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The invention relates to cryogenically cooling and impacting thermoplastic coated fabric to liberate the thermoplastic from the fabric and screening the resulting thermoplastic fabric mixture in a multi-deck vibratory screener into a coarse fabric segment, a thermoplastic fines segment and a third segment. The third segment is separated into a fabric fines segment and a coarse thermoplastic segment in, for example, an air classifier. The recovered thermoplastic coarse and fines segments can be reused in all applications for regrind thermoplastic material.
1. A process for recovering thermoplastic from coated fabric which comprises:
(a) cutting the thermoplastic coated fabric containing about 50 to 75% by weight fabric into smaller pieces;
(b) cryogenically chilling said pieces of thermoplastic coated fabric until the thermoplastic becomes embrittled;
(c) passing the chilled fabric into an inlet of a rotary impact mill and rotatably passing the fabric through said impact mill;
(d) impacting the chilled coated fabric in said mill to liberate the thermoplastic from the fabric and discharging the liberated thermoplastic and fabric so that a minimum of 70% of the chilled fabric entering said mill is discharged before rotating past said inlet and thus preventing a build-up of fabric fluff in said mill;
(e) feeding the liberated thermoplastic and fabric to a vibrational screening means having at least three decks;
(f) separating the feed to said screening means into coarse fabric of greater than 16 mesh, thermoplastic fines of less than 60 mesh and a third segment of greater than 60 mesh and less than 16 mesh;
(g) passing said third segment from said screening means into a gas classifying means containing a plurality of solid balls for aiding distribution of gas and in separating said third segment into fabric fines and a coarse thermoplastic product;
(h) separating said third segment into said coarse thermoplastic product and said fabric fines in said classifier means by passing a carrier gas countercurrent to said third segment to sweep away said fabric fines; and
(i) recovering the coarse thermoplastic product from the lower portion of said classifier.
2. The process of claim 1 wherein said coated fabric is chilled to a temperature in the range of approximately -90� to -160� C.
3. The process of claim 1 wherein the chilled coated fabric is passed by gravity into said impact mill and the liberated thermoplastic and fabric are passed by gravity into said multi-deck vibrational screening means.
4. The process of claim 1 wherein said gas is air.
5. The process of claim 1 wherein the impacting, step (d), is carried out in a rotary hammermill.
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 278,936, filed June 30, 1981, now abandoned.
This invention relates to recovering the thermoplastics recovered from plastic coated fabric scrap. More particularly, it relates to cryogenically grinding thermoplastic coated fabric scrap and separating and reclaiming the thermoplastic from the fabric.
Coated fabrics, which typically include polyvinyl chloride (PVC) or vinyl, on such fabrics as cotton, nylon, rayon, polyester and combinations thereof are found in a variety of finished products including automotive upholstery, furniture, wallpaper and luggage. In the bonding of the sheet vinyl to the fabric scrim, the fabricator trims the edges before the coated fabric is shipped to the end user. Today, it has been estimated that among the major manufacturers of vinyl coated fabrics, tens of millions of pounds of PVC are lost because there is no economical way to separate the vinyl from its fabric backing.
Chemical methods for achieving this separation, i.e., processes described and claimed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,624,009; 3,836,486; and 3,873,411, have to date not been considered to be economical processes for the recovery of PVC.
There have been an increasing number of prior art recovery processes employing cryogenic embrittlement; see U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,879,005; 3,614,001; 3,666,185; 3,718,284; 3,768,739; 3,885,744; 3,749,322; 4,020,992, 4,025,990 and 4,251,034 as well as the relevant references cited therein.
The prior art cryogenic processes have been effective to embrittle the thermoplastic coating and to liberate the thermoplastic from the material on which the plastic is bonded. However, all of the prior art processes, whether taken alone or in combination, have neither disclosed nor suggested a viable means for separating thermoplastic from the fabric after such liberation.
Specifically, it has been found that a very poor recovery of PVC is obtained by a combination of the cryogenic grinding, impacting and screening steps disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 2,879,005 or U.S. Pat. No. 4,020,992 with the air separating means disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,885,744.
In sharp contrast to the method and apparatus that one having ordinary skill in the art would come up with upon making a selected combination of references, the present invention provides an economically viable apparatus and method for recovering at least a majority of the thermoplastic from thermoplastic coated fabric wastes. Briefly the process comprises:
(a) cryogenically chilling the coated fabric until the thermoplastic becomes embrittled,
(b) passing the chilled coated fabric into a rotary impact mill,
(c) impacting the fabric in the mill to liberate the thermoplastic from the fabric,
(d) feeding the liberated thermoplastic and fabric to a multi-deck vibrational screening means,
(e) separating the feed to the screening means into coarse fabric, thermoplastic fines and a third segment,
(f) passing the third segment from the screening means into a classifier means, and
(g) separating the third segment from the screening means into a coarse thermoplastic product and fabric fines in the classifier means.
