It was a cool crisp summer morning and the sun was just starting to rise on the horizon. There was a thin layer of fog, hovering over the water. I grabbed the fishing gear out of my car and began to walk out onto the pier to meet up with my good buddy Aaron. It was July 2004, at the Les Davis fishing pier in Tacoma, and it was a day that was going to change my life.
The summer of 2004 was when I first discovered salmon fishing. One day after work, I had decided to go for a walk along Tacoma's waterfront. I ended up walking by the fishing pier, and I noticed that there were dozens of anglers moving their fishing rods up and down in unison. They would cast their lures out as far as they could, and then slowly reel them back in while jigging their rod tips up and down in short six inch movements. I was intrigued by what I saw and decided to go ask what they were fishing for and the reason for the jigging action.
After having a pretty in-depth conversation with an angler named Chad, and learned they were fishing for salmon. The fishermen were using lures, which are designed to replicate wounded bait fish to attract the salmon and entice them to strike. Some of the lures looked like herring while others looked like candlefish. Some were just brightly colored diamond-shaped pieces of lead that are called buzz bombs. Chad informed me that salmon are very aggressive fish that eat as much food as they could to build up the energy they would need to enter the rivers and make the incredible journey back to their spawning grounds. These fish would completely stop eating once they entered the rivers, and would literally beat themselves almost to death jumping up river rapids, negotiating treacherous log jams, shallow water, and numerous other obstacles. Upon reaching their spawning grounds, the female salmon lay their eggs, males fertilize them, and then the fish would die, completing the life cycle of these magnificent creatures.
After learning all of this interesting information, I became determined to catch a salmon for myself. After seeing how interested I was in fishing, Chad had offered to meet me at a local sporting goods store and he helped me in the purchase of a rod and reel, some lures, and all the gear that was necessary to go salmon fishing. I spent countless mornings at the pier learning how to cast, tie fishing knots, and work the lures to imitate a wounded bait fish. Some days I would get discouraged that I had not caught a fish yet, but there was something so peaceful and calming about being on the water and being one with nature. I never knew I could have such a bond with nature right in my own city, just five minutes from home.
On that particular morning I woke up at the crack of dawn, downed a cup of coffee, and made my way to the dock right before first light. I made my first cast just as the sun started to come up on the horizon. I had tied on an all chrome candlefish, made by the Point Wilson Dart Company, with one small bead swivel in line to prevent my mono filament line from getting tangled. I jigged my rod tip up six inches and reeled a few cranks of line in, then repeated that process until the lure was visible in front of me. I cast the lure back out and repeated the process. The jigging soon became a rhythm that I didn't even need to think about. My friend, Aaron, had met me at the dock that morning and was jigging along by my side. As we would jig up and down and reel our lures back in, we talked about what was going on in each of our lives, having friendly conversation.
I was mid-sentence, as I jigged my lure upward when it suddenly came to a complete stop. The lure felt like it had just gotten snagged on something solid and hard. Just when I thought my lure had snagged on the bottom of the Puget Sound, the drag on my reel started screaming as line started leaving the reel rapidly. I could see my rod tip jerking up and down as the fish shook its head trying to remove the hooks from its mouth. I couldn't believe it, I had hooked my first salmon! My adrenaline was pumping as I fought the fish. I would reel in a few cranks and the fish would run away and strip the line right back off my reel. I could tell that this fish was much larger than any of the trout I had caught in local lakes as a kid, and fighting it was like nothing I had ever experienced before. Other anglers up and down the pier noticed that I had a fish on and hurried over to watch the battle ensue, when suddenly the fish leaped from the water, and I caught my first glimpse of it. A huge, shiny chrome Chinook salmon buck crashed back into the water with a giant splash. Sighting the fish and being surrounded by other anglers added to my excitement immensely. I could feel my heart beating faster and faster within my chest. Just when I thought I couldn't take it anymore, the monstrous fish started to give up his battle.
"Don't horse him in," another fisherman advised, as I reeled the fish in the last few feet. "Ok, hold him right there, he's almost in the net!" he exclaimed. Then I heard another fisherman yell "Got him!" and I let out a sigh of relief. My hands and arms were shaking with a combination of excitement and fatigue. I was in disbelief. I had caught my first salmon, and what a salmon it was! The king salmon weighed in at 17lbs and was chrome bright, covered in sea lice, and was by far the largest fish I had ever caught.
From that moment on, I was hooked. Since that day, I have fished every chance I've had over the years. I have fished for salmon and steelhead all over the Pacific Northwest. I have fished in the Baltic Sea while on a training mission with the Marine Corps in Latvia. I've fished for carp in the private ponds of Saddam Hussein, outside what was once his personal palace, while deployed to Iraq. I spent countless hours tying fishing leaders and mailing them home while deployed to Afghanistan. I have participated in many events focused on the conservation of fish and the sport of fishing in Washington State. Fishing has become, not only a hobby, but a passion and lifestyle that I hope to continue to enjoy and share with others until my dying days.


The rules for texas holdem are very easy to learn, yet it can take a lifetime of studying the game and you still probably wont have mastered it. Before you can get started reading the articles and strategies that we have listed on this site, you first need to know how the game is played.
This set of rules will guide you through the basics and regulations for game play, and will set you on the right track to learning how to play texas holdem.Two cards are dealt face down to each player that is involved in the hand at that moment.
