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The legal and regulatory noose tightened around Olympus yesterday as the Tokyo stock exchange took steps towards delisting the company after its admission that it covered up vast investment losses for two decades.
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Anyone watch the Hobbit in 3D? It seemed jittery at times....my wife made me turn it off after 5 minutes, so I didn't watch the whole thing in 3D. Just curious
I watched the first 15 minutes or so and I definitely see what you're saying. It has a different look than most 3D movies. I started to adjust after a few minutes, though I haven't watched the whole thing yet.


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That stuff is awesome.
and it was AMAZING!!! Seriously, it's so good, I don't know how I ever ate milk chocolate before. I've had dark chocolate before, but this is on a whole other level. Mmmmm I can't wait to melt it and drizzle it over some freshly picked strawberries tonight after dinner. I had to limit myself to 1 square a day, otherwise it would be gone by now
That stuff is awesome.
It is good! I like the 98% even better though. It tastes less bitter to me.
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I used to eat milk and white choc, so I was surprised to find I actually loved the 85% type. I think the Green & Gold brand has less sugar than Lindt though? I checked both last time I went shopping.
Or is it Black & Gold? My brain is bit fried today.
LOL - Green and Black, er, I think . Yeh, Lindt did a number a few months ago - they were always the lowest sugar/carb (not that I checked virtually every brand), so I was quite miffed when they did this. I need to check the Green & Black now as I think their 85% tastes nicer than Lindt and it's organic too. Having said all that ..... if you're in Aus and I'm in the US, it could be different recipes for different countries and maybe Green & Black really is Black and Gold where you are, lol? OK, I'll shut up now
Bakers chocolate, unsweetened. I love the ingredient list 'Chocolate'. It's about half the price too. It was roughly .43 cents an ounce for bakers chocolate vs .78 cents for the Lindt's.


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When I was little I used to spend the most of the summer holidays reading books (I seem to recall racing through the Famous Five) and chain-eating juice ice lollies. This was in Greece, it was very hot, and in those pre air-conditioner days you had to cool down any which way you could.
I still adore ice lollies (or popsicles I should say. My son hears 'lolly' and expects candy) and they seem to having their 15 minutes of fame at the moment all over blogs, Pinterest, festivals and even bars. These days I have put the plain juice behind me and started playing around with fruit, coconut milk, chocolate and yogurt.
Sainsbury's sent me a DIY ice lolly making kit to aid in my recipe testing and these beetroot and raspberry popsicles were the stand outs among many happy experiments. The inspiration came from a sorbet Vitamix were serving at Britmums Live. It may sound like an unlikely combination but it's really a match made in heaven. Just don't tell my kids, ok? I don't think beetroot would go down very well.
If you find the hint of beetroot too earthy and vegetal (which is what I like most!) use half beetroot and half apple juice to dilute the taste. The raspberry beetroot purée can be served as a sorbet as well - simply spoon into bowls straight after processing. And since beetroot and raspberries are so good for you this is the one lolly you can have for health reasons!
Beetroot Raspberry Popsicles
Makes 4
250g | 8.8oz frozen raspberries
150ml | 5.3oz beetroot juice (I used Cawston Press Brilliant Beetroot)
100g | 3.5oz sugar (or to taste)
1 tbsp lemon juice
Sprinkles to decorate (optional)
1. Clear a space in your freezer where the lolly kit can sit flat and upright.
2. Put all the ingredients in a blender or mini chopper and pulse until you have a smooth consistency. Add a little more juice if the mixture is too thick.
3. Carefully pour the mixture in the lolly moulds making sure not to overfill. Place lolly sticks in the middle of each mould (or use the kit sticks).
4. Freeze for several hours or ideally overnight.
5. Take the kit out of the freezer and run it under some hot water to release the lollies. Pour some sprinkles on a shallow bowl if using.
6. Very gently and carefully pull the lollies out of the mould. If you are decorating with sprinkles push the ends into the bowl - as long as the lollies are slightly wet the sprinkles will stick to them.
7. Either eat straight away or return to the freezer for 10-15 minutes if the lollies have softened too much.
Notes: you can dip the lollies in melted dark chocolate (see lolly front left) first and then into the sprinkles if you like. The chocolate will dry almost instantly so you have to work quickly.
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Patent application title: METHOD AND KIT FOR ADSORBENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Neil Andrew Stephenson (East Amherst, NY, US)
Philip Alexander Barrett (Tonawanda, NY, US)
Philip Alexander Barrett (Tonawanda, NY, US)
Steven J. Pontonio (Eden, NY, US)
Michael T. Freiert (Tonawanda, NY, US)
Jesus Gallego-Preciado Nieto (Grand Island, NY, US)
IPC8 Class: AG01N502FI
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Class name: Measuring and testing moisture content or absorption characteristic of material
Publication date: 2010-01-07
Patent application number: 20100000305
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The present invention generally relates to methods and kits for measuring
and analyzing degradation of adsorbent materials, particularly for
adsorbent materials used in gas separation processes. The present
invention can assess the damage to adsorbent due to moisture
contamination and it can assess damage that is not moisture-related. The
advantage to the present invention is that it can detect degradation of
adsorbent before the degradation affects production. Another advantage is
that it can conclusively determine whether the sieve is damaged. Because
it is so inexpensive to run, the test of the present invention can be
conducted to determine adsorbent damage and to confirm whether the damage
continues to be an issue. The present invention can test adsorbents in
any form, including, but not limited to, bead, pellet or powder form.
1. A method of determining gas capacity of an adsorbent material used in a
gas separation process comprising the steps of:a. taking a sample of the
adsorbent material used in the gas separation process and placing the
sample in a container means in a controlled environment;b. weighing the
sample of the adsorbent material in the controlled environment;c.
measuring the ambient temperature of the controlled environment;d.
flowing a dry gas into the controlled environment;e. adsorbing the gas
onto the sample of adsorbent material;f. saturating the sample with a
displacing agent and displacing the adsorbed gas from the sample of
adsorbent material;g. measuring the volume of gas released from the
sample of adsorbent material; andh. calculating the ratio of gas released
to the weight of the sample.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the adsorbent material selected from the group of zeolites, silica and alumina or a combination thereof, and is in the form of beads, pellets or powder.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the controlled environment is a glove chamber.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the sample weight is in the range of 1.3 to 1.7 g.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the dry gas is nitrogen, carbon dioxide, oxygen or air.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the container means is a vial with an airtight septa cap.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein the displacing agent is transferred from a syringe having a capacity of up to 60 cc via a cannula through the septa cap into the vial and wherein the volume of gas released from the sample flows back through the cannula into the syringe and is measured in the syringe.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the displacing agent is water.
9. The method of claim 1, wherein the gas separation process is a pressure swing adsorption process, vacuum pressure swing adsorption process, or temperature swing adsorption process.
10. A kit for practicing the method of claim 1 comprising:a. an atmosphere control system;b. a balance with readability of at least 0.01 g;c. at least three sample transfer means with airtight lids;d. at least three sample-containing means with airtight septa caps;e. a displacing agent;f. a displacing agent-containing means;g. a valve means;h. a sample transfer means;i. a sealing device;j. at least one cannula; andk. a thermometer.
