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The different approaches for targeting orally administered drugs to the colon include coating with pH-dependent polymers, design of time-release dosage forms, and the utilization of carriers that are degraded exclusively by colonic bacteria. The aim of the present study was to develop a single unit, site-specific drug formulation allowing targeted drug release in the colon. Matrix tablets were prepared by wet granulation using cross-linked chitosan (ChI) and chondroitin sulfate (ChS) polysaccharides as binder and carrier. ChS was used to form polyelectrolyte complexes (PEC) with ChI, and its potential as a colon-targeted drug carrier was investigated. Indomethacin was used as a model drug. The ChI and ChS PEC was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and powder X-ray diffraction studies (XRD). The matrix tablets were tested in vitro for their suitability as colon-specific drug delivery systems. FTIR demonstrated that the PEC forms through an electrostatic interaction between the protonated amine (NH3+) group of ChI with the free carboxylate (COO−) group and sulfate (SO42−) group of ChS. DSC and XRD indicated that the PEC has different thermal characteristics from ChI or ChS. The dissolution data demonstrates that the dissolution rate of the tablet is dependent upon the concentration of polysaccharide used as binder and matrix and time of cross-linking. The study confirmed that selective delivery of indomethacin to the colon can be achieved using cross-linked ChI and ChS polysaccharides.
Colonic drug delivery has gained increased importance not just for the delivery of drugs for the treatment of local diseases of colon but also for its potential for the delivery of proteins and peptides (1). Over the last few years, different approaches have been reported in order to achieve specific colonic drug delivery. Most of the previous literature reports on colonic targeting have focused on the development of a colonic delivery system based on time- and pH-dependent delivery systems as well as systems that utilize bacteria, which colonizes the colon or enzymes produced by these bacteria to affect drug release (2,3). The poor site specificity problem occurs with time release dosage form due to large variation in gastric emptying time (4) and passage across the ileocecal junction. In addition, poor site specificity of pH-dependent system was very well established due to large variation in pH of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) (5,6). Biodegradable systems formulated using natural polysaccharides are increasingly being developed (7,8). Use of naturally occurring polysaccharides is attracting attention for drug targeting to the colon, since these polymers of monosaccharides are found in abundance, inexpensive, and available in variety of structures with varied properties (9). They can be easily modified chemically and biochemically and are non-toxic, hydrophilic, gel-forming, as well as biodegradable in nature. Conventionally, various polysaccharides are used in the tablet formulations to retard drug release. These have been used either as matrices or as a coating material. For matrices, generally a high concentration of polymer is required. Alternatively, these can be used as binders in tablets (10). Thus, varying the polysaccharides and their concentration affects drug release from the prepared tablet. Based on the above assumption, two different polysaccharides, namely, chitosan (ChI) and a chondroitin sulfate (ChS) were selected for the present study. ChI–ChS complex erodes slowly in phosphate buffer at pH values higher than 6.5, and this behavior leads to suppression of the initial drug release in the upper segments of GIT and controls release in the colon where pH value is in the range of 6.5–7.0 (11).
In the present investigation, for the first time, authors have formulated matrix tablets for colonic delivery using novel cross-linked ChI–ChS PEC. Indomethacin was selected as a model drug because it has good indication for colonic delivery (12,13). Indomethacin is widely used as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. In vitro drug release studies were carried out in simulated colonic fluid with and without rat cecal content, also by using Bacteroides ovatus culture due to its known polysaccharide degradable activity (14).
Indomethacin was a generous gift from Micro Lab Limited (Bangalore) India. Chitosan (degree of deacetylation 85%) was obtained from Central Institute of Fisheries, Kochi, India. Chondroitin sulfate was a gift from Markson Pharma., Goa, India. Culture of B. ovatus MTCC 3298 was made available from microbial type culture collection, Chandigarh, India. All other ingredients used were of analytical grade.
Binder paste of the polysaccharides in various concentrations were prepared by mixing the weighed amount of ChI in a 1% v/v solution of acetic acid in distilled water with magnetic stirrer for 0.5 h so as to enable the ChI to swell. To this mixture, weighed amount of ChS was added slowly. The mixing was carried out for different time intervals such as 12, 18, and 24 h. The cross-linked paste was used as a binder for the powder mixture during wet granulation (Table I).
All the powdered ingredients were weighed, mixed, and granulated with the binder paste prepared as above. This mixture was thoroughly blended manually and passed through a sieve with a nominal aperture of 1 mm. The granules were prepared and dried in an oven at a temperature between 30°C and 40°C for 4 h. The dried granules were screened, mixed with lubricants, and stored at room temperature for tableting.
Before compression, granules were evaluated for their characteristic parameters. Angle of repose was determined by funnel method. Bulk density and tapped density were determined by cylinder method, and Carr’s index (CI) was calculated using the following equation (15).
where TD is the tap density and BD is the bulk density
Tablets weighing 215 mg containing 75 mg of indomethacin were compressed on a ten-station rotary machine (Karnavati Engg., India) using a 7-mm round, concave, plain die-punch.
The properties of the compressed matrix tablet, such as hardness, friability, weight variation, and content uniformity, were determined using reported procedure (16). Briefly, hardness was determined using Monsanto hardness tester (Campbell Electronics, Mumbai, India), and friability was determined using Roche friability testing apparatus (F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland). Drug content studies were carried out to evaluate the amount of drug present in the prepared tablet.
Randomly, 20 tablets were selected from each formulation and tested for its drug content. The tablets were finely powdered, and a quantity of powder equivalent to 75 mg of indomethacin was accurately weighed and transferred to 100-ml volumetric flasks containing approximately 50 ml of methanol. The flasks were shaken in a shaking water bath at 37°C for 3 h to solubilize the drug. The volume was made up with methanol and mixed thoroughly. The solutions were filtered through membrane filter paper and analyzed for the content of indomethacin using UV spectrophotometer (1700, Shimadzu, Japan) at 318 nm.
The electrostatic interaction study of polymers was done by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) spectroscopic analysis. ChI, ChS, and cross-linked ChI–ChS complex were mixed separately with IR grade KBr in the ratio of 100:1, and corresponding pellets were prepared by applying 10 metric ton of pressure in hydraulic press. The pellets were scanned over a wave range of 4,000–400 cm−1 using FTIR spectrophotometer (8400S, Shimadzu, Japan).
Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) of ChI, ChS, and cross-linked ChI–ChS complex were performed by using Mettler Toledo DSC 822e instrument. The cell had a nitrogen purge flowing at approximately 40 cm3/min. Sample (5 mg) was scanned in aluminum pan over a temperature range between 75°C to 300°C at a scanning rate of 5°C/min. An indium pan served as reference, and all scans were performed in triplicate. The instrument was calibrated before sample analysis, using an indium standard.
Powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern of polymers were obtained using Philips diffractometer (PW3710, Almelo, The Netherland) and Cu-Kα line as a source of radiation, which was operated at the voltage 40 kV and the current 30 mA. All samples were measured in the 2θ angle range between 0° and 80° with a scanning rate of 1°/min and a step size of 0.02°.
The ability of the prepared tablets to retard drug release in the physiological environment of the stomach, small intestine, and the colon was assessed by conducting drug release studies in simulated stomach, small intestine, and colonic fluid, respectively. The changing pH media, method I, USP XXIII, for delayed release tablets was used (10). Dissolution test was conducted in USP I apparatus (TDT 08L, Electrolab, Mumbai, India) at 75 rpm and a temperature of 37±0.5°C. Initial drug release studies were conducted in 900 ml of 0.1 N HCl for 2 h. Then, dissolution media was replaced with phosphate buffer pH 7.4 (900 ml) for 3 h as average small intestine transit time is 3 h and finally in phosphate buffer pH 6.8 up to 24 h. Samples were withdrawn after regular intervals of time and replaced with the same media. The drug release was analyzed spectrophotometrically (UV-1700, Shimadzu, Japan) at a wavelength of 318 nm.
