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Playing Gary Gilmore's Girl in Executioner's Song Touched Lightly on Rosanna Arquette's Past

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Until now 23-year-old Rosanna Arquette has been best known as the girlfriend of musician Steve Porcaro, 25, keyboardist for the rock group Toto. The honey-blond actress who somehow contrives to look both gaminesque and voluptuous was the namesake for Toto's summer hit Rosanna. She has become such a part of the band's entourage that the six-member group has affectionately dubbed her Roko—"You know," she explains, "like Yoko."

Next week, however, she comes into her own. In NBC's harrowing four-hour drama The Executioner's Song, Arquette plays Nicole Baker, the sweet-faced teenaged divorcée who was Gary Gilmore's girlfriend. In a cold rage after she jilted him, Gilmore killed two men during robberies and was executed by a firing squad at the Utah State Prison in 1977. Norman Mailer, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book about the tragedy, wrote the two-part TV drama. Tommy Lee Jones plays Gil-more, and Rosanna, who won the role over Mariel Hemingway, Tatum O'Neal and Diane Lane, seems stunningly right as Nicole.

"When I first met Nicole, we talked through an entire night in my hotel room," says Rosanna of Gilmore's ex-girlfriend, who is now deeply religious, remarried and living in another state. "After she saw the film she told me she loved it. 'Rosanna,' she said, 'you did me! You did me!' " The man who brought them together is controversial journalistic entrepreneur Lawrence Schiller, who bought the rights to Gilmore's life story for $125,000. Mailer had to buy rights to use Schiller's interview tapes for his book. Schiller, who directed the NBC film, says, "Rosanna gave the impression that she had experienced what Nicole had—come from the gutter, so to speak."

Well, hardly. The granddaughter of the late radio and TV comedian Cliff (Charley Weaver) Arquette, Rosanna was born in New York and raised with her four siblings in a theatrical family. Her father, Lewis, is an actor-director and her mother, Marti, is a writer. She made her stage debut at 8 in children's theater in Chicago under her father's direction, but, like Nicole, her childhood ended early. Unable to adapt to her family's move to an artistic commune in Virginia called Skymont ("to be persecuted at school because I had black friends was too much to take"), she left at 13 to live with friends of her parents in New Jersey. Two years later in Provo, Utah (Gilmore's last home), she and pals were picked up by the police for hitchhiking and released after their parents were called. "I wasn't raised with any restrictions," Rosanna says. A marriage at 17 ended a year later. "I was totally attracted and in love," says Rosanna, "but my husband was detrimental to my well-being."

About that time a part in a small L.A. stage production led to a co-starring role opposite Bette Davis in NBC's 1978 Dark Secret of Harvest Home, which launched her career. She appeared with Timothy Hutton in ABC's A Long Way Home last year, with Richard Thomas in CBS' recent Johnny Belinda, and is starring in director John Sayles' feature Baby, It's You. "Most of the things I've done I wish people wouldn't remember," rues Arquette. Her hardest lesson was as the teenage hitchhiker who stripped topless in Blake Edwards' 1981 S.O.B. "I thought I had some kind of a deal where I wouldn't have to do nudity," Rosanna gripes. Though she appears nude in the upcoming Baby, It's You and in the European version of The Executioner's Song, Arquette maintains "Those scenes were done tastefully."

Arquette vows she won't do any more nude scenes; they are a sore point with boyfriend Porcaro. Even so, he says, "I'm crazy about her. I respect her talent and what she has accomplished." The couple recently moved into a two-bedroom house in North Hollywood, complete with pool, bought from their best friends, actress Wendy Smith Howard, 24, and her husband, keyboardist James Howard. Though Arquette and Porcaro are planning to marry and start a family in a few years, their sights are fixed on their careers for now. Steve is working on Toto's next album, and Rosanna has taken time off to set up house and contemplate her next project. Says Arquette, who recently formed Bosco Productions (named after her favorite childhood drink), "I really want to do comedy. I'm sick of crying."

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Who says there's no country air in Times Square?

Manhattan is set to twang Wednesday morning with a little help from Jason Aldean, when the country superstar announces nominees in five Country Music Association Award categories during the 8:30 a.m. segment of ABC's Good Morning America – and you can see it streamed live here. (Watch video above.)

Lady Antebellum was meant to have joined Aldean Wednesday for the announcement, only the group was kept from reaching New York on account of bad weather, member Hillary Scott Tweeted Tuesday – "but we'll be tuned in to @GMA tomorrow morning with you!"

The rest of the roster will be revealed later Wednesday morning, from the nearby B.B. King Blues Club and Grill.

Come time for the 46th annual CMA Awards on Thursday, Nov. 1, the scene shifts to Nashville's Bridgestone Arena. Just like last year (and the previous five years), Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley will serve as hosts.

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A court battle has put Tom Cruise in the hot seat, forcing him to answer questions about his time away from daughter Suri and his ex-wife Katie Holmes's departure from Scientology.

In a deposition taken in Los Angeles on Sept. 9 (a transcript of which was filed publicly), Cruise was questioned by Elizabeth McNamara, the lawyer for Bauer Publishing, which Cruise is suing for $50 million over an In Touch cover story claiming he "abandoned" Suri after his June 2012 divorce from Holmes.

Cruise acknowledged that he didn't see Suri, 7½, in person for more than 100 days, from Aug. 4, 2012, when they wrapped up a weeklong father-daughter vacation to Disney World, until that Thanksgiving.

"Unfortunately in this situation it was impossible" with his intense filming schedule in London on the sci-fi thriller All You Need Is Kill, Cruise said.

Cruise said he phoned Suri nearly every day, though agreed that phone calls are a poor substitute for seeing a child in person. Talking to a young child on the phone, "you have to work at it. I've gotten very good at it. I tell wonderful stories," he said. "I also find that, you know, Suri is a very happy child, and confident, and has a good sense of herself."

Cruise didn't travel to New York City for Suri's first day of school that September due to his work schedule and concerns about the media attention, he said, adding that Suri had never brought it up.

"If she had asked me to be there, I would have been there," he said. "I would have worked it out in any way I could." He said he also couldn't leave the "grueling" movie shoot when Holmes later suggested he come to New York in October, and other times the exes couldn't work out scheduling for a visit.

"Things change and there is different agreements, like in any divorce, where you work out schedules," he said. "It's just a different set of circumstances. It certainly does not mean that I've abandoned my daughter."

In the wide-ranging, often contentious deposition, Cruise's attorney Bert Fields was on hand as the star was forced to answer questions about everything from his use of private jets to Scientology.

He revealed that Suri is no longer practicing the religion. Pressed about whether Holmes left him to "protect" Suri from Scientology, Cruise responded, "I find that question offensive. … There is no need to protect my daughter from my religion."

But asked whether Holmes left him in part for that reason, Cruise said, "that was one of the assertions, yes. … There are many other aspects to the divorce."

Cruise also was asked about Scientology's definition of a "suppressive person," which includes, according to a definition on the church's website, those who publicly renounce Scientology and therefore lose "fellowship with the Church as well as with other Scientologists."

Cruise said that description was accurate, but when asked whether the church would consider Holmes to be a suppressive person, he responded: "That is a distortion and simplification of the matter. I don't want to just give an oversimplification of religious doctrine.”

He acknowledged that his older kids, Isabella and Connor, whose mom is Nicole Kidman, haven't had contact with Holmes since the split.

