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HSN's web sales account for 52% of Q1 sales
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HSN's web sales account for 52% of Q1 sales
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It also licensed its software in the quarter to such new customers as apparel e-retailers Lululemon Athletica Inc., No. 122 in the Internet Retailer 2013 Top 500 Guide, and Australia-based The Just Group.
Manhattan Associates also reported for Q3:
● Total revenue of $107.8 million, up 12.5% from $95.8 million a year earlier;
● Total profit of $19.6 million, up 42.0% from $13.8 million a year earlier;
● Expanded contracts with existing customers among e-retailers and consumer brand manufacturers, including Asics Corp., BCBG Max Azria Group Inc., Coach Inc., Northern Safety Co. Inc., Redmart Pte Ltd and Stella & Dot. Coach is No. 173 in the Top 500.
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Metrolinx price tag for Scarborough subway leaves councillors fuming
Toronto councillors want to see a breakdown for the stated $1 billion extra it will cost to put subway rather than light rail on the old SRT route..
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Estimates that it would cost almost $1 billion more to convert the aging Scarborough RT to a subway rather than light rail have Scarborough councillors shaking their heads.
"Unbelievable," said Councillor Michael Thompson, who, along with other Scarborough councillors, has been pushing for a subway alternative to LRT from Kennedy station to Scarborough Town Centre.
Officials met Tuesday to go over the numbers and the issue is expected to be discussed at Wednesday's meeting of the executive committee, chaired by Mayor Rob Ford.
Ford has long championed subways but has never unveiled a concrete plan to fund them.
The cost of converting the SRT to light rail is $1.8 billion, an amount the provincial transit agency Metrolinx has agreed to cover. Going to a subway would add $923 million on top of that, Metrolinx says.
That's almost double the Toronto Transit Commission's own estimate of $500 million extra.
"Even with inflation and what have you, that's a huge jump," Thompson (Ward 37, Scarborough Centre) said Tuesday.
"I want to understand how this increase has come about," he said. "There's no doubt in my mind that the best option for replacement of the SRT is a subway connection.
"I hope this isn't fear mongering by Metrolinx."
After meeting Tuesday with city and TTC officials, Metrolinx CEO Bruce McCuaig said more discussions are scheduled over the next few days.
However, McCuaig said Metrolinx has already spent $85 million on the initial stages of the LRT project and will suspend work by Aug. 2 unless council confirms it still supports a master agreement signed last November to convert the elevated RT to an LRT running in its own right of way.
Despite November's master agreement, city council sent mixed signals in May when it asked the province to consider a subway, McCuaig said. Metrolinx wants to clarify the situation before going any further.
"We would prefer that they (council) affirm their support for the master agreement so that we can continue on with the project as previously agreed," McCuaig told reporters.
"We think the LRT is a great solution," he added. "We think it will be great service for the residents."
The city would be on the hook to pay the extra cost of a subway, but council hasn't supported any type of taxes or tolls for transit, said Councillor Josh Matlow (Ward 22, St. Paul's).
"Some councillors want a subway that would cost about $1 billion more than an LRT, yet without any plan to actually pay for it, which makes no sense," Matlow said.
Councillor Michelle Berardinetti (Ward 35, Scarborough Southwest) was taken aback by the higher estimate.
"I think the original cost ($500 million) was accurate," she said. "If they're coming back with changes, I would think they're just throwing those numbers out to kibosh the issue."
Councillor Gord Perks (Ward 14, Parkdale-High Park) said he warned Scarborough councillors they could be courting trouble by holding out for a more expensive alternative.
"I think council made a very big mistake … to signal to the province that we were having cold feet about the LRT. Several of us on council said, 'Watch out what you wish for, because you might get nothing,'" Perks said.
His advice to Scarborough councillors: Give up the subway dream.
"I'm saying to my colleagues, 'You better wise up here. No one has between $500 million and $1 billion to convert to subway. Take the signed deal. Take the transit improvement you know you can get, because there's nothing else on offer.'"
Thompson said he's looking for transit improvements for Scarborough that are long overdue and will last for generations.
"I know that Scarborough has forever been shortchanged with respect to transit," he said. "What we need to do is look at the future of the city."
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Slagging off your boss on Facebook might not be the best career move, with a judge warning there is no such thing as a private conversation on the social network.
The advice comes after an employee, who called his manager a dickhead on Facebook, lost his appeal for constructive dismissal.
Jarrod Hook took his case to the Employment Relations Authority earlier this year, claiming he was pushed into resigning from his job as an IT consultant for the Stream Group.
He was given a written warning after sending disparaging emails about the company's Australian management and being absent from the office without explanation.
After he resigned, the company discovered the offensive posts on his Facebook page. They included a friend hoping that one of Hook's bosses would be "mauled by a pack of rabid dingos".
The authority ruled against Hook, but he appealed to the Employment Court, where he was again unsuccessful.
In her decision, Judge Christina Inglis noted the use of social networks in employment disputes had only arisen sporadically in New Zealand.
But examples of staff using the sites to criticise their employers were becoming more common and carried risks, she said.
"It is well established that conduct occurring outside the workplace may give rise to disciplinary action, and Facebook posts, even those ostensibly protected by a privacy setting, may not be regarded as protected communications beyond the reach of employment processes.
