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Grand Island, Neb. — Saint Francis Cancer Treatment Center has been granted a three-year full accreditation designation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a program administered by the American College of Surgeons.
"Receiving the NAPBC accreditation validates what an outstanding breast care program we have at Saint Francis," said Max Norvell, director of Oncology at the Saint Francis Cancer Treatment Center. "Our multidisciplinary team of professionals collaborates to provide the highest level of quality breast care along with personalized, compassionate care for each patient."
Saint Francis Cancer Treatment Center is one of only three facilities in Nebraska and the only facility outside of Omaha, which has achieved the NAPBC designation. Being a designated breast center means that patients receive state-of-the-art, multidisciplinary care from a team of experts dedicated to fighting breast cancer. This multidisciplinary team, which includes physicians from medical oncology, radiation oncology, radiology, pathology and surgery, collaborates closely to determine the best care plan for each new breast cancer patient.
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SEBRING People still have birthdays, weddings, babies, anniversaries. And, of course, friends and family still have that shocking habit of dying on the rest of us.
So why did Kansas City-based Hallmark Cards Inc. shed 300 jobs and shut the plant that made one-third of its greeting cards? Chief rival American Greetings, Cleveland, Ohio, also trimmed costs and jobs during the recession.
A postal survey attributed a decline in cards and letters to "changing demographics and new technologies."
And not-so-new Ma Bell advocated reaching out and touching someone in 1979, a subtle way of saying a phone call was just as good as sending a card or flowers on Mother's Day. Then came the fax, then email, and then the real category-killer: Facebook.
That cultural shift is worrisome for Hallmark, the nation's top card maker.
Correspondence fell 24 percent between 2002 and 2010, the U.S. Postal Service study revealed. Invitations alone dropped nearly 25 percent between 2008 and 2010.
"I'm really, really bad at it," Melissa Uhl told the Associated Press. The 25-yearold nanny from Kansas City, Mo., hears from friends largely through Facebook. "Maybe an ecard from my mom."
Even at Cindy's Hallmark in Lakeshore Mall, only 35 percent of the store is dedicated cards. Owner Mike Cowan said the big sellers, over in the gift section, are Willow Tree figurines and scented wax pottery.
"The economy is killing us," Cowan said. He has owned five Hallmark shops in Avon Park and Sebring; one remains in the mall and another in the shopping center near Winn-Dixie.
While Hallmark is committed to the paper greeting card, it too has changed over the years. There's an iPhone app, for example, that lets people buy and mail cards from their phones.
Paper greeting cards are so few and far between, they're now seen as something special, instead of something required.
Judith Martin, author of the syndicated Miss Manners column, agrees in part: "The most formal situations still require something written. The least formal are easily taken care of with texting or email, which is terrific."
Greeting card shoppers are mostly older, Cowan said, even though they buy cards sporting Batman, Spiderman and Justin Bieber's faces.
Customers can also buy Hallmark cards in Walgreen's, Walmart and Target, but Cowan says his Hallmark is the only store to stock selection of specialty cards for kids who get their first driver's license or a condolence card on the death of a pet. And, he adds, where else can a shopper buy a wedding gift, get it wrapped and buy the card, all in one stop?
Over the past decade, Hallmark estimates the number of greeting cards sold in the United States has dropped from 6 billion to 5 billion annually. The Greeting Card Association, an industry trade group based in White Plains, N.Y., puts the figure at 7 billion.
"What Hallmark started with met the needs of the consumers in that early 20th century period to mass produce these personal greeting cards with art and poems, and the only way you could communicate was by mail, essentially," said Pam Danziger, who analyzes the industry as president of Unity Marketing, Stevens, Pa. "It's no surprise that in the 21st century, with so many other communication vehicles available, that the old idea of a greeting card being sent by mail just doesn't work anymore."
But market anomalies abound, like American Greeting Card adding 125 workers to an Osceola, Ark., plant. It's part of an expansion that allows customers to design their own cards. Online, of course.
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Three deaths at an Indiana shipyard—including two in four days—have now drawn 46 federal health and safety violations and nearly $200,000 in fines for the facility's owner.
The totals include nine new Occupational Safety and Health Administration citations, including one willful violation, and $119,000 in fines stemming from the third death at Jeffboat LLC, of Jeffersonville, IN.
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A subsidiary of American Commercial Lines LLC, Jeffboat is the largest inland shipbuilder and repair facility in the United States and a leading manufacturer of dry cargo, tank barges and special vessels.
"We have had an opportunity to review the citations and are continuing to work closely with OSHA to ensure continuous improvement of our safety performance," ACL spokeswoman Kim Durbin said in a statement emailed Friday (Feb. 17).
"Jeffboat remains committed to protecting the health and safety our employees."
Willful Violation
The new OSHA citations, issued Wednesday (Feb. 15), stem from the August 2011 death of electrician Steve Duncan, 54, an 11-year employee who was crushed against a barge while repairing a transfer car that activated unexpectedly.
The willful citation—OSHA's highest level of infraction—consists of two grouped violations. The first is for failing to properly assemble and install pendant controllers used to operate transfer cars—a problem that apparently allowed water and moisture to enter the controllers, causing corrosion that may have led to the malfunction, OSHA said.
The second violation group is for continuing to use equipment with corroded electrical parts. A willful violation is one committed with "voluntary disregard" for the law or with "plain indifference" to worker safety and health.
Serious Violations
Seven serious violations allege, among other things, failure to:
• Develop and implement lockout procedures involving hazardous energy control equipment;
• Train employees to work safely around and operate transfer cars;
• Inspect transfer cars and ensure that electrical circuits were de-energized before employees worked on them; and
• Provide strain relief on the pendant controllers.
• Develop and implement lockout procedures involving hazardous energy control equipment;
• Train employees to work safely around and operate transfer cars;
• Inspect transfer cars and ensure that electrical circuits were de-energized before employees worked on them; and
• Provide strain relief on the pendant controllers.
Serious violations reflect "substantial probability" of death or serious injury from a hazard about which the employer knew or should have known.
One other-than-serious citation involved lack of training on electrical hazards and inadequate use of personal protective equipment.
"Jeffboat has a responsibility to ensure that its employees are properly protected from known workplace hazards," said Ken Gilbert, OSHA's area director in Indianapolis.
