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It's CSA time!!!
Our first share from Zestful Gardens for 2017 has:
- 1/2 pound Peas
- 1 head Bok Choi
- 1 head Chinese Cabbage
- 1 head Endive
- 1 bunch Chard
- 1 bunch Garlic Scapes
- 1 head Lettuce
- 1 pint Strawberries
- 1 bunch Basil
Recipes we tried out:
It's CSA time!!!
Our first share from Zestful Gardens for 2017 has:
Recipes we tried out:
On our way back from a fun weekend in Mazama, the Hubby and I decided to check out the Ross Lake Dam Trail. I'd heard about it originally in an article from Sunset Magazine, and since we were so close, we decided to add the hike onto our trip home. Given my druthers, I probably would never hike on an 86° day. Especially not an 86° day at the end of a three-day weekend full of rafting and adult beverages. The hike down the hill was pretty nice, but when you have to turn around and do that same mile UPhill… let's just say that I'm proud that I made it back okay, and I was very grateful when the Hubby dipped my hat in Happy Creek on the way back. That ice-cold water really helped get me through the last little bit!
Pictures from the hike are below – mostly taken on the way down, when I could think about photos. The way back up took most of my brainpower to keep putting one foot in front of the other. Well… maybe not most of my brainpower… but far too much to think about pictures!
Once upon a time, the Hubby and I snowboarded ALL. THE. TIME. As in, we would purchase season passes when they went on sale in the Spring. And we would make sure we got our money's worth. We would head to the mountains any weekday we had off work and at least one day each weekend. We would snowboard on Christmas Day. One year, when our local mountains were low on the white stuff, we even drove across the state and back for a few hours of snowboarding.
Then our lives changed. We no longer had weekends quite as available for snowboarding. Season passes stopped being the economical choice. Snowboarding became an every-once-in-a-while occurrence, although I think we've managed to make it to the slopes at least once each year. But that one time isn't as fun as it used to be. Instead of experiencing the freedom of flowing down smooth runs, we're re-learning how to control our boards (and our bodies). It's a lot of work, and not necessarily very enjoyable. More frustrating, actually. For us and for those that ride with us.
When the Hubby took me on my first snowboarding adventure, he told me that you cannot tell if you like it or not on the first day. Or the second. The third day is when you can tell if you're having fun or not. He said that this works exceptionally well if you are able to ride three days in a row. I trusted him, and I gave it three good tries, and I was hooked.
But now? Now we don't often have three tries in a year. Now we have other priorities and other activities that compete for our time and resources. Now, snowboarding feels like work MOST of the time we're doing it.
But we used to really love it. The Hubby might still really love it, even through all the work and frustration and leg pain. Me? I'm on the fence. But not quite ready to give up on it. So this year, we're trying something new. We're trying to get into snowboarding shape first, and then hit the slopes.
So I did some googling and found this snowboarding workout. And we gave it a shot for the first time last night. We cannot manage it. Literally – we can't do all of the exercises in the set. If you're interested, you can read through my bullets on what I did & didn't do – I won't be offended if you skip those, though.
Hubby and I committed to spend up to 15 minutes a day for the next seven days, attempting these exercises and to re-evaluate at that point. I'm curious to see how much we'll improve and how sore we'll be at the end. I don't really think that doing some exercises in our living room will completely make up for being able to hit the slopes every weekend. But I do think that anything that makes us move more and work our muscles is probably pushing us in the right direction.
Read on if you're interested to see where we started. Or check back in next week for an update!
We did NOT repeat the exercises a second time. We made our way through the list (except the Step Ups) once and called it good for a start. And I was immediately sore and felt like it was a chore to sit down. That feeling hasn't changed in the last 24 hours.
We completely neglected to do any stretches, but judging by how tight my legs feel today, that will be an important component to bring into our lives.
With 2017 breathing down my neck, I don't think I'll finish any other new books in 2016. You'll notice that I read a lot fewer per month over the last few months than I did in the first few months. I did keep up with my reading, but I had some of those tough times where you just want to hang out with the book friends you already know. Y'all have times like that, right? It's not just me?
Of course, since you asked… I have just 4 books checked out from the library, 29 on hold, and a ridiculous 422 that I've listed as something I'll want to read later. Seems like I should be able to at least manage to read 23 new-to-me books in 2017, right?
I'm very glad that I challenged myself to get more NEW reading accomplished this year. I look forward to meeting new book friends and travelling different places in 2017!
Earlier this year, I happened upon a Buzzfeed article – The 27 Most Exciting Books Coming In 2016 – and thought, "huh… I guess I could take these recommendations and see where they lead me." And then I came across 20 Incredible Books From The Past Year That You Need To Read Right Now and thought, "yeah – I probably do need to read these RIGHT NOW." Then there were 16 YA Books You'll Want To Read This Spring. And 15 Books To Read If You Love A Shocking Plot Twist, 9 Books You Should Read Now That The Oscars Are Over, and 15 Book Series To Read If You Enjoyed "The Hunger Games"…
Before I knew what was happening, I had books on hold, books stacked by the bed, and books I couldn't possibly finish before they were due back at the library. I paused for a moment, took stock of my situation, and realized that I've already read sixteen new (to me) books in 2016. Although I didn't make that a goal for myself, it seems like the sort of resolution I might have made, if I'd been trying. Here's what I've managed to read so far this year:
At this point, I have 6 books checked out from the library, 25 on hold, and 241 that I've pegged as something I'll want to read later. Doesn't seem too ambitious, right? All that is before I dive into 21 Books By POC Writers That You Should Definitely Read At Some Point, 33 Celebrity Books That Are Actually Really Good, and 21 Books Every Woman Should Read In Her Lifetime…
Wish me luck!
After the debacle that was our first kayak camping expedition, I wasn't too keen on the concept of trying again. Until I talked to a colleague who loves kayak camping and learned that we'd traveled more than FIVE TIMES further on our maiden voyage than my buddy recommends. So I considered for a day, and then told the Hubby that I was open to trying again. IF we shorten the distance by A LOT. And IF he could get everything we need ready in less than 48 hours.
The plan: we get everything we need for successful kayak camping loaded into the car for a Saturday morning departure. We take the Point Defiance-Vashon ferry, and then drive to the North end of Vashon Island. There's a boat launch right near the ferry dock there, and a place to leave the car not too far away. We'll paddle a couple of miles, to Blake Island, and camp for the night. Since the weather reports are predicting thunderstorms late Sunday afternoon, we plan on getting back to Vashon by midday – thunderstorms seem easier to handle in a car or on a ferry than they do in a kayak.
At no point did either of us sit down & figure out how much food and water we should bring with us. We just went for it. It turns out that we brought more than 21 litres of water and more than 12 meals worth of food. Which would be good, if we were going on an extended trip. But we were literally on blake island for less than 20 hours. This still wouldn't be a big deal, except that I'm not accustomed to how the boats react when fully loaded. They sit lower in the water and they have more inertia. Which is great if you're trying for long distances. But it's not awesome when you're ready to turn. Or accelerate. And it takes a lot longer to pack tons of food & water than it does to pack 2 meals worth of nourishment.
That's right – two meals worth. Because we had lunch on Saturday at La Playa Mexican Restaurant. And then, since we'd just paddled back & loaded the boats onto the car around lunch time on Sunday… we ate there again. So our frito pie on Saturday night and our biscuits & gravy on Sunday morning were the only meals we needed. Of course, I was glad to have apples & peanut butter when I didn't like the biscuits & gravy. So it was good that we brought snack foods, too. That's right – snack foods, in addition to the 12 meals worth of food. In addition to the emergency rations that we always keep in the boats, you know, in case of emergency.