Examples of thermoplastic materials or resins which can be used in place of PVC in the coating of fabrics include the polymers and copolymers of styrene, acrylonitrile, olefins having at least one aliphatic mono-1-olefin with a maximum of 8 carbon atoms per molecule and PET (polyethylene terphthalate). Vinyl chloride homopolymers and copolymers have enjoyed the widest acceptance for a coating and are considered to be the preferred thermoplastics for the present invention.
The temperature range for the chilling the thermoplastic in the process of this invention has been found to be critical and should be from approximately -90� to -160� C., preferably -100� to -120� C. Temperatures warmer than about -90� C. have been found to be insufficient to obtain good liberation of the vinyl from the fabric. At temperatures lower than about -160� C., the process loses its economic advantage.
FIG. 1 is a block flow diagram of the main steps for the process of the present invention; and
FIG. 2 is a schematic flow diagram of the apparatus and process of the present invention.
While the invention is broadly applicable to the recovery of any thermoplastic used to coat fabrics, it has been described herein with specific reference to PVC.
Referring now to FIG. 1, the PVC coated fabric scrap is fed into granulator 1. After the fabric scrap has been shreaded, comminuted or otherwise cut into relatively small pieces, the pieces are conveyed to cryogenic freezer 2. In freezer 2 the pieces are chilled to the desired cryogenic temperatures before being passed to rotary impact mill 3 where the PVC becomes liberated from the fabric. The vinyl and fabric and then passed to multi-deck vibratory screener 4 to separate out the vinyl fines having an approximate particle size of 60 mesh or less based on U.S. standard sieves and preferably less than 80 mesh and the fabric fluff having a size of greater than 4 mesh and preferably greater than 16 mesh. The remaining vinyl and fabric particles having a preferred size range of between about 4 mesh, preferably 16 mesh and 80 mesh are then conveyed to air classifier 5 which separates the material into fabric fines and a coarse PVC product.
FIG. 2 depicts the preferred embodiment of the present invention in which the vinyl coated fabric waste material is fed into granulator 8 where it is reduced into pieces typically of about 1/2 inch or less by granulator 8. A suitable granulator is marketed by Polymer Machinery Corporation of Berlin, Conn. The pieces from granulator 8 are passed through 1/2-inch retaining screen 9 and are conveyed via conveyor 10 into hopper 12 from which they are fed into cryogenic freezer 14 such as the CRYO-GRIND� freezer unit marketed by Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, Pa. The pieces are fed through the freezer system via double solid-flight screw 13 operating in the range of 1 to 50 RPM. A solid-flight screw avoids the problem of the bridging of pieces of material which occurs during the use of the standard cut-flight conveyer screw. Liquid nitrogen is sprayed into the freezer 14 via manifold 15 to chill the PVC to less than about -120� C.
From the exit of freezer 14, the chilled pieces drop by gravity into rotary impact mill 16 which agitates and impacts the chilled pieces to liberate the PVC from the fabric backing. A suitable rotary impact mill for use in the present invention is available from Micro Pulverizing Machine Product Company such as the Mikro-Pulverizer free-swinging hammermill which preferably has its standard mill head replaced with a type "W" or "ward" head. A more complete description of a suitable type of rotary mill is disclosed and claimed in application Ser. No. 44,296, filed May 31, 1979 and now U.S. Pat. No. 4,273,294 which is assigned to Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., the pertinent disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
Specifically, the standard herringbone or round hole retaining screen of the rotary mill is replaced by multiple deflector lining 17 and an outlet opening 22 which is immediately adjacent inlet 18 of impact mill 16 from freezer 14 and subtends an angle α of between 5� and 60�, preferably between 20� and 50�, and more preferably between 40� and 50� at rotatable shaft 19 of grinding chamber 20 and which extends substantially the entire width of the grinding chamber. Grinding chamber 20 contains a multiplicity of hammers 21 which are pivotably mounted on rotatable shaft 18 which operates at speeds of up to 7000 RPM. Opening 22 in deflector lining 17 should be completely unobstructed so that a minimum of 70% of the embrittled pieces entering mill 16 can leave it before rotating past inlet 18 of the mill. Preferably, at least 85% and more preferably at least 95% of the embrittled material entering mill 16 should leave it before passing inlet 18. Without this feature it has been found that fabric fluff builds up in chamber 20 and overloads mill 16.
