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Christian Spencer Jessen (born 4 March 1977) is a British celebrity doctor, television personality, and writer. He is best known for appearing in the Channel 4 programmes Embarrassing Bodies (2007–2015) and Supersize vs Superskinny (2008–2014).

Education
Jessen was educated at Uppingham School, a co-educational independent school situated in the small market town of Uppingham in Rutland, followed by University College London and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, both constituent colleges of the University of London in Central London, where he received his MBBS degrees in 2001.

Career
Jessen studied medicine as an undergraduate at University College London, graduating in 2001. He holds a MSc degree in sexual health, and has a particular interest in HIV and malaria, which were the focus of his work in Kenya and Uganda. An advocate for HIV education and testing, in 2015, he was named National HIV Testing Week Ambassador.

Television
From 2007 to 2015, Jessen co-presented Embarrassing Bodies alongside Pixie McKenna and Dawn Harper. The show has had a number of spin-off series including Embarrassing Teenage Bodies, Embarrassing Bodies: Kids and Embarrassing Fat Bodies.

Another spin off was set in Australia in 2013 called Embarrassing Bodies Down Under, which Jessen co-hosted with Brad McKay, Ginni Mansberg, and Sam Hay.

He presented Channel 4's Supersize vs Superskinny series from 2008 until 2014.

In 2012, Jessen appeared as the health and fitness expert in Hotel GB. He was the winner of popular culinary show Ready Steady Cook and has appeared as a celebrity contestant on The Weakest Link. He was also the winner of the BBC show Antiques Master.

He was Jack Osbourne's doctor during the filming of Finding God, and also featured in Harley Street, a documentary. Other television appearances include Sex in Court and The Wright Stuff.

In 2012 and 2014, he co-presented the Stand Up to Cancer telethon alongside Davina McCall and Alan Carr.

In 2014, he produced and starred in a documentary series for television called Undercover Doctor: Cure Me I'm Gay. In the series, Jessen investigates therapies purported to be "cures" for homosexuality.

In an appearance on Loose Women, Jessen performed a live HIV test on a woman and drew criticism for not wearing protective gloves. Jessen defended his actions and called for more understanding on how HIV spreads.

In 2018, he co-starred and produced a documentary series for UKTV Play called Dr Christian: 12 hours to cure your Street, in which he travelled across the UK in a mobile clinic to treat individuals in their hometowns.

Writing
He is the author of Can I Just Ask? (2010). He has also written three books for adolescents: Dr Christian's Guide to Growing Up (2013), Dr Christian's Guide to Dealing with the Tricky Stuff (2015) and Dr Christian's Guide to You (2016).

Controversies

BBC Panorama investigation

In August 2018, a BBC Panorama documentary investigation revealed Jessen's involvement in a private online pharmacy, UK Meds. Such sites are believed to allow people to purchase potentially dangerous prescriptions with ease and cannot be regulated by the Care Quality Commission due to a loophole allowing them to issue prescriptions via third party doctors in Romania. The owner of the pharmacy, Mason Soiza, has previously faced accusations of running escort agencies and WordPress plugin scams.

COVID pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Jessen sparked criticism for comments, saying that Italian COVID-19 countermeasures were an "excuse for a long siesta". He also commented on the severity of the pandemic, regarding it only as a case of bad cold and scaremongering by the media.

Arlene Foster

In 2020, the First Minister of Northern Ireland Arlene Foster launched legal action against Jessen for defamation over a tweet in December 2019 that falsely claimed she had been having an extra-marital affair. The tweet was not deleted until two weeks after it was posted. In court, Foster alleged that the tweet was posted at a time when some anonymous Twitter accounts were claiming she was having an affair with one of her security guards. It was further alleged that Jessen had been contacted 13 times by email and letter about it but had not answered. In May 2021, Mr Justice McAlinden awarded Foster £125,000 in damages and full costs after Jessen lost the case, describing his conduct as "an outrageously bad libel". The judge added that Jessen's failure to apologise for or to retract the libel were aggravating features.

Personal life
Jessen is gay and his partner, Rogério Barreto, is Brazilian. His father is from Germany.

He is an atheist, a humanist, and a patron of Humanists UK, a charity that advocates for secularism, equalities, and human rights. He has stated that he has muscle dysmorphia.

He endorsed Boris Johnson during the 2019 Conservative Party leadership election.

Filmography
Television

Guest appearances

8 Out of 10 Cats (2010, 2011, 2014)
The Alan Titchmarsh Show (2010, 2011)
Would I Lie to You? (2012)
Celebrity Juice (2012, 2013, 2015)
Sunday Brunch (2012, 2013, 2014)
Alan Carr: Chatty Man (2012, 2014)
Alan Carr's Summertime Specstacular (2012)
The Million Pound Drop (2012)
The Sarah Millican Television Programme (2013)
Let's Do Lunch with Gino & Mel (2013)
Celebrity Fifteen to One (2014)
Weekend (2014)
Sweat the Small Stuff (2014)
Mel & Sue (2015)
Room 101 (2015)
The Saturday Show (2015)
The Chase: Celebrity Special (2015)

References

External links
Official website

1977 births
21st-century British medical doctors
Alumni of University College London
Alumni of the UCL Medical School
Channel 4 people
British people of German descent
British television personalities
British television presenters
Gay men
British LGBT broadcasters
English LGBT people
LGBT physicians
English atheists
English humanists
Living people
People educated at Uppingham School
People from Hammersmith
21st-century LGBT people


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Sovignacco (in croato Sovinjak) è un insediamento di 29 abitanti del comune di Pinguente della Regione Istriana, sotto la Croazia. È a circa 33 km a sud-est da Trieste su di una collina sopra la strada che da Pinguente porta a Ponte Portòn che scorre parallela al fiume Quieto.

Storia
Sovignacco è un posto particolare nel quale si incontrano i tre elementi che caratterizzano il territorio istriano ossia il calcare, l'arenaria e la terra rossa.
Sul colle di Sovinak, come veniva chiamato dai celti, in epoca preistorica sorgeva un castelliere dei Subocrini. Ciò è documentato dal ritrovamento di fittili, ornamenti in bronzo e schegge d'osso lavorato. (È significativa la identità della pronuncia della forma croata Sovinjak con quella del toponimo francese Sauvignac, villaggio della regione francese del Poitou-Charentes, caratterizzata anch'essa da una forte presenza celtica). Poi, sullo stesso colle, dominante sulla valle del Quieto, i Romani vi costruirono una loro postazione.
In epoca medievale, nel 1064, divenne possedimento del Margravio (o Marchese) d'Istria Ulrico I della casa sveva Weimar-Orlamünde per donazione del re Enrico IV . Il figlio, Ulrico II, nel 1102 donò poi tutti i possedimenti istriani alla chiesa di Aquileia la quale creò una gastaldìa che durò fino alla fine del XII secolo (a sua volta gestita dai conti di Gorizia).
Nel 1324 il feudo di Sovignacco passò prima a Erardo di Erbestein, fratello di Federico Erbestein signore di Passo, per poi passare nel 1341 al carinziano Mainardo di Rasch che sposò in seconde nozze la moglie di Erardo, tale Ingrina.
Nel 1374 passò, come tutta la contea, sotto l'Austria grazie alla vigilanza di Ugone VI di Duino e poi del Walsee.
Nel 1463 Sovignacco e il suo castello venne espugnato da Giovanni Frangipane, conte di Veglia, e dai suoi soldati croati che ne ridussero al lumicino il numero degli abitanti. Nei periodi seguenti, per sostituire gli abitanti che venivano a mancare a causa di guerre, pestilenze e carestie, si incentivò l'insediamento nelle campagne di famiglie slave provenienti dalla Carniola.
Sovignacco venne occupata nel 1508 dai Veneziani e poi nel 1523 divenne stabilmente possedimento della Serenissima; il suo castello venne fortificato e da allora fece parte, con quelli di Draguccio, Rozzo, Colmo e Vetta (sotto il comando del Capitano di Raspo, comandante delle truppe veneziane di terra in Istria, che aveva sede a Pinguente) della linea difensiva veneziana lungo i confini della contea austriaca di Pisino.
Il dominio della Serenissima durò per 300 anni, fino al 1797 quando divenne austriaca; sotto il dominio asburgico Sovignacco fu comune autonomo.
Dal 1918 al 1943 fece parte dello Stato Italiano, poi dell'Adriatisches Küstenland fino al 1945. Fu assegnato alla Repubblica di Jugoslavia con il Trattato di Pace di Parigi del 1947.

Società
Secondo il censimento del 1921, risiedevano a Sovignacco 952 abitanti, tutti di lingua italiana.

