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A method and apparatus for directing a foamed material, such as a foamed binder, across the lateral dimension of a moving surface in a uniform and controlled metered flow. In accordance with the method the foamed material is fed into an interior compartment of an applicator unit and is spread laterally as it moves through the compartment toward a laterally extending metering flow gap. After being laterally spread the foamed material is metered in a uniform, controlled manner across the lateral dimension of the moving surface. The applicator unit of this invention has a housing that includes a body portion and a door portion movable relative to each other to form, in a closed condition, the interior compartment that receives the foamed material. The body portion and door portion also aid in forming the laterally extending metering flow gap in communication with the interior compartment, and a passage extends through a wall of the housing to permit the foamed material to be introduced into the applicator unit.
1. A method of metering a foamed material across the lateral dimension of a surface of a moving substrate in a controlled manner, said method including the steps of:
forming a foam material comprising a liquid and a gas; thereafter
directing the foamed material under pressure into a receiving section of the interior compartment of an applicator unit above a partition means extending into said compartment, said interior compartment terminating at one end in a narrow, elongate metering flow gap having a depth up to about 60 mils;
forming a single pocket of compressed air that extends laterally across the interior compartment by trapping air in the compartment between the partition means, walls of said compartment and an upper surface of the pressurized foamed material, said pocket of compressed air establishing a substantially uniform force along the upper surface of the foamed material across the lateral dimension of the compartment to thereby impart a substantially uniform force to the foamed material for metering it in a controlled manner uniformly through the narrow flow gap; and
moving the substrate past the metering flow gap with the elongate dimension of said flow gap extending laterally across the width of the substrate surface, whereby a controlled quantity of the foamed material metered through the flow gap is deposited uniformly across the width of the substrate surface.
2. The method of claim 1 including the step of moving the foamed material from the receiving section to a delivery section of the compartment through a foam premetering orifice established by the partition means and extending laterally across the compartment adjacent one side thereof for aiding in distributing the foamed material laterally across the width of the interior compartment and in establishing said single pocket of compressed air.
3. The method of claim 2 including directing the foamed liquid through the applicator unit at a flow rate of at least 175 (gm/minute)/(12" lateral length) (100 feet per minute of web forming line speed).
4. The method of claim 2 wherein the receiving section and delivery section each have volumes greater than 71 in3 /foot of lateral length.
5. The method of claim 3 including the step of establishing the foam premetering orifice between an edge surface of the partition means and an interior wall of the compartment, said edge surface and interior wall being spaced apart a distance greater than the surfaces forming the metering flow gap.
6. The method of claim 5 including the step of spacing the surfaces forming the premetering orifice so that they are no more than about 100 mils apart.
7. The method of claim 1 wherein the foamed material is a non-stabilized foamed material.
8. The method of claim 1 wherein the foam material that is formed is a non-stabilized foamed binder, including applying the binder to the surface of the moving substrate for the purpose of bonding a fibrous assemblage that, prior to bonding, is flimsy and difficult to handle without fiber separation.
9. The method of claim 8 wherein the surface to which the foamed binder is applied is a surface of the fibrous assemblage.
10. The method of claim 8 wherein the surface to which the foamed binder is applied is a binder transfer surface that is moved into engagement with a surface of the fibrous assemblage to transfer the binder to said assemblage.
11. An apparatus adapted to meter a foamed liquid in a controlled manner across the lateral dimension of a surface of a moving substrate, said apparatus including a housing comprising a body portion and a door portion rotatable relative to each other between opened and closed conditions, said body and door portions forming an interior compartment for receiving the foamed liquid when in a closed condition, partition means joined to an interior surface of one of said body portion and door portion for dividing the interior compartment into an upper receiving section for the foamed liquid on one side of said partition and a lower delivery section on the opposite side of said partition, a passage communicating with the liquid receiving section of said interior compartment through a wall of said housing to permit foamed liquid to be introduced into said compartment, said body portion and said door portion, when in a closed condition, aiding in the formation of a laterally extending metering flow gap spaced from the partition means and communicating with the lower delivery section of the interior compartment through which the foamed liquid can be directed from the lower delivery section of said interior compartment onto the surface of the moving substrate.
12. The apparatus of claim 11 including means for adjusting the position of the door portion relative to the body portion while maintaining the door portion and body portion in a closed condition.
13. The apparatus of claim 11 including an elongate, flexible member extending laterally across the door portion and being attached to said door portion, and adjustment means for engaging said flexible member and adapted to move said flexible member relative to the body portion to permit the spacing of the metering flow gap to be varied.
14. The apparatus of claim 11 including a flexible lip extending from the metering flow gap for guiding the foamed liquid in a thin, sheet-like layer onto the surface of the moving substrate.
15. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the door portion is movable relative to the body portion on floating hinge means.
16. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein said partition means includes adjustable members for providing an adjustable premetering orifice to aid in laterally distributing the foamed liquid as it moves from the receiving section to the delivery section of the interior compartment.
17. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein said partition means is connected to the door portion of the housing.
18. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the receiving section and the delivery section each have volumes greater than 71 in3 /foot of lateral length.
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for metering a foamed material in a uniform, controlled manner; most preferably for the purpose of applying the material uniformly across the width of a fibrous assemblage.
The dispensing of stable and non-stable foamed liquids onto a moving surface from an applicator unit is known in the art; as is exemplified by U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,181,199, issued to Voelker, and 3,395,201, issued Kalwaites. Although the properties of these two types of foamed liquids are very different from each other, they are both difficult to disperse as thin, uniform layers across the width of a moving surface. This is particularly troublesome with non-stable foams that tend to loose their cellular structure upon engaging the moving surface, since there is very little opportunity to doctor these foams into a uniform layer. The problem is most acute when the moving surface receiving the non-stable foam is a fibrous web, which is the case in the bonding operation described in the above-mentioned Kalwaites patent. In this latter situation the capillary properties of the fibrous web tend to aid in very rapidly breaking down the foam structure by drawing liquid from the foam into the web surface.
In accordance with the foam bonding technique disclosed in the above-mentioned Kalwaites patent, nozzles are employed to direct a foamed binder into nips provided between compression rolls and the fibrous web to be bonded. The nozzles will initially direct the foamed binder into engagement with the web in an uncontrolled manner, and thereafter, the binder will be forced into the web by the compression rolls. Even though the compression rolls will provide some metering of the binder, the Kalwaites technique is not believed to be well suited for use in obtaining a uniform cross-machine-direction distribution of binder on the web; especially if the web is wide. This lack of uniformity can create undesirable variations in product properties.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,181,199, issued to Voelker, is directed to an applicator for both generating a stable froth, such as of polyurethane, and thereafter directing the froth onto a moving surface in the form of a thick, stable foamed sheet. Voelker does not in any way relate to a method of metering a thin, uniform layer of a foamed material onto his moving surface. Clearly, Voelker does not even touch upon the special problems associated with achieving a uniform lateral distribution of non-stabilized foamed materials onto moving surfaces; especially onto fibrous webs where cell break down and liquid absorption tend to occur very rapidly.
In view of the state of the art, a need is believed to exist for an improved foamed liquid application method and apparatus for achieving a uniform cross-machine-direction application of a foamed material onto a moving surface without the need for doctoring the material, and, when the moving surface is a fibrous web, without the need for significantly compressing the web. It is to such a foamed liquid application method and apparatus that the present invention is directed.
In accordance with this invention both non-stabilized and stabilized foamed liquids can be metered through a metering flow gap of an applicator unit as a thin, sheet-like layer uniformly distributed across the lateral, or widthwise direction of a moving surface. This invention is particularly useful in applying a foamed liquid, such as a non-stabilized foamed binder, to a moving fibrous web; either by directly metering the foamed liquid onto a surface of the web or onto a surface of a conveyor belt or drum that is used to transfer the liquid to the web.
Since the foamed liquid, in accordance with this invention, is initially applied to a moving surface as a uniform layer, there is no need for a secondary "knifing" or "doctoring" operation. This is an extremely important advantage of this invention; especially when the foamed liquid is of the non-stable variety tending to break down rapidly upon contacting the moving surface. When such a non-stable foamed liquid is used there is virtually no opportunity to knife or doctor it into a uniform layer before the foam breaks down.
In this invention a foamed liquid is directed into an interior compartment of the applicator unit, and is thereafter spread in a lateral direction prior to being directed through the metering flow gap. This aids in establishing a controlled, uniform flow of the foamed liquid across the entire width of the flow gap; preferably in the form of a thin, sheet-like layer.
In the most preferred embodiment of the invention the interior compartment of the applicator unit includes surfaces that are spaced close to each other to form a premetering orifice. This orifice is located between an inlet opening for the foamed liquid and the metering flow gap to aid in laterally spreading the binder before it is directed through the metering flow gap.
