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Cassegrain Reflector Telescopes
Vixen - 260mm VMC260L (f/11.5) Catadioptrical Reflector Optical Tube Assembly - Atlux/AXD Compatible
This AXD Compatible Vixen VMC260L optical tube is excellent for both visual and imaging use. With a meniscus corrector and high quality optics, coma effects are reduced to a great degree.... Learn MoreFREE SHIPPINGModel#: 5830(48 States)
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ASA - AZ800 - 800 mm Cassegrain Telescope
The AZ 800 is an AltAz mounted Telescope with Nasymth-Focus, which contains all the expertise and knowledge picked up from the professional telescopes introduced by Philipp Keller and is now build with the most advanced CNC from ASA.... Learn MoreModel#: AZ800CA-TR
Vixen - 200mm VMC200L (f/9.75) Catadioptrical Reflector Optical Tube Assembly
The VMC200L is a unique catadioptric optical system. It incorporates a primary mirror and a meniscus corrector just before a secondary mirror. By doing so, light is corrected twice on the optical path.... Learn MoreFREE SHIPPINGModel#: 5829(48 States)
Regular Price: $1,199.00
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Vixen - 110mm VMC110L (f/9.4) Modified Cassegrain Telescope - (SkyPod Mount, Starbook S)*
VMC110L Modified Cassegrain Telescope with SkyPod Mount... Learn MoreFREE SHIPPINGModel#: 25006(48 States)
Vixen - 95mm VMC95L (f/11) Reflector Telescope - (Mini Porta Mount)
Vixen - VMC95L with Mini PortaMount... Learn MoreFREE SHIPPINGModel#: 33923(48 States)
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Vixen - 330mm VMC330L (f/13) Maksutov-Cassegrain Optical Tube Assembly
The VIXEN VMC330L telescope is a unique catadioptric telescope. With two mirrors and two high-precision corrector lenses, one of which is a meniscus, the VMC330L produces sharp images with no hint of false color... Learn MoreFREE SHIPPINGModel#: 5832(48 States)
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Vixen - 110mm VMC110L (f/9.4) Modified Cassegrain Telescope - (Porta II Mount)
One of the best multi purpose Grab and Go Reflector Telescopes. This is a compact optical tube with features found on higher end telescopes. Suitable for viewing the night sky or birds in far off trees.... Learn MoreFREE SHIPPINGModel#: 39955(48 States)
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Vixen - 110mm VMC110L (f/9.4) Modified Cassegrain Optical Tube Assembly*
One of the best multi purpose Grab and Go Reflector Telescopes. This is a compact optical tube, with features found on our higher end telescopes.... Learn MoreFREE SHIPPINGModel#: 26052(48 States)
Vixen - 200mm VMC200L (f/9.75) Catadioptrical Reflector Telescope - (GPD2 Mount, HAL-130 Tripod)
The VMC200L's primary mirror is f/2.5; the compound optical system is f/9.75. This makes the system much more compact and portable than its competition..... Learn MoreFREE SHIPPINGModel#: 99704(48 States)
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Vixen - 260mm VMC260L (f/11.5) Catadioptrical Reflector Optical Tube Assembly - SXD Compatible
Like the popular Schmidt-Cassegrain, the Vixen 10.24" VMC260L is a true all purpose telescope. Despite its long focal length, the tube is only about 50cm (20") long.
One Left In stock. Open Box. Brand New Full Warranty... Learn MoreFREE SHIPPINGModel#: 5831(48 States)
Regular Price: $3,899.00
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Celestron - Nexstar Evolution 8" EdgeHD Telescope with StarsenseThe Celestron Nexstar Evolution 8" EdgeHD Telescope with StarSense joins crisp, flat field optics with the ultimate smart mount. Complete with StarPointer Pro red dot finder, 2 eyepieces, and a 1.25" diagonal. 2 year Celestron warranty. ... Learn More
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- 1 Quirks mode and how to avoid it
- 2 Which DocType header to use
- 3 Setting up page width
- 4 About CSS page layouts
- 5 Source ordering
- 6 Horizontal centering
- 7 PHP essentials
- 8 Adding images
- 9 Declaring module positions
- 10 Module Elements in templateDetails.xml
- 11 Use and Implementation
- 12 See also
- 13 Finding module positions on any given page
- 14 Changing the site favicon
Quirks mode and how to avoid it
Quirks mode and how to avoid it
Which DocType header to use
Setting up page width
Some templates provide the opportunity to select the type of page width, through its parameter settings. In case this does not meet the requirements, the template manager also allows the modification of the cascading style sheets. It is in those files, usually with the extension .css, that most, if not all, of the style (graphical) attributes are defined.
What is CSS?
CSS stands for Cascading Style Sheet. HTML tags specify the graphical flow of the elements, be it text, images or flash animations, on a webpage. CSS allows us to define the appearances of those html tags with their content, somewhere, so that other pages, if want be, may adhere to. This brings along consistency throughout a website. The cascading effect stipulates that the style of a tag (parent) may be inherited by other tags (children) inside it.
CSS Statements
The definition of an html tag is as follows:
tagname { attribute: value; attribute: value; }
Tagname may be any html tag but for the sake of setting up page width, what is of interest to us is an html tag that gives structure to a webpage. Some webpages are constructed from div tags while others are constructed on table tags. Usually, the tag has a 'width' attribute. You set up a page width by varying the value of the 'width' attribute.
Sometimes, html tags are not defined directly. They are given an id or a class name and CSS refers to those specific tags by their ids or their class names.
The definition of an id in CSS is as follows:
#idname { attribute: value; attribute: value; }
while the definition of a class in CSS is as follows:
.classname { attribute: value; attribute: value; }
Again setting up a page width means modifying the value of the 'width' attribute of any one of these definitions.
For example, the syntax could be by not including the parenthesis,
div {width:50%;}
This will make the width of the element to be 50% of its initial.
More information can be found from w3schools here
Value of the 'width' attribute
The value of the 'width' attribute may be in pixels or percentage. Pixels are fixed values; hence in this case, the width does not vary according to window resizing or changing screen resolutions. Percentage usually means that the width is a fraction of the width of its container. So if we have a screen resolution of 1024 pixels by 768 pixels and our page width is set to 80% of the browser window container, our page would be approximately 820 pixels (80% of 1024) provided that the window browser is open at its fullest.
About CSS page layouts
<translate> Professional websites separate styling from content. There are many reasons for this, the most obvious (to a developer) being the ability to control the appearance of many pages by changing one file. Styling information includes: fonts; backgrounds; images (that recur on every page); position and dimensions of elements on the page. Your HTML file will now be left with: header information; a series of elements; the text of your website. Because you are creating a Joomla! template, you will actually have: some header information; php code to request the rest of the header information; a series of elements; php code to request each module position; php code to request the main content.</translate>
<translate> Style information is coded in CSS, cascading style sheet, and usually stored in files with the extension .css. A webpage contains a link to the associated .css file so a browser can find the appropriate style information to apply to the page. CSS can also be placed inside a html file between  tags.</translate>
<translate> All CSS code is applied to an element of the html/xml page. If you want a style to encompass a whole page, you would probably apply it to the  element. You can apply styles to any html element such as
,
 or
 elements. To style a particular element it needs to have an ID. For example, to apply styles to the
 containing the title, you would first include an ID in the html -
.</translate>
Source ordering
Horizontal centering
Horizontal centering is achieved with CSS in one of two ways, depending on what you are centering.
