text: Netanyahu Lands Deal for New Coalition His Likud party joins centrist, far-right groups: reports By Matt Cantor, Newser User Posted Mar 14, 2013 2:36 AM CDT 3 comments Comments Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in his Jerusalem office, Sunday, March 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner, Pool) (Newser) – Nearly two months after Israel's Jan. 22 parliamentary election, PM Benjamin Netanyahu has arrived at a coalition-government deal, party officials say. "There is a government," says a rep for Netanyahu's Likud party. It involves the right-wing party joining forces with the centrist Yesh Atid party, the far-right Jewish Home party, and a small party headed by ex-foreign minister Tzipi Livni, Reuters reports. The three leading parties are likely to meet today to sign a deal, a Yesh Atid rep says, per the AP. The government could be up and running next week. My Take on This Story Report a story error Show results without voting | 6% Hilarious 8% Intriguing 8% Depressing 39% Brilliant 17% Scary 22% Ridiculous


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Sofia Vergara Opens Up About Emotional Embryo Custody Battle
Television star Sofia Vergara has broken her silence about her legal battle with her ex-boyfriend over control of the frozen embryos the pair conceived while they were still a couple.
In an interview Monday, the 42-year-old Modern Family star insisted she's "doing the right thing" in refusing to sign over custody of the embryos to businessman ex-boyfriend Nick Loeb.
Loeb, 39, signed an agreement with Vergara, America's top-earning TV star, in November 2013 before they proceeded with in vitro fertilization, stating that nothing could be done with the embryos unless they both agreed.
Loeb, however, is suing the actress for custody, saying that the agreement did not clearly state what would become of the embyros if he and Vergara were to break up.
The fertilized eggs remain in a Florida clinic, and Vergara refuses to give him permission to unfreeze them.
"Can you blame me?," the Colombian-born bombshell said on the Howard Stern Show of her decision not to allow the embryos to be implanted in a surrogate mother.
A child brought into the world, Vergara said, needs "more than a mother, it needs a loving relationship of parents."
"I'm doing the right thing," she continued.
"I didn't do anything wrong. You know, because somebody changes their mind."
Loeb gave his side of the dispute in an opinion article published last week in the New York Times.
"A woman is entitled to bring a pregnancy to term even if the man objects. Shouldn't a man who is willing to take on all parental responsibilities be similarly entitled to bring his embryos to term even if the woman objects?" the Florida businessman wrote.
"These are issues that, unlike abortion, have nothing to do with the rights over one's own body, and everything to do with a parent's right to protect the life of his or her unborn child."
The actress, who broke up with Loeb in 2014 and has an adult son, became engaged late last year to Hollywood actor Joe Manganiello.
She also is forging ahead with her stellar acting career: Forbes magazine in September called her the "most powerful woman in television," saying Vergara was paid $37 million last year from her starring role in the hit sitcom Modern Family and a raft of lucrative endorsement and licensing deals.
Her earnings eclipse even those of the industry's highest paid male star, Ashton Kutcher, who earned $26 million.
Vergara's CREEPY EX wants control of her fertilized eggs!! Listen to this: "A woman is entitled to bring a pregnancy to term even if the man objects. Shouldn't a man who is willing to take on all parental responsibilities be similarly entitled to bring his embryos to term even if the woman objects?"


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Now updated to include the latest findings of the Royal Spanish Academy's official grammar book, 'La Nueva gramática de la lengua española', making A NEW REFERENCE GRAMMAR OF MODERN SPANISH FIFTH EDITION even more relevant to students and teachers of Spanish.
Key features of this fifth edition include:
a 'Guide to the Book', enabling you to make the most of this new edition
new vocabulary such as topical and technological terms, bringing you up-to-date with contemporary spoken Spanish
more Latin-American Spanish, ensuring world-wide coverage
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-advice on the Academy's latest spelling rules.
Whether a student or a teacher of Spanish, you can be sure that this fifth edition of A NEW REFERENCE GRAMMAR OF MODERN SPANISH will provide you with a comprehensive, cohesive and clear guide to the forms and structures of Spanish as it is written and spoken today in Spain and Latin America.
The book is packed with specific methods that can be applied quickly and accurately to almost any industry and any product to control documentation, request changes to the product, implement changes and develop bills of material.
The result is a powerful communications bridge between the engineering function and 'the rest of the world' that makes rapid changes in products and documentation possible. With the help of the simple techniques in the handbook, companies can gain and hold their competitive advantages in a world that demands flexibility and quick reflexes – and has no sympathy for delays.
The new edition sets EDC/CM in the context of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), providing guidance on choosing, purchasing and implementing PLM software systems. Watts guides the reader to harness these tools and techniques for business objectives including Process Improvement and time-to-market.Solid, pragmatic ideas for real product and process cost reduction. According to one reviewer: 'most books focus on the basics without examining all facets of each process area or functional area. This may be good for quickly learning, but it will only take the reader so far. Mr. Watts imparts the same information, but invites the reader to think and to consider strengths and weaknesses of processes and procedures. The copious examples, illustrations and breadth of topics covered make this book "the" reference on EDC and CM.'Strategic emphasis shows how processes may be integrated and tears down the 'wall' between Engineering and OperationsThorough description of Product Lifecycle Management software tools
Designed for those new to FTIR, but with enough reference material to appeal to journeyman and expert spectroscopists, this book does not demand any extensive familiarity with chemistry or physics. Specializing in concise and comprehensible explanations of FTIR topics, the author introduces the field of infrared spectroscopy, including the strengths and weaknesses of FTIR as a chemical analysis technique. He then describes the instrument itself and explores topics such as how an interferometer generates a spectrum, optimization of spectral quality, and which tests are used to monitor instrument health.
The book discusses how to properly use spectral processing to increase the information of a spectrum without damaging the data and takes considerable care in instructing on sample preparation, as good sample preparation constitutes half the battle in extracting good data. The final chapters examine single analyte quantitative analysis and conclude with an overview of infrared microscopy.
Drawing on the experience and knowledge of the author as both a professor and practitioner, Fundamentals of Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy offers up-to-date information given in clear, easily understood language to appeal to beginner and expert spectroscopists alike. The author maintains a website and blog with supplemental material. His training course schedule is also available online.
For professionals in the coating and drying industry, the worldis a demanding place. New, technically complex products such asfuel cell membranes, thin film batteries, solar cells, and RFIDchips require coatings of extreme precision. With the bar raised sohigh, understanding how to troubleshoot and eliminate defects on acoating line is an essential skill for all personnel.
Coating and Drying Defects, Second Edition providesmanufacturing and quality control personnel, equipment operatorsand supervisors, and plant engineers and scientists with the fullcomplement of proven tools and techniques for detecting, defining,and eliminating coating defects and operating problems, and forensuring that they do not recur.
Updating the valuable contents of the first edition, thispractical Second Edition:Describes all major processes for coating and drying ofcontinuous film on sheets or websCovers technologies that have been recently developed toprevent defect formation and improve operating proceduresProvides a rational framework within which to assess andanalyze virtually any defect that may ariseOffers step-by-step guidelines for conducting every phase ofthe troubleshooting process, including defect preventionGoing beyond simply describing a disparate set of troubleshootingtechniques, this unique guide arms readers with a systematic,nonmathematical methodology encompassing the entire coatingoperation, becoming an indispensable resource for manufacturing andquality-control personnel as well as plant engineers, polymerscientists, surface scientists, organic chemists, and coatingscientists.
This text offers a thorough overview of the operatingcharacteristics, efficiencies, design features, troubleshooting,and maintenance of dynamic and positive displacement process gascompressors. The author examines a wide spectrum of compressorsused in heavy process industries, with an emphasis on improvingreliability and avoiding failure. Readers learn both the theoryunderlying compressors as well as the myriad day-to-day practicalissues and challenges that chemical engineers and plant operationpersonnel must address.
The text features:Latest design and manufacturing details of dynamic and positivedisplacement process gas compressorsExamination of the full range of machines available for theheavy process industriesThorough presentation of the arrangements, materialcomposition, and basic laws governing the design of all importantprocess gas compressorsGuidance on selecting optimum compressor configurations,controls, components, and auxiliaries to maximize reliabilityMonitoring and performance analysis for optimal machineryconditionSystematic methods to avoid failure through the application offield-tested reliability enhancement conceptsFluid instability and externally pressurized bearingsReliability-driven asset management strategies forcompressorsUpstream separator and filter issues
The text's structure is carefully designed to build knowledgeand skills by starting with key principles and then moving to moreadvanced material. Hundreds of photos depicting various types ofcompressors, components, and processes are provided throughout.
