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Bannister chats about goals for 2008
Royals pitcher interacts with fans online from Spring Training
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Brian Bannister: Hey everyone! It's great to be here and I'm going to try and answer as many questions as I can in the time allotted. Let's get it started.
scout01: Hi Brian. What are you expectations for this season? Do you have any specific goals?
Bannister: I try not to set statistical goals that are too specific. However, I think that every starting pitcher should have the goal of averaging six to seven innings per start, maintaining an ERA below the league average, and winning double-digit games. I think Gil Meche set a really good standard last year that we all should strive for.
texleaguer: Hello Brian. Great luck this season. As a contact pitcher is it an advantage to try to add additional offspeed or breaking pitches to your arsenal at this point in your career?
Bannister: I have tweaked my offspeed pitches since I made it to the Major Leagues in an effort to throw more strikes. Big league hitters have better strike-zone discipline, and I am working on refining my secondary pitches so that they are more effective in different counts, depending on what I'm trying to accomplish.
boomer84: Why do left-handed batters seem to hit right-handed pitchers so well?
Bannister: A lot of right-handed pitchers throw from the third base side of the pitching rubber, and it removes the fear of getting hit that left-handed hitters have when they face a left-handed pitcher. Last year I changed from the first base side of the pitching rubber to the third base side in an effort to be more effective against righties, and I was, but lefties also hit me better as a result.
canes2299: What do you think is the biggest difference coming over from the National League Mets organization to the American League Royals? Which league is tougher?
Bannister: Both leagues have hitters that are equally as good, but the difference is how you can pitch the bottom of the lineup. Because the pitcher is typically a weaker hitter than everyday position players (there are exceptions), you can decide to pitch around the number eight hitter instead. Pitchers also will sacrifice bunt most of the time with runners on base, resulting in an easy out. This is why NL pitchers should have a slightly lower ERA, mainly because the pitcher has to hit for himself.
boomer84: Do you have any lucky pieces?
Bannister: If by pieces you mean good luck charms, then I have only one -- my wife. She's the best thing that ever happened to me.
rcfan: Who is the best Wii bowler in the Royals clubhouse?
Bannister: The best Wii bowler is Luke Hochevar, who has several 300 games under his belt. However, he uses a controversial method (he sits down while he plays), and I don't know if that counts. When we play, we bowl with our non-throwing arm so that we don't have to worry about injury.
kcbtad: A lot of players have superstitions when it comes to game day. Do you have any?
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bbfan1231: Brian, first of all, I just want to say what a big fan of yours I am! I love watching you pitch! My question is, I know you are a terrific photographer, are you able to find time for that during the season?
Bannister: Because it's still early in my career, I have remained focused solely on baseball during the season to prevent photography from being a distraction. However, I have many ideas for the future that I think collectors of baseball art would enjoy very much. I also have several ideas to raise money for the community, and I would like to get fellow artist Brett Tomko involved because he has a lot of previous experience in this area. You can look forward to some cool projects in upcoming years. If you want to see something now, I have a photo essay of one of our road trips from last September in Sports Illustrated for Kids this month.
oscal: Hey Brian, I'm a regular Cactus League roadtripper. Any hidden gems in the Phoenix area for good food or drink?
Bannister: Honey Bears for BBQ (right down the street from Phoenix Municipal Stadium, where the A's play), Ocean Club for seafood (at Kierland in North Scottsdale, upscale), Pizzeria Bianco for great pizza (downtown Phoenix, be sure to get there early), and Paradise Bakery (many locations) for great soups and sandwiches. I hope that helps!
hornball: Brian, it's great to have another Bannister in KC! How much influence has your dad had in your career so far? Did he push you toward or away from pitching earlier, then did he say much when you were grooming for the position change to pitching?
Bannister: My dad never forced me to play the game of baseball, but when you grow up around players like George Brett, Frank White and Bo Jackson, it's hard to want to do anything else. My father actually encouraged me to be a hitter, because hitters get to play every day and hit the home runs, not give them up. I actually give a lot of credit to current UCLA coach John Savage for giving me a change to pitch at USC during my freshman season because me dream was to play in the Major Leagues as a second baseman. I still get to hit a few times each year and I take it very seriously.
royalsws: Brian, what did you feel you did well last season and what would you like to improve upon this year?
Bannister: Last year, I was joining a new organization with just six starts under my belt in the Major Leagues. I wanted above all to prove that I could be a dependable, consistent starter in the tougher American League. This year, I will get to pitch an extra month, and my No. 1 goal is to average close to seven innings per start without throwing a high number of pitches every game. Gil Meche was the only pitcher that threw more than 200 innings for us last year, and this year I would like several of us to join him in eclipsing that number.
Bannister: I know I have time for only a few more questions, but I wanted to let everyone here know that I will be doing a brand new mailbag-style chat twice a month here on royals.com. If your question didn't get answered, or you think of a question you want to ask me as the season progresses, go ahead and e-mail it to email@example.com. I will be looking at all the questions you send me, and twice a month I will answer them for you. I am really looking forward to it, so let me know what Royals questions you have!
iamnice: Mr. Bannister good luck on the 2008 season! Do the fans play an important role in how you pitch, or do you just block out the crowd and pitch?
Bannister: As players, we appreciate fans that are very knowledgeable about the game or take the time to be unique by making posters, T-shirts or artwork. As a kid, I loved going to the ballpark and that is why I like saying hi or signing autographs for kids. I never know when someone is celebrating a birthday or it is their first baseball game, so on the days I'm not pitching I try to spend time with the fans. Cheering for us is always a plus, but only when we deserve it. Booing players on the other team is always appreciated and gives us a home-field advantage.
demodave06: What do you think about the city of Kansas City?
Bannister: I think Kansas City is one of the best baseball towns in America. The fans are dedicated and creative, and the organization has a rich history. I am proud to play for this franchise, and to represent the name on the front of my jersey. It is an exciting time to be a part of this city and this organization.
Bannister: I want to say thanks to everyone who sent in a question, and if your question didn't get answered or you sent in multiple questions, please remember that I will be answering questions twice a month right here on royals.com. E-mail all your questions to email@example.com. Thanks, and I'll see you at the ballpark. Have a good evening!
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McLean, Va—FNH USA is primary sponsor of the Third Annual FNH USA Midwest Three-Gun Championship. Co-sponsored by CMMG, DPMS and Midway USA, the event will be held from Friday, June 6—Sunday, June 8, 2008 in Fayette, Missouri.