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In addition to scrupulous hand washing and room cleaning, the guidelines suggest that people providing inpatient care should wear short sleeves and no watches, jewelry or neckties. If white coats are used, they should be washed with hot water and bleach at least weekly. When interacting directly with patients, doctors should not wear their white coats. Equipment such as stethoscopes should be cleaned between patients. Research has shown that doctors’ neckties and stethoscopes sometimes carry nasty bacteria such as drug resistant Staph aureus.

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CHICAGO — At least 7,000 people are expected to attend the 55 Chicago premieres of films from two dozen European Union countries, in the 10th Annual European Film Festival at the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St., March 2-29.

Nasty Nas delivers pure hip-hop, no bull!

With his newest CD release “Hip Hop is Dead,” Nas goes right for the jugular and brazenly asks us to take a critical look at what we consider hip-hop today. The beats are hard, and Nas’s flow is as lethal as ever. It is nothing short of pure hip-hop — from the first to the last track.

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“Silly Age” is a sweet nostalgic look at 1958 Havana and a family coping with the pending revolutionary changes within their family and society as a whole. The “silly age” referred to is pre-adolescence and follows the coming-of-age of a precocious 10-year-old named Samuel.

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Cubas Internet access cramped by U.S. blockade

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HOUSTON — There’s a new coalition in town. Convened to discuss the devastating impact of President Bush’s budget proposals, the city’s progressive, religious, labor and civil rights organizations and elected officials announced the formation of “Coalition of Working People and the Poor” on Feb. 16.

Latinos lead fight for union at Tyson

The high injury rate at U.S. meatpacking plants is emerging as a big issue in the struggle to unionize that industry. The drive, among a largely Latino immigrant workforce, seeks to reverse the 25-year downward trend in unionization of the meatpacking industry which has been swallowed by monopolies intent on exploiting immigrant labor.

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Texans pushed to accept pollution

Texas utility companies, backed by the governor, want to install 18 more coal-burning plants in Texas. Dr. Robert Gluck, a physician who is also mayor of Arlington, wrote, 'Air pollution is making Texas families sick. More dirty coal plants will mean more asthma, lung disease and premature deaths.'

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Erbium, one of the so-called rare-earth elements on the lanthanide series, is found in the minerals mentioned under dysprosium. In 1842 Mosander separated "yttria" found in the mineral gadolinite, into three fractions which he called yttria, erbia, and terbia. The names erbia and terbia became confused in this early period. After 1860, Mosander's terbia was known as erbia, and after 1877, the earlier known erbia became terbia. The erbia of this period was later shown to consist of five oxides, now known as erbia, scandia, holmia, thulia and ytterbia. By 1905 Urbain and James independently succeeded in isolating fairly pure Er2O3. Klemm and Bommer first produced reasonably pure erbium metal in 1934 by reducing the anhydrous chloride with potassium vapor.

The pure metal is soft and malleable and has a bright, silvery, metallic luster. As with other rare-earth metals, its properties depend to a certain extent on the impurities present. The metal is fairly stable in air and does not oxidize as rapidly as some of the other rare-earth metals. Naturally occurring erbium is a mixture of six isotopes, all of which are stable. Nine radioactive isotopes of erbium are also recognized. Recent production techniques, using ion-exchange reactions, have resulted in much lower prices of the rare-earth metals and their compounds in recent years. Most of the rare-earth oxides have sharp absorption bands in the visible, ultraviolet, and near infrared. This property, associated with the electronic structure, gives beautiful pastel colors to many of the rare-earth salts.

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another thing I just tested is the output of

$ perl "-V:install.*"
which confirms that "installprefix" is the /software/lib/perl5/perlbrew directoy for the perl version I have currently selected.
I read that cpanm installs modules in ${HOME}/lib/perl5 if it thinks that the current user has no permissions to install system-wide but I do have permissions on the directories under my perlbrew directory and I verified that I can write to them so I'm completely lost now what the problem might be.

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My first thought any time I see code with prototypes is that the person who wrote it doesn't know Perl very well. There's no reason to use them except to try and do something tricky like your PUSH() example, and I think that's a bad idea because it has hidden behaviors and doesn't work the way other subs do. Better to treat all your subs consistently and use references explicitly when you want them.

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by leriksen (Curate) on Nov 09, 2004 at 00:56 UTC
    If you need particular types in your parameters, another way to achieve this (and quite possibly more robust than prototype as the clinical dissection above shows) is to use the "program by contract" paradigm.

    So if you need the first parameter to be an array ref, put in code to test this precondition -

    sub PUSH { my ($aref, @new) = @_; carp "first parameter must be an array reference" unless ref $aref e +q 'ARRAY'; ... }

    Even better, use Params::Validate

    If your emulating a builtin like push, using the same interface has advantages (in this case positional parameters), but I prefer using named parameters as much as possible - it also can cut out a number of errors if you choose appropriate parameter names e.g.

    sub NAMED_PUSH { my(%args) = @_; carp "dest_aref parmeter must be an array reference" unless ref $arg +s{dest_aref} eq 'ARRAY'; ... }

    Your POD for this sub (dont give me that puzzled look !!!) should document what keys are expected, and the code checks you have keep your part of the contract.

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Seconded. Regarding the "shunning wall" and the approval disabling, I like it for two reasons:

  • Without it, those monks who become Friars in the future and are not aware of this problem would unwittingly approve and/or frontpage nodes by "shunned" monks, so something should be done to prevent this; if not this feature, some explicit mention of the issue in, for example, How do I moderate?, could be appropriate.
  • More importantly, jesuashok has enough power to approve (his own) nodes. If a decision is made not to approve offenders' posts, some technical restriction must be implemented.

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    Technically, one cannot approve or front-page one's own nodes. However, if one is working in concert with another, it's obviously possible to see how one account can approve, front-page, upvote another, etc. Approval can be withdrawn by janitors, though, and anyone who suspects behaviour as outlined above is advised to give the gods and/or janitors a heads-up. (janitors as a user-group can be messaged the same way you'd message another Monk.)

      Well here's at least one example of one approving the other's plagiarism.

      One dead unjugged rabbit fish later

        There are many actually. Also interesting is the preponderance of root nodes madtoperl posted. Most monks who have been around for a while have contributed many more replies than they have root nodes.

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    I'm sure there are enough interested janitors to keep an eye on the nodes and unapprove them if need be.

    Adding a janitorial edit note to the node indicating why it shouldn't be approved should generally be sufficient, although the OP can re-edit to remove such a note. The node can be reaped if need be, but that doesn't give the perp a chance to redeem himself - we should at least allow that chance.

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The modules that you suggested would work great if the remote systems were Linux. But it looks like the OP in a Windows only environment. Windows doesn't come with an SSH server. Although someone could install something like openSSH or Cygwin to get an SSH server running on Windows, I'm not entirely sure that the SSH environment in that case would have to utilities to control Windows services. I personally have never tried that so I guess I could be wrong about that.

Anyways, IMHO I still think it will be much quicker and easier to use PsService or PsExec from the SysInternals suite.

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by perl514 (Pilgrim) on Feb 03, 2013 at 10:24 UTC

    Hi dasgar,

    I have tried these modules on Windows and they work fine.

    If the OP wants to login to servers, he will have to have ssh installed on the Win Workstation from which he will be firing his queries. That is why I suggested the options.

