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As the weather starts to turn a bit cooler in my neck of the woods, I find that my son starts to remind me on a more regular basis that it's time for some homemade beef stew to make an appearance on our dinner table. I have no doubt that he would eat stew or chili any time of year, even in the dead of summer. But when falls makes an appearance, when the leaves start to fall, along with the temperature, it just seems like a natural fit in our house to start making some stew.
I really can't believe that I haven't included this recipe on my website before, after all, I've been using this beef stew recipe for years and years, there really is no reason to not include it here. I originally based my efforts on a master beef stew recipe that I found in a Cooks Illustrated cookbook, but have since made a few adjustments to better suit my family's taste. That, and my total lack of respect for peas, in any form, which the original recipe called for.
I normally don't prep all of my ingredients ahead of time, like I know I am supposed to, but instead do most of my chopping and dicing while I'm browning the meat. Which, of course, I do cut up into bite sized pieces before cooking. But I've found over the years that while the beef is browning that I have enough time to chop up my carrots and onion, press my garlic and measure out my wine and chicken stock. But for the purpose of this blog post, I was a good boy and got my mise en place together so I could take a picture and act like I always do what I'm told.
From a nutritional aspect, I can't find too much wrong with this recipe that I feel needs to be altered or explained away. There's a fair amount of beef used for this stew, and I suppose the very strict among us would use only grass fed beef, but I'm not yet to that point. I'm ok using responsibly raised beef, free from antibiotics and added hormones without having ever lived on a concentrated animal farming operation.
I guess there's a bit of gluten in this recipe, because I normally add a few tablespoons of flour as a thickener. The good news is that if you are trying to avoid gluten, even little amounts like this, you can choose to simply skip this step, or if you prefer, use arrowroot as your thickener of choice. If you opt to use arrowroot, don't add it just as you would flour, but rather mix it in a small container with a bit of hot water, and stir it together to make a slurry. And then add the slurry to your stew towards the end of your cooking time. If you add the arrowroot at the beginning of the process, you'll actually make it less effective, the thickening properties will diminish over the long cooking time.
Lastly, I would be remiss if I did not point out what a great opportunity this is to use homemade stock for your stew. I am sure most recipes call for beef stock when making beef stew, but I very rarely have beef stock on hand. I am much more likely to have chicken stock in the fridge that I made from leftovers, or perhaps pork stock that I bought from Red Hog Artisan Meats locally.
Homemade stock is such a wonderful addition to any stew or soup, both for the depth of flavor and aroma it brings to the table, and it's nutritional benefits, I can't imagine making my soups or stews without it ever again. Sadly, I can't really point to any serious scientific studies that prove it's super healthy, but it seems to make sense to me, so I'm going with it! Plus, it has to be better for us than the boxed stuff that sits on shelves in the supermarket for weeks and months, not for me.
And once again, what follows is a nutrition panel that will not be exact, but rather a guideline for knowing what you are eating when gobbling down some homemade beef stew. Some of the variables that go into making a nutritional panel like this include trying to guess how much fat everyone trims off their roast before cutting it into little bit sized pieces. And now knowing how big everyone's potatoes, onion and carrots are, which might have small impact on the overall values. Also, when making homemade stock, there are a zillion recipes, which one did you follow? Will your stock have the same nutritional value as mine? Doubtful.
So I did the best I could, found the nutrition values where I could, made some guesses and assumptions, and this is what I ended up with, my homemade beef stew recipe split into eight servings.
Homemade Beef Stew
- 4 lbs chuck roast cut into small pieces, large pieces of fat discarded
- 1 onion diced
- 4 large carrots chopped
- 4 yukon gold potatoes chopped
- 6 garlic cloves minced or pressed
- 4 cups stock
- 2-4 cups water depending upon how thin you like your stew
- 1 cup red wine
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 3 tablespoons flour or arrowroot
- 1 teaspoon thyme
- olive oil and butter for the pan to brown your beef
- pre-heat oven to 300 degrees
- cut chuck roast into small bite sized pieces, discarding large fat pieces
- chop, dice and measure out the rest of your ingredients
- season the beef, and working in batches, brown on all sides, remove from dutch oven when done
- pour onions in the pan where the beef was cooked for about 5 or 6 minutes until translucent
- add garlic and cook quickly until fragrant
- add flour to the pan and stir for a few minutes until the mixture turns light brown (if avoiding gluten, use the arrowroot instead)
- add wine and stir to combine
- add stock, water and thyme, stir to combine and bring to a simmer
- add beef back in and place dutch oven into oven for one hour
- add potatoes and carrots and cook in oven for another two hours


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Virginia-based Dominion has announced it has filed with federal regulators to be among the bidders seeking to develop wind turbines on nearly 80,000 acres off the coast of Maryland.
In December 2013, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) revealed plans to auction two separate leases for the designated Maryland Wind Energy Area (WEA) later this year. Dominion's filing and those of other interested bidders will be reviewed by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to determine which are financially qualified to participate in the auction. According to the DOI, the leased area could support up to 1.45 GW of commercial wind generation.
Notably, Dominion was the successful bidder in BOEM's September 2013 auction for a WEA offshore Virginia. That leased area has the potential to support 2 GW of wind generation.
'Offshore wind shows the most promise for building utility-sized renewable energy projects in the Mid-Atlantic region,' says Mary Doswell, senior vice president for Dominion's Alternative Energy Solutions unit. 'The bureau's Wind Energy Areas offer both the consistent winds and the acreage to develop these large-scale projects. Given the proximity to our leased area off of Virginia and the excellent port in Hampton Roads, there should be economies of scale that could benefit both regions.'
Dominion has also received two offshore wind energy technology awards from the U.S. Department of Energy. The company says the first is a $500,000 grant with a goal to find ways to reduce the cost of offshore wind generation by 25%, and the second is a $4 million cost share for the initial development of an offshore wind turbine demonstration project.
Dominion has completed the initial development of its demonstration project for the Virginia Offshore Wind Technology Advancement Program. The company is now one of six firms being considered for a $47 million follow-up DOE grant to complete development of their demonstration projects. If successful, the company says it would continue advancing its plan to build two 6 MW wind turbines off the Virginia coast, adjacent to the area it has leased from BOEM for commercial development.

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*More details are starting to emerge in the Floyd Mayweather domestic violence case in Las Vegas.
TMZ is reporting that, "according to documents," Josie Harris, the mother of Mayweather's kids, says the boxing champ struck her "multiple times in the head with his fist" and then threatened to kill her
Harris filed a request for a restraining order against Mayweather — and in the papers she states that he came into her Vegas home Thursday morning and awoke her by:
"pulling me by my hair and throwing me on the ground in my living room and began punching me in my head."
She goes on to say that he began "dragging me on the floor and twisting my arm back … in attempt to try and break it."
According to the documents, Harris claims Mayweather "continued to beat me in front of [the couple's three children]."
She claims that the fighter threatened the children — saying if they "ran or tried to call the police he would beat them the same way."
In the docs, Harris also says Mayweather "yelled and screamed that he was going to kill me and my boyfriend and make sure we are taken care of."
Meanwhile, even though Mayweather's attorney Richard Wright said his client would cooperate as "required by law," at EUR press time, police were still searching for the boxer to question him about the alleged incident.
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Bike Partiers,
Every month, we ask you to submit music to our ride playlists, and every month, you continue to impress us with your excellent music tastes every. single. month! Like that time we hosted a Riot Grrrl themed ride in March and you helped us create this excellent playlist of songs celebrating women everywhere. Or that time you had us laughing in tears when "If your dad doesn't have a beard, you've got two mums" came on at last November's "Novembeard vs. MOvember" ride. All we have to say is, THANK YOU for helping make Boston Bike Party a true party on wheels.
In fact, you've done such a good job of helping us curate playlists for every ride, I've found these playlists working their way into non-bike party aspects of my life. Favorite music to get me pumped up in the morning bike commute as the weather gets chilly? "Down by the Boardwalk" and "Heatwave" playlists keep me warm. Feeling nostalgic about college and my alma mater? "Boston Bike Party Goes to College" features Beach Boys' "Be True to Your School" and Dropkick Murphy's "I'm Shipping Up To Boston!" I don't even have to think about curating a playlist for parties anymore. I'll just throw on any of our summer bike party playlists or the "Bike Prom" playlist if I'm feeling dancey-pantsy.
So below are all the playlists you've helped us put together for Boston Bike Party since May 2013, our very first Bike Party ever. Be sure to check 'em out and "Follow" any ones you fancy.
Happy Friday!
Boston Bike Party Goes to College (Sept 2014)
Bike Prom (June 2014)
Boston Bike Party Turns 1! (May 2014)
Boston Red Socks (April 2014)
RIOT GRRRL (March 2014)
Heat Wave! (January 2014)
Novembeard vs. MOvember (November 2013)
Halloween Bike Ride (Collaboration with www.HalloweenBikeride.net, October 2013)
Oktoberfest! (October 2013)
Back to School (September 2013)
Down by the Boardwalk! (August 2013)
August 2013 (Rained out pre-bike party)
July 2013 Boston Bike Party
June 2013 Boston Bike Party
First Boston Bike Party (May 2013)


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It's been awhile, we've been doing a Kitchen Re-Make and it takes a great deal of time and thought....I'm glad to see light at the end of the tunnel.
But Spring has finally arrived, the birds are all a-twitter, and Feathers are on my mind.
When I saw Kristin's laser-cut Feathers I knew I had to play with them. They are so beautifully designed!!!
Find them here at:
This one is probably my favorite, but I love them all.
I start with a base-coating the chipboard with Heavy White Gesso. I paint a whole batch of pieces at one time to make it easier later.
Then I add layers of paint made by mixing Finnabair's Soft Gloss Gel with her gorgeous Mica Powders.
I start with dipping my brush into the Gel and then picking up the Power from the jar with the brush. Mix them on your craft sheet or a piece of left-over packaging. It dries rather quickly, so I only do one color at a time.
You can add more than one layer and blend colors.
Here you see how I added colors over the top of others and outlined the Feathers with a black Sharpie pen to create contrast and make the colors pop....as they say.
I wanted to try my Finn's Glass Glitter on one of the Feathers, so I brushed on more Gel and sprinkled different colors of Glitter, one color at a time, onto the Feather. I think it turned out pretty cool!
The Feathers come in different sizes and can be cut from Masonite and chipboard. So check out the links and get to work!!!
Products from RCAG:
Finnabair-Art Basics-Heavy White Gesso
Finnabair-Art Basics - Soft Gloss Gel
Finnabair-Art Ingredients - Glass Glitter - Midnight Blue, Violet, Pitch Black, and Velvet.