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Model: S30 Six Link, Straight-Line Mechanism of Chebyshev
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This is an example of a six-link (one fixed) and seven-joint compound mechanism with one degree of freedom invented by the mathematician Pafnutii L. Chebyshev (1821-1894) as an approximate straight-line mechanism. He has another straight-line mechanism in model S-19. Chebyshev spent several decades trying to find a theorem that would establish whether a linkage mechanism could draw an exact straight line. It was a French engineer, Peaucellier, and Chebyshevs student, Lipkin, who found an eight-line exact straight-line mechanism. (See tutorial on straight-line mechanisms.) Reuleaux discussed briefly compound mechanisms in his Kinematics of Machinery (1876), but it was a follower of Reuleaux, Grübler, who wrote extensively on the criteria for degrees of freedom in a linkage given the number of links and joints.
Francis Moon 2004-07-00
Reference :
- Reuleaux, Kennedy : Kinematics of Machinery (?161, Fig. 427, 1876)
- Ferguson : Kinematics of Mechanisms from the Time of Watt (p. 199, 1962)
Resources :
- Biography : Chebyshev , Pafnuty Lvovich
- Movie : Reuleaux s30 swf
- Movie : S30. Intermediate Linkage of Straight-Line Mechanisms of Chebyshev
- Tutorials and Descriptions : Brief Description of the Mathematics Behind the Peaucellier-Lipkin Linkage
- Tutorials and Descriptions : How to Draw a Straight Line


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Spin Forward: Sox lose Youkilis' bat
Red-hot first baseman to serve as pinch-hitter in Game 3
By Matthew Leach / MLB.com
It's not what Francona would prefer. He'd rather have Youkilis in his starting lineup. But pitchers bat in National League ballparks, so someone from the regular Red Sox starting nine has to go to the bench. That's Youkilis, as David Ortiz moves from designated hitter to first base.
The Red Sox put runner after runner on base through two games of the World Series. The Sox demolished Rockies pitching in Game 1 with their take-and-rake approach. Even in Game 2, when they were held to two runs, they got to the Colorado bullpen and ran through it. They were about two feet on two swings away from four more runs.
But the vaunted Boston lineup depth will take a hit when the venue turns to Coors Field, because the designated hitter will be out of play.
Ortiz, the usual DH, will stay in the lineup, playing first base. That means that Youkilis will sit in Game 3. There's a good chance that at some point before the series leaves Denver, Youkilis will be in the lineup at third base, with Mike Lowell on the bench -- but that removes a big bat as well.
Either way, a critical hitter will come out. Youkilis and Lowell were both central figures in the Red Sox lineup all year. In the World Series, Youkilis has two hits, three walks and three runs scored. Lowell has two hits, three walks and two runs scored. They have helped turn the lineup over, and over, and over again.
By contrast, the Rockies will subtract Ryan Spilborghs, 0-for-5 with a walk thus far in the Fall Classic.
"It's going to be a hole," Francona said. "It's going to be a guy that's been out there every day all year that we won't have in the lineup, so we'll have to make some adjustments."
The downside is obvious: Youkilis will go from three or four at-bats per game to probably one. The upside, however, is that Francona can pick his spot with Youkilis. At the most opportune time, he can deploy the dangerous bat -- be it for his pitcher, or for one of his less dangerous hitters such as Julio Lugo or Jacoby Ellsbury.
He'd still rather have Youkilis, Lowell and Ortiz all in the game.
"The reality is that two out of three play," Francona said. "And it's disappointing, because we really like when all three of them play. They've all been mainstays of our lineup. They all do different things."
Colorado's two most effective starters, Jeff Francis and Ubaldo Jimenez, had a difficult time containing the full-strength Red Sox lineup at Fenway Park. Josh Fogg, the Game 3 starter, and Aaron Cook in Game 4 undoubtedly have more marginal stuff than Francis and Jimenez, and they'll be moving to a park that over the years has been more treacherous.
But after Francis and Jimenez racked up hefty pitch counts in short outings, it should help greatly to add even one easy out. Daisuke Matsuzaka and Jon Lester, the scheduled starting pitchers, are not exactly on-base machines.
"We'll see how it plays out," said Rockies manager Clint Hurdle. "Obviously they built their ballclub for a DH for 150-some games. They're going to have a big bat, big hammer in the lineup [missing], whoever that may be. They'll have to make an adjustment."
Offense isn't the only consideration, however. The Red Sox have played excellent defense this season, and they'll take a defensive hit when they insert Ortiz in the lineup. Youkilis has become a quality first baseman, and the same surely cannot be said of Ortiz -- especially now as he is nursing a knee injury.
Further, when and if Youkilis starts at third, it will mark another hit. As much as he's developed at first, he can't match up with Lowell -- a former Gold Glove Award winner.
That aspect can be somewhat mitigated by an aggressive offense-defense platoon, which Francona has shown a willingness to use in the past. If and when the Red Sox are able to take the lead at Coors, Francona can shift gears and go with his best defensive lineup.
It all presents a challenge to the Boston skipper, but not one that can't be overcome. And the players are game, which certainly helps.
"In our case, it's going to be one of the guys that's been a pretty big piece all year," Lowell said. "But that's what we've got to deal with. We know ahead of time, and whatever happens, I think all three of us are going to be rooting for our teammates to win, no matter what the case may be. So we'll just kind of wait and see what happens."
We'll all find out, starting Saturday.
Matthew Leach is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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ANNAPOLIS – It now appears a statewide smoking ban in
Maryland will become a reality after both the full House and Senate approved
their own versions of a bill this week, but there are some differences to iron
out before the measures are passed along to the governor for approval.
The House approved its version of a smoking ban bill for
Maryland with a 98-40 vote during a special session last Saturday, and the
Senate followed suit with the passage of its bill on Monday by a 33-13 margin.
The two bills are essentially the same with the exception of some major
elements that will have to be worked out through compromise, but the
differences aren't expected to significant enough to derail the legislation.
"I think the smoking ban will get through this year after
years of debate," said Senator Lowell Stoltzfus. "We have some work to do on
addressing some of these differences, but I don't think there is anything in
these bills that can't be overcome."
Delegate Jim Mathias agreed the two sides should be able
to find some middle ground on the sticking points and also predicted a
favorable outcome for the ban this year.
