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What happens to some of the energy during glycolysis and the TCA cycle?

it is transferred to coenzymes such as NADH and FADH

What does the F1 complex consist of?

a static component that consists of beta subunit plus a catalytic ring formed by a hexagon of alternating alpha and beta subunits

a mobile component that consists of sigma and gamma subunits which form the central stalk that is firmly attached to the c10 ring of F0

What does the F0 complex consist of?

static component consists of one a and two b subunits, the a subunit forms the proton channel and is immobilized in the membrane

the mobile component consists of a ring of 10 c subunits, only one c subunit can form an ionic bond with the a subunit at a time

Define proton translocator.

a channel through which protons flow across the mitochondrial inner membrane

What is the binding change model?

Who discovered it?

Paul Boyer

each of the beta subunits of the F1 complex is in a different conformation at any instant

O (open), L (loose) and T (tight)

rotation was thought to be driven by the flow of protons though F0, now known that it is the gamma subunit that actually rotates

Describe the steps of the Binding change model, there are 3 with a and bs

1a. the beta subunit in the O conformation shifts to the L conformation whent he flow of protons through the F0 causes a 120 degree rotation of the gamma subunit

1b. ATP is synthesized by beta

2a. The gamma subunit rotates another 120 degrees, inducint beta 1 to shift to the  T conformation

2b. the beta 1 subunit has and increased affinity for ADP and Pi allowing sponataneous formation of ATP

3a. the gamma subunit rotates another 120 degrees inducing beta 1 to shift to the O conformation, releasing ATP

Following ATP generation by the beta, until the cycle is complete

Why does the binding change model use no energy input?

the catalytic site of a beta subunit is sch that the cahrge repulsion is minimized, favoring ATP formation with a change in energy close to zero

Although the model does not use energy, it is still needed.. where does the energy needed occur?

the needed input of energy occurs elsewhere in the cycle, energy comes from the proton gradient generated by electron transport and transmitted through rotation of the gamma subunit

What is the chemiosmotic model?

complex 1, 3 and 4 of the ETS pump protons outward across the inner membrane of the mitochonrdion, where they accumulate in the intracristal space

the resulting electrochemical gradient then drives aTP generation by means of the F0F1 complexes associated witht the inner membrane

What is the complete ATP yield through one cycle of aeorbic respiration?

38 ATP per 1 glucose


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If one allows u to be zero then a simple example of one such f is f(x)=1/x.

The series Tf|a(x), in this case, is the sum from i=0 to infinity of a-i-1(x-a)i = (x/a-1)i/a.

This is a geometric series that converges when |x/a-1|<1, meaning when x ∈ (0,2a).

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This solution, however, uses u=0, and the riddle explicitly asks for a positive u. An example with a positive u would be

f(x)=e-1/(x-1) for x>1 and f(x)=0 for x≤1.

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    Why Twelfth Night?

    Twelfth Night, one of Shakespeare's comedies, deals with a case of mistaken identity. Illyria is the setting of this play, and Viola has been shipwrecked here. She winds up dressing as a boy and wreaking havoc upon everyone's hearts. This theme is played on many times in different literature - and it is a good one in terms of entertaining a classroom full of children. You can use this play as a springboard to discuss whether it is ever OK to pretend you are someone you are not.

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Jacket potato – the ultimate quick comfort food that fills you up with carbs and lovely toppings. Since going off regular potatoes, I haven’t had a true jacket in months, but when you want to take an old classic and reinvent it you have to go with your gut – literally. Crispy skin, fluffy insides, and a delicious topping to blend all the flavour together, what more could you want?

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Ingredients (serves 2)

2 Large Sweet Potatoes | Olive Oil | Pink Himalayan Salt

For the Guac  1 Large Avocado | Cucumber | 2 Spring Onions | Mixed Veg – Peppers, Courgette | Quinoa | Chilli Flakes | Cayenne Pepper | Parsley

For the Cheese  3 Tsp Free & Easy Cheese Flavour Sauce Mix | Almond Milk | 2 Small Red Onions | Corriander

1. Pre-heat the oven to 200c, and line a baking tray with foil. Wash and cover the potatoes in oil and salt, rubbing in until it becomes textured, and bake for an hour drizzled in the left over oil.

2. In a bowl, mash together the avocado with the spring onions, cucumber and parsley. Take a frying pan and add in your mixed veg (can be frozen) to some coconut oil and the spices. Cook until soft and then mix in the veg with the guac, leaving the oil in the pan for later.

3. When there is 20 minutes left on the clock, mix up your cheese sauce. Add in the 3 Tsps and just cover with milk, allowing it to thicken and then adding in milk until the right consistency and amount. Fry off the onions in the remaining chilli oil, and then stir into the sauce with some corriander.

4. When the potatoes are nice and soft but crispy on the outside, remove from the oven as carefully as you can! If they fall apart, that’s cool, they’ll be lovely and fluffy for mashing in the toppings. Cut the potatoes in half and fluff up the inside, and then pile on the two toppings onto each potato to mash and mix in. Make sure it piles high and if it falls off, even better! Now serve up and slice up a section so you can get a taste of both.

There’s just something so pleasing about being presented with a plate of comfort food piled high with topping. I’m quite happy to exchange my old love of cheese and beans for a heavy ladle of avocado-quinoa-quac – uh I’m practically salivating over here, it looks so perfect for my carb-feasting needs. Yes it may not look the best, but that adds more to it’s charm and I can gladly inform you that both of these were demolished in less than ten minutes by everyone at lunch!

Homemade food that’s quick, easy, and pleases everyone – that’s the best kind of meal. No rush, no fancy things, just a bit of coating and some quick topping before it all transforms into the perfect meal. Let it all fall apart, let the oils, butter or cheese go everywhere – better for wiping up at the end – and enjoy your meal with satisfaction. Get those forks at the ready, it’s dinner demolition at it’s finest!

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  1. Prepare the turkey by rinsing under cool water and patting it dry. Rub the outside with canola oil and stuff with onion quarters and fresh herbs.
  2. Prepare the Keg for indirect grilling at 225°F. Scatter soaked wood chips over the coals. Fill the diffuser pan with warm water. Place prepared turkey on lower grids and close lid.
  3. Have handy a spray bottle filled with apple juice, with a bit of maple syrup, whiskey and cayenne pepper added. Spray turkey every 45 minutes, as it cooks.
  4. Allow the turkey to cook slowly for 6 hours, at a temperature of 225°F. Use a meat thermometer to monitor the cooking progress. Once the internal temperature of the breast meat has reached 170°F, remove the turkey from the Keg and wrap in foil.
  5. Let rest for half an hour, while the other parts of the meal are being organized. This is a step that you should never skip when making a roast or whole poultry. Resting allows all of the juices to regroup within the muscles of the meat.
  6. The result will be a very moist and flavourful turkey that the whole family will enjoy.


