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Painful nostril and deformed alar region. 6 months PO revision rhino, is this exposed cartilage? (Photo)
Internal and external pain still even though no more drainage from bad infection that lasted 4 months around septal alar rim graft. red lump, inflammation still on skin outside of nose and internally rawness. Do I have exposed cartilage and should it be trimmed away? Surgeon too far away, due to see another surgeon close to home. Does trimming exposed cartilage help with pain? This area looked fine before surgery so I'm very upset!
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Pain after Alar Rim graft and infection
The photos you provided do not appear to show cartilage extrusion. I don't see any redness in particular but you do have a tick webbed scar which could be the source of irritation and discomfort.
Dr. Jeffrey Epstein Answer
It is difficult to diagnose without seeing you, but it sounds like exposed rim cartilage that usually heals up eventually. Something to discuss with your doctor is possible having the graft removed, letting it heal up, then consider having it replaced.
Web reference: http://www.southfloridarhinoplasty.com/aboutrevisionrhinoplasty.asp
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This is a very difficult problem that needs a face-to-face evaluation to advise you.
It isn't clear from the photos if the problem is infection, exposed cartilage, swelling or distortion from nasal tip sutures.
It isn't clear from the photos if the problem is infection, exposed cartilage, swelling or distortion from nasal tip sutures.
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I was first introduced to Iloilo's native delicacies way back high school years when my dad was still working in Iloilo. My favorite native dish? The traditional BATCHOY! Heaven! Sayang, my dad wasn't able to bring home batchoy but we're still very much happy munching these guys here...most of which were bought from the famous Biscocho Haus.
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Zach Braff has been many things over the past decade: star of television's Scrubs, indie-rock kingmaker (see: the Shins), a Twitter sensation with 1.4 million followers and, currently, a Broadway lead in Woody Allen's Bullets Over Broadway. One thing he hasn't been? A filmmaker. Braff the director/screenwriter hasn't been heard from since 2004's Garden State, an odd silence given the acclaim and cult following his film debut generated. While there certainly will be no shortage of attention given to Wish I Was Here, his first release in a generation, it's the project's origin story that has piqued interests in Hollywood. Last April, Braff took to the crowdfunding site Kickstarter and asked fans to help back the film financially, so that he could retain creative control of the production. He asked for $2-million (U.S.); the goal was reached in three days and topped out at $3.1-million. Braff spoke to The Globe ahead of an advance screening for Kickstarter supporters in Toronto earlier this year.
Your Kickstarter fundraising ostensibly gave you the creative control to make the movie you wanted. Was this the most authentic –
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Yes, without a doubt. For better or worse, it was exactly what I wanted to say. No one edited it, other than obviously me and my editors and my producers. That's not to say I'm surrounded by yes-men: There were plenty of debates and discussions and intense passions. But this is a clear articulation of the script that I wanted to make, and with the cast that I wanted to make it with. And that was really freeing.
So no regrets.
Not at all.
Well, when you've given yourself these means to make exactly what you want, does the artist get exactly what they want in the end?
The artist in this case has. My goal is to entertain and tell good stories to people that like my style. I'm not trying to be for the masses. The movies I write aren't going to have $15-million weekends. And it seems there's a healthy enough audience across the globe that's interested in my style, and I want to make stories for them.
So why has it taken 10 years to make another film?
I've tried adapting things. I almost directed a giant studio movie a couple times over. If you want to put your name on something you stand behind, it's very hard. You can acquiesce all day long and get a movie made. But if you want to say "No, I'm not going to do that script change," or "Nah, I'm not going to deal with that actor," or "I want to adapt that Danish film," you're going to run into roadblocks. Finally, I just stopped banging my head against the wall and said, "What am I doing? Let me go back to what works and write something original."
Garden State is such a personal film for you, and so is Wish I Was Here. Are there any stories you wish you were able to tell in the intervening years?
Not every film I make is going to be talking about the tone of people our age. I don't want every film I make to be like that. It just so happens that I feel my writing is best when I write something that's really personal. I'm most psyched to direct something when it feels personal and it feels really close to my heart. Then I know I'm going to do a good job.
Would you use Kickstarter again to finance a film?
No, I wouldn't do this again. It was a fun social experiment, it was fun to light up the Internet, it was fun to be on the cover of Variety, it was fun to get everyone talking and all riled up. And now the real fun part is when I get to go around the Earth, literally, and show this movie to all these people and to do Q&As with them and meet them and show them the art that I created with and for them. It was the right thing for this project. It was a perfect fit. But it's not going to be the norm.
How has social media helped you as a filmmaker? It's remarkable that you've had a significant personal online presence since 2004.
I first got it from Kevin Smith, who I think is masterful at interaction with his fans; I don't think there's anyone better in all of entertainment. I remember him asking me, "You're not on Myspace? Well, let me teach you about Myspace." Other actors were like, "What the hell are you doing?"