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The "only" information they have is valuable to the one who was so kind to take his time helping me.

I disagree. They often also indicate which of many replies the OP found most useful/helpful/correct. Which is often just as perl related as the questions.
Do you feel disturbed by these "Thank-you-nodes"?

No. I'm happy to see them, for others replies; happy to receive them for my own replies; and happy to post them for good replies to my own questions.

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the only unknown value that makes sense is one that croaks when used as part of any operation

You're not the first person to say this, so I'll add that feature.

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by salva (Abbot) on Feb 21, 2013 at 15:58 UTC
    It occurs to me that there is another way to attack this problem, because, well, as you say in your post, you don't want the app to die after several hours just because some unknown value has slipped in.

    My idea is to imitate the taint approach. In the place where data is generated (i.e., DBI) it is flagged as maybe_unknown, then when it is used in other parts of the program the app will croak unless the flag had been removed with some check as is_unknown.

    Also, this feature should be easyly disabled, so that it can be used in development but turned off in production environments. For instance:

    sub data_generator { return maybe_unknown(@real_data); # attach maybe_unknown flag } sub data_processor { for my $data (@_) { if ($data =~ /foo/) { # in development this line croaks # because $data may be unknown. # Note that it will croak even when $data # is not actually 'unknown'! ... } unless (is_unknown($data)) { # clears the maybe_unknown flag if ($data =~ /foo/) { # does not croak because the maybe_unknown # flag has already been removed from $data ... } } } sub main { data_processor(data_generator); }

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Hot Dogs Cause Butt Cancer?

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Posted March 20, 2012 by peta2 staff

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine erected this billboard in Chicago to help people in the hot-dog capital reduce their colorectal cancer risk—no small task since 39 percent of Americans don’t even know what the colon is. Seriously. Although I’m guessing a much greater percentage don’t know what’s in a hot dog.

Besides mechanically separated meat, bones, connective tissue, and the stuff they put in instant hand warmers, hot dogs and other processed meats are chockfull of cancer-causing nitrates, which greatly increase the risk of deadly colorectal cancer.

Given the choice, I think I’d rather put down the bun and save my own buns. :)

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    I haven’t eaten hot dogs ever since I saw what they’re made of.

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    Ew, so gross.

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    VA:F [1.9.22_1171]

    Oh yummy!

    No, I think I’ll stick with a veggie dog, thank you very much!

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Since the release of Same Old Blood Rush With a New Touch almost three years ago, Cute Is What We Aim For has been one of the most talked about bands in the scene. These guys are hard to ignore, seeing as they’ve been featured on the cover of Alternative Press, have played sold-out shows all over the world with everyone from Fall Out Boy to Simple Plan to Gym Class Heroes, and have kept fans on message boards talking with a constant stream of gossip.

This year, the boys of Cute Is What We Aim For hit the road along with Meg and Dia, Breathe Carolina, and a few others in support of a truly great cause as part of the Sub City Take Action Tour. In conjunction with Hopeless Records, the Take Action Tour will be donating 10 percent of each ticket purchased to the not-for-profit organization, whose goal is to raise funds for young people around the country to create positive change in their communities and in the world.

We recently caught up with bassist and new addition to the band Dave Melillo to chat about his choice to go vegetarian, his concerns about the environment, and, of course, his favorite tour mate, Sgt. Sebastian!

Dave attributes his passion for animal rights to his love of Goldfinger and John Feldmann’s commitment to the cause. Bands like Anti-Flag and Bane inspired me to learn more about what was going on in the world and find out ways that I could help. If you feel inspired to be a voice for animals, learn how to get active in your community and take our Pledge to Be Veg – you’ll save the lives of 100 animals a year!

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An Attractive and Stylish Design for the New 2014 OPQS Outfit
OPQSlogo OPQS Cycling Team is proud to present the new racing outfit our athletes will be wearing during the 2014 season. The outfit is produced by the Vermarc company, one of the exceptional partners of the team for many years. The design of the outfit has been renovated for the next season. Compared to 2013, the jersey features clearer and more decisive lines, and a black colour scheme that makes the jersey more aggressive — yet more elegant and stylish at the same time!

The jersey, modeled by Julien Vermote in the photo attached, also stands out with the OPQS brand emblazoned on the sleeves. This logo is increasingly becoming a representative trademark for the team in all its communication, not only on social networks. Next year the back of the outfit will again show off the Twitter accounts of the team riders, giving a personal touch to each individual jersey. Also, for the second year in a row, the front will display the UCI logo that honors the Team Time Trial World Championship squad!

Another new feature on the sleeves involves the return of the Latexco logo, which had been substituted over the last few years by one of the brands from the same noted Flemish company, Innergetic.

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“We are happy with the design of our new jersey,” explained Team Manager Patrick Lefevere. “The 2014 design is an evolution that follows in the footsteps of the jersey from the previous two years. This is partly made possible by the important and loyal sponsors that appear on our clothes. Thanks to them we are able to ensure the continuity of the team and build up a clear corporate image linked to a strong communication strategy. This jersey is made even more special since even some of our riders were involved in the creation process. Their feedback and ideas were an important factor in reaching this result. We are sure that our fans will be able to appreciate a jersey that can wisely combine the tradition and history of OPQS with a modern, stylish design.”

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K 2013 Show Report
It’s hard to generalize about auxiliary equipment, but a few trends stood out at K, including: greater energy efficiency, ease of maintenance and cleaning, controls that provide more real-time and historical process information and greater ease of use.

SACMI showed the developmental Colora Cap system for digital inkjet printing on caps at rates of 36,000/hr or higher with an infinitely variable mix of up to 500 different images.

Maguire’s new VBD-150 vacuum dryer (left) has been redesigned for lower maintenance. New Aton2 wheel dryer from Wittmann Battenfeld (below) boasts improved energy efficiency.

New OptiEx blender from TSM combines batch weighing with loss-in-weight extrusion control. It’s said to result in faster response and lower cost than continuous LIW blender

Plasmatreat uses shadow masking for application of a circuit structure to a nylon part using new FPC plasma process.

Drying, feeding, blending, loading, conveying, heating/cooling, decorating, printing, granulating, testing, and measuring—it’s hard to generalize about such diverse auxiliary equipment, but a few trends stand out. Greater energy efficiency is one, as is ease of maintenance and cleaning. Another is controls that provide more real-time and historical process information and greater ease of use. Others are greater flexibility of operation and more durable construction to enable users to get more from their capital investment. Note that additional news in auxiliaries was covered in our September show preview and December news Close Up.

AEC, Schaumburg, Ill., showed off its new MDB dual-bed desiccant dryer for up to three hoppers, which allows internet remote access. New WA drying hoppers of brushed stainless steel are said to be more economical and efficient—for instance, they have an insulated door to reduce heat loss.

New DC-T TouchView dryer control from Conair, Cranberry Township, Pa., was previewed in September.

Maguire Products, Aston, Pa., has added a smaller model to its newly redesigned line of vacuum dryers. These differ from previous models through the use of gravity to move material vertically from one drying stage to another, with discharge of material between stages controlled by high-speed slide-gate valves, as on other Maguire equipment. This eliminates most moving parts, particularly the three-station indexing carousel mechanism of the Maguire LPD vacuum dryer introduced in 2000.

