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|Publication number
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|Aug 5, 1969
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|Oct 11, 1965
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|Oct 11, 1965
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|Decker Robert L, Mccleary Robert E
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|United States Gypsum Co
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|Patent Citations (5), Referenced by (40), Classifications (8)
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Aug. 5, 1969 E. MCCLEARY ET AL 3,459,620
APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING CAST GYPSUM ARTICLES Filed 061.. 11, 1965 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 FIG.
Haber! E. McC/eary 8 Robert L. Demo! INVENTOR5 ATTORNEY MCCLEARY ET AL 3,459,620
APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING CAST GYPSUM ARTICLES Filed 00tll, 1965 Aug. 5, 3969 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Robert E. McC/eary 8 Robert LDecker INVENTORS .7 Bfldhfi-j may ATTORNEY Aug. 5, 3969 R. E. M CLEARY ET AL 3,459,520
APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING CAST GYPSUM ARTICLES Filed Oct. 11, 1965 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 IN VENTORS ATTORNEY I Faber! E. McC/eary 8 Robert 1.. Dewar "W6 Maya/M AM k m mm wY w Q ow R Aug. 5, 1969 R. E. M CLEARY ET APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING CAST GYPSUM ARTICLES Filed Oct. 11. 1965 5 Sheets-Sheet 4.
Robe/r E. McC/eary 5 Robert L. Dedrer INVENTORS WWW ATTORNEY Aug. 5, 1969 MCCLEARY ET AL 3,459,620
APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING CAVS'I GYPSUM ARTICLES Filed Oct. 11. 19 5 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 m Q M Q Q SBEMG E @Q Q EmQ 90 5 Wk 6Q ATTORNEY US. Cl. 156-346 9 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE In a gypsum board machine a slurry mixer disposed over a board-forming table discharges slurry into a vertical conduit which in turn feeds a slurry distributor disposed across and parallel to the surface of a boardforming table. The distributor employs a continuous discharge slot and transfer means for laying a uniform, continuous layer of slurry on the table.
This invention relates to the production of cast gypsum articles, and more particularly pertains to a process and apparatus for forming gypsum board having gypsum cores of highly uniform composition.
Gypsum board is normally produced by feeding a slurry of calcium sulfate hemihydrate, water, foam, and any other desired additive such as setting modifiers, between two sheets of paper. The paper strips are drawn beneath a thickness-adjusting roller and, after setting of the gypsurn, conveyed through a drying chamber to remove excess water.
Although the conversion of the hemihydrate, or stucco, into the set gypsum core requires the addition of about 18 percent water based on the hemihydrate weight, water in excess of this stoichiometric quantity is necessary to provide a workable slurry. Normally a stucco-water weight ratio of ll is employed and in addition, approximately 2535 percent by volume of premixed foam is introduced into the slurry to increase its fluidity and reduce the density of the ultimate board. The use of foam in board is well known and disclosed in Roos Patent No. 2,017,022 dated Oct. 8, 1935 and Roos Patent No. 2,080,- 009 dated May 11, 1937.
The raw materials for the gypsum board cores are normally mixed in centrifugal pin mixers which utilize a rotating disc having radially-arranged, projecting pins which pass between projecting stationary pins secured to an opposed surface of a housing for the rotating disc. Formed at intervals about the housing periphery are inlet ports to three conduits adapted to direct slurry urged into the ports to the underlying paper disposed on the boardforming table. Concentric rings may be affixed to outer peripheral portions of the rotor disc and extend upwardly about half the distance to the overlying housing cover.
Stationary concentric rings afiixed to the housing cover extend into the intervals between the rotor rings and are discontinuous so as to provide openings. Thus, the calcium sulfate hemihydrate, water, foam and other additives entering the mixer through the housing cover are intimately admixed by the coaction of the pins and moved outwardly by centrifugal force through the ring maze and stationary ring openings and into the three inlet ports. A pin mixer similar to that above-described is disclosed in Camp et al. Patent No. 2,660,416 which issued Nov. 24, 1953.
The cores for gypsum board are normally cast in widths of 48 inches. Utilizing a pin mixer having three conduits from the mixer housing, the slurry is discharged in three streams which are laid down on a first sheet of paper which is passing under the mixer on a board-forming States Patent M 3,459,620 Patented Aug. 5, 1969 table. These three streams spread out and join ust before the second layer of paper is applied and the board adjusted for thickness by a roll engaging the upper paper strip of the moving gypsum sandwich. This method of manufacture results in a gypsum core which varies in density across its width.
It is not fully understood whether the nonuniformity is caused by inadequate performance of the mixer itself or the higher centrifugal forces encountered near the periphery of the mixer which bring about a separation of a previously well-mixed slurry. In any event, the usual result of employing a three-gate discharge system is that the material discharged from the different gates is not of uniform density. To some extent this can be corrected by varying the total volumes discharged through each gate, but even with frequent adjustment, the result is a variation from about 2 percent to about 5 percent in the core density from location to location across the board.
Gypsum board of various types, adapted to serve various uses, are wallboard, lath, formboard and like products, manufactured from paper cover sheets and a cast gypsum core. Each of these boards must possess a minimum structural strength. Because of the variation in density, an excess of gypsum must be used in the cores when utilizing the known pin mixers to insure that the weakest spot in the product meets a requirement for minimum strength and hardness.
