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The 5 Most Offensive Attempts at Video Game Marketing
After unleashing Sonic the Hedgehog like a plague of locusts across every system under the sun, the marketing geniuses at Sega made a play for the lucrative demographic of people who enjoy pounding cloaca.
Maybe we should explain. In 2000, Sega released the quirky Dreamcast pet simulator Seaman in North America. The game itself was a niche product -- it starred an ornery manphibian who interacted with the player through a microphone. The titular Seaman would pass his time slinging insults at you, but you could toss the barbs right back. Look, if you want the Next Big Thing, you have to experiment. Who was to say that this surly fish/human hybrid wasn't going to be the next Mario?
The problem, of course, is trying to sell such a bizarre and awful-sounding game to audiences. You can sort of picture the cast of Mad Men sitting around a conference room, batting around ideas. "So it's called Seaman, can we do some kind of semen pun? No? OK, well, the title character is some kind of man-fish creature that clearly is the product of a human mating with a fish ... is there some way we can make a subtle play on that?"
Then everybody kind of thinks and taps their pencils for a minute before Don Draper says, "I've got it. Picture a man, on a soiled mattress, banging a giant beached carp. We just see his feet and her fin, clearly in the moment after the man has ejaculated into the fish."
Via Coloribus.com
"Someone write this down: Stop having meetings while smoking pot laced with Viagra and LSD."
Silent, awed looks from around the room. A single tear runs down the cheek of a Sega executive. Slowly, he begins clapping.
#1. Sega Advertises Sonic the Hedgehog With Big Ol' Hairy Balls
Via Sonic.wikia.com
The above shouldn't imply that Sega was somehow new to the "gamers can't resist dick references" theory of game promotion. Back in the 1990s, for instance, Sega was clearly eager to portray their new portable gaming device as a cool gadget for adults. And if that meant associating their product with masturbation and drunken hooliganism, so be it! And so we wound up with the following ads, which ran in British adult humor magazines.
First we have a deranged naked man rubbing his genitals on a Game Gear:
Via Kotaku.com
"We're talking about masturbation."
Another ad brags that Sega products will leave players "shooting all over the place":
Via Kotaku.com
"Did we mention we're talking about jacking off? Because we totally are. Please jack off with our products."
A third spot openly acknowledges players' proclivities for binge drinking and bladder infections:
Via Kotaku.com
"After you're finished drunkenly pissing in the snow, you should fuck it. Sega."
And finally, an ad compares Sega's flagship character to a crudely drawn cartoon scrotum. That's basically like Nintendo openly analogizing Mario's mustache to the mons pubis of a 1970s porn star.
Via Kotaku.com
"Sonic the Hedgehog: As Good as a Pair of Hairy Nuts Hanging Out of a Speedo at the Beach."
Fletcher Wortmann is the author of Triggered: A Memoir of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. You can read more from his strange and frightening brain at Psychology Today and his website.
For more boneheaded PR moves, check out 5 Corporate Promotions That Ended in (Predictable) Disaster. Or learn about 5 Reasons It's Still Not Cool to Admit You're a Gamer.


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Peter T. Kilborn
Recent and archived news articles by Peter T. Kilborn of The New York Times.
An Engineer Creates for Fun After a Lifetime of Workaday Rules
Seth Goldstein, 75, holds degrees in engineering and patents for biomedical innovations. But in retirement, he uses his engineering skills for whimsy and art.
February 21, 2015, Saturday
A Funny Name, a Serious Sport. Pickleball, Anyone?
Nearly half a century since its creation, the tennis, table tennis and badminton hybrid is growing in popularity among baby boomers.
May 15, 2014, Thursday
Supersize Motor Homes Can Be a Good Way to Go, or Stay
They may be expensive, but owners say they open up many living and traveling opportunities.
May 10, 2014, Saturday
Weekends With the President's Men
An hour and a half from Washington, St. Michaels, Md., has begun to lure V.I.P.'s who, some boosters would have it, could propel it into the gilded realm of the Hamptons and Nantucket.
June 30, 2006, Friday
After the Storm, One Town Finds 1,000 Ways to Give
St. Francisville, La., started a small-town philanthropy that would help hundreds of thousands of Hurricane Katrina's accidental homeless to restart their lives.
November 14, 2005, Monday
Under the Radar On the Upper Potomac
In the nation's capital, the Potomac River is a river of power, politics and presidential yachts, but a drive through the towns of the upper Potomac is a journey to a time-warped America.
October 14, 2005, Friday
Senators Want Boeing Deal Investigated
Leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee want the Defense Department to investigate the Air Force's effort to give the Boeing Company a $23.5 billion contract.
November 21, 2004, Sunday
An Artful Woman Skips Town, Having Taken It to the Cleaners
The Alpharetta Social Registrar, envisioned as an exclusive quarterly magazine, shut down in June without ever publishing, 10 months after the first issue was to appear.
September 17, 2004, Friday
In Midsummer Heat, It's Already Schooltime for Many
A cricket lurked in the halls of the West Jackson Primary School in Braselton, a fast suburbanizing rural town 50 miles north of Atlanta. Outside, a listless American flag hung under the fat orange sun of another steamy day. Highway 53 was choked...
August 6, 2004, Friday
2 Journalists Subpoenaed Over Source of Disclosure
A federal grand jury has subpoenaed at least two journalists, Tim Russert of NBC's ''Meet the Press'' and Matthew Cooper of Time magazine, to testify about whether the Bush White House leaked the identity of an undercover C.I.A. officer to the news...
May 23, 2004, Sunday
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WACO (November 15, 2012)—A Waco state district court jury returned a $503,242 judgment Thursday in a breach of contract lawsuit filed by Hoppenstein Properties against the McLennan County Appraisal District.
The company's attorney, Jim Dunham of Waco, said the suit stemmed from the appraisal district's decision to move out of the building it had occupied since 1981 at 600 Columbus after signing a 5-year lease in 2007 that was to kick in after renovations were completed in 2008.
The appraisal district wasn't happy with the progress of the work, however, and moved out in 2009, purchasing a building on South 26th Street.
The company filed the suit that same year seeking the lost revenue from the rent and some of the expense of the renovations, but State District Judge Jim Myer ruled in favor of the appraisal district.
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As Seen on TV: The 10 Most Laughably Misleading Ads
#5. Ike Berger's Five Minute Power Shaper
What they're selling:
A bungee cord contraption designed by old-school sports legend Ike Berger, a gold medal weightlifter in the 1908 Olympics. He evidently wants in on some of that sweet mail-order action that the estate of Charles Atlas has been milking for the better part of a century. This device apparently works out every conceivable part of your body, possibly while wearing your gold medal and gazing emptily into the far off distance.
The hyperbole:
About 50 seconds in, there is a sequence that demonstrates how effort-driven and boring regular exercises are. Crunches, push-ups, machines at the gym ... you'll burn more energy in your exaggerated, anguished facial expressions than the actual workout.
Meanwhile, the grandma looks like she needs to re-read the manual.
People that workout do not have a bored/exasperated look on their face during their workouts. Rather, the commercial seems to be depicting what lazy people THINK they would look like if someone forced their fat asses into the gym.
The reality:
For many movements, the device seems to be interfering with the natural resistance provided by gravity. In those instances, it is clearly shittier than having nothing at all. Also, you're going to use that thing for about five minutes before it slips off your foot and smacks you in the face.
#4. Tiddy Bear
What they are selling:
Tiddy Bear, a furry teddy-bear thing that attaches to seatbelts with a strap-and-snap mechanism that's state of the art, assuming you've never heard of Velcro. It attaches in a way that lets you move it "up and down to relieve pressure wherever you need it" to relieve the unbearable, searing pain of an automobile seat belt.