The redesign also does away with sealing gaskets, which can become worn and compromised by resin dust, and with perforated screens that require cleaning. The first of the new models, VBD-1000, was sized for up to 1000 lb/hr. The new VBD-150 at K was for up to 196 lb/hr. It also includes load cells for real-time monitoring and documentation of material usage. This feature was added due to customer demand after initial installations of the larger model.

Mini compressed-air dryers from Moretto of Italy (represented here by Advanced Blending Solutions, Menominee, Mich.) now are offered with optional stainless-steel hoppers or Pyrex. They have a touchscreen and USB port.

Next year, Moretto plans to introduce a moisture meter for real-time, closed-loop dryer control. Moretto aims to use two meters, before and after the drying hopper, to measure initial and final moisture levels.

Motan-Colortronic (U.S. office in Plainwell, Mich.; brought out the Luxor CA S line of small compressed-air dryers for micromolding. They come with 0.75- or 3-liter insulated glass hoppers; the smallest size previously was 8L.

Piovan of Italy, parent of Universal Dynamics, Woodbridge, Va., has updated its Modula central dryer from the last K show. The second generation handles up to 16 hoppers vs. 12 before. Modula saves energy by automatically adjusting each hopper’s air flow, as well as the overall air speed and volume for throughput and moisture level by means of motorized butterfly valves. Users can input the resin type and it will automatically set the temperature.

The new Aton2 segmented-wheel dryer from Wittmann Battenfeld (U.S. office in Torrington, Conn.) uses one blower instead of two for energy savings. It integrates regeneration cooling into the process, recirculates as much regeneration air as needed to maintain process-air temperature. Shown at K was the model F30, a new size for up to 44 lb/hr.

AEC updated its blender controls, which now offer data logging, LAN connection, optional USB port, and storage for 100 recipes.

As reported in September, Coperion K-Tron, Pitman, N.J., introduced a new micro-ingredient feeder with single or twin augers. It also updated its SmartFlow Meter design to allow less material buildup inside and thus easier changeovers, which now take only 5 min. SmartFlow measures bulk material flow with no moving parts and no mechanical interaction with the material.

Maguire Products showed off new enhancements to its batch gravimetric blenders. One is a “carousel valve” for dispensing ultra-small doses of ingredients from the blender hoppers. It mimics the action of a vibratory feeder for accurate dosing of “difficult” ingredients at rates less than 1 g/sec. Also new is upgraded Gravimetric Gateway (G2) networking software (Version 5) for monitoring an entire plant or multiple plants via a PC server. Software enhancements address users’ need for more data to facilitate cost savings through increased control and for greater documentation of process conditions. Version 5 increases the capability for live remote monitoring of material consumption.

Maguire also expanded the versatility of its Sweeper system for completely emptying bulk boxes of resin without operator intervention or cumbersome box tilters. The Sweeper continuously sweeps the length and breadth of the top level of resin in the container, reaching into every corner, while sucking up and conveying resin by vacuum to a dryer or machine hopper.

New features include an upgraded drive motor for better handling of regrind, flake, and powder. New options are also available to adapt the material lance to “difficult” materials such as powders, flakes, or long-glass compounds. And a dual control automatically switches from a Sweeper in an empty box to a second Sweeper in a full one to maintain resin feed without downtime.

From Moretto comes a new gravimetric blender, said to have the highest capacity in the world, for reprocessing PET flake at up to 25,000 lb/hr. It handles six components.

Also new is Moretto’s Krystal volumetric feeder with a clear, antistatic acrylic hopper (stainless steel optional). Its aluminum body has been redesigned for faster cleanout. It also features quick-change dosing screws, gear motor with higher torque, touchscreen, USB port, storage of over 100 recipes.

Motan-Colortronic’s latest includes an Ultracolor gravimetric batch blender based on the Colortronic Ultrablend design. It replaces the former Motal Gravicolor. The firm also offers the Colortronic Graviplus continuous loss-in-weight blender for extrusion. The new Minicolor V volumetric feeder has a disc dosing device (also from Colortronic), which replaces metering screws.

Piovan has a new line of Quantum gravimetric batch blenders. One unusual feature is the ability to remove the weighing system to the floor and mount only the mixer on the machine. This makes for a lightweight compact arrangement on the machine and allows one weighing unit to serve several machines, each with a Q12 remote mixer. Another unusual feature of the Quantum blender is its hemispherical mix chamber, which adapts easily to a round vacuum receiver and allows the blades to sweep the entire interior surface, leaving no dead spots or preferential-flow areas for a more consistent mix and easy cleanout.

Other easy-clean features include the quick-release drain and mixer blades that can be removed without tools. In addition, the loaders stay fixed in place and only the feeders and supply hoppers are removed for cleaning. The unit has a trapezoidal metering gate, said to provide better control.

Piovan also showed a new powder feeder (volumetric or gravimetric) for hard-to-flow materials like calcium carbonate. It has both a feed auger and prefeed auger-agitator, both with variable-speed inverter drive.

Process Control Corp., Atlanta, highlighted its new EXG Series Operator Station, a supervisory system for gravimetric extrusion control that communicates over a high-speed Modbus Ethernet interface. It periodically adjusts the speed of each extruder through the drive-control module. The EXG is also the primary operator station for recipe entry, line operation, and monitoring. It can control and/or monitor up to 12 extruders simultaneously. The 10.4-in. color touchscreen panel has CF-card and USB ports for fast entry of configuration files and access to trending and data logging.

Process Control also exhibited the new XCG2 mini stainless-steel, gravimetric continuous loss-in-weight blender designed for coextrusion processes and an all-stainless XDG6 continuous LIW blender.

TSM of Ireland (U.S. office in Alpharetta, Ga.) exhibited two new gravimetric blenders. The OptiEx model uses an unusual combination of batch weighing of ingredients and loss-in-weight (LIW) extrusion control. This is said to be much less expensive than a continuous LIW blender and to be good for extrusion operations where speed changes are common, because it reportedly offers faster response—in seconds rather than minutes. The unit handles up to six components, but the next generation will take eight or 12. Max. throughput is 3300 lb/hr.

TSM’s new OptiBlend continuous LIW blender for extrusion now handles up to seven components (up from five previously). It handles up to 6600 lb/hr. Features include low-maintenance brushless DC motors, and easy cleanout.

Wittmann Battenfeld’s new Net8 control with handheld pendant for Gravimax blenders holds 120 recipes and has a USB port for data exchange. It provides real-time process visualization.

New AVR vacuum receivers from AEC are said to be more economical and use low-maintenance brushless motors for the loaders. Also new is the VP vacuum pump for loading up to nine small machine hoppers, dryers, or blenders at distances up to 500 ft.

Moretto’s new Kasko receivers have been restyled into a simple, compact shape with no visible cables because control is integrated inside the machine for mechanical protection. These receivers have an enlarged discharge valve for faster filling and unloading. Conveying rates are said to be more than 30% higher than for other receivers. Their internal vortex effect reportedly can handle pellets, flakes, or powders. The receivers are also “self-adaptive” and do not need to be set because they “recognize” working parameters such as suction time and pipe-cleaning time. Also new are FC cyclone filters with automatic self-cleaning.

