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Johnny "Blood" McNally
American football player and coach
John McNally
(1903-11-27)November 27, 1903
New Richmond, Wisconsin
November 28, 1985(1985-11-28) (aged 82)
Palm Springs, California
Position(s)
Halfback
Saint John's (MN), Notre Dame[1]
As coach
Pittsburgh Pirates
Kenosha Cardinals
Saint John's (MN)
As player
Milwaukee Badgers
Duluth Eskimos
Pottsville Maroons
Green Bay Packers
Buffalo Tigers
Career highlights and awards
4× NFL champion (1929, 1930, 1931, 1936)
NFL 1930s All-Decade Team
Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame (1970)
Pro Football Hall of Fame, 1963
Service/branch
U.S. Army Air Corps
Battles/wars
India Theater
John Victor McNally (November 27, 1903 – November 28, 1985), nicknamed Johnny Blood, was an American football player and coach. McNally was named a member of the NFL 1930s All-Decade Team and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1963, as one of the Hall of Fame's 17 charter members. McNally played for six different teams between 1925 and 1941, with his longest tenure being with the Green Bay Packers, first from 1929–33 and then from 1935–36. McNally served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. Following the war he attempted to return to football in 1945, but an injury ended his playing career.
1 Biography
1.1 Early life
1.2 College career
1.3 Professional career
1.4 Green Bay Packers
1.5 Coaching career
1.6 Legendary antics
1.7 Later in life
1.8 After football
2 Head coaching record
2.1 College
4 External links
John Victor McNally Jr. was born as the fourth of six surviving children to parents, Mary and John McNally Sr.[2] A native of New Richmond, Wisconsin, McNally graduated from high school at age 14. He never played high school sports, but earned letters in football, baseball, basketball, and track at Saint John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota. McNally transferred to Notre Dame in 1926, but never played a down for the Fighting Irish, and left school to play semi-professional football. He did not earn his degree until 1946 after retiring from the game.
In 1922, while working for a newspaper in Minneapolis and still answering to the name John McNally, he and a friend, Ralph Hanson, heard they could make extra money by playing football for a semipro football team in the city. They decided to try out under fake names, which would protect McNally's amateur standing in case Notre Dame agreed to take McNally back someday after having been kicked out. They headed over to the team's practice field on McNally's motorcycle. "On the way there", McNally said, "we passed a theater on Hennepin Avenue, and up on the marquee I saw the name of the movie that was playing, Blood and Sand with Rudolph Valentino. Ralph was behind me on the motorcycle, and I turned my head and shouted, 'That's it. I'll be Blood and you be Sand.'" McNally made the team, but it was a few years before he made football history while playing with the Green Bay Packers and five other NFL teams.[3]
Starting in 1925, McNally made a tour of pro football franchises—the Milwaukee Badgers (1925–26), Duluth Eskimos (1926–27), Pottsville Maroons (1928), Green Bay Packers (1929–33), Pittsburgh Pirates (1934), the Packers again (1935–36), and the Pirates again as player-coach (1937–39).[4]
McNally played in the National Football League for 14 seasons, with five different teams. In his prime, McNally was 6'1" and 188 lbs., known for his speed, agility, and pass-catching ability. He got his professional start in 1925 with the Milwaukee Badgers, where he became famous as the "Vagabond Halfback" for his off-the-field behavior and spontaneity. In 1926 and 1927 he played for the Duluth Eskimos,with fellow Pro Football Hall of Famer, Ernie Nevers, and in 1928 he played with the Pottsville Maroons.
In 1928 McNally switched teams and came to Pottsville along with Walt Kiesling, another Pro Football Hall of Famer-to-be.
On November 25, 1928, the NFL's Pottsville Maroons played the visiting Green Bay Packers at Minersville Park in a driving snow storm. In a 26-0 lopsided win over the Packers, McNally scored the last two touchdowns of the game; his second coming on a 65-yard run after an interception. Although no one at Minersville Park knew it at the time, that touchdown would be the last Pottsville would ever score in the NFL.[5]
After the Maroons folded in 1928, McNally went to the team against which he scored Pottsville's last NFL touchdowns: the Green Bay Packers. Between 1929–1933, 1935–1936, he played with the Packers where he helped them win four championships. He helped lead the Packers to three Championships in a row: 1929–1931, as well as in 1936.
In 1937, McNally moved on to the Pittsburgh Steelers (then called the Pirates), where on his first play he ran back a kick 92 yards for a touchdown. He ended his NFL career in 1939 as the head coach of the Pirates. One day in 1941, McNally took a day off from his coaching duties for the Kenosha Cardinals minor league football team and played one game with the Buffalo Tigers of the third American Football League.
When coach Curly Lambeau first negotiated a contract with McNally to play for the Green Bay Packers he offered him a $110 a week if he wouldn't drink after Wednesday and $100 a week if he did. McNally allegedly took the $100, although a later story said Lambeau said he would give him the $110 and let him drink on Wednesday for being so honest about it.[6]
McNally wore several different uniform numbers during his Packers career, including 14 (1933–34), 20 (1931–32), 24 (1929–30), 26 (1935), and 55 (1936).[7]
The Pittsburgh's President Art Rooney hired McNally for the 1937 season to be both a player and a coach for the NFL's Pirates. In his first season as coach, McNally's team was able to muster only a 4–7 record, which was still good enough for 3rd place in the NFL Eastern conference. McNally and his squad fared worse in 1938, however, posting only a 2–9 record. They finished 5th out of six teams in the NFL Eastern conference.
During the 1938 season, which would be McNally's last full season as coach, the Pirates were set to play the rival Philadelphia Eagles at Laidley Field in Charleston, West Virginia on November 20, but McNally was nowhere to be seen. As the story is often told, McNally was instead attending a football game at the Rose Bowl in Los Angeles. Friends in the press box questioned McNally as to why he was on the West Coast and he replied that the Pirates had an open date. The scoreboard, however, proved otherwise. Pittsburgh was on the road playing without its boss present.[8] "I was going to fire him", Rooney later said, "But the players loved him. So I told him, 'John, you have to make the games.'"
McNally began the Pirates' 1939 season as head coach, but following a 32–0 loss to the Chicago Bears at Forbes Field, and the third consecutive loss to start the season, McNally tendered his resignation to Rooney.[9] The Pirates went 7–25–1 (.318) in his three seasons before being replaced by Walt Kiesling in 1939.
Rooney later called McNally the most memorable character he knew during his career. "Nobody would even believe some of the things he did", said Rooney. "As one of our veterans once said, 'This is the only team I've been on where the players worry about the coach instead of the other way around.'"
For the 1940 and 1941 seasons, McNally took over the coaching position with the Kenosha Cardinals, an independent pro team that had formerly played in the American Professional Football Association of 1939. For two games, he and two of his players loaned themselves to the Buffalo Tigers of the American Football League (1940), with McNally playing in one of the games. (By doing so, McNally became the only alumnus of the 1940 AFL to eventually reach the Hall of Fame.)
McNally coached football again at St. John's University (Minnesota) from 1950 to 1952 where he amassed 13–9 record during his three-year stint. When leaving Saint John's he told incoming head coach John Gagliardi that "nobody can win at Saint John's." Gagliardi went on to become the winningest head coach in college football regardless of division and coached at St. John's from 1953 until his retirement after the 2012 season.
Legendary antics
McNally earned a reputation for extracurricular exploits both on and off the football field that contributed to the legend of the man; it is generally accepted that some of McNally's exploits were tall tales. The exploits of McNally that can be substantiated include:
Jumping across a narrow ledge six stories from the ground to gain access to a Los Angeles hotel room.
Fleeing a towel fight with Packers end Lavvie Dilweg by climbing on top of a fast-moving train and crawling across car tops. After clinching the 1931 league championship, the Packers celebrated on the train ride back to Green Bay from New York with a party, which included an impromptu towel fight. During the towel fight, McNally angered the towering Dilweg, who chased McNally through the railroad cars and trapped him on the rear platform. McNally then hoisted himself on top of the car and made his way across the top of the moving train until he reached the engine compartment, where he spent the remainder of the trip.[8]
Playing almost an entire game with a collapsed kidney.
Having to be rescued by teammates while attempting chin-ups on the stern's flagpole of the ocean liner SS Mariposa (1931) while traveling across the Pacific Ocean for a barnstorming game in Hawaii.
Riding the blinds between trains on the way to training camp to avoid having to pay a fare, which earned him the nickname "the Vagabond Halfback."
Once ran 50 yards for a touchdown on a lateral from quarterback Red Dunn. When Dunn called the same play later in the game, McNally simply smiled and lateraled the ball back to him.
Climbing down the face of a hotel in downtown Chicago to avoid curfew and recite poetry to the swooning women below.
McNally was famous for perching on hotel ledges and the tops of bar tables as he sang the song Galway Bay.[10]
He once passed up an opportunity to purchase an NFL franchise for $1200.[11]
Alan Robinson of the Associated Press recalled that McNally "once pulled his car directly into the path of the team train that he'd missed during a late night of wine, women and song. He wasn't even fined, or suspended—after all, he was the coach."[12]
Augie Ratner, a perfectly healthy ex-featherweight boxer, advertised his own funeral in a Minneapolis paper in 1971, to which McNally wrote, "I'll be sad when you are dead." McNally then offered a bet on which of them would live longest; he wrote, "The one who goes first loses a grand to the one who survives. The loser won't miss the money, and it will console the winner for the loss of a friend. May I live a long time and you forever." Ratner accepted the proposal; both men had the $1,000 bequest put into their wills.[13] McNally, who survived six years after Ratner's death,[14] won the bet.