Male Wistar rats weighing 110–125 g maintained on normal diet were used. Rat cecal content medium at 2% and 4% w/v level was obtained after 7 days of enzyme induction with 1 ml of 2% w/v ChI and ChS dispersion provides the best condition for assessing the susceptibility of ChI and ChS to colonic bacterial degradation (17). Forty-five minutes before the commencement of drug release studies, six rats were killed by spinal traction, the abdomens were opened, and cecum was traced, ligated at both ends, dissected, and immediately transferred into phosphate buffer pH 6.8 previously bubbled with sterile nitrogen. The entire procedure mentioned above was carried out under sterile nitrogen in order to maintain anaerobic conditions.
The susceptibility of ChI and ChS in matrix tablets to enzymatic action of colonic bacteria was assessed by continuing the drug release studies in 100 ml of phosphate buffer pH 6.8 containing 2% and 4% w/v rat cecal content (18). Drug release studies were carried out in USP XXIII dissolution apparatus I (75 rpm, 37±0.5°C) with slight modification. In this modification, beaker (capacity 250 ml) containing 100 ml of dissolution medium was immersed in water containing 1,000 ml vessel, which was, in turn, to water bath apparatus. The tablets were placed in the basket and immersed in the dissolution medium containing rat cecal contents. The experiment was carried out with continuous nitrogen supply into medium to simulate anaerobic environment of the cecum. The drug release studies were carried out for 24 h (usual colonic transit time is 20–30 h), and 1-ml test samples were withdrawn at 1-h interval without prefilter and replaced with 1 ml of fresh phosphate buffer pH 6.8 bubbled with nitrogen. Withdrawn samples were diluted with 1 ml of methanol to ensure the solubility of finely suspended drug particles released due to digestion of polysaccharides by cecal enzymes. The volume was made up to 10 ml with phosphate buffer pH 6.8 and centrifuged, and the supernatant was filtered through bacteria proof filter and filtrate analyzed for indomethacin at 318 nm (18) using UV spectrophotometer (1700, Shimadzu, Japan).
In addition, polysaccharide-prepared matrix tablet with the potential for site-specific delivery to the colon has been evaluated using culture of B. ovatus. The culture was cultivated anaerobically and maintained on nutrient dissolution media (19).
After a 5-h dissolution study, the phosphate buffer pH 7.4 was replaced with nutrient medium containing culture of B. ovatus (109 CFU/ml). All of the material was then transferred to a sterile jar of dissolution apparatus. Sterile nitrogen was bubbled through vessels to maintain anaerobic condition. Samples (1 ml; after each interval) were withdrawn periodically and diluted with phosphate buffer pH 6.8. Each sample was subsequently centrifuged at 2,000 rpm for 5 min; the absorbance of resulting supernatant was measured at 318 nm.
To study the mechanism of drug release from the matrix tablets, the release data were fitted to zero-order, first-order, and Higuchi equations (20). The dissolution data was also fitted to the well-known exponential equation (Korsmeyer equation), which is often used to describe the drug release behavior from polymeric systems (21).
where Mt is the amount of drug release at time t; M∞ is the amount of drug release after infinite time; k is a release rate constant incorporating structural and geometric characteristics of the tablet; and n is the diffusional exponent indicative of the mechanism of drug release.
The cumulative percent of indomethacin released from cross-linked ChI–ChS matrix tablets (n=3) in the dissolution medium at 24 h with and without rat cecal contents (control study) was compared, and the statistical significance was tested by using Student’s t test. A value of P<0.05 was considered statistically significant.
The granules for matrix tablet were prepared according to the composition given in Table I and characterized with respect to angle of repose, bulk density, tapped density, Carr’s index, and total drug content (Table II). Physical characterization of granules was found to be in acceptable range (15).
Weight variation, friability, hardness, and content uniformity (98–101%) falls within the limits of Indian Pharmacopoeia (16).
The IR spectra of ChI (A), ChS (B) and cross-linked ChI–ChS complex (C), respectively, are shown in Fig. 1. IR spectra of ChI (A) confirm the presence of –OH and N–H stretching vibration at 3,435 cm−1 in which the –OH stretching vibration are overlapped by N–H stretching; the absorption of C–H stretching of methyl or methylene group of ChI is at 2,920 cm−1; the peak at 1,648 cm−1 corresponds to the amide bonds; the peak at 1,599 cm−1 corresponds to the symmetrical stretch vibration of amino group; the peak at 1,384 cm−1 corresponds to stretching vibrations of C=N bond; the stretch vibrations of C–O are found at 1,079 and 1,030 cm−1.
The IR spectra of ChS (B) confirm the presence of –OH and N–H stretching vibration at 3,436 cm−1 in which the –OH stretching vibration is overlapped by N–H stretching; the absorption of C–H stretching of methyl or methylene group is at 2,923 cm−1; the stretch vibrations of C–O are found at 1,039 cm−1; the peak at 1,636 cm−1 corresponds to the amide bands; the bands at 1,413 and 1,380 cm−1 are due to the coupling of the C–O stretch vibration and O–H variable-angle vibration and indicates the existence of the free carboxyl group; the peak at 1,253 cm−1 corresponds to the stretching vibrations of S=O bond (SO42−), which is the characteristic absorption peak of ChS.
In the IR spectra of cross-linked ChI–ChS complex (C), the peak at 1,648 cm−1 (CONH2) in the spectrum of ChI shifts to 1,642 cm−1, whereas the peak of amino group disappeared, which indicates cross-linking of amino group of ChI with ChS. The peak at 1,253 cm−1 (S=O) turns weaker and shifts to 1,250 cm−1, which indicates cross-linking of sulfate group of ChS with ChI. The coupling peak of the C–O stretch vibrations and O–H variable-angle vibration turns weaker and divide into two peaks (the peak at 1,413 cm−1 divide into 1,411 and 1,402 cm−1, the peak at 1,380 cm−1 divide into 1,383 and 1,378 cm−1), which indicates that one part of free carboxyl group reacted with ChI.
It is evident from Fig. 2a that ChI powder exhibited one endothermic and exothermic transition each at 52.90°C and 253.11°C, respectively. The DSC thermogram of ChS revealed one endotherm at 94.24°C and one exotherm at 211.89°C in Fig. 2b. However, cross linked ChI–ChS exhibited a large endotherm at 75.30°C followed by another endotherm at 185.32°C (Fig. 2c).
XRD patterns of ChI, ChS, and cross-linked ChI–ChS is shown in Fig. 3. The characteristic peaks appeared in the XRD of ChI (Fig. 3a) and ChS (Fig. 3b) at different angles. ChI and ChS is crystalline in the solid state, but its diffractogram exhibits well-defined peaks at 2θ=9.4° and 19.1° for ChI (Fig. 3a) and 46.2° for ChS (Fig. 3b). The complexes (Fig. 3c) give diffractograms showing only the amorphous part, and the intensity of two peaks mentioned above, which is characteristic of ChI and ChS, is much lower than the peaks in individual XRD pattern of ChI and ChS.
Formulations F1 to F6 were disintegrated within 45 min in 0.1 N HCl and hence were not studied further. Studies using cross-linked ChI and ChS complex as a binder showed that, at a concentration of 5% (F7) the drug release in the initial 5 h was not more than 10%. It indicates that cross-linked polymers are capable of preventing drug from being released completely in the physiological environment of stomach and small intestine. Increasing the concentration of ChI and ChS complex in the formulation up to 10% in F8 and up to 15% in F9 further retards the drug release as compared to F7. At the end of 5 h, the drug release was found to be 6% in F8 and to 4% in F9.
