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Metals, Mining and Minerals Processing
Information Solutions
Commercial Avionics Business
Process Instrumentation Selection Tool
Second-generation Ethanol Plant in Brazil Automated with Yokogawa's CENTUM VP, Batch Package, and PRM Solutions
Company: GranBio Investimentos SA, Sao Miguel dos Campos, Alagoas, Brazil
Location: Sao Miguel dos Campos, Alagoas, Brazil
Second-generation Ethanol Plant Now Producing Cheap, and Clean-burning Biofuel
GranBio Investimentos SA is a Brazilian industrial biotech company that was born out of the vision of bringing about a green revolution through the construction of second-generation ethanol plants that will produce cheap, clean-burning biofuel from readily available biomass. Following its establishment in June 2011 by Gran Investimentos S.A., a holding company in which the Gradin family are the primary investors, the company built Bioflex 1, the first commercial second-generation ethanol plant in the Southern Hemisphere. Bioflex 1 started operation in early 2014 and is able to produce 82 million liters of biofuel per annum, making it one of the largest such facilities in the world.
As the main automation contractor (MAC) for the Bioflex 1 project, Yokogawa South America was involved from the front end engineering design (FEED) stage, performing the basic design for a control system and field instrumentation solution that will reduce costs and improve production efficiency throughout the lifecycle of the plant. Yokogawa installed the CENTUM VP integrated production control system; the csTUNER control loop tuning software; the CENTUM VP Batch package to control the plant's pretreatment, enzymatic hydrolysis, fermentation, and distillation/separation units; field instruments including FOUNDATION™ fieldbus-enabled ADMAG AXF magnetic flowmeters, DPharp EJA series pressure/differential pressure transmitters, and control valves; and the Plant Resource Manager (PRM) asset management package. Yokogawa South America was responsible for product delivery, engineering, and operator training.
Overview of second-generation ethanol process
Improving productivity
Second-generation ethanol and other chemical products are produced from non-food agricultural materials and industry waste. The cost of producing biofuel with this method compares favorably to fossil fuels such as oil and natural gas, and it produces fewer greenhouse gases. The GranBio plant produces ethanol from energy cane, bagasse, and straw, all of which are readily available in Alagoas State.
The raw materials used in this production process must first be pretreated to make the cellulose in the plant cell walls easier to break down with enzymes (hydrolysis) and solubilize hemicellulose sugars. The cellulose in the plant cell walls is in a matrix with other polymers, primarily hemicellulose and lignin, and the pretreatment of biomass with heat removes these polymers from the cellulose core. During the cooking process, great care must be taken to keep the biomass at a steady temperature. The pretreated cellulose fragments are then broken down using enzyme preparations to obtain double glucose molecules, which are then split into single glucose residues. In a fermentation reactor, these residues are converted to ethanol using microbes.
"All in one" high density HMI display
Based on whichever raw materials are being processed, the pretreatment and fermentation settings have to be automatically selected and executed. All important parameters for these processes are preconfigured in the CENTUM VP Batch package. When an operator selects a recipe from the package menu, all of the preconfigured settings are automatically selected and downloaded to the individual controllers so that each sequence can be automatically started. At a human machine interface (HMI) terminal, an operator can monitor the status of the reactions in ergonomically designed process graphic display, trend display, alarm summary display, and control display windows. When each batch operation is completed, the operation data are compiled for an automatically generated batch report (provided as a standard function). In these ways, the CENTUM VP Batch package improves productivity at GranBio.
Reduction of operator workload and safe operation
FieldMate parameter setting
PRM device status and diagnostic data
Many different field devices, including magnetic flowmeters, DPharp EJA series pressure/differential pressure transmitters, and control valves, are installed at this plant, and it has nearly 2,000 I/Os. Some of the devices are exposed to high temperature processes and other harsh conditions and/or are mounted in high, narrow, and other difficult to access locations.
With the PRM asset management package, the health of these devices can be monitored from the central control room (CCR), eliminating the need for difficult and time consuming physical inspections. The PRM device navigation window displays the status of plant-wide assets with a Windows Explorer-like interface, enabling maintenance engineers to quickly identify devices that require online diagnosis. This is an especially valuable time-saving tool during plant start-up, when engineers and operators must check many loops and control valves. The centralization of the management of these plant assets ensures that maintenance information gets immediately to the right persons, depending on the type and criticality of the diagnostic data analysis. This changes the maintenance engineer workflow and enables a more proactive maintenance approach.
Other valuable tools provided by Yokogawa include FieldMate, which can be used from the CCR to set field device parameters, and csTUNER, which simplifies the task of tuning PID loops. With its ability to optimize tuning parameters and generate a tuning report, csTUNER is particularly useful during the plant start-up and commissioning phases, reducing the workload of both engineers and operators.
The use of these tools helps to ensure that GranBio's operators and engineers are able to comfortably operate and keep this plant safe 24/7.
Manoel Carnauba, a GranBio vice president, comments as follows:
"Brazil is a dominant player in the bioethanol market. The biofuel market is steadily growing, and second-generation biofuel is attracting attention as an environmentally friendly energy source. We appreciate Yokogawa's modern and highly reliable control system and field instruments, and value their engineering capabilities, and believe we made the right decision to rely on them as the MAC for the construction of this large-scale commercial second-generation ethanol plant. As we were able to complete the basic specifications at an early stage and maintain consistency with all the specifications, this reduced the total cost of the control system and the instrumentation. We completed our project on schedule and on budget."
Plant view
Shift operators in central control room
Some specifications of this product was discontinued.
The AXF magnetic flow meter is a sophisticated product with outstanding reliability and ease of operation, developed on the basis of decades of field experience. Based on FOUNDATION™ fieldbus specifications, AXF Fieldbus Magnetic Flow meter models offer more flexible instrumentation.
EJA110A
Traditional-mount Differential Pressure Transmitter based on the EJA-A Series.
Traditional-mount Differential Pressure Transmitter based on the EJA-E Series.
EJA115
Differential Pressure Transmitter attached to an IFO assembly based on the EJA-A Series.
Differential Pressure Transmitter with Remote Diaphragm Seals based on the EJA-A Series.
Differential Pressure Transmitter with Remote Diaphragm Seals based on the EJA-E Series.
Traditional-mount Differential Pressure Transmitter designed for Draft Range applications based on the EJA-A Series.
Traditional-mount Differential Pressure Transmitter designed for Draft Range applications based on the EJA-E Series.
Traditional-mount High-static Differential Pressure Transmitter based on the EJA-A Series.
Traditional-mount High Static Differential Pressure Transmitter based on the EJA-E Series.
EJA210A / EJA220A
Flanged-mounted Differential Pressure Transmitter designed for Liquid-level applications based on the EJA-A Series.
Mobile Field Device Management (FieldMate)
FieldMate 3.0 is a PC based tool that enables you to see intelligent field devices clearly, know their condition in advance, and act with agility throughout maintenance work flow.
Our distributed control system (DCS) enables automation and control of industrial processes and enhanced business performance. Over 10,000 plants entrust Yokogawa DCS to deliver their production goals.
Copyright © 2000-2019 Yokogawa South Africa (Pty.) Ltd.


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Q: How to represent a checkbox with data from two different arrays? I am trying to render some check boxes with data from two arrays which are the id and name in one array and the count/length in the other array. Ex:
const count = [[{"1":"91"}],[{"1":"1"}],[{"1":"0"}]]
const type = [{id: "1", name: "iPhone"}, {id: "2",name: "Samsung"}, {id: "3",name: "Huawei"}]

I tried to use a map function inside another map function.
var text=type.map(function(itm,i){
   return [<input type="checkbox" key={itm.id} value={itm.id} name="search"/>{itm.name}, (count && count.length > 0 && count.map( item =>
                      item.length > 0 && item.map( el =>
                          Object.keys(el).length > 0 &&
                          Object.keys(el).map(val =>
{el[val]}
)
                      )
                  )[i])];
}).join(' ');

this is how should be represented. [] is the checkbox.
[] Iphone (91)
[] samsung (1)
[] huawei (0)

the link of the example https://stackblitz.com/edit/react-6naael

A: You can loop through the count array and add a new property to type array which holds the total, number of item in count array base on id.

