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No. 11 Boston University at No. 15 New Hampshire
Saturday, Oct. 20 - 7:00 p.m.
WBIN & FOX College Sports Pacific
Dan Parkhurst (Play by Play), Pete Webster (Analyst), Jayde Marie Huxtable (Rink-side)
WBIN - (Comcast 18, Fios 6, Over the Air 50, DirecTV 50, Dish Network 50) FCS (DirecTV 623, Check your local cable provider for details)
Wildcat Sports Radio Network
Saturday, Oct. 20 - 7:00 p.m. (6:30 pregame show)
Nate Bridges (Play by Play), Rob Dally (Analyst)
WGIR-610 AM (Manchester)-Flagship Station
Scouting Boston University: No. 11 Boston University is 1-0-0 this season. The Terriers won their opening game of the year Saturday night against Providence, 4-2. Four different players contributed goals in the win. Sophomore forward Cason Hohmann was involved with three of the goals, scoring the game-winning goal and totaling two assists. Other goals were scored by senior Ryan Ruikka, senior Ben Rosen and junior Garrett Noonan. In his collegiate debut goaltender Matt O'Connor made 26 saves, allowing two goals. The Terriers were picked third in the Hockey East preseason poll.
Series History vs. Boston U.:Boston University leads the all-time series with UNH 101-47-19 in 167 all-time meetings between the two schools dating back to Feb. 5, 1925. BU won the first three meetings of the year by a combined score of 11-2 (5-0, 4-1, 2-1). UNH's 3-2 double overtime win on March 9 in the Hockey East quarterfinals snapped a five-game skid to BU and was the only win against the Terriers last season. BU bounced back to win the best-of-three quarterfinal series with a 4-2 win on March 10 and a 5-4 double-overtime win on March 11. The 'Cats were swept by BU in the regular season for the first time since the 1996-97 when the Terriers captured four wins over UNH. Coach Umile owns a 27-37-9 all-time record against Boston University. The Wildcats have enjoyed success at Agganis Arena with a 6-6-3 mark all time at Jack Parker Rink. Connor Hardowa is the active leading career Wildcat scorer against BU with four points in 12 games. Casey DeSmith is 1-3-0, with a 2.72 GAA and a .918 save percentage in his career against the Terriers.
Player GP G-A-P
Connor Hardowa 12 1-3-4
Grayson Downing 5 1-2-3
Nick Sorkin 9 2-1-3
Kevin Goumas 9 1-2-3
Brett Kostolansky 13 1-2-3
Greg Burke 7 3-0-3
John Henrion 12 2-0-2
Casey Thrush 3 2-0-2
Matt Willows 5 0-2-2
Trevor van Riemsdyk 6 1-1-2
Austin Block 13 0-2-2
Justin Agosta 6 0-1-1
Dalton Speelman 9 0-1-1
Jeff Silengo 7 0-0-0
Scott Pavelski 5 0-0-0
Eric Knodel 6 0-0-0
Jay Camper 2 0-0-0
Goaltending Stats
Player GP/Min GA GAA W-L-T SV SV%
DeSmtih 4/286:27 13 2.72 1-3-0 146 .918
DeSmith's Game-by-Game vs. the Terriers
Date Min Res. Svs. GA Shots
Total: 286:27 1-3-0 146 13 159
Nine Goals in Two Games: The 'Cats jumped out to a fast start win nine goals in the first two games this year. New Hampshire did not score in its first two games and had just one goal in three games to start last season. UNH's ninth goal a year ago came as the third and final goal in a 3-3 tie of St. Cloud in the fifth game of the regular season. At that point, the Wildcats were 0-4-1.
500 Wins for Coach Umile: Head Coach Dick Umile captured his 500th career win with a 5-3 win over St. Cloud State on Friday night. Umile became the 12th Division I coach all time with 500 wins and is one of just six active coaches with 500 career wins. Additionally, he became just the eighth coach in Division I history to win 500 games at one program.
Active Division I Coaches with 500 Wins
Name (Current School) Wins
Jerry York (Boston College) 913
Jack Parker (Boston Univ.) 874
Red Berenson (Michigan) 753
Don Lucia (Minnesota) 598
George Gwozdecky (Denver) 506
Dick Umile (UNH) 501
Division I Coaches with 500 Wins at One Program
Name (University) Wins
Jack Parker (Boston Univ.)* Active 874
Red Berenson (Michigan)*Active 753
Ron Mason (Michigan State) 635
John MacInnes (Michigan Tech) 555
Jack Riley (Army) 542
Rick Comley (Northern Michigan) 538
John "Snooks" Kelley (Boston College) 501
Dick Umile (UNH)* 501
Quick hitters on Umile
First win - Oct. 26, 1990 at Vermont, 5-4
100th win - Jan. 13, 1995 vs. Northeastern (JFK Arena), 6-5 OT
200th win - Feb. 6, 2000 vs. Maine, 1-0
300th win - March 1, 2003 vs. Boston College, 4-1
348th win - Feb. 16, 2005 at Merrimack, 6-1 (UNH's wins leader)
400th win - Oct. 19, 2007 at Boston University, 4-1
Dalton Speelman Named Hockey East Player of the Week: Dalton Speelman was named Hockey East Athletic Republic Player of the Week. The announcement was made Monday by the league office. Speelman led the UNH men's ice hockey team to a season-opening two-game series sweep of St. Cloud State at the Whittemore Center with a four-point effort last weekend. He matched his personal best of two goals and added an assist for a career-high three points in the Oct. 12 season opener, a 5-3 win. Speelman also had an assist in the next night's 4-2 victory.With Friday's game tied 2-2 through two periods, Speelman netted a power-play goal 31 seconds into the final frame to give the Wildcats a lead they would not relinquish. He scored again at 3:10 to extend the advantage to 4-2 with what proved to be the game-winning goal. On Saturday, he assisted on Nick Sorkin's goal that gave UNH a 2-1 lead at 7:13 of the second period.Speelman missed a majority of the 2011-12 season with a wrist injury. He recorded three goals and three assists for six points in 11 games before incurring the season-ending injury.
Hardowa Posts Career High: Connor Hardowa posted a career-high three assists on Friday night. Overall, he had four assists in two games helping the Wildcats to a weekend sweep of St. Cloud State.
Best Start Since 2008-09: UNH is off to its first 2-0-0 start since 2008-09 when the team was 3-0-1 over its first four games. Coach Umile's teams have faired well when getting out of the get strong. In fact, all of those teams finished with at least 20 wins.
2-0 Starts or Better Under Umile:
Year Record Final Record
2008-2009 3-0-1 20-13-5
2007-2008 4-0-0 25-10-3
2006-2007 2-0-0 26-11-2
2004-2005 2-0-1 26-11-5
2003-2004 3-0-0 20-15-6
2002-2003 3-0-2 28-8-6
2001-2002 2-0-0 30-7-3
2000-2001 5-0-1 21-12-6
1999-2000 3-0-0 23-9-6
1998-1999 4-0-0 31-7-3
1997-1998 4-0-0 25-12-1
1993-1994 6-0-0 25-12-3
1991-1992 8-0-0 22-13-2
1990-1991 5-0-0 22-11-2
Good Start for DeSmith: DeSmith stopped 47-of-52 shots (2.49 GAA, .904 save%) and a pair of wins this weekend.
Umile in Season Openers: Despite losses in each of the last three seasons prior to this year, UNH is 16-6-1 in season openers under Dick Umile.
