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Types of Mood Disorders
The most common mood disorders in people with epilepsy are major depression and dysthymia. Some people have milder forms of depression that may also affect quality of life and respond to treatment. Anxiety, while not technically a mood disorder, is another common emotion that occurs more often in people with epilepsy. In order to improve the quality of life with people with epilepsy, it is important for both doctors and patients to be familiar with the commonly encountered problems of mood disorders.
Major Depressive Disorder
Although it is normal to feel sad sometimes, major depressive disorder (major depression) is a state of excessive depressive symptoms. These include sadness, lack of pleasure in activities, problems with weight and sleep, tiredness, difficulty concentrating and making decisions, feelings of worthlessness or guilt, and frequent thoughts of suicide and death. Five or more of these symptoms that last at least two weeks qualifies as major depressive disorder. More than 50 percent of individuals with epilepsy, especially those with uncontrolled seizures may experience significant depressive symptoms, and a number of them may meet the criteria for major depressive disorder.
(at least 5 symptoms for 2 weeks with at least one of the symptoms being either a depressed mood or loss of interest or pleasure)
- Decreased concentration, decision making
- Depressed mood most of the day
- Fatigue
- Guilt or feelings of worthlessness
- Lack of pleasure in life
- Psychomotor agitation or retardation
- Recurrent thoughts of suicide or death
- Sleep difficulties
- Weight change of more than 5 percent in 1 month, decreased appetite
Adapted from Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision. Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Association, 2000.
Dysthymic Disorder
Symptoms are similar to those of major depressive disorder, but tend to be present for at least two months at a time. They tend to be less severe, but last longer.
(depressed mood for more days than not over at least a two year period with two or more of the following symptoms)
- Feelings of hopelessness
- Inability to sleep or sleeping too much
- Low energy or fatigue
- Low self-esteem
- Poor appetite or overeating
- Poor concentration or difficulty making decisions
Adapted from Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision. Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Association, 2000
Anxiety Disorder
Anxiety disorders are characterized by excessive feelings of fear, uneasiness or dread regarding something that is about to happen. Anxiety affects 10-50 percent of people with epilepsy. Physical symptoms, such as a rapid heart beat, stomach or chest pain, or feeling short of breath may accompany anxiety. It is common to have more than one type of anxiety disorder or anxiety plus a mood disorder, such as depression. (Sometimes feelings of anxiety or fear are actually part of a seizure, and this needs to be distinguished from an anxiety disorder.)
Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder is characterized by two types of symptoms; depressive and manic. (Bipolar disorder is also known as manic-depressive illness.) Manic symptoms are characterized by excessive energy (agitation), excessive feelings of self importance (grandiosity), excessive interest in sex (hypersexuality) and inability to sleep (insomnia). Symptoms of bipolar disorder come and go. Usually people have depression or mania, but both can occur simultaneously. Depression can be very severe and lead to problems at work or at school, with relationships, and even to thoughts of suicide. Sometimes patients may lose touch with reality (psychosis). Bipolar disorder affects less than 1 percent of the adult population, but appears to be slightly increased in people with epilepsy.
Causes of Mood Disorders
There are many causes for mood disorders in people with epilepsy. Emotions arise from the brain and are influenced by many situations in our lives. Consequently, any brain injury underlying seizures such as head injury, brain infection, stroke or tumor may influence mood. Mood changes may also be related to seizures or actually be part of a seizure, such as a feeling of fear that may occur during a partial seizure.
Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) may also be responsible for mood changes. For example, phenobarbital can cause depression. Other AEDs may also cause depression, but usually do not. Too many AEDs used together may also contribute to depression.
It may be difficult to determine whether it is a medication or an underlying brain problem that is responsible for an abnormal mood. When you start a new AED, pay attention to your mood and tell your doctor if it changes.
Mood disorders may also be a psychological response to having epilepsy. The challenges of living with epilepsy may lead to mood changes, which are a common problem for many people coping with a chronic illness like epilepsy. People with epilepsy may feel frustrated by the unpredictability of seizures, inability to drive or work, or being singled out by others as 'different' because they have seizures. These feelings should be addressed with your health care provider.
Another cause of mood disorders is substance abuse (alcohol or illicit drugs).
Mood Disorders and Children with Epilepsy
Mood disorders can also occur in children and may affect schoolwork and social functioning. The causes are similar to those in adults. However, children with depression may not have all the same symptoms as adults. For example, depressed children tend not to lose their appetites or complain of inability to sleep. They may not express feelings of sadness as easily as adults. Depressed children may be irritable, start to do poorly in school, spend less time with friends, take less pleasure in their activities, and express physical complaints, such as headache or stomach pain. Behavioral problems are very common symptoms of depression in children.