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Australian Broker | 01 Apr 2015, 08:21 AM Agree 0
Negative gearing requires crucial reform to help first homebuyers, according to a South Australian lender, but abolishing it is not the answer
  • Bottom Line | 01 Apr 2015, 10:18 AM Agree 0
    Ridiculous. Any watering down will cripple the only industry that's keeping us out of recession - the building industry.
    Suddenly few houses will be available & governments will need to 'levy' to raise money to build their own housing - which they cant afford.

    Abolish Stamp Duty for all first home buyers, or require them to only have a 2% deposit, would get the result without crippling the economy.

    Govt could back the loans, rather than incur Genworth or QBE... etc.
  • Melbournian | 01 Apr 2015, 11:35 AM Agree 0
    Support only abolish NG on existing home, but keeping NG for new or off-plan homes. It will create jobs, as well as provide additional house supplies
  • Steve | 01 Apr 2015, 07:10 PM Agree 0
    “Research has shown that start-up costs are one of the biggest barriers to home ownership. It is very difficult for a first homebuyer to compete in a market against investors who have significant backing in the form of assets and equity.”

    Removing or altering negative gearing will not change the amount of start up costs that are a barrier to home ownership. Negative gearing only helps an investor with servicing the running costs of the investment, which is no different to what is available with other investments or business.
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Pinterest Tips For The Non Pinner

As a blogger we are kind supposed to know what we are doing on every single social media going. Just when we think we've cracked twitter? We notice some other sod has got 8K+ Facebook fans. When you do a small trot of joy you hit 2K on Insta-sham it becomes clear someone else has nearly 1 MILLION Pinterest followers. GAH! So when the chance came up to pop along to a session ran by the lovely people from Pinterest I decided to go and embrace the prettiest of all sites.

I would say my blog is not very Pinterest friendly. I don't tend to do much about the beautiful but more about the funny. Which is often accompanied by rather unflattering pictures. So if you are like me?... Then hang on. Didn't you once do a post about your day out to CBeebies Land? Or you wrote that humorous advice piece on tantrums? Then? YOU CAN ROCK PINTEREST TOO! Here are a few tips to get your blog all over the social medium that usually involves stylish ladies and shabby chic kitchens.

1) Get Yourself An Account
My account is named after my blog so people can find it easily. You may also want to set your account up as a business one. This is free and opens you up to a whole lot of analytics (and you know us bloggers ruddy love analytics!).

2) Start Making Your Boards
Now you need to start making some boards. I have boards that relate to things I like (I have an obsession with fairy lights and bunting) and I pin lovely things on there I probably never will do. Then I have a few boards that relate to things I write over on the blog. For example my memes. However when you upload the photo make sure you edit it to link back to your blog. Then when it gets repined 5869 times (OK twice) people know where it came from and can visit you. Happy Days.

3) Become Pin-able
I used to just shove things on Pinterest whenever I issued a blog post. I didn't think about the photo. Now? I make an image for each post that is specifically for Pinterest. You can pop this at the top of your post so it automatically picks it. But as this doesn't really work for my blog I make a new one quickly on Pic Monkey. I choose a nice photo, and then put at the top what it is. So people can easily see what the post is about.

4) Words of Wisdom
What I found really interesting was that Pinterest said that people pin for themselves. So when they are looking for something it may be for a dream holiday or a dream party. Something they aspire to. Therefore the worlds on your pins really need to be like a lovely little blog post. For example don't put 'CBeebies Land' instead put 'CBeebies Land a lovely place to visit with small children and here are the ten best things to do there'. Entice people in to pin your post.

5) Numbers Mean Nowt
Pinterest isn't really like other social medias. In fact? It isn't a social media. You don't interact with people on there. So numbers don't really mean too much. You just need to ensure you are posting good quality pins from your site whilst also sharing other stuff you find interesting along the way. We were told you can never have too many boards, or too many pins. So if you want a board purely about Gary Barlow? Then so be it!

6) Become Evergreen
This was my favourite thing I got from the session. Pins on Pinterest are evergreen. So for example if you develop a recipe for Christmas Puddings. Every year at Christmas? That may get repinned. Make the posts you put on there relevant so they can be used time and time again. And often people pin a few months in advance. So get cracking with those Halloween posts!

Now get yourself joined up and come and follow me. Let's pin our not always pretty but sometimes a bit funny posts. Oh and if you come across a topless Gary Barlow? Send it to me ASAP. It's for a friend. Ahem.

  1. Oh you know that I love Pinterest! Glad that you're embracing it, too, so much potential there x

  2. I use Pinterest but have no idea if I am using it
    Great advice x

  3. I am just getting started on pintrest and it was baffling me. Thanks for making me slightly less baffled ;)

  4. I'm crap at Pinterest because like you I write about life and not pretty things, but you've given me hope that maybe it can still work for me!
    (Sorry no topless pic of Gaz for your, er, friend.)

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Jan 1, 2009

It's 2009

The first day of a new year, another new beginning..
So far, same whining children and same sickly husband.

Last night I watched old Dick Clark kiss his wife at the New Year.. it was quite touching. My husband was snoring on the couch and I was in bed finishing my book, Bess of Hardwick. I have read the Preface to Sarah Gristwood's Arbella biography, and I cannot wait to get into it.

Arbella, born to be something, and really became nothing because of what was in her blood. She was Tudor (royal english blood), and Stuart (Royal Scottish blood). She could have been so much, and the Elizabethan Era held so much promise. She was eventually forgotten.

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Under A Texas Sky by Dorothy Garlock

Under A Texas Sky by Dorothy Garlock
Grand Central Publishing, August 2013
 $30.00, hb, 370pp
Review copy provided by the publisher for review in the November 2013 Historical Novel Society magazine which really ended up just being an online exclusive anyway.
Burton Book Review Rating: 3 stars

Growing up poor and largely abandoned on the streets of 1920s Chicago, Anna Finnegan has struggled her entire life. Until a talent manager discovers her and brings her into the world of theater. Now years later she's about to start shooting her first movie. Arriving on location in Redstone, Texas, in 1932, Anna steps off the train and collides into Dalton Barnes. He's lived in Redstone all his life and hates how the big city out-of-towners are gawking at the small-town locals like him. It doesn't take long, though, for Anna and Dalton to discover fireworks of a different sort between them. But the movie is plagued by one trouble after another, including a fire that destroys an elaborate set and costumes ruined by huge splashes of paint. Who is sabotaging the film and why? To what lengths will they go? When Anna finds herself threatened, how will she and the love blossoming between her and Dalton survive?

