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Hello all,
I have a very sticky situation at hand. I have the Acer Aspire V3-731 and I (foolishly) erased the entire hard drive (including the hidden partitions for backup/recovery, of course) to install Ubuntu. I originally had Windows 8 and I want it back. I bought the eRecovery CDs for my laptop and I tried to use them. I booted first in UEFI mode and got the message "Please boot this recovery disc using legacy bios"
Simple right? Not exactly.
I then switched to legacy bios and booted the disc again. It loads for about 3 minutes and I get a new message.
"Recovery fail: This recovery software can only be used in UEFI mode. Press OK and the system will reboot immediately."
Can anyone help me fix this?
Thanks in advance,
This is urgent because I need this laptop for school.
Wow, 9 days; and urgent problem and you haven't received a single response? This doesn't bode well. Doesn't Acer have anyone monitoring this forum?
No, randys42. This is a peer to peer support forum, and while some Acer employees do drop by occasionally, they do not monitor these boards as a support venue.
Thanks for the reply Elizabeth. That's too bad since Acer doesn't seem to answer OS issues, even invloving their own recovery disks that have been purchased.
I know this is an old post, but it's never been solved, and I have the same problem.
I have an S3-391. I installed Windows 8.1 Preview from the ISO, formatting the entire hard drive, including the built-in recovery partition. Now, I have to roll back to W8 in order to upgrade to the final version of 8.1. And I can't. I run up against the same problem as Elfin, the original poster.
Any help?
This is a situation where the error message is invaild and doesn't mean what it says. I found part of the answer on another web site. What you need to do is boot under another OS like an Ubuntu Live disk. Then you need to run a utility to delete all of the partition information on your disk. In order to run correctly the recovery program CANNOT have any partitions on the hard disk. If it does you get this bizarre error. Use the linux utility to remove all partitons and the installation will proceed correctly. You do need to boot up under UEFI. Not legacy BIOS. I hope this helps.
Here is the answer to your issue, although it is a bit late, but hopefully it might help someone from frustration.
Short answer: 1. You must boot in uefi mode.
2. your hard drive must have not partitions, it must all be unallocated space.
Explained: To boot in uefi mode, you must change a setting in bios. to do so, while you first power your computer on, tap the f2 key or whichever key is required to enter bios settings. Navigate to the boot menu. In this menu you will find the selection to change to uefi mode. boot securely.
An easy way to delete partitions is by using ubuntu live cd. Boot to ubunto live, use the search, which is the top icon, and search for gparted. start gparted. in the upper right corner, select your hard drive. Delete all partitions so that it is all unallocated space, (this will destroy all data on the disk). you delete the partitions by clicking the red "no" symbol on the left. it will queue the operation. then click the green check mark and it will perform the operation.
Now remove the ubuntu live media, put your system recovery in the drive and reboot. you should have no more problems reinstalling.
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Dallas (Texas) Skyline wide receiver Mike Davis was at Texas this weekend for a junior day. Though he left Austin without an offer, Davis' disappointment in that was quickly remedied on Monday when a new offer came his way. The LSU staff extended Davis an offer and the 6-1 wide receiver was happy to see it.
"Yeah, I got an offer from LSU," Davis confirmed. "I wasn't really expecting that offer to come but it came so I'm excited about it. I like what they've got going for themselves and the kind of players they're getting. They only get the best so I feel like I'm the best too so it's good to get the offer."
Davis' weekend in Austin was a good visit but he has his eyes on other programs at this point.
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"It was alright," he said. "It was the first time that I'd been there. No disrespect to Texas but it was nothing that really impressed me."
Davis already thinks that LSU could be a strong candidate for an official visit in the fall and he hopes to get to Baton Rouge for an unofficial visit if he can fit it in. Fresh off the offer, the Tigers are among Davis' short list of favorites.
"OU and LSU, they're my top two," he said. "Right now cause LSU came, they're elite too. But I like OU a lot though. I like the coaching staff, the school, the program, the academics. They just win and that's something I want to be on is a team that wins. That and go to the NFL."
As a junior, Davis was one of the most productive receivers in the state of Texas, with over 1,100 yards and 16 touchdowns.


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Plaxico Burress scored his first touchdown since 2008 in Sunday night's Cowboys-Jets game.
The 26-yard touchdown reception from Mark Sanchez came with 12:03 left in regulation.
Burress bowed to the crowd and then handed the ball to his four-year old son, Elijah.
"I told my wife that when and if I (did) score a touchdown, that I was gonna give it to my son," Burress said after the game. "It's a great moment for him to see the smile on his face and be excited with my wife. What can you say? It's just a great feeling."
Burress was out of the NFL for two seasons as he served a prison sentence for felony gun possession. His previous score came Nov. 9, 2008, for the New York Giants against the Eagles in Philadelphia.
On the night, Burress had four catches for 72 yards.
"It just feels good to finally go out and be able to play a regular season game," Burress said. "It was definitely a special time for my family and myself with everything we've been through. We've been waiting for this day for a long time, and I'm just happy I was able to go out, make a few plays and help our team win the game."


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Quiros out in front
Alvaro Quiros will take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Hong Kong Open with Rory McIlroy three behind the Spaniard following a difficult day for the US Open champion.
Quiros began the day level with McIlroy at the top of the leaderboard and picked up three birdies in a 67 to finish 10 under, one ahead of Sweden's Peter Hanson.
YE Yang and Pariya Junhasavasdikul are tied for third on eight under but Scotland's Richie Ramsay slipped back to four under after a disappointing 72.
McIlroy started in solid fashion but, after missing a birdie chance on the third, found sand at the par-three fourth and his par putt from around 10 feet grazed the edge of the hole.
Worse was to follow as his drive at the fifth ended behind a tree and, after chipping onto the fairway, his third shot missed the green.
However, he managed to get up and down to limit the damage to a bogey and drop to five under par.
McIlroy then steadied the ship with a string of pars before collecting his first birdie of the day at the 13th.
He also drained a mid-range putt for another at the 17th as he battled back to post a 70 and remain in the hunt.
Ryder Cup team-mate Peter Hanson moved into second place after a fine 65 which included one bogey and six birdies.
England's David Horsey is in the group at five under par following a 69, while defending champion Ian Poulter is six shots off the lead after a 67.


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1. I am an exempt employee i was out of work twice per doctor order for a week each time. I worked from home one of the weeks and have worked MANY HOURS from home and on weekends after work and my employer randomly deducted 1/4 of my last paycheck saying it was for negative sick pay. can they do this?
2. due to illness my doctor has issued sick leave. i asked if i could work form home , employer said they do not allow that even though they clearly have do . employer denied fmla and put me on mandatory 30 leave no pay, has stated they will not guarantee job after due my unreliability due to illness and they have taken back my laptop, (which was part of my offer package at hire) and all company access this does not seem right ?
-------In reviewing my pay stubs for this year , my PTO is all over the map, fluctuating from positive to negative, incremental , etc with each pay period. When I logged in ADP (our payroll company) the dates on record for my PTO and hours do not match the paycheck deductions or the amount my employer deducted.
------- With the amount that my employer deducted, and her making me take unpaid 30 day leave mid month, my income dropped below minimum for exempt employees and I have verified I am Exempt....Training Manger
-------My employer will not answer directly if I am employed, fired, etc. but of course quotes " we will try to reasonably accommodate you when you return" however , along with taking back comp property and deactivating all my company log ins, she also terminated my health and dental benefits. another attorney I spoke with said that means they have terminated me.
------Regarding the laptop they are trying to take, they are actually coming to my home and banging on my door , shouting my name and leaving notes on the door for it. I KNOW that they cannot be harassing me like that ...especially knowing I am out ill
I feel that they have a laundry list of violations here and I just wanted to get better. Instead, I am even more stressed due to what my employers reaction was to my needing sick leave. They left me without money or insurance when I am sick. My paycheck from the 15th that was deducted didn't even pay full rent. I cannot afford to go to any of my scheduled medical appointments or get the 5 prescriptions I need . SDI will take at least a month. I'm shocked at the route they have chosen and do not want them to get away with this. They are notorious for doing whatever they want regardless of the HR Laws and no one ever stands up to them
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We've all had our reaction to the trailer as fans who are outsiders to the process looking in. What's the reaction of people who were involved directly in the creative process? How do they feel about what they last saw raw and uncut through a camera lens now that it has made it to the editing room and on the big screen?
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A new Internet-based physician health portal that will allow for instant sharing of medical records between doctors is the latest expansion of the affiliation between The Mount Sinai Medical Center's Head and Neck Cancer Center and ENT and Allergy Associates, LLP (ENTA), the largest and most comprehensive ear, nose, and throat, allergy and audiology practice in the tri-state area.
The ENTA / Mount Sinai partnership, formed over three years ago, was built on the premise of providing and delivering quality access to care. It represents a new business model that advances the efficiency of healthcare delivery by eliminating redundant testing, reducing administrative overhead, and improving communication between doctors. Most importantly, it drastically reduces for ENTA patients the average wait between diagnosis and life-saving head and neck surgery.
Under the partnership, patients of ENTA have direct access to Mount Sinai otolaryngologists, and are typically seen at Mount Sinai within 24 hours of diagnosis at an ENTA facility. No referrals are needed. Patient records are shared automatically and Mount Sinai doctors collaborate bi-directionally with ENTA doctors about the case.
No longer do patients with serious medical problems have to shop around for specialists or surgeons in their insurance network, arrange appointments at various screening and imaging centers, ensure that referrals and medical records are transferred from office to office, and wait weeks or even months for surgery. This new portal represents further expansion of the affiliation, and provides a superior information sharing capability that will enable physicians to have instant access to critical patient health information.
"Mount Sinai's new collaboration with ENT and Allergy Associates marks an exciting venture in cancer care outside the university walls and city limits," said Dr. Eric Genden, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology, Director of the Head and Neck Cancer Center, The Mount Sinai Medical Center. "Being able to safely and securely share information with our colleagues at ENTA will mean that our mutual patients will truly get the team-centric seamless care and service that they need, and deserve."