Depression and anxiety are often overlooked in children with epilepsy.
Need for Treatment
Everyone has occasional symptoms of depression or anxiety. These feelings become a 'disorder' when they last so long or are so intense that they interfere with a person's ability to function. It is important to share these feelings with your doctor, who can help you assess whether they are severe enough to require treatment.
Indications of a significant mood disorder include problems at work or at school, spending less time with friends, doing fun things or interacting with others or increased use of alcohol and recreational drugs.


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Comments: I used this for the first time the other day on my 130g reef tank. It really gets the corners and all surfaces with ease. My tank has a wave front so conventional flat scrapers have a hard time cleaning the "curve". Since this is spongy, it had no problem at all cleaning the wave. It's size was also very useful for cleanning the hard to reach refugium under the cabinet. Some of the Corraline spots on the glass took a little bit of scrubbing but came off with out much issue at all. Overall a great product.
Comments: Time will tell how the scrubber holds up. The scrubby end seems adequately thick to last a while.
Comments: This is the only algea scrubber we've used for twenty years! Glass or acrylic, they're different colors, which makes it easy to know which is which when you're on the run. Perfect for rounded corners. You can really bare down without concern of breakage.
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New NCPA Ads Feature Community Pharmacy Proposals to Reduce the Federal Deficit
Alexandria, Va. - October 17, 2011
With the congressional "super-committee" inching closer to making budget decisions to reducing the deficit, the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) has developed two new advertisements reinforcing how local pharmacists can reduce federal health care costs.
"Community pharmacists can help reduce healthcare expenses by maximizing the appropriate utilization of lower-cost generic drugs and through face-to-face, expert counseling on the proper use of medications as prescribed for patients," said NCPA CEO B. Douglas Hoey, RPh, MBA. "Small business community pharmacies are ready and willing to work constructively with policymakers to address rising medical costs while maintaining patients' access to the cost-cutting services of local pharmacists."
NCPA first offered its recommendations in a September 7th letter to "super-committee" members.
NCPA's first ad focuses on overall deficit reduction. It offers policymakers five recommendations to lower spending:
- Utilize local pharmacists to increase the appropriate use of low-cost generic drugs in Medicare Part D, Medicaid and TRICARE.
- Reduce an estimated $290 billion in avoidable health care spending by empowering pharmacists to counsel patients face-to-face on proper medication use.
- Collect billions of dollars in drug manufacturer rebates retained by middlemen pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) in Medicare, Medicaid and FEHBP.
- Reduce costly waste in mail-order pharmacy, particularly "mandatory mail" plans.
- Allow community pharmacists to continue providing advice and testing supplies to keep Medicare patients with diabetes healthy.
The second ad highlights H.R. 1936, the Medicare Access to Diabetes Supplies Act, legislation introduced by Reps. Aaron Schock (R-Ill.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.). In addition to the traditional dispensing of prescription medication, community pharmacists play a vital role helping people with diabetes by providing expert advice, patient education and testing supplies to manage the disease. The bipartisan bill would reduce the deficit and permanently exempt independent community pharmacies (defined as 10 or fewer pharmacies under common ownership) from competitive bidding prices in the Medicare Part B Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) program. A recently survey of more than 800 community pharmacists found 84 percent of them would be forced to stop providing access to diabetes testing supplies if they had to competitively bid or accept prices set by that process.
In addition, NCPA has developed an analysis of the many cuts community pharmacies have already had to absorb in recent years. That document finds that community pharmacies have seen prescription drug reimbursement slashed by more than $15 billion. Between 2005 and 2010 the number of independent community pharmacies that are operating at an overall financial loss has increased by 64 percent and now accounts for 23 percent of independent community pharmacies.
The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA®) represents the interests of America's community pharmacists, including the owners of more than 23,000 independent community pharmacies. Together they represent a $93 billion health care marketplace, dispense over 37% of all retail prescriptions, and employ more than 315,000 people, including 62,400 pharmacists. Independent community pharmacists are readily accessible medication experts who can help lower health care spending. They are committed to maximizing the appropriate use of lower-cost generic drugs and reducing the estimated $290 billion that is wasted annually by improper medication use. To learn more go to www.ncpanet.org or read NCPA's blog, The Dose, at http://ncpanet.wordpress.com.
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A new vision for upland Wales.