Scoring in Every Way: UNH scored three even-strength, one power play and one short handed goal in a 5-3 win.
Season Opening Win: UNH captured a win in the season opener for the first time since 2008-09.
High Five: UNH scored five goals in a game for the first time since a nine-goal outburst on Nov. 26, 2011 against Alabama-Huntsville. The 'Cats only scored five goals in a game six times last season, all in the first 14 games of the season.
Downing Matches Career High: Grayson Downing matched a career high win two assists on Friday night.
'Cats Crack Top 20 Poll: The University of New Hampshire men's hockey team broke into the USCHO.com Men's College Hockey Poll Top 20. The Wildcats garnered 273 points, just 10 points behind 14th-ranked Northeastern. The Wildcats return to the USCHO poll for the first time since Oct. 10, 2011. New Hampshire opened the 2012-13 season with a pair of home wins against St. Cloud State University. The 'Cats avenged a poor start in 2011-12, when it was 0-4-1 out of the gate, by getting out to a 2-0 start for the first time since 2008-09.
NCAA Northeast Regional Tickets Now On Sale: The University of New Hampshire athletic department and the NCAA announced that tickets for the 2013 NCAA Northeast Regional on Friday, March 29 and Saturday, March 30 hosted by UNH and the Verizon Wireless Arena are now on sale. Tickets for the three-game package range from $55-$75. Game times will be announced at a later time. To purchase tickets in person, please visit the Whittemore Center or Verizon Wireless Arena box offices. To purchase tickets by phone, call 1-800-745-3000 or visit http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0100491F81FE34B9 or www.verizonwirelessarena.com to order tickets online.
'Cats Picked Fourth in Preseason Coaches' Poll: UNH was voted fourth in the Hockey East Preseason Coaches' Poll, which was announced Tuesday afternoon at the league's annual media day at Legends Restaurant at the TD Garden. The Wildcats racked up 64 points, including one first place vote, to give them the fourth place standing. New Hampshire has been picked third in the last two preseason polls and finished in the top three in Hockey East five of the last six seasons, including three regular-season titles in that span.
2012-2013 Hockey East Preseason Coaches Poll
Rk. Team (FPV) Pts
1. Boston College (9) 90
2. UMass-Lowell 74
3. Boston University 73
4. New Hampshire (1) 63
5. Maine 56
6. Northeastern 44
Providence 44
8. Merrimack 38
9. Massachusetts 35
10. Vermont 23
Wildcats Among National Leaders (Thru 10/15): Below is a list of where UNH players and team rank nationally.
Individual Rank Stats
Points Per Game:
Connor Hardowa T-3rd 2.00 ppg
Dalton Speelman T-3rd 2.00 ppg
Nick Sorkin T-24th 1.50 ppg
Trevor van Riemsdyk T-24th 1.50 ppg
Grayson Downing T-24th 1.50 ppg
Goals Per Game:
Austin Block T-7th 1.00 gpa
Dalton Speelman T-7th 1.00 gpa
Trevor van Riemsdyk T-7th 1.00 gpa
Assists Per Game:
Connor Hardowa T-1st 2.00 apg
Grayson Downing T-7th 1.50 apg
Dalton Speelman T-19th 1.00 apg
Nick Sorkin T-19th 1.00 apg
Kevin Goumas T-19th 1.00 apg
Power Play Goals:
Austin Block T-7th 1.00 ppg
Dalton Speelman T-7th 1.00 ppg
Short Handed Goals:
Trevor van Riemsdyk T-1st 1.00 shg
Goals Against Average:
Casey DeSmith 33rd 2.50 gaa
Save Percentage:
Casey DeSmith T-38th .900
Scoring Offense 6th 4.50 ggm
Scoring Defense T-19th 2.50 ggm
Scoring Margin T-4th 2.00
Power Play T-20th 20.0 pct
Penalty Kill T-20th 90.0 pct
Combined Special Teams T-12th 55.0
Among the League Leaders (Thru 10/15): Where some of the Wildcats rank in Hockey East.
Player All Games HE Games
Points: Dalton Speelman T-1st (4 pts) n/a
Connor Hardowa T-1st (4 pts) n/a
T. van Riemsdyk T-4th (3 pts) n/a
Nick Sorkin T-4th (3 pts) n/a
Grayson DowningT-4th (3 pts) n/a
Assists: Connor Hardowa 1st (4a) n/a
Grayson Downing T-2nd (3a) n/a
Dalton Speelman T-5th (2a) n/a
Nick Sorkin T-5th (2a) n/a
Kevin Goumas T-5th (2a) n/a
PP Goals: Austin Block T-1st (1g) n/a
Dalton Speelman T-1st (1g) n/a
SH Goals: T. van Riemsdyk T-1st (1shg) n/a
Def. Scoring: Connor Hardowa 1st (4 pts) n/a
T. van Riemsdyk 2nd (3 pts) n/a
Goals Against Average:
Casey DeSmith 9th (2.50) n/a
Save Percentage:
Casey DeSmith 10th (.900) n/a
Where UNH is Ranked in Hockey East (Thru 10/15):
Overall HE games
Goals/per game 4.50/2nd n/a
GAA 5/T-7th n/a
Power Play 20.0/T-2nd n/a
Penalty Kill 90.0/7th n/a
Special Teams Net +1/1st n/a
1st Period Scoring 3/2nd n/a
2nd Period Scoring 2/T-3rd n/a
3rd Period Scoring 4/1st n/a
Overtime Scoring n/a n/a
Where is UNH Ranked?: Here is a week-by-week look at the 'Cats in the national polls and the HE standings:
Date USA TODAY USCHO HE
9/24 RV NP 4th (pre)
10/1 NP RV 4th (pre)
10/8 RV RV 4th (pre)
10/15 RV 15 T-5th
USCHO.com Division I Men's Hockey Poll (Oct. 15)
Rk. School (FPV) Record Points Lst Wk.
1 Minnesota (46) 2- 0-0 991 2
2 North Dakota ( 1) 0- 0-0 894 4
3 Boston College ( 2) 0- 1-0 878 1
4 Miami 2- 0-0 751 8
5 Michigan 1- 1-0 726 3
6 Cornell 0- 0-0 714 5
7 Denver 0- 0-0 690 7
8 Union ( 1) 2- 1-0 606 10
9 Notre Dame 2- 0-0 583 14
10 Massachusetts-Lowell 0- 0-1 576 6
11 Boston University 1- 0-0 549 12
12 Western Michigan 1- 1-0 422 9
13 Minnesota-Duluth 1- 1-0 308 13
14 Northeastern 2- 0-0 283 NR
15 New Hampshire 2- 0-0 273 NR
16 Ferris State 0- 1-1 218 11
17 Harvard 0- 0-0 213 17
17 Northern Michigan 2- 0-0 213 NR
19 Colorado College 2- 0-0 194 NR
20 Quinnipiac 2- 1-0 74 18
Others receiving votes: Air Force 47, Wisconsin 47, Maine
40, Rensselaer 40, Ohio State 39, Nebraska-Omaha 37,
Merrimack 33, Michigan State 17, RIT 12, St. Cloud State 9,
Lake Superior 7, St. Lawrence 6, Providence 4, Minnesota
State 3, Yale 3.
USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Men's Hockey Poll (Oct. 15)
Rk. Team, Points (FPV) Last Poll Record Weeks
1 Minnesota, 507 (30) 1 2-0-0 3
2 North Dakota, 439 (1) 4 0-0-0 3
3 Boston College, 421 (1) 2 0-1-0 3
4 Miami University, 343 8 2-0-0 3
5 Cornell University, 328 5 0-0-0 3
6 University of Michigan, 316 3 1-1-0 3
7 Union College, 276 (1) 9 2-1-0 3
8 University of Denver, 273 10 0-0-0 3
9 UMass Lowell, 241 6 0-0-1 3
10 University of Notre Dame, 215 13 2-0-0 3
11 Boston University, 178 14 1-0-0 3
12 Western Mich. University, 153 7 1-1-0 3
13 University of Minn. Duluth, 75 12 1-1-0 3
14 Ferris State University, 53 11 0-1-1 3
15 Northern Mich. University, 52 NR 2-0-0 1
Others receiving votes: Northeastern University, 49; University of New Hampshire, 45; Colorado College, 38; Harvard University, 34; Quinnipiac University, 19; University of Maine, 11; Ohio State University, 8; University of Nebraska-Omaha, 3; United States Air Force Academy, 2, Rochester Institute of Technology, 1.
UNH Wildcat Productions Signs Multi-Sport Deals with WBIN & FOX College Sports: The University of New Hampshire athletic department announced a 15-game multi-sport package to air live on WBIN-TV & FOX College Sports. UNH Wildcat Productions will produce the games along with production partner Pack Network. Wildcat Sports Properties, a property of Learfield Sports, manages the comprehensive multimedia rights for UNH Athletics. The 15-game package will feature eight men's ice hockey games as well as three men's basketball games and a pair of games each for women's basketball and women's ice hockey. The first broadcast will be Friday, Oct. 12 when the men's hockey team takes on St. Cloud State University (7:30 p.m.). UNH Wildcat Productions broadcasts home games for 12 of its 20 varsity sports via UNHWildcats.tv. All told, UNH will produce over 100 games, including the 15 on WBIN & FCS.
UNH Hockey on Television(Subject to change or additional):
DATE GAME Time/Result
Fri. Oct. 12 vs. St. Cloud St. W, 5-3
Live Well Network | FOX College Sports Pacific
Sat. Oct. 20 vs. Boston U. 7:00 p.m.
WBIN | FOX College Sports Pacific
Fri. Oct. 26 vs. Northeastern 7:30 p.m.
WBIN | FOX College Sports Atlantic
Sat. Oct. 27 at Northeastern 7:00 p.m.
Fri. Nov. 30 vs. UMass-Lowell 7:30 p.m. WBIN | FOX College Sports Central
Sat. Jan. 5 vs. Rensselaer 7:00 p.m. WBIN | FOX College Sports Atlantic
Fri. Jan. 11 at Boston College 7:00 p.m. NESN
Sat. Feb. 2 vs. Merrimack 7:00 p.m. WBIN | FOX College Sports Atlantic
Fri. Feb. 8 at Providence 7:00 p.m. Cox Communications
Sun. Feb. 10 vs. Providence 4:00 p.m. CBS Sports
Fri. Feb. 22 at Vermont 7:00 p.m. NESN
Sat. Feb 23 at Vermont 4:00 p.m. CBS Sports
Fri. Mar. 1 vs. Massachusetts 7:30 p.m. WBIN | FOX College Sports Atlantic
Sat. Mar. 2 vs. Massachusetts 7:00 p.m. WBIN | FOX College Sports Atlantic
Fri. Mar. 8 vs. Maine 7:30 p.m. NBC Sports
'CATS IN THE PROS: Here is a listing of former Wildcats playing professional hockey:
Bobby Butler: Albany Devils (AHL)
Mike Beck: Frisk Asker (Norway)
Matt Campanale: Elmira Jackals (ECHL)
Joe Charlebois: Kalamazoo Wings (ECHL)
Greg Collins: Eindhoven Kemphanen (Netherlands)
Phil DeSimone: Albany Devils (AHL)
Matt Di Girolamo: Trenton Titans (ECHL)
Matt Dzieduszycki: Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams (DEL)
Matt Fornataro: Västerås (Allsvenskan)
Brian Foster: San Antonio Rampage (AHL)
Jamie Fritsch: Abbotsford Heat (AHL)
Lanny Gare: Lausitzer Fuchse (Germany2)
Darren Haydar: Chicago Wolves (AHL)
Kevin Kapstad: Leksand (Allsvenskan)
Blake Kessel: Adirondack Phantoms (AHL)
Damon Kipp: Providence Bruins (AHL)
Jason Krog: HV71 (ET)
Peter LeBlanc: Rockford IceHogs (AHL)
Nathan Martz: Storhamar (Norway)
Kevin McCarey: Elmira Jackals (ECHL)
Jacob Micflikier: Biel (NLA)
Steve Moses: Jokerit (ET)
Jerry Pollastrone: Friesland Flyers (Netherlands)
Nick Poole: Milton Keynes Lightning (EPIHL)
Josh Prudden: Tilburg Trappers (Netherlands)
Mike Radja: Nippon Paper Cranes (Asia League)
Kevin Regan: Valpellice (Italy)
Steve Saviano: Vaxjo (Elitserien)
Mike Sislo: Albany Devils (AHL)
Trevor Smith: Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins (AHL)
Garrett Stafford: Hershey Bears (AHL)
Craig Switzer: HC Innsbruck (Austria)
Paul Thompson: Wilkes-Barre Scranton Penguins (AHL)
James van Riemsdyk: Toronto Maple Leafs (NHL)
Daniel Winnik: Anaheim Ducks (NHL)
SCORING BY CLASS: 2012-13 breakdown of scoring by class.
Class G-A-P G-A-P %.
Seniors: 4-5-9 44-28-33
Juniors: 3-8-11 33-44-41
Sophomores: 2-5-7 22-28-25
Freshmen: 0-0-0 0-0-0
ALL IN THE FAMILY: Junior forward Scott Pavelski is the younger brother of Joe Pavelski of the San Jose Sharks while sophomore defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk is the younger brother of former wildcat and current Toronto Maple Leaf forward James van Riemsdyk.
'CATS SELECTED IN THE NHL DRAFT: Twocurrent UNH players have been selected in the National Hockey League draft. Greg Burke (Washington) and Eric Knodel (Toronto) have all been drafted.
UNH HOCKEY ON THE RADIO: In the summer of 1999, the University of New Hampshire Athletic Department formed the "UNH Sports Network" — the largest network ever to broadcast UNH sporting events.In 2009, Wildcats Sports Properties has added WPKX-AM 930 (Rochester) and WQSO-FM 96.7 (Portsmouth) as affiliate stations on the Wildcat Sports Network, joining flagship WGIR-AM 610 (Manchester), which was added in 2008. All three stations are part of the Clear Channel family. These three aforementioned stations -- along with WNTK-FM 99.7 (New London), WASR-AM 1420 (Wolfeboro) -- will carry the following: all UNH football & men's hockey broadcasts, a select number of men's basketball, women's basketball and women's hockey broadcasts. Dan Parkhurst will be handling the play-by-play for the sixth-straight season, while Pete Webster will once again be doing the color commentating. Webster has been announcing Wildcat hockey since the 1993-94 season.
LISTEN LIVE ON THE INTERNET: UNHWildcats.com via Stretch Internet Broadcast will carry all of the UNH men's ice hockey action again this season. If you can not attend Wildcat hockey, you can still tune into the game from anywhere you can gain access to the internet. Fans can get to the UNH men's ice hockey broadcast site by going to the men's hockey schedule page at www.unhwildcats.com.