On your very first blog, you wrote very rawly, very openly.
It was raw, I was honest, I'd get in trouble for [stuff] I wrote, but I just wanted to have a dialogue with my fans. When you start in theatre, you have a reaction from the audience, but when you disappear into a sound stage, you don't ever have any reaction, so it was kind of cool to have a dialogue.
What's changed since those early days?
In the past 10 years – when I released Garden State, there was no iTunes. The Virgin Megastore in Union Square in Manhattan is gone. If you asked me in 2004 if the Virgin Megastore would be gone, or Blockbuster would be gone, or Netflix would have the most talked about show on the Internet … things are changing so fast [snaps fingers] and it's such an exciting time for people who are creating content. I just want to be at the forefront of that.
So what's next for you?
I'm going to do a Broadway show till December. And then hopefully the beginning of next year, make another film – direct another film.
That's nice and quick.
I'm going to try, I'm going to try. It's definitely not going to be 10 years again, I promise.
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Whether it's Easter, July 4th or Thanksgiving, a dish made of the season's freshest foods truly sets the meal in a time and place. Just think about cranberries and you're transported to a cozy fall table. A whiff of a ripe, juicy beefsteak tomato and you can almost feel a summer breeze blow.
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This paper shows a variety of evidence that members of Congress are ideologically consistent. Based upon the roll call voting record, once elected to Congress, members adopt a consistent ideological position and maintain it over time. There may be changing minds, but they are not in Congress.
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Jones read a statement saying what she's said since allegations of misconduct first surfaced earlier this year.
"I've never used my role as a councilmember to benefit anything or anyone other than the people I was elected to serve. The accusations against me have been baseless and defamatory from the start. I do not practice civil law and have never, let me repea, never represented anyone in a police brutality case."
The uproar began in the early part of the year when Jones attended a community meeting where the topic was the alleged beating of a teen suspect by police. That incident was caught on videotape.
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"No, I don't believe it was a mistake. It clearly says to report police misconduct. Some people don't know how to do it. Some people are afraid."
Jones was also accused of obstructing the investigation once it was underway. But she says was not aware she was being investigating at the time.
"How could I obstruct an investigation of my staff that I didn't even know was taking place. I mean I just didn't know. When somebody says you did something wrong. You have a right to know what you did wrong. I did not receive a formal complaint until three days after the conclusion of the findings. I learned I was being investigated for stuff I had no clue I was being investigated for."
Councilmember Jones and her attorney aren't happy with the city's investigative process. The Office of Inspector General investigates employee misconduct and is a division of the city attorney's office. But the city attorney is also the person who advices employees, like Jones on what to do.
This is Kelly Cripe Jones personal attorney.
"That's where the conflict lies. The city attorney shouldn't be able to tell someone investigate this person, do this against this person and be also working under the mayor. The city attorney is working under the mayor, so it makes it looks like there's too much collusion."
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Jones, who hopes to be elected to at third term this November, agreed to all of this while maintaining she has done nothing wrong.


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UPSTwo chipmakers' shares moved up today following announcements of new chips. Intel (Nasdaq: INTC) rose $2 5/16 to $71 5/16 as the company introduced its Pentium III 600 MHz and Celeron 500 MHz, while computer workstation maker Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW) added $1 9/16 to $69 7/16 on news that it intends to unveil plans for a new computer chip designed to handle complex graphics, sound, and video at very high speeds using its Java programming language.
AMSTED Industries, which makes products for the rail, truck, and auto components industries, will acquire Varlen Corp. (Nasdaq: VRLN) in a cash deal valued at about $790 million, including $50 million in assumed debt. The $42 per share price represents an 11% premium over Varlen's closing price Friday and a 62% premium over the close on May 17, the day before AMSTED announced its intention to commence its tender offer. Varlen's shares rolled up $3 7/8 to $41 3/4 today.
Broadband Internet access company Redback Networks (Nasdaq: RBAK) moved up $10 7/32 to $164 31/32 after access, content, and multimedia services company DigitalSelect bought Redback's Subscriber Management System 1000.
McKesson HBOC (NYSE: MCK) moved up $1 15/16 to $33 today following reports in this week's issue of Barron's magazine that the interest of some portfolio managers in the troubled pharmaceutical supplier and healthcare software maker may indicate that the stock is a bargain for investors. The magazine said McKesson HBOC is trading at a discount to its competitors based on a price-to-book value comparison.
Web-based business resource management applications developer Clarus Corp. (Nasdaq: CLRS) advanced $1 1/2 to $12 1/4 on news that Internet service provider Lynxus Inc. will offer Clarus' E-Procurement business-to-business purchasing solutions to its corporate subscribers. Lynxus is expected to begin offering the program by year's end.