General notion goes that there should be no more then 9-10 people at a table, and no less then 5-7 to start off with. Players can run out of money, and eventually if the game is continuous you will get down to two players (heads up play) and then eventually one.
After the two face down cards are dealt, the two players to the left of the dealer are forced to post blinds (a bet without looking at your cards that is rotated around the table in the form of a big and small blind. Usually the small blind is 1/2 the amount of the big blind.) Along with blinds, there can also be an ante but this is not always played with when you use blinds.
After this round of betting is over, the dealer burns one more card and then places one card face up. This is called the turn or fourth street, and is your 4th community card of 5. You now try to make your best 5 card hand using the two that you were dealt face down and 3 of the 4 community cards. A round of betting occurs, and after this the dealer burns one last card and then deals face up the last community card.
This card is known as the river or 5th street, and is the last card that you have. You now have all the cards that you will get, and you must use your two plus three from the community cards to make your best five card hand. A round of betting occurs and the best hand wins unless you fold because of a bluff.
Depending on what kind of stakes you are playing you must make sure that your bets are following the rules. In no limit you obviously can bet it all, but in some limit games you can only bet the size of the pot or there is a limit to each bet. The reason a card is burned before each set of community cards is dealt is so that there can be no cheating.


E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, commonly referred to as DuPont (/djuːˈpɒnt/), is an American conglomerate that was founded in July 1802 in Wilmington, Delaware, as a gunpowder mill by French-American chemist and industrialist Éleuthère Irénée du Pont.
In the 20th century, DuPont developed many polymers such as Vespel, neoprene, nylon, Corian, Teflon, Mylar, Kapton, Kevlar, Zemdrain, M5 fiber, Nomex, Tyvek, Sorona, Corfam, and Lycra. DuPont developed Freon (chlorofluorocarbons) for the refrigerant industry, and later other refrigerants. It also developed synthetic pigments and paints including ChromaFlair.
In 2014, DuPont was the world's fourth-largest chemical company based on market capitalization and eighth-largest based on revenue. On August 31, 2017, it merged with the Dow Chemical Company to create DowDuPont, the world's largest chemical company in terms of sales, of which DuPont is now a subsidiary. Its stock price is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
DuPont was founded in 1802 by Éleuthère Irénée du Pont, using capital raised in France and gunpowder machinery imported from France. He started the company at the Eleutherian Mills, on the Brandywine Creek, near Wilmington, Delaware, two years after du Pont and his family left France to escape the French Revolution and religious persecution against Huguenot Protestants. The company began as a manufacturer of gunpowder, as du Pont noticed that the industry in North America was lagging behind Europe. The company grew quickly, and by the mid-19th century had become the largest supplier of gunpowder to the United States military, supplying half the powder used by the Union Army during the American Civil War. The Eleutherian Mills site is now a museum and a National Historic Landmark.
DuPont continued to expand, moving into the production of dynamite and smokeless powder. In 1902, DuPont's president, Eugene du Pont, died, and the surviving partners sold the company to three great-grandsons of the original founder. Charles Lee Reese was appointed as director and the company began centralizing their research departments. The company subsequently purchased several smaller chemical companies; in 1912 these actions generated government scrutiny under the Sherman Antitrust Act. The courts declared that the company's dominance of the explosives business constituted a monopoly and ordered divestment. The court ruling resulted in the creation of the Hercules Powder Company (later Hercules Inc. and now part of Ashland Inc.) and the Atlas Powder Company (purchased by Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) and now part of AkzoNobel). At the time of divestment, DuPont retained the single-base nitrocellulose powders, while Hercules held the double-base powders combining nitrocellulose and nitroglycerine. DuPont subsequently developed the Improved Military Rifle (IMR) line of smokeless powders.
In 1914, Pierre S. du Pont invested in the fledgling automobile industry, buying stock in General Motors (GM). The following year he was invited to be on GM's board of directors and would eventually be appointed the company's chairman. The DuPont company would assist the struggling automobile company further with a $25 million purchase of GM stock. In 1920, Pierre S. du Pont was elected president of General Motors. Under du Pont's guidance, GM became the number one automobile company in the world. However, in 1957, because of DuPont's influence within GM, further action under the Clayton Antitrust Act forced DuPont to divest its shares of General Motors.
In the 1920s, DuPont continued its emphasis on materials science, hiring Wallace Carothers to work on polymers in 1928. Carothers invented neoprene, a synthetic rubber; the first polyester superpolymer; and, in 1935, nylon. The invention of Teflon followed a few years later and has since been proven responsible for health problems in those exposed to the chemical through manufacturing and home use. DuPont introduced phenothiazine as an insecticide in 1935.
DuPont has been the key company behind the development of modern body armor. In the Second World War DuPont's ballistic nylon was used by Britain's Royal Air Force to make flak jackets. With the development of Kevlar in the 1960s, DuPont began tests to see if it could resist a lead bullet. This research would ultimately lead to the bullet-resistant vests that are the mainstay of police and military units in the industrialized world.
In 1981, DuPont acquired Conoco Inc., a major American oil and gas producing company, which gave it a secure source of petroleum feedstocks needed for the manufacturing of many of its fiber and plastics products. The acquisition, which made DuPont one of the top ten U.S.-based petroleum and natural gas producers and refiners, came about after a bidding war with the giant distillery Seagram Company Ltd.. Seagram became DuPont's largest single shareholder, with four seats on the board of directors. On April 6, 1995, after being approached by Seagram Chief Executive Officer Edgar Bronfman Jr., DuPont announced a deal in which the company would buy back all the shares owned by Seagram.