Compressors often represent a multi-million dollar investmentfor such applications as petrochemical processing and refining,refrigeration, pipeline transport, and turbochargers andsuperchargers for internal combustion engines. This text enablesthe broad range of engineers and plant managers who work with thesecompressors to make the most of the investment by leading them tothe best decisions for selecting, operating, upgrading,maintaining, and troubleshooting.
*Completely revised and updated throughout
*The definative guide for process engineers and designers
*Covers a complete range of basic day-to-day operation topics
An international effort and industry-academia collaboration, this volume features expert contributions, focusing on the contemporary state-of-the-art concerning the many facets of the production of detergents and surfactants.
Thus, the Handbook of Detergents, Part F – Production, deals with the production of anionic, cationic, nonionic, and amphoteric surfactants, key builders, bleaching and whitening agents, enzymes and other components of detergent formulations in different contexts, gauges and related concerns, and discusses various technological procedures of production processes involving the components of surfactants and detergents.
The Third Edition includes new exercises in each chapter that provide practice in a technique immediately after discussion or example and encourage self-study. The first ten chapters are constructed around a sequence of mathematical topics, with a gradual progression into more advanced material. The final chapter discusses mathematical topics needed in the analysis of experimental data.
* Numerous examples and problems interspersed throughout the presentations
* Each extensive chapter contains a preview, objectives, and summary
* Includes topics not found in similar books, such as a review of general algebra and an introduction to group theory
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This convenient volume provides engineers with hundreds of common sense techniques, shortcuts, and calculations to quickly and accurately solve day-to-day design, operations, and equipment problems. Here, in a compact, easy-to-use format, are practical tips, handy formulas, correlations, curves, charts, tables, and shortcut methods that will save engineers valuable time and effort.
* The standard handbook for chemical and process engineers
* All new material on pinch point analysis on networks of heat exchangers and updates on gas treating in process design and heat transfer
* Hundreds of common sense techniques and calculations
Designed as a bridge to allow a smooth and confident transition for personnel coming from a chemistry background into the practical world of explosives, Chemistry of Pyrotechnics: Basic Principles and Theory, Second Edition emphasizes basic chemical principles alongside practical, hands-on knowledge in the preparation of energetic mixtures. It examines the interactions between and adaptations of pyrotechnics to changing technology in areas such as obscuration science and low-signature flame emission.
Much more than a simple how-to guide, the book discusses chemical and pyrotechnic principles, components of high-energy mixtures, and elements of ignition, propagation, and sensitivity. It offers heat compositions, including ignition mixes, delays, thermites, and propellants and investigates the production of smoke and sound as well as light and color.
Promoting the growth and expansion of pyrotechnics as a science, Chemistry of Pyrotechnics: Basic Principles and Theory, Second Edition provides practitioners with the ability to apply chemical principles and logic to energetic materials and thereby make the field as productive, useful, and safe as possible.
Topics addressed include transport with inertia, described by persistent random walks and hyperbolic reaction-transport equations and transport by anomalous diffusion, in particular subdiffusion, where the mean square displacement grows sublinearly with time. In particular reaction-diffusion systems are studied where the medium is in turn either spatially inhomogeneous, compositionally heterogeneous or spatially discrete.
Applications span a vast range of interdisciplinary fields and the systems considered can be as different as human or animal groups migrating under external influences, population ecology and evolution, complex chemical reactions, or networks of biological cells. Several chapters treat these applications in detail.
This book is the first to introduce a range of currently used, or under development, laser- and light-based technologies that will provide greater cosmetic benefits to the consumer. It explains the basic physics of light-based technologies, the bio-physical principles behind their mechanism of action, and their applications in many cosmetic procedures. The fundamentals of skin and hair physiology (relevant to the understanding of actions of various cosmetics) are also explained, as are: cosmeceuticals; topical drugs for cosmetic benefits; non-invasive and invasive options available for beauty treatments, and how all this fits in with the emerging light-based technologies.
Individual chapters are devoted to the various skin and hair conditions where light-based systems are currently used. Treatments discussed include the rejuvenation and toning of damaged skin; skin resurfacing and microdermabrasion; hair removal and growth reduction; wrinkle reduction; acne treatment and cellulite. Finally, the book examines the synergy of cosmeceuticals and topical bioactive agents with light-based technologies, safety issues, a regulatory perspective for OTC marketing, and concludes with a discussion of the business aspects related to home-use of light-based devices.The first book to introduce this emerging technology to the personal care industryExplains their applications in many cosmetic proceduresDevotes individual chapters to common skin and hair conditions
1) provides detailed description of the chemistry used in mineral processing industry;
2) describes theoretical aspects of the action of flotation reagents
3) provides information on the use of reagents in over 100 operating plants treating Cu, Cu/Zn, Cu/Pb, Zn, Pb/Zn/Ag, Cu/Ni and Ni ores.
* Looks at the theoretical aspects of flotation reagents
* Examines the practical aspects of using chemical reagents in operating plants
* Provides guidelines for researchers and engineers involved in process design and development
The first part of the book discusses the history and chemistry of zeolites, while the second section focuses on separation processes. The third and final section treats zeolites in the field of catalysis.
The three sections are unified by an examination of how the unique properties of zeolites allow them to function in different capacities as an adsorbent, a membrane and as a catalyst, while also discussing their impact within the industry.
Throughout, the author makes excellent use of real-life examples and highly praised didactics to disseminate his expert knowledge needed by vacuum technology users and engineers in their daily work at industrial plants, as consultants or in design offices. He covers in detail the most modern liquid ring pumps, with chapters dedicated to maintenance, explosion prevention and general procedures for safety at work with this technology. The whole is backed by a large repository of frequently needed technical data, unit conversions, formulae and current industrial, technical and legal norms without drawing on unnecessary complex or theoretical mathematics.
The result is the ideal hands-on introduction to vacuum technology, ranging from fundamentals to in-depth expert knowledge on liquid-ring vacuum pumps.
* The first reference work on named reactions to present colored schemes for easier understanding
* 250 frequently used named reactions are presented in a convenient two-page layout with numerous examples
* An opening list of abbreviations includes both structures and chemical names
* Contains more than 10,000 references grouped by seminal papers, reviews, modifications, and theoretical works
* Appendices list reactions in order of discovery, group by contemporary usage, and provide additional study tools
* Extensive index quickly locates information using words found in text and drawings
The book is immensely useful to beginning and experienced engineer alike who are moving into the battery field. Li-ion batteries are one of the most unique systems in automobiles today in that they combine multiple engineering disciplines, yet most engineering programs focus on only a single engineering field. This book provides you with a reference to the history, terminology and design criteria needed to understand the Li-ion battery and to successfully lay out a new battery concept. Whether you are an electrical engineer, a mechanical engineer or a chemist this book helps you better appreciate the inter-relationships between the various battery engineering fields that are required to understand the battery as an Energy Storage System.Offers an easy explanation of battery terminology and enables better understanding of batteries, their components and the market place. Demonstrates simple battery scaling calculations in an easy to understand description of the formulas Describes clearly the various components of a Li-ion battery and their importanceExplains the differences between various Li-ion cell types and chemistries and enables the determination which chemistry and cell type is appropriate for which applicationOutlines the differences between battery types, e.g., power vs energy batteryPresents graphically different vehicle configurations: BEV, PHEV, HEVIncludes brief history of vehicle electrification and its future
The book uses SI units in accordance with international industry and covers topics such as chronological development, industrial applications, air separation technologies, noble gases, front end purification systems, insulation, non-cryogenic separation, safety, cleaning for oxygen systems, economics, and product liquefaction, storage, and transportation.
No other book currently available takes the practical approach of this book — they are either outdated, too theoretical, or narrow in focus. In a clear and effective presentation, Industrial Gas Handbook: Gas Separation and Purification covers the principles and applications of industrial gas separation and purification.
Sulfuric Acid Manufacture: Analysis, Control and Optimization keeps the important topics of safety and regulation at the forefront as it overviews and analyzes the process of sulfuric acid manufacture.
The first nine chapters focus on the chemical plant processes involved in industrial acidmaking, with considerable data input from the authors' industrial colleagues. The last 15 chapters are dedicated to the mathematical analysis of acidmaking.
Both Authors bring years of hands-on knowledge and experience to the work, making it an exceptional reference for anyone involved in sulfuric acid research and/or manufacture.
* Only book to examine the processes of sulfuric acid manufacture from an industrial plant standpoint as well as mathematical.
* Draws on the industrial connections of the authors, through their years of hands-on experience in sulfuric acid manufacture.