The hyperbole:
The ad opens with a sequence featuring two chicks who are obviously frustrated with the lack of furry stimulation to their upper torso. The Maria Shriver look-alike (18 seconds in) tells us that seatbelts make it hard for her to breathe. Instead of investing in a ribcage implant to provide the protection her internal organs so desperately need, she opted for the Tiddy Bear.
The reality:
The basic idea probably has its place (i.e. a comfortable pad that attaches to your seatbelt), but the execution, here, is awful. Who the hell would find an irregularly shaped bear comfortable? What kind of fucktard would wear that monstrosity proudly on their chest?
We've gone all this way without mentioning the obvious fact that we're supposed to hear "Titty Bear" when they say the product name. That ill-fitting name and the near-uselessness of the product makes us suspect some company inherited a warehouse filled with 100,000 of these in unmarked boxes. Then they sat around for a whole afternoon trying to figure out what the fuck they were for, and finally ran out of time and just settled on "Seatbelt cushion."
#3. Pasta Pro
What they're selling:
A cooking pot with miraculous drainage holes built into the lid, eliminating the need for colanders, strainers, or leaving a small crack to let the water drain from your pot into the sink.
The hyperbole:
From the sink full of dishes this product avoids (apparently a colander is actually a sink full of pots and pans), to the pound of spaghetti that plops into the sink and down the drain, to the guy who tries to strain his pasta using a plate, this one is chock full.
For our money, the cameo by cocksucker husband, who irritably taps his watch when his wife drops the pasta, is the clear winner. The expected "Where's my dinner bitch?" comment is never uttered, but it is practically swirling around on screen in capitalized letters like tiny angry-man sugar plums.
Also, on top of saving your marriage, the amazingly versatile Pasta Pro fits both gas and electric stoves.
You try to pull that shit with a regular pot, the bastard's likely to burst into flame. You won't have time to worry about that, though, as the fierce blows rain down from your husband's belt.
The reality:
Let's just go right to a customer review on this one:
"After I had dumped the water out of the pot, the steam or something caused the lid to adhere to the pot. I couldn't get it off! I ended up throwing it all out."
#2. Powerjet
What they're selling:
Powerjet, a garden-hose attachment from back in the day that helped you wash your car in ways that countless similar hose attachments apparently didn't.
The hyperbole:
The opening 10-second sequence is a tour de force for "car wash guy." We don't even get an establishing shot of him doing his thing. Instead, the ad begins cold with him standing stupidly in front of a soapy car while holding his flaccid hose.
It only takes about a second for the infuriating truth to sink in, because the timer or something has run out on the water. He's dressed casually and washing his car, so you would assume that time is on his side. You would be wrong. He is in a fucking hurry. From the moment he notices the water has stopped, he stalks around like a cornered animal, clawing at his pockets for quarters, and lashing out at nearby equipment. That is, until the climax of the scene when he collapses on his car in despair, for a lack of change and a surplus of soap.
The denouement, and our highlight, is a dazzling feat of nonsensical stagecraft: a final insulting splash of soapy water out of fucking nowhere.
Our interpretation? Self-service car washes are self-aware and, more importantly, malevolent.
The reality:
The problem that they are setting up for their product to solve seems to be emotional instability, not dirty cars.
The novelty of the Powerjet is supposed to be the little compartment for adding soap. Soap wasn't car wash guy's problem. In fact, based on what we know about him so far, giving him more soap would risk driving him to psychosis and murder. A subsequent dramatic collapse onto whatever happens to be available at the time is quite possible, and even likely.
#1. Miracle Blade III (Perfection Series)
What they're selling:
A knife set, shown cutting various objects that you want to destroy, disfigure, or eat.
The hyperbole:
The fun starts around 27 seconds in, with a gory scene where a woman stabs a tomato and apparently nicks its artery.
The next shot shows us a guy who is apparently "ruining his meal" by carving his turkey perfectly, completely without the help of a Miracle Blade.
Finally, we are shown a guy dressed like a construction worker cutting some meat with a hacksaw, wearing safety hat and glasses no less.
We realize he's supposed to be a playful caricature, which is odd considering the entire joke here seems to be that the knives you have at home are probably fine and don't really need replacing.
It seriously makes us wonder if somebody at the ad company just said "fuck it" and decided to see if the manufacturer and/or the customers would notice an intentionally retarded ad.
Well, the verdict is apparently in. The intro says they're the best-selling knives in America.
The reality:
According to the reviews, the only complaint is too much of a good thing:
"... well I ended up in the emergency room with stitches .... just be careful they are really quite sharp."
Hopefully that person wasn't peeling a potato when that happened. Otherwise, we owe the Handy Peel an apology.
You can find more of Glenn's stuff on his blog SoapBoxFrequent.
If you liked this article, check out blogger Ross Wolinsky's article on The 10 Most Ridiculous Inventions Ever Patented .


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Every once in a while, I will notice that I'll draw the bow and it will remain drawn when I release the button. The majority of the time, though, the arrow fires when I release the button. However, I like it when it locks like that because it takes the fatigue out of holding down the button while aiming, especially when it's a dragon fight.
Is this just some beneficial bug or am I inadvertently triggering some in-game feature?


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Brooklyn, NY 11201
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Available No Fee Apartments at Court House
Apartment Features
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- Units: 320
- Mid-rise (7-25 Floors)
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Luxurious surroundings. Thriving neighborhood. State-of-the-art fitness center. Need we say more? The complex at 125 Court Street in Brooklyn fulfills even the pickiest tenants' desires. Every amenity and feature has been accounted for and every service provided. Living in Brooklyn Heights has never been so great.
Managed by Two Trees Management Company, Court House is an exemplary model of the ideal rental property. Featuring elevator service, an attended lobby, concierge and a full time doorman, this complex takes the concept of gracious, efficient service to another level. Court House is designed with an indoor pool and fitness center for the recreation enjoyment of its guests as well as an on-site garage. Spanning 320 units, this mid-rise is encircled by enticing restaurants and chic shops. Built in just 2005, the new establishment set a record early on for its commitment to excellence in its facility and management practices.
Court House is located in one of Brooklyn's most respected neighborhoods, and always within walking distance from local parks, dry cleaners, grocery stores and playgrounds. Residents can pick up a class at the local college or check out the nearby museum in their free time. The question future residents have is not why they should live here, but why not. A lavish quality of life and engaging environment are all part of your world when you join the community at Court House.
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Second Trimester 1stTrimester 3rd Trimester
122 days to go...
Your baby today
Seeing your baby on a 3D or 4D scan gives you a better view, but most of the information that enables doctors to plan your care comes from looking inside your baby using 2D ultrasound, which provides the clearest images of internal structures.
Now that he can hear, your amazing baby is starting to develop the ability to remember things, too.
As your baby's nervous system develops, and especially once his sense of hearing evolves, he has the opportunity to learn and remember from experience. How this process develops is not fully understood, but experts believe that the first signs of learning coincide with the unborn baby's ability to hear, at around this mid-stage of pregnancy.
In later months, more sound will reach your baby as the walls of the uterus become thinner. Although babies have been seen to be startled by a noise at this stage, they seem to learn not to react to the sound if it is repeated again and again, gradually adapting to it as it's repeated over time, and eventually ignoring it.
This simple test demonstrates that a fetus can adapt to a repeated stimulus. If, however, the sound pattern is not repeated for some time, your baby will have forgotten it and become startled by it if it occurs again.
Retaining a memory for events is a much more complex function and relies on pathways in the gray matter of the brain. It will be weeks before learning and memory are linked in the last stages of your pregnancy.