In 1999, DuPont sold all of its shares of Conoco, which merged with Phillips Petroleum Company. DuPont acquired the Pioneer Hi-Bred agricultural seed company.
DuPont businesses are organized into the following five categories, known as marketing "platforms": Electronic and Communication Technologies, Performance Materials, Coatings and Color Technologies, Safety and Protection, and Agriculture and Nutrition. The agriculture division, DuPont Pioneer, makes and sells hybrid seed and genetically modified seed, some of which produces genetically modified food. Genes engineered into their products include LibertyLink, which provides resistance to Bayer's Ignite Herbicide/Liberty herbicides; the Herculex I Insect Protection gene, which provides protection against various insects; the Herculex RW insect protection trait, which provides protection against other insects; the YieldGard Corn Borer gene, which provides resistance to another set of insects; and the Roundup Ready Corn 2 trait that provides crop resistance against glyphosate herbicides.
In October 2001, the company sold its pharmaceutical business to Bristol Myers Squibb for $7.798 billion.
In 2002, the company sold the Clysar(R) business to Bemis Company for $143 million.
In October 2013, DuPont announced that it was planning to spin off its Performance Chemicals business into a new publicly traded company in mid-2015. The company filed its initial Form 10 with the SEC in December 2014 and announced that the new company would be called The Chemours Company. The spin-off to DuPont shareholders was completed on July 1, 2015, and Chemours stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on the same date.
On December 11, 2015, DuPont announced that it would merge with the Dow Chemical Company, in an all-stock deal. The combined company, which will be known as DowDuPont, will have an estimated value of $130 billion, be equally held by the shareholders of both companies, and maintain their headquarters in Delaware and Michigan, respectively. Within two years of the merger's closure, expected in the first quarter of 2017 and subject to regulatory approval, DowDuPont will be split into three separate public companies, focusing on the agricultural chemicals, materials science, and specialty product industries. Commentators have questioned the economic viability of this plan because, of the three companies, only the specialty products industry has prospects for high growth. The outlook on the profitability of the other two proposed companies has been questioned due to reduced crop prices and lower margins on plastics such as polyethylene. They have also noted that the deal is likely to face antitrust scrutiny in several countries. This eventually became the case, with two delays taking place due to regulatory approvals. The merger closed on August 31, 2017.
The company's corporate headquarters are located in Wilmington, Delaware. The company's manufacturing, processing, marketing, and research and development facilities, as well as regional purchasing offices and distribution centers are located throughout the world. Major manufacturing sites include the Spruance plant near Richmond, Virginia, (currently the company's largest plant), the Washington Works site in Washington, West Virginia, the Mobile Manufacturing Center (MMC) in Axis, Alabama, the Bayport plant near Houston, Texas, the Mechelen site in Belgium, and the Changshu site in China. Other locations include the Yerkes Plant on the Niagara River at Tonawanda, New York, the Sabine River Works Plant in Orange, Texas, and the Parlin Site in Sayreville, New Jersey. The facilities in Vadodara, Gujarat and Hyderabad, Telangana in India constitute the DuPont Services Center and DuPont Knowledge Center respectively.
In 2010, researchers at the Political Economy Research Institute of the University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked DuPont as the fourth-largest corporate source of air pollution in the United States. DuPont released a statement that 2012 total releases and transfers were 13% lower than 2011 levels, and 70% lower than 1987 levels. Data from the EPA's Toxic Release Inventory database included in the Political Economy Research Institute studies likewise show a reduction in DuPont's emissions from 12.4 million pounds of air releases and 22.4 million pounds of toxic incinerator transfers in 2006 to 10.94 million pounds and 22.0 million pounds, respectively, in 2010. Over the same period, the Political Economy Research Institutes Toxic score for DuPont increased from 122,426 to 7,086,303.
One of DuPont's facilities was listed No. 4 on the Mother Jones top 20 polluters of 2010, legally discharging over 5,000,000 pounds (2,300,000 kg) of toxic chemicals into New Jersey and Delaware waterways. In 2016, Carneys Point Township, New Jersey, where the facility is located, initiated a $1.1 billion lawsuit against the corporation, accusing it of divesting an unprofitable company without first remediating the property as required by law.
Between 2007 and 2014 there were thirty-four accidents resulting in toxic releases at DuPont plants across the U.S., with no fewer than 8 fatalities. Four employees died of suffocation in a Houston, Texas, accident involving leakage of nearly 24,000 pounds (11,000 kg) of methyl mercaptan. As a result, the company became the largest of the 450 businesses placed into the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's "severe violator program" in July 2015. The program was established for companies OSHA says have repeatedly failed to address safety infractions.
Dupont, along with Frigidaire and General Motors, was a part of a collaborative effort to find a replacement for toxic refrigerants in the 1920s, resulting in the invention of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) by Thomas Midgley in 1928. CFCs are ozone-depleting chemicals that were used primarily in aerosol sprays and refrigerants. DuPont was the largest CFC producer in the world with a 25 percent market share in the 1980s, totaling $600 million in annual sales.
