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Study Compares Use of Hydrous and Anhydrous Ethanol Fuels in Direct-injection, Turbocharged Engine
31 January 2008
Comparative testing by engineers at Orbital Corporation of hydrous (E93h, E87h, E80h) and anhydrous (E100) ethanol fuels on a direct injection multi-cylinder turbocharged engine found that the engine may be operated at high load with the same output and efficiency, with either hydrous or anhydrous ethanol. Orbital published its results in an SAE paper presented at Congresso SAE Brasil in late November, 2007.
In ethanol production, the "beer" resulting from the fermentation is processed in distillation columns where an azeotropic mixture of ethanol and water is separated out from the rest of the stillage. This product is referred to as hydrous ethanol—about 95% ethanol and 5% water. To be used as a supplementary blend in low levels with gasoline, this hydrous ethanol needs to be dehydrated, resulting in anhydrous ethanol.
The process of dehydration is costly and energy-consuming. A study on the use of E10-E26 hydrous ethanol blends by HE Blends BV in the Netherlands noted that hydrous ethanol is 10%-20% less expensive than anhydrous ethanol, is easier to produce and to handle, and offers a better life cycle emissions profile than anhydrous ethanol.
Hydrous ethanol is currently used in Brazil and Sweden, and hydrous E10-15 is currently being used under the European BEST project in the Rotterdam area.
Although there have been a large number of published studies on the use of both hydrous and anhydrous ethanol fuels, the Orbital team noted, there is little available that directly compares the performance of the two types of ethanol fuel in spark ignition engines.
The researchers used a SI multi-cylinder turbocharged unit incorporating Orbital's centrally mounted spray guide direct injection and compared the performance of four ethanol fuels: anhydrous E100, and hydrous E93h (83% ethanol, 7% water by mass), E87h (87% ethanol, 13% water by mass), and E80h (80% ethanol, 20% water by mass).
Orbital conducted their evaluation at high load, and initially at 2,000 rpm and manifold pressure of 100 kPa to assess variation in ignition timing. Subsequent testing at 2000 rpm evaluated increases in manifold pressure to 140 and 170 kPa. Finally, they assessed the effect of engine speed at a BMEP of 1,900 kPa.
The key findings of the study were:
Ignition delay and burn duration are increased with increasing water content at fixed ignition timing, as a consequence of charge dilution. Engine output, efficiency and combustion stability are decreased and MBT ignition timing is advanced.
Engine output, efficiency and combustion stability are typically recovered at MBT ignition timing. Some reduction remains at engine speeds of 4,000-5,000 rpm, and load of 1,900 kPa BMEP and above.
Emissions of CO are unaffected by fuel water content.
Emissions of NOx decrease linearly with increasing fuel water content at fixed ignition timing, as a function of diluent specific heat and consequent reduction of peak combustion temperatures. At MBT ignition timing the reduction is typically less than 10%.
Emissions of HC increase linearly with increasing fuel water content for E93h and E87h, the trend being largely independent of ignition timing. The mechanism is proposed to be an increase of flame quenching, and also the effect of water content on fuel preparation within the cylinder.
Exhaust gas temperature increases slightly with increasing fuel water content at fixed ignition timing, as a consequence of later combustion. The increase is in the order of 20°C. At MBT, increasing water content may reduce EGT in the order of 10°C. This is attributed to reduced combustion temperatures arising from increased heat capacity of the charge, and also the latent heat of vaporization.
MBT ignition timing was achieved at all conditions tested and with all levels of fuel hydration. Further increases in boost pressure and compression ratio are therefore feasible, and it is proposed that the suppression of knock and pre-ignition offered by hydration may present the greatest opportunity for extension of the engine operating regime.
When reviewing powertrain applications for anhydrous vs. hydrated ethanol fuels, key areas of difference may include fuel preparation, catalyst specification and control system calibration. Items not addressed within this study but also requiring consideration include compatibility and durability, lubrication, cold start capability, and fuel system capacity.
Further work in support of this area is on-going, and includes development of low temperature starting capability, and turbo-charger application development for transient performance and high specific output.
Brewster, S.C., "Initial Development of a Turbocharged Direct Injection E100 Combustion System". SAE paper # 2007-01-3625.
Brewster, S.C., et. al., "The Effect of E100 Water Content on High Load Performance of a Spray Guide Direct Injection Boosted Engine". SAE paper # 2007-01-2648
The Effect of E100 Water Content on High Load Performance of a Spray Guide Direct Injection Boosted Engine (presentation)
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Some years ago, there was a brief trend toward stable micro-emulsions of diesel and water in order to reduce NOx emissions from legacy HDV diesel engines. The manufacturers even managed to persuade several governments to amend their fuel tax laws so that only the diesel portion of the blended fuel would be taxed. Of course, fuel flow rate had to be increased to compensate for the water content. The result was somewhat reduced NOx at the expense of operating range.
The whole thing became a moot point as the fleet churned, because the blend was poorly suited to direct injection at high pressures. Besides, other measures to deal with NOx had become available, e.g. EGR and SCR (urea injection).
The reason I mention all this is that similar emulsifiers might permit blending hydrous ethanol (e.g. the azeotropic E93h) with dinojuice. However, both the water and the ethanol would have to be in emulsion, otherwise the hygroscopic ethanol would simply attract moisture from any air present in the system.
IFF an emulsifier for ethanol in gasoline were available, the blend could be shipped in pipelines. Currently, California refineries have to bring in the ethanol from the Midwest by rail or truck and blend it in themselves, increasing prices at the pump.
Miscibility is only half the problem with pipeline transport of ethanol; the other is corrosion.
The Ford/MIT turbocharged/downsized engine seems to be the best way to use ethanol. It maintains maximum power while cutting pumping and friction losses, and requires less ethanol than even an E10 mixture does. Last, it can use hydrous ethanol because blending is not required.
@ Engineer-Poet -
the corrosion problem is a consequence of the fact that ethanol is hygroscopic. If too much water is absorbed, the ethanol-water mixture separates out from the lighter gasoline phase. If, for any reason, the pipeline is then operated at zero or low mass flow, the water will corrode the pipe.
If both ethanol and water were in a stable micro-emulsion prior to entering the pipeline system, this problem would not arise.
Would such a hypothetical emulsion be compatible with current flex-fuel sensors?
One thing it would not do: it would not improve fuel economy. The Ford/MIT engine would appear to be able to improve economy by about 30% (23% reduction in fuel consumption) using only 1-2% ethanol on average. We would only need about 3 billion gallons/year of ethanol (hydrous would do), which we are already producing. This could yield a 23% reduction in our 140-odd billion gallon/year gasoline habit, or more than 33 billion gallons.
Trying to put ethanol through petroleum pipelines is a waste of effort.
Water injection into air stream is widely used to increase output of performance turbocharged engines (especially gasoline), and diesel water emulsification is occasionally used to decrease NOx and slightly decrease diesel soot (additional water vapor erodes unburned carbon particles during combustion C+H2O=CO+H2 and resulted gases combust afterwards). Process works well on big diesel engines, like marine diesels, even yielding slight increase in thermal efficiency.