"Failing to ensure workers' safety and health through appropriate equipment maintenance, training and adherence to OSHA regulations demonstrates a lack of regard for employees' lives and well-being."
2010 Deaths
Duncan's death came 15 months after two fatal falls that occurred at the yard in the same week.
On Monday, May 10, 18-year employee Robert Harrison Jr. fell 20 feet to his death while carrying some heavy equipment.
On Thursday, May 13, David Martin, 44, a painter, slipped while carrying working gear up a ladder. Holding the gear prevented Martin from maintaining sufficient contact with the ladder, and he fell 20 to 30 feet, striking a number of pipes on the way down. He was taken off life support the next day.
Both accidents occurred just after a month-long strike by Teamsters employees over health-care benefits.
In the Harrison case, OSHA issued one serious violation (for unguarded deck openings) and one repeat violation (for multiple trip hazards) and issued fines totaling $42,000. Those were reduced to $17,000 in a formal settlement.
In the case of Martin, the painter, OSHA issued 22 serious, two repeat and nine other-than-serious violations and fines totaling $55,905. Two of the serious citations were later dropped, and the total fine reduced to $53,155.
OSHA also inspected Jeffboat shortly after Martin's death and issued another serious citation. In addition, OSHA cited Jeffboat on four occasions from 2007 to 2009 and issued a total of 16 violations.
Situated on 68 acres with 5,600 feet of waterfront, the shipyard is the largest single-site manufacturing facility for vessels in the United States.
Comment from Billy Russell, (2/20/2012, 12:00 PM)
I hope this picture of this guy painting was just a photo op, if not these people need serious training on coating application procedures and technique, my heart goes out to the families of the men that have lost there lives at this site
Comment from Tom Schwerdt, (2/21/2012, 8:22 AM)
The photo brings two things immediately to mind: 1)Fall protection doesn't work if it's not hooked on. 2) That is some incredibly bad spray application technique.
Comment from Frank Braden, (2/22/2012, 9:14 AM)
Having worked at Jeffboat in 2003 - 2004, I can attest that safety was, perhaps, not of the highest priority to the management at that time. The Friday prior to my termination, I had refused to allow my painters to board a barge due to high water and the danger of climbing and jumping almost 4 feet over open water to land on the barge deck. The yard superintendent was furious. I immediately went to the safety dept. and asked the director to accompany me to look at the situation. He agreed that the access was unsafe and supported my decision to prevent my employees from attempting to board the barge. This was on a Friday, as I stated. My last day was the following Monday. The safety director lasted another month or so. Go figure.
Comment from Jodi Bagodi, (12/28/2013, 7:12 PM)
Comment from M. Halliwell, (1/3/2014, 2:11 PM)
Jodi, my condolences on your loss. Billy's and Tom's comments appear to be aimed at the photo in the article, and were not aimed at your brother. The comments from Frank and the company's record seem to indicate that the company has some major issues with safety.
Comment from Billy Russell, (1/6/2014, 5:49 AM)
Jodi, my comments were in fact not directed in anyway towards the loss of your Brother, and neither was Toms, we are referring to the Photo, is that your Brother in the Photo ??????? Companies have Violations all over the world, it is solely up to us to know we need a harness, and Know we should be tied off, it should never be left up to a company to decide, ever!!!!!!! Blaster's/Coaters we keep each other safe by making a company do the right thing get me a harness, string a safety cable, we make that call because we are the ones at risk, not the guy back in the office !!!!!!!!!
Comment from Michael Deaton, (1/6/2014, 11:25 AM)
any loss of life or fellow brother is devastating. our condolences go out to the families of the 3 men who have died at jeffboat. ive been dealing with painters for 27 years and i can recall countless times where you can look anywhere on the job and see someone not hooked up. painters for some reason think that they are invisible...i am one of them! as a supt.,i do not tolerate not being hooked up. after 1 warning, you WILL go to the house and if it occurs again, you WILL be terminated. we CAN NOT watch another one of our brothers hit the ground.
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Morgan was born in 2003 to Carly and Sonny and was named after Jason Morgan and Stone Cates. He has mostly been an adoring little brother to Michael who was shot in 2008, which left him in a coma for a year, but Morgan has also bonded with his new stepdad Jax.
Since Michael woke up and left the hospital, Morgan has wanted nothing more than to spend time with his big brother, but Michael went to live with their father and then the Quartermaines.
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Former NCAA doubles champ Jeff Dadamo, recently-graduated Florida State University player Amy Sargeant, and former ATP pro Jesse Witten and his sister Sarah will represent the USTA Florida Section at nationals after capturing titles on Monday at the US Open Playoffs-Florida Section tournament, held on the campus of Florida State University in Tallahassee on May 25-28, 2013.
Each player in their respective men's singles, women's singles and mixed doubles divisions now advance to the US Open National Playoffs Championships in New Haven, Conn., held during the WTA New Haven Open at Yale -- Aug. 16-19 for singles, and Aug. 21-24 for mixed doubles.
The winner of the national men's and women's singles 16-draw tournaments will receive wildcards into their respective 2013 US Open Qualifying Tournaments (Aug. 20-23) at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, while the national mixed winner will receive a main draw wildcard into the US Open mixed doubles.
Dadamo, the top seed in the men's singles, defeated the No. 2-seeded Witten 6-4, 6-0 in the men's final. In the semifinals the former NCAA doubles champion for Texas A&M (with fellow Floridian Austin Krajicek) edged FSU player Joao Gauer 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-3, while Witten handled incoming FSU freshman Grayson Goldin 6-2, 6-4 in his semifinal.
In the quarterfinals Dadamo defeated 2012 men's champion Eric Hechtman of Miami 6-3, 7-6(5).
Witten bounced back to capture the mixed title with his older sister Sarah, defeating the Brazilian Gauer and fellow FSU player Kerrie Cartwright of the Bahamas 3-6, 6-2, 10-4. Witten reached the NCAA final in 2002 and competed on the pro tour for six years, while Sarah also played for Kentucky.
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CAMP TAJI, Iraq, Dec. 20, 2004 It's an age-old debate this time of year: real or artificial? Christmas tree that is.
And for many soldiers in Iraq who are real-tree enthusiasts, their location is causing them to do the unthinkable -- get an artificial tree. That is, of course, unless you happen to be Army Sgt. Maj. Della St. Louis, operations sergeant major for Headquarters Company, 4th Brigade Combat Team, of the 1st Cavalry Division.
