Electrolytic or electrophoretic processes and apparatus therefor (C25)

C   Chemistry; metallurgy(315514)
C25            Electrolytic or electrophoretic processes; apparatus therefor(12345)
Carbon composition for electrode of supercapacitor element, the electrode, method of its production and element containing it // 2627699
FIELD: chemistry.SUBSTANCE: invention relates to carbonaceous composition suitable for production of supercapacitor electrode in contact with aqueous ionic electrolyte, wherein the composition is based on carbon powder capable of storing and releasing electric power and includes a hydrophilic binder system. Said system comprises: according to mass fraction in composition from 3% to 10%, at least one first cross-linked polymer having average molecular weight Mn greater than 1000 g/mol and containing alcohol groups, and in accordance with mass fraction in composition from 0.3% to 3%, at least one second polymer, at least one acid having pKa from 0 to 6 and average molecular weight Mn is greater than 500 g/mol, wherein said at least one first polymer is crosslinked in presence of said, at least one second polymer. The invention also relates to porous electrode, method for producing the electrode and supercapacitor element.EFFECT: ensure energy efficiency by optimizing capacitance and potential of the supercapacitor.17 cl, 5 tbl, 10 ex
ethod for producing calcium fluoride from fluorocarbon-containing waste of aluminium production // 2627431
FIELD: chemistry.SUBSTANCE: method for producing calcium fluoride from fluorocarbon-containing wastes of aluminium production involves treatment of fluor-containing solutions with calcium hydroxide, followed by separation of the solution and a pulp and liberation of calcium fluoride, which is washed with water. As a fluor-containing solution, a solution is used, obtained by leaching solid fine-dispersed fluorocarbon-containing waste of electrolytical aluminium production - sludge from gas cleaning, dust from electrostatic precipitators and spent coal lining. Fluorocarbon-containing wastes are submitted for treatment in a ratio of T:H=:(10-11) with respect to a 2-2.5% solution of sodium hydroxide. The treatment is carried out at a leach solution temperature of 65-85°C.EFFECT: invention makes it possible to produce calcium fluoride from solid fine-dispersed fluorocarbon-containing waste of electrolytic aluminium production with a fluor content in the solid phase of 12 to 25 percent.2 cl, 4 tbl
Electrolyte for zinc-nickel coatings deposition // 2627319
FIELD: metallurgy.SUBSTANCE: electrolyte for zinc-nickel coatings electrodeposition contains zinc oxide, sodium hydroxide, nickel sulfate, triethanolamine, diglycine and water, and also includes ethylenediamine-disuccinic acid (EDDSA) at the following component ratio, g/l: zinc oxide 12; caustic soda 100; nickel sulphate 7; triethanolamine 20; EDDSA 0.5; diglycine 2; water up to 1 liter.EFFECT: reduction of the electroplating corrosion rate with application of environmentally safe process of galvanic coating.3 tbl, 4 ex

Substrate with coating for packaging applications and production method of mentioned substrate // 2627076
FIELD: metallurgy.SUBSTANCE: steel substrate for the cans production has the coating from one or both sides in the form of the iron-tin alloy layer, which contains at least 85 wt % FeSn (50 at % I\iron and 50 at % tin), and wherein the iron-tin alloy layer or layers are provided with the coating layer with chromium metal - chromium oxide, obtained as the result of the trivalent chromium process, the thickness of which corresponds to at least 20 mg Cr/m2. The invention also relates to the mentioned coated substrate process production.EFFECT: development of the tinplate alternative, which is not based on the hexavalent chromium use, requires the moderate amounts of tin and combines the excellent corrosion resistance with optimal optical properties.22 cl, 3 tbl, 8 dwg
ethod of electrochemical application of nickel coating // 2626700
FIELD: chemistry.SUBSTANCE: method involves electrochemical deposition of nickel on a pre-prepared steel plate from an electrolyte containing nickel sulfate (II) sulfate crystal hydrate, nickel (II) chloride hydrate, boric acid and water. Before electrochemical deposition of nickel, a pre-prepared steel plate is held in the electrolyte at a temperature of 20-25°C and a potential of -0.45 V relative to the silver chloride reference electrode. The electrolyte is used as an electrolyte containing: 140 g/l of nickel sulphate crystal hydrate (II), 70 g/l of nickel chloride (II) chloride hydrate, 25 g/l of boric acid and water up to 1 l, And the electrochemical deposition of nickel from mentioned electrolyte is carried out at a temperature of 20-25°C, the cathode current density is 3.5-5.5 A/dm2 and a pH of 5.5.EFFECT: increasing the environmental purity of the process by reducing the evaporation of the electrolyte from the surface of the bath, the method makes it possible to obtain an even semi-glossy nickel coating with a high current and microhardness value.1 tbl, 13 ex

Systems and methods for prevention of thermal reactions in electrolysers // 2626517
FIELD: chemistry.SUBSTANCE: method includes detecting information indicative of a thermite reaction, comparing information indicative of a thermite response with a threshold value, generating a thermal response signal according to comparison, and responding to a thermite response by adjusting the cell operating mode. As an indicator, one of the indicators is used, including voltage, voltage drop, current, electric field and a magnetic field associated with one or more anodes. An aluminium electrolysis cell having a device for said monitoring is disclosed.EFFECT: possibility of eliminating damage to the cell by preventing the occurrence of a thermite reaction.25 cl, 27 dwg

Device for dosing feed stock supply to aluminium electrolyser // 2626261
FIELD: metallurgy.SUBSTANCE: device contains a dosing hopper, a dosing chamber with an inlet and outlet ports and a flange, a drive rod mounted in a protective casing with an annular rib that is connected to the flange of the dosing chamber and the upper and lower locking elements located on the stem. Each of the locking elements is formed from a centring member configured to be placed in the cavity of the dispensing chamber with freedom of translation, and a lid associated with or integral to the centring element. The covers of the upper and lower locking elements have a diameter larger than the inner diameter of the reciprocating end portions of the dispensing chamber, and are perpendicular to the inlet and outlet openings formed by flat and/or annular rims formed by annular grooves of a triangular, trapezoidal or other shape, at the extreme positions of the rod with the end portions of the dispensing chamber having a shape corresponding to the shape of the groove, or a flat shape.EFFECT: increasing the reliability of sealing the gap between the mating surfaces of the locking elements of the end parts of the dosing chamber and stabilizing the dose of raw material supplied to the cell.11 cl, 6 dwg
ethod for protecting carbon-graphite hearth of aluminium electrolyser // 2626128
FIELD: metallurgy.SUBSTANCE: method involves the formation of an electrical resistance layer on the anode projection bottom, the release of the starting material into the space "board-anode" and the inclusion of the series current. The electrical resistance layer is formed from a batch containing coke, lithium carbonate and crystalline silicon, after the formation of the layer, baking is carried out at a temperature of 950 to 970°C.EFFECT: reducing the negative effects associated with the adsorption and penetration of sodium into the carbon-graphite lining during the cell start-up phase, increasing the resistance and strength of the carbon-graphite liner, increasing the cell life and productivity, improving the grade of the aluminium produced, and reducing power consumption.3 tbl

ethod of producing electrolyte bath for application of a metallic primer layer based on the platinum on a metal substrate // 2625923
FIELD: chemistry.SUBSTANCE: method comprises the steps of: a) providing a first solution of an amino ligand of an aqueous system, comprising at least one compound X- (NH2)n, wherein X is selected from the group CH3, CH3-CH2, CH3-(CH2)m, or NH3, or salts xp-(NH4)+p, where x is an acid radical selected from the group of PO43-, HPO42-, H2PO4-, HPO42- and H2PO4-, SO42-, HSO4-, HSO4- and CH3COO-, where n, m and p are integers different from zero; b) providing a second system a buffer; c) providing a third system of an aqueous platinum salt solution; d) providing a fourth system to impart conductivity a) systems are mixed, a), b), d) with formation of B solution, system c) forms an aqueous solution A, containing a salt of platinum IV and NaOH, cover solution B and heated to 50°C for 1.5 hours, solution A is added to solution B to form an electrolyte.EFFECT: increase the life of the electrolyte and increasing stable, for a long time, properties of the metal coating.10 cl, 2 tbl, 3 ex, 2 dwg
ethod of micro arc oxidation of rods from titanium wire for implementation of wear-resistant pads // 2625516
FIELD: metallurgy.SUBSTANCE: method of micro arc oxidation (MAO) of bars made from titanium wire of "ВТ6св" grade for the products wear-resistant pads from titanium alloys, that work for a long time under the hard modes of cyclic loading, includes the electrolytic process, proceeding at the voltage of 290÷310 V, while MAO is carried out in the aqueous electrolyte with the solution of Na3PO4 and concentration of 14 g/l, pH 10.5÷11 at the temperature of 20°C for (150±10) minutes.EFFECT: development of the titanium alloy micro arc oxidation method for the wear-resistant pads, which allows to increase the weld deposit hardness.1 tbl