"These are not issues that can't be resolved," he said.
"There are no lines in the sand or anything like that."
The major differences to resolve are exemptions for
private service clubs and the potential for a waiver for some businesses if
hardship caused by the smoking ban can be proven. The Senate bill allows
private service clubs such as American Legions, Elks Lodges and Optimists
halls, among others, to be exempt from the ban, while the House bill makes no
such provision.
Both bills include language concerning a possible waiver
for some businesses if economic hardship caused by the smoking ban can be
proven. The House bill would give the authority to make rulings on hardship
waivers to the state, likely through the Comptroller's Office, while the Senate
bill would have the local health departments rule on economic hardship waivers.
Another change in both bills would move the effective date
for the ban from the initial proposal of Oct. 1, 2007 to January 1, 2008.
and Senate leaders continued to work this week informally on resolving the
differences in the two pieces of legislation, according to Mathias. Should they
reach an impasse or unless neither side makes any concessions, a handful of
representatives from both chambers would be sent to a conference committee to
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"I'm just blown away by the people of this country".
This is the way Olympian Ed Fernon begins to recount his 1,100km journey by horseback through Australia's mountain wilderness in aid of depression research.
Just back from competing in Pentathlon in London, Ed embarked on the Following the Legend of Archer walk – finally fulfilling the tall tale that the legendary stallion walked his way to Melbourne to race and win the first two Melbourne Cups of 1861/2.
In a memorable send off on Monday October 1st - the people of Braidwood cheered Edward and his mother Alex as they headed off down the main street joined by a generous bunch of local horse enthusiasts in carriage and saddle.
Since then Edward has spent every day riding over the Snowy Mountains, through national park and state forest, stopping in Khancoban and Omeo before pausing in Marysville Victoria just before the Melbourne Cup.
Inspired by his mother Alex's 10 year management of severe depression – Ed has raised approximately $50,000 for the Black Dog Institute which researches mental illness and provides recovery programs.
"Depression appears to have touched every small community along my way" said Fernon.
"For example Omeo policeman Gavin Murphy has dealt with 8 suicide attempts including 2 actual suicides in the last 18 months – just in that little community. That's an incredible hurt that people are living through. I've been trying to get the message out that there is help available – that these feelings can be treated"
"Everywhere I stopped people shared a little something, from stories, to cups of tea, to welding the broken support vehicle to dropping some money in the bucket – it has been so humbling."
On the last day of the ride, from Narbethong, just south of Marysville, to Healesville, Edward was joined by a large group of local pony club and recreational riders plus a dozen odd supporters on foot, finishing up by handing over a cheque to the Black Dog Institute's Chief Executive Professor Helen Christensen one of the day's more enthusiastic walkers.
Ed hoped that by finishing in the Marysville /Healesville region he would add another small act of support to a community devastated in the Black Saturday bushfires of 2009 in which 173 people died and 414 were injured.
"These people are the epitome of resilience, but even though so much has been rebuilt we should never take for granted, that all is well"
"Finishing in Healesville felt similar to starting off in Braidwood with so much local support. I cannot thank these towns enough, as well as Omeo and Khancoban. People sometimes say that small rural communities are dying but that's certainly not my experience, and I will be forever grateful"
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with the new, and out with the old, ASUS says. The company
is ditching
Windows in at least one of its upcoming EeePC tablets and
switching to the increasingly attractive Android OS from
Google.ASUS is preparing
two tablets for launch -- a 10" display, 675g (1.5 lb)
chassis model and a larger 12.1" display variant. Both
devices were demoed at Computex 2010.The larger tablet used a
full install of Windows 7 Home Premium -- that much remains
unchanged, as of now. The smaller tablet, though, was first
shown off with a Windows Embedded Compact 7 operating
system, which now appears to have been ditched in favor of
Android.The 10" Eee Pad 101TC is reportedly
currently running Android
2.2 "Froyo", but will ship with "Gingerbread",
also known as Android
3.0. Android 3.0 is expected to land during the holiday
season. ASUS may even opt to wait till CES 2011 to announced
the final production plans, according to some rumors.For ASUS
the upcoming tablet series is critical. The company, which
launched the netbook craze, has seen the torch stolen
by Apple, as the market cools to netbooks and heats up to
tablets. Apple itself has been vocal in predicting the demise
of the netbook movement. However, if ASUS can craft a more
functional, cheaper alternative to the iPad, it could well return to
glory.ASUS is not the only key player opting with Android
over Windows -- Dell also is using
Android for its tablets. Meanwhile HP's tablets
are expected
to run on webOS from its recent acquisition Palm. That
means that the 12.1" Eee Pad EP121 may be an
endangered species -- the only high-profile upcoming Windows tablet
from a major manufacturer. Despite that, Microsoft insists that
it hasn't
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That is an 81 percent decrease which is expected to be handled mostly through retirements and resignations.
One of the major concerns from an efficiency study on the DWSD is that there are 257 job classifications blocking much in the way change. That number will drop to 31, 88 percent decrease.
Read more: Rod Meloni: Detroit's winds of change
Detroit mayor says cuts will save $149 million each year
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing said the intent is to save $149 million each year to keep price increases from going up a lot.
"One of our top goals is to significantly reduce the (DWSD's) operating costs and lower Detroit's water rate increases," Bing said.
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees President John Reihl represents the workers whom he says are suffering under union-busting tactics.
"It's a bad idea. Actually do the proper staffing, like the previous director was trying to do, and that way the plants and operation can run properly," Reihl said.
Mayor Bing said this is not union busting. The region cannot afford large increases in water prices and the goal is to keep the price rises at or under 1 percent each year.
"I think they are too many people who fight change and status quo has gotten us to where we are now. We can't continue to go down the same road, doing the same things and expect different results," Bing said.
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I'm a bit caught up with some unfinished job, i'll get back to this by tipoff
Game 5, Do or die!
I'm a bit caught up with some unfinished job, i'll get back to this by tipoff
Game 5, Do or die!
sigh....this could be it folks, lets hope we come out strong because losing 4-1 is the worst thing ever and Knicks should look to rebuild if this happens. I rather lose with pride at 4-3.
Win or lose tonight, my first concern is that we play a better brand of basketball from top to bottom. If we lose tonight and lose because we continue to be dysfunctional in nearly every way, we will be lost going into the offseason and possibly make some of those characteristic Knicks offseason mistakes we've been making for the last decade or so.
