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#WF123 – Grudges, Gripes And Grunts
James Dixon: Presented by a typically over-caffeinated Randy Savage. He can't hold a train of thought for more than 5 seconds before spiralling off into a tirade or berating the Coliseum Video Control guys. He can barely remember the matches on the tape, but he does call Bret Hart his "space cowboy friend". I swear, business in coffee shops all over Florida must have been hit hard the day Savage passed away.
Shawn Michaels (c) vs. Hacksaw Jim Duggan
Oh goodie, Duggan! This is singlet-era Duggan, long after he stopped being relevant or taken seriously. What did Michaels do to deserve this? This was the true litmus test for HBK; seeing if he could get a decent match out of Duggan. It doesn't look promising at first, because Duggan just stalls for an age, running through his usual tired routine. Eventually they lock up and Duggan bumps Michaels a few times, sending him out of the ring. Michaels was often better on the defensive, and he bumps all over for Hacksaw before trying to leave, but Duggan prevents it. Duggan's selling is not exactly on the same level as his opponent's. Michaels makes Duggan's sloppy offence look semi-decent, conversely Duggan makes Michaels' look weak. Michaels gives up and goes to a chinlock. I don't blame him. Right on cue, Duggan does another supremely awful sell job, as a drop toehold bizarrely sends him to the outside. Michaels is content to take the count out win, but Duggan is buoyed by the crowd's support and beats the count. Vince on commentary asks how to keep Duggan down, and Heenan responds: "stun gun". As in the weapon, not the wrestling move. Vince, brilliantly, says "maybe". Oh, if only… Duggan makes a comeback and hits his Three Point Stance, but it knocks Michaels to the outside. He tries to leave but Duggan stops him and clotheslines him over the barrier and into the crowd. This being a Coliseum tape, this of course ends on a double count out. Duggan, like a petulant child, stages a sit-down protest at the result. Michaels did a good job there, because that was actually pretty watchable. He had to resort to chinlocks now and again, but hey, it was Duggan!
Savage tells us that the non-finish leads to a lumberjack match later on in the tape, yet on the UK release I am reviewing, it is no-where to be found! I can only assume it was cut because of the "excessive violence" like in other releases, but that seems a little farfetched considering the participants. The match is about the same level as the one above, so UK viewers are not missing out on much. The lack of quality control from CHV and their general laziness is a real shambles.
Ric Flair vs. Tatanka
So, the proverbial broomstick match for Ric Flair. Tatanka wasn't completely terrible as a babyface, and he did possess a decent fire and played his character well and with as much realism as possible, but he was held back by the gimmick. Still, both of these guys have cracking chops on them, so I am hoping for some violence here. Jim Ross takes a moment to obsess over Flair's violet trunks. Bobby Heenan is hilarious on commentary, just ripping the piss out of Jim Ross for going on and on about geographical nuances and State facts. I think JR is great, but sometimes he is a boring bloke and this level of belittling is acceptable. It is when Vince McMahon flat out abuses him to satisfy his own crazy hatred of the South that I think they go too far. Tatanka and Flair have a tidy start to this match, with some nice mat work combined with the anticipated chops. The crowd is absolutely dead though, and quite small. The WWF was really on its ass in late 1992, which is when this match comes from. The piped in crowd heat is shameful, because you can see the crowd sat there, bored to tears. I assume it is due to this being from a monster taping rather than due to this bout, which has been more than watchable. It is pretty much the Flair match you would expect from this era. He had a set routine and he stuck to it, but it worked well due to its simplicity, because it meant he could carry lesser talents to exciting contests. Flair was top dollar in the WWF. I once even saw him carry Jim Powers to a good match in a squash on TV while he was WWF champion. He got the people believing that Powers could win the title, which is an astonishing feat when you consider what a total jobber he was by then. As things progress this becomes a real back-and-forth contest. Tatanka's undefeated streak looks to be in peril when Flair locks on the figure four, but he manages to escape. Tatanka counters Flair's usual misguided attempt at a top rope assault and breaks out the big hitting offence. He has a dance around but gets caught with a punch to the gut, and both tumble to the outside off a Flair crossbody. I don't need to tell you the finish. Mr. Perfect, fresh off his babyface turn, breaks up Flair's post match figure four assault on Tatanka. This was a really fun little match, probably better than expected, though as stated, the usual Flair match and carry job. Tatanka lived up to his end of the bargain and brought something to the bout as well, and the result was a very watchable encounter. Shame about the crowd though, it was so dead it actually ruined the match a little, and probably lost it quarter of a snowflake.
The Beverly Brothers vs. The Mega Maniacs
This is one of Hulk Hogan's very few 1993 appearances, and I believe his only non-PPV match from his 1993 run that made it onto tape. And boy, doesn't he look tiny!? He appears to have lost a whole load more hair since we last saw him on Coliseum tapes in early 1992 as well. I would imagine this will be brief and easy for the Maniacs. After all, they did overcome Zeus and Randy Savage, a far more imposing duo! Hogan cheats, as always, using a thumb to the eyes a couple of times. Jim Ross seems almost put out by it. Welcome to the WWF, JR, where the babyfaces are xenophobes and cheats and the heels are plucked from kid's cartoons. Heenan makes a good point about why he hates Hogan, saying that he can get away with things that he couldn't while he was managing. He is absolutely right. Hogan uses more thumbs to the eyes and then a back rake, further solidifying Heenan's point. After Hogan has finished dominating the Beverlys, Beefcake comes in and gets his clock cleaned for a couple of minutes, before making the Hogan glory hot tag. Behind the referee's back, Hogan waffles Beau Beverly with Jimmy Hart's megaphone, to win the match. Why does Superman need to use a weapon to beat an elevated jobber team like the Beverlys? What a total joke Hogan could be. I mean, what exactly makes him a babyface, other than the fact that people like him? Heenan is livid and rightly so, his point had just been proven again there. He rails on Beefcake too, for cutting people's hair while they are unconscious. When you think about it, that does make him a bit of a dick actually. The crowd was bigger here than for the last match but they were equally dead. They politely play along when Hogan poses for an age after the match, but during it they were silent. Seeing Hogan doing his Hulking Up routine in the WWF to no reaction, is a new experience. The match was nothing.
Profile on Bam Bam Bigelow, one of the greatest big guy workers of all time, and a solid hand by any standard. Luna Vachon, Bigelow's main squeeze, cuts a frightening promo, certainly more intimidating than Bam Bam's softly spoken one that follows, They are both on a boat, channelling the spirit of Craig DeGeorge and Hulk Hogan on Hulkamania 3. Nothing much is said, nothing much happens, and there is no match. Ok, so that was pointless…
Papa Shango vs. Mr. Perfect
This comes from the same taping as the previous match. It is a complete clash of styles and a waste of Perfect. Shango was as one-dimensional and dull as they came. This was right towards the end of his WWF run, coming from March 1993. Perfect has no interest in busting out his big bumps for Shango, and this is a rather muted performance from him. Shango tries to get a bump out of Perfect by sending him into the corner, but the flip sell off of it is half-hearted. Perfect then takes a bump like a tree, falling slowly to the ground. Man, that back injury really ruined him. Either that or he was doing it on purpose. When a match with Perfect taking the heat is boring, you know the other guy sucks. JR and Heenan are as bored as Perfect and the crowd, and start talking about Shango's fingernails and what tattoos his mom has. Hey, chinlocks will do that. Jerry Sags would be proud of this one from Papa. If you watch this tape, go and get yourself a cuppa when Shango first applies it, because I guarantee you won't miss anything. Despite his bad back, Perfect manages to fight out of the chinlock. Shango rallies by sending Perfect into the buckles, but Perfect moves out of the way of a splash and hits the Perfectplex to win. Shango continues his streak of jobs on these Coliseum tapes. Not the worst Shango match you will see, by a long way, but one of the least impressive from Perfect. I guess that just shows the chasm in talent between the two.