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On the morning of Jan. 24, my husband, Allen, had gone to the store. My mother, Hazel, was fixing oatmeal, toast and coffee for breakfast and I was vacuuming in a bedroom.
As usual, I vacuum around the space gas heater, bumping it slightly with the cleaner as I always did. We had two cords running behind the heater and over the gas line - cords from a lamp and our electric blanket.
Evidently, on this day the cords were shifted, causing an arc, which burned a hole in the gas pipe. Gas rapidly escaped, reaching the pilot light and causing a blaze.
Fire had melted the blinds beside the bed, torched the window seal and burned the cords for the electric blanket and lamp. Brown rug marks show where I tried to stomp out the fire using another rug before the firemen arrived.
I was afraid to touch the gas tank, so Mother and I frantically awaited the firemen after calling 911. When a fireman ran up on our porch, he appeared as the Lord himself.
That's the fifth fire for us and the fifth time that Jesus threw out the lifeline, saving us and our house every time.
What can we do
What can we say
Except to fall on our face and thank you, Jesus
For your saving Grace
Thank you, firemen
Thank you, Fire Chief
Thank the electricians, too.
Thank you for letting God use you as you do.
• Dooley, who lives off Jersusalem Road in Southern Oconee County, said the article and poem came from her heart.
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bulletin board; however, Transporter makes no representation or
warranty of any kind to any person concerning the use of
Transporter's electronic bulletin board, including, without
limitation, the accuracy of any posted information, and shall not
be liable to any person for any damages, including without
limitation any special, incidental, or consequential damages which
may arise in connection with Transporter's posting of information
on the electronic bulletin board, or as a result of any person's
use, abuse or misuse of Transporter's electronic bulletin board.
20.4 Shippers desiring to exchange information using Transporter's
designated Internet site must first enter into an agreement
conforming to the NAESB Model Trading Partner Agreement.
20.5 EBB users shall have access to all the information specifically
identified in FERC Order Nos. 497, 636, 637 and 717. EBB access,
including historical data, shall be available to state regulatory
commissions and state consumer advocates on the same basis as any
other party. Mojave shall maintain backup copies of the data
contained on its EBB for three years, which may be archived to off-
line storage. Parties may access the on-line data directly through
the EBB. In the event the data has been archived off-line, parties
may request the data from Passport Services through Passport's
electronic mail service, and such data shall be made available for
downloading on user's computer. EBB users shall be allowed to
download files so their contents can be reviewed in detail without
tying up access to the EBB. Information on the most recent
transactions shall be listed before older information. EBB users
shall be able to split large files into smaller parts for ease of
use. On-line help shall be available to assist the EBB users along
with a search function allowing users to locate all information
concerning a specific transaction, and menus that permit users to
separately access offers to release capacity, capacity available
directly from the pipeline, and standards of conduct information.
20.6 Transporter's currently effective Second Revised Volume No. 1
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In 2012, the McGaugh family sold the dealership to the Hamilton family—lifelong RVers who have a real love for the RV community and are very excited to help with any RV-related need you might have. We provide low prices and great service with a smile on new and used motorhomes, travel trailers, toy haulers, and fifth wheels. We serve Springdale, Fayetteville, Bentonville, Tulsa, Fort Smith, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri, and can't wait to get your family out camping with ours! Come by and visit with us soon.


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Last weekend barely moved the needle on the recruiting radar. The weekend passed without a Top 100 pledge. The biggest surprise over the last few days was an unofficial visit to Oklahoma State by No. 3 senior Julius Randle (Dallas, Tex./Prestonwood Academy).
Oklahoma State? The same team that wasn't mentioned by the big man all summer long? Yep, that's the guy. In order to put the visit into context, we need to examine two relationships.
The first relationship is the one Randle cultivated with guard Marcus Smart in June. The pair played on the USA U18 team. When the squad was in Brazil, they roomed together. Though the Pokes are a long shot, Smart's relationship with Randle was a key facilitator in giving them a chance to show off their facilities.
The second relationship work another look is the one between Oklahoma State and the Dallas area. LeBryan Nash was the top Dallas player in 2011; Smart was that guy in 2012. The Cowboys landed the best player from Dallas the past two seasons.
Are the Cowboys going to land Randle? Probably not but Smartacus came through with the assist as Randle came through Stillwater for a visit.
Weekend Notes
• Point guard Roddy Peters (Suitland, Md./Suitland) hits the visit trail this Friday. His first trip will be to Xavier. Expect Maryland, UCLA and Memphis to receive official visits.
• 2013 center Goodluck Okonoboh (Boston, Mass./Wilbraham & Monson) is now 2014 center Goodluck Okonoboh. According to his travel team coach, Vin Pastore, the center transferred from Tilton to Wilbraham & Monson and also elected to reclassify. "Given he was moving (schools)," Pastore said, "the extra year will allow him to develop more at the offensive end of the floor before going to college."
Speaking of Boston, shooting guard Wayne Selden (Boston, Mass./Tilton School) told Paul Biancardi he's down to six schools. Syracuse, Florida, UCLA, Missouri, Kansas and Ohio State. Here's a little food for thought, for what it's worth. Four of the six schools on Selden's list have Boston-area products. Missouri has two.
Georgia extended itself into Oklahoma over the weekend and picked up a guard. Juwan Parker (Tulsa, Okla./BT Washington) committed to Mark Fox's program.
Finally, the son of NC State head coach Mark Gottfried received his first offer. Jimmy Patsos of Loyola (MD) offered 2014 guard Cameron Gottfried (Raleigh, N.C./Broughton).


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Ovarian Cysts: What Every Women Should Know
I've heard of ovarian cysts, I'm sure you have too. Do you know how they form? Are they something I need to worry about?
Every month, if you're not using a form of birth control that prevents ovulation, one ovary produces 1 egg (occasionally more, which is how we get fraternal twins and triplets). When you ovulate, a cyst-like structure called a follicle is formed inside your ovary. When the egg is released, the follicle bursts. Usually the remaining tissue just dissolves and is absorbed by the body. Occasionally it doesn't, and that's what causes functional ovarian cysts.
Functional ovarian cysts are basically small fluid-filled sacs and are quite common for women to get during their reproductive years. The cysts often shrink and disappear on their own within 2 or 3 menstrual cycles.
You may experience a full or bloated feeling, pressure, or a dull ache in your lower back, belly, or thighs. They can also cause breast tenderness, nausea, or weight gain. Who knew a little cyst can cause all that?
Woman who take the birth control pill or other systemic hormonal treatment usually don't experience ovarian cysts (and the pain that comes from them), because they aren't ovulating.
There are other, more serious forms of ovarian cysts known as Dermoid cysts, Endometrioma Cysts, Cystadenoma Cysts, and Polycystic Ovarian Disease. These cysts can develop from an imbalance of female hormones (estrogen and progesterone). These can grow to be very large (like the one shown in the picture), and can cause severe pain. If found, chances are high that a doctor will recommend removing immediately.
Fit's Tips: If you experience severe pain during intercourse, during menstruation, or have swelling in your abdomen, you should see your doctor immediately. They may prescribe oral contraceptives to help shrink the cyst. Surgery may also be an option if the hormone treatment doesn't work.


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Students that have been assigned ISS must follow the following procedures:
1. Arrive at Powdersville Middle School and report to the ISS room with all books, and materials by 7:55.
2. From 7:55 – 8:15, students are given assignments by the teachers.
3. At 8:15, the students are walked to the Powdersville High School ISS classroom by a teacher or administrator.
4. Students will complete the remainder of the day at Powdersville High School under the supervision of the High School ISS teacher. Students will eat lunch at the high school.
5. ISS students who are car riders should be picked up at the High School by 3:00. ISS students who ride the bus will load the bus at the high school.