* A considerable amount of industrial plant data is presented to support the text.
The book explores various examples of these important materials, including perovskites, zeolites, mesoporous molecular sieves, silica, alumina, active carbons, carbon nanotubes, titanium dioxide, magnesium oxide, clays, pillared clays, hydrotalcites, alkali metal titanates, titanium silicates, polymers, and coordination polymers. It shows how the materials are used in adsorption, ion conduction, ion exchange, gas separation, membrane reactors, catalysts, catalysts supports, sensors, pollution abatement, detergency, animal nourishment, agriculture, and sustainable energy applications.
Rising pollution levels and the need for sustainable energy have necessitated new ways of using certain materials to combat these problems. Focusing on this emerging discipline, Physical Chemistry of Materials describes the methods of syntheses and characterization of adsorbents, ion exchangers, ionic conductors, catalysts, and permeable materials. It tackles key issues in materials science and physical chemistry.
Major inroads have taken place since the first edition of this title was published in 1995. This new edition of "Applications of Wet-end Paper Chemistry" will reflect the changing type and use of chemicals used in papermaking in the 21st century.
Chemists and chemical engineers across the paper and pulp making industry, as well as in research and academic institutes will find this book of enormous practical value.
The book covers plant layout and the use of spreadsheet programmes and key drawings produced by professional engineers as aids to design; subjects which are usually learned on the job rather than in education. You will learn how to produce smarter plant design through the use of computer tools, including Excel and AutoCAD, "What If Analysis", statistical tools, and Visual Basic for more complex problems. The book also includes a wealth of selection tables, covering the key aspects of professional plant design which engineering students and early-career engineers tend to find most challenging.
Professor Moran draws on over 20 years' experience in process design to create an essential foundational book ideal for those who are new to process design, compliant with both professional practice and the IChemE degree accreditation guidelines.Explains how to deliver a process design that meets both business and safety criteriaCovers plant layout and the use of spreadsheet programmes and key drawings as aids to designIncludes a comprehensive set of selection tables, covering those aspects of professional plant design which early-career designers find most challenging
Decisions made during the early conceptual stages of design have a great effect on subsequent stages. In fact, quite often more than 70% of the manufacturing cost of a product is determined at this conceptual stage, yet manufacturing is not involved. Through this book, designers will gain insight that will allow them to assess the impact of their proposed design on manufacturing difficulty.
The vast majority of components found in commercial batch-manufactured products, such as appliances, computers and office automation equipment are either injection molded, stamped, die cast, or (occasionally) forged. This book emphasizes these particular, most commonly implemented processes.
In addition to chapters on these processes, the book touches upon material process selection, general guidelines for determining whether several components should be combined into a single component or not, communications, the physical and mechanical properties of materials, tolerances, and inspection and quality control.
In developing the DFM methods presented in this book, he has worked with over 30 firms specializing in injection molding, die-casting, forging and stamping.Implements a philosophy which allows for easier and more economic production of designsEducates designers about manufacturingEmphasizes the four major manufacturing processes
This Second Edition has been updated based upon feedback from professors and students. It features a new chapter related to single- and multiphase systems and contains additional solved examples and homework problems. Educational software, downloadable exercises, and a solutions manual are available with qualifying course adoption.
This book examines hydroprocessing technologies that, driven by the demand for higher performance in finished lubricants, have transformed processing treatments throughout the industry. The author relates the properties of base stocks to their chemical composition and describes the process steps used in their manufacture. The book highlights catalytic processes, including hydrocracking, hydrofinishing, and catalytic dewaxing. It also covers traditional solvent-based separation methods used to remove impurities, enhance performance, and improve oxidation resistance. The final chapters discuss the production of Food Grade white oils and paraffins and the gas-to-liquids processes used to produce highly paraffinic base stocks via Fischer-Tropsch chemistry.
Process Chemistry of Lubricant Base Stocks provides historical and conceptual background to the technologies used to make base stocks, thorough references, and a unique emphasis on chemical, not just engineering, aspects of lubricant processing—making this book an ideal and practical reference for scientists across a wide range of disciplines.
Filled with crucial information relevant to a range of applications, the book covers topics such as:
The essential preliminaries for the exploration and production of crude petroleum oil and gas Analysis of crude oil and its petroleum products The processing of petroleum in refineries The fundamentals of lubricating oil and grease Petrochemicals — their raw materials and end products, and manufacturing principles of industrially important products Theories and problems of unit operations and the processes involved in refineries and petrochemical plants Automatic operations in plants Start up, shutdown, maintenance, fire, and safety operations Commercial and managerial activities necessary for the ultimate success of a refining or manufacturing business
Due to the advancement of technology, new petrochemicals are being invented and will continue to be relevant to the petroleum industry in the near future. Those entering the industry need a firm grasp of the basics as the field continues to open up new avenues of possibility, while at the same time being cognizant of the challenges that exist through the heightened focus on sustainable energy.
In recent years many new kinds of solid acids and bases have been found and synthesized. The surface properties (in particular, acidic and basic properties) and the structures of the new solids have been clarified by newly developed measurement methods using modern instruments and techniques. The characterized solid acids and bases have been applied as catalysts for diversified reactions, many good correlations being obtained between the acid-base properties and the catalytic activities or selectivities. Recently, acid-base bifunctional catalysis on solid surfaces is becoming a more and more important and intriguing field of study.
It has been recognized that the acidic and basic properties of catalysts and catalyst supports play an important role in oxidation, reduction, hydrogenation, hydrocracking, etc. The effect of the preparation method and the pretreatment conditions of solid acids and bases on the acidic and basic properties, the nature of acidic and basic sites and the mechanism regarding the generation of acidity and basicity have been elucidated experimentally and theoretically. On the basis of the accumulated knowledge of solid acids and bases, it is now possible to design and develop highly active and selective solid acid and base catalysts for particular reactions.
The chemistry of solid acids and bases is now being related to and utilized in numerous areas including adsorbents, sensors, cosmetics, fuel cells, sensitized pressed papers, and others. The information presented in this book will therefore be of interest to a wide-ranging readership.
This volume has been written as a desk reference for the Professional Hazards Manager (PHM). The PHM is a qualified environmental manager that has the responsibility of ensuring that his or her facility or division within the corporation is in compliance with environmental statutes and regulations, as well as participating in the selection of technologies and approaches to remediation, pollution control, and in implementing waste minimization practices. These decisions require knowledge and understanding of the federal, state, and local environmental regulations, a working knowledge of the best available technologies and their associated cost. This volume provides an overview of both the technology and compliance requirements that will assist environmental managers in addressing facility management of hazardous wastes, pollution control, and waste minimization. The book has been designed in part as a study guide to help prepare qualified individuals for the national certification and registration program of Professional Hazards Managers conducted by the National Association of Safety & Health Professionals and other organizations including the Hazard Materials Control Resources Institute (HMCRI) and Fairleigh Dickinson University.
Inspired by the author's more than ten years of experience teaching undergraduate electrochemistry-related courses at Penn State University, this essential text:Ensures a fundamental knowledge of the core concepts of electrochemical science and engineering, such as electrochemical cells, electrolytic conductivity, electrode potential, and current-potential relations related to a variety of electrochemical systems Develops the initial skills needed to understand an electrochemical experiment and successfully evaluate experimental data without visiting a laboratory Provides more than 360 conceptual and numerical problems distributed over nine quizzes and nine video-based assignments Contains a number of illustrative case studies related to novel electrochemical energy conversion systems Promotes an appreciation of the capabilities and applications of key electrochemical techniques
Solutions manual and electronic figure files available with qualifying course adoption
Introduction to Electrochemical Science and Engineeringis an ideal textbook for undergraduate engineering and science students and those readers in need of introductory-level content. Furthermore, experienced readers will find this book useful for solidifying their electrochemical background.
The second edition of Model Predictive Control provides a thorough introduction to theoretical and practical aspects of the most commonly used MPC strategies. It bridges the gap between the powerful but often abstract techniques of control researchers and the more empirical approach of practitioners. Model Predictive Control demonstrates that a powerful technique does not always require complex control algorithms.
The text features material on the following subjects:
• general MPC elements and algorithms;
• commercial MPC schemes;
• generalized predictive control
• multivariable, robust, constrained nonlinear and hybrid MPC;
• fast methods for MPC implementation;
• applications.
All of the material is thoroughly updated for the second edition with the chapters on nonlinear MPC, MPC and hybrid systems and MPC implementation being entirely new. Many new exercises and examples have also have also been added throughout and MATLAB® programs to aid in their solution can be downloaded from the authors' website. The text is an excellent aid for graduate and advanced undergraduate students and will also be of use to researchers and industrial practitioners wishing to keep abreast of a fast-moving field.