"After all, how private is a written conversation initiated over the internet with 200 'friends', who can pass the information on to a limitless audience?"
Comments made on sites such as Facebook could be easily passed into real-life networks and had a potential audience that casual conversations around the water cooler, or at an after-hours social gathering, did not, she said.
Hook said he was expressing legitimate concerns about the company's management, which were shared by others.
His cellphone was taken away over a weekend, and emails from a private account were accessed, he said. "I was treated very badly."
His Facebook comments were "screen-grabbed" after he had already left the Stream Group. "It was never explained why they felt they had the right to do that."
He had since deleted his Facebook account, he said. "One of the reasons was this whole case. I don't miss it - it's quite liberating actually."
Human Resources Institute of New Zealand acting chief executive Brenda Tweedy said she was often surprised at the things people wrote online about their workplaces.
"It's the same thing with emails, it's just like a postcard, anyone can see it. People think if they tick a box, things are private. Well, they're not.
"Sometimes I see stuff on there and think, 'What an idiot'."
Things had a way of always coming out eventually, so if employees wanted a good reference they should act appropriately, she said.
But equally, employers should treat things written on Facebook with caution before finding out the context behind the posts, and even whether it had been written by the employees themselves.
Employment lawyer Andrew Scott-Howman was not surprised at Judge Inglis' comments and expected plenty of similar cases to appear in the future.
Many employers were well aware of maintaining their public image on social media and had introduced policies that their staff were expected to follow.
It was also becoming accepted in legal proceedings and disputes that access to a person's social media account could be requested as disclosure so it could be considered as evidence.
Some people might be concerned that employers were acting like "Big Brother", but it was unlikely it would get to the point where bosses asked for complete access to workers' Facebook or Twitter pages, he said.
The best advice was for employees to act on social media as they were expected to behave at the work party - have fun but think about what they said.
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Savings Rate Highest Since December 2012 After Personal Spending Disappoints AgainSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 04/29/2016 08:41 -0400
Following the drastically revised-away surge in spending in January, and the savings rate surge to 2012 highs in Feb, March's income and spending data released today showed more problems for The Fed. While income grew 0.4% MoM (more than the 0.3% expectations), spending disappointed with a mere 0.1% rise (against +0.2% MoM expectations). Year-over-year spending growth slowed to 3.5% - the weakest since December and income growth slowed to 4.0% YoY leaving the savings rate at its highest since December 2012.
Fed Levitation & The Looming Liquidity TrapSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 03/31/2016 16:30 -0400
Like the "little Dutch boy," the Fed currently has a finger stuck in every hole of the dike. The only question is how long is it before the Federal Reserve runs out of "fingers" to plug the next leak?
One Third Of Q1 Economic Growth Was Just "Revised" AwaySubmitted by Tyler Durden on 03/28/2016 09:37 -0400
While the February personal consumption expenditures (aka personal spending) - that all important data about the well-being of the US consumer - was in line with expectations rising 0.1%, it was the January revision that was striking. From a 0.5% increase reported a month ago, it was now revised to a paltry 0.1%. In nominal dollar terms, this means that instead of US consumer spending a whopping $67.5 billion more in January, the increase was a paltry $14.7 billion, a delta of $52.8 billion!
January Spending Surge "Revised" Away, Pushing Savings Rate To Highest Since 2012; Personal Income SlidesSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 03/28/2016 08:46 -0400
Headline data for income modestly beat expectations (+0.2% MoM vs +0.1% MoM) and spending met expectations at +0.1% MoM respectively. Income growth YoY slowed to 4.0% however - near its weakest since Nov 2013. Spending growth also slowed to +3.8% YoY (from 2.9% in Jan) but the big story is the major downward revisions in spending. January's +0.5% 'surge' in spending was revised to a mere +0.1% trickle - the weakest in over a year.
Why Bond Traders Have No Idea What's Going OnSubmitted by Tyler Durden on 03/11/2016 16:10 -0400
"...markets have essentially lost confidence in the ability for central banks to stoke growth and inflation... we see very few reasons to be excited by today's action or any development since the February 11th market lows."
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Just look at it as a repo for everyday depositors: post your €500 notes as collateral, take the haircut, get smaller bills in return.
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quiet space within turmoil
I was going to write that April is an intense month for me. So many words were tumbling out but a quiet space stopped them.
Somewhere up there, and in here, you are smiling.It was you, Dada, from your heavenly space, and Ma from hers, who quietened the energies jostling about from thought, emotions and action and caused a calm in which I am able to organize my paperwork, feeling as my father must have when he did his; and in the middle of the night as my mother advised to do, if I am unable to sleep. To my family who may worry about my not sleeping – I slept today from 5 pm to 11, after a workshop, and don't worry – will go back to sleep again after these words have been aired!
Today, many moons ago, on the day when he became a father to my elder sister, my father passed, and quietly, without any fuss, my mother stopped asking for her red bindi to be placed on her forehead. A bittersweet day for my sister, as her birthday is also her father's day of dying. Even further back in time, when I was perhaps 5 or 6, my great-grandfather, in whose home we were then living, passed away on my birthday, on the last day of this month. My mother was with him, at the hospital in Delhi and we were in Dehradun. I remember how we canceled my birthday party, then felt disappointed, and the intense guilt at my disappointment. For years after that, I did not celebrate my birthday on the day, but rather on this day, my elder sister's birthday. We shared the day for a joint birthday party. I suddenly remember this as I write! Then the healing, and I could celebrate the day again.