From mill 16 the separated PVC and fabric pieces are conveyed by gravity or otherwise fed into multi-deck vibratory screener 23 which is normally inclined from the horizontal as shown in FIG. 2. A suitable screener is manufactured by Prater Industrial Products, Inc. of Chicago, Ill. Although more than one screening deck are sufficient to obtain the desired separation between the PVC fines, the coarse fabric scrap and a third segment which comprises a mixture of coarse PVC and fabric fines, it has been found that ideally a triple deck screener permits one to make the separation most efficiently. The material from mill 16 first comes in contact with 4 mesh screen 24 where the largest fabric fluff or clumps are removed through outlet 25. The smallest fabric fibers become conglomerated after passing through 4 mesh screen 24 and lodge on top of 16 mesh screen 26 before being removed through outlet 28. It has been found that if the 16 mesh screen is omitted and only a 4 mesh screen is used, a large amount of fluff is carried over into the air classifier resulting in a loss in the recovery of PVC product. Most of the material passing through screen 26 lodges on a 60 mesh, preferably an 80 mesh, screen 30 before being passed through outlet 32 for passage to air classifier 33. The PVC fines passing through 60-80 mesh screen 30 amount to less than 50%, preferably no more than 25% of the vinyl in the feed to granulator 8. The PVC fines are removed through outlet 34 and are conveyed via conveyor 35 for storage and use in the PVC regrind product.
It has been found that a suitable air classifier 33 for separating the 16-80 mesh material retained on the top of screen 30 is a Fluid Bed Reclaimer marketed by Sweco, Inc. of Florence, Ky.
The mixture of fabric fines and coarse PVC mixture is conveyed from vibratory screener 23 via conveyor 38 into hopper 40. The mixture from hopper 40 falls against a countercurrent flow of air entering through inlet 42 onto perforated vibrating plate 44. The space between plate 44 and a second perforated vibrating plate 45 is occupied by a plurality of metal balls 46 which aid in the distribution of air and in making a sharp separation between the fabric fines and the coarse PVC. The coarse PVC product works its way through plate 44, balls 46 and plate 45 and is recovered from the heavy particle discharge chute 48 at the lower portion of classifier 33.
The method and apparatus of the present invention are further illustrated by reference to the following examples.
Scrap material of PVC-backed woven cotton fabric was processed in a manner generally illustrated in FIG. 2. Table I summarizes the data obtained in the recovery of vinyl product from the scrap material.
Specifically the scrap material was first granulated in rotary knife granulator 8 and through a 1/2-inch retaining screen. The product from granulator 8 was collected and stored in 55-gallon fiberboard drums. The material was then hand fed from the drums to cryogenic freezer 14. From the freezer, it passed by gravity into impact mill 16. The operating variables were as follows:
______________________________________Production Rate 1,200 lb./hourLiquid Nitrogen Consumption 0.5 lb. LIN/lb. scrapFreezer Temperature Range, �C. -104 to -112� C.______________________________________
From the impact mill, the material was collected and stored in 55 gallon fiberboard drums. The material from the impact mill was hand fed from the drums into vibratory screener 23. The types and amounts of separated products were as follows:
______________________________________+11 mesh coarse fabric 67.5 lbs.-11 + 60 mesh material 61.0 lbs.-60 mesh PVC fines 24.0 lbs.TOTAL 152.5 lbs.______________________________________
From the screener, the +11 mesh fabric product stream was considered waste and was discarded. The -60 mesh PVC product was collected in drums and saved as usable product. The -11+60 mesh material was collected in drums and subsequently fed into a Sweco� Fluid Bed Reclaimer 33. The Sweco Fluid Bed Reclaimer contained 10 mesh screens 44 and 45 and a plurality of 3/16 inch stainless steel balls 46 filling the space between. The following amounts were recovered:
______________________________________Fabric fines 14.5 lbs.Coarse vinyl product 46.5 lbs.______________________________________
The process steps set forth under Example 1 were repeated in Example 2 and 3 and the results are summarized in Table I below.
PVC-backed nonwoven synthetic fabric scrap was processed in the same manner as in Example 1 except that a portion of the -11 to +80 mesh material from screener 23 was fed at a rate of 109 pounds/hour into a Sweco Fluid Bed Reclaimer containing a pair of perforated plates 44 and 45 having 0.156 inch diameter perforations and 17% open area and another portion was fed at a rate of 304 pounds/hour into the same air classifier containing a pair of plates having 0.066 inch diameter perforations and 10% open area. The average of the results from the foregoing procedure are summarized in Table I below.
______________________________________Example 1 2 3 4______________________________________Production Rate (lb./hr.) 1200 820 920 700Liquid Nitrogen Con- 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5sumption(lb. LIN/lb. scrap)+4 mesh Coarse Fabric, lbs. -- 140 169 --+11 mesh, Coarse Fabric, 67.5 -- -- 575lbs.-4 + 80 mesh, lbs. -- 135 172 ---11 + 60 mesh, lbs. 61.0 -- -- ---11 + 80 mesh, lbs. -- -- -- 232-60 mesh vinyl Fines, lbs. 24.0 -- -- ---80 mesh vinyl Fines, lbs. -- 20 24 43Total, lbs. 152.5 295 365 850Fabric Fines, lbs. 14.5 24 27 52Coarse Vinyl, lbs. 46.5 111 145 212Total Fabric, lbs. 82.0 164 196 627Fabric Yield, wt %* 53.8 55.6 53.7 73.8Total Vinyl Reclaimed, lbs. 70.5 131 169 255Total Vinyl Reclaimed 46.2 44.4 46.3 30Yield, wt %**Total Yield of the available �77 �74 � 77.2 �50vinyl, wt %**______________________________________ *Based on total feed to screener. **Based on 60 wt % vinyl in the scrap material to the granulator.
