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By Robert Bryce
Environmentalists fervently wish for the end of coal. Heres why it cant be replaced anytime soon.
Are the coal states red or blue? Mitt Romneys presidential campaign is working hard to convince voters in key swing states that also produce coal—Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia—that the Obama administration is anti-coal.*
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At the very same time that U.S. electricity producers are slashing their use of coal for economic and environmental reasons, countries around the world are dramatically increasing their use of the fuel. A look at coal and electricity demand in locations from Hanoi, Vietnam to Dusseldorf, Germany shows that the rest of the world is not going beyond coal. In fact, just the opposite is happening.
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Perhaps the best example of growing electricity demand can be seen in Vietnam. Between 2001 and 2010, electricity use and coal use in the country increased by 227 percent and 175 percent, respectively. And more coal is on the way. Last September, Virginia-based AES Corp. finalized a deal to build a $1.5 billion, 1,200-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Vietnams Quang Ninh province.
Or consider China, which uses more than three times as much coal as the United States. About 70,000 megawatts of new coal-fired electric generation capacity will likely come online in China over the next two years. And the worlds most populous country has plans to build another 270,000 megawatts of coal-fired capacity. Over the next two decades, India will likely add another 72,000 megawatts of coal-fired capacity. For comparison, the total of all U.S. coal-fired electric capacity is about 317,000 megawatts, and that capacity is declining as generators switch to natural gas, which, in some regions of the country, is now cheaper than coal.
But we neednt look only at developing countries. Germany may lead the world in solar-photovoltaic capacity with some 25,000 megawatts of installed panels, but RWE, the German utility, will soon begin operating the worlds largest lignite-burning power plant, a new 2,100-megawatt facility located south of Dusseldorf. Over the next two years or so, Germany will add 8,400 megawatts of new coal-fired generation capacity. And another 5,500 megawatts of coal-fired capacity is awaiting approval.
In fact, thanks to the slumping European economy, electricity producers in the region are already ramping up their use of coal. On May 8, Reuters reported that German utilities are likely to produce about 12 percent more electricity from coal this year than they did in 2011 thanks to abundance of cheap permits issued under the EUs Emissions Trading Scheme.
The punch line is obvious: The EPA might outlaw future coal-fired power plants in the United States, but the rest of the world hasnt quit burning coal, and it wont.
Theres no question that the coal sector imposes serious negative impacts on society. The extraction and burning of coal—strip mines, mountaintop removal, air pollution, mercury emissions, and ash ponds at power plants—take an enormous toll. Thousands of miners die each year in the worlds coal mines. Just last month, nine Chinese miners were killed and 16 were injured in an explosion at a colliery in northern China.
Despite these very real costs, coal continues to present a compelling value for electricity production because deposits of the fuel are abundant, widely dispersed, easily mined, and not controlled by any OPEC-like cartel.
Environmental groups claim we should simply replace coal with renewable energy. Thats easy to say, but the scale of our coal use is staggering. Global coal consumption is now about 71 million barrels of oil equivalent per day, which is approximately equal to the daily oil output of more than eight Saudi Arabias. If the world wanted to replace all coal-fired electricity (about 40 percent of global production) with juice provided by solar photovoltaic panels, it would require, in rough terms, 470 times Germanys current installed solar capacity, or about 70 times current installed U.S. wind capacity.
If world leaders are serious about making drastic reductions in carbon dioxide emissions, then some sort of a global carbon tax, a direct tax on coal, or even an outright ban on the fuel, will have to be part of the discussion. But given the repeated failures—at Copenhagen, Cancun, and most recently, at Durban—to impose a global tax or limit on carbon dioxide, theres no reason to believe that will occur.
United States-based environmental groups may convince the EPA that banning new coal-fired power plants is good policy. They wont have much luck with that agenda in Hanoi, Berlin, or Beijing. So where does that leave us? If cutting carbon dioxide is the goal, then countries around the world will have to embrace natural gas and nuclear on a large scale. But even if that were to happen, the history of coal—in use for industrial purposes for more than 300 years—is one of remarkable persistence. Obama and Romney may argue from now until November 6 about the problems and merits of coal. But the truth is readily apparent: Coal will outlast them both.
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I sort of want a Tauren Priest just for the novelty and how rare they seem to be. But then there are blood elves who do look pretty awesome in cloth. Pandas are also cool. Im not a big fan of trolls though. But whats your opinion? I can also look at your character when you comment to see if I like it :) |
Although I have to warn you that many pre-cataclysm item sets (especially the headpieces) just look awful on goblins. Edit: and please don't pick belf, there's too many belf priests in the game already :P
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Pandas are cute, but not cool looking like Undead, more of childish looking. Belfs male look gay, female look like 15 year old girls running around. (haha) Tauren caster ? LOL Troll looks retarded. Orc is decent looking caster but they dont have priest class. Sadly. Goblin erhmm... its a horde version of gnome and i would never pick a gnome ,any class. Small and annoying. Undead. No. 1 But then again i am giving personal opinion :)
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Are you interested in what others consider best looking or original? If you will get many ppl say x race looks best, than clearly its not original, while if you get nobody telling you y race looks good, its prolly original, but not really good looking.
Best to go what yourself like to see on your screen and screw the originality. Tauren priests are not original, there's a !@#$ton of them, rolled by ppl that did it because they thought they are special. If you actually like tauren, then play it for that, not because they are original. Good looking for you should be the most important. For me, race lore is also important. While I agree tauren lore is interesting in its way, it just doesn't fit me. edit: you can see above why undead characters do not necessarily belong to mature or original ppl.
