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More than ever before, building design and construction can be significantly improved to reduce wind pressures on building surfaces and to help better resist high winds and hurricanes in residential or commercial construction, said NJIT architecture professor Rima Taher, PhD. Taher, who is also a civil/structural engineer, teaches at the New Jersey School of Architecture. Courses taught by her include topics related to wind and earthquakes with guidelines and recommendations for better design and construction in hurricane and earthquake prone areas.
"Certain home shapes and roof types can make a big difference," she said.
She recommends the following for anyone building in high wind regions.
Design buildings with square, hexagonal or even octagonal floor plans. "Such designs reduce wind loads," she said.
Roofs with multiple slopes such as a four-sloped hip roof perform better under wind forces than gable roofs with two slopes. Gable roofs are common only because they are cheaper to build. Research and testing show that a 30-degree roof slope has the best results, she said.
Wind forces on a roof tend to be uplift. "This explains why roofs blow off during extreme wind events," she said. To combat uplift, she advises connecting roofs to walls with nails, not staples. Stapled roofs were banned in Florida after Hurricane Andrew.
Aim for strong connections between the structure and foundation. Structural failure is often progressive where the failure of one structural element triggers the failure of another. Connections can be inexpensively strengthened.
Roof overhangs are subject to wind uplift forces which could trigger a roof failure. In the design of the hurricane-resistant home, the length of these overhangs should be limited to about 20 inches.
The design of the researched cyclonic home includes simple systems to reduce the local wind stresses at the roof's lower edges such as a notched frieze or a horizontal grid. Install the latter at the level of the gutters along the homes' perimeter.
An elevated structure on an open foundation reduces the risk of damage from flooding and storm-driven water.
Taher also teaches some courses to help prepare architecture graduates for the Architect Registration Exam. She is the author of a new book about structural systems for the exam. Last year her article about the design of low-rise buildings for extreme wind events appeared in the Journal of Architectural Engineering.


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Evgeni Dinev
The King of the ForestAbout this photograph
Evgeni Dinev's photographs seem to have emerged directly from his imagination, given the surprising natural worlds they present, with their spectacular and fantastical dimensions. Although Bulgaria only occupies 2% of European territory, it is blessed with a surprising diversity of landscapes, a temperate climate, a rich variety of plant species and an abundance of mineral springs. Before the photographer's lens, this environment makes an entrance, dazzling us like a harmonious ballet. Magic wins over reality, striking colours penetrate isolated valleys, light carves out rows of trees and mist veils mountain ranges, introducing us to small corners of absolute paradise. In order to obtain these poetic points of view, Evgeni Dinev plans out his expeditions to the rhythm of the seasons while perfectly mastering photographic technique.Read more Read less
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Evgeni Dinev was born in 1976 in Bourgas, a port city in Bulgaria, located on the edge of the Black Sea on the Balkan peninsula. His passion for landscape photography began when he was a teenager, thanks to the dark room he built for himself. This self-taught photographer owes his talent to his patience and determination to capture increasingly striking images on his travels. From his native country, on the borders of Europe, he has roamed mountains and natural wonderlands that change with the seasons, in order to find the right light to reveal the enchanting and pictorial aspects of nature. Transforming an ordinary point of view into a grandiose panorama, he compares himself to an artist at an easel, seeking to paint a picture by very carefully selecting his palette of colours. In Dinev's view, the magic and beauty that infuse his images are made possible by being in the right place at the right time.

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While some crosswords are much simpler than others, most require that players have a vast knowledge of the language and possibly even various topics. So while crossword puzzles are seen as a more intelligent game, they can be very frustrating for players to complete and even experienced crossword players need some help occasionally.
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|"Silas Marner" author George
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In the latest sign that the nationwide credit crunch is worsening, lenders are saying no to borrowers who want no-money-down mortgages.
The popular financing option, which require no down payment and finance 100 percent of a home loan, is being eliminated or strictly curtailed by lenders across the United States.
That means buyers once again must come up with cash for a down payment, at a minimum 3 percent of the purchase price but usually more, to avoid costly mortgage insurance premiums that can add hundreds of dollars to a monthly payment.
The change is expected to hit first-time buyers hardest. That, in turn, would withhold buyers from an already weakened market where the supply of houses and condominiums far outpaces demand.
Mortgage lending standards have tightened for many borrowers in 2007, particularly those with spotty credit histories, the so-called subprime market. But a wide-ranging elimination of zero-down-payment mortgages is a signal that the crunch is spreading more broadly, to people with a solid record of paying bills but who don't have a lot saved for a down payment.
"If someone walks in today with an A-plus credit history and a $200,000 salary but no money for a down payment, I can't help them anymore," said Michael Menatian, president of Sanborn Mortgage Corp. in West Hartford, Conn.
The company was notified by its lender that the lender no longer will cover no-money-down loans.
In recent years, no-money-down mortgage loans have helped buyers, especially those new to the market, stretch their budgets and get into homes they might not otherwise have been able to afford.
Four out of 10 first-time buyers used no-down-payment mortgages in 2005 and 2006, according to surveys by the National Association of Realtors.
"There is a credit squeeze occurring," said Michael Sheahan, director of mortgage banking at Webster Bank, one of Connecticut's largest banks. "There is less money available for less credit-worthy borrowers or those providing less documentation on their loan."
So far, Sheahan said, the squeeze hasn't crossed into traditional mortgage products that include a down payment.
The move by lenders away from the zero-down mortgages will not affect only people of modest means. It also will squeeze young professionals who have high salaries but little money for a down payment because of costly student loans.
