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Water is a vital resource in the operation of all laboratories, from general cleaning procedures to sensitive analytical techniques. Water can have a significant impact on
your experimental results, so it is important to identify the quality of water required for your applications.
This guide provides all the information you should consider when selecting a new water purification system for your laboratory.
It is important to evaluate the water quality requirements for the different applications in your laboratory. Water contaminants are classified into five main groups, as shown in Table 1. These contaminants affect experiments in different ways.
Table 1. Water contaminants and how they affect laboratory experiments.
Inorganic Ions
• Interfere with protein-protein interactions
• Lead to inaccurate results in elemental analysis and ion measurements (e.g. AA, ICP, IC)
• Inhibit DNA polymerase activity, leading to poor PCR results
Organic Compounds
• Increase in baseline noise in HPLC
• Reduce sensitivity during HPLC experiments
• Decrease HPLC column life
• Bind non-specifically in place of DNA and RNA during hybridization, affecting cell cultures and blotting experiments
• Degrade the performance of reverse osmosis membranes
• Clog small orifices in analytical instruments
• Hinder the operation of valves, fittings and meters
• Increase turbidity of the water and obstructs equipment operation
• Release endotoxins and nucleases
• Endotoxins inhibit sensitive processes such as in vivo fertilization and affect cell cultures
• Nucleases disrupt many molecular biology applications, e.g. PCR
• Form biofilms which excrete endotoxins, nucleases and bacteria randomly into the water supply
Dissolved gases
• Lead to bubble formation that affects spectrophotometer experiments
• High oxygen concentration can affect electrochemical and biochemical processes
As water is used in a vast range of laboratory applications, water is categorized into a particular grade, specified by standards. It is classified as Type I, II and II – Table 2 shows the parameters used to classify water type. Several professional organizations have detailed published or proposed standards for water quality, such as ASTM, CLSI, CAP, ACS, ISO, USP, and EU. If any of the applications in your lab must adhere to the standards required by these organizations, it is important that the water purification system you are purchasing meets the specifications of the standard.
Table 2. General parameters used to classify water
Type III: Primary
Type II: Purified
Type I: Ultrapure
Resistivity / MΩ-cm
> 0.05
TOC / ppb
< 200
Bacteria / CFU mL-1
Endotoxins / EU mL-1
Colloids / ppb
Consider the intended use of your purified water, as some applications are very sensitive to certain contaminants. Table 3 highlights several applications and the type of water required.
Table 3. Water types and associated application.
Type III: Primary
Type II: Pure
Type I: Ultra Pure
There are a number of configurations to provide purified water throughout a facility. The choice depends on the unique needs that have to be met. Figure 1 presents some water system configurations.
Figure 1. Types of water system configurations
Centralized System
Water for an entire facility.
One system maintained by the facility, not individual lab budgets.
Lower initial investment.
Difficult to determine water quality.
No control of how the system is maintained.
If system fails, the entire facility is without water.
Point-of-Use Systems
Water for an entire lab or application.
Water quality is easily determined.
Complete control of maintenance.
Water immediately from the system.
Requires laboratory space.
High initial investment.
Maintenance costs from lab budget.
Clinical Analyzer Feed Systems
Purifies water for clinical analyzers.
Cartridge/Filter Systems
Provides primary grade water for everyday use.
Several technologies can be used to purify water. See Table 4 for the benefits and limitations of each technology.
RO offers a cost-effective method to remove the majority of water contamination. Reverse osmosis membranes are stable over a wide pH range, and are capable of removing particulates of <1 nm diameter, approximately 90% inorganic ions, most organics. The PURELAB CHORUS (Figure 2) from ELGA Labwater uses RO-membranes to produce Type III water for daily laboratory applications. ELGA's technology includes a combination of two deionisation packs in series with an intermediary conductivity monitor. Unlike a single purification pack used in some systems, the secondary pack captures undetectable weak ions that can disrupt results. As a result ELGA guarantees water purity at all times, even when purification packs are approaching the end of their life.
Figure 2: PURELAB Chorus range from ELGA Labwater
Distillation is the oldest method of water purification, and removes a broad range of contaminants, providing the contaminants do not have vapor pressures close to water. Stills are used in the distillation process to produce Type III water. The Bibby Scientific Stuart Aquatron Water Still uses distillation to produce Type III water.
Ion exchange resins remove ions from water and replace them with H+ and OH- ions. Water is formed in the process when the exchanged H+ and OH- ions combine (Figure 3). The resins are beads made of insoluble polymers with surface ionic exchange sites. The beads are packed into beds and are available as cartridges or cylinders, which are replaced or regenerated over time. When the H+ and OH- sites on the resins are occupied, the resins are exhausted and the cartridge/cylinder is replaced or recharged at a regeneration center.
Electrodeionization (EDI) combines ion exchange resins and ion-selective membranes in the presence of an electric field to purify water. Electrodeionization modules consist of two electrodes (anode and cathode) that are separated by columns of ion exchange resins and ion-selective membranes. The impure water passes through columns containing ion exchange resins and attach to the resins. An electric field applied across the EDI module pulls the ions from the resins through the ion-selective membranes towards the electrode. Cations travel through the cationic-membrane towards the cathode, and anions move through the anionic-membrane to the anode. Some ions are trapped within a concentration chamber and are flushed to waste. The ion-exchange resins are continuously regenerated throughout the process as the electric current splits water into H+ and OH- ions, overcoming the limitations of water purification using ion-exchange resins. The PURELAB Pulse from ELGA, Thermo Scientific Barnstead Lab Tower EDI and the Elix Advantage Laboratory Water Purification system from MilliporeSigma are examples of systems using EDI technology.
Figure 3: Deionization of water using ion exchange
Ultrafiltration uses a porous membrane filter (pore size 1-10 nm) to purify water. Water passes through the membrane and filters out colloids, microorganisms, particulates, enzymes and endotoxins, depending on the contaminants' size. MilliporeSigma supply BioPak®Point-of-Use Ultrafilter final filters that can be attached directly on to a dispensing unit for specific applications. However, ELGA's PURELAB Chorus incorporates inline Ultra Micro or Ultra Filtration, which continually re-circulates water through the filters within the system and removes the reliance on point of use filters alone.