The day after Pearl Harbor was attacked in the Second World War, McNally enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps and served in India as a cryptographer. After the war McNally attempted to rejoin the Packers in 1945 but was injured by two tacklers while returning a punt in an exhibition game and retired permanently from professional football.
Returning to St. John's, McNally earned a degree in 1946 and stayed a few years as a teacher and a coach for several different sports. Later he would return to his hometown of New Richmond, Wisconsin to run an employment agency. In 1958 McNally was an unsuccessful candidate for county sheriff running on a platform promising "honest wrestling."
McNally also entered the University of Minnesota at the age of 50, where he later earned his master's degree in economics.[15]
When the Pro Football Hall of Fame was founded in 1963, McNally was among the 17-member inaugural class, which included Curly Lambeau, Jim Thorpe, Sammy Baugh, and Bronko Nagurski. Then in 1970, when the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame was founded, McNally was among its first eight inductees.
After football
McNally was married twice; first to Marguerite Streater, whom he married in the 1940s, and then to Catherine Kopp, whom he married in 1966.
On November 28, 1985, McNally died from the complications of a stroke in Palm Springs, California.[16] He was 82.[6] A marker for McNally is placed at Immaculate Conception Cemetery in New Richmond, Wisconsin.[17]
Head coaching record
Bowl/playoffs
Saint John's Johnnies (Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) (1950–1952)
1950 Saint John's 4–3 3–3 T–5th
1951 Saint John's 4–3 4–1 4th
Saint John's: 13–9 10–7
^ http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?PLAYER_ID=149
^ Gullickson, Denis J. (2006). Vagabond Halfback: The Life and Times of Johnny Blood McNally. Trails Books, A Division of Big Earth Publishing.
^ Tax, Jeremiah (December 17, 1984). "A Passel Of Pro Football Immortals Recall The Early Days Of The Game". Sports Illustrated.
^ "The Miami News?". Where is he now? Blood McNally is a legend among NFL's early players. November 26, 1983.
^ Costello, Doug (1986). "Johnny Blood: He Scored Pottsville Last Touchdown (From Pottsville Republican Dec. 18, 1985)" (PDF). The Coffin Corner, Vol. 8, No. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 8, 2012.
^ a b "Johnny Blood lived as hard as he ran". Dubuque Telegraph Herald. December 1, 1985.
^ "Johnny (Blood) McNally – Class of 1963". Green Bay Packers. Archived from the original on May 5, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
^ a b Henry, Jack (1979). "Johnny Blood: The Vagabond Halfback (From Pittsburgh Steelers Weekly" (PDF). The Coffin Corner, Vol. 1, No. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 18, 2010.
^ "Johnny Blood Quits as Coach of Pirates After Third Defeat". Milwaukee Journal. October 3, 1939.
^ "Art Rooney: Gentle Man, Gentleman". Los Angeles Times. September 1, 1988.
^ "Alabama Has Meant A Lot to Packers, Says McNally". The Tuscaloosa News. September 21, 1965.
^ "He Should Realize Life Is Same Way". Los Angeles Times. October 6, 1993.
^ "People". Sports Illustrated. October 4, 1971.
^ https://www.nytimes.com/1979/05/18/archives/obituary-1-no-title.html?_r=0
^ Holland, Gerald (September 3, 1963). "Sports Illustrated". Is That You Up There, Johnny Blood?.
^ Jim Campbell (2002). "McNally, John Victor ('Johnny Blood')." Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives, Thematic Series: Sports Figures. Charles Scribner's Sons. Retrieved January 7, 2013 from HighBeam Research
^ Vagabond Halfback
Johnny "Blood" McNally at the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
Johnny "Blood" McNally at Find a Grave
Pittsburgh Steelers head coaches
Formerly the Pittsburgh Pirates (1933–1939)
Forrest Douds (1933)
Luby DiMeolo (1934)
Joe Bach (1935–1936)
Johnny "Blood" McNally (1937–1939)
Walt Kiesling (1939–1940)
Bert Bell (1941)
Aldo Donelli (1941)
No team (1943–1944)
Jim Leonard (1945)
Jock Sutherland (1946–1947)
John Michelosen (1948–1951)
Buddy Parker (1957–1964)
Mike Nixon (1965)
Bill Austin (1966–1968)
Chuck Noll (1969–1991)
Bill Cowher (1992–2006)
Mike Tomlin (2007–present)
Saint John's Johnnies head football coaches
John O'Leary (1900–1901)
Ignatius Vonderharr (1902)
Peter Boquel (1903–1904)
Harry Comeau (1905–1906)
Frank Cassidy (1907)
Bill Brennan (1908–1909)
Edward F. Cahill (1920–1921)
Fred L. Sanborn (1922–1923)
Eugene Aldrich (1924)
Wilfred T. Houle (1925–1929)
Joe Benda (1930–1936)
George Durenberger (1937–1940)
No team (1943)
Henry Welsch (1944)
John Gagliardi (1953–2012)
Gary Fasching (2013– )
John McNally—championships, awards, and honors
Green Bay Packers 1929 NFL champions
Marion Ashmore
Bullet Baker
Jim Bowdoin
Tiny Cahoon
Boob Darling
Lavie Dilweg
Red Dunn
Jug Earp
Jack Evans
Don Hill
Cal Hubbard
Bill Kern
Eddie Kotal
Curly Lambeau
Verne Lewellen
Cully Lidberg
Herdis McCrary
Johnny Blood
Mike Michalske
Paul Minick
Bo Molenda
Tom Nash
Dick O'Donnell
Claude Perry
Red Smith
Whitey Woodin
Billy Young
Dave Zuidmulder
Head Coach: Curly Lambeau
Al Bloodgood
Wuert Engelmann
Paul Fitzgibbon
Herb Franta
Duke Hanny
Ken Haycraft
Arnie Herber
Oran Pape
Ken Radick
Red Sleight
Mule Wilson
Merle Zuver
Frank Baker
Nate Barragar
Hank Bruder
Rudy Comstock
Bill Davenport
Waldo Don Carlos
Milt Gantenbein
Roger Grove
Ray Jennison
Swede Johnston
Russ Saunders
Dick Stahlman
Wayland Becker
Frank Butler
Cal Clemens
Tiny Engebretsen
Lon Evans
Buckets Goldenberg
Lou Gordon
Clarke Hinkle
Don Hutson
Walt Kiesling
Joe Laws
Russ Letlow
Harry Mattos
Paul Miller
Bob Monnett
Tony Paulekas
Al Rose
George Sauer
Bernie Scherer
Herm Schneidman
Ade Schwammel
Champ Seibold
Ernie Smith
George Svendsen
Members of the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame
Herb Adderley
Lionel Aldridge
Donny Anderson
John Anderson
Jerry Atkinson
Phil Bengtson
Edgar Bennett
Vernon Biever
Ken Bowman
Zeke Bratkowski
William Brault
Charley Brock
Lou Brock
John Brockington
Robert Brooks
Gilbert Brown
E. S. Brusky
Willie Buchanon
Cub Buck
Wilner Burke
LeRoy Butler
Lee Roy Caffey
George Whitney Calhoun
Tony Canadeo
Al Carmichael
Fred Carr
Don Chandler
Mark Chmura
Gerald Francis Clifford
Chad Clifton
Red Cochran
Paul Coffman
Nick Collins
Irv Comp
Fred Cone
Larry Craig
Dan Currie
Carroll Dale
Art Daley
Willie Davis
Lynn Dickey
Bobby Dillon
LaVern Dilweg
Mike Douglass
Boyd Dowler
Donald Driver
Gerry Ellis
Ken Ellis
Paul Engebretsen
Brett Favre
Howie Ferguson
Emil R. Fischer
Marv Fleming
Bill Forester
Bob Forte
Antonio Freeman
Ted Fritsch
Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila
Gale Gillingham
Charles Goldenberg
Johnnie Gray
Ahman Green
Forrest Gregg
Hank Gremminger
Dave Hanner
Bob Harlan
William Henderson
Johnny Holland
Paul Hornung
Billy Howton
Jim Irwin
Cecil Isbell
Chris Jacke
Harry Jacunski
Ed Jankowski
Bob Jeter
Lee Joannes
Ezra Johnson
Frank Jonet
Henry Jordan
Carl Jorgensen
W. Webber Kelly
Gary Knafelc
Greg Koch
Ron Kostelnik
Jerry Kramer
Ron Kramer
Mark Lee
Fred Leicht
Dorsey Levens
James Lofton
Vince Lombardi
Ryan Longwell
Don Majkowski
Bob Mann
Chester Marcol
John Martinkovic
Charlie Mathys
Larry McCarren
Max McGee
Tom Miller
Carl Mulleneaux
Mark Murphy
Ray Nitschke
Dominic Olejniczak
Robert J. Parins
Elijah Pitts
Baby Ray
Lee Remmel
Jim Ringo
Marco Rivera
Dave Robinson
Tobin Rote
Ken Ruettgers
Al Schneider
Ray Scott
Sterling Sharpe
Bob Skoronski
Bart Starr
Jan Stenerud
Bud Svendsen
Mark Tauscher
Jim Taylor
Deral Teteak
Ted Thompson
Fred Thurston
Pete Tinsley
Al Treml
F. N. Trowbridge, Sr.
Andrew B. Turnbull
Andy Uram
Jack Vainisi
Reggie White
Jesse Whittenton
Dick Wildung
Travis Williams
Frank Winters
Ron Wolf
Willie Wood
NFL's 1930s All-Decade Team
Dutch Clark
Cliff Battles
Beattie Feathers
Tuffy Leemans
Ken Strong
Bronko Nagurski
Bill Hewitt
Wayne Millner
Gaynell Tinsley
George Christensen
Frank Cope
Turk Edwards
Bill Lee
Joe Stydahar
Ox Emerson
Dan Fortmann
Mel Hein
NFL annual receiving touchdowns leaders
1932: Flaherty
1933: Burnett, Caddel, Johnsos, Karr, Kelly, McNally & Richards
1934: Hewitt
1935: Hutson & Karr
1936: Hutson
1939: Benton
1945: Liebel
1946: Dewell
1947: Kavanaugh
1948: Kutner
1949: Fears, Kavanaugh & Taylor
1950: Shaw
1951: Hirsch
1952: Box
1953: Pihos & Wilson
1954: Hill
1956: Howton
1957: Mutschelller
1958: Berry & McDonald
1959: Berry
1960: Randle
1961: McDonald
1962: Clarke
1963: Barr & Collins
1964: Mitchell, Morris & Pope
1965: Hayes & Parks
1966: Hayes
1967: H. Jones
1968: Warfield
1969: Rentzel
1970: Gordon
1972: Washington
1973: H. Jackson
1974: Branch
1975: Gray & Swann
1977: Moore
1978: Jefferson
1979: Morgan
1981: Jenkins & Watson
1982: Chandler
1983: Green
1984: Clayton
1985: Turner
1986: Rice
1992: Sharpe
1993: Rice & Rison
1995: Carter & Pickens
1996: M. Jackson & Martin
1997: Carter
1998: Moss
2001: Owens
2004: Muhammad
2005: Harrison & Smith
2008: Fitzgerald & Johnson
2009: Davis, Fitzgerald & Moss
2010: Bowe
2011: Gronkowski
2012: J. Jones
2013: Graham
2014: Bryant
2015: Baldwin, Marshall & Robinson
2016: Nelson
2017: Hopkins
2018: Brown
2019: Golladay
2020: Adams
Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 1963
Sammy Baugh
Bert Bell
Joseph Carr
Red Grange
George Halas
Pete Henry
Tim Mara
George Preston Marshall
Ernie Nevers
Jim Thorpe
Members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
Pre-modern era
Conzelman
Herber
Luckman
A. Parker
L. Dawson
Fouts
Jurgensen
J. Kelly
Stabler
Staubach
Unitas
Van Brocklin
Waterfield
S. Young
Canadeo
Hinkle
Leemans
McNally
Nagurski
Van Buren
M. Allen
J. Brown
Csonka
T. Davis
F. Harris
Hornung
J. H. Johnson
L. Kelly
F. Little
McElhenny
B. Sanders
E. Smith
T. Thomas
Wide receivers /
Badgro
Chamberlin
Hutson
Alworth
Biletnikoff
T. Brown
Lofton
Pihos
A. Reed
Speedie
Stallworth
C. Taylor
Ditka
Mackey
Newsome
C. Sanders
J. Smith
L. Allen
B. Brown
R. Brown
Creekmur
D. Dawson
DeLamielleure
Gatski
S. Jones
W. Jones
L. Little
Mawae
McCormack
Munchak
J. Parker
Roaf
A. Shell
J. Slater
St. Clair
Stanfel
Tingelhoff
Upshaw
Yary
two-way players
Fortmann
Kiesling
Kinard
Michalske
D. Slater
Stydahar
Trafton
Wojciechowicz
Bethea
W. Davis
Doleman
J. Greene
D. Jones
Nomellini
Robustelli
Sapp
B. Smith
Stautner
Ja. Taylor
Weinmeister
Ra. White
Re. White
Bo. Bell
Brazile
Buoniconti
Butkus
K. Greene
Hanburger
D. Robinson
Singletary
L. Taylor
D. Thomas
Tippett
Urlacher
Defensive backs
W. Brown
Christiansen
C. Harris
J. Johnson
Polamalu
E. Reed
Renfro
J. Robinson
D. Sanders
D. Shell
E. Thomas
Tunnell
Wehrli
L. Wilson
Placekickers
and punters
Stenerud
G. Allen
P. Brown
Cowher
Dungy
Ewbank
Noll
Parcells
Shula
Beathard
Be. Bell
A. Davis
DeBartolo
Finks
J. Jones
T. Mara
W. Mara
Polian
A. Rooney
D. Rooney
E. Sabol
S. Sabol
Tagliabue
R. Wilson
G. Young
Italics denotes members who have been elected, but not yet inducted.
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Blood tests revealed the supplemented groups enjoyed a 60% increase in NAD+ levels compared to placebo. So NR does have an effect on NAD+ levels similar to what fasting achieves.
Senior study author Dr. Douglas Seals said, "This was the first ever study to give this novel compound to humans over a period of time.
