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US Patent for Devices for opening screw caps on containers Patent (Patent # 4,150,591 issued April 24, 1979) - Justia Patents Search
Justia Patents With Means To Choose One Of A Plurality Of Actuator LeveragesUS Patent for Devices for opening screw caps on containers Patent (Patent # 4,150,591)
Devices for opening screw caps on containers
Nov 14, 1977 - Zyliss Zysset AG
A tool for turning the screw cap on a container and having a handle and a band to loop around the screw cap, a screw-threaded tensioning device to tighten the band onto the screw cap, and a quick release nut or other similar quickly releasing device to quickly release the band.
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This invention relates to devices for opening screw caps on containers.
Swiss Patent Specification No. 508,550 describes a manually-operated device for opening a screw-capped container. This known device is available commercially and comprises a handle mounting a band of material to be placed about the screw cap to be opened. The handle contains an axially-fixed threaded rod rotatable by hand and carrying a threaded nut to which at least one end of the band is secured. The nut is free to move axially but not to rotate, so that rotation of the rod in one direction enables the band to be drawn into the handle and tightened or tensioned about the screw cap.
The known device has a plastics handle, from one end of which the tensioning band projects in a loop, whilst at the other end there is situated a knob for turning the threaded rod. The ends of the tensioning band, which can be made of steel for example, are welded onto the nut which likewise can be made of steel. When the knob is turned, the nut moves along the threaded rod, the nut being prevented from turning in the handle, so that the loop of the tensioning band is retracted into the handle or is expelled from it according to the direction in which the knob is turned. To cause the loop to assume an approximately round shape, the handle has correspondingly curved guide grooves for the ends of the tensioning band. When the loop is placed around a screw cap and tightened then the cap can be easily opened using the handle as a lever, since the loop does not distort the cap.
The functioning of the known device cannot be faulted in this respect. In practice, however, it proves to be a disadvantage that the adjustment of the size of the hoop and the tightening of the hoop are effected using one and the same mechanism. This does in fact have the result that a compromise, which is not absolutely favourable, has to be made for the thread pitch of the rod, occasioned on the one hand by the demand for a higher clamping force (which presupposes a small thread pitch) and on the other hand by the requirement that the adjustment of the size of the loop can be effected within a reasonable time, which necessitates a thread of a coarse pitch. The thread pitch of the commercial device is comparatively small, so that it takes a correspondingly long time to adjust the size of the loop to the size of a screw cap. An unpractised user will not even be able to see immediately whether he is enlarging or tightening the loop when turning the knob.
Such an adjustment is, however, necessary practically every time the device is used, for the user will generally put away the device so that it occupies as little space as possible (that is, with the loop completely retracted), whereas the chief application is the opening of container caps of large diameter which are most difficult to open without assistance.
Each of the embodiments of the invention shown in the attached drawings comprises a manually operated device for opening a screw cap of a container using a tensioning hoop, the ends of which are guided in a handle, and which can be tightened towards the handle by means of a threaded spindle which can be rotated by hand inside the handle but which is axially fixed, and by means of a nut which is joined to at least one end of the tensioning band, and is fixed so that it cannot rotate in the handle but can move axially, characterised in that at least one end of the tensioning band is in operative connection with a sliding grip which may be displaced axially relative to the threaded spindle, by means of which sliding grip the nut designed as a quick-action nut can be disengaged from the spindle thread and moved, together with the end of the band, by the sliding grip along the spindle, that the nut can engage in any relative position of the sliding grip and that the end of the tensioning band with the nut is reliably joined to the coupling engagement when a pull is exerted.
The embodiments are simple to use even by persons unfamiliar with them and have very good clamping and adjustment characteristics because clamping and gross adjustment of size are made independent of each other. It will be seen that by means of the sliding grip, the end or ends of the tensioning band may be displaced by a simple sliding movement, so that the hoop can first of all be opened fully and then placed around the screw cap and tightened. The nut then engages again (which can be effected by hand or automatically) and the hoop is tightened by turning the spindle. The hoop can be loosened by pushing the sliding grip or, alternatively, by unscrewing the spindle.
The term "quick-action nut" used above includes a series of special nuts which are so constructed that they can be detached from their associated thread and coupled up to it again, but in their detached state can be moved along the thread. For this purpose the nut may have at an angle to its threaded bore a continuous hole intersecting the latter and having a diameter matched to the outer diameter of the threads of the bolt; when the nut is appropriately tilted then the threads disengage. Alternatively, a nut divided along its length can be used and the parts radially expanded for displacement.
By way of example only, certain illustrative embodiments of the invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a first device embodying the invention, certain parts of the device being omitted for clarity;
FIG. 2 illustrates the device shown in FIG. 1 when in a closed position;
FIG. 3 is an axial section through the device illustrated in use clamped on a screw top;
FIG. 4 is a partial section, perpendicular to the section shown in FIG. 3;
FIGS. 5 and 6 are sections analogous to FIGS. 3 and 4 but with the clamping device disengaged;
FIG. 7 is a cross-section along the line 7--7 of FIG. 5;
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a second embodiment;
FIG. 9 is an axial section through the second embodiment when not in use;
FIG. 10 is a section analogous to FIG. 9 in a rapid adjustment configuration;
FIG. 11 is a cross-section along line 11--11 of FIG. 9;
FIG. 12 is a longitudinal section, analogous to FIG. 9, of a third embodiment;
FIG. 13 is a longitudinal section through the third embodiment, analogous to FIG. 10;
FIG. 14 shows a cross-section along the line 14--14 of FIG. 12;
FIG. 15 shows a partially cut away side view of a fourth embodiment in cross-section along line XV--XV of FIG. 16;
FIG. 16 is a rear view of the embodiment of FIG. 15, partially cut away, along the line XVI--XVI of the same Figure;
FIG. 17 corresponds to FIG. 15 with the nut disengaged;
FIG. 18 is a partially cut away side view, with the tensioning band broken away, of the end of the device positioned nearest the container;
FIG. 19 shows a partial perspective view of the device, in use; and
FIG. 20 is a schematic plan view of the end of the device nearest the container when opening a very small closure.
A first embodiment of the invention is illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 7. Referring to these Figures a device for opening a screwcapped container has an elongate handle 20 consisting of two haft members 22 and 22' which are almost mirror images of each other. Haft member 22 differs from haft member 22' only in that the former has a slot 24 extending parallel to its longitudinal axis which the latter does not. At one end 26 a respective half of a bearing portion 28 with a peripheral groove 30 of enlarged diameter is machined into each haft part. A threaded rod 32 is rotatably mounted in this bearing portion and has a collar 34 located in the groove 30 so that its axial position relative to the handle 20 is fixed.
The handle 20 over the greater part of its length is hollow and of rectangular section (FIG. 7) but at its other end 36 has a guide block 38. Between this and sides 40 of the haft members 22 and 22', which sides have a greater thickness in this region, two guide passages 42 are located, through which ends 44 of a tensioning band 46 pass into the interior of the handle.