Effects of cross-linking time of ChI and ChS on the percentage drug release at different time periods from the formulation F7 to F12 without rat cecal content are shown in Fig. 4. Results indicate that, as the degree of cross-linking time of ChI and ChS increases, drug release from matrix tablet decreases. Drug released after 24 h cross-linking from formulation F7 to F12 was found to 57.12%, 55.1%, 45.64%, 54.0%, 52.12%, and 51.9%, respectively, in the absence of rat cecal contents (control study). Hence, F9 formulation was selected for further study, as it shows only 45.64% release after 24 h. On the other hand, in the presence of 2% and 4% w/v rat cecal content, drug release was found to be 69.84% and 99.5%, respectively, from F9 formulation (Fig. 5).
Pure colonic bacteria B. ovatus selected for its known polysaccharide degradable activity (14). The results of dissolution experiment using B. ovatus MTCC 3298 showed that drug is rapidly released after predetermined lag time from matrix tablet, as shown in Fig. 6. Result of dissolution study with culture of B. ovatus provides the best alternative method to dissolution study with 4% w/v rat cecal content.
Drug release data of F9 formulation in presence of rat cecal content showed good fit into the first order equation (r2=0.90), partially fitted in zero-order equation (r2=0.88) and into the Higuchi equation (r2=0.85) and show high linearity with Korsmeyer equation r2=0.91. Value of release exponent n determined for F9 in the presence of rat cecal content is 0.72, indicating combined effect of diffusion and predominately erosion mechanisms for controlled drug release.
The cumulative percent of indomethacin released from cross-linked ChI–ChS matrix tablets (n=3) in the dissolution medium at 24 h with and without rat cecal contents (control study) were compared statistically using Student’s t test. An increase in the amount of indomethacin released was found significant (p<0.05) from F9 with rat cecal contents when compared to the in vitro release without rat cecal contents.
Angle of repose was less than 30° for all the batches of granules, indicating satisfactory flow behavior. Other parameters for granules were also determined and found to be in acceptable range (15). The weight variation and friability was less than 4% and 0.4%, respectively. Good drug content uniformity was found among different batches of the tablets (Table II). FTIR behavior reflects the interaction between the amino group of ChI with the sulfate and free carboxyl group of ChS. PEC was obtained after the interaction between the ChI and ChS. From DSC studies, the endothermic peak (189°C) can be assigned to the interaction between ChI and ChS. It was observed that the XRD of cross-linked ChI–ChS PEC shows absence of characteristic peaks of ChI and ChS, and intensity of peaks in cross-linked ChI–ChS PEC was also reduced.
The purpose of colon targeted drug delivery system is not only to prevent the drug from being release in the physiological environment of the stomach and intestine but also to release the drug in the colon after enzymatic degradation of polysaccharides from matrix tablets by colonic bacteria. Hence, the ability of the polymers used in the formulations to retain the integrity of tablet in upper GI tract was assessed by conducting drug release studies in 0.1 N HCl for 2 h and phosphate buffer pH 7.4 for 3 h (condition mimicking mouth to the colon transit).
The decrease in release rate on increasing the concentration of ChI and ChS can be explained on the basis that, as the concentration of binder in the system is increased, hardness, porosity, and capillary sizes are reduced. This reduces the wicking of water into the tablet, which reduces the disintegration and dissolution processes. These tablets formulated using ChI did not show any swelling in basic environments, so drug release due to swelling and polymer erosion was minimized. This explains why the rate of drug release was not as high as in the case of other swellable gums.
The presence of rat cecal contents or B. ovatus culture in the dissolution medium resulted in improved drug release at different periods when compared to control, indicating that polysaccharides are degraded by colonic bacterial species. It appears that several contaminants, grown in the dissolution medium, might have broken down the matrix tablets. In fact, a bioreactor (with a relevant culture medium) was used by earlier workers to test the colon-specific delivery systems (14). However, due to several limitations, alternative methods, like rat cecal content medium or a dissolution medium containing a specific enzyme, were developed.
Thus, systems formulated using ChI as a binder have been found to protect majority of drug release during the usual upper GIT transit time of 5 h. However, there have been a number of reports where ChI has been found to be digested by the microflora of the colon (8,22,23,25). On similar lines, once these matrix tablets reaches the colon, ChI and ChS shall be broken down by the microflora of the colon, and the total amount of drug shall be released from the dosage form. These tablets can also tolerate variation in upper GIT transit time, since the rate of drug release before arrival into the colon remains retarded. From the results, it seems that the complex, i.e., cross-linked ChI–ChS is more susceptible for bacterial degradation and may release the drug completely in the colon when compared with drug release in the absence of microbial flora.
However, it has been reported that when water solubility of the drug is low, as is in the case of indomethacin, the possibility of release by diffusion is practically zero, and release takes place by surface erosion (24,25). The kinetic data obtained from in vitro drug release studies in presence of rat cecal content indicates that the drug release was followed by mixed order transport, i.e., release of the drug from tablets was by more than one mechanism. The P value found to be less than 0.05 denotes significant difference at 24 h in the amount of indomethacin released from F9 with rat cecal contents when compared to the in vitro release without rat cecal contents.
Based on the results of the present investigation, it can be concluded that polyelectrolyte complex of ChI–ChS might assist in improving drug delivery to the colon.
Authors are thankful to the Principal, R.C. Patel College of Pharmacy for providing facilities to carry out the research work. The authors acknowledges Micro Lab Limited, Bangalore, India, Central Institute of Fisheries, Kochi, and Markson Pharma., Goa, India, for providing gift samples of indomethacin, chitosan, and chondroitin sulfate, respectively.


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Company says Minas Rio project unlikely to cost less than £5 billion
By Gaurav Sharma | CFO UK | Published 13:55, 13 November 12
Global mining and minerals giant Anglo American has increased cost estimates for its troubled 26.5 MTPA Minas Rio iron ore project in Brazil to £5.04 billion (US$8 billion).
The project was due to commence production by mid-2014. However, it has been hit by legal, licensing and constructional impediments. In a statement on Tuesday, Anglo American said it was carrying out a detailed costs and outlay review for the project.
Prior to the latest announcement, the previous cost forecast of US$5.8 billion was already twice the original estimate published by FTSE100 miner.
"We are carrying out a detailed cost review to assess the impact of the already announced delay and the other disruptive challenges faced by the project which include high cost inflation across the construction industry in Brazil. The review includes an independent external assessment commissioned by the board," the company said.
A spokesperson said the mining major would provide further details once the cost review has been completed.
Separately, Anglo American also said its Kumba Iron Ore subsidiary in South Africa has flagged that its earnings for the current year are expected to be down by at least 20 percent on an annualised basis.
This was attributed to a drop in iron ore export prices this year, coupled with the impact on production following an illegal strike at its flagship Sishen Mine. Responding to Anglo American’s announcement, Société Générale analyst Alain William said the Kumba news is not incremental bad news on a group scale.
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Stacked 10 deep outside the front door of The Valley Inn, residents sat patiently; ready to ditch their wheelchairs to tool around town on a fire-breathing machine.
"Is it my turn?" one woman asked.
"I want to ride too," another woman proclaimed.
With leather-clad shoulders for support and fingerless gloved hands on the throttle, bikers went old school, volunteering to offer rides to about a dozen willing senior citizens Saturday. In addition to free rides around town, the event was also marked with rock 'n' roll music and a barbecue. Registered nurse and Valley Inn director Joyce Humiston, who is also the Sugar Pine Ranch Rally organizer, put together the rally for the 75 seniors living at The Valley Inn.
