USA Memory Championships competitors provide tips for remembering the stuff we always forget | Unplugged Mobile Inorganic chemists know as a rule of thumb that if a volatile compound is a good ligand for metal ion coordination complexes, it probably smells strongly; this observation has lead to recent advances in artificial olfaction ( 1 ). The only notable exceptions to this rule are CO and NO, which are produced endogenously as neural messengers ( 2 ) and, therefore, elicit no olfactory response. In general, the human olfactory system is extremely sensitive to amines and thiols (good ligands for metal ions) but not to alcohols (which are only weak ligands; ref. 3 ), as shown in Fig. 1 . For example, one can smell methylthiol at less than 1 ppb, methylamine at 18 ppb, but methanol only above 100 ppm, and methane is undetected even at 10 6 ppm. Thus, the most natural explanation to account for this odorant affinity difference is coordination to a metal ion bound in an OR. Figure 2 ( ) Secondary structure prediction of hOR o2d2 using the HMM for the native sequence. Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5
The Future is Ours Submitted by InfinityList Ben Hennon won Red Bull Ramparanoia, the BMX competition held in the Campo de Piedra Pomez (Pumice field), located in Catamarca, Argentina, 4000 meters above sea level. The riders were forced to adapt to the demanding elevation and heat, trying to ride a bike on a surface that had never been explored by a BMX athlete before. ___________________________________________________________ Experience the world of Red Bull like you have never seen it before. How does today impact tomorrow’s success? Everyone wants to have a good day, but not many people know what a good day looks like – much less how to create one. And even fewer people understand how the way you live today impacts your tomorrow. Have you ever asked someone what he was doing and heard him respond, “Oh, I’m just killing time”? Have you ever really thought about that statement? If we want to do something with our lives, then we must focus on today. The secret of your success is determined by your daily agenda. It all comes down to what you do today. Make the decision once, then manage it daily. There are only a handful of important decisions that people need to make in their entire lifetimes. If you make decisions in those key areas once and for all – and then manage those decisions daily – you can create the kind of tomorrow you desire. Successful people make right decisions early and manage those decisions daily. Here are the twelve areas where I make decisions and then manage them on a day-to-day basis:
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Serendipity Eight Products the Facebook Generation Will Not Buy Consumer tastes are changing at a greater rate than ever before. Not surprisingly, the purchasing habits of the youngest generation present the most dramatic shifts — a reflection of what they find important. 24/7 Wall St. has identified eight popular products that the “Facebook generation” is not buying. Generation Y, generally defined as those born between 1980 and 1999, have lost interest in many of the services and products their parents found important. For example, younger Americans are less interested in cars. In 1998, 64.4% of potential drivers 19-years old and younger had drivers licenses. By 2008, that rate had dropped to 46.3%, according to the Federal Highway Administration. [More from 24/7 Wall St.: America’s Nine Most Damaged Brands] What young adults care about has shifted. However, many products that have declined in popularity among the youth are more a result of the changing tastes across all ages than a generational shift. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.