These passages serve to bend the tensioning band, which when outside the handle forms a closed loop, so that the loop is as far as possible of a circular shape. For this reason the flat sides of the tensioning band, which is a steel band, rest against the sides of the passage such that the friction is comparatively great and the displacement of the band requires a certain expenditure of force.
The ends 44 of the tensioning band are rigidly fastened to a retainer 48, preferably welded on. The retainer is a hollow member made of bent sheet metal having two axially-aligned bores 50 and 52 through which the rod 32 passes and in which it is free to rotate. Inside the retainer is a quick-action nut 54. The nut 54 is cuboid and has a threaded bore 56 extends centrosymmetrically along one main axis of the cube. A threadless bore 58 on the other hand extends at an angle through the body of the nut. The dimensions of the nut are selected such that it can tilt inside the retainer by an amount corresponding to the angle of the threadless bore 58 (see FIG. 5). A resilient restoring member comprising a helical spring 60 acts on the nut and urges the plane end face 62 of the nut towards an operating knob 63 mounted on the rod 32; the retainer 48 has a stop part 64 but the nut does not rest directly on it but rather on a cup spring 66 located on the rod so that it is free to move. Two angled tabs 68 and 70 are provided on the retainer 48 and extend perpendicularly to the sides 40, the tab facing the slot 24 having a bore 72.
On the outside of the handle 20 an adjustment member in the form of a ring 74 is slidably mounted. A pin 76, for example and as shown a screw, is situated on the ring and through the slot 24 engages in the bore 72 of the retainer 48. Furthermore, a release lever 78 is formed on the ring 74, the free end of which release lever carries a wedge member 80 passing through the slot 24, the tip of which wedge member is located beneath the slot between the nut 54 and the stop part 64.
The device described thus far operates as follows: In FIG. 3 the tensioning loop 46 has been placed around the screw cap 82 of a container. Turning the knob 63 moves the nut 54 by virtue of its threaded section towards the end 26 of the handle, and in so doing a strong pull is exerted on the ends 44 of the tensioning band. As the ends of the tensioning loop are not, as perhaps might otherwise be thought, fastened directly to the nut, but are fastened to the retainer and provide axially-directed reaction forces on the nut 54 through the intermediary of the stop part 64 the threads cannot disengage suddenly; instead; the engagement becomes more reliable the tighter the band is clamped about the screw cap.
If the loop is to be loosened, the knob 63 is turned in the opposite direction. As a result, first of all the cup spring 66 will relax, as it is considerably stronger than the helical spring 60. As the nut 54 moves, the adjusting member 74 is moved together with it, since the retainer 48 is firmly joined to the adjusting member by means of the pin 76.
For rapid adjustement, the user presses on the release lever 78. This does not engage directly transverse to the axis of the rod but on one side thereof (FIG. 7), and for this reason the nut 54 is raised by the cup spring 66, the cup spring ensuring that there is always a gap in which the wedge can engage. The nut is tilted so that its threads disengage the rod thread and so that it then has adjacent to the rod only the sides of its threadless bore 58. When the ring 74 is displaced, the retainer can therefore be taken with it until the loop has attained the desired size. The position of the individual parts relative to one another is illustrated in FIGS. 5 to 7 during the rapid adjustment procedure.
When the disengaging lever is released, the nut 54 returns under the bias of the spring 60 to its normal symmetrical position, so that the threads engage again.
A second embodiment of the invention is shown in FIGS. 8 to 11. Details corresponding to those of the first embodiment will not be described again in this or later embodiments. The difference between the first and second embodiments is the way disengagement is accomplished for rapid adjustment. On each side of a quick-action nut 54' there is a respective rocker arm 100, each rocker arm projecting towards the outside of the device through a respective slot 24'. The rocket arms 100 extend approximately perpendicularly to the threadless bore 58' of the nut, and are, as may be seen to greatest advantage in FIG. 10, staggered somewhat relative to one another. The adjusting member is a ring 102, arranged so that it can slide on the handle, having two cavities 104 facing respective ones of the slots 28' and the rocking arms 100. Each rocking arm projects into and is free to move in its associated cavity. Each cavity side 106 adjacent the end of a rocking arm is thicker than the mirror-wise opposite side of the other cavity.
This embodiment operates as follows:
Tightening and loosening of the tensioning loop are carried out as in the first embodiment. The ring 102 rests freely over the rocker arms 100, but when the nut 54' is moved is taken with the nut by these. If rapid adjustment is to be effected, then the handle is held firmly and the ring 102 is displaced relative thereto. In this step, depending on whether the ring is being displaced so that the loop is tightened or loosened, either one or other of the thicker parts of the cavity wall strikes against the relevant rocker arm and in so doing brings the nut 54' into the position shown in FIG. 10. Springs 62' and 66' subsequently bring the nut automatically into its engaged position again. It should be noted that the cup spring 66' is used in this case also to enable release when the loop is tightened, otherwise the nut would not be able to tilt because its plane face would rest tightly against the stop part 64' of the retainer 48'.
A third embodiment of the invention is illustrated in FIGS. 12 to 14. Unlike the previously described embodiments, a tensioning band 200 is in this case connected directly to a quick-action nut 202, so a retainer is not, therefore, provided. Despite this, when subjected to stress the nut 202 is continually pressed into its engaged position because both ends 204 of the tensioning band are welded jointly to that side of the nut on which a corresponding moment is required to maintain the threaded parts in engagement. As it is desirable for the nut to engage automatically in any position, even when no pull is exerted, the tensioning band has a bend 206 near to the point at which it is joined to the nut. The tensioning band consists of a resilient material and this bend is so positioned that the desired moment is effective on the nut even when the tensioning loop is out of use.
The means for effecting rapid adjustment correspond in function to those of the second embodiment. However, as it is desirable that the handle should be weakened as little as possible, (every longitudinal slot is, of course, a weakening) in this case rocker arms are not positioned on both sides of the nut but only one rocker arm 208 is provided which passes through a slot 210 and then upwards and sideways forming an angle along the outside of the handle. Alternatively, a centrosymmetrical slot could be provided above the nut, through which a pin extends from the nut and on which pin the two rocker arms would then rest symmetrically.
It is not obligatory that the re-engagement of the quick-action nut is effected automatically under spring action; as an alternative, the adjusting member could be so designed that not only the disengagement, but the engagement as well is carried out manually.
A further embodiment of the invention is illustrated in FIGS. 15 to 17.
FIGS. 15 to 17 show a handle consisting of lower and upper haft members 310 and 312 respectively, with a slot 314 in the upper haft member, in which slot a trigger button 316 is guided. The portion of the button inside the handle positively encloses a tilting or quick-action nut 318 which is held in a position in which it is engaged with the spindle 322 by a leaf spring 320, provided that the button is not depressed (FIG. 17).
Connection to the ends 324 of a tensioning band is effected by means of a sliding block 326. This block is a punched and bent part made of sheet metal guided so that it can move freely in the upper and lower haft members 312 and 310. This sliding block, to which the ends of the tensioning band are spot-welded, for example, has two cranked slots 328 near to the ends of which a transverse pin 330 passes through the nut and through the corresponding portions of the sliding block; the pin preferably being firmly joined to the nut. Since the pin is arranged on the side of the threaded rod remote from the leaf spring 320 and a short distance behind the upper threads 332 of the nut, when a pull is exerted on the ends of the tensioning band as the band is being tightened by turning the spindle, a torque is transferred to the nut which pulls it into the position, shown in FIG. 15, in which the nut is engaged with the spindle. On the other hand, pressing the trigger button 316 disengages the threads as shown in FIG. 17.
