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Sheikh Zayed bin Suroor Al Nahyan inaugurated the prestigious Samar Arts exhibition yesterday at Avenue at Etihad Towers, Abu Dhabi s first standalone high-end luxury shopping destination. The impressive oil, water and acrylics pieces from celebrated Emirati artist Dr. Samar Al Shamsi will be on exhibit at Avenue at Etihad Towers until 7th August 2013.
Following a ribbon cutting by Sheikh Zayed Bin Suroor Al Nahyan, the event also saw the unveiling of the Arab Mona Lisa piece in the UAE for the very first time. Inspired by the Mona Lisa of Leonardo Da Vinci and symbolising the core of oriental Arab beauty, the Arab Mona Lisa will serve as the centrepiece of the exhibition, which also showcases twelve other key pieces that represent the challenges of globalisation in realistic, abstract and surreal art forms. Commenting on the occasion, Dr. Al Shamsi said: "As an Emirati artist who has exhibited all over the world, I am continuously striving to push the limits in my own work and to encourage other Arab artists to do the same, and it is an honour to have Sheikh Zayed bin Suroor Al Nahyan hosting my exhibition at Avenue at Etihad Towers." In addition to comprising abstract and surreal pieces, Dr. Al Shamsi s portfolio is also celebrated for commissioned portraits of high profile individuals, including the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, UAE President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and US President Barack Obama, whose portrait is displayed in the library of The White House.
Among her numerous international awards, Dr. Al Shamsi was most recently honoured with the Excellence in the Arts Award by the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee of Michigan. This marked the first time an Arab woman received the prestigious award, which is presented to distinguished artists in the field of art, music and entertainment.
The unveiling took place in the presence of distinguished members of the UAE military, police and diplomatic community.
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Hello... My name is Claudia and my 76 year old father was diagnosed with cc on January 25, 2012. He was referred to MD Anderson after his liver enzymes were elevated from a cholesterol test and a tumor and lesions were found on the liver with an ultrasound. Upon diagnosis he was informed that he was not a surgical candidate due to the large tumor sitting on the portal vein so we started chemo treatment of gemcitabine and cisplatin. We did 8 rounds and the scans revealed that the large tumor and lesions on the liver were shrinking but the nodules on the lungs were growing. We continued another 8 rounds but this round was a bit more difficult because his platelets were always low. I also have to share that he did so well with no side effects (other than the platelets) of the chemo. The latest set of scans showed that the tumor maintained in size but the lesions were growing and also new ones were forming on both sides of the liver and the lungs. Our doctor decided to change chemo because she felt that the cancer was growing resistant.
Up until this point, my dad has NO symptoms of the cancer. No fatigue, no jaundice, no pain whatsoever! He has maintained his weight and a well appetite. It's hard to believe that this is growing inside of him and he has no symptoms. In fact, to this day, my mother believes that the doctors must be wrong because he is fine. I have hope but also have to be realistic with all the lab reports of this horrible cancer.
The dr recommended changing the chemo to (I hope I get the correct names) leucovorin and oxaliplatin. Well, due to my dad having only medicare, he is responsible for his 20% up front (which I have been paying up until this point and don't mind at all because I would do anything for my hero). With the new regiment, his portion would cost us 1200 every two weeks in addition to the pump. His chemo doctor recommended that we try xeloda hoping that the cost would be better. It wasn't. Xeloda would have been 600 every three weeks. I have been referred to numerous agencies that can maybe assist with his co-pays. I have yet to find any agency because I always get this answer, "I'm sorry... We don't have any funding for that particular cancer." And the CancerCare Copayment Assistance Foundation told me "We've never heard of that type of cancer...." I have grown so frustrated!
This afternoon I talked to the doctor again as to what our options would be and what would be the best path to take. He recommended going with the original chemo of leucovorin and oxaliplatin and have it done at the county hospital to make payments.
This is where we are now. I've been on this site since January reading up on cc. My dad is the best man you will ever meet. I am glad that I am here and have seen so much support for everyone here.
I guess my two main questions are...
Is it rare that dad be considered stage 4 and has been diagnosed for over 6 months with absolutely NO symptoms whatsoever?
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is it me or does granger just need to let loose and just dunk the damn ball!! god he's to smart of player for his own good.. just let loose buddy and attack the rim!
JO is all over the place right now.
anyone want to bet me shawne williams first shot is a brick from 3 pt land?
Waited too long to get JO the ball on that possesion where Tins took the three.
Bosh getting some nice calls. As he will the entire game. Have to step above it, though.
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I gotta say, they started really good so far..
Sounds like O'Brien and some of the players got angry with the way the team is playing in practice yesterday...
This space for rent.
JO is flat out dominating this game right now. On both ends.
Jermaine looks good tonight. Two blocks, a charge, some rebounds and some points.
EDIT: And as I say that, Jermaine just abused Bosh in the post.
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These calls are hilarious. JO kicking the Raps frontcourt all around the arena so the refs need to get Bosh his points.
I'm likin' this JO - he is actually doing what we all wanted to see - takin' it to the rim!
this is the jo we know and love!!
6pts 5brds and 2ast for JO so far...not a bad start
Apparently the NBA decided to promote Bosh to superstar status over the offseason.
Oh no, Harrison with the foul..
you can't put DH against Bosh! not the way Bosh can get those calls
Diener sucks.
ballboy passes it to other ballboys...
now i'm not a betting man...But i'm betting i was right...LOL
Man, Rush's shot looked nice there.
EDIT: Hard to believe that's Bosh's first field goal.
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Last week's widespread winter storm may not only have impacted your milk pickups, but it was likely a major factor in the notable drop in ethanol production, according to Geoff Cooper, with the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA).
Based on U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) data for the week ending Jan. 10, daily ethanol production averaged 868,000 barrels per day (36.46 million gallons daily), down 51,000 barrels per day from the week before, as storms affected key transportation routes and complicated normal plant operations.
Ethanol producers used about 13.16 million bushels of corn per day during the week, down from 13.93 million bushels per day the week before. Distillers grains yields were estimated at 86,362 metric tons daily.


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Interleague Play comes early for Nationals
WASHINGTON -- The Nationals are jumping into Interleague Play early this season, meeting the White Sox in just their third series of 2013. In fact, this is the earliest that an American League team has ever played at Nationals Park.
Interleague Play usually occurs for the first time toward the middle of the season, but it will now take place on a regular basis throughout the year.
"It's a little different, but I like it better," said third baseman Ryan Zimmerman. "Having those two weeks or whatever it was where you just have to play nothing but American League teams, it's kind of nice to just kind of have them sprinkled in there."
Manager Davey Johnson kind of shrugged off the change in schedule, saying there isn't much he could do about it.
"I don't have any control over that," Johnson said. "But it does seem [a little] strange [so early]."
Shortstop Ian Desmond agreed, saying, "It doesn't matter. It's still baseball. We get to play by our rules."
Jeff Seidel is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Northern Morocco and Marrakech Holiday
On this journey through northern Morocco we visit the great historic cities of Fes and Marrakech. We explore the maze of backstreets and alleyways and discover snake charmers, acrobats, musicians and storytellers in the lively Djemma-el-Fna square, in Marrakech. We also travel to the less-visited Rif Mountains, and to the Andalucian walled town of Chefchouan.
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- Travel with the locals - An exhilarating journey by train and bus to discover the highlights of Morocco.
- Tangier - Morocco's bustling port where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic Ocean.
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Gwendolyn Audrey Foster's newest book has just been published by Palgrave Macmillan.
