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Kids Lab will teach 600 children the importance of sun protection and letting them make their own sunscreen lotion.

The children, aged 6 to 12 years, will have the opportunity to discover the world of chemistry by conducting experiments at BASF Kids' Lab in Sekolah Taman Hi-Tech, Kedah.

This year, Kids' Lab will introduce the importance of sun protection by teaching the children to make sunscreen lotion and discover the various strength of UV protection.

They will also learn how to detect the presence of vitamin C in food and beverages.

"We want to bring the joy of chemistry to the children," said BASF (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd managing director Daniel Loh.

"We trust these experiments will show them the role chemistry plays in everyday life. Skin protection and nutrition are crucial in achieving a healthy lifestyle.

"The knowledge and understanding on how these work is a powerful way for children to learn about healthy living," he added.

Thirty students from Persatuan Dyslexia Malaysia were also invited to participate at the event this year. "Dyslexic children learn better through hands-on experiments.

"I believe the children who participated in the simple experiments learned more effectively in a conducive environment," said Persatuan Dyslexia Malaysia president Sariah Amirin.

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Mario-Erich chemistry was 'instant,' says director

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MANILA, Philippines The onscreen chemistry of Thai actor Mario Maurer and Kapamilya star Erich Gonzales happened to just click, according to the director of their first big screen team-up.

"Right away there was chemistry, right away, first shooting day, first scene, first sequence, first shot, bagay na bagay sila sa isa't-isa," said Rory Quintos, director of Star Cinema's upcoming romantic-comedy film "Suddenly It's Magic."

The film tells the story of a Marcus Hanson (Maurer), a superstar in his native Thailand, who finds love in the Philippines, where he meets baker Joey Hermosa (Gonzales).

Recounting how the "team-up" came about, Quintos said: "[I got a call that] there was this project with a Thai actor, Mario Maurer, and that he was going to be paired with a female actress."

"When I found out that it was Erich, I was very happy because at that time that I got the call from Star Cinema, I was with Erich in 'Maria la del Barrio.' We did the series together," Quintos added, referring to the Kapamilya series first aired in 2011.

Maurer, who rose to fame for his critically-acclaimed role in the 2008 Thai film "The Love of Siam," was not particularly hard to get along with, Quintos shared.

"When Mario came here, when we met, what struck me most was that he seemed like such a nice boy, and he's really, really cute. I think women of all generations would appreciate how cute he is," she said.

Also Joross Gamboa, Joy Viado, Guji Lorenzana, Ces Quesada, Dinkee Doo, John Lee and Pimchanok Luevisadpaibul, "Suddenly It's Magic" will hit theaters nationwide on October 31.

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Lori Riley: UConn Field Hockey Team's Chemistry Includes International Element

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Louisa Boddy likes her new teammates. The chemistry between them is great, so good that after losing seven starters (one to injury, the rest to graduation), the UConn field hockey team is 13-0 and ranked third in the country.

She likes the field hockey facilities at UConn. They're nothing like athletic facilities in her home country of England, which are rather Spartan.

She liked that, once she joined the team, she got free field hockey gear, shirts and sweats. In England, university players pay for everything, including travel and uniforms.

She likes the media attention, which her teams never got in England; Boddy, a graduate student at UConn from Derbyshire, England, who plays defense and is third in scoring on the team, was in Faces in the Crowd in Sports Illustrated last week.

She also loves that there are four other players from Great Britain playing for the Huskies.

So Boddy, 23, is not too homesick, except for one thing.

"I miss my baked beans," Boddy said. "I love baked beans."

But, she was reminded, we have baked beans here.

"But not proper ones," Boddy protested.

They're horrible, she said to her British teammates nearby. "Aren't they?"

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Research and Markets: Studies in Natural Products Chemistry, Volume 37

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Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/734ktb/studies_in) has announced the addition of Elsevier Science and Technology's new book "Studies in Natural Products Chemistry, Volume 37" to their offering.