As reported in September, Pelletron Corp., Lancaster, Pa., came out with a compact, lightweight (2 lb) model C-20 DeDusterfor mounting on injection molding machines. Pelletron also has a new RC45 low-height DeDuster for its Pellcon3 conveying system. The unit takes out the largest streamers and “birds nests” while using 50% less air, saving energy.

A third new product is Pelletron’s FineAlyzer, a $5000 system that makes it easy to perform the “wet test” (ASTM D7486) for dust content on virgin pellets for compounders and resin producers. Aimed at compounders and resin producers, it measures dust on pellets from 1.6- to 500-micron size.

Piovan has agreed with Vactec LLC, Kalamazoo, Mich., make and sell the new PureFlow filterless vacuum receiver invented by Vactec president Chuck Thiele. Said to be a first, this device is said to answer the longstanding need for an affordable way to separate incoming material from the air stream without the need to change and clean filters or screens or used compressed-air blowback or implosion cleaning.

According to Thiele, existing filterless units are relatively expensive and thus are used mainly for powders and regrind. The PureFlow reportedly delivers nearly 100% separation efficiency at only slightly higher cost than a filter-type receiver.

The device incorporates an abrasion-resistant material inlet and air exhaust into the cover of the receiver—a simple arrangement that provides easy access, notes Thiele. The kinetic energy of arriving material is absorbed in a proprietary RaBend entry elbow, so material drops into the receiver while conveying air exhausts through a ring between the elbow entry tube and the receiver body. Upward velocity in the air ring is less than 5% of the minimum required to entrain material.

Piovan also introduced the Ryng, an weighing adapter for vacuum loaders, which mounts between the vacuum chamber and the vessel below. The Ryng incorporates a load cell so that it can weigh and totalize each load. It’s retrofittable to any make of loader and is especially suitable for extrusion.

Process Control showed a new dust-tight version of its vacuum receiver aimed at medical applications.

New Feedmax S3 net loaders from Wittmann Battenfeld are individual units that can be networked together, offering the advantages of a central loading system. For example, several loaders can be networked in a production cell, and one controller can handle all loaders in a network. These stainless-steel units have a new handheld pendant controller and LED status display on the loader.

AEC’s new GC central chiller has a 10-in. touch display and control for up to five circuits totaling up to 300 tons. It’s based on modular single-circuit chillers of 20 to 60 tons each. (Previously, AEC packaged two circuits together.) Modules can be added as needed.
In September, we reported on Conair’s new EP1 and EP2 portable chillers from 1 to 43 tons.

Frigel of Italy (U.S. office in E. Dundee, Ill.) is preparing for commercial introduction this spring new Microgel portable water-cooled chillers in 3RCM single-zone and 3RCD dual-zone versions. The complete redesign includes updated pumps and compressors that operate more efficiently with new eco-friendly refrigerants. More pump options also offer a larger range of flow and pressure, so it will be possible to choose the most efficient pump for an application.

New controls include a 7-in. touchscreen (Frigel’s first), diagnostic software, all manuals, and guidance to teach users how to operate the units. They also will offer WiFi capability (now available only on Frigel’s central chillers), which will permit remote monitoring of operating parameters, energy efficiency, status, alarms, and maintenance history. Maximum capacity per zone has been raised to 80 tons from 60 tons for single-zone and 30 tons for dual-zone units.

Another important feature of these units is that they will be available for either open-loop or closed-loop operations—in other words, they don’t necessarily require clean water. In addition, they will have a hydraulic control circuit with no modulating valves to interrupt flow to the mold and create a pressure drop. Automatic mold draining, formerly an option, will be standard. A new option will be to use two pumps in parallel, so that one can be turned off when not needed, providing an efficient way to unload 50% of capacity. It would be suited to shops with a wide range of molds and cooling needs. It’s almost as efficient as using a variable-speed inverter pump drive, but less expensive.

Also new from Frigel is the EcoDry 3DK adiabatic liquid cooler, which can operate even with water temperatures as high as 30 C (86 F). A booster system kicks in, which wets the cooling coils directly, increasing their cooling capacity, in addition to spray-saturating the air around the coils with water mist.

Moretto has a new hot-water TCU for micromolding machines. The Teko 0 model has 0.7 kW heater and two circuits. It can provide up to 90 C (194 F) water temperature.

Wittmann Battenfeld’s new Tempro plus D-L TCUs are pressurized hot-water units in new larger sizes with standard heating capacity of 18 kW and cooling capacity of up to 40 kW per circuit (36 kW heating and 80 kW cooling optional). They have two water tanks instead of one and two heaters working in series. They can operate at up to 180 C (356 F) and are said to be especially suitable for Variotherm hot/cold molding.

Also new is Wittmann’s Flowcon Plus water flow controller with control pendant. This upgrade of an older product line has new automatic flow and temperature adjustment for up to 12 circuits with a stepper motor for each zone.

Rapid Granulator (U.S. office in Cranberry Township, Pa.) launched the 150-21 Auger Sound Proof (ASP) under-the-press granulator at the show. The unit runs at less than 75 dBA sound level. It was developed in conjunction with a large molder that Rapid says had “extraordinary demands for both granule quality and working environment.”

Also, the new Raptor Series of shredders from Rapid features an “open-hearted” design that gives access to all core components of the unit for cleaning, service, and maintenance in 70 sec. The line initially consists of five models, all of which will be modular to allow for tailoring to the specific application. The first models are expected to be available in the first quarter.

The SML 45/60 SB granulator from Herbold (U.S. office in North Smithfield, R.I.;) is the latest in the company’s line of force-fed machines for general-purpose use. They are billed as robust, compact, and easy to clean while generating low noise. Herbold also displayed the SMS Series of heavy-duty granulators for tough applications. They feature a removable deflection wedge to accommodate a wide variety of applications, along with energy-efficient double-cross cutting action, and adjustable rotor and bed knives.

The CT500 granulator from Cumberland, New Berlin, Wis., is aimed at recycling of large containers and blow molded objects. Available in three sizes from 20 x 28 to 20 x 48 in., the CT500 Series also offers a large, 500 mm cutting circle for enhanced part ingestion, and throughputs from 2000 to 3500 lb/hr. Cumberland also showed the 1600X Series general-purpose granulators for injection and blow molding and extrusion.

Cumberland’s 1018X edge-trim granulator has a heavy-duty feed-roll assembly complete with 76-mm-diam. rollers. The steel knurled rolls are driven by a 0.37 kW geared motor and are fitted with an adjustable knife-edge stripper to prevent wrapping of thin trims.

Two other new granulators covered in September were Conair’s  NCF-819 super-tangential granulator and the MC 33 granulator for injection or blow molding scrap from Wittmann Battenfeld.

New products from Process Control Corp. included an edge-trim inducer for operations that runs at up to 1150 ft/min and an edge-trim grinder for throughputs to 55 lb/hr.

A reportedly novel atmospheric plasma system for depositing thin-film metal coatings was launched by Plasmatreat, Elgin, Ill. FPC (Fine Powder Coating) uses fine metallic powders like copper, aluminum, or tin to coat heat-sensitive materials like plastics, rendering them conductive and solderable without the use of VOC-emitting wet chemicals, unlike conventional powder coatings. In combination with the company’s Openair-Plasma technology, FPC cleans and activates a wide variety of thermoplastic or thermose substrates, including fiber composites. A single environmentally friendly operation produces metallic coatings in a matter of seconds.