However, water technology has drawback which makes use of hydrous ethanol impractical. ALL water ingested by engine should be distilled from inorganic salts. Othervice, precipitated during evaporation salts contaminate engine oil, clog injector's tips, and significantly increase wear due to it abrasive properties on cylinder walls, compression rings, and fuel pumps.
@ Engineer-Poet -
no-one has ever claimed ethanol - in whatever form - improves volumetric fuel economy relative to gasoline. It's energy density is simply a lot lower. However, MPG is relevant mostly for operating range in this context, for the economics you need to look instead at miles per dollar and, at subsidies/protectionst tariffs. E85 prices vary widely. California is one of the states for which ethanol definitely adds to the cost of transportation, though that could change if the ethanol were produced locally (cp. e.g. Vinod Khosla's ventures).
In environmental terms, it all depends on how the ethanol is produced. So far, US supplies of ethanol are produced almost exclusively from corn kernels. In terms of both field-to-tank energy balance and the impact on food markets, this is a questionable practice.
@Andrey -
if hydrous ethanol is such a hazard to internal combustion engines, how come millions of cars are driving around on it in Brazil without breaking down?
I think Andrey is wrong on some of his facts, and where he's right he's losing things in translation.
Rafael writes:
In environmental terms, it all depends on how the ethanol is produced.Not necessarily. If you can reduce overall fuel demand 30% through the use of a 2% additive, you can have high losses in the production of that 2% and still be way ahead.
If it's snake oil, it's your snake oil, Rafael; I'm just taking you at your word.
your last post was funny. and I was somewhat surprised that Rafael seemed unaware of the tech.
However in the link you attached, he mentioned reservations that I agree with. The need for the clueless motorist to fill with more than one fluid at the gas station. This is certainly an issue for the typical US driver, but not unsurmountable.
Ooo, dueling slide rules, good time to jump in tangentially. EP usually is the one advocating more efficient machines (read electric drive). Guess it is up to a non-engineer. (Excuse me while I step into the nearby telecommunications booth.)
Consider if you would the REEV (Range Extended Electric Vehicle) instance, which then would be better, an ethanol boosting system or a small turbocharged, ICE with direct injection?
And, which technology is a better lead into spark-assisted, compression ignition and eventually HCCI / Dies Otto?
Interesting story. I just found this today and linked this story to a discussion that's been going on for a few weeks about a technology proposal for a hypothetical Automotive X-Prize entry.
One of the members is a big fan of aqueous-fuel technology; there's been some effort to convince him that there's no free lunch.
The results of the above research don't present any major surprises.
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Cooling on Climate Change Conference 9/18 – NYC
Visit the Conference Website SEPTEMBER 18, 2012 for Climate Week NYC
|Urban Green Council invites you to attend Cooling on Climate Change: Designing the Message, a unique half-day conference examining public perception of climate change, the forces that influence our perception, and the role of the green building movement in climate change mitigation and adaptation.In 2006, 77% of Americans said there is solid evidence of global warming. That number dipped to 58% early in 2012 and rose again to 70% as late as July. With public perception literally changing with the weather, Cooling on Climate Change seeks to explore the messages and campaigns behind these swings.The goal of the conference is to gather critical thinkers for a candid discussion about climate change messaging and action. Dr. James Hansen, Director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies will provide the keynote address. Few scientists have brought more attention to climate change than the outspoken Dr. Hansen, who in his latest paper makes a link between increased greenhouse gases and recent severe weather across the globe.
We will also hear from other leaders shaping climate change messaging for environmental organizations, academic centers researching the influences on public opinion, and architects designing green buildings for clients concerned about climate change and those who are apathetic to it. The panelists will discuss how a scientific topic came to be politicized, the influence of human psychology on our ability and desire to comprehend and combat the problem, and the role that building designers and developers play.
PANEL 1: Shifts in Public Perception of Climate Change
PANEL 2: The Role of the Green Building Industry
Cooling on Climate Change is part of Climate Week NYC, an annual summit featuring an exciting array of private and public events, focused on tackling climate change and driving a clean industrial revolution. GBCI and AIA continuing education credits are available. We hope you'll join us for this exciting event.
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im semi-familiar with rooting and flashing on several phones and tablets , learning by doing for one year or so ...
... but in this case i think my phone is at the end of trial and error so i hope to find some one who realy knows what to do
C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>fastboot getvar all
(bootloader) version: 0.5
(bootloader) version-bootloader: 1.54.0000
(bootloader) version-baseband: N/A
(bootloader) version-cpld: None
(bootloader) version-microp: None
(bootloader) version-main:
(bootloader) version-misc: UNKNOWN
(bootloader) serialno:
(bootloader) imei: 355195000000010
(bootloader) meid: 00000000000000
(bootloader) product:
(bootloader) platform: HBOOT-8064
(bootloader) modelid: *********
(bootloader) cidnum:
(bootloader) battery-status: good
(bootloader) battery-voltage: 3654mV
(bootloader) partition-layout: Generic
(bootloader) security: off
(bootloader) build-mode: SHIP
(bootloader) boot-mode: UNKNOWN
(bootloader) commitno-bootloader: dirty-5d4c562c
(bootloader) hbootpreupdate: 11
(bootloader) gencheckpt: 0
all: Done!
finished. total time: 0.034s
this HTC one 801n (m7ul) was htcdev unlocked s-off by rumrunner,tempered removed , latest darkboot firmware from htc1guru , normaly runing renovate with elementalx but even every other rom-kernel combination i used worked quite well so as backup and restore
in TWRP i made a fullwhipe and flashed CM11 M3 and boot to system , made some settings it seemed to be ok , i boot to recovery ,whipe and flash elementalx kernel , while flashing the screen went black and i find my phone in this condition :
no light at all , no reaction at all , -i am on win 7- in system there is a "myHTC" device and fastboot seemed to work but every try to flash :
C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>fastboot flash zip 4.19.401.8_firmware_darkboot.zip
target reported max download size of 452980736 bytes
sending 'zip' (24782 KB)...
OKAY [ 1.105s]
writing 'zip'...
FAILED (remote: not allowed)
finished. total time: 1.109s
C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>fastboot oem rebootRUU
(bootloader) Start Verify: -1
OKAY [ 0.044s]
finished. total time: 0.045s
after this the phone does not answer any more :
C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>fastboot flash zip 4.19.401.8_firmware_darkboot.zip
< waiting for device >
is there some one to take my hand and lead me out off this darkness, please


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If you're looking for a fun theme for your little one's 1st birthday party, why not give Alice in Wonderland's Mad Hatter Tea Party a go?
It's a really fun theme, just perfect for any kind of party — particularly birthday and baby showers. We did it for Abby's 2nd birthday this past weekend, and the cupcakes were the hit of the party!
Everyone asked me how I made the cupcake toppers and commented on how easy it sounded once I told them, so I decided to share my little DIY project with the lovely readers at DB! Plus, you'll get the link for the recipe belonging to those delicious-looking cupcakes too…
Click here to visit the official Alice in Wonderland site.
Easy Street
Click through to discover how you can make these super easy Mad Hatter cupcake toppers!
