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Romanian football bears the stamp of a sporting movement pilloried by a generation or more of the most egregiously infectious corruption. The passage of time has sugared the pill a little – the match-fixing practices that spawned semi-legal cartels in the chaos that followed the collapse of communism have eased their vice-like grip on competition in the domestic Liga 1, and the admissions made by high-ranking personnel as far up the chain as former Professional Football League president Dumitru Dragomir in 2004 regarding the systemic nature of malpractice marked a demi-baptism for a new era in the Romanian game, tinged as it was with pathos over a wretched past. But genuine reforms have never materialised, in spite of the talk, and this week the PFL welcomes into office a new president whose reputation for underhand practice rivals anything seen in the Blat match-rigging circles of the 90s, just months after the owner of league heavyweights Steaua Bucharest began a three-year jail term for defrauding the state. The hands in which the future of Romanian football rests are used to dealing out of sight, and with suspicions rankling throughout the ranks of high office the fear now is for a football community deeply scarred by a culture of self-interest.
Gino Iorgulescu's victory in the presidential elections this week scarcely came as a surprise to anybody who observes the game in Romania; the league's new leader was spotted dining at a hotel in Bucharest with Prime Minister Victor Ponta and members of his cabinet days before board members went to the ballot. Also present were ten of Liga 1's club presidents, and out-going FPL head Dragomir was quick to raise a subtext to the result: "These whores [the club presidents] did not vote for me! I was defeated by Iorgulescu's value but also by the value of the political factor.†A statement issued by the new president offered clear insight as to the direction in which he hopes to lead the FPL, and the expediency of keeping state politics on his side rings out: "We have to establish a strategy in order to obtain as much money as possible for the Romanian world of football.†As for the relationship between Iorgulescu and the Prime Minister, the president feigned subtlety: "Mr Ponta supported me morally. That is all.â€
In business Iorgulescu could be accused of suffering from a scrambled moral compass when it comes to delineating between that which is for the good of all parties and self-serving corporate sabotage, and no organisation will be more cognisant of this than the PFL itself. In 2012 the former owner of Liga 1 outfit FC Nacional was acquitted of charges relating to a deal that saw land sold to the league for three times its market value – land that now houses the FPL's headquarters – in exchange for a cut price sale of Iorgulescu's own real estate. His co-conspirator, the recipient of a $32,000 strip in north Bucharest and also acquitted, was, astonishingly, Dragomir, who went on to remain in office during the four years that elapsed from the charges first being brought against him. The National Anti-Corruption Directorate, prosecuting, said of the verdict: "The League has acquired the buildings concerned violating the LPF statute by paying $355,000, an overvalued price, given it was thrice higher than the price on the free market in that area at the time.†Neither accused party has made an active denial of the figures quoted by the NACD, leaving the football community to reflect on a change in leadership that promises little other than a continuation of the collusions between the judiciary and football power-brokers that are keeping the game's governance mired in secrecy.
The affair is eerily reminiscent of a case involving another of Romanian football's most prominent figures, the disgraced former MEP and owner of league champions Steaua Gigi Becali, who was convicted in May on charges relating to another suspect land deal, this time involving the Ministry of Defence. Between 1996 and 1999 Becali rigged deals with the MND over land that had been part of the state-owned 'Red Farm' of the communist era, costing the state somewhere in the region of $1m. The gains made by Becali became the foundations of a real-estate empire which in 2003 helped fund his majority stake in Steaua, a portfolio he still holds in spite of the conviction won against him, though the club have had little to say on the subject of their impeached owner. But then Becali's sentencing represents for Romanian football little more drastic than another dropped stitch in a tapestry that has been unravelling for a generation.
The depth of the problem is breath-taking. In April 2012 eight club owners and refereeing chiefs from the professional ranks were acquitted after a protracted struggle with the NACD over fraudulent transfer dealings and tax evasion, and national team boss Victor Pițurcă received a one-year suspended sentence earlier this year alongside Becali for his role in a match-fixing racket involving illegal bungs being paid to players at top-flight outfit Universitea Cluj. No corner of the game it seems, from administration right down to the dug-out, is safe from the insipid threat of financial and sporting malpractice, and the legacy of Blat (literally 'dough') match-fixing that saw club owners in the 90s openly divide up portions of the season into wins and losses based on a 'share and share alike' favour-giving scheme still dictates attitudes. If Iorgulescu has designs on a new beginning for himself and for the league his first headache will be choosing a place to start.
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Globalization is a relentless process of transfer and spread of knowledge, culture, information, innovation, technologies, products, services and capitals all over the planet. If all this occurs at conditions of both highest economic convenience and minimum custom protection, favoured will be the most competitive combinations of productive factors, as well as the best economic returns.This phenomenon surely creates new scientific, technological and economic opportunities and the widest contribution of the human mind and imagination. However, the production of wealth cannot be based on a economic and political philosophy ultimately favouring a productive system based on a deregulated, if not wild, liberalism.
Only a "World Government in democracy" could effectively conciliate the market economy benefits with the principles of social safeguard, of respect of human rights and values of cultural diversity, as well as of protection of natural resources and of the requirements of environmental sustainability. The absence of such "Government " points out a worrying gap which justifies the origin of:
In the societies of the Developed and Non-developed Countries, a Principle of Individual World Responsibility is fortunately making its way. For a perspective of safety for both the present and future generations, a strong mobilization of human and technical-scientific skills in all Countries is needed, duly supported by adequate financial resources, in order to trigger a virtuous circle capable of self-feeding.
In fact, all too often the role of public scientific research is ignored, although always source of knowledge, training and know-how, linked to a more equitable development of populations in the economically less developed region. Indeed, there is now a tendency to disregard, in as much as farther from the popular feeling, science and technological innovation as factors of progress, although they are contributing , along with telecommunications, informatics, transports, etc., to making globalization irreversible.
The social and economic situation of the developing countries identifies now, as much as in the past, the alimentary and nutritional insufficiencies, the environmental decay, the impoverishment of natural and energetic resources as the most serious emergencies of our time. Agriculture, or, at large, the primary sector, is the cause, or one of the causes of this reality. But it is also, paradoxically, the solution of it, thanks to its potentialities based on science and the vast and widespread skills of its operators.
