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Operation of regenerators of commercial equipment for catalytic cracking of hydrocarbon feedstock, such as gas oil, in the absence of added hydrogen is improved considerably by use of a cracking catalyst which contains a minute amount, as low as fractions of a part per million (ppm), of a metal from periods 5 and 6 of Group VIII of the Periodic Table or rhenium. These powerful dehydrogenation metals, in the amounts here used, do not have serious adverse effect on the cracking operation and reduce CO content of flue gases from the regenerator to negligible amounts.
1. A solid, acid, porous aluminosilicate hydrocarbon cracking catalyst that contains about 0.01 to 50 parts per million, based on said catalyst, of platinum in a form inherently capable of dehydrogenating gas oil; which catalyst has substantial activity to catalyze the endothermic cracking, in a cracking zone, of gas oil boiling range hydrocarbons at elevated temperatures and in the absence of added hydrogen, with concomitant deactivation during said cracking by reason of the deposition of coke thereon, in an amount not substantially higher than the amount of coke, based upon feed, which would have been deposited on said catalyst under the same operating conditions in the absence of said incorporated platinum; which catalyst in its coked condition is adapted to be transported to a regeneration zone and therein, in combination with sufficient oxygen, to be exothermically regenerated and heated by burning coke thereoff to produce a heated, reactivated catalyst and a flue gas having a higher ratio of carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide than said flue gas would have using said catalyst without said platinum; and which heated, reactivated catalyst is adapted to be returned to said cracking zone.
2. The cracking catalyst claimed in claim 1 containing up to about 10 ppm of said platinum.
3. The cracking catalyst claimed in claim 1 or 2 having a particle size such that it is suitable for use in fluid cracking.
4. The cracking catalyst claimed in claim 1 or 2 having a particle size suitable for use in Thermoform Catalytic Cracking (TCC)
5. The cracking catalyst claimed in claim 1 or 2 having an average particle size of about 10 to 100 microns.
This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 897,077, filed Apr. 17, 1978 and of U.S. application Ser. No. 642,884, filed Dec. 22, 1975, now abandoned, which in turn is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 399,008, filed Sept. 20, 1973, and a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 440,890, filed Feb. 4, 1974, both abandoned.
1. Field of the Invention
The invention is concerned with improving operations in cracking of hydrocarbons in the absence of added hydrogen. Characteristically, commercial equipment for this purpose involves a cracking reactor and a regenerator with continuous circulation of catalyst through the two vessels. Particularly significant advantages are achieved in Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) with zeolitic catalyst. The invention has no applicability to hydrocracking using a fixed bed of catalyst and an excess of added hydrogen.
2. Discussion of the Prior Art
Two general types of catalytic cracking process are currently in commercial use. Thermofor Catalytic Cracking (TCC) uses a moving compact bed of catalyst in both reactor and regenerator. Catalyst which has become relatively inactive by deposition of a carbonaceous deposit commonly called "coke" is continuously withdrawn from the bottom of the reactor in which gas oil is cracked by contact with the catalyst at elevated temperature. The spent catalyst from the reactor is passed to the top of a regenerator in which activity of catalyst is restored by burning the coke in air. Hot regenerated catalyst from the bottom of the regenerator is continuously returned to the top of the reactor to repeat the cycle first described.
In Fluid operations, the catalyst follows a similar circulation but is "fluidized" in both reactor and regenerator by upwardly flowing gases in each, hydrocarbon vapor in the reactor and in the regenerator.
The major difference in catalyst for the two processes is particle size. Pellets or beads of about 1/8" diameter are employed in TCC. Fine powders, with an average particle size of about 70 microns, are used in FCC.
Both types of process are operated at pressures from atmospheric to about 40 psig. Hydrogen is produced in small amounts by the cracking reaction, but no hydrogen is added as such to the reactors of TCC and FCC Units. This cracking in the absence of added hydrogen is endothermic, as contrasted with the exothermic character of hydrocracking with a catalyst which contains significant amounts of hydrogenation metal (upwards of 0.5 wt.%) and in the presence of large excess of added hydrogen, as described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,173,854.
In general, potent hydrogenation metals are avoided in TCC and FCC catalysts. A serious problem for these catalysts is recognized in cracking of stocks which contain metals. Particularly disadvantageous is deposition of the Group VIII metal nickel. Amounts of nickel on the order of 0.03 wt.% on catalyst will increase the hydrogen make to a level which causes severe problems in handling of the dry gas from TCC and FCC operations.
The catalysts employed in FCC and TCC have included acid treated clays, amorphous silica-alumina composites and the like. Many variants, such as silica-zirconia, silica-magnesia and other acidic porous solids have been described in the literature.
More recently, very effective catalysts have been prepared by blending a major portion of the older amorphous catalysts with a minor portion of an active crystalline aluminosilicate zeolite. Typical catalysts of this type for FCC and TCC are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,140,249 and 3,140,253, the disclosures of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
In FCC and TCC a problem arises from incomplete combustion, leaving a significant amount of carbon monoxide (CO) in the flue gas. Aside from the undesirability of discharge of CO to the atmosphere, such flue gases tend to burn (by reaction of CO with residual oxygen in the flue gas) in ducts and flues of the plant, damaging these structures by excessive temperatures.
It has been proposed to alleviate the CO problem in TCC by adding a small amount of chromic oxide to the catalyst. This causes some impairment of gasoline yield, but that effect is tolerable in combatting the CO problem. See U.S. Pat. No. 2,647,860.
A minute quantity of a metal or metals from Periods 5 and 6 of Group VIII of the Periodic Table and rhenium or their compounds is added to a cracking catalyst for use in cracking hydrocarbon feedstocks in the absence of added hydrogen. These powerful dehydrogenation metals in amounts to exert any significant catalytic oxidative effect would be expected to dehydrogenate hydrocarbons, yielding unsaturates which are known to be coke precursors. Surpisingly, when the specified metals are added to FCC and TCC catalysts in amounts of 50 ppm or less, coke make is not significantly increased. Increase in coke make is tolerable up to less than 100 ppm of metal addition. At the lower levels of metal addition, hydrogen make, as measured by the "hydrogen factor" commonly employed in FCC, is slightly increased. Greater amounts of metal component within the scope of the invention raise the hydrogen factor, but within tolerable limits. Hence, the addition of from trace amounts up to less than 100 ppm of the said metal component is within the scope of this invention. Preferable catalysts are produced by addition of 0.1 to 50 ppm of metal.
For the purpose of this invention, the terms "metal component" or "added metal component" shall mean either the metal itself or a metal ion or a metal compound, such as the oxide, sulfide, halide, sulfate, or other combined form resulting from adding the metal or metal compound to the catalyst.
The catalyst of this invention containing the added metal component shows particularly spectacular reductions in CO content of flue gases from FCC units as evidenced by an improved CO2 /CO ratio over the cracking catalyst containing no added metal component. The metal components are of particular benefit in catalysts containing silica, alumina, magnesia, zirconia, clay and combinations thereof. They are found to be of particular benefit in a composite catalyst of active crystalline aluminosilicate zeolites in a porous matrix, such as a clay-derived matrix. Other types of matrices include silica, alumina, magnesia, zirconia, and mixtures of these.
The metal component may be incorporated into the catalyst by impregnation, by ion exchange or by other means by contacting either the catalyst or a component thereof with a solution of a compound of the metal in an appropriate amount necessary to provide the desired concentration within the scope of the invention. The metal component may be incorporated either in any step during preparation of the catalyst or after the finished catalyst has been prepared. A preferred manner of incorporation is to ion-exchange a crystalline aluminosilicate and then compositing the ion-exchanged product with a porous matrix. Also useful is the ion-exchanging or impregnation of siliceous solids or clays. Suitable metal compounds include the metal halides, preferably chlorides, nitrates, ammine halides, oxides, sulfates, phosphates and other water-soluble inorganic salts; and also the metal carboxylates of from 1 to 5 carbon atoms, alcoholates. Specific examples include palladium chloride, chloroplatinic acid, ruthenium penta-ammine chloride, osmium chloride perrhenic acid, dioxobis(ethylenediamine)rhenium(V) chloride, rhodium chloride and the like.
