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- Publisher: University of Toronto Press
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- Publication date: 1 August 1998
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The Concise Historical Atlas of Canada is a beautiful record of Canada's peoples and development. The book combines text and graphic material to create an extraordinarily rich picture of Canada's past, and presents a splendid visual record of the roots of our society and the evolution of the intensely regional, culturally diverse nation we know today. Based on the best-selling three-volume Historical Atlas of Canada, the Concise distills the best and most important plates into a single, comprehensive, thematically organized volume. It represents more than 20 years of collaborative effort between highly accomplished cartographers and a wide range of scholars. The goal of the Concise Historical Atlas of Canada is simple: to summarize Canadian history from prehistory through to the latter part of the twentieth century. To accomplish this goal, the editors selected 67 plates from the nearly 200 plates found in the full set. Each plate is a double-page spread of maps, graphics, legends, and text on a single subject or theme, and is accompanied by a bibliographical note at the end of the volume. Collectively, the plates represent both the crucial events and the continuity of life that made Canada. The editors intend their selection to mirror the social and economic experiences of ordinary people more than the political and military activities associated with individual heroes. While the plates selected from the full three-volume set are used without modification, the Concise Historical Atlas of Canada follows its own organizational structure. Plates have been grouped under three headings: 'National Perspectives,' 'Defining Episodes,' and 'Regional Patterns,' each with a new introductory essay. 'National Perspectives' gives overarching views of the land mass and the process of nation building. Among the topics covered are prehistoric and Native Canada, exploration, the establishment of boundaries, settlement and population patterns, and the development of transportation, urbanization, the economy, and society. 'Defining Episodes' refers to important historical events such as dramatic migrations, wars, and depressions - turning points of national importance. 'Regional Patterns' focuses on smaller parts of the Canadian experience, presents specific case studies of historical trends, and considers events and developments in greater detail over limited periods. The Concise Historical Atlas of Canada is a unique tribute to our history and a significant contribution to Canadians' understanding of one another. It provides a comprehensive overview of the life of ordinary people, one that can as usefully be read for pleasure as for research. Fully cross-referenced, it also serves as a guide to the three-volume set enabling readers to pursue topics of special interest in greater depth.
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Geoffrey J. Matthews was Chief Cartographer at the University of Toronto for more than thirty years, until his retirement in 1993. He was cartographer for twenty previous atlases, including all three volumes of the Historical Atlas of Canada, as well as the Economic Atlas of Ontario, which won the Leipzig Award for the most beautiful book in the world in 1970. Byron Moldofsky is a graduate in geography and cartography of the University of Toronto and Queen's University. He has spent the past sixteen years as a cartographer and Production Co-ordinator with the Atlas project. William G. Dean is Professor Emeritus, Department of Geography, University of Toronto. He and John Warkentin first discussed the Historical Atlas of Canada project in 1968, and Dean was appointed director of the original Organizing Committee in 1970. He has been the director of the Atlas project since its formal beginning in 1979. Conrad Heidenreich is a professor in the Department of Geography, York University. He was a member of the editorial board for volume I of the Historical Atlas of Canada. Thomas F. McIlwraith is a professor in the Department of Geography at Erindale College, University of Toronto. He is a member of the original Organizing Committee and served as co-ordinator for the concise edition. He is the author of Looking for Old Ontario.
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A fuel cell system including a fuel reformer heated by a catalytic combustor fired by anode effluent and/or fuel from a liquid fuel supply providing fuel for the fuel cell. The combustor includes a vaporizer section heated by the combustor exhaust gases for vaporizing the fuel before feeding it into the combustor. Cathode effluent is used as the principle oxidant for the combustor.
1. In a fuel cell system comprising (a) a stack of H2 --O2 fuel cells discharging an H2 -containing anode effluent and an O2 -containing cathode effluent, (b) a reformer for converting a hydrogen-containing fuel selected from the group consisting of alcohols and hydrocarbons to H2 for fueling said cells, (c) a first heat exchanger operatively associated with said reformer for heating said reformer, and (d) a combustor providing hot exhaust gas to said first heat exchanger for heating said reformer during the reformation process, the improvement comprising:
said combustor being fueled by said fuel and said anode effluent and comprising a housing having an input end adapted to receive said fuel and said anode effluent, an exhaust end emitting hot combustor exhaust gas to said first heat exchanger, and a catalyst bed intermediate said input and exhaust ends for burning said fuel and said anode effluent to generate said combustor exhaust gas;
a second heat exchanger in said exhaust end of said combustor and exposed to said hot exhaust gas for vaporizing said fuel when said combustor is operating under post-startup conditions, said second heat exchanger having an inlet for receiving said fuel as a liquid, and an outlet for discharging said fuel as a vapor;
a first conduit communicating said outlet with said input end of said combustor; and
a second conduit communicating said stack with said input end of said combustor to convey said anode effluent to said combustor.
2. A system according to claim 1 including a third conduit communicating said stack with said input end of said combustor to convey said cathode effluent to said combustor.
3. A system according to claim 1 wherein said heat exchanger comprises a tubular coil.
4. In a fuel cell system comprising (a) a stack of H2 --O2 fuel cells discharging an H2 -containing anode effluent and an O2 -containing cathode effluent, (b) a reformer for converting a hydrogen-containing fuel selected from the group consisting of alcohols and hydrocarbons to H2 for fueling said cells, (c) a first heat exchanger operatively associated with said reformer for heating said reformer, and (d) a combustor providing hot exhaust gas to said first heat exchanger for heating said reformer during the reformation process, the improvement comprising:
said combustor being fueled by said fuel and said anode effluent and comprising a housing having an input end adapted to receive said fuel and anode effluent, an exhaust end, and a catalyst bed intermediate said input and exhaust ends for burning said fuel and said anode effluent to generate a hot combustor exhaust gas that exits said exhaust end;
a second heat exchanger in said exhaust end of said combustor and exposed to said hot exhaust gas for vaporizing said fuel when said combustor is operating under post-startup conditions, said second heat exchanger having an inlet for receiving said fuel as a liquid, and an outlet for discharging said fuel as a vapor;
a first conduit communicating said outlet of said second heat exchanger with said input end of said combustor;
a second conduit communicating said stack with said input end of said combustor to convey said anode effluent to said combustor; and
an electrical heater in said input end upstream of said catalyst bed for vaporizing fuel supplied to said combustor during startup of said combustor.
5. A fuel cell system according to claim 4 wherein said heater is catalyzed.
The Government of the United States of America has rights in this invention pursuant to Agreement No. DE-AC02-90CH10435 awarded by the U.S. Department of Energy.
The present invention relates to a fuel cell system having a combustor for heating a fuel reformer.
H2 --O2 (air) fuel cells are well known in the art and have been proposed as a power source for many applications. There are several different types of H2 --O2 fuel cells including acid-type, alkaline-type, molten-carbonate-type and solid-oxide-type. So-called PEM (proton exchange membrane) fuel cells [a.k.a. SPE (solid polymer electrolyte) fuel cells] are of the acid-type, potentially have high power and low weight, and accordingly are desirable for mobile applications (e.g., electric vehicles). PEM fuel cells are well known in the art, and include a "membrane electrode assembly" (a.k.a. MEA) comprising a thin, proton transmissive, solid polymer membrane-electrolyte having an anode on one of its faces and a cathode on the opposite face. The MEA is sandwiched between a pair of electrically conductive elements which (1) serve as current collectors for the anode and cathode, and (2) contain appropriate channels and/or openings therein for distributing the fuel cell's gaseous reactants over the surfaces of the respective anode and cathode catalysts. A plurality of individual cells are commonly bundled together to form a PEM fuel cell stack.
