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Date Issued:
September 21, 1976
September 20, 1974
Orlowski; Gerald J.
(Orland Park, IL)
Primary Examiner:
Husar; Francis S.
Assistant Examiner:
Charvat; Robert J.
Attorney Or Agent:
Lockwood, Dewey, Zickert & Alex
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An apparatus and method for forming uniform patties from a mass of agglomerable edible material. The apparatus includes a supporting frame, drive means for operating the apparatus, a hopper, and a rotatable turret including a plurality of cavities radially aligned therein. Each cavity has a barrier means mounted for reciprocal movement therein including a working surface which together with a portion of the cavity forms a mold. Means in said hopper moves material therethrough and into each mold as it is rotated on the turret to a position in communication with the hopper. The patty is formed as the turret continues rotation and then the mold moves out of communication with the hopper. The barrier means reciprocates in the cavity and discharges the patty therefrom while maintaining its shape as formed The barrier means is removable and may be combined with a stationary core for changing the shape of the mold.
I claim:
1. A method forming a patty from a mass of agglomerable material comprising the steps of:
feeding agglomerable material into a hopper;
moving said material through said hopper and substantially upwardly into a mold position in communication with said hopper until said mold is filled with said material thereby forming a patty, said mold being located in a cavity and a pluralityof said cavities being positioned in spaced radial relation around the center of a rotating turret, and a lower portion of each cavity, a working bottom face on a barrier means reciprocably mounted therein, and a mold bottom opening forming the surfacesof each mold,
moving said mold out of communication with said hopper by continued rotation of said turret,
reciprocating said barrier means through said cavity to collapse said mold and discharge said patty substantially downwardly therefrom through said mold bottom, and
separating said patty from said barrier means while maintaining the shape of the patty as formed by passing the interface of said patty and said barrier means across a wire cut-off means.
2. Apparatus for forming a plurality of uniformly shaped patties from a mass of agglomerable edible material comprising:
a frame,
a drive means retained on said frame,
a hopper attached to said frame for receiving a mass of agglomerable edible material,
a turret rotatably mounted to said frame and drivingly connected to said drive means including a plurality of cavities located in spaced angular and radial relation therearound, each cavity having a barrier means mounted for reciprocal movementaxially therein, each said barrier means having a bottom surface coacting with a cavity to form a mold,
means in said hopper for moving agglomerable edible material through said hopper and substantially upwardly into said mold, filling it, and forming a patty therein as each mold opening is positioned in communication with said hopper during aportion of each turret rotation, and
means coacting with the turret reciprocating said barrier means through said cavity as said turret rotates to push a patty substantially downwardly out therefrom at a portion of rotation externally of said hopper,
and means connected to the frame for separating a patty from said barrier means in a manner preventing its deformation during separation.
3. The apparatus called for in claim 2 wherein said barrier means includes
at least one piston positioned in slidable engagement with the side walls of said cavity, said piston including a working bottom face which forms at least a partial surface of said mold.
4. The apparatus called for in claim 3 wherein each said cavity further includes
a core removably rigidly mounted therein and partially filling same for changing at least one of; the sidewalls of said mold, the size of each mold, the shape of each mold, and the number of molds in said cavity.
5. The apparatus called for in claim 3 wherein
said turret and said cavities therein are vertically axially aligned,
a cycle of piston reciprocal movement is one turret rotation, and
said mold is formed below said bottom face and is positioned to be filled with agglomerable material along a portion of said turret rotation where each reciprocating piston is at its highest position.
6. The apparatus called for in claim 5 wherein said means for patty-piston separation is suitable for disc shaped patties and includes
a conveyor located spatially subadjacent said turret along a portion of said rotation where each piston is at its lowest position, said conveyor having an inclining path of travel immediately under said turret capable of providing a leading edgecontact between a patty extending downward from said piston bottom face and the conveyor for overcoming the surface tension between same causing their separation.
7. The apparatus called for in claim 5 wherein said means for patty-piston separation includes
knife edge positioned contiguously across the lowest position on the path of travel of said bottom face.
8. The apparatus called for in claim 7 wherein said knife edge includes
a wire connected between the distal ends of a bifurcated bracket on said frame.
9. In an apparatus for forming a plurality of uniformly shaped patties from a mass of agglomerable edible material such as chopped meat, poultry, fish, vegetables and the like together with binder means, said apparatus including
a supporting frame,
drive means mounted thereon,
a hopper attached to said frame capable of receiving a mass of agglomerable edible material,
a turret centrally mounted to said frame for rotation in vertical axial orientation and drivingly connected to said drive means including a plurality of axially aligned molds located in spaced radial relation therearound, a bottom opening in eachmold being positioned in communication with said hopper during a segment of each turret rotation,
and means said hopper for moving agglomerable edible material substantially upwardly into said mold opening during said segment of turret rotation,
the improvement comprising
a plurality of barrier means removably positioned in said turret for a vertical reciprocal cycle of movement therein during each turret rotation, a working bottom face of each barrier means forming a portion of a mold surface, each barrier meansbeing positioned in its cycle to allow the formation of a patty in each mold during said segment of turret rotation, and each barrier means being reciprocated during the remainder of said turret rotation to collapse the mold and substantially downwardlydischarge a patty formed therein while maintaining its shape as formed.
10. The apparatus recited in claim 9 and means connected to the frame for overcoming surface tension between a patty and said barrier means working bottom face.
11. In the apparatus recited in claim 10 wherein said means for overcoming surface tension includes
a conveyor means positioned in sufficient spatial relation below said turret for allowing angular edge first contact between a patty being discharged therefrom and said conveyor.
12. In the apparatus recited in claim 10 wherein said means for overcoming surface tension includes
a knife edge contiguously positioned across the path of travel of said barrier means at the junction of said barrier means and a patty attached thereto during a portion of said turret rotation when said barrier means is located in a mostdownwardly extended patty discharge position.
13. In the apparatus recited in claim 9 and a cavity forming an extension from said mold, said barrier means being mounted for co-axial reciprocal movement in said cavity and a working surface of said barrier means forming a top portion of saidmold.
14. In the apparatus recited in claim 13 wherein a cross-sectional area of said barrier means substantially conforms to the cross-sectional area of said cavity.
15. In the apparatus recited in claim 13 wherein cross-sectional area of said barrier means plus a cross-section area of a stationary core removably mounted in said cavity substantially conform to the cross-sectional area of said cavity.
16. The apparatus called for in claim 3 wherein each said cavity further includes
a core rigidly and removably mounted therein and partially filling same for changing the shape of each mold.
17. The apparatus called for in claim 3 wherein each said cavity further includes
a core rigidly and removably mounted therein and partially filling same for changing the shape of each mold.
18. The apparatus called for in claim 3 wherein each said cavity further includes
a core rigidly and removably mounted therein and partially filling same for changing the number of molds in said cavity.
19. A machine for forming patties from a mass of flowable material, said machine comprising a casing for containing such a material, said casing having a side entrance, a support movably mounted in relation to said casing and provided with aplurality of molds for successive entry into said casing through said entrance, means in said casing for urging material upwardly into and completely filling each mold to form a patty therein during the period the mold is in the casing, each of saidmolds comprising an opening provided in the support and a piston movable in each opening, means for elevating each piston to increase the size of the mold during the period it is being filled, and means for moving each piston downwardly to eject eachpatty directly after it leaves said casing.
This invention relates to apparatus and method for molding an agglomerable material. More particularly, this invention relates to a moldingapparatus which is capable of dividing an agglomerable mass of edible material into uniform patties or portions convenient for further preparation and eventual individual consumption.
A need has arisen in the food processing industry for improved apparatus capable of molding finely divided edible material into convenient individual servings such as ground meat, vegetable, or like patties. Present equipment available to thefood processor is large, cumbersome, mechanically complicated, noisy in operation, laborious to clean, and limited in rate of patty output. Recent federal laws establish limitations on the allowable noise levels of industrial apparatus operation. Also,present food processing apparatus is limited in the shape of patty which may be formed on a mass production basis. Machines of this type are primarily designed for making hamburger patties. While other agglomerable materials such as chopped vegetables,poultry, etc. may be fed through present machines, the patties made therein are generally limited to a structure having a continuously filled interior.
Applicant's invention resolves industrial noise problems and other maladies associated with more complex machinery by being uncomplicated in structure, having fewer movable parts, and being easier and quicker to clean and overhaul than existingpatty making machinery. The invention expands present limitations regarding mass production output by being based on a simple turret provided with any number of radially aligned molds which number may be increased in larger embodiments of the inventionfor producing a higher article per minute output without increasing the rotational speed of the turret. Also, this invention resolves shape limitations inherent in present food processing machinery by providing molds which produce patties having hollowportions therein and capable of simultaneously producing more than one patty per mold. The patties formed in the apparatus of the invention are also discharged from the molds in a gentle manner which precludes their deformation.