Device for cleaning pipeline system for gas removal of aluminium electrolysis // 2625152
FIELD: electricity.SUBSTANCE: device comprises performing outboard housing for cleaning exhaust ducts and hydraulic motor hydraulical drive mounted within the housing and coupled to the rotational torque from sprocket via a chain, the sprocket is fixed to motor shaft, wherein on mentioned shaft, there is a reel with a spirally wound spring, adapted to free movement along the axis of the shaft on the rollers, wherein the spring is movable on rollers along the guide tube to the outlet of the housing for the free end of the spring is fixed cleaning tip and the other end of the spring is secured to the shaft inside the reel.EFFECT: increased efficiency of gas suction of the electrolyser.6 dwg
ethod of electrochemical processing of the steel detail // 2624881
FIELD: metallurgy.SUBSTANCE: method involves the action of an electrolyte on a part using an electric current at a temperature of 30-40°C. The part is connected to the positive pole of a constant current source and an electrolyte prepared by dissolving perchloric acid 60-90 g, ethanol 540-590 g, butyl glycol 80-120 g in distilled water 100-140 g, and the processing of the part in the electrolyte is carried out at a voltage of 15-20 V for 3-5 minutes.EFFECT: reduced processing time, surface roughness and hardness of the product.7 dwg, 3 ex
ethod for producing massifs of cobalt nanowires // 2624573
FIELD: chemistry.SUBSTANCE: method involves electrodeposition of cobalt in the pores of the track-etched membranes electrolyte containing⋅ CoSO4⋅7H2O - 300-320 g/l, H3BO3 - 30-40 g/l, at pH 3.5-3.8 and temperature 40-45°C. Electrodeposition is performed using a potential sensor in the form of chloride-argentic reference electrode at a fixed distance between the cathode and the chloride-argentic reference electrode constituting 2-4 mm, and controlled by a constant voltage of 750-900 mV between them.EFFECT: improved homogeneity adjustment wires.4 ex
ethod of phosphatory of magnetic-aluminium alloys of type permalloy (versions) // 2624566
FIELD: chemistry.SUBSTANCE: first version of the method involves applying a galvanic zinc coating from a zincate electrolyte containing ZnO-6-14 g/dm3 and NaOH is 80-140 g/dm3, at a current density of 3-4 A/dm2, the ratio of the anode and cathode surface 1:2 and temperature 15-30°C for 5-7 minutes. After that, a layer of zinc is applied to the phosphate layer at a temperature of 95-98°C for 2-3 minutes with a solution containing, g/dm3: P2O5 - 7.4-9.8, Mn2+ - 2.1-2.8, Zn2+ - 11.0-13.0, NO3- - 21.0-25.0, NO2- - 0.3-0.5. In the second version of the method, a galvanic zinc coating is applied to the surface of the alloy from a cyanide electrolyte containing ZnO-15-45 g/dm3, NaCN - 30-120 g/dm3, NaOH 35-100 g/dm3, with a current density of 1-5 A/dm2, the ratio of anode and cathode surface 1:1 and temperature 15-30°C for 14-17 minutes, after which the phosphate layer is applied in the first version.EFFECT: obtaining a dense, fine-crystalline homogeneous phosphate film with a thickness of 8-15 mcm, having a breakdown voltage not lower than 70 V.4 cl, 2 ex

Device for gases collecting and removing from aluminium electrolyser // 2624559
FIELD: metallurgy.SUBSTANCE: device for collecting and evacuating anode gases from under the shelter of an electrolyser with burned anodes through gas-collecting windows through the gas channels of the beam-collector contains a flow-guiding structure. The flow-directing structure is fixed to the flange of the beam-collector and consists of the main longitudinal, additional longitudinal and transverse plates installed on the flange of the beam-collector, dividing the zone of depressurization under the flange of the beam-collector into at least three channels for the removal and evacuation of anode gases.EFFECT: increasing the effectiveness of the system for removing the gases of the cell when the cell is not hermetically sealed.4 cl, 5 dwg
ethod for regeneration of electrolytes based on sodium nitrate and chloride aqueous solutions // 2624553
FIELD: chemistry.SUBSTANCE: invention relates to electrocoagulation regeneration of electrolytes based on aqueous solutions of sodium nitrate and chloride containing hexavalent chromium ions, and can be used in the process of gas turbine engine blades electrochemical treatment. The method for regeneration of the electrolyte based on an aqueous solution of sodium chloride and nitrate, applied for electrochemical treatment of gas turbine engine blades made of high-alloy steels, includes electrolyte electrocoagulation, when the electrolyte is first treated by straight polarity DC current at a current density of 0.4-0.5 A/dm2 for 5-10 minutes, and thenby opposite polarity DC current at the same current density and exposure duration, during treatment, the resulting slurry is removed from the electrolyte.EFFECT: highly significant reduction in hexavalent chromium ions concentration in the electrolyte.1 dwg, 1 tbl

Anode device of aluminium electrolyser // 2624275
FIELD: electricity.SUBSTANCE: anode device contains a collector beam with vertical support posts resting on the flanged sheet of the cathode housing, an electrolyser cover with removable and swinging flaps located along the longitudinal and end sides of the electrolyser. The collector beam of the anode device has a U-shaped opening made along the entire height of the collector beam from the front side of the electrolyser, the width and length of the U-shaped opening being adapted to move a vacuum ladle for collecting the metal vertically.EFFECT: possibility of reducing the width of the electrolyser body with the transverse arrangement of electrolysers, reduction of time of the technological operation to collect metal from the electrolytic bath.6 cl, 3 dwg

ethod of tracking, protection and safe electrolytic system switching off // 2624222
FIELD: electricity.SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a method for failures tracking associated with a stream of feedstock gas and/or purification stream in electrolytic cells, batteries or systems, this tracking process is combined with precautionary measures to be taken in the event of such failures. In this case, (a) the current and/or voltage are monitored and controlled on a single battery, on all batteries or on one or more selected batteries of the electrolytic systems, (b) in case when the current, voltage or voltage-to-current ratio crosses its predetermined threshold value, the fault mode is found and the message is transmitted to the control system, and (c) the system voltage levels are controlled providing location within safe limits (safe mode limits), while tracking both current and voltage for failures detection in operation and transition to protective voltage levels in case of failure, the same power supply is used, the protective voltage between 600 and 1500 mV per cell is applied to each battery cell, and additional protection is provided by performing one or more of the following actions: (1) blowing potentially oxidizable electrodes with oxygen-free gases, (2) the electrolytic cell of the battery gradual cooling either by blowing gases, or by the passive heat output from the system and (3) maintaining the electrolytic voltage on each element of the plurality of cells and batteries at least until their temperature falls below the electrolytic cell electrodes oxidation threshold.EFFECT: invention makes it possible to effectively monitor the failure operations associated with a raw or blowing-off gas stream.11 cl, 2 ex, 6 dwg
Production technique of a cathodic conductive plates of sintered-slug tantalum electrolytic capacitor // 2623969
FIELD: electricity.SUBSTANCE: technique comprises the cathodic tantalum conductive plates surface preparation preliminary to coating process, the voltaic ruthenic coating application to the surface of a conductive plate and the ruthenic coating anodization. Along with this, the conductive plates surface preparation is led by centrifuge test or by cataphoresis for the application of a not agglomerated tantalum powder with the charge-to-mass ratio up to 150000 microcoulomb/gr and middle fraction of 2.5 micron and by following vacuum sintering under a trapped pressure of 10-5 Mmhg, at a temperature of 1050°C within the hour. On completing the sintering the electrolyte ruthenic coating electroplating in thickness of 2.0-4.0 micron is carried out. The electrolyte comprises g/l: Ru(OH)Cl3 (in terms of the equivalent amount of metal) 5-10; NH2SO3H 30 and water that is deionized or distilled to 1 l at a temperature of 60±10°C, at a pressure of 3 volt, cathodic current density of 2-6 ampere per square decimeter, cycle numbers of 4-5 and single cycle time of 10-15 min, and the anodization is carried out in a 38% dipping acid solution.EFFECT: capacitor volume efficiency and reliability increase while running in the reloading mode over a wide temperature range, leakage current and loss-angle tangent decrease.2 cl, 8 tbl, 5 ex

Plant for electrolyte-plasma treatment of turbine blades // 2623555
FIELD: electricity.SUBSTANCE: plant comprises of an operating cell and an electrolyte conrol cell with a heating element that are connected to each other by an electrolyte drainage pipeline with an electrolyte transfer pump, a power source the positive electrode of which is connected to the fixing clip, and a treatment process control unit connected to the electrolyte transfer pump, a power source and heating element. The operating cell is fixed in the housing below a movable platform on guides, which is connected with an motor providing transverse platform movement. There are turning centers on the platform. One of them is connected to a rotation motor in the upper housing part. A moving unit is installed on the guides for moving a cathode module with a longitudinal movement motor. There is a movable block on the moving unit for vertical movement of the vertical movement motor, mounted on the horizontal movement unit. There is a cathode module rotation assembly on the vertical movement unit. It is connected to a pivoting motor. There is an electrolyte supply pipeline in or on the pivoting assembly. One end of the pipeline has the cathode module installed and the other end is led in the electrolyte control cell with a temperature sensor. There are electrolyte flow rate and volume sensors mounted on the electrolyte supply pipeline. There is the second temperature sensor installed between the cells on the electrolyte drainage pipeline. The control unit is coupled with the sensors and the plant motor.EFFECT: increased precision of turbine blades treatment and lower power consumption of the plant.1 tbl, 2 dwg
ethod of electrochemical oxidation of cerium // 2623542
FIELD: chemistry.SUBSTANCE: invention relates to the processing of a concentrate of REM with separation of cerium from it by the method of electrooxidation, namely to the method of electrochemical oxidation of cerium (III) in nitrate solutions during the processing of rare-earth metal concentrates (REM), followed by extraction or precipitation of cerium carbonate or oxalate. The method involves the electrochemical oxidation of cerium in a nitrate solution in a two-cell electrolysis cell with a ceramic porous diaphragm made by the plasma chemical method. An insoluble titanium anode coated with iridium dioxide is used. The process is carried out at an operating temperature of 35-47°C and a gradual decrease in the anode current density as the concentration of cerium (+III) decreases. Cathode cell space, the catholyte level is supported above the level of anolyte.EFFECT: process simplification, increase in current output by increasing the speed of oxidation of cerium.3 cl, 3 ex

ethod of permalloy films ni81 fe19 electrochemical local deposition for the integrated microsystems // 2623536
FIELD: metallurgy.SUBSTANCE: method involves the electrochemical deposition of permalloy films in the galvanic bath with vertical arrangement of electrodes at the constant current with the chloride electrolyte stirring, which contains the nickel and iron atoms at the ratio of concentrations NNi/NFe=4.26, corresponding to the composition of the alloy, the addition of the hydrochloric acid is introduced to obtain pH=1.7±10% in the electrolyte with the temperature 60-70°C, and deposition is carried out at the current density of 20±1.0 mA/cm2 in the local areas, bounded by the photoresist mask at the oxidized silicon wafer, the surface of which is metallized by nickel with the nichrome sub-layer. The cathode and anode are the sheets of nickel foil and the cathode contacts to the metallized layer at the edge of the wafer.EFFECT: production of permalloy films with the thickness of about 10 mcm by reducing the mechanical stresses in the film and improved magnetic properties without high-temperature annealing.4 dwg