For the first example, let's say you have a horizontal menu at the top of your page that you want centered in your layout. You would do it with a block of code in the linked CSS file like this:
#horz_menu { margin: auto; width: 800px; height: 25px; }
The "auto" value in the "margin" attribute centers the item, so this would create a menu area that is 800 pixels wide and 25 pixels tall and would be centered in whatever space it is placed in.
If you need to add some margin space above and below the menu and still keep it centered you would adjust the code like this:
#horz_menu { margin: 20px auto 20px auto; width: 800px; height: 25px; }
This would add 20 pixles of space on the top and bottom of the menu while keeping the left and right margin in a centered mode.
The second example is when you simply want to center text, in which case you just add the "text-align" code.
#horz_menu a { padding: .75em 0 .52em 0; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; color: #0033CC; background-color: transparent; text-align: center; }
This would cause any links within the horz_menu div tag of the html code to be centered in the horizontal menu. They would also have .75em of padding above and .52em of padding below them.
These same techniques work for the overall page layout as well. Let's say you want the shell content area of your page to be 900 pixels wide and to be centered on the page and that you want the headline to be centered within it. Your CSS code would look something like this:
#page_container { margin: auto; width: 900px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1pt solid #660000; }
#page_container h1 { margin: 50px 0 20px 0 ; font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: bold; color: #0033CC; background-color: transparent; text-align: center; }
This would create a page that has a main content box centered in the browser window with a white background and a brown border.
Any text inside a h1 tag that is inside the page_container div tag in the html code of the page would also be centered inside that main content box.
Of course the example above is a simplified example for demonstration and you would have more structure involved (left column, right column, etc).
So as you can see, horizontal centering for structural items is achieved with the "margin" attribute whereas horizontal centering for text items is achieved using the "text-align" attribute.
PHP essentials
Many web designers and casual website owners are not conversant with the PHP language in which Joomla! is written and since Joomla! templates usually contain PHP statements it is necessary to understand at least a little of the language in order to be able to create or customize templates. This chunk will describe, in simple terms, how to use each aspect of PHP in the context of a Joomla! template. For example, a simple explanation of the PHP if-then-else syntax using extracts from a template for illustration.
The best resource to learn PHP is probably hands on experience and Joomla can provide that to you thanks to it's native PHP code. This can be overwhelming for people who have not programmed before. Though Joomla is easy enough to install with the help of the community and a little of your time you'll have people asking you to do their websites.
One place that has a nice short list if functions and examples is http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/25_Essential_PHP_Functions which is good to get familiar with PHP. Though for an extensive function list, explanations, and examples go to http://www.php.net.
Once you have the basics of PHP you'll need to get the basics of the Joomla PHP syntax. Start by looking at some existing extensions and check out the code and also take a look at some these Tutorials about Joomla:
That will help you get familiar with some of the functions available within Joomla's system and what they do (using the API). Take particular care to understand the MVC (model view control) setup.
If however, you are absolutely new to PHP, following may help as very brief introduction to PHP.
PHP Introduction
PHP is a scripting language designed primarily for producing dynamic web pages. It is embedded into an HTML page with tags like <?php...?>. When a page is sent to the PHP engine, the PHP tags are translated into HTML, which can then be rendered by a browser. A database is needed during translation since the script may need to pull data from the database. So to create PHP pages, we require the PHP engine, a database (typically MySQL) and the webserver, which will coordinate these actions and forward the final HTML to the browser. These three components can be installed separately; however, we have packages like WAMP (for Windows), MAMP (for Mac) and LAMP (for Linux), for your convenience.
PHP Installation
The packages can be downloaded from WAMP. WAMP stands for Windows Apache MySQL PHP. The instructions can be followed as given in the site and is pretty straightforward. The installation can be done is any directory (say D:/wamp). Once installed, it can be started from the program->start->WampServer. This should give a small icon in the system tray using which the server can be started/stopped/restarted. It also gives links to all important files like php.ini and other configuration files. For Mac users MAMP can be found here. For the purpose of this tutorial XAMPP can also be used.
PHP Round-trip
Our primary objective here is to write a small PHP page and have it rendered by the Apache web server. WAMP renders a page by looking in the www folder of the WAMP Install Directory, hereafter referred to as WAMP_HOME. Fire up your primary text editor, create a page and name it, say, first.php, and save it to the WAMP_HOME/www/x/y folder (x and y are folders created to organize the scripts) and write the following in the script:
  <title>Basic PHP Page</title>   <?php echo "My first php snippet"; ?>
Save this file, point your browser to http://localhost/x/y/first.php, and you should be able to see the echo message.
The primary things to note here are:
1. It is strongly advised that all PHP codes begin with: "<?php" and end with a "?>" tag. 2. To have a semicolon [;] after each PHP statement. 3. The directory where this script resides needs to be given in the URL.
This completes our round-trip. Now, for the sake of learning, you can either keep including new elements in this file or you can create separate scripts and load them in the browser.
PHP Variable Declaration and Data Types
We need to hold data for any programming. Following are ways you can define variables in PHP:
- $variable_name = 0;
Note: here we did not define the type of variable, whether integer or string, that the variable should hold. This is referred to as dynamic scoping.
- the variable names should start with an alphabet and can contain alphanumeric characters and "_"
- Defining constants -
define ("NAME_OF_THE_CONSTANT" , $value);
Basic Operators
The general operators are explained below:
a. + e.g. 6 + 3, addition operator, answer is 9 b. – e.g. 6 - 3, subtraction operator, answer is 3 c. / e.g. 6 / 3, division operator, answer is 2 d. * e.g. 6 * 3, multiplication operator, answer is 18 e. % e.g. 6 % 3, modulus operator, answer is 0 f. . e.g. '6'.'3', concatenation operator, gives string '63' g. += e.g. $x += 6, adds 6 h. -= e.g. $x -= 6, subtracts 6 i. /= e.g. $x /= 6, divides by 6 j. %= e.g. $x %= 6, modulus by 6 k. .= e.g. $x .= '6', concats 6 to x l. < e.g. $x < $y, evaluates to true if $x is < $y m. > e.g. $x > $y, evaluates to true if $x is > $y n. == e.g. $x == $y, evaluates to true if $x is equal by value to $y o. != e.g. $x != $y, evaluates to true if $x is not equal to $y p. === e.g. $x === $y, evaluates to true if $x is and $y is identical i.e both of same type both value and reference q. >= e.g. $x >= $y, evaluates to true if $x is >= $y r. <= e.g. $x <= $y, evaluates to true if $x is <= $y s. && e.g. ($x == 2 && $y == 3) , evaluates to true if $x equals 2 and $y equals 3 t. || e.g. ($x == 2 || $y == 3) , evaluates to true if either $x equals 2 or $y equals 3 u. xor e.g. ($x == 2 xor $y == 3) , evaluates to true if either $x equals 2 or $y equals 3 but not both v. ++ e.g. $x++, increments $x w. –- e.g. $x--, decrements $x
Defining Array Structures
Ways of declaring arrays
Suppose we want many variables. We could have declared the variables as shown above; however, that is not elegant. Suppose you want 100 variables; declaring arrays come to the rescue. Note that the index in PHP starts with 0.
$my_guitar_heroes = array ("Hendrix", "Shankar", "Gilmour", "to_name_a_few!");
$my_guitar_heroes [] = "Hendrix"; $my_guitar_heroes [] = "Shankar"; $my_guitar_heroes [] = "Gilmour"; $my_guitar_heroes [] = "to_name_a_few!";
Here PHP automatically assigns the index.
