text: Celebrity Parents JAY-Z Opens Up About 7-Month-Old Twins Rumi and Sir: 'We Are in a Beautiful Time Now' JAY-Z has being a father of three under control — at least until twins Rumi and Sir begin walking around By Stephanie Petit Stephanie Petit Stephanie Petit is a Royals Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been with the brand since 2016 after graduating from The College of New Jersey and holding previous positions at Seventeen, CBS Radio and more. Follow the proud dog mom on Twitter at @stephpetit_ for the latest on Queen Elizabeth's corgis. People Editorial Guidelines Published on January 28, 2018 04:36 PM Share Tweet Pin Email JAY-Z has being a father of three under control — at least until twins Rumi and Sir begin walking around. "We are in a beautiful time now because they are seven months and they can't move," the 48-year-old rapper joked with CNN's Van Jones in a new interview. "They can just coo … they just coo and you don't have to 'wait, wait, wait, wait.' " He continued, "You know, they're not running anywhere yet. We are going to enjoy these couple of months until they start running, and then it's over." When Jones inquired if the twins would be running around the White House like 6-year-old daughter Blue Ivy did during President Barack Obama's administration, JAY-Z responded with a definitive, "No… not a shot." Want all the latest pregnancy and birth announcements, plus celebrity mom blogs? Click here to get those and more in the PEOPLE Babies newsletter. He added, "We won't be invited, first of all." Theo Wargo/Getty Images JAY-Z also spoke about mending his marriage with Beyoncé after weathering a cheating scandal that played out in both artists' music, including his mistress mentioned on Beyoncé's Lemonade and the rapper's apology in "Family Feud" from his album 4:44. When asked why he fought to save the relationship, JAY-Z said, "It's my soulmate, the person I love. You can be in love with someone — you can love someone and if you haven't experienced love, and you don't understand it and you don't have the tools to move forward, then you are going to have complications, period." A Detailed Timeline of Beyoncé and JAY-Z's Relationship He continued, "And if you – you can either address it or you can pretend until it blows up, at some point. And you know, for us, we chose to fight for our love, for our family, to give our kids a different outcome. See? To break that cycle. For black men and women, you know, to see a different outcome, like you were saying, it's not celebrity — we were never a celebrity couple. We were a couple that happened to be celebrities." An insider previously told PEOPLE that staying together was a hardship for some time. Inside JAY-Z's 4:44 Album: The Rapper's Most Revealing Lyrics About Beyoncé, Their Twins & More "It was very rough for them to stay married," the source said. "It took Beyoncé a long time to trust again. She was struggling to move on and forgive. But keeping her family together was very important." Indeed, a focus on parenting may have been the music power couple's saving grace. For more coverage, follow our babies magazine on Flipboard. "If it's wasn't for Blue Ivy, they might not be together," added the insider of the couple, who will celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary in April and worked through their issues in therapy. "It took them years to get to the point where they are now."


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The important conference was part of a series of ASEAN and ASEAN+3 financial cooperation events hosted by Vietnam in 2020, aiming to prepare the content for the ASEAN+3 Finance Ministers' and Central Bank Governors' Meeting, scheduled for September.
At the meeting, financial and bank officials of ASEAN member states and three partner countries (China, the Republic of Korea, and Japan) discussed regional financial cooperation initiatives such as the Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralisation (CMIM) and the Asian Bond Markets Initiative (ABMI); looked into new initiatives on financial cooperation in ASEAN+3, and adopted the medium-term policies and work plans of the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO).
Delegates welcomed the progress made in continuing to finalise the CMIM Agreement to meet the new requirements of the financial market and go in accordance with the coordination mechanism between CMIM and the IMF, towards the goal of making CMIM a useful tool to complement the regional and global financial security network.
Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Finance Tran Xuan Ha at the conference. (Photo: Vietnam+)
They highly appreciated AMRO's efforts, as an international organisation, to actively implement macroeconomic monitoring activities and support countries to strengthen their policy-making capacity in the face of human and budget constraints. The meeting also approved AMRO's Budget and Personnel Plan for 2021 and the AMRO Director's 2019 Performance Assessment Report.
The Deputies also spoke highly of the ABMI Working Group's implementation progress and results in researching and improving the environment to attract investors, developing new investment tools, completing the legal framework, developing infrastructure for the bond market, and implementing technical assistance to develop the domestic bond market of member economies.
Japanese partners co-chair the event. (Photo: Vietnam+)
They considered the progress of implementing new initiatives under the Strategic Directions of ASEAN+3 Finance Process, including initiatives to promote the use of local currency for trade and investment payments, as well as payment connectivity; develop a comprehensive initiative on infrastructural finance; design support tools to help members better deal with macroeconomic structural issues; harmonise cooperation initiatives on climate finance such as the Southeast Asia Disaster Risk Insurance Facility (SEADRIF); and strengthen policy coordination to tap the benefits of technological advances in minimising financial risk.
In addition to the usual agenda, the Deputies held a special discussion on strategy, action and policy space against the COVID-19 pandemic, aiming to discuss policy measures to cope with the impact of the disease, and to update and evaluate the macroeconomic prospects of countries in the region.

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The world of gambling has been evolving over the century, and it has been delivering excellent options to entertain the public. People are yet to completely accept the fun-filled sessions for their recreational value. Although millions of people across the globe have played different betting games, wagering is taken to a whole new level with this sporting event. A notch higher is what we witness with motorsport betting, and it has indeed been offering a challenging experience to machine lovers. If you are a fan of the fast throttle and the scent of the fuel on the race, motorsport betting is an option to make money from the sport.
A wide range of motorsport betting opportunities is offered on almost every top sportsbook. No matter the type of race or challenges you love, motorsport betting provides you with sufficient features to build a great gambling career in that particular event. You must make sure to create exciting strategies to turn the wagers in your favor. If you are relatively new to this field of gambling, here is a guide on how to get started with motorsport betting.
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In motor racing, the most important points to pay attention to are the score, previous winners, and finishing positions of players. Motor racing focuses on multiple aspects such as time, distance, laps, technical features, and rounds. The importance of each of these aspects in the race would depend completely on the type of motorsport you follow. You need to make sure that you check through the different markets to have a clear idea of the points scored in a championship and the positions of each player. Team strategies, pole positions, and refueling strategies are the most crucial technical aspects you must keep a tab on.
1. Fastest Lap Betting
The fastest driver on a day need not necessarily be the winner of the race. Such interesting prospects also need to be considered when you bet on these games. Many bettors and viewers make the mistake of wagering on the fastest player on the track. On the contrary, the fastest racer is highly likely to end up in the latter positions. Most strategic players will drive the first rounds slowly to preserve the tires and fuel power. With these features in hand, the racers can almost always finish at least in the first three positions. Look out for the outsiders who aren't favorites to make a clean bet on the racer who is most likely to take home the trophy with the final lap.
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Several races end in disappointment for many fans when the vehicles of the favorites have undergone a significant amount of attrition and come to a sudden halt. You need to understand the fact that you get money not only when betting on the player who finishes first. Start betting on multiple players in various positions in order to make money from the sport.


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Problems swirl around new state test tied to Common Core standards
Before Wisconsin even debuts its new Common Core-aligned state achievement test with students in third through eighth grades next month, Gov. Scott Walker has called for scrapping the test after its inaugural year.
Instead, the governor's biennial budget proposes that the state choose a totally different state exam for 2015-'16, and let districts choose between that or one of several approved alternatives.
That's currently impossible because of agreements the state has with the federal government to issue the same state test to all public-school students.
Still, the governor's budget requests regarding Common Core and achievement testing are generating buzz, and contributing to a growing public relations problem for the new Smarter Balanced assessment, dubbed locally as the Badger Exam.