Alternatively, an oil-soluble or oil-dispersable compound of the metal may be added in suitable amount to a hydrocarbon feedstock, such as a gas oil charge stock, for incorporation in the catalyst as the charge is cracked. Such compounds include metal diketonates, carbonyls, metallocenes, olefin complexes of 2 to 20 carbons, acetylene complexes, alkyl or aryl phosphine complexes and carboxylates of 1 to 20 carbons. Specific examples of these are platinum acetylacetonate, tris(acetylacetonato)rhodium(III), triiodoiridium(III) tricarbonyl, π-cyclopentadienylrhenium(I) tricarbonyl, ruthenocene, π-cyclopentadienylosmium(I) dicarbonyl dimer, dichloro(ethylene)palladium(II) dimer, (π-cyclopentadienyl) (ethylene)rhodium(I), diphenylacetylenebis(triphenylphosphino)platinum(O), bromomethylbis(triethylphosphino)palladium(II), tetrakis(triphenylphosphino)palladium(O), chlorocarbonylbis(triphenylphosphino)iridium(I), palladium acetate, and palladium naphthenate.
Regardless of the method of incorporating the metal component in the catalyst, improved results have been obtained.
The feedstocks which may be cracked using the catalysts of this invention include any conventional hydrocarbon stocks, such as naphthas, gas oil, light and heavy distillates, residual oils and the like.
215 cc of an aqueous Pd(NO3)2 solution containing 0.0103 g Pd/liter were added to 222 g, bone dry basis, of a calcined RENaY containing 16.1 wt.% RE2 O3 and 2.7 wt.% Na to provide 0.001 wt.% (10 ppm) Pd. The zeolite was calcined at 1200° F. for 1 hour. The zeolite (10 wt.%) was incorporated in a matrix (90 wt.%) consisting of 40 wt.% Georgia kaolin, 57.4 wt.% SiO2, 0.6 wt.% Al2 O3, and 2 wt.% ZrO2 to provide 1 ppm palladium in the composite catalyst. The matrix was prepared by mixing water, kaolin, Q-Brand sodium silicate (28.9 wt.% SiO2, 8.9 wt.% Na2 O, and 62.2 wt.% H2 O), aluminum sulfate, sodium zirconium sulfate, and sulfuric acid. The mixture was spray dried and the catalyst was exchanged with an aqueous 5 wt.% (NH4)2 SO4 solution, washed, and impregnated with an aqueous 7 wt.% RECl3.6H2 O solution. The catalyst was then dried in an oven at about 250° F. and a portion of it was steamed for 4 hours at 1400° F. and 0 psig, the heating to 1400° F. being carried out in a N2 atmosphere.
215 cc of an aqueous H2 PtCl6 solution containing 0.0103 g Pt/liter were added to another 222 g portion of the calcined RENaY of Example 1 to provide 10 ppm platinum. A catalyst was then prepared by the same procedure as in Example 1.
The cracking performances of the catalysts of Examples 1 and 2 were determined. A wide-cut Mid-Continent gas oil feedstock was cracked at 925° F. at a catalyst-to-oil ratio of 3 by wt., 8.3 WHSV, catalyst residence time 2.4 minutes; the results were:
______________________________________ Ex. Ex.Catalyst (Example) 1 2 Blank*______________________________________Conversion, % vol. 74.4 70.7 72.1C5 + Gasoline, % vol. 65.0 63.0 64.3Total C4 's, % vol. 14.4 12.6 13.3Dry Gas, % wt. 6.4 5.6 5.6Coke, % wt. 2.5 2.3 2.3Carbon on Cat., % wt. 0.71 0.65 0.65Hydrogen Factor** 39 27 30______________________________________ *Catalyst without added metal component. **100 × [moles H2 /moles C1 + C2
The two catalysts were subjected to regeneration in two successive stages. The conditions of each stage of regeneration were as follows: Air was passed over the catalyst at a rate of 25 cc/min./gram of catalyst at 1000° F. and atmospheric pressure for 8 minutes, and the gas was collected.
______________________________________The results were as follows: Ex. 1 Ex. 2 Blank*______________________________________First StageCO2, mol % 3.5 5.2 4.0CO, mol % 2.7 0 3.2CO2 /CO 1.3 ∞ 1.3Initial Carbon, % wt. 0.71 0.65 --Final Carbon, % wt. 0.42 0.43 --Second StageCO2, mol % 2.0 2.7 2.4CO, mol % 1.2 0 1.7CO2 /CO 1.7 ∞ 1.4Initial Carbon, % wt. 0.42 0.43 --Final Carbon, % wt. 0.28 0.26 --______________________________________ *Catalyst without metal component.
An RENaY (222 g) was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1, except that it was uncalcined. Thereafter, 163 cc of an aqueous H2 PtCl6 solution containing 0.0137 g Pt/liter were added to provide 0.001 wt.% (10 ppm) platinum. A composite catalyst containing 1 ppm platinum was then prepared by the same procedure as in Example 1.
Cracking data, using the same feedstock as in the previous examples and under the same conditions, and regeneration data under the same conditions as in the previous examples were as follows:
______________________________________Catalyst Ex. 3 Blank______________________________________Conversion, % vol. 76.2 74.4Coke, % wt. 3.0 2.4Carbon on Cat., % wt. 0.84 0.69Hydrogen Factor 29 17______________________________________Regeneration Stage 1 Stage 1______________________________________CO2, mol % 8.3 3.3CO, mol % 0.6 3.0CO2 /CO2 13 1.1Final C, % wt. 0.56 0.56______________________________________ Stage 2 Stage 2______________________________________CO2, mol % 4.7 1.6CO, mol % ≦0.1 1.4CO2 /CO ≧47 1.1Final C, % wt. 0.44 --______________________________________
The increased CO2 /CO mole ratio with the presence of only 1 ppm of platinum clearly illustrates the advantage of the metal component in the catalysts of this invention.
A rare-earth exchanged zeolite Y (15.8 wt.% RE2 O3, 2.7% Na) was slurried with an aqueous solution containing [Pt(NH3)6 ]Cl4. The resulting platinum-containing zeolite was filtered, dried at 250° F., and calcined at 1200° F. for one hour. The resulting zeolite was incorporated in a matrix as described in Example 1 to give a finished cracking catalyst containing 10% of the zeolite by weight to which 1 ppm platinum had been added. A blank catalyst was prepared similarly, the [Pt(NH3)6 ]Cl4 being eliminated from the zeolite slurry.
Both catalysts were heated to 1400° F. and steamed as in Example 1, used to crack the feedstock of Example 1 and regenerated under the conditions of Example 2. The results were as follows:
______________________________________ Ex. 4 Blank______________________________________Conversion, % vol. 76.1 73.9Coke, % wt. 2.8 2.5Carbon on Cat., % wt. 0.82 0.73Hydrogen Factor 19 16______________________________________Regeneration Stage 1 Stage 1______________________________________CO2, % mol 5.9 3.3CO, % mol 0.15 1.7CO2 /CO 39 1.9______________________________________
A commercial cracking catalyst consisting of 15% REY and 85% matrix of 57.4% silica, 0.6% alumina, 40% clay and 2.0% zirconia, which had been spray dried, exchanged with ammonium nitrate and water-washed, was slurried with an aqueous solution of rare earth chloride and Pt(NH3)4 Cl2 sufficient to provide 3% RE2 O3 and 2 ppm platinum to the finished catalyst. The catalyst was spray dried, heated in nitrogen, then steamed for 4 hours at 1400° F. A blank catalyst without platinum was prepared and treated similarly, Pt(NH3)4 Cl2 being omitted from the slurry.