"I have never had a fake tree, and I have no intention of having one this year," St. Louis said.
Frustrated by her inability to get a real tree on the Iraqi market, St. Louis sent out a distress call. "I sent an e-mail to a friend of mine who lives next door to my parents," the Ludington, Mich., native said. "My parents live right next door to a Christmas-tree nursery that my family has been going to for years to get their trees."
It didn't take long once the wheels were set in motion for an arrangement to be made where St. Louis would get her real, Douglas fir tree. Needlefast Evergreens Inc. agreed to donate two trees as long as St. Louis would cover the shipping costs. Without any hesitation the deal was made, and the trees began their long journey from the friendly confines of a Michigan tree nursery to Camp Taji, Iraq.
"I only had to cover shipping," St. Louis chuckled. "That's got to be the least expensive Christmas tree I've ever bought."
Once the trees made it to their final destination and were unpacked, the reaction from soldiers was universally the same: "Is that a real tree?"
St. Louis beamed proudly. "Why indeed it is!" she said.
Wanting to spread a bit of holiday cheer, St. Louis decided to take the tree for a grand tour of Camp Taji, stopping along the way to have soldiers help her decorate it. "What good is having a Christmas tree if you can't spread a little bit of the holiday season with it?" she asked.
Packing the tree, ornaments and candy canes into a Humvee, St. Louis took off, playing the role of Santa in desert camouflage uniform and a Kevlar helmet. First stop on the tour: Checkpoint #1.
Pulling to the side of the road, the initial look of confusion on the soldiers' faces was quickly replaced with smiles and laughter as St. Louis explained why she was out visiting them and what she wanted them to do. A few more decorations added to the tree, the mobile decorating team moved on to the next location.
"This is so cool!" exclaimed Spc. Brian Sumler, a member of Headquarters Company, 39th Brigade Combat Team, as he added a candy cane to the tree. "I can't believe someone was able to get a real tree into Iraq."
While the tree brought memories of home and the holidays to some troopers, for others, this will be their first Christmas with a real tree.
For Pfc. Erika Bruner, 19, assigned to Headquarters Company, 4th BCT, it's her first Christmas away from home, and the first time she has ever had a real tree. "I told sergeant major [St. Louis] I had never had a real tree before, and she told me that was crazy," Bruner said. "It definitely has a nicer smell then a fake tree."
One of the fully decorated trees found its home in the office of Army Master Sgt. Joni Evans, a 4th BCT career counselor , and the other will be on display at the brigade's tactical operations center.
Shaking his head in disbelief, 4th BCT Administrative Officer Capt. Tavares Tukes said, "Only some kind of Mack or a sergeant major could get a real tree in Iraq."
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It is not often that you can look at the last four in Europe's top competition and say that yes, they are the four single best sides on the continent. Usually, given that it is a cup competition, the best are knocked out before this stage. Not so this year.
And so we move onto Borussia Dortmund v Real Madrid and Bayern Munich v Barcelona full of anticipation. Dortmund v Real is a repeat of their clash in the group stage. In those games, Dortmund came out on top, deservedly winning at the Westfalonstadion and then coming within minutes of doing the same thing in Madrid.
It should be another set of well competed duels between the sides. Dortmund don't seem quite at the same level as they were then but logic dictates that this means the matches between them in the semis should be extremely even, given how the Germans had a clear advantage in the group stage.
Robert Lewandowski, Mario Gotze and Mario Gotze are quite a threesome going forward and they can strike fear into any defence. Sergio Ramos, Pepe and company will have to be wary and on their best form to keep them out. But then at the other end Madrid have Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema, Gonzalo Higuain and Mesut Ozil. That array of talent can really hurt Dortmund on the break. Dortmund will look to press Madrid back and force them onto the defensive, but Madrid like to break at speed and so this should be an open encounter which yields plenty of goals. The most clinical team should win, although Madrid have a poor record against German sides, particularly Bayern Munich.
Then there is the clash between Bayern Munich and Barcelona which has got the continent purring. Pep Guardiola's future side against the one he essentially built. It is a game which few can predict, so closely matched are the two sides. How can you separate a team who have steamrollered the opposition at home and abroad all season and, err….a team who have crushed all who challenged them all season.
These are two teams who have utterly dominated their leagues from start to finish. Both started the campaign with a run of successive wins and both have had a convincing European campaign. They have both stumbled. Barcelona were beaten in Milan and had to rely on away goals and Leo Messi to beat Paris St Germain. Bayern Munich lost to BATE Borisov in the group stage and were almost knocked out by Arsenal after winning the first leg 3-1.
These are two sides with vulnerabilities but subtle differences there are. Both will try to press high, but Barcelona like to pass the ball through the centre, whereas Bayern look to utilise wide areas and play a more direct game – a more obvious game if you like. Bayern's system has been ominously effective, sweeping all before them. But then Barcelona are one of the greatest teams of all time, with possibly the best player of all time in Messi. With Andres Iniesta and Xavi, if they are both fit and on form, and they should be, how can you count against Los Cules?
The final will be just as tantalising. Dortmund v Barcelona, Madrid v Bayern, Madrid v Barca or Dortmund v Bayern, whoever gets there it will be exceptionally tight. But this must be what UEFA marketing executives dream of. One of the most exciting conclusions to the competition in many a year awaits.


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Updated at: 02/01/2013 6:11 PM
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MALTA - Town Supervisor Paul Sausville said Malta will need help to be prepared, if Global Foundries goes forward with a second computer chip manufacturing plant.
In an initial step, the company submitted a request to the Town to amend its Planned Development District, to pave the way.
"It's big, it's big for New York State. It's far beyond Malta's ability to incentivise. It's beyond our ability to make it happen," Sausville said.
Global Foundries hopes the Town will amend its zoning legislation within 90 days, saying the entire process through site plan approval and building permit issuance will take about six months.
"We call this potential second fab, "Fab 8.2," and it would significantly expand our investment and capabilities in New York. We're not sure if or when we would build this second fab, but we're now working with Malta to amend the PDD to give us that option should we need it for our business in the future," said Travis Bullard, GlobalFoundries spokesman.
Saulsville said it could mean thousands of new jobs, but state leaders would have to help finance new roads, gas lines and onsite power generation.
