Chemical Contamination Found In 5 Toms River Homes Wells – Toms River, NJ Patch

Posted on by

TOMS RIVER, NJ The state Department of Environmental Protection is testing well water at homes in the Windsor Park section of Toms River after wells in the area have tested positive for two cancer-causing chemicals, Toms River officials announced.

The testing is being conducted in the Windsor Park section of the township, and was prompted by a homeowner's report that their well had tested positive for trichloroethylene and perchloroethylene, township officials said in a notice on the township's website. The town contacted the Department of Environmental Protection immediately after being contacted by the homeowner last year.

There were 41 wells identified for a first round of testing, and five tested positive for the chemicals, according to preliminary information the Department of Environmental Protection provided to township officials. Plans are in the works to extend the testing to an additional 42 wells, "extending several hundred feet away from any well that has tested positive," the notice said.

Donald Guardian, the township's business administrator, said township officials are scheduled to meet with DEP officials on Friday to discuss what's being done and future steps to be taken to address the problem.

The wells that are being tested are in the area of Windsor Avenue, Oceanic Drive, and Peddie Street, where the homes are not connected to city water.

In the initial round of testing, there were 26 wells that "were not given access," according to the notice. Patch has contacted DEP officials seeking clarification of what that means, as well as information on the levels of the chemicals that have been found in the positive tests.

The township's notice said "Historically, there had been some wells adjacent to this area that had tested positive in the past, and city water was extended to those areas. Until now, wells in this area were not affected."

It's not clear from the notice what area or how close to Windsor Park area the previous contamination has been. Wells in the Silverton section were found to be contaminated in the late 1980s as a result of chemical drums that were disposed of at the Dover Township Municipal Landfill, according to a state Department of Health study of childhood cancer rates in Toms River.

Toms River also has two other well-known contamination sites: Reich Farm, off Route 9, and the former Ciba-Geigy site off Route 37.

The two chemicals, trichloroethylene and perchloroethylene (TCE and PCE), found in the well water of the Windsor Park homeowner have been linked to health issues including cancer as a result of long-term exposure.

Trichloroethylene, which can cause kidney cancer, was originally developed as an anesthetic, according to the National Cancer Institute. It is a volatile, colorless liquid organic chemical and is used primarily to make refrigerants and other hydrofluorocarbons and as a degreasing solvent for metal equipment. TCE is also used in some household products, such as cleaning wipes, aerosol cleaning products, tool cleaners, paint removers, spray adhesives, and carpet cleaners and spot removers. Commercial dry cleaners also use trichloroethylene as a spot remover.

Perchloroethylene is a colorless liquid that is also called tetrachloroethylene, and is primarily used for dry cleaning fabrics and degreasing metals, according to the National Institutes of Health. It's also found in adhesives, spot removers, shoe polish, printing inks, paint products, and household cleaners. Long-term exposure can cause changes in mood, memory, attention and reaction time, as well as cancer.

Have a news tip? Email karen.wall@patch.com Follow Toms River Patch on Facebook.

More:
Chemical Contamination Found In 5 Toms River Homes Wells - Toms River, NJ Patch

My Chemical Romance An Offering… team tease suggests more to come – Alternative Press

Posted on by

My Chemical Romance launched a mysterious short film and announced a U.K. show just two days ago. Previously they teased what may be a U.S. tour and have in general, been incredibly cryptic about anything they do. Its so bad, fans are scouring the internet for anything that might reveal the next clue, not even the next answer.

We might have found something now that gives a bit of detail about the puzzling video that announced the Milton-Keynes show. Thanks to the magic of social media, we know speculate there may be more to this specific teaser.

My Chemical Romance just love to string us along. It makes sense, theyve had quite a few years to develop a gameplan. From time-traveling blog posts to tiny details in outfits; and from vampires and hospital beds to even ending their first show with well carry on instead of son long and goodnight. Weve stuck through it all.

With the UK show announcement and An Offering video released on Jan. 19, fans now have two minutes and twenty seconds of content to analyze and it has spawned some pretty crazy ideas.

An Offering released Jan. 19 and seems to be a major tease of what is to come. It seems odd that a two minute video would be put together justto announce a show in the UK. There has to be something more. The main theory is that the song in the background is the first track from a new album. It does feel very much like Romance from My Chems first recordI Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love.

In the video we see the main figures cape features a crucifix-like symbol on the back as they move through the woods with several other cloaked figures. While not identical, the symbol looks very close tothe MCRX onethat launched a whole slew of reunion theories in 2016. The band soon clarified that itwasnt a reunion(at least not yet) and just a10-year annivesary reissue ofThe Black Parade.

In the new video, the main figure sees Big Ben reflected in a body of water, foreshadowing the announcement to come. Eventually, they join three others around a pentagon to complete a spirit circle for a summoning as a chant can be heard through the clips end. All of the imageryfurther supports theories surrounding a Wicca-inspired new era.

As the screen goes to black, another show announcement appears, adding to the handful planned for 2020 (andconfirming that June theory). Theyll be playing in Milton Keynes, U.K. atStadium MKon June 20, 2020. The band hasnt released ticketing details, but U.K. concert promoter Johnny Phillipshas stated it will be live Jan. 24 at 9:30 a.m. GMT with no presale. Watch An Offering below.

So, as stated, it is very weird if this wonderful production was put together just to announce one show in the UK. This is where social media jumps in.

Who we believe to be a head director or producer of the promo Kristian Mercado Figueroa posted on his Instagram story, tagging My Chemical Romance in reference to An Offering saying Part 1 finally drop!!! Specifically saying part one usually implies that there are multiple parts to something. if this is just part one, what do the other parts entail? Do we get more of the story and more show announcements? Are the characters in the video hopping through portals into different dimensions so maybe well see different locations in the coming parts? Who knows? Its a mystery only we can hope to solve. Look at the picture below.

He also posted a series of photos from the promo on his Instagram with the following caption.

UK announcement is here! Peek the new visual.Thanks to the team behind this and all the creativesNo spoilersbut haha this is just a taste.

The second big piece of news to come from social media is that another person affiliated with the video posted a picture showing some objects that we didnt see in An Offering Either, the scenes showing these objects just wound up on the cutting room floor, or theres more to come. The objects feature the symbols that My Chemical Romance launched their return with. The text also states tour announcement and not show announcement which also implies more to come.

Just like most news after a My Chemical Romance post, were left with more questions than answers. The only way well know more is when they tell us. Until then, well carry on.

Tell us your My Chemical Romance theories in the comments below!

See the rest here:
My Chemical Romance An Offering... team tease suggests more to come - Alternative Press

Tennessee’s Chemical Castration Bill Shows Local Republicans Have One Thing on Their Minds – The Nation

Posted on by

Thank you for signing up. For more from The Nation, check out our latest issue.

Subscribe now for as little as $2 a month!

Early this month, Representative Bruce Griffey of western Tennessees 75th district made public his latest effort to control and degrade the states most vulnerable: a bill that would require any person convicted of sex offenses against a minor under the age of 13 to undergo chemical castration upon becoming eligible for parole.Ad Policy

Convicts will be responsible for the cost of the intervention, and halting it would be considered a parole violation, sending the parolee immediately back to jail to serve the rest of their sentence. Proponents justify the invasive law on the pretext of protecting the children of Tennessee from potential predators.

Chemical castration reduces the bodys sexual urges with drugs or hormones. Unlike surgical castration, it is reversible, but it isnt harmless. Critics claim the practice violates fundamental civil liberties, like the right to ones own thoughts and to bodily autonomy, and note that the commission of a crime, no matter how serious, does not strip a person of their essential rights.

If you have a penis, imagine a life without the possibility of erection or orgasm. No more yearning, no more physical intimacy, no more pleasant daydreams. For someone whos supposed to have paid their debt to society, this is unnecessarily cruel.Related Article

The treatment is not without considerable health risk, either. Long-term use carries the potential for osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease, impaired glucose metabolism, and more everyday side effects like gynecomastia, hot flashes, and depression. Though some small-scale studies have found modest decreases in recidivism with chemical castration, no randomized control trials have been conducted.

Its not the first time a Republican legislator has displayed excessive interest in the genitals of his constituents. Griffey is also currently cosponsoring a bill that would require Tennessee students to play sports on teams appropriate to the gender noted on their birth certificates, a transparent attempt to curtail the rights of transgender and gender-nonconforming kids. Schools that refuse to follow the rule would lose public funding.