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Cage diving allows unique, up-close encounters with the ocean's finest and most fearsome predator, the great white shark. Our cage diving trips are safe and available to novices and experienced divers. They are often in shallow water, or from a cage at the ocean's surface.
Why our cage diving holidays are so successful
About cage diving
Cage diving may not allow the freedom of normal scuba diving, but it provides a unique opportunity to view great white sharks in safety. Surprisingly, it is also possible for divers of all experience levels, and even those that have never dived.
Exceptional cage diving experiences can be had in South Africa, Isla Guadalupe off the Pacific coast of Mexico and South Australia, all primarily to view the magnificent great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias).
Is cage diving safe?
Cage diving is incredibly safe. The cages are made from strong metal frames. Many cages are covered with a metal mesh have lids. Cages are connected to the dive boat via lines and are continuously supervised. Most cages are secured to the side of the boat for security and easy access for those wishing to watch the sharks in their natural habitat. Occasionally cages are lowered deeper into the water, and sometimes to the sea floor, but they are still connected to the dive boat.
Do I need to be an experienced diver?
Not at all. Many cage dives cater for those who have no scuba diving experience or qualifications. Attached to the side of the boat and at the surface of the water, many cage dives only require a snorkel or holding your breath as a shark passes. Some locations require diving qualifications as the cage is completely submerged and sometimes descended to the sea floor where scuba equipment is needed.
Exceptional great white shark encounters
There are three main areas for exquisite encounters with great white sharks: Australia, Mexico and South Africa. These locations each offer exhilarating and highly memorable dive trips with a unique twist that cannot be found anywhere else in the world.
South Africa is famous for the breaching great white sharks found around seal island and the adrenaline driven dives from Gansbaai. The large seal population keeps great white sharks in the vicinity throughout the year. The unique topography of the region often causes the sharks to leap and fully exit the water when hunting the seals - a very memorable and special moment if you are fortunate enough to witness it!
Isla Guadalupe in Mexico, is praised around the world for the high visibility offered to divers wanting to get up close to the formidable great white sharks. Divers are usually presented with 30 metres visibility providing perfect photographic moments with the kings of the ocean. The endemic Guadalupe fur seals that breed only on the one island are an additional bonus for those who visit this beautiful location.
Southern Australia has gained a reputation for some of the most memorable great white encounters in recent years due to the beautiful waters and inquisitive sharks. Divers can experience a plethora of marine life in the locations around the great white sharks which only adds to the excitement of cage diving. Those who decide to be in an ocean floor cage can often have the added bonus of encounters with rays and large groupers.
Cage diving is one of the most breathtaking and beautiful forms of underwater adventure. Being able to observe and admire great white sharks in their natural habitat is unmatched by other forms of diving. Witnessing these alluring, magnificent, and vulnerable animals is an experience that never leaves those who embrace the adrenaline-fuelled journey of cage diving.


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Sigh. In a story that sounds all too familiar these days, a 7-year-old boy was suspended from school after pretending his pencil was a gun.
Christopher Marshall, a second grader, was attempting to imitate a Marine when he "shot" his friend pretending to be a bad guy. Both of the boys stopped their game when the teacher said something to them, but both wound up being suspended for their actions.
Bethanne Bradshaw, a spokesperson for Driver Elementary School in Suffolk, Virginia where the boys attend, says, "It's an effort to try to get kids not to bring any form of violence into the classroom, even if it's violent play."
And I get that. I really do.
In the day and age we're living in, violence, bullying, and simulating guns in school simply can't be tolerated.
But it's not like either of these boys was attempting to hurt the other -- they were simply playing a game, which is something 7-year-old boys tend to do. (Shocker.)
Christopher's parents were outraged when he was suspended and his mother said, "I find it ridiculous that he cannot use his imagination and be a boy. When my son wants to pretend he's a Marine or a Navy pilot like his granddad or an auto mechanic like his other granddad, I don't think that should be an issue."
And as the mom of a 7-year-old boy myself -- I have to agree with her. (Let me explain.)
I do my very best to teach my son just how dangerous guns are and stress the importance of never pretending to play with them, but he's just a kid -- and sometimes kids go about their business without really thinking about what they're doing.
And on top of that, he's a boy. A lot of times he and his friends will play zombies, cops and robbers, act out Angry Birds, or other sorts of games that may or may not wind up with someone hypothetically getting knocked out -- or possibly shot at. I can honestly tell you that they're not intentionally trying to be violent -- they're just being little boys.
I guess that's why I feel compassion for Christopher and his parents. He's probably a great kid who was simply having fun with a friend -- and he got suspended for it. And while I do think the boys should've been told that playing with pretend guns is unacceptable in school, I just don't think suspending them is the answer. Maybe if they'd harmed (or attempted to harm) each other in some way, I'd feel differently. But since all they were doing is acting like a Marine and a "bad guy," there really could've been a much less harsh punishment.
Hopefully I will never get a phone call from my son's school saying he's being kicked out of class for something like this. But again, no matter how much I stress the importance of never, EVER pretending to use a gun -- I can't control his every action. (Honestly, what parent can?)
Do you ever worry about your child getting in trouble for something like this? Do you think those boys should have been suspended?
Image via isox4/Flickr


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An Outboard Motor For "Lazy Ka"
After buying ''Lazy Ka'' I looked at
used outboard motor options for budgetary concerns . . . In other words, I wanted to save a few
shekels now to be spent later on other mods I anticipate in future weeks.
After much research I settled on a used copy of the 3 hp, 2-cycle, Gamefisher motor, sold
for several years by Sears & Roebuck; Circa 1985-ish to 1995-ish.
FYI, there were two smaller models at
1.75 hp and 1.2 hp that share many of the parts of the 3.0 hp Gamefisher. These weigh in
at about 20 lbs and 15 lbs respectively. Though likely underpowered for
Potter applications, where currents are present, these motors may work very
well for lake sailors. These motors continue to be
popular for trolling and other small boat uses, frequently selling on the
secondary market for as much as the 3.0 hp model.
I believe there can be no argument that Honda makes a superior motor, but I found the compromises minimal for the cost savings.
Now the downside of the Gamefisher. To make the motor compatible with my P-15, a few minor modifications were necessary:
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Silent Awareness has no name no form and can't be touched or spoken.
It is never born and will never die. It is beyond all ideas, definitions and boundaries.
Silent awareness cannot be owned or used, it will not bring you fame, money or success. It cannot be studied and understood and categorized.
Silent awareness is always present. It is truly nothing and everything.
You taste it when you don't focus on what you think, feel, or what you sense. You can taste it in meditation, in nature and sportsmen know this space, which they refer to as "The Zone". Artists know it – through singing, painting, or playing music. We can know it through gardening, playing with the kids, walking on the beach or making love. As children we may have had an experience of it. Silent Awareness is a natural space, one that you have almost certainly already tasted, although perhaps without knowing the name of the flavor.
You have tasted it and now you want it, you go searching for this silent awareness.
Or, you did get a glimpse and it scares you and you run away in the world of thinking, sensing, feeling or becoming and doing.
Taro can to be your spiritual tour guide and take you on this transformational journey from the personal to the non-personal.
Welcome on the journey to nowhere and True Nothingness or Peace.
Leave ALL your luggage behind.


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Score: 6
|Agency fact file: SapientNitro
|Type of agency
|Creative and digital
|Company ownership
|Key personnel
|Nigel Vaz senior vice-president and MD
|Malcolm Poynton chief creative officer
|Nielsen billings 2011
|Nielsen billings 2010
|Declared income
|£108m (2010)
|Total accounts at year end
|Accounts won
|14 (biggest: Ladbrokes)
|Accounts lost
|2 (biggest: Volvo)
|Number of staff
|815 (+67%)
The key, perhaps, is the creative investment that the agency made when it hired the former Ogilvy creative director Malcolm Poynton two years ago. It was under his direction that SapientNitro snatched a gold Lion at Cannes last year for its work on Foot Locker.
And its campaign for new client Ladbrokes, which linked the company's trading platform directly to "live odds" TV executions, was another sign that the agency is starting to deliver the holistic technical and creative product that the Sapient and Nitro merger hoped for.
Last year, SapientNitro also made acquisitions in the UK. It bought DAD, a digital and direct agency, bringing in additional real-time marketing capability and major clients including Sky and GlaxoSmithKline. Kinship Networking and its founder, Charles Wells, were also brought into the SapientNitro fold in July to beef up its performance in the social space.
Account-wise, SapientNitro was dropped from the Volvo roster and the agency resigned Foot Locker's above-the-line business in Europe. On the plus side, the agency won a raft of new business, including a place on the Marks & Spencer roster - now its highest-spending client in the UK.
In many respects, SapientNitro continued to suffer from the perception that it is a machine unsure of its own identity that relies on a huge India-based backend workforce. But under the guidance of its obsessive (in a good way) managing director, Nigel Vaz, the London office has an air of a laboratory where great things could be made. We're just waiting for more of it.
Score last year: 5
How SapientNitro rates itself: 8.9
"More than 30 creative awards (including a gold Cyber Lion and SXSW Innovation accolade), two acquisitions, a 70 per cent pitch conversion rate, 14 new accounts, 29 per cent organic growth (the fastest of any agency our size, anywhere). We still found time to get more involved with our community via the IPA, Nabs and Internet Week Europe. These fantastic achievements, combined with recruiting 326 talented people, resulted in an outstanding 2011 for us, on all fronts. Onward and upward!"


