Great Brexit sausage fight is out of the pan and into freezer - for 3 months
The European Union and the United Kingdom have agreed not to let a fight over the transport of chilled meats from Britain to Northern Ireland get out of control and further damage already fraught relations, which have been fundamentally changed since the UK left the EU last year.
Some post-Brexit trade checks that had been scheduled to come into effect on 1st of July have now been put on hold until the end of September, giving London and Brussels extra time to find a compromise. Measures would have included checks on British sausages.
Without Wednesday's agreement, the export of chilled British meats to Northern Ireland would have banned as part of the complicated EU-UK divorce deal. One of the unresolved problems of Brexit is how to maintainan open border on the island of Ireland, a key element of the Northern Ireland peace process.
Here is our statement on today's agreement enabling sausages and chilled meats to move to Northern Ireland for a further three months, without any requirement for dynamic alignment with EU rules.https://t.co/MgZfg2h6ts pic.twitter.com/MX3oL7fTCd— David Frost (@DavidGHFrost) June 30, 2021
With an open border, the EU has insisted that trade checks must be imposed before British goods reach Northern Ireland, so that Brussels can protect its single seamless market of 27 member states, which includes the Irish Republic.
“We are pleased we have been able to agree a sensible extension on chilled meats moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland," British Cabinet Minister David Frost said.
Britain and the EU have been in a spat over post-Brexit trade arrangements for Northern Ireland, the only part of the UK that borders the 27-nation bloc, for months, with London arguing that the terms of planned checks between Britain and Northern Ireland aren't realistic.
The EU's top post-Brexit official, Maroš Šefčovič warned, however, that with an additional grace period, “we are not issuing a blank check. The solution is of temporary nature to which strong conditions are attached, meaning the UK must fulfill political obligations.”
🇪🇺🇬🇧 While we remain firm on the full implementation of the Protocol on IE/NI, we also continue to work hard in the interest of all communities in NI.— Maroš Šefčovič🇪🇺 (@MarosSefcovic) June 30, 2021
Pleased to present a significant set of practical, creative solutions, with the core purpose of benefitting the people in NI. pic.twitter.com/fcBSntA4f1
Over the past several months, Britain has unilaterally delayed implementing some of the checks, drawing the threat of legal action from the EU.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has seized on the potential sausage ban for the Northern Irish, brandishing it as a symbol of how unworkable the arrangements are. Even US President Joe Biden was drawn into the dispute at the Group of Seven summit in England last month, raising concerns about the potential threat to Northern Ireland’s peace deal, brokered by an earlier Washington administation.
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Call him "President No."
Yes, they're just threats for now. But advisers are counseling that Bush's best bet to recover from his long slump in the polls and to brush aside the lame-duck label is to assert his power. "The real problem for Bush now," says a senior Bush administration official, "is that it looks like he doesn't have control over the government." The way out, they say, is to take on the Democratic Congress, whether on Iraq, spending, or domestic priorities.
So far in his presidency, Bush has kept the cap firmly on his trusty veto pen. He's sent back to Congress only three pieces of legislation: an expansion of stem cell research funding (he nixed that twice) and a war funding bill this spring that included a timeline for the withdrawal of U.S. troops that Bush has been adamantly against.
The president's most recent threats are mostly a matter of "fiscal discipline." Bush has threatened to block most of the 12 spending bills governing different departments because together they would push overall spending for fiscal 2008 past the $933 billion in his budget request back in February. Democrats plan to surpass that figure by a little over $20 billion for mostly domestic priorities--a small amount when you consider inflation, they say, but too much for Bush.
Democrats are trying to push the spending bills through one by one, although the legislative calendar may be working against them, leading the party in the fall to perhaps cram the bills together into one big spending bill, known as an "omnibus" bill. That would set the stage for a true Washington battle royal. Congressional Republicans are ramping up charges that Democrats are heading toward an "omnibust"; thus far, they have indicated they will stand by the president if he blocks the spending bills.
The veto threat on a stand-alone children's-healthcare bill, which has strong backing from key Republican senators, may come a bit sooner. Bush may have a bit more time on a separate farm bill (over which debate has barely begun in the Senate), although that too must pass by October if Congress is to do anything other than just extend current policy. All these questions will dominate Washington once lawmakers return from their August recess; that's also when Gen. David Petraeus is set to release his report assessing progress in the war in Iraq. So partisan fireworks seem a sure bet for September.
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Fion wrote on Mar 10, 2018, 14:46:
I love "Ash vs. Evil Dead", but I never watch TV on it's scheduled time. I'm a cord cutter, so I watch what shows I want once they've been added to another platform. I watch the CW Arrowverse shows on Netflix for example, as they are added days after each season ends.
Just wanting to mention if you have updated cable/sat equipment a lot of their content is available on Demand. I have Starz at $5, which allows me to que up Ash at any point. A little FYI, at least they stepped up a little there.

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Never say never. Anyone whose ever said they'd never get their news from Fox has clearly never seen Teen Kids News. An ernest, teen-kid hosted program that delves into issues like bullying, vocab and summer vacations with hard hitting interviews with fellow teen-kids that almost invariably include the response “I don't know… it's just different”.
In the word game portion, maybe they should teach teen kids some alternate words for “different” rather than focusing on words like “irrigate” and “superfluous”. While I haven't enjoyed a half hour of television as much as this in forever, I can't imagine any teen-kid actually watching it voluntarily unless they want to learn from the master (anchor Mwanzaa) how to fulfill their parent's dreams of becoming the next Katie Couric or Morley Safer.
The network seems to acknowledge who their audience is, targeting invalids and pedophiles with commercials for Rascals and Just for Men throughout the program. It's really hard to pick a favorite anchor teen-kid, it's like picking a favorite among your own teen-kids, so I won't even begin to try.


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A report released this week by Dr. Peter Byrne of Newham University Hospital in London takes issue with the portrayal of mental health in Hollywood. Dr. Byrne highlights a number of characters, including Heath Ledger’s Joker from the Batman series and Jim Carrey’s character(s) in Me, Myself and Irene, which “represented a new low [for] laughing at people with severe mental illness.”
Titled ‘Screening Madness’, the report highlights lazy and derivational stereotypes that perpetuate the myth that people with mental health problems are either stupid or dangerous.
According to Dr Byrne, “Mental health stereotypes have not changed over a century of cinema. More >

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SEVERAL Barnsley roads will be closed next week due to work to replace gas mains.
The following roads will be closed from Monday, February 20 for one week:
Gawber Road, Old Town for 15 metres from the junction with Victoria Crescent.
Sackville Street, Barnsley, from Victoria Road to Gawber Road.
Victoria Crescent West, Barnsley, from Sackville Street to Victoria Medical Centre entrance.
Victoria Crescent, Old Town for 10 metres from junction with Gawber Road.


The SMS has 8K of program RAM, 16K of video RAM (access indirectly via Z80 I/O port commands) and 48K of cartridge address space (with bankswitching used to allow larger cartridges). Some cartridges may have additional RAM.
Like the NES, the SMS has a grid of 8x8 tiles plus 64 independently positioned 8x8 (or 8x16) sprites with a screen resolution of 256x192. Again, like the NES, the SMS GPU uses a separate memory bus, so the CPU continues to process during active video. Horizontal & vertical scrolling is done in hardware.
One interesting difference between the SMS and the NES is the SMS does not have dedicated VROM, so all tile/sprite patterns have to be transferred by the CPU to VRAM. However, this does mean sprite/tile graphics can be updated as required.
Sprites colors are from a palette of 16 (tiles have an additional palette of 16) from 64 RRGGBB. Palette entries can be reloaded on the fly, even mid-screen.
From this brief look at the capabilities of the SMS I'm amazed. It has equivalent tile/sprite capabilities to the NES and superior color capabilites (16 versus 3 colors per tile/sprite). Like the NES, the SMS graphics capabilities is generally superior to the 7800 save for raw sprite power (e.g. Robotron).
It appears a Z80 requires 2-3 times as many cycles per operation than a 6502. So the 3.58MHz Z80 clock versus the 1.79MHz 6502 wasn't a major advantage either way. (The Z80 has more registers including two 16 bit index registers.) The only limitation I can see is the CPU to GPU interface, which requires multiple port operations to move data to/from VRAM.
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Here's something that I would like to share with you, especially who is full-heartedly embraces to Islam. ^_^ This is about our beloved prophets, esp.Muhammad p.b.u.h.
Here it is...