"When you're dealing with a seven-billion project, we're not talking about a shopping mall with 100 million dollars of investment. We're talking about seven-billion dollars with huge infrastructure needs beyond that," Sausville added. "Somebody at the upper level's of government have to understand that if they want the high tech world to come to the Capital district areas they've got to seize the opportunity," he added.
The public will also be able to get a first look at the plans for Fab 8.2.
GlobalFoundries will be presenting them at a Malta town meeting on February 12 at 6:30.


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Oct. 31, 1967 R. B. GREEN ET AL 3,350,176
HYDROGEN GENERATOR Filed March 24, 1964 Pare/V2 Gene/*afar l! INVENTORS Habe/2" B. Greer; Haga Gersser 5mn/ey S. /wz'z United States Patent O 3,350,176 HYDROGEN GENERATOR Robert B. Green, Chatham, Hugo H. Geissler, Edison,
and Stanley S. Kurpit, Newark, NJ., assgnors to Engelhard Industries, Inc., Newark, NJ., a corporation of Delaware Filed Mar. 24, 1964, Ser. No. 354,476 3 Claims. (Cl. 23-281) This invention relates to apparatus for the production of hydrogen. More particularly, the invention concerns novel compact hydrogen generating apparatus which can be readily designed as a selfcontained hydrogen generator useful in connection with commercial and industrial processes to supply hydrogen. The invention is especially concerned with apparatus for hydrogen generation which is completely self-contained and may be employed as a portable hydrogen generator having significant commercial and military value.
In co-pending application Ser. No. 217,012, filed Aug. 15, 1962, methods and apparatus for hydrogen production employing steam reforming of hydrocarbon fuels as a source of hydrogen, and diffusion purification of hydrogen produced thereby, have been described. In that application, advantages of removal of hydrogen from a steam reforming reaction by means of diffusion coupled with utilization of 11n-diffused gases as combustion fuel gas for supplying heat to maintain the endothermic reforming reaction are set forth. That application is incorporated herein by reference.
The present invention constitutes improvements in the method and apparatus of the aforesaid application. An important feature of the present invention is the utilization of the residual undiffused gases separated from the reforming reaction zone as a source of providing the total energy requirements of the system. Heat obtained by the combustion of such unditfused gases provides the heat required for vaporization of fuel and water, as well as providing the heat required for the endothermic hydrocarbon steam reforming reaction. It may also exert the driving force for pressurizing the system by using the vaporization of the water for such purpose. A Ifurther advantage of the present invention resides in the utilization of a unique compartmented Water-fuel vessel wherein steam generated by use of such waste combustion gases provides the pressure necessary to feed fuel under pressure to the system. A further aspect of the present invention is the utilization of the pressure and/or temperature of the steam generator to control the amount of heat transferred from the Waste combustion gases to the steam generator, so as to provide positive control of the over-all system at any desired operating level. A further feature of the present invention is the utilization of the pressure of the steam generator operating through regulators and feed orifices against a nal effluent orifice to control the overall operation of the hydrogen generator. Another aspect is the aspiration of the required combustion air into the combustion chamber by means of the pressure of the reactor.
Hydrogen generators, in accordance with this invention can be built with capacities of about 1 to 2 s.c.f.h. and greater. As a matter of practicality, with units of about 6-10 s.c.f.h. capacity, the surface to volume relationship of the steam boiler and the start-up time associated with heating the large mass of water in such boiler may indicate the desirability of using other means of providing pressurization and conducting the vaporization. In such case, a hand pump or miniature pumps or other suitable means may be used for pressurization, still utilizing the heat obtained from the residual gases for vaporizat'ion.
In the practice of thepresent invention, hydrocarbon '3,350,176 Patented Oct. 31, 1967 r ICC fuel and water, in an appropriate ratio, are reacted in the presence of a steam reforming catalyst. The reforming reaction produces hydrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and methane. The hydrogen is partially withdrawn through a diffusion element, and the remaining hot reactor gases, when used directly as a fuel, supply the heat requirements for the process including steam generation and a sufficient allowance for radiation and convection losses and losses in the ue gas. As described above, the heat may also provide the driving force for pressurizing .the system. In addition, because only hydrogen diffuses through the diffusion element, no further purification or processing of the product hydrogen stream is required. The resulting apparatus therefore can be extremely compact as well as highly efficient, and lends itself well to miniaturization.
Briefly, the apparatus of .the present invention operates as follows: Fuel and steam flow from their respective tanks, are metered, pre-mixed and pass through a vaporizer-preheater coil before entering the reformer. Flue gases passing over the underside of the water-fuel tank, which may be finned to improve heat transfer or, alternatively, through a heat exchange coil which may be positioned in the water tank, provide sufficient heat to generate the steam. The liquid fuel is pressurized by means of auxiliary air pressure or, preferably, by a exible diaphragm disposed between the fuel and steam chambers.
Flue gases passing over the vaporizer preheater coil supply the heat to complete the vaporizat-ion of fuel and preheat the fuel-steam mixture to reactor entry temperature. 'Ihe fuel-steam mixture enters the reactor, where, in the presence of steam reforming catalyst, and utilizing heat transferred from the combustion zone, it is reformed to carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, hydrogen and methane. The product hydrogen is removed through the diffusion elements and passes to the hydrogen delivery line, optionally through a final cooling coil.
The residual fuel gas enters an operational burner where it is burned. Air is -aspirated into the combustion zone by the pressure energy of the residual -fuel gas passing through an aspirator orifice which maintains the system pressure. The combustion products ow through the reactor, the preheating coil, steam generator and out the exhaust. I
Specific features and advantages of the invention will become apparent from a consideration of the following detailed description and from the drawings, in which the sole figure accompanying this specification is a cross section of one embodiment of the present invention, showing schematic flow lines and associated controls.
Referring to the figure, a unitary hydrogen generator 11 is shown, consisting of a reactor-diffuser vessel 12 and a fuel, water and steam generator tank 13 mounted within the generator and in heat exchange relationship with central flue 14 of the reactor-diffuser.
As shown in the ligure, reactor diffuser 12 consists of annular concentric compartments. The inner compartment is a reaction zone 21 which is sealed from the hydrogen collection zone 17 by wall 20 and header 16. Diffusion element 15 is positioned in hydrogen collection zone 17. In a preferred embodiment, diffusion element 1S is in the form of a suspended coil. Diffusion element 15 lin the reactor, separated by permeation through the diffusion tubes and collected in chamber 17, exits'by line 18.