"We found that [NR] is well tolerated and appears to activate some of the same key biological pathways that calorie restriction does."
His colleague Dr. Christopher Martens added, "The idea is that by supplementing older adults with NR, we are not only restoring something that is lost with aging, NAD+, but we could potentially be ramping up the activity of enzymes responsible for helping protect our bodies from stress."
Not only did NR give a major boost to NAD+, it also lowered the systolic (upper) reading in those with elevated and high blood pressure stage 1 (120-139) by an average of 10 mmHg, "a magnitude of change", the study authors write, "associated with a 25% decrease in incident CV [cardiovascular] events…in older adults."
On top of this, NR also reduced arterial stiffness, particularly in those with raised blood pressure. Hardening of the arteries is not only linked to cardiovascular disease but to many other aging ailments such as mild cognitive impairment, chronic kidney disease and frailty.
The research team wished to emphasize this is preliminary research on a small sample of people who took a higher than usual dose, so no definitive claims for its effectiveness in a much wider population can be made. The results can only be confirmed when larger, more robust, studies are complete.
I would also observe that fasting may have other healthy benefits besides raising NAD+ levels – so we don't quite have the last word on whether NR supplements are a full-on substitute for food restriction.
I think it's likely that fasting will still be preferable. For one thing, metabolizing food produces a huge number of free radicals, and eating less means we have a lower oxidative load. This could be a major benefit to fasting. Plus, if you eat less you're naturally going to weigh less and have lower blood sugar.
https://www.europeanpharmaceuticalreview.com/news/74140/nicotinamide-riboside-cardiovascular
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5876407
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Healing and Retreats
Sustainable Dreamers
Anaheke Metua
Fibre Artist / Environmental & Arts Worker
Anaheke Metua is a young Maori woman from Aoeteroa (NZ), descendant of the Nga Te Rangi tribe, Mt Maunganui, River Waikato, Maataatua - waka (canoe). Anaheke is granddaughter of Ititana Metua and the late Amy Smith and third and youngest daughter of Janice Smith.
Over the last 15 years Anaheke has woven together a tapestry of interests and skills in the areas of Indigenous Wisdom, Cultural Arts, Environmental Education and Wholisitic Living. Her formal training in Yoga, Visual Arts, Permaculture, Horticulture and Organic Farming have given her a range of life skills used as a strong foundation on which to live her life. Anaheke honors and respects the wisdom of Indigenous Cultures committed to passing on their deep and profound understanding of the rhythms, cycles and mysteries of our natural world.
In all of her work, intrinsically woven are the cycles of birth, growth, full bloom, harvest, decay, death and rebirth. After years of observing these natural rhythms she has emerged as a passionate advocate for women's health, wellbeing and empowerment.
For many years, Anaheke has been committed to living a life full of ritual and ceremony and has developed her facilitation skills through hosting monthly Women's Circles across SEQLD and NNSW. After recently completing the Global Rites of Passage Leadership Training with Dr Arne Rubinstein she is inspired to weave the Rites of Passage framework into her dynamic and colourful life's work.
A seasoned facilitator and presenter and now an exhibiting artist, Anaheke is competent in teaching a range of interdisciplinary skills to all ages which she has co-ordinated and delivered at events such as The Red Tent Gathering, Being Woman, The Woodford Folk Festival, The Planting, The Dreaming, Floating Lands, Lines in the Sand, Island Vibe and many more.
Currently she works both as a Contemporary Fibre Artist and as the School Garden Educator at Brunswick Heads Primary School teaching children about the wonders and magic of the natural world and it's cycles and offering Permaculture and Organic Gardening to the next generation.
Anaheke is dedicated to creating space for women to share their stories in the safe and nurturing setting of the women's circle. Prepared with years of personal research into the mysteries and power of a woman's blood cycle and all the associated benefits, Anaheke has a compassionate and creative approach to relating to teenage girls transitioning into womanhood.
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Alagille_syndrome
Alagille syndrome
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Alagille syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects the liver, heart, and other systems of the body. Problems associated with the disorder generally become evident in infancy or early childhood. The disorder is inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern, and the estimated prevalence of Alagille syndrome is 1 in every 70,000 live births.
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4 Medication
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8 Support groups
The severity of the disorder can vary within the same family, with symptoms ranging from so mild as to go unnoticed to severe heart and/or liver disease requiring transplantation.
Signs and symptoms arising from liver damage in Alagille syndrome may include a yellowish tinge in the skin and the whites of the eyes (jaundice), itching, and deposits of cholesterol in the skin (xanthomas). A liver biopsy may indicate too few bile ducts (bile duct paucity). Other signs of Alagille syndrome include congenital heart problems, particularly Tetralogy of Fallot, and an unusual butterfly shape of the bones of the spinal column that can be seen in an x-ray. Many people with Alagille syndrome have similar facial features, including a broad, prominent forehead, deep-set eyes, and a small pointed chin. The kidneys and central nervous system may also be affected.
Mutations in the JAG1 gene cause Alagille syndrome.[1] The JAG1 gene is involved in signaling between adjacent cells during embryonic development. This signaling influences how the cells are used to build body structures in the developing embryo. Mutations in JAG1 disrupt the signaling pathway, causing errors in development, especially of the heart, bile ducts in the liver, spinal column, and certain facial features.
NOTCH2 is also associated with Alagille syndrome.[2]
Narrowed and malformed bile ducts in the liver produce many of the health problems associated with Alagille syndrome. Bile is produced in the liver and moves through the bile ducts into the small intestine, where it helps to digest fat. In Alagille syndrome, the bile builds up in the liver and causes scarring that prevents the liver from working properly to eliminate wastes from the bloodstream.
This condition is inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern, which means one copy of the altered gene is sufficient to cause the disorder. In some cases, an affected person inherits the mutation from one affected parent. Other cases may result from new mutations in the gene. These cases occur in people with no history of the disorder in their family.
There is no known cure for Alagille's Syndrome. Most of the treatments available are aimed at improving the functioning of the heart, and reducing the effects of impaired liver function.
Several medications are used to improve bile flow and reduce itching (pruritus): Ursodiol (Actigall), Hydroxyzine (Atarax), Cholestyramine, Rifampicin, and Phenobarbitol have all been used to varying degrees of success.
Many patients with Alagille's Syndrome will also benefit from a high dose of a multivitamin such as ADEK (contining high levels of vitamins A, D, E, and K), as the reduced bile flow makes it difficult to absorb and utilize these vitamins.
Corrective surgery is sometimes needed to repair heart defects associated with Allagile's Syndrome. Also, because the pulmonary arteries are often narrow in Alagilles patients, a catheterization process similar to angioplasty may be used to widen the arteries to reduce pressure on the heart's pumping valves. In moderate to severe cases, stents may be placed in the arteries to increase their diameter. Transplantation of the liver has been a successful alternative to medication in severe cases.
Recently, a procedure called partial biliary diversion has been used to significantly reduce pruritus, jaundice, and xanthomas caused by poor bile flow. A portion of the bile produced by the liver is directed through a surgically created stoma into a plastic pouch on the patient's lower right abdomen. The pouch is periodically drained as it fills with bile.
This article incorporates public domain text from The U.S. National Library of Medicine
Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis
^ Oda T, Elkahloun AG, Pike BL, et al (1997). "Mutations in the human Jagged1 gene are responsible for Alagille syndrome". Nat. Genet. 16 (3): 235–42. doi:10.1038/ng0797-235. PMID 9207787.
^ Samejima H, Torii C, Kosaki R, et al (2007). "Screening for Alagille syndrome mutations in the JAG1 and NOTCH2 genes using denaturing high-performance liquid chromatography". Genet. Test. 11 (3): 216–27. doi:10.1089/gte.2006.0519. PMID 17949281.
Alagille Syndrome Alliance
LIVER FAMILIES: An online support group for families whose lives have been touched by pediatric liver disease and transplant.
Congenital malformations and deformations of digestive system (Q35-Q45, 749-751)
Tongue, mouth and pharynx
Cleft lip and palate - Van der Woude syndrome - Ankyloglossia - Macroglossia - Pharyngeal pouch
Esophagus and upper alimentary tract
Esophageal atresia - Tracheoesophageal fistula - Esophageal web - Pyloric stenosis - Hiatus hernia
Intestines
Intestinal atresia (Duodenal atresia) - Imperforate anus - Meckel's diverticulum - Hirschsprung's disease - Intestinal malrotation - Persistent cloaca
Annular pancreas - Accessory pancreas - Pancreas divisum
Choledochal cysts - Alagille syndrome
See also non-congenital (K20-K93, 530-579)
Categories: Pediatrics | Gastroenterology | Genetic disorders | Rare diseases | Hepatology
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Alagille_syndrome". A list of authors is available in Wikipedia.
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Der Volvo V40 ist ein Pkw-Modell des schwedischen Automobilherstellers Volvo, das auf dem Genfer Auto-Salon 2012 vorgestellt wurde und ab dem 15. September 2012 erhältlich war. Es war eine fünftürige Schräghecklimousine der Kompaktklasse. Als Einstiegsmodell der Marke ersetzte er den S40 und V50, die seit Mai 2012 nicht mehr im Programm waren, und auch den kleineren C30. Seitens des Herstellers fand zur Marktpräsentation von Juli bis August 2012 ein sechswöchiges Ready for you-Event auf dem Gelände der Messe Dresden statt, das es ausgewählten Personen ermöglichte, umfangreiche Test- und Slalomfahrten mit mehreren Fahrzeugen dieser Baureihe zu machen.

