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Patent application title: MICROBIAL FUEL CELL
Jurg Keller (Chapel Hill Queensland, AU)
Korneel Rabaey (Indooroopilly Queensland, AU)
Stefano Fereguia (St. Lucia Queensland, AU)
Bernadino Virdis (St. Lucia Queensland, AU)
IPC8 Class: AH01M816FI
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Class name: Chemistry: electrical current producing apparatus, product, and process fuel cell, subcombination thereof, or method of making or operating biochemical fuel cell
Publication date: 2010-12-02
Patent application number: 20100304226
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Patent application title: MICROBIAL FUEL CELL
Jurg Keller
Korneel Rabaey
Stefano Fereguia
Bernadino Virdis
Origin: IRVINE, CA US
IPC8 Class: AH01M816FI
USPC Class:
Publication date: 12/02/2010
Patent application number: 20100304226
A microbial fuel cell having a pathway for passage of effluent from the
anode to the cathode is provided, in addition to an ion exchange membrane
between the chambers. Effluent may also pass from cathode to anode
forming a continuous loop. Oxidation of effluent at the anode creates
ammonium ions and produces electrons for an external circuit. The
ammonium ions undergo nitrification at the cathode. Alternatively a
nitrification reactor may be provided in the effluent pathway. Electrons
are received by the cathode from the external circuit to reduce nitrate
ions created by the nitrification process.
1. A microbial fuel cell for treatment of a fluid containing organic
and/or inorganic compounds, including:a pathway along which the fluid
passes for treatment,an anode located in the pathway and able to transfer
electrons released from the organic or inorganic compounds to an external
circuit,a cathode located in the pathway and able to transfer electrons
from the external circuit to electron acceptors in the fluid, anda
separator located between the anode and cathode and which allows flow of
ions in the fluid from the anode to the cathode.
2. A fuel cell according to claim 1 wherein the pathway enables fluid to pass from the anode to the cathode.
3. A fuel cell according to claim 1 wherein the pathway enable fluid to pass from cathode to anode.
4. A fuel cell according to claim 1 wherein the pathway forms a continuous loop including anode and cathode.
5. A fuel cell according to claim 1 wherein the pathway includes a reactor for oxygenation or nitrification of the fluid.
6. A fuel cell according to claim 1 wherein the anode and/or the cathode contain micro-organisms which catalyse the respective transfer of electrons.
7. A fuel cell according to claim 1 wherein the cathode is aerated, oxygenated or is open to the air.
8. A method of treating a fluid in a microbial fuel cell, including:passing the fluid through an anode for biological oxidation processes,passing the fluid from the anode to a cathode,passing the fluid through the cathode for reduction processes,allowing passage of ions from the anode to the cathode through a separator, anddeveloping a voltage between the anode and the cathode.
9. A method according to claim 8 further including:passing the fluid from the cathode to the anode.
10. A method according to claim 8 further including:passing the fluid through a nitrification reactor between the anode and the cathode.
11. A method according to claim 8 further including aerating or oxygenating the cathode.
[0001]This invention relates to microbial fuel cells, and in particular to fuel cells in which effluent or other fluid containing organic and/or inorganic compounds is conveyed from an anode to a cathode along a fluid pathway. A separate nitrification process may be provided via a reactor in the pathway.
[0002]Microbial fuel cells offer a relatively new technology that removes organic compounds from wastewater and generates electricity. Energy produced by micro-organisms is captured for use outside the fuel cell. The fuel cells can therefore potentially reduce the operating cost of wastewater treatment plants by producing the power required to drive electrical equipment at the plant, such as pumps and fans. Conventional wastewater processes typically involve oxidation of the chemical oxygen demand (COD) directly to carbon dioxide by aerobic treatment, or production of methane by anaerobic digestion, but make no use of the energy which is released in these processes.
[0003]A conventional microbial fuel cell generally has two compartments, namely an anode chamber and a cathode chamber. In the anode chamber wastewater organics are oxidised to carbon dioxide simultaneously with transfer of electrons to an anode. In the cathode chamber, electrons are transferred from a cathode to an electron acceptor such as oxygen, ferricyanide or nitrate. Bacteria or catalysts are used to facilitate each process and create a potential difference which causes a flow of electrons from anode to cathode through an external pathway. The two chambers are separated by an ion exchange membrane, more specifically a proton exchange membrane (PEM). Positive ions produced in the anode chamber flow through the membrane to the cathode chamber. The external pathway includes a load which consumes power produced by the fuel cell.
[0004]TerHeijne and coworkers (terHeijne A, Hamelers H V M, deWilde V, Rozendal R A, Buisman C J N (2006) A Bipolar Membrane Combined with Ferric Iron Reduction as an Efficient Cathode System in Microbial Fuel Cells. Environ. Sci. Technol. 40: 5200-5205) used a bipolar membrane to facilitate proton supply to the cathode compartment of a MFC, where ferric iron was reduced at low pH levels.
[0005]Jang and coworkers (Jang J K, Pham T H, Chang I S, Kang K H, Moon H, Cho K S et al. (2004) Construction and operation of a novel mediator- and membrane-less microbial fuel cell. Process Biochemistry 39: 1007-1012.) constructed a single chamber upflow MFC, in which liquid from the anode flowed into the cathode, where aeration was foreseen, as also described in WO 03/096467 A1. This system suffered from oxygen reflux from cathode to anode, which was alleviated by inserting compounds such as glass wool between the compartments. However, the internal resistance of the system was substantial causing low performance.
[0006]Liu and Logan (Liu H, Logan B E (2004) Electricity generation using an air-cathode single chamber microbial fuel cell in the presence and absence of a proton exchange membrane. Environmental Science & Technology 38: 4040-4046.) omitted the membrane from a MFC in order to promote cation transport from anode to cathode. They achieved a higher performance in terms of power output in comparison to a membrane containing system but the crossover of reduced substrate from the anode to the cathode compartment caused efficiency decreases.
[0007]In Park, D. H., and J. G. Zeikus, 2003 "Improved fuel cell and electrode designs for producing electricity from microbial degradation", Biotechnology and Bioengineering 81:348-355, a microbial fuel cell in which the membrane and cathode were assembled in a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) was presented. A kaolin clay layer functioned as membrane. This action decreased the amount of energy that was needed to operate the MFC, since aeration was no longer necessary. The construction of the MEA was complicated. This strategy does not solve cation diffusion limitations.
[0008]It is an object of the invention to provide an improved microbial fuel cell or at least to provide an alternative to existing fuel cells.
[0009]In one aspect the invention resides in a microbial fuel cell for treatment of a fluid containing organic and/or inorganic compounds, including: a pathway along which the fluid passes for treatment, an anode located in the pathway and able to transfer electrons released from the organic or inorganic compounds to an external circuit, a cathode located in the pathway and able to transfer electrons from the external circuit to electron acceptors in the fluid, and a separator located between the anode and cathode and which allows flow of ions in the fluid from the anode to the cathode.
[0010]Preferably the pathway enables fluid to pass from the anode to the cathode. Preferably the pathway also enables fluid to pass from cathode to anode. In one embodiment the pathway forms a continuous loop including anode and cathode.