Gwendolyn Audrey Foster's new book, Disruptive Feminisms: Raced, Gendered, and Classed Bodies in Film, published in January 2016 from Palgrave Macmillan, is a really groundbreaking book in every respect. As the publisher's comments on the book note, "Amy Schumer and Betty White use subversive feminist wit to expose sexism and ageism in film and TV. This is but one example of 'disruptive feminism' discussed in this groundbreaking book. Disruptive Feminisms: Raced, Gendered, and Classed Bodies offers a revolutionary approach to feminism as a disruptive force.
By examining texts that do not necessarily announce themselves as 'feminist,' or 'Marxist,' Foster brings a unique critical perspective to a wide variety of films, from the classical Hollywood films of Dorothy Arzner and Ida Lupino, to the subversive global films of Carlos Reygadas, Claire Denis, Michelangelo Antonioni, Luis Buñuel, Paul Thomas Anderson, and many others. In highlighting these filmmaker's abilities to openly challenge everything from class privilege and colonial racism, to sexism, ageism, homophobia and the pathologies of white privilege, Disruptive Feminisms fills a fresh and much-needed critical perspective, that which Foster dubs 'disruptive feminism'."
As Foster herself writes of the book, "In my research, I've found that 'disruptive feminism' often lurks in unlikely and unexpected places – from the dry feminist humor of Amy Schumer, Betty White, Dorothy Arzner, Ida Lupino, and Luis Buñuel, to the more serious and contemplative postcolonial films of Carlos Reygadas and Claire Denis. Filmmakers who are not so obviously read as 'feminist' or 'marxist' seem to find their way onto my radar. My scope is wide; I include work from classical Hollywood, early television, and global filmmakers. I highlight the ways that film and media can disrupt, challenge, and potentially overturn 'norms' of race, gender, age, sexuality, and class. Indeed, I hope this book disrupts feminism itself, because it can always use some shaking up."
Here are some recent reviews:
"I think the book is superior in many ways, just simply a jewel. Gwendolyn Audrey Foster's peculiar and enchanting magic is to blend keen socio-critical attention with an unyielding poetic sensitivity to the world of hints, provocations, resonances, and allusions. Through the films examined here, and through Foster's eyes, gender, class, and race fly beyond rhetoric and come alive." – Murray Pomerance, Ryerson University, author of The Eyes Have It: Cinema and The Reality Effect
"This book passionately advocates a cinema that challenges injustice and oppression across the globe by disrupting 'normative values' and 'received notions' of race and class as well as gender. Not least of the book's strengths is its illumination of culturally and aesthetically diverse works ranging from Carlos Reygadas' Post Tenebras Lux (2012) and Claire Denis' No Fear, No Die (1990) to Betty White's television programs of the 1950s." – Ira Jaffe, Professor Emeritus, University of New Mexico and author of Slow Movies: Countering the Cinema of Action.
"Written with a strong sense of personality, and even stronger and laudable political commitments, Gwendolyn Audrey Foster's Disruptive Feminisms extends her ongoing endeavor to provide meaningful critiques of film and film culture. This thoughtful book demonstrates how a number of films, from around the world and from different genres, disrupt the status quo through a feminist and postcolonial analysis." – Daniel Herbert, author of Videoland: Movie Culture at the American Video Store
"An excellent volume – Foster establishes at the outset that she writes as a global cultural feminist. By shrewdly focusing on specific films (and TV shows and star personas) that 'disrupt, challenge, and overturn the norms of race, gender, age, sexuality, and class,' this volume provides a much-needed alternative to the approaches that dominate the field today, although Foster uses those methodologies judiciously in her treatment of cinema as a political art form. Clear, well written, and without jargon, Disruptive Feminisms could easily be a valuable textbook, not just a volume for film scholars. Brava!" – Frank P. Tomasulo, Visiting Professor of Film Studies, Pace University.


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ATLANTA — Produce marketers are riding some favorable trends in nutrition and school feeding, and now more than ever it pays to get involved.
That was the message attendees at the Igniting Consumption workshop Oct. 14 during Fresh Summit 2011.
Panelist Kathy Means, Produce Marketing Association vice president of government relations and public affairs, lauded the success of the Let's Move Salad Bars to Schools campaign and its goal of 6,000 salad bars by 2013.
Means said PMA has donated a salad bar to an elementary school near its Newark, Del., office.
Panelist Elizabeth Pivonka, president and chief executive officer of the Hockessin, Del.-based Produce for Better Health Foundation, said school salad bars get schoolchildren to inspire their mothers to purchase more fruits and vegetables for home consumption.
Panel members urged produce companies to donate salad bars to schools in their communities.
More than 900 have been donated so far, according to saladbars2schools.org, along with nearly $2.25 million toward the effort's $15 million goal.
Workshop attendee Lorelei DiSogra, vice president of nutrition and health for the Washington, D.C.-based United Fresh Produce Association, said more than 800 schools have applied for salad bars but lack funding and called for industry to step up.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's MyPlate website offers online tool kits for companies do get involved.
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1 found dead in house fire on River Road
EUGENE, Ore. - One person died in a house fire Tuesday.
The identity of the deceased is being withheld until family can be notified.
The Lane County Sheriff's Office will lead the death investigation. The medical examiner will determine the cause and manner of death.
The fire was reported at 1:57 p.m. on River Road near Greenleaf Avenue in Eugene. Sheriff's deputies responded along with Eugene Police Department and firefighters.
Fire trucks blocked the northbound lanes of River Road. Traffic is getting through, but motorists are asked to avoid the area.
The cause of the fire is not yet known. Crews are still fighting the fire.
"I heard a lady screaming," neighbor Sean Curran said. "So I came running around the corner, and there was smoke coming out of the house."
Curran said he joined other passersby in running around the house, knocking on the walls, in an attempt to alert anyone still inside.
He said he saw windows broken out and could hear water running in the basement. One of the walls of the house was visibly charred and hot to the touch, he said.
While the Lane County Sheriff's Office and fire officials are still investigating the fire, residents in the area are still shaken up by what happened.
"You kind of act on instict and you don't know how you're going to help and what to do," Curran said. "At the same time you know it's dangerous and you can't run in the house. It's just not good news."
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Breast cancer acts differently in each person. The way a cancer grows is called its pathophysiology. Cancer has different phases of development. The grade of your cancer is the terminology doctors use to describe how the cancer cells look. Knowing how the cells look will help your doctor predict how fast the cancer may grow and spread. The stage of your cancer is the terminology doctors use to communicate the size of a tumor and where and how deeply it has spread. When the pathologist has examined the cells, he or she will issue a report that includes the cancer's grade and stage.
To grade your cancer, the pathologist gives your tumor a number from 1 to 3. Slower-growing tumors get a 1. Faster-growing tumors get a 3. The stage and grade of a cancer are unrelated to one another. However, the two categories combined describe the status of the cancer in such a way that your doctor can figure out how aggressively it must be treated. A Grade 3 cancer caught at a very early stage has a better prognosis than a Grade 1 cancer that isn't discovered until after it spreads. Ask your doctor to explain the grade of your cancer because it will be important when deciding on treatment.
The first place cancer is found in the body is called the primary site or primary tumor. Breast cancer, like all cancers, can spread to other parts of the body. This is called metastatic cancer, or metastasis. When a cancer spreads, it is said to have metastasized.