Applicant's invention is an apparatus and method for forming a plurality of uniformly shaped patties from a mass of agglomerable material. The apparatus includes means for molding the material into a desired shaped patty including a rotatableturret having a plurality of tubular cavities extending axially through the turret and positioned in spaced circular and radial relation from its center. Molds are positioned in a portion of each cavity. The invention also includes a hopper positionedadjacent the turret with a discharge portion of the hopper contiguous with turret mold openings during a portion of its rotation, means for urging agglomerable material into each mold, filling same, and separating that material from the greater mass ofmaterial in the hopper. Each cavity also includes therein a reciprocating patty discharge means including a removable piston having a bottom face which forms a surface of the mold. The piston is reciprocated in the cavity after the patty ofagglomerable material is urged into and formed in the mold to discharge the material therefrom in a gentle manner precluding its deformation during the discharge. The piston is easily replaceable allowing differing shape pistons and stationary coreswhich matingly engage same to be inserted in the cavity thereby providing a variety of mold shapes heretofore unobtainable in patty making machines.
It is therefore an object of the invention to provide an apparatus and method for molding a plurality of individual patties from a mass of agglomerable material.
Another object of the invention is the provision of an apparatus for forming edible food patties which is quieter and simpler in construction than heretofore known edible food patty making machinery.
A further object of the invention is the provision of a molding apparatus having a plurality of cavities therein with each cavity having a reciprocating barrier means therein for discharging patties formed in a mold located in a portion of eachcavity.
A still further object of the invention is the provision of a molding apparatus which is capable of molding food patties which are hollow in form.
An important object of the invention is the provision of a molding apparatus having means capable of discharging a food patty having hollow portions therein without distorting its shape.
Other objects, features, and advantages of theinvention will be apparent from the following detailed disclosure, taken in conjunction with the accompanying sheets of drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like parts, in which:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the molding apparatus of the invention;
FIG. 2 is a close-up detailed perspective view of the rotatable turret partially cut-away showing the relative positions of the reciprocating barrier means in each cavity;
FIG. 3 is a top plan view of the molding apparatus of the invention showing the interrelation between the hopper and turret;
FIG. 4 is a partial vertical cross-sectional view taken substantially along line 4--4 of FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view taken substantially along like 5--5 of FIG. 3;
FIG. 6 is an enlarged detail sectional view of the rotatable turret shown in FIG. 4;
FIG. 7 is a detail cross-sectional view taken along line 7--7 of FIG. 4;
FIG. 8 is a detail cross-sectional view similar to FIG. 7 wherein the means for urging agglomerated edible material into the mold is further advanced than in FIG. 7;
FIG. 9 is a partial cross-sectional view similar to FIG. 8 wherein the mold has been completely filled with agglomerated edible material by the urging means;
FIG. 10 is a detail cross-sectional view similar to FIG. 7 showing the discharging means pushing a patty from the cavity as the mold collapses;
FIG. 11 is a partial cross-sectional view similar to FIG. 10 showing the discharge means positioning a patty on a conveyor belt;
FIG. 12 is a partial cross-sectional view of the mold cavity similar to FIG. 8 wherein the reciprocating cylindrical piston has been replaced with a second embodiment including an annular barrier means and a stationary core suitable for formingan annular patty;
FIG. 13 is a partial cross-sectional view similar to FIG. 12 wherein the reciprocating annular barrier means is discharging an annular patty with the aid of a knife edge mounted adjacent a discharge conveyor belt;
FIG. 14 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along line 14--14 of FIG. 13;
FIG. 15 shows a diagrammatic plan view of a modification of the turret; and
FIG. 16 is a displacement diagram for the cam operated reciprocating barrier means.
In FIG. 1, the molding apparatus of the invention is shown generally at 20. It includes a supporting framework, generally at 21, having side verticalsupport rails 22 at each corner thereof as shown most clearly in FIG. 4 with the bottom portion of the rails having conventional adjustable leg supports 23 which allow leveling of the apparatus upon a floor. Frame 21 also includes horizontal side rails24 which connect the vertical side rails 22 providing for a rigid framework. A housing 26 extends around the outside of frame support 21, is mounted thereto, and may include a door 30 conventionally hinged to the frame at 31 which allows access to thedrive mechanism mounted inside the frame. The apparatus is, to a large extent, made of stainless steel for compliance with codes applying to food processing machinery. A top cover 33 is mounted horizontally on the top of frame support 21 and provides aworking surface for the apparatus generally.
A large hollow generally cylindrical sleeve 34 is removably attached to the working surface of top cover 33 by conventional clip means 35 for ease of cleaning and together with the top cover forms a hopper, generally at 37, into which a mass ofagglomerable material 39 such as ground beef, veal, other meat and poultry, or chopped vegetables having a suitable binding material added thereto, are placed in order to be fed into the molding means of the apparatus.
A rotatable first exterior drive shaft 36 is centrally positioned inside the hopper cylindrical sleeve 34 and extends upward from the top cover. A churning arm 38 is connected to drive shaft 36, rotates conjointly therewith, and extendshorizontally from the drive shaft to the inside surface of sleeve 34 near the top thereof. Arm 38 assures constant movement of agglomerable material 39 placed in the hopper 37. A material urging means or combed paddle 40 includes a plurality of braces40a having a plurality of tines 40b extending at an aligned downward incline therefrom. Paddle 40 is mounted to rotate on drive shaft 36 and together with stationary comb 41 mounted on top cover 33 forces agglomerable material into the mold means, showngenerally at 42, positioned contiguously to the urging means 40 during a portion of each revolution. It can be understood the differing urging means 40 such as a solid paddle or the like may achieve substantially the same result within the scope of theinvention.
Mold means 42 includes a disc shape turret 43 which is drivably connected to a second exterior drive shaft 44 that also extends upward through top cover 33. Turret 43 is preferably made of nylon although other materials may be satisfactory. Inthe first embodiment, turret 43 includes four generally circular cylindrical cavities 45 located in evenly spaced angular and radial relation to an axially aligned central mounting aperture 46 through which second exterior drive shaft 44 is mounted. Itcan be appreciated that the cavities 45 can be other than circular in cross section as viewed perpendicularly to their axis. The cavity cross-sectional shape may determine the patty outline.
In order to maintain turret 43 in fixed position relative the second drive shaft 44, a two-piece mounting hub, generally 49, including a top retaining flanged collar 50 and a bottom sleeve mounting 51 are shown most clearly in FIG. 6. Theflanged collar 50 and sleeve mounting 51 are positioned on either side of the turret 43 outwardly adjacent and centrally aligned with the central turret mounting aperture 46. A plurality of mounting bolts 52 extend through the top collar, the carriage,and into the bottom sleeve mounting in evenly spaced orientation around the drive shaft mounting aperture, thereby retaining the hub 49 solidly to the turret. The turret 43 is then mounted to drive shaft 44 by a key 53 located in keyways 54 and 55 inthe shaft and collar, respectively. Other mounting means such as a spline or a set screw 56 mounted through the top collar and impinging on drive shaft 44 may also be used.
Each cavity 45 has a piston barrier means 56 positioned in axial alignment therein for reciprocating motion. Each piston 56 has a side wall 60 which slidingly engages the side wall of the cavity 45 providing an engagement therebetween capable ofpreventing movement of agglomerate material between the walls. Each piston also includes a bottom face 61 which may be flat or convoluted and which forms the top wall of the mold 47. Bottom face 61 and the portion of cavity 45 below it form the mold47. The bottom face 61 is preferably coated with low friction material such as sold under the trademark Teflon. Each piston also has a top wall 62 to which a connecting bar 63 is attached. In this embodiment, the attachment is made at a C-shape end 64which gives the total bar a sling shot appearance. Bar 63 reciprocates vertically in a recess 67 in turret 43 inwardly adjacent mold cavity 45. The bar is suitably removably attached at 65 to a cam follower rod 66 which is vertically reciprocablyretained in a sleeve 51a forming a portion of the bottom sleeve mounting 51 and extending through turret 43 at aperture 68. At the bottom end of cam follower rod 66 a conventional roller cam follower 70 is threadedly mounted at right angles to the rod66. A cylindrical spacer sleeve 72 is positioned around the second exterior drive shaft 44 and elevates the turret 43 from the top cover 33. A cam groove or channel 71 is indented in the side of spacer sleeve 72 and extends therearound. Cam follower70 rides on the bottom surface of groove 71. Spacer sleeve 72 is rigidly mounted to top cover 33 by bolts 73 or the like. A displacement curve for the cam and the piston is shown in FIG. 16 and indicates that each piston 56 reciprocates in its cavity45 once during each revolution of turret 43. Connecting bar 63, cam follower rod 66, cam follower 70 and cam groove 71 are hereafter collectively referrred to as cam positioning means 69.