$my_guitar_heroes [0] = "Hendrix"; $my_guitar_heroes [10000] = "Mainak";
Here, I knew the first and the 10,001st element but that's me!
Or a combination of the above means
// Set the elements at positions 1 through 9999 to the value, "to be decided". $my_guitar_heroes = array_fill( 1, 9999, "to be decided" );
Accessing the Arrays
print $my_guitar_heroes[2]; //Access the 3rd element
// Access the last element (Note that the element positions are numbered zero to // [number of elements] minus one.) $my_guitar_heroes[count($my_guitar_heroes)-1];
// Access the last element using a function call. end($my_guitar_heroes);
Iterating Over the Element of an Array
foreach ( $my_guitar_heroes as $temp) { print "$temp
"; }
Control Expressions
To execute a statement of a collection of statements over and over, we use Control Expressions. The general syntax of the control structures are as follows:
if statements
if( $x > 0) { print("$x is positive"); } else if( $x < 0 ) { print("$x is negative"); } else { print("$x is 0"); }
for loop
for ( $x=1; $x<= 10; $x++ ) { print "$x
"; }
while loop
$x = 1 while ( $x <= 10 ) { print "$x
"; $x++; }
do while loop
$x = 1; do { print "$x
"; $x++; }while($x <= 10);
Defining Functions
Code which is duplicated in many places is best placed in a function. The following are the ways of describing the function:
function name_of_the_function( $arguments, $size='default_values_if_any' ) { print "here goes in the code"; return "this value is returned, return statement is optional"; }
The arguments are passed by value. If they are to be passed by reference, then an argument is prefixed by "&" as below:
function name_of_the_function( &$arguments, $size='default_values_if_any' ) { print "here goes in the code"; return "this value is returned, return statement is optional"; }
The scope of a variable defined within a function is valid only within that function.
Calling a function
$x = add(5, 3);
Basic printing options
A basic way to debug is to print the value of the variable. The following basic statements achieve that:
echo "if double quotes are used then dollar variables are resolved";
echo 'if single quote are used then dollar variables are not resolved';
print "another way to print";
nl2br("any new line characters like \n get automatically resolved to HTML line breaks");
Apart from these, the log files are very helpful and can be found in the WAMP_HOME/logs directory.
Handling Forms
Joomla! provides a safer and cleaner method of accessing request data and alternative ways for accessing the session. Using any of these arrays is not recommended.
PHP does not change any HTML structure, thus any syntax of HTML remains the same. The part that PHP plays is making any part dynamic for e.g., the action attribute of a form can be coded as action=<?php my_own_action(); ?> so that it is dynamically generated. The part where PHP kicks in is after the form is submitted, say to obtain the values of the form fields, set cookies, etc. For this, super global variables are used, which are always available to PHP code. Some of these are:
$_GET- get the data from a GET request
$_POST- get the data from a POST request
$_REQUEST- get the request
$_COOKIE- obtain the cookies from the browser
$_SESSION- obtain the session
These are all arrays, and behave accordingly.
Adding images
<translate> These are the methods available for uploading images to your Joomla! website.
Upload Using Media Manager
</translate> <translate> The simplest way to add images is to upload them from your computer using the Media Manager. First, of course, you have to download the image onto your computer and be able to find it. Then, from the Control Panel (back-end administrative interface) navigate to Content → Media Manager.
On the left is a directory tree, with the root directory "Media". This corresponds to the default "images" directory, yoursite/joomla/images. Pick a subdirectory where you want the image located, or else do nothing to upload the image to the default images directory.
At the top left of the page click on "Upload". Then, you'll see Upload box. Click "Browse" to locate the image on your computer, then "Start Upload" to upload the file to the server. </translate>
<translate>=== FTP ===
Of course, you can upload images to a server using any standard FTP client. You might find this handier for adding images to template directories; however, if you have FTP set up, you probably don't need an explanation of how to add an image. Also, many server administration panels such as Cpanel and Plesk have upload capabilities.</translate>
<translate>=== Extensions ===
There are several extensions available from the Joomla Extensions Directory which can upload images.</translate>
Declaring module positions
<translate> The templateDetails.xml file contains all the installation and core information for a template. In order for module positions to be available for selection in the Module Manager, the positions must be declared in the
templateDetails.xml file of the template.
Module Elements in templateDetails.xml
In the file, the sub-element
<positions> along with its sub-elements
<position> define the locations available for each module position supported by the template. Here is a brief list of the commonly used names for the various module positions and how they are declared.</translate>
<positions> <position>top</position> <position>left</position> <position>right</position> <position>bottom</position> <position>banner</position> <position>syndicate</position> <position>footer</position> <position>user1</position> <position>user2</position> <position>user3</position> <position>user4</position> <position>debug</position> </positions>
<translate> Although these are commonly used, it is up to the template developer to choose both a module position name and the accompanying display layout.</translate>
<translate> The addition of module positions, as displayed above, is implemented in between the
<positions> and
</positions> tags. In between those tags in the
templateDetails.xml file, add the name of the module position in between a set of
<position> and
</position> tags.</translate>
<translate> You can add and define new module positions and give them any name you like, but it is recommended that you support at least those shown in the example above. This is so that some level of consistency is maintained when switching templates or using multiple templates on a single site.
Use and Implementation
A Joomla! template displays a set of modules added to a specific position using the
<jdoc:include /> statement shown below:</translate>
<translate> <jdoc:include type="modules" name="name of module position" style="xhtml" /></translate>
<translate> For further information about
<jdoc:include /> code and how to use it, see jdoc statements.
See also
Customising the way modules are displayed</translate>
Counting modules in a given module position</translate>
Counting modules in multiple module positions</translate>
Applying custom module chrome</translate>
Finding module positions on any given page
<translate> To get a visual indication of all module positions used on a page you can follow this procedure:</translate>
- In the administrative backend go to Extensions → Template Manager. Click on Options and set Preview Module Positions to enabled.</translate>
- navigate to the website page you wish to see the module positions for in your web browser.</translate>
- <translate>
click into the URL field in your browser.</translate> <translate>
- look for any "parameters" at the end of the URL. These are separated from the main part of the URL by a question mark. For example, in the URL http://mydomain.com/index.php?id=17, the "id=17" is a parameter.</translate>
- if there are no parameters, append "?tp=1" to the URL and press RETURN. For example, http://mydomain.com/index.php?tp=1.</translate>
- if there are already parameters in the URL, append "&tp=1" to the URL and press RETURN. For example, http://mydomain.com/index.php?id=17&tp=1.</translate>
- the module positions will be outlined in red.</translate>
<translate> Note that in some circumstances there may be module positions available that are not outlined in red. This can happen when a template defines those module positions as conditional on there being modules enabled in that position. If there are no modules enabled in that position then the template may adapt and the position will not be visible.</translate>
Changing the site favicon
[[Image:Favicon-<translate> en</translate>.png|450px|right]]
<translate> Changing your website's favicon is a relatively easy task. </translate>
- Create a 16x16 pixel image. You may use graphic software such as Photoshop, Gimp, Paint.net or Windows Paint. Alternatively, you can also use an online tool such as http://antifavicon.com/
</translate> <translate>
- Convert to ico format using free online sites such as:
</translate> <translate>
- The file you created in this way will have the extension .ico. Copy the file to the
/joomla/templates/<your template>directory and name it
</translate> <translate>
- Open a browser. Do you see your new icon? If so, congratulations. If not, that doesn't necessarily mean you did anything wrong. Browsers are designed to minimize data traffic, so they don't refresh the favicon every time they show a page. Even refreshing the page (F5) won't help. So you need to refresh more thoroughly:
- Mozilla / Firefox / Safari: hold down Shift while clicking Reload, or press Ctrl-Shift-R (Cmd-Shift-R on Apple Mac);
- IE: hold Ctrl while clicking Refresh, or press Ctrl-F5;
- Konqueror: simply click the Reload button, or press F5;
- Opera users may need to completely clear their cache in Tools→Preferences.
