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|Oct 28, 1969
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|Sep 27, 1966
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|Sep 29, 1965
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|Arthur John Harbach, Dennis Woodhouse
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|Steetley Refractory Brick Co
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United States Patent US. Cl. 10658 6 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A composition suitable for making refractory furnace linings consisting of a particulate refractory substance and an absorbent. A liquid bonding agent is absorbed onto the absorbent to produce a dry material. When water is added to a mixture of the two dry components, the bonding agent is flushed from the absorbent and reacts with the refractory material to form a bonded refractory mass.
This invention relates to refractory compositions for use, for example, in lining steel furnaces.
According to the present invention there is provided a refractory composition comprising a fine fraction, and optionally also a coarse fraction of a basic, neutral or acidic refractory material, the composition further comprising a dry chemically inert absorbent material having absorbed therein a liquid chemical bonding agent in amount sufficient to react with at least a proportion of the fine fraction of refractory material and bond the refractory composition together on. the addition of water.
The term chemically inert is used in connection with the absorbent material to indicate that the said material does not react chemically with the refractory material in the conditions under which the composition is formulated.
The term fine fraction in accordance with this invention is defined as a material substantially all of which passes a 25 B5. mesh sieve.
The present invention further provides a chemically bonded refractory material whenever made from the composition described above, and also fired refractory structures whenever made from such chemically bonded materials.
The refractory material may be for example alumina, dead-burned magnesite or chrome ore.
The fine fraction of refractory material preferably passes a 72 BS. mesh sieve and usually constitutes from 10% to 100% of the refractory material, the coarser material constituting from 90% to 0% of the refractory material.
A preferred form of the invention is one in which the refractory material contains a proportion of finely divided dead-burnt magnesite, preferably at least 25% by weight, which, on the addition of water, reacts with the liquid chemical bonding agent absorbed in the dry inert absorbent material. The finely divided dead-burned magnesite preferably passes a 72 mesh B.S. sieve.
The inert absorbent material used for the liquid chemical bonding agent is preferably in the form of a finely divided powder, for example of kieselguhr, bentonite, fullers earth, chrome ore, or quartzite, or in the form of Patented Oct. 28, 1969 a mixture of such materials. The inert absorbent material may constitute for example up to 50% by weight, or more, of the composition. However the optimum amount in any particular case will depend on such factors as the liquid bonding agent used and the refractory material to be bonded. The optimum amount may readily be determined by routine experiment. The examples herein show satisfactory results with up to about 5% by Weight of inert material additionally containing liquid bonding agent. The combination of such a powder with the absorbed liquid chemical bonding agent is hereafter referred to as a bonding powder.
The liquid chemical bonding agent is preferably an acid such as sulphuric acid, hydrochloric acid, chromic acid or phosphoric acid, but it may be for example a solution of a bonding agent other than an acid but which is known in the art as a chemical bonding agent for magnesia, for example a solution of a phosphate other than phosphoric acid, such as a sequestered phosphatic solution. The expression sequestered phosphatic solution has the meaning which is known in the art and refers to a commercial product containing dia'mmonium phosphate and polyphosphates. A more detailed description is found in British Patent No. 1,014,446 published Dec. 22, 1965.
It will be appreciated that mixtures of two or more compatible liquid chemical bonding agents may be used.
The amount of liquid bonding agent used may be for example from about 0.5% to 20% or more based on the total weight of the composition and up to for example 80% by weight based on the weight of the absorbent material. However the optimum amount may be readily determined in any particular case by routine experimentation.
The amount of liquid bonding agent used, such as sulphuric acid, is advantageously such that the quantity of agent present or produced on addition of water is between 0.5% and 1.5% of the weight of the refractory composition. Representative compositions may comprise, for example, from 25 to 40% by weight of dead-burned magnesite passing a British Standard 72 mesh sieve, from 60% to 75% by weight of dead-burned magnesite retained on a British Standard mesh sieve, and from 0.5 to 2.0% by weight of a product obtained by absorbing sulphuric acid in finely divided kieselguhr, the sulphuric acid being present in an amount of from 0.5% to 1.5% based on the total weight of the refractory composition. A preferred refractory composition contains 1% by weight of a sulphuric acid powder containing approximately 60% by weight of sulphuric acid.
Up to approximately 10% by weight of fine chrome ore may be incorporated in the refractory composition, a preferred quantity being 5%, and advantageously at least 2% by weight on the weight of the refractory composition consists of chrome ore particles finer than 30 Advantageously a small quantity, e.g. 0.5 to 2%, of boric acid is incorporated in the refractory composition a preferred quantity being 1% by weight.
Refractory compositions made according to the following specification may be used advantageously as castable compositions in the repair of hot furnaces. The following case is given as an example.
An L.D. converter used for the refining of iron by blowing oxygen on to molten metal is constructed with a at least 60% 150 mesh, and possessed a specific surface area of 0.2.7 mP/gm.
taphole in the upper section of the barrel near the nose. During the operation of the converter the refined metal is TABLE IH.-COMPOSITION AND PROPERTIES OF CASTABLE MATERIALS Alter drying at 120 0.
Cold Compressive Bulk compressive strength at by density strength 1,000 C. weight (g./cc.) (p.s.i.) (p.s.i.)