Line 18 is provided with pressure relief valve 19 and valve 22 which is of the open-closed type.
Catalyst 24 which is effective in steam reforming hydrocarbons, for example gasoline, kerosene, JP-4, to a mixture containing hydrogen, is provided in reaction zone 21.
The outlet of diffusion coil communicates with outlet line 27 through which residual gases from the reforming reaction after being depleted of product hydrogen (by diffusion into diffusion chamber 17) pass to aspirator 28. Aspirator 28 comprises an orifice which provides the back pressure against which the entire H2 generator is operated. Further, the llow of gases through this aspirator provides the motive power to inspirate the combustion air into the system. The combustion then takes place in combustion chamber 14. Combustion of these gases in flue 14 provides heat for maintaining the catalyst bed at the desired reforming temperature and provides necessary heat for preheating feed in coil 53 and generating steam in tank 13 hereinafter more fully described. Insulation 25 surrounds the reactor-diffuser.
Turning now to fuel, water and steam generating tank 13, it will be understood that this tank is mounted within the unitary generator in heat exchange relationship with the hot combustion gas produced in the reactor-diffuser. As shown in the figure, a suitable embodiment provides for the steam generator tank to be so placed in the generator that hot flue gas impinges on the underside 31 of the tank 13 which, if desired, may be of finned construction to provide heat transfer characteristics. Openings are provided in the generator wall as at 32 by which llue gas passes to the atmosphere. Alternatively, hot flue gases from flue 14 can be passed by conduit through a coil (not shown) disposed within water chamber 33 of the steam `generator in order to heat the water and provide necessary steam pressure. The degree of heat transferred to tank 13 is controlled by temperature sensing device 78 which operates damper 77. When the temperature rises above a predetermined set point, some of the flue gas is bypassed. Alternately, a temperature sensing device 78 could be a pressure sensing device positioned inthe vapor space of tank 13.
The fuel-water-steam generator tank 13 is divided into two compartments, water compartment 33 and fuel compartment 34, by a flexible diaphragm 36 which is impervious to steam and resistant to the action of gasoline or kerosene-like fuels. Suitably, flexible diaphragm 36 is composed of metal, eg., thin stainless steel sheet, plastic such `as Teflon or the like, or hydrocarbon-resistant rubber, e.g. neoprene. Fuel compartment 34 is provided with -fuel fill nozzle 37 and with pressure-resistant closure 38. Water chamber 33 is provided with water fill-nozzle 39 for introducing Water to the chamber, and with pressureresistant closure 41.
Depending upon the hardness and brackishness of the water used, the combination water-steam generator tank will have to be emptied periodically by spilling out the residue of water left in it. This emptying is preferably done at the end of every run. If the quality of the water is poo-r, scale will lay down on the sides and bottom of the steam generator over along period of time. When the scale deposit is of such magnitude as to reduce the elliciency of the hydrogen generator below a tolerable level, the scale is removed from the steam generator. This is easily accomplished by removing the quick fastening closure 42 that holds the upper and lower chambers together and removing the upper chamber and diaphragm, which will expose the lower chamber for cleaning.
Steam generated in chamber 33 during operation of the -generator passes by line 43 provided with pressure indicator 44 and valve 45 to pressure control valve 46 which can be manually adjusted to provide desired steam pressure in the steam exit line. Steam then passes by line 47 provided with pressure gauge 48 to fixed calibrated ori- `c 4.9 'through which the desired flow of steam is metered by controlling the pressure drop across the orifice, and then to mixer 51, from which an admixture of steam and fuel passes by line 52 to preheater coil 53 disposed within flue 14. Preheated mixture of steam and fuel is introduced to the reaction chamber by line 54 for distributing the fuel-steam mixture throughout the reaction zone. Pressure gauge 56 on line 52 is provided to monitor the pressure of the input stream to the reactor.
Referring to fuel chamber 34, it will be seen from the figure that line 61 is provided for passage of fuel in liquid form and under pressure to pressure control valve 62 which valve can be manually controlled. Line 61 is further provided with on-off valve 63. Fuel under controlled pressure as indicated by pressure indicator 64 passes by line 65 to precalibrated orifice 66 and thence by line 67 to fuelsteam mixer 51.
The hydrogen generator of the figure is further provided with auxiliary or start-up burner 71 which is of the blow-torch type, provided with manual piston 72 for pressurizing auxiliary fuel 73 of the hydrocarbon type therein, and having fuel feed orifice 74 and adjustable air inlet means 76.
A typical hydrogen generator of the type described herein can be operated as a portable back-pack type generator designed to deliver approximately 4 s.c.f.h. of hydrogen (referred to 1 atm. and 60 F.). Such a unit has been designed having an over-all volu-me of 2 cubic feet and weighing about 20 pounds. Fuel and water for start-up and 10 hours operation weigh approximately 6 pounds.
It will be understood that such a unit can be manufactured from material of construction known to be suitable, in terms of pressure and temperature requirements, by those skilled in the art. In one apparatus of the type described herein, the combustion chamber is fabricated from an Inconel X-750 tube having a 12" length and 0.0322 inch wall thickness. A 3-ineh O.D. tube of 304 stainless steel having a wall thickness of 0.05 inch positioned concentric to the inner combustion chamber provides the annular reaction chamber. The coiled diffusion tubes of 1/sinch O.D. comprised palladium-silver alloy of 4-mil wall thickness. The reactor-diffuser is insulated with 2-inch Kaowool designed to provide the required insulation at a minimum weight and volume. In the apparatus constructed in accordance with the invention, a flexible diaphragm of plastic-coated elastomer Fairprene is employed.
Operation and control of the apparatus described herein is simple and versatile. Initial start-up is provided by pressurizing start-up fuel in start-up burner 71 by means of manual piston 72. It should be understood that alternate methods of start-up can be provided, e.g. by providing a fuel line from the fuel compartment of the fuel-steam pressure generator to the start-up burner.
The burning of fuel in the start-up burner provides heat to bring the reactor up to the start-up temperature of between about 1000'l and 1500 F. During the start-up period, water in the steam generator tank 33 is vaporized and is passed by lines 43, 52 and 54, in the absence of fuel, to the reforming catalyst. Thus, the apparatus permits a brief steam (and air from pressurization) cleaning of the reforming catalyst to remove carbon deposits from previous operations and to thus regenerate the activity of the catalyst.