An additional problem caused by nonuniform cores arises when the large excess of water employed to produce a workable slurry is driven off in a kiln to produce a dry board. If the water is not uniformly distributed in the core, the areas having too much water will come out damp, and those having too little water will be burned and have greatly reduced hardness and structural strength. Both of these conditions adversely affect the quality of the product so that it is essential that the water as well as the stucco be distributed throughout the cast core as uniformly as possible. Obviously all additives employed in the formation of cast gypsum articles should be uniformly dispersed throughout the slurry, since a high-quality product must be consistently uniform throughout.
It is an object of this invention, therefore, to provide a process and apparatus for forming a slurry and distributing the same in such manner that the final cast product formed therefrom is of exceptional uniformity.
It is another object of this invention to provide apparatus for forming a slurry which positively controls the passage of the basic slurry ingredients through the apparatus. Such control insures discharge of calcium sulfate hemihydrate slurry from the mixer witth a minimum of recycling, and thereby insures the discharge of a uniform flowable slurry, free of lumps.
It is another object of this invention to provide a slurrydistributing apparatus which is substantially self-cleaning and of a simple design which requires less maintenance than apparatus previously employed.
The above and other objects of this invention will become more apparent upon proceeding with the following detailed discussion when read in the light of the accompanying drawing and appended claims.
In one apparatus made in accordance with the teachings of this invention, a pin mixer is provided in which the rotor disc has a toothed, outermost ring. The tooth elements are beveled to force the slurry engaging the same outwardly against the encompassing housing wall. A portion of the wall spirals towards a single vertical conduit opening, as the opening is approached from the direction of disc rotation, thereby facilitating passage of the slurry into said opening.
The vertical conduit communicates with the center of an underlying dispensing casing disposed across an underlying table on which gypsum board is formed. The casing has rotatable therein helical distributors which move the slurry along a portion of the casing length and force the same in a uniform, continuous flow through an elongate slot formed in the casing bottom, as will hereinafter be described in greater detail.
The invention will be better understood by reference to the drawings wherein:
FIGURE 1 is a fragmentary, elevational view, partly in section, illustrating the general arrangement of the apparatus Components;
FIG. 2 is a fragmentary plan view of the apparatus, partly broken away, to show internal portions of the mixer;
FIG. 3 is a fragmentary, front elevational view, partly broken away and partly in section, illustrating interior details of the central and lower portions of the apparatus shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3A is an enlarged, fragmentary View, partly broken away, illustrating an auger portion disposed in the slurry-dispensing casing of the illustrated apparatus;
FIG. 4 is a view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. 2 illustrating teeth on the outermost ring of the rotor disc;
FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line V-V of FIG. 3;
FIG. 6 is a fragmentary perspective view, partly broken away, disclosing the slurry conduit and the interior of the outer portion of the mixer of the illustrated apparatus embodiment;
FIG. 7A is graph illustrating typical performance of prior art apparatus; and
FIG. 7B presents data similar to that shown in FIG. 7A which is indicative of the performance of the: apparatus and process of this invention.
Referring now to FIG. 1, there is illustrated a boardforming table 1 which is an elongated, generally horizontal working surface upon which gypsum board is formed. A bottom cover sheet for the board is supplied from roll 2 and led up to the table at 3 where it passes beneath slurry-dispensing casing 15. The mixed slurry is discharged from the apparatus at 4 and deposited on the paper cover sheet at 5. Roll 6 smooths out the slurry and positions top paper layer 7 to form a board 8 of desired thickness.
A pin mixer 10 into which the basic slurry components are introduced is connected to the underlying slurry-dispensing casing by means of vertical conduit 14. The mixer 10 is provided with a feed hopper 11 for introduction of stucco, as well as feed conduits 12 and 13 by means of which water, foam, and other desired additives may be added to the slurry.
Rotatably driven by shaft 16 and movable in mixer 10 is a rotor disc 17 most clearly seen in FIGS. 1 and 6. The disc has a plurality of radially distributed, upwardlyextending pins 18 adapted to pass between a stationary, downwardly-extending set of pins 18a secured to mixer cover 10c. Concentric rings 19 extending in height about half-way to the mixer cover are arranged on outer annular portions of the disc 17 and rotate in circular paths adjacent the outermost overlying pins 18a and adjacent the outer rings 21 depending from the cover. The rings 21 are secured to the cover 100 by bolts 9. Spaced pins 19a of smaller dimensions than pins 18 and 18a are mounted at spaced intervals on the rings 19. Rings 19 have openings 190 formed therein (see FIG. 6) which allow passage of the mixed slurry from the inner portions of the mixer 11 to a location outside the disc 17 adjacent vertical wall 24 of the mixer.
Outermost rotor ring 22. secured to the outer periphery of disc 17 has a plurality of teeth 26 projecting therefrom. Leading edges 27 of the teeth 26 form acute angles with inner sides 29 (see FIG. 6) of the teeth. The construction of the rotor ring can be better understood by reference to FIG. 4 which illustrates a ring fragment on an enlarged scale. The direction of the rotation of the mixer is shown by the arrow in FIG. 2. The outer wall 24 of the mixer spirals outwardly by receding gradually from the circular path of the rotor ring 22 to form a relief 25, defined by the diverging wall 24 and disc ring 22, into which the slurry moves prior to entering port 20 of vertical conduit 14 in the manner also seen in FIG. 2. The shape of the teeth 26 is such that their edges 27 tend to force the slurry into the relief 25 as the rotor ring moves about its path. The arrangement of these elements is also illustrated in FIG. 6.
The relief 25 must begin some distance from the conduit port 20 to allow ample space for all the slurry to pass from the rotor ring. At a mixer speed of 300 revolutions per minute, a relief arc of about 55, as indicated in FIG. 2, was found to be suflicient. With different mixer conditions, some other beginning point for the relief might be desirable; the determintion of such relief is believed to be well within the skill of the art.
