 drinking (i.e., potable) water. Synthetic polyacrylamides, as well as naturally-occurring hydrocolloidal polysaccharides such as alginates (copolymers of D-mannuronic and L-guluronic acids) and guar gum are flocculants in this service.
The above applications therefore provide several specific examples relating to the treatment of aqueous liquid suspensions to remove solid particulates. However, such separations are common in a vast number of other processes in the mineral, chemical, industrial and municipal waste, sewage treatment, and paper industries, as well as in a wide variety of other water-consuming industries. Thus, there is a need in the art for additives that can effectively promote selective separation of a variety of solid contaminants from liquid suspensions. Advantageously, such agents should be selective in chemically interacting with the solid contaminants, through coagulation, flocculation, or other mechanisms such that the removal of these contaminants is easily effected. Especially desirable are additives that are also able to complex unwanted ionic species such as metal cations to facilitate their removal as well. Content streaming, such as the streaming of audio, video, and/or text is becoming increasingly popular. The term “streaming” is typically used to indicate that the data representing the media is provided over a network to a client computer on an as-needed basis rather than being pre-delivered in its entirety before playback of the data begins. Thus, the client computer renders streaming data as it is received from a network server, rather than waiting for an entire “file” to be delivered.
The widespread availability of streaming multimedia enables a variety of informational content that was not previously available over the Internet or other computer networks. Live content is one significant example of such content. Using streaming multimedia, audio, video, or audio/visual coverage of noteworthy events can be broadcast over the Internet as the events unfold. Similarly, television and radio stations can transmit their live content over the Internet.
A co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/179,828, entitled “Communicating via a Connection Between a Streaming Server and a Client without Breaking the Connection”, describes streaming data from a server to a client via an established connection, where commands can be communicated to the server and streaming can continue without breaking the connection. This streaming can occur, for example, using an HTTP 1.1 (HyperText Transfer Protocol version 1.1) connection. However, problems can arise when attempting to stream
drinking (i.e., potable) water. Synthetic polyacrylamides, equally well as naturally - occur hydrocolloidal polysaccharides such as alginates (copolymers of five hundred - mannuronic and L - guluronic acid) and guar gum are flocculants in this service. 
 The above lotion therefore provide respective specific exemplar relating to the discussion of aqueous liquid suspensions to remove solid particulate. However, such separations are common in a huge number of early process in the mineral, chemical, industrial and municipal waste, sewage treatment, and paper industry, as well as in a wide assortment of other body of water - consuming industries. Thus, there is a need in the artwork for additives that can effectively promote selective separation of a variety of solid contaminant from melted suspensions. Advantageously, such agents should be selective in chemically interacting with the solid contaminants, through coagulation, flocculation, or other mechanisms such that the removal of these contaminant is well effected. Especially desirable are additives that are besides able to complex undesirable ionic species such as metal cations to facilitate their removal as well. Content streaming, such as the streaming of sound recording, video, and/or text is becoming increasingly popular. The term “ streaming ” is typically used to indicate that the data representing the media is provided over a net to a client calculator on an as - needed basis rather than being pre - delivered in its entirety before playback of the data begin. Thus, the client computer give streaming data as it is received from a network waiter, rather than waiting for an entire “ file ” to be delivered. 
 The widespread handiness of streaming multimedia enables a variety of informational content that was not previously available over the Internet or early computer networks. hot content is one significant exercise of such content. use streaming multimedia, sound recording, video, or audio / visual coverage of noteworthy events can be broadcast over the Internet as the consequence blossom. Similarly, television and radio station can transmit their live content over the Internet. 
 A co - pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/179,828, entitled “ Communicating via a joining Between a Streaming Server and a Client without Breaking the Connection ”, describes streaming data from a server to a customer via an prove association, where commands can be communicated to the server and streaming can continue without breaking the association. This streaming can occur, for example, use an HTTP 1.1 (HyperText Transfer Protocol version 1.1) connection. However, problems can arise when attempting to pour
 drlnking (i.e., potable) water. Rynthetic polyaeeylamives, as sell as vaturally-occurring hydrocolllieal pilysaccharides such as alginated (copolyners if D-mannuronic and L-guludlnic ecids) and guar num are flowculants in thhs szrvice.
