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3 Jul 2011
When pumping applications involve corrosive, toxic, explosive and other hazardous liquids Dickow magnetically coupled centrifugal pumps are a safe, reliable and leak-free option.
Available from Michael Smith Engineers the Dickow range of pumps includes the KM Series, capable of handling capacities up to 65 m³ /hr at heads up to 65 metres.
All KM Series pumps are magnetically coupled, so they are leak-free by design as there are no mechanical seals. They are available in either horizontal or vertical configuration and a choice of wetted materials of either cast iron, cast steel and stainless steel. The vertical configuration option with the motor mounted on the top eliminates the need for a base plate so is an ideal choice for where space is limited.
These robust and reliable pumps can handle liquids with viscosities between 0.1 cP and 200 cP at temperatures between -30 to +200°C. Other features include a pump sleeve bearing made from silicone carbide which is very hard wearing and resistant to corrosion and so guarantees long periods between servicing.
Typical applications for Dickow KM Series pumps include tanker unloading and unloading and transferring to and from bulk storage vessels. For example, in food or beverage processing, soap and cosmetics manufacturing, biofuels production, bulk chemical storage, or wherever there is a need for reliable, leak-free pumping of larger volumes of hazardous liquids.
Picture: Michael Smith Engineers Ltd
Source: Michael Smith Engineers
3 Jul 2011
O mercado mundial de bombas industriais será um pouco menos de $ 35 bilhões em 2011. Trinta por cento do total das vendas irá ocorrer na Ásia Oriental.
Estas são as conclusões da Companhia McIlvaine nas bombas continuamente revisado: Mercados Mundial.
Vendas na Ásia Oriental são projetadas para subir a US $ 10,6 bilhões este ano. A maior aplicação será de tratamento de esgoto municipal. Devido ao grande investimento em novas estações de tratamento, as vendas de bombas para esta aplicação será superior a 2,6 bilhões dólares no Leste da Ásia este ano.
Vendas de bombas para a indústria de energia no leste da Ásia será responsável por US $ 1,2 bilhão em receita de vendas. Muitas dessas bombas será fornecido pelas grandes empresas internacionais bomba por causa do serviço exigente (alta temperatura e pressão). Leste da Ásia vai liderar a outras regiões na compra de grandes bombas (50.000 gpm) de chorume utilizado com os sistemas de dessulfurização de calcário molhado normalmente instalado quando queima carvão para gerar eletricidade. Leste da Ásia também leva em bombas nucleares e bombas utilizadas com geração de energia solar concentrada.
Vendas de bombas no leste da Ásia para aplicações farmacêuticas serão modestos US $ 130 milhões este ano. NAFTA ea Europa Ocidental serão os mercados maiores. Produtos farmacêuticos é uma das poucas aplicações onde o Leste Asiático não será o líder.
Imagem: As receitas da bomba ($ milhões) (Imagem: Empresa McIlvaine)
Fonte: McIlvaine
3 Jul 2011
O mercado mundial de bombas industriais vai crescer apenas por 19 por cento até 2015, quando ele vai chegar a US $ 40 bilhões. No entanto, haverá segmentos geográficos e industriais que irá crescer a uma taxa mais robusta do que a média.
Esta previsão está incluído nos ajustes mais recente das receitas no relatório de mercado McIlvaine online, Bombas mercado mundial.
Os segmentos geográficos com o maior crescimento incluem vários países asiáticos. A Índia está a construir novas centrais a carvão e está começando a abordar a necessidade de água limpa. O crescimento das vendas de bomba na China será de 10 por cento anualmente nos próximos cinco anos.
Petróleo não convencional e gás é um segmento de aplicação rápida de crescimento. O Marcellus região de xisto em os EUA vai exigir investimentos consideráveis em bombas à fratura de xisto e tratar as águas residuais refluxo.
As empresas bomba internacionais estão aproveitando o crescimento do mercado na Ásia, mas em geral, estão perdendo participação de mercado que os fabricantes chineses estão fazendo incursões. No entanto, o mercado mundial é servido com algumas muito grandes fornecedores internacionais. As duas maiores são com sede nos EUA. Os três seguintes são europeus. O sexto lugar é realizada por uma empresa japonesa.
McIlvaine classificou as empresas por bomba de receitas de vendas da seguinte forma:
Slots 20/11 incluem sete empresas dos EUA e três empresas europeias. Uma empresa indiana está na camada seguinte (Kirloskar é # 23). Empresas chinesas subiram e alguns estão na quarta divisão. McIlvaine classificou 451 empresas. Existem mais de 10.000 empresas de fabricação de bombas, mas a maioria tem receitas de vendas abaixo de US $ 1 milhão.
Imagem: Empresa McIlvaine
Fonte: McIlvaine
3 Jul 2011
Withstanding the rigorous conditions found in ultrasonic cleaning machines including the need to transfer volatile, near boiling solvents, has been a successful application involving Finish Thompson centrifugal pumps.
The pump was supplied to Guyson International for testing on a demonstration machine by Michael Smith Engineers, the UK distributor for Finish Thompson Pumps.
Yorkshire based Guyson International, is the largest independent manufacturer of blast finishing, spray wash and ultrasonic cleaning equipment in Europe, supplying equipment, spares and consumables. Their 'Kerry' ultrasonic cleaning equipment includes both aqueous and solvent based systems which have applications in precision engineering, electronics, aerospace, metal finishing and medical manufacturing.
Ultrasonic cleaning works by introducing energy into a tank containing the cleaning solution and this causes minute bubbles to form and collapse within the solution. This action is cavitation and results in a very gentle, yet highly effective scrubbing action on the component surface which loosens the contaminant. As a result of this Ultrasonic cleaning is acknowledged as a rapid and highly effective method of precision cleaning of components. Where manual cleaning or spray wash methods are less effective with blind holes, tube internals or difficult to reach crevices, ultrasonic cleaning is proven to be an effective alternative.
The pump, a magnetically coupled centrifugal model in PVDF construction from the Finish Thompson DB range, was selected by Guyson following in-service reports had identified the potential for failures of the main circulation pumps on some models of their solvent cleaning machines. Guyson had identified that the combination of handling volatile, near boiling point solvents with a very low suction head had resulted in very low pressures at the pump inlet with NPSHa levels occurring of typically less than one metre. On many other types of pump this would cause severe cavitation and inevitably lead to regular failures.