Device for plasma-electrolytic oxidation of metals and alloys // 2623531
FIELD: electricity.SUBSTANCE: device contains a three-phase AC or DC voltage source connected to a three-phase bridge rectifier, which outputs are connected to the filter, the first and second voltage sensors, step-up high-frequency transformer, which secondary winding is connected to the workpiece by one output and to the cathode of the bath with electrolyte by another output, the first current sensor, a computer which controls the microcontroller. It additionally contains a step-down and step-up voltage regulators, the second current sensor, which data output is connected to the fourth input of the microcontroller, the first choke, an active voltage divider and a half-bridge voltage inverter. The power inputs of the step-down regulator are connected to the filter, and the power outputs - one directly and another - via the second current sensor and the first choke - are connected to the power inputs of the step-up regulator, which power outputs are connected to the first voltage sensor, the power inputs of the active voltage divider and half-bridge inverter, and the data inputs of both regulators are connected respectively to the first and second outputs of the driver unit. The active voltage divider generates the anode and cathode voltage amplitudes.EFFECT: simple device control algorithm and reduction in its size and weight.1 dwg
Electrolyte for galvanic sedimentation of nickel-aluminium coatings // 2623514
FIELD: chemistry.SUBSTANCE: electrolyte contains a eutectic mixture of choline chloride and urea, the eutectic mixture being prepared by mixing the components in a molar ratio of 1:2 in which nickel chloride and aluminium chloride are dissolved in an amount of g/l solution: nickel chloride 3.2- 33.0, aluminium chloride 12.5-144.0.EFFECT: obtaining high-quality thin non-porous coatings and reducing the toxicity of the electrolyte by using environmentally friendly components.1 cl

Electrolytic cell for producing hydrogen and oxygen from water // 2623437
FIELD: chemistry.SUBSTANCE: invention relates to an electrolytic cell for the production of hydrogen and oxygen from water, consisting of a casing with a cathode housed therein in the form of a hollow cylinder of a porous hydrophobic material and an anode in the form of a metal tube located between them in the form of a gas-stop membrane, gas cavity between the outer wall of the cathode and the inner wall of the casing, the anode cavity inside the anode, with the anode applied to the surface and the cathode surface by the catalyst. The cell is characterized in that an anode made of perforated metal sheet attached on the outer surface of the metallic mesh coated with a catalyst, a cathode made of a porous hydrophobised material coated on its outer surface by the hydrogen cavity catalyst and the inner side with attached to it mesh coated with a catalyst gas-closing separator consists of a porous membrane of a hydrophilic material, surrounded on both sides by one or more layers of the separating material, sealing the cavity relative to the cavity hydrogen oxygen is carried out in the assembly due to the cell as a flange made of insulating material and having a ring grooves with gaskets to create a seal along the ends of the cathode at the points of contact with the flanges, and by squeezing the upper and lower ends of the separator when the electrolyser is assembled, protruding beyond the anode and the grids attached to the cathode and anode, between the outer end conical surfaces of the corresponding flanges and corresponding to the inner end conical surfaces of the cathode.EFFECT: use of the proposed device allows to minimize energy costs for own needs and, as a result, to increase the efficiency of the claimed cell, increase the reliability of the cell operation and the purity of the produced gases.9 cl, 3 dwg

ethod of anticorrosive processing of aluminium surface or aluminium alloys // 2622466
FIELD: chemistry.SUBSTANCE: surface of the product is subjected to a pulsed energy effect by the radiation of a pulsed ytterbium fiber ytterbium laser with a wavelength of 1.065 mcm at a specific radiation power 4,539⋅1010…8,536⋅1010 W/cm2, the pulse repetition rate 20…40 kHz and the scanning speed of the surface by laser radiation 250…700 mm/s.EFFECT: obtaining on the surface of a product made of aluminium or an aluminium alloy of a dense impermeable passive film of aluminium oxide, effectively protecting the metal from corrosion.3 cl, 3 dwg, 1 tbl, 11 ex

ethod of chroming rotors of screw hydraulics // 2622216
FIELD: machine engineering.SUBSTANCE: method involves placing the rotor in a hollow anode, forcing the electrolyte into the space between the surfaces of the coated rotor and the anode, applying a layer of solid chromium at the temperature of 50°C in the electrolyte stream, an anode is used, the inner surface of the anode is made in the form of a helical gear surface, with the end profile of the anode being made in the form of an equidistant of the rotor end profile described by the equations xa=xr+H⋅sinνr, ya=yr+H⋅cosνr, νr=ξr-δr, where xa, ya - the coordinates of the anode end profile, xr, yr - the coordinates of the rotor end profile, H - the distance along the normal from the rotor tooth end profile to the equidistant, νr - the angle between the tangent to the end profile at the current point end of the rotor tooth profile and the axis of ordinates, ξr - the angle between the tangent to the end profile at the current point end of the rotor tooth profile and the radius passing through the current point, δr - the angle between the radius passing through the current point end of the rotor tooth profile and the axis of ordinates.EFFECT: creating a chrome coating with the same thickness of chromium over the entire profile of the rotor teeth, increasing the hardness of the coating.1 tbl, 1 ex, 4 dwg
ethod of electrolyte-plasma treatment of items manufactured with application of additive technologies // 2621744
FIELD: metallurgy.SUBSTANCE: method includes igniting a discharge between a workpiece manufactured by fusing fine particles of metals or alloys and a cathode by applying a positive potential to the article, the workpiece being fixed on a conductive suspension, immersed in an electrolyte bath containing a cathode in the form of a conductive plate, and rotate, a voltage in the range of 100 ≤ U ≤ 1000 V, the discharge current is in the range of 0.015 ≤ I ≤ 250 A and process the product for at least 15 seconds, with the electrolyte being a solution with a hydrogen index in the range of 2 ≤ pH ≤ 11.EFFECT: providing processing of external, internal and porous areas of the surface of products of complex geometric shape, increasing the degree of purification, roughness class and surface hardness of the product.3 cl, 9 dwg

Armored structure based on porous aluminium and method of its manufacture // 2621527
FIELD: metallurgy.SUBSTANCE: armored structure consists of porous open-cell aluminium containing 60-70% of open interconnected pores with a diameter in the range from 0.14 mm to 0.5 mm. A layer of aluminium oxide is deposited on the pore surface by microarc oxidation followed by impregnation in epoxy resin. The method for producing an armored structure based on porous aluminium is that the porous open-cell aluminium billets are placed in a container with a single-component electrolyte with liquid glass and subjected to microarc oxidation in the anode-cathode mode with a descending power for at least 120 minutes. When oxidizing the billets of porous aluminum, a projection with a rectangular profile with sides of 10×150 mm is made. It serves as a current lead for the supply of electric current. In the process of oxidation, the forced cooling system and the compressor for circulating the electrolyte at a pressure of not less than 0.8 MPa are used.EFFECT: increase in durability and degree of power absorption by armored material when it is affected by several striking elements simultaneously.3 cl, 3 dwg
Electrochemical method for holmium and nickel intermetallic compounds nanopowders production in halide melts // 2621508
FIELD: chemistry.SUBSTANCE: invention relates to electrochemical production of holmium and nickel intermetallic compounds nanopowders, which can be used as catalysts in chemical and petrochemical industries, hydrogen energy for reversible sorption of hydrogen, as well as for magnetic material creation. Electrolysis of a molten mixture containing potassium chloride, sodium chloride, holmium (III) chloride and nickel (II) chloride is performed in a quartz cell on a tungsten electrode at a temperature of 973°K and a current density of 0.5÷1.9 A/cm2.EFFECT: decreased temperature of electrolysis and obtaining of nickel and holmium intermetallic compounds nanopowders.6 dwg, 3 tbl, 5 ex

