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K 2013: More Efficient, Flexible & User-Friendly Auxiliaries
It's hard to generalize about auxiliary equipment, but a few trends stood out at K, including: greater energy efficiency, ease of maintenance and cleaning, controls that provide more real-time and historical process information and greater ease of use.
Drying, feeding, blending, loading, conveying, heating/cooling, decorating, printing, granulating, testing, and measuring—it's hard to generalize about such diverse auxiliary equipment, but a few trends stand out. Greater energy efficiency is one, as is ease of maintenance and cleaning. Another is controls that provide more real-time and historical process information and greater ease of use. Others are greater flexibility of operation and more durable construction to enable users to get more from their capital investment. Note that additional news in auxiliaries was covered in our September show preview and December news Close Up.
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AEC, Schaumburg, Ill., showed off its new MDB dual-bed desiccant dryer for up to three hoppers, which allows internet remote access. New WA drying hoppers of brushed stainless steel are said to be more economical and efficient—for instance, they have an insulated door to reduce heat loss.
New DC-T TouchView dryer control from Conair, Cranberry Township, Pa., was previewed in September.
Maguire Products, Aston, Pa., has added a smaller model to its newly redesigned line of vacuum dryers. These differ from previous models through the use of gravity to move material vertically from one drying stage to another, with discharge of material between stages controlled by high-speed slide-gate valves, as on other Maguire equipment. This eliminates most moving parts, particularly the three-station indexing carousel mechanism of the Maguire LPD vacuum dryer introduced in 2000.
The redesign also does away with sealing gaskets, which can become worn and compromised by resin dust, and with perforated screens that require cleaning. The first of the new models, VBD-1000, was sized for up to 1000 lb/hr. The new VBD-150 at K was for up to 196 lb/hr. It also includes load cells for real-time monitoring and documentation of material usage. This feature was added due to customer demand after initial installations of the larger model.
Mini compressed-air dryers from Moretto of Italy (represented here by Advanced Blending Solutions, Menominee, Mich.) now are offered with optional stainless-steel hoppers or Pyrex. They have a touchscreen and USB port.
Next year, Moretto plans to introduce a moisture meter for real-time, closed-loop dryer control. Moretto aims to use two meters, before and after the drying hopper, to measure initial and final moisture levels.
Motan-Colortronic (U.S. office in Plainwell, Mich.; motan.com) brought out the Luxor CA S line of small compressed-air dryers for micromolding. They come with 0.75- or 3-liter insulated glass hoppers; the smallest size previously was 8L.
Piovan of Italy, parent of Universal Dynamics, Woodbridge, Va., has updated its Modula central dryer from the last K show. The second generation handles up to 16 hoppers vs. 12 before. Modula saves energy by automatically adjusting each hopper's air flow, as well as the overall air speed and volume for throughput and moisture level by means of motorized butterfly valves. Users can input the resin type and it will automatically set the temperature.
The new Aton2 segmented-wheel dryer from Wittmann Battenfeld (U.S. office in Torrington, Conn.) uses one blower instead of two for energy savings. It integrates regeneration cooling into the process, recirculates as much regeneration air as needed to maintain process-air temperature. Shown at K was the model F30, a new size for up to 44 lb/hr.
AEC updated its blender controls, which now offer data logging, LAN connection, optional USB port, and storage for 100 recipes.
As reported in September, Coperion K-Tron, Pitman, N.J., introduced a new micro-ingredient feeder with single or twin augers. It also updated its SmartFlow Meter design to allow less material buildup inside and thus easier changeovers, which now take only 5 min. SmartFlow measures bulk material flow with no moving parts and no mechanical interaction with the material.
Maguire Products showed off new enhancements to its batch gravimetric blenders. One is a "carousel valve" for dispensing ultra-small doses of ingredients from the blender hoppers. It mimics the action of a vibratory feeder for accurate dosing of "difficult" ingredients at rates less than 1 g/sec. Also new is upgraded Gravimetric Gateway (G2) networking software (Version 5) for monitoring an entire plant or multiple plants via a PC server. Software enhancements address users' need for more data to facilitate cost savings through increased control and for greater documentation of process conditions. Version 5 increases the capability for live remote monitoring of material consumption.
Maguire also expanded the versatility of its Sweeper system for completely emptying bulk boxes of resin without operator intervention or cumbersome box tilters. The Sweeper continuously sweeps the length and breadth of the top level of resin in the container, reaching into every corner, while sucking up and conveying resin by vacuum to a dryer or machine hopper.
New features include an upgraded drive motor for better handling of regrind, flake, and powder. New options are also available to adapt the material lance to "difficult" materials such as powders, flakes, or long-glass compounds. And a dual control automatically switches from a Sweeper in an empty box to a second Sweeper in a full one to maintain resin feed without downtime.