Repo Man vs. The Undertaker
Here comes another guy who always loses on these tapes; Repo Man. Though saying that, Taker is involved in more non-finishes in his matches than anyone else, so this could go either way. Unlike some of these releases which have very little time elapsing between the bouts, this one has a year's discrepancy, with this coming on the earlier end of the scale from June 1992. I guess they taped it and couldn't find a use for it at the time, so they have shoehorned into onto this. I could have lived without seeing it. The match is just Repo Man bouncing off Taker, who of course sells nothing, not even Repo clocking him with his metal hook. Repo is thrown to the outside, and seeing as this is Taker in 1992, I assume the tide will change and the stairs will be involved… But I am wrong. Repo clocks Taker with a foreign object, but it has no effect. Taker comes back in and hits the rope walk, and then the Tombstone finishes things. Repo got jobbed out like a bitch. Taker sold literally nothing there, unless you count him rolling his eyes into the back of his head as selling. I don't. A complete waste of time. They should have left it in the vault to rot.
The Beverly Brothers & Little Louie vs. The Bushwhackers & Tiger Jackson
This is from the day before the matches featuring Hogan and Perfect, part of the same big tapings block. Jackson and Louie are midgets, Midgets! Making their inglorious return to a Coliseum video release for the first time since the Best Of tapes in the 80s. A second match for the boring Beverlys, and now The Bushwhackers too! What did we do to deserve this!? Jackson looks like Verne Troyer. Actually, he was in Tekken 3!? Well, his namesake was. The character in the game was a 6'2′ black disco dancer with an afro. The Tiger Jackson in this match is 4'0′ and went onto be Dink the Clown. This match would be far better off if it had the Tekken guy in it. In fact, I suggest putting on Tekken 3 and playing it, in lieu of watching this. Little Louie is the drizzling shits, he can't sell anything right and Verne Troyer is getting visibly annoyed with him. He is still a far superior worker to either of The Bushwhackers. Heenan makes a comment that this is "like watching wrestling from a nuthouse". No kidding Bobby, it's the WWF in 1993, it's like the freak show circus has come to town in every match. There are giants, voodoo practitioners, bull fighters, zombies and "injuns" bouncing around the ring, to name just a few. 1993 was probably the most horrible year the WWF ever had. 1995 was a worse year for business but probably had stronger matches thanks to the likes of Shawn Michaels, Bret Hart and the Clique guys. This match is the epitome of why 1993 was so tough on the eyes. Jackson picks up the win with a crossbody from the top, and the crowd goes MILD. Awful match, as expected.
The Steiners murderize some jobbers while their awesome entrance theme plays in the background. Works for me! The interview with them that follows, does not. Rick Steiner looks incredibly uncomfortable stood in front of a camera talking about himself and his amateur career, standing with his arms folded while he stumbles over his words. This was not a good segment for them, go back to busting out suplexes. Ah here we go, loads of Frankensteiners. Jesus, watching it over and over really begs the question; how did Scott Steiner not break his neck!? I mean, I know he had a neck like a redwood, but if one useless jobber had mistimed it, he was history. We get Rick Steiner smashing everyone with the belly-to-belly next, which is good fun. Scott Steiner doesn't know the difference between an arm and a leg and Rick Steiner says the bulldog is a "bad manoeuvre move". Say no to drugs, kids! The brothers give each other some suplexes on a patch of grass in front of a truck. It's like steroid fuelled backyard wrestling. What a torrid segment.
Money Inc. (c) vs. The Natural Disasters
Oh, come on, Coliseum! The Bushwhackers followed by Typhoon!? There is an unintentionally funny moment early on, when Earthquake has DiBiase ready in one corner for the spot where the partners get whipped into each other. Quake looks around to see if Typhoon is ready, but he is still happily stinking up the joint with his lame no-impact splashes. Quake hits an elbow to buy some time, and Typhoon turns to look at him to see if he is ready. Quake gives him a look like "I was ready five minutes ago, mofo!". Not long after that, Quake LAUNCHES himself over the top rope. It was supposed to be a missed splash in the corner that had "so much impact" it sent him over the top, but the timing was so off that it looked like he ran and jumped over there for shits and giggles. Wow, this is bad. JR is getting furious with the referee too. It's a bit silly really, because this is from 1992, and JR didn't start until 1993, so he is getting pissy about things that have already happened over a year prior. A massive heat on Earthquake eats up the majority of the match. The finish sees Quake cheat and use IRS's briefcase, continuing the tape's tradition of faces using nefarious means to go over. The Disasters win the belts, and somewhere, The Brainbusters are crying. Useless match with an awful, division-ruining result. The absolute nadir of WWF tag wrestling. Well, until The Prime Time Players came along anyway.
"All the money in the world can't change the weather, Money Inc. Stormy weather! An Earthquake and a Typhoon!" – Thank you, Randy Savage.
Ric Flair & Shawn Michaels vs. Bret Hart & Randy Savage
This is something of an all-star match-up! This is the first time it was released in the UK or the US, as previously its only airing was on the German exclusive tape German Fan Favorites, which was covered by Arnold Furious in Volume #2. Jim Ross calls it a "dream tag match" and he is absolutely right. It is four of the greatest workers in the history of the business. It comes from way back in July 1992, and there has been a lot of Flair on this tape, considering he had returned to WCW by the time it came out. Not that I have a problem with that, of course! Jim Ross talks about how Flair was possibly the wrestler of the 80s, and you just know he wants to bust out the NWA references, but is obviously not allowed due to the fact that it doesn't exist in the WWF's world. Jim Ross talking about Bret Hart being a former WWF champion is blowing my mind, because he is wearing the IC belt here. The continuity is all over the place. This is a great match of course, but it doesn't quite kick into the highest gear and deliver the all-time classic you might expect when you see the names involved. I don't know if it is the low-key setting, the lack of importance (with nothing on the line) or the slightly apathetic crowd, but something doesn't quite click. Savage and Michaels have surprisingly poor chemistry as it is, and I think I am numb to Flair-Savage at this stage. Don't get me wrong, this is still great fun to see and a riveting bout, and it far surpasses anything we have seen or the majority of the other matches that the WWF put on around this time. What is most interesting is the dichotomy of the match, with Bret Hart looking like the star in the making that he was, with Flair and Michaels throwing themselves all over the ring for him. Savage rather went through the motions, as he frequently did by this point, and Flair did his usual match. Michaels was full of energy and big bumps, as if he was determined to prove he was in the right spot and deserved to be hanging with those guys. He did of course, and went onto be probably better than all of them.
Summary: A varied experience on a tape that started well, and fell apart somewhat in the middle. Flair and Michaels provided some quality in their singles bouts, as expected, despite their less than world class opposition. Sadly the lumbering slugs really hurt this and turned what was a promising release, into another subpar effort. The tag main event is worth seeing for curiosity, and it is a good match, but not quite worth buying the tape for alone. The mildest of mild recommendations for this, with the US version very slightly the better of the two.
UK Verdict: 33
US Verdict: 34
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The first two articles on dual-booting Windows 7 and Linux distributions published here involved installation on a computer with a single hard drive. Those articles on dual-booting Fedora 14 and Ubuntu 10.10 with Windows 7 are available here and here. This article will cover a different use-case, dual-booting Windows 7 and Ubuntu 10.10 or Linux Mint 10 on a computer with two hard drives. The computer used for this installation is a relatively old one that once saw service as a Web server. It has 512 MB of memory, two hard drives – a primary (80 GB) and a secondary (40 GB).
The primary hard drive has an existing installation of Windows 7 Ultimate. The objective here is to install Ubuntu or Mint on the second(ary) disk. There are several methods of setting up this system, but I have chosen the simplest. If you need help setting up a configuration different from that presented here, join the Mint forum or Ubuntu forum, ask your question and I will do my best to get you the appropriate answer.
Ok, back to the main task. So, we have a computer with two hard disks, with Windows 7 installed on the first disk, and Ubuntu or Mint to be installed on the second disk. Note: The images used in this tutorial were from an installation using Mint 10. Since Mint uses the Ubuntu installer, the steps would be the same if you are installing Ubuntu instead of Mint. The only difference will be the colors.
To reduce the number of images used in this tutorial, we fast forward to the step in the installation process where disk partitioning is about to start. The installer presents three disk partitioning methods. Our choice is going to be the last one – Specify partitions manually (advanced). Forward.