It will be seen that all parts have been formed in an extremely simple manner, and can be manufactured and assembled at low cost, the button 316 being manufactured preferably as an injection moulded or moulded part of plastics material.
FIGS. 18 to 20 show the special shaping of a stop 340 of soft polymeric material. When the lid of a container has little depth, tabs 342 of the stop 340 are positioned on the upper side of the lid, as shown, whereas if the lid has greater depth these tabs simply bend upwards. With lids of very small diameter (FIG. 20) a middle section 344 of the stop is compressed into a recess 346 in the upper and lower haft members 312 and 310, whereas when the lids are relatively large the stop is supported by means of the prongs 348 of the hafts on the outer arms 350.
1. A device for opening a screw cap on a container, the device comprising:
a band of material mounted by the handle so as to project therefrom in a loop to embrace such a screw cap,
tensioning means connected with the band and comprising two co-operating screw-threaded members on the handle and manually operable to tighten the band about the screw cap to be opened by contracting the size of the loop, and
adjustment means on the handle and manually operative to act upon and disengage the band tensioning means and provide a substantially coarser adjustment of the size of the loop than that provided by the band tensioning means.
2. A device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the two co-operating screw-threaded members include a first screw-threaded member rotatably mounted and also includes a second screw threaded member slidably but non-rotatably mounted, at least one end of the band is connected for movement with the second screw-threaded member, the second screw-threaded member is so constructed that its thread can be disengaged from the thread of the said first screw-threaded member to allow the said second screw-threaded member to be slid axially along the first screw-threaded member, and the adjustment means is operative to disengage the threads of the said screw-threaded members.
3. A device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first and secnd co-operating screw-threaded members comprise a rotatably mounted rod and a slidably but non-rotatably mounted nut, respectively, at least one end of the band is connected for movement with the nut, and the adjustment means comprises a slidably-mounted member manually operable to disengage the threads and slide the nut along the rod.
4. A device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the nut has two bores intersecting at an angle, one of these bores being a threaded bore, and the other having a diameter which is lager than the diameter of threads of the rod, and the slidably-mounted member is operative to tilt the nut.
5. A device as claimed in claim 3, wherein a retainer member is slidably mounted inside the handle and is adjacent the slidably-mounted member, and the retainer member contains the nut, and resilient restoring elements on the retainer member and bearing against the nut in the longitudinal direction of the handle.
6. A device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the handle has a longitudinal slot parallel to the rod, the slidably-mounted member comprises a ring member about the outside of the handle, and means projecting through the slot in the handle and providing an operative connection between the nut and the ring member to disengage the threads of the nut from the threaded rod.
7. A device as claimed in claim 4, wherein a retainer member is slidably mounted inside the handle adjacent the slidably mounted member, the retainer member embracing the nut and slidably receiving the rod therethrough, the nut having one end with an end face lying at right angles to the threaded bore, a compressible cup spring on the retainer member and confronting the end face of the nut and a resilient restoring element on the retainer member and urging the nut toward the cup spring for returning the end face of the nut against the cup spring.
8. A device as claimed in claim 7, wherein a ring member embraces the handle and is connected to the retainer member for movement therewith, the ring member having a disengaging element by means of which the plane end face of the nut may be moved away from the cup spring to tilt the nut.
9. A device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the disengaging element is a wedge-shaped portion on the ring member and projecting through a slot in the handle to move the nut.
10. A device as claimed in claim 4, wherein rocker arms are attached to the nut and project through at least one slot to the outside of the handle, a moment tilting the nut being applicable manually to the said arms.
11. A device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the nut has a rocker arm projecting outwardly transversely to the threaded bore, the ring member has stops which can be brought into operative connection with the ends of the rocker arm to tilt the nut.
12. A device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the ends of the band are directly attached to the nut at one side in such a manner that the reaction force transferred to the nut when tightening the band acts as to engage the threads.
13. A device as claimed in claim 4, wherein both ends of the band are joined to a sliding element guided so that it can slide inside the handle, to which sliding element the nut is connected by means of a pin extending transversely to the direction of a displacement, a sliding grip affixed to the nut and pivotable about the pin with the nut so that the nut disengages from the rod, a leaf spring on the sliding element on the side of the rod remote from the pin and bearing against the nut to tilt the nut into operative threaded engagement with the threads of the rod, and the pin is arranged relative to the threads of the nut at a point from which a moment tending to cause the threads to engage is transferred to the nut when the ends of the band are pulled by the sliding element.
14. A device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the end of the handle facing, in use, a container to be opened has a central recess and terminates in two short prongs and adjacent to both prongs, bridging the recess, there lies a stop of soft polymeric material on the edge of which aligned with the edge of the handle uppermost in use there are formed tabs to face said container.
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Patent number: 4150591
Filed: Nov 14, 1977
Date of Patent: Apr 24, 1979
Assignee: Zyliss Zysset AG (Lyss)
Inventor: Peter Ackeret (Kusnacht)
Primary Examiner: James L. Jones, Jr.
Assistant Examiner: James G. Smith
Attorney: H. Dale Palmatier
Application Number: 5/850,928
Current U.S. Class: With Means To Choose One Of A Plurality Of Actuator Leverages (81/343); Threaded Adjustment (81/65); Screw Locked Band Clamp (24/20LS)
International Classification: B67B 700; B25B 1352;

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I'm so excited for you all to get a chance to read this book! But for now, I want you to meet the talented gal that dreamed it all up. A LITTLE ABOUT CHANTELE:
Chantele Sedgwick grew up playing the harp and singing. Little did anyone know, she always had stories floating around in her head. After she had her second baby, she finally realized she should probably write them down. Pursuing publication was something she only dreamed about, but now her dream is coming true.The discovery of a first love, first kisses, and the
many emotions teens go through, pushed Chantele to find her niche in writing teen fiction. Some of her stories share a few of her own experiences, but most of them are just fantasies she wished happened to her as a teen. She's a sucker for a great love story and always enjoys a
happy ending. She tends to have a thing for the "bad boys" in books, unless they're total jerks. Then she'll root for the good guy.When
A: Honestly, I’m not quite sure. I wanted to do a spin on a fairy tale and had a crazy idea. What if the girl didn’t end up with the prince? And thus, Ash was born! Q: Are your characters based on anyone? A: Kendall is loosely based on my younger sister. Messy room and all. ;) Ash just popped in my head one day, so he’s a character all his own.
A: Oh, man! I hate this question! Lol In terms of complicated characters, I’d have to say Snape from Harry Potter. I loved how he was written. One of my favorite lead characters is Isi from The Goose Girl. I loved her growth throughout the book and adored her personality. Q: Is there a book that you can read over and over? What one and why?
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A: Probably Belle. She loves to read like me! Q: What is your favorite word?