In February 1988, United States Senator Max Baucus, along with two other Senators, wrote to DuPont reminding the company of its pledge. The Los Angeles Times reported that the letter was "generally regarded as an embarrassment for DuPont, which prides itself on its reputation as an environmentally conscious company." The company responded with a strongly worded letter that the available evidence did not support a need to dramatically reduce CFC production and calling the proposal "unwarranted and counterproductive".
DuPont has faced fines from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and litigation over releases of the Teflon-processing aid perfluoro-octanoic acid (PFOA, also known as C8) from their works in Washington, West Virginia PFOA-contaminated drinking water led to increased levels of the compound in the bodies of residents who lived in the surrounding area. A court-appointed C8 Science Panel investigated "whether or not there is a probable link between C8 exposure and disease in the community." They eventually concluded that there is a probable link between PFOA and kidney cancer, testicular cancer, thyroid disease, high cholesterol, pre-eclampsia and ulcerative colitis. Water contamination in the Netherlands and links to cancer are also being investigated.
Unlike other persistent organic pollutants, perfluorooctanoic acid persists indefinitely and is completely resistant to bio-degradation, remaining toxic. The only way to reduce levels in the body is by physical elimination rather than degradation. In 2014, the International Agency for Research on Cancer designated PFOA as "possibly carcinogenic" in humans. One Ohio resident was awarded $1.6 million when a jury in 2015 found that her kidney cancer was caused by PFOA in drinking water. In December 2016 two million dollars was awarded when a jury found it caused the plaintiff's testicular cancer and awarded punitive damages in the amount of $10.5 million. This was the third case where a jury found DuPont liable for injuries resulting from exposure to PFOA in drinking water sources. There were 3,500 similar cases awaiting trial c. 2015. According to the co-lead counselor, internal documents revealed during trial showed DuPont had known of a link between PFOA and cancers since 1997. DuPont maintains it has always handled PFOA "reasonably and responsibly" based on the information they, and industry regulators, had available during its use. However, the jury concluded that DuPont did not act to prevent harm or inform the public, despite the information available.
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Nip/Tuck Season 5
buffybeast replied to RepoMan's topic in Television & Film
I just finished watching season 4 on DVD a couple of weeks ago. I guess I am the only person who really liked it. I hated season 3, however. Can't wait to see season 5 on DVD.
Comments that which don't warrant a thread
buffybeast replied to a topic in Television & Film
I'm stuck in Iraq, bored out of my mind. I'm considering purchasing seasons 1 and 2 of House, M.D. Is this show any good? I've been told it's great.
buffybeast replied to dubq's topic in Television & Film
i enjoyed this movie. i didn't like the last 45 minutes. what a letdown.
Mr. McMahon "dead" - Now for the "whodunit" angle.
buffybeast replied to Downhome's topic in The WWE Folder
how many fans even remember the shockmaster debacle????
WWE General Discussion for July 2007
buffybeast replied to Hunter's Torn Quad's topic in The WWE Folder
lmao. it is a wonder that jake is still alive and kicking.
Chris Benoit Dead - Toxicology results released
buffybeast replied to Human Fly's topic in The WWE Folder
Those people are also idiots. There is no woman so annoying that a huge man should punch her. if she is annoying while swinging a bat at your head, then fine. some women deserve to be slapped in the mouth. not punched, but definitely have some sense knocked into them.
Sid Vicious update
buffybeast replied to CubbyBr's topic in The WWE Folder
Do we really need another beat up, broken down gimp on WWE television? Sid should have saved his money.
Live Free Or Die Hard (Die Hard 4) trailer
buffybeast replied to Epic Reine's topic in Television & Film
Please. He looks ridiculous doing the same shit he did twenty years ago. He should play different roles or call it a career.
Isn't Bruce Willis too old to be playing these types of characters? Also, who had the bright idea to pit this movie against the colossus known as Transformers?
Comments which don't warrant a thread
buffybeast replied to a topic in The WWE Folder
WTF??????? This can't be true...
Awesome. But after they hold Viscera's intervention, what do you do with him? Reform MoM? Or just make him travel around eating steaks and falling for white divas?
Probably HGH. Tells you what the wwe really thinks of it's Wellness Program. Masters was one of the few who seemed to take it seriously and was hazed and ridiculed on screen for doing so. Once he starts adding mass again and all of a sudden VKM is a huge backer and wants a big push for him. That's a sad state of affairs where a company promotes "wellness" but then ridicules those who ascribe to the program. Masters looked remarkably different after ending his roid use and maybe the company felt they had to say something to explain his transformation. VKM has always had a hard on for hosses and big men.
Is it me or is Chris Masters back on roids?
Did anyone catch the absurdity of this statement? Vince didn't allow Batista to win the world title because he lost a fight to Booker T?? WTF? I've seen plenty of 'huge tough guys' lose matches to smaller opponents because they were chickenshits who hid behind their size or had no fighting skills. Besides, how many fans were even aware of Batista's ass whooping? How did Booker feel about Vince's feelings about him?
Isn't Melina f*cking Batista? Didn't Dave leave his wife for Melina? I figured he could protect her. However, he's disliked by everyone backstage not named HHH so maybe he can't even save her. I agree with a previous statement. She's universally hated backstage and cannot work a match without injuring her opponent. She can't be too surprised that her job may be in jeopardy.