Katie and Allan Chipps locked into a no-money-down mortgage through Sanborn earlier this month, on the last day they were offered.
Securing that loan allowed the couple to submit a competitive offer on a new house they are buying in West Hartford, they said, without having to add a contingency clause to sell their current home first.
"We would not have been able to make a competitive offer on a home without this mortgage product," she said. "It gives us flexibility in pricing our home and in using the proceeds from that sale."
It wasn't that long ago that home buyers needed to put 20 percent down to buy a home. But over the last decade, mortgage products that required 10 percent, 5 percent or even as little as 3 percent became available, and popular.
Buyers putting down 10 percent or less generally were required to buy mortgage insurance, a costly addition to monthly payments.
But over the last five years or so, buyers learned to avoid that by securing two loans -- one covering 80 percent of the purchase price and a second loan that covered the remaining 20 percent at a slightly higher rate.
Combined with no-down-payment mortgages, some buyers were able to obtain houses priced at $550,000 while paying only $500 out of pocket.
With a strong housing market where prices were climbing, lenders were willing to look the other way on these deals, mortgage brokers said.
"Now, with values dropping, if someone got into trouble, they might just walk away (from the house)," Menatian said, because they've got no money of their own tied up in it.
That would leave lenders stuck with a loss. And that prospect is spooking lenders rocked by turmoil after the collapse this year of the subprime mortgage market.
That industry swelled to $1.3 trillion over the past few years, fueled by Wall Street's easy money. But as home prices sagged and more borrowers missed payments on loans, the industry buckled.
Two of the country's biggest home lenders -- American Home Mortgage Investment Corp. and New Century Financial Corp. -- have filed for bankruptcy.
Earlier this year, Mortgage Lenders Network also filed for bankruptcy and folded, costing 1,800 workers their jobs.
Stocks of many surviving lenders are at multiyear lows, and it is common to find shares in the industry that have lost 90 percent of their value in the past six months, or even weeks.
"What we are seeing now, because of this, is a back-to-basics lending," said Jeff Lipes, president of Family Choice Mortgage in Wethersfield, Conn. "It's a return to where we were in the mid-1980s, where Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were the main products and you had to put down 3 to 5 percent."
The government-sponsored Fannie Mae (Federal National Mortgage Association) and Freddie Mac (Federal Home Mortgage Corporation) set underwriting standards for mortgages because they buy ones that meet their guidelines and sell them on the secondary market as securities.
"I don't think that's a bad thing," Lipes said.


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NYC Mayoral Candidates Talk Food Stamps, School Lunches, and More at Food Policy Forum
A roundup of news clippings we're reading that affect the way we eat.
The upcoming mayoral election in New York City will result in the first transition of power that the office has seen in 12 years. Michael Bloomberg, the current mayor, has been the city's controversial but steady leader for three consecutive terms. He has been known in recent years for his contentious food policies, including the mandating of calorie counts on fast food menus and publicly posting restaurant health and safety scores.
Of the seven candidates vying for Bloomberg's seat, six of them appeared at the New School's Food Policy Forum last Wednesday to discuss their positions on key food policy issues, such as restaurant labor organizing, school lunches, the food stamp program, and soda regulations. It was free to attend, and the school's 465-seat capacity auditorium was fully booked within two days. There were 600 people in overflow seating, with countless more watching via live stream.
Food policies have gained a higher profile on the national political stage, and Bloomberg's policies—from the recently attempted "soda ban" to regulation of trans fat use in restaurants—have primed New Yorkers to pay special attention to local food issues. The forum's stakes were raised even higher last week, when House Republicans passed a version of the Farm Bill that excluded the food stamp program. Consequently, many of the questions posed to candidates on Wednesday had to do with those timely and pressing issues.
Christine Quinn (D), currently the Speaker of the New York City Council, is a front-runner for the seat and has developed extensive food policy plans for the city over the past few years. Anthony Weiner (D) and John Catsimatidis (R) discussed the importance of food service worker unions and benefits. A rundown of each candidate's food policy stance can be found here.
It will obviously remain to be seen how much the future mayor of New York will focus his or her political energy on food policy. But New York has often been the first mover in food-related initiatives that were later adopted by other cities, states, and even incorporated into national law. It seems that the U.S. is at a critical juncture with regards to food policy, as national attention shifts towards Farm Bill negotiations, the food stamp program, and the local food movement. Though most immediately relevant to the citizens of New York, this policy forum could plant the first seeds of national food policy.
About the Author: Leah Douglas is a freelance writer in San Francisco, and loves learning about, talking about, reading about, and consuming food. Her other work can be found at her website.
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The Water Babies Journey
We take babies from birth – and you'll be astonished by what they can achieve! They'll have great fun while all the time building their confidence and independence in the water.
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How this is not number one amazes me.
2. Magic Johnson Los Angeles Lakers vs. Philadelphia 76ers, 1980: Just a rookie and starting at center for Game 6, Ervin Magic Johnson would begin his legendary NBA career in unprecedented form. With the Lakers star player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar out for the series with an injury after dominating the first five games by averaging 33.4 points per game, Magic would fill in for Kareem to clinch the title from Dr. J and the 76ers by starting at center and leading the team with 42 points, 15 rebounds and seven assists. Johnson played all five positions on the floor over the course of Game 6, while scoring nine points in the final minutes to put the series away for LA. Magic would become the first rookie in league history to earn the NBA Finals MVP award, and would later state, Thats still today probably my greatest game in the NBA.