Composition Sulphuric acid powder B Boric acid 1 Sulphuric acid powder A was a Kieselguhr powder with about 65% H1804 absorbed. l Sulphuric acid powder B was a Bentonite material with about 65% H 504 absorbed.
poured from the vessel through this taphole with consequent wear on the material comprising the taphole. The materials used to maintain the shape of the hole are installed around a steel pipe by ramming from the outside, and pouring in as a slurry on the inside. Many castables which are satisfactory for cold repairs are not suitable for this type of application, lasting on average for not more than 12 casts. Material made according to this specification has, however, given tapholes which have lasted for over 18 casts and this represents a significant advance in repair materials.
Castable materials containing a sulphuric acid powder will now be described by way of example of the invention.
Castable materials were prepared by mixing together. dead-burned maguesite of the composition and grading stated in Tables I and II respectively, and sulphuric acid powder, with additions of chrome ore and boric acid. The materials were mixed with sufiicient water to enable them to be cast and were then cast into test pieces. Details of the composition of the castable materials and the properties of the test pieces made from them are shown in Table IH.
Any chrome ore suitable for use in refractory materials may be used.
TABLE L-COMPOSITION OF MAGNESIA USED TABLE II.GRADING OF MAGNESIA USED Grading B.S. mesh: Parts by weight 24 The ball-milled fines used were 100% 72 mesh, and
A further series of castable materials was made up using the same magnesia as before but with differing amounts of acid powder.
The composition and properties of the castables of this series are given in Table IV.
TABLE IV.-COMPOSITION AND PROPERTIES OF THE SECOND SERIES OF CASTABLE MATERIALS Alter drying for 1 day at 110 0.
Cold com- Perts Bulk presslve by density strength Composition weight (g./oc.) (p.s.i.)
4. Magnesia 100 Chrome Ore A 5 2. l, 890 Sulphuric acid powder B- 0. 75 5. Magnesia Chrome Ore A 6 2. 81 3, 100 Sulphuric acid powder B.. 1. 00 6. Magnesia 100 Chrome Ore A 5 2. 76 4, 770 Sulphuric acid powder B- 1. 67 7. Magnesia 100 Chrome Ore A 3 2. 72 4, 560 8 Sulphuric acid powder 1 1 agnesla 00 Sulphuric acid powder B 1 69 100 A third series of castables was prepared using chrome ore of varying degrees of fineness. Magnesia of the same OF TEST PIECES MADE FROM THE THIRD SER ES CASTABLES I OF After drying at 0.
Bulk Comprewive density strength (g./cc.) (p.s.i.)
Specific Sui-lace of Chrome Ore, m.lg.:
The detailed grading of the chrome ores used in the present tests is shown in Table VI.
developed a cold compressive strength after drying of 1000 pounds per square inch.
TABLE VI.GRADING OF CHROME ORES USED IN THE TESTS In the case of the castables shown in Table V, the coarsest chrome ore (0.4 m. /g.) gave the highest cold compressive strength.
When more than 1% sulphuric acid powder was added to the castable, the reaction on addition of water was rather vigorous and gave rise to a setting time rather shorter than would often be desirable under the normal conditions of use of castables of the present kind.
A fourth series of castables using magnesia of the same composition and grading as used in the third series but using different chrome ores was made. The composition and properties of these castables are shown in Table VII.
TABLE VIL-COMPOSITION AND PROPERTIES OF THE FOURTH SERIES OF CASTABLES Chrome ore D is made by ball milling chrome ore C to increase the quantity of particles 30 and to bring it above 2 parts by weight of the total castable mix.
Table VI shows that addition of 3 parts of chrome ore A results in the presence in the castable of 2.1 parts by weight of chrome ore particles smaller than 30 and addition of 5 parts of chrome ore B results in the presence of 2.0 parts by weight of chrome ore particles smaller than 30,. However, 5 parts by Weight of chrome ore C contain only 1.1 parts by weight of particles smaller than 30g.
The results show, therefore, that it is preferable that at least 2 parts by weight of chrome particles smaller than 30 should be present in the castable.
Following is an example of the preparation of a castable refractory composition from a neutral refractory material.
Fused alumina grain crushed to pass 7 BS. mesh together with 30% of ball-milled fused alumina was mixed with 7% of phosphoric acid powder (containing 70% free H PO and 11% gauging water. The mixture was cast into a block and cured at 2300 C. (As is normal with phosphoric acid bonded alumina material.) The resulting block possessed a cold compressive strength of about 2000 pounds per square inch.
In another example similar proportions and types of fused alumina were used but of fine magnesia was added, together with 7% phosphoric acid powder. In this case the cast block did not require curing at 2-300 C. in order to develop a significant strength and after drying only at 120 C. had a cold compressive strength of 1500 pounds per square inch.
An acidic refractory composition was made from siliceous pebbles (containing 85-90% SiO which had been crushed to pass a 7 3.8. mesh and included about 20% of ball milled pebbles as the fine fraction. Approximately 2% by weight of fine magnesia was incorporated together with 1% sulphuric acid powder. On mixing with 7% gauging water and casting into a block the block In the latter two cases an important part of the bonding action was the reaction between the small quantity of magnesia and the acid powder when water i added. The mixtures are still essentially neutral and acid respectively, in nature in spite of the small addition of fine magnesia.