In PEM fuel cells hydrogen is the anode reactant (i.e., fuel) and oxygen is the cathode reactant (i.e., oxidant). The oxygen can either be in a pure form (i.e., O2), or air (i.e., O2 admixed with N2). The solid polymer electrolytes are typically made from ion exchange resins such as perfluoronated sulfonic acid. The anode/cathode typically comprise finely divided catalytic particles (often supported on carbon particles) admixed with proton conductive resin.
For vehicular applications, it is desirable to use a liquid fuel such as a low molecular weight alcohol (e.g., methanol or ethanol), or hydrocarbons (e.g., gasoline) as the fuel for the vehicle owing to the ease of onboard storage of liquid fuels and the existence of a nationwide infrastructure for supplying liquid fuels. However, such fuels must be dissociated to release the hydrogen content thereof for fueling the fuel cell. The dissociation reaction is accomplished heterogeneously within a chemical fuel processor, known as a reformer, that provides thermal energy throughout a catalyst mass and yields a reformate gas comprising primarily hydrogen and carbon dioxide. For example, in the steam methanol reformation process, methanol and water (as steam) are ideally reacted to generate hydrogen and carbon dioxide according to the reaction:
The reforming reaction is an endothermic reaction that requires external heat for the reaction to occur. The heat required to produce enough hydrogen varies with the demand put on the fuel cell system at any given point in time. Accordingly, the heating means for the reformer must be capable of operating over a wide range heat outputs. Heating the reformers with heat generated externally from either a flame combustor or a catalytic combustor is known. The present invention relates to an improved catalytic combustor, and the integration thereof with a fuel cell system so as to fuel the combustor with unreformed liquid fuel, hydrogen-containing anode exhaust gas, or both at different times in its operating cycle depending on the electrical demand placed on the system.
The present invention contemplates a fuel cell system comprising (1) a stack of H2 --O2 fuel cells that exhaust some unused H2 from the anode (anode effluent) and unused O2 from the cathode (cathode effluent), (2) a fuel reformer for converting a hydrogen-containing liquid fuel (e.g. alcohol or hydrocarbon) into H2 for fueling the fuel cells, and (3) a multi-fuel fired combustor for heating the reformer. The combustor is fueled by either or both the liquid fuel and the unused H2 in the anode effluent and comprises (1) a housing having an input end that receives the fuel and the anode effluent, (2) an exhaust end that emits hot combustor exhaust gases to a heat exchanger associated with the reformer, and (3) a catalyst bed intermediate the input and exhaust ends of the combustor for burning the fuel and anode effluent to generate hot combustor exhaust gas. The combustor includes (1) a heat exchanger at the exhaust end exposed to the hot exhaust gas for vaporizing the liquid fuel, and (2) a conduit for conveying the vaporized fuel to the input end of the combustor during normal operation of the system following startup. Another conduit communicates the fuel cell stack with the input end of the combustor to convey the anode effluent from the fuel cell to the input end of the combustor. According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, there is provided still another conduit communicating O2 -containing cathode effluent from the fuel cell stack to the input end of the combustor to convey unused O2 from the stack to the input end of the combustor. Preferably, the fuel vaporizing heat exchanger will comprise a coiled tube nested in the housing at the exhaust end of the combustor. Most preferably, the combustor will also include an electrical heater upstream of the catalyst bed for vaporizing liquid fuel supplied to the combustor during startup, and before vaporized fuel is produced by the heat exchanger at the exhaust end of the combustor. The heater may be either catalyzed or uncatalyzed.
The present invention will be better understood when considered in the light of the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment thereof which is given hereafter in conjunction with the several drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a schematic of a fuel cell system in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a sectioned side view of a combustor in accordance with the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a view in the direction 3--3 of FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a view in the direction 4--4 of FIG. 2;
FIG. 5 is a view in the direction 5--5 of FIG. 2; and
FIG. 6 is an isometric view of the heat exchanger of FIG. 2.
The invention is hereafter described in the context of a fuel cell fueled by reformed methanol (MeOH). However, it is to be understood that the principles embodied herein are equally applicable to fuel cells fueled by other endothermically reformable fuels such as ethanol or gasoline.
FIG. 1 is a schematic of a fuel cell system including a reformer 2 for catalytically reacting methanol from methanol stream 6 and water from water stream 8 to form a hydrogen-rich reformate gas stream 10. The reformate output gas stream 10 comprises primarily H2 and CO2, but also includes N2, CO and water. The reformate stream 10 passes through a shift reactor 12, and a preferential oxidation (PROX) reactor 14, as are well known in the art, to reduce the CO-levels therein to acceptable levels (i.e., below 20 ppm). The CO-purged reformate 10' is then fed into the anode chamber of fuel cell 16. At the same time, oxygen (e.g., air) from oxidant stream 18 is fed into the cathode chamber of the fuel cell 16. The hydrogen from the reformate stream 10 and the oxygen from the oxidant stream 18 react in the fuel cell 16 to produce electricity. Exhaust or effluent 20 from the anode side of the fuel cell contains some unreacted hydrogen. The exhaust or effluent 22 from the cathode side of the fuel cell contains some unreacted oxygen. Air for the oxidant stream 18 is provided by a compressor 24 and is directed to the fuel cell by a valve 26 under normal operating conditions. During startup, however, the valve 26 is rotated to provide air to the input of a combustor 28 used to heat the reformer 2, as will be described in more detail hereinafter.
The reformer 2 is associated with a heat exchanger 30 such that heat from the heat exchanger 30 heats the catalyst bed in the reformer 2. In this regard, the H2 O--MeOH mixture inputted to the reformer will be vaporized and preferably be recirculated/refluxed several times (e.g., 20�) through both the catalyst bed in the reformer 2 and the heat exchanger 30 such that the mixture also functions as a heat transfer medium for carrying heat from the exchanger 30 into the catalyst bed of the reformer 2. The heat exchanger 30 itself is heated from exhaust gases 32 exiting a catalytic combustor 28. The gases 34 exiting the heat exchanger 30 are still hot and pass through an expander 36 which is used to drive a compressor 24 via a drive shaft 38 before being dumped to the atmosphere 40. A shunt valve 42 permits bypassing the heat exchanger 30 and dumping the combustion gases 32 to the expander 36 when the reformer 2 does not require as much heat.
During normal operation (i.e., after the system has started up and is running), the combustor 28 is fueled by methanol vapor 44, or anode effluent 20 or both, each fed into an input end 46 of the combustor 28. The MeOH vapor 44 emanates from a vaporizer nested in the exhaust end 48 of the combustor 26. The vaporizer is a heat exchanger that extracts heat from the combustor exhaust to vaporize liquid MeOH 50 provided to the heat exchanger from the vehicle's fuel tank. The MeOH vapor 44 exiting the vaporizer and the anode effluent 22 are reacted in a catalyst section 52 of the combustor 28 lying intermediate the input and exhaust ends 46 and 48 respectively of the combustor 28. Oxygen is provided to the combustor either from the cathode effluent stream 22 or a compressor 24 (i.e., via valve 26) depending on system operating conditions. A valve 54 permits dumping the cathode effluent 22 to the atmosphere 40 via expander 36 when it is not needed in the combustor 28.
FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of a preferred combustor 56, in accordance with the present invention. The combustor 56 comprises a cylindrical metal housing 58 which is lined with two layers of insulating material 60 and 62. A preferred insulating material 60 comprises 0.180 inch thick layers of a ceramic material provided by the 3M company under the tradename INTERAM Mat Material. The combustor 56 has an input end 64 for receiving the combustor fuels and oxidants and an exhaust end 66 through which hot combustor exhaust gas is discharged from the combustor 56 into the heat exchanger 30 associated with the reformer 2 of FIG. 1. The exhaust end 66 includes a flange 68 for mounting to the input of the heat exchanger 30 of FIG. 1. A primary catalyst bed 70 is positioned between the input end 64 and exhaust end 66 for burning the fuel-oxidant reactants and preferably comprises a catalyst-coated extruded ceramic monolith type bed having about 400 cells per inch at the inlet face 72. Such beds are commonly used in automobile catalytic converters. The bed 70 could be broken into two or more sections/stages each separated from the next and each with a different porosity profile if so desired. A preferred catalyst comprises platinum, but other precious metals, or combinations thereof, may also be used depending on the performance requirements for the combustor. A catalyzed ceramic light-off foam 74 having a porosity profile of about 10 pores per inch and a thickness of about 0.79 inch is provided at the leading face 72 of the monolithic catalyst bed 70. The light-off foam 74 may comprise platinum on a silicon carbide foam substrate, and serves to light-off the reactants prior to their entering the catalyst bed 70, and also provides a tortuous path for mixing the reactants and promoting turbulent oxidation reactions.
A turbulator section T precedes the light-off foam 74 and comprises at least one porous bed of mixing media upstream of the light-off catalyst 74 which provides a tortuous path therethrough to promote turbulent flow, and intimate mixing of the combustor fuel(s) and air before they contact the light-off catalyst 74. The turbulator section T will preferably comprise at least two mixing-media beds 76 and 80 with an open chamber 82 between the mixing-media beds to act as a homogenization region for homogenizing the mixture exiting the first mixing-media bed 80 before it enters the second mixing-media bed 76. The mixing-media beds 76 and 80 have leading faces 77 and 81 respectively where the reactants enter the beds and trailing faces 79 and 83 respectively where the reactants exit the beds 76 and 80. Preferred mixing media comprises ceramic foams having a porosity profile of about 25 pores per lineal inch to about 80 pores per lineal inch, but other materials and porosity profiles may be used. A preferred mixing-media for bed 76 comprises silicon carbide foam having a porosity profile of about 25 pores per linear inch and a thickness of about one inch. Alternative mixing-media beds include refractory metal foams, ceramic pellets retained in a flow-through container, or a stack of fine (e.g., about 0.001 to about 0.010 openings per inch) metal or ceramic screens, wherein the openings of one screen are offset from the openings in adjacent screens to provide the desired tortuous path. The mixing-media bed 76 can also function as a flame suppressor to prevent any flame created at the light-off catalyst 74 from propagating back into the input end 64 of the combustor 56, and as a means to distribute the reaction mixture evenly across the leading face 72 of the catalyst bed 70.
An electric heating element 78 is provided upstream of the mixing media 76 and serves to vaporize liquid fuel entering the combustor 56, and to heat the gas entering the catalyst bed 70 during initial startup of the combustor 56. The heating element 78 may or may not be catalyzed, and is energized by electrical contacts 79 and 79' (FIG. 4) which are provided with electricity via electrical leads 104 and 104'. After startup, the electric heater 78 is no longer required since the fuel will be vaporized by the exhaust gases emanating from the exhaust end 66 of the combustor 56, as will be discussed in more detail hereinafter. A preferred electric heater 78 comprises a commercially available, uncatalyzed extruded metal monolith resistance element such as is used to light off the catalyst of a catalytic converter used to treat IC engine exhaust gases.
Another mixing-media bed 80 of the turbulator section T lies upstream of the electric heater 78. The mixing-media 80 provides a tortuous path therethrough and induces turbulent flow for mixing the reactants before they contact the electric heater 78. The heater 78 resides in the homogenization space 82 that lies between the mixing-media beds 76 and 80 and further serves to promote mixing of the reactants exiting the first stage mixing media 80 prior to their entering the second stage mixing media 76. This first stage mixing media preferably has a smaller pore size than the second stage mixing media 76. A suitable turbulator first stage mixing media 80 comprises a ceramic foam comprising ytria-zirconia-alumina having a porosity profile of about 80 pores per linear inch and a thickness of about 0.375 inch. The mixing media 80 additionally serves as a flame arrestor to suppress any flame that might result from fuel ignited by the electric heating element 78, or down stream catalyst bed, from propagating back into the mixing chamber 84 where the reactants mix before passing through the mixing media 80.
H2 -containing anode effluent 20 (see FIG. 1) exiting the anode side of the fuel cell 16 enters the input end 64 of the combustor 56 via the annular plenum 86 that surrounds the shell 94 that contains the mixing media 80, and passes through a porous, metal disc 88 into the mixing chamber 92. The disc 88 may or may not be cooled (e.g., with water) and serves to diffuse the H2 therethrough while functioning as a flame arrestor against flame entering into the plenum 86. The flame arrestor 88 will preferably comprise a sintered metal disk having a pore size of about 40 microns, and a thickness of about 0.078 inch. O2 -containing cathode effluent 22 (see FIG. 1) exiting the cathode side of the fuel cell 16 enters the input end 64 of the combustor 56, via conduit 90, and swirls in the annular chamber 92 defined centrally by the shell 94. In the chamber 92 the swirling cathode effluent picks up, and to some extent mixes with, the anode effluent passing through the flame arrestor 88. A suitable insulating material 96 similar to the insulating material 60 and 62 lines the shell 94 containing the mixing media 80. A narrow annular gap 98 (i.e., about 3.0 mm) between the leading edge 95 of the shell 94 and the end wall 100 of the housing 58 insures that some degree of mixing of the cathode and anode effluents occurs in the chamber 92 before they move into the input chamber 97, which is a vestibule to the mixing media 80.
The exhaust end 66 of the combustor 56 includes a chamber 106 that houses a heat exchanger 108 which, in the embodiment shown, comprises a coil of metal tubing 110. (See FIG. 6). The heat exchanger 108 is used to vaporize liquid fuel used to fuel the combustor 56. More specifically, under normal post-startup conditions, air or cathode effluent 22 (see FIG. 1) may be introduced into the inlet end 114 of the coil 110 and mixed with liquid fuel sprayed into the input end 114 via a conventional automotive type fuel injector 116. The airborne atomized fuel passes through the several turns of the heated coil tube 110, and therein vaporizes and exits the heat exchanger 108 at outlet 118 which is located in the cathode effluent supply conduit 90. This vaporized fuel supplements the anode effluent 20 (see FIG. 1) as fuel for the combustor 56 as may be needed to meet the transient and steady state needs of the fuel cell system. The vaporizer coil 110 is sized to vaporize the maximum flow rate of fuel with the minimum combustor exhaust flow rate, and is designed to operate at temperatures exceeding the autoignition temperature of the MeOH-air mixture therein throughout its full operational range. Autoignition within the vaporizer is avoided, however, by insuring that the velocity of the mix flowing through the coil 110 significantly exceeds the worst-case flame speed of the mixture which varies with the composition of the inlet streams. For stoichiometric mixtures at atmospheric pressure, this speed would be 0.48 meters per sec. Hot combustion gases exiting the catalyst bed 70 contact the heat exchanger coil 110 for heating fluid flowing through the interior or the coiled tube 110. A pipe 112 coupled to the chamber 106 permits the diversion of any excess hot combustor exhaust gases from the chamber 106 which are not needed to heat the reformer. These diverted excess gases may conveniently be shunted to the expander 36 via valve 42 (see FIGS. 1).