To interrelate the turret 43 and hopper 37, first turret 43 is mounted on second exterior drive shaft 44 in spaced relation to top cover 33. Cylindrical sleeve 34 is then positioned around first drive shaft 36 and moved to a location concentrictherewith by positioning a portion of turret 43 through a horizontal rectangular slotted hole 34a in the side of sleeve 34. Hole 34a is situated near the middle of the side of sleeve 34 such that the sleeve rests on top cover 33 as the turret isinserted in the slot. The portion of turret 43 which is inserted in hole 34a is substantial in that a mold with its axis located on a line between drive shafts 36, 44, is completely inside hopper 37. The distance D by which turret 43 is elevated fromtop cover 33 is sufficient to allow material urging means 40 rotating in hopper 37 to pass contiguously under the bottom opening in mold 45 and thereby push agglomerable material 39 into it as it rotates. Churning arm 38 is placed in spatial relationwith the urging means 40 in a position where it churns agglomerated mass 39 located above the portion of turret 43 which is inserted through the slit hold 34a. A plate 34b is positioned inwardly adjacent the top edge of hole 34a so as to cover the topand side of the portion of turret 43 inserted in the hole 34a. Plate 34b keeps agglomerable material from portions of the turret 43 other than its bottom surface and mold opening. Churning arm 38 sweeps clear the top of plate 34b preventingagglomerated material from stagnating on top of the plate. It can be understood that the shape of hopper 37 may be changed to eliminate the need for a churning arm.
The drive means which is located in the frame support 21 is shown most clearly in FIG. 4. The drive means includes a prime mover, such as an electric motor 80, which is rigidly mounted to the bottom frame support 21. The output shaft 81 of theelectric motor is connected to a sprocket 82 which drives chain 83. It should be noted that preferably chain 83 moves in a vertical plane. A driven sprocket 84 connected to the chain is mounted on a first interior drive shaft 85 which is horizontallyoriented and suitably rotatably mounted to an additional horizontal frame member 24a through pillow blocks 87, only one of which is shown. In this embodiment all rotating shafts are maintained in position by a pair of pillow blocks 86, 87, dependingupon the shaft's diameter. A plurality of horizontal cross members 25 fixedly mounted to frame members 22, 24 are also utilized to mount pillow blocks 86, 86. All gears and sprockets in the drive train are suitably fixedly mounted to their respectivedrive shafts such as by key means or the like.
A bevel gear 90 connected to first interior drive shaft 85 drives a mating bevel gear 91 on second interior drive shaft 92. Shaft 92 is mounted in vertical orientation and rotating power from it drives the second exterior drive shaft 44 throughspur gear 93 on shaft 92 and spur gear 94 on shaft 44. A suitable speed reduction through sprockets, bevel gears, and spur gears determines the speed of second external drive shaft 44. First external drive shaft 36 is driven from spur gear 95 on shaft92 through spur gears 96 and 100 mounted on third interior drive shaft 101 which is also mounted to the frame 21 in vertical orientation. Gear 100 is meshed with spur gear 102 mounted on first exterior drive shaft 36. A suitable gear reduction isobtained through that chain of spur gears providing first exterior drive shaft 36 with a rotating speed which is a multiple of rotations higher than second external drive shaft 44, preferably two or four times the speed of shaft 44. The relative speedof rotation of urging means 40 and turret 43 are dictated by the number of paddles provided on urging means 40 and the number of molds 47 in each turret 43. A paddle on urging means 40 preferably should be swept across the opening of each mold 47 atleast once to urge agglomerable material into the mold and divide it from the greater mass 39 in the hopper 37. However, the rotational speed of urging means 40 and churning arm 38 should not be so fast as to separate the natural juices from thematerials 39 placed into the hopper. It can be understood that other drive mechanisms utilizing drive means differing from those employed in this embodiment may be utilized to accomplish substantially the same result within the scope of the invention.
In many cases, a purchaser of a patty molding apparatus will desire that it be placed adjacent a conveyor belt supplied by the purchaser. However, a conveyor belt 103 may be added to the molding apparatus 20 and positioned underneath a portionof turret 43 substantially diagonally opposite that portion inserted in hopper slot 34a. Conveyor belt 103 is driven by spur gear 95 on shaft 92 which meshes with spur gear 104 on a third exterior drive shaft 105 shown partially in FIG. 4 and in detailin FIG. 5. A helical gear 106 on the upper end of shaft 105 meshes with helical gear 110 on conveyor belt drive shaft 111. Conveyor belt 103 may be a type conventionally used in the food processing industry.
The integrated operation of the apparatus for forming a patty in a mold including hopper 37, churning arm 38, and urging means 40, together with the rotating turret 43 is shown in FIGS. 7, 8, and 9. In FIG. 7, a mold 47 rotates with turret 43and as it enters the interior of hopper 37 through slot 34a, the reciprocating piston barrier means 56 reaches the full upward position in cavity 45 dictated by the cam positioning means 69. In its position in side hopper 37, the mold 47 formed insidecavity 45 has its opening at the bottom of turret 43 in communication with the mass of agglomerable material 39 in the hopper. When the opening in mold 47 is in communication with material 39 in hopper 37, paddle 40 rotates under the mold and togetherwith stationary comb 41 urges agglomerable material 39 located between the two upwardly into the mold 47. It can be understood that if a solid paddle urging means is utilized, stationary comb 41 is eliminated. In FIG. 8, paddle 40 has moved across aportion of the opening of mold 47 packing the material 39 therein and its brace 40a is dividing the agglomerable material and forming the bottom surface of the patty 48 made therefrom. As comb paddle 40 sweeps across the underside of mold 47 the leadingedge of the paddle tines 40b begins passing through stationary comb 41. This scissor action pushes material upward and packs it into the mold 47 assuring the filling thereof. However, material may also escape between the tines of each comb. Therefore,the spacing of the tines 40b is one way of determining the consistency of the end product patty 48. Also, it should be noted that churning arm 38 is at the same time moving across the cover plate 34b sweeping agglomerable material from the cover toprevent stagnation and to move the material into a position replacing that agglomerable material divided from the mass 39 and positioned in the mold 47.
In FIG. 9, urging comb paddle 40 has passed the opening of rotating mold 47 and completely divided the patty 48 formed therein from the greater agglomerable mass 39 in the hopper 37. The paddle has also completely passed through stationary comb41. Piston 56 then remains in an upward position until the patty 48 in the mold 47 exits the hopper 37 through slot 34a and revolvingly moves toward a carriage patty discharging position which is substantially diagonally opposite the patty fillingposition inside the hopper.
In operation, the discharge of a disc shape patty 48 is shown in FIGS. 10 and 11. FIG. 10 shows the piston 56 located in the cavity side wall 45 reciprocated midway between full upward position and full downward position as it appears when themold 47 is rotated midway between the patty forming and patty discharging locations. As shown in FIG. 16, the up and down displacement of the piston 56 by the cam positioning means 69 is smooth and continuous in changing slope and the upper and lowerportions of travel are flat, thus providing a gentle discharge of each patty 48. As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, patty 48 maintains its shape as it is being discharged from mold 47. In FIG. 11, piston 56 has reached a full downward reciprocating positionin cavity 45 such that the bottom face 61 of the piston is actually extended a distance d spatially below the bottom surface of the turret 43 completely collapsing the mold area 47. In this position, only surface tension between the patty 48 and bottomface 61 keeps the patty in communication with the piston. Conveyor belt 103 is moved at an incline as it travels adjacent piston 56 when it is in a full downward orientation. As the leading edge of patty 48 touches the conveyor belt at its apex, 104a,that surface tension is overcome and the patty falls onto belt 103 where it is moved to another location. Then, piston 56 reciprocates upwardly into the cavity 45 and the added distance d between the top of patty 48 and the bottom of turret 43 assuresthat movement of the patty relative the turret will leave each patty in an undisturbed shape.