PEM Fuel Cell Electrocatalysts and Catalyst Layers covers all of the fundamental aspects and applications of this field. The opening chapters introduce the essential topics on electrochemical theory and fuel cell catalysis, including: electrode thermodynamics, kinetics, and mass transfer; electrode/electrolyte interface electrocatalysis; electrocatalytic reactions, including O2 reduction and H2/CH3OH oxidations; quantum chemistry simulations of catalyst activity; catalyst contamination; spectroscopic methods for catalysis research; porous gas electrode theory; and catalyst layers and modeling. Later chapters investigate the synthesis, characterization, and activity validation of PEM fuel cell catalysts. All fuel cell related catalysts are reviewed, including noble and non-noble catalysts and their preparation/performance. Further chapters describe in detail the integration of the electrocatalyst/catalyst layers into the fuel cell, and their performance validation, including; catalyst layer structure function and optimization, catalyst degradation and diagnosis, and strategies to mitigate the failure modes.
PEM Fuel Cell Electrocatalysts and Catalyst Layers provides a comprehensive, in-depth survey of PEM fuel cell electrocatalysts and catalyst layers, presented by internationally renowned fuel cell scientists. Researchers and engineers in the fuel cell industry will find this book a valuable resource, as will students of electrochemical engineering and catalyst synthesis.
Why This Title
This title is written in a clear and logical manner that is accessible to environmental professionals of all disciplines. It contains hundreds of practical tips on planning, sampling, and interactions with analytical laboratories. Having this text as a desk reference will greatly improve skills in planning and sampling, and elevate understanding of chemical data to a new level.
This topic is of importance to a wide range of environmental professionals from a variety of disciplines (see audience). Written by a practicing professional for practicing professionals, this handbook provides everything an environmental professional needs to know to competently collect environmental chemical data.
This book also:
· Adopts a novel inductive pedagogy where commonly understood examples are introduced early and theory is developed to explain and predict readily recognized phenomena
· Introduces new techniques as needed to address specific problems, in contrast to traditional texts' use of a deductive approach, where abstract general principles lead to specific examples
· Elucidates readers' understanding of the "heat transfer takes time" idea—transient analysis applications are introduced first and steady-state methods are shown to be a limiting case of those applications
· Focuses on basic numerical methods rather than analytical methods of solving partial differential equations, largely obsolete in light of modern computer power
· Maximizes readers' insights to heat transfer modeling by framing theory as an engineering design tool, not as a pure science, as has been done in traditional textbooks
· Integrates practical use of spreadsheets for calculations and provides many tips for their use throughout the text examples
With chapters on all the base chemicals and derivatives, plus seven new ones covering the Fischer-Tropsch process, polyurethane, epoxy resins and more, this is broadest available look inside the industry.
Still offering readers easy-to-understand diagrams, charts and tables, plus digestible chapter reviews - this classic delivers the information that every person in the industry needs.
First published in 1934, Perry's Chemical Engineers' Handbook has equipped generations of engineers and chemists with an expert source of chemical engineering information and data. Now updated to reflect the latest technology and processes of the new millennium, the Eighth Edition of this classic guide provides unsurpassed coverage of every aspect of chemical engineering-from fundamental principles to chemical processes and equipment to new computer applications.
Filled with over 700 detailed illustrations, the Eighth Edition of Perry's Chemcial Engineering Handbook features:Comprehensive tables and charts for unit conversion A greatly expanded section on physical and chemical data New to this edition: the latest advances in distillation, liquid-liquid extraction, reactor modeling, biological processes, biochemical and membrane separation processes, and chemical plant safety practices with accident case histories
Inside This Updated Chemical Engineering GuideConversion Factors and Mathematical Symbols • Physical and Chemical Data • Mathematics • Thermodynamics • Heat and Mass Transfer • Fluid and Particle Dynamics Reaction Kinetics • Process Control • Process Economics • Transport and Storage of Fluids • Heat Transfer Equipment • Psychrometry, Evaporative Cooling, and Solids Drying • Distillation • Gas Absorption and Gas-Liquid System Design • Liquid-Liquid Extraction Operations and Equipment • Adsorption and Ion Exchange • Gas-Solid Operations and Equipment • Liquid-Solid Operations and Equipment • Solid-Solid Operations and Equipment • Size Reduction and Size Enlargement • Handling of Bulk Solids and Packaging of Solids and Liquids • Alternative Separation Processes • And Many Other Topics!
Essentials of Chemical Reaction Engineering is a complete yet concise, modern introduction to chemical reaction engineering for undergraduate students. While the classic Elements of Chemical Reaction Engineering, Fourth Edition, is still available, H. Scott Fogler distilled that larger text into this volume of essential topics for undergraduate students.
Fogler's unique way of presenting the material helps students gain a deep, intuitive understanding of the field's essentials through reasoning, not memorization. He especially focuses on important new energy and safety issues, ranging from solar and biomass applications to the avoidance of runaway reactions.
Thoroughly classroom tested, this text reflects feedback from hundreds of students at the University of Michigan and other leading universities. It also provides new resources to help students discover how reactors behave in diverse situations.
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The girl's soccer team at J. R. Trippe Middle School went into the soccer season as the defending region champions. They finished this year's regular season with six wins and no losses, finishing first in regular season play. There was a three way tie for second place in the region between West Laurens, Bleckley County, and Toombs County. Those teams had a season record of four wins and two losses each.
The Lady Chiefs played West Laurens in the first round of the playoffs, defeating them in a tough match, 1 to 0. The championship game saw the Lady Chiefs playing the Toombs County Middle School Lady Bulldogs. The Lady Chiefs captured a victory over Toombs County, 1 - 0, making them the region champions for the second year in a row. Another noteworthy accomplishment for this year's Lady Chiefs is that they went through the whole soccer season without giving up a goal.
Coach Lynne Cabrol commented, "This group of girls has a love of the game and a drive that you just don't find many places. They practice hard, and they give you all they have. These girls are all friends and play so well together. They are great athletes as well as great individuals. I feel blessed to have been able to coach them. The soccer program has only been at Trippe for four years, and the girls have been region runners-up and region champions twice each. It just shows you that soccer is taking hold in this area and is hopefully here to stay."
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A shallow magnitude 3.2 earthquake was reported Sunday evening 0 miles from Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, Calif., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor occurred at 9:27 p.m. Pacific time at a depth of 3.7 miles.
According to the USGS, the epicenter was 78 miles from Sanger, Calif.; 78 miles from Reedley, Calif.; 78 miles from Dinuba, Calif. and 142 miles from Carson City, Nev.
In the last 10 days, there have been two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 and greater centered nearby.
This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service, and this post was created by an algorithm written by the author.
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Acne in humans - a chronic dermatological disease caused by mites Demodex.This mite is a member of pathogenic microflora on the skin, it is always present in the excretory ducts of the sebaceous glands, hair follicles and glands of the eyelids.The disease occurs only when a reduction in immune protection (sometimes even enough violation of local immunity in the local area of the skin), and ticks can penetrate into the deeper layers of the skin.Therefore, for diagnosis is insufficient only to detect the pathogen, ie. K. Is present in the sebum and skin scrapings in most healthy people.Be sure to have detected the symptoms of the disease. Content
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main predisposing factors in addition to the reduction of local immunity of the skin are a violation of the sebum production, changes in its composition and the presence of the patient related skin diseases, particularly associated with an increased separation of sebum (seborrhea) and pustular lesions.
Often people with normal immune status provoke at the development of demodicosis.Attempts to manually remove the skin from pimples, acne, pustules and other entities leads to the fact that not only creates favorable conditions for the penetration of the tick into the skin, but also to spread his hands.Promote top of the pathological process in the skin can also be long-term use of certain medications (antibiotics and steroid hormones), the use of poor quality or inappropriate for this type of skin cosmetics.It is not excluded, and such factors as poor diet and bad habits: the prevalence of dietary carbohydrate foods, excessive salt, spices, spices, alcohol and smoking can also increase the risk of demodectic mange.
of transmission of the disease from person to person is possible through close bodily contact, but the symptoms of demodectic mange can occur only when a significant increase in the number of mites in a particular person (more than 30 pcs. In a sebaceous gland) and the presence of certain factors.Therefore, a person suffering from demodex, not a danger to others.
It should be noted that similar structure for mites that live on the skin of animals, never cause disease in humans.