Although Blake Island has three Cascadia Marine Trail campsites, the Hubby was willing to compromise with me and camp at the standard campground. Running water, bathrooms, and even an option to enjoy a salmon bake seemed more my speed than a pit toilet and no running water. We were a bit of an anomaly on that side of the island, as we were the only folks camping out of kayaks on that end. We had lots of folks ask us how many trips it took to get all of our gear to the island by kayak (answer: one). Several folks were amazed that we're able to fit the tent, sleeping pads, reclining camp chairs, and tons of food, water, books, and games into our boats.
We hiked over to check out the marine trails sites. They're not as primitive as I'd imagined, but I'd still rather take this journey slowly. I haven't fully embraced the concept of kayak camping. Crossing open water, dealing with shipping lanes and other boaters, and being at the mercy of the weather are all things I need to get more comfortable with if this is going to be a regular thing for us.
The evening was pleasant, and we had a leisurely start to our morning. Everything was going fairly well, until the weather started coming in as we were packing our campsite. Although the thunderstorms were still predicted to be hours away, the winds bringing the storms our way made packing the tent an adventure. We loaded the kayaks in the rain while I contemplated whether I was brave enough to make the crossing back to Vashon. In the end, the weather died down a bit, and I put on my big-girl-pants and opted to paddle back, rather than trying to hitch a ride with one of the bayliners in the marina. My fear of social awkwardness overcame my fear of a rough sea.
In the end, we made it back just fine. I got somewhat more comfortable with open-water crossing, and I'm willing to try it again next year. In the meantime, we'll work on our packing list, and pare things down a bit more.
As is our tradition, Hubby and I used part of our Thanksgiving weekend to start decorating for Christmas. Since he's deep in rehearsals for The Nutcracker, it's important to get the ball rolling right after Thanksgiving – otherwise, we tend to find ourselves at the end of December without a tree (and sometimes without gifts for anyone). We started the afternoon with a trip to Bluebeard Coffee for a couple of La Pistola (spicy) hot cocoas before heading to Green Acres Christmas Tree Farm in Edgewood, WA. The Hubby even consented to listen to one the radio stations in town that plays Christmas music on their regular (non-HD) airwaves. Since he's not big on holiday music, that was a big concession for him!
We meandered through the farm, each of us pointing out trees that we thought would be good to bring home. He turned down my first choice:
AND he wouldn't agree to my second choice – something about our living room not being large enough and not having tall enough ceilings…
When we agreed on a 7-foot tree with a side that would work against the wall, I was sure that we should have brought the Hubby's car, with its kayak racks (the ones we'd secured our tree to last year). The Hubby was certain that it would fit in the trunk. And he was right, although I was doubtful when I saw the tree lying on the ground next to the car. I should never doubt his tetris skills.
Once we'd unloaded the tree, it was time to decorate, right? I learned from holiday movies (okay, and from my parents) that it's important to check your lights BEFORE putting them on the tree. It's good that I learned that lesson ahead of time, because my 19-year-old lights have given up the ghost. One string of lights didn't come on when I plugged it in – it only lit up at all after I messed with the fancy late-90s dimmer controls that determined how quickly they flashed. Even then, less than a third of the bulbs lit up – not enough from my point of view. The second string of lights did mostly light up, but both are showing some corrosion on the wires, and maybe nearly two decades is enough for the lights to last.
If we'd been super productive today and had headed to the tree farm in the morning, we may have still been able to decorate today. But we were NOT super productive, and I think we only got to the tree farm an hour before closing. Also keep in mind: this delay happened after we'd already spent an hour or more troubleshooting Amazon Video to try to figure out why our playback is so choppy when streaming my favorite Christmas movie of all time, Die Hard. I finally lost patience with the technology and opted to watch on my iPhone.
So the Hubby made a run to the store, returned with all-new lights, and we were able to get that much done tonight. It's time to take the small victory of having a lit tree in our living room and call it good for now. Maybe we'll enjoy a nice, slow week of decorating for Christmas and stay in a festive spirit the whole way.
Stay tuned for photos once the decorations are done!
I was excited for my friend, Lala, when I heard REI's announcement that they would be closed on Black Friday, but didn't necessarily think it would affect my life too much. After all, my normal Friday-after-Thanksgiving plans involve sleeping in and eating leftovers. When Lala invited me to come "hiking or something" with her, I wasn't sure trekking through cold, November, Pacific Northwest woods was my idea of a fabulous time. However, when she updated the invitation to kayaking, that sounded a little better to me.
Conditions were absolutely my favorite. It was cold out and sunny, with no wind. I love to paddle when it's chilly – some long underwear in addition to my normal kayaking gear is usually enough, and I layer a hoodie and scarf in case I need them. The water was glassy-calm with a bit of steam rising as the sun came over the hill to hit gentle waves. I soaked up the gorgeous scenery and kept reflecting on how much prettier it was than the inside of any store.
We launched from the Steilacoom boat launch and saw a harbor seal as we headed past the ferries. I was on the lookout for additional seals when I thought I saw waterfowl diving in the distance – in pairs. 'Hey, wait a minute,' I thought to myself, 'I know what dives in pairs – harbor porpoises!' I quickly turned to the Hubby to point them out, only to realize he was pointing at another group, a little further north. For a time, he and I sat and watched masses of porpoises surfacing between Steilacoom and Fox Island. I couldn't help thinking how much better it was to be around a crowd of porpoises than a crowd of crazed shoppers.
We kept going (although I continued to crane my neck to see more of the porpoise show), and headed under the railroad trestle into Chambers Creek. The Hubby saw a seal in the inlet with us, but the truly impressive view was the "Where's Waldo" of herons as we paddled past the madronas and evergreens. At one point, I spotted 8 and Lala counted 12 herons roosted in the trees. Although their squawking is surprisingly raucous, it's fun to see them lift in flight with their long, graceful wings and necks bent into a tight "s". After a short time, peering into the branches to try to determine how many birds I could spot, it was time to turn around.
I snapped this shot of the Hubby heading back under the bridge (and had fun editing it at rei.com, as you can see above). On our way back to the boat launch, I spent more time staring at porpoises – there were more there than I'd ever seen in a group before, and they stayed active almost the entire time we were paddling. It was good that we headed in when we did, as this was my first time in a kayak since my accident, and these are definitely some of the same muscles the physical therapists are working.
The Hubby had a demo scheduled, and I headed to a local park to read in the sunshine while they explored what the NC17 Quest and NC19 Expedition can do. I had a great view whenever I wanted to look up from my book, and I could even see some of the demonstration from my vantage point. That's the Hubby & his demonstrator in the second picture – those little black smudges in the water.
I can't imagine a more perfect way to spend Black Friday. We haven't gotten the house decorated for Christmas yet, but I have the deep satisfaction of spending time in nature, with friends, using my body. That feeling is hard to beat.
My grandmother had a dairy farm. I grew up drinking milk from her cows, spreading her butter on bread (and more often, baked potatoes), and eating hamburger and steak from that year's butchering. I remember being in elementary school and discussing at lunch time what our favorite dinners were. Mine was steak and baked potatoes. The rest of the kids at the table were in awe that we could afford steak. The truth? Steak was already in the freezer. Chicken and pork were at the grocery store, with price tags attached. The rest of the kids were wearing name-brand clothing and eating their bagels spread with individual packets of Philadelphia cream cheese. They were the rich kids; they just didn't have grandmothers that raised cows.