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E-learning Outsourcing – Providing the Best ROI of Your Training Dollar [Infographic]
The number of companies outsourcing their e-learning projects has increased considerably. According to a report released by Docebo, the percentage of outsourced e-learning services has grown to consume 42% of the total online training expenditure incurred by the corporate world.
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Inorganic scales that result from the deposition of solid salts from high brine supersaturated solutions injected into and/or removed from underground petroleum bearing formations frequently lead to lost production or well abandonment. Deposits can plug the formation near the wellbore, tubing string, downhole safety valves and other valves, and casing perforations. Subsurface pumps can stick and the operation of surface lines and equipment can be restricted.
Deposition can be initiated by a variety of factors including pressure, pH, temperature, turbulence, surface characteristics, or mixing of incompatible fluids. Incompatible fluids are frequently encountered during water flooding operations. A common factor that causes scale is pressure reduction encountered by fluids as they enter the wellbore during production. The partial pressure of CO2 decreases which can lead to the precipitation of CaCO3.
A variety of scales, both organic and inorganic, cause production problems. Common inorganic scales are calcium carbonate, calcium, barium, and strontium sulfate, and iron sulfides. The calcium salts are the most common.
Scales can either be removed or inhibited. Wells can also be re-perforated in order to circumvent the plugged area. Plugging is often seen at the perforation, where pressure changes are first seen. The well can also be fractured in order to bypass previously scaled areas. Both perforation and fracturing are expensive and only temporary remedies since scales will rapidly re-form.
The most efficient way of dealing with scale is to inhibit its formation. Chemicals can be sequestrants or work as a threshold inhibitor. Sequestrants form combination pairs with a species normally involved in precipitation, such as calcium ions. The interaction with the sequestrant is on a molar basis and therefore requires a large amount of chemical. While effective, this procedure could be cost limiting.
A much more effective chemical treatment is to use a threshold chemical, that is, one that inhibits at a concentration well below equimolar amounts. Threshold chemicals can be effective at concentrations as low as 1/1000th the concentration of the scaling mineral. Precipitation is a complicated process involving supersaturation, nucleation, and crystal growth. An inhibitor can function by one or more mechanisms. It can interfere with the nucleation process or rate. It can interfere with the growth process by blocking crystal growth sites. Crystal growth patterns can be altered. It can also prevent adhesion of crystals to one another or metal walls. In order to be effective, the scale inhibitor must be present during the nucleation stage of crystal growth.
The most common classes of inhibitor chemicals are inorganic phosphates, organophosphorus compounds and organic polymers. The common polyphosphates are sodium tripolyphosphate and hexametaphosphate. Organophosphorus compounds are phosphonic acid and phosphate ester salts. The organic polymers used are generally low molecular weight acrylic acid salts or modified polyacrylamides and copolymers thereof. Phosphonates and polymers are more thermally stable than polyphosphates or phosphate esters. Polyphosphates and phosphate esters hydrolyze at high temperatures forming orthophosphates, the metal salts of which may be more insoluble than the scales that they are intended to inhibit.
The polyphosphates have low brine solubilities and are therefore frequently injected as solids. They can be injected into the well bore by bypass feeders, baskets, filter packs, and bottomhole well packs. They can also be placed into the formation through fractures along with the fracturing fluids. The chemical then dissolves slowly, resulting in a steady, low concentration of inhibitor.
The phosphonates, phosphate esters and polymers are more water soluble and are therefore used as solutions. Either the wellbore or the formation can be treated. Both batch and continuous methods are used for treating the wellbore. They can also be added as a component of a fracturing fluid. These treatments are not optimum, since chemical does not contact the point of initial scale formation--the formation face or casing perforations. However, the tubing string and surface equipment will be treated.
A more efficient and less costly procedure is a "squeeze" treatment, in which the chemical is injected into formation. Production is halted while chemical is injected at a pressure below frac pressure. The chemical optimally penetrates the formation to a distance 1-6 feet radially from the wellbore. Inhibitor will then be released into the wellbore as production is resumed. Ideally, the concentration of inhibitor is constant and low (at a concentration slightly above that required for total inhibition--generally 2-4 ppm). The lifetime of a squeeze depends on the flow rate, oil/water ratio and many other factors but can last for 6 months and even up to 2 years.
The residual concentrations of phosphonates and phosphate esters can be easily and accurately determined in oil field brines by a titration method. However, no accurate method exists for field testing of polymer residuals. Many users are interested in a polymer squeeze but are reluctant to perform one due to the problem of residual determination.
Since precipitation squeezes are believed to be superior to adsorption squeezes, a superior squeeze chemical should be one whose calcium salt has a very low solubility. However, the solubility should not be so low that the concentration of produced inhibitor is below that required for effective scale inhibition.
Also, an inhibitor is needed that will inhibit barium sulfate scale as well as the more common scales. Barium sulfate scale is almost impossible to remove once formed and is becoming a more frequent problem, especially in Alaska and many foreign locations. In locations such as the North Sea, barium and strontium sulfate inhibition is becoming a major problem as waterflooding operations involving sea water increase.
The invention comprises a method of removing from and preventing scale from depositing in underground petroleum containing formations and upon equipment used to inject high brine scale forming waters into these formations. It comprises treating such waters with a scale inhibiting amount of an acrylic acid polymer which contains from 0-95 mole percent of acrylamide and from 1-30 mole percent of amido C1 -C6 alkyl phosphonate groups from the group consisting of:
a) Amidomethyl phosphonate groups,
b) Alpha-hydroxy-beta-amidoethyl phosphonate groups,
c) Alpha-hydroxy-beta-amidoisopropyl phosphonate groups, and,
d) Amidopropyl phosphonate groups said polymer having a molecular weight range between 1,000-100,000.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention the polymer contains from 5-50 mole percent of acrylamide groups. The preferred phosphonate substituent are amidomethyl phosphonate groups.
The molecular weight of the polymers may be between 1,000-100,000. Preferably it is within range of 1,000-20,000 and most preferably within the range of 1,000-10,000.
The amount of polymers required to reduce scale and corrosion will vary depending upon the particular brine being treated and the conditions under which it is used. Dosages range from between as little as 0.05-1 part per million up to as much as 150 ppm. Typical dosages, however, are within the range of 0.1-10 ppm. They may be as high as 50 ppm. Routine experimentation can determine the exact amount of polymer that is necessary to achieve optimum results. These dosages relate to the dosages of the active polymer which are oftentimes supplied commercially in the form of aqueous solutions or as water-in-oil emulsion. The high brine scale forming waters treated by the invention contain at least 1,000 ppm total hardness. They often contain about 3,000 ppm or more of total hardness. The brines while usually containing calcium hardness contain a mixture of salts such as calcium carbonate, calcium sulfate, calcium phosphate and other scale producing salts. The inhibitors of the invention are particularly useful in treating barium and strontium scales, which as previously indicated are difficult to treat.
The polymers used in the practice of the invention, are described in prior publications. Their method of preparation is described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,678,840 and 4,675,359. The disclosures of these patents are incorporated herein by reference.
In U.S. Pat. No. 4,678,840 there is shown a transamidation reaction whereby the amide groups of an acrylamide polymer are substituted by reacting them with an amino alkyl phosphonate.
Another method of producing the polymers resides in the reaction of an amino C1 -C6 alkyl phosphonate directly with an acrylic acid polymer under conditions whereby the amino radical is amidated with the carboxylic acid groups of the acrylic acid polymer. This technique which has been used to amidate amino alkyl sulfonic acids is the subject of U.S. Pat. No. 4,604,431, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
Yet another method of producing the polymers of the invention is to oxidize the corresponding phosphinate polymers, e.g. polymers corresponding exactly to those used in the invention which contain phosphinate groups. These polymers are readily oxidized using peroxides, sulfites, formaldehydesulfoxylate and other well known oxidizing agents to oxidize the phosphinate groups to the phosphonate groups.
It is to be understood that in the practice of the invention the term "phosphonate groups" or the term "phosphonate" is intended to include, both in the specification and in the claims, not only the water soluble salts of the phosphonic acid groups, e.g. the alkali metal such as sodium or potassium, but also the ammonium or amine salts. Also included is the free acid form of the phosphonic acid.
The polymers may contain minor amounts of diluent monomers such as acrylonitrile (AN) and vinyl acetate (VAc), when used such diluent monomers may be present in amounts ranging between 1-15 mole percent. The amount used should not be such so as to diminish water solubility of the polymer.
Static inhibition tests were used for evaluation. These included lab tests for calcium carbonate, calcium sulfate and barium sulfate and are described here.
1. Constant temperature bath (100° to 200° F.).
2. Glass test cells (4-oz. bottles with screw lid).
3. Synthetic brines
______________________________________A. 12.16 gms/L CaCl.sub.2 --2H.sub.2 O 3.68 gms/L MgCl.sub.2 --6H.sub.2 O 33.00 gms/L NaClB. 7.36 gms/L NaHCO.sub.3 29.40 mg/L Na.sub.2 SO.sub.4 33.00 gm/L NaCl______________________________________
4. Graduated cylinders 2-50 mL.
5. Appropriate solutions of inhibitors to be tested.
6. Pipettes: 1-0.1 mL, 1-1.0 mL and 1-10 mL.