That said, I think we can take this one tonight. We just need to find the magic again. Let's go Knicks!
Not so fast my friends!!!! I forgot about 95' when the Knicks came back from a similar situation against the same Pacers. We just need to win a game. Sounds simple but it's true. Then the Pacers will be feeling the heat. I hope the Garden is a madhouse tonight. It's Knicks Pride time.
Brutal stat for NYK: Roy Hibbert has twice as many offensive rebounds (22) in the series as Tyson Chandler has defensive rebounds (11).
That said, we're going back to Prigs in the starting lineup which is good. Was stupid for Woodson to go against something we've been doing all year in playing Melo at the 4. Felton needs a good game. JR needs a good game. Guys need to make shots.
I think we need to play either Cope or Novak to help w floor spacing. The team needs to move the ball and defend solidly 1:1, no doubling.
If we do the above we'll be fine.
The boys are going have to shoot lights out from 3 to beat this Pacer team and play lock down D forcing mad turnovers to compensate for the rebounding advantage they have.
lets just win tonight..........Losing and its over....thats depressing..
George Hill is out with a Concussion
Off to a good start.....got to make good on layups and open shots
JR and Cope!!!!


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You want evidence for that assertion? Consider the following: Twenty years ago, when Americans were asked, "In general, do you feel that laws covering the sale of firearms should be made more strict, less strict or kept as they are now?" a full 70 percent of respondents in 1993 supported "more strict " gun laws, and just 24 percent opted for no changes in the existing gun laws.
With only impermanent spikes in support after mass shootings following Columbine and Tucson, public backing for "more strict" gun control has dropped during the Obama presidency to an average of 44 percent (until a 14 point jump following the slaughter of the innocents in Newtown) endorsing tougher gun laws.
Over the last generation, Americans, always unpredictable, can be said to have moved dramatically to the left on gays and steadily to the right on guns.
But what about abortion? No liberal groundswell on this relentlessly divisive issue, either. When asked, "With respect to the abortion issue, would you consider yourself to be 'pro-choice' or 'pro-life'?" just 44 percent of Americans on average during the Obama years have described themselves as "pro-choice" to Gallup, while 48 percent chose the "pro-life" label. This represents a consistent drop in the "pro-choice" number from that found during the George W. Bush White House years.
When asked, irrespective of their attitudes on the legality of abortion, whether they personally "believe that in general it is morally acceptable or morally wrong, " the split in 2004 when the strongly pro-life George W.
Bush was re-elected was 50 percent "morally wrong " and 40 percent "morally acceptable."
By 2012, when the strongly pro-choice Barack Obama was winning re-election, the results were basically unchanged — 51 percent "morally wrong " and 38 percent "morally acceptable."
Why, some 40 years after the milestone Roe v. Wade case that legalized the medical procedure nationwide, does abortion remain an open wound in the body politic? Obviously, because of the unresolved (maybe unresolvable) debate over the legal and philosophical status of the pre-born.
Is its value determined only by the subjective opinion of the woman who is carrying him or her? No happy mother-to-be has ever joyfully announced: "Congratulate me! We're having a fetus." That fetus, with her own heartbeat, represents either life or potential life.
And what about the competing rights of the pregnant woman? Do the circumstances of her impregnation not endow her with greater rights than the potential son or daughter growing within her?
Whatever the answers to these and all the other painful questions surrounding pregnancy and birth, we do know that an abortion is not anything like, as some have argued, an appendectomy. A mass of protoplasm does not have its own unique DNA. We also know that Americans have no intention of arresting and convicting any woman who, after consulting her conscience, her confessor and her physician, chooses to abort.
On abortion, Americans in practice remain simultaneously pro-choice and anti-abortion. On the issue of same-sex marriage, Americans are accepting and even welcoming. This must be shaped by the report from the December Wall Street Journal-NBC News poll that 65 percent of Americans "personally know or work with someone who is gay or lesbian."
In that same survey, 51 percent overall favored allowing same-sex marriages and 40 percent opposed. But among those with a family member who is gay or lesbian (read, Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman), 64 percent back same-sex marriage, and just 27 percent do not.
However you analyze it, same-sex marriage and abortion are totally different questions.
Since 1988, Mark Shields has provided weekly political analysis and commentary for PBS's award-winning PBS NewsHour.


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WEDNESDAY, July 17 (HealthDay News) -- Older people with vitamin
D deficiency may struggle with daily physical activities such as
dressing or climbing stairs, a new study shows.
It's estimated that as many as 90 percent of older people are
vitamin D-deficient. The vitamin, usually absorbed through sunlight
or diet, plays a key role in bone and muscle health, and a
deficiency can lead to reduced bone density, muscle weakness,
osteoporosis and broken bones.
The study included more than 1,300 people, aged 55 to 88, in the
Netherlands who were followed for six years. Participants' vitamin
D levels were checked and they were asked about their ability to do
routine tasks, such as sitting down and standing up from a chair or
walking outside for five minutes without resting.
Among participants aged 65 to 88, those with the lowest vitamin
D levels were 1.7 times as likely to have at least one physical
limitation as those with the highest vitamin D levels. Among
participants aged 55 to 65, those with the lowest vitamin D levels
were twice as likely to have at least one physical limitation as
those with the highest vitamin D levels.
In the older age group, 70 percent of those with the lowest
vitamin D levels had at least one physical limitation, while most
of those with moderate or high vitamin D levels had no physical
limitations, according to the study, published July 17 in the
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
The researchers also found that people with vitamin D deficiency
were more likely to develop additional physical limitations over
time. This occurred over three years among people in the older age
group and over six years among those in the younger age group.
"Seniors who have low levels of vitamin D are more likely to have mobility limitations and to see their physical functioning decline over time," study author Evelien Sohl, of VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam, said in a journal news release. "Older individuals with these limitations are more likely to be admitted to nursing homes and face a higher risk of mortality."
The findings indicate low vitamin D levels in older individuals
may contribute to the declining ability to live independently, Sohl
said. "Vitamin D supplementation could provide a way to prevent
physical decline, but the idea needs to be explored further with
additional studies," she said.
While the study found an association between low vitamin D
levels and limited mobility, it did not establish a
cause-and-effect relationship.
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Challenge Question #2 Closed!!!