Consisting of a powder-feeding system and plasma system, the FPC injects fine powder particles into the highly energetic Openair plasma beam. At the high temperature in the center of the plasma beam, the particles become molten, allowing them to combine to form a coating. The kinetic energy of the plasma beam carries the particles out of the Openair-plasma jet onto the substrate to create a homogeneous metallic layer. A key benefit is that the robot-controlled plasma nozzle allows for locally selective application, unlike spraying or dipping processes.

SACMI of Italy (U.S. office in Des Moines, Iowa), maker of continuous compression molding machines for bottle caps, presented its developmental Colora Cap system for digital multicolor inkjet printing of caps at rates up to 36,000/hr or more. Its software can store 500 TIF images and print literally a different image on each successive cap. It prints high-definition images at up to 650/min, or lower-resolution logos and type at up to 2000/min with integrated vision inspection.

Chicago-based Atlas Materials Testing Technology unveiled what it claims sets a new standard in economical, mid-sized xenon weather-testing devices. The air-cooled Xenotest 440 combines new XenoLogic lamp technology with an efficient design that includes ultrasonic humidifiers to reduce water consumption.

XenoLogic is a new twin-lamp technology that enables the instrument to achieve high irradiance levels of 120 W/m2 of total UV radiation. By testing at higher irradiance levels, test times can be significantly reduced compared with standard weathering tests. XenoLogic is also said to provide extended lamp life by dividing the desired irradiance level between two synchronized 2200W xenon lamps. The two xenon lamps combined can last over 4000 hr under standard testing levels of 40-60 W/m2. This also reportedly reduces lamp operating costs by as much as 30% or more.

C.W. Brabender, South Hackensack, N.J., featured its line of rheometers, highlighting its ART Plasti-Corder and Intelli-Torque Plasti-Corder torque rheometers and testing software.

Tinius Olsen, Horsham, Pa., showcased its line of universal testing machines, including its S and T Series of benchtops and testing software.

ISRA Vision, Norcross, Ga., launched Plug & Inspect, a ready-to-use surface-inspection system for clear or opaque webs like films and nonwovens. The company says users can now put a complete inspection system into operation on their own without any expert knowledge. Only a few steps are required to achieve reliable identification and classification of surface defects including gels, pits, and holes. The package includes the camera, illumination module, and software that runs on a PC or tablet.

ISRA Vision also showcased its new, patented Gel-Light illumination with LED technology for its quality-control inspection systems for transparent optical films such as BOPP, PET, and BOPET for TFT (thin-film transistor) displays used in smartphones, tablet PCs, and flat-screen TVs. The new technology allows realtime, online detection of defects of under 50 µm size. Such defects have not been detectable with previous systems and can result in optical defects in TFT displays. ISRA’s inspection systems fall into three categories. A standard system can detect defects down to a size of 100 µm. An advanced version identifies irregularities down to 50 µm or even smaller upon request. This detects fisheyes, gels, black specks, scratches, and pinholes.

The Gel-Light tilted concept used in the premium category also identifies fine scratches and contamination below the resolution limit. ISRA says classification of scratches and point defects has been significantly improved; defects may be displayed according to type and size.

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There’s More to Winning the Tax Game Than Beating the IRS

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How to manage assests when there’s a human element involved

Recently, I read an article entitled “What Makes for Success?” by Kemmons Wilson,
the founder of Holiday Inn. He said, “It is great to attain wealth, but money is really just one way—and hardly the best way—to keep score.”

Interesting quote, huh? Most readers of this column call me with tax problems because they have attained wealth (no doubt they do keep score in money), and they don’t want to share that wealth with the IRS. This is perfectly normal.

However, once readers realize that they can pass all of their wealth intact to their family and really eliminate the estate tax, the conversation sometimes turns to other ways they might keep score. While they are delighted to find legal ways to win the estate tax game, they readily admit that they don’t know how to deal with their other

The other problems fall into the general category of little kids, little problems; big kids, big problems. Questions arise such as, Which of my kids should run the business? How do I treat the kids fairly? What about the non-business kids? What happens if one (or more) of my kids gets divorced? How do I take care of my wife (the second one, who’s sometimes 15 years—or more—younger than the caller)? The callers tell me about family problems, business problems and/or assorted personal problems. Every word is important to me, even though I’ve listened to many tales of woe. Although similar, each problem, as explained by each client, has its own peculiar twists and turns.

Let’s face it. Stuff happens. After years of solving wealth transfer, business succession and estate planning problems, experience has taught me that solving only the money problems can never yield a perfect economic and tax plan.

The human stuff, which involves your spouse and kids who support your plan, must be solved, too. What about your son-in-law or daughter-in-law? Do you “love” him/her or is “hate” the better word? I know it sounds corny, but if you really want to win the game of life after you have won the money game, you must attempt to solve the human part—the emotional stuff.

Here’s my suggestion to start the process. Make a “money problem” list and a “human problem” list. Address the money problem list first by solving these three money problems: First, maintain your lifestyle and your spouse’s for as long as you live; second, transfer your business tax free to the business kids; and third, kill the estate tax.

An important note: Unless the client tells us otherwise, we always assume he wants to control all assets, especially the business, for as long as he lives.

Once the money problem list is complete, then it’s easier to tackle the human problem list. Interestingly, solving the money problems usually solves some, and often all, of the human problems.

Finally, you must work with experienced professionals who know how to solve both the money problems and the emotional, human stuff that comes when you accumulate significant wealth and then want to pass it to your heirs.

One more thing: Each piece of your final plan, whether intended to solve a money problem or a human problem, must be part of a single, comprehensive and integrated plan, all implemented at the same time. Piecemeal planning, based on my 50-plus years of experience, is a disaster that not only adds wealth to the IRS but also fails to satisfy the normal problems of a typical well-to-do family.

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Georgia Tech's Griffin takes medalist honors at U.S. Amateur Public Links

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Published: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 | 1:23 a.m.

Georgia Tech’s John-Tyler Griffin, playing in his home state, secured medalist honors in the U.S. Amateur Public Links on Tuesday by shooting a 4-under 67.

Griffin, from Wilson, was 9-under 133 after two rounds of stroke play at Bryan Park Golf and Conference Center. That gave him a one-stroke edge on three others and the top seed for match play.

First-round leader Derek Ernst, a UNLV golfer, shot a 69 to finish at 8 under. Augusta State’s Patrick Reed and Fresno State’s Bhavik Patel also finished stroke play at 8 under.

Play was suspended because of a dangerous weather warning with 18 players on the course. They will complete the round Wednesday. Match play for the top 64 qualifiers starts later in the day.