Referring now to FIG. 3, vertical conduit 14 is shown sectioned to reveal the entrance port 20 through which the mixed slurry enters. Within the conduit is a helical conveyor 30 driven from above by the shaft 31 and driving means, not shown. The conduit opens into the horizontal slurry-distributor casing at juncture 33 comprising a centrally-disposed, slurry inlet into the casing 15.
The distributor is generally symmetrical about its vertical center line, and to simplify the description thereof, reference will be made only to that portion shown in section in FIG. 3. It will be understood, however, that corresponding members are provided in the portion of the distributor which is not fully shown.
Extending endwise from opposed portions of the casing 15 are stationary support tubes 34 which terminate at their inner ends adjacent slurry inlet 33. Each support tube is located within the casing by a pair of collars 36 and 37 and a sleeve 38. Mounted in opposed end portions of each support tube 34 are bearings 40 and 41. The bearings are adapted to accommodate opposed end portions of a rotatably-driven shaft 39. The shaft 3 9 has a sheave 50 affixed to one end portion thereof enabling the shaft to be rotated by variable speed motor 51 through belt 52.
The bearings 40 adjacent to the slurry inlet 33 are protected by shaft seals 42 and 43. Driver member 44 is secured to the inner end of each shaft 39 and adapted to rotate a screw auger 45, to which each member 44 is connected, about the stationary support tube 34 (see FIG. 3A). The pitch and hand of each screw auger disposed in the opposed casing portions straddling slurry inlet 36 and its direction of rotation are such that material is conveyed by each auger from the center of the casing toward its ends.
A longitudinal slot 46 disposed in the casing bottom, see FIG. 5, allows the slurry to be discharged in a continuous flow across the face of the work table. A rubber apron 47 is positioned beneath the slot 46 to receive the slurry and direct it onto the paper sheet. Since the auger direction of rotation is always downwardly against the apron 47, undesirable splashing of the slurry is obviated.
In operation, stucco, water and foam in the desired proportions are introduced to the mixer 10 through mixer inlets 11, 12 and 13. As the ingredients progress through the mixer, they form a slurry and with the assistance of centrifugal force eventually pass beyond the last stator ring 21, after which teeth 26 engage the slurry and propel it outwardly into the relief 25 and through the conduit port 20. This positive discharging action of the teeth insures that a minimum of slurry will bypass the port 20 and remain in the mixer to form a crystallized gypsum. The lack of recycle slurry contributes materially to both improved mixer operation and board products.
The slurry is discharged into the conduit 14 through which it is conveyed to the inlet 33'. In some instances it may not be necessary to employ the conveyor 30 within the conduit to accelerate the movement of the slurry. As the slurry passes through the inlet 33, it is divided and the two portions conveyed outwardly through the casing by screw angers 45, only one of which is shown. The companion screw auger, not shown, has about the same pitch and the opposite hand so that they may be revolved at the same, or nearly the same, speed in the same direc- 6 on 16 inch centers approximately centered across the board table.
These data are presented in subjoined Table I and show the dry density of the set gypsum and also the amount of water lost during the drying process. The two Variation while conveying the slurry portions towards the op- 5 tion columns of Table I indicate the nonuniformity in posed ends of the casing 15. stucco and moisture content of the three samples within The companion screw auger may be driven by its own each set.
TABLE I Dry Variation Variation density within the Evaporation, within the Sample pounds sample set, pounds sample set, Sample set station per ft. percent per ft. Ratio percent drive shaft which is controllable independently of the Sample set A of Table I shows a mixing condition in illustrated shaft 3 9. This independent control assists in which the density-evaporated water ratio was constant but the attaining of a completely uniform slurry discharge in which there was an excessive quantity of foam in the onto the underlying table 1, since ditferences in auger slurry issuing from the gate at sample station 1, causing pitch in the two casing halves, for example, may cause its density to be low. This type of variation results in the slight differences in discharge from the two slot half por- 5 board having low strength on the side formed by slurry tions. The angers have a helical shape, revolve about the discharging from station 1, and, as a result of the lower stationary support tubes 34, and effect a close fit with the quantity of water being evaporated, that side tended to tubes so that a scraping action keeps the inner tube clean. burn in the kiln during the subsequent drying step. A similar scraping action exerted by the angers against Sample set B illustrates a condition in which the stuccothe inside of the casing 15 likewise cleans that member, as foam ratio was nearly constant as indicated by the small is evident from FIG. 3A. variation in the dry density but in which the water was The shaft seals 42 and 43, see FIG. 3, prevent ingress po y i t i uted. An evaporation variation f this of tha slurry into each support tube but if this protection mtude always produced substandard board but, fortunatefor the bearings 40 should prove inadequate, a slight posilyiswas encolllrlltered Y- h tive air pressure may be maintained within each support t Set 1 fil j f l g t fl n 1 t foam tube 34-. The end of the slurry passageway is sealed by the W3 er Ia um Orm y 15 u e u a 11 36 d th ther for no ossibilit of any slderable varratlon 1n the concentratlon of stucco was co ar ere 41 p f y M apparent. This condition required an excessive quantity Qontammauon 'j eanPc f 0 an afccum a of stucco to be employed at the edges of the board, thus t1on of fibrous remforcmg materials which are 0 ten presimposing an economic penalty upon its production if the ent F Slurry to P the center area was to be maintained at a prescribed minif deslfed, a Pomon of the Slurry may be wlthdrlwn mum density. In the foregoing illustrations, the variations f the IniXel' Passed through a sllpplenlental mixer in density range from just under 2 percent to about 5 to increase the hardness of the edges as taught in Summerpercent; as a rule, if h variation did not exceed 3 field Patent NO. 2,985,219 dated May 23, 1961. Wh6ll cent, performance was considered gem-1] operated