This is where the fun starts. Here, the installer shows all the disk and disk partitions it found on the system. The first disk (/dev/sda) has two partitions – /dev/sda1 and /dev/sda2. These are the partitions where Windows 7 is installed. The second disk – /dev/sdb, has no operating system on it. That is where Mint (or Ubuntu) is going to be installed.
This image just shows the other disk where Mint (or Ubuntu) is going to be installed. The installer does not allow all to be shown without scrolling. Select the free space as shown and click on Add to create the first partition.
For this tutorial, four partitions are going to be created. The first should always be for /boot, then a swap partition, and the other two for / and /home. You can create as many partitions as you want, but these are the minimum recommended for a desktop computer.
The first partition you will need to create will be for /boot. The installer will, by default, create it as a primary partition, and that is acceptable. A /boot size of 200 MB to 500 MB should be enough. Distributions like Fedora and those based on it now default to a /boot size of 500 MB. Be sure to select /boot as the mount point. For file system type, the default is ext4. Because of the overhead issue that comes from using a journaling file system, there is an ongoing debate whether /boot needs ext4. One group says that it does not, while another says that it does not matter. Where do I stand on this? It does not matter. Use what ever you feel is the right one. I have never had any issues from using a journaling file system for /boot. But that does not make it right. If you are not comfortable using a journaling file system on /boot, use ext2. Note that virtually all Linux distributions that use a separate /boot partition, use ext4. MeeGo, by the way, uses ext3 (another journaling file system for /boot). When you have made the choice you feel comfortable with, click OK.
With /boot created, select the free space as shown and click on Add to create the next partition. This step will have to be repeated for every partition you need to create.
The next partition will be for swap. The installer will attempt to create this and subsequent partitions as logical partitions, but I like to make them primary (I am only creating four). If you are going to create more than four partitions, you will, of course, need to create logical partitions. A swap space of 2 GB to 5 GB should be enough. Be sure to select "swap area" from the first dropdown menu. OK.
I followed the guide strictly on every detail, Ubuntu works fine but when I try to load Windows it shows the loading splash screen but then goes black and the HD light keeps blinking but nothing happens except my fans start going crazy like its over heating, HALP!
Can you run Windows in standalone mode on the HDD?
sorry not sure what exactly you are asking. initially, i did a fresh install of windows 7 and ran all the updates, then i ran Ubuntu from the CD and installed it as per the guide on the second hard drive. i rebooted and windows loaded up automatically, then i installed/ran EasyBCD to add the Ubuntu entry and set GRUB2, then when I rebooted after that I can run Ubuntu fine but Windows hangs on the black screen just after you see the initial splash Windows 7 loading screen. I can get into Windows Safe mode as well.
hold the presses, it appears that the black screen of death was caused by an updated nvidia driver in Windows 7, everything appears to work once I restored to a point before the drivers were updated.
I followed the directions and everything went smooth. But when I try to boot up ubuntu I get sent to a grub prompt. Do you have any ideas on what is going wrong?
Tough to say. Where did you install GRUB, /dev/sdb or /dev/sdb1?
Can you boot into Windows? If you can, try reinstalling Ubuntu. If you followed the steps as described, it should work.
Windows will boot up fine and I believe I installed GRUB in /dev/sdb. Would it make a difference that I'm installing ubuntu on a external hdd? I will try to reinstall like you suggested and see if that helps.
Installing to an external drive, something I feel is not necessary, is likely the problem. If installing to an external drive, what's the point of dual-booting. You could just install Ubuntu to the external drive instead of attempting to dual-boot with Windows.
Dual-booting makes sense only if installing to internal drives on the same computer.
I tried this install method and everything went ok. But when I try to boot up Ubuntu a grub command line comes up. Any ideas what I did wrong?
I have 2 sata hard disks. On one I have windows 7. While installing linux on the other, i didn't use the manual partitioning method but the 'use entire disk' one. Will it still work if I use BCD program to modify the Windows Boot Manager?
Yes, it will, but I hope you understand what happens with the default installation: In your case, the installer will install GRUB in the MBR of the first drive. That makes GRUB responsible for dual-booting both operating systems. While this will work. It also means that you do not need to use the BCD program to modify the Windows Boot Manager.
Use the BCD program to modify the Windows Boot Manager only if you want Windows Boot Manager to be responsible for dual-booting both operating systems.
It is a simple & well tailored tutorial.
Brilliant. Everything was such a breeze.
One issue though i faced was the boot loader.
After installation of Mint, neither operating system was booting.
A disk read error has occurred message would pop out.
Figured my way out though!
Now all is in good shape and running well!
Thanks. What did you do to solve the "disk read error" problem?
I tried this method with one small difference. I installed windows on the second disk and ubuntu on the first disk. Everything worked fine with the exception of one thing. Anything I installed on linux was not saved to /home. I kept getting errors saying that / and /boot were full. Did I do something wrong?
If the system is saying / and /boot are full, are they?
Use the disk utility to see whether they are. Or just launch a terminal and type df -h to see what's going on.
That aside, the method you used could cause you plenty of pain down the line. When dual-booting Windows and Linux, the recommended method, the path of least-trouble-down-the-road, is to install Windows first.
If you installed Ubuntu on the third HDD, the only reason it is starting with Ubuntu is you installed GRUB, the boot loader, on the MBR of the first hard disk. It also tells me that you used the default, auto-partitioning mode. If you had switched to the advanced, manual partitioning mode, you would have had the option to install GRUB somewhere else.
But even with GRUB installed on the MBR of the first disk, it should have added an entry for Windows 7 in the GRUB menu. The question is this: What did you not do right? Did you follow the directions as laid out in the link I suggested in my last comment?
Your best bet now is to edit GRUB's config file and add an entry for Windows 7.
I am assuming that you did not install Ubuntu in the same space that Windows was installed, that is, you did not delete the Windows installation.
SOLVED – I'm posting for every one having the problem. Before altering the windows bootloader with easyBCD you have to assign a drive letter to the windows hidden system partition. Then you can the entry for mint. After reboot everything works sweetly.!! If you do not want the drive to appear in my computer, you can exclude it by altering a group policy using gpedit.exe in cmd.
I'm glad you solved the problem, and thank you for sharing.
Done that already after setting up easyBCD and didn't work. Do you recon I have to do it before setting up easyBCD? I was also thinking if there is a way to change the drive scan order (If I'm putting correctly) in grub2 so that ntfs partitions are omitted during mint's start up. Could this solve the problem and if so how can i easily do it?
Followed the guide step by step. Upon restarting, after selecting Linux Mint 10″ on win bootloader, I get the Ttry (HD0,0): NTFS5: No ang0″ message. It stays on screen for about 30sec (maybe more) and after that linux starts normally. How can I make that disappear so that Mint loads faster?
I have never encountered that message, but others have reported that it is caused by the presence of an unlettered partition in windows – likely the system partition. And the fix is to find that partition under Disk Management, and rename to a drive letter.
Sorry for accidentally posting the answer under my own question..
@finid – my reply is this..finally..


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GraphiteLifeExplorer proposes two ways to create DNA: the quadratic Bezier tool (described in this video) and the cubic Bezier tool described in this tutorial.
How to choose between both?
If you want to create a straight DNA molecule, eventually slightly curved, you can use the quadratic tool. The quadratic tool can be used also to create DNA with sharp kink like in the MutS-DNA complex (PDB 1W7A) or the Sac7d-DNA complex (PDB 1AZP).
If the shape you want to create is complicated, prefer the cubic Bezier approach that allows to draw the shape with a few control points. At first glance, the quadratic tool is more intuitive and easier to use. The cubic tool is a little bit confusing the first time but so powerful after 2 or 3 tests!
The cubic Bezier tool is useful to create a complicated curved shape with a short number of control points.
GraphiteLifeExplorer proposes two ways to create DNA: the quadratic Bezier tool (described in this tutorial) and the cubic Bezier tool described hereafter.
0/ A 3D structure (protein or DNA) must be loaded before any DNA modeling task: the reason is that the width of the 3D scene, when empty, is 1 A. This dimension is inferior to the size of one single nucleotide: therefore, the line you draw in the empty space is always less than 1 A, and no base is displayed (remind that the DNA can be described at the atomic level in GraphiteLifeExplorer but a minimum of two nucleotides is displayed).