As A Matter Of Fact
Your baby is likely to be increasingly more active and predictable in his movements.
At around this time you're likely to start feeling regular, more definite movements, and become accustomed to your baby's activities.
Up close and personal
State-of-the-art technology means it's possible to see what your baby will look like before you give birth. Some ultrasound scans enable parents to see their unborn baby close up either in 3D, as a still image, or 4D as a moving picture.
Clear scans of the facial features can be seen from around this week. However, the optimum time to have one of these scans is between 26 and 34 weeks, when your baby still has room to move around easily. You will be able to see an amazing level of detail that won't be visible on a standard prenatal scan. Remember to inform the sonographer if you don't want to discover the sex of your baby.
The US FDA cautions against keepsake ultrasound images, since the ultrasonography may be done by someone not well-trained, using higher levels of energy for a longer time which could be harmful.
Be aware that it's expensive to have these scans and if your baby is in the wrong position, you may not get a great result. The position of the placenta, amount of amniotic fluid, and your size can also affect the quality of the picture.
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Did we get what we wanted?
After the last woot!-off, I know I complained (nicely!) about not having random enough....stuff...in the woot!-off, and this time...wow. Just wow. I've noticed an uptick in the oddities, the almost-useless, and the (somewhat) decent prices for these carrots.
Anybody feel the same? Or am I just full of crap? ;)
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I've seen a lot of "singles".. I'm all for more random. Random is what I signed up for and I think random is what a lot of people are here for.
Especially with the shipping combined, I'm infinitely more likely to buy nick-knacky crap..
Too bad they didn't have a $5 all-you-can-ship all Wootoff long :)
it has improved a bit this time around. no complaints from me.
definitely not the worst woot-off ever.
I've not purchased anything. Doesn't matter to me how "random" things are, if there's nothing I am willing to part with money for.
no, not really, I ordered the glowsticks for stocking stuffers and I got a message that said I was on the "waiting" list, but they still showed that some were in stock.....very confusing


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Tumors are made up of cells that are reproducing at abnormally high rates. Radiation therapy specifically acts against cells that are reproducing rapidly. Normal cells are programmed to stop reproducing (or dividing) when they come into contact with other cells. In the case of a tumor, this stop mechanism is missing, causing cells to continue to divide over and over. It is the DNA of the cell that makes it capable of reproducing. Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to damage the DNA of cells, thereby killing the cancer cells, or at least stopping them from reproducing. Radiation also damages normal cells, but because normal cells are growing more slowly, they are better able to repair this radiation damage than are cancer cells. In order to give normal cells time to heal and to reduce a patient's side effects, radiation treatments are typically given in small daily doses, five days a week, over a six-or seven-week period. It is estimated that more than 50% of cancer patients will receive radiation at some point during their treatment.
Radiation therapy is considered to be a "local" therapy, meaning it treats a specific localized area of the body. This is in contrast to systemic therapies, such as chemotherapy, which travel throughout the body. There are two main types of radiation therapy: external radiation therapy, where a beam of radiation is directed from outside the body, and internal radiation therapy, also called brachytherapy or implant therapy, where a source of radioactivity is surgically placed inside the body near the tumor.
External radiation may also be called x-ray therapy, cobalt therapy, proton therapy, or intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). This type of radiation is administered using a machine called a linear accelerator. Learn more about the steps involved in radiation therapy. Treatment can be given once or twice a day, depending on the treatment protocol being used. Treatments are given 5 days a week for several weeks, depending on the total final dose of radiation that is planned. Patients are given a break from treatment on weekend days to give normal cells some time to heal, thus reducing side effects. A person receiving external radiation therapy is not radioactive or dangerous to the people around him or her.
Internal radiation therapy places the source of the high-energy rays inside the body, as close as possible to the cancer cells. This may be done by implanting "seeds" (small pieces of the radioactive substance) or by using an implanted reservoir, into which a liquid radioactive substance is injected. This delivers very intense radiation to a small area of the body and limits the dose to normal tissue. Internal radiation therapy allows the doctor to give a higher total dose of radiation in a shorter time than is possible with external treatments. The radioactive substances used (also called the "radiation source") typically include radium, cesium, iodine, and phosphorus. Depending on the substance, the implant may be temporary or permanent, although the effect wears off over time in all cases. Depending on the type of radiation source, patients with radiation implants may need to be isolated from visitors for a period of time, so as not to expose others to radioactivity. Patients treated with temporary implants are not exposed to, and cannot expose others to radiation once the treatment is completed because the source has been removed.
The doses of radiation used to destroy cancer cells can also hurt normal cells. Thus the side effects are directly related to the area of the body being treated. For instance, radiation that includes the abdomen can cause diarrhea because of the radiation's effect on the wall of the bowel. While side effects are unpleasant, there are treatments to help deal with them, and most side effects are temporary, disappearing gradually after therapy is complete.
Most radiation oncologists see their patients at least once a week while the patients are receiving treatment. This visit with the healthcare team serves as an opportunity to ask questions, discuss any side effects, and implement and necessary interventions to help relieve the side effects.
The following list includes some of the most common side effects of radiation therapy, but remember, these vary depending on the area being treated and each individual's reaction to therapy. Check with your radiation oncologist and health care team for more details on your specific situation. If side effects become severe, treatment may be put on hold to allow the tissue time to heal before continuing.
These side effects are considered acute or short-term side effects because they occur during treatment and tend to resolve within a few months of the completion of therapy. With many therapies, including radiation, there is also a risk of long-term complications. These are problems that arise 5, 10, or more years after a treatment. In the case of radiation, long-term side effects are generally closely related to the area that was irradiated, and include: memory impairment; confusion; personality changes (all with brain irradiation); development of another cancer as a result of damage to tissue; cataracts; dental problems; heart problems (high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels); infertility; and hypothyroidism. Patients should talk with their healthcare team about their specific risks, and how these weigh against the benefits of treatment.
This answer varies, depending on the type of cancer being treated. Many patients will have radiology studies (CT scans, MRI scans, PET scans) periodically to see if the tumor has responded (shrunk, stayed the same, or grown). Some types of tumors are able to measured in the blood with a "tumor marker". This is a substance that is either produced by the tumor or by the body in response to the tumor, and can be measured by a blood test. If the chemotherapy is working, one would expect the tumor marker to decrease. In some cases, a decrease in a patient's symptoms may be able to signal if the medications are shrinking the tumor or not. Talk with your doctor or nurse about how your response will be measured.
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What are popular or maybe not so popular (but also useful) webapplications, which center around the theme of language learning?
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BBC has a comprehensive language learning site. 36 different languages!
Check out LiveMocha
Check out smart.fm
It is not strictly for language learning as it covers all different subjects but it has pretty good resources on languages.
The content is partially created by smart.fm itself but the large part of it is created by the user community. I went through SAT Verbal programme to work on my English vocabulary and I found it pretty good. My favourite feature of the app is the fact it organises the repetitions for you.
They also have an iPhone app which is a bit limited at the moment but allows you to do some learning on the go and can be used off-line.
Use the Wikimedia's wikibooks.org, they have quite a good set of language books.
There is a site lang-8.com (that's "lang-infinity" apparently, rather than "lang-eight") which might suit you, as well as italki.com.
I thought this guy has an amazing little video about the different options out there: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYO5aw4wPHE&feature=fvw
Try http://www.babelreader.com It allows you to directly read foreign language blogs and websites. It keeps track of the words you know and the words you are learning. You can export words and marked phrases to Anki for review. It is better to read about something you are into than dry school textbooks. The drawback is that you need to find the blogs you are interested in by yourself. Non an easy task in the language you don't know yet.