The fuel cell system of the present invention operates as follows. At the beginning of operations when the system is cold and starting up: (1) the compressor 24 (FIG. 1) is driven by an electric motor energized from an external source (e.g., a battery) to provide the necessary system air; (2) air is introduced into conduit tube 90 as well as the input end 114 of the tubular heat exchanger 110; (3) liquid fuel (e.g., MeOH) is injected into the inlet end 114 of the tubular heat exchanger 110 via fuel injector 116, and admixed as fine droplets with the air flowing therein; (4) the air-MeOH droplet mix exits the now cold coil 110 at outlet 118 and mixes with compressor air introduced into conduit 90, and is then introduced into the annular chamber 92 in the input end 64 of the combustor 56; (5) the mix passes through the first mixing-media bed 80 of the turbulator section; (6) the mix exiting the mixing-media bed 80 is heated by the heater 78 in the homogenization chamber 82 to vaporize the liquid droplets and heat the mixture; (7) the preheated vaporous mix then enters the mixing-media bed 76 for still further intimate mixing before contacting the light-off catalyst bed 74; (8) upon exiting the mixing-media bed 74, the mix begins oxidizing on the light-off catalyst bed 74 just before it enters the primary catalyst bed 70, or reacting section of the combustor 56, where substantially complete combustion of the fuel is effected; and (9) the hot exhaust gases exiting the catalyst bed 70 are conveyed to the heat exchanger 30 associated with the reformer 2 (FIG. 1). Once the reformer's temperature has risen sufficiently to effect and maintain the reformation process: (1) valve 26 is rotated to direct air to the cathode side of the fuel cell 16 (FIG. 1); (2) MeOH and water are fed to the reformer 2 to commence the reformation reaction; (3) reformate exiting the reformer 2 is fed to the anode side of the fuel cell 16; (4) anode effluent 20 from the fuel cell 16 is directed into plenum 86 of the combustor 56; (5) cathode effluent 22 from the fuel cell 16 is directed into annular chamber 92 of the combustor 56; (6) air is introduced into the inlet 114 of the tubular heat exchanger 110; (7) liquid methanol is sprayed into the inlet 114 by the injector 116; (8) the methanol-air mix circulates through the heated tubular heat exchanger coil 110 where the MeOH vaporizes; (9) the Air-MeOH(V) mix exits the heat exchanger at outlet 118 and is fed into the chamber 92 along with the cathode effluent 22 where it mixes with the anode effluent passing through the flame arrestor 88 from plenum 86; and (10) the mix passes into the turbulator section of the combustor for burning on the catalyst bed 70 as discussed above in connection with the start-up mode. During normal (i.e., post startup) operating conditions, the heater 78 is not used as the heat exchanger coil 110 alone vaporizes the MeOH and preheats the MeOH-air mix. Under certain conditions, the combustor 56 could operate solely on the anode and cathode effluents alone, without the need for additional MeOH fuel from the heat exchanger 110. Under such conditions, MeOH injection through injector 116 is discontinued. Under other conditions, e.g., increasing power demands, supplemental fuel is provided to the combustor via the injector 116. More such supplemental fuel will be needed in the future as stack fuel efficiencies increase and the H2 content of the anode effluent 20 and O2 content of the cathode effluent 22 is reduced.
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People often think carrot cake is healthier than other desserts, but beware of recipes that sound healthy! Most carrot cakes are full of oil, butter, eggs and regular sour cream. This version greatly reduces the fat by using pineapple, extra carrots, low-fat yogurt and ripe banana to create the moist texture typical of carrot cake. You can replace the raisins with chopped, pitted dates, apricots or prunes. If you use a food processor to mix the batter, take care not to overprocess it. A garnish of shredded carrots or orange zest is a nice touch.
1/3 cup vegetable oil
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 large ripe banana, mashed
2 cups grated carrots (about 6 oz.)
2/3 cup raisins
1/2 cup canned crushed pineapple, drained
1/2 cup low-fat yogurt
2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 tsp baking powder
1-1/2 tsp baking soda
1-1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1/3 cup light cream cheese, softened
2/3 cup icing sugar
1 tbsp low-fat milk or water
Step 1: Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Step 2: Spray a 9" Bundt pan with cooking oil.
Step 3: For the cake, beat the oil and granulated sugar in a large bowl until smooth.
Step 4: Add the eggs and vanilla, beating the mixture well (it may look curdled). Add the banana, carrots, raisins, pineapple and yogurt. Stir until everything is well combined.
Step 5: Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg in a separate bowl, mixing well. Add to the carrot mixture and stir just until everything is combined.
Step 6: Pour the mixture into the prepared pan. Place the pan in the centre of the oven and bake for 40-45 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the centre comes out clean. Cool in the pan on a rack.
Step 7: When it's no longer hot, invert the cake onto a serving plate.
Step 8: For the icing, beat the cream cheese, icing sugar and milk in a bowl or food processor until smooth. Drizzle over the top of the cake. Keep cake for up to 3 days, well wrapped, or freeze for up to 2 weeks.
Reprinted with permission from Rose Reisman's The Complete Light Kitchen (2007 Whitecap Books).
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Dan Molls Represents the Standard of Senior Leadership
"Dan Molls is the heart and soul of our defense. He's a leader, a sure tackler and one of the toughest players I've ever been around. I truly believe he is one of the best linebackers in the country and also one of the best players ever to wear the Midnight Blue and Gold."
- UT Head Coach Matt Campbell
On a Toledo team brimming with senior leaders, Dan Molls stood out this season.
Game in and game out, Molls never wavered. His season has been amazing in its consistency. Some examples:
- He leads the nation in tackles with 148 tackles.
- He has had at least nine tackles in every game and at least 13 stops nine times.
- He has been the Rockets' team leader in tackles in all but one game.
- Six times he has been nominated for MAC West Defensive Player of the Week, winning the award following his performance vs. Western Michigan on Sept. 29.
- In the classroom, Molls made Academic All-District for the first time in his career. Holding a 3.61 GPA in exercise science, Molls is aiming to become Toledo's first Academic All-American since Lance Moore in 2004.
More importantly, perhaps, Molls has been a team leader in every sense of the word. He's the kind of player who goes all out in every practice, gives it all in the classroom and gives of himself in the community. So it should come as no surprise that the Toledo coaching staff holds Molls in such high regard.
"From the day Dan Molls stepped foot on campus," said head coach Matt Campbell, "he knew that being successful isn't just about playing well on the football field. It's also about being a community servant and getting your degree. It's about being a leader, setting an example for others. Dan is all of that and more, and that's what makes it really special to coach a young man like that."
Earlier this season, Campbell commented that Molls should be considered among the greatest Rockets of all-time. At first blush, it seemed like coach's hyperbole. But on the other hand, how long has it been since Toledo has had such a dominating linebacker? The Rockets have never had a player lead the nation in tackles, and if it weren't for a leg injury that caused him to miss nearly six games last season, Molls would have finished in the top 10 in the country in tackles for three consecutive seasons. And as far as that intangible that coaches love to talk about-leadership-well, rest assured, there have been very few who have ever wore the Midnight Blue and Gold who are close to Molls in that category.
Molls, who along with 17 other seniors is playing in his final home game as a Rocket tonight, said that what mattered most to him was not the accolades, or the great victories, or even his own academic achievements.
"It's just been all about the experience with the guys," said Molls. "You can talk about statistics and the games we won, but none of that really measures up to some of the friendships I made here. I've developed relationships with coaches and my teammates, but also with teachers and people involved in this university. That's what really means the most to me and that's what's going to stay with me forever."
Toledo's 2012 seniors will be remembered as the class that brought the winning tradition back to the Rockets. In the past four years, this group has put together a 30-19 record, 22-9 in MAC play. These seniors have also played in two bowl games, and with an 8-3 record so far this season, are eligible for a third.