In a preferred method of this invention a non-stabilized foamed liquid, such as a foamed binder, can be applied directly to a fibrous web from the applicator unit, and will penetrate into the web without a compressing operation. This is achieved as a result of the force imposed upon the foamed binder in the applicator to move it through the metering flow gap, the instability of the foamed binder, and the capillary forces present in the fibrous structure. All of these factors contribute to breaking down the cell structure of the foam so that the liquid binder will be drawn into the web.
The applicator unit of this invention is of an extremely simple construction for achieving excellent cross-machine-direction uniformity in the metering of a foamed liquid through the flow gap. The applicator unit includes a housing formed by a body portion and a door portion that are rotatable relative to each other to form, when in a closed condition, the interior compartment for receiving the foamed liquid. This interior compartment can be easily and thoroughly cleaned by merely opening the door portion of the housing, and flushing the exposed compartment. This movable mounting between the body portion and the door portion also permits easy maintenance and adjustment of interior parts.
The body portion and door portion of the housing also aid in forming the elongate, metering flow gap at an end of the interior compartment remote from a foamed liquid inlet passage. This metering flow gap communicates with the interior compartment to permit the controlled cross-machine-direction metering of the foamed liquid onto a moving surface; preferably as a thin, sheet-like layer.
In the preferred construction of the applicator unit an adjustable partition is included in the interior compartment to form the premetering orifice that helps to laterally spread the foamed liquid as it is directed toward the metering flow gap. Most preferably the premetering orifice and the metering flow gap are adjustable in a relatively simple and reliable manner to accommodate process changes such as, for example, a change in the type of foamed liquid being used.
It is an object of this invention to meter both stable and non-stable foamed liquids in a controlled manner uniformly across the width of a moving surface.
It is a further object of this invention to meter a thin, uniform, sheet-like layer of a foamed liquid from an applicator unit onto a moving surface.
It is a further object of this invention to meter a foamed liquid in a controlled manner across the width of a moving surface for the ultimate purpose of applying the liquid to a fibrous assemblage.
It is a further object of this invention to provide a unique method of applying a non-stabilized foamed liquid, such as a foamed binder, substantially uniformly across the width of a fibrous structure.
It is a further object of this invention to provide a foamed liquid applicator unit which is extremely versatile, and yet is simple in design and reliable in operation.
Other objects and advantages of this invention will become apparent by referring to the detailed description which follows, taken in conjunction with the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic view of part of a web forming line employing a bonding system in accordance with this invention;
FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of a foamed liquid applicator unit in accordance with this invention, as viewed along line 2--2 of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a side elevation view of the applicator unit, as viewed from the right of FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a sectional view along line 4--4 of FIG. 2;
FIG. 5 is a sectional view along line 5--5 of FIG. 2;
FIG. 6 is a sectional view along line 6--6 of FIG. 2; and
FIG. 7 is a fragmentary sectional view of an alternate embodiment of a metering flow section of a foamed liquid applicator unit.
Many different types of stable and non-stable foamed liquids can be applied to a moving surface in accordance with the method and apparatus of this invention. However, the description which follows will be directed primarily to the most preferred embodiment of the invention in which a non-stabilized foamed binder is applied to a fibrous web; either by directly metering the foamed binder onto the web, or alternatively, by metering the foamed binder onto the surface of a conveyor or drum that is used to transfer the binder to the web.
FIG. 1 shows part of a web forming line 10 employing a foamed bonding system in accordance with this invention. This line can include many different types of nonwoven web forming systems 12; however, in a preferred mode of practicing the invention an air-lay system is used; such as the one disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,862,472, issued to Norton et al on Jan. 28, 1975, and assigned to Scott Paper Company. The Norton et al patent is incorporated by reference into this application.
In the Norton et al process a loosely compacted batt of short fibers, such as wood pulp, and an opened batt of longer, textile-length fibers, such as rayon or polyester, are directed into a blending device in which individual fibers from the batts are separated and blended together to form a relatively heavy basis weight feed mat. This feed mat is subsequently processed in a web-forming device into a lower basis weight fibrous web of the type that has been bonded in accordance with this invention. Specifically, the web forming device individualizes, or separates fibers from the feed mat and directs them in an air suspension through a conveying duct onto a foraminous web forming surface to form a fibrous web including a blend of the wood pulp and textile-length fibers; with the wood pulp fibers being the predominate fiber component, by weight, in the web. It is this latter web that is shown schematically at 14 in FIG. 1, and, as initially formed, is quite flimsy and difficult to handle in the web forming line. In order to improve the structural integrity of the web it can be either calendered or embossed, and this can be accomplished with a pair of compression rolls 16 and 18. Either one or both of these rolls can include a series of raised projections on its surface to form an embossed pattern in the web, if desired. However, even when the web is in a calendered and embossed condition it is still to weak for many applications, and will tend to lose its structural integrity unless further stabilized; such as by bonding. A typical embossed web that can be bonded in accordance with this invention is disclosed in co-pending application Ser. No. 497,024, filed Aug. 13, 1974, and entitled NONWOVEN FABRIC AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME. This latter application is incorporated by reference into the instant application.
After the web 14 has been compressed or embossed by the rolls 16 and 18, it is directed by a conveyor 20 to a foam bonding station 22. In the illustrated embodiment the bonding station 22 includes a web transport and binder transfer conveyor 24, and two foamed binder applicator units 26 and 28 of this invention. The conveyor 24 has a solid surface, and the applicator unit 26 deposits a thin layer of the foamed bonding material on this surface for subsequent transfer to the fibrous web 14. Therefore, the surface of the conveyor that receives the bonding material must be of a character that will transfer the foamed bonding material to the web 14 when a surface of the web engages the bonding material on the horizontal run 29. A silicone or PVC-coated conveyor is suitable for this purpose. As the web 14 moves along the horizontal run 29 the second applicator unit 28 directs a controlled, metered flow of foamed bonding material across the lateral extent of the opposed web surface; and the web 14, with bonding material applied to both surfaces, is directed into a conventional oven 30 to dry the web and set, or cure the binder. Thereafter the web can be rolled up for storage or use.
An adjustable back up plate 31 is positioned in alignment with each applicator unit 26 and 28, but on the side of the conveyor 24 opposite said units. These plates 31 are movable in the directions indicated by the double-headed arrows to permit adjustment of the spacing between the applicator units and the surfaces upon which the foamed binder is to be applied.
Although one web forming line 10 is shown in FIG. 1, it should be understood that this is shown only for purposes of illustration, and that foamed bonding systems in accordance with this invention can be employed in many different web forming lines. For example, the line can be designed so that both applicator units 26 and 28 apply the foamed bonding material to conveyor or roll surfaces positioned on opposite sides of the web. Thereafter these surfaces, with the foamed binder on them, can be moved directly into engagement with the opposed surfaces of the fibrous web to provide the bonding function. Alternatively, the foamed binder first can be applied directly to one surface of the web, and thereafter, the web can be turned to apply a foamed binder layer directly to the opposed web surface. If desired the bonding material applied to one surface of the web can be dried and/or cured by passing the web through an oven prior to applying the bonding material to the opposed web surface.
This invention can be employed to bond many different types of webs; including paper and wet-lay nonwoven webs. However, the invention is most beneficially employed to bond flimsy webs that, prior to bonding, are difficult to handle without fiber separation. In this latter situation the present invention can be employed to provide a uniform binder distribution without "picking" fibers from the web surface, and without significantly compressing the web to excessively reduce its thickness.
If desired this invention can be employed to apply the foamed binder to a fibrous web or drum surface as part of a creping operation. Specifically, the foamed binder can be employed to adhere the web to a creping drum for subsequent removal by a creping blade.
In accordance with this invention other types of foamed liquids can be introduced into a fibrous web. For example dyes can be added for aesthetics, and perfumes can be added for fragrance.
This invention resides in the construction of the foamed liquid applicator units 26 and 28, and in a unique method of employing these units to achieve controlled metering of small amounts of a foamed liquid onto a moving surface in a uniform manner. Since both of the units 26 and 28 are of the same construction, the invention can be specifically described in connection with a preferred use and structure of the applicator unit 28.
Referring to FIGS. 2, 3 and 6, the applicator unit 28 includes an interior compartment 32 formed by a main body portion 34 and a movable door portion, or closure 36. The main body portion is fixed to suitable framework, such as is indicated at 35, and the door portion is rotatable relative to the body portion. In addition the entire unit is rotatable about an axis (not shown) so that it can be moved out of the way for initially threading the web 14 through the line during start up, or if necessary, for the purpose of cleaning the line.