"Emotions are high," Humiston said. "It touches both the riders and the residents."
While the motorcycle rides were the highlight of the day, Humiston said the bikers also volunteer to adopt residents at The Valley Inn. Bikers are encouraged to send the seniors Christmas gifts and birthday cards throughout the year.
More than 50 bikers were parked at the center by high noon Saturday, including Louie Robinson. A Flagstaff, Ariz., resident, he's been attending and volunteering at the Rally in the Valley since its inception six years ago.
"Just look how happy the residents are," Robinson said, as pipes rumbled in the distance. "This is one of the coolest events ever."
Adopting many of the senior citizens over the years, Robinson's sentiments were also evident as he talked about those who had passed way.
"It's heartwarming," he said. "I'm just glad I can help make them smile."

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Not all art is creative & not all creativity is art.
With which do you identify? Does it matter?
Does STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) need an ‘A’ to add ‘creativity’? Why not a “C”?
Creative approaches to learning, teaching & assessment apply across the whole curriculum. Equally, learners must be supported to apply their creativity skills in all learning experiences.
In a blog post several years back, Tanner Christensen points out that we often talk about art whenever the topic of creativity comes up because it’s easier to believe that everything outside of the world of art has concrete rules which we cannot break. Whereas art, with its freedom to interpretation, only has loose rules which are broken often and freely in order to create higher caliber—or questionable—art.
Drawing, writing, sculpture, photography, music, dance, you name it. Art isn’t creativity, and the reverse is also true. Although, art can be creative while creativity can be expressed artistically.
Actually, creativity is the mental capacity to generate novel and useful ideas, more or less. It isn’t about art or design, writing or music. I disagree slightly with Tanner on this point.
Creativity can be defined as the ability to see, feel, touch, think and imagine what one has NOT seen, felt, touched, thought or imagined before. Creativity is, at its core, about ideas and how we develop, understand, and communicate them. Not just in terms of the arts, but in every realm of thinking and work.
Mathematics, nutrition, and physics, are a lot more restrictive in how we interpret and work with them. There isn’t much room for rule-breaking in the realm of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math). Or is there?
Most problems are not like math problems. Still, there are plenty of opportunities in the world of STEM to think creatively. Elon Musk and his company SpaceX are pushing the known boundaries of engineering by creating rockets that can go into space and then come back to Earth and land, upright.
In mathematics creative strides have been made throughout history: calculus, binary logic, and matrix algebra, to name a few creative breakthroughs. Not only that, but math has been used as a fundamental creative device for propelling innovation forward over the last century.
One can be artistic and one can be creative, so does it really matter if they are not interchangeable?
Think about it.
Tanner Christensen shares insights and ideas covering everything from art, psychology, and the neuroscience of creative thinking.
Creativity Tip #48: The idea should be media and discipline neutral. Otherwise, you limit yourself.
Hopefully making a ruckus, one blog post at a time!
Be sure to check out my other blog, Joe’s Journey, for personal insights on life and its detours.


Ryder Cup: Europe Takes Commanding Lead Into Singles Sunday
Posted on: September 30, 2023, 12:20h.
Last updated on: October 2, 2023, 10:35h.
The Ryder Cup culminates Sunday at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome, Italy. The odds are good the Europeans will hoist the coveted trophy.
Team Europe opened up the 44th playing of the Ryder Cup Matches in dominating fashion. The Europeans won five of the eight matches on Friday and halved the other three to take a five-point advantage into Saturday’s foursomes and fourball.
The home team carried momentum into Saturday morning, winning three of the four alternate shot matches. The morning was highlighted by Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Aberg’s 9&7 win over Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka. Rory McIlroy also remained undefeated with a 2&1 win with Tommy Fleetwood over Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth.
Max Homa and Brian Harman delivered the US its first 2023 Ryder Cup match victory with a 4&2 victory over Shane Lowry and Sepp Straka. Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton closed the Saturday morning session with a win against Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele for the Europeans.
The US mounted a comeback during Saturday afternoon’s fourballs. Sam Burns and Collin Morikawa took down a hot Hovland and Aberg 4&3. Homa and Harman paired up again to take down Fleetwood and Nicolai Hojgaard 2&1.
In the third match, Europe temporarily slowed the US charge, with Justin Rose and Robert MacIntyre beating Thomas and Spieth 3&2.
McIlroy’s unblemished 2023 Ryder Cup ended at the hands of Cantlay, who rolled in birdie putts on the 17th and 18th holes to squeak out a one-up victory paired with Wyndham Clark. McIlroy missed his birdie putt on the 18th, and his partner, Matt Fitzpatrick, left his birdie try short.
With just 12 singles matches left and Europe holding a five-point advantage, sportsbooks both stateside and overseas agree that the home team is the betting favorite.
DraftKings has Europe at -1000, or an implied chance of 91%. A winning $100 bet nets just $10. William Hill, a popular bookmaker in the UK and throughout Europe, has the Europeans even shorter at -1200. That would only pay $8.33 on a $100 wager should tomorrow go Europe’s way.
The US is at +1000 at DraftKings and +1200 at William Hill. A $100 bet and an unprecedented comeback would net $1,000 and $1,200 respectively.
The largest comeback in Ryder Cup history is just four points. It happened in 1999 when the Americans famously overcame a four-point deficient at the Country Club in Brookline, MA., to shock the Europeans 14.5-13.5.
Captains Zach Johnson of the US and Luke Donald of Team Europe are finalizing Sunday’s matches. The pairings will be listed at the link below once the matches are determined.
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Re: Re: musings on infantry [TANKS]
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The thing is ,building a tank was hard enough,
But infantry ? !
It would take a very patient and high tec builder a long time to build something
that could be smashed in moments by a collision with a tank, Im out .
Neil "robust is best" R
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A supply vehicle can carry 40 paintballs, 1 battery, 1 C)2 cylinder or 4 soldiers.
Can it also pull a trailer?
Take a jeep pulling a trailer. Mount 4 soldiers on it, each with a rocket launcher (bazooka, Carl Gustav, RPG-7, take your pick). Put a trailer behind it with 40 paintballs.
For construction purposes, would it be acceptable to have all 4 soldiers run off of long extension cords for firing purposes? They would basically plug into the jeep.
They would all have individual rocket launchers but would have the pressure fed to them from a common solenoid and co2 tank. Each would be placed on an individual soldier so that the weapons would still be part of the grunts and not the jeep.
Would a setup like this be OK?
The jeep would solve the mobility issue and using a team of soldiers means the components needed to make the launchers can be split up between them.
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Ian is proud to invite nominations from within South Edinburgh, to be considered for the best live band and best live music venue awards of the first ever parliamentary Rock the House competition.
Ian said: “Rock the House is a terrific initiative and an accessible vehicle through which to capture the imagination of the public and legislators in recognition of the need to support and promote the live music sector. It aims to promote the intellectual property rights of unsigned and up and coming musicians; and highlight the importance of live music venues to local communities. It gives a real chance for local artists to showcase their talent and get a foothold in an industry that for live acts is becoming increasing difficult to break into.”
Ian will nominate one band and one live music venue from South Edinburgh on 31 March 2011. Any band or live music venue can enter the competition by downloading and completing an application form fromwww.rockthehouse.me.uk and send fully completed submissions to Ian Murray MP at 31 Minto Street, EH9 2BR or at firstname.lastname@example.org by 31st March.
Finalists and winners will be determined by an independent judging panel, which includes Chris Ingham, Group Publisher of Future Publishing, musicians and music professionals, Mike Weatherley MP and John Robertson MP (Chair of the APPG on Music).