Step 1
Good scissors, long toothpicks, an extra-fine Sharpie and fabric tape are all that you'll need for this project. It's as simple as cutting lengths (as long as the words you want to print, doubled over) of the fabric tape on an angle.
Step 2
Next, fold the tape over the toothpick. This can be a bit finicky, as you want everything to line up and for there to be no sharp point on the end of the toothpick showing. Write 'eat me', on each. Fancy script not required. Keep this simple — they look lovely as is plucked into bright and colourful icing.
Step 3
Pluck and display – ready to be devoured. I have several tiered cupcake and cake platters which nestle together quite nicely for larger cupcake centrepieces like this.
Step 4
Do that. You and your guests. Young and old.
Toddler Approved
Because YUMMY.
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EUR/USD (a 4-hour chart)
General Overview
The single European currency was sold last week. It is obviously that the interest in the European currency was based on the desire to correct their market positions before a long weekend. We do not exclude that the euro support came from the prevailing opinion on the background of Yellen's rhetoric stressing the concern about the state of the economy and labor market and also to confirm the Fed plans to keep rates low for a long time.
The first support is 1.3800, the next is 1.3760. The first resistance is 1.3860, the next is 1.3900.
There is a confirmed and weak sell signal. The price is in the Cloud and it is below the Chinkou Span. The undetermined movement will be until the price is in the Cloud. The Tenkan-Sen is crossing the Kijun-Sen down. The cloud is neutral.
The MACD shows a decrease.
Trading recommendations
1.3800 is a key mark between the buyers and the sellers.
The rebound from 1.3800 would lead to a euro growth versus the dollar with the targets: 1.3860, 1.3900.
Shall the pair decrease further it may reach 1.3760 soon.


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Dick Costolo, Twitter's CEO posted an intriguing tweet on Wednesday. With a shout-out to Vine co-founder Dom Hofmann, he included the first appearance of Hofmann's Vine video plug-in. View the post below, rapidly demonstrating how to make steak tartare and plate it like a professional chef.
The service, recently bought by Twitter will allow users to record, assemble and post six-second video clips that loop and even play sound. They appear like an internet .gif file but much more crisp, smoother and in higher definition. Also, the fact that they are embedded in tweets can change the game around for both companies, probably enticing those who are now without Twitter to come join the rest of us.
Steak tartare in six seconds. vine.co/v/bOIqn6rLeIDvia @dhof
The video service is yet to launch and little details about Vine's specifics have been leaked yet. We are still unsure of how it will look or operate and what features are included with Vine, but If this serves as just a brief glimpse of what may will come, Twitter fans have a lot to be excited for.


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An Australian blue heeler who survived an encounter with an alligator has been named the Heinz Pet Products 47th Dog Hero of the Year.
Two-year-old Blue saved her 85-year-old owner from an alligator after the woman slipped and couldn't get up again.
Ruth Gay was taking Blue for an evening walk along an alligator-infested canal behind her house in LaBelle, Fla., when she slipped on the wet grass and fell, breaking her nose and dislocating her shoulder. Unable to get up and not expecting her daughter and son-in-law home for several hours, Gay yelled for help while Blue lay at her side.
Suddenly, Blue growled and ran away into the darkness. Apparently, Gay's calls attracted the attention of an alligator that climbed the canal embankment about 50 feet from where Gay lay injured. Blue fought the alligator and, despite suffering numerous puncture wounds to his stomach, drove off the reptile.
When Gay's daughter, Sylvia Gibson, and husband Albert arrived home more than an hour later, Blue ran to their car, barking and jumping, and led them to where Gay had fallen. Both Gay and Blue underwent surgery to repair their injuries and both have since recovered.
"Blue, our 47th Dog Hero of the Year, is especially unique since we've never had a winner who fought an alligator -- he's a very brave dog," said John Essegian, general manager of Heinz Pet Products dog brands.
Heinz's tradition of canine heroism began in 1954 with the announcement of the first Dog Hero of the Year Award.
The Dave Matthews Band, SaveOurEnvironment.org and ice cream makers Ben & Jerry's have launched the One Sweet Whirled campaign to fight global warming.
It urges people to pledge to reduce their personal carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2,000 pounds (emissions are measured in pounds). Shedding 2,000 pounds represents about a five-percent reduction in the average American's annual emissions. People can take the "Fight Global Warming: Lose 2,000 Pounds!" pledge by promising to make small, very do-able changes in their lives -- such as driving 15 fewer miles a week -- and by voicing their concern with political messages to Congress about efficiency legislation and the need for increased renewables (such as wind and solar power).
Dave Matthews Band One Sweet Whirled is also the name of a new Ben & Jerry's ice cream flavor. A portion of sales will go to support global warming initiatives.
The inspiration for the flavor name came from the Dave Matthews Band's environmental hit single "One Sweet World," from the band's debut album "Remember Two Things."
"We are honored that Ben & Jerry's offered us this flavor, 'One Sweet Whirled,' and asked us to partner with them and the nation's most influential environmental advocacy groups to help stop global warming," said DMB in a statement. "The campaign sounded great and when the first pint of 'One Sweet Whirled' didn't last long on the bus, it all came together for us."
(Web site: OneSweetWhirled.org)
THURSDAY: Today through April 10 is Hate Week, recognizing the day (April 4, 1984) fictional character Winston Smith began his diary in the novel "1984" with the words "Down with Big Brother."
It's National Alcohol Screening Day. (Web site: mentalhealthscreenings.org)
This is Victims of Violence Holy Day, one of the three Emancipation Days of Respect.
And Senegal celebrates its Independence Day today. The country achieved independence from France in 1960.
(Thanks to Chase's 2002 Calendar of Events)
Where and when was the first woman elected mayor in the United States?
Argonia, Kan., was the first city to elect a female mayor, on this date in 1887. Susanna Medora Salter received a two-thirds majority and served for one year for the salary of $1.


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Eriksen, Wilhelmsen Ships Service Switzerland
Wilhelmsen Ships Service has further strengthened its presence in Switzerland by appointing Eivind Eriksen as General Manager for Wilhelmsen Ships Service Switzerland.
Despite being a landlocked country, Switzerland is an important location on the maritime map. "Recently, we have seen an increased geographical move of customers towards Switzerland. As such, there is a great commercial potential in this area, and thus it is important to strengthen our presence. Eivind's vast experience in the maritime industry and his extensive network make him the ideal person for the job," said Salvatore Previti, Area Director Southern Europe and North Africa, Wilhelmsen Ships Service.
In his new role Eivind will be responsible to further develop Wilhelmsen Ships Service's commercial presence in this significant area. "In Geneva alone there are more than 300 charterers and traders, and the majority of our customers are from within this sector. In addition, we also work closely with ship owners and operators from the region," said Eivind Eriksen.
Eivind has worked in ship owning, management and agency in various locations around the world. Before the establishment of Wilhelmsen Ships Service, Eivind was General Manager for Barwil in London and more recently General Manager for the Barwil sales office in Oslo, covering customers in Scandinavia and Germany. Prior to accepting his current post he was working as Business Development Manager for the ships agency business in Europe.