As compared to other great macro-economic factors, enterprises and services, agriculture is the human productive activity most prone to influences and physical and biological variations occurring in terrestrial environments. It also represents, however, that irreplaceable and fundamental industry which, through
the bio-factories, i.e., the green plants, accumulates, utilizes and transfers into a product the cleanest and cheapest energy in the world: the solar energy.
Today, a multi-functional role is also recognized to agriculture: from animal and plant production to the safeguard of human environment and the countryside, from the eco-compatibility to the sustainability of a production capable of meeting the needs of all consumers, in industrialized countries as well as in the developing ones, where 800 million people live under permanent risk of starving to death. In no country agriculture can be any longer conceived as a residual activity with the only role of producer of raw material, primarily for food and, on a smaller scale, for industry and pharmaceutics. In the Developing Countries, the take-off of the primary sector has taken place at least a century later than in the economically most advanced Countries. Starting from the Sixties, the so called "Green Revolution" has consented an average increase in productivity of the most important cereals (wheat, corn, rice and sorghum) of 2,5% per year, thanks to scientific research (particularly genetics), the use of agro-chemical inputs and the spread of irrigation.
Without the "Green Revolution", a true milestone, an area 50 times as much as the entire Italian farming land should have been converted into arable land, of which 1500 million hectares only for cereals, dooming to destruction precious forestry resources and further reducing the already scarce water resources. A highly intensive agriculture with large use of technical inputs has not been, and is not, without negative consequences on environment (water, soil, biodiversity, desertification), on social equilibrium and on culture of rural populations in all agro-ecological areas of the planet.
All studies agree that, as an effect of the revival promoted by the "Green Revolution" and by the agro-biotechnologies, it can be expected that, in the next 30-40 years, levels of plant and animal production can be attained, sufficient to feed and guarantee food supplies for all peoples of the planet. The development of human resources and of scientific research is the basic requirement for increasing productivity and for a further strong technological progress. In a word, for an "Evergreen Revolution" capable to combine the needed productive increase with the conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. It shall also determine and strengthen a rural development leading to an improvement of social and economic conditions of farmers, which, in many countries, represent the majority of the population.
Between 2000 and 2025, the world population will increase of other 2 billion persons. Considering the need of equalizing the food level for all peoples, a doubling of the present food production will be needed. In order to face this task, besides a better distribution of the production, an increase of arable land and/or productivity will be necessary. The former presents serious limits and, at any rate, is not advisable from an environmental point of view . Besides, it could only contribute a 7 per cent of the needed increase. The remaining 93 per cent will have to be the result of an increase of productivity. What to do and how?
There is no simple answer. It is the man, with his cultural identity and his traditional knowledge, to have to be put at the center of the project of development.
A policy of International Cooperation for Development confined to debt remission, mega-projects having no connection with the social reality, and a strengthening and redefinition of aims of international organizations (FAO and others) cannot offer an adequate response to problems of poverty, food security and environmental safeguard. An involvement of citizens in both southern and northern regions of the planet, as well as of the local institution and the small and large Associations, can and must become the basic structures to build a network of exchange capable to govern the globalization, countering its deleterious effects and utilizing the immense opportunities for social and economic growth for all.
Maccarese, July 13 2001
The Maccarese Manifesto
The FIDAF (Italian Federation of Agriculture and Forestry Graduates), aware, also for historical memory, of the problems related to the great emergencies of humanity, poverty, hunger, diseases, civil rights, environmental decay, impoverishment of natural and energetic resources, at the eve of the G8 Meeting in Genoa wishes to convene to Maccarese (a site near Rome known as a meeting point also at international level, particularly relative to biodiversity, training and farming activity) sensitive and qualified people in order to debate and elaborate a proposal on the subject.
Persons gathered in Maccarese address an appeal to the rulers of the G8 countries, starting with Italy, and propose the "Maccarese Manifesto", worded according to the following principles and guidelines:
People meeting in Maccarese further appeal to the Chief of State, the Parliament and the Italian Government to the end of:
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Mini Guide to Gum Disease in Children
Many people associate gum disease as only being a problem seen in adults. Unfortunately, children and teenagers may also be at risk of getting gum disease. Children and teens may start to show signs of gum disease at any age, especially if they are not encouraged to practice good oral hygiene habits. When children get gum disease, it may lead to serious problems with development and growth of their baby teeth as well as their permanent adult teeth. This mini guide will help you better understand gum disease in kids and ways to possibly prevent it.
What Exactly Is Gum Disease?
Gum disease is a bacterial infection that occurs when the tissue surrounding teeth becomes inflamed and infected. If not properly addressed, the infection can spread to the tissues and bone that hold your teeth in place. Progression of gum disease causes pockets to form in the gums, these pockets harbor more bacteria, which increases the infection. The infection can become so severe that it may make its way into the blood stream and travel throughout the body, which can cause more serious health problems, including heart disease.
What Causes Gum Disease in Children?
The leading cause of gum disease in children is improper oral hygiene. Babies who fall asleep with a bottle of formula or sugary juices in their mouths may also be a risk of gum disease, because the sugars that lay on the teeth encourage the growth of bacteria. Children from toddler age through the teen years who are not encouraged to properly brush and floss may not be removing the food particles that also encourage the growth of bacteria, which puts them at risk of developing gum disease. Children who are diagnosed with other health conditions, such as diabetes, may also be at high risk of gum disease.
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Getting separation between boys and girls in the past has usually been a way numerous private schools run their classrooms. Their mission is to prepare young men for effective and meaningful lives extended following they leave the school. Underpinning a robust private secondary education is our unshakeable conviction that each girl's achievements should be seen in the context of her personal personal improvement and happiness. It's tough to imagine a private college more American than Phillip's Academy Andover, identified simply as Andover".
An all-boys Jesuit college located in Philadelphia, St. Joe's follows the lead of several of its Jesuit counterparts with a decidedly fraternal feel, with neighborhood service and athletics results/schedules calls-to-action fairly accessible. Here at Truro School we firmly believe that education is about so much a lot more than excellent exam final results, as crucial as they are. Located on 671 acres in Exeter, New Hampshire, Phillips was founded in 1781 by John Phillips as a feeder college to Harvard University.