The DB pump was tested on a demonstration ultrasonic cleaning machine and found to perform very well without any failure, under all test conditions. These operating scenarios included dry-running, starved suction by closing the suction valve and dead-heading by closing the discharge valve. After extensive running the pump was taken out and stripped down and inspected for wear to the impeller, shaft, bearings and thrust rings. All were found to be in perfect condition.
John King, the Technical Support Manager at Guyson International commented, "We had been searching for a suitable alternative pump for some time, so when our trials proved that the DB pump from Michael Smith Engineers was capable of withstanding the rigorous conditions found in our solvent cleaning equipment we were keen to incorporate them into our design" He confirmed, "So far we have had no in-service failures since changing to these pumps".
The Finish Thompson DB range of centrifugal magnet drive pumps includes 8 series of pumps handling capacities up to 50m 3/hr and differential heads up to 43 metres. Their sealless mag-drive design makes them an ideal alternative to mechanically sealed pumps, particularly in corrosive duty applications. Superior run-dry capability helps to protect the pump from system upset or operator error and so eliminates expensive repairs and downtime.
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Source: Michael Smith Engineers
8 Jun 2011
Operating reliability is all important in the chemical industry. To make sure also aggressive fluids are transported safely KSB meets the toughest quality requirements and draws on its unique materials expertise for manufacturing pumps and valves.
Großansicht KSB's pumps and valves contribute to reliability and progress
The KSB brand stands for top quality. Its products ensure smooth production processes, thus contributing to reliability and progress in the chemical industry.
Fonte: KSB
8 Jun 2011
The Beaufort – Jasper Water and Sewer Authority (BJWSA), is a nonprofit authority established by the State of South Carolina to provide drinking water and treat wastewater in Beaufort and Jasper counties of South Carolina.
Beaufort and Jasper counties are located in the southeastern corner of South Carolina and include the communities of Hilton Head, Beaufort and Bluffton. Currently BJWSA has two modern water plants and multiple well sites capable of producing up to 39 MGD of drinking water and six wastewater facilities capable of treating up to 16 MGD. BJWSA is a leader in water reuse and is capable of reclaiming up to 5 MGD of water for irrigation, including Beaufort-Jasper Water and Sewer Authority; South Carolina South Carolina's first residential irrigation service.
The Situation
BJWSA operates a lagoon style wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) at Point South, SC. The .35 MGD plant was upgraded in 2009 to collect and treat wastewater from the small community of Point South, situated immediately off Interstate 95, as well as a new planned community designed for 2500 homes. Due to the recession of 2009 the planned community was put on hold and to date, no homes have been built. As a result, monthly flow to the new plant averages only 50,000 gallons per day, with night time flows falling to as little as 12 gpm.
The Point South WWTP plant discharges effluent by pumping to a spray field. BJWSA's goal is to maintain a 1.5 ppm chlorine residual in the final effluent. During the upgrade of the plant, the contractor installed two ½ HP motor-driven mechanical diaphragm pumps, equipped with an auto-degassing liquid end to dose 12.5 percent sodium hypochlorite. The mechanical diaphragm pumps, equipped with an internal variable frequency drive (VFD) and stroke length adjustment, were sized for up to 26.7 gph at 150 psi. The amount of 12.5 percent hypochlorite required to treat the effluent ranged from a high of 2.5 gph on summer weekends and major rain events to a low of .1 gph during the winter months.
The original pumps worked satisfactorily at higher chemical flow rates but repeatedly vapor locked at lower flows. To manage the problem of off-gassing and the resultant vapor lock, plant personnel were maintaining higher rates of chemical injection than required, and constantly bleeding off the vapors from the pump head during their morning inspection. The degassing device on the pumps failed to evacuate the gas from the pump head. Eventually plant personnel were forced to cut the sodium hypochlorite concentration from 12.5 percent to 6 percent in order to increase the reliability of the chemical metering pumps. This manual dilution operation had to be done by the plant operator about every 7 days, resulting in increased operational and chemical costs for BJWSA.
The existing system piping was very well done. All accessories, to include a back pressure and pressure relief valve, as well as pulsation dampeners and gages were installed and correctly placed. There was a vent on the suction line and the suction piping had a gentle upward slope.
The Grundfos solution
BJWSA was already familiar with the Grundfos DME dosing pump and digital dosing technology. Their engineering group had recently specified two DMEs on an ammonia hydroxide application at a water distribution pump station to "try" the technology and the Purrysburg WTP had purchased a DME to replace an aging hydraulic pump that was feeding fluoride. BJWSA understood the advantages of digital dosing technology.
When asked about a Beta test opportunity with Grundfos' new SMART Digital dosing pump, BJWSA mentioned the Point South WWT plant and the problems they were having with vapor lock. Their interest was to go back to using full strength 12.5 percent hypochlorite and avoid the process of diluting the chemical to accommodate the existing pumps. In this application, the Beta pump (SMART Digital DDA) would be required to follow a 4-20 mA signal from an open channel flow meter installed in the chlorine contact chamber. It was agreed that this was the right opportunity to test the new pump's ability to handle off gassing liquids while operating at low flows.
The outcome