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drinking (i.e., potable) water. Synthetic polyacrylamides, as naturally-occurring polysaccharides such alginates (copolymers of guar are flocculants in service. The above therefore provide several specific examples relating the treatment of aqueous liquid suspensions to remove solid particulates. However, such separations common in a vast number of other processes in the mineral, chemical, industrial municipal sewage and industries, as well as in a wide variety of other water-consuming industries. Thus, there is a in the art for additives that can effectively selective separation of a of solid contaminants from liquid Advantageously, agents should selective chemically with the solid through coagulation, flocculation, or other mechanisms such that the removal of these contaminants is easily effected. Especially are additives also able complex ionic such as metal facilitate their removal as well. Content the streaming of audio, video, and/or text is increasingly popular. term “streaming” is typically used to that the data representing the media is provided a network to a client computer on an as-needed basis rather than being pre-delivered in before playback of the begins. Thus, the computer streaming as is received a network server, rather than waiting for an entire “file” to delivered. The widespread availability of streaming multimedia enables a variety content was not previously over the Internet or computer Live content is one of content. audio, or coverage of noteworthy events be broadcast over the Internet the events unfold. Similarly, transmit their live content over the Internet. A U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/179,828, entitled via a Connection Between a Streaming Server and a Client without Breaking Connection”, describes from a server to a client via an connection, where commands can communicated to the server and streaming can continue without the This streaming occur, for example, an HTTP 1.1 Transfer Protocol version However, problems arise attempting
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The abOve Applications TheRefore PrOviDE seveRal SpeciFic exaMPles reLating to tHe TReatmeNT of aqueOUS lIquiD suspensions to remOVe SOlid particulatEs. HoweVeR, SuCH SepAraTions are coMmOn in a VAst numbER oF OTHer PRocesses in the Mineral, chemICal, IndustRiAl aND municIpal wAsTE, seWage treatmeNt, anD paper indUstrieS, As well aS In a wide VarietY of OthEr waTEr-CoNsuMiNG inDUsTriES. ThUs, there iS a NeEd in tHe arT FOR AddiTivEs thAt can Effectively prOmoTe seLEctIve seParatIon oF a VarieTy of soLid coNtAminants from liqUid sUspensionS. AdVaNtaGeOusly, SUch ageNts ShoUld be seLective IN chEmICALlY interacting with thE sOLId ContaminAnts, thROuGh COagulatiOn, FloCculATIon, or OtheR MeChanisms Such thAT tHe Removal Of These cOnTamInaNts is EAsilY effecTed. EspecIally DEsirable are addITives that are aLSo ABLe TO comPleX unwanted ioNic sPEcieS sucH As MetAL catiOns to FaCIlITate their removal as wElL. ConteNt strEaming, such as tHe streaminG OF Audio, vidEo, anD/Or TExt is becoming iNcreaSingly popuLAr. The terM “streAming” is tYpically uSED to indicAte ThaT thE daTA RePresenting the MEDia iS pRovided OveR a netwoRk tO a cLieNt cOmPuter on an As-needed BaSiS rAtHer Than bEIng pre-deLiVerEd In iTs entIRety beFore pLaybAcK oF The Data begINs. tHUs, thE cLiEnt cOmpUtEr renDers STreAming daTa as it is rEceIVed fRoM a Network Server, rather tHaN waiting foR aN enTire “fiLE” To be deliVered.
The widespread availABility oF stReamiNg muLtimedia eNabLes a vaRieTY of infOrmatiOnal cOnTenT THat waS NOt PreViOusly availABLe oVer thE INterNet or otHer computer networkS. livE content is one SigNifiCANt ExaMPlE Of sUcH ConTENt. Using streaminG multimediA, aUDiO, video, or auDIo/vIsUal coveRage of nOtewoRThy evenTs can be brOadcast ovEr The INTErnEt as the eveNts unfolD. SimilarlY, TelevISiOn and RadIo statIoNs cAn traNsmit tHEir Live cOntent OvEr the INternEt.
a co-pendiNg U.S. patent application SeR. No. 10/179,828, entItled “comMunicatinG viA A CoNnection BEtweEn a StreamiNg SErvEr and A ClIEnt wiThouT brEakINg the connECtion”, descRIbEs sTREaMing data froM A SErvEr to a CliENt via aN estAblished connectioN, Where commands cAn be COMmuNicATed tO tHe server and strEamInG CAn continUe Without breaKing the cOnNEctioN. This sTreamiNg can ocCUR, fOR exampLe, usIng An HTTP 1.1 (HypErTExT transfeR PRoTOcol veRsioN 1.1) cOnnectIon. HowEVer, pROBlems can arise wheN atteMPTing tO StrEam
 drinking (i.e., potable)water. Syn theti c p oly ac ryla mide s, as well asn atur ally-occurring hydroco lloid al poly s ac chari des suc h  a s alg in at es(c o po lymer s o f D-man nuronic an d L -g uluronic aci d s)  and guargum  are floccul ant s in t hi s s e rvice .