Natural products play an integral and ongoing role in promoting numerous aspects of scientific advancement, and many aspects of basic research programs are intimately related to natural products. With articles written by leading authorities in their respective fields of research, Studies in Natural Products Chemistry, Volume 37 presents current frontiers and future guidelines for research based on important discoveries made in the field of bioactive natural products. It is a valuable source for researchers and engineers working in natural products and medicinal chemistry.

Key Features:

- Describes the chemistry of bioactive natural products

- Contains contributions by leading authorities in the field

- A valuable source for researchers and engineers working in natural product and medicinal chemistry

Topics Covered:

Botanical Medicines for Diuresis: Cross-Cultural Comparisons

The Artemisia L. Genus: a Review of Bioactive Sesquiterpene Lactones

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Individuals key to Giants’ success, not chemistry

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Despite multiple local examples to the contrary, some writers insist that team chemistry was essential to the Giants success this year.

Really? How then, do you explain the success of the 2002 Giants, who had no chemistry at all. Jeff Kent absolutely hated Barry Bonds. Well never know what Bonds thought of Kent because he didnt talk to anybody in the clubhouse, taking up four lockers as he spread out on a couch to ease his aching back. But both Kent and Bonds played their best throughout a World Series the Giants should have won.

In 1987, Will Clark sat on one side of the locker room at Candlestick and glared at Jeff Leonard, but they both played well as the Giants got into the postseason. It was more of the same in 1989 with Clark and Kevin Mitchell. No chemistry on either team, but the 89 Giants got to the World Series.

And lets not forget the battling As of the early 70s, who had fights in front of writers in the locker room. Today, wed call that bad chemistry but those teams won three straight World Series.

This shouldnt surprise anybody because baseball is an individual sport wrapped in a team concept. If a baseball player hits. 300 with 30 home runs, he can get a fat free agent contract even if his team finishes in last place. Why should the team be his primary concern?

A successful team is really a group of individuals playing well, and thats exactly whats happened to the Giants since Melky Cabrera was suspended for violation of baseballs anti-drug program. Theyve gotten a significant contribution from Hunter Pence, who was not on the roster at the start of the season. Theyve gotten a huge contribution from Marco Scutaro, who has filled a hole at second base and contributed with some big clutch hits.

Thats no surprise to anybody who saw him with the As; Scutaro may be the most underrated player in the majors. And theyve gotten a big season from Buster Posey, who has come back from that horrendous collision at home plate that sidelined him for the rest of the season in 2011 to win the batting title, and perhaps the MVP, as well.

Along the way, the Giants have learned how to hit with men on base, a skill that totally eluded them last year, and theyve scored far more runs than they did even in 2010, when they won their first World Championship since coming to San Francisco.

Theyve also benefited from the collapse of the Los Angeles Dodgers, whose big trades havent been enough to overcome key injuries, especially to their ace, Clayton Kershaw.

The postseason in baseball is always a crap shoot, or do you really think the Cardinals were the best team in baseball in 2011? The Giants are entering it with a much different team than won in 2010, a better hitting team but one with significant questions about the starting rotation. Both Cincinnati and Washington also appear to be better teams. But whether the Giants win or lose, I can tell you one thing: Team chemistry wont have anything to do with it.

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Sacramento Students Learn Rewards Of Recycling

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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Richard Pan, the American Chemistry Council (ACC), Keep California Beautiful and the Sacramento Regional Conservation Corps today launched Read, Write, Recycle!, a recycling contest for students of San Juan and Natomas Unified School Districts.

Six schools, two from the San Juan Unified School District and four from the Natomas Unified School District, will compete over the next five weeks to collect the most recyclable materials. One winning school in each district will receive $500 for the most recyclables collected. A grand prize of $1,000 will be awarded to the single school in the two districts that recycles the most paper, aluminum, glass, and plastic.

"It's no secret that schools have suffered tremendous cuts over the last few years, and we need to be creative to generate much-needed funds," said Dr. Pan, who chairs the California State Assembly Committee on Health. "This partnership is an excellent example of working together to meet students' needs, while still teaching valuable lessons like recycling."

Each school will receive $150 for participating. These funds can be used for much needed school supplies. In addition, each of the participating schools will receive several recycling bins. Teachers and students also will receive tips to help encourage recycling at school and at home.