Costs to administer the new test have gone millions of dollars over budget. And administrators learned last week that a key technological feature of the new test — its ability to adapt to students' individual ability levels by offering harder or easier questions as they take the exam — won't be ready this spring.
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction officials are downplaying the concerns.
"(It's) a good test. It's reliable," said State Superintendent Tony Evers, while acknowledging the exam has turned out to be pricier than anticipated.
District superintendents are more critical. The timeline the Legislature approved for switching to a new exam tied to the Common Core standards this academic year has districts bearing the brunt of political and technological hangups with the test.
"If we administer this for one year only, which is likely, why are we shifting?" said Patricia Greco, superintendent of the Menomonee Falls School District. "We're putting staff and students through a lot of change for a shift to a test that probably won't produce the results we expected."
The chinks in the armor of the new exam are coming to light at the same time that Walker has shifted his position on Common Core — again. Walker has had a complicated relationship with the standards, ranging from tacit early approval to an explicit call for their repeal last summer.
Now he's eased away from throwing out the standards to booting the examination tied to them.
Officially, the governor's budget calls for reaffirming the right of districts to choose to use whatever standards they want. But that's largely a toothless proposal because districts already have that authority, and all but Germantown have decided to use Common Core.
It's important to distinguish between the standards and the new test tied to them. The standards were developed as an attempt to bring uniformity to the concepts in English and math that children should know and be able to do by the end of each grade. They have faced criticism from a variety of groups for a variety of reasons, ranging from federal involvement to testing concerns.
Wisconsin's previous standards were vague and not considered rigorous, and superintendents have generally supported the shift to higher standards.
New tests were developed by two national consortia to align with the standards, but many states have dropped out of those groups as criticism has raged on Common Core.
Walker's proposals for testing would only affect the landscape starting in the 2015-'16 school year, not this school year.
His budget actually fulfills the Department of Public Instruction's increased funding needs for testing in 2015-'17, but it prohibits the Badger Exam and requires the department to adopt a new assessment.
The governor has not explicitly explained his wish to switch to not just one new state exam in the next biennium but also an undetermined amount of other exams approved by an education research entity at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
When asked, his office offered this statement:
"As Governor Walker has said, he wants to move the state toward Wisconsin-based standards and assessments."
Price changes
The tests are scheduled to be administered to students in third through eighth grade in English/language arts and math starting on March 20 and ending on May 22.
The cost of testing students over the next two years will be about $7 million more than the department initially estimated, officials confirmed.
In total, the department requested about $17.9 million in 2015-'16 and about $18.5 million in 2016-'17 to administer student assessments, which is about $7.2 million more than what was already appropriated.
The cost to administer the new test has increased to a little more than $33 per student, up from $26.
Evers said the costs increased due to the cost for contracting with a vendor to package and administer the test questions. He said that was a decision the consortium made that was probably "in retrospect, not a great idea."
Still, Evers said, switching to an entirely different test a year later is bound to drive costs even higher.
Key feature not ready
Another issue regarding the guts of the test has come to light more recently.
The department recently informed superintendents that the feature of the test that was supposed to adapt to individual children's skill levels and offer different questions as they took the test will not be ready.
"The aim was to get an adaptive test because that can tell you more about the individual child and what progress they are making," department spokesman John Johnson said.
Instead, all students taking the test at each grade level will get the exact same test questions. Johnson said that will not ultimately change the way the student would score — for example, if you're proficient in reading, you would score proficient in the adaptive form of the test or the "fixed-form" version of the test.
Department officials say the new test is still a vast improvement over the widely disliked Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Examination it's replacing, and that the technological hiccup will not end up artificially lowering students' proficiency scores.
But Greco, in Menomonee Falls, said the whole point of switching to the Smarter Balanced assessment was to adopt a test that would adapt to students' skill levels.
"We're locking up computer labs for two months that we can't use for other instruction at the elementary level, when the test isn't going to produce what it was intended to produce," Greco said.
"You've got timeline issues and policy issues and company issues, and kids and instructional time are paying the price."
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RELATED: Beyond beauty: How Alana Blanchard turns popularity into positivity
It's a subject that would make anyone uncomfortable, but Blanchard remains unfazed. We caught up with the gorgeous contender to find out more about her healthy attitude, her workout tips and the secrets of her buzzed-out bod.
Switch it up
Being a world-class surfer requires a fit physique, but Blanchard mixes up her workouts out of the water. "I try to change it up as much as I can," she tells GrindTV. "It just depends on where I am. Sometimes even jumping rope and doing some lunges or doing a workout on the beach can be fun and hard." She also incorporates bike riding and swimming into her routine.
Get your heart pumpingBlanchard is a fan of high-intensity workouts over other forms of cardio to get her heart rate up. "I love interval training and sprinting up stairs," she says. She also practices boxing on her days off.
Lift, even if you don't lift heavy
Blanchard knows weight training is essential to building muscle mass and strength, but she prefers using 10- to 20-pound weights to add subtle definition to her arms, core and legs.
Target specific areas of your bodyNow about that bottom: Blanchard's secret weapon isn't that secret. "I do a lot of lunges and squats for my booty," she confesses. " I think they are the best for your butt." She also targets her core, an essential part of her stability on a board.
Don't forget about diet
Blanchard is an advocate of the old adage that "abs are made in the gym, but shown in the kitchen," opting for clean snacks like green smoothies. "I'm kind of a salad freak," she says.
Banish excusesConstant travel could easily knock her workout routine off the tracks, so Blanchard plans ahead by always packing a jump rope and resistance band so she has no excuses not to break a sweat.
Give yourself a break
Blanchard is her own worst critic, but she knows the importance of taking it easy on herself. "I try to take the pressure off myself and just have fun," she explains. "It's sometimes hard to do that, though, because I'm pretty competitive and hard on myself. I guess it's just finding that balance between striving hard and enjoying it along the way."
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For a detailed introduction to the aircraft on display, consider taking a guided tour.
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This exceptional vintage English sterling silver paper knife has a plain tapering blade. This vintage letter opener is embellished with a cast and applied terminal realistically modelled in the form of a fox's head. The terminal is embellished with details reproducing the fine definition of the fox's fur and facial features.The surface of the blade is plain and unembellished, apart from the full hallmarks to the anterior surface. This fine example of vintage silverware is fitted to the original, impressive hinged leatherette presentation case with satin and velvet lined interior, securing with two hinged catches. This vintage silver fox head letter opener is an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional presentation condition. The cast decoration is all very sharp.
Full hallmarks struck to the surface of the blade are all very clear; the hallmarks are struck deeply due to the exceptional gauge of silver. Reflections in photographs may detract from the true representation of this piece of vintage silverware. 1.5 troy ounces/45.6g. Maker: J B Chatterley & Sons Ltd. Andrew Campbell founder and owner of AC Silver has been dealing in antique diamond & gemstone jewellery and antique sterling silver since 1977.
In addition to his high quality Newcastle-based shop, Andrew has developed what is now an established and internationally recognised online store. For more details see our About Us. FREE OF CHARGE to all customers - including national and international deliveries.The item "Vintage Sterling Silver Fox Head Letter Opener / Paper Knife 45.6g" is in sale since Wednesday, May 6, 2020. This item is in the category "Antiques\Silver\Solid Silver\Other Solid Silver". The seller is "acsilver925" and is located in Newcastle on Tyne.
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Feminine hygiene is a $20 billion industry but has failed to see any major innovation in the past decade, reports Technavio. Consumer attitude towards hygiene products, however, is changing and entrepreneurs are recognising the need to innovate and cater to this emerging market.
A conservative attitude towards mensuration and female hygiene in rural as well as urban India leads to lack of awareness, lack of access to quality products, resulting health-problems and improper, environment-unfriendly disposal. Startups are addressing these issues by introducing new products ranging from eco-friendly sanitary napkins and organic cotton tampons to pain-relief patches, natural intimate washes, wipes and sweat pads.