As explained and described hereinbefore the compositions of the present invention may be used as castable refractory materials. Alternatively, however, the compositions, which are in the form of dry mixtures, may be mixed with water and placed in a furnace lining by ramming or by a gunning technique using, for example, a nozzle mix gun. A nozzle mix gun pneumatically conveys the dry free-flowing composition along a pipe, water being mixed with the dry composition immediately behind the discharge nozzle of the gun. The moistened material is normally ejected across and into the furnace and is deposited on the furnace structure where it sets and hardens. The amount of water which is added to such ramming and gunning compositions is generally different to that required to be added to the compositions of the present invention when they are used as castable materials.
It will be appreciated that in any particular combination of components the most satisfactory proportions of the components of compositions of the present invention may be readily found by routine experimentation.
Following is a description by way of example of refractory compositions in accordance with the present invention.
Listed in Table VIII are seven types of bonding powders comprising various inert materials having absorbed therein various liquid chemical bonding agents, the percentages by weight of inert absorbent material and liquid bonding agent being stated in the case of each type of bonding powder.
In Table IX are shown the chemical and grading analyses of two types of magnesia, designated X" and Y,'which were used to make refractory compositions in accordance with the invention.
In Table X are shown the refractory properties obtained from three compositions, designated 1 to 3, of which 2" and 3 are compositions in accordance with the present invention, to which suitable quantities of water have been added, and Composition 1 is a composition not in accordance with the present invention, obtained by mixing the indicated quantities of Magnesia X, chromic anhydride and water. It will be noted that Compositions 2 and 3 show marked superiority in the compressive strength properties and also in the results for the refractoriness-under-load tests, when compared with Composition 1.
Table XI shows the refractory properties obtained from four refractory compositions designated 4 to 7, of which 5 and 7are compositions in accordance with the present invention to which suitable quantities of water have been added, and Compositions 4- and 6 are merely mixtures of the indicated quantities of Magnesia Y and water with concentrated hydrochloric acid and orthophosphoric acid respectively. Here it will be seen that the refractory properties of the compositions made in accordance with the present invention namely Nos. 5 and 7 are comparable with Compositions 4 and 6 respectively which are not in accordance with the in- 7. vention. It is also to 'be noted that Compositions 6 and 7 which both comprise phosphoric acid result in relatively low strength chemically-bonded compositions. This is due to the fact that magnesia and phosphoric acid react very rapidly.
It will be understood that the present invention provides a method of constructing or repairing refractory units of furnace linings which method comprises mixing a refractory composition as hereinbefore described with water so as to produce a chemically-bonded refractory When phosphate-bonded gunning mixes are used a material. separate tank of sequestered phosphatic solution is com- According to a particularly preferred aspect of this monly attached to the gun and this solution is injected method the refractory compositlon comprises an inert ab? into the dry refractory material at the nozzle. It will be sorbent material having absorbed therein a liquid chemiappreciated that this procedure can be inconvenient. How- P bondlilg agent, which 18 Preferably ip pi 9 ever by use of the present invention as exemplified above 10 9 feacilve t0 mflgileslte, i116 Composition bung {mind the phosphate solution or phosphoric acid may be in- Wlth Water at Q of P11311313c POZZIC P f cluded in the dry refractory composition, thus dispensing nd the resulting mixture being gunned into position in with the need for mixing the refractory material with the furnace structure so as to form a chemically-bonded a phosphate Solution at the mixing head of the nozzle refractory material integral with the furnacestructure. the refractory composition requiring only to be mixed IF W111 be apPreclated that i Presfllt mvmufm as with water at the nozzle specifically described above provides an advantage in the TABLE VH1 convenience of mixing a single dry batch of refractory material only with water i.e. without the necessity for ggz s Inert Absorbent Material figg Chemical Balding adding a third ingredient in the form of a liquid chemical 7 Ki 1 uh 7 s 1 h 1 A id bonding agent such as an acid. A ..36 656 r upurc c B..- 36%; Fuller s Earth e4 7; Sulphuric Acid. we claimt 0-- 90% Chrome Ore..-- 10% Sulphuric Acid. 1. A substatially dry refractory composition, suitable, E g iff g i133: upon addition of water, for use in the manufacture and F: 44% Kieselguhr ae% Orthophosphoric Acid. repa1r of furnace structures, consisting essentially of: G 58% Kieselguhr 42% fiydmchbmmd' (a) a refractory aggregate comprising fro 10% to TABLE 1X 100% of a fine fraction of solid, particulate, chemically-reactive refractory material with the remainder 1 Magnesmx Mane Y being a coarse fraction of refractory material, said Cheglbal analys pe 0 64 2 refractory aggregate being mixed with l 30 (1;) up to by weight, based on the composition,
1%? of a dry, chemically inert, solid, particulate absorb- L99 ent material selected from the group consisting of 93.0? 5- 2% kleselguhr, bentonite, fullers earth, chome ore, quartzlte and mixtures thereof, said absorbent ma- 3; g; 35 terial having absorbed therein up to by weight, 12 12 based on the weight of the particulate absorbent as 36 material, of a liquid chemical bonding agent se-v Allsieves B.S.mesh.indicatespassing;+indicatesretaiuedon. lected from the group consisting of Sulphuric acid,
TABLE X Properties of the composition Fired et1,65ii C. for 6 hours R.U.L. test, 10 C./min. Composition Dried at 120 C.