And in June of last year, Alabama enacted a law nearly identical to Griffeys chemical castration proposal, joining Florida, Texas, Louisiana, Montana, Wisconsin, and California, which passed the first such measure in the United States in 1996, under Republican Governor Pete Wilson.Current Issue

Subscribe today and Save up to $129.

Following Indonesias push in 2016 to introduce the punishment for sex offenders, Amnesty International released a statement about the practice noting that forced chemical castration is a violation of the prohibition on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment under international law. The ACLU has come out against the practice as well.

In the United States, such statutes may face legal challenges, largely on the basis of their dubious constitutionality. A 2003 analysis in The Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry Law notes several grounds for potential disputes: under the First Amendment, for attempting to control the content of a persons mind, or fantasies; the Eighth Amendment, as cruel and unusual punishment; and the 14th Amendment, for failing to honor the guarantee of due process, and infringing on fundamental liberties, such as the liberty to have children. The measures may also violate the equal protection clause, since, although their language is gender-nonspecific, the actual effects of the drugs disproportionately affect men.

It is a return, if you will, to the dark ages, said Randall Marshall, executive director of the ACLU of Alabama, of that states law.

Chemical castration has a brutal, bigoted, and ableist history. Before the technology existed for a chemical intervention, eugenics movements embraced castration and sterilization as ways to prevent undesirable populationsfor instance, criminals and mentally ill peoplefrom procreating, in 19th century America. Beginning in the 1940s, diethylstilbestrol or DES was used to lower testosterone levels in men with pathological sexual behavior. In 1966, Dr. John Money, famous for his wrongheaded (and in some cases, fatal) views on gender assignment at birth, prescribed a man struggling with pedophilic fantasies medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), the active ingredient in the hormonal contraceptive Depo-Provera, and the drug used in most states that have chemical castration laws for sex offenders. (MPA is not approved for this usage by the FDA, and was abandoned in Europe because of its severe side effects.)

If you like this article, please give today to help fund The Nations work.

Hormone treatment, used as a corrective punishment in place of prison for the crime of homosexuality, has been widely blamed for the suicide of renowned computer scientist Alan Turing (Turing was forced to take DES). In 2012, a doctor in Sydney was banned from practicing medicine after prescribing chemical castration as a cure for his 18-year-old patients homosexuality.

Despite its checkered past, some choose hormone therapy of their own volition to curb troubling sexual thoughts or behaviors, and reduce sexual urges. The Cut published an interview in 2015 with a 62-year-old man voluntarily taking Lupron (generic leuprolide), which dramatically decreases the pituitary glands production of testosterone; the man says that it, combined with regular psychotherapy, ended his destructive pattern of compulsive sex with prostitutes and saved his marriage.

Another ethical thorn jabs the doctor assigned to give the hormone-limiting drugs. Can a physician administering this kind of treatment really obtain informed consent? Isnt the measure inherently coercive, if its a condition of parole? In medical ethics, a vulnerable population cannot consent to a procedure not explicitly performed for their benefitand it would require a leap of logic to claim involuntary hormone treatment is strictly beneficial. Incarcerated persons are a uniquely vulnerable group, with little to no power of self-determination, whose bodily integrity Tennessee already has an abysmal track record of respecting. Subjecting them to this humiliating practice as a condition of reentry into society further deprives them of their humanity.

That kind of cowboy approach to public safety is par for the course for Representative Griffey, who has already made a name for himself in his brief yet storied tenure in the Tennessee legislature. He has pushed for other demeaning aspects of the national Republican agenda as well. In March of last year, he filed a bill that would restrict welfare benefits in Tennessee only to those who could prove United States citizenship, including, per the bills abstract, each applicant 18 years of age or older, who applies for prenatal care administered by the department of health and the special supplemental food program for women, infants and children administered by the department of health. The bill ultimately failed, evidently considered too heartless even for Republicans.

Griffeys ire isnt confined to poor, pregnant women. He also introduced a bill this month, along with state Senator Joey Hensley, that would subject resettlement of refugees in Tennessee to the approval of both local governments and the state legislature, a two-step process clearly designed to hinder resettlementthis after Governor Bill Lee recently agreed to statewide resettlements for the second year in a row.

In the realm of personal ethics, Griffey is in no position to play the moral police. In September of last year, he was revealed to have engaged in backdoor dealings that led to the resignation of a Carroll County attorney, Jennifer King, so that Tennessee Governor Bill Lee could appoint Griffeys wife, Rebecca, in her place (which he declined to do). It turned out that one of the reasons Rebecca Griffey was n
ot selected may have been her claim to the interview panel that a tax lien had not been placed on the Griffeys home, despite documents provided by the IRS that showed the couple had failed to pay $240,060 in 2015 and $23,030 in 2016.

When contacted, Representative Griffeys office declined to comment for this story.

Even among Tennessee Republicans, Griffey is certainly a figure in state government to keep tabs onand to thwart at every turn, at least for anyone who wants to keep politicians roving hands out of their metaphorical pants.

Read more:
Tennessee's Chemical Castration Bill Shows Local Republicans Have One Thing on Their Minds - The Nation

Greenwichs instant chemistry has team rolling early in the season – The Advocate

Posted on by

Normally, high school basketball teams spend much of December building chemistry and searching for an identity.

The Greenwich girls basketball team is well ahead of the curve, already looking like a team in February, rather than a team heading into holiday break.

And the Cardinals are doing it with a mix of younger and older players, making the instant success even more impressive.

I cant stress this enough, the chemistry on this team is something we have not seen here in a solid five years, Greenwich coach Chrys Hernandez said. I have high hopes and expectations for them and they are coming along, just fine. This years team has a very high basketball IQ. They understand how to move without the ball, make the next pass and they are so unselfish. They all want to see the team succeed.

Friday afternoon, the Cardinals put the rest of the FCIAC on notice, going into the gym of defending Class S champions Trinity Catholic and handling the Crusaders without much resistance.

Passing the ball like they have played together for months rather than weeks, the Cardinals rolled to a 57-45 win on Walsh Court. Greenwich led by as many as 18 points in the fourth quarter.

Trinity Catholic coach Charlie Miller shouts to his players the first half of the Lady Crusaders basketball season opener against Greenwich in Stamford, Conn. on Dec. 20, 2019. Greenwich won 57-45.

Trinity Catholic coach Charlie Miller shouts to his players the first half of the Lady Crusaders basketball season opener against Greenwich in Stamford, Conn. on Dec. 20, 2019. Greenwich won 57-45.

Photo: Matthew Brown / Hearst Connecticut Media

Trinity Catholic coach Charlie Miller shouts to his players the first half of the Lady Crusaders basketball season opener against Greenwich in Stamford, Conn. on Dec. 20, 2019. Greenwich won 57-45.

Trinity Catholic coach Charlie Miller shouts to his players the first half of the Lady Crusaders basketball season opener against Greenwich in Stamford, Conn. on Dec. 20, 2019. Greenwich won 57-45.

Greenwichs instant chemistry has team rolling early in the season

The Cardinals are 2-0, scoring a combined 133 points in the first two games.

I knew these girls, both the new ones and some of the ones we have returning, were capable of scoring the ball. They just needed to find a rhythm and they have done that very, very quickly, Hernandez said. Our game plan tonight was clear. They are defending state champions and we are the ones coming here with something to prove. We had a good showing in our season opener (76-20 win over Wright Tech) but we knew this was going to be a different kind of test.

Friday, Greenwich started two freshmen in Mackenzie Nelson and Ava Sollenne along with sophomore Kristin Riggs and two seniors, Julia Conforti and Ciara Munnelly.

Nelson was electric, scoring a game-high 23 points, knocking down four 3-pointers while Riggs added 12 points.

The Cardinals scored 22 points in the first quarter and led 36-28 at halftime, moving the ball inside and out until open shots presented themselves.

We wanted to really move the ball around and shift the defense and get a bunch of looks, Munnelly said. We want to shift the defense. Get it in to the middle and the post then shifting it out. We have a lot of good shooters and good ball handlers and a few post players. All the options are good.

As a senior, Munnelly said the cohesion between upperclassmen and the younger players has been almost instant.

We have five seniors and two new freshmen and a sophomore. The freshmen are really helpful and really know what they are doing, Munnelly said. It is helpful having shooters we can rely on and people we know can move the ball and see those open passes.

Greenwich will face a few more tests over the holiday break with games at home against Ludlowe Monday at noon and at Pomperaug Dec. 27 at 6 p.m.

There is obviously a long way to go in the season but if Greenwich can keep this pace up, the rest of the FCIAC and the state will need to work hard to keep up.