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Shop at home for the holidays: our buy local gift guide is here!
I am delighted to present our SHOP AT HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS gift guide. We enlisted help from local boutiques and shops to help us put together a gift guide that will get you all in the holiday spirit--and hopefully get you excited about buying local this season. Come check it out! Read on


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Steam Cleaning in Seffner, Florida
Time to steam clean your Seffner carpets? Are you looking for a trustworthy Seffner carpet cleaning company? You've come to the right place. Manny's Carpet Cleaning has provided quality carpet steam cleaning services to Seffner Florida homes and businesses since 2005 and we'd love to add you to our list of happy customers. Our powerful carpet steam cleaning equipment that is strong enough to eliminate the dirt and grime that becomes embedded in carpets, yet gentle on your carpet fibers. Our technicians are professional and provide customer support that is second to none. Give us a call today for a free quote and find out why we've become Seffner's steam cleaning company for quality service at a great price!
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Once you choose to call Manny's Carpet Cleaning for a carpet steam cleaning quote, we'll work with you to provide an in home estimate that suites your schedule. You will be provided with a fair written quote and plan of action to clean your carpets. When your Manny's Carpet Cleaning Seffner steam cleaning technicians arrive to your home to perform the work, they will listen to your concerns and get to work! We'll begin by pre-treating and spots or stains. Please let us know if you have pet stain or odor issues that you would like us to address. We'll also pre-treat high traffic areas as they frequently show wear and tear. Then, we'll use our powerful steam cleaning equipment to apply cleaning solution and quickly extract the solution and most of the hot water from all of your carpeted surfaces. The end result is clean, fresh-smelling carpets without harsh scents or chemical residue left behind. What's more, it will be dry and ready to handle foot traffic within a few hours.
Why Choose Manny's Carpet Cleaning for Steam Cleaning in Seffner
When you're looking for a trusted contractor to steam clean your Seffner carpets and get them looking new again, Manny's Carpet Cleaning is a great choice. Our carpet cleaning technicians are thoroughly screened and fully trained in the most up to date carpet steam cleaning practices. We've invested in quality carpet cleaning equipment that allows us to completed each job efficiently and effectively, saving you both time and money. Once the job is completed, we will leave nothing behind except clean, fresh-smelling carpeting.
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The History Of Our World Is Now A Machine/
This machine looks like it will set the world record for the least efficient machine. The Rube Goldberg challenge is to accomplish a simple task (here, watering a plant) in under two minutes with at least 20 steps. This machine does it in 244 steps! Complexity is cool!


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Wisconsin Supper Clubs: Old-Fashioned Food and Fun
Throwback restaurants
As our waitress approaches, we set down our brandy old-fashioneds and push aside our relish tray. The plates she brings celebrate old-school big eating: a porterhouse that hangs over the rim, a casserole-size dish of potatoes topped with bubbling cheddar, a tower of crispy fried fish and enough iceberg lettuce salad to feed a small wedding party.
Our first thought, of course, is whoa. Who eats like this anymore? Um—-we do, every time we go to a supper club, and Beloit, Wisconsin (50 miles southeast of Madison), has a bevy of them. The hearty portions, paper menus and friendly owners make these throwback, dinner-only restaurants legendary.
Pictured: The Key lime 615-tini is a big seller at The 615 Club in Beloit.
Old-school dining
The small-town (and North Woods) clubs became popular in the Midwest after Prohibition, when roadhouses could get a liquor license if more than half their business consisted of food sales. In Beloit, these family-owned spots continue to thrive, with individual spins on the concept.
The dark wood paneling and old-school menus at Benedetti's Supper Club convey a homey, 1960s restaurant feel. The 615 Club operates out of an early-20th-century house, with just 11 tables and leather club chairs on wheels. At The Butterfly Club, lounge singer Mike Williamson belts out Dean Martin's "Everybody Loves Somebody" and stops to kiss ladies' hands between verses.
Even if you are so full you can't eat another bite, don't leave without indulging in a Grasshopper (creme de menthe and vanilla ice cream) or Pink Squirrel (creme de almond and creme de cacao with ice cream). Booze mixed with ice cream--after a steak dinner. We love ya, Wisconsin.
Pictured: Onion rings and sauteed mushrooms top a ribeye steak (served with a maraschino-topped old-fashioned) at Benedetti's Supper Club.
Primer to supper clubs
You know you're in one of these Wisconsin faves if:
1 The owner greets you warmly when you come in and immediately asks how your family is.
2 A relish tray is the first thing the waitress sets down on the table, and it sports celery.
3 Everyone's drinking whiskey or brandy old-fashioneds.
4 The server brings warm cinnamon rolls or sticky buns to eat with your salad.
5 Your nonsteak dinner options include liver and onions. (Or, on Friday nights, a fish fry.)
6 The waitress tells you the most popular dessert is a liquor-spiked ice cream drink.
7 You can't order lunch or breakfast, but the bar may very well open during Green Bay Packers play-off games.
8 They let you order dinner at the bar and then go to your table when your meal is ready.
9 Most likely, the building, and the business, have been there for more than 50 years.
10 The bar has TVs, but they are rarely turned on--unless the Badgers, Milwaukee Brewers or Packers are on.
Pictured: The 615 Club relish tray.
Beloit's supper club selection: Benedetti's Supper Club
The 2-foot-high mint-flavor Grasshoppers, Wednesday night salad bar and Friday night fish fry draw crowds to this large club. Some diners arrive by boat from the Rock River. (608) 362-9917; benedettisclub51.wordpress.com
Click ahead for details on more Beloit supper clubs.