Ultraviolet radiation is an effective bactericide; it can also be used to ionize some organic contaminants to produce ionic species that can then be removed using ion-exchange resins. The UV lamps used in water purification systems are capable of producing radiation at wavelengths of 254 nm and 185 nm. Radiation with a wavelength of 254 nm damages DNA and RNA polymerase in microorganisms to prevent replication, whereas at wavelengths of 185 nm, most organic contaminants are photo-oxidized to produce ionic species. Bacterial contaminants can be kept under control using the AFS 10E and 15E Systems.
Activated carbon can be used with purified water to remove organic contaminants. It has a large surface area and organic compounds adsorb onto the surface by Van der Waals forces and surface active attraction.
Table 4. Benefits and limitations of water purification technologies.
Reverse Osmosis
• Removes a broad range of contaminants to various levels
• Minimum maintenance
• Economical
• Easy-to-use and monitor
• RO membrane prone to fouling
• Limited flow rate therefore requires water storage solution
• Requires pre-treatment to avoid membrane damage
• Produces only Type III water
Ion Exchange
• Provides water resistivity of 18.2 MΩ-cm
• Cost effective option for producing small volumes of purified water on demand
• Easy-to-use
• Resins regenerated by deionization
• Microorganisms, particulates and organics are not removed
• Resin beds prone to fouling if feed water contains high levels of organic contamination
• Resin beds require regeneration; beds that are chemically regenerated can form organics and particulates
• Provides water resistivity of 5-17 MΩ-cm and TOC below 20 ppb
• Resins are continuously regenerated and do not require disposal
• Not capable of producing 18.2 MΩ-cm water
• Feed water must be good quality for economical operation
UV Radiation
• Provides water with <5 ppb TOC
• Effective at removing microorganisms
• Ions, particulates and colloids are not removed
• To achieve <5 ppb TOC, photo-oxidation is required
• CO2 produced during photo-oxidation decreases the water's resistivity
• Removes broad range of contaminants
• Low capital cost
• No filters or cartridges required
• Slow process
• High energy and water consumption
• Requires periodic heater changes
• Requires cleaning with strong acids
• May necessitate the use of pretreatment
• Removes most particulates, colloids, microorganisms, enzymes and endotoxins
• Efficient and easy-to-use
• Long lifetime if regularly flushed with high speed water
• Dissolved inorganic and organic substances are not removed
• Membrane pores can block if the water contains a high level of high molecular weight contaminants
Activated Carbon
• Chlorine removed effectively
• Significantly reduces TOC
• Long life span
• Not all dissolved organic contaminants are removed
• Carbon fines can be released
TIP: If your lab needs more than one type of water, some manufacturers have systems that produce two water types from a single system, e.g. Type III and Type I, or Type II and Type I water from a single unit (at different dispensing points).
The water purification technologies outlined in this guide highlight the benefits and limitations of each method, demonstrating that a single technology is not capable of removing all water impurities. It is therefore important to combine technologies to design a system that meets your specific water purification needs.
Producing Type I water from tap water requires two steps – primary treatment and polishing. The pre-treatment stage produces Type II or III water and reduces the water impurities by >95 %. Figure 4 shows the different combinations of water purification technologies that can be used as primary treatments and polishing treatments.
Figure 4. Technologies used as primary and polishing treatments to generate Type I, II and III water.
TIP: When buying a Type I water system, determine the source of the feedwater. There are Type I systems that feed directly on tap water. If you have an existing source of Type II or III water, you may decide to purchase just a polishing system. However, it is important to consider how reliable this existing source of Type II or III water is. Has the system broken down before? Does it have a history of contamination? Remember, the quality of Type I water depends a lot on the feedwater.
The ELGA PURELAB Chorus 1 with Halo Dispense is a scalable, modular water purification system designed to deliver Type I water to suit the application, budget and configuration of any laboratory. Watch this informative video to learn more about the features of the PURELAB Chorus range.
TIP: Some manufacturers have dedicated water purification systems for 'sensitive' applications, or they may have application-specific, point-of-use polishers that can be connected to their polishing system to produce such application-specific Type I water.
When purchasing a new water system for your laboratory or facility, the following considerations and questions are useful to ask yourself before discussing your options with a manufacturer.
Will you use the water solely for specific experiments? What are these experiments? This is important because some experiments have particular water requirements.
What analytical instruments will it be used for? Will it also be used for more general purposes in the lab, such as feeding a dishwasher, autoclave or water bath? It is common to have multiple intended uses for water in a laboratory. Refer to Table 3 to identify the water type for your application.
In order to get the best water purification system for your lab for the best price, be sure to ask these questions:
TIP: Make sure your water system is not oversized. In the same way that you need a water system that is large enough to deliver the volume you need, it also should not be any larger than necessary. Oversized systems will take up more space, and will allow the purified water to be stored for longer periods, which increases the chance of bacterial contamination.
It is important to consider the amount of water used in your lab, and to buy a system that matches your needs. The quantity of water required should be based on when your water demand might peak, instead of total consumption levels over a period of time (daily, weekly, etc). For example, a system may be able to deliver the total volume of purified water required for a day, but it may not be able to generate the volumes of water required during peak times, such as the filling cycle of a lab glassware washer.
Consider your future water needs. It may be wise to future-proof your lab by buying a system that slightly exceeds your current requirements, allowing you to cope should there be an increase in demand for pure water in the near future.
TIP: Make sure the water is circulated regularly, as moving water stays purer for longer, especially when considering biological impurities.
How user-friendly is the system? Many systems have remote dispensing options that allow delivery of purified water some distance from where it is generated, with monitors on the remote dispenser allowing you to check the quality of water that is being dispensed right at the point of use. Some systems have volumetric dispensing options, which may be convenient.