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- Check your data usage
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Plus, when you have maxTV service, you can access maxTV Go Apps with your mySASKTEL username and password to watch TV on the go.
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The app lets you view and manage your wireless services right on your phone.
- View and pay your eBILL
- Check your data, SaskTel selectWI-FI, and text usage
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GOP casting wide net in effort to recruit 2010 hopefuls
Friday, January 8, 2010
The Republican road to redemption may well begin in Frog Jump, Tenn., where a gospel-singing farmer with no political experience is running for Congress.
Without any staff, Stephen Fincher raised $300,000 in September and delighted GOP leaders, who believed they had finally found a credible challenger to Rep. John Tanner (D). Then things took an even better turn for the party: On Dec. 1, Tanner announced he would not run for reelection in 2010. Two weeks later, Fincher, 37, visited Washington for the first time in his life, to get together with GOP leaders eager to meet the newcomer who helped push a 21-year incumbent into retirement.
For a beleaguered Republican Party, Fincher's candidacy is part of a recruiting renaissance following back-to-back elections during which the national political environment was tilted badly against it. In races for the House and Senate, Republicans have found credible candidates that range from intriguing first-timers such as Fincher to ambitious politicians such as California state Assemblyman Van Tran, who took a pass on previous entreaties to challenge Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.) but is ready now.
The Grand Old Party still has its share of problems. Polls show that its brand image is damaged and that its campaign committees are lagging far behind their Democratic counterparts in the race for cash. In some Senate contests -- Kentucky and California, for example -- establishment-backed Republicans face primary challenges from conservatives advocating anti-government sentiments. Those primary fights reflect a broader disconnect between party leaders in Washington and the Tea Party grass-roots activists who Democrats believe will limit GOP gains in 2010.
But the double-digit unemployment rate nationally, a spate of high-profile Democratic retirements and sagging approval ratings for the Obama administration have Republicans dreaming big about the 2010 midterms, leading to talk of a wave election cycle that would seriously dent the Democrats' filibuster-proof majority in the Senate and threaten their hold on the House.
The key, at this stage, is to recruit enough candidates and put them in place to take advantage if the current continues drifting to the right.
"You get enough people on their surfboards, you send them in the right direction and see how many can get to shore. If the wave is big enough, we get there. But if you don't have them out there and you see the wave coming, it takes too long to paddle and try to turn around and catch it, so you've gotta be prepared," said Rep. Kevin McCarthy (Calif.), the colorful Republican cheerleader in charge of recruiting.
McCarthy says that Republicans have already recruited 77 top-tier candidates and that they are sure to surpass their goal of 80 for the 2010 elections.
Democrats remain publicly confident that they will remain in charge of the Congress for the last two years of President Obama's term, but they are bracing for losses. Tanner was one of four House members who in the past six weeks have announced plans to retire, all from seats that were won with ease but are now likely to be hotly contested. The Democratic pickups since 2006 -- 54 in the House, 15 in the Senate -- have left them few Republican seats to challenge this time.
"We've not had more difficulty [recruiting] but we have had a smaller playing field. There is less hospitable territory in which to compete," said Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
Gone is the bravado of White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, who a year ago in his farewell address to his House Democratic colleagues predicted that 2010 would resemble 1934. That year, for the third consecutive cycle, Democrats picked up seats as the public rallied behind President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "New Deal."
Instead, the Rothenberg Political Report is predicting that "substantial Republican gains now look almost inevitable." In the House, Rothenberg, an independent handicapper, considers 47 Democratic seats and just 14 GOP seats as competitive. Republicans need a net gain of 40 to take the majority.


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Assistant Professor
Chicago Booth
Berkeley Dietvorst's main stream of research investigates when and why forecasters fail to use algorithms and explores prescriptions that increase consumers' and managers' willingness to use them. His other streams of research address such topics as order effects on consumer choice, choice architecture, and consumers' reactions to corporate experiments.
In his first article, published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General and titled "Algorithm Aversion: People Erroneously Avoid Algorithms After Seeing Them Err," he demonstrates that people are substantially less likely to choose to use an algorithm in favor of a human forecaster after seeing the algorithm err, even if they have also seen it outperform the human forecaster. Dietvorst found that this preference for human forecasters stems from a quicker loss in confidence in algorithms, even when human forecasters make the same or more numerous mistakes. His most recent article, forthcoming in Management Science and titled "Overcoming Algorithm Aversion: People Will Use Imperfect Algorithms If They Can (Even Slightly) Modify Them," suggests that one may be able to overcome algorithm aversion by giving people just a slight amount of control over the algorithm's forecasts.
Dietvorst received a BS in economics and a PhD in decision processes from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.