Babbel is a good one which just recently supports voice recognition. The voice recognition wasn't that great when I tried it out, but it looks good nonetheless. Only for a few European languages though.
EduFire - http://edufire.com/ - is good. It is also not exclusive for languages, but it has some tools for that purpose, such as the flashcards for vocabulary.


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| Schabort, C. J. , North-West University, School of Chemical and Minerals Engineering, Potchefstroom, South Africa; Neomagus, H. W. J. P., North-West University, School of Chemical and Minerals Engineering, Potchefstroom, South Africa
[neural sensors]
[neural networks]
[Claus unit]
[sulfur recovery]
The Natref oil refinery in Sasolburg, South Africa,
had experienced refractory problems in the sulfur recovery
units (SRUs) combustion chamber since startup
(Fig. 1). Even though the SRU was at all times
operated within the temperature range of 1,250°C to
1,750°C (as measured on the original thermocouples and the
pyrometer), refractory failures occurred that could only be
accounted for by temperatures in excess of 1,850°C. It was
concluded that the available temperature indication was not an
accurate reflection of the actual temperature in the combustion
Three new sets of temperature measurement were installed to
better understand the temperature profile in the combustion
chamber (each set consists of two thermocouples and one
pyrometer). Plus, a simulation was used to set up a neural
network to predict the combustion chamber temperature based on
three input variables: the oxygen enrichment level, the ratio
of sour water stripper (SWS) offgas to acid gas and the amount
of acid gas bypassed to the second chamber of the reaction
The reaction furnace was found to be operating at an average
temperature of 1,400°C during normal operation. This
temperature is substantially higher than the normal recommended
1,250°C for Claus combustion chambers. The neural network
was connected to the Natref distributed control system (DCS)
and it proved that, during the SRUs startup in 2006, a
temperature in excess of 2,000°C was reached inside the
combustion chamber, explaining the refractory failure and
subsequent shutdown of the unit.
To establish which temperature measurement should be used
for control purposes during normal operation, nine temperature
measurements over the length of the combustion chamber were
compared to the neural network temperatures. All of the other
thermocouples (T1T6) were found to
under-predict the simulated temperature, and the response of
these thermocouples was much slower than that of the
With the exception of the burner box pyrometer,
P1, all the pyrometers also under-predicted the
simulated temperature. The response of the pyrometers was,
however, much faster and showed the strongest linear
correlation with regard to the adiabatic flame temperature. The
reason for the under-prediction can be attributed to heat
losses in the combustion chamber. The middle pyrometer,
P2, gave the smallest deviation between measured and
predicted temperature values of only 28°C on average and
should be used as the main control point with regard to
Crude oil refining consists mainly of three
processesnamely separation, conversion and product
upgrading.1 Hydrocracking and hydrotreating play an
important role in upgrading distillation cuts to meet the
specifications of final products. In both cases, hydrogen is
used to remove sulfur and nitrogen compounds from the feed
streams.2 The hydrogen gas that is used to remove
sulfur and nitrogen compounds is recycled to the hydrotreating
and hydrocracking reactors, using recycle gas compressors. As
the level of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) in the recycle
hydrogen stream increases, a purge stream from the unit is sent
to an amine unit to ensure
that the hydrogen purity in the recycle hydrogen stream remains
constant. An alkanolamine in an aqueous solution reacts with
the H2S to form a chemical complex. A stripping
column is used to release the H2S from the amine and
the regenerated solvent is reused.3
Ammonia (NH3) is removed from the recycle
hydrogen stream by a different process. H2S and
NH3 in the recycle hydrogen stream react to form
ammonium sulfide (NH4HS). This is a highly soluble
salt, which is removed by injecting water upstream of the
recycle hydrogen gas fin-fan coolers. The resulting sour water
accumulates in the water boots and is routed to the SWS. In the
SWS, the salt undergoes hydrolysis to form H2S and
NH3 again. The resulting product is known as SWS
The released H2S from the amine units, as well as
the H2S and NH3 from the units, must be
processed in an environmentally friendly way to
limit sulfur oxide (SOx) and nitrogen oxide
(NOx) emissions. To achieve this
objective, a Claus SRU is used. The modified Claus process
produces elemental sulfur by partial oxidation of
H2S according to these main process steps:
2H2S + H2O (∆h0 =
520 kJ/mol) (1)
SO2 + 2H2S → (3/x)Sx +
2H2O (∆h0 = 93
kJ/mol) (2)
Due to stricter environmental regulations, the requirement
for co-processing of ammonia-bearing streams (offgas) has
become imperative. Incomplete destruction of the NH3
in the combustion chamber, however, can lead to the formation
of ammonium salts in cooler downstream units. These salts can
lead to an increase in pressure drop over the system, causing
unplanned shutdowns to clean the fouled
The Claus unit at the Natref refinery consists of a thermal
stage configured for oxygen enrichment and ammonia destruction
with split flow of amine acid gas, and
two Claus catalytic reaction stages. The main feed to the SRU
is acid gas (consisting primarily of H2S) and offgas
(consisting primarily of H2S, NH3 and
H2O). The mixture of acid gas, offgas and air enters
the furnace, which operates at
The products that are formed are mainly SO2 and
water (steam). The NH3 and hydrocarbons that are
present in the feed are converted in the burner muffle.
Combustion is controlled in such a way that a ratio of
unreacted H2S to SO2 of 2:1 is
obtained.6 Subsequently, sulfur is formed and
condensed in the downstream waste-heat boiler (WHB), where
high-pressure steam is produced for the catalytic stages of the
SRU. The remaining H2S from the WHB is reacted with
SO2 at lower temperatures (200°C350°C)
over an alumina- or titanium dioxide catalyst to produce
additional sulfur.
Two parameters of importance to assist in the destruction of
NH3 are the flame temperature and the residence time
in the combustion chamber. Most designers recommend a minimum
flame temperature of 1,250°C and a residence time larger
than 0.8 seconds as part of the performance guarantee for the
Claus unit. This corresponds to a combustion chamber exit
NH3 level below 30 ppm.6, 7
With a residence time greater than 1 second, a flame
temperature higher than 1,200°C is required. With a
residence time greater than 0.5 seconds, a flame temperature
higher than 1,250°C is necessary. This corresponds to a
combustion chamber exit NH3 level of less than 60
The maximum allowable temperature is dependent on the type
of refractory installed. The normal refractory limit is seen as
1,650°C, but some refractories are robust enough to handle
temperatures of up to 1,800°C. The melting point of
refractory that is 90% alumina with silica and 94% alumina with
magnesium is about 1,870°C and 1,926°C,
Based on the available literature, it can be concluded that
a flame temperature higher than 1,250°C and a residence
time of greater than 0.8 seconds should be sufficient to obtain
adequate NH3 destruction to prevent unintended
downtime due to blockages or loss of catalyst activity due to
sulfation. To protect the refractory, however, the combustion
chamber should not be operated above 1,750°C in cases where
robust refractories are utilized.
To simulate the reaction furnace of the modified Claus
plant, designers normally rely upon thermodynamic equilibrium
calculations to determine the temperature and composition of
the product stream. Even though equilibrium is generally not
reached, the equilibrium approach is still used in simulations
because reaction rate constants for a kinetically limited
reactors are not readily available for all the reactions that
occur in the combustion chamber. Equilibrium results are thus
adjusted to reflect the kinetic limitation for the reaction
One of the key elements of automated temperature control in
a SRU combustion chamber is reliable temperature measurement.