The total yields of reclaimed vinyl were all based on batch operations which comprised hand feeding the multi-deck vibratory screener and the air classifier from material stored in drums. This resulted in a settling of the material in the drums and a trapping of the vinyl in the matted fabric which made product separation more difficult. In the preferred embodiment shown in FIG. 2, in which the material from the outlet of rotary hammermill 16 continuously falls by gravity directly into the inlet of multi-deck vibratory screener 23 and the material from outlet 28 is continuously conveyed to air classifier 33, the total vinyl yields are expected to increase to at least 80 to 85% and as high as 90% by weight.
To indicate the criticality in making the proper combination of screening and classifying means for the process and apparatus of this invention, the data from five controls are summarized in Table II below.
The procedure for each of the controls was to process the PVC-backed woven cotton through the granulator, cryogenic freezer and impact mill as described under Example 1. The material was stored in the 55 gallon fiber drums and was separated through four separate vibratory screeners manufactured by Rotex, Inc., Smico Corp., Eriez Magnetics, Inc. and Kason Corporation for Control A-D, respectively. In each case the screen sizes were chosen to recovery of the maximum yield of vinyl while removing as much of the fabric as possible. The net results from the control runs were either that the total yield of vinyl was very low (substantially less than 50 wt %) as in Controls A and B or that the vinyl product recovered was so contaminated with fabric as to make it unacceptable for regrinding into recycled PVC as in Controls C and D.
TABLE II______________________________________CONTROLS A B C D______________________________________Fabric Yield, %* 85.8 89 67.5 64.0Total Vinyl 14.2 11 32.5 36.0Reclaimed Yield, %*Total Yield of the �23.6 �18.3 �54.2 �60.0Available Vinyl______________________________________ *Based on toal feed to screener. **Based on 60 wt % vinyl in the scrap material to granulator.
Further removing the unacceptable contamination of fabric fines from the coarse vinyl product of the control runs by passing the material through a Sweco Fluid Bed Reclaimer, will result in either the material not being fed into the unit properly or too much vinyl will be carried over with the fabric fines. Both of these results will cause the total yield of vinyl to drop substantially below 50% by weight which is considered to be the minimum for an economically viable process.
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It appears the spectacle of the outdoor game in the National Hockey League will be reduced going forward.
This season, the NHL had six outdoor games scheduled, although that likely seems because of the lockout that disrupted the 2012-13 season, and led to the cancellation of the 2013 Winter Classic.
The latest in the outdoor series takes place Saturday, when the Anaheim Ducks and L.A. Kings at Dodger Stadium.
"There was an attitude to really just regain the pace and the momentum that we were at before the CBA issue," NHL COO John Collins told the league's website. "We have been able to do that."
However, as per Nick Cotsonika of Yahoo Sports, Collins is quoted as saying the NHL will have "definitely less than six" outdoor games in 2014-15.
It is worth noting that, according to David Pollak of the San Jose Mercury News, the San Jose Sharks are currently looking at three different sites for a possible outdoor game.
The series of outdoor games began on New Year's Day, when the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Detroit Red Wings in the Winter Classic, which attracted more than 105,000 fans.
- pitpenguinsrulez - Jan 25, 2014 at 1:57 AM
I'm thinking they'll have at most 3 games.
1) Winter Classic (Approved)
2) Heritage (Maybe)
3) Stadium Series (Unsure)
Having 6 games I can assume was the leagues way of recovering the lost revenue from the lockout last season. Seems like a logical/legit reason.
- minnesotamirage - Jan 25, 2014 at 7:47 AM
Hockey was never meant to be played outdoors in the southern states. Either move north where it belongs outdoors or stay inside. Give a game to the wild and jets and you will see real crowd.
- ron05342 - Jan 25, 2014 at 11:42 AM
Moron, Dodger Stadium is practically sold out. That translates into 50,000 human beings.
What in the world do you define as a "real crowd?" Moron.
- atwatercrushesokoye - Jan 25, 2014 at 3:31 PM
There was a story on the news last night about the two games this weekend, they interviewed NHL ice guru Dan Craig and apparently they've had an easier time getting the ice ready in 80 degree LA than they have at Yankee Stadium.
- 12is3times4 - Jan 25, 2014 at 11:34 AM
Mark my words, this "slowdown" won't last. As long as more teams want a piece of the stadium-game pie, the league is going to find it very hard to say no.