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- Sticklets
- A smaller version of the traditional stick pretzel.
- Nuggets
- A compact, satisfying crunch to add to a mix.
- Split Top Nuggets
- Can easily be filled or unfilled.
- Spuggets
- Rings
- Adds a bit of extra fun to any mix.
- Micro-Minis
- The smallest size of traditional pretzel.
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In other news, I've been asked to join Out of the Blogosphere, so you'll be seeing some posts in the coming weeks about forthcoming paranormal books from lots of cool authors.
And last but not least, here's a smile for you. This came through on one of my email lists and I thought it was just perfect for the readers of this blog. Enjoy!
A couple goes on vacation to a fishing resort in northern Minnesota. The husband likes to fish at the crack of dawn. The wife likes to read.
One morning the husband returns after several hours of fishing and decides to take a nap. Although not familiar with the lake, the wife decides to take the boat out. She motors out a short distance, anchors, and continues to read her book.
Along comes a game warden in his boat. He pulls up alongside the woman and says,"Good morning Ma'am. What are you doing?"
"Reading a book," she replies, (thinking "isn't that obvious?")
"You're in a restricted fishing area," he informs her.
"I'm sorry, officer, but I'm not fishing, I'm reading."
"Yes, but you have all the equipment. For all I know you could start at any moment. I'll have to take you in and write you up."
"If you do that, I'll have to charge you with sexual assault," says the woman.
"But I haven't even touched you," says the game warden.
"That's true, but you have all the equipment. For all I know you could start at any moment."
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I'm taking a page from one of my favorite bloggers, Carrots 'n Cake, and going to randomly do a post on what we ate for dinner the week before. I love when she does hers, because it gives me new dinner ideas, and is a fun way to look at how you're balancing out your diet for the week.
Monday: Skinny Taste Turkey Chili Taco Soup and Krusteaz Gluten Free Cornbread
This recipe is easy, and delicious. The leftovers freeze well in individual containers for easy on the go lunches (as pictured below later in the week), its full of delicious flavor and keeps you full.
I am obsessed withe the Krusteaz Gluten Free Corn Bread. It's the best Gluten Free cornbread mix I've found (even better than my homemade gluten free cornbread, and obviously a lot faster), but it is SO hard to find in the DC area. I actually bought three boxes when I saw it in a store in Boise when we were there in January and brought them home. I'm down to my last box, please let a store around here start stocking it soon!!
Tuesday: Grilled Turkey and Cheese, Ore-Ida Waffle Fries and Alexia Frozen Corn with Sun Dried Tomato Mix
As I work on my baby weight (update coming soon!), I've realized I really need to control the carbs I eat for dinner (and not have dessert after dinner most nights, even something little, like a Skinny Cow) if I want to succeed in losing and/or maintaining. Therefore, I just had the cheese and turkey, with a little chipotle mayo and one serving fries along with the corn.
I am SO excited that Ore-Ida's Waffle fries are now gluten free. Many varieties of their fries are gluten free, and they clearly label which ones are, so it's easy to tell, and this was the first time I saw that the Waffle Fries were when I pulled them from the freezer at Target.
The corn was meh. I thought it looked fantastic when I saw it in the freezer at Harris Teeter, but it was just not a great mix. I usually love Alexia products, so too bad, so sad.
Wednesday: Cottage Cheese Pancakes and Scrambled Eggs
Wednesday was nuts. Between terrible traffic for me getting home, forgetting to do the crock pot meal I had planned in the morning, and a sick little one that Ben had to take to the doctor, then drive back and pick up Austin for daycare, I was ready to phone it in Wednesday night. I stayed strong though and found a dinner to make based on what we had in the house, cottage cheese pancakes and scrambled eggs. Despite them being higher protein pancakes, I limited myself on them, and had two scrambled eggs with avocado, feta and ketchup to boot as well. Scrambled eggs are one of Austin's favorite foods. Random since he is such a carb addict.
Thursday: Fend for Yourself
I went running Thursday night, so the boys made a box of Annie's Mac and Cheese while I was out, and I came home and had a fruit, spinach and whey protein smoothie, and a rice cake with peanut butter. No picture of this super exciting dinner.
Friday: The Pioneer Woman Mac and Four Cheeses, Feta and Tomato Stuffed Chicken Breast and Spinach Salad
Ben's birthday dinner! I know that pasta and meat work as great fuel for me before a long run, and since I was planning to run nine miles Saturday morning, I was fine with having the extra carbs of this four cheese mac on Friday night. I lignten it up by using a mix of skim and 2% milk instead of heavy cream. It still doesn't make it healthy by any means, but its definitely not as heavy. I also made these easy chicken breasts with Hunts Diced Basil, Garlic and Oregano Tomato's and Feta. It's a copy of this Eat, Live, Run recipe, but an easier version.
I love spinach salads with Brianna's Raspberry Dressing, and Friday's had strawberries, feta, cashews and green onions mixed in as well.
We celebrated Ben's Birthday Friday night, even though it was the day before, and had a cake from Wegmans (the best grocery store everrrrrrrr). Ben had requested a white cake with buttercream frosting. His real favorite dessert is Key Lime Pie, but with me not being able to have any because of gluten, and knowing how much Austin loves cake, he went with cake.
Hope you enjoyed a typical week of eating dinner in our house; I would love to hear what you make for your dinners too!
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What is NutriiVeda?NutriiVeda is a powdered beverage being marketed primarily as a meal replacement shake to aid weight loss. You mix the powder into water, milk, or a smoothie. Nutriiveda has a proprietary blend of 7 Ayurvedic botanicals, 22 vitamins and minerals, high quality protein, soluble fiber, and essential amino acids. Each serving contains 153 calories, 3 grams of fiber, 20 grams of protein, 100% of many vitamins and minerals, and only 5 grams of sugar. It is available in chocolate and vanilla.
What does NutriiVeda have to do with Childhood Apraxia of Speech?In December of 2009, parents of children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech began to try NutriiVeda with their children. Anecdotal reports began to surface of significant improvements in quantity and quality of speech production. The Cherab Foundation, a non-profit foundation trying to help families cope with their children's communication impairments, began looking into NutriiVeda. They set up a sister site, Pursuit of Research to investigate the effect of taking NutriiVeda on children with communication impairments.
Here are a few web pages that discuss NutriiVeda and Childhood Apraxia.
- NutriiVeda Pursuit History: This article discusses the history of using NutriiVeda with children with apraxia and gives a detailed testimonial.
- Theories Based in Science to Support Whole Food Therapy for Autism, Apraxia, Traumatic Brain Injury, Seizure Disorders: This article discusses theories about why the ingredients in NutriiVeda may help children with apraxia and other special needs.
- Anecdotal SLP Children NutriiVeda Testimonials: This is essentially a long list of testimonials from parents of children with special needs who have seen improvement using NutriiVeda.
NutriiVeda for Childhood Apraxia: Review of Initial Product Purchase and First Impressions
I purchased a one month supply (at 2 scoops/day) of NutriiVeda from the Pursuit of Research website. I found it to be cheaper there than on other sites where it was being sold as a weight-loss product. When I read my confirmation email I was surprised to learn that when I made my purchase I had actually signed up for a monthly automatic shipment program. That was not clear to me during the checkout process. However, the number to call and cancel was clearly listed in the confirmation email and their customer service was excellent when I called.
The product was well packaged in an attractive box and arrived promptly. The individual containers are attractive and the product appeared to be in good condition. I'm using the product with my two year old daughter who has suspected Childhood Apraxia of Speech. I found that if I mix about half to 2/3 scoop (vanilla flavor) in with 4 ounces of yogurt, my daughter will eat it with no problem. Depending on how often she eats yogurt in a day she'll get anywhere from half a scoop of NutriiVeda a day to two scoops per day. We've been using the product for about a week. At only one week, I cannot claim that I see clear signs of improvement in her speech that I definitely attribute to use of the NutriiVeda product. However, we haven't been using it very long. I will update in the future. The product has a nice side benefit of adding a nutritional boost to the diet of a very picky two year old, so in that way it is a win either way.
Two-week Update: About two weeks into using NutriiVeda (average of one scoop daily) I feel like I am seeing definite improvement. We are hearing a lot more talking. She's even attempting to sing. She is listening to her own speech and self-correcting which we had never seen her do before. Could it be coincidence? Of course. Until someone completes a double-blind scientific study we won't have hard evidence. For now all we have is parent report. I'm reporting that I feel like I'm seeing improvements that I wasn't seeing before starting to give her NutriiVeda.
Six-week Update: At about six weeks after starting to supplement Ava with NutriiVeda we are giving her about 1.5 scoops a day on average. I believe that she is speaking much more often, her sentences are longer, and she is trying to string several sentences together to tell a single story. She has also learned a new sound (/f/) and some other new sounds are starting to emerge. She is occasionally putting a consonant at the end of some of her words (the /p/ at the end of "up" for example). All of this is new. As before, there is certainly no proof that these improvements are due to the NutriiVeda and wouldn't be happening anyway, but the coincidence is interesting and I'm not complaining. We will be continuing to use NutriiVeda in our household.


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For the longest time I have been fascinated with the ability to do handstands. I remembered a few years ago when I started to do yoga, I wanted very much to learn how to do handstands. These are handstands against the wall. But I found I didn't have the technique to even kick my legs up to the wall, let alone stay there for some seconds.
When most people in class were kicking up to handstands, I was usually just kicking my legs – but going nowhere! Until I started adult gymnastic strength training.
Anyway, today I want to write about Bruce Dierl, our colleague at BodyTree Gymnastic Strength Training aka BodyTree GST.
When I first met Bruce I was awed with his ability to do hand balancing. I am curious with when and how he started his journey to learn how to do hand balancing.
Just a few days ago, I had the opportunity to interview Bruce and asked him the questions I have been dying to ask since I knew him.
I learnt Bruce started practicing wushu at the tender age of 7. He explained his parents wanted him to learn the skill as he is small and his parents didn't want him to be bullied by others. Wushu came naturally to him – he didn't find it very hard, as he has always been active. He learnt wushu until aged 14-15 years of age. He had to stop because the school had to be demolished to make way for development.At this time, he was also playing basketball – and he has been doing so for twenty years. An interesting point to note, in all the years of playing basketball, Bruce did not sustain any serious injuries unlike some of his teammates, especially in the knees and ankles. His wushu training really helped him to play a sport he loved without serious injuries. It is the strength and mobility that kept him mobile on his feet.
When Bruce was eighteen he took up muay thai on the encouragement of friends. He did it for 6 years and he won 4 competitive fights – 2 novices and 2 amateurs in the local scene.
Sports like wushu, basketball and muay thai are activities that Bruce enjoyed – versus say running – this is completely boring to him! These sports engaged the mind and he was always learning. You cannot stop learning no matter how many years you have practiced wushu, muay thai or played basketball.
The training that Bruce did for muay thai was unlike what you see in today's gym. Ten years ago, there were no proper gyms and Bruce practiced outdoors in the carpark! He and his teammates ran uphill, barefoot as part of their training routine. Why barefoot? This trains you to run lightly – that's for sure. You cannot be stomping your foot on the uneven ground.Upon completing his army stint, Bruce took a strong interest in hand balancing in 2009, although he started dabbling in it when he was in polytechnic in 2006/2007. He learnt on his own without any coach until 2010 when he met a retired Chinese acrobat. That was when he had more "real" training or more structured training.
During this time in Singapore, calisthenics and street work out were getting popular – by the way, I wasn't aware of this – I was too much into practicing Pilates inside a studio environment.
Bruce saw something he didn't like. He saw too much focus on publicising cool moves but none on foundation. Young people got caught up with them and started practicing complex and cool moves without the foundation. Bruce felt they were setting themselves up for injuries and he didn't subscribe to that.
In Bruce's words – I don't like foundation work – in all honesty it is boring. Yet to reach real excellence, foundation is key. In all his 20+ years of training, because of foundation work, Bruce has not sustained any serious injuries. This is incredible.
Handstand walk from BodyTree GST on Vimeo.
Bruce then revealed a very interesting story. He was knocked over by car in 2013 when he was crossing the pedestrian crossing. Bruce suffered 11 stitches to his left forehead but no other injuries. Incredible! It must be his years of training in strength and mobility.Bruce continues his interest and training in strength and mobility, and looks for teachers he can learn from. He has attended Coach Sommer's Gymnastic Bodies seminar in March 2014 and in June 2014, Bruce went to France to learn hand balancing from Yuval Ayalon.
Bruce wants to train others because he has seen too many people getting caught up with complex, cool moves without foundation. He wants to help people achieve excellence in their physical strength and mobility, without injuries.
Come and meet Bruce at BodyTree Gymnastic Strength Training.