I digress.
I was lounging around on the interwebs, looking for inspiration for my next DIY/From Scratch foray when I came across a comment at How to Cook Like Your Grandmother. The one about the butter. Which made me think, "butter, from scratch! Of course! I grew up on that shit. I should totally figure out how to make it and then blog about it." So I obsessively searched through Drew's blog until I came to the butter post. This is a different system than my Grandmother used, because I distinctly remember a gallon jar with a special lid that churned butter. And a paddle that looked kind of like a ping pong paddle, but curved, that had some mysterious power to turn butter into loaves. Those loaves would then be wrapped in plastic wrap and then aluminum foil. There would be a masking tape seal that had the date on it. You could pull one of those babies out of the freezer at any point and have butter ready to use.
Also in elementary school, I made macaroni and cheese at a friend's house. I thought it was somewhat silly that they had taken their loaf of butter and cut it into perfect rectangular shapes and wrapped it with waxed paper. What's wrong with the loaf shape, people? It wasn't until years later that I realized that not everyone's grandmother made butter. Not everyone had loaves of butter wrapped in plastic and foil in their freezers. Some people had to buy their butter at the grocery store. At the time, I probably thought they were privileged to do so. How wrong we can be when we're young!
The butter post set off a chain of emotional landmines for me, and I ended up sobbing at Hubby, barely coherent, trying to express how much I miss my Grandma Edlah. I miss her farm. I miss Christmas and Thanksgiving and 4th of July and canning time and wood chopping time. I miss reading Archie comics from who knows when in the bedroom where we stayed. I miss seeing those vintage kitchen implements in use every day. It has been years since she died. I have finally gotten to the point that I don't have the thought, "I should call Grandma up and ask her…". I now have switched to, "I wish I could call Grandma up and ask her…", followed by grief that I didn't treasure her enough when I had her available to me.
Hubby doesn't quite get it yet. Even though he's seven years older than me, he still has three of his grandparents alive and kicking. He doesn't understand why I so love hearing Grandma Irene's stories. He thinks they're great, sure. But he doesn't get the fact that you only have so many years to hear the stories before they're gone. And then you can't quite remember the details, but you can't call to verify them. Of course, you can call other folks. You can call your parents and your aunts and uncles. You can call the cousins. You can probably get a pretty accurate rendition of the story from someone in the family. But not from the source. And it's not quite the same.
I remember older people telling me (when I was younger) that you want to take advantage of the time you have with people. I remember them implying that everyone dies, and that I might regret the time I spent doing other things. I remember thinking, "but there's plenty of time." How I wish I'd listened then. Now I wish I could take every youngin' that's thinking they've got plenty of time and shake the knowledge into their head that there will come a time that they regret that they didn't soak up more from their grandparents when they had the chance. It wouldn't work though. I'd just be that crazy lady that's always talking about grandparents. No one wants to be that lady, and no one wants to spend time with her.
After I was done sobbing, I sent an email to my mother. I sobbed some more in the process, because even writing about the fact that Grandma's gone makes me miss her more. But I sent the email. I asked my mother to pass Grandma's butter-making techniques along to me. I know that I can learn how to make butter on the interwebs. But as I was reading the butter post, I couldn't stop myself from thinking that Drew was doing it wrong. He was using a spatula to press buttermilk out of the butter. He used yogurt to culture the cream. He used a hand-held mixer to churn the butter.
Yes, I know: none of these items are actually what you could consider wrong when discussing butter-making techniques. But they're not Grandma Edlah's. Drew understands the value of "how I was raised" in how we think about food, so I'm sure he'll understand my feelings of wrongness surrounding his butter recipe. Especially if I've been clear enough in the idea that I know there's nothing inherently wrong with his way.
He has given me a gift. I did not realize that I missed my grandmother so much. I did not realize that much of the impetus to reach back to the old-school housewife is actually a way for me to recapture what I can of that relationship. I did not realize that I wanted to learn my grandmother's method for making butter. I did not realize that there is something fulfilling in a foil-wrapped loaf of butter that I will never get from my Costco-pack of butter sticks. Now I know, because I read about Drew making butter. Stay tuned. There will be butter. The butter is not a lie.
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Learn the butter recipe… and then TEACH ME! Making butter sounds right up my alley.
I'm sorry about your grandmother. I lost mine just before William was born and I miss her dearly too.
If it makes you feel any better (it won't) I never ever called Grandma up cause I never got old enough that it seemed reasonable before she passed. I really feel that I missed out with our grandparents (excpet maybe Grandpa – cause I spent so much time with him near the end) .
Anyway, I really wrote to say this: I got some raw milk from a farm around here one time. It was so delicious. I really didn't like Grandma's milk all that much as a kid (it didn't taste like store bought). The raw milk brought back so many memories. It tasted just right. I tried pouring the cream on cereal, but it didn't taste as good as I remember (maybe because I eat more fat in my diet now so it's not as exciting). I looked up butter making online and it said that if you have whole cream, just shake it in a jar with a tight lid and you'll eventually have butter. I did it. It tasted great too. It took a long time and my arms were tired when I was done, but that's all it took. You should give it a try. )
I just read this to my wife, and she's sitting here all misty-eyed, trying not to start bawling. I've never seen anything that so perfectly, and so completely, captures why I'm doing the blog.
It's not just about the food. It's about sharing time — and food — with family and loved ones.
Good luck finding the right tools. The last time I wrote about making butter I looked for the jar with the hand crank in the lid and all I could find were antiques and decorative reproductions. I just looked again and found this one-gallon glass jar churn, this 1.6 quart model, and this much more period-looking one-gallon version.
Kristin mentioned the butter paddle that she has, that's at least 100 years old. (You're not the only one who remembers making butter with Grandmom.) So I went looking and found this. Expensive, but so cool.
Do you know if anyone kept Grandma Edlah's kitchen tools? When my wife's great-aunt Nora died, none of the family wanted the kitchen stuff, except the microwave. We got all the good stuff.
I never really knew my grandparents – how lucky you are! What a lovely post! (I came here via Drew)
Hi Melissa.
I'm trying to judge if the post is more about missed time with lost relatives than figuring out how to make butter from scratch.
I've found that our life expectancies are not increasing fast enough to accommodate how much later we're starting families. But it's worse than that: our bodies are still aging the same speed, but we're asking them to do things later than the time they're designed for. Fifty years ago, who would imagine starting a family in your 30s? Or 40s? This is my dilemma.
But there are also families that don't have that history of cooking to share. None of my grandparents were great cooks and my own mother is firmly stuck in the "fat is bad" school.
What a beautiful love letter to your grandmother and her influence on your life. I feel the same way about mine; the other day one of my cousins sent me a number of scanned recipe cards — just index cards with grandma's precious handwriting on them, detailing a few old-fashioned pickle and cake recipes — and oh, what a treasure! I recommend also contacting any siblings, aunts & uncles, and cousins, if they're out there, because you may be able to exchange tidbits between you for the enrichment of all.