7. 125 mL Erlenmeyer flasks for each inhibitor to be tested.
8. Standard EDTA solution.
9. 6 normal sodium hydroxide
10. Ammonium purpurate indicator.
11. 10 mL micro buret.
1. Using the appropriate solutions of inhibitors, pipette the desired amount of inhibitor into each cell.
2. Two controls (blanks) are set up with each test. Controls contain no inhibitor.
3. Brines A and B should be saturated with CO2 for thirty minutes before using.
4. Add 50 mL of Brine A and B to each test cell.
5. Cap test cells and agitate to thoroughly mix brines and chemicals.
6. Put test cell in water bath at 160° F. for 24 hours.
7. After exposure at the 160° temperature for 24 hours, the test cells are removed and allowed to cool to room temperature.
8. Pipette 1 mL of the brine from each test cell and transfer to the Erlenmeyer flask.
9. Add 50 mL of distilled water to the Erlenmeyer.
10. Add 1 mL of 6N sodium hydroxide.
11. Add a small amount of ammonium purpurate indicator and titrate with the EDTA solution. The color changes from pink to violet.
12. The amount of CaCO3 retained in solution is computed by multiplying the mL of standard EDTA solution used by 1000. The results are expressed as calcium carbonate.
13. A typical scale evaluation is found below:
______________________________________CALCIUM CARBONATE RETAINED INSOLUTION (Mg/L) 1 3 5 10 20CHEMICAL PPM PPM PPM PPM PPM______________________________________A 3,000 3,400 3,800 4,000 4,300B 3,500 4,000 4,100 4,100 4,100C 3,600 4,300 4,300 4,300 4,300______________________________________ Blank (after precipitation) 2,600 mg/L as CaCO.sub.3 Blank (before precipitation) 4,300 mg/L as CaCO.sub.3
14. Test results may also be recorded in percent inhibitor as illustrated below:
______________________________________TEST RESULTS IN PERCENT INHIBITION 1 3 5 10 20CHEMICAL PPM PPM PPM PPM PPM______________________________________A 24 46 71 82 100B 53 82 88 88 88C 69 100 100 100 100______________________________________ Blank (after precipitation) 2,600 mg/L as CaCO.sub.3 Blank (before precipitation) 4,300 mg/L as CaCO.sub.3
This test is very similar to the calcium carbonate test previously described. The basic differences are the brine composition and elimination of the carbon dioxide saturation step. These synthetic brine compositions follow:
______________________________________Synthetic brines______________________________________A. 7.50 gms/L NaCl 11.10 gms/L CaCl.sub.2 --2H.sub.2 OB. 7.50 gms/L NaCl 10.66 gms/L Na.sub.2 SO.sub.4______________________________________
1. 1% or 0.1% distilled water solutions of the chemicals being tested.
2. Brine X 42 grams of sea salt dissolved in distilled water to make one liter of Brine X
Sea-Salt (ASTM D-1141-52)
3. Brine Y 25 grams of analytical grade sodium chloride and 0.0456 grams of analytical grade BaCl2 --2H2 O dissolved in distilled water to make one liter of Brine Y.
4. Brine Z 50 grams of analytical grade NaHCO3 dissolved in distilled water to make one liter of Brine Z.
1. Saturate Brine Z for 15 minutes with CO2.
2. Add chemical to be tested into a 4-ounce sample bottle.
3. Add 78 mL brine Y into 4-ounce bottle.
4. Add 20 mL brine X into the 4-ounce bottle.
5. Add 2 mL brine Z into the 4-ounce bottle.
6. Cap and shake bottle and then allow to stand 24 hours at room temperature.
7. Filter the sample through a 0.45 millipore filter and determine soluble barium.
8. The results are reported as percent inhibition using the following formula. ##EQU1## The barium concentration may be determined by any suitable method.
TABLE 1______________________________________COMPOSITION OF BACKBONE POLYMERSREACTED WITH AMINOMETHANE PHOSPHONIC ACIDSAMPLE % POLY-NUMBER POLYMER COMP. Mw MER______________________________________014 100% AA (acrylic acid) 7100 35015 50/50 AA/AAm (acrylamide) 6450 35018 50/30/20 AA/AAm/MAA 11200 35 (methacrylic acid)021 45/50/5 AA/AAm/ACN 6500 35 (acrylonitrile)022 45/50/5 AA/AAm/VAc 7050 35 (vinyl acetate)______________________________________PHOSPHONIC ACID FUNCTIONALIZED POLYMERS BACKBONE CCMPOSITIONINHIBITOR POLYMER PC.sub.3 /CO.sub.2 H % POLYMER______________________________________023 3053-014 2.9/97.8 34.2034 3053-014 2.1/97.9 32.4024 3053-015 3.1/61 34.6035 3053-015 5.3/47 33.8025 3053-018 4.3/53 34.3037 3053-018 5.5/53 33.2027 3053-021 3.7/58 34.8042 3053-021 4.9/56 33.6026 3053-022 3.8/63 34.9043 3053-022 4.7/60 33.6______________________________________
Subsequent information indicates that the degree of phosphonic acid substitution onto the polymer backbone is higher than reported in the table.
All the PAPS and a commercial inhibitor* were evaluated on the described calcium carbonate deposition test. Results appear in Table II.
TABLE II______________________________________RESULTS PAPS EVALUATION - CaCO.sub.3(RESULTS IN PERCENT INHIBITION)INHIBITOR CONCENTRATION (ppm)INHIBITOR 1 2 3 5 10______________________________________014 36 -- 100 -- --023 29 -- 100 -- --034 29 -- 100 -- --015 -- -- -- -- 57024 14 -- 93 100 --035 14 -- 79 100 --018 14 -- 64 100 --025 14 -- 79 100 --037 7 -- 57 93 100021 -- -- -- -- 57027 21 -- 79 100 --042 21 -- 86 100 --022 -- -- -- 50 64026 21 -- 86 100 --043 21 -- 86 100 --______________________________________ Blank before precipitation = 4,200 mg/L Ca.sup.2+ as CaCO.sub.3 Blank after precipitation = 2,800 mg/L Ca.sup. 2+ as CaCO.sub.3
Based on results, it is quite clear that the performance of 015, 021 and 022 are dramatically improved after reaction with aminomethane phosphonic acid. This is not unreasonable and suggests that the aminomethanephosphonic acid is replacing at least part of the acrylamide, acrylonitrile and/or vinyl acetate as a pendant group. Phosphonic acid functionally is known to be an effective antiscalant while acrylamide, acrylonitrile and vinyl acetate show little or no functionality.
No improvement in performance of the polymers derived from acrylic acid homopolymer or acrylic acid, acrylamide, methacrylic acid terpolymer was seen. This suggests that the phosphonic acid and carboxyl pendant groups act very similar when considering calcium carbonate deposition prevention. It should be remembered, however, the polymers of this invention can be readily detected in small quantities.
The results of calcium sulfate testing follow on Table III.
TABLE III______________________________________RESULTS OF POLYMER EVALUATION - CaSO.sub.4(RESULTS IN PERCENT INHIBITION)INHIBITOR CONCENTRATION (ppm)INHIBITOR 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 1.0______________________________________014 08 50 100 --023 13 -- 58 100 --034 08 -- 100 -- --015 17 -- 29 92 100024 13 -- 42 92 100035 21 -- 38 79 100018 13 -- 25 38 100025 21 -- 29 63 100037 17 -- 29 38 92021 17 -- 38 54 96027 13 -- 29 75 100042 21 -- 33 75 100022 08 -- 33 50 100026 13 -- 38 88 100043 17 -- 46 88 100______________________________________ Blank before precipitation = 3,750 mg/L Ca.sup.2+ as CaCO.sub.3 Blank after precipitation = 2,550 mg/L Ca.sup.2+ as CaCO.sub.3
Included as Table IV are the results of barium sulfate scale testing.
TABLE IV______________________________________RESULTS OF POLYMER EVALUATION - BaSO.sub.4(RESULTS IN PERCENT INHIBITION)INHIBITOR CONCENTRATION (ppm)INHIBITOR 1 2 3 5 10 20 50______________________________________Commercial 61 99 100 100 -- -- --Inhibitor014 -- -- -- 78 94 96 97023 91 99 100 99 99 97 99034 84 99 100 94 95 99 100015 -- -- -- 02 06 08 50024 78 99 99 97 98 98 99035 89 100 99 99 100 100 100018 -- -- -- 22 44 57 76025 89 99 99 100 100 100 100037 84 99 99 100 100 100 100021 03 04 06 06 -- -- --027 64 99 100 99 -- -- --042 92 99 100 99 -- -- --022 03 05 07 09 -- -- --026 67 98 98 99 -- -- --043 75 99 99 99 -- -- --______________________________________ Blank before precipitation = 17.8 mg/L Blank after precipitation = 2.4 mg/L Ba.sup.2
All samples of the phosphonate containing polymers showed increases in performance over their parent compounds. It is difficult to conclude which polymer was the best performer, all the derivatives were extremely effective.
Any of the polymers tested could be used effectively as a traceable squeeze treatment inhibitor for barium sulfate. Based on calcium carbonate and sulfate results, a similar product would be recommended.
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Gallery: 16 Top Ethnic Eats of Old Dubai
Lebanese Manousheh
The BtoB baker deftly dimples the stretched manousheh dough with his fingers, indenting mini craters into the surface that hold pools of various topping combinations: salty akkawi cheese, earthy za'atar herbs and olive oil; creamy sourlebneh and sweet jam; eggs and minced lamb; or our most recent favorite, melted akkawi studded with blood-red sujuk sausage. It is not uncommon for the baker to slit your manousheh down the center and fold it up like a cheese-glued sandwich for ultra portability.
A tip to potential manousheh-munchers: attempt BtoB's manousheh light. While we'd like to think that we opt for the skinnier crust to maintain our curves, in reality, the sole reason is that the leaner manousheh provides a crisper base for the toppings than the doughier original.
Breakfast to Breakfast, Al Rigga Road, +971 (4) 222-3566 [Multiple branches]
Al Reef Bakery, Zabeel Road, +971 (4) 396-1980 [2nd branch on Al Qussais Damascus Street]
Iranian Sangak and Chelo Kabab
A quick Iranian lunch at Khoory Special Kabab Restaurant could consist of a piece of the three-foot long, pebble-baked sangak bread, drenched to the chewy core with meaty drippings of a lamb kabab koobideh sprawled atop it. Alternatively, pay your respects to Iran's national dish, chelo kabab, with Al Sadaf's versatile platter of lamb skewers, barreh (lamb chops) and joojeh (chicken) kababs, best paired with mounds of rice spiked with sour zereshk berries or fragrant dill. As you wait on the meat, swish your bread around a plate of yogurt-based borani esfenaj, pounding with olive oil, spinach and enough pungent garlic to bomb the hopes of any dinner conversation with the person sitting beside you.
Khoory Special Kabab Restaurant, Hor Al Anz, +971 (4) 266-6322 / (50) 317-9721
Sadaf Restaurant, Al Maktoum Street, +971 (4) 222-1622
South Indian Appams
Take the angelically light appam for instance: fermented rice flour bowls that are crisp along the edges, and then grow sweet and spongy toward the denser coconut milk-heavy centre. Pair that with one of Calicut Paragon's spicy chicken or fish curries, or with Aapa Kadai's Chicken in Fried Curry, which has chunks of chicken that are so soft, you can't but help suspect that someone switched out the chicken's grain feed for buckets of butter. Other dishes that have caught our fancy in the past have included Calicut's crunchy Dry Fry Prawns sprawled on a bed of crispy fried coconut bits, or any one of Aapa's Kingfish Tava Fry, papaya-tenderized nuggets of Chicken 65, or Chicken Kothu Parotta, a mix of chicken, buttery Indian bread (parotta) and omelet all conveniently shredded up and tossed about so that you can get an optimal bite of each element—chicken-bread-egg—in every spoonful.
For those hoping to graduate to the next level of South Indian gastronomic grammar, a stop at Aapa Kadai or at Calicut Paragon is a must for the hungry student.