14th January 2013
What does the future hold for land use and climate in upland Wales? This is the question being addressed at a workshop led by researchers from the Sustainable Places Research Institute involved in the DURESS project, a £3 million project led by Cardiff University to assess the role of river diversity on delivering key ecosystem services under changing land uses and climate.
To develop these scenarios, experts from across Wales are gathering to provide a wide-ranging and informed view of all the services that uplands provide. These services range from food and wood production to regulating services like flood control and carbon sequestration. Cultural services provided by landscape and heritage of the uplands are also economically important for tourism and recreation.
The workshop will explore questions around the future for the uplands to 2050. In particular it will explore the main drivers of change in land use and management over the next 40 years in the context of a changing climate.
Key questions include:
- What components of uplands are most susceptible to change – looking at political, economic, social, technological, environmental and health aspects?
- How do interactions between global and local factors cause changes in the uplands?
- What are the critical issues which will determine the future of the uplands? Examples may include: ageing populations; changes in land ownership and succession; increasing competition for resources (including energy); changes in markets and economic support; changes in recreational/tourism demands; climate change impacts (including both mitigation and adaptation opportunities).
- Given these factors, are there areas of the uplands that are more susceptible to change – possibly based on what we have seen from land use changes in the past?
The outputs from the day will help inform the development of a series of robust scenarios for Welsh uplands and their rivers for the next forty years. They will be used by the DURESS research team to establish how services currently delivered by river biodiversity, such as clean water and fish might vary in the future.
Information from the day will be made available on the DURESS project website.
Further information about the scenarios development is available from Havard Prosser (firstname.lastname@example.com) or Tim Pagella (email@example.com)


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June 28th, 2013 11:34 AM #1
Angelina or Evangeline?
I recently read the poem Evangeline by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and it seems like such a gorgeous piece of writing that it made me reconsider Evangeline; but I've liked Angelina for a long time too. Which do you prefer?
Still hoping to change my username Sweet Amara... Fingers crossed!
I loved Elsa before it she was cool I saw her as this mystical, magical, completely unique, baffling and all her own kind of girl. She'd also honour my grandmother and great-grandmother from Deutschland.
Ronan will be my future son's name for the sake of spicy, little boys wearing plaid shirts, running around in kneeless jeans, playing in the mud and being mischievous. And in memory of Ronan Sean Thompson.
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Angelina is nice, but I definitely prefer Evangeline. So gorgeous and a bit more unexpected.
Favourites at the moment ♥
Leah, Scarlett, Sophie, Claire, Vivian, Madeleine, Evangeline, Selena, Gillian, Nina, Mila, Heidi, Isla, Hazel, Annabelle, Lydia, Celia, Violet, Genevieve
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June 28th, 2013 11:37 AM #5
Definitely Evangeline. It comes across as more classic and elegant than Angelina, which reminds me more of Angelina Jolie than anything else.
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I prefer Evangeline or Angeline, which is maybe something in between. I like girl names without an a-ending
Sorry, if my english isn't always the best.
I'm from Germany, my husband was born in Utah, and we live together in Germany.
We're waiting for our daughter "Elaine Ivy". October 2013!
June 28th, 2013 11:52 AM #9
Honestly, I'm not a big fan of either, but if I had to pick I'd choose Evangeline. I like the option of Eve
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Chesapeake Bay surrounds the campus
HU is in Virginia, USA and has 2 sailing seasons (fall and spring ). This year he will introduce windsurfing to college sailing. The sailing team at Hampton is a varsity team and the venue is one of the best of East Coast, windy, safe and in front of campus.
In 2013 HU will organize the ICSA college nationals semi final in Laser, 420 and Windsurfing which will be a promo event before hopefully a full introduction into the program
Take a look at these websites for more information about the University and its sports here...
HU's academic level is very good and focuses on a progressive education in over 80 academic programs ranging from Engineering to Journalism & Communications, HU can help you to reach your career goals.
If you are a good student at junior year in high school AND are also a good sailor, this is what to do to grab this opportunity - if you score well in the Admission Test(SAT) you could win a scholarship.
It's a great chance for you to study abroad and develop your windsurf racing at top level
This is how the admission to Hampton University works...
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You can practice the SAT test as often as you like on www.collegeboard.org and make a reservation to take it before November 1st 2011.
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This is horse shit... why ask me to send an invoice if you were out of stock ?