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Issue No. 07 - July (2012 vol. 18)
pp: 1089-1100
DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/TVCG.2011.143
Leishi Zhang , Fachbereich Inf. und Informationswissenschaft, Univ. Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
P. Rodgers , Sch. of Comput., Univ. of Kent, Canterbury, UK
H. Purchase , Sch. of Comput. Sci., Univ. of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
Euler diagrams are often used to visualize intersecting data sets in applications such as criminology; genetics, medicine, and computer file systems. One interesting aspect of these diagrams is that some data sets cannot be drawn without breaking one or more "wellformedness properties," which are considered to reduce the user comprehension of the diagrams. However, it is possible to draw the same data with different diagrams, each of which breaks different wellformedness properties. Hence, some properties are "swappable," so motivating the study of which of the alternatives would be best to use. This paper reports on the two empirical studies to determine how wellformedness properties affect comprehension. One study was with abstract data, the other was with concrete data that visualized students' enrollment on university modules. We have results from both studies that imply that diagrams with concurrency or disconnected zones perform less well than other some other properties. Further, we have no results that imply that diagrams with brushing points adversely affect performance. Our data also indicate that nonsimple curves are preferred less than diagrams with other properties. These results will inform both human diagram designers and the developers of automated drawing systems on the best way to visualize data using Euler diagrams.
data visualisation, automated drawing systems, wellformedness properties, Euler diagrams, intersecting data sets visualization, criminology, genetics, medicine, computer file systems, comprehension, student enrollment visualization, university modules, brushing points, human diagram designers, Handheld computers, Decision support systems, information visualization., Euler diagrams, Venn diagrams, empirical studies
Leishi Zhang, P. Rodgers and H. Purchase, "Wellformedness Properties in Euler Diagrams: Which Should Be Used?," in IEEE Transactions on Visualization & Computer Graphics, vol. 18, no. , pp. 1089-1100, 2012.


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Maureen Rundell spent 30 years in the Australian Army Reserves, training officers for their military driving licence. These days, she is a member of the Mernda Rail Extension's community reference group. She speaks with Laura Michell.
How long have you lived in Whittlesea?
I have lived in South Morang since 2011, so almost seven years. We retired here. My aim was always to go to a retirement village and Arilla is central to all my children.
Where did you live before?
We lived in Diamond Creek for 37 years.
You spent almost 30 years in the Australian Army Reserves. Tell us about your role.
I was a transport sergeant and trained and tested officers for their military driving licence. I grew up wanting to drive trucks but it was the wrong generation and the wrong era.
So, when I was 32 and my children were at school, I decided it was something I still wanted to do. It also allowed me to serve my country. That was something I always wanted to do, but being a girl, my parents didn't want me to.
What do you like about Whittlesea?
I like this area because I feel really safe. Also the shopping centre and transport are close by. Obviously the new rail line is quite important to us.
What, if anything, would you like to change?
I would like for the Route 86 tram to be extended up to South Morang and for public transport to be improved and the roads to be expanded a bit.
Are you involved in any community groups?
I was on the committee at Arilla as secretary for five years but I retired from that this year. I am still actively involved in the crafts stall and social activities. I became involved in the community reference group for the Mernda Rail Extension in 2014 when it was first announced that the rail extension would be built. I live in a retirement village that backs onto the train line and I became involved so I could put the views of people in the village to the group.
Where is you favourite place to spend time?
If I am going out for a coffee or a quick meal, I like to go to the Coffee Club at Plenty Valley.


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Antlers, OK
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Antlers is a city in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma. The population was 2,552 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Pushmataha County.
Antlers is located at 34°13′52″N 95°37′15″W / 34.23111°N 95.62083°W / 34.23111; -95.62083 (34.230986, -95.620911). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.7 square miles (7.1 km²), all of it land.
The historic center of Antlers—not counting its newly expanded city limits—straddles at least two watersheds. Rain falling in the northeast part of town drains into creeks flowing northward directly into the Kiamichi River. This soil is rocky, with bedrock near the surface. Water falling elsewhere in the town drains into creeks draining southward into Beaver Creek, which flows to the Kiamichi River. This soil is sandy. Standpipe Hill—which overlooks downtown Antlers—stands considerably higher, and features picturesque views to the north into the Kiamichi River valley.


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With 3 weeks to go until my 2nd year law exams, the only part of the day where I get to relax is when I'm cooking dinner. As promised, today I cooked some "brain food" - sea bass!
(Now...as students...I know we can't usually afford sea bass! If you do need brain food on the cheap, go to Asda's in store fish monger, for just £1 you can get a variety of fish fillets, for example my favourite is their mackerel fillet with chili and garlic! In BBQ season they also do a trout stuffed with pea, mint and feta all for £1!!!)
If you don't fancy using Asda's cheap and yummy cheats, this is how to do it yourself!!!
Sea Bass with New Potatoes
For the Sea Bass:
Sea bass
For the New Potatoes:
New Potatoes
Olive Oil
When you buy the fish make sure the head's lopped off, and the guts have been taken out, or you're going to have a mess on your hands!!!
Put a few blobs of butter in the cavity, some sprigs of thyme (cut off your windowsill plant of course!), and a wedge of lemon.
Put it on a big bit of foil, then put more butter on top. Squeeze another wedge of lemon over the top. Pop a few more sprigs of time on, leave the half squeezed wedge by the tail and wrap up in a big parcel. Easy peasy!
For the new potatoes chop them in half, crush two cloves of garlic over them, drizzle on some olive oil and then sprinkle on top some finely chopped chives (again from your windowsill plant!)
Wrap these up in another bundle of foil and they're all ready for the BBQ!
The Sea bass only takes 5mins or so, you don't want to overcook it! The potatoes on the other hand take between 20 and 30mins. Just give them a poke to check they're soft! These are the most surprising thing I've ever BBQ'd as they are full of flavour and have a nice crispy outside almost like a roast potato!!!)
We served this with other BBQ'd veg such as corn on the cob, asparagus (which gets an AMAZING woody flavour on the BBQ), courgette and sweet peppers!
Cous cous is equally nice to serve with BBQ'd fish!
To all of those enjoying the early summer sun this fish recipe is a MUST! And for those students out there studying hard, do check out the ASDA fish fillets if this is out of your price range as they are brilliant to give you a boost before exams!
Saturday, 30 April 2011
BBQ'd Sea Bass with New Potatoes - AKA Exam Brain Food!
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G.E.C. Radio Sets
Music - Record Players, Radios etc
Year: 1946 Item #: 172 Views: 5,100 Comments: No Comments.
G.E.C. factories are gradually changing over to post-war production. We have now reached the stage when we are about to release limited quantities for dispatch to dealers' showrooms... new sets, bearing the stamp of G.E.C. quality and housed in handsome new cabinets.


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Jermaine Anderson
- Lot 32 Villa Crescent, Mandeville P.O. Manchester
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The Caribbean Law Review (CLR) is a publication produced bi-annually by the Faculty of Law, Cave Hill. The CLR publishes in any area of law pertinent to the Caribbean region. Submissions include articles, case-commentaries and book reviews, with each volume of the CLR containing three articles and two case-commentaries/book reviews.
As a Student Editor, I was required to assist in the editing stages. This involved:
- Proof-reading papers, checking for any grammatical, punctuation or spelling errors;
- Checking that footnotes were correct, up-to-date and compliant with the OSCOLA style of footnoting;
- Conducting research as requested;
- Liaising with members of the Editorial Committee and Editorial Advisory Committee and Authors;
- Assisting with event organisation if required.
Duties included maintaining communication within the organization and serving as the direct link between the Youth Council and the media.
Duties included gathering statistical data from street youth and report writing that were later used to formulate the National Youth Policy.


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An interesting but small study by researchers at the Yale School of Medicine and recently published in the Archives of Pediatric Adolescent Medicine has found that adolescents who experienced abuse or neglect as children, had less grey matter in the part of the brain that deals with emotions and impulses, although they had not been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder.
MRI scans showed reductions in prefrontal cortex
The study involved 42 adolescents who completed questionnaires designed to measure their perceived experience of emotional or physical neglect or abuse. Using MRI scans, the researchers found that there were reductions in the prefrontal cortex in all cases where the youngsters reported that they had been maltreated.
"Though these kids do not have a diagnosable psychiatric disorder, they are still showing physical signs of maltreatment," said Hilary Blumberg, associate professor of psychiatry in the Child Study Center and the senior author of the study.
"The results could explain possible difficulties in school or future depression or behavioral issues."
The children in this study will continue to be tracked to see if they do develop psychiatric disorders in the future.
Cerebellum and Insula
In the meantime, the researcher's claim that other areas of the brain affected was linked to whether the child was male or female and whether they claimed they suffered physical or emotional abuse or neglect.
For example, neglect showed up in reductions in the Cerebellum, the part of the brain regulating pleasure and fear, and physical abuse showed up as a reduction in the Insula, a part of the brain controlling self awareness.
Everett Waters, professor of psychology at the State University of New York said that the results only show a correlation, they don't prove that abuse or neglect in childhood leads to changes in the brain.
Gender differences
In girls the reduction was more concentrated in areas dealing with emotion and in boys the grey matter was reduced in areas to do with impulses. As depression is associated with an inability to regulate emotions, this findings highlights the fact that depression is higher in women than in men according to Jennifer Pfeifer, Assistant professor of Psychology at the University of Oregon.
Both Pfeifer and Waters maintain that longer studies are required that will track children from infancy in order to understand the development of structural brain changes.
Some more resilient than others
Some adolescents, said Blumberg, seemed more resilient to the effects of maltreatment than others despite some physical symptoms. Pfeifer and her colleague Philip Fisher also from University of Oregon suggested two possible reasons for this.
One is that the changes in the amount of grey matter makes the adolescents more vulnerable to psychological problems and these just haven't happened yet, and the other is that the adolescents who are resilient have found other ways of adapting to their circumstances.
"It is also possible that brain problems led to the kids being abused," Waters said, "or more likely, that some third factor led to both the brain problems and the abuse."
The research was funded by the National Institutes of Health.
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Cindy Dubuque, Reaching Home Campaign Manager, Partnership for Strong Communities and Sarah Fox, Director of Advocacy and Community Impact, CT Coalition to End Homelessness
This legislative session, over 120 legislators and staffers heard from providers of homeless services and constituents on the importance of efforts to end homelessness in CT during the 3rd Annual Housing and Homelessness Advocacy Day co-organized by the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness and the Partnership for Strong Communities.
Our message to legislators is clear: investing in efforts to end homelessness works. This is evidenced by the data and our achievements, including Connecticut's recognition as the first state in the nation to end chronic homelessness among veterans, followed by our being recognized as the second state in the nation to end veteran homelessness. As long as we maintain momentum, through continued investments in funding and resources, we can achieve our next goal of ending all chronic homelessness, relieving costs in other areas of our public systems, including emergency services, schools, hospitals, and the criminal justice system.
Providers and advocates from each of the eight Coordinated Access Networks shared these messages as well as their personal experiences. Those who experienced homelessness and were matched with appropriate resources, such as permanent supportive housing ("PSH"), rapid rehousing and housing vouchers ("RAP certificates"), explained how these resources enabled them to get back on their feet and into a safe, stable, affordable place to call home. Providers discussed their successes and efforts to end homelessness in their communities and the ongoing need for funding and support to achieve our Zero: 2016 goal of ending chronic homelessness.
In order to reach our goals, we are asking legislators to create 150 units of permanent supportive housing to end chronic homelessness while preserving current resources for case management for PSH and RAP certificates. However, advocacy is not a one-time event; it is a continuous process of information sharing and educating people about our efforts and needs to do this critical work. So pick up the phone, contact your legislator, share your story, and help us to end homelessness.
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After graduation, I moved on to the College of Education for a B.S. in 1962.
After I completed my degree, I moved to China Lake, CA as a physics teacher in the local high school and junior college. The next year I took a position with the Naval Weapons Center as a physicist and continued there until 1968. After teaching and studying for three years with Pacific University College of Optometry in Forest Grove, OR, I graduated with a degree in Optometry in 1971.