Both catalysts were used to crack the same feedstock as in Example 2 and regenerated under the conditions of Example 2. The results were as follows:
______________________________________ Ex. 5 Blank______________________________________Conversion, % vol. 79.5 78.8Coke, % wt. 3.3 3.1Carbon on Cat., % wt. 0.945 0.884Hydrogen Factor 15.8 12.1______________________________________Regeneration Stage 1 Stage 1______________________________________CO2, mol % 8.2 4.2CO, mol % 1.2 3.4CO2 /CO 6.8 1.2______________________________________ Stage 2______________________________________CO2, mol % 5.7CO, mol % 0.25CO2 /CO 23______________________________________
A number of metals of the platinum group and rhenium were used to treat a catalyst containing 15% REY silicaalumina-clay-zirconia matrix (similar to that of Example 5). Solutions of the metal salts of appropriate concentration were added to the catalyst until it was wet. The finished catalyst was dried at 250° F. for 24 hours, heated in nitrogen at 1400° F. over 31/2 hours and steamed for 4 hours. The metal salts were the chlorides of iridium, osmium and rhodium, and [Ru(NH3)5 Cl2 ]Cl2, rhenium di(ethylene diamine) dioxide chloride, Pt(NH3)4 Cl2 and Pd(NO3)2. A total amount of metal equal to 3 ppm was so supplied. After the cracking of a wide-cut Mid-Continent gas oil feed and regeneration studies as in Example 2, the following results were obtained:
______________________________________Regeneration______________________________________Stage 1 Blank Pt Ir Os Pd Rh Ru Re Pt + Re*______________________________________CO2, 3.8 7.1 5.7 4.2 4.6 4.9 4.5 3.8 4.6% molCO, 3.7 0.15 0.3 2.8 1.15 1.2 2.8 3.5 3.1% molCO2 / 1.0 47 19 1.5 4.0 4.0 1.6 1.1 1.5CO______________________________________Stage 2 Blank Pt Ir Os Pd Rh Ru Re Pt + Re*______________________________________CO2, -- -- -- 2.0 -- 2.7 3.5 2.7 --% molCO, -- -- -- 1.65 -- 0.7 1.0 1.4 --% molCO2 / -- -- -- 1.2 -- 3.9 3.5 1.9 --CO______________________________________ *Made from H2 PtCl6 and HReO4 to provide 1.5 ppm of each metal.
In this example, equilibrium catalyst withdrawn from a commercial FCC unit was used. A wide-cut Mid-Continent gas oil stock was cracked at 929° F., 3 catalyst-oil ratio ratio, 2.4 minute catalyst residence time. The catalyst was regenerated in place in 2 stages under the conditions of Example 2. Then, the same gas oil, but now containing platinum acetylacetonate dissolved therein in sufficient quantity to provide 1 ppm platinum on the catalyst, was introduced into the cracker at the same conditions, except slightly higher temperature. The catalyst was regenerated again. Then the platinum-containing feed was again cracked over the same catalyst, and again the catalyst was regenerated. The following results were obtained:
______________________________________ Gas Oil Gas OilCracking Feed Gas Oil & Pt & Pt______________________________________Cycle 1 2 3Temperature, °F. 929 936 926Conversion, % vol. 56.5 57.3 50.4Coke, % wt. 2.3 2.4 2.3Carbon on Cat., % wt. 0.67 0.67 0.67Hydrogen Factor 25 29 31______________________________________Regeneration Stage 1______________________________________CO2, % mol 3.2 5.1 5.6CO, % mol 2.7 0.18 0.10CO2 /CO 1.2 28 56Estimated Pt on Catalystat end of Cycle, ppm 0 1 2______________________________________
A commercial amorphous silica-alumina fluid cracking catalyst consisting of 13% Al2 O3, 87%SiO2 was impregnated with an aqueous solution of Pt(NH3)4 Cl2, oven-dried at 250° F., then heated and steamed at 1400° F. as in Example 1. The amount of platinum compound supplied was equivalent to 3 ppm of the metal. The catalyst without metal addition (blank), similarly treated, and the platinum-containing catalyst were used in the fluid cracking of the Mid-Continent gas oil stock, and then regenerated under the conditions of Example 2. The results were as follows:
______________________________________Catalyst Ex. 8 Blank______________________________________Conversion, % vol. 35.8 35.6Coke, % wt. 1.82 1.54Carbon on Cat., % wt. 0.52 0.44______________________________________Regeneration Stage 1______________________________________CO2, % mol 4.8 2.2CO, % mol ≦0.05 1.2CO2 /CO ≧96 1.8______________________________________
Moving bed catalysts are also improved by the presence of the added metal component of this invention. (a) A blank catalyst was prepared by incorporating 7.5% of the calcined rare-earth exchanged zeolite Y of Example 4 and 40% alumina fines in a silica-alumina matrix (93.6% SiO2, 6.4% Al2 O3) by the bead technique described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,140,249. After base-exchange and washing, the hydrogel beads were dried in pure steam of atmospheric pressure at 270° F. for 15 minutes, then at 340° F. for 15 minutes. The dried catalyst was finished by a 14-hour steam treatment at 1290° F. with 100% steam at atmospheric pressure. This blank catalyst was used in static bed cracking of a Mid-Continent gas oil at 875° F., a liquid hourly space velocity of 3 and a catalyst/oil ratio of 2 with 10 minutes on stream. The spent catalyst was regenerated and the CO2 /CO ratio determined. (b) Rare-earth exchanged zeolite Y filter cake, 1530.6 g, containing 49.0%=750 g of solids, was mulled with 160 cc of a H2 PtCl6 solution containing 10.03 mg of Pt until uniform, then dried at 250° F. and calcined at 1200° F. for 3 hours. The product contained 13.4 ppm of platinum designed to provide 1 ppm of platinum to the catalyst after combination with the matrix. The preparation of the catalyst was completed as above. (c) The blank zeolite-matrix bead hydrogel was treated for 1 hour with sufficient Pt(NH3)4 Cl2 solution to supply 1 ppm of platinum based on the finished catalyst. (d) The calcined zeolite of paragraph (a) was used to prepare a catalyst similar to that described in (a) except that the matrix contained about 2200 ppm of cogelled Cr2 O3.
These catalysts were also used in cracking the said feedstock at the same conditions, and were regenerated at the conditions of Example 2. The following results were obtained:
______________________________________ (a) (b) (c) (d)______________________________________CatalystConversion, % vol. 68.8 69.3 70.4 70.9Coke, % wt. 2.9 3.2 3.1 3.2RegenerationCO2, % mol 5.5 7.3 8.3 5.4CO, % mol 4.8 0.4 0.2 5.0CO2 /CO 1.1 18 42 1.1______________________________________
A commercial clay-derived aluminosilicate zeolite cracking catalyst, containing about 55% by weight of alumina and about 45% by weight of silica and having an average particle size of between 58 and 64 microns, was employed in this example. A 1000 gram sample was mixed with 3500 cc of a solution containing 58.4 grams of RECl3.6H2 O and 2.7 mg of Pt as platinum tris(ethylene diamine) tetrachloride. After stirring for 30 minutes at 75° C. the catalyst was filtered out, water-washed and dried at 2500° F. The catalyst contained 3 ppm platinum and 3% by weight of rare earth oxide. Another sample of the same clay-derived catalyst ("Blank") was treated similarly, but without the platinum although with a slightly higher rare earth concentration present in the solution. The final catalyst contained 4.2% by weight of rare earth oxide. Both catalysts were steamed and tested for cracking performance as in Example 2.
A portion of each coked catalyst from the test was blended with uncoked steamed catalyst so that the carbon level of the mixture was 0.65% by weight. Regeneration was conducted at 1340° F. and atmospheric pressuring using 1.38 moles of oxygen per mole of carbon and the gas was collected. The following data were obtained:
______________________________________Regeneration Ex. 10 Blank______________________________________CO2, % mol 9.1 7.6CO, % mol 0.3 3.6CO2 /CO 30 2.1______________________________________
The catalyst of Example 4, containing 1 ppm of platinum was calcined at 1200° F. in N2 for 3 hours. A wide-cut Mid-Continent gas oil feedstock was cracked over this catalyst at 910° F. at a catalyst to oil ratio of 2.0 by weight, 12.5 WHSV and catalyst residence time of 2.4 minutes.