Everyone "piling on" quickly used up their stock and ruined it for those with a valid need. It says right on the page linked to in the original post "valid while supplies last". OK this sort of thing isn't unprecedented on slickdeals... But I have to admit that the whining by some who missed the deal does rub me the wrong way. I figure if you try for this sort of thing and miss out, it's "OK I took a shot for a freebie that I didn't deserve and missed it this time, move on". Whining is bad form. It reminds me of all the whining here about the free software promo codes that HP was giving out for a while for Touchpads. OK, stepping down off my soapbox now since opinions are like armpits & a**holes, everybody has them and most folks usually won't want to get too close to anyone else's. |
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Well I know that Easter has passed, but i completely forgot to show you an Easter spread I did for Cover kids magazine this month.
Cecilie (freind and chef) did the recipes and my little daughter Vega helped her out - and ate the cakes afterwards.
Check out the magazine, it´s amazing - the closet you get to a Scandinavian version of beautiful MILK magazine - and that says a lot!
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Introduced Species
Botanic Gardens use barcodes to determine origin of species
Sophia Phan We know a tree's rings can tell us how old it is. Now scientists are using DNA-style technology to identify where trees come from.
Pushy myna birds a major nest pest
Bridie Smith Research shows the myna bird is proving a major problem for native bird species.
Nicky Phillips
Lethal pest is a beekeeper's nightmare
Nicky Phillips Beware a sitting beagle. To those in the know, a trained sniffer dog sits when it suspects a passenger is carrying food or live animals.
Shock tactics give researchers insight into endangered fish habitat
Nicky Phillips, Science Researchers are using electro-fishing to capture endangered Macquarie perch to survey the endangered fish species.
Kangaroo industry's sham science hides ugly truth
Brian Sherman, co-founder of Voiceless, says the push to market kangaroo meat to Australians obscures the industry's darker side.
Expert advises big fix for jumbo-sized problem
Nicky Phillips, SCIENCE Kangaroos and koalas should share this wide, brown land with elephants, a scientist has advised.
Living with nature's original sin
Michael Duffy It's been suggested that passionate environmentalism is a bit like religion. It has its own sense of original sin, the belief that the New World was once a pristine and stable wilderness that was...
The last refuge
'No one is allowed to sleep until we find it.'' Ecologist Dr James Smith is half joking but the force of his voice suggests he is determined, even a bit desperate.
Regular rain gives birth to irregular boom time at Lake Eyre
Tom Arup ACROSS the great Lake Eyre basin that covers the heart of Australia, there is an environmental boom occurring, the kind not seen in decades.
First the rains came, then the birds
Tom Arup Across the great Lake Eyre Basin, an environmental boom is occurring.
Enemy invaders or rare new species?
Nicky Phillips Introduced plant species are becoming stronger, more versatile invaders by rapidly evolving to suit Australia's harsh climate, research has found.
Holding the fate of a species in caring hands
Peter Ker There are moments when the Tasmanian wilderness achieves pure silence, leaving city ears straining for noise.
Last chance for a bird in the hand
Facing extinction, these rare birds have been given a helping hand to fight back, writes Peter Ker.
Axe the thirsty willow and spare the river
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A fifth of plants face extinction: study
More than a fifth of the world's plant species faces the threat of extinction, according to research released on Wednesday.
Party locked and loaded to go hunting in national parks
Brian Robins The Shooters and Fishers Party wants the new state government to allow the hunting of feral animals in national parks along with a review of marine parks, saying ''political'' factors underscored...
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I loved every second of it. Chapter 2 was a mindblower for me. Played it last week again since we got a new 3DTV downstairs and the game is a blast with 3D
Multiplayer is also very good. Play it split screen with my brother occasionally. I troll the fuck out of opponents when I kill them, <3 the whacky taunts lol. They get me every time
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I liked uncharted 3, but i didn`t love it....whereas i loved uncharted 1 and 2. Felt much more interactive movie at times, which annoyed me. Any further additions must focus on gameplay not fuckin cut scenes n shit...
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Steam reforming
Steam reforming, sometimes called Fossil fuel reforming is a method for producing hydrogen or other useful products from hydrocarbon fuels such as natural gas. This is achieved in a processing device called a reformer which reacts steam at high temperature with the fossil fuel. The steam methane reformer is widely used in industry to make hydrogen. There is also interest in the development of much smaller units based on similar technology to produce hydrogen as a feedstock for fuel cells.[1] Small-scale steam reforming units to supply fuel cells are currently the subject of research and development, typically involving the reforming of methanol or natural gas[2] but other fuels are also being considered such as propane, gasoline, autogas, diesel fuel, and ethanol.[3]
- 1923 - The first synthetic methanol was produced by BASF in Leuna making use of hydrogen derived from lignite.