And finally:Q: Tell us why we should read your debut novel, Not Your Average Fairy Tale, in 20 words or less.
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Zindra: May 2012
Zindra Expo Group PICNIC Meeting in the Park: SUN MAY 27 at 11AM
A very special Zindra Expo group PICNIC Meeting In The Park!AGENDA- ZE at SL9B- ZE at MWGA Media Expo event- Ideas for new lands donated to ZEMEETING LOCATION is in the new Park next the Zindra Expo Community Center and Pod Hub:http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bronlen/20/61/36See you there!
Zindra Expo group at MWGA's Media Expo in June
Zindra Expo group will be part of this year's Media Expo presented by the Magazine Writer’s Guide Association on June 16-17 . We are happy to have been invited to thsi prestigous event and will have ZE info available there.
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New Land For Zindra Expo Group
NEW LAND FOR ZINDRA EXPO GROUPWe have a few land offers to start new places for ZE group.Ideas so far (in addition to the Bronlen meeting space and Pod Hub)
1. Zindra Social Center (special mingling events, 'cruise' parties, etc)2. Exploring Zindra Photo Gallery (art/photos/photo hunts)3. Zindra Beautification Center: an office that promote a prettier mainland4. Naked Tai Chi Garden: name says it all
Contact Ginette Pinazzo with feedback or suggestions
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ABOUT PRESS PASS MEDIA GROUP
Press Pass Media group, Got Press?
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China Xi’s Long-term Investment for his People in China’s Neighbors | Tiananmen's Tremendous Achievements
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China Xi’s Long-term Investment for his People in China’s Neighbors
Posted: October 15, 2016 | Author: chankaiyee2 | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, investment in infrastructure, One Belt One Road, Xi Jinping |1 Comment
President Xi Jinping arrives in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
Chinese President Xi jinping shakes hands with Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Friday. Photo: EPA
China has a huge foreign exchange reserve. It has to make good investment for satisfactory returns, but there does not seem to be many good opportunities. Investment in US government bonds is not a good choice with low interest rate and risk of devaluation of US dollar.
For monetary returns, there are no satisfactory opportunities in other countries too. SCMP says in its report today titled “Xi overseas package of deals with Bangladesh, giving push to ‘One Belt’ vision” that China has signed contracts and memorandum of understanding for projects involving US$23 billion loans.
In another report on Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s visit to Cambodia titled “It pays to be friends with Beijing, but why is big China wooing small Cambodia?”, SCMP says, “Last year, China invested more money in Cambodia, a country with 16 million people and a per capita gross domestic product of US$1,200, than all other countries combined. In all, China accounts for 20 per cent of capital spending in Cambodia.”
SCMP believes that the investment has been made for political purpose to counterbalance the US and make Cambodia support China’s stance on the South China Sea. However, there is no need to make such huge investments. There are no such political needs in investing in Bangladesh. However, Chinese leader has wise vision to know the long-term win-win outcome of the investments.
China has a huge population so that many Chinese have to find opportunities abroad. History has proved that Chinese people are good at helping other nations develop their economy and merging with the communities there. They have become rich there, so rich that they even dominate the economy there, but they are well accepted by local people. Investment in infrastructures in those poor underdeveloped countries will facilitate Chinese people seeking prosperity there.
There are now 2 billion ethnic Chinese in the world. Many of them live abroad and are quite successful there. China’s huge investments abroad now will enable more ethnic Chinese to prosper abroad. They will be China’s great strength in the world in the future as Chinese people love their country. China’s great culture makes ethnic Chinese even their children and grandchildren born abroad love and are proud of their motherland.
Chinese revolutionaries relied on overseas Chinese donations in conducting their 1911 revolution.
Overseas Chinese donations were major source of income for Chinese government in its 8-year war of resistance against Japanese invasion.
At that time, China is very poor and weak. It was not able to do anything to help Chinese people abroad. Now, China is rich and has lots of foreign exchange reserve. It certainly has to make huge investments in infrastructures abroad for Chinese people to prosper there.
In that way, China will take the entire world through win-win cooperation with other countries.
That is Xi Jinping’s vision!
Comment by Chan Kai Yee on SCMP’s reports, full text of which can be viewed respectively at http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2027840/why-big-china-wooing-small-cambodia and http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2028131/xis-milestone-visit-bangladesh-boosts-chinas-influence
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Steve says:	October 15, 2016 at 12:06 pm	An old saying, if China can truly set aside or level out its problems, the whole ‘world is your Oyster’ – from an economic point of view. China now has the freedom as an economic powerhouse, a position of financial strength to invest worldwide for both country and people. China has to avoid conflicts or wars to achieve the Chinese Dream as propagated by President Xi JinPing, the most powerful leader in a generation of a country more powerful than for centuries. Without a doubt, President Xi is a Political Saviour for modern China in Military and economic reform, Science & Technology, arresting corruption and so on. However, China’s greatest strength is it’s Chinese Culture from within and extending worldwide in education, businesses and diplomacy.
I remember years ago someone asked a Venerable Buddhist Abbot if the Western and Eastern Civilisation will merge due to modernisation and multicultural integration. It was just a general question of East and West. He said there are not two, but three civilisations, i.e. the Chinese Culture, Eastern and Western. The Chinese civilisation will always stand on its own due to its language, writing, religion, culture, philosophy and sages.

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Is there any greater thrill than staring down your opponent across the poker table, waiting for the card that will make or break your hand? Acclaimed YA novelist Pete Hautman would knowhe’s been a poker fanatic for thirty years. And with poker now an international TV phenomenon, the time seems right for an anthology about this most exciting game.From
Is there any greater thrill than staring down your opponent across the poker table, waiting for the card that will make or break your hand? Acclaimed YA novelist Pete Hautman would knowhe’s been a poker fanatic for thirty years. And with poker now an international TV phenomenon, the time seems right for an anthology about this most exciting game.From a contest that pits a hapless teen against his girlfriend’s redneck family, to a midnight game with the Devil, to an Internet poker scheme gone horribly wrong, the stories here brilliantly reveal how poker can both irrevocably affect and eerily imitate teenage life.