- Chrome: Shift-F5
- If this doesn't work you will need to delete the temporary internet files and the history and then open your page again. Or delete your favicon, refresh the browser with F5, then upload the favicon
My favicon is in another location
</translate> <translate> Some templates contain code that redirects the browser to another directory or another icon file. To determine where your new favicon should be, examine
http://yoursite.com/templates/your_template/index.php and look for code that contains the text <link rel="shortcut icon". There you will find the directory and the name of the icon file. Copy your icon to that place and give it the the name that link is pointing to (you might want to backup the old file). Make sure you set the security correctly such that you webserver has access to that file. Look at the example below. </translate>
<translate> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="http://yoursite.com/templates/your_template/icon/favicon.ico" /></translate>
<translate> If you don't want to just change the favicon.ico file in its respective template directory you can find the reference to the favicon.ico file in the html.php document. The path is "........\libraries\joomla\document\html\html.php". This should prevent the icon from toggling if you use </translate>
<translate> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="http://yoursite.com/templates/your_template/icon/youricon.ico" /></translate>
<translate> in the template html and you don't remove the favicon.ico file. (why call the icon twice?)
From the html.php </translate>
// Try to find a favicon by checking the template and root folder $path = $directory . DS; $dirs = array( $path, JPATH_BASE . DS ); foreach ($dirs as $dir ) { $icon = $dir . 'favicon.ico'; if (file_exists( $icon )) { $path = str_replace( JPATH_BASE . DS, '', $dir ); $path = str_replace( '\\', '/', $path ); $this->addFavicon( JURI::base(true).'/'.$path . 'favicon.ico' ); break;''

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The African Students Association will host our first annual Africa week. This week will include a series of events that will be dedicated to promoting awareness to the public about the social, cultural, and political aspects of Africa, both historical and modern.
This week begins with a visit from filmmaker and author, M.K. Asante JR. who will open the week with a screening of his film and a discussion on Monday April 1st. On April 4th ASA is collaborating with the Caribbean Students Association and the African Latino Society for "Let the Beat Drop: From Afrobeats to Hip hop", an exploration of the connections between Hip Hop, Reggae, and Afrobeats. The week will conclude with the first annual Mr. & Miss ASA pageant on Friday April 5th (this includes modern African fashion and comedy) and the Africa Week banquet on Saturday April 6th.
Please respond at the following link to RSVP for the banquet:
Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations should contact African Students Association at email@example.com. We ask that requests for accommodations be made as soon as possible.
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(a) When, in the judgment of the Board, expert medical opinion, in addition to that available within the Department, is warranted by the medical complexity or controversy involved in an appeal case, the Board may secure an advisory medical opinion from one or more independent medical experts who are not employees of the Department.
(b) The Secretary shall make necessary arrangements with recognized medical schools, universities, or clinics to furnish such advisory medical opinions at the request of the Chairman of the Board. Any such arrangement shall provide that the actual selection of the expert or experts to give the advisory opinion in an individual case shall be made by an appropriate official of such institution.
Source(Added Pub. L. 87–671, § 1,Sept. 19, 1962, 76 Stat. 557, § 4009; amended Pub. L. 100–687, div. A, title I, § 103(b),Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4107; renumbered § 7109,Pub. L. 102–40, title IV, § 402(b)(1),May 7, 1991, 105 Stat. 238; Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(3), (4), (b)(1), (2)(E),Aug. 6, 1991, 105 Stat. 404, 405.)
1991—Pub. L. 102–40renumbered section 4009 of this title as this section.
Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(a)(3), (4), substituted "Department" for "Veterans' Administration" in two places.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–83, § 4(b)(1), (2)(E), substituted "Secretary" for "Administrator".
1988—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–687, § 103(b)(1), substituted "Board may" for "Board is authorized to".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 100–687, § 103(b)(2), substituted "Any such arrangement shall" for "Such arrangement will", and "an individual case shall" for "any individual case will".
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100–687, § 103(b)(3), added subsec. (c).
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The Power of Independent Thinking
Kyle Marchini on the Edgington Post
Recorded: Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Mark Edge of the Edgington Post/Free Talk Live interviews Kyle Marchini regarding the Independent Institutes The Challenge of Liberty 2012 Summer Seminars for Students.
View videos and more information about the Summer Seminars.
Experts: Kyle MarchiniType: RadioIssues: Defense and Foreign Policy, Free Market Economics, Terrorism and National Crises
Dominick T. Armentano on Antitrust and Monopoly
Recorded: Wednesday, July 13, 1983
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Dominick T. Armentano speaks with congressman Ron Paul and host Roger Ream in this vintage 1983 video clip about antitrust and monopoly in America.
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Evidence Dash is a mission given to Huang Lee by Wade Heston in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars.
Follow Wade's Admiral and make sure his friends don't destroy it. If you hit it, the driver will attack you. The car will come to a stop in Varsity Heights, where you can steal it. Drive it to the Pay 'n' Spray, then find a secluded area, like an alleyway. Park the car and use the touchscreen to remove the files, light a match and burn them. Return the car to Wade in one piece and the mission is complete.
Mission objectives
In order to complete the mission the player must:
- Take back Heston's car before his squad destroys it
- Get the car repaired so Heston won't realize it's been damaged
- Drive the car and park it in a secluded area so you can search it for evidence
- Go to the rear of the car
- Open the trunk, then empty the evidence onto the ground
- Use the matches to light the pile of evidence
- Return to Heston's car
- Take the car back to Heston
Mission Replay Description
"IAD stole Heston's car.
They knew it was full of evidence that would ruin him and his squad.
I got the car back and destroyed the evidence. Man, I should open a fucking valet service for morons."
Rare Car
It is possible to steal one of Cogniscenti's Wade Heston's friends drive. However, when you put it in your garage, the car's siren will dissappear, making it an ordinary Cogniscenti.


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Starting next month South Beloit customers who use more than 4,000 gallons per month will pay an extra 16 cents a day. That's an increase of nearly five dollars every month.
The revenue will go towards upgrades for water mains, hydrants, and other projects that deliver reliable water to our community, the new rate will go into affect October 1.
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It's match time!!!
Let's go, Cyclones!!
Kansas Must Be Destroyed
Sic Semper Jayhawks
Hopefully, ESPN3 as well. Finding out soon.
Originally Posted by CycloneErik
Hopefully, ESPN3 as well. Finding out soon.
It is listed for ESPN3.
Tested and working.
Just waiting for my update to download. It's been a while.
Up 14-7
You're ahead. I'm at 13-6
Originally Posted by CycloneErik
You're ahead. I'm at 13-6
Everything's faster in Texas?
A little preview for you: We're still ahead
Is the student section on the side away from the TV?
Plz keep the scores coming. I'm following on the phone until I get home.
Set point for 1st set, @ 24-14.
No drama. We win 1st set, 25-14.
25-14 ISU. Time for #2
"One of them looked like a ranked team in that 1st set." Yes, indeed, sir.