Eivind will be supported by Account Managers Jean Michel Royere and Erik Michiels. Both Jean Michel and Erik are currently working with Wilhelmsen Ships Service's Swiss customers and will continue their successful efforts. The sales team is supported by Martaxelle Erussard, as Sales Support Coordinator. All members of the team have extensive experience from within the maritime industry.


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For drug-sniffing dogs, the nose knows.
That's what 25-year-old Brett Mattson and 35-year-old Shirden Coe learned when the Manatee County Sheriff's Office arrested the pair for trafficking in marijuana Sunday, Sept. 22, at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport. Deputies discovered more than 60 pounds of marijuana spread throughout four peices of luggage, according to a probable cause affadavit.
"Noeska," a Sheriff's Office drug-sniffing dog, picked out the four peices of luggage, which contained 56 vacuum-sealed packages of pot.


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Rays hit midpoint with setback
Kazmir comes up short vs. Rangers
With the game time temperature at 100 degrees, the Rangers got a big home run while the Rays made several mistakes as the Rangers took a 3-1 win in front of a crowd of 39,123 at Rangers Ballpark to send the Rays to their second straight loss.
"I think we're on the right course" at the midway point, Carl Crawford said. "We've been winning lately, playing well and hitting well; seems like things are starting to click. We've lost the last two, but before that we were doing fine. We feel like we're on our way right now."
After 81 games, the Rays find themselves with a record of 44-37 and in third place, five games behind Boston in the American League East. At the same point in their AL championship 2008 campaign, the Rays had a record of 49-32 and they were in first place by a half a game.
"I really do [like where we are]," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "We got off to a tough start. We really did not have a good game tonight. We made mistakes tonight and we could not hit in the clutch. More about the mistakes, we just did not have a good night.
"But for the most part we've played some pretty good baseball. You look at what the pitching's been doing. I think it's been outstanding. And that's a reason we're jumping up there a bit. I really believe the esprit de corps is excellent and our guys believe. So I like where we're at right now."
The mistakes included a running gaffe by Crawford in the first. When he attempted to steal second, Evan Longoria flied out to center field. By the time Crawford figured out the lay of the land, the ball was well on its way to first, where he was doubled-off to end the inning. Jason Bartlett and Ben Zobrist each had fielding errors, and Rays starter Scott Kazmir made an ill-fated pitch to Rangers slugger Hank Blalock.
Blalock broke a scoreless tie with a two-run homer in the fourth. The Rangers DH connected on a 2-2 slider from Kazmir and deposited the ball 402 feet from home plate into the right-field stands for his 17th home run of the season.
"Just one pitch cost us the game," Kazmir said. "I got him out on the same hanging slider on the at-bat before, he popped it up. I was trying to go low and away slider to him the whole time, I just wasn't getting it there.
"He made me pay. You don't throw that pitch to Blalock, anything that's hanging, anything that's up. I got away with it the first time and the second time he made me pay."
Kazmir was making his second start since returning from the disabled list with a right quadriceps strain and the Houston native took his first career loss to the Rangers, falling to 4-1 with a 2.06 ERA in eight career starts.
"He looked good," Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler said. "He didn't have his best stuff. He's trying to get back to 100 percent. That's how good he is. When he's not 100 percent, he can get hitters out."
Rangers starter Tommy Hunter made his third start of the season and sixth of his career, earning his first Major League win after holding the Rays to a single run on three hits over 5 1/3 innings. In addition, the right-hander celebrated his 23rd birthday.
"Their guy was deceptive, Hunter, and we had a hard time picking it up," Maddon said. "Everybody came back in and had a different idea of what he was trying to do. We just had a hard time seeing the ball on him."
Added Crawford: "He got us out. He pitched well. He did what he had to do. He got ahead a lot. He did what he had to do. We got some hits that went right at people that probably would have changed the game. But other than that, he did his job."
Jason Jennings, C.J. Wilson, and Frank Francisco came out of the Rangers' bullpen to finish off the Rays with 3 2/3 scoreless innings on a night that saw the Rays tie a season low with just three hits. "They did a nice job," Maddon said. "They just pitched pretty well tonight."
Bill Chastain is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Time is loading up its masthead just in time for round 10(?) of this year's election season. The magazine has just announced that Mike Murphy, the GOP strategist, long-time friend and adviser of John McCain, and current NBC and MSNBC contributor will be penning a regular column for the magazine. He will also be joining the Time political blog Swampland (our personal favorite) ahead of the Democratic and Republican conventions, which begin next week. His first column is up now (Obama and the working-class voter) and will run in the Sept. 1 issue of the magazine.
Gwen Ifill, the PBS senior correspondent (and our pick to take over Meet the Press) also has a piece in this week's issue. As well, Time tells us that Prep author Curtis Sittenfeld will be reporting in Denver with Time political team. Hmm, okay! Sort of a strange addition, but one supposes there's enough politics to go around.


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The Castelletto Gredic offers an intimate and private stay with the convenience of being surrounded by picturesque landscapes as far as the eye can see. Rooms are comfortable and spacious, featuring modern amenities to fill all guests' needs. Guests can visit Gredic Restaurant, which prides itself on using the finest fresh ingredients and modern culinary knowledge to create fabulous dishes.
Standard rooms are spacious and modern, and offer an intimate and private stay. Rooms are equipped with the latest Bang & Olufsen audio-video systems with an endless choice of movies, TV programs and music, as well as wine cabinets with the best wines from the area.
At the Gredic Restaurant experience subtle Mediterranean influences that meet strong continental tastes. The finest fresh ingredients are used and modern culinary and technological knowledge and appreciation of the aforementioned factors of this restaurant.
The wine cellar is something special - both architecturally as well as due to the successful combination of cozy hospitality and professionalism of modern technology. More than 5,000 bottles of wine are stocked and virtually all the wines can be tasted. In addition, wine is sold at highly attractive prices so that you can top off your visit to the wine cellar with a purchase.


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Until a few weeks ago, 16-year-old gymnast Stephanie Neff wanted to attend UCLA, where Olympian and former teammate Kristen Maloney was a star.
But Maloney has finished her eligibility, and Neff was wowed by an April 18 unofficial family visit to the University of Utah, impressed by the mountains and a feeling of safety she got there.
Neff can't be blamed for wanting to feel safe after her ordeal in the air and staying alone with strangers on Sept. 11, 2001.
A senior international elite qualifier who hopes to gain a spot on the U.S. national team in a few months and who does four skills that no other gymnast in the world competes, Neff on Tuesday announced her verbal commitment to attend Utah on scholarship beginning Fall 2006.
The high school junior in Mesa, Ariz., who academically has ranked No. 1 in her class since her freshman year, said she will not change her mind, though the agreement is non-binding. She can't sign an NCAA letter-of-intent until at least late fall.
She still hopes to become a 2008 Olympian and discussed the possibility of continuing to train toward that with Utah coaches Greg and Megan Marsden.
Neff said she felt good around the Marsdens and the Ute team and liked the idea of living in Salt Lake City in her first extended time away from her parents.