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Guy above is talking about originality in deciding a race for character....jesus.
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The reason I didn't take blood elf is that I really dislike their channeling animation (Mind Flay for example). I chose female pandaren, because of its solid animations and their racials.
undead or belf , ud for shadow espacialy .
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As shadow you'll be nothing but a purple blob anyway ;)
But goblins get discounts from ALL VENDORS! That makes us a) richer b) better. Best looking: Blood Elf, both male and female look cool in priest gear. To my knowledge Touch of the Grave makes up less than 1% of an undead shadow priest's DPS, not that impressive to be honest. I think that goblin passive haste bonus and troll berserking are far superior when it comes to racials. |
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Willpower and Stress Are Main Obstacles
To solve the obesity problem, the American public is being asked for recommendations by an Administration task force chaired by the departments of Agriculture, Education, and Health and Human Services, although the answers being sought may be reflected in a poll conducted by the American Psychological Association, Arlington, Va.
Long-term behavior change is necessary to overcome the barriers to healthy living. According to the APA poll, 16% of adults report being very successful at engaging in health-related improvements such as losing weight (20%), starting a regular exercise program (15%), eating a healthier diet (10%), and reducing stress (seven percent) so far this year, although 88% who resolved to employ a health-related change say they have been at least somewhat successful at achieving it since January. Despite these efforts, 78% of those who made a health-related resolution say significant obstacles block them from achieving progress, such as willpower (33%), enacting changes alone (24%), and experiencing too much stress (20%).
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Conversion Arbitrage: Forward Conversions
By John Summa
With a forward conversion (herein, referred to as a conversion), it is possible to achieve a risk-free profit if same-strike calls and puts are priced out of line (defined here as time value not equal). This means that a call can be sold and a put purchased at the same strike and in the same month, but at different time values (call time value > put time value). The different time values on the call and put options offer an opportunity to lock in a profit by use of a conversion. Here we will look at an example to illustrate the point. (To read more about time value, check out The Importance Of Time Value.)
Let's take a look at a forward conversion on a stock we will call ABC. The inner workings of the strategy will be revealed when we start working with some numbers. However, we will keep the example simplified (leaving out dividends, interest and a few other issues) until later.
Forward Conversion Example
Suppose ABC stock last traded at $73.95 with an ask price of $74.10. Meanwhile, ABC's December 75 calls and puts were showing a bid and ask respectively of $4.95 (call) and $5.80 (put). At the bid/ask pricing of the options, a conversion could be purchased for $74.95. Recall that there are two ways to assess whether a profit exists at these prices. We will now walk through both.
First, the quickest way to look at the pricing is to ask if the purchase price for the conversion, $74.95, is less than the strike price, $75. If it is, then a conversion profit exists. If you fill it for 5 cents under the strike price, there would be a profit of $5 per conversion. (Learn about other investing strategies in Profit On Any Price Change With Long Straddles.)
Let's take a second look from our time-value perspective. Another way to think of this conversion is to compare time value (extrinsic value) on the call and put options. Figure 3 provides a breakdown of the two types of value in options. There is both intrinsic and extrinsic value in each option, the latter being the basis for potential arbitrage profit with a conversion.
Option Month | Option Type |
Option Strike | Option Price | Intrinsic Value | Time Value |
December | Short Call | 75 | 4.95 (bid) | 0 | 4.95 |
December | Long Put | 75 | 5.80 (ask) | .90 | 4.90 |
Net Time Value= | $.05 |
Figure 3: ABC stock last traded at $73.95, with an ask price of $74.10. The example above uses the ask price for the purchase price of the stock. As can be seen, this produces a 5 cent net time-value credit per share, which translates into $5.00 per conversion (buy 100 shares, sell Dec. 75 call and buy Dec. 75 put). |
If the price of ABC stock at the expiration of December options is $100, the profit on the position is $5. If the price of the stock at expiration of the December options is $50, the profit is still $5. This is presented inFigure 4. For example, at the price of $100, the Dec. 75 call would lose $20.05, the Dec. 75 put would lose $5.80 (total loss of $25.85), but the stock position would gain $25.90, leaving a 5 cent per share gain. Figure 1, furthermore, presents the profit/loss payoff diagram of this conversion at all prices, showing $5 in profit at any price. (Learn more in Stock Option Expiration Cycles.)
Conversion Legs |
Position Entry Price |
Settlement Prices @ 100/50 |
Position Gain/Loss @ 100 |
Position Gain/Loss @ 50 |
Dec 75 Short Call | 4.95 (sale) | 25/0 | -20.05 | 4.95 |
Dec 75 Long Put | 5.80 (buy) | 0/25 | -5.80 | 19.20 |
Long Stock | 74.10 (buy) | 100/50 | 25.90 | -24.10 |
74.95 < 75 | $.05 ($5.00) | $.05 ($5.00) |
Figure 4: Calculation of profit/loss with stock price at $50 and $100. The table above shows the gains and losses at the two assumed expiration prices for ABC stock and the associated same outcomes for the three legs of the conversion. |
Figure 5: Profit/loss diagram for ABC stock December 75 conversion |
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Again, this outcome results from having an initial net time-premium credit (extrinsic value collected from selling the call is greater than the extrinsic value on the put) that amounts to an arbitrage profit.
In the ABC stock example, Figure 6 shows an alternative calculation to determine profitability of a conversion. The purchase price we know must be less than the strike used in the conversion. But here, we see that the strike price plus call price, minus the stock price plus put price arrives at the same 5-cent per share profit. This is seen in both the time-value based calculation and the purchase-price-greater-than-strike-price calculation.