Monkeys Eat Bananas, Horses Eat Oats
buffybeast replied to BUTT's topic in The WWE Folder
I haven't watched much wrestling during the past year. You can imagine my surprise when I see Vickie Guerrero on Smackdown! every week. I understand that Eddie blew a lot of his money on drugs, whores and alcohol. I supposed Vickie doesn't have any skills that would get her a job that matched Eddie's WWE income. However, I don't think she has any place on TV. I could understand if she were hot, could act or wrestle. But she can't accomplish either. Why doesn't Vince just give her a large check and send her on her way? I turned the tv to SD the other night, saw a close up of her face and almost gagged. I'm sure she's a nice lady but she has no place on tv.
WWE Goin' All O'er the World!!
Isn't the main reason behind WWE's success internationally centered upon the current stars? If they establish seperate brands overseas, will people like Cena and Taker compete in those regions regularly? Do these audiences a second-third tier star as a champion? Or, like someone else stated, will they continue to place the main focus on the North American audiences and have the main stars make periodic appearances? The idea of international territories is intriguing. I'm not sure how successful it will be in the long run, however.
Hi, smarks! I don't watch wrestling too much any more. I've been unable to watch it consistently as my work schedule often conflicts with AFN's airings of Raw and Smackdown. I have some questions on the Boogeyman, if anyone can answer them. 1. Who is Boogeyman and where did the E find him? 2. I heard somewhere that Shane came up with the gimmick and Boogey added the worms and teeth extraction. Is this true? 3. Why did they fire him and rehire last year? I know he was injured at some point. 4. How does the IWC view this gimmick, with scorn, humor, apathy? Also, how the hell did Umaga become so popular? I remember when he debuted and some people in the community hated the character. Now he's main eventing and appears to be everyone's darling. What's up with that? I like him, to be honest. But I do have a thing for Samoans and hosses.
I have a question concerning the movie "Pulse" for anyone who has seen it:
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buffybeast replied to {''({o..o})''}'s topic in Video Games
Good grief, I did not know the PS3 was so expensive. I have an original Playstation from one hundred years ago. I liked it ok. Lately the only game I've been crazy about is World of Warcraft and Hitman Blood Money for PC (which I can't finish. Shit). I'm leaning heavily towards the Xbox because of online play and strong word of mouth. But I'll look into the PS3 more closely.
Pardon me if this question has already been raised. I was too damn lazy to look. I am in the market for a video gaming console. I can't decide which is the superior system, Xbox 360 or PS3? I've received near universal praise for the 360 and very mixed views for the PS3. What do you think?
We Have Us An Iron Man
buffybeast replied to LivingLegendGaryColeman's topic in Television & Film
Is Iron Man all CGI or a mix of CGI and live animation?
Children of Men
buffybeast replied to AmericanDragon's topic in Television & Film
I *do* understand the definition of the word fiction. I just like to suspend belief while I am being entertained. I just couldn't believe that, I just couldn't grasp these ideas. The producers of this movie were obviously attempting to make some political point. The plot just seem out there, even for a movie.
Golden Globe Nominees
buffybeast replied to Brett Favre's topic in Television & Film
I'm just happy Jennifer Hudson won and Beyonce did not. I hope Be's performance isn't even recognized come Oscar nomination time.

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Simultaneous Preparation of Facial and Meridional Isomer of Cobalt-Amino Acid Complexes and their Characterization
M. M. Alam Department of Chemistry, Biology, and Marine Science, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara-cho, Okinawa 903-0213, Japan.
S. M. S. Islam Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh
S. M. M. Rahman Department of Chemistry, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh.
M. M. Rahman Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Toyohashi, Aichi 441-8580, Japan.
Cobalt, Amino acid, Isomers, UV-visible, IR.
Preparation and characterization of various complexes of cobalt (III)-amino acid system, especially cobalt (III) glycinato and cobalt (III) alaninato complexes are reported. The identification of the various isomers of these complexes is also reported. The various isomers are separated from their mixture by fractional crystallization. Each of these complexes has been characterized by observing physical characteristics, chemical analysis, UV-visible spectroscopy and IR-spectroscopy. The direct impact of geometry of the complexes to IR stretching frequencies and UV-visible spectral data of amino and carboxyl group in the complexes provided sufficient information about the geometry. A prediction about the geometries of the synthesized has also been focused.
Keywords: Cobalt; Amino acid; Isomers; UV-visible; IR.
DOI: 10.3329/jsr.v2i1.2032 J. Sci. Res. 2 (1), 91-98 (2010)
M. M. Alam, Department of Chemistry, Biology, and Marine Science, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara-cho, Okinawa 903-0213, Japan.
Assitant Professor
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh.
Department of Chemistry, Biology and Marine science
University of the Ryukyus
Okinawa- Japan
S. M. S. Islam, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh
Department of Chemistry Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
S. M. M. Rahman, Department of Chemistry, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh.
University of Rajshahi
Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh.
M. M. Rahman, Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, Toyohashi, Aichi 441-8580, Japan.
Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering,
Toyohashi University of Technology,
Toyohashi, Aichi 441-8580, Japan.
Alam, M. M., Islam, S. M. S., Rahman, S. M. M., & Rahman, M. M. (2009). Simultaneous Preparation of Facial and Meridional Isomer of Cobalt-Amino Acid Complexes and their Characterization. Journal of Scientific Research, 2(1), 91–98. https://doi.org/10.3329/jsr.v2i1.2032


Georgina Whittle during her Cambodia trek.