I almost won at musical beach ball. :)
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- Denver council to make final vote on ban of pot smoking in public view
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- Pot: Hundreds of names, one key ingredient and far-reaching effects
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- Front yard or not? Denver City Council wrestles with pot-smoking rules
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Nearly one-third of the crimes committed in Denver occur within 1,000 feet of a medical marijuana dispensary, according to new statistics provided by the city Wednesday.
Overall, crime near dispensaries rose slightly in the first half of this year. But the statistics provided no evidence that dispensaries themselves are driving crime in their surrounding neighborhoods or that crimes at medical-marijuana stores are increasing.
Instead, the numbers offer more details — but no conclusions — amid a debate that began boiling earlier this week after controversial comments by Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey: Have medical-marijuana businesses made Denver less or more safe?
According to the figures provided by the city's Department of Safety, Denver recorded about 7,000 reported crimes within 1,000 feet of dispensaries in the first six months of both 2012 and 2013. Violent crimes near dispensaries saw a minuscule uptick in 2013 compared with 2012. Property crimes saw a slight decrease. Overall, crime near dispensaries was up 1.8 percent, in line with the slight increase in crime in the whole city for that period.
The numbers provided to The Denver Post include crimes committed at dispensaries but do not split such crimes out separately, making it impossible to tell how much effect dispensaries have on crime in their surrounding neighborhoods. A Denver police spokesman declined to speculate on the numbers' significance.
Addressing Denver City Council members Monday, District Attorney Mitch Morrissey said a dozen homicides and hundreds of robberies have been linked to the medical marijuana industry statewide.
"This is an ugly secret," Morrissey said.
But medical-marijuana advocates challenged Morrissey's statistics — which the prosecutor later said were "loose figures." Many of the crimes cited were connected to marijuana growers selling pot out of their homes — either legally as medical-marijuana caregivers or illegally.
"We've seen from multiple reports based on law enforcement statistics that licensed and regulated medical-marijuana facilities do not increase crime in surrounding areas, and in fact in many cases, crime decreases," said Betty Aldworth of the National Cannabis Industry Association.
A similar report by the Denver Department of Safety for the first nine months of 2009 and 2010 found a decrease in crime within 1,000 feet of a dispensary between those two years. A study published last year by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles found dispensaries in Sacramento, Calif., did not increase crime in their neighborhoods.
But crimes certainly are occurring at medical-marijuana dispensaries.
Chris Hageseth, who owns two dispensaries in Denver, said his stores have been burglarized a few times. Notoriety, as well as a lack of access to banking, meaning many dispensaries operate cash-only, make the stores a target for thieves, Hageseth said. But he thinks crime at dispensaries is no worse than crime at banks or convenience stores.
"I don't think we are a magnet for crime," Hageseth said. "We are like any business with a product that is valuable, easily transferrable and small."
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Hoffman and WORLD Series Lecture: "Should We Love Loving? The Promise and Limits of Equality"
The Hoffman Lecture in Sociology and Social Policy, also a Russell Sage WORLD Series event, will explore the history of race and marriage in the U.S. through film and lecture. An excerpt of the documentary A Loving Story, a Created Equal film, will be followed by a lecture by Julie Novkov, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Political Science and professor of political science and women's studies at the University at Albany.
Date: Wednesday, March 26th, 2014
Time: 12:30 pm
Duration: 2 hours
Location: Bush Memorial Center - Troy Campus
Sponsored by: Sociology program, Department of History and Society, Upton Center for Women's Studies
Contact: Michelle Napierski-Prancl, Sociology Program Director, (518) 244-2454, firstname.lastname@example.com
Novkov will speak about her work on miscegenation laws and her book, Racial Union: Law, Intimacy, and the White State in Alabama, 1865-1954, published by the University of Michigan Press.
The Loving Story will be shown in its entirety at 7 p.m. in the Schacht Fine Arts Center (Art Wing B) on the Troy Campus.
The Hoffman Lecture is endowed by a gift from Linda Rosenfeld Hoffman '62.
The Created Equal film series is made possible through a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, as part of its Bridging Cultures initiative, in partnership with the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
The WORLD Series is a year-long lecture series for first-year Russell Sage students, the campus community and the public, focusing on topics of global and national importance, women's lives, science and technology, and the arts. WORLD stands for "Women Owning Responsibility for Learning and Doing."


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Matt Jones committed to Duke quite some time ago, and ever since the Texas senior offered his pledge, Blue Devils fans have been excited for his arrival in Durham next summer. One of the primary reasons the Duke faithful is highly anticipated his presence is because of his ability to put up points in a hurry. In the early stages of the 2012 AAU schedule, Jones put that ability on display at the Nike EYBL in Hampton, Va. ...More... To continue reading this article you must be a member. Sign Up Now!
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While state revenues were below estimates for December, officials say total revenues through the first half of fiscal 2013 are slightly above budget estimates.
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) _ Finance officials say Maine state revenues were below estimates in December by $5.2 million as Christmas-season sales did not quite measure up to what was hoped for.
But the state's associate finance commissioner for tax policy, Michael Allen, also says total revenues through the first half of fiscal 2013 are slightly above budget estimates.
Allen told the Legislature's Appropriations Committee on Thursday that Maine continues to work its way through a "challenging economic environment.'' Overall consumer purchasing is weak, with the weakest area in building supplies. But Allen says there are also some signs of resurgence, for example in auto sales which are doing better.
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos running back Knowshon Moreno was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week, the National Football League announced on Wednesday.
Moreno rushed for 118 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries (5.4 avg.) in Denver's 34-17 win at Baltimore on Sunday. His 118 yards were the most by a visiting player against Baltimore since the 2010 season, and his effort represented just the 17th all-time individual 100-yard rushing game by a Ravens visiting opponent.
His performance marked the fourth 100-yard rushing game of his career and his second in as many weeks. Moreno currently ranks fourth in the NFL in scrimmage yards per game (121.8) and fifth in the league in rushing yards per game (97.8) during the last four weeks as Denver's starting running back.
The award represents the first such honor of Moreno's four-year career and the second by a Broncos player this season (QB Peyton Manning, Week 6). Overall, Moreno's honor is the 47th such award for an offensive player in team history since it was initiated by the NFL in 1984.
Denver leads the NFL with seven individual Conference Player of the Week awards this season (two offense, three defense, two special teams).
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Colorado Springs police are investigating two cases where strangers tried to lure children into a car. The children were all approached as they walked home from school.
The first incident was reported on Monday, January 28, 2013 at approximately 4:45 p.m. in the area of 2000 S. Corona St. In the first case two girls, ages four (4) and nine (9) were asked to get into a vehicle with a stranger.
The suspect in the first case is described, as follows: dark skinned hispanic male, possibly late 20's, 6'-2" tall, thin build, possible black mustache, dark sunglasses, wearing a black colored "hoodie" style sweatshirt, black jeans and black shoes. The suspect was on foot and ran from the area. No suspect vehicle was seen.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at about 3:26 p.m. two (2) males yelled for a ten (10) year old girl to get into their vehicle and made reference to, "candy" as the young girl was walking in the area of the intersection of West Cheyenne Road and Cresta Road.
The suspects in this case are described, as follows: 1) Hispanic male, 17-20, and possible white t-shirt and dark hair. 2) There is no description available for the second male.
The vehicle used in the second incident on Tuesday, 01-29-13 is described, as follows: silver, SUV style vehicle similar to a Jeep make.
Both of these incidents occurred after the children were walking home from school. The community is reminded to be aware of discussing safety strategies with children.
There may be many beneficial safety strategies and tips for helping to keep kids safe. Here is one example of an excerpt from www.mychildsafety.net/stranger-danger.html. There are many other possible safety tips available so do not rely exclusively on these examples.