From Moretto comes a new gravimetric blender, said to have the highest capacity in the world, for reprocessing PET flake at up to 25,000 lb/hr. It handles six components.
Also new is Moretto's Krystal volumetric feeder with a clear, antistatic acrylic hopper (stainless steel optional). Its aluminum body has been redesigned for faster cleanout. It also features quick-change dosing screws, gear motor with higher torque, touchscreen, USB port, storage of over 100 recipes.
Motan-Colortronic's latest includes an Ultracolor gravimetric batch blender based on the Colortronic Ultrablend design. It replaces the former Motal Gravicolor. The firm also offers the Colortronic Graviplus continuous loss-in-weight blender for extrusion. The new Minicolor V volumetric feeder has a disc dosing device (also from Colortronic), which replaces metering screws.
Piovan has a new line of Quantum gravimetric batch blenders. One unusual feature is the ability to remove the weighing system to the floor and mount only the mixer on the machine. This makes for a lightweight compact arrangement on the machine and allows one weighing unit to serve several machines, each with a Q12 remote mixer. Another unusual feature of the Quantum blender is its hemispherical mix chamber, which adapts easily to a round vacuum receiver and allows the blades to sweep the entire interior surface, leaving no dead spots or preferential-flow areas for a more consistent mix and easy cleanout.
Other easy-clean features include the quick-release drain and mixer blades that can be removed without tools. In addition, the loaders stay fixed in place and only the feeders and supply hoppers are removed for cleaning. The unit has a trapezoidal metering gate, said to provide better control.
Piovan also showed a new powder feeder (volumetric or gravimetric) for hard-to-flow materials like calcium carbonate. It has both a feed auger and prefeed auger-agitator, both with variable-speed inverter drive.
Process Control Corp., Atlanta, highlighted its new EXG Series Operator Station, a supervisory system for gravimetric extrusion control that communicates over a high-speed Modbus Ethernet interface. It periodically adjusts the speed of each extruder through the drive-control module. The EXG is also the primary operator station for recipe entry, line operation, and monitoring. It can control and/or monitor up to 12 extruders simultaneously. The 10.4-in. color touchscreen panel has CF-card and USB ports for fast entry of configuration files and access to trending and data logging.
Process Control also exhibited the new XCG2 mini stainless-steel, gravimetric continuous loss-in-weight blender designed for coextrusion processes and an all-stainless XDG6 continuous LIW blender.
TSM of Ireland (U.S. office in Alpharetta, Ga.) exhibited two new gravimetric blenders. The OptiEx model uses an unusual combination of batch weighing of ingredients and loss-in-weight (LIW) extrusion control. This is said to be much less expensive than a continuous LIW blender and to be good for extrusion operations where speed changes are common, because it reportedly offers faster response—in seconds rather than minutes. The unit handles up to six components, but the next generation will take eight or 12. Max. throughput is 3300 lb/hr.
TSM's new OptiBlend continuous LIW blender for extrusion now handles up to seven components (up from five previously). It handles up to 6600 lb/hr. Features include low-maintenance brushless DC motors, and easy cleanout.
Wittmann Battenfeld's new Net8 control with handheld pendant for Gravimax blenders holds 120 recipes and has a USB port for data exchange. It provides real-time process visualization.
New AVR vacuum receivers from AEC are said to be more economical and use low-maintenance brushless motors for the loaders. Also new is the VP vacuum pump for loading up to nine small machine hoppers, dryers, or blenders at distances up to 500 ft.
Moretto's new Kasko receivers have been restyled into a simple, compact shape with no visible cables because control is integrated inside the machine for mechanical protection. These receivers have an enlarged discharge valve for faster filling and unloading. Conveying rates are said to be more than 30% higher than for other receivers. Their internal vortex effect reportedly can handle pellets, flakes, or powders. The receivers are also "self-adaptive" and do not need to be set because they "recognize" working parameters such as suction time and pipe-cleaning time. Also new are FC cyclone filters with automatic self-cleaning.
As reported in September, Pelletron Corp., Lancaster, Pa., came out with a compact, lightweight (2 lb) model C-20 DeDusterfor mounting on injection molding machines. Pelletron also has a new RC45 low-height DeDuster for its Pellcon3 conveying system. The unit takes out the largest streamers and "birds nests" while using 50% less air, saving energy.
A third new product is Pelletron's FineAlyzer, a $5000 system that makes it easy to perform the "wet test" (ASTM D7486) for dust content on virgin pellets for compounders and resin producers. Aimed at compounders and resin producers, it measures dust on pellets from 1.6- to 500-micron size.
