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MIDLAND, Texas (AP) — When the rain stopped falling in Texas, the prairie grass yellowed, the soil cracked and oil drillers were confronted with a crisis. After years of easy access to cheap, plentiful water, the land they prized for its vast petroleum wealth was starting to dry up.
At first, the drought that took hold a few years ago seemed to threaten the economic boom that arose from hydraulic fracturing, a drilling method that uses huge amounts of high-pressure, chemical-laced water to free oil and natural gas trapped deep in underground rocks. But drillers have found a way to get by with much less water: They recycle it using systems that not long ago they may have eyed with suspicion.
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Before the drought, "water was prevalent, it was cheap and it was taken for granted," he added.
Just a few years ago, many drillers suspected water recyclers were trying to sell an unproven idea designed to drain money from multimillion dollar businesses. Now the system is helping drillers use less freshwater and dispose of less wastewater. Recycling is rapidly becoming a popular and economic solution for a burgeoning industry.
The change is happening so swiftly that regulators are racing to keep up and in some cases taking steps to make it easier for drillers to recycle.
Fracking operations require millions of gallons of relatively clean water. Each time a well is drilled, about 20 percent of the water eventually remerges, but it is jam-packed with contaminants from drilling chemicals and heavy metals picked up when the water hits oil. Until recently, that water was dumped as waste, often into injection wells deep underground.
Many companies, each using slightly different technology and methods, are offering ways of reusing that water. Some, like Schlosberg's Water Rescue Services, statically charge the water to allow particles of waste to separate and fall to the bottom. Those solids are taken to a landfill, leaving more than 95 percent of the water clean enough to be reused for fracking.
Other operators, such as Walton, Ky.-based Pure Stream, offer two technologies — one that cleans water so it can be reused in the oil patch and another more expensive system that renders it clean enough to be dumped into rivers and lakes or used in agriculture.
Todd Ennenga, Pure Stream's vice president of business development, said interest in the technology has doubled in the past year alone.
Some others tout methods that leave behind no solid waste at all, eliminating the need to transport anything to a landfill. A few companies insist they can frack without any water.
"It's really taken off," Ennenga said of recycling. Two years ago, he said, most operators were still vetting the different systems. These days, they have a plan and are saying, "We need to do this right now."
In Texas, the fracking boom began just as the state fell into years of drought. Especially hard-hit were South and West Texas, where rock formations have proven to be rich sources of oil and gas. Residents who were told to cut back on lawn watering and car washing grumbled about drillers hogging water supplies.
Similar issues have arisen in arid parts of Wyoming, North Dakota, New Mexico and Colorado.
Farther east, states such as Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, face different issues. There, water is relatively plentiful but disposal of wastewater has been bureaucratically difficult and expensive, while the sites that can collect it are scarce.
States are scrambling to draft regulations for the new recycling systems.
In Texas, requests for recycling permits rose from fewer than two a year in 2011 to 30 approved applications in fiscal year 2012. So the Texas Railroad Commission, the agency that oversees oil and gas operations, revamped the rules in March, eliminating the need for drillers to get a permit if they recycle on their own lease or on a third-party's property.
Commission spokeswoman Ramona Nye said in an email that the new rules are designed to "help operators enhance their water conservation efforts" and encourage recycling.
In Ohio, disposing of drilling wastewater has hit some obstacles. Activity at a deep injection well near Youngstown was tied to one in a series of earthquakes, and a former officer of the firm that ran the operation has been indicted in connection with a separate dumping incident that allegedly violated the Clean Water Act. That led to a temporary moratorium on disposal sites in that region, stricter rules and an EPA review.
Pennsylvania, meanwhile, has few dumping sites, and operators once paid large sums to haul wastewater to Ohio. Recycling has now become cheaper, and transports to Ohio have dwindled.
Back in Texas, Fasken Oil and Ranch believes it solved many of its early problems with the containment pools, tanks, pipelines and trailers. Within six months, the company expects to reach its goal of using no freshwater in its fracking operations — a feat made possible by combining recycled water with briny water drawn from an aquifer and treated.
Then Fasken will start applying the same methods at drilling sites in South Texas and New Mexico, Manager Jimmy Davis said.
"We face the same problems," Davis said. "There's not an abundance of freshwater."
Associated Press writer Julie Carr Smyth contributed to this report from Columbus, Ohio.