Housewares and crafts products marketer General Housewares Corp. (NYSE: GHW), which agreed to be bought by Corning Consumer Products for $28.75 per share in cash, rose $7 to $27 1/2. The $145 million deal represents a 40% premium over Friday's closing price of $20.50 per share for General Housewares stock. The merger is expected to close in Q4. Corning Consumer Products is an affiliate of Borden Inc.
Canadian wireless telephone company Rogers Cantel Mobile Communications (NYSE: RCN) plugged in $3 15/16 to $25 1/4 after two brokerages upgraded the stock. Morgan Stanley Dean Witter's Greg Macdonald boosted his rating to "strong buy" from "outperform," raising his share price target by a buck to $26. Bear, Stearns & Co.'s Gregory Lundberg upgraded the stock to "buy" from "attractive."
Property and casualty insurer Horace Mann Educators Corp. (NYSE: HMN) snagged $4 3/4 to $29 15/16 after the company said it hired Morgan Stanley Dean Witter and Credit Suisse First Boston to help explore "strategic alternatives."
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Information technology consulting company Perot Systems (NYSE: PER) lost $2 1/8 to $22 3/4 as corporate officers exercised their right to sell shares of the company following the end of its post-initial public offering lockup period this weekend, according to Dow Jones.
Oilfield services firm Baker Hughes (NYSE: BHI) was drilled for a $1 1/4 loss to $33 9/16 after saying "sharply reduced" client spending, lower rig and geophysicial activity, and "significant" pricing pressures resulted in Q2 EPS of $0.06 (excluding charges), down from last year's $0.36 and short of the First Call mean estimate of $0.10. The company expects revenues and profits will bottom out in the current quarter.
Business Web hosting company Digex (Nasdaq: DIGX) gave back $2 5/16 to $20 after rising 31% on Friday following its initial public offering of 10 million shares at a price of $17 per share. Parent Intermedia Communications (Nasdaq: ICIX), which has retained an 83% stake in the company, slid $2 13/16 to $24 3/4.
Copper and copper alloy tube maker Wolverine Tube (NYSE: WLV) was rolled for a $2 5/8 loss to $18 1/4 following a Prudential Securities downgrade to "sell" from "hold."
Natural gas and electricity distributor MCN Energy Group (NYSE: MCN) tanked $1 9/16 to $19 3/4 after posting a Q2 loss of $0.03 per share (excluding charges) compared with earnings of $0.10 per share a year ago due to its decision to keep its natural gas producing properties in Michigan. For the full year, the company said it is expecting EPS between $1.10 and $1.15, well shy of the First Call mean estimate of $1.47.
Pharmaceutical development services firm Applied Analytical Industries (Nasdaq: AAII) slipped $1 to $5 5/8 after staying true to its warning on Friday and reporting a Q2 loss of $0.17 per share due to lower licensing and U.S. fee-for-service revenues and higher selling, general, and administrative (SG&A) expenses. Prior to Friday's pre-announcement, analysts had been expecting earnings of $0.12 per share for the period. Both SG Cowen and Lehman Brothers cut their ratings on the firm today.
Oil and natural gas production and exploration firm Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (NYSE: APC) sank $1 9/16 to $36 5/8 after Merrill Lynch lowered its near-term rating on the firm to "accumulate" from "buy," citing flat production results over the past 18 months despite $1.1 billion in exploration and development spending by the company during the same time span.


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I use to think that Dr Swartz was fantastic up until this last mis diagnosis that was confirmed by our new GP. Our daughter was born with a weak ankle and it it became really noticeable when she started walking. Being a nurse I was concerned and brought her in for Dr Swartz to assess. He said, that 'I was worrying about nothing and not to be concerned'. Well I am concerned now that our daughter is 6 and now has been dx with and inverted foot. This is now going to take ongoing physio and possibly orthotics and who knows what else. He also mis diagnosed a serious infection our daughters lymph node and again said, we were too concerned that kids get sick. Hmm, golf ball size lump in her neck that if treated early would not needed Children's Hospital ER doc dx and treating with antibiotics which Dr Swartz was opposed to. Don't put all your faith in one Dr. Always seek a second opinion especially when it comes to Dr Swartz.
Dr. Erik Swartz's response
I cannot comment about this particular patient, but would suggest they get another opinion from a Pediatrician or Orthopaedic Surgeon. First, an "inverted foot" is not a diagnosis but rather a description. Secondly, orthotics are rarely indicated in healthy children without neuromuscular diseases (eg. cerebral palsy). Physiotherapy is also rarely helpful for this. Here is position statement from the Canadian Paediatric Society http://www.cps.ca/documents/position/footwear-for-children. Most cases of enlarged lymph nodes (lymphadenopathy) are healthy reactions to viral infections. Watching them for a few days prior to initiating antibiotics is what I always suggest -- most with resolve spontaneously. The ones that don't will require antibiotics.