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I present to you some of the best video depictions of healings I have found. Breast cancer, chest cancer, leg cancer, body/skin poison, and mouth infection are all displayed with a before and after shot of the healing.
Brace yourself! In this video a man is raised from the dead ... that is, if you believe it! I will let this one speak for itself. What are your thoughts?
T.B. Joshua heals a variety of conditions ranging from a degenerate spine to osteoporosis … if this is genuine! What do you think?
To kick off a new series in my campaign to seek out evidence of the supernatural in our world, I present the first adamia videos depicting healings. See a woman healed of blindness, a boy healed of deafness, and a man healed of HIV by the self-proclaimed prophet T.B. Joshua … if this is genuine! What do you think?
Here is a collection of the best videos I have found online portraying exorcisms (or claiming to). I spent some time a few months back digging up what the Web had to offer in this area. I was actually quite disappointed, and very few videos of any quality or merit turned up in my searches. These four are some of the best I have come across so far.


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I hope everyone had a WONDERFUL holiday season. I know I haven't been around to wish you all a HAPPY and especially HEALTHY new year! Today is the perfect day for an IWSG post because it is also the EPIPHANY... for those of us who are Catholic or Christian, you will know what this is... it is the day the Three Kings arrived to adore the baby Jesus.
SO, I am thrilled to be able to post pics of my new loft, fully decorated for Christmas. I may be late, but better late than never.
On this special day, many millennia ago, gifts were presented to our savior. But the greatest gift of all was LOVE... I sort of forgot that for the past several months when I nearly lost my mind with taking on such a monumental project. My life wasn't my own. Insecure doesn't even come near to what I was experiencing emotionally. I hit BRICK walls everywhere I had turned. It was a very tough few months, culminating into another stressful move. The thing I dreaded the most happened. My place wasn't finished and my lease was up.
As many of you know, living in a construction site is not fun, AT ALL... I had been through it once when I remodeled the kitchen in my last condo. But this wasn't just a kitchen it was a complete apartment. EVERYTHING had to be done. From the brick walls to the plumbing, electrical, and inside walls. This is an 1880's brick building... a former children's book publishing/printing company.
My stress levels were beyond anything I had ever experienced. Contractor's quotes were twice what I had expected. I had to be super creative and find individuals to do each job. And that took time. Lots of time. Yes, I had saved a lot, BUT, it ruled my life for almost four months. I had no life. That is why I was so scarce.
I am sure many of you have had these high stress levels in your personal life and in your writing. Stress is stress. But there is nothing worse than feeling at the end of your rope. But I survived. AND, so will you! LOVE is always there... whether from family, friends, or your faith. You will get through the rough times in your life.
I was also sad that I had missed out on so many writing events... I so wanted to submit something into the IWSG anthology. I have been a member since it's beginning and it holds such a special place in my heart. Thank you, Alex... It has grown to such an amazing and helpful source in so many of our lives. So please drop by and visit other IWSGers and be inspired and offer help to those who are STRESSED... And thanks to Alex's cohosts L.G. Keltner, Denise Covey, Sheri Larsen, J.Q. Rose, Chemist Ken, and Michelle Wallace!
I moved into my Loft. Walls still rough and unpainted. Baseboards, doors, glass, and the kitchen backsplash uninstalled. Furniture, clothes, and construction debris all over the place... The first two weeks was a living nightmare. But, after three fifteen hour days, the place was livable. Then I burnt out...
I hated where I was. I dreaded this place. I had made a HUGE mistake. I stepped back and had a minor meltdown. Then Christmas was just around the corner. I had my lovely 9ft artificial tree littered in three different sections. I dug them out and put my tree together. Then it hit me. Ignore the walls, lack of baseboards, etc. and just DECORATE. Hang pics on the unpainted walls, drape the tables with Christmas and festive cheer. And so I did.
As Christmas approached, each day I did one or two things. Hung the bathroom mirror. Had the closets installed. Organized ALL the clothes piled all over the place. And before I knew it, by Christmas, my place looked shockingly nice.
I was nervous about how much money I put into this place. I decided to invite my realtor over for a holiday drink. He warned me not to invest more than 35k in the rehab. HA! At this point, I was at 50K with at least another 5K to finish.
He stepped through the newly positioned front door and he stopped. A grin crossed his lips. "Ah, this looks like more than 35k, Michael."
I cringed.
He walked up the steps peeked into the bedroom and then turned down the long hall to the bathroom. Still grinning.
"Well," I said.
He cleared his throat. "When I told you not to put in more than 35k, I had no idea the degree of designer you are. This is one of the most stunning rehabs I have ever seen." He smiled, brilliantly. "And if I was to put this on the market tomorrow I'd put it up for 300K!"
I nearly freaked. For what I had paid and what I put into this rehab, I made back the money I had lost in my last condo. So I calmed for the first time in four months. You just never know. Not only that, he is hiring me for a multi million dollar listing he wants me to stage next month. YAY!
And even though I told him the place wasn't finished. He actually LOVED the unfinished walls and FLAWS... because the architecture and upgrades balanced out these flaws and created a very unique living space.
SO remember this whenever you feel your manuscript isn't as perfect as you think it should be... it may have just the right balance of roughness and polish! Again, you just never know.
Now... add a new puppy to this foray...... LOL A few weeks after I moved it, I decided I needed a fury friend to keep me company... Here's Hamlet... the Holy Terrier...
DON'T let that sweet, innocent face fool you. LOL
AND NOW FOR THE PICS! Many of you will remember I had posted pics of the loft when I had first bought it and as I started the rehab... It's pretty amazing what a creative mind can accomplish whether in design, art, music, or writing!