"I want to be safe," she said by telephone Tuesday from Carter's Gymnastics Academy in Mesa, which was the reason the then-12-year-old was on an airplane as an unaccompanied minor on Sept. 11, 2001.
Neff, who grew up in Pennsylvania and had trained at Parkettes was on her way to Arizona to train with coaches Jack and Erin Carter, who had started their own gym after coaching Maloney and Neff at Parkettes. Jack Carter was also at one time a coach at Orem's All-American club owned by BYU coaches Brad and Dawn Cattermole.
She got on a plane alone early that fateful morning and, after some flight time, was told by a flight attendant that the plane was going to St. Louis for a stopover because, she was told, two planes had collided, and the airline wanted to be careful. Distressed because she wanted to go to Phoenix, she was held until last to get off the plane with the flight attendant, who took her to a U.S. Airways office, where her frightened parents were called. "I still had no idea" of the terrorist attack, Neff said, adding she finally found out while watching TV in the airport later.
She was given a choice by the airline she could room in a hotel with a 19-year-old woman she had met only briefly on the plane, or she could stay with an airline ticket agent who had a 9-year-old daughter. She chose the ticket agent, who brought her to the airport every day for four days before she was able to get on the last plane that day to Phoenix just as her father, Steve, reached Columbus, Ohio. He was driving to St. Louis to retrieve his daughter. He turned back upon a call from Carter, and she made it to Phoenix.
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Carter calls Neff "the most-rounded athlete I've ever trained" because of her strength, grace and ability on all four events. And he's coached Maloney as well as Penn State's Kristal Uzelac, a junior national champion. "Compared to Maloney and Uzelac, she fares well," he said, calling her "gifted" as an athlete, student and overall person with a "gifted" body type as well.
Neff was 2002 Junior National all-around, beam and bars champion but battled a hamstring injury after that. She's OK now and sighting a national-team berth, having "a big chance of making it this time," she said. She also looks to make the world championship team, which she sees as possible. "I think so," she said.If she can make the world team and compete, she could get any of her four unique moves - two on floor and two on bars - named for her before she officially becomes a member of the Utes.
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The Tamaqua Chamber of Commerce will sponsor its Second Annual Fishing Derby on April 10 at the Rabbit Run Reservoir.
Hours will be from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Prizes will be awarded in adult and child categories for the highest total weight of fish caught.
Pre-registrations are now being accepted at the chamber office, 114 W. Broad St., and at Tom's Auto and Marine, Greenwood Street and Mountain Avenue.
For more information, call (570) 668-1880.
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The Tamaqua YMCA will hold its First Annual Easter Egg Hunt this Saturday. Festivities will begin at noon and include egg painting, face painting, coloring and more.
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The YMCA is located in the former Jamesway Plaza at the east end of town.
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The Tamaqua Area Youth Soccer Association will conduct registration sessions for the new season on three dates in April. The organization is open to boys and girls between the ages of 4 and 14 who reside within the Tamaqua Area School District.
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First time players must provide a birth certificate.
For applications and more information visit www.tamaquaareayouthsoccer.com.
This year's fundraiser will be a candle sale. Parents will be permitted to make arrangements to opt out of the fundraiser.
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The Rev. Brian reading will officiate at the 10:25 a.m. worship service Easter Sunday in Calvary Evangelical United Methodist Church in the Lewistown Valley. The service will include Holy Communion and special music. Nursery care is available. Sunday school classes meet at 9:15 a.m.
Also Easter Sunday, a sunrise service will be held at the Harry Strack Farm. The walk up the hill will begin at 6:15 a.m.
For Good Friday, a hymn sing and service will be held at 1:30 p.m., in the New Ringgold United Methodist Church.
St. John UCC
The Rev. Kevin Duffy Guy will officiate at the 6 and 9:30 a.m. services this Easter Sunday in St. John United Church of Christ. Nursery service is available during the service. An Easter egg hunt and meal will be held following the service. The weekly service is broadcast on radio station WLSH, AM1410, at 11:30 a.m. Sundays.
Activities for next week will include: Monday, Consistory meeting at 7 p.m.; Wednesday, choir rehearsal at 7:30 p.m.
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Activities for next week will include: Tuesday, prayer time at 8:30 a.m. and GriefShare at 1:30 p.m.; Wednesday, TYM, prayer and Bible study and the Finance Class all meet at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, praise practice at 9 a.m.
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did all lubes to spec except the grease in positive air chamber. instead of grease used 5ml of fox float, per some post on this forum. (wondering if this might be my problem).
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OTARU, Hokkaido — Otaru Onsen Osupa is not a natural setting for the airing of great issues. It is a faded child's-birthday-cake of a building on a windswept highway skirting the Sea of Japan, some 5 km from the center of town. In the lobby are game machines and a fruit stall. Upstairs, last Thursday morning, about 100 mostly elderly customers fresh from the baths sat on the floor around low tables, sushi, beer and other refreshments at the ready. If the foreign-looking man quietly awaiting their attention at the microphone up front aroused their curiosity, they did not it show.
Arudou Debito is, as his name suggests, something of an anomaly. His American birth and upbringing give him a decidedly Western appearance, and yet, should a public bath attempt to exclude him on the grounds that only Japanese are admitted, he can whip out his passport and say quite truthfully, "I am as Japanese as you are." He acquired Japanese citizenship in October 2000. What would the Osupa's customers make of him?
The lawsuit Arudou, a 37-year-old university lecturer, filed with two others at Sapporo District Court in February 2001 has nothing to do with Osupa. The defendants are another Otaru bathing facility and the Otaru municipal government. In September 1999, when Arudou was an American named David Aldwinkle, he and a party of friends were denied entry to Yunohana Onsen — in violation, says the suit, of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, which Japan signed in 1995. A judgment is expected this summer.
Yunohana was at the time one of three local public baths barring foreigners. Osupa was another. There were reasons, explains Osupa manager Hidekatsu Okoshi. Regular customers complained of rowdy behavior by the Russian sailors for whom Otaru is a frequent port of call. "There were rumors also that the Russians were infected with crab lice," Okoshi says. "That can ruin the business. You can't very well stop foreigners at the door and ask them, 'Are you Russian?' So we adapted a Japanese-only policy."
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I keep thinking no one will want me. A divorced 35 year old with two little boys. Why am I so scared. Please help me understand.
I went through this already. I'm 57. I figured that my life as someone's partner was over.
Who'd want an old man whose wife screwed around on him?
Truth is, several ladies... nice ladies, have shown interest already.
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I've been with my wh for 33 years- since I was 17 and he used to be my very best friend!! Now- he's my worst enemy but only pretends to want us!! And I'm scared to be on my own- but I'm more frightened to live with someone who has no problem betraying me and dis-respecting me!! So- my choice is obvious and so is yours!!
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Deal with what's on your plate now. You have an abusive, alcoholic husband. You're repeating the cycle of abuse year after year, modeling dysfunction for your sons. They are gonna grow up to be just like their dad because that's all they know and you are showing them that it's okay to treat women that way. Deal with THAT. What are you going to do about THAT?