Every Fall (absolutely every Fall), when I see grape arbors, I remember my Dad pushing us up through the arbors to pick the grapes. And then we would sit in my Grandma's kitchen and get the grapes off the stems and Mom and Grandma would make jelly. We would spend the weekend. Picking. Picking. Picking. And the end results was ambrosia. I do remember sitting at school with my homemade bread and jelly sandwich and wishing that I could be like the other kids and have "Wonder Bread." Alas, I didn't realize until I was much older that my bread was the WONDER BREAD and their's was just a poor imitation.
Your butter is my jelly. And I am sitting here with tears in my eyes. Missing Grandma and Dad and Mom.
p.s. My Grandma's dog would only eat homemade bread with homemade jelly and real butter. None of that store bought stuff for the princess!


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Discussion in 'OT Bar' started by chechen, Apr 19, 2009.
Is this a good method? seems a lot easier to pee everything out instead of sweating it out..
"This discussion would not be complete without mentioning diuretics and laxatives. Personally as foolish as cutting weight already is the addition of diuretic and laxative medications is ludicrous. Their effectives are extremely hard to predict and regulate to one strategic portion of the day, so most likely they will be a detrimental effect on your day of competition rather than a beneficial one for cutting weight. They are potentially life threatening and effect much more sudden changes than the methods described above. For these reasons they are also illegal in most amateur competitions. I do not use them and strongly recommend anyone from doing so."
that bad?
i thought they are a masking agent for steroids
edit: http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3661845
still gotta sweat though, just no way around it. diuretics only make ya piss so much, you're not talking pounds in a day or two, your talking pounds in a few weeks
hey your unbanned!
like pill form diuretics or natural diuretics? i used to eat a lot of asparagrus when i did wrestling to keep my weight low, tasted like shit and had me peeing every 5 minutes
took them at 9 days out, and stopped taking them the day before i (fasted food and water/used the sauna). i thought they worked great.
its more than just peeing, it encourages your body to evaporate more liquid that it would usually just retain.
i've always felt (personally) that thermogenics encourage me to pee alot more than any other supplement ive ever taken. my metabolism is already high and thermogenics kickstart that into warp speed so im expelling food/water like 15-30minutes later.
Never have, never will.
I have done it a few times and know a lot of people that have and had good results. What you need to get is magnesium citrate. Its the best o ver the counter alternative and works as well as the prescription stuff. As far as you using it dont do anything they say on the internet. Buy the over the counter stuff and then go ask the pharmacist how to use it and they will tell you. Tell them that you are emptying your bowels for surgery or that your going in for a colonoscapy and thats why you need to empty your bowels. They will then walk you through the whole process. From there before you event I would give it a practice run and see how it goes for you.


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President Obama unveiled drastic new regulations on Tuesday to curb greenhouse gas emissions. PERC board member Steve Hayward previewed the president's speech earlier this week on The Kudlow Report.
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Would the EPA be better run by a bipartisan commission? Reform the agency by politicizing it, says PERC board member Steven Hayward.
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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is trying to become "coal-free" by 2020 but can't find any torrefied pellets, which are a biomass alternative to coal --
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PERC scholars respond to a journalist's critiques of free market environmentalism.
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The March 1996 issue of PERC Reports included an essay by Earth First! co-founder Dave Foreman. Several letters to the editor expressed gratitude, others suggested we'd been wrong to provide a platform for a radical activist. We compiled several of the letters to highlight the debate.
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The political upheaval that occurred in November 1994 provides an opportunity to establish a new environmental agenda. This must be a positive agenda--one that will protect environmental quality and at the same time restore fiscal responsibility, lift onerous regulation, and promote the fair...
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Much like Nolan's TDKR, Returns features Bruce Wayne returning to the aid of Gotham to defeat the tyrannical mutants after an extended leave of absence. However, Returns also involves other DC Comics heroes, such as Superman, Wonder Woman, and Green Arrow.
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Their continued efforts intensifies with each passing day, drug raids and operations are being conducted everywhere and previously the President succumbs to the challenge of catching big fishes too as he releases a list of narco-politicians. Although there had been no recent updates as to the status of the said list; rumor has it that the Philippine National Police (PNP) have another list in hand, celebrities and famous personalities involved in illegal drug trade and use.
According to an article from Trends Enthusiast, the police department possesses a list of narco-celebrities and a few arrests have been made while others are still under surveillance.
As to whether this is true or not, we do not know, but surely one thing's for sure, the government is serious in the war waged by the new administration against drugs and crimes and they assured us that they will permanently eradicate this problems the nation faces by all means necessary.
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It happened shortly after 9:30 p.m. in the 100-block of Mead Street.
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We need the following list below to get started on developing website in PHP.
- Apache Server – A web server is a computer program that delivers (serves) content, such as web pages, using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), over the World Wide Web. The term web server can also refer to the computer or virtual machine running the program.
- MySQL Database – This is where you will store your important data. MySQL is fast, easy to use, your data is secured, flexible, and it's FREE.
- PHP – is a widely used, general-purpose scripting language that was originally designed for web development to produce dynamic web pages.
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Open up a browser (Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, Google Chrome, or etc…) type and go to this address: "localhost" (without quotes).
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GOOD FRIDAY. Today is anything but good – "holy" and profane hand-in-hand. I woke up late as usual. [It's vacation idiot.] Neighbors were on the height of Good Friday activities: loud music, tong 'its, halo-halo special, competing loud broadcasts of the Last 7 Words of Jesus from various radio stations, bystanders, crossword puzzles, a girl of 13 or 15 reading a Tagalog romance pocketbook and children doing their own interpretations of an ideal Good Friday fuss.
After coffee no sugar, I went out to buy some cigs to a store nearby when, wtf! My former philosophy teacher was on TV. Well, he gained my respect when I was his student in college. Still has it though I don't give a shit to other priests, most of them, and Cardinal Vidal too, after his eminence meets the excellent slut president at Wack Wack Golf Course. The consequence of their nice union came later when J'Lo visited Cebu and was eventually snubbed with some nice hair flips by gay priests. Even Marcos dead Devil had not experienced such hearty indifference. Anyway the good philosopher finished his theology in the same school I attended months back. A caption said that he is a Monsignor now [no wonder he's good] and that he's delivering the 6th last word of Jesus "It is finished", which, as far as I'm concerned, contains three nice words in them. Former admiration being awakened in me, I decided to stay and be a good friday boy for a while and listen to his delivery of some good thousands words and the last 6th word.
I found a good spot in a corner and was about to hear what comes next after my mentor cried CONSUMMATUM EST!, when this damn old woman turn off the TV. Of course it's her TV but for godssakes woman don't you have any respect? It's Jesus' last words motherfucker! My head sreamed. Dismayed. I went back to my Spartan refuge and read through my anger with a Sinclair Lewis book and a nice sleep afterwards. That damn bitch..
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Energy. Kinetic Energy (E k ). Nomenclature: " ˙ " above means "rate" " ˆ " above means "per mole or per unit mass". Potential Energy ( E p ). Energy due to position in a potential field (gravity / magnetic) or confirmation relative to equilibrium (eg, spring). Examples.
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Nomenclature: " ˙ " above means "rate" " ˆ " above means "per mole or per unit mass"
Energy due to position in a potential field (gravity / magnetic) or confirmation relative to equilibrium (eg, spring)
(positive Q from surroundings to system)
(positive W from surroundings to system)
Energy [=] force * distance [=] M/L / t2 *L = M*L2/ t2
Energy [=] N*m = J, dyne * cm = erg, ft lbf
Handout Problem Set: IV-1 – IV-8
• Extensive Properties = ƒ(amount of material)
examples: mass, volume, Ek, Ep
examples: T, p,r
example: specific volume is volume per unit mass
example: Ek / m = Êk
example: Ĥ = Û + p V, where Ĥ is enthalpy
Û accounts for thermal effects on molecular motion, accounts for both thermal and pressure effects.