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Juli Inkster committed to helping LPGA Tour to thrive in Bay Area

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Juli Inkster believes that the inaugural Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic can lay the foundation for a long run of success for the LPGA Tour in northern California.
Janie McCauley
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Series: LPGA Tour

Published: Monday, February 03, 2014 | 6:08 p.m.
DALY CITY, Calif. – Juli Inkster believes the LPGA Tour can become a success for the long haul in her native Bay Area.
Inkster is helping promote the inaugural Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic at Lake Merced Golf Club, marking the LPGA Tour's return to the area for the first time since the 2010 CVS/Pharmacy LPGA Challenge at Blackhawk Country Club in Danville.
''It's great to have it back here. We just need something to stick, we need something to stick for 10-15 years,'' Inkster said Monday. ''I'd love to have this established for a long time. I think we can build a fan base, start from the bottom and build up, for years to come.''
The $1.8 million, 144-player Swinging Skirts tournament will run April 21-27 in this San Francisco suburb. It will be one of about 12 events the 53-year-old Inkster plans to play this year in a reduced schedule – though she makes a point to say she is not retiring but will take on some television work.
''It's not over, but I know the prime of my golf is passed,'' said Inkster, a native of Santa Cruz who played collegiately at San Jose State. ''I still like to play, I still like to compete. I'm looking forward to a new chapter.''
The Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic formally launched Monday with ticket sales and other details. The event features one of the higher purses for a domestic women's event, with the winner taking home $270,000.
While Inkster has watched some of the hard-hitting young women bring fresh energy to women's golf, she knows not everybody has seen the game's strides and is eager for fans in Northern California to get an up-close glimpse.
''I think it's going to be a great venue for it,'' Inkster said. ''It's tough, it's going to play like an Open. I hope we can keep this for a long time. It's important for the LPGA to be in this area. Women's golf has changed so much the last 8-10 years. ... It's a different LPGA than it was 10 years ago. It's important for young girls to come out here and see role models, 'Hey, I can do that.' We just don't have a lot of that around here.''
The goal is for Swinging Skirts to reach a long-term agreement with Lake Merced Golf Club after the first event, tournament Executive Director Kevin Hopkins said. The club has a 92-year history.
''It feels like the perfect home. It's an exciting time for us to bring this here,'' Hopkins said. ''We want it to be a fixture on the golf calendar for many years to come. We've obviously got a perfect venue for it.''
Inkster knows as well as anybody the challenges facing the LPGA Tour in a busy sports market such as San Francisco, where there is competition with storied professional sports franchises. The culture, diversity and wide-ranging activities keep Inkster here. She lives in nearby Los Altos.
''Three, four, five years down the road you can make this a really good tournament. That's what you want, you don't want to just jump in and jump out,'' she said. ''I love this area. We have some great golf courses. ... Lake Merced, I'm telling you these girls better bring their 'A' game. Once these girls play Lake Merced they're going to want to come back for a long time.''
The Swinging Skirts Golf Team is a private, Taiwanese nonprofit of amateur golfers committed to growing the women's game globally. The group's chairman is an art aficionado, so there will be sculptures around the par-72 course.
''I'll be in a swinging skirt, too, by the way,'' Inkster joked. ''You know me, I love a skirt.''


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If you love chocolate and hazelnuts, you're going to love these cookies I just created. Sunny, my husband's oldest sister (she's 16 now), promised her girlfriends she would bring some sweet treats to share with them at school, so I helped her out by making these decadent French-inspired cookies.

Nutella serves as the base of the cookies, to which I added a layer of homemade hazelnut cream (frangipane-style) and a smattering of mini-chocolate chips.

The cookies come out of the oven chewy, soft and sweet. And of course, irresistible!

Our friends over at Nuts About Granola are featuring my Hawaiian-inspired granola bars on the new packaging of their Granola Basics and at the same time are giving away 3 copies of my upcoming book, Haute Potato, to their readers. Leave a comment at the bottom of Nuts About Granola Blog post and you might be one of the lucky winners!

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Mother's Day is quickly approaching. The girls are very excited and are planning an elaborate celebration for their mommy. One of the girls is handcrafting a vase. Lulu is in charge of the flowers. He often gives red roses to my mother-in-law, which she adores. Our little  5-year-old munchkin wrote a letter with her adorable handwriting. Here's what she wrote:

"I love you, Mommy. You are so special, thank you for taking care of me. You are the best mom in the [w]hole wide world." She showed it to me to ask if Mommy would like it. I was like: "Aww, munchkin, it's adorable! I'm sure Mommy will love it."

And finally, Sunny (the eldest one, who's 14) asked me to help her plan out the celebration dinner. I’ve gone through the recipes I’ve published so far and put together a list in case you’re looking for inspiration as well. The recipes are separated by type, from breakfast ideas to appetizers, savory sides and meat dishes as well as elegant desserts.

Remember, no matter what you do, whether it's a last minute DIY Mother's Day gifts or something you buy, the mom(s) in your life will be ecstatic because it's the intention that really counts.

Joyeuse Fête des Mères! (Happy Mother's Day!)

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You are hereQSAR Analysis on Some Novel 4-Quinolylhydrazone Derivatives as Anti- Tubercular agent

QSAR Analysis on Some Novel 4-Quinolylhydrazone Derivatives as Anti- Tubercular agent

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Dr. A. K. Pathak, Parul Sengar, Kamlesh Kumar*
Department of Pharmacy, Barkatullah University
Bhopal, M. P.

A Quantitative Structure Activity Relationship study on a Series of 40 molecules of (4-Quinolylhydrazone compounds) with anti-tubercular activity analogues was made using combination of various physicochemical descriptors (Thermodynamic, electronic and spatial). Several statistical expressions for 2D QSAR & 3D QSAR were developed using stepwise partial least square (PLS) regression analysis and K-Nearest neighboring molecular field analysis (K-NNMFA) respectively. The studies on 2D-QSAR, suggested the four descriptors T_C_C_2, T_C_N_4, Surface area excluding P & S, SsCH3E-index, and H donor count were common and highly contributed the activity. 2DQSAR model developed using partial least square regression approach. Negative logarithmic value of (MIC) was taken as dependent variable and selected discriptors were taken as independent varable. The analysis resulted in the following 2D-equation suggest that, MIC50 = [+0.1587 T_C_C_2- 0.0593 SsCH3E-index- 0.1395 T_C_N_4+ 0.3888 H-Donor Count -3.1556], n =26; Degree of freedom = 22; r2 = 0.75; q2 = 0.67; F test = 22.63;  r2 se = 0.20 ; q2 se = 0.23; pred_r2 = 0.46 ; pred_r2 se = 0.24, a H-donor group at Ar, is important for guiding the design of a new molecule. 3DQSAR model developed using K-nearest neighbour method (training set =33 and test set = 7). The best model derived by the method have q2 = 0.51, q2_se = 0.25, Predr2 = 0.71, pred_r2se = 0.16, n=33, k Nearest Neighbor is 2, Degree of freedom =28. The steric and electrostatic descriptors at the grid points, E_916 (0.1865, 0.3006); S_591 (-0.2851, -0.2580); S_1027 (-0.3273, -0.3090); S926 (30.000, 30.000) plays important role for design of new molecule. 3DQSAR analysis of series of 4-Quinolylhydrazone compounds informed that electropositive and less bulky group increases the biological activity.

Reference Id: PHARMATUTOR-ART-1170

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most prevalent infectious Diseases, about 2 billion people, equal to one-third of the world’s total population, are infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), the microbes that cause tuberculosis.[1] Tuberculosis is a leading killer among HIV-infected people with weakened immune systems; about 200,000 people living with HIV/AIDS die from TB every year. Multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) is a form of TB that does not respond to the standard treatments using first-line drugs. [2]
The quinoline skeleton is often used for the design of many synthetic compounds with diverse pharmacological profile like antifungal, antitumor, antimycobacterial, antimalarial, Antihistaminic, antiacetylcholine, antioxidant, antihypertensive (angiotensin II receptor antagonists), antileishmanial, antidyslipidemic, antioxidative, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-HIV activity [3-12]. The present work focuses on the QSAR analysis on some quinolyl hydrazones derivatives for the development of new quinolyl compounds for the potent antimycobacterial activity (TB). In the present study, 2D-QSAR, 3D-QSAR analysis of some novel 4-Quinolylhydrazone compounds with anti-tubercular activity was performed by using Partial least square regression (PLS) and k-nearest neighbour method (KNN) approach. A data set of 40 molecules was taken from Sandra Gemma et al. in Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Journal 2009 available online at www.sciencedirect.com.[13] and MIC value of molecules were converted to negative logarithmic values (MIC) by using software VLIFE MDS 3.5 [14].