Corsi d'acqua
fiume Quieto (Mirna), torrente Bottonega (Butoniga), torrente Sirotici (Mlaka), torrente Senizza (Senica), torrente Racizze (Rečica),

Località afferenti
All'insediamento (naselja) di Sovignacco afferiscono i seguenti paesi:
Benesi (Beneži), Berda di Sovignacco (Sovinjska Brda), Bernozzi (Brnozi), Brazzana (Pračana), Cherti (Krti), Chertubrecchi (Krtov Breg), Dobresia (Drobežija), Germania (Jermanija), Crevatini (Hrvatini), Loquizza (Lokvice), Maieri (Majeri), Maieri di S. Martino (Majeri), Pighini (Pigini), Poglie di Sovignacco (Sovinjsko Polje), Rosario (Dršćari), San Quirino (Sv. Kirin), Sergobani (Srgobani), Simetti (Šimeći), Sirotici (Sirotići), Sovischine (Bartolići), Sussani (Sušani), Svicarìa (Švikarija), Toschiani (Puhi), Tucchi (Tuki), Valari (Valari), Valizza del Bottonega(Valice), Ziganti (Žugani), Zunzi (Cunjci),
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Note

Collegamenti esterni

Insediamenti di Pinguente

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BOSTON – U.S. health officials are worried about a new gene that can turn many types of bacteria into superbugs that are able to resist nearly all antibiotics.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that patients in three states - California, Massachusetts and Illinois - were infected with different types of bacteria that contain the gene.
All had recently been in India, where the problem is thought to be widespread.
Two cases also have turned up in Canada. Doctors described them Monday at an infectious diseases conference in Boston.


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Proof that Newcastle United hierarchy decision to keep Kevin Keegan is right
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Mohamed Essa has over 30 years of work experience in GARMCO. He joined GARMCO as a Material Tester in the laboratory, promoted to Quality Control Engineer in 1988.
Senior Quality Control Manager. In January 2016 he was transferred to operations promoted to the position of General Manager Operations.
Mohamed Essa holds a BSc degree in Chemistry from the University of Pune, a High National Diploma in Material Science Engineering from Sheffield Hallam University and MSc degree in Material Science Engineering from Bahrain.


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abnormality of acid-base homeostasis Gene Set
Dataset HPO Gene-Disease Associations
Type phenotype
Description An abnormality of the balance or maintenance of the balance of acids and bases in bodily fluids, resulting in an abnormal pH. (Human Phenotype Ontology, HP_0004360)
External Link http://compbio.charite.de/hpoweb/showterm?id=HP:0004360
226 genes associated with the abnormality of acid-base homeostasis phenotype by mapping known disease genes to disease phenotypes from the HPO Gene-Disease Associations dataset.
AARS2 alanyl-tRNA synthetase 2, mitochondrial
ABCC8 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family C (CFTR/MRP), member 8
ABCD4 ATP-binding cassette, sub-family D (ALD), member 4
ACAD9 acyl-CoA dehydrogenase family, member 9
ACADM acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, C-4 to C-12 straight chain
ACADS acyl-CoA dehydrogenase, C-2 to C-3 short chain
ACAT1 acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase 1
ACSF3 acyl-CoA synthetase family member 3
ADAMTS13 ADAM metallopeptidase with thrombospondin type 1 motif, 13
ADCK3 aarF domain containing kinase 3
AGK acylglycerol kinase
AGXT alanine-glyoxylate aminotransferase
AIFM1 apoptosis-inducing factor, mitochondrion-associated, 1
AIP aryl hydrocarbon receptor interacting protein
ALDOB aldolase B, fructose-bisphosphate
ARG1 arginase 1
ASL argininosuccinate lyase
ASS1 argininosuccinate synthase 1
ATP5E ATP synthase, H+ transporting, mitochondrial F1 complex, epsilon subunit
ATP6V0A4 ATPase, H+ transporting, lysosomal V0 subunit a4
ATP6V1B1 ATPase, H+ transporting, lysosomal 56/58kDa, V1 subunit B1
ATPAF2 ATP synthase mitochondrial F1 complex assembly factor 2
AUH AU RNA binding protein/enoyl-CoA hydratase
BCKDHA branched chain keto acid dehydrogenase E1, alpha polypeptide
BCKDHB branched chain keto acid dehydrogenase E1, beta polypeptide
BCS1L BC1 (ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase) synthesis-like
BOLA3 bolA family member 3
BSND barttin CLCNK-type chloride channel accessory beta subunit
BTD biotinidase
C10ORF2 chromosome 10 open reading frame 2
C12ORF65 chromosome 12 open reading frame 65
CA2 carbonic anhydrase II
CA5A carbonic anhydrase VA, mitochondrial
CACNA1D calcium channel, voltage-dependent, L type, alpha 1D subunit
CLCNKA chloride channel, voltage-sensitive Ka
CLCNKB chloride channel, voltage-sensitive Kb
CLDN16 claudin 16
COA5 cytochrome c oxidase assembly factor 5
COQ2 coenzyme Q2 4-hydroxybenzoate polyprenyltransferase
COQ9 coenzyme Q9
COX10 COX10 heme A:farnesyltransferase cytochrome c oxidase assembly factor
COX14 COX14 cytochrome c oxidase assembly factor
COX15 cytochrome c oxidase assembly homolog 15 (yeast)
COX6B1 cytochrome c oxidase subunit VIb polypeptide 1 (ubiquitous)
CPS1 carbamoyl-phosphate synthase 1, mitochondrial
CPT1A carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1A (liver)
CTNS cystinosin, lysosomal cystine transporter
CUL3 cullin 3
CYC1 cytochrome c-1
CYP17A1 cytochrome P450, family 17, subfamily A, polypeptide 1
DBT dihydrolipoamide branched chain transacylase E2
DECR1 2,4-dienoyl CoA reductase 1, mitochondrial
DGUOK deoxyguanosine kinase
DLAT dihydrolipoamide S-acetyltransferase
DLD dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase
DNM1L dynamin 1-like
DPYS dihydropyrimidinase
EARS2 glutamyl-tRNA synthetase 2, mitochondrial
EHHADH enoyl-CoA, hydratase/3-hydroxyacyl CoA dehydrogenase
ELAC2 elaC ribonuclease Z 2
EPG5 ectopic P-granules autophagy protein 5 homolog (C. elegans)
ETFA electron-transfer-flavoprotein, alpha polypeptide
ETFB electron-transfer-flavoprotein, beta polypeptide
ETFDH electron-transferring-flavoprotein dehydrogenase
ETHE1 ethylmalonic encephalopathy 1
FARS2 phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase 2, mitochondrial
FASTKD2 FAST kinase domains 2
FBP1 fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase 1
FBXL4 F-box and leucine-rich repeat protein 4
FH fumarate hydratase
FN1 fibronectin 1
FOXRED1 FAD-dependent oxidoreductase domain containing 1
G6PC glucose-6-phosphatase, catalytic subunit
GALT galactose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase
GCDH glutaryl-CoA dehydrogenase
GCK glucokinase (hexokinase 4)
GFM1 G elongation factor, mitochondrial 1
GK glycerol kinase
GLYCTK glycerate kinase
GSS glutathione synthetase
GYS2 glycogen synthase 2 (liver)
HADHA hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase/3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase/enoyl-CoA hydratase (trifunctional protein), alpha subunit
HADHB hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase/3-ketoacyl-CoA thiolase/enoyl-CoA hydratase (trifunctional protein), beta subunit
HCFC1 host cell factor C1
HLCS holocarboxylase synthetase (biotin-(proprionyl-CoA-carboxylase (ATP-hydrolysing)) ligase)
HMGCL 3-hydroxymethyl-3-methylglutaryl-CoA lyase
HPD 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase
HSD11B2 hydroxysteroid (11-beta) dehydrogenase 2
HSD17B10 hydroxysteroid (17-beta) dehydrogenase 10
IBA57 IBA57, iron-sulfur cluster assembly homolog (S. cerevisiae)
INS insulin
INSR insulin receptor
INVS inversin
ISCU iron-sulfur cluster assembly enzyme
IVD isovaleryl-CoA dehydrogenase
JAG1 jagged 1
KCNJ1 potassium channel, inwardly rectifying subfamily J, member 1
KCNJ10 potassium channel, inwardly rectifying subfamily J, member 10
KLHL3 kelch-like family member 3
LCT lactase
LDHA lactate dehydrogenase A
LIAS lipoic acid synthetase
LMBRD1 LMBR1 domain containing 1
LRPPRC leucine-rich pentatricopeptide repeat containing
LYRM4 LYR motif containing 4
MCCC1 methylcrotonoyl-CoA carboxylase 1 (alpha)
MCCC2 methylcrotonoyl-CoA carboxylase 2 (beta)
MCEE methylmalonyl CoA epimerase
MLYCD malonyl-CoA decarboxylase
MMAA methylmalonic aciduria (cobalamin deficiency) cblA type
MMAB methylmalonic aciduria (cobalamin deficiency) cblB type
MMACHC methylmalonic aciduria (cobalamin deficiency) cblC type, with homocystinuria
MMADHC methylmalonic aciduria (cobalamin deficiency) cblD type, with homocystinuria
MPC1 mitochondrial pyruvate carrier 1
MPV17 MpV17 mitochondrial inner membrane protein
MRPL3 mitochondrial ribosomal protein L3
MRPL44 mitochondrial ribosomal protein L44
MRPS16 mitochondrial ribosomal protein S16
MTFMT mitochondrial methionyl-tRNA formyltransferase
MTO1 mitochondrial tRNA translation optimization 1
MUT methylmalonyl CoA mutase
NDUFA1 NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) 1 alpha subcomplex, 1, 7.5kDa
NDUFA10 NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) 1 alpha subcomplex, 10, 42kDa
NDUFA11 NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) 1 alpha subcomplex, 11, 14.7kDa
NDUFA12 NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) 1 alpha subcomplex, 12
NDUFA2 NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) 1 alpha subcomplex, 2, 8kDa
NDUFA9 NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) 1 alpha subcomplex, 9, 39kDa
NDUFAF1 NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) complex I, assembly factor 1
NDUFB3 NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) 1 beta subcomplex, 3, 12kDa
NDUFS1 NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) Fe-S protein 1, 75kDa (NADH-coenzyme Q reductase)
NDUFV1 NADH dehydrogenase (ubiquinone) flavoprotein 1, 51kDa
NEUROG3 neurogenin 3
NFU1 NFU1 iron-sulfur cluster scaffold
NOTCH2 notch 2
NR3C1 nuclear receptor subfamily 3, group C, member 1 (glucocorticoid receptor)
NR3C2 nuclear receptor subfamily 3, group C, member 2
NUBPL nucleotide binding protein-like
OCRL oculocerebrorenal syndrome of Lowe
OGDH oxoglutarate (alpha-ketoglutarate) dehydrogenase (lipoamide)
OTC ornithine carbamoyltransferase
OXCT1 3-oxoacid CoA transferase 1
PAH phenylalanine hydroxylase
PAX4 paired box 4
PC pyruvate carboxylase
PCCA propionyl CoA carboxylase, alpha polypeptide
PCCB propionyl CoA carboxylase, beta polypeptide
PDHA1 pyruvate dehydrogenase (lipoamide) alpha 1
PDHB pyruvate dehydrogenase (lipoamide) beta
PDHX pyruvate dehydrogenase complex, component X
PDP1 pyruvate dehyrogenase phosphatase catalytic subunit 1
PDSS1 prenyl (decaprenyl) diphosphate synthase, subunit 1
PET100 PET100 homolog (S. cerevisiae)
PHKG2 phosphorylase kinase, gamma 2 (testis)
PNPO pyridoxamine 5'-phosphate oxidase
POLG polymerase (DNA directed), gamma
POLG2 polymerase (DNA directed), gamma 2, accessory subunit
PUS1 pseudouridylate synthase 1
RARS2 arginyl-tRNA synthetase 2, mitochondrial
RMND1 required for meiotic nuclear division 1 homolog (S. cerevisiae)
RRM2B ribonucleotide reductase M2 B (TP53 inducible)
RYR1 ryanodine receptor 1 (skeletal)
SARS2 seryl-tRNA synthetase 2, mitochondrial
SCNN1A sodium channel, non voltage gated 1 alpha subunit
SCNN1B sodium channel, non voltage gated 1 beta subunit
SCNN1G sodium channel, non voltage gated 1 gamma subunit
SCO2 SCO2 cytochrome c oxidase assembly protein
SDHA succinate dehydrogenase complex, subunit A, flavoprotein (Fp)
SDHAF1 succinate dehydrogenase complex assembly factor 1
SERAC1 serine active site containing 1
SFXN4 sideroflexin 4
SLC12A1 solute carrier family 12 (sodium/potassium/chloride transporter), member 1
SLC12A3 solute carrier family 12 (sodium/chloride transporter), member 3
SLC25A19 solute carrier family 25 (mitochondrial thiamine pyrophosphate carrier), member 19
SLC25A3 solute carrier family 25 (mitochondrial carrier; phosphate carrier), member 3
SLC25A4 solute carrier family 25 (mitochondrial carrier; adenine nucleotide translocator), member 4
SLC26A3 solute carrier family 26 (anion exchanger), member 3
SLC2A2 solute carrier family 2 (facilitated glucose transporter), member 2
SLC37A4 solute carrier family 37 (glucose-6-phosphate transporter), member 4
SLC4A1 solute carrier family 4 (anion exchanger), member 1 (Diego blood group)
SLC4A4 solute carrier family 4 (sodium bicarbonate cotransporter), member 4
SLC5A1 solute carrier family 5 (sodium/glucose cotransporter), member 1
SLC7A7 solute carrier family 7 (amino acid transporter light chain, y+L system), member 7
SUCLA2 succinate-CoA ligase, ADP-forming, beta subunit
SUCLG1 succinate-CoA ligase, alpha subunit
SURF1 surfeit 1
TACO1 translational activator of mitochondrially encoded cytochrome c oxidase I
TARS2 threonyl-tRNA synthetase 2, mitochondrial (putative)
TAZ tafazzin
TK2 thymidine kinase 2, mitochondrial
TMEM70 transmembrane protein 70
TPK1 thiamin pyrophosphokinase 1
TRMU tRNA 5-methylaminomethyl-2-thiouridylate methyltransferase
TSFM Ts translation elongation factor, mitochondrial
TUFM Tu translation elongation factor, mitochondrial
TYMP thymidine phosphorylase
UMPS uridine monophosphate synthetase
UQCC2 ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase complex assembly factor 2
UQCRB ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase binding protein
UQCRC2 ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase core protein II
UQCRQ ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase, complex III subunit VII, 9.5kDa
VIPAS39 VPS33B interacting protein, apical-basolateral polarity regulator, spe-39 homolog
VPS33B vacuolar protein sorting 33 homolog B (yeast)
VTI1A vesicle transport through interaction with t-SNAREs 1A
WNK1 WNK lysine deficient protein kinase 1
YARS2 tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase 2, mitochondrial