 Starting off as what seems to be a rags to riches story turns into a suspenseful romance with the heroine Anna who is introduced as a young girl living in poverty in Chicago. Fast forward to the 1930's and Anna is being cast in a new movie that is set in Texas trying to make it big in the industry. Anna deals with jealous actresses and lecherous men while on the set, but she meets a local blacksmith, Dalton Barrnes who has already formed a negative opinion of all the Hollywood types swarming his hometown. It's a touch of western romance with a large dose of cynical characters and themes, but throughout the novel we are rooting for Anna and Dalton to survive the dirty dealings of those around them.

There are plenty of villains and suspects so that the mystery wasn't easily apparent, and overall this latest novel of the prolific Dorothy Garlock makes a quick read for readers of historical romance, but doesn't stand out as one of her best.

I had read one of her other novels, and it seems that the novels are pretty standard fare. The other novel I read of hers last year was Come A Little Closer (review here). After reading that review, I hardly remember what the story was about. And this is pretty much the same kinda thing.. which is why the original review didn't quite make it to the magazine I reviewed it for and was just a sad little Online Exclusive.


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Recent increases in diesel and gasoline prices have translated once again into expectations that costs for both will move even higher the rest of this year and into 2017, according to the Energy Department’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook.

Diesel prices now are forecast to average $2.34 per gallon for all of this year and $2.69 per gallon in 2017. This is 7 cents and 5 cents higher, respectively, than in May’s report. This also follows a May projection for this year that was 16 cents higher than the April forecast, as well a a May forecast for 2017 that was 31 cents higher than the previous month.

After averaging $2.08 per gallon in the first quarter of 2016, diesel is expected to average $2.30 for the second quarter. It's then expected to continue rising each quarter before hitting an average of $2.86 per gallon in the final three months of 2017.

For comparison, dieel averaged $2.71 per gallon in 2015 and $2.83 per gallon in 2014. The latest weekly average is at $2.407 per gallon, up for the 15th time out of the past 16 weeks.

The reason the DOE expects higher fuel prices is that crude oil price forecasts have been revised upward. Brent crude oil prices are forecast to average $43 per barrel in 2016 and $52 per barrel in 2017, $3 and $1 higher, respectively, than forecast in last month’s STEO. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil prices are forecast to be slightly lower than Brent in 2016 and to be the same as Brent in 2017.

Brent crude oil spot prices averaged $47 per barrel in May, a $5 increase from April and the fourth consecutive monthly increase since reaching a 12-year low of $31 per barrel in January, according to the report. Growing global oil supply disruptions, rising oil demand, and falling U.S. crude oil production contributed to the price increase.

During the April-through-September summer driving season of 2016, U.S. regular gasoline retail prices are forecast to average $2.27 per gallon, 6 cents higher than forecast last month but 36 cents lower than last summer. The most current weekly average for gasoline is at $2.381 per gallon, the highest level so far this year, but down nearly 40 cents from this time in 2015

U.S. regular gasoline retail prices are forecast to average $2.13 per gallon in 2016 and $2.27 per gallon in 2017, 5 cents higher and 3 cents higher, respectively, than forecast in last month’s outlook. In contrast to diesel prices, gasoline prices are expected to ease in the final quarter of 2016 and the first quarter of 2017, topping out at $2.39 per gallon in the third quarter of next year.

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The 2012-MY CODA Sedan. (Photos courtesy of CODA Automotive.)

The 2012-MY CODA Sedan. (Photos courtesy of CODA Automotive.)

— By Joanne Tucker

LOS ANGELES - More than 100 CODA Automotive all-electric sedans have so far been sold, according to the automaker at a press event in Los Angeles last week. Thomas Hausch, CODA’s senior VP of sales, marketing and aftersales, said that 90% of those sales have been consumer sales, with municipalities counting for most of their fleet purchases.

View a photo slideshow of the CODA sedan here.

The electric vehicle (EV) gets an EPA-rated 88 mile-range at 134 horsepower and 221 lb.-ft of torque, and uses a lithium-iron phosphate battery pack with a 6.6 kWh onboard charger that can charge the vehicle in six hours using a 220/240V (Level 2) charger. The vehicle reaches a top speed of 85 mph. (See a full list of specs on page 2.)

CODA is offering test drives of the vehicle, which can be done at one of its four partner dealerships in California or at its “CODA Experience Center” in Los Angeles. According to Bill Beasley, CODA VP of automotive sales, test drives for fleets are available and can range from a “ride around the block to a 30-day test drive for certain companies.”

Also available to fleets is a $500 incentive off the MSRP of $37,250. The vehicle is also eligible for a federal tax incentive of up to $7,500 and a California rebate of $2,500.

The EV gets an EPA-rated 88 mile-range.

The EV gets an EPA-rated 88 mile-range.

Beasley said the company plans to be aggressive in the fleet market. “We believe that fleets are leaders in the adoption of newer technologies and will help the acceptance of electric vehicle in the general market,” he said.

Beasley added that customers can expect wait times from order to delivery to range from a few days on the West Coast to up to two weeks on the East Coast. “However, if demand was such that we couldn’t fulfill an order from Amports inventory (CODA’s assembly plant in Benicia, Calif.), then it may take up to an additional 6-8 weeks — not abnormal from any OEM,” Beasley said.

Aside from the sedan’s battery management system, the CODA’s lifecycle costs have been a main selling point to fleets, Beasley said. The overall reduction of moving parts, as well as the elimination of gas and oil expenses, he noted, makes the vehicle less expensive over a five-year ownership than traditional gas cars.

The automaker recommends a 7,500-mile maintenance interval, which is the same as the Nissan Leaf.

National and Global Initiatives

Phil Murtaugh, CODA CEO, said that the company has formed a partnership with Great Wall, a Chinese manufacturer, and plans to launch the sedan globally in model-year 2014. The vehicle will be sold in China under the Great Wall brand, while it will be sold as CODA everywhere else, Murtaugh said.