Since the feed to the SRU is received from various sources,
unexpected increases in hydrocarbons or NH3 in the
feed can lead to excessive temperatures that can damage the
Stainless steel sheathed thermocouples were initially used
as measurement tools in Claus units. Over time, the process
gas, mainly consisting of H2S, corroded these
thermocouples. To protect the thermocouple, it was placed
inside a ceramic thermo-well. Unfortunately, the thermo-well
cracked due to thermal expansion of the refractory upon
startup. Thus, the thickness of the ceramic thermo-well was
increased as a solution, but H2S still managed to
penetrate the porous ceramic and corrode the thermocouple over
time. As a final solution an air-purge or nitrogen-purge was
utilized inside the thermo-well. This protected the
thermocouple sufficiently against H2S attack.
Even though these purged thermo-wells were able to protect
the thermocouples against the highly corrosive H2S
at elevated temperatures, the configuration does not allow for
fast enough response to provide reliable temperature reporting.
With sheathed, purged thermo-wells the response time can vary
between 1 second and 15 seconds.
Over the last couple of years, pyrometers have become a very
popular technique for measuring temperatures in the Claus
combustion chamber.10 A pyrometer can be used to
either measure the process gas temperature or the refractory
temperature in the combustion chamber.11
The infrared thermometer is mounted outside the combustion
chamber sighting into the furnace through a view port. This
keeps the pyrometer outside of the severe environment. Not only can pyrometers
provide accurate temperature measurements of the ceramic wall
over a wide range, but the response time is also below one
second and thus much faster than with thermocouples.
The difference in the temperature readings of a pyrometer
and a thermocouple in a nitrogen-purged thermo-well were shown
in a study done by sulfur experts at the Natref
refinery.12 In this study, the adiabatic flame
temperature was calculated for the front zone of the combustion
chamber. The pyrometer temperatures were generally 13% to 20%
(200°C to 400°C) lower than the actual temperature. The
temperatures from the thermocouples, however, were 13% to 38%
(230°C to 675°C) lower. It was concluded that these
thermocouples were not accurate and should not be used for
controlling the operation of the reaction furnace.
Due to the inaccuracy of the temperature measurement in a
SRU, as well as the slow response time, a feed-forward-based
control system with a temperature as a check was suggested as
the preferred arrangement in the study.
The main purpose of this study was to propose an alternative
operating strategy for the Claus combustion chamber used at
Natref. To achieve this, a combustion chamber simulation was
used to set up a neural network to simulate temperature in the
combustion chamber. This was done to determine which
temperature measurement should be used for the furnace control
to prevent any subsequent refractory damage.
All the experiments were carried out in the SRU at the
Natref refinery. Both the acid gas and SWS offgas streams were
sampled six times over three days. These samples were taken
while the plant was online and fully operational.
The acid-gas stream was sampled using proprietary analysis
for bulk sour-gas process samples. The offgas stream was also
sampled. These samples were analyzed water and sulfur free, and
the composition was reported on a dry basis.
After all the refractory failures experienced in the
combustion chamber, three new sets of temperature measurement
(consisting of two nitrogen-purged thermocouples and one
pyrometer) were installed to better understand the temperature
profile in the combustion chamber. The location of all the
temperature measurements is shown in Fig. 2.
These temperatures were recorded in minute intervals over a
30-day period.
The pyrometers installed at Natref consisted of two types.
The first pyrometer installed had the capability to accurately
measure any temperature between 1,000°C and 2,600°C.
Dual silicon cell detectors operating at 0.85 µm to 1.1
µm were used. The second installed was a modular signal
processor, which provided a large digital display of
temperature and emissivity, as well as alarm settings.
The error on the pyrometers can be as high as 32 K, which is
much higher than the error of 10 K of the thermocouples. The
advantage of the pyrometers over the thermocouples, however, is
the much faster response time.
The composition of the acid gas and SWS offgas streams for
the six test samples analyzed during the test run is summarized
in Table 1 and Table 2. To
establish whether the compositions of the streams remain
constant over time, the six test samples are compared to the
Natref daily analyses of the acid gas and SWS offgas streams
over a three year period.
The average acid gas and SWS offgas feed compositions were
normalized at the average knockout temperatures of 32°C and
92°C and pressures of 54 kPa (g) and 142 kPa (g) to give a
wet basis flow. These results are shown in Table
To determine the adiabatic flame temperature, the various
flowrates to the combustion chamber were recorded in minute
intervals simultaneously. Software was used to simulate the
SRUs combustion chamber. Due to temperatures in the
combustion chamber being in excess of 1,000°C and pressures
being relatively low, the ideal property method was selected as
the thermodynamic equation of state for the simulation. The
analytical results obtained were used as input for the various
feed streams in the simulations.
The general simulation results were used to set up a neural
network and to predict the adiabatic temperature in the
reaction furnace based on the three input variables: the molar
ratio of SWS offgas to acid gas, the oxygen enrichment level
and the acid gas bypass percentage. The network topology used
was one with three inputs, two hidden layers and two output
nodes. The objective function used for minimization was the sum
of the absolute percentage errors. This model was used to
compare the actual temperatures measured in the reaction
furnace by means of the pyrometer and thermocouples with the
temperature predicted by the temperature model. Fig.
3 shows how well the neural network performed on the
training data in relation to the adiabatic front
The burner box thermocouples, T1 and
T2, were damaged due to excessively high
temperatures. It was concluded that these thermocouples should
not be used for control purposes. None of the other
thermocouples (T3T6) showed a
strong relationship with the neural network temperatures. The
poor relationship can be explained by the location of the
thermocouples inside the refractory bricks, leading to a slow
response to changes inside the combustion chamber. It is not
possible to determine the instantaneous temperature of the
furnace wall by using thermocouples.
It was expected that the thermocouples should thus read a
lower temperature at the same axial position if compared to the
pyrometers. This was the case if the middle thermocouples,
T3 and T4, are compared to the middle
pyrometer, P2. The same trend was found when the
back pyrometer, P3, is compared to the back
thermocouples, T5 and T6.
A poor relationship is seen between the front pyrometer and
the neural network temperature. The readings of the pyrometer
can be erratic at times. The aim of the pyrometer was to
measure the temperature of the refractory wall on the opposite
side of the sight glass. If conditions occur where feed burns
in the sight path of the pyrometer, this will have an influence
on the pyrometer reading. It can be concluded that the front
pyrometer was too close to the flame.
A strong relationship existed between the neural network
temperature and the middle and back thermocouples. An average
temperature difference of 28°C and 88°C between the
simulated adiabatic temperature and the measured middle and
back temperatures, respectively, can be explained by heat
losses experienced over the axial length of the combustion
chamber, as well as the temperature profile over the length of
the combustion chamber. Taking the heat losses into account,
these two pyrometers correlate the best with the actual
temperature inside the combustion chamber.
To verify the findings of the neural network comparison, the
linear correlation coefficients were calculated using plant
data only to determine the linear relationship between all
measured inputs to the combustion chamber and the measured
temperatures on the pyrometers and the thermocouples. The
matrix of the linear correlation coefficients is shown in
Table 5.
The correlation between the acid gas feed stream and the
oxygen feed stream was very strong (0.93). As more acid gas was
fed to the unit, more oxygen was required for partial
combustion of the H2S. There was also a strong
correlation between the offgas feed stream and the oxygen
(0.73), but to a lesser extent. This can be explained in that
the oxygen demand is linked to the acid gas and offgas streams,
but, due to the higher H2S content in the acid gas
than in the offgas, the correlation was stronger with the acid
gas than with the offgas.
The correlations between the various feed streams and the
total flow was also significant. The total feed flow was the
summation of the various feed streams and the strong
Another factor that can be evaluated from this data is the
residence time. The correlation between the total flow and the
measured temperature on the pyrometers, especially
P2 (0.07) and P3 (0.08), was very poor.