in this fashion the supplemental stream is de- The uniformity of production of apparatus of the presposited on the paper, generally beyond the outer edges of ent invention is illustrated by sample set D of Table I. the slurry issuing down the apron 47. It should be noted that the dry density variation is only The increased uniformity of the slurry delivered to lightly mof P one-half of P f P the Work table 1 i i i h process d apparatus f ratlon variation 1s less than one percent. Th1s umformlty this invention, is evidenced by the data below which cornhas Welded extremely hlgh quallty gypsum products and pare the performance of the above-described apparatus also h resulted a {note deslrable: lower'welght P Q with that of a pin mixer using the conventional three-gate uct Smce excess matenal no longer be added to sure that the weakest spot will pass the standard relating dlscharge system of the PI'lOI' art. In gathering the data, to minimum Strength three samples were ta.ken slmifltaneously fi a sac}: To further illustrate the improved operation obtainable stream a conventlonal pnor an mac an Gas with the apparatus of this invention, a series of samples nto t 1 b Sho fl fter the cubes w r s taken of the slurry discharged according to conven- PY w Welghed to df'termme Wet dnsltyt tional three-gate operation, and a second series was taken dl'led 1n F Oven at i Welghed agam to deter after the installation of the mixer-distributor described mine their y y- The dlfierence between i above. The results from twenty sets of such samples are weights is reported as evaporation, all figures being re presented in Table II and shown in graphical form in ported on the basis of pounds per cubic foot. When FIGS. 7A and 7B of the drawings. The differences beanalyzing the single stream deposited by the apparatus of tween the highest and lowest value from each set are identhis invention, three samples were taken simultaneously tified as the spread.
Three gate mixer Dry density sample station 3 Spread 1 POUNDS PER CUBIC FOOT Wet density sample station TABLE IL-COMPARATIVE MIXER PERFORMANCE IN Sample set t to and it is contemplated by the appended claims to cover such modifications as fall Within the true spirit and scope 1. In a gypsum board machine, the combination comfor slurry preparation, an underlying board-forming table, positive displacement means in the mixer, conduit means communicating with said displacement means, a slurry distributor positioned above the ially parallel to its upper surface, said distributor comprising an outer casing havamLLlLinmfilLamlTomnwliawl 7777777777777777777 34467818518318669186 nwoml UA 7 5 9mAfhmOm7 2 qw6 77" E777 7777??77 D E- F 7 G. H.-
ing an inlet near its center connected to said conduit means and a continuous discharge slot formed in the casing bottom; axial transfer means within said casing and extending from said inlet along the length of said slot, stationary support means associated with said transfer means and secured to said casing, and drive means disposed Within said support means for actuating said transfer means; said transfer means eifectin 3 Spread 2.1 46. 0 Mixer-distributor Wet density Dry density sample station sample station Spread 1 Average 74.6
Sample set tion ing tron comprising a displacement g a scraping ac on said support means and said casing whereby slurry entering said casing is forced through said slot in a uniform stream.
2. In a gypsum board machine having a mixer for slurry preparation and an underlying table for form the board, the combina rotor ring within the mixer, a conduit communicating with slurry contacted by the rotor ring, a slurry distributor positioned above the board-forming table and parallel to its upper surface, said distributor comprising an outer 0 4O casing having an inlet near its center connected to said Ill 1 1 1 1 0 d within sai te directions from said inlet ans supportid casing at disposed withdisplacement periphery of sai ing, a dising table and d distributor comprising inlet near its center connected sing ing into sai gly receive sing, a
tanding elements,
in opposi innermost sides, an enclosed conduit tion and a table for forming the board, the tion comprising a mixer hou d having a plurality of ups g edges of said elements forming an acute angle ir radially conduit and a continuous discharge slot formed in the casing bottom; screw angers snu casing and extendin I for driving slurry in a uniform continuous stream through Referring to am data for the thl ee gate mixer, the said discharge slot, stationary support tube the ably engaglng each auger and secured to sa the tube means outer ends, and drive means in each of said support tubes to rotate said angers.
3. In a gypsum board machine having a mixer for slurry prepara combina rotor ring rotatable adjacent the outer housing an the leadin with the located adjacent the outer edge of the rotor r tributor positioned above the board-form parallel to its upper surface, sa an outer casing having an to said conduit, a support tube secured within the ca at opposed ends thereof, a drive shaft extend Average.. 76.69
average spread for the wet density was 2.1 pounds per cubic foot or 2.8 percent and the average spread for the dry density was 1.3 pounds per cubic foot or 2.8 percent. Ordinarily, these samples are considered very acceptable. It will be noted that when using the mixer-distributor of this invention, the average wet spread was only 0.71 pound per cubic foot or 0.9 percent and the average dry density spread was 0.64 pound per cubic foot or 1.3 percent, approximately half as great as in conventional operation. It is seen, therefore, that the overall results were much more uniform. The great deviations from the average encountered with a prior art machine, as shown in FIG. 7A, were minimized with the above-described apparatus, as shown in FIG. 7B.
The apparatus of this invention has a further advantage that it overcomes a condition known as stream-juncture fracture which sometimes occurs in broad reinforced wi ining the reinforcfibers is deposited through three gates, the fibers tend 5 to line up parallel to the edge of the board where the 1y, do not plug the apparatus but are handled continuously and smoothly for long periods of time.
long mineral fibers, such as glass fibers one-half inch or more in length. When the slurry conta ing streams meet and so do not properly intermix to reinforce those areas. With the present invention, they are continuously and uniformly dispersed across the board width so that this difficulty is avoided. Moreover, the long fibers, surprising It is apparent that modifications may be made in the above-described apparatus which do not withdraw the re- 7 said moving discharged slurry.