My prediction still stands: Eventually, I'd say as soon as 2020, all 30 teams will have a regularly scheduled large-stadium game each season. Maybe two – one home, one away. Maybe even "home" games in stadia in non-NHL cities far from their home markets, like Green Bay's Lambeau Field.
- avfanforlife - Jan 25, 2014 at 1:07 PM
Coors Light Stadium Series… Hmmm… HOW ABOUT COORS FIELD ALREADY ?!?
Cold yet clear – And a sell out? Ya think? AVs v Detroit – 'nuff said!
- nothanksimdriving123 - Jan 25, 2014 at 2:54 PM
San Jose: Try Candlestick. Definitely cold enough, and not overly booked up anymore.
- minnesotamirage - Jan 25, 2014 at 5:53 PM
A real crowd is 100000. And a real game would get that
- atwatercrushesokoye - Jan 25, 2014 at 6:09 PM
Well neither Winnipeg nor Minnesota have a stadium capable of holding that many people, in fact there are very few stadiums capable of holding that, I can think of 5 I think are capable: Michigan, Penn St, Ohio St, Tennessee and cowboys stadium, oh the Rose Bowl might be as well.
Winnipeg's stadium is capable of holding around 40,000 with temporary seating (they actually have plans to hold an outdoor game as part of their 5 year anniversary celebrations) and the University of Minnesota stadium is around 55,000 I believe.
- minnesotamirage - Jan 25, 2014 at 5:55 PM
Ron05324 your the moron
- heynyc61 - Jan 25, 2014 at 10:59 PM
Cold? I can't imagine winny will get one
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Since this is a TV blog, we don't really talk much about movies. We leave that to our sister blog Cinematical. But sometimes a movie comes along that has something to do with television, and Hollywoodland is one of those movies. It's about the death of TV Superman George Reeves. He was shot in his bedroom during a party in June of 1959. The official cause of death was listed as suicide (upset over the lack of roles offered because he was typecast), but many think he was murdered.
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When I was growing up in Chicago, it was known as #x201c;the city that works.#x201d; It was a tacit tribute to Mayor Richard J. Daley, whose 20-year reign over the city was considered dictatorial but efficient. If he wanted something done, it happene...
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I've never received large tax refunds. Even when working full time, I set things up so that I would get little back from the Internal Revenue Service. I always figured it was better for me to owe the government a few hundred bucks at the end of the y...
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Sedums and succulents ... where to order?
I need to be adding a few hen and chicks, though especially some of the many types of interesting sedums available ... where to order for best selection?
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Trying to think... Maybe it's Pudge (who doesn't visit FN all that often anymore) who has succulents in a trough, or rock garden. She posted pictures once or twice.
Hi All, this might be of interest - I've made a great deal with Jack Broxholme, Cavendish Perennials, to help him sell his plants. He still packages and ships the plants, so they come direct from his nursery in Burlington. There are also lots of different Sedum - who know that there were so many of them!
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Situated in the heart of Swansea, Village Urban Resort Swansea is close to Dylan Thomas Centre, Plantasia, and Swansea Observatory. Also nearby are National Waterfront Museum and BT Tower.
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Drunk driver faces 5 felonies in crash that injured officer
Ryan Rivard was driving around 100 mph when he smashed into officer Tracy Liska's squad car
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GREEN BAY, Wis. – Ryan Rivard of Green Bay, who had a revoked driver's license, was drunk and driving around 100 mph when his car smashed into Officer Tracy Liska's squad car on Aug. 4, according to a criminal complaint. Liska had just pulled out into traffic when her car was struck by Rivard's Cadillac.
Liska was unconscious, and a passerby was assisting her when police and rescue crew arrived. She has since been released from the hospital but suffered a broken rib, a punctured lung and a broken collarbone that required a titanium rod to repair, the complaint says. She also suffered deep bruising to both legs.
Rivard, who is 25, is facing five felony counts as well as two misdemeanor charges related to the crash. If convicted, he faces more than 40 years in prison and $100,000 in fines.
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OK, so I took the plunge. Club was running a Classifier after the last match. So I took my 686 and 2 boxes of 38spl. Thought I did terrible. But when we totted up the score I actually (just barely) made Marksman.
I'm going to save up my pennies and get 2 boxes of 357 that meet power factor for ESR. Hopefully I will have my trigger fixed by then. Gonna try to make MM in ESR too. Then I'll be a 5 Gun Marksman! Gotta start somewhere!
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I am going to be shooting SSR with my 629 (44 mag) on the first Saturday in April. I designed a stage for the day.
I am going to try to attach it. I am going on vacation next week. I have a bunch of left over plywood from some projects. I an going to try to build a bank set out of wood...even a vault.
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Looks like a fun stage Rick. That 44mag would make ESR if you wanted to. Unless you're shooting 44spl through it.