The door 36 is movably mounted relative to the main body 34 through a pair of spaced-apart floating hinges 38. These floating hinges permit slight adjustments to be made in the position of the door relative to the main body to change the operating conditions of the unit 28, as will be explained in detail hereinafter. In order to maintain the interior compartment 32 liquid-tight the mating surfaces of the door 36 and main body 34 are provided with suitable sealing gaskets, such as those indicated at 37 in FIGS. 4 and 6. To prevent warping of the door a stiffening assembly 39 is provided (FIGS. 3, 4 and 6).
Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, each of the floating hinges 38 includes an axle 40 rotatably secured within a vertically movable block 42 so that the door can be rotated relative to the body portion. The opposed ends of the axle extend beyond the block 42 into enlarged end passages 44 in the legs of a generally U-shaped frame 46 that in turn is attached to the fixed framework 35. These enlarged passages 44 permit a slight, or limited floating action of the block 42 and axle 40 within the confines of the frame 46. Movement of the block 42 is limited by spaced nuts 48 and 50 secured to a threaded bolt 52 on opposite sides of an intermediate horizontal section 54 of the frame 46. In order to counterbalance the weight of the movable door 36 a compression spring 56 is interposed between the horizontal base 58 of the U-shaped frame 46 and a washer 60 retained adjacent the upper end of the threaded bolt 52.
Referring to FIGS. 4 and 6, the interior compartment 32 of the applicator unit 28 includes an upper receiving section, or plenum 62 for initially receiving the foamed binder 61 from a conventional foaming device (not shown). In this invention applicant has satisfactorily employed an Oakes foam generating device (Model 14 MT5A), manufactured by Oakes Machine Corporation in Islip, New York, for whipping air into a liquid binder to form the foamed binder system. The foamed binder 61 is introduced into the upper receiving plenum 62 through an inlet conduit 64, as can be seen best in FIG. 4, and then passes into a lower delivery section, or plenum 66 through a premetering orifice 68, as can be seen best in FIG. 6.
The premetering orifice 68 is provided by a partition 70 that includes an L-shaped bracket 72 connected to the inner wall of the movable door 36, and a series of plates 74, 76 and 78 adjustably connected to this bracket. The inner surfaces 74a, 76a and 78a of the adjustable plates cooperate with the rear wall 80 of the compartment 32 to form the premetering orifice 68, and to permit different adjustments to be made to the orifice gap across the width of the bonding unit (FIG. 4).
Although the partition 70 is shown as including three adjustable plates, the number of plates can be varied, depending primarily upon the width of the bonding unit. For example, the bonding unit illustrated in this application is 40 inches wide. However, in wider units it may be desirable to include more plates to permit greater latitude in controlling the gap of the premetering orifice 68 in different regions across the width of the unit. In bonding units of a width less than 40 inches it may only be necessary to form the partition 70 with a single adjustable plate.
Although the illustrated embodiment shows the bracket 72 of the partition 70 connected to the inner surface of the movable door 36, it is possible, and in some cases desirable to reverse this arrangement. Specifically, the bracket 72 can be connected to the inner surface of the main body 34, and the premetering orifice 68 established between the inner surfaces 74a, 76a, 78a of the adjustable plates 74, 76 and 78, respectively, and the inner surface of the movable door 36. The particular arrangement that is employed depends upon the orientation of the bonding unit 28. For example, if the unit is tilted so that the door 36 is lower than the main body 34 the premetering orifice 68 should be established between the inner surface of the door and the partition 70 to permit the foamed binder to flow from the upper plenum 62 to the lower plenum in a metered fashion. For the same reason the premetering orifice should be established between the inner surface of the main body 34 and the partition 70 when the bonding unit is tilted in the opposite direction.
Referring to FIG. 6, an extremely significant and preferred feature of this invention resides in the formation of a pocket of compressed air 82 that is established as the foamed binder 61 moves through the premetering orifice 68 into the lower delivery section, or plenum 66. What happens is the foamed binder 61, being a viscoelastic material, traps a pocket of air between its upper surface 63 and the partition 70. This air pocket exerts a substantially uniform force on the foamed binder across the width, or cross-machine-direction of the applicator unit 28, and this aids in helping to establish a controlled, uniform, metered flow of the foamed binder out of a metering flow gap 84 extending across the width of the applicator unit at an end of the lower delivery section 66 remote from the partition 70. This metering flow gap 84 is formed, in part, by the lower most edge of a flexible profiling plate 86, and by a lower bottom edge of the main body 34. The apparatus is provided with a number of laterally spaced apart adjustment screws 88 (FIGS. 2 and 6) that are alternately threaded into and against the profiling plate 86. These screws can be individually actuated to flex the plate for adjusting the opening of the metering flow gap 84 along the lateral extent of the applicator unit.
The applicator units 26 and 28 are most beneficially used when it is desirable or necessary to meter small quantities of a non-stabilized foamed binder in a controlled manner across the width of a moving surface for the ultimate purpose of applying a uniform coating of the binder across the width of a fibrous web structure. For example, a bonding station 22 of the type shown in FIG. 1 can be beneficially used to bond an embossed air-laid web in the basis weight range of from about 0.5 oz./yd.2 to about 6 oz./yd.2 with an adhesive add-on, based upon the final weight of the product, of less than 20%, and most preferably on the order of 10%.
Different types of binders can be employed in accordance with this invention; provided that they are foamable. For example, different types of latex binders; including acrylics (e.g., HA-8 sold by Rhom & Haas, Philadelphia, PA), ethylene vinyl acetates (e.g., TR-120 sold by Air Products and Chemicals, Allentown, PA) and styrene butadiene rubbers (e.g., AM-5100 sold by Union 76-AMSCO, Charlotte, NC); have been employed successfully in this invention. These binders have been foamed with different amounts of surfactants, and with no plasticizers or other foam-stabilizing agents, thus providing the non-stability desired in the preferred foams utilized in this invention. Applicant has employed foamed binders having densities up to about 0.20 gm./ml., and densities of less than 0.10 gm./ml. have worked best. Most preferably the density of the foamed binder is kept at a level no higher than 0.07 gm./ml. Representative foamed binders useable in this invention are also disclosed in earlier-discussed U.S. Pat. No. 3,395,201, issued to Kalwaites. This latter patent is incorporated herein by reference.
Non-stabilized foamed binders are preferred for use in this invention because their cellular structure will readily break down upon being applied to the surface of a fibrous web to permit the liquid to penetrate and bond the web without forming a binder skin that can adversely effect handfeel and absorbency. The preferred non-stabilized foamed binders that have been used in this invention, when left to stand in a filled, 1000 ml. beaker at standard temperature and pressure, will have at least 50% of their liquid content drain to the bottom of the beaker within ten minutes. These types of foams are clearly distinguishable from stabilized foams of the type that are deposited on a moving surface to form a physically distinct sheet or layer, either by itself, or as part of a laminate construction. The cells of the stabilized foams do not break down rapidly upon being directed onto a moving surface, even when the moving surface is a fibrous web. The sheet or layer formed from these foams will actually have a permanent cellular structure after setting or curing.
In the preferred operation of the applicator units 26 and 28 the premetering orifice 68, across its entire lateral dimension, has a spacing greater than that of the metering flow gap 84. For example, in using a 40 inch wide applicator unit of this invention with a non-stabilized foamed binder, the inner surface 74a of the adjustable plate 74 has been spaced from about 40-60 mils from the interior wall 80 of the main body 34; the inner surface 76a of the adjustable plate 76 has been spaced about 100 mils from this interior wall, and the inner surface 78a of the adjustable plate 78 has been spaced about 25 mils from this interior wall. In this embodiment the opening of the metering flow gap 84 has been maintained at from about 18 to about 20 mils. The premetering orifice 68 will aid in laterally extending the foamed binder across the width of the applicator unit; but not with the degree of uniformity that is generally required for direct use in bonding a fibrous web. However, the binder, after premetering, is in a condition to be subsequently metered in a controlled uniform manner through the narrow constriction provided by the metering flow gap 84. To aid in refining the lateral distribution of the foamed binder the lower plenum 66, for at least a portion of its length, tapers toward the metering flow gap 68 to thereby decrease the depth of the plenum (FIG. 6). This also tends to spread the foamed binder in a lateral direction to aid in achieving a controlled metering of the binder through the metering flow gap 84. As indicated earlier, the force established by the air compressed in the pocket 82 is substantially uniform across the width of the upper surface 63 of the foamed binder 61, and this provides a very desirable function in helping to establish controlled, uniform metered flow of small quantities of the foamed binder through the entire lateral extent of the gap 84; preferably as a thin, sheet-like layer.