The system's performance depends on proper maintenance. Parts and cartridges have to be replaced; most systems require regular sanitization. Maintenance of the system should be as easy as possible, allowing for minimal downtime. New systems may have built-in alarms and calibrators that warn if certain components are coming to the end of their lives. Make sure parts and accessories are easily obtainable. Ask the following questions to ensure your system will be well maintained:
Feedwater is critical to a water purification system's performance. Make sure the feedwater requirements of the water system are met. If the system feeds on tap water, and the tap water does not meet the specifications set by the purification system manufacturer, pre-treatment might be necessary. For example, very high organic load in the tap water will require activated carbon to bring it down to acceptable levels.
Laboratory space is at a premium, so it is important to choose a system that is flexible enough to be accommodated in your laboratory.
ELGA has developed a configuration tool to help you build a system to fit your laboratory.
TIP: Type II or III water is used as feedwater for Type I water systems. The performance of a Type I water system, and the quality of the water it produces, relies heavily on feedwater. It is therefore critical that you made a good decision about your Type II or III system if it is to be used to produce Type I water.
Is it important to your application that the water quality is monitored? If your application is sensitive to ionic contamination, it would be useful to monitor the resistivity of the water. Whereas if organic contamination is critical for your applications, it is best to purchase a system with online TOC monitoring, and not just rely on the resistivity of the water. There is no correlation between ionic contamination and organic contamination. Water that has resistivity of 18.2 MΩ-cm does not necessarily mean it has low TOC.
Some manufacturers offer programs to facilitate validation procedures, deliver certificates of calibration, or offer features ensuring full regulatory compliance. If you are concerned about traceability, you can select a system that stores a history of key information, or that allows remote access to the system status and water quality parameters through an internet browser.
Carefully consider the technologies used; compare the electricity and water consumption. What is the frequency of cartridge replacement? Some manufacturers have cartridge return programs and recycle the exhausted DI modules. Consider a system that uses electrodeionization (EDI); it uses small quantities of ion exchange resin that are rapidly and continuously regenerated, avoiding the environmental impact of chemical regeneration associated with service deionization.
Current water purification technologies consistently produce high purity water, but the ever increasing improvements in analytical instrumentation have demanded water purification systems to become even more flexible, high performing and user-friendly. To ensure water purification systems will produce the required water purity for future analytical instruments, water purification systems are being designed in conjunction with analytical instrument manufacturers. Systems are also being developed to meet the needs of individual applications and requirements.
With the emergence of new contaminants in tap water, such as pharmaceuticals and personal care products, researchers are seeking to develop water purification systems that can remove these. Manufacturers of water purification systems are currently investigating whether their products are able to eliminate these contaminants, or if their existing water purification processes need to be modified.
Environmental considerations are driving the development of water purification systems as more manufacturers are making sustainability an integral part of their business. Further development of technologies such as electrodeionization (EDI), which regenerates ion exchange resins and eliminates the need for chemical regeneration, is a focus to reduce the environmental impact of water purification systems. Additionally, developing systems that limit the amount of waste water via recycling is also an important consideration, along with the need to advance water monitoring and reporting technologies.
Water purification manufacturers are also working to make their software more flexible and apps may soon be available to remotely control water systems.
It is important to select the best water purification system to ensure the water produced is suitable for your applications and research.
Visit the SelectScience® water purification product directory for an overview of the latest water purification technologies from leading manufacturers and read product reviews.
Keep up-to-date with the latest advances in water purification technologies by visiting the SelectScience® General Lab pages for application notes, news and videos.
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Marco Milanese, Dept. of Pharmacy, University of Genoa
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Chaoying Wan, University of Warwick
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Hans Gerd Lueesse, GIZ - SFDA
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Todd Powell, Bayer
"This instrument maintains the purity, so we can make the solution without checking the pH of the water"
Sanjeev Sharma, CSIR-IMTECH, Chandigarh
"Must have for trace metals lab!"
Petr Kuznetsov, University of Alberta


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The big event of this week was... KRAMPUS. Lots going on, including this article in the Atlantic: Krampus: The Dark Companion of Saint Nick. Lots of people I know online were sharing Krampus items, and my favorite was this one: Krampus in a motor car!
I also did some reading (prompted by outraged tweets that someone shared re: Univ. of Utrecht) about "Black Pete," the companion of Sinter Claus. Eegad, what a complicated cultural mess that is. The use of blackface is pretty dreadful... but does that mean the whole tradition gets tossed out? Wkipedia has a detailed article: Zwarte Piet. Here he is, black (not blackface) in Moorish clothing, with St. Nikolaas circa 1850:
And let us not forget... the Yule Goat!!! There is even a Yule Goat Webcam, and here is more about that goat at Wikipedia... with a depiction by one of my favorite illustrators, John Bauer:
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STAR TREK. I read a great essay in the Los Angeles Review of Books online: Who Tends to Captain Picard's Bromeliads? by Michael Miles. It's a thought-provoking and critical view of Star Trek's post-scarcity economy (where are the robots who do all the work?)... and hey, how many times do you ever see the word bromeliad in print, eh? Bromeliads are pretty flowering plants:
STATUE OF LIBERTY. I thought this account of the creation of the Statue of Liberty was really fascinating. Egypt is part of the story: The Statue of Liberty Was Originally a Muslim Woman. Here's a photo of the statue's head (and that's Nancy Reagan waving a flag):
HARRY POTTER. I'm a regular reader of audio books, and I use the Audible.com service. I've been a member since the company started, so for about 15 years... and I've been waiting for the Harry Potter books to arrive. And now they have! I am going to enjoy getting to listen to these books in audio form!
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From a friend at Google+ I learned about this great resource: Names of the Winds. There are names here from ancient traditions (like Greek Zephyr), Native American wind names, all kinds of good stuff.
Following up on Ben Carson and those Egyptian pyramids, there's a nice article at Atlas Obscura about the history of improbable theories about the Egyptian pyramids: Secret Chambers, Grain Silos And The Long, Long History Of Pyramid Conspiracy Theories by Maggie Koerth-Baker.
And of the many mythological Ben Carson memes making the rounds, here are two of my favorites: one for Easter Island and one for the Great Wall of China (I followed the #BenCarsonWikipedia hashtag ... it spawned a lot of mythologizing memes last week!).