The first place that breast cancer usually spreads to is the nearby lymph nodes under your arms. In some cases, it spreads to distant parts of the body, like your liver. It may also spread to your skin. Although the cancer has spread, it's not considered a new cancer. For instance, if breast cancer spreads to your liver, it is not considered liver cancer. It's called metastatic breast cancer.
Doctors need to know what stage your breast cancer is in to decide what treatment to recommend. The stage is based on the size and extent of your tumor, the number of nodes involved, and whether the cancer has spread. Your oncologist will be able to know your stage based on information gained from a variety of tests, including the biopsy and perhaps a lymph node biopsy. All things considered, the stage of a cancer is still more important in determining the treatment strategy than its grade.
The TNM System is a standard system for describing the extent of a cancer's growth. It is the most common system used to stage breast cancer. The International Union Against Cancer and the American Joint Committee on Cancer developed it. Here's what the letters stand for in the TNM System:
T refers to the size of the tumor in the breast.
N tells whether or not the lymph nodes in the area of the breast have become cancerous.
M tells whether or not the cancer has spread (metastasized) to other organs in the body, such as your bones, liver, or lungs.
Numerical values, from 0 to 4, are assigned to the T, N, and M categories. Once your oncologist has determined your T, N, and M stages, this information is put together in what is called stage grouping, set by the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC). The AJCC stage grouping is used to determine your overall disease stage.
These are the AJCC stage groupings for breast cancer. Each TNM category, with its assigned numerical value, falls into one of these stages.
Stage 0 (early stage): This means that DCIS, LCIS, or Paget's disease has been found. There is no actual tumor, and there are no signs of disease spreading to lymph nodes or tissue beyond the breast. With LCIS, you are at increased risk for breast cancer, but no cancer is actually present.
Stage I (early stage): No cancer cells are found in the lymph nodes and the tumor is no more than 2 centimeters (less than one inch) across.
Stage II (early stage): Cancer has spread to your underarm lymph nodes and/or the tumor in the breast is 2 to 5 centimeters (1 to 2 inches) across.
Stage IIA: These are cancers where there is either no tumor or a tumor is less than 2 centimeters across, but cancer cells are in your lymph nodes. These are also cancers between 2 and 5 centimeters that have no lymph node involvement.
Stage IIB: Two centimeters or larger, these cancers show signs of having spread to lymph nodes, but not to your chest wall or skin. Or the tumor is more than 5 centimeters across, but it has not spread to the lymph nodes or to the chest wall or skin.
Stage III(advanced stage): This stage is also called locally advanced cancer. The tumor in your breast is usually large (more than 5 centimeters or 2 inches across), the cancer in your underarm lymph nodes is extensive, or it has spread to other lymph node areas or to other tissues near the breast.
Stage IIIA: This stage includes any tumors fitting the description above.
Stage IIIB: This stage includes those cancers that have spread to your chest wall or skin and maybe to nearby lymph nodes. You may also have visible symptoms such as an ulcer on your breast skin, swelling, or an "orange peel" appearance to your skin. Inflammatory breast cancer is a type of locally advanced breast cancer in this stage.
Stage IIIC: This stage includes tumors of any size and cancer in many different lymph nodes.
Stage IV: This is cancer that has spread to another organ in your body. It is called metastatic cancer. In this case, the size of the tumor and the extent of the spread to the lymph nodes are less important than the fact that cancer has spread from the breast to other organs of the body.


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What bothers me about this is we cannot download "iTunes Higher Quality Version" to our PC or MAC. This is where it will lose out on additional sales IMO. Also I've heard a lot of folks using the BETA only matching 20-30% of their tracks. What about mix tapes?.. Yikes
Is it really that bad? I'm just nervous about it keeping my tags and everything. I spent a lot of time and effort to get everything exactly like i wanted it, and i don't want this mucking it all up. But then again, even if it does work fine, i don't want to pay $25 for it to only match 20% of my songs either. This seems kinda flawed.
is it true that enabling itunes match on the iphone/ipod disables itunes music syncing? if so, then what the hell, am i supposed to listen to my music only from the cloud hogging up my data? Plus what about those times when im in the under ground subway and there is no access to the cellular network?
so does the $25 give me infinite extra space to store my songs that don't exist in the itunes store within? or are the songs that can't be matched with itunes store songs uploaded to my 5gb free icloud account? Because if so I'll end up paying for both the match service and a bunch of extra storage, because i know i certainly have a lot of music that isn't in the store...
Is there any risk in updating if I'm waiting for a jailbreak for my iphone 4s (5.0) or ipad 2 (5.0)? Wouldn't think so, but just wanted to make sure.
Apple has pulled 10.5.1 and doesn't allow new sign ups for now. Guess we will have to wait a little longer
I'm on 5.0 with an Iphone 4 with sprint and have itunes match enabled and it's not showing up on my phone.
They should have really tested this a lot more. I matched my home library up and I'm at work and I get 1 song that I never even had and it doesn't even have the iTunes match on my 64bit machine. Plus my iPhone 4 with 5.0 does not pull in the songs either.
Okay the 64bit version doesn't show because it's still 10.5. Guess I'll have to wait until they release the 64bit version to download
And as for the capacity question, you can upload up to 20,000 songs. Thought I will warn if you have explicit songs, sometimes it does match to the edited version, at least I had that issue in the beta.
And I've spent MANY hours editing and perfecting the correct info and tags on each song, I don't want this service to effect that


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Oreo Pretzel Fudge
Clearly we love Oreos in the Beantown Baker household. I've made them from scratch, used them in brownies and cupcakes, made truffles out of them, and even put them in Rice Krispies treats. Even with all of this baking with Oreos, I still look for new recipes to feature these classic cookies. This week I'm going to highlight five more recipes using Oreos. Get out a glass of milk and be sure to check back to see what I'm baking up.
I've had my eyes on this fudge for a while now. I love the simplicity of the recipe. And we all know I'm a huge fan of salty/sweet combos and layered bars!
This fudge combines the best of both of those worlds. One layer has the pretzels that provide some saltiness and a bit of crunch. The top layer provides a contrast because of the sweetness of the Oreos. I cut these into pretty small pieces, because like most fudges, this one is pretty intense!
I have to admit I wished that the bottom layer was a bit saltier. Next time I might even sprinkle some salt on top of that layer with the layer of pretzels. Don't get me wrong, this fudge is amazing, but it didn't provide the salty/sweet ratio that I was hoping for.
See all of my Week Of Oreo Recipes here.
Oreo Pretzel Fudge
100 grams dark chocolate
100 grams white chocolate
2 cans of condensed sweetened milk
20 Oreos, quartered
45 salted pretzels, 20 separated out and crushed
Microwave the dark chocolate with one can of condensed milk for 2 to 3 minutes, or until chocolate is nearly all melted, stirring thoroughly after each minute. Stir in the 20 crushed pretzels.
Spread the mixture into a square 8-inch pan lined with parchment paper. Top with remaining 25 whole pretzels. Press the pretzels slightly into the fudge.
Repeat melting the white chocolate with the second can of condensed milk.
Break the cookies into quarters, and stir into the white chocolate mixture. Spread that on top of the dark chocolate and the pretzels.
Refrigerate until firm – about 2 hours. Cutting is easiest with a knife dipped into hot water.
Recipe adapted from Chocolate Fool
11 Responses to "Oreo Pretzel Fudge"
A week of Oreo recipes!? Oh my goodness. This fudge looks awesome. I love sweet things that include pretzels. Sweet/salty is so delish.
I'm excited for a week of Oreos! The combo of pretzels and Oreos in your fudge sounds amazing!!