Georgie Whittle, a therapy assessor for CancerCare in Lancaster, completed an eye-opening 80km trek and raised £4,000 to help people affected by cancer in north Lancashire and south Cumbria.
Georgie, 60, who lives with her husband Paul in Halton in the Lune Valley, is also a hypnotherapist at CancerCare's Slynedales centre in Lancaster.
She said the gap between the "haves" and "have nots" in Cambodia was shocking at times and made her appreciate how lucky she was in her own life.
The experiences Georgie had on the trek from the town of Siem Reap to Angkor Wat temple complex gave her great respect for the people of Cambodia who had relatively little in terms of material things and yet they were happy, smiling and friendly.
Georgie also experienced a personal sense of achievement having trained hard for the trek and raising a substantial sum for local people facing cancer and other serious illnesses.
A youngster Georgina Whittle met on her Cambodia trek.
She paid for her own travel to do the trip so all funds raised have gone to CancerCare.
Georgie said: "The journey was an experience in itself as I had not travelled independently to such a far flung place for many years.
"On the first day of trekking we were acclimatising. It was very hot and humid. We had to take every opportunity possible to get into the shade and had to drink at least three litres of water each day with the temperature at about 30 degrees.
"We trekked through a lot of villages and got to interact with some of the local villagers.
"This gave us an insight into the local way of life. Many people lived in shacks and cooked on open fires. I was thrilled to meet the families in their own environment.
"Sunday was a day of leisure for many villagers and one household we visited they were playing music and dancing. I had a dance with them!
On arrival in Siem Reap, all of the trekkers were paired up and Georgie linked up with a woman called Jane from Longridge as well as a group leader from Dream Challenges and two Cambodian guides.
Georgina Whittle with her certificate for completing her Cambodia trek.
"Luckily we only had to carry a day pack with our food and water. Our kit bags were taken from site to site.
"At the end of the first day we camped in little bivouac-like tents in the grounds of a monastery. We stayed in the grounds of different monasteries on the four nights of the trek.
"Our food was delivered in lidded baskets. For me, part of the challenge was not knowing what you were going to get to eat with the treat of a barbeque on the last night. Most of the meals were rice-based with braised vegetables and fruit.
"We got used to the eastern 'squatting toilets' and washed ourselves in water from a tank. You had to scoop up the water and pour it over yourself.
"I can be fussy so it was a challenge not to have any running water for brushing your teeth and things like that.
"One of the trekkers washed my hair one day which felt very nurturing. It was very soothing and I was appreciative of that.
Georgina Whittle's medal for completing her Cambodia trek.
"Nightfall came very quickly as it was November so we retired to sleep very early which helped with the crack of dawn starts! I was glad of the gift of a small torch given to me before I left on my trek.
"Some people suffered from sleep deprivation as the nights were not quiet. We could hear dogs barking, cockerels crowing and things like that. We set of at 7am each day which was the pattern for the entire challenge.
"We saw very little animal wildlife with the exception of monkeys in the trees on our last days towards Angkor Wat.
"We had to wear a lot of insect repellent and look out especially for ants! On one of the walks we stopped for a drink of water. I leant on a stump and in seconds I was covered in ants! People helped to brush them.
One of Georgie's favourite memories was of hearing Buddhist monks chanting: "It was 4am and we could hear the monks chanting in the monastery," she said.
Georgie said she was glad she had done plenty of training with Lancaster Fellwalkers: "I'm proud that I took it all in my stride. I was smiling, calm and I literally took everything in my stride. I did keep on keeping on!
Georgie grew up in Morecambe and attended West End Primary School and Morecambe Grammar School.
She said she had always enjoyed walking and wanted to do a big challenge for CancerCare as it was her 60th birthday in 2018. She had also been personally affected by cancer at a younger age.
When Georgie left school she joined Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps and her first posting was at Catterick Garrison in North Yorkshire. After that Georgie to a British military hospital in Hong Kong and became fully qualified as a nurse with several other UK and overseas postings to follow.
While in the army, Georgie lived and worked in many places including Munster in west Germany and Inverness in the north of Scotland.
She loved the military side of the nursing corps and was involved in a lot of training at the Queen Alexandra Training Centre in Aldershot.
When she achieved the rank of sergeant at a young age she realised that there was a big world to continue to explore as a civilian and left the army after serving nearly 10 years.
She eventually settled in the village of Brompton-on-Swale in North Yorkshire and furthered her nursing career. In addition to nursing, Georgie worked with adults with profound physical and mental disabilities.
In particular, she said she was proud of setting up a project for older people who were leaving long-term mental health institutions and an outreach service for adults with physical and learning difficulties.
Georgie decided to do a hypnotherapy course and part of it included advice on business and self-promotion. She chose to work as a hypnotherapist when she qualified in 2003 and set up her practice at her home in Halton.
In 2005 Georgie secured a post with CancerCare working as a hypnotherapist on a sessional basis. All of the therapists at CancerCare are now contracted and have more autonomy. Eventually Georgie took on the post of therapy co-ordinator as well as her hypnotherapy work.
On the fifth and final day of her Cambodia trek with 'Dream Challenges', Georgie and her fellow walkers arrived at Angkor Wat temple complex.
Georgie said: "I thought: I've done it! I had a sense of achievement and it was emotional in so many ways. I had seen so much poverty and I had met people who were happy without all the modern-day trappings.