Piovan has agreed with Vactec LLC, Kalamazoo, Mich., make and sell the new PureFlow filterless vacuum receiver invented by Vactec president Chuck Thiele. Said to be a first, this device is said to answer the longstanding need for an affordable way to separate incoming material from the air stream without the need to change and clean filters or screens or used compressed-air blowback or implosion cleaning.
According to Thiele, existing filterless units are relatively expensive and thus are used mainly for powders and regrind. The PureFlow reportedly delivers nearly 100% separation efficiency at only slightly higher cost than a filter-type receiver.
The device incorporates an abrasion-resistant material inlet and air exhaust into the cover of the receiver—a simple arrangement that provides easy access, notes Thiele. The kinetic energy of arriving material is absorbed in a proprietary RaBend entry elbow, so material drops into the receiver while conveying air exhausts through a ring between the elbow entry tube and the receiver body. Upward velocity in the air ring is less than 5% of the minimum required to entrain material.
Piovan also introduced the Ryng, an weighing adapter for vacuum loaders, which mounts between the vacuum chamber and the vessel below. The Ryng incorporates a load cell so that it can weigh and totalize each load. It's retrofittable to any make of loader and is especially suitable for extrusion.
Process Control showed a new dust-tight version of its vacuum receiver aimed at medical applications.
New Feedmax S3 net loaders from Wittmann Battenfeld are individual units that can be networked together, offering the advantages of a central loading system. For example, several loaders can be networked in a production cell, and one controller can handle all loaders in a network. These stainless-steel units have a new handheld pendant controller and LED status display on the loader.
AEC's new GC central chiller has a 10-in. touch display and control for up to five circuits totaling up to 300 tons. It's based on modular single-circuit chillers of 20 to 60 tons each. (Previously, AEC packaged two circuits together.) Modules can be added as needed.
In September, we reported on Conair's new EP1 and EP2 portable chillers from 1 to 43 tons.
Frigel of Italy (U.S. office in E. Dundee, Ill.) is preparing for commercial introduction this spring new Microgel portable water-cooled chillers in 3RCM single-zone and 3RCD dual-zone versions. The complete redesign includes updated pumps and compressors that operate more efficiently with new eco-friendly refrigerants. More pump options also offer a larger range of flow and pressure, so it will be possible to choose the most efficient pump for an application.
New controls include a 7-in. touchscreen (Frigel's first), diagnostic software, all manuals, and guidance to teach users how to operate the units. They also will offer WiFi capability (now available only on Frigel's central chillers), which will permit remote monitoring of operating parameters, energy efficiency, status, alarms, and maintenance history. Maximum capacity per zone has been raised to 80 tons from 60 tons for single-zone and 30 tons for dual-zone units.
Another important feature of these units is that they will be available for either open-loop or closed-loop operations—in other words, they don't necessarily require clean water. In addition, they will have a hydraulic control circuit with no modulating valves to interrupt flow to the mold and create a pressure drop. Automatic mold draining, formerly an option, will be standard. A new option will be to use two pumps in parallel, so that one can be turned off when not needed, providing an efficient way to unload 50% of capacity. It would be suited to shops with a wide range of molds and cooling needs. It's almost as efficient as using a variable-speed inverter pump drive, but less expensive.
Also new from Frigel is the EcoDry 3DK adiabatic liquid cooler, which can operate even with water temperatures as high as 30 C (86 F). A booster system kicks in, which wets the cooling coils directly, increasing their cooling capacity, in addition to spray-saturating the air around the coils with water mist.
Moretto has a new hot-water TCU for micromolding machines. The Teko 0 model has 0.7 kW heater and two circuits. It can provide up to 90 C (194 F) water temperature.
Wittmann Battenfeld's new Tempro plus D-L TCUs are pressurized hot-water units in new larger sizes with standard heating capacity of 18 kW and cooling capacity of up to 40 kW per circuit (36 kW heating and 80 kW cooling optional). They have two water tanks instead of one and two heaters working in series. They can operate at up to 180 C (356 F) and are said to be especially suitable for Variotherm hot/cold molding.
Also new is Wittmann's Flowcon Plus water flow controller with control pendant. This upgrade of an older product line has new automatic flow and temperature adjustment for up to 12 circuits with a stepper motor for each zone.
Rapid Granulator (U.S. office in Cranberry Township, Pa.) launched the 150-21 Auger Sound Proof (ASP) under-the-press granulator at the show. The unit runs at less than 75 dBA sound level. It was developed in conjunction with a large molder that Rapid says had "extraordinary demands for both granule quality and working environment."
Also, the new Raptor Series of shredders from Rapid features an "open-hearted" design that gives access to all core components of the unit for cleaning, service, and maintenance in 70 sec. The line initially consists of five models, all of which will be modular to allow for tailoring to the specific application. The first models are expected to be available in the first quarter.