1/ Go to File, load and choose a PDB file.
2/ Go to Scene, Create Object, choose Line (HexGrid by default) and name the object DNA, press OK. DNA appears in the outliner.
4/ You can delete the first structure loaded (here a protein): select the object in the outliner et press on the trash button just above the outliner.
5/ At this stage, before doing anything, check first the mode you are in: in the lower left corner of the screen in the image above, an icon indicates that you are in a "creation" or "modeling" mode (more exactly, in the cubic Bezier mode). Here is a common mistake: you want to turn around an object in the scene (requiring to be in the camera mode) but you add a control point. To delete the newly created point (there is no "undo"): 1/ first transform the point into a tangent. To do so, click on "Edit cubic Bezier curves" (right to the "Create quadratic Bezier curves" button) and drag the mouse from the newly created point: the tangent is created while you drag. 2/ click on the "Create quadratic Bezier curves" button and right-click on the point to delete so that it disappears, and click on the hand-like icon from the "tool" tab or use the Ctrl key to explore the scene.
Note that keeping on pressing the Ctrl key allows to jump to the camera mode (allowing to explore the 3D scene), whatever the current mode is. That's pretty useful!
The objective is to create the missing DNA duplex between the two particles and to ensure that the two junctions on both sides are locally structurally correct (as much as possible within the limits of the tools available in the web and of the power of conventional laptops). The model obtained at the end of this detailed tutorial can be a starting configuration for a sophisticated macromolecular simulation able to locate the energetically most stable global conformation of the complex, provide information on the evolution of its conformation in time.
1/ Go to the Protein Data Bank and download the nucleosome corresponding to PDB code 1KX5. Remove all HOH atoms recorded as HETATM. Make a copy of the file 1KX5.pdb and name it 1KX5_2.pdb [GraphiteLifeExplorer can not open two instances of a same structure].
Important notice: Save the scene as decribed here and name it nucleosome.gsg for instance. The folder on your disc contains nucleosomes.gsg plus 1KX5.pdb and 1KX_2.pdb.
3/ Display atoms as spheres with point size 2.
At this stage the question is: are the terminal phosphate groups present in the experimental DNA? This knowledge is necessary to model the connecting DNA very accurately: the strands facing each other are polarized the same way and, for a successful energy minimization, the length of P-O3′ bond is less than 3A.
This phosphate group is going to help us to adjust the connecting DNA to the experimental DNA.
13/ You have no way to judge whether the connection is correct or not directly from GraphiteLifeExplorer. Make sure that DNA is selected in the outliner and save it in the PDB file format and name it DNA.pdb.
16/ Go back to GraphiteLifeExplorer. Modify the position and orientation of the second nucleosome so that one of its DNA "entry" is in the prologation of the connecting DNA. Export 1KX5_2 in the PDB file format [Important notice: name the file 1KX5_3.pdb and rename it 1KX5_2.pdb from its folder. There is a current bug that results in not updating the coordinates if the pdb file carries the same name. It will be fixed].
Notice: When you create a surface (like for the chains I and J of the nucleosomal particles) and then you translate the underlying atomic structure, the surface is not updated (otherwise the user would experience a slowing down of the interactivity). To get the atomic structure and the surface superimposed again, just select the right chain in the GraphiteLifeExplorer window and press "Mesh Surface and Colorize" (exactly as if you wish to create a surface): the surface instantly follows the movement of its underlying atomic structure.
18/ Adjust the position of 1KX5_2 and save it as a PDB file.
19/ Step 19 is entirely carried out in Chimera: Update the Chimera session by loading DNA.pdb and 1KX5_2.pdb. Add a phosphate group (copy P.pdb and name it P2.pdb) to the extremity of the experimental DNA as shown at step 6 and combine this P group to 1KX5_2 by writing a PDB file containing P2.pdb and (1KX5_2.pdbname the file 1KX5_2a.pdb). Then close 1KX5_2.pdb, load 1KX5_2a.pdb, and adjust the position of 1KX5_2a.pdb. Once the connection looks like satisfying (P-O3′ bonds < 3A) overwrite 1KX5_2a.pdb to update the new coordinates.
Our assembly of two nucleosomes connected by a DNA duplex is made of the DNA molecule belonging to the first nucleosome, the DNA molecule belonging to the second nucleosome and the "connecting" DNA. We are going to combine all these DNA molecules in a single PDB file (not to forget the added phosphate groups), rename the chains, renumber the residues, etc.
In Chimera, residue renumbering and chain renaming can be carried out from the menu Tool/Structure Editing.
1/ Let's start by renumbering residues in chain I of the first nucleosome from 1 instead of -73: the residues are now numbered from 1 to 147.
2/ Chain A of the connecting DNA (DNA.pdb) is in the prologation of chain I of the first nucleosome (1KX5.pdb): rename chain A of DNA.pdb by I and renumber its residues from 148. Chain A ID is now I, and the residues are numbered from 148 to 198 (198 in my model, the value is different in your model).
3/ Chain I of the second nucleosome (1KX5_2a.pdb) is in the prologation of chain I of the connecting DNA, so that no modification of its identifier is required. Renumbered its residues from 199 (instead of -73): the residues are now numbered from 199 to 345 (again, these numbers are different in your situation).
4/ Renumber residues in chain J of the second nucleosome (1KX5_2a.pdb) from 1 instead of -73: the residues are now numbered from 1 to 147.
5/ Chain B of the connecting DNA (DNA.pdb) is in the prologation of chain J of the second nucleosome: rename chain B of DNA.pdb by J and renumber its residues from 148. Chain B id. is now J, and the residues are numbered from 148 to 198 (198 in my model, the value is different in your model).
6/ Chain J of the first nucleosome (1KX5.pdb) is in the prologation of chain J of the connecting DNA, so that no modification of its identifier is required. Renumbered its residues from 199 (instead of -73): the residues are now numbered from 199 to 345 (again, these numbers are different in your situation).
7/ About the P groups: change the ID of the first P group (P.pdb) by J, change its residue number to 199 [type 198 to get 199; I do not know the reason of this behavior in Chimera). change the ID of the second P group (1KX5_2a.pdb, model ID 5.1: remind that P2.pdb and 1KX5_2.pdb were combined at step 19) by I, change its residue number to 199.
8/ Select all the aminoacids and delete them.
9/ Delete the O3′ and O5′ atoms of the P groups and then combine 1KX5.pdb, P.pdb, DNA.pdb, 1KX5_2a.pdb model ID 5.1, and model ID 5.2 into a single PDB file in the reference frame of 1KX5.pdb. Name the PDB file FinalDNA.pdb.
10/ The pdb file thus obtained is to be rearranged in a text editor because it is made of the juxtaposition of 5 models (1KX5.pdb, P.pdb, DNA.pdb 1KX5_2a.pdb model ID 5.1, and model ID 5.2). Do not forget in particular to copy the 3 lines corresponding to one P group and to paste it where they are to be. This is easy to do because the format MODEL ENDMDL allows to find the parts to be reassembled. Also, replace A (for Adenine) by DA, T (fot Thymine) by DT, etc.
11/ Load FinalDNA.pdb in Chimera and overwrite it again with the Write PDB function in order to renumber the atoms correctly.
Notice: This part will be updated as more efficient approaches are brought to our attention and tested. To date structural deficiencies like covalent bond angles greater than standard values resist to the minimization process.
You might not be concerned by this stage as you have home-made minimization algorithms. Hereafter we propose to minimize the structure (FinalDNA.pdb) just obtained. The goal is not to find minimum energy but to clean-up the structure locally as much as possible within the limits of the tools available in the web and of the power of conventional laptops.
Therefore, the user must be aware that this modeling process is to be followed by appropriate molecular dynamics generating rigorous models. One reason is that the connecting duplex must accomodate the mechanical constraint resulting from the attachment to a particle at each of its ends by changing its global shape. The DNA model coming up from the minimization process described below must thus be seen as an intermediate configuration, even if the user considers it to be close to the expected/probable correct geometries taken by the DNA.
1/ Check FinalDNA.pdb with the ADIT validation server and have a look at the validation report. This report indicates structural deficiencies. You can also evaluates clashes with MolProbity.