11. A method of determining the gas capacity of an adsorbent material used in a gas separation process, wherein the gas separation process comprises using one or more adsorbent beds, comprising the steps of:a. taking a sample of the adsorbent material from an adsorbent bed and placing the sample in a controlled environment;b. weighing the sample of the adsorbent material in the controlled environment;c. measuring the ambient temperature of the controlled environment;d. flowing a first dry gas into the controlled environment, heating the sample and removing any moisture contained in the sample;e. cooling the sample and stopping the flow of the first dry gas;f. flowing a second dry gas into the controlled environment;g. adsorbing the second dry gas onto the sample of adsorbent material;h. saturating the sample with a displacing agent and displacing the adsorbed gas from the sample of adsorbent material;i. measuring the volume of second dry gas released from the sample of adsorbent material; andj. calculating the ratio of volume of second dry gas released to the weight of the sample.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein the adsorbent material selected from the group of zeolites, silica and alumina or a combination thereof, and is in the form of beads, pellets or powder.
13. The method of claim 11, wherein the controlled environment is vial with an airtight septa cap.
14. The method of claim 11, wherein the sample weight is in the range of 0.3 to 0.4 g.
15. The method of claim 11, wherein the dry gas is nitrogen, carbon dioxide, oxygen or air.
16. The method of claim 13, wherein the displacing agent is transferred from a syringe having a capacity of up to 60 cc via a cannula through the septa cap into the vial and wherein the volume of gas released from the sample flows back through the cannula into the syringe and is measured in the syringe.
17. The method of claim 11, wherein the displacing agent is water.
18. The method of claim 11, wherein the gas separation process is a pressure swing adsorption process, vacuum pressure swing adsorption process, or temperature swing adsorption process.
19. A kit for practicing the method of claim 11 comprising:l. an atmosphere control system;m. a balance with readability of at least 0.01 g;n. at least three sample transfer means with airtight lids;o. at least three sample-containing means with airtight septa caps;p. a displacing agent;q. a displacing agent-containing means;r. a valve means;s. a sample transfer means;t. a sealing device;u. at least one cannula; andv. a thermometer.
[0001]The present invention generally relates to methods and kits for measuring and analyzing degradation of adsorbent materials, particularly for adsorbent materials used in gas separation processes.
[0002]Gas separation is accomplished by processes such as pressure swing adsorption (PSA), vacuum swing pressure adsorption (VPSA), and temperature swing adsorption (TSA). These processes use vessels or beds containing one or more layers of adsorbent materials that adsorb one or more unwanted gases and produce the desired product gas. During the process cycle, the adsorbent materials adsorb the unwanted gases and then are regenerated by the removal of the unwanted gases by pressure, vacuum or temperature swings. Typical adsorbents used in these processes include zeolites, alumina and silica and combinations thereof.
[0003]Repeated use of an adsorbent causes degradation and eventually renders the adsorbent materials ineffective, such that the adsorbent materials need to be replaced periodically. Degradation of the adsorbent results in plant capacity decline and plant inefficiency, which is costly and time consuming. Often, adsorbent degradation is not detected until the product quality and/or overall plant performance is affected.
[0004]Currently, the testing of adsorbents is done by taking samples of the used adsorbent and subjecting them to various performance tests (including capacity measurements) and/or spectroscopic studies that are generally best performed in a laboratory or by a third party off-site. These methods of testing are slow and costly. It would be desirable to have a method of testing adsorbent degradation and quality that is quick and accurate and able to be conducted on-site at the separation plant.
[0005]The test methods currently in use include a Karl Fischer titration (KF) that determines trace amounts of water using potentiometric or coulometric titration. The application of KF methods to adsorbents such as zeolites requires system modifications whereby the sample is heated to high temperatures (about 1000° C.) and the water released is swept using a purge gas through a conventional KF cell. KF methods can specifically test for water content, unlike other loss on ignition (LOI) thermal methods that detect the loss of any volatile substance. However, the KF methods require the use of equipment that is very costly and not conducive to conducting the analysis outside of a laboratory, nor can they test for any other type of damage other than moisture damage.
[0006]LOI methods are based on the change in mass as a result of heating a sample under specified conditions. The LOI is expressed as a weight percentage of the dry mass. For example, a sample is heated in a furnace to a high temperature (e.g., 1000° C.) and the difference in mass before and after the ignition process is used to calculate the LOI. The LOI test measures the release of all volatiles which are adsorbed by the sample and cannot specifically test for moisture contamination or assess sample performance.
[0007]A near-infrared (NIR) moisture analyzer (e.g., Model #KJT-100, Kett US, Villa Park, Calif., USA) measures moisture levels based on the principle that water absorbs certain wavelengths of light. An optical filter is used to select a wavelength that either absorbs moisture (e.g., 1200, 1450 and 1950 nm) or does not absorb moisture (e.g., 1300 nm). This wavelength serves as a reference and incident radiation is reflected off a sample and measured by a lead sulfide (PbS) detector. The ratio of absorbed light to reference light is proportional to moisture content in the sample. Similar to KF titration, the NIR moisture analyzer only detects water and will not detect any other types of damage to the adsorbent and is very expensive.
[0008]An electronic moisture balance (e.g., Model #EB-340MOC, Shimadzu Corporation, Columbia, Md., USA) determines moisture content in solid substances using a thermogravimetric method. Far-infrared radiation is applied to the surface of a sample to heat it, then the sample is weighed upon drying and compared to the original weight. For many adsorbents such as zeolites, the output of the infrared heaters in commercial moisture balances is insufficient to remove all of the adsorbed water. Furthermore, the moisture balance can only detect moisture content and is very expensive.
[0009]Japanese Patent No. JP3110444 describes a method for measuring the adsorption performance of a solid adsorbent wherein a measuring gas containing the adsorption component is introduced into a vessel filled with the solid adsorbent. The measuring gas exits the vessel and goes through an analyzer that analyzes the amount of the adsorption component adsorbed by the solid material. This patent does not teach a method that can differentiate between moisture contamination and other damage to the adsorbent.
[0010]U.S. Pat. No. 4,237,726 (Peterson et al.) describes a process for predicting the useful life of a respirator cartridge wherein the process measures the weight increase of a sorptive agent when exposed to a gas mixture of dry air and a preselected organic vapor. In this process, the breakthrough time of the cartridge is determined by using the measured breakthrough time of the preselected vapor. As with the other processes described in the prior art, this process does not determine the damage to the sorptive agent and does not even measure moisture contamination of the sorptive agent.
[0011]The prior art and commercially available equipment all lack the capability of distinguishing between moisture contamination and any other type of damage to an adsorbent. Most of the prior art also involves the use of cumbersome equipment that cannot be used on-site at a plant and the methods are time consuming, expensive and inefficient. Results of the currently used methods are frequently received after the plant adsorbents have been irreversibly damaged, resulting in an expensive reload of the adsorbent beds. A method is needed that can provide diagnostic results quickly, identify the cause of plant degradation at an early stage and allow plant engineers to effectively perform preventative maintenance procedures to ensure the integrity of the adsorbent materials.
[0012]The present invention is directed to a method of detecting and evaluating performance degradation of an adsorbent on-site at a gas separation plant.
[0013]The present invention can assess the damage to adsorbent due to moisture contamination and it can assess damage that is not moisture-related. The advantage to the present invention is that it can detect degradation of adsorbent before the degradation affects production. Another advantage is that it can conclusively determine whether the sieve is damaged. Because it is so inexpensive to run, the test of the present invention can be conducted to determine adsorbent damage and to confirm whether the damage continues to be an issue. The present invention can test adsorbents in any form, including, but not limited to, bead, pellet or powder form.