To be a productive middle college coach it is essential to recognize strengths and weaknesses in your players. The children are in a position to continue on at Retaval Wahroonga for K – 1, and Retaval Belfield for K – 2. They can then transfer to Tangara College for Girls or Redfield College at Dural for boys. The Personalised Tutorial Program at Tangara College for Girls is the most distinctive implies to reinforce the function of parents.
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After more than five years writing about live reggae shows around the UK I've decided it's time to shut down my site, ReggaeChapter.com.
With declining traffic in recent months and few commercial opportunities on the table I've run out of steam to help sustain the site's future.
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From the recent horsemeat scandal, to the frequent withdrawals of medicines which have seriously damaged the health and the banking collapse, it can be seen that self-regulation of food, pharmaceutical and banking corporates is not working. Many other sectors are failing – notably accountancy and the trade in illicit armaments, but a blog is not the medium for a detailed exploration. In the words of Bloomberg Business:
It appears that the standard practice of hiring for-profit inspection companies — third-party auditors, who aren't required by law to meet any federal standards and have no government supervision – doesn't work in the public interest. At least five of the requirements for a civilised society are being compromised.
More information is available about the American food industry's self-regulation, which has been described as a 'spectacular failure'. In 2011, the FDA inspected 6% of domestic food producers and just 0.4%of importers. The FDA has had no rules for how often food producers must be inspected.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 48 million Americans fall ill each year 'sickened' by food, with 128,000 hospitalized and 3,000 killed. The rate of infections linked to foodborne salmonella, rose 10% from 2006 to 2010. The U.S. had 37 recalls of fruits and vegetables in 2011.
UK: strong on 'trends' and strategies' but weak on fact
Inferior record-keeping, the rule rather than the exception in Britain, prevents the public from getting a clear picture of levels of food-borne infection.The government's microbiology website explains that in its statistics table:
- The title has been changed to reflect that these are laboratory confirmed cases of infectious intestinal disease and not foodborne illness as previously labelled in the old stats provided.
- The new figures supplied are 'all cases', including UK acquired and those that are acquired abroad.
Many chemical companies, including Pfizer and AstraZeneca, have signed up to the industry's self-policing Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Initiative, which has clear guidelines on wastewater management, but in light of recent revelations (summarised below) it seems that the majority are failing to observe these guidelines.
The Financial Times reports on the dumping of untreated antibiotic waste affecting the health of local communities and contributing to the global rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. A major UK government-backed review into antimicrobial resistance (more here) estimates that by 2050, drug-resistant infections could kill 10m people per year globally and reported that the UK's chief medical officer has spoken of this as a "catastrophic threat".
"Disturbing" environmental damage in India and China by 'trusted brands'
An earlier article in the FT reports institutional investors' concerns over the "disturbing" environmental damage resulting from multinational drug companies manufacturing in India. Many other reports show that pharmaceutical pollution is a huge problem in China, where between 80 and 90% of the world's antibiotic raw materials are manufactured. In both countries, multinational pharmaceutical plants are failing to treat and manage toxic and drug-rich waste, while their clients – including trusted brands – are 'turning a blind eye to the problem'. Read more here.
To a lesser extent, European countries, Canada and America (above) also have chemically polluted water.
According to Emma Rosi-Marshall, the lead author of a new Cary Institute study, pharmaceutical pollution in waters has been tracked across the globe leading to disruption of ecosystem of streams, including American rivers in New York, Maryland and Indiana. She said when waste water is moved to sewage treatment facilities it is not treated for the removal of pharmaceuticals. Consequently, streams and rivers are exposed to synthetic compounds including antibiotics, stimulants, antihistamines and analgesics.
Concern about the problem in Eastern Europe is evident in the EU Guidelines on waste disposal and, in 1999, the UNO World Health Organisation issued detailed guidelines in a more readable document, including disposal methods. In section 1.8 it stresses many dangers from 'improper disposal or non-disposal of expired pharmaceuticals, including contamination of water supplies or local sources used by nearby communities or wildlife'.
The FT on banking: "self-regulation is no regulation"
"Banks will never regulate themselves other than cosmetically. Even if each bank were to agree that it would make collective sense to for each and every bank to observe certain practices and to desist from others, the temptation to defect from the agreement will prove irresistible as soon as the next financial boom starts to purr seductively and the next sure-thing money machine is touted by a new vintage of charlatan quants . . ."
The un-named writer ends: "Self-regulation in the financial sector has been a joke. It has turned out to be an expensive joke. Those paying the bill are, unfortunately, not those who were laughing when the joke was told. It is time to get serious about regulation again".
Professor Prem Sikka summarises: "Unchecked, corporate power will continue to result in abuses, scandals and a destruction of the economy. We face a decision: we can have democracy and accountability, or rampant corporate power with enormous private wealth and power concentrated in the hands of a few business executives – but we can't have both".


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When I was in Italy a few weeks ago we explored the nearby lanes and land, collecting plant material and objects that we could make use of in the studio through various printing, mark making and construction techniques. Most of what we used then went to the tip when we'd finished with it. There was a lot of rubbish on the lanes, so I feel that we did quite a good litter-picking job, making use of things before they went in the bin.
There was charred wooden debris amongst the olive trees, presumably as a result of tree pruning, the brash being burnt on site. I used a piece to draw with on my first walk around the fields. There was also the smell of bonfires in the air all week as neighbouring farms and small holdings cleared the land ready for the growing season ahead.
There were a few objects that I picked up in the olive grove around the Masseria and these came home with me to the studio. I have since been playing with them and forming new structures and surfaces in response. These will form part of Findings, which I will be showing later in the year. There were various nut shells: walnut, almond and acorn cups. The acorns from the majestic Macedonian Oak, which we saw in various places are huge in comparison to the ones I'm used to here in the UK.
I've been making small vessel structures from paper yarn and once the surface of these is rubbed with mud they take on a really interesting quality. These structures are made with a looping stitch, sewing with a needle but building up a three-dimensional form. I used the same looping stitch but with a pliable linen thread on the burnt olive wood, encasing and wrapping the forms, getting to know each line, crack or subtle change in the surface as I work my way round and round the wood. And as I handle the wood the aroma of smoke takes me back to the place that they were found.