"We are inspired by the enthusiasm these young people bring to recycling. Collecting valuable materials like plastic, paper, aluminum and glass and diverting them from the waste stream is a great way to be part of solutions that show commitment to a clean environment," said Steve Russell, vice president of the Plastics Division at ACC. "We're proud to be part of any program that helps create the next generation of recyclers."

SACRAMENTO STUDENTS WILL REAP THE REWARDS OF RECYCLING

A total of 165 elementary school classes from the six schools will participate in this five-week recycling challenge. In total, more than 4,300 students will participate in the program, learning valuable lessons about recycling.

"We are delighted to work with the San Juan and Natomas school districts, Assemblymember Pan, the ACC and Keep California Beautiful to provide an opportunity to recycle in Sacramento-area schools," said Dwight Washabaugh, executive director of the Sacramento Regional Conservation Corps. "Partnerships like these help our kids value the environment and help our corps members learn valuable skills in the workplace."

The Read, Write, Recycle! program launched in February of 2012 in San Gabriel County where 1,500 students recycled more than 11 thousand pounds of materials. Building on the success of this initial program, Dr. Pan and the partners are bringing the competition to Sacramento.

Read, Write, Recycle! is the latest recycling effort supported by ACC under the Plastics. Too Valuable to Waste. Recycle. campaign. ACC also works with LA's Best, an after-school enrichment program in Los Angeles, to educate students about recycling, and ACC is a key sponsor of Recycle. Goal., a recycling contest between young soccer players in Southern California and the Central Valley.

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Lawmakers seek 'green chemistry' delay

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Here's an interesting test case for California's much-debated business climate.

Last week, 17 lawmakers from Gov. Jerry Brown's own party asked him to put a hold on recently issued regulations that could "impact every manufacturer, business and consumer in California and beyond."

The regulations concern California's 2008 "green chemistry" law requiring businesses to identify and, where judged necessary and feasible, find alternatives to approximately 1,200 "chemicals of concern," like formaldehyde and lead, found in a wide range of products.

Chewed over for four years with input from business groups and environmental and health care advocates, the regulations were issued by the Department of Toxic Substances Control on July 27, subject to a final comment period.

"We see this as a two-for-one initiative," said Debbie Raphael, the department's director, in a news release. "Public health and the environment benefit by lessening our use of toxic chemicals, and California companies get a significant boost into markets that are rapidly expanding." Business executives praised the regulations as providing "an orderly transition to safer materials and products" and "promoting a healthy economy, healthy environment and healthy people."

Others don't see it that way. At a public hearing last month, a representative of the Association of Global Automakers warned that the regulations will result in the supply of older replacement parts being disrupted, and "consumers' warrantees or repairs may not be able to be fulfilled."

Pointing to conflicts with federal regulations, an attorney representing members of the construction, home appliance and aircraft industry said the provisions would result "ultimately to the detriment of California's economy by encouraging businesses both large and small to exit California for a more predictable business climate."

Enter state Sen. Michael Rubio, D-Shafter (Kern County), incoming chairman of the Senate Committee on Environmental Quality.

In a letter to Brown, signed by 16 fellow Democrats, Rubio called for halting the "open-ended, virtually unlimited in scope" regulations "until a robust economic impact study is completed," including the number of businesses affected, the costs entailed and jobs endangered (or created).

Rubio said an analysis conducted by the Department of Toxic Substances Control left more questions than answers, and he cites another state law to back up his case. That would be SB617, signed last year by Brown, requiring a stricter cost-benefit analysis before new regulations are promulgated.

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Chemistry Building marks a century

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It was the first building on what is today Dals Studley campus. One hundred years later, the Chemistry Building is still standing as a centre for teaching, research and study.

Last Friday afternoon, faculty, staff, students and alumni gathered together to celebrate the buildings 100th anniversary. While the official anniversary of the start of construction was on August 15, event coordinators decided to incorporate this special milestone into Homecoming weekend.