Pee Safe sells these products, including as part of a complete menstrual hygiene kit, in more than 40 cities in India, and is expanding its presence to markets in the Middle East with plans to enter America and Europe soon. The company, founded in 2013, raised a US$ 4.2 million investment from healthcare focussed fund Alkemi Venture Partners. [Alkemi was advised on the deal by Ikigai Law, as its lead drafting and negotiation counsel.]
Another company, Peebuddy, wants women to stand up and pee, literally! The company sells a design patent protected, disposable urination device that allows women to pee standing up and avoid unhygienic toilets when on the move. If you do not want to get all adventurous, the company also sells flushable toilet seat covers while Pee Safe sells toilet seat sanitizers.
Peebuddy's sister brand Sirona produces pain relief patches, sanitary pads and natural anti-chafing rash cream. The brand claims that its products are free of toxins and harmful chemicals like paraben and chlorine, and are rash-free. Their sanitary pads are bio-based and and are particularly finding traction with the environmentally-conscious. Importantly, the pads are coloured (no artificial colours) because why should pads be dull? The company has raised capital from Indian Angel Network.
Another startup appropriately called "Visionaari" (advised by Ikigai Law) sells tampons on a subscription model online, under the brandname "Floh Tampons." It is difficult to change consumer behaviour to tampons but their comfort and convenience make it a sticky product, resulting in a 50% consumer retention rate for the company. To sell a product that many chemists are ignorant about, the company runs a blog, also aptly named the 'period-ical,' to raise awareness. There is a need to have more conversations around femenine hygiene, and most startups in the space invest heavily in creating content and building communities.
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As a result Amy has always had a fantastic array of clothes to choose from. So why am I so lazy about dressing my toddler? I have to confess that I don't often pay very much attention to what I wrestle Amy into and this kind of came to a head recently when she ended up in a pair of multi-coloured shorts with a tie-dye effect t-shirt, orange socks and her new pink shoes. She looked like a colour explosion and although it was quite sweet, it was also quite sickening. So I pulled my finger out and rearranged her cupboards. I folded up and put away all the clothes she has grown out of (sob, she is getting so big!) and layed out neatly all the clothes she is wearing at the moment.
Amy sat on the chair and gave me her opinion on what she likes and dislikes and now its so much easier in the mornings to put together an outfit.
Someone commented to me recently that Amy dresses like I do in jeans and t-shirts and this is true. I suppose because we haven't actually chosen any of the clothes she owns we have had no real say over her style of dress. My opinion is that Amy will be more comfortable in jeans and a shirt, she can run around, scrabble in the dirt, climb up and down stairs and then I can just toss them in the wash. On the occasions when I put her in a little dress or other cute but impractical outfit, I end up soaking out grass stains or trying to scrub away the remnants of her spaggetti bolognaise supper! I wonder what kind of little girl Amy will grow into as a result of the way I have chosen to dress her? Will she pick out pink frilly outfits or will she choose jeans and t-shirts?


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Perioperative Project (Project POP)
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The aim of the project was to to improve patient and staff experience through better management of surgical activity at Fairfield Hospital by December 2020.
To reduce day of surgery (DOS) cancellations from 6% to 4% by December 2020, to reduce failure to attend rates in the pre admission clinic from 15% to 8% as well as increase patient and staff satisfaction as measured by My Experience Matters Survey.
- Reduction of cancellations on day of surgery resulting in improved theatre utilisation.
- Reduction of failure to attend rates in pre-admission clinic resulting in providing timely care without any potential cancellations or delays.
- Improved communication between staff and patients resulting in increased satisfaction.
- Improved Surgical Patients Experience (measured via surveys) by addressing environmental concerns.
- Complying with Ministry of Health Targets and key performance indicators.
An audit of Operating Theatre Services at Fairfield Hospital was conducted for the period of July 2018 to February 2019, with some recommendations made in relation to high cancellation rates on day of surgery. In addition there were common themes emerging from the patient My Experience Matters Survey (2018/19) relating to environmental barriers as well as communication gaps.
The People Matter Survey (2018/19) also highlighted a decrease in staff satisfaction and morale in staff who were key players in the surgical patient journey.
- Implementation of daily and weekly multidisciplinary Risk Huddles.
- Day Only Ward patient waiting room rounding (daily).
- Setting up SMS reminders for Pre Admission Clinic and Surgery Dates.
- Review and amend correspondence sent to patients, in consultation with patients.
- Addressed environmental issues by installing automatic doors to Day Only Ward, relocating the doorbell, purchasing bear huggers and blanket warmers.
- Set up a Day Of Surgery Cancellations and Emergency Theatre utilisation Working Party.
Sustained - The project has been implemented, is sustained in standard business.
June 2019 - December 2020
Implementation Sites
Fairfield Hospital
Community Participation Network at Fairfield, Consumer Network at Fairfield
- Reduced Day of Surgery Cancellation rates from 15% to 2.6% as of September 2020 (Surginet Data Cancellation Report).
- Reduced Failure to Attend Rates in Pre-Admission Clinic from 15% to 8% (Scheduling Reports).
- Improved patient satisfaction as per the My Experience Matters Survey from 90% (June-September 2019) to 100% (June-September 2020) of patients being satisfied with the service.
- Improved staff satisfaction as per the People Matter Survey.
Lessons Learnt
- Be prepared to invest time in people who do not support the idea or are difficult to engage.
- Change the presentation to suit the group you are trying to engage with, so that it is pitched appropriately to your audience.
- Consult broadly with stakeholders to ensure a wide range of views, experiences and ideas are sought – stay on their radar!
- Be flexible in your consultation approach, and ensure multiple forums are held with mixed stakeholder groups.
- Take advantage of opportunities for informal or coffee meetings, or hallway chats.
- Maintain focus on your objectives and be aware of scope creep.
- NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation, Operating Theatre Efficiency Guideline
Soji John
Peri-Operative Service Nurse Manager
Fairfield Hospital
Tel: 02 9616 8143
Sylwia Michalak
Administration Manager
Fairfield Hospital
Tel: 02 9616 8898
Winona Ranyard
Nurse Unit Manager Day Only Ward and Pre-Admission Clinic
Fairfield Hospital
Tel: 02 9616 8829
Shalin Kumar
Sustainable Access Manager
Fairfield Hospital
Tel: 02 9616 8594
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The Supreme Court's new Leftwing majority, led by the once allegedly conservative Chief Justice John Roberts, has issued two bizarre rulings this week, the latest being in the case of Department of Homeland Security et al. v. Regents of the University of California et al. which addressed the Trump administration's effort to end the Obama Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
Ronn Blitzer and Bill Mears reporting for Fox News wrote that in the 5-4 decision, with Chief Justice John Roberts joining the liberal members to author the opinion, the court said the Department of Homeland Security's move to eliminate the program was done in an "arbitrary and capricious" manner although they did not rule on the merits of the program itself.
"We do not decide whether DACA or its rescission are sound policies. 'The wisdom' of those decisions 'is none of our concern,'" Roberts wrote in his opinion. "We address only whether the agency complied with the procedural requirement that it provide a reasoned explanation for its action."
Roberts wrote that when the administration rescinded DACA it "failed to consider the conspicuous issues of whether to retain forbearance" — referring to the non-enforcement of immigration laws to remove those with DACA protection — as well as the impact the decision would have on DACA recipients who have relied on the program.
"That dual failure raises doubts about whether the agency appreciated the scope of its discretion or exercised that discretion in a reasonable manner," Roberts wrote, noting that the administration could have scrapped the benefits provided by DACA while keeping the non-enforcement policy, but instead eliminated all of it without even giving a reason for ceasing non-enforcement.