Product moulded by hot forming and manufacturing method for product moulded by hot forming // 2621501
FIELD: metallurgy.SUBSTANCE: product is obtained by hot foming of electrolytically galvanized steel sheet comprising wt %: C from 0.10 to 0.35, Si from 0.01 to 3.00, Al from 0.01 to 3.00, Mn from 1.0 to 3.5, P from 0.001 to 0.100, S from 0.001 to 0.010, N from 0.0005 to 0.0100, Ti from 0.000 to 0.200, Nb from 0.000 to 0.200, Mo from 0.00 to 1.00, Cr from 0.00 to 1.00, V from 0.000 to 1.000, Ni from 0.00 to 3.00, B from 0.0000 to 0.0050, Ca from 0.0000 to 0.0050, Mg from 0.0000 to 0.0050, iron and impurities are the rest. Specific weight of coating on each sheet surface is from 5 g/m2 to 40 g/m2. Galvanized plating layer contains from 0 g/m2 to 15 g/m2 of Zn-Fe-intermetallic compound and solid Fe-Zn-solution phase as the remaining amount. Number of dispersed particles with an average diameter of 10 nm to 1 mcm, presenting per 1 mm of galvanized plating layer length is from 1×10 particles to 1×104 particles.EFFECT: required adhesiveness of paint applied to surface of sheet without additional treatments.6 cl, 7 dwg, 5 tbl

ethod for removing anode gases of an aluminium electrolyser // 2621322
FIELD: electricity.SUBSTANCE: method involves burning the anode gases in the crevice burner mounted on the gas collecting bell of the cell and their afterburning, while afterburning of the combustible components is carried out by supplying air in the volume V1 through the air intake slots of the burner device, followed by the direction of the combustion products through the vertical section of the flue in the form of a flue-gas descent into the branch pipe of the flue descent, where air is supplied in the volume V2, The volume ratio V1 air, sucked through the air intake slots, to the volume of air V2, sucked through the branch pipe flue, is V1:V2=0.2÷0.25:1.EFFECT: improving the efficiency of anode gas removal.1 dwg

ethod for producing aluminium-based alloy and device for its implementation // 2621207
FIELD: metallurgy.SUBSTANCE: method for producing an aluminium-based alloy containing 1-3 wt % of scandium, involves preparing and melting of a mixture containing sodium, potassium and aluminium fluorides, continuously feeding into the melt at the temperature of 800-950°C of scandium oxide in an amount providing the maintenance of scandium oxide in the melt at a level of 1-8%, simultaneous aluminothermic reduction of scandium from its oxide and electrolytic decomposition of the formed alumina, periodic discharge of the produced alloy with the given composition and pouring of molten aluminium after unloading the alloy in the amount equal in weight to the unloaded alloy. The device for producing an alloy contains a steel casing lined inside with a refractory brick, with a bottom and a lid, an anode, a cathode, a graphite crucible placed on the bottom graphite block, which, with the blooms installed, is a current lead to the cathode, and between the inner lining of the casing and the heating elements are placed outside the crucible, and a dispenser is installed in the lid for continuous supply of scandium oxide, and an opening is provided for periodically charging the aluminium and periodically discharging the resulting alloy.EFFECT: invention allows to obtain an alloy of aluminium-scandium with the given composition, ensures high purity of the final product and a high level of scandium extraction.6 cl, 1 dwg, 5 ex
ethod of replacement of anode in electrolysis of melt in aluminium electrolyser // 2621202
FIELD: electricity.SUBSTANCE: method involves heating the new anodes before placing it in an electrolytic cell, which before replacing the previously installed under the cover of the cell in close proximity to the working anode in the post-launch period of operation of the cell. New anodes kept under cover for 8-48 h, recovered residue anodic working anode, the anode is heated in an electrolyser is set, and to place the preheated anode set a new anode.EFFECT: improvement of electrolysis technology.4 cl, 1 tbl, 1 dwg
ethod of loading the electrolyser cathode for preparing aluminium // 2621197
FIELD: electricity.SUBSTANCE: method involves filling and leveling the heat-insulating layer in the cathode device casing, filling, leveling and sealing the refractory layer, installing the bottom and side blocks, and then sealing the seams between them with a cold beat hearth. Before the fill insulation layer on the bottom of the casing, a layer of fine particles of the carbonation is created.EFFECT: reducing the cost of lining materials, reduced energy consumption during the electrolysis by improving the thermal resistance of the thermal insulation in the basement, an increase in the period of electrolyzers.3 cl, 2 dwg, 2 tbl

Device for transportating paste in two perpendicular directions and plant for producing moulded blocks containing such device // 2621094
FIELD: transportation.SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a transport device for transporting carbonaceous paste, that is movable along the main path for rollers, passing in the first main direction for feeding the paste to a machine for moulding blocks for manufacturing electrodes, in particular, anodes of an aluminium electrolyser. The device comprises the main frame with rotating means cooperating with the main path for the rollers for moving the main frame in the main direction, the conveying hopper supported by the main frame and suitable for loading with carbonaceous paste. The main frame forms the auxiliary path for rollers, passing in the second auxiliary direction perpendicular to the main direction. The device contains the supporting frame connected with the conveying hopper and having rotating means for moving the supporting frame of the auxiliary path for rollers in the auxiliary direction. A plant for producing moulded blocks for manufacturing electrodes, in particular anodes of an aluminium electrolyser, is also disclosed.EFFECT: increasing the performance of manufacturing the blocks.8 cl, 7 dwg

Electrolytic cell for production of aluminium // 2621084
FIELD: electricity.SUBSTANCE: electrolytic cell contains a body with side and bottom lining, the end anodes and cathodes, located on the opposite sides of the electrolytic cell body and vertically installed between them non-consumable bipolar electrodes, while non-consumable bipolar electrodes forming the electrolysis modules are installed along the electrolytic cell axis in rows, the corundum power and aluminium collection modules are located between. The electrolytic cell side and bottom lining is made of corundum containing material and is covered with the layer of deep calcined alumina, and the corundum power module is separated from the aluminium collection module by the slab from fire-resistant, non-conductive material, for example, silicon carbide or aluminium nitride. The bipolar electrodes can be installed at the angle to the vertical not more than 10°. The end faces of the bipolar electrodes from the corundum power module side are protected by the coating from refractory, non-conductive material, for example, silicon carbide or aluminium nitride.EFFECT: improvement of the bipolar electrodes with corundum supply, reduction of the dissolution rate of the electrodes anode part and the labour costs for maintaining the electrolytic cell, provision of the stable and long-term operation of bipolar electrodes and the production of commercial pureness aluminium.4 cl, 1 dwg

Electrolysis cathode // 2621029
FIELD: electricity.SUBSTANCE: invention refers to the electrolysis cathode, containing nickel coating with thickness 300-1000 nm, applied by the method of magnetron spraying on the matrix of porous aluminium oxide with pores sizes of 40-120 nm and the distance between the pores walls 10-20 nm.EFFECT: increase of the contact area of the cathode material with the electrolyte and increase of the catalytic coating adhesion to the substrate, otherwise to the cathode base.2 dwg

Device for permanent fixing of metal insert // 2620941
FIELD: mechanics.SUBSTANCE: invention relates to the element (10), including the base (11), having at least one recess, forming the shaped cavity for the sign and completely filled with galvanically deposited layer (16), so that the element (10) is the incrusted at least by one metal sign with improved visual quality. The element (10) contains the device for permanent fixing of indicated at least one metal sign, which is at least one through-hole (14) in the element (10) and at least partially filled with the galvanically deposited layer (16) for improving fixation at least one sign to the element. The indicated through-hole (14) has the first end, communicated with at least one recess and the second end, communicating with the other side of the mentioned base.EFFECT: reliability increase of the signs fixation.23 cl, 11 dwg

ethod of forming coloured decorative coating by anodisation // 2620801
FIELD: chemistry.SUBSTANCE: method of obtaining a decorative coating with a changing colour during visual angle variation consists in the formation of one-dimensional photonic crystal with photonic bandgap in the visible range by anodising the surface of a valve metal or its alloy containing not less than 50% of valve metal at a cyclically varying parameters: current and voltage, wherein each cycle consists of two stages: anodization is carried out at the first stage at current stabilization in the range of 0.1 to 50 mA /cm2 for a time ensuring charge flow from 0.05 to 5 C/cm2; anodization is carried out at the second stage at voltage stabilization, increasing it from the voltage value at the end of the first stage to a value lying in the range from 10 to 200 V, with a decreasing voltage rise rate from 5 V/s to 0 V/s, and is held at this value for a time ensuring charge flow from 0.05 to 5 C/cm2, ensuring more than 1.4 ratio ofmaximal voltage at the second stage to minimal voltage at the first stage, wherein metal surface serves as anode during production of the decorative coating, and inert material is used as cathode, wherein anodisation charge is reduced by 0.01-10% at the first and the second stages at every next anodisation cycle, which amount lies in the range from 20 to 300.EFFECT: invention allows to obtain coloured decorative coatings of high quality using simple and reproducible method characterized by safety and environmental friendliness due to elimination of toxic substances from the technology.9 cl, 10 dwg, 2 tbl, 5 ex

ethod and device for nitrogening the textured sheet from electrotechnical steel // 2620403
FIELD: metallurgy.SUBSTANCE: band is immersed for a period of 5 s to 1000 s or from 3 s to 300 s in a molten bath with a bath heating regulation of 400°C to 700°C while maintaining the set temperature. Mentioned device comprises a container for containing a bath with the molten salt, temperature control device for the heating of said bath with the molten salt to a predetermined temperature and maintaining said bath with the molten salt at a predetermined temperature and at least one guide roller for maintaining said strip extending inside the bath with mentioned molten salt. In another embodiment, the device comprises a container for containing a bath with the molten salt, temperature control device for the heating of mentioned bath with the molten salt to a predetermined temperature and maintaining the bath with the molten salt at a predetermined temperature, a guide roller for maintaining the strip passing inside mentioned bath with the molten salt, and at least one counter electrode between which and mentioned band voltage is applied for electrolytic nitriding said strip.EFFECT: obtaining permanent magnetic properties and the hardening of the surface layers of the textured sheet of electrical steel.13 cl, 7 dwg, 2 tbl, ex 2