The celebration was led by Department Chair Josef Zwanziger, who took alumni on a guided tour of the building, followed by a presentation on the buildings long-standing history.

Originally deemed the Science Building because it housed the department of chemistry, physics and geology, it was envisioned as the academic core of the campus. The project was realized by architect Frank Darling of Toronto, who surveyed the lot in 1911 and created a general campus plan. Darling chose a local architect, Andrew Randall Cobb, to design the buildings. Together, they decided on an 18th century Georgian style of architecture in keeping with other attractive buildings in Halifax such as Province House and Government House. The Georgian style was adaptable and would lend an inviting, domestic appearance to the campus. In his annual report of 1911/12, Dalhousie President Arthur Stanley MacKenzie praised the new building as "by far the largest and finest building for pure science east of McGill."

The Chemistry Building's cornerstone was laid on August 15, 1912 by the Governor General, the Duke of Connaught, in a ceremony attended by the High Commissioner for Australia, the premiers of Quebec and Nova Scotia and the Governor of Newfoundland. (See photo on left, via Dalhousie Archives and Special Collections.) Construction was funded by a Carnegie Corporation grant of $50,000, with Dalhousie required to raise an additional $40,000.

With Cobbs efforts, in conjunction with the input from science professors Eben Mackay and Howard Bronson, the final plans were completed in January of 1913. The building was finished by summer 1915, and Dals science programs moved from their home in Forrest Building.

The building was constructed of hard ironstone from Purcell's Cove, along with Portland cement. Originally, it was designed as two separate buildings in one, so that the hazardous fumes of the Chemistry department would be isolated. There was also space allotted to the Engineering and Geology departments, part of the building until 1945. Despite the building's integrity, on December 6, 1917 it was severely damaged in the Halifax Explosion. Repairs to doors, windows and the roof were extensive and cost almost $10,000, a sum readily paid by the Carnegie Corporation.

By 1960 after many years of construction and expansion some things never change at Dal it came to pass that Chemistry would occupy the entire building (the photo on the right is from 1937). In 1965, the building was joined to the adjacent Macdonald Memorial Library (now the Macdonald Building). The extension created 40,000 square feet of new floor space and added additional departmental offices, the university bookstore and a lecture hall. A $9.8 million extension and renovation in 1991 updated the building and facilities and added almost 23,000 square feet on the north side of the building, including new undergraduate laboratories.

Today, the Department of Chemistry has 26 professors, four emeritus professors, 13 adjunct professors, seven instructors, and 14 technical/administrative staff. It welcomes visiting scientists, postdocs and research assistants alongside its 70 graduate students, more than 40 honours students and 3,000-plus students who take undergraduate chemistry courses each year. Its facilities include the computer-aided learning laboratory, laser photolysis laboratories, the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Research Resource, the Trace Analysis Research Centre, the Mass Spectrometry Laboratory and many other specialized facilities. Faculty and students carry out research in all areas of chemistry: analytical, bio-organic, computational, environmental, inorganic, materials, organic, physical and theoretical.

After the history tour, a ceremony was held outside the building allowing guests to reflect on this long legacy. Attendees included Leonard Preyra, minister of communities, culture and heritage, and Marilyn More, minister of labour and advanced education, both of whom offered their congrats on behalf of the Government of Nova Scotia.

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Research and Markets: Solid-Phase Organic Syntheses. Solid-Phase Palladium Chemistry

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Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/256cfr/solidphase) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Solid-Phase Organic Syntheses. Solid-Phase Palladium Chemistry" to their offering.

This series informs researchers of major accomplishments in solid-phase organic synthesis and provides actual experimental details and specific references. With this series, a reader will be able to sharpen hands-on skills by following the experimental procedures and refining understanding of the science by studying the chosen reactions. More importantly, this series guides readers in designing novel compound libraries, and may also inspire future breakthroughs.

This second volume focuses on palladium chemistry in solid-phase synthesis, and discusses: palladium catalysts and reactions, procedures for preparation and utilization, ligands, and linker reactions.