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From the British Library comes this marvelous illustration from the adventures of Bahram Gur. You can read more about Nizami's Bahram Guru here.
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ROCK OF PROMETHEUS. Also from Atlas Obscura is this piece about a cave in the Caucasus Mountains in Georgia where you can supposedly see the actual rock to which the Titan Prometheus was chained as punishment for stealing fire from Olympus.
CEMETERY SYMBOLISM. This graphic Guide to Cemetery Symbolism (graphic by Michelle Enemark, text by Allison C. Meier) turned up in Atlas Obscura.
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THE ILIAD. This video documents a reading of The Iliad featuring 66 performers declaiming the whole Iliad (18,225 lines of poetry) on August 14 — and the entire performance is available on video too! See the Open Culture post for all the links: The Iliad in a Marathon Event.
The Making of The Iliad | Almeida Greeks | Almeida Theatre, London from Almeida Theatre on Vimeo.
ODIN. At Google+ Norse Mythology shared this gorgeous stained glass window showing Odin and his two ravens; the artist is Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones.
FAIRY CENSUS. As this article by Jess Zimmerman in Atlas Obscura explains: The First Global Fairy Census Wants to heart about Your Close Encounters. The Fairy Investigation Society, which dates back to 1927, is collecting people's experiences via this fairy census.
Illustration from "Elves and Fairies," 1916.
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For the curation this week, I wanted to select three of my favorite OU Twitter streams to follow. I follow lots of OU programs and OU people, and I find so many good things every day that way.
I've used Storify to give a sample of three of my favorites: the World Literature Today and Neustadt Prize streams (Neustadt is part of WLT), the Fred Jones Museum Art Museum stream, and the Writing Center.
Using the Storify embed below, you can get a sense of the kinds of items you will find in these different Twitter streams.
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And here are my favorite things this week from the world of Mythology and Folklore! :-)
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From following Project Gutenberg at Twitter, I learned that they now have a fully digitized edition online of A Collection of Emblemes, Ancient and Moderne by George Wither. I wrote up a Known post about that here, including this emblem. One of the many types of classes I would be really excited to teach would be a class all about the emblem tradition which combines text and image in beautiful ways, often drawing on mythological stories and symbols to convey the meaning.
At my Pinterest Board, you'll find this gorgeous image from an illuminated manuscript that shows Nature (look at her gown!) and Death. Best of all, when I tracked down the image to find the source (you can see the manuscript and its images here), I learned that the amazing Dutch National Library collection of manuscript images is back online: Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts. Last time I had checked, it was no longer available, but now it is back. Thousands of beautiful images to look at and learn about!
And here is an amazing mash-up: it's Star Wars done in the style of the Bayeux Tapestry! You can learn about it at this Daily Mail article which has lots more images, too, plus an image of the Bayeux Tapestry for comparison if you are not familiar with it:
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I was delighted to find out A Collection of Emblemes, Ancient and Moderne, by George Wither is available at Project Gutenberg. #OU3043
I am a huge fan of the emblem tradition which uses all kinds of mythological and natural symbols, along with proverbs and anecdotes. Wither is working here with Rollenhagen's Latin emblems which he is expressing in English verse. So, for example, here is Rerum Sapientia Custos, "Wisdom is the Keeper of Things," which Wither renders thus: By Wisedome, things which passe away, / Are best preserved from decay.
If you are a student of Latin, you can read the Latin version here.


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ETSI Headquarter
650 Route des Lucioles
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Getting to ETSI
ETSI Centre for Testing and Interoperability (CTI) has organized the 1st Machine-to-Machine (M2M) interoperability testing event of the ETSI M2M architecture. The event was scheduled from 10 to 12 September 2014 in ETSI, Sophia Antipolis.
More and more companies implement the ETSI M2M architecture but there is no real possibility to insure their understanding of the standards is correct. The lack of tests available prevents from being confident to go to the mass market.
This Interoperability event offered test sessions where vendors could assess the level of interoperability of their implementations and verify the correct interpretation of ETSI M2M standards.
All M2M systems vendors (including M2M Devices, DA, GSCL, NSCL, NA…) were invited to participate.
The purpose of this event was to verify the M2M primitives interoperability as defined in the ETSI standards and to check end-to-end functionality on ETSI M2M interfaces dIa, mId and mIa.
Interoperability test scenarios based on the ETSI M2M standards TS 102 690 and TS 102 921 were proposed to participants.
Participants had the possibility to verify the common mechanisms (registration, subscription, discovery, access rights, etc …) specified in the standard, whatever M2M use cases is deployed for the implementations.
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Pumpkin cutting, a photo by Marj Joly on Flickr.
The other large pumpkin weighing about 45kg was cut up and shared today.
As there is now little outside gardening to do, we have started to make our seed order list. We have a varied agenda each week - as the weather is not that good if you want to practise reading English and learn more about growing food at the same time come along and join us! We will have a variety of gardening books to look through over the winter months.


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Korean Students Eat Warheads For The First Time, Madness Ensues
In America, Warheads are a childhood pastime. Overseas? Not so much.
If you walk into any American classroom, there is a good chance the kids will know about Warhead candies.
In Korea, things are a little different. The supremely sour candies are not nearly as popular, and many of the children -- according to YouTube user cfstonge's channel -- have never even heard of them.
That's why he decided to give the candies to these youngsters and film their reactions on his phone. Boy are we glad he did.
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I had a thoroughly good time this morning. A nice young man from BBC Radio 4 came round to interview me for like 2 hours on how people view Pope Francis. He was very interested to hear that i identify as a totally orthodox catholic but i am also totally pro Francis. I will post the interview here when it airs at the beginning of October (please pray that they edit it fairly!).
I have had many discussions online recently regarding Pope Francis where the tone has been rather negative to say the least. It seems that my orthodox buddies just don't get Francis. At best people think he is sloppy at his job and at worst they think he is single handedly going to destroy the catholic church!
There are several reasons for this:
1. He is not Benedict.
Benedict was just the most wonderful pope for the orthodox catholic community. He sorted out the liturgy, he loved and embraced the 'traditional' parts of Catholicism in a very visible way, he was a master theologian. He was old skool and rock steady. Orthodox catholic's were extremely comfortable under Benedict.