As pressure is transferred to the fuel in fuel compartment 34, and upon opening of valve v63, fuel is forced into the reactor in admixture with steam. The fuel-steam feed, preheated to vaporize the fuel in coil 53, passes to the catalyst by line 54 whereupon the reforming reaction is initiated. Residual fuel gas passes through the aspirator 28 by line 27, and is ignited in combustion chamber 14 by the flame from the start-up burner. When substantial hydrogen product gas is being produced, for example after 5-15 minutes of operation after initial start-up, depending on the fuel charge, the start-up burner is shut off and the self-contained unit is on stream.
During operation of the unit, reactor pressures of the order of 150 p.s.i.g. are used. With the reactor pressurelixed in this manner, a suflcient ow of fuel and the proportionate ow of steam to maintain the reactor pressure are admitted to the unit. This is done by controlling the pressure drop across calibrated xed area orices 49 and 66. The quantity of hydrogen delivered by the generator can be manually throttled by reducing the pressure drops across the fuel and steam feed orifices. With less material flowing into the reactor and through the eluent orice, a lower reactor pressure and hence a lower hydrogen delivery rate will result. In normal operation at a reactor pressure of p.s.i.g., the steam feed is provided at a pressure of about 160 p.s.i.g. (as indicated by pressure indicator 48), and the fuel feed at a pressure of 160 p.s.i.g. (as indicated by pressure indicator 64). At these pressures, and in view of the selection of calibrated orices 49 and 66 and in aspirator 28, the rate of steam ow to the generator will be in the range of 3 to 4 pounds per hour per pound of catalyst at a steam/fuel ratio of about 3:1.
The hydrocarbon fuel employed in the practice of the present invention may comprise normally liquid hydrocarbons, as well as liquiable natural gas hydrocarbons, such as propanes and butanes. Liquid hydrocarbon boiling in the gasoline, kerosene and gas oil boiling ranges, for example, BTX-Udex raflnate, JP-4 fuel, kerosene. and the like can be used as fuel.
Suitable catalysts for the production of hydrogen by catalytic steam reforming of hydrocarbon feeds are Well known and, in general, should possess high activity and good physical strength. Platinum group metal catalysts, e.g. Pt, Pd, Rh, Ru, Os, Ir, particularly Pt and Rh and combinations thereof have been found to be eifective catalysts. The catalyst metals are supported on refractory oxides, e.g. alumina, silica, thoria and combinations thereof. Calcium and magnesium oxides may be added to secure catalysts of greater strength at higher temperatures. It has been found that precious metal catalysts are particularly desirable because of the low steam/carbon ratios that can be used, thus further enabling the use of compact light-weight equipment.
In operation of the apparatus described herein, the choice of operating pressure will be dictated by the specification for delivery pressure of the hydrogen product.
This condition is determined by the hydrogen partial pressure driving force necessary for diffusion, In general,
the apparatus is employed at any operating pressure of 100 to 200 p.s.i.g., to provide a pure hydrogen eluent delivered at atmospheric to about 50 p.s.i.g.
What is claimed is: 5 1. Apparatus for the generation of hydrogen comprising in combination (a) a fuel source and steam generator contained in a compartmented unitary vessel, the fuel compartment being separated from the steam compartment by a flexible diaphragm impervious to steam,
(b) a combustion chamber disposed in indirect heat relationship with,
(c) a compartmented reactor consisting of a reaction chamber containing reforming catalyst and a hydrogen diffusion chamber, wherein a diffusion element permeable only to hydrogen is positioned,
(d) means for introducing fuel and steam to the reaction chamber for conversion to a gaseous mixture containing hydrogen,
(e) means for removing hydrogen from the diffusion chamber,
(f) means for removing residual gaseous products from the reactor,
(g) means for introducing said residual gaseous products into said combustion chamber, and
(h) means for supplying heat from the combustion chamber to the steam generator whereby steam pressure generated in said steam compartment exerts pressure on said flexible diaphragm.
2. Apparatus of claim 1 further characterized in that means are provided for controlling the supply of heat from the combustion chamber to the steam generator.
3. Apparatus of claim 2 wherein said means for controlling the supply of heat to steam generator comprises 35 a flue gas damper, the position of said damper being controlled by temperature and/or pressure of the steam generator.
References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 5/ 1916 Snelling 48-224 FOREIGN PATENTS 3/ 1927 Great Britain.
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Allison Baugher volunteers with Ballou International Education Program, an innovative initiative at the school where she teaches in Washington, D.C. For the past three years, Baugher has organized international travel for student groups and has worked with students and other teachers to fundraise the money for these trips. The first group went to Spain and Morocco, and last year, Baugher took the first-ever AP Spanish class at Ballou to Costa Rica. Each of the trips relied on fundraising to cover all costs.
This year Baugher has been working to develop a more sustainable program at the school with the goal of supporting three international tours this year and ensuring international travel opportunities to 50 students annually by next year. This spring, she will lead students to Ecuador on another study tour.
When Allison Baugher arrived at Susquehanna as a freshman in 2004, the teenager, who grew up on a rural orchard near Gettysburg and who was a middling Spanish student, would have laughed if you had told her she would soon be an award-winning Spanish teacher in Washington, D.C.'s inner city.
But, thanks to a confluence of influences and experiences that are the hallmark of Susquehanna's brand of liberal arts education, Baugher is entering her fourth year teaching Spanish at Ballou High School in the city's gritty southeast section.
During Susquehanna's pre-enrollment, language-proficiency exam, Baugher didn't even place out of the basic-level Spanish course. Yet, she discovered she loved Spanish thanks to Associate Professor of Spanish Amanda Meixell, who kept encouraging her to take more and more classes. "I don't know if I can squeeze this in," Baugher repeatedly told Meixell, while taking as many as 26 credits a semester to ultimately earn two bachelor's degrees—one with a major in Spanish, the other with dual majors in music and religion.
"You can do it," replied Meixell. "You've got to keep taking Spanish because you've come so far."
Susquehanna's SU CASA service trips to Nicaragua and Costa Rica and a semester studying abroad in Mérida, Mexico, sold Baugher on Spanish—and urban life. "Being on my own in a different country in a city like Mérida, where I knew absolutely no one, really opened my eyes and gave me the courage to do what I'm doing now," she says.