"The appropriate recourse is therefore to remand to DHS so that it may consider the problem anew."
Roberts made clear that the administration does indeed have the power to rescind DACA, just not in this fashion.
"The dispute before the Court is not whether DHS may rescind DACA. All parties agree that it may," the chief justice wrote. "The dispute is instead primarily about the procedure the agency followed in doing so."
Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in a dissenting opinion that the decision to repeal DACA was correct, and that the majority is holding the Trump administration's decision to a higher standard than the order that established DACA in the first place.
"These cases could—and should—have ended with a determination that his legal conclusion was correct," Thomas wrote. "Instead, the majority today concludes that DHS was required to do far more."
He continued: "Without grounding its position in either the APA or precedent, the majority declares that DHS was required to overlook DACA's obvious legal deficiencies and provide additional policy reasons and justifications before restoring the rule of law. This holding is incorrect, and it will hamstring all future agency attempts to undo actions that exceed statutory authority. I would therefore reverse the judgments below and remand with instructions to dissolve the nationwide injunctions."
Thomas accused the court's majority of wanting to avoid making waves, even it if meant getting the law wrong.
In a line that Trump retweeted Thursday morning, Thomas said, "Today's decision must be recognized for what it is: an effort to avoid a politically controversial but legally correct decision."
Our friends at NumbersUSA released a statement saying they were disappointed that the majority opinion on DACA failed to consider what Justice Thomas rightly concluded: DACA was an illegal use of executive authority from the start. Clearly, an illegal policy must be reversed in order to restore the rule of law. The Court's decision to require the administration to jump through additional procedural hoops to terminate an unlawful program that was created without jumping through those same hoops makes no sense.
We agree with the NumbersUSA statement and with Justice Thomas' dissent, but we think there is more to this than Chief Justice Roberts and the four liberal justices demanding that the Trump administration punctiliously adhere to rules that Obama regularly ignored.
Like the continued persecution of LTG Mike Flynn, and the many other Trump administration actions that are mired in serial litigation, the goal was to push the final decision on DACA back beyond the 2020 election into a political environment that the DC establishment assumes will be more favorable to the Deep State and their Leftwing allies. Chief Justice Roberts, who was always a weak link the Supreme Court's allegedly conservative majority, is now a key player in this strategy, which makes the reelection of President Trump and a continued Republican majority in the Senate all the more crucial to reestablishing the rule of law and the constitutional order.
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A Tenet preview is bolted on to the Inception (opens in new tab) 10th anniversary re-release in cinemas and, according to those who have seen it, it offers up a "mind-blowing" experience. It also focuses on director Christopher Nolan's frankly unbelievable dedication when it comes to using practical effects.
Forget blowing up a literal 747 (opens in new tab), the headline of the preview reactions (of which you can see a small sample of below) has to be Nolan filming certain scenes twice: once forwards and once in reverse motion to get the desired "time-inversion" effect, with one fight scene involving John David Washington's The Protagonist using that technique.
In fact, there is apparently so little CGI here that a green screen wasn't used. Not even once, according to actor Himesh Patel.
Essentially everything was done using practical effects, with stuntmen supposedly talking up how they've never done anything like this before. There's a reason why Nolan described Tenet as having fewer VFX shots than most rom-coms (opens in new tab).
One of the most detailed reactions from the footage comes from Twitter account ljwr_ who hints at the "next level crazy shit" on offer in just a few weeks and suggests that Kenneth Branagh's Russian villain might just steal the show.
holy shit the #Tenet preview that plays before the Anniversary rerelease of Inception is fucking next level crazy shit. This is going to be incredible pic.twitter.com/9ualTpdnIUAugust 12, 2020
#Tenet preview:-John David Washington listed as "The Protagonist"-Professional stuntmen said they've never done anything like Tenet-They shot the same scenes twice, once forwards once with the actors doing everything backwards.-NO green screen-they did EVERYTHING practicallyAugust 12, 2020
-Footage of them in various countries all over the world-kind of implies that the masks are used to manipulate/weaponise time inversion (to me, anyway)-extended look at the fight in this room with the bullets from the trailers -longer look at the plane crash & the aftermath pic.twitter.com/RkUVlRFcXbAugust 12, 2020
-professional stuntmen said they'd never done anything like Tenet-actors did the same scenes forwards & then backwards (footage of JDW doing a front roll & then a back roll) (footage of stuntmen fighting & being flipped over someone, then physically doing the opposite)August 12, 2020
The rest of the Tenet preview reactions are similarly effusive: lots of capital letters, excitable swearing, and a real reason to buy a ticket if you feel comfortable doing so when it hits cinemas on August 26 and in select US cities on September 2.
The #Tenet preview before Inception was mind blowing! Can't wait to see it!August 12, 2020
The Tenet preview before Inception is AMAZING. CANT WAIT.August 12, 2020
That #Tenet preview was madness. Good or bad, rest assure, TENET is going to be something to behold.August 13, 2020
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Pott Industries Names Miller VP Offshore Marine Services Div.
Pott Industries Inc. has announced the appointment of Dwight W. Miller as vice president of Pott's Offshore Marine Services Division. This division is headquartered in New Orleans, La., and includes Gulf Mississippi Marine Corporation, DeFelice Marine Contractors, Inc., and Offshore Fleet, Inc. Operating a fleet of approximately 82 vessels, this division provides marine services worldwide to the offshore industry, with principal operations in the Gulf of Mexico, the Middle East, and the North Sea.
Gulf Mississippi Marine Corporation of New Orleans at the same time announced the following appointments: Richard Edgerly as traffic manager; Jack Brodie as manager of Gulf Fleet Egypt, responsible for the company's operations in the United Arab Republic of Egypt; H. Larry Aycock as manager of Gulf Fleet Saudi Arabia, responsible for the company's operations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Arthur Rackley as marine coordinator for Gulf Fleet Saudi Arabia.
Offshore Fleet, Inc. also announced the following appointments : Bruce Kilgore as vice president, B.B. Breland as sales and administrative manager, and Larry Hogan as marine superintendent.
Pott Industries Inc. is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Houston Natural Gas Corporation.