The Panel will determine the five finalists in each category, and the shortlist will be announced by the end of May 2011. Each of the finalists will be invited to a star studded reception on the Terrace of the House of Commons, on 30th June 2011, where the winners will be announced.
The sponsors and supporters have pulled together an unbelievable array of prizes, many of which money can’t buy, including: the chance to perform live on the terrace at the House of Commons and at a top music venue or a music festival; a photo shoot with an internationally published music photographer; Yamaha gear and instruments; the chance to network and have consultancy sessions with top industry professionals; master classes from top sound and lighting engineers; the opportunity to record music; the chance to make a music video; invaluable PR exposure through coverage in Future Publishing’s catalogue of specialist music titles; and many more runners up prizes.
Rock the House is supported by a myriad of big names within the international and British music sector: Yamaha music; UK Music; Future Publishing; BPI; Live Nation; Consumer Focus; Music Managers Forum (MMF); Incorporated Society of Musicians; MVPA; the All Party Parliamentary Group on Music (APPG on Music); and the All Party Parliamentary Group on Pubs & Clubs (APPG on Pubs & Clubs).


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How to Get and Hold On to Power!
There is an endless amount of information available on leadership, management, and getting into positions of influence. Books, seminars, videos, webcasts — they all provide a new spin on the same management and leadership information. There is so much information available that most of it is essentially worthless. For every point, there’s a counter-point.
But there’s one book that’s different. Power, Why Some People Have It and Others Don’t by Jeffrey Pfeffer is the freshest and most honest look at how to get in positions of power and maintain them. Using research and data opposed to anecdotal stories and life examples, this book by the renowned Stanford professor literally opens up a whole new world into leadership and power.
For example, one of the key tenants is that life isn’t fair or just, yet many people think that it is. By playing by the “rules”, people expect to get ahead in work and life, yet that’s rarely how it happens. And the “rules” are typically determined by external sources, and are likely not rules at all.
Do you think doing a great job in your current role will get you a promotion? Likely, it won’t. The better you do in your current role, the less likely those in power will want to have to go through the burden of replacing you.
Do you think your boss should tell you how well you’re doing and motivate you? They probably should, but if you want to get promoted, you better be telling them how great they are. People in positions of power like their egos stroked, and according to the research, will often make promotion or hiring decisions based on the impact the individual has on them and not necessarily on their work product.
This is just a taste of this powerful work that finally provides a fresh look at the nitty-gritty world of power and influence, and I strongly recommend you read it. . . .
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Iron Man. Kieron Gillen. Vol. 5, Rings of the mandarin
Alex + Ada. Sarah Vaughn, Jonathan Luna. Vol. 1
Justice League Dark. Jeff Lemire, J.M. DeMatteis, writers ; Mikel Janin, Vicente Cifuentes, artists. Vol. 4, The rebirth of evil


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Sometimes, the most beautiful and vibrant green spaces are the ones you create yourself. This holds even truer when you have the joy of witnessing your favorite herbs thrive right in your living room, bedroom, or study area. So, why not give your indoor plants the perfect space? Today, we’ll walk you through a light, simple, and informational guide on DIYing a Multi-Tiered Indoor Plant Stand for your herbs.
With the right materials, a dab of creativity, and a sprinkle of patience, your indoor garden will be flourishing in no time. Let’s dive in!
Before you venture into creating your plant stand, it’s crucial to have all the materials at your disposal. The beauty of DIY projects is you can freely customize them based on your preferences or what’s readily available.
Firstly, you will need some wood. Wooden planks are ideal, but you can also repurpose old furniture or pallets. The number and size of the planks will depend on how big and tall you want your stand to be. Ready your measuring tape to size things up accurately.
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Secondly, you’ll need screws. These will hold your wooden planks together, creating a sturdy structure. It’s advisable to get screws that are slightly shorter than the width of your planks to avoid them poking out on the other side.
Other tools you’ll require include a drill, sandpaper, and paint or varnish (optional). The drill is for making holes where the screws will go, and the sandpaper is for smoothing out the wood. If you wish, you can paint or varnish your stand to give it a unique finish.
Remember, safety first! Always use protective gear when handling tools and wood.
After gathering your materials, the next step is to draft a plan for your stand. You can sketch your design on a piece of paper, including the measurements for each tier of your stand. Get creative and decide how many tiers you want and how they should be spaced out.
Once you’ve finalized your plan, it’s time to cut your wood according to your measurements. Be sure to double-check your measurements before cutting, as a wrong cut could cost you a plank. After cutting, sand down the edges of each piece to create a smooth finish. This is a crucial step in ensuring your plants will sit safely on each shelf.
Now comes the fun part: assembling your plant stand. Start by drilling holes where you want to place your screws. Then, using your drill, drive your screws into the holes to secure your planks together.
If you’re building a multi-tiered stand, start from the bottom and work your way up. This way, you can ensure that each tier is securely attached to the one below it before adding the next tier.
Once your stand is assembled, you can add some finishing touches. As mentioned earlier, paint or varnish is optional but can give your stand a unique touch. Additionally, you can add some decorative elements like ribbons, stickers, or even a little signboard that reads ‘Herbs’.
Remember, this stand is not just an object; it’s a personal creation. Let your creativity flow and make it a reflection of you.
Finally, it’s time to display your plants! Arrange your herbs on the different tiers. You can organize them according to their size, type, or even color.
The beauty of a multi-tiered stand is not only does it provide more space for your plants, but it also creates a captivating display. With your herbs on their new stand, you can enjoy a vibrant, refreshing indoor garden all year round.
And there you have it! You’re now equipped with the knowledge to create your very own multi-tiered indoor plant stand. So, roll up those sleeves, gather your materials, and start creating. Your indoor garden awaits you.
With your plants all set up and looking beautiful, it’s now time to look into how to care for them to ensure their survival and growth. Different herbs require different levels of care, but there are some general tips you can follow.
Firstly, ensure your herbs get the right amount of light. Most herbs thrive in a lot of sunlight, so position your plant stand near a window if possible. If you don’t have sufficient natural light, consider using a grow light to supplement.
Secondly, water your plants properly. Overwatering is a common mistake that can lead to root rot, which is detrimental to your plants. Use a watering can with a spout that can reach deep into the plant pot. Water your plants when the soil feels dry to the touch, but avoid letting them sit in a pool of water.
The type of soil used also matters. Use well-draining soil to avoid waterlogging. You can buy potting soil from a gardening store or make your own mix using compost, coarse sand, and perlite.
Fertilizing is also important. Use a slow-release organic fertilizer to feed your plants the nutrients they need. Remember to follow the instructions on the fertilizer package to avoid over-fertilization.
Lastly, regular pruning will keep your herbs healthy and promote growth. Use a pair of pruning shears to remove dead or diseased leaves and branches.
Maintaining your indoor garden can be an enjoyable process and seeing your plants thrive is a rewarding experience. So, put on your gardener’s hat and start caring for your plants!
The aesthetic and functional appeal of a multi-tiered indoor plant stand cannot be overstated. Not only does it provide a space-saving solution for your green buddies, but it also adds an element of style and beauty to your home.
The visual presentation of your plant stand can be just as important as the plants themselves. It helps create an appealing indoor landscape and adds a touch of nature to your living space. Plant stands can be as simple or elaborate as you desire, reflecting your personal style and creativity.
A multi-tiered plant stand also serves a practical function. It allows you to display a variety of herbs in one place, making watering and caring for your plants more convenient. It also elevates your plants, preventing them from touching the cold floor and ensuring they get adequate light.
Finally, whether you’re a seasoned green thumb or a novice gardener, a DIY multi-tiered indoor plant stand is a great project to embark on. It’s relatively easy, cost-effective, and allows you to create something that’s uniquely yours.