And, for the record, I'm thinking about dating in the future, Lord knows not now!!!! That wouldn't be healthy. I'm just stating my fears, that's all.
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Thanks guys. I just keep thinking who the heck's gonna want to take boys that aren't biologically theirs to the park, and dinner and birthday parties.
Liberty, let me share a story with you. My mom and dad divorced in 2000 after 30 years of marriage due to my father's multiple infidelities, among other things. My mom was 50 when this happened. And was convinced she'd be alone the rest of her life.
Fourteen years later, she's been happily remarried since 2002 to our stepdad, an AMAZING man we lovingly call "Poppy". My sister and I were grown and out on our own and having kids of our own when mom and dad split. When Mom met Poppy, that man inherited us all - two grown daughters and two grandbabies at that time under the age of two. And he, having never been around kids before, dived right in, changing subsequent grandbabies' diapers and playing with and feeding them, and being just an absolute rock for my sister and I, like he'd been doing it for years. And anytime someone asks him about his family he proudly says "I have two daughters and four amazing grandchildren". The word "step" never even occurs to him.
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New chapter of my life- married 11/13/15 to the man I'd thought I would never find.
Throw me to the wolves and I'll return leading the pack.
Being aloe forever is nowhere near as scary as being cheated on and emotionally abuse for even a few more years.
I'm the same as kg, I won't date someone without kids because I don't want any more and I also need someone who has a big life, as I have a big life.
I won't be ready to date for quite a while yet. Because I'm still healing, because I'm still mourning, because my girls are still so little and because I need time to work out who I am and what I want before I can invite someone into my world.
My mother remarried my stepfather, when I was 10, but he'd been in our lives since I was 7. He knew he was getting an instant family, and he didn't care. He loved us.
There are men like that out there. You will find one when you're really ready.
I kicked him out last night with my army backing me up
Hallelujah! I'm sorry you are here. But I'm proud of you for taking action and standing up for yourself.
You are going to make it. Fear is normal, just don't let it paralyze you! There are much worse things than fear to fear!!!!!!
I agree with you. Stepping out alone on a new path has provided me with the most sustained fear I've ever felt.
Just to reiterate what other people said: I've learned and now know dating is totally out of the question for me right now, and generally not even in my mind. But like you, I hope one day down the road to date again, and it does add to my fears of the future.
Let me just say that I am 33 with no children. Considering that I really need a couple years to heal and work on myself before I even think about seriously partnering, I am facing the idea that I may not be able to have kids of my own. I truly would love to one day meet a man who already has kids, and be given the privilege of having them be a part of my family. I believe this is a non-issue for you, even though the fear feels so real.
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Drug Safety:
Preliminary Findings Suggest Weaknesses in FDA's Program for Inspecting Foreign Drug Manufacturers
GAO-08-224T: Published: Nov 1, 2007. Publicly Released: Nov 1, 2007.
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Many drugs marketed in the United States are manufactured in foreign countries and the value of such products entering the country is increasing. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for overseeing the safety and effectiveness of human drugs that are marketed in the United States, whether they are manufactured in foreign or domestic establishments. Foreign establishments that market their drugs in the United States must register with FDA and FDA inspects foreign establishments to ensure that they meet the same standards that are required of domestic ones. GAO reported 9 years ago that FDA needed to improve its foreign drug inspection program (GAO/HEHS-98-21). Questions remain as to whether FDA has improved its management of the foreign drug inspection program. This statement discusses preliminary information on (1) the extent to which FDA has accurate data to manage the foreign drug inspection program, (2) the frequency of foreign inspections and factors influencing the selection of establishments to inspect, and (3) issues unique to conducting foreign inspections. To address these issues GAO interviewed FDA officials; reviewed pertinent statutes, regulations, and guidance; and analyzed information from FDA databases. Because of the preliminary nature of our work, we are not making recommendations at this time.
FDA's effectiveness in managing the foreign drug inspection program continues to be hindered by weaknesses in its databases. FDA does not know how many foreign establishments are subject to inspection. Instead, FDA relies on databases that were not designed for this purpose. Further, these databases contain inaccuracies that FDA cannot easily reconcile. One database indicates there were about 3,000 foreign establishments registered to market drugs in the United States in fiscal year 2007, while another indicates that about 6,800 foreign establishments actually imported drugs in that year. FDA recognizes these flaws. Further, because the databases cannot exchange information, any comparisons of the data are performed manually, on a case-by-case basis. FDA officials told GAO that they have not generated an accurate count of foreign establishments whose drugs are imported into the United States. FDA inspects relatively few foreign establishments. Data from FDA suggest that the agency may inspect about 7 percent of foreign establishments in a given year. At this rate, it would take FDA more than 13 years to inspect each foreign establishment once, assuming that no additional establishments require inspection. However, FDA cannot provide an exact number of foreign establishments that have never been inspected. Most of the foreign inspections performed are conducted as part of a review associated with processing an application to market a new drug, rather than inspections for monitoring the quality of marketed drugs. Although FDA uses a risk-based process to develop a prioritized list of foreign establishments for inspections to monitor the quality of marketed drugs, few are completed in a given year. This prioritized list was used to select foreign establishments for inspection in fiscal year 2007. According to FDA, about 30 such inspections were completed in that year and at least 50 are targeted for inspection in fiscal year 2008. The foreign inspection process involves unique circumstances that are not encountered domestically. For example, FDA relies on staff that inspect domestic establishments to volunteer for foreign inspections. Unlike domestic inspections to monitor the quality of a marketed drug, FDA does not arrive unannounced at a foreign establishment. It also lacks the flexibility to easily extend foreign inspections if problems are encountered, due to the need to adhere to an itinerary that typically involves multiple inspections in the same country. Finally, language barriers can make foreign inspections more difficult than domestic ones. FDA does not generally provide translators to its inspection teams. Instead, they may have to rely on an English-speaking representative of the foreign establishment being inspected, rather than an independent translator.
Nov 15, 2017
Sunscreen:FDA Reviewed Applications for Additional Active Ingredients and Determined More Data NeededGAO-18-61: Published: Nov 15, 2017. Publicly Released: Nov 15, 2017.
Nov 14, 2017
Department of Defense:Telehealth Use in Fiscal Year 2016GAO-18-108R: Published: Nov 14, 2017. Publicly Released: Nov 14, 2017.
Nov 13, 2017
Preventing Drug Abuse:Low Participation by Pharmacies and Other Entities as Voluntary Collectors of Unused Prescription DrugsGAO-18-25: Published: Oct 12, 2017. Publicly Released: Nov 13, 2017.
Nov 6, 2017
Prescription Opioids:Medicare Needs to Expand Oversight Efforts to Reduce the Risk of HarmGAO-18-15: Published: Oct 6, 2017. Publicly Released: Nov 6, 2017.
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program:Enrollment Remains Concentrated Despite More Plan Offerings and Effects of Adding Plan Types Are UncertainGAO-18-52: Published: Oct 5, 2017. Publicly Released: Nov 6, 2017.