2/ Go to Tools / Structure Editing and select Minimize Structure.
and press Minimize. Press OK from the successive popup windows (leave the default parameters as such). Chimera looks like stuck with the message Dock Prep finished. Don't kill Chimera except if nothing happens after 5 or 6 minutes. The minimization starts and ends about 45 minutes later depending on the computer performances.
At the end of the process, save the structure in the PDB format under the name FinalDNA_steepest_minimized.pdb and go back to ADIT. Structural deficiencies like covalent bond angles greater than standard values remain. The use of very recent force field version from AMBER12 is under current testing in Chimera.
Important notice: Set imperatively the Conjugate Gradient Steps to 0 otherwise this particular phase of the minimization process will start after the Steepest Descent has ended. This phase is too long for such a large structure on a common laptop.
The tutorial is useful when one aims at simulating the association of a protein with a DNA duplex thanks to molecular dynamics. The objective of the modeling process detailed here is to provide a structural DNA/protein model (structurally correct at the local scale as much as possible) that can be a starting configuration for a sophisticated macromolecular simulation able to locate the energetically most stable global conformation of the complex, provide information on the evolution of its conformation in time.
The experimental DNA structure 1BNA.pdb is extended from step 1 to 8, cyclized from step 9 to 15, minimized from step 16 to 20.
Applications: If you apply the method with 2AOQ.pdb instead of 1BNA.pdb, therefore you generate a model composed of the protein MutH bound to a DNA duplex. The final model takes into account the local structural effects of MutH onto the DNA. This tutorial can be used to extend DNA in a Holliday junction.
Before using an experimentally solved protein/DNA complex, let's train ourselves with a "free" experimental DNA (quite less irregular than the structure 2AOQ for instance).
1/ Download PDB 1BNA from the Protein Data Bank, save it on your disk and open it in GraphiteLifeExplorer from the File menu.
2/ Select 1BNA in the outliner, go to the Light tab, select Molecule instead of Plain, and choose "points size" 2.
3/ Go to the FX tab and select Ambient occlusion.
4/ Create a DNA model with a circular shape like in the image below and name it mDNA. Use the cubic Bezier tool for that. For your information this is a 270 bp DNA duplex.
The fine-tuning of the DNA model at each end of the experimentally solved-duplex is the most important step of the whole process. Do not neglect it otherwise the energy minimization will be useless and the structure will be locally not correct.
The difficulty is twofold: 1/ the experimental structure is often uncomplete and atoms useful for modeling can be missing like the 5′ terminal phosphates 2/ the experimental structure is often irregular and there is no reason that the end of the canonical duplex lines up correctly with its target.
Let's make the first connection.
5/ Use the twist tool to be sure that the strands, when lined up, are polarized the same direction. You can follow steps 6 to 11 here. Another method is to add the missing 5′ terminal phosphates to the experimental structure and to look at this very short tutorial. Adding the missing phosphates will also help to tune the modeled DNA to its target.
Obviously, even superimposed onto the O5′ atom, the orientation of a phosphate group is arbitrary. However, once loaded in GraphiteLifeExplorer, it will greatly help to apprehend the distance between the modeled DNA and the experimental duplex. Remind that, if you model the circular DNA so that it remains a distance like 3 Angstroms between the terminal P of the model and the terminal O3′ of the experimental DNA structure, then the minimization aiming at correcting this too long bond will probably fail.
Save the first phosphate group in the PDB file format (in the reference frame of 1BNA) and name it P.pdb. Save the seconde one (P2.pdb).
Let's make the second connection now.
There is no reason that the second extremity of the modeled DNA falls correctly onto the experimental DNA. Getting a correct connection is a matter of DNA length and DNA shape.
11/ Select mDNA in the outliner and fix the length of the DNA by typing 268 in "max displayed samples". If you move the last control point you notice that no more base pair is added. Therefore moving the last control point is not the way to bring both DNA molecule close together. Rather changing the global is the way to achieve this.
14/ Export mDNA in the PDB format and load it in Chimera to inspect visually the connection. The connection is not bad: the P-O3′ bond length is respectively 4.577 A and 3.344 A now. But we must do better (the target is < 3 A) by moving one control or more otherwise the energy minimization process will not be able to ensure the structural correctness of the model.
15/ Move some control points and check the result in Chimera. I have been able this way to obtain P-O3′ length of 2.922 A and 2.383 A like in the image below. I stop now the manual modeling to start the minimization process hoping that these bond length (2.922 and 2.383 A) will be lowered.
Export the modeled DNA in the PDB format.
The goal is to combine the modeled DNA, the structure corresponding to 1BNA, the two phosphate groups into a single PDB file.
16/ Load in Chimera the modeled DNA, 1BNA.pdb and the two phosphate groups. Renumber residues, change chain id, to get two chains E and F numbered from 1 to 280. Letters E and F are recommended in order to replace adenine A by DA without any formatting error. Also chain id and numbering of the two phosphate are to be modified and their atoms O3′ and O5′ deleted (they already exist in 1BNA.pdb and in the modeled DNA).
Use the function WritePDB of Chimera to combine all these structures in one single file (in the reference frame of 1BNA.pdb) and name it FinalDNA.pdb.
17/ The pdb file thus obtained is to be rearranged in a text editor because it is made of the juxtaposition of 4 models (corresponding to the modeled DNA, 1BNA.pdb and the two P groups). Do not forget in particular to copy the 3 lines corresponding to one P group and to paste it where they are to be. This is easy to do because the format MODEL ENDMDL allows to find the parts to be reassembled.
18/ Load FinalDNA.pdb in Chimera. The chains are disconnected. Select the P atom and the O3′ atom between residues 1 and 280 in chain E and type the command bond sel to create a bond. Do the same with chain F. The structure is cyclized.
19/ Check FinalDNA.pdb with the ADIT validation server and have a look at the validation report. This report indicates structural deficiencies. You can also evaluates clashes with MolProbity.
20/ Go to Tools / Structure Editing and select Minimize Structure.
and press Minimize. Press OK from the successive popup windows (leave the default parameters as such). Chimera looks like stuck with the message Dock Prep finished. Don't kill Chimera except if nothing happens after 5 or 6 minutes. The minimization starts and ends about 20 minutes later depending on the computer performances.
At the end of the process, save the minimized structure in the PDB format and go back to ADIT. Structural deficiencies like covalent bond angles greater than standard values remain. The use of very recent force field version from AMBER12 is under current testing in Chimera.
DNA topologies resulting from supercoiling, (dis)entanglement, compaction by proteins, … can be adressed by simulation (see for example http://www.ploscompbiol.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pcbi.1000678).
A DNA conformation obtained from simulation can be easily exported as a simple curve. MicroMégas rebuilds the atomic structure of the DNA upon this curve. Note that Graphite-LifeExplorer can handle a very long portion of DNA (see explanation at the end).
5/ Nothing happens, the scene remains empty.
This tutorial takes you through the process of connecting a DNA duplex model to a DNA molecule present in an experimental structure.
At a glance: Extension of the DNA duplex present in PDB 2AOR. This modeling process can be used to create and connect a missing loop at a Holliday junction, or connecting nucleosomes together.
Why such a tutorial? GraphiteLifeExplorer allows the user to draw any arbitrary shape of DNA. However, except for the twist of successive base pairs, the user cannot modify, locally, the atomic structure of a DNA model to render the effects of the interaction with a protein (like inserting the side chain of a protein residue between two base pairs). Yet it is well known that the DNA within a complex often diverges from the canonical curved or straight conformation: Lu and Olson give the examples of the effects on DNA of the Catabolic Activator Protein or the assembly of histone proteins (PMID:18600227). Here we show that GraphiteLifeExplorer can be used together with tools like HADDOCK or Curves+ to extend a duplex present in an experimental 3D structure. The process generates an extended model that includes the structural information present in the experimental structure.
Warning: The user must be aware that this extension modeling process is to be followed by appropriate molecular dynamics generating rigorous models. The reason is that the extended portion must accomodate the mechanical constraint resulting from the connection to a structure at one of its ends or to two structures at each of its ends by changing its global shape. Therefore the DNA model coming up from the process described below must be seen as an intermediate configuration, even if the user considers it to be close to the expected/probable correct geometries taken by the DNA.