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Biography Garrett Morgan
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Garrett Morgan was an American inventor who lived from 1877 - 1963. Born in Paris, Kentucky to parents who were former slaves, he and his ten siblings helped run the farm on which they resided. By the time Morgan was fourteen, he had grown tired of the farm and moved north to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he found employment with a rather wealthy landowner.
At age 18, Garrett Morgan moved further north to Cleveland, Ohio, finding work as a sewing machine repairman. At the age of 30 he opened his own repair shop. This was soon expanded into a tailor shop.
Morgan was experimenting with different inventions while owning his own shop. It was while he was working on a liquid to make sewing machine needles easier to use, that he discovered that this liquid also straightened out hair. This was the beginning of the G.A. Morgan Hair Refining Company.
Morgan believed in helping the black race as much as possible and in 1908, he helped establish the Cleveland Association of Colored Men.
1920 saw Garrett Morgan expand his business into the publishing world. He established The Cleveland Call. He became very prosperous and was able to buy a house and an automobile, making him the first black person to own a car.
Morgan loved experimenting with new inventions and some of them are still in use today, however, in new and updated forms.
Morgan is credited with inventing the three-position traffic signal. His inspiration for this device was a collision involving an automobile and a horse and carriage. He immediately saw the need for safety on the open road.
There is controversy surrounding the fact of whether or not Morgan actually did invent the first traffic signal in the United States. He was issued the patent for it in 1923, however, 60 different patents had been issued for earlier traffic lights, beginning in 1910. His patent may have been for the first three-position traffic signal patented in the United States. In 1963, Morgan sold his rights to the traffic signal to the General Electric Company for $40,000.
Morgan is also credited with inventing one of the first gas masks, which was actually a Safety Hood and Smoke Protector. This invention won gold medals at the International Exposition of Sanitation and Safety and from The International Association of Fire Chiefs.
In 1916, Morgan put the mask to good use when several men were trapped during an explosion. This occurred in a tunnel underneath Lake Erie. All of the men were safely rescued and Morgan's gas mask became a very popular item for fire departments.
Garrett Morgan Sr. died on August 27, 1963. He was buried in Cleveland, Ohio.
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The 25 best movies of 2021 — and the 5 worst
Yahoo Entertainment Staff
23 December 2021, 2:14 pm ·19-min read
Dune, The Power of the Dog, West Side Story and Summer of Soul. (Photo: The Everett Collection)
It's not a knock against 2020 to say 2021 was the year movies returned — though, really, as horrible as 2020 was, it deserves the knocking. But with the vast majority of Hollywood tentpoles delayed a year ago, the last 12 months have brought us a fuller, more eclectic slate of movies both big and small to celebrate as the year's best.
From awe-inducing actioners (Dune, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Shang-Chi) to potent dramas (The Power of the Dog, The Tragedy of Macbeth) to everything in between, here are our picks for the 25 best movies of 2021 — and the 5 worst. — by Ethan Alter, Marcus Errico, Chrissy Le
Nguyen and Kevin Polowy
THE 25 BEST
25. A Quiet Place Part II
Picking up right after the blockbuster original — and taking on new meaning in a world gripped by pandemic — John Krasinski's post-apocalyptic sequel was the standout in a year full of quality horror films (also see The Night House, Titane, Malignant and Netflix's Fear Street trilogy, among many others). Serving as a showcase for deaf actress Millicent Simmonds and filled with monsters both human and extraterrestrial, the film ratchets up the tension, delivers plenty of jump scares and expands the Quiet Place universe for the inevitable sequel and spinoffs. — Marcus Errico
24. 8-Bit Christmas
We're still not sure why Warner Bros. seemingly buried 8-Bit Christmas on HBO Max; we didn't see any advertising for this one, did you? But it's a holy shame because for the second year in a row (following the 2020 gem Happiest Season), we could have a potential contemporary Christmas classic here that we haven't seen the likes of since 2003's Elf. Clearly designed like A Christmas Story for '80s babies, the yuletide comedy is told in flashbacks as a dad (Neil Patrick Harris) recounts his action-packed adventures in attempting to score a Nintendo for Christmas. It's whip-smart, super funny and deeply poignant, and well worth seeking out this holiday season on HBO Max, even if they don't want you to know about it. — Kevin Polowy
23. Drive My Car
Don't let the three-hour runtime — that's only 30 minutes longer than No Way Home, for the record — deter you from riding shotgun in Ryusuke Hamaguchi's justly-acclaimed character study of a Japanese dramatist (Hidetoshi Nihijima) and the young driver (Tōko Miura) he befriends. The film's expansive canvas is balanced by Hamaguchi's careful attention to his characters' inner lives as they reveal more and more of themselves to each other and the audience. And Drive My Car isn't the director's only 2021 cinematic home run: Seek out his anthology feature, Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy, for three exquisitely written short stories. — Ethan Alter
22. King Richard
We'll admit it: We were a bit skeptical hearing that a biopic focused on the Williams family was serving up more on father Richard than his two superstar daughters Venus and Serena. But indeed, there was a true-life fairy tale just waiting to be told about the unbelievable story of how Will Smith's Richard willed his girls from the blocks of Compton to global tennis domination with a meticulously crafted (if sometimes faulty and just plain stubborn) game plan. Smith is a surefire Oscar frontrunner for his rugged and resolute performance in a powerful and emotional film that brings some nice edge to the enjoyable but often cheesy or at least predictable world of inspirational sports movies. This one is aces all around. — K.P.
Will Smith in King Richard. (Photo: Warner Bros.)
21. The Green Knight
David Lowery's impressionistic take on the Arthurian legend became the arthouse equivalent of a summer blockbuster, thanks in large part to Dev Patel's commanding star turn. Setting off on a quest to fulfill his half of a potentially lethal bargain, Patel's Sir Gawain traverses a medieval landscape where the magical and mundane exist side by side. While not as singularly strange as John Boorman's 1981 cult classic, Excalibur, Lowery's surreal touches make The Green Knight much more than your typical period adventure. — E.A.
20. Judas and the Black Messiah
We live in a post-"Oscar winner Daniel Kaluuya" world, and that's a beautiful thing. The actor earned a very deserving Best Supporting Actor Academy Award earlier this year for his powerhouse performance as slain Black Panther leader Fred Hampton. But Kaluuya's excellent performance is hardly the only reason to watch Shaka King's potent, tragic, infuriating tale of how the FBI conspired to murder Hampton while he slept with the help of a petty thief informant (LaKeith Stanfield, also Oscar-nominated for his performance). One small joy found compiling this list was that we could still include Judas on this year's list even though it seems like it came out eons ago; it was actually February, thus still eligible for the COVID-altered 2021 Oscars ceremony. But this is one of those films that would make the cut any year. — K.P.
19. Tick, Tick… Boom!
Leave it to Broadway's own Lin-Manuel Miranda to pull off the ultimate musical theater tribute ... in the middle of a pandemic no less. Midway through his directorial debut, the Hamilton mastermind stages a showstopping all-star Broadway number that never fails to bring the house down. But that's far from the only reason to give Tick, Tick… Boom! a standing ovation: The film also features a career-best performance by Andrew Garfield as late playwright Jonathan Larson, great songs sung by a great ensemble and a loving tribute to the late Stephen Sondheim. — E.A.
Andrew Garfield in Tick, Tick... Boom!. (Photo: Netflix)
18. Luca
With nods to Italian films and Japanese animation, Pixar succeeds again with this magical coming-of-age tale about the summer adventures of a young boy (er… sea monster from a hidden realm) and his newly found friends. The lessons learned in Luca are familiar: growing up with overprotective parents, leaving your childhood behind to welcome that awkward stage of adolescence, the importance of strong friendships to get you through dark moments, celebrating differences, accepting who you really are and finding your place in the world, but done in such an affecting and charmingly heartfelt way here. In yet another uncertain pandemic year, Luca was the perfect little summer gift sparking pure joy for both kids and adults alike. — Chrissy Le Nguyen
17. Don't Look Up
Writer-director Adam McKay appears to have fully transitioned from helming dumb-smart broad comedies (Anchorman, Step Brothers) to claws-out sharp-witted social satires (The Big Short, Vice). He delivers his best film yet with Don't Look Up, a star-studded, seething, topical and hilarious yet also undeniably depressing comedy about a pair of astronomers (Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence) bewildered to find the country cares more about a major celebrity breakup than their warnings that a planet-killing asteroid is racing toward Earth. With shades of both Dr. Strangelove and Idiocracy, the film was clearly written as a commentary on climate change indifference, but it's shocking (and also really sad) how much of it now also feels like a riff on our coronavirus reaction, complete with DiCaprio's alternate world Dr. Fauci. — K.P.
16. Stillwater
Much of the early attention surrounding Stillwater focused on Matt Damon's look and performance as a Trump-supporting Oklahoma "roughneck" who looks like a walking MAGA meme. And Damon does indeed deliver a great, transformative performance again as a fish out of water in France trying to find evidence to free his imprisoned daughter (Abigail Breslin), one that ranks among his career best. But the film as a whole is fantastic, sweet at points like Tom McCarthy's past work like The Station Agent and The Visitor, and alternately as thrilling as his Oscar-winning Spotlight. It's seemingly fallen out of the Oscar conversation after its midsummer release, but it's not one to miss. — K.P.
15. West Side Story
While it may not have rumbled at the box office (you'll notice a theme here among musicals included), Steven Spielberg's update of the Broadway staple is guaranteed to have a long shelf life. A spirited companion piece to its 1961 predecessor, Spielberg's version of West Side Story is a strong showcase for numerous new stars-in-the-making — including Ariana DeBose, Mike Faist and Rachel Zegler — and makes thoughtful tweaks to the original book and music that meet the audience where it is today. There's a place for this film in the canon of modern movie musical favorites. — E.A.