Other stories from September 15, 1977 issue
- Estimated Foreign Cost Of Two LNG Carriers $115.5 Million Each page: 6
- Bethlehem Steel Names G.Y. Marriner Manager San Francisco Yard page: 7
- AMPAC To Build Four Container Feeder Ships At Cost Of $92 Million page: 7
- SNAME New York Section Announces Program For 1977/1978 Season page: 8
- Marathon Manufacturing Adds $61 Million To Drilling Rig Backlog page: 9
- Role Of Ro/Ro Shipping In Dry Cargo Trade page: 12
- Port Of New Orleans Presents Key To City To Egyptian Official page: 13
- Morris Guralnick Associates, Inc. Name Hubert E. Russell page: 14
- Hillman-Designed New Class Towboat Delivered To Exxon At Baton Rouge page: 19
- $45-Million Subsidy Repayment Approved page: 23
- Bethlehem Steel Shipbuilding Names Roland V. Danielson —Hollinshead De Luce Retires page: 26
- Perspectives On Third World Port Development page: 30
- Farrell Sale And Leaseback Agreement Approved By MarAd page: 32
- Delta Steamship Names Badger And Collins page: 32
- CCN Of Brazil Launches New Type Bulk Carrier page: 33
- 51st Annual Propeller Club Convention And 1977 American Merchant Marine Conference Set For Galveston, Texas, Oct. 10, 11, 12, 13 And 14 page: 34
- Bulletin Describes Heavy-Duty Oil Filtration Systems page: 35
- Eight-Page Brochure Describes National's Fully Hydraulic Cranes page: 35
- Todd Shipyards Los Angeles Division Lays Keel For First Of Six U.S. Navy Frigates page: 38
- MacGregor Slewing Ramps Successfully Tested page: 39
- Skagit Corporation Announces European Dealership Agreement page: 40
- FMC Marine & Rail Lays Keel For Ro/Ro Barge To Carry 374 Forty-Foot Truck Trailers page: 40
- Egyptian Shipyard Receives License To Build Willard Boats page: 42
- Bergeron Industries Names Captain Tatman page: 42
- Port Authorities (AAPA) 66th Annual Convention Set For Mexico City page: 43
- Tanker Design Change Approved By MSB page: 44
- Mitsubishi Receives Tug Barge Systems' License To Build page: 46
- Norshipco Dedicates New $5-Million Repair Pier page: 47
- Fetzner Named President Sun Trading & Marine page: 48
- Jane's Fighting Ships 1977-78 Revised Edition page: 49
- Stanford Research Awarded $271,000 For Firefighting Study page: 50
- Renegotiation Board Erred In Computing Lockheed Steel Usage page: 51
- Pott Industries Names Miller VP Offshore Marine Services Div. page: 54
- Capt. James F. McNulty New Dean At Maine Maritime Academy page: 56
- Richard Daschbach Named Federal Maritime Commission Chairman page: 57
- Keene Brochure Describes Marine Discharge Control System page: 57


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The NFS Foundation Ministry, Inc. was registered with the SEC as a non-stock, non-profit corporation on September 20, 2000 by a group of incorporators/pastors for the sole purpose of preparing God's people for works of service. It is an operating/implementing organization. Its main office is located at 2650 A. Bonifacio St., Bangkal, Makati City. The foundation has a regular staff of 28, project-based staff of 9, volunteers of 51, and 5 members of the Board of Trustees.
It was certified for five years on December 14, 2005 which ended on December 13, 2010. On June 3, 2011, it was renewed for three years, which ended on May 26, 2014.
Its purposes, among others, are "to glorify God by forcefully establishing the seven chief pillars of God's kingdom to govern the eight pillars of society & the unreached people groups". The Foundation's programs now focus on the following areas: socio-economic transformation, local church model, intercessory ministry, leadership training, & unreached people groups.


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Shellfish from Puerto Princesa Bay is still not safe for human consumption.
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), on its Shellfish Bulletin No. 20 released Thursday, continued its imposed shellfish ban on Puerto Princesa Bay due to the presence of toxic microorganism triggering red tide phenomena.
The public warning was issued after samples of shellfish collected at Puerto Princesa Bay yielded positive results for paralytic shellfish poison (PSP) that is beyond the regulatory limit.
Consuming shellfish with red tide toxins may affect an individual's nervous system within 30 minutes. Initial reactions may include tingling, first in the lips and tongue, spreading to the face, neck, fingertips, and toes.
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Night One - Wednesday, March 10
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Joseph Phelps Vineyards, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, 2018 - $80
Canard Vineyard, Adam's Blend, Cabernet Franc, Calistoga, 2017 - $75
AXR Napa Valley, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, 2015 - $84
Oakville Ranch Winery, Cabernet Sauvignon, Oakville, Napa Valley, 2016 - $98
Judd's Hill, Kairos Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, 2014 - $90
Redmon Wines, Cabernet Sauvignon, St. Helena, 2017 - $130
Night Two - Thursday, March 11
Silverado Vineyards, Miller Ranch Sauvignon Blanc, Yountville, 2019 - $25
Coquerel Wines, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, 2016 - $60
Charles Krug, Generations, Red Bordeaux Blend, 2017 - $70
Smith Devereux, Limited Release Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, 2016 - $55
Justice Wines by New Frontier Wine Company, Cabernet Sauvignon, Jurisdiction, Napa Valley, 2018 - $99
Marston Family Vineyard, Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, 2016 - $150
Unwritten Wines, Cabernet Sauvignon, St. Helena, Lewelling Ranch, 2017 - $150
Night Three - Friday, March 19
Ghost Block Estate Wines, "Morgaen Lee Vineyard" Sauvignon Blanc, Yountville, 2019 - $26
O'Brien Estate, Merlot, Oak Knoll, 2018 - $70
Rutherford Hill Winery, Merlot, Cask Reserve, Napa Valley, 2016 - $90
Long Meadow Ranch, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, 2016 - $60
Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, ARTEMIS Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, 2018 - $75
Spoto Family Wines, Cuvée Christiane, Oakville, 2017 - $110
Keever Vineyards, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, 2016 - $135
Night Four - Saturday, March 20
Cuvaison, Chardonnay, Los Carneros, Napa Valley, 2018 - $26
Truchard Vineyards, "Old Block" Pinot Noir, Carneros, 2018 - $65
Sequoia Grove Winery, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, 2018 - $50
Jayson by Pahlmeyer, Red Wine, Napa Valley, 2018 - $60
Chimney Rock Winery, Cabernet Sauvignon, Stags Leap District, 2018 - $100
Geodesy Wine, Cabernet Sauvignon, Sage Ride Vineyard, Napa Valley, 2018 - $125
CAMi Vineyards, Red Wine Blend, Napa Valley, 2017 - $125
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Ian Todd Blackburn, Wine Entrepreneur
Being a wine anything wasn't part of the original plan - and when you're raised in a military family, drinking wine may not be the first idea that comes to mind, either. Ian discovered the wine industry at the ripe age of 21 and didn't consider it a career option, but working for top chefs in the formidable dining rooms of early 1990s Los Angeles blew doors open - leading Ian to a career in wine education.
In 1995, he started the internet's first website dedicated to teaching the world about wine: LearnAboutWine.com. Hosting 100 classes a year for about 20 years – Ian is finally starting to get the hang of this. In 2009, Ian and his best friend Clay Mauritson started making wine together: BeekeeperCellars.com; while this brand remains a small production, Ian hopes to grow Beekeeper Zinfandel into something special.Working with and around great wine brands for most of his adult-life, and leading wine tours and culinary adventures around the world - Ian loves to share his story and his passion.
When Covid shut down his wineLA.com event business, Ian pivoted full circle and restarted LearnAboutWine.com and launched ZoomIntoWine.com as a way to bring his version of wine education and entertainment to a limitless audience. With his family's wine store Merchantofwine.com, virtual wine tastings with wine delivered "at home"; is the latest chapter in the evolution of Ian's dedication to wine education and the wine lifestyle. This bio is a work in progress…let's see what the next vintage provides. In the meantime, Ian continues to study for his Masters of Wine and to write his next book about his journey.


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Myristoyl hexapeptide-16
INCI: Myristoyl hexapeptide-16
What is Myristoyl hexapeptide-16?
Myristoyl hexapeptide-16 is a synthetic compound produced by a reaction between Myristic acid and hexapeptide-16. It is a synthetic fatty acid linked with a long chain of polypeptides. Peptides are long chains of amino acids, the building material of proteins. It comes as colorless to pale beige clear liquid with a faint odor.
Use & Benefits:
Myristoyl hexapeptide-16 is categorized as protein stimulating peptide. It enhances the production of skin protein called keratin. Keratin being basic skin protein makes the key structure of skin, nails, and hair. It forms an outer layer of skin and plays a major role in the protection of under layers of the skin. Hexapeptides also has a property of retaining moisture. So, when it is applied it does not let moisture evaporate and saves it for the skin. It is typically used in products along with pentapeptide -15. Also, another product myristoyl pentapeptide-17. It is used for improved growth of eyelashes. Eyelashes and eyebrows are shorter than our scalp hair, so they also have a shorter turnaround time (Only 30-45 days). When it is applied to the roots of eyelashes, it enhances the look of eyelashes making them appear longer, thicker and beautiful. It is used in formulations of eyelash serums.References


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Want to be a pork expert? We've got all the methods you need to make delicious pork from the oven to the grill, and more!