Im Juli 2019 wurde die Produktion ohne direktes Nachfolgemodell eingestellt.

Modellbeschreibung
Als letzter neuer Volvo basierte der V40 noch auf einer Plattform von Ford (C1) und teilte sich die Spritzwand mit dem Ford Focus. Die Karosserie wurde von dem US-amerikanischen Designer Chris Benjamin gestaltet; er übernahm an den hinteren Türen die Linie der Türen des Volvo P1800. Volvo bot nur eine Karosserieversion an. Der Innenraum ist vorn durch eine freistehende Mittelkonsole gekennzeichnet.
Anfangs waren die Ausstattungslinien Kinetik, Momentum und Inscription erhältlich. Ab Anfang 2013 wurde das Programm um eine Offroad-Version als Volvo V40 Cross Country ergänzt. Ebenfalls zum Jahresanfang 2013 erweiterte der Hersteller seine sportliche Produktlinie R-Design auf den V40.

Der V40 wurde im belgischen Gent gebaut.

Technik
Der V40 war mit bis zu drei Diesel- bzw. vier Benzinmotoren erhältlich. Die Top-Version, ein aufgeladener Fünfzylinder 2,5-Liter-Benzinmotor, leistete 187 kW (254 PS). Ein Start-Stopp-System sowie ein Bremsen-Energierückgewinnungssystem waren serienmäßig, die Käufer hatten zudem die Wahl zwischen Automatik- und Schaltgetriebe.

Als Besonderheit war der V40 als erstes Fahrzeug überhaupt mit einem Fußgänger-Airbag ausgestattet, der sich bei einer Kollision blitzschnell über das untere Drittel von Windschutzscheibe und A-Säule entfaltet. Gleichzeitig hebt sich automatisch die Motorhaube an, um die Verletzungsgefahr für Fußgänger zu reduzieren. Für den Fahrer gibt es einen Knieairbag. Auch ist jeder V40 serienmäßig mit einem City-Safety-System ausgestattet. Die Lehne des Beifahrersitzes ist (bei manchen Ausstattungen auf Wunsch) umklappbar.

Das Fahrwerk hat einzeln aufgehängte Räder, vorn mit MacPherson-Federbein, hinten an Mehrlenkern. Die Zahnstangenlenkung wird elektromechanisch unterstützt.

Die Technik funktioniert zuverlässig.

Die seit 2013 angebotene Offroad-Version  V40 Cross Country ist 15 mm höher gelegt. In Verbindung mit den stärkeren Benzinmotoren T4 (optional) und T5 (serienmäßig) ist Allradantrieb erhältlich. Alle anderen Motoren sind nur mit Frontantrieb erhältlich.

Ebenfalls seit 2013 gibt es die sportliche Produktlinie R-Design. Diese Variante trägt einen modifizierten Frontgrill mit senkrecht angeordneten LED-Tagfahrlichtern. Die Heckschürze enthält einen Diffusor mit doppelten Abgasrohren. Zusätzlich hat diese Variante ein hartes Sportfahrwerk, Alu-Außenspiegelkappen, Frontgrill mit schwarzem Klavierlack und R-Design-Logo sowie im Innenraum Details wie blaue Instrumentenbeleuchtung und schwarzen Dachhimmel.