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A storm has been brewing for decades in the South China Sea, and it has nothing to do with the weather.
Instead, it's a virtual typhoon of competing claims over tiny, uninhabited island chains that ring the South China Sea and reach even farther north. They all have one thing in common: China has claimed control of them.
During a trip to Asia this week, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stepped into the middle of the latest row — this one between China and the Philippines over a small archipelago of wind- and wave-swept rocks and coral called the Scarborough Shoal (or the Huangyan Islands, as China prefers to call them).
In the past month or so, China has literally roped off access to Scarborough by stretching a line across the horseshoe-shaped lagoon to prevent fishermen from the Philippines, located just 120 miles to the east, from entering.
And this week, Japan announced it had struck a deal with private owners to buy the five Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, whose sovereignty China has never recognized. Beijing was quick to blast the move as "illegal and invalid."
Robert Kaplan, chief geopolitical analyst for Stratfor and author of the upcoming book The Revenge of Geography, says China's claims are rooted in economic and national prestige.
"It's a historic belief that is very similar to that which motivated the United States in the Caribbean basin throughout much of the 19th and 20th centuries," he adds.
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China sees the islands, and more broadly control over the adjacent seas, as a historical right, dovetailing with its newly reclaimed role of East Asia's dominant power. Also at stake: a strategic waterway with massive oil and gas reserves that potentially could help fuel China's energy-hungry industries and towns.
Speaking in Indonesia ahead of her arrival in Beijing, Clinton reiterated the U.S. position that the various island disputes — which have put China at odds with nearly every one of its maritime neighbors — should be resolved "collaboratively ... without coercion, without intimidation, without threats and without the use of force."
But coercion, intimidation, threats and even occasional violence have all been part of these disputes, many dating to the end of World War II.
The claims and counterclaims can be confusing. It's China vs. the Philippines and Taiwan for control of Scarborough Shoal; Taiwan also claims the Pratas Islands and (along with Vietnam) the Paracel Islands and the Macclesfield Bank, which the Philippines also claims; the Spratly Islands are claimed by Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines and even the tiny sultanate of Brunei. These disputes involve an area known as the "cow's tongue," which is roughly equivalent to the entire South China Sea.
Farther north, Beijing and Tokyo are at loggerheads over the Senkaku, or Diaoyu Islands, as the Chinese call them.
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"I think what makes this situation particularly intractable is that China's economic and strategic interests broadly coincide in the South China Sea," says John Ciorciari, a professor who specializes in international affairs at the University of Michigan's Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.
The economic interests could be enormous. Estimates vary wildly, but one Chinese study has put the potential oil reserves in the South China Sea at 213 billion barrels — roughly 80 percent of Saudi Arabia's known reserves. The natural gas reserves in the region are said to be five times those of the U.S.
But strategic interests and simple nationalism play an equally important role in the various disputes. China sees itself as the dominant power in the region, much the same way that the United States has been the de facto leader of the Western Hemisphere, a role that Washington codified in the Monroe Doctrine, first espoused by President James Monroe in 1823.
From Beijing's perspective, "this is part of China's natural sphere of influence and has been for thousands of years," says Christopher Johnson, the head of China studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
"It was only the aberration of the last 150 years or so — the so-called period of humiliation — that caused that to change," he says. "Now, China wants to reset to what it sees as the natural pecking order and balance in the region."
That reset could take time, and although Beijing is not averse to some aggressive muscle-flexing, it can afford to wait, Ciorciari says.
"I think China's interest is at a maximum winning in these disputes and at a minimum forestalling defeat," he says. "Because China and its neighbors expect that [Beijing] is going to have more power relative to its neighbors in the future, China ... is happy to defer resolution of the issue until a date when it has the ability to resolve it on more favorable terms."
Kaplan, the Stratfor analyst, agrees: "These islands have become the focus of media attention because all of these countries for the first time, really, are able to project naval power beyond their own landmasses into the sea."
"In the '50s, '60s and early '70s, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and China were all deeply involved internally — with internal civil wars or rebellions, or the Cultural Revolution in China's case. It's only in the past decade or so that there's been sufficient national consolidation so that they can project power outward."
But Beijing is suspicious of Washington's role as the military benefactor for many of the nations that have a stake in the outcome of the region-wide islands dispute. The U.S. has strong military ties with Japan, the Philippines and China's archnemesis, Taiwan. It also enjoys good relations with Malaysia and a gradually warming relationship with Vietnam.
