam surface of the neck portion to cause rotation of the tip.
David Wayne Johnson, Prior Lake, MN US
|Patent application number
|APPARATUS FOR CARRYING AND SUPPORTING GOLF CLUBS AND ACCESSORIES - An apparatus for carrying golf clubs and a beverage while practicing allows ease of movement with only a few clubs and a beverage for quicker and more productive practice. The apparatus has self-supporting aspects to allow the apparatus to be used in all areas of a practice range.
David Wayne Jordan, Cumberland, RI US
|Patent application number
|Brazing Material Containing a Flux - A flux coating composition may include a composition paste including an elastomer solution mixed with a flux powder or a flux paste. When the composition is heated during a brazing operation, the composition yields no metal oxides and ≦50 ppm of carbon, ash, fumes, smoke, or other by-product contaminants. The flux may include a binder with an acrylic resin and a plurality of synthetic rubber compounds.
David Wayne Moore, Morgan Hill, CA US
|Patent application number
|Non-Disruptive Backup Copy in a Database Online Reorganization Environment - Various embodiments of a computer system and computer program product backup a dataset. An input image copy of the dataset is read, wherein the input image copy is prior to a start of dataset reorganization. A cursor value associated with reorganization of said dataset is determined. A backup copy is produced based on the input image copy, the changes from the log and the cursor value.
Patent applications by David Wayne Moore, Morgan Hill, CA US
David Wayne Polly, Jr., Edina, MN US
|Patent application number
|INTRAOPERATIVE SPINAL STABILIZATION - A number of spinal stabilization devices are disclosed for aligning and fixing vertebrae during surgery, e.g. to facilitate accurate placement of pedicle screws. One stabilization device includes a pair of spiked rails biased to clamp shut and thereby passively engage a number of vertebrae. Another stabilization device includes a tie-rod that connects two or more fiducial markers, each of which is connected to a vertebra, to stabilize the vertebrae including and between each vertebra to which the markers are attached.
|STRIPPED PEDICLE SCREW DRIVER BIT - A pedicle screw driver bit includes an elongated shank and a head. The shank includes a plurality of threads. The head is connected to one end of and configured to rotate relative to the shank. The head is configured to be received by a tulip connected to a pedicle screw. The threads of the shank are configured to engage a plurality of threads of the tulip such that when the shank is rotated the tulip is drawn into engagement with the head such that the shank, the head, the tulip, and the pedicle screw are substantially prevented from rotating relative to one another.
David Wayne Raffler, Clinton Township, MI US
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|MOUNTING SYSTEMS FOR SOLAR PANELS - Mounting systems for mounting solar panels to a surface are disclosed and can include panel clamp assemblies and rail clamp assemblies. Panel clamp assemblies can comprise a panel clamp having a base and arms extending from edges of the base, the base having an aperture, a rail clamp having a central portion with an aperture and two flexible tabs extending from the central portion on opposing sides of the aperture and a fastener threaded through the apertures such that that flexible tabs contact a head of the fastener and the arms extend in an opposite direction from the flexible tabs. Rail clamp assemblies can comprise a base member having a bottom and two side walls, the bottom having at least one aperture and each side wall having an elongated aperture, two clamping members and a fastener, wherein the side walls of the base member are positioned such that the opening is of sufficient size to receive the rail.
David Wayne Reid, Hoboken, NJ US
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|SHATTER-RESISTANT DRUMSTICKS FROM SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS - Disclosed herein are drumsticks comprising agricultural fibers from monocots, particularly grasses. The disclosed drumsticks provided excellent playability, improved grip, are less susceptible to chipping, splintering, or shatter than wood drumsticks, are harder, lighter, and more durable than comparable wooden sticks. The disclosed drumsticks offer a crisper more even sound at all volumes even during dynamic performance, and are superior in damping vibrations. Also disclosed are methods for making the drumsticks and kits comprising drums and drumsticks.