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9780978642914: Sumerian Lexicon: A Dictionary Guide to the Ancient Sumerian Language - AbeBooks - John A. Halloran: 0978642910
John A. Halloran Sumerian Lexicon: A Dictionary Guide to the Ancient Sumerian Language
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The Sumerian Lexicon by John Alan Halloran is a well-known tool among the new generation of scholars and students, who have downloaded and consulted it (from the web site sumerian.org) since the very beginning of the project in 1999. The published version here under review collects 6,400 entries bringing together the lexical contributions of the last half-century of Sumerian studies. Regrettably, the provided list of 96 sources, inexplicably not arranged by year or author but by date of use. is de facto of little use. This printed version of the Sumerian Lexicon improves the electronic Version 3.0 by adding 2,600 new entries, as well as correcting and expanding many of the previous entries and features. The concise dictionary provides word definition, hamtu and maru forms for some verbs, extensive cross-references to M.-L. Thomsen's The Sumerian Language (Copenhagen 1984), notations of Archaic Frequency of the signs and Emesal equivalents in addition to the main forms. A tentative etymology is sometimes given after a word definition. Perhaps the strongest point of the book is the wide range of actually-used meanings for each word and the large number of entries which makes the lexicon suitable for all kind of research, from the study of pure administrative documents to the analysis of literary texts. On the other hand, the author himself is well aware of the major shortcomings (see the Introduction) of the Sumerian Lexicon: it does not take into account the diachronic development or synchronic variation of the language and it does not quote any examples of word usage. Moreover, the author does not state from which of the sources he derives a particular meaning. However, it would be unfair to ask Halloran's Sumerian Lexicon to go beyond its author's intentions: an encyclopaedic description of the Sumerian language is still a desideratum and it not only requires group effort to be achieved but also the support of future linguistic studies of Sumerian which give fuller consideration to diachronic and synchronic changes. To conclude. Halloran's important book deserves our highest appreciation and gratitude as a highly useful and user-friendly tool ad usum Delphini as well as for experienced Assyriologists and scholars in different fields approaching the "obscure" Sumerian language and literature. --Orientalia Vol. 77 Fasc. 1 (2008)
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Live from Israel: Positive Thinking
Just to combat this oppressive depression I 'm going through right now, I thought i'd make a partial list of my blessings:I am grateful to God that:I have wonderful children.I live in a very holy land.I am honest with myself even if its uncomfortable.I enjoy and love teaching each child.We have a home in Jerusalem. I had the experience of being a worker and a housewife.I try to eat healthy -I don't think I eat so unhealthy.We get frequent visits from the mothers (and mothers in laws)My husband is a sofer (scribe), a nice profession that keeps us in Torah.just a partial list in an attempt to uplift my mood. sigh.
Nice list! Hope you're feeling better! :-)
Thanks. slowly slowly.
Miriam is this because of your mother visiting?
Hi Halima,I think its a combination of things. I am feeling much better now though.
Glad you are feeling better! You mean people who live in Israel get depressed too? It was hard to imagine ever feeling sad when I was there - the depression set back in when I stepped back on American soil!
Hey we should all learn from you to create such lists!We all need to count our blessings and thank Hashem for them
lol Frumhouse. I wish it wasn't so!Nuch - I tell ya, I can understand why when we need to be sad (like on Tisha b'Av, why we can't read the torah. Its so uplifting! I should have added that on my list).Fashionista cat! Thanks so much!!!! big ((((HUGS)))) WELCOMED


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An Analysis of Bulk Wash Quality in Textile - Garments Pedia
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An Analysis of Bulk Wash Quality in Textile
1) We are facing problems as follows :
· Shade variation- Variation is higher in N9F4 wash that is big difference compare to other washes like K398 is OK. We get minimum difference.
· Fabric damage in this wash is slightly higher in the process of few fabrics like K3, L4. Solution – Need to change the fabric construction i.e., Yarn count or replace the fabric with substitute fabric or discontinue the wash.
SPRAY SPOT AND FOLDING MARKS
1) Maintenance of spraying gun regularly, if leakages found need to arrest the same by protecting not to leak the PP solution.
2) High spray intensity is taken a trial by spray dry and spray process i.e., double time spraying process (some fabric may get damage due to this process). Example – R949 requires hot spots in spray (it is a recent style of washing)
1) Back stain problem avoided by increasing a dosage of chemical and increasing hydro time (cause – problem of fabric damage at scrapping area). Hence, decided to again decrease and control and damages at scraped area.
2) Continued the grinding with pneumatic grinder.
3) Operation is continued with only Experts.
4) Continued getting approval for minimum and maximum intensity of grinding.
1) Continued with the increased dosage of antiback stainer to control back stainining.
2) Increasing hydro time causing damages on body of the garment!! Therefore decrease the time and increase the ABS% to 15%.
3) We still need to increase the no. of Drying machines.
1) Cleanliness maintained in Laundry to avoid stains on garments, i.e., Washing machine, Drying machine, Hydro extractor.
REPLICATION AND CONSISTENCY IN WASH EFFECT
1) Started doing bulk trial and if any process difficulties, the same will be discussed with product
team to get approval. Currently, the fresh CMTs are being carried out as per this point.
Quality controlling of bulk garments.
Bulk garments which are sent to finishing department of the factory should be as per the customer expectations in terms of shade, handle, appearance, dry finishes and test parameters. Several procedures have been set at washing plant as follows to assure the customer expectations.
After drying audit (AQL audit)
This is t identify the defects soon as the processes are completed and to alert Relevant departments to stop getting more defects in similar categories, below is the detailed procedure of the Audit.
(i) Receiving the wash loads as per the lot serial.
(ii) Marking the lot number in the audit summery.
(iii) Taking the approved shade/dry process band from the rack.
(iv) Checking the approved sample card and the expiry date of the sample set
(v) If sample set is a valid one laying the standards in the table properly to see the appearance dry processes etc.
(vi) Picking garments randomly for the audit. Qty should be 10% of the wash load or 10 pcs if the load size if less than 100 pcs.
(vii) Picking an additional garment and handing over to the testing QI for rubbing testing. The QI who is allocated for rubbing testing will do the rubbing testing and attached to the format which has been provided. Checking should be done against the minimum standard Provided.
(viii) Checking randomly selected garments as per standard by following the Criteria available at QA worksheet of the Lot card.
(ix) Marking each criterion as accept or reject.
(x) If the defects are not found, and rubbing results are acceptable, the lot is passed for 100% checking.
(xi) If full load is reject for critical defect (Color too dark/dye uneven/rubbing test failure etc) the audit is failed and get the immediate attention of seniors of the QA and production departments.
(xii) Getting the lot card as well as the audit fail summery report acknowledged by the seniors to get the preventive actions.
(xiii) Failed loads are sent to quarantine area and kept in red bags for easy Identifications and necessary actions are taken priority basis.
(xiv) If consecutive 2 loads having audit failures due to a critical defect, was stop massage should be written at the lot preparation sheet to avoid loading the style to the machines.
(xv) If the audit result is majority defects but at least a piece is bound as passable, the lot will be passed to 100% checking secti8on to short out the defectives.
(i) Wash loads which have been passed by the after dryer auditor, are taken by the 100% checking section . Route card should be available with the garments of the lot and the assistant executive of the checking section makes the decision for checking tables which different styles should be checked and advice helpers to load to the input bin of the checking tables.
(ii) Quality inspectors go through the below procedure for checking the bulk garments.
(a) Relevant shade band is taken from the counter sample cupboard
(b) Sample tag is checked for the validity of the sample set.
(c) if counter band is a valid band, it is laid on the checking table
(d) “Things to check” format is read properly by both 1st and 2nd Quality inspectors.
(e) Checking should be done as per the area break down/ things mentioned in things to check format for 1st QI and 2nd QI individually.
(f) All the found defectives are be kept separately in the bin under the checking tables.
(g) Quality inspectors should call to the Executive of the section to Get commercial standards during inspections if any minor Defect is found
(h) After completing the checking of a wash load, Quality inspector should and executive will decide the decide the levels to be passed commercially and the levels which should be marked in the quality assurance worksheet
All identification defect types and the respective quantities are recorded in the quality assurance worksheet by the quality Inspectors.