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In my previous post about a floating Saturn, I hinted that I could write about the methods we can use to find the density of Saturn. Oh, and once again, the density of Saturn is lower than the density of water on Earth - but it wouldn't float.
Just as a reminder, we define density as:
This means that we really need to determine two things. First, we need the mass of Saturn. Second, we need the volume. We can get the volume if we know the radius of Saturn.
Volume ——
Technically, Saturn isn't perfectly spherical. The distance from the center to the equator is greater than the distance from the center to the pole. This is because Saturn is spinning and it isn't a rigid object. Think of spinning pizza dough - same thing except it's Saturn. You can actually measure both the polar and equatorial radius using the same idea - but I am just going to pretend Saturn is a sphere.
If it is a sphere, then the volume would be:
But how do you get the radius (or diameter). The first step is to look at the angular size. If you know the angular size of an object and the distance to that object, you can find the size. Here is a picture I have used several times that shows this relationship.
So, if the object is far enough away or small enough then the height (or length) will approximately be the arc length of a circle with a radius the same as the distance. The size of the object will just be the angular size multiplied by the distance the object.
But how do you even measure angular size? Well, if you have a picture you need to know the angular field of view for your camera - I did this experimentally with an iPhone. In days before cameras, you could just use a telescope. It isn't too difficult measure the angular size with a lens. You just need to determine the angular field of view for the lens and then put some markings on there so you can estimate the fraction of the field for the object's angular size.
This is great, but it depends on something rather important. How far away is Saturn? This is where Johannes Kepler comes into the story. By using available data, Kepler came up with three models for the motion of objects in the solar system.
- The path of an object in the solar system is an ellipse with the Sun at a foci.
- As an object moves closer to the Sun, it goes faster. Kepler went even further and said that for a given time interval, the object would sweep out the same area no matter where it was in its orbit.
- The orbital period is related to the orbital distance (semi-major axis). In fact, the square of the period is proportional to (but not equal) to the cube of the semi-major axis.
Kepler's Laws of planetary motion aren't new physics. If you like, you could get the same set of laws using the momentum principle and gravitational force that proportional to one over the distance squared. However, the laws work and it is the last law that is useful here. If I know the orbital period of Saturn and the Earth, then I can write:
The T is the common physics symbol for the period and the time units don't really matter. The proportionality constant, k cancels when I divide one equation by the other. In the end, I have an expression for semi major axis for Saturn. If Saturn were in a circular orbit, this would be the radius and the distance to the Sun. Ah ha! But I don't actually have the distance from the Earth to Saturn. I can get the distance to Saturn in terms of the distance from the Sun to the Earth. Just to make things easier, we call this Earth-Sun distance 1 Astronomical Unit (AU). That's great and all, but if I use that unit (AU) for the size of Saturn, I would get the density in some weird units - kg/AU3. In order to compare the density of Saturn to water, we need the distance in something useful - like meters or maybe metres.
How do you find the value of 1 AU in meters? There are several ways. One way to find this distance is the Greek way. Yes, Greek astronomers did this sometime around 500 BC. Here is a short version of how they did it:
- Use shadows at different locations on the Earth to determine the radius of the Earth.
- Assume the moon moves in a circle around the Earth. Determine the difference between the calculated position (based on the center of the Earth) and the actual position (measured from the surface) to determine the distance (and size) of the moon.
- Measure the angle between the Sun and the moon when the phase of the moon is a quarter. This makes a right triangle. With the distance from the Earth to the moon already known, you can get the distance (and size) of the moon.
Here is an older post that shows more of the details in these measurements. Perhaps you can already see the problem with this method. If your measurements are off for the size of the Earth, then everything else is off. The Greek's determination of the distance to the Sun wasn't very accurate.
A better way to get the Earth-Sun distance is to use a transit of Venus. During this event, Venus passes between the Earth and the Sun. If you measure the start and end time from different locations on the Earth, you can get a value for the Earth-Sun distance. Here is an example with modern data.
I like the above ways to find the distance to Saturn because theoretically, you could do it yourself. Of course there are even better (more accurate) ways to find this, but the point is that you could indeed find the distance to Saturn and thus the size. With the radius, you could find the volume.
Mass —-
We can't just use Kepler's Laws to find the mass. No, we need to use some more fundamental physics. In short, we can find the mass of Saturn by looking at one of the moons of Saturn. If we know the orbital distance and the orbital period of one of the moons, we can find the mass. Notice that this is different than what we did above to find the volume. In that case, we used the orbital period of Saturn as it moved around the Sun to find the distance. Here we need both the distance and the period of the moon.
Let's start with some basic physics. Here is a diagram of the largest moon of Saturn, Titan, as it orbits.
The gravitational force depends on both the mass of Saturn and Titan as well as the distance between them. The magnitude can be written as:
Where G is just the universal gravitational constant. The momentum principle says that this gravitational force changes the momentum. Since this force is perpendicular to the momentum (p), then the force just changes the direction of the momentum and not the magnitude. It turns out that I can write the momentum principle in terms of the gravitational force and the angular speed of Titan as it orbits.
I know that I skipped some steps but the point is that there is a relationship between the mass of Saturn, the orbital size and the orbital speed. If I put in the period instead of the angular velocity (period = 2π/ω) I can solve for the mass of Saturn.
Now you just need three things: G, the size of the orbit, and the period of the orbit for Titan. The period is pretty easy. You just need to observe the planet through a telescope for some time and count the days until Titan makes a complete trip around the planet Saturn (about 16 days). The orbital size isn't too hard to get either. Essentially you do the same thing for this as the size of Saturn - use the distance and angular size.
The gravitational constant can be found with the Cavendish experiment. Basically, some small masses on a rotating rod are attracted to larger stationary masses. By looking at the twist in the rod you can determine the gravitational force and thus G.
And that's it. Once you have the mass and the volume, you can calculate the density. See, it's simple.


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I love my daughter very much.
|Lily on our camping trip
I tend to be oversensitive about a great many things, but never about Lily. When she gets mad, she'll say the most hurtful thing she can imagine. Lately, it's "I'm going to find my real daddy!" This really bothers Jen, who tends to be phlegmatic about most other things, but I'll just laugh and say, "Pass me my car keys. I'll help you find him."