WILDCAT AWARDS: Here is a list of awards that Wildcat players have won to date this season:
Player Award Date
Dalton Speelman HE Player of the Week 10/15
GRANITE STATE CONNECTION: The Wildcat hockey team features three players from New Hampshire with Greg Burke (Lee) Ryan Randall (Durham) and Casey DeSmith (Rochester) all hailing from the Granite State.


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Reports in Turin claim Juve have had a joint 15million euros bid for the players accepted, but Udinese sporting director Fabrizio Larini told Gazzetta dello Sport: "The papers can write whatever they want but nothing has been done yet.
"The only thing that is true is that we have met with Juventus and we have spoken about their interest in our two players.
"Negotiations are at an advanced stage but I reiterate that no agreement has been reached.
"The figure mentioned by the press does not correspond to the truth."
Ghana international Asamoah has reportedly also attracted the attention of Manchester United after another strong campaign while Chilean winger Isla, who sat out the last few months of the season due to a knee injury, is believed to be a target for Inter Milan.
With interest high, Udinese owner Gianpaolo Pozzo insists there is no danger of either player leaving the club on the cheap.
"Our club is not a supermarket," Pozzo told udinese.it. "Our players are precious and they cost a lot of money.
"But if there are important offers from big clubs for our players then I imagine it will be difficult for us to keep them."
Udinese sold Alexis Sanchez, Gokhan Inler and Cristian Zapata a year ago but still finished third in Serie A last season to qualify for the preliminary stages of the Champions League.


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It has been so long a build up that it is strange to see these two in ring. British broadcasting legend Ian Darkes astute observation when the first bell rang on Lennox Lewis versus Mike Tyson crystallised the thought that had been on most fight fans minds during the agonising wait for their 2002 world heavyweight title clash.
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nice article. I hope haye's pulls it off. He owned him on the one on one with Kellermanm I want to see him own him in the ring.
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I hope Haye gets knocked out and I'm English! He just wants to avoid Vitali, best Wladimir and play the celebrity - Fraud
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I hope to god Haye wins this fight. If Haye beats Wlad, i'm sure he'd have more confidence coming into the fight against Vitali, eventho Vitali stylistically is tougher for Haye.
This would remind me of Super Punchout when you had to fight the Bruiser Brothers lol, and Haye being The Little Mac of that game :-p.
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This article is basically a fantasy. The writer wants Haye to win so badly that he dreamed up a bunch of nonsense observations about skill levels that Haye has never really displayed.
The fact that he actually went down the road of "Haye might actually outjab Wlad" just showed how far out of touch with reality he is.
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I could have just said that one or the other will get KTFO but what is the point of that.
Haye's win over Mormeck showed tactical awareness, he showed good lateral movement in the Valuev win and although it is easier to denounce him as a braggart who cannot fight his career suggests otherwise.
Both sets of fans need to let the scales drop, acknowledge that there is a reason the two are fighting for all these titles, IE they're both very good boxers, and enjoy the build up.
Cheers for the reads, guys, and hopefully it turns out to be a good fight.
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And Mercer out-jabbed lots of people. Haye couldn't even out-jab Ruiz. His susceptibility to Ruiz's jab was extraordinary for a world class fighter, especially as Ruiz's last good win was in 2004.
He scraped an extremely narrow majority decision in that fight, against someone who had previously been much more decisively beaten by Chagaev (who couldn't win a round against Wlad), and who in the opinion of almost everyone who saw the fight except the judges, had also been beaten by a 46 year old Holyfield.
The Valuev fight cannot be seen as a reason to be optimistic about Haye's chances except in the very limited sense that in the final round he did prove that he has carried his punching power up to Heavyweight.
Sure, his speed and explosive power does give him a puncher's chance and potentially makes the fight exciting, but that's all he has - a puncher's chance.
And the primary reason Haye got the fight was his brilliant self-marketing skills, rather than anything he did in the ring.
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"Intelligent design is overwhelmingly deemed by the scientific community as a religious belief and not a scientific theory," Gora said. "Therefore, intelligent design is not appropriate content for science courses."
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I was looking at the game log we keep during a Lobo game and the only two names we were putting down were Alex Kirk and Cameron Bairstow. The two combined for 26-points and 20-rebounds they two also had a double-double. The other big thing the Lobo get from their big men is a couple of go to guys in crunch time. This will help the Lobos as they head to the MWC tournament and beyond. The Lobos get Air Force on Saturday.


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Some folks believe it. Others do not. The legend told in the Bayou Cannot. The only witness who can swear that it's true, are the creatures who live in the bayou. The owl told the gator, the gator told the frog, about the horror filled night that changed their home in the bog. Far off on the mainland, miles from the marsh, in a large city, where living is harsh. A man's world invention sprang into life. A breath of fresh air to man's world of strife. A new deisel engine, queen of the line, would make it run for the very first time. The sunset limited it was aptly named. Gleamed in the station waiting its moment of fame. Boarded by folks going south, some headed out west, none mindful of anything, but each's own quest. New York to L.A. via the southern run. So it was, the trip had begun. Back in the bog, things were happening too. A barge made its way north with its captain and crew. The day had been hot. The night had turned cool. The fog roiled in, with its blanket of dew. The captain steered his tug, painfully slow, caution was key to safely deliver the tow. All of a sudden there was a scrape and a jolt the barge floated free, not held by a bolt. Panic seized the crew! "We've lost the tow!" "MAYDAY!" screamed the captain over the radio. Amid the chaos and moans of disdain, another great jar, "We've got it again!". Back on land not far down the track the Limited sped with a clickety-clack. Approaching the tressel no one noticed the shake. Who could blame the poor folks; the hour was late. Midway over the bayou came the tressels demise. A great shiver another great quake, tons of speeding steel, folks met their sad fate. Days went by weary and sad. Rescuers agreed none worked a wreck this bad. Twisted and bent the engine was pulled from the muck and the slime. "102" came the final count, the coroner spoke and noted the time. A weary voice shouted "Wait!" "Sir, I disagree!" Tired eyes turned, what did they see? A weary man held in his arms a child about three. Today believers say "an angel wanders." "A tiny spirit" Others agree. On foggy nights when no moon can be. A tiny light flickers so you will see. "It's a firefly!" Say the skeptics of haunt. The creatures disagree and murmur their taunt. They know the spirit of the child now lives in their swamp.
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Ontario is heading for a debt crisis that if left unchecked could result in bankruptcy,
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QUARTZ HILL — With a two-hour drive, frigid temperatures and an opponent that pounds the ball on the ground 50 times per game, the Thousand Oaks High football team figured out Friday night just how much it wanted to stick around in the CIF playoffs.
"We knew this would be an attitude football game," said Thousand Oaks coach Mike Leibin.
The Lancers answered with a balanced, efficient performance that showcased their resolve to continue playing well past Thanksgiving.
Thousand Oaks' junior backfield of quarterback Clint Arborisk and running back Nathan Debeikes shone in their postseason starting debuts as the Lancers eliminated Quartz Hill for the second straight year, 20-7, in the first round of the CIF-SS Northern Division playoffs.
"It was everything it's built up to be," said Arborisk, who completed 10 of 19 passes for 201 yards and a touchdown. "To come all the way out here on the road in the cold weather, it's great to get a victory."
After running 30 times for 140 yards and a touchdown, Debeikes was no worse for wear.
"I'm good," said Debeikes. "I could play another whole football game."
But the helmet sticker was really earned by the defense, led by lineman Dane Griffin. Quartz Hill (8-3) entered the game averaging 370 yards and five touchdowns rushing per game.