[0011]Preferably the pathway from anode to cathode includes a reactor for oxygenation or nitrification of the fluid. The cathode is also preferably aerated, oxygenated or is open to the air.
[0012]In a further aspect the invention resides in a method of treating a fluid in a microbial fuel cell, including: passing the fluid through an anode for biological oxidation processes, passing the fluid from the anode to a cathode, passing the fluid through the cathode for reduction processes, allowing passage of ions from the anode to the cathode through a separator, and developing a voltage between the anode and the cathode.
[0013]Preferably the method further includes passing the fluid from the cathode to the anode. Preferably the method also includes passing the fluid through a nitrification reactor between the anode and the cathode, and optionally also aerating or oxygenating the cathode.
[0014]The invention also resides in any alternative combination of features which are indicated in this specification. All known equivalents of these features are deemed to be included whether or not expressly set out.
[0015]Preferred embodiments of the invention will be described with respect to the accompany drawings in which:
[0016]FIG. 1 shows a microbial fuel cell having an effluent pathway between anode and cathode,
[0017]FIG. 2 shows a microbial fuel cell having an effluent pathway with a nitrification reactor, and
[0018]FIGS. 3, 4, 5, 6 show fuel cells having alternative effluent pathways.
[0019]Referring to the drawings it will be appreciated that the invention may be implemented in various ways, using a range of different pathways for effluent. These embodiments are given by way of example only.
[0020]FIG. 1 schematically shows a microbial fuel cell having an anode chamber 10 and a cathode chamber 11, separated by an ion exchange membrane 12. The anode and cathode chambers include anodic and cathodic electrodes 13 and 14 respectively, connected through an external electrical pathway 15. An inlet 16 for effluent is provided in the anode chamber with an outlet 17 in the cathode chamber. An effluent pathway 18 forms a loop for flow of effluent from the anode to the cathode. The effluent forms a fuel for operation of the cell and is typically acidified wastewater. The effluent flows continuously into the cell through the anode chamber and out through the cathode chamber. Flow of effluent from the anode to the cathode enables pH control within the cell if required, particularly in relation to the cathode.
[0021]Organic substrates, sulphur and other reduced components of the effluent are oxidised in the anode chamber 10 while oxygen, nitrate or oxidised substrates are reduced in the cathode chamber 11, catalysed by the action of micro-organisms. The anode 13 and cathode 14 may be provided as a variety of different structures, so long as the micro-organisms are able to colonise the structures and effluent is able to flow freely throughout. The term "chamber" should therefore be interpreted in a broad sense to include the volume filled or defined by the porous anode and cathode structures, regardless of whether the anode or cathode are surrounded by solid boundaries. In some embodiments, the anode may be bounded only by the separator and the cathode may be open to the air for example. Micro-organisms can be present in either or both of the chambers, depending on the nature of the effluent and the chemical processes which are required. If both nitrate and organics in the effluent are to be treated then organisms are generally required in both chambers.
[0022]The electrodes can be any structure that provides a resistivity lower than about 5 ohm/cm, using typically carbon materials such as graphite. Examples of structures are felt, tape, brush, bottle brush shape and granular. The cathode is also preferably aerated or oxygenated through an inlet (not shown) to the cathode chamber, or the cathode is directly exposed to the air. The membrane 12 is cation selective, anion selective or a non-selective separator depending on the reactions in the anode chamber, and preferably creates an internal resistance of less than 50 ohms.
[0023]The loop 18 provides a pathway for ions and enables reuse of the effluent between anode and cathode, and also a degree of pH modification. Oxidation reactions in the anode chamber 10 produce ammonium ions which are able to move through the membrane 12 or are carried around the loop 18. Nitrification of the ammonium takes place in the cathode chamber 11 to produce nitrate or nitrite ions which are in turn reduced to nitrogen. The nitrate or nitrite ions act as an electron acceptor at the cathode. Electrons are released at a relatively high potential by oxidation in the anode chamber and flow from the anode 13 around the external circuit to the cathode 14. Power is delivered to a load in the electrical pathway 15. A liquid containing halogenated hydrocarbon may also be added to the effluent to provide an additional electron acceptor in the cathode chamber.
[0024]FIG. 2 shows how an intermediary treatment step may be included in the effluent pathway between the anode chamber and the cathode chamber. In this example an extended pathway 20 includes a separate nitrification reactor 21. The reactor stage may be provided in various forms, typically as a passively aerated bed containing micro-organisms. Effluent from the anode chamber is sprayed over the bed and allowed to trickle through to an exit connected to the cathode chamber. The micro-organisms oxidise ammonium in the effluent to form nitrate and nitrate ions, and to complete the oxidation of any remaining organic material.
[0025]FIG. 3 shows an alternative microbial fuel cell in which the effluent pathway is provided as a direct flow from the anode chamber to the cathode chamber. In this example the membrane 30 does not extend fully across the cell creating a pathway 31 through which effluent simply overflows from one chamber to the other.
[0026]FIG. 4 shows a fuel cell with an alternative pathway including an intermediary treatment step. The pathway 40 supplies effluent into a nitrification reactor 41 which is formed as part of an extended cathode chamber 42. The reactor is aerated through inlet 43 and outlet 44. Alternatively the reactor can be open to the air without need of a forced flow. A variety of other loop structures are also possible for the effluent pathway.
[0027]FIG. 5 shows a further alternative fuel cell having a circular configuration. The anode chamber 50 is cylindrical in this example and is surrounded by an annular cathode chamber 51. An ion exchange membrane 52 forms the outer wall of the anode chamber and also the inner wall of the cathode chamber. The cathode may be open to the air, as mentioned above, so that the cathode chamber is formed by the volume of the cathode itself. In commercial installations the cell may be several meters in height and surrounded by a protective structure such as wire netting. The anode 53 and cathode 54 are provided by a granular material and linked by an external current pathway 55. Effluent enters the anode through inlet 56 and leaves the cathode through outlet 57. An effluent pathway 58 is provided between the chambers as an aperture in the upper part of the membrane through which effluent overflows from one chamber to the next.
[0028]FIG. 6 shows a cell in which effluent is circulated along a continuous pathway from anode to cathode and back to anode, with fresh effluent being added when required. The anode 63 is provided in a central column surrounded by the cathode 64, and separated from the cathode by a membrane 62. Effluent passes upward through the anode and then overflows to pass downwards through the cathode into a sump 70. An arrangement of pumps, pipes and valves allows effluent to be supplied to the cell and/or circulated through the cell in several ways. A recirculation pump 71 transfers effluent from the sump 70 either to the base 72 of the anode, or to the top 73 of the anode. A feed pump 74 provides fresh effluent to the base of the anode when required. Effluent can also be drained from the sump when required. The cell in this example therefore contains a continuous pathway or loop through the anode and the cathode. A cell having a fluid pathway from anode to cathode, and preferably also from cathode to anode, can thereby be operated in a way which maintains pH in both the anode and the cathode at appropriate levels, depending on the nature of the effluent.