Francis on the other hand has shunned many 'traditional' things ie. the red shoes, the papal apartment, the pomp and the highly bejewelled vestments ect… He has a completely different, simplistic style. He breaks with tradition in a big way.
I think there is a temptation to misunderstand Francis here. He is only breaking with tradition on superficial matters. If you take the time to really listen to his homilies and read Evangelii Gaudium (or a summary of it – it is 51,000 words long!) you immediately see that he is a completely orthodox pope. The man knows he is not God. He is not trying to change doctrine or re-write the 10 commandments or 'loosen the rules'. What colour the man's shoes are makes no difference to his capability to lead the people of God for goodness sake!
2. He uses ambiguous language.
Many orthodox catholic's i have spoken to have described Francis' 'conversational' style to be wishy-washy at best, and open to wrong interpretation at worst. Personally I think this style of speaking to be extremely clever. I believe he uses ambiguous language on purpose. It is difficult for the fringe catholic to immediately reject something that he/she might agree with in part… Francis understands modern western culture. He understands modern man's lack of respect and suspicion of authority. He understands the moral relativist media style we have all become so accustomed to hearing. In fact the style Francis uses is actually very biblical in nature. Jesus spoke in parables which people could easily understand and interpret in different ways – the core element of the teaching is still the same, but the interpretation of how it actually effects your life is individually relevant to each listener on a personal level. Francis' style actually encourages the reader to look within themselves and apply what is being said to their own lives.
The ugly side to this of course is that people on both sides of the fence can take 'some' of the information and misunderstand what has really been said ie the "who am i to judge" comment.
3. He challenges the Orthodox catholic to evangelise.
Something i have certainly been guilty of in the past has been to sit up nice and tall on my theological and moral high horse. Even though i still am in no doubt that I AM RIGHT, high-horsing is never going to work in terms of evangelisation.
Francis is a man of great humility. Just as Christ did, Francis meets people where they are on their journey of conversion. He doesn't point the finger or condemn, but instead sees the person behind the sin and encourages them into a deeper relationship with Christ. This requires sensitivity, kindness, compassion and patience.
By his example, Francis challenges us to evangelise in the same way. Essentially the Gospel is a message of mercy and forgiveness. Christ died for every single human being who has ever lived out of total pure love including all members of ISIS and Adolf Hitler and paedophiles. He loves and values every human being the same as he loves you. This is the radical message of Christianity. Introducing people to this love, to this person – Jesus Christ – is the first step.
We are called not only to preach love, but to be love to others. For those of us who are secure and solid in our faith the weight of responsibility is much, much heavier regarding evangelisation. If we don't get out there and start proclaiming the truth, other will (and their version of the truth is well, not true!) But it is how we approach our brothers and sisters that is key. Calling someone 'a homosexual' or 'a muslim' or a this or that in a negative tone, dilutes their humanity. This makes the person defensive. This is not bringing Christ to them. Im not saying sweep all the other stuff under the carpet – not at all, what i am saying is that they will never understand and accept the doctrine without first having a relationship with Christ. You have to BE Christ to them as you build bridges of trust, and respect where they are on their journey of conversion.
Pope Francis understands this. He is out there doing it. And you might, just might, have totally misunderstood what he is doing.


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Quarterly Newsletter of the Dharma CenterAutumn 2004 · Page 1 · 2 · 3
Robertson Abbot's Report · Indra's Net · Rondebosch Abbot's Report
Inside Out · A 31-Day Retreat
China Moon · Art of Living Festival · Exploring the Zen Kong-an · Appeal · Public Lecture
Robertson Abbot's Report
Rodney Downey
This is the first time I've sat in front of the computer since my eye decided to fall apart. It does help to be able to talk to this machine instead of trying to peer at a keyboard. This report will be a little shorter than normal, so please bear with me.
After we returned from our teaching trip to Brazil, it was decided that Anthony would brave the world and leave the Centre. Anthony has been an enormous help during the last four years, but we've taken a decision to not have any full-time residents, certainly not for the foreseeable future. Anthony is now working in Cape Town, has his own apartment and continues to practice at the Rondebosch Centre. Know that he is missed in Robertson!
We finished the year with our sangha picnic, and as always it was a really great day. About 40 people attended, wonderful food was served, and great ice cream to finish the day. Everyone helped with the cleaning up, and by 4.30 p.m., you would never have known that the picnic had taken place.
We started the New Year with the extremely well attended retreat of Stephen and Martine Batchelor. There were many new people as well as old friends for the two-day retreat. The Tuesday before the retreat, they gave a talk at the Rondebosch Centre, which was filled to capacity with about 30 people. They also attended a morning practice session and delivered a talk at Malmesbury prison.
We have had to cancel the Malmesbury prison retreat at the beginning of March, due to my 'wonky' eye. We hope to be able to reschedule it in May. However, by the end of March, I should be able to be up and about for the Art of Living festival on 27 and 28 March. Again we will be looking for volunteers to help (wo)man the stand for the Dharma Centre. We will also be giving a talk at the University of Cape Town on 25 March. Details are at the bottom of page 8 of this issue, or refer to the Art of Living brochure.
It's been an interesting two and half weeks since I had my operation. I'd like to thank everyone for their concern and kind words. As I have said to some of the sangha to whom I've spoken, I wouldn't have wanted to go into this, without the practice being solidly behind me. The first ten days I spent lying on my back in bed, most of the time with my eyes closed. So I was able to do a lot of serious practice - eyes closed practice!
We still have a long way to go, but my sight is slowly returning to my right eye. The doctor has not finished 'welding' the eye, which he does with a 'vicious' laser, but hopefully it will soon be over and then it's just lots of rest and getting back to normal. Don't forget the Easter retreat, April 8 - 12. The retreat will start on Wednesday April 7 in the evening.
Indra's Net
Alka, a sangha member from Johannesburg, is busy working on our new web site, which should be up and running in a couple of weeks. She is registering a new domain name, which will be: www.dharmacentre.org.za.