In this guide, we’ve walked you through the steps of creating a DIY multi-tiered indoor plant stand. From gathering your materials and crafting your plan to assembling your stand and caring for your plants, we’ve covered everything you need to know to start your indoor garden.
Remember that creating your stand is not just about the end result, but also the journey. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes and learn along the way. The process of creating and maintaining your indoor garden can be a relaxing and therapeutic experience, offering a break from the digital world.
So, why wait? Bring out your creativity, start assembling your plant stand, and watch your indoor garden come to life. Happy gardening!


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HP Photosmart R707 Review
Conclusion - Pros
- Good resolution, clean images with few processing artifacts and no over-sharpening
- Vivid yet natural colors
- Efficient noise reduction - even at high ISO and with long exposures
- Excellent auto white balance in all but the most extreme situations
- Fast startup, fast zoom and very responsive in general
- Excellent build quality, design and materials
- Superb user interface that guides the novice photographer by the hand
- Adaptive lighting function works very well at lifting shadow detail
- Easy to use and nice handling
- Nice bright and snappy LCD preview monitor that works well in bright light
- In-camera red-eye removal that really works
- In-camera panorama stitching preview
- Very good movie mode
- Excellent battery life
- Well priced
Conclusion - Cons
- Only two aperture settings
- An ISO 50 setting would have been nice to cut down the need for noise reduction
- Even the best quality setting uses quite heavy JPEG compression
- Some fall-off of sharpness in the corners, especially at widest aperture
- Occasional focus problems in low light at tele setting
- Steel part of body prone to scratches, entire camera shows fingerprints
- Camera locks up after 3 or 4 sequential exposures - very slow to clear buffer
- Gets hot in use, which causes increased noise
- Poor flash performance - not powerful enough to reach distant subjects, burns out highlights if the subject is closer than about 0.6M
- Flash can take up to 6 seconds to recharge
- Position of zoom buttons makes single-handed operation difficult
- Shutter release not very responsive
First impressions of the R707 are overwhelmingly positive - it is beautifully built, feels 'right' in the hand and is responsive enough for most every day photography. HP's new 'Real Life Technologies' - from the extensive in-camera help to the red-eye removal and image advisor - offer a real benefit to the novice snapper without getting in the way of more experienced users. Shooting outdoors in good light the results are excellent; sharp, relatively free of processing artifacts and colorful without being over vivid. Noise is well controlled (though the Adaptive lighting function inevitably increases noise in shadow areas) and overall - for a point and shoot compact - there is little here to cause complaint. Photographing indoors in low light (such as at social occasions) is a little more hit and miss, with flash exposures a little unreliable and the relatively slow (F4.9) maximum aperture at the tele end means flash range is limited and hand-held non-flash exposures are prone to camera shake.
Aside from the less than perfect flash performance the biggest cause of complaint is the inordinate amount of time taken to clear the buffer memory, meaning if you regularly take sequences of more than 3 or 4 shots in rapid succession you are going to see the camera locking up for at least 10 seconds before you can take another picture. Given the overall speediness of the R707 in general use, this single bottleneck comes as a real disappointment.
So then, a camera capable of great results, a camera that will actually teach you how to improve your pictures, and a camera that looks, feels and performs like a more expensive model. It's HP's best point-and-shoot model yet, and represents a significant and welcome leap forward for a company that has previously failed to offer anything to match the design and performance of its Japanese competitors. The R707 is far from perfect, but unless you shoot a lot of action or in a lot of dim bars I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it as an ideal pocket camera, especially if you are new to digital photography.
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If you are going out for a vacation then there are many things you need to consider, before going for the vacation. It is always better to choose a peaceful place for your vacation because a peaceful place will make you relax and will make you happier than other crowded places. Peaceful places not only makes your mood better, but also makes you tension free from the work load of the office So, peaceful place is always the best option for a traveller. If you are going for the tour in China then you can find many peaceful places where you can spend some good time with your family members and also with your lovable kids.
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It's hard to believe it was just last Saturday that I got to experience a childhood dream: my senior prom!
Below is the final reveal of my prom look (and the secrets behind it):
|Prom secret #1: I designed my prom dress!|
|(Copy of my original design sketches, preliminary ideas)|
After struggling to find a dress I liked (and also fit me) I sat down and sketched out my dream dress.
I am by no means a seamstress, and contrary to popular belief I am not going into design, but we found an thoroughly talented friend to turn my design from paper to perfect. I got to pick out the fabric and everything!
|Prom secret #2: I rented this stunning Tom Binns necklace.|
(this was my first time using RTR, never looking back, need I say more?)
|Prom secret #3: My matching bracelet was an heirloom!|
I had been dying to wear this bracelet since I was little, and promised myself one day I would wear it to prom. I discovered it the night before, only to find the clasp was broken; luckily we took it by a jeweler on the morning of prom who showed us an alternate way to wear it (there's clear twine holding it together, you couldn't even tell!)
|Prom secret #4: My date had a wooden bow tie |
(we were voted class fashionistas, perfect date? Yes!)
How was YOUR prom?
Check it out on lookbook.nu :)
A special thanks goes to Michelle Roberts for taking my sketches and design and turning it into something tangible, and to Heather Parker for taking these fabulous photographs.


More of a mausoleum than a crypt, the burial chamber planned for Australia’s decaying radioactive waste will consist of free-standing concrete vaults, above-ground, on agricultural land near Kimba on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula.
The first National Radioactive Waste Management Facility (NRWMF) will be 1710km west of Australia’s Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO), by road. That’s an 18-hour drive from Lucas Heights in Sydney, across the Hay Plains and through the Riverland, on the most direct route.
While precise transport routes remain undecided, the federal government is clear that the vast majority (97%) of the waste destined for Kimba will come from ANSTO.
The NRWMF will be the final resting place for Australia’s low-level waste (LLW) and a secure half-way house for intermediate-level waste (ILW), which will be interred for 50 years before being moved to a more suitable facility, below ground.
At least, that’s the current plan. There’s a court case to be heard, a public inquiry to be instigated and a series of regulatory hurdles to be cleared before construction can begin.
2021 Radioactive Waste Inventory
Australia’s National Inventory of Radioactive Waste 2021 reveals ANSTO is expected to produce 12,972 cubic metres of LLW and 3753 cubic metres of ILW. (That adds up to 16,725 cubic metres, out of the national total 17,163 cubic metres.)
Australia has no High Level waste.
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On November 29, the Morrison Government’s Resources Minister, Keith Pitt, declared the NRWMF would be established 24km west of Kimba at Napandee, a 211 hectare property.
But the Traditional Owners, the Barngarla People, did not provide consent. And they had made their opposition abundantly clear, in the lead-up to the announcement.
So within a week, the Barngarla Determination Aboriginal Corporation (BDAC) announced their intent to challenge the Minister’s decision. The application for judicial review was lodged in the Federal Court on December 20 and a separate constitutional challenge followed. The case will go to trial in March.
Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King says she “will not pre-empt the outcome of the court process currently underway” and has repeatedly refused requests from BDAC, conservationists and Greens Senator for SA, Barbara Pocock, to halt work on the project until the case is heard.
“While there is no native title on the site, the Government is committed to progressing the facility in a way that protects cultural heritage and delivers economic benefit to the Traditional Custodians,” she told Cosmos.
“Activities on the site will be governed by a Cultural Heritage Management Plan – informed by information shared by the Barngarla people – which includes strict management measures to preserve cultural heritage sites and objects.”
Australian Radioactive Waste Agency (ARWA) Chief Executive Officer, Sam Usher, says the declaration of the site was a “significant milestone for Australia and its nuclear industry” and the “culmination of a long process” of site selection.
But it’s also the start of another lengthy process, with many regulatory hurdles along the way.