Actually I sometimes shoot a power factor of 195. Other times it is around 150 or 160. It is not recoil that keeps me from shooting ESR. It is the fact that I use speed loaders instead of moon clips. There are a couple other guys in my club that shoot revolvers now and then. But no one shoots ESR. Speed loaders are not competitive in ESR. That is why ESR was created...because people with speed loaders could not keep up.
Hmmm... no one shoots ESR. So there's something wrong with first place?
You're right there is a speed penalty for speed loaders compared to moon clips. And if you're really competitive that penalty might matter. For me, I'm not that good and I know it. But I can use IDPA as practice anyway. So, for me 357 with speedloaders is not a real penalty. It's an opportunity to practice with what I keep it loaded with!


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Hard To Start 1983 GMC Suburban 6,2 Diesel
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The Oldsmobile Diesel Junk Yard Experience.
Scavenging through the junk yard for Lincoln Town Car parts led me to a
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I knew who the car formerly belonged to, it was quite clear that the
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1982 Cadillac Coupe DeVille DIESEL
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possible for an Olds 350 diesel. This car (since its an '82) has the
improved DX block, over the D block that was produced first. The D block
and its fuel system were pretty horrid. The DX is a far better engine, but
either can be worked with to become much more reliable. I personally
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Peter was by far our worst guest ever. Initially he asks us to hold the place for him, he can't pay yet. Ok, thats fine, we try to accommodate him and hold it for a few days. Upon arrival, he calls, unable to unlock a door (which a 95 pound girl does daily). Luckily, we direct him to the back door. Immediately he complains that the heater is too loud - this is a typical NYC radiator heating system. Every building in the west village has one, it's controlled by the landlord (carrie in SATC has one, its ROUTINE). Never has anyone complained about the heater or any noises. They are in EVERY apartment building in the west village, as the buildings are old and do not have central heat unless you are in a modern high rise. Everyone is used to them. MANY guests have stayed here and never once complained.
Sadly, this was only where things started. Upon returning home, Peter had left the door unlocked (the same door he said he couldn't open). So our belongings could have been stolen by anyone, at any point in time. He left our kitchen sink clogged with snot, razor stubs filling the bathroom sink, trash throughout the apartment, and an empty cigarette carton in the living room (strictly no smoking!). Trash on the bed, trash in the living room, kitchen, everywhere. It was beyond disgusting and I have never met such a dirty individual.
Further, the next day, our super comes by because Peter turned off our heater, so it was leaking into the apartment below. Seriously?? The most unsanitary, and rude, guest we've ever had. Infuriated that we accepted such a dirty and rude individual, and we had to sanitize the place for a full day after his stay. Who doesn't lock a door?? And doesn't want a heating system in 30 degree weather?
Have a blast at your hotel, I can only imagine what a rude and sloppy nightmare you are to them!
Ehmm, this must be a joke but I guess you are annoyed with my honest review:. Quick reply and then I will it at that. (1) the door was nearly impossible to open as the keys don't really slip into the lock easily. I didn't want to break the key so I called you (2) the noise was so loud that I seriously thought the pipe was about to burst - you have to agree that noise is not normal (3) I did not smoke in the room, I must have left a 10 pack that I forget to put with the rest of the garbage, sorry for that (and wrong conclusion my friend) (4) I left 2 boxes neatly next to each other with the minor rubbish in it, and 1 in the kitchen (read: shopping wraps, some plastic cups) a (5) reason for that is that there was no garbage bin to put everything in so I had to leave it next to the living room table, no trash in the bedroom (6) I wish I knew how to have turned off the heater! (7) I clearly remember locking the door when I left as I did every single time I left the building (using the switch on the inside). Conclusion: Fine if people want to stay at this overpriced place but I expected more and think I was in a position to do that given what you charge. Guess the hosts don't accept critique. Fair enough.


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- "manager" : to manage favorite shows / add shows to favorites
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Sara Evans Marries Her Football Hero
Originally posted 06/14/2008 11:00PM
Country star Sara Evans married former University of Alabama quarterback Jay Barker Saturday evening in an outdoor ceremony at a Franklin, Tenn., farm near Evans's home, PEOPLE reports exclusively.
Evans's son Avery, 8, walked his mother down the aisle, preceded by her two daughters, Olivia, 5, and Audrey, 3. The couple's seven children (Barker has four from his previous marriage) sat on quilts during the ceremony and were the only attendants. They collectively gave their parents away.
The short ceremony featured Nashville songwriter Marcus Hummon, a close friend of Evans's, singing "God Bless the Broken Road," the Rascal Flatts hit he cowrote – a song that the couple says has deep meaning for their relationship. Christian minister Joe Beam, who was responsible for introducing the couple last fall, performed the ceremony.
Sara Evans: I'd Love to Have Another Baby
Originally posted 06/09/2008 03:30PM
Although Sara Evans is still planning her wedding, the country singer is already talking about expanding her family with fiancé Jay Barker.