The volumes of the upper and lower plenums 62 and 66, in applicators having a width greater than one foot, should each preferably be at least 71 in.3 /ft. of lateral length to achieve a high degree of uniformity. Excellent results have been obtained with the volume in the upper plenum 62 at about 115 in.3 /ft. of lateral length, and with the volume in the lower plenum at about 180 in.3 /ft. of lateral length. Excellent results have been obtained by directing a foamed binder having a density of 0.06 gm./ml. through the bonding units at a rate in excess of 350 (gm/min.)/(12 inches of lateral length) (100 feet per minute of line speed); lower flow rates giving equivalent results with lower densities (e.g., 175 (gm./min.)/(12 inches of lateral length) (100 feet per minute of line speed) at a foam density of 0.03 gm./mil.). In some cases satisfactory results can be obtained at flow rates as low as 175 (gm./min.)/ (12 inches of lateral length) (100 feet per minute of line speed) with foams having a density greater than 0.03 gm./mil. The line speed is determined at the downstream end of the line, where the web is generally rolled for storage of subsequent use.
The most desirable manner of operating the bonding units 26 and 28 is to position the lower edge of the profiling plate 86, which forms the downstream edge of the flow gap 84, either on the same level or just beneath the edge (e.g., less than 5 mils) of the main body 34 that forms the upstream edge of the gap. If the downstream edge of the gap is positioned above the upstream edge the foamed binder tends to curl around the downstream edge to prevent controlled uniform metering of the foamed binder out of the applicator unit. With the desired arrangement noted above, heights of the downstream lip above the moving surface range up to about 0.050 inches.
Referring to FIG. 7, a soft flexible rubber sheet 87 has been used in conjunction with the downstream lip. Good results have been obtained with 1/64" thick neoprene sheet rubber extending typically 1/2" past the metering gap opening. This flexible lip tends to follow the contour of a fibrous web, which may be irregular. Variations in web thickness of Ī1/4" may easily be accommodated while maintaining the uniform sheet-like quality of the foamed binder leaving the metering flow gap 84. The lip rides on the foamed sheet, but neither doctors the foam nor excessively compresses the web. What the lip does is convey the sheet-like binder layer to the web surface, while preventing said layer from breaking up into irregular lumps or globules.
Although the premetering orifice 68 and the metering flow gap 84 can be adjusted, they are generally maintained in a fixed position during each production run. Adjustment may be necessary if the type of foamed binder is changed; but ordinarily there is very little need to change the settings once they have been made.
From the above discussion it should be apparent that the foamed binder is not generated in the applicator unit 28. The applicator unit of this invention is designed to receive the liquid after it has been foamed and thereafter meter it in a controlled manner through the metering flow gap 84. This is significantly different from the system disclosed in the earlier-referenced Voelker patent; involving entirely different design considerations.
Referring to FIGS. 2, 5 and 6 the applicator unit 28 has several unique features which enhances its versatility. As indicated earlier, the movable door 36 is rotatably mounted through floating hinges 38 to move relative to the main body 34. In the preferred embodiment of the invention inner surfaces of the profiling plate 86 and a lower region of the main body 34, indicated at 86a and 34a respectively, slope toward each other and terminate in the flow gap 84. This arrangement of sloping surfaces permits adjustment of the depth of the metering flow gap by merely changing the vertical position of the door 36 relative to the main body 34. Small changes in the vertical position of the door relative to the main body are permitted by the floating hinges 38.
In order to maintain the door 36 in different vertical positions, vertically adjustable locating members 90 and 91 are employed (FIGS. 2, 3 and 5). These members are mounted in supporting brackets 92 adjacent side walls 94 and 96, respectively. As can be seen in FIG. 5 the locating member 90 includes a generally spherical head 93 joined to one end of a stem section 95. The head 93 is received within a cylindrical opening 99 of a bushing 100 retained within the door 36, and the location of the member 90 relative to the door can be adjusted through opposed jack screws 102 and 104. The locating member 91 is adjustably mounted within a supporting bracket 92a, identical to bracket 92, in the same manner as the locating member 90. However, as can be seen in FIG. 2, the locating member 91 includes a head 93a that is not spherical, and actually has a maximum lateral dimension less than the diameter of the cylindrical opening 99a of its cooperating bushing. This reduced lateral dimension is desirable to avoid the necessity of imposing excessively stringent tolerances on the lateral spacing of the locating members 90 and 91, relative to the lateral spacing of the bushings in which the heads of the locating members are received. From the above discussion it should be apparent that slight vertical adjustments of the door 36, within the limits of movement permitted by the floating hinges 38, can be established and maintained by adjusting the position of the locating members 90 and 91 through the jack screws 102 and 104. As explained above this will actually effect an adjustment of the metering flow gap 84.
Referring to FIGS. 2, 3 and 4, an additional means of adjusting the metering flow gap 84 is provided by a pair of adjustable door stops 106 and 108 positioned adjacent each side wall 94 and 96 of the main body 34. Each of the door stops 106 is adjustably positioned within an identical bracket 110, and the door stops 108 are adjustably positioned with brackets 112 and 114, respectively. As can be seen best in FIG. 4, the bracket 112 has a hollow passage 113 which communicates with the foamed binder inlet conduit 64 at one end, and with a opening 115 extending through the side wall 94 of the main body at the other end. The opening 115 directs the foamed binder into the upper receiving plenum 62 of the interior compartment 32.
The door stops 106 and 108 actually aid in adjusting both the premetering orifice 68 and the metering flow gap 84 by varying the spacing between the main body 34 and movable door 36. Note that the sealing gaskets 35 are hollow compressible members, and are designed to permit the sealing function to be maintained even when the door 36 is moved slightly in a direction away from the main body 34 to enlarge the premetering orifice and flow gap.
Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, fluid-actuatable cylinders 120 (only one of which is completely shown in FIG. 3) are operated through suitable fluid lines (not shown) and are supported by brackets 122 adjacent the opposed side walls 94 and 96 of the main body 34. Only one of these mountings is shown in FIG. 3; the other mounting being identical. Each of the pneumatic cylinders 120 includes a piston rod 124 having a mounting clevis 126 (FIGS. 2 and 3) at one end thereof. The clevis includes spaced apart fingers 127 rotatably connected to a flange 128 of a supporting bracket 130 that is attached to an interior surface of the door 36 (FIG. 3). Thus, actuation of the fluid cylinders 120 will rotate the door 36 about its floating hinges 38 to either open or close said door, as desired.
As can be seen best in FIGS. 2 and 6 a flushing line 132 can be attached through an opening in the top wall of the main body 34 to provide communication for helping to flush out the interior compartment 32 without opening the door 36. However, when a thorough cleaning or flushing is required, the door 36 is opened to expose the entire interior compartment. The movable arrangement permitting the door to be opened for cleaning the interior compartment is very important; especially when residues of the foamed liquids are of the type that will harden and clog the applicator units if they are allowed to remain in the units between uses.
As a result of the unique construction of the foamed liquid applicator units 26 and 28, a convenient and reliable arrangement is provided for easily adjusting the metering flow gap 84, and also for providing easy access to the interior compartment 32 to permit thorough cleaning of the compartment, and, when desired, to permit adjustment of the plates 74, 76 and 78 of the partition 70 for adjusting the premetering orifice 68.
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Maria Henriquez, Powerball winner: Miami woman claims $2 million prize
She didn't quite hit Powerball, but Maria Henriquez, 25, of Miami, claimed a $2 million Powerball prize from the Aug. 8 drawing.
She hit five of five white balls, but missed on the red Powerball. Henriquez's winning ticket was purchased from Publix, located at 1525 SW 107th Ave. in Miami.
Since January, when Powerball increased the prize from $1 million to $2 million for matching 5 of 5 winning numbers on a Powerball with Power Play ticket, Henriquez is the eighth Florida player to become a Powerball multi-millionaire.
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The Columbus Foundation's Great Needs Challenge
The Columbus Foundation's Great Needs Challenge was created to address urgent needs and support seven local nonprofit organizations that provide basic needs services to tens of thousands of central Ohioans every year.
In an extraordinary outpouring of generosity, Columbus Foundation donors and members of the community responded to the Challenge, and in less than a month surpassed $1.9 million in gifts to The Columbus Foundation's Great Needs Challenge. The Governing Committee approved an initial matching pool of $500,000 to support the effort, and an additional $100,000 in matching funds were made available for the public match, including a $25,000 gift from the William H. Davis, Dorothy M. Davis and William C. Davis Foundation. For every one dollar contributed, fifty cents was added, until the match was exhausted.
Support Participating Nonprofits:
Broad Street Presbyterian Church
Primarily serving the downtown and near east side areas, this choice food pantry is open five days a week, offering afterschool snacks, grab-and go summer lunches for children during the summer, and healthy recipes. Clients may come once per month, and a second time only to receive fresh produce and bread. Total persons served from January 1, 2012 through September 30, 2012 was 17,031.