Oh yum! We love Oreos too! I have an Oreo cake recipe on my blog (foudn at another) that I did for Mr.s Birthday one year. It's oen of my top searched posts. =)
I love Oreos, too, but I rarely buy them unless it is for a recipe. This looks fantastic. I don't like pretzels very much, but I guess the other ingredients mask the taste of pretzels that I don't like. Thanks for this recipe!
I was just casually reading the beginning of this post, and then I scrolled down and saw the picture…OooooooMG! AMAZING! That looks like the most fantastic thing! Plus I love a salty/sweet combo, so this is right up my alley 🙂
This looks amazing! I like your idea of adding more salt. Did you see that there are pretzel M&Ms now? I bet it would be fun to sprinkle some of those on top!
Those sound amazing! I love a sweet and salty combo too… in fact I may or may not have kept picking at these ginormous chocolate and caramel covered pretzels on the dessert table at our family Mothers Day bbq yesterday. yum!
I will absolutely be checking back for the rest of the oreo recipes… I'm a huge fan 🙂
This fudge looks and sounds phenomenal. Salty, sweet, rich, chocolaty, creamy, crunchy. I want!
More salt? That recipe seems like a perfect candidate for using sea salt! 🙂
hey I just tried your recipe and and the bottom layer never set. Is there something I can do to prevent that?
My Husband shared a tasty post from The Kitchn with me on google reader and i discovered your blog. I spent all of vacation mornings going back and reading and tagging your recipe ideas. I am so inspired and can't wait to get in the kitchen!!! My Husband can't wait either!!


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A WC Education and a Little Maturity
When Glenn Wright '68 graduated from high school, his goal was to graduate from college. He didn't want to just go to college. He wanted to graduate. The problem— he wasn't sure he could.
Glenn Wright '68 left his hometown of Clayton, DE in the fall of 1964 to begin his freshman year at Washington College. He found, however, that the experience was a huge adjustment. He wasn't a strong student or an athlete or a leader. He wasn't prepared academically. To put it bluntly, he says "The fact that I looked like I was about 14 didn't help either".
As he struggled in his academic pursuits, he found the Psychology Department– where he continued his academic travails. Glenn began to enjoy the scientific and experimental focus of the department. He learned to read scientific papers critically, develop and execute psychology experiments and think analytically.
In the end, Glenn did graduate. He learned that to get good grades at Washington College you had to earn them, just as he would find out there were no "easy A's" in life. He also learned to think critically, write clearly, approach problems analytically, and he developed an intellectual curiosity that would drive him throughout his life. He'd achieved his goal of graduating, and he'll tell you, "I've done that all my life – set short term, measurable goals and never put a ceiling on my aspirations."
In the years that followed graduation, Glenn was on a mission to turn his hard-earned degree into a job. He felt like he needed to repay his parents for their generosity. He surprised himself by interviewing well, and was intrigued by the "romance" of the airline industry of the 60s. He got an entry-level job with United Airlines as a Customer Service Representative, but by the age of 25, he felt like he was failing again. Feeling underemployed and unable to climb the corporate ladder without more business experience, he began taking classes. He soon entered graduate school at George Mason University in pursuit of an MBA, while continuing to work for United Airlines. His grades at George Mason were stellar. He says, "It's amazing what a Washington College education and a little maturity will do".
At George Mason, Glenn was charged with developing a thesis examining the impact of age and job seniority on job satisfaction. He ran it like a Washington College Psych experiment and developed a valid measurement of job satisfaction in the form of a questionnaire. A couple of years later, Glenn was the Supervisor in Accounting Operations at UA. The Vice President of Accounting charged the department managers with measuring employee morale. Glenn's manager asked for ideas, so Glenn dug out his old job satisfaction questionnaire. He ended up conducting the survey for each section of the department, analyzing the data and presenting it to his boss' bosses, and as they say, "A star was born."
Over time, Glenn went on to become United's Vice President of Sales, Airport Operations & Reservations – Midwest. He never forgot about the 18-year-old-going-on-14 who struggled to graduate from Washington College. He was always grateful for the friends he made who helped him through. Upon retiring, he was proud to say he'd mentored several vice presidents-to-be. And he found he was proudest of the people he worked with and of the community he was a part of. "I gave it 100% all the time, I was intellectually honest, I cared about people and I always tried to do the right thing."
Glenn is still trying to do the right thing. He recently made a provision in his will to provide scholarships to Washington College students from his hometown of Clayton, DE. Today, he lives in Chapel Hill, NC with his wife Linda after a long and successful career. In looking back, he feels he had every advantage in life and is grateful that he has been so fortunate. With his gift, Glenn hopes he can pass on that same feeling.


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sevelamer (generic name)
It binds phosphates in the stomach and prevents them from being absorbed into the body
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What is this medicine?SEVELAMER (se VEL a mer) is a polymer. It binds phosphates in the stomach and prevents them from being absorbed into the body. This medicine is used in patients with chronic kidney disease on dialysis to prevent dangerous increases in phosphates.
What should I tell my health care provider before I take this medicine?They need to know if you have any of these conditions:
How should I use this medicine?Take this medicine by mouth. Follow the directions on the prescription label. Take with meals. Take your medicine at regular intervals. Do not take your medicine more often than directed. Do not stop taking except on your doctor's advice.
Empty the entire contents of each packet into a cup and mix thoroughly with water. If you are using the 0.8 g packet, mix with 1 ounce (30 milliliters) of water. One ounce is equivalent to either 6 teaspoons or 2 tablespoons of water. If you are using the 2.4 g packet, mix with 2 ounces (60 milliliters) of water. Two ounces is equivalent to 4 tablespoons of water. Multiple packets can be mixed together with the right amount of water. The powder does not dissolve in water. Stir the mixture vigorously just before drinking. Drink entire mixture within 30 minutes.
Talk to your pediatrician regarding the use of this medicine in children. Special care may be needed.
Overdosage: If you think you've taken too much of this medicine contact a poison control center or emergency room at once.
What if I miss a dose?If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you can. If it is almost time for your next dose, take only that dose. Do not take double or extra doses.
What may interact with this medicine?Do not take this medicine with any of the following medications:
This medicine may also interact with the following medications:
What should I watch for while using this medicine?Visit your doctor or healthcare professional for regular check ups. Follow the diet as directed by your doctor.
If you are taking other medications, take them at least 1 hour before or 3 hours after taking this medicine.
What side effects may I notice from receiving this medicine?Side effects that you should report to your doctor or health care professional as soon as possible:
Side effects that usually do not require medical attention (Report these to your doctor or health care professional if they continue or are bothersome.):
Where should I keep my medicine?Keep out of the reach of children.
Store at room temperature between 15 and 30 degrees C (59 and 86 degrees F). Protect from moisture. Throw away any unused medicine after the expiration date.
Remember, keep this and all other medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medication only for the indication prescribed.


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gianmrster wrote:what dou you think about all the things that people says about the hell? It is real? How do you imagine??
Chet Baker wrote:For my personal opinion, I believe that it does exist both in the existing world and in the place where u might go after u die.
There is a very common example you may have heard from the TV or movie, especially, in horrible movie. When people see something horrible, usually they will say "What the hell...?" Thus, there is an evidence that hell does exist in the living world.