Submitted August 20, 2015
Dr. Swartz is a fantastic doctor. He has been my children doctor for over five years and is very knowledgeable, will spend the time time to make the parents and children feel comfortable before leaving his office. GREAT DOCTOR
Dr Swartz is simply wonderful! His friendly attitude makes him so approachable and comfortable. He takes his time with ALL of your questions step by step, doesn't make you feel rushed or annoyed with every little concern you may have ( in my case I had up to 10 questions) Definitely very efficient and courteous!
I found this pediatrician to be thorough, knowledgeable, efficient, professional and friendly. Made my son feel comfortable. Did not rush us and spent time to educate us on home care. Highly recommend this doctor.
Dr. Swartz is a great doctor, very knowledgeable and he knows how to make a patience feel comfortable to ask questions. It's important to trust your doctor, specially when it's your child's doctor, I trust him 100%.
Dr.Swartz is an excellent doctor. He is friendly, patient and very thorough. I feel very lucky that he was able to see my daughter. The own downfall is he cannot be my daughters regular doctor - I need to find a family physician for her, which is pretty much impossible in Richmond.
Dr. Erik Swartz's response
Thanks for the kind words. In BC, most Pediatricians practice mainly as consultants, delegating primary care to family doctors. We are always available to see children who require our expertise if requested by the family doctor. Finding a family doctor in Richmond has become easier lately with the GP for Me program. See this link: https://www.divisionsbc.ca/richmond/agpforme
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Amazing doctor, my kids love him and are very comfortable with him. He's been our doctor for 5 years now and I hope he will be here until my kids are 18. He has found things that our regular family doctor never paid any attention to.
My son has been with Dr. Swartz since he was new to this position for more than 5 years. He is always very nice and very patient most of the time. He listens and understands our concerns and gives us good recommendations. But we have to see doctors at walk-in clinic most of the time now just because the nurse there tell us "he is all booked for the day" even it is 9 o'clock in the morning. I wonder if there is anyway to improve the situation at all.
Very knowledgeable and helpful. I am not sure if we want to go back to see him if we can't book an appointment with him when needed. Apparently the nurses there have the control over the appointments, but are they representing him properly, maybe they should save more spots per day for emergency use, so the kids who have high fever can get a chance to see him the same day.
Dr. Swartz is a fantastic pediatrician. My 17 month old daughter loves him & surprises me every visit when she willingly tilts her head to assist him while checking her ears. If it were any other Dr, she would scream. Dr. Swartz has humored me with my many questions each visit, & patiently answes them even though some of those answers might not be what I want to hear (ie: "It's a virus, she will just have to tough it out"). He is obviously busy, & when you catch him toward the end of his day, he can come off a little short of patience (as would anyone!). I am currently frustrated with his staff though, as I had phoned to schedule a follow up appointment as instructed by a Dr at a walk in clinic, only to be told in an unkind manner that this office does not schedule follow ups. I had to be quite persistant and insistant that my daughter be seen. It was, of course, at that last visit that Dr. Swartz was not as patient as he had been at previous appointments.
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Pick-Your-Own pumpkins! Fall is our favorite time here at the farm. It is a great time to share quality moments with your family. You can enjoy the last vegetables of the summer and also pick some delicious red raspberries. We have field-grown hardy mums that will add color to your fall landscape.
But best of all... you can bring the kids out to the great pumpkin patch. We have more than 15 acres of pumpkins just waiting to be picked and made into jack-o-lanterns and pumpkin pies.
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We have a Kiddie Playland area for children 10 years and younger which includes a straw maze, grain boxes, and giant air toys (Bugsy the caterpillar, a Balloon Typhoon, and a Haunted House maze). Weather permitting, these activities are available during the month of October. The cost of admission is $6 per child (per day) and includes unlimited playtime in all of the play area. During the weekdays, the air toys are not available until 3pm (after school). The whole area (all activities) are up and running during the weekends all day long. Please note that the cost is only $2 per child if only the straw maze and grain boxes are open. Children ages 2 and younger are free when at least one older paying sibling is present.
Hours during the month of October are Monday through Saturday 10am-6pm; and Sunday 1pm-6pm.
Field trips are available for schools and organized groups. The pumpkin-picking field trips are our favorite and most popular. Children are walked to our pumpkin patch where they each pick out their own pie pumpkin (a 3-5 lb. pumpkin). We then have a brief educational talk about the different kinds of pumpkins we grow on the farm. Each child also receives a gourd, a pumpkin coloring book, and a snack. The children finish off their visit to our farm with play time in our straw maze and grain boxes. Cost is $6 per child and available during the month of October. Please schedule as early as possible as space may be limited."