Compres- Cold com- Com- R t e Cqmsive pressive Com- Initial plate number of Parts Bulk preserve strength strength Linear Bulk preesive (all fail oomposlby density, strength, at 1,000 0., eiterlhr. change, density, strength, temp., temp., tions Components weight g./m1. 1b./ sq. in. lb./sq. in. at 1,000" 0. percent gJml. lb./sq. c, e
MagneslaX 100 1 hrtgmio anhydride 1 2.68 6,100 170 1, 430 1,510
8 Magnesia X.-. 100 2 {%0id1ngp0Wd 2g 2. 67 8,700 290 290 2.7 2.85 5,300 1,5 0 I a Magnesia X. 100 3 Bonding pow 6 2.66 6, 00 300 340 -3.0 2.80 6,200 1,650 (3) Water I Fall after 56 mine. at 1,650 C. 1 3.7% subsidence after 2 hours at 1,650 0.
TABLE x1 Properties of the composition Fired at 1,650 C. for 6 hours l11d UbL.tost, Composition Dried at C.
Compres- Cold com- Com- Reference I SM p e Com- Initial plate number oi Parts Bulk preserve strength strength Linear Bulk pressive tail mi] composlby density, strength, at 1,000 0., aiterihr. change, density, strength, temp., temp., tions Components weight g./m1. lb./sq. in. lb.lsq. in. at1,0Q0C percent g./ml. ib./sq.in. C. C,
Magnesia Y 100 I 4 o1gc.hydrochl 0.; 2-75 ,400 80 220 3.4 7 v3.02 6,900 1,39s 1,605
a Magnesia 100 6 .-{%o1t1ding pow er G 1.2 2. 73 2, 500 110 360 -3.,l 3.00 6,400 1,390 1,533 a r r MegnesiaY 100 6 {0rtthophosphoric acid-. 3.2 2.61 250 -3.4 2.91 4,100 1,375 1,461 B 81' t 100 i r 4 7 1} 2.61 230 150 3.1 2.90 2,700 1,360 1,440;
Wat 8 hydrochloric acid, phosphoric acid, chromic acid, sequestered phosphatic solutions and mixtures thereof, said bonding agent being reactive with at least a proportion of said fine fraction of refractory material on addition of water to the mixture of (a) and (b).
2. A refractory composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein the fine fraction of refractory material consists of finely divided dead-burned magnesite.
3. A refractory composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein substantially all of the fine fraction of the refractory material passes a British Standard 72 mesh sieve.
4. A refractory composition as claimed in claim 1 wherein the liquid chemical bonding agent is sulphuric acid and wherein the quantity of sulphuric acid absorbed in the chemically inert absorbent material is between 0.5 and 1.5% by weight of the refractory composition.
5. A refractory composition as claimed in claim 1 which comprises in addition up to about 10% of finely divided chrome ore.
6. A refractory composition consisting essentially of an admixture of:
(a) from to by weight of dead-burned magnesite passing a British Standard 72 mesh sieve;
(b) from to 75% by weight of dead-burned magnesite retained on a British Standard 72 mesh sieve, and
(c) from 0.5 to 2.0% by weight of a product obtained by absorbing sulphuric acid in finely divided kieselguhr, the sulphuric acid being present in an amount of from 0.05% to 1.5% based on the total weight of the refractory composition.
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This is one of my favorite movies..... When I need to feel good, I put this on.... Yes, you hear the song A lot.......But Steve Vaughn is SOOO great in this film... from"Where was I, Oh yea, playing music on my guitar"..... To " I'm just entering my pig in the livestock competition " Steve, if you need to laugh, I owe you a couple.....This is a great feel good movie, NOT A CHICK FLICK< GUYS!!! Just makes me laugh,and feel good....Tom E. Scott is adorable as "Shades", Met you briefly when you were in Stockton, filming Dead Man On Campus... Anyway, I would recommend this movie to anyone who grew up in the 60's or 70's. it's a great feel good movie... Thank you Mr. Hanks......... Paula
THAT THING YOU DO! was a warm and affectionate valentine to the world of pop music in the 1960's which marked the directorial debut of two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks. Hanks lovingly examines a phenomenon that was practically an epidemic in the music world in the 60's...the "One-Hit Wonder." This film is the story of a garage band in a small town who call themselves The Oneders who have perfected a nice little ballad called "That thing you do." The night they perform the song publicly for the first time, the drummer doubles the tempo and, as an up tune, the song is a smash. They record it and it even gets radio play. The group then meets a Mr. White (Hanks), who agrees to manage the group and get them national exposure. He changes their name to The Wonders because they keep getting introduced as "The Oneeders" and books them on tours of state fairs and even gets them on TV and in a beach party movie, all on the strength of this one song, but when the group pressures White to make another record, that's where the problems begin. This movie accurately portrays the way a musical act in the 60's was able to catapult to stardom on the strength of one record and then disappear forever. The film is beautifully mounted, with imaginative direction by Hanks and Oscar-worthy art and costume design. Tom Everett Scott lights up the screen as Guy, the drummer whose change of tempo changes the lives of the group forever. The film also features impressive turns by Jonathan Schaech as the arrogant lead singer, Steve Zahn as the fun-loving empty-headed guitarist and Liv Tyler as Schaech's girlfriend. Take note of my favorite scene in the film where the members of the group hear their song on the radio for the very first time...the joy depicted here is infectious as is this film, which proved to be an impressive directorial debut for Tom Hanks.