Electrolytic cell for manufacturing rare-earth metals // 2620319
FIELD: chemistry.SUBSTANCE: electrolytic cell comprises a housing formed with one or more oblique channels in the housing bottom for draining molten rare earth metals. One or more cathodes are suspended in the cell housing in vertical alignment with one or more channels. The respective cathodes of the opposed surfaces are inclined downwardly and outwardly at an angle from the vertical. One or more pairs of anodes suspended in the cell body. Each anode in one or more pairs has a front surface, the deviation from the vertical and spaced apart in parallel alignment with the respective opposite inclined surfaces of one or more cathodes. The electrolytic cell also includes a collection for the reception of molten rare earth metals from the channel. Separation of molten rare earth metals from the cathode (s) and anode (s) prevents contamination of volatile carbon, rising from the anode (s), or the reverse reaction with the exhaust gases.EFFECT: increased efficiency of energy consumption and the reduction of product contamination.13 cl, 2 dwg

ethod of obtaining protective coating on magnesium and its alloys // 2620224
FIELD: metallurgy.SUBSTANCE: method includes three stages: in the first step on the substrate forming a primary coating thickness of at least 15 microns, which is obtained substrate MAO in an aqueous electrolyte containing from 10 to 40 g/l of alkali metal metasilicate, 2 to 10 g/l fluorides of alkali metals and from 3 to 15 g/l of alkali metal hydroxides, for a pulse current with an amplitude of 400-450 V, 250-350 ms pulse duration, the second step is carried out first chemical bleed coating in an aqueous solution containing from 0.5 to 1.5 mol/l phosphoric acid, 0.5 to 1.5 m l/l hydrogen fluoride or fluoride, is then formed on the substrate with a secondary coating using an electrolyte and MAO mode of the first stage, after which the second chemical is carried bleed coating in an aqueous solution of the first etching, and in the third stage, an electrolyte and a first-stage MDO are used, with the formation of a final nanostructured non-metallic inorganic protective coating on the substrate.EFFECT: increasing the adhesion strength of the coating to the substrate, corrosion resistance and resistance to external factors, primarily external mechanical influences.4 cl, 2 dwg, 1 tbl
ethod of electrolytic deposition of corrosion-resistant antifriction coatings by the copper alloy // 2620215
FIELD: metallurgy.SUBSTANCE: method includes the electrolytic deposition of antifriction coatings from a tin-based alloy in an electrolyte containing, g/l: tin (II) borftoride 10-40, copper (II) borftoride 10-25, antimony (III) borofluoride 5-10, cadmium Borftoristy 5-15, zinc (II) borftoristy 5-15, indium (III) borftoristy 2-5, silver (I) borftoriste 0.5-1.5, boron hydrofluoric acid 105-130, boric acid 50-100, antioxidant 1,5-5, surfactant 7-20, with a cathode current density of 2.0-5.0 A/dm2 and the temperature of electrolyte 18-25°C.EFFECT: increase of abrasive and corrosion resistance, strength of coatings in corrosive media, reduction of coefficient of friction, increase of hardness, wear resistance and thermal stability of coatings, while increasing plasticity.3 cl, 2 tbl
ethod of electrolytic deposition of corrosion-resistant antifriction coatings by the copper alloy // 2619012
FIELD: metallurgy.SUBSTANCE: method includes electrolytic coating deposition in electrolyte containing, g/l: copper (II) borofluoride (in terms of metal) 55-70, tin (II) borftluoride (in terms of metal) 40-45, boron fluoride 110- 200, boric acid 40-100, antioxidant 4-10, surfactant 0.5-2.5, at a cathode current density of 2.0-10.0 A/dm2 and electrolyte temperature 18-25°C.EFFECT: increased abrasion and corrosion resistance of the coating under conditions of fretting corrosion, reduced friction coefficient, increased hardness, wear resistance and thermal stability of the coating.3 cl, 2 tbl
ethod of obtaining the coordination connection of zinc with nicotine acid // 2618533
FIELD: chemistry.SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a process for preparing nicotinate hydrate of zinc by electrolysis of aqueous organic solution of nicotinic acid with zinc electrodes at a constant current, comprising separating the resulting precipitate, washing the precipitate and drying it. The mass ratio of acetonitrile: ethanol: water: nicotinic acid: electrolyte is 55.13:19.73:5.00: 1.00:0.05, the electric current density is 3-5 mA/cm2.EFFECT: invention simplifies the process for preparing the zinc complex compound with nicotinic acid and simultaneously reduce the time required.3 tbl, 1 ex
ethod of clarification and decolorization of natural waters and device for its implementation // 2618076
FIELD: chemistry.SUBSTANCE: clarification and decolorization of natural waters is carried out with the help of water intake and cleaning device. Physical treatment is carried out in working closed electrocoagulation chambers 7 by exposing the treated water to a constant electric field at potential gradients ranging from 4 V/cm to 8 V/cm, the distance between the annular non-polarizable electrodes 8 located at the bottom of each chamber from 1 cm before 2 centimeters. At the bottom of a plate, and on top of the cathode. At the signal the control unit 1 includes a constant current source 3 which supplies the ring 8 nonpolarizable electrodes a potential difference with the initial potential gradient 8 V/cm. Then, the supply of the potential difference. Water is supplied to filtration chamber 10. Include a submersible motor 13 and the electric valve 5 is opened to the pump string 14 by monitoring sensor 4 the purified water flow. At the signal the control unit 1 produces water sampling using the sampling device 22 and determining the zeta potential of the slurry, turbidity and colour of water purified water quality control unit 2 connected to the control unit 1. If any of these parameters does not meet the requirements of production schedules, perform a gradual reduction potential gradient at 0.5 V/cm to 4 V/cm while decreasing the flow by reducing the opening of the valve and connect the unused working electrocoagulation chambers. While improving the turbidity of purified water and chrominance indices valve is gradually opened until the starting position. If the required result for turbidity and colour can not be provided, the residence time of the treated water in the electrocoagulation chambers is increased consecutively by connecting the reserve chambers.EFFECT: invention allows to increase the reliability of water treatment processes, to provide a system of flexible management, safety of drinking water, the compactness of the equipment and reduction in construction and operating costs.2 cl, 2 dwg, 5 tbl
Coating/hermetics systems, water resistant dispersions, ways of producing water smooth dispersions and methods of electro paint // 2618026
FIELD: chemistry.SUBSTANCE: aqueous resinous dispersion comprises sulfur-functional azole-containing phosphated polyepoxy resin. Sulfur-functional azole is tetrazole, mercaptoarylimidazole, mercaptoaryloxazole and/or mercaptoarylthiazole.EFFECT: invention makes it possible to obtain electrodeposited coatings from phosphated polyepoxide resins having improved adhesion to the surface and meeting the requirements of aerospace sealants.17 cl, 6 tbl, 16 ex
Nickel and/or chromium-plated element and method for its production // 2618017
FIELD: metallurgy.SUBSTANCE: multi-coated element includes a substrate, pre-treatment coating layer that has a layer of chemical nickel plating and a nickel layer and applied to the entire substrate, where there is formed a coppering layer and a functional layer, formed on the coppering layer, while the functional layer has a nickel layer with low potential, which includes one of the following: a layer of high sulfur nickel and a nickel layer with micro-cracks or an integrated cover layer from the layer of high sulfur nickel with a layer with micro-cracks, and a microporous nickel layer formed on the layer of nickel with low potential.EFFECT: significant increase in corrosion resistance and stability of the entire element, providing good uniform gloss and coating layers bonding effect.14 cl, 24 tbl, 19 dwg

ethod of internal stress relieving in polymer coatings // 2617780
FIELD: chemistry.SUBSTANCE: method of internal stress relieving of lacquer coatings on metallic surfaces formed by liquid coating materials - acrylic, polyurethane or pentaphtol. The method comprises impact of constant electric field formed by aeroionizational electroeffluvial unit with intensity of E= (1.2÷6)⋅105 V/m on the lacquer coating at a voltage of (2-2.5)⋅104 B at high-voltage generator of the unit. The distance between the electroeffluvial radiator of the unit and the lacquer coating is 0.04-0.2 m.EFFECT: reduction of shrinkage stresses in the coating and acceleration of coating curing or drying in 1,5-2 times while maintaining the physical and mechanical properties of the coating compared to the natural conditions.3 dwg, 4 tbl


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This interior you'll love for sure!

"Who needs a multi-colored interior, if you have outside the window itself, New York" - with this idea designer Julie Hillman approached the design of these modern apartments in Manhattan. Wonderful milky shades of interiors really make a picture of the city, which opens out of the windows, more expressive and juicy, creating a relaxing background. And in this house there are a lot of various designer furniture, lighting and decor - the hand of the master is visible. It inspires!

Would you make something like this at home?

Irena Pankova


What has happened to the quality of food and service in restaurants today, particularly chains? I remember, when I first moved to TN and ate at O’Charleys; I loved it.  O’Charleys had the best bread, chicken tenders and pie. Over the years, as it seems with so many other chains, the quality and flavor of the food has decreased significantly.  It’s almost as though everything is packaged, pre-prepared or frozen and reheated. You get a basket of flat, cold bread that is lifeless; granted the bread is still free.  I am generalizing and of course not all restaurants fit in this mold; it is just my opinion and observation. I’m thankful for the mom and pop restaurants and diners that prepare and “cook” fresh food on a daily basis.


I hope you enjoy the food!!!