The coked catalyst from this run was blended in various concentrations with an equilibrium commercial zeolitic catalyst withdrawn from a commercial FCC unit. This catalyst which contained no platinum had been regenerated and then used to crack the same gas oil feedstock as in Example 1 under the same conditions.
The variously blended coked catalysts were regenerated under the same conditions as in Example 2. The results are as follows:
______________________________________Pt-ContainingCatalyst Estimatedin Blend, Pt in CO2 CO% by wt. Blend, ppm % mol % mol CO2 /CO______________________________________0 0 5.7 5.0 1.11 0.01 4.6 2.4 1.82 0.02 4.8 2.4 1.94 0.04 4.4 2.3 1.920 0.20 6.7 0.6 1150 0.50 6.1 0.68 9.0100 1.0 8.1 1.3 6.2______________________________________
This experiment indicates that even at concentrations as low as 0.01 ppm of added metal component, the CO2 /CO ratio is increased during regeneration.
The catalyst with added metal component may even contain an amount of metal component greater than that of the ultimate cracking catalyst mixture, such as for example but not necessarily 100 ppm, provided that either in the use of the catalyst for cracking or in the regeneration of used catalyst it is blended with cracking catalyst containing less or no metal component at sufficient concentrations to reduce the total added metal component to a concentration below 100 ppm.
It may thus be seen from the results of the cracking operations and subsequent regeneration data that the catalysts of this invention are just as effective in hydrocarbon conversion as conventional cracking catalysts. However, in the regeneration step, the CO2 /CO effluent ratios are extraordinarily higher than catalysts without the added metal component. The type of catalyst, feedstock or manner of introducing the new component do not destroy the effectiveness in regeneration efficiency.
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Baumhower: 'Lenting it grow' is akin to pun-ishmentWritten by Jeremy Baumhower | | firstname.lastname@example.com
My Aunt Joan asked, "Is that a playoff beard?"
"No," said Kacee, my 8-year-old daughter.
"Did you lose a bet?" she queried and Kacee responded hastily with another "No!"
"Why in the world would you grow that beard?" my dear aunt asked a final time, and I pointed and nodded to Kacee, giving her the OK, playing the straight man to the theatrics.
"My dad gave up shaving for Lent, he is 'Lenting it grow' … get it?" giggled as Kacee.
My Aunt Joan chuckled in the only way she could. She is an elementary teacher at a local Catholic school, and is probably the best Catholic I have ever met. Then I shared this story of how my Lenten promise/sacrifice had greatly backfired, that irony and karma teamed up against me to teach a lesson.
Catholics, as a show of contrition and faith, elect to give up, forfeit and or stop one tiny vice as a symbol of our beliefs for the 40 days prior to Easter, aka Lent. These Lenten sacrifices normally consist of kids giving up candy, adults giving up fast food or snacks — normally they revolve around one's diet. In rare cases Catholics may chose to tackle something bigger — a life change, like quitting smoking or drinking or, in the very rarest of cases, forgoing on premartial sex. Since I don't smoke, wasn't going to give up the drink, and am divorced but dating a beautiful woman, the whole sex thing wasn't really an option, so I decided to take a little levity and wear my sacrifice on my face. I chose 40 days of not shaving — I Lent it grow.
A brief facial hair history of myself would show that I am not the manliest of men when it comes to growing a beard. For starters, my five o' clock shadow takes about four days to grow. There are a couple of spots on my face that I am sure do not have any hair follicles, so it looks incredibly weird when I try to grow a beard. To make it even more confusing, the hair on my head is super thick, full, curly and comes in a variety of colors from brown, red and now gray.
So the attempted beard featured more colors than a GLAAD flag. The manly man has to shave every day and can grow a beautiful beard within 72 hours.
That same facial hair takes me weeks to grow and never looks good; I appear more of a meth head than a part-time Catholic.
This was the look I was choosing to wear as a symbol for a man who gave his life for my many sins. I created a pun for my promise.
By Day 21 the whole "hoarder" look was haunting me, people were starting to glare and trying to figure out if I had lost my mind, my home or my health.
I think many were surprised when they saw I had a full mouth of teeth. I volunteered to pour beers for a charity at the Miranda Lambert concert. The many faces I recognized failed to recognize me back, people from my high school, the neighborhood, ex co-workers would glare as I said "hello" to them by name. I would then inform them of my "Lent it grow" promise and they would snicker and chuckle and I would weirdly be entertained, almost satisfied by wearing a Catholic pun on my face.
The third week also welcomed the unplanned-for side effects of growing a beard for the first time, "the itchies." My job has an incredibly demanding schedule where I get up at 2 a.m. to work. As a father of four, that means my sleep is in limited supply. I average around four-to-five hours a day, max. The one thing I was not prepared for was the feeling of an overgrown, not maintained patchy beard and how it felt against my 400 count cotton pillow case. The combination is not the picture perfect scenario one would draw up to get more sleep, in fact my hours of sleep were pretty much cut in half.
If you can now picture by the end, I had a full patched-in beard of many colors, my eyes were heavy due to the lack of sleep and I was tired of my own created "Lent it grow" quip. I had shared my sacrifice with so many people, including my children that there was no way I could shave it early. In the only way the Good Lord works, or simply the sweet bite of Karma, my Lenten pun had become PUN-ishment.
On Easter Sunday, after a feast of HoneyBaked Ham, Stanley's kielbasa, cheesy potatoes and Paula Deen's corn casserole, I decided to shave. In less than five minutes, and after a purchase of a beard trimmer, I was back to my bare-faced self. When I rejoined the dinner, my youngest, almost 6-year-old daughter, Joeli, kissed me and whispered that she liked the "hobo" version of me better ("It covered more of your ugly") — and I thank God for my children every day? It was like Jesus whispered the joke himself.
Jeremy can be followed via Twitter @Jeremytheproduc.

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One evening, Pearlie the park fairy finds a lost doll sitting under a bush. Dolly is very sad because she has lost her little girl. What can Pearlie do? Organise a glittering, glowing, glorious concert, that's what! And all the animals in the park can help, too.


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Artist Spotlight: Kendrick Lamar's 2013
by Mosi Reeves | December 5, 2013
At the start of 2013, magazines were proclaiming Kendrick Lamar the newest "best rapper alive," and he was well on his way to going platinum with good kid, m.A.A.d. city. He became one of rap's cameo kings, the kind of voice you hear on every song on the radio, whether it's his own singles such as "Bitch, Don't Kill My Vibe," or A$AP Rocky's "F*ck*n' Problems." Then there was #TheVerse, a moment of thrilling provocation that only amplified his omnipresence. (I don't have to tell you which song it was, right?) Now, as 2013 draws to a close, it's clear that there's no one else who had a bigger impact on the year in rap, save for maybe Kanye West (which was for entirely different reasons). It's difficult to imagine how Kendrick Lamar will top this.


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Windows of the Soul
Several CLB churches this past year have developed local church women's retreats, focused on fostering relationships, delving deeper into God's Word together, or encouraging one another in their personal walk with the Lord. Some utilized their own church buildings, others met at off-site locations. Connie shares what her church did.
Living Word Lutheran Brethren Fellowship hosted a mini-retreat on Saturday, April 13, 2013. "Windows of the Soul/Encounters with God" saw forty-six women of three different churches in the Dickinson, North Dakota area come together to celebrate their unity as Christian women in a retreat which moved through three different "windows." Adapted from the book Windows of the Soul by Ken Gire, these retreats use the rooms of a house as windows where God provides a glimpse of himself as we look past the surface to what he wants us to see.
Windows encountered at this retreat were the Office Window—encountering God through our time, schedule and priorities; the Family Room Window—encountering God through relationships; and the Broken Window—re-encountering God through our own devastation and finding our way back after turning away from him.