[0014]One embodiment of the present invention is a method of determining gas capacity of an adsorbent material used in a gas separation process comprising the steps of: [0015]a. taking a sample of the adsorbent material used in the gas separation process and placing the sample in a container means in a controlled environment; [0016]b. weighing the sample of the adsorbent material in the controlled environment; [0017]c. measuring the ambient temperature of the controlled environment; [0018]d. flowing a dry gas into the controlled environment; [0019]e. adsorbing the gas onto the sample of adsorbent material; [0020]f. saturating the sample with a displacing agent and displacing the adsorbed gas from the sample of adsorbent material; [0021]g. measuring the volume of gas released from the sample of adsorbent material; and [0022]h. calculating the ratio of gas released to the weight of the sample.
[0023]Another embodiment of the present invention is a kit for practicing the method of the present invention, comprising: [0024]a. an atmosphere control system; [0025]b. a balance with readability of at least 0.01 g; [0026]c. at least three sample transfer means with airtight lids; [0027]d. at least three sample-containing means with airtight septa caps; [0028]e. a displacing agent; [0029]f. a displacing agent-containing means; [0030]g. a valve means; [0031]h. a sample transfer means; [0032]i. a sealing device; [0033]j. at least one cannula; and [0034]k. a thermometer.
[0035]For a more complete understanding of the present invention and the advantages thereof, reference should be made to the following Detailed Description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:
[0036]FIG. 1 is a schematic illustrating a workflow diagram for the test method of the present invention.
[0037]FIGS. 2(a) and 2(b) are schematics illustrating the test set-up and execution stages of the present invention, respectively. FIG. 2(c) is a schematic illustrating good and bad test results obtained by using the present invention.
[0038]FIG. 3 is a graphical representation of the effect of water content on LiX2.0 performance.
[0039]FIG. 4 is a schematic illustrating sampling points in two adsorbent beds.
[0040]FIGS. 5(a) and 5(b) are graphical representations of the degradation of nitrogen capacity for Adsorbents 1 and 2, respectively.
[0041]The present invention is a method of detecting and evaluating performance degradation of an adsorbent on-site at a gas separation plant by determining the gas capacity of the adsorbent, said method comprising the steps of:
[0042](a) obtaining at least one representative sample of adsorbent from adsorbent vessels in a gas separation plant;
[0043](b) placing said sample in a controlled atmosphere, such as a secondary atmosphere control device;
[0044](c) weighing said sample in the controlled atmosphere;
[0045](d) measuring the ambient temperature in the controlled atmosphere;
[0046](e) saturating said sample with a test gas in the controlled atmosphere;
[0047](f) desorbing the test gas from the sample;
[0048](g) measuring the amount of test gas desorbed from the sample; and
[0049](h) comparing measurements obtained for sample with measurements for an ideal adsorbent material at the same ambient temperature.
[0050]In this specification, the terms "adsorbent", "adsorbent material", "molecular sieve" and "sieve" may be used interchangeably to mean the adsorbent material used in a gas separation process. The terms "adsorbent vessel" and "adsorbent bed" may be used interchangeably to mean the vessels in a gas separation plant packed with adsorbent material. The term "ideal adsorbent material" as used herein means adsorbent material that is the same type of material as the adsorbent sample, but that has not yet been used and is uncontaminated and undamaged. The term "syringe" as used herein means a simple piston pump consisting of a plunger that fits tightly in a tube. The plunger can be pulled and pushed along inside a cylindrical tube (the barrel), allowing the syringe to take in and expel a liquid or gas through an orifice at the open end of the tube. The open end of the syringe may be fitted with a hypodermic needle, cannula, nozzle, or tubing to help direct the flow into and out of the barrel. In this specification, the term "cannula" is used interchangeably with "needle" to describe a tube which can be inserted through a barrier (such as a septa cap) for the delivery or removal of a liquid or gas.
[0051]Another embodiment of the present invention is a field test kit for use in evaluating performance degradation of an adsorbent comprising the following:
[0052]One (1) atmosphere control system (e.g., Glove Bag®, Glas-Col, LLC, Terre Haute, Ind., USA)
[0053]One (1) balance with readability of 0.01 g (e.g., Blade V2-50, American Weigh Scales, Inc., Charleston, S.C., USA)
[0054]At least three (3) vials with airtight septa caps, capable of holding up to 2 g of adsorbent
[0055]One (1) test cell (e.g., a glass syringe with free moving plunger up to 60 cc displacement, such as a 50 cc syringe, catalog #14-825-11A, from Fisher HealthCare, Houston, Tex., USA)
[0056]One (1) flow control device (e.g., a rotameter);
[0057]One (1) valve means for gas supply shut-off (e.g., 1/4 inch ball valve);
[0058]One (1) scoopula or other device for sample transfer;
[0059]One (1) pair of cotton gloves (for use with atmosphere control system);
[0060]One (1) sealable container containing water;
[0061]One (1) sealing device (depending on atmosphere control system);
[0062]At least three (3) sample jars with airtight lids used to transfer adsorbent sample from vessel;
[0063]One (1) marker pen or other instrument for sample labeling;
[0064]One (1) or two (2) extra cannulae; and
[0065]One (1) thermometer.
[0066]The airtight septa caps and lids for the vials and sample jars should form an airtight seal and can be made of materials such as rubber or Teflon. The sealable container containing water should be spill-proof and keep the water inside. The container should be big enough to hold enough water to test at least three samples (e.g., at least 12 ml). Furthermore, in order to place items such as the balance into the atmosphere control system, a large opening is needed to insert the items. The sealing device is used to close up the opening to obtain a controlled atmosphere. Examples of acceptable sealing devices include, but are not limited to, a zip-lock closure, a zipper, or binder clips.
[0067]One embodiment of the present invention is a method of evaluating the performance degradation of an adsorbent on-site at a separation plant, wherein the method comprises a sampling stage, a test preparation stage and a test execution stage. FIG. 1 shows a flow chart consistent with implementing this embodiment of the present invention.
Stage 1: Sampling (100)
[0068]A sample of at least 1 g of adsorbent is first taken from an adsorbent vessel in a gas separation plant. It is critical that the sample is transferred from the vessel to a sample container without being exposed to the outside atmosphere. Adsorbents can be extremely hydrophilic and even a brief exposure to air can allow moisture to be adsorbed onto the sample. In order to achieve the most accurate test result, the sample must stay in the same condition during transfer as it was when sampled. Any moisture adsorbed during the transfer can affect the accuracy of the test. For example, for a VPSA plant using nitrogen-selective LiX adsorbent, an acceptable method for removing a sample from a VPSA adsorbent bed is as follows:
[0069](a) Shut down the plant and pressurize the adsorbent bed to 1 atmosphere (101);
[0070](b) Dry the sample jar by using a heat gun or by adding dry zeolite to the jar and then emptying the jar (102);
[0071](c) Remove the plug from the adsorbent bed and cover immediately with duct tape or other sealing agent (103);
[0072](d) Remove the duct tape and immediately push a thin-walled copper pipe into the center of the bed, then pull the pipe (filled with adsorbent material) from the bed and replace duct tape (104);
[0073](e) Pour the adsorbent sample in the pipe into a dry sample jar (105); and
[0074](f) Secure an airtight lid onto the sample jar, remove the duct tape from the adsorbent bed and replace the plug (106).
[0075]It is important to take the adsorbent sample from the interior of the adsorbent bed to have a representative sample. The adsorbent material near the sampling port may be wetter than the majority of the adsorbent material in the bed. The sampling and sample handling procedure described herein is one example of an appropriate procedure. Any procedure that can maintain the integrity of the sample is appropriate for the present invention.