“We have acquired the site and we have made a referral through the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Act,” he told the SA Environment, Resources And Development Committee on 31 October, pointing to several “key regulatory and approval steps”.
“But there are still, as you can see, a number of licence applications that are required before the final decision to actually start construction is granted.
“Even going through the construction, we still need to apply for operating licences for the facility through ARPANSA (the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency) … We are not anticipating the facility to become operational until early in the next decade.”
Key regulatory and approval steps
- Draft Environmental Impact Statement
- EPBC Environmental Impact Assessment
- NRWMF Siting License
- Safeguards Permit
- Public Works Committee Approval
- NRWMF Construction License
- NRWMF Operating License
Source: AWRF CEO Sam Usher.
Recruited from the nuclear waste industry in Britain and appointed in January, Usher was called to address the Committee to help resolve the timing of a public inquiry required under state law.
The Nuclear Waste Storage Facility (Prohibition) Act 2000 seeks to “protect the health, safety and welfare of the people of South Australia and to protect the environment in which they live by prohibiting the establishment of certain nuclear waste storage facilities in this State”.
It states: “If a licence, exemption or other authority to construct or operate a nuclear waste storage facility in this State is granted under a law of the Commonwealth, the Environment, Resources and Development Committee of Parliament must inquire into, consider and report on the likely impact of that facility on the environment and socio-economic wellbeing of this State.”
When the Committee sought Usher’s opinion on the timing of a public inquiry, he suggested the Environmental Impact Statement, “expected to be completed in the next three or four years or so”, would address the “environmental and socio-economic wellbeing impacts” on the state.
But he added that “delivery of the facility is a matter of national importance” and override powers within the National Radioactive Waste Management Act 2012 would be used where necessary.
As ARWA Principal Legal Counsel Kirsty Braybon put it: “Commonwealth legislation puts in place a process whereby we can effectively override the state laws that stop us from doing what we need to do.”
On reflection, Committee chair and Labor MP Jayne Stinson told Cosmos that she felt the “threshold” for a public inquiry had not been met and would not, for a long period of time.
“It’s really the most massive exercise in ‘How long is a piece of string?’. There are so many movable parts in this equation that it’s very difficult to tell, but it is most likely that this could stretch out well beyond the next term of parliament,” she said.
She said the phrase “construct or operate” was significant, pushing the timing of the inquiry further into the future. The Committee would also want to see the court case resolved first, especially as the Premier recently reinforced SA Labor’s long-held position that the Barngarla People should have the right to veto the project.
“In this day and age, when we’re talking about Voice, Treaty and Truth, we can’t just turn around and say, ‘Oh, well, those are our values but in this particular instance, we’re going to ignore the voice of Aboriginal people’. I think that’s just preposterous and it’s inconsistent with what most South Australians would think,” Stinson said.
“So yes, we do think that the voices of Aboriginal people should be front centre in this debate, and I would say that’s not just the view of the Premier, but of our Cabinet and also our Party.”
Barngarla Determination Aboriginal Corporation Chair, Jason Bilney, is frustrated about having to fight another legal battle so soon after the two-decade effort to win native title.
While it is true that there is no native title on the site in question, that’s because it is freehold land. The former farm is surrounded by parcels of native title land, within the Barngarla Determination boundary. (Native title is extinguished by certain forms of property tenure).
Mr Bilney maintains that the site is a “very significant place for Barngarla people, we’ve travelled through it, it’s part of our songlines, our storylines and it’s connected to female dreaming, through the aquifers running underneath it”.
Objections to the facility also run deep, because there is a history of past injustices surrounding nuclear weapons testing, so any talk of radioactive waste reopens old wounds. And then there are questions around the “temporary” storage of long-lived radioactive waste.
“We don’t want the dump on our country, and we were excluded from the start,” he says.
“It’s about not repeating the mistakes of the past, the atomic bombs set off, let alone kicking the can down the road, booting it halfway across the country, when they just spent millions to upgrade ANSTO.
“They want to bring [ILW] halfway across the country to another temporary storage facility, when they’ve got one and just spent all of that money? Find somewhere permanent, with broad community support.”
Nuclear industry expert Professor Ian Lowe, says ILW “needs to be securely stored for many thousands of years in a properly engineered site”.
He agrees that the “sensible approach … would be to continue storing the ILW securely at Lucas Heights while there is a proper process of designing a permanent disposal site and consulting communities to negotiate informed consent for a location”.
More from Ian Lowe: 3 reasons why radioactive waste in Kimba is premature
ARWA is working with CSIRO to review and assess technical ILW disposal options, but this process has barely begun.
“This work is ongoing and will enable ARWA to engage with government in a number of years regarding the available options to develop a robust, technical achievable outcome,” Usher says.
And that’s before siting options even begin to be considered.
After 70 years of nuclear technology in Australia, the facility at Napandee is the closest the federal government has come to solving the problem of radioactive waste.
Money is flowing into the town, with the third round of community grants announced on November 2 injecting a further $2 million into projects such as upgrades to the Kimba District Hospital facilities, a new Kimba Youth and Community Hub, a ‘shop local’ marketing initiative to support local businesses, and refurbishment of the Kimba Op Shop. This builds on $4 million of grants and 50 projects already funded in Kimba under the program.
There’s the promise of 45 ongoing jobs in the facility, plus all of the construction work.
And there’s plenty of work for scientists in the next phase of “site characterisation works” to begin this week.
“We’ll be doing surveys of naturally occurring radiation, to get a radioactive baseline, geophysical surveys to map the soil and rock layers on the site … geotechnical surveys to measure soil strength, we will be looking to measure the electrical resistance … in the soil and we will also be looking at flora and fauna on the site, looking at basic vegetation sampling and testing, we’ll also be doing dust and air sampling/testing and getting benchmark weather information, so meteorological work as well,” Usher says.
He’s also keen to acknowledge the Barngarla people as the traditional owners of the land and emphasises ARWA is “committed to identifying, understanding and then mitigating any risks [to] cultural heritage that’s on the site”.


Max. Hard chrome plating Thickness
A discussion started in 32006 & continuing through 2017
Q. I would like to know from experts the following:
1) Can we deposit chrome plating up to 0.75 mm thick on the hardened bushes, to increase the Dia by 1.5 mm. (166,5 to 168mm)?
2) The bushes with increased dia. are to be fitted using Liquid Nitrogen. Will chrome plating be affected by Liquid nitrogen? Will it get peeled off?
Will appreciate if some one can answer urgently.
- Mumbai, India
A. Theoretically yes, but hard chrome is too brittle (less than 1%) compared to 15% or more for steel and may spall or chip. For that thickness it will also be cracked. The cracks may be thin and shallow but, depending on process parameters, they may penetrate into the base material allowing for corrosion products to undermine it. Nickel (particularly from a sulfamate bath) can be deposited to that thickness and even more. Its elongation matches that of steel. Other options: thermospray (less adhesion), press fit of another bushing.Guillermo Marrufo
Monterrey, NL, Mexico
A. Guillermo is right. Most aircraft repairs usually call out a chrome thickness between .003-.005 inches (.076-.127 mm). Once chrome gets thicker than this the part starts to take on the metallurgical properties of chrome rather than the base metal. Nickel plate and grind to a thickness that will allow a subsequent chrome plate and grind to the final dimension leaving the .003-.005 inches of chrome.Tim Hamlett
Decorative Plating - Miami, Florida, USA
November 17, 2017
Q. My spindle shaft needs 0.05 mm chrome plate thickness. The shaft size went down and now it needs 0.127 mm thickness of chrome plating. Is there pa ossibility of peel-off in later stage?Balaji Somangilee Balan
Larsen & Toubro Ltd - Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
November 22, 2017
A. Usually, it is not a problem to have 50-150 microns (0.002"-0.006") of hard engineering Chrome per side on a round part. To prevent peeling, surface has to be properly activated (depends on base material: for regular carbon steel or low alloy steel - reverse etch in Cr plating solution). It's recommended to plate a little over required size and grind the deposit to size. Also Hydrogen embrittlement relief bake is critical immediately after the plating.Leon Gusak
- Winnipeg, Canada
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A common method for diluting a concentrated solution is to use a venturi mixer. These mixers can provide precise control over the level of dilution achieved. However, to obtain maximum performance, the venturi section must be quite long. To assist in designing a suitable mixer, Stress Engineering has used CFD modeling of flow in these devices.