Ĥ accounts for both thermal and pressure effects
Consider a property l that is a function of x and y.
l(x,y) is a point function if & only if the finite Dl (or differential dl) is independent of path.
• that is, Dl = lf – li ... change in l is obtained by difference
• in this case, l is a point function or state variable
If l is not a point function or state variable - it is a path function or path variable
Consider the figure below showing a person starting at initial Point 1 and later at final Point 2
Consider path A and path B position does not depend on the path taken; that is,
position is apoint function
• for a round trip ∫dl = lf – li = 0
• the work required to move from 1 to 2 depends on the path (A or B); that is, work is apath function
• for a round trip ∫dl = lf – li ≠ 0and depends on path
• all intensive properties are state variables (point functions)
• two important energy balance path functions are Q & W
Û = Û(T,V) ... Specific Internal Energy ... molecular motion
• Û is a point function because it only depends on the amount of energy at time of determination
• DÛ can be calculated using DÛ = ∫Cv(T)dT where Cv is the heat capacity at constant volume
• For ideal gas: this equation is accurate because Û is not a function of V
• For solids & liquids: this equation is a good approximation because Û is not a strong function of V
• For real gases: this equation is valid only if V is constant
• Note: only differences in Û can be calculated
Ĥ= Û + pV , where p is absolute pressure
• Ĥ is a point function = combination of two point functions - Ĥ = Ĥ (T,p)
• Let Cp .... heat capacity at constant pressure
• DĤ can be calculated using the following - DĤ = ∫Cp(T)dT
• for ideal gas: this equation is accurate because H is not a function of p
• for real gases: this equation is valid only if p is constant
• for solids & liquids: add D(V p) to RHS of equation
• Note: only differences in Ĥ can be calculated, must be a reference state where Ĥ = 0
Heat capacity definition - amount of heat /energy required to raise a unit of mass
by one degree
• Cp & Cv [=] J /mole °C [=] Btu / lbm °F ... functions of Temperature
• ideal gas: Cp = Cv + R, where R = Gas Constant.
• real gas: see Figure 23.4
• liquids and solids: Cv ~ Cp
• for mixtures: Cp' = ∑ yi Cpi & Cv' = ∑ yi Cvi
• to obtain DH for any process use DH = ∫Cp(T) dT
Determine the enthalpy change for CO2 gas cooled from 300°C to 40°C, Compare the calculated value to the value obtained using Figure 23.4 at the average temperature of 170 °C.
a = 36.11 X 10-3
b = 4.233 X 10-5
c = -2.887 X10-8
d = 7.464X10-12
Since only DĤ can be calculated, define reference condition (T, p, state of aggregation) at this reference condition set Ĥ = 0 then tabulated value is H from this condition. This is, establishing a relative scale just like Celsius and Fahrenheit did for T
Different texts & different handbooks use different reference conditions so the tabulated values differ, but DĤ is the same regardless of source of data but you can not mix data from sources with different reference points.
Steam at 150 psia (absolute) with 350°F of superheat is fed to a turbine at a rate of 2000 lbm/hr. The turbine operation is adiabatic, and the effluent is saturated vapor at 15 psia. Calculate the rate of enthalpy change in the turbine (kilowatts).
Problem Handout Set: IV-15 – IV-49
When changing phases, bonds are broken in the first phase and reformed in the second phase
• if breaking old bonds requires more energy than is released by forming new bonds, then energy must be transferred into the system
• energy transfer in the form of heat
• for a closed system: DU + DEk + DEp = Q + W
• adding heat to system causes internal energy to increase but does not cause the temperature to increase
• use DĤ rather than DÛ
• since DĤ = DÛ + D(pV ) balance is now Q = DĤ – D(pV)
• if the phase change is liquid ↔ vapor / gas.
• assumed the gas is ideal, then Q = DĤ – RDT
• if phase change is liquid to solid at constant T & p
• then Q = DĤ ... heat causes a change in specific enthalpy
Consider three important phase changes
• for each change, DĤ = strong ƒ(T) & weak ƒ(p)
• Specific enthalpy change of VAPORIZATION: DĤvap
• liquid →vaporat constant T & p
• Specific enthalpy change of CONDENSATION: DĤcond
• vapor → liquidat constant T & p
• DĤcond = – DĤ vap ...... usually tabulate as DĤvap
• Specific enthalpy change of MELTING: DĤm
• solid → liquid at constant T & p
• Specific enthalpy change of FREEZING: DĤfreeze
• liquid →solid at constant T & p
• DĤfreeze = – DĤm
• Specific enthalpy change of SUBLIMATION: DHs
• solid → vapor at constant T & p
• each of these three quantities is the amount of energy required to change the phase of one unit mass or mole at constant T & p
• Also known as latent heat of .... from the Latin for "hidden"
• heat is added but T does not increase
• each of the DĤ change = ƒ(T)
• we usually refer to the normal boiling point or normal melting / freezing point .which occurs at p = 1 atm
Even when you cannot find tabulated enthalpies for a substance, you will often find data that allows you to calculate enthalpy changes associated with the following:
• change in pressure at constant T
• change in T at constant p
• change in phase at a specific T & p (usually 1 atm)
• to determine DH for a process, use a hypothetical process path for which you can calculate DH for each step.
If you are given DĤm (T1,1 atm) and you wish to calculate
DĤm ( T2 , P atm), make use of hypothetical process path:
(solid, T2, p atm)
(liquid, T2,p atm)
DĤm (T2)
∫ CpdT
∫ CpdT
(solid, T1,1 atm)
DĤm (T1)
(liquid, T1,1 atm)
Calculate DĤ (J / gmol) for the process in which ice at –5°C and 1 atm is converted to steam at 300°C and 5 atm.
Super Heated Steam T= 300 °C
P = 5 atm
Saturated Water
P = 1 atm
DĤ Steam Tables
DĤ = ∫ Cp dT
P = 1 atm
Subcooled Water
P = 1 atm
Cp(Ice) = 23.7 J/gmol DK
Cp (water) = 75.4 J/gmol DK
DĤ = ∫ Cp dT
P = 1 atm
Integral Energy Balance
Summation of energy changes between two points in time (initial and final)
Accumulation = final – initital
final = Uf + Ekf +Epf
initial = Ui + Eki + Epi
transfer = Q + W
First Law of Thermodynamics for Closed System:
DU + DEk + DEp = Q + W
Û = Û(T,V) ... Specific Internal Energy ... molecular motion
• Û is a point function because it only depends on the amount of energy at time of determination
• DÛ can be calculated using DÛ = ∫Cv(T)dT where Cv is the heat capacity at constant volume
• For ideal gas: this equation is accurate because Û is not a function of V
• For solids & liquids: this equation is a good approximation because Û is not a strong function of V
• For real gases: this equation is valid only if V is constant
• Note: only differences in Û can be calculated
A gas is contained in a cylinder fitted with a movable piston. The initial gas temperature is 25°C. The cylinder is placed in boiling water with the piston held in a fixed position. Heat in the amount of 2 kcal is
absorbed by the gas, which equilibrates at 100°C (and a higher pressure). The piston is then released, and the gas does 100 J of work in moving the piston to its new equilibrium position. The final gas temperature is 100°C.