Wherever you come across compassion and justice and a sincere desire to alleviate the sufferings of the poor and the downtrodden, no matter whether these are found in a cave of a mountain or a dense forest or a populous city, they are due to the call given by one of these men of God.
The Quran tells us…
“…there was no nation but a Warner has passed among them.”
The luster of their teachings is to be found in every country and nation. Of all the groups of men, the most august are they, for their rule not over the bodies of men like the kings, but their authority enshrined in the hearts of the people. Their kingdom is not of land and countries, but of hearts and spirits:
• they do not wield the sword, yet they obliterate the stains of guilt at one stroke • they are not dreamy-eyed song-smiths, yet the sweetness of their speech delights the soul • they are neither senators nor a law-makers, yet the law given by them regulate the conduct of statesmen
Let’s reflects the history of the men other than the Islamic leaderships. The Holy Quran has told us, by the words of the Queen of Sheeba, how they appeared on the stage of this world…
“…Lo! Kings, when they enter a township, ruin it and make the honour of its people shame…”
• The swords of mighty kings have hanged over the heads of criminals, but they have failed to reach the guilt concealed in the minds and hearts of men. • They have enforced law in townships, but the kingdom of spirit have ever been beyond their reach • How many lawgivers has the world seen from Solon to this day? Their laws were not only short-lived but also failed to cleanse the hearts and purify the morals • The rulers always placed a new set of laws, though more often to further their own interest then to enforce the rules of equity • The legislatures make and unmake laws endlessly, but seldom their labours are for the benefit of the people whom they profess to represent
What else have the kings like Alexender and Ceasars left for us? These are, broadly, the higher sections of society which could be expected to work to the welfare of humanity.
If you give further thought to the matter, you would see that whatever light of goodness and virtue you find in the world today, it owes its existence to the pure-hearted souls whom you know by the names of prophets and messenger of God^_^
~refered to Muhammad the Ideal Prophet by Saiyid Sulayman Nadwi
This is not a question of faith or conviction but a matter of fact and history.
Last but not least, due to the anniversary of Maulidurrasul (of Muhammad pbuh), 12 Rabi’ul Awal 1431H, let's raise our solawat 'ala Rasulillah p.b.u.h.^_^ may ALLAH bless us here and hereafter.

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How do you ever figure out where to start in Colorado when you plan a vacation? Sure, there is fabulous skiing, hot springs, art museums, the Air Force Academy, and all of those gorgeous mountain ranges to hike and bike. Colorado has something for just about anyone who wants to get out and about and see something special, and more. Lots more.
A lot of people do not realize that Colorado is also one of the richest archaeological locations in the nation. Seriously. We have some of the oldest and best preserved ruins, tribal homes, and other settlements from the ancient Puebloan Nations in the country. Mesa Verde, the most famous cliff dwelling settlement, is literally in the back yard of Cortez, Colorado, and due to it’s central location, Cortez can provide a fantastic hub for your Four Corners and beyond historical vacation with your kids.
Kids are welcome in Colorado, something Coloradans feel ought to be the norm. When you find a place to stop, be it hotel or restaurant, Cortez will welcome them. They know that only through educating our children can we hope to preserve our cultures and heritage.
Some restaurants are better than others about welcoming families, especially those traveling. Often kids are either worn out or wound up from all the energy, car riding, or neat things they have seen. One thing important is refueling them with healthy food. Too often kid’s menus are full of preservatives and junk. Look for a restaurant that offers things kids can engage with, are healthy and tasty, and if possible, colorful, art-filled cultural gems that let them explore and grow appreciation for the diversity we have in this country.
Nothing is more local but more diverse than Mexican food in Cortez. Being so close to the border and having been part of “old Mexico” for centuries, our First Nations and Hispanic cultures intertwined. True Mexican cuisine ought to be the norm, but is not always, in a place like Cortez. When you are looking for a Cortez Mexican restaurant, ask around. Ask where the locals eat and where their kids are welcome and have a good time. Ask if the restaurant accommodates smaller appetites and choices of seasonings as we all know well how picky some kids’ palates are. The best Mexican restaurants in Cortez will accommodate all that with a smile.
A lot of people do not know what genuine Mexican food is, or tastes like. Too often stateside we have gotten used to the big chains with bland sauce, lots of hot, and mediocre ingredients. True Mexican cuisine is flavorful but not overwhelming. It is fresh, with the freshest ingredients and hand made tortillas and salsas. In a real Mexican restaurant, and why would you eat anywhere else when in the heart of history?, the cuisine will usually match the region of Mexico the chef is from. Ingredients might be heavily corn, lots of seafood, pork and chicken, or a variety of moles. Ask what the region is and the wait staff should be able to explain accurately the what and where as well as what to expect in dishes. Having a meal like that is a terrific extension of that awesome outdoors history soaked day you and your kids will remember forever.

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UT Arlington athletic director Jim Baker shares his thoughts on the 2013-14 year.
AT UT ARLINGTON Indoor Highlights 2014
Placed sixth in the 60m at the Sun Belt Conference Championships with a time of 6.88 to score points for the league champs.
Had a season-best 60m time of 6.86 at the Varsity Apartments Invitational.
Finished 10th in the 200 meters at the SBC Championships (21.96).
Outdoor Highlights 2014
Earned Second-Team All-America honors in the 4x100 meters, as UTA finished 15th in the semifinal race (39.60).
Helped the 4x100m quartet set a school record in the NCAA West Preliminary Round (39.55).
Ran the 200 meters in four races on the year, posting a season-best time of 21.36 at the Bobcat Classic.
Was an Arizona state qualifier.
Placed third in the 400 meters.
Was a USATF state champion and a regional and national qualifier.
Had top times of 10.79 in the 100 meters and 21.75 in the 200 meters.
Is the son of Tia Harper.
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Forty years after Britain's foremost 'underground' band released their debut album, 'Piper At The Gates Of Dawn', Pink Floyd remain one of the biggest brand names and best-loved bands in the world. This film features extended archive footage alongside original interviews with David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Richard Wright and Nick Mason, and traces the journey of a band that has only ever had five members, three of whom have lead the band at different stages of its evolution. BBC Program
Based on a true story. After graduating from Emory University in 1992, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandoned his possessions, gave his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhiked to Alaska to live in the wilderness.
When a much-publicized ice-skating scandal strips them of their gold medals, two world-class athletes skirt their way back onto the ice via a loophole that allows them to compete together as a pairs team.
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Uruguayan indie pop fella Juan Wauters has shared the first single titled ‘She Might Get Shot’ from his upcoming second solo record Who Me?, due for release via Captured Tracks on May 12th. In an unusual move he has released the single in both English, and Spanish. To accompany the single, Juan has also released a quite ridiculous album promo video involving cats, Benjamin Franklin, and an excerpt from Charles Baudelaire’s Les Fleurs du mal. Soak in all the weirdness.
The album, which is inspired by Dr. Dre and Uruguayan songwriter Jaime Roos, was recorded over the course of two weeks at Future Apple Tree in Rock Island, Illinois. As with his first solo album, Juan continues to find inspiration in his everyday life: 90s hip hop, and his beloved Queens, NY play a central role. Tour dates are imminent. Juan likes to play.


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Sony prize give away
Ok, so it’s time for a little game, watch the video of the Sony car getting wrapped and then leave a comment guessing how long the wrap took to complete.
Prize is a random assortment including a Sony MP3 player, Tectaloy product and MGN stuff and I’ll draw it next Monday night at 7pm
The catch is…if you get it right…and you haven’t “liked” Sony Xplod NZ…then it goes to the closest guess who has
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Chelsea’s long-standing pursuit of a high-profile centre-forward is reportedly drawing to a close as they have reached an agreement with Inter Milan over Romelu Lukaku’s return to Stamford Bridge.
According to reputed journalist Fabrizio Romano, the third time was a charm as the reigning Serie A champions accepted the Blues’ €115 million bid for their standout performer.
After being priced out of a move for Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Braut Haaland, the 2020/21 Champions League winners have gone all-out for Lukaku, and their efforts have come to fruition.
Inter turned down Chelsea’s initial €78m bid for the 28-year-old, with the second offer including €95m plus Marcos Alonso also falling flat.
However, the Premier League giants have not given up their chase, and Lukaku is now on the brink of returning to England’s top-flight following a two-year hiatus.
Thomas Tuchel has been desperate to land an out-and-out striker after Timo Werner’s finishing failed to impress.