Conversion Profit Calculation | |||
(Strike Price + Call Price) | (Stock Price + Put Price) | ||
75 + 4.95 = $79.95 | Minus(-) | 74.10 + 5.80 = $79.90 | Profit=$0.05 |
Figure 6: Conversion profit assumes carrying costs and no dividend payment. |
In the calculation inFigure 6, the conversion profit assumes no carry costs or dividend payments. The reality of trading is not so simple and actual profitability includes such things as dividend payments (if any), interest paid on debit balances (carrying costs) and any transaction costs (commissions/fees).
This section of the tutorial provided an example of a December 75 conversion on a hypothetical stock, which was used to flesh out the bare bones approach with which we began. By selling the December 75 call for more time premium, then purchasing the December same-strike put, a small arbitrage profit was secured, but here we saw two additional calculation methods used to arrive at this same outcome. Before relaxing key assumptions in our simple conversion story, let's take a closer look at a reversal to examine its inner workings.
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They're dumbed down for the intended audience of 5 player groups, the very fact that I could solo them (without being a DK also) in the middle of the expansion is testament to that - try doing that at all in any other expansion, in Cata for example the normals were difficult to solo at the end of the expansion (heroics were impossible).
And it doesn't matter about being 60+ ilvls above the gear you can get from them, fact is the bosses still hit harder than anything up to and including T11 normals in Cata (probably beyond but I've not attempted T12/13 yet) and they're much higher level at the same time (meaning more armour and higher defences etc.) so it's not "expected" at all for that particular reason. But if you knew anything about shammy soloing you'd realise how tough it can get, and the fact that tactics need to be developed for stuff that is facerolled with 5 people. (so stop trolling and bashing my feats)
oh and btw, the mobs in normal scenarios hit for the same as the mobs out in the world do...so I can't see the heroic ones being too tough either (in fact the only time I've died in the hc ones is when I pull too many mobs w/o cd's or miss a mechanic etc.) - the only reason I haven't done any scenario soloing yet is because of the stupid amount of hassle it takes to set it up, given there's no way to enter w/o queuing.


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Harry has got a sick bug. My husband had it first, and Ollie is tossing and turning in bed and I have this horrible feeling that we will all get it.
It is 22.35 and Harry and I are lying on a waterproof sheet on my bare mattress because he's projectile vomited over two sets of our bed linen, and his own cot linen twice. So my husband is downstairs supervising hot washes one after the other and getting stuff dry in between, and I am here, administering sips of boob and clearing up when it repeats itself.
I hate it when my babies are poorly. Obviously any mother does. And Harry is too young for this, he doesn't understand at all what is happening which is breaking my heart. But I don't think I ever feel as much of a mother as when my babies are ill. It's a very primal need in me to be needed.
Today, quite aside from the sick, was a very tough day indeed. I realise that Ollie has entered an entirely new phase. "Terrible twos" doesn't cover it.
I feel guilty and judgmental being critical of my child, my own mother is very critical and I fight myself if ever I sense negativity on my lips. BUT, in the interests of being honest and sharing what I am sure is a common issue for mums, it is so bloody hard once they start playing up, and he can be a little nightmare!
At the moment, it's boundless energy, extreme emotions, and anger. He was always such a calm and placid baby- everyone always told me I must be doing such a fantastic job to raise such a content child, and now I realise that I don't recognise him sometimes and it was really all down to him. He has developed such strong emotional responses- which when manifested positively, I find marvellous- but which means that when he is frustrated or bored or upset it is like WW3. Both my husband and I are emotional so I should have seen it coming, and I love when he cries at a sad film, when he shakes with excitement and joy, when he caresses and kisses his baby brother. He shows such love and warmth and heart. But the negative emotions he displays, coupled with his obvious inability to understand or control his behaviour, because he is TWO for gods sake, can mean we have really naughty, destructive actions. Like stamping on his brother's head and screaming. Hitting other children in the soft play, in fact, deliberately trying to inflict as much pain on other children as he can.
A lot of this is a response to feelings of jealousy and envy towards his brother, even though he so openly adores Harry. He is constantly desperate for attention. He is also extremely clever and ahead of himself for his age. He will explain to me in hot shouty long full sentences why he is so angry that I will not give him a biscuit, and throw himself around because of it. But at least I know what it is, because he tells me.
He is naughty and mischievous because he knows it gets my reaction. And I am trying so hard to do what I should and not rise to it. Because if I shout he shouts. But I am a shouty, emotional person, as is my husband, as is he. So I am spending most of my time pretending to be calm and cool when really I want to scream at him because he's pinched Harry and run off, smashing everything in his path as he goes.
I feel like the worst parent in the world some days, when all I want is to love and protect them and this parenting game is so much bloody more than that.
But then they get ill. And need you in a very legitimate and pitiful way and your heart breaks because you have never felt more needed. And when Ollie wakes tomorrow morning, hopefully after a sick-free night's sleep, he will come upstairs and kiss his poorly brother good morning. And I will have faith restored that we will get through all this eventually.