In most cases, symptoms are found on the head of a patient in advanced and severe cases may spread the disease process in the upper chest and back.Typically, sites of inflammation centered on the face (nose, nasolabial triangle, the forehead, cheeks, chin, eyelids).This is due to the fact that it is the sebaceous glands in the skin of the face intensively produce sebum, while responsive to the slightest changes in hormonal levels, disruptions to the internal organs and the immune system.
According to most dermatologists, the main feature is the emergence of demodectic rosacea (rosacea).The patient revealed persistent facial flushing, can be formed pink papules, pustules (pustules), in the later stages of the disease there is a strong thickening of the skin lesions in areas, telangiectasia (spider veins).Patients may also be worried expression and feeling itchy skin tightening.In advanced cases, the long-term course of demodectic mange can develop disfiguring hypertrophy of the nose (rhinophyma), which most often occurs in men.These symptoms usually occur on the background of oily skin and enlarged pores.
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Half the addition demodectic skin of patients (mainly elderly) diagnosed demodekoz eyes, manifested in the form blepharoconjunctivitis and blepharitis.Patients complain of dryness and foreign body sensation in the eyes, redness, tearing.It appears quite severe itching century, their swelling, redness of the edges of the eyelids, there is breakage, thinning and loss of eyelashes.After sleeping on the edges of the eyelids can be found sticky discharge, peel or flake.
If signs of demodectic mange should consult a doctor.In most cases, it is necessary prescriptions, although topical treatment also plays an important role.In addition, a correction of lifestyle, t. To. He has a direct effect on the sebaceous glands.
treatment should start with the elimination of violations in the diet.Patients should follow a certain diet, not only during treatment, but also in the future.The diet is limited to the use of food that enhances separation and clogging sebum glands.
necessary to waive or reduce the intake of fatty, fried, salty, spicy food, remove from the diet of spices, seasonings, marinades, meats, and digestible carbohydrates.Furthermore, it should not be abused products containing artificial additives, flavorings, colorants and other substances, which adversely affect the organism.To normalize the digestive system is necessary to enrich the diet of fresh vegetables, fruits and dairy products.
significant role in the successful treatment and prevention of the further plays the immune status of the patient, so it is necessary in every possible way to strengthen the body's defenses (restorative treatments, vitamin complexes, natural immunomodulators, etc..).
During treatment patients are encouraged to renounce the use of cosmetics, and further to choose cosmetics and skin care entity in accordance with the recommendations of a dermatologist, cosmetologist.
Also during treatment is necessary to eliminate a long stay in the sun, to abandon thermal procedures (saunas, steam rooms) and rule out other factors, stimulating increased separation of sebum.
Medication is usually prescribed medication from the group of metronidazole (Trichopolum, Clione, flags, etc.). These drugs help the death subcutaneous mite.Treatment usually lasts for at least 4-6 weeks, during which time the body receives a sufficiently large amount of drug that can affect the liver and kidneys.Therefore, treatment should be carried out under the supervision of a doctor who should be appointed periodically blood tests (clinical and biochemical).
External treatment of demodectic mange and can last up to six months, so patients need to be patient and strictly follow the doctor's recommendations.It is the application of various ointments ("Metronidazole", "Benzyl" sulfuric acid, mercury and other yellow.) Are recommended as a cream-gel Deksodem Fito, pharmacy mash containing alcohols, ethers and tar, which are prepared by prescription at the pharmacy.Alcohol treatment for demodectic mange can not be used for a long time.At short-term use, they contribute to the destruction of mites, and prolonged - desiccate the skin, which contributes to the production of sebum and, as a consequence, possible new outbreak of the disease.
Extras can be used physiotherapy treatments (electrophoresis) and cryotherapy.
in recent years become increasingly popular cosmetic procedure called microdermabrasion (skin resurfacing procedure hardware), during which removes a layer of skin, which are localized mites.It is also possible to carry out neapparatnoy cleansing facial using peelings that contain fruit acids.Such procedures can not be performed when demodicosis during the acute manifestations of the disease, consulting a dermatologist is required.


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Many people have asked me what hardware setup that I have in my current lab. Note that this is not what I would consider a cheap, nor a standard lab. This was built with a number of specific things in mind, including not only having an environment to train in, but also one for programming, practicing technologies like Highly Available MySQL, clustering, and so forth. It is also a production environment where VMs for the house use live, and other items. In choosing the hardware and networking, I wanted to have solid hardware compatible with ESXi, and leave plenty of room to grow.
"Physicalizing" VMs as Desktops
Also, I do something quite unique, that I believe I may be the only person on the Internet doing, at least in the method I am doing it. I take VMs, pass video cards through to them, and then use them as "physical machines" for everyday use, including having a physical keyboard, mouse, and peripherals, such as printers. I've coined the term "physicalized" for this practice. This began with using XBMC as a VM, and evolved into using the same method to virtualize my son and wife's PCs. The only physical desktop that I have left in the house is my own.
My specialized method stands apart in that I pass video and peripheral data over CAT6, using keystone wall jacks with HDMI and USB plugs so these physical components simply plug right into a wall outlet. For video, I run HDMI over CAT6 to the desktop monitor or wall-mounted TV (in the case of the HTPCs), and then run USB over CAT6 to a USB hub. From that USB hub, I connect a keyboard and mouse for input, and any other peripherals that I may need, such as printers. This has worked extraordinarily well, and has turned out to be no different, in use, than having a physical box. My son even games on his, and has dual monitors. Currently, I have four VMs physicalized like this.
As I write the article, I'll also try to give some thoughts and background on why I did what I did, and also give some round prices on what I spent. Almost everything was sourced off eBay, or Craigslist at discount prices. Also, I will give links where relevant, and these are associate links for Amazon, just for transparency. It doesn't cost you anything to use them, and I get a small percentage of anything you purchase, so it helps out if you don't mind.
Goals for VMWare ESXi 5 Home Lab
First, some thoughts that set the stage for how I shopped when I built the lab. The biggest linchpin when building an ESXi Home Lab is memory. Desktop memory is relatively cheap, but server memory is expensive, and don't even think about trying to purchase branded memory from a vendor. As for servers, you can pick up fairly cheap boxes, like Dell PowerEdge 2950s, even dual quad cores with 8-16GB of RAM, but they are power-hungry beasts, and in the long run, they'll cost you more in your monthly electricity bill than simply going with newer hardware. However, finding multi-core desktop CPUs and motherboards that are supported by ESXi and allow you access to things like USB and video card passthrough is quite a challenge. There simply isn't a need for the manufacturers to support it, and although the chipset may SAY it supports it, the support must be coded into the BIOS to work.
So let's start with my requirements for my lab, and then figure out how to meet it.
- Low cost (this is relative, but I didn't want to spend over $2,500 in total)
- Low power consumption (a little more up front would save me tons in the long run)
- Minimum 8 cores per host
- Minimum 32GB of RAM per host
- Multiple Physical ESXi Nodes (Think vMotion, SRM, DRS, and Fault Tolerance)
- 4 GB NICs per box (Minimum)
- VT-x / AMD-V (Virtualized Enhancement)
- VT-d / AMD IOMMU (Direct Path I/O, Passthru, and PCI Device Assignment)
- vMotion capable
- iSCSI Storage including Highly Available iSCSI (2 nodes)
- NFS Storage
- Quiet and cool
- Everything rack mount
- Two physical managed switches (network lab)
- Modern hardware firewall (network lab)
Those are some heady requirements. My solution to this was to do with AMD products. AMD has multi-core chips for much cheaper than Intel, and although slower, they have a great bang for the buck for use in a ESXi environment, and I don't personally think the price to performance ratio can be beat. AMD's version of VT-x is AMD-V, allowing virtualization enhancement, and like Intel, they have their own version of VT-d called IOMMU, which allows you to pass USB ports, video cards, and more through to virtual machines to use. So, for example, you could create a virtual HTPC and passthrough a PCI-e graphics card for it to use. However, even though this is enabled in the CPU, very few vendors actually enable it in the BIOS, and even less after that actually work with ESXi. After much research and a couple of boards bought and sent back, I found a great AMD board that works out of the box with ESXi and gives you IOMMU support. Later on, I'll list my total lab hardware layout.