[0029]In a prototype cell based on FIG. 6 the anode and cathode were provided as carbon fibres, activated carbon cloth or activated carbon felt. The separator was a cation exchange membrane available under the trademark ULTREX. A modular system was constructed with 12 cells in series. Each cell was cylindrical with a height and diameter of approximately 300 cm and 18 cm respectively. A 30 W pump was required to urge the effluent upwards through the anode.
[0030]The invention is further explained with reference to the following examples.
Example 1
[0031]In this example a microbial fuel cell was used to test the ability of the loop concept to perform COD polishing and effluent pH control at different loading rates while not losing performance in terms of current production. The microbial fuel cell comprised of an anode containing granular graphite (El Carb 100, Graphite Sales Inc, USA) supporting the growth of an anodophilic biofilm and a cathode of the same graphite supporting a cathodophilic biofilm, with oxygen provided with an air sparger. The cation exchange membrane (Ultrex, CMI-7000, Membranes International, USA) separated the two compartments and the anode effluent was used as cathode influent as shown in the loop connection. The external circuit was closed on a resistor of 10 Ohm.
[0032]The feed to the microbial fuel cell contained a medium with composition 6 g/L NaH2PO4, 3 g/L KH2PO4, 0.1 g/L NH4Cl, 0.5 g/L NaCl, 0.1 g/L MgSO4.7H2O, 15 mg/L CaCl2.2H2O, 1.0 mL/L of a trace elements solution. The carbon source and electron donor was acetate with a concentration of 470 mg/L. The treated microbial fuel cell effluent exited by overflow from the cathode side. Two loading rates were tested (1.7 and 3.4 gCOD L-1d-1) by modifying the feed rate. Each loading rate was kept for 2 days (or 4 hydraulic retention times) in order to let the process reach steady state at the new conditions before sampling was undertaken.
[0033]The results are shown in Table 1. At both organic loading conditions the fuel cell is able to remove >98% of the incoming acetate while maintaining the effluent pH at a rather constant value. The current production was not impaired at the overloaded condition, which implies that the loop concept is able to handle sudden short term loading upsets without losing performance.
TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 High feed Conditions Standard rate Acetate in mg/L 470 470 Loading gCOD/Ld 1.7 3.4 Acetate anode mg/L 118 224 Acetate cathode mg/L 8 3 Current mA 28.5 34.2 Acetate removal % 98.4% 99.4% pH anode 6.2 6.6 pH cathode 7.2 7.3
Example 2
[0034]A microbial fuel cell was used to test the possibility of obtaining simultaneous carbon and nitrogen removal. The microbial fuel cell was made of two rectangular Perspex frames (dimensions 14×12×2 cm) placed side by side and held together by two equal Perspex square plates with threaded rods and wing nuts. The cation exchange membrane (Ultrex CMI-7000, Membranes International, USA) was placed in between the two compartments. Wet seal was ensured by rubber sheets inserted between every frame. Granular graphite with diameter ranging from 2 to 6 mm (El Carb 100, Graphite Sales, Inc., USA) was used as conductive material in both compartments.
[0035]The loop concept is applied as the liquid stream passes through the anode and then goes into an external aerobic stage which interposes in between the two anodic and cathodic stages and is then diverted again in the cathodic side of the microbial fuel cell. The aerobic stage consists of a trickling bed reactor where the liquid is sprayed on the top and the oxygenation is guaranteed throughout passive aeration during its percolation. The liquid is collected on the bottom of the reactor and it then constitutes the influent of the final cathodic compartment.
[0036]In this three step process, the synthetic wastewater (composition below) enters the anodic compartment where oxidation of carbon compounds occurs. The effluent of the anode (now containing mostly ammonia) is then diverted into the nitrification stage when specific heterotrophic biofilm achieved aerobic ammonia oxidation to nitrate and polish the wastewater from any carbonaceous left over from the previous stage. As final step, the now nitrate enriched liquid is fed into the cathode where autotrophic bacteria catalyse nitrate reduction to nitrogen gas using the electrode as the sole electron donor.
[0037]The feed to the microbial fuel cell contained a medium with composition 6 g/L NaH2PO4, 3 g/L KH2PO4, 0.347 g/L NH4Cl, 0.5 g/L NaCl, 0.1 g/L MgSO4.7H2O, 15 mg/L CaCl2.2H2O, 1.0 mL/L of a trace elements solution. The carbon source and electron donor was acetate with a concentration of 245 mg/L. The flow rate used was 1.39 L d-1, giving a loading rate of 2 gCOD L-1d-1.
[0038]Table 2 summarizes the results obtained at different applied resistances. High acetate removal is almost complete at all resistance as any left over is polished in the nitrification step. Denitrification is clearly the result of the current generated by the microbial fuel cell as the nitrate reduction is dependent on the electrons availability at the cathode.
TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 Applied Denitrification re- Current efficiency at the Acetate removal sistance mA cathode efficiency quadrature Average Std. Dev. Average Std. Dev. Average Std. Dev. 5 25.1 4.8 98.2% 0.6% 99.2% 0.4% 10 23.2 3.5 97.9% 1.5% 99.3% 0.4% 20 18.0 1.7 86.1% 10.9% 98.7% 0.9% 50 9.0 0.0 39.1% 3.7% 99.1% 0.2% 100 4.8 0.1 19.0% 0.6% 98.9% 0.5%
Example 3
[0039]In this example microbial fuel cells were constructed following the embodiment in FIG. 6. Pre-fermented wastewater from a brewery was used as influent for the anode. The microbial fuel cells were three meters high, diameter 0.20 m. The membrane around the anode (carbon fiber brushes) was ULTREX. The cathode consisted of carbon fiber brushes, attached to a stainless steel mesh. Wastewater was brought on the recirculation loop, first entered the anode where oxidation of the pollutants was achieved. The effluent of the anode was brought to the cathode, where oxygen reduction took place. The effluent of the cathode was captured in a sump, from where it entered the recirculation loop again. Effluent was discharged from the sump. When applying an external resistor of 0.4 Ω, a cell voltage of 0.6 Volts could be generated, implying a current of 1.5 A. This corresponds to a removal of 430 g of organics (expressed as chemical oxygen demand) per cubic metre anode volume per day from the wastewater.
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2. Problems in Pakistani water policy.
3. Pakistani reader responses to OBL death.
4. Via Chris F. Masse, NYT breaks its "honorific" rules for bin Laden.
5. Via The Browser, The Last Prisoner.
Many of those shelves, while they look neat, are clearly designed for people for whom the books are primarily decorations and not for using or reading, as the books will be hard to get at (at the bottom or middle of a big stack) and hard to keep in a decent order. Better to have something more functional, I think.
Re: 3 and 4, Chinese netizens' reactions to UBL's death are also interesting. Choice quote: "Comrade Bin Laden was a leader, was an elder, was a great person, was a perfect and faultless person!"
With a little embarrassment I'll admit that I follow BuzzFeed — a guilty pleasure. But it just seems wrong for MR to link to it 🙂
Speaking of books, has anyone noticed the weird prices on Sachs' newest offering Commonwealth?