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Silver Dory with Choron Bérnaise and Roasted Garlic Cheese Bread

On Friday night I attended a "Master Class" cooking demonstration for the Thermomix, hosted by Justine Schofield.  Those of you who are MasterChef fans will remember Justine from Series one.  Justine has only recently become acquainted with the Thermomix, but is a huge fan.  She is currently working on adapting a lot of her recipes using the Thermomix.  At this session she shared a few of her recipes with us.

She started the evening off by making a lovely Gazpacho that was topped with a sour dough crumble, or "Sand" as she called it, olive tapenade and quail eggs.  The main course was a piece of steamed barramundi, topped with Charon Bérnaise, and for dessert she divulged the ingredients for George's Olive Oil Chocolate Mousse, her twist was to serve it in a chocolate tart.  It was all very nice I must say!

I had already planned, as I always do, my menu for the weekend - we were going to have a salmon dish, but when I was at the fish shop I was persuaded to try the silver dory instead of the salmon.  As I really did not have a plan in mind for how I was going to serve the the dory I thought why not try the Charon Bérnaise to top the fish!

Now if you are like me, I was not entirely sure what a Choron Bérnaise was - I looked over the list of ingredients several times trying to discern what the "Choron" actually was, of course looking for a magical ingredient.  I have since found out that Choron is the rose tint given by adding tomato puree to either hollandaise or Bérnaise sauce, and is named after chef Alexandre Etienne Charon who invented the sauce.

Reading a little about Charon I am inclined to think he may have been the Heston Blumenthal of his time - he was certainly a little out there.  Charon was at the height of his fame in1870, during the Siege of Paris.  During this time Parisians were reduced to eat domestic animals due to meat shortages.  Apparently the bourgeois didn't like this idea and so Charon started eying off the animals in the zoo (they were a little more exotic!)  For the 1870 Christmas feast he presented his patrons a meal that included the stuffed head of a donkey, elephant consomme, roasted camel, wolf in deer sauce, cat with rat and the piece de resistance - antelope in truffle sauce.  He achieved quite some notoriety for his elephant dishes these included Elephant in chasseur sauce and Elephant Bourguinon!!  Anyway I digress - there were no wild animals involved in this meal you can be rest assured!

Silver Dory with Choron Bérnaise
From What's on the Menu with Justine Schofield

Serves 4

4 pieces silver dory
salt and pepper
olive oil

4 egg yolks
130g unsalted butter, diced
1 tbs taragon vinegar *
1/2 tbs tomato paste
1 tomato, deseeded, finely chopped
1 tbs tarragon, finely chopped

*  To make tarragon vinegar you can add some chopped tarragon to white wine vinegar, and allow it to steep for several hours.  Strain the leaves from the vinegar before use.

Season the fish fillets with salt and freshly ground black pepper.  Set aside until the sauce is ready.

Insert the butterfly into the Thermomix bowl.  Add the egg yolks, butter and vinegar.  Cook for 8 minutes at 80 degrees on speed 3.

Add the tomato paste, chopped tomato and tarragon and mix for 30 seconds on speed 3.  Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Heat the olive oil in a frying pan over medium high heat.  Cook the fish skin side down for 2 minutes, flip over, and cook the flesh side for 1-2 minutes, or until golden and cooked through.  My pieces were quite thin - so they needed very little cooking time.

Serve the fish with roasted garlic potatoes, steamed green vegetables and a dollop of the Choron Bérnaise.

Bérnaise sauce can be quite a tricky sauce to make.  If not made properly and watched carefully it tends to split very easily.  As you can see, making it in the Thermomix is a breeze - add all your ingredients and sit down and and have a glass of wine while you wait for it to cook!!!

"The Darlings" love to have bread with their meal so I thought I would try a little twist on the regular garlic bread.  Rather than add the garlic and the butter to the cooked bread I thought I would incorporate roasted garlic and a some cheese into the bread dough and cook it all together!!  One word - YUM!

Roasted Garlic and Cheese Bread

1 head (yes a whole head!) of garlic
520g bread flour
2tsp yeast
300ml warm water
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
230g cheddar cheese

Preheat oven to 180 degrees.  Place the head of garlic onto a piece of foil.  Bake in the oven for 25 - 30 minutes, or until the garlic is lovely and soft.  Allow to cool slightly.

Cut the cheese into cubes, place in the TM bowl and process for 8 seconds on speed 7.  Remove the cheese from the bowl.  Set aside.

Place the flour, yeast, salt, and sugar into the TM bowl.  Pull the garlic head apart and gently squeeze the garlic from the skins.  Place the garlic puree into the TM bowl with the flour mix.  Add 120g of the grated cheese, and then the warm water.  Knead for 4 minutes.  Remove the lid from the TM.  Lightly oil a piece of cling wrap and place the oiled cling wrap over the top of the TM bowl.  I like to leave my bread for a long time to prove - once it had crowned above the top of the bowl I punched it down and let it rise again.

After the second proving I rolled it into a log shape and put it onto a piece of baking paper that was lightly sprinkled with polenta.  I then cut several incisions all over the bread and filled these incisions with the reserved grated cheese, make sure you pull the dough back together to cover the cheese up. Repeat until almost all the cheese has been "hidden in the dough" - but make sure to reserve just a little to put on the top!!!

Preheat oven to 200 degrees.  Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until golden, and it sounds hollow when tapped.

This bread was good!!!  It was even better the next morning when it was toasted, topped with a poached egg and a dollop of the Choron Bérnaise - how's that for using up the leftovers????

I did make a dessert too - but you know what?  I was not entirely happy with it.  It was George Colombaris' Olive Oil Chocolate Mousse.  Perhaps it was the chocolate I used - I used Lindt 80% - but it just didn't do it for me - too earthy, too bitter (the only highlight was the boozy berries I topped it with!)  If I try it again I think I will not use such a bitter chocolate.

I was however so impressed with the roasted garlic bread that for pizza night tonight I am going to incorporate roasted garlic into the pizza dough!!!!  Should give us pizzas with a little punch!!!!

  1. Nice one Cate. How lucky to go to Justine's Masterclass. Definitely going to have a go at Roasted Garlic pizza dough...great idea!

  2. All the recipes look good but the photo of the Dory just makes my mouth water. Diane

  3. I totally love all the wonderful seafood dishes you cook... this recipe looks stunning.

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by Dinesh Thakur

There are two basic approaches to testing: functional and structural. In functional testing   the structure of the program is not considered. Test cases are decided solely on the basis of the requirements or specifications of the program or module, and the internals module of the program are not considered for selection of test cases.

Due to its nature, functional testing is often called “black box testing.” In the structural approach, test cases are generated based on the actual code of the program or module to be tested. This structural approach is sometimes called “glass box testing”


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Barack Obama
through his 2009 Inauguration

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Election Night Victory / Presidential Acceptance Speech - Nov 4 2008

• Barack Obama - Democratic Nominee Acceptance Speech
2008 National Democratic Convention

• Barack Obama - Final Primary Night:
Presumptive Nominee Speech

• Barack Obama - North Carolina Primary Night

• Barack Obama - Pennsylvania Primary Night

• Barack Obama - AP Annual Luncheon

• Barack Obama - A More Perfect Union
“The Race Speech”

• Barack Obama - Texas and Ohio Primary Night

• Barack Obama - Potomac Primary Night

• Barack Obama - Super Tuesday

Barack Obama - Iowa Caucus Night

Barack Obama - California Democratic Convention - April 28, 2007

Barack Obama - Announcement For President - Feb 10 2007

Barack Obama - The Time Has Come for Universal Health Care

Barack Obama - Race Against Time - World AIDS Day Speech

Barack Obama - A Way Forward in Iraq

Barack Obama - Military Commission Legislation

Barack Obama - Floor Statement on the Habeas Corpus Amendment

Barack Obama - Energy Independence: A Call for Leadership

Barack Obama - An Honest Government, A Hopeful Future

Barack Obama - Xavier University Commencement Address

Barack Obama - AFSCME National Convention

Barack Obama - Vote against the Gulf of Mexico Energy Bill

Barack Obama - Statement of Support for Stem Cell Research

Barack Obama - Campus Progress Annual Conference

Barack Obama - “Call to Renewal” Keynote Address

Barack Obama - Iraq Debate

Barack Obama - Northwestern University Commencement Address

Barack Obama - Katrina Reconstruction

Barack Obama - Take Back America

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Barack Obama - General Michael Hayden Nomination

Barack Obama - Employment Verification Amendment for the Immigration Bill

Barack Obama - Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Commencement Address

Barack Obama - Honoring Our Commitment to Veterans

Barack Obama - EMILY's List Annual Luncheon

Barack Obama - A Real Solution for High Gas Prices

Barack Obama - Immigration Rallies

Barack Obama - Updates on Darfur, Immigration, Gas Prices

Barack Obama - Immigration Reform

Barack Obama - Energy Independence and the Safety of Our Planet

Barack Obama - Immigration Reform

Barack Obama - Improving Chemical Plant Security

Barack Obama - 21st Century Schools for a 21st Century Economy

Barack Obama - Meals Amendment

Barack Obama - Debate on Lobbying and Ethics Reform

Barack Obama - Energy Security is National Security - Governor's Ethanol Coalition

Barack Obama - Floor Statement S.2271 - PATRIOT Act Reauthorization

Barack Obama - Darfur: Current Policy Not Enough

Barack Obama - Hurricane Katrina Child Assistance Amendment

Barack Obama - Supreme Court Nomination of Samuel Alito - Podcast

Barack Obama - Lobbying Reform Summit National Press Club

Barack Obama - Meeting on Iraq with President Bush

Barack Obama - Remarks: Honest Leadership and Open Government

Barack Obama - From the Road: Israel and the Palestinian territories

Barack Obama - The PATRIOT Act

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Barack Obama - Pritzker School of Medicine Commencement

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Barack Obama - America’s Nuclear Non-Proliferation Policy Remarks

Barack Obama - Rockford Register Star Young American Awards

Barack Obama - NAACP Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner

Barack Obama - National Press Club

Barack Obama - SIUC College of Agriculture's 50th Anniversary

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Barack Obama - Amendment for Meals/Phone Service to Wounded Veterans

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Barack Obama - Confirmation Hearing of John Bolton

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Barack Obama - Keynote Address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention

Barack Obama - 2002 Speech Against the Iraq War

AP Annual Luncheon
Washington, DC
April 14, 2008

Editor’s note: The week before this speech, Obama was caught in an uncharacteristic moment of loose language. Referring to working-class voters in old industrial towns impacted by job losses, the presidential hopeful said: "They get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment, as a way to explain their frustrations."