A: You can simplify things by first reducing the array of arrays of object into simple array
const { count } = this.state;
const itemCount = count && count.length > 0 && count.map(c => c[0]["1"])

Then we just grab the index when we do Array.map() and read from itemCount
return (

        {type && type.map((type,i) => (

                <input
                    type="checkbox"
                    key={type.id}
                    value={type.id}
                    name="search"
                    onChange={this.handleChange}
                    onClick={this.handleFilter}/>

                      {type.name}
                      ({itemCount[i]})

                ))}

)

Working example https://stackblitz.com/edit/react-184rvv

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Conventional wisdom says that rent growth is contingent upon income and job growth. Is that always true, and if so, to what degree?
MPF Research examined the relationship between apartment rent, income and employment levels in each of the top 50 U.S. metros over the past seven years. The results showed that while there appears to be a general relationship between the three, it's not nearly as consistent as you might think.
The key finding: Income growth appears correlated with rent growth primarily in markets on the extremes. The relationship, however, is notably weaker in most metros – suggesting that income growth is often an unreliable predictor of rent growth.
The chart plots the nation's largest 50 metros according to their proportional levels of rent and income growth between 3Q 2007 and 3Q 2014. The green and red bubbles measure each metro's proportional employment change over the same time period. Green bubbles indicate positive employment change, while red indicates negative, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Rent change is measured on a same-store basis, using MPF Research data. Income change is based on median household incomes from Moody's Analytics.
The chart shows that income-to-rent relationships are often linear but fatten considerably in the middle, where most metros sit. In the middle of the chart, note the large number of markets that saw rent growth between 10% and 15%. Among those metros, concurrent income growth varied from -2% to +10%. So, the "better-rent-growth-comes-with-better-income-growth" theory holds true at the extremes, but not so much in between.
There were some surprisingly counter-intuitive results in a number of key markets: New York ranked among the nation's best for income gains and worst for apartment rent growth. Miami ranked favorably for rent growth despite essentially no improvement in incomes. Raleigh/Durham fell in the middle-of-the-pack for rent growth despite ranking among the nation's elite for income gains.
In other words, the relationship between rent and income simply isn't consistent enough to bank on moving forward. This is a key reason why MPF Research abandoned one-size-fits-all forecast models used for all metros, adopting more advanced forecasting methods that look at unique drivers in each individual metro.
Before going further, it's important to mention a few disclaimers. This study is not intended to measure apartment affordability – a hot topic in the industry these days. The comparison from 2007 to 2014 was selected to compare the previous up-cycle to today. MPF Research recently posted a separate study showing that, adjusted for inflation, apartment rents have merely kept pace with inflation between 2002 and 2014 – a more meaningful period to compare – while incomes have lagged. Home prices, by comparison, have grown much faster. In addition, the above chart is not a comprehensive examination of the top 50 markets. It's merely a visual way to compare three key metrics from one point in time to another, but obviously lacks the nuance that additional explanatory variables would bring.
And perhaps most importantly: Comparing apartment rents with incomes and jobs isn't apples to apples. Most Americans live in single-family homes, and apartment renters tend to be younger than the overall population, so national data on jobs and incomes is compositionally different than apartment data. That's likely a big reason why income and rent growth aren't as aligned as you might expect.
The West region is clearly the most bifurcated. All of the outliers listed on the chart's fringes are Western markets. On the high end, San Jose, San Francisco, Denver, and Oakland were off the charts in terms of rent growth. All four metros experienced same-store rent growth in excess of 30 percent, with San Jose leading the pack, reporting huge rent growth of 39 percent. All four also posted healthy growth in incomes and jobs. San Jose was a standout with incomes rising more than 10 percent. Additionally, both Seattle and Portland posted strong results in all three metrics. On the flip side, several other western markets were poor performers. The most extreme example should come as no surprise: Las Vegas. The Sin City metro reported negative change on all three metrics and was the country's only market to post same-store rent loss (-11%) over the last seven years. Other underperformers in all three metrics included Phoenix and most of Southern California, save San Diego.
The South region saw many of the best metro-level performances in terms of job growth and income growth. Unlike the West, those economic gains didn't always translate into big rent growth. Top performers included Houston, Nashville, and Austin – which notched very strong gains across the board, including in rents. A trio of Texas metros also posted robust economic gains but somewhat less (though still above-average) rent growth: Dallas, San Antonio, and Fort Worth. It was a similar story in Raleigh/Durham, where rent growth came in closer the national mean despite the metro ranking among the nation's best for income growth. Like the West, the South region also had some notable underperformers. Atlanta, Jacksonville, Memphis, Orlando, Tampa Bay and Virginia Beach/Norfolk ranked among the nation's worst for all three metrics. New Orleans performed poorly, too, although the jobs change number was positive. Furthermore, Floridian renters have felt the squeeze, especially in Orlando and West Palm Beach where rent growth is high. According to Moody's Analytics, median household income growth in West Palm Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando and Tampa has been minimal-to-negative over the last seven years.
With a few exceptions, the Northeast metros posted mild-to-moderate change in jobs and rents, yet above-average income growth. Good income growth was seen in Boston, Hartford, New York, Northern New Jersey, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh. Among those, only Boston, Pittsburgh and Northern New Jersey ranked favorably for rent growth. And Northern New Jersey did so despite logging net job loss. On the flip side, Boston and Pittsburgh have been top job producers – Pittsburgh buoyed by "eds and meds" (education and healthcare) and Boston by a booming population of highly educated, upper-income young adults. A very notable outlier was New York, the only major metro to see income growth outpace rent growth over the past seven years. Despite steady wage and employment growth and tight occupancy, the nation's densest and most expensive market ranked among the worst for rent growth.
In the Midwest, rent growth was consistent across markets – all ranging around 10 percent to 15 percent since 2007 (middle-of-the-pack nationally) – in spite of wide-ranging shifts in incomes and generally unimpressive jobs stats. Minneapolis/St. Paul ranked among the nation's best for income growth, but it didn't lead to better rent growth – in part due to local reluctance to push rents. A similar trend played out in Columbus. While Indianapolis produced good job gains, the metro compared less favorably in rent and income growth. At the bottom of the pack, Detroit ranked among the nation's worst for income change and also logged net job loss. Yet the Motor City metro still managed to post rent growth around the national average.
Detroit may be Exhibit A of a point made earlier. A metro's apartment demographics aren't always comparable to the metro's overall demographics. So until the industry zooms in on jobs and incomes specifically among apartment renters, comparing rents and incomes isn't an exact science with inconsistent results.


CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - Cleveland Browns fans know Baker Mayfield has some seriously smooth moves on the field, but how about off?
A video of the quarterback showing he could "Shake It Off" at last year's NFLPA Rookie Premiere gala in Los Angeles is finally making rounds, proving #6 is just as "dan6erous" off the field as he is on.
The comedian isn't the only one that wasn't spared from Mayfield's quick wits.


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Q: Spring mvc hibernate, primary key not changing value of foreign key I have a relationship one-to one:
User:
@Entity
public class User {

@Id
@GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.AUTO)
@Column(name = "id")
private int id;
private String firstName;

@OneToOne(cascade = CascadeType.ALL)
@JoinColumn(name = "id", referencedColumnName = "userId")
Employee employee;

Employee :
@Id
@GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.AUTO)
int id;
@NotNull
int userId;
String lastName;

userRepository:
@Repository
public interface UserRepository extends JpaRepository<User, Integer> { }

So I am creating an User and Employee by that way:
User user = new User();
user.setFirstName("George");

Employee employee = new Employee();
employee.SetLastName("Iliev");

user.setEmployee(employee);
userRepository.save(user);

The Id of user is auto incrementing and working. But when I select all from employees, the userId is always 0. Even if I insert 10 users + 10 employees, each userId is = 0.
Why ? And how to fix it ?
EDIT:
Exception thrown:
Controller code for inserting
User.java
Employer.java

A: Why is userId always 0?
Your userId property does not have any annotations that tell JPA that it is a foreign key. Therefore, userId is treated like a normal field. When Employee gets instantiated, userId will have no value. When a primitive int has no value, it defaults to 0.
Proposed solution
Change the property from int userId to User user and annotate it with the following @OneToOne annotation:
@NotNull
@OneToOne(mappedBy = "employee")
User user;

Then to get the userId, simply call user.getId().
How to use @JoinColumn
This specifies the column in your table. To keep things simple, use it to annotate your foreign key property and give it a suitable name. Make sure it doesn't conflict with existing column names.
@JoinColumn(name = "employee_id")
Employee employee;

You can leave out referencedColumnName, as this will automatically be set to the primary key column name of the referenced entity.
For a more detailed answer on the annotations, please have a look at this answer for a nice example.

A: First of all change
@NotNull
int userId;

To
@NotNull
@OneToOne(mappedBy = "employee")
User user;

Second, change
@JoinColumn(name = "id", referencedColumnName = "userId")
Employee employee;

To
@JoinColumn(name = "employee_id")
    Employee employee;

Because you already have column named "id" above (your primary key). Also you have to delete useId column from employee table.