Stage 2: Test Preparation (200)
[0076]Prepare a source of a dry gas to be used as the test gas (e.g., N2, O2, air, CO2). The test gas should be one that is readily available in dry form and that will be appreciably adsorbed by the adsorbent. Place the balance, scoopula, marker, vials and thermometer in the atmosphere control system (201), then purge the system for at least 15 minutes with a dry gas (202). Place a vial on the balance and tare it (203). Place approximately 1.5 g of the adsorbent sample into the vial and record the precise weight of the sample (204). The sample will have adsorbed the dry test gas that was purged through the atmosphere control system. The sample must be big enough to provide significant results. A sample that is too small will have a margin of error that is too large and there will not be sufficient adsorption and displacement of the test gas. If the sample is too large, then the test cell will not be big enough to hold it. Thus, a sample in the range of 1.3 to 1.7 g is preferable. Record the temperature inside the atmosphere control system (205). Close the sample vial using a septa cap and remove the vial from the atmosphere control system (206).
Stage 3: Execution (300)
[0077]FIGS. 2(a) and 2(b) are graphical illustrations of the test set-up and execution stages, respectively, of the present invention. To displace the adsorbed test gas from the adsorbent sample (10), saturate the sample with a displacing agent, e.g., water. Attach a cannula (14) to the test cell (depicted in FIG. 2 as a syringe (11)) and fill it with enough water (12) to fully saturate the sample (301). For a sample of approximately 1.3 to 1.7 g, about 4 ml of water will be sufficient to saturate it. Insert the cannula into the sample vial (13) through the septa cap (15) (302) and inject the water into the sample vial (303). The water saturates the sample (16) and desorbs the test gas from the sample and the test gas is released from the sample back up through the cannula and collected in the syringe. FIG. 2(c) illustrates positive and negative results of the test. If a lot of test gas is released, the syringe will be filled (17), indicating that the adsorbent capacity is good. If very little test gas is released and the syringe is relatively empty (18), then the adsorbent capacity is bad. Although any appropriate apparatus that can contain and measure the test gas volume may be used as the test cell, the use of a glass syringe with water as the displacing agent is particularly effective because the water serves as a seal between the syringe barrel and the syringe plunger, making the syringe air tight.
[0078]The total volume of test gas collected in the syringe is recorded and noted (304). Each adsorbent type in its fully activated and undamaged state will adsorb a known amount of a certain gas. For example, highly exchanged (i.e., greater than 96%) lithium-exchanged zeolite X having a SiO2/Al2O3 ratio of 2 (LiX2.0) will adsorb 24 ml of nitrogen per gram of sample when fully activated and undamaged. Water contamination is one reason for degradation of LiX2.0 adsorbent performance in VPSA applications. For a given adsorbent, test gas and measurement temperature, a curve of performance versus % contaminant can be generated (see, e.g., FIG. 3). The displaced test gas volume per gram of sample is calculated from the measurements taken (i.e., displaced test gas volume (cc)/sample weight (g)). The calculated value for a specific temperature can be compared to a pre-generated curve such as that in FIG. 3 and the extent of contamination can be determined (305, 306). FIG. 3 illustrates the effect of water contamination on the adsorption capacity of LiX2.0 at a temperature of 25° C. The curve can be established experimentally for each adsorbent material for different temperatures by exposing the adsorbent to moisture and plotting the field test result (cc/g test gas capacity) versus Karl Fisher residual water test result.
VPSA Field Test at Plant 1
[0079]A VPSA axial system, designated Plant 1, was not performing at normal capacity, possibly due to degradation of the zeolite adsorbent in the beds. The field test kit of the present invention was sent to Plant 1 to perform an on-site test to determine if there was any adsorbent degradation and whether the adsorbent degradation was the cause of the loss of plant capacity. Plant 1 contained two beds, A and B. Each bed was comprised of two different adsorbents, Adsorbent 1 and Adsorbent 2. Both adsorbents were lithium-exchanged type X zeolites. Adsorbent 1 had a SiO2/Al2O3 ratio of 2 (LiX2.0) and Adsorbent 2 had SiO2/Al2O3 ratio of 2.3 (LiX2.3). Adsorbent 2 was at the top of each bed and Adsorbent 1 was at the bottom of each bed.
[0080]The sampling and test procedures were as follows:
[0081]1. A total of five (5) samples were taken from the two beds. FIG. 4 shows the sample points where each of the samples was taken. Bed A was sampled at the top, middle and bottom (three locations; Sample Points 4, 2 and 1, respectively) and Bed B was sampled at the top and bottom (two locations; Sample Points 5 and 3, respectively). It is important to sample several locations in a bed because different locations in the bed may experience different amounts of adsorbent damage or contamination. The samples were handled in accordance with the method described herein, such that no additional contamination occurred during removal from the bed.
[0082]2. A dry nitrogen source was connected to a secondary atmosphere control device, such as an inflatable polyethylene glove chamber using plastic tubing. For this experiment, a Glove Bag® (Glas-Col, LLC), was used as the secondary atmosphere control device. A rotameter was connected to the plastic tubing to control the nitrogen flow.
[0083]3. The samples obtained from the bed were placed in the glove chamber, together with the balance, vials, scoopula and a marker pen.
[0084]4. The glove chamber front opening was sealed using clips and the dry nitrogen was purged through at 4 splm for 15 minutes.
[0085]5. A vial without a cap was placed on the balance and tared. Using the scoopula, approximately 1.5 g of a sample was poured into the vial and the exact weight and sample identification number were recorded.
[0086]6. Step 5 was repeated for all of the other four samples.
[0087]7. The sealed vials containing the samples were removed from the glove chamber.
[0088]8. Four cc of water was aspirated into a 50 ml capacity glass syringe.
[0089]9. The syringe cannula was pushed through the septa cap of a sample vial and the water was injected into the sample, allowing the displaced gas to be transferred into the syringe. The amount of displaced gas transferred into the syringe was recorded. It should be noted that the release of gas upon water addition is extremely rapid and that significant pushback occurs during the injection. However, it is not critical that all of the water is injected in a single continuous step. The same results are obtained whether water is added in pulses or in one continuous injection.
[0090]10. Steps 8 and 9 were repeated for all of the other four samples.
[0091]The data for Example 1 are listed in Table 1.
TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Water Detection Test Calculator; Test Gas: Nitrogen Adsorbent Type Adsorbent 1 Adsorbent 2 Sample #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 Bed Bed A Bed A Bed B Bed A Bed B Sample Point Bottom Middle Bottom Top Top T/C T/C T/C T/C T/C Weight of adsorbent 1.5 1.71 1.5 1.46 1.54 sample (g) Water added to syringe 4 4 4 4 4 (ml) Syringe reading after 32 35 26 12 20 water injection (ml) Calculated N2 displaced 18.67 18.71 14.67 5.48 10.39 per gram adsorbent (ml) Calculated water in 0.69 0.69 1.35 3.79 2.88 adsorbent (wt %)
[0092]The results showed that the top of each bed had become partially deactivated by adsorbing moisture. Generally, a reading above approximately 0.8 wt % will have a great effect on the adsorbent performance. It was determined that the top of the beds were contaminated and the appropriate measures were taken to replace the contaminated adsorbent and optimize plant performance. It should be noted that the temperature in the glove chamber was measured for this experiment. However, it has been determined that the accuracy of the test can be improved still further by measuring the test temperature and accounting for the effect of this in the data analysis (i.e., using or deriving a curve at or close to (±2° C.) the test temperature). Therefore, temperature should be recorded and entered into the equation to be factored into the water content calculation.