Manufacturing and Supplier Information

CODA said that while design, manufacturing and engineering work is controlled internally, components and subsystems are sourced worldwide.

According to the automaker, the sedan’s body/chassis “glider” is manufactured in Harbin, China at an existing facility that CODA leases and operates. The rolling gliders are shipped to CODA’s assembly plant in Benicia, Calif., where the electric drive components — including the battery system — are installed, and the vehicle assembly, final inspection and quality assurance processes are performed.[PAGEBREAK]

Specifications for 2012-MY CODA Sedan

  • All-electric, four-door, five-passenger sedan
  • Zero tailpipe emissions
  • A fully charged CODA goes up to 125 miles on a single charge
  • Electronically limited top speed of 85 mph
  • Recharge time in about 6 hours from a 240V (30A) charger

Battery and Charging

  • 333V, 31 kWh usable capacity (total rating of 33 kWh) lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) battery system
  • DC: DC converter producing 2.2 kW @ 13V
  • 6.6 kW / 240VAC input or 1.3 kW / 110 VAC input on-board charger
  • Active thermal management for battery (this uses air cooling and heating to regulate the battery pack temperature that helps keep the battery at an optimal temperature in more extreme climates)
  • Batteries located under the seats/floor for optimum weight distribution, improved safety and performance
  • Automatic battery disconnect in a crash
  • Automatic regenerative braking as soon as accelerator is lifted, which allows recovers up to 15% of the battery’s capacity — depending on driving patterns
  • 7% loss in capacity over 3,500 charging cycles

Powertrain, Suspension and Steering

  • Electric motor producing 100 kW/134 horsepower and best-in-class 300 nm/221 lb.-ft. of torque
  • Single-speed gear-reduction transmission
  • Four-wheel independent suspension with front struts and rear multilink
  • Electronically-assisted rack and pinion power steering
  • 17-inch aluminum-alloy wheels with 205/45 R17 all-season tires

  • Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) with Electronic Stability Control (ESC) and Traction Control (TCS)
  • Six standard air bags:

Advanced dual-stage front driver and passenger airbags
Front seat-mounted side impact air bags
Roof-mounted side-curtain air bags

  • Front seat belts with force limiters and pre-tensioners
  • Collapsible steering column
  • LATCH child restraints
  • Tire Pressure Monitoring System

  • Air conditioning with cabin air filter
  • Front multi-adjustable bucket seats with Eco-Cloth
  • Adjustable front and rear head restraints
  • 60/40 split-folding rear seat with Eco-Cloth
  • Front center console with covered storage
  • Four front cupholders
  • Glove box and mini overhead storage
  • Driver and front passenger door storage
  • Front seatback storage pockets
  • Rear seat center armrest with two cupholders
  • Leather-wrapped steering wheel
  • Manual-tilt steering
  • Power windows with driver one-touch down operation
  • Power door locks with keyless remote operation
  • Rear defroster
  • Day/night rearview mirror
  • Remote trunk release
  • 12V DC accessory power outlet
  • Carpeted trunk with illumination
  • Gray Eco-Cloth (standard) and Black Leather (optional)

  • Alpine® all-in-one audio, video and navigation system
  • iPhone®/iPod®/ MP3 player connectivity and DVD playback
  • Bluetooth® hands-free mobile phone capability with touch screen
  • GreenScreen™ system that monitors driving efficiency and energy consumption

  • Overall Length: 176.4 inches
  • Overall Width: 67.2 inches
  • Overall Height: 58.0 inches
  • Wheelbase: 102.4 inches
  • Headroom (front/rear): 35.5/31.7 inches
  • Shoulder Room (front/rear): 53.0/52.4 inches
  • Legroom (front/rear): 41.3/30.3 inches
  • Trunk Space: 14.1 cubic ft.
  • Curb Weight: 3,670 lbs.

Exterior Colors

  • Cloud Nine White
  • Night Owl Black
  • Reflection Silver
  • Perfect Storm Gray
  • Fathom Blue (optional extra)
  • Pulse Red (optional extra)

Factory Options

  • Premium audio system
  • Leather-trimmed seats
  • Black-painted aluminum alloy wheels

  • Battery Limited Warranty: 10-year / 100,000-mile
  • Powertrain Limited Warranty: 5-year / 60,000-mile
  • New Vehicle Limited Warranty: 3-year / 36,000-mile


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Every serious investor, on the other hand, has a stack of these in their in-basket (email or real plastic) awaiting review, and is looking for the flaw or less-capable entrepreneur in each that predicts failure, allowing them to discard it like another piece of junk mail. Many VC firms and investment banks receive as many as ten plans per day, so it's hard to get them salivating.

Thus, I think it's helpful to know some of the most common turnoffs that investors encounter in plowing through this stack of requests for money. Here is what I hear from investors that you shouldn't do, and can attest to from my own meager efforts:

  1. Tease or spam the investor. Every investor is annoyed by persistent messages that say "Give me a call to hear about the most disruptive technology since the wheel." You can bet that if he ever sees a real business plan from you, it will go to the bottom of the pile. Asking him to check out your website first and comment is equally bad.

  2. Send the plan without a summary. An Executive Summary is a one page elevator pitch of the whole plan (may be separate from the plan), which gives an investor a net perspective on the key business parameters. Too many plans don't have a summary section, or the summary is all you get. You lose in either case.

  3. No plan in the Business Plan. Many plans investors see are really modified product specifications, which tell you more than you want to know about the internals of the product, but almost nothing about how and when you plan to sell it and make money.

  4. Embarrass your English teacher. Obvious draft markings, handwritten, or unprofessional results, like misspellings and grammatical errors in the plan, will only convince investors that your business will be run the same unprofessional way. Remember, investors invest in people before ideas.

  5. Fill the text with acronyms. Remember that the people reading your plan are smart, but not intimately steeped in the acronyms of your technology. They assume heavy use of acronyms in inconsiderate, lazy, or maybe an intentional obfuscation of facts. Stick to laymen's terms.

  6. The base plan is a book. Avoid being excessively wordy or redundant in your plan. The base plan should be in the 20-page range. Stick to the facts, state them clearly, and do not repeat them unnecessarily. At best, long plans make your business seem complex and more risky.

  7. It's all in an appendix. Investors don't mind supporting documents with the base plan, but the base should make sense and be complete without jumping to an appendix. Making the total plan heavier, with ten appendices, or a hundred pages is not impressive.