FIGS. 12 and 13 show the formation and discharge of a patty 114 having a hollow portion therein, in this modification patty 114 is annular in shape. In FIG. 12 modified piston 115 is annular in shape and connecting rod 63 with C-shaped end 64may again be utilized to retain the piston. It should be noted a connecting rod of differing shape may be necessary if the patty shape is changed, or if a plurality of molds are formed in one cavity. A core 116 of cylindrical outline matingly fits intothe hole inside annular piston 115 thus forming an inner sidewall of the annular mold. Core 116 is retained in position by being mounted to plate 116a which removably and rigidly fits on top of turret 43. It can be appreciated that cores and pistonsmay be of differing shapes and that more than one piston may be utilized in each mold cavity 45 as long as the core or cores fill the remainder of the cavity excluding the mold area. An infinite variety of patty shapes and sizes may be formed in thismanner.
For instance, if a patty is desired which has a smaller outline than that of cavity 45, then the piston is made the shape of the desired patty, and the core fills the remainder of the cavity surrounding the piston, thus forming the outer sidewallof the mold. In this manner, an insertable core may form both the inner and outer walls of a mold. Therefore, the size and/or shape of each mold may be changed as desired up the the size as the original cavity 45.
An example of more than one mold being utilized in a cavity is the formation of small annular onion rings. Two or more annular pistons having a total outline fitting into cavity 45 are mounted to the connecting rod, and a core filling theremainder of the cavity is inserted therein. Such a core would define both the inner and outer mold sidewalls, and a plurality of small onion rings would be formed in one cavity with each rotation of the turret. Annular patty 114 is formed in the samemanner as disc shape patty 48. As combed paddle 40 sweeps across the opening of the abbreviated mold, generally at 117, agglomerated material 39 is pressed therein and more excess agglomerable material passes through the tines 40b of the paddle as thecore 116 fills a greater portion of the original cavity than in the first embodiment. Combed paddle 40 then sweeps across the entire opening of mold 117, as previously described in the first embodiment, and divides the agglomerable material urgedtherein into an annular patty 114.
In FIGS. 13 and 14 the discharge of annular patty 114 is assisted by a C-shape member 120, securely mounted to base 121 which in turn is mounted to top cover 33. The C-shape member 120 includes a wire knife edge 122 which extends across themouth of the C which is an area traversed by the bottom surface of piston 115. As piston 115 reaches its fully downward reciprocating position, wire knife edge 122 breaks the surface tension between patty 114 and piston 115 allowing it to be positionedon conveyor belt 103 without distorting its annular shape. Annular shaped patty 114 is preferably adapted for use when utilizing chopped onion particles agglomerated utilizing elgin gum based binder or the like. The cutting edge 122, particularly inwire form, creates no drag upon the patty which would deform its shape while severing it from the piston.
FIG. 15 shows a second embodiment of a turret 123 which contains a greater plurality of cavities 124 than does turret 43. This greater number of cavities provides for a greater production output without increasing the rotating speed of theturret. It can be understood that other portions of the apparatus would have to be enlarged, some in size and some in number, to provide the same relative movement between portions of the apparatus as described in the first embodiment. However, thistype of multiple cavity orientation on the turret provides a greater output in patties produced per minute than heretofore known patty molding apparatus.
The apparatus of the invention may also be utilized for molding patties made of combinations of differing agglomerable materials, such as vegetables and meat. In particular, widely varying percentages of soybean meal are combinable with groundmeat for producing patties in the apparatus.
It will be understood that modifications and variations may be effected without departing from the scope of the novel concepts of the present invention, but it is understood that this application is limited only by the scope of the appendedclaims.
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Bottom Line: Children of women who used the pain reliever acetaminophen (paracetamol) during pregnancy appear to be at higher risk for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)-like behavioral problems and hyperkinetic disorders (HKDs, a severe form of ADHD).
Author: Zeyan Liew, M.P.H., of the University of California, Los Angeles, and colleagues.
Background: Acetaminophen is the most commonly used medication for pain and fever during pregnancy. But some recent studies have suggested that acetaminophen has effects on sex and other hormones, which can in turn affect neurodevelopment and cause behavioral dysfunction.
How the Study Was Conducted: The authors studied 64,322 children and mothers in the Danish National Birth Cohort (1996-2002). Parents reported behavioral problems on a questionnaire, and HKD diagnoses and ADHD medication prescriptions were collected from Danish registries.
Results: More than half of the mothers reported using acetaminophen while pregnant. The use of acetaminophen during pregnancy appeared to be associated with a higher risk of HKD diagnosis, of using ADHD medications or of having ADHD-like behaviors at age 7 years. The risk increased when mothers used acetaminophen in more than one trimester during pregnancy.
Conclusion: "Maternal acetaminophen use during pregnancy is associated with a higher risk for HKDs and ADHD-like behaviors in children. Because the exposure and outcomes are frequent, these results are of public health relevance but further investigations are needed."
Editorial: An Interesting Observed Association
In a related editorial, Miriam Cooper, M.R.C.Psych, M.Sc., of Cardiff University School of Medicine, Wales, and colleagues write: "An interesting new study in this issue of the journal has found preliminary evidence that prenatal exposure to a drug considered safe in pregnancy (acetaminophen or paracetamol) may be associated with ADHD in childhood."
"Indeed, causation cannot be inferred from the present observed assocaitions, and Liew et al are right to point out that a replication of their study is needed," they continue.
"In summary, findings from this study should be interpreted cautiously and should not change practice. However, they underline the importance of not taking a drug's safety during pregnancy for granted, and they provide a platform from which to conduct further related analyses exploring a potential relationship between acetaminophen use and altered neurodevelopment," the editorial concludes.
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Nenagh brings in new anti-dog fouling bylaws
Nenagh dog owners will face fines from March 1 if they don't pick up their dog's dirt after the town council approved new dog bylaws this Monday.
The bylaws were drafted by Cllr Conor Delaney and passed following a period of public display during which no submissions on them were received by the council.
"This is a historic occasion for Nenagh Town Council and responsible dog owners," Cllr Delaney told the council.
Under the bylaws, anyone walking a dog in a public area will have to have the dog on a lead and carry some means to dispose of dog fouling. Failure to comply will mean an automatic E20 fine payable within seven days, or E100 if paid within 21 days. Failure to pay could lead to court action.
Cllr Delaney praised the assistance he had received from his council colleagues as well as Sgt Tony Wells in Nenagh Twon Council in drafting the bylaws.
"The war on dog fouling is ongoing," he warned, saying the council now hoped to nip the problem in the bud through a school and public awareness campaign.
"We have to make sure it doesn't blight the streets again. The issue was highlighted in another North Tipperary town and it has done them no favours," he said.
Seconding the bylaws, Cllr Tommy Moylan said it was "sad it had to come to this. It is being caused by a small minority but it has become a huge problem. Dog fouling is a major issue."
Cllr Hughie McGrath appealed that the bylaws be enforced.
"Ourselves and the Gardai have to be strong on this. We have to show it is not just lipservice and step up to the mark," he said.
Cllr McGrath welcomed the fact that the town's playing pitches were included in the bylaws saying: "People seem to think they can bring their dogs to Nenagh CBS grounds or MacDonagh Park and let them off. That is not right, there are children playing there."
The bylaws were described by Cllr Virginia O'Dowd as "another legacy" left by Nenagh Town Council. She said she was looking forward to having cleaner streets as a result of them being introduced.
The bylaws were also welcomed by Cllr Tommy Morgan and Cllr Tom Mulqueen.
Meanwhile, Cllr Delaney was told the council is to place a dog fouling litter bin at the entrance to Drom na Collie estate.


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The Wheelchair Sports Inc 12th Annual Adaptive Cycling Omnium
Wheelchair Sports Inc invites you to participate in the Adaptive Cycling Omnium, June 2nd, 2017 through June 4, 2017. Please review the following information regarding the race weekend and contact us if you have any questions.
Available stipends for athletes: First to be registered is first to receive.
9 total Veteran scholarships available. Veterans receiving scholarship race free(we will reimburse against your registration).
6 total Non-Veteran scholarships available(we will reimburse against your registration).
Registration includes Lodging & Race fee's minus USA Cycling Liscence(required). 1 day Liscense are available for each day if you don't have a USA Cycling Annual Liscense.
Register > Buy one day liscence(s) >
This program was funded in part by a grant from the United States
Department of Veterans Affairs. The opinions, findings and conclusions
stated herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect
those of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
The 3 race weekend. You do not have to start or finish every race to place. However to receive points for a race you must complete it. Points are based on number of finishers. TT is tie breaker.
Registration must be completed online. Online registration will get your spot in the race but must be completed on paper.
Friday June 2nd: Adaptive "Tune & Test"' Cycling Clinic- June 2nd 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM, Clinic will be held at Pavilion 1, Lake Afton Park. (https://goo.gl/maps/F2hMJEXAVyL2).