[0093]FIGS. 5a and 5b are graphical representations of the degradation of nitrogen capacity for Adsorbent 1 and Adsorbent 2, respectively, as the water content increases, measured at a pressure of 1 atm and a temperature of 27° C.
Determination of Sieve Damage
[0094]Most adsorbent performance tests only detect moisture contamination. One embodiment of the present invention can test for sieve damage not related to moisture contamination. A sample of NaX zeolite having a SiO2/Al2O3 ratio of 2.0 and in powder form was suspected of being damaged. The sample was tested according to the following method:
[0095]1. A glass test tube (open only at one end), equipped with a septa cap at the opening and two syringe needles were each weighed separately and the weights were recorded.
[0096]2. A sample of approximately 0.5 g was placed in the test tube and the test tube was sealed with the septa cap. The septa cap was then punctured with the two previously weighed needles. The sample must be sufficient to obtain significant adsorption and desorption of a test gas. This particular zeolite adsorbs 105 cc/g CO2 at 27° C. If a 50 cc syringe is used, the sample size should be at 0.3 g, and preferably between 0.3 and 0.4 g. This will provide that an adsorption large enough to be accurate but small enough to stay within the syringe volume limit.
[0097]3. One of the needles was attached to a tube connected to a source of dry nitrogen and the other needle was left open to the atmosphere.
[0098]4. A flow of nitrogen was sent through the tube and into the test tube.
[0099]5. The sample was heated by ramping up to 400° C. in 1 hour and left at 400° C. for 30 minutes using a Vac Prep (Micromeritics Model 061). This activated the sample by driving out the water. It should be noted that a small layer of sample was used to allow for a more rapid activation without the concern of steaming, which could damage the zeolite.
[0100]6. The sample was then cooled, the flow of nitrogen was stopped, and the needles closed off to avoid contamination by moisture in the ambient air.
[0101]7. The test tube, adsorbent, septa cap and needles were weighed and the initial weight of these equipment was subtracted to determine the sample activated weight.
[0102]8. The sealed test tube containing the test sample was then brought back to the Vac Prep and one needle was attached to a tube connected to a dry CO2 supply, which the other needle was left open to the atmosphere.
[0103]9. A flow of CO2 was sent through he test tube and the CO2 was adsorbed onto the sample. CO2 is used because more volume is adsorbed so that despite the smaller sample size, a reasonable amount of gas can be measured.
[0104]10. After allowing the sample to reach equilibrium (approximately 10 minutes), the flow of CO2 was stopped and the outlet needle was closed off.
[0105]11. The inlet needle was detached from the CO2 source and attached to a glass syringe filled with 4 ml of water.
[0106]12. The water was injected into the test tube to displace the adsorbed CO2 from the sample and force the displaced CO2 back into the syringe. The displaced CO2 was then measured.
[0107]NaX zeolite having a SiO2/Al2O3 ratio of 2.0 should adsorb 105 cc/g of CO2 at 27° C. if it is fully activated and undamaged. The sample was fully activated with a moisture content of less than 0.1 wt %, therefore any measured displacement below 105 cc/g signals sieve damage, with lower gas displacement signifying greater damage.
[0108]These examples demonstrate specific embodiments of the present invention. Another embodiment of the invention comprises a field test method as described herein, further comprising the use of more than one test gas, including but not limited to nitrogen, air or CO2.
[0109]In another embodiment of the present invention, the method of measuring the displaced gas is to measure the pressure increase over a fixed volume. The adsorbent sample is contained in a sealed container with water or other displacing agent pumped in to saturate the adsorbent sample. The displaced gas would be released and subsequently increase the pressure inside the fixed volume container. A pressure gauge is used to measure the pressure increase. This result is then compared to a psi/g result for an ideal adsorbent which is uncontaminated and undamaged.
[0110]The displacing agent used in the above examples is water, but different displacing agents may also be used. Any agent that provides the displacement of the adsorbed test gas for measurement may be used, such as alcohol or any water-based liquid.
[0111]The method and kit of the present invention may be used to test many different types of adsorbent. Any adsorbent for which the ideal capacity of a gas is known or can be measured or calculated can be tested using the method and kit of the present invention.
[0112]The method and kit of the present invention may also be used to determine different types of damage to the adsorbent. To test for damage other than moisture contamination, the method would further comprise activating the adsorbent sample before running the test as described herein. Activation of the adsorbent sample drives out water contamination from the sample and any performance loss is then attributable to other factors.
[0113]The method of the present invention may be modified such that an adsorbent sample could be exposed to moisture during normal use, requiring an activation step. Adsorbents for prepurification units (PPUs) and hydrogen PSAs can be tested using this method. Although other test gases may be used, CO2 is the preferred test gas due to the higher CO2 capacity for the adsorbents typically used in PPUs and hydrogen PSAs and will provide for better test accuracy.
[0114]In yet another embodiment of the present invention, the test method could comprise partial displacement of the test gas instead of full displacement of the test gas. For example, if for some reason the adsorbent sample could not be fully saturated by the displacing agent, a portion of the adsorbent could be saturated. If partial displacement is calculated, then the baseline partial displacement must also be calculated for the uncontaminated adsorbent.
[0115]The components of the field test kit of the present invention may be substituted with other equipment that serve essentially the same purpose and accomplish the same result. For example, the vessel used to measure the displaced gas in the method and kit of the present invention can be any device that is capable of measuring gas volume. Another example is that the balance could be omitted and replaced with a device to measure out a fixed volume of adsorbent. The results would then be expressed as cc of test gas per cc of adsorbent.
[0116]Although the invention has been described in detail with reference to certain preferred embodiments, those skilled in the art will recognize that there are other embodiments within the spirit and the scope of the claims.
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For all of the time Emily Diamond sacrificed to help the Covington community, the city is giving her something in return. The Covington City Council voted unanimously this week to rename Styrax Drive to Emily Diamond Way for Diamond's longtime efforts in the community.
Councilman Lee Alexius said the move was a collaborative effort between the administration and people of Habitat for Humanity as recognition for the service Diamond gave to the impoverished area of Covington.
The newly renamed road runs through The Groves at Mile Branch, a mixed-income housing complex built by Habitat for Humanity, an organization that Diamond was heavily involved in during her years of volunteering.
Diamond, who died at age 89 on Sept. 16, co-founded Louisiana's first Habitat for Humanity chapter and only the 10th in the country.
In 1981, seeing a need in the community for affordable housing, Diamond traveled to Americus, Ga., to meet with Habitat founder Millard Fuller about starting Louisiana's own branch of the Christian housing organization.
In addition to her work with Habitat for Humanity, Diamond taught at Rosenwald Elementary School and helped launch the Community Relations Council of Greater Covington to build the relationship between the black and white communities.
Diamond also volunteered at Faith Bible Church's "4:13" drug rehabilitation program, mentoring recovering addicts.
"My mom gave her life to this town," said David Diamond, one of Emily Diamond's seven children. "She was bone-headed in that she did not compromise -- ever -- in terms of principle."
Diamond's son called the renamed road an honor and "a pillar in the community to remember her by."
For someone who devoted so much of her life to the community, some think the act isn't enough.
Marilyn Wenzel, a member of the St. Tammany Parish Habitat for Humanity board of directors, thanked the City Council for renaming the street, but requested further action to commemorate Diamond's life. She suggested naming Bogue Chitto State Park after Diamond as well.