  8. Trash your competitors. Don't say things about your competitors or customers that you wouldn't be able to defend if they were in the room with you. I see lots of statements about poor usability, poor quality, fat and slow, all without even anecdotal data. Investors read these as unprofessional and even unethical, unless supported by third-party data.

  9. Prototypes and demos attached. Remember that early prototypes and demos usually break or don't work for unfamiliar users, and we can't see all the work and love you have already put into them. Pictures and words leave a much better impression at this stage.

  10. Letters from your friends. Introduction letters from friends of the investor are always appreciated, but letters of praise from your friends don't carry the same weight. Customer testimonials and vendor contracts are much more impressive.

When you send a business plan to an investor, remember that the purpose is not to sell your product or service, but to sell you and your business model. You are looking for scarce investor financial resources, and your competition at this stage is your peers who may have more convincing and credible proposals. Maybe it's time to scan your plan one more time before you send it.

Marty Zwilling

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Last week, before John McCain "suspended his campaign" to rush to Washington to save the country's financial system, Intrade gave him a 48% chance of winning the presidency. By Saturday, after two days of bizarre flip-flops on Friday's debate, a broken vow not to leave Washington until a deal was in place, and a debate that most people thought he lost, McCain's odds had dropped to 44%.

But that collapse was nothing. Now, with the stock market plummeting, McCain having failed to deliver enough Republican votes for the bailout, and Americans presumably wanting to do away with anything that reminds them of Bush, McCain's odds have hit a recent, post-Palin low of 37%.

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By Jeff Fissel

With 64 percent of companies planning to use video this year, the need has never been higher for a guide to video enhancement. Today, it's easy to create video — and online video platforms make it easy to organize your content.

Understanding how to create professional-quality video content isn't difficult. If you're finding the content of your enterprise videos lacking, follow these seven steps to enhance your enterprise videos and the user experience:

1. Ensure clear picture and sound in all your videos.

Always pay particular attention to your audio. Clear sound is vital to your enterprise videos. Without quality sound, your audience won't understand your content, connect with your information, or feel compelled to share your video with others. The same holds true for your picture quality.

Your audience will appreciate your attention to quality. Ensure clear picture and sound by renting or purchasing professional equipment, such as quality mics, webcams, and cameras. With the right equipment, lighting won't be as much of a burden. If necessary, lights can be used to address any unwanted shadows.

2. Go beyond traditional video by showcasing other visuals.

A talking head and a stagnant screenshot can become boring for your viewers. Don't let your audience lose interest. Spice it up a little by providing a variety of content in your video.

Try integrating PowerPoint slides, desktop captures of software applications, or industry relevant clips with your video content when applicable. When doing so, you will keep your audience interested in the content and provide additional opportunities to learn and gain more information.

3. Encourage continual learning by linking supporting material.

You don't have to cover every detail in your video. Add variety to your video content by linking supporting materials to your video. Allow supporting content to do the talking for you by embedding links to relevant PDF's, whitepapers, or industry research, so users can read more about your topic if they're interested.

4. Allow your viewers to Engage and communicate.

Engaging with your audience in business is key.

Perhaps you want to post a video on a breaking industry update or issue that will directly influence your business. Your video will make more of an impact if you add social elements to your videos-creating a social video-which will spark a conversation around the content. This type of engagement allows your viewers to discuss the issues at hand and brainstorm solutions as the video plays.

You may also be launching a new product and want your audience's reaction. Your content creator can add a poll and follow viewer discussions around the video to analyze your audience sentiment.

5. Adjust and organize the delivery of your content.

Ideally, your videos should be no longer than five minutes. If your videos are getting a little lengthy, keep people focused by breaking your content into sections or chapters.

Dividing your video into sections allows them to be viewed in shorter snippets instead of one long session. This also lets your users review points or parts they don't understand without having to search through the entire video.

For instance, training videos can house a lot of important information. Breaking a 20-minute video into shorter bites of fives minutes can hold the attention of the viewer, while at the same time keeping content organized and segmented for viewers that need a refresher on one of the sections in the future.

6. Choose a platform that allows hassle-free content updates.

No matter your industry, materials will always need to be updated— whether it be updates for new products, features updates, or new training information. With the right video platform, you can update your content and record new segments easily. Updating is made even easier if your content is divided into sections. Using editing software, update the section and swap it with the old section.

For example, a car company has changed one feature in their product line. Instead of creating an entirely new video on this model, they can update the section of the video that covers this one feature so their video is now an accurate portrayal of the product.

7. Analyze user metrics and listen to feedback.

The best thing you can do to enhance your enterprise videos is to listen to feedback from your viewers and track their viewing trends through metrics. Further, using surveys and polls at the end of your videos, in addition to other audience sentiment analysis, will allow you to see how your audience is reacting to your videos.

Evaluating your content after it's been published can help you to know your audience and to create successful videos in the future. By acknowledging how long viewers are watching videos, who exactly is viewing your videos, and what topics are sparking conversation, you will have a broader understanding of what works, what doesn't, and what needs to be reevaluated.

By enhancing your enterprise videos, you will be ensuring your content is optimized for your audience. Elements such as picture and sound quality, social collaboration, organized and updated content, and analyzing metrics are all elements that can only improve the quality, as well as the overall user experience, of your enterprise videos.

What do you do to ensure your enterprise videos stay up to par?

Jeff Fissel is the co-founder and Vice President of Solutions at KZO Innovations, a video software company that provides an on-demand video platform for small to large enterprises and government customers. Connect with Jeff and KZO Innovations on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.

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Kwara Denies Daring CUTI to Embark on Strike

By Modupe Gbadeyanka

The Kwara state government has denied daring the Committee of Union on Tertiary Institutions (CUTI) to embark on industrial action over unpaid salaries at the tertiary institutions.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, the government pointed out that at no point did the Chief of Staff, Government House, Mr Yusuf Abdulwahab, or any government official ask the workers to go on strike.

“Rather, we sought to persuade CUTI not to embark on strike on the grounds that it is unlikely to solve the salary issue which has been caused by financial challenges facing the State and others across the country,” the statement said.

The state government noted that embarking on strike by the institutions might affect their student numbers and consequently their ability to generate revenue to meet their salary obligations

The government, therefore, urged CUTI to work with their management to identify alternative sources of revenue to be able to supplement government subvention to pay salaries.

“Members of the public are thereby implored to ignore the claims by CUTI as the state government has already paid the 2017 fourth quarter allocation to the institutions and is preparing to pay the 2018 first quarter allocation.