"These seniors have been great leaders in our football program," said head coach Matt Campbell. "They have set a great example for the younger players who will be the future leaders of our team."
Listed below are the 18 seniors who will play in their final home game as Rockets vs. Akron on Tuesday:
- Robert Bell, LB, Grand Rapids, MI (Criminal Justice). Bell is second on the team with 84 tackles this season. He has played in 41 games, starting 24 times, and has 184 tackles for his career.
- Byron Best, CB, Greenwood, SC (Individualized Studies). Best has played in 48 games as a Rocket, starting 20 times. He has 91 tackles and recently picked off his first career interception.
- Austin Dantin, QB, Tallahassee, FL (Civil Engineering). In his four-year career, Austin started in 23 games at quarterback, throwing for 3,700 yards and 26 touchdowns.
- Jimmy Davidson, WR, Findlay, OH (Marketing). Davidson played in 20 games at wide receiver in his career.
- Danny Farr, DT, Evanston, IL (Criminal Justice). Farr played in 34 games in his Rocket career, making 30 tackles. He has been a starter as a senior.
- T.J. Fatinikun, DE Perrysburg, OH (Communications). Fatinikun earned All-MAC honors in 2010 and 2011, but two major injuries cut short his career. Fatinikun finished his career with 104 tackles and 11 sacks.
- Sam Gaymon, WR, Redford, MI (Engineering). Gaymon played in 24 games in his career at wide receiver and safety.
- Hank Keighley, DE, Dayton, OH (Exercise science). Keighley played both tight end and defensive line in his career, becoming a starter at defensive end as senior. He has 33 tackles this season and leads the team in tackles for loss.
- Colby Kratch, DE, Watertown, MN (Communications). A junior college transfer, Kratch began his Rocket career as a tight end before moving to defensive end this season.
- Phil Lewis, DT, Grosse Pointe, MI (Criminal justice). A junior college transfer, Lewis played in 16 games for the Rockets, making 24 tackles.
- A.J. Lindeman, OL, Aurora, IL (Engineering/Business). Lindeman is a two-time candidate for the Burlesworth Trophy, given annually to the best player in the nation who began his career as a walk-on. He became a starter at right tackle as a senior. He graduated last spring with a degree in engineering and is currently enrolled in the business school.
- Dan Molls, LB, North Royalton, OH (Exercise Science). Molls currently leads the nation in tackles with 148 and is a candidate for All-America and the Butkus Award, given annually to the best linebacker in the country. An All-MAC selection in 2010, Molls made Academic All-District this season and has a chance to become Toledo's first Academic All-American since Lance Moore in 2004.
- David Pasquale, RB, Cape Coral, FL (Criminal Justice/Graduate School). Pasquale has played in 39 games in his career at running back and quarterback. He graduated last spring with a degree in criminal justice, and is currently in graduate school studying education.
- Ben Pike, DE, Mentor, OH (Education). Pike has played in 36 games in his Rocket career, and has started six games this season, making 29 tackles.
- Jermaine Robinson, SS, Pittsburgh, PA (Criminal Justice). Robinson was a four-year starter at safety, starting in 46 out of 48 games in his career. For his career he has 222 tackles and eight interceptions, returning four of those picks for touchdowns.
- Cordale Scott, TE, Cleveland, OH (Individualized Studies). Scott has 15 receptions in his two seasons as a Rocket following a transfer from the University of Illinois.
- Mark Singer, FS, Cinnaminson, NJ (Communications). Singer has played in 47 games in his Rocket career, starting 29, and has racked up 154 tackles and six interceptions.
- Jared Strait, TE, Wyandotte, MI (Exercise Science). Strait played in 30 games in his Rocket career at tight end.
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As Kris King works on a house near Muscatine, his mind drifts back to that dreadful day in 2008.
That's when Grain Processing Corporation locked out more than 300 workers in a contract dispute.
"At first, it was disbelief," he said.
The '87 Muscatine High graduate and Air Force veteran spent 15 years at GPC, working his way up to supervisor just before the lockout.
"It was kind of a scary situation," he recalled.
To this day, King remains a member of UFCW Local 86D.
"I felt that the union was strong enough to handle this," he said. "And I still believe that they are strong enough to handle to lockout."
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"After you work at a place for so long, you kind of get settled into it," he said. "You think you'll retire there. Then all of a sudden, everything changes."
Lugging household items to a delivery van instead of toiling in the GPC warehouse, he left the union.
"We had mouths to feed, and we just couldn't sit around and just wait it out," he said.
These days, a large wall at the GPC plant symbolizes the lengthy lockout. It represents the division between the company and union that changed lives and the community.
"It's just hard to believe that management and the union couldn't come to an agreement," Nau said.
Yet more than four years later, the stalemate continues over job security, outsourcing and other issues.
While locked out workers once played daily card games in makeshift shanties, the unemployment benefits slowly ran out.
GPC continues to make corn-based products for global distribution. They're committing to Muscatine with major plant upgrades but without a union contract.
"I don't blame the union at all," said Nau.
"I think it's kind of like a teeter-totter," King said. "The blame could go both ways."
"The bottom line is making a profit," Nau added. "And if they didn't think they could make a profit with what the union was asking for, then they had to make changes also."
And so, Kris King made a lot of changes. At age 43, he's going back to school. He's just a semester away from finishing a business management degree at Muscatine Community College.
An evening Spanish class caps off another long day. Between work at Home Improvement Innovations and school, he usually gets just four hours of sleep.
"Now that I've got some education underneath my belt, I kind of realized that there's a lot bigger and better opportunities out there in this world than GPC," King said.
As both men forge new careers, there are mixed feelings about the lockout ever ending.
"They're not looking for long-term employees any more," Nau concluded. "It's cheaper to hire a temp employee and not pay benefits. In the end, it hurts the working man."
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News 3 spoke with their grandmother Susan Solich on their perseverance through many tragedies.
Summer has been off to a stressful start for the Flowers boys originally from College Station now living in Colorado Springs.
The Black Forest Fire is Colorado's most destructive wildfire in history with nearly 500 homes lost.
While their home has been less than 10 miles from the blaze it's something they are all too familiar with.
"It was a little unsettling when I walked out the door and could see the fire. And it brought back a lot of bad memories," said Susan Solich. The Flowers Boys' Grandmother.
Their home was destroyed in Colorado Springs last summer in the Waldo Canyon Fire. They just recently bought a home on the north side of town where this latest blaze broke out.
"And the kids were ok. They probably took it better than I did that we might not be able to really unpack yet," she added.
In 2011 Solich took custody of Conner, Brandon, Tyler and Justin moving them from College Station to Colorado Springs.
Their mom died in her sleep, and then their dad from a heart attack less than three months later.
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LAKE GEORGE The controversy over whether to allow five-story and larger hotels to be built in Lake George Village heated up this week, as a leading local citizen accused a village advisory board of discouraging public input.
At the Nov. 19 meeting of the Lake George Village Board, Joanne Gavin of the Lake George Citizens Group aired a complaint about the conduct of a member of the Lake George Zoning Steering Committee, accusing him of being arrogant and suppressing public participation in determining the future of the village. While she didn't reveal the man's name, sources said the person in question was Tom Sullivan, who has served on the village Zoning Board of Appeals.
She told the board that his conduct was counter to Mayor Robert Blais' stated objective of encouraging public input in the process.
Gavin indicated Sullivan was attempting to squash opinions against relaxing zoning laws to allow taller buildings in the village.
She said that Sullivan said that the Steering committee "had no obligation nor responsibility to listen to the community."