Congratulations to winner of a Nasalclear Battery Operated Nasal Aspirator
Continuing this week, Graco (manufacturer of Snugride Click Connect 40, the only Newborn to 2-year infant car seat) and BabyCenter are holding weekly challenges where you can answer questions for a chance to win prizes. Weekly prizes and a party at the end of the month.
How do you keep kids happy in their car seats? please post your answer below for a chance to win a Nasalclear Battery Operated Nasal Aspirator - winner will be announced 11/19!


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SCOTT - 3Rox Racing's Geoff Kabush raced his Addict CX to the 2012 Canadian National Cyclocross Championship title over the weekend. The rain soaked course in Surrey, BC placed a premium on bike handling, tactics, and raw power. Kabush, a cagey, jack-of-all-trades bike racer sized up the field during the first couple laps before finding his way to the front.
"I was looking forward to today. I just knew if my legs showed up it was the kind of course where there wasn't going to be much Mickey Mouse group riding. It was a tough, physical course", Geoff remarked after his winning ride. "The first couple laps people are kind of going hard anyway, so I kind of sat in…Once I got to the front I just kind of put some pressure, opened up 30-40 meters and decided it was time to push that home."
"Every lap there there's two or three sections where you could really lay down the power, so I just made sure I put in some really hard accelerations and felt really comfortable on my SCOTT Addict." Commenting on his effort he added, "And just riding efficient through all the muddy, tight corners and I was able to see the time gap stretch out, stretch out…I knew I had the buffer to ride it in for the win."
"The SCOTT-3Rox Team has been an excellent endeavor for SCOTT Sports," added Adrian Montgomery. "Kabush is such a well rounded cyclist, able to compete on the highest level in Cyclocross and on the Mountain Bike. I couldn't be more stoked on the weekend performance."


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I was given this tooth arout 50 years ago and think it is time I found out whose it was!
Can anybody help me please
My initial impression was that this is a weathered sperm whale tooth but it is a little too small. Sperm whale teeth do vary in size but are usually about 6 inches long where as this is barely 3.5 inches. An alternative is killer whale, the size is about right. Killer whale teeth very in one important detail, the sharp end of the tooth is covered with hard enamel like a human tooth where as the sperm whale tooth is not. It is difficult to tell from the photo but I think that I can make out enamel on the crown of the tooth which makes it Killer Whale.
I would agree - so there should be a hollow at the 4 inch end?
Thank you both for your replies.
Here is the back end, with wee hole
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Almost every field of endeavor has its fundamental precepts, namely, its collection of experience-honed rules and insights that govern worker conduct. Lawyers, for example, recognize that the outcome of any courtroom conflict will be determined by earlier rulings from higher courts. Similarly, electricians invariably try to repair malfunctioning equipment by first "checking the power source" to see if electricity is actually reaching it.
In educational testing, the most important precept -- by a country mile -- emanates from the concept of assessment validity. What the validity principle means, in simple language, is that, if any test's scores are to be interpreted in a particular way, then adequate evidence must be on hand to support the accuracy (that is, the validity) of this score interpretation.
To illustrate, because college admissions exams such as the SAT and ACT are employed to predict high school students' subsequent success in college, developers of those exams collect evidence showing that students' SAT and ACT scores are, in fact, predictive of college grades. The validity of those two exams' score-based interpretations has, over the years, been confirmed by a two-ton truckload of validity evidence.
Let's turn, now, to the test-based evaluation of teachers. The primary interpretation to be made from test performances is that "high-scoring students were well taught," while "low-scoring students were not well taught." Yet, even though recent federal financial incentives have enticed many state officials to demand test-based evaluations of teachers, absolutely no evidence exists that the tests to be used in such evaluations are capable of differentiating between effectively and ineffectively taught students. The use of students' test scores to evaluate teachers, you see, runs counter to the most important commandment of educational testing -- the need for sufficient validity evidence.
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California sues EPA over car emissions
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, demanding a quick federal decision that would allow the nation's most populous state to limit greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles.
"California is ready to implement the nation's cleanest standards for vehicle emissions, but we cannot do that until the federal government grants a waiver allowing us to enforce those standards," Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said.
The long-threatened legal action follows a 2005 California law requiring new vehicles to meet tighter standards for emissions, starting with 2009 models introduced next year.
California needs a waiver from the federal government because it is seeking to impose stricter standards than U.S. law. The legal filing asks the court to force a EPA decision on the matter.
If the EPA denies the waiver, "we sue again, and sue again, and sue again, until we get it," Schwarzenegger told reporters.
The federal agency "has unreasonably delayed action on the requested waiver," according to the lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
"Automotive emissions of greenhouse gases are increasing more rapidly than any other source," the lawsuit said. "The longer the delay in reducing these emissions, the more costly and harmful will be the impact on California."
EPA spokeswoman Jennifer Wood said her agency plans to make a decision by the end of December. "We're less than two months away and clearly California is more interested in getting a good headline than in giving us the time to make a good decision," she said.
Sixteen other states have either adopted or are considering similar emissions rules. Schwarzenegger, a Republican, said 14 other states would join the California lawsuit later in the day.
U.S. automakers are fighting California's environmental plans in the courts. In a separate case, a U.S. federal judge threw out a California lawsuit in September that sought to hold vehicle manufacturers responsible for damages caused by climate-changing greenhouse gases.
"The administration is just trying to run out the clock on global warming, blocking any action in the president's remaining months in office," Philip Clapp, president of the National Environmental Trust, said in a statement. "California was driven to this lawsuit by two years of dead silence from EPA."
Last year, California passed a law calling for the most far-reaching greenhouse gas emissions reductions in the United States, saying it would cut global warming gases to 1990 levels by 2020 -- or by 25 percent from current levels.
(Additional reporting by Deborah Zabarenko; Editing by Vicki Allen)
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At more than 23,000 feet, why don't bar-headed geese get hypoxic?
The bar-headed goose migratory path takes it over the Himalayan Mountains each year between China and Mongolia to their Indian breeding grounds. This flight path puts them at 23,917 feet above sea level. University of Exeter led study followed these birds to gain insight into their ability to survive these extreme altitudes in hopes that their findings might have future implications for low oxygen medical conditions in humans. The international team of scientists tracked the migration of the bar-headed goose across the Himalayas. They have shown how these birds are able to tolerate running at top speed while breathing only 7% oxygen.