I know that she loves me. I'm poisoned with uncertainty, but this is one thing I know for sure. I love that she thinks about things and pipes up with odd comments like "Ultron's not really indestructible, because the Hulk can break him," or "Did it hurt when Daredevil got chemicals in his eyes?"
I think she's going to face increasing pressure to conform and in a few years, she's going to drift towards her friends and away from mommy and daddy, and I think she'll lose interest in the games and the things we do together.
We were camping with another family last weekend, and the other mom had her Nook with her. (I had mine too, but hers had a lot more kid's games on it. Mine was mostly full of PDFs.) One of the games she had was FlipPix Art. It's a nonogram puzzle game, where you have to determine which squares on the grid have to be painted or broken based on the numbers above a specific column or row. If there is a 5 above a column, you know that five consecutive blocks must be painted, if there is a 1 2, it means that one block is painted, followed by a break, then two consecutive blocks must be painted in the same row. On the kiddie puzzles, the grid is 5 x 5, and at least one row has a clue that allows you to figure out the puzzle pretty easily.
I downloaded this game once we got home (It's free, huzzah!) and I have two little stories about it.
It's interesting to watch Lily play it. She has a superb memory. When we play memory games on the computer, I'll move the mouse and she'll tell me which cards to flip. She's rarely wrong. With the FlipPix puzzles, she's eschewing the clues almost entirely and trying to solve them through brute force, trial and error. If she makes a mistake, she'll make a note of it, reset the game and start that puzzle over. She's astoundingly tenacious, and this approach works for her, but I'm amazed she can do it without getting frustrated.
The other thing is, I thought it would be neat to show the game to Jen. Lily explained it to her, and Jen tried it out, but accidentally pressed the wrong button after she had highlighted a number of squares, and smashed them instead of painting them. She grumbled a little bit, but Lily just reached over and restarted the game, saying, "It's okay. We all make mistakes sometimes. I used to do that too." She was kind when she said it, and so gentle. It was the voice I try to use when talking to her.
I was thinking of the little Children Learn what the Live poem. My family had it when I was growing up and we have a copy on our fridge.
I think it's very true, and I'm glad that she's kind. And when she faces the peer pressure later in life, I hope we've helped her become a strong and gentle person who can weather the vicissitudes of childhood and come out on the other side.


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One day Trip to Shravanabelagola - Beluru - Halebidu from Bangalore
After so much longings about a trip; my gang and me decided to travel to Hasan district of Karnataka which is famous for its best architecture created by Hoyasala Dine sty.Our first reach out is Shravanabelagola from Koramangala (Bangalore), we were five started at 5 AM in the morning by Qualis on the way at Hennur picked up another friend so total we were six.
The way route we have choosen was
Bangalore --> Nelamangala --> Kunigal --> Hirisave --> Shravanabelagola --> Halibedu --> BeluruStart from Bangalore take Tumkur Road NH 4 towards Yeshwantpur 30 km on NH-4 reach Nelamangala and Travel 44 KM to hit NH-48 and take left at Neelamangala
Reach Kunigal and from there 52 km continue on NH 48 to reach Hirisave continue 16 km and Turn Left from Hirisave that connects to Shravanabelagola, from here every thing is easy to reach Halibedu and Beluru.
We traveled around 580 KM in this whole trip.
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Finally we reached top of the hill where we can see huge (57 Feet)Bahu bali / Gomateswara idol. As it was one of the best pilgrimage center for Jains; we found so many Jain's and foreign tourists as well. I was surprised to see the tourists actively climbing the hill with out any fagged feeling. Got to know that this huge idol was build by king "Chamundaraya".
|Gomateswara monolithic idol
The word Shravanbelagola means "The white pond of the Shravana" -as the name suggest there is nice pond we can see from the top of the hill, nice scenic view from the top of the hill. Just beside this hill we can see another hill called Chandragiri(Chikka betta) which has many memorials to other Jain monks. It is believed that emperor "Chadragupta Mourya" meditated on this hill. By the way there were Palanquin facilities from the down of the hill to reach up of the hill, around 400 INR were charged for this.
|On the way to the top of Bahubali hill ...
For every 12 years there will be "MahaMastakabhishekam" performed for this huge idol; in which they will perform abhishekam with ghee, milk, gold coins and saffron. It is a spectacular ceremony. the next will be in the year 2018. We skipped to visit the chandragiri to visit other places in plan.
Coconut water is my all time relaxing technique which again I applied after getting down from the hill and quickly started Off to Halebidu which is 78 km from Shravanabelagola.On the way we stopped for Lunch in Hasan town. Food was average though we have choosen the best hotel in the town and in the heavey rain itself we started to Halebedu to save the time.
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By the time we reached Halebedu, climate was good and entered the uncompleted, Hoyasaleswara temple constructed by Hoyasala dinesty kings ...Halebedu which was previously called Dorasamudra or Dwarasamudra) was the regal capital of the Hoysala Empire in the 12th century. Surprising thing to know was the word "Halebedu" means ruined city. Guide was many times telling that it was invaded by Bahamani sultan and other Muslim kings who ruled the near by places. But how come they would have thought of invading this much great sculptures.
|One of the best sculptures @ Halebedu
|@ Halebedu temple ..Whole group
We reached Beluru around at 4:30 PM; it is just 16 KMs from Halibedu. The temple here was Chenna Kesawa swamy (Good looking Vishnu in meaning). Unfortunately the temple was closed for that day. Unlike Halibedu, Beluru temples were 100 % completed. Even Sri krishna devaraya has done some renovations to this temple during his kingdom.
King Vishnuvardana and his qween Shantala devi who has paid attention and developed these two places.As like all the temples there was pushkarani in this temple complex as well. The surprising stuff is that, there was one prototype temple in the same complex which we can see for the original temple. The star base for both prototye and main temple was really powerful. The sculpture and temple architecture is simply superb. I don't think modern artists can build this kind of fine artistic monuments just with hands.The temple is one of the finest examples of Hoysala architecture, there is no doubt for this.
|at Belur Temple ..