She asked that the Village Board, which appointed the members of the steering committee, replace him on the board.
Blais responded that he would listen to the recordings of the meeting to hear what occurred, but he believed in not interfering with or influencing the proceedings of a village committee after he and the board have appointed its members.
He said the Steering Committee members had all pledged to be impartial, but they do indeed hold viewpoints on the zoning issues.
"The committee members do have particular opinions, but they are passionate enough about the future of the Village to be fair about the deliberations," Blais said. "Someone's conduct has to be extremely inappropriate to be removed."
Gavin responded that full public participation was vital in such consequential proceedings.
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Air Force News Service
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2011 The Air Force recently moved its mortuary affairs call center responsibilities from a temporary call center here to the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations Center at Dover Air Force Base, Del.
Trained experts will continue to answer calls from the toll-free number 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week, to meet the needs of family members.
"We established this call center to answer questions and address potential concerns for families of fallen service members," said Brig. Gen. Eden Murrie, the director of Air Force Services. "It was important that we were prepared and did this right."
The call center was established following the announcement of results of a year-long investigation of the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations Center in Dover, the point of entry for the remains of U.S. service members who are killed or die overseas.
Investigators found no evidence that anyone intentionally mishandled remains, but the investigation concluded the mortuary staff failed to maintain accountability while processing portions of remains for three service members.
In setting up the Dover call center, the Air Force "ensured there were sufficient phone lines and expertly trained staff so a caller would immediately talk with a person who was able to answer any questions they had," Murrie said.
Since the call center's establishment on Nov. 8, she said, only eight calls were received from concerned relatives of service members and others from the general public.
"We are committed to keeping this important communication channel open," Murrie said. "And it makes sense, given the small number of calls, that we transition the function to the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations Center."
The Air Force is committed to ensuring the mission of AFMAO is carried out with reverence, dignity, honor and respect for the fallen and to providing care, service and support for the families, she said.
Families of fallen service members may contact the Air Force toll free at 1-855-637-2583 or email at firstname.lastname@example.com if they have questions about the investigation or Air Force mortuary operations.
For more information, media should contact Air Force Public Affairs at 703-695-0640 or after hours at (202) 528-4929.
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Tag Archives: Humor
Pennsylvania Style By SSM (Sloppy Secondz Music) – Gangnam Style Parody – PA Song
Back To Work After Thirty Years
Hysterical 5 second video for those of us who grew up before computers. Thanks to my sister for the share :)
Walmart Called – Your Christmas Photos Are ready (24 pics)
Some holiday "cheer" from your favorite Walmartians :)
Click here to view the photos: http://seriouslyforreal.com/funny/walmart-called-your-christmas-photos-are-ready-24-pics/
Kristin Chenoweth's Anthony Weiner 'Popular' Parody On The Tonight Show
Pennsylvania Parody Of Gangnam Style Music Video
This is really funny. It moves along very fast so you might want to watch more than once.
Gun Control – At Cabela's (Today's Funny)
Editor's Note: A lighter look at gun control that made its way to my inbox this morning :)
Gun Control — It's already started at Cabela's Sporting Goods Store
There was a bit of confusion at the Cabela's Sporting Goods store this morning.
When I was ready to pay for my purchases of gun powder and bullets the cashier said, "Strip down, facing me."
Making a mental note to complain to the NRA about the gun registry people running amok, I did just as she had instructed.
When the hysterical shrieking and alarms finally subsided, I found out that she was referring to my credit card.
I have been asked to shop elsewhere in the future.
They need to make their instructions to us seniors a little clearer!
Today's Funny – Your Duck Is Dead…
A woman brought a very limp duck into a veterinary
surgeon. As she laid her pet on the table, the vet
pulled out his stethoscope and listened to the bird's
After a moment or two, the vet shook his head and
sadly said, "I'm sorry, your duck, Cuddles, has
passed away."
The distressed woman wailed, "Are you sure?"
"Yes, I am sure. Your duck is dead," replied the
"How can you be so sure?" she protested. "I mean
you haven't done any testing on him or anything.
He might just be in a coma or something."
The vet rolled his eyes, turned around and left the
room. He returned a few minutes later with a black
Labrador Retriever. As the duck's owner looked on
in amazement, the dog stood on his hind legs, put his
front paws on the examination table and sniffed the
duck from top to bottom. He then looked up at the
vet with sad eyes and shook his head.
The vet patted the dog on the head and took it out
of the room. A few minutes later he returned with
a cat. The cat jumped on the table and also delicately
sniffed the bird from head to foot. The cat sat back
on its haunches, shook its head, meowed softly and
strolled out of the room.
The vet looked at the woman and said, "I'm sorry,
but as I said, this is most definitely, 100% certifiably,
a dead duck."
The vet turned to his computer terminal, hit a few keys
and produced a bill, which he handed to the woman..
The duck's owner, still in shock, took the bill. "$150!"
she cried, "$150 just to tell me my duck is dead!"
The vet shrugged, "I'm sorry. If you had just taken my
word for it, the bill would have been $20, but with the
Lab Report and the Cat Scan, it's now $150."
An Ode To Andy Reid :)
Today's Funny – Amish Elevator…..Priceless (Oldie)
A little Lancaster County humor!
A fifteen year old Amish boy and his father were in a mall. They were amazed by almost everything they saw, but especially by two shiny, silver walls that could move apart and then slide back together again.
The boy asked, 'What is this Father?'
The father (never having seen an elevator) responded, 'Son, I have never seen anything like this in my life, I don't know what it is.'
While the boy and his father were watching with amazement, a calorically challenged senior female in a wheel chair moved up to the moving walls and pressed a button. The walls opened, and the woman rolled between them into a small room. The walls closed and the boy and his father watched the small numbers above the walls light up sequentially.
They continued to watch until it reached the last number… and then the numbers began to light in the reverse order.
Finally the walls opened up again and a gorgeous 24-year-old blond stepped out.
The father, not taking his eyes off the young woman, said quietly to his son…..
'Go get your Mother'
How to Bathe A Cat – Today's Funny
The Dog
Today's Funny
The Night Light
A 90 year old man goes for a physical. All of his tests come back with normal results. The doctor says, "George, everything looks great. How are you doing mentally and emotionally? Are you at peace with God?"
George replies, "God and I are tight. He knows I have poor eyesight, so He's fixed it so when I get up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, poof! The light goes on. When I'm done, poof! The light goes off."
"Wow, that's incredible," the doctor says.
A little later in the day, the doctor calls George's wife. "Ethel," he says, "George is doing fine! But I had to call you because I'm in awe of his relationship with God. Is it true that he gets up during the night, and poof! ….The light goes on in the bathroom, and when he's done, poof!…… The light goes off?"
"Oh sweet Jesus" exclaims Ethel……. "He's peeing in the refrigerator again!
Today's Funny – "Ode To Forgetfulness"
Jeanne Robertson "Don't send a man to the grocery store!"
Today's Funny
AN ACTUAL CRAIG'S LIST PERSONALS (Even if this is not true, it's hysterical)
To the Guy Who Tried to Mug Me in Downtown Savannah night before last.
Date: 2010-09-27, 1:43 a.m. E..S.T.
I was the guy wearing the black Burberry jacket that you demanded that I hand over, shortly after you pulled the knife on me and my girlfriend, threatening our lives. You also asked for my girlfriend's purse and earrings. I can only hope that you somehow come across this rather important message.