In the Office Window, women were treated to an imaginary trip in a flying car back to when they first became Christians, reviewing the paths their lives took, seeing where God took a front seat, then a back seat, and ultimately being left at the curb with all that life throws in the way. They created schedules of their busiest day, made magnets to remind them to take time for God, created revised schedules including time for God, compiled "Challenge Cards" to challenge them to return to the path God has for them to walk.
Next came the Family Room Window. Beach balls flew as women tossed them around, stopping to read funny sayings when they received the ball. They received information and Bible verses supporting the joy of family. Coffee filter peonies were made to demonstrate the flower's example of a family structure—the bud receiving its nourishment from the stem just as Christ is the nourishment for the family, and through him the family blossoms and becomes a beautiful flower.
Following a wonderful lunch, participants encountered the Broken Window where one of the Windows Team gave her testimony which touched hearts to tears, and then gave them hope and the desire to create needed changes in their own lives. The craft designated for this window was broken glass mosaics, but it was cancelled when the plaster set up too fast! Every good retreat needs a little glitch, right?
Plans for this retreat began in October 2012 with the formation of the Windows Team. Preliminary work and information was given through weekly e-mails, along with a Bible study on Ruth—Be Committed by Warren Wiersbe. In January, weekly meetings began in earnest, with decisions on which windows would be presented, and preparation for them. Each window is completely written and developed by the Team with the idea that no two windows will ever be alike and all will be inspired by God's Word.
It was interesting to see God's handiwork in the selection of the windows. Our decision for the three windows we used was unanimous. As members of the Windows Team, we were also blessed with lessons whenever we struggled to bring this event to fruition. When God gives his approval to a project he is faithful to carry it through to its completion. And he can work much better when we trust him rather than try to do his work in our own strength and wisdom. We were truly blessed.
This was the second retreat in this series; the first one was in 2010, and it also met with great success. The windows covered during the first retreat were the Bathroom Window, because that is where we begin our day, followed by the Kitchen Window and the Dining Room Window.
Plans are already being made for the next retreat with a date yet to be determined, as the Lord wills. Anyone interested in learning more about the retreats can contact Women's Ministries of the Church of the Lutheran Brethren.
Connie Christensen in a member of Living Word Fellowship in Dickinson, ND.


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Thanks a lot AurelienPK and rjvsmb!. I'll definitely consider both suggestions. : ]
- About Buddy and speed, I think I've never seen anyone that fast for so long periods of time with so little effort being put on the drumset. Also think that Buddy is underrrated by some people because he played in an era of less high-tech equipment and using a basic Jazzistic drum set and basically only playin' (not always) Jazz oriented material (including the Jazz influence into his great solos - some of the best EVER, imo). If you disconsider the sound quality and the drum sets full of tom toms and triggers around, when it comes strictly to raw technique, speed, creativity when soloing and sheer showmanship, I really think that Buddy is still THE man (Could anybody prove I'm wrong? I'm dying for something as much - or more??? - daring/inspiring as Buddy's classic videos through the net!). : ]
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Northville's 'Doc' Payne Donates More Computers Overseas
Northville dentist Jim Payne is at it again, shipping computers off to Iraq so our troops can communicate with loved ones at home. This time he's sent more than a dozen computers and cameras to […]
Hastings Dentist Charged In Laughing Gas Case
Police say a Hastings dentist allowed non-patients to use nitrous oxide and used the gas himself, on and off the job. Forty-five-year-old Christopher Tomczyk faces two felony counts of falsifying or altering medical records and […]
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Enhanced polio protection to reach 650,000 Côte d'Ivoire children every year
Côte d'Ivoire is introducing the inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) into its routine immunisation programme.
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Claire Holt (aka Samara) Explains Why She Loves Working on Pretty Little Liars (VIDEO)
Does anyone else miss Samara (Claire Holt) on Pretty Little Liars? She didn't have the same intense connection with Emily (Shay Mitchell) that Maya (Bianca Lawson) did, but she was fun to have around.
Fortunately, Claire thought it was fun to be around, too. Claire also has a role on The Vampire Diaries, and in this interview with Clevver TV, she compares working on the two hit shows.
"They were both so much fun," she gushed. "The great thing about Pretty Little Liars is it shoot in Los Angeles where my home is, so I got to live at home and wake up in my own bed."
For more from Claire, watch the full interview below.
Catch an all-new Pretty Little Liars when Season 3 premieres on Tuesday, June 5 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC Family.
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Upstream Theater's Ancient Mariner Is a Triumph
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St. Louis Shakespeare's Blood Reigns Is Fit for a King
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In Criminal Genius, that same drab motel room is the hideout for a gang of small-time thugs. In an abrupt change of style, the play is a manic variation on The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight. But some of this gang won't shoot at all, because they're afraid of violence. It's very funny material, adroitly crafted by the playwright and delightfully acted. The uniformly excellent five-person cast rises to the challenge of maintaining a frantic tone without tiring the viewer. The link between the two plays is Phillie (Gregory Paul Hunsaker), the hotel manager from hell, who may have been inspired by Dennis Weaver in Touch of Evil.
One of the great hazards of hype is that it sets us up for a fall, so one note of reservation: Although Walker is an accomplished and substantive writer, he's not adept at ending his plays. But until their disappointing denouements, and while they're spinning out their unpredictable tales, these two extracts from the "Suburban Motel" cycle offer surprisingly satisfying theater.
Problem Child and Criminal Genius
By George F. Walker. Performed by the ECHO Theatre Company through August 24 at Berzerker Studios, 3033 Locust. Call 314-963-5266.
Henry IV, part 1
By William Shakespeare. Performed by St. Louis Shakespeare through August 25 at the Grandel Theater, 3610 Grandel Square. Call 314-534-1111.
Last month, St. Louis Shakespeare opened its eighteenth season with The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged), a daffy spoof on muddleheaded productions of the Bard's works. Alas, that same company's current offering, Henry IV, part 1, is one of those dreary productions that last month the company was irreverently mocking. What a pity, because Henry IV, part 1 is one of Shakespeare's most remarkable plays. Ostensibly a history chronicle, this rousing saga of insurrection and civil war skillfully weaves comedy, tragedy and history into an absorbing whole.
You wouldn't know that from this moribund staging. For the most part, what we get here is stand-in-a-straight-line tableaux, abetted by recitations of speeches that have no meaning because they are delivered by actors who have no understanding. The talented Jason Cannon, who last year gave a galvanic performance as Orson Welles in the HotHouse production of It's All True -- and who seems like a perfect fit for the aptly named Hotspur -- is burdened by costumes that reduce a fiery rebel to a fop. This is Shakespeare at its most dispiriting.
The one accomplished portrayal is delivered by Wm Daniel File as the lusty Sir John Falstaff. File is a professional who understands the fundamentals of acting -- how to set up a laugh, how to control the audience's eye and ear. You don't fall asleep when he's onstage. Appropriately enough, it is the sage Falstaff who delivers the play's most memorable line: "The better part of valour is discretion." If you discreetly choose to avoid this lame, skimble-skamble production, I doubt that even Sir John would fault you.
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SATA Express, A New Specification Announced by SATA-IO
SATA Express enables the development of next generation storage solutions for solid state and hybrid drives.
HTC to Make A Major News Announcement
HTC has called for a teleconference on Thursday morning, 8.30 a.m Pacific Time, to make a major news announcement.
Sony Introduces WhiteMagic LCD Module with Added White Pixel
Sony Corporation commercializes "WhiteMagic" - an LCD module for digital cameras which utilizes the newly-developed 'RGBW method'.
Wednesday, 10 Aug 2011
Hitachi GST Announces the New Ultrastar SSD400M Enterprise MLC SSDs
Hitachi GST unveils a new enterprise-class solid-state drive based on Intel's 25nm MLC NAND Flash. The new Ultrastar SSD400M family of SSDs is a result of a joint development between Hitachi GST and Intel.