Aapa Kadai, Karama, +971 (4) 334-8030 [multiple locations]
Calicut Paragon, Karama, +971 (4) 335-8700
Iraqi Maskouf
It is fascinating to watch the cooks salt the giant open fish, spear it, and then erect it around a pit of flaming wood and charcoals as though Dubai has suddenly been zapped to the stranded shores of Treasure Island. The result is a fish with the crackly golden brown skin of a broiled chicken on its top belly, and with the black bitter crisp of charcoal-induced, direct scorching heat on the underside. The white flaky innards beg for you to lather them with salt, vinegar, or lemon, or splotch them with an exceedingly sour Amba, or mango chutney. But the best way to dress the maskouf is with copious spoonfuls of the restaurant's special "fish stuffing"—tomatoes, onions and spices simmered down to a piquant tangy salsa that is exactly the sort of magnanimous flavor that fits this fishy giant like a glove.
Al Bayt Al Baghdadi, Al Muteena Street, near Sheraton Deira (map); +971 (4) 273-7044
Filipino Halo Halo
...but we absolutely do. Pull up a chair at a home-style Filipino eatery like Delmon or Kabalen, and explore the Pinoy palate with some therapeutic chicken mami soup, coconut-infused beef bicol express with crunchy scallions, fat lumpia parcels with peanut sauce, or green chewy shoots of swamp cabbage (kankong) braised in adobo sauce. For dessert, experiment with colorful spoonfuls of the multi-textured fruit, bean, gulaman and nata de cacao jelly, and crushed ice layers of the halo halo, arguably one of the most refreshing desserts you can resort to in the sweltering peak of Dubai heat.
Kabalen Restaurant, Karama, +971 (4) 397-8839
Delmon Restaurant, Karama, +971 (4) 336-9561
Yemeni Mandi
Our coy questions to the waiters haven't yet revealed whether Al Tawasol has followed the underground tandoor tradition since their opening in 1999. All we can taste is the result of whatever they do behind the kitchen doors: a crackly skinned chicken, with shockingly supple, ghee-massaged meat that glides off the bone with the smooth skill of a well-practiced figure skater.
Al Tawasol Restaurant, Deira Clocktower, +971 (4) 295-9797
Indonesian / Malaysian Sambal Tempe
A word of advice: Whatever you do, don't leave without scooping your spoon through the little hill of Sambal Tempe—deep fried tempe, nuts, fried potato chips (a Singapore Deli improvisation to replace the traditional anchovies), and chili sauce. If a mad scientist were to fuse together the sticky crunchiness of caramel popcorn with the sweet salty nuttiness of a peanut-loaded fruit and nut bar, and then skinny dip the test tube in a pool of viscous dark soy sambal, this is the monstrously delicious creation that would emerge from his laboratory.
Singapore Deli, Karama, +971 (4) 396-6885
Lebanese Shawarma
Claiming that Automatic Cafeteria, one of the city's long-standing Lebanese stalwarts, wraps up the best shawarma may put the life of the lady who authored this article in serious peril. But, she can safely say that Automatic is the only place she has returned to for her shawarma fix and hummus dip, time and again, for nearly three decades. Juicy shreds of chicken or lamb are sawed off of the rotating spit, laid out on a khubz (pita) with a bed of leaves, sour pickles, tahina, garlic butter, and fries, and then toasted down with a sandwich press. The toasty shawarma is then rolled together tightly like a toffee in baking paper, only to be brutally ripped away seconds later so you can take that first, charred, pickled, garlic-pungent, creamy, meaty bite of a perfectly assembled Lebanese shawarma.
Automatic Cafeteria, Deira, +971 (4) 222-4478 [Don't confuse this with the co-owned Automatic Restaurant next door!]
Rajasthani Daal Bati Churma
If you step in on a tranquil weekday lunch, the servers at Manvaar will throw themselves at your table, begging to teach how to eat through this desert tradition: crumble apart the soft warm bati into the tiniest pieces possible (anger management therapy, anyone?), drench the crumbs with copious amounts of dal, sprinkle some raw onions, squish a lemon, and then drizzle more melted ghee to magnify the earthy essence throbbing throughout this modest village dish.
The resourceful desert dwellers of Rajasthan took the bati a step further and transformed it into a dessert called churma—crushed bati with oodles of jaggery and ghee that can only be worked off if you trek across the desert yourself.
Manvaar Restaurant, Karama, +971 (4) 336-8332
Nepalese Momos
Our go-to momo is the kothey chicken variant, with a part steamed, part pan-fried skin that fissures open to release a mound of steamy chicken laced with the sweet heady aroma of Nepal's timur pepper. Tear open the dumpling, scoop up some tomato chutney within the momo walls, savor the sweet, spicy, fragrant, chutney-drenched innards...and smile with the realization that indeed, every dumpling is born different.
Kathmandu Highland Palace Restaurant, Meena Bazaar, +971 (4) 353-6398 or +971 (55) 174-2232
Egyptian Koshari and Feteer
Koshari is Egypt's version of "everything but the kitchen sink": rice, macaroni, lentils, chickpeas, spaghetti, and crunchy onions, all jumbled up in a mess that's a joy to wipe clean when splashed with some tangy tomato gravy. If you step closer to the open baking counters, you may see the bakers slather Kraft cream cheese all over a sheer stretch of dough, closing it up into what will become the warm puffy, cream-cheese slathered folds of crispy feteer pastry.
Luckily, this Egyptian gem has now opened a spacious second location in a more familiar and family friendly part of town, Bur Dubai, where it can continue to dish out authentic Egyptian eats to the carb-craving soul.
Al Ammor Restaurant, Bur Dubai, +971 (4) 370-7060 [Original location in Hor Al Anz. Not to be confused with sister restaurants: Al Ammor Kabab and Al Ammor Falafel]
Chinese Hot Pot
The interiors are far from fancy, and your nose may want to dive into a potpourri pit after the initial onslaught of fishy meaty smells as you enter. But once you're at the table—with a scallion pancake dabbed with leek chutney and a yin-yang pot of boiling broth—you become part of the authentic smell that defines Xiao Wei Yang. The menu leads you through an Amazon of ingredients that could be cooked in the simmering broth, including silky marbled beef strips, fish balls, fish heads, Chinese cabbage, lettuce, mushrooms, tofu, julienned seaweed, shrimp, blue crabs, and deadly addictive hand-pulled noodles that become hoses of broth-busting flavor when you slide them into the pot. Paired with chutneys and dips from the restaurants self-serve table, this DIY meal is one that makes for a fun large group dinner, while also providing a free lesson in slippery broth-splashed chopstick management.
Xiao Wei Yang International Restaurant, Baniyas Road, +971 (4) 221-5111
Indo-Pak Bihari Kababs, Naihari, and Sheermal
The kabab of choice is Daily's bihari kabab—a yogurt marinated kabab that has defied all pre-conceived kabab logic by melting into a tartare-like magic substance on the grills. This beefy buttery paste that claims to be a kabab can be drizzled with a cooling coriander raita. But we prefer to not mess with the sacred and succumb to the meat on its own, in all its beefy primal glory. If you want to further catapult yourself into a state of giddy meat delirium, order the string-tied gola kababs or some naihari with plump chunks of baby soft mutton bobbing about in the gravy. With a meal that's already challenged your perceptions of how soft meat can really be, surprise yourself further by skipping the usual naan for sweet cardamom-tinged sheermal. This milk-based leavened bread is perfect on its own, drenched in the naihari, or paired with chai that you will have no choice but to order at the end if you hope to shake off the meaty stupor and head to the door.
Daily Restaurant, Bur Dubai, +971 (4) 337-3123
Japanese Tsukune
The menu winds through all the usual suspects, including tempura, ramen, sushi, sashimi, maki, grilled and raw meats, donburi, and bento boxes. Save yourself the menu indecision and beeline it to the top picks recommended by local food bloggers: crunchy swollen ebi (shrimp) tempura, golden-brown kaki (oysters) tempura, grilled karubi (beef) with succulent slivers of fat right around the bone and last but not least, the mindblowing tsukune. These glistening globes of minced chicken are coated in a magical teriyaki sauce that, after the globes have orbited to your stomach, will force you to hand in your chopsticks and head straight home for a deep comfort-induced sleep.
Bento-Ya, Sheikh Zayed Road, +971 (4) 343-0222 [2nd branch in Ghusais]
Syrian, Palestinian, and Lebanese Kunafa
We're not quite sure whether kunafa originally hails from Palestine, Syria, Egypt, Lebanon, or whichever other country steps forth to take credit. So to avoid any cultural offense, we recommend that visitors descend on Muraqqabat street and pay their respects to at least three powerful kunafa clans—the Syrians (Firas), Palestinians (Qwaider Al Nabulsi) and Lebanese (Al Samadi)—each carving out thick blankets of kunafa topped with your choice of crunchy brown semolina crumbs or orange angel hair pastry (kataifi), fried in ghee to a crackly crisp.
There are three basic things you need to ensure when you eat kunafah: 1) your slice is piping hot and the gooey belly traditionally made of thick white Nabulsi cheese is bubbling out onto the plate; 2) you vigorously nod a "yes" when the server asks you if you'd like your slice doused in sugar syrup and chopped pistachios (when in sugar hell, there's no looking back); 3) you close your eyes, crunch into the pastry, catch the elastic cheese squishing out on your tongue...and feign temporary amnesia if fellow diners urge you to count calories.
Qwaider Al Nabulsi, Al Muraqqabat Street, +971 (4) 227-7760
Al Samadi, Al Muraqqabat Street, +971 (4) 269-7717 [Multiple branches]
Firas Sweets, Al Muraqqabat Street, +971 (4) 222-2489 [Multiple branches]
Emirati Balaleet, Lqeimat, and Chebab
Luckily, the Sheikh Mohammad Centre of Cultural Understanding (SMCCU) strives to create awareness about both the local customs as well as the traditional cuisine—all within a dirt cheap price of 70 AED (about US $20)! Their Emirati breakfast is one where you can stretch your feet out in a majlis style feast, and discover why the fragrant gahwa coffee served right at your cushiony seat is a shining symbol of Emirati hospitality. Stack your plate up with pillowy chebab pancakes drenched in fresh cream and date syrup, and appreciate the art of buying quality saffron as you twirl up sweet vermicelli strands of balaleet. Between mouthfuls of munchkin-style lqiemat soaked in sticky date syrup, listen to the host bust popular myths and answer cheeky questions about the local culture with an ease and eloquence that will leave you not just enlightened, but entertained.
The SMCCU also hosts lunches and other cultural activities. The meals are only offered on certain days, and are so popular that you will usually find them sold out if don't make a booking at least a week in advance.
Sheikh Mohammad Centre of Cultural Understanding, online reservations at cultures.ae. Phone: + 971 (4) 353-6666