David Wayne Skrzypchak, Adrian, MI US
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|INTEGRAL EVAPORATOR AND DEFROST HEATER SYSTEM - A heat exchanger system having a fluid passage operable to fluidly communicate a first fluid and a heat transfer surface extending from the fluid passage for transferring heat between the first fluid and a second fluid. The system can further include a heating element operably coupled to and selectively applying thermal energy to at least one of the fluid passage and the heat transfer surface.
David Wayne Smith, Fallbrook, CA US
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|HANDS-FREE MEDIA DEVICE CONTROL APPARATUS - A method of manipulating content on a media device with a hands-free device including selecting content to play on the media device and then operatively connecting the hands-free device to the media device. The hands-free device has a case with upper, lower, and one or more intermediate portions, one or more hands-free switches disposed on or in the case, each switch being operable to transmit one or more commands to manipulate the content of or accessible by the media device. The device also has a controller for managing information transmitted between the switches and the media device and a data link formed between the controller and the media device. Once operatively connected, the selected content accessible by the mediate device is manipulated by controlling the one or more hands-free switches of the hands-free device.
David Wayne Stonely, Fukuoka JP
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|Decoding of LVDS Protocols - An embodiment of the invention is directed to a system for processing a plurality of encoded signals carrying data. The system includes an electronic circuit configured to receive the encoded signals from one or more external devices, wherein the data are encoded in the encoded signals according to one or more of a plurality of protocols. The system further includes a processor configured to receive the encoded signals from the electronic circuit, and to extract the data from the encoded signals by decoding the encoded signals. The processor is configured to perform decoding according to the plurality of protocols.
David Wayne Swingle, Versailles, IN US
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|REDUCED MATERIAL, CONTENT FASTENERS AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Reduced material content fasteners are provided that have a reduced material content portion between working ends allowing the fastener to have less weight with equal or better break and torque strengths. Systems and methods are provided for manufacturing reduced material content fasteners that provide for cold working the initial material to reduce the material while work hardening the remaining material. The cold working is provided by rolls and/or dies.
David Wayne Turner Jr, San Diego, CA US
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|SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBTAINING AND USING TARGETED INSIGHTS WITHIN A DIGITAL CONTENT AND INFORMATION SHARING SYSTEM - A system for obtaining insight information for a plurality of client applications and a plurality of mobile users, comprises a content management system module configured to distribute a plurality of types of content to the plurality of mobile users, wherein at least one of the content and types of content differs for each of the plurality of client applications; an insights module configured to allow a client associated with a specific client application to define one or more locations and select a target vertical, select an insights algorithm based in the target vertical, identify the status of the plurality of users relative to the defined locations, and cause the content management system module to distribute certain types of content to the plurality of users based on the status; and a data warehouse configured to store the status information for each of the plurality of client applications and associated users.


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The rise and fall of one couple's marriage goes under the microscope in this drama from French filmmaker Fran�ois Ozon. Gilles (Stephane Freis) and Marion (Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi) have filed for divorce following several years of marriage, and after the judge declares their union is over, the film follows the couple through five lengthy flashbacks, presented in reverse chronological order, in which glimpses of their lives together are shown, ending with the couple meeting for the first time. As the film follows the peaks and valleys of Gilles and Marion's relationship, viewers witness a few of the many small events that make up a marriage. … More
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Italian scientists say patients on the popular mesothelioma drug pemetrexed may need to take certain precautions to avoid damaging their kidneys. An article on the new research has just been published on the Surviving Mesothelioma website. Click here to read it now.
Kidney specialists at St. Andrea Hospital in La Spezia analyzed the treatment records of 38 patients with non-small cell lung cancer who developed acute kidney injuries after treatment with pemetrexed. The problems occurred in 21% of patients, even though their baseline kidney function tests (eGFR) met the recommended levels for pemetrexed treatment.
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New York Giants defensive end Justin Tuck will make an appearance on an episode of "Necessary Roughness," according to ESPNNewYork.com.