China also questions Washington's claim of neutrality. Earlier this week, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said, essentially, Beijing has heard it all before.
"I hope [the U.S.] will keep its promise and do more to help stability and not the opposite," Hong Lei said.
Besides keeping a wary eye on Chinese ambitions, the U.S. has an interest in making sure international maritime access to the region goes unimpeded, something China has also insisted it is committed to doing.
Gulliver And The Lilliputians
No one expects any of the island disputes to break out into a shooting war anytime soon. Instead, the issue is likely to remain on the backburner for now, "a bronze medalist in the news behind whatever goes on in the greater Middle East and the European debt crisis," as Kaplan puts it.
Ciorciari likens the standoff between China and the various regional claimants to Gulliver and the Lilliputians.
The Lilliputians, he says, "need some time to tie China into a set of relationships that they hope will give them at least the chance of sharing the [oil and gas] proceeds through joint arrangements rather than have China exercise control over the whole of the South China Sea."
But the Lilliputians also cannot afford to cede ground. For them, as much as China, it's a question of national sovereignty. Besides the potential for oil and gas revenues, there's also the more immediate concern over fishing rights.
Even so, the bluster on all sides over these barren pieces of rock always has the potential to grow from a Cold War-style standoff to one that could go hot, says Johnson.
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Chocolate Gingerbread Bars - Everyday Food
Thursday, October 1, 2009
It's Fall.
As in the season that follows Summer.
How in the world did that happen?!
Granted, Los Angeles doesn't "do" seasons too well. Today is was burning hot with Santa Ana winds (where the hot air from the desert in Vegas and the like come into Los Angeles...it is payback for all the smoke we sent them last month during our fires). Anyway, I flip the calendar to October and I freak out. I see Christmas decorations up and hyperventilate. Wasn't it just Y2K?! Oh, time is flying by.
So, I'm trying to embrace the season. Here's to Fall!
Chocolate Gingerbread Bars. Yes, you heard that right. Chocolate + Gingerbread = Yum.
This recipe is from Everyday Food and gets thrown together in a flash. You just need two bowls and don't even need to get things to room temp. My kind of recipe!
I used mini chocolate chips instead of regular size semi-sweet chips, and reserved some to sprinkle on top.
Chocolate Gingerbread Bars, Everyday Food
35 comments:
- Audrie said... [Reply to comment]
Oh. My. Goodness. Chocolate + gingerbread = delish! One of my fave cookies are those flavours hehe :)
- October 1, 2009 at 10:45 PM
- kellypea said... [Reply to comment]
Well these would certainly slide down easily instead of breakfast this morning ; )
- October 2, 2009 at 4:29 AM
- Welcome to our crazy blessed life said... [Reply to comment]
Yummy! Those look delish. Ah, the Santa Anas. They were strong enough to uproot several trees by APU when we were still out there.
- October 2, 2009 at 5:22 AM
- Cindy said... [Reply to comment]
These look (and I'm sure they smell) deliish! It is beautiful in Utah--lots of red, gold and orange leaves. I live at the base of a mountain--it is beautiful( there is also snow on top)! Have a great day!
- October 2, 2009 at 8:14 AM
- kirbie said... [Reply to comment]
These look so good! I love chocolate versions of things. Your recipes are always so great. There's so many I need to bake my way through.
- October 2, 2009 at 9:17 AM
- Mary said... [Reply to comment]
Yum...I will have to make this asap.>..I think we are on the same wave length...I just made pumpkin chocolate chip cookies last night...
- October 2, 2009 at 9:20 AM
- The Blonde Duck said... [Reply to comment]
Every time I hear about the Santa Anna winds, I think of the movie The Holiday.
- October 2, 2009 at 10:19 AM
- Snooky doodle said... [Reply to comment]
oh you re right time flies! These bars look delicious! I love fall!
- October 2, 2009 at 1:03 PM
- Eliana said... [Reply to comment]
Great Fall recipe - different from all the apple stuff I have come across these days. Thanks for sharing.
- October 2, 2009 at 1:10 PM
- Kerstin said... [Reply to comment]
Chocolate and gingerbread sound so perfect together, I would love to try this treat!