Modellpflege 2016
Auf dem Genfer Auto-Salon 2016 wurde die überarbeitete Version des V40 vorgestellt, die seit April 2016 auf dem Markt ist. Die Überarbeitung betrifft in erster Linie die Frontpartie. Der V40 hat nun neue Scheinwerfer, die das Designthema "Thors Hammer" aufgreifen, also Tagfahrleuchten in Gestalt eines liegenden Hammers aufweisen. Im Zusammenhang damit wurde die Frontmaske in Details neu gestaltet. Außerdem gibt es geänderte Sitzbezüge.

Technische Daten

Ottomotoren

Dieselmotoren

Weblinks

 Offizielle V40-Website

Einzelnachweise

Fahrzeug der Kompaktklasse
Kombilimousine

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In all, the world contains approximately 1.4 million cubic kilometers of water. Despite this abundance, however, all life on Earth depends on less than one percent of the total volume of water on the planet. The problem lies in quality, not just quantity. Most of earth's water is salty, leaving only about 2.5 percent as fresh water.
Most of this is frozen in polar ice caps or glaciers. Much of the rest lies essentially beyond human reach deep underground in aquifers.
Energy Quest, Inc. ("NrgQst") exists to provide environmentally friendly, non-destructive technologies to the oil and gas industry, with an emphasis to this industry and as well as other market sectors, for the purpose of recycling and reuse of contaminated water supplies. Typically these water supplies would not be usable but technologies are now available that mitigate solids, totally dissolved solids, microbial bacteria and other harmful micro-organisms in water supplies and recycle non-potable water to clean water that is introduced into the environment. These solutions use technology that is Green – friendly to the environment.
Hydrofracture (frac) water" consists of water, sand (or another "proppant") and a small quantity of chemicals (anti-scalants, friction reducers and biocides), injected under high pressure.
Frac water that returns during fracing (anywhere from 5-50%) is called flowback water. Flowback water contains dissolved solids from the reservoir and chemicals used in fracing.
Produced water" is water from the reservoir that flows to the surface with oil or gas production during the life of the well.
Produced Water" is water trapped in or injected into underground formations that is brought to the surface along with oil or gas. Even without the added volumes resulting from hydraulic fracturing, produced water is the largest volume byproduct associated with oil & gas production.
Industry is aggressively seeking alternatives to reduce costs and environmental impacts of Produced Waters and Frac Water.
The major problem with use of flowback water for makeup of hydrofracture water is the total organic carbons and very high content of scale forming constituents present (hard water contaminants).
The high levels of barium, calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, and strontium common in flowback water will readily form precipitates, scale, which would rapidly block the fractures in gas bearing formations required for economic gas production.
Removal of these constituents to much lower levels is thus required for recycle of flowback water, or use of production water, as frac water.
Two methods of contaminant removal used by NrgQst are caustic soda softening and/or ion exchange resins if warranted.
Barium, beryllium, calcium, magnesium and strontium belong to a group of chemicals called the "alkaline earth metals." Although these chemicals belong to the same chemical group, they vary widely in their abundance and behavior in ground water and in their potential health effects.
Calcium and magnesium are abundant in rocks and soil, particularly limestones and dolomites. They are relatively soluble.
Strontium and barium are also abundant in earth materials, although their concentrations are one to two orders of magnitude lower than those of calcium and magnesium.
Strontium and barium are less soluble than calcium and magnesium, but are found in appreciable quantities in aquifers consisting of sandstone and igneous rocks.
Step #1 Oily Water Separator – The first step comprises a method of effectively extracting organic carbons (oil) from the frac water by means of the Crystal Oily-Water Separator (102) operating in conjunction with the Crystalline Polishing Unit (103).
Crystal Oily-Water Separator (102) is an innovative apparatus capable of reducing the oil content in the effluent to less than 5 ppm (mg/l) in five stages of separation. Crystal Oily-Water Separator (102) does not require any consumables and is virtually maintenance free resulting in important savings in manpower and downtime costs.
ØCrystalline Polishing Unit (103) is designed to eliminate any traces of oil and reduce the oil content to zero ppm (mg/l). Similarly to Crystal unit, the polisher does not necessitate filters or other consumables and is designed for unattended operation. Crystalline is the only polishing unit worldwide that can achieve this type of decontamination in terms of effluent purity and without consumables.
Oil reclaimed by Crystal separator contains up to 6% water and needs to be dehydrated in order to meet pipeline specs, i.e. 0.5% BS&W (basic sediment and water).
65°C, do not necessitate chemicals and have few moving parts being far more economical than centrifuges, which operate at 90°C with emulsion breakers and produce pollutant sludge.
Therefore, Coalescing Dehydrator (104) will assist Vacuum Dehydrator (105) to attain the required oil dryness in one pass or could even eliminate it altogether. The tests will indicate whether Coalescing Dehydrator (104) will be able to achieve pipeline specifications without the Vacuum Dehydrator (105). In any case, it will be very useful in reducing energy consumption and capital costs of the Vacuum Dehydrator (105).
Step #2 Filtration – Water is then passed through a Conventional Filter Press (201) for solids-water separation designed to retain solids up to 20 microns. Contaminated fluid is injected into the center of the press and the pressure inside the system will increase due to the gradual formation of sludge. Then, the liquid is filtered out through the filter clothes by adding a stream of water. The process is fully automated, the unit having larger plates and frames filter presses with mechanical "plate shifter". The function of the plate shifter is to move the plates and allow rapid discharge of the filter cakes accumulated in between the plates.
The Filter Press (201) will be temporarily bypassed during automatic discharge in order to ensure the continuous operation of the system. The filtration system downstream will then handle the fluid during the self-cleaning sequence of the filter press.
Whereas the Filter Press (201) is very effective in removing solids it cannot accomplish a satisfactory clarification of the water. In some situations the water turbidity can be quite high and further steps are provided for dealing with such turbidity.
The filtered water is introduced into a Mixing Tank (301) and then a Settling Tank (302) for reducing the turbidity of the water by means of coagulation and sedimentation. Multimedia Filter (303) removes the remaining suspended solids and colloids whereas the Activated Carbon Filter (305) removes chlorine, odor, volatile organic compounds etc. Clarified water with a turbidity comparable to that of tap water is temporarily kept in Surge Tank (401).
For the full scale plant an Anjan Unit will be used. The filtration system described above will be used in place of an Anjan Unit because it is not feasible to miniaturize an Anjan Unit. Information is provided on the Anjan Unit.
Whereas the pilot plant filtering system will not be as effective as Anjan it can provide nonetheless a satisfactory alternative to it especially when the brine is further clarified by the softening step downstream.
Strontium , 90% of which can removed by Anjan, will remain in solution. However, as will be shown in the softening step, strontium will form non- toxic compounds which can safely disposed of as sludge. Furthermore natural strontium is non radioactive contrary to the public perception.
In effect, strontium commonly occurs in nature being the 15th most abundant element on Earth, estimated to average approximately 360 parts per million in the Earth's crust. Frac water contains natural strontium which is dissolved when brine is injected into the formation.
Step #3 – Brine Softening – In general lime is used for precipitation softening but some problems such as handling difficulties, health problems including chemical bronchitis and also some operating upsets, including blocking the lines and injection equipment, arise during handling it.
The above reactions indicate that the amount of sludge resulting from the precipitation of calcium and magnesium compounds is far lower than that generated by lime treatment. Thus, caustic soda produces salt and sodium sulphate which remain in solution.
The water analysis indicates that the amount of carbonate hardness in negligible. Traces amounts of bicarbonate will react with caustic soda and from soda ash and magnesium hydroxide. Soda ash will then be used up for removing calcium compounds.
The barium and strontium content in the feed is unknown at this time. However data from similar operations suggest that they are present in small amounts.