"Jay and I have seven kids together [from previous marriages], and I would definitely love to have another child [with him]," the 37-year-old said. "He's just too cute. I just can't imagine not having a baby with him." (Evans has three children with her ex-husband, Craig Schelske, and Barker has four children.)
But, the former Dancing with the Stars contestant was quick to add that she is not rushing into anything. "We still have plenty of time, and I'm in no hurry because I hate being pregnant."
Sara Evans in the Planning Stages for Wedding
Originally posted 05/06/2008 06:40PM
Country singer and Dancing with the Stars alum Sara Evans is in the thick of planning her wedding to Jay Barker, a former quarterback at the University of Alabama
"Right now, we're meeting with a wedding planner, but we haven't set a date yet," she said recently at the CMT Crossroads bar in the Harrah's Horseshoe Casino, near Shreveport, La.
The singer, who performed at the club, showed off a her large diamond sparkler to the impressed crowd. The couple announced their engagement in March.
Evans, 37, underwent a very public divorce battle with her ex-husband, Craig Schelske, which was finalized last year.
Sara Evans Engagement 'Out of This World,' Says Pal
Originally posted 03/26/2008 06:30AM
Now that country star Sara Evans is engaged to Jay Barker, a former University of Alabama football star who hosts a morning radio show at WJOX in Birmingham, his pal and fellow radio host Paul Finebaum couldn't be more thrilled.
"I remember sitting with him a year ago and I never saw a more unhappy, devastated person in my life," Finebaum tells PEOPLE of Barker, who was divorced his wife, Amy, last summer. (They have four kids.) "Today, it's like watching two 15-year-olds in love for the first time. This isn't a good thing, this is a great thing. It's an out-of-this-world thing!"
Country Star Sara Evans Engaged
Originally posted 03/24/2008 04:00PM
Country star and Dancing with the Stars alum Sara Evans, who underwent a very public divorce battle last year, has found love again with beau Jay Barker, a former quarterback at the University of Alabama – and the two now plan to marry, Evans's rep, Lori Genes, tells PEOPLE exclusively.
"The couple are enjoying their engagement and look forward to their upcoming nuptials," Genes says. The couple have yet to set a wedding date.
Sara Evans Steps Out with a New Man
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After a bitter divorce battle that ended last fall, Sara Evans has a new man in her life.
A friend of the country singer confirms to PEOPLE that Evans and Jay Barker, a former football star at the University of Alabama who now hosts a sports radio show in Birmingham, are an item. "They are dating," the friend tells PEOPLE.
Sara Evans to Pay Ex $600K in Divorce
Originally posted 09/28/2007 05:05PM
The bitter divorce between country singer Sara Evans and her husband, Craig Schelske, has been finalized, according to court papers.
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Zombie survival not easy
The other day, I was walking out of World War Z -- the big summer zombie movie with Brad Pitt -- and I couldn't help but look at people and wonder:
Which ones survive?
Which ones turn into zombies and bite their loved ones because they were too indecisive when it counted? And which ones end up with rippling muscles and tight-fitting clothes, the sleeves ripped off, smoking a cigar?
Try it yourself. Look at your friends, family and think on it.
"I'm going to survive," insisted my colleague Old School, who does not smoke cigars but said he would begin after a zombie apocalypse.
"I'll be that guy with the muscles and the sleeveless shirt and a sawed-off shotgun and a double-headed axe if they get too close." Old School has thought this one out. He knows it's unlikely an entire family makes it. They never do.
There's nothing like a zombie movie. Zombies are all about direct action, cold-blooded purpose and relentless predatory impulse. And sometimes you can hear their teeth clicking, just like an IRS agent hunting down conservatives.
It's not the same with vampire movies. Vampire movies can't hold a silver candelabra to zombie movies.
Vampires were once scary because they'd take your everlasting soul. These days, vampires wear skinny jeans and get married in vampire church.
And the vampires have babies. Vampire procreation has ruined the whole vampire thing for me.
But zombies are different. They're mindless and bloodthirsty. They mass together in huge swarms and take what they want. Zombies can't be reasoned with. They're insatiable.
In other words, zombie movies are extremely political.
It's strange, though, that there's little if any blood. Even the Christ-like Pitt character doesn't bleed when he's all but crucified in a plane crash, with a shard of metal stuck into his side, dirty blond hair hanging down like a blue-eyed Jesus.
Another thing wrong with the movie is there aren't any kid zombies. But most zombie movies avoid turning kids into zombies.
You'd think that children would go zombie first because they're weaker and not as cunning and because teenagers never listen. But in this one, no kid zombies. Only adult zombies.
Back at work, we looked around the city desk and determined who would and wouldn't make it.
The consensus was some would make it -- especially those who had once been adamantly opposed to concealed carry but had suddenly changed their minds.