Residence time had a negligible influence on the measured
temperatures on the pyrometers. The same poor correlation was
found between the total flow and the temperature measured by
the middle thermocouples, T3 (0.20) and
T4 (0.16). This indicates that residence time did
not have a significant influence on the measured temperatures
on the middle thermocouples.
The only correlation that showed significance was the
correlation between the total flow and the temperature measured
by the back thermocouples, T5 (0.43) and
T6 (0.40). The change in flowrate thus leads to a
change in flow pattern close to the choke ring. These
thermocouples should thus not be used for temperature control,
as they are strongly influenced by the flow pattern inside the
combustion chamber. This explains why an actual temperature of
above 1,750°C was achieved during startup in 2006, while
these two thermocouples never indicated a similar high
The last factor that is evaluated is the correlation between
the individual temperature measurements. There is a poor
correlation between the front pyrometer, P1, and the
other temperature measurements. A very strong correlation of
0.99 is found between the middle and back pyrometers,
P2 and P3. This shows that these two
pyrometers follow a similar trend.
The correlation between P2 and P3 with
middle thermocouples, T3 and T4, are
strongly correlated (0.75 to 0.81). This is, however, not the
case with the back thermocouples, T5 and
T6. Furthermore, the four thermocouples are strongly
correlated among themselves with correlations ranging from 0.73
to 0.92.
Based on the neural network results, it was found that the
reaction furnace was operated at an average temperature of
1,400°C, which is substantially higher than normally
recommended for Claus combustion chambers.
The previous refractory failures in the SRU combustion
chamber were due to temperatures in excess of 2,000°C
during startup. The original temperature measurements
(P3, T5 and T6)
under-predicted the actual temperature in the combustion
chamber. This can be attributed to the proximity to the choke
ring, which has been proven to have a significant influence on
the temperature measurement of the thermocouples (T5
and T6).
In the process of establishing which temperature measurement
should be used for control purposes, the front pyrometer,
P1, was found to be erratic and the correlation
between the pyrometer and the neural network poor. The middle
and back pyrometers, P2 and P3, measured,
on average, 28°C and 88°C lower than the adiabatic
temperature, with a strong correlation with the neural network
temperature. Both these pyrometers can be considered for
temperature control inside the furnace. There was a strong
correlation between the middle and back pyrometers,
P2 and P3, of 0.99. Even though there was
a temperature difference between these two pyrometers of
60°C, this difference remained constant. The ratio between
these two pyrometers can thus be monitored to determine whether
calibration is required.
It was also found that there is a strong correlation between
the two middle thermocouples, T3 and T4,
of 0.97. The difference between these two thermocouples is
6°C. Furthermore, the correlation between these
thermocouples and the pyrometers is 0.75 to 0.81, and it can
thus be used as an additional measurement for calibration
purposes. If compared to the pyrometers, the thermocouples take
longer to respond to operational changes in the furnace. The
pyrometers have an instantaneous indication of the wall
temperature inside the combustion chamber.
The middle pyrometer, P2, shows the smallest
average deviation of 28°C and should therefore be used for
temperature control instead of P3, which was used
for temperature control in the combustion chamber. Not only
does the middle pyrometer have a shorter response time than all
thermocouples, but the average temperature difference between
the adiabatic flame temperature and P2 was smaller
than the difference between the adiabatic flame temperature and
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"you been bad momma"
The octopus is the scariest part.
I tried doing the truffle-shuffle, but my friends still didn't let me in.
@garebear459: an octopus? i dont remember an octopus in the whole movie.
Be aware that this DVD version is non-anamorphic (1.66:1), which I learned a little too late a couple weeks ago. So avoid this if you don't want to have to use the scaling feature on your widescreen TV to get rid of the black bars. The anamorphic and widescreen-friendly version is here: http://amzn.com/B00005J6UP although it's presently out of stock (from Amazon itself, at least).
@superspec: One of the kids, talking to a reporter at the end of the film, states that the octopus was the scariest part—which seems like a puzzling statement to the viewer, but is actually a reference to a deleted scene that you can see in the special features of the DVD.
Octopus?? Somebody is getting Popye and Goonies mixed up.
There IS an octopus in some of the versions (one of my college friends had a copy that was in those big, plastic and puffy VHS cases). That had two scenes in it that were not in most versions - the octopus scene, and a scene when the crew first gets started on their adventure and Troy bullies them (I recall it was in a gas station convenient mart).
I wonder if these two scenes are deleted scenes available on the DVD?
OCTOPUS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qWt0S85S1I
Baby.... Ruth?!?!?!?!
"Sorry, Dad, we had our hands on the future, but we gave it up just to save our own lives"
@atmosphere: thanks, ill get my dvd out and see if it has this. i typically dont bother with the bonus stuff.
haha! the old octopus debate. back in high school me and my best friend had a knock down drag out fight over the existence of the octopus. I swore there wasn't one (and there wasn't in any of the versions i had seen) and my buddy swore there was one in the original, but it had been cut and so you never saw it in TV versions. We finally rented the movie and i found out i was wrong. now that i think about it.... that was the only time in my entire life i have ever been wrong about anything....
Okay everyone. I guess I'll have to explain to the non die-hard Goonies fans. :-) There is a scene with an octopus that was cut. Sometimes they still show it when the movie is shown on a station with commercials. The funny thing is whichever version you see (with or without the octopus), there is still a scene near the end where you hear Data say, "the octopus was the scariest part".
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In der Genievorstellung der Romantik waren große Dichter über allem stehende Persönlichkeiten.
Source: Der "wahre" Shakespeare
What does the word "Genievorstellung" mean in following sentence:
Source: Der "wahre" Shakespeare
An important concept of Romanticism was the idea of a genius:
This goes back to Kant:
In this context we may translate "romantische Genievorstellung" like it is done by others, e.g. Jonathan Bate in The Genius of Shakespeare:
Or, putting it in other words "Genievorstellung" is
It means how people thought that geniuses had to be during the period of romanticism.
In the "genius imagination", the imagination people had about geniuses, great poets were people/personalities standing above everything else. Bigger than live. Shakespeare did not fit in this imagination, because of his social background, his unadorned, humble origin.
The word Genievorstellung could be explained paraphrasing it
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STEUBENVILLE - Retail sales in Jefferson County increased slightly more than 12 percent in September compared to the same period last year.
Jefferson County Treasurer Raymond M. Agresta said retail sales for September totaled $57.9 million, generating $868,646 in piggyback sales tax revenue for the county. Agresta said piggyback sales tax receipts for September 2011 generated $775,188, based on retail sales of $51.67 million.
Retail sales in Jefferson County have averaged $61.08 million a month this year, compared to $54.97 million a month during the past four years.
UMW 1304 to meet Saturday
HOPEDALE - The United Mine Workers of America Local 1304 will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday at Capraros in Hopedale, according to Don McLaughlin, recording secretary.
Festival helps open Advent season
STEUBENVILLE - Usher in the Advent season with the annual Advent Festival of Lessons and Carols at Franciscan University of Steubenville at 7 p.m. Dec. 4 in Christ the King Chapel.
This celebration features the university's chorale and the Schola Cantorum Franciscana, under the direction of Paul Weber, associate professor of music. During the program, carols with be interspersed with Scripture readings to tell the story leading up to the birth of Christ.
The service of lessons and carols originated in 1880 at Truro Cathedral in Cornwall, England, when the rector prepared a simple service of readings for Christmas. The Advent version seeks to reclaim the significance of the preparatory season leading up to the Nativity with a combination of hymns and Scripture readings.
The event is free and open to the public.