Racer waiver license signing, and packet pick up is 5:00pm to 6:00pm & located inside the at the Crit staging area Lake Afton Park Pavilion (Next to water on SE corner of the course). Annual and One day license will be available. (https://goo.gl/maps/TWEwtGpW8sQ2).
Racer Meeting: Friday 6:05PM at the Crit staging area Lake Afton Park Pavilion (in parking next to Pavilion on SE corner of the course).
Criterium: Friday June 2nd 6:30 PM, (https://goo.gl/maps/ZPtaEpPdDVr) Start is just north of Shelter 1 on the west side of the course. Race will be 35 minutes. Course is a technical closed .96 mile loop. There are several tight corners.
Atlanta 24 Mile Road Race: Saturday June 3rd, - 9 AM: The start is 419 S Main St, Atlanta, KS 67008 https://goo.gl/maps/6or9X . The race follows the rolling hill terrain of the county roads in 6 mile stretches in a clockwise loop with a few steep climbs in the last 6 miles and finishes at the start. (Not a closed course) Dinner/Social 5 to 7PM TBD
Kechi 15k Time Trial June 4th – 10:30 AM: Located in Kechi KS (https://goo.gl/maps/S4QiCJpMcLx) (444 N Oliver St, #B, Kechi, KS 67067). Parking is next to the Convenience store at Kechi Park. Start times are 30 sec apart. Course is a fairly flat out and back route with a tight turn around at a 4 way stop. Generally racers find a tail wind going out and a head wind on return. Start times are at 30 sec intervals. (Not a closed course) Awards / cook out TBD.
Prize money is forgone in order to offer more scholarships.
Lodging info: We will be staying on the WSU Campus
WHEELCHAIR SPORTS INC. Race lodging nights are 6/2 & 6/3. For those needing extra days it's possible if you register early.
Register by: 5/18/17
We will be staying at the WSU Campus Dorms Registration is $145/person and includes lodging for 2 nights. These are 2 to 4 Bedroom Dorms sharing 1 to 2 bathrooms. Additional nights can be purchased @ $50.00 /person USD for the Thursday before and Sunday after before May 18th
If you want to pick a roommate and register naming them as your preference or we can pair you with someone. If you choose to book a hotel room instead, please do it early as rooms fill up fast for that weekend and you may not find one close.
Dinners/Social: Racer and Staff Social Saturday evening 5 to 7PM at??????
Awards: Will be "post race" on Sunday. Awards will be given at that time. Race Support: We will have a SAG available at the Road Race. (Not responsible for any damage or loss if asked to assist). Snacks & drinks are available to participants & volunteers. Those racers with heat issues please let us know if you need volunteers to pour water or spray you at each race.
Race categories: Any Para-cycling class with 3 or more racers. Categories may be added, removed, or combined as needed based on participation (including non sanctioned "foot powered Trikes"). RR & Crit will be 1 heat with all categories unless deemed otherwise necessary.
USAC RULES APPLY. Helmets must be worn on any moving cycle.


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Limerick Senior Hurling Championship – Semi-Final Replay
After their low-scoring draw in last week's semi-final, (2-7 to 1-10) Ahane and Emmets must meet again on Sunday to decide who goes through to the final to meet Na Piarsaigh.
Emmets reached this stage of the competition after powering through the group stage, beating Bruff, Patrickswell and Granagh/Ballingarry in the process. This set them up for a quarter-final against Hospital/Herbertstown which they won convincingly on a scoreline of 1-23 to 1-14.
Ahane, on the other hand stuttered somewhat during the group stages, winning against Knockainey, drawing with Murroe/Boher but losing to Doon. In the quarter-final, they cause a surprise when beating Adare on a scoreline of 2-16 to 0-8.
In last week's drawn game, it was Ahane who came from behind to force a draw after the group side, Emmets had scored two early goals. However, Emmets appeared to run out of steam in the second half, probably as a result of most their players being on duty with their clubs on Saturday and Ahane bounced back. Led by Niall and Ollie Moran, Ahane have been there and have seen it all before but Emmets are a strong outfit who have been knocking on the door for the last couple of seasons.
They also have no shortage of inter-county talent with Richie McCarthy and Nicky Quaid having starred on various Limerick teams during 2011. They were without Tommy Quaid last week as he opted to play with CIT in the Cork championship instead.
It is rumoured that they have suffered a massive blow on Friday with the news that Effin may have withdrawn their five representatives from the Emmets squad.
I have a suspicion that all is not well within the Emmets squad and this may hand the initiative to Ahane
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This is the entire original CD that came with the Snappy 3.0 by Play Inc. The company is no longer around and if you are looking for the drivers and the support applications, this is the ONLY place I know you will find it. I lucked out and found my CD after looking for 3 weeks. So figured i would loose it again, and could download it from here in the future. Let me know if you like it! I think it should run on most versions of windows. If anyone out there has the 4.0 software, it would be greatly appreciated if you would zip your cd and post it as well.
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10 years in the making! That's how long my wife Sue had had to wait for me to take her on a return trip to the Dolomites. I hadn't helped my case by riding there in July and telling her how good it had been, so with the weather promising great things for the next few days, we set off towards Gletsch and the Furka and Oberalp passes en route to the Dolomites.
The first night we stopped in Ardez and took the opportunity to walk round before the evening meal to see the beautifully restored buildings with their ornate paintings. The town is perched on a hill so many of the buildings are sloping to match the contours of the land.
Local church
Beautiful detailing in the doorway
Intricate painting, shown in greater detail in the following two shots.
The town is watched over by an old tower
Amazingly accurate sundial
One of my favourite photos from the whole tour, the tower in evening sunshine
Here it is first thing the next morning and you can see it sitting atop it's own hill
Day 2 saw us heading into Italy, circumnavigating the Stelvio which looked pretty cold, and aiming for the Jaufenpass and PenserJoch which had been in low cloud during the July tour, but today were much more inviting
I missed this shot last time, it's just outside Bolzano
I had booked us into the same hotel as visited in July, views from here are amazing
Sunsets are beautiful here
Morning sun starting to light up the valley
First pass of the day was the Sella, but it was packed with cars and was extremely busy, so much so we didn't stop too long, other than to take some pictures of course
The Valparola and Falzarego passes meet at this point
Busy souvenir and coffee shop
After consulting the map we made a quick change of route and took the Falzarego down and joined the road leading to the Passo Giau. I hadn't ridden the Giau before but it turned out to be an inspirational choice as the sights at the top were outstandingly beautiful!
Amazing how this huge hotel looks superimposed against the towering mountain here in Misurina.
Return via the Passo Staulanza
Next day saw a demand from Sue for a "gentler" pace, my enthusiasm for the roads hadn't been appreciated quite so much by my better half who insisted we take more time to see the scenery today!
The Passo di Fedaia was an excellent start and we were greeted with these great images with the still waters reflecting the mountains in mirror images
Not quite as beautiful, but more mirror images, this time houses
The Passo Cereda
Coffee stop but too many wasps around attracted by the flowers which were everywhere
Amazing bends descending the Cereda
More great mountains and views en route to the Passo Rolle
We ate at the top of the pass and watched bikers come and go, including a husband, wife, daughter and friend group from Germany. Nice to see women riding and the first time I've seen a mother and daughter pairing, fair play to them!
Another new pass explored, the Nigerpass
Back at the hotel and some pics of the artwork
The return home saw us pass through some beautiful countryside towards Castelrotto and later onto the Passo Mendolo. This was perhaps the best surfaced pass of the tour and is clearly where all the locals hone their racing skills because the pass was full of sports bikes being ridden flat out everywhere in formation fly pasts. Rossi look out, there are a lot of wannabes out there and some pretty fast ones too!
This house appeared in a magazine I read at the hotel so had to take my own picture too
We found a great little spot in Cagno for a lunch break with a great view
We decided to try and stop and find a hotel in Lugano, but baulking at the prices of those we found which all seemed to be 3 star Superior establishments, we eventually turned into a motel we found in Vezia, expecting it to be cheap, but it turned out not to be that much cheaper than the hotels we had discounted earlier. We were too tired to look further, and at least the room was directly over the secure garage. Apparently the hotel was first built in 1956 and charged 31chf a night, being one of the first in the country to incorporate a room and garage, and at least each room was decorated tastefully with designer pictures and furniture.
It started to rain soon after we arrived and we settled for a pizza in the restaurant opposite and hoped the weather would improve for the final day tomorrow.
With only 340 or so kms to return we had plenty of time, although the GPS didn't show the correct exit around Locarno and we ended up retracing our steps. Clearly the function NO U TURNS doesn't work very well! There is always an upside though as the new route took us into some stunning countryside and great roads, starting with quite possibly the steepest and tightest hairpin bend I have ever ridden! Luckily the large and well positioned mirror showed I had time to make the turn before the descending vehicle arrived as if I'd had to stop I don't think I'd have ever made the turn!