4. In a gypsum board machine having a mixer for slurry preparation and a table for forming the board, an apparatus in combination with said mixer for distributing said slurry across said table which comprises an outer tubular casing having an inlet near its longitudinal mid point and a continuous discharge slot formed in the bottom thereof, support tubes extending into said casing from either end and secured within the casing at its ends, drive shafts journaled within each of said support tubes, a seal between each shaft and its support tube adjacent their inner ends, and augers surrounding the inner portions of said support tubes and adapted to be driven by the shafts for driving slurry in a uniform continuous stream through said slot; said augers effecting a scraping action on said casing and support members in the normal course of movement.
5. The apparatus of claim 2 including a conveyor within the conduit from the mixer to the casing.
6. The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the screw augers are adapted for rotation in the same direction and have a substantially equal pitch and opposite hand.
7. The machine of claim 4 in which variable speed means are associated with each of said shafts for regulating the speed of rotation thereof.
8. In a gypsum board machine an apparatus for slurry preparation and distribution comprising a table for forming the board, a mixer disposed above said table, distributor means comprising an outer tubular casing disposed above and substantially parallel to said table, said casing having an inlet near its longitudinal midpoint communicating with said mixer, support tubes extending into said casing from either end and secured within the casing at its ends, drive shafts journaled Within each of said support tubes, a seal between each shaft and its support tube adjacent their inner ends, augers surrounding the inner portions of each support tube and adapted to be driven by the shafts, variable speed means associated with each shaft for regulating its speed of rotation, discharge means in the central portion of said casing and adjacent said table, and an apron extending from said discharge means and toward said table.
9. The apparatus of claim 8 wherein the support tubes are pressurized.
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3 December 1999
"Evan?" asked Neville Longbottom, his gaze firmly on the bottle of cold butterbeer in his hands.
They were sitting at a metal table in the middle of the spacious Longbottom gardens. This part of the garden was kept under permanent climate charms that kept away the winter cold.
Evan Sprongfoot, formerly Harry Potter, did not look anything like his former self. The scar that had cursed his life had disappeared when Voldemort kicked the bucket. He wore blue-tinted contact lenses and used a daily alopecial Charm to stay bald. This by itself would probably have been enough, but Hermione - once she had stopped lapsing into uncontrollable giggling fits at his appearance - had dragged him off to Muggle cosmetic surgery to alter his nose, chin, and ears. They had considered more magical means of altering his appearance, but opted not to as that would be vulnerable to revealing spells.
Changing his physical appearance was merely the start. Since Fidelius Charms could be performed on abstract items of information (the location of a building was an item of information), they had placed the knowledge that Evan Sprongfoot was Harry Potter under one, with Harry as Secret Keeper.
Harry had wanted Hermione to be Secret Keeper, but she had refused. It was important to keep the secret until he died, and she might die before him ("What if I get knocked down by a Muggle bus, Harry? Or blown up by televangelist terrorists? Or choke on a Marie biscuit?").
Instead, she was the Secret Keeper of a second Fidelius Charm that protected the information that Harry Potter was actually alive and living happily somewhere on the planet. This allowed her to reassure Harry's acquaintances that he wasn't really dead, without having to reveal where he actually was. Besides, the phrasing of the information suggested that he was in living in some out-of-the-way boondocks in Patagonia or Iowa instead of central London.
Neville had, at an Order meeting a month prior, casually offered Harry the chance to come to Chez Longbottom and get his hands dirty if he ever felt like it. The chubby wizard had been pleasantly surprised when his former classmate had one day turned up in T-shirt and shorts, wanting to get to work. It had proved most therapeutic, and they had spent several hours working in a companionable silence doing mindless manual work and chatting during drinks breaks.
"Yes, Neville?" replied Evan, reaching for his head before remembering there wasn't any hair on it to run his hand through. Kingsley Shacklebolt, who would know, said it could take some months for that habit to fade away.
"May I say something that you could get quite upset or angry with me for?"
Harry cocked his head and looked at his dorm-mate of seven years. The idea of Neville angering Harry seemed odd. His curiosity was definitely in the dead-cat range now.
"I will listen, Neville. You don't need to be scared of me - I'm not Hermione. I won't transfigure you into a goldfish and leave you to suffocate on the ground."
Neville winced. Draco Malfoy, who had been in Mark-less exile in New Zealand, had returned to Britain a week ago to take revenge for his father's demise. Since Harry Potter was 'dead', Draco had named Hermione as his target and confronted her one night outside Hogsmeade. Her response had been most singular, as was her resulting lecture to Harry ("You see, Harry, that is how you kill a Malfoy. Turning someone into an animal only receives a fine, and besides, there weren't any witnesses.")
"I'm more worried about getting you upset than angry," clarified Neville. "Do you promise not to run away?"
"You have my permission to cast a Body Bind on me if I do."
"Ah, er, I'm sure that won't be necessary," said the St Mungo's Herbologist. "I just wondered where you were going to live with, now that everything is over."
"I haven't really thought about it," replied Harry, wondering what Neville was getting at.
"I wanted to suggest that you move in with Hermione." While Harry choked on his butterbeer, Neville continued. "You've both lost people close to you, and ... look Harry, she needs you, and she'll never admit it."
Harry thought for a while, and then nodded. "Alright. I'll ask her."
"Oh good," replied Neville, sounding very relieved. "But it's important that she thinks she's helping you. So tell her that you need her to help you recover from everything."