“The government promises to continue to support the institutions to enable them meet their commitments,” it said.

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French Finance Minister Michel Sapin speaks during a press conference during the IMF – World Bank 2014 Annual Meetings on Oct 9, 2014. French and German ministers are due to meet Monday to discuss ways of boosting growth in Europe's two biggest economies, as Paris called on Berlin to step up investment - PHOTO: AFP

[Berlin] French and German ministers are due to meet Monday to discuss ways of boosting growth in Europe's two biggest economies, as Paris called on Berlin to step up investment.

After a massive sell-off on European stock markets last week triggered by a flurry of disappointing economic data, French Finance Minister Michel Sapin and Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron are to meet German counterparts Wolfgang Schaeuble and Sigmar Gabriel in Berlin.

Boosting investment and growth are the official topics on the agenda but France's public finances as well as Germany's investment record will also likely be discussed.

On the eve of the visit, Mr Sapin and Mr Macron called on Germany to increase investment by 50 billion euros (US$64 billion) in the next three years to match the amount Paris is seeking to save from public spending.

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"Fifty billion euros savings for us and 50 billion of additional investment by you - that would be a good balance," Mr Macron was quoted as saying by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in pre-released quotes in German for Monday's edition.

"It's in our collective interest that Germany invests." Recent data has suggested that the German economy - traditionally Europe's growth engine - is stalling, threatening to pull the eurozone back into recession and put the brakes on the global recovery.

France, grappling with sky-high unemployment and a ballooning budget deficit, has been spearheading a campaign for Germany to soften its stance on fiscal austerity and loosen its purse strings to provide much-needed stimulus.

Both Italy and France have stepped up their calls for the European Union to switch course to focus on growth, not on balancing budgets.

But these demands are being batted away by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who insists the way out of the crisis is for all eurozone states to stick to agreed rules on the size of their deficits.

It is a simmering row that could threaten to come to a head at an EU summit in Brussels at the end of the week.

While Berlin and Paris agree that something urgent needs to be done, the two nations still appear to differ on what exactly the solution is.

French President Francois Hollande's government has refused to approve further spending cuts needed to meet the EU's budget deficit target before 2017, arguing that more austerity would only further slow a stagnating economy.

But Germany is adamant that all member states stick to the EU's budget rules and press ahead with much-needed structural reforms.

Berlin is also concerned about the lack of progress in Paris in getting its finances in order and in reforming its economy.

Nevertheless, it has refrained from making any public comment in recent weeks on the French budget so as not to antagonise its key ally and trading partner.

A report by Spiegel news weekly said Germany was helping France to draw up a pact with the European Commission on deficit reduction and structural reforms to win Brussels' approval of its 2015 budget.

On Sunday, Mr Macron said he was "absolutely sure" that Brussels would not veto the French budget, which is expected to post a 4.3-per cent deficit in 2015 - overshooting the 3.0-per cent ceiling set by the EU.

The deficit - the shortfall between revenue and spending - is not expected to drop to that level until 2017.

The EU's executive branch has around two weeks to decide whether countries' budget submissions break the rules.

The Commission has new powers to enforce the deficit limit, and could for the first time send the budget back to Paris for changes.

It will be Macron's second trip to Germany in a month following a visit at the end of September with Prime Minister Manuel Valls.

Both capitals have tasked economists with drawing up a catalogue of measures which could revive growth and the measures will be aimed at both Germany and France. AFP

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It Isn't Bernie Sanders' Job To Unite The Democratic Party

Sen. Bernie Sanders is undoubtedly walking a thin, and often confusing, line. He's railing against the Democratic establishment during the primaries, but he has vowed to do whatever he can to help Hillary Clinton win the general election in November should she be the party's presidential nominee. Will Sanders' supporters follow suit and fall in line with Clinton? Fears that they won't have led to widespread criticism of Sanders' campaign from Democratic politicians and pundits, who think that the Vermont senator should be careful to avoid alienating his supporters from the party. The thing is, it's not Sanders' job to unite the Democratic Party. Rather, he set out to fundamentally change it.

Recent events, such as Sanders' response to disruptions at Nevada's state caucus, have certainly increased criticism against his supposed "divisiveness," but the critique is far from new. The Wall Street Journal distilled a common line of criticism back in April when it wrote about one of Sanders' prominent critiques of Clinton — that she, like nearly every other politician, takes super PAC money, and that this could compromise her commitment to average citizens. This essentially calls her trustworthiness into question, and according to polls cited by the Journal, a lot of voters don't perceive Clinton as trustworthy. This could deter voters in November.

But campaign finance reform and not taking super PAC money are primary elements of Sanders' campaign and his lifelong politics. Expecting him not to campaign on one of his key positions is expecting him not to actually campaign. Campaigning is a candidate's job.

A couple recent developments have ramped up criticism against Sanders' campaign: the Nevada state caucus chaos and his support for Tim Canova, who is running for a seat in the House against Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz. What happened in Nevada is hard to untangle. Members of the Sanders camp are mostly launching accusations of corruption by the state's Democratic Party in favor of Clinton. Party leaders denied accusations of wrongdoing. The state's party filed a complaint accusing Sanders delegates of inciting violence amid reports of chair-throwing and death threats.

Sanders said in response to the party's complaint, "I condemn any and all forms of violence, including the personal harassment of individuals." But many think that he didn't adequately disavow the alleged violence at the caucus.

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This criticism seems to stem from the idea that the remainder of what Sanders had to say on the caucus was somehow meant to excuse the violence, which is in no way clear. He said that the state lacked a "fair and transparent process," and continued: "If the Democratic Party is to be successful in November, it is imperative that all state parties treat our campaign supporters with fairness and the respect that they have earned." These words led the Tribune's Dana Milburn to conclude that Sanders is campaigning against the Democratic Party itself, and that this is great news for Trump.

It's hard to say for sure, when looking at the available evidence, whether there was disproportionate unfairness and disrespect toward Sanders' delegates in Nevada's clusterfluff of a state caucus. PolitiFact's report found a number of claims from Sanders supporters to be unsubstantiated, though it didn't address accusations that a vote to implement "temporary rules" was held earlier than scheduled, leaving some delegates out, and didn't address questions around the deadline for registering as a Democrat, which, according to John Oliver, was set for a date that had already passed.