Key Topics Covered:

1. An Introduction to Solid-Phase Palladium Chemistry

2. Pd-Catalysed Solid-Phase Decoration of the 2(1H)-Pyrazinone Scaffold

3. One-Step Palladium and Phenylsilane Activated Amidation of Solid Supported Ally Esters

4. Solid-Phase Reactions of Polymer-Bound Arenesulfonates with Aryl Grignard Reagents

5. Fluorous Synthesis of 3-Aminoimidazo[1,2-A]-Pyridine/Pyrazine Library

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Research and Markets: Polyphosphoesters. Chemistry and Application

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Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d77vsd/polyphosphoesters) has announced the addition of Elsevier Science and Technology's new report "Polyphosphoesters. Chemistry and Application" to their offering.

Polyphosphoesters are a multifunctional, environmentally friendly, and cost-efficient material, making them an important subject. The design of this type of material plays a key role in the progress of industry, agriculture, and medicine.

This book introduces the chemistry, characterization and application of polyphosphoesters including comprehensive coverage of poly(alkylene H-phosphonate)s, poly(alkylene phosphate)s, poly(alkyl or aryl phosphonate)s, and poly(alkyl phosphite)s and poly(alkyl phosphinite)s. Each polymer is discussed in detail including methods, properties, and applications.

This book is useful for students and practitioners preparing to work, or in the process of working, in the exciting field of polymer chemistry.

- Presents a unique look at an important, multifunctional and environmentally friendly material

- Outlines methods used to prepare different polyphosphoesters

- Comprehensive examination of the properties of polyphosphoesters

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1: Poly(alkylene H-phosphonate)s

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Community responsibility for a safety culture in academic chemistry.

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This is another approximate transcript of a part of the conversation I had with Chemjobber that became a podcast. This segment (from about 29:55 to 52:00) includes our discussion of what a just punishment might look like for PI Patrick Harran for his part in the Sheri Sangji case. From there, our discussion shifted to the question of how to make the culture of academic chemistry safer:

Chemjobber: One of the things that I guess Ill ask is whether you think well get justice out of this legal process in the Sheri Sangji case.

Janet: I think about this, I grapple with this, and about half the time when I do, I end up thinking that punishment and figuring out the appropriate punishment for Patrick Harran doesnt even make my top-five list of things that should come out of all this. I kind of feel like a decent person should feel really, really bad about what happened, and should devote his life forward from here to making the conditions that enabled the accident that killed Sheri Sangji go away. But, you know, maybe hes not a decent person. Who the heck can tell? And certainly, once you put things in the context where you have a legal team defending you against criminal charges that tends to obscure the question of whether youre a decent person or not, because suddenly youve got lawyers acting on your behalf in all sorts of ways that dont look decent at all.

Chemjobber: Right.

Janet: I think the bigger question in my mind is how does the community respond? How does the chemistry department at UCLA, how does the larger community of academic chemistry, how do Patrick Harrans colleagues at UCLA and elsewhere respond to all of this? I know that there are some people who say, Look, he really fell down on the job safety-wise, and in terms of creating an environment for people working on his behalf, and someone died, and he should do jail time. I dont actually know if putting him in jail changes the conditions on the outside, and Ive said that I think, in some ways, tucking him away in jail for however many months makes it easier for the people who are still running academic labs while hes incarcerated to say, OK, the problem is taken care of. The bad actor is out of the pool. Not a problem, rather than looking at what it is about the culture of academic chemistry that has us devoting so little of our time and energy to making sure were doing this safely. So, if it were up to me, if I were the Queen of Just Punishment in the world of academic chemistry, Ive said his job from here on out should be to be Safety in the Research Culture Guy. Thats what he gets to work on. He doesnt get to go forward and conduct new research on some chemical question like none of this ever happened. Because something happened. Something bad happened, and the reason something bad happened, I think, is because of a culture in academic chemistry where it was acceptable for a PI not to pay attention to safety considerations until something bad happened. And thats got to change.

Chemjobber: I think it will change. I should point out here that if your proposed punishment were enacted, it would be quite a punishment, because he wouldnt get to choose what he worked on anymore, and that, to a great extent, is the joy of academic research, that its self-directed and that there is lots and lots of freedom. I dont get to choose the research problems I work on, because I do it for money. My choices are more or less made by somebody else.