Here is a church? We came across in Re, literally in the middle of nowhere. A huge and impressive building, another major surprise of this route
McDonalds at Brig signalled a mere two hours before we would be back at home, and though it's always nice to be in your own bed, we really had had an epic tour with some great scenery, weather, and memories. Hopefully Sue won't have to wait another 10 years before she can experience them again!
The trip stats were 2063.4kms and 33 hours and 58 minutes of riding.


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Topic: Laziness vs. Calculation when the data is accessible
Haskelja much admirers mark that laziness is one of its most interesting singularities. However and its many problems result from laziness. When the data becomes accessible only when to them calculations address become difficultly understood and it contradicts idea of ghost effects at calculations. And, what if instead of lazy model of calculations in which data accessability is defined by their necessity to apply model of calculations in which calculation it is defined by availability of the input data? We here did one DSL for typification and made such model of calculations. The result was very interesting. Language behaves as lazy, but there are no problems with ghost effects as calculations as become at once accessible the data. The general idea such: A = B.C + D;//A depends from B.C and D so this branch will be fulfilled last B.C = D;//B.C depends from D so this branch will be fulfilled by the second D = 42; //D on what does not depend so the branch will be fulfilled by the first the Majority of properties of such language are similar "pure" lazy : 1. Variables are calculated once. 2. The sequence of calculations is defined by dependences. However as calculations happen at once as dependences will be accessible, there are no problems with ghost effects, debugging, etc. Unique problems with its implementation this creation of the effective machine for its execution or its conversion to the effective code. If there are thoughts on its effective implementation, ask to share (a dependence graph not to offer as it is too much in storage it is necessary to hold and change it on the move ).


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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A federal judge Tuesday sentenced a reputed organized crime figure to eight years in prison for income-tax evasion, conspiring to transport explosives and conspiring to extort money.
James S. Duardi, 64, entered guilty pleas to the charges as part of an agreement with prosecutors. In addition to the sentence, U.S. District Judge Ross T. Roberts imposed a $10,000 fine on Duardi and placed him on five years' probation, to begin after he completes his prison term.


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To clarify, this is not a news story. This is a personal opinion column and therefore should be treated as such. Outside of the forecast present at the bottom, the opinions expressed in this column do not necessary represent those of AccuWeather.com or its partners.
Anything goes this time of year folks. Living in the Northeast all my life I have seen it all except a full blown hurricane, and the way things have been going the past couple of years that may be next.
Through the decades, Easter Sunday weather has been fraught with peril. There have been tornado outbreaks in the central states and in the Northeast anything is fair game from heat waves to snowstorms.
Boston, N.Y.C., D.C.: April Fools' Day Warmth Only a Tease
Sandy Aftermath: Mixed Messages from Businesses, Residents
Easter Sunday: Diverse Spring Weather
At the top on my Easter Sunday weather hall of fame was a major snowstorm that hit the Northeast in 1970.
I think that one happened when Easter fell right at the end of March. That storm started as rain and sleet early in the day then quickly changed to heavy snow. For the rest of the day, it was an all out snow blitz and for added excitement there was even some lightning and thunder.
Another award winning Easter Sunday weather event was a blistering heat wave that impacted the Northeast during the mid-April 1976. Then temperatures rose as high as 96 in New York City and 98 in Providence, Rhode Island. As it turned out it never got that hot again during the summer months that followed.
There is no snow in the forecast for this Easter, nor will it be hot. However, there is a weather spoiler headed this way.
As of Saturday afternoon, rain was strung out along the Mississippi River valley and all the moisture is advancing toward the east. At daybreak the leading edge of the rain will reach the Appalachians then it will spread east of the mountains during the afternoon.
New England will stay dry most of the day, but showers will invade the western flank of the region toward evening. All that moisture will sweep on toward the east Sunday night finally getting off the coast.
On Monday, a whopper of a cold front will be coming in, and I'm afraid that's no April Fools' joke. Across the Upper Midwest temperatures won't be much above freezing Monday and RealFeel® temperatures will be in the single digits.
Across most of the Northeast the coldest period will be Tuesday and Wednesday. With temperatures running 8 to 15 degrees below normal then, it will feel like the calendar has been flipped back about a month.


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The world cup is coming, and I as a Brazilian in love with football I made this topic, in your opinion who won?
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The world cup is coming, and I as a Brazilian in love with football I made this topic, in your opinion who won?
France have the best side of them all, even their reserve team could reach the semis, so normally I'd to with them, but considering they have so much pressure on themselves I could easily see them go out in quarters. Brazil do have a chance, for them it's important when they face their first big rival let's say an Argentina or a Spain to spank them to show themselves and the world that they are ready for the title after those humiliating 2014 final 2 games. Spains side will be mainly veterans who have won it already so I think they might go out to a younger Belgium or even Iceland side. Argentina would be lucky to reach beyond quarters with that defense. Portugal and England no chance hue. And finally the war machine, think it might just be another world cup victory for them. At least a semis, watching them in the qualifications and especially in the confederations cup where they slapped everyone with their under 10 caps team noone can deny they are favourites. Especially with a strike force of Muller and Timo Werner. The only thing I'm concerned with in that squad is the somewhat lack of leaders like lahm schweinsteiger klose, ozil won't step up in that manner, neither will kimmich, of they to 1 or 2 - 0 down it might be over for them.
3 things:
1.- This section is not adequate for this publication
2.- I hate the giant letter and decolor
3.- Peru already eliminated them to Brazil in the Copa America
France has the best team and they are all young, I believe the final will be Brazil Vs France but for sure I hope Egypt can do good matches with Salah.
إذا أحب الله عبدا ابتلاه
اذا طعنت من الخلف فاعلم انك فى المقدمة
۞ أَلَمْ يَأْنِ لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَن تَخْشَعَ قُلُوبُهُمْ لِذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَمَا نَزَلَ مِنَ الْحَقِّ وَلَا يَكُونُوا كَالَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ مِن قَبْلُ فَطَالَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْأَمَدُ فَقَسَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ ۖ وَكَثِيرٌ مِّنْهُمْ فَاسِقُونَ
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Germany of course lol.
Seems like you guys dont know much about football; right now the strongest teams are: Brazil, Germany, Spain and France (with young players) but thats why i dont think france will be in the final, have 0 experience with their new team in World Cup.. Colombia, Belgium, England and some other teams are better than argentina right now..
My team is Panama; and im sure that is hard for us to even pass to the 8vs8 round.. in my opinion the final will be brazil vs spain or germany
France will win it, they have most young players in the cup also Germany always plays with old players.
Brazil only has Alves, Marcelo and Neymar most of the team is bad.
Spain is another team that could win even with the substitutes.
Egypt could win, they have Salah <3
Portugal only has Cristiano Ronaldo
Russia has nothing
Uruguay only has Cavani
Argentina is not a complete team, they will try to give the ball to Messi and he won't do anything, Higuain is fat he's not running like before.
England has no team to carry this cup.
lol, douglas costa ta at its best, we have casemiro (real madrid), gabriel jesus that is one of the new promises of football, remembering that we have the 2 best sides in the world, coutinho and paulinho had a very big evolution, a team with quality of attack equal to Brazil, we can feel it against Argentina 3x0 and against Germany 1x0, the German players themselves said that we are now at a high level
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Bicycle riders must wear a helmet.
24 Walkers are assembled in a specified area at dismissal time.
They are dismissed as a group by the designated faculty member(s) at a time deemed safe. This policy is in effect for all walkers regardless of parental accompaniment.
A Permission Form must be signed and on file with the school administration. St. Joseph School will follow the safety directive of Fairfax County's Transportation Department which permits a student who lives within a radius of one (1) mile of the school to walk/bike to or from school.
Proof of a destination address is required for each student who walks/rides to or from school.
The following regulations must be strictly adhered to:
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*Students must exit immediately following afternoon announcements. (Out the 2nd grade doors, under the supervision of the walkers moderator).
*Students must follow each directive of teacher(s) on duty.
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I just read a story in my local paper Sunday (1/31/10), The Press-Enterprise (pe.com) about Robert Simonsen. A Veitnam Veteran who has terminal cancer. He is a published author, two books, has a wonderful supportive wife, and has come to terms with his impending death. He served in the same area I did in Vietnam, areas sprayed with Agent Orange. His health problems "could" be related; I say could because the VA is slow in recognizing health issues connected to Agent Orange.