The German has already dumped Tammy Abraham out of the squad to make it abundantly clear he wants a new forward to lead the line next season.
It took Chelsea weeks of exhausting negotiations and plenty of efforts to convince Inter to sell the man who led them to the Serie A title last season.
But the hard work has paid off as Lukaku prepares to embark on a new challenge in the Premier League.
Following an underwhelming stint at Manchester United, the Belgium international linked up with Inter in 2019.
He has since developed into one of Europe’s finest strikers, smashing a 30-goal barrier in both seasons at the Giuseppe Meazza.
Lukaku is now poised to shine in west London after faltering during his first spell at Chelsea almost a decade ago.


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We like to think that most illegal immigrants in the East Valley are harmless folks just trying to make a living, and indeed most are.
But not a few among them are desperate criminals. Our porous southern border could be allowing any number of outright terrorists into the country.
So border security is at the very least a public-safety issue, and heaven forbid we should wake up someday and find that Osama bin Laden’s latest depredations on U.S. soil came at the hands of someone who slipped across the border at Nogales.
That’s why it was disturbing when federal agents failed to help the state Department of Public Safety on June 1 after DPS officers rounded up several dozen suspected illegals in west Mesa. DPS called for help but only one agent from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — aka ICE — was available when DPS called at the ungodly hour of 2:49 a.m. That agent brought a van and detained 18 of the suspects. But 24 were turned loose not far from a residential neighborhood and nobody even checked their identities.
The ICE agent in charge that night, Kyle Barnette, later admitted to the Tribune that releasing the suspects was a mistake. While such releases may have been common in the past, they’re not supposed to happen now under our new, improved homeland security system and the highly touted "Operation ICE Storm" crackdown on illegal immigration.
Barnette now is being transferred to ICE’s New Orleans office — a move officials say was planned before the June 1 incident. His replacement is Michael Turner, a veteran law enforcement officer and recent veteran of the agency’s operations in San Diego.
Turner’s first public comments in the Valley were not particularly reassuring. He said he can’t guarantee his agents will always respond promptly when local law officers call for help with groups of suspected illegals.
For him to say that, on the one hand, may be a simple acknowledgement of reality. So many illegals, so few agents to go around.
On the other hand, we would welcome a bit more of a "can do" attitude from the guy whose job is to stem the flow not only of gentle landscapers but also of arch-criminals and gangsters who, among other things, have greatly escalated violent crime in the Valley and helped turn us into America’s stolen-car capital.
Further, Turner didn’t help his cause by stonewalling a Tribune reporter’s request for information about some 200 incidents that Barnette claims did show his agency was responsive to local police requests. This "just trust me" song and dance by public officials does get old after a while.
Turner has a tough job, no doubt about it. But it is an essential job. At the very least we have every right to expect no more vanloads of suspected criminals dumped on our very doorsteps.

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Venture Capital: Chinese Driverless Company Pony.ai Raises $100M In Extended Round
The company rounds off its Series C raise to a total of $367 million.
Pony.AI, a Chinese head-quartered autonomous driving startup, announced on February 8 its additional raise of $100 million in Series C. In November, the company had picked up $267 million in that Series, and in the process, earned itself a valuation tag of $5.3 billion.
The Teachers’ Innovation Platform (TIP), a fund from the stable of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board, had led the round. Investors participating included Fidelity China Special Situations PLC, 5Y Capital (formerly Morningside Venture Capital), ClearVue Partners, and Eight Roads.
In the extension now announced, Brunei Investment Agency and CPE, CITIC Group’s PE arm CITIC Private Equity Funds Management, have joined Pony.ai as new investors. (Gasgoo)
Solid fundraising effort
In aggregate, Pony has raised over $1 billion since its founding in 2016. James Peng, formerly of Baidu, and Tiancheng Lou (who worked at Google X) launched the startup, aiming to build level 4 autonomous cars.
Much of that funding has come from OEMs and global institutional investors.
During the past 12 months itself it has raised $900 million.
In August 2019, Pony.ai and Toyota initiated joint autonomous driving pilots in China. Pony also has partnerships with Hyndai and GAC.
It has been testing its Robotaxi pilot service, PonyPilot, since late 2018 in Guangzhou, China. In November 2019, Pony.ai also became the first company to roll out a public-facing Robotaxi pilot service in California.
In 2019, the company also reached the milestone of 1.5 million autonomous kilometers.
In the long run, the company will bring long-distance freight trucks under the umbrella of its autonomous technology.
According to CNBC, driverless cars are likely to take off in a big way in China. By 2040, they could clock as much as 66% of all mileage by Chinese passengers, says a McKinsey forecast.
Moreover, that kind of uptake of the technology could generate revenue of as much as $1.1 trillion from mobility services. Another $900 billion could come from sales of autonomous vehicles by that year.
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|Publication date||Nov 21, 1967|
|Filing date||Sep 14, 1965|
|Priority date||Sep 14, 1965|
|Publication number||US 3353378 A, US 3353378A, US-A-3353378, US3353378 A, US3353378A|
|Inventors||Kahn Leo M|
|Original Assignee||Kahn Leo M|
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|Patent Citations (7), Referenced by (9), Classifications (13)|
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet|
- Nov. 21, 1967 L. M. KAHN 3,353,373
APPARATUS FOR CLEANING CLOTHES AND TREATING WASH LIQUID Original Filed May 4, 1961 2 Sheets-Sheet l 450 AZ /TZZ NOV. 21, 1967 A KAHN 3,353,378
APPARATUS FOR CLEANING CLOTHES AND TREATING WASH LIQUID Original Filed May 4, 1961 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 N 5 N 2 N v I v k v v am 6/54 I'\ F/GJ IN VEN TOR.
150 M AA/m I BY United States Patent Ofifice 3,353,378 Patented Nov. 21, 1967 3,353,378 APPARATUS FOR CLEANING CLOTHES AND TREATING WASH LIQUID Leo M. Kahn, 536 79th St., Brooklyn, NY. 10009 Continuation of application Ser. No. 107,681, May 4, 1961. This application Sept. 14, 1965, Ser. No. 494,292 7 Claims. (CI. 68-18) This application is a continuation of copending application Ser. No. 107,681, filed May 4, 1961, now abandoned.
The present invention relates to clothes Washing and more particularly to apparatus for separating re-usable water or suds from the dirt, lint and other foreign matter contained in water withdrawn from a washing machine whereby it may be re-used. The invention is particularly applicable to commercial laundries but can also be used in conjunction with domesticwashers.
According to one aspect of this invention, the dirty water removed from a washing machine is fed to a separating device in which at least the greater part of the loose dirt, lint and scum are separated from the liquid so that the water, rinse water or soapy water, is re-usable. This re-usable water is either fed to a -draw-oif storage tank from which it can be withdrawn for re-use in the same or a different washing machine, or it may be directly fed back into a washing machine.
In commercial laundries it is usual for the clothes to be washed in a series of stages. In the first break or soaking stage the main dirt particles are loosened and after a period of to 10 minutes the wash liquid is withdrawn and the machine recharged with soapy water to eifect the second or washing stage. This lasts for about 10 to minutes after which the washing water is Withdrawn and the clothes are submitted to, for example, three rinsing stages each of about 3 to 5 minutes duration, there being a water change between each rinse. In the rinsing stages the water may be slightly acidified in order to neutralise any excess alkali used in the washing stages.
According to one feature of this invention, two or more separating units and associated storage tanks are provided, the separated liquid being fed back into the same or a different machine either in the same or a difierent stage. Thus for example a first or washing separating unit may be provided for removing dirt from wash water removed from the first or second stage of a battery of washing machines, the liquid in the draw-off storage tank associated with this unit being fed back to the different machines for carrying out the first and second Washing stages therein. A second or rinse separating unit may be provided for cleaning rinse water discharged from the machines and fed back to the machines for further rinsing. Preferably the final rinse is eifected with clean water which when discharged or pumped out of a machine after the final rinse can be discharged into the dirty water storage tank of the rinse separator to top up for the water lost, for example the water remaining in the clothes. Water from the draw-otf storage tank or tanks of the rinse separator may be usedfor topping up the liquid in the Washing separator circuit. Or the water discharged from the first rinse may be fed to the dirty water storage tank of the Wash water separator. If necessary soap may be added during any such transfer to maintain the soap concentration in the wash Water circuit, and any acidity may be neutralised during the transfer from the rinse circuit to the wash circuit, if this should be necessary. Additional soap may, of course, be added in the separated water or in the washing machine during a washing stage in order to maintain the required soap concentration for washing.