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Joining the trend of colleges steering clear of the "lewd" activist feminist play, Fr. Michael Engh, SJ, president of the Jesuit college Santa Clara University, has canceled a production of the Vagina Monologues.
The Cardinal Newman Society (CNS), which has campaigned against allowing the performances, has reported that 15 Catholic college campuses are hosting productions of the play in 2009, down from a peak of 32 in 2003.
According to the CNS, the V-Monologues is a "sexually explicit and offensive play" that favorably describes same-sex immorality and group self-abuse. It also describes the lesbian seduction and rape of a teenage girl as a "salvation."
The play is often performed with the stated aim of raising awareness about violence against women and girls, a purpose the CNS argues is thwarted by the play's "pornographic and demeaning content."
CNS President Patrick J. Reilly praised Fr. Engh's decision, calling it "an encouraging sign toward renewal."
"He deserves the thanks and gratitude of the Catholic faithful who have been praying for an end to the Monologues on Catholic campuses for the past seven years," Reilly said in a Thursday statement.
The final list of Catholic colleges and universities which have hosted or have been scheduled to host the play is available at the CNS web site.
Schools still hosting V-Monologues performances include Boston College, DePaul University, Fordham University, Georgetown University, Loyola University Chicago, Seattle University and the University of San Francisco.


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Wolverines have three returning starters on 2011-12 cage squad
Tom VanErp has some important pieces in place for the start of the 2011-2012 basketball season.
The head coach of the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines has three returning starters on his roster. Back for the coming campaign are senior shooting guard Ryan Redfield, senior center Ben Birch and junior point guard Evan VanErp.
Redfield not only shoots well from the perimeter according to VanErp, he is a tough competitor and led the team in charges taken last year.
Birch, who 6-4 is the team's tallest player, has good speed for a post and will give the Wolverines a strong rebounder. VanErp is good at shooting and moving the ball and he also sees the floor well.
Senior Jeremy Sherman is back and VanErp rates him as WDC's best defensive player.
"He will be asked to guard our opponent's best perimeter player almost every game," VanErp said.
Other lettermen back in the fold are seniors Jacob Salge and Matt Paulson. Salge is a heady defensive standout while Paulson gives the team scoring punch and leadership.
The Wolverines will also have eighth-grader Andrew VanErp, senior Brandon Lorentz, sophomore Jacob Goeden, sophomore Isaac Laughlin, senior Dan Berger, junior Matt Laughlin, sophomore Dylan Dumpprope, junior Keith Paulson and junior Joey Price on their varsity roster.
VanErp mixes excellent ball-handling skills with good shooting. Lorentz does his best scoring from the perimeter. Goeden is an "up and comer" at point guard with smarts, ball skills and a good work ethic. Isaac Laughlin runs the floor well but will see most of his time with the JV team as he works on his post game. Berger is a new man on the team with raw skills but VanErp likes his jumping ability. Matt Laughlin will be called on to play multiple positions. His best skills show up on defense and under the hoop. Dumpprope gives the Wolverines a good shooter and athlete with some interesting potential. Keith Paulson stands 6-3 and will give the Wolverines a presence inside. Price will play guard and is considered a good team player.
The Wolverines were 9-16 last year and 5-5 in the tough Mid-State Conference. Graduation cost them scoring and rebounding kingpin Jordan Reed.
"We are a much different team this year, much shorter, but with more speed," VanErp said.
Detroit Lakes is VanErp's favorite for Mid-State honors this season. Crosby-Ironton and Pequot Lakes will also field strong clubs. The top contenders in Section 8AA are Perham and Pelican Rapids.
The Wolverines are slated to open at home Dec. 13 with Pine River/Backus.