The 615 Club
Homey yet upscale, this 40-seat downtown restaurant located in an old house serves great martinis and au gratin potatoes. (608) 364-4615; the615club.com
The Butterfly Club
Located on the outskirts of town, this club has a banquet hall feel, with a giant, curving bar in the lounge and a large outdoor deck with views of the rolling Wisconsin landscape. Couples of all ages dance to lounge singer Mike Williamson and his campy band. (608) 362-8577; butterflyclub.us


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Bill O'Reilly slams Jennifer Aniston for no-daddy-needed remarks [poll]
There are subtler ways to tell us you're Team Jolie, Bill O'Reilly.
The cable-news talking head has lashed out at Jennifer Aniston for remarks the actress made about women parenting without fathers.
Aniston said in a recent interview in support of her new artificial insemination comedy "The Switch" that the rules have changed for modern women when it comes to family.
"Women are realizing more and more that you don't have to settle, they don't have to fiddle with a man to have that child," Aniston said.
"They are realizing if it's that time in their life and they want this part, they can do it with or without that."
O'Reilly, if you hadn't guessed, begged to differ.
"She's throwing a message out to 12-year-olds and 13-year-olds that hey, you don't need a guy, you don't need a dad. That's destructive to our society," O'Reilly said on his Fox News program.
Our Jen? Tribute-to-Barbra Streisand Jen? Wrecking society? We'll leave this one up to you, dear readers. Vote in our poll, and tell us your thoughts in the comments section below.
-- Matt Donnelly
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Ankle braces can help protect collegiate female volleyball players from sprains, a new study shows.
After University of Pennsylvania volleyball players were mandated to wear a padded brace on each ankle, just one ankle injury occurred in the course of seven seasons.
"From our data, it appears that the use of such a brace is an effective way to decrease the incidence of ankle injuries in this active but vulnerable group of athletes," conclude Dr. Brian J. Sennett of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia and colleagues.
Ankle injuries are common among female volleyball players, accounting for up to 36% of all injuries in these athletes, Sennett and his team note in their report in the American Journal of Sports Medicine.
Penn players have been wearing the Active Ankle Braces, made by EBI Inc. of Parsippany, New Jersey, since 1998. To evaluate whether the braces had actually been effective, the researchers compared rates of ankle injuries at their university to data from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for female volleyball players.
There were 797 ankle injuries during 811,710 NCAA practices or games from 1988 to 2005, translating to an injury rate of 0.98 for every 1,000 exposures. For the Penn players, there was just a single ankle injury during 13,500 games or practices during those seven seasons, for an injury rate of 0.07 per 1,000 exposures.
Nearly half of the 132 Penn players in the study had suffered ankle injuries before starting to play college volleyball, Sennett and his team note.
"Although our data are statistically significant and may change current thinking about orthosis use in these elite athletes, further investigation is warranted," they write. This research could include comparison of the effectiveness of various types of braces, the researchers add, as well as how they affect performance.
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Several years ago I was asked if I could draw a wallchart (or wall-planner). Nothing fancy, just a simple grid with the day numbers 1 to 31 down the left hand side, and months across the top, starting with october through to september of the following year. At the time I was using Autocad, and thought 'No problem'. Then they asked if I could put the name of the day in each box, and highlight in some way, every weekend.
I realised immediately that doing this manually would be tedious, time-consuming and error-prone. So I set about writing an autolisp routine to draw the chart automatically.
This script draws that same wallchart in QCad. It is self-contained in that it needs no external files to be included, and can therefore be stored anywhere on your computer.
Initially I wrote this to use the '-autostart' command line option, but then changed it to use the '-exec' command line option. The exec option starts QCad normally and then runs the script as the first command. I did this so that I could use Qt's QInputDialog class to get the two arguments needed by this script, 'Start Year' and 'Start Month'. (See the two functions 'getYearArg()' and getMonthArg()').
This worked fine, but I still had to use the command line to run it. I thought it would be nice if I could run this script from inside QCad, at any time and also be able to run it more than once. So I came up with the command 'Run Script'.
Run Script
This command is in the File menu between 'Close' and 'Bitmap Export'. It is the same as File->Open, but instead of listing drawing files, it lists script files (*.js). For the shortcut command I chose 'XC', as RS, XS etc are already taken.
Now I can run the wallchart script by selecting it in the file open dialogue, and it will draw the wallchart in the current drawing.
Two points to note.
First if your script contains an error this command does not return any information about what or where the error is.
Secondly if your script requires arguments, this command does not ask for arguments. Your script needs to handle getting the arguments. For example see Wallchart_en.js and the two functions, 'getYearArg()' and 'getMonthArg()'.
This is a simple script to check that 'run script' works. It simply draws a small triangle in the current drawing.
This directory is a copy of the Line2PEx directory, renamed to avoid name collisions. You can use 'run script' to run 'LinePInit.js' to create a new RGuiAction named LineP. The init file only contains one function. The function won't run without being called. You need to add a line to the end of LinePInit,js.
Change the path to point to the directory where you have saved LineP.
Next you need to change the 'include' line in LineP.js.
Change the path to point to the Line.js file.
Having made these changes you can use 'run script' to run LinePInit.js. This will add LineP to the Draw->Line menu, and the toolbar. Choosing the menu item or toolbar icon will run the command. (It is exactly the same as Line2PEx).
The attached file contains two directories, RunScript and Scripts.