The following are important tips and strategies for children to protect themselves:
• Know your name, address, and phone number.
• Use the buddy system – avoid walking anywhere alone.
• Trust your instincts – if you feel you are being followed or something is not right, seek help immediately.
• If a stranger approaches you, you do not have to speak to him or her. Never approach a stranger in a motor vehicle. Just keep walking. Do not accept candy or any other items from a stranger. Never walk off with a stranger no matter what he or she tells you.
• If someone is following you try to remember the license plate of his or her vehicle and immediately tell a trusted adult.
• If a stranger grabs you, do everything you can to stop him or her from pulling you away or dragging you into his or her car. Drop to the ground, kick, hit, bite, and scream. Do whatever it takes to attract the attention of others who can help you. If someone is dragging you away, scream, "this is not my dad," or "this is not my mom."
If anyone has information about these cases please call (719) 444-7000; or you may call Pikes Peak Area Crime Stoppers, Inc. at (719) 634-STOP (7867); you do not have to give your name and could earn a cash reward.
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Title 48 - Environmental Protection and Conservation
South Carolina Oil Spill Responders Liability Act
SECTION 48-44-10. Short title.
This chapter may be cited as the South Carolina Oil Spill Responders Liability Act.
HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 372, Section 1.
SECTION 48-44-20. Definitions.
For purposes of this chapter:
(1) "Damages" means damages of any kind for which liability may exist under the laws of this State resulting from, arising out of, or related to the discharge or threatened discharge of oil.
(2) "Discharge" means an emission, other than natural seepage, intentional or unintentional, and includes, but is not limited to, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, or dumping.
(3) "Federal on-scene coordinator" means the federal official predesignated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency or the United States Coast Guard to coordinate and direct federal responses under subpart D, or the official designated by the lead agency to coordinate and direct removal under subpart E, of the National Contingency Plan.
(4) "National Contingency Plan" means the National Contingency Plan prepared and published under Section 311(d) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. 1321(d), as amended by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, Public Law No. 101-380, 104 Stat. 484 (1990).
(5) "Oil" means oil of any kind or in any form, including, but not limited to, petroleum, fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse, and oil mixed with wastes other than dredged spoil.
(6) "Person" means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, the State, a municipality, a commission, or a political subdivision of the State, or an interstate body.
(7) "Removal costs" means the costs of removal incurred after a discharge of oil or, when there is a substantial threat of a discharge of oil, the costs to prevent, minimize, or mitigate oil pollution from an incident.
(8) "Responsible party" means a responsible party as defined under Section 1001 of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, Public Law No. 101-380, 104 Stat. 484 (1990).
HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 372, Section 1.
SECTION 48-44-30. Liability of persons responding to oil spill.
(A) Notwithstanding other provisions of law, a person is not liable for removal costs or damages which result from actions taken or omitted to be taken in the course of rendering care, assistance, or advice consistent with the National Contingency Plan or as otherwise directed by the federal on-scene coordinator or by the state official with responsibility for oil spill response.
(B) Subsection (A) does not apply:
(1) to a responsible party;
(2) with respect to personal injury or wrongful death; or
(3) if the person is grossly negligent or engages in wanton or wilful misconduct.
(C) A responsible party is liable for removal costs and damages that another person is relieved of under subsection (A).
(D) Nothing in this section affects the liability of a responsible party for oil spill response under state law.
HISTORY: 1992 Act No. 372, Section 1.


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Flue gas desulfurization
Flue gas desulfurization is commonly known as FGD and is the technology used for removing sulfur dioxide (SO2) from the exhaust combustion flue gases of power plants that burn coal or oil to produce steam for the turbines that drive their electricity generators. The most common types of FGD contact the flue gases with an alkaline sorbent such as lime or limestone.[1][2][3]
As sulfur dioxide is responsible for acid rain formation, stringent environmental protection regulations have been enacted in many countries to limit the amount of sulfur dioxide emissions from power plants and other industrial facilities.
Prior to the advent of strict environmental protection regulations, tall flue gas stacks (i.e., chimneys) were built to disperse rather than remove the sulfur dioxide emissions. However, that only led to the transport of the emissions to other regions. For that reason, a number of countries also have regulations limiting the height of flue gas stacks.
For a typical conventional coal-fired power plant, FGD technology will remove up to 99 percent of the SO2 in the flue gases.
Methods for removing sulfur dioxide (SO2) from flue gases have been studied for over 150 years. Early concepts useful for flue gas desulfurization appear to have germinated in 1850 in England.
With the construction of large-scale power plants in England in the 1920s, the problems associated with large volumes of sulfur dioxide emissions began to concern the public. The problem did not receive much attention until 1929, when the British government upheld the claim of a landowner against the Barton Electricity Works for damages to his land resulting from sulfur dioxide emissions. Shortly thereafter a press campaign was launched against the erection of power plants within the confines of London. This led to the imposition of sulfur dioxide controls on all such power plants.[4]
During this period, major FGD installations went into operation in England at three power plants. The first one began operation at the Battersea Station in London in 1931. In 1935, the second one went into service at the Swansea Power Station. The third one was installed in 1938 at the Fulham Power Station. All three installations were abandoned during World War II.
Large-scale FGD units did not reappear in commercial operation until the 1970s, and most of the activity occurred in the United States and Japan.[4] As of June 1973, there were 42 FGD units, ranging in size from 5 to 250 megawatts (MW), in operation: 36 in Japan and 6 in the United States.[5]
As of about 1999-2000, there were 678 FGD units operating worldwide (in 27 countries) producing a total of about 229 gigawatts (GW). About 45% of that FGD capacity was in the United States, 24% in Germany, 11% in Japan and 20% in various other countries. Approximately 79% of the units, representing about 199 gigawatts of capacity, were using lime or limestone wet scrubbing. About 18% (or 25 gigawatts) utilized spray-dry scrubbers or dry sorbent injection systems.[6][7][8]
FGD Chemistry
SO2 is an acidic gas. Therefore, the most common large-scale FGD systems use an alkaline sorbent such as lime or limestone to neutralize and remove the SO2 from the flue gas. Since lime and limestone are not soluble in water, they are used either in the form of an aqueous slurry or in a dry, powdered form.
When using an aqueous slurry of sorbent, the FGD system is referred to as a wet scrubber. When using a dry, powdered sorbent, the system is referred to as a dry system. An intermediate or semi-dry system is referred to as a spray-dry system.
The reaction taking place in wet scrubbing using a CaCO3 (limestone) slurry produces CaSO3 (calcium sulfite) and can be expressed as:
CaCO3 (solid) + SO2 (gas) ⇒ CaSO3 (solid) + CO2 (gas)
When wet scrubbing with a Ca(OH)2 (lime) slurry, the reaction also produces CaSO3 (calcium sulfite) and can be expressed as:
Ca(OH)2 (solid) + SO2 (gas) ⇒ CaSO3 (solid) + H2O (liquid)
When wet scrubbing with a Mg(OH)2 (magnesium hydroxide) slurry, the reaction produces MgSO3 (magnesium sulfite) and can be expressed as:
Mg(OH)2 (solid) + SO2 (gas) ⇒ MgSO3 (solid) + H2O (liquid)
Some FGD systems go a step further and oxidize the CaSO3 (calcium sulfite) to produce marketable CaSO4 · 2H2O (gypsum):
CaSO3 (solid) + ½ O2 (gas) + 2H2O (liquid) ⇒ CaSO4 · 2H2O (solid)
Aqueous solutions of sodium hydroxide (NaOH), known as caustic soda or simply caustic, may also be used to neutralize and remove SO2 from flue gases. However, caustic soda is limited to small-scale FGD systems, mostly in industrial facilities other than power plants because it is more expensive than lime. It has the advantage that it forms an aqueous solution rather than a slurry and that makes it easier to operate. It produces a solution of sodium sulfite or sodium bisulfite (depending on the pH), or sodium sulfate that must be disposed of. This is not a problem in a paper mill for example, where the solution can be recycled and reused within the paper mill.