Apple Wins Preliminary Injunction against Samsung in Germany
A German court has issued a preliminary injunction preventing Samsung from selling the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in every EU nation except the Netherlands.
Android and iPhones Get Facebook Messenger App
Facebook unveils a Messenger app for Android and iPhones. Your friends will never be able to say they did not receive your message anymore.
New Upgrades for Onkyo Network A/V Receivers
Onkyo expands the functionality of its home entertainment systems by adding support for the global AUPEO! personal radio service and Last.fm to additional Onkyo network-capable A/V receivers.
First BlackBerry QNX Phone Expected in Q1 2012
The first QNX-powered BlackBerry smartphone is expected to be released in Q1 2012. However, it seems that it will only run on a single-core processor.
Monday, 8 Aug 2011
Kepler-based GPU by NVIDIA to Ship in 2012, not in 2011
NVIDIA clarified a previous announcement made by NVIDIA co-founder Chris Malachowksky regarding availability of its next-gen GPU codenamed Kepler. The company stated it will not ship these GPUs in 2011 and the final products will only be available in 2012.
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The Apple MacBook Air is one of the sexiest notebooks we've seen so far this year, and it will lead Apple's charge to dominate the ultra-portable notebook space this year.


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Jim Boeheim says he's not Joe Paterno. He shouldn't be treated like the defrocked leader of Penn State.
He's right, and he's wrong.
Syracuse's basketball coach shouldn't be fired for his role in sports' latest sex scandal. He should be sent to Clue School when it comes to the taboo topic of pedophilia and how to react to it.
Boeheim had his chance Tuesday night, following Syracuse's win over Eastern Michigan. It was his first appearance before the media since calls started ringing for his head after his fiery defense of assistant coach Bernie Fine.
Boeheim should have poured on the contrition. Even if he didn't mean it, a somber tone would have shown he fully appreciates the damage his words have done to himself and his school.
Instead, he read a prepared statement. Nowhere in the 54 words did the term "I'm sorry" appear. It also didn't come up in the 18-minute Q&A that followed.
Boeheim stood by the statement he released Sunday. In that one, he apologized for calling Fine's accusers money-grubbing liars. He said he hoped his damnation of alleged victims wouldn't keep others from coming forward.
"I deeply regret any statements I made that might have inhibited that from occurring," the statement said, "or been insensitive to victims of abuse."
Boeheim was asked to expound on that Tuesday night.
"I supported a friend," he said. "I think it's important what I did. I'm proud I did that."
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So he regrets his statements but is proud he made them?
I understand his initial defense of Fine. The investigation was brought to you by ESPN, not a grand jury. There was no sworn testimony accusing Fine of molesting ball boys decades ago.
Fine hadn't been charged, much less perp-walked to jail like Jerry Sandusky. All Boeheim supposedly knew was his friend of almost 50 years was being accused of horrible acts, and he jumped to Fine's defense.
He jumped way too hard. That became obvious when Syracuse fired Fine on Sunday after ESPN released a taped conversation between Fine's wife and one of the alleged victims, Bobby Davis.
In it, Laurie Fine acknowledges her husband might have molested children. She also discussed her own affair with Davis. None of this proves the accusations against Fine, but it's apparent there was some sick stuff going on around Syracuse.
The key difference is that unlike Paterno, there is no evidence Boeheim knew anything. There's no doubt Paterno knew about Sandusky's alleged activity. Unless the investigation uncovers that kind of dirt, Boeheim can safely claim he's no Paterno. Boeheim said he hadn't listened to the tape between Fine's wife and Davis. It echoed Paterno, who didn't want to know more about what he suspected.
From Boeheim's words Tuesday night, you'd think he was just another employee serving for the pleasure of his superiors at Syracuse U. He said he's not bigger than the program, which is what Paterno used to claim.
Everybody knew better. That became obvious when students rioted in his defense.
On Tuesday, the Syracuse faithful merely greeted Boeheim with a standing ovation. Well, there was a Catholic priest outside the Carrier Dome calling for Boeheim to be fired.
It was the Rev. Robert Hoatson, who founded an advocacy group called Road to Recovery. Hoatson obviously didn't get into the postgame press conference, where university employees applauded their coach.
Except for brief periods of bad basketball, Boeheim has enjoyed such unwavering support for decades. Nobody questions his judgment. Criticism is easily dismissed.
You can see how a person might lose touch. How they would be so quick to dismiss anything that challenged their opinion.
Boeheim's view of his longtime assistant was challenged, and he lashed out. But by Tuesday night, he'd had plenty of time to digest the situation.
It called for over-the-top remorse. A good public relations manager would have had Boeheim announce he was joining forces with a group like Road to Recovery.
He could have said he's not convicting his old friend. But he's realized society still doesn't know how to handle accusations of pedophilia.
Instead, Boeheim came off like he doesn't understand his role in this mess.
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ANAHEIM, CALIF.— Not happy with your job? Just wait.
A study by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that 9 in 10 workers who are age 50 or older say they are very or somewhat satisfied with their job. Older workers reported satisfaction regardless of gender, race, educational level, political ideology and income level.
Consider Oscar Martinez.
If Disneyland is the happiest place on earth, Martinez may be one of its happiest workers.
Never mind that at 77, the chef already has done a lifetime of work. Or that he must rise around 3 a.m. each day to catch a city bus in time for breakfast crowds at Carnation Café, one of the park's restaurants. With 57 years under his apron, he is Disneyland's longest-serving employee. "To me, when I work, I'm happy," said Martinez, who's not sure he ever wants to retire.
Though research has shown people across age groups are more likely to report job satisfaction than dissatisfaction, older workers consistently have expressed more happiness with their work than younger people have.
The AP-NORC survey found significant minorities of people reporting unwelcome comments at work about their age, being passed over for raises and promotions, and other negative incidents related to being older. But it was far more common to note the positive impact of their age.
Six in 10 said colleagues turned to them for advice more often and more than 4 in 10 said they felt they were receiving more respect at work.
Older workers generally have already climbed the career ladder, increased their salaries and reached positions where they have greater security, so more satisfaction makes sense, says Tom Smith, director of the General Social Survey, one of the most comprehensive polls of American attitudes.
Looking at the 40-year history of the GSS, the share of people saying they are very or moderately satisfied with their jobs rises steadily with each ascending age group, from just above 80 percent for those under 30 to about 92 percent for those 65 and older.
But as in the AP-NORC survey, the age gap grows among those who derive the greatest satisfaction from their work, as 38 percent of young adults express deep satisfaction compared with 63 percent age 65 and up.
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Whitko High School will present, "The Wizard of Oz," Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. More than 50 students have worked for months to bring the show to South Whitley. The production features students from elementary and middle schools as well.
Tickets are available at the door and prices are $6 for adults and $5 for students. Doors will open one hour prior to the show. Pictured is Jasmine Gregory (Center) as Dorothy Gale and Michael Thompson (right) as Tin Man, along with the rest of the cast at a rehearsal recently.
COLUMBIA CITY — Columbia City's Common Council held its third and final reading to withdraw the city's water and electric utilities from the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC) Tuesday.
This was the final step for the city to take. A formal letter will still be sent to the IURC and there will be a waiting period before the move becomes official.
Before voting on the measures, which both passed unanimously, the council heard public comment.
SOUTH WHITLEY — Sewer discussions left a sour taste in some residents' mouths at Tuesday night's town council meeting.
Two residents came to members of the council with costly concerns, centering around sewer back ups in their homes.
David and Judy Richards confronted the council after returning home from a four-month stay in Florida to find the sewer line servicing their home had backed up into their basement.
"My son came and talked to you already," David said. "I know you made a decision to not help cover the bill, but I wanted to know if you could explain it to me."
PIERCETON — Acknowledging strengths and weaknesses have been a common theme at Whitko Community School Corporation's Board of School Trustee meetings.
Each month, principals from the district's schools give a report as to the progress being made on campus.