Copy RunScript to QCad's /scripts/File directory to add the run script command.
Next you can copy the Scripts directory to anywhere on your disk.
I have included several language versions of wallchart, using Google translate, so I can't guarantee they are correct. If you want to change them, use a text editor that supports utf8 format. I have added an underscore and two letters to indicate the language. So 'Wallchart_en.js' is the english version. 'Wallchart_fr.js' is the french version etc.
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As expected, Skyfall ruled the roost on Friday, kicking off what is shaping up to be the slowest weekend at the box office since the recent sad September frame, when the industry faced the lowest grosses in over a decade. The James Bond film took in $3.1 million on Friday, putting it on pace for a $10.5 million weekend and a first-place ranking — a rather remarkable feat considering Skyfall is currently in its fifth weekend and has spent the last three as a runner-up to The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2.
Speaking of Breaking Dawn – Part 2, the vampire finale dropped into second place on Friday, drawing another $2.8 million for ticket-buyers. Over the full weekend, the film will likely earn just over $9 million, bringing its total to $269 million.
In third place, Lincoln held strong with $2.6 million, and it may earn a touch less than $9 million over the Friday-to-Sunday period. There's a good chance the presidential drama (and Twilight, too) will get passed by Rise of the Guardians, which came in fourth on Friday with $2.3 million. Thanks to a family-friendly boost on Saturday and Sunday, the DreamWorks animated movie should take in over $10 million in three days. Rounding out the Top 5 was Life of Pi with $2.3 million on its way to an $8.5 million finish.
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Methionyl/Leucyl tRNA synthetase (IPR015413)
Short name: Methionyl/Leucyl_tRNA_Synth
Overlapping homologous superfamilies
Domain relationships
- Methionyl/Leucyl tRNA synthetase (IPR015413)
- Methioninyl-tRNA synthetase core domain (IPR033911)
The aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (also known as aminoacyl-tRNA ligases) catalyse the attachment of an amino acid to its cognate transfer RNA molecule in a highly specific two-step reaction [PMID: 10704480,PMID: 12458790]. These proteins differ widely in size and oligomeric state, and have limited sequence homology [PMID: 2203971]. The 20 aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases are divided into two classes, I and II. Class I aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases contain a characteristic Rossman fold catalytic domain and are mostly monomeric [PMID: 10673435]. Class II aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases share an anti-parallel beta-sheet fold flanked by alpha-helices [PMID: 8364025], and are mostly dimeric or multimeric, containing at least three conserved regions [PMID: 8274143, PMID: 2053131, PMID: 1852601]. However, tRNA binding involves an alpha-helical structure that is conserved between class I and class II synthetases. In reactions catalysed by the class I aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, the aminoacyl group is coupled to the 2'-hydroxyl of the tRNA, while, in class II reactions, the 3'-hydroxyl site is preferred. The synthetases specific for arginine, cysteine, glutamic acid, glutamine, isoleucine, leucine, methionine, tyrosine, tryptophan, valine, and some lysine synthetases (non-eukaryotic group) belong to class I synthetases. The synthetases specific for alanine, asparagine, aspartic acid, glycine, histidine, phenylalanine, proline, serine, threonine, and some lysine synthetases (non-archaeal group), belong to class-II synthetases. Based on their mode of binding to the tRNA acceptor stem, both classes of tRNA synthetases have been subdivided into three subclasses, designated 1a, 1b, 1c and 2a, 2b, 2c [PMID: 10447505].
This entry represents the methionyl and leucyl tRNA synthetases, which are class I aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases.
GO terms
Biological Process
GO:0006418 tRNA aminoacylation for protein translation
Molecular Function
GO:0005524 ATP binding
GO:0004812 aminoacyl-tRNA ligase activity
GO:0000166 nucleotide binding
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Contributing signatures
- PF09334 (tRNA-synt_1g)


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that turned out so cool! what a difference with those nail heads- they make it so chic!ReplyDelete
Wow what a difference! I love it!ReplyDelete
Great transformation! I also didn't know they sold those storage boxes at Ikea. I'd love to get one and paint it!ReplyDelete
What a GREAT idea! Love love love the new look.ReplyDelete
I love it! You have a great imagination.ReplyDelete
Such a good idea!
How frustrating, I hope you can find them soon!ReplyDelete
GORGEOUS!!!!! SOOOO ballard! I like yours even better!!ReplyDelete
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Love the trim!
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wow! that looks sooo good and the "tack shortage" comment made me spit my iced tea :)ReplyDelete
LOVE it!!! Nicely done!!!ReplyDelete
This is fabulous! Probably one of my fave Ikea hacks! I SO wish we had one where I'm from!!! I found you through Release Me Create! New follower! :)ReplyDelete
I know I'm a little late to the party, but how did you cover the side square panels? They are already put together and I am worried about frayed fabric edges. Thank you!ReplyDeleteReplies
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I used really good scissors, and measured carefully to cut super straight lines. I used spray adhesive to adhere the fabric to the panels and haven't had an issue with fraying. If that's a concern, I would suggest using your finger to swipe a super thin layer of modge podge (or something like that) along the edges to secure. OR, you could always over those edges with a simple trim, like a thin cord or ribbon. Good Luck, and thanks for stopping by! :)
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The robot droplets are a bit bigger than you might expect, the size of ping pong balls, but the idea is intriguing and for those who've read Michael Crichton's book, Prey, it could seem quite disturbing (from the University of Colorado Boulder multimedia page for 'tiny robots'),
For anyone unfamiliar with Crichton's Prey, here's an excerpt from the Wikipedia entry about the book which features nanobots operating as a swarm,
… As a result, hazardous elements such as the assemblers, the bacteria, and the nanobots were blown into the desert, evolving and eventually forming autonomous swarms. These swarms appear to be solar-powered and self-sufficient, reproducing and evolving rapidly. The swarms exhibit predatory behavior, attacking and killing animals in the wild, using code that Jack himself worked on. Most alarmingly, the swarms seem to possess rudimentary intelligence, the ability to quickly learn and to innovate. The swarms tend to wander around the fab plant during the day but quickly leave when strong winds blow or night falls.