Write an energy balance equation for each of the two stages of this process, and in each case solve for the unknown energy term in the equation. In solving this problem, consider the gas in the cylinder to
be the system, neglect the change in potential energy of the gas as the piston moves vertically, and assume the gas behaves ideally. Express all energies in joules.
Handout Problem Set IV-9 - IV-14
• Continuous Process (heating water flowing in pipe)
– continuous flowing streams; thus, use flow rates
– Differential balance = analysis at an instant in time
• Consider W as the sum of two types of work: Ws + Wflow
• Ws = Shaft Work or Mechanical Work
• Due to moving parts within system (turbine, propeller)
• Due to movement of system boundary (piston)
• Consider pipe full of flowing fluid due to Dp ... p1 > p2
• Volume of system = length (L) l area (A)
• force new fluid volume (dashed box) into the system
• likewise Wout = poutVout
• thus, Wf = piVi – poVo
• for multiple inlets and outlets Wf = ∑ piVi – ∑ poVo
• since
• multiple inlets and outlets
Do energy balance on the system
• Accumulation = In – Out + Generated – Consumed
• at steady state balance yields: In = Out
• isolating "in"/"positive" on LHS ... ∑Ei + Q + W = ∑Eo
• rearranging gives: Q + W = ∑Eo – ∑Ei
• substituting for W gives: Q + Wshaft + ∑pimiVi – ∑pomoVo =
∑m(Ûo + Êko + Êpo ) – ∑m (Ûi + Êki + Êpi )
• rearranging gives Q + Wshaft = ∑mo (Ûo+ poVo + Êko + Êpo ) –∑mi (Ûi+ piVi + Êki + Êpi)
• recall Ĥ = Û + pV ;
Open Systems
DH + DEk + DEp = Q + Wshaft
• if Tsurround = Tsystem, Q = 0
• if well insulated or adiabatic, Q = 0
• Wshaft = zero if there are no moving parts
Ĥ= Û + pV , where p is absolute pressure
• Ĥ is a point function = combination of two point functions - Ĥ = Ĥ (T,p)
• Let Cp .... heat capacity at constant pressure
• DĤ can be calculated using the following - DĤ = ∫Cp(T)dT
• for ideal gas: this equation is accurate because H is not a function of p
• for real gases: this equation is valid only if p is constant
• for solids & liquids: add D(V p) to RHS of equation
• Note: only differences in Ĥ can be calculated, must be a reference state where Ĥ = 0
500 kg of water vapor per hour drive a turbine. The steam enters at 44 atm and 450°C at a velocity of 60 m/s. It leaves 5 m lower at atmospheric pressure and 360 m/s. The turbine delivers W = 700 kW and there is a heat loss of 10,000 kcal/hr. Calculate the change in specific enthalpy in kJ/kg.
Two streams of liquid water (one 120 kg/min @ 30°C and the other 175 kg/min @ 65°C) are mixed to form the feed to a boiler operating at 17 bars absolute. The exiting steam emerges from the boiler through a 6-cm ID pipe. Calculate the required heat input to the boiler in kilojoules/minute if the emerging steam is saturated at the boiler pressure. Neglect the kinetic energies of the liquid inlet streams.
Saturated steam at 1 atm is discharged from a turbine at a rate of 1000 kg/hr. Superheated steam at 300°C and 1 atm is needed as a feed to a heat exchanger; to produce it, the turbine discharge stream is mixed with superheated steam available from a second source at 400°C and 1 atm. The mixing unit operates adiabatically. Calculate the rate of steam (kg H2O(v)/hr) at 300°C produced, and the required volumetric flow rate (m3 H2O(v)/hr) of the 400°C steam
Problem Set Handout: IV-50 – IV-104
Define: DHrxn (T,p) = ∑Hproducts – ∑Hreactants
• true if and only if (i) feed is in stoichiometric quantities
(ii) the reaction is complete ... review
(iii) feed and products are at the same T,p
At low to moderate pressure, DHrxn ≠ƒ(p)
• DHrxn < 0 .... means product has less enthalpy than reactants
(referred to as exothermic reaction at constant T)
• DHrxn > 0 .... product has more enthalpy than reactants
(referred to as endothermic reaction at constant T)
Consider the following reaction:
a0R0 + a1R1 + a2R2 + .... → b1P1 + b2P2 + b3P3 + ...
Divide by a0 so that one coefficient is unity yields:
R0 + c1R1 + c2R2 + .... → g1P1 + g2P2 + g3P3 +
Specific enthalpy of reaction (in terms of R0 reacted)
• DHrxn (kJ or kcal/ mole R0) = ∑(gjHP,j) – ∑ (cHR,i + HR,o)
• specific enthalpy of rxn in terms of Rior Pj
DH'rxn (kJ or kcal/ mole Rior Pj ) = DH rxn (kJ or kcal/ mole R0)
ci or gi
The reaction 2A + 3B → 4C is carried out in a continuous reactor. Heat flowing out of the reactor is 50 kJ.
Open System Energy Balance: DH + DEk + DEp = Q + Wshaft Q = – 50 kJ
DHrxn (kJ/mole A reacted) = –50/2 = –25
DH'rxn (kJ/mole B reacted) = –50/3
DH''rxn (kJ/mole C produced) = –50/4
2 C4H10 + 13 O2 → 8 CO2 + 10 H2O .... DH = –5756 kJ
DHrxn (kJ/mole C4H10 reacted) = –2878
DH'rxn (kJ/mole O2 reacted) = –442.8
DH''rxn (kJ/mole CO2 produced) = –719.5
DH'''rxn (kJ/mole H2O produced) = –575.6
Rather than tabulate DHrxn at every possible T,p combination we use :
Standard Heat of Reaction(DH°rxn ) @ 25°C & 1 atm
• superscript ° indicates "standard T and p"
If a reaction is at some other pressure:
• assume at low to moderate pressure, DHrxn ≠ƒ(p)
If a reaction is at some other temperature,
• use hypothetical path because H is a state variable
• DHrxn = ƒ(state of aggregation)
Example: A(g) + B(g) → C(g) + D(g) ...... DHrxn,1
A(g) + B(g) → C(g) + D(liq) ...... DHrxn,2
DHrxn,1 ≠ DHrxn,2they differ by the amount of heat required to evaporate D
If a series of reactions (1, 2, 3) can be rearranged/adjusted by a series of algebraic operations to yield the desired reaction equation, then the heat (enthalpy) of the desired reaction can be obtained by performing the same algebraic operations to DH°rxn,1, DH°rxn,2,DH°rxn,3
2 C(s) + O2 (g) → 2 CO(g)
Determine DH°rxn ? .... can we do this experimentally ?
No cannot be carried out at 25°C & 1 atm
At higher temperatures: C + O2 → CO2 or a mix of CO2 & CO, but never pure CO
Hypothetical path with reactions for which we know or can experimentally measure DH°rxn,1
From tables of DH°rxn or experiments we can get:
1) C(s) + O2 (g) → CO2 (g) ..... DH°rxn,1 = –393.51 kJ/mole C
2) CO(g) + ½ O2→CO2 (g) ..... DH°rxn,2 = –282.99 kJ/mole CO
The standard heats of the following combustion reactions have been determined:
(a.) C2H6 + 7/2 O2 → 2 CO2 + 3H2O : DH°rxn,a= –1559.8 kJ/mole
(b.) C + O2 → CO2 : DH°rxn,b= –393.5 kJ/mole
(c.) H2+ ½ O2 → H2O : DH°rxn,c= –285.8 kJ/mole
Use Hess's law and the given heats of reaction to determine the standard heat of the reaction:
(d.) 2C + 3 H2 → C2H6 : DH°rxn,d= ?