"She epitomized the behavior that all of us should exhibit," Wenzel said. "She spent her life serving others. She loved people in need. A smile was always present."
Diamond was widely respected in the community and a memorial was held for her on Nov. 10 at Faith Bible Church in Covington to celebrate her life.
Several community leaders and friends of Diamond, including people she worked closely with as part of her time volunteering, were present at the memorial to remember her life.
"Her fingerprint is all over this town, this community," the Rev. Alfred Young said at the event.
Kevin Thibodeaux wrote this report. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or 337.356.2709.


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A roundup of Canadian whisky and blends, Arran and Paul John Distillery Focus plus Australian whisky supplement
Royal Mile Whiskies Bowmore 1999, Young Peaty Islay
Single Malt - Scotland - 61.50% 8 Bring on the kippers.
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Edinburgh's Whisky Fringe
John Morton recounts his experience on the Royal Mile.
November 2002, Issue 27, page 14
"If anyone starts without any knowledge there are plenty of people to teach them"
Ian Wisniewski talks with Keir Sword,proprietor of Royal Mile Whiskies.
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Cut and thrust on the Royal Mile
Young entrepreneur Keir Sword is going places with Scotch. Marcin Miller met up with him at his shop on Edinburgh's famous thoroughfare
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World Whiskies Awards 2008
This year's competition saw more than 200 whiskies do battle over three tasting rounds for the coveted titles of the best whiskies in the world.
April 2008, Issue 71, page 17
Best buys?
Ian Buxton looks at the how and why of collecting.
June 2009, Issue 80, page 51
A spirited event
James Millard explains why the Speyside Whisky Festival is a mean contender in the whisky event stakes
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Interesting times
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September 2008, Issue 74, page 54
The Perfect Blend
New whisky tasting tour experience at The Real Mary King's Close
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Rising stars
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September 2009, Issue 82, page 6
National Treasures
The search starts to find the cream of the crop in the whisky world. Scotland, Ireland and Canada have been scrutinised,we find out who is in the running.
November 2007, Issue 67, page 8
All that glisters is not gold
Ian Buxton looks at the recent ultra premium releases.
September 2009, Issue 82, page 18
Industry 'Oscars' honour the heroes of whisky
The Icons of Whisky recognise the people and companies that have made the biggest contribution to the world of whisky. Dominic Roskrow explains how the winners were chosen
March 2005, Issue 46, page 26
The best of blends
Is a passion for blends on the rise? Ian Wisniewski looks at what is being done to promote blended Scotch.
October 2006, Issue 59, page 21
Inside track
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Cask Strength Malts
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March 2007, Issue 62, page 60
A new frontier
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January 2009, Issue 77, page 20
The best year yet
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Matches made in heaven
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Treat us with respect
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The beautiful South
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Thursday night's vice-presidential debate was an entertaining, hotly contested exchange.
At the end of the evening, both candidates had achieved what they set out to do. Vice President Joe Biden gave an energetic, aggressive performance that was in sharp contrast to his boss's performance against Mitt Romney in the first debate of the campaign. Biden bought President Obama more time to sharpen up for his next debate performance Tuesday night against Romney.
Rep. Paul Ryan held his own against Biden, though, and did nothing that would halt the momentum the Romney campaign has felt since the first debate. He came across every bit as smart as had been advertised.
Biden was clearly the aggressor Thursday night - sometimes bordering on rude - as he repeatedly interrupted Ryan's answers to questions. For his part, Ryan did a good job on defense, although he was incredibly vague when describing the Romney tax plan.
Vagueness and rudeness aside, though, it was a lot more even match - and more substantive - than the first meeting between Obama and Romney. And as TV analysts noted, the performances from both candidates undoubtedly stirred party bases.
So the principals return to center stage on Tuesday night. The debate format will be town meeting where members of the audience will be able to ask the candidates questions directly. The format alone should enliven the discussion.
President Obama needs a good performance Tuesday to change the perception he was bored and disengaged in the first debate. Romney must stay on the offensive - as he was in the first meeting - if he is going to persuade undecided voters to cast their ballots for him.
Both candidates got a leg up Thursday from the No. 2s on their tickets. Tuesday's town hall meeting will show the nation which one capitalizes on the showing of his VP choice.
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Can't comment on the aloe vera - but any extra virgin CO should be fine.
I did a quick search and it seems that if people even need to use lotion anymore, it is aloe vera and coconut oil. I only need to use it for under my eyes, I have pretty bad wrinkles for a 26 year old. How do I know which type to buy? Are there certain brands that are okay at normal grocery stores or should I go to Whole Foods. Any help is greatly appreciated!
Can't comment on the aloe vera - but any extra virgin CO should be fine.
I just use the stuff I got at the market (spectrum I think?) LOL. I use it after I wash my face, and not too much.
I think primal by itself helps your skin because you're not ingesting so many toxins which then need to come out somewhere (and usually that's on your skin). Also the higher good fats REALLY do a good number on your skin! That's probably the #1 reason I don't use stuff anymore...
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At the end of our life, are we truly alone on the journey? (Were we alone at the beginning — moments before birth?) Now that I've written it, it doesn't seem plausible, realistic, and certainly not compassionate. Even in the purely metaphysical and spiritual sense, this could be argued, especially if you are religious. However, it's difficult to argue that anyone can really know how you are feeling inside your body and therefore, that part of the journey is truly all yours. From the outside looking in of course, most of us will have people with us, including family, friends, religious conduits and the ubiquitous medical professionals.
I'm a planner. Can we plan for this journey? If we're fortunate, I'd like to think "yes."


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Twelve horses may be in need of new homes.
At 10 a.m. Thursday, the Michigan Horse Welfare Coalition and Livingston County Animal Control plan to seize a dozen neglected horses from a farm in Howell.
"The decision to seize the animals comes after months of investigations and repeated attempts by county officials to work with the owner in terms of properly caring for her horses," a release issued by the coalition says. "After the horses are loaded onto trailers, they will be moved to the Chase Lake Equine Center at 10426 Chase Lake Rd in Fowlerille, MI for further evaluation before being turned over to rescues who will continue to rehabilitate the horses until a forfeiture hearing takes place later in the month."
The Michigan Horse Welfare Coalition is asking for tax deductible donations to its Hay Bank to "care for these and other horses in desperate need around the state."
The Humane Society attributes lack of owner finances as one of the causes of horse neglect.
"According to the American Horse Council, Americans own more than 9 million horses, up from more than 6 million in the mid-1990s," the Humane Society website says. "Backyard breeding fueled the boom in pet horses. Of the more than 2 million Americans who own horses, more than one-third have a household income of less than $50,000."The Michigan Horse Welfare Coalition may be reached at 517-321-3683, by email at
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The Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office has subpoenaed more of personnel records from Sheriff Deborah Trout as part of an ongoing investigation into her office.
The action came as the sheriff's officers were holding their annual holiday luncheon, but did not disrupt the event, according to Undersheriff John Maloney.
"The lunch was the (county) justice center, while the subpoena was for records at out administrative office on Court Street," he said. "It wasn't like they came busting in" to the celebration.
Maloney released a statement on behalf of Trout, who is out of town on a family matter, saying the office is "fully cooperating" and "extending all professional courtesies" to investigators sent by Prosecutor J. Patrick Barnes.
One sheriff's officer, investigator Gregory Ezekian Jr., resigned in June and pleaded guilty to a lesser charge after being accused of lying on his county job application.