Types of FGD systems
The major types of large-scale, power plant FGD systems include spray towers, spray dryers and dry sorbent injection systems.
Spray towers
There are various types of wet scrubbers. For example, spray towers, venturi scrubbers, packed towers and trayed towers. Slurries would cause serious erosion problems in a venturi scrubber because of the high speeds at the throat of the venturi section. Packed towers or trayed towers would plug up if handling slurries. For handling slurries, the spray tower is a good choice and it is in fact a commonly used choice in large-scale FGD systems.[3][9][10]
As shown in the adjacent location drawing, spray towers are used downstream of the particulate removal equipment (electrostatic precipitator or filter baghouse) where the flue gas then contains very little, if any, combustion fly ash. In a spray tower system, the sorbent slurry is simply injected via spray nozzles into a vertical tower where the slurry droplets are contacted with the upflowing flue gas.
Part of the water in the slurry is evaporated by the hot flue gas and the flue gas becomes saturated with water vapor.
The SO2 dissolves into the slurry droplets and reacts with the alkaline sorbent particles. The slurry falls to the bottom of the spray tower and is sent to a reaction tank where the reaction is completed and a neutral salt is formed. In a regenerable system, the residual slurry is recycled back for reuse in the spray tower. In a once-through system, the residual slurry is dewatered and either disposed of or oxidized to CaSO4 · 2H2O and sold as a by-product gypsum.
Spray-dryers are used upstream of the particulate removal equipment (electrical precipitator or filter baghouse) where the flue gas contains the combustion fly ash. In a spray-dryer system, the alkaline sorbent is usually lime slurry. The slurry is atomized and sprayed into a vessel as a cloud of fine bubbles where it contacts the hot flue gas. The water is completely evaporated by the hot gas and the residence time in the vessel (about 10 seconds) allows the SO2 and any other acid gases, such as SO3 and HCl, to react with the lime to form a dry powder of calcium sulfite, calcium sulfate and unreacted lime.[3][11][12]
The dry powder is removed from the flue gas along with the combustion fly ash in the particulate removal equipment. Some of the solids from the particulate removal equipment (i.e., fly ash, calcium sulfite, calcium sulfate and unreacted lime) may be recycled and reused as part of the sorbent slurry.[12]
Dry sorbent injection
The dry FGD system simply injects powdered lime or limestone sorbent directly into the flue gas. As shown in the adjacent location diagram, the dry sorbent may be injected into any one of three locations: (a) the upper section of the steam generator, (b) the economizer section of the steam generator or (c) the ducting between the air preheater and the electrostatic precipitator.[2][3][11][13]
The powdered sorbent is pneumatically injected through lances designed to distribute the sorbent evenly across the flow path of the flue gas.
When injected into the upper section of the steam generator, it should enter at a point where the temperature range is about 900 to 1200 °C. Injection into the economizer should be at a point where the temperature range is about 400 to 600 °C. Injection into the ducting between the preheater and the precipitator should be at point where the flue gas temperature is about 150 to 180 °C.[3][11]
The SO2 reacts directly with the powdered sorbent and the spent sorbent is removed from the flue gas along with the combustion fly ash in the particulate removal equipment.
Sulfur dioxide emission removal performance levels
Partial flue gas desulfurization can achieve about 50 to 70 percent removal of sulfur dioxide by the injection of dry limestone just downstream of the air preheater. The resultant solids are recovered in the electrostatic precipitators along with the fly ash.
In power plants burning pulverized coal, wet flue gas desulfurization that contacts the flue gases with lime slurries (in what are called wet lime scrubbers) can achieve 95% sulfur dioxide removal without additives and 99+% removal with additives. Wet FGD has the greatest share of the FGD usage in the United States and it is well established and commercially proven technology.[14]
The typical older FGD units in power plants burning pulverized coal within the United States achieve average sulfur dioxide emission levels of about 0.340 kilograms of SO2 per megawatt hour (kg/MWh) which is equivalent to 0.22 pounds of SO2 per million British Thermal Units (lb/106 Btu) and which meets the level to which those units were permitted.
The lowest demonstrated sulfur dioxide emission level (in 2005) for power plants burning pulverized high-sulfur coal within the United States was 1.08 kg/MWh (0.07 lb SO2/106 Btu) and 0.046 kg/MWh (0.03 lb SO2/106 Btu) for plants burning low-sulfur pulverized coal.[14]
Sulfuric acid mist formation
Fossil fuels such as coal and oil contain significant amounts of sulfur. When burned, about 95 percent or more of the sulfur is generally converted to sulfur dioxide. This happens under normal conditions of temperature and of oxygen present in the flue gas. However, there are circumstances under which this may not be the case.
For example, when the flue gas has too much oxygen and the sulfur dioxide is further oxidized to sulfur trioxide (SO3). Actually, too much oxygen is only one of the ways that SO3 is formed. Gas temperature is also an important factor. At about 800 °C, formation of SO3 is favored. Another way that SO3 can be formed is through catalysis by trace metals in the fuel. This is particularly true for heavy fuel oil, where small amounts of vanadium are present and which act as a catalyst.
In whatever way that SO3 is formed, it does not behave like SO2 in that it forms a liquid aerosol known as sulfuric acid (H2SO4) mist that is very difficult to remove. Generally, about 1% of the sulfur dioxide will be converted to sulfur trioxide. Since sulfur trioxide is an acid gas, just as is sulfur dioxide, it is also removed by the alkaline sorbents used in FGD systems.
Alternative methods of reducing sulfur dioxide emissions
An alternative to removing sulfur dioxide from the flue gases after combustion is to remove the sulfur from the fuel before or during combustion. Catalytic hydrodesulfurization has been used for treating petroleum fuel oils.
Fluidized bed combustion (FBC) adds lime to the fuel during combustion. The lime reacts with the SO2 in the flue gas to form sulfates which become part of the combustion ash and are removed in the particulate removal equipment.
Miscellaneous fact and statistics
The information in this section was obtained from a U.S. EPA published fact sheet dated 2003.[3]
Flue gas desulfurization scrubbers have been applied to combustion units firing coal and oil that range in size from 5 MW to 1500 MW. Dry scrubbers and spray scrubbers have generally been applied to units smaller than 300 MW.
Approximately 85% of the flue gas desulfurization units installed in the US are wet scrubbers, 12% are spray dry systems and 3% are dry injection systems.
The highest SO2 removal efficiencies (greater than 95%) are achieved by wet scrubbers and the lowest (less than 80%) by dry scrubbers. However, the newer designs for dry scrubbers are capable of achieving efficiencies in the order of 90%.
- Karl B. Schnelle and Charles A. Brown (2001), Air Pollution Control Technology, CRC Press, ISBN 0-8493-9599-7.
- Acid Gas/SO2 Control Technologies, from the website of the Institute of Clean Air Companies.
- Air Pollution Control Technology Fact Sheet: Flue gas desulfurization., Report: EPA-452/F-03-034, from the U.S. EPA website.