One could criticize Sanders for advancing unsubstantiated, or at least exaggerated, accusations of corruption here, but the idea that he's waging an irresponsible war against the Democratic Party which will turn voters away isn't quite fair. Obviously, the process at the caucus wasn't "transparent," as Sanders noted, evidenced by the widespread confusion surrounding what happened and why. Whether the specific allegations from his supporters are true or not, that lack of transparency in itself is unfair.

The idea seems to be that, even if something bad happened, Sanders shouldn't attack a state party because it's part of the Democratic Party. But Sanders wants a better Democratic Party. Although I agree that he shouldn't be playing up the corruption card unless more is proven, I object to the idea that he shouldn't criticize a state party for what was a messy, chaotic convention, which facilitated at least the suspicion of corruption.

Finally, the fact that Sanders is backing Canova has been turned into some kind of mean girl cattiness, seen as a petty slight against Wasserman Shultz, who is running for reelection to the House for Florida's 23rd district against Canova. Politico's Kristen East called it "a clear and intended affront to the Florida congresswoman" and went on to outline the history of bad blood between Sanders and Wasserman Schultz.

Canova is a progressive candidate who has given his support to Sanders. The idea that Sanders would only have endorsed him back to hurt Wasserman Schultz (and, through her, the party) out of some kind of personal vendetta neglects the fact that Sanders is not only trying to get himself the presidency, but also get more progressives into Congress as well — something he outlined in his statement endorsing Canova.

During a conversation about whether Sanders is hurting the Democratic Party, MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell asked his campaign manager, Jeff Weaver, what Sanders' support for Canova means for his standing with the party. Weaver responded to Mitchell's question by noting that Canova is himself a Democrat.

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And that really gets to the heart of the matter. Perhaps Milburn was correct, in a sense. Sanders is running against the Democratic Party as it is. His job in this race has been not only to run for president, but also to attempt to make the party more progressive. That means doing things like pointing out fundamental non-progressive elements of the political process and the party itself, like big-money campaign financing. It involves calling out the party itself if its processes are flawed. It involves endorsing progressive candidates for Congress precisely because they are not establishment candidates.

These are Sanders' responsibilities. It's not his job to unite the party. It's the party's job to give Sanders supporters a reason to be part of it.


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Job Dissatisfaction Can Lead To Health Problems, Says Study, So Here's How To Relieve Stress At Work

If you're a Millennial working long hours at a billion different jobs trying to make ends meet and you've been wondering whether all that hustling might be having an effect on your health? Guess what: The answer is probably yes. A new study has found that job dissatisfaction can affect your health, both immediately and long-term. Which, like... if you've ever been dissatisfied with your job, you didn't need scientists to tell you that. But it's still kind of nice to know that we have quantifiably information we can now point to when we feel ourselves needing to prove to someone exactly why we need a break (or at least a better job).

Speaking from personal experience, being unhappy in your career can lead to some serious, all-consuming anxiety. I myself have worked a string of high-stress positions that, frankly, made me miserable pretty much all the time. But this recent study, conducted by researchers from The Ohio State University, has found that unhappiness with your job in your 20s and 30s has a pretty dramatic effect on your mental well-being in your middle age.

Working from a larger study conducted by the state of Ohio in 1979, lead research Jonathan Dirlam and his team focused specifically on job satisfaction trends and health correlations, according to CBS News. The study followed participants from the ages of 25 to 39, and divided them into four groups: Those with consistently low job satisfaction, those who began satisfied but trended downwards as time went on, those who remained "very satisfied" with their jobs through their 20s and 30s, and those who began unsatisfied but grew increasingly content. People who rated as consistently dissatisfied, as well as those who experience increased unhappiness, reported significantly higher mental health issues in their 40s than their peers, including depression, sleep problems, and excessive worrying.

Dirlam and his team concluded that job stress is cumulative. In other words, that whole, "Be miserable now, be happy once you're older with a better gig" thinking is not. Good. For. You. But for many of us, it's pretty much the only option. We have to pay rent and bills; we have to make student loan payments; we have to buy groceries. That requires, uh, money.

If you're struggling to make it through the day, thought, there are ways you can make things a little more bearable for yourself. Because no one wants to be sad now and also in their 40s. Here are a few to get you started.

1. Make a Habit of Arriving Early

Reaching the office before other people gives you a chance to settle in and take some deep breaths before setting off for the races. Nobody likes feeling frantic and rushed and behind as soon as they arrive at work.

2. If You Work from Home, Treat It Like a "Real" Job

I don't mean that working from home isn't a "real" job; on the contrary. But not having an office or an actual workplace you're required to go to can take a toll on you, even if it sounds like the best thing in the world to be able to get paid without ever getting out of your pajamas.

As a freelance writer, I work from home two to three days a week, and when I first made this transition, I struggled pretty immediately with the blues. When you don't have an outside place to work, and you work 9-to-5 hours, there's a definite possibility of just never leaving your house. That sucks. Don't do that to yourself. Get up, get dressed, get out of the house. Work at a coffee shop or a bookstore or a library or, at the very least, designate a part of your living situation as an office.

3. Give Yourself Breaks

Sitting for hours on end, staring at a computer, is not good; the opposite, never ceasing moving, is not ideal either. Obviously, it depends on the job requirements, but give yourself permission to take breaks. Even little ones can make a big difference in how you feel at the end of the day; it'll also help improve your productivity, according to research. So you'll be happier, and better at your job. Everybody wins.

4. Invest Time in Creating Lunches

This sounds silly, I know, but treating your body with care and feeding it good stuff is important. Additionally, finding even teeny rituals throughout the day helps me feel in control (and magical and sacred, which we all are), regardless of the toxic environment in which I may or may not be working. Oh, and don't eat at your desk. Even if you don't want to socialize, separating your personal moments from your work moments, both physically and mentally, is essential.

5. Develop a Mantra

One that makes you feel strong and in control and worthy and deserving. Let it help you rise to the occasion, enter battle, whatever you gotta do to make it through the day.

6. Develop Mindfulness Techniques

Daydreaming is fun. Imagination is important. Disassociating, or retreating deep into your anxieties — bad. Really detrimental to your mental health. Won't improve the situation at all. Here's a simple mindfulness technique that I've found helpful: Pick an object that's in your line of vision. Describe it in completely objective terms, as though you're talking to someone who can't see it. Get specific. It will bring you back to the present and calm you down, I promise.

7. Exercise

Endless benefits. You already know you should. If you're sitting at a desk, include cardio. If you're in the service industry, work in some yoga and alignment exercises.