First, I'd like to apologize for your embarrassment; I didn't expect you to actually crap in your pants when I drew my pistol after you took my jacket. The evening was not that cold, and I was wearing the jacket for a reason. My girlfriend was happy that I just returned safely from my 2nd tour as a Combat Marine in Afghanistan. She had just bought me that Kimber Custom Model 1911 .45 ACP pistol for my birthday, and we had picked up a shoulder holster for it that very evening. Obviously you agree that it is a very intimidating weapon when pointed at your head … isn't it?!
I know it probably wasn't fun walking back to wherever you'd come from with crap in your pants. I'm sure it was even worse walking bare-footed since I made you leave your shoes, cell phone, and wallet with me. [That prevented you from calling or running to your buddies to come help mug us again].
After I called your mother or "Momma" as you had her listed in your cell, I explained the entire episode of what you'd done. Then I went and filled up my gas tank as well as those of four other people in the gas station, on your credit card. The guy with the big motor home took 153 gallons and was extremely grateful! I gave your shoes to a homeless guy outside Vinnie Van Go Go's, along with all the cash in your wallet. [That made his day!]
I then threw your wallet into the big pink "pimp mobile" that was parked at the curb – after I broke the windshield and side window and keyed the entire driver's side of the car.
Earlier, I managed to get in two threatening phone calls to the DA's office and one to the FBI, while mentioning President Obama as my possible target. The FBI guy seemed really intense and we had a nice long chat (I guess while he traced your number etc…)
In a way, perhaps I should apologize for not killing you – but I feel this type of retribution is a far more appropriate punishment for your threatened crime. I wish you well as you try to sort through some of these rather immediate pressing issues, and can only hope that you have the opportunity to reflect upon, and perhaps reconsider, the career path you've chosen to pursue in life. Remember, next time you might not be so lucky.
Have a good day!
Thoughtfully yours, Semper Fi,
Most Memorable Celebrity Tweets Of 2011
For those of you who enjoy all things social media, here is a list of some of 2011's most memorable celebrity tweets:
After Christina Aguilera was arrested for public intoxication early this year, P!nk rejoiced in not being the one to get into trouble.
@pink: Out of Myself, Britney, and Christina – didn't everyone think I was gonna be the troublemaker? LOOK MA!!! No CUFFS!!!
Read more: http://www.fm97.com/cc-common/news/sections/special/celebritytweetsoftheweek.html?an=Most-Memorable-Tweets-of-2011#ixzz1hy6L6uyR
Little Known Facts From History – Today's Humor
A pastor friend of mine sent me this and it is too funny not to share!
In ancient Israel, it came to pass that a trader by the name of Abraham Com did take unto himself a young wife by the name of Dot.
And Dot Com was a comely woman, broad of shoulder and long of leg. Indeed, she was often called Amazon Dot Com.
And she said unto Abraham, her husband, "Why dost thou travel so far from town to town with thy goods when thou canst trade without ever leaving thy tent?"
And Abraham did look at her as though she were several saddle bags short of a camel load, but simply said, "How, dear?"
And Dot replied, "I will place drums in all the towns and drums in between to send messages saying what you have for sale, and they will reply telling you who hath the best price. And the sale can be made on the drums and delivery made by Uriah's Pony Stable (UPS)."
Abraham thought long and decided he would let Dot have her way with the drums. And the drums rang out and were an immediate success. Abraham sold all the goods he had at the top price, without ever having to move from his tent.
To prevent neighboring countries from overhearing what the drums were saying, Dot devised a system that only she and the drummers knew. It was known as Must Send Drum Over Sound (MSDOS), and she also developed a language to transmit ideas and pictures – Hebrew To The People (HTTP).
And the young men did take to Dot Com's trading as doth the greedy horsefly take to camel dung. They were called Nomadic Ecclesiastical Rich Dominican Sybarites, or NERDS.
And lo, the land was so feverish with joy at the new riches and the deafening sound of drums that no one noticed that the real riches were going to that enterprising drum dealer, Brother William of Gates, who bought off every drum maker in the land. And indeed did insist on drums to be made that would work only with Brother Gates' drumheads and drumsticks.
And Dot did say, "Oh, Abraham, what we have started is being taken over by others."
And Abraham looked out over the Bay of Ezekiel, or eBay as it came to be known.
He said, "We need a name that reflects what we are."
And Dot replied, "Young Ambitious Hebrew Owner Operators."
"YAHOO," said Abraham.
And because it was Dot's idea, they named it YAHOO Dot Com.
Abraham's cousin, Joshua, being the young Gregarious Energetic Educated Kid (GEEK) that he was, soon started using Dot's drums to locate things around the countryside.
It soon became known as God's Own Official Guide to Locating Everything (GOOGLE).
That is how it all began. And that's the truth.
Chapter 13, verses 7-16
Saturday Silly Humor
This came via email from a reader and it's too funny not to share.
One Sunday, counting the money in the weekly offering, the Pastor of a small church found a pink envelope containing $1,000. It happened again the next week!
The following Sunday, he watched as the offering was collected and saw an elderly woman put the distinctive pink envelope on the plate. This went on for weeks until the pastor, overcome by curiosity, approached her.
"Ma'am, I couldn't help but notice that you put $1,000 a week in the collection plate," he said.
"Why yes," she replied, "every week my son sends me money and I give some of it to the church."
The pastor replied, "That's wonderful. But $1000 is a lot, are you sure you can afford this? How much does he send you?" The elderly woman answered, "$10,000 a week."
The pastor was amazed. "Your son is very successful; what does he do for a living?"
"He is a veterinarian," she answered. "That's an honorable profession, but I had no idea they made that much money," the pastor said. "Where does he practice?"
The woman answered proudly, "In Nevada … …
drum roll please……..
He has two cat houses, one in Las Vegas and one in Reno."
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Danielle Isabelle-Berrien New Director of Career Services
Help in Job Search and Preparedness, Internships, and Graduate School
September 27, 2013
Lyndon State College announced the hiring of Danielle Isabelle-Berrien as the new director of Career Services. She comes to LSC after decades of practical administrative experience at institutes of higher learning including the University of Arizona and Pima Community College (PCC). She was also an adjunct faculty member at Pima. Isabelle-Berrien received her Master's degree in Counseling and Human Relations from Northern Arizona University. She takes over the directorship from Linda Wacholder who was at LSC for 26 years.
Isabelle-Berrien began her career working for the Peace Corps as vocational program director in Dominica, West Indies. It was there where she designed a teaching curriculum for a three-year high school home economics program. "In fact," she said, "I've been doing something like this my whole life."
She initiated the "Meet a Professional Series" at PCC for students to learn career options for three different major campus programs. Isabelle-Berrien also advised students on admission, registration, and program requirements and assisted students with major and career exploration issues. In May 2013, she was a co-presenter at a regional National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) Symposium on advising first generation students.
At LSC, the director of Career Services is responsible for providing and coordinating career planning and placement services and counseling and training students in the job search process. The director arranges on-campus visits by employers and graduate schools and publicizes job openings, internships, and work-study positions. She offers individual counseling, instruction, and assistance to students.
Isabelle-Berrien has introduced "Work It Wednesdays" for LSC students: free group workshops on topics such as resume writing, interviewing techniques, and tips to prepare for graduate school. She has also started a series of informal lunchtime gatherings for nontraditional students to meet and discuss their unique problems and concerns.
She is keen to see students use the resources available at their fingertips. "We have a ton of resources," she said. "It's beneficial if students come in before their junior or senior year…our goal is to see them as freshman. I learned about the Peace Corps from the career services office while still in college. And it gave me the idea about graduate school."
The Barre, Vermont, native sees this job as a terrific opportunity to give back to the community. "I'm a first-in-family, middle income student like so many of our current students. I understand them because I came from this population. These are my people."