Industrial reforming[edit]
Steam reforming of natural gas or syngas sometimes referred to as steam methane reforming (SMR) is the most common method of producing commercial bulk hydrogen as well as the hydrogen used in the industrial synthesis of ammonia. It is also the least expensive method.[4] At high temperatures (700 – 1100 °C) and in the presence of a metal-based catalyst (nickel), steam reacts with methane to yield carbon monoxide and hydrogen. These two reactions are reversible in nature.
Additional hydrogen can be recovered by a lower-temperature gas-shift reaction with the carbon monoxide produced. The reaction is summarized by:
The first reaction is strongly endothermic (consumes heat), the second reaction is mildly exothermic (produces heat).
The United States produces nine million tons of hydrogen per year, mostly with steam reforming of natural gas. The worldwide ammonia production, using hydrogen derived from steam reforming, was 109 million metric tonnes in 2004.[5]
This SMR process is quite different from and not to be confused with catalytic reforming of naphtha, an oil refinery process that also produces significant amounts of hydrogen along with high octane gasoline.
The efficiency of the process is approximately 65% to 75%.[6]
Reforming for fuel cells[edit]
Advantages of reforming for supplying fuel cells[edit]
Steam reforming of gaseous hydrocarbons is seen as a potential way to provide fuel for fuel cells. The basic idea for vehicle on-board reforming is that for example a methanol tank and a steam reforming unit would replace the bulky pressurized hydrogen tanks that would otherwise be necessary. This might mitigate the distribution problems associated with hydrogen vehicles,[7] however the major market players discarded the approach of on-board reforming as impractical.[citation needed]
Disadvantages of reforming for supplying fuel cells[edit]
The reformer–fuel-cell system is still being researched but in the near term, systems would continue to run on existing fuels, such as natural gas or gasoline or diesel. However, there is an active debate about whether using these fuels to make hydrogen is beneficial while global warming is an issue. Fossil fuel reforming does not eliminate carbon dioxide release into the atmosphere but reduces the carbon dioxide emissions as compared to the burning of conventional fuels due to increased efficiency.[8] However, by turning the release of carbon dioxide into a point source rather than distributed release, carbon capture and storage becomes a possibility, which would prevent the carbon dioxide's release to the atmosphere, while adding to the cost of the process.
The cost of hydrogen production by reforming fossil fuels depends on the scale at which it is done, the capital cost of the reformer and the efficiency of the unit, so that whilst it may cost only a few dollars per kilogram of hydrogen at industrial scale, it could be more expensive at the smaller scale needed for fuel cells.[9] Recently, a Polish company Bioleux Polska has been advertising renewable hydrogen (RH2) plasma reformers, producing RH2 at under $2 per kilogram ,[citation needed] and available for lightweight mobile applications using vegetable oil or glycerol as feedstock.
Current challenges with reformers supplying fuel cells[edit]
However, there are several challenges associated with this technology:
- The reforming reaction takes place at high temperatures, making it slow to start up and requiring costly high temperature materials.
- Sulfur compounds in the fuel will poison certain catalysts, making it difficult to run this type of system from ordinary gasoline. Some new technologies have overcome this challenge with sulfur-tolerant catalysts.
- Low temperature polymer fuel cell membranes can be poisoned by the carbon monoxide (CO) produced by the reactor, making it necessary to include complex CO-removal systems. Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) and molten carbonate fuel cells (MCFC) do not have this problem, but operate at higher temperatures, slowing start-up time, and requiring costly materials and bulky insulation.
- The thermodynamic efficiency of the process is between 70% and 85% (LHV basis) depending on the purity of the hydrogen product.