Look for the Giants' soft-spoken defensive captain when he guest stars on Wednesday night's episode of "Necessary Roughness," USA Network's pro football-centric, one-hour drama series.
Tuck was asked what took him so long to do something like this.
"I'm not that big of a star," Tuck said with a chuckle Tuesday. "Sometimes it takes a little longer than you might think. But I got the opportunity to do something different, and I jumped on it. It was a fun experience, and I got an opportunity to work with great people.
"I mean, I think everybody in America knows Uncle Jessie."
Tuck was referring to John Stamos, who became a star on the hit shot "Full House" back in the 1980's and 1990's.
Now in its third season, "Necessary Roughness" is pulling away from the fictional New York Hawks football team to focus on V3, the sports and entertainment agency run by Stamos' Connor McClane.
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This daily resetting signal flows from the morning to the evening cells and maintains a 12-hour difference between the timing of morning and evening activity, without the need for any environmental cues. The Brandeis researchers came to this conclusion by speeding up only the morning cell clock or only the evening cell clock. The results showed clearly that these two clocks always remained coupled in a network that was governed by the morning cell signal.
"We think it very likely that something similar is occurring in the brain of mammals, including humans, because their clock neurons also maintain remarkable coherence," said Professor Michael Rosbash, director of the National Center for Behavioral Genomics at Brandeis, and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator. "However, circadian brain anatomy in mammals is much more complicated and the tools much too primitive to allow a similar network approach at this time. Flies are state-of-the art. Fortunately, their circadian clocks and even neural mechanisms are quite conserved with mammals."
"We were curious about how these brain cells stay synchronized, so we controlled the way time was ticking in individual clocks: we made the morning cells run faster and the evening cells relatively slower, and the other way around," explained researcher Dan Stoleru. "In this fashion, we introduced phase differences between them. It turned out that no matter the manipulation, the morning cells set the pace of the entire system, so that the rhythm always stayed on track."
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So Mary Winkler, the woman who shot her husband, Matthew in the back a href="http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=7097266nav=menu374_1″has been granted supervised visits/a with her children by a judge:br /br /blockquotebr /HUNTINGDON, Tenn. – Carroll County Chancellor Ron Harmon ruled Wednesday night that a woman who fatally shot her minister husband could have supervised visitation of their three daughters.br /br /Although Mary Winkler was denied custody, she will be allowed to visit the girls ages 10, 8 and 2 under supervised conditions. She can also talk to them on the phone every other day.br /br /Winkler is on probation after serving about seven months in jail for shooting Matthew Winkler. /blockquotebr /a href="http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=7097266nav=menu374_1″/abr /br /Not only will this murderess get supervised visits with the kids, but now her enabling community a href="http://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=7097266nav=menu374_1″has provided her with some goodies,/a just to show their support!br /br /blockquoteMary Winkler's supporters such as Kathy Thompson are helping her make a new home for herself.br /br /"She's asked for forgiveness," Thompson said. "It's our duty. The Bible tells us, if we don't forgive others God won't forgive us. So we're just trying to pick up pieces and go on."br /br /Winkler said the community has reached out to her, giving her everything from a five -bedroom home to live in for $150 to a car she's traded in for a sports utility vehicle./blockquotebr /br /What, the car wasn't good enough for her and she had to trade it in for a sports utility vehicle? Well, why not? Nothing's too good for Mary! It's hard to know who is sicker, Mary or her community.


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BioMed Realty delivers optimal real estate solutions for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, scientific research institutions, government agencies and other entities involved in the life science industry. BioMed Realty owns or has interests in properties comprising approximately 13.1 million rentable square feet. The company's properties are located predominantly in the major U.S. life science markets of Boston, San Francisco, Maryland, San Diego, New York/New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Seattle, which have well-established reputations as centers for scientific research.