"It was also affirming of all the training I had done over the 10 months leading up to it.
"The historical aspect was very educational. We had a relatively brief amount of time to explore Angkor Wat so I would like to return one day with my husband Paul.
"I also enjoyed the camaraderie. Everyone was doing it for a different reason or charity. My reason was for CancerCare – to give something to our local charity.
Prior to the trip Georgie organised various fundraising events including a storytelling evening with Taffy Thomas at the Red Door Café in Halton, a Prize Bingo night at Carnforth Ex-Servicemen's Club, book sales at Slynedales, a Caribbean Night at the Greyhound in Halton and a fashion show at Morecambe Golf Club.
Georgie added: "I feel very lucky to have done the trek. I think it was very growthful as it tested my strength in every which way – not just physical strength or stamina but emotional resilience and tapping into one's essence.
"I would urge anyone with the opportunity to visit this wonderful area of the world, not least to support the economy but just to experience first hand the beauty of the country and its people.


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Quarterback Carson Wentz's 2019 Output With The Philadelphia Eagles - Odds and Predictions
Quick Bio: who is Carson Wentz? How did Wentz do at North Dakota State? How smart is Wentz? When did Wentz get drafted into the NFL? How effective has Wentz been in the NFL? What records has Wentz already broken? What injuries has Wentz sustained in the NFL? How much did Wentz just get paid? Is it true that Wentz is best friends with a Trout? How are the Philadelphia Eagles predicted to do in 2019? What are the current odds and predictions on Wentz's possible 2019 production?
Thursday night we may (or may not) see a healthy Carson Wentz and his Philadelphia Eagles take on former-backup-now-starter Nick Foles and his Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 3 of the 2019 NFL Pre-season, a matchup that may (or probably may not) prove which of the two quarterbacks is more likely to do better (or last longer) this season.
Talent aside, durability is what matters in a brutal sport like professional football, where front offices often cast aside the injury-prone, and this upcoming season will become a proving ground for Wentz, who, over the last two years has had to sit out eight regular season games and five in the postseasons due to various injuries.
Here we take a look at the odds and predictions of how well Wentz will do in the upcoming NFL season, and briefly analyze his chances of beating the overs and unders odds makers have now given him.
Quick Bio: who is Carson Wentz?
Carson James Wentz is the twenty-six year old NFL quarterback who was born in 1992 in Raleigh, North Carolina (though his family moved to North Dakota when he was three) and who has played for the Philadelphia Eagles for three seasons.
Wentz played football (and basketball and baseball) at Century High School and grew nine inches between his freshman and senior years and was All-Conference at quarterback and defensive back, posting 61 tackles and two interceptions.
Graduating as a member of the National Honors Society and as the valedictorian of his class in 2011, Wentz decided to play football at North Dakota State, redshirting his freshman season.
How did Wentz do at North Dakota State?
Wentz was the second string quarterback his first two seasons, only managing 34 completions for 353 total yards and 3 touchdowns with no interceptions during that time.
His junior year, Wentz started in all sixteen games and went on to complete 358 passes for 3,111 yards and 25 touchdowns while running for 642 yards and 6 touchdowns, and he led his team to their fourth consecutive NCAA Division I Football Championship.
During Wentz's senior year, the injury bug (that's been haunting him ever since) struck his wrist, breaking it, and he was forced to sit for eight weeks but still managed to return healthy by the national championship, in which he led his Bisons to victory, its fifth straight FCS title overall.
How smart is Wentz?
Not only did Wentz graduate his high school as a member of the National Honors Society and as the valedictorian (see above), he also graduated from college with a degree in health and physical education, finishing his higher level education with a 4.0 GPA.
Twice Wentz was recognized by the College Sports Information Directors of America as an Academic All-American, the first time for Division I football, the second time for Division I sports overall.
Wentz scored a 40 out of 50 on his Wonderlic test (an examination given to NFL players to quickly assess their IQ), with a score of 20 indicating an IQ of roughly 100.
When did Wentz get drafted into the NFL?
After finishing third among quarterbacks at the 2016 NFL Combine in the 40-yard dash, the broad jump and the three-cone drill, Wentz was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the first round of the draft (2nd overall).
Wentz and the Eagles signed a four-year, fully guaranteed deal worth $26.67 million with a $17.6 million signing bonus.
After the team traded projected starter Sam Bradford to the Minnesota Vikings in early September, Wentz the rookie was named starting quarterback of the Eagles for the 2016 season.
How effective has Wentz been in the NFL?
It's a tough question to answer because if you look at just Wentz's numbers per game, you could argue that he is one of the top quarterbacks in the NFC, if not the NFL.
In his three NFL seasons, Wentz has started in 40 games and has averaged 23 completions for 254 passing yards and 1.75 touchdowns with .7 interceptions per game for a record of 23-17-0, or a .739 win career win record.
Where Wentz loses some of his value is with durability, because his injuries have not only kept him out of key regular season games, but also out of every one of the team's postseason matchups, including all the way to the Super Bowl in 2017.
What records has Wentz already broken?
Hard to believe in just three incomplete seasons, Wentz has chalked up enough broken NFL and Eagles' franchise records to be too many to listed here.
Some of his league accolades include most pass completions by an NFL rookie (379) and most pass completions through the first 24 games of his career (540) and some of his Eagles records include most passing touchdowns in a season (33) and most touchdown passes in the first quarter (3).