Evan nodded again, before standing up and walking to the greenhouse.
Behind him, Neville smirked.
15 January 2000
Hermione sat at the breakfast table reading a Muggle newspaper, while Harry made bacon and eggs. She had been surprised when Harry asked her shortly before Christmas if she was willing to move in with him to an apartment in London. She had been reluctant at first, but when he said he needed her, she had immediately agreed.
Dean Thomas, who worked for an agency specializing in Magically outfitted Muggle apartments (in other words, abodes with both electricity and Floo connections) while he maintained an artistic night job, had been most helpful in finding a place for them.
It had been good for them both. She had started to pick up clues about a topic she had long been curious about, namely what Harry's life had been like with the Dursleys. On the rare occasions that he wished to watch the telly, he would look at her first, as if asking for permission. He never asked to put anything on their joint grocery lists and never bought anything not on the lists. She made plans to visit Privet Drive soon - Legilimancy was only illegal when performed on wizards, not muggles. She was Slytherin enough to take advantage of prejudiced laws on the rare occasion that there were in her favour.
Now they were wondering what to do with their lives. They knew what others wanted them to do - stay in the wizarding world and drag it into the 21st century. Or, as she had said multiple times, into the 20th century since it was still living in the 17th. Right now though, Harry was spending his time in a semi-depressive funk, devoting his life to sleeping and cooking.
"Evan," she asked carefully, once he had brought two plates of breakfast to the table. "I'm worried about you. You're spending too much time in bed. Why don't you go out and fly or something?"
Harry yawned. "Do you think I could add four broomsticks to my bed and do both at the same time?"
"Why don't you go and play professional Quidditch? The Fidelius Charm should protect your identity, even if you fly like Harry Potter."
"You think? But what if I'm good at it?"
"If you become famous as Evan Sprongfoot, it would be due to your own talent, not something that your mum did."
"Hmmm. That is true, but ..."
"I hear the Cannons need a new Seeker, and they have tryouts tomorrow."
"But ..."
"It's the Cannons, Evan..."
Damn the Ron trump card, thought Evan Sprongfoot.
13 March 2000
Daily Prophet: Chudley Cannons win three matches in a row!
In an event not seen for eighty six years, the most famous losers in British Quidditch have won three matches in succession. The primary reason for this is their new Seeker, Evan Sprongfoot, a Muggleborn wizard who recently moved to the country from overseas and clearly has incredible raw talent.
"My parents were Muggle teachers who worked on a remote Polynesian island," said Evan to this reporter. "We never received a Hogwarts letter. Wizards really ought to investigate Muggle methods of communication - they work better than owls."
Meanwhile, it is rumoured that the team are on the verge of being taken over by new management with much spare cash. The prospective owners have allegedly approached several players in other teams, including Harpies Chaser Angelina Johnson and Puddlemere Keeper Oliver "Crazy Wall" Wood, much to the consternation of other managers.
18 March 2000
Daily Prophet: Chudley Cannons bought out by Weasley's Wizard Wheezes - Team renamed Weasley Cannons - All players to have hair dyed red
"I wish Ron was here to see this," Hermione sniffed.
Evan nodded and patted her hand, before turning to the twins.
"We are absolutely not using using that as our logo."
"But it's so appropriate, Evan!"
"I am not wearing robes with a logo that has a toilet seat on it!"
"But the initials of the Cannons are W.C.!" argued George. "It's critical for the natural Feng Shui of the Universe for them to be inside a toilet seat!"
"But you're not going to stop with the robes! Next thing you'll want is the logo tattoed on my head!"
"Oooh!" said the twins together.
"Brilliant idea, Evan!" continued Fred. "We'll modify the team rules especially for you!"
"All players will have their hair dyed red," opined George, "or, if they have no hair to dye, have the team logo prominently displayed on their noggins."
Hermione giggled. Evan looked so cute when wearing a look of horror.
21 July 2002
"Neville's wedding was very nice."
"Sure was. I told you Susan had good taste."
"In men or wedding gowns?"
There was silence as Hermione drove home from the wedding at the Bones residence in Hemel Hempstead. Both of them found Muggle transportation very relaxing.
"Aren't you going to get a girlfriend, Evan?"
"I've had lots of girlfriends!"
"I meant a steady one, Seeker Boy."
"Say, what happened to that Rob guy?"
"Don't try to change the subject. And if you must know, Rob and I broke up."
"Ah. Sorry about that."
"Don't be."
"May I ask why you broke up?"
"You still have a question of mine to answer."
"My answer's too complicated, Professor Granger. I can't word it myself. So we may as well entertain ourselves listening to your answer."
"Hmph," snorted the Hogwarts History Professor. "You do understand that my providing this answer will under no account be indicative of your having won this argument."
"Of course not. I promise not to gloat."
"Evan! You've never kept that particular promise before."
"You've never learnt to stop taking it."
"We're really off topic now, aren't we?"
"I won't dignify that with a response, Prof."
"Git. If you must know, Rob was getting too close."
"Too close? I thought sex was pretty close."
"Come off it, Evan, I didn't mean physically close. Besides, even we've had sex."
"Bloody good sex it was, too."
"Careful, Mr Sprongfoot..."
"Ooops. Bloody good sex it is, too."
"Stop thinking with your nether regions, you Snitch grabbing fanatic."
"Good one there. Just one letter off."
"Incorrigible groin-brained gutter-dwelling cretin".
"You're a regular Thesaurus Rex, you are."
"Go kiss a skrewt, Sprongfoot. Now, where was I?"
"Honestly, Professor Granger, if you can't remember what you said, get a transcription quill for all our conversations so that you can look it up!"