Exercising at high altitude is a massive challenge since at the top of the highest mountains the air is only made up of 7% oxygen, compared with 21% at sea level. This is why human climbers often use supplemental oxygen when scaling the world's tallest peaks.
Dr. Lucy Hawkes of the University of Exeter led the study, along with colleagues Dr. Charles Bishop (Bangor University) and Prof. Pat Butler (University of Birmingham). They tested how good the geese were at coping with exercise in reduced oxygen environments by simulating the conditions of Mount Everest in a clear box and then getting the birds to run as fast as possible on a treadmill inside the box.
They discovered that the geese had a remarkable tolerance of low oxygen conditions – at rest and while they were exercising for 15 minutes at top speed – at oxygen levels that would render most humans completely immobile. The researchers also conducted the experiments with the barnacle goose, which migrates at sea-level, and found that they did not have the same ability in low oxygen conditions.
Dr. Lucy Hawkes, of the Centre for Ecology and Conservation at the University of Exeter's Penryn Campus, said: "It all seems to come down to how much oxygen bar-headed geese can supply to their heart muscles. The more they can supply, the faster they can beat their hearts and keep the supply of oxygen to the rest of the body going. This suggests that other species, including humans, are limited more by what our hearts can do than by how fit the rest of our muscles are at altitude."
Dr. Hawkes, formerly of Bangor University, added: "The wider implications of these findings are for low oxygen medical conditions in humans, such as heart attack and stroke – suggesting what adaptations might help prevent problems in the first place and learning how animals have managed to cope with really extreme environments."
Read more at the University of Exeter.
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text: John Isner, ace machine watch 2013 Isner seemed to pick up a slight niggle at the Hopman Cup but thankfully he seems to be on course for the Australian Open! This is a player that at 6ft 9 has a sporting idol who was in the NBA and not tennis but has ferocious power off the serve and forehand! The proof is in the pudding that on his day he is the most devastating player in the world! Last year he took the racket out of Federer's hand to beat him in Switzerland in the Davis Cup before beating Djokovic in Indian Wells! Isner also has the record for the most aces in a match (113). The ferocious power plus enormous serve from such a height mean that if John gets it all together he is going to be unstoppable come the Australian Open which gets underway on January 14th in Melbourne.


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NLCS Game 6: St. Louis Cardinals at San Francisco Giants, 7:37 p.m ET; Cardinals lead series 3-2
The San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals, the two teams that simply refuse to die in this postseason, meet in Game 6 of the NLCS on Sunday night in a series that appropriately now appears destined to go the full seven games.
Then again, it appeared destined to end in five.
In perhaps their most improbable survival tale of these playoffs, the Giants rode a dominant effort by the overlooked and written-off Barry Zito to take the must-win Game 5 at Busch Stadium on Friday.
"Can you explain it?" Giants outfielder Hunter Pence asked a reporter after the 5-0 Game 5 win. "I don't think you can explain it. But I hope you guys enjoy the games as much as we love to play 'em."
Indeed, the series has been entertaining—and not only for baseball fans. The Detroit Tigers, who are killing time between series by scrimmaging against their instructional league squad, have to love the prospect of the Giants and Cardinals burning their No. 1 starters in a potential Game 7 on Monday night.
But before there can be talk of Game 7, there must be a Game 6. And at this point, it makes more sense to focus on each team's cons than its pros. So here goes:
Carlos Beltran's knee. That he was able to start Game 5 after missing Game 4 because of a sore left knee was a good sign. And stealing second base in the first inning Friday was an even better sign. But Beltran's knee problems have been an issue all season and will remain an issue for the duration of the postseason. While all might be fine one day—thanks in large part to multiple hours of pregame therapy—there could be discomfort the next. It's that unpredictable, and the Cardinals can't afford to be without such a productive bat.
Ryan Vogelsong. The Giants' Game 6 starter clearly is past his late-August/early September struggles. Vogelsong went 2-0 with a 0.53 ERA in his final three regular season starts, threw five innings of one-run ball in his lone NLDS start and held the Cardinals to one run in seven innings in Game 2 of the NLCS. He also shut out St. Louis for seven innings at Busch Stadium in August. In Game 6 he will be back at AT&T Park, where his ERA was a full run lower (2.86) than on the road (3.87).
The cleanup hitter. Allen Craig hit .307 with 22 homers and 92 RBIs in 119 regular-season games and .348 (8-for-23) with a homer and four RBIs in the Wild Card and NLDS rounds. However, he is 2-for-16 and RBI-less in the first five games of the NLCS. A World Series hero last postseason, Craig will be a key factor in determining whether St. Louis plays in the Fall Classic for a second consecutive year.
AT&T Park. So much for any home-field advantage. San Francisco has played four games at AT&T Park this postseason and won just one of them. Meanwhile, St. Louis won its Wild Card Game in Atlanta and its NLDS clincher in Washington, D.C. Overall, the Cardinals are 4-2 on the road in these playoffs. And in 16 postseason games in the NL this month, the home teams are 5-11. That gives the Tigers, who will begin the World Series in an NL park on Wednesday, even more reason to smile.
Chris Carpenter. Yes, the Giants knocked him around (five runs on six hits and two walks) and knocked him out (he lasted only four innings) in Game 2 of this series. And, yes, he has struggled at times in what really amounts to spring training for him, since he didn't make his season debut until Sept. 21. But Carpenter can take it to another level in elimination games. He won the decisive Game 5 of the NLDS in Philadelphia last postseason and then won Game 7 of the World Series. A opportunity like this is exactly why he pushed himself so hard to return from "season-ending" surgery in July.
The cleanup hitter. NL MVP candidate Buster Posey is just 3-for-18 with five strikeouts in this series and still is searching for his first RBI. (For the record, Barry Zito has more RBIs than Posey in the NLCS.) Posey is 0-for-4 with runners in scoring position in the NLCS, a number that must improve for San Francisco to advance. With No. 3 hitter Pablo Sandoval heating up, perhaps Posey will begin to see better pitches.
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Tejada eyes coaching ranks when playing days are done
By Manny Randhawa / Special to MLB.com
SAN FRANCISCO -- Miguel Tejada was jobless.
After a stellar Major League career in which he hit .285 with 304 home runs and 1,282 RBIs, Tejada found himself out of work in 2011. He was released by the San Francisco Giants and faced the prospect of never playing in the big leagues again.