A further feature of the invention consists in a separating device for separating the dirt and scum from the re-usable Water which operates by gravity. In this device the dirty water removed from a washing machine is fed to a separating tank in which the heavy dirt falls to the bottom of the tank and the greases, lint and scum (of light material) float to the surface of the liquid therein, means being provided for drawing off the re-usable liquid between the precipitated dirt and scum layer. The drawn oif liquid is fed either directly into a washing machine or to a draw-off storage tank from which it may be drawn ofi from time to time for reuse in a washing machine.
A further feature of the invention consists in a separator device which operates by centrifugal action. In this device the dirty water from the washing machine is fed, either'directly or via a storage tank or separating tank as above described, to a bowl or drum which can be rotated, preferably about a substantially vertical axis. The bowl or drum may conveniently be of cylindrical, part-spherical, conical or double conical form. By rotating the bowl at an appropriate speed the dirt Wlll be thrown outwardly by centrifugal force and may be separated from the re-usable liquid, for example by drawing off the clean liquid from an inner zone of the rotating bowl or drum. Alternatively the bowl may be provided with openings or valves through which the dirt may be discharged to leave only the clean liquid which can be fed to a storage tank for re-use. In the case of a bowl having its maximum diameter at its upper rim, the d1rt may be discharged over the top rim. The speed is adjusted or increased to achieve maximum separation.
Generally speaking the centrifugal type of separator has a larger capacity than the gravity type, and the selection of which type of separator is employed at a particular stage of a'washing installation may depend on the t1rne available before the dirty water fed to a separator 1s required for use. If desired, a separator unit may comprise both gravity and centrifugal separation means, the latter being brought into use at times when increased capacity 1s required.
In order that the invention may be more clearly understood, reference Will now be made to the accompanylng drawings, in which:
FIGURE 1 is a schematic view, in section, of a gravity type separator. I
FIGURE 2 is a schematic view, in section, of a centrifugal type of separator.
FIGURE 3 is a diagram of one embodiment of a washing installation according to the invention.
FIGURE 4 is a diagram of another embodiment of washing installation.
FIGURE 1 shows diagrammatically the construction of a separator unit which effects separation by gravity.
The device comprises a separating tank 11. The dirty water pumped from a washing machine is discharged into a dirty Water storage tank 12 from which it can be fed to the separator 11, the clean liquid separated in the tank being drawn off into a draw-off storage tank 13.
When the dirty liquid is fed into the separator tank 11, the heavy dirt 14 falls to the bottom of the tank and the greases, lint and scum 15 float to the surface of the liquid. Preferably the base of the separation tank inclines towards a drain outlet constituted by a chamber 16 in which the heavy dirt collects, the bottom of the chamber being provided with a valve 17.
The cleaner liquid layer between the scum and the heavy dirt, which is reusable and may contain useful suds, is drawn off through a valve 18 in a draw-off pipe 19 connected to the tank 11 at a level above the dirt precipitate.
The drain valve 17 may be opened from time to time,
for example daily or at the end of a separation cycle, depending upon the amount of heavy dirt collecting in the drain chamber 16, in order to discharge the heavy dirt. If desired, means may be provided for detecting when the dirt precipitate reaches a predetermined high level, the detecting means operating automatic mechanism for opening the valve 17. For this purpose an appropriate level detecting device may be provided, such as light source 20 and photoelectric cell 21, the light beam, being projected across the drain chamber 16 (which may be transparent or provided with windows) at the appropriate level and on to the photocell. When the dirt level rises above the light beam, the photocell is caused to operate to open the drain valve. Time delay means may be provided for automati'cally closing the valve after a predetermined time interval. The drain valve 17 may be associated with a second valve 20 at the top of the drain chamber 16 which closes when the drain valve 17 opens, whereby only the contents of the drain chamber will be discharged through thedrain valve, and turbulence in the tank is avoided.
Scum may be removed from the separator tank 11 by filling the tank to a level such that the scum rises above the top edge of the tank or above a discharge opening or openings 21' (round, square, elongated or other desired shape) at or near the top of the tank. According to a modification a discharge opening (or several openings around the tank) for the scum may be arranged near the bottom of the tank as indicated at 22 and be controlled by a valve 23 or the like which is kept closed while the cleaner liquid is being drawn off. When the drawing off of the cleaner liquid is stopped with the scum layer above the scum draw-01f opening or openings 22, the scum draw-off valve 23 is opened to draw off the top layer of liquid including the scum. This may be discharged to the drain or through a filter device for separating the scum from liquid, which latter can be returned to the draw-off storage tank 13.
By constructing the valve 18 associated with the drawoff opening 19 (or series of openings at the same level) as a two-way valve, the same draw-off opening may be used for both clean liquid and scum. After the cleaner liquid has been drawn off, the valve is changed over to draw off the scum and to discharge it into the drain or a filter unit.
Means may be provided, actuated by the level of the liquid and/ or the level of the underside of the layer of scum and light dirt floating on the liquid in the tank, in order automatically to close the draw-off valve 18, or to change it over as above described, when the liquid in the separator tank 11 has been drawn off to such an extent that there is a risk that the scum and other floating dirt could also be drawn off into the draw-01f storage tank 13 if the drawing-off were continued further. Or the control means may actuate a signal under such conditions to warn the operator that the draw-off valve should be manually closed. Such control means is indicated in the drawing as comprising a float-operated device 24 which actuates a mechanism or switch in accordance with the liquid level in the separator tank. Other control means may be used, such as a photoelectric device.
In operation,- the separator tank is filled with dirty Water and allowed to stand for a sufiicient time to allow the heavy dirt to precipitate and the scum to rise to the surface. If desired, the liquid may be submitted to vibration (at stages of time after the admission of the dirty water) to displace the dirt particles and facilitate their sinking or floating to effect separation. Such vibration may be effected by a mechanical vibrator connected to the tank and/orby causing controlled, small and distributed quantities of air bubbles to pass up through the liquid. During separation, if the level of the precipitated dirt rises above the predetermined level, it is automatically discharged through the drain as above described. After the required separation time, the liquid layer containing the cleaner liquid between the dirt precipitate and the scum is drawn 01f through the draw-off pipe 19 at a level above the dirt precipitate. when the scum layer approaches the level of the draw-off pipe 19, the draw-off valve 18 is closed, automatically or manually, and a fresh supply of dirty water is fed into the tank and the separation cycle restarts.
If desired, the supply of dirty water into the tank -11 may be continued until such time that the scum layer from a previous separation is raised above the discharge openings 21' at or near the top of the tank through which this top layer of liquid and scum overflows either into the drain or a filter or filters through which the re-usable liquid passes While the heavy scum remains trapped in the filter.
It will be understood that the gravity separator device described may be modified in various ways. For example, instead of drawing-01f the re-usable liquid through a drawoif pipe by gravity, it may be drawn off by a pump or syphon arrangement.
FIGURE 2 shows a centrifugal type of separator according to the invention.
The device comprises a bowl 30 mounted for rotation about a shaft 31 which may be driven by a vehicle speed motor through the belt drive 32. The bowl comprises an upper chamber 36a of double conical shape which connects via a neck portion 20b with a lower conical chamber 300. The top of the bowl has a central opening through which extends a pipe 33 by means of which dirty liquid can be fed into the bowl. Around the maximum periphery of the upper chamber 30a are arranged a series of valves 34- and along the upper conical wall of the upper chamber 30a are arranged a plurality of valves 35a, 35b and 350 disposed in annular rows. Around the periphery of the bottom chamber 300 are arranged a row of valves 36.
Surrounding the bowl is a stationary shell 37 which is: divided into a number of compartments by means of partitions. An annular partition 38 is arranged approximately opposite the center of the upper chamber 30a and extends inwardly to adjacent the valve 35a to form an upper compartment 39 adapted to collect the cleaner water which: will be discharged through the valves 35. The compart-- ment 39 is provided with a discharge outlet 40 which leads to adraw-off storage tank, such as 13 in FIGURE 1. The bottom of the shell 37 extends below the bottom of the bowl and forms an annular tray 41 therearound to collect dirt and liquid discharged through the valves 36 Dirt and liquid discharged through the valves 34 enters a compartment defined by an inner shell 42 which directs the discharged matter into the tray 41. The tray 41 is provided with a drain outlet 43.