April is a month of birthdays and deaths very close to me- both intense experiences, though for my parents, the latter was peaceful. Birth into this life and then into the after life, perhaps not yet quite 'home' because the afterlife, as my younger sister is mapping out for us, is also another set of experiences. For many years, April has been a retreat month for me; I would literally chill out, not doing much beyond some household work and writing. Now, my life is busybusybusy as they say, and it usually keeps me fulfilled and happy. But this month, the pain body rose again, and I wondered why. It came to a head yesterday, when I left the keys in the ignition while getting some manuals bound at Office Depot, for a workshop. I didn't know I'd done that, so it shows I took wrong decisions, overdoing what turned out to not be required. When I discovered this I had three thoughts in quick succession – chiding myself for the serious mistake, gratitude for the safety, for here was a car that was still where I left it, safe and sound, nothing stolen. And there was the little voice that asked me to look at the ignition when I had thought I needed to look for the keys in the store where I'd been. I took this as a smile message to relax, let be.
A friend who had come to help, later pointed out that she'd never seen me so shaken as I was yesterday, and I remarked about the strange resurgence of a pain body and my usual April chilling. No wonder, she said, you are at the end of your energy, wound down as it's the end of a year for you. On May 1st, you'll be bouncing, full of energy! Thank you for that insight, wonderful Teresita!
To my sister who may worry about my pain body coming up again – it is not old pain, but the one of this year, that came to my attention as it is ready to leave. Praveen is away, tending to his mother and sister, and it is a strain when he isn't here. It shows up in all the little things that have been happening recently. All this came to a head yesterday. Even more potent is the pain of the world that is in earth-chaos nowadays, as earthquakes are picking up, and strong ones have shaken Myanmar, Philippines, Japan, Guatemala, Ecuador. As we cue deeply into the world, we are not immune from feeling the pain; but nor is the earth immune from feeling our collective emotions. We truly are one – many thoughts in one mind, many feelings in one being, many actions from one body, but above all, that smile that Dada is beaming as my papers are coming to order, that Ma is feeling as I tidy up in India's daytime, and I feel the Angel is showing as I say Thank You! for keeping that car safe. Now if only I could find that earring that I dropped I know not where.
If you're still here, thank you for holding space with me.
enlarge the canvas of your life
enlarge the canvas of your life. see the activities and events of your daily life against a very wide canvas. For your presence is making a difference in this life. Your actions, feelings, successes and failures are impacting you, and through you, your near and dear ones, and ones who know them, know of them, encounter them.
What impact are you having in this world?
This gives you the perspective of space that brings peace into your life.
Try it now.
What are you painting in this canvas of life?
focus on your perspective. it will transform the moments of your life
Images copyright the artists. Words ©2015 Meenakshi Suri
the inexorable flow of love
I'm reading about the refugees, the inexorable rush of people from Syria and other countries realizing that they can leave a situation that is not right for human beings.
I am reading about Syrian children who have no state papers or nationality.
About people ignoring the paralysis of politicians and governments to open their arms, hearts, minds, homes to the refugees.
Something is changing….nationality, citizenship, right to travel. I feel something huge is happening. It is displacing, disturbing, distressing on the surface, but underneath, it is the inexorable flow of love. So much outpouring of love from people who realize it is not just governments who are in charge of this world, but that each person who is human can show their care.
I am deeply moved by each person who shows their faith in the world, and leaves the home that is no longer a refuge to the wider world.~meenakshiღ
In the sync of time
In the sync of time, circumstance and Divine Will, a human soul takes birth. In the sync of time, it merges into the ethers
In the sync of time, season and inner momentum, a seed sprouts; with the sync of time it spreads its branches
In the sync of time, technology and inner guidance, souls meet in this life; with the sync of time, they part.
In the sync, is time. The sync of movement – of the earth and her planetary siblings, of the sun, moon and distant stars. Movement in sync is the dance of this universe.
In the sync of time, three daughters were placed exactly where they needed to be, as the mother of the infinite heart, who had spent much of her last years with the elder ones, allowing each to experience her all to themselves, now chose a time when they were away, with their children, and her youngest, the baby and the guide, was with her as she breathed her last.
My great-grandmother, Barhi Naniji, the one who housed infinite wisdom in a small, self-literate person, the one who tended my mother, left motherless at a few weeks, taught us the meaning of time. Out of the timelessness of outer space, a miracle has been placed in our human being. It is the inner biological clock, that sense of time that can wake us without an alarm clock. Its setting is intention that moves like the dials of a watch to the exact time that you ask your body to wake the next day. "Pinch yourself", she said, "and tell yourself – 'I will wake up at 6 in the morning', and you will." And we did.
"Always reach exactly on time," Ma told us. Just a little early, not late. That has helped us three sisters to live effectively anywhere in the world.
"Half an hour after they are hungry, you should be able to feed a family," Ma taught us, along with the skills to do so. This happens when you are totally with the cooking and the elements – leaving the fire to preheat the cooking vessel while the water rehydrates the pulses and you cut the vegetables. Working in sync, it is not you that needs to do all the work, it is the sync of elements that creates a meal.