With significant support from BJWSA , the Beta version of the SMART Digital DDA was installed. It was powered up and primed still using the dilute 6 percent hypochlorite. Everyone was pleased to see dozens of hypochlorite bubbles the size of a dime move up the clear plastic tubing through the pump head and out the discharge, an assurance that the pump was performing as desired.
The SMART Digital controls were set to Auto deaeration, Flow Control, and AutoFlowAdapt. These "intelligent features" allow the pump to automatically adjust the speed to remove air bubbles while matching the capacity set point, even if there are pressure fluctuations in the line. The 4-20mA input was scaled to match the minimum and maximum flow desired.
BJWSA watched the pump closely for a little over a week and noted that it performed perfectly without experiencing a single incidence of vapor lock. The decision was then made to try the SMART Digital DDA on the full strength 12.5 percent solution. After the switch to the full strength chemical, the pump continued to perform without a problem. In the weeks following, coastal South Carolina experienced a very hot summer with temperatures often exceeding 100° F and not often below the 90°F range. Throughout the hot summer, the fall and winter, the SMART Digital DDA never experienced a vapor lock problem.
Beyond the substantial increase in reliability and the ability to meter full strength sodium hypochlorite, BJWSA noted two additional benefits. First, their chemical usage dropped from an average of 11 gpd with the 6 percent concentration and down to 2 gpd with the 12.5 percent concentration. This has been acknowledged as a cost savings to BJWSA. Secondly, the SMART Digital DDA installation is connected to a Universal Power Supply which displays the electrical load. The pump consumes only 1 percent of the UPC load.
The original pumps were not reconnected to determine the load, but the plant operator noted that during a power failure the UPC would last only 15 minutes with the motor-driven pumps and now lasts 45 minutes with the SMART Digital DDA. By reducing chemical use and power consumption through the use of the SMART digital, BJWSA is also reducing their foot print and environmental impact.
BJWSA reports they are extremely pleased with the performance of the Beta version of the Smart Digital.
Picture: SMART Digital DDA installed at BJWSA, dosing sodium hypochlorite (Image: Grundfos)
Source: Grundfos
1 Jun 2011
The ABS EffeX Revolution was initiated 2009 by the introduction of the world's first submersible sewage pump with an IE3 premium efficiency motor – ABS submersible sewage pump XFP.
Now we are pleased to announce additional options that make this a full-covering advanced wastewater pump range.
Pushing available technology to the limit, the ABS submersible sewage pumps XFP offer the utmost in terms of pump reliability, highest blockage resistance and lower operational costs. Making use of a premium-efficiency IE3 motor (in accordance with IEC 60034-30) throughout the whole range in combination with optimized hydraulics gives the best total efficiency available on the market today.
Incorporating advanced technological features the extended pump range now offers:
Motor capacity from 1kW to 350 kW for the 50 Hz and 2 kW to 400 kW for the 60 Hz
IE3 motor range up to the highest defined power of 375 kW in IEC 60034-30
Closed loop cooling system for models up to 350 kW (50 Hz) and 400 kW (60 Hz)
Contrablock Plus advanced hydraulic system up to DN 200
Off-shelf delivery for pumps up to 45 kW (50 Hz) and 52 kW (60 Hz)
"We are proud to be able to present a complete range meeting the demand of wastewater facilities to reduce energy consumption and environmental impact. These pumps perfectly match current and anticipated legislation in many countries," says Marc Redit, Head of Business Development at Cardo Flow Solutions.
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'Welcome to Costco, I love you'
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I was listening to "Francene" on WHAS Radio Monday morning, the first business day since the House of Representatives passed a comprehensive bill that, if allowed to remain relati
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Halloween this year was pretty mellow since we were basically repeating slightly improved costumes - but this is my favorite photo of the night. There would never have been a cyborg love story if not for the help of one seriously demented Krieger, right?
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Steve Wozniak Endorses Lessig's Mayday Super PAC
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We searched and looked for tables since we moved into our house in September, but simply couldn't find any that we like. Oh, and they were all over $1,000. We just didn't want to pay that. If you have some time and a few tools, you can build a Pottery Barn-like table like ours for only $150. Don't think so? Read on – anyone can do it…
After getting a Kreg Jig for Christmas (I strongly recommend you buy one if you want to do any woodworking), I decided to try to make our own table.
Of course, I wanted to take photos and document the process so I could attempt to provide others with a way to build your own DIY counter height kitchen table.
I based this plan off of one of my favorite sites at Ana-White.com, where you can always find neat things to do. The looks are similar, but I was able to make it a little cheaper and add our own touch to it.
Let's get going on the table. To start, here are the basics. Despite looking complex, it's actually a pretty simple project. Keep in mind that although I'm fairly new at creating handmade furniture, I have helped my Dad renovate before, and have "handy-ness" in my blood :).
Here are the basics of the DIY Rustic Counter Height Table Plan:
I've stated pretty clearly here on this site that we are attempting most of our projects for the first time. Inevitably, we run into problems each and every time, and expect that. Our goal is to remember them so we can tell others to NOT do what we did – someone might as well learn from our mistakes :). So…
Do NOT use pretreated lumber! All these photos have pretreated 4×4's, but you can NOT use this for anything indoor. I had everything done and completed, then started questioning why I got pretreated lumber (hint: I didn't do my research until it was too late). Fortunately the wood guy at Lowe's let me know my mistake could be harmful – especially for our dog, Duke. Unfortunately, I didn't figure this out until the entire table was put together (but before painting).
On to the steps…