Tom Hanks put a lot into this smart and funny off-beat picture (it's almost the cinematic equivalent of his persona when you see him interviewed on Letterman -- maybe it's that personally felt) which depicts the-rise-and-that's-all history of a one hit wonder band in the just post- British invasion '60s. It's hip and square at the same time and that damn song, played again and again in pleasing variations, is exactly right. The casting of the band mates, notably Jonathan Schaech (a wannabe Lennon or Dylan), Steve Zahn (a Ringo kind of goof) and Tom Everret Scott, a young Hanks lookalike, who has artistic jazz-minded desires, make for an ensemble that is heartfelt, real and friendly-- oh, and Ethan Embry plays the bass player. Hanks himself gives one of his best, and most understated, performances as the band's big-time producer/Svengali and Liv Tyler is the lead singer's perfect girlfriend, Faye -- "Well, Faye's special", says Hanks himself at one point and we know, any one who's been around a rock'n'roll band knows, he's right. Light, airy, kind of weird -- all the terrific (as well as the terrifically awful music -- "Lovin' You Lots and Lots" by the Norm Wooster Singers) is original to the film -- "That Thing...", even as it falters a little in its final third, makes you happy to watch a movie that its players and its makers are more than giddy to present.
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This movie was very heartwarming, funny, energetic, musically non stop! The actor that played the drummer for The Wonders was awesome! He actually knew how to play. This movie was fun. Tom Hanks at his best, (Forrest Gump, The Green Mile, BIG.) Great fun. I loved the theme song so much, I got on Itunes and downloaded New Found Glory's version of the theme song, That Thing You Do! It's an awesome song, and movie. See this, if you just want to have fun. The acting was wonderful, the lead singer I thought, looked a bit like the lead singer for The All-American Rejects. The drummer kind of reminded me of Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, and Spider-Man 3 actor Tobey Maguire, physical resemblance. (Spoiler) The band originally has their named spelled, The Oneders, people in the film have in mistaken for the Oneeders, so they changed it to The Wonders, thanks to Tom Hanks character, who is their second manager.
Every actor in this movie does a spectacular job. You're immersed in their world immediately, and at no time do you want to leave. All of the songs are good, and the soundtrack was worth buying too. Tom Hanks does a good performance, and I thought it was pretty cool that the actors actually learned how to play their instruments in this movie, and you can tell during theperformance scenes. The humorous parts were actually funny, and thesomber parts were realistic. The characters were original and memorable, especially Mr. White, played by Tom Hanks. The song "That Thing You Do!" is a great song, it has a very Beatles feel to it, as does the entire movie; it conjures up images of the Beatles' movie "Help". It's a shame it isn't recognized by the general public, but overall, a great movie.
An absolute must for any fans of American nostalgia cinema. Tom Hanks
evokes a fantastic impression of the sixties with his Beatlesque band.
Their catchy title tune (the highlight of a delightfully cheesy yet
cheery soundtrack) launches them to super stardom for 15 minutes of
fame. A clever and insightful look at the music industry, cynical even
in the sixties!
A wonderful film, light and humorous yet with enough depth to give the film feeling. Some great casting livens up the film, Tom Everett Scott really was a young Tom Hanks, and Johnathan Shaech is capable as the prima donna 'artiste.' Steve Zahn provides his usual comedic relief and Liv Tyler is pretty good as the girl behind the new found stars. Tom Hanks himself is good as the wise old man of the music industry.
Barely anything to dislike, there are the odd scenes where Liv is given some overly sentimental lines and the dialogue is a bit loose in places but overall it is a superb piece of light cinema with a great sense of nostalgia.
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This isn't a movie that should make a deep, lasting impression on
anyone -- it's just not that kind of movie. It is the kind of movie you
can watch more than once just to enjoy the music. (I wore out two
soundtrack tapes playing it in my car!) Okay, so it's a frothy little
movie. Frothy can be good -- dessert has it's place on the menu! And
for those of us who played in some version of a garage band in our
teens, it's a chance to see how our wildest dreams might have come
And it's always a kick in Tom Hanks' movies to see familiar faces pop up. Steve Zahn, who plays Lenny in this movie, also shows up in "You've Got Mail" and "From The Earth To The Moon." Peter Scolari, of course, was Mr. Hanks' costar on "Bosom Buddies."
Mr. Hanks is a keen observer of people. I've known more than one musician who put all his emotions into his music, leaving little or none for the people in his life -- in this movie, it's Jimmy. I've known guys who are so self-absorbed that they don't realize that women are drawn to them and then brushed away -- Guy ignores his girlfriend's chatter in his own excitement, and later, as a waitress tells him her life story, he's obviously just waiting for her to stop talking.
And I've been the girl ready to follow her musician anywhere, singing along with every note he sings. Poor Fay -- she really thought Jimmy loved her.
It's interesting that Guy and Fay end up together -- for the first time in the movie, he's actually listening to what a woman is saying to him. And from the "follow-up" at the end of the movie, they apparently have a good life together, so maybe he just needed to have the right woman talking to him.
But all these observations are so neatly written that you don't feel like you're taking a course in character analysis -- they just make the movie that much more interesting to watch.