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First, a public service announcement: We're falling forward this weekend, with Daylight Savings Time ending at 2 a.m. Sunday (Nov. 3). An extra hour of sleep! Yay! Getting home from work and it's already dark? Womp, womp.
While the early birds get the sun — those who like to go for an evening jog or an after-work run will be racing against the sunset and exercising on dark trails. Here are a few tips for planning your evening runs and gear you'll need to be safe and visible — and of course warm, too.
Know when you'll have daylight. Check out this sunrise and sunset calculator. When you enter in your location and the date, you'll get exact information about when sun down will be and can plan your run accordingly if you need to shift your run to the morning.
Use the buddy system. If you're planning an evening run, get social. Go running with a buddy. Or, find a group run through Road Runners Club of America.
Be Bright. Wear bright, reflective running gear or a reflective vest so that you are noticeable — like these reflective running sleeves with mittens from Sears. (Tip: When you buy through ShopAtHome.com, you'll save with more than 200 coupons plus 4 percent Cash Back). For cold, winter days, this Nike Livestrong winter jacket has reflective strips on the back and this waist pack doubles as a reflector and a pouch to stash your keys, credit card and other valuables while you're on a run. For men, we found these Asics Gel-Nimbus reflective shoes for running at night. The women's version of the Asics Gel-Nimbus reflective shoes comes in a "hot coral" color.Taking Fido out with you, too? Attach a Nite Ize PetLite to his collar.
Wear a night light. For extra visibility, consider wearing a lightweight headlamp.
Go without the music. Ditch your headphones. Your uninterrupted hearing might help you avoid dangers in wintertime conditions.


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10/28/2022 October 28, 2022 - 12/8/2022 December 8, 2022
Lectures/Seminars/Academic Presentations
October 31, 2022, 11:00 am to 12:00 pm Recurring
Mother's Circle
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center 2200 Good Hope Rd, Enola, PA
Share your breastfeeding journey and connect with peers at our monthly support group.
October 31, 2022, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm Recurring
Webconference
This support group provides information of interest to those with pulmonary fibrosis, their family, caregivers and supporters, and offers an opportunity for support and socialization.
November 1, 2022, 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm Recurring
Pulmonary Fibrosis Caregiver Support Group
This support group provides information to caregivers of those with pulmonary fibrosis and offers a venue to ask questions, share experiences on all aspects of caregiving and pulmonary fibrosis.
Childbirth Preparation
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center 503 N. 21st St., Camp Hill, PA
This four week class covers phases/stages of labor and delivery, comfort measures and breathing techniques to use during labor, pain medication options and what to expect postpartum. It is best […]
November 4, 2022, 7:00 am to 8:00 am Recurring
Webinar: Virtual Upstander Cafés
Learn how to stand up to microaggressions and bias and create a more welcoming workplace at Penn State Health.
November 4, 2022, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Recurring
November 7, 2022, 11:00 am to 12:00 pm Recurring
Webinar: Sustainability Council Meeting
The council comprises representatives from each Sustainable Development Goals team and from Penn State Health/Penn State College of Medicine.
November 8, 2022, 8:00 pm to November 9, 2022, 12:00 pm Recurring
TriNetX Tentative Data Refresh
This date is tentatively scheduled for a TriNetX data refresh.
Stroke Support Group
Penn State Health Rehabilitation Hospital 1135 Old W. Chocolate Ave., Hummelstown, PA
This support group provides programs of interest for stroke survivors and offers an opportunity for support and socialization.
November 10, 2022, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Recurring
Deep Brain Stimulation Lunch and Learn
Penn State Neuroscience Institute 30 Hope Dr., Entrance A, Room 2702, Hershey, PA
Penn State Health Neurosurgery experts provide information on the benefits and risks of deep brain stimulation therapy for treatment of neurological conditions including essential tremor, Parkinson's disease and dystonia.
Webinar: Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) Meeting
Monthly Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) review meeting.
November 10, 2022, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm Recurring
Take a step toward better health. 'Walk with a Doc.'
City Park Bandshell Rose Garden Road, Reading, PA
"Walk with a Doc" and step into a healthier you with Penn State Health outpatient locations in the Berks region.
Penn State Hampden Womens and Babies Center Tours
These free tours of the new Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center are held the second Thursday of the month from 5-7pm. Half-hour time slots are available for up to […]
November 14, 2022, 11:00 am to 12:00 pm Recurring
November 16, 2022, 9:00 am to 10:00 am Recurring
ECHO Series: Pennsylvania AHEC Community Health Workers
This ECHO series seeks to train CHWs in an effort to strengthen Pennsylvania's public health infrastructure and improve community health outcomes.
November 16, 2022, 8:00 pm to November 17, 2022, 12:00 pm Recurring
ACT Tentative Data Refresh
This date is tentatively scheduled for an ACT data refresh.
Multiple Sclerosis Support Group
The Penn State Health Multiple Sclerosis Support Group provides information, support and socialization for those managing the disease.
Commission for Women 2022-2023 Book Club
Join the Penn State Commission for Women Book Club as we explore the latest award-winning books.
Thyroid Cancer (ThyCa) Support Group
The Penn State Health Thyroid Cancer Support Group provides information, support and socialization for those managing the condition.
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Women and Babies Center Tours
The Women and Babies Center at Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center is ready to provide all the care your growing family needs, close to home on the West Shore. Schedule a tour today.
Baby Boot Camp
This two week class covers care of your infant from birth to one year, including feeding, bathing, diapering and home safety. For registration information, call 717-981-8238 or e-mail hmoretz@pennstatehealth.psu.edu.
December 1, 2022, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm Recurring
December 2, 2022, 7:00 am to 8:00 am Recurring
December 2, 2022, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm Recurring
December 5, 2022, 11:00 am to 12:00 pm Recurring
December 6, 2022, 9:00 am to 3:30 pm
8th Annual Penn State Addiction Symposium with keynote speaker Greg Williams
The 8th Annual Penn State Addiction Symposium is a free, hybrid event held online and in Hershey with limited in-person attendance scheduled for Dec. 6, 2022.
December 6, 2022, 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program Student Seminar – Van Bui / Maiolu Tang
Lecture Room A (Room C4618) - Penn State College of Medicine 700 HMC Crescent Road, Hershey, PA
Two Biomedical Sciences students will present.
In the Key of D Concert: Maria Thompson Corley, piano
Lecture Room D (Room C7619) - Penn State College of Medicine 700 HMC Crescent Road, Hershey, PA
Please join The Doctors Kienle Center for Humanistic Medicine on Dec. 6, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. in Lecture Room D in welcoming Maria Thompson Corley on the piano, for her solo performance titled "Soulscapes."
In the Key of D Concert: 'Soulscapes'
The program features musician Maria Thompson Corley on the piano.
December 7, 2022, 12:00 pm to 12:45 pm
Design and Print an Academic Research Poster
Room C1620K - Harrell Library Technology Sandbox 700 HMC Crescent Road, Hershey, PA
In this in-person workshop, Seamus Carmichael will walk you through the process of creating an Academic Research Poster, offering templates and design advice and will show you how to get […]
December 7, 2022, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
Webinar: The Impact of Video Visual Scene Displays on Peer Social Interaction for Adolescents with ASD and Complex Communication Needs
The Penn State Autism and Developmental Disorders Collaborative is holding its fourth ASD@PSU Monthly Seminar for this academic year.
Webinar: Biostatistics & Bioinformatics Seminar – 'Lessons Learned and Future Directions for Genetics Studies of Human Gut Microbiome'
Presented by Dr. Serena Sanna, PhD, Director of Research at CNR, Italy.
Final Thesis Defense – Brandon J. LaFever
Brandon LaFever, PhD candidate in the Neuroscience graduate program, will present.
December 8, 2022, 9:00 am to 11:00 am
Emeritus Faculty Organization Council Meeting
EFO Council Meeting - for council members only. A Zoom link will be provided for invited attendees.
Inclusion Academy – Culturally Responsive Care: Not What I Meant: The impact of language choice in patient care and ways of communicating respectfully in a multicultural world
Dr. Pamela Hays, will present a framework for understanding cultural influences related to several dimensions of diversity. Why any commonly used phrases and terms can be offensive? This session will […]
Webinar: TL1/TSF Program Highlight
Part of the Penn State CTSI Translational Science Seminar series. Register here.
Anyone affiliated with Penn State Health and Penn State College of Medicine can request access to add events to this calendar here.
Infonet calendar
Faculty, staff and students with Penn State Health network access can view selected internal events on the Infonet calendar here.