(iii) The checking report is first acknowledged by the QA executive and then he calls to the production in charges to acknowledge the report. Defectives which were found in the load are checked by the production in charges and take necessary correctives and preventive actions after ackno0wledging the checking report.
(iv) If the defect percentage is over 5% production should be on hold and Necessary preventive actions are taken by the production in charges and the QA executive marks the lot preparation sheet as “stop production and do a trial load” and the reason for stopping will also be mentioned in the sheet.
(v) Passed garments of the lots are sent to the final audit area to do a random check to assure the quality of the past garments. The audit is done as per AQL 1.5 and the results are marked in the quality assurance work sheet which goes with the lots.
(vi) After auditing, the quality assurance worksheets are handed over to the computer operator of the QA department and following procedure is followed. By the computer operator in terms of recording.
(a) Entering the checking results to the XL sheets style wise.
(b) Filing the checking sheets style wise/colour wise.
(c) Keeping the sheets in the files till the style/ colour is completed from washing end.
(d) After completing the style/colour work sheets are b8undled and kept in cartons for 3 months and then dispose.
(vii) Memo memorandum/notice with the results of few wash loads is sent to the relevant department if any unavoidable defect is found in many lots. Necessary lot details like lot numbers, defect type and defect Quantity etc. are marked by the QA executives who work in shifts and get the Acknowledgement of the relevant senior team members to decide preventive and corrective actions.
All the trial lots including mini bulks should be tested for different test parameters as per the customer expectations. Without getting a pass test Report, technical team is not allowed to go to the next step and if any test is failed, same trial should be repeated with necessary recipe amendments till all the test parameter are achieved.
If any practical difficulty found to achieve the requirements, it should be communicated to the customer and get conclusions before starting bulk Production.
(i) Each and every lot which comes out from the dryers including trial lots. Should be tested for rubbing except white colour.
(ii) Test is normally done on a randomly selected garment from each wash load and the same garment is sent to internal Lab in pre bulk stage for Cross checking the results.
(iii) While starting orders of Marks & Spencer customer, five random Garments should be tested from 1st bulk and both best and the worst resulted gmts should be sent to internal laboratory for testing, If all pieces having passable results. Then next lot onward, one piece per lot can be treated internally at washing plant.
(iv) Rubbing testing specimen of the first bulks which are done at washing plant, are cross checked by the head of testing team against the specimen of Factory laboratory and set a minimum acceptable standard to be followed by the testing auditors of the both shifts.
(v)While continuing bulk production, Each and every tested specimens has to b e put in to the given format lot wise and check against the minimum acceptable standard which has been set during first bulk.
(vi) Rubbing test requirements are different from customer to customer.
(a) Dry rubbing on face side-required for the wash loads of all customers, all style, and all colours except white.
(b) Dry rubbing on Reverse side-Required for all orders. (Except white)
(c) Wet rubbing-Required for the wash loads of all customers Except Marks Spencer customer. (Also not Required on white)
(j) Both of these tests are done for garment dyeing orders only and can be done through the Factory laboratory.
(ii) A randomly selected garment from the pilot wash loads to be sent to Factory laboratory. Both tests are done by the Lab team as per the given Procedure for each individual customer.
(iii) If the test results are not as per the required level of a particular customer, necessary recipe amendments are done by the technical head and more trial wash loads are repeated until the test requirements are achieved.
(iv)First bulk of all garment dyeing orders is tested for these tests. Until there is a pass test report, bulk shade bands are not presented for bulk approvals.
(v)If any difficulty is found to achieve the expected results it should be
Communicated to the customer and get a conclusion before continuing bulk production.
(i)This test is not advised by the all customers. Presently customer Esprit has advised to do this test for their all products. The test should be done for pilot wash load / first bulk etc and set a bulk recipe which achieves the test requirements, before continuing bulk production. Test can be done through Factory laboratory only.
(ii)Customer expectation is for the test is grade 4-5 but normally they accept Grade 3-4 commercially. If anything less than grade 3-4 and if there are practical difficulties to achieve the requirements necessary communications should have been done and got agreement by the development team during sample development stage.
(i) Should be for all customers. all type of washes except fabrics of soft washes. for soft washes, tensile strength is checked in fabric stage, Tests can be done through SDL laboratory.
(i) All above tests should be done for each 1000 pcs completed in bulk production in garment dyeing products for all customers. If any test Report is found with fail parameters, bulk production should be immediately stopped and take necessary preventive and corrective actions.
(ii)All records should be kept for 6 months and then dispose.
Procedure of seconding/rejecting garments.
(i) While continuing the bulk production, various defects are found in wash loads. Those are Minor defects, major defects and critical defects. All those defects are sent of quarantine are after highlighting to relevant Technical and production representatives.
(ii)Technical and production team take possible corrective actions to rectify the major and critical defects. If there is no way to rectify a particular Defect, such defects are segregated in two categories and kept ready to declare as rejects/seconds
(iii)A Meeting to review reject garments is held at washing plant daily with the involvement of heads of production, Quality, technical departments and all staff level members of the production team.
Each major and critical defect are reviewed by the senior team to see whether there is any chance to make the defects in to a commercial level. All the defects are then shown to the full team an discuss the preventive Actions too., Finally the defects which cannot be rectified are declared as seconds/Rejects and each and every declared garment is signed by head of Production and head of quality and then sent to SWL rejection room to do Necessary recordings.
(iv) Seconded garments are categorized by the rejection recorder as Grade B \Grade C and kill garments and marked in the record sheet accordingly and sent to the rejection room of the relevant factory.
Pre washing Quality Audit
(3:1) Unwashed garments which are sent by the stitching factory, are audited by an auditor. Audit is done as per the AQL chart and Level 1.5 is used for decision making
(3:2) Audit is mainly to identify stains, major sewing of fabric defects etc and all the audit results are recorded in the pre washing quality audit report.
(3:3) Daily reports are kept for one month after getting the last output of an style/ colour, And then dispose.
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“The Bear Came Over the Mountain” – The Alice Munro Story of the Month: March | Mirror with Clouds
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I remember this story being a part of a couple DMI participants’ lists in the past, but it’s one I’ve never read myself. I’ve also encountered Alzheimer’s (and other ‘elder mental illnesses’) in fiction several times over the years and many of the stories have treated this delicate subject quite well. Sounds like Munro does too.
I remember that song and album so well from 1996-97. It was one of my favorites of that era and still lives on in my iPod/iPad/iTunes playlists. 🙂
Yes, I think Munro treats it well and does an amazing job of making both husband and wife very human. She doesn’t necessarily make the reader pity them – or at least I didn’t – but I had both an admiration for them and sympathy.


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♥ Cy: 140722 Universal Studios Singapore Part 2
Continuation post and the last post for USS!
When I was going through the photos, I can't help but think that the USS visit was definitely worth of our ticket price. I can't imagine how going on a crowded day will be like. To be honest, we didn't queue more than an hour for anything it was amazing.
hi sister! outside the Castle of "Far Far Away" land.