The ebook is 4x more expensive than the hardback at Barnes and Noble
and 6x more expensive at Amazon
The print versus electronic publishing is leading to some strange intermediate results.
One issue that Pakistani water policy will not have to deal with apparently is how to deal with pollution from the disposal of the body of the late leader of al-Qaeda.
I expected you to link to this Russ Roberts' post
in which Russ makes clear that John Papola and him never accused Keynes of having a "central plan" in their rap video. Thus, your post on "Did Keynes favor planning?" was a over-reaction to B. Rosser's misunderstanding of the lyrics of the rap video.
It's unfortunate that scholars are so inclined to the cult of personality while pretending to be the main producers of knowledge. I have paid no attention to the rap videos because –regardless of how funny they may be– I cannot think of any way in which they can communicate seriously any idea. And indeed I find surprising that anyone is interested in having an academic discussion about the videos. And to make things worse that some failed to understand correctly what the authors were saying. And to complete the farce that some invited to discuss the failure to understand them.
We already see the birth of the deathers here and abroad. Why would we respect the Muslim tradition of burial within 24 hours for this guy? Any Muslim who would be offended by us not respecting Osama's beliefs is not your moderate, peaceful Muslim.
Why are you bringing this up in this thread? This has been discussed elsewhere on this site. So, sure, Russ Roberts says that they did not mean to accuse Keynes of supporting full-blown central planning, and that is awfully nice of him. But I would suggest that it is not nearly as clear in the video as he thinks it is.
I would note two more points. One is that some have said, "well, it is just a rap video, so who cares?" Right. This is a rap video that is being shown to lots of classes, and I suspect that most of those doing so are not explaining such fine points. What we get is that Keynes was for having a "central plan."
The other is that reading the commentary on this makes it exactly clear why this is not a trivial point. All too many people have surfaced denouncing Keynes for socialism, fascism, eugenicism, communism, you name it. Others in our society too easily pick up on these sorts of carelessly tossed off phrases and carry this sort of thing further.
I have responded to Tyler and others elsewhere, and I think many of those disagreeing with me have made very reasonable points, including Tyler. But I think that Russ does not make his case worth a bean. Sorry.
Please don't waste your time repeating yourself.
The neat creative bookshelves put me in mind, by way of contrast, of "mad" indefatigable readers whose books are strewn all over–floor, window, kitchen, dining-table, bathroom.
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In May, when Arizona first baseman Paul Goldschmidt took him deep for the fourth time, Tim Lincecum insisted this would not go on, saying, "I'm going to figure it out."
Lincecum will have the whole offseason to look at video, punch data into a computer or hire an exorcist, because he could not divine an answer in 2012.
In one of the most puzzling ownerships of a pitcher, Goldschmidt hit his third home run of the year and fifth in 14 career at-bats against Lincecum, a three-run sky shot off the left-field foul pole that summarized the pitcher's night in Tuesday's 7-2 Diamondbacks win.
"He's just kind of got my number right now," Lincecum said after his three-game win streak died in his final regular-season start at AT&T Park. "I haven't found a way of consistently getting him out. I'll look at video to see what he's doing off me and hopefully fix it the next time I face him."
Lincecum's more immediate challenge after taking his 15th loss is righting himself in his final tuneup for the playoffs, either Sunday at San Diego or next week at Dodger Stadium.
His seven-run, four-inning night against the Diamondbacks might have been more unsettling for the Giants had he not forged a good 10-start streak that began July 31. Tuesday's game would have been the norm before the All-Star break. Now, it's an aberration.
Lincecum was off from the game's first hitter, Adam Eaton, whom he walked on four pitches. Lincecum twice nearly got conked in the head by line drives, one by Justin Upton that hit him in the glove as he stuck it in the air with his back to the plate, another by Aaron Hill that shot into center field after Lincecum ducked.
Lincecum and Hector Sanchez even seemed out of sorts together. They nonetheless are likely to be paired in the playoffs.
For his final start next week, Lincecum said, "I just want to attack hitters a lot better. I had a lot of favorable hitting counts for batters. I'm going to try to alleviate that and make it easier on myself by throwing strikes."
Goldschmidt drove in a career-high five of Arizona's seven runs, sandwiching his first homer since Aug. 18 between sacrifice flies.
He is the only hitter with five lifetime home runs against Lincecum. Goldschmidt has 22 in 634 at-bats against the other 18 pitchers he has taken deep (with Cliff Lee among the four who have surrendered two).
Lincecum has lost six consecutive starts against Arizona. Not coincidentally, the streak began Aug. 2, 2011, when Goldschmidt homered in his sixth big-league at-bat.
Lincecum touched on one other matter: his absence from Saturday night's clinching celebration.
He said he went home before the game ended as he always does when he is starting the next afternoon. He said that once he was told by phone that manager Bruce Bochy decided to start Yusmeiro Petit instead, he called some teammates to learn of their plans.
"A couple of guys said that they were going out, but there would have been craziness getting back in here," Lincecum said.
He said missing the party was "bittersweet," but added, "If things go right, we can celebrate again. Hopefully it will be a bigger situation."
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Pet owners in Lanzarote who lost a beloved pet, have had until now no option to give their deceased pet a decent and dignified send-off. If your pet died at the vets or was found dead in the road, it will be sent to the municipal animal crematorium in Arrecife and chucked in with all the other animals, including roadkill and leftover carcasses from slaughter houses. To a loving pet owner, this is very non-personal and quite horrible really. If you have a garden, then sometimes burial is possible, but many of us live in apartments, and some of us go and find some secluded spot in the country to do a discrete burial. Mind you, both of the latter are illegal.
But someone has been listening to the many voices of pet owners here, and we now finally have a crematorium for our furbabies.
Hela Pet Crematorium is in Arrecife, and their cremation service (based on a 5kg animal), including one of their basic urns, costs around €75, so is very affordable to most people.
I know this is quite a sad subject, but an important one too. I for one, would love to be able to make my kitties' passing as loving and luxurious as all the things that I have given them in life.
Having two 18 year old tabby boys makes me aware every day that their clocks are ticking and we don't have that much time left together, and I am glad that when the time comes, I now have the option to see them off to the Rainbow Bridge with the dignity the deserve…


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Two things happened Sunday that I didn't think were possible: My roommate Alex beat me at ping pong, and someone scooped on me on a Fremont politics story not involving Dirk Lorenz.
Here's a google alert I got Sunday night:
Fremont mayor's campaign broke law by recruiting students on …
San Jose Mercury News, USA – 3 hours ago
The mayor's campaign staff recruited students in classrooms at three of Fremont's five high schools, promising college recommendation letters from the mayor …
When I clicked on it though, the Mercury News web site said the story had been removed.
I contacted Mayor Wasserman, and he emailed me late Sunday night. He said that he knew of the story, but hadn't read it. He said he didn't think any recommendation letters were promised, and they certainly weren't promised by him. He also said his volunteer recruiter had permission from the principals and teachers at the schools, but no one seemed to be aware that they were violating the education code.