It'll be much easier to just focus on making all your cuts, then putting everything together. Note that this is a very important part as well. If you have a chop saw/compound miter saw, or a table saw, you will be much more accurate. Unfortunately, I do not yet have either, so I just used a circular saw (and a hand saw to finish the 4×4 legs).
Here are the cuts you will need for the dimensions specified above:
Obviously you'll need some Kreg Jig knowledge here, but their site is great for that. I'll assume you know how to use your Kreg Jig. Try following these steps:
Early on in the process, you can see your project come together. Building the table top is an essential part. Lay all the 2×6's side by side and make sure you have drilled the appropriate Kreg holes. Then attach them with your Kreg screws.
Once you've attached all the 2×6's, use your 2×4's to surround them. Connect them with your Kreg screws. Flip the table over, and that is your table top!
I found it easiest to add in the supports first, because you will then have a piece of wood to attach to the legs. In this picture, you can see the spacing. I just eyeballed it to give it the best support. I would lay down all the wood to help you envision it. If you haven't yet, drill holes in the supports and bracing pieces and attach them to the table top (make sure you are attaching them to the underside of the table top – the side WITH the Kreg holes/screws). See photo below for a better understanding.
After the table top is built, it's time to attach the 4×4 legs. It's actually pretty easy because of the supports and bracing you added in the previous step. Simply place the 4×4 leg onto the table top, nestled into the two supports, and screw your Kreg screws into the leg. As with every Kreg joint, use two screws, then move to the next leg.
Supports: I added in supports to the table, but – I did have to remove them to take them into the house. This table is much to wide to fit through a regular 36-40″ wide door, so unless you have a bigger door, you might take liberty with the supports or add them in differently – I am contemplating an "I" form after seeing a couple other tables.
Pretty simple, and pretty boring. I have an orbital sander. Just sand over the table until it's as smooth as you want. It's ok if it's not smooth – ours wasn't. I would just make sure to sand down anything that might splinter and call it a day.
Time to get some color going. Grab the Red Oak stain, a rag or sponge, and start staining the entire table. I like to move fast with stain to prevent the time I have to spend around the pungent scent – I would also open up your garage door if you can. Run the stain over the entire table – if you miss a couple spots here and there, it's ok – we can cover it up with black paint in the next step.
After I stain, I usually take a clean, dry rag and go over it again to remove some excess stain and speed up the drying process. Most of my projects are done in one or two days, so I try to be as efficient as possible. You have probably seen fans in some of my photos – I also use that to help it dry quicker.
Let the stain dry for an hour or so before you start painting. Just touch it and make sure it's fairly dry, then you should be good to go. I would start with the legs or underside if you can, just to get your brush stroke down. I did not stain the underside of the table just because people rarely see it, and I only painted it. Feel free to use as much paint as you want here and on the inside of the table.
For this part people will see, I recommend using the following technique:
I let some of the red show through to add more rustic-ness. It's up to you how dramatic you want to be here. Keep using this brush, blend, and wipe technique throughout.
This is the final step! And it's an easy one.. To protect the table, you'll want to put a coat of polyeurethane over it. This is a clear coating that will make wiping it down with a washcloth as simple as if it were a countertop. Simply pour the poly onto a rag and rub it on, just as you would stain. I only used one coat on this table, but I used quite a bit on it so I wouldn't have to put on multiple coats.
After I was done, I just let it dry for a full day. Once dry, I simply wiped it down with a wet rag and brought inside for the final product! In this photo, you see the barstools as well – the post for those will be coming soon!
Hopefully you all can take something from this post – let me know if you have any questions and I'll do my best to answer.
As I've done with the post on Ana's website – feel free to take your liberties and use your own creativity to come up with whatever best fits your house and your style. We'd love to see your tables – get out there and start building, and be sure to let me know how it's going!
We have a table that is similar in look to yours but have a terrible time with crumbs and stuff getting stuck in the grooves between the planks. How does it go with yours and this problem? I have 2 small kids and the table is too pretty to cover with a table cloth. I'd be ok with making a new one if I could get away with it for this price and the problem could be fixed. I love the plank look, and your table looks great! Thanks
all dimensional lumber that you get from Lowes or Home Depot has slightly rounded edges. use a planer and it will square up the edges. personally, i think the rounded edges give the piece more character. like another person said, put a few more coats of poly in the cracks. it will make it easier to clean and the character will still be visible.
To help with the debris, maybe put a glass top on it? just an idea if you dont want to put a table cloth on it.
I bought this kit to build freams for a raised panel heirloom chest. I considered buying the Rocket jig, but since this one was so much cheaper and would get the job done, I opted for the less expensive variety. A couple of test pieces went well, so I went ahead and plunged into my assembling my freams. When you're only cutting a few holes, you don't miss the extras that come with the Rocket, but after a while I began thinking how much easier my life would be had I bought the more expensive kit. That being said, my pocket holes look great and work really well. These things are solid! I love the fact that you don't have to wait for glue to dry. I haven't tested the joints to failure, but I've put significant force on them, with no ill results.Insofar as choosing the less expensive option, I was reminded of what my Dad always says buy the cheaper one, and you'll regret it every time you use it. Buy the more expensive one, and you only regret it when you have to pay for it. But I've already thrown so much money at this heirloom chest project that I needed to start paring back somewhere!A little advice for those who do purchase this kit: I found that I could use my Quick-Grip clamps for clamping down the jig to the workpiece and drilling the holes. When it comes to screwing in the pocket screws, however, I got much better results from clamping the whole thing together pretty firmly with a C-clamp and then screwing in the screws with a cordless drill. Good luck!