Two potential designs for a venturi mixer are shown below, one of standard length and the other compact. In both cases the main flow enters from the left and the flow of concentrate enters through a disk-shaped port at the throat of the venturi. CFD results are illustrated by displaying flow streamlines for each model. The presence of a large looping streamline in the diffuser section of the compact venturi indicates flow separation. This suggests that the diffuser section for this design is too short and will degrade the performance of the compact mixer.
The graphics below summarize results of mixing two fluids in each venturi. The main flow enters as 100% water (blue) and concentrate enters at full strength (red). The degree of mixing at any point is shown by color contours, with green being fully mixed. Results of the simulation show that separated flow in the diffuser section of the compact mixer causes this design to draw only 76% as much concentrate as the standard mixer. This calculation allows a quantitative comparison of the efficiency of the two designs which can be used to guide the design process as trade-offs between size and efficiency are considered.
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The long-awaited redevelopment of Glenview Naval Air Station is scheduled to begin next month with the removal of 300 acres of concrete runways, the excavation of a 54-acre lake and the construction of new roads through the 1,100-acre property.
The Village of Glenview has awarded Chicago-based Walsh Construction Inc. a $22.8 million contract to launch Phase 1 of infrastructure improvements.
"The runway demolition is especially symbolic in that it will create an entirely new use for the air base, replacing it with a mixed-use project with strong community-based components," said Paul McCarthy, village president.
The former military facility was closed in 1995. The Navy deeded more than half of the land to the village last year, and will complete the deeding in 1999.
The village is the master developer of the project that will transform the flat property over the next 10 to 15 years.
Phase 1 primarily will be located on the east and southeast portions of the huge site, which is south of Willow Road and west of the Metra rail tracks in the northern suburb.
The next step for the village is to offer 21 parcels of land to developers nationwide to build the planned improvements, which will incorporate residential, office, park, retail and sports/leisure/entertainment uses.
The redevelopment will include 540 acres of open land and public space, including the lake and an 18-hole championship golf course. The existing 109-acre public golf course, now operated by the park district, will be expanded to 175 acres and improved during Phase 1.
A private owner/developer will be sought by the village for the new golf course, which eventually will be encircled by new homes, according to Dan Walsh of Mesirow Stein Real Estate Inc., director of marketing for the project.
In addition, a new par-3, nine-hole course on 39 acres will be built and operated by the park district. A golf learning center also is planned.
Other refinements to the original plan include the addition of high-end senior housing on 20 to 25 acres at the south end of the project, and three acres of rental or moderately priced senior housing in the center of the site.
Six acres have been set aside for multifamily residences on West Lake Avenue. Another 35 acres near the new Metra station will be developed with townhouses, condos and single-family homes, plus a small retail component.
"Some exciting opportunities are offered," said Walsh.
The 40-acre triangular-shaped parcel north of Willow Road originally was to include office, warehouse and light industrial uses, but now will be devoted solely to retail.
"There has been a lot of interest at this accessible location from specialty shops, cinemas, value-oriented retail and groceries," said Walsh.
Another key element of the plan is the 40 acres near the center of the property that has been designated for entertainment, restaurant, retail, civic, cultural, hotel, conference center and office uses.
"We might even have condos or offices above stores," said Walsh. He hopes that Hangar One, built in 1929 and expanded during World War II, will be incorporated into the complex. "Because the hangar has high ceilings and column-free space, it could be used for sports."
The 130-acre office park has been reduced by 14 acres to preserve a natural prairie.


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- Serves 6
It doesn't get better than eggy challah, stuffed with oozing, warm dark chocolate and topped with caramelized bananas.
non-dairy, non-hydrogenated, unsalted margarine
dark brown sugar
vanilla bean paste
plus 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
plus 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
ground white pepper
kosher, dairy free dark chocolate spread (recommend Hashahar H'Aole L'Mehadrin Special Cocoa Spread)
large challah cut into 6 thick slices (save both very small ends for another purpose)
canola oil or any nut oil, if no nut allergies
bananas, peeled and cut lengthwise, then cut in half widthwise
dark chocolate shavings, optional garnish
In This Recipe
- Make the syrup: Add the margarine to a hot saucepan over medium heat. Stir in the brown sugar, maple syrup, 1 teaspoon vanilla paste, ¼ teaspoon cinnamon, and ⅛ teaspoon cardamom. Cook until medium brown while you make the challah. Remove from the heat if it becomes too dark.
- In a large mixing bowl with as flat a bottom as possible, add the eggs, water, vanilla extract, salt, and white pepper; mix thoroughly.
- Make the chocolate filling: In a small mixing bowl, mix the chocolate spread, 1 teaspoon vanilla paste, ½ teaspoon cinnamon, and ¼ teaspoon cardamom. Set aside.
- Make the French toast: Place the challah slices on a cutting board, flat side down. Using a sharp small knife, cut a slice in the challah’s crusty top, and around the sides, without piercing the other side or cutting through the bottom crust at all. Gently open the bread, butterfly style, making sure it does not break. Take 1½ to 2 teaspoons of dark chocolate mixture and spread generously across one side of the bread, coating it almost to the edge. (Make sure it does not go right to the edge, or over, because it will burn). Fold the two sides back together, so it looks like a sandwich with one connected edge. Place each slice of challah in the egg mixture, one at a time, allowing each side to soak for 2 to 3 minutes until the bread is soft and liquid soaks through to the center. (Use a spatula to pick up the bread, not a fork, so it stays together well).
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over high heat until shimmering. Add the soaked challah to the pan, no more than two slices at a time. Cook until light brown on both sides, flipping once. Transfer to a tray and cover with foil to keep warm. (Or keep warm in a 300°F oven for up to 10 minutes). Repeat with remaining slices.
- Heat the sauce on high and add the bananas slices, flat side down. Cook until fully heated through, then flip and cook until hot. Dust with the chocolate shavings, if using. Serve immediately on top of the warm French toast.


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ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss federal government ran a 3.6 billion Swiss franc ($3.10 billion) deficit last year, as a 6 billion franc capital injection for the country’s largest bank, UBS, dragged the government’s balance into the red.
The federal government ran a 7.3 billion franc surplus in its ordinary account as a strong economy for much of last year boosted tax revenue, well above the originally budgeted surplus of 1.1 billion francs, the finance ministry said on Tuesday.
But the government had some 11 billion francs of extraordinary expenditure, the ministry said.
Roughly half the amount was spent on a new infrastructure fund, the government’s pension fund and adjustments to the financial relations with the cantons.
“The measures to support UBS’s capital base led to additional expenditure of 5.9 billion Swiss francs,” the ministry said.
The value booked was slightly below the nominal value of $6 billion francs of the convertible bond the government signed due to adjustments for accounting reasons, the ministry said.
Overall federal government debt only rose by 0.8 billion Swiss francs to 121.8 billion francs, the ministry said, as most of the deficit was covered by using short-term liquidity.
Reporting by Sven Egenter; editing by David Stamp


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