The Golden League champion was held to 196 yards — only 29 of which came after halftime — and Osirius Burke's lone 22-yard touchdown run, which gave the Rebels a 7-0 lead on the first play of the second quarter.
"The defense had a big task," said Arborisk. "To hold that team to seven points is a great job. But that's what people in this program expected out of that defense."
Leibin had praise for his entire defense.
"Against a ground-and-pound team like that, you have to play solid at all 11 positions," said Leibin. "Especially in the second half, our guys rose to the occasion."
The win sets up a blockbuster quarterfinal matchup with Marmonte League foe Moorpark.
"We have to prepare twice as hard as we did this week," said Debeikes.
Thousand Oaks edged Moorpark, 27-24, on Sept. 16 on Jamie Sutcliffe's last-second field goal. Their past four meetings have been decided by an average of 3 points.
"It's always a good one," said Arborisk.
Two of the biggest plays of Friday's game came shortly after Burke's opening touchdown.
Thousand Oaks went three-and-out on its next possession, but long snapper Matt O'Neill — another junior — recovered a fumble on the punt return. Eight plays later, Debeikes scored on third-and-goal from the Quartz Hill 2 to even the score at 7-7.
Quartz Hill immediately threatened to retake the lead, but junior linebacker Matt Singleton recovered another fumble inside the Thousand Oaks 5 to thwart the drive.
"There's your difference," said Leibin.
From there, the Lancers dominated. Arborisk hit Max Player for a 60-yard gain to set up Sutcliffe's 27-yard field goal with 33 seconds left in the half.
On the second possession of the second half, Arborisk found L.J. Wiley for 22 yards on a corner route and tight end Andrew Van Voy for 23 yards on a drag, setting up his 12-yard scoring strike to Blake Howell in the back of the end zone off a pretty play-action rollout on fourth-and-1.
"For a junior, he got us in good situations," said Leibin. "When we throw the ball, he doesn't really make mistakes."
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Making Post Grant Extremely Expensive for Challengers
The America Invents Act (AIA) created three new ways to challenge the validity of claims in already-issued patents. The AIA was signed into law on September 16, 2011, but the new post grant proceedings did not become available until one year after the signing, on September 16, 2012. These three new post grant proceedings are post-grant review, inter partes review, and covered business method review (the latter a variety of post-grant review that is limited to business methods relating to the financial industry).
Inter partes review has been extraordinarily popular due to the fact that the rules are stacked in favor of the challenger. Indeed, recently, Scott McKeown (a partner at Oblon Spivak and co-chair of the Oblon post grant practice group) wrote on his blog that the Patent Trial and Appeals Board (PTAB) "offers unprecedented speed with none of the patentee safeguards of the district court." The biggest safeguard that a patentee enjoys at the district court is a presumption of validity. The presumption of validity does not attach in a post grant administrative proceeding. That's a significant benefit to the challenger.
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The Cost of NPE Litigation
Written by James Bessen, Boston University School of Law, and Research on Innovation, and Michael J. Meurer, Boston University School of Law.
The America Invents Act requires the GAO to "conduct a study of the consequences of litigation by non-practicing entities… and assess [t]he economic impact of such litigation on the economy of the United States …." Although we found it hard to get very excited about the smorgasbord of patent reforms bundled together in the AIA, this provision made us smile, and feel a little bit hopeful. Perhaps this signals a growing taste on the part of Congress for evidence over anecdote as the basis for patent policy-making. We've recently conducted two empirical studies of NPE patent litigation which we hope will prove useful to the GAO and other policy-makers.
One study, The Direct Costs from NPE Disputes, estimates the costs of NPE assertions based on a survey of defendant firms. We find that the aggregate accrued payments for outside counsel, licenses, and other direct payments to resolve patent disputes are large and growing rapidly; they totaled $29 billion in 2011, up from $6.5 billion in 2005.
The other study, The Private and Social Costs of Patent Trolls, estimates the cost of NPE litigation based on stock market reaction to the filing of lawsuits. We find that the filing of NPE patent lawsuits is associated with an $80 billion average annual loss of share value for defendant firms over the years 2006-2010. The higher costs in the second study are not surprising because rational investors take account of the direct costs enumerated above and also indirect costs such as business disruptions arising because researchers' and managers' attention is diverted from productive activity to litigation related issues, delays in product development and new product introductions caused by litigation concerns, and costs arising from litigation worries that spill over to suppliers and customers.
07.30.12 | America Invents Act, posts | Kara OBrien
Next Wave of AIA on Patent Exam Starting Oct. 2, 2012
By now you have certainly heard about the most revolutionary change to the U.S. patent laws since at least 1952, and most likely since the inception of the first patent laws in the U.S. in 1790. The America Invents Act (AIA) is poised to change patent practice from the ground up. The bill was signed into law by President Obama on September 16, 2011, and some minor provisions went effective immediately, or nearly immediately.
The next wave of changes comes online on September 16, 2012, and the United States Patent and Trademark Office is feverishly working on multiple final rules packages that will be required for the implementation of that next wave of changes. So far, the only one that has been released is the final rules package relative to third-party submissions of prior art during prosecution. See USPTO Publishes Final Rule on Preissuance Submissions.
07.20.12 | America Invents Act, Patent Bar Exam, USPTO | Gene Quinn
USPTO Plans National Roadshow on AIA Implementation
The United States Patent and Trademark Office will once again take to the road in the Fall of 2012 to discuss implementation of the America Invents Act (AIA). The USPTO is planning to host eight (8) roadshows during September 2012 to share information about new final rules implementing provisions of the America Invents Act that become effective on September 16, 2012. The Roadshows are free and open to the public, and pre-registration is not required. Nevertheless, seating will be limited and is available only on a first-come, first-served basis. The USPTO has posted the agenda
for these Roadshows on their website.
The USPTO will webcast the roadshows during the first week (from Minneapolis, Alexandria, and Los Angeles) and post videos of those events on the micro-site. Copies of any written materials will also be made available on the USPTO micro-site devoted to the AIA Roadshows.
While attorneys are certainly invited to attend these Roadshow presentations, no CLE credit is available for attending any Roadshow event.
07.12.12 | America Invents Act, posts, USPTO | Kara OBrien
Patent Practitioners: You Are Free to Move About the Country
On November 29, 2011, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a notice in the Federal Register requesting comments on where they should locate the additional satellite Patent Offices authorized by the America Invents Act (AIA).
Earlier today, Acting Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank and USPTO Director David Kappos announced three new locations for satellite Patent Offices, which will join the Detroit Patent Office scheduled to open just days from now, on July 13, 2012. The winners in the satellite Patent Office sweepstakes were San Jose, California; Denver, Colorado; and Dallas, Texas.
"By expanding our operation outside of the Washington metropolitan area for the first time in our agency's 200-plus year history, we are taking unprecedented steps to recruit a diverse range of talented technical experts, creating new opportunities across the American workforce," said David Kappos, Director of the USPTO. "These efforts, in conjunction with our ongoing implementation of the America Invents Act, are improving the effectiveness of our IP system, and breathing new life into the innovation ecosystem."
The locations selected by the USPTO and Department of Commerce are hardly shocking, and certainly should help the Patent Office recruit high-caliber patent examiners and others who might not be willing to relocate to the Northern Virginia area, or commute there periodically as they work primarily from home.
All three of these locations were on my Top 10 List of possible locations published in December 2011 — sort of.