Paul, an apostle sent, not by men or by any man, but by Jesus Christ and God his Father who raised him from the dead—I and my brothers who are with me send greetings to the churches in Galatia. We wish you the favor and peace of God our Father and of the Lord Jesus Christ, who gave himself for our sins, to rescue us from the present evil age, as our God and Father willed—to him be glory for endless ages. Amen.
I am amazed that you are so soon deserting him who called you in accord with his gracious design in Christ, and are going over to another gospel. But there is no other. Some who wish to alter the gospel of Christ must have confused you. For even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel not in accord with the one we delivered to you, let a curse be upon him! I repeat what I have just said: if anyone preaches a gospel to you other than the one you received, let a curse be upon him!
Whom would you say I am trying to please at this point—men or God? Is this how I seek to ingratiate myself with men? If I were trying to win man's approval, I would surely not be serving Christ!
Paul writes to the Galatians to make them understand that by God's grace they are no longer under the law. When the Gospel was preached to them, there were some among them of Jewish origin known as circumcisers—though they called themselves Christians—who did not grasp the gift they had received. They still wanted to be under the burden of the law. Now God had imposed that burden on those who were slaves to sin and not on servants of justice. That is to say, God had given a just law to unjust men in order to show them their sin, not to take it away. For sin is taken away only by the gift of faith that works through love. The Galatians had already received this gift, but the circumcisers claimed that the Gospel would not save them unless they underwent circumcision and were willing to observe also the other traditional Jewish rites.
The Galatians, therefore, began to question Paul's preaching of the Gospel because he did not require Gentiles to follow Jewish observances as other apostles had done. Even Peter had yielded to the scandalized protests of the circumcisers. He pretended to believe that the Gospel would not save the Gentiles unless they fulfilled the burden of the law. But Paul recalled him from such dissimulation, as is shown in this very same letter. A similar issue arises in Paul's letter to the Romans, but with an evident difference. Through his letter to them Paul was able to resolve the strife and controversy that had developed between the Jewish and Gentile converts.
In the present letter Paul is writing to persons who were profoundly influenced and disturbed by the circumcisers. The Galatians had begun to believe them and to think that Paul had not preached rightly, since he had not ordered them to be circumcised. And so the Apostle begins by saying: I am amazed that you are so quickly deserting him who called you to the glory of Christ, and turning to another gospel.
After this there comes a brief introduction to the point at issue. But remember in the very opening of the letter Paul had said that he was an apostle not from men nor by any man, a statement that does not appear in any other letter of his. He is making it quite clear that the circumcisers, for their part, are not from God but from men, and that his authority in preaching the Gospel must be considered equal to that of the other apostles. For he was called to be an apostle not from men nor by any man, but through God the Father and his Son, Jesus Christ.


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The state has done this several times in recent decades, bringing in hundreds of millions in unpaid taxes amid criticism that amnesty programs reward bad behavior.
Signed into law by Gov. Phil Murphy as part of his first budget, the amnesty program applies to outstanding state taxes due between Feb. 1, 2009, and Sept. 1, 2017, such as income, sales or corporate business taxes. It does not apply to property taxes, which are administered at the local level.
Individuals or businesses have a 60-day window — until Jan. 15 — to take advantage of the program. If they do, the state will waive any penalties related to late payment and discount any interest due by half.
If they don't, however, the state will tack on another 5 percent to the amount owed.
The program does not apply to anyone under criminal investigation for any state tax matter. More information about the program is available on the state's website.
Why is the state doing this?
Short answer: New Jersey needs the money. The program is estimated to bring in $200 million.
Longer answer: The program was included in the state budget after a standoff between Murphy and fellow Democrats in the Legislature over which taxes to raise and by how much to balance the budget. Murphy wanted an increase in the sales tax and a higher income tax rate on millionaires, but Senate President Stephen Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin preferred a corporate business tax and other stopgap measures, such as the tax amnesty program.
The disagreement was so fierce it nearly led to a state government shutdown. In the end, the leaders agreed to a compromise that included an increase in taxes on income over $5 million; a hike in the corporate tax rate; the tax amnesty program; and new fees on things like e-cigarettes, Uber rides and Airbnb stays.
Why was the program controversial?
After Coughlin initially proposed tax amnesty in April, Murphy raised concerns that it was the type of one-time, unsustainable revenue source that can shore up a budget one year but leave a hole the next. Throughout budget negotiations, Murphy railed against such "gimmicks" and warned, "We can't keep writing budgets in disappearing ink."
As it turned out, however, about half of the $1.6 billion in new taxes included in Murphy's first spending plan will phase out over the next four years. That will put further strain on a budget already stretched thin by rising costs for public employee pensions, health benefits and debt payments.
Will it work?
New Jersey has a decades-long history of successfully using tax amnesty programs to bring in extra cash despite the tactic's being criticized as rewarding those who don't follow the rules.
The state brought in $68 million in net revenue from a program in 1987, $244 million in 1996 and $647 million in 2009, according to the Office of Legislative Services. The legislative agency was unable to fully determine the results of other programs in 2002 and 2014.
The state mailed about 600,000 notices during the 2009 program, according to the OLS. This year, in comparison, the state has sent letters to 750,000 individuals and businesses with overdue taxes, a Treasury Department spokeswoman said.
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Discussion in 'iPad Help' started by Lisawms, Jun 19, 2010.
Can you provide a little more info? Do you mean inside iTunes?
Just curious, are there free podcast that you can download?
There are probably a few... THOUSAND! Open iTunes and go to the iTunes Store. Across the top you will see where you can select Music, Movies, TV Shows, App Store and next to that... Podcasts!
I subscribe to at least five podcasts that I watch every time the are updated. One of my favorite is CNet's Buzz Out Loud for tech news, and I like house music so I subscribe to Deep House Cat and Sebastian B. For iPhone and iPad news, I subscribe to TiPb's iPad Live and iPhone Live.
When you open iTunes and attach your iPad, click on the iPad and across the top, you will see all of the things you can sync, but you have to check the box that tells it which Podcasts you want on your iPad.


President Obama has just announced a controversial decision (because we're all paying close attention over the Labor Day weekend, of course) not to raise the ozone standards for air pollution–in spite of pressure from environmentalists and his own head of EPA, Lisa Jackson. He is responding, instead, to requests from House Speaker John Boehner, as well as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce; opposition to the regulation was focused on the expense to businesses of meeting it, somewhere in the range of $20 to $90 billion annually.
I'm not going to jump into an Obama Bash here. Maybe it's the sunny skies, but I'm being optimistic. Maybe the president is getting ready to do some political horse-trading. By being responsive to business concerns about what opponents claim would have been the most expensive regulation to come out of E.P.A., by far, he can't be called a Democrat who supports any and all regulations. The thinking might go: You can have those ozone regulations–which are set to be revisited in 2013, anyway–but I want those new mercury regulations for coal-fired power plants. We can afford those.
Horse-trading or caving: we'll see a clear trend over the next few months, as other pollution regulations come up for discussion. The ozone decision bodes ill for those opposing the upcoming Keystone pipeline approval, in spite of an impassioned letter from the governor of Nebraska. If the president is accepting the "jobs versus environmental protection" framework, he will be forced to choose jobs. That jobs versus environment framework is not, and has never been, accurate. It is a spin imposed by corporate polluters and their lobbyists, one that is all too easily understood–and, sadly, is gaining traction among voters. Enviros have not done a good enough job explaining why and how regulations actually create jobs.