14. Being the Ricardos
The same year his legal drama The Trial of the Chicago 7 was generating Oscar love, renowned wordsmith-turned-also director Aaron Sorkin was already cranking on his next true-life tale, which also happens to be his funniest film to date. It helps that at the center of his story is American comedy legend Lucille Ball (the triumphantly cast Nicole Kidman), even if Sorkin will point out Kidman is playing Lucille Ball, not Lucy Ricardo. In focusing on a tumultuous, career-threatening week in the lives of Ball and husband Desi Arnaz on the set of I Love Lucy, Sorkin, Kidman and company bring us a gloriously intimate portrayal of the real Lucille Ball, especially, in all her acerbic wit and undeterred strength. — K.P.
13. Raya and the Last Dragon
There is a lot to love about Disney's early-2021 animated adventure, which kicked off a heckuva year for the animation giants (see also Luca and Encanto). One, the barrier-breaking film is the studio's first to introduce a Southeast Asian heroine, the eponymous warrior Raya, voiced by Star Wars alum Kelly Marie Tran. Two, the film might be the most action-stuffed Disney Animation entry to date, playing like an Indiana Jones adventure for families. And three, joining Tran's Raya as the titular dragon is Awkwafina, who brings laughs by the case load in a hilarious voice performance. Four — and we can keep going — it's absolutely visually stunning, with gorgeous, almost hyper real animation. — K.P.
12. Spencer
Jackie, Pablo Larraín's 2016 portrait of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, was artfully crafted but awfully cold, in part due to the fact that much of it took place immediately post-JFK assassination. There's much more warmth and even some levity to be found in his latest biopic Spencer, even if it centers around one of the most tragic figures of our lifetime, Princess Diana (Kristen Stewart), during a particular trying Christmas weekend at the Queen's royal estate (if Stewart had Happiest Season in 2020, you could call this one Unhappiest Season). But the biggest reason to see Spencer is Stewart, who delivers a soulful, transcendent career-best performance as Di that should very likely land her an Academy Award. — K.P.
Kristen Stewart in Spencer. (Photo: Neon)
11. The Tragedy of Macbeth
Something special this way comes: Joel Coen's dreamlike adaptation of Shakespeare's Scottish Play is arguably the year's most artfully-crafted film, incorporating sumptuous visual techniques from German Expressionist masters like F.W. Murnau and such silent cinema pioneers as Carl Dreyer. But the powerhouse cast ensures that what's happening in the frame is just as entrancing as the frames themselves. Denzel Washington delivers one of the finest performances in his remarkable career as the doomed Macbeth, speaking Shakespeare's speech with an unforced naturalism that makes the language sing. — E.A.
10. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
As Marvel's first big-budget, big-screen Asian superhero movie, the release of Shang-Chi was a big deal for our family, so it was the first (and so far only) movie we've gone to see inside an actual movie theater — and it did not disappoint. With stunning martial arts sequences, a fantastical setting and strong family themes, Shang-Chi satisfies both die-hard Marvel fans and a more general, casual movie-viewing audience. The memorable bus fight scene at the top of the movie is especially thrilling to watch and really showcases breakout star Simu Liu's prowess as an action leading man. In a world filled with Iron Man, Captain America and Spider-Man, it's wonderful that we now have Shang-Chi. When my nephews and even my daughter are asked what they want to be for Halloween, there's now a superhero who looks like them they can choose from, and for that I am immensely proud and grateful. — C.N.
9. Attica
It was a heckuva year for documentaries (beyond what's on this list, also check out The First Wave, The Rescue, Us Kids, Julia, Tina, Val and Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain), but none was as powerful as Stanley Nelson's definitive account of the Attica prison uprising in 1971, a tragic, abhorrent stain on American history. Often categorized as a riot or hostage situation, Nelson peels the layers off to reveal why the prisoners revolted — the shocking manner in which they were systemically executed by corrections officers and state troopers, many blatantly racist. It's absolutely gut-wrenching, one of the most distressing and visceral documentaries ever made — and it's an absolute must-watch. — K.P.
8. Licorice Pizza
After the heady delights of The Master and Phantom Thread, Paul Thomas Anderson aims directly for the heart with Licorice Pizza and hits a bullseye. Even if you're conflicted about the not-insubstantial age gap that separates Alana Haim's directionless twentysomething from Cooper Hoffman's precocious teenager, the film focuses less on romantic love than it does on that intense connection that accompanies finding another person that grooves on your wavelength. The film's incredibly immersive evocation of the mid-'70s San Fernando Valley is pretty groovy as well. — E.A.
7. Spider-Man: No Way Home
There was no way Tom Holland's third standalone Spidey adventure could possibly live up to the months of hype, not to mention the incessant rumors over who would (and wouldn't) appear, right? Wrong. (Stop reading here if you're spoiler-sensitive.) From its frenetic (and really funny) first act through its villain-reunion middle to its absolutely stunning last third, No Way Home overdelivers in ways few could have imagined. Here we thought Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire might pop in for a minute, not an entire act full of emotion, meta comedy and much-needed Spidey-on-Spidey therapy, making Garfield's impassioned denials all the more "amazing." It's an epic ride that manages to be both incredibly fun and deeply bittersweet, a rare type of triumph for not just superhero movies, but a film of any stripe. — K.P.
Tom Holland in Spider-Man: No Way Home. (Photo: Sony)
6. In the Heights
While not the blockbuster it deserved to be — and dinged by critics for its lack of Afro-Latinx representation — Jon M. Chu's exuberant adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway debut nonetheless injected a jolt of joy into theaters with its tuneful, vibrant look at a sweltering summer in New York's Washington Heights. Need an escape from the pandemic blues? Just watch Anthony Ramos and the impressive ensemble sing and dance their way through show-stoppers like "96,000," "Blackout," "Carnaval del Barrio" and the title number. — M.E.
5. Summer of Soul
The best music festival of 1969 took place in New York — but not on Max Yasgur's storied upstate farm. One hundred miles to the south, the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival delivered soul-shaking, earth-quaking performances from the likes of Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, B.B. King, the Staple Singers, Gladys Knight and the Pips, the Fifth Dimension and a trippy, transcendent Sly and the Family Stone — and then was promptly forgotten by mainstream music fans. Enter Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, who got his hands on hours of original video footage of the Black Woodstock and transformed it into the year's best movie documentary, a joyous celebration guaranteed to get your feet tapping and mouth smiling. — M.E.
4. Nightmare Alley
The first hour of Guillermo del Toro's carnival-colored noir may be a slow burn, but that's because the Oscar-winning Shape of Water director is methodically laying the track for a thrilling roller coaster ride into the depths of madness and despair. Although there are no traditional movie monsters in Nightmare Alley, the film is filled with deliciously monstrous behavior committed by and against Bradley Cooper's ambitious carny, whose aspirations inevitably land him in scalding hot water. Meanwhile, Cate Blanchett is perfectly chill as one of the iciest femme fatales in recent memory. — E.A.
3. CODA
After becoming the biggest story of the 2021 Sundance Film Festival in January, Sian Heder's deliriously warm crowdpleaser — a remake of the 2014 French film La Famille Bélier — didn't quite rock the zeitgeist when premiering on Apple TV+ over the summer (such is the reality of our new fragmented streaming experience). But thankfully it's starting to get its flowers as awards season begins. The comedic drama, which follows a hearing choir star daughter (breakout star Emilia Jones) of deaf parents (Marlee Matlin and Troy Kotsur) in a New England fishing community, is charming, heartwarming and hilarious, and right up there with Ted Lasso in Top 2 reasons to get Apple TV+. — K.P.
The cast of CODA. (Photo: Apple TV+)
2. Dune
Not since Peter Jackson triumphantly unleashed The Lord of the Rings 20 years ago has a filmmaker so brilliantly brought a seemingly unfilmable fantasy novel to the big screen. Denis Villeneuve's breathtaking opus transports viewers to a fully realized eye-popping galaxy far, far away, populated by the starry likes of Timothée Chalamet, Oscar Isaac, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Dave Bautista and a scene-heisting Jason Momoa. From the cinematography to Hans Zimmer's score, Dune delivers for fans of Frank Herbert's seminal sci-fi novel in every imaginable way — and almost makes us forget the 1984 David Lynch misfire. Our only complaint: Having to wait until 2023 for the sequel. — M.E.
1. The Power of the Dog
There's good reason Jane Campion's gorgeously filmed, quietly simmering Western is an early favorite to be the big winner come Oscars night. The drama, set in 1925 Montana and following the fraught relationship between rancher brothers (Benedict Cumberbatch and Jesse Plemons), the latter's new wife (Kirsten Dunst) and her effeminate son (Kodi Smit-McPhee), is the New Zealand director's best work since 1993's The Piano, and as perfectly cast (and acted) a film as you'll find all year. An enrapturing and biting yarn about masculinity and repression, it also manages to save its best moments for last — begging to be re-watched after its stinger of a climax. — K.P
THE 5 WORST
5. Thunder Force
Thunder Force is not one of those movies you want to be bad — unlike, say, Mel Gibson playing Angry Santa Claus in something called Fatman (*actual movie). It's got two of the most likable, magnetic stars in Hollywood in Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer, real-life best friends finally getting to make a movie together under the direction of McCarthy's equally as affable husband Ben Falcone. So it pains us to report that their superhero team-up was far from super, greenlit by Netflix as the streamer attempts to deliver new original movies every week yet it feels like it was given the action budget akin to a Disney Channel Spy Kids knock-off. — K.P.
4. Space Jam: A New Legacy