- October 2, 2009 at 4:10 PM
- Ingrid_3Bs said... [Reply to comment]
Hm, I'm thinking I might be able to handle chocolate if there's some gingerbread mixed with it!
Happy Friday!
~ingrid - October 2, 2009 at 4:35 PM
- Donna-FFW said... [Reply to comment]
You dont have to tell me twice to make these gorgeous bars, they sound wonderful!
- October 2, 2009 at 6:31 PM
- Nutmeg Nanny said... [Reply to comment]
This is very Fall worthy:)
- October 2, 2009 at 8:36 PM
- Megan said... [Reply to comment]
It's still hot here in Vegas - so I know what you mean about all the Christmas decorations up!
However, I can eat gingerbread just about any time of year. - October 2, 2009 at 10:11 PM
- Katie said... [Reply to comment]
Ohh they sound wonderful and looks so yummy and fudgey. Perfect for autumn
- October 3, 2009 at 1:18 AM
- Amanda said... [Reply to comment]
They look too wonderful. I just recently made gingerbread cookies that actually stay soft, what a concept LOL :) YUm!
- October 4, 2009 at 5:15 AM
- Jill O. Miles said... [Reply to comment]
These do look good! And aren't you quite the food photographer too! The gingerbread reminds me that I just posted about the middle ages and included a 15th century recipe for gingerbread if anyone is interested.
http://historyforchildren.blogspot.com/2009/09/year-in-life-of-peasant.html - October 4, 2009 at 6:27 AM
- 2.46% said... [Reply to comment]
I also can't believe it's October! I started seeing Christmas decorations up at the store a couple of weeks ago and that kind of freaked me out.
Your chocolate gingerbread cake looks wonderful. - October 4, 2009 at 8:27 AM
- Karine said... [Reply to comment]
The combo of flavors of your bars seems amazing! thanks for sharing:)
- October 4, 2009 at 1:05 PM
- Beryl said... [Reply to comment]
Today I let go of summer and embraced fall. I even dug the Halloween decorations out of the garage. Too soon?
I'm all for switching seasons if it means I can make these bar. Deliciousness! - October 4, 2009 at 1:37 PM
- Irene said... [Reply to comment]
I love the idea of chocolate and gingerbread! Whenever I eat gingerbread, I feel like something is missing - and now, I know exactly what that is - chocolate! I just realized that I didn't have you bookmarked on my site... durrhh.... I really need to start updating my list more often. :)
- October 4, 2009 at 6:16 PM
- Chats the Comfy Cook said... [Reply to comment]
I would never have thought of putting the two together but now that you have, it feels so right. This should be a popular item around here.
- October 4, 2009 at 6:40 PM
- Pamela said... [Reply to comment]
This looks so good! I was just thinking about making Dorie's chocolate gingerbread again, but maybe I'll give this one a try!
- October 5, 2009 at 6:03 PM
- Engineer Baker said... [Reply to comment]
I'm not going to lie - I tend to like my gingerbread unadorned. But... I might make an exception for these :)
- October 6, 2009 at 6:04 AM
- LetMeEatCake Eat With Me! said... [Reply to comment]
there is something so comforting about gingerbread, but i've never had it with chocolate. those chocolate chips looks so delicious! i can't wait to make this recipe!
- October 6, 2009 at 10:05 AM
- Carol Peterman/TableFare said... [Reply to comment]
Chocolate and ginger are a stellar combo! I know, October, already?
- October 6, 2009 at 2:39 PM
- Unknown said... [Reply to comment]
I love the combo of chocolate and gingerbread together! There's a great recipe for chocolate gingerbread cookies in the Martha Stewart Cookies book. You might want to check it out :) Your bars look awesome!
- October 6, 2009 at 5:43 PM
- dining table said... [Reply to comment]
Perfect! I love it! Chocolate and gingerbread is a good combination and a very nice snack! Oh my! Got to have one!
- October 6, 2009 at 7:12 PM
- Maria said... [Reply to comment]
These will be baking in my oven very soon:)
- October 7, 2009 at 10:36 AM
- steph- whisk/spoon said... [Reply to comment]
that is one perfect flavor combo! these look terrific!
- October 7, 2009 at 5:14 PM
Oh, i think I have to try this. I surprisingly love Dorie's and then Sweet Melissa's version. And then I just made the Chocolate Spice bread from The Modern Baker. Really, I'm just going to have to make this.