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US 2985097 A Abstract available in Claims available in Description (OCR text may contain errors) May 23, 1961 l. NEVlN ETAL GAS BROILER wrm HEAT SHUTTER DEVICE 6 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed April 15, 1958 INVENTORS. IRA NEVIN ARTHUR I. FADER BY ;2;;) ;427u2AL\27) y 1961 l. NEVlN EI'AL 2,985,097 GAS BROILER WITH HEAT SHUTTER DEVICE INVENTORS. IRA NEVIN ARTHUR I. FADER ATTORNEY May 23, 1961 1. NEVlN ETAL 2,985,097 GAS BROILER WITH HEAT SHUTTER DEVICE Filed April 15, 1958 6 SheetS- -Sheet 3 BYgzz ATTORNEY y 1961 l. NEVIN ETAL 2,985,097 GAS BROILER WITH HEAT SHUTTER DEVICE Filed April 15, 1958 6 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTORS J! 5. IRA NEVIN f BYAKTHUR I. PADBR May 23, 1961 l. NEVlN ETAL GAS BROILER WITH HEAT SHUTTER DEVICE Filed April 15, 1958 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 INVENTORS- IRA NEVIN ARTHUR. I. FADEK ATTORNEY Uniteci States Patent GAS BROILER WITH HEAT SHUTTER DEVICE Ira Nevin, 1055 Duncan St., Bronx, N.Y., and Arthur I. Fader, 460 Tuckahoe Road, Yonkers, N.Y. Filed Apr. 15, 1958, Ser. No. 735,655 1 Claim. (Cl. 99- 447) This invention relates to cooking equipment and, more particularly, to new and useful improvements in a gas broiler for the cooking of meats and other food products on exposed and concealed grilles or grates. A principal object of the present invention is to provide in a gas broiler an arrangement of grates and burners for using gaseous fuel in broiling meats, toasting, heating food and like operations by placing the meat and the like to be broiled over the burners and by placing the food to be toasted or otherwise cooked or heated under the burners thereby utilizing the products of combustion from the burners to the maximum extent. Another object of the invention is to arrange the gas burners closely spaced below the grates supporting the meat to be broiled so as to create a flame near or in direct proximity to the grate so that the meat may be exposed to both the normal convectional heating from the gas burners and also a flame created by the heat developed by the gas burners. In other words, the invention contemplates the provision of means whereby grease drippings from the meat are intercepted and'retained in such proximity to the burners as to cause the grease to be heated to its flash temperature and thereby caused to flame upwardly against the grate thereby subjecting the meat on the grate to direct flame as well as convectional heat temperatures to produce a charcoal type flavor and taste. A further important object of the present invention is to provide a gas broiler with movable louvres or dampers interposed between the gas burners and grates thereabove so that the heat reaching the grates from the gas burners may be readily controlled. Another object of the invention is to provide a gas broiler with a grate that supports the meat with'a minimum contact of the meat on the grate thereby reducing the grilling or frying of the meat to a minimum and thereby maintaining hot air contact with the meat at' a maximum. A further object of the invention is to provide a gas broiler with a grate that supports the meat and guides the flow of grease therefrom to the drip pan. A further object of the invention is to provide a gas broiler of this character with a flame guard whereby flaming grease or oil is prevented from reaching the drip pan. Still another object of the invention is to provide a gas broiler adapted to broil and cook food products above and below the gas burners with an economical use of fuel. It is also proposed to provide a gas broiler of this character that is simple and rugged in construction, economical to manufacture and highly eflicient in operation. For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claim in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth. In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure: 5 2,985,097. Patented May 23, 1961 ice Fig. l is a front perspective view of a gas broiler embodying our invention, parts being broken away. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view taken on the plane of the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on the plane of the line 33 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the louvre support ng frame. Fig. 5 is an enlarged, fragmentary, partly perspective and partly diagrammatic view of the louvre mounting and the louvre actuating means. Fig. 6 is an enlarged top plan view of a grate unit. Fig. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof on the same scale as Fig. 1. Fig. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken on the plane of the line 8-8 of Fig. 6. Fig. 9 is an enlarged side elevational view of a fragment of the grate unit of Fig. 6. Fig. 10 is a side view of the grate section. Fig. 11 is a sectional view taken on the plane of the line 11-11 of Fig. 3. Fig. 12 is a side elevational view of a louvre Plate. Fig. 13 is a sectional view taken on the plane of the line 11-11 of Fig. 12. Fig. 14 is a sectional view taken on the line 12-12 of Fig. 12. Fig. 15 is 'a perspective view of the grease guard tray. Referring in detail to the drawings, in Fig. 1 a gas broiler made in accordance with the present invention is designated generally by the numeral 15. This broiler comprises a rectangular-shaped metal casing or housing 16 supported on corner metal legs 17 of angular configuration. The casing includes hollow side .walls 18, 18, a hollow bottom wall 19 and a hollow rear wall 20, being open at the front and top. The front ends of the side walls 18, 18 are finished off with upright tubular members. 22, 22 closed at the top and bottom by removable closure caps 23 and 24, respectively. The hollow side, rear and bottom walls define a hollow broiler compartment 27. Adjacent the top of the compartment 27 the burner construction is mounted. This construction includes a horizontally disposed pipe 28 extending across the open front of the housing and connected at one end to a vertically disposed pipe 29 extending downwardly through one wall 18. One end of the pipe 29 is connected to another horizontally disposed pipe 30 extending across the front of the housing at the bottom thereof and through the other side wall 18 to an inlet 31 at the rear connected to a source of gas supply. A number of spaced tubular members 32, have one end connected to the pipe 28 and the other end closed and supported on an angle bar constituting a ledge 33, extending across and secured to the rear of the compartment. The tubular members are horizontally disposed and formed with a series of perforations 34 for the greater part of their lengths along both sides thereof and extending radially through