A recent development that employs a new combination of gold and iron oxide can reduce carbon monoxide levels to 20 parts per million in the presence of hydrogen and produce byproducts of carbon dioxide and water at much lower temperatures than conventional methods.[10]
Reforming for combustion engines[edit]
Flared gas and vented VOCs are known problems in the offshore industry and in the on-shore oil and gas industry, since both emit unnecessary greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.[11] Reforming for combustion engines utilizes steam reforming technology for converting waste gases into a source of energy.[12]
Reforming for combustion engines is based on steam reforming, where non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHCs) of low quality gases are converted to synthesis gas (H2 + CO) and finally to methane (CH4), carbon dioxide (CO2) and hydrogen (H2) - thereby improving the fuel gas quality (methane number).[13]
In contrast to conventional steam reforming, the process is operated at lower temperatures and with lower steam supply, allowing a high content of methane (CH4) in the produced fuel gas. The main reactions are:
Steam reforming:
- CnHm + n H2O ↔ (n + m/2) H2 + n CO
Water-gas shift:
- ^ Fossil fuel processor
- ^ Commonly used fuel reforming today
- ^ 2001-Fuels usable for fuel reforming
- ^ 2004-George W. Crabtree, Mildred S. Dresselhaus, and Michelle V. Buchanan, The Hydrogen Economy
- ^ 2005-United States Geological Survey publication
- ^ [1]
- ^ Advantage of fossil fuel reforming
- ^ Fossil fuel reforming not eliminating any carbon dioxides
- ^ A realistic look at hydrogen price projections
- ^ Shodiya, T.; Schmidt, O.; Peng, W.; Hotz, N. (2013). "Novel nano-scale Au/α-Fe2O3 catalyst for the preferential oxidation of CO in biofuel reformate gas". Journal of Catalysis 300: 63. doi:10.1016/j.jcat.2012.12.027.
- ^ "Atmospheric Emissions".
- ^ "Wärtsilä Launches GasReformer Product For Turning Oil Production Gas Into Energy". Marine Insight. 18 March 2013.
- ^ "Method of operating a gas engine plant and fuel feeding system of a gas engine".
External links[edit]
- "New catalyst boosts hydrogen as transport fuel". By Alok Jha. August 21, 2008. The Guardian.
- "Hydrogen Production - Steam Methane Reforming (SMR)"
- "CONCEPTS IN SYNGAS MANUFACTURE". by Jens Rostrup-Nielsen & Lars J Christiansen
See also[edit]
- Biogas
- Cracking (chemistry)
- Hydrogen pinch
- Hydrogen technologies
- Industrial gas
- Lane hydrogen producer
- Reformer sponge iron cycle
- Timeline of hydrogen technologies


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After iOS6, my wi-fi keeps disconnecting! Anyone else having this issue?
I am having the same problem and it is just irritating. It's making me want to downgrade to OS 5.1.1.
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I am also having the same issues, cannot connect to wifi anywhere. I have a limited
internet phone plan so this is very irritating. Also, when I am on Facebook, I cannot
do the check-in function. I have already tried deleting and re-installing Facebook, no help.
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have same wifi problems cant watch youtub bbci player plys then stops saying no wifi any help
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Yes, I am having this issue, too. It is extremely frustrating. This is just one part of a myriad of problems that I never had with iOS 5.1.1. Apple needs to fix the bugs in iOS 6 or allow a downgrade-- And SOON!
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After the IOS 6 update to my new 4s, wi-fi dropped in the middle of the night and switched to cellular, uploaded my iCloud backup, then switched back again to wi-fi. This happened 4 times before I caught it. I wouldn't have even known except that I got a text from Verizon saying that I had used 50% of my data limit in just 6 days.
So far, Apple says this problem is only an iPhone 5 problem, but I think it's an IOS 6 problem.
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Mine is not disconnecting but on my iPhone and ad it is painfully slow and I can't even stream a 2 minute video on YouTube.
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I just got a 5 and I have been noticing this problem. I'll be connected to my wifi and about 30 mins later ill be disconnected and have to reconnect again
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Mmm...many guys told me about this issue....please switch off the device for 5-10minutes then restart...please forget the wifi network and then add it again
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Depuis iOS6 il n'y a plus que des plantées et disfonctionnement sur mon iPhone 4 et aucune aide est disponible ni mise à jour. Apple devient vraiment de la camelotte! Toutes les 2 à 10 minutes il faut le couper pour avoir de nouveau un réseau WiFi. Bluetooth c'est idem, lenteur et faible, c'est le plus mauvais système de tous les portables!
J'en ai marre du support en anglais et des billets d'aide totalement inutiles (en anglais toujours et toujours), conçus pour débiles mentales!
LA SOLUTION: un appareil avec Android ou Windows 8!!!
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It is sooo true i have this problem too, just when i lock the screen off, after 2 min i check it and i see that the wifi is not connected anymore and the wifi icon is not there too, so i have slide to unlock the screen to reconnect to the wifi. Is there any help or something i should do to fix this issue? Because it is relly so annoying... Tx
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Yup same problem here... can't find a way to fix it, except constantly reconnecting manually after unlocking the iPhone.
It is propably a software glitch - as usual, it seems to be a recurring event, when new OS are released (OS and iOS), so the next major software update for iOS will propably fix it.
I'm still having problems with my Wi-Fi after upgrading to Mt. Lion... sigh.