- S.J. Biondo and J.C. Marten, "A History of Flue Gas Desulfurization Systems Since 1850", Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association, Vol. 27, No. 10, pp 948-961, October 1977.
- Milton R. Beychok, "Coping With SO2", Chemical Engineering/Deskbook Issue, October 21, 1974.
- Paul S. Nolan, "Flue Gas Desulfurization Technologies for Coal-Fired Power Plants", Babcock & Wilcox Company, presented by Michael X. Jiang at the Coal-Tech 2000 International Conference, November, 2000, Jakarta, Indonesia.
- E.S. Rubin, S. Yeh, D.A. Hounsell and M.R. Taylor, "Experience curves for power plant emission control technologies", Int. J. Energy Technology and Policy, Vol. 2, Nos. 1/2, 2004.
- Milton R. Beychok, Milton R., "Comparative economics of advanced regenerable flue gas desulfurization processes", EPRI CS-1381, Electric Power Research Institute, March 1980.
- Wet FGD System Materials Cost Update, Babcock & Wilcox, presented by M.G. Milobowski at the EPRI-DOE-EPA Combined Utility Air Pollutant Control Symposium, August 25-29, 1997, Washington, DC.
- Air Pollution Control Technology Fact Sheet: Spray tower wet scrubber, Report: EPA-452/F-03-016, from the U.S. EPA website.
- Wet scrubbers for SO2 control, from the website of the International Energy Association (IEA) Clean Coal Centre.
- Spray Dry Flue Gas Desulfurization Systems, from the website of the Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group.
- Barbara Toole-O'Neil and Ohio Coal Development Office (Editors) (1998), Dry Scrubbing Technologies for Flue Gas Desulfurization, Springer, ISBN 0-7923-8346-X.
- Dr. James Katzer et al and MIT Coal Energy Study Advisory Committee (2007), The Future of Coal, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), ISBN 0-615-14092-0.


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Beef Salpicao with Roasted Garlic and Buttered Vegetables
Beef salpicao is one of those dishes that always hits home for me. Take some good quality meat, salt it with some soy sauce and then finish it off with strong garlic. It is a typical filipino dish, however it has so many variations, it's hard to keep track of all of them. As i've said before, traditional cooking is not about having one mother recipe and then following that to the bone. I guess that can only be the case with recipes that are known to have been created by one cook only (like a Caesar's Salad for example). However with recipes that just came to be (most Filipino dishes), the most important part is to get the flavours right and then the technique or intricacies are yours to play with. Look at what the Australian's are doing; using fresh ingredients with certain techniques and flavours, which they coin as Australian cuisine. From that point on the possibilites are endless. I believe that Filipino food is an assembly and interaction of flavours, the rest is up to your interpretation. So here is my take on a simple Salpicao.
Beef Salpicao with Buttered Cabbage and Vegetables
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200 grams of Top Sirloin sliced into thick pieces
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This is Gray's 26th year of forecasting hurricanes. His predictions are watched closely by emergency responders and others, but many say long-range forecasts have little practical value beyond focusing public attention on the dangers.
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Research Fellow Jonathan Bean, author of Race and Liberty in America appeared on The Bob Zadek Show, a Libertarian talk show broadcast live on Talk 910 KKSF.
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Udemy, one of the largest online learning platforms has recently taken its courses mobile, allowing students to learn on the go. Since launching in 2010, the San Francisco based startup has grown at an exponential rate, boasting nearly 600,000 users to date.
After a successful launch of their iPad application back in November, Udemy's 6,000 courses are now available on all iOS platforms, allowing students to take classes anytime, anywhere. With the new app, users can browse and sign up for free and paid courses, and view videos and presentations, all on their smartphones. Additionally, users can save courses for offline viewing, as well as watch videos at accelerated speeds. While the app has yet to integrate the website's peer-to-peer social interaction, the development team says this feature will be available in months to come. They also noted plans for Android as well, so keep an eye out for additional apps and features later this year. .
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The Western Motorcycle Company Diabolus is a new chopper style motorcycle in The Lost and Damned. It is featured in the game's trailer and screen shots and beta version of its file exists in the PC version of Grand Theft Auto IV. This motorbike is commonly used by The Lost Brotherhood, and is based on a West Coast Choppers El Diablo. The player can get the Diabolus by calling Clay. Otherwise it is not commonly found on the streets. This vehicle looks nearly identical to the Hellfury (but with different exhaust pipes, exhaust note, a different fuel tank and an added buddy bar above the rear fender).
The Diabolus, like its twin Hellfury, is an average chopper. Its top speed is what makes up for its lacking acceleration. And at times, oversteer is a problem; because of its length, high speeds along with cornering can end with an unpleasant end in a wall. But with enough skill, E-brake turns can make cornering a breeze. Its pretty durable for those gunfights, but thinking about a slick getaway is impossible with just a rim. Because of its size, this bike isn't the pick of the litter when it comes to wheelies and endos; after all, its a chopper. But besides the cornering, its handling and top speed is great and ensures a good ride.
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- Can be found parked on the west side of the Lost MC Clubhouse, in the alleyway.
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Senior Fellow Charles Pena on the manhunt for the Boston bombing suspects.
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In June 2008 the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a landmark ruling on the Second Amendment individual right to keep and bear arms with its Heller v. District of Columbia decision. Two years later, in June 2010, a second historic decision squeezed through the highest court in the land.
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Originally aired on 12/28/09 on CNNs Anderson Cooper 360. Charles Peña, Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute, provides perspective on the fairness and effectiveness of the new TSA security measures implemented after the attempted bombing on Christmas day.
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After graduating from the Vietnam Founder Institute, medical social network startup, Yton, is now regarded as one of the top companies in Vietnam. This year, the company received the highest 5-star prize from the Sao Khue (Venus) Software Award, organized by the Vietnam Software Association (VINASA). The award is recognized as the country's most prestigious, and is typically issued to software and big data enterprises.
Yton is a platform that helps patients manage their health care by connecting them with medical professionals and providing easy access to the latest health, drug, and disease news. With Yton, users can create a health profile that is linked to hospitals, clinics, and doctors, share their medical records, and easily make appointments.
This year, Yton was the only 5-star recipient, and beat out several large local ICT giants such as FPT, Viettel, Tinh Van, Lac Viet, and more. A total of 85 companies were nominated for the 2013 Sao Khue Award, the majority of which were in the fields of cloud computing, mobility, and big data.
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- —J.K. Rowling on Wonderbook: Book of Spells
Wonderbook: Book of Spells is a video game/augmented reality book being created by Sony and J.K. Rowling, released on 13 November, 2012[1] as part of the Pottermore partnership. Using the Playstation Eye Camera and the Wonderbook technology, Book of Spells provides an augmented reality experience, making it seem as if the events of the book are taking place around you. It is set up as a textbook, providing information on such spells as the Fire-Making Spell, Disarming Charm, Levitation Charm and Unlocking Charm as well as allowing readers to practice said spells. It also provides new content from J.K. Rowling, such as backstory on the book's various spells and new info on creatures. At the end of each chapter, a poem occurs describing a failed Hogwarts students' attempt at the spell in order to teach a lesson in a similar way to Aesop's fables.[2]
Players will be provided with the opportunity to link the game to a Pottermore account.[3]
From the in-universe perspective it is a book released by Miranda Goshawk and is 200 years old. It is kept in the Restricted Section of the Hogwarts Library.[4]
External links
- Wonderbook: Book of Spells on the Official Playstation website
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- E3 2012: Wonderbook: Book of Spells Features Writing from J.K. Rowling
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