Total Virtual Specs for VMWare ESXi 5 Home Lab
- Current as of September 2013
- ESXi Physical Nodes: 3
- Total Cores: 32
- Total RAM: 128GB
- Storage: 24TB RAID6 (Media Storage, Medium Performance iSCSI Target)
- Storage: 1.2TB RAID0 on 15K SAS Drives (High Performance iSCSI Target)
- Storage: 128GB SSD iSCSI Target (Highly Available, 2 nodes)
- Storage: 1TB Local Drive per Node
- Storage: 4GB USB Stick per Node (ESXi Boots From These)
- Network Connectivity: 5 Gigabit NICs per Server (1 Motherboard + Quad Gigabit Intel Pro/1000 PCI-e)
- Network Hardware: 2 x 24 Port Gigabit Smart Switches, 1 Netgear WNR3500L w/DD-WRT as my gateway, and 1 Juniper SSG5 firewall
- Power: 2 x 20Amp dedicated power drops (each on own breaker)
- Battery Backup: APC BR1500G + External Battery Pack (~30 min Runtime)
Hardware Specs for VMWare ESXi 5 Hosts for Home Lab
Below is my hardware list for my lab, including the sources that I got the items, and the prices at the time that I paid for them. Shopping through eBay saved me a considerable amount of money, especially considering that you earn a form of "cash back" in the form of eBay Bucks. I'd probably say I earned $200+ of eBay Bucks that knocked an additional amount of money off of my purchases. Also, I could have made some cheaper purchases, like going with cheap, non-rackmount cases, but I spent a little more because I had a vision 😀 Finally, a note is that I purchased this over about a 3 month period; and bought it piecemeal, always getting what was on sale, rather than purchasing "whole" systems. This saved me another solid chunk o' money.
VMWare ESXi 5 Home Lab: Host 1
- Motherboard: ASUS KGPE-D16 Motherboard (dual G34 sockets) — $299 (eBay)
- IPMI/KVM Module: ASUS ASMB4-IKVM IPMI/KVM board for remote management of ASUS KGPE-D16 — $15 (eBay)
- CPUs: 2 x AMD 6128 Magny-Cours: 8 Cores, 2.0Ghz, 512K L2 Cache, 12MB L3 Cache, 115W — $75 each (eBay)
- Power Supply: Silverstone ST85F-P 850W Power Supply w/2 x 12V EPS Connectors (the ASUS KGPE-D16 Motherboard requires a power supply w/2 x 12V EPS Connectors) — $139.95
- Memory: 16 x 4GB Elpida 4GB DDR3-1066 ECC Memory (Total 64GB) — $160 (eBay)
- CPU Cooler: 2 x Dynatron A5 Socket G34 CPU Coolers — $29.95 each (eBay)
- Case: Athena Power 3U Rack Mount Case RM-3U3F55 — $49.95 (eBay)
- LAN Card: Quad Intel Pro/1000 PCI-e Gigabit NIC — $50 (eBay)
- Video Card #1: HIS Radeon HD6670 Low Profile Video Card (for HTPC VM) — $69.95 (Amazon)
- Video Card #2: HIS Radeon HD6670 Low Profile Video Card (for HTPC VM) — $69.95 (Amazon)
- Host 1 Cost: $958.75
VMWare ESXi 5 Home Lab: Hosts 2 and 3
- Motherboard: ASRock 970 EXTREME3, Socket AM3+, ATX AMD Motherboard — $84.99 (Amazon)
- CPU: AMD FX-8120 Zambezi, 3.1GHz, Socket AM3+, 125W, Eight-Core CPU — $109 (eBay)
- Memory: 4 x 8GB DDR-1600 Memory (Komputerbay) — $130 (eBay)
- Case: Athena Power 3U Rack Mount Case RM-3U3F55 — $49.95 (eBay)
- Power Supply: LogiSys PS550E12BK 550W Power Supply — $25 (Amazon)
- LAN Card: Quad Intel Pro/1000 PCI-e Gigabit NIC — $50 (eBay)
- Video Card (Host 2): HIS Radeon HD6670 Low Profile Video Card (for Wife's VM/Light Gaming) — $69.95 (Amazon)
- Video Card (Host 3): Gigabyte AMD Radeon HD 7850 (for Son's VM for Gaming) — $150 (Amazon)
- Video Card (Local Video): Matrox G200 16MB PCI Video Card — $10 (eBay)
- Host 2 and 3 Cost: $917.88 Total (Averages to $458.94 per Host)
VMWare ESXi 5 Home Lab: Whitebox SAN #1 (Primary)
- Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 AM3+ AMD 970 ATX AMD Motherboard — $59.95 (Amazon)
- CPU: AMD FX-6100 6 Core Processor — $100 (Amazon)
- Memory: 32GB Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3-1600 — $200 (eBay)
- Power Supply: Corsair Professional Series HX 750W Modular — $115 (Amazon)
- Case: Rosewill RSV-L4500 4U 15-Bay Server Chassis — $100 (Amazon)
- RAID Card: LSI MegaRAID 84016E — $75.00 (eBay)
- OS Drive: Crucial M4 128GB SSD — $99.95 (Amazon)
- SCSI Highly Available Node Drive: Crucial M4 128GB SSD — $99.95 (Amazon)
- RAID Hard Drives: 16 x Hitachi Ultrastar 2TB 7200RPM — $50 each in Bulk (eBay)
- SAN/iSCSI Software: Starwind SAN/iSCSI (Free Edition) — Free
- Total Cost for Homemade SAN 1: $1,649.85
VMWare ESXi 5 Home Lab: Whitebox SAN #2 (Secondary)
- Motherboard: MSI 970A-G43 AM3+ AMD 970 ATX AMD Motherboard — $59.95 (Amazon)
- CPU: AMD FX-6100 6 Core Processor — $100 (Amazon)
- Memory: 32GB Crucial Ballistix Sport DDR3-1600 — $200 (eBay)
- Power Supply: Corsair Professional Series HX 750W Modular — $115 (Amazon)
- Case: Rosewill RSV-L4500 4U 15-Bay Server Chassis — $100 (Amazon)
- RAID Card: LSI MegaRAID 9260-8i 6Gb/s 8-Port RAID Card — $249.00 (eBay)
- OS Drive: Crucial M4 128GB SSD — $99.95 (Amazon)
- iSCSI Highly Available Node Drive: Crucial M4 128GB SSD — $99.95 (Amazon)
- RAID Hard Drives: 4 x Seagate Cheetah 15.7K 300GB Enterprise SAS Drives — $75 each in Bulk (eBay)
- SAN/iSCSI Software: Starwind SAN/iSCSI (Free Edition) — Free
- Total Cost for Homemade SAN 2: $5,561.41
VMWare ESXi 5 Home Lab: Miscellaneous Equipment
- Physical Switches: 2 x D-Link DGS-1224T 24 Port Gigabit Smart Switches (w/Jumbo Frame and VLAN support) — $79 each (eBay)
- Hardware Firewall: 1 x Juniper SSG5 Hardware Firewall — $120 (eBay)
- UPS / Battery Backup: APC BR1500G BACK-UPS Pro 1500 + APC BR24BPG Back-UPS Pro External Battery Pack — $300 (Amazon)
- KVM: IOGEAR GCS24U 4-Port USB Cable KVM Switch — $34.95 (Amazon)
- USB Drives: 3 x Transcend 4 GB JetFlash 500 Retractable USB Flash Drives — $4.99 (Amazon)
- Keyboard/Mouse: Gigabyte GK-KM5200 Slim Type USB Keyboard and Mouse Combo — $12.99 (Amazon)
- Server Rack: 20U, Home Built: $80.15
- Miscellaneous Equipment Cost: $711.08
Total Cost for VMWare ESXi 5 Home Lab: $2,587.71
Space for VMWare ESXi 5 Home Lab
We purchased a house last year, and with it came a large, expansive, 1,300 square foot basement that stays cold, even in the summer. Wanting a separate area to wall off the sound from the servers, and also have a room for inventory of hardware, I quickly claimed a corner of the basement. Taking the corner, I framed and sheetrocked a 8'x20′ room with a door and one wall nothing but shelves, provided 2 dedicated 20Amp power drops, an air conditioning duct, networked the entire house with CAT6, and dropped all the networking in that room. A small desk and chair with a monitor, keyboard, and KVM switch rounded out my "server room". A geek's man cave.
Server Rack for VMWare ESXi 5 Home Lab
Wanting to not spend a lot of money here, and also not have a full 42U rack, I purchased 2 pair of 20U audio equipment rails, and built my own out of 2x4s with locking casters so that it's mobile, yet I can lock it in place. You can see the story, pictures, and plans at my post about my Home Server Rack.
House Computers/Hardware That Factored Into Decision
- "Don-Windows7" (Primary Work/Personal Desktop): Windows 7 Ultimate, i7-2700K, 32GB DDR3-2100 RAM, dual Crucial M4 Sata 6GB/s 128GB SSDs (RAID0) for system/boot drive, 2 x 2TB green drives (RAID1) for extra storage, Seagate 3TB USB 3.0 External Drive for backups, 3 x 27″ Acer G276HL LED Monitors on Curved Triple Monitor Stand and APC Smart 1500VA UPS.