They were of few words, my Barhi Naniji and Ma, and they packed a punch in each word! Much like the tiny seed that houses a banyan.
Today, that sync of many thousands who have felt the need for harmony, is sprouting into a movement. It brought together a nucleus of people around the seed of an idea planted by a Divine Messenger, Eli. The seed of a continuous wordless prayer project in every time zone spiraled out into the Gaia Minute, slowly branching out into the Hourly Universal Global Sync and who knows what else, as the consciousness of the Divine Mother Gaia unfolds on Earth.
The Mother knows that it is in the sync of time that a sperm can enter an ovum, a seed can be fertilized by another, that growth can take place. The mother knows that sync is harmony.
In the sync of time, my Barhi Naniji was made mother to my Ma, my own Naniji was taken to the afterlife, to guide newly transitioned souls and prepare for the passing of her child, and we met Eli, revealed to us later as Swami Shraddhananda, just as the online Gaia community was about to dissolve and he was preparing to dissolve into the ethers. In the sync of time, a message has come into this world.
Sync. It is time.
The mountains are calling – again
I must go up the mount again
For the freshness of color and breeze
And all I ask is a forest path
A sparkling stream to guide my way
[thought to the beat of Sea Fever by John Masefield]
Five years. Just speaking to Eli, Swami Shraddhananda, or rather, listening to him as he spent his final months in this earth-world among us, and the yearning for mountains went away. I began to love what I'd earlier dismissed as Flat Florida.
It's back. The yearning, I mean. But this time I don't feel the need to go physically. I'm pursuing the mountains on the world wide web of wonder.
The seven peaks of perfection, surrounding Seoul, where Prof Park Jae Woo was born.
The mountains in Bcharri, Lebanon the birthplace of Khalil Gibran.
Uttaranchal, where the Ganga flowed swiftly as my father's last remains were consigned to the sacred river four years ago, very close to the place where Eli went back to the mountains, and in the same year that Professor Park also passed.
The mountains hold many memories, generously sharing them on the breezes that meet the traveler seeking the wisdom within. All I'm looking for is those fresh breezes….
You who wander
You who have wandered lonely as a cloud
Seeking others adrift on earth
Loved aloneness, connected with detachment
Loving humanity, shunning human beings
Flow now as the cloud misting this world with love
From the mountains that rise above the ground
Traverse the paths to the flatlands
As water reaches all dimensions
Spread seeds of smiles among the sands
You who wander the world wide web of wonder
Have you reached into worlds not of your vernacular?
Armenian, Azerbaijani, Basque, to Zulu
Journey into languages, dear traveler
Step out of the dream you are visualizing
and bring back the smile with you
step into this world that is dawning
and breathe in the fresh morning dew.
Gratitude to William Wordsworth, Google Translate and all who have shared their presence on the world wide web of wonder
©2014 Meenakshi Suri


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38YO - 21 year gap between pregnancies
Started by Funkibubl , Jul 11 2012 10:56 AM
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Posted 11 July 2012 - 10:56 AM
I have been slightly hesitant in joining a group of any kind - online or otherwise! Basically I am finding it very hard to be happy happy joy joy about my pregnancy. I am 38 years old and my only other child turned 21 earlier this year, so it was a very unexpected piece of news! Like most unexpected pregnancies this one has not happened at the most convenient of times, but I have come to accept my pregnancy and will try to just take each day as it arrives.
It also has not been the easiest of pregnancies - with severe morning sickness for 3 months, and now pelvic problems which mean I am having to massively cut my hours down, in my main job (I am an Emergency Nurse).
Currently I am on 2 days bed rest to try and reduce my pelvic inflammatory pain, without ending up totally off my feet!
So I have decided to join up because - advice - support - words of encouragement may be required at some time.
P.S I have cross posted which is badish etiquette, but I found this forum after
Regards Funkibubl
Posted 11 July 2012 - 12:53 PM
Welcome to the forum Funkibubl
Im 38 and I know how you feel as I have a 17 yr gap between 1 & 2 and #3 is due 3 weeks after DS's 20 th b'day
Posted 11 July 2012 - 12:59 PM
Hello Funkibubl
You sound like you are doing it tough...it must have been a shock!
How does your 21 y.o. and your partner feel about the pregnancy?
Posted 11 July 2012 - 05:23 PM
Hey Chloe
Yeah it was a shock, at first I was adamant and very strong and self assured and my man was adamant he did not want the baby! I think I vomited the self assuredness up at some stage during morning sickness!
Now he is very good really, he says he is glad I am pregnant and is looking forward to us having the baby.
He has 2 daughters a 20yo and a 5yo, he spent 7yrs doing IVF with his ex wife to conceive the 5yo, who is mega excited to be having a baby sister.
My daughter has been fantastic, she and her boyfriend both live with us.......however she announced recently that she is also pregnant which brings with it a whole new host of issues. At the moment I cannot quite bring myself to talk to my daughter about her pregnancy, she will be due in February.
Most days I just wish life would stop chucking curved balls!!!
QUOTE (chloe69 @ 11/07/2012, 12:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hello Funkibubl
You sound like you are doing it tough...it must have been a shock!