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Actor Verne Troyer Dead at Age 49
by shem on April 21, 2018, 06:04pm. EST
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The actor best known for playing "Mini Me" in the Austin Powers movie passed away; he was 49.
The actor's Facebook released the following statement:
"It is with great sadness and incredibly heavy hearts to write that Verne passed away today.
Verne was an extremely caring individual. He wanted to make everyone smile, be happy, and laugh. Anybody in need, he would help to any extent possible. Verne hoped he made a positive change with the platform he had and worked towards spreading that message everyday.
He inspired people around the world with his drive, determination, and attitude. On film & television sets, commercial shoots, at comic-con's & personal appearances, to his own YouTube videos, he was there to show everyone what he was capable of doing. Even though his stature was small and his parents often wondered if he'd be able to reach up and open doors on his own in his life, he went on to open more doors for himself and others than anyone could have imagined. He also touched more peoples hearts than he will ever know.
Verne was also a fighter when it came to his own battles. Over the years he's struggled and won, struggled and won, struggled and fought some more, but unfortunately this time was too much.
During this recent time of adversity he was baptized while surrounded by his family. The family appreciates that they have this time to grieve privately.
Depression and Suicide are very serious issues. You never know what kind of battle someone is going through inside. Be kind to one another. And always know, it's never too late to reach out to someone for help.
In lieu of flowers, please feel free to make a donation in Verne's name to either of his two favorite charities; The Starkey Hearing Foundation and Best Buddies."
Verne also starred in The Love Guru, Bubble Boy and has multiple television credits to his name.
Troyer stood out at just 2"8 as a result of achondroplasia dwarfism but he says that his family never treated him differently, "they never treated me any different than my other average-sized siblings. I used to have to carry wood, feed the cows and pigs and farm animals."
His Austin Powers co-star Mike Myers released a statement to The Hollywood Reporter saying,
"Verne was the consummate professional and a beacon of positivity for those of us who had the honor of working with him. It is a sad day, but I hope he is in a better place. He will be greatly missed."
Check out some of the reaction people have had on social media…
R.I.P. Verne Troyer aka Mini Me. You made it to that #1 Spot Glad we got to make history together. #goontosoon #love
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Gonna miss my lil buddy! @VerneTroyer RIP homie the whole world's gonna miss you! pic.twitter.com/8iw721BhD0
— T?mmy L33 (@MrTommyLand) April 21, 2018
Rest In Peace "Verne Troyer"! You'll always be our one and only Mini-Me pic.twitter.com/GZI33TKvgJ
— Wildcard Gaming (@Wildcard_GG) April 21, 2018
So sad to hear about the passing of Verne Troyer. I'm glad that I got the chance to meet him tho, he was super nice when we were at E3 pic.twitter.com/IZS1Y2BEki
— Austin Creed (@XavierWoodsPhD) April 21, 2018
So sad to read of the passing of Verne Troyer. A lovely smile with a caring and big heart, he helped raise money on behalf of @starkeycares for free hearing aids for deaf and hard of hearing people. RIP pic.twitter.com/pgA91tWPo6
— Marlee Matlin (@MarleeMatlin) April 21, 2018
#RIPVerneTroyer sad to loose a #LEGEND and friend
— LONG LIVE my little Buddy @VerneTroyer #VerneTroyer pic.twitter.com/kVrDeIWGiC
— Vanilla Ice (@vanillaice) April 21, 2018
Met Verne Troyer at the Playboy Mansion in 1999. I asked for a picture – he said "are you going to bend down or am I supposed to climb up you?" I bent down and asked "what if I said climb up me?" He said "I would have punched you in the dick." #RIPVerneTroyer
— Roz Weston (@rozweston) April 21, 2018
First Avicii and Now Verne Troyer, such sad times these are becoming #RIPVerneTroyer#RIPAvicii pic.twitter.com/cswiZ6gCWo
— AshCrash (@AshCrashBandi) April 21, 2018
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Young violinists from all over the world will soon be gathering in London for the Menuhin Competition – which this year returns to the UK in honour of Yehudi Menuhin's centenary.
The Yehudi Menuhin School is extremely proud of three current pupils, Louisa Staples, Coco Tomita and SongHa Choi who are now in their final stages of preparation having been selected as competitors earlier this year. Coco will be the first to compete in the Junior rounds on 8 and 9 April, while Louisa and SongHa's Senior rounds take place on 10 and 11 April.
As well as relishing the opportunity to share their music with the world, all three are particularly looking forward to meeting and hearing the other young competitors, and being involved in the events that surround the competition. These include concerts, masterclasses, exhibitions and talks honouring Menuhin's legacy and building up to the competition finals on 15 and 16 April. Winners of both the Junior and Senior sections will play in the closing Gala Concert on 17 April.
Each competitor performs a 30-minute recital of works drawn from a repertoire list that spans three centuries of music. We asked each of them about their favourite pieces in their programmes:
SongHa: "I enjoy playing Bartόk's Solo Violin Sonata because of its unique musical language which portrays Bartόk's personality so vividly. The work also contains many technical challenges that push the violinist's capabilities to the limit, and they are a joy to work on and overcome. Because it was written for Menuhin, there is a very personal link through him to the composer, which I feel very dearly."
Louisa: "My favourite piece out of my competition repertoire is Enescu's Impromptu Concertante, because prior to applying to the competition I had never heard of the work before, and I really love discovering new pieces and getting to know them. On top of that, it is a gorgeous piece, full of colour and emotion and is so idiomatic- it is a joy to play!"
Coco: My favourites are Grieg's Sonata No 2 and also the newly commissioned work by Oscar Colomina i Bosch, Shpigl. The Grieg sonata is very romantic, full of emotion and a variety of characters. It is almost like programme music with a hidden story line. I also like Grieg's use of folk elements in his melody as well as in the texture.
The newly composed piece by Oscar Colomina i Bosch is very deep but colourful. I have not had much experience playing contemporary music until now, so for me, it was very interesting learning this piece. It really was an eye-opening experience and opened up my curiosity towards this genre. I like the way the Oscar uses different extracts and elements from other pieces such as the Bartόk sonata and Elgar's concerto. I also like the fact that the he has given us performers a lot of freedom both musically and theatrically."
When asked how they organise their practice for these final stages, they all stressed the importance of continuing to pay attention to the technical details of each piece as well as finding the wider musical meaning.
SongHa says that she spends a great deal of time reading the scores of both her part and the piano/orchestral part to understand the overall composition. "I always think about achieving beauty of tone as without it, phrasing and expression is rendered useless. Whatever one does, it must be convincing, and create a strong rapport with the audience."
For Louisa it's important to play through her repertoire as many times as possible, even if it's just in a practice room. "I find it so important to get a feel for the whole work before an important performance."
Coco says that she continues to look for new things to say through each piece right up until the performance. "I focus on clarifying musical characters not just with sound and phrasing but with physical presentation and stage manner. I find recording myself performing and watching it back really helps me to correct and improve my playing."
We wish all three of them a truly enriching and enjoyable experience.
For more details of dates and times of all events, visit the competition website here.
Read about our other connections to the competition in our earlier story here.
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The president met Tuesday with Navy Rear Adm. Dr. Ronny Jackson, a White House official confirmed to NPR. The official said Jackson wants to keep fighting and that Trump supports his decision.
The White House is defending President Trump's choice to head the Department of Veterans Affairs, even as questions swirl around the nominee, White House physician Dr. Ronny Jackson.
"Dr. Jackson deserves a fair hearing, and we are not going to write him off in any way before his hearing, and quite frankly neither should members of Congress," White House spokesman Hogan Gidley told Rachel Martin on NPR's Morning Edition Wednesday.
Jackson's confirmation hearing, originally scheduled for Wednesday, was indefinitely postponed. And even as Trump defended his nominee, he suggested Jackson might prefer to withdraw.
Jackson, a Navy rear admiral who has served as personal physician to both Trump and former President Barack Obama, was already facing tough questions about whether he had the managerial experience to lead the VA.
Then, late last week, complaints surfaced about Jackson drinking on duty during foreign trips, improperly dispensing prescription medication, and overseeing a hostile work environment in the White House medical unit, according to Sen. John Tester, D-Mont., the ranking Democrat on the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
The complaints came from more than 20 active duty and retired military personnel who had worked for Jackson, Tester said.
"There's a lot of smoke there," Tester told All Things Considered's Ari Shapiro about the as-yet-unsubstantiated allegations.
Sen. Jerry Moran, a Kansas Republican on the committee, has said Jackson denied ever having a drink while on duty.
The White House says Jackson has never been the subject of an Inspector General's report and pointed to glowing performance reviews he received from both Trump and Obama.
Trump echoed that sentiment last year, writing, "Dr. Jackson is a great doctor + leader — '2 star material,' " in bold sharpie.
Jackson has served in the medical unit since 2006, caring for three presidents. He specializes in emergency medicine and served with a battlefield surgical unit in Iraq.
An administration official suggested the complaints may be fallout from Jackson's rivalry with another doctor in the White House Medical Unit dating back to 2012.
The rivalry between Jackson and Dr. Jeffrey Kuhlman prompted a "command climate assessment" of the medical unit that year, which found low morale.
"The staff characterized the working environment as being caught between parents going through a bitter divorce with one parent undermining and talking bad about the other," according to a report of the findings.
The White House says it was Jackson who requested that assessment and hinted Kuhlman is behind the more recent complaints. Jackson "will certainly not be railroaded by a bitter ex-colleague who was removed from his job," said a White House statement.
Trump caught many observers off guard when he picked Jackson to replace ousted VA Secretary David Shulkin. Unlike Shulkin, who had managed a large medical organization before joining the VA, Jackson has never overseen more than 75 people.
Jackson is also a blank slate on one of the key policy questions facing the VA: what role the private sector should play in providing veterans health care. Many of the large veterans service organizations are wary of what they see as a push towards privatization. Shulkin complained that he was fired, in part, for resisting that push.
Trump insisted he would stand behind his nominee, even as he suggested the political battle might not be worth it.
The president met Tuesday in the Oval Office with Jackson, a White House official confirmed to NPR.
The official, who declined to speak on the record, said Jackson wants to keep fighting and that Trump supports his decision.
Former Obama administration staffers also defended Jackson's character, even as they questioned whether he is the right choice for the VA job. One former Obama staffer who spent a lot of time around Jackson on official trips said he had never seen evidence that Jackson drank while on duty. The former staffer said that Jackson and other White House doctors provided Ambien, a sleep medication, when staffers requested them while on overnight flights to Europe and Asia.
NPR national politics correspondent Mara Liasson contributed to this report.