- October 8, 2009 at 1:53 PM
- Lori said... [Reply to comment]
These look real delicious. I just made some gingerbread bars today. I never thought of chocolate with it.
- October 8, 2009 at 7:15 PM
- The Scootabaker said... [Reply to comment]
I once made gingerbread and added too much ginger. My nasal cavity was on fire with every chew. Not cool. But I do plan to make it again for this holiday season. And chocolate isn't gonna be left out of this batch!
heather - October 10, 2009 at 1:41 PM
- Simply Life said... [Reply to comment]
Oh my, those bars look INCREDIBLE! I think I'm drooling :)
- October 10, 2009 at 1:57 PM
- Holly (2 Kids and Tired) said... [Reply to comment]
These look delicious!! It's freezing here in Idaho and my house would smell wonderful after baking these.
- October 12, 2009 at 8:41 AM


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Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is a very popular treatment used to help correct hormone imbalances . Hormone imbalances can cause symptoms of menopause, andropause, perimenopause , low libido, erectile dysfunction, depression, fatigue and many other conditions, it's no wonder HRT is so popular. In the area of HRT, natural bioidentical hormones are considered among the best.
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Hormones are chemicals found in the endocrine system, a system that helps control nearly all functions of your body, from sleep and mood to growth, metabolism, even sexual function or dysfunction.
Hormones are messengers in this system, communicating what needs to be done, where and when in the body.
If there are too few or too many messengers (hormone imbalance ), body functions can be altered, resulting in menopause, hot flashes in women, and sexual dysfunction in men.
Solving this issue is a treatment known as BHRT, in which low hormone levels are replaced with supplementary hormones. However, there are two schools of thought, synthetic vs. bioidentical hormones, the difference between which has only recently been discovered.
What are Bioidentical Hormones?
Often called natural hormones, bioidentical hormones, like forms of estrogen , testosterone and progesterone , are derived from naturally occurring hormones found in plants, phytohormones. By extracting a form of naturally occurring hormone, bioidentical hormones provide a hormone supplement that mimics the structure of your natural hormones identically; synthetic hormones can only come close.
This is important. The structure of any compound in your body—hormones in particular—acts to ensure that only the right chemical can jump-start a bodily function. Just as your car key works only in your car, hormones only work in specific receptors. If you lose that key however, any old key won't work in its place (synthetic hormone) you need a specific key for your car (bioidentical hormone).
The term "natural" is currently used to mean organic, unprocessed, and food/medications that have undergone as little intervention as possible. With this definition of natural, "natural hormones" may actually be a bit of a misnomer as both bioidentical and synthetic hormones need to be collected, concentrated and packaged in some form of safe, clean lab. The major difference being the source of the hormone, Bioidentical/natural hormones coming from plants and synthetic hormones being created largely from potentially harmful petrol chemicals.
Natural Sources of Hormones
Natural hormones can be found in a wide variety of foods and even animal products.
Natural Sources of Estrogen
For estrogen , soy, yams, tofu, alfalfa sprouts, peas, beans, chickpeas, sesame seeds, fruits and flax seed have all shown to be natural sources.
Natural Sources of DHEA
Wild yams and soy have also been converted into DHEA , a chemical which the body further converts into testosterone.
Natural Sources of Cortisol
Cortisol, the "stress hormone" is essential for stabilizing the body under times of stress. However when the adrenal gland isn't producing the necessary amounts, as in the case of Addison's disease, grapefruit, coffee, even licorice are counted as sources of natural cortisol production.
Do I Need Hormone Replacement Therapy?
You may be wondering, "Why even bother with hormone replacement?" With bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, the dosage matters, it's an imbalance which created your symptoms to begin with remember. Eating these foods won't provide you with any way to accurately track the amount of your hormone ingestion. Also some of these foods only contain the precursor to specific hormones, they have to be altered slightly in a lab setting to become effective. In addition, you have to remember that bioidentical hormones are still medication, you'd likely have to take it every day. Would you really want to eat pounds of yams, beans, peas, fruits and so on every day?
Dangers of Synthetic Hormones
Synthetic hormones have been found to contribute to and even incite the formation of cancer, namely breast cancer, whereas natural/bioidentical hormones have been shown in studies to help prevent uncontrolled cellular division known as cancer.