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UNIPCAFEM is one of fifteen Brazilian Fair Trade Certified producer groups that participated in the 2007-2010 Responsible Sourcing Partnership (RSP) project. The RSP project is a result of a partnership between USAID, Fair Trade USA, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and SEBRAE-MG designed to improve the quality of Brazilian coffee, increase market linkages and raise producer capacity. Through the partnership UNIPCAFEM participated in cooperative governance trainings, business management trainings, cupper trainings and post-harvest best practices trainings to improve coffee quality.
Through the RSP project, UNIPCAFEM successfully secured funding for 25 paved drying patios. This basic infrastructure improvement will help UNIPCAFEM members continue to improve their post-harvest handling practices and the final flavor of their coffee.
Also, UNIPCAFEM members took first and second place in the Natural Coffee category in the 2009 Fair Trade Certified Cupping Competition. UNIPCAFEM producer Sebastião Reguim took first place and UNIPCAFEM President Guido Reguim Filho placed second. The one-two sweep in this year's cupping competition is a strong testament to UNIPCAFEM's successful commitment to coffee quality.
Recently we were sought out by the principal of the Dos Martins Community School. She told us that after the UNIPCAFEM's computer lab was created, school attendance on computer lab days is always 100 percent. Hearing this was very rewarding for us because we were able to see that we are using a part of our Fair Trade premium in an effective way—helping make education attractive and possible for the community's children. "
Guido Reguim Filho, Unipcafem President
Environmental Interest Scholarships for Schoolchildren
UNIPCAFEM finances and awards a small prize each year for schoolchildren who show special interest in the environment.
Natural Medicine Program for Community
The cooperative helped establish a natural medicine program for the community.
Education Programs: Computer Lab and School Uniforms and Supplies
UNIPCAFEM has a very close relationship with the public school that serves the children in its rural community. UNIPCAFEM provides school uniforms for all of the children in the community. UNIPCAFEM also provides winter coats and school supplies to children in the community with greater economic need, so they too can be warm and comfortable during the school day. UNIPCAFEM built a computer laboratory for the school and offers computer skills classes to adult members and their children.
Agronomist Hired for Technical Training and Education
UNIPCAFEM is using its 2009 Fair Trade premium to contract an agronomist to support UNIPCAFEM during the upcoming harvest season. The agronomist will be a valuable resource for the group to verify the utilization of best practices, and to provide additional quality training and agronomy education to UNIPCAFEM's members.


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Forest Service Official: Clean Snowmobile Challenge Helps Sustain the Natural World
March 22, 2009—
The US Forest Service's second-highest ranking official told participants in the 2009 SAE Clean Snowmobile Challenge that their efforts contribute to the future of America's wild places.
"Our mission as an agency is sustaining America's forests and grasslands," Joel D. Holtrop, deputy chief of the national forest system, said March 21 at the Challenge awards banquet. "We won't be able to do that unless people love the outdoors."
The Forest Service is a longtime sponsor of the Challenge.
Recreation connects the public with the natural world, he said. Snowmobiling in particular brings people to the forest in winter, when they can experience the beauty of the woods at a time when many people barricade themselves indoors.
"Some of our best partners are snowmobilers," Holtrop said. "They aren't just our partners, they're our friends.
Holtrop noted that the sport has raised concerns among some groups. "There are people who worry about the impacts of snowmobiling," he said. "But the cleaner the machines are, the quieter they are, the easier it will be to manage this recreational opportunity for the benefit of all Americans."
"You are making a difference," he told the 200-plus student engineers, advisors, sponsors and organizers of the Clean Snowmobile Challenge. "You are establishing your legacy: caring for the natural world. We are very grateful for your help."
Michigan Technological University (www.mtu.edu) is a leading public research university developing new technologies and preparing students to create the future for a prosperous and sustainable world. Michigan Tech offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in engineering; forest resources; computing; technology; business; economics; natural, physical and environmental sciences; arts; humanities; and social sciences.


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DENVER -- An unusual game of catch broke out in the right-field corner at Coors Field on Friday.
Carlos Gonzalez had his left (throwing) hand wrapped because of recent surgery to remove a benign tumor, so all he could do was catch. Beside him was right-handed pitcher Jordan Lyles, whose left (catching) hand was in a splint because it's broken.
At the other end, Nolan Arenado wore his glove on his left hand, but couldn't catch throws with it because he was just beginning exercises to rehab a broken middle finger. Beside him was able-bodied head athletic trainer Keith Dugger. So Lyles and Arenado threw, and had Gonzalez and Dugger to catch for them.
All are on the disabled list, but Arenado appears the closest to returning. Arenado, injured May 23, had a positive medical report on Tuesday. He will consult with Cleveland hand specialist Dr. Thomas Graham soon to see exactly where the hand stands. Arenado said he hopes to be hitting next week and return within two weeks, but that's not an official timetable.
"I'm obviously pushing it, trying to get out there as quick as I can," Arenado said. "The doctors are going to make sure I'm 100 percent before that happens.
"Fielding I'm not worried about it. You don't really feel with the fingers, the glove kind of takes over and stuff like that. Holding the bat is going to be a little different. I haven't really bent my finger yet so it's going to probably feel weird. This whole week is going to be good to get the motion back and then pick up the bat. Hopefully I'll feel a lot more comfortable."
Toward the end of batting practice, Dugger rolled Arenado groundballs at third base. He fielded with his feet set and made off-balance pickups and throws. As is the case during games, Arenado, who earned a Rawlings Gold Glove Award last year as a rookie but has made some throwing errors this season on routine plays, was more accurate with throws across the diamond when he was moving.
Thomas Harding is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Hardball in the Rockies, and follow him on Twitter @harding_at_mlb. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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I recently (5-9 Mar 2012) delivered my five-day SSIS training course – From Zero To SSIS! – in London. The class was delivered in collaboration with TechniTrain. I must commend Chris Webb (blog | @Technitrain) and Helen Lau on their leadership, professionalism, and attention to detail. They made the course a breeze for the students and the instructor! It was a pleasure and privilege to work with them.
In addition to people just learning data integration, this class contained several experienced consultants. As the instructor, it is my challenge to deliver the material at an understandable pace for those brand new to SSIS while tossing out nuggets to keep those more experienced engaged. The first day is always the toughest, but I truly enjoy the challenge!
I do not begin instruction where other SSIS classes begin. I start in the middle and work my way out. I saw the effectiveness of this technique while serving (and instructing) in the US military, and I believe they call it "spiral". It works well with topics as diverse and complex as SSIS.
One of the students, Greg M. Lucas (blog | @datacentricity), wrote a review of the course. Greg and I share a passion for test-driven database development. Another, Data Architect Eric Lawson (@ericjlawson), has already implemented design patterns from the SSIS Framework we discussed in class (and built a part during lab exercises on Day 5).
I read course reviews carefully and constantly endeavor to improve by adjusting content and delivery style. I also listen when attendees describe training they receive from others, whether SQL Server – or technology – or not. It is always flattering when students say of an instructor, "That person really knows their stuff!" or "That was like drinking from the fire hose!" But I much prefer when students report (as Greg did): "I thoroughly enjoyed all five days of this course, learning something new every day…"
I feel it's not my job to impress you with how much I know about SSIS; rather, it's my job to teach you as much SSIS as possible. When I approach training this way, my goals are aligned with your goals. Our success is coupled. Everyone wins.
Thanks to Chris and Helen for providing an awesome learning environment; and Greg and Eric and everyone who attended! TechniTrain and Linchpin People are planning another course for September in London. More on that in a couple months…
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Once again, thanks Andy for a fantastic course.
Sad that I missed this. it was the ZERO part of the course that put me off. Will sign up early for the september gig.