- XBMC HTPC VMs: 2 VMs, 2 Cores and 2.5GB of RAM each with HD6670s passed through w/HDMI and USB over CAT6 to standalone monitors and keyboards
- Wife's VM: 3 Cores, 4GB RAM, HD6670 Passed though w/HDMI and USB over CAT6 to standalone monitors and keyboards
- Son's VM: 3 Cores, 4GB RAM, HD7850 Passed though w/HDMI and USB over CAT6 to standalone monitors and keyboards
- Various Electronics: Brother Multifunction Inkjet Printer w/LAN port, Brother Laser Printer w/LAN port, couple of Android tablets on WiFi, Android phones on wireless, as well as a DSI XL on wireless, and a couple of other devices like BluRay network players.
ESXi 5.0 Home Lab Diagram (Click to Enlarge)


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Since the great fiasco of 2007 with Coca Cola Blak, I've been looking to fill my heart's "coffee soda" void. The bottle was also quite sexy! In case you missed out on the perfection of the slightly sweet, bubbly and caffeinated drink, read here: Coca Cola Blak
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|Water Well Funding Programs in Southern Ontario (Interactive Map)
The NPCA Groundwater Study and the NPCA Source Water Protection watershed characterization studies state that abandoned water wells are potential contamination sources requiring immediate attention. Abandoned or unused water wells represent a direct threat to groundwater supplies as contaminants applied to the surface may easily flow through these open conduits and reach the water table. While the exact number is currently not known, abandoned water wells in the NPCA watershed number at least in the hundreds. It is recognized that the decommissioning or "plugging and sealing" of abandoned water wells is a legal requirement of the property owner according to provincial regulation; however, decommissioning costs can be prohibitive.
The NPCA is pleased to offer a grant program to watershed residents for the plugging and sealing of abandoned or unused water wells. The NPCA Water Well Decommissioning Program provides an 80% grant rate to a maximum amount of $1,000 per well, with a maximum of two wells per property. Watershed residents interested in this grant program must first complete a Grant Application Form and be pre-approved by the NPCA before initiating their project. Projects already underway or completed without NPCA approval are not eligible for grant funding. Applications received by the NPCA will be assessed individually on a first-come-first-serve basis. Please read the Terms & Conditions for Funding Assistance and Project Eligibility Criteria before filling out the application. For an interactive map of Water Well Decommissioning Grant Programs available throughout Southern Ontario, click here.
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- EASC Code: CC-36
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- Language: English
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- Subject: Anthropology & Folklore
- Program Type: Documentary
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- Release Date: 1994
- Running Time: 25 min.
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- Program Abstract: Children will experience the sights and sounds of a traditional Chinese New Year celebration as the usually peaceful Chinatown erupts with the noise of drums and firecrackers, and the beauty of vibrant, festive colors. During this most important and popular of all Chinese festivals, the ideas of communal awareness and starting anew are taught through the celebration in honor of Tsun Kwan, the god of the hearth, and the traditional festival of the dragon. A trip back in time to Chinese New Year in Peking China, circa 1975, a zodiac quiz and a Chinese folk tale show how traditions of this holiday have remained constant. A Chinese dragon-making project invites children to discover their own creativity.
- Data Entry Date: 1/23/2003


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I have been trying to calculate how often I pee, or how many times a day. I don't tend to keep track, and just take it on faith that I pee enough. I monitor my dehydration more by how my head feels, and whether I get headaches. When I am at work, or at school, I don't pee very often, because I don't tend to drink much. I used to only pee once during a 7.5 hour workday (plus an hour of buses). If I have water I usually pee every 2 hours or so during the day (calculated from the timing of my breaks at my old job). At home I pee more often, sometimes way too often. If I am sitting at the computer I maintain a constant water supply and end up having to get up like every 20 minutes. I am still working on my roommate's record of 7 times in one hour (he was engaged in a peeing contest). Currently, I don't often wake up in the night to pee. When I retired and stayed at home drinking water all day, I got up a lot in the night and it was really, really irritating.
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Comedian Mike Birbiglia steers viewers through a less-than-brilliant early career and personal traumas in "Sleepwalk With Me," an autobiographical comedy that, while low on oomph, is novel and likable.
Part romantic comedy, part comedian-condition survey and part sleep-disorder horror flick, the film is the latest incarnation of Birbiglia's 2008 off-Broadway show, which also resulted in a best-seller and a segment on NPR's "This American Life."
Birbiglia and stage director Seth Barrish share directorial credits. Both also co-wrote the screenplay, with two others.
Birbiglia plays the Birbiglia-like Matt Pandamiglio, a stand-up comic with a self-deprecating and deceptively easygoing style. In storyteller mode, Matt addresses us through the camera. His narration triggers flashbacks in which Matt is an aspiring comedian with personal pressures.
The pre-success Matt bartends in a Brooklyn comedy club where his only stand-up opportunities are fill-in spots.
He's terrible.
At home, Matt has a wonderful girlfriend, Abby (Lauren Ambrose). The problem: Abby wants to take their eight-year relationship in the marital direction. Matt panics at that thought.
Increasing the stress are stand-up gigs Matt has landed, booked by an agent impressed primarily by the fact that he owns wheels. Audiences are either nonexistent or hostile on this low-grade tour.
Anxiety triggers REM behavior disorder, a condition that causes Matt to act out his dreams while asleep. "There's a jackal in the room!" he shouts.
Being a comedian, Matt turns his terrors into humor and, at the suggestion of a cohort, incorporates these jokes into his act. Audiences laugh. But his brightening career distances him from Abby.
Birbiglia isn't the most forceful of artists. His depiction of Matt's subsurface unease, which results in a life-threatening "sleepwalking" incident, isn't particularly powerful.
But he is an engaging storyteller and an agreeable screen presence, and his movie is involving and amusing, with a modesty that makes his relationship material ring true. His presentation of a budding comic's life has a firsthand feel.
The sleep-disorder scenes, which include colorful dreamscapes, contain funny, unique and sometimes horrific moments. The sight of Matt zipped up in a sleeping bag and wearing mittens (so he can't hurt himself) is indelible.
Meanwhile, the supporting players — including James Rebhorn and Carol Kane as Matt's loud but loving parents — supply chops that Birbiglia, more raconteur than thespian, lacks.


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Israel air force strikes Syrian army targets day after Israeli patrol was hit by roadside bomb
JERUSALEM – The Israeli military says its warplanes have carried out airstrikes against Syrian army targets in response to a roadside bomb that hit an Israeli patrol and wounded four soldiers the day before.
The strikes are Israel's fiercest against Syria since the neighboring country's civil war began three years ago.
The military says the air force targeted a Syrian army training facility, an army headquarters and artillery batteries early on Wednesday. Israel also carried out artillery strikes against Syrian military targets the day before.
There was no comment from Damascus and the impact of the airstrikes was not immediately known.
Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon says Israel holds President Bashar Assad's government responsible for Tuesday's roadside bombing.
Yaalon says if Assad pursues a path harmful to Israel, he would "regret his actions."


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Issue 3, Summer 2011
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Bridget Parris (right) volunteered to be part of PhD student Bianca Share's research into cardiovascular health in young women, and lost 10 kilograms in the process. Natalie Sanders caught up with them to see what the results say for heart health.
Bianca Share, PhD student
"Cardiovascular health can be an elephant in the room. It is a health condition which impacts many people but is often swept under the rug and ignored, especially when concerning young women. In women, having a waist circumference of above 80 centimetres doubles your chances of developing cardiovascular disease.
Young women are an age group that has been neglected in current research – they are perceived as being healthy, of childbearing age and in the prime of their life. The results are showing that women in my target age group of 18 to 30 with a raised waist circumference are still mostly within normal healthy limits.
What we are now trying to do is get in early and educate these women about the potential risks of having a raised waist circumference before they reach the postmenopausal stage and it is too late. The study was based on increasing fitness, educating the women in nutrition, and providing cognitive behaviour therapy aimed at overcoming barriers which might prevent the women exercising and achieving their goals.
Each week the groups trained with me twice in cardio and strength and once in their own time. We tried to make the sessions social and fun rather than slogging it out at the gym. Bridget is one of my most successful participants so far. She lost 10kg in total and 16.6cm off her waist – reducing her waist circumference to below 80 cm.