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Consolidated Facility Services is a janitorial service with years of experience in helping businesses maintain clean and healthy spaces. With Davis janitorial services, office cleaning Elk Grove CA specialists and Sacramento area professionals, Consolidated Facility has been offering their cleaning services to businesses throughout the year. However, they know that the concept of spring cleaning originated for a reason – to prepare for the remainder of the year. This goes for businesses as well as residences.
Spring cleaning likely stems from early centuries in the Mid-East where people began to clean as a preparation for religious holidays. In North America, it was practical to use spring for heavy cleaning as it was simple to open windows in the warmer weather. This allowed stirred-up dust to blow away. It is beneficial for businesses to have a janitorial service do their spring cleaning for the most thorough job possible. The owner at Consolidated Facility says, "Here at Consolidated Facility Services we wish to reduce any health and environmental concerns. Proper spring cleaning will do just that."
Of particular import are the carpets in office spaces. After a full winter of wear and tear, spills and breakage, the carpets need a professional cleaning. Of course, maintaining them throughout the year with professional cleaning will prevent most health hazards from carpets, like from mold growing under the padding. When li
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Volvo V90 1998, Electric Fuel Pump by Carter®, with Silver Mounting Hardware. This System Requires Two (2) Pumps. (1) In-Tank Low Pressure And (2) In-Line High Pressure. Location: In-Tank, Connector Type: 2 Pin, Inlet Fitting Type: Strainer, Flow Rating: 60, Flow Restriction Pressure: 13-18, Product Type: Exact Fit, Voltage: 12V, Outlet Fitting Size: 3/8", Outlet Fitting Type: Hose Connection. Electric fuel pumps by Carter are direct-fit OE replacements that are designed to deliver fuel at the exact pressure and flow rate your vehicle requires. In addition to offering OE fit, form, and function, most pumps have vehicle-specific enhancements that ensure longer service life and more reliable performance.
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Latin American Program in the News: Las FARC y el narcotráfico: el motivo y el pretextoDec 03, 2013
Wilson Center expert, Juan Carlos Garzón, discusses the role the narcotrafficking is playing in the negotiations between the Colombian government and FARC. He says that narcotrafficking and the role that FARC has played in that has been exaggerated. This article is in Spanish.
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This article discusses the recent elections in Honduras and platforms that the candidates each ran on regarding drugs and crime. LAP Associate Director, Eric Olson, discusses what to expect from president-elect Juan Orlando Hernandez.
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With general elections in Honduras concluded, it is clear the country still faces a polarized and fractured political landscape. This can either lead to further obstruction and decay or be an opportunity for overcoming the violence, poverty, and growing economic and social disparity in the country. Here are three ideas for healing and moving forward.
Latin American Program in the News: Three Policy Prescriptions for Crime in HondurasNov 25, 2013
The country with the highest murder rate in the world isn't Iraq or Afghanistan. It's Honduras, just a two and a half hour flight from Miami.
Honduras Election: What to Do When Two Candidates Declare Victory?Nov 25, 2013
The tight, highly contested election is a reflection of a country that is still divided four years after Ms. Castro's husband, former President Manuel Zelaya, was ousted in a military coup.
Latin American Program in the News: Two opposing parties claim win in Honduras presidential electionNov 25, 2013
The conservative ruling party and a leftist coalition both claimed victory in the Honduras presidential election.
Latin American Program in the News: Honduras Presidential Vote Disputed as Zelaya Says Wife WonNov 25, 2013
Former Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, ousted in a 2009 coup, rejected official election results showing his wife, Xiomara Castro, losing the presidential vote with more than half the precincts reporting.
Latin American Program in the News: Hondurans to Elect New President on SundayNov 22, 2013
In an interview with NPR, Eric Olson discusses the close race in the upcoming elections in Honduras this Sunday.
Latin American Program in the News: Military Role in Drug War at Stake in Honduras Presidential VoteNov 22, 2013
Eric Olson comments to Bloomberg on how Honduras' economic situation might be as worse as its security situation.


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