The SML 45/60 SB granulator from Herbold (U.S. office in North Smithfield, R.I.;) is the latest in the company's line of force-fed machines for general-purpose use. They are billed as robust, compact, and easy to clean while generating low noise. Herbold also displayed the SMS Series of heavy-duty granulators for tough applications. They feature a removable deflection wedge to accommodate a wide variety of applications, along with energy-efficient double-cross cutting action, and adjustable rotor and bed knives.
The CT500 granulator from Cumberland, New Berlin, Wis., is aimed at recycling of large containers and blow molded objects. Available in three sizes from 20 x 28 to 20 x 48 in., the CT500 Series also offers a large, 500 mm cutting circle for enhanced part ingestion, and throughputs from 2000 to 3500 lb/hr. Cumberland also showed the 1600X Series general-purpose granulators for injection and blow molding and extrusion.
Cumberland's 1018X edge-trim granulator has a heavy-duty feed-roll assembly complete with 76-mm-diam. rollers. The steel knurled rolls are driven by a 0.37 kW geared motor and are fitted with an adjustable knife-edge stripper to prevent wrapping of thin trims.
Two other new granulators covered in September were Conair's NCF-819 super-tangential granulator and the MC 33 granulator for injection or blow molding scrap from Wittmann Battenfeld.
New products from Process Control Corp. included an edge-trim inducer for operations that runs at up to 1150 ft/min and an edge-trim grinder for throughputs to 55 lb/hr.
A reportedly novel atmospheric plasma system for depositing thin-film metal coatings was launched by Plasmatreat, Elgin, Ill. FPC (Fine Powder Coating) uses fine metallic powders like copper, aluminum, or tin to coat heat-sensitive materials like plastics, rendering them conductive and solderable without the use of VOC-emitting wet chemicals, unlike conventional powder coatings. In combination with the company's Openair-Plasma technology, FPC cleans and activates a wide variety of thermoplastic or thermose substrates, including fiber composites. A single environmentally friendly operation produces metallic coatings in a matter of seconds.
Consisting of a powder-feeding system and plasma system, the FPC injects fine powder particles into the highly energetic Openair plasma beam. At the high temperature in the center of the plasma beam, the particles become molten, allowing them to combine to form a coating. The kinetic energy of the plasma beam carries the particles out of the Openair-plasma jet onto the substrate to create a homogeneous metallic layer. A key benefit is that the robot-controlled plasma nozzle allows for locally selective application, unlike spraying or dipping processes.
SACMI of Italy (U.S. office in Des Moines, Iowa), maker of continuous compression molding machines for bottle caps, presented its developmental Colora Cap system for digital multicolor inkjet printing of caps at rates up to 36,000/hr or more. Its software can store 500 TIF images and print literally a different image on each successive cap. It prints high-definition images at up to 650/min, or lower-resolution logos and type at up to 2000/min with integrated vision inspection.
Chicago-based Atlas Materials Testing Technology unveiled what it claims sets a new standard in economical, mid-sized xenon weather-testing devices. The air-cooled Xenotest 440 combines new XenoLogic lamp technology with an efficient design that includes ultrasonic humidifiers to reduce water consumption.
XenoLogic is a new twin-lamp technology that enables the instrument to achieve high irradiance levels of 120 W/m2 of total UV radiation. By testing at higher irradiance levels, test times can be significantly reduced compared with standard weathering tests. XenoLogic is also said to provide extended lamp life by dividing the desired irradiance level between two synchronized 2200W xenon lamps. The two xenon lamps combined can last over 4000 hr under standard testing levels of 40-60 W/m2. This also reportedly reduces lamp operating costs by as much as 30% or more.
C.W. Brabender, South Hackensack, N.J., featured its line of rheometers, highlighting its ART Plasti-Corder and Intelli-Torque Plasti-Corder torque rheometers and testing software.
Tinius Olsen, Horsham, Pa., showcased its line of universal testing machines, including its S and T Series of benchtops and testing software.
ISRA Vision, Norcross, Ga., launched Plug & Inspect, a ready-to-use surface-inspection system for clear or opaque webs like films and nonwovens. The company says users can now put a complete inspection system into operation on their own without any expert knowledge. Only a few steps are required to achieve reliable identification and classification of surface defects including gels, pits, and holes. The package includes the camera, illumination module, and software that runs on a PC or tablet.
ISRA Vision also showcased its new, patented Gel-Light illumination with LED technology for its quality-control inspection systems for transparent optical films such as BOPP, PET, and BOPET for TFT (thin-film transistor) displays used in smartphones, tablet PCs, and flat-screen TVs. The new technology allows realtime, online detection of defects of under 50 µm size. Such defects have not been detectable with previous systems and can result in optical defects in TFT displays. ISRA's inspection systems fall into three categories. A standard system can detect defects down to a size of 100 µm. An advanced version identifies irregularities down to 50 µm or even smaller upon request. This detects fisheyes, gels, black specks, scratches, and pinholes.