When you know how to cook pork…and I mean really know how to cook it, you'll find that it can be incredibly savory, juicy, and versatile.
But there is no one "right" way to cook pork. There are many different ways that "the other white meat" can be prepared.
That's why we put this article together; this is a comprehensive look at the various ways you can cook pork.
We're going to touch on a whole bunch of different methods below. If you want more information on a specific method, just click on the link found in that section.
Ok, you ready? Let's cook some pork!
How Do You Brine Pork?
Brining can make a world of difference. If you didn't already know, brining is the act of soaking lean meats in a solution of salt water. Brining pork can make a whole world of difference. You'll find that the end result is more flavorful and a lot juicier.
Here are some easy steps to follow.
- Combine 4 cups of cold water along with salt and sugar in a nonreactive container. Stir to combine.
- Transfer that solution to a resealable bag. Add your pork and any other optional ingredients and seal the bag.
- Refrigerate the bag for 8-12 hours.
- Remove the meat from the brine, pat it dry, and start cooking!
How Do You Trim Pork Tenderloin?
One of the secrets to a perfect pork tenderloin is in the preparation. You have to trim and prepare pork tenderloin before you can cook it. By trim, I mean removing all of that silver skin and making it of even thickness so that it all cooks together.
Here are the steps you'll need to take.
- Lay the pork tenderloin on a cutting board. See all that white skin? That's what we're getting rid of.
- Slip a boning knife between the silver skin and the meat.
- Hold the skin with one hand while working the knife along the surface of the meat.
- Tilt the blade upward to slice only the skin. You don't want to take any meat off.
- Repeat as desired for any fat or sinew that you don't want in there.
- Fold the thin end of the tenderloin so that it is doubled up.
- Secure it in place with butcher's twine or toothpicks.
How Do You Cook Pork Chops?
Pork chops are one of the most common forms of pork. Cooking pork chops can be difficult if you've never done it before.
Here are some steps we swear by on how to cook pork chops perfectly.
- Make sure you're buying the right pork chops. I tend to go for the ones with a bone because it keeps the meat juicier.
- Make sure they're at least ¾ of an inch thick. Thin pork chops dry out fast.
- If you're going to brine your pork chops, now would be the time.
- Pat the pork chops dry with a paper towel and let them rest at room temperature for five minutes.
- Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Rub the pork chops with olive oil on both sides. (About 1 teaspoon per side)
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Heat a large oven safe skillet over high heat.
- Brown the pork chops evenly on the stove.
- Put the skillet in the oven.
- Bake for 4-8 minutes, until the interior temperature of the meat is 140 degrees F.
- Transfer to a plate. Let them rest for three minutes, and serve!
How Do You Grill Pork Chops?
There's more than one way to make a pork chop! You can grill pork chops for a much different kind of flavor.
Here are my favorite steps on how to grill pork chops.
- Sprinkle the chops on both sides with salt and pepper. Set them aside.
- Turn your grill to medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
- Add the pork chops and close the lid. Cook for 5-6 minutes.
- Flip them, close the lid again.
- Cook another 5-6 minutes, until the internal temperature is at 145 degrees F.
- Let them rest for 5 minutes and then serve!
How Do You Roast Pork?
Perfectly roasted pork is tender and juicy inside and has a nice brown crust on the outside.
There are a few steps you can take to get this ideal result.
- Let the pork roast sit outside the fridge at room temperature for 30 minutes to an hour.
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F.
- If your roast has a thick layer of fat, trim some of it away so that it's just a thin coating.
- Season all over with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
- Put the roast in a large roasting pan with the fat side up. Add a half inch of low or no salt added chicken broth on the bottom.
- Roast uncovered for 40 minutes per pound, until the internal temperature reaches 180 degrees F.
- Add more broth when the existing broth evaporates.
- Take the roast out and let it rest for 30-40 minutes uncovered.
- Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F.
- Transfer the roast to a clean roasting pan or baking sheet.
- Bake for 13-17 minutes, uncovered.
- Carve and serve!
How Do You Roast Pork Loin?
Pork loin roasts different than a traditional pork roast, so you'll need to change up the method a bit. It's a lot leaner than a traditional pork butt, so using the above method will leave you with some super dry meat.
Here are the steps you'll need to roast pork loin perfectly.
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
- Mix black pepper, salt, and garlic powder together.
- Sprinkle the seasoning all over the pork loin.
- Put the roast on a rack in a roasting pan and place in the oven.
- Roast until the internal temperature falls between 145-160 degrees F, depending on your preference.
- Remove from the oven, cover the pan in foil and let it sit for 30 minutes.
- Heat the oven to 475 degrees F.
- Uncover the pork loin, place it in a clean pan, and roast for another 10 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and serve!
How Do You Cook Pork Tenderloin?
Cooking pork tenderloin can be a challenge. We have a series of tips and trick you can use to cook pork tenderloin perfectly every single time.
Here are the steps.
- Remove the silverskin. We covered that in the beginning of this article.
- Brine the tenderloin. That's also covered in the beginning of this article. (Convenient!)
- Fold the thin part of the meat over onto itself and hold it in place with twine or toothpicks. Use metal skewers if you're grilling.
- Season with salt and pepper all over.
- Place on a baking sheet and put it into an oven that has already been preheated to 350 degrees F.
- Bake for 20-27 minutes. The internal temperature should be 145 degrees F.
- Take the tenderloin out, let it rest for five minutes.
- Slice and serve!
How Do You Grill Pork Tenderloin?
If you want a lean and delicious pork tenderloin made on the grill, then you need to follow our steps on how to grill pork tenderloin.
Follow our step-by-step guide.
- Remove the silverskin.
- Brine the tenderloin.
- Fold the thin part over. Since you're grilling, you'll want to use metal skewers to hold it in place.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Prepare the grill for direct grilling over medium-high heat.
- Place the tenderloin on the grill and cover for 3-4 minutes.
- Flip the tenderloin over and you should see grill marks.
- Cover and cook for another 3-4 minutes.
- Roll it to get coverage on areas that haven't contacted the grill. Grill for another 3-4 minutes and then repeat on other ungrilled spot.
- When the internal temperature is at 145 degrees F, you're done!
- Transfer to a cutting board. Let it rest for 7 minutes.
- Slice thinly and enjoy!
How Do You Cook Pork Tenderloin in the Air Fryer?
The Air Fryer is one of the latest gadgets appearing in kitchens all over the world. It's possible to make pork tenderloin in the air fryer.
All it takes is a few simple steps.
- Remove the silverskin.
- Brine the tenderloin.
- Let it sit at room temperature for 20 minutes.
- Preheat your Air Fryer to 400 degrees F.
- Mix olive oil, black pepper, and garlic powder together in a bowl. If you didn't brine, then add salt here as well.
- Rub spices all over tenderloin.
- Place into the air fryer basket.
- Cook for 10 Minutes. Flip it over.
- Cook for another 8-15 minutes.
- Let it rest for at least 5 minutes before you slice it.
How Do You Cook Pork Loin in the Instant Pot?
Here's the other go-to gadget for modern home chefs! The Instant Pot is a fun invention, and you can use it to make amazing Instant Pot Pork Loin.
Here's how you'll do it.
- Rub the roast with olive oil and then season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
- Select the Saute setting on your Instant Pot. When "Hot" is displayed, add olive oil.
- Add the seasoned pork. Sear four minutes per side.
- When the searing is done all over, press Cancel and remove the pork. Set it aside.
- Add broth or water to the Instant Pot.
- Place a trivet on the bottom of the pot and place the pork on top of it.
- Cover the pot. Lock the lid on. Set the steam release valve to Sealing.