8. Remember: You Are Not Your Job

You are the same person, regardless of what job you work. How you pay your rent doesn't define you. You are so much greater and multi-layered and interesting than that.

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With 'Tammy,' 'Maleficent,' and More, This Summer's Movies Are Awesomely Feminist

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So far, 2014 hasn't been very good to women, at least where movies are concerned. In the past four months, only a handful of female-directed films were released, none of which could be considered a box office success; in fact, only one of them, February's Endless Love, even made back its budget. The films that weren't made by women, just starred them, didn't fare much better. Of the top 10 highest-grossing movies of 2014, the only female-centric film to crack the list was Divergent , coming in at number 9. Overall, it seems, women in film had a pretty crappy start to the year.

Thankfully, that's all about to change. This summer promises a large number of female-centric movies, several of which have the potential to be blockbusters. Not all of them look like they're going to be give women a good name — we're looking at you, The Other Woman — but the vast majority have serious promise. Of course, women in Hollywood still have a long way to go in regards to getting equal visibility as male filmmakers, but for now, it's a good start. Here are the ten female-fronted movies of the summer you can't miss.

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Which States Have The Worst Abortion Restrictions? 5 States Under Anti-Choice Attack

Everybody saw the fight for abortion rights play out in Texas in 2013, but don’t be fooled: Anti-abortion groups are attempting to obliterate abortion access all across the country. Roe v. Wade firmly established a woman’s constitutional right to have an abortion, and so Republican state legislatures have attacked abortion access through other means, including targeted closures of abortion clinics, onerous regulatory burdens on abortion doctors, and mandatory waiting periods for women seeking abortions.

It’s been an unfortunately busy month in the fight for abortion access, and some states have it worse than others. Here’s what you need to know about what's going on in some of the most anti-abortion states in the country.

The Bayou State only has five abortion clinics, but to the anti-abortionists in the state, that’s still five too many. Last Wednesday, the Louisiana House of Representatives passed a bill that requires doctors who perform abortions to obtain admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of the abortion clinic. Most clinics in the state say they can’t meet that requirement, and as such, the bill could shutter as many as four of the state’s five clinics if and when it becomes law.

The same legislation also mandates a 24-hour waiting period between consultations on medical abortions and the actual administration of the drug. There’s zero medical reason for this; the goal is to require women seeking abortions to make two separate trips out to a clinic, which can be difficult if not impossible when the nearest clinic is hours away.

Governor Bobby Jindal, widely believed to be gearing up for a presidential bid in 2016, supports the bill and has said he’ll sign it.

Alabama also recently passed a law requiring doctors who perform abortions to obtain admitting privileges; Planned Parenthood and other groups promptly sued the state, and the law is now in federal court.

The admitting privileges requirement is a particularly devious way of chipping away at Roe v. Wade, because on its face, it sounds so reasonable. After all, why shouldn’t abortion clinics have the option to admit patients to nearby hospitals? The thing is, they already do.

If an abortion results in complications, the patient can and will be admitted to a nearby emergency room no matter what; admitting privileges are just another bureaucratic hoop to jump through. What’s more, only around one percent of abortions even require emergency care (given that, you know, they’re one of the safest medical procedures in existence).

Lastly, the reason so many physicians who perform abortions are having trouble obtaining admitting privileges is that hospitals often won’t grant them to doctors who don’t live within 30 miles. But none of Alabama’s abortion doctors live in the state for fear of harassment (or murder, as with George Tiller in Kansas) by anti-abortionists. They fly in from out of state, and as such, aren’t eligible for admitting privileges (which again, serve no medical purpose, and are opposed by the American Medical Association).

In Missouri, women seeking abortions already have to wait 24 hours between their initial medical consultations and the operation itself. If a bill passed by the state legislature in May becomes law, that waiting period will triple, making Missouri the third state in the country, along with South Dakota and Utah, to impose a 72-hour waiting period for abortions. The legislation doesn’t contain any exemptions for rape or incest.

The bill’s Republican supporters have offered some particularly condescending justification for the legislation. Their main claim is that women, if left to their own devices, will rush into a decision without thinking it through.

“We are not denying the mother her rights, but simply asking her to give more thought before making a decision that she may later regret,” said Rep. Kevin Elmer.

Governor Jay Nixon hasn’t said whether he’ll sign the bill or not, but he did call it an “extreme proposal,” giving pro-choice activists in the state some hope that he’ll veto it.

Mississippi is frequently sued for its incremental attempts to restrict abortion access. In April, Governor Phil Bryant signed a bill that bans abortions after 20 weeks — not from conception, but from the start of the woman’s last menstrual cycle. That can happen up to two weeks before fertilization, so this is effectively an 18 week ban.

But this isn’t the law that landed the state in court — that would be the admitting privileges law, which is similar to those in other states. The difference is that Mississippi has only one abortion clinic, and none of the 13 regional hospitals have been willing to grant it admitting privileges. In short, then, this law would outlaw abortion in the state of Mississippi.

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The law is currently in a peculiar bit of legal limbo; while a judge allowed it to nominally take effect, he also blocked the closure of the Jackson Women’s Health Organization. A federal appeals court is currently reviewing the law.

North Dakota

By leaps and bounds the most restrictive abortion law in the country, North Dakota’s fetal heartbeat law bans abortions after six weeks. It was signed by Governor Jack Dalrymple in 2013, temporarily blocked by a federal judge before it could take effect, and then, in April, struck down completely by that same judge, who called the law “invalid and unconstitutional.”

Nevertheless, North Dakota’s Attorney General decided to appeal the ruling — and if the case makes its way to the Supreme Court, it could pose an existential threat to abortion access throughout the country. That’s because state attorneys, in crafting their legal case, aren’t merely defending the fetal heartbeat law; they’re defending it on the grounds that the very “underpinnings” of Roe v. Wade are no longer valid.

For example, the state is advancing the rather outlandish argument that fetal viability begins not at 22-24 weeks, as is commonly accepted, but at conception, because newly-created embryos can survive in a test tube for two to six days prior to in vitro fertilization.

It’s an absurd way to define “viability,” and a lower court rejected it, but that doesn’t matter. What matters is that the Supreme Court may very well end up considering this argument.

When signing the law, Dalrymple made his priorities clear. While he admitted that “the likelihood of this measure surviving a court challenge remains in question,” he nonetheless defended it as “a legitimate attempt by a state legislature to discover the boundaries of Roe v. Wade.”

Stay tuned for the latest updates on the state of your right to choose.

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