The Gel-Light tilted concept used in the premium category also identifies fine scratches and contamination below the resolution limit. ISRA says classification of scratches and point defects has been significantly improved; defects may be displayed according to type and size.
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- Post-Industrial Recycling
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- Post-Processing
- Resin Conveying
- Testing
- Feeding & Blending
- Drying
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- Atlas Material Testing Technology LLC
- C.W. Brabender Instruments Inc.
- Conair
- Coperion K-Tron
- Cumberland
- Frigel North America, Inc.
- Herbold Meckesheim USA
- Maguire Products Inc.
- Moretto USA LLC
- Motan, Inc.
- Pelletron Corporation
- Plasmatreat North America Inc.
- Process Control Corp.
- Rapid Granulator, Inc.
- Republic Machine Inc.
- Tinius Olsen Testing Machine Co., Inc.
- TSM Control Systems, Inc.
- Universal Dynamics Inc.
- Wittmann Battenfeld, Inc.
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How do I get numlock to start on login?
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LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- FOX has locked in its plans leading up to the launch of its 2010-11 season lineup, network sources have confirmed to the site exclusively.
It all begins - or ends so to speak - with the season finales of "Hell's Kitchen" on Tuesday, August 10 and "So You Think You Can Dance" on Wednesday, August 11 (performance) and Thursday, August 12 (results).
The following week, "Glee," "Bones," "Fringe" and "Human Target" will start to assume their fall time periods: back-to-back repeat episodes of "Glee" on Tuesday nights beginning August 17; repeats of "Bones" and "Fringe" on Thursdays starting August 26; and double encore episodes of "Human Target" on Friday nights effective September 3.
In addition, newcomer "Masterchef," following a three-week run on Tuesday nights (July 27-August 10), will shift to Wednesdays beginning August 18 to lay the groundwork for "Hell's Kitchen's" eighth season debut this fall.
Premiere dates for all of FOX's new and returning fall series will be announced later this summer.
Here's a recap of the various changes to the network's Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday lineups:
Tuesday, June 8
8:00/7:00c - "Hell's Kitchen"
9:00/8:00c - "Glee" (Season Finale)
Tuesdays (June 15-July 20)*
8:00/7:00c - "Hell's Kitchen" (Two-Hours)
Tuesdays (July 27-August 10)
8:00/7:00c - "Hell's Kitchen"
9:00/8:00c - "Masterchef"
Tuesdays (as of August 17)
8:00/7:00c - "Glee" (Repeats)
9:00/8:00c - "Glee" (Repeats)
Wednesdays (June 2-August 11)
8:00/7:00c - "So You Think You Can Dance" (Two-Hours)
Wednesdays (as of August 18)
8:00/7:00c - "Masterchef" (Two-Hours)
Thursdays (June 10-August 5)
8:00/7:00c - "Glee" (Repeats)
9:00/8:00c - "So You Think You Can Dance"
Thursday, August 12
8:00/7:00c - "So You Think You Can Dance" (Two-Hour Season Finale)
Thursday, August 19
8:00/7:00c - "NFL Preseason: New England at Atlanta"
Tuesdays (as of August 26)
8:00/7:00c - "Bones" (Repeats)
9:00/8:00c - "Fringe" (Repeats)
Fridays (June 4-June 18)
8:00/7:00c - "Past Life"
9:00/8:00c - "House" (Repeats)
Fridays (June 25-July 30)
8:00/7:00c - "Bones" (Repeats)
9:00/8:00c - "House" (Repeats)
Friday, August 6
8:00/7:00c - "Bones" (Repeat)
9:00/8:00c - "Bones" (Repeat)
Friday, August 13
8:00/7:00c - "Movie: Night at the Museum"
Friday, August 20
8:00/7:00c - "NFL Preseason: Philadelphia at Cincinnati"
Friday, August 27
8:00/7:00c - "Movie: Bruce Almighty"
Fridays (as of September 3)
8:00/7:00c - "Human Target" (Repeats)
9:00/8:00c - "Human Target" (Repeats)
* except for Tuesday, July 13 due to the "MLB All-Star Game"
Mondays and Saturdays remain as previously announced, as do Sundays save for full repeat hours of "Family Guy" beginning at 9:00/8:00c on July 11, August 8 and September 5.