the walls of the tubular members at angles suitable to direct the flames upward. While three tubular members 32 are shown, it will be understood that any number desired may be used. The connections between the tubular members and the pipe 28 include air mixers 35. The lower pipe 30 is equipped with a valve 36 actuated by a handle 37 extending through an opening 38 in a movable closure plate 39 supported on a spring 40 secured at one end to the bottom surface of a supporting plate 41 secured to the housing spaced below hollow bottom wall 19. The front of the burner construction is covered by a removable closure plate 42 having an inwardly directed flange 43 and a curved flange 44 on the bottom adapted to be hooked around and interlocked with the pipe 28. plane of the The plate is lined with insulating material 42' and may be provided with air vents 44'. The interior of each side wall 18 is divided by partitions 16' into spaced inner fiues 18' extending'from the top to the bottom of the side wall and is provided at the top and bottom with air vents 25 and 26, respectively. A solid layer of asbestos material 21 inside the side wall and outwardly of the air flues protects each side wall. The interior of the hollow rear wall is similarly divided and formed with spaced inner lines 20' extending from the top to the bottom thereof, and is provided at the top and bottom with air vents 25' and 26', respectively. A solid layer of asbestos material 21' inside the reaii wall and outwardly of the air flues protects the rear wal The interior of the bottom wall 19 is similarly divided and formed into spaced inner air fines 19' extending from the front to the rear thereof. Air vents 39 in the movable closure plate 39 communicate with the outer ends of the flues 19. A solid layer of asbestos material 21 lines the bottom wall outside of the fines 19'. The grate or grid construction for supporting the meat and the like to be cooked is designated generally by the numeral 45 and is supported in the compartment above the burner construction. This grate construction is made of cast iron and is rectangular in shape, preferably sectional, including two rectangular grate units or sections 46, 46. Each grate unit consists of a rectangular frame including crosspieces 47 at the ends thereof. The crosspieces connect the ends of a plurality of elongated closely spaced flat bars 48 connected at spamd intervals by bridge portions 49. The outermost bars 48 constitute the sides of the frame. Each bar 48 tapers slightly from its top downwardly, terminating in a fiat narrow bottom edge. The wider top surface of each bar is formed with a deep central rib 50 extending upwardly therefrom and with shallow ribs 51, 51 along the long edges of the bar. These ribs define grooves 52, 52 between the central and edge ribs. The central rib 50 tapers slightly upwardly from its base thereby providing a narrow top knife edge 53 providing a straight bearing surface. The central rib 50 is also cut away at spaced intervals forming recesses 55 which, with the narrow top edge 53, reduces the bearing surface of the rib to a minimum. The recesses have curved edges 56 merging gracefully into the straight e edges 53 of the rib. The recesses 55 in adjacent ribs are staggered so that looking transversely across the grate narrow flat portions 53 in one rib alternate with recesses 55 in the adjacent ribs, as seen in Fig. 9. The bridge portions 49 are so arranged that between successive adjacent ribs are alternately two long slots 57 and then four short slots 58. One end crosspiece 47 extends to the top of the central ribs 50. This type of grate construction provides a wavy tapered surface to permit minimum contact of metal with the meat and thus reduces grilling or frying of the meat to a minimum and furthermore maintains hot air contact with the meat at a maximum. The grate bars taper from front to back and the grooves permit the grease to flow by gravity to the interrupted portions of the central rib 56., and to escape from the grate bar over the thinner end of the grate unit. The grate or grid construction 45 is removably mounted on a subframe structure formed in the compartment 27 above the burner tubes 32. This structure consists of a pair of top and bottom angle frame bars constituting ledges 60 and 61, respectively, in opposed relation, on the inner side of each side wall 18 of the casing. Angle fi'ame bars 59 extend across the ends of the bottom ledges 61. A hollow wall 62 is supported on the front end of the ledges and a solid wall 63 is supported on the angle frame bar 59 at the rear and is secured to an angular bracket 63' fastened to rear wall 20. An angle bar constituting a ledge 64 is secured to an extension on the inner top edge of the front wall 62 with one portion 65 thereof extending upwardly and serving as a seat for the flange 43 of the closure plate 42. The grid units 46, 46 are supported at their front end on the horizontal portion of the angle bar 64 and at their rear end on the top edge of the rear wall 63. The grate units when so mounted have their top edges flush with the top surface of the side and rear walls of the casing. Rear wall 63 is spaced forwardly of the inner surfaces of rear wall 24) and terminates short of the bottom wall 19 thereby providing a rear passage or drain 65' between said rear walls. The frame 78 is supported on the top ledges 60 with the horizontal portions of the side plates 72, 72 resting on the horizontal portions of said ledges 60, the front plate 73 of the frame resting on the horizontal portion of ledge 64, and the rear plate 74 resting on the top edge of rear wall 63. The cut away portions 69 of the frame 7%) permits the front plate to be positioned over the ledge 64. At spaced intervals along the corners 75 of the side plates 72, 72, there are formed keyhole slots '76 intersecting the angular portions of the plates, the larger circular portion 77 of the slots being formed in the vertically disposed portion of the side plate. The slots 76 in the side plates 72, 72 are oppositely disposed and pivotally mounted in said slots are a number of louvres 78. Each louvre 78 comprises an elongated rectangularshaped metal plate 79. One long edge of each plate 79 is turned upon itself as indicated at 80 and extended laterally of the plate thereby forming trunnions 81. The body of the plate is. bent longitudinally intermediate its top and bottom thereby providing angularly disposed portions 82 and 83. At one end, the angularly disposed portion 83 is bent at right angles to the plane of the body thereby forming a laterally extending wing portion 84, inwardly of the adjacent trunnion 81. The wing portion is triangular-shaped with its base along the portion 83 of the plate. The