Required tutorials: The reader should look first at DNA basic 3D modeling and Modifying an existing model.
Note: the surface of each strand appears in the outliner and is named mm_2AOR_1_C or D. We can't create only one surface for the DNA: only separate surfaces for the 4 chains A, B, C and D or a single surface for all chains. To create one single surface for the DNA, one has to edit the PDB file by encapsulating chain C and D with the formalism "MODEL" "ENDMDL".
9/ The correct connection of these two structures requires to put face to face strands that are polarized the same way. Regarding the experimental duplex: we use the trick that the residue numbers always increase from 5′ to 3′.
14/ Click somewhere in the empty space of the 3D view as well as on the Hand icon in order to leave the Twist mode (you should see the message "There is no selected base pair" in the lower corner of the window). The base previously selected in the twist mode remains white colored.
15/ Remind that the Ctrl key allows to use the mouse in the Camera mode. This way the twist tool or another tool can be selected but the Ctrl key activates the camera mode.
17/ Correctly adjusting both duplexes relative to each other is the difficult step of the whole process. It should be carried out with care since the minimization step will not be able to bring together atoms that are too distant from each other.
The modeled DNA is now ready to be exported in the PDB file format.
The goal of the next few steps is to create a single PDB file containing both the modeled DNA and the experimentally-derived DNA. Chains must be correctly named and residues correctly numbered. This PDB file will then feed the Haddock process of minimization in which missing atoms at the connection will be added and the whole structure refined.
23/ Go to Actions and select Write PDB. Name the file finalDNA.pdb. In the section « Save models » check the two structures, uncheck « Save selected atoms only », check « Save relative to model : » and choose 2AOR_DNA.pdb, choose « Save multiple models in a single file » and press Save.
24/ Open finalDNA.pdb in a text editor. Delete the formalism MODEL ENDMDL, CONECT. Copy the portion of the file corresponding to "chain E residues 36 to 57" and paste it after the line corresponding to residue 35 of chain E. Copy the portion of the file corresponding to "chain F residues 36 to 57" and paste it after the line corresponding to residue 35 of chain F. Save the file.
25/ Open finalDNA.pdb in Chimera, go to Actions and select Write PDB. Name the file finalDNA.pdb. In the section « Save models » check the two structures, uncheck « Save selected atoms only », check « Save relative to model : » and choose 2AOR_DNA.pdb (even if the reference frame now does not matter), choose « Save multiple models in a single file » and press Save.
26/ Open finalDNA.pdb again in a text editor. You notice that atom numbering is correct. Delete the formalism CONECT, add the TER formalism (the TER line for the second chain is not written by Chimera) and save the file.
27/ The last editing step consists of changing the base DA by ADE, DT by THY, DG by GUA, DC by CYT. This is easily done by replacing "DC " (do not forget the space after DC) by "CYT". Then, replace A by ADE, T by THY, G by GUA, C by CYT (again, this is easily done by replacing "C " (do not forget the two spaces after C) by CYT. Note: first change DA, DC, DT, DG and, only then, change A, C, T, G. Add the TER formalism at the end of chains E and F.
The structure 2AOR.pdb contains non-standard nucleic acids 6MA (N6-Methyl-Deoxy-Adenosine-5′-Monophosphate) that stand as heteroatoms in the PDB file. Replace in finalDNA.pdb "6MA" by "ADE" (which is structurally equivalent) and "HETATM" by "ATOM " (do not forget the two spaces after ATOM).
The PDB file is ready for being processed in HADDOCK.
The goal of this step is to add missing atoms at the connection and then to minimize the whole structure. Energy minimization aims in particular at correcting the length of O3′-P bonds for instance. Note that this is a minimization carried out at the local scale: do not expect any modification of the whole shape!
The HADDOCK server can not refine only one molecule. We need to create a second molecule that will be refined along with the DNA corresponding to finalDNA.pdb.
28/ From GraphiteLifeExplorer create a very short DNA molecule (3 bp for instance). Take care that 1/ this molecule is not in contact nor superimpose with the DNA previously created and 2/ it is very close to it (we recommend to add this second molecule in the continuation of the DNA to be refined: the reason is that, a bounding box full of water molecule being used during minimization, this way to proceed decreases the number of molecules of water involved in the calculation. Export this molecule in the PDB format and name it secondMolecule.pdb. From Chimera, change chain ids from A to H, and B to I (otherwise the mandatory modifications A to ADE, etc, will pose difficulties). Then, turn A to ADE, T to THY, etc. Delete the CONECT formalism, add the TER formalism. Change residue numbering of chain I from 1 to 5 (chain H stops at residue 4 in my case).
29/ Choose finalDNA.pdb as the first molecule. Select "I'm submitting it" and "DNA". Choose secondMolecule.pdb as the second molecule. Select "I'm submitting it" and "DNA". Press "Validate" to launch the minimization calculus (it can take hours, depending on the number of queued runs). The server first validates that the PDB files are correctly formatted and then adds the refinement process to the queue.
31/ Open the solutions Cluster1_1.pdb, 1_2.pdb, etc in Chimera and look at the connection. In the screenshot below, the "lower" connection is structurally correct while the "upper" one is not: a standard O3′-P bond is not formed, rather a C2′-O5′ is oberved (vertical red arrow). I have to go back to the first step and improve the connection of the modeled DNA to the known DNA. I'm going to move the modeled extension so that the sugar (red circle) comes closer to the phosphate group (blue circle).
During the first step, we tried to extend the DNA structure contained in 2AOR and made irregular by the interaction with proteins. This is not a trivial task as a canonical DNA molecule (made with GraphiteLifeExplorer) is to be connected to an irregular one.
How to get the helical axis of a DNA molecule present in an experimental structure? Not with GraphiteLifeExplorer yet. We can use the Curves+ web server developed by Richard Lavery and coworkers.
32/ Edit in a text editor 2AOR_DNA.pdb in order to replace "HETATM" by "ATOM " and "6MA" by "DA " (otherwise Curves+will remove hetero atoms). Both chains in the PDB file are numbered from 1 to 22 in the 5′ – 3′ direction: Renumber (in Chimera) for instance chain D from 23 so that it is numbered from 44 to 23 in the 3′ – 5′ direction.
40/ Use the Twist tool (step 20) to correctly adjust the molecules face to face. Eventually, add supplemental control points close to the junction in order to be able to modify the modeled molecule locally rather than globally. Also, since you have already run a Haddock refinement process, you can replace 2AOR_DNA.pdb in GraphiteLifeExplorer by the part corresponding to 2AOR_DNA.pdb in the HADDOCK solution cluster1_1.pdb in which all atoms are present (thus making the adjustment easier).
41/ Export the model in the PDB format and edit the file (steps 21 to 27).
42/ Refine the model with Haddock (steps 28 to 31).
A priori structurally correct, the whole model is now to be checked with the validation server ADIT of the Protein Data Bank.
44/ HADDOCK is used to renaming all chains of a structure A, B, C,… by a single identifier A (I do not enter in the details but this is relevant for multichain-protein docking). Therefore, since the two complementary strands are named chain A, edit cluster1_1.pdb in a text editor to rename one strand with the identifier B. Add the TER formalism; you can remove the H atoms.
30/ The first output indicates that the coordinate format is OK. Click on "Click here to continue the validation process".
31/ The second output is the validation report. It mentions bonds and angles that are outside standard values. Everything looks good in our model.
The most important part of the whole process is the GraphiteLifeExplorer modeling task. If it is not carried out carefully, the (local) refinement process with HADDOCK will not be able to connect the experimentally derived DNA molecule and its modeled extension with the right bonds and angles at the junction. Going back to GraphiteLifeExplorer several times in order to improve the extension is expected.
The resulting model is to be seen as an intermediate configuration ready for being processed in simulation experiments.
This modeling process can be used to extend a duplex in an experimental 3D structure, create and connect a missing loop at a Holliday junction, or connecting nucleosomes together. See the tutorials!


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Kalamazoo Valley to Offer Free Online IP Education to Students, Community Members
Dec 17, 2018 | Press Release
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Kalamazoo, MI, Dec. 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kalamazoo Valley Community College announces an academic partnership with the Michelson Institute for Intellectual Property (MIIP) designed to democratize access to intellectual property education. Kalamazoo Valley is the only community college in the country to offer such education to the public at no cost.