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Koh Tao Bamboo Huts
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Koh Tao Bamboo Huts is the extraordinary resort surrounded with the rocks in the jungle by the emerald sea which is located on the Southwest cliff of Koh Tao called Jansom Bay. It is just 1 kilometer from Koh Tao Pier and only 10 minutes taxi boat to city where the restaurants, bars, night clubs and market are centered. With its own private beach guest can spend time with the wide selection of water sports on offer such as beach soccer, and snorkeling. The resort is designed to recall charming Thai tropical huts with private balcony. A total of 14 huts featuring an area 36 sq.m., simple and comfortable, and each room is equipped with classic bamboo furnishings which offers air conditioning, bathrobes, desk, hair dryer, bamboo daybed, in-room safe, refrigerator, TV, DVD, mini-bar, slippers and bathroom amenities. In addition, Bamboo Hut's restaurant serves local and international dishes.
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The worst hotel we ve stayed in Thailand. Any other hotel will be better for this price, but even if it were cheaper is not a good hotel. He looked like a ghost town. The rooms are more than one kilometer walk from reception , no security , no staff . You have to walk through narrow roads and are all slopes . At night there is low light and little scary. If you need anything you have to walk more than one kilometer to reception. Rooms: Old and poorly equipped , the bathroom is on the street and is open, you can find any bugs, other insects and ants. The location: far from all, there is no good beach nearby, no restaurants or transportation, only taxi from reception. We stayed 5 days in Koh Tao and the third day we moved hotel . We stayed in two different rooms and the same problems , and that they were good! (and expensive)
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Entweder man liebt diese Anlage oder kommt damit nicht zurecht. Super ist der kleine Strand zum Schnorcheln. Freundliches, hilfsbereites Personal. Essen ok. Innerhalb der Anlage kann keine Location ohne Treppen erreicht werden. Preis/Leistung (Bungalow, Anlage allg.)zum Teil sehr schlecht.
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We had great holidays on ko Tao Bamboo huts. The huts are located just above the sea ; so, you can see and hear the sea from your bedroom ! And the most pleasant thing at Bamboo huts is to be able to go snorkelling directly from our hut ! Just there, we saw barracudas, rays, even a shark and loads of colored fishes ! Only the restaurant is a bit far away from the rooms and is not as good as you d expect.
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May 21, 2011
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my families and i live in bamboo huts 3nights there ,so much nice place i have to say.great view of sunset every night,sleeping on bed can enjoy the nice sea view from room every where,even the time when taking the shower.we really love the place .will come again!
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May 24, 2011
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Koh Tao Bamboo Huts Natural Resort and Spa
is an extraordinary resort set on the rocks in the jungle by the sea. Only minutes away from Jansom Bay, one of the most beautiful and private bays in Thailand, Koh Tao Bamboo Huts is nestled among nature with spectacular panorama sea view and spectacular sunset view.
There are 2 types of huts :
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. Guest rooms : 14 huts (7 with pools).
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is approximately 36 square meters equipped with full facilities, i.e., safety box, fridge, robes, slippers, toiletries, etc.
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, there are 2 parts of balcony : indoor and outdoor. Indoor balcony is equipped with a bamboo daybed. Outdoor balcony is equipped with 2 sun loungers.
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Room No. BB2, BB4, BB5, BB6.
This room is located on the Eastern coastline of Koh Tao, about a 5 min walk from behind Jansom Bay. You will wind down steps to your beautiful picturesque, rustic, thatched bungalow adorning the ragged coastline. There is easy access to the water (be carefully if the steps are slippery!) with a patio to relax on your own deck chairs, or you can relax on your own veranda with a beautiful view of the Koh Tao coastline stretching off to the South. The room has a Queen Size bed and a shower & toilet outside. There is nothing quite like showering in privacy below the stars. This really is a slice of paradise heaven.
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Room No. BB7, BB11, BB12, BB13, BB14, BB16A, BB16B, BB17, BB18B.
A short walk from Jansom Bay takes you along the coastline to the beautiful thatched Bamboo Huts. This is definitely a room for honeymooners or people that just want some seclusion from other rooms. It juts out on the pinnacle beyond Jansom Bay. There is a huge circular decking with fantastic views of Koh Tao. Inside there is a king size bed set in a spacious room.
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Room No. BB1, BB13.
This room is located on the Eastern coastline of Koh Tao, about a 5 min walk from behind Jansom Bay. You will wind down steps to your beautiful picturesque, rustic, thatched bungalow adorning the ragged coastline. Bamboo Pool Villa has its own pool which is perfect for a cocktail whilst the sun sets over the Gulf of Thailand. Leading back from the pool are two deck chairs before you enter the circular bedroom. There is a Queen Size elevated bed with a partially covered ensuite shower & toilet outside. There is nothing quite like showering in privacy below the stars. This is one of our most popular bamboo huts.
:: Bamboo Sunset 2 Bedrooms ::
Room No. BB15.