The original Space Jam was always a dubious "classic," one that was revered by the generation of young moviegoers who grew up with it and reviled by everyone else. In contrast, it's hard to imagine this overstuffed, underbaked revival inspiring any kind of nostalgia amongst any age group. LeBron James does his best to put his game face on while leading Bugs Bunny and the rest of the Looney Tunes to victory on the court, but the movie's gags simply aren't funny enough to distract from its non-existent story and patience-testing basketball play. That's all for the Space Jam franchise, folks. — E.A.
3. Chaos Walking
Tom Holland has the unfortunate distinction of headlining 2021's biggest movie ... and also one of the year's biggest flops. That's not to imply that your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man or his co-star, Star Wars's own Daisy Ridley, are the sole reasons for Chaos Walking's failure to launch. The Doug Liman-directed film went through multiple rounds of rewrites, reshoots and re-edits during its torturous four-year production process, and that wear and tear is all too obvious in the finished product. It doesn't help that the central conceit of Patrick Ness's YA trilogy — which takes place on a distant planet where people can hear each other's thoughts — doesn't translate particularly well to the screen. If we could hear Holland and Ridley's thoughts while making the movie, they'd probably be along the lines of, "Get me outta here!" — E.A.
Daisy Ridley, dog and Tom Holland star in 'Chaos Walking' (Lionsgate)
2. Prisoners of the Ghostland
We ride or die with Nicolas Cage, we'll get that right out of the way. We also understand why subversive Japanese filmmaker Sion Sono has a devout cult following, including Cage himself. But Sono seemingly accomplished the impossible with this bonkers-in-bad-way genre mashup about a criminal given a chance to redeem himself when he's sent on a rescue mission: He rendered a Nic Cage movie unwatchable. At least it had those testicle detonators. — K.P.
1. Dear Evan Hansen
Dear Evan Hansen felt destined to fail from the beginning — or at least once it began getting endlessly dragged on social media for having its now-28-year-old Broadway star Ben Platt reprise his role of a high school senior who responds to a classmate's suicide in a most curious fashion in the overtly earnest, occasionally off-putting film version from director Stephen Chbosky (who we should mentioned also directed one of the century's best high school movies in The Perks of Being a Wallflower). Celebrated co-stars Julianne Moore and Amy Adams couldn't mitigate the damage, either, and Hansen ultimately got the panning it deserved. To be fair, pound-for-pound it's probably not the worst movie of the entire year (thankfully we didn't see everything), but it's undoubtedly the biggest turkey. — K.P.
Ben Platt in Dear Evan Hansen. (Photo: Universal)
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Casanova in Paris: The Shadows of the King Part 1 Review
September 22, 2018 Carl Doherty Leave a comment
Story: Dave Thompson
Art: Kevin Butters
Historical fiction is possibly the genre most underserved by comics, with the medium's prevalent sci-fi and fantasy leanings rarely allowing for plausible reinterpretation of the past. While it clearly takes liberties with its subject matter, Dave Thompson and Kevin Butters' Casanova in Paris is an exception, a dense and often credible portrait of the legendary lothario Giacomo Casanova that aims to show there was more to him than just a charismatic seducer of wealthy French ladies.
Naturally, Casanova in Paris is not without its fair share of bawdiness. However, Thompson's fractured narrative, which begins with young Casanova escaping from a prison below the Doge's Palace in Venice, is as much about the turbulent landscape of eighteenth century Europe as it is the titular Venetian. Amidst the political and social turmoil following the failed assassination of Louis XV, Casanova arrives in Paris in 1757, joining a motley crew that includes a ribald monk and an actress, and attempts to rebuild his finances by investigating the disappearance of a wealthy businessman. However, his detective work soon attracts the attention of the sinister spy network known as the Shadows of the King.
I spoke to Dave and Kev earlier this year. They're both retired teachers who've committed to this gargantuan project, a labour of love that is already nearly a decade in the making. As with most long-gestated labours of love, this first volume is structurally a bit of a mess, bouncing between characters and subplots with abandon, but Thompson's extensive knowledge of his subject makes it a compelling read throughout, and the volume's central adventure holds the narrative together.
The book begins with a succession of prose entries, and each of the twelve chapters are preceded by a POV introduction from a different character. I've yet to decide as to whether books that combine prose and sequential art are the future of comics or the works of creators unable to make up their minds what they want to do. Regardless, here Thompson's engaging prose works, if more as a primer in eighteenth century values and class structure than as plot support.
Kev Butters' work is likewise eclectic, combining a range of traditional mediums and approaches. Butters' characters are largely repulsive; crooked and bulbous noses looming over uneven teeth amidst misshapen faces. While Hollywood and BBC dramas may still seek to celebrate the fashions and décor enjoyed by the elite, his isn't an era in which anyone would choose to exist.
This is Butters' first graphic novel and it's often evident that he's learning the comic craft as he goes along. His distinct and refreshingly primal art is occasionally marred by the rudimentary use of digital techniques, but every awkward or ambiguous panel composition is countered by an extremely eloquent establishing shot or wonderful moment of surrealism. The comic segments are mostly rendered in pencil, with colours used sparingly but effectively; the book truly comes to life when splattered in deep red and purple tones, most notably in the hallucinatory sixth chapter. I'd love to see a full-colour version of the book, as improbable as that may be given its scope.
Again, this is an incredibly ambitious project, and watching two unlikely newcomers to the form develop over the course of 'The Shadows of the King' is a reward unto itself. Thompson describes the book as depicting "the world of an extraordinary life that was much more than the romantic exploits of film legend," and it's his comprehension and passion for the period that lend Casanova in Paris a sense of authenticity that similar accounts lack. His Casanova isn't a hero, or even especially likeable, but rather a resourceful survivor and a product of his inequitable surroundings. Tellingly, and rather unexpectedly, this is the first fictional depiction of the gifted chancer to make me appreciate just why he's endured so.
If you're interested in the series visit www.casanovashadows.com, where you can read the first ten chapters of Part 1 for free or sign up for a paid membership that promises regular instalments. There are also numerous long-form articles on Casanova's life and times. This Dave Thompson guy knows his stuff.
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Concentrations of Trace Elements in Daily Life Water Consumed in Angono, Rizal, Philippines
Seiji Maruyama
Hisaaki Kato
Gilbert J. Merino
Takafumi Hirata
Noel R. Juban
DOI: https://doi.org/10.47895/amp.v54i2.1507
Keywords: Philippines, Angono, daily life water, trace element, health risk
Objective. The present study aims to determine the concentrations of seven trace elements [chromium (Cr), arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), cesium (Cs), lead (Pb), thorium (Th), and uranium (U)] in tap, well, spring, river, and lake waters in the town of Angono, Rizal in the Philippines, consumed for drinking, cooking, bathing, and washing. In the town of Angono, both of the tap and purified tap waters produced in the refilling station are consumed as the water for drinking.
Methods. Water samples from six unpurified tap, six purified taps, 10 wells, two springs, two rivers, and one lake water were obtained in October 2015. Samples were analyzed using solution nebulization inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Results were evaluated for health risks of the trace elements in the water samples using WHO guideline values. The provisional WHO guideline values are as follows: Cr: 50 µg/L, As: 10 µg/L, Cd: 3 µg/L, Pb: 10 µg/L, and U: 30 µg/L. That of Cs has not been proposed yet. The WHO guideline value for the naturally occurring radioactive isotope 232Th in drinking water is 1 Bq/L, which is equivalent to 250 μg/L.
Results. The concentrations of the trace elements in the tap water samples were <0.5% of the WHO guideline values, except Cs and Cd, with those of Cd being ~9% of the WHO guideline value. Purified tap waters contained the seven trace elements in lower concentrations, with the exception of Pb, which may have been added in small amounts from equipment used for water purification. The concentrations of the trace elements in water samples from the wells and springs in Angono were more variable than those of the tap waters, and these were also below the WHO guideline values. The concentrations of Cs in all water samples were <0.3 µg/L. The trace-element concentrations of the waters from Angono River and Laguna Lake were almost the same as those of the well and spring waters.
Conclusion. At present, the concentrations of trace elements in daily life water consumed in Angono are at safe levels.
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The Regency era in the United Kingdom is the period between 1811 — when King George III was deemed unfit to rule and his son, the Prince of Wales, ruled as his proxy as Prince Regent — and 1820, when the Prince Regent became George IV on the death of his father.
The term Regency era sometimes refers to a more extended time frame than the decade of the formal Regency. The period between 1795 and 1837 (the latter part of the reign of George III and the reigns of his sons George IV, as Prince Regent and King, and William IV) was characterized by distinctive trends in British architecture, literature, fashions, politics, and culture. If Regency era is being used to describe the transition between Georgian and Victorian eras, the focus is on the pre-Victorian period from 1811, when the formal Regency began, through 1837 when Queen Victoria succeeded William IV. If, however, Regency era is being contrasted with the Eighteenth century, then the period includes the later French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.
The era was a time of excess for the aristocracy: for example, it was during this time that the Prince Regent built the Brighton Pavilion. However, it was also an era of uncertainty caused by several factors including the Napoleonic wars, periodic riots, and the concern (threat to some, hope to others) that the British people might imitate the upheavals of the French Revolution.
Régence, the period of the early 18th-century regency in France.
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Maciej Laskowski (ur. 1808, zm. 1 sierpnia 1855 w Ciechocinku) – polski aktor teatralny.