As part of the collaboration, MIIP will provide the college with complete access to a portfolio of free intellectual property education course materials which includes books, videos, slides, and other assets on the topics of patents, copyrights, trademarks, and more.
"We're excited for the opportunity to work with MIIP in enhancing the intellectual property education at Kalamazoo Valley Community College," said Kalamazoo Valley's Director of Corporate Training Kate Miller. "Through this partnership, we hope to better fulfill the intellectual needs of our students and empower all members of our community in catalyzing innovation."
Instructors and students are able to leverage these resources in augmenting their intellectual property education coursework, establishing the foundation necessary for entrepreneurship and innovation to blossom.
Members of the Kalamazoo Valley community can join nearly 10,000 registrants of the fully digital Intellectual Property: Inventors, Entrepreneurs, Creators curriculum hosted online at Udemy.com. With 3.5 hours of on-demand learning video created by IP experts, and interactive features including 38 downloadable resources, registrants can learn how to protect and capitalize on the intellectual property that drives today's knowledge-based economy.
"With nearly half of college graduates starting their post-secondary education at a community college, institutions like Kalamazoo Valley Community College are critical to fostering tomorrow's entrepreneurs," said Dr. Gary K. Michelson, inventor and founder of Michelson 20MM. "We're proud to support the work of Kalamazoo Valley with IP-centered resources that will be used to train future startup founders and business leaders."
To access the free non-credit instructional materials available to Kalamazoo Valley students, faculty and staff visit: http://michelsonip.com/teachip/#registration.
To access the free non-credit public offering through Udemy visit: https://www.kvcc.edu/programs/corporate_training/
Kalamazoo Valley Community College has four locations in Kalamazoo, Michigan – a main campus in Texas Township, the nearby Groves Campus, and the Arcadia Commons Campus and Bronson Healthy Living Campus in downtown Kalamazoo. The college offers certificate programs in more than 20 areas of study and associate degrees in 25 others. In addition, Kalamazoo Valley offers several non-credit career academies that are skill-focused, fast-paced, employer-driven training programs that prepare students for in-demand jobs in growing industries. A fully accredited institution, Kalamazoo Valley offers day and evening, online and weekend classes. It provides student-placement services and works closely with other institutions to ensure the transfer of students' credits for those interested in pursuing a four-year degree after goal completion at Valley. To learn more, visit www.kvcc.edu.
The Michelson Institute for Intellectual Property, an initiative of the Michelson 20MM Foundation, addresses critical gaps in intellectual property education to empower the next generation of inventors by providing high-quality instructional content. Its library of free educational resources includes an interactive textbook, undergraduate IP curriculum, animated videos, and a self-paced online course.
Michelson 20MM was founded thanks to the generous support of renowned spinal surgeon Dr. Gary K. Michelson and his wife, Alya Michelson. To learn more, visit www.Michelson20mm.org.


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HomeBusinessChart of the Week: V-Shaped Recovery
Chart of the Week: V-Shaped Recovery
April 6, 2010 Frank Holmes
If you want to see the right shape for an economic recovery, have a look at Turkey.
In 2009 the nation suffered its worst recession on record – its GDP shrank roughly 15 percent year-over-year in the first quarter of last year (see red line on chart below).
But since that bottom, Turkey has bounced back with a V-shared recovery – in the fourth quarter of 2009, GDP grew 6 percent compared to a year earlier. The domestic market was the key – strong consumption growth (light blue bar) more than made up for a slight decline in net exports (dark blue) in the quarter.
Among the G-20 group of industrial nations, Turkey was second only to China in its GDP growth in the fourth quarter.
The chart also shows some of Turkey's neighbors in emerging Europe and how they are mending their economies after the Great Recession. In both Hungary and Poland, the recovery is U-shaped, while the Czech Republic, Romania and Latvia are trending sideways in an L-shaped pattern.
Turkey's growth pattern is likely to continue to stand out in the region. In addition to a vibrant export economy, growing household consumption is likely to play a significant role in the recovery in 2010 as Turkey can hope for more domestic demand stimulus than other countries.
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Affiliation: U.S. Global Investors
Frank Holmes is CEO and chief investment officer of U.S. Global Investors, Inc., which manages a diversified family of mutual funds and hedge funds specializing in natural resources, emerging markets and infrastructure.
The company's funds have earned more than two dozen Lipper Fund Awards and certificates since 2000. The Global Resources Fund (PSPFX) was Lipper's top-performing global natural resources fund in 2010. In 2009, the World Precious Minerals Fund (UNWPX) was Lipper's top-performing gold fund, the second time in four years for that achievement. In addition, both funds received 2007 and 2008 Lipper Fund Awards as the best overall funds in their respective categories.
Mr. Holmes was 2006 mining fund manager of the year for Mining Journal, a leading publication for the global resources industry, and he is co-author of "The Goldwatcher: Demystifying Gold Investing."
He is also an advisor to the International Crisis Group, which works to resolve global conflict, and the William J. Clinton Foundation on sustainable development in nations with resource-based economies.
Mr. Holmes is a much-sought-after conference speaker and a regular commentator on financial television. He has been profiled by Fortune, Barron's, The Financial Times and other publications.
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Weatherstripping your home is a fairly simple do-it-yourself project that can save you a significant amount off your energy bill, whether it's cold or hot outside. The hardest part is choosing which weatherstripping to use.
Older windows and doors are the first place you should check for gaps that can cause air leaks. On attic windows or other openings that aren't used, installing heat-shrink plastic sheeting can be faster and more effective than weatherstripping. But for most windows and doors, you'll need a strip of material that will compress to seal air out at the perimeter.
V-shaped tension seals come in vinyl or metal. Tubular seals are available in rubber, vinyl, or silicone.
Avoid using felt, which doesn't hold up well in high-traffic or wet conditions, and closed cell foam products whose manufacturing process produces greenhouse gases. And don't forget the bottom of your door. A door sweep or door shoe can help seal out drafts.


Jessie is a popular kid's telivision show on the disney channel. If you want to watch Jessie, click on the sample episode below. This episode is the first one. It is called New York, New Nanny and it is rated G. Be sure to ask your parent's permission first.


LeAnn Rimes performed at the Anti-Bullying Benefit Concert Monday night in Los Angeles put on by the Friend Movement, an organization which helps show positive anti-bullying images through art and media, and inspires people to prevent bullying by being better friends.
The anti-bullying issue is of course close to LeAnn's heart, and she revealed to ET the extreme extent to which she was bullied during childhood.
"I was bullied when I was a kid -- when I was in junior high. A lot of girls can get real mean during the sixth grade year," she said. "I used to perform around Dallas and Texas where I lived, a lot. My principal would put something on the bulletin board if I was in the newspaper or something, and there was this clique of girls that did not like it. So, I had my locker egged, I had a girl bring a knife to school the last day of sixth grade and tried to kill me! Awesome. So, I'd say I was bullied a little."
But the bullying hasn't stopped at junior high.
"I've been such a target I guess for misjudgment lately, and a lot of anger from some people, especially through social media," she admitted. "Obviously we're [celebrities] underneath a microscope and in the spotlight all the time, but it's no reason to be able to pick apart someone the way that a lot of people do. We're human ... this is my job, and then I have my life. But I'm a human being in both of them -- and I think people forget that a lot of times."
As for her rumored new reality show with her husband Eddie Cibrian, LeAnn remains tight-lipped but obviously has a sense of humor about the situation.
"It seems like everyone talks about our lives all the time, so we might as well have fun with our own lives. I mean, people think they know what it is, but it's really a 180 from what people think they know. ... People think I serve coffee in a bikini, I might as well start doing in on TV," she laughed.
But she stressed that there will absolutely be limits on what the couple will show if the reality TV deal does pan out.


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The Doctor & His Corpse Bride
Posted on October 29, 2020 October 30, 2020 by Morbid N' Macabre
I love this creepy story. You may already be familiar, but it's Halloween so let's play it again, Sam.