Barium reacts with sodium sulphate (Na2SO4) which is produced during the reaction of caustic soda with magnesium hydroxide as was shown previously.
Barium sulfate is non toxic and is frequently used clinically as a radio-contrast agent for X-ray imaging and other diagnostic procedures. It is most often used in imaging of the GI tract during what is colloquially known as a 'barium meal'. It is therefore obvious that barium sulphate is non toxic.
Strontium hydroxide, resulted from the reaction between caustic soda and strontium ions is used chiefly in the refining of beet sugar and as a stabilizer in plastic and is also non toxic.
Strontium carbonate is produced from the reaction with soda ash is non toxic and is used for manufacturing CTV to absorb electrons resulting from the cathode, in the preparation of iridescent glass, luminous paints, strontium oxide or strontium salts and in refining sugar and certain drugs.
RADIOACTIVE and NON-TOXIC, a fact that eludes the public that confuses it with synthetic Strontium 90 which is mainly generated by nuclear power plants. This confusion is exploited by the media and politicians to further their interests at the expense of the truth.
In most applications lime treatment is preferred to caustic soda treatment due to the fact that the use of caustic soda is limited by the carbonated hardness of the water. Thus carbonates reacting with caustic soda increase the amount of soda ash which in turn would increase the alkalinity of water. As a result, sources of water have significant carbonated hardness render softening by lime treatment more suitable.
In this application carbonated hardness is negligible as can be seen from CO3 and HCO3 content. Consequently, the water treatment needs to deal with non carbonated hardness given by calcium and magnesium compounds which are in significant amount and render the caustic soda very effective in softening the water without the risk of increasing the alkalinity.
Another reason for opting for lime is the higher price of caustic soda. However, this cost is only apparently higher and needs a careful analysis. Thus, comparison of the lime-sodium carbonate system with caustic softening system shows that the amount of produced CaCO3, in case of using caustic soda, is significantly less than the other case. Decrease in produced CaCO3 significantly reduces the disposal costs. Additionally, the caustic softening process produces 0.5 mole sodium carbonate per mole of consumed caustic soda which can be considered as an economical alternative for water softening, compared to lime and sodium carbonate thus savings in disposal costs and soda ash compensate the higher price of caustic soda.
Furthermore, a caustic soda plant with a total annual production of 5,000 metric tons, which costs in the order of tens of thousands of dollars can be added to the full size water treatment plant. The plant would use salt (NaCl) brine and electricity for producing caustic soda, chlorine and hydrogen. The excess caustic soda could be sold, fetching three times higher prices than pure salt and its commercialization would be obviously far more lucrative.
The salt mine in Romania where the brine composition is similar to that in this application has used caustic soda since 2001, thus successfully replacing lime and precluding the problems associated with it.
With reference to the Treatment Flow Diagram, clear brine drawn from Surge Tank (401) is introduced into Mixing Tank (402) where caustic soda and soda ash react with calcium and magnesium compounds which precipitate of calcium carbonate and magnesium hydroxide.
Barium and strontium form the non toxic compounds which were described above and also precipitate in Sedimentation Tank (403).
The sludge is extracted periodically from the bottom of Sedimentation Tank (403), may be dewatered by gravity in a decanter or by means of a dewatering screw (not shown) and disposed of at a landfill. It should be noted that some operators use calcium carbonate and magnesium hydroxide as additives to fertilizers or for the remediation of acidic soils.
Softened brine is then filtered through Multimedia Filter (404) and discharged into Surge Tank (501).
A refinement of the softening method used in the salt mine would be the selective removal of magnesium compounds with caustic soda and that of the calcium compounds with soda ash. Magnesium hydroxide and calcium carbonate could thus be separated . Magnesium hydroxide could then be treated with sulfuric acid to obtain Epsom salt.
Precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC), pre-dispersed in slurry form, is a common filler material for latex gloves with the aim of achieving maximum saving in material and production costs. Therefore it would be beneficial to depart from the conventional design and introduce this novel method.
It should be noted, another advantage is that barium could be also precipitated with caustic soda and then neutralized with sulfuric acid in order to obtain completely harmless barium sulfate . This proposed method would have to be discussed with a reputable chemist in order to asses its feasibility and advantages. However, in principle the reactions described above should occur having the expected results mentioned above.
In order to obtain higher purity Epsom salt barium would have to be extracted prior to using caustic soda. Chelating resins may be able to extract barium that but most of them also have affinity with calcium and magnesium, which defeats the purpose. Selective barium removal with chelating resins needs more investigation and will be one of the objectives of the pilot plant .
However, if a satisfactory solution cannot be found, barium can be precipitated and neutralized with caustic soda and sulfuric acid. In this case the purity of the Epsom salt will depend on the amount of barium in the frac water.
The last stage of the process comprises Surge Tank (501), Evaporator (502), Crystallizer (503) and Centrifuge (504).
Evaporator (501) is an MVR (mechanical vapor recompression) type evaporator which comprises a compressor for increasing the pressure of the vapor produced from the brine.
The pressure increase of the vapor also generates an increase in the condensation temperature. As a result, same vapor can serve as the heating medium for its "mother" liquid i.e. the brine in order to evaporate the brine . Consequently, MVR evaporators are more energy efficient than any other type of evaporator.
Furthermore, due to the fact that the brine is condensing the vapors, there is no need for condensing them with cooling water. This feature renders the MVR evaporator uniquely suitable for this project since no river water is available in the regions where it will operate. In effect, no other type of evaporator could be utilized in this application.
The system provided by this method is flexible, thus both brine and salt can be produced simultaneously. NaCl brine from Surge Tank (501) can be separated into two streams. A stream will be supplied to the MVR Evaporator (502), Crystallizer (503) and Centrifuge (504). The salt produced in this manner, having a humidity between 2 and 3 % will be sufficient for determining its properties and value on the market.
The other stream of NaCl brine will not contain Ca and Mg ions and its composition will permit its recycling in fracing operations with important profits.
Also, the water treatment plant can be operated intermittently for treating the feed and clean brine can be stored in Tank (501). In this situation the evaporator would operate continuously in order to obtain exclusively salt.
Low power consumption with highly efficient design.
Unaffected by chemicals or detergents.
compliant. Did not exceed 5ppm even with 100% oil influent.
Extremely compact, front side access for ease of installation. Easily transported.
Designed for continuous automated predictable operation.
The lowest maintenance and operating costs in the industry. 30 units currently operating trouble free for years in various locations.
Crystalline Polishing Units have been devised to remove oil particles to zero ppm. The most advanced polishing units currently in use cannot reduce the oil content below 50 mg/l. Furthermore, there is a limitation on oil particles size, which must be above 20 microns. The performance of older units is even more unsatisfactory, with oil content in the effluent exceeding 200 mg/l.
The importance of minimizing the oil content cannot be emphasized enough.
As produced water is pumped into the formation, oil prematurely plugs the well with significant economic losses.
MVR is very energy efficient, since the latent heat of vaporization is fully utilized through vapor recompression and condensation.
The major advantage of MVR is the energy economy.
ØTypical MVR energy requirement is 0.05 to 0.15 kWh per kg of water evaporated.
The difference between the two types lies in the different selectivity for the various alkaline earth elements. The AMP types have more pronounced affinity for Ca2+ and Mg2+ than the IDA types. On the other hand, the IDA types have more pronounced affinities for Sr2+ and Ba2+ than the AMP types. Consequently, the choice of the resin depends on the feed brine composition and on the criterion for the end-point of the loading cycle. If the end-point is based on Ca2+ and Mg2+ breakthrough then the AMP type of resin is recommended. If it is based on Sr2+ breakthrough, then the IDA type of resin gives a longer cycle.