Życiorys
Występował w teatrach krakowskich w latach 1832–1840. W tym okresie uczestniczył również w występach wyjazdowych w Lublinie, Poznaniu, Kaliszu i Olkuszu. Po 1840 roku porzucił stałą scenę na rzecz teatrów prowincjonalnych. Grał w m.in. w zespołach Hipolita Popiołka, Jana Nepomucena Piotrowskiego. Najdłużej (1846–1855) był związany z zespołem Jana Chrzciciela Okońskiego. Wystąpił m.in. w rolach: Szczepana Gracy (Kominiarz i młynarz czyli zawalenie wieży Jana Nepomucena Kamińskiego) i Piotra Berthauta (Chłopiec okrętowy).

Życie prywatne
Jego córką była aktorka Ludwika Grabińska, a wnuczką aktorka i śpiewaczka Antonina Filleborn. Być może jego żona również była aktorką teatrów prowincjonalnych i warszawskich teatrów ogródkowych.

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Urodzeni w 1808
Zmarli w 1855
Polscy aktorzy teatralni
Aktorzy teatrów krakowskich


Microsoft includes calling card support as part of the dialing rules that are configured in Windows Dialing Properties. Since FaxTalk uses the Windows Dialing properties settings by default for dialing telephone numbers you can use the calling card settings in Windows Dialing Properties when dialing numbers with FaxTalk. FaxTalk will automatically utilize the calling card settings for dialing once you have selected a calling card profile in Windows Dialing Properties.
For information related to creating and configuring calling cards in Windows Dialing Properties please review the help information included in Windows.
Due to the way Microsoft stores the calling card settings in Windows the FaxTalk software cannot use the calling card information contained in dialing rules unless you change the way the FaxTalk service runs. The calling card settings defined in Windows Dialing Properties are part of the per-user settings in Windows and the FaxTalk service, by default, runs under the System account, so per-user settings are not available to the FaxTalk service when dialing numbers.
To use calling card settings, you will need to configure the FaxTalk service to run under a specific user account that has administrator rights instead of the System account and then configured the calling card settings in Windows Dialing Properties for that specific user.
In the list of installed services look for an entry labeled FaxTalk and double-click on the entry.
Click on the Log On tab and under the Log on as: select This account and then enter the local account name for the user with administrator rights that will have access to the per-user settings (if there is only one user on this computer you would enter the name and password for that account) and click OK.
Microsoft has documented that if you wish to use calling card settings in Windows Dialing Properties when dialing International numbers you must enter the International number in the canonical address format for phone numbers. Windows Dialing Properties applies calling card settings only to fax numbers that are stored in this format.
For more information about the Canonical address format for phone numbers visit http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc728034(WS.10).aspx.