louvres 78 are supported by the side plates 72, 72 of the frame 70 by inserting the trunnions 81 into the narrow portions of the slots 76 and seating said trunnions loosely on the lower edge of the wider circular portions 77 of the slots whereby the louvres normally hang downwardly with the portions 82 disposed in a vertical plane and the portions 83 thereof disposed at a slight angle to the vertical. The louvres are so supported that the wing portions 84 all extend in a rearward direction as viewed in Fig. l, and in alignment with each other. Louvres 78 are arranged and supported for swinging movement in unison whereby the compartment 27 above the louvres may be shut oflf from the upward passage or draft of air through the compartment. For the purpose of actuating the louvres in unison, a channel-shaped plate 87 is secured to one of the side plates 72 of the frame 71, the right-hand side plate 72 as shown in Fig. 4, by soldering or welding or the like. Channel plate 87 depends downwardly and along the plate 72 and forms an extension thereof. The flange 88 on the lower end of plate 87 is disposed in the same vertical plane with the vertical portion of the side plate 72 and is spaced therefromforming an elongated slot 90 between the plates 87 and 72, which slot is open at both ends. An elongated narrow flat bar 91 slides in the slot 90 and carried by said bar at spaced intervals therealong are a series of pins 92 extending through and outwardly of the slot. The wing portions 84 of the louvres are disposed in the path of movement of the pins when the slide is actuated. A handle 93 is secured at one end to the outer end of the sliding bar for actuating the same, the other end of the handle extending outwardly of the casing and having a knob 94 thereon. The louvres and slide are so disposed that outward movement of the handle causes the wing portions 84 of the louvres to be engaged by the pins and the louvre plates moved to horizontal closing position, with the free edges of the plates engaging beneath the long edge of the turned over portion 80 of the adjacent louvre plate thereby sealing the joint between the adjacent plates and preventing the passage of air to the grate units 46 and at the same time providing a surface for collecting grease drippings from the meat on the grate units. The angular shape of the body of the louvre plate permits this sealing operation. Inward movement of the handle 93 will, of course, tilt the louvre plates 79 from the horizontal to any of different positions of angularity as desired in order to adjust the flow of air to the burners and grate. According to the invention, provision is also made for supporting meat or other food products to be broiled, heated or toasted below the burner tubes whereby said meat or food products may be cooked, heated or toasted simultaneously with the cooking of the meat or other products on the grate 45. Below the burner tubes 32 in the broiler compartment 27, On each side of the side walls 1 8, 18, there are spaced pairs of upper and lower ledges 96 and 97, respectively, secured to the side walls in opposed relation. The ledges are U-shaped in cross section with the bight portions thereof secured to the side walls and the upper and lower leg portions thereof disposed horizontally providing elongated slots 98 opening inwardly of the broiler and being open at both ends. A rectangular-shaped grille or tray 99 having a handle 1% on one end thereof, for supporting meat and the like thereon is slidably and removably supported in a selected pair of said ledges. The upper leg portion of each pair of ledges is cut away at its outer end as indicated at 101 to facilitate entry of the grille or tray into the slot. A slidable drip pan 103 is removably and slidably mounted on the top surface of bottom wall 19 of the housing and is provided with a handle 104 on one end thereof to facilitate manipulation thereof. The invention also contemplates the use of a grease guard tray 195 for collecting grease drippings from the grate 45 and grille 99. This tray is slidably and removably supported on opposed angle plates 106 secured to the side walls 18, 18 of the broiler with their horizontal leg portions closely spaced from the horizontal lower leg portions of the lower pair of ledges 97 thereby providing opposed elongated slots 199 for slidably receiving the tray. The tray comprises a solid metal plate-like rectangular-shaped body 110 with its end edges 111 inwardly turned. At spaced intervals, the body 110 is formed with transverse bends or creases 112 defining opposed slanting portions 113 and 114 on both sides of the crease or bend. Each slanting portion 113 slants in one direction toward one end of the body and each slanting portion 114 slants in a direction toward the other end of the body. Slanting portions are thus formed slanting toward both ends of the plate body. Elongated slots 115 are formed in the body of the plate along the creases 112 so that grease sliding off of the slanting portions will flow to and through the slots 115 to the drip pan 103 therebelow. An elongated angular plate 116 is secured to each long edge of the plate body 110 by soldering, welding or the like and each plate 116 is formed with an outwardly and laterally extending flange 117 and an inwardly and laterally extending flange 118. Flange 118 extends over the ends of the inturned end edges 111 of the body and is soldered or welded to the outwardly bulged creases 112 of the plate body. In mounting the tray. the outwardly extending flanges 117 are inserted into the outer ends of the slots 109 between ledges 106 and 97 and the tray pushed inwardly to position over the drip pan 103. In using the gas broiler, because of the novel construction of grate units, very little area of the supporting ribs 50 contact the supported meat. When it is desired to cook by convection from the burners 32, the louvre plates 79 are moved to open position so that the air is sucked up through the oven compartment 27 in chimney-like effect and escapes over the grate construction 45, thus 6 providing maximum air circulation, permitting maximum cooling of the grate surface. Any grease droppings from the cooking meat or other food products on the grate construction 45 or grille 99 will fall through the slots in said grate or grille and downwardly onto the tray 105. Furthermore, grease will flow along the grooves 52 of the grid unit 46 and over the rear ends thereof and drop downwardly through the passage or drain 65 onto the drip pan 103 at the bottom of the housing. Any flaming oil from said droppings when it strikes the tray will become extinguished before the droppings drain through the slots in the tray and fall into the drip pan 103 below, thus preventing the fat