How does your 21 y.o. and your partner feel about the pregnancy?
Posted 11 July 2012 - 08:16 PM
Hi Funkibubl,
I am 38 like you and have a 15 year age gap between my DD and DS and now have another little bundle on the way. My DS will only be 11 months old when this one is born. Be going from a big age gap to a very small one between children. Life keeps throwing me curve balls too. Was in shock when pregnant with DS and found it hard to be happy as had no partner at the time around to support me - but my DS has been the biggest blessing in my life xx am sure that your little one will be too
Posted 11 July 2012 - 08:29 PM
Hi Funkibubl - whilst my gap is not as large, my eldest who is now 19 was 15 when my youngest was born, we are currently trying for #5 and my eldest is likely to be 20 if/when he/she comes along! I will be 39 at that time. I have given a fleeting thought to my eldest son and his likely reaction (in the past he has proclaimed to be grossed out by the fact that DH and I still BD and that his friends will know that we do too!). I am guessing he would probably be the same next time.
My eldest daughter would be 17 and will be over the moon if it comes to pass and the youngest 2 will be 8 and 5.
Life doesn't usually throw more at you than you can handle! Its exiciting and scary at the same time! I hope your ride gets less bumpy
Posted 11 July 2012 - 08:41 PM
Hi Funkibubl.
My age gap isn't at all large, but I had a MIL & SIL pair in my Mums group. Their babies were born only weeks apart.
Even though the MIL had had a baby over 20 years earlier, she wanted to attend the Mums group as she had forgotten what it was like to have a baby.
Good luck,
Posted 11 July 2012 - 08:41 PM
Welcome and congratulations!! A former work colleague of mine had a similar situation - her grandchildren are up to 5 years older than her new baby.
Good luck on reclaiming better health through the rest of your pregnancy.
Posted 14 September 2012 - 04:54 PM
Hello, I had my first at 19 and my second at 37. I found the whole thing completely different, had a much more difficult pregnancy and worried a lot more. Once my little boy was born though (aside from being much more tired all the time), I couldn't be happier! Good luck!
Posted 15 September 2012 - 09:44 PM
I had number 4 at 38 and the first thing i did was think i was to old for any more... My GP reassured me that at 38 alot are having their 1st and i sailed through after the morning sickness was over... Well suprise, suprise at 42 i am nearlly 27 weeks pregnant with number 5, uterly and completely unplanned... The first thing i did when the test was positive was cry, that i am to old to be having another baby...
But it is suprising how many over 40 are having babies and it is because most are not starting now til their late 30s, so i am not as alone as i thought i would be... My eldest is nearlly 14 and so far apart from vericous veins in one leg i havent had to much discomfort... A belly support helps with keeping the weight off the pelvis and lower back, and pregnancy stockings help with varicous veins... I know of a mum online who is 40 and having number 2 and has one son who is 23 a dad himself but is so happy for his mum
Posted 25 November 2012 - 02:32 AM
Although I am hoping to conceive and 'birth' my first child now (at 41), I have a 21yo that is adopted. Talk about age difference
Posted 25 November 2012 - 06:51 AM
Best of luck, Maddy 41
Posted 26 November 2012 - 07:54 AM
the youngest of my older 4 21 and my 'babies' are 6, I have a grandchild older than my twins, and 4 yonger.
It is not as bad in reality as it is in all the over thinking I did before hand.
Posted 26 November 2012 - 08:14 AM
My eldest is almost 20 years and youngest 18months. They adore each other
I had a great pregnancy at age 39, I hope you can relax and enjoy yours
Good luck
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My name is SeanBod and I'm just an average college student and streamer. I am brand new to the scene of modpack making and I'm coming a cross with some problems...of course that's why I decided to make this post to see if someone could guide me in the right direction. So I don't know much more than what I have researched and online or have watched on youtube. Here is the set up of the mod folder which everyone says to set up (https://gyazo.com/a4a748524411b4be6fe3aab09a1cc85c) it has the bin folder with my selected 1.7.10 forge universal file renamed as modpack. The mods folder has all the mods that I got downloaded from (http://mod-minecraft.net/) this website. Most files are in executable jar files and some are in winrar zip archive files as seen in this picture (https://gyazo.com/80d606298662a0b95fdbcf1bc156bab6). My first thought is I can't have winrar zip archive files in there or it would be messed up, but maybe you can answer that. Then my next thing is no one ever does more then not enough items in there actual videos.
So do I need to add each mod one at a time and get the config files or is the config files supposed to be empty until that person launches the modpack?
Also I am using media fire as my direct download because dropbox doesn't have a free share file, and copy is going down in May. I have also changed the url a couple of times to quote on quote fix it so it is a direct link for download.
And then the other question is after I zip the entire modpack am I just uploading the zipped file?
Because that is what I have done, I uploaded the entire zip file which included zipping the bin, config, and modpack all at once. Or am I just missing something?
Also something to keep in mind this is just some of the mods that I'm looking to put into my pack, this is just the first 43. Also that there are some 1.7.2 mods in there but some people have said that they would or could work fine with the 1.7.10 modpack that I'm making. And I also have attached this picture of all details on mods (https://gyazo.com/d13c4e58f30d29605caeda68a3542c39) for those who would like to take a look at it if it does help with seeing file types and size. Thank you for your time for reading this and taking your time to answer if you do have any tips or solutions for me.