In August, a Superior Court judge refused to quash the prosecutor's subpoenas for personnel records relating to Undersheriff Michael Russo, also brought in by Trout. At the time, attorneys for Russo and Trout claimed the probe is politically motivated.
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Nearly two years after first proposing a standard on how auditors must communicate with audit committees, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is hoping the third time is indeed the charm.
The PCAOB is proposing for the third time its standard on Communications with Audit Committees and related amendments to existing PCAOB standards. The proposal was first exposed for public comment in March 2010, then again in late 2010 following feedback from the PCAOB's Standing Advisory Group and a public roundtable.
As the board considered the feedback, it also finalized eight new standards on risk assessment (Auditing Standards No. 8-15) and was assigned responsibility to oversee the audits of brokers and dealers that are registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The board made some revisions to the communications standard to reflect those two developments. It also added a new requirement for the auditor to alert the audit committee to any significant unusual transactions that are outside the normal course of business and to explain to the audit committee the auditor's understanding of the business rationale for those transactions.
"The new proposed standard is designed to benefit investors by enhancing the relevance and quality of the communications between the auditor and the audit committee," said PCAOB Chairman James Doty, reading from prepared remarks at a public meeting to repropose the standard. "It should also help auditors perform their job by fostering thoughtful and engaged discussions between the auditor and the audit committee that, over time, arm the audit committee with the information it will need when a tough issue arises and the time comes to champion investor interests."
PCAOB members Steven Harris said he's hopeful the board can finalize the standard "in short order" after this latest round of exposure and comment is complete. "To me, many of the requirements we are proposing are self-evident and auditors should be communicating this information as a matter of course to audit committees," he said, also speaking from prepared remarks. In his view, the two most important elements in the standard are the requirements for auditors to address significant unusual transactions with the audit committee and to address any concerns auditors may have about the entity's ability to continue as a going concern.
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Hips don't lie.
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Friday, July 20, 2012
18 comments:
- Jennifer Pearson Vanier said...
My dad had one of these and it offered endless hours of fascination.
- July 20, 2012 at 1:27 PM
- NanaDiana said...
Oh I DOOOOO remember those. I don't remember the last time I saw one...so fun- xo Diana
- July 20, 2012 at 1:37 PM
- Riet said...
Don't thinking i ever saw them but they look like fun
- July 20, 2012 at 1:56 PM
- Jill said...
I do! I do! This made me smile.
- July 20, 2012 at 2:57 PM
- My Vintage Mending said...
I would much rather play than clean. Sign me up...smiles..Renee
- July 20, 2012 at 3:52 PM
- My Grama's Soul said...
Hi Danielle....just checking in to see whats up with you. You know....I don't think I have ever seen one of those....although....I am MUCH older than you LOL LOL....perhaps they had not been invented yet! LOL
- July 20, 2012 at 3:59 PM
- GARAGE SALE GAL said...
LOL! I remember them and may have had one!!
YES, I'm drinking my water!!!
Have a great weekend.
- July 20, 2012 at 6:59 PM
- Kathy said...
Too cute! I would play, too, and inflict my playtime on anyone who walked by - hehe!
- July 20, 2012 at 9:09 PM
- vintage grey said...
Oh, isn't he cute!! I would rather play, than work, too!! Happy weekend to you! xo Heather
- July 20, 2012 at 9:18 PM
- polkadotpeticoat said...
I just saw one of these on an episode of Mad Men.....how fun!
- July 20, 2012 at 10:10 PM
- Kimmie said...
My mothers aunt had one and I was fascinated.
- July 21, 2012 at 2:57 AM
- Scrappy Pink Corner said...
Oh my gosh, how funny. We had some of those when we were kids. We are a family of 5 kids and we all had one, so that we would not fight. We still did. LOL.
What great memories you share. Bringing us back to our childhood. TFS. Ana
Don't worry I won't tell anyone you are playing instead of cleaning.
- July 21, 2012 at 4:39 AM
- Debbie said...
awww i don't remember these!!
too cute!!
- July 21, 2012 at 6:17 AM
- ~Damita's Pretty Wrap~ said...
Haha! Cute! Playing is way more fun though! Have a wonderful weekend!! xo Holly
- July 21, 2012 at 6:37 AM
- Mara said...
LOL! I think I remember seeing one of these types of birds in my younger years, but I never owned one.
BTW, how is your house cleaning going? Maybe you can get this sweet little bird to help you. :)
- July 21, 2012 at 9:20 PM
- Charlotte said...
I remember playing with this years ago. I'm telling my age, aren't I? New follower. I just about passed out when I saw your craft room!
- July 22, 2012 at 10:55 AM
- Vickie @ Ranger 911 said...
I don't remember him, but he is pretty entertaining!
- July 22, 2012 at 1:35 PM
- Esther said...
Cute and love the scooby doo glass :)
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Fire up the grill! We're going to make good use of it with this menu.
I recommend doing some batch cooking too. Grill chicken for the Pepper Patch Pasta (you could make this meatless instead) and extra for Green Chili Chicken Enchiladas. The enchilada recipe doesn't have to use grilled chicken, but it's a fast way to cook the meat, especially if you're grilling already.
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1940 Joe Kelley Handwritten Letter Re: 1897 Baltimore Keeler Six-Hit Game
Starting Bid - $1,000.00 , Sold For - $9,987.50
Rare two-page handwritten letter (on two separate sheets), dated January 3, 1940, signed by Hall of Fame outfielder Joe Kelley. In his letter, written to respected baseball writer and historian Albert Kermisch, Kelley responds to Kermisch's request for information regarding a game in 1897. Kelley also takes time to comment on the many changes in baseball that have taken place since he retired. In part: "Mr. Al Kermisch – Dear Sir, Your letter with the summary of game played in 1897 received and you are going a long way back on me to think and be right. But I am pretty sure that the Sun paper's account is right and Billy Keeler did not make six (6) hits in that game. Frank Patterson was the Sun reporter at that time and am kind of certain but not real sure that he was the official scorer that season… How many home runs would have been made in those two (2) games if we had the short fences and the lively ball that is in the game today. Look at all the hits in those games and you won't see a home run made, which I think you could use in a story. How the game has changed. Sincerely, Joe Kelley." Kelley has added the postscript "always glad to help if I can in any way. JK." Both the text and signature have been boldly penned in black fountain pen and grade a perfect "10." Joe Kelley signature examples are extremely rare and therefore highly sought after by collectors. Handwritten letters are rarer still. While we cannot state with certainty exactly how many Joe Kelley letters exist today, the number is certainly quite small and one would be hard pressed to locate another example, especially one such as this with significant baseball content. Kelley was sixty-eight years old when he wrote this letter and he passed away just three years later. It wasn't until 1971, however, that he was elected to the Hall of Fame, thus accounting, in large part, for the extreme rarity of his signature today. In reading the letter it's obvious that Kermisch and Kelley were good friends, which is not surprising since both men lived in Baltimore and would probably have had frequent contact with each other, especially given their common love of baseball. This letter originates directly from Kermisch's estate. It was a great and very unexpected prize to find among Kermisch's saved correspondence. It is accompanied by the original mailing envelope, addressed in Kelley's hand (no return address), postmarked "Jan 3 1940 Baltimore, MD." Each page of the letter (8.5 x 13 inches) displays both vertical and horizontal mailing folds and is otherwise in Excellent to Mint condition. The envelope (9.5 x 4 inches) is in Very Good to Excellent condition. LOA from James Spence/JSA. Reserve $1,000. Estimate $2,000/$3,000. SOLD FOR $9,987.50
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The following excerpt is from the book Ferrets Underfoot by Kate Woods, published by Hedgerow Press.