Dr Karl Von Cosel (or Karl Tanzler, as many of us recognize him) lived in the Florida Keys. When he was just a boy, the doctor had a dream in which an ancestor came to him and showed him the face of his one true love. Karl grew up, got married, and had 2 children, but he was always waiting for his true soul mate, literally the girl of his dreams to come along.
In 1930, Karl was working at a hospital when the beautiful 22 year old Marie Elana Milagro de Hoyos became his patient. He recognized her face as his soul mate and immediately became obsessed. There was one problem with all of this: Elana had tuberculosis. Karl did everything in his power to save the young lady, all the while professing his undying love; sadly it just wasn't enough. Three months after their initial meeting, the beautiful Elana passed away.
Karl paid for her funeral, had a death mask constructed, and built a mausoleum in the Keys for her corpse to be placed inside; it was concrete so that water could not erode the lady's remains. Inside this crypt Elena was to spend eternity – or at least a couple of months. Karl spent plenty of time inside the mausoleum with the corpse, every single day he was there, but eventually that just wasn't enough. The doctor would later claim that he'd heard Elena's voice in his head, that she'd asked him to come and free her so in 1933, he did what any love stricken doctor would do: Karl stole the corpse of the woman he loved. He snuck into the mausoleum, placed Elena's body in a little red wagon, and he wheeled her home to be with him for good.
Once in the privacy of his own home, Karl could get to work. With piano wire the doctor made sure Elana's body was well held together. He gave her glass eyes, stuffed the already rotting parts with cloth, and replaced her skin with oiled silk and wax as it decayed. Finally he made a wig of Elana's own hair and placed it upon her head and voila, his beloved Elana was back! Karl placed his love on his bed and there he kept her for 7 years; Karl spent every waking moment at home, he only left only to purchase necessities such as perfume, air fresheners, and preservatives.
So rumors had been flying around for quite some time; Karl had initially been at the mausoleum constantly and suddenly he'd simply stopped showing up all together. This did seem suspicious to onlookers, and people began to speculate that the doctor had stolen the corpse. Finally Elana's sister visited Karl at home and she demanded that he take her to see Elana's body. Imagine her shock when, instead of heading towards the mausoleum, the doctor took the woman upstairs!
The sister said that Elana looked like a big, creepy wax doll donning a beautiful wedding dress! Sister tripped out, as anyone would, and she called police. The body was taken, and a second autopsy was conducted; here it was discovered that Karl had painstakingly fitted Elana with a tube which would allow for sexual intercourse.
The Doctor was brought up on charges for the desecration of a grave but, luckily for him, it had been 7 years since he'd committed his crime. The statue of limitations were up, and Karl could not be prosecuted.
I'd love to tell you that Elana was properly reburied and that was the end of her story, but sadly this is not the case. Elana was made into a freak show; they kept her corpse on display at a funeral home where thousands of people came from far and wide to catch a glimpse. When it finally came time to bury the corpse, Elana was placed in an unknown location; everyone feared that if her whereabouts were known, the doctor would steal her again – and they were probably right to be concerned.
As far as Karl, being arrested and receiving all that public humiliation didn't stop his obsession. The doctor still didn't know how to live without his love, so he did the only thing left to do: he used Elana's death mask to make a life size dummy. This Elana doll stayed with him, in the bed where the real Elana had once lain, until the time of his death in July of 1952. By some accounts, Karl was found deceased in his bed, in the arms of the Elana doll.
*If you can spare 7 minutes for a creepy documentary on the case, watch the video below. It's from HBO's series AUTOPSY.
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8 Replies to "The Doctor & His Corpse Bride"
Diane Snider says:
Absolutely mindblowing!! I've never heard this morbidly fascinating story before… thank you!
Morbid N' Macabre says:
Thank you for reading 💜💜💜
murderinne says:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3XZz8qapyYbFP1765e7lUN?si=t8-bYYDnQSW_z1IzpODvOQ
This is the one I listened to. It's one of the ones I regularly follow.
THANK YOU SO MUCH! I'll give it a listen right now 🙂
I just listened to a podcast on this case this week. The most amazing part of this to me was that he served no time and was declared sane. I am glad that they didn't give her body back to him but I feel terrible for her sister.
It's true! The statute of limitations was up, they couldn't do anything to him. I feel sorry for the sister, but in a way also the doctor. There are so many cases of people who are totally mentally incapacitated yet the court deems them sane. It's just a sad story all around
Also thank you for reading, and I'd love to listen to the podcast if you remember the name of it
It's such a sad case, and I agree


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1950's-Inspired Racers – Ferrari Monza SP1 and SP2
September 19, 2018 by Online Car India
Ferrari have unveiled the new 812 Superfast derived Monza SP1 and SP2 at the company's Capital Market Day in Maranello. The new limited-edition models are a first in an 'Icone' segment by the company, drawing inspiration from Ferrari cars from the 1950's.
The new limited-edition models are aimed at a select clientèle and collectors aspiring to live their fantasies of 1950s Ferrari racecar drivers such as Alberto Ascari, Juan Manuel Fangio, Stirling Moss, John Surtees, and Mike Hawthorn. The new duo takes their styling cues from Ferrari racing Barchetta's such as the 1948 166 MM, which inspired the name 'barchetta', the 750 Monza and 860 Monza. The past models that inspired the new SP1 and SP2 were uncompromising models which helped build the reputation of Ferrari as we know today while delivering a slew of victories.
The Ferrari Monza SP1 has been designed as a single-seat road car to deliver the purest experience possible. While the SP2, thanks to the removal of the tonneau cover and the addition of a second screen and roll-bar, is a two-seater configuration. Ferrari state that the SP1 and SP2 feature the best power-to-weight ratio of any barchetta they have ever produced, courtesy of the extensive use of carbon-fibre in the construction process and weight saving in the details such as the headlamps, and tail-lights, wheels, and interior giving the car a feel unlike any model in their current catalogue. While the design will leave onlookers gawking, the powerplant is a more potent version of the one found in their flagship 812 Superfast. The 6.5-litre naturally-aspirated V12 now delivers 810 PS and 719 Nm, making it the most powerful engine Maranello has ever made. The power is sent to the rear wheels through the seven-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox, which propels the car to a top speed over 300 km/h, with 0-100 km/h achieved in a claimed 2.9 seconds, and 0-200 km/h in 7.9 seconds.
The new car was created at the Ferrari Design Studio with the team seeking a pure design while the architecture on the car is based on a monolithic form with an aerodynamic wing profile. Ferrari have also collaborated with two luxury brands to design distinct apparel and accessories for clients who desire the two limited-edition models.
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Season 8 brings Murder House and Coven together in ambitious new season.
Rumors have been swirling for quite some time about when we would get a crossover season for American Horror Story. Series creator Ryan Murphy previously spoke about wanting to do a crossover like this, possibly in season 9, but took to Twitter yesterday to announce that it won't be happening next season after all. That is, over course, because it is happening this season instead.
The next season of American Horror Story will be a crossover between season 1, Murder House, and season 3, Coven. Based on previous reports, the new season is set about 18 months from now, so the story will pick up quite a while after the events of those previous stories wrapped up.
Murphy also recently teased that the 5th episode will be a big one, with a number of fan favorites returning. Could we see a few alumni return who we really miss make a cameo in some way? We're looking at you, Jessica Lange! Regardless, this news begs the question of how characters from a haunted house story are going to run into a coven of witches, but we're certainly interested in finding out.
Will you be tuning in for yet another chapter of American Horror Story, possibly the most ambitious one yet? Let us know here in the comments section or on social media.


Get ready to rock . . . Mark Hayes style! This beloved spiritual is perfect for any occasion where spirited Christmas music is needed. The well-crafted piano accompaniment supports the choral parts and is a joy to play. Truly celebratory and fun!


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An old post from me about the demos issue – using my father as an example!
I also think this issue is uniquely complex to overcome in the UK as the EU in the UK is just framed as a competition of national interests. Within such a narrative there is no role for the European Parliament, or for the notion than we actually might all have some feeling of being Europeans.
Yes, exactly, "I don't feel European therefore you may not feel European either" – and as you say the framing perpetuates this. As I've said elsewhere I do think that ultimately this is a problem of Westminster exceptionalism, and it equally undermines local and regional democracy in the UK.


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