If ever a film makes you feel for each and every character, it's this film. when they feel great, I did, when things were bad, I was upset for them. I don't get attached to films!! AT ALL! I loved this film so much, I've gonna and got the soundtrack, just so I can hear That Thing You Do all the time. Tom Hanks - as usual a superb performance, and seeing as he did everything else as well, fantastic!! I can honestly say I have never actually watched a film that I really do want to watch again and again, and I intend to as well. The script is perfect for the time, the acting is no where near as wooden as it would have been if filmed then and the actors are that good, you can actually believe that they are a band, and would buy their records. At least, I would if I could!!
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One of the best movies I have ever seen. If I had the time I would watch it every day. Tom Hanks is EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tom Everet Scott at his best work yet!!!! Liv Tyler is absolutely amazing, even though the film is about the band she just steals every scene that she is in, especially the dramatic ones. It is a great family movie, I watch it with my family all of the time. Wonderful writing, beautifully done. All I can say that it is one of my favorite movies of all times. Absolutely brilliant. Very surprising ending, but at the same time it was something I should have been expecting. Two of the main characters end up (for different reasons) being without their significant others and slowly fall in love. Even though the band breaks up, you are not so disappointed by the end because of the love story. The soundtrack is probably the best part of the entire movie. All of the music is absolutely excellent, I am not very old, so I don't know if any of the bands and groups are real, but the music is wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The O-Needers rock my world. LOL, OK so it's the One-ders, I get it
now. OK, this movie takes place in the 1960s, when a lot of young guys
started to create rock bands, i.e. Jim Morrison and John Fogerty.
Unfortuneatly unlike Morrison and Fogerty the One-ders only had a
one-hit song. That doesn't really matter though does it, because the
song is really great, it was actually written by Tom Hanks, and it's
played by the 4 gentlemen in the band. The song is called, "That Thing
You Do", hence the movies title, and it's a really great song, nicely
recorded and it's a catchy tune.
OK, so 4 guys get together in there garage and write this song, and they at a talent show and decide to start a record, which turns out to be a mega-hit, so they get a manager who gets them a couple gigs, and eventually Tom Hanks comes along and discovers that he can do more for the band than there previous manager, which he eventually does. However like all great bands from the 60s they have their rise and unfortunate fall. This movie explores that, and it does so in a great story.
I gave this movie 10 out of a possible 10, because it's a great movie, filled with great characters, a terrific story and a catchy soundtrack. It's got tons of lines mostly that come from Zahn. If your like me and you love rock and roll bands, this is a great story, I love it, it's one of my favourites!
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I wasn't sure who exactly classified as a young lady, but it seemed like the book was written more for ages 12-16 than anything. It also contained lots of modern advice about acting like a lady. In this day and age, a true "lady" is hard to find, so I was glad that this book emphasized how important being one still is. I especially liked it's emphasis on modern social areas, such as texting or Facebook. I guess there's hope that manners and etiquette can still be used in our technology-saturated lives.
My only critique was that I wasn't exactly sure how many young girls in the target age would actually read such a book. Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't think at that age I would have fully appreciated a non-fiction book with short points to it. I might have skimmed it, but not actually read it. It would have seemed more appropriate to write the book for mothers in order to help them know what to teach their daughters.
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This book by Kay West is (in essence) an etiquette book for young ladies (approx. middle school age). Unlike the books of the past, this one is relevant to the 21st century. Each of the 50 chapters covers one "thing" such as accepting a compliment or making an apology. It is relevant to today's young ladies who use cell phones, social networks, digital cameras, make-up, and fragrances. They succinctly explains the proper behavior surrounding those subjects with a brief introduction then a do, don't, and why not.
Another positive element of this book (other than its adorable pink and gray cover), it begins with simple information--such as the importance of saying please, thank you, and excuse me--then it moves to more "mature" subjects such as borrowing clothes from friends, place settings at a formal dinner, and being asked to dance.
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J.R. Giddens, are you serious. Other that being a "slasher" I'm not sure he did anything at KU.
June 11, 2013 at 11:27 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
City wins $1.2 million grant to restore Santa Fe depot
Objections from neighbors to improving a building and increasing its use so it won't sit there and rot?
Once again, the east Lawrence residents crying about stuff because they hate progress. I've been abound here since the 60's and they don't change. The same contrarian attitude.
June 9, 2013 at 11:10 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Day 4: From the Emerald Triangle to the Sunflower State
You are correct. I was long against legalization of weed, but I have changed my mind seeing all the resources wasted (nice pun) on enforcement. Those same resources spent on enforcement for meth or synthetic drug sales would be much more wise.
Does weed screw up people's lives sometimes? yes. So does alcohol.
May 29, 2013 at 10:22 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Long-term plan suggests toll lanes on K-10 corridor
Elitism at its best. Raise gas taxes too, poor people can walk or pile onto overcrowded busses like they do in the Philippines. As a former raving liberal that has sit and listened to these people for years, I can let you know that the academic elite in this country are a bigger threat than the Russian, Chinese and Islamic extremists combined. And the academic elite are both liberal and conservative. They are alike believing that they know what is best for you and that they will provide you with what you need.
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City planners recommending denial of proposed Menard's store; Planning Commission to debate project Monday
Price Banks did a good job. I may not have agreed with every planning decision, but at least there was planning. Today it is 100% reactive and there is no plan. Shame on the City for its collective incompetence.
April 20, 2013 at 3:27 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
City planners recommending denial of proposed Menard's store; Planning Commission to debate project Monday
What kind of planning is going on in Lawrence. There is a market for a home improvement store of this size and there is only one location in the city where it could located and that location is on far west 6th Street?