"You know, that's not a bad idea."
"Merlin. The woman thinks her words are so important that she will kill innocent trees to preserve them for posterity."
"And don't you forget it. Besides, I remember now. I was talking about how I couldn't get too emotionally close to my previous boyfriends."
"You mean when they ask you questions deeper than 'what's your favorite colour' or 'what's your favorite aftershave'?"
"Perfume, in my case. But yes, that stuff. I mean I don't want to tell them what I went through as a bucktoothed brat before Hogwarts, do I?"
"Yeah, know what you mean. I keep having to invent tales of my childhood, it's like bloody Divination all over again!"
"This is about the time in the conversation where Ron would laugh his head off and Ginny would smack your head."
"It was always those times in conversations. Though Ginny did go overboard with the smackings."
More silence. It was an unsaid fact that their relationships with the Weasleys had been little more than teenage crushes with people they happened to be comfortable with. Ron and Ginny had been people they could have lived with, but not people they couldn't live without. They'd been doing so quite well for the past few years, after all.
"Do you think we've got over them?"
He thought for a while, before deciding that further contemplation might bring up realizations best left unrealized. "Dunno."
"Likewise, Evan. Harry."
"Time to get back to whining about previous relationships, methinks."
Hermione nodded. "They keep trying to understand me!"
"Instead of just understanding you? Or understanding that some things aren't meant to be understood, but withstood?"
"Impressive. We'll make a philosopher out of you yet, Mr Second String Seeker for England."
"I just liked the wordplay. And the Seeker's retiring in a few months, so I'll be Reserve Seeker."
"A poet, then, Mr Reserve Seeker for England. Congratulations, by the way."
"Thanks. It's ridiculous, really. None of my girlfriends ever understand how my best friend and roommate is a girl. What's wrong with them? I mean, all we do is share a bed once a month!"
"Twice a month. And breakfast every other day. And clothes."
"You're the one who steals my shirts. I just steal your socks."
"One day you'll learn to keep track of yours. Anyway, at this rate, we ought to just give up on ever having a relationship with someone else and go out with each other."
"Didn't I suggest this at some point?"
"Yes, but then you met Michelle."
"Ah. Yes. Her. Heh, heh. Sorry about that. I do suffer sometimes from the john-before-brain illness that us twenty-something males are prone to, you know."
"Being male is an illness, Evan - haven't we drilled that into your thick skull already?"
"An incurable disease that you seem to rather enjoy, on occasion. And the occasions occur twice a month, if I heard you right."
"Shut it. Now, are we giving us a shot?"
"I thought I already agreed - I certainly don't see why not."
"But we aren't in love or anything, got it?"
"Certainly not. Just because I can't imagine living the rest of my life with anyone else does not mean I'm in love with you."
"My sentiments exactly. I'm so glad we understand each other, Harry."
"Me too, Hermione."
21 July 2003
The press conference was packed. Professor Hermione Granger, Newblood Witch columnist, Hogwarts History teacher and head of the philanthropic Potter-Black Foundation For Magical Equality, had just announced her engagement. Her fiance, the infamous Weasley Cannons Seeker and England Reserve Seeker, sat next to her. They had answered several questions following their announcement, and were quite tired.
"How long have the two of you been in love?" asked a young blonde who was clearly from Witch Weekly.
"We are not in love," replied Hermione. "We simply cannot stand the thought of living the rest of our lives with anyone else."
The journalists chuckled knowingly, while Evan and Hermione shook their heads. No-one ever understood them.
"Are you looking forward to become Professor Sprongfoot?" asked another journalist.
"Actually," said Evan, answering the question for his mate. "I'm changing my name to Granger. It's slightly easier to write, and causes fewer jokes by Quidditch announcers. And yes, that especially goes for Lee Jordan!"
As the Grangers continued to answer questions, two identical redheads in the back of the room each handed a galleon to a chubby sandy haired wizard.
A/N: Thanks to everyone who read the story this far, especially those who left reviews: galleena, duj, illachi, mathiasgranger, AnnF,tridentwatch, riegert8, femaleprongslet, AlaskaRae03, jabarber69, Mrs C Lupin, BlackPhoenixBlade, leosands, HarryFan, hhrldgtgctzsjkrcspktrc, Nocturnal007, storm tigeress, , tyger cub, Lierian.
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The quip about curious dead cats came from the engaging fic "Luna's Hubby" by meteoricshipyards. It's both on this site and ficwad.
May I also say that my favorite all-time fanfic quote from Hermione is by Argonaut57 (The Labyrinth of Amagor, Chapter 12, Fiction Alley) : "Semper in excreta, solo profundem variat", which allegedly means "Always in the shit, only the depth varies."
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A winning combination of readability and references.