One line to say about these two places is "Belur - Halibedu are pride to India in terms of its culture and its standards". I never imagined 2D and 3D views in the sculptures till I see this place. Hats-off to the creativity of architects and artists involved in this great fine monuments and sculptures in this temple.
Finally we started our retrun journey to Bangalore around at 7 PM and everybody took rest and reached our places almost by mid-night.
It was a good trip after long time for all of us....looking for some thing different this time .. Let's wait and see...
|At Belur temple ..
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IHealth 'New Platform' sets stage for Electronic Health Record
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The New Platform, the first major mile-stone in the introduction of our new Electronic Health Record (EHR), was implemented across Island Health on Sunday February 21, 2016.
Thank you to everyone for the hard work, the spirit of cooperation, your ingenuity in troubleshooting and the focus to move us closer to providing one record, one plan for health and care for patients across Island Health.
"We are grateful to be working with such amazing people throughout this exciting and challenging time of change," said Jess Arril, Executive Project Director for IHealth. "Activation 1A is just the beginning and there is still a tremendous amount of work to do to fully implement and stabilize the New Platform that will be the foundation for IHealth."
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The New Platform has changed the look and feel of the EHR for all users, including new presentations of patient data and some new icons. There are significant process changes in Laboratory Medicine, Medical Imaging, Pharmacy, Emergency, Registration and Scheduling and the Regional Message Centre for ordering providers.
The upgrade was necessary for the new functionality and workflow changes in IHealth. There will be a stabilization period in the weeks following the go-live as the IHealth team works through and resolves any identified issues.
"We have witnessed tremendous kindness, support and col-laboration across all parts of the organization," said Catherine Claiter-Larsen, Chief Information Officer at Island Health. "The dedication you have shown makes me proud to be a part of the dynamic team of Island Health professionals that is moving us into the future."
Once the stabilization period following the New Platform go-live is complete, Island Health will be activating the EHR first at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, Dufferin Place in Nanaimo and Oceanside Health Centre in Parksville, on March 19th. Six months following that, IHealth will go-live across all of Island Health!
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When viewed from the south, the formation looks like a sleeping lion, hence the Spanish name León Dormido, while from another side it looks more like a boot, hence the English name Kicker Rock. Apart from its scenic beauty, this location is also an excellent dive site.
Small craft can navigate through the narrow channel between the two rocks. The channel goes down 19 meters to the sea bed and it attracts an incredible array of sharks and brightly-colored tropical fish, including the Spotted Eagle Ray, Hammerhead sharks and the Galápagos shark.
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The maja compiler translates Vala code into Javascript code.
The generated code is straight usable in a web browser or in other environments.
Currently supported profile is dova (partial dova-base and dova-model), a new runtime type system for the Vala language much close to the Javascript model. GLib profile and others could be supported as well.
Latest version is 0.1. Grab the sources: maja-0.1.0.tar.gz.
Development version at the git repository.
why maja
- Javascript is a good language but writing large projects without type safety and weak debugging is time wasting.
- Java is a good language but does not map very well in generated code for writing libraries and programs are too long.
- Vala features a syntax much closer to Javascript like lists, maps, sets, lambda functions, async functions, "var" declaration, property getter/setter, dynamic objects and so on.
Most of the maja code can be found in the source under tests and examples. The qooxdoo demo browser is being ported in the qxdemo branch, showing you can do pretty much everything with Maja.
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make to build maja.
Installation is not currently well supported, thus discouraged.
The majac binary has similar options to valac. Main usage is to translate Vala code into Javascript code.
majac/majac -o output --vapidir dova-vapi --vapidir vapi file1.vala file2.valaThis will create a single output.js file. In order to use it you must first load maja-utils.js and dova-base-0.1.js then your output.js.
Majac is not yet complete from a features view point (like async methods) but it is possible to do everything you could do with Javascript. The dova system is still young and incomplete, not letting majac to completely map all Javascript functions into Dova functions.


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These are no ordinary prints! These are "plaster prints" that result in encaustic paintings. I use large scale collagraph plates and ink to make an impression in wet plaster on boards. When they cure and dry, I manipulate the relief surface with encaustic paint. The plaster enhances the luminosity and texture of the encaustic with structure and depth on my journey of self-exploration and expression.
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"...What if inside the body another shape is waiting to come out, White as a quilt, loose as a fever, and sways in the easy tides there? What other anagoge in this life but the self? What other ladder to Paradise, but the smooth handholds of the ribcage?" -Charles Wright, California Dreaming
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It's March people! I'm already feeling so refreshed and motivated just to know that spring is almost here. I was feeling so amazing that I picked my camera (after a long break), and clicked many blog photos and my kids' pictures yesterday!
With spring coming our way, the very first thought that comes to our mind now is - spring- decorating the house, and or spring cleaning.
Home décor is something I love, love, love doing! I have always believed that your home is a clear reflection of who you are. I'm not a professional in doing the interior/decoration; but I love collecting ideas, tips, and doing certain experiments to make my home look fresh and inspiring.
"Our home should be our favorite place to be."
Lately, I have picked few of my favorite "accessories" to decorate my 'happy place.' I'm so excited to share with you through this post.
Here's a quick cheat sheet of décor items you can plan to buy this spring:
1. Plants
Bringing the green indoor -to your house or to your office can add an extra edge to your room. I love the way they dramatically transform any space into a healthy motivating and welcoming room! Having plants in and around the house also help us to ease on the dull and bitter winter days.
The beginning of spring is the best time invest in some beautiful flower plans, in perennials, and in some indoor decorative plants too. In my next post I will share the kind of indoor plants you can look for!
2. Decorative Pillows
An easy and affordable piece of accessory to bring some statement to your home. Go for some soft patterns, or for some dark colors. Pick the ones that will match your furniture's design/style.
3. Books/Bookshelves
Books make a great decorating item in the house or in the office. If arranged in a creative way, they can also become an artistic statement too. Bring them to your coffee table or shelve them on a bookshelf, they will always make the statement piece in that room. Books also reflect your personality and define your uniqueness. This is also an easy way to add some flavors to your attitude. Be a book person and they will never disappoint you!
4. Coffee Tables
Invest in some great trendy coffee tables- that don't occupy too much of your living area or the space accessible to higher traffic in the house. Try going for some metallic styles, that should be equally pretty looking and multi-functional too!