I got to talk to him, I don't why I was able to find out how to, usually that's pretty difficult to cold search for someone. He is an inspiration to me, in his acceptance of his impending death. I don't know how I would handle it. And it hangs over my head every day. I don't know if some get health issues from it and some don't, or if we all will eventually get "something" as we age. The doctors in Vietnam at the time I was hospitalized for malaria told me that as I aged and my immune system weakened my malaria would return. Not sure if that's till the medical community view on it. But you can be sure my next physical I will ask for some additional tests. And i MUST get in, no matter how difficult it is, and get my sigmoid done (probably more than anyone wanted to know
How are the Vietnams, who are either in or approaching their 60s, doing health wise? Is anyone trusting doing any research into it? My Father was 80 when he died, I'm not sure I will make it that far. So many years I used to kid that I was planning on making it to 120; maybe I was just kidding myself.
How much does stress play into the veterans' health? I have read a lot about how "stress can kill." Sometimes stress becomes such a daily thing one does't realize it's there because that day isn't a particularly crappy day.
When I was in my 20s & 30s, someone 60 was "OLD." When I was approaching 60 (in my early 50s) I thought, this isn't that bad. Then arthritis started "eating" my joints. Now I have a hip replacement, and probably will have the other done and both knees. Isn't this too young for this? In fact the VA told me they didn't want to do my knees until I was in my 60s (longevity of the joint) and was told I was too young - don't hear that much anymore.
Time will tell, I guess...
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Papal nuncio to the UN tells panel Church has helped "refugees for centuries and will always do it"
Refugees and migrants pay the highest price in conflicts around the world and it is part of the Church's DNA to provide them humanitarian aid and prayerful support, according to speakers at a UN event.
The panel discussion was held in conjunction with the UN High-level Dialogue on International Migration and Development.
Archbishop Francis A Chullikatt, papal nuncio to the United Nations, said: "Both migrants and the populations that receive them belong to a single human family, and both enjoy the right to the goods of the earth, goods which are destined for universal enjoyment."
The sad situation of refugees and internally displaced people is not their fault and not of their choosing, he added.
Catholic institutions are actively engaged in helping refugees, "not because someone asked us. We've been doing it for centuries and will always do it, in spite of difficulties, dangers and hardships," Archbishop Chullikatt said.
Speakers addressed the humanitarian response to the refugee crisis throughout the Middle East, while noting the Syrian situation is most prominent in the public eye.
In the past two years, violence in Syria forced at least 2 million people to flee the country and displaced another 4.5 million people internally, said Don Kerwin, executive director of the Center for Migrations Studies in New York. "Meeting the basic needs of refugees demands the active commitment and engagement of the international community," he said.
Vulnerable populations, including women, children, religious minorities and unaccompanied minors require special consideration, Kerwin said. The United States and other countries should consider resettlement for these groups and the US government must re-examine terrorism-related laws that bar admission to many Syrian refugees, without regard to mitigating circumstances.
The long-term solution to the crisis in Syria "is a cease-fire and a negotiated peace that will end the conflict between government and rebel forces," Kerwin said. "A negotiated peace will help stabilise the region and establish the preconditions necessary to provide durable solutions to the refugee and related humanitarian crises afflicting the region."
Najla Chadla, director of Caritas Lebanon Migrant Center, said Lebanon is the smallest country in the Middle East but has the highest number of refugees and migrants. Foreigners comprise half the population, she said.
The Christian minority is among the most vulnerable of the refugees. Many Syrian Christians are afraid to register for aid because of pervasive religious persecution and long-standing inter-religious tensions in their home country.
Refugees live in overcrowded, impoverished areas, beset by infrastructure and security problems. Shelter is limited, life is expensive, jobs, health care and education are scarce, and stress is high, Chadla said. There is competition between refugees and established migrant workers. Lack of coordination among UN agencies, local and international nongovernmental organisations complicates the situation, she said.
Archbishop Chullikatt said Pope Francis' pastoral outreach to immigrants on the Italian island of Lampedusa in July and his concern for the death of more than 200 Africans migrants in a boat sinking last week underscores "the emphasis that the Catholic Church places on coming to the aid of migrants and refugees."
Pope Francis called the Lampedusa tragedy "shameful" and the archbishop said, "The plight of the migrants on this boat is symbolic of that of the millions of migrants and refugees from every region who have to leave their countries each year to escape poverty and conflict in hopes of a better life."


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A verbal confrontation broke out on Thursday between MK Ahmed Tibi (Raam-Taal) and the head of the Manhigut Yehudit faction in the Likud, Moshe Feiglin.
The argument took place when both were interviewed on a Channel 2 News program. The issue at hand was the 'price tag' operations and specifically the latest torching of mosques – one in Jerusalem on Wednesday morning and a second mosque near Shechem on Thursday.
While the arsons have largely been attributed to nationalists, Feiglin suggested in the interview that there is no evidence to suggest that and added, "The last time a mosque was torched in Tuba Zangriya, it turned out that the culprits were local Arabs themselves. Therefore, we should not jump to conclusions too quickly. Even the mayor of Tuba Zangriya had said that there was a high level of certainty that Arabs had set fire to the mosque."
Feiglin then turned to Tibi and said that he "represents a public from which the most murderous terrorist attacks in Israel came out." He added, "How come he (Tibi) is here representing the victim and not the terrorist supporter?"
Feiglin's remarks angered Tibi, who said in response, "If you mean that I am of the Palestinian people, then the Palestinians are the victims of occupation. This is an attempt to divert attention from the burning of mosques in this debate and the occupation itself which uses the settlers as one of its tools."
Tibi added, "There is a system of occupation which is the hotbed of these settlers, who since the beginning of the year have burned nine mosques. I'm sure it will happen again because settlers are never punished. The government is their ideological and logistical hotbed."
"If synagogues were burnt in Europe everyone would say that there is an anti-Semitic wave washing the continent," Tibi added. "This is Jewish anti-Semitism, and the man who is sitting here (Feiglin) is an anti-Semitic Jew."
Feiglin responded by saying, "Arabs burn a synagogue in Israel almost every week and no one cares. It happened in Yafo, Akko, Nazareth and elsewhere."
Tibi then shouted at Feiglin, "That's slander and a lie. Do not lie. At this point, you're on the side of the anti-Semites. You're an anti-Semitic Jew who supports the burning of mosques."
After Tibi got personal, Feiglin responded in the same manner and said, "Ahmed Tibi represents a public from which come most of the murderers who carry out the worst terrorist attacks inside Israel."
Tibi responded angrily, "I reject this comparison. He is an anti-Semitic Jew and I am a humane and liberal person. I have values. I've never killed. He incites, he conquers and steals land. You (Feiglin) are moral garbage. You're an occupier."
The argument ended after Feiglin told Tibi, "You defend murderers and desecrators of cemeteries. I am not an occupier and I am telling you that this is my country and you won't remain in it." Tibi replied, "I am the master here. You are a temporary resident of occupied territories and you will not preach to me. Who are you anyway? You're a criminal."
At that point the host ended the interview and thanked both men.
Tibi, who is a former political adviser to late PLO arch-terrorist Yasser Arafat, has a long history of anti-Israel and anti-Jewish statements and actions – despite him being an elected representative of Israel's Knesset.
In September, Tibi went to New York to be a part of the Palestinian Authority's delegation to the United Nations when it presented its unilateral statehood bid.
Last month Tibi proposed an amendment to Israel's Basic Laws that would proscribe Israeli residents in Judea and Samaria from serving on the Supreme Court.
A State Comptroller's report recently revealed that Tibi's Raam-Taal party used public taxpayer funding to pay for engraved plaques, which it awarded to six terrorists who took part in the assault on IDF soldiers on board the Mavi Marmara.
The obviously subversive and anti-Zionist parties Balad and Ra'am-Ta'al have been disqualified by the Elections Commission from running for the Knesset but reinstated by the High Court under President Dorit Beinisch.
The former head of the Balad party, Azmi Bishara, left Israel after the Shin Bet discovered that he had advised Hizbullah precisely where to fire its rockets during the Second Lebanon War.


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"To be ignorant of what occurred before you were born is to remain always a child. For what is the worth of human life, unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors by the records of history?" (Cicero)
I've run into a few history haters of late. Yes, they DO exist!
Someone recently said to me that 'history is just boring. What's the use? I live in the present, not the past.'
After a few deep breaths, I got control of my outrage. How could someone say such a thing? To me it's such an obviously ignorant statement.