We went to the Shrek 4-D Adventure. It was kinda fun.
If you are okay feeling like a kid enjoying the 4D effects. More importantly, we went in for the air con initially because the sun was so freaking scorching hot and the castle was super cooling. haha
No photos permitted inside. But I took this anyway before the start of it.
THIS WAS CLOSED. okay, maybe my ticket isn't all that worth it because I didn't get to sit this ride :(
yup, we also went to Spaghetti Space Chase after that. Pictures later!
It's for kids, but we did all the rides and thought why not? haha
too expensive if not I would have bought it.
The Rockafellas street entertainment in "New York"
all them cute bottles!!
I wanted these so bad. seriously.
Kept trying to convince myself that it is okay to bring such bottle to the office but I guess not :(
Hence, did not buy it.
Mel's Dinettes street entertainment at "Hollywood".
Lights, Camera, Action! Hosted by Steven Spielberg. The wait will be longer for this one because it needs preparation time. But when I went, there wasn't many people.
This was one impressive attraction. If you like movies, go for this one, no regrets.
The effects were awesome! It was so surreal.
A glimpse of what it's like. Guilty. no cameras allowed to. but I had to.
hint: if you take the express pass/fast pass, you will be on the first front row. Be careful of your electronic devices. That's all I'm gonna say. haha
Minions from Despicable Me in Hollywood. We waited around when it was near the time stated on the paper. Hence less queue too. Trust me, the queue for this is really longg.
But lucky me, I even managed to get a selfie with the minion and used it as my facebook profile picture until now. hahaha. Look at how cute the minions areeee.
aiyo sister you so ke ai. haha
did not take any pics with him. sorry :/ loll
We went to starbucks for a short rest. You can really imagine how much luxury time we had.
I have a dream of working in theme parks. It's so cool.
Can you imagine playing all rides until you get bored of them?
I want to work at Diagon Alley in University Studios of Orlando....
I can't wait to get thereeee. Please, hoping it won't be crowded and all.
Monster Rock show. I kinda liked it. They were fun, the songs were nice, the people were cute and cool. Never thought that I will like it honestly. Worth a try. But remember to get there earlier than the show time.
Yup here comes the Sesame Street Spaghetti Space Chase pictures!
Tried to get steady pictures but.. not possible..
Shall end my awesome Universal Studios Singapore post with a picture of a corner that could be a potential OOTD background.
And a selfie of me and the globe. :)
The one regret that I have was probably looking exhausted and tired in every picture, pretty sure it's from the whole extensive India conference and trip before that.
Anyhow, it was fun! No regrets!
Stay tuned for my upcoming World's Largest Aquarium - S.E.A Aquarium Singapore posts and a boat ride around Singapore post!


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'Grudge' Match - The Washington Post
'Grudge' Match
By Michael O'Sullivan October 22, 2004 Email the author Follow @mr_osullivan
I'M NOT SURE if this is good news or bad, but there isn't all that much difference between last year's "Ju-on: The Grudge" and "The Grudge," the new, slightly Americanized remake of the cult Japanese horror film about an extremely haunted house. Barring the tweaking of a couple of plot elements and the introduction of some American actors (notably Sarah Michelle Gellar) to make the film more appealing to a Western audience, the movies are pretty much identical -- not to mention identically silly.
They're also pretty darn scary, that is if you're susceptible to such "Carrie"-style creep-outs as a hand suddenly reaching out to grab someone from a stagnant kitchen drain.
The similarity is no surprise. Director Takashi Shimizu worked on both films. In a feat of creative bankruptcy -- or remarkable purity of artistic vision, depending on your point of view -- he even recycles many of the exact same spooky shots from one film to the next. He even uses the same child actor (Yuya Ozeki, who plays the creepy ghost-boy, Toshio) in both films.
Set in Tokyo, both films center on a home care worker (in this case, Gellar) who discovers a catatonic elderly woman (Grace Zabriskie) sitting in befouled bed sheets in an otherwise empty house. Okay, it's not entirely empty. Gellar's Karen also discovers a small, saucer-eyed boy (Ozeki) and a black cat duct-taped into an upstairs closet. (The thing is, he's not really "there," at least not in the sense that most of us normally use the word "there," if you catch my drift.)
Subsequently, it becomes apparent that everyone who comes into contact with the house -- Karen's boss (Ted Raimi, brother of the film's producer, Sam), her boyfriend (Jason Behr), the police detective (Ryo Ishibashi) who investigates the boy's appearance and subsequent disappearance -- all fall victim to the kind of unspeakable evil that aficionados of this type of film will by now be overly familiar with, and that here sometimes takes the form of a bloblike cloud of black hair.
Where "The Grudge" and "Ju-on: The Grudge" deviate is in their relative levels of obviousness. In what could be read as a response to critics of the first film, some of whom complained about the vagueness of whatever, or whoever, was haunting the house, writer-director Shimizu this go-round makes a herculean effort to explain everything to a fare-thee-well. In "The Grudge's" most ridiculous sequence, Karen watches -- courtesy of a cast of obliging ghosts led by Bill Pullman, whose character throws himself off a high-rise balcony in the film's first minute -- a kind of reenactment of what exactly happened in the house three years ago.
It's just too, too much, and anyone other than the most cretinous viewer, or those who stepped out for popcorn at an inopportune moment, ought to feel insulted.
That being said, it's effectively frightening. It's just not the kind of frightening that stays with you very long, unless of course someone decides to make the same movie . . . yet again. And given the fact that there were three iterations of the Japanese "Ju-on," there's already talk of an English-language sequel to "The Grudge."
THE GRUDGE (PG-13, 88 minutes) -- Contains disturbing, occasionally violent imagery and mild sensuality. In English and some Japanese with subtitles. Area theaters.
Sarah Michelle Gellar sees a house full of dead people in "The Grudge," the Americanized version of a Japanese horror film.

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May 2016 – The Happy Journey
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Good morning world! I hope everyone has a glorious Tuesday. It’s Taco Tuesday in my household, so I know I’ll be having a great day.
As I was, trying to, wake up this morning, I was perusing Facebook, and in my “On This Day..” app, there was this funny post I did from May 31, 2012. It read: “If only closed minds and hearts came with a closed mouth.” As my tired eyes tried to find the Share button, I realized how much this means to me. There will always be different opinions in the world, and I am not saying that we shouldn’t hear those opinions, and close our minds to them. If I got into a political discussion with an anti-LGBT person, I would gladly talk with them, as long as they were willing to hear my side, as much as I am willing to hear their side. It is the people that don’t want to hear it whatsoever, and want to argue that their side is the correct side, this that and the other.
People who have the glorious fate of not dealing with depression, at least some that I have come across, keep their minds closed to what it really means. I have had people tell me that I just need therapy, just need to talk it out. Which can help, but it isn’t for everyone. There are a vast majority of us, where the depression is so severe that we need the extra push from medical care, and there is nothing wrong with that! It is okay to be on medication. Speaking of… Need to go take mine. I hope that one day we can be more understanding of those with mental disorders. Sure would be nice. *rant complete* Have a great day everyone!