The valves 34, 35, 36 may be centrifugally operated. For example, they may be acted on in one direction by a spring and in the opposite direction by centrifugal force. The valves 35 are normally closed by the spring and opened by centrifugal force whereas the valves 34 and 36 Operate in the reverse direction, being opened by springs and closed by centrifugal force.
The device operates as follows:
With the bowl rotating at a relatively high speed, dirty water is introduced into the bowl through the pipe 33. It is immediately thrown outwards by centrifugal force into the bottom chamber 30c, the heavier dirt being thrown out to the periphery of this chamber as shown at 50. As the chamber 30c becomes filled, further water will flow over the neck portion 30b and into the upper chamber 30a. Any dirt which passes up into this upper chamber will be thrown outwardly by centrifugal force as shown at 51. The inner layer of the hollow cylinder of liquid in the upper chamber will be relatively clean liquid.
By increasing the speed to that at which the valves 35 open, this cleaner liquid will be thrown out through valves 35 into the upper compartment 39 of the shell and fed by way of the outlet 40 to the draw-off storage tank. The separation will be continuous while dirty liquid is being fed to the bowl.
When such a quantity of dirt is built up in the chambers 30c and 30a as will be liable to interfere with the separation, the drum speed is reduced. Valves 35 close and when the speed falls to a predetermined low value, the valves 34 and 36 open so that the dirt contained in the chambers 30a and 30c will be centrifugally discharged into the shell and conducted to the drain 43.
The device shown in FIGRE 2 may be operated in other ways. For example the valves 34 and 36 may be arranged to open at a predetermined speed, the speed being adjusted or increased until the major part of the loose dirt is separated off. Thereafter the bowl may be slowed down or stopped and the cleaner liquid drawn off in any convenient manner, for example through a hole in the bottom of the bowl, such as through the bore of the driving shaft. With this arrangement the separation is discontinuous. Alternatively, the bowl may be spun until the dirt is discharged and then further spun, if necessary at higher speed, in order that the cleaner liquid will be discharged, the dirty and cleaner liquids which are discharged in the two stages being selectively directed to the drain (or a filter) and the draw-off storage tank respectively. If de sired, the bowl speed may be reduced between the two stages.
Instead of using centrifugally operated valves, valves may be employed which are mechanically actuated by a member on a stationary part of the machine co-operating, for example, through a ring, with a valve actuating member on the bowl. In another embodiment the valve members may be solenoid-controlled. The valve members may be interlocked with the means controlling the motor speed.
In the case of an upwardly tapering bowl, two rows of openings may be provided one above the other, the speed being adjusted to throw the dirt out of the lower row of holes. When the dirt has been discharged, the speed may be increased to throw the clean liquid out of both rows of holes, or if desired only out of the upper row if the lower holes are closed by a valve member, for example as described above.
In another embodiment thebowl may be closed at its top except for a central opening through which enters a pipe for supplying the liquid to be cleaned. The liquid is directed, or the bowl may incorporate deflectors, so that the spinning bowl will throw the liquid centrifugally outwards to provide a hollow central passage therethrough. The dirt is thrown outwardly towards the maximum diameter of the bowl, the inner layer of liquid being cleaner. The shaft driving the bowl is made hollow and preferably somewhat larger in diameter than the hole in the top of the bowl. With this separator the liquid to be cleaned may be fed continuously to the bowl, the heavy dirt and scum beingthrown centrifugally outwards and the inner cleaner layer of liquid being drawn off through the hollow shaft. The bowl may be provided with valve controlled discharge outlets, the valves being centrifugally actuated so that, after a quantity of dirt has collected in the bowl, its speed may be increased to open the valves and discharge the dirt. The speed is then reduced until the valves close. The valves may alternatively be mechanically or electrically actuate-d as above described.
If the bowl is made of upwardly tapering form the discharge openings may be provided near the top of the drum and thespeed may be adjusted so that no liquid or dirt is discharged through these holes even though liquid is continuously fed to the bowl and clean liquid is withdrawn through a hollow driving shaft at the bottom of the bowl. When the dirt is to be discharged the speed is increased to raise the dirt layer to discharge the dirt through the discharge opening.
Both kinds of separator, namely gravity and centrifugal, may be combined, the gravity form with its controls, which requires substantially no power for its operation being used normally and the centrifugal separator being brought into use in the event of additional cleaned water being required to meet a particular demand. The centrifugal separator may use the gravity separation tank for collecting the dirty and/or cleaned liquid thrown out of the bowl. For this purpose the bowl may be moved into a position within the separator tank and may be filled either from a separate pipe discharging dirty water from the machine or storage tank, or by immersing the bowl in the dirty water with which the separator tank is filled. The bowl may be raised from the liquids before spinning, or the tank may be emptied before the bowl is spun. Two or more bowls may be arranged one above the other on a common shaft and more than one driven shaft, each carrying one or more bowls, may be positioned in a tank.
When using a spinning bowl it is desirable to incorporate paddles, fins or the like to reduce slippage between the bowl and the water to ensure that the liquid will spin with the bowl. The paddles may be provided on the in-' terior of the bowl and/or on a central rotating shaft.
In another modification, instead of rotating the how] it is sufficient to cause the water to spin by means of ro tating paddles, fins or the like within the bowl, the bowl itself remaining stationary.
In order to collect the dirt and direct it out through the discharge opening or openings in the bowl, there may be associated with the discharge apertures deflector plates or members, disposed around the trailing edges of the apertures relative to the direction of water rotation whereby the dirt spinning in the bowl, will be collected by these deflectors and guided into the discharge apertures. The deflectors may be curved to assist collecting the dirt. A deflector ridge may be provided around the bowl above a row of holes to trap the dirt and deflect it through discharge openings. Other holes may be provided above the ridge for discharge of cleaner liquid.
According to another embodiment of the invention, use is made of the fact that when the spinning water is suddenly slowed down or stopped, the heavy dirt swirls around the center of the bottom of the bowl and collects in the center thereof. The dirt may then be extracted through the bottom of the bowl (which may be coned or shaped to collect the dirt) and the cleaner liquid can be withdrawn after the dirt has been extracted or through apertures above the level of the dirt layer. This embodiment of the invention may be combined with the gravity separation tank by incorporating therein a rotating shaft of non-circular form, or carrying paddles or fins, in order to spin the dirty liquid in the separation tank to concentrate the heavy dirt on the bottom of the tank by the swirling motion when the shaft is stopped.
With such a spinning arrangement, the light dirt, lint and scum also swirls around the center of rotation at the top of the liquid, when rotation is stopped and can be separated off.
In another modification separation of the heavy dirt and the light dirt or scum may be effected in separate separators. Thus the light dirt and scum may be separated by flotation in a tank, and the heavy dirt separated in a centrifugal separator or by a swirling action separator. For example, the light dirt and scum may be separated off in the dirty water storage tank to which the diity water is fed from the washing machine, the water containing the heavy dirt being fed from the bottom of the storage tank to a centrifugal separator, the scum remaining in the storage tank and being cleaned off periodically or from time to time in any of the manners above described.
Any scum remaining in the liquid after centrifugal separation will float to the surface of the liquid in the draw-off storage tank for cleaned liquid from which liquid is drawn off to refill the machines, the scum remaining in the draw-off storage tank being cleared out periodically or from time to time.
The invention not only results in a saving of soap but also of water, including hot water, thereby resulting in a saving of fuel required for heating the washing water. The only water which is lost need be that which is absorbed in the clothes after the final rinse. This is substantially clean water, and after removal from the clothes in the extractor, can be re-used in the washing and/or rinsing circuits.
The invention thus also provides a novel washing sys tem which effects saving of water, soap and fuel, The amount of water consumed is only the amount of clean water required in the final rinse or the final rinses. Thus, for example, in a commercial laundry in which the clothes are submitted to two washing stages and five rinsing stages it is generally conceded that 350 gallons of water are required to wash 100 lbs of clothes. By means of the invention this can be reduced to about less than 100 gallons.
This will be explained with reference to FIGURE 3 which shows the manner in which the water will be circulated in a washing cycle. The washing stages are indicated by W1, W2 and the five rinsing stages by Rl-RS respectively. It will be understood that the circles indicated by the reference W1, W2 and Rl-RS are not separate machines but constitute various washing and rinsing stages of a single machine, and that the machine will be piped through multi-way valves (not shown) so that they can be supplied with cleaned water from the various storage tanks and can discharge the dirty liquid from each stage to the appropriate storage tank.