Food collection set in Brilliant
BRILLIANT - The Brilliant Volunteer Fire Department will collect nonperishable food items for families in need from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday before the Wells Township Christmas Parade.
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Can I cause a Melacha to happen in a place where Shabbat has already started? For example, if I live in New York, could I send a fax (causing the machine to print a document) to Israel on Friday afternoon, before it is Shabbat for me, but after Shabbat has started there?
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The Shut Hor Yizchak (Hor Hachaim 157) says that not only it is OK, but the question not even starts ("he did nothing"). The example he gives is to call from Israel to the States on Motzei Shabat. In Israel it is after Shabat and in the States the Shabat is still on. He adds that it is even permissible to phone a non Jew and ask him to do work for you.
I read a shiur that discusses whether the commandment to rest on Shabat is for the Jew or for Creation (World?). For those who are of the opinion that the commandment is for Creation to rest, this will not be permissible. The Grm"o Fraind is brought as a posek that follows this opinion, but the majority of the poskim permit it.
Rav Hershel Schacter discusses a Kasav yad of the Rambam which could assur such ideas. http://www.ou.org/torah/article/let_my_people_know inyun starts at 8:50 where he discusses this peirush HaRambam and Rav Moshe on setting up something that causes a melacha on Shabbas and he comes out that l'chumra it should not be done and the OU tries to avoid sending emails where it is shabbas somewhere else.
If you send a fax on Friday (before sunset in your timezone) to Israel, or anywhere else in the world, such that it is after the Sabbath has commenced in that time zone, then you are causing the same amount of work to be done as setting electronic timers to turn off and on the lights during the Sabbath. So like @rony says, if you find that degree of activity to be acceptable, the electromagnetic activity generated by transmission of a fax, and the electro-mechanical activity of the fax machine applying heat or ink to paper and producing the fax, then it is acceptable. It means that you are of the opinion that the Sabbath is not for all Creation to rest.
As another said, the fax will certainly not be read by an observant Jew who receives that fax during the 24 hour interval of the Sabbath. It will just sit on the fax machine untouched. Once the recipient is able to read the fax, he or she will not contact you until after the Sabbath wherever you are. So there seems little point in sending the fax until after the Sabbath in your time zone, if it is regarding a matter for which you want to transact business with the recipient.
The reverse scenario would be equally applicable. You are in some part of the world after the Sabbath has ended. You then telephone, or fax, or send an email, to someone in a timezone where it is still Sabbath. The action is not an issue, a wrong action in its own right. But there should be no expectation of any response, neither answering the phone, nor reading of the fax or email and acting on it, until the Sabbath has ended for the recipient in their time zone, however many hours it is behind your time.
Final scenario: Let us assume that the recipient needs the fax to transact business with a third party. In that case, sending the fax so that either the recipient can act on it after sunset on Saturday, or a non-Jewish employee of the recipient can act on it during the Sabbath (and transact business with other non-Jews, on the Sabbath) is acceptable.


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Avoid a Thanksgiving disaster- follow these cooking tips
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There are many ways to cook Thanksgiving dinner, from the traditional oven-baked bird to a roasted fowl over an open fire.
Deep frying the turkey has become very popular according to the Johnson City Fire Department, and they have provided the following safety tips to help you fry a delicious meal safely.
- Many units easily tip over, spilling the five gallons of hot oil within the cooking pot.
- If the cooking pot is overfilled with oil, the oil may spill out of the unit when the turkey is placed into the cooking pot. Oil may contact the burner/flames causing a fire to engulf the entire unit.
- Partially frozen turkeys placed into the fryer can cause an oil spillover effect. This too, may result in an extensive fire.
- Frying units with no thermostat controls also have the potential to overheat the oil to the point of combustion.
- The sides of the cooking pot, lid and pot handles get dangerously hot, posing a risk of severe contact burns.
Deep Fried Turkey Cooking Tips:
- Closely follow your fryer's instructions.
- Only deep fry smaller turkeys-up to 12 pounds in weight.
- Use oils with high smoke points such as peanut, canola and safflower. Peanut oil adds flavor, but it can be a concern for guests who have peanut allergies.
- To determine how much oil you'll need in the pot, put the turkey in the basket and place in the pot. Add water until it reaches one to two inches above the turkey. Lift the turkey out, and use a ruler to measure the distance from the water to the top of the fryer. Pour out the water and dry the fryer completely before filling with oil.
- Remember that it can take anywhere from 20 minutes to an hour to heat the oil, depending on the outside temperature, wind, and weather.
- Before frying, pat the turkey dry with paper towels to keep the hot oil from spattering and popping when lowering the turkey into the hot oil.
- Slowly lower the turkey into the oil, and maintain an oil temp of 350F. Fry turkey for three to four minutes per pound or about 35 to 42 minutes for a 10- to 12-pound turkey.
Safety Tips:
- Turkey fryers should always be used outdoors a safe distance from buildings and any other combustible materials.
- Never use turkey fryers on wooden decks, carports, or in garages.
- Make sure the fryers are positioned on a flat surface to reduce accidental tipping.
- Never leave the fryer unattended. Most units do not have thermostat controls. If you don't watch the fryer carefully, the oil will continue to heat until it catches fire.
- Never let children or pets near the fryer when in use. Even after use, never allow children or pets near the turkey fryer. The oil inside the cooking pot can remain dangerously hot for several hours after use.
- To avoid oil spillover, do not overfill the fryer.
- Use well-insulated potholders or oven mitts when touching pot or lid handles to avid contact burns. If possible, wear safety goggles to protect your eyes from possible oil splatter.
- Make sure the turkey is completely thawed and be careful with marinades. Oil and water don't mix, and water can cause the oil to spill over, causing a fire or even an explosion hazard.
- The National Turkey Federation recommends refrigerator thawing and to allow approximately 24 hours for every five pounds of bird thawed in the refrigerator.
- Keep an all-purpose fire extinguisher nearby just in case.. Never use water to extinguish a grease fire. Remember to use your best judgment when attempting to fight a fire. If the fire is manageable, use an all-purpose fire extinguisher. If the fire increases, immediately call 911 for help.
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Gus Garcia left his birthplace, Cuba, more than 20 years ago. Even though he's in the midst of opening his Copa Cabana restaurant in Abacoa, he always has time to talk Cuban politics.
"Everybody Cuban (will be) very happy in this country when Cuba and America again have this relationship," said Garcia.
The diplomacy between the island nation and the United States has become a topic of conversation since Cuba quickly sent two American children and their parents, who are accused of kidnapping, back home.
"Things are thawing a little bit, getting a little bit better," said Lynn University international relations professor Marcheta Wright. "Certainly since Fidel Castro has stepped down from power, his brother is being much more flexible."
Wright points out that Cuba has no extradition policy with the United States, so returning the family is more than just about following a treaty or the law. Leaders in Havana used to offer refuge to Americans fleeing justice. Even before this case that started to change, said Wright.
"It's an attempt for the Cuban government to say, 'We respect the law; we're ready to adhere to international law,'" said Wright.
As Garcia spent the day preparing the restaurant, another Cuban-born friend stopped to pay a visit. The talk about the repatriated family quickly turned to talk about Beyonce and Jay-Z's recent trip there.
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Looking in her hands, I recognized the two items instantly -only because I own them.
"What you have there," I said, offering a smile, "are two different tools designed to do the exact same thing."
"Really?" she replied with surprise. "Well, how about that." she sighed as she studied them - side-by-side.
"Okay, you got me. What is it that these two completely different looking wooden things are bothso able to do?"
TIP: What the woman had in her hands were two different designs of old-fashioned gnocchi boards.