The scooper, I think, was Karen Wiese, a Berkeley Journalism student, who I met on Friday at that economic forum shindig. She seemed cool, but I'm starting to like her less and less. Doesn't she know that competitive journalism ceased in Fremont years ago?
I don't know what Wasserman's doing up at this hour. I'm still basking in the Giants' victory over the Steelers.


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How Olamide Prostrated Before Don Jazzy After Aliko Dangote Made Them End Beef
Nigerians were shocked 3 days ago when Olamide and Don Jazzy had a big fallout at the Headies 2015 while on Live International TV, and the fight spilled over to Twitter and made a bloody mess.
Fast forward to two days later, a huger, bigger surprise lay in wait. The two super icons at the same time on Instagram and Twitter, released a photo along with a statement that said they had reconciled.
Their fans and colleagues were excited but if you re among those who have been wondering how this reconciliation happened, I've got the gist for you.
ALSO READ: Reekado Banks Poses With His" Next Rated Headies Award" : Sends Heartfelt Message To Lil Kesh - Photos
Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote was the brain behind the reconciliation. No, Vic O wasn't
involved either.
I'm told that the picture we all saw of Olamide & Don Jazzy shaking hands was taken at Aliko's place. Aliko Dangote stepped in for there to be peace. I'm also told that Olamide prostrated himself for Jazzy. Yes, my guy was shocked too when Olamide did that. All thanks to Dangote.
I'm told Jazzy has been angry since the incident happened, infact he wasn't even talking to people.
He was angry especially because Olamide did something similar last year when Reekado Banks got the Headies 2014 Rookie award.
ALSO READ: "The Headies Should Be Re-named "The Leggings" - DJ Jimmy Jatt Reacts To Olamide & Don Jazzy's Feud
If you recall, the undisputed street King went on stage to receive his award at the 2014 Headies and while giving his speech for the "Best Rap Album of the year ", he clearly stated his displeasure for the omission of his Label mate and protege "Lil Kesh" in the Rookie of the year Category, the category which was won by Mavin's Reekado Banks.
Olamide took the mic said some stuff in Yoruba and then added "I dedicate this award to my nigga "Lil Kesh" for the Rookie of the year , Bleep that sh*t" and then returned the mic.
Fast forward to 2015, my source says everybody that was sitting next to Jazzy was sad Olamide did what he did. I hope you know Olamide and Tiwa did a song together on her recent album plus Teebillz, Tiwa's husband, I'm told, really loves and respects Olamide. I'm told the video of the song has not been finished sef, Olamide's part has not been done sef.
People were not just happy that Olamide conducted himself in such a manner. That was why Jazzy said all he said on the podium. He had been pushed to the wall.
Olamide, you all already know, destroyed things back in Headies' green room. I'm now exclusively told he also punched someone.
ALSO READ: 10 Shocking Revelations From Olamide & Don Jazzy's Headies Saga
Anyways… Dangote called Jazzy, got Olamide's number from him and then he called both parties to his house for the settlement.
And, EVERYONE is cool now sha.
My source says Reekadobanks will release a new single this January. His label did not expect to win Headies' Next Rated.
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I found this post about Death Cab For Cutie on Billboard's blog very interesting:
Question. Could Death Cab For Cutie be the next R.E.M.? J.I. has become a begrudging admirer of Ben Gibbard's band over the years, mainly because we think he is a pretty good storyteller. And there's something about that intro guitar line from "Soul Meets Body" that harks back to "Losing My Religion." There's also something very R.E.M.-ish about Death Cab's seamless transition from indie-label heavyweight to major-label presence with their 2005 album, "Plans." SoundScan on that puppy? 775,000 copies.
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Norway Unemployment Rate Unexpectedly Rises for a Third Month
Norway's jobless rate unexpectedly rose for a third month in the December quarter as a recession in the euro area and a strong currency weigh on exports.
Unemployment climbed to 3.6 percent from 3.5 percent in the previous period, Oslo-based Statistics Norway said today. The figure exceeded the 3.4 percent average forecast of seven economists surveyed by Bloomberg.
A recession in Europe, Norway's biggest trading partner, has started to hurt exports, which fell an annual 8.6 percent in January, according to Statistics Norway. Growth in the mainland economy, which excludes oil, gas and shipping, is estimated to slow to 3 percent in 2013 from 3.75 percent last year, according to central bank forecasts.
Policy makers held the central bank's benchmark rate unchanged at 1.5 percent in December while sticking to a plan to raise rates as early as next month.
Norway's petroleum wealth has so far shielded western Europe's largest oil exporter from the fallout of the euro area debt crisis. Record investments in the oil and gas industry have fuelled demand for labor, pushing up wages.
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Pirated copies do not equal lost sales.
Pirated copies do not equal lost sales.
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win."
(tackling for example mass effect 3 issue)
Another counterexample is what happened to me with the ME saga, it was the time for me to step back from pirating, I used to pirate most stuff and just don't give a fuck about buying games, a lot of friends always say stuff like "pff you buy to play games?!" like if it was something bad or plain stupid, but actually you learn from pirating that some pirated versions are flat out bad or have some errors in the game that would've been patched later on in the original version, my case with ME1 was that the first mission would always get a random error shutting down the game, had to end up buying the game to "fix my issue" thus ended buying the whole saga and well ended up more tied to steam than ever, now my library has got like 30+ games, now I just pick carefully what I want, when I used to pirate stuff I just downloaded random shit that looked interesting... easy to say the results were never that great (Kingdoms of Amalur...)
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That's pretty funny.
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P=Pirated copies
L=Lost sales
N=Copies from people who never would've bought the full game
How big is L relative to N? According to piracy defenders, L is TINY and N is HUGE! According to the MPAA, RIAA, game companies and their lawyers, L is HUGE and N is TINY!
Back in the real world, the game companies are making less money due to piracy while the pirates are getting things they want for free, so they are both making shit up that suits their personal best interests. Trying to figure out objectively how big L and N are is extremely difficult.
Well why not sell games for $20-40 and not for a ridiculously high $60 price. For as long as games remain that expensive WoW will be the only game that i will bother paying for, simple as that.
I just played through a pirated copy of saints row 3. i found it really good but wont buy it. I found it so good that i joined a chat room and recommended it to the people there. i think at least 1 of them will buy it because of this, which he wouldnt have since he didnt even know it.
Also i might buy saints row 4 the day it comes out. i will still pirate all dlcs because i will never support dlcs... but thats it. it isnt always that easy.
That is why many companies have stopped making games for PC and if they are, are making them online only. Helps with the piracy. Of course you get the odd PC game that isn't online and does well, but it is pretty rare nowadays it seems.
promote the game without spending any money.
I haven't pirated stuff for quite a few years, but I did pirate Game Dev Tycoon. I mean hell, if the devs put it
out themselves I'm "pirating" it!
Actually I did "pirate" Heroes 6 after purchasing it from steam and not being able to play it for 2 days because
of shitty DRM. It's funny how you throw money at something and still get better service by downloading an illegal
copy of the game. I'm not touching anything from Ubisoft, especially anything related to uPlay ever again.