• Enthalpy (heat) of formation – enthalpy (heat) of a reaction in which one mole of a compound is formed from its atomic constituents as they appear in nature [for example, O2 rather than atomic O]
Standard Heat of Formation ...... DH°[email protected] 25°C & 1 atm
• must be in the state of aggregation that would exist at 25°C & 1 atm
• for atomic species / elements DH°f = 0
Hess's Law can be applied to DH°f just as we did for DH°rxn
Formation of benzene liquid state at 25°C & 1 atm
6C(s) + 3H2(g) → C6H6(liq): DH°f = 48.66 kJ/mole
• formation of benzene vapor, Table B.1 lists 82.93 kJ/mole
• why is that value not equal to 48.66 + 30.77 (Table B.1)?
Formation of ammonium nitrate NH4NO3 crystals (c)
N2(g) + 2H2(g) + 3/2 O2(g)→NH4NO3(c): DH°f = –366.1 kJ/mole
Heat of Combustion - enthalpy (heat) of a reaction @ 25°C & 1 atm in which one mole of a compound undergoes complete combustion:
• all C → CO2 (g)
• all H → H2O(liq)
• all S → SO2(g)
• all N →N2(g)
• all Cl → an infinitely dilute aqueous HCl solution
• for O2(g) & combustion products listed above, DHC= 0
{that is, you cannot oxidize combustion products}
{thus, DÛ°c = 0 for combustion products and O2 (g)}
Hess's Law can be applied to DH°C just as we did for DH°rxn
Note the following:
• DH°rxn = ∑(gjDH°f,j) – ∑ (ciDH°f,i ) --- products – reactants
• DH°rxn = ∑(gjDH°c,j) – ∑ (ciDH°c,i ) --- products - reactants
(vapor H2O)
(liquid H2O)
C5H12 (liq) + 8 O2 (g) → 5 CO2 (g) + 6 H2O(liq)
2. Using DH°cdata, calculate DH°rxn(kcal/mole) for the reaction:
2 CH4 (g) →C2H2 (g) + 3 H2 (g)
Q + Wshaft = DH + DEk + DEp
• DH includes thermal effects as before plus reactions
• often useful to define reference conditions
Two methods to solve such problems:
Convenient when you know or can calculate DH°rxn
Reference Conditions:
• reaction participants: H = 0 for reactants & products at 25°C
• this is the state for which DH°rxn is known.
• inert species: H = 0 for the inerts at any convenient T
• use 25°C or inlet T or outlet T
• s = any reactant or product
• ns = moles of "s" produced or consumed
•gs & cs= stoichiometric coefficients
If uA moles of A remains unreacted, treat it as uA moles of "product" A and take it from
25°C to T2
Inert / non-reactive components enter at T1 and leave at T2, thus, treated as we have in the past
For multiple reactions, account for each reaction:
The standard heat of reaction DH°rxn at 25°C and 1 atm for the oxidation of ammonia can be obtained from heat of formation data (Table F.1). One hundred g-moles NH3 /hr and 200 g-moles O2 /hr at 25°C are fed into a reactor in which the NH3 is completely consumed. The product stream emerges as a gas at 300°C.
4NH3 (g) + 5 O2 (g) → 4 NO(g) + 6 H2O(g)
Calculate the heat transferred to or from the reactor, assuming operation at 1 atm
The dehydrogenation of ethanol to form acetaldehyde is carried out in an adiabatic reactor.
C2H5OH (g) → CH3CHO(g) + H2(g) : DH°rxn(25°C) = +68.95 kJ/g-mole
Ethanol vapor is fed to the reactor at 300°C, and a conversion of 30 % is obtained. Calculate the product temperature (°C) using the following heat capacities.
Note: ethanol and acetaldehyde are gas throughout the process because you are operating at a pressure for which they do not condense.
C2H5OH(g) : Cp = 0.110 kJ/[email protected]°
CH3CHO(g) : Cp = 0.080 kJ/[email protected]°
H2(g) : Cp = 0.029 kJ/[email protected]°
Easier than Method 1 for multiple reactions
Reference Conditions:
• reaction participants: H = 0 for the elements that constitute reactants & products at 25°C
• inert species: H = 0 for the inerts at any convenient T
• use 25°C or inlet T or outlet T
Where: H for a reactant or product is the sum of the enthalpy of formation at 25°C (DH°f) plus any specific sensible or latent heat required to go from 25°C to T1 or T2
aA+bB 25°C DH°f
cC+dD 25°C DH°f
Methane is oxidized with air to produce formaldehyde in a continuous reactor.
CH4(g) + O2 (g) → HCHO(g) + H2O(g) .....(1)
A competing side reaction is the combustion of methane to form CO2.
CH4 (g) + 2 O2 (g) → CO2 + 2 H2O(g) ...(2)
100 moles/min of CH4 is fed to the reactor at 25°C along with enough air (at 100°C) to provide 100 moles O2 /min.
The following product stream exits at 150°C: 60 moles CH4 /min, 30 moles HCHO/min, 10 moles CO2 /min, 50 moles H2O/min, 50 moles O2 /min, 376 moles N2 /min. The pressure of 1 atm is low enough to assume ideal gas. At what rate (kJ/min) must heat be withdrawn?


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Education in Kansas must be kid focused, not system focused. I am a product of Johnson County public schools, and as noted above both of my children attend public school in Olathe and my wife teaches in the district. I am extremely grateful to the educators in this community for the fine job they do. I am convinced that local control coupled with accountability is vital. To maintain excellence going forward we must be innovative and efficient in our expenditure of taxpayer dollars. K - 12 education makes up over 1/2 of the State General Fund budget, but we are not doing enough to make sure these dollars get to the classroom. Studies have shown that Kansas schools have among the highest administrative overhead in the nation. I favor reducing the number of school districts in the state, allowing local districts the ability (with voter approval) to raise more revenue at the local level, targeting state dollars to the core requirements necessary to provide a suitable education for all students, and providing greater flexibility for parents to choose the best educational options for their children.
During my time in the legislature I have worked to pass school finance plans that would: 1) increase local control; 2) provide a fair percentage of state dollars to Johnson County schools; 3) be affordable in the overall context of the state budget; 4) include reasonable accountability measures. During my years in the legislature I have voted in favor of proposals to add hundreds of millions of dollars in K-12 spending increases, including my vote for an FY 2013 budget that added $50 million in new school spending, That said, I do not support the current school finance structure and agree with the Governor that a simplified formula that removes limitations on voter approved local funding initiatives is needed..