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In part three of the recently held webinar at Glenvale's Swan Hill campus, Hugo Vaughan spoke about what a flipped classroom is and the role of the teacher for the self-directed learner.
Learning to learn is a curriculum neutral way of teaching. It doesn't matter what content is on Canvas and it's irrelevant what NSW or Victoria want, says Mr Vaughan. OneSchool has a different path for getting there. It is important to know that no matter what the content is, or what the curriculum is, it's important that students can be self directed in their learning.
Then here is the flipped classroom, which is where the work is available beforehand and students come to classroom already knowing what is contained in the lesson.
And this is where teachers start to earn their money because they start helping out those that need the most.
The other thing about a flipped classroom is that teachers get to do a whole lot less work. Why?
The teacher basically becomes a facilitator in these situations. If you ask students to research volcanoes, the first thing they do is go on Google.


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I was electrified when I heard Obama's speech in Iowa and the following primaries. But I'm not American and I could not do anything.
I was electrified when I saw the monk's revolution in Burma and I read a book about Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi. And then I did a lot.
Look into the eyes of Dolly, a Thai girl with partly Burmese blood, and you will see the future of the world.
If you are electrified, yah, then,then, I do not need to say anything anymore.
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IP storage -- inspiration or insanity?
The world of storage area networks is no stranger to rip-roaring excitement -- and the most spine-tingling development of late, they say, is IP-based Storage Area Networks (SANs) where huge sets of hard disks, tape drives and other mass storage devices work in perfect harmony thanks to open internet protocols.
Of course, using IP to access storage is nothing new. The venerable Network Filing System (NFS) and Common Internet Filing System (CIFS) have been used to connect clients to file servers for many years. But that gives file-level access, whereas SANs need block-level access to data, in effect removing the server and leaving the storage device directly connected to the network. SANs also typically allow multiple redundant links between host and storage device, and provide transparent mirroring and backup. They should also provide a single, simple management point to multiple linked devices.
There's a lot of confusion over protocols and physical transport mechanisms in storage, due in part to the way SANs have evolved as a mix of storage and networking. Traditionally, if a hard disk was SCSI it meant that the disk had a fast SCSI parallel interface and responded to SCSI commands sent to it on that interface. The interface -- the physical transport mechanism -- and the command set -- the protocol -- were indivisible. These days, the two aspects are separated. The ANSI SCSI Architecture Model (SAM-2) defines the command and data transfer protocol as something that can be carried on any physical transport mechanism.
Fibre Channel (FC), currently the most mature and widely installed SAN standard, carries a serial version of SAM-2 on top of a very fast physical transport layer. The FC standard copes with error correction, address translation, framing and so on at gigabit speeds, at up to 10 kilometre distances. More than that, and non-FC techniques have to be used -- either putting FC signals onto more efficient fibre optic systems, or sending FC packets through an IP tunnel.
This system, called FC/IP, lets users set up what's in effect a virtual private network across an IP system, through which FC data flows as if through a transparent connection. That works for point-to-point systems, but the details of the SAN traffic is in effect invisible to the IP networks carrying it. This makes it hard to manage and prioritise with any degree of finesse, and prevents it from being routed between more than two points. For that, you need to put SAM-2 directly into IP -- a technology called Internet SCSI, or iSCSI.
iSCSI was created by IBM and Cisco. It's not the only IP SAN protocol -- there are others from Adaptec, Nishan, et al -- but it's been through most of the IETF submission process and is the most widely known and discussed. There are also a few iSCSI devices available, reflecting the relative maturity of the standard. The advantages to building a SAN out of IP packets mostly boil down to the very high level of experience, tools and comfort most corporates have with the IP protocol. These are not to be sniffed at -- the benefits of being able to deploy, configure and control your storage area network seamlessly with the rest of your IP networking will be significant. The disadvantages, however, are currently legion.
For a start, TCP -- the most common session protocol run over IP -- has much weaker error detection and correction than FC, which is statistically significant when dealing with very large data transfers. Streaming video doesn't cope well with TCP's habit of retransmitting blocks when an error's found. Sending huge amounts of corporate data over an IP network at very high speeds potentially reveals enormous numbers of company secrets, but encryption -- even for slow networks -- can require a lot of processor power.
Speed and processor power remain the biggest problems for iSCSI. The proponents of the standard implicitly accept that it is less efficient than FC by coupling it with 10 gigabit Ethernet -- a new and untested standard that will have to succeed if iSCSI is to happen in a big way. But TCP can consume between two and four MHz of CPU speed for each Mbps of network bandwidth, even without encryption, so at gigabit Ethernet and above it imposes unreasonable demands on servers. The cure for that is dedicated hardware, a TCP Offload Engine (TOE) that does all the network processing and delivers a finished message to server memory independent of the server's own processor. Like 10 gigabit Ethernet, this is cutting edge technology that's not widely available or trusted yet.
Only when all of the above have been out in the real world for long enough to establish themselves as real, reliable and interoperable systems will iSCSI be a serious competitor to Fibre Channel. Before that point, however, it may well be a useful complementary technology, linking islands of FC SAN across IP clouds or creating smaller, slower but more flexible SANs from existing Ethernet transport protocols. Basing today's SANs on what today's technology can demonstrably do, without writing off the potential of what's under development, is the sanest approach.


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Q: Ruby on Rails - SerializationTypeMismatch error I have a model named Style with a text column that's serialized as a hash. Here's the code from my model:
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Don't pay interest (unless it makes sense).
But when you keep your eyes out for opportunities the way the travel hacking game trains you to, you'll inevitably spot some that aren't strictly speaking "travel" hacks.
I've written before about Mango prepaid cards and savings accounts. Mango pays 6% APY on up to $5,000 held in the savings account linked to their prepaid cards, as long as you meet their direct deposit requirements. Those requirements are a bit fuzzy, but are certainly satisfied by depositing $50 per month, whether from your paycheck or from another bank account that allows ACH "pushes" to external accounts.
Mango has started charging $3 per month for the required prepaid account, but the savings account still allows you to earn around $264 in interest on a $5,000 savings account balance, or 5.28% annually (actually a bit less since the 6% is calculated APY, not APR). It's quite liquid (since Mango allows ACH pulls from the linked prepaid card), and beats any other federally-insured, liquid account I know of.
Likewise, the PayPal Prepaid Debit MasterCard and Netspend prepaid cards have 5% APY savings accounts, again on up to $5,000 in savings, and have their own fees and requirements to waive them.
Last weekend, I returned to New England for a long weekend catching up with a friend who lives out there, and for the thousandth time I walked by the Leader Bank branch in Cambridge. The same sign caught my eye as always: "Earn 2.05% APY on your Zeugma Rewards Savings Balance up to $50,000."
Let me attempt my best droll understatement and point out that 2.05% APY is much higher than current market interest rates on federally-insured savings accounts.
Make 8 or more debit card transactions.
Obviously these requirements aren't too heavy a lift for my readers, but you'll need to make sure you meet them all or you'll earn a tiny fraction of the 2.05% interest you were hoping for.
Maybe you're interested in a 2.05% APY savings account and maybe you aren't. But I'll bet you're very interested in a 1% cash back debit card.
Remarkably, Zeugma Rewards checking account debit cards earn 1% cash back on all signature transactions, specifically "signature purchase transactions only where the customer selects 'credit' as the transaction type." On the one hand, that's less generous than the (no-longer-available) Suntrust Delta Skymiles debit card. On the other hand, it's comparable to the PayPal Business Debit MasterCard, but backed by a real bank that may value their relationship with customers more than PayPal appears to.
Now I'm getting into the realm of speculation, but it's my blog and I feel like speculating. There are a number of "signature" debit card transactions that PayPal does not award cash back on. For example, Evolve Money transactions funded with a PayPal Business Debit MasterCard appear in your account history as signature transactions, but don't earn cash back at the end of the month. It seems possible to me that a smaller regional bank like Leader Bank may not have PayPal's level of awareness with respect to these transactions, and may end up awarding 1% cash back on transactions that would not qualify for rewards when funded with the debit cards of other, larger banks.
That's not a promise; it's an invitation. If you experiment you may find some kinds of transactions end up being more profitable than you're otherwise able to achieve. Will online debit Bluebird and Serve loads earn 1% cash back? Almost certainly. Will Evolve Money bill payments earn 1% cash back? Probably. Will Square Cash transfers earn 1% cash back? Maybe.
Free online debit card services are increasingly popular because of the low, fixed processing fees now-enshrined in law, while rewards-earning debit cards are increasingly rare.
Personal finance is one of the many areas of life that is made more profitable by the habits of mind we develop while travel hacking. Zeugma Rewards may or may not turn out to fit into your own financial life, but I think for some of my readers it's probably an opportunity worth exploring.


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Iconic British brand MG launches the first truly affordable, family friendly electric car
MG ZS EV available from just £21,495 for first 1,000 retail customers *
Price includes free home charging point and standard installation *
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Go anywhere with 163 miles WLTP range and frequent rapid charging capability
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MG's Gigafactory capable of producing 300,000 EV batteries per year
MG Motor UK today announces its entry into the zero-emissions vehicle market with the first truly affordable, family friendly electric car. The sensational MG ZS EV has been designed to bring EV technology to a wider audience than ever before and represents an exciting new chapter in the MG story.
ZS EV is MG's most high-tech car ever, with the MG Pilot driver assistance suite setting new standards of specification and delivering exceptional value for money. ZS EV combines the spacious and practical design of the original ZS with a clean, efficient and dynamic electric powertrain. With the first 1,000 retail customers able to get behind the wheel from just £21,495, MG is bringing zero-emissions motoring to the people. Combining a WLTP certified range of 163 miles and frequent rapid charging capability, families can enjoy the freedom to go anywhere in an electric car. MG is also proud to be offering ZS EV with its famous 7 Year Warranty that covers the car and the lithium-ion battery.
Packed with innovative features, ZS EV is designed to provide customers with a stress-free driving experience. MG Pilot is a driver assistance suite which complements the driver and offers support when required. Excite and Exclusive versions both include MG Pilot as standard, with features including Advanced Emergency Braking, Blindspot Monitoring, Lane Keep Assist and Adaptive Cruise Control.
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Both the car's internal and external styling elements make the ZS EV feel reassuringly MG. ZS EV sports the latest evolution of MG's distinctive star-rider grille which perfectly frames the famous octagonal logo. It also seamlessly integrates the CCS charging port. The new-style 17" alloy wheels are designed to be light and extremely aerodynamic, helping to maximise range even further, and the choice of four exterior colours includes the new and vibrant Pimlico Blue.
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ZS EV customer deliveries will begin in September 2019. Customers wishing to make sure they secure one of the first 1,000 retail cars, available from just £21,495, can place a £500 deposit to reserve their place in the queue by visiting mg.co.uk/electric.
* MG ZS EV Excite starts from £28,495 OTR. After deducting the Government Grant of £3,500 and the matching MG EV Grant, the first 1,000 retail customers can purchase their car from just £21,495. MG will also match the Government Grant on Exclusive versions, reducing the £30,495 OTR price to just £23,495. Free home charging point and standard installation also applies to the first 1,000 retail orders.