Some of those reports are positive and some point out areas needing improvement, but regardless, administrators are not skirting away from the reality at their respective school.
NORTH MANCHESTER — A 9-run onslaught by the Eagle batters in the first two innings was enough to give Columbia City's baseball team an 11-6 victory in a sloppy game against the hosting Squires of Manchester Monday night.
Senior catcher Landon Rehrer led the way offensively for Columbia City, with two runs scored, an RBI, a walk and a double while going 2-for-4 at the plate.
The Eagles scored two runs in the top of the first inning and seven in the second to take a commanding 9-0 lead in the middle of the second frame.
COLUMBIA CITY — Columbia City's girls tennis team beat county-rival Whitko in a close 3-2 match Monday night.
The Lady Eagles picked up wins in No. 1 singles and both doubles matches, while Whitko was victorious in No. 2 and No. 3 singles, making the match competitive.
Though the score was close, Columbia City scored its three wins from lopsided matches.
In No. 1 singles, Celine Rongos took a 6-0, 6-4 win over Whitko's Laura Alfieri.
The No. 1 doubles team of Macie Hinen and Sydney Ford won 6-2, 6-1 over Abby Marshall and Erin Murphy of Whitko.
NEW HAVEN — Whitko's baseball team rebounded from a tough loss to Northeast Hoosier Conference Norwell Saturday to top fellow NHC competition, New Haven, Monday night.
The Wildcats posted a strong fifth inning en route to a 10-4 win at New Haven, improving their record to 8-4.
The opening innings were slow offensively, as Whitko scored the only run in the first three frames, while holding the Bulldogs off home plate.
Wildcat Derek Snep scored the opening run off a throwing error by New Haven's third baseman.
CHURUBUSCO — Normally, when a team scores six runs in a high school softball game they can expect to be in the thick of things.
But that doesn't apply when the other teams scores 10 runs in the first inning alone — sending 15 batters to the plate in the same inning.
The Churubusco Lady Eagle softball team found itself on the wrong side of that situation as it dropped a 25-6 contest to a hard-hitting Concordia team in a non-conference contest Monday evening at the Churubusco diamond.
The Eagles found themselves in a 10-0 hole at the end of the first inning.
Editor's note: The following is the second part of a two-part series on The Luckey Hospital Museum.
WOLF LAKE — The Luckey Hospital, built in 1929, is now a one-of-a-kind museum at the corner of U.S. 33 and Ind. 109.
Dr. James E. Luckey, founded the hospital, which began operations in 1931.
Today the Luckey Hospital Museum is run by Luckey's great-niece Sue Johnson and "the adopted Luckey" Sandy Huntsman, who is also the acting president of the museum's board.
COLUMBIA CITY — From U.S. 30, it may appear that Eagle Glen Golf Course had an extreme makeover, but in fact, Mother Nature decided to do its own remodeling, turning the back half of the course into a giant water hazard.
Storms from nearly one week ago dumped several inches of rain in the county, flooding yards, parks and roads.
Eagle Glen wasn't the only course to go underwater.
The front nine of Eel River remains closed to flooding, and many other courses in the area are feeling the effects of the rain.


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RUMSFELD: Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very much.
The first order of business is going to be the re-enlistment ceremony. General Barno.
[Re-enlistment Ceremony].
RUMSFELD: There were only 11 of them. [Laughter].
Look, it's terrific to be with you. We've had a big couple of days. Yesterday we were in Iraq for about 15 hours and had a chance to visit with the troops there. It's a privilege to be here and to be able to personally thank each of you for your service to the country. And I should also add to thank your families for their service to the country because they too sacrifice.
I'm told this is my ninth trip to Afghanistan since the war, and I must say that I'm reminded of all of the men and women in uniform, including all of you here, who have done so much to help the Afghan people forge a new future. Each of you stand as an example of giving to a cause larger than yourself.
Last week in Washington I was able to see another example of selflessness. Two years ago in Iraq a non-commissioned officer refused to retreat when his platoon came under very heavy fire. [inaudible]. His award cited that he killed some 50 of Saddam Hussein's soldiers and likely saved as many as 100 American lives at the cost of his own life. In doing so the soldier testified to that ancient truth that there's no greater love than that a man would lay down his life for his brothers.
I think you would agree that President Bush could have made no finer choice for the recipient of the first Medal of Honor in the global war on terror than Sergeant First Class Paul Ray Smith of the United States Army.
His name is now listed in the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes, honoring all of those who have earned the Medal of Honor. Think of some of those great figures that are remembered there in the hall -- Audi Murphy, certainly one of the most formidable combat soldiers of World War II; Jimmy Doolittle whose 30 seconds over Tokyo meant so much to American morale after Pearl Harbor when there was loss after loss after loss for months. I've been around so long I actually knew Jimmy Doolittle. [Laughter]. I had a chance to visit with him on a number of occasions. And also Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, the Rough Rider who charged up San Juan Hill. No, I'm not old enough to remember Theodore Roosevelt. [Laughter].
You know, when those men were growing up I don't believe one of them ever really thought of themselves as a future hero. I doubt that the sailors who were fighting in Midway Island in the Pacific or the soldiers who were charging down Little Roundtop at Gettysburg realized that they were taking part in some of the most important battles in history. And one day you will learn what it is that will be said of you. One day Americans will read about how in the early part of the 21st Century servicemen and servicewomen freed some 25 million people in Afghanistan from the grip of a tyrannical regime that harbored terrorists, indeed that harbored terrorists who killed some 3,000 people in our country on September 11th; gave citizens a chance for a representative government for the first time in 5,000 years history; and who helped rebuild a society decimated by years of hardship.
They will marvel at the daily challenges which were largely unknown in previous wars where victory now depends on your ability to succeed in combat to be sure, but also construction, civil affairs at the same time. You're rewriting the new rules of warfare, and you're earning your place in history. And let there be no doubt, it will be a proud one.
Consider the coalition successes from the enemy's point of view. Extremists attacked Americans many times before September 11, 2001. They believed they could attack our people with impunity from a safe harbor here in Afghanistan. Never in their worst dreams did they believe that a coalition would respond as boldly as it has. Keeping the extremists in disarray, taking the offensive against terrorists and the regimes that harbor them. Even regimes halfway around the world. And foiling their plots to strike at our country and our people.
They never thought that our coalition would attack the very foundations, the underpinning of their extremist ideology by offering those who might be drawn to their extremism the opportunity to choose freedom instead. They hadn't planned on having to contend with a determined coalition or with the liberated Afghan people who refused to go back to the dark times.
Or with heroes like those who have fought and died here in Afghanistan or with Sergeant First Class Paul Ray Smith.
If anyone still has doubts that what you're doing here is making a difference listen to what Sergeant Smith's widow said last week when she accepted the Medal of Honor on his behalf.
Birgit Smith was born in Germany. She said, "Sixty years ago American soldiers liberated the German people from tyranny in World War II. Today another generation of American soldiers have given the Iraqis and the Afghan people a birth of freedom. That is an ideal that Paul truly believed in." She finished with a heartfelt, "Hooah." She's quite a lady.
There are still quite a few folks in Europe who remembered the allied troops who liberated that continent. One day I suspect the Afghan children you have met during your time here will grow up and tell their own children about American GIs who risked their lives to fight against the extremists and terrorists who sought dominion over free people everywhere.
Ronald Reagan told a story once about an American sailor on the carrier Midway patrolling in the South China Sea. ON the horizon he saw a leaky little boat crammed with refugees. The Midway sent a small launch to bring in these folks to the ship and to safety. As the launch made its way back through the choppy seas, one refugee spied a sailor on the deck and called out to him. The refugee yelled, "Hey, American sailor. Hello, freedom man." An American's mission has always been a proud one.
So to you all, to each of you, to all of freedom's men and freedom's women -- for that is what you are -- I thank you for your service to our country. I thank you for your service to the cause of freedom -- the very freedom on which America's security depends.
May God bless you all and may God bless the great land of liberty. Thank you.