I'm a person of deep faith, and my religion has sustained me through a lot in my life. I even gave a speech on faith before I ever started running for President where I said that Democrats, "make a mistake when we fail to acknowledge the power of faith in people's lives." I also represent a state with a large number of hunters and sportsmen, and I understand how important these traditions are to families in Illinois and all across America. And, contrary to what my poor word choices may have implied or my opponents have suggested, I've never believed that these traditions or people's faith has anything to do with how much money they have.

But I will never walk away from the larger point that I was trying to make. For the last several decades, people in small towns and cities and rural areas all across this country have seen globalization change the rules of the game on them. When I began my career as an organizer on the South Side of Chicago, I saw what happens when the local steel mill shuts its doors and moves overseas. You don't just lose the jobs in the mill, you start losing jobs and businesses throughout the community. The streets are emptier. The schools suffer.

I saw it during my campaign for the Senate in Illinois when I'd talk to union guys who had worked at the local Maytag plant for twenty, thirty years before being laid off at fifty-five years old when it picked up and moved to Mexico; and they had no idea what they're going to do without the paycheck or the pension that they counted on. One man didn't even know if he'd be able to afford the liver transplant his son needed now that his health care was gone.

I've heard these stories almost every day during this campaign, whether it was in Iowa or Ohio or Pennsylvania. And the people I've met have also told me that every year, in every election, politicians come to their towns, and they tell them what they want to hear, and they make big promises, and then they go back to Washington when the campaign's over, and nothing changes. There's no plan to address the downside of globalization. We don't do anything about the skyrocketing cost of health care or college or those disappearing pensions. Instead of fighting to replace jobs that aren't coming back, Washington ends up fighting over the latest distraction of the week.

And after years and years and years of this, a lot of people in this country have become cynical about what government can do to improve their lives. They are angry and frustrated with their leaders for not listening to them; for not fighting for them; for not always telling them the truth. And yes, they are bitter about that.

Now, Senator McCain and the Republicans in Washington are already looking ahead to the fall and have decided that they plan on using these comments to argue that I'm out of touch with what's going on in the lives of working Americans. I don't blame them for this -- that's the nature of our political culture, and if I had to carry the banner for eight years of George Bush's failures, I'd be looking for something else to talk about too.

But I will say this. If John McCain wants to turn this election into a contest about which party is out of touch with the struggles and the hopes of working America, that's a debate I'm happy to have. In fact, I think that's a debate we need to have. Because I believe that the real insult to the millions of hard-working Americans out there would be a continuation of the economic agenda that has dominated Washington for far too long.

It's a philosophy that says there's no role for government in making the global economy work for working Americas; that we have to just sit back watch those factories close and those jobs disappear; that there's nothing we can do or should do about workers without health care, or children in crumbling schools, or families who are losing their homes, and so we should just hand out a few tax breaks and wish everyone the best of luck.

Ronald Reagan called this trickle-down economics. George Bush called it the Ownership Society. But what it really means is that you're on your own. If your premiums or your tuition is rising faster than you can afford, you're on your own. If you're that Maytag worker who just lost his pension, tough luck. If you're a child born into poverty, you'll just have to pull yourself up by your own bootstraps.

This philosophy isn't just out-of-touch - it's put our economy out-of-whack. Years of pain on Main Street have finally trickled up to Wall Street and sent us hurtling toward recession, reminding us that we're all connected - that we can't prosper as a nation where a few people are doing well and everyone else is struggling.

John McCain is an American hero and a worthy opponent, but he's proven time and time again that he just doesn't understand this. It took him three tries in seven days just to figure out that the home foreclosure crisis was an actual problem. He's had a front row seat to the last eight years of disastrous policies that have widened the income gap and saddled our children with debt, and now he's promising four more years of the very same thing.

He's promising to make permanent the Bush tax breaks for the wealthiest few who didn't need them and didn't ask for them - tax breaks that are so irresponsible that John McCain himself once said they offended his conscience.

He's promising four more years of trade deals that don't have a single safeguard for American workers - that don't help American workers compete and win in a global economy.

He's promising four more years of an Administration that will push for the privatization of Social Security - a plan that would gamble away people's retirement on the stock market; a plan that was already rejected by Democrats and Republicans under George Bush.

He's promising four more years of policies that won't guarantee health insurance for working Americans; that won't bring down the rising cost of college tuition; that won't do a thing for the Americans who are living in those communities where the jobs have left and the factories have shut their doors.

And yet, despite all this, the other side is still betting that the American people won't notice that John McCain is running for George Bush's third term. They think that they'll forget about all that's happened in the last eight years; that they'll be tricked into believing that it's either me or our party is the one that's out of touch with what's going on in their lives.

Well I'm making a different bet. I'm betting on the American people.

The men and women I've met in small towns and big cities across this country see this election as a defining moment in our history. They understand what's at stake here because they're living it every day. And they are tired of being distracted by fake controversies. They are fed up with politicians trying to divide us for their own political gain. And I believe they'll see through the tactics that are used every year, in every election, to appeal to our fears, or our biases, or our differences - because they've never wanted or needed change as badly as they do now.

The people I've met during this campaign know that government cannot solve all of our problems, and they don't expect it to. They don't want our tax dollars wasted on programs that don't work or perks for special interests who don't work for us. They understand that we cannot stop every job from going overseas or build a wall around our economy, and they know that we shouldn't.

But they believe it's finally time that we make health care affordable and available for every single American; that we bring down costs for workers and for businesses; that we cut premiums, and stop insurance companies from denying people care or coverage who need it most.

They believe it's time we provided real relief to the victims of this housing crisis; that we help families refinance their mortgage so they can stay in their homes; that we start giving tax relief to the people who actually need it - middle-class families, and seniors, and struggling homeowners.

They believe that we can and should make the global economy work for working Americans; that we might not be able to stop every job from going overseas, but we certainly can stop giving tax breaks to companies who send them their and start giving tax breaks to companies who create good jobs right here in America. We can invest in the types of renewable energy that won't just reduce our dependence on oil and save our planet, but create up to five million new jobs that can't be outsourced.

They believe we can train our workers for those new jobs, and keep the most productive workforce the most competitive workforce in the world if we fix our public education system by investing in what works and finding out what doesn't; if we invest in early childhood education and finally make college affordable for everyone who wants to go; if we stop talking about how great our teachers are and start rewarding them for their greatness.

They believe that if you work your entire life, you deserve to retire with dignity and respect, which means a pension you can count on, and Social Security that's always there.

This is what the people I've met believe about the country they love. It doesn't matter if they're Democrats or Republicans; whether they're from the smallest towns or the biggest cities; whether they hunt or they don't; whether they go to church, or temple, or mosque, or not. We may come from different places and have different stories, but we share common hopes, and one very American dream.

That is the dream I am running to help restore in this election. If I get the chance, that is what I'll be talking about from now until November. That is the choice that I'll offer the American people - four more years of what we had for the last eight, or fundamental change in Washington.

People may be bitter about their leaders and the state of our politics, but beneath that, they are hopeful about what's possible in America. That's why they leave their homes on their day off, or their jobs after a long day of work, and travel - sometimes for miles, sometimes in the bitter cold - to attend a rally or a town hall meeting held by Senator Clinton, or Senator McCain, or myself. Because they believe that we can change things. Because they believe in that dream.

I know something about that dream. I wasn't born into a lot of money. I was raised by a single mother with the help my grandparents, who grew up in small-town Kansas, went to school on the GI Bill, and bought their home through an FHA loan. My mother had to use food stamps at one point, but she still made sure that through scholarships, I got a chance to go to some of the best schools around, which helped me get into some of the best colleges around, which gave me loans that Michelle and I just finished paying not all that many years ago.

In other words, my story is a quintessentially American story. It's the same story that has made this country a beacon for the world-a story of struggle and sacrifice on the part of my forebearers and a story overcoming great odds. I carry that story with me each and every day, It's why I wake up every day and do this, and it's why I continue to hold such hope for the future of a country where the dreams of its people have always been possible. Thank you.


der Martin-Luther-Universitaet Halle-Wittenberg

Title  Prove that a faulty multiplier is faulty !?

Authors  S. Wefel and P. Molitor.

How published  In Proceedings of 10th Great Lakes Symposium on VLSI, GLS-VLSI, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A., March 2000.