Total Raised: $23,849.53
Community Kitchen
Community Kitchen offers a free, hot nutritious breakfast and lunch six days a week at main site on South Ohio Ave. and lunch five days a week at its satellite site at 453 North 20th St. It primarily serves the Near East Side and the Near South Side, however anyone is welcome. Other services include bus passes for medical appointments and new employment, personal care bags for toiletries, health screenings, and assistance with completing forms and requirements for other social service agencies. Community Kitchen served 70,761 individuals from January 1, 2012 through September 30, 2012.
Total Raised: $6,799.53
Faith Mission
The Community Kitchen at Faith Mission serves three meals each day, every day of the year to anyone in need in the community. It doesn't request demographic information and attempts to remove all barriers between the person in need and food. Other services include three emergency homeless shelters with a capacity for 262 adults. Faith Mission served 312,351 individuals from January 1, 2012 through September 30, 2012.
Total Raised: $38,369.00
Gladden Community House
Gladden Community House, a three-day supply choice food pantry, provides 200 food baskets that are delivered each month to homebound seniors and disabled residents. In addition, it provides education and recreational programs, emergency assistance, and advocacy and support for almost 10,000 community individuals, families, and groups each year. Gladden Community House serves Franklinton, the Southwest community, south of Franklinton to Frank Road; and the eastern most part of the Hilltop community west of Franklinton to Highland Avenue. It served 28,207 individuals from January 1, 2012 through September 30, 2012.
Total Raised: $15,408
Holy Family Church
Holy Family Church operates a full hot meal soup kitchen for lunch Monday through Friday 10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. and its food pantry is open from 10:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Mt. Carmel Outreach provides medical screenings each Thursday and Job and Family Services works with the organization twice a week to help people get food stamps, Medicaid, HEAP, Golden Buckeye cards, prescription aid, and Medicare Premium. It served 129,125 Franklin County residents from Janaury 1, 2012 through September 30, 2012.
Total Raised: $25,242.53
Lutheran Social Services
Each family may visit one of Lutheran Social Services' pantries up to two times each month. By focusing on choice within the USDA food groups, it hopes to educate and reinforce the importance of proper nutrition to improve our neighbors' and our community's health. The Ohio Benefit Bank provides easy access to a wide range of programs including food stamps and health insurance.
Lutheran Social Services served 106,023 Franklin County residents from January 1, 2012 through September 30, 2012.
Total Raised: $26,201
Near Northside Emergency Material Assistance Program (NNEMAP)
NNEMAP's basic goal is to provide a six-day supply of food per month to qualifying individuals and families residing in the postal zip codes 43201, 43211, and 43215. Clients may visit the pantry twice each month to receive a three-day supply of food. Its primary focus of improving the nutritional offering for all of its clients continues to grow. Approximately 10 percent of them are homeless and 1/3 are new. Since most do not have access to cooking or refrigeration, it provides homeless emergency kits. Complete with items that have pop-top lids, these bags are full of items that can be eaten as they are packaged. This choice food pantry served 17,956 individuals from January 1, 2012 through September 30, 2012.
Total Raised: $6,519.06
St. Stephen's Community House
St. Stephen's Community House primarily serves residents of Greater Linden, but no one is ever turned away. It provides a wide range of family and community supports meeting the needs of children, youth, families, and seniors. A childcare center is located on-site. Also, The Ohio Benefit Bank is offered. St. Stephen's Community House served 16,500 individuals from January 1, 2012 through September 30, 2012.
Total Raised: $14,312.53
The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army Material Assistance Program helps low-income individuals and families living in Franklin County who are experiencing a financial crisis or lacking a basic need. The organization operates five choice food pantries in central Ohio, providing a three-day supply of food for the entire household, every 30 days if needed. The program also provides assistance in the form of food, clothing, furniture, and utility assistance and/or rental assistance. Total residents served from January 1, 2012 to September 30, 2012 was 17,215.
Total Raised: $25,327
Mid-Ohio Foodbank
Mid-Ohio Foodbank feeds hungry people by providing food and grocery products to a network of agencies in Franklin County, along with 19 additional counties in central and eastern Ohio, which distribute food directly to individuals and families in need. As demand for food assistance continues to grow, our community supported Mid-Ohio Foodbank's distribution of 45 million pounds of food over the past twelve months—enough to provide 101,700 meals to children, seniors and families in need every day. It serves 280 agencies in Franklin County.


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That's a tricky question. But Google decided to reveal a part of the mystery by showing the number of page views per week for the universal gadgets - those gadgets that work in the personalized homepage, in Google Desktop or syndicated in other sites.
Fortunately, it's very easy to see the numbers for almost any gadget (but not for feeds), so here's a list of some of the most popular gadgets:
* Date & Time - 130,290,121 page views per week
* Google Calendar - 91,491,639 page views per week
* Driving Directions - 38,615,797 page views per week
* Map Search - 31,460,719 page views per week
* Wikipedia search - 27,314,972 page views per week
* Dictionary.com search - 12,520,786 page views per week
* YouTube search - 9,515,502 page views per week
* Google Reader - 3,383,720 page views per week
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Crispy Chicken Cutlets Recipe
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This is an easy entree I proudly serve to company. Try it for your next spur-of-the-moment dinner party or family dinner. Even your most finicky eater will be singing its praises—and yours!—Debra Smith, Brookfield, Missouri
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (6 ounces each)
- 1 egg white
- 3/4 cup finely chopped pecans
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- Flatten chicken to 1/4-in. thickness. In a shallow bowl, lightly beat egg white. In another shallow bowl, combine the pecans, flour, salt and pepper. Dip chicken in egg white, then coat with pecan mixture. Let stand for 5 minutes.
- In a large skillet, brown chicken in butter and oil over medium heat for 4-6 minutes on each side or until juices run clear. Yield: 4 servings.
Originally published as Crispy Chicken Cutlets in Taste of Home April/May 2000, p9
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"Excellent. I used chicken thighs, cause I can't eat chicken breasts, and very finely ground the pecans down to nearly a flour, also added a bit of parmesan cheese to the original recipe. I cooked two per the recipe, and baked the remainder of the recipe cause I didn't want to stand over the stove and didn't heat up the right size pan to cook in one batch."
Reviewed Nov. 28, 2012
"lacking flavor"
Reviewed Sep. 28, 2011
"I really like this. Prep was pretty quick. The coating was just enough. I used finely ground walnuts because I didn't have pecans. Very nutty and flavorful"
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"This was very good, but I think I would make a little more breading the next time I make it."


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I don't understand why some the actors, who are usually very good, are sooooo hammy when doing Shakespeare. I am now listening to "Green-Eyed Monster" (an adaptation of Othello).
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Othello is a high ranking officer in the Italian military. He is also black. He falls in love with and marries a white woman of means. This causes plenty of problems for everyone involved and Othello becomes the victim of underhanded actions. Another good presentation of Shakespeare on CBSRMT.
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Adaptation of "Othello"
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2004-05...Current school record holder in the 500 Free and 1000 Free...Placed 11th in the 500 Free, eighth in the 1650 Free and eighth in the 200 Fly at the A-10 Championships...Member of the fifth-place record-setting 800 Free Relay...Also member of the seventh-place 200 Free Relay and fifth-place 400 Free Relay...Holds top five times in XU history in the 100 Fly, 200 Fly, 200 Free and 1650 Free...Holds a top 10 time in the 100 Free snd top 20 times in the 50 Free and 200 Breast.
2003-04...Swam a career-best in the 500 Free, 100 and 200 Fly...Placed fourth all-time in XU history in the 500 Free and fifth all-time in the 200 Fly...Had a 12th-place finish at the A-10 Championships.
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Crime Report: June 20, 2013
911 Calls
Rutherford County Sheriff's Department was dispatched to 130 calls on Wednesday; Forest City police had 118 calls; Rutherfordton police was dispatched to 38 calls; Spindale had 31 calls; Lake Lure had 2 calls; Rutherford County EMS responded to 58 calls and Rescue had 52 calls.
Fire Calls
Cliffside Fire Department was dispatched to a motor vehicle accident; Ellenboro firefighters responded to a fire alarm; Rutherfordton Fire Department was called to a structure fire.
Tammy Dawson of Ellenboro was charged with resisting/obstructing a public officer; $1,000 bond.
Jordan Thomas Hall, 24, Empire Drive in Eden, was charged with second-degree trespassing and open container violation; custody release.
Jason Ramey Harris, 30, McBrayer Court in Forest City, was charged with second-degree trespassing; custody release.