Trinity was paced by 17 points by Isabella Edwards and 13 from Caitlyn Scott.

Sericson

@stamfordadvocate.com; @EricsonSports

More:
Greenwichs instant chemistry has team rolling early in the season - The Advocate

Can you match the lyrics to the correct My Chemical Romance album? – Alternative Press

Posted on by

My Chemical Romancehave captured the hearts of many, and for good reason. From the albums that we connected to more than anything to cinematic live performances that brought us to tears, the bands artistry is just something well never get over.

To make things even better, the band recently reunited after a six-year hiatus, which only means that there might be more to love soon.

In honor of the reunion, youve probably been listening to MCRs entire discography on repeat, and youre not alone. Test your knowledge of My Chemical Romance lyrics to see if you can match them with the correct albums.

Its crazy to think that My Chemical Romance have officially been around since 2001. Thats nearly 20 years. Given that wild fact, it only makes sense that Gerard Wayand the gang would tour with a lot of bands and see a lot of people.Buddy NielsenofSenses Failjust shared one of those wonderful moments.

The picture is of Nielsen and Way back in 2004 grinning ear to ear one month after Three Cheers For Sweet Revengecame out.

In a touching Instagram post, the Senses Fail frontman posted a picture describing a time when My Chemical Romance werent the biggest band in the world.

Now, thousands of fans immediately sold outtheirreunion show. Tens of thousands havewatched videos showing the set. The world cannot get enough of my Chemical Romance. It wasnt always that way, as Nielsen recalls.

Gerard of @mychemicalromance and I at Toads Place New Haven, CT summer 2004. Three Cheers had come out a month before. We both played half of @vanswarpedtour and jumped in a bus to tour home. The shows were mostly at 300 cap clubs and below and everyday wed show up there would be a massive line already around the block. It was so amazing to be with them at such an monumental time in their career. They would go on to become the biggest band in the world and it was really just so special to see them realize that everything they ever wanted was happening right at that time. This was the last show of tour and the next time I saw them, a couple weeks later they were on TRL. The rest is history.

Read more:
Can you match the lyrics to the correct My Chemical Romance album? - Alternative Press

Scientists Capture for the First Time Ever the Chemical Bonds Between Atoms Forming and Breaking – Interesting Engineering

Posted on by

For the first time ever, a research team from the UK and Germany led by Professor Ute Kaiser, head of the Electron Microscopy of Materials Science in the University of Ulm, and Professor Andrei Khlobystov in the School of Chemistry at the University of Nottingham have managed to record on video two rhenium bonding and then breaking their bonds.

The team usedtransmission electron microscopy (TEM) to achieve this impressive task."Nanotubes help us catch atoms or molecules, and to position them exactly where we want. In this case we trapped a pair of rhenium (Re) atoms bonded together to form Re2. Because rhenium has a high atomic number it is easier to see in TEM than lighter elements, allowing us to identify each metal atom as a dark dot," said Khlobystov in a statement.

"As we imaged these diatomic molecules by the state of the art chromatic and spherical aberration corrected SALVE TEM, we observed the atomic-scale dynamics of Re2 adsorbed on the graphitic lattice of the nanotube and discovered that the bond length changes in Re2 in a series of discrete steps," addedKaiser.

Here is the original post:
Scientists Capture for the First Time Ever the Chemical Bonds Between Atoms Forming and Breaking - Interesting Engineering

Lauren Bushnell & Ben Higgins’ Emotional Connection Fizzled, Not … – PEOPLE.com

Posted on by

Lauren Bushnell is opening up to PEOPLE about why her relationship with Ben Higgins came to an end.

Last month, Bushnell she was given Higgins final rose on the season 20 finale ofThe Bachelor when he got down on one knee and proposed and her fianc called it quits after a year together.

Despite their best efforts to make the love between them last, the couple jointly decided to end their relationship. In the weeks following their split, Bushnell, 27, says that they of course still had a physical connection between them, but it was the emotional aspect that led to the end of their engagement.

It was more so the emotional connection that fizzled, says Bushnell.

RELATED VIDEO: Ben Higgins & Lauren Bushnell Were Fighting Through a Lot Before Breakup, Says Bachelor Host Chris Harrison

Six months after the former couple met ad fell in love on The Bachelor, Higgins, 29, and Bushnell returned to the small screen for one season of their Freeform reality showBen and Lauren: Happily Ever After?

I remember during filming Happily Ever After, I was so stressed out, we couldnt even communicate with one another when we were filming Happily Ever After, she explains.

We were just stressed and tired physically, Bushnell admits, and adds, Emotionally, I just felt like it wasnt there anymore.

In an exclusive statement to PEOPLE in May, Higgins and Bushnell said, It is with heavy hearts that we announce our decision to go our separate ways. We feel fortunate for the time we had together, and will remain friends with much love and respect for one another. We wish nothing but the best for each other, and ask for your support and understanding at this time.

FROM PEN: Ali Fedotowsky Admits She Will Definitely Support Baby Molly If She Wants To Be The Bachelorette!

Following the split, Higgins also addressed his breakup with Bushnell on an episode of his new podcast, Ben and Ashley: Almost Famous.

I think, mutually, Lauren and I saw that life was getting more difficult, Higgins said of their last few months together. I would say the joy that we felt toward our relationship at the beginning was for some reason slipping away, and we were both working very hard to bring that joy back. And it just never seemed to get there. So it was a long time coming, but it wasnt necessarily like we dragged it out.

The Bachelorette airs Mondays (8 p.m. ET) on ABC.

See the original post:
Lauren Bushnell & Ben Higgins' Emotional Connection Fizzled, Not ... - PEOPLE.com

Chemistry | Middle Tennessee State University

Posted on by

To study chemistry is to prepare for any number of careers, many of which do not necessarily involve lab coats and flasks. Examples include

For complete curriculum details, click on the REQUIREMENTS tab above.

Undergraduate students may pursue a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree with a major in Chemistry or with a concentration in Professional Chemistry. Other departmental majors leading to a B.S. include Biochemistry, Science, and Health Science, under which numerous pre-professional programs are coordinated. Undergraduate and graduate minors in Chemistry are available.The department is one of the participants in Forensic Science, an interdisciplinary major leading to a B.S.

Graduate study includes a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Chemistry.

Chemistry

Department of Chemistry615-898-2954Norma Dunlap, program coordinatorNorma.Dunlap@mtsu.edu

The Chemistry program includes traditional areas-analytical, biochemistry, organic, inorganic, and physical-as well as computational, polymer, medicinal, and environmental chemistry.

NOTE: Students who wish to get jobs as chemists are strongly encouraged to take additional upper-division courses (especially CHEM 4230/CHEM 4231), follow the plan for the professional major, or take more advanced chemistry courses upon graduation.

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

Chemistry, B.S., Academic Map

General Educationrequirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences.

The following General Education courses are recommended for this major:

4 credit hours

Prerequisite: High school chemistry. Corequisite: CHEM 1111. Fundamental concepts of atomic structure, molecular structure and bonding, chemical reactions, stoichiometric relationships, periodic properties of the elements, thermochemistry, and properties of gases. Three hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory. TBR Common Course: CHEM 1110

4 credit hours

Prerequisite: C- or better in CHEM 1110/CHEM 1111. Corequisite: CHEM 1121. Chemical equilibrium, solid and liquid states of matter, chemistry of acids and bases, principles of chemical kinetics, precipitation reactions, elementary thermodynamics, electrochemistry, and nuclear chemistry. Three hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory. TBR Common Course: CHEM 1120

3 credit hours

Prerequisites: CHEM 1120/CHEM 1121with minimum grade of C- (or equivalent course). Corequisite: CHEM 2231. Gravimetric, volumetric, optical, and electrochemical analysis with examples from clinical chemistry, water pollution chemistry, occupational health and safety, and industrial chemistry. Three hours lecture.

2 credit hours

Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C- in CHEM 1120or equivalent course. Corequisite: CHEM 2230recommended, but not required. Laboratory course in classical wet chemical analysis; two three-hour laboratory periods per week.

4 credit hours

Prerequisite: CHEM 1120/CHEM 1121 or equivalent. Corequisite: CHEM 3011. Types of carbon compounds, their nomenclature, reactions, and physical properties. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory.

4 credit hours

Prerequisite: CHEM 3010. Corequisite: CHEM 3021. A continuation of CHEM 3010. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory.

4 credit hours

Prerequisites: MATH 1910and PHYS 2020/PHYS 2021.Corequisite: CHEM 4331. Basic study of physical chemistry including modern theories of atomic and molecular structure, chemical thermodynamics, electrochemistry, chemical kinetics, and related theoretical topics. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory.