Then a last-minute application to Teach for America led to a two-year assignment at Ballou High School—one of Washington's poorest high schools—and ultimately a permanent position.
Thanks to Baugher's influence, the school has gone from offering just two years of Spanish to four years, including an advanced placement class. The AP class was implemented after she helped raise $25,000 to fund an eight-student trip to Spain. That was followed by a 2011 trip to Costa Rica that she partially funded with a $5,000 grant she received for her teaching at Ballou—the Linowes Leadership Award from the Community Foundation for the National Capital Region. Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands are next.
"Students here have to overcome so many extreme challenges in their lives yet they are so resilient," says Baugher. "They make me want to keep coming back in part because, compared to what they are struggling with, my job really isn't all that hard."
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Tutorial – Easy Valentine's Day Makeup, Work Safe, Neutral Gold Eye
This tutorial is designed to show you step-by-step how to create an easy neutral eye, perfect for work, most occasions, even Valentine's Day! If you have questions, feel free to ask, as the whole point of this is to help you!
You will need: Cash Flow paint pot (creamy base in an antique gold tone), Goldmine eyeshadow (true gold), Patina eyeshadow (dirty brown-gold), Bronze eyeshadow (dark brown with shimmer), Smut eyeshadow (dark cool brown) Feline kohl power (black kohl liner), Plushlash mascara (black mascara). For cheeks, Margin blush (dark coral-pink) was used; for lips, Russian Red lipstick (red) and Russian Red lipglass (red) were used.
Brushes: 219, 239, 249
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1. Start with a clean eye-space; if you fill-in your brows, you're welcome to do them now [or later].
2. Use the 249 and take several swipes of Cash Flow paint pot and begin to apply it to the inner lid.
3. Pull it outwards to be able to cover your entire lid area.
4. This is what it should look like.
5. With the 239 brush, pick up a generous amount of Goldmine eyeshadow and apply to the inner lid.
6. This is what it should look like.
7. Still using the 239 brush, pick up Patina eyeshadow and apply to the middle of lid, starting just above the crease and pulling the brush downwards.
8. Pull the color downwards to evenly color the entire middle portion of the lid.
9. Ta-da.
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11. Pull downwards to deposit the color evenly.
12. Bring your brush upwards and into the outer crease to darken it.
13. This is what you should have.
14. With your 239, pick up a small amount of Smut eyeshadow (go light and build up rather than grabbing a bunch, which could get messy), start in the middle-outer portion of the crease with the brush horizontal.
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19. This is what it should look like.
20. Apply a liberal amount of Bamboo eyeshadow onto your 239 brush and begin applying it directly under the inner portion of your brow.
21. Continue to apply it under your inner brow until you feel it fades nicely between the crease area and the brow bone.
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23. Keep pulling the brush until you are at the outer edge of your eye space.
24. With your 239 brush held horizontally, pick up a touch of Smut eyeshadow and apply it to the outer third of your lower lash line.
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27. With the 219 brush, pick up Goldmine eyeshadow and apply it to the inner lower lash line, starting at the inner corner and moving towards the center of the lower lash line.
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By Jerry Briggs : November 23, 2012 : Updated: November 24, 2012 12:20am
UTSA quarterback Eric Soza looks for a receiver against McNeese State in the Alamodome on Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012. (San Antonio Express-News)
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UTSA quarterback Eric Soza looks to pass against Louisiana Tech in Ruston, La., Saturday, Nov. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Kita Wright)
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UTSA quarterback Eric Soza (8) is brought down by Rice safety Malcolm Hill (11) during the first quarter at Rice Stadium, Saturday, Oct. 13, 2012, in Houston.
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UTSA quarterback Eric Soza dashes past New Mexico State defensive lineman Kevin Laudermill and scores a touchdown Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012, in Las Cruces, N.M. (AP Photo/Las Cruces Sun-News, Robin Zielinski)
UTSA quarterback Eric Soza (08) attempts a pass against Northwestern Oklahoma State at the Alamodome on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012. (Kin Man Hui / SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS)
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UTSA players including quarterback Eric Soza (08) high-five the crowd after their victory against Texas A&M-Commerce at the Alamodome on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. The Roadrunners defeated the Lions, 27-16. Over 30,000 were in attendance.
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UTSA's Eric Soza (8) scrambles from Texas A&M-Commerce's Shaquelle Massey (22) at the Alamodome on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012. The Roadrunners defeated the Lions, 27-16. Over 30,000 were in attendance.
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UTSA's Eric Soza (8) celebrates a touchdown with receiver Kenny Harrison (18) against Texas A&M-Commerce in the first half at the Alamodome on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012.
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South Alabama defender Randon Carnathan (93) pressures UTSA quarterback Eric Soza (8) in the first quarter Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala. (Press-Register/Mike Kittrell)
UTSA quarterback Eric Soza says he welcomes the opportunity to play a home game today at the Alamodome in front of a substantial number of fans cheering against him.
He'd love to see as many supporters of the Texas State Bobcats as possible.
Soza may even know some of those fans personally, considering he was a part of the Texas State program for one fleeting season back in 2009.
"I want that dome to be packed," said Soza, a junior from Beeville. "That's what college football is all about. I want them to have as many fans as they can bring. I know that Roadrunner Nation is going to outdo them pretty heavily because of the fan support we have here. But I think it's going to be a great atmosphere."
The atmosphere promises to be electric for a number of reasons.
First, you have the proximity of the two campuses, separated by 45 miles of Interstate 35.
Also, you have the history of three decades of competition between the schools in other sports.
Finally, you have a headline player such as Soza, who has been a student on both campuses, playing a prominent part in the first UTSA-Texas State football game.
Soza expressed mild disappointment to hear that it might be 2016 before the next game is scheduled.
"In every other sport they have that long rivalry," he said. "It's good for both of our communities. There's a lot of love-hate relationship between us."
Without a doubt, UTSA fans love it that Soza decided to leave Texas State in 2010.
Since then, the quarterback has stabilized the fledgling UTSA program with his mastery of the offense under coach Larry Coker.
With the Bobcats, he was second on the depth chart and had never taken a snap when he decided to leave. He said he doesn't have any hard feelings about his departure.
"I mean, for some reason, God didn't want me there," Soza said. "Something was telling me that it just wasn't there. Thankfully, Coach Coker gave me the opportunity to come here."