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At work I have 3 screens attached to my PC (1x 24" wide, 2x 19" 4:3). My job is changing slightly to one that requires me to be a bit more mobile - multiple desks around different locations - so I might need to look at using a laptop rather than a desktop.
Is it possible for me to continue running the 3 screens from a laptop (ignoring the laptop screen)? Are there adapters (portable?) that will make it possible to use the multiple screens? What about 2x 24" rather than the three?
Having a easy to transport desktop box might be an option, but we're unsure at this stage how mobile I might need to be.


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A decade and a half ago, photographer Ben Marcin hiked—not hitchhiked—from Baltimore to Philadelphia, traversing as many remote farms and wooded areas as possible along the way. He estimates he's completed more than 5,600 hikes, two each weekend, one mid-week, give or take, for the past 40 years, mostly in the counties surrounding Baltimore. But his meanderings also include far-flung places like Guatemala's Mayan highlands, rural Mexico, India, and Montenegro.
Matthew Thomas studied with Alice McDermott when he was a Writing Seminars student at Johns Hopkins University. When asked about McDermott for our March profile, he sent the following essay about her as an instructor, writer, and mentor. It beautifully amplifies the importance of McDermott's contributions in the classroom and beyond. Thomas's debut novel, We Are Not Ourselves, will be published by Simon and Schuster in September.
A champagne-colored Jaguar pulls to the curb in front of the Hippodrome Theatre on a snowy Sunday afternoon. Two middle-aged women get out, duck under the marquee, and scurry inside as the car departs. Other theatergoers—clustered in groups of two, three, and four—tramp down North Eutaw Street, navigating icy sidewalks and the stream of traffic. Not everyone heads to the Hippodrome's White Christmas holiday show though—some folks are arriving early for a matinee of Red at Everyman Theatre, around the corner.
A few pages into her new poetry collection, Guinevere in Baltimore, Shelley Puhak drops her first local reference: "O say, can you see?—from 95 North, the swath of city from stadium to incinerator smokestack." That poem, "Lancelot, En Route, Stopping Off at Fort McHenry," not only unmistakably establishes the Baltimore setting, but also introduces the third-wheel member of the troubled love triangle at the core of her book, a modern-day take on the venerable Arthurian legend.
One of the most successful Broadway musicals of late comes into town this month. The Book of Mormon—which was written by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone and Avenue Q co-creator Robert Lopez—won nine Tony Awards and spawned the most popular Broadway soundtrack of the last four decades. All the fun comes to the the Hippodrome Theatre from February 25 through March 9.
Besides the fact that it's your hometown, what makes Baltimore so appealing as a setting for fiction?
These days, success is measured in hits, tweets, and likes. So if we're talking about a Baltimore musician with 23 million YouTube views, 9 million streams on sites like Spotify, and 91,000 fans on Facebook, you might expect to have heard the buzz. In the case of Evan Wallace, aka e-dubble, chances are you haven't. It's an ironic wrinkle in this virtual-marketing era that a rising rap star like e-dubble—a short form of Wallace's initials—can reach millions of fans around the world yet remain largely unknown at home. Physically, the 31-year-old Wallace is hard to miss.


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Consensus and the Constitution
Gerard posted an interesting perspective yesterday on the ways in which the Constitution magnifies the power of the majority, but I'm not sure they serve the consensus-building role that Gerard suggests. As Arend Lijphart has argued, and I do as well in my forthcoming book (Two Presidents Are Better Than One), our winner-take-all elections and other majority-centric policies encourage partisan conflict and gridlock. For consensual government, I would look to Switzerland and its system of power sharing rather than our system of majoritarian government. What I like about Switzerland is the principle that the major parties share the executive power, and the executive branch operates by consensus rather than by majority vote.
Of course, proportional representation systems can break down too, but all that tells us is that constitutional drafters have to be careful how they arrange power sharing in their political systems. For example, setting the threshold too low for representation in the government can give small parties too much leverage. The U.S. may have done reasonably well with presidential government, but as the Latin American experience reflects, the worldwide experience is not so good.


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Guild Wars 2's April Fools' Day content is just about the most ambitious and large-scale joke we've ever seen in an MMO... and it also happens to be the most fun take on the April 1st holiday in recent memory. Read on to learn all about the Super Adventure Box: a terrific jaunt into 8-bit nostalgia with a heap of really awesome rewards to be earned.
For its first annual April Fools' content, the time of year when MMORPGs really let their hair down and stop taking themselves so seriously, ArenaNet has crafted the Super Adventure Box: an invention by an Asura named Moto (as in Miyamoto) which transports players into an 8-bit fantasy world filled with every Zelda/Mario/Metroid-ism you can imagine. It is, quite simply, the best April Fool's event any company has ever attempted, and it's mostly very successful.
Read on for the rest of Bill Murphy's Guild Wars 2: The Super Adventure Box Revealed.


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Legal Question in Family Law in South Carolina
What is the legal age to move out in South Carolina without parental consent? If there is a home being provided for you?
Asked on 8/14/12, 9:31 pm
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Ben Stevens The Stevens Firm, P.A. Family Law Center
Until a child reaches the age of 18, he/she is a minor.
These are complex issues, and it is important that they be handled correctly. Therefore, it is important that you consult an experienced family law attorney to find out what options are available to you based on the facts of your particular case.
If you need more information, you can visit my family law blog (www.SCFamilyLaw.com) or our website (www.SpartanburgLawyers.com). I wish you the best of luck.
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6. Gastrointestinal Disorders
- Terry Mahan Buttaro and
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Published Online: 15 APR 2013
DOI: 10.1002/9781118704769.ch6
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of a Marriage"
Louis Begley
Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, $25.95
I live in Springs. I have no idea how they live South of the Highway.
Rock stars, movie divinities, hedge fund wizards, white-collar bandits — the world lifts its wondering eyes to the oceanside Hamptons. TVs and tabloids, commercial books and magazines, they all feed on fame and fortune.
But what if the truth got out?
What if a spy revealed it all to be somewhat of a fraud, much like the fraud that placed many of our plastic heroes on their pedestals in the first place?
Well, thank goodness for Louis Begley.
In "Memories of a Marriage," he takes us inside the marriage and the "culture" of one miserable couple, Lucy and Thomas Snow — he, a rags to Wall Street fella, she the progeny of an old Rhode Island family coasting through life on booze, promiscuity, and shrinks.
Along the way we meet their friends, not a bad lot really. They live in Paris, Geneva, London, Park Avenue (West Side is best), Water Mill, Southampton, and East Hampton, all the swell spots. They invest in the correct clothes, wine, and sunglasses. Their problem is money — too much of it. Money corrupts and absolute money corrupts usually. Symptoms: boredom, a sense of being of no use to anyone except those who want to use you, and did I mention boredom?
Details of the problem: Our first-person novelist narrator (modeled on Mr. Begley himself) meets Lucy De Bourgh at the ballet in New York. She is the ex-wife of Thomas Snow, Harvard graduate, Wall Street superhero, now dead — run over by a speedboat while vacationing. Lucy, reaching back many years, reveals to our narrator, "I couldn't have gone on living with that monster."
Lucy is now, in her advancing age, a humorless harridan. Our narrator remembers her as a happy hellion. A Miss Porter's and Radcliffe grad drifting from bed to bed ready for any adventure, and shockingly beautiful. He also recalls husband Thomas as a dignified, if quiet, gent of enormous financial renown. He advises the president of France, for gosh sake, even though his parents ran a garage outside of Newport, R.I. That's where he met Lucy. Lucy considers him to have been a mere "townie," a climber who used her social status and family trust fund to rise.
Throughout this slim novel, Mr. Begley investigates their horrid marriage by constantly questioning Lucy and Tom's friends, and their only child, a son, to piece together this raw portrait of a sad coupling — think Flaubert's "Madame Bovary," Yates's "Revolutionary Road," and Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
Over five decades, right up to the present time, Mr. Begley affords us a fascinating glimpse into the doings of the rich and notorious. The Persian cat is out of the bag and it ain't so great.
Louis Begley has been in this territory before, most notably in "About Schmidt," that hilarious sketch of a used-up executive and widower brought to film by Jack Nicholson. Mr. Begley's story is just as fascinating as his 10 novels. He was a lawyer with the distinguished firm of Debevoise & Plimpton when he surprised his fellows by publishing a first novel, "Wartime Lies," about a young Polish Jew caught up in the Holocaust. That novel appeared in 1991 when Mr. Begley was 57 and won several prizes. In the decades since, Mr. Begley has published many novels, among them "The Man Who Was Late" (1992), "As Max Saw It" (1994), "About Schmidt" (1996), and "Schmidt Delivered" (2000).
Born in Poland in 1933, Mr. Begley — then Ludwik Begleiter — survived the Holocaust through circumstances that parallel the trials of the protagonist in "Wartime Lies." Separated from his father, he and his mother managed to survive the war by passing as Aryan. Reunited after the war, the Begleys migrated to New York, where they adopted a new life and a new language. In 1954 Mr. Begley graduated from Harvard, where he was a member of the Harvard Advocate literary magazine.
I had the opportunity to talk with Mr. Begley years ago at a New York party. Urbane, soft-spoken, impeccably attired in a dark suit, he presented a lawyerly calm. Only the barest trace of an accent suggested that he hadn't just come from the pages of a Louis Auchincloss novel.
But there is nothing Auchinclossian about Mr. Begley's work. Its outwardly civilized world is often a stage for corruption and, in his first book, barbarity. His novels demonstrate knowledge of the world as it is. The mechanics of high-level finance (stock options, trusts, sharing of proceeds agreements) remind us of Mr. Begley's long experience as a working lawyer.
He makes an able spy for we the 99 percent as we consider the sins and powers of the 1 percent. As Mr. Begley's narrator concludes, "I wasn't sure I understood Thomas and Lucy better, and I wasn't sure that I cared. A great impatience had overcome me." I concur.
I think I'll stay in Springs.
Bill Henderson is founder and publisher of the Pushcart Press. His latest book is "All My Dogs: A Life," from David R. Godine.
Louis Begley lives in New York and Sagaponack.