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So today, Memorial Day, was by far the best beach day this year. It was great to be able to spend time with family, enjoy the waves, and bask in the sun. Several years ago, no matter how much I longed to see the sun, I could never get out of bed to even walk to the fridge I was that sad. I’m glad I’m in a much better place now.
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For the past two weeks, I have been doing pretty well. Granted, I had my medicine kicked up a bit, only like 2mg, but it was enough to really make an impact. I hadn’t been doing well with the stress of moving up to “real” college, and it took it’s toll.
I have realized over the past few years; there is nothing wrong with medication. It can be really hard sometimes knowing you take it, you feel like it’s a crutch, or maybe you just feel sucky taking it. Trust me, I’ve been there. Some people just need that extra push in their day to day life. All the therapy in the world couldn’t help 13 year old me when I really hit my suicidal, self-mutilation phase. I needed that push to help me out of the dirt and at least get walking toward my goal of getting better.
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So I guess.. this is the start! Hello! I just need to go over a few house cleaning rules before we really get into this, please bear with me.
Depression isn’t cute – I don’t even know why this is a thing.
Happiness isn’t always easy – It’s not like you take the pills and it makes it so much easier.
PB&J Sandwiches – Not childish, just 100% delicious.
Okay sweet. Now that those things are out of the way, welcome! I can’t promise you that this will be easy. The past 7 years for me haven’t been easy either, suffering from Major Depressive Disorder, but I know I can get through it, and I know you can too. Maybe you aren’t like me, and don’t have Depression. It’s cool, be glad you don’t. But if you do, I got you. You’re in good hands here. Learn from my mistakes and what I have done.


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The Daily Salt Shaker: China, India Scoff at Emissions Cuts
The G8 leaders made a bizarre promise to limit the global temperature increase to within two degrees by 2050. (Hey, I'm going to the beach Saturday, I'm hoping for sunny, 25C. Can you help me on that?) To do this, they plan drastic emissions cuts. Once again, though, they forgot to sign on major polluters China and India:
For the good of the world they have to stop all these summits where statesmen grandstand and try to make historic deals.
The article explains why the developing countries are balking at the deal:
It's very simple. It costs too much money. They know it and we know it. Only over here they tell people that these cuts will actually make us wealthier and create endless green collar jobs.
When the money runs out in western countries, and China and India are the new superpowers we can point to folly like this as one of the causes.
Posted by Sea Salt at 8:17 AM
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Lordy, it done got cold! I am up in London for a few weeks and packed a suitcase, hedging my bets on what I might need. I ummed and ahhed about which coat to bring, and settled on a very lightweight one taking the view that it could accommodate both the milder weather we've been having and the threat of a cold snap with a thick cardigan nestled beneath . It is the end of October after all.
I thought I had been awfully clever as it has been balmy, balmy, balmy, but half way through my stay and last night the temperature plummeted. By ten degrees. It wasn't mucking about. Now I am cold. Cold and fantasising about coats.
Which honestly is no bad thing. I have a cardigan draped around my shoulders, and as long as I am suitably prepared I quite like cold weather. Mostly because of layering. My sartorial heaven.
We all know that the big coat stories this season are the colour pink and the over-sized cocoon shape with a sprinkling of mannish Crombie stylings. But I have to confess I'm not buying it. My shape suits a bit of fit and flare, and there are quite a few feminine styles that have piqued my interest.
So here are some of the delights on my (never to be realised) wish list.
The ones I am most drawn to are the feminine but minimal, belted styles in a muted black, grey, navy palette. When times is tough I think the watchwords have to be classic and long-lasting. Now the pink coat is definitely a treat to pep you up on grey mornings but a coat, at least when you are my age, should aim to be hanging round with you for a good few years, not just a season. It's a big purchase, and not one that you make every year, so I think it is advisable to play the long game and buy something you'll hopefully love for years.
But what about you, lovely readers, what is tickling your fancy in the outerwear department?
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Week 23 - I did it!
Hey hey hey! This is great - I really didn't think I'd finish!Here are my thoughts:1. What were your favorite discoveries or exercises on this learning journey?Learning how to blog has been great. I also liked seeing what other libraries are doing. Here is the weird thing. I use Yahoo and Google, right? Those now seem very two-dimensional. Web 2.0 is 3 dimensional. But here is what is still getting me - i think i saw somewhere, or else heard from Abrams, that there are over 200 web 2.0 sites! zowey! So, how do i get there from here? e.g., why doesn't Yahoo or Google have a 'web 2.0' section where they list all this stuff? or, maybe they do, and i am a luddite and just missed the boat! 2. How has this program assisted or affected your lifelong learning goals? Not to sound cliche, but it really did change the way I see things. I am glad I was forced to trudge through this stuff. It showed me how much is missing, how much I don't know, how much we need to change.... I need the nudge!3. Were there any take-a-ways or unexpected outcomes from this program that surprised you?It re-inspired me to change some of the ways we look at services. Do we need to redefine some of our core services to incorporate 2.0? I think yes.... but how to we get there from here?4. What could we do differently to improve upon this program’s format or concept? I LOVE LOVE LOVE that you all kept offering workshops. I didn't attend the first few, but really needed it at the end. It was such a help - it was like having a cheering section....One small thing i'd do - double check the links in the tutorials. I got discouraged somewhere around lesson 3 because the links weren't working right. 5. If we offered another discovery program like this in the future, would you choose to participate? Yes. Posted by
I have to say that i have already explored them, so feel like i am 'ok' in this area. Thanks to Sandra for her post about the Gutenburg rip-off........Look ma- i'm almost done!
podcast'ing
i went onto podcast, and wanted to hear a podcast on healthy cooking. first, i had to download quicktime, which meant i had to reboot, and then i lost everything.anyhoo, i found a podcast, and am listening to it now, about capers..... interesting..... did you know they are unopened flowers? i did not know that! who cares about looking for library-related podcasts - let's talk cooking!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIwiPsgRrOsI tried to embed, but it didn't work. Anyway, this is called "Creation Science 101"
Librarythaaaaang
http://www.librarything.com/catalog.php?view=misspippiI don't know if this link will work- i added 5 items. guess i am a luddite - i wanted to add a music cd, since i just bought this most righteous cd, but i guess librarythaaang is for books, and people don't collect other things?????? i had to catalog that cd by HAND! EGADS! I haven't done original cataloging in a loooong time.
I played around with zoho writer. for some reason, when i tried to publish to my blog, it wouldn't recognize my blog account.I know that our web team has links to this type of software - I tried to find it on our website, but after 3 minutes, gave up.
Look Ma - I know wiki!
One day recently my son asked me something about Antartica. We talked for a bit, and then I said "what maide you think of that?" He said "I was bored, so I started clicking around Wikipedia."I looked @ the library catalogs. This is what I think:a. it's cool that libraries are using this to create contentb. i thought it was kinda weird that on one of those pages, only librarians could add/change/delete content, but yet that showed to the public (you'd think there'd be a way to hide that if the public can't comment/ edit - isn't that the point?)c. we have more work to do......
#15 - Readings on Web 2.0
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