5. A beautiful painting or photograph or an artwork.
Adding pictures, frames, artworks, or any kind of word arts are a great way to create some inspiration or fun focal point in your 'happy' place.
6. Decorative accents
Look for some spring inspired patterns first, and then go find some unique pieces of accessories to make your rooms look unique and beautiful.
7. Accent chair
Invest in a modern-looking accent chair, or in an entryway storage bench.
8. And lots of vibrant "colors" that can echo your sentiments and emotions.
Introduce spring to the home by adding some colors to every room. This is also an easy way to lit up your spaces, and to feel refreshed and alive again! Spring doesn't just indicate that winter is going away, or our days will be longer now; but it is also the best time to start something new. So let your home reflect your aspirations too!
Seasons are a great way to spruce up the interior designs. So add new colors, patterns, and experiment by adding new things to your home decoration.
Along with spring fresh interior styles, try rearranging the furniture quiet often. A new layout will make you fall for your cozy space again and again.


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Writing and musings from Shawn Struck on "geek culture" like video games, technology, web design, tabletop games and more.
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
All YouTube, All The Time!
First off, this video short was animated in the space of about 6 months-- two guys, adobe photoshop and adobe premiere and after effects. The premise: 3 LARPer nerds end up interrupting a nativity scene. Hilarity ensues.
They also animated two youtube responses:
Heh, of course, technically, I think if you're a paladin to Tyranus, you CAN be Lawful Evil;. But then again, I didn't see the lawful evil paladin use any class abilities. ;)
Here's a video for all the gadget dorks and Wii hackers: How you can take a Wii remote, a Wii sensor bar, and your laptop to create a Virtual Reality display! Seriously! The display properly reacts to head and body movement as if it were a real window creating a realistic illusion of depth and space:
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Help A Homeless Shelter By Donating Your Used RPG Material
Hey, ya'll.
So those of you who are on my regular friendslist know that I work at a homeless shelter with street-dependent and homeless teenagers. I have a handful of kids there who are gamers. Unfortunately, when they had to move out of their respective homes, they lost all their gaming stuff.
I know that there are some people on my friendstlist who used to be D&D gamers (or still are) and I'm wondering - if you have your old gear that you're not using, would you mind sending it to me for these kids?
They're trying, you know? They're trying to stay out of gangs and away from the drugs and in general to maintain relatively normal lives. I'd buy the stuff for them, but that's not appropriate for me to do.
So, if you have any of the following, used and in any condition? I'd love it. More importantly, they would.
Any extra character sheets you can spare (or direct me to a decent downloadable one?)
Player's Handbook
Dungeon Master's Guide
Monster Manuel I
Player set of dice (1 D4, 4 D6, percentiles, 1 D20)
Would Like:
Complete Warrior Handbook
Player's Handbook II
Dungeons and Dragons Miniatures
Feind Folio
Monsters Manual 2-4
Complete Arcane
Complete Divine
Complete Scoundrel
Complete Adventurer
More info here.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
World to end: Duke Nukem Forever Gamplay Trailer to be released tomorrow.
"Tomorrow, Wednesday the 19th, around noon CST, we will release the first teaser trailer from Duke Nukem Forever. To tide you over until then, here is a screen shot taken from the teaser."
Tell my wife I love her!
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
Yes, Virginia, There Is A Polybius
As the story goes, whispered in back alleys of arcades in the US, an unheard-of new arcade game appeared in several suburbs of Portland, Oregon in 1981. The game was called Polybius, and was supposed to be incredibly popular... to the point of addiction! It was said that obsessed video game wizzes lined up to play the arcade game constantly.
Soon after, rumors abounded that smartly-dressed men in black suits began visiting these arcades that had Polybius . Instead of the expected marketing or demographic data you'd expect to be collected by company visitors to arcade machines, they collected some unknown data, allegedly testing responses to the psychoactive machines.
The players themselves were said to have suffered from a series of unpleasant side-effects, including amnesia, insomnia, nightmares, night terrors, and supposedly... even death. Some of those who played Polybius stopped playing video games, while it was whispered that one hapless tester became an anti-gaming activist.
The supposed creator of Polybius is Ed Rottberg, and the company named in the urban legend is Sinneslöschen (German for sense-delete), often named as either a secret government organization or a codename for Atari. The game play is said to be similar to Tempest, a shoot 'em up game with vector graphics.
Such a spooky game made for great storytelling, but no one ever could point to the real thing... until now.
Behold... Polybius!
Yes, some dedicated classic game fans and digital pranksters couldn't find Polybius.. so they created it. Not only can you download the ROM file, they also include free fake artwork and game cabinet stickers. They even wired a flickering bulb effect into the main bios... this group thought of everything. So now you can build or convert your own arcade cabinet into a Polybius cabinet and freak people right the hell out.
if you liked this article and want to see more, you can donate a buck or more to my Patreon or toss some coins in the virtual tip jar to the right. Thanks!
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
E-Books? Good idea? Bad Idea?
The Mind's Eye Theatre book for Mage: the Awakening isn't here? But where...only being released in .PDF format? [cries]He goes over the pros, cons, and how Amazon.com's new e-book reader might affect the playing field here.
Well, it looks like you won't be toting THAT one around in your Jansport anytime soon. But is it really such a bad deal?
Good News, Bad News: Palladium Edition
The new Robotech RPG release date has been bumped again, with a release date set for February 2008, as announced in the Palladium Forums by Kevin S.
The good news? Palladium seems to be pretty optimistic about its future, and a recent press release teased some interesting details, like...
... which is very encouraging. Could we finally see Palladium making greater use of digital distribution?
Downloadable adventures, source material and G.M. aids; therifter.com, and a second podcast program...
Hell, be still my beating heart, might we even finally see... PDFs? E-books?
The most recent press release is here.
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Former ECW wrestler is a hardcore... gamer?
But how many pro-wrasslers have done ads for local video game stores?
How about... Stevie Richards?
Check it:
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Namco-Bandai's GunCon NOT Sold Separately
Some non-game playing exec at Namco Bandai has decided that the gun controller that ships with Time Crisis 4 for the Playstation 3 cannot and will not be sold separately, even though there's a 2-player mode in the game. Their CSR's helpful suggestion? "You will need another copy of Time Crisis 4." It's as if the game is a license to use one gun controller—if you want more gun controllers, simply buy more licenses!