Eighteen months later, on Monday afternoon, Tejada took ground balls as his teammates on the Dominican Republic squad prepared for their World Baseball Classic semifinal contest against the Kingdom of the Netherlands at AT&T Park.
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As some of his teammates took a few grounders themselves to stay sharp before heading back to the clubhouse or to the batting cage, Tejada stayed at third, motioning to his infield coach to keep hitting them his way.
Tejada was once on top of the baseball world as the winner of the 2002 American League Most Valuable Player Award and a six-time All-Star, but that was what seems like ages ago. Now, Tejada is fighting to keep playing the game he loves. He knows that whenever his time as a player is up, there are other ways to stay around baseball, the vehicle that guided him out of childhood poverty in the Dominican Republic.
"I can do it," Tejada says when asked whether he may one day become a coach or manager in the big leagues. "I love this game, I love baseball. After I retire from this game, I know somebody's going to ask me to [coach], and at the same time I like to work with the young guys. I'm definitely going to be a coach or a manager somewhere."
Tejada has played in all three World Baseball Classics. Tony Pena, his manager on this year's Dominican club, believes he makes a huge impact in the clubhouse with the younger players.
"We didn't have a captain on this team," Pena said, "but if anybody asked me who can be your captain, I would have said Miguel Tejada, because he is the type of guy that he just comes and gives every single day. He gives everything he has. And [he's] just trying to help all these young players, and even the veteran guys."
Tejada has taken on the role of mentor to many players on the Dominican Republic roster, a collection that boasts some of the game's greatest stars, including New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano, Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Jose Reyes, Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Hanley Ramirez and Texas Rangers outfielder Nelson Cruz.
"I'm a mentor to these guys, either way," Tejada said. "Whether I'm on the bench or I'm playing, they see how hard I play, they see how much I love the game. And I think that's going to help them. Anytime they do something and I see that I can help, I go up to them and they listen. They're pretty good listeners."
Tejada's love for the game isn't confined to his heart and mind. It naturally flows out of him toward others. As the Dominican team continued its workout Monday afternoon, Tejada took time to sign autographs down the third-base line at AT&T Park and posed for pictures with fans.
Those fans, particularly young ones, are close to Tejada's heart. Coming from such difficult straits as a child, he knows just how impactful it is when Dominicans are able to represent their country.
"I think that what we do right now with the WBC and what I've done in my career keeps more kids off the street and [encourages them] to play baseball," he said. "That's our goal, for everyone here, just to be a good example for others in the Dominican, and not only the Dominican, but to all the world [so they] continue to play baseball because we think that's the greatest sport in the world."
In Monday night's Classic semifinal, Tejada went 2-for-4 with a single that contributed to a four-run fifth inning rally that pushed the Dominicans past the Dutch and to the brink of his country's first World Baseball Classic title.
After signing a Minor League contract this offseason with the Kansas City Royals, Tejada's future as a player at the Major League level remains uncertain. But for one more day, he will have some extra-special motivation when he wears "Dominicana" across his chest.
"I like to represent my country," he said, "and anything I can do to represent my country, I do."
Manny Randhawa is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Oh, how "Danny Boy" is betrayed by his face.
At Roufusport Academy in Milwaukee, Danny Downes (8-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) is heatedly sparring in the cage. Anthony Pettis' best friend has dropped in and watches the proceedings. The friend leans over to Pettis and gym patriarch Duke Roufus and says, "Hey man, that kid is pretty good. When he grows up, he'll be awesome."
Downes is 25 years old, and a few day out from fighting Ramsey Nijem (4-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) on the preliminary card of UFC 137.
Even if he's knocked out someone in a fight – and he has on five occasions – or broken an opponent's nose, his cherubic face squashes any possibility of being taken seriously.
"I come out and people are like, 'Hey, if I had to pick anyone here that I would start a fight with, I'd probably pick you because you don't look very tough. But you're a good fighter,'" Downes told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio). "Well, you just insulted me but said I was a good fighter. This is the most backhanded compliment I've ever gotten, but thanks?"
UFC 137 takes place Saturday at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Prelim bouts air live on Spike TV in addition to streaming live on Facebook (including Downes vs. Nijem). Main-card bouts air live on pay-per-view.
Perhaps the biggest backhanded compliment Downes gets is in relation to his first big-show appearance, which came at WEC 49 against Chris Horodecki. He literally took the fight on a few days' notice, and consequently, he was in way over his head.
A beatdown ensued, but Downes made it to the third round, once again proving you can't judge a book by its cover.
Partly because he did the now-defunct promotion a favor, and partly because he showed how tough he is, he got another fight, and he went on to defeat Tiequan Zhang at WEC 53.
When he fought again for Zuffa, it was almost exactly one year later, and again, he faced an uphill slope. Division standout Jeremy Stephens was expected to meet "The Ultimate Fighter 12" winner Jonathan Brookins, but Brookins got hurt, and Downes got the call.
It was a clear mismatch in comparative levels of experience, and Downes got the worst of the punishment. Although he took a decision loss, Downes proved another point, and with his toughness and razor-sharp humor, he perked up more ears.
"I'd rather take a real win over a moral victory any day, but it's definitely cool to see how people have reacted," Downes said. "But definitely this Saturday, I don't plan on showing people how much punishment I can take. That only happens once in a while, and plus, I promised my mom I wouldn't do it this week."
Downes has a very good handle on what he's in for this time around, and he plans on showing fans he's more than just a punching bag – he's actually a good fighter.
Nijem, meanwhile, is returning to the cage on uncertain ground. He was knocked out cold by Tony Ferguson in the finals of "The Ultimate Fighter 13," and it was the first such loss on his record. Another loss could mean his UFC run is over before it really starts.
That makes him all the more likely to do what he does best, Downes believes. But it won't be enough.
"We all know what [Nijem is] going to try to do; there's no secret," he said. "He's going to try to run in there, bullrush me, and take me down.
"The worst thing he can do with his hands is give someone the flu."
With Roufus in his corner and moral support from training partner and Bellator welterweight champ Ben Askren, who fights Jay Hieron halfway across the country at Saturday's Bellator 56 event, Downes is well-prepared. And that's the just the way he likes it.
Grocery clerks might never believe him when he says he's a fighter, but UFC fans soon will.
For more on UFC 137, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.
