text:
Jonathan King
|Jonathan King
King in 2007
|Kenneth George King
6 December 1944
London, England
|Alma mater
|University of Cambridge
|Record producer, singer, songwriter, music entrepreneur, TV presenter, talent-spotter
|Known for
|Pop records, discovery of Genesis, owning label that released early 10cc hits, being an original backer of The Rocky Horror Show, presenter of Entertainment USA
|Notable work
|Everyone's Gone to the Moon; It's Good News Week; Johnny Reggae; Una Paloma Blanca
|British Phonographic Industry Man of the Year, 1997
Jonathan King (born Kenneth George King; 6 December 1944) is an English singer-songwriter, record producer, music entrepreneur, and former TV and radio presenter.
King entered the music industry with his 1965 single "Everyone's Gone to the Moon", which was a global hit. He followed this with more record releases of which several made the charts in the 1960s and 1970s.
King also worked with other acts. He discovered and named Genesis. He produced the Bay City Rollers' first hit. He started the record label UK Records in 1972.[1] An early signing was 10cc who he named and who released their product with the label. In the 1980s King increased his media work and appeared as a presenter of British television programmes including Entertainment USA.
King was sentenced to seven years in prison in 2001 for sexually abusing five boys, aged 14 and 15, in the 1980s.[2][3]
Early life and education[edit]
King was born in London of an American-born father and English-born mother. His father was a company managing director who died when King was nine.[4] The family had moved to Surrey, and King and his two brothers, James and Anthony, were raised in the village of Ewhurst near Dorking.[5] He attended Stoke House boarding school in Seaford, East Sussex, and later Charterhouse, in Godalming, Surrey, both private schools.[6]
On a trip around the world, King met the manager of The Beatles, Brian Epstein in Hawaii. He was encouraged by Epstein to pursue a career in the music industry.[7] He had earlier been recorded by producer Joe Meek but those tracks had never been released. King studied at Trinity College, Cambridge.
Between 1965 and 1979, 18 of the singles released by King, on which he performed, appeared in the Top 75 of the UK Singles Chart; five made the Top 10.[8] He was the producer on several others. Some were studio "novelty" records released under his own name or as a pseudonymous band or artiste.[9][10]
Whilst still an undergraduate, King wrote and sang "Everyone's Gone to the Moon", released through Decca Records. It reached the top 5 of the UK charts, also charting in other countries, and was later awarded a gold disc.[11] He wrote and produced "It's Good News Week" by Hedgehoppers Anonymous, which, later in 1965, was also a hit in the UK, Europe, Australia and reached the top 50 in America.[12][13]
In 1967, after leaving university, he presented a television show on ITV, Good Evening; I'm Jonathan King. It ran for six months on Saturday evenings.[12][14] Around this time, King was recruited by Sir Edward Lewis, the founder of Decca Records, to be his unofficial personal assistant.[15][16]
In 1967, King discovered, named and signed,[a] the band that was to become Genesis.[12][18] During a visit to his old school, Charterhouse, a friend of one of the band members handed him a recording by the band, whose members were pupils at the school.[19] King decided that he would be the band's record producer, choosing its name, Genesis, to mark the start of his production career.[20][21] He produced its first single, "The Silent Sun" (which the band subsequently described as a "Bee Gees pastiche"), and its first album, From Genesis to Revelation.[17][22] Neither record made any impact, with the album selling only 650 copies.[23] Genesis parted with King after this and the band gradually reshaped its music in the style that subsequently made it famous.[12][20] King still holds the rights to the first album and has re-released it several times under a variety of titles.[22] Bassist Mike Rutherford has commented that "for all his faults" King had given the band an opportunity to record which was, at that time, hard to come by for an amateur band.[24] [25]
King released records, as producer, writer, label boss and performer, several of which made the top of the charts.[12] Examples of these were "Loop di Love", credited pseudonymously as Shag, and "Johnny Reggae" as The Piglets.[26][27] He recorded the country song Hooked On A Feeling and turned it into a pop track by adding an unusual intro. This was covered by Swedish group Blue Swede in 1974, giving them a US Number One, which has featured in shows and movies since then, including the 2014 film Guardians of the Galaxy (film)[28] In 1971 King produced the Bay City Rollers and gave them their first hit.[29] The single "Keep on Dancing", reached number 9 in the UK charts.[30] According to Music Week he was the singles producer of the year in 1971, with other hits including "Leap Up and Down (Wave Your Knickers in the Air)" by St Cecelia.[31]
In September 1972, King set up the record label UK Records,[32] initially distributed by Decca.[12] UK Records' most significant signing was 10cc[12][33] The band made eight UK singles with the label, including "Donna" and "Rubber Bullets".[34][35] Although the band also released four US singles[35] it only dented the American market with Rubber Bullets making 73 on the Billboard Hot 100.[34][36] 10cc left UK Records in 1975 for Mercury Records,[35] after which it achieved some further success in America.[34] Other signings to UK Records included Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs, Roy C, The First Class and Lobo, and it also released King's own recordings.[37] Some, like The Sun Has Got His Hat On under the name Nemo were turntable successes.
In 1973, King became one of the two original backers of the The Rocky Horror Show.[4][12] After seeing it on its second night, he took a 20% stake in the show and produced the original cast album, released on King's music label.[4]
King closed UK Records in 1979 but has regularly re-released recordings from the UK Records catalogue.[37]
In April 1978, he stood for the United Kingdom Parliament as an independent in the Epsom and Ewell by-election, where he gained over 5% of the vote and was not elected.[38][39]
In the 1980s, King moved away from working in the music industry and developed his career in other parts of the media.[26] During 1980 and 1981, King presented a daily radio talk show on New York's WMCA from 10–12 weekday mornings, and regularly reported from the U.S. on Top of the Pops. A spinoff series, Entertainment USA was broadcast on BBC2. He was associate producer of the youth TV show No Limits. He co-hosted the ITV programme Ultra Quiz during 1983. He wrote a weekly page in The Sun for eight years called "Bizarre USA". He also wrote two novels, Bible Two and The Booker Prize Winner.[14] He continued some music projects, including the rock group "Gogmagog",[40] and hosted the Brit Awards for the BBC in 1987.[41] He then produced the event from 1990 to 1992.[42][43][44]
King's media work included producing the BBC quest for a Eurovision Song Contest entrant from 1995.[14] Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit, the UK's entrant in 1996, performed by Australian singer Gina G, was a number one single in the UK, and came eighth in the competition.[45] The UK won in 1997 with Love Shine A Light performed by Katrina and the Waves.[46] He also founded, in 1993, The Tip Sheet, a magazine promoting unsigned musical acts.[47] It stopped printing in 2002 to be replaced by an online version.[48] In 1997, he was awarded the British Phonographic Industry Man of the Year Award with a message of support from the then-prime minister Tony Blair for his "important contribution to one of this country's great success stories."[49]
In 2000 King was investigated by police about allegations of sexual offences committed against boys in the 1960s. The investigation had been prompted by one of his alleged victims contacting the publicist Max Clifford, who advised him to contact the National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS) in May that year, initially in relation to alleged offences committed by another celebrity.[50] The complainant subsequently alleged that King had assaulted him in the early 1970s when the complainant was a teenager. NCIS handed the investigation over to Surrey Police, who found a second complainant to make similar allegations. The police interviewed King in November and he went on television denying "these absurd allegations". As a result of this appearance other men came forward to make similar allegations. Surrey Police claimed that their investigation, covering the years 1969 to 1989, had found that King had approached 10,000 to 20,000 boys, ostensibly to question them for research, which the police said was "a device to get to the boys and start speaking to them and grooming them for his purposes."[51][52]
The investigation led to King's prosecution which was split between several trials at the Old Bailey.[2][3] King denied the charges but, in September 2001, he was found guilty, in the first of the trials, of four offences of indecent assault, one of buggery and one of attempted buggery against five boys aged 14 and 15 during the 1980s.[2][3] He was found not guilty in a second trial two months later. The Judge ordered the remaining charges dropped and sentenced him to 7 years' imprisonment for the offences in the first trial as a sample for all charges. In sentencing him, Judge David Paget, QC, said "You used your fame and success to attract adolescent and impressionable boys. You then abused the trust they and their parents placed in you."[53][54]
During the second trial the prosecution had offered no further evidence when the alleged victim admitted that he was "probably over 16" at the time of the alleged offences. The prosecution failed to prove that any sex was non-consensual.[b][3][53] The defence position was that King had never met the man. The judge ordered the prosecution to drop all the charges in the remaining trials.[2]
King has always maintained that he is innocent of all the offences of which he was convicted.[4] He claims that he is a victim of a miscarriage of justice brought about by an incredibly unfair legal system, the conduct of the press and police and false allegations generated as a result of media publicity.[56][57] Journalists Richard Stott and Lynn Barber wrote that he had been over-harshly treated, although neither believed him innocent of the charges.[2][58][59][60]
King served the first five months of his sentence in Belmarsh Prison, but was then sent to Maidstone Prison.[2] In 2003, the Court of Appeal rejected his application to hear an appeal of both the conviction and the sentence.[61] He was released on parole in March 2005.[62] He appealed his case to the Criminal Cases Review Commission and the European Court of Human Rights, but without success.[4][63][64] King remains on the Sex Offenders Register and is prohibited from working with anyone under the age of 18.[4]
2010 onwards[edit]
King has maintained an interest in prison issues and, since his release, has continued to write a column for Inside Time, the national newspaper for prisoners, which he began writing while he was in prison.[65][66][67] In October 2011, then BBC Director-General Mark Thompson apologised to Jonathan King, following the removal of King's performance of "It Only Takes a Minute" from a 1976 episode of Top of the Pops that was repeated on BBC Four.[68] However in 2016 repeats of the shows from 1982 appeared to have had his monthly American chart reports removed from them on BBC4.