So if you gun breaks, or is stolen, or you don't want to buy a second game just for the gun... guess what?
Too bad!
Read one customer's chat with a Namco-Bandai representative about this issue here.
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
I'm Going To Share The Stage With Ralph Nader and the voice of Mr Burns!
Guests Jeff Jarvis of Buzzmachine.com, Mona "The Hammer Lady" Shaw, Ralph Nader and comic Harry Shearer will talk about consumerism, net roots action and the frustrations of dealing with soulless corporate giants.
NPR's Bob Greenfield and Bart Wilson will take your calls, and emails, and together they will present Comcast with an alternate view of the universe -- one in which consumers are not simply a cash drawer and a nuisance, but a priceless resource to cultivate and exploit. Just not in the way they've been exploited for decades.
Visit ComcastMustDie.com (the new, improved version, coming this week) Dec. 11 at 9 p.m. EST with your ideas, and your rage.
You know, that is, if your broadband is working.
And if you kids have one o'them MySpace dealies, you can check out Shawn Who Raps right here.
Monday, December 3, 2007
"New Games Journalism", Indeed
Nov 13 - Jeff's review of Kane & Lynch goes up. The score is a 6.0 and the review, as well as the video review, are rather scathing in tone. It's worth noting at this point Eidos had been running full page front page ads for Kane & Lynch for a while. These ads would remain up until Nov 29th.
Nov 28 - Jeff is fired.
Nov 29 - The story is broken by Penny Arcade with a comic alledging that GS fired him over his review. In a rare act, Gabe comes onto the Penny Arcade forums to certify that the story is true. Jeff's firing is confirmed by NeoGAF poster mobius, a.k.a. GameSpot freelancer Frank Provo.
At this point, continuing through the next day, some sources come forth confirming that Jeff was fired due to his review of Kane & Lynch, citing annonymous sources. Primotechnology: "According to a fellow Gamespot contributor and close friend of Gerstmann who wished to remain anonymous, the editor was fired Wednesday morning because of his negative review of the game, which he awarded a 6.0."
Rock Paper Shotgun: "We have a reliable source who tells us that while Gerstmann wasn't the most popular man with the CNET owners, it was his Kane & Lynch review alone that allegedly saw him lose his job."
The most explicit was Tycho's comments explaining the PA comic:
"I will tell you the Gerstmann Story as we heard it. Management claimed to have spoken to Jeff about his "tone" before, and no doubt it was this tone that created tensions between their editorial content, the direction of the site, and the carefully crafted relationships that allowed Gamespot to act as an engine of revenue creation. After Gerstmann's savage flogging of Kane & Lynch, a game whose marketing investment on Gamespot alone reached into the hundreds of thousands, Eidos (we are told) pulled hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of future advertising from the site. Management has another story, of course: management always has another story. But it's the firm belief internally that Jeff was sacrificed. And it had to be Jeff, at least, we believe, precisely because of his stature and longevity. It made for a dramatic public execution that left the editorial staff in disarray. Would that it were only about the 6.0 - at least then you'd know how to score something if you wanted to keep your Goddamned job. No, this was worse: the more nebulous "tone" would be the guide. I assume it was designed to terrify them."
Further, Kotaku has some quotes from a poster on the Valleywag claiming to be a GameSpot employee with some interesting insight. Those can be found here.
K&L is now rated 2.0 by users on Gamespot. Many subscribers are cancelling and there's a move to boycott Gamespot advertisers, which seems to be having some effect.
"Obscure video and/or pictures of my pet."
A few of you hopefully remember the strip I did back in April called Internet Argument. I guess it hit home for a lot of Intarweb people because it got linked to on MetaFilter, Slashdot, Fark, and a whole bunch of other places. In terms of internet traffic, it's the most popular cartoon I've ever done... the reason I'm mentioning all this isn't to brag, but to hype up the value of the cartoon since the original is now being auctioned off on eBay for charity.The bidding broke $375 earlier today, but c'mon, gang... I think y'all can nudge that a bit higher. Get crackin'! Show Duh Media us gamers are good people!
I am making absolutely no money on this sale- in fact, I'm taking a hit on it since I'm springing for the shipping myself- so don't think this has anything to do with me wanting some money. I mean, I do, but in this particular case I'd like all the money possible to go to some sick kids. Every single cent earned from this auction goes right to Child's Play, which if you aren't aware of yet is an amazing organization created by Penny Arcade creators Jerry Holkins and Mike Krahulik.
This is definitely a lot more than the standard prices for my books and prints, but of course original art is one of a kind and also I suppose it's been a good sixty seconds or so and I should again remind you that your money will be buying toys for sick children.


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Joana S. Alves1, Nathália S. Vieira1, Alisson S. Cunha1, Alexandre M. Silva1, Marco A.
Záchia Ayub1, Roberto Fernandez-Lafuente2 and Rafael C. Rodrigues1,*
1Biotechnolgy, Bioprocess and Biocatalysis Group, Food Science and Technology Institute,
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500, P.O. Box 15090, ZC
91501-970, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
2Department of Biocatalysis, ICP - CSIC. Campus UAM-CSIC. Cantoblanco, ZC 28049,
Madrid, Spain.
It has been proposed the concept of combi-lipase biocatalyst. It is based on the
combination of different lipases as biocatalysts in reactions using heterogeneous substrates.
The hydrolysis of soybean oil was evaluated as a model substrate, and Novozym 435
(CALB), Lipozyme TL-IM (TLL), and Lipozyme RM-IM (RML) were used as biocatalysts.
Results showed that, although individually TLL was the most active enzyme, whereas CALB
was the less active one, the combination of 80 % of RML and 20 % of CALB was the best
biocatalyst. Reaction parameters were optimized, allowing to obtain more than 80 % of
hydrolysis in 24 h using the combi-lipase, up from less than 50 % when any individual lipase.
Reusability of the combi-lipase showed that it could be used for at least 15 cycles without any
significant decrease. The concept of combi-biocatalyst might be a useful technology for
reactions including full modification of heterogeneous substrates.