4 credit hours

Prerequisite: CHEM 4330/CHEM 4331. A continuation of CHEM 4330/CHEM 4331. Corequisite: CHEM 4341. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory.

OR

5 credit hours

Prerequisite: CHEM 4330/CHEM 4331; MATH 1920. Corequisite: CHEM 4361. A molecular approach to traditional physical chemistry. Concepts and theorems of classical thermodynamics revisited on the basis of quantum and statistical mechanics applied to simple molecular models. Necessary mathematical apparatus discussed in sufficient detail, but only at applied level. Laboratory session provides hands-on experience with quantum-chemistry computational software to predict thermochemical and spectroscopic properties of molecules. Three hours lecture and two three-hour laboratories. Offered every spring.

Chosen from:

1 credit hour

Prerequisite:CHEM 2030 orCHEM 3010. Communicating science, taking standardized tests, applying for graduate/professional school or a job, using library and online resources, and other professional skills. Capstone course. One-hour lecture. Offered each spring.

4 credit hours

Prerequisite: CHEM 2030/CHEM 2031orCHEM 3010/CHEM 3011.Corequisite: CHEM 3531. Structure, properties, and functions of carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids and their reactions in living organisms. Three-hour lecture and one three-hour lab.Does not count toward Biochemistry major.

OR

3 credit hours

Prerequisite/corequisite: CHEM 3020/CHEM 3021; not open to those who have had CHEM 3530/CHEM 3531. Chemical properties of biological molecules such as amino acids, proteins, enzymes, and carbohydrates. Chemical basis of enzyme catalysis and reactions of carbohydrate metabolism. Three hours lecture per week.

1 to 4 credit hours

Prerequisite: Permission of instructor; CHEM 2230 recommended. Student research allied with the instructor's research or designed specifically for the particular student. Minimum of three clock-hours work per week required for each credit hour. Summary report or some other form of presentation required. A total of no more than four hours of research credits may be counted toward a major in chemistry. May be repeated for a total of 12 credits.

1 to 3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Successful completion of target courses and permission of instructor. A course to refine thinking, communication, and interpersonal skills through exposure to on-the-spot technical questions and a laboratory teaching experience as an assistant in an introductory chemistry laboratory. Course credits will count toward a major in General Science and one hour will count toward a major in Chemistry. May be repeated for a total of three credits.

3 credit hours

Prerequisites: CHEM 3010/CHEM 3011 and CHEM 3020/CHEM 3021 or CHEM 2030/CHEM 2031 with permission of instructor. Drug design and development including structural changes involved in making drug analogs. Drug interaction with macromolecular targets including receptors, enzymes, and DNA. Various classes of drugs and their mechanisms for the treatment of specific therapeutic areas.

3 credit hours

Prerequisite: CHEM 3020/CHEM 3021. Theory of and practice in the interpretation of mass, infrared, Raman, ultraviolet-visible, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectra. Three hours lecture.

3 credit hours

Prerequisites: CHEM 1120 or equivalent; CHEM 2030 or CHEM 3010 recommended. The basic concepts and theories of inorganic chemistry and how these are used to predict and understand the physical and chemical properties of compounds of the elements other than carbon. Inorganic compounds in the air, water, earth, and in the laboratory and in biochemistry, geochemistry, and industrial materials and processes.

3 credit hours

Prerequisites: CHEM 3010andCHEM 4400 required;CHEM 3020 recommended; co-registration in CHEM 4360/CHEM 4361 recommended. In-depth study of at
omic theory for chemical periodicy; symmetry and group theory; molecular orbital theory; chemistry of metals, nonmetals, and organometallic compounds. Not open to students who have taken or are taking CHEM 4410. Offered alternate spring semesters.

3 credit hours

Prerequisite: CHEM 4500. Structure and metabolism of lipids, amino acids, nucleotides, and nucleic acids at the molecular level. Emphasis on chemistry of metabolic reactions. Three hours lecture per week.

2 credit hours

Prerequisite/corequisite: CHEM 4500 or consent of instructor. Laboratory in biochemical techniques with emphasis on protein purification, enzyme kinetics, carbohydrate and lipid analysis, and manipulation of DNA. Six hours of laboratory per week.

3 credit hours

Prerequisites: CHEM 1120/CHEM 1121and 8 hours of BIOL and/or CHEM beyond the freshman level.Introduces major environmental issues including climate change,water quality, air pollution, landfills, hazardous wastes, fossil fuels, andalternative energy. The quality ofenvironment and thechanges in the environment due to contamination explored. Three hours lecture.

3 credit hours

Prerequisites: CHEM 1120/CHEM 1121, CHEM 2030/CHEM 2031or CHEM 3010/CHEM 3011, 8 hours of upper-division biology or chemistry, andjunior or senior standing.Fundamental chemical principles applied to the fate and behavior of environmental contaminants in soil-water environments. Important toxins explored and their movement and occurrence in ecosystems explained based on chemical and physical parameters. Topics will include pesticides, dioxin, mercury, and bioaccumulation. Three hours lecture.

3 credit hours

Prerequisite: CHEM 3020/CHEM 3021; physical chemistry strongly recommended. Chemistry of polymers; their structure, properties, and applications. Three hours lecture.

2 credit hours

Prerequisite: CHEM 3020/CHEM 3021; corequisites:CHEM 4700; CHEM 4330/CHEM 4331strongly recommended. Laboratory introduction to synthesis, kinetics, characterization, engineering, and applications of polymers and other modern materials.

4 credit hours

Prerequisites: 24 hours of ACS-approved chemistry courses. Student research allied with the instructor's research or designed specifically for the particular student. Minimum of twelve (12) hours a week. Student must write a formal report which is approved by the instructor to receive credit for this course.

4 credit hours

(Same asFSCH 4230.) Prerequisite: CHEM 2230/CHEM 2231,orCHEM 4550/CHEM 4551.Corequisite: CHEM 4231. Potentiometric titration, polarographic, coulometric, gas chromatographic, ultraviolet, visible and infrared absorption, and atomic absorption techniques of analysis. Requirements and limitations of each technique for obtaining quantitative measurements; applications to various chemical systems from both theoretical and experimental standpoints. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory.

4 credit hours

Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. A problem from chemistry, physics, or other physical science appropriate to the student's background and interest. A formal written report must be submitted and approved by the instructor to receive credit for this course.

NOTE: Electives must be taken at MTSU.

4 credit hours

Prerequisite: MATH 1710or successful completion of high school precalculus course. An integrated and rigorous study of the algebra and trigonometry needed to successfully attempt calculus. Emphasis on functions, their analysis and their applications. Level of algebraic sophistication developed above that found in MATH 1710. Topics include exponentials and logarithms, analysis of graphs, and word problems. Graphing calculator required. TBR Common Course: MATH 1730

4 credit hours

Prerequisite: MATH 1730with a grade of C or better or Math ACT of 26 or better or Calculus placement test score of 73 or better. An introduction to calculus with an emphasis on analysis of functions, multidisciplinary applications of calculus, and theoretical understanding of differentiation and integration. Topics include the definition of the derivative, differentiation techniques, and applications of the derivative. Calculus topics related to trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions also included. Course concludes with the fundamental theorem of calculus; the definition of antidifferentiation and the definite integral; basic applications of integrations; and introductory techniques of integration. Graphing calculator required. TBR Common Course: MATH 1910

4 credit hours

Prerequisite:BIOL 1110/BIOL 1111. Corequisite: BIOL 1121. Primarily for Biology majors and minors and other science-oriented students. Survey of plants and animals emphasizing evolution, structure, function, reproduction, growth, and ecology. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory. TBR Common Course: BIOL 1120

0 credit hours

Prerequisite: MATH 1710with a minimum grade of C (2.0) or MATH 1730or MATH 1910. Required corequisite: PHYS 2011. Web-based discussion class to be taken in conjunction with cooperative-learning based problems lab PHYS 2011. Classical mechanics traditionally covered in a first-semester college physics course. Kinematics, forces, momentum, angular motion, calorimetry, and sound waves. Class time used for discussion of the Web-lecture material and for the administration of exams. TBR Common Course: PHYS 2010