Metina Medford of Ellenboro was charged with making a harassing phone call; $5,000 unsecured bond.
Lisa Romero, 30, West Liberty Street in Forest City, was charged with aid and abet second-degree trespassing; written promise to appear.
Ernest Marlowe of Rutherfordton reported an incident of larceny.
Blake Martin of Forest City reported an incident of damage to property.
Erick Nelson of Mooresboro reported an incident of larceny.
Sharon Robinson of Rutherfordton reported an incident of larceny.
Kim Shelley reported an incident of fraud.
Michael Webb of Mooresboro reported an incident of larceny.
An employee of ABC Daycare, Inc. reported an incident of breaking and entering, larceny and damage to property.
An employee of Belk's reported an incident of concealment and larceny.
An officer of the Forest City Police Department reported an incident of damage to property.


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Your honey laden affections
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Your soft smooth hands
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Fall is often when you look more closely at your swimming pool and realize you need to make some changes.
Perhaps the decking is cracking and peeling, or the interior needs resurfacing. Maybe you want to redo the deck or add a waterfall or fireplace.
Maybe you're no longer using your pool. The kids have moved out of the house, and you now own one of the thousands of home pools in Arizona where no one dips even a toe in the water anymore. Maybe you want to get rid of it or change it dramatically. Is that even possible?
Here are several options for dealing with a deteriorating deck or pool:
Pool builders say that many pool owners want to make cosmetic changes like building waterfalls or fireplaces along the edges of pools or adding tile trim inside the pool rim.
When it's time to redo the pool deck, builders say, many people choose pavers over concrete; another common choice is tumbled travertine tiles. Whatever the decking, it will heat up in summer, but lighter-colored materials are slightly cooler. It's probably best to redo the deck in a paving material to match your patio, or you'll probably have to do the patio as well.
Changing the structure.
You can actually renovate the pool in other structural ways to make it more attractive. How about adding what builders call a Baja sun shelf? This is an enlarged entry step at the shallow end where sunbathers can relax on lounge chairs nearly covered with water.
Another recent trend is for homeowners to remove their diving boards and make their pools shallower at the diving end, according to Doug Sydenham of Postorino Pools in Scottsdale. This renovation can appeal to those with children or grandchildren or someone who wants to swim laps but always wants to be able to touch the bottom. As a bonus, it can be safer to get rid of the diving area, because many older pools with diving boards aren't deep enough to meet current building standards.
According to pool companies, for a depth change like this, the pool's floor is chipped out and drains are relocated or stubbed up. Then, an aggregate base of crushed rock is put in and compacted. A steel grid connects the remaining parts of the old shell with the new area and shotcrete is sprayed into the grid. Finally, the pool is resurfaced.
You can also make a pool smaller, believe it or not. It's not cheap to do, but you can move the walls in on a big pool to create more deck space. Many times this requires removing all the walls to change the configuration.
Some fixes like these can actually cut water and heating expenses for the pool a little bit — but certainly not enough to pay you back for the changes during your years in the house.
Pool removal.
To end utility and maintenance costs forever, you can remove the pool completely. That may sound like an extreme measure, and it can be pricey.
The cost will depend on the size of your pool, but it also depends on access. Can an earthmover be moved easily into your yard? One demolition company told us it can cost from $2,700 to $13,000 for the entire removal. Afterward, landscaping and fencing might have to be moved or replaced to accommodate the work.
Removing an in-ground pool is not easy, and sometimes it is never completely "gone." Here's what happens. Often a pool company will subcontract the demolition. Be sure that the contractor has checked with your city to get any permits required. Cities vary in their regulations about how the removal must be done. The utilities — typically water and power — must be turned off.
The water has to be drained out of the pool, of course. Then the demolition contractor digs a 5-foot by 5-foot hole in the bottom of the pool that gets filled with an aggregate base of crushed rock. This will provide drainage from rainfall or other water after the pool is filled in.
Generally, cities require that the top 2 feet of the pool walls plus the decking be removed. Often the demolition contractor will dump this debris into the hole rather than carrying it away, if the owner agrees to it. Finally, top soil is brought in to cover the site, and the area is graded so a homeowner can relandscape.
Craig O'Grady of Desert Sun Pools, which specializes in renovations and building, says he will do the job only if the entire pool is removed. The concern is that a homeowner who later sells the home might not disclose to a buyer that a partial pool is still in the backyard.
There might be legal problems if a new owner tries to build something in the backyard, such as another pool or a villa, and then discovers a carcass of a dead pool underground.
So, unless your pool is in terrible shape, you might consider renovating instead. After all, an attractive swimming pool can add value to the price of your home when you sell.
Covering up the pool.
Phoenix company Deckover Pool Retirement has another solution for those who want more outdoor living space that doesn't involve a pool. It can build a deck using composite lumber on top of your pool. The deck goes on top of a structure of wooden beams built inside the existing pool. The pool is drained, of course, and utilities are turned off. The whole process usually takes about a week.
In order to prevent drainage or mold problems in the pool, a pump is installed to remove possible rainwater; ventilation areas are provided so the shell of the pool can breathe.
The pool is basically intact under the flooring so that at a future time, the deck can be removed and the pool can be used again, although it may need some renovation.
For more do-it-yourself tips, go to rosieonthehouse.com. Rosie Romero is the host of the Rosie on the House radio program from 8-11 a.m. Saturdays on KTAR-FM (92.3) in Phoenix. Reach him at 888-767-4348.


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- Murakami Wins #1 Singles, but Bearcats Lose to Linfield, 6-3, at NWC Tournament
Men's Tennis | Saturday, April 18, 2009
Murakami Wins #1 Singles, but Bearcats Lose to Linfield, 6-3, at NWC Tournament
YAKIMA, WASH. -- Andrew Murakami (Sr., Wahiawa, HI/Leilehua HS/Univ. of Redlands) of Willamette University defeated Kyle Anderson of Linfield College in a super tie-breaker, at #1 singles, 7-5, 4-6, 10-6, but the Bearcats fell to the Wildcats, 6-3, in the third place match of the NWC Men's Tennis Tournament on Saturday, April 18 at the Yakima Tennis Center. Linfield improved to 16-7. Willamette ended its dual match schedule with a 10-9 record.
Willamette also won the top two doubles matches. Cody Ferguson (Fr., North Bend, OR/North Bend HS/Western Oregon Univ.) and Matt Houser (So., Vancouver, WA/Evergreen HS) downed Brent Kingzett and Walt James at #1 doubles, 8-3. Murakami and Micah Mack (Jr., Wenatchee, WA/Wenatchee HS) held off Mark Magdaong and Ward Van Mens in #2 doubles, 8-5.
With Willamette taking the top positions in both singles and doubles, Linfield had to win nearly all of the remaining matches to claim the win. The Wildcats were able to sweep the #2 through #6 singles flights and also won at #3 doubles.
Van Mens of Linfield needed a tie-breaker in the first set before defeating Ferguson, 7-6 (7-5), 6-2. The closest match in singles was at the #5 position, where Linfield's Tal DeWitt edged out Mack of Willamette in a third-set tie-breaker, 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (7-2).
With his win at the #1 position, Murakami improved to 12-6 on the season. Ferguson and Houser upped their doubles record to 7-1, while Murakami and Mack raised their mark to 6-2.
The Bearcats will conclude the season at the Ojai Tournament in Ojai, Calif., on April 23-26. Action is scheduled throughout the day during the prestigious college tennis event.
MATCH RESULTSLinfield College 6
Willamette University 3
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Why he matters: As head of his firm's music department, the onetime concert promoter handles major names such as Red Hot Chili Peppers and Slash — along with his former cook, Food Network's Giada De Laurentiis, who for five years fixed dinner for his family three times a week.
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As per the NCTE circular, the CTET test will now have an increased time limit for the test. TET which initially had 1.30 hours each for both paper 1 and paper 2, will soon be rolling on 2.30 hours for each of the papers.