Gnocchi is a traditional Italian pasta type of probable Middle Eastern origin and a gnocchi board or paddle, which she had both of, is used form the grooves on the gnocchi dumplings.
These grooves are super important because they help sauce adhere to the surface of the pasta.
Classic gnocchi is very easy to make, especially if you have one of these tools. Most recipes call for simply combining cooked, mashed potato with flour, egg and salt. Other recipes omit the potato and use ricotta or other cheeses in its place, which is entirely up to you.
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The hydrogen supply to North West will come both from the new world-scale plant that Air Products will build in Scotford, Canada, and from Air Products' existing Heartland hydrogen pipeline. The hydrogen supply to North West is expected to begin in 2016, soon after commercialization of the Scotford plant.
Air Products has signed a long-term agreement to
supply Canada's North West Redwater Partnership with
approximately 25 million standard cubic feet/day (MMSCFD) of
hydrogen for North West's Sturgeon refinery near Edmonton, Alberta, the
companies said on Friday.
The hydrogen supply to North West will come both from the new
world-scale hydrogen production plant that Air Products will
build in Scotford, Canada, and from Air Products' existing
Heartland hydrogen pipeline.
The hydrogen supply to North West is expected to begin in 2016,
soon after commercialization of the new Scotford plant.
Air Products plans to build, own and operate a new hydrogen
production plant adjacent to the Shell Scotford refinery and upgrader complex in
Scotford, Alberta. The new facility will produce over 150
MMSCFD of hydrogen and will be connected to Air Products
Canada's Heartland system, which is also fed by two existing
hydrogen production plants in Edmonton.
The two Edmonton plants produce a combined 180 MMSCFD of
hydrogen and supply refiners, upgraders, chemical processors
and other industries in the Alberta Industrial Heartland
"We believe customers around the world recognize the supply reliability benefits of being
connected to large hydrogen pipeline network systems, and that
North West recognized the benefits of being supplied by our
established system in the Heartland region," said Wilbur
Mok, vice president of the North America tonnage gases business
at Air Products.
"Air Products plans to continue its support of the refinery and upgrading industry in
this region, and we believe our new production facility and
pipeline system shows that proactive commitment to assist in
the production of cleaner burning transportation fuels," he
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There must be a science to single-page product sales sites. What is it?
Really don't see them much anymore, but here's an example of what I mean:
From comments: These are "high pressure" sales pages, design to overload the user with information, sell them on the belief that what they're buying is what they need, normally have a lot of testimonials, highlighted text, etc. The pages I'm talking about are not user friendly, they're aggressive sales pitches designed to target users wanting to belief the webpage they just landed on will solve there problems for an "affordable" price. Here's an example: www_landingpagecashmachine_com (remove the underscores, since I'm attempting to avoid linking to a site like that...)
Bonus points: if you're able to tell me the name of the guy/company that popularized these types of pages; recall hearing about his company years ago, after he died in a crash while racing on a track with his Ferrari club on the west coast of the US. (Update: Appears Corey Rudl was the guy's name, and his company was called "The Internet Marketing Center." Even with that info, I've still been unable to find the name for these type of pages.)


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I was on the miscellaneous quest to kill the dragon up for bounty in Riften, fighting a dragon, when all of a sudden I started to get attacked by a witch, some random soldier NPCs, and a spriggen, all at once. I eventually managed to dispatch the dragon and most of the attackers, but there was a single soldier NPC who must clearly be essential because he absolutely would not die, even though he continued to attack. He would go down once all of his health was out like the followers do, then get back up and continue to attack. Does anyone have any idea what's going on here? Who the heck is this guy?
Sheathe your weapon in front of the NPC, If they accept the yield they will return to normal.
Your safest bet is to use some Calming magic to stop them from hitting you, then fast travel away. I've heard mixed reports on whether they settle down and let you be after that, or if they will still attack on sight. Rule of thumb is typically tied to your bounty in that hold, though.


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I've recently been replaying the Myst series of games, and realized that the D'ni were actually supposed to be in a cavern on Earth. My understanding of the lore is that the original D'ni escaped to Earth by writing a descriptive book which allowed them to link to a cavern deep beneath the surface - they then wrote additional linking books allowing them to link back to D'ni from other Ages.
So, what happened to the original descriptive book? Did they take it with them? If so, does that mean a descriptive book can describe the Age it occupies? This seems like an obvious hole in the lore to me.


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MOUNDSVILLE - West Liberty University student-athlete Vernon Dunnom was exonerated and released Monday evening after spending days in jail for being incorrectly identified as the gunman during an attempted robbery in Florida on Nov. 16.
Dunnom, 24, of Florida had been in the Northern Regional Jail in Moundsville since Friday, when Mountain State Fugitive Task Force officers arrested him on West Liberty's campus. Law enforcement in Dade County, Fla., wanted Dunnom on charges of murder, attempted murder and attempted robbery.
Ohio County Circuit Judge David Sims authorized a jail release order late Monday. The Miami-Dade Office of the State Attorney dismissed the charges against Dunnom earlier in the day, partly because of evidence produced that showed Dunnom on or near the local campus minutes before the crime occurred.
Dunnom maintained his innocence when arrested, and said late Monday following his release that he is ready to hit the books for final exams this week at West Liberty.
"I was just happy, just thanking God that they found out I was innocent ..." Dunnom said in a published report. "I'm just going to keep doing what I've always been doing, just being a student athlete."
According to WLU President Robin Capehart, two fellow students ate dinner with Dunnom at the Liberty Tavern the evening of Nov. 16. University officials obtained Dunnom's debit card receipt from that meal, which he signed at 7:53 p.m., Capehart said.
Dunnom used his personal, university-issued identification card to enter Beta Hall an hour later at 8:53 p.m., school documents show.
Miami Gardens, Fla., detectives alleged Dunnom fatally shot a man during a robbery attempt there at 9:43 p.m. Nov. 16, less than one hour after he entered his dormitory at West Liberty.
Dunnom used his university ID again at 11:11 a.m. Nov. 17 for lunch at Rogers Hall, according to Capehart. A time-stamped photo of video footage shows an individual Capehart says matches Dunnom's description entering the building around the same time.
Investigators in Florida conducted subsequent interviews with witnesses to the crime after the university presented the evidence to the State Attorney's Office, which ultimately determined Dunnom was incorrectly charged.
"I'm sure he'll be happy considering he's been in jail since Friday, and the whole time he's been declaring he's innocent, said Dunnom's attorney, David Jividen.
Jividen described Dunnom as a soft-spoken, mild-mannered person with no criminal record. He said his client was confident the case of mistaken identity would promptly conclude with his release, but that "horror stories" lingered in his mind.
"He just couldn't understand how someone in this country could get charged for something they didn't do," Jividen said.
Capehart said university officials worked exhaustively to corroborate Dunnom's account of the days surrounding the crime in Florida. "We're glad this is behind us and we look forward to getting things back to normal," he said.
Jividen also noted that his client had not been in Florida in almost a year, which Dunnom told officers following his arrest.
A junior majoring in exercise physiology and a member of the Hilltoppers football team, Dunnom was back in his dorm room Monday night preparing to take final exams this week.
Miami Gardens Detective Joseph Zellner, in charge of the murder investigation there, could not be reached for comment Monday.
According to court documents, two suspects attempted to rob two men on Nov. 16 in Miami Gardens. During the robbery, the suspects shot the victims multiple times, killing one of them.
The surviving victim identified Dunnom as the man who shot him by looking at a picture of a 16-year-old Dunnom, which investigators obtained from the Department of Motor Vehicles. A Florida judge subsequently issued warrants for Dunnom's arrest.