Janet: But they pay you.

Chemjobber: But they pay me.

Janet: I think Id even be OK saying maybe Harran gets to do 50% of his research on self-directed research topics. But the other 50% is he has to go be an evangelist for changing how we approach the question of safety in academic research.

Chemjobber: Right.

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Heska Corporation Announces New Chemistry Analyzer

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LOVELAND, Colo., Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Heska Corporation (NASDAQ:HSKA; "Heska"), a leading provider of advanced diagnostic and specialty products to veterinarians, announced today the expansion of its diagnostic blood analyzer suite. With proven dry chemistry technology and faster time to results, Heska introduces the new Element DC Veterinary Chemistry Analyzer. The Element DC will be manufactured by FUJIFILM Corporation. Heska believes blood chemistry represents the largest in-clinic testing market.

"Heska has enhanced our diagnostic line-up with a faster, more efficient point-of-care analyzer," commented Michael McGinley, President and Chief Operating Officer of Heska. "Among other notable features, the Element DC provides high-efficiency throughput, and an enhanced user interface, yielding faster answers for clients and patients. Consistent with ourcommitment to offer the latest technology in fundamental areas of veterinary medicine, Heska is thrilled to offer this latest generation chemistry analyzer."

Ideally suited for progressive veterinary practitioners who value speed and accuracy, the new Element DC is now available.

About HeskaHeska Corporation (HSKA) sells advanced veterinary diagnostic and specialty products. Heska's state-of-the-art offerings to its customers include diagnostic and monitoring instruments and supplies, allergy testing and treatment, as well as single use point-of-care tests, vaccines and pharmaceuticals. The company's core focus is on the canine and feline markets where it strives to provide high value products and unparalleled customer support to veterinarians. For further information on Heska and its products, visit the company's website at http://www.heska.com.

Forward-Looking StatementsThis announcement contains forward-looking statements regarding Heska's future financial and operating results. These statements are based on current expectations and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. There are uncertainties regarding Heska's ability to successfully commercialize new products; uncertainties regarding the in-field performance of any new product, including the Element DC; competition, including new products competitors may introduce in the future; uncertainties related to Heska's market estimates; uncertainties regarding Heska's ability to gain market share in an economic manner; and the risks set forth in Heska's filings and future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those set forth in Heska's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended June 30, 2012.

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Rangers have resources, chemistry to win it all

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Ron Washington tells a story that sheds light on why the Rangers, two-time reigning American League champions, are so much more than the popular image of a marauding band of bash brothers, pounding the opposition into submission.

A players' manager of the highest order, respected for the freedoms and trust he grants his athletes, Washington has his rules and regulations.

Above all, this man, who was content teaching infielders and flashing signs from the third-base coach's station, is fastidious about fundamentals, about playing the game the right way and making no excuses. He will not compromise there.

When one of his players gets mentally lazy -- no matter the rank -- the nice-guy manager will vent. On this particular occasion, he was on his way to the offending athlete's locker after the game to hammer home a point.

"Before I got there," Washington said, "I saw Adrian [Beltre] in his face, letting him have it. I turned and went back to my office. That's what you want on your team, and that's what we have. These guys run their clubhouse. We have strong leaders on this team."

The Rangers are rawhide-tough. Balancing the voices of authority, such as Beltre and Michael Young, is the light, fun-loving touch of Elvis Andrus, who can create a party atmosphere in a heartbeat.

To sustain winning chemistry over a long season, you need that positive energy along with the physical and emotional commitment. In spite of the rueful way the 2011 season ended, the Rangers still have it. It's impossible to miss.

Supremely confident, they are destined to reach their promised land, at last, in 2012. They have the resources -- pitching, power, defense, speed -- and the mental toughness. Having achieved so much these past three seasons, the final hurdle awaits.

It's time to win the World Series.

Everyone knows how close they came last season when the Cardinals staged their comeback of the ages. Game 6 of the 2011 Fall Classic is the stuff of legend -- at the Rangers' expense. Game 7 became an extension of the implausible way Game 6 played out.