Formal verification of integer multipliers was an open problem for a long time as the size of any reduced ordered binary decision diagram (BDD) which represents integer multiplication is exponential in the width of the operands. In 1995, Bryant and Chen introduced multiplicative binary moment diagrams (*BMD) which is a canonical data structure for pseudo Boolean functions allowing a linear representation of integer multipliers. Based on this data structure, Bryant/Chen and Hamaguchi et.al. experimentally showed that integer multipliers up to a word size of 64 bits can be formally verified. However, all these results only handle the problem of proving a faultless integer multiplier to be correct. But, what happens if the multiplier is faulty? Does the backward construction method stop after a short time? After what time can I be sure that the integer multiplier under consideration is faulty? In this paper, we show that these questions are relevant in practice. In particular, we investigate simple add-step multipliers and show that simple design errors can lead to exponential growth of the *BMDs occuring during backward construction. This proves that the backward construction method can only be applied as filter during formal logic combinational verification unless sharp upper bounds for the sizes of the *BMDs occuring during the backward construction have been proven for the various circuit types as Keim et.al. did it for Wallace tree multipliers.

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The share of English speakers in Quebec has decreased — not increased — since 2011, according to figures released by Statistics Canada on Thursday after an error in how the 2016 census responses were counted was discovered.

The new numbers show the share of Quebecers with English as their only mother tongue decreased to 7.5 per cent from 7.7 per cent in 2011, rather than the increase to 8.1 per cent that was first indicated when the language results from the 2016 census were released earlier this month.

A shrinking share of Quebecers say English is the language they speak most often at home, decreasing to 9.7 per cent from 9.8 per cent. The initial figures had shown this number had increased to 10.4 per cent.

The figures were recalculated after it was discovered that a computer error caused roughly 61,000 Canadians who reported their mother tongue as French to instead be counted as English speakers.

The error was primarily limited to French speakers in Quebec who submitted incomplete census filings.

Boxes for language were placed in a different order on the French and English forms, but the computer program counting these forms did not take this into account.

Questions raised about numbers

Statistics Canada found the mistake after questions were raised by English-language groups in Quebec that could not explain the explosion in the number of anglophones in several predominantly francophone communities in the province.

For example, it had initially been indicated that the number of anglophones in Quebec City had increased by 5,700 — growth that has now been corrected to just 100. In Rimouski, the growth of the number of English speakers was cut in half.

Statistics Canada language error

The order of language was flipped depending on whether the form was filled out in French or English, leading to the computer's counting error. (CBC)

But concerns that the census had similarly shown an erroneous decrease in francophones outside Quebec in certain communities, such as Sudbury, Ont., proved unfounded. The errors were limited almost entirely to Quebec.

While the share of anglophones in Quebec has declined since 2011, the absolute number grew — but by a much smaller amount. Rather than a growth of nearly 57,000 Quebecers who reported English as their only mother tongue, the number grew by only about 2,000.

As a result of the corrections, the national numbers shifted only marginally as well. The share of Canadians who are bilingual is 17.9 per cent, rather than 18 per cent. The numbers also showed slightly more francophones outside Quebec than had been the case in the initial release.

Errors are 'very rare'

In Quebec, the number who speak French most often at home was corrected to 79 per cent from the 78.3 per cent first reported. But that is still a decrease from the 80 per cent recorded in 2011.

"Errors are very rare, but they can happen," said Marc Hamel, director general of the census population program, at a technical briefing Thursday morning. "We will do a review and validation process to make sure that these processes can catch a system error down the line.

"We know that the information from the census is used for decision making and planning at all levels, says Hamel. "So we want to make sure that people can rely on these results."

Gone uncovered, the error could have had real world consequences as government funding decisions can be influenced by the census — particularly for funding related to minority languages.

And in Quebec, where language has been a delicate political issue, the initial findings reporting an increase in the use of English had some immediate political repercussions. Both the Parti Québécois and Bloc Québécois used the figures to argue for strengthened laws to protect the French language.

While the surprising numbers might have contributed to their urgency, those calls are unlikely to decrease now that the corrected numbers still indicate French is in decline in Quebec.


The Employer's Toolkit: Ebola and Infectious Diseases in the Workplace

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The world is getting smaller. Ebola to Measles, infectious disease outbreaks we thought could never reach the U.S. have been front and center in the news with an alarming reality: In a matter of hours, a sick individual can pass an illness to hundreds, even thousands, of people.

So...what happens when half of your workforce is exposed to an illness and has to take time off due to possible contagion or sickness? What actions can and should employers take to prevent the spread of infectious disease in the workplace? Mike Glassman and Max Multer will help you to understand the extent of your legal obligations and outline best practices for addressing the risk of infectious diseases in the workplace.

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Simple accounting software can ease guardian’s responsibilities |

Simple accounting software can ease guardian’s responsibilities

I am continuing to provide an overview of the guardian’s responsibilities and obligations when caring for a loved one or family member through a court-ordered guardianship. Last time, I outlined the guardian’s responsibility to put the ward’s interests first. I highlighted some of the financial responsibilities, including the obligation to manage the ward’s assets for the ward’s care.

A ward who is incompetent is at great risk of being financially exploited. Because of that risk, the court carefully scrutinizes guardianships to ensure that money is not misspent by a guardian. Therefore, it is vital that a guardian diligently fulfill the accounting requirements imposed by law. These requirements may be waived by court order, but if they are not waived in writing the guardian must strictly comply with them.

First, the guardian must provide an inventory to the court within 60 days of being appointed. This inventory must show any assets, personal property, real property, bank accounts, or other property that the guardian has taken custody and control of. This would include valuing any real property, jewelry, collectables, or the like. This inventory and appraisement should be as thorough and complete as possible. It marks the financial “starting point” for the guardianship records. The guardian must swear under penalty of perjury that it is correct.

Second, once the guardian has taken control of the ward’s assets the guardian must separately maintain the assets. Unless married, the guardian is not permitted to mix the ward’s assets with any third person. This means, for example, that a guardian cannot have the ward’s social security check deposited into the guardian’s personal bank account. Instead, the ward’s income and monies should be kept separate bank account. Any payments to support the ward’s care should come from those accounts.

Third, the guardian must keep precise and accurate records of all funds received and disbursed for the wards benefit, along with the original receipts and the purpose for each disbursement. This duty includes, but is not limited to: balancing the guardianship checkbook; ensuring that all records are maintained in a clear and legible fashion; maintaining copies of all bank records; and ensuring that all records are consistent with bank statements. I have found that the easiest way to meet this responsibility is to manage the ward’s records through Quickbooks, Quicken, or another simple accounting software program. When bank statements come in each month, then you can reconcile them against the books.

Fourth, at least annually, the guardian must provide a written accounting to the court showing the balance of any accounts or assets of the ward’s. If the inventory and appraisement is the “starting point,” then every year an accounting would show what has happened financially since then. This accounting should show all the assets received over the last year, any amounts spent for the ward, and the balance of any account. If property was sold, or investments liquidated, the annual accounting would have to show that. The annual accounting must also show that the ward’s taxes were filed and what happened to any refund. The guardian must swear under penalty of perjury that the accounting is accurate and complete.

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Again, I have found that if a guardian is using accounting software to manage the books, then the annual accounting is streamlined and much easier. The guardian can literally print the profit and loss statement and balance sheet to attach as exhibits to the annual accounting.

If these accounting requirements seem overwhelming, or intimidating to you, but you still want to care for your loved one, I suggest getting the assistance of a bookkeeper or accountant. I encourage all my clients to use a bookkeeper as it frees them to focus on their loved one’s needs.

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Billions In Change (Documentary Video)

I just watched this video today. Take a few moments to watch it. This man is using his resources to address some fundamental problems across the world. He makes it sound so simple. I know it’s not quite this simple but he makes it sound simple. Lots to learn here.


This recipe is what would happen if your favorite deviled eggs hooked up with a sinfully delicious potato salad.

Rich, creamy, tangy, eggy and starchy, this is everything you want in a July Fourth side salad.

This also happens to be a lovely do-ahead recipe. In fact, we highly recommend you prep it the day before to give the flavors more time to marry. Just hold off on the smoked paprika garnish until just before serving.

And if you want to play up the deviled egg idea, you could serve this spooned into endive leaves as an easy starter to enjoy while the burgers and dogs are on the grill.


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Oldest Known Male Fossil: 425 MYA

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A fossil of a small sea creature extracted from a 425-million-year-old
British rock formation is the oldest unequivocally male fossil known,
researchers say.

The animal, a new member of a large species group called ostracode, was
buried under volcanic ash which mineralized and retained an image of its
soft body parts. That unique preservation enabled researchers to construct
a highly detailed three-dimensional picture of the animal after digging
the fossil from a rock bed in Herefordshire.

Details revealed include gills, eyes, limbs designed for swimming and the
oldest known male organ in the fossil record. It was this last that led
researchers to name the new species, Colymbosathon ecplecticos, which is
Greek for "amazing swimmer with large penis."
Siveter and his team used a new technique that combined thin-film cutting
and data storage in a computer.

They removed the rock containing the fossil and then cut extremely thin
shavings through the remains. Each shaving was then photographed and
stored in a computer. Later, the researchers were able to electronically
reassemble the slices and create a three-dimensional image of the animal,
along with its soft parts.

That, Cronin said, has never been done before for such an ancient animal.

Modern relatives of C. ecplecticos are found in virtually every aquatic
environment on Earth, from deep oceans to shallow streams. They are
bivalves, but are more closely related to crabs and lobsters than to clams
or oysters. Most animals in this group graze on dead organic matter.

C. ecplecticos was about 0.20 inch at its widest dimension and its soft
body parts closely resemble those of its modern relatives.

Cronin said this close similarity shows that the ostracode group of
animals has changed remarkably little over hundreds of millions of years,
even though most other species underwent significant evolutionary redesign
or disappeared altogether.

"This specimen shows what nobody has been able to show before - 425
million years of unbelievable stability in an organism," he said. "Most
things that lived in the Silurian are long extinct and don't have many
living relatives."