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I think the Suns would give up on Dragic because they have Bledsoe.. I don't know why they would want Lowry though. I do think a trade of Gay for Dragic/Gortat would work (sweeteners could be added on either side). Gortat is an expiring and will be in demand around the deadline. Dragic would be a sideways move from Lowry but has a longer contract and would be easier to shop in the offseason if he can't be considered a core player. If a trade like that was done then Lowry would have to be moved to anyteam that needs PG depth. OKC comes to mind with Westbrook out for awhile.
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Phoenix desperately needs a lead scorer. As it stands now, it is a team of role players. Getting Gay for your superfluous PG and center that you just drafted to replace (Len) makes a lot of sense. Bledsoe will need a competent running mate in Phoenix and I think Rudy fits the bill
The Raptors get their PG and PF of the future in Dragic and Millsap. This opens us up to deal Lowry to a team in need of a PG which should be plausible at some point during this season. I think we'd actually end up better after this trade, which is awesome in my books.
I didn't include any picks because I don't think they're necessary. Everyone clamoring for a high 2014 draft pick isn't being realistic about the guys in this draft. Marcus Smart is projected to go #5 and I don't think he'll be a better PG than Lowry in the NBA, so why the rush to get a top 5 pick? Teams just overvalue their picks and you end up giving up more in real talent than you should for the allure of potential talent.
I think this is what makes this year so fascinating. I mentioned elsewhere that the difference between blowing it up and staying the course could be very minimal if Lowry and Gay both decide to leave on their own accord at the end of the year (the difference between roster moves, not results). The league is becoming so clique based that you could see them staying or leaving together. See, as a related/unrelated note, Bill and Jalen's review of OKC which tosses out the idea of KD joining Harder and Dwight in Houston in a couple of years with Westbrook and Love reliving their UCLA days with the Lakers.....tangent ended.
It's so tough to handicap when the ball is in Rudy's court. Sign him to a reasonable contract and you've got a top-middle tier SF to help build around. I can't wait to see what Masai does. I hope he has a better read than us
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Monsanto and Myriad are hopeful that the nation's highest court
Today nearly
20 percent of the human genome
is patented. Thousands of genetically modified plants and animals are patented as well. But those patents could soon be invalidated, depending on how the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) rules in a pair of key cases it will hear later this year.
I. Myriad and Patenting the Human Genome
The first case shaking the biotechnology agency is a lawsuit
filed by
Association for Molecular Pathology
, the
Public Patent Foundation
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American Civil Liberties Union
(ACLU) against Myriad Genetics, Inc. (
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University of Utah Research Foundation
Myriad and the University of Utah had patented a pair of genes -- BRCA1 and BRCA2 -- which are associated with breast cancer. They, and other human gene patent holders claim that isolating human genes makes them patentable, despite the same gene appearing in nature. They feel that their patents entitle them to block research on the human genes, unless various companies and research institutions pay their fees.
Myriad "owns" two critical human genes involved with breast cancer.
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Critics say this approach is unethical and immoral. They also argue that it illegal under provisions that "human organisms" [
] and "laws of nature" [
] are not patentable.
In 2010
Judge Robert W. Sweet
, a federal judge with the
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
, sided with the plaintiff's argument,
ruling that human gene patents were invalid
Now SCOTUS must decide whether to toss that decision, preserving the thousands of gene patents, or uphold it, throwing the biotech industry into chaos.
Oral arguments in the case
will begin
April 15.
II. Monsanto and Second Generation GMO Seed
The other significant case involves a 75-year-old southwestern Indianan farmer's case
against Monsanto
Comp. (
) regarding
genetically modified organism (GMO) crop lines
. Lawyers for Vernon Hugh Bowman argue that companies like Monsanto should not be able to stake ownership to the offspring of GMO crops capable of reproduction.
Monsanto argues that ruling second-generation crops patent-free would "devastate innovation in biotechnology", commenting, "Investors are unlikely to make such investments if they cannot prevent purchasers of living organisms containing their invention from using them to produce unlimited copies."
One acre of GMO soybeans can produce enough beans to seed 26 acres of crop. In other words if the SCOTUS sides with Mr. Bowman, GMO seeds may be a one-time purchase for careful farmers.
Farmers are upset about Monsanto's lawsuits. [Image Source; AP/Greenpeace]
Currently, Monsanto requires farmers to sign contracts not to save seeds. It has filed 140 patent lawsuits against 410 farmers and 56 small farm businesses, according to The Center for Food Safety. While most of the cases were settled out of court, Monsanto scooped up $23.67M USD in judgements from the farmers who did try to fight it in court.
Mr. Bowman's case revolves around Roundup, a popular pesticide used on 90 percent of soybean crops in the U.S. Monsanto produced a special patented breed of soybean dubbed "Roundup Ready", which is immune to the herbicide.
Traditionally Mr. Bowman paid for a preliminary order of Roundup Ready soybean seeds each year. But for his second crop he bought commodity soybeans from a local grain elevator, as that crop is more often prone to fail and Monsanto's seed is expensive. The elevator grain consists of a blend of soybeans, most of which are Monsanto-derived crops. Mr. Bowman argues he should not be held accountable for using that crop.
In 2007 Monsanto sued Mr. Bowman and in 2009 the
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Mr. Bowman to pay $84,000 USD in damages. That decision
was upheld
[PDF] in 2010 by the
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
III. Monsanto Case Takes Different Angle: Patent Exhaustion
Unlike the Myriad case, the Monsanto case does not look to directly challenge the patentability of GMOs. Rather, it argues that GMO crops should be eligible for patent exhaustion -- once [their seeds] are sold, the patent should no longer apply, they argue.
Mr. Bowman has done much of the research for the case himself on a library loaned computer (as he does not own a PC). He is represented by
Mark P. Walters
of the firm Frommer Lawrence & Haug, which took the case on pro bono. Despite the firm offering its services pro bono, Mr. Bowman has still been forced to pay over $31,000 in legal fees.
Vernon H. Bowman [Image Source: Aaron P. Bernstein for The New York Times]
an interview
The New York Times
, he states, "I was prepared to let them run over me. but I wasn't getting out of the road."
A date for the arguments has not been set.
Admittedly the cases are very different in several ways, but cumulatively they should prove a critical test of whether companies can reliably (and legally) patent living organisms.
The New York Times
"We basically took a look at this situation and said, this is bullshit." -- Newegg Chief Legal Officer Lee Cheng's take on patent troll Soverain
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