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The talented and handsome actor cum model Rafi Malik, who is a very well-known model and theater actor, is all set to make a debut on television through Rashmi Sharma's upcoming political drama show Desh Ki Beti Nandini which will air on Sony TV.
We should say that Rafi has been lucky that in his debut show itself he has bagged the lead role. He will be seen playing the character of Rajveer Raghuvanshi in the show Desh Ki Beti Nandini and he is paired opposite the versatile actress Keerti Nagpure. On the same we got in touch with Rafi Malik to know about his journey in this industry, on how he cracked this show, what made him take a television daily soap and much more.
Here is a candid conversation with Rafi Malik.
How did acting happen to you?
Acting happened just by chance. I basically was a sports person and I used to love playing sports. Cricket was one of my favorite sports and I was very good at it. At one point I thought to pursue a career in cricket. But well I got an injury due to which I couldn't continue with it. Then I started modeling and my family and friends motivated me and I took a step further. In the year 2011, I participated in Gladrags Mega Model hunt and I was among the top 5 models. From there my journey in modeling began, and I started doing ramp shows for designers.
Later, I also got into theater for a year to polish my acting skills. After that I came to Mumbai to try my luck into television and was lucky enough to bag the show Desh Ki Beti Nandini. Furthermore, I am also looking forward to act in films too.
So how does it feel being a part of the show Desh Ki Beti Nandini?
It is a proud feeling to be a part of this show. It is my debut in television and as a newcomer I am lucky enough to get the best production house and channel to work with. I am looking forward to the on air date of my show. It is a very different show unlike the daily soaps as it is based on political drama. Hope that the viewer's enjoy watching our show.
You have already started shooting for the show, so how is it working with your co-actors and the production house?
There are a lot of skilled and senior actors in our show and I am getting to learn a lot through them. They all have been very helpful and supportive as I am a new comer. It is tough to be an actor on television as it needs a lot of dedication and hectic working hours but with this very hardworking and motivating team, things seems much easier. Also the director and producer of the show have been very supportive for me. Overall the entire team is really good to work with.
How did you bag this show?
I had given an audition for this role.
The casting director liked my audition and that is how I bagged Desh Ki Nandini.
Did you get offers for shows while you were pursuing modeling too?
Yes, I had got a couple of offers for shows earlier too. But they all were mythological and historical shows which I was not prepared to take up. I was looking forward for some daily soap to come my way where I can play a romantic, chocolate boy role.
We wish Rafi Malik all the luck for his debut show Desh Ki Beti Nnadini.
Krishma Solanki


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To find clues where there are none,
That's my job now, I said to the
Dictionary on my desk. The world beyond
My window has grown illegible,
And so has the clock on the wall.
I may strike a match to orient myself
In the meantime, there's the heart
Stopping hush as the building
Empties, the elevators stop running,
The grains of dust stay put.
Hours of quiescent sleuthing
Before the Madonna with the mop
Shuffles down the long corridor
Trying doorknobs, turning mine.
That's just little old me sweating
In the customer's chair, I'll say.
Keep your nose out of it.
I'm not closing up till he breaks.
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Three hours can be a very, very long time (try "Alexander" — or, on second thought, don't), or it can pass by as quickly as ... well, as Martin Scorsese's biopic "The Aviator,"...
Three hours can be a very, very long time (try "Alexander" — or, on second thought, don't), or it can pass by as quickly as … well, as Martin Scorsese's biopic "The Aviator," which waltzes us through the midlife years of billionaire Howard Hughes with grace, style and a certain breeziness. And while we leave the film without much more of an understanding of Hughes' legendary obsessions than we did upon entering, we nonetheless leave with a sense of having been glamorously, thoroughly entertained — which, these days, is a rare pleasure.
And much of that sense comes from Leonardo DiCaprio's performance as Hughes, tamping down his usual boyishness (it's not the actor's fault that, at 30, he still has the face of a choirboy) with a blunt, gruff charm and a maturity that takes on a haunted quality as the film progresses.
Hughes arrived in Hollywood in the 20s as a young man, rich with inherited wealth and ambition. Watch DiCaprio in an early scene at the Cocoanut Grove, looking like a kid out of his league — until he clamps his blue eyes on a pretty waitress. She immediately becomes putty in his hands, and so does nearly everybody else he crosses paths with: Hughes, rich with the confidence that money brings, here has a life force as big as a Cinerama screen, and DiCaprio rises to the challenge.
Beginning in the mid-1920s (after a brief, odd prologue in which Hughes' mother gives her young son a rather intense bath) and continuing through the mid-'40s, "The Aviator" is less a full biography than a depiction of a man's glory years. (Hughes died in 1976, after living in eccentric, paranoid seclusion for many years.)
For Hughes, those years brought Hollywood fame as a director and womanizer, worldwide renown as a pilot whose exploits included setting a record for flying around the world in 1938, and both acclaim and ridicule as an inventor, of planes (most notably the Hercules, aka the "Spruce Goose," then the world's largest airplane) and of brassieres (designing a special push-up to support Jane Russell's assets for "The Outlaw," which promptly got the movie banned).
Scorsese, working from John Logan's witty screenplay, lets all of this fly by with surprising ease. Supporting players are ushered in and out of DiCaprio's orbit, some with blink-and-you'll-miss-it speed (Gwen Stefani's Jean Harlow; Jude Law's Errol Flynn), while others get a more languorous turn in the spotlight.
Cate Blanchett's Katharine Hepburn (who had a lengthy real-life affair with Hughes, pre-Spencer Tracy) is a wonder; everything she says, in Hepburn's characteristic r-less drawl, is both funny caricature and affectionate tribute. (Listen to what she does with the name of a rival, spitting out "Gin-guh Ro-guhs.") Despite a cap of red curls and some drawn-on freckles, she looks little like Hepburn — though, in one profile shot, she looks startlingly like Garbo — but seems to capture just a bit of her insouciant soul.
By the end, we've been shown just enough strangeness from Hughes — usually involving the sanitation levels of a series of men's rooms — to get hints of the sad, lonely, germ-obsessed man he became. But the busy, bustling "Aviator" doesn't really want to go there. With its glorious colors, dreamy costumes (Kate Beckinsale, as Ava Gardner, is a vision in lipstick red), and adventurous swagger, Scorsese's film is essentially about a man who wants to fly — and does plenty of soaring of its own.
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This is the life, to have a man/woman with you,someone to help and love you
Canvas Draw Created Jul 14, 2013 736 x 1024px Unless noted Copyright 2013 Deny54.
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