Since his release from prison, King has produced several films, albums, and books.[69] His creative output has been described as being, at times, "a primal scream of rage".[4] In July 2007, King posted a video on YouTube, from his movie Vile Pervert: The Musical, of a song entitled "The True Story of Harold Shipman", which suggested that serial killer Harold Shipman had been a victim of the media.[70] The song provoked an angry response from the relatives of Shipman's victims.[71]
In May 2008, King posted for free download on the internet his 96-minute film, Vile Pervert: The Musical.[69] King is the only actor in the movie and portrays 21 different roles. The Telegraph described it as an attempted justification of the events that led to his conviction and a "bizarre home-made film" about a television celebrity who was subjected to "malicious abuse allegations, in a fictional case that King clearly intends to represent his own demise".[72] The Spectator's Rod Liddle called it "a fantastically berserk, bravado performance".[73]
King has published two volumes of autobiography, Jonathan King 65: My Life So Far (2009) and 70 FFFY (2014).[74] He has also published two novels under pseudonyms, Beware The Monkey Man (2010) as "Rex Kenny", and Death Flies, Missing Girls and Brigitte Bardot (2013) as "George King Kenneth". He has produced two films, Me Me Me (2011)[75][76] and The Pink Marble Egg (2013).[77] King says that he has made no money from his internet films.
In August 2015, The Spectator published an article by King about former Prime Minister Edward Heath.[78]
On 9 September 2015, it was reported that King had been arrested as part of Operation Ravine, an investigation relating to claims of child sexual abuse at the Walton Hop Disco in the 1970s and 1980s.[79]
In May 2016, the writer Bob Woffinden published his book, The Nicholas Cases, about the ten worst miscarriages of justice in the UK over the past thirty years, of which King's case was one chapter.[60]
Chart singles[edit]
Credited as performer[edit]
(UK except where stated)
|"Everyone's Gone to the Moon"
|Decca (US: Parrot)
|"Just Like a Woman"
|"Where The Sun Has Never Shone"
|(US: Parrot)
|"Let It All Hang Out"
|"Lazy Bones"
|"Hooked on a Feeling"
|"Una Paloma Blanca (White Dove)"
|"One for You, One for Me"
|"You're the Greatest Lover"
|UK International
Uncredited performer[edit]
|Credited to
|"It's the Same Old Song"
|"Sugar Sugar"
|"Loop di Love"
|"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"
|"Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It)"
|53rd and 3rd featuring the Sound of Shag
|"In the Mood"
|Sound 9418
|"It Only Takes a Minute"
|One Hundred Ton and a Feather
|"Lick A Smurp for Christmas (All Fall Down)"
|Father Abraphart and The Smurps
Other productions[edit]
|Credited to
|"It's Good News Week"
|Hedgehoppers Anonymous
|"Leap Up and Down (Wave Your Knickers in the Air)"
|St Cecelia
|"Keep On Dancing"
|The Bay City Rollers
|"Johnny Reggae"
|The Piglets
|"Don't Let Him Touch You"
|The Angelettes
|"The Brits 1990 Dance Medley"
|Various Artists
See also[edit]
- ^ King signed the band to his own publishing company and licensed the rights to Decca Records.[17]
- ^ At the time the offences were alleged to have been committed, the applicable legislation was the Sexual Offences Act 1967. Homosexual sex with a male under 21 was a criminal offence whether or not there was consent. However, if it was consensual and the alleged victim was 16 or over, he had to make a complaint within a year of the offence for a prosecution to succeed. In King's case, the alleged victim had brought the complaint 23 years after the alleged offence.[3][53][55]
- ^ Billboard. Books.google.co.ma. 9 September 1972. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f Barber, Lynn (20 October 2002). "King and I". The Observer (London).
- ^ a b c d e Ronson, Jon (1 December 2001). "The fall of a pop impresario". The Guardian.
- ^ a b c d e f g Chalmers, Robert (22 April 2012). "Jonathan King: 'The only apology I have is to say that I was good at seduction'". The Independent on Sunday (London).
- ^ King, Jonathan. "King of Hits". Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ For the brothers' names, see 65 My Life So Far, p. 6 and p. 10. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
- ^ "The rise and fall of a pop tsar". The Guardian (London). Press Association. 29 March 2005.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). Guinness World Records Limited, 19th edition. p. 302. ISBN 1904994105.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Volume 4. p. 850. ISBN 0195313739.
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/bubblerock-is-here-to-stay-mw0001344111
- ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 192. ISBN 0-214-20512-6.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Eder, Bruce. "Jonathan King". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums. p. 249. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ a b c "Jonathan King (IV)". IMDb. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2002). The Virgin Encyclopedia Of 70s Music. p. 217. ISBN 1852279478.
- ^ Hardy, Phil; Laing, Dave (1995). Da Capo companion to twentieth-century popular music. p. 520. ISBN 0306806401.
- ^ a b Carruthers, Bob (2011). Genesis - The Gabriel Era - Uncensored on the Record. pp. 9–12. ISBN 978-1-908538-73-4.
- ^ Buckley, Peter (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. p. 422. ISBN 978-1-84353-105-0.
- ^ Holm-Hudson, Kevin (2008). Genesis and "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway". p. 23. ISBN 0754661393.
- ^ a b Eder, Bruce. "Genesis". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 June 2010.
- ^ Cohen, Claire (4 June 2009). "The Boll Weevils, the Beatals, The Arkansas Rollers - Now that's what I call music". Daily Mail (London). Retrieved 11 June 2010.
- ^ a b Hombach, Jean-Pierre (2012). Phil Collins. p. 17. ISBN 1470134446.
- ^ Holm-Hudson, Kevin (2008). Genesis and "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway". p. 24. ISBN 0754661393.
- ^ Mike Rutherford interviewed by Dan Neer (1985). Mike on Mike (Vinyl, 12" Promo interview recording). Atlantic Recording Corporation. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
Jonathan King, for all his faults - he has a funny reputation in England - did give us a fantastic opportunity. Because in those days, in England, you couldn't get in the studio. I mean, now a new group can very easily get a chance to go and record a single, just something, you know, to show there's something going for them. In those days, to get any sort of record contract, was really magical. And he gave us a chance to do a whole record. You've got a bunch of musicians who were really amateur, could barely play well, were barely a group, and were able to go in one summer holiday and make a record.
- ^ "Jonathan King to appear in BBC Genesis documentary". BBC News. 26 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Who is Jonathan King?". The Guardian. 24 November 2000. Retrieved 19 December 2013.
- ^ a b c d Betts, Graham (2004). Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2004 (1st ed.). London: Collins. p. 429. ISBN 0-00-717931-6.
- ^ Torstar, Staff (22 August 2014). "Heard in Guardians of the Galaxy: What's with 'ooga chaka'?". Metronews. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ Coy, Wayne (2005). Bay City Babylon: The Unbelievable But True Story of the Bay City Rollers. pp. 23–24. ISBN 1587364638.
- ^ Coy, Wayne (2005). Bay City Babylon: The Unbelievable But True Story of the Bay City Rollers. pp. 24, 26–27. ISBN 1587364638.
- ^ "UK Producer King Launches Own Label", Billboard, May 27, 1972, p.51
- ^ "King Forms U.K. Records". Billboard (New York). 9 September 1972.
- ^ "10CC". Snopes.com. citing Dolgins, Adam (1998). Rock Names: From ABBA to ZZ Top. pp. 254–255. ISBN 0806520469.
- ^ a b c Ankeny, Jason. "10cc". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ a b c Thompson, Dave (2002). The Music Lover's Guide to Record Collecting. pp. 465–467. ISBN 0879307137.
- ^ "10cc - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
- ^ a b Southall, Brian (2003). The A-Z of record labels. p. 276. ISBN 1860744923.
- ^ Arkell, Harriet (21 November 2001). "Relentless ego of self-styled man". London Evening Standard. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ Epsom & Ewell Parliamentary Constituency - Election Results. Retrieved 20 January 2014
- ^ Munro, Eden (25 March 2009). "Gogmagog" Archived 12 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine., Vue (Edmonton, Alberta). Retrieved 29 December 2010. Archived 12 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine.[dead link]
- ^ "Brit Awards 1987". Brits.co.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ "Jonathan King: 'My book's an online hit, millions click on my videos. How about lifting the media ban on me?'". The Independent. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
- ^ "Brit Awards". bbc.co.uk.
- ^ Variety Staff (24 February 1991). "Brits' O'Connor Jibe Sparks Row". Variety. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ "About Gina G". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
- ^ "Why Eurovision needs to be saved from the BBC". The Spectator (London). 18 May 2013.
- ^ "King's Tip Sheet to carry on". BBC News (London). 21 November 2001.
- ^ "Tip Sheet stays online as mag closes doors". Music Week. 6 April 2002. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
- ^ Burrell, Ian (24 October 1997). "Blair goes loop di love over King". The Independent (London).
- ^ Max Clifford played a crucial role in the conviction of Jonathan King. Now the roles have been reversed | Comment | Voices | The Independent
- ^ Hall, Sarah (22 November 2001). "Victim's angry email led to downfall". The Guardian (London). Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ^ O'Neill, Sean (22 November 2001). "The shameful private life hidden behind flamboyant self-publicity". The Daily Telegraph (London). Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ^ a b c "Jonathan King jailed for child sex abuse". The Guardian. 21 November 2001. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
- ^ Clough, Sue; O'Neill, Sean (22 November 2001). "Pop veteran Jonathan King given seven years for abusing schoolboys". The Daily Telegraph (London).
- ^ Collier, Richard (2002). Masculinity, Law and Family. p. 94. ISBN 0415091942.
- ^ "Jailed DJ King hits at 'unfair' legal system". The Telegraph (London). 21 November 2001.
- ^ Rayner, Gordon (25 January 2012). "Leveson inquiry: Jonathan King claims his was miscarriage of justice victim". The Daily Telegraph (London).
- ^ Stott, Richard (26 December 2004). "Time to free King". Sunday Mirror (London).
It is always dangerous to force the morality of one age on that of another... Many pop stars of the 1960s and 1970s had sex with under-age groupies. The difference is most of them were girls... However distasteful we might find his behaviour, his sentence was savage and pandered to the lowest instincts of popular opinion.
- ^ "British justice in the 21st century? Tear it up and start again… | insidetime & insideinformation". Insidetime.org. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ a b Jonathan King's new evidence suggests an alibi during teenage sexual abuse case | Daily Mail Online
- ^ "King loses appeal bid". BBC News. 24 January 2003. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ "Jonathan King told to 'shut up'". BBC News. 29 March 2005. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
- ^ "King abuse case 'to be reviewed". BBC News. 29 January 2006. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ "Jonathan King launches appeal". Mail Online. n.d. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ "The great leveller". The Guardian. 26 February 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ Topping, Alexandra (7 May 2008). "A newspaper, not a screws' paper". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ^ "Jonathan King writes". Inside Time Newspaper. November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.[dead link]
- ^ "BBC apology to Jonathan King after he is cut from repeat". The Daily Telegraph (London). 19 October 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
- ^ a b Walker, Tim (28 November 2011). "Jonathan King: 'My book's an online hit, millions click on my videos. How about lifting the media ban on me?'". The Independent (London).
- ^ Moore, Matthew (13 July 2007). "Jonathan King praises Shipman on YouTube". The Daily Telegraph (London).
- ^ "Families' anger over Shipman song". BBC News. 12 July 2007. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ Moore, Matthew (15 May 2008). "Jonathan King makes Vile Pervert: The Musical". The Daily Telegraph (London).
- ^ Liddle, Rod (22 October 2011). "The King strikes back". The Spectator blog. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
- ^ "Rock 'N' Royalties (Part II)". popbitch.com.
- ^ Sharp, Rob (12 May 2011). "Cannes Diary: From disgraced D-listers to ex-drug dealing singers, festival embraces them all". The Independent (London).
- ^ "64th Annual Cannes Film Festival The Tree of Live Photocall Pictures". Monsters and Critics. 18 May 2011. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ^ Wells, Dominic (20 May 2013). "Cannes Film Festival 2013: Marilyn Monroe, Lesbian Weddings, Nuns of the Future and Occupy Movement". International Business Times UK. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ George Bowden, "Jonathan King Spectator Piece Suggests Sir Edward Heath Wasn't Gay Because His Advances Were Spurned", The Huffington Post, 7 August 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015
- ^ "Jonathan King arrested in child sex offences probe". BBC News. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2003). Top Pop Singles 1955-2002 (1st ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 384. ISBN 0-89820-155-1.
- ^ "Forum - ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts - Chart Positions Pre 1989 Part 3". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- 1944 births
- Living people
- 20th-century English criminals
- Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
- BBC people
- BBC television presenters
- British male criminals
- British people convicted of indecent assault
- Child sexual abuse in the United Kingdom
- Criminals from London
- Decca Records artists
- English people convicted of child sexual abuse
- English sex offenders
- English people of American descent
- English pop singers
- English record producers
- English male singers
- English television presenters
- English songwriters
- English singer-songwriters
- Genesis (band)
- Impresarios
- LGBT singers
- Parrot Records artists
- People educated at Charterhouse School
- The Sun (United Kingdom) people


text:
Just passed an anti-circumcision dude with a sign. Handing-out-bibles guy has been officially one-upped.
Send us your Text From Last Night!
i upgraded from drunk texts to drunk e-mails...real world here i come
I just speedwalked down the broken metro escalator while high. Basically all my worst fears combined
I wish my new phone didn't autocorrect so well. People will never experience the magic of my drunk texts because they think I'm making a coherent statement.
I don't have the money to get a cast so we made one from stuff at the craft store.
In attempts to Not be THAT GIRL in front of my new crush I will only drink a 12 pack instead of my normal case.
they just did a mariachi cover of free bird
There's a girl in front of me with a see through white shirt on and her back says I suck bad dick. Fun night hun?
Well, shes famous, an alcoholic, hillarious, and has big boobs.... Pretty much my only aspirations in life.
dude.. you lit a cigarette on the bus and told the driver it was okay because you were fire marshall of your boy scout troop
you were trying to give my penis an indian burn.
He tagged himself in all of my pictures so he would get a notification if someone commented on it.
Restraining orders are what college is about.
Ha Ha the cop that just pulled me over would like me to tell you hi!
This guy behind me is answering all of her questions. I may give him a lapdance to take my next test for me
I woke up hungover and reached for a glass of water only to realize too late that it was vodka sprite with my splooge in it.
Iiiiiii almost fall ib the lake
well when i got there she was attempting to stick the cat in her mouth.. so maybe you should go check on her
He tried to pick up a girl by telling her about his homosexual experience in high school.
A disheveled girl in front of me just looked down, shrieked, and yelled to the girl next to her "what is this" while pointing at two large white stains near the crotch of her black jeans. I love that Thursdays are weekends, it makes awesome Friday mornings
the girl next to me in class just threw up in a waterbottle during our exam.
oh well at that point I was already depressed with life because I had watched the bratz movie.
We were in the backseat and he was giggling uncontrolably. It felt like I was giving head to a 10 year old girl.
he screamed my twitter name while we were having sex.
Promise me that if I become one of those sad people that facebook pesters you to 'reconnect with' you'll tell me so I can delete mine and save myself the humiliation?
I just saw the host of Singled Out do standup. Holy shit 1995.
part of me always dies a little when i go to the "2 women seeking 1 man" section in craigslist's casual encounters to find nothing there. it's tragic
So there is a chick dressed up in a vagina costume handing out free condoms next to the dude handing out free Bibles and preaching about sin. I love college.
He made a note in his iPhone tonight so that he would remember that I rejected him.
Loading more great texts...

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Reading mode: Light Dark
Forum indexMicro Four Thirds TalkChange forum
Best 4/3 glass for M4/3?
Started Jun 6, 2012 | Discussions thread
Shop cameras & lenses ▾
Mister H • Regular Member • Posts: 221
Re: Best 4/3 glass for M4/3?
In reply to Ollie 2 • Jun 6, 2012
My 12-60mm & 8mm fisheye both work pretty well on my E-PM1. They aren't as quick as my m43 lenses, but they are fine for most situations. The only real issue is their physical size and weight compared to native m43 lenses.
My 50mm f2 & 50-200mm (non-SWD) really seem to struggle to autofocus (especially the 50-200mm), sometimes indicating focus lock when they aren't actually quite in focus. I tend to stick with my E-3 when I'm in situations where I want to use those lenses, they are both fantastic lenses optically. I did try my (seldom used now) 70-300mm on the PEN once, it was much better at focusing than the 50-200mm.
Enjoy your E-M5!
-- hide signature --
I'm getting there...
Mister H's gear list:Mister H's gear list
Olympus E-3 Olympus PEN E-P3 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH3 Olympus E-M1 Olympus Zuiko Digital ED 50mm 1:2.0 Macro +17 more
Reply Reply with quote Complain
|Post (hide subjects)
|Posted by
|Jun 6, 2012
|Jun 6, 2012
|Jun 6, 2012
|Jun 6, 2012
|Jun 6, 2012
|Jun 6, 2012
|Jun 6, 2012
Keyboard shortcuts:
FForum PPrevious NNext WNext unread UUpvote SSubscribe RReply QQuote BBookmark MMy threads
Color scheme? Blue / Yellow
Latest reviews
Finished challenges
|Bianca Buitendag-7809 by vbuhay
from Surfing!
|Sunrise in Paradise by OB Foto
from Booby Prize
|The Battle for the Lead by Photo Pete
from Bicycle sports
|Cecelia's Eyes by Madeleine Hart
from - Jenny from the Block - (Colors that pop + A white Border)
Most popular cameras
In-depth testingLatest Camera ReviewsBeyond the studio testsFeature Articles and VideosPIX VideosTalks, demos and panels689The Canon that canCanon EOS 80D Review364Touchscreen street shooterFujifilm X70 Review2133Upwardly mobileSony a6300 Review323Power ZoomPanasonic Lumix ZS100/TZ100 Review2489Retro through-and-throughFujifilm X-Pro2 Review
Top threads in this forum
Most bookmarked in this forum
Top posters in this forum
Follow us
All content, design, and layout are Copyright © 1998 - 2016 Digital Photography Review All Rights Reserved. Reproduction in whole or part in any form or medium without specific written permission is prohibited.


text:
Police on Long Island have arrested a fifth suspect accused of filing phony claims for rebates from the National Grid utility.
John Bono of Lindenhurst is accused of receiving $147,000 in undeserved payments.
He was facing arraignment Monday. The name of his attorney was not immediately available.[dmc-related-post-wp numitems="3″ title="Also read"]
Suffolk County police say Bono is the fifth person to be accused in the scheme, which netted approximately $1.4 million.
A police spokeswoman said all the defendants are loosely affiliated, but did not conspire with each other.
Police say the suspects submitted fraudulent energy efficiency rebate applications to the utility. The applications were for upgrades on work that was never completed or did not qualify for the rebate.
National Grid spokeswoman Wendy Ladd said the company is cooperating with the investigation.
More breaking news
- MacArthur Airport to get $5.8M in federal funding
- New York Republicans see rising star in Donald Trump Jr.
- Beer, wine and food festival showcases local businesses
- State announces $3M for e-recycling
- Moody's tops Street 2Q forecasts
- Lashing out
- Canon, SCORE partner to help small biz
- Founder of vets' group admits to stealing $90,000
- Hit by Dowling closure, Make A Wish Suffolk cancels walk
- New York state tax collections come in under estimates


text:
× 'Waitress' is not a completely valid location. We're using it, but the results may be mixed. A valid location search would be similar to one of the following: 'Los Angeles, CA' or 'CA' or '90001' or 'California'
Open Systems Technologies
New York, NY, USA
A leading e-commerce company is looking for 2 Web Developers to help develop custom applications. There is a both a senior and junior web developer role. Also ideally, one developer must be very ...
Open Systems Technologies
Eatontown, NJ, USA
We're in the hunt for a C# .NET Developer with strong database (SQL Server 2008) skills for Web Application Development.Our environment is C#, Web API, Entity Framework, Gulp, BackboneJS, AngularJS ...
Silent Solutions, inc
The entry to mid-level software engineer/web application developer positions focus on developing requirements, software design, programming and database applications, and testing. This position will ...
University of Maryland
College Park, MD, USA
The Senior Digital Experience Developer is responsible for hands-on production of digital experiences from websites, apps, microsites and other interactive projects. Position requires project ...
Associate Counsel, Java Developer, Project Coordinator, Project Mgr, Svc Desk Tech, Solutions Dev, Systems Admin
Bozeman, MT, USA
Java Developer. * Project Coordinator. * Project Manager. * Service Desk Technician. * Solutions Developer. * Systems Administrator. Competitive pay and a full benefits package. EOE/AA/ADA Employer
Planned Systems International
PSI is looking for a Senior Salesforce Developer to work closely with project managers and other developers to ensure the timely and effective delivery of Salesforce requirements in a variety of ...
The Washington Post
Springfield, VA, USA
The Postpress Developer / Senior Developer will support a wide variety of manufacturing support applications, including several which directly execute the printing, assembly, and distribution of a ...
Victoria, BC, Canada
Application Developer On behalf of our client, Procom is seeking a Kofax Developer for a 6 month+ contract in Victoria, BC. Application Developer Job Details - High profile project work involving new ...
Toronto, ON, Canada
.Net Developer On behalf of our client, Procom is looking for a .Net Developer to join their team. .Net Developer Job Details Application design and development in .Net and rational datatabase ...
Nigel Frank International US
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Dynamics CRM Developer - Vancouver - 75k -90k Dynamics CRM Developer - Vancouver - 75k -90k This is a junior to mid level Dynamics CRM developer role. my client just implemented Dynamics CRM 2016 ...
Job Search by


text:
News Details
Vettel not sure Red Bull will catch Mercedes in 2015
Sebastian Vettel leads Lewis Hamilton in Canada Quadruple and reigning Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel is not sure Red Bull can catch up with Mercedes by 2015. Red Bull boss Helmut Marko said at Silverstone last weekend that, 'In 2015, we want to be on par with Mercedes.' After taking part in the post-British Grand Prix test on Wednesday, Vettel told La Gazzetta dello Sport: 'The gap to Mercedes is very big. 'Until the beginning of next season we will try to catch up and I hope that we are able to improve and get closer.' Vettel is also quoted as saying by Speed Week: 'While we have made significant progress since the winter, the opponents also are not sleeping. 'We expect to...
Full Story »
Full Story »
2y ago from GrandPrix247.com 0
You May Also Be Interested In...
Vettel not sure Red Bull can catch Mercedes for 2015 F1
Vettel not sure Red Bull can catch Mercedes for 2015 F1Posted On 10 Jul...
2y ago from ThisIsF1.com
Vettel unsure of Red Bull challenge
Red Bull/Getty Images Sebastian Vettel was hesitant to predict whether...
2y ago from F1Zone.net
No guarantee of 2015 Mercedes challenge - Vettel
Sebastian Vettel returned to Silverstone for Wednesday's test Getty...
2y ago from espnF1.com
Vettel heads Red Bull 1-2 in wet final practice
– Sebastian Vettel set the pace during a rain-soaked final practice...
2y ago from GPUpdate.net
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
Moto2: Who the hell is Luca Marini?
It's not always the step up in racing to be a member of one of the...
15h ago from MotorcycleNews.c...
Dovizioso "not obsessed" with breaking MotoGP...
Andrea Dovizioso says that taking a first win in MotoGP since 2009 would...
15h ago from Motorsport.com
Opinion: Rossi screw-up ends title chances?
To call Sunday's MotoGP race an unmitigated disaster for the factory...
1d ago from MotorcycleNews.c...
MotoGP: Final video of Rossi series released
Monster Energy have released the final video in their five-part series...
16h ago from MotorcycleNews.c...
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Target to end its Ganassi IndyCar sponsorship
Target is withdrawing from IndyCar at season's end, after 27 years on...
16h ago from Motorsport.com
INDYCAR: Target out after 2016
One of the longest serving sponsors in IndyCar racing is on the way out,...
16h ago from Racer.com
Snetterton renames corner after Justin Wilson
Snetterton has honoured the late Justin Wilson by renaming one its corners...
6h ago from SpeedCafe.com
MILLER: Ganassi & Target - Partnership for the ages
Through the years there have been some really solid relationships between...
5h ago from Racer.com
Popular On TotalWRC.com
Recce notes: Neste Rally Finland
Advertising Tuesday and Wednesday are recce days in Finland, when WRC...
1h ago from WRC.com
Title-chasing trio head Finland WRC 2 battle
Title-chasing trio headFinland WRC 2 battle The high-speed roads of Neste...
18h ago from WRC.com
Rautiainen on Finland's unique co-driving test
Rautiainen on Finland'sunique co-driving test Co-driving great Timo...
21h ago from WRC.com
Future star Nordgren joins Juniors in Finland
Newcomer takes on the Junior regulars in Finland
20h ago from WRC.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Premier League kits ranked: How much it will cost to...
JUST how much will it cost you to buy your team's full kit this season?
1h ago from Express.co.uk
Amazing striker, £21m EURO 2016 ace… Arsenal's...
Amazing striker, £21m EURO 2016 ace… Arsenal's perfect...
4h ago from FootballFancast....
Arsenal in California: Day three blog
Day three of Arsenal's tour to California was certainly full on. As they...
3h ago from Arsenal.com
Wojciech Szczesny closing in on Roma return with...
Wojciech Szczesny closing in on Roma return with Arsenal to let him leave...
8h ago from DailyMail.co.uk
Hottest News
Allison and Ferrari part ways with immediate effect
The Briton's place at the team had been in doubt... Read More »
22h ago from Motorsport.com
Danill Kvyat – 'finally convinced Helmut Marko to not...
Sources from a Russian news publication... Read More »
20h ago from F1.co.uk
Video of the Day: Vettel on home Grand Prix
No description available... Read More »
1h ago from GPUpdate.net
Recent News
PF1's German GP Guide
1m ago from PlanetF1.com
Mercedes preview the German GP
1m ago from PlanetF1.com
Vettel: Max will calm down
11m ago from GrandPrix247.com
Renault preview the German GP
31m ago from PlanetF1.com
GPI: Hungarian Grand Prix Edition
41m ago from GrandPrix247.com
Williams preview the German GP
51m ago from PlanetF1.com
German GP timetable
1h ago from PlanetF1.com


text:
|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Dec 31, 1996
|Filing date
|Jan 23, 1990
|Priority date
|Nov 16, 1987
|Fee status
|Also published as
|Publication number
|Diana L. Sherwood
|Original Assignee
|Corning Incorporated
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (11), Referenced by (26), Classifications (20), Legal Events (3)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This application is a continuation of Ser. No. 121,413, filed on Nov. 16, 1987, and now abandoned.
The present invention relates to a method for the manufacture of fiber-reinforced composite products comprising a matrix composed of a ceramic material, and more particularly to an improved method for making a fiber-reinforced ceramic matrix composite which provides a product of high strength and high density at low cost.
The concept of incorporating fibers or other continuous reinforcing materials or phases in materials subject to tensile stress fracture is quite old, one of the earliest applications being the use of such reinforcement to provide toughened concrete or cement products. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 1,931,494 discloses the use of reinforcing tapes of textile materials to strengthen asbestos cement products. More recently, reinforced cement products have been described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,528,238 which are made by pressing woven or unwoven fiber mats into soft, moldable cement sheet formed by rolling or extrusion, thus to provide fiber-reinforced cement sheet products.
It is also well known to employ fiber or whisker reinforcement to provide toughened refractory ceramic products comprising ceramic matrix materials such as alumina. Thus, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 3,157,222 describes a process for making an alumina ceramic reinforced with fiber wherein a metal fiber or wire is continuously wound onto a substrate while aluminum oxide is applied to the wire and substrate by flame spraying. More recent practice is to apply the ceramic matrix material as a powder to a fibrous reinforcement material, and then to consolidate the coated fibers. Hence U.S. Pat. No. 4,623,228 describes the fabrication of a fiber-reinforced glass composite wherein fibers coated with glass powders are laid up into sheet and consolidated with heat and pressure into a strong, unitary composite.
There also exist applications wherein thin ceramic sheets are employed without fiber reinforcement to provide thin ceramic substrates or barrier layers. U.S. Pat. No. 3,953,703, for example, discloses the manufacture of thin ceramic tape by a process known as tape-casting, wherein a slurry comprising a ceramic powder and a binder is cast or extruded as thin sheet and thereafter dried to provide a thin, relatively tough and flexible ceramic tape. Such tapes have been employed, for example, to provide dielectric layers for capacitors and as thin ceramic substrates for microelectronic devices.
In the field of fiber-reinforced ceramics it is customary to employ flowable ceramic slurries, and to fabricate composite products by coating reinforcing fibers with the slurry and then arranging the coated fibers into the shape of the desired composite. Among the disadvantages of this procedure are the difficulties attendant upon the preparation of slurries having appropriate viscosity and coating characteristics, and the problem of attaining a uniform coating of the ceramic material on the fiber so that a homogeneous composite material may be attained as the coated fibers are formed into the desired product or preform. Therefore, techniques for providing ceramic matrix composites which do not require the slurry-coating of fibers or whiskers, or of felts or woven fabrics made of such fibers, have been sought.
In an alternative approach to the manufacture of such composites, U.S. Pat. No. 4,613,433 teaches a method wherein cloths of fibrous reinforcement material are combined with similarly woven cloths formed of threads or yarns made from the matrix material itself, and the combined cloths consolidated to provide a layered composite structure. Alternatively, threads or yarn of the reinforcing fiber and the matrix material can be woven together into a composite cloth which can be consolidated with heat and pressure to produce a dense fiber-reinforced material.
This method is unfortunately limited in its application to those ceramic matrix materials which can economically and conveniently be formed into thread or yarn. In addition, such procedures risk damage and/or unwanted shifting or the fibers during the consolidation stage of the process, due to the spatial readjustments of matrix and reinforcing fiber phases which necessarily occur during the consolidation of the woven material into a non-porous product.
An alternative method for making a composite material which avoids the use of ceramic slurries is that disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,666,645. In the process disclosed in that patent, chopped fibers of the reinforcing material and fibers of the matrix material are mixed and combined into a non-woven felt material which may then be consolidated into a dense composite. Alternatively, the method employs felts made of the reinforcing fibers alternating with felts formed of fibers of the matrix material, with the superimposed felts thereafter being compressed and heat-consolidated into a dense material. Again, however, the application of this method is limited to matrix materials which can be fiberized, and substantial fiber movement and matrix flow are required for dense consolidation which can damage the reinforcing fibers.
A particularly desirable design for a fiber-reinforced ceramic matrix composite for applications requiring strong, thin ceramic materials is a design wherein uniform layers of parallel-aligned monofilament fibers are disposed within the ceramic matrix material. This design imparts very high strength and stiffness to the composite in directions transverse to the reinforcing fiber layers, and could in theory provide the advantage of a high degree of homogeneity with respect to both fiber distribution and physical properties in the laminates.
Unfortunately, no method yet devised for manufacturing ceramic matrix composites, including the slurry dip and fiber winding process earlier described, is presently capable of permitting the manufacture of composites of this design with the requisite homogeneous structure and high density.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a method for manufacturing ceramic matrix composites, and particularly ceramic matrix composites employing uniform layers of parallel-aligned fiber reinforcement, which avoids the need to utilize a fiber coating process yet provides a composite of high density and extremely uniform microstructure.
It is a further object of the invention to provide a method for making a fiber-reinforced ceramic matrix composite, and particularly a composite comprising discrete layers or plies of uniaxially oriented fibers, which is both convenient and more economical than prior art methods for making such composites.
Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description thereof.
The present invention avoids the requirement to combine the matrix material with a fiber reinforcing material by slurry dipping, and provides excellent control over the disposition of the fiber reinforcement in the ceramic matrix. This is achieved in accordance with the invention by providing the matrix material as thin flexible ceramic sheet. This sheet, consisting principally of a powdered ceramic matrix material and a binder material for the powder, is most conveniently provided in the form of a dry, flexible ceramic tape. In a preferred embodiment this tape is formed by conventional tape casting from a slurry of the powdered ceramic material, for example, by casting or extruding a plastic batch of the ceramic powder, the tape being thereafter dried to provide the ceramic material in relatively tough, flexible sheet form.
The fiber reinforcement material to be incorporated in a composite article in accordance with the invention is also provided in sheet configuration, in this case in the form of a sheet of refractory inorganic fibers. To facilitate dense consolidation of the fiber sheet with the ceramic sheet, the fiber sheet is relatively thin, and is preferably formed of one or only a few fiber layers in an open fiber array. By an open array is meant a woven or non-woven array of fibers comprising gaps or interstices permitting through penetration by the powdered ceramic matrix materials used to form the aforementioned ceramic sheets.
The fiber sheet is most preferably provided as a fiber tape comprising a parallel single-layer array of reinforcing fibers, the tape having a thickness when free of non-fiber constituents not substantially exceeding the thickness of the fibers themselves. Commercially available sheets or tapes, typically consisting of a single fiber layer bound into a parallel array on a supporting backing with an organic resin or adhesive, are generally suitable for this purpose.
To provide a composite ceramic product from these components, elements of a preform for the product are provided from the sheets of matrix material and fiber reinforcement, and these elements are stacked or otherwise layered to form a multilayer preform comprising fiber reinforcement layers interspersed among layers of the flexible matrix sheets. The layered preform is then subjected to heat and pressure sufficient to consolidate it into a dense, void-free fiber-reinforced ceramic matrix composite product.
Advantageously, because the thickness of the ceramic tape may be controlled in manufacture, the quantity and distribution of matrix material within the fiber composite can be easily controlled. Further, because the size and array density of monofilament fibers in flexible fiber sheets or tapes may be varied within wide ranges, excellent control over the number of fibers and the uniformity of fiber distribution within the composite material may be provided.
Microscopic examination of fiber-reinforced ceramic matrix composites provided employing the method of the invention indicate that complete infiltration of the matrix material around arrays of monofilament fibers can readily be achieved, with substantially no void retention and little apparent damage to the fiber reinforcement material. Thus the method provides composites of highly uniform and controllable microstructure, exhibiting excellent homogeneity and strength at low cost and with good reproducibility.
The invention may be further understood by reference to the drawings wherein:
FIG. 1 illustrates a monofilament fiber array suitable for providing a ceramic matrix composite article in accordance with the invention;
FIG. 2 illustrates a flexible ceramic tape suitable for providing the matrix phase of a ceramic matrix composite article in accordance with the invention;
FIG. 3 shows a section of an assembly of matrix and reinforcing fiber sheets suitable for consolidation into a composite in accordance with the invention, and
FIG. 4 is an electron photomicrograph of a section of a consolidated fiber-reinforced ceramic matrix composite material provided in accordance with the invention.
As previously noted, the invention employs relatively thin sheets of refractory inorganic fibers to provide the fiber reinforcement material for the ceramic matrix composites in order to insure adequate consolidation of the composite material. Typically, the aggregate fiber thickness of the sheet of fiber reinforcement material will not exceed approximately three times the thickness of the largest fibers therein, and in the preferred case the sheet will be a non-woven sheet or tape consisting of a monolayer of monofilament reinforcement fiber. By aggregate fiber thickness is meant the total thickness of the sheet to be used to provide the fiber reinforcement material, less any thickness contribution by binder and/or backing materials present as temporary support for the fibers.
Unidirectional monofilament fiber arrays are desirable constituents of ceramic matrix composite materials because, with such materials, the axis of strength reinforcement of the material can be controlled to best suit the intended use of the ceramic product. At present, such arrays are commercially available as monofilament fiber tapes comprising parallel arrays of reinforcing fibers bound into a cohesive tape by an applied organic binder. An example of such a tape is one consisting of silicon carbide monofilaments bound into a monolayer tape with an acrylic plastic binder.
Tapes of this type are not treatable using conventional ceramic matrix slurry dipping and winding processes or other conventional techniques for laying up preforms for fiber composites without first stripping the fiber from or otherwise disassembling, the tape. Nor does the application to such tapes of dry ceramic matrix materials, or the embedment of the tapes in the powdered dry matrix material, provide a satisfactory composite product.
The use of flexible ceramic sheet, on the other hand, offers an excellent way to combine the fiber reinforcement and the ceramic matrix material, providing good control over both the composition and the structure of the composite while at the same time insuring good fiber embedment and a low incidence of voids and fiber defects.
Based on the foregoing, the particularly preferred fiber sheet for composite fabrication is a monofilament fiber tape having an aggregate fiber thickness just equal to the diameter of the fibers present in the tape. This is tape wherein the fibers are provided as a monolayer of regularly spaced, parallel-aligned fibers embedded within or otherwise bonded to an adhesive or other polymer forming a binder or backing for the tape. The binder imparts the requisite physical integrity and handleability to the tape while at the same time stabilizing the relative positioning of the fibers as they are combined with the matrix material to form a preform for subsequent consolidation.
FIG. 1 of the drawing schematically illustrates such a tape in a form which is commercially available. As shown in magnified view in FIG. 1, tape 10 is formed of a parallel array of fibers 11, which fibers are bonded together and to a protective metal foil backing strip 12 with a plastic resin 13. The resin 13 serves to both bond the fibers onto the backing and to hold the fibers in a parallel array when the backing is removed from the fiber array prior to use.
Sheets or tapes of ceramic matrix material are most conveniently provided from slurries of powdered or other finely divided ceramic matrix material using a ceramic tape-casting process. First, a flowable slurry or suspension consisting essentially of an organic binder in combination with the selected ceramic matrix material, and optionally comprising a liquid vehicle, is prepared. This suspension is then tape-cast, generally by pouring or extruding the suspension through a long, narrow orifice onto a flat drying surface, and the liquid vehicle or binder is evaporated or cured to leave a thin, flexible film containing the ceramic matrix material.
Ceramic sheet prepared in this way is flexible yet relatively tough, and can be provided over a relatively wide range of thicknesses depending upon the configuration desired for the final reinforced composite product. FIG. 2 of the drawing schematically shows a section of flexible ceramic tape 20 prepared in this way, consisting predominantly of particulate glass or ceramic material 21 bound together into continuous sheet by an organic binder.
The method of the invention can be employed to make an essentially unlimited number of different fiber and matrix combinations into high quality fiber-reinforced ceramic matrix composite materials. Advantageously, the use of the method is not limited to any particular variety of fibers, nor is it limited in any way to matrix materials which can be fiberized or otherwise prepared in a special form for incorporation into the composite.
Examples of fiber materials which can be processed in accordance with the invention particularly include silicon carbide or boron monofilament fiber. Also useful for composite fabrication are fibers of carbon, alumina, glass, or other materials compatible with the selected ceramic matrix material and amenable to consolidation processing with heat and pressure into a dense, fiber-reinforced composite.
For the purpose of the present description the term ceramic is used in its broad sense to include amorphous ceramic materials such as glasses as well as crystalline ceramic materials such as glass-ceramics and conventional crystalline ceramic materials like alumina. Thus the ceramic matrix material employed in accordance with the invention can consist of a glass, a crystallizable glass or glass-ceramic which can be converted to a crystalline material during the further processing of the matrix, or a crystalline ceramic material such as alumina or zirconia which normally remains crystalline throughout the processing of the composite preform.
While powders of these matrix materials are preferably used to provide the ceramic sheet material for composite preform fabrication, matrix materials in the form of whiskers or other fine particulates could be used. Thus silicon carbide whiskers could be used in forming the ceramic sheet in a case where it is desired to include a silicon carbide phase in the matrix.
The invention may be further understood by reference to the following example describing the manufacture of a fiber-reinforced ceramic matrix composite in accordance therewith.
A monofilament fiber tape is selected for incorporation into a fiber-reinforced ceramic composite material. This tape consists of monofilament SiC fibers approximately 140 microns in diameter which are provided in a bonded array consisting of a monolayer of parallel-aligned fibers bound together with an acrylic binder. The array density is approximately 6 fibers per millimeter of tape width. The fiber tape is supplied with a removable aluminum foil backing; the backing is most conveniently removed after cutting the array to a desired shape and before combining it into a composite assembly.
A sheet of ceramic matrix material is provided for incorporation into the composite which consists of a tough flexible sheet containing a powdered glass-ceramic material in an acrylic resin binder. The ceramic sheet is prepared by tape-casting from a glass powder slurry which is prepared by mixing a quantity of glass powder with a suitable liquid vehicle system containing organic binders suitable for tape-casting.
The glass powder used to prepare the slurry is a thermally crystallizable calcium aluminosilicate glass having an average particle size of about 10 microns and having a composition, in parts by weight, of approximately 39.5 parts SiO2, 38.5 parts Al2 O3, 18.4 parts CaO, 0.485 parts As2 O3 and 3.0 parts ZrO2. Approximately 500 grams of this glass powder are suspended in approximately 310 grams of an isopropanol vehicle to form a thin slurry. Thereafter, a vehicle system consisting of approximately 924 grams of deionized water, 10 grams of a dispersing agent commercially available as Tamol-850, 18 grams of an alkali-swellable acrylic polymer thickening agent commercially available as Acrysol TT615, and 240 grams of an acrylic polymer binder commercially available as Rhoplex HA-8 is provided. The dispersing agent, thickening agent and binder are all commercially available from the Rohm and Haas Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
The vehicle thus provided is next combined with the glass powder suspension, with continuous stirring to provide a homogeneous mixture. To this mixture is then added approximately 8 ml. of concentrated aqueous NH4 OH, with blending being continued for 15 minutes.
The slurry resulting from this blending is next poured into a casting reservoir having a bottom orifice approximately six inches wide and approximately 0.035 inches in height. The casting reservoir is positioned over a drying table covered with a plastic film forming a release layer, and the slurry is cast through the orifice at an orifice traverse rate of one inch/second across the casting surface to provide a tape layer which, after drying for 15 hours, provides a tough flexible ceramic tape approximately 0.008 inches in thickness. This tape is readily removed from the release film and may conveniently be cut to provide smaller sections of ceramic matrix sheet if desired.
A preform for a ceramic matrix composite is laid up employing the described fiber tape and four-inch square sections cut from the tape-cast ceramic matrix sheets produced as above described. Alternating layers of the matrix sheets and fiber ribbons are stacked to form a composite preform comprising eight fiber layers interleaved in alternating fashion with nine layers of ceramic matrix sheet.
A section of such a preform, indicated as preform section 30, is schematically shown in FIG. 3 of the drawing. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the orientation of each array of fibers 11 and 11a between ceramic matrix sheets 20 in section 30 is alternated 90�. This provides bi-directional strengthening and stiffening of the final composite.
The laid up preform provided as described is next subjected to a binder burnout treatment wherein it is heated in air to 650� C. for two hours to remove organic constituents therefrom. Thereafter, the preform is positioned in a hot press and consolidated, first at 850� C. under a pressure of approximately 30 psi for five minutes, and thereafter at 1440� C. and 1470 psi for 10 minutes. This consolidation treatment effects not only complete consolidation of the preform to a dense composite material, but also causes conversion of the powdered glass matrix material to a fully crystallized glass-ceramic material wherein anorthite (CaO.Al2 O3.2SiO2) constitutes the principal crystal phase. The resulting consolidated fiber-reinforced ceramic matrix composite is then removed from the hot press and tested for physical and structural properties.
FIG. 4 of the drawing is an electron photomicrograph taken at a magnification of 50� of a polished partial cross-section of a consolidated ceramic composite provided in accordance with the procedure of the Example. The cross-sectioned SiC fibers 11 in FIG. 4 appear as parallel arrays of circles, the dark centers in each fiber consisting of carbon. Fibers 11a running transverse to the cross-sectioned fibers (or parallel to the plane of the micrograph) appear as grey-to-black regions, except at the locations of voids 31 where fibers have been pulled out of the consolidated matrix material 21 during preparation of the micrograph sample.
As is evident from an examination of this photomicrograph, substantially complete infiltration of the matrix material from the original ceramic sheet layers into the fiber interstices, with complete envelopment of the fiber reinforcement phase, is achieved during consolidation. No voids in the matrix or apparent defects or displacements of the fiber reinforcement are evident.
As previously noted, the invention is not limited in its application to the use of any particular glass, glass-ceramic or ceramic matrix material; rather a wide variety of different matrix materials, or combinations of matrix materials, may be employed to provide the continuous glass or ceramic phase of the composites. Table I below reports additional examples of illustrative glasses and glass-ceramics which may be used to produce flexible ceramic sheet generally following the procedure of the Example, and which can be consolidated into ceramic matrix materials having utility for fiber-reinforced composite fabrication.
Included in Table I for each of several different glass and glass-ceramic matrix materials are the oxide compositions of each of the materials, in parts by weight as calculated from the batch, a general indication of the character of each material, whether glass or glass-ceramic, and in the case of the glass-ceramic materials, an indication of the crystalline phases which may be developed by appropriate heat treatment in the ceramic matrix phase of a composite incorporating the composition.
TABLE I__________________________________________________________________________1 2 3 4 5 6__________________________________________________________________________SiO2 81 66.3 50.63 43.66 48.1 57.0Al2 O32 19.3 27.66 37.11 35.6 16.0B2 O3 13 -- -- -- -- 4.0Li2 O -- 2.7 -- -- -- --Na2 O4 -- -- -- -- --K2 O -- -- -- -- -- --MgO -- 2.7 3.44 13.03 8.3 7.0CaO -- -- -- -- 8.1 10.0BaO -- 1.0 13.27 6.20 -- 6.0ZrO2 -- 2.0 -- -- -- --Other -- 5 Nb2 O5 1.0 0.7 0.5 -- 1 As2 O3 As2 O3 As2 O3 As2 O3Matrix Glass Glass- Glass- Glass- Glass- GlassType Ceramic Ceramic Ceramic CeramicCrystal β-spodumene Barium Barium- Anorthite/Phase Solid Soln. Osumilite Stuffed Cordierite Cordierite__________________________________________________________________________
While the preferred flexible ceramic sheet for use in the present invention comprises an organic binder containing the powdered ceramic matrix material, the invention is not limited to any particular type of organic binder, nor does it exclude the use of inorganic plastic materials such as clays or the like to provide inorganic binding phases for the selected matrix powder.
In the case of organic binders, acrylic binder systems such as described in the foregoing example constitute the presently preferred binders, but other conventional binder systems including polyvinyl acetate systems or polyvinyl butyral systems could alternatively be used. Binder systems of this type are, for casting purposes, usually used with a compatible solvent such as water, methanol, ethanol, propanol, isopropanol or other evaporable organic or inorganic liquid, the liquid aiding in the mixing and flow of the binder and ceramic matrix powder and generally being removed in the course of drying or heat-curing the cast ceramic sheet. Plasticizers are generally also present to enhance the flexibility of the ceramic sheet after solvent removal.
Alternative organic binder systems could comprise curable resin systems which could be provided in liquid form but cured after sheet casting to provide a flexible polymerized binder system by heat, light, or chemical reaction. Again, the cured resin would preferably be sufficiently plastic to provide flexible ceramic sheet.
The thickness of the flexible ceramic sheet employed in accordance with the invention is not critical, and can be varied considerably depending upon the tape-casting or other process used to form the ceramic slurry or suspension into sheet. Using the tape-casting procedure of the Example, die orifice widths in the range of about 0.025-0.050 inches used in combination with slurry viscosities in the range of about 65-80 cps. can readily produce dry sheet thicknesses in the range of about 0.005-0.016 inches. Of course thicker and/or thinner ceramic sheet may readily be provided by varying the viscosity of the tape-casting slurry and/or by changing the dimensions of the casting die orifice.
As previously noted, the preferred fiber form for use in the invention is a fiber tape or sheet comprising a parallel array of monofilament fibers forming a fiber monolayer. Generally this type of fiber array is preferred because it favors matrix infiltration and void-free fiber encapsulation in the matrix at moderate consolidation pressures and temperatures. Nevertheless, fiber arrays comprising two or even more layers of fibers could alternatively be used, provided that the viscosity of the powdered matrix material at the selected consolidation temperature is sufficiently low that dense, void-free consolidation of the fiber-ceramic sheet preform can be achieved at practically attainable consolidation pressures. An example of a fiber sheet having an aggregate fiber thickness of twice the fiber diameter would be a woven fiber sheet in plain weave and comprising a monofilament warp and weft.
Depending upon the diameters of the monofilament reinforcement used to provide the composite ceramic and upon the thickness and flexibility of the ceramic sheet employed, a rather wide variety of preform shapes can be prepared by sheet stacking, layering, or winding and subsequent consolidation under appropriate conditions of heat and pressure. Thus employing fiber reinforcing monofilament of small diameter, and ceramic matrix sheet of high flexibility and low thickness, curved or even tubular preforms can be provided by stacking or winding alternating layers of the fiber reinforcement and ceramic matrix sheet on a suitable supporting substrate. Thereafter consolidation by hot-pressing, hot isostatic pressing, or other pressing technique which will force the ceramic matrix into conformity with the substrate and provide matrix infiltration of the arrays of reinforcing fibers maybe used to consolidate the layered assembly into a dense composite ceramic material.
Binder burnout and consolidation treatments employed in the fabrication of ceramic matrix composites as herein described do not differ significantly from those used for similar consolidation processing in the prior art. Binder levels in the matrix material are substantially equivalent to those found in other preforms made using slurries of ceramic matrix powders, and the burnout of the polymers or binders present in the monofilament fiber arrays does not appear to present any difficulties in the consolidation of preforms having configurations such as herein described.
Of course the compositions and procedures specifically described herein are merely illustrative of materials and processes which may be employed in the practice of the present invention within the scope of the appended claims.
|Cited Patent
|Filing date
|Publication date
|Nov 20, 1931
|Oct 24, 1933
|Edward Beeson Stephen
|Reenforced asbestos cement sheet
|Dec 28, 1960
|Nov 17, 1964
|Plessey Co Ltd
|Method of making reinforced refractory bodies
|Dec 27, 1966
|Apr 20, 1971
|Owens Corning Fiberglass Corp
|Fiber ceramic composites and method of producing same
|Apr 5, 1974
|Apr 27, 1976
|Jean Bejat
|Coating apparatus
|Dec 30, 1983
|Jul 9, 1985
|Imperial Chemical Industries Plc
|Production of fibre-reinforced cementitious composition
|Apr 20, 1984
|Sep 23, 1986
|United Technologies Corporation
|Method for forming composite articles of complex shapes
|Oct 25, 1984
|Nov 18, 1986
|United Technologies Corporation
|Composite mirror substrate
|Apr 20, 1984
|May 19, 1987
|United Technologies Corporation
|Method for forming fiber reinforced composite articles
|Jul 16, 1986
|Aug 25, 1987
|The United States Of America As Represented By The Administrator Of The National Aeronautics And Space Administration
|Method of preparing fiber reinforced ceramic material
|Dec 14, 1987
|Dec 12, 1989
|General Electric Company
|Process for producing a filament-containing composite in a ceramic matrix
|Title not available
|Citing Patent
|Filing date
|Publication date
|Feb 17, 2000
|Jun 10, 2003
|Agency Of Industrial Science And Technology
|Process for producing fiber-reinforced silicon carbide composites
|Dec 19, 2002
|Aug 10, 2004
|Agency Of Industrial Science And Technology
|Process for producing fiber-reinforced-silicon carbide composites
|Feb 22, 2006
|Mar 24, 2009
|General Electric Company
|Manufacture of CMC articles having small complex features
|Oct 25, 2005
|May 4, 2010
|General Electric Company
|Process of producing a ceramic matrix composite article and article formed thereby
|May 30, 2005
|Feb 1, 2011
|John Arthur Cummins
|Fluid permeable composite material and process for same
|Sep 29, 2008
|Feb 22, 2011
|Milliken & Company
|Moldable fabric with unidirectional tape yarns
|Aug 27, 2007
|Jul 5, 2011
|General Electric Company
|Composition and method for use with ceramic matrix composite T-sections
|Apr 8, 2009
|Oct 25, 2011
|General Electric Company
|Process of producing a ceramic matrix composite article and article formed thereby
|Apr 10, 2009
|Mar 6, 2012
|Coi Ceramics, Inc.
|Radomes, aircraft and spacecraft including such radomes, and methods of forming radomes
|Jun 26, 2012
|The Boeing Company
|Backing film and method for ply materials
|Jul 13, 2010
|Mar 5, 2013
|Gentex Corporation
|Method of making a composite sheet
|Sep 29, 2006
|Jun 11, 2013
|Alltech Associates, Inc.
|Composite chromatography column
|Dec 19, 2002
|Aug 7, 2003
|Agency Of Industrial Science And Technology
|Process for producing fiber-reinforced silicon carbide composites
|Dec 17, 2003
|Jun 23, 2005
|General Electric Company
|Advanced anisotropic ceramic matrix composite system
|Apr 22, 2004
|Oct 27, 2005
|The Boeing Company
|Backing film and method for ply materials
|Sep 28, 2006
|Jan 25, 2007
|Evans Richard B
|Backing film and method for ply materials
|Oct 25, 2005
|Apr 26, 2007
|General Electric Company
|Process of producing a ceramic matrix composite article and article formed thereby
|Feb 22, 2006
|Aug 23, 2007
|General Electric Company
|Manufacture of CMC articles having small complex features
|Aug 27, 2007
|Dec 13, 2007
|General Electric Company
|Composition and method for use with ceramic matrix composite t-sections
|May 30, 2005
|Mar 6, 2008
|Cummins John A
|Fluid Permeable Composite Material and Process for Same
|Sep 11, 2006
|May 29, 2008
|Eleazer Howell B
|Moldable fabric with unidirectional tape yarns
|Apr 8, 2009
|Aug 27, 2009
|General Electric Company
|Process of producing a ceramic matrix composite article and article formed thereby
|Oct 22, 2009
|General Electric Company
|Manufacture of cmc articles having small complex features
|Jan 20, 2011
|Gentex Corporation
|Method of making a composite sheet
|Apr 10, 2009
|Mar 3, 2011
|Coi Ceramics, Inc.
|Radomes, aircraft and spacecraft including such radomes, and methods of forming radomes
|Apr 25, 2014
|Oct 29, 2015
|Teledyne Scientific & Imaging, Llc
|Morphing ceramic composite components for hypersonic wind tunnel
|U.S. Classification
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|Jul 25, 2000
|Maintenance fee reminder mailed
|Dec 31, 2000
|Lapse for failure to pay maintenance fees
|Mar 6, 2001
|Expired due to failure to pay maintenance fee
Effective date: 20001231


text:
Women's History Month
March is Women's History Month. From the battlefield to the home, from business to the campaign trail, learn about U.S. women in all walks of life.
Were all of the women who fought for women's suffrage fighting for the same reasons? Far from it, says historian Ronald Walters. Primary sources show that women saw their struggle many different ways. FIND OUT MORE »
Learning Resources
Find primary sources for the month
10,000 pages of records on the struggle for votes for women, including papers [...] »
What roles have Jewish women played in the Second Wave of feminism? [...] »
What would it be like to live with the Dakota Sioux? [...] »
Browse Learning Resources
Teaching Resources
Browse strategies and lesson plans
How does a political cartoon use popular beliefs about women to make its point [...] »
A Cherokee Nation Supreme Court document reveals the fluidity of racial [...] »
The Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments in 1848 reflected the voices of all [...] »
Browse Teaching Resources
Put your knowledge to the test!
Women have fought in every U.S. war, but only recently have they gained [...] »
What about the other occupants of the White House? [...] »
There's more to it than Seneca Falls. [...] »


text:
telecom specialist jobs
Refine your searchClear Filters
Date Added
More Filters
Space Analyst Specialist
RBM Technologies - Boston, MA
Experience working with large retail and/or telecom clients is highly desirable. Provides a high level of software application support to assigned client(s) to...
Commissions Specialist
Intelisys - Petaluma, CA
Founded 1994, the company is a leading nationwide distributor of business-class telecom services for Comcast, AT&T, XO, and more than 45 other top telecom...
OSP Facility Assignment Specialist 1
CTDI - Elgin, IL
CTDI's customers include the major wireline and wireless telecom carriers, cable service providers, and major OEMs from around the world....
Finance Specialist
Education Networks of America - Nashville, TN
The Finance Specialist is responsible for communicating with customers and assisting the Finance Department with various finance functions such as customer...
Provisioner/ Service Delivery Specialist
Access Point, Inc. - Cary, NC
As an SD Specialist you will be main point of contact for carrier coordination and service delivery for local and DSL telecom services....
IT Help Desk Analyst (System Support Specialist)
CoStar Group - Washington, DC
We are looking for an experienced System Support Specialist to join our team. Provide support for audio-visual systems including repair and/or replacement of...
Telecom Service Data Specialist (3 yrs. Provisioning Experience)
Spectrotel - Neptune City, NJ
Telecom Service Data Specialist Essential Functions:. Telecom Service Data Specialist Knowledge, Skills or Abilities:....
Client Executive
Verizon - Piscataway, NJ
Leads account team consisting of Sales Engineers and Product Specialists. Minimum 2 years of CLEC/LEC/IXC or other related telecom or technical sales experience...
Call Center Specialist / Seton Medical Ctr Austin / Telecom Switchboard / FT Evenings
Seton Healthcare Family - Austin, TX
The Call Center Specialist operates the organization's telecommunication system to answer and route incoming calls and to communicate codes, alerts, drills and...
OneNeck IT Solutions - Scottsdale, AZ
The Infrastructure Specialist role is designed to provide a key component to world class data center and managed hosting environments....


text:
Looking Ahead at Ruby in 2007
Last week, I looked back at Ruby in 2006. This week, it's time to look ahead. Here are 10 Ruby things I think are going to be hot in 2007:
- Refactoring tools — This is something I think there's just too much clamor for (and too much momentum toward) not to hit in 2007. The JRuby team is making steady progress in NetBeans and Eclipse while wierd, wonderful things are being done with code rewriting on top of ParseTree and other tools. This year, we'll be able to stop saying "Yeah, there aren't any tools, but Ruby is still really easy to refactor."
- YARV — It has already been merged into the Ruby's development tree, now's the time to see it stabilize and speed up.
- RSpec — RSpec is growing in popularity too. Recently people have asked if it should be included in the Ruby Standard Library (no, probably not), which certainly points to it's popularity. Even the rubinius hackers (see below) are using RSpec to write tests.
- JRuby — Ruby on the JVM picked up a lot of steam last year, and looks like it's just going to accelerate in 2007. I think it will help bring Ruby into a lot of Java shops, both as an excuse to run Ruby ("Hey, look it's on the JVM. We can still pretend it's Java") and as a vector for cool stuff like RSpec.
- rubinius — While it might not have the fresh new enterprise smell that JRuby does, rubinius is a pretty sweet project as well. It's already gaining a lot of visibility in the Ruby world, and once regular Ruby apps start running on it, I think we'll see it take off.
- a Ruby spec — Perhaps the biggest benefit we'll see from rubinius and JRuby is a real spec for Ruby 1.8 (and a test suite to ensure compatibility). This has been a knock against Ruby for a while, and 2007 should be the year the community answers it.
- more than just Ruby on Rails — 2007 will be the year other Ruby based web frameworks get a bit of the spotlight. Nitro, IOWA and others might not draw as many developers as Ruby on Rails has, but they will influence the Ruby web development landscape.
- Rake — is a great DSL for build management. Rake is alread moving forward on the JRuby platform, and others will see how useful it can be in 2007.
- RubyConf 2007 (in Toronto?) — RubyConf 2006 was a huge success, and in