there is a easy and cheap way you can solve this problem and keep the look of your table. go down to your local hardware store and get a piece of Plexiglas cut to the dimentions of your table and voila you have a table top that no crumbs will find their way through. this will also help keep the top of your table looking great. another solution would be to use more poly to seal the cracks and make a solid top on the top of the table. it would be like sealing a wooden floor with poly.
Nice Job! I'm considering building a table and like your design, my question is. Are your legs only attached by 4 Kreg screws, 2 through each support at the table top and bottom support also, and are they sturdy? I realize the Kreg screws are hidden for the leg attachment at the table top, but are they visible and unsightly since I assume they can be seen at your support structure at the bottom?
had similar problem with a table I made, then my grandad told me to cover it with glass the local supplier cut me a piece to fir counter-sunk the corners for small screws, no longer a problem, except when I finished covering it my dad claimed it for his house. still looks good after 5 years.
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From 1990 through 2001, the Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank) of the United States provided export financing commitments totaling $31 billion to promote the export of U.S. goods and services for use in the energy sector. The energy sector is divided into fossil fuel, renewable, and nuclear energy. Financing is provided through a range of products, including loans and guarantees, export credit insurance, and working capital guarantees. Of the $28 billion Ex-Im Bank provided in loans and guarantees for energy-related projects from 1990 to 2001, 93 percent was used to finance fossil fuel projects, and 3 percent was for renewable energy projects. Trends in applications for fossil fuel and renewable energy projects largely mirrored trends in the energy projects financed because 90 percent of applications submitted were financed. Since 1990, Ex-Im Bank has not consistently provided information about its renewable energy program to Congress; its 1995 and 1998 annual reports did not address renewable energy. Ex-Im Bank's energy portfolio is affected by broad factors such as worldwide market conditions and to some degree by its policies, promotion efforts, and programs. The relatively small share of renewable energy in worldwide energy consumption, due in part to cost factors, is a key factor. Although Ex-Im Bank has undertaken some efforts to promote renewable energy, it has not focused specifically on this sector.
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Cinema fans take on church plans
There's not much cinema heritage left in this part of south-east London – the great Odeons of Deptford and Lewisham became rubble decades ago, their sister cinema in Eltham lies derelict and unloved, and while Woolwich's picture house gleams, it is only as a tribute to the money-making abilities of the religious group which now runs it.
In other parts of the capital, though, the battle is still on to preserve and protect old movie theatres – and in both cases, actually give locals a place to go and see a film instead of trekking to some soulless multiplex. Time is running out for both venues, which face redevelopment into places of worship.
Not a million miles from here, down in Crystal Palace, the Picture Palace Campaign wants to see the old Rialto (more recently a bingo hall) returned to cinema use after City Screen – which runs the Greenwich Picturehouse – was outbid by the Kingsway International Christian Centre. Objectors have until Thursday to get their observations in to Bromley Council.
Up in Walthamstow, Waltham Forest Council is accepting late objections to plans to convert the old EMD cinema on Hoe Street into a church by the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, who bought the old Catford ABC some years back. (Lewisham and Waltham Forest are the only London boroughs without open cinemas within their borders.) Campaigners say a number of operators would like to get their hands on the cinema, which has a glorious past as a music venue as well as a cinema.
It's pretty much fair to say that independently-run cinemas can be jewels in their community – the presence of the Picturehouse has lifted Greenwich over the past few years while Brixton's Ritzy is a local landmark. It's also fair to say that Catford looks drabber than before without its cinema, and a gleaming evangelical church is in no way going to help Woolwich back on its feet again. So I hope these two campaigns succeed – because if these areas get their cinemas back, then maybe it might inspire other parts of London too.
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A great campaign. I've just submitted my objection to the planning proposal on the Bromley council website.
The deadline to do so is tomorrow so everyone do it now. All the details are on the Picture Palace Campaign site as linked in the above piece.
I can't believe this country sometimes.
So another GRADE II LISTED building (not that listed buildings seem to mean anything in the country these days) is up for the chop, this time to be turned into a CHURCH. Whilst I don't mind religion or places of worship, there are already HUNDREDS, if not THOUSANDS of places of worship dotted around London and the UK. It seems nobody, not even the church, has respect for a country's heritage and the community that surrounds it and the history. What is the point of having a building listed and then letting some organisation buy it when they have absolutely no respect for the heritage status of the property they have acquired?
Hi – Great piece. There's also the campaign to save the 1913 art deco landmark building at 232 Hither Green Lane, orginally built as the Park Cinema. Developers want to get their hands on it. But I've written about a 'cinema event' coming up there this Sunday 18 October, in a bid to save this building.