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Listen and support Terra Australis' music: https://terraaustralis.bandcamp.com/releases
Keep updated about Terra Australis: https://www.facebook.com/TerraAustralisBlackMetal
Terra Australis' Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/SatansSoldiersElite
Terra Australis' Official Site: http://terraaustralisband.com/
WULF: There isn't too much information I can find about you guys...you are quite mysterious! Give us a brief history of your band up to this point.
INVISUS: The band began in mid 2008, release a few independent demos over the next 2-3 years. It originally had a more DBSM-type edge to it, but with the joining of new members and just time itself its become far more 80's death, thrash, black metal inspired. But still retains that atmosphere that it was originally founded on.
WULF: Another obvious question we have to get out of the way... You just successfully completed what appears to be your first tour of Japan. How was it? How did the Japanese metalheads react to your brand of evil-as-fuck black metal?
INVISUS: It was our second tour we had done in Japan, the first was with Rotting Christ in 2014, the second tour was more successful than the first from having done the first already and people being more aware of our sound and songs etc. Which is I think the way you would want it, with every tour being better and paving the way for the next one.
WULF: According to an early interview with Invisus, Terra Australis was intended to just be a solo endeavor... even going so far as to imply that it will always stay that way. Why did he decide to expand the project into a full band? Is the band still primarily driven by Invisus, or is it more of a collaborative, group effort at this point?
INVISUS: When I started the band I didn't have much outlook for where it would go and where I wanted it to go, I had been playing in other bands through out the previous years and was tired of the politics that bands can suffer from, so I wanted to do it on my own and have complete control. That ideal I was holding began to shift with meeting and talking with Thorgrim Hammerheart, it seemed obvious to me he was a much better vocalist and would only benefit from being apart of Terra Australis, and that then snowballed into wanting to do gigs and therefore more members. But as for musical and lyrical say so, its still in my hands. I'll still write 80% odd of every release and designing cover art etc.
WULF: It's clear that Satan / Satanism plays an important role in your music. Is your concept of Satan literal, metaphorical, or perhaps even a bit of both? Is there a specific form of Satanism or dark philosophy / belief system that unites the band? Also, are there any writings or works of literature that can help the listener better understand / appreciate your music? What are you hoping to accomplish with Terra Australis? This is the sort of question that I really wish we could elaborate on together in detail, as I find this subject fascinating, but unfortunately it's difficult to do via email / internet interviews.
certain methods of thought from a lot of places so its hard to name a single book or work that reveals everything, because rule number one in life is no one is always right. As for what we plan to accomplish is certainly close to that ideal, more power, stronger, heavier. The band itself to become bigger and bigger without a single fucking note compromised for $$.
WULF: Aside from Marduk, you guys are one of the best live black metal bands I've seen in a long time! While you obviously have your own sound and style, I really felt a strong old-school Scandinavian black metal vibe (especially from a visual perspective), but with perhaps a bit more melody. Do you agree with this? For those who haven't had the pleasure, what can people expect from a live Terra Australis show?
INVISUS: We want to show people that the old school is alive and well, it has not gone anywhere nor will it. Our music is intense so we much be intense with our live performance visually and sonically. Of course we share a love for old Darkthrone, Burzum, Marduk, but also a lot for the real classics like Sodom, Kreator, Sadus, Possessed, Nihilist, Hell Hammer, Celtic Frost, Venom, Bathory, Sabbath, Dio, Priest, Motorhead, and more.
WULF: It looks like both Warlock Necrofiend (guitars) and Desecrator (bass) recently quit the band, and have been replaced by Morgue and Abysmios, respectively. What brought about this change in lineup? Have you considered making Morgue and Abysmios permanent members, or is Terra
Australis going to remain a 3-piece for the foreseeable future?
INVISUS: Terra for the moment will remain Thorgrim Raven and myself for the moment, With Warlock that was his choice to pursue another band he had started (Deathripper) with Desecrator there was just a mark that he wasn't able to reach.
WULF: On this Japanese tour you were also joined by fellow Australians Earth Rot and The Arbiter. Was it through this connection of being a part of the Australian underground metal scene that led you to join this tour, or was it something else? Do you feel as if you play a role in the local Melbourne black metal scene, or do you prefer to isolate yourself from this sort of thing? Having lived in Sydney, I'm much more familiar with the New South Wales black metal scene than the one in Victoria... for the most part, is there a friendly / serious rivalry or competition between the two (or even with Perth for that matter!), or do the two not really associate?
INVISUS: We were offered to play on the tour from a contact in Sydney, and since like I said already touring with the same company the year before. We don't really associate with many other bands and more just do our own thing in our own time. Where there is people there is bullshit, and we decided its best to be avoided. As for Melbourne vs. Sydney, I think that really depends on who you are asking, as for me no not really.
WULF: Stupid question... but why did The Raven cut his hair? Long hair may be a huge pain in the ass, but it's also way more evil!
INVISUS: Yeah it's shit, but it was a thing he had to do for a new line of work he was taking up. He's not going to be removed over something like that, his dedication to Terra is without question.
WULF: What are your goals for the future? Any upcoming tours, releases, or music videos you'd like to tell us about? Also, any chance of you guys making a stop in South Korea?
INVISUS: We are working on the final recordings for a new Cd to have out by late this year, try and sort out it being released on a proper label rather then Independent like almost all the others, Its has this real old school Death metal over tone to it.
Here is a promo release of some of the songs for your readers:
If we got a solid offer to play in South Korea then we would be there!
WULF: The interrogation is over! Any final proclamations / blasphemies / curses for our readers?
INVISUS: Born to lose, live to win!


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Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Breakfast With The Hysterics!
* The Red Sox rolled over the Yankees 7-4 despite some struggles for Tim Wakefield (who has always pitched shittily against the Yankees, and apparently decided to honor tradition last night). Although the first few innings were close, the Sox were able to break it open in the 5th thanks to some nifty baserunning and a Jeff Bailey single that managed to elude Alex Rodriguez (LOL) and score Coco Crisp and Jed Lowrie. The Yanks threatened a rally when they loaded the bases in the 7th, but Justin Masterson came in and speedily induced an inning-ending double play to put the kibosh on that. Bobby Abreu was mad. Considering that the Yankees' pitching staff consists of cavemen, a few wide-eyed toddlers, and a couple of poorly-watered houseplants, it'd be pretty lame if we didn't manage to sweep them at home. Meanwhile, the Yankees fans continued to boo A-Rod every time he failed to hit a grand slam or turn a triple play. Those fucking sacks of ungrateful fuck. I HATE YOU, YANKEES FANS. I HATE YOU.
* The revolving door to the Red Sox DL kept on swinging, as the Sox announced that Josh Beckett will be prepared to start on Friday (YAY), but that JD Drew will be plunked on the 15-day DL (BOO). I'd make a "LOL HE IS ALWAYS INJURED" joke here, but Drew's been an absolute beast this season, and I respect his decision to tend to his back issues now so he'll be 100% down the line. But wait! We might get Mark Kotsay! He's pretty much the same person as Drew! Phew. For a minute there I was worried that we might not have an old white former Atlanta Brave with a grizzled-looking beard and competent hitting stats in our outfield.
* The Giants (ack... seizure...) apparently had the, "We want to get back together" talk with Michael Strahan. He said no. AWWWWKWAARRRRRD! The Giants are terrible and will go 5-11 this year. Awesome.
* Hillary rocked everyone's faces off at the DNC. RESPECT, Y'ALL. If Obama wins this election, it will be entirely because of the Clintons. I hate politics.
6 comments:
- Hazel Maes Landing Strip said...
Mark Kotsay eh? This will get us one step closer to having 25 white players on our roster and reinforcing every stupid Boston stereotype.
- August 27, 2008 at 10:39 AM
- Zach Martin said...
Hillary rocked everyone's faces off at the DNC. RESPECT, Y'ALL. If Obama wins this election, it will be entirely because of the Clintons. I hate politics.
I left college to put politics behind me. Four years as a polisci major was enough for me. I come here for overtly racist comments like Andy "Would You Like To" Pettite (13-9, 4.17) and his ethnic-yet-not-too-threateningly-so good looks. (beautiful) and dick jokes...oh, and sports, or something.
- August 27, 2008 at 12:18 PM
- futuremrsrickankiel said...
I feel you. Had to give my girl a shout-out, but in general I much prefer sports and offensive humor to politics.
Oh, and THANK YOU for noticing my Andy Pettite joke... I was really proud of myself for that. Inordinately so, perhaps.
- August 27, 2008 at 12:33 PM
- The A-Train said...
Considering that the Yankees' pitching staff consists of cavemen, a few wide-eyed toddlers, and a couple of poorly-watered houseplants and an arubian knight!
- August 27, 2008 at 12:43 PM
- SmartyBarrett said...
Your score prediction from last night was pretty damn close. I predicted 7-3 myself, except I had the Yankees winning. Fail.
Also, fuck the Giants.
- August 27, 2008 at 1:15 PM
- futuremrsrickankiel said...
- August 27, 2008 at 1:30 PM