Now I'd be happy to answer some questions. And I'm told there are no moving mics, there are only some stationary mikes, there are three of them. And there's a fellow with his hand back, way in the back, and he's nowhere near a mic I don't think. I think what you better do is come up to one of the mics, folks, and I see somebody at a mic so I'll call on you. I'm a little worried about that fellow back there. He wanted to ask that question: too bad.
QUESTION: Sir, Sergeant First Class Dimachio from the Island of Saipan.
My question is about shortfalls in recruiting personnel. Is there an issue? What is the plan to fix it?
RUMSFELD: Well, it was expected that we could see some softness in recruiting about close to a year ago, and as a result a large number of additional recruiters were put in place. Some additional incentives were put in place. And the work has been going forward.
There's a lag always when that occurs, but it is expected that most of the services will come very close to their targets by the end of the year.
One of the reasons for the shortfall, I'm told, is because retention has been so high. Interestingly, retention has been particularly high among folks who have served in Afghanistan and Iraq. And if you think about it, it's the force, the existing force, the active force as they leave that become the pool for the Guard and the Reserve and it is in the Guard and the Reserve where the shortfall has occurred for the most part. So I think that what we'll find is as we go forward -- We also have done, I think it's 35 or 40 different things to reduce stress on the force and it is expected that that will also assist in improving the recruiting and retention figures. Thank you.
QUESTION: Staff Sergeant Joe Selski, [inaudible] Bobcats out of Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.
It's well aware the 25th hasn't participated in a major conflict or a war since the Vietnam era. Now that we're back in the game I wanted to see how personnel at your level view our performance over this last year's deployment.
RUMSFELD: The performance has been -- I talked to General Barno about it, and the performance has been truly excellent. It is impressive. The amazing thing to me is that folks will come into a combat zone, into an area of conflict, and from private life and personal life, whatever they were doing, and perform with such skill and such dedication and such courage. So I have great respect for the active force which has done such a wonderful job, as well as for the Guard and the Reserve that have made the total force concept work so brilliantly. Thank you very much.
QUESTION: Good morning, sir. My name is Specialist Cruz I'm from Houston, Texas.
Being that now we are in OEF-6 what is the future of Afghanistan once commercialization has been implemented across the country?
RUMSFELD: Afghanistan is a country I think with a wonderful opportunity. It does not have the oil wealth, for example, that Iraq does. It has not had the water wealth that Iraq has had. It's been historically somewhat of a poor country. It's suffered civil war; it's suffered drought; it's suffered occupation by the Soviet Union; and it's suffered under a vicious Taliban regime that used the soccer stadiums here to chop people's heads off instead of to play soccer.
But I have been enormously impressed with the people over these past two-plus years: to see what they've accomplished, to have the first popularly elected president in 5,000 years, the courage they showed when they went out to vote and not having had experience with democracy. It's a country that's located in an important area, historically a crossroads, and as the government finds its sea legs and develops strength in the ministries and is able to provide more for the people and continue on this path of representative government with parliamentary elections coming up later this year, I think they have demonstrated a resilience and a strength that suggests they have a good future. So I'm optimistic for Afghanistan.
QUESTION: Thank you, sir.
QUESTION: My name is Sergeant Lief from Honolulu, Hawaii.
My question to you sir, is, is XM8 going to replace M16 or the M4? If so, when?
RUMSFELD: Is what?
QUESTION: The XM8, the new assault rifle I've been seeing in Army Times, sir.
RUMSFELD: General Barno, what's the answer?
BARNO: The answer is we don't know yet. It's a good question. We're looking at different rifles for the infantry. That decision has not yet been made.
QUESTION: Specialist Stemy from Miami, FL.
I was wondering if a year deployment could be cut in half for six months or if --
RUMSFELD: Say it again.
QUESTION: The year deployments, instead of going the whole rotation of a year, be cut in half by six months.
RUMSFELD: There's been -- The Air Force has had one deployment schedule, the Navy another, the Marines have been on a seven-month cycle, and the Army of course has been on a year in country deployment, and they have been debating whether or not that's the proper length. Thus far they've decided that for a variety of reasons that are really external to that specific decision, the things that are already in motion that they can't change, they've decided to stick with one year for this period. Whether or not it might be shortened at some point in the future is really something that the Army is thinking hard about and considering but they've not come to a conclusion. Fair enough?
QUESTION: Sir, Sergeant Titus, Shelton, Washington.
My question for you, sir, is about the Immigration Naturalization Services offer to deployed soldiers.
RUMSFELD: The what?
QUESTION: INS services for deployed soldiers. Immigration services for deployed soldiers, sir. I was wondering if there were any policy changes coming out to expedite citizenship for deployed soldiers, sir.
RUMSFELD: I don't know. [Laughter]. Should there be?
QUESTION: I believe there should be, sir. There are many soldiers who are out here who began the process prior to deploying and now it is at a halt now that they're here, sir.
RUMSFELD: Does anyone here know the answer to the question?
BARNO: We'll see if we can figure it out, sir.
RUMSFELD: We'll find out the answer to the question.
RUMSFELD: You bet. Thank you for raising it.
QUESTION: Specialist Imael [sp.] from 133rd Airborne.
I'm wondering why our MPs aren't considered for the close-combat patch?
RUMSFELD: You're wondering what?
QUESTION: Why MPs aren't considered for the close-combat patch.
RUMSFELD: What's the answer?
BARNO: Our Army leadership's decision was that the close combat badge would only be for those units that were designated to fight as infantry, in other words they were retrained to be full-time infantrymen instead of being artillerymen or engineers.
BARNO: So that initially has not been extended any beyond field artillery, armor, engineers, the general combat arms. That's the current set of the decision at least.
RUMSFELD: But General Barno, she didn't ask what the decision was. She asked why that was the decision. [Laughter].
BARNO: You guys have got to realize that I get to do this with the Secretary every two weeks and we get lots of tough questions like that. [Laughter].
RUMSFELD: Last question. Make it an easy one. I've had a long day. I started in Baku.
QUESTION: Chief Warrant Officer Anthony Domar, 165 MI.
It seems like in the media there's a lot of negative and --
RUMSFELD: No. [Laughter]. You've got to be kidding.
QUESTION: Do you have any influence on showing some of the wonderful things and good things that these soldiers do? And my father, who is U.S. Navy Retired, would like to know that also.
RUMSFELD: And you're asking who has influence on the media so that they might show something that's actually happening instead of something -- I mean something positive that's actually happening?
QUESTION: Yes, sir.
RUMSFELD: Instead of something that's negative?
RUMSFELD: Is that the question? Let me repeat the question. [Laughter]. He has the impression that from time to time some of the media leave the impression that the only things that happen are negative, is that right?
QUESTION: Sir, yes, sir. That's pretty close.
RUMSFELD: You're asking me why? [Laughter].
QUESTION: The answer I got down in Iraq was it sells, but again, folks back home say they disagree with that.
RUMSFELD: The truth is there seems to be, if you look at the front of almost any newspaper, any television story, the pattern tends to be that it's a negative story. That that is what sells. That is what attracts people. For whatever reason, I don't know.
I do know this, that the people who come to this country and go to Iraq and come out are struck by the contrast, the stark contrast between what they see in terms of progress and contribution by the men and women in uniform, what they see as opposed to what they read and hear.
I don't know what the answer is, but I can tell you this. Our country's been around for well over 200 years now and it suggests that the American people have a pretty good center of gravity. They must have an inner gyroscope that centers them because they're able to read all the negative things and hear all the negative things and yet they're able to sift through it and sort through it and come to reasonably right decisions about what's really happening.
I can tell you what's really happening. You, the people in this room and the people across this country from the United States in uniform, the coalition countries that are increasing all the time as NATO takes a bigger and bigger role, are doing an absolutely superb job for the people of Iraq and for the people of the world, helping to make this a stable, moderate Muslim country, and in an important part of the world at an important point in history, and I thank all of you for what you're doing.


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