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Biodiesel — made from feedstocks such as soybean oil, recycled cooking oil and animal fats — is the first and only EPA-designated advanced biofuel to be produced on a commercial scale nationwide. Biodiesel isn't just a good thing for soybean farmers, but also for livestock farmers and ultimately consumers.
Livestock, especially pigs and poultry, rely on soybean meal for a large portion of the protein in their diet. When soybean oil is used for biodiesel, this increases oil value and can create a steady supply of soybean meal for livestock farmers.
The administration's decision increases the amount of biodiesel that refiners must use to displace petroleum diesel next year to a total of 1.28 billion gallons. The U.S. diesel market equals about 55 billion gallons annually. This gives the biodiesel industry and its feedstock producers the certainty they need to boost production and invest in their operations.
It also will diversify our fuel supplies so that we're not so dependent on global petroleum prices that threaten our national security and economic growth. With gas prices once again on the rise, this is exactly the kind of smart domestic energy policy we need for the future.
Kevin Wilson, president, Indiana Soybean Alliance
WaltonI read the article "No jail time for mother aware of abuse" on Oct. 30. 1. I feel the mother was just as guilty as her boyfriend, especially her knowing that her children were being abused. 2. I feel a mother who loves her children would not put her children in harm's way to be abused. 3. What child would like growing up and remembering that their parent let them be abused?
Be it mother and boyfriend, they both were guilty of a heinous crime.
If the judge were a child, how would he feel being abused? Ever try and put the shoe on the other foot? If the judge would have put her in prison, she soon would have realized that she was being punished for a wrongdoing. It would have taught her that you do not get by with child abuse.
I totally agree with Virginia Reiter on this issue. The lawyers will tell you that the judge can and will do what they want as they have the power to do this while they are in office.
Thank God! I have the power at election time to vote for the judge that I feel will protect children from parents that know that their children are being abused. I have the right to vote, and I and many of my friends agree with me on this issue. Some people go to prison for this, and some do not.
Funny how the law applies to certain people. More people need to let the judges know how we feel.
Joan Busche
P.S. Ever see the lady holding the scales in the court house on mural? Sometimes scales seem lopsided.On Sept. 3 I attempted to contact City Utilities, first by telephone than through email, that my recycling bin had not been picked up on the designated day. I received no response. Four weeks later on Sept. 29 I requested a credit for missed service. Today, Oct. 19, I received an email response from Waste Management manager Matt Gratz that on Sept. 29 City Utilities forwarded my email to his assistant regarding my request for a credit. Apparently his assistant was on vacation for three weeks, and no one was answering her emails in her absence.
According to Waste Management, someone attempted to empty my recycling bin three days after my complaint. However, I was not notified of this and had pulled my recycling cart back up to my house.
It took six weeks from the time of my initial complaint to get a response from someone. I still have not heard from anyone at City Utilities. Mr. Gratz was supposed to inquire as to why it took the city so long to contact him and I have not heard back from him yet. That was two weeks ago.
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Morrow makes progress in rehab outing
TORONTO -- Right-hander Brandon Morrow took another step forward in his rehab by tossing one scoreless inning for Triple-A Buffalo on Saturday night.
Morrow entered in the eighth inning of Buffalo's 3-0 win over Rochester. He threw 11 of his 14 pitches for strikes and didn't strike out or walk a batter.
The 30-year-old hit 97 miles per hour on a couple of occasions but went almost exclusively with his fastball. Morrow should be able to lean heavily on that pitch when he returns to the Majors, but will also need to refine his slider even in a bullpen role.
It's not immediately clear what the next step will be for Morrow. He'll likely receive the day off on Sunday, but could then appear in Buffalo's final game of the regular season on Monday afternoon vs. Syracuse.
The Blue Jays will then have to decide if he's ready to return to the big leagues as a September callup or whether Morrow will need more work on the side. When Morrow returns, it will be as a reliever -- because there isn't enough time remaining in the season to get him stretched out as a starter.
Morrow has been on the disabled list since he suffered a torn tendon sheath in his right index finger on May 4. He is 1-2 with a 5.93 ERA in six starts this season.
Gregor Chisholm is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, North of the Border, and follow him on Twitter @gregorMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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HPCVL has added more value to its resources with its recent designation as a Certificate Authority. HPCVL will issue digital certificates to manage identities for the HPCVL Secure Portal.
A certificate authority issues and manages digital certificates. The certificates are issued by HPCVL once it verifies the information provided by the individual or organization requesting digital certificates. HPCVL stores these digital certificates in a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) database to manage identities and control access to information through the web portal that it manages. The establishment of the Certificate Authority is integral to the goals of the lab, providing convenient global access to users while protecting sensitive research and other data accessible through the Secure Portal.
The Certificate Authority can also be used by other third parties who may require security services such as digital signatures and data encryption for their own portals or other desktop applications.
In October 2004, HPCVL's Certificate Authority was issued during its Root Key ceremony with help from the professional services and software from Entrust, Inc., a world leader in securing digital identities and information. The ceremony was witnessed by Deloitte and Touche to assure under audit that the Root Key pairs generated during the event were created in accordance with HPCVL's plan of procedures (Certificate Policy version 1.0) while conforming to industry-held best practices. You may read the Certificate Policy here (PDF). Witnessing activities included video recording of the procedures, personnel checks, access control of the room used to conduct the ceremony, sign-off of the script that included all key stroke entries made during the ceremony, and approval of custody controls of all cryptographic materials. The ceremony also included a review of HPCVL's physical security procedures in place to protect the integrity of the keys that were being generated.
A digital certificate is signed by the Certificate Authority so that a recipient can verify that the certificate is trusted. Digital certificates contain a variety of identification information and the certificate holder's public key used for encrypting messages and digital signatures.
Encryption is the process of obscuring information to make it unreadable without special knowledge; the sender encrypts the message using the recipient's public key. The recipient then decrypts the message with their own private key. Once the sender has encrypted the message with the recipient's public key no one can decrypt it without access to the recipient's private key, not even the sender.
A communication has the attribute of 'non-repudiation' if it is protected against a successful dispute of its origin, submission, delivery, or content. The steps for non-repudiation differ than those used for encrypting a message. The sender signs the message using their own private key and the recipient upon receipt uses the sender's public key to access and verify the contents of the message. Non-repudiation is achieved through the use of the sender's private key. No one but the sender must have access to the sender's private key so we can be assured of the identity of the sender. Non-repudiation also ensures that the transaction took place and over a period of time has not been tampered with or altered in anyway.
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Trends Among the Top 10 Flowmeter Technologies
From the mystery meter to the meter with a face, users' flowmeter options are being expanded by new developments--and some all-new technologies
Many changes are occurring in the worldwide flowmeter market. While growth of new-technology flowmeter applications continues to outpace those of more traditional meters, long-term favorites such as turbine and positive displacement are holding their own in many applications.
For now at least, change is evolutionary rather than revolutionary. This article looks at significant developments occurring in each of 10 flow technologies.
New-Technology Flowmeters
These types of meters, introduced since 1950, include Coriolis, magnetic, ultrasonic, vortex, and multivariable differential pressure (DP). They are the main focus of product development by the major suppliers, and typically have accuracy levels of 1% or better. Sales of all of these types are growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) faster than the flowmeter market as a whole (greater than 2.1%).
* The Mystery Meter: The first Coriolis meters featured bent tubes. However, since straight-tube meters were introduced in the mid-1990s, much of the product development has been focused on them. Straight-tube Coriolis meters are especially suited for sanitary applications, since they are easier to clean than bent-tube meters. Particles are less likely to get lodged in straight-tube than in bent-tube meters.