Last year, he led UTSA to a 4-6 record in its inaugural season.
This year, Soza has continued to improve under first-year offensive coordinator Kevin Brown, and the Roadrunners have clinched a winning record at 7-4 heading into today's season finale.
More significantly, a team with only 67 players on scholarship has posted a 3-4 record against teams with the FBS maximum of 85.
All three of those victories have come on the road at South Alabama, New Mexico State and Idaho, with Soza — the key scholarship athlete on the squad — emerging to play well in all of them.
"I think a lot of that goes back to Eric being the son of a coach," Coker said. "He's had that experience his entire life. He's pretty confident, and the guys around him know that."
With 85-scholarship Texas State in the house today, toting a 3-7 record after going through a much tougher non-conference schedule than UTSA has played, Soza gives the Roadrunners a chance to win.
"He's the catalyst, there's no doubt," Texas State coach Dennis Franchione said.
Playing in nine of 11 games this season, the son of Alice High School coach Chris Soza has thrown for 1,885 yards and has rushed for 267 more.
He has accounted for 22 touchdowns, 17 of them passing.
Most impressively, he has hit for a 59.9 percent completion rate while throwing 234 consecutive passes without an interception — the longest streak in the nation.
His one and only interception this year came in the fourth quarter of a season-opening victory at South Alabama.
"You know what that takes?" Coker asked rhetorically. "It takes a very smart quarterback and guys running proper routes. Also, protection is key. I tell you, Kevin has done an excellent job with him. Eric knows where to go with the ball."
Even though Soza attracts a large share of the media attention at UTSA, his teammates don't seem to mind because of his commitment to winning.
When Soza sat out two games in October with a hip fracture, he attended early-morning practices every day, dressed out in pads.
He could be seen running through the lines of players during warmups, executing flying body bumps, injured hip and all.
Soza continued to attend every meeting, taking copious notes in a spiral notebook, just as he always has.
Coker said last month that it was "huge" to have Soza fully engaged in team activities during his rehabilitation.
Said the coach: "It hasn't been a deal of 'Eric, you need to be here. You need to be the cheerleader. You need to do this. You need to do that.' It's just him. You don't have to tell him that. He just knows that."
Soza shrugged and said he has never considered typing out his notes or using modern technology to study the game.
Hand-written notes have always worked for him.
"It just helps me remember more," he said. "That's always been my studying technique. You write it down and you have to think about it. You write it. You see it. And it's a three-way go (after you practice it)."
Other UTSA players see the total commitment, and they follow the quarterback's lead.
"Eric's just a kind of guy you would fight for," UTSA center Nate Leonard said.
The Roadrunners (2-3 Western Athletic Conference) will have one last fight on their hands this season against the Bobcats (1-3 WAC).
Soza said he wants to keep his emotions in check even though he knows it will be an emotional game for everyone involved.
He said he isn't trying to make any statements about his own ability, not even to the Texas State supporters who might show up to see what he's all about.
After all, Bobcats' fans barely got to know him.
Soza played it coy when asked if he thinks Bobcats fans have been surprised with his performance to this point.
"Maybe," he said, smiling. "I guess we'll see."
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In the exclusive one-on-one interview on Wednesday with "GMA" co-anchor George Stephanopoulos, the president discussed initiatives to boost the flagging economy, tax cuts and the upcoming midterm elections. He also said Terry Jones' actions could boost recruitment of people who would be willing to "blow themselves up" in cities in America or Europe.
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Regulars at The Tivoli in Cheltenham will have to find another watering hole - for now.
The pub in Andover Road, Tivoli, has closed ahead of a major refurbishment.
Owner Enterprise Inns shut the pub amid fears it was closing its doors for the last time.
The venue has a troubled history and closed for three months between April and July after failing to keep up with soaring overheads.
But a spokeswoman for Enterprise Inns said the pub would be better than ever when it reopened next June.
She said: "It will be getting a considerable refurbishment. I can confirm there are no plans to close the Tivoli permanently and it will reopen next year."
A new survey has revealed that three pubs are closing every week in the South West.
The figures, released yesterday by the British Pub and Beer Association, spurred industry heads in the region to meet with MPs in Westminster to sign up to a new campaign.
'I'm backing up the pub' is calling on consumers, publicans, politicians and those who value British beer and the British pub to sign up in support.
BBPA chief executive Brigid Simmonds said it was time for action. "Wherever a pub closes, city or country, something precious about local community life is lost," she said.
The campaign manifesto, The Life And Soul Of Britain's Communities, calls on the Government to reverse the eight per cent increase in duty on beer imposed at the time of the VAT cut last January, when VAT returns to its 17.5 per cent rate on January 1 next year.
It also demands that plans to increase duty by two per cent above inflation in the Budget in March next year are scrapped.
Roland Elliot-Barry, who runs Battledown Brewery in Cheltenham, said: "I think it's a disaster that pubs in the county are closing at the rate they are.
"The Government seems to have had something against pubs this year. More and more people drink at home and that is reflected in our sales."
However, despite the closures, profits have increased at the Exmouth Arms in Bath Road, Cheltenham.
Supervisor Calvin Langdon- Bates said: "We're doing really well at the moment despite the recession. We feel flexibility and diversity is the key to fighting these figures. We hold stag do's at the weekend, cod and chips during the day and organise coffee afternoons."
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Set in the near future (specific year unnamed), Theodore is a sad sack. His marriage just broke up, he does not want to go out or do things, like hang out with friends, and his day job is writing personal letters (love letters, thank you letters, etc.) for other people who are just as pathetic as he is. So, what does he do to try to change things up some in his life: he buys a new computer with a personal, talking, interactive, emotive operating system (OS). And this OS changes his life.
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The third and last (?) in the Richard Linklater directed and Julie Delpy/Ethan Hawke starring series, Before Midnight again features more dialogue and banter between characters than plot. But, after three movies, we are used to that and we know these characters so well, we pretty much know what they are going to say and do. Not that this is a good or bad thing…but it's comfortable. Like an old pair of slippers, these films have charmed us, endeared us, and romanced us. A little refresher on the series: Before Sunrise (1995) is set in Vienna and has Jesse (Hawke) and Celine (Delpy) meeting on a train and taking a risk by spending the whole day with each other. They talked and walked and laughed and talked and walked and laughed some more. As they fell in love, so did we with them.
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