She is definitely in the healthy weight range now. One of the challenges we do as part of the training is maximum push-ups in one minute. At the beginning of program, Bridget could only manage 13 push-ups, but by the end she could manage more than 50. She achieved all of this by working hard – she was very dedicated. Once Bridget finished with the training sessions, she was still really conscious about making the effort with healthy food choices.
It is great to know that once you have educated women they can then take it upon themselves to care about their overall health. Even if I have only helped a handful of women, then the study has been worthwhile."
Bridget Parris, study participant
"I had never really thought about my cardiovascular health prior to this study. I knew I had put on weight over the past few years but I was in a beautiful state of denial. I assumed I was healthy and that cardiovascular disease was one of those things that happen to other people. Bianca came to speak to my biology class about the study but I was sure I wouldn't qualify.
When I got home I decided to see what my waist measurement was, just for a laugh – turns out it was actually more than 80cm so I did qualify. The next thing I knew I was nervously waiting to meet Bianca for my initial testing, and as it turned out my cholesterol was pushing the point where I would have required medication.
I joined the study to lose weight but also to feel healthy and better about myself. I've got a family history of cardiovascular disease – and heart attacks and diabetes are not things that I wish to experience. My life before the study involved a lot of television – I don't even know how I managed to fit in that much television.
The only activity in my week would be going out dancing on weekends. I also struggled with portion control and snacking throughout the day. The study was great because it allowed us to change without cutting things out completely. So I still have my bag of salt and vinegar chips, but it might be once a month instead of every day.
We were taught tips for healthy eating, such as increasing the amount of vegetables in a meal to bulk it out, rather than bulking it out with rice or pasta.
Bianca is a bubbly person and we get on really well. I think you get to know someone quite quickly when they are doing an echocardiogram on you and you have to take your top off! Her study has helped me become a lot more confident with the way I look and dress. I dropped two dress sizes and feel a lot happier.
I actually enjoy exercise now, which is different for me.
I still enjoy going out dancing but my routine also involves more than that, proper exercise in daylight hours!"


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Placed on short-term injured reserve in September, linebacker Shea McClellin, who's been practicing with the team since Oct. 18, could be in uniform for the first time this season when the Patriots play at Denver on Sunday night.
FOXBORO – The Patriots defense was getting better before the bye.
It may be getting bolstered after the bye.
Returning from their midseason break for meetings at Gillette Stadium on Monday afternoon – they'll be back on the practice field on Tuesday – the Patriots are preparing for a prime-time game with the Broncos at Denver's Sports Authority Field at Mile High on Sunday night knowing that for the first time this season they could have linebacker Shea McClellin in uniform.
McClellin, who on Sept. 4 was placed on the short-term injured reserve list with an undisclosed injury, has been practicing with the team since Oct. 18 and is eligible to play this coming weekend.
For a team that's lost its major player at linebacker, Dont'a Hightower, for the long term, the 6-foot-3, 250-pounder would bring added versatility to the defense with his ability to play both off the line and on the edge. He contributes on special teams as well.
"He's a smart football player," Patriots head coach Bill Belichick said Monday. "He has a lot of position flexibility, both athletically and mentally with his experience."
Typically, Belichick wasn't tipping his hand regarding what might lie in store for McClellin in the days ahead.
"We'll see how it all plays out," the coach said. "We'll see how it all works. He works hard and can do a lot of different things on defense and in the kicking game, so we'll see how it all goes."
Chicago's first-round pick in the 2012 NFL Draft (19th overall), McClellin was considered a disappointment over four season with the Bears. He signed with the Patriots as an unrestricted free agent on March 18, 2016.
Appearing in 14 regular-season games, starting four, in his first year with the Patriots, McClellin was credited with 39 tackles, one sack and a fumble recovery he returned a franchise-record 69 yards in the fourth quarter of the team's 35-14 win at Miami on New Year's Day. He also had two tackles and blocked two field goals on special teams.
McClellin also appeared in all three of the postseason wins that produced the Super Bowl LI championship, registering two tackles.
Gilmore says he's good to go: Sidelined the last three games by a concussion and ankle injury, cornerback Stephon Gilmore says he's planning to play this weekend in Denver.
"Yes, sir," Gilmore answered when asked if he felt like he'd be ready to suit up against the Broncos.
Asked how he felt the defense had played in his absence, Gilmore said: "I think we've gotten better game by game. Every game we've gotten better and the more games we play we'll get even better."


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WICHITA — The Kansas Sports Hall of Fame on Wednesday announced its 2014 induction class.
Two legendary high school football coaches, Roger Barta and Bill Freeman, are a part of the class, which includes 10 honorees.
Two basketball standouts from Kansas (Walt Wesley and Charlie Hoag), as well as two basketball standouts from Kansas State (Ed Nealy and Chuckie Williams) also were named.
Other inductees are DeLoss Dodds, former Texas athletic director; Caroline Bruce McAndrew, an All-America swimmer for Stanford; Gene Stephenson, former Wichita State baseball coach and Bill Tidwell, an All-American in track and field for Emporia State.
Following are sketches of the Hall of Fame inductees, who will be enshrined into the Kansas sports hall on Oct. 5 at the Wichita Boathouse:
ROGER BARTA, Plainville, football: As the head coach of the Smith Center Redmen from 1978-2013, Barta recorded a 323-68 record while orchestrating eight state championships. He holds the all-time Kansas record for coaching win percentage and undefeated seasons (seven). He also guided Smith Center to a record 79 straight wins during a string of five consecutive unbeaten seasons.
DeLOSS DODDS, Riley, administration: A Big Eight champion in the 400-meter for Kansas State, Dodds was soon named the Wildcats' head track and cross country coach. During his 13-year stint, he coached six teams to Big Eight titles, then was named athletic director. In 1981 he was named the eighth AD in Texas history. Under his watch, the Longhorns captured 14 national championships.
BILL FREEMAN, LeRoy, football: A four-year letterman for Emporia State, Freeman went on to record a 242-81-3 mark in the Kansas high school ranks. His teams captured eight state championships in three different classes for LeRoy, Osawatomie and Lawrence. Freeman coached the Lions to five state football titles and two state track titles. He coached several players who went on to the NFL.
CHARLIE HOAG, Guthrie, Okla., football/basketball: A four-sport star, Hoag holds the unusual distinction of winning an Olympic gold medal in one sport (basketball) and being drafted professionally in another (football). He played on the 1952 Olympic squad after scoring nine points for Kansas in its national championship win that year. Hoag was drafted as a halfback by the Cleveland Browns.
CAROLINE BRUCE McANDREW, Wichita, swimming: McAndrew was a 13-time state high school champion for Wichita Trinity before going on to become a 13-time All-America for Stanford in five different events. In 2005, McAndrew captured NCAA titles in the 100- and 200-meter breaststroke. She qualified for the 2004 Olympics, placing ninth in the breaststroke.
ED NEALY, Bonner Springs, basketball: After playing for his father at Bonner Springs, Nealy went on to rank among the top 10 on Kansas State's career list in points, rebounds, double-doubles, assists, steals, games played and games started. Nealy is the only Wildcat to ever surpass the 1,000 mark in career points (1,304) and rebounds (1,069). He went on to play 10 seasons in the NBA.
GENE STEPHENSON, Guthrie, Okla., baseball: Stephenson built the Wichita State program from scratch and coached the Shockers from 1978-2013, leading them to 26 Missouri Valley titles, 18 Missouri Valley Tournament titles, 28 appearances in the NCAA Tournament and seven trips to the College World Series. WSU claimed the national title in 1989. Stephenson's 1,837 wins are the most at the Division I level.
BILL TIDWELL, Kiowa, track and field: Competing for Emporia State, Tidwell swept NAIA distance titles in the 880-yard run and the mile in both 1955 and 1956. Tidwell also competed in cross country for the Hornets, winning 12 of 14 meets during his junior and senior seasons. He went on to serve as athletic director at Oberlin College before returning to ESU as AD from 1971-94.
WALT WESLEY, Fort Myers, Fla., basketball: Wesley chose to play basketball at Kansas because it was one of few major colleges recruiting African-American players in the early 1960s. Wesley averaged more than 20 points as both a junior and senior, finishing with a 19.1 career average. He played 10 NBA seasons after being picked in the first round of the 1966 draft by the Cincinnati Royals.
CHUCKIE WILLIAMS, Columbus, Ohio, basketball: One of only three Kansas State players to be named a two-time All-American, Williams averaged more than 20 points as a junior and senior. He ranks among K-State's career top 10 in 23 season and career categories, including eighth in all-time scoring. He was picked in the first round of the 1976 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers.