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On November 6 to 9 Phoenix will be at the Pack Expo 2016 show in Chicago Illinois. If you're looking for a stretch packaging machine that can help you reduce your costs and increase your productivity, come visit us at at the McCormick Place at booth # N-4931!
Phoenix will showcase the semi automatic pallet wrappers line at the Modex 2016 in Atlanta, GA
On April 4 to 7, Phoenix will be at the Modex 2016 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA, come and visit us at booth #3347.
We will showcase our Semi Automatic Pallet Wrappers as well as our Breathe Easy Film Slitter, a cost effective solution where air flow is required to help prevent condensation from building up under the film.
The Breathe Easy Film Slitter slice the film into 3 or more individual bands than can be adjusted in width. Ideal for products that require air flow, heat dissipation and condensation/moisture prevention (such as produce, flowers, dairy products etc..).
You Can Register On Line For Free Here
We look forward to see you there!
Phoenix Appoints Jack Fleming as Regional Sales Manager
Jack Fleming, has been appointed as Regional sales manager of Phoenix stretch wrappers, one of the fastest growing stretch and pallet wrapping equipment manufacturers in North America. Effective immediately, Jack will be assisting Phoenix Sales Director Rob Shoemaker in the Western territory.
Jack Fleming Studied at The University of Illinois, majoring in Physics with two minors in math and chemistry. Jack has wrapping equipment in his blood with his father, Steve Fleming being the Mid West sales director for Phoenix. Jack worked with his dad back in Chicago and then took an opportunity to move west representing a packaging supply house.
Please join us in welcoming Jack to the Phoenix family!
Stretch Wrapping Machines Ideal for Tall and/or Light Loads
Whether it's the size of the warehouse, the volume of pallet loads, the structure of the load, the staffing levels of the company, each stretch wrapping application has unique qualities and challenges.
In this post, we want to discuss two common challenges in the stretch wrapping realm: tall and/or light loads. There are certain features and stretch wrapping machines that work best with this type of application.
Let's take a look with some help from our stretch wrapper video library:
1. Add extra height
When you're talking about tall loads, the most obvious option needed is extra height. The film carriage – no matter the model – needs to be able to apply the film right to the very top of the pallet load. This is especially true for light loads that may require extra stretch film banding on the top to provide necessary support to the overall load.
In the application featured in this video, a Phoenix semi-automatic stretch wrapper (PLP-2150) wraps an oversized pallet of empty 2-liter bottles stacked roughly 10 feet high. The stretch wrapping machine has extra height to accommodate the tall pallet and our largest-in-class turntable easily holds the pallet.
For more on this video, click here.
2. Keep it on the ground
A tall load has a greater risk of falling over than a standard height pallet. When the product is also light, this is even a greater concern. Limiting the movement of the pallets around the warehouse during the packaging process should be a consideration. We've pulled three examples to show several different ways to achieve this goal.
A popular choice for tall, light loads is our rotary arm stretch wrappers (available as semi-automatic or automatic).
In this first video, we had a customer with high production, tall and unstable loads, and limited warehouse space. We customized a solution for all three challenges. With limited space, multiple stretch wrappers were not an option, so instead we designed a single semi-automatic rotary arm wrapper that can wrap three loads one after another. As you see in the video, the machine and film carriage are mounted on a swivel base and an operator moves the wrapper from position to position. With the rotary arm design with extra height, the pallet load is stationary while the rotary arm does all the wrapping work.
Our second video showcases a wall-mounted frame model of our semi-automatic rotary arm stretch wrap machine. The pallet load – whether it's tall, light, unstable, or some combination thereof – remains on the ground during the entire wrapping process greatly decreasing the possibility of toppling over.
Our final example is from a high volume distribution center and features three in-line automatic stretch wrap machines with the rotary arm. This set-up enables three pallet loads of different height, weight and product to be wrapped at the same time. Without a turntable or conveyors, the pallets are stable and can be moved around three at a time with a specialized forklift.
For more on this video, click here.
3. Ensure stability during the wrap cycle
Instability comes with the territory for tall, light loads. A pallet of PET bottles could topple over with a strong puff of air from the HVAC system! Or, more appropriately, the movement of a high-speed stretch wrapper could cause a light load to shift during a wrap cycle.
When this is a challenge, we suggest integrating a top platen to stabilize a load during the wrapping process. When a pallet is placed on a turntable or centered on a conveyor, the top platen is lowered down onto the load. The pallet load is then snugly sandwiched in place for the duration of wrapping cycle.
For more on this video, click here.
4. Get the film tension right
When it comes to light loads, oftentimes a "light touch" with the stretch wrap is needed. For example, check out this video where our rotary ring stretch wrapper tackles a tall pallet of PET bottles that could be crushed if the film tension was too high.
Our rotary ring stretch wrapper (which has optional conveyors as shown in the video or pallets can be wrapped from the warehouse floor if stability is a concern) has the finesse to apply enough tension to secure the load, but not too much as to crush the empty bottles. In the video, watch as the film carriage turns the corners, you'll notice a slight billowing of the stretch wrap – that's the light touch desired in this specialized application.
For more on this video, click here.
Final Thoughts
We hope you consider a Phoenix stretch wrapper; we pride ourselves on helping our clients find the right packaging solution. Whether you have tall loads, light loads, unstable loads, or some other challenge, we'd love to work with you to find the right stretch wrap machine for your needs. We love customizing our pallet wrapping machines to suit the challenges of our customers. Contact us today and let's start a conversation!
Five Step Guide to Choosing a Stretch Wrapping Machine
Each production line is different. Every warehouse has its own idiosyncrasies. Organizations face unique challenges relevant to their business line, product, staffing levels or floor space.
When considering adding a stretch wrapping machine to the mix or upgrading a current one, it's a big decision and investment. At Phoenix Wrappers we take pride and care in truly understanding how a client's business operates and working with them to find out what they need out of a stretch wrapper. We specialize in customizing our machines to suit a variety of business needs. We believe that's the best way to get the most of a stretch wrapping investment.
Where does one start when it comes to choosing a stretch wrapping machine? Believe it or not, you've probably already started the process. Let's jump right in.
- Define Stretch Wrapping Goals
If you're thinking about purchasing a stretch wrapper, then you probably already have a baseline idea of what you need this machine to do. Now, it's time to consider it further and think through the details of your production line.
If your organization is switching from hand wrapping, an automatic stretch wrapper or semi-automatic stretch wrapper can make a huge difference in terms of safety, production, consistency, as well as have an attractive return on investment.
There are a few key questions to ask yourself and your organization to begin to shape your stretch wrapping goals:
- What type of production (i.e. how many loads per day do you have to wrap) does your organization have now? Seasonally? In five years? In ten years?
This will help determine if you have enough production to warrant a fully-automatic stretch wrapping machine and/or the speed required. In many applications, a semi-automatic stretch wrapper does just fine and is a great introduction to automation in the production line. It will also help you determine not only the right machine for now, but the right machine for future growth as well.
- What are the must-have features? Are there any special features you need that may require customization?
There are likely some features that you can't live without. This might be a low-profile turntable so pallets can be loaded by pallet jacks or a top sheet dispenser to protect a pallet load from the elements. Consideration of the must-have needs will help narrow your focus as you begin to consider stretch wrapping models in step two.
- Is this stretch wrapper part of a greater automation initiative or a stand-alone automation element?
Integrating a stretch wrapper into the production line takes careful thought about the overall packaging process. If there are other automation elements, a new piece has to be able to keep pace with production.
Other considerations include:
- How are pallet loads created?
- How are they moved around the warehouse?
- How much space do you have for a stretch wrapper?
Once you have a strong sense of your organization's needs and goals, it's time to seek out the most suitable stretch wrapping solution.
- Research Different Stretch Wrapper Options
Once you start looking, options for pallet wrapping machines can seem endless. That's why this step is so important. It's essential to understand the advantages of each different model and manufacturer. Match up each potential stretch wrapper against your defined goals identified in step one.
After an initial survey of available options, find out more about each stretch wrapper that matches your company's criteria. Contact the manufacturers to feel out if their product and service suits your needs. Their expertise in stretch wrapping can help you further define your needs and guide you to the best option.
- Compare Apples to Apples
Not all stretch wrappers are created equal. Some stretch wrappers may look similar, but it's about the details. Look at service packages, warranties and delve into the specs. Phoenix stretch wrappers include many options in our standard models that other manufacturers consider "extras" or "upgrades."
It may help to build a spreadsheet comparing the features of several machines to see which one comes out on top. It's important to consider the overall package, price and anticipated return on investment. The essential question is: What are you getting for the money? Comparing the stretch wrappers on the same set of qualities will narrow down the options even further.
- Make It Work For Your Budget
As with all business decisions, consideration has to be given to the budget. A stretch wrapping solution has to align as closely as possible to needs while being within a company's budget availability.
Something to take into consideration is the cost savings possible with a stretch wrapper. For example, if you're upgrading your production line from hand wrapping, you will see significant savings in stretch film. With a stretch wrapping machine, the film is pre-stretched drastically lowering the amount of film necessary to sufficiently wrap a pallet load!
If you are considering our high-speed rotary ring stretch wrapper, savings could be even greater. This pallet wrapping machine allows for one-way wrapping, which saves about 30 feet of stretch film with every pallet load while still providing the necessary load retention wraps.
The less tangible benefits of a stretch wrapping machine should be considered as well. Things like increased safety and fewer injuries, improved production and flow, and consistent and professional packaging are impacts that should be taken into account.
At this phase in the process, you should have a good idea of the best stretch wrapping solution that fits your needs, goals and budget. There's just one more step.
- Customize Your Packaging Solution
One of the ways Phoenix Wrappers differs from our competitors is that we are eager to work with our customers on custom stretch wrapping solutions. To truly optimize your production line, you have to have an end-of-line packaging solution that fits with your processes, labor demands, space constraints and outputs. Check out some of our custom stretch wrapping solutions and watch some of our stretch wrapping videos to see what's possible. We'd love to work with you to find the right solution for you.
Final Thoughts
We said there would be five steps, but there is a sixth step – the best step of all! It's time to implement your stretch wrapping solution and begin to see the benefits in production, safety and budget savings.
We hope you consider a Phoenix stretch wrapper; we pride ourselves on helping our clients find the right packaging solution. We love customizing our pallet wrapping machines to suit the challenges of our customers. Contact us today and let's start a conversation!
How to Unitize Your Pallet Load Properly
Long before a pallet of product ends up at the pallet wrap machine, there's a lot that goes into the planning and building of a pallet load. How a pallet of product is built is a critical variable in the packaging process and ensuring the product successfully arrives at a customer's location.
Pallet wrap machines are used in diverse packaging applications from high volume beverage distributors to garden and nursery suppliers. While the product often drives the form and shape of a pallet, there are some general guidelines. Let's take a look:
1. It starts with the right-sized pallet.
The pallet itself – whether it's made of wood or plastic – is the foundation of every pallet load. A standard pallet is 48 by 42 inches, but in specialized circumstances, pallets can be smaller or larger. If possible match the size of the pallet to the size of the cartons or containers to the size of the pallet to create a cube. In pallet loads comprised of multiple different types of product, this may not be possible.
2. There's art in every pallet stack.
Depending on your line of business, pallet stacks can be the same each and every time, or be a constant puzzle to put together. For example, a pick and pack distribution center can have unlimited variations in packages – in size and weight – that are placed on the same pallet heading for the same destination, while a beverage distribution center will likely have multiple cases of the same product on each pallet day in and day out.
There are several accepted and distinct ways to stack a pallet (see diagram).
"A" Profile: A perfect cube, these loads have no protrusions and a clean shape. Because of its uniform shape, it's the simplest load to apply stretch wrap.
"B" Profile: Different sized boxes may necessitate this type of pallet load. The protruding edges increase the likelihood of punctured stretch film, so it may entail a different or more "engineered" application of stretch film.
"C" Profile: The most irregular shaped profile, with its many corners, sharp edges and protrusions, it is likely pallet wrapping is probably the only way it can be unitized. But it will likely require an engineered solution in both the application and film itself to be unitized for shipment.
Other "common sense" tips:
- Place heavier products on the bottom of the pallet,
- Inspect the pallet for quality and safety before placing product on it.
- Pack boxes/cartons tightly without space in between.
3. Choose the correct stretch film and application.
Stretch film is a raw material. It is the pallet stretch wrapper that takes this raw material and stretches it (and potentially other operations) to engineer the film to suit many applications – it's what makes it such a versatile product. The characteristics of your product and overall pallet load will determine the type of "engineering" your pallet will need in the pallet wrapping process.
Our pallet wrap machines allow for customization of various elements, including film force, pre-stretch, wrap cycles (i.e. double wrap cycle, split wrap cycle, top banding) and wrap speed, among others. These controls allow for a standard stretch film to be used in most pallet wrapping applications, whether it's a heavy load (a pallet of soda bottles), light load (PET bottles) or a pallet with multiple protruding corners.
The right film and application ensures the undamaged and safe shipment of the product.
4. Consider packaging add-ons.
With the pallet stretch wrapped, it's likely ready for transport and delivery. But, some custom stretch wrapping applications require other packaging elements that can be built into the production line.
For example, some products/pallets require protection from the elements. Pallets of gardening supplies is a prime example – product is often shipped well ahead of the gardening season. A top sheet needs to be added to the pallet to ensure rain and snow don't damage the product. This can be an in-line element to streamline the pallet wrapping process or done within the wrapping process to save valuable floor space.
Final thoughts
Each time you build a pallet, you're preparing your product for a customer. Although it's one of the last elements in the production process, the condition of a pallet is the first impression your product makes on customers. Professional looking packaging is not only safe, it's a reflection on how a company values its product and customers. Following these four guidelines will put you on the right path to pallet success.
Interested in learning more about our pallet wrap machine offerings? Visit our website or request a quote today!
Will a Stretch Wrapper Retrofit Work for Me?
Our goal is to provide a stretch wrapper that fits seamlessly into a production line and makes jobs easier. Increased efficiency, decreased costs and consistent output are a few of the advantages of a properly configured stretch wrapping machine.
The truth is every production line is different. Different production volumes, different products, light loads, heavy loads, perfect square pallets or oddly shaped loads…the list goes on. Each unique instance may require different tools, features, speeds or configurations. And what about when a business evolves and a new feature is needed or an existing asset is not as high-performing as it once was? What's the solution? A retrofit!
A retrofit can make your existing stretch wrapping asset even better. An in-line retrofit can make the difference between making production goals and falling behind. It can also enhance the overall quality of the pallet wrap.
Our retrofit options aren't just for Phoenix stretch wrappers; we've done retrofits for ITW Muller, Wulftec, Orion, Lantech, Cousins and other brand name wrapping machines. A retrofit cannot only provide efficiency, but it will extend the life of an older stretch wrapper at a much lower cost than buying new.
Will a retrofit work for your company? Let's talk about some of the different retrofits and how they can improve your production line.
- Perfect the Prestretch
One of the most important pieces to stretch wrapping success is to ensure the stretch film is properly pre-stretched. Adding our No Thread 30-inch Prestretch Film Carriage adds safety, consistency and the perfect prestretch.
This film carriage is designed with safety in mind – no film threading is required! An operator can't ready the rollers when the safety door is closed. An analog sensor allows for even film tension application to the load by automatically adjusting the film speed on the sides and around the corners. The prestretch amount is easily adjusted from 60 percent to 300 percent.
A proper prestretch can save thousands of dollars in stretch film costs each year. How? The prestretch creates the right amount of film force, film tension and film strength required to secure a pallet for transport. With the right amount of prestretch, stretch wrappers can get the load secured with the least amount of revolutions and use the least amount of stretch film. And that means savings.
Keep in mind that just because a stretch wrapper is wrapping a load doesn't necessarily mean it's doing it in the most efficient or proper way. A new film carriage can renew your stretch wrapper. Try our stretch film efficiency test to see if your stretch wrapper is performing at an optimal level.
- Improve the Wrap Zone
These two examples of potential retrofits improve the end result of a wrapped pallets and often fulfill a certain need or wrapping requirement.
Top Sheet Dispenser: A stand alone in-line top sheet dispenser is integrated into an existing stretch wrapping conveyor line. Ideal for customers that have a stretch wrapping system that is working well, but need to add a top sheet on their loads without relying on manual labor or interrupting the machine's cycle. The top sheet dispenser applies a poly top sheet film to the load prior to the wrap zone. The stretch wrap cycle then secures the top sheet to the load and provides five-sided protection for the pallet.
Pallet Load Pop-Up Conveyor System: If a top to bottom wrap is what you're looking for, this retrofit can get you there. Added to the wrap zone conveyor, it lifts the pallet load by four inches while the stretch wrapper wraps the load. This allows the stretch film to continue its wrapping cycle under the pallet. It can lift up to 4,000 pound loads. This feature can also be used to connect conveyors of different heights.
- Secure the Stretch Film Tail
When readying a pallet for shipment a secure wrap is absolutely essentially. Too many times we've seen pallets leave the warehouse without a secure film tail at the end of the wrap cycle. A dragging piece of stretch film creates many safety hazards and looks unprofessional to the end receiver. Adding an in-line element that ensures a firm film tail solves this problem.
Film Tail Anvil Heat Sealer: Heat and pressure gives each and every load a secure film attachment with this mechanism. Replace the traditional film clamp and cut system with this one. It can be easily mounted to the side of the wrap zone conveyor. The sealer firmly welds the film tail together creating a clean and professional look.
Stand Alone Heat Sealing System or Automatic Film Cut and Wipe System: This add-on can be floor mounted along the side any existing conveyor section (adjustable from 16 to 28 inches) or can replace the current cut and wipe system. To be considered a true automatic pallet wrapper, a stretch wrapper needs to include a cut and wipe (or seal) system. A retrofit with this system guarantees a consistent film tail every time. A timed impulse heat system – cold to the touch in seconds – is the safest way to cut stretch film. The sealing system quickly welds the film tail to previous layers of stretch film creating a secure and clean film tail.
Final Thoughts
Is a stretch wrapper retrofit right for you? As we said before, there's many variables and the solution is often unique to the particular company or application. We're happy to offer our expertise and guide you in the right direction. We aim to provide you with money saving improvements! Contact us today.
Five Key Advantages of an Automatic Stretch Wrapper
Packaging is the finishing touch to any product. It's one of the last steps in the production line and the first feature your customer sees upon delivery. Not only that, a good stretch wrap protects your pallets from damage, dust and other tapering. Wrapping pallets isn't complicated, but it does take careful consideration of your business's entire process. From there, it's a matter of finding what works best in your production line.
Is an automatic stretch wrapping machine the right choice for your business? First, let's get on the same page on the elements that make a stretch wrapper fully automatic.
- Holds the leading edge of the stretch film to allow the cycle to start without an operator.
- Wraps the pallet load according to set parameters.
- Cleanly cuts the stretch film at the conclusion of the wrapping cycle.
- Secures the film tail to the load.
Now let's take a look at five advantages to adding an automatic pallet wrapper to your business's production line.
- Increased Productivity
Getting more done in less time? What manager doesn't like that idea? An automatic stretch wrapper can get you on the right path to efficiency.
An automatic takes much of the manual process out of packaging. Operators don't have to wait around to start or and stop the wrapping cycle (like with a semi automatic machine). With the pull of a cord, or the placement of a pallet on a conveyor, the wrapping cycle starts and stops.
Our entry level automatic – the low profile turntable PLPA-2150 – has 15 RPM and can wrap up to 40 loads per hour. Our automatic stretch wrappers only get faster from there. Our fastest Rotary Ring stretch wrapper (the PRRA-4000) can complete up to 120 loads per hour.
If your production is even higher, many of our clients have multiple automatic stretch wrappers on their warehouse floor.
A setup of three automatic rotary arm stretch wrappers are designed for high speed multiple load wrapping.
- Streamlined Production Process
When you introduce an automatic stretch wrapper into the production line, whether it's a turntable model or conveyorized automatic, it will make a difference to the pace of your work floor. An automatic machine frees up staff to do other tasks while the wrapper does its job. A forklift or pallet jack operator can place the pallet on the turntable or conveyor and then immediately begin preparing another pallet.
Take for example a pick and pack warehouse. Multiple pallet jack operators are in the warehouse building pallet orders. Once the pallet is complete, they can place the pallet on the conveyor or turntable, let the automatic stretch wrapper package the load, and begin preparing the next pallet.
Pallet jack operators prepare pallets and place them on this low profile conveyor system integrated with an automatic stretch wrapper.
- Savings on Film Costs
Both semiautomatic and automatic stretch wrapping machines are going to save a business money on film costs when compared to hand wrapping. Our pre-stretch carriage ensures the correct amount of stretch is applied to the film. The film threads past two rollers, where the second rollers' rotational speed is faster than the first, thereby stretching the film. Not only does this increase the tensile strength of the film, it also reduces overall film costs.
A rotary ring automatic stretch wrapper is even more efficient. Phoenix's proprietary technology allows for a one-way wrap and stopping/starting the load anywhere. This feature cuts out unnecessary rotations and wasted stretch film. See how much your business could save in film by using our film savings calculator.
A PRRA-2100 at work in a customer facility.
- Improved Safety
An automatic stretch wrapper keeps a forklift operator on the forklift – and that's a safety advantage right there. More than 80 percent of forklift accidents involve a pedestrian – someone who's walking around on the warehouse floor. Keeping forklift operators on their forklifts keeps them off the floor and focused on the job at hand. If you're upgrading from hand wrapping, which often causes wear and tear injuries, the automatic will inject safety from that perspective. An automatic stretch wrapper requires little interaction (or bending) from the operator. The pull of a cord from the forklift or the push of a button is all it takes to get the pallet wrapped.
Additionally, an automatic stretch wrapper ensures a safe, consistent wrap that's ready for transport. A poorly wrapped pallet can topple resulting in damaged goods or injury to a handler.
- Consistent Output
Predictability is a huge benefit when balancing all the elements of a production line. That's what an automatic stretch wrapper does – it predictably and consistently wraps pallets in the same way each and every time.
Wrapping up
An automatic stretch wrapper brings consistency, safety and production to whatever warehouse it ends up in. If this list of benefits has your curiosity piqued, check out our full line of automatic stretch wrapping machines at Phoenix. Does your company already have an automatic machine? How has it changed operations? Let us know via Twitter – @phoenixwrappers.
Increase Efficiency With a Custom Stretch Wrapper
Phoenix Wrappers has a stretch wrapping machine to suit any business. From an entry-level semi-automatic to an automatic stretch wrapper to our proprietary rotary ring wrapper, we have options.
Phoenix Wrappers Dual Film Carriage System (pictured) is designed specifically for heavy loads that require extra tension and security out of their stretch wrapping.
Your business may have specific needs, or a job that calls for a specialized tool. Our engineers are experts in making our stretch wrapping technology work efficiently and tailoring to your specific application. Over the years, we've developed many customized stretch wrappers to fit different industries.
We've taken a look at custom stretch wrappers we've built for the bottling and agriculture industries. Now, we'll look at an automatic stretch wrapper designed for heavy loads (i.e. brick & block, agriculture, nursery, gardening) and a customized conveyor system for a distribution center with pallet jack operations.
Heavy Loads
Phoenix Wrappers Dual Film Carriage System is ideal for heavy loads, like bricks, pavers, and bagged soil and fertilizers.
A pallet stacked high with bricks is one of the toughest applications out there for stretch wrapping and the same goes for other heavy, sturdy products. Our customers have come to us with challenges like tall stacks of fertilizer bags, roof tiles, and concrete pavers. This type of pallet requires a strong stretch wrap, one that withstands sharp edges and has enough force to hold the load together during shipping. The consequences of a poor wrapping job are not only loss of product, but also, with such a heavy load, the potential for injury if a load topples over.
To suit this type of application, Phoenix Wrappers developed the dual film carriage system. Once pre-stretched, this dual film is nearly unbreakable. How does it work? The first step is to put slits in one of the stretch films, and run it through an adjustable roping system. The second film stays intact. The two films merge together in our pre-stretch machine creating a bonded film that's ready for the job at hand.
Now, the film is applied to the pallet load with a high tension by our stretch wrapping machine. With each revolution, because of the high tension, less film is used in less time than a traditional wrapping machine. That's what we call an efficient operation!
Our dual film carriage system can be added to any of our automatic or semi-automatic stretch wrappers. Our clients have used this system in the brick & block, nursery (bagged soil, fertilizer), and agriculture (hay bales) industries.
Pallet Jack Operations
An employee at a distribution center builds a pallet load then places it on a custom Phoenix conveyor system.
Distribution centers are like highly sophisticated machines with dozens of moving parts. In pick and pack operations, a team of employees (many of them operating hand pallets) are often gathering products to be shipped on pallets. In this type of operation, the addition of an automatic stretch wrapper can make a huge difference in terms of speed and efficiency in the warehouse.
Yet, one of the problems our clients often face is incorporating a conveyor system that's low enough to the ground to make it easily accessible for the pallet jack. For this application, Phoenix Wrappers had designed a low profile conveying system with a pallet jack ramp. The five-inch pass height accommodates pallet jacks, electric walkies and triple pallet riding trucks.
Paired with an automatic stretch wrapper, the conveyor system streamlines production resulting in increased production and efficiency, as well as stretch film and labor savings.
If you're interested in learning more about our custom stretch wrappers, contact us today!
Top Custom Stretch Wrappers for the Bottling & Agricultural Industries
Every business is different and often calls for a specific tool set to do the job in the most efficient manner. Sometimes what you need isn't widely available on the market, so you need to find a customized solution. Phoenix engineers are constantly reexamining and improving our stretch wrapping machines to ensure each custom stretch wrapper fits the client's needs and helps them face their challenges head on.
There are many reasons why a company might need a custom stretch wrapper. Perhaps your business has a unique application, unusual pallet or load size, special warehouse space considerations, or business model.
We believe the best way to illustrate our ability to provide highly customized stretch wrapping machines is to offer examples of custom stretch wrappers that we've provided in the past. Over the next few weeks, we'll be showcasing some of the custom stretch wrappers we've made for specific industry applications.
Let's start with some unique industry applications and how Phoenix Wrappers was able to tailor our stretch wrapping technology to suit.
Custom Stretch Wrappers for Bottling
Sometimes described as "bottling air" one of the toughest stretch wrapping applications is pallets of empty PET bottles. It comes with a number of inherent challenges.
- Larger than Standard Pallet: PET bottles are most often palletized on extra-large pallets, typically 44 by 56 inches.
- Tall Loads: The PET bottles are usually stacked high, sometimes as high as 10 feet.
- High Rate of Production: Bottle loads are produced quickly, anywhere between 50 and 75 pallets per hour.
- Lightweight Product: There's little weight to a pallet full of empty plastic bottles. Not only does the wrapping machine have to work fast, it has to do it gently so as not to crush the bottles.
This specific application challenges a standard stretch wrapping machine. A custom and forward-thinking solution is necessary. The versatile Phoenix PRRA Rotary Ring style wrapper can do the job, with specifications to suit this particular type of business.
The size of the rotary ring stretch wrapper can be adjusted based on the load type, addressing both the first and second challenges. To wrap fast and efficiently, the fully automatic rotary ring wraps the load from the bottom up, then cuts and secures the film tail. This not only saves time, but also saves money on stretch film. Saving more than 30+ feet of stretch film on each load adds up to thousands in savings over the course of a year.
Phoenix's proprietary rotary ring technology allows the stretch film to be applied to the pallet with just enough tension to hold the load in place and protect it from the elements, while ensuring the force is not great enough to crush the empty bottles.
Available in two speeds, the PRRA-2100 can do up to 75 loads per hour while the PRRA-4000 can wrap up to 120 loads in a single hour.
Custom Stretch Wrappers for Produce & Agriculture
While there are some applications that require a stretch wrapping machine with special adjustments, others have to customize the wrap itself. Such is the case for this particular customization, which has applications in food packaging, pharmaceutical, and agricultural industries.
The ultimate goal for all stretch wrapping applications is to ensure the load arrives safely and in good condition. In the food, pharmaceutical and agricultural industries, there are special considerations. For example, sometimes the product is still warm when packaged (dog food, sauces, yogurt) and sometimes the product needs to breathe (i.e. fruits, vegetables, eggs, plants). In both cases, maintaining airflow is essential to prevent condensation or spoilage.
Traditional wrapping in these types of cases would risk damaging or spoiling the load during transport. In the past, clients have come to us with the problem of unfit packaging that delivers corroded, moldy, or soggy product. At best, this is poor presentation and, at worst, the product is useless for sale and consumption. And that can negatively impact your bottom line.
To suit this type of application, Phoenix Wrappers developed the Breathe Easy Film Slitter, an affordable solution that allows airflow throughout the load. The beauty of our solution is that it does not require special stretch film; it can be used with standard stretch film.
Here's how it works. The Phoenix Breathe Easy Film Slitter cuts the film into three or more bands (width can be adjusted) and wraps the load. At the end of the cycle, the slitter stops, leaving a full sheet of stretch film to complete the wrap. The stretch film bands still secure the load with the proper load retention while allowing the product to breathe. It's that simple. We've implemented this packaging innovation for several produce applications from apples to eggs.
We hope this post inspires you to find and use the right custom stretch wrapper for your industry and applications. Stay tuned for our upcoming posts, as we will be tackling one industry at a time to help supervisors and operators improve their bottom line.
If you're interested in learning more about our custom stretch wrappers, contact us today!


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The Big Apple is a big place. When you find yourself unexpectedly in the concrete jungle of New York City with not a lot of time to spare it can seem overwhelming. Eternally the budget traveller I've come up with my ultimate itinerary for a mere 24 hours in the city – based on several short trips of my own.
It's well known that New York City is not a cheap place to stay, so unless you can convince a local to let you crash on their coach your best bet for budget accommodation is a hostel. I've stayed in the HI on the Upper West Side several times now and would happily recommend. Once you've sorted where you'll be sleeping the fun can begin!
AM: My first port of call is normally to sign up for any online Broadway ticket lotteries I can – this is a long shot but if you don't have the time or patience to stand in line at the TKTS booth in Times Square or at a theatre this is a great way to be in with the chance of getting a decent seat for a discounted price. If you win? Awesome! If not, then there's plenty of other things to fill your evening with.
Statue of Liberty/Union Square: Once you're up and about head straight onto the subway down to South Ferry where you can jump on the Staten Island Ferry. This gives you a great view of the famous Statue of Liberty for free alongside the picture perfect sight of the Manhattan skyline. On arrival in Staten Island it's quite easy to just loop round and jump straight back on the returning ferry and back into the heart of the city. After your whirlwind trip to Staten Island and back, head up to Union Square on the subway. This area has a long historical background but my own interest here lies in the many places to grab a bite to eat!
The High Line: After a snack or just a meander round once again jump on the subway and head to the 14th Street/8th Avenue station. A short walk away lies the New York High Line, a public park built around the remains of a historic railway line. This may not necessarily sound like it should be at the top of your New York 'To-Do' list but it has cemented itself as one of my favourite places to go in the city. The entire length of the line takes you above the streets of the city through scenic gardens and sculptures with various street vendors (In summer check out People's Pops!) and some pretty stunning sights. It feels like you're walking along a secret pathway and yet somehow remaining in plain sight. The far end of the High Line opens up to some incredible panoramic views, with just a quick walk to the 34th Street/Hudson Yards subway station.
Times Square/Bryant Park: From 34th Street head east to the famous Times Square, one of the world's most visited tourist attractions. This place needs little introduction or explanation and every time I've been I've discovered something new, from eating at the Hard Rock Cafe to embracing my inner child at the Disney Store. Walking distance from Times Square is Bryant Park, a beautiful and vibrant public park. I could waste hours here but for just a day trip a meander through will suffice! From here I would recommend taking a trip up high to see the city from either the Empire State Building or the Rockefeller Center. Both cost about the same and offer similar views so for a meagre 24 hours I would try and pick just one. I personally chose the Empire State Building as I wanted to tick it off my bucket list but the Rockefeller Center provides excellent views of both Central Park and the Empire State Building. You can also book to see these famous landmarks at night and see the city that never sleeps.
Central Park: Finally, a trip to NYC wouldn't be complete without a wander through Central Park. Chill out after a long day of sight-seeing or spend time exploring all 700 acres of this public park – you can't go wrong!
And there you have it – whether you use this as inspiration or not at all I can certainly attest to the magic of New York City, time and time again.

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Our History
The Harrison Yacht Club (HYC) was founded on March 7, 1978 by a small group of sailing and boating enthusiasts from various communities in the Upper Fraser Valley.
The HYC initially operated from the Old Yellow Dock at the Harrison Marina. In 1984, the HYC moved to its present location at the old Ranger Station where it has sub-leased water lot Block "D" and the old Ranger Station garage and maintenance facility from the Village of Harrison Hot Springs. Since then all improvements and additions to the docks and the old Ranger Station garage (now the HYC Clubhouse) have become the property of the Village of Harrison Hot Springs.
On the August 14, 2007 the HYC, in partnership with the Village of Harrison Hot Springs, was able to secure a five year sub-lease for the water lot Block D. This agreement has allowed to HYC to better plan its future while providing a fair sub-lease return to the Village of Harrison Hot Springs.


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As a public service for understandably concerned citizens, the Low-Down has also included a map and listing of the Top 50 craft breweries compiled by the US Brewers Association so that discerning data analysts can compare the two from a statistical, geographical and gustatory standpoint. We will leave the semantic and religious differences between 'craft' and 'microbrew' to the experts. JL
Alyssa Pereira reports in SFGate and Russell Goldenberg in The Pudding:
A visual data website scoured data from RateBeer.com, a beer rating site, as well as census and map information, and deduced the city with with the best micro brewing culture in the United States: Santa Rosa, California. Santa Rosa beat out beer hubs as San Diego, Denver, Portland, and Chicago. An area's ranking is weighted 80% on "quality" and a 20% on "quantity" (which lands Santa Rosa at the top of the list). Adding more weight to the "quantity" field drops Santa Rosa down the list.
While many other U.S. metropolitan regions might be known as more obvious beer meccas than the greater San Francisco Bay Area, there's one section of the craft beer landscape where one of our cities apparently thrives: microbreweries.
A researcher named Russell Goldenberg with a visual data website called The Pudding scoured some data from RateBeer.com, a beer rating site, as well as census and map information, and deduced the city with with the best microbrewing culture in the United States: Santa Rosa, California. Santa Rosa beat out such high profile beer hubs as San Diego, Denver, Portland, and Chicago, primarily due to the quality of Santa Rosa area breweries Russian River Brewing, Bear Republic Brewing Co., Shady Oak Barrel House, Moonlight Brewing Company and Cooperage Brewing Company, as scored by RateBeer.com users.
Goldenberg notes that the findings might seem subjective because an area's ranking is weighted 80 percent on "quality" and a 20 percent on "quantity" (which lands Santa Rosa at the top of the list), but a user who values diverse brewery options can change that by adding more weight to the "quantity" field (which drops Santa Rosa down the list).Goldenberg's map below.
There is one thing to note for staunch craft beer advocates: the breweries highlighted in Goldenberg's data aren't necessarily "microbreweries," at least according to the definition put forth by the Brewers Association. The BA, on their site, defines a microbrewery as one that that produces "less than 15,000 barrels of beer per year with 75 percent or more of its beer sold off-site." Absent from the BA's list of U.S. microbreweries is Healdsburg's Bear Republic, cited in Goldenberg's study. (Russian River, also noted in Goldenberg's study, may also now be too large to be considered "micro.")
Nevertheless, the premise of the project is fun, with the user able to adjust the weight of the data to see where their ideal beer city is.


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text: Alright, fourth of july weekend I DJed a couple parties (friends' family) and after the second one I was packing up, and I remember slinging my macbook over my shoulder and carrying the speakers to my car. That's the last thing I remember of having it. Could have sworn I packed it. Always lock my car. I realized when I was unpacking that it wasn't there, retraced ALL steps, looked everywhere. I deemed it stolen. If I had only paid the $50 for that orbicule undercover thing. RIP Macbook Pro. 15" LED backlit 2.4ghz Santa Rosa C2D 2GB RAM 250GB HDD (added it myself!) 8600M GT 256mb </3 So, I know I'm not really getting it back. I loved that thing. Filed police report, etc, but that's really all I can do. Now...I need a macbook. I use it for everything. While I have a Mac Pro at home, I still need the Macbook as I'm out a LOT. I can't really afford it at the moment as I JUST bought myself a car (Black Audi A3 2.0T, Magnaflow exhaust, REVO performance chip, H&R springs, 265hp, 300lb-ft. It's my baby.) that cost quite a bit. I figure I have a few ways to work up the money needed, but what would you do in my position? I honestly won't do anything less than a Macbook Pro. I do heavy Final Cut Studio work as well as wedding protography. I love the LED backlit screen and real estate and would be fine with a Macbook if the screens didn't suck(IMO) in comparison. So, what would you do in my situation? My options are basically: 1. Refurb/clearance 15" Macbook Pro of similar/identical specs to the one I had - Cheapest route 2. New $1999 Macbook Pro with college discount/free iPod Touch! 3. How far off are the new MBPs? I could possibly wait for those. I really would love to wait till the new ones arrive but I don't know if I can wait too long. Any input appreciated. I can't believe I'm Macbook-less.' PS. Although I have no anti-theft, I have a password, and a firmware lock password so they can't do crap with it if they wanted, XD


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Very often we receive calls from members of the public asking if they can help in some way towards the work we are doing here at SWiB.
There are many ways in which you can support us, either by depositing your own photographic records with us, by becoming a friend of SWiB or by working with us as a volunteer.
Deposit your photographs
Do you have you any old photographs that will help to complete a picture of the region past and present? Many images are lost, for example when a family member dies, and often things are thrown away because no one thinks they are of importance. Perhaps you are simply lacking adequate space to store them at home or haven't the resources to digitise them.
You may like to deposit them for safekeeping with SWiB or loan them to us to digitise for you for the benefit of public research and to help raise our collective understanding of the rich and diverse visual heritage of the region.
We accept and process all image based records; photographic prints/transparency negatives/slides/glass plates within the guidelines of our Collection Policy which can be viewed upon individual request to the image bank.
At present we have over 40 individual photographic collections at the image bank, deposited by local businesses, keen photographers and private individuals.
Whether the photographs were taken by you; someone you know; or whether they were taken 5 years ago or 50! At SWiB we appreciate the research value of ALL photographs and are working to establish a complementary living archive for the benefit of tomorrow's history.
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My name is Beulah Phillpot and in November of 2012 my husband Norm, my sister Jeannette Mergens, our three new friends Don, Kitty and Dwayne and I travelled with Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief (CPAR) to visit Ethiopia and see current CPAR programs in the field. I say "current" because we were happy to learn that even though CPAR has been working in Ethiopia for 29 years, as part of their programmatic model programs are developed with exit strategies in mind. So that when CPAR leaves, the community has ownership of the projects and the long-term impact and learning continues.
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The beneficiary of a life estate in a testamentary trust could not compel its termination where the testator's clear intention to provide support for the beneficiary throughout her life had not been achieved. [579-581]
Under the terms of a will creating a trust with the income to be paid to the testator's wife during her life, then to his two daughters and, upon the death of the last surviving daughter, the remainder to be distributed in equal shares to the issue of both daughters, the seventy-one year old sole surviving daughter could not compel termination of the trust on the ground that, since neither she nor her sister had any children, she had acquired a vested interest in the remainder by application of the rules of merger where the testator's intention to provide support for his daughters throughout each of their lives had not been achieved and where the testator had made no provision for distribution of the remainder in the event that both daughters should die without issue. [581-582]
CIVIL ACTION commenced in the Hampden Division of the Probate and Family Court Department on December 4, 1978.
The case was heard by Smith, J.
Jonathan P. Rice for Third National Bank of Hampden County.
Raymond R. Randall for Trustees of Mount Holyoke College, intervener.
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Gaynor K. Rutherford for the plaintiff.
GREANEY, J. Frank M. West executed his last will on October 24, 1924, at which time his family consisted of his wife Helen and his daughters Marion (age twenty-one) and Barbara (age seventeen). By the will, the testator established a testamentary trust (with the predecessor of the Third National Bank of Hampden County as the trustee) which provided a life estate for his wife and, upon her death, life estates for his two daughters. The trustee was empowered to pay income to the beneficiaries "from time to time and at such time or times as in [its] opinion . . . shall be proper." Upon the death of either daughter leaving issue, the income from her share was to be paid to her issue until the death of the surviving daughter, at which time the balance of the trust fund would be paid in equal shares to the issue of both daughters and the trust would terminate. [Note 2] In the event either daughter died without leaving issue, the income from the trust was to be paid to the surviving daughter for her life and, upon her death, the balance of the trust found would be paid to her issue and the trust would terminate. [Note 3] The trustee was authorized to disburse principal to "furnish [the beneficiaries] with suitable and liberal support and comfort
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during their respective lives" and to assist them in times of "sickness or necessity." The testator died in 1927, his wife Helen died in 1960, and his daughter Marion died in 1976, never having married and leaving no children. Helen and Marion's wills left their respective estates to various charities. Barbara, who was seventy-one years of age at the commencement of this action, is the sole surviving member of the family. She also never married and has no issue.
Barbara filed a petition in the Probate Court to terminate the trust, alleging that its purposes had been accomplished and that she, as the only person interested, desired its dissolution. The judge decided the case after examining Frank's will, the petition and the bank's answer. The facts were as recited, and no testimony was offered. The judge ruled as matter of law that the trust should be terminated. A judgment was entered which directed the bank to transfer all of the trust assets to Barbara free of trust.
Subsequent to the entry of the judgment, the trustees of Mount Holyoke College, a named beneficiary in Marion's will, and the bank, in its capacity as the trustee under the wills of Helen and Marion, moved in a timely fashion to vacate the judgment on the grounds that they and other parties who had an interest in the proceedings (if the remainder of Frank's trust were ultimately determined to pass by intestacy) had not received notice and had not been given an opportunity to be heard. These motions were denied. However, motions by these parties to intervene were allowed, and they were permitted to file answers contesting the petition. Despite these interventions, all parties eschewed rehearing in the Probate Court, probably because the case had by then evolved to one on an agreed record which raised only questions of law. Instead, the parties aggrieved by the judgment took appeals to test the propriety of the judge's rulings. We reverse the judgment.
1. Barbara's right to compel termination of the trust would require both a vested interest in the remainder and a determination that the trust's continuance is no longer necessary to carry out a material purpose for which it was created.
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See Restatement (Second) of Trusts Section 337(2) (1959); 4 Scott, Trusts Section 337, at 2655 (3d ed. 1967); Sears v. Choate, 146 Mass. 395, 398 (1888). Cf. Claflin v. Claflin, 149 Mass. 19, 23 (1889). If the purposes of the trust remain to be fulfilled, the trust cannot be dissolved, because a "testator has a right to dispose of his own property with such restrictions and limitations not repugnant to law as he sees fit, and . . . his intentions ought to be carried out unless they contravene some positive rule of law, or are against public policy." Damon v. Damon, 312 Mass. 268, 271 (1942). The question is one of law which turns on the testator's intentions determined from an interpretation of the provisions of the will. See Claflin v. Claflin, supra; Old Colony Trust Co. v. Rodd, 356 Mass. 584, 588-589 (1970), and cases cited; Collier v. Napierski, 357 Mass. 516, 519-520 (1970); Atwood v. First Natl. Bank, 366 Mass. 519, 523 (1974).
Frank's will is written in reasonably straightforward language and the purposes expressed therein are not complicated. By the trust Frank sought to provide comfortably for the support and care of his wife and two daughters during their respective lifetimes. The power to disburse principal is broadly stated. The power's exercise calls for discretion on the trustee's part after proper consideration of the beneficiaries' needs for support, comfort, necessities, illness, and the like. It is significant that there is no provision in the trust for distribution of the remainder until the last daughter has passed away, and that none of the beneficiaries could claim any absolute right to compel the trustee to distribute all of the principal. The limitations stated at several points throughout the instrument indicate that the testator intended that the trust continue throughout the life of the last surviving daughter. In such a situation, the authorities and cases stated that "it would be contrary to the intention of the [testator] if the beneficiary, even though [s]he is the sole beneficiary and is under no incapacity, could compel the termination of the trust. Where the trust is for the support of the beneficiary, [s]he would no longer be assured of the support which the [testator] intended to secure for [her]
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if the trust were terminated." Scott, Trusts, supra Section 337.4, at 2673. Restatement (Second) of Trusts Section 337, Comment m. Danahy v. Noonan, 176 Mass. 467, 468 (1900). Damon v. Damon, supra at 271. We hold that the purposes of the trust have not been achieved so as to compel its termination. See Atwood v. First Natl. Bank, supra at 524, and cases cited.
2. In support of the judgment Barbara also contends that whatever rights the remaindermen (i.e., her issue) might have acquired have merged with her interests so that she now possesses a vested interest in the remainder sufficient to compel termination. See seems to be arguing that since she will not have children, she now holds the entire beneficial interest, that the occasion for the continuance of the trust has passed, and that its termination would frustrate no intention of the testator. These contentions essentially recast the assertions discussed earlier in this opinion and assume, without justification, that the entire remainder will pass to Barbara's estate. They cannot be upheld because the rules pertaining to merger are not applied to terminate an active trust for the support of an individual in regard to which the trustee still has specific duties to perform. See Young v. Snow, 167 Mass. 287, 288 (1897); Tiff v. Ireland, 273 Mass. 56, 60 (1930); Rowland v. June, 327 Mass. 455, 459 (1951).
Barbara's "merger" argument is unsound in another respect. There is an express limitation over the remainder, with the provision that it pass to the issue of both daughters or to the issue of the last surviving daughter if one has died without issue. There is no provision for what should occur in the event both daughters should die without issue. In these circumstances, Barbara cannot rely on rules of merger to deal with an occurrence not covered by the will. Nor can the fact that an intestacy might result justify our rewriting the will to cure the omission. As Mr. Justice Holmes advised some time ago, courts must be careful "not to substitute a lively imagination of what a [testator] would have said if [his] attention had been directed to a particular point for what [he] has said in fact." Eaton v. Brown, 193 U.S.
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411, 413-414 (1904). See Anderson v. Ban, 220 Mass. 360, 363-364 (1915); Loring v. Dexter, 256 Mass. 273, 278 (1926); Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co. v. Schmitt, 349 Mass. 669, 671-673 (1965); Wright v. Benttinen, 352 Mass. 495, 497-498 (1967); 4 Page, Wills Section 30.7, and Massachusetts cases cited in n.8, at 41-42 (Bowe-Parker ed. 1961).
3. Since the trust is ongoing, there is no present need to determine questions pertaining to the ultimate distribution of the remainder. See Hill v. Moors, 224 Mass. 163, 165 (1916); Boyden v. Stevens, 285 Mass. 176, 180 (1934); Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co. v. Schmitt, supra at 674, and cases cited.
Judgment reversed.
[Note 1] The Third National Bank of Hampden County as trustee under the wills of Helen A. West and Marion West.
[Note 2] "Upon the death of either of my said daughters, MARION WEST, or BARBARA WEST, leaving issue, I order and direct my said Trustee, to pay to such issue that portion of the income of said trust fund as would have been paid to said deceased daughter until such time as my surviving daughter shall decease, and upon the death of my last surviving daughter, I give, devise and bequeath the balance of the trust fund remaining in the hands of my said Trustee in equal shares to the issue of both my said daughters, MARION WEST, and BARBARA WEST, to have the same forever and this trust to terminate."
[Note 3] "In the event that one of my daughters shall decease leaving no issue, I order and direct my said trustee in that event to pay the income of said trust fund in the manner hereinbefore provided, with the same discretion as to the payment of any part of the principal thereof to and for the benefit of my surviving daughter, so long as she shall live, and at the decease of my last surviving daughter, leaving issue, I give, devise and bequeath the balance of the trust fund remaining in the hands of said Trustee to the issue of said last deceased daughter in equal shares, to have the same forever, and this trust to terminate."


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After the final performance of our space dance, we did a writing lesson based on the experience. The idea was to create poetry about dancing, and the learning intention was to start sentences by making effective verb/adverb combinations.
Our first step was to brainstorm verbs describing what the children did before, during and after the dance. I wrote their ideas on the whiteboard, down the centre (column 2) of a three-column table. Then we talked about how an adverb makes a verb more interesting or informative – I used columns 1 and 3 to model how an adverb can be placed before or after a verb (e.g. gracefully lifting, or lifting smoothly). As a class, we came up with adverbs for the first dozen or so verbs, and then children completed the table independently, adding their own verbs and adverbs if they wished.
Next, we created and shared sentences that started with a verb+adverb combination, e.g. "Turning swiftly, I floated across the dance floor" and then a adverb+verb combination, e.g. "Patiently waiting, I counted the beats before I blasted off".
Then I shared my own poem, about hiking the mighty Tongariro Crossing. It had three verses in this format: verb+adverb sentence / adverb+verb sentence / simile sentence, and it ended with a metaphor.
Finally, with my model pasted in their writing books, the children wrote their own poems. I scaffolded them according to their needs: coaching very capable writers to adopt other writing techniques and/or refine over-written work, helping others to plan a focus for each verse, and working sentence-by-sentence with those that needed more assistance.
Here are some excerpts of the children's beautiful poetry inspired by dancing:
Waiting nervously, I stand quietly outside the hall ready to perform
Tensely creeping into the darkness, I crouch on the floor waiting for the beat.
We all rise like the burning sun.
Elliot (9)
Suddenly exploding, I burst off into the colourful planet.
Drifting slowly on the dance floor, I feel the softness of the fluro light going through my hands.
Slowly waving, my glow stick floats around me like planets.
Kailin (10)
Rhythmically stepping, we make figure eights with our poi.
Rotating dizzily, we circle around the front row dancers.
Our costumes flap like a flag in the wind.
I am a dancing comet.
Jamie (9)
Freestyling uncontrollably, I swing my poi like a solar flare bursting from the sun.
Motionlessly halting, I soak up the deafening applause.
The rowdy applause is a raging thunderstorm.
Alexander (10)


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I just can't dress myself right.
Yesterday it seemed kinda warm so I just went out with a wool layer under my jersey. And froze. Its one of those times where you realize you're under dressed a few miles in but you just don't have the time to turn back. So I just sucked it up and rode. Almost 2 hours.
This morn the temps were right about the same so I added knee warmers and a vest. And sweated out. I just never get it right. I always had problems in this regard. I'm good in winter and I'm good in summer. The inbetween just kills me. You would think after 15 years of this I would have it nailed.
But its not my fault. The stupid lake has the temps fluctuate 10 or more degrees on these rides. One of the non perks of living near the lake. You get a cold and a warm ride on the same ride.
Tomorrow will be a abbreviated group ride for me. I gatta open the store. And Sunday looks like a warmer day but a pretty big chance of rain. I hope there is a window there I can hit that day so I can get four days in a row for the first time this summer\spring. That would be cool. Maybe a longer\lower effort ride. I need to start those if Im going to tour this summer. You need to trail for touring but its a completely different kind of training. No intervals. All base.
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Nearly 2,000 children from schools across Greater Manchester travelled to the Bridgewater Hall for the culmination of the Big Sing project 2016. The theme this year was gospel and soul and included music from Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye, as well as a finale of 'Everybody Needs Somebody' by the Blues Brothers, which was a fantastic way to end the session.
Schools have been working on the songs for months in preparation for this celebration, which brings them together to sing in a mass vocal group accompanied by a live band of professional musicians. Jed Marciniak led a rousing warm up to get all of the audience involved, getting them singing, dancing and clapping before the session began. Carla Jane, a nationally celebrated gospel singer, proceeded to lead the singing with two great backing singers – Rachael Perkins from Xaverian College and Aurelie Ntezilyayo from St Peter's RC High School. John Rudden (lead vocals in 'I got you' and 'Everybody Needs Somebody') brought his energy and style to the stage with some exceptional dancing which the children in the front rows were all copying!
There was a large band accompanying the children, with drums, guitars, bass, keyboards, and a full brass section bringing the hall alive with music. I could see that the children were amazed by the power of the sound that they were helping to create, giving them a totally different experience from that available to them in school. It was absolutely wonderful to see the Bridgewater Hall filled with such a great sound and to see everyone enjoying themselves – even the staff couldn't help joining in!
A personal highlight for me was seeing nearly every one of the 2,000 children perform the actions to "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and they didn't need prompting, they did them completely independently. Throughout all of the songs the children were clapping and dancing – I could see a couple of lines forming in the front rows with everyone dancing together. Another favourite moment was the Stevie Wonder medley, which included songs such as 'Superstition' and 'Isn't She Lovely'. What perfected the moment in my eyes was pianist Michael Mukiibi appearing at the front of the stage to give a wonderful Stevie Wonder tribute – complete with the sunglasses!
I thoroughly enjoyed watching the Big Sing; the roof was certainly raised at the Bridgewater Hall. The final number was a fabulous way to end the session and left everyone feeling happy and uplifted as they made their way back to school. I look forward to seeing what the theme is for next year!
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breaking out the new snakeskin loafers
Sipping Mississippi's own Lazy Magnolia brew at The Pharmacy's Biergarten before...
heading over to our fave 5 Points dive The 5 Spot to hear awesome local band Little Bandit.
A Saturday morning walk through Germantown and Bicentennial Park where...
the leaves have begun to fall.
Hair of the dog at Whiskey Kitchen means a glass of rose with...
fried chicken sliders (served with pomegranate butter and honey), obviously.
a row of guitars in Corner Music
These tiny baby jeans in imogene + willie made me giggle.
A late night stop to the speakeasy Patterson House where we ....
promptly broke the "no standing, no loud voices and no cell phone" policies. By we I mean...us.
Our handsome dates (right after L asked S to be in their wedding).
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Krahn, Betina M.
Make me yours.
Toronto ; New York : Harlequin, 2009
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|Edward, King of Great Britain; Edward, King of Great Britain
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Mariah Eller was only trying to save her inn from being trashed. So how did the widow manage to attract the unwanted and erotic attention of the Prince of Wales? Not that being desired by royalty is necessarily bad ... Only, Mariah much prefes the prince's best friend. Jack St. Lawrence is very tempting, and very loyal. And he knows that the prince gets involved only with married women. So he figures sexy Mariah is safe, until the prince demands Jack find her a husband! The problem? Jack and Mariah can't fight their sizzling attraction. And once they give in to their desires, the situation is even worse. Because the prince's man has found a husband for Mariah.
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Although I am MADLY in love with using essential oil concotions for aromatherapy, for my aches and pains, and mixing together to create lotions and potions...I haven't really ventured into mixing them together to mimic my favorite seasonal smells.
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One of my favorite baking hacks is the addition of a packet of instant chocolate pudding to a box of cake mix. This simple inclusion manages to mask the distinctive "boxed cake mix" taste, while adding incredible moistness.
I've fooled MANY a discerning palate over the years with this trick, yet it never occurred to me to try it in a cookie.
Until now.
These double chocolate chip cookies are so unbelievably moist and delicious—and a cinch to prepare, too.
The recipe yields over four dozen cookies, which is a good thing, as they will be flying out of your kitchen as soon as they are cool enough to eat.
These cookies are fabulous as-is, but feel free to jazz them up! Add a handful of chopped nuts or drizzle on some melted chocolate.
Double Chocolate Cookies
44 1/2 dozen
Meal dessert
Prep 15 minutes
Cook 10 minutes
Total 25 minutes
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 package (4 ounces) instant chocolate pudding mix
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups chocolate chips
- flaky sea salt, for sprinkling
- 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees; line 3 or 4 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- 2. Beat butter and both sugars in the bowl of an electric mixer till light and fluffy. Scrape down the sides. Add the pudding mix and beat till blended. Add the eggs and vanilla and beat again till well blended. Scrape down the sides.
- 3. Add the flour, baking soda and salt and beat on low till dry ingredients are completely incorporated. Fold in the chocolate chips.
- 4. Scoop tablespoon-size mounds of dough onto your prepared baking sheets. Sprinkle the tops with a bit of flaky sea salt.
- 5. Bake cookies for 10 minutes; transfer to a wire rack to cool completely


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Gussie bolted under the bed the minute we unlatched his crate at the Hilton in Melbourne. Well, he tried, but was too fat, so he rammed his head under the bed and gradually stuffed himself into his hiding place.
In the middle of the night, we heard scratching in the litter box. Two visits, lots of scratching. He ate and drank and ran back under the bed.
We figured we had outsmarted him because we attached his leash to his harness. So when it came time to leave for our next stop in Tallahassee, I pulled on the leash. And pulled, hoping to pull him out from under the bed.
I pulled and pulled…..and out came the leash with the empty harness dangling on the end.
"Uh oh…" my mom and I chorused.
I tried to reach under the bed and tried not to think of all of the people who had slept in that bed and all of the various things that might still be under the bed. That were probably now sticking to Gussie.
We called the bellman. In a few minutes, there was a rap on the door and a linebacker in a black Hilton bellman uniform with a gold curli-Q "H" on the pocket answered. He smiled. He had a space between his teeth and tattoos peeking out from under the sleeve.
We explained our predicament and the bellman got down on his hands and knees and said "Here kitty, kitty."
And to us: "Got any catnip?"
Gussie didn't budge. He was out of his harness–going commando. And nobody was telling him what to do.
"I think we need a broom," my mom said.
So the bellhop/linebacker/probably former convict went to get a broom, returned, and got back on his hands and knees, poking the broom under the bed while Gussie dodged it.
"We're going to have to pick up the bed," he said.
My mom and I looked at him. We?
He pulled all the bedclothes off the bed and pulled up the mattress and the box spring with one powerful lift. Once again, I tried not to think of bedbugs and lintballs from the 1990s and grabbed a cowering Gussie.
Who slipped through my grasp and shot under the other bed.
So the bellman put down one of the beds with a thump and pulled up the other bed. I didn't care anymore about lintballs from the 1990s and fossilized condoms. I grabbed the little bastard and hung on. (The cat, not the bellman.)
Gussie's feet hung down, claws and furry white tummy exposed. I launched him into his carrier as quickly as I could and shut the door. We all breathed and I thanked the bellman.
The bellman in the dusty coat started to load the suitcases onto the metal dolly. Then he said:
"He made another break for it."
Gussie had worked open the cage latch and had once again shot under one of the beds. The bellhop prepared for yet a third bench press of a queen-sized bed, but Gussie scurried behind the curtain, sealing himself into a corner.
I gathered him up one more time, he gave me a swipe on the hand that drew some blood, and this time I locked the crate more securely.
Then I said to my mom, "Hand me my purse. I need to give this gentleman a much bigger tip."
Gussie was a good boy all day, sleeping in his crate until we reached Tallahassee and wheeled him up to the hotel room on a dolly. We let him out of his crate and once again, he rocketed under the bed.
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STALKING THE ELEPHANTAbout Writing Biography and Imagining a Life
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