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text: Hi, I'm running into a continuous problem with a box that has several IP numbers on an Ethernet interface. The problem persisted across the last three releases of OpenBSD at least (currently: 3.6-stable), and is as follows: # /sbin/ifconfig fxp3 fxp3: flags=8943<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,PROMISC,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1400 address: 00:30:48:51:58:55 media: Ethernet autoselect (100baseTX full-duplex) status: active inet 172.16.60.1 netmask 0xffff0000 broadcast 172.16.255.255 inet6 fe80::230:48ff:fe51:5855%fxp3 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x4 inet 184.108.40.206 netmask 0xffff0000 broadcast 18.104.22.168 inet 10.200.0.81 netmask 0xfffffff8 broadcast 10.200.0.87 The 180.180 can be safely ignored - it's an artefact that's bound to go away soon. The packet filter allows 172.something and 180.180 to communicate, and the 10.something to communicate with other 10.somthings. Now, on pflog0, I see this: 11:25:35.937147 10.200.0.81 > 172.16.20.4: icmp: 172.19.100.7 unreachable - need to frag (mtu 1378) 11:25:41.536690 10.200.0.81 > 172.16.20.4: icmp: 172.19.100.7 unreachable - need to frag (mtu 1378) Why does the (OpenBSD) router use 10.200.0.81 instead of 172.16.60.1 for it's sender address, and how can i force it to use the 172.16.60.1 when talking to the 172.16. network? So far I assumed that it would talk to the 10.x peers using it's 10.x address, and to 172.x peers using it's 172.x address, and so on. Best, --Toni++


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Charleston County parents who want to transfer their children to schools they're not zoned to attend will go through a new application process this year.
Student transfer requests
Charleston County parents who are considering a voluntary transfer request for the 2014-15 school year must apply by March 31.
For more information, go to: www.ccsdschools.com and click on the "Voluntary Transfer" link, or pick up forms at any of the eight constituent school district offices or call any of the following districts:
District 1/St. James-Santee: (843) 849-2878
District 2/Moultrie: (843) 849-2878
District 3/James Island: (843) 762-5470
District 4/North Charleston: (843) 745-7150
District 9/St. Johns: (843) 937-6513
District 10/St. Andrews: (843) 762-5470
District 20/Peninsula: (843) 937-6513
District 23/St. Paul's: (843) 745-7150
The county school board agreed in January to overhaul its voluntary student transfer policy, and those changes were designed to streamline the application process as well as make it fairer.
"It seemed to be a process without end," said Mike Bobby, the district's chief of finance and operations. "It seemed to be disjointed and inconsistently applied, and it didn't seem to be transparent."
Parents request transfers through different constituent school boards depending on where they live, and those eight boards varied in the ways they handled the process.
Principals used to decide whether space was available to admit students who didn't live in their attendance zones, but district officials have taken that responsibility away from them and created a formula to determine schools' capacity.
The former process put some principals in an awkward position when parents asked them to make room for their children, said Chris Fraser, the former board policy committee chairman who worked on this new policy.
"It will clean up the process, and it will take the personal conflicts out of it," he said.
Constituent districts also had different timelines for the transfer process, and that sometimes turned the moves into a year-round affair, Bobby said. The board agreed to change the process so all transfer applications must be made during a certain window of time, rather than on a first-come, first-served basis, he said. That window is open now, and the deadline to apply for a transfer for the 2014-15 school year is March 31.
"You don't have to stand in line at midnight to get in first," Bobby said.
At the end of that time, if more students applied than spaces are available, officials will use a lottery to admit students and create a waiting list. Parents who have been granted transfers don't need to reapply for the 2014-15 school year; their children will be allowed to remain in the schools to which they transferred.
"The goal here was to be consistent so no matter where you live in the county, you'd be given the same access as anybody else," Bobby said.
The process gives children of Charleston County school employees priority on those lists, but Bobby said the district has received a "great deal of feedback" from principals who want that changed. Bobby plans to ask the county school board to reconsider its policy for employees' children and allow them to be admitted to the employees' choice of school, regardless of whether capacity has been exceeded.
Bobby said the number of students involved in those situations is low - Mount Pleasant schools had a total of 50 applications for employees' children transfers for this year - and this will help the district's teacher recruitment and retention efforts.
Until that change is made, all employees who want to request a transfer should apply through the standard process, he said.
The voluntary transfer process does not apply to magnet or partial magnet programs, or to any school that has a separate application process. Students attending a school outside their neighborhood through this process must provide their own transportation.
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When using Git, or really any source control system, you don't want everything in your SalesLogix model to be under source control. There are some files that the Application Architect uses for it's own purposes and volatile files that have no importance for your purposes and are recreated as needed. These files that change often with no importance to what you're working on can make things difficult when working with source control since every time a developer pushes changes, that are pulled by another developer these files will need to be merged. Doing this every time will get old fast. Git has the built in ability to exclude files from source control. Let's take a look at how.
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The .gitignore file
Git uses a simple text file, named .gitignore, that you can use to enter file names, paths, or file name or path patterns to exclude from your Git repository. These files will still exist on the file system. Git just won't keep track of them and won't include them when you push changes. This way, each developer can have their own file that is independent of what you're working on. This .gitignore file is nothing more than a list of files & paths that are not being tracked by Git and will be ignored. To create a gitignore file all you need to do is create a text file and then place it in the root of your Git repository - in our case it will be the root of your SalesLogix model folder.
What to Exclude from a SalesLogix Model
As I mentioned earlier, there are some files in a SalesLogix model that you don't want to include in the Git repository. These are the main items to exclude:
In addition to those files, there are some files that is good to exclude as well. These are files that can be left behind by file merge & compare tools.
If you're using Visual Studio and creating external assemblies for use within your SalesLogix model (if not you should be), then you'll also want to exclude these files and paths as well.
Let's see what the .gitignore file looks like with all of that together.
The Complete SalesLogix .gitignore File
This is what the complete .gitignore file would look like for a SalesLogix model:
# Files created from DiffMerge
# Model files that are auto-generated
# Standard Deploy files
# Visual Studio files
You just create a text file, paste that in, and save it as ".gitignore" in the root of your Git repository. You can download this file zipped from me here:
Download the .gitignore file
When Should You Use a .gitignore File?
Seriously. Every project should have a .gitignore file. There is always something you want to exclude. Or should exclude. If you don't think you need one then you might not be thinking forward enough to understand how files you're adding will effect merges for other developers. Even if you're just a single developer today, you never know what the future will bring.
Adding the .gitignore file right at the start of the project will save you many headaches later. Once a file is tracked by Git, adding it to the .gitignore won't remove it from Git control. You have to manually remove the file from Git control, then it can ignore it. Also, if you add the .gitignore after other developers have pulled the repository and have made changes, you're really going to screw things up since when they pull, and get your .gitignore file, and they've modified files you've told Git to ignore - clear your afternoon. You'll be practicing your cursing skills. So, always remember, add the .gitignore before you ever do your first commit, and for sure before you do your first push.
Using Git Extensions for SalesLogix
If you're using Git Extensions for SalesLogix, it will automatically create the .gitignore file for you, with the entries I mentioned above. You can read more about that here: Excluding SalesLogix Model Files from Source Control
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I notice you don't have *.delete*or */Deleted Items/* included in the .gitignore. Should those files be kept under source control?
Hi Kevin,
I like to keep the deleted items in the model. This way, Dev1 can delete items from the model and then push the change. Dev2 can then pull the repo and can bundle up the delete to deliver. Later, the decision might be made to bring back a deleted item which any of the devs can do since they all share the same deleted items.
Makes sense. Thanks for the quick response!