It was easy to predict that there would be a location in Northern California in or around Silicon Valley, which was my #1 of 10. Describing this no-brainer selection, the USPTO explained:
Silicon Valley provides the USPTO with a pacific time zone hub in the heart of California's most vibrant innovation center. Silicon Valley, and the areas that surround it, contain many of the USPTO's top filers as well as legions of start-up and small tech companies that depend on the USPTO. Further, Silicon Valley's great quality of life and abundant population of engineering talent will provide fertile recruiting grounds for the Agency.
Similarly, Denver was easy to guess because back when the Detroit Satellite Office was announced, there were very disappointed people in Denver who had either been lead to believe they would get the location, or convinced themselves of that fact. I had Denver at #6 of 10. In explaining the selection of Denver, the USPTO explained:
The Denver area provides the USPTO with a mountain time zone hub from which to operate. Empirical evidence demonstrates that Denver is a sought-after place to live and work with relatively low cost-of-living—a critical combination for the recruitment and retention of top talent. Further, the economic impact of a USPTO satellite office in the Denver region is projected to be disproportionate relative to most other cities. Denver also boasts an above average population of potential Veteran employees.
The one that I sort of got right was Dallas. I had "Houston or somewhere in Texas" as #9 of 10. Given the importance of energy technologies for our nation's future, a location in the heart of American energy country makes perfect sense. With a low tax burden, growing economy and numerous world-class Universities, Texas seemed to be a sure-win, and I would have put it higher on the list if there had been a true, clear-cut city as a front-runner.
The USPTO said this of their Dallas selection:
The Dallas area provides the USPTO with a southern, central time zone hub from which to operate. The region is exceedingly rich in engineering talent, patent applicants, and patent grants. Dallas boasts an above average population of potential Veteran employees.
The Patent Office could easily also have made a case for Houston, Dallas, San Antonio or Austin, but placing the satellite office more inland from the threat of adverse weather seems wise, as does putting it near a major airport.
So now the United States Patent and Trademark Office is going to be a truly National Patent Office. The headquarters will remain in Alexandria, Virginia (of course) and there will be another location in the Eastern Time Zone, but substantially north, in Detroit. There will now be Patent Office satellites in each time zone in the lower 48 — Central (Dallas), Mountain (Denver) and Pacific (San Jose).
I wouldn't hold my breath for an Alaskan Satellite location, but members of various USPTO oversight committees could perhaps, down the road, be persuaded that a satellite location in Hawaii would make sense. While it would make for a very nice junket, it would also make a USPTO location more convenient to Asia, which is certainly a big USPTO constituency given the amount of filings from overseas. But that is almost certainly just wishful thinking on my part, the same way it was when I added Orange County, California to my top 10 list. How great would it have been for a satellite office in Laguna Beach, Newport Beach or Huntington Beach? Even Irvine or Costa Mesa! Oh well. I suppose that is what vacations are for.
Patent attorneys, patent agents and would-be patent examiners — in the words of Southwest Airlines, "you are now free to move about the country." See Registration No. 2927614.
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A Northern California judge has ordered Target Corp. to pay $22.5 million as part of an agreement to settle charges that Target handled and disposed of hazardous wastes and materials improperly. "This settlement is only the first step in Target's obligation to clean up its act. A permanent injunction, signed by the court, will hold […] [Read More]


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I DO love bowls of vintage ornaments! I have 2 in my home right now & 1 mug tree w/them hanging out.
ps..I have a little "just because" giveway going on if you want to enter @ Storybook Ranch.
Hiya Leah, will check it out and post it here to help your giveaway!ReplyDelete
Ooooh, those baubles are shiny and pretty! Makes me want to actually go and decorate the apartment!ReplyDelete
=D So easy to display, and easy to put away. I love simplicity.ReplyDelete


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A method and apparatus for removing volatile organic contaminants from water. Water to be treated is mixed with a small proportion of higher pressure gas (air, ozone, etc.)-saturated water in a static mixer causing the release of a very large number of very fine gas (air, ozone, etc.) bubbles in the mixture. The mixture is directed into a chamber which has a device, such as a transverse perforated plate, to reduce water pressure. The pressure drop, which need only be about 10 psi, causes the volatile organic contaminants to enter the vapor phase and, through mass transfer absorption, mix with the gar bubbles. The bubbles rise to a free headspace at the top of the chamber from which the now-contaminated gas can be withdrawn. The substantially decontaminated water then exits the chamber, still nearly at line pressure.
1. A water treatment apparatus which comprises:
an inlet pipe adapted to receive water from a source at line pressure;
water injection means to inject higher pressure water into said inlet pipe;
static mixer means in said pipe to mix source water and injected water;
a first chamber to receive mixed water from said inlet pipe;
an outlet pipe to receive water from a second chamber;
means for withdrawing a selected percentage of the treated water at about said outlet pipe;
pump means for increasing the pressure of said withdrawn water;
gas injecting means for injecting gas into the resulting high pressure water;
mixing means for mixing said injected gas and high pressure water prior to injecting of said high pressure water into said inlet pipe by said water injection means;
a perforated plate dividing said first and second chamber positioned substantially perpendicular to the direction of water flow through said chambers and about 25 to 40% of the length of said chambers from said inlet, said plate functions to reduce the pressure between said inlet and outlet and for maintaining a first headspace above the mixed water in said first chamber adjacent to said inlet and means for maintaining a second headspace above the mixed water in said second chamber adjacent to said outlet, said second headspace being greater in volume than said first headspace for evacuating gases from said second headspace.
2. The apparatus according to claim 1 further including a quantity of perforated packing in said chamber downstream of said plate.
3. The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said means for maintaining a headspace in said chamber comprises a high pressure gas line connected to said chamber to very the air pressure within said headspace.
This invention relates in general to water treatment systems and, more specifically, to a method and apparatus for removing volatile organic contaminants from water.
Treatment systems using a variety of technologies have been developed over the years to remove a variety of contaminants from water supplies, both to treat drinking water prior to use or sewage prior to reintroduction into the environment. A number of different techniques, usually involving flotation, are used to remove solid particulate material. Other methods have been developed to remove naturally occurring gaseous contaminants such as sulfur-containing gases from water. Today, many wells and other water sources have become contaminated with volatile organic compounds, such as trichloroethylene (TCE), tetrachloroethylene, petroleum hydrocarbons, and benzene, or mixtures of such compounds.
The traditional method for removing gaseous contaminants has been the packed tower air stripping method. A vertical tower, usually on the order of 20 to 30 feet high, is constructed to treat the water at atmospheric pressure. Contaminated water is pumped to the top of the tower and is allowed to cascade down over packing or plates within the tower. Air is forced upwardly through the tower by a fan to volatilize any volatile organic contaminants. The contaminant-free water is collected at the bottom of the tower and is pumped into the distribution system. The air exiting the top tower may be vented to the atmosphere or collected, dehumidified and purified (usually with activated charcoal filters) before release to the atmosphere.
While generally effective, these towers have a number of disadvantages. The towers are expensive to construct, operate and maintain. Operation is expensive because great quantities of air must be forced up against the falling water to achieve the required level of treatment and the energy needed to pump the water to the top of the tower is lost with the cascading and further energy is expended in pumping the decontaminated water back to the distribution system pressure. The high capacity fans, pumps and motors tend to require high levels of maintenance. Also, the tall towers have an adverse visual impact on the surrounding area, which may be particularly important in residential or commercial areas.