If you ever try something new and fail, I am sure that you are someone that is palatable to me than talk to people who feel everything going well or fine.
People like that in my opinion, has never tried anything new. But you are a different person …… you know from where I know? …. Because you visited my blog and read my articles, which means you want to change your life to be better than today. You want to find something new that you can apply in your life.
You have a passion and I am sure you also have a wonderful life experience. May have been a lot of failures you feel and perhaps some of you have been to the extent of your own free will confidence to achieve what you want. Can I? Did I? It seems to me no longer able to deal with failure.
You may not be able to absorb all the lessons you received from your failures, but still, it has become a treasure for you. Failure also be the right moment where you reflect back on your initial goal, look around and decided the reason why you should not give up.
The best part of a failure is that you will be taken to a road that you had not before.
The new door will open, your relationship with some people might be getting stronger, the opposite may also your relationship with some others become distant because you failed.
If you are a quick emotion, especially when you experience failure, it is a very natural thing. I think most people feel resentment or anger in the face of failure. But the important point is not to harbor resentment or anger you.
The second point is not trying to find things to excuse your failure.Like, I do not have the support of my partner, this result I did not have enough capital, I do not have a private vehicle for my mobility, I was born from a family of small-minded, and so on.
Once you make such things as the reason for your failure, then it will be your inner self. You will bring reason it wherever you go so that over time will poison you.
Please lampiaskan your emotions, of course, within reasonable boundaries. Maybe you want to take it to cry, cry. Maybe you want to take it to go to the cafe to listen to life music, go to a cafe.
But quite up there. Very bright future still awaits you. Rise up and walk back.
Who wants a failure? But if you never expect to fail then your mind is stimulated to grow. Failure will encourage you to be more creative.
Try to remember back your childhood. If you forget, you can look at your own children or small children around you. They never afraid of making mistakes or failures. They do all the things they want to do without thinking risk. Sometimes they fall in a flash they got up and ran back.They occasionally find a dead end when a game but they did not stop, they tried to find new solutions. As a result, their minds are so creative. We can all imitate their pure minds that has not been contaminated by the surrounding environment.
Maybe you have a 'guru' in your life or superior to careers. I believe that a good teacher or supervisor will direct you to take risks. They have a belief that the conservative mind will not make out with optimal potential.
The more often you fail, your brain will be trained to deal with problems and how to find a way out.
I believe that every person has tremendous potential with the uniqueness of each. You can know you have the potential virulence only with the courage to face the problem, there is no other way.
Be thankful if you experience failure or misfortune. Due to your failure being prepared to achieve greater success. You will be forged to be stronger than ever.
You know the Chinese bamboo tree? If you are among those who can not wait for the growth of a plant, the bamboo tree may already be a victim.
Chinese bamboo tree will not show any significant growth during the first 6-7 years, may only grow a few tens of centimeters only. But after that time, the growth of the Chinese bamboo tree can not be dammed, he grew so rapidly and its size is no longer centimeters but meters.
Actually, what happened to the Chinese bamboo tree? …. During the first 6-7 years, he was not without growing, it's just that we did not see its growth with the naked eye. Chinese bamboo tree growth focus at this time is at the root, not the stem. Chinese bamboo trees were preparing a strong foundation so that he could sustain a height that tens of meters.
Imagine what would happen if the Chinese bamboo tree has no roots strong enough to sustain its height? Just a little wind will make it fall.
If you often experience failure and felt scar far away from success that you dream about, it does not mean you do not progress. Precisely you are experiencing tremendous growth in yourself. Your mental being forged and geared toward the success you. Similarly, the Chinese bamboo tree.
If you only expect an instant result, whatever it is, your fate will be like a bamboo tree that does not have strong roots. Just a little shock, you'll fall so hard.
So once again thanks to all the misfortunes and failures you, you will gain strength from it.
For those of you who want to share his things with respect to the failure, please feel free to write it in the comments.


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Борок — деревня в Порховском районе Псковской области России. Входит в состав сельского поселения «Верхнемостская волость».

Расположена на юге волости, в 72 км к юго-западу от города Порхова и в 5 км к югу от волостного центра Верхний Мост.

Численность населения деревни на конец 2000 года составляла 10 человек.

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Населённые пункты Порховского района


MQTT is a lightweight messaging protocol for small sensors and mobile devices. This book explores the features of the latest versions of MQTT for IoT and M2M communications, how to use them with Python 3, and allow you to interact with sensors and actuators using Python.
The book begins with the specific vocabulary of MQTT and its working modes, followed by installing a Mosquitto MQTT broker. You will use different utilities and diagrams to understand the most important concepts related to MQTT. You will learn to make all the necessary configuration to work with digital certificates for encrypting all data sent between the MQTT clients and the server. You will also work with the different Quality of Service levels and later analyze and compare their overheads.
You will write Python 3.x code to control a vehicle with MQTT messages delivered through encrypted connections (TLS 1.2), and learn how leverage your knowledge of the MQTT protocol to build a solution based on requirements. Towards the end, you will write Python code to use the PubNub cloud-based real-time MQTT provider to monitor a surfing competition.
In the end, you will have a solution that was built from scratch by analyzing the requirements and then write Python code that will run on water-proof IoT boards connected to multiple sensors in surfboards.


Whether you are looking for the perfect headpiece or a veil to match your style, look no further. While we offer brand designers, we also keep an in stock supply of headpieces and veils from much smaller sources that enable us to keep those pieces priced at just $29-$149!
Have a theme you want to have all your pieces to reflect? Lillian Rose has many themes in sets that offer a ring bearer pillow, flower girl basket, guest book, pen holder, and garter. Many sets also have coordinating cake toppers, champagne flutes, and cake serving sets.


I went to Obihiro Museum to watch Matsuura Takeshiro Exivision. It was good. After then for lunch I went to SURYA Obihiro branch with my wife. I ate chicken vegetable green soupcurry, my wife sag chicken curry. We enjoyed good curries. My stomach was full.


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Q: 18-bit Signed Binary number to Decimal in Python I have calculated the 2's complement of a binary number and represented it in the Binary format. Now, I am trying to convert the 18-bit Signed Binary Number to decimal numbers (-131072 to +131072).
When I use the int function it only gives unsigend values:-
number = 111111111111111110
print(int(str(number), 2))

Output = 262142

Any suggestions would be highly appreciated. Thanks!

A: You could implement the signed conversion manually by treating the high bit as negative:
>>> def foo(x):
...   return (x & ((1<<17) - 1)) - (x & (1<<17))
>>> foo(0b010000000000000000)
65536
>>> foo(0b100000000000000000)
-131072
>>> foo(0b111111111111111111)
-1

A: Given the string representation of a binary number, you can do this:
def todecimal(x, bits):
    assert len(x) <= bits
    n = int(x, 2)
    s = 1 << (bits - 1)
    return (n & s - 1) - (n & s)

print(todecimal('011111111111111111', 18))
print(todecimal('1', 18))
print(todecimal('100000000000000000', 18))

Note that the number of characters in the string must be less than or equal to the number of bits represented by the string.
Output:
131071
1
-131072

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Crystal Castles got a shoulder-to-shoulder crowd dancing as the penultimate act at NME's South by Southwest party tonight (March 15).
Wearing black hoodies and dark eyeliner, the hotly tipped Toronto duo wowed the packed house with their electrifying electro-clash tunes, creating a dance party amongst those lucky enough to get into the venue, while several people were left queuing on the street below.
Singer Alice Glass said hardly a word between songs, but displayed tremendous energy throughout their set, jumping up and down non-stop.
The crowd ate it up, cheering loudly during several numbers while one overly enthusiastic fan offered up a large ceramic rooster to the band.