in the drip pan from catching fire. In order to create maximum flame and heat through and above the grate construction 45, the louvre plates 79 are swung upwardly to horizontal sealing position by pulling out the handle 93. The louvre plates will thus prevent air circulation and intercept the grease drippings falling from the grate throughout the projected grid area occupied by the louvre plates. The greasecollecting surface of the louvre plates thus is brought into such close proximity of the burner tubes 32 that the grease is heated to its flash temperature and thus ignited to burn in a flame rising up through the grate units 46. At such times, as it may be desired toproduce a less intense flame, or to drop the flame location downwardly within the broiler compartment, the louvre plates may be inclined toproduce the dual effects of lowered elevation and flame reduction due to some run-off of the grease. It has been found in practice that when the louvre plates 79 are in open position, the broiling grates are cooled, thus controlling the amount of heat and flame in contact with the meat on the grates. When the louvre plates are closed, just enough heat passes through the louvre plates to make the grates hotter causing more flaming and faster operation because much of the heat is channeled upwards and the closed louvre plates prevent a chimney effect through the broiler from the bottom and thus prevent the flow of cooling air through the broiler. The presence of the louvre plates also results in a saving of gas. This is so because flaming of the meat starts much sooner and faster because of the fat and grease drippings on the surface of the hot louvre plates when closed. Since the louvre plates get very hot due to the gas burners underneath, the fat vaporizes immediately on contact with the surface of the hot louvre plates and bounces directly back onto the meat in the form of smoke and flame. If the louvre plates are open, the process takes much longer and requires much more gas power since most of the fat falls onto the flare guard tray 105 at the bottom of the compartment 27 so that it cannot flare back to the meat as readily. By opening the louvre plates during the cooking operation, the chimney effect produced by a draft coming through the front of the broiler and up through the compartment to and through the grates causes a great deal of air to mix with the flame and smoke and thereby reduces the intensity of the flame and makes the flame much smaller. When the metal wire grille 99 is used and mounted under the gas burners, the grille can be used to do regular commercial salamander type broiling, toasting, braising and pan broiling of any kind of food, and this operation taking place simultaneously with the broiling on the top grates uses no additional gas power. Passage of air throughout the gas broiler may also be controlled by closing the front of the casing, by equipping the front of the casing with a hinged door or by equipping the front of the casing with a slidable drawer. While we have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment of our invention, it is to be understood that as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is: In a gas broiler in combination, a casing having side, rear and bottom walls defining in said casing a broiler compartment with open front, burners adjacent the top ofthe casing, a grate construction supported on the casing above the burners, and adjustable heat shutter means disposed between the burners and grate construction for diverting heat from the burners to the grate construction, said heat shutter means comprising a frame structure supported on the side walls of the casing, said frame structure including a pair of spaced parallel angle bars each having a series of keyhole slots extending therealong, a plurality of louvers, each louver being formed by a plate with extended ends defining trunnions pivotally and removably supported in opposed slots of said angle bars, said plate having a generally triangular wing member extending perpendicular thereto near one end of the plate, the wing members being disposed in coplanar disposition near one of the angle bars, said one angle bar carrying a channel-shaped plate depending therefrom, a flat bar slidably disposed in said channel, a series of spaced pins mounted on said flat bar and extending outwardly of the bar and of said channel, the lengths of said pins excemiing spacing of the wing members from said one angle bar, one edge of each wing member contacting one edge of each of the pins respectively, and a handle joined to one end of said fiat bar, said handle having a portion extending outwardly of the open front of said casing, whereby movement of said portion of the handle slides the flat bar so that the pins angularly turn all of the louvers simultaneously to a selected angular position With respect to said grate construction and the pins hold the louvers in said selected position. References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 156,797 Jones Nov. 10, 1874 262,929 Childs Aug. 22, 1882 279,111 Vandernoo-rt June 5, 1883 411,670 McCaughey Sept. 24, 1889 1,263,331 Lindroth Apr. 16, 1916 1,504,102 Davis Aug. 5, 1924 1,563,823 Anderson Dec. 1, 1925 1,698,933 Chartier Jan. 15, 1929 1,956,387 Hartman Apr. 24, 1934 2,060,004 Ebberts Nov. 10, 1936 2,108,713 Hillman Feb. 15, 1938 2,746,378 Lang May 22, 1956 2,790,434 Del Francia Apr. 30, 1957 2,812,706 Del Francia et a1 Nov. 12, 1957 Patent Citations
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text: LIBRARY ADVISORY COMMISSION April 21, 2008 ONE TOWN SQUARE, 24601 JEFFERSON AVENUE 6:30 PM REGULAR MEETING MURRIETA, CA CALL TO ORDER: Chair Blankenship called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: ROLL CALL: Present: Blankenship, Ferrer, Heinz, and Osborne Absent: Skeen* *Commissioner Skeen arrived at 6:37 p.m. Chair Blankenship reiterated the meeting will be held in memory of Dean Carson. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: 1. The minutes of the Regular Meeting of February 20, 2008 were unanimously approved as amended to staff on a motion by Heinz and seconded by Ferrer. Absent: Skeen. The minutes of the Special Meeting of March 31, 2008 were unanimously approved on a motion by Osborne and seconded by Ferrer. Absent: Skeen. INFORMATION ITEMS: 3. Library Services Update- Director of Library Services Loretta McKinney gave an update of services at the Library. She spoke about "Love Your Library Month" in February and that staff promoted several programs with one in particular called "Food for Fines". This program gave Library patrons the opportunity to reduce or eliminate their fines (within certain parameters) by donating canned or dry foods to use as "payment". The donations were given to the Murrieta United Methodist Church (MUMC) Pantry. Ms. McKinney read a thank you letter sent by the Church to the Library for the donation. She also relayed that California Coast Credit Union donated $1,000 for the Summer Reading Program and thanked Supervising Librarian Beth Jones for procuring the donation. Ms. McKinney spoke about several programs that were sponsored by the Friends of the Murrieta Library during National Library Week (NLW) in April. She talked about programs that will be taking place during the month of May, which include children's storytime and another Book Club discussion. Ms. McKinney said the Children's/Teen and Adult/Young Adult services are currently developing the Summer Reading Programs (SRP), which is a six to eight week-long reading event. She reported that the interior concrete will be micro-topped and that the Library is tentatively scheduled to be closed May 9th and 10th. Ms. McKinney spoke about several staff changes including the hiring of a new Part-time Library Assistant III, Jackie Howell. She announced that Gretchen Sedlacek has been hired as the new Library Secretary and will begin on Wednesday. Ms. McKinney acknowledged all the work that Office Specialist Katie Huff has done throughout the year as interim Secretary. Ms. McKinney talked about the Library Statistics numbers, which were provided in the agenda packet and addressed questions and changes that were discussed by the Commission. 4. Auxiliary Group Update- Maggie Pillote gave a report on the Friends of the Murrieta Library. The report is attached for more information. Ms. McKinney spoke about the Young Adult Advisory Council (YAAC) and said they 1 LIBRARY ADVISORY COMMISSION April 21, 2008 will make a presentation at the City Council Meeting on May 6th about their accomplishments in the last year, as well as to recruit teen volunteers to assist the kids in the Library during the Summer Reading Program. OLD BUSINESS: 5. Library Foundation- Ms. McKinney spoke about the Library Foundation Committee saying that they have had three meetings to date and have created a Mission Statement. The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, April 24th at 2:30 p.m. Chair Blankenship relayed that the Committee has been working on the Bylaws and are making progress. Ms. McKinney said the City Attorney will need to review the Bylaws before they go before the Library Advisory Commission to vote on. She said they could be turned into the City Attorney on Monday, May 5 th, which will give them a few weeks to review. Ms. McKinney tentatively scheduled a Special Meeting on May 29 th at 1:30 p.m. to discuss the proposed Bylaws. It was reiterated that the following individuals are members of the Library Foundation Committee: Library Advisory Commission Chair Blankenship and Commissioner Ferrer; Friends of the Murrieta Library representatives Nancy Dixon and Carol Carson; and community representatives Al Volbrecht and Larry Osborne. 6. Library Murals Ms. McKinney presented the final mural reflecting some of the suggestions that the Commission requested at the December 17, 2007 Library Advisory Commission meeting. There was discussion among the Commissioners and staff about additional changes to the mural. On a motion by Lee and seconded by Osborne the third mural was accepted with the following changes: removing the blurred out sign and decrease the size of the doctor. Motion passed unanimously. 7. Library Mission, Vision and Value Statements Ms. McKinney presented the final Mission, Vision and Value Statements and thanked the Commissioners for attending the Special Meeting. She said the statements have been forwarded to the City Manager and will then go to the City Council. On a motion by Lee and seconded by Osborne the Mission, Vision and Value Statements were received and supported. Motion passed unanimously. NEW BUSINESS: None COMMISSION REPORTS: 2. Steering Committee Commissioner Skeen said she will be reporting on the Steering Committee meeting at the next Library Advisory Commission meeting. 2 LIBRARY ADVISORY COMMISSION April 21, 2008 COMMITTEE MEMBERS REPORTS/COMMENTS: Commissioner Osborne thanked Library staff for all their work on the Mission, Vision and Value Statements. Ms. McKinney relayed that the City is starting its city-wide Commission recruitment. Chair Blankenship and Commissioner Skeen's positions will become vacant in June. She said that current Commissioners can reapply and that the deadline is May 23rd at 5:00 p.m. ADJOURNMENT At 7:26 p.m., a motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Commissioner Ferrer and seconded by Commissioner Heinz. Motion carried unanimously. The next Regular Meeting will be held Monday, June 16, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. 3


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Welcome to the new year, y'all! We survived the Mayan Apocalypse, went to our office holiday parties without going totally nuts and witnessed Kathy Griffin trying to get in Anderson Cooper's pants. We're still trying to get that image out of our brains. Regardless, we made it to January, and that's pretty impressive.
One of the most successful groups in country music history, Alabama, have had a four-decade career that encompasses hit singles, best-selling albums, sold-out tours and awards too numerous to count. Now, the band have revealed a special fan celebration for their 40th anniversary: a cruise.
The nominations for the 2013 People's Choice Awards are in -- and now the performance lineup is out in the open, too. Jason Aldean will be among the mega-popular entertainers who will take the stage at the live awards show in January.
Even though they haven't opened Christmas presents or celebrated New Year's yet, the Eli Young Band guys already have big plans for 2013. Not only will the band set out to tour with Kenny Chesney next year, they also plan to make time for the studio.
The Grammy Hall of Fame has announced 27 recordings that will be inducted as part of the class of 2013, and several undeniable country classics are featured in a mix that also includes rock, pop and soul.
After months of increasing speculation, Fleetwood Mac have confirmed the dates, cities and venues for a nine-week tour beginning in April of 2013.
Country music took center stage on CBS Wednesday night (Dec. 5), where the 2013 Grammy nominees were announced during a fun-filled hour of music. Taylor Swift and Kelly Clarkson picked up early nominations, and Swift joined rapper LL Cool J as host of the Grammy nominations concert. After just a few minutes of the broadcast, Dierks Bentley and the Band Perry were performing Johnny Cash songs for viewers.
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