The next update - according to rumours - should be in the offing; so guess we just have to endure it for some more time.
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This has been true with every version of iOS back to 1.0. It is nothing new. A check of older messages in the forum will confirm this. It is by design, because leaving WiFi on continuously will drain the battery in a few hours. If you leave the phone plugged in WiFi will stay connected.
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Since IOS 6 my WiFi cant handle YouTube or any heavy bandwith, but my 3G connection works with flying colours? Same on my iPhone 4 and iPad 2...
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I seem to be having the same problem with the wi-fi, but mine also extends to my phone too - shows I have full signal strength, but won't let me dial out, then sometimes it does and then sometimes it cuts me off! A bit of me thinks my iphone is about to roll over and expire and it's just giving me a early warning, but having read this discussion I feel there is a glimmer of hope that it's all just Apple (iOS6 & Mountain Lion on my iMac) - hurry up with those updates Apple - PLEASE!! It wouldn't be so bad if they just confirmed with everyone there's a problem and that the fix is on it's way!! Communication, Apple, it is the future!!
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Located just north of Chicago's downtown financial and retail hubs, Lincoln Park is the city's most charming and historically rich residential community, where tree-lined streets are dotted with a mix of million-dollar-plus homes and classic three-flat apartment buildings and sidewalks buzz with energy from families, DePaul University students, young professionals, fitness buffs, and visitors to the city. At the center of it all is Hotel Lincoln.
Hotel Lincoln is an upscale boutique hotel with an eclectic-meets-collegial vibe, offering 184 guest rooms, executive meeting space, a lobby-level European-style coffee bar, a spacious rooftop lounge with panoramic views of downtown Chicago and Lake Michigan, and the acclaimed Perennial Virant - helmed by award-winning Chef Paul Virant. As Joie de Vivre's first hotel east of the Mississippi, the property is uniquely designed to not only connect Chicagoans with iconic city gems, but also give travelers a taste of what life is really like in the packed-with-personality city.
Guests who visit Hotel Lincoln any time of year will benefit from immediate access to a vast and gorgeous park that serves as a playground for the neighborhood, and an abundance of locally owned boutiques, world-class restaurants, and popular cultural attractions just steps away, with the top 10 highlights including:
1. Hear the lions roar at the Lincoln Park Zoo -- one of the last remaining free zoos in North America. This lushly landscaped, 35-acre zoo is home to 1,200 animals, the Pritzker Family Children's Zoo, a carousel, and a cow- and pig-populated Farm-in-the-Zoo, sponsored by John Deere.
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I know a lot of people wish that Mariano Rivera would never retire. Joe Girardi recently expressed his wishes for a return season. I've heard many a talkinghead on sports shows echo the same sentiment, but let's get a grip here folks, this is it. He announced it at the beginning of the season. I'm sure he really wanted to end it last year if it hadn't been for that injury. He's going to be 44 years old in November! What do you want from the guy? So let's take a look at the candidates to fill in as the closer for next year.
This is something the Yankees haven't had to contemplate since spring training in 1997. I know saying 'that's amazing' is the epitome of obviousness, but I'm still shaking my head just typing it. The Boston Red Sox have effectively had 11 different players serve in that role during that timeframe. That number would have been much higher if Jonathan Papelbon hadn't shown up. He filled the closer role for six years for Boston. Remember who the obvious replacement for him was last year? The guy who just got picked up off waivers by the Chicago Cubs: Daniel Bard. This is a very volatile position.
David Robertson is Mariano's primary set-up man, and the first choice as the heir apparent. Of course he was also supposed to fill that role last year when Mo went down for the season, but a few rough initial outings followed by an injury allowed Rafael Soriano to grab the job. The good news is Robertson has been fantastic this year. In fact, he's statistically been even better than Rivera.
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David Robertson |
39.8% |
9.4% |
9.8% |
48.1% |
0.146 |
Mariano Rivera |
30.1% |
5.9% |
10.6% |
44.7% |
0.117 |
44.0% |
14.0% |
12.5% |
33.9% |
0.047 |
26.1% |
8.0% |
6.3% |
47.4% |
0.241 |
42.1% |
10.5% |
18.2% |
47.7% |
0.016 |
The above list is sorted by WAR which I did not show as I'd rather focus on the skill sets here versus what has already been accomplished. Way back in March I wrote this article about the changing prototype of the modern closer. You can find more detail there on why I chose the above metrics. The quick review is that double digit rates in either walks, or home runs per fly ball, is problematic for the closer role. Thus, high ground ball rates are very desirable. Also, large split differentials between left-handed and right-handed batters on an OPS basis is a negative. The closer role is the one reliever that managers do not want to use match-ups against batters.