- Select the Meat/Stew or Pressure Cook setting and set the time for 17 minutes.
- Let the pot sit for 5 minutes when the cooking cycle is over. Move the valve to Venting for a quick release.
- Remove the pork loin and place on a cutting board.
- Set the Instant Pot to Saute to bring the pork juices to a boil. Stir occasionally for 5-7 minutes.
- Carve the pork and serve with the pan juices.
How Do You Cook Pork Chops in the Instant Pot?
You can absolutely make pork chops in your Instant Pot. It may sound odd, but it's totally doable and actually pretty easy!
Here are the steps to creating perfect pork chops in the Instant Pot.
- Season your pork chops with salt and pepper.
- Select the Saute setting on your Instant Pot. When "Hot" is displayed, add olive oil.
- Add the seasoned pork and sear both sides for three minutes each.
- Remove the pork and set it aside on a plate.
- Add broth or water to the Instant Pot.
- Place a trivet on the bottom of the pot and place the pork on top of it.
- Cover the pot. Lock the lid on. Set the steam release valve to Sealing.
- Select the Meat/Stew or Pressure Cook setting and set the time for 5 minutes.
- Let the pot sit for 5 minutes when the cooking cycle is over. Move the valve to Venting for a quick release.
- Garnish your pork chops with parsley and serve!
In Conclusion
There you have it! Nearly a dozen different ways to cook pork! What's your favorite method? Did we miss one? Sound off in the comment section below and let us know!
Not enough pork inspiration for you? Take a look at some of our other delicious pork recipes!


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High-Yield Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles by Precipitation in a High-Aqueous Phase Content Reverse Microemulsion
Silver nanoparticles were precipitated at 70°C in a reverse microemulsion containing a high concentration of 0.5 M silver nitrate aqueous solution, toluene as organic phase, and a mixture of surfactants sodium bis (2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate/sodium dodecyl sulfate (2/1, w/w). Nanoparticles were characterized by X-ray diffraction, atomic absorption spectroscopy, and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. In spite of the high-water/surfactant molar ratio and concentration of silver nitrate solution used in this study, characterizations demonstrated that nanoparticles were silver crystals (purity >99%) with 8.6–8.8 nm in average diameter and 2.9–4.7 nm in standard deviation. It is proposed that slow dosing rate of aqueous solution of precipitating agent and the small molecular volume of toluene attenuated both particle aggregation and polydispersity widening. Experimental yield of silver nanoparticles obtained in this study was much higher than theoretical yields calculated from available data in the literature on preparation of silver nanoparticles in reverse microemulsions.
1. Introduction
The synthesis and characterization of nanoparticles have attracted increasing attention in recent years because particles with sizes in the range of few nanometers behave differently than larger, nonnanoscale particles. According to specialized literature [1], the two main reasons for this change in behavior are an increase in the surface area/mass ratio and the dominance of quantum size effect as particle size decreases. Such increase in the surface area/mass ratio will result in a corresponding increase in chemical reactivity. On the other hand, as the size of particles is reduced (10 nm), quantum effects can significantly change optical, magnetic, or electrical properties. Silver nanoparticles are especially interesting due to their applications such as surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy [2, 3], catalysis [4, 5], and bactericidal agents [6, 7]. Among the methods for preparing silver nanoparticles, precipitation in reverse microemulsion is one that usually allows to prepare particles with diameters smaller than 10 nm and narrow particle size distributions [8–18]. The intense research on synthesis of silver nanoparticles by this method has led to a detailed knowledge of the effect of some of the most important variables on the mechanism of particle formation. Nevertheless, in these reports authors used low-water contents (usually 10 wt.% in microemulsions), which lead to very low yields of silver nanoparticles. In spite of that those yields are not reported, calculations of theoretical values from available data in those documents allow knowing that theoretical yields range from near 0.1 [8, 9, 11, 14, 15] to 0.4 [10] g per 100 g of reaction mixture.
Here we report the precipitation and isolation of silver nanoparticles from a high-(water/silver nitrate)-content reverse microemulsion stabilized with the mixture of surfactants sodium bis (2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate (AOT)/sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) (2/1, w/w) with toluene as organic phase, upon slow titration with an aqueous sodium borohydride (NaBH4) solution as precipitating agent.
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
Silver nitrate (AgNO3) (99%), NaBH4 (98%), SDS (98.5%), toluene (99.8%) from Aldrich, and AOT (96%) from Fluka were used as received. Water was of tridistilled deionized grade.
2.2. Phase Diagram Determinations
Microemulsion regions at were determined by titration with 0.5 M aqueous solution of of surfactant (AOT/SDS, 2/1, w/w)/toluene mixtures at the following weight ratios: 5/95, 10/90, 20/80, 30/70, 35/65, 40/60, 45/55, and 55/45 and by titration with toluene of aqueous solution/surfactant mixtures with varying weight ratios: 5/95, 10/90, 20/80, 30/70, and 40/60. Then, samples with an AgNO3 aqueous solution or toluene content slightly higher and lower than the visually determined phase boundary were prepared by weighing each component and allowing each sample to reach equilibrium in a water bath at in order to determine the phase boundary more accurately. The one phase microemulsion region corresponds to transparent or translucent samples that do not exhibit birefringence when observed through cross polarizers.
2.3. Synthesis of Silver Particles
Precipitation reaction was carried out in duplicate at in a 100 mL jacketed glass reactor equipped with a reflux condenser and an inlet for the microemulsion and sodium borohydride aqueous solution feed. The microemulsion contained 30 wt.% surfactant, 30 wt.% 0.5 M AgNO3 aqueous solution, and 40 wt.% toluene. The procedure for the precipitation reaction started with loading the reactor with the microemulsion (100 g) and then raising temperature to . Then, 2.9 M aqueous solution of sodium borohydride (6.6 g) was dosed drop by drop in 110 minutes to the reactor. At these conditions, molar ratio sodium borohydride/silver nitrate was equal to 1.25, that is, 25% higher than the stoichiometry ratio. After addition, completion reaction was allowed to proceed for 30 minutes and then acetone was added to precipitate the solids in the final reaction mixture. Afterwards, the precipitate was washed at least seven times with water-acetone (81/19, w/w) and then dried.
2.4. Characterization
Electrical conductivities were measured at and 1 KHz with a Hach sension 5 conductivity meter. X-ray analyses were performed with a Siemens D-5000 X-ray Diffractometer. The silver content in final powder was determined by Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy in a Varian Spectra 250 AA equipment. Particle size was determined by High-Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy (HRTME) in a Titan-300 kV. For these measurements, samples were prepared by dispersing the resulting powders in acetone with an ultrasonicator and then depositing the dispersion on a copper grid.
3. Results and Discussion
The phase diagram of the system made of AOT/SDS (2/1, w/w) mixture, toluene, and a 0.5 M AgNO3 aqueous solution is shown in Figure 1. It is noticeably that, as far as we know, a phase diagram of this system has not been previously reported in the specialized literature. A transparent region extends from the toluene-rich region to that rich in water, which widens the spectrum of compositions for further studies on precipitation in reverse microemulsions with high-water content or in bicontinuous microemulsions. To choose the microemulsion composition with high-water content to carry out precipitation reaction, electrical conductivities along the line A (weight ratio surfactant/toluene of 42.9/56.1) in the phase diagram were measured. Figure 2 shows the change of electrical conductivity with concentration of 0.5 M AgNO3 aqueous solution. At aqueous solution contents lower than 10 wt.%, electrical conductivities are very low (5 S/cm). When the aqueous solution exceeds 10 wt.%, conductivities increase abruptly and reach a maximum around 400 S/cm at 20 wt.%. Then, conductivities decrease suddenly, diminishing to 11 S/cm at 30 wt.% aqueous solution. These changes are due to the different capacities for conducting electrical current of different microstructures of microemulsions. Reverse microemulsions show low capacity for conducting electrical current because of their discontinuity [19, 20] while higher conducting capacity is observed in bicontinuous microemulsions as a result of having a continuous aqueous phase [20–23]. Determination of transition from reverse to bicontinuous microemulsions (or vice versa) based on the change of electrical conductivity as a function of aqueous phase content is a well-documented practice [24–28]. Based on conductivity behavior, it is concluded that bicontinuous microemulsions are formed along line A ranging from some point between 10 and 15 wt.% aqueous phase to some point between 21.5 and 25 wt.% aqueous phase. After this point, a transition from bicontinuous to reverse microemulsions occurs. This type of behavior has been previously reported in the literature for another system [29].