If your game suffers from high amount of piracy your price point does not reflect the quality and quantity of the
content you provide. If you make a good game for a reasonable price people will buy it.
I don't get this complaining anyway considering you can pick up almost any PC game a year later in the $10 bin. So what if you aren't playing every game at release? That's the cost of being a cheapskate.
Hell I remember when I was a kid and games would come out at $100 at release. Damn Australian dollar!
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Games are too fucking expensive for what you get. Remember NES games? I can't tell you how many fucking times I beat Super Mario Bros. Or Contra. Blaster Master. These games last maybe 1-2 hours at MOST. But I kept going through them hundreds of times, because I actually enjoyed it.
Now a days, we get games that report 60, 80, 100+ HOURS of playtime! As in, if you are a completionist and do every minute little thing in the game, you might hit this magic number. Or worse, games lately are really, really slacking in either gameplay, story, or both. Games just don't grab us anymore like they used to. And on top of that, many, many companies have completely stopped listening to their customers. They release games that are 'new and innovative' that do nothing more than agitate their playerbase for not being what people expected. (Dragon Age 2 much?) Companies have stopped following the adage, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" and have started following, "If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is".
Of course, there's the whole EA approach. Take a series that started out amazingly solid, had a huge playerbase, and then just copypasta the game ad naseum with better graphics over and over again and make as much money as you possibly can until the series runs dry. Or similarly, taking advantage of a licensed IP, releasing craptastic games under the title, and rake in the money from the die-hard followers.
Anyone remember (and if you do, my condolences) the latest and greatest Terminator game? Salvation I think it was called? Game lasted about 8 hours. Eight boring, monotonously repetitive hours. And they charged $60 for that shit.
Then there's Skyrim. Is Skyrim a good game? Debatable. I happen to like it. But the game, like most Bethesda games, was more buggy at RELEASE than most games in BETA. There's a growing theory amongst the modding community that Bethesda's stance is, "Meh, the modders will fix it for us." Because that's what happens. A 'good' game riddled with millions of bugs gets released, people pay full price for it, sometimes it doesn't even run right out of the box, and the modders descend on it like a pack of dogs on a three legged cat. They disassemble it, find the bugs, fix the bugs, and release mods so everyone else can have a game with fewer bugs. Basically, gaming companies that rely on their playerbase to make their games playable. Hell, maybe we should start paying the modders instead.
$225,000,000,000 was spent online in 2012. That's just what was reported to the Dept of Commerce for the USA and only retail. Unfortunately I'm not familiar with a metric for online services but it's not a small sector by any means with all of the LegalZoom and consulting-type jobs.
If you don't consider digital goods to be tangible product at this point, you're a fucking caveman.
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This was just a brilliant marketing scheme.
He hardly did any marketing regarding the game, but he went on to distribute "hacked" game for free. Than he wrote a blog on it, and linked to it from several high profile places. Story got picked up by mainstream media (CNN).
This is just a brilliant marketing campaign.
I was not trying to give my opinion and feedback about certain games. I was giving an explanation of why I didn't buy them. I am not entitled to games at all. Neither am I an idiot to like getting my wallet sodomized by gaming companies with their filthy lies, and shallow tricks, which happened several times already.
You missed the point miles away. I don't care there are a few other ways to "level up". First the game is not only about leveling up, second they still didn't kept to their manifesto. Here it is, and don't tell me it isn't bullshit.The game doesn't make you obliged to grind to embrace fun in most parts of the game, you could do a dungeon while being underleveld, the dungeon scales you
That's not a theory, it's a fact. You don't even need to be a modder to figure this out, it's crystal clear for any individual.There's a growing theory amongst the modding community that Bethesda's stance is, "Meh, the modders will fix it for us."
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STONINGTON, Conn. (WTNH) — Two tractor-trailers collided Saturday morning on I-95 northbound in Stonington and one "caught fire and totally burned," state police said.
The accident happened between exits 90 and 91 about 4 a.m. Saturday. The highway was completely shut down for about five hours.
Police say a tractor-trailer carrying produce rear-ended a tractor-trailer transporting used tires. The one carrying produce was completely destroyed and its two occupants were transported to Lawrence and Memorial Hospital in New London.
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Vertafore (http://www.vertafore.com), the leading provider of software that transforms the business of insurance, today announced that Thomas Enochs has joined the company as senior vice president of operations. In his new role, Enochs will join the Vertafore executive team reporting to CEO, Euan Menzies and will hold responsibility for customer support and professional services, as well as the company's data center, enterprise applications and other IT related functions.
"Vertafore places great emphasis on empowering our customers with innovative products and exceptional service," said Euan Menzies, president and chief executive officer of Vertafore. "Thomas brings the leadership and expertise to take our internal infrastructure and customer-facing systems to the next level as demand for our SaaS and mobile solutions continues to grow."
Most recently, Enochs was vice president of professional services at Azaleos, a provider of Microsoft back-office collaboration tools for medium and large enterprises. He previously led engineering, professional services and operations at Globys, a leading SaaS provider for the telecom industry.
Earlier in his career, Enochs served as vice president of global services at Qpass, a division of Amdocs, where he led a customer support and mobile solutions delivery team of over 200 employees. He also served as vice president of architecture and engineering operations for the wireless technology startup Terrabeam. Enochs began his career with Anderson Consulting (now Accenture) focusing on the development of custom applications for telecom firms.
"This is an exciting opportunity to join one of the leading software companies in the Puget Sound," said Enochs. "Vertafore is at the forefront of transforming the business of insurance by bringing best-in-industry technologies into the cloud to provide insurance professionals with the mobility, collaboration and insight they need to meet the evolving needs of their consumers and remain competitive. I look forward to helping accelerate these strategies for the company, our clients and the industry."
Enochs earned a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Virginia.
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Vertafore delivers software and services that transform the business of insurance. Unique to the industry, more than 20,000 customers rely on Vertafore to provide integrated technology that connects the entire industry with the most complete source of solutions—agency management, rating and connectivity, content management and workflow, information solutions and producer lifecycle management—so their businesses run better and are more profitable. For more information about Vertafore, please visit http://www.vertafore.com.
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Fantasies are what make our days more tolerable. Buying a lottery ticket is a sure path to thoughts of how to spend the winnings. We know the odds of winning are minimal, but that does not make the fantasy any less enjoyable. Thoughts of winning the lottery probably come in second to our favorite fantasies. Who does not enjoy a good fantasy about sex, whatever your preference might be?
Fantasies should be about sex, not about investments. Last year a Street analyst became a star with his forecast of AAPL at $1,000. From what we see and read, that price target is as likely as winning the lottery. Fantasies about sex do not cost you money. Fantasies, like AAPL at $1,000 and Silver at $100, will cost you money. In short, keep fantasizing on sex not investments.
Above chart is of the year-to-year percentage change in the price of $Gold. It is a rudimentary measure of momentum. Our first observation is that this measure has run between some extreme values in the past five years. The solid black lines capture those extremes. When the momentum rises to or above the upper black line momentum has reached a positive extreme, and may be a flashing red light. The reverse is true when below the bottom black line. That is likely a green light.