A number of other water treatment systems have been developed using air jets or bubbles to help remove contaminants, both solid and gaseous, from water. Some are flotation systems in which are bubbles are introduced into contaminated water in a manner permitting the bubbles to attach to fine solid particles and float to the top, where the accumulated foam-like layer can be skimmed off. Typical of these is the process described by Treyssac in U.S. Pat. No. 4,146,472. There, two separate flows of liquid are separated by a fine mesh grid, with particulate contaminated water above the grid and a higher pressure air saturated layer of water below the grid. Small bubbles pass upwardly through the grid and capture fine particles as they move to the surface for skimming. While this arrangement may effectively remove particulates, there is nothing to suggest removal of dissolved volatile organic contaminants. Further, this arrangement is complex, requires precise sizing and pressure relationships to prevent intermixing of flows and turbulence and is energy intensive in requiring large volumes of high pressure air-saturated water.
Various filter arrangements have been developed for removing inorganic gases, such as sulfur-containing gases, and particulates from well water or the like. Typical of these is the filter described by Kemper in U.S. Pat. No. 4,094,789. There, high pressure air and water jets are positioned to impinge on a splash plate, causing immediate and violent co-mingling of the air and water, causing at least some of the sulfur gases to mix with the air and be carried away therewith. The water then passes through a granular filter for particulate removal. This is very low volume, high energy requirement system, requiring low volume, high velocity jets of water and air.
Increasingly, water supplies, particularly wells, have been becoming contaminated with a variety of volatile organic compounds which are by-products of high technology industries. While these compounds are often present in only very small proportions, because of the high toxic or carcinogenic characteristics of some of them removal from drinking water supplies is essential.
Prior water treatment methods are often ineffective in removing volatile organic contaminates from water. Prior methods also tend to be complex, costly and either very low in capacity or require very large plants for effective utilization. Thus, there is a continuing need for an improved method and apparatus for removing volatile organic contaminants from water which can be efficiently sized for both large and small volume operations, is cost and energy efficiently and is environmentally non-intrusive.
The above-noted problems, and others, are overcome by this invention, which basically comprises mixing water from a source (e.g., a well) at standard line pressure with a small proportion of gas-saturated water at somewhat higher pressure into a chamber producing a large number of very small air bubbles distributed throughout the mixture, reducing pressure as the mixture moves across the chamber so that the organic contaminants enter the vapor phase and are picked up by the bubbles through mass transfer absorption as the bubbles rise through the water, collecting the bubbles in an open headspace at the top of the chamber, removing the now-contaminated gas from the headspace and passing the now substantially decontaminated water from the chamber to a distribution system for use. The gas may be air, ozone or other suitable gases.
This system is very effective in removing volatile organic contaminants such as trichloroethylene (TCE), tetrachloroethylene (PCE), Benzene, Toluene, Xylene, and petroleum hydrocarbons from water. As further detailed below, system parameters, such as pressure drop, proportion of gas-saturated water to main water flow, temperature, use of packing in the chamber, flow rate, etc. may be varied and optimized through simple empirical tests depending upon the specific contaminants to be removed. Where other contaminants must also be removed, such as solid particle material, the system of this invention can be used in series with other conventional devices, as desired. In general, it is preferred that this system be the last one used in series prior to distribution of the water to the consumer.
In general, it is preferred that the gas-saturated water be supplied by taking a portion (typically about 5 to 10%) of the system output water and cycling it through a pump to increase pressure and a mixer where gas such as air, ozone, or the like from a compressor is mixed with the water substantially to saturation.
While any suitable means for reducing water pressure as the mixture moves through the chamber may be used, we prefer to use a simple transverse perforated restrictor plate, preferrably positioned about 25 to 40% of the chamber length from the inlet end. The perforation size and spacing will be selected according to the pressure drop desired with a given flow rate. In a typical installation, perforations will constitute from about 5 to 50 percent of the plate surface (this will vary within this range depending on the injected gas, contaminate to be removed, etc.). If desired, packing such as small perforated spherical plastic shells (which resemble "wiffle" balls) may be placed in the chamber downstream of the restrictor plate to assist in degassing the water.
Some non-volatile contaminants, such as nitrates, can be treated by this system by introducing with the gas-saturated water a chemical which will react with the nonvolatile contaminant to produce a gaseous product which will be removed with the volatile contaminants as discussed above. The reactant also could be added to the water to be treated upstream of this system through another mixer. Typically, where Dioxane (1, 4 diethylene dioxide) is present, the addition of ozone (an oxident) at the first stage will make the dioxane more volatile; air injected and mixed at the second stage will supply the necessary mass transfer to remove the organic contaminant.
Operational costs of this system are very low because of the very low head loss from one side of the system to the other. Maintenance requirements are also low since the only mechanical moving parts are the small air compressor for injecting the gas into the by-pass water and headspace and the small water recirculation pump. The system is low and compact and could be easily placed underground.
Details of the invention, and of a preferred embodiment thereof, will be further understood upon reference to the drawing, wherein:
FIG. 1 is a schematic flow chart of the method of this invention, and
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the apparatus of this invention.
Referring now to FIG. 1, there is seen a schematic block diagram illustrating the steps in the water treatment method of our invention.
Water from a source 10 which is contaminated with volatile organic compounds is to be treated to remove those compounds. Also, water having non-volatile contaminants which could be treated to produce volatile compounds could be so treated at a selected point between the source and the treatment system. The resulting volatile compounds would be removed with any others in the water.
Contaminated water is directed to a mixing operation 12 where it is mixed with a smaller proportion of gas (air, ozone, etc.) under higher pressure which has been saturated with air. Preferrably, about 5 to 10 wt % gas-saturated water 14 is mixed with the contaminated water. Typically, the contaminated water is at a line pressure of about 60 psi and the gas-saturated water 14 is at 90 to 150 psi; or preferrably 1.5 to 2.5 times the line pressure. When mixed, the pressures equalize so that a very large number of very small gas bubbles form in the mixture from the gas-saturated water, which is supersaturated at this pressure.
The mixture is passed into a suitable chamber in which a pressure drop 16 is caused to occur. For most contaminants, a pressure drop of about 10 psi is sufficient to cause the contaminants to enter into the vapor phase, be picked up by gas bubbles through mass transfer absorption and rise through the water with the bubbles. The pressure drop can be varied depending upon the volatility of the contaminant. The more volatile the contaminant, the more effective the system will be at a given pressure drop.
The contaminant-carrying gas bubbles are removed as indicated at 18, leaving decontaminated water 20 ready for use.
This water treatment concept combines aeration mass transfer with diffused air flotation technology. The transfer of volatile organics from the liquid phase to a vapor is related the Henry's Law, which states: P=HX, where P is the partial vapor pressure of the contaminant, H is the Henry's Law constant and X is the concentration of the contaminant in water. Clearly, the performance of the gas stripping system depends on the partial pressure of the contaminant in the vapor phase. In a pressure system theequilibrium transfer of volatile organic compounds between the water and vapor will be affected by this same pressure. We have found that it is possible to capitalize on the change in pressure to accelerate mass transfer. Mass transfer depends on the change in pressure, the gas to water (volumetric) ratio and the organic compound volatility. Optimum conditions can be determined by simple empirical comparative tests with water samples containing any specific volatile organic compound to be removed.
For highest efficiency, the gas-saturated water 14 is produced by recycling a portion 22 of decontaminated water 20 and injecting compressed gas 24 thereinto. The gas-saturated water 14 is preferably introduced into mixing step 12 at a pressure at least about 150 to 250% of the line pressure of the contaminated water 10, generally about 40 to 60 psi greater than the original line pressure.