Wentz is a Super Bowl Champion, though he could not play due to injury, and he has been selected to the Pro Bowl and won the Bert Bell Award during his sophomore NFL season in 2017.
What injuries has Wentz sustained in the NFL?
In December of 2017 in Week 14, Wentz tore his ACL in a game against the Los Angeles Rams (which the Eagles won anyways, 43-35) and he would be out for the season, with backup Nick Foles taking the team to a Super Bowl victory over the New England Patriots by a score of 41-33.
Wentz came back healthy by Week 3 of the 2018 season, but because of a lingering back injury, he was benched towards the end of the year and once again Foles took over the reins and guided the team through the playoffs until the New Orleans Saints ended their run in the Divisional playoff game by a score of 20-14.
This season, Foles is starting for the Jaguars, and Wentz's backups are now the less reliable Nate Sudfeld and journeyman Cody Kessler, so it would behoove Carson to stay healthy (like he's ever planned otherwise?) because the Eagles' need a strong (and smart) player like him under center to execute second-year offensive coordinator Mike Groh's game plan.
How much did Wentz just get paid?
In June, the Eagles and Wentz agreed to a four-year deal worth $128 million with (wait for it) $107 million of that money guaranteed, which makes him a wealthy Eagle from now until the end of the 2024 season.
For his first three NFL seasons, Wentz was under his rookie contract and made a total of $22.6 million, with $17.6 million of that coming from his signing bonus.
Making an average of $32 million per season, Wentz is currently the fourth best-paid quarterback in the league, right behind Green Bay Packers Aaron Rodgers ($33.5 million), Pittsburgh Steelers Ben Roethlisberger ($34 million) and Seattle Seahawks Russell Wilson ($35 million).
Is it true that Wentz is best friends with a Trout?
Yes, it is true, actually, because Wentz and MLB two-time MVP and six-time All Star center fielder Mike Trout, who plays for the Los Angeles Angels, are in fact great friends.
Trout is an Eagles season ticket holder and an amateur weather enthusiast while Wentz loves baseball and is an avid hunter, and the two low-key celebrities enjoy a friendship that does not revolve around just their relative sports.
Both players have endured injuries and missed games as a result (Wentz see above, Trout a thumb injury last season) but continue to excel at their mutual sports and as a result are each other's biggest supporters.
How are the Philadelphia Eagles predicted to do in 2019?
Right now, the Philadelphia Eagles are strong on both sides of the ball and with a healthy Wentz, they are predicted to win the NFC East (-118) over the Dallas Cowboys (+160) with the Washington Redskins (+1000) and the New York Giants (+1100) trailing far behind.
Only two teams have a better chance of winning the NFC Championship and representing the conference in the next Super Bowl, and those are the Los Angeles Rams and the New Orleans Saints.
There are four teams with better odds of winning the next Super Bowl than the Eagles have, and that's the same two NFC teams already mentioned and the New England Patriots and the Kansas City Chiefs, so Wentz obviously has plenty of worthy opponents (Drew Brees, Jared Goff, Patrick Mahomes and GOAT Tom Brady) to sift through before he earns his first (and takes home his second) Lombardi Trophy.
What are the current odds and predictions on Wentz's possible 2019 production?
NFL quarterbacks are judged by many categories, but football gamblers find that total passing yards and total passing touchdowns are the most fun to bet on.
Below we list Wentz's current odds for each of those categories and briefly analyze each based on his prior statistics.
Remember, only gamble what you can afford to lose, but if you do see some odds that look enticing then by all means crack open that betting kitty and get in the game.
Here are Wentz's current odds for 2019:
Caveat: Wentz must play in game one for action to commence.
Carson Wentz's 2019 Regular Season Passing Yards
Over 4050.5 yards
Under 4050.5 yards
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Analysis: Wentz has never beaten the over of this bet in the three seasons he has been playing in the NFL, and the closest he has come was in his rookie year when he played in all sixteen games and threw for 3,782 yards.
Take the under on this bet if you think the injury bug will continue to haunt the talented Wentz and shorten his season once again, something that has happened the last two years in a row.
Take the over on this bet if you believe that a) Wentz will finally stay healthy and b) adding new receivers Alshon Jeffery and Desean Jackson plus running back Jordan Howard to the roseter on top of arguably the best tight in the league, Zack Ertz, will finally put Wentz into the +4,050 passing yards club.
Carson Wentz's 2019 Regular Season Passing Touchdowns
Over 29.5 Touchdowns
Under 29.5 Touchdowns
Analysis: It's strange, the one time Wentz would have won the over on this bet is in 2017, when he only played in 13 games due to injury and threw for 33 total touchdowns.
In his other two seasons, Wentz threw for just 16 and 21 six-pointers, so betting the under on this bet is probably the safest gamble here.
However, if you believe that a) Wentz will finally stay healthy and b) his new and old targets know how to score better than his prior ones did, then bet the over on this one and hope that the Eagles once again do what they always do lately and soar straight to the postseason.


Annie Tooley Warsofsky focuses her practice on corporate and transactional matters for clients in the health care industry, including physicians, single and multi-specialty group practices, hospitals, and private equity funds. Annie provides counsel on transaction documents, physician employment contracts, operating and shareholder agreements, and business associate agreements. Annie also advises clients on health care regulatory matters, including anti-kickback and self-referral matters, HIPAA compliance, and health facility licensing and certification.