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Republican border protection bill could override environmental protections at Big Bend
Republicans argued that the national parks along the border "have been turned into personal landfills for illegal border crossers," where smugglers dump trash, leave human waste, destroy vegetation and start wildfires. They also cited dangers to visitors, including increased robberies and auto theft. [Read More]
Texas senators applaud Obama administration decision not to list sand dune lizard as endangered
"The decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to withdraw its proposal to place the Sagebrush Lizard on the endangered species list is welcome news. It shows how common sense can prevail when federal regulators work with local governments and other interested parties," Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison declared. [Read More]
Republicans accuse ex-EPA official of ducking House hearing to meet with Sierra Club
"The fact that Dr. Armendariz was just blocks away and still refused to testify at our hearing raises even more questions. If he had time on his schedule to meet with the Sierra Club, it is even less clear why he was unable to fulfill his prior commitment to testify," said Rep. Fred Upton. [Read More]
'I think we can win it outright,' Ciro Rodriguez says as enviro group launches new attack ad
A national environmental group upped the ante Tuesday and threw more money behind an effort to stop former Rep. Ciro Rodriguez in the Democratic primary for a San Antonio congressional district. The League of Conservation Voters is spending $100,000 on a television ad campaign targeting Rodriguez, D-San Antonio, for his votes on energy policy. Rodriguez […] [Read More]
Rep. Bill Flores: DC bureaucrats blocking domestic energy production
The U.S. has tremendous oil and gas reserves that cold lead it to energy security, but too few policymakers see them as assets, Rep. Bill Flores told the Offshore Technology Conference, echoing a common theme among industry leaders and their GOP allies. [Read More]
EPA regional director for Texas resigns over 'crucify' comment
The Obama administration's top environmental official in the oil-rich South and Southwest region has resigned after Republicans targeted him over remarks made two years ago when he used the word "crucify" to describe how he would go after companies violating environmental laws. [Read More]
Texas GOP outrage at EPA official's 'crucify' comment grows: Abbott denounces 'radical' agenda; Poe wants official fired
Texas Republicans are steaming mad about comments made by the Environmental Protection Agency's regional director for Texas, who off-handedly compared the EPA's regulatory strategy to old-fashioned crucifixions. Here are the latest reactions from Attorney General Greg Abbott and Rep. Ted Poe. [Read More]
Americans back range of energy policies, with partisan splits
A majority of Americans support a range of energy and environmental policies from more oil drilling to federal funding for renewables to regulations that curb pollution, albeit with significant partisan differences, according to a new Gallup poll.
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On Thursday, the Michigan House passed a group of 4 bills that will work to clarify aspects of the state's medical marijuana law. Since Michigan's medical marijuana law was passed in 2008, many critics have felt as though the law had too many grey areas or loopholes that allow people to take advantage of the system and put patients at risk. The passage of these new bills will help to protect patients' rights and create more safeguards to ensure that the medical marijuana program is not abused.
The House passed four bills which will now go to the Senate for review. The legislation will create a new panel of fifteen physicians and other members who will review petitions to approve additional qualifying conditions to add to the state's list.
In addition, the legislation will require patients to have their pictures put on their medical marijuana cards so that their identities can be verified. The legislation also aims to define the type of relationship needed between a patient and a doctor for the doctor to be able to recommend medical marijuana.
An additional amendment allows criminal defendants to say that they are a medical marijuana user in court, which could potentially help their legal cases.
While the legislation is meant to help medical marijuana patients, many marijuana advocates actually oppose the legislation, or are at least concerned about the limitations that it could have on patients.
Due to the fact that the voter-approved medical marijuana law is part of the state constitution, the House needed to approve 2 of the bills that specifically amended the law by a 3/4 majority of its members.


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Weeks after Senate Majority Leader Reid pulled a broad jobs package in part because it was seen as including deals for special interests, the Senate this week will vote on a bill that will allow passage of most of that original package, including business tax breaks and special state funding.
If the $150 billion measure passes this week, the Senate will have approved in two pieces an expanded version of a measure introduced last month by Finance Chairman Max Baucus and ranking member Chuck Grassley. Reid discarded that bill, arguing that some provisions, including dozens of expired tax breaks for business, amounted to special deals for "fat cats."
But the bill on the floor this week includes the same extensions of the tax breaks the Finance bill contained. It also contains long-term extensions of provisions that expired Sunday, including unemployment insurance, COBRA healthcare subsidies for laid-off workers and a fix preventing physicians from a 21 percent cut in Medicare reimbursements.
The Senate Finance Committee was expected to release a copy of the bill this afternoon. According to a draft circulated last week, it contains farm disaster aid sought by Senate Agricultural Chairwoman Blanche Lincoln and others.
That aid package sets aside $21 million for sugarcane growers in Hawaii and a $75 million bailout for chicken farmers affected by the 2008 bankruptcy of a poultry company.
The sugar money would be made available to the Hawaii Transportation Cooperative to allocate in a commodity loan program for sugar growers.
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and other earmark critics have previously faulted similar set-asides for Hawaii sugar growers secured by Senate Appropriations Chairman Daniel Inouye, arguing the money was included in aid packages for disasters that did not affect Hawaii.
A spokesman for Inouye defended the earmark.
"The sugar business may be moving out of the islands, but these companies still control large portions of prime agricultural land," the spokesman said. "It is in the best interest of the community that we provide for these firms as they reinvent their business model to account for Hawaii's current economic climate."
The bill also sets aside $75 million for "no-interest emergency loans" to chicken farmers who had contracts canceled due to the bankruptcy filing by Pilgrim's Pride in December 2008.
Lincoln, who faces a potentially difficult re-election fight, has told chicken farmers that she was working to convince the Agriculture Department to buy out loans of producers harmed by the shutdown of the processing facility.
Meanwhile, House Democratic leaders still hope to put a $15 billion jobs package on the floor this week, as they continue talks with members of the Blue Dog Coalition seeking an offset of the cost of the bill and the Congressional Black Caucus and others who would prefer a larger jobs measure, according to a senior House Democratic aide.
Democratic leaders are working with the Blue Dogs to find an offset for the cost of the measure, which CBO put at about $12 billion over five years and $2 billion over 10 years.
Failure to find an offset would require the House to waive its pay/go rule, a move that Blue Dogs are not inclined to support.
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August 4, 2015
COLLEGE STATION, Texas This Veterans Day Old Glory can be seen flying all over the College Station City Cemetery as volunteers decorated graves of past service members.
News 3 looked at the annual tradition that is continuing to grow.
Red, white, and blue and an expression of gratitude around the College Station Cemetery.
"I'm a veteran. I was in the Navy," said Clyde Collins of Bryan as he walked around the cemetery.
Collins is part of the National Sojourners Masonic Veterans Group which purchased hundreds of flags.
"We've been assisting with doing this for a number of years now," said Collins.
Ellen Marquis Horner is a volunteer with the National Sojourners and member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
This is something they've done nearly 20 years.
"Yesterday I put out 24 at the new cemetery, memorial cemetery. So we have this year probably about 815 flags that we put out," said Horner.
It takes a team of about 25 volunteers to come to the cemetery to put out all these flags. A small way to say thank you to heroes no longer with us.
Major Robert Epps is also part of the National Sojourners and served in the Army for conflicts including the Korean, Vietnam and El Salvador - Honduras Border War.
"We do this every Memorial Day and every Veterans Days and we also do the flag shows, the patriotic flag shows for various groups here in the Brazos Valley," said Epps.
"Drive through the cemeteries and look at the flags and remember them in your prayers and thoughts," added Ellen Marquis Horner.
Keeping our local heroes close in heart proud of the life they led.
The flags will be at the cemetery until Tuesday when College Station City Staff will come retrieve the flags which will be used again.
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|Michael Creel
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Przemek Klosowski wrote:
I am trying to fit function b*(x^a), but I don't know much about fitting and I also have problems with derivatives. I am using leasqrdemo.m, where I defined p = [-1,10]; .... function y = leasqrfunc(x,p) y = p(2)*(x^p(1)) endfunction but I don't know what the leasqrdfdp should look like. function y = leasqrdfdp(x,f,p,dp,func) y = [?,?] endfunction You don't need to define the derivatives---if you don't they are calculated numerically. leasqr() is a wonderful facility, but it like a race car: temperamental and demanding. Still, with little care, it is a pleasure to drive. Here's a simple example: x=1:10; y=[12,5,3,2,1,1,1,1,1,1]; p = [-1,10]; function y = leasqrfunc(x,p) y = p(2)*(x.^p(1)) endfunction [f,pout]=leasqr(x',y',p,"leasqrfunc"); results in a reasonable fit: pout = [ -1.2841; 12.0054 ] Note that I changed your function slightly by using the 'scalar' exponentiation .^ rather than matrix exponentiation, just so that I can use the function leasqrfunc() on a vector of values, e.g.: plot(x,y,x,leasqrfunc(x,pout),x,f) Here's my list of issues with leasqr():- it seems to be unnecessarily picky about its input arguments: x,y apparently must be column vectors, as leasqr(x,y,p,"leasqrfunc")returns an error. - I can't seem to get it to run quietly: it produces output even with a semicolon at the end of the command line. - the help text is exhaustive but not beginner-friendly; leasqrdemo() didn't help me either I think that leasqr() is an important Octave facility, and I would be glad to do some work on it. Is there someone else who likes it too, to discuss what needs done and how? I haven't used leasqr() that much, so maybe I am missing something.
leasqr implements a specific method of finding nonlinear least squares estimates. There are alternatives, for example, using BFGS to do the minimization. You just need to define a function that calculates the sum of squared errors rather than the fitted values. Code for the above example is
------------------------------------------------ x=1:10; y=[12,5,3,2,1,1,1,1,1,1]; function y = leasqrfunc(x,p) y = p(2)*(x.^p(1)); endfunction function obj_value = obj(p, y, x); fit = leasqrfunc(x,p); e = y - fit; obj_value = sumsq(e)/rows(e); endfunction # plain NLS fit using bfgsmin p = zeros(2,1); p = bfgsmin('obj', {p, y, x}); p obj(p,y,x) ------------------------------------------------- The output is octave:1> example p = -1.2842 12.0054 ans = 0.57346 octave:2>so the same result is obtained. The bfgsmin routine will let you use all zeros as start values. The reason leasqr was not running quietly is that there was a missing semicolon in the leasqrfunc().