A longer walk from Jansom Bay takes you along the coastline to the beautiful thatched Bamboo Hut. This Bamboo Hut is a 2 bedroom property. Both rooms have bay windows which give beautiful sea views. Outside there is a gazebo with a pathway down to the ocean below. Both rooms have toilet and showers outdoors with one having access to the roof to sit, chill and enjoy the sunset.
:: Bamboo Sunset (Big pool) ::
Room No. BB18A.
A longer walk from Jansom Bay takes you along the coastline to the beautiful thatched Bamboo Hut BB18A. This Bamboo Hut is the furthest along the coast line. It is worth the walk though. There is a huge outdoor area with a large swimming pool sprawling across it. Inside there is adequate space a King size bed with ensuite shower and toilet.
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Just go ahead and buy the man a house in the city already.
I attended the public meeting for the Ivy fire station. At that time my husband questioned Duane Snow as to where the money is coming from to pay for the new facility and its staff. Snow responded, "we've been planning for this within the budget for years". At the same meeting, there was a pitch from Alb Cnty Fire and Rescue for volunteers to fill out the staffing for that station. It's obvious that 8 paid firefighter/EMTs will not be able to cover the staffing needs, although that's what was included in the "cost of the station". At that time they were looking for 40 men and women volunteers. If they don't get these 40 volunteers the staffing expenses will go up significantly. We were unable to get a real $$ figure from any official at the meeting for this project. Dan Eggelston's focus in presenting information about the new station was on the cost benefits of refitting a building which the county is leasing from UVA for the station. I expect the real cost of creating and operating this station will be substantially more than we have been lead to believe. Prepare to have your property taxes go up again next year to cover the difference.
In case you're wondering, I'm not against a new fire station being established. In understand the new city station on Fontaine Ave altering the response areas for the county EMS system. I am curious about a decision to put the IVY fire station in Charlottesville rather than in Ivy. it appears the station will serve the Farmington/Boars Head areas well, but leave a lot of homes in the Ivy area still within the response area for the Crozet station.
I am extremely frustrated that county officials seem willing to "figure it out as they go along" when it comes to spending our tax dollars. There should be a clear financial plan for the cost of the new fire station. but there is not.
I think they should not increase the tax rate at all - especially when they cannot prove on how such high taxes would be used. Like for texas real estate continuing ed where they keep their prices low and assure that their clients are getting the most out of what they need.
Hey Reader, its time the county residents started feeling the true cost of all the development and sprawl going on. You can't get away with riding on the city's assets. Now you are feeling it, you'll vote better next time, for those who understand more efficient growth, and reasonable development. Tons of commercial space available in the county, yet they are continuing to build new commercial spaces.
Well said, Caesonia.
"Property owner's tax bill won't increase, THANKS to the continuing drop in home property values" Nice that Foley is happy to see homeowners under water on their mortgage. When will tax payers come to realize that spending must be cut on local and federal levels to get out of this recessive economy and elect and appoint officials that understand that. New fire stations means more emergency vehicles which have to be maintained and more firefighters that need benefits and retirement to sit around all day in the station except for when they take the vehicles out for lunch and waste gas. How many actual fires are there a year anyway? Why does Crozet need a library? Who uses a library with the internet available? That is more building maintenance and employees with benefits. Why does the school board spend 120K on meals during its meetings? How many additional students are there to teach now as compared to 10 years ago and how does the teacher student ratio compare to the past. When will the working 50% that is supporting the nonworking entitled 50% get fed up and head into seclusion. Who is John Galt?
You know County Farmer, I find I can agree with you, and then you go all right wing spin and start pointing fingers in the wrong direction. Its things like the "50% who don't work." You know, its amazing how all my working life, I was a net contributor to the Federal Treasury, even when I was in school working part time, while those with far more income, but a mortgage, and some kids, weren't contributing. Was I being supported? Well, maybe, but I was certainly paying the way for that family, wasn't I? You can work and not contribute, and you can be working less while bettering yourself, and still be contributing. Then there are all those taxes we pay when not paying Federal taxes, like gas tax, and sales tax, and utilities tax, and on and on.
Perhaps if you spent a little less time spinning right wing dogma, and sat back and used the head you had to understand how the tax code has been loaded to favour certain subsets while punishing others, we might actually come up with a far more feasible and palatable solution.
Because you know what? I am sick and tired of paying for the Left's children and Right's contractor/oil wars. At least the Left isn't trying to shrink the government to the point of being able to fit in bedroom, like the Right is.
The school board members need to get off the food stamps, so does the City Council. I don't care if it's "just chips and sandwiches". Buy your own food, don't make me buy it for you!
What about the "working retreats" at places like Wintergreen? A leisure and recreation break veiled as work; plain and simple.
" I am sick and tired of paying for the Left's children"
It isn't the "Left" that's pumping out too many babies. It's people who think that's what their magic friend wants.