4 credit hours

Prerequisite: MATH 1710with a minimum grade of C (2.0) or MATH 1730or MATH 1910. Required corequisite: PHYS 2010. Group-oriented problems course taken in conjunction with the Web-based discussion class PHYS 2010. Students work in groups with the topics presented in the PHYS 2010discussion class. Covers kinematics, forces, momentum, angular motion, calorimetry, and sound waves. Skills associated with the development of experimental investigations including graphical analysis and estimation of uncertainties emphasized. Two two-and-one-half-hour laboratory sessions. TBR Common Course: PHYS 2011

0 credit hours

Prerequisite: PHYS 2011. Required corequisite: PHYS 2021. Web-based discussion class taken in conjunction with the cooperative-learning based problems lab PHYS 2021. Fundamentals of optics, modern physics, and electronics traditionally covered in a second-semester college physics course. Reflection and refraction, vision, diffraction effects, quantum mechanics, atomic and nuclear physics, and analog and digital electronics. Scheduled class time is used for discussions of the Web-lecture material and for the administration of exams. TBR Common Course: PHYS 2020

4 credit hours

Prerequisite: PHYS 2011. Required corequisite: PHYS 2020. Group-oriented problems course to be taken in conjunction with the Web-based discussion class PHYS 2020. Students work in groups with the topics presented in the PHYS 2020discussion class. Optics, modern physics, and electronics traditionally covered in a second-semester college physics course. Reflection and refraction, vision, diffraction effects, quantum mechanics, atomic and nuclear physics, and analog and digital electronics. The skills associated with the development of experimental investigations including graphical analysis and estimation of uncertainties emphasized. Two two-and-one-half-hour laboratory sessions. TBR Common Course: PHYS 2021

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Go here to read the rest:
Chemistry | Middle Tennessee State University

How Chemistry Implicated Syrian President Bashar al-Assad … – American Council on Science and Health

Posted on by

If someone isgoing to commit mass murder of innocent civilians, it's not too much of a stretch to assume that he's going to lie about it. Which is exactly whatBashar al-Assaddid when he denied that Syria used chemical weapons in the April 4th attack in the town of Khan Sheikhouninnorthern Syria.

There was never much question that the chemical agent used was Sarin gas (1), but since Sarin is Sarin, isn't it at least plausible that someone else used the neurotoxin? Is it fair to pin it on Assad?

Actually, it is. This is because Sarin is Sarin, but without a second chemical called a stabilizer, the molecule is too unstable to keep around; the byproduct of Sarin is hydrofluoric acid, which catalyzes its decomposition. In order to neutralize the acid and preserve the toxin, a class of basic compounds called amines are used. Different groups and countries usedifferent amines as stabilizers, which provides a "Sarin fingerprint." In this case the finger points directly at Assad since Syria has been known to use a stabilizer called hexamethylenetetramine (aka hexamine), which was detected long after any trace ofSarin remained (2).

Although an amine is needed to stabilize Sarin, not any amine will do the job. This is because most amines will react quickly with Sarin, and convert it to something that is non-toxic. Please forgive the following chemistry lesson:

The three classes of amines. Tertiary amines are unreactive, so they can be used to stabilize Sarin without destroying it.

Bashar al-Assad's Sarin "recipe" actually made it easier for scientists to pin this act on him. There are only a handful of tertiary amines that have been used to stabilize Sarin, andhexamethylenetetraminea stabilizer that can be traced directly to Syrian production facilitiesis one of the easier amines to track. Here's why.

Triethylamine, a very common lab chemical,is one of the other tertiary amines that has been used to stabilize Sarin. It works perfectly well as an acid scavenger, but unlikehexamethylenetetramine, you'll never find it later on. This is because of one of its physical propertiesit evaporates very quickly.

Triethylamine andhexamethylenetetramineare both tertiary amines, which can be used to stabilize Sarin. Triethylamine evaporates almost immediately. Hexamethylenetetramine does not.

So, bychoosinghexamethylenetetramine to stabilize (3,4)the Sarin, the Syrian scientists who made it left a "chemical calling card" that gave away its origin.PerhapsBashar al-Assadjust doesn't care, since everyone on Earth knew that he did it anyhow. Or maybehe's just a bad chemist. And a far worse person.

Notes:

(1) The symptoms that affected the victims were consistent with the use of an organophosphate nerve agent. Sarin and VX are the poisons "of choice." It had to be one of them.

(2) Sarin is not only volatile but highly chemically reactive. It decomposes rapidly under various sets of conditions. Within a week (and probably far less)after the attack, none would remain.

(3) Hexamethylenetetraamine is a very good acid scavenger. It is a white solid that is easy to handle, and it has four basic nitrogen atoms in the molecule. Each nitrogen will neutralize one molecule of hydrofluoric acid, so you need to use less of it.

(4) Since hexamethylenetetraamine is used forother applications, for example, manufacturing plastics, its detection is not a guarantee that is was used byBashar al-Assadin the attack, but it's damn close.

More here:
How Chemistry Implicated Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ... - American Council on Science and Health

Chemistry teacher accused of having sex with student in car – KRON4.com

Posted on by

KRON4.com
Chemistry teacher accused of having sex with student in car
KRON4.com
FLORIDA (WFLA) A Port St. Lucie chemistry teacher is facing felony sexual assault charges after police say she had sex with a 17-year-old student. Police began investigating Tiffany Michelle Geliga, 35, after school administrators at Port St. Lucie ...
Police: Florida chemistry teacher had sex with studentCBS News
Female chemistry teacher, 35, arrested for having sex with a 17-year-old student in her carThe Sun
Florida teacher arrested for having sex with a student, 17Daily Mail
TCPalm -Palm Beach Post -WPTV.com
all 23 news articles »

Excerpt from:
Chemistry teacher accused of having sex with student in car - KRON4.com

LANL: Jaqueline L. Kiplinger To Receive Award For Pioneering Contributions To Chemistry – Los Alamos Daily Post

Posted on by

Jaqueline Kiplinger is the recipient of the 2017 Violet Diller Professional Excellence Award. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

Jaqueline Kiplinger, Los Alamos National Laboratory Fellow within the Inorganic, Isotope and Actinide Chemistry Group, is the recipient of the 2017 Violet Diller Professional Excellence Award given triennially by Iota Sigma Pi (the National Honor Society of Women in Chemistry). The award recognizes contributions to chemistry that have had widespread significance to the scientific community or society on a national level.

The Violet Diller Professional Excellence Award recognizes Kiplingers outstanding achievements in science, service to the broad chemistry community and mentoring of early career researchers, said Alan Bishop, Principal Associate Director of Science, Technology and Engineering at Los Alamos.

As a pioneer in uranium and thorium chemistry, her research has significantly expanded the understanding of actinide and lanthanide chemical bonding and reactivity. Her workprovides scientific underpinning that supports the Laboratorys national security mission, advances the fundamental understanding of actinide chemistry and promotes the development of postdoctoral fellows at a critical time in their careers, he said.

Kiplinger will present a summary of her work and receive her award during a ceremony at the July 2017 Iota Sigma Pi national convention. Iota Sigma Pi was founded in 1902 and serves to promote the advancement of women in chemistry by granting recognition to women who have demonstrated superior scholastic achievement and high professional competence by election into Iota Sigma Pi.

Kiplinger is an internationally recognized leader in f-element chemistry, the study of lanthanides and actinides. Kiplinger came to Los Alamos as the first Frederick Reines Postdoctoral Fellow in 1999. She is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Royal Society of Chemistry and the American Institute of Chemists. The breadth and depth of her accomplishments are reflected by her peer-reviewed publications, granted patents, invitations to contribute to prestigious monographs and review articles, and plenary lectures delivered at international conferences in the field.

Her scientific achievements have been recognized by a Los Alamos Fellows Prize for Research, two R&D 100 Awards, three mentoring awards, and several Los Alamos/NNSA Best-in-Class Pollution Prevention Awards. In 2015, Kiplinger was selected as the first woman to receive the F. Albert Cotton Award in Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry from the American Chemical Society.She is also the first scientist at the Laboratory to have been honored with two national-level ACS awards, the first being the 1998 Nobel Laureate Signature Award in Chemistry. Earlier this year, she was also the recipient of the 2017 International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) Distinguished Women in Chemistry award.

About Los Alamos National Laboratory (www.lanl.gov)

Los Alamos National Laboratory, a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security, is operated by Los Alamos National Security, LLC, a team composed of Bechtel National, the University of California, BWX Technologies, Inc. and URS Corporation for the Department of Energys National Nuclear Security Administration.

Los Alamos enhances national security by ensuring the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear stockpile, developing technologies to reduce threats from weapons of mass destruction, and solving problems related to energy, environment, infrastructure, health and global security concerns.