However, momentum of $Gold has been difficult to use during this period. The solid blue lines capture what we might call the mini extremes that developed in the middle years on that chart. That period of range bound momentum developed out of the excessive optimism during that period, and the influence of speculative fund traders. Remember the fantasies of $2,000 Gold that were widely spread.
In that chart though is some encouragement that is consistent with our analysis of U.S. monetary policy. In that chart are two periods of extreme negative momentum that persisted for some time. First is in the 2008-9 period. A red arrow has been placed in the chart to measure that time period. In the current time period another arrow has been placed of the same length. Both arrows measure the same length of time.
Current period of negative momentum is approaching the time period of the previous one. Momentum of $Gold could be approaching a period when positive improvement is quite likely. That view is consistent with our analysis of Federal Reserve policy that suggests $Gold turning up in a March-to-May time frame, as we wrote in our January letter.
Investors not living in U.S. dollars are naturally going to have a somewhat difference experience. The Euro is now the darling of forex speculators. That view is a complete reversal of the "Euro will vaporize" fantasy of a not too long ago. Strength in that currency is depressing the price of Gold for those that live in Euros. Those investors may want to take advantage of this Euro strength to add to positions in a gradual manner.
Silver, the momentum of which is plotted in the above chart, has been a fantasy for some time. Clearly the period of negative momentum most recent in that chart is much shorter than the previous period of negative momentum. It simply has not likely finished the full correction process.
Reason for that is the persistent fantasy of $100 Silver that continues to be widespread and that seems to manifest itself if the futures market. Trading Silver futures is clearly the fad trade de jour, and ignores the lack of physical demand and the burden of growing supply that will develop this year. We prefer the Chinese Renminbi to Silver, though it is short-term over bought.
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It's been two weeks since national signing day…and Oregon already finds itself amongst the headlines of the national recruiting landscape. Local Aloha High School phenom and Oregon commit Thomas Tyner (5-Star/Portland, OR) has been selected by recruiting group, Rivals, as the top-rated running back in the 2013 recruiting class. Along with the top slot in his chosen position, Tyner picked up a Rivals100 National Top-10 overall ranking to supplement his dual-sport (football/track) prowess heading into his final prep campaign.
The 6'0 200-lb. speedster from Portland committed to Oregon in November and has generated no shortage of publicity through criticism of rival oregon state and an increasingly active Twitter account with over 2,000 followers. Oregon fans may liken Tyner to former Duck greats Maurice Morris and Jonathan Stewart, who both bore raw athleticism in the open field.
Like De'Anthony Thomas' emergence as a freshman, do not be surprised to see Tyner trot onto the turf at Autzen in his first season as a Duck. While he may need to improve his footwork and a few running mechanics, Tyner has 4.38 Sunday-speed that will make a splash in Chip Kelly's offense.
Possibly joining Tyner in the 2013 Oregon backfield is downhill runner Terrell Newby (3-Star/West Hills, CA). Newby is very familiar with the Ducks as his prep squad, Chaminade, runs a variation of Kelly's offense with productive results. At 5'10, 185 lbs., Newby amassed over 2,100 yards his junior year; by some accounts, he may be simply waiting for his "top choice" in Oregon to offer a scholarship.
Oregon has accumulated recent success in plucking highly touted running back prospects from Texas in LaMichael James and Tra Carson. Dontre Wilson (4-Star/De Soto, TX) may join that list if he opts to utilize his 4.4 speed in open space under the overcast sky in Eugene. At 5'10, 176 lbs., Wilson bears similarities to Kenjon Barner with his abilities to catch the ball out of the backfield and play a large role on special teams. The Ducks sit in Wilson's final five program choices, and a visit to Oregon's campus may become a reality this coming March.
Defensive Line Coach Jerry Azzinaro garnered a Rivals National Top-25 Recruiter honor for bringing the likes of mammoth defensive linemen Arik Armstead (5-Star/Elk Grove, CA) and DeForest Buckner (4-Star/Honolulu, HI) to Eugene. Much to the delight of Duck fans, Azzinaro is already looking ahead to next year. The Ducks have been linked with 2013 Rivals100 defensive end Eddie Vanderdoes (4-Star/Placer, CA) who is itching to "come up for a visit." The 6'4 285-lb. Placer High School product runs a 4.88 forty and is a nightmare coming off the edge for opposing offenses.
Not to be outdone, Offensive Line Coach Steve Greatwood has his early sights aimed at behemoth offensive tackle David Dawson (4-Star/Detroit, MI). Current Duck cornerback Dior Mathis shares ties with Dawson as both attended Cass Tech in the heart of the Motor City. As well, Dawson spent time lining up at Cypress Ridge in Texas before relocating to Michigan for the upcoming 2012 prep season. Dawson possesses skill in both run and pass blocking and his 6'4, 305-lb. frame would make an immediate impact on the Oregon O-Line.
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text: Hisashi T Fujinaka wrote : > Heh. Well, if someone could get my dual PII proc machine with some sort of > onboard adaptec scsi to even boot with NetBSD, I would drop RH off of all > my computers. Well, I ran in the very same problem. It booted, but panic'ed almost immediately. Apparently a bug in the SCSI driver. I gave up, and installed FreeBSD, works like a charm. Do it, but please do not install RedCrap :-) And for your original question no, I never had problem with fxps. I did with ex (PCI and/or ISA), ep (ISA), tlp even worse, but not fxp. -- Xavier http://www.freetibet.org http://www.tibet.fr/


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Well, at least it felt like one to me. Last week, my spanish professor offered different extra credit opportunities for our mid-term grade. One of these included going to see a performance at the Dana Center, and then writing a small reflection about it. I was pretty excited about this because it seemed to be an easy way to earn extra points on my test.
The show that we went to see was called Ensemble Espanol, and it was amazing. There were different types of Spanish dances performed, and it felt like I was at a Broadway show. From solo numbers to unbelievable moves with their partners, each member of the cast did an outstanding job. There were also numbers that featured vocal performances, and I also couldn't believe how beautiful each of their costumes were.
I think that it is a wonderful thing to be able to be immersed in a variety of cultures on any college campus, and Saint A's definitely fosters and embraces diversity in all ways. Last week I also attended a Study Abroad fair in our Language Resource Center where I learned about a lot of the international opportunities available. Maybe in a few years I'll even consider studying abroad. For now though, I better get to that extra credit essay. Adios!


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I followed the KV Pharmaceuticals debacle for about a year, blogging on the story like the soap opera it was. We used some of the ethics lessons learned from KV's decision to sell dangerous drugs and to not notify the FDA about problems with their products in Ethics Follies 2009. For closure, I had to blog on the final chapter, which is the guilty plea to two offenses related to not notifying the FDA with manufacturing problems. The original FDA order required a recall of all the KV drugs, which ended revenue and caused serious financial damage to the company. The full story follows by Newsinferno.com:
We have long been writing about a series of problems with K-V Pharmaceutical Company. In December, K-V Pharmaceutical said that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accepted its work plan to address the issues. Now, KV Pharmaceutical said it will be closing down its ETHEX generic drug unit, wrote The Associated Press (AP). The drug maker will also plead guilty to criminal charges that allege ETHEX neglected to appropriately advise regulators about significant manufacturing problems that posed dangers to consumers, wrote the AP.