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Elsevier and Roche Collaborate To Integrate Proprietary Chemistry Data In Reaxys®

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FRANKFURT, Germany, October 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

Roche researchers expected to benefit from increased discoverability of in-house chemistry content,integrated and unified with externally validated content,directly retrievable in Reaxys

Elsevier today announced the integration of Roche propriety reaction information within Reaxys, which will run on Roche's infrastructure and inside the Roche firewall to provide high performance and security. Roche chemistry information will be securely searchable and discoverable by Roche scientists through the Reaxys user interface. The incorporation and discoverability of Roche proprietary information in Reaxys is anticipated to significantly improve Roche scientists' productivity.

With this development Roche researchers will be able to launch a single search in Reaxys across integrated internal data and experimental data published in journals and patents, with results unified and organised in a context directly relevant to the researcher workflow. The announcement comes after many months of collaboration between teams from Roche and Reaxys.

"We have been seeking to improve the discoverability of our in-house proprietary content, while at the same time avoiding investing in and maintaining an entirely new internally or externally developed system," explained Sven-Olaf Vogt, Global Head Scientific Information Management at Roche. "Working with the Reaxys team was a logical choice given the widespread adoption of Reaxys at Roche and the knowledge of the Reaxys team in chemistry content."

Mark van Mierle, Managing Director of Elsevier's Pharma and Biotech Group, added, "Our collaboration with Roche shows how we can work together with customers to serve scientist needs. Researchers want seamless, unified data streams, delivered through highly intuitive workflow tools. Our work with Roche responds directly to those needs and enables researchers to innovate more effectively by accessing data they need, through a world-leading interface."

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Reaxys is a workflow solution for research chemists. Offering a wealth of experimentally validated information, Reaxys combines reaction and substance data in organic, organometallic, inorganic and physical chemistry with synthesis planning. Researchers can get the information they need in a single overview, from source publications carefully selected for their importance and relevance to research chemists. Elsevier continues to engage with the chemistry community to ensure that Reaxys continues to reflect how chemists think and work. https://www.reaxys.com/info/

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Chemistry test during Euro trip

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WALTHAM The last time the Celtics [team stats] made a preseason trip to Europe, they won the championship. Theyre hoping history repeats, as they departed for a week-long trip to Istanbul and Milan last night.

The 2007 trip to London and Rome gave the newly formed core of Paul Pierce [stats], Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen an opportunity to develop the chemistry that helped the team win the title. The Celtics underwent a makeover this offseason Allen departed for Miami and a number of players were added and the hope is this trip yields a similar bond.

Obviously we want to work on team chemistry, Garnett said. We want to get better every time we step on the floor. From a basketball standpoint, obviously were still getting to know each other. But its bigger than that. I think the trip to Turkey will be more social. The trip to Milan will be more for the chemistry.

Coach Doc Rivers had a practical explanation for why the players grow closer on foreign trips.

The craziest thing is that their cellphones didnt work so they actually had to talk to each other on the bus, Rivers said of the 2007 trip. I thought that was nice in this new cellphone-whatever generation this is.

The well-traveled Rivers has never been to Istanbul or Milan, and was looking forward to walking around the cities. As far as the trips effect on preparation for the season, Rivers isnt as enthusiastic.

This is a little different. We scheduled the Rome trip in response to all the moves we made and we really wanted that trip to happen, Rivers said. I dont know if this one I can say I wanted it, but its something now with all the moves Im looking forward to it. I think whenever you go on a road trip, even during the season, its never a bad thing.

Rivers is more concerned with the basketball work than tourism.

Were not going to change, Rivers said. Were going to do our job. All the other stuff is secondary for me, hopefully for them, too. But this is our camp and thats the way that I view it going into it.

Rivers sees early signs of strong team chemistry, crediting Garnett for getting new players acclimated.

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Research and Markets: Studies in Natural Products Chemistry, Vol 38

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Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/gl3wdg/studies_in) has announced the addition of Elsevier Science and Technology's new book "Studies in Natural Products Chemistry, Vol 38" to their offering.