To carry out the precipitation reactions at high-aqueous phase content, a reverse microemulsion with 30 wt.% of 0.5 M AgNO3 aqueous solution and a molar ratio water/surfactant (R) of 21 were chosen. The triangle in Figure 1 indicates the composition of the selected microemulsion. The appearance of precursor microemulsion is yellowish-translucent but it turns to black upon the starting addition of NaBH4 aqueous solution. After the end of reaction, the product was recovered obtaining 1.40 g in run-1, and 1.53 g in run-2, of grayish-black powder with 99% silver content both as determined by atomic absorption spectroscopy. Figure 3 shows the X-ray diffraction pattern of samples of purified product from runs and the standard patterns of silver and AgNO3. The samples patterns show characteristic signals for the diffraction pattern of silver crystals, while there are not signals for AgNO3 crystals.
Low- and high-resolution TEM images of samples of runs are shown in Figure 4. High-resolution images reveal that particles are spherical in shape. Histograms obtained measuring over 550 particles for run-1 and over 400 for run-2 are also included in this figure. Particle size data in histograms allowed to calculate values of 8.6 nm in average diameter and nm for run-1. For run-2, 8.8 and 4.7 nm for average diameter and , respectively, were obtained. With basis on the high values of R (21) and of AgNO3 concentration at which precipitation was carried out in this work, high particle size and wide particle size distribution (PSD) were expected. Different groups have found that particle size and PSD increase with R in precipitation of silver nanoparticles in reverse microemulsions [9, 15, 18]. Zhang et al. [15] investigated the effect of R on particle size and PSD in systems stabilized with AOT, and they found the highest values of average diameter (5 nm) and PSD ( nm) at the highest R studied (15). Petit et al. [9] prepared silver nanoparticles by precipitation in reverse microemulsions stabilized with a mixture of AOT and the functionalized surfactant silver bis (2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate [Ag(AOT)] at different R values. They determined a direct effect of R on particle size and PSD, and found the largest particles (average diameter near to 7 nm) and the widest PSD at , that is, the highest value of the water/surfactant ratio used in the study. Zhang et al. [18] used reverse microemulsions prepared with SDS to precipitate silver nanoparticles, and they found an average diameter of 12.1 nm with a very wide PSD at . An explanation for the direct effect of R on particle size and PSD was proposed by Zhang et al. [30] and Husein and Nassar [31]. Zhang and coworkers mention that smaller micelles with a rigid surfactant layer are formed at low-water contents. These authors adduce that the high fraction of water bound by the surfactant molecules produces small nanoparticles with narrow PSD. At high-water contents, less and larger micelles are formed. At these conditions, surfactant layer at the micelles surface is more fluid because bound water turns into bulk water as water content increases. These conditions favor micellar interchange, which lead to larger and more polydisperse nanoparticles. On their point of view, Husein and Nasar [31] stress that decrease in rigidity of surfactant layer leads to an increase in the fraction of interparticle effective collisions, which contribute to particle aggregation.
According to Zhang et al. [15, 17], high AgNO3 concentrations lead to larger silver nanoparticles. These authors studied the precipitation of silver nanoparticles in reverse microemulsions prepared with AOT as surfactant and dodecane as the oil phase at different AgNO3 concentrations in the aqueous phase. They found an increase in particle size when AgNO3 concentration increased from 0.2 to 0.4 M. The authors argue that an increase in AgNO3 concentration promotes formation of a large number of tiny particles; however, this increases interparticle collision frequency. As a consequence, tiny particles aggregate into larger particles at high AgNO3 concentration.
Silver nanoparticles in our study were prepared at high values of R and AgNO3 concentration. Furthermore, aqueous phase content used by us is much higher than those used in previous reports on precipitation of silver nanoparticles in reverse microemulsions [8–18]. In spite of this, the values of average particle diameter (8.6 and 8.8 nm) and (2.9 and 4.7 nm) obtained in this work are not too large. This could be the result of at least two characteristics of precipitation reaction in our study: dosing of aqueous solution of precipitating agent at the appropriate rate and use of toluene as the organic phase in microemulsion. The dosing rate used in this study, 0.06 g/min, was selected after a series of runs carried out at higher dosing rates, which rendered a mixture of a population of relatively small particles (average diameter 10 nm) with another of very large particles (average diameter 10 nm) probably caused by temporal destabilization of microemulsion while added solution is accommodated, as appointed by Husein et al. [32]. This explanation is backed up by the observed decrease in the fraction of the very large particles population with the decrease in dosing rate of precipitating agent up to only small particles, at 0.06 g/min dosing rate, were obtained. It is believed that slower addition of precipitating agent allows accommodation of aqueous solution in microemulsion without causing instability. On its hand, contribution of toluene to the obtained results could be explained as follows. Molecular volumes of some of the compounds usually used as organic phase in reverse microemulsions when studying silver nanoparticles precipitation were estimated using Spartan 04 V.1.0.1 software. The so-obtained values for cyclohexane, toluene, heptane, isooctane, octane, and decane were 112.2, 117.6, 144.0, 162.1, 162.5, and 199.3 Å3, respectively. It can be seen from here that molecular volume of toluene is one of the smallest. According to Cason et al. [33], this characteristic would allow to toluene molecule penetrating between surfactant tails, increasing rigidity of surfactant layer. In turns, this would give a better protection against aggregation during interparticle collisions.
Characterization of the products in this study indicates that 1.4 g in run-1 and 1.53 g in run-2 of silver nanoparticles (purity 99%) were obtained. Simple calculations based on the used recipe give an experimental yield of 1.3 g for run-1 and 1.4 g for run-2 of silver nanoparticles per 100 g of reaction mixture, which is equivalent to 85.0 and 94.0% of theoretical yields, respectively. None of the reports on silver nanoparticles precipitation in reverse microemulsions found in our literature search shows the amounts of obtained silver nanoparticles neither experimental yields. However, most of these reports give data enough for calculating theoretical yields. Results of corresponding calculations show that the highest theoretical yield, 0.4 g per 100 g of reaction mixture [10], is much less than the experimental yield obtained in our study.
4. Conclusions
The precipitation reaction carried out in a reverse microemulsion containing high-aqueous phase concentration allowed obtaining silver nanoparticles with an average diameter of 8.6–8.8 nm and 2.9–4.7 nm in standard deviation. These values are less than those expected, considering the high-molar ratio water/surfactant and the high silver nitrate concentration used in the reaction. It is believed that slow dosing rate of aqueous solution of precipitating agent during the reaction and the use of toluene as the organic phase in microemulsion avoided particle aggregation. Furthermore, the experimental yield obtained in this study was much higher than theoretical yields calculated from reported data in the literature on precipitation of silver nanoparticles in reverse microemulsions.
CONACyT supported this research through grant SEP 2003-CO2-45436. One of The authors (Y. D. Sosa) acknowledges a scholarship from CONACyT to pursue her MSc. works. The authors are grateful for Patricia Siller, Daniel Alvarado, and Alejandro Espinoza for their technical assistance.
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