She is taking care of the NPO status and registration, as well as the design -- not only that, she is also going to pay the monthly fee for the site as Dana! Many thanks to Alka for her generosity. Before we finalise the site we will ask interested parties to have a look at it and make some suggestions and recommendations.
Rondebosch Abbot's Report
By Christine Nachmann
At the end of 2003, I was away on a job and unable to attend practice sessions for about 5 weeks. Once again the 'core sangha' pulled together admirably to share in the responsibilities of running our Rondebosch Centre and I'd like to thank them all for their commitment and support!
After a long, lazy summer break we re-opened the doors for regular evening practice in mid January, with Stephen and Martine Batchelor giving a talk the following week. It was really wonderful to have such renowned teachers and practitioners share their insight with us and I thought it interesting how their basic approach and teaching style seems to be quite similar to Heila PSN and Rodney's.
Our February day-retreat went well and the discussion session in the afternoon was dynamic and lively. Clive commented on the fact that each moment is our teacher and each and every situation represents an opportunity for us to become more aware. Well, not 30 minutes later we got a good taste of this, when we discovered that while we were busy chewing Dharma bones, someone had climbed over the balcony from the staircase and had stolen Clive's bag!! It contained his Cell phone, various sets of keys, cash, ID documents and credit cards, and it goes without saying that the hassle of replacing it all is immense. Kwan Seum Bosal, Clive! From now on we will have to lock the security gate at the bottom of the stairs during practice sessions, so please try and arrive on time if you don't want to find yourself locked out.
Another movie production will take me to Oudtshoorn for March and into the first half of April, so you won't see me at Rondebosch for practice during this time. Ron and Simon have offered to take care of Tuesday nights, while Vicky and Clive will take responsibility for Fridays. Please honour their commitment to sangha and practice by attending evening sessions and offering your support as much as possible.


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I LOVE this series! It has an old fashioned feel but they're using smart phones. Makes me long for the tropics. I didn't think I'd like the new DI but I do. I admit to liking seasons one and two best, can't wait for the next season!
Kris Marshall is actually very good as DI Humphrey Goodman. I doubted I was going to enjoy the series without Ben Miller (DI Richard Poole), but was surprised at how much I enjoyed the series. There were a few silly, artificial moments, but not so bad as to render the episodes bad. I hope the library decides to buy Season Five!
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A big rig caught fire causing lanes to be shut down on the 5 Freeway in Burbank on Monday.
All lanes were closed in the southbound direction between North Hollywood Way and North Buena Vista Street at about 12:45 p.m., aerial video from Sky5 showed.
Firefighters were on the freeway dousing the big rig, which had flames burning from the rear of the truck.
Authorities and firefighters were seen talking to a man on the shoulder of the freeway. It was unclear if it was the truck driver.
One lane of traffic reopened to vehicles just before 1 p.m., aerial video showed.
A Sig Alert was issued about 1 p.m. for the closure of the two, three, four and five lanes for an unknown duration, according to the California Highway Patrol's incident log.
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text: A successful Phase1/2 trial of TSC in newly diagnosed GBM patients was completed in 2015. Subsequently, agreement was reached with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the design of a single Phase 3 study that would support registration of TSC for the treatment of newly diagnosed GBM patients, in combination with radiation and/or chemotherapy. Discussion is currently underway with the regulatory authorities regarding design of a clinical development program in pancreatic cancer. Trials in brain metastasis are in the planning stages, with enrollment expected following interim results in the pancreatic cancer study. TSC has received Orphan Drug Designation for the potential treatment of GBM and brain metastasis, and expects to receive Orphan Drug Designation for pancreatic cancer in the near future.


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405P - 'Metronomic' chemotherapy for the palliative treatment of advanced breast cancer
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|Annals of Oncology (2014) 25 (suppl_4): iv116-iv136. 10.1093/annonc/mdu329
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The aim of the present study was to compare the effectiveness of cyclophosphamide-methotrexate 'metronomic' chemotherapy with the same regimen plus Imatinib in the palliative treatment of patients with metastatic breast cancer. Metronomic chemotherapy -the chronic administration of chemotherapy at relatively low, minimally toxic doses on a frequent schedule of administration at close regular intervals, with no prolonged drug-free breaks- is a potentially novel approach to the control of advanced cancer disease. Unfortunately our research has revealed late presentation of women with breast cancer. Causes of the late detection are the latent course of the disease, the similarity of cancer symptoms with those of other diseases and the lack oncologic alertness in primary care physicians.
Patients with advanced breast cancer were randomized to receive oral C (cyclophosphamide 50 mg daily) and M (methotrexate 2.5 mg twice daily on days 1 and 4) (arm A) or the same regimen plus lapatinib (800 mg daily) (arm B).
In 171 evaluable patients we observed seven complete responses (CR) in both arms A and B, 7 partial responses (PR) in arm A and 15 in arm B, for an overall response of 11.8% (95% confidence interval (CI) 5.8% to 20.6%) in arm A and 20.9% [95% CI 12.9% to 31%] in arm B. The clinical benefit (CR + PR + SD ≥ 24 weeks) was 41.5% for B arms. Toxicity was generally mild. Neurological toxicity (2% versus 5%; P < 0.0001) and constipation (8% versus 13%; P < 0.0001) was observed in both arms.
Metronomic low-dose CM with lapatinib combination was effective and minimally toxic. The addition of lapatinib improves results.
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You 3-Putted How Many Times?!
How many times has poor putting cost you from shooting your desired score? How often do you say, "I was striking the ball great, but I 3-putted X-amount of times?" Missing make-able putts is often the reason for inflated scores in what would otherwise feel like a great ball striking round of golf. Putting is not a simple science. Golf pros have written books and spent careers focused on teaching the technicalities of putting. From a Golf Fitness prospective, when comparing putting to the full swing, it appears obvious that the physical demands of putting are much less than the full swing, which is true. However, there are some simple body fixes that you can use in your fitness routine to improve your consistency of putting and scoring.