But then I asked myself 'What turned that person (like so many others) so completely off of history in the first place?' I'll bet that anyone who hates history loves a good story, loves to watch movies set in the past, likes to hear about people's victories, defeats, great love affairs, suffering, loss, adventures, beliefs etc. etc. What's not to like?
"History isn't about dates and places and wars. It's about the people who fill the spaces between them." (Jodi Picoult, The Storyteller)
History IS about people. It's about the reasons and motivations behind all those dates, and wars, and places. And because it's about people, there is always something that other people, in any age, can relate to and learn from.
I think the root of the problem for all those folks who despise history is that it was badly taught or presented. When you think about it, we've all had a bad teacher in one subject or another, history being no exception.
In high school, I had one good history teacher. The others, I don't even remember. That history teacher told us those personal anecdotes of people during the periods we were studying. He brought history to life using not only stories, but also props, movies, and artifacts.
Isn't history a record of human life as it has been played out?
"If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten." (Rudyard Kipling, The Collected Works)
Mr. Kipling hit the nail on the head there. If history were taught in an interesting way, the number of naysayers would be far less. I've always believed that good historical fiction should be a part of every history curriculum.
Sadly, not one of my elementary, high school, or university history courses ever included historical fiction on the reading list. On the contrary, the teachers often slammed historical fiction, especially at the university level.
Big mistake! Imagine the possible classroom conversations about an historical person or topic that the students might have read about in a fascinating or gut-wrenching novel!
That would have been much better than "This general marched with his army in such and such a date to such and such a place," or "On such and such a date, such and such a tyrant was defeated in this battle."
Honestly, that sounds like the history of nowhere to me. Every era taught the in the same boring way, oftentimes without any passion for the subject. How are you supposed to hook your audience?
"The past is a source of knowledge, and the future is a source of hope. Love of the past implies faith in the future." (Stephen E. Ambrose)
I think it's also important to encourage diversity of interest in various periods of history, and what better way to do that than through fiction.
Among history lovers' circles, I've also run into what can only be called 'period snobbery'.
If history is really about people, and people of the past are how we can most easily relate to history, then there is something to be learned or gained from every period of history, in every place.
"That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that history has to teach." (Aldous Huxley)
In my studies, I found something interesting in every period of history to clamp onto. Again, the common denominator of the ages is people - flawed, impassioned, messy people.
The Gods must truly be having a laugh, or a good cry, when they watch us mortals. History is an eternity of entertainment.
It's not to say that history lovers don't have their favourite periods to which they gravitate. I love the ancient and medieval worlds; these span thousands of years, so I suppose that my tastes are pretty varied.
However, I can still remember being rapt by my American history course when it came to the Civil War, or the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s. I never thought industrialization could be interesting, or Regency England for that matter, until I studied them a little.
Medieval Japan? Very cool. Learning about cuneiform in Mesopotamia? Brilliant!
Another good example is movies or Television shows. Of course, I loved Gladiator, The Fall of The Roman Empire and other ancient-themed movies. I also enjoy watching The Tudors, and the BBC's Pride and Prejudice alongside I Claudius.
"If you don't know history, then you don't know anything. You are a leaf that doesn't know it is part of a tree." (Michael Crichton)
What I find amazing and unfortunate is that there are some people who make a career for themselves out of trying to disprove what is history and culture to others.
Often I'll read a quote from one of these folks that belittles even the greatest beliefs or achievements of the ancients, be it about their gods, their rituals, their cures, and their stories.
I think history and the people of the past require and deserve a bit more respect and attention than that.
"Fiction is written with reality and reality is written with fiction. We can write fiction because there is reality and we can write reality because there is fiction; everything we consider today to be myth and legend, our ancestors believed to be history and everything in our history includes myths and legends. Before the splendid modern-day mind was formed our cultures and civilizations were conceived in the wombs of, and born of, what we identify today as "fiction, unreality, myth, legend, fantasy, folklore, imaginations, fabrications and tall tales." And in our suddenly realized glory of all our modern-day "advancements" we somehow fail to ask ourselves the question "Who designated myths and legends as unreality? " But I ask myself this question because who decided that he was spectacular enough to stand up and say to our ancestors "You were all stupid and disillusioned and imagining things" and then why did we all decide to believe this person?" ( C. JoyBell C.)
I love this quote, and it's so true. In man's search for scientific reasoning and advancement, he has, at the same time sought to explain away so many rich aspects of our actual history.
Myths and legends ARE history. They were not mere fireside tales intended to entertain the drunken masses, or stories whose sole purpose was to lull children to sleep after suckling at their mothers' breasts.
Perhaps this is one reason that history classes today tend to be so boring for many students? If myths and legends were taught as history and not as pure fabrication that is so easily explained away, those classes would be riveting. We would be inspired by the past, and not bored by it.
If history is about people, then we would do well to try and look at things as those people did if we really want to understand them.
Hindsight can be useful when studying the past, but it can also be a poison that leads our modern minds to think we are superior to all that has gone before.
History is for all - every person, every period, every aspect has value.
"Everyone who wants to know what will happen ought to examine what has happened: everything in this world in any epoch has their replicas in antiquity." (Niccolò Machiavelli)


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The Miami Dolphins locker room is on the verge of imploding as veterans on the team are reportedly forcing and intimidating younger players to subsidize their lavish lifestyles.
Miami offensive lineman Jonathan Martin left the team last week may never return to the team. He was reportedly forced to contribute $15,000 to a trip that he did not attend and handed over the check to Richie Incognito. Martin felt threatened and eventually reached a tipping point after he was threatened and harassed on numerous occasions. On Sunday, Miami indefinitely suspended Incognito, a known problem child throughout his time in the NFL who has had numerous behavioral and drug issues and even punched out a security guard, while the team investigates the situation.
The Miami Herald reported that another "young defensive player" is nearly broke because he has had to pay for the lavish lifestyles of the older players, and that similar incidents are becoming a problem throughout the league:
The source characterized Dolphins veterans using younger players as ATMs to finance their nightlife whims. These older players have been caught up in the fast-paced Miami lifestyle without the burden of having to pay for it, the source continued.
Multiple sources plugged into the organization agree that it's happening in Miami — but it's not just a Dolphins issue: It happens league-wide, and organizations and the players' union know all about it. They simply don't care, another source said.
Recently, a younger player was handed the tab for a $30,000 team dinner. The rookie minimum this year is around $400.000.
— Adam Beasley (@AdamHBeasley) November 3, 2013
When I talked about anger, dysfunction last week, this is what I was referring to. This issue extends far beyond the Martin situation.
— Adam Beasley (@AdamHBeasley) November 3, 2013
They've gotten sucked into the Miami lifestyle, and the veterans are using the younger players as an ATM, I'm told.
— Adam Beasley (@AdamHBeasley) November 3, 2013
One young defensive player, whose privacy I'm protecting, has literally gone broke because he's been pressured to pay for older players.
— Adam Beasley (@AdamHBeasley) November 3, 2013


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Pursuant to 10 CFR 110.70 (b)(3) "Public notice of receipt of an application", please take notice that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has received the following application for an export license. Copies of the application are available electronically through ADAMS and can be accessed through the Public Electronic Reading Room (PERR) link <http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.htm l> at the NRC Homepage.
A request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene may be filed within 30 days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Any request for hearing or petition for leave to intervene shall be served by the requestor or petitioner upon the applicant, the Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555; the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555; and the Executive Secretary, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC 20520.
In its review of the applications for licenses to export deuterium oxide (heavy water) as defined in 10 CFR part 110 and noticed herein, the Commission does not evaluate the health, safety or environmental effects in the recipient nation of the material to be exported. The information concerning the application follows.
|Name of applicant date of application date received application No.
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|Poco Graphite, Inc., 12/03/99; 01/18/00; XMAT0400
|Nuclear grade graphite, 680,385 kilograms for commercial, non-nuclear end use
Dated this 16th day of March 2000 at Rockville, Maryland.
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Waman Kendre to be next National School of Drama director
Waman Kendre will be the new director of the National School of Drama (NSD).delhi Updated: Jul 30, 2013 02:05 IST
Waman Kendre will be the new director of the National School of Drama (NSD).
Kendre, a student of NSD has done his post-graduation and research in Kerala's folklore. He was one of the frontrunners of the Dalit theatre movement in Maharashtra in the late 70s and currently heads the Academy of Theatre Arts, Mumbai University.
"Yes he has been appointed as the head of NSD. There were some clarifications that the PMO wanted regarding the recommendations and that is why the process took so long,"culture minister Chandresh Kumari Katoch told HT.
Talking to HT, Waman said he had got his letter of appointment from NSD three days back. "I am winding up my work here and it may take me around a week to join."
First Published: Jul 30, 2013 02:04 IST