Birthday parties are available during the fall season. Parties include a pie pumpkin, gourd, coloring book, and entry into the Kiddie Playland area. On weekends, the party also includes a free hayride out to the patch. Party times are available weekday afternoons and all day during the weekends. We have a 'party room' available to keep your group contained and sheltered. It is available on a first-come, first-serve basis in regards to booking your party date. The base price for birthday parties is $100, which includes all the goodies discussed previously for up to 10 children. Additional children cost $9 each. Please note that you are responsible for any food and decorations. We will provide you with tables.
Hayrides out to the pumpkin patch are offered during the weekends in October. Our wagons will drop you off in the patch to choose your pumpkins, then we'll pick you and your pumpkins up and bring you back to the store area. Cost for the hayride is $1 per person. However, children's hayrides are free if they pay admission into the Kiddie Playland area. Children ages 2 and younger are free as well.
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When a U.S. court approves an adoption for a child born in Oregon, the Oregon Vital Records office prepares a new birth record and the original birth record and the adoption documents are placed in a sealed file. Vital Record sealed files can only be opened through a court order from an Oregon Court even when the birth parents are known to the adoptee or the adoptive parents. Under Oregon law, when adoptees reach the age of 21 they may order their pre-adoption birth record. For more information about ordering pre-adoption birth records see our Preadoption Birth Records page.
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The Geotech Center added a white paper titled Best Practices Developing and Sustaining Geospatial Programs in Community Colleges (pdf). Here's the summary:
This paper begins with a brief historical perspective on the use of GIS and geospatial technology in industry and how it has impacted education focusing on community college programs. It outlines the components that help introduce and create a geospatial program and identifies the key players and resources needed to help build a strong, sustainable program or expand an existing program. Topics include methods for developing a course, certificate or degree program, tools to help build curriculum and suggestions on how to spread the use of geospatial technology across the campus. Specific resources include Model Courses and Certificate guidelines based on skills and competencies needed by the geospatial industry. This includes program Assessment and Content Tools that can be used for assessing current curriculum or used for creation or expansion of community college geospatial programs. Links to resources from other best practices documents created by partners of the GeoTech Center provide details on creating articulation agreements, and ways to have geospatial courses recognized as fulfilling General Education requirements appropriate for use in community colleges. Appendix A includes a discussion of the development of a Model Course and Certificate program and includes an Excel workbook that provides a Model Course and Certificate Content Tool and an Assessment Tool to help develop or evaluate geospatial programs. Appendix B includes recommendation for setting up a geospatial computer lab or providing software access via remote desktop access as well as resources needed for field data collection. Many of the suggestions are also appropriate for four-year university programs.
Also available are GTCM Model Course Descriptions (pdf).
This document contains the suggested Model Courses to be included in a Model Certificate including additional optional electives. A complete description of the development of the Models is included in the PowerPoint PDF titled "ModelCoursesandCertificateDevelopment" included on the Moodle Server. Also included is a short description of each course including their titles and Student Learning Objectives. Note: these are model courses and model certificate and should serve as guidelines and be adapted to serve the local geospatial program. The department hosting the program will provide the three letter code attached to each course. It is recommended that courses be cross listed in multiple departments.
The deadline for applying to the Geospatial Research and Mapping (GRAM) program has been extended to March 1. This summer program is a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) offering. Our summer 2013 field program will take place at both California State University Long Beach and at the famous* Kualoa Ranch in the picturesque Ka'a'awa valley on the north shore of O'ahu. Only undergrads; graduating seniors need not apply. There is a stipend and most, but not all costs are covered.
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The program is sponsored by the National Council on Geographic Education, the National Science Foundation and the US Geological Society. It will prepare him to incorporate remote sensing data into GIS (Geographic Information Systems). Mr. Stetson is one of only two high school teachers selected from more than 40 applicants and said that he is extremely excited for the opportunity.
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Just last month, The New York Times reported that global emissions of carbon dioxide reached a record high in 2011 and were likely to take another jump in 2012. "The latest indication," they noted, "that efforts to limit such emissions are failing."
So if we're having trouble limiting emissions, why not try and capture them?
That's the goal of a number of new companies, including Carbon Engineering (CE), a Canadian firm founded in 2009 with funds from investors like Bill Gates. The company hopes to "bring industrial-scale air capture to market, by designing and building the world's first air capture plant" that would remove carbon dioxide directly from the sky.
MORE: Canada OK's Carbon Capture Solution for Crude Oil Extraction
"I got started on direct air capture as a bit of a skeptic," CE President Dr. David Keith told TakePart. Keith, who is also a professor at Harvard, added: "There were divergent claims about its feasibility and cost and I thought that doing some technology policy analysis will be helpful."