First: Test Yourself
Before I continue, I would like you to do a quick Golf Movement test. Put the phone down or get up from the desk and get into your putting posture. This test is best done in front of a full length mirror for visual information, but if you do not have a mirror readily available I want you to keep your eyes on your knees. Begin to swivel your shoulders about 10-20 degrees right and left continuously without allowing your lower body to move AT ALL! I will venture to say that a vast majority of you cannot rotate your upper body AND keep your lower body 100% stable. All great putters keep their lower bodies rock solid through the putting stroke. The inability to keep the lower body stable as the upper body swings the putter will create poor accuracy on the greens and will cost you strokes.
The Fitness Routine for More Accurate Putting:
The key to effective movement in the putting stroke is lower body stability. Use these four exercises at home or in the gym to train the lower body to remain stable while putting.
1. Open Books
To kick off your new putting improvement routine we are going to start with the open book stretch. I consider this a 2-for-1 exercise because not only are you working on keeping the lower body stable as you rotate the upper body, but you are also working on your upper body mobility and flexibility. Start by lying on your left side and bring both knees up towards your stomach. Place a ball, a pillow, or towels between your knees and squeeze down into the object so your thighs are engaged. Now, outstretch both arms in front on your chest and place your hands together. This is the "closed book" position. To open the book, lift your right arm towards the ceiling and rotate your chest as far right as you can until your left arm and shoulder are flat on the floor or until you hit your end range. MAKE SURE YOUR LOWER BODY DOES NOT ROTATE WITH THE UPPER BODY. When you hit your end range, take 3-5 deep breaths. Try to keep your upper body relaxed and your lower body engaged by squeezing whatever object you place between your knees. After you perform 3-5 deep breaths, return to the closed book position. Repeat for 10-15 reps and switch sides.
2. Clam Shells
Now that you have loosened up and began to think about lower body stability, let's move to the clam shell exercise. The clam shell exercise is performed to strengthen the glutes. The glutes play a key role in stabilizing the lower body as you putt. Clam shells are best done with a "mini-band" or rubber tubing for resistance, but can be effective without a band. If you have a resistance band, place it around both legs and bring the band up the legs to the point at which it is above your knee caps. Lay on your left side with your legs together and bring your knees up towards your stomach. Keeping your heels together lift your right knee high enough so it is just above your right hip. Squeeze your right glute (butt cheek) hard and hold for 3-5 seconds. Make sure that as you lift your knee your lower back remains stable and does not rotate. If you begin to feel a burn in the glute, don't fret! This is your glute getting active. Perform 15-20 reps and repeat on the other side.
3. Half-Kneeling Rotation
Next, we are moving to the Half-Kneeling Rotation exercise. This is a more advanced exercise than the open book, but the goal is the same: keep your lower body stable as you turn your shoulders. Start off by getting into the half-kneeling position. Place your left knee down on the floor and your right foot forward. Proper set-up is very important. Make sure that your right knee is at 90 degrees, with the right heel directly under the right knee. Make sure that your left knee is directly under your left hip. Get as tall as possible so your left shoulder, hip, and knee form a straight line. Hold a golf club across the small of your back and place your hands on your rib cage. Now, squeeze your left glute and lower abs (this is very important) and begin to slowly rotate your upper body to the right. Make sure the lower body remains stable and stop the turn when you hit your end range. Hold for a full breath. I must stress that the goal of this exercise is not to rotate as far as possible, but rather to keep the lower body stable as you rotate the upper body. Perform 10-15 reps rotating right then switch the half-kneeling set-up so your right knee is down and then perform 10-15 reps rotating left. Tough, isn't it?
4. Shoulder Swivels
For the final exercise in the putting improvement routine you are going to perform Shoulder Swivels. I like to do this exercise with a mini-band or rubbing tubing around my legs above the knees, but again, if you do not have a band you can still do this exercise effectively. Start by getting into putting posture. Dig your toes into the ground and stiffen up the legs. Keep the knees slightly flexed like they would be when you are putting. If you have a resistance band, slightly press your knees out against the band. This will assist you in keep the lower body stable by activating the glutes. Next, cross your arms and slowly turn your chest right and left without moving the lower body. I often find that my clients have a tough time perceiving whether or not their lower body is stable, so I suggest doing this exercise in front of a mirror so you can see if you are remaining stable. Spend 30-60 seconds rotating right and left and repeat 2-3 times. Be very deliberate in keeping the lower body stable. If you were doing this exercise in front of me, I would let you know every single time your knees or hips move even in the slightest bit!
Most Importantly, Commit and Practice!
Don't forget to practice on the putting green to incorporate your new physical ability. This routine should only take you 10-15 minutes to complete. Try to incorporate these exercises into your normal fitness routine to make your fitness more Golf Specific. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask by emailing me at [email protected] or by commenting in the comment section below.
Good luck and happy putting!
Jason Rivkin
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Whopper of the Week: John Kerry
Did he pretend to be Irish?
"[John] Kerry acknowledged that some voters in Massachusetts, the nation's most Irish-American state, may have had the impression that he had Irish roots. He said that he knew of no Irish ancestry and that he had always tried to correct misstatements whenever he learned about them.
"Numerous publications, including the Globe, have stated that Kerry is Irish-American.
"'I'm sure some people see the name and say, "Hey, I think it's this or that," but I've been clear as a bell,' Kerry said. 'I've always been absolutely straight up front about it.'
"Kerry 'has never indicated to anyone that he was Irish and corrected people over the years who assumed he was,' [spokeswoman Kelly] Benander said."
—Michael Kranish, "Search for Kerry's Roots Finds Surprising History," in the Feb. 2 Boston Globe.
''For those of us who are fortunate to share an Irish ancestry, we take great pride in the contributions that Irish-Americans …"
—Senate floor statement by John Kerry, March 18, 1986, as quoted in Frank Phillips' and Brian C. Mooney's "1986 Statement Counters Kerry's Stand on Heritage," in the March 6 Boston Globe.
"As some of you may know, I am part-English and part-Irish. And when my Kerry ancestors first came over to Massachusetts from the old country to find work in the New World, it was my English ancestors who refused to hire them."