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May 23, 2012
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Weed Instead of Roses
Girls, Ashley Monroe has got your back. This Valentine's Day, she knows what girls like us want. Flowers? No. Wine? No. Cards? No. Candy? No.
She wants weed and whiskey.
That's country.
give me weed instead of roses
give me whiskey instead of wine
every puff, every shot you're looking better all the time
I don't need a card from Hallmark, box of candy heaven knows
give me weed instead of roses
and let's see where it goes
songwriters: Ashley Monroe, John McElroy, Sally Barris
Ashley's new solo record Like A Rose (due 3.5.13) is one I'm most looking forward to this year. I'm always seeking out female voices that I can relate to, and hers is just that. She's a painstakingly honest songwriter first and foremost, and just so happens to also have one of the most beautiful voices I've ever heard. I count hers as one of my top favorite female voices across all genres, over all time. Her writing weighs on the side of Loretta, less [fill-in-the-blank-any-country/pop-queen-flavor-of-the-week]. I'll take that all day over anything else.
She performed "Weed Instead of Roses" in this session with American Songwriter magazine, and pay close attention to how it was chosen to be a part of her record. Cough *Vince Gill* cough. What a kick. It's tongue in-cheek and it's a risk, sure.. but so was "The Pill."
Happy Valentine's Day, lovers.
Bethany Dorobiala
Independent Sky
skip to 6:30 in the clip below to hear the song.
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Just wondering if anyone has got CM 10 (Jelly Bean) running on the Nook Color. If so, how does it run e.g. speed, apps etc. Better than CM 7? And what Install instructions did you use?--Here's To You
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Sorry FE, not yet. It's on my list of projects though, unfortunately it's more toward the bottom of the list.--Rule #62: Don't take yourself so damn seriously!
My Nook Color is rooted with CM7 So I grabbed a 8GB MicroSD card and loaded it with CM 10So far I'm liking it. I may have to unroot the CM7 and root CM 10 --Here's To You
Just got done updating my rooted CM 7 to CM 10.Looking good. --Here's To You
Here's the info for anyone wanting to make a bootable microSD card or rooting it. Making is a microSD card is the same process as this »[Mods] Turn Nook Color To Android Tablet the only difference is your are going to use CM 10 and the Gapps that are made for Jelly Bean plus the generic-sdcard-v1.3-CM7-9-10-larger-Rev5 image. My MicroSD card setup works fine, no errors.»forum.xda-developers.com/showthr···=1941858And other info can be found here»forum.xda-developers.com/showthr···=1941247CM 10 Nightly»download.cyanogenmod.org/?type=n···e=encoreGapps»goo.im/gappsMy rooted setup is getting:I'm getting "no external storage available" when using the Galley app. Other Apps work fine with the microSD card.And a Clock stopped error but the clock works.--Here's To You
Your success has encouraged me to move it up on the list. Hopefully I will be installing CM10 on an SD card in the next couple of days.My wife likes her Nook Color, but it bothers her a little when she can't do certain things that we know it is capable of doing, other than B&N locking it down, mostly installing apps that are not available in their app store.--Rule #62: Don't take yourself so damn seriously!
It took me 10 minutes to setup the SD card CM 10. You set it up the same way as the CM7 you are just using different files. The SD card setup worked great.Now .... loading all the apps and tweaks you want is another story. I rooted my NC but they haven't issued a stable build. I get two errors but that may be because I installed CM 10 over CM 7. I'm going to use it the way it is as the errors don't bother me and they are minor. I'll most likely do a clean install shortly.--Here's To You
So I finally did this a few days ago, and I was impressed with how fast it ran. CM7 was kind of slow, but I'm not sure if it's the SD card that I used or not.Hopefully it's not the SD card, as I'll be using it for my sister-in-law's Nook to install CM10 for her.--Rule #62: Don't take yourself so damn seriously!