The Dec. 14, 2012 posting by Alan on the Science Business website describes,
A computer science lab at University of Colorado in Boulder is building a miniature, limited-function robot designed to work in a swarm of similar devices. Computer science professor Nikolaus Correll and colleagues are building these small devices that they call droplets as building blocks for increasingly complex systems.
A University of Colorado Boulder Dec. 14, 2012 news release provides more details,
Correll and his computer science research team, including research associate Dustin Reishus and professional research assistant Nick Farrow, have developed a basic robotic building block, which he hopes to reproduce in large quantities to develop increasingly complex systems.
Recently the team created a swarm of 20 robots, each the size of a pingpong ball, which they call "droplets." When the droplets swarm together, Correll said, they form a "liquid that thinks."
To accelerate the pace of innovation, he has created a lab where students can explore and develop new applications of robotics with basic, inexpensive tools.
Similar to the fictional "nanomorphs" depicted in the "Terminator" films, large swarms of intelligent robotic devices could be used for a range of tasks. Swarms of robots could be unleashed to contain an oil spill or to self-assemble into a piece of hardware after being launched separately into space, Correll said.
Correll plans to use the droplets to demonstrate self-assembly and swarm-intelligent behaviors such as pattern recognition, sensor-based motion and adaptive shape change. These behaviors could then be transferred to large swarms for water- or air-based tasks.
Correll hopes to create a design methodology for aggregating the droplets into more complex behaviors such as assembling parts of a large space telescope or an aircraft.
There's also talk about creating gardens in space,
He [Correll] also is continuing work on robotic garden technology he developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2009. Correll has been working with Joseph Tanner in CU-Boulder's aerospace engineering sciences department to further develop the technology, involving autonomous sensors and robots that can tend gardens, in conjunction with a model of a long-term space habitat being built by students.
Correll says there is virtually no limit to what might be created through distributed intelligence systems.
"Every living organism is made from a swarm of collaborating cells," he said. "Perhaps some day, our swarms will colonize space where they will assemble habitats and lush gardens for future space explorers."
The scientists don't seem to harbour any trepidations, I guess they're leaving that to the writers.


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IMPACT 100 surpassed its goal of recruiting 200 members this year. Through their 220 members, a $110,000 grant will be given to two nonprofits serving Okaloosa and Walton counties.
The night IMPACT 100 chose its first grant recipient, then-president Michelle Anchors knew it would be able to enlist more members and funding the following year.
After members voted for the nonprofit to receive $128,000, a note was passed to Anchors.
Several women wanted to rally the rest of the group to donate more and give it to one of the losing nonprofits.
�I knew then there was inspiration among these women,� Anchors said.
IMPACT 100 surpassed its goal of recruiting 200 members this year. Through their 220 members, a $110,000 grant will be given to two nonprofits serving Okaloosa and Walton counties.
�You don�t set goals because they�re easy,� Anchors said. �You set them high. Within reach, but not without work from our members.�
Current president Sandy Sims attributed the organization�s success in its first year to its simplicity. Members decide the extent of their involvement � from simply sending a $1,000 check to joining a committee � knowing any contribution will be put to good use.
�The women in this community come through,� Sims said.
Sims said she has trouble telling nonprofits what IMPACT 100 is looking for because a new year is a clean slate. Women from all walks of life are joining the organization.
�There�s no predetermined outcome,� she said.
The biggest challenge this year was getting the word out, Sims said. IMPACT 100 is looking into the best method to communicate to current and potential members.
�Right now we are so grass roots,� she said.
As the organization continues to help the community with its grants, Sims has no doubt it will continue to grow.
�The uniqueness of this organization is going to take us to $1 million in 10 years,� she said.
TO LEARN MORE: Visit IMPACT 100 Northwest Florida�s website at www.impactnwf.org.


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With Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx and North Carolina Congressman Mel Watt tapped for federal posts by President Obama, it brings to mind a particular kind of political mischief that goes on in Washington.
With Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx and North Carolina Congressman Mel Watt tapped for federal posts by President Obama, it brings to mind a particular kind of political mischief that goes on in Washington.
Both the mayor and the congressman must gain Senate approval before they can go to work in the Obama administration, Foxx as secretary of transportation and Watt as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
Appointments should be delayed for legitimate reasons, not based on political philosophy.
Senators on both sides of the aisle notoriously poke the opposing party by holding up nominations. Any senator can stymie a nomination and is not required to explain why.
More times than not, it is purely politics.
According to the Greensboro News and Record, which serves readers in Watt�s district, more than 70 presidential nominations currently await Senate committee hearings.
It cuts both ways, however, and there is a fine example right here in North Carolina of the difficulty it can cause, not for the president but for the person nominated.
Back in 1987, President Regan nominated Richard Voorhees, an attorney from Gaston County, for a federal judgeship. The nomination was quite an honor for Voorhees, a proud moment for his family and friends, indeed, for his entire community.