Last March, we wrote that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that a Consent Decree of permanent injunction was filed enjoining KV Pharmaceutical Company, its subsidiaries ETHEX Corporation and Ther-Rx Corporation, and its principal officers, from making and distributing adulterated and unapproved drugs. That move followed an extensive series of incidents regarding KV Pharmaceuticals and its subsidiaries.
Prior to that, ETHEX expanded an earlier generic drug recall. Like other ETHEX recalls from the prior several months, the expanded recall was necessary because of an array of manufacturing problems and involved a variety of medications, all of which had been issued at the wholesale level and which were expanded to the retail level. The recall was implemented because the products might have been manufactured under conditions that did not sufficiently comply with the FDA's current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) regulations.
Because of the manufacturing problems cited by the agency, ETHEX issued several recalls in 2008. In January, ETHEX issued a recall of its prescription infant vitamins and prescription iron supplements; also, problems at KV Pharmaceuticals prompted ETHEX to recall scores of generic drugs that might have been defective.
In December 2009, the drug maker recalled a single lot of Hydromorphone HCl 2 mg tablets because some may have been oversized. In November, the company initiated a nationwide voluntary recall of five generic drugs due to the potential for oversized drugs. That action followed an October recall of three lots of potentially oversized Dextroamphetamine Sulfate. In June, ETHEX recalled several lots of 60 mg and 30 mg morphine extended release tablets that may have been oversized.
The FDA inspected KV between December 2008 and February 2009, and found it to have significant cGMP violations while continuing to manufacture unapproved drugs.
Now, KV is planning on shutting down ETHEX Corporation because, following the plea, it will likely be excluded from government programs and will be paying about $27.6 million to resolve the government probe, said the AP, which added that charges relate to the firm's failure "to file field alerts, or urgent notices about potential safety threats," with the agency, specifically with dextroamphetamine, an ingredient Adderall, and propafenone, a cardiac medication. Adderall is prescribed in the treatment of Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The payment includes fines and restitution totaling $25.8 million and $2.3 to the federal government; ETHEX is not expected to contest an administrative forfeiture of $1.8 million, added the AP, citing KV.
CEO Marc Hermelin recently stepped down after a nearly 30-year career with the drug maker, the AP noted.


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Wilson Island State Recreation Area will reopen on Dec. 14, for all uses except camping, 20 months after Missouri River floodwaters forced the park to close.
Chris Anunson, state park ranger at Wilson Island, said the park had standing water for three months that damaged nearly all of the park buildings, killed hundreds of trees and left a layer sand and sediment on everything ranging in depth from three inches to eight feet.
"We had to remove all that sediment, clear the roads and demolish nearly all of our buildings from the flood. Luckily, we had enough time before the park was under water to move equipment and office supplies, and pull the furnace, water heater and breakers from the park residence," he said.
Anunson moved his family to nearby Missouri Valley for a year while the water slowly retreated and the park residence could be fixed. They returned Memorial Day weekend.
Flood cleanup has been expensive. The State of Iowa provided $2 million for the recovery and FEMA provided nearly $1 million to offset the cost for debris removal, including removing trees larger than eight inches in diameter.
Once the cleanup is over, the work will shift to rebuilding the campground and other park buildings.
The DNR will meet with the consultant engineer this week to discuss developing the campground with the goal of opening in 2014.
The plans call for a new shower house in a new location in the campground, changing some sites from electrical to non-electrical and vice-versa, moving campsites to higher ground and having two dump stations. There will also be a new road to access the west campground. The total number of electrical sites will increase and all will have 50 amps service.
But for now, there is a lot of work that remains. An area next to the make shift office is holding 15,000 cubic yards of material taken off the river front. There are more trees to remove and the cleanup continues.
Anunson said Wilson Island campground regulars have been using Lewis and Clark State Park, county parks or parks in Nebraska. The Friends of Wilson Island support group is anxious to get the park reopened and has held work days to assist with the recovery.
Once all the new features are added to the park and campground, it will be hard to recognize.
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By Steve Persall
Times Movie Critic
Billy Zane doesn't seem like a bad guy at all, after playing one of the worst in movie history: Cal Hockley, the thorn between young lovers Jack and Rose in James Cameron's Titanic, now docked in theaters in 3-D.
Cal was the original 1-percenter, years before the other 99 percent occupied anything. Enormously wealthy with a misanthropic streak to match, Cal's nature was summed up by his callous reply to predictions that half of the ill-fated ship's passengers were doomed: "Not the better half."
Feel free to boo, hiss and be surprised by Zane, in these telephone interview excerpts:
Did you imagine 15 years ago that in 2012 you'd be still doing publicity for Titanic?
I have to say in some degree, yes. I knew certainly it would come up at the 100th anniversary (of the ship's sinking). You're always anticipating new formats in media. I imagine when it's available on an implant we'll be doing this again (laughs). But I didn't expect to see it as a theatrical re-release.
So much negative buzz circled Titanic during production, that it was too expensive and could ruin Paramount and Fox. Did you hear any of that on the set?
Sure, some of it trickled in but it was a blessing. All you can ask for is people clamoring for your doom, because you're destined to triumph. The last thing you want is people touting expectations of the biggest film of all time. That's the kiss of death, isn't it? We were emboldened by the assumptions (of failure). The fact that we heard them was comforting, in a strange way. The contrary would have been worrisome.
What is it like, being known for playing such a despised villain?
The strange thing is: I've been getting reactions from people ... seeing Cal as a slightly sympathetic character now. They suddenly found a different perspective this time around. Maybe they're just getting a little older and wiser.
That's surprising in the Occupy Wall Street era. Cal is the ultimate 1-percenter.
The wealthy are an easy target but what you see (in Cal) is someone who was poorly programmed. You see the limitation of the 1-percent curriculum, narrow in its focus and not giving credit to the power of bohemia.
Everyone knows what Titanic did for Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. What difference did it make in your career?
All kinds. I found it to be an amazing means to an end. It's an incredible calling card, to be perfectly honest. I suddenly found myself invited to seats at the table with masters of industry, sovereign leaders, at the U.N. pushing energy policies. ... It was an invitation to engage, and fortunately I had initiatives that I was aligned with, assisting the common good. That was a great and handy tool.
It's impolite to discuss money, but did you have a back-end deal (for a piece of Titanic's $1.8 billion grosses)?
Yeah, we had a bonus structure built in, different benchmarks. When it made a certain amount we all got a kicker. Maybe whoever negotiated wasn't expecting to pay those bills (laughs). … It just kept going and going, and probably surprised the business affairs departments of both studios.
Ever ask Cameron if there's room for you in another blockbuster?
He's not stupid. I don't think he needs my soliciting. He knows me, knows my work, we like each other. If there's something he feels is right, we'll rock it.
Steve Persall can be reached at [email protected] or (727) 893-8365.