I have always done my best to work with other Johnson County legislators to support funding formula reform. A typical example of my work in this area can be see by looking at just obe bill in 2008, Bill 531. This bill, while adding some state dollars to the bases state aid amount, would have perpetuated and in some ways worsened the current inequitable distribution of K-12 funding in Kansas. Prior to the final vote on SB 531, I offered two floor amendments that would have reformed the current school finance formula to deal more equitably with suburban school districts. In particular I offered a proposal to reallocate proposed increases in K- 12 funding away from base aid (which disproportionately benefits rural and high density urban districts) and toward high enrollment weighting. I further offered an amendment that would have linked enhanced high enrollment weighting to future increases in base state aid. Under current law rural districts receive up to 100% weighting above base state aid, thus creating a windfall when that aid is increased. On the other hand large suburban districts receive no more than 3% weighting under similar circumstances. After these amendments failed I joined many of my Johnson County Colleagues in the following explanation of vote:
"MR. SPEAKER: We vote no on SB 531. This bill does not address the inequities in funding that our schools suffer in Johnson County. A school funding formula that pays some school districts much more than 100% of actual costs while denying adequate funding to others should be amended. We have for so long argued and voted for more money for all Kansas schools although Johnson County continues to be number 269 out of 298 in per pupil funding. We can no long support a flawed funding formula.-- Kay Wolf, Sheryl Spalding, Terrie Huntington, Ron Worley, Arlen Siegfreid, Anthony Brown, Kevin Yoder, Jill Quigley, Mike Kiegerl, Lance Kinzer, Pat Colloton, Jeff Colyer, Rob Olson, Thomas Owens, Ben Hodge, Ronnie Metsker, Judy Morrison, Ray Merrick."
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An agreement over the weekend between Castle & Cooke and San Francisco-based Pattern Energy could pave the way for 200-megawatt wind farms projects on Lanai and Molokai.
According to the Star Advertiser newspaper, this agreement pushes the Massachusetts-based company First Wind out of the wind development business on both islands. First Wind missed a crucial March 18 deadline with the Public Utilities Commission to secure the necessary land for the project.
West End landowner Molokai Ranch could not reach an agreement to either sell or lease the required land to First Wind. At a March 2 meeting in Kaunakakai, Molokai Ranch clearly expressed its preference to work with Pattern Energy, which presented its plan and fielded questions at three separate Molokai meetings.
Now that Castle & Cooke, the majority landowner on Lanai, has entered into an agreement with Pattern Energy, it appears that a coordinated plan is beginning to come into focus. Currently, a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement is being prepared that would create the blueprint for a Big Wind project to transmit up to 400-mw of electrical energy via an undersea cable to Oahu.
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The recent Star Advertiser story does not consider the Molokai or Lanai communities in its assessment of the project. Big Wind is an initiative of the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism and the Hawaiian Electric Company designed to help the state reach its clean energy goal of providing 40 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2030.
However, based on comments presented at recent public meetings on this issue, there seems to be lots of questions and little support for Big Wind. And despite Gov. Neil Abercrombie's assertion that he would use eminent domain action if necessary, he also said he would not go against the desires of the community on this issue. "The project must represent the majority interests of residents of the respective islands," wrote Abercrombie.
How a consensus of both island's "majority interests" can be found has yet to be determined. While promises of lower electric rates, jobs and infrastructure improvements have been made, it is still unclear exactly what the community benefits of this monstrous project will look like.
Until a clear and enforceable benefits package is put on the table, it remains to be seen if the community wants this project or not. Even if the technological and environmental hurdles of this project can be overcome, it must ultimately be a decision of the people of both Lanai and Molokai.
If we are to hold our governor to his word, the state must offer a path to reach a clear community consensus for both islands. Whether this happens through a traditional Hawaiian process like the 'Aha Ki'ole or a more modern process (electronic ballots), reaching a consensus that reflects the desire of the individual islands is the only way to make this project pono.
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Senator Steve Fielding changes Canberra's climate
By Miranda Devine, The Sydney Morning Herald
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Taking time out from investigating terrorist cells and stopping drug trafficking, the Australian Federal Police reportedly are to be deputised as "carbon cops", prosecuting new "carbon offences", under the Government's proposed climate change legislation. That will really strike a blow for law and order.
It's just another resource-sapping absurdity brought to you by the Rudd Government's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme.
One of the few politicians who is actually trying to understand the facts in the debate on man-made climate change, before voting on the Government's scheme in two weeks, is Steve Fielding, the Family First senator from Victoria, who also happens to be an engineer.
Last week Fielding paid his own way to travel to Washington to meet climate policy makers for the Obama administration and to attend a conference of eminent scientists sceptical about the threat of man-made climate change.
"I thought it was important I head over to Washington to hear first-hand how the Obama Administration plans to tackle global warming," he said in an email interview yesterday, "while at the same time also giving me a chance to hear from some of the world's leading scientists about whether global warming is man-made or not.
"The US is the largest economy in the world and will therefore shape where the world heads in reducing carbon emissions. I was provided with a wealth of information from both sides of the argument, which I plan to take to [the Climate Change Minister] Penny Wong and her advisers on Monday to seek clarification on."
At the Heartland Institute conference in Washington, Fielding heard from the likes of atmospheric physicists Professor Richard Lindzen of MIT and emeritus professor Fred Singer of the University of Virginia, both warning against climate "alarmism".
He attended the launch of Singer's book Climate Change Reconsidered, the report of the so-called Non-Governmental International Panel on Climate Change, an 880-page refutation of the United Nation's Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change reports, with input from 30 "expert scientists from 16 countries".
Fielding says he wanted to "hear from both sides of the debate".
"I would be derelict in my duties and I think I'd be letting down the Australian people if I didn't properly research the issues and relied on one side of the debate," he said last week.
"I'm not a climate change sceptic, I'm not a climate change extremist; what I am is very open-minded." How many other Australian politicians have bothered to similarly furnish their minds on a crucial issue which threatens to destroy thousands of Australian jobs, including, Fielding estimates, 23,000 in the mining industry, and will inflate the price of everything from electricity to food?
Fielding, who has an MBA from Monash University as well as an engineering degree from RMIT, is confident enough in his analytical ability not to be intimidated by overbearing experts into outsourcing policy to them.
Swamped with emails from the public encouraging him in his quest for answers, he says he is motivated by "trying to do what's right by Australian workers and families, [which] is enough inspiration to get this decision right".
Of course, he has been pilloried for being diligent enough to do the job he was elected to do.
He has been derided by people without any training in mathematics or scientific disciplines, who regard science, probably, as they do their computers - as a little black box to be understood only by an elite council of infallible gurus who are incapable of impure motives. Who is the gullible one?
The online newsletter Crikey described Fielding's trip to the US as "a futile mission based on a misguided assumption", a sick "stunt" akin to the Chaser terminal child illness skit. "The world is way beyond debating the science of climate change", it said. Oh, yeah?
Fielding has been smeared as a religious nutter, even though the real religious nutters are the green zealots who are hell-bent on destroying farming and mining for the sake of, at best, a minuscule environmental benefit.
The puerile and often bigoted online publication New Matilda described Fielding thus: "As one of 15 children, he comes from a long line of people with no sense of human decency, and so his affiliation with the Pentecostal movement was a natural progression."
Growing up as one of 16 (not 15) children, Fielding is immune to such bullying, and is also unlikely to buckle to any emotional pressure in his meeting at 4pm on Monday with Wong, who will be pushing for his support for her scheme.
Fielding potentially holds the key Senate vote along with fellow independent senator Nick Xenophon, who already has tipped the legislation is "dead in the water".
Despite the fact that Fielding embodies the classic story of David versus Goliath, in the tradition of Mr Smith Goes To Washington, the media has done little but give him a hard time. Climate change has become a special topic, somehow elevated above the critical questioning of everyday journalism, as media organisations form alliances with green groups and move dangerously close to activism.
All power to Steve Fielding for arming himself with as many first-hand facts as possible. It shows he takes his job seriously.


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