The politics that went along with this appointment began making the nomination seem more a curse than an honor.
Voorhees, who had a one-man law practice, saw clients peel off, believing he soon would be giving up lawyering for a new job on the bench. They took their business elsewhere, and with it a good bit of the Voorhees family livelihood.
After the announcement, it took a year for Voorhees� nomination to be voted out of the Senate Judiciary Committee � unanimously, mind you � along with three other nominees. The others quickly moved along to gain Senate approval, but Voorhees found his nomination stuck by � you guessed it � a senator�s hold.
Democrats had it figured out that if Voorhees� nomination could be placed on hold a few more months, their man Michael Dukakis would be headed to the White House. That hallucination would mean the Democrats would get to make the pick for the federal judgeship.
History writes, of course, that Reagan won a second term and Voorhees became a federal judge � but not without a great deal of anxiety and unnecessary difficulty for his family and his clients.
In April, Judge Voorhees� portrait went up in the U.S. courthouse in Charlotte, marking his 25-year anniversary on the bench.
It is to be hoped the same shenanigans won�t mark the Senate approval process for Rep. Watt or Mayor Foxx. Unless someone in the Senate can find an honest reason � truly disqualifying actions � their nominations should move along swiftly.
Lives are placed on hold when nominations are placed on hold. Voters deserve the opportunity to select a new mayor and a new congressman. Families deserve to get on with their lives.


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2007 Show & Shine
Summertime in Southern California for '47-87 Chevrolet and GMC truck lovers is a good time to enjoy what has become a Bow Tie tradition after nine years, the Brothers Annual Show & Shine for GMC and Chevrolet trucks. If you think that is a long title, then you are right, but it only goes halfway to describe what a great time the show has turned out to be every year. The Flanders brothers dig deep into their pockets to host the annual event to express their gratitude to all the fine folks who helped them build their love of classic General Motors trucks into a thriving business.
And that's good, because in turn the Brothers strive every day to locate the latest and greatest parts available for classic Chevy and GMC trucks so you can show up and shine with the best of them. For more information, call 800-977-2767 or visit www.BrothersTrucks.com. Oh yeah, did we mention it was a lot of fun?


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A Simple Graphing Enhancement Makes All The Difference
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Monday, March 5, 2012
These boots are made for...
My husband found a pair of boots that he fell in love with at a thrift store. Worn, but with much life left in them, he brought them home. Upon further inspection we discovered they were Made in America! They are Chippewa, and although we are just learning about them they have been around for over a century.
Chippewa Boots was founded in October 1901 in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. The name comes from the Indian tribe of the region. The company's mission from day one was to manufacture the finest boots and shoes in the United States. It employed 175 employees, mainly women, and produced 1,200 pairs daily.
Chippewa was one of the first outdoor boot manufacturers to offer ladies outdoor boots. It was also the first footwear manufacturer to use Vibram® outsoles, which were imported from Italy at the time. The continued use of Vibram® outsoles is consistent with Chippewa's commitment to the utilization of quality components.
I just can't believe we didn't know about them sooner! Whether you are a hiker, a biker, a worker, or you just like how they look. Chippewa has a boot made for you.
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Sunday, March 4, 2012
More than Beautiful
According to Kalon Studio's website, "The name Kalon is derived from the ancient Greek concept of 'to kalon.' To be kalon is more than being beautiful; it is having a beauty that both is and inspires excellence." And their pieces live up to that name. Their smart, thoughtfully designed pieces are minimal and timeless.
And Kalon Studio's commitment to sustainability is unmatched. Their finishes are people-friendly, non-toxic and food-safe. Their materials are eco-friendly, recyclable, renewable, biodegradable, and sustainably forested. Their production is low waste and energy efficient. Their products are made domestically and by hand. You can feel good about filling your baby's nursery with these thoughtful, environmentally responsible pieces. And the quality is such that these can become heirlooms in your family.
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Labels: baby, furniture, kids, woodworking
Sunday, February 5, 2012
NPR Talks to Keen Shoes
From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Melissa Block.
And I'm Robert Siegel.
President Obama wants to bring manufacturing jobs back to the U.S. Insourcing was a theme of his State of the Union message. And we're going to hear now from a CEO who opened a plant in this country recently.
James Curleigh runs Keen - K-E-E-N - the Portland, Oregon, company that makes footwear, bags and socks. Welcome to the program.
JAMES CURLEIGH: Hi, nice to talk to you.
SIEGEL: And in 2010, you opened a plant in Portland to make work boots. I read that it employs 30 people. I want you to run us through a bit of the calculus that made you decide to open domestically rather than, say, in China.
CURLEIGH: Sure. I mean, we're an 8-year-old company, born in this century. So we looked at all the technical dimensions that we deal with - and that can be areas like duty rates; it can be transportation costs; it can be intellectual property; it can be development costs. And when you put it all together, and you look at it in the context of what we need for our business and our brand and our products, from a costing perspective it starts to make sense.
But the broader picture is looking at the dynamics, what's happening over in Asia and other parts of the world, where we see labor rates increasing at a significant rate. We also see vertical integration of our factories being closer linked to commodities and materials that basically, tie us into some deals that might not be in the best interest of our product build, or our product business.
SIEGEL: But you still make most of your footwear in Asia. Does this logic change that? Or should we expect to see some of that production, and some of those jobs, coming back to the U.S.?