Excerpt from:
LANL: Jaqueline L. Kiplinger To Receive Award For Pioneering Contributions To Chemistry - Los Alamos Daily Post

Syrris Asia flow chemistry, designed for you – Technology Networks

Posted on by

Flow chemistry presents an opportunity for you to enhance your chemistry. The main advantages compared to traditional batch techniques include increased safety, speed, and selectivity, the ability to discover new chemistry (or access previously restricted chemistry) and offering easy access to scale-up.

Syrris is the longest established provider of laboratory scale flow chemistry systems, Syrris wealth of expertise in research and development has propelled the modular Asia product line to the forefront of the flow chemistry market.

Asia is a revolutionary range of advanced flow chemistry products from Syrris. It has been designed by chemists for chemists to enable the widest variety of chemical reactions and ultimate ease of use.

Asia offers a variety of flow chemistry modules and systems in either entry level or advanced configurations for both beginners with modest budgets and experts who demand the utmost functionality. The unique benefits of flow chemistry make it a suitable tool for a wide range of applications.

Well prove your chemistry can be performed better in flow. Contact our in-house experts today if you have an application in mind and we can advise you on how to enhance your chemistry.

Read the rest here:
Syrris Asia flow chemistry, designed for you - Technology Networks

Roommates Bud Cauley and Justin Thomas hope their chemistry … – GolfDigest.com

Posted on by

The prized possession in the house they share in Jupiter, Fla., is a pool table specially designed with crimson-colored felt and the fabled Bama logo. So if youre looking for chemistry and energy between partners in this weeks Zurich Classic, then look no further than the Roll Tide team of Bud Cauley and Justin Thomas.

The pool table in the house Justin Thomas shares with Bud Cauley.

Their insane love of Alabama has them traveling to Tuscaloosa for football games when theyre not shooting pool or practicing at The Bears Club and Medalist G.C. during breaks at home.

Were racked up a couple games on that [table], Thomas was telling me before leaving for New Orleans. If this was a golf/pool contest, Id like our chances even more.

They are one of two teams from the University of Alabama golf program competing in this weeks team championship at the TPC Louisiana. Trey Mullinax and Bobby Wyatt will also be representing the Crimson Tide.

SAN ANTONIO, TX - APRIL 21: Bud Cauley plays his shot on the 18th hole during the second round of the Valero Texas Open at TPC San Antonio AT&T Oaks Course on April 21, 2017 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images)

Steve Dykes

Cauley was a junior when Thomas made one of his visits to Alabama but they never connected until after school. Cauley turned pro his senior year and never had a chance to team up with Thomas in a college event. Their compatibility developed while Cauley identified himself among a peer group now in their late 20s that included Rickie Fowler, Peter Uihlein and Patrick Reed. You could put us in any sort of situation, Thomas says, and wed have fun.

Only five players prior to Cauley earned their PGA Tour cards without going to Q School, and its an illustrious list comprised of Gary Hallberg, Phil Mickelson, Justin Leonard, Tiger Woods and Ryan Moore, with Jon Rahm joining the group last year. Only Woods and Mickelson qualified with less starts than the 10 it took Cauley to earn full-time playing privileges for the 2011 season. This was lost on Ernie Els when they were paired together in the Frys.com Open that year, when Els asked Cauley when he was going to turn pro. Cauley shot 66 in the final round to finish T-3 and earn $340,000.

I always looked up to him a little bit, says Thomas, who is five years younger. He was the first person I reached out to once I got on tour [in 2014]. We started playing together, hanging out more. Hes kind of become one of my best friends.

Thomas enrolled at Alabama in fall 2011 and won the Fred Haskins Award as the nations top collegiate golfer the next spring. He was on a National Championship team in 2013 and turned pro later that fall.

Cauleys early success on tour was slowed by injury in 2014 when he tore the labrum in his left shoulder. He needed surgery which forced him to spend 15 months of inactivity on his couch, binge-watching movies and TV shows on Netflix.

That drove me absolutely insane, Cauley says of those days. It was frustrating professionally and not the way I saw my career going at all.

As Alabama coach Jay Seawell pointed out, Cauley was the type of player he needed to make take a day off. It does deflate you, Seawell says of Cauleys mandatory downtime. But it matures you at the same time. As much as it hurt, I think he learned to appreciate the game even more.

Swing instructor Matt Killen has the same takeaway after caddieing for Cauley at TPC San Antonio. He hasnt lost any speed. None of injuries cost him long term, says Killen, who also works with Thomas. Once he settles into golf, and gets back in the mode, hell be able to score.

A T-3 at the CareerBuilder Challenge in January was the career builder Cauley needed for his confidence. Some of that scoring ability Killen referred to came through three months later in back-to-back top-10s at the RBC Heritage (where he opened with a 63) and the Valero Texas Open (where he was tied for the lead with Tony Finau after opening rounds of 70-66).

One thing for certain, hes got a strong partner. Now 23, Thomas has established himself among the players of his generation with three victories in the 2016-17 wrap-around season. That doesnt account for the wins theyve recorded among the matches played by tour pros living in the Jupiter area. Unless its a Wolf game, Cauley and Thomas are always partners.

I know hes excited where his game is at, and I am, too, Thomas. Because hes my partner this week.

In other words, rack em up.

WATCH: GOLF DIGEST VIDEOS

Read the original here:
Roommates Bud Cauley and Justin Thomas hope their chemistry ... - GolfDigest.com

This interactive periodic table makes chemistry easier than ever – TNW

Posted on by

Chemistryhas broken the spirits of many struggling high-schoolers and university students alike, but there might be a handy tool that can finally guide you through the various elements and help you swiftly get thehang of the much-dreaded periodic table.

Available for free,PeriodicStats is an elegantly designed web-based interactive periodic table thattakes the hassle out of chemistry by putting together the basic properties of all elements in a clean and well-structured manner.

Gary Vaynerchuk was so impressed with TNW Conference 2016 he paused mid-talk to applaud us.

For more detailed information about the properties of individual elements, you can click on the element of your interest and PeriodicStats will readily pull up crucial information likeyear of discovery, density andtype of substance.

The interactive table also offers data about the precise electron and ionisation propertiesof each element as well as numerousbits and pieces abouttheir history.

In addition to the extensive catalogue of elements, PeriodicStats also features a nifty search engine that lets you filter out certain elements based on various criteria like bonding, magnetism, melting and boiling point, density and so on.

Now go step up your chemistry game and browse through PeriodicStats here.

In case youre seeking for more practical-oriented knowledgeof the periodic table, you might want to check out this alternative interactive periodic table that aims to clue people in as to what the various elements can be used for in the real world.

Periodic Stats Interactive Periodic table

Read next: Young and talented? Theres one week left to apply for the T500!

See original here:
This interactive periodic table makes chemistry easier than ever - TNW

Eugenio Derbez talks chemistry with Salma Hayek in ‘How to be a … – Newsday

Posted on by

Mexican comedy star Eugenio Derbez, who stars alongside Salma Hayek in How to Be a Latin Lover (opening April 28) says his on-set chemistry with the movies director, West Islip native Ken Marino, couldnt have been more perfect.

Marino, who is also an actor (Were the Millers, Role Models), did not appear in the film about Maximo (Derbez), a middle-aged gold digger who gets dumped by his rich, 80-year-old wife and is forced to move in with his estranged sister (Salma Hayek) while he pursues another wealthy widow (Raquel Welch).

He did, however, do a hell of a job directing it, said Derbez.

Hes an actor, producer, director and writer, like me, so it was really easy to work with him, and he had such a great attitude, making jokes all the time, said Derbez, whose 2013 film Instructions Not Included became the highest-grossing Spanish-language movie of all time.

Hes also very talented. I mean he shot a three-hour movie and had to cut an hour because he got such great, amazing material. We could probably have made another movie with the extra footage.

Rob Lowe, Kristen Bell, Rob Riggle and Michael Cera also are in the movie.

Derbez, 55, credits most of the films bloopers and laugh-out-loud moments to his rapport with personal friend Hayek, who he says he has known for more than 30 years even though theyve never worked together previously.

Were both Virgos. We were born on the same day actually, on Sept. 2, but in different years, he said. She always insists on being clear about that, he laughs.

Even so, for Derbez and Hayek, How to Be a Latin Lover marked their first time sharing the screen. And they just didnt expect to have so much chemistry.

Derbez says shooting alongside Hayek felt so natural, but he especially remembers one scene in which they were hanging out in a living room getting drunk on shots of tequila.

Well, the tequila was not real but it looks as if it were because we just had so much fun shooting it and couldnt stop laughing.