The Ferret Kits Move InOut of the basement came the toys and the tubing; couch cushions heaved and scattered. Out from their shadowy breeding dens under the bed and behind the couch came the dust bunnies, clinging to sneezing ferret noses. One thing with ferrets, the floor may be a mess but the remoter corners of the room are far cleaner than they have any right to be, from daily dusting by small explorers.
From Tia's old hoard, Cicely claimed all the squeaky toys and packed them away in the freshly dusted corners. Teasel ignored most the toys and went for my socks with a "Hey, that's mine. Give it here!" cockiness. This became somewhat of a problem, as not only did he claim and latch onto the ones I was wearing, but he soon discovered the drawer I was hiding his socks in and was ready the moment I opened it. He had a hiss far bigger than his size suggested, even with a mouth full of sock. Finding something to keep my feet warm involved a long and usually futile search under the furniture, as anything I retrieved would be too full of holes to be of much use to anyone other than a large centipede searching for a body stocking. Socks waiting to be laundered ended up stored on top of the highest bookcases where I usually forgot them come laundry day. Fresh socks had to be snuck quietly from the drawer while he slept. He enjoyed the stuffed toys I bought in an attempt to wean him from footwear, but it did not diminish his passion for socks.
Once again visitors became scarce as soon as I mentioned that one of my ferrets considered all socks his by birthright and would attempt to retrieve them with little regard for the feet that might be in them, and that the other one climbed pant legs, the inside that is. Those who did brave entry into the ferrets' domain eyed whichever ferret appeared and nervously inquired which one this was, and whether they should tuck their pant legs in their socks, or their socks in their pant legs.
Cicely was the pant leg climber. I know only one person, other than myself, who ever allowed the full circuit.
"What's she doing?" M. was one of my more ferret-tolerant friends and Cicely had just disappeared up his pants.
"She isn't going to bite is she?" His voice was rising as she passed his knees.
"Well, I don't…" I reached out to try to grab her but realized, as she reached mid-thigh, it would be both embarrassing and ineffective. "…know. Maybe."
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We both held our breath as the wiggling lump reached the top, hesitated for a moment, then slid down the other side. M. was giggling a little hysterically. "Never had that happen before."
"If you apply a kind of tourniquet with your hands above her, you can squeeze her back down. She tries it with me all the time."
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A film crew taping an episode of the Pursuit Channel's "Tails from the Outdoors," learned firsthand why fishermen never turn their backs to the ocean when a 40-pound barracuda leaped onto their boat.
Charter boat captain, Kevin Faver, of St. Augustine, said he was fishing with Bill Pollackov, the producer and videographer of the TV fishing series, when he got a bite on his line from a fish near the sea floor, The St. Augustine Record reported.
"I was bottom fishing so I had the drag locked down. It peeled off-line, went about 30 feet out and turned. I thought it was a kingfish or cobia," Faver told the newspaper. "What's weird is that the rod was still bent like he was running out, but I guess he had so much slack in the line from running back at us."
Favor said within an instant "there was 5 feet of flying teeth" heading directly toward his head.
"It just came from nowhere. I ducked. He came over the port side and into the starboard," he said.
The incident was caught on tape and posted to YouTube.
Favor said although the fish was feisty and seriously angry, he managed to hook it with a gaff as it flailed on deck, and throw it back into the ocean.
"The whole thing took maybe 20 seconds. It was so fast," Faver said. "In 28 years of charter fishing nothing like that's ever happened to me. And I never want it to happen again."
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Manning's conviction, 35-year sentence upheld
An Army general has upheld Private Chelsea Manning's conviction and 35-year prison sentence for giving reams of classified U.S. government information to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks, the Army said Monday.
The approval by Maj. Gen. Jeffery S. Buchanan, commander of the Military District of Washington, clears the way for an automatic appeal to the Army Court of Criminal Appeals.
Manning's appellate lawyers told supporters Sunday in Washington that they expect to argue that the sentence is unreasonable. It is the longest prison term ever given by a U.S. court for leaking government secrets to the media. They said they also expect to argue that Manning's speedy trial rights were violated, that the Espionage Act was misused and that high-ranking commanders improperly influenced her case.
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A single-vehicle crash in Waukesha County has led to some questions in Pewaukee.
The Waukesha County dispatch said the single-vehicle crash happened around 2:20 a.m. on Highway 74 hear Lindsey Road in Pewaukee.
A dispatch representative told WISN 12 News earlier reported that there was one fatality in the crash. However at 7 a.m., officials called WISN 12 to retract that statement and offered no further comment on the crash.
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Route D in Mississippi County will be reduced to one lane as Missouri Department of Transportation crews perform pavement repairs.
This section of roadway is located from Route 77 to County Road 324.
Weather permitting, work will take place Monday, Oct. 28 through Wednesday, Oct. 30 from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily.
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"Comparing Postcolonial Experiences and Critiques Across Regions"
Over the last two decades or so, theoretical discussions of postcolonial experiences in diverse parts of the world have developed and grown into veritable discursive subfields according to different regional clusters and patterns of connections that in part can be mapped out in terms of transregional networks, links or affiliations that have grown out of shared histories, or periods of shared experiences, or the like. Some regions of what is called the 'Global South' have been far more influential or featured more prominently in terms of visible (or internationally acknowledged) theory-building while corresponding debates in other regions have either not been taken on board or developed differently. Some thinkers have followed a tendency to generalise about 'postcolonialim(s)' while others have taken care in tracking and tracing specific social and historical experiences empirically before building regionally specific or transregional analytic models on such grounds.
The idea of our Colloquium is to get specialists of, and participants in, these different regional and/or transregionally linked debates into a fruitful exchange, in interdisciplinary and intercultural discussions that look closely at social experiences in different contexts, and that draw creatively from philosophy, anthropology, history, and postcolonial theory, among others, in order to discuss them. An important common interest will be the link between experience and theory (and theorising), and the ways in which localities, places, languages and social settings underpin or influence thinking and debates, within wider frameworks and parameters that are shaped, and partly recast and reflected, by power relationships, both within the different regions as well as between them.
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Jimmy Kimmel did the same thing a Canadian radio host did – dared to call Billy Bob Thornton a movie actor – only this time the reaction was much less caustic.
During an interview earlier this month involving Thornton's band, The Boxmasters, Thornton mumbled answers to host Jian Ghomeshi and insulted Canadian audiences, comparing them to "mashed potatoes without gravy." The band got boos and catcalls when it appeared in Toronto as the opening act for Willie Nelson.
During Tuesday's appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the host asked: "Billy, is it OK I mention that you're an actor? I don't want to get off on the wrong foot here."
Thornton explained he got rankled in Canada because the interviewer, Jian Ghomeshi, wasn't supposed to discuss Thornton's acting. "If they look you in the eye and say, 'We promise,' then that's the deal," he said. "If I tell some guy who lied to me, in my face, to not say something, it doesn't make any sense to me."
Ghomeshi explained that he was never told not to mention the acting, only not to ask questions about it.
"The fact that that was news was astounding to me," Thornton told Kimmel. "But it gave humpbacked geeks all over the world something to do for a couple of days."
The Sling Blade star, 53, who was divorced from Angelina Jolie in 2002, explained to Kimmel that he's a lifelong music historian and fan of "cosmic cowboy music," and he only wanted to be perceived as a musician while with The Boxmasters.
"I'm just in their band, I'm just one of those guys," Thornton said.
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