"We exalt Jesus Christ as Lord, and acknowledge His headship in all areas of our lives, including fertility. We exist to serve those believers who trust the Lord for family size, and to answer the questions of those seeking truth in this critical area of marriage.
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Genesis 1:28 "Then God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth."
I love these apologetic, self-loathing statements, as if some compararative explanation is warranted:
1. "This budget is less than the county's 2008/2009 budget." Who cares? They cut 65 positions as though that is some sacrifice. That's like the "Biggest Loser" dropping 28 lbs. from 480 lbs. and claiming some huge accomplishment. Come back to me when you have kept the weight off!
2. "This is the fourth year w/o a tax increase." Another low-self esteem comment that means nothing. It presumes that no tax increase is somehow a treat, an aberration. It assumes the public should be happy; kind of like the "let them eat cake" thing from that babe in France.
3. And the arrogance of Jones, with the "one way I will be living in the city this summer." As if he is blind to the fact that he is overpaid, underworked and in violation (and also contributing the budget woes by not paying RE taxes in the city.
Oh, to have James Halfaday on council!
R.I.P.: Wendy O. Williams
There are too many people in the world. It's ridiculous for any family to have more than 1 or 2. The quiverfull/dominionist approach is misguided, not to mention ecologically ruinious.
Dawg, JWG's comment above shows just what sort of people fall for the quiverfull nonsense. You've seen his other efforts I'm sure. A Hebrew rewrite of Babylonian fairy tales is no guide for living on a planet with 7 billion other occupants.
Can you teach a Dawg math? I'll try. Take your proposal of everyone having "1 or 2" children, and average that to 1.5. Then consider that it takes two people who are going to die someday to produce 1.5 children. That's a population loss of one half of a person per generation (compounded every generation). And that's assuming everyone who is born has children, which is not the case. That would cause the total extinction of the human population in short order. Is that what you're advocating? In the good ol USA our population replacement rate is already below 2 people. I'll give you a biscuit if you can tell me what that means!
When U.T. Austin biology professor Eric Pianka gave a speech to the student body he said h everyone needs to be killed to save the Earth, and the killing needs to start now. He said A.I.D.S. didn't work quick enough and said airborne Ebola would be an ideal method. He got a standing ovation from his students. One even said he worshipped Pianka. Guess who's' students are now working in level four+ government bioweapons laboratories? Eric Pianka's. So be careful what you wish for, just remember as blood and pus are pouring out of your ears and eyeballs that someone tried to warn you.
@John Walton, ever hear of Zero Population Growth? It's a good thing. The fewer humans there are on the earth, the more resources will remain. A uterus is not a clown car, regardless of what that Duggar woman and her husband think.
@saywha?, "A Hebrew rewrite of Babylonian fairy tales is no guide for living on a planet with 7 billion other occupants" captures it perfectly!
RIP Dr. Kevorkian
So go hook yourself up to a death machine, Dawg!
"Jones, who owns a house in Albemarle County, says he hasn't gotten any flak about not contributing to the city's real estate tax base."
The city charter violating and therefor most likely invalid contract that he's working under is exactly the sort of thing that our Atty. General OUGHT to be giving flak about. The issue isn't that he owns a house in the county, it's that he is not a city resident as the charter requires. The legal ramifications of executive orders coming from an illegitimate executive might be pivotal in a court case someday. Is he even qualified to vote on the dam etc. if his contract is invalid?
If the city and county is hard up for money why don't they look at all of the money they give to the Convention and Conference to subsidize hotel and restaurant advertising? It should be obvious that there are not that many conferences held here and few if any conventions. The way it is set up now this visitor's group gets a share of all of the rooms that are rented out to people who come here escaping bad weather, attending a football or basketball game, attending graduations, or supporting the Book, Film and Photography festivals. Why? Does either the County or the City have data supporting that the Convention and Conference people have actually made a significant difference in the number of people who are actually visiting here or is the increases the lodging tax due mainly to growth at UVA and an increase in entertainment venues?
Me thinks it has become obvious that city and county officials do not represent the bests interests of the local citizenry. Not by a long shot. Too much money, too many special interests, (like dams), and too many under the table late night agreements. agreements. The answer? Obviously voting people out means voting like minded boobs in so the ballot box doesn't work. How about a fraud czar?
County Farmer whines that " spending must be cut on local and federal levels to get out of this recessive economy and elect and appoint officials that understand that."
I wonder if County Farmer is in favor of cutting local and/or state and federal subsidies that support him? Is County Farmer saying he want the feds to cut the mortgage interest subsidy? Has County Farmer already picked up the phone or sent an e-mail to the county Board of Supervisors asking board members to eliminate the county's land use tax subsidies (a subsidy that County Farmer gets)?
Or is County Farmer just a conservative hypocrite?


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