Hayek and Derbez are already planning to work together on future projects and dont discount the possibility of a How to Be a Latin Lover Part 2.

Listen, anyone can be a Latin lover, assures Derbez. Its just a matter of attitude, of really being confident about yourself. You have to walk into a room feeling like youre Brad Pitt, make strong eye contact and remember the power of a really good pickup line.

Continued here:
Eugenio Derbez talks chemistry with Salma Hayek in 'How to be a ... - Newsday

Portland Trail Blazers’ team chemistry in early 90s was just different – Yahoo Sports

Posted on by

Rip City has so many fond memories and moments that come to mind when looking back at the 1989-92 Trail Blazers seasons.

The early 90s teams were special on the court, no doubt, but their bond off the court may have been even more special.

"Those were fun times,"Terry Porter reminisced on NBA TV's Trail Blazers documentary, Rip City Revival.'"There's nothing like playing professional sports. You build a bond, a brotherhood, a willingness to protect each other, and you always have that."

The final two segments of Sunday's special on the 1989-92 Trail Blazers era focused on what made this Blazers squad so unique: their team chemistry.

As you know the longer you're with a group of guys, the more chemistry you develop, especially when you're all really good friends and so that was the key to our success. -- Clyde Drexler on Rip City Revival'

[RELATED]: 'Rip City Revival' was a Trail Blazer history lesson that left out a few chapters

During Portland's 198990 campaign, the team posted a 5923 record. They defeated the Dallas Mavericks, San Antonio Spurs, and Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference playoffs, before ultimately losing to the defending-champion Detroit Pistons.

In the 199091 season, the Blazers posted a 6319 record, which was the best in the league and the best in franchise history. Theirseason ended in the West Finals when the Lakers defeated the Blazers 42.

As for the 199192 season, Portland repeated as Pacific Division champions as they dominated through the Western Conference playoffs. They met the Chicago Bulls in the Finals, losing 42, with the big storyline beingMichael Jordan vs. Drexler.

[RELATED]:'Rip City Revival' vs. 'The Last Dance': A different take on the 1992 NBA Finals

"The whole team, I mean that's what made this team so unique, is the chemistry, the personnel," Buck Williams said during the NBA TV special.

Drexler discussed how on the road they would hang out and go to movies together as a team. Porter reiterated that, adding this was a team that enjoyed hanging out with each other and would do so every chance they got.

"What made it all go was trust, we trusted each other," Williams added.

They had fun together.

"To have the success we had as a group and the excitement we brought this city and this state -- it is always going to be somewhere special in my heart. We grew up together on and off the court," Porter said.

As Drexler put it, "That bond will keep you together for a lifetime."

Be sure to check out the fullTalkin' Blazers Podcastwith host NBA Champion Channing Frye and Emmy Award winner Dan Sheldon, and Timbers midfielder Diego Valeri.

Portland Trail Blazers' team chemistry in early 90s was just different originally appeared on NBC Sports Northwest

See original here:
Portland Trail Blazers' team chemistry in early 90s was just different - Yahoo Sports

Good chemistry of Shovels & Rope keeps getting better – Charleston Post Courier

Posted on by

Its often said that Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst essentially stumbled into discovering the musical chemistry they share as the duo Shovels & Rope.

In fact, for more than a decade, Trent and Hearst (who married in 2009) had pursued separate careers. Hearst released her first solo CD, Dust and Bones, in 2006 and followed that with a 2010 EP, Are You

Ready To Die, and a second full-length, Lions And Lambs, in 2011.

Trent, meanwhile, spent years in a band, the Films, until that group split in 2009 and also made a pair of solo albums along the way a self-titled effort in 2007 and The Winner in 2010.

While trying to decide their next moves musically, they started playing shows together around their home town of Charleston and found they liked their scrappy sound as a duo and that they could earn enough money from the shows to make ends meet.

But one thing that wasnt casual about Shovels & Rope was the couples decision to get serious about making music and turning their group into a career.

We took a good, hard look at it before we decided to do this thing in the beginning, said Trent, who joined Hearst for a recent phone interview. And both of us were like Well, if this gets to be too much, then its OK to quit and go do something else. Were like, Really, were going to be a married couple band? That sounds insane,

and it never works. But I think just establishing that before we got into all this

We were real honest about ourselves, said Hearst, who has a way of completing her husbands thoughts ways that are humorous and insightful, as well as succinct.

I think that worked to our advantage, Trent agreed.

We realized it wasnt a good idea, and then we did it anyway, Hearst said. We were just hoping it works out in the long run.

So far, so good. The couple has released Little Seeds, their third album of original material as Shovels & Rope, and their creative chemistry seems as strong as ever. And not only are they still happily married, in September 2015 they welcomed their first child, Louisiana Jean, into their family.

Trent and Hearst waited until after Louisiana Jean was born to record Little Seeds. Like their previous albums, 2012s O Be Joyful and 2014s Swimmin Time (as well as the 2015 covers album, Broken Jukebox Vol. 1), Little Seeds was made at the couples home studio.

And they quickly found that parenting threw some new twists into making the album.

Babies dont pay attention to schedules, Hearst said. Newborns dont care that you have a session scheduled at 10 in the morning.

But Little Seeds got finished and its another stirring effort. It retains the rowdy and twangy rock sound of O Be Joyful and Swimmin Time, but shows some growth both musically and lyrically.

I think every time we approach a new record, we want to expand the sonic landscape. We just want to try and do some new things, Trent said. So I think were stretching out a little bit more on this record and weve got a little bit more hair on it.

That growth is most apparent on the impressive opening track, I Know, which is arguably the most plugged-in, hard rocking song the duo has recorded, and Buffalo Nickel, a stomping, bluesy track. But Little Seeds is plenty diverse, with songs that range from the spare

balladry of St. Annes Parade and This Ride to the rollicking country rock of Botched Execution to the measured thump of Johnny Come Outside.

Lyrically, Little Seeds moves away somewhat from the story song style featured on the first two albums, adding a more personal and topical dimension to the album.

The social commentary is most evident in BWYR, a nearly a cappella call for unity whose haunting tone reinforces the gravity of the subject matter (Black lives, white lives, yellow lives, red/Lets all come together and share the bread).

Meanwhile, the poignant songs Mourning Song and Invisible Man were inspired by Trents father,

who is battling Alzheimers disease.

Trent and Hearst said they plan to play a good number of the new songs on tour this spring, but fans can expect the tunes to take on different dimensions live. Thats because Trent and Hearst tour as a twosome switching off playing guitars, drums, harmonicas and other instruments, and some songs need re-arranging to work with the limitations of having only two musicians on stage.

Trent said they like what the two-person format does for the songs.

I feel like it keeps it fresh for us, and more fun, he said. We have more instruments to pick from now that get thrown into the mix. But you can do a lot with very little to make really interesting arrangements. I think we dig that.

Go here to read the rest:
Good chemistry of Shovels & Rope keeps getting better - Charleston Post Courier

Student to represent Grundy County at state chemistry competition – Morris Daily Herald

Posted on by

MINOOKA An eighth-grader has won a countywide chemistry competition and will move on to compete at the state level.

Cole Kics from Minooka Junior High School bested a field of 10 fifth- to eighth-grade students to become the Grundy County You Be The Chemist Challenge champion.

Local students came together in Oglesby to compete for the top prize. Cole Kics will represent Grundy County at the state-level competition.

Developed by the Chemical Educational Foundation, the challenge is a question-and-answer competition that motivates fifth- to eighth-grade students to sharpen their knowledge of chemistry concepts and their real-world applications.

Students compete for prizes at the local and state levels and the ultimate prize of a trip to Washington, D.C., to vie for college scholarships.

The challenge program relies on partnerships between community members, including industry, schools, universities and community organizations, that seek to foster student engagement with science.

The 2017 Grundy County Challenge took place at Illinois Valley Community College and was sponsored by Aux Sable Liquid Products, Flint Hills Resources, LyondellBasell. After correctly answering dozens of chemistry and general science questions during multiple rounds of competition, Kics was declared the Grundy County champion.

He will advance to the Illinois State Challenge in Romeoville on April 29.

The following top-placing students also have earned a chance to compete at the state level: Chris Karceski, Minooka Junior High School and Alex Gernenz-Coal City Middle School. Anthony Corrado-Mazon-Verona, Kinsman Middle School, will serve as an alternate at the state competition.

The winner of the state competition will receive an expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., to compete in the National Challenge on June 19. At the national level, state winners from across the country will vie for the title of Challenge Champion and a total of $18,500 in college scholarships.