Gas from compressed gas source 24 is also directed into the treatment chamber (as detailed below) to maintain a headspace above the water into which the gas bubbles diffuse. The collected contaminated air 26 is disposed of by atmospheric release where permitted for the specific organic compounds involved or by purification with charcoal (GAC) filters or the like.
FIG. 2 is schematic diagram illustrating the water treatment apparatus of this invention.
Water contaminated with volatile organic compounds from a distribution system, well or other source enters the system through pipe 30 as indicated by arrow 32. Higher pressure, gas (air, ozone, etc.)-saturated water is injected into pipe 30 through line 34 just upstream of static mixer 36. Any suitable mixing means may be used. Typical mixers include in-line static mixers or blenders available from Kenics, Inc. or Komax, Inc. Since the injected gas-saturated water is typically at about 120 psi while the source water is typically at about 70 psi, the injected water is super saturated at the mixed pressure so that a great number of very small gas bubbles immediately form.
Upon leaving static mixer 36, the mixture enters a large diameter, typically cylindrical, chamber 38. Typically, with a flow of about 700 gpm, chamber 38 may have a diameter of about 6 feet and a length of about 12 to 20 feet. The shape and size of chamber 38 may vary depending on the concentration and type of contamination, desired removal rate, etc.
A perforated restrictor plate 40 is place transversely across chamber 38 about 25 to 40% of the distance from the entrance of chamber 38. The plate 40 may have any suitable number, size and arrangement of perforations necessary to provide the desired pressure drop at the flow rate used. Generally, a 10 to 20% pressure drop is preferred across the plate 40. In some cases, a greater pressure drop may be preferred for better transfer with some contaminants. In those cases, it may be desireable to add a booster pump in pipe 30 to increase the incoming pressure to increase the pressure differential.
A headspace 42 is maintained above liquid level 44 to permit collection bubbles which are rising along lines generally indicated by arrows 46. Gas collected in headspace 42 is removed through line 48 to a purification filter (not shown) or a vent to the atmosphere.
The gas-saturated water is provided to line 34 by recycling a small proportion of the decontaminated water leaving the chamber through pipe 50 as indicated by arrow 52. The recycled water passes through line 54 to a standard boost pump 56 which increases the pressure to the selected extent. A conventional air compressor 58 injects the gas through line 60 just upstream of a static mixer 62. Air compressor 58 also supplies the gas through line 64 to maintain water level 44 at the desired height. Any conventional means may be used to sense water level 44 and control gas pressure through line 64 to maintain the desired water level. Of course, line 64 could be eliminated and water level 44 could be controlled by the rate at which gases are drawn off through line 48, although this arrangement is less effective.
A secondary vapor (or air) release device 66 is preferably provided along outlet pipe 50 to protect against gas carry-over to the downstream system.
While certain preferred dimensions, arrangements and proportions were detailed in the above description of preferred embodiments, these may be varied where suitable with similar results. For example, perforated packing may be placed in chamber 38 downstream of plate 40 to assist in degassing the water. This system may be large in size for use in large distribution systems or with wells or quite small for use in individual homes. Reactants may be added to convert non-volatile organic compounds to volatile products for removal by the system.
Other variations, ramifications and applications of this invention will occur to those skilled in the art upon reading this disclosure. Those are intended to be included within the scope of this invention as defined by the appended claims.
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MU students, staff can still register for a number of upcoming sports
HUNTINGTON -- The fall term Intramural Sports are now in full swing at Marshall University.
League play for flag football and four on four volleyball is now in session, and registration for an upcoming tennis league and a dodgeball tournament have recently finished. Students, faculty and staff can still register for a number of upcoming sports including 3-on-3 basketball, wallyball and racquetball. The deadline for basketball and wallyball registration is Oct. 11, while racquetball players need to register by Oct. 17.
There will also be a number of tournaments throughout the fall. Registration for cornhole tournaments is due Oct. 25, the soccer and kickball tournaments are due by Nov. 1. There is a table tennis tournament later this semester with the registration deadline being Nov. 14.
"Students will play primarily for fun and bragging rights," said Michele Muth, assistant director of Marketing and Membership at the Marshall Recreation Center. "The winning teams of each league will have a banner hung up in the facility for the whole year in a prime location with a picture of that team. Winners are also going to receive intramural champion T-shirts."
Within various league and tournament sports there are co-ed divisions, divisions for women, open divisions, a division for residence halls and Greek fraternities.
"We now use an online portal for registration called 'imleagues.com,'" Muth said. "You can sign up as a team captain and invite your friends or individually as a free agent who can be picked up by other teams. The registration process is all online now. If you register as a team leader you will be required to attend a captain's meeting. There will be a little test to make sure you know the rules which you have to relay to your team."
Intramural sports continue to be one of the most popular activities at the Rec Center, Muth said.
"While we aren't hurting for participants we always like more, particularly in non traditional sports like wallyball and tennis, which we just started this semester," she said. "Wallyball is a game similar to volleyball that is played indoors on racquetball courts. Because students are allowed to ricochet the ball off of walls, the entire court is a field of play. Players will face off in teams of four. Basketball is one of our most popular league sports. We use about three courts every evening and spectators come in to watch."
Intramural Sports for the spring semester will include 5-on-5 basketball, chess, racquetball, soccer and a new sport called Goaltimate.
For more information on Intramural Sports, visit the Rec Center online www.marshallcampusrec.com/ . To register online, visit www.imleagues.com/Marshall .


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Heeding the Call to Service
The Houston Food Bank is the largest distributor of free and low-cost food in the State of Texas, feeding more than 147,000 people across an 18-county service area ever week.
It's 8 a.m. on Monday, January 17 and more than 150 Shell employees are ready to work.
But on this special holiday commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King, they're stepping out of their regular jobs in the energy industry to provide the energy the Houston Food Bank needs to feed thousands of families.
They'll spend the next eight hours assisting operations at the food bank's massive warehouse, sorting and packing food items for distribution to more than 400 agencies that feed the hungry.
To do that, it takes volunteers
More than 200 a day, says Venniece Robbins, director of the food bank's Volunteer Services. And she can always count on Shell to fill a need, whether volunteers are sorting and packing food on MLK Day or participating in several food drives throughout the year.
"Shell helps in two ways: by providing treasure and time. Over the past 28 years, Shell has donated over $1 million dollars and thousands of volunteers have provided more than 7,000 hours of service to support our efforts. That means hundreds of thousand of people have been fed in our community," Robbins says.
Robbins says most of her volunteers share two things about the experience in volunteering at the Houston Food Bank. "First, they say thank you for giving us the opportunity to be of service. The second thing they always ask is if they can come again."
The Houston Food Bank is the largest distributor of free and low-cost food in the State of Texas, feeding more than 147,000 people across an 18-county service area ever week.
For Shell employees, that is a given.
Shell Paralegal Kim Nelson has been volunteering at the Houston Food Bank for more than five years. Several years ago, her two teenagers, Kristen and Zach, got involved. "I enjoy doing this and feel a sense of accomplishment," she says.
"It's a lot of fun and it feels good to give back t the community. Those less fortunate than us need help, so I'll probably be doing this a long time," says her son, Zach, a Texas A&M University student.
Debra Dunbar agrees. "I like volunteering because it's about helping one another," says the Shell Exploration & Production geophysical technician. Shell is a company that likes to give back and they offer a lot of volunteer opportunities to us and we tend to take advantage of them. It's just a good thing to do."