"Essentially we started out as a bounding analysis trying to understand the costs of the lowest risk system using conventional technology," he said. "At some point we stumbled on something that seemed important and that plus interested investors lead me to form the company."
The company's website explains that their "low technical-risk strategy would put CE's air capture system on a direct path among competitors to commercialization and deployment at an industrial scale."
Asked to elaborate, Geoff Holmes, CE's Research Scientist explained: "Several of our competitors in the air capture field are pursuing designs that are based on novel materials or processes that have not been used before at industrial scale. If some of these pay out, they could in the long run deliver systems that have lower energy requirements and costs than what we are working on right now."
"However, one of our main strategic goals as a company, is to get an air capture system developed and running in the real world as soon as possible. We believe this is crucial to demonstrate the credibility of the concept all together, and to build the kind of industry support and interest that can then be leveraged to drive costs down and innovate further improvements or next-generation systems."
In a recent New York Times article, Dr. Keith explained that the firm's pilot plant "will test the equipment at the scale the vendors tell us they need to provide performance guarantees for a full commercial plant."
Holmes expanded on this notion for TakePart. "In order to get investor funding for the full-scale systems we wish to build, we need to demonstrate the technology with a small system that risks relatively little capital investment."
"Also, we need the backing—or performance guarantees—from the vendors that supply the main pieces of equipment that our system will use. In order to get that backing, we need to use scaled-down vendor equipment in our pilot plant, so that the vendors can see it work and can gather data to properly guarantee the components at large scale."
And The Times article noted the geographic flexibility of direct air capture. They quoted Timothy A. Fox, head of energy and environment at London's Institution of Mechanical Engineers as stating, "It doesn't matter where you take the carbon dioxide out. You could have air capture machines in the Australian desert to account for New York City car emissions."
Now that should certainly capture the attention and imagination of a lot of people.
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Welcome to State of the Union, your weekly recap of 50 Bands, 50 States happenings, both locally and nationally. In this space every Monday we'll tell you what 50 States bands are in town, releasing new music, or just doing something noteworthy.
-- Nebraska pick ICKY BLOSSOMS released their first self-titled LP last week on Saddle Creek, which was produced by the now-legendary Dave Sitek, and it's still streaming on Spin. It's been receiving some good notices, although it was hit with a 6.6 from Pitchfork. That's only .2 points lower than the grade they gave the whole of music, so I guess they're doing alright. All we know is that if you're in the mood for some electro-clash revival sounds to night-drive to, you could do a hell of a lot worse. Look out for a review from our own Ryan Reed in this week's Phoenix.
-- Iowa pick WHITE FLASHES debuted a new video last week for their single "February 27th, 1974", which was produced and released by Dreaming Android Films. There are no electric sheep present in the video, but there's a lot of fantastic and cool imagery set to the ambient, quiet sounds that have come to be synonymous with the home of the Cutthroat Trout and/or alien abductions. Let's make no mistake, though: the only things that'll be probed here are your eardrums, and perhaps your eyeballs.
-- In between waiting in long lines for the world's best brunch and stealing Johnny Marr's bicycle, Oregon pick BLOUSE found some time to perform several new tracks on the Part Time Punks radio show. The links to "White" and "Videotapes" are up on their soundcloud, and in addition to that, the band sat down with NO CONCLUSION and made us a summer mix for our listening pleasure. Now only if they could get Andy Samberg to mix us up a few drinks while we listen...
-- FAKE NATIVES, our Kansas pick, is attempting an eleven-date tour of the Midwest this summer, and have started up a Kickstarter in order to get by with a little help from their friends. Help 'em out!
-- Minnesota (and Bon Iver) favorites POLICA are planning on dropping by the Paradise on October 5 to play a show with Gardens & Villa. Go ahead and grab your tickets, because the last time they played in the city, they sold out Great Scott. It's certainly going to be a lot cheaper than seeing Moz, who is also in town that night.
-- Finally, happy belated birthday to Adrianne Gold of Pennsylvania pick CATNAPS, who turned 21 this past Friday. May you has lots of cheeseburgers to go with all of that boozin' and punk rawkin'.


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Home › Forums › Gear Forums › Make Your Own Gear › Fabric choice to increase durability of Frogg Toggs rain wear?
Mar 2, 2013 at 11:27 pm #1299913
Hi folks,
I've been wondering what fabric would be good to sew onto some inexpensive Frogg Togg type rain gear. It needs to be relatively cheap, light weight (less than 2.5 oz per square yd), and increase the durability of the F.T.'s? Any suggestions? I'm looking to pay less than 8 dollars per yard for fabric. I like nylon for durability, strength, and lightweight, but polyester is also being considered for it's better UV resistance and more innate hydrophobic nature.