T he ab ove ap p licati ons there fo r e prov i de seve r a lspec ific examples rel a ti n g to the treat ment o fa qu e o usliq uid suspen si ons t o  remove so l i d  pa r ticulates. Ho wever, such sep aratio ns  ar e  commo n inav ast  number ofothe r process es int he mine r al, che mical,  in dus tria l  a nd  mu ni c ipa l  w ast e , s ewage tr ea tm ent,andp a p e r in dus trie s, as  well as in a  wi de v a rie ty of  othe r wa te r-con suming  indu st ries. Thus, the re i s a needinth e a rt  fora dditiv estha t can e ffectiv e lypr o m o te  selective separat io n of  a varie ty ofs ol id contamin an tsfrom l iquid  sus p en sions. A dvanta g eo us ly, suc hagents  s hou ldbe se l ecti ve inchemical ly in t eracting witht he solid cont a mi n a nt s , th rou gh coagulat ion, floc cula t io n,o r oth er me ch a ni s ms such that the re mo val of  thes e contaminant s is easil y e ffected.  Esp e ci a lly desirableare a dditives t h at are a lso a ble to c omplex un w a nted ion icspe cie s s u c has metal cati o n s to  f acilita tetheir r emo val  as  we ll . Content  streami ng ,su ch  as  thes treaming  o f a ud io,  vide o , and/ or te xt i sbe c omi ng incr e as i n glypo pu lar.  Th eterm“str e ami ng” istypically  us e d to  i nd icate t hat the datare presenting  t hemediai s  provide d over a network to a c l ient co mpu ter o n an  as-neede d b asis r ath e r than  being  pre- de liv e r ed in i ts  en ti rety befor e pla yback  o f th e databegins. Thus, thec lie nt computer r end erss t re ami n gd ata  a s  it i s received from  a network  s e rv er, rather tha nwaiting  for an  enti r e “file ” to be d elivered. 
T he w i d esp read avail abilityof stream i ng mu l ti media  en ablesavar ietyof inf o rma tiona l cont en t that  wasno t previo usly available over the  Inter net o r o ther comp ute r  ne tworks. L ivecontent is  on e s ignif ica n t exa mple of  su c h con tent .  Using st r ea min g mu ltimedia, a u d i o,video , o r  audio /vis ual coverage of n o teworthy event s ca n bebro a dcas tover the Inter net  a s the even ts  unfold. Si milarly,  t e levis ion an d radi o stati o n sc an tra nsmi t t heir live  co nt e nt over  t he Intern et.Aco-pen ding U . S. p a t ent applicationSer.N o . 10/ 1 79, 828,en titled“ Comm unicatingvia a Conne ctionBetw een a  Stream in g Serv eran d a Client without B reaki ng theCo nnec tio n”, de scri b e s str eami ng  da ta from a s er v er  t o  aclie nt vi aan e stablishe d  connect ion ,  whereco mma n d s canb ec o mmunicated  to  thes e rver and s t ream i ng can c ontinu e with out bre a kin gthe con nec t i on. Thisstreaming can  o ccur , for ex am ple,  u sin gan HTTP 1.1 (Hy perTextTransfer P rotoco l v e rsio n  1.1)co nnection. Ho wever ,p roblems c anarise w h enatt emp ting  to  str e am
 drinking_(i.e., potable)_water. Synthetic polyacrylamides, as_well as_naturally-occurring_hydrocolloidal polysaccharides_such_as alginates (copolymers_of D-mannuronic and_L-guluronic acids) and guar_gum are flocculants_in_this service.
The above applications therefore provide several specific examples relating to the treatment of_aqueous_liquid suspensions_to_remove_solid particulates. However, such separations_are common in a vast_number of_other processes in the mineral, chemical, industrial and_municipal_waste, sewage treatment,_and paper industries, as well as in a wide_variety of other water-consuming industries. Thus,_there is a_need_in_the art for additives_that can effectively promote selective separation_of a variety of solid contaminants_from liquid suspensions. Advantageously, such agents should_be selective in chemically interacting with_the solid contaminants, through coagulation,_flocculation, or_other mechanisms such that the_removal of these_contaminants is_easily effected. Especially_desirable are additives that are also_able to complex_unwanted ionic species such as metal_cations_to facilitate their_removal_as_well. Content_streaming, such as_the_streaming of_audio,_video, and/or text is becoming increasingly_popular._The term “streaming” is typically used to_indicate that the data_representing_the media is provided_over a network to a_client computer on an as-needed basis_rather than_being pre-delivered_in its entirety before playback of the data begins. Thus, the_client computer renders streaming data as_it is received from_a network_server,_rather than waiting_for_an entire_“file” to be delivered.
The widespread availability of_streaming multimedia_enables a variety of informational content_that was not previously_available_over the Internet or other computer_networks. Live content is one significant_example of such content. Using_streaming_multimedia,_audio, video, or audio/visual coverage_of noteworthy events can be broadcast_over the Internet_as the events unfold. Similarly, television and_radio_stations can transmit their live content_over_the Internet.
A co-pending U.S. patent application_Ser._No._10/179,828, entitled “Communicating via a_Connection Between a Streaming Server and_a Client without Breaking the Connection”, describes streaming data_from a server_to a client via an_established_connection,_where commands can be communicated to the server and streaming_can continue_without breaking the_connection. This streaming can occur, for example, using an HTTP_1.1 (HyperText Transfer Protocol version 1.1) connection._However, problems can arise when attempting to stream