That isn't planning at all, it is more of the same crap that this city had been subject to for years. Terrible, incompetent planning. The planners in this city worship sprawl and do whatever they can to encourage it.
The proposed location is good because it is near Home Depot so people can make one trip to the area and get that part of their shopping done. And if South Iowa is so bad, why not North or East Lawrence?
The planners are encouraging westward sprawl.
April 19, 2013 at 11:19 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Baker Wetlands burn
I have been to the Baker wetlands and they are OK. But the truth remains that they are not natural and clean or not were not similar in the 1800's. Smoke and mirrors. Still I have no problem with keeping them around.
April 13, 2013 at 8:24 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Republican budget writers propose 4 percent across-the-board cut to higher education
Full disclosure: I have a degree from KU. I am not employed in education. I am a Republican.
The single most important aspect of good economic development is a well educated work force. This includes, Universities, community colleges and trade schools. To reduce the funding of State schools is idiotic. It exactly the opposite of what this State needs. The current group of Republicans in this state are destroying it. Starting with the governor, they are short sighted, ignorant and have no plan for moving forward. There are examples of colleges in nearby states that are finding ways to create incentives for out of state students to be brought in at favorable tuition rates in an effort to encourage relocation to the region. In Kansas, we chase them away.
In the past few years, I have spent a lot of time in California where they have a terrible governor and legislature. Democrats that are running the State into the ground. Kansas is the example of the Republicans doing the exact same thing.
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City's Public Incentives Review Committee to consider Rock Chalk Park property tax abatement today; member raises questions about city's analysis
I would be much more willing to buy Chestnut's argument if he, and others like him were consistent. If it is truly going to be that the City only will pay for what pays for itself then don't ever invest in parks and don't pave streets or plow snow in the older parts of town as often because they don't pay as much property tax. And if cost-benefit is the only standard then stop spending money on homeless issues unless you can prove that the cost of the services are balanced out by reduced law enforcement costs. That all sounds crazy, but why is there a different standard.
Chestnut is grandstanding. Regardless of whether the sports village is a good idea or not, we need Commissioners that are more focused on making the community better than they are assuaging their ego and worshiping idealism.
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First to 'worst': Lowly TCU stuns Jayhawks
Hey genius, how did that brilliant Duke offense work in the game they lost by 27? It is common to have a dry stretch during a season and anyone that has followed this team must know that the PG position was weak this year.
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25 Jul 04:37 2016
Monex improvement
Alister Pillow <gspringtech <at> gmail.com>
Hi Joe,
+1 for this idea.
For anyone who's interested, I filed a PR for the Monitoring &
Profiling (monex) app, adding a new button to the Profiling pane,
called "Tare". It's described here:
https://github.com/wolfgangmm/monex/pull/34. Before this PR, the
query profiling tabs were polluted with all kinds of artifacts from
monex's own operations - its controller.xql, its own modules, its
imported templating functions, its index usage (or lack thereof).
Just enabling query profiling and refreshing the results resulted in
the following number of entries in each pane:
- Queries: 2
- Functions: 20
- Indexes: 19
My thought was: just as with placing a measuring cup on a scale and
pressing the "tare" button to zero out the weight of the vessel before
adding the substance to be measured, couldn't we add a "tare" button
to monex to zero out monex's own operations? While I had thought
about a feature like this for some time, it was Alfredo's question
that made me act: here was a new user struggling to figure out if
indexes were working on his query. He already wasn't seeing the
expected results from his own queries, and amidst all of this, he had
to wade through results irrelevant to his task.
What the tare button does is capture all of the queries, functions,
and indexes that are in operation when you select the button. It then
suppresses those entries from appearing in the results.
Of course sometimes you want to know the entire picture, including
monex's own operations, so you can toggle between Tare and Clear Tare.
I'd welcome anyone to test it out and send comments on the PR.
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BRUSSELS, BELGIUM -- (Marketwired) -- 05/08/14 -- WABCO Holdings Inc. (NYSE:WBC) (www.wabco-auto.com), a global technology leader and tier-one supplier to the commercial vehicle industry, rounded off yet another successful year in China by receiving a record-number 15 awards from leading industry bodies, customers and peers in recognition of the company's outstanding performance on improving customer service through innovation and productivity.
Twelve of the awards were received from leading commercial vehicle manufacturers, including China National Heavy Duty Truck Group Jinan Truck, Dongfeng Liuzhou Motor, Beiqi Foton Motor, Foton Auv Bus, Beiqi Foton Motor, Xiamen King Long United Automotive Industry Company, China National Heavy Duty Truck Group Hangzhou Engine, Sinotruk (Hong Kong) Ltd. Jinan Power Division, BEIBEN Trucks Group, and Anhui Ankai Automobile.
For eight years in a row, WABCO received the Excellent Supplier Award from Sinotruk (Hong Kong) Ltd. Jinan Power Division and China Heavy Duty Truck Group Hangzhou Engine.
In addition to the recognition from customers, WABCO also won five awards from industry bodies and peers, praising the company's performance in areas such as environmental stewardship and innovations in technology.
"We are deeply honored to have been recognized by our customers and industry peers. The year 2013 has been a tremendous one for WABCO in China when we continued to successfully strengthen our industry-leading position as a key supplier in the commercial vehicle industry," said Dr. Leon Liu, President, WABCO Asia.