Oct 31, 2017
Opioid Use Disorders:HHS Needs Measures to Assess the Effectiveness of Efforts to Expand Access to Medication-Assisted TreatmentGAO-18-44: Published: Oct 31, 2017. Publicly Released: Oct 31, 2017.
Physician Workforce:Expansion of the Children's Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Payment ProgramGAO-18-66R: Published: Oct 31, 2017. Publicly Released: Oct 31, 2017.
High-Containment Laboratories:Coordinated Actions Needed to Enhance the Select Agent Program's Oversight of Hazardous PathogensGAO-18-145: Published: Oct 19, 2017. Publicly Released: Oct 31, 2017.
Oct 18, 2017
Personal Firearms:Programs that Promote Safe Storage and Research on Their EffectivenessGAO-17-665: Published: Sep 19, 2017. Publicly Released: Oct 18, 2017.
Oct 4, 2017
Newborn Health:Federal Action Needed to Address Neonatal Abstinence SyndromeGAO-18-32: Published: Oct 4, 2017. Publicly Released: Oct 4, 2017.
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Parshat Vayishlach
There is an important rule for understanding the situations the Torah mentions, i.e. what Hashem wants to teach us. The rule is: the more attention the Torah gives to a certain subject, the more significant it is. This foundation is essential to realize the importance of this week's Parsha which speaks extensively about the struggles between Jacob and Esau. We are told about their planned encounter after many years of separation, about Jacob's wrestling with someone identified by our Sages as the Angel of Esau, and finally the actual meeting and the lengthy dialogue that ensue. What needs clarification is if Esau was, in fact, an evil person to be avoided, why was it necessary to give so much attention to the struggles between him and his brother Jacob. Is there something more to this seemingly evil individual?
The opening verse of the Parsha states that Jacob sent messengers to "Esau, his brother" to tell him he was returning home after many years in Laban's house. The messengers return with a sobering message. "We came to your brother, to Esau, and he is coming towards you with four hundred men." Rashi notes the apparent repetition of "to your brother, to Esau". He explains that you, Jacob, called him "my brother" but, in fact, he is still dealing with you as the evil Esau. It appears from Rashi that Esau has two titles, one as "Esau" and the other as "Jacob's brother". It appears these two titles represent two aspects of Esau. When he is called "Esau" this refers to the wicked individual he had showed himself to be, but when he is referred to as "Jacob's brother", it seems that he is being put in a more positive light.
Using this understanding of the two terms "Esau" and "his brother" let us jump ahead to the actual reunion of the brothers. As they are about to meet the verse relates, "And he (Jacob) went in front of his family and bowed to the ground seven times until he reached his brother". During this historic meeting Jacob was able to reach the "brother" in Esau.
This has tremendous significance to our understanding of the story. There are two Esau's that Jacob needs to contend with. There is the wicked "Esau" who wants to kill Jacob for "stealing" the blessings. There is also another Esau called "Jacob's brother". Buried deep in that same individual is undeniable good. If not, Jacob wouldn't have extended himself so much to reach "his brother". So it could be that Esau is not all wicked and Jacob was willing to expend much energy to reach that better side.
What was Esau's response to Jacob's good will?
Esau was moved by seeing Jacob and his family and, in turn, he ran towards Jacob, hugged him, fell on his neck, kissed him and they cried together. Rashi quotes two differing opinions of our Sages whether Esau kissed Jacob with a full heart or not. It would appear that Jacob's tremendous efforts paid off, at least to some degree.
There is a very important lesson in this story that has great significance for us today. In short, Jacob sees that there is some good in Esau. He understands that he can't ignore that untouched spiritual potential. The person the Chumash calls "Esau" is an enemy and needs to be wrestled with and vanquished but, when subdued, there is holiness hidden within "his brother".
Today we find ourselves in a world greatly effected by Esau's descendants. Present Western civilization is largely based on Esau's offspring. Based on our understanding of the struggles between Jacob and Esau, there are two levels we need to relate to in the world of Esau today. There are still plenty of "Esaus" in society. They are the individuals and groups who overtly or covertly express their hatred towards the Jewish people and what they stand for. But there is another significant population that is the "Jacob's brother" of today's world. They show a concern and caring for the Jewish people and there are undoubtedly individuals and groups who have within them sparks of goodness that need to be extracted and utilized.
The final encounter of Jacob and Esau is in this week's Parsha. Esau kissed Jacob and, as I once heard, this signifies this present time period . Esau's children are showing love to Jacob's. Sometimes their sincerity is questionable, but there is some awakening, some change of heart. It is the final meeting of Esau's and Jacob's descendants before the coming of Meshiach.
One final question. How do we go about finding these hidden sparks in today's world of Esau? First we should know that it is a very dangerous road to try to find the latent good without being sucked into the evil of Esau. In general this is the domain of the greatest tzadikim (righteous) of the generation. On the other hand the Talmud tells us the reason we went into exile was in order to find and extract the converts that are there. Besides the simple explanation of that Talmudic statement, the Chassidic masters teach us that there are sparks of holiness in different situations and places which need to be "converted", brought back to a source of holiness. However, according to the great Kabbalist the Ohr HaChayim, we can save ourselves a lot of travelling to "gather the sparks". He taught us that if we, the Jewish people, become a true source of holiness and light ourselves in the land of Israel, we will act like a magnet for scattered sparks within Esau and elsewhere. Then we won't have to go out to retrieve the holiness, instead it would come to the Jews in the Holy Land. Such an incredible flow of goodness and holiness will surely be a sign the Meshiach is soon to come, may we see him speedily in our days.


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On the Friday, October 5th edition of the nationally syndicated talk show,"KATIE,"(check local listings, www.katiecouric.com), host Katie Couric sits down with Pamela and Robert Champion, the parents of drum major Robert Champion for an exclusive interview just days before members of the renowned Florida A&M marching band go on trial for the hazing death of their son. Actor and motivational speaker, Hill Harper also joined Couric to talk about hazing that continues to grow on campuses across America despite the recent tragedies. Champion was beaten in the dark on a bus after a football game, ultimately leading to his death a year ago. To get a sense of what happened on the night he died, Harper went into the field to speak with two of Robert's former band mates, one of whom faces trial next week.
Sound bites from the episode:
KC: Did he talk to either of you all about this hazing ritual that involved I guess the whole percussion section of the band, this crossing Bus C. Did he ever mention anything about that to either of you all?
PC and RC: No.
KC: So you knew nothing that he– because apparently he wasn't very enthusiastic about it, but then he decided in order to win the respect of the other members of the band, he would go ahead and do this.
PC: Well I can't agree to that because Robert has made it this far and it's just kind of hard to believe that at this particular time he felt like he needed to gain the respect. You have to know Robert, and he was never the kind of a person that felt like he had to get the approval in spite of. I mean, you're talking about a child that would march around in the driveway with a broom stick, out in the open where everybody could see him, and his sisters would make fun of him, but he didn't care because it was what he wanted to do.
KC: You started your own organization in response to Robert's death.
PC: That's correct.
KC: What do you hope to accomplish with that Pamela?
