Abstract: An exercise device includes a resistance unit having a connecting gear. It further includes a cable. It further includes an arm that routes the cable to an actuator. The arm is rotatable relative to the resistance unit about the connecting gear, the arm having a central axis. The arm includes a control that mechanically disengages a locking mechanism from the connecting gear. The control is activated by an activation force substantially directed either toward the central axis of the arm, along a length of the arm, or about the central axis. The activation force is mechanically converted into linear force along the arm that disengages the locking mechanism from the connecting gear.

Abstract: An apparatus for orienting a partially coated spherical-object includes a pedestal, a camera, and a controller. The spherical object contains a coating over a portion of a surface. The coating defines a spherical-cap, and the spherical cap defines a polar-axis. The polar-axis is oriented normal to a plane defining a base of the spherical cap, wherein an intersection of the plane and the surface defines a boundary line. The pedestal retains the spherical object and selectively rotates the spherical object about a longitudinal axis of the pedestal. The camera captures an image of the spherical object on the pedestal. The controller is in communication with the pedestal and the camera. The controller is operable to control the rotation of the pedestal, detect the boundary line in the image, and determine when the pedestal has positioned the spherical object to cause the boundary line to have a zero curvature.

Abstract: An apparatus for orienting a partially coated spherical-object includes a pedestal, a camera, and a controller. The spherical object contains a coating over a portion of a surface. The coating defines a spherical-cap, and the spherical cap defines a polar-axis. The polar-axis is oriented normal to a plane defining a base of the spherical cap, wherein an intersection of the plane and the surface defines a boundary line. The pedestal retains the spherical object and selectively rotates the spherical object about a longitudinal axis of the pedestal. The camera captures an image of the spherical object on the pedestal. The controller is in communication with the pedestal and the camera. The controller is operable to control the rotation of the pedestal, detect the boundary line in the image, and determine when the pedestal has positioned the spherical object to cause the boundary line to have a zero curvature.

Abstract: The invention relates to thiadiazole compounds useful for treating diseases mediated by protein kinase B (PKB). The invention also relates to the therapeutic use of such thiadiazole compounds and compositions thereof in treating disease states associated with abnormal cell growth, cancer, inflammation, and metabolic disorders.

Abstract: The invention relates to thiadiazole compounds useful for treating diseases mediated by protein kinase B (PKB). The invention also relates to the therapeutic use of such thiadiazole compounds and compositions thereof in treating disease states associated with abnormal cell growth, cancer, inflammation, and metabolic disorders.