As WABCO's President in Asia, Dr. Liu himself recently received the award of "Top 100 new leaders in China's economy in 2013" at the 2013 China Economic Summit Forum jointly organized by the China Economic News and leading Chinese newspaper People's Daily.
About WABCO
WABCO (NYSE:WBC) is a leading global supplier of technologies and control systems for the safety and efficiency of commercial vehicles. Founded nearly 150 years ago, WABCO continues to pioneer breakthrough electronic, mechanical and mechatronic technologies for braking, stability and transmission automation systems supplied to the world's leading commercial truck, bus and trailer manufacturers. With sales of $2.7 billion in 2013, WABCO is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. For more information, visit www.wabco-auto.com
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Guardian: NSA leaker Edward Snowden won't return voluntarily to US
Kin Cheung, Associated Press
WASHINGTON — NSA leaker Edward Snowden is defending his disclosure of top-secret U.S. spying programs in an online chat Monday with The Guardian and is attacking U.S. officials for calling him a traitor.
"The U.S. government is not going to be able to cover this up by jailing or murdering me," he said. He added the government "immediately and predictably destroyed any possibility of a fair trial at home," by labeling him a traitor, and indicated he would not return to the U.S. voluntarily.
Congressional leaders have called Snowden a traitor for revealing once-secret surveillance programs two weeks ago in the Guardian and The Washington Post. The National Security Agency programs collect records of millions of Americans' telephone calls and Internet usage as a counterterror tool. The disclosures revealed the scope of the collections, which surprised many Americans and have sparked debate about how much privacy the government can take away in the name of national security.
"It would be foolish to volunteer yourself to" possible arrest and criminal charges "if you can do more good outside of prison than in it," he said.
In one posted reply to a question, Snowden dismissed being called a traitor by former Vice President Dick Cheney, who made the allegations in an interview this week on Fox News Sunday. Cheney was echoing a charge by Senate Intelligence Committee chair Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif.,
"Being called a traitor by Dick Cheney is the highest honor you can give an American, and the more panicked talk we hear from people like him, Feinstein...the better off we all are," he said. "This is a man who gave us the warrantless wiretapping scheme as a kind of atrocity warm-up on the way to deceitfully engineering a conflict that has killed over 4,400 and maimed nearly 32,000 Americans, as well as leaving over 100,000 Iraqis dead," he added, referring to the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
The Guardian announced that its website was hosting an online chat with Snowden, in hiding in Hong Kong, with reporter Glenn Greenwald receiving and posting his questions. The Associated Press couldn't independently verify that Snowden was the man who posted 19 replies to questions.
In answer to a question about charges made by Cheney and other U.S. officials that he might be spying for China, and trading information for asylum, Snowden wrote, "Ask yourself: if I were a Chinese spy, why wouldn't I have flown directly into Beijing? I could be living in a palace petting a phoenix by now."
He added later, "I have had no contact with the Chinese government."
Snowden explained that he had not flown directly to Iceland, where he has said he would like to seek asylum, because of the restrictions on travel for U.S. government employees with top clearances that require permission 30 days in advance, making Hong Kong the more accessible option.
Snowden dismissed the U.S. government's claims that the NSA surveillance programs had helped thwart dozens of terrorist attacks in more than 20 countries, including the 2009 al-Qaida plot by Afghan American Najibullah Zazi to blow up New York subways.
"Journalists should ask a specific question: ... how many terrorist attacks were prevented SOLELY by information derived from this suspicionless surveillance that could not be gained via any other source? Then ask how many individual communications were ingested to acheive (sic) that, and ask yourself if it was worth it."
He added that "Bathtub falls and police officers kill more Americans than terrorism, yet we've been asked to sacrifice our most sacred rights for fear of falling victim to it."
Snowden was working as a contractor for NSA at the time he had access to the then-secret programs. He defended his actions and said he considered what to reveal and what not to, saying he did not reveal any U.S. operations against what he called legitimate military targets, but instead showed that the NSA is hacking civilian infrastructure like universities and private businesses.
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Guerrilla grafters secretly graft fruit-bearing branches onto San Francisco trees
A dozen libraries want to host Tor nodes to protest government fear mongering
LEBANON, New Hampshire (PNN) - September 17, 2015 - As so often happens, a government attempt to quash the use of technology it doesn't like has made that tech more popular than ever. A week after the Amerikan Gestapo Department of Homeland Security division intimidated a New Hampshire public library into shutting down its Tor relay, about a dozen other libraries nationwide have shown interest in running their own Tor services.
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The Trinidad Chamber of Commerce presents Family Film Night featuring Fantastic Mr. Fox. Come one! Come all!
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325 Yadkin RdSouthern Pines, NC 28387
325 Yadkin RdSouthern Pines, NC 28387
151 Roberts LoopWest End, NC 27376
1495 Montrose RdRaeford, NC 28376
We took our Great Dane there for 9 years. She recently passed, but if we ever get another fur baby, we will definitely return to Five Points. The …
151 Roberts LoopPinehurst, NC 28374
1030 Juniper Lake Rd Unit EWest End, NC 27376
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347 Mac Dougall DrWest End, NC 27376
From Business: Seven Lakes Kennels located in West End, NC. We serve Moore County and the surrounding area. Seven Lakes Kennels helps pets feel comfortable and ease. Our services …
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