Thank you for your considerationMar 3, 2013 at 9:13 pm #1961102
Would noseeum netting increase abrasion resistance at all, or not enough for the added weight? Otherwise i'm thinking any kind of standard nylon 1.1 to 1.9 oz or so type fabric?
I really don't like the idea of "throw away" clothing, and as far as i can tell, the big weakness of frogg toggs is abrasion resistance mostly. Otherwise the fabric seems strong and durable enough. I know Frogg Toggs has come out with a new line of more durable rain gear wherein they face it with a microfiber polyester, but i don't want to pay an extra 40 dollars or so, for something i could do myself probably for about 14 dollars.Mar 3, 2013 at 10:54 pm #1961116
Greg FBPL Member
@gregfLocale: Canadian Rockies
Anything you add to the face of it will decrease breathability. So you are definitely sacrificing weight and breathability. As for fabric perhaps 1443 tyvek. Its the material that painting smoks are made of and is soft and quiet unlike homewrap tyvek.Mar 4, 2013 at 2:21 pm #1961359
Hi Greg,
That is potentially true, but i doubt that say .7 oz Noseeum netting fabric is going to decrease breath-ability, or increase weight much at all. I just want to add a little extra abrasion resistance. The nice thing about F.T.'s is that since they are made of polypro, they tend to be rather light to begin with (at least most of the models i have looked at).
I think i will experiment with the noseeum netting first since it's the lightest, cheapest, and most breathable fabric i can afford.Mar 6, 2013 at 2:09 am #1962012
David MilesSpectator
@davidmilesLocale: Eastern Sierra
Netting on the outside will snag on everything you walk by.Mar 7, 2013 at 11:50 pm #1963043
You're probably right David. Hmm, back to the drawing board…time to get creative. I just need some kind of initial light, breathable, and slick, non catching barrier. Dyneema fishing line tautly taped on in a grid fashion with bits of tyvek tape???
Lol, then Daryl and i can have a "whose outfit looks more odd" contest!Mar 8, 2013 at 12:54 am #1963047
Justin BakerBPL Member
@justin_bakerLocale: Santa Rosa, CA
This seems like an awful amount of work for a cheap jacket with a zipper that can randomly bust out on you.Mar 8, 2013 at 2:16 pm #1963209
Justin B. wrote, "This seems like an awful amount of work for a cheap jacket with a zipper that can randomly bust out on you."
Yeah, normally i try to abide by the KISS philosophy, but i really love the degree of breathability and at the same time waterproofness of the Frogg Toggs material. Not to mention it's very cheap price. The major issue though is it's abrasion resistance. I'm hoping if i can increase that some, i can get it to last significantly longer. I'm fairly "eco" minded, and don't like the idea of using some kind of plastic type material for a short period of time and then throwing it away, and repeating it over again.
I got 500 meters of pure dyneema fishing line, 80 lb strength, for like 26 dollars, which means im pretty much set with dyneema cord for life (wish i had known about this stuff before i started my external-carbon fiber frame backpack!) and don't mind a little taping. This project shouldn't take more than an hour or two tops.
Re: the zipper, lol maybe i should just go ahead and replace it with a #3 YKK zipper, sew and reinforce with tyvek tape… ; ) (being serious though, Tyvek tape is AWESOME for Frogg Toggs–it's much better to use this than what most people do–duct tape, as the Tyvek tape adheres much better, is more weather and heat resistant, and is lighter.)Mar 8, 2013 at 4:46 pm #1963243
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@lunchandynnerLocale: Pacific Northwest
Take a look at the new Marmot Super Mica. They have printed on reinforcements at high wear areas. I did the same thing on my rain jacket, but with clear Tenacious Tape gear repair tape. I just used a few pieces of 1cm wide x 4" strips parallel to each other and spaced apart an inch or so at each high wear area.
Remember to reinforce the lumbar area where your pack will touch. Wear your pack over your jacket and reinforce those areas.
For my shoulders, the main wear point was a few inches ventral (forward) of the tops of my shoulders.
The hold is permanent, that is unless you try to peel it off. Mine has been on for many months and several wash cycles with no signs of it coming off.
Also, remember to round any sharp corners to prevent it from catching on something and peeling.
I find the clear tape works best as the colored fabric ones tend to fray over time.
And I've experienced no issues with breathability, as the tape only covers such a small, but vital, area.Mar 8, 2013 at 5:21 pm #1963257
Daryl and DarylBPL Member
@lyrad1Locale: Pacific Northwest, USA, Earth
"i really love the degree of breathability and at the same time waterproofness of the Frogg Toggs material"
Me too. No other wb coat I have works as well.