Cheers, M.
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012
White Wednesday's Gifts and Finds
19 comments:
- Vintage Market Place said...
Such a lovely collection of items Rhonda.
How genius of you to do those bottles!! I bet those fly out of your shop.
Wishing you a most Happy WW
- April 10, 2012 at 9:44 PM
- Christine Wallace said...
Thank you Rhonda for such kind, sweet words about my work. Coming from someone with so much artistic talent and a great eye, I am so beyond flattered! I am so thrilled you love your necklace!
- April 10, 2012 at 10:04 PM
- Dorthe said...
Oh sweet Rhonda, your necklace is divine- and your white creations, so elegant and beautiful.
I also love dear Marie`s creations and your charm is fantastic.
With hugs and love-
- April 11, 2012 at 2:38 AM
- Ozma of odds said...
~ swoon ~
xo, Rosemary
- April 11, 2012 at 3:10 AM
- nelly said...
Красиво и очарователно, страхотни снимки. Поздрави и хубав ден от мен.
- April 11, 2012 at 4:02 AM
- Marie Lost Bird Studio said...
The necklace is to die for,Rhonda and so you:)What a beautiful WW post.Merci for your kind words.Have a lovely day.
- April 11, 2012 at 4:24 AM
- Curtains in My Tree said...
all your treasures are always so beautiful, I especially like the bottle
- April 11, 2012 at 8:34 AM
- FRENCH LAUNDRY said...
Oh Rhonda, your whites are fabulous and that necklace from Christine is simply magnificent. I'm off to check out her blog right after I leave your place. First, must sign up for French Friday's giveaway!
- April 11, 2012 at 8:46 AM
- Lorraine said...
Oh, Rhonda, what a lovely post...that necklace is fabulous, and I love your shabby whites! Thanks for sharing! ~Lorraine ♥♥♥
- April 11, 2012 at 9:04 AM
- Petite Michelle Louise said...
Christine's creations are beyond gorgeous. she is my most favorite jewelry artist ever! everything she creates is simply stunning! this piece is no exception. i am sure you will wear it well mon amie! LOVE your sweet, petite bottles! Happy WW! ;)
- April 11, 2012 at 1:33 PM
- Tina @ TinyBear Studio said...
That´s a beautiful necklace Rhonda - love the details.
Have a lovelyday sweet friend
- April 12, 2012 at 9:08 AM
- Lilla said...
Hi Rhonda, thanx for visiting me again. Love to stop by here too.
What a wonder you are with your whites.
Lovely treasures
aloha Lilla
- April 13, 2012 at 10:12 AM
- Hands to Work, Hearts to God said...
Beautiful! visiting here is like going to a candy store! Patsy from
- April 15, 2012 at 1:54 AM
- Castles Crowns and Cottages said...
Oh Rhonda dear,
I come by way of that TALENTED and wonderful Christina Wallace...she just featured us both on her blog! YOUR WARES ARE JUST AS MARVELOUS! I must investigate your blog more and I am running over to see Christina's jewels....Anita
- April 15, 2012 at 5:07 AM
- Belladonna said...
Yes, this is a feast for my eyes.
- April 17, 2012 at 3:24 PM
- Lululiz said...
The necklace is so perfectly you, it couldn't be any better. And your white creations are just lovely. They always are, of course, lol.
- April 19, 2012 at 8:01 AM
- Wendy said...
Hello Rhonda, I just found your blog on Maries blog and I love so much what I see. All these vintage French style beautiful things... New follower to your blog :)
happy weekend to you, hugs, Wendy
- April 20, 2012 at 9:09 AM
- Roses, Lace and Brocante said...
Dearest Rhonda
OMG your necklace is DIVINE!!!
What an artist Christine is - thank you for telling us all about her.
LOVE LOVE LOVE all your newly created whites - I always want to buy EVERYTHING you make - but alas this time the bottle have gone....
Maybe that's because I'm trying to save all my pennies for France in June!!
love and hugs
- April 20, 2012 at 7:16 PM
- sassy said...
wow love everything all so ahbby so chic love visiting you hugs sassyx
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Thanks for the advance notice on this. Sounds terrific. Now, about young Johnny's dental work....
Ratings can be complicated, though. An announcement just came out about Conan's "Tonight Show" topping all broadcast and cable competition in the key late-night demographic of adults 18-49 for the week of Jan. 4-8. Advertisers love that demographic. But apparently that love isn't enough, judging from NBC's decisions this week.
And I'm going way out on a limb here, but somehow I don't see Conan teaming up with Sarah Palin. Although what a story that would be!
Glad you enjoyed it! Oh, wait, maybe I misunderstood....
Wish I'd thought of that!
My guess is, they probably already did whatever focus-grouping they were going to do before this ever appeared. Personally, I thought the ad was refreshing the first time I saw it. But watching ads in a movie theater isn't my favorite thing.
As the article states, this was an educational workshop. It was not an audition.
Thanks, Kelly. And I'm just as stumped by Vienna as you are!
You never heard of Jay Letterman? Love child of Dave Letterman and Jay Leno? Why, he's the hottest thing in comedy since...
Mea culpa. That was a typo, which I have now fixed. Thanks for your sharp eye!
Did you really like last season better? I thought being located in Los Angeles just didn't work at all. And the designers were pretty forgettable. I don't think this season has completely clicked yet, but it's getting better. I'm just so relieved they're back in New York, and that Michael Kors and Nina Garcia are full-time judges again.
Hi Dan,
I didn't think "Revolutionary Road" was a terrible film -- more a disappointing one. I agree the scene with the older couple and their disturbed son was very strong -- the actor (whose name escapes me at the moment) who played the son was terrific. And while the Oscars aren't necessarily guarantors of quality, the actor was nominated for his role in the supporting category, as I recall. And while I thought Winslet was better in "The Reader," that film left me somewhat queasy. So I'm just hard to please, apparently. But hey, I do think "Revolutionary Road" is an excellent book!
I think it definitely could come down to Emilio and Seth. They really found a way to work together on this challenge. Unlike others (yes, Jay and Mila, I'm looking at you.)
I didn't create that acronym; the festival itself uses it.
Thanks for the comment. On Thursday afternoon, Morgan made it sound like he'd gotten the sticker on Wednesday. In any case, I agree with you that the emphasis seemed to be on the sillier acts. It'll be interesting to see how the performances they taped here will be edited when the show airs.
Sorry! I don't.
As someone who faithfully watches "Dancing with the Stars," I hardly feel like an elitist snob. I shared my admittedly superficial impressions of "Law & Order." You're certainly entitled to your opinion -- that's why I asked readers to share their thoughts about the show.
I was thinking that, too. But as the whole agonizing thing lurched along, I started feeling sorry for Chris Harrison just because he was stuck in the same room with those two.
Thanks. That correction has been made above.
Thanks for the note. I will say, on the one hand, that my Random House dictionary defines a bustle as "a pad, a cushion, or framework formerly worn under the back of a woman's skirt to expand, support, and display the full cut and drape of a dress."
I will also say that I was trying to make a little throwaway joke there.
Thanks for the comment. I do know about that, but as I said in the piece, there are many, many options for trivia around town, and I didn't have space to cover every one -- otherwise that issue of A&E would have been the the size of the phone book. It's good to see people here mentioning their favorites. That just adds to the conversation, so thanks!
Actually, I knew about Pattinson's songs in "Twilight," but I haven't ventured onto YouTube to check out his other stuff. Is it good?


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nice place, great for camping. very recommended if you are going to visit Amsterdam with a private car (that's what we did)
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pros: great location, nice atemosphare and good value for the money cons: crouded, small common area and slow internet in the room in general it is ok and recomended i would stay there again
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it was a quiet place. good price we had a problem with the check in time . we had to wait until they finish cleaning and there was to free storage room. i think they should work on that
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perfect for students