Natural products present in the plant and animal kingdom offer a huge diversity of chemical structures which are the result of biosynthetic processes that have been modulated over the millennia through genetic effects. With the rapid developments in spectroscopic techniques and accompanying advances in high-throughput screening techniques, it has become possible to isolate, and then determine the structures and biological activity of natural products rapidly, thus opening up exciting new opportunities in the field of new drug development to the pharmaceutical industry. The series also covers the synthesis or testing and recording of the medicinal properties of natural products.

"There is a good mix of chemistry, structure elucidation, synthesis, and biology in the various chapters, thereby appealing to a diverse readership. The diagrams are clear and the writing excellent. In summary, this is another excellent volume in a very valuable series on natural products for which Professor Atta-ur-Rahman is to be congratulated...... an important and essential asset for those libraries supporting the efforts of natural product research groups."

Geoffrey A. Cordell, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA, PHYTOCHEMISTRY, Vol.65, 2004

Topics Covered:

1. Phytoestrogens: Estrogene-Like Phytochemicals

2. The Discovery and Synthesis of Brevisamide

3. Recent Asymmetric Syntheses of Tetrahydroisoquinolines Using Named and Some Other Newer Methods

4. 1-Methoxy-Canthin-6-One and Related -Carbolines: From Natural Compound to Synthesis and Biological Activities

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Research and Markets: Studies in Natural Products Chemistry, Vol 38

Chemistry Professor Roy Lowry explains the dangers of Liquid Nitrogen with ping pong balls

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Chemistry Professor Roy Lowry experiments with Liquid Nitrogen and the results explode on the web.

The experiment took place at Plymouth University on July 26. Lowry explains the dangers of storing liquid nitrogen. A liquid with the ability to maintain temperatures below the freezing point of water. This ability allows liquid nitrogen to have a wide variety of uses.

It can be used as a coolant for computers and cameras, in cryogenics for preservation, and it can be used to make ice cream. However, it's uses go much further than those listed.

As Lowry explains, storing liquid nitrogen in a one-liter bottle is "perfectly safe." He continues, "but one thing you really shouldn't do, is screw the cap on." The video explains why.

This video is not professor Lowry's first. This video from 2008 documents his experiment with a jelly baby, reports Yahoo!.

With experiments like these, Lowry is quickly becoming a sensation to not only his students but to anyone with internet access. The liquid nitrogen video has already exceeding 70,000 views.

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Millar offers Red Sox a chemistry lesson

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With the 2012 season long ago cast aside as a lost cause, the Boston Red Sox are pulling out all the stops to keep fans interested for the final two home games, and Tuesday night that meant celebrating the eighth anniversary of the 2004 Curse-busting champions. Over 20 members of that team were on hand at Fenway Park before the Sox dropped a 5-2 decision to the Tampa Bay Rays, and as they cruised around the field in Duck Boats to raucous applause, it crystallized just how joyless the 2012 club has been. Fixing this team's wayward chemistry will be one of the main priorities of the offseason. Former Sox standouts like Pedro Martinez and Kevin Millar discussed the importance of chemistry. "You hear that a lot, 'What's chemistry? If you don't have players, you don't have chemistry,'" Millar said. "Bull, bull, bull, bull, OK? You've got to pull for each other. You're not fooling us. We can fool you guys. You can say the right thing, and we know a few of the teams out there that say the right thing in front of the cameras. But you can't fool your teammates. "If someone is pulling against Keith Foulke because he wants to be the closer and doesn't know his role, you feel that. If someone is pulling against Pedro Martinez because he wants to be the guy, you feel that. We pulled for each other. That was what was cool." The Red Sox have had chemistry problems all season, though many of them will be corrected when manager Bobby Valentine is presumably replaced. The Sox could do worse than study what worked in 2004. "You either have it or you don't," Millar said. "We had the right mix. We never argued over music, whether it was hip hop or country or Latin. We respected it. We loved each other. It's hard to explain. It sounds quirky, but we cared because they were good guys."

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