In a 100 lb. washing machine, each of the two final rinses R5, R4 requires about 70 gallons of water of which 26 gallons will be carried over in the clothes so that 44 gallons of clean water would have to be supplied to each of the 4th and th rinses, thus requiring an amount of 88 gallons of water. Water pumped out after these rinses will be clarified in No. 1 separator as above described and will be fed to storage tank No. 1. This water will then be used for rinses R2, R3 each of which will again take 44 gallons of water, the discharge from each rinse being cleaned in separator No. 2 and then to storage tank No. 2. Half of the water in storage tank No. 2 will be used in the first rinse R1 and the water recovered and clarified from the first rinse will be fed to No. 3 separator and storage tank, from which it will be used in the first and second washes W1, W2. Appr0ximately 60 gallons of water will be required for the first wash, where the clothes are dry, and 14 gallons for the second wash W2 so that if there has been negligible loss on recovery there will be an excess in storage tank No. 3 which can be overflowed to waste. If desired, a proportion of water in storage tank No. 2 can be used in a boiling stage and after recovery and clarification fed to storage tank No. 3.
FIGURE 4 shows another circulation diagram with two washes W1, W2 and four rinses RlR4. Clean water is used in the final rinse R4 and after recovery and clarification is fed to storage tank No. 1 from which it can be fed to the machine for effecting rinses R3 and R2, being recovered, clarified and returned after each rinse to storage tank No. 1. The water in storage tank No. 1 is then used for the first rinse R1 from which it is discharged to an intermediate storage tank No. 1A, The water from the first rinse R1 contains a relatively high proportion of alkali and as this is fed back to a separate storage tank No. 1A, the alkali does not contaminate the water in storage tank No. 1 which is used for the second and third (or any desired number of) intermediate rinses. Storage tank No. 2 serves for spplying water for the first and second washes W1 and W2 thereby conserving alkali and suds. Water from storage tank No. 1A may be used for topping up storage tank No. 2. ltis not essential that storage tank No. 1A should have its own individual separator. It need merely be a storage tank for dirty water from the first rinse R1 which can be cleaned in the separator associated with storage tank No. 2.
For smaller washing machines, for example of lbs. capacity annd requiring only about 8 gallons of water Cir in the machine, the installation can be simplified and may require only one or two separators and storage tanks of about 8 gallons capacity. Normally about 40 gallons of water is required to effect the washing and rinsing. Even if by simplifying the installation some of the water used has to be overflowed to the drain, considerable saving can be eifected. A heater may be associated with the draw-off tank to heat the water before it is fed to the washing machine,
By means of the invention it is possible to re-use the fluids both from the washing and rinsin stages, these fluids being cleaned immediately after use and stored in separate draw-off storage tanks, from which the liquid can be fed through appropriate control valves to the machines as required for re-use. The liquids may be circulated by pumping 'and/ or gravity.
While the invention has been described in connection with washing machines using water, it can also be used in conjunction with dry cleaning apparatus, the separators being used to separate the dirt and other foreign matter, thus enabling the cleaning fluid to be re-used several times before filtering or distilling is necessary.
Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:
1. An apparatus for washing clothes, by several washing and rinsing stages, the combination of a washing machine and a plurality of separating units for separating dirt from the water used for washing and rinsing, means for filling a washing machine with clean water for the last rinsing stage, means for passing dirty water from the last rinsing stage to a first separator unit, means for passing the cleaned Water from said first separator unit to a washing machine for a previous rising stage, means for passing the dirty water from a previous rinsing stage to a second separator unit, and means for passing the cleaned water from said second separator unit to a washing machine for a washing stage, each of said separator units having storage means for storing cleaned water prior to passing the cleaned water to a washing machine and a bowl mounted for rotation about a substantially vertical axis at a speed which can be varied, the said bowl being shaped to form a chamber having at least one wall part inclined inwardly from its outer periphery, and having a plurality of first valves arranged around the maximum periphery of the chamber and a plurality of second valves arranged around said inclined wall and inwardly of the maximum periphery, the said first valves being normally opened and being closed by centrifugal force and said second valvps being normally closed and opened by centrifugal force exceeding that at which said first valves are closed, and means for selectively collecting the liquid discharged through said first and second valves respectively.
2. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said bowl is shaped with an upper chamber defined by upper and lower walls inclined towards one another in the radially outwards direction, the lower end of said upper chamber connecting by a neck portion with a lower chamber of radial dimensions greater than said neck portion and having at least its upper wall inclined downwardly in the radially outwards direction.
3. Apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein a plurality of further valves are arranged around the periphery of said lower chamber, said further valves being normally open and being closed by centrifugal force.
4. An apparatus for washing clothes, by several washing and rinsing stages, the combination of a washing machine and a plurality of separating units for separating dirt from the water used for washing and rinsing, means for filling a washing machine with clean water for the last rinsing stage, means for passing dirty water from the last rinsing stage to a first separator unit, means for passing the cleaned water from said first separator unit to a washing machine for a previous rinsing stage, means for passing the dirty water from a previous rinsing stage to a second separator unit, and means for passing the cleaned water from said second separator unit to a washing machine for a washing stage, each of said separator units having storage means for storing cleaned water prior to passing the cleaned water to a washing machine and a separating tank having 1) a drain sump in the bottom thereof in which heavy dirt collects by gravitation, (2) a drain outlet valve for discharging said dirt, (3) a liquid draW-ofi valve connecting with the separating tank at a position near the bottom thereof and above the level of the sump through which cleaned liquid may be drawn oif, and (4) a valve between the separating tank and the sump connected with the drain outlet valve for simultaneous operation so that the opening of one of said valves closes the other valve and vice versa.
5. Apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein means are provided for detecting the level of dirt and in said sump, the operation of said detecting means upon the dirt reaching a predetermined level above said drain outlet valve actuating a signal and/or opening the drain outlet valve.
6. Apparatus as claimed in claim 5, including a device responsive to the level of the liquid in the tank which actuates a signal and/ or closes said draw-01f valve when the liquid level falls close to the level of said draw-off valve.
7. An apparatus for washing clothes, by several washing and rinsing stages, the combination of a washing machine and a plurality of separating units for separating dirt from the Water used for Washing and rinsing, means for filling a washing machine with clean water for the last rinsing stage, means for passing dirty water from the last rinsing stage to a first separator unit, means for passing the cleaned water from said first separator unit to a washing machine for a previous rinsing stage, means for passing the dirty water from a previous rinsing stage to a second separator unit, and means for passing the cleaned water from said second separator unit to a washing machine for a washing stage, each of said separator units having storage means for storing cleaned water prior to passing the cleaned water to a washing machine and a separating tank having (1) a drain sump in the bottom thereof in which heavy dirt collects by gravitation, (2) a drain outlet valve for discharging said dirt, (3) a liquid draw-0E valve connecting with the separating tank at a position near the bottom thereof and above the level of the sump through which cleaned liquid may be drawn oif, and (4) a second draw-0E valve connecting the separating tank at a level above said first draw-off valve and adapted, when opened, to draw-ofit' the scum layer on the liquid in the tank.
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WILLIAM I. PRICE, Primary Examiner.
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Happy Monday! It’s that time of year again, when we celebrate the right to read and reflect on the book that have been challenged and banned over the past year. According to the American Library Association’s Office For Intellectual Freedom the number one challenged book of 2014 was Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. You can find the rest of the Top Ten most frequently challenged books here. For even more information about why books are challenged be sure to check out these charts.
As a librarian I respect everyone’s right to choose what is best for themselves. If you are offended by something, that is fine because you don’t have to read it! That’s your right and that is awesome. But please don’t try to tell other people they can’t either. How about you just worry about you? Ok? Thanks! Now, let me step off my soapbox and tell you what I have been reading.
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Teach Mentor Texts. Be sure to stop by for more great reading suggestions.
- A Madness So Discreet by Mindy McGinnis-♥♥♥♥. Grace Mae is banished to an insane asylum when her family discovers she is pregnant. The events that led to her being in this condition were unspeakable, and therefore, Grace stopped speaking. Her silence became her salvation and with the help of a doctor she escaped to Ohio. She and the doctor worked together to prove that the new idea of criminal psychology could help solve crimes. This haunting historical fiction has some great twists and turn. I loved the characters, especially the girls at the Ohio asylum. Watch for this new book from local Ohio author when it comes out October 6th!