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Having promised retirement after her successful sophomore solo album, It's Not Me, It's You, Lily Allen, now know by her married name, Lily Rose Cooper, has returned to music (surprise). Now, the way in which she has returned is slightly unexpected in that it's by way of a duet with perennial chart mainstay Pink. "True Love" is a but Pink-er than anything you might expect from the Lily Allen of yore, but it's nice to hear from her anyway.
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Monday, June 20, 2011
Molly made Claire a shirt and some rambling.
4 comments:
- Leslie said...
I love the shirt Molly made! And Jacob, my 10 year old, just said "Ahhh, that's beautiful" when he saw your garden. :) I think he's wishing that ours was that big already, but alas, we have to wait for the sun to find us still. ;)
- June 20, 2011 at 3:36 PM
- Laurie said...
You should have seen the first shirt I made for myself at 12. It looked fine, but I sure put the lapel in an interesting way. Good to see Molly using her skills.
I tried to look at the adoption update but am told it is not there.
- June 20, 2011 at 5:40 PM
Awww, Sam, I know JUST how you feel!! My son, my oldest, is 5yrs older than my youngest and I LOVED how he would take care of her! He loved to dress her in the morning when she was about a year old and tell her how cute she looked! It still brings tears to my eyes - he'll be 40 soon!
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- June 20, 2011 at 6:27 PM
- Cherishing My Days said...
I loved seeing Tim being highlighted. Having 5 girls in our home means our 2 boys have a little less representation in our pics and my blog, just by default. So I try to make sure they get in there once in awhile too. Love his produce and Molly's sewing skills! Claire is still such a doll!
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Steppenwolf Theatre Company is located at 1650 N Halsted Street in Chicago, IL, one block north of North Avenue (1650 N / 800W). It is easily reached by public transportation, car, bicycle, or foot.
Self-Parking At Steppenwolf
Our parking facility consists of both a covered garage and an open-air lot, located just south of our theater at 1624 N Halsted.
If you're driving, we always suggest padding travel times, and arriving at the theatre at least 30 minutes prior to your ticketed curtain time.
Parking alert e-mails
On days when we're presenting performances in multiple theaters, it's possible that the demand for parking will exceed the capacity of our facility, which may have an impact on people that arrive in the 30 minutes prior to their ticketed curtain time. For days we anticipate this happening, we e-mail a parking alert to all ticketed patrons who have an e-mail address on file with us. If you're interested in this service, or just want to make sure we have the correct e-mail address on file, please e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
Call the Steppenwolf Parking Hotline: (312) 335-1774
If you find yourself arriving in the 30 minutes before your ticketed curtain time, please use your cell to call our parking when you're a few blocks away from the theatre – we'll let you know if we still have space in our facility, or suggest an alternative.
Parking Rates
- Just seeing the show? $13
- Staying for dinner post matinee? $15
- Cash and credit cards accepted
Parking Open Times
- Monday-Friday: 5pm
- Saturday and Sunday: 1pm
- Wednesday matinees: 12pm
- Special events outside of standard hours: please contact Audience Services
Parking Closing Times
The covered garage closes 90 minutes after the conclusion of the final performance each day. Want to stay in the neighborhood longer than 90 minutes after the show? Tell our parking attendants after the play, and they'll help you move into our open air lot-- it's open all night.
Valet Parking
Parking options in the neighborhood
Street parking
Some pay box street parking is available in the neighborhood, including on the stretch of Halsted in front of the theater. Enforced from
8 am-10 pm, pay boxes take both coins and credit cards, and can be fed for up to two hours. Street parking tends to fill up quickly and shouldn't be relied upon as a last-second option.
Lincoln Park Center parking facility
The Lincoln Park Center parking facility, located at the Southeast corner of North and Halsted, is a six-minute walk away from the theater and accepts both cash and credit cards. Please note that Steppenwolf does not validate for the Lincoln Park Center.
Restaurant valet service
Many of the restaurants in the neighborhood offer valet parking service for their diners. Please contact the specific restaurant for availability, information and rates.
Accessible Parking
Our open-air parking lot features marked accessible parking spaces for vehicles bearing Person with Disabilities License Plates or Parking Placards. These spaces can accommodate vans with wheelchair lifts. From the open-air lot, patrons can access our theaters by a 36" wide ramp with handrails, a gradual slope and a non-slip surface.
Our multi-level covered garage does not have an elevator. If you prefer a parking space that can be accessed without using stairs, please let the parking attendant know upon arrival – we'll always do our best to help you find a spot in our open-air lot.
To make arrangements for a courtesy whelechair in advance of your visit, please e-mail email@example.com or call (312) 932-2445. For more information on accessibility at Steppenwolf, please visit our Accessibility page.
Directions for Traveling by Public Transportation
Red Line L: North Clybourn stop
From the station, walk east past the Apple Store to the corner of North and Halsted. Walk a ½ block north on Halsted to the theater.
CTA Halsted Bus (#8)
The #8 Halsted bus runs North-South, and stops (in both directions) near the front of the theater at 1650 N Halsted.
CTA North Avenue Bus (#72)
The #72 bus runs East-West, and stops (in both directions) a ½ block south of the theatre at the intersection of North and Halsted.
For more information on these and other routes, call the CTA Travel Center Hotline at (312) 836-7000, or visit the CTA web site.
Hailing a cab after your performance is typically a pretty easy affair. If you'd like assistance hailing a cab or calling a company, though, just ask a member of the house staff – we're happy to help.
Feel like biking?
There are places to lock up your bike in front of the theatre, and we're happy to hold onto your bags and helmet during the performance.


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A milliliter-scale setup for the efficient characterization of isothermal vapor-liquid equilibria using Raman spectroscopy
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Measurement and Prediction of Vapor Liquid(-Liquid) Equilibria in Ternary Systems Containing Water, an Organic Component, and Cyclohexanol
Contributors: Klauck, M.[Mandy], Hahnel, T.[Thomas], Nowka, C.[Christian], Schmelzer, J.[Jurgen], Kalies, G.[Grit]
Date: 2017-10-03
... The isothermal vapor liquid(-liquid) equilibria for the water + cyclohexane + cyclohexanol, water + toluene + cyclohexanol, and water + cyclohexylamine + cyclohexanol ternary systems are presented. The experimental data were determined by the dynamic method in a modified Rock and Sieg circulation still between 333.15 and 363.15 K at reduced pressures. The experimental results were compared with the predictions from both UNIQUAC and NRTL activity coefficient models and the equation of state proposed by Elliott, Suresh, and Donohue (ESD EOS).
Influence of Temperature on the Liquid Liquid Phase Equilibria of Ternary (Water + Alcohol + Entrainer) Systems
Contributors: Swanepoel, R. M.[Riccardo M.], Schwarz, C. E.[Cara E.]
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... The effect of temperature on the liquid liquid equilibrium (LLE) phase behavior of ternary (water + alcohol + entrainer) systems comprised of the alcohols ethanol, isopropanol, and n-propanol and the entrainers diisopropyl ether (DIPE), cyclohexane, and isooctane (excluding (water + n-propanol + DIPE)) was investigated for application to the decanter in heterogeneous azeotropic distillation. LLE data were measured at ambient pressure for the (water + isopropanol + cyclohexane), (water + isopropanol + isooctane), and (water + n-propanol + isooctane) systems at 308.2 and 318.2 K and for the (water + n-propanol + cyclohexane) and (water + ethanol + isooctane) systems at 318.2 K. These data, in conjunction with literature LLE data, show that temperature has an effect on all systems investigated. As temperature increases, the aqueous phase becomes depleted of and the organic phase becomes enriched in alcohol. It appears that component polarities play an important role in explaining the phase behavior. The systems were correlated with the NRTL and UNIQUAC ACMs in Aspen Plus V8.2, but reliable correlations were only obtained for the (water + ethanol + DIPE/cyclohexane/isooctane) and (water + ethanol/isopropanol/n-propanol + cyclohexane) systems. These correlations were used to simulate the decanter water recoveries over a range of temperatures.
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... Phase equilibrium in the system KH2PO4 NaH2PO4 H2O at 288.15 and 318.15 K was determined using methods of isothermal solution saturation and moist residues. The equilibrium phase solid was also verified by X-ray diffraction (XRD). Furthermore, the crystallization areas in the phase diagram were analyzed and discussed. In the phase diagram of the two temperatures, there is one invariant point, two single saturated liquid curves, and two crystallization fields corresponding to the single salts NaH2PO4*2H2O, KH2PO4 at 288.15K and NaH2PO4*H2O, KH2PO4 at 318.15K. The density of saturated solutions for the systems studied at 288.15 and 318.15 K was measured and calculated to test the precision of the chosen model. This research filled the blank of phase diagram in this ternary system and can be applied to the production of potassium dihydrogen phosphate process to optimize the crystallization and separation process of potassium dihydrogen phosphate.
Densities, Refractive Indices, Viscosities, and Conductivities of Non-Imidazolium Ionic Liquids [Et3S][TFSI], [Et2MeS][TFSI], [BuPy][TFSI], [N8881][TFA], and [P14][DCA]
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... Data for the transport properties electrical conductivity, , and dynamic viscosity, , as a function of temperature is presented for non-imidazolium ionic liquids [Et3S][TFSI], [Et2MeS][TFSI], [BuPy][TFSI], [N8881][TFA], and [P14][DCA]. Electrical conductivity has been studied in the wide temperature range of (238.15 to 468.15) K whereas ? was determined for (278.15 to 408.15) K. The data could be well fitted by the empirical Vogel Fulcher Tammann equation. Additionally, the densities, , and (except for [N8881][TFA]) refractive indices, nD, of these ionic liquids were collected from (278.15 to 363.15) K and (283.15 to 343.15) K, respectively. Both properties exhibited a linear variation with temperature. The data obtained suggest that IL [P14][DCA] is unstable.
Measurements and Thermodynamic Models for the Separation of 2-Methoxyethanol and Water Azeotropic Mixtures via Different Solvents
Contributors: He, G.[Gaoyin], Wang, L.[Liping], Shi, M.[Midong], Li, Q.[Qingsong], Wang, Y.[Yunfang]
Date: 2017-10-03
... This work reveals experimental liquid liquid equilibria (LLE) for ternary systems of (2-methoxyethanol + water + solvents) with methyl tert-butyl ether, ethyl acetate, and trichloromethane at 313.15 K and dichloromethane as solvent at 298.15 K under 101 kPa. The extraction capacity of the aforementioned solvents has been tested when it comes to the distribution ratio and separation factor according to the experimental data. The calculation results demonstrate that trichloromethane is an available solvent for extraction applications. Simultaneously, the reliability of the experimental LLE data was checked by Othmer Tobias and Hand correlations, and all of the linear correlation coefficients were greater than 0.98. The experimental LLE values were regressed to obtain binary interaction parameters with both NRTL and UNIQUAC activity coefficient models. Both models shows satisfactory agreement with all of the root-mean square deviation values below 0.50.
Densities and Viscosities for the Ternary System of Cyclopropanemethanol (1) + n-Dodecane (2) + Butylcyclohexane (3) and Corresponding Binaries at T = 293.15 343.15 K
Contributors: Cheng, X.[Xinxin], Dai, Y.[Yitong], Zhao, J.[Jing], Wu, J.[Jianzhou], Sun, H.[Haiyun], Guo, Y.[Yongsheng], Fang, W.[Wenjun]
Date: 2017-10-03
... Densities (rho) and viscosities (n) for the ternary system cyclopropanemethanol (1) + n-dodecane (2) + butylcyclohexane (3) and three corresponding binary systems have been measured at 11 temperatures from 293.15 to 343.15 K under atmospheric pressure. The excess molar volumes (VmE) and viscosity deviations () of binary systems have been calculated and fitted to the Redlich Kister equation, while data of the ternary system have been fitted to the Clibuka, Singh, Nagata Tamura, and Redlich Kister equations, respectively. The value of the VmE of the investigated systems is positive, while the value of ? is negative over the entire concentration range; the results are illustrated through molecular interactions and structural effects.


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