CURLEIGH: Yeah, I mean, we've already started it. And I think it's the classic, you know, one small step for insourcing and America, and one giant leap for Keen - where we decided to embark on a new category that we call Utility, which is our steel-toe shoe.
So when you think about a category of steel-toe, you think about built in America; you think about Americans building things. But also, what we recognize was when it comes to intellectual property and innovation, beyond the technical cost of the product, the cost of protecting your brand and some of your innovation is becoming increasingly more important. So...
SIEGEL: I'm surprised that you attach that much importance to intellectual property. I remember asking the manager of an American shoe plant about 25 years ago, how long does it take you from the time you steal the design in Paris, to the time that that ladies' shoe is in shoe stores? And the answer wasn't very huffy - it was a month to six weeks. I thought that shoe business is all about taking other people's designs.
CURLEIGH: Yeah. Well, I think when it comes to new categories and trying to, you know, say to our fans that we're going to bring you breakthrough innovation, we have to make sure we can control that innovation. And also, I think there's the balance point of innovation and quality control. So by building a factory here in Portland, Oregon, we were able to say we completely understand labor dynamics, overhead dynamics, the shift from manual to automation.
And as a result, not only for our own factory but when we speak with our other sourcing partners, we're much more educated to be able to make better decisions in the interest of, you know, cost reduction and quality improvement.
SIEGEL: Are we reaching a point where automation and computerization of production has reduced factory workforces by so much that wage differentials just don't matter that much anymore? If it's only 30 people, what's the big deal?
CURLEIGH: Yeah, I think we're getting there. And this always sounds a little controversial but one of the challenges that I think we see on a, you know, global economic level is that sometimes when labor is too cheap, there is no incentive to automate to improve productivity. So the kind of vision we had was, can we improve the quality of the job, the quality of the labor, and actually introduce some automation to improve productivity?
And what we're finding is that we're starting to see that balance point already at our factory in Portland.
SIEGEL: You speak of the fan base - I went to the Keen website, and there's an ethos to your company. You talk about hybrid lifestyle. And this has to do with work and recreation, and integrating our lives.
Do you think that that means that actually for people who buy Keen shoes or boots, the fact that it's made in America, you think, will actually be a plus; it's a marketing advantage to you?
CURLEIGH: I think to a certain fan, they actually do connect with the fact that we're a young company, and we're trying things. And just the fact that we have an effort and a very real business and brand effort that creates product in America, I think, is important.
SIEGEL: Well, Mr. Curleigh, thanks a lot for talking with us.
CURLEIGH: I appreciate it.
SIEGEL: That's James Curleigh, speaking to us from Portland, Oregon, where he is the CEO of Keen, which opened a factory in 2010 in Portland.
Copyright © 2012 National Public Radio®
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Hat's Off: Sonja Rasula and State of UNIQUE
At the State of Unique festival this weekend, I saw a ton of smart, crafty small businesses making cool stuff stateside. Started by Sonja Rasula, the great brain behind Unique LA, State of Unique's mission is simple. According to Sonja "I want to bring modern Made-in-America design to the masses. My goals are to help designers and small businesses grow and become sustainable, to support the local economy, and to teach shoppers the value of conscious consumerism." The etsy-generation at its best, with inventive jewelry, clothes, stationary, foods that make you go, "Man, I should have thought of that!" Design Patriot has tried to cover companies that employ at least five Americans, either themselves or through their manufacturing, so these smaller artisans are out of our usual purview. So, it was inspiring to see so many creative and talented people embracing the US manufacturing revolution. And I got a lot of holiday shopping done from vendors I can feel good about!
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Modernism Lives
Vessel USA Inc. was founded in 1998 with the purpose of reviving "stunningly simple planters and other ceramic designs that brought acclaim to the Architectural Pottery Collection", a Los Angeles company founded in 1950 by Max and Rita Lawrence. The spare, geometric pottery was a favorite of local mid-century architects. It was so forward thinking, the pottery was exhibited in MOMA as early as 1951. Vessel USA produces modern planters, containers, sculpture and garden accessories from its studio in San Diego, with an eye on the past and one on the future.
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Tuesday, November 22, 2011
A Brooklyn Tradition
Hammersmith Copper Cookware out of a love for cooking, an appreciation for the durability and efficiency of copper, and an interest in bringing the glory of what they considered the best cookware to the public. After searching for some time to find copper cookware made in the states, they found it "hasn't been made in America for over a generation, but the last of it was made right here in Brooklyn." A series of happy accidents lead them to Jeff Herkes and his Bushwick shop, who at that time was fabricating the parts needed to restore the HighLine elevated rail line turned public park. "Jeff had acquired all the old chucks and other tooling for the Waldow line of copper cookware when he bought his fabricating shop in the 1980s. It was all there, along with the metal-working talent, ready to be resurrected."
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Labels: cooking, cookware, kitchenware
Thursday, November 10, 2011
HOLLA if you love Southern Style
Holler Design is a small furniture making company in Tennessee. (if the name is familiar you may have seen them recently featured on fab.com)A collaboration of husband and wife team Matt and Melissa Alexander, two southerners who "have left home and returned with an imperative of what it means to be southern, and a desire to share that view with others." Inspired by rural forms and textures, their pieces are rustic, minimal, and pleasing in their simplicity and how the honor the wood. On their website they write, "Our objects exhibit a 'love of making,' retain a subsequent intrinsic value, and utilize a production process that is inherently sustainable, but which is grounded more in the tradition of craft than in the 'green-washing' of current systems of manufacturing."
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Labels: furniture, woodworking
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