Despite Robertson's fantastic surface stats like his 1.58 ERA, his near double digit rates in walks and home runs are very close to the danger zone. He's been able to overcome those issues so far by producing a 91.3% LOB%, which is materially higher than his 81.1% career LOB%. Some would probably point to that as an unsustainable trend, but I'm going to focus on his bump up in GB%. At 48.1% it's his highest rate and well north of his career 43% rate. That's a big help in reducing the number of baseballs flying over walls, and it likely is also helping to strand more runners on base. While his walk rate still leaves a lot to be desired, it at least matches his performance from last year, and that is significantly better than the mid-teens rates he was doing in his first four years in the majors. His split differential looks a little high, but his career rate is less than half of that. So I think we can safely say for now that it's not a concern. He's not perfect, but Robertson has been getting better and deserves to be on top of the leader board.
Shawn Kelley is next in the order of set-up men to Rivera, and he has an elite strikeout rate. However, he is well into double digits on both walks and home runs. Plus he is more of an extreme fly ball pitcher. You can ask Phil Hughes how he likes pitching in Yankee Stadium if you want to consider Kelley as a dark horse. Boone Logan is clearly the lefty specialist and also has issues with walks and dingers.
So who's the dark horse out of the current bullpen? I think Preston Claiborne looks interesting. He hasn't been getting the higher leverage situations yet, and he has had trouble with left-handed batters so far this season, however, there's a lot to like here that might fit well as a closer. He nearly matches Robertson's ground ball rate and he already walks fewer and gives up significantly less home runs. His K% might look low on this list, but his rate is still higher than five other currently established closers, including Rafael Soriano. The downside is that he's been getting worse as the season has worn on. He does have a history of controlling the long ball in the minors though, which arguably might be the most important attribute for a good closer. It's one of the keys that has made Rivera so successful. I think all of that might make Claiborne an interesting dark horse for the role if Robertson should stumble next year.
Are there any players currently in the Yankee's farm system that might slide into the role next year? I don't consider Joe Girardi the kind of manager to take that kind of risk with a rookie, but the future is uncertain so let's take a look anyway.
Age |
22 |
40 |
3.38 |
40.8% |
20.8% |
1.11 |
1.96 |
27 |
52.1 |
1.72 |
41.6% |
14.7% |
1.93 |
2.83 |
31 |
39 |
2.54 |
45.3% |
5.1% |
1.44 |
8.83 |
Mark Montgomery has been considered one of the better relief prospects in the minors and has been mentioned in the past as a possible closer in the making. He has good stuff and has been putting up the numbers as he marches through the system. This year he's done ok as a 22-year-old at the highest level in the system. There's still work to be done though here, as his walk and dinger rates attest to. He is young for the level, however, and he had only given up one homer before this year in his professional career. So Montgomery shouldn't be forgotten come next year if things go wrong early.
Another interesting name in Triple-A is Sam Demel. A couple of years ago he was considered a possible closer in Arizona when he was included in a trade for Conor Jackson from Oakland. However, he had trouble keeping the ball in the park, despite his ground ball tendencies, and it still looks to be his problem this year in the minors. While, he was once considered to be a possible late inning reliever, at age 27 he's a pretty big long shot at this point.
There have already been some interesting things written here and here about Cesar Cabral and Dellin Betances. I don't have much to add about either to the discussion. In regards to Betances as a possible closer, however, the clear issue, despite his early success as a reliever, is his control.
Robertson does deserve to be considered the favorite to fill in for Rivera next year. He's made some important improvements in his game over the last two years that make him a more viable candidate than in years past. However, there are some issues in his game that could open the door for others to step in and take control of the closer job. Robertson struggled as I was writing this article on Wednesday night to the tune of one out, one walk, three hits, two runs, and allowed two inherited runners to score. His performance forced Rivera to enter the game with a one run lead in the eight. He also has more career blown saves than actual saves. I hate both stats, but you know what the focus will be on him next year.
The odds overwhelmingly favor volatility for the future closer position. That's what every other team usually deals with. Will the Yankees look to sign some veteran closer help in the off-season? It wouldn't surprise me. It also wouldn't surprise me if someone like Claiborne, Montgomery, Demel, or Betances wound up as the closer at some point next year. Enjoy the final days of getting to watch the last player to ever wear 42 play the game, but next year welcome to the reality that every other team has been dealing with since 1997.