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My ever first Lomography picture!shared by goomba on 2011-10-23
I finally found the negative with this picture on it, it was taken about a year ago with my Agfa Clack, I can still remember that day very well. I also remember the big hunt for 120 film, the saying "if you don't know what it is you'll never find it" must be really true! Luckily I found myself a good store which I still go to today to get my 120 films.3 113
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Tidung Island is part of Thousand islands located in the western South. The island which is part of Jakarta consists of two islands, namely Tidung, Tidung Big and small. To achieve this, we can go from the port of Muara Angke, which is located in Jakarta, using the public boat with rates USD3,3. From Muara angke, boats leave every morning at 07.15 Western Indonesian Time. About 3 hours we can arrive in Pulau Tidung but dont worry about boredom because along the way the island would be an interesting scene, including a group of birds that catch fish in the sea. Arriving at the port of Great Tidung, we can walked toward the inn. The fee from $20-$30/night, its very cheap. ^o^ In this island we can rent bikes/day with $1/bike. But we must becareful among these bikes there is no brakes function properly. haha lol Biking on this island is fairly easy and very interesting, because, although the terrain of flat roads, even houses in the area of paying block road, the view left and right most row of palm trees and green pine beautiful. Along the road infrastructure is also seen quite a neat and orderly. Great Tidung satisfied around, the bridge that connects the island with Tidung small. The bridge made of wood form the many twists and curves along hundreds of meters. The bridge is the best place to swing away with the charm of Tidung island as a whole. Tidung area and headed for the bridge, souvernir shop that sells various kinds of handicrafts and souvenirs typical tidung island. A few hundred yards from the store there is a long road to the right as the best spot you can enjoy the sunset and sunrise.10
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If, like me, your life is plagued by self-doubt, anxiety and neuroisis, then you will occasionally come across the feeling that maybe, just maybe, the photo you're about to take isn't really worth taking after all. Maybe it would be better to save the film, maybe for a party or something. But you sort of like the shot... To shoot or not to shoot: here is the answer!18 61 Share Tweet
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I am currently running WP 1.5 on Win2k3 iis6 with php4.
I have installed SK2 even though that it says it needs v1.5.1. It seems to be working except that if i want to configure it i need access the management through the "plugin" tab of WP which has the address:
if i go to the normal Manage - SK2 or Option- Sk2 i get "page can not be displayed" and the address is:
now you are prolly wondering why this post is in the installation section and not plugins !, well i was wondering if the above could be resolved with the install of 1.5.1 or 1.5.2 ? If so could someone kindly point me to the install files for it?
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Tales from the Trails
|Col du Bonhomme
|Ville des Glaciers
|Lac Combal
|Refuge Bonatti
|Grand Col Ferret
|Some Wildlife
|Col des Calcaires
|Asking myself "Why?", at the top of Mineral Fork, 2012
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|Justin Salakana - "Founder" of the Rongi Route
|Beginning of the Trail Through a Pine Plantation
|Through the Moorlands
|First Site of the Destination
|Moonscape of the Alpine Desert
Looking East to Mt. Mawenzi
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It was seldom that we actually went straight along a ridge like this.
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waiting for Jared and Gary on Loop 5.
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Yesterday, I received an email that began as follows:
dear eric;
it is my unfortunate duty to inform you that your name has been selected for the 2016 barkley marathons, to be held on april 2-4, 2016, at frozen head state park, in the state of tennessee, usa. it is anticipated that this enterprise will amount to nothing more than an extended period of unspeakable suffering, at the end of which you will ultimately find only failure and humiliation.
And the encouragement continues for a few more paragraphs......
It all started a few months ago when I wrote the following essay, as part of my application to be considered for entry to the Barkley Marathons:
WHY I SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO RUN THE 2016 BARKLEY MARATHONSWhy?I've thought long and hard on what I should write for this essay. Should I make a list of all my running and physical accomplishments? Should I be clever and witty? Maybe I could wax long about my incredible mental toughness? An idea would be to detail the rigorous, strenuous and over the top training program that I am putting myself through to prepare. Did I mention that I am friends with Jared Campbell and he will surely enlighten me with his top secret, sure-fire, guaranteed recipe for Barkley success?The reality is, I really have no business attempting the Barkley Marathons. I'm not more talented than most of the runners, I don't have an extra-ordinary amount of grit and gumption (compared to everyone else "Out There"), my training program is probably less involved than most, and while Jared is a good friend, his only top secret advice is to be down to earth and brutally honest about how difficult The Barkley is and what his own short comings are.I have been intrigued with Barkley since Jim Nelson first told me about it while we ran a portion of my first Wasatch 100 together in 2005. I have dreamed (nightmared) about it since Jared told me he would be attempting it for the first time in 2012. I shed tears and shared in the accomplishment of some incredible feats of endurance as I read your Tethered report of John, Jamil and Alan completing a Fun Run with minutes to spare in 2014.And that is the moment, while reading Tethered, walking a slow, painful, 2 mph, ankle reconstruction recovery pace on a treadmill in my basement, that is the precise instant, when I knew that one day, through your graces or not, I would stand at the Yellow Gate, ready to get the living hell squeezed out of me.That is Why.The lottery was held, and I found myself at #11 on the wait list. That's a pretty good spot to be in, but there was no guarantee that it would get me there. I started training like I was in, and as the weeks went by, I began to wake in the middle of the night, with feelings of panic, wondering what in the world I was doing, putting myself into this situation, and how I would ever be prepared.Which brings me to last night. The Letter of Condolences. And that's when the Nightmares became Reality.If you don't know much about the Barkley Marathons and would like to learn more, here is an excellent website, and here is an excellent 20 minute documentary.
Psychiatrist Nassir Ghaemi says that most people "have what psychologists call "positive illusion"—that is, they possess a mildly high self-regard, a slightly inflated sense of how much they control the world around them.


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Dolutegravir sodium is a white to light yellow powder and is slightly soluble in water.
Each film-coated tablet of TIVICAY for oral administration contains 10.5, 26.3, or 52.6 mg of dolutegravir sodium, which is equivalent to 10, 25, or 50 mg dolutegravir free acid, respectively, and the following inactive ingredients: D-mannitol, microcrystalline cellulose, povidone K29/32, sodium starch glycolate, and sodium stearyl fumarate. The tablet film-coating contains the inactive ingredients iron oxide yellow (25-mg and 50-mg tablets only), macrogol/PEG, polyvinyl alcohol-part hydrolyzed, talc, and titanium dioxide.
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