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Beacon Broadside tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1400545 2008-04-21T09:01:44-04:00 Ideas, opinions, and personal essays from respected writers, thinkers, and activists. A project of Beacon Press, an independent publisher of progressive ideas since 1854. TypePad Sharing the Story of the Boston Italians tag:typepad.com,2003:post-48603622 2008-04-21T09:01:44-04:00 2010-07-15T15:01:31-04:00 by Stephen Puleo Stephen Puleo's latest book is The Boston Italians: A Story of Pride, Perseverance and Paesani, from the Years of the Great Immigration to the Present Day. His previous books include Due to Enemy Action: The True World... Beacon Broadside

by Stephen Puleo

Stephen Puleo's latest book is The Boston Italians: A Story of Pride, Perseverance and Paesani, from the Years of the Great Immigration to the Present Day. His previous books include Due to Enemy Action: The True World War II Story of the USS Eagle 56, and Dark Tide: The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919, a critically-acclaimed Boston-area bestseller.

 As the paperback edition of The Boston Italians is released this month, I wanted to make a few observations about readers' reactions to the book since the hardcover's debut a year ago. I have received hundreds of e-mails and spoken to nearly two thousand people at presentations throughout the Boston area; the response has been overwhelmingly positive and heartwarming – from Italian-Americans and others – and has fallen into two main categories.

First, there is the resounding opinion that the book was long overdue; that it's simply about time Boston's second largest ethnic group was the subject of a "non-Mob" book. That the real story – one of Italian immigrants overcoming enormous odds and paving the way for their children and grandchildren to achieve remarkable success – needed to be told.