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Clippers vs. Jazz - Game Preview and Open Thread
By Steve Perrin Feb 22, 2008, 10:56am PST
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Staples Center
Feb. 22, 2008 - 7:30 PM
Probable starters:
Brevin Knight PG Deron Williams
Cat Mobley SG Ronnie Brewer
Corey Maggette SF Andrei Kirilenko
Tim Thomas PF Carlos Boozer
Chris Kaman C Mehmut Okur
The Big Picture:
This is the Clippers third meeting of the season with the Jazz, and if it turns out to be anything like the first two then you might want to watch the Suns and Celtics on ESPN. I'd love to come up with some excuses for the poor showings against Utah - like injuries or fatigue or something. But the truth is the Generic Clippers were the healthiest they've been this season for both games (they were within days of each other in January), and were in fact playing pretty good basketball against everyone EXCEPT the Jazz. They were simply incapable of defending against the pick and roll (and pretty much anything else for that matter), and the Jazz scored 106 and 109 points, while shooting 52% in the first game and 57%(!) in the second. Sam Cassell is doubtful for this game after tweaking his wrist when he was knocked down at the end of the third period Wednesday; Kaman's shin is still hurting, but he'll play. But unless they figure out how to stop these guys, it won't much matter.
The Antagonist:
At the time of the first two games, the Jazz looked like a Dr. Jekyll - Mr. Hyde, playing great at home and poorly on the road. Then they came out and smoked the Clippers in Staples Center. That win started a string of 6 wins in 7 road games, which is all part of a 19-3 stretch since New Year's Eve. In short, this is the best team in basketball in 2008, and those late January wins against the Clippers were just a part of the pattern. Carlos Boozer is simply the most efficient high scorer in the NBA (53.5%), Deron Williams has scored 29 points three times since being left off the All Star Team, Mehmut Okur has started playing much better, Andrei Kirilenko is still a monster and Ronnie Brewer is a significant contender for Most Improved Player. But the guy who is the key appears to be Kyle Korver. The Jazz were 16-16 on Dec. 30th. After being traded for Gordon Giricek, Korver played in his first game for Utah on Dec. 31. The team is 19-3 since that time. I can't give you a bunch of stats that prove how great Korver is - he's shooting fine, he makes some threes of course - but the team is 19-3 with him, and that's enough. Kirilenko is listed as a game time decision with the dreaded 'flu-like symptoms' (I don't get that - why are we so afraid to say the flu? Is this some sort of PC thing? Is flu a derogatory term? Are we afraid of offending certain germs?). Carlos Boozer missed part of Utah's last practice with soreness in his back but is expected to play.
The Subplots
Reason for hope? During the 06-07 season, the Jazz were exhibiting a similar dominance of the Clippers. Utah had won the first three meetings by 22, 19 and 10, and none of them were as close as the final score would indicate. In the final meeting of the season in Staples Center, the Clippers won 104-72, their most lopsided victory of the season. This isn't the final meeting this year, but it is the last meeting in Staples. So there's that.
The MLK Day Melee. It was after the last meeting with the Jazz that LA Times columnist TJ Simers interviewed owner Donald T. Sterling, whose comments sparked an ugly back and forth with MDsr. Coincidentally, the same two teams meet again in the same venue the day after the trading deadline, and the Clippers have done nothing to improve either now or in the future. Admittedly, the team looked awful in that Monday matinée. They committed 20 turnovers, gave up countless uncontested layups and looked lethargic and disinterested. It was the right time to get upset - if the wrong tirade.
Which Kaman? I've harped aplenty about the difference between Chris Kaman in the first 39 games and in the 6 prior to the All Star Break. On Wednesday, in the first game back, we basically saw bad Kaman for the first three quarters and good Kaman for the fourth (although foul trouble definitely contributed). Mehmut Okur is a surprisingly good low post defender and the Jazz as a team have very quick and active hands and tend to get a lot of deflections. Active teams like this tend to give Chris a lot of trouble. It would be great if he came out and had a really strong game, but I'm not overly optimistic.
Matchup Trouble. Al Thornton got the start at power forward over a healthy Tim Thomas Wednesday versus Memphis. Of course Memphis started Hakim Warrick at the four. It will be interesting to see who starts, and how the Clippers matchup, against Okur and Boozer. Given that Okur is more of a perimeter player on offense, the Clippers will likely put Kaman on Boozer as they have for the first two games, and then who it's anybody's guess as to who gets the start at the four. I'd love to see Thornton. He could take Boozer to the perimeter and make him work on defense. With Al's first step, that would be a VERY tough cover for Boozer. Let's make the other team worry about how they'll defend the Clippers for once.
The Toughness Factor. Utah is a unique team. They are the second-best shooting team in the league. They run their sets to perfection. But they are also a bunch of bad asses. Carlos Boozer, Matt Harpring and Paul Millsap are built more like linebackers than basketball players. Deron Williams is like a strong safety, and could do about 20 reps bench pressing Dan Dickau. Andrei Kirilenko, though he has a slender build, is tough as nails. Basically, in addition to outplaying the Clippers in the first two games, they also beat them up physically. Toughness is not really a strong suit of the Generic Clippers - but they need to find some if they're going to compete tonight.
The Last Russian. Since the Chicago Bulls bought out Viktor Khryapa a couple of weeks ago, Kirilenko is now the only Russian playing in the NBA. Of course the Clippers' own Russian, Yaroslav Korolev, bombed out after two seasons. Apropos to nothing. It's just interesting, that a huge country like Russia, with such a proud basketball tradition, has only one player in the NBA during this time of globalization. It's all the more strange when you consider that Russia just won the European championships last year. These are the kinds of things I think about.


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Guidry, Cindy 1965(?)-
Born c. 1965. Education: Attended the University of New Orleans.
Home—CA. E-mail—[email protected]; [email protected]
Writer, Pilates instructor; has worked in various professional establishments, including a bakery, department store, restaurants, and an office supply warehouse. Has also worked in various capacities within the film and television industries, commercial production, and for a major Hollywood studio.
The Last Single Woman in America (essays, memoir), Penguin Group (New York, NY), 2008.
ADAPTATIONS:
The Last Single Woman in America was optioned by Home Box Office (HBO) for a potential cable television series.
SIDELIGHTS:
Cindy Guidry was born circa 1965, and grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana. She attended the University of New Orleans, but did not complete a degree. In her early twenties, Guidry moved to California. A writer and Pilates instructor, she has worked at a wide range of jobs over the course of her career, in such varied locations as a bakery and department store. She has worked in restaurants, and in various capacities within the film and television industries, notably as a development executive for a major Hollywood studio. She is also the author of The Last Single Woman in America, a memoir in the form of a series of essays, which has been optioned by Home Box Office (HBO) as a potential cable television series.
Guidry, in essence, fell into writing her book. The traditional process of writing a book was quite overwhelming for her. Instead, Guidry's memoir is made up of various essays she has written over time, which came far more naturally to her. She began writing when working in Hollywood, California, in 1990, at her studio job where she had her first computer. A combination of her present situation and the ease of typing up her ideas initiated her writing, a habit that stuck, with essays accumulating over the years. "I was just writing for myself for a long time," she remarked, in an interview with Alex Simon for the Hollywood Interview Web log. The book has a number of references to music in it, as well, and Guidry claims music was a major influence on her writing and her life in general, a result, she states, of her New Orleans upbringing.
The Last Single Woman in America serves as a chronicle of the more difficult experiences of Guidry's life, including the loss of her job and her boyfriend at the time, both of which coincided with a friend's wedding where, when it came time to toss the bouquet, Guidry was literally the only single woman present at the event. The book also describes how she worked to rebuild her career and move forward, enjoying her single status and trying not to let it bother her when other people seemingly imply that she should be married. The tale of her journey from Hollywood executive to unemployment is one that many readers can relate to. The difficulties that Guidry encounters as a single woman, whom people automatically expect to be in a relationship, also resonate with readers. Most of Guidry's friends and family, as well as former boyfriends, are depicted in her book, though she notes at the start of the volume that several facts were changed in order to make the content more readable. Overall, Guidry discusses such pertinent topics as gender relations outside of relationships, sex, and the world at large. Critics had mixed reactions to her efforts. A reviewer for Publishers Weekly remarked that "while amusing, Guidry barely offers deeper insight than thoughts on bikini waxes and acupuncture sessions for her pet." However, Audrey Snowden, in a review for Library Journal, praised the book, particularly Guidry's ability to be honest without being overly harsh, commenting that she "does not take herself too seriously, and she has a sharp eye for comic detail." Tammar Stein, in a review for the St. Petersburg Times, also found the collection of essays to be lightly self-deprecating and enjoyable, declaring that "a hopeless romantic, neurotic and funny, Guidry puts her heart on her sleeve."
BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:
Guidry, Cindy, The Last Single Woman in America (essays, memoir), Penguin Group (New York, NY), 2008.
Library Journal, January 1, 2008, Audrey Snowden, review of The Last Single Woman in America, p. 110.
Publishers Weekly, November 19, 2007, review of The Last Single Woman in America, p. 49.
St. Petersburg Times (St. Petersburg, FL), February 19, 2008, Tammar Stein, "Single Is Not a Stigma," review of The Last Single Woman in America, p. 1.
USA Today, February 14, 2008, "'The Last Single Woman' Tells Why She Is Perfectly Content," review of The Last Single Woman in America, p. 4.
Cindy Guidry Home Page,http://www.cindyguidry.com (August 20, 2008).
Cindy Guidry MySpace Page,http://profile.myspace.com/thelastsinglewomaninamerica (August 20, 2008), author profile.
Hollywood Interview Web log,http://thehollywoodinterview.blogspot.com/ (March 8, 2008), Alex Simon, "Alone Again, Not-So Naturally: Cindy Guidry and the Lament of the Last Single Woman in America," author interview.
Largehearted Boy Web log,http://www.largeheartedboy.com/blog/ (February 15, 2008), "Book Notes—Cindy Guidry," author interview.
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Mélanie Laurent is a French actress, singer, pianist, screenwriter and director. Born in Paris to a Jewish family, she was introduced to acting at the age of sixteen by Gérard Depardieu, who cast her in a minor role in the romantic drama The Bridge. The recipient of two César Awards, an Étoiles d'or du cinéma français, and a Lumières Award, Laurent has established herself as an accomplished actress in the French film industry.
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Astronomia
 1962 Dunant – asteroide della fascia principale

Geografia
 Punta Dunant – vetta secondaria della Punta Dufour nel Massiccio del Monte Rosa

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Greenchoice is one of the largest suppliers of sustainable energy in The Netherlands. Success in the market has led to the company's rapid growth, partly due to new, IT-driven services being introduced on a regular basis. A steadily growing number of applications imposed the need to professionalize the IT department: a well-structured architecture was required, testing needed to be automated, and change and release management had to be optimized. Xpirit assisted Greenchoice in realizing the required changes, and with full success: the IT landscape has become much more stable and efficient, and has grown into a solid foundation that supports responsible growth.
Greenchoice was founded in 2001, and was one of the first providers of sustainable energy on the Dutch market. The company strongly believes in the adagio: practice what you preach, which is why it has implemented sustainability throughout its organization. For instance, staff is encouraged to travel only by public transport, the company only invests in natural energy and conservation, and it participates in talks with government bodies about implementing the Paris climate agreement.
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Mississippi Sideboard
A Southern Gallimaufry
Windfall in Water
Satyr's Beard
This beautiful mushroom, also known as a lion's mane, bearded tooth or hedgehog, grows on the trunks of living deciduous trees (in this case an oak) as well as decayed limbs, fallen logs and branches. The fungus has extraordinary medicinal properties for supporting the nervous system. While I can't speak for their attributes as a brain food, they're quite good sliced, sauteed in butter with garlic and served with a stout green vegetable such as broccoli or asparagus. They mature in November.
The Lamar
November Nandina
A History of Cajun Fried Turkey
Food historians agree that deep-fried turkeys trace their roots to bayou Louisiana/Texas cuisine although no exact year, restaurant, or person is connected to this particular food by primary documentation.
There is no mention of fried turkey in Lafcadio Hearn's La Cuisine Creole: A Collection of Culinary Recipes [New Orleans: 1885] or The Picayune Creole Cook Book, 2nd edition [New Orleans: 1901], but according to tradition fried turkeys were cooked outdoors for large popular events (family reunions, charity dinners, church suppers, etc.) in the early years of the twentieth century. About twenty years ago fried turkeys received national press and caught the attention of mainstream America. This recipe migrated from Louisiana/Texas to Missouri, Tennessee, Georgia (peanut oil), then up the eastern seaboard to D.C. before it took a drastic turn northwesterly to Seattle and Vancouver. Most articles written in the last couple of years simply reference fried turkey as a tasty alternative to the traditional holiday roast, usually with some sort of vague warning frying anything that size inside the home.
Paul Prudhomme includes a recipe for "Cajun Fried Turkey (D'inde Frite) in The Prudhomme Family Cookbook: Old-Time Louisiana Recipes [William Morrow:New York] 1987 (p. 105- 109)
"Fried turkey has been all the rage at least for the last decade in New Orleans, and long before that it was a tradition in the bayou and throughout the South. Like many a vainglorious culinary mania before it, the national renown of fried turkeys can be traced directly to Martha Stewart, who plucked them from regional obscurity and put them in her magazine in 1996. "—It's Treacherous, But Oh So Tasty; Fried-Turkey Fans Take the Risk, Annie Gowen, Washington Post, November 22, 2001 (p. B1)
"Frying whole turkeys is sort of the Southern version of making fondue. You have a lot of your friends over, you poke around in a pot of hot oil with some sticks, and then you pull out your dinner. Justin Wilson, he of Cajun fame, recalls first seeing a turkey fry in Louisiana in the 1930s."—Something Different: Deep-Fried Turkey, Beverly Bundy, St. Louis Dispatch, November 24, 1997 (Food p. 4)
"A longtime food favorite in the southern United States, the delicious deep-fried turkey has quickly grown in popularity thanks to celebrity chefs such as Martha Stewart and Emeril Lagasse. While some people rave about this tasty creation, Underwriters Laboratories Inc.'s (UL) safety experts are concerned that backyard chefs may be sacrificing safety for good taste. "We're worried by the increasing reports of fires related with turkey fryer use," says John Drengenberg, UL consumer affairs manager. "Based on our test findings, the fryers used to produce those great-tasting birds are not worth the risks. And, as a result of these tests, UL has decided not to certify any turkey fryers with our trusted UL Mark."—Deep-Frying That Turkey Could Land You in Hot Water; UL Warns Against Turkey Fryer Use, PR Newswire, June 27, 2002
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Thanksgiving with Alice
Thanksgiving has a uniquely American song, not the sort that Lincoln might have imagined when he inaugurated the holiday in 1863, but "Alice's Restaurant Massacree" is revolutionary, irreverent and earthy; in short, as American as pumpkin pie.
"Now it all started two years ago on Thanksgiving, when my friend and I went up to visit Alice at the Restaurant, but Alice doesn't live in the restaurant, she lives in the church nearby the restaurant, in the bell-tower, with her husband Ray and Fasha the dog. This song is called Alice's Restaurant, and it's about Alice, and the Restaurant, but Alice's Restaurant is not the name of the restaurant, that's just the name of the song, and that's why I called the song 'Alice's Restaurant'."
I think a lot of people who are interested in food fantasize about having a restaurant," Alice Brock writes in My Life As a Restaurant (1975). "I never did. I was twenty-five, married and crazy. I was a captive in a situation I had very little control over other than the role of cook and nag—being a hippy housewife was not satisfying. I had a world of fantasies; none included a restaurant, but all were based on the assumption that I would be my own person, on my own trip."
Alice's mother, who was a real estate broker in Stockbridge and determined to get her daughter out of her "situation", called her one day and asked her to go with her and look at a little luncheonette for sale down an alley in the middle of town. "It had a counter down one side and three or four booths on the other side, and a tiny ill-equipped kitchen in the back," Alice remembers. "It was painted two-tone institutional green, and it was definitely not the kind of place where I would eat, much less own. But it was a chance, a chance to escape. Before we left, I was hooked. I was already creating a menu, I was already free. Those moments, when suddenly an opportunity appears, a door opens—they are what life is all about."
Alice called her restaurant "The Back Room". "I knew nothing, absolutely nothing," she admits. "I can't believe how innocent I was. But it didn't matter." Opening night was a near-disaster, "a nightmare", but she persevered, and soon she and her sister, who was also in a "situation", were staying up all night cooking things she later wouldn't consider for hundred-dollar-a-plate dinners and working five hours making thirty portions of some exotic soup that would vanish in twenty minutes the next day. "I was crazy, she said, "but I know that for all our unprofessionalism, we cooked some pretty wonderful dishes, and I established a reputation as a cook."
The summer of 1966 was a magical time for Stockbridge; the Berkshire Playhouse had reorganized with aspirations of something more than just a summer stock theater, attracting stars and would-be stars to the town. "Dustin Hoffman and Gene Hackman liked hamburgers with onion, green peppers, and an egg in them," Alice writes. "Frank Langella was called 'Mr. Mushroom Omelet'. Ann Bancroft was wonderful, and when her whole family came, I cooked giant meals; when they stayed late, she helped me clear the table."
One spring morning a year after opening, Alice says that she walked through the front door and freaked out. "I felt that instead of owning it, it owned me. The plates were out to get me, the pots were planning an attack, the stove was laughing at me. I had a terrible urge to smash everything." Instead, she called Eastern Airlines and booked a midnight flight to Puerto Rico, emptied the cash box and gave away all the food. "It was a wonderful restaurant. It was a success. I ran it for one year. It turned me into a madwoman. I made enemies of old friends. I broke up with my husband. I left my home. I had actually broken free and become my own person. I didn't know what I was going to do, but I knew I would never have another restaurant. Never say never."
Alice Brock went on to open not one but several more restaurants; she now lives in Provincetown, Massachusetts, where she owns an art gallery. After Arlo premiered "Alice's Restaurant Massacree" before a captivated crowd of over ten thousand at the Newport Jazz Festival in July, 1967, he performed it live on non-commercial New York City radio station WBAI one night later that summer. The song became so popular that for months afterward WBAI rebroadcast it only when listeners pledged to donate a large amount of money. The eponymous (less the massacree) album was released that same year, with the song (at 18:20) taking up the entire first side, the other filled with a selection of bluesy folk tunes. The ballad has become a Thanksgiving tradition not only for classic rock stations, but for thousands of households across the nation.
Alice and Arlo (Photo courtesy of Alice Brock)
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Ruby's Roadhouse Omelette
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Q: What does Minecraft's scary music mean? Apparently it means there is a dungeon around but I can never find any?
If it does mean dungeons how far away will it trigger?

A: I don't think it means anything significant, definitely not that there's a dungeon around.
I have noticed that I tend to hear it as I descend into darkness or reach the surface during the day, so I believe that there are triggers to improve the mood, just not ones that are related to dungeons (yet).

A: I've heard it when entering a dark area when I'm caving before put torches up.  This has happened regularly enough to make me think it is a trigger for the scary music, but may be just a coincidence.

A: As described in this article on minecraftwiki.net,

Ambience (sometimes called cave
  noises) is a set of sounds that
  occasionally plays when the player is
  in close proximity to an unlit cave.
  Despite their name, they are not
  sounds that one would expect to hear
  inside of a cave, such as falling
  pebbles, but rather supernatural
  noises frequently likened to ghostly
  train whistles, rice rockets, and
  demon roars.
Ambient sounds require that a space at
  least 3×3×3, entirely at light level
  zero, be positioned ten to twenty
  blocks away from the player in any
  direction. The space does not need to
  be sealed off - a sound can even play
  from a space that the player can
  actually see - nor does the player
  need to be underground to hear it. The
  sounds can also come from
  player-created spaces, even if that
  space is a box above the clouds.
Contrary to popular insistence,
  ambience is not an indicator of nearby
  ore, dungeons, or mobs. Following them
  can still lead the player to such
  things indirectly, since they emanate
  from unexplored caves.

A: The train-like noise means that you're near an unlit undiscovered cave system. One of the noises of which I'm not sure means that you're near a dungeon, but the only problem is that you can't tell whether to dig in front of you, behind you, up, down, left, or right.

A: As far as I can tell the music is mostly meaningless.  I have heard that it signifies morning has come but it doesn't always play then.  I think it's more there to just freak you out or get you inspired than it is to serve any mechanical purpose.


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John Lemke's Thawlines: Live Album Launch with support from Susan Bear & Everyday Dust
Fri 11 November 2022
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John Lemke / Photo by Stephen Gilmour
Unfamiliar landscapes, dampened by snow and fog, frozen waterways, ghostly forests: in equal parts unsettling and rich with possibility - such is the world of Thawlines, the third solo album by Berlin native & Glasgow based composer John Lemke. Crafted at a glacial pace over six years, it distills the memories of a deeply impactful journey to Finland into his most personal album to date.
The CCA concert marks the first live performance of Thawlines since its initial release in May 2022. Following the collision of prepared piano and electronics on debut People Do (2013), the dub infused Walizka EP (2014) and genre bending Nomad Frequencies (2015), Lemke's music has been ever evolving. With the latest offering there has been a shift towards live instrumentation and a new cinematic quality influenced by his prolific soundtrack output. Helping to bring this new direction to life are some of John's favourite musicians, including Susan Bear, Eilidh Rodgers (Sacred Paws), Ben Fletcher and Pete Harvey (Modern Studies).
Thawlines is out now via Denovali Records.
Thawlines
Glasgow native Susan Bear (FKA Good Dog) is an artist, producer and multi-instrumentalist. Her most recent album Alter was released on Lost Map Records on 10th June 2022 - written, played, recorded, produced and mixed entirely by Suse in her Glasgow studio. About the project Suse says: 'it lets me make the music I want to hear, and express myself without restriction - my only goal is to make the sounds in my head come to life'.
Over the last ten years, Bear has released music under the name 'Good Dog' and as part of duo Tuff Love, in addition to having a range of instrumental, production and songwriting credits with the likes of Poster Paints, Pictish Trail, Martha Ffion, The Pastels, Karine Polwart, Malcolm Middleton and Amandah Wilkinson (Bossy Love).
Everyday Dust is an electronic musician and producer from Scotland who works with synthesizers, tape machines and transformed sounds to create immersive, narrative- driven compositions.
He describes his work as "soundtracks to strange stories" - a process that echoes his work outside of the ED universe as a film and documentary composer. In his own work however he is free to explore stranger, darker and more eldritch themes - a world more in keeping with his love of the horror genre and weird fiction in general. Listeners have compared his work to 70s and 80s horror movie soundtracks, Virgin-era Tangerine Dream and minimalists such as Steve Reich and Terry Riley.
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If you have a new dog or puppy, you can use the crate to limit his access to the house until he learns all the house rules—like what he can and can't chew on and where he can and can't eliminate. A crate is also a safe way of transporting your dog in the car or taking him places where he may not be welcome to run freely. If you properly train your dog to use the crate, he'll think of it as his safe place and will be happy to spend time there when needed.
Crates may be plastic or collapsible, metal pens. Your dog's crate should be large enough for him to stand up and turn around. No more, no less.
It's important to keep two things in mind while crate training; 1) the crate should always be associated with something pleasant; and 2), training should take place in a series of small steps.
Put the crate in an area of your house where the family spends a lot of time, such as the family room. Put a soft blanket or towel in the crate. Make sure the crate door is securely fastened open so it won't hit your dog or frighten him. To encourage your dog to enter the crate, drop small food treats near it, then just inside the door, and finally, all the way inside the crate. If he refuses to go all the way in at first, that's okay – don't force him to enter. Continue tossing treats into the crate until your dog will walk calmly all the way into the crate to get the food. If he isn't interested in treats, try tossing a favorite toy in the crate. This step may take a few minutes or as long as several days.
After introducing your dog to the crate, begin feeding him his regular meals near the crate. This will create a pleasant association with the crate. If your dog is readily entering the crate when you begin, put the food dish all the way at the back of the crate. If your dog is still reluctant to enter the crate, put the dish only as far inside as he will readily go without becoming fearful or anxious. Each time you feed him, place the dish a little further back in the crate. Once your dog is standing comfortably in the crate to eat his meal, you can close the door while he's eating. At first, open the door as soon as he finishes his meal. With each successful feeding, leave the door closed a few minutes longer, until he's staying in the crate for 20 minutes.


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All is prepared. We await only your arrival. When I told the commander of your commitment and zeal, he agreed to welcome you into our ranks at once. At first, you will be put through preliminary training, but you already know how to ride and wield a blade and thus have already mastered the essentials. The rest will not take much time. As soon as you don our colors, we will set out in search of your mother. And we will find her — I promise. Even if we have to comb every inch of Velen.
King Radovid is unhappy with your performance. You were to rid of the other members of the so-called "Big Four," yet not only do they still live, but they also now know of your role in their attempted assassination. That was not our arrangement.
For the time being, hide in the place which the messenger delivering this missive will indicate and stay out of sight. His Majesty lives in the hope that mutual animosity between the other members of the Big Four will finish the job which you attempted, yet flubbed so badly.


There is nothing sweeter then gaining a new baby sister! Big Sister Adelyn was completely in love with her little sister Emersyn! Even when I was wrapping her, she was so concerned and making sure her baby sister was ok! The process of this baby girl being born was quite the special story. Her moms Megan and Suzanne were telling me all about the process and making sure their donor came from the same specimen as Adelyn so that they would truly be blood sisters is just amazing.
Emersyn was just the sweetest little baby when she came to see me in my Scottsdale studio. She hardly made a peep and looked so precious in the soft pink and neutrals we chose for her session. I think these images especially with the ones of Adelyn and her together will be timeless and look perfect in their home for years to come!


Avocado oil contains Vitamins A, B1, B2, D, E, and beta carotene. It is a monosaturated oil making it nourishing and suitable for dehydrated, sun exposed and dry skin. It is known to have regenerative and rejuvenating properties; it significantly increases the amount of collagen in the skin and is especially useful for mature skin. It also helps to relieve the dryness and itching of psoriasis and eczema. Avocado oil is rapidly absorbed into the skin and does not clog pores. It is high in sterolins, which are reputed to reduce age spots reduce age spots, help heal sun damage and scars. It is the sterolins (also called plant steroids) in the oil that helps to soften the skin and imparts a superior moisturizing effect. For this reason it is an ideal ingredient to include when formulating for people with dehydrated, sun or climate damaged skin, as it is an extremely good moisturizing and nourishing compound, assisting in the regeneration and rejuvenation of the skin. In a study done at the Department of Food Engineering and Biotechnology, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in 1991, it was found that avocado oil significantly increases the amount of collagen in the skin - which normally is under attack as we grow older. Avocado oil is easily absorbed into deep tissue, and with its wonderfully emollient properties, makes it ideal for mature skins. It also helps to relieve the dryness and itching of psoriasis and eczema. For all natural skin care lovers ! AVOCADO OIL BENEFITS, USES AND PROPERTIES: Avocado oil is rich in lecithin, proteins and vitamins like A, B, D, E. With its higher regenerative properties, this oil is widely used in anti-bacterial, anti-oxidant and ANTI-WRINKLE treatments. For those looking to reverse the signs of ageing, to get a young and glowing skin, regular massage with avocado oil is a must. It is the anti-oxidant property of the oil which helps in reducing the signs of the AGING PROCESS of the skin. 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