- It’s a Wonderful Death by Sarah J. Schmitt-♥♥♥♥. RJ wasn’t supposed to die that day, but when her soul is accidentally collected all hell breaks loose, so to speak, in the Afterlife. RJ demands to be sent back to life, but it’s not as simple as that. I will have a full review of this up soon! It’s a quick, fun read full of plenty of things to think about. Stay tuned. Or just trust me know, and add it to your reading list.
I will be finished with both of these books in the next couple of days. I really like them both.
I am six books behind on my reading goal. I need to step up my games!
The Martian is “assigned” reading from a book club teen. I can’t wait to dig in to Stand Off and The Hero of Ages.
I tried. I really tried.
…and this is why my reading is suffering! It’s time to grab a stack of graphic novels and binge on those!

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January 6th - Songs of a New York Lumberjack
Songs of a New York Lumberjack - Ellen Stekert, 1958
When we think of folk music we almost always think of Southern music - and being from Kentucky myself I must admit a partiality to Southern folk music. But, living in New York and spending a lot of time camping in the Catskills and Adirondacks, I've often wondered about the early white settler folk music of New York - what settlers sang and played before we got a sort of homogenized "rural" culture that gets you stars n bars hanging from houses in Sullivan County.
I picked up the excellent, exhaustive Folk Songs of the Catskills from a used bookstore in Kingston, and from that knew that a lot of the songs were lumberjack songs, but I'd never actually heard any of them performed before hearing this charming album. These 18 songs were collected by the singer, Ellen Stekert, from Ezra "Fuzzy" Barhight, a retired lumberjack living in Cohocton, NY. Stekert sings in a handsome voice that is extremely unlike the standard "woman folksinger" voice, and I deeply wish I could find something else by her so I could tell if this is her natural singing voice or if she is singing in a deeper register to imitate Barhight's voice.
The songs are great - there's a version of The Fox that I've never heard before, and a version of The Two Sisters that just ends after the murder. The latter is especially interesting because I always wonder how much the old Child ballads were actually sung in America versus the humorous story songs and broadsides that make up the rest of this album - but if Barhight, who insisted that he had only learned songs through hearing them sung, sang The Two Sisters, it means it was actually common among lumberjacks. And I had never heard the awesome The Trouble Down at Homestead, a fiery union song from the 1892 Homestead strike. And The Singular Dream is great, as is The Black Cook and Poor Old Anthony Rolly and Lakes of Ponchartrain - I could go on and on. They're great songs, performed masterfully.
Trying to find other recordings by Stekert only emphasizes how precious the Smithsonian Folkways archive is - the liner notes mention she had recorded two other albums, but it's difficult to find information on them. A lot of folk labels - like Folkways! - were driven largely by one individual, and when that individual retired or passed away, a lot of culture just disappeared. It's a very rare thing for these works to be available, and part of the reason I wanted to begin this project in the first place.
Click here to read liner notes and purchase this album from Smithsonian Folkways


Most Asian markets edged higher on Thursday, as Japan gained due to a weaker yen, while the Australian dollar received an early boost from strong local economic data.
The region rose ahead of the main data point for the week — the U.S. labor report that comes in Friday. Nonfarm payrolls data for February will be under scrutiny after the December and January reports fell short of expectations.
Concerns over the situation in Ukraine, which hit markets at the beginning of the week, continued to abate.
The yen weakened a touch overnight and softened further early in Asia, helping the Nikkei move higher. Although the fall in the currency was small, trading in Tokyo remains thin, allowing a small catalyst to push the broader market higher. The index was up 1.4%, while the dollar was last at ¥102.64, compared with ¥102.31 late Wednesday in New York.
The Australian dollar gained early in the session, after data showed the country’s trade balance improved sharply in January, in line with strong export growth. Local sentiment was also helped by upbeat retail numbers. The Aussie jumped as high as US$0.9033, though it lost most of those gains as the session progressed and was last trading at US$0.9016.
Australian stocks pared some of their earlier weakness following the trade data, with Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 down 0.1%, after being down as much as 0.4% earlier in the session.
Elsewhere in Asia, Singapore’s Straits Times Index was up 0.4%, Indonesia’s JSX was 0.2% higher and South Korea’s Kospi was flat.
In China, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index was up 0.5%, while the Shanghai Composite was a touch lower, down 0.1%. The mainland market was supported by hopes property controls in smaller cities will be eased, which would help companies such as China Vanke, up 4.7%, and Gemdale Corp., up by 1.3%.
In Hong Kong, shares in Poly Culture Group Corp. jumped 26% on their trading debut, after the Chinese auction house raised $331 million in an initial public offering. The state-owned company is the world’s third largest auction house by revenue, and is the first Chinese auction house to list in Hong Kong.
Standard Chartered’s Hong Kong shares fell 1.5%, after the lender warned that its first-half results are under pressure as emerging markets remain volatile and the bank works to reshape its business.
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“I was told that because I am blind and a woman, I could not be independent or have high aspirations.”
Blog by survivor and campaigner Saliha Rashid
Saliha grew up feeling trapped and isolated. Her family watched her every move, controlling her to protect the family’s honour. Disabled women or those with long-term illness find it harder to access the justice and support they need when escaping abuse. She shares her experience to make sure that the voices of disabled survivors are heard.
There is no greater gift than freedom. When this is taken away from you, you come to truly appreciate its value.
I grew up in a community which operates an honour-based system, whereby the family and wider community’s reputation holds the upmost importance. It is a system where every action taken by a woman is scrutinised in case it is deemed to be dishonourable. Every aspect of my life, from the time I went to bed, the books that I read, the phone calls I made, were under constant control and monitoring. Living under this system also meant that I wasn’t allowed to go on school trips or have a phone until I was 18.
These are all simple things that are a typical part of growing up. But for my community they were all things that were seen as something a woman shouldn’t do.
At the same time, I was told that because I am blind and a woman, I could not be independent or have high aspirations. Instead, I was told that I would be reliant on my family for the rest of my life. In my community, disabled people, especially disabled women, are perceived to be incapable and voiceless, and all that they can expect from life is to be dependent upon their families. In contrast, I wanted to lead an independent life, to go out and explore the world. But instead I grew up feeling trapped and suffocated.
School was the only place where I could express myself and be who I wanted to be. I could explore the world through books and my studies, and for the first time in my life think freely. I knew that I didn’t want to live under constant control, but my controlling and abusive circumstances were all I had ever known. It had a big impact on my self-confidence and my self-esteem.
The first time I really acknowledged that what was happening to me wasn’t right was when I was in my mid-teens. I began to realise that there was another way of life when I saw other disabled people, at school, in the wider community and in the public domain, living independently. I saw them and thought: ‘Maybe I don’t have to live this way, maybe I can live independently too?’
I built up the confidence to speak out about what was happening at home and spoke to some of the staff at my school who I felt I could trust. But the people who could have done something about the abuse did not have the knowledge or expertise to help. It was clear that there was a lack of awareness about honour-based abuse as well as the issues around disability and how this can be used by the abuser to exacerbate the abuse. Whilst some staff were extremely helpful and provided a listening ear, others were not. I felt that some staff thought that I had exaggerated the extent to which my life was being controlled and as a result I felt as though they didn’t take it seriously.
Due to my disability, many professionals have assumed that the level of control I was experiencing was normal. Carers are generally held in very high esteem, and rightly so in most cases. Many people believe it is unthinkable that a carer would mistreat their disabled family member. Everyone assumes that they are acting in the disabled person’s best interest, but that might not always be the case. In my case, I’ve often been asked by professionals whether my family and community were just being overprotective. But there’s a clear difference. When someone is being overprotective, they have that person’s best interests at heart, whereas in my case, it was all done in the interest of the community’s honour.
At the age of sixteen, I tried to leave this honour system behind. I went to a women’s refuge. This left me feeling isolated, as I was in an unfamiliar city and, unlike my sighted counterparts, I was not able to go out and explore the new surroundings. I was told by the council that that it would take at least six weeks to organise a support package to meet my needs. I could see no way out of the loneliness and isolation. I was under a great deal of emotional pressure from my family to return home. By that point, I thought that it couldn’t make me feel any worse.
My family said that they would change, that things would get better when I returned. But when I got home, I was told that it was me who had to change, that all the problems were with me. The abuse continued, and I made a second attempt to leave in 2011 and stayed with a family member. However, due to emotional blackmail and a lack of support, I returned home once more, feeling worthless and like a failure. By this point, I believed their claims about how my disability put me at a disadvantage and that I would be under their control for the rest of my life. I now realise that had statutory support been in place when I fled the abuse, I would not have returned.