The second reaction, surprising to me though equally gratifying, has been the need for Italian-Americans to share their family stories. Virtually every e-mail I receive starts out with, "My grandfather arrived at Ellis Island in 1910," or, "My parents raised seven children even though their only income was my what my father earned as a pushcart vendor in Haymarket," or, "Mr. Puleo, your story reminded me so much of my own..." It's as though these readers have wanted to share their stories for a long time but weren't sure how to do so. The Boston Italians has tapped into that demand and provided the outlet, and I am honored that I had the opportunity to write this story for the first time.

It all goes back to the first generation. More than half the book covers what I colloquially refer to as the Great Immigration and Settlement Years, stretching from the beginning of the Italians' arrival in Boston up to the onset of the Great Depression. These were the most crucial years of the Italian experience in America, and define to this day how Italian-Americans view their own heritage and how other Americans assess us. The people who defined these first fifty-plus years were the immigrants themselves, who struggled to get to America, overcame hardship once they arrived, contributed their sweat to help build a country, carved a place for themselves and their children in the American mainstream, and forged an ethnic identity that still evokes pride one hundred years later.

As the years go by, and history provides distance and the opportunity for fresh assessment, their sacrifices and accomplishments appear all the more remarkable.

Think about their struggle. Between 1880 and 1921, more than 4.2 million Italians entered the United States, as many as ninety five percent of them through Ellis Island in New York (No other ethnic group during the Great Immigration period sent so many immigrants in such a short time.) Nearly eighty percent of them were from villages and hill towns of Southern Italy and Sicily where they had tilled the land, fished the sea, or worked with their hands, and fled their homeland due to impoverishment; more than half were illiterate, or barely literate, in their own language.

When they arrived in America, some settled in small mining towns or on farms, but the overwhelming majority flocked to America's large cities and quickly established tight-knit, insular enclaves, Little Italies, like Boston's North End, which acted as buffer zones of comfort and familiarity in the midst of a strange and hostile urban landscape that was strewn with pitfalls and prejudice.

It was within the cocoon of these enclaves that most Italians settled, purchased property, worshiped, shopped, socialized, and in some cases, worked. It was from these enclaves that Italians ventured out, albeit slowly, to expand their job opportunities, learn English, and finally, assimilate into American culture.

My book looks at Boston Italians within the broader context of the overall Italian experience in America, and that includes why so many left Italy seeking a new life in the first place. More than any other major ethnic group, Italians' life experiences in the Old Country directly affected their patterns of settlement, manner of living, reliance on family, process of assimilation, and relationship with other Americans.

There's another reason this book means so much to me, and I think, to readers: the story of the Boston Italians is my story, too. Three of my four grandparents were immigrants (my maternal grandmother was born in America). My two grandfathers and paternal grandmother arrived virtually penniless, with few skills, and unable to speak English. My paternal grandfather was barely literate in his own language. Both my grandfathers eventually became citizens and entrepreneurs; my grandmother never obtained her citizenship and was even classified as an "enemy alien" at the outset of World War II, despite the fact that three of her sons would eventually fight overseas while serving in the United States Army. My paternal grandparents settled in the North End and stayed for years; my maternal grandfather spent a few years there before moving to the nearby city of Everett. Theirs were the quintessential experiences of Italian immigrants.

My parents and aunts and uncles also shared the experiences of thousands of other children of Italian immigrants. Several of my aunts worked in the garment industry, which was flooded with Italian-American women in Boston. As a young girl, my mother worked in my grandfather's cobbler shop, lighting the small stove to provide heat in the wintertime and waiting on customers after school, contributing to the family business as thousands of other Italian-American schoolchildren did. My father and two of his brothers served in World War II, which was a defining period for Italian-Americans, one in which they were forced to prove their loyalty to America as the United States battled not just Germany and Japan, but Mussolini's Italy.

I wove the Puleo story through the course of The Boston Italians because it is illustrative of the overall fabric of the Boston Italian experience, a rich and colorful tapestry of enduring strength and value, one held together for one-hundred-and-thirty years by the legacies of struggle, perseverance, hard work, and the bond of family.

In addition to providing pleasure to readers of all nationalities interested in Boston and immigration history, I hope my book helps continue the resurgence of interest and pride among Italian-Americans, in Boston and elsewhere, in our heritage and our history. One Italian-American journalist said that our appetite to know our ancestors is fueled by our desire to build "a spiritual bridge between [our] Italian past and [our] American future."

Only with the presence of such a bridge, spanning generations, can we summon their wisdom and example to guide and inspire our own journey.

I hope The Boston Italians provides such a bridge.


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