Materials and Methods
The dataset consist of structurally diverse compounds reported for MTB H37RV inhibitory activities. The selected series comprises of forty (40) 4-Quinolylhydrazone analogues reported by Sandra Gemma et al. [13] (Table 1).The Anti-tubercular activity of compounds in the series is reported as MIC values where MIC refers to minimum concentration required to inhibit 50% of Antimicrobial activity. The compounds in the selected series were randomly divided into two sets with one set as a training set in developing regression models and the remaining as validation set (Test set) in the prediction of biological activity.

Table 1: Biological activity data and structures of the compounds in the series

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Collaborating to Protect the Supply Chain from Counterfeiters

Adeline Siew PharmTech speaks to Lynne Byers and Brian Johnson about Rx-360's initiatives to protect patient safety.
Dec 02, 2012
Volume 36, Issue 12

Counterfeit medicines are prevalent across the globe. From proprietary medicines to generic drugs, counterfeiters are not only targeting lifestyle drugs such as Viagra and Cialis, but also expensive treatments for life-threatening conditions such as cancer. This year saw the appearance of counterfeit Avastin, which affected 19 medical practices in the United States, demonstrating that even countries with stringent regulatory and enforcement systems are not exempt from the escalating problem of counterfeits (1). In this digital age, the Internet provides an easy channel for counterfeiters to dispense their fakes. Purchasing medicines online with just a click of the mouse is becoming increasingly prevalent because of the convenience it offers, and according to the World Health Organization (WHO), constitutes more than 50% of counterfeit cases (2). In July 2011, the European Commission published the Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) 2011/62/EU in an effort to better protect patients and consumers. The new directive, which aims to prevent falsified medicines from entering the legal supply chain and reaching patients, will come into effect in January 2013. Meanwhile, FDA's Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA), enforced in July 2012, has made provisions to ensure the safety of drugs, for example by implementing new counterfeiting penalties, including one for trafficking fake medicines.

To examine the progress made to date in the war against counterfeits, PharmTech spoke with Lynne Byers, vice-president of quality at GlaxoSmithKline, and Brian Johnson, senior director of supply-chain security at Pfizer. Both are representatives and members of Rx–360, an international pharmaceutical supply chain consortium developed by volunteers from the pharmaceutical and biotech industry, with a mission to protect patient safety by enhancing the security of the pharmaceutical supply chain to assure the quality and authenticity of products and materials moving through the supply chain.

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PharmTech: How successful have regulators and the pharmaceutical industry been in the battle against counterfeits?

Johnson: We have made great progress as an industry in battling counterfeit medicines and other supply-chain security breaches; however, there is still much more to do. Some examples of positive progress from a legislative perspective include the passing of the FMD in Europe and FDASIA in the US. Operation Pangea is an example of collaborative enforcement efforts, where an international law enforcement campaign involving 100 countries succeeded in shutting down more than 18,000 rogue online pharmacies. Rx–360 has also done some great work in the supply-chain security space, with several white papers that will help prevent, detect, and respond to counterfeiting and other supply-chain security threats. There are many other examples and they all contribute to our fight in different ways. Nevertheless, even with these success stories, we still see examples of global supply-chain security breaches in the news every day. We must remain vigilant.


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GANGSTER SQUAD (2013, directed by Ruben Fleischer, 113 minutes, U.S.)

BY DAN BUSKIRK FILM CRITIC I’ve never been one to adopt the cry that stamping out violent media is the cure for reducing troubling crime rates but I’ve seen few films that seem as beholden to gun-culture fetishism than the would-be epic Gangster Squad. A lot of bullets fly in this paper-thin distillation of every gangster movie ever made, and while it is hard to imagine this film inspiring anything more than dismay, the film serves as a holy document of our nation’s absurd belief in the curative powers of a smoking barrel.

The film’s naked love of guns would not seem so prominent or problematic if the film itself wasn’t so threadbare of ideas and wit. Gangster Squad presents Josh Brolin as Sgt.O’Mara, a two-fisted vet who returns from WW II with a burning desire to clean up the streets. Sean Penn is Mickey Cohen, the gangster who is making the city of L.A. his own. Only a wishy-washy, weak-kneed liberal would think Cohen should be taken down by using the law (Giovanni Ribisi plays just such a weak-kneed liberal here) so instead Chief Parker (Nick Nolte) privately gives O’ Mara the clearance to put together some tough-ass gunslingers to declare guerrilla war on Cohen’s crime operation on the streets of LA.

As a fan of film history, I’m probably half-way to loving any period crime film, so full is my mind of Corleones, Cagney, Goodfellas and Scarfaces. Just seeing Josh Brolin’s impossibly square jawline beneath a fedora evokes all sorts of past movie pleasures but after a snappy punch-out opening it quickly becomes apparent that Gangster Squad is happy just to have its young cast shooting and running around in the fancy clothes while big band jazz swings in the background. Actually cooking up a plot was apparently way down on the producer’s list of priorities.

There’s no fancy detective work, no double-crossing insiders, and no twists of fate; every move forward in this film comes from O’Mara picking up his men and walking in the door blasting. Early on the crew the crew plans to rob one of Cohen’s casinos and instead find themselves in a face-off with crooked uniformed policemen. Finally, an acknowledgment that going beyond the law might cause complications, but instead O’Mara and his men go back to blasting away and since no police get hurt, that potentially-intriguing complication brushes easily away.

The film continues to evade such complexities, remaining as lightly plotted as a children’s cartoon. It was the presence of Sean Penn that made me believe something richer might be at hand here. In recent years Penn’s films, successful or not, have been carefully chosen. The director, Ruben Fleischer, was responsible for the well-received Zombieland back in 2009, perhaps that might have made the 52-year-old star unduly optimistic. Beneath a great deal of facial latex, Penn gives a Stallone-worthy performance, bellowing and snorting away in a few scenes, his high-pitched performance bringing back memories of the 1990s Dick Tracy film. Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone get by on their good looks as the clandestine lovers, him a member of O’Mara’s gangster squad and her being Mickey Cohen’s girl. Robert Patrick plays the gangster squad’s quick draw artist and Anthony Mackie is an African American squad member whose main characteristic is that he is good with a knife (a period film with a period stereotype much?).

The final showdown comes when it is time to bring in Mickey Cohen. What’s the plan? Reload the guns and go get him, of course. The bullet casings dance in slow motion and everything works out splendidly.  Maybe it isn’t the excitement of mayhem unleashed that inspires violence, maybe it is that we climax so many stories in our culture with a burst of violence that unleashes a calming peace. Violence brings on the happy ending for Sgt. O’Mara here, but it is not very successful at distinguishing Gangster Squad from a mountain of other such half-baked nonsense.

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