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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Jan 30, 1996
|Filing date
|Nov 14, 1994
|Priority date
|Nov 14, 1994
|Fee status
|Also published as
|Publication number
|John P. Downie
|Original Assignee
|The Conair Group, Inc.
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (8), Non-Patent Citations (2), Referenced by (7), Classifications (15), Legal Events (10)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to an apparatus and method for the controlled drying of plastic pellets that are ultimately melted and utilized to form plastic articles of manufacture. The controlled drying of the plastic pellets provides energy savings in the drying process and the properly dried pellet produces a better article of manufacture.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Dryers and dryer hoppers have been utilized in the plastics industry for many years. These dryers provide heated, dehumidified air to a dryer hopper. Plastic pellets within the dryer hopper are exposed to the heated, dehumidified air to remove moisture from the pellets. The basic purpose of drying the plastic pellets is to remove moisture from the surface and interior of the pellets before the pellets reach the melt phase as they pass through the screw area of an injection or extrusion machine. If the moisture is not removed, processing problems may occur or the quality of the finished parts may be inferior to parts which were made with properly dried material. Some properties of the parts which may be affected by inadequate drying are: tensile strength; impact strength; surface blemishes; and degradation of barrier properties. Moisture may be either on the surface of the plastic pellet or in the polymer chain itself. Hygroscopic resin absorbs moisture into polymer chain itself. Other resins hold only surface moisture. Proper heating and dehumidifying of the pellet causes the moisture to be driven out of hygroscopic resins onto the surface. Surface moisture is removed by the heated dehumidified air.
FIG. 1, which is prior art, shows a typical dryer and dryer hopper arrangement for drying plastic pellets. An insulated dryer hopper 10 is provided that has a cylindrical body 12 with a frusto conical lower body portion 14. An outlet 16 is provided at the bottom of the frusto conical lower body. At the top of the dryer hopper 10, a pellet loader 18 is typically provided to intermittently load pellets into the dryer hopper 10. The pellets move downwardly through the dryer hopper 10 in the direction of the arrows shown within hopper 10.
The dryer hopper 10 has a spreader cone 20, a heated air inlet 22 and an air outlet 24. The heated air within hopper 10 passes upwardly through the bed of pellets from inlet 22 to outlet 24 in a direction opposite the movement of pellets within the hopper.
Air from air outlet 24 typically passes through an after cooler 26 to cool the air after it leaves the dryer hopper 10. The cooled air then enters a process filter 28 to remove any dust and fines that may be entrained in the air system. Air from the process filter 28 enters blower 30 which provides a constant air flow through the drying circuit. The air then travels to the desiccant section 32 where moisture is removed from the air. The typical desiccant section 32 contains molecular sieves usually formed of Alumino-Silicates which remove the moisture from the air entering the desiccant section 32. The air then travels through the process heater 34 where it is heated to a temperature sufficient to dry pellets within the dryer hopper 10. A valve 35 controls the flow of heated air from the heater 34 to the dryer hopper 10. The process filter 28, blower 30, desiccant section 32 and process heater 34 are typically located within a dryer unit 36 that is positioned adjacent to the dryer hopper 10.
As the heated air enters the dryer hopper 10 through heated air inlet 22, it passes upwardly through the bed of pellets and the heat from the air is transferred to the pellets causing the release of moisture which is then carried to the top of the hopper with the air to air outlet 24 and the cycle is continued. This closed loop cycle continues throughout the drying process.
Efforts have been made to control the drying process within the dryer hopper 10 by controlling the temperature of the exhaust air from the hopper. U.S. Pat. No. 4,413,426 is an example of the such an arrangement.
The present invention is directed to modification of the dryer hopper 10 which will provide vertically spaced temperature sensors throughout the dryer hopper from the bottom to the top of the hopper and provide control of drying process utilizing data obtained from the vertically spaced temperature sensors.
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided in a dryer hopper for drying plastic pellets having a heated air inlet at the bottom of the hopper and an air outlet at the top of the hopper an improvement which includes a plurality of temperature sensors positioned at vertical incremental distances from the bottom of the hopper to the top of the hopper whereby the temperature of pellets at the vertical level of each of the plurality of temperature sensors may be measured to provide an indication of the dryness of the pellets at the vertical level of each of the plurality of temperature sensors.
Further in accordance with the present invention, there is provided a dryer for drying plastic pellets which includes a hopper having a cylindrical body with a frusto conical lower body portion, a spreader cone positioned within the hopper body, a heated air inlet at the bottom of the hopper and an outlet at the top of the hopper. A pellet inlet port at the top of the hopper admits pellets into the hopper and a pellet discharge port at the bottom of the hopper frusto conical lower body portion selectively discharges pellets from the hopper. A plurality of temperature sensors that provide an electrical temperature responsive signal are positioned at vertical incremental distances from the bottom of the hopper to the top of the hopper whereby the temperature of pellets at the vertical level of each of the plurality of temperature sensors may be measured to provide an indication of the dryness of the pellets. Electrical circuit means connected to the plurality of temperature sensors and to a microprocessor provide temperature data from the hopper to the microprocessor. The microprocessor is programmed with the characteristics of the hopper and the location of the temperature sensors within the hopper and is programmable to receive information on the type of plastic pellets to be dried in the hopper. The microprocessor is arranged to process the temperature data from the temperature sensors to determine when pellets at a particular vertical level within the hopper have been at a target temperature for a sufficiently long residence time to be sufficiently dry to utilize in a manufacturing process.