But a few editors wouldn't make it. They're trained to be annoyingly logical.
"If they're dead, then why don't they decompose in a few days?" one might ask. "Why are they running? How can they run if their flesh decomposes?"
Why indeed. That's when a zombie jumps out from the darkness and bites into their thorax.
World War Z is entertaining, but it's not the most terrifying zombie movie ever made. That honour belongs to 28 Days Later, which introduced the fleet-footed zombies that can run you down. Even the blue-haired old lady zombies can chase down an NFL cornerback.
But nitpicking about zombie movies is a fool's errand. The main thing to remember is that a zombie movie is political, as is all science fiction.
Sci-fi is never about robot revolts or a society where combat veterans are the only ones who become citizens and vote. It's about the politics.
Zombies overwhelm modern bureaucracies, forcing governments to make hard decisions, forming what amounts to "death panels."
One of my favourite sci-fi movies is Soylent Green, in which the people have stopped reading. This mindlessness makes it easier for the government to promote suicide cults, and the bodies of the self-inflicted dead are promptly turned into green crackers to feed the hungry mobs. According to the famed Lisa Zombie Theory, created by a friend's wife named Lisa, the zombies are symbolic of a political class: Baby boomers. Because, like zombies, boomers just won't go away. Zombies refuse to retire. Their very presence sucks up precious resources from young people trying to survive.
And that's where the Kass Zombie Theory comes in. Everyone knows what happens to the boomers. The young will turn us into crackers.
Political theories won't stop zombies any more than bureaucratic anguish. What stops zombies is a plan. Writer Mick Swasko said he has a plan.
"I know my zombies," said Mick. "I've been thinking about this for a long time."
Mick's zombie-survival plan is to run to a Wisconsin hamlet surrounded on three sides by water with only one road. Everyone would have a duty. The deer-hunter neighbour would hunt meat. Others would build a barricade. Mick would be the intelligence officer because he has read every zombie book and seen every zombie movie and knows their every weakness.
Unfortunately, it's always the responsible fellow who, in a moment of pity, undoes everything and allows chaos to ensue.
"I'm sticking with my plan," he said.
It's good to have a plan. It might not be perfect, but at least you're not waiting for Big Sis, the Homeland Security boss, to come up with one.
John Kass is a columnist for the Chicago Tribune.
-- McClatchy Tribune Services
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition June 29, 2013 A17
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Hello Riikka, thanks for your birthday wishes, sorry for the late reply. I have just returned home from Thailand and had a wonderful time. Are you planning a trip back anytime soon? Take care !!!! KJ
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text: Bogotá Gallery: Off The Court In Colombia From the WTA stars meeting their fans and taking the stage at the player party to an appearance by a very famous tiger, there was a lot going on off the court at the Copa Claro Colsanitas. Published February 24, 2013 12:00 Fans packed the stands all week for the first clay court event of 2013, the Copa Claro Colsanitas. One of the biggest draws of the week was Jelena Jankovic, who posed here with some of the ballboys. Another star attraction was Paula Ormachea, Argentina's No.1 and a first-time WTA finalist here. There was another grrr-eat guest at the tournament, Tony the Tiger from Kellogg's Frosted Flakes. There was a lot going on for the young ones, too, including this IMG Academy kids tennis clinic. The Copa Claro Colsanitas player party was also a big event. Nina Bratchikova was among the guests. Lourdes Domínguez Lino's two WTA titles both came in Bogotá, first in 2006 and second in 2011. Frenchwomen Mathilde Johansson, Pauline Parmentier and Alizé Cornet at the player party in Bogotá. Colombian No.1 Mariana Duque-Mariño, whose only WTA title came here in 2010, at the player party. Jankovic at the party. The former World No.1 was chasing her 13th WTA title this week, and got it. The spotlight at the player party wasn't just on the band, it was on a very special guest star... Spain's Estrella Cabeza Candela took the stage with the band and showed off some solid rhythm. Topics: 2013, tournaments, news, photos or videos, estrella cabeza candela, mariana duque-marino, pauline parmentier, alize cornet, mathilde johansson, lourdes dominguez lino, nina bratchikova, paula ormaechea, jelena jankovic, bogota [+] More Share this page! Print Email Related photos Miami Gallery: Thirty Years Of Winning March 31, 2015 From Martina to Monica and Steffi to Serena, Serena, Serena, Serena, Serena, Serena and Serena, have a look back at all 30 champions at the Sony Open Tennis! Gallery: Power To Inspire March 30, 2015 They're powerful, they're inspirational, and they're ready to take on the 2015 season - check out the brightest stars of the WTA in beautiful new Power To Inspire imagery! Gallery: WTA Stars Meet The Kids March 25, 2015 Victoria Azarenka, Jelena Jankovic and Eugenie Bouchard are among the WTA stars who've been spending time with the youth of Miami this week - see some of the best pics right here! To The Top 3