Line size continues to be an issue for Coriolis meters. More than 90% of Coriolis meters sold are 2 in. or less in size. Coriolis meters become expensive and unwieldy in larger line sizes, especially 4 in. and above. No one has as of yet been able to invent a Coriolis meter for the larger line sizes that is modest in both price and size.
One of the most interesting new Coriolis products is Foxboro's digital Coriolis meter, the CFT50. This meter is designed to deal with measurement applications involving two-phase flow, such as liquid and gas, or entrained air. The meter was developed as the result of a customer needs analysis in conjunction with the engineering department at the University of Oxford. It can handle difficult-to-measure applications including slurries and non-homogeneous fluids, as well as pharmaceutical batch applications, railcar and tank truck unloading, pulp & paper coating applications, and dairy processes in cheese manufacturing.
End users have a unique loyalty to Coriolis meters. This may stem from admiration for their high accuracy together with the inability to see the inner workings of the meter. This gives Coriolis meters a sense of mystery that no other meter has. Despite this, in interviews end users have requested a sight glass to visually check flow on Coriolis flowmeters.
* A Magnetic Attraction: Magnetic flowmeters (Figure 1) are the workhorses of the flowmeter market. They are wildly popular in Europe, where there is great need to measure water flow, and the leading suppliers are based in Europe. In fact, magnetic flowmeters were first introduced in Holland in 1952.
Figure 1: Tall to Small
Photographed at Krohne's calibration facility in Dordrecht, Holland, the author shows magnetic flowmeters are commonly used in an extensive range of sizes.
Because magnetic flowmeters are so widely used for sanitary applications, much of the new product development either centers around linings or around meters designed for particular applications. Application-specific meters typically meet certain industry standards and are designed with materials suited for a particular industry. An example is Emerson Rosemount's Model 8721 sanitary magnetic flowmeter.
More money is spent on magnetic flowmeters annually than on any other type. This is projected to remain true through 2007. In terms of units, there are far more magnetic flowmeters sold than any other type of new-technology meter. More than twice as many magnetic flowmeters are sold in Europe than in the U.S. It appears, then, there is a certain magnetic attraction between end users and these flowmeters.
* The Ultra-Fast-Growing Meter: Ultrasonic flowmeters are the fastest growing meter category. However, most of this growth comes from explosive growth in the market for custody transfer of natural gas. This growth began in Europe in 1995 with the publication of Technical Monograph 8 by Groupe Europeen de Recherches GaziSres (GERG). This monograph laid out criteria for using ultrasonic flowmeters for custody transfer of natural gas. In June 1998, the American Gas Assn. (AGA) followed suit with a similar document, AGA-9, which resulted in explosive growth of ultrasonic meters for that application in North America.
While natural gas measurement has captured many of the headlines, some important developments have been occurring on the liquid side. The American Petroleum Institute (API) has published a draft standard about using transit-time ultrasonic flowmeters to measure liquid hydrocarbons. Krohne recently introduced the UFM 3030, a three-beam transit-time ultrasonic flowmeter designed to measure liquids, including hydrocarbons. That unit is a follow-up to the company's AltoSonic V, the first multiple-beam ultrasonic flowmeter for custody transfer of liquids.
* A Plethora of Vortices: Vortex flowmeters have so far failed to capture the imagination of the end user community. While they have many attractive features, they do not have one overriding strength that makes them a must-have for a particular application. They are highly accurate, but not as accurate as Coriolis meters. And while they are minimally intrusive, they are more intrusive than magnetic and ultrasonic meters.
Vortex meters are at their best in steam applications because they can handle the high pressures and temperatures associated with measuring steam flow. However, steam only accounts for about 10% of total flow applications. Perhaps this is why vortex meters are currently the slowest growing new-technology segment.
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I think I'll let myself to start thinking about the fun stuff…like what I am going to wear! If there's one thing I learned through this process, what you wear can be the difference in finishing a long run or not…and not just what's on your feet. I know one thing's for sure- I will be wearing my Team Morey tank top as a reminder to make it to the finish line.
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Walker faces uncertain timetable with hand
ST. LOUIS -- The Pirates know they will be without the services of Neil Walker for at least the rest of this road stretch, which has four games remaining following Saturday afternoon's game against the Cardinals.
What they need to determine is whether Walker's absence with a six-stitch gash in the knuckle of his right index finger figures to be long enough to warrant his placement on the 15-day disabled list.
Soon after his injury Friday night -- sustained while trying to break up a double play and being stepped on by St. Louis shortstop Pete Kozma -- Walker said doctors expected the stitches to be removed in six to seven days.
That prognosis coincides with one of the "two different time frames I've heard, one from our team and one from somebody else," manager Clint Hurdle said.
"We'll take it day to day and initially try to play without DL-ing him," Hurdle added, "and if it becomes problematic for the roster, we may have to go in a different direction."
It may have become more problematic a couple of hours later, exclusive of Walker's condition: Right-fielder Travis Snider was scratched from Saturday's lineup with left-side discomfort. If that were to become a lingering issue -- Snider was being treated prior to re-evaluation -- it would further dilute the bench and necessitate roster moves.
Brandon Inge will primarily take Walker's spot at second base and be occasionally spelled by the other veteran infielder, John McDonald.
Tom Singer is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog Change for a Nickel. He can also be found on Twitter @Tom_Singer. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Highway work to clutter Interstate 70 in coming weeks
October 8, 2012
Drivers will encounter roadwork and possibly delays on Interstate 70 in the coming days and weeks as Colorado Department of Transportation crews work to complete surface upgrades and rockfall mitigation projects on the mountain corridor.
The transportation department will be sealing cracks along the 62-mile segment of I-70 between the top of Vail Pass and Jefferson County, causing overnight lane closures at various locations along the highway stretch through November.
The lane closures will be two miles long at most.
One eastbound lane will be closed between Vail Pass and Silverthorne from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Sunday through Thursday nights over the next month or so.
Single eastbound and westbound lanes through Idaho Springs will be closed from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. while crews are sealing cracks in the highway surface.
"Crack sealing is a pre-emptive strike against road deterioration because it extends the lifespan of the highway – both the surface and sub-surface," CDOT engineer Russel Cox stated in a release. "It prevents potholes from developing and that's a safety enhancement as well. We see it as a lower cost treatment in the short-term that saves money in the long-term."
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The $1.6 million project is set to be completed by November.
Work hours and locations will be adjusted to minimize the impact to drivers, according to the release.
The speed limit will be reduced through the work zones to 45 mph.
Meanwhile, CDOT crews will be stopping traffic and closing lanes at Georgetown Hill this week for rockfall mitigation work and fencing installation.
Drivers should expect 20-minute traffic stops throughout the day today at the Georgetown interchange for westbound traffic and at Silver Plume for eastbound traffic.
Stops will be implemented approximately twice hourly from 10 a.m. to sunset.
CDOT officials stop traffic for the public's safety while rockfall work is taking place on the slopes above the highway, according to a release from the transportation department.
The rockfall work will continue Wednesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to sunset, but will only require the right westbound lane to be closed from Georgetown to Silver Plume, rather than full traffic stops.
The project could be rescheduled depending on the weather.


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Like its conventional counterpart, organic citrus is expected to be in ample supply this fall and winter, and quality should be good.
At Homegrown Organic Farms in Strathmore, Calif., Scott Mabs, chief executive officer, said organic citrus sales are "moving forward at a steady pace."