Still further in accordance with the present invention, there is provided a method of determining when a preselected amount of plastic pellets that are being dried by passing heated air upwardly through them within a dryer hopper are properly dry for use in a manufacturing process which includes placing a plurality of temperature sensors within the hopper in contact with the pellets at varying vertical distances from the bottom to the top of the hopper. Thereafter, determining when each of the temperature sensors reaches a specified target temperature. Thereafter, measuring the residence time at which the pellets in contact with each of the temperature sensors remain at the target temperature. Thereafter, calculating the amount of pellets in the hopper below the vertically highest positioned temperature sensor that has been maintained at the target temperature for the desired residence time to determine if the amount of pellets is equal to or greater than the preselected amount.
Accordingly, a principal object of the present invention is to provide apparatus and a method for controlled drying of plastic pellets.
Another object of the present invention is to provide apparatus for controlled drying of plastic pellets which may be built into new dryer hoppers or which may be retrofitted to dryer hoppers that are already in use.
Another object of the present invention is to provide controlled drying of pellets so that the articles manufactured from the pellets are of better quality.
Another object of the present invention is to provide for the efficient drying of plastic pellets so that the minimum amount of energy is utilized consistent with proper drying.
These and other objects of the present invention will become apparent as this description proceeds in conjunction with the following specification, attached drawings and appended claims.
FIG. 1 is a schematic representation of a prior art dryer hopper and dryer unit.
FIG. 2 is a partially cut away prospective view of a dryer hopper of the present invention with temperature sensors installed therein.
FIG. 3 is a schematic representation of the dryer hopper of the present invention with the signal processing unit utilized in conjunction with it.
FIG. 4 is a graphic representation of the test results of drying plastic pellets within the dryer hopper of the present invention showing the data from individual sensors.
FIGS. 5 and 5A are, together, a software flow chart for the signal processing unit of the present invention.
Referring to the drawings, and particularly to FIG. 2, there is shown a conventional dryer hopper 10 having an insulated cylindrical body 12 and a frusto conical lower body 14 with a valved outlet 16. A spreader cone 20 is positioned near the bottom of the cylindrical body 12.
A heated air inlet 22 admits heated air at the frusto conical lower body 14 and an air outlet 24 at the top of the cylindrical body 12 removes air from the dryer hopper 10. The dryer hopper 10 described to this point is conventional.
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a sensor tree 40 which extends vertically from top to bottom of the dryer hopper 10. The sensor tree 40 is attached at the top 40 to a support ring 38. The sensor tree 40 has individual temperature sensors numbered, from bottom to top of the dryer hopper 10 as 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46 and 47, respectively. The sensors 41 through 47, inclusive, are preferably conventional thermocouple sensors which produce an electrical signal indicative of the temperature of the sensor. There may be a greater or lesser number of sensors than shown in FIG. 2 depending upon the particular process application.
As seen in FIG. 3, the temperature sensors 41 through 47, inclusive, are individually electrically connected to a signal processing unit which contains a multiplexer, an analog to digital converter, a microprocessor and a user interface.
Referring to FIG. 4, there is shown a graph providing test results of a typical dryer hopper operation equipped with sensors as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. In FIG. 4, sensor No. 1 was at the bottom of the dryer hopper and sensor No. 9 was ambient air temperature outside the hopper 10. Sensors 1 through 8, inclusive, of FIG. 4 were from the bottom to the top of the dryer hopper at approximately 6 inch intervals although the spacing may be greater or less than 6 inches depending upon the process application.
FIG. 4 shows the temperature of the sensors over time as heated air was passed upwardly through the dryer hopper and through the bed of pellets contained therein. As expected, the lowermost sensor rises in temperature most rapidly since it is first exposed to the warmest air. As the air progresses upwardly through the bed of pellets, sensors located at a higher level increase in temperature but as the air nears the top of the dryer hopper, it loses some of its effectiveness in heating the pellets so that the more highly positioned sensors 7 and 8 do not attain high temperature levels.
Depending upon the type of polymer plastic pellet that is to be dried in the dryer hopper 10, the target temperature of the pellets to be dried together with a specified residence time at that target temperature will indicate whether the pellets have achieved the proper degree of dryness for use in a manufacturing process.
For example, referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, if sensor 43 achieves the desired target temperature for the desired residence time for the type of polymer pellet being dried, it can safely be concluded that all pellets below the level of sensor 43 within the dryer hopper 10 are sufficiently dry to be utilized in the manufacturing process. Sensor 43 of FIGS. 2 and 3 equates to sensor 3 of FIG. 4.
Without more, the sensor tree 40 of FIG. 2 having the temperature sensors positioned thereon can be utilized to monitor the temperature of pellets at various vertical distances from the bottom of the dryer hopper 10 so that if the temperature at a particular vertical level of a sensor has achieved the target temperature for the type of pellets being dried and remains at that temperature for the desired residence time, the operator of the dryer hopper knows that all pellets below the level of that particular temperature sensor are sufficiently dried to be utilized in the manufacturing process.