While not strictly natural by modern standards, natural/bioidentical hormones have been found to be safer in the long run than synthetic equivalents. If you're searching for an individualized treatment option for erectile dysfunction , Menopause, perimenopause , hot flashes , depression, and countless other conditions, bioidentical hormone replacement therapy may be a treatment option for you.
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On June 18, 1878, my great-great-great-uncle Albert was sitting on the front porch of his lovely Austin home, Las Ventanas, surveying the bounty of his garden. In a letter to his dear wife, who was visiting kinfolk in Tennessee, he wrote that the honeysuckle and roses were in full bloom and that there was "a good many butter beans on the vines, in fact the vines are loaded."
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Or take restaurants. I can't remember ever seeing lima beans on a restaurant menu, not even at most meat-and-three joints, which serve just about every other vegetable found under the sun. There are countless other examples of this smear campaign against lima beans, I'm sure, but let's not dwell on the negative. I'm here to tell you that I am a convert: Lima beans aren't yuck, they're yum!
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Because they're in season, it's no surprise you'll find them served at Juneteenth celebrations. Juneteenth or Freedom Day commemorates June 19, 1865, the day the Union troops under the leadership of General Gordon Granger stormed Galveston Island to free Texas's slaves more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued.
The term Juneteenth (a hybrid of June and nineteenth) didn't come into being until the 1920's, but freedom anniversary celebrations have occurred in Texas on June 19 since 1866. And in 1980, the state (in a long overdue act) finally declared it an official holiday. (It's now a holiday in 13 other states as well.)
Some have called it the African-American Fourth of July, and like that holiday, huge outdoor parties are thrown with live music, dancing, speeches, Miss Juneteenth pageants, baseball games, fireworks, pie-making contests and of course, heaping plates of good food. Barbecued ribs, fried chicken, corn bread, black-eyed peas, collard greens, okra, corn on the cob, fried green tomatoes and sweet potatoes are often served, along with, of course, lima beans.
Just like the present, back in 1878 there was a Juneteenth blow out in Austin, with people traveling to the capital city from all over the state to join in the fun. Uncle Albert wrote to his wife on June 19 about the occasion saying, "Think I will go out this evening to the celebration." He didn't mention what he ate, but considering his bounty of butter beans, I wouldn't be surprised if they were on the menu that day.
So in honor of Juneteenth and Uncle Albert, I offer you lima beans with garlic, rosemary and bacon. Trust me, even if you think you don't like limas, try these creamy, bacony beans and you just may change your mind. And if you're still not convinced, think of them as butter beans because really, how could anything with the word butter in it taste bad?
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- 6 slices bacon
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- 1 sprig fresh rosemary
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- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
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DS200SLCCG2ACC board is very reliable and so less prone to damage. But the improper handling and poor storage can affect the functionality of the card. So that we recommend keeping the cards in static sensitive storage boxes in recommended conditions.
Repairing DS200SLCCG2ACC
If you experience any issue with DS200SLCCG2ACC, we can quickly test, diagnose and fix it. Expedite repair option is available for DS200SLCCG2ACC. The cards are repaired using proper tools and experts in a controlled environment.
All the parts needed for repairing the board are in our stock. We also ensure that the replacement components are industrial grade and meet or exceed OEM standards. FVT tested all repairs and comes with a warranty.
Refurbishing DS200SLCCG2ACC
Proper refurbishing of the DS200SLCCG2ACCcircuit board can increase its longevity.
The refurbishing process includes,
Replacing all aging and commonly failing components.
Applying TIL modification if there is any.
Reflowing solder to eliminate dry solder.
Thorough Industrial standard cleaning of the card.
Applying a protective coating, etc.
Functional Verification Test
We carry out the FUNCTIONAL VERIFICATION TEST of DS200SLCCG2A in an actual OEM system setup. Because of using the OEM system, we can assure 100% reliability. Like any other card, all inputs and outputs will be individually verified for their functionality. So, every channel is individually verified. Depending on the board, we do load testing to ensure the proper stability of the board.
Circuit Board Handling.
DS200SLCCG2ACC Mark V is a static-sensitive board like the VME boards.
We recommend minimizing hands-on contact with PCB, especially in the conducting area. If you need to hold them directly, hold them on their edges. Always wear antistatic gloves. These units need to handle with proper ESD safety precautions.