PC: I hope to eradicate hazing all together. The whole purpose of the foundation is to do what Robert was about – against hazing – so much so that we know of students that he talked to and encouraged them not to do this. So that's something he started and it's up to me to finish. And the whole purpose of that foundation is to end hazing as we know it today, because it's clearly, it's not just a FAMU thing, it's not just my thing, it's in every university, every school, anything in the educational system is there. So the whole thing is to get rid of that mentality.


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2face Idibia & Juliet Ibrahim's Photo Sparks Dating Rumour
July 30, 2014 – Picture: 2face Idibia & Juliet Ibrahim In Dallas Texas
Tuface Idibia & Juliet Ibrahim's Photo Sparks Dating Rumour
Nigerian musician Innocent Idibia aka 2face and Gollywood actress Juliet Ibrahim are currently in Dallas where they had gone to take part in African Muzik Magazine Awards AFRIMMA that held last week.
Few hours ago, the two shared a photo of each other sharing virtual love.
This photo has since sparked dating rumour.
2face's wardrobe is full, I don't think he'll have a space to accomodate newly divorced Juliet Ibrahim.


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My Practice
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Phone 207 799-0408 Fax 207 767-7002email: firstname.lastname@example.com
I have provided more information about my practice, experience and interests and coaching here: Anxiety Shrink
You can ask me a question or send a comment by clicking Ask Me
About OCD and related Disorders
If you are looking for treatment for OCD it is important to choose carefully. My friend Dr Bruce Mansbridge who runs the Austin Center for OCD has written some advice on finding a therapist. Here is a link Finding a Therapist
Articles and Presentations
Here are links to some articles and presentations I have written on OCD, hoarding, psychosis and other topics.
Compulsive Skin Picking
Compulsive Hoarding
Schizophrenia Delusion or Reality
An Introduction to CBT for Schizophrenia
Rubber Meets the Road Implementing CBT at Riverview
Do you hear what I hear: Some thoughts on voices
Treatment Resistant OCD and BDD
Understanding and Treating OCD
Addressing Psychotic Symptoms in BDD
Treating Nightmares
The Importance of Exposure
Sensory Integration vs Behavioral Approaches to Problem Behaviors in Austism
I have created an annotated bibliography on cognitive therapy for psychosis. It can be viewed at Google Docs. CBT Psychosis Bibliography
I gave a talk in Italy on my conceptual journey as a therapist from understanding anxiety to understanding psychosis. It is presented here in two pdf files. One is the text of the talk and the other is the slides I used.
Slides for Conceptualizing Anxiety and Psychosis
Conceptualizing Anxiety and Psychosis
Mind Maps
Mind maps are a way to present complex concepts in the form of a diagram. They are especially helpful in representing interrelationships between elements. I have created some mind maps using a program called XMind. Here are some mind maps that I hope will be thought provoking and perhaps make some complex topics more understandable.
Delusions Mind Map
Schizophrenia Mind Map
Cognitive Therapy Tools
Delusions Mind Map
In cognitive therapy we use many tools to help people understand how their thinking is related to their problems. We work with changing thinking to help reduce distress, ease depression or anxiety and manage other problems. One important tool is a dysfunctional thought record (DTR). I have created a version of a DTR and provide it at the link below. There are samples filled in and instructions. You may copy this form and use it for to help yourself.
Here are instructions for a DTR Here is a sample blank DTR Here is a sample DTR filled in by someone with checking OCD
Here is a sample DTR filled in by someone with voices
Here is a link to Amazon and some books I recommend.
Here is a cartoon about OCD from the International OCD Foundation. Enjoy
AIYH Sample from John Spottswood Moore on Vimeo.Please note that this site is currently under construction and some parts may not currently function as expected. Some parts of the site will be changing in the near future.


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(c) Transporter shall not be obligated on any Day to accept gas in
excess of the lesser of (i) Shipper's Transportation Demand plus Retainage,
or (ii) Shipper's Scheduled Daily Receipt Quantity. Transporter also shall
not be obligated on any Day to deliver more gas to Shipper than the lesser of
(i) Shipper's Transportation Demand, (ii) Shipper's Scheduled Daily Delivery
Quantity, or (iii) the quantity of gas Transporter receives for Shipper less
Retainage. For the purpose of balancing any imbalances in Shipper's
account, Shipper may deliver or take quantities in excess of the above
limitations in accordance with the provisions of Section 6 (Nominating,
Scheduling, and Monitoring) and Section 7 (Capacity Allocation) of the
General Terms and Conditions.
(d) A Shipper under this Rate Schedule may segment its transportation
capacity on a primary firm basis at physical receipt points and delivery
points within its Primary Path (as defined in General Terms and Conditions
Section 1.31A), and on a secondary basis at points within and outside its
Primary Path, subject to the following conditions: (i) A Shipper may not
segment its transportation capacity under this Rate Schedule if such
segmentation would limit Transporter's ability to provide primary firm
service to other Shippers; (ii) a Shipper may not segment its capacity if
such segmentation would limit Transporter's ability to provide primary firm
service to other shippers; and (iii) A Shipper may not segment its
transportation capacity at points where capacity is not available.
Transporter will allow segmentation overlaps if the original Transportation
Demand for a segment is not exceeded. Requests for segmentation of
transportation capacity under this Rate Schedule must be submitted by Shipper
pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 (Requests for Service) of the General
Terms and Conditions utilizing the Request for Segmentation form contained in
Transporter's Tariff.
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assigned in accordance with Section 14 (Release and Assignment of Service
Rights) of the General Terms and Conditions. Service to a replacement shipper
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Conditions. A Shipper that releases its service under an FT-1 Service
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Primary Path between its primary physical receipt point and primary physical
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Henderson Alvarez made his 2014 Grapefruit League debut on Friday for the Miami Marlins and tossed three perfect innings in the 7-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals.
Alvarez, who was credited with the win, struck out two. He needed only 26 pitches in the three innings and 19 of them went for strikes according to MLB.com. This was the first game action for Alvarez since the 2013 season finale when he threw a no-hitter.
Brian Flynn followed and wasn't nearly as effective, giving up two runs on three hits in his two innings. Flynn did strike out four hitters but he likely took a step back in the race for the fifth starter job. Brad Hand, Tom Koehler and Kevin Slowey are all still vying for that spot as well with a few weeks left to go in spring training.
It was a busy day offensively for the Marlins with 10 total hits, five of them for extra bases. Donovan Solano (3), Adieny Hechavarria (2), Giancarlo Stanton (2), Jeff Baker (1) and Brent Keys (2) all doubled in this one according to the official box score. Keys continues to stand out from the crowd and is now hitting .500 for the spring despite very little chance of making the team. His success though could lead to a big league callup during the season if a need arises.
Stanton, who is now 5 for 16 in the Grapefruit League, also knocked in two runs and got up four times. A great sign for the Marlins came via Christian Yelich who entered hitless on the spring but left with a pair of hits. Yelich will hope to keep his bat hot as he gets set to make his first Opening Day roster on March 31.
Up next for the Marlins is a trip to Lake Buena Vista to take on the Atlanta Braves on Saturday. Jacob Turner is set to make the start for Miami in his second appearance of the spring.