For information about the You Be The Chemist Challenge competition, please visit CEFs website at http://www.chemed.org.

Follow this link:
Student to represent Grundy County at state chemistry competition - Morris Daily Herald

Ellison, other AGs pushing for crackdown on chemical used to sterilize medical devices – Minneapolis Star Tribune

Posted on by

Half of all medical devices used in the United States from bandages to implantable computers are sterilized with a toxic gas that has come under scrutiny over concerns about air pollution that could cause cancer.

Now, Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison has joined a coalition of 11 attorneys general asking the federal Environmental Protection Agency to crack down on emissions of the chemical, ethylene oxide (abbreviated as EO or EtO), which is used on an industrial scale to kill pathogens on medical devices, food spices and other products.

"Fortunately, Minnesota doesn't rank high on EtO emissions, but science is pointing to it being a far more potent carcinogen than previously thought, which puts people at greater risk than previously thought," Ellison said in an e-mailed statement. "The fact that the control equipment that federal regulations currently mandate isn't containing EtO emissions to safe levels is hurting not only local communities, but also Minnesota's medical-device industry."

Med-tech trade groups have warned in stark terms that creating additional controls on EtO or abruptly cutting back on its use could trigger widespread shortages of lifesaving medical devices.

"If someone needs a pacemaker, and they can't get one, that creates its own public health crisis," said Shaye Mandle, CEO of the Medical Alley Association trade group in Golden Valley. "We are not saying, don't do anything on EtO. We are saying, if you eliminate it tomorrow in the absence of an alternative and today there is no alternative then medical devices that use this sterilization methodology wouldn't be able to go to market."

Other sterilization methods like heat and radiation can damage the soft plastics and electronics in medical devices. The EtO industry said the gas is uniquely useful because it's highly effective at killing pathogens and can penetrate special packaging to sterilize the insides of devices and surgical kits. The gas enables manufacturers to meet the international "sterility assurance" benchmark of having less than a 1-in-a-million chance of harboring a viable pathogen.

The Food and Drug Administration is already working with companies to accelerate development and review of 11 new sterilization ideas for the medical device industry, but the federal EPA regulates EtO emissions. The EPA is now analyzing whether to lower EtO emission limits and tighten rules on how the chemical is handled.

EtO represents a conundrum for industry. It's widely believed to be a potent carcinogen for workers who handle it and people who live downwind of EtO plants, yet it's used to sterilize more than 20 billion health care products a year, preventing the spread of infectious germs.

"For many devices EO is the only method that has been shown to provide effective sterilization without causing damage to the device," Medtronic environmental health and safety director Peter J. Jansen said in a Feb. 10 comment letter to the EPA. Medtronic, the world's largest medical device company, has its operational headquarters in Minnesota.

Medtronic was one of nine companies surveyed by the EPA last year about its use of EtO, along with Medline Industries, Becton Dickinson (BD) and Sotera Health, an official with the EPA confirmed. While most med-tech companies use outsourced facilities for EtO sterilization, Medtronic and Boston Scientific also run their own EtO sterilizers, federal records show.

The United States has about three dozen EtO plants, including a Steris AST contract-sterilization facility in Coon Rapids. But the number of device-sterilizer plants currently using EtO nationally has been dropping quickly.

Sotera's Sterigenics plant in Willowbrook, Ill., permanently closed last year following strong community protest and state regulatory actions. Meanwhile, BD's plants in Smyrna and Covington, Ga., have come under fire from state officials and community groups for EtO emissions. Viant Medical agreed to close its EtO plant in Grand Rapids, Mich., earlier this year, while Medline's EtO plant in Waukegan, Ill., is reopening following a new state law that imposed stricter emission standards.

Minnesota AG Ellison has joined Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and nine other state AGs in urging the EPA to essentially adopt Illinois' tougher statute, called the Matt Haller Act, and make it apply nationally. Among other things, the Haller Act requires EtO users in Illinois to capture 100% of EtO emissions from the rooms where it's used, reduce EtO emitted into the atmosphere to 0.2 parts per million, and conduct continuous emissions monitoring and ambient air testing.

"The control measures in [existing federal regulations on EtO] are not sufficiently protective of human health in light of new, compelling information," the attorneys' general letter says.

The compelling information is a December 2016 risk analysis commonly referred to the IRIS assessment, which concluded that EtO was highly likely to be a mutagenic human carcinogen even at low "environmental" levels of exposure, based on a 2004 study of the health of 18,000 people who worked at commercial sterilization plants.

Washington-based med-tech trade group AdvaMed says the IRIS report increased the suspected "cancer potency" of EtO 30-fold. That increase was set using evidence from a single study that documented many thousands of workers who were chronically exposed to "extraordinarily high" concentrations of EtO and yet did not get cancer. Only those exposed to "the very highest concentrations for the very longest periods of time," got cancer, AdvaMed wrote.

Pro-industry trade groups like AdvaMed say regulating EtO use based on the IRIS analysis would go too far, because people living downwind from EtO plants are already exposed to greater concentrations, like the EtO produced by human metabolism and by combustion in the environment.

"EtO is also a normal component of ambient air," AdvaMed wrote to the EPA on Feb. 18. "The 2016 IRIS assessment of EtO should NOT be used for regulatory purposes because it defies science and common sense in the context of everyday human exposures."

One commenter urged EPA to use IRIS risk estimates, noting that the medical device industry's own standards document, ISO 10993-7, says genetic factors may determine susceptibility to enhanced cancer risks from EtO. The comment letter, submitted anonymously to the EPA, said impaired function of an enzyme called GSTT1 in some people leaves them unable to "detoxify" EtO via metabolism, putting them at greater risk of developing health problems from exposure to it.

"No amount of ethylene oxide is safe for the public," the letter concluded.

Correction: Previous versions of this article misstated the number of EtO plants operating in Minnesota.

Read the original post:
Ellison, other AGs pushing for crackdown on chemical used to sterilize medical devices - Minneapolis Star Tribune

Jared Dudley breaks down how he developed chemistry with Lakers big men – Silver Screen and Roll

Posted on by

Jared Dudley knew when he signed with the Lakers that his off-court contributions might be more meaningful than his impact on the court. As a 34-year-old veteran of 13 years in the NBA, his mind and locker room presence have begun to eclipse his basketball productivity.

But Dudley remains invaluable for how he contributes to team chemistry. He has been a mentor to younger players in the past, a role he took on once again for Kyle Kuzma this season, and hes always available for spot minutes when there are injuries, foul trouble, or a coach is simply looking for a player to settle the team down.

That means Dudley had to develop real on-the-court chemistry with his teammates in Los Angeles. The Lakers got that process started during the offseason with LeBron James pick-up games, and in an interview with Michael Pina of SB Nation, Dudley revealed there was one specific detail he needed to work through with the teams frontcourt players.

When I got here Id turn the ball over throwing to our centers because they expected a lob, Dudley said. I dont really throw lobs, Im more of a bounce passer.

Dudley solved his problem by initiating conversations with LAs big men, verbalizing his own in-game habits so that everyone could get on the same page.

Anecdotally, I can never remember Dudley throwing a lob pass Chris Paul, he is not so Dudleys self-assessment of his distribution tracks. Per NBA Stats, he only made 16 passes to Lakers centers this season, three of which resulted in assists. That is an incredibly small sample size to work with, but if youll indulge me, lets check the tape to see how Dudley got on the same page with JaVale McGee and Dwight Howard.

Here Dudley is getting McGee two dunks.

And then a hook shot for Howard.

It appears Dudley and his bigs achieved a compromise over the course of the season. There are no lobs or bounce passes in these clips, because they met somewhere in the middle: a good old-fashioned chest pass.

Dudley is still a bounce-pass enthusiast when it comes to the Lakers backcourt, but he wouldnt be a good teammate if he didnt adjust to the habits of the other players on the roster. It would probably be asking too much of Dudley to start throwing lob passes at this stage of his career, especially considering Howards present-day vertical jump, but a chest pass gets the ball just high enough so that the team can avoid turnovers.

Chemistry has been difficult to achieve around the league, as Pina notes, but players like Dudley, who communicate nonstop, are essential to working through those challenges. Its part of why the Lakers are one of the most close-knit teams in the league.

For more Lakers talk, subscribe to the Silver Screen and Roll podcast feed on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, and Google Podcasts. You can follow this author on Twitter at @sabreenajm.

Link:
Jared Dudley breaks down how he developed chemistry with Lakers big men - Silver Screen and Roll