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Plymouth City Centre
An awesome new gin bar is opening inside House of Fraser
The independent business will be on the ground floor of the department store
Rachael Dodd
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A new independent gin bar will be opening inside House of Fraser.
House of Gin Plymouth will be on the ground floor of the department store, offering locally-sourced gins to customers, as well as prosecco and lager.
The bar is the brainchild of Ross Norton, owner of mobile catering company Coast2Coast Events.
"I'm friends with one of the managers at House of Fraser and they mentioned the store manager was looking at bringing in a mobile bar," Ross said.
"House of Fraser want a more local feel in the store with independent businesses getting involved."
Local gins to be sold at the House of Gin Plymouth bar
Recent reports have suggested financial trouble for the department chain and The Herald understands the Plymouth store is encouraging local traders to give the venue a more unique feel.
"It's important people do come out and shop local," Ross said.
"Granted House of Fraser is a big brand, but the people that work there are local."
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House of Gin is being trialled for four weekends (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) opening at 10am and closing with the department store.
"We're trying to support local companies as much as possible," said Ross, who is also chef at The Lopes Arms in Roborough.
Coast2Coast Events bar
"All our gins are from Devon and Cornwall and we're also trying to source local lagers."
Ross has already received a lot of interest in the bar before it officially opens on Friday, April 6.
"I put a competition post up on our Facebook page on Friday and we've already had 30,000 views and over 400 shares," he said.
"Gin's very in at the moment and we've heard rum is coming next."
Met Office weather warning downgraded for Plymouth
Ross first started hatching the idea of Coast2Coast Events eight years ago and around 2015 he began taking the business on the road.
"I built a bar and then met my partner Laura and her dad helped us build the rest of it," he said.
"Two or three years ago we did our first wedding and then last year we served Pimms in the city centre for Wimbledon and the Great British Summer Festival at Mount Edgcumbe.
House of Fraser could be forced to limit its size to reduce business rates
"I'm always nervous about these things, but on the inside I'm excited. When you work for other people it's their risk but when you do it all for yourself, until you've done it you don't know how it will turn out."
Local craftsman Charlie Williams of Finest Things has created the bar lamps and tables and Ross hopes to sell some of his smaller pieces as the bar progresses.
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"We also want to start retailing local gins because there aren't many places where you can buy local gin," Ross said.
"In terms of the rectangle of the city centre we don't really have a bar. We just want to marry the experience of shopping and enjoying a quiet drink and relaxing with friends."
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Charismatic and intelligent animals, pigs are a popular attraction at the Royal Bath & West Show, which runs from May 30 to June 2, but they are not the easiest animals to exhibit, as there are usually many pigs in the ring at the same time, and they can be headstrong.
From traditional rare breeds to modern commercial stock, the Royal Bath & West Show attracts the best of the best, and to pick an overall winner requires an experienced and professional eye.
Judging the Interbreed Supreme Championship at this year's show is Kevin Matthews, who has been showing pigs since he was about 13 years old. A builder by trade, he got his first Saddleback pig aged 10 after taking an interest in them, and his passion has grown from there.
Based at The Piggeries near Scarborough, Yorkshire, Kevin's Lowpark herd has had a lot of success in the show ring. So much so that by the young age of 18 he was being asked to judge. One of his showing highlights was winning with a Large Black at the Bath & West Show.
"Winning there is everything to me. I had Large Blacks for my 21st birthday and I went on to win with them," Kevin said.
In his showing career he has won at shows up and down the country and has never come away from the Bath & West without a trophy – and now he loves judging at the show. As a judge, he has also presided over the prestigious Pig of the Year competition in Yorkshire two years ago.
However, he has had to cut back his herd recently to accommodate for being so busy at work, and is just running three Saddlebacks, one Large Black and one British Lop sow.
"My dad does all the hard work now – he's a brilliant stockman," Kevin said.


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Home Engineering Technical Reports Collection, Purdue University page 499
Treatment of plating wastewater without sludge
58    TREATMENT OF PLATING WASTEWATER WITHOUT
David M. Boyd, Process Engineer
Richard J. Fulk, Principal Engineer
Triad Engineering Incorporated
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53222
When the EPA developed the pretreatment standards for the metal finishing industry, the Agency
defined neutralization, flocculation, and clarification as the Best Available Technology (BAT). In this
process, the metals are removed from the wastewater in the form of a metal hydroxide sludge. The
sludge is listed by EPA as F006 hazardous waste. As landfills close, the land ban approaches, and
disposal charges increase, alternative technologies become imperative.
This chapter presents a case history of a printed circuit board manufacturer who meets the federal
discharge standards without generating hazardous sludge. The system was designed with two electrolytic recovery units; one for copper and one for lead. No other treatment except final pH adjustment
is required.
The operation of the system is explained, along with a comparison of capital and O&M costs for the
electrolytic and BAT systems. Also, the performance of the system will be analyzed.
Company A is a printed circuit board manufacturer located in an industrial park in Wisconsin. The
company began operations in the early 1980's. The major products of the firm are small-quantity,
high-quality boards. The company's reputation in business increased rapidly over a short period of
When the company first started operations, the owners were not aware of environmental regulations except the local sewer ordinances. Therefore, the only pretreatment system installed at the
facility was a holding tank for batch dumps that allowed the dumps to be slowly bled into the
wastewater effluent as a means of pH control. In late 1985, the company was identified by the state
environmental agency as the primary contributor of copper to the local treatment system. The
company quickly filed a baseline monitoring report. Triad Engineering was hired to develop a compliance schedule and to evaluate the treatment options available to the company.
The owner stated that the goal of the project should be the installation of a treatment system which
was not dependent on the creation of a metal hydroxide sludge. With this in mind, Triad began the
first stage of the investigation. This step is commonly referred to as preliminary engineering. The
purpose of this phase was to identify all wastewater sources, flows and waste loads and define
treatment options.
PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION
The first step was to analyze the baseline monitoring report to determine which pollutants must be
removed to achieve standards. The electroplating standards and the monitoring results are shown in
Table I. For Company A the only pollutants of concern were copper and lead.
The company operates three plating lines. The first line is referred to as the pattern line. It consists
of two alkaline cleaners, micro-etch, sulfuric acid, acid copper plating, fluoboric acid, and solder
plating. The second line is referred to as the PTH line. This line consists of an alkaline cleaner, microetch, sulfuric acid, activator, conditioner, electroless copper plating, sulfuric acid, acid copper plating, and sulfuric acid. Lastly, the company has a small gold hand line which is used for tab plating.
There are several miscellaneous processes which include scrubbing, etching, developer and stripping.
All of the rinsewater flow rates were measured. The batch volumes were calculated and the batch
43rd Purdue Industrial Waste Conference Proceedings, © 1989 Lewis Publishers, Inc., Chelsea, Michigan 48118.
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Title Treatment of plating wastewater without sludge
Author Boyd, David M.
Fulk, Richard J.
Conference Title Proceedings of the 43rd Industrial Waste Conference
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Transcript 58 TREATMENT OF PLATING WASTEWATER WITHOUT SLUDGE David M. Boyd, Process Engineer Richard J. Fulk, Principal Engineer Triad Engineering Incorporated Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53222 INTRODUCTION When the EPA developed the pretreatment standards for the metal finishing industry, the Agency defined neutralization, flocculation, and clarification as the Best Available Technology (BAT). In this process, the metals are removed from the wastewater in the form of a metal hydroxide sludge. The sludge is listed by EPA as F006 hazardous waste. As landfills close, the land ban approaches, and disposal charges increase, alternative technologies become imperative. This chapter presents a case history of a printed circuit board manufacturer who meets the federal discharge standards without generating hazardous sludge. The system was designed with two electrolytic recovery units; one for copper and one for lead. No other treatment except final pH adjustment is required. The operation of the system is explained, along with a comparison of capital and O&M costs for the electrolytic and BAT systems. Also, the performance of the system will be analyzed. BACKGROUND Company A is a printed circuit board manufacturer located in an industrial park in Wisconsin. The company began operations in the early 1980's. The major products of the firm are small-quantity, high-quality boards. The company's reputation in business increased rapidly over a short period of time. When the company first started operations, the owners were not aware of environmental regulations except the local sewer ordinances. Therefore, the only pretreatment system installed at the facility was a holding tank for batch dumps that allowed the dumps to be slowly bled into the wastewater effluent as a means of pH control. In late 1985, the company was identified by the state environmental agency as the primary contributor of copper to the local treatment system. The company quickly filed a baseline monitoring report. Triad Engineering was hired to develop a compliance schedule and to evaluate the treatment options available to the company. The owner stated that the goal of the project should be the installation of a treatment system which was not dependent on the creation of a metal hydroxide sludge. With this in mind, Triad began the first stage of the investigation. This step is commonly referred to as preliminary engineering. The purpose of this phase was to identify all wastewater sources, flows and waste loads and define treatment options. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION The first step was to analyze the baseline monitoring report to determine which pollutants must be removed to achieve standards. The electroplating standards and the monitoring results are shown in Table I. For Company A the only pollutants of concern were copper and lead. The company operates three plating lines. The first line is referred to as the pattern line. It consists of two alkaline cleaners, micro-etch, sulfuric acid, acid copper plating, fluoboric acid, and solder plating. The second line is referred to as the PTH line. This line consists of an alkaline cleaner, microetch, sulfuric acid, activator, conditioner, electroless copper plating, sulfuric acid, acid copper plating, and sulfuric acid. Lastly, the company has a small gold hand line which is used for tab plating. There are several miscellaneous processes which include scrubbing, etching, developer and stripping. All of the rinsewater flow rates were measured. The batch volumes were calculated and the batch 43rd Purdue Industrial Waste Conference Proceedings, © 1989 Lewis Publishers, Inc., Chelsea, Michigan 48118. Printed in U.S.A. 499