"The consumer seems to continue to demand it, so it's continuing to grow," he said.
Eco-Farm Corp. in Temecula, Calif., has been experiencing good markets on organic citrus all year, president Steve Taft said.
The company will offer navels from the San Joaquin Valley from around Dec. 1 until April 1. Eco-Farm will start shipping cara cara oranges in January, just ahead of its blood oranges that will be available starting in February. The company also will have organic minneolas from the Central Valley.
"There doesn't seem to be any letup in the organic charge," Taft said.
There's been a change in distribution patterns among a number of large-volume retailers who used to buy organic produce through distributors, said John Stair, domestic commodity manager for San Francisco-based Pacific Organic Produce.
"We're seeing more activity with retailers approaching us to purchase closer to the source," he said. "It makes more sense to purchase more closely to the grower."
Homegrown Organic Farms will add pummelos to its product line for the first time this year, Mabs said.
The firm also will offer navel oranges, clementines, w. murcott and gold nugget mandarins, grapefruit and lemons. In addition, the firm will bring in some organic limes from Mexico.
The company now is shipping organic lemons from the desert and plans to start navels out of the San Joaquin Valley in early November and mandarins in late November, Mabs said.
The navel crop will be down compared with last year, but mandarin volume will be the same.
Quality looks fine all around, Mabs said.
Pacific Organic Produce will increase its lemon and grapefruit volume by about 15% this season thanks to the addition of two growers, Stair said.
The company began sourcing lemons from the desert in late September and started its grapefruit deal in mid-October. Navels will kick off in mid-November.
Quality also was looking good on grapefruit.
"We're expecting to see a strong season volumewise on our organic grapefruit out of the desert," Stair said.
Early indications pointed to improved size and color compared with last season, and that's good, he said, because the fruit won't require much ethylene gas, and that enhances shelf life.
"The trees are helping everyone in the supply chain by getting us fruit with better color," he said.
In northern San Diego County, water has become a major issue, Taft said.
A lot of organic citrus trees have been pulled out because of rising water rates, he said.
"The one crop that has been really badly hit by it has been the valencia oranges," Taft said.
Eco-Farm lost as much as half of its organic valencias, along with a few acres of navels, he said.
It doesn't pay to grow valencias in that region, he said.
"You'll pay more for the water than you'll get for the crop."
Organic citrus usually continues to demand a premium price, growers said.
One reason for the higher cost is the extra effort involved in the growing process.
"You have to be very good at it to do it well," Taft said.
While costs have dipped a bit on some inputs, like organic fertilizers, they've risen on others, like weed control and water, he said.
Mabs said it just isn't practical for organic citrus to be priced the same as conventional.
"Especially with citrus, if you come in line with conventional, we won't have any growers left," he said. "The economics of it are just different."
There's definitely a premium, Stair said, but the extent of that premium can vary by time of year.
"Generally speaking, the beginning of the seasons and the end of the seasons are where we see the strongest premiums for conventional," he said.


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A Failure to Communicate
What's Stalling VFD Adoption? It May Not Be What You Think
We have always understood that process control is a conservative market and is very slow to accept new or innovative technology. In spite of the many innovators who thrive in the process control industry, the folklore is essentially correct. We insist on proof that some new or innovative technology offers a measurable user benefit, and that it be demonstrated in several plant locations. As the former chairperson (convener) of the ISA and IEC fieldbus standards committees, I can attest to the very slow acceptance of Foundation fieldbus in process control system architecture. However, that will be the subject of a future article. This one is about this industry's failure to accept the variable frequency drive (VFD) as a final control element in process control loops to replace the ubiquitous control valve.
In the first of these articles, I introduced the technology of the VFD—an established device that is capable of creating a type of alternating current (AC) that can be used to power AC induction electric motors used to turn centrifugal pumps. Since the VFD generates AC at different frequencies, the induction motor rotates at speeds proportional to the frequency.
In that article, I pointed out that the laws of physics relating to centrifugal pumps, called the affinity laws, show that pump rotation speed and the flow rate of the pumped fluid are directly proportional, whereas the power required varies as the cube of the speed and the square of the pressure head. For a process control flow loop, this means that the output of a PID loop controller can be directly applied to the speed setpoint of the VFD in order to control flow. Of course, the PID output classically has been connected to the position setpoint of a process control valve.
The clear advantage of using the VFD to control pump speed, and therefore, the flow rate, is that it is no longer required to pump with enough head to overcome the pressure drop across the control valve. The energy savings caused by the reduced pump pressure head is significant because of the pump affinity law. In addition, as long as the desired flow rate remains within the speed control range of the VFD with a particular pump, the control loop response will be much faster than can be obtained using an electromechanical control valve. The few users who have actually tried this configuration have reported large energy savings and adequate control loop performance. Unfortunately, there have been no experiments reported to measure the actual performance of such a control loop where the VFD provides the final control element.
Don't Ask, Don't Tell?
In my market research for a VFD supplier, I found that users were generally not aware of the option to use a VFD as the final control element for a process control loop. Use of VFD is rarely if ever specified, except in water and waste applications, where a control valve would be exceedingly expensive because of its size. As it turns out, this is no surprise, since the VFD manufacturers generally do not market their products to process control users, which would require that they supply users with an application data sheet for the use of VFDs as the final control element of a process control loop. Users generally learn about the equipment they specify in their plants from the college classroom, data sheets supplied by their vendors and from direct sales efforts of suppliers. College textbooks, as well as ISA's own textbooks on process control, currently do not show the use of a VFD as the final control element for a control loop. Without the informative and educational
application data sheets, it continues to be unlikely for a user to specify the use of VFD as the final control element of any process control loop.
The suppliers of VFDs tell me that they do not market the VFD as a final control element because users do not ask about it. The supply chain for equipment in most process industry plants is usually divided into these categories:
- Process equipment (tanks, shut-off valves, piping, pumps, etc.)
- Electrical equipment (motors, transformers, drives, motor control centers, switchgear, etc.)
- Instrumentation and control systems (field instruments, control valves, DCSs, PLCs, etc.)
The organization of the end user's company and its engineering contractors usually separate purchasing, engineering and maintenance along these same lines as well. The result is that VFD suppliers sell to the electrical equipment interests, but not to the control systems interests. While the process industries buyers think of VFD in terms of replacement for DC and AC synchronous motors, they really don't know much about their use in process control systems. Process engineers and control systems engineers generally are unfamiliar with VFDs and their applications. This series of articles published in a process control-oriented publication hopes to change this situation and make process control engineers aware that the VFD/AC induction motor/centrifugal pump is an energy-saving and accurate alternative to the more traditional control valve.
However, not all control engineers read this publication. It seems that the VFD manufacturers would recognize the potential market for VFDs in process control. In fact, most of the VFD manufacturers have been contacted in my survey and are at least somewhat aware that VFDs can be used as the final control element of a process control loop. However, they are currently not trying to develop this market that seems to be "out of their comfort zone." They are not willing to staff their marketing effort with the necessary people to support bids into process control applications, or to create the sales collateral materials (application data sheets) necessary to support active sales into process control applications. Even companies who make both VFDs and process control systems are not willing to cooperate to offer the VFD as an alternative to the process control valve that they often cannot supply themselves. When the VFD drives vendors were asked, they simply state that there is no market for the VFD in process control systems. Likewise, when control systems suppliers were asked if they would quote VFDs as final control elements with their process control systems, they prefer to respond to the user RFQ that specifies only control valves.
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