During this time I completed my A-levels, I started a psychology degree at a local university. But the restrictions imposed upon me only intensified. I was made to provide justification every time I left the house and was asked to share my university timetable. This left me unable to participate in extra-curricular activities, which prevented me from taking part in the social and academic opportunities that I wanted to take advantage of.
The taunting comments about my disability continued and the feeling of worthlessness lead me to consider withdrawing from my course. But with the support and encouragement of university friends, I continued studying and decided to leave home for the third and final time in April 2012.
I moved into student accommodation and in my tiny room, I felt liberated. For the first time, my life was my own, but it was unfamiliar to me. It almost felt like a holiday. Having control over the basic aspects of my life is something I will never take for granted.
My family tried to emotionally blackmail me into returning home, but I gained inner strength and did not succumb to them.
The process of healing began when I took the reins of my life into my own hands.
I was inspired to work hard in order to become the successful person I was told I could never be. Now I have built a successful life free from abuse, I am working to help other survivors who are living in abusive situations similar to that in which I once found myself.
Now I am campaigning with Women’s Aid to bring out vital change for disabled survivors. I will be speaking at Women’s Aid’s public policy conference about how I want the government’s domestic abuse bill to recognise honour-based violence as a form of domestic abuse because if it isn’t named it isn’t going to be taken seriously.
There also needs to be greater awareness of how domestic abuse and honour-based violence affects disabled women as well as the additional barriers disabled women face when escaping the abuse. The bill must deliver mandatory training for all professionals who are working with disabled women. For disabled survivors to get the support they need to overcome the additional barriers they face, disabled women who are living in refuge must be prioritised by statutory services to receive the care packages they need. I know from my own experience that it could be the difference between a survivor returning to her abuser or rebuilding her life free from fear and abuse.
I now live a life of independence and choice. I graduated with a first class degree in 2014, and then completed a graduate diploma in law, after which I studied for a master’s degree. I am now at the beginning of a great career. As well as this, I enjoy travelling the world, which is my oyster!
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Every film that has ever been nominated for an Academy Award in any category. Enjoy!
My Week with Marilyn
Sometimes You Just Need to Get Away
Sir Laurence Olivier is making a movie in London. Young Colin Clark, an eager film student, wants to be involved and he navigates himself a job on the set. When film star Marilyn Monroe arrives for the start of shooting, all of London is excited to see the blonde bombshell, while Olivier is struggling to meet her many demands and acting ineptness, and Colin is intrigued by her. Colin's intrigue is met when Marilyn invites him into her inner world where she struggles with her fame, her beauty and her desire to be a great actress.
Friendly reminder: Michelle Williams is the best American actress working today. Nobody comes close; she is a fucking godsend to contemporary cinema and we are very lucky to have her with us, gracing the silver screen on a timely basis. With that said, I turn my thoughts to My Week with Marilyn, Simon Curtis’ prosaic yet sprightly biopic of legendary Hollywood movie star Marilyn Monroe focusing on her 1957 collaboration with Shakespearean thespian-cum-filmmaker Laurence Olivier in The Prince and the Showgirl. It’s based on the memoirs of Colin Clark, Olivier’s third assistant director (a.k.a. gofer) at the time who had a fleeting, wistful fling with the screen goddess during her stay in Britain. I often found myself questioning the veracity…
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Marilyn Monroe. Such a significant figure in within and outside cinema. Many admire her, many hate her, many lusts for her, but nobody could ever understand her. There is only one person in the entire world who could give us the answers to our question of "Who is Marilyn Monroe?” which is Marilyn herself. My Week with Marilyn allows its audience to gain a deeper insight in the titular character, showing the cracks of her presumed flawless exterior. Before seeing this film, I have always thought of Monroe as purely a sex symbol for women to admire to in regards to their physical appearance, but seeing a number…
This is a film that seems entirely created for an American audience who like to see us Brits being oh so eccentrically British. It has that nauseating warm glow of a TV period drama and lays on the quaint charms of Britain with a trowel making it a syrupy and rather irritating experience. It may have an impressive cast of big name actors but they can’t save a film that is this frothy and bland. The real travesty about My Week with Marilyn though is that Michelle William’s brilliant performance is in this film and not in something more worthy of her talents. There have been many screen interpretations of Marilyn Monroe over the years and most are so wrapped…
I'm sorry Mr. Brannagh, I'm sure your performance was stunning, but I sort of missed it.
Mrs Williams was far too busy channelling Marilyn.
Which made me feel really funny inside.
Colin Clark's book is brought to life by a wonderful cast and beautiful period detail. The story, true or not, presents a fairly believable and sympathetic view of the legendary actress. It's all too easy to single out Michelle Williams for her performance ... it's done with sensitivity and believability but without straying into caricature. And yet that's not the whole story... there's really a remarkable group effort here from a cast of notables, each of whom adds to the charm of the film. The only flaw worth mentioning is that it drags a bit here and there, but otherwise it's a fairly satisfying story, one that's not just about Marilyn, it's also quite a nice coming of age piece as well as an interesting look at a bit of film history.
Michelle Williams, you are my new movie princess.
I saw this one some months back in the theater, and I loved it. It takes but a few minutes to get into Williams as Marilyn. The director wisely gives us a musical number for the first part of the film, to introduce us to the character. But the time Marilyn's done singing, we have forgotten Michelle. There is only Marilyn.
She's sexy, funny, confused, crazy, manipulative, childlike, jaded, and very very sad. Williams makes us believe all of it. I know she gets a lot flack for taking on such an iconic character -- and it was a daring choice for her. But there's no question in my mind that she…
The performances by Williams and Branagh were great. A good rental, at the very least.
At times light-hearted, frothy and frivolous while also warm, concerned and reflective, My Week with Marilyn is a dazzling-yet-lite showcase for Michelle Williams (Blue Valentine) who successfully overcame the rumors of being "terribly miscast" as the title character to instead shine as the world's most famous movie star.
Focusing on the short period of time -- more than a week, ahem -- Marilyn Monroe was in London, England filming The Prince and the Showgirl in 1957, the audience is given a glimpse of Ms. Monroe -- who had just recently married her longtime crush, American playwright Arthur Miller (Dougray Scott - Enigma) -- and her personal demons of longing to be loved and accepted as a genuinely talented actress as…
Telling the story behind the making of The Prince and the Showgirl through the eyes of a young production hand, this movie drips with both nostalgia and humanity, without straying into the realms of mawkish sentimentality.
We have a veritable who's who of British talent on show, from Judi Dench to Toby Jones, all lending solid support to the main players.
Kenneth Branagh paints a conflicted picture as Sir Laurence Olivier, on the one hand railing against a new method of performing while on the other terrified of losing his place in the world.
Eddie Redmayne as Colin, a wide eyed young man whose very world is rocked to the core, is a masterclass in optimism tamed by reality. He…
Rise of the Redmayne. A lot of eh and meh in this film. Branagh gives my favorite performance with his appropriate ham for what all cinephiles know as the Ultimate Ham Actor.
A neat little look into what Marilyn was like. I didn't know much about her before and I'm glad I didn't know her personally. Neurotic bitch would annoy me to death.
Williams is better than I expected in the title role, but she's still too damn skinny. Redmayne is irritatingly ingratiating as the gofer who becomes Marilyn's new pal. I hated his toothy grin and weird lips that looked like slices of liver. I don't really know what to say about these Brit movies that come off as tarted up Masterpiece Theater; they're all very competent and well-acted and pleasant enough to kill some time with. I guess this review could serve for THE IRON LADY as well--the scenes with Maggie losing her mind are much more interesting than the very standard TV-movie bio stuff. 5/10 for both.
My Week with Marilyn is a tame biopic about Marilyn Monroe's time during the production of a film in England. The film follows the turbulence of her relationship with the cast, her entourage, and her husband as a young man looks on and falls in love with the starlet. The movie is tame in the sense that it only lightly touches on Monroe's issues involving drug abuse, and instead focuses on her crippling anxiety that sometimes made her troublesome to work with. Michelle Williams is wonderful as Marilyn Monroe and presents the full charm of the actress. And although the film is tame, it is also quite enjoyable. It has enough whimsy and charm to carry a movie that struggles with themes and pacing.
Pleasant film with nice performances. Nothing of much importance or drama happens during the course of the film, but Monroe is an interesting enough figure and Williams is engaging throughout.
A list of films about filmmaking. Suggestions are more than welcome.
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Today marks the 6 year anniversary of awesomeness in my life. This list represents every movie my old lady (she…