Combining your good luck with tyvek tape and An-D's experience with taping specific areas might be worth trying.Mar 8, 2013 at 5:31 pm #1963260
I wear Dri Ducks under a windbreaker when bushwhacking.Mar 8, 2013 at 6:10 pm #1963277
Justin BakerBPL Member
@justin_bakerLocale: Santa Rosa, CA
Yeah, the couple of times that I actually used my dri ducks while hiking I was also doing some serious bushwacking. I was wearing a regular button up nylon hiking shirt and I put it over my dri ducks. Your outer shirt will get wet, which sucks, but for occasional use it's not a bad option.Mar 9, 2013 at 3:26 am #1963377
M BMember
are you referring to frog toggs, or dri ducks in particular.
the light slick ones, or the heavy fuzzy ones?
cuben fiber tape works to reinforce driducks areas, like contact on shoulders, etc.
cheap, light, permanent.Mar 9, 2013 at 9:11 am #1963446
Michael RayBPL Member
@topshotLocale: Midwest
Seems like an incredible pain for little gain. The only place I seem to tear up is around the wrists which don't matter too much. After 3 years I did finally add some transparent duct tape around there. And I'm referring to the lighter DriDucks, not the thicker Frogg Toggs. I do use trekking poles to push brush away though since I know the material is fragile.Mar 11, 2013 at 10:49 pm #1964597
Hi An-D and Daryl,
Sounds like some good ideas, thanks.
Hi David and Justin,
Hmm, i would think wearing a windshirt over it would really decrease the breathability significantly, but Justin i think your idea might work decently, a really breathable and thinner synthetic over shirt (or pants) sounds like it would work.
Hi M.B.,
I'm not sure. So far i only have two Frogg Toggs items. The emergency poncho which is really lightweight and basic, and the thicker, slightly larger, and more features poncho. I was looking into getting some of the regular jacket, or really more so at the very least some pants. It's the pants i'm worried about especially re: durability.
I would like to be able to make them into my combo windpants, rain pants, and go to lighter weight pants, but it seems like these would be really fragile for the purpose, whether the lighter or thicker stuff.
Hi Michael,
Perhaps…, perhaps. See pants comments above. I probably should have specified earlier that i was more concerned about reinforcing the pants.
Thank you everyone for the feedbackMar 12, 2013 at 10:00 am #1964716
"Hi David and Justin,
Hmm, i would think wearing a windshirt over it would really decrease the breathability significantly, but Justin i think your idea might work decently, a really breathable and thinner synthetic over shirt (or pants) sounds like it would work."
There sure is a lot dogma associated with backpacking. Try something first before dismissing it outright. Some waterproof
breathables work better with insulation over them.Mar 12, 2013 at 10:05 am #1964719
Most rain pants blowout at the crotch, in my experience. Wearing some light suspenders will prevent most of this.Mar 12, 2013 at 10:52 am #1964749
David wrote, "There sure is a lot dogma associated with backpacking. Try something first before dismissing it outright. Some waterproof
breathables work better with insulation over them."
Hi David, i wasn't stating an absolute, or that i was very sure of it, which is why i wrote "i would think…" not a very firm or strong preface. I'm a fairly open minded guy, and will try and consider much before dismissing it outright.
However, i lean to dismissing it (at least for the conditions i usually face) because of all the posts and threads i have read here about CFM levels, windshirts, etc, etc. My limited understanding is that to understand the CFM levels of a given system, if you have two layers on, you basically get it decreased by a factor of the combination. So it's more of an informed guess based on logic and prior knowledge. (Richard Nisley's posts were very informative in this area).
What i really like about the Frogg Toggs is just how breathable they are as a 1st and only layer. I just don't want to mess too much with that, which is why i like Justin B.'s idea a bit more right off hand. I'm of northern Celtic (lots of Scottish) and Germanic blood primarily, and i tend to run hot (though i don't sweat profusely).
David wrote, "Most rain pants blowout at the crotch, in my experience. Wearing some light suspenders will prevent most of this."
Thank you for the tip David.Mar 20, 2013 at 9:35 pm #1968052
So, as per Justin B.'s suggestion and report of past experience, i went out and bought some cheap (some at thrift stores, and the others clearance items), over sized, very thin, lightweight, and quite breathable long sleeve shirts and pants to go over my newly acquired Frogg Toggs jacket and pants (the dri ducks type stuff). They are all made out of polyester.
They should add some abrasion protection, while not reducing breathability much at all.
A truly KISS solution. Thank you David and Justin for the idea. Kind of makes one wonder why Frogg Toggs thinks they can charge 70 dollars for their jackets now that they just added better zippers and a polyester outer to make it more durable.
Even with the combined weight of the dri ducks type Frogg Toggs, and the thin, light weight poly shirt and pant covering, still pretty light weight all in all. I've seen eVent jackets, etc. heavier, and i bet this system is still even more breathable than eVent. Course still not as durable in the long term, but i have a Stoic Vapour Shell jacket in reserve for a more long term, durable type go to jacket if needed for that purpose.
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