With the temperature sensors connected to the signal processing unit 50 as shown in FIG. 3, a software program has been developed so that the microprocessor can automatically control drying within the dryer hopper 10. FIGS. 5 and 5A, taken together, show the software flow chart for automatically controlling drying within the dryer hopper 10. As seen in FIG. 5, there are one-time setup parameters programmed into the microprocessor. These parameters include the number of temperature sensors or probes, the spacing of the temperature sensors or probes vertically one to the other, the hopper size volume and the inside diameter of the hopper size. These items remain constant for any particular dryer hopper 10 with the sensor tree 40 installed therein.
Utilizing the user interface, other definable parameters are introduced into the microprocessor including delivery air set point, residence time set point, throughput set point, and bulk density. The delivery air set point varies as the type of polymer plastic pellet varies. The residence time set point also varies as the type of pellet varies determining how long the residence time must persist for a particular target temperature. The throughput set point indicates the rate at which it is desired to feed pellets from the dryer hopper 10 to the manufacturing process. The bulk density is that of the pellets so that the throughput of the pellets can be calculated by weight. Once the fixed parameters and the variable parameters are introduced into the microprocessor, the microprocessor then calls in the hopper monitor subroutine and takes the data from each temperature sensor 41 through 47. The microprocessor then determines how many temperature sensors or probes are up to target temperature.
If a sufficient number of probes are up to target temperature so that the material below the highest vertically positioned temperature sensor is sufficient to achieve the desired throughput set point, the program continues. If there is not sufficient material below the highest vertically positioned sensor to achieve the desired throughput, a residence alert alarm flag becomes visible to the operator or the operation of the machine utilizing the pellets will be prevented. The program will then stay on hold until a sufficient amount of pellets are at the target temperature to achieve the desired throughput. Once this occurs, the microprocessor calculates the weight of the material currently at target temperature. The microprocessor then determines whether the material at the highest vertical sensor (probe O) has been at target temperature for the desired residence time for that particular type of plastic pellet. If the material has, the microprocessor then determines whether there is available throughput of pellets equal to or greater than the throughput set point. If the response to that inquiry by the microprocessor is in the affirmative, the program continues for so long as all probe temperatures remain within the acceptable range.
This automatic control of the temperature within the dryer hopper 10 permits efficient use of the dryer unit 36 (FIG. 1) since if a relatively small throughput is required, the heated air does not have to be as hot or the volume of air need not be as great as that which would be required for a higher throughput. In like manner, if a particular type of plastic pellet requires a lower target temperature or a shorter residence time at that target temperature for effective drying, the heated air entering heated air inlet 22 need not be at as a high a temperature as might be necessary for pellets that required a higher target temperature or a longer residence time. Similarly, the volume of hot air entering the inlet 22 might be reduced by controlling valve 35 (FIG. 1) to reduce the flow.
It will appreciated that because many different types of polymer plastic pellets will be dried in the apparatus, and by the method, of the present invention, it is impossible to state fixed parameters for all the various types of plastic pellets. This information will be available from the supplier of the pellets and the system described herein can be adjusted accordingly to provide for efficient drying of the particular type of pellet involved.
In some instances, the calculation performed to determine whether there are sufficient dry pellets to permit the plastic injection molding or extrusion process to proceed without alarm, so that sufficient through-put is available, may indicate that a level of pellets between the vertical level of two particular sensors is required in the hopper. In such an instance, the operator may extrapolate between the readings of two contiguous sensors to determine that there are sufficient dry pellets to provide the desired through-put if the lower of the two contiguous sensors has exceeded the desired temperature and residence time but next higher sensor has not yet achieved either the desired temperature or the desired residence time. This is particularly desirable where a small number of sensors are utilized in the system.
Since overdrying of plastic pellets can sometime have an adverse effect on the quality of plastic manufactured articles, the present invention provides a system whereby the molding or extrusion process can be activated as soon as the desired temperature and residence time are achieved to indicate that the pellets are sufficiently dry. The temperature or volume of heated air entering the dryer hopper 10 can be adjusted by the system to prevent overdrying.
The sensors of the present invention can also provide an indication of the depth to which the dryer hopper 20 is filled. The temperature of the individual sensors varies as the temperature of pellets in contact with the particular sensors varies. If the hopper 10 is partially emptied so that two or three sensors 47, 46 or 45 at the top of the hopper are no longer surrounded by pellets, those sensors will register the same temperature which will be the temperature of the hopper above the pellet level. When this occurs, the operator will know that the level of pellets within the hopper is below the lowest of the plurality of sensors that record the same temperature.
It will be appreciated that the present invention can be utilized either to provide an alarm when there are not sufficient dry pellets to accommodate a specified through-put to the molding or extrusion machine or to provide for stoppage of the molding or extrusion machine when the desired through-put cannot be achieved. In either event, it will be up to the system operator to take appropriate action to provide for the desired pellet dryness.
According to the provisions of the patent statutes, I have explained the principle, preferred construction and mode of operation of my invention and have illustrated and described what I now consider to represent its best embodiment. However, it should be understood that, within the scope of the appended claims, the invention may be practiced otherwise than as specifically illustrated and described.
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|U.S. Classification
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|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
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