—Draft remarks prepared for Kerry in 1984, quoted by Phillips and Mooney in the March 6 Globe. Kerry was lieutenant governor of Massachusetts at the time.
"[I]n 1982, at the state Democratic convention in Springfield, his campaign gave his convention floor workers emerald-green T-shirts and hats featuring the logo, 'Up Kerry'—a takeoff on the rallying cry for the first president of the Republic of Ireland, Eamon de Valera, whose supporters cried, 'Up de Valera!' "
—Phillips and Mooney in the March 6 Globe.
Discussion. The question before the jury is whether Kerry has systematically sought to con Massachusetts voters (a great many of whom are Irish) into thinking that he's Irish. Kerry's spokesperson, Kelley Benander, told the Globe the erroneous Senate floor statement was staff-written and that Kerry neither recited nor saw it. (It's common for members of Congress to submit written floor statements in lieu of going to the Senate floor and saying the words out loud, and these statements are indeed often written by staff members.) Neither Kerry nor Benander nor Jonathan Winer, the Kerry aide who wrote the draft remarks prepared for Kerry when he was lieutenant governor, recall the speech being used. (But they don't seem specifically to recall it not being used, either.) As for the Irish-themed Kerry campaign paraphernalia, Benander said it was meant to attract Irish-American voters, not to con people into thinking Kerry was Irish.
Still, it's striking that the Globe was able to find two separate instances where Kerry's own staff thought he was Irish and a third where Kerry's campaign invited the public to believe he was Irish. (Benander's explanation about the hats and T-shirts fails to persuade because Kerry wasn't visiting an Irish neighborhood. He was at a state convention attended by people with all sorts of backgrounds.) And it is striking that Kerry has never attempted to correct various references to his Irish ancestry that have appeared in the Globe, which is the most important newspaper in his state.
Chatterbox's bottom line is that a political candidate and officeholder is responsible for whatever goes out under his name. So the Senate statement alone qualifies this as a Whopper. As to the larger question of whether Kerry habitually tells opportunistic lies about his background, or anything else, the jury's still out. But you can bet the Globe, and everyone else, will be watching.
[Correction, March 15: Winer, who was not contacted by the Globe for the story, says it misreported (secondhand, via Benander) his recollection about the 1984 draft comments. The Globe said Winer didn't remember Kerry giving the speech. Winer says he does remember that Kerry did not give the speech. "He refused to use it," Winer e-mailed Chatterbox. "Told me it wasn't funny." Chatterbox notes that Winer does not affirm that Kerry further said, "And besides, I'm not Irish," so he presumes that didn't happen.]
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Whopper Archive:
Feb. 28, 2003: Ari Fleischer
Feb. 14, 2003: Bill O'Reilly
Feb. 7, 2003: Saddam Hussein
Jan. 31, 2003: Karl Rove
Jan. 23, 2003: Bill Frist
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Embattled State Sen. Suzi Schmidt won't step down, but she won't seek re-election either.
Sen. Mark Kirk said Monday the move has "opened up the gate" for Republicans, and Illinois GOP party chairman Pat Brady in reaction to the news said, "We are going to win that seat."
Schmidt recently came under scrutiny after comments she made to a police dispatcher and officers during recent domestic disturbances at her home.
The Lake Villa Republican, representing the state's 31st District, was heard on a 911 tape released last month asking Lake County sheriff's deputies during a call on Christmas Day not to respond to her home if her husband called them.
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China and the North East: Swapping carrots for cars
Building work is under way on a plant at Nissan's Sunderland site as part of a major car-building project which will them to export around the world.
The ground breaking ceremony this week was for the plant which will make a luxury model under the Infiniti brand and aimed - in part at least - at the affluent Chinese motorist.
Production of the Q30 will start on Wearside within two years.
Nissan is aiming to increase its Infiniti sales in China and the new model will become the first new car brand to be manufactured in the UK on this scale for 23 years, the company said.
Senior manager at Infiniti Global Communications, Jon Walsh, said he believed it was the "only plant in the world that we can see the car being made is in Sunderland".
"Exports will go around the world including Europe, and China we can see being a very important market for us, as will the USA."
He said China was an important market, not just for the Q30, but for the whole brand because of its size and that it was still growing.
Mr Walsh said: "This is a new car for us, a new segment for us to go into. To have it built in Sunderland says a lot about the ability of the team there."
'Incredible wealth'
Chancellor George Osborne would approve. He has been in China this week trying to drum up business, and make the government's aim of doubling trade with China by 2015 a reality.
Not that the north-east of England is a trade laggard where China is concerned. In 2012 it exported goods and services worth about £327m, with machinery and transport equipment and chemicals leading the way.
According to Colin Scarsi, managing director of Greencare Mobility in Middlesbrough, there are opportunities to help increase that figure, even given the fact that manufacturing can be carried out far more cheaply in China
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"They certainly do make it cheaper in China than we do," he said.
"Labour rates are low, of course. But people in China do like the European badge. It's synonymous with quality, a high standard, something well designed, well built.
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It made 3-D models of the sunken liner Costa Concordia, allowing the salvage teams to 'see' the vessel on the seabed.
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"China isn't actually one of the major centres for the sub-sea sector. But it's seen very steady demand for us, and it's becoming a very important market for DeepOcean," said the company's commercial director Pierre Boyde.
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It is not all one-way traffic, however, with both Northumbrian Water and Northern Gas Networks owned by a consortium controlled by Hong Kong's richest man, Li Ka-shing.
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The education ties between the UK and China are estimated to be worth more than £1.73bn.
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Report: Man of Steel Sequel May Be Titled Batman vs. Superman
Says screenwriter David S. Goyer.
By now, everyone who's ever heard the word superhero probably knows Batman is going to appear in Zack Snyder's Man of Steel sequel. Here's another report, though — the kind that may never come to fruition but actually might because it's that juicy: "The next film we're making, we're already in pre-production, comes out in summer of 2015 and it's — we're actually not sure whether the title is Superman vs. Batman or Batman vs. Superman," says screenwriter David S. Goyer (Man of Steel, Batman Begins). ComicBook.com did some digging and they think it's probably Batman vs. Superman.