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Thanks to all who came out for our Good Friday act of public witness this year, to all who prepared stations, the planning team, and our hosts at Holy Trinity. See the photos from this year's walk here.
Posted in 2017, Gallery format on January 10, 2017 by swprogram.
Each year Rev. Brian McIntosh writes a new verse to the hymn based on the Passion Chorale. This year the 3rd verse was added for the theme of water.
of war and wealth and madness, 'til justice, life is ours.
we see in blood-stained faces the crossed-up Christ again.
of race and class and creed, denies new life to any |who are betrayed by greed.
as hands are washed of doubt.
by failing their protection we'll thirst in desert beds.
for reconciliation is why the rabbi died.
our songs and prayers revealing the promised end of tears.
This was the reflection given by Jennifer Henry at the final station of this year's Ecumenical Good Friday Walk.
Water is the blood that flows through this wounded body, this aching earth. The rivers that connect us, parts of the body, are the veins that carry the life blood to creatures, to peoples. Water is life, interconnected, flowing, nurturing all created beings. Water is sacred bond. Dispersed light in water droplets is the rainbow, the Creator's inter-species, inter-generational covenant with us. But water is also our vulnerability, our inequities, our risk, our danger.
There are women, you know, who can see what we are doing the Body. Women who are binding up the bleeding wounds. Women who are tending to the aching world–with fierce love. Women who are caretakers of the water running through the earth's veins: Great Lakes water walker, Indigenous Elder, Josephine Mandamin; Cochabamba Bolivian water activist, Marcela Olivera, and Berta–Berta Cáceres who lost her life in her commitment to protect precious waters, waters in Honduras vulnerable from corporate damming. There are women tending to the waters, protecting the waters, caring for the wounds in the Body.
Can you hear it? The rushing waters that flow down as justice, the ever flowing fountain of living waters.
Jesus' cry from the cross, "I am thirsty," is the impetus for this year's Ecumenical Good Friday Walk for Justice in downtown Toronto.
On the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the New Credit First Nation, we will walk in the Lake Ontario Waterfront watershed, starting on the shore of Lake Ontario at Harbour Square Park, just west of the ferry docks at the foot of Bay Street. Participants will gather at 2 p.m., then proceed north on Bay Street, stopping at 'stations' along the way to decry the unjust use of the divine gift of water leading to environmental degradation and vast numbers of refugees.
The Walk will end at the Church of the Holy Trinity (just west of the Eaton Centre) for a brief worship service and message from Jennifer Henry, Executive Director of Kairos. "The health of water is about the health of our communities — not only the quality of our relations with the earth community within watersheds, but also the nature of relationships with Indigenous peoples as the original custodians of water," Henry says.
A simple supper will take place there at approximately 4:00 p.m. A freewill offering will support the efforts of participating social justice organizations.
As Jesus cried out in thirst from the Cross, we too thirst for justice – for the environment and for all creatures adversely affected by systems that misuse or destroy Earth, our sacred home.
The Ecumenical Walk for Justice began in 1979 and has focused on a range of issues including peace, indigenous relations, the criminal justice system, violence against women, the environment and economic injustice. It is organized by a planning team drawn from several Christian denominations. Some 300-400 people take part each year.


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I recently decided to bring out the moveable alphabet that I have had sitting in a cupboard upstairs for a while and introduce it to Frida.
If you're not familiar with it, the moveable alphabet is a brilliant Montessori material which recognises that most children will be able to start spelling out words long before they have the fine motor skills to write them. Writing your own words with an alphabet which can be manipulated is a key part of the Montessori method of learning to read and write – it is thought of as the "bridge" between the two skills.
How did I decide Frida was ready to introduce the moveable alphabet?
She showed an interest in the material when presented with it. This is, in my opinion, the best marker of "readiness" – a child who is ready for a material will be far more likely to show an interest in it and want to use it than a child for whom it is too advanced or too simple.
I bought a proper wooden moveable alphabet set as we will be home educating and this was one of the materials I felt happy to invest in, but I have seen brilliant moveable alphabets made from laminated card which would be great, especially if your child goes to school or will do in future.
If Frida shows sustained interest in using it, I will try and sew her or buy a spelling mat (like this one here) to use alongside it.
Alongside the moveable alphabet, I gave Frida a selection of sweet three-letter word flashcards which have an image on one side and the word on the other. This means she can pick a card, write the word using the moveable alphabet letters, and then flip the card over to check her spelling. This provides her with the control of error which is key in the Montessori philosophy, allowing her to check her own work independently without me interfering or correcting her which could be quite demotivating.
I liked the idea of using cards as a prompt whilst Frida familiarises herself with the material and starts to understand how to use it and learn where all the letters are. She also had a go at writing a couple of words which weren't on cards, and I imagine that as she feels more confident working with the moveable alphabet she will gravitate towards writing more of her own messages. I just plan to leave this work out for her and see where she decides to take her learning.
I want to stress that there is no pressure on her to use this work, or to "learn to spell". If she shows interest in using it, great! If she doesn't and she chooses to do something else, also great! The Montessori approach is firmly about following the child and meeting them where they are at, about rejoicing in the child as an individual who is on their own path.
I feel strongly that Frida doesn't need me to "teach" her. She needs me to provide a lovingly prepared environment where she can follow her own interests and thrive, and she needs me to be willing to join in the learning and magic with her by sharing books, conversations, outings, experiments, and experiences, by demonstrating and collaborating and by giving her the space and time to figure stuff out for herself.
Being child-led can sometimes feel a bit scary in a world where children's education is so controlled by adults. But actually? Children LOVE learning. They are always learning. Sure, that learning might not look exactly like the learning they would experience at pre-school or school. But it doesn't make it any less valid. Seeing Frida take so much joy from her own learning, freely chosen, is such a gift, and I feel very lucky to witness it.
I realised whilst writing this post that I didn't actually share a post about our use of the sandpaper letters, and I haven't shared much about the literacy work we do together either. I will write a post to rectify this soon (although – disclaimer – it mainly looks like reading a lot of books, talking about letters and words we see, and me writing words and letters on the chalk board for Frida to look at).
If your children aren't yet at this stage, you might enjoy Laying the Foundations for Literacy and Sound Games.
I love this so much! I really appreciate you sharing about this reading/language journey and would LOVE more insights on what you've done and what worked for you! Thanks!
Thank you for sharing these great tips on literacy!


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Cops find $500K in stolen goods at Southwest Side warehouse
A half-million dollars worth of chocolate, liquor, auto parts and concrete garden fountains don't just fall off a truck.
But this morning about 9:45 a.m., Chicago police and other investigators served a warrant at a Brighton Park neighborhood warehouse in the 2600 block of West 35th Street where about $500,000 in such stolen merchandise—and several stolen trucks and a stolen van—were hidden, said Chicago Police News Affairs Officer John Mirabelli.
Police are still searching for those responsible for the thefts, but have been able to determine the goods found at the warehouse were stolen.
At the warehouse, organized crime and gang investigations officers, along with Illinois State Police and members of a three-county theft task force found 52 pallets of Ghirardelli chocolate. Investigators also found numerous pallets of alcohol, including beer, rum, vodka and wine, worth about $175,000, belonging to the Wirtz Beverage Group, he said.
Among the other items found were a pallet of BMW auto parts, and two pallets of concrete water fountains, Mirabelli said.
Investigators, who are still seeking those responsible for the thefts, believe that the items were stolen and intended to be fenced. The investigation is continuing.
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Granada arms dealer arrested in Slovakia
By Chris King • 02 March 2022 • 16:52
Granada arms dealer arrested in Slovakia. image: guardia civil
National Police officers travelled to Slovakia to arrest an arms dealer from Granada
The Guardia Civil, in collaboration with the Slovak Police – the National Crime Agency – have conducted 'Operation Leonidas', in which they travelled to Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, to assist in the arrest of a resident of Granada.
The man had gone to that country in order to purchase pistols, AK47-type assault rifles, and ammunition. His known intention was to sell these weapons on the illegal market in Spain.
An investigation had been launched back in 2021 between the Information Headquarters (UCE3) of the Guardia Civil, and the Slovak National Crime Agency. It was carried out through Europol, and coordinated by EUROJUST, which allowed for the identification of this Spanish citizen, with a previous police record for crimes, assault, and drug use.
Investigations in Spain linked the detainee to drug trafficking gangs on the Costa del Sol, to whom he was suspected of selling the weapons.
Once he arrived in Bratislava, the Slovak police proceeded to arrest him as he was about to collect the weapons. They also confiscated his vehicle, equipped with a double bottom, in which he intended to transfer the weapons to Spain. He was found to be carrying a significant amount of cash that he had hidden in the vehicle, presumably to pay for the weapons.
In a coordinated simultaneous raid, Granada police officers raided the man's home. There they seized two kilos of hashish and marijuana, as well as different computer devices, and various documentation.
After being placed at the disposal of the Bratislava judicial authorities, the detainee was imprisoned for arms trafficking, as reported by granadadigital.es.
Detenido en Eslovaquia un traficante de armas español.
El detenido –residente en Granada- pretendía adquirir armas de guerra, pistolas y munición en Eslovaquia.https://t.co/QoCOSVNEgi pic.twitter.com/TzSwSdOWt8
— Guardia Civil 🇪🇸 (@guardiacivil) March 1, 2022
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Originally from Wales, Chris spent years on the Costa del Sol before moving to the Algarve where he is a web reporter for The Euro Weekly News covering international and Spanish national news. Got a news story you want to share? Then get in touch at [email protected].com


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Cellulosic ethanol venture
BP and Verenium Corporation have formed a 50-50 joint venture to develop and commercialise cellulosic ethanol from non-food feedstocks. The joint venture company will act as the commercial entity for the deployment of cellulosic ethanol technology being developed and proven under the first phase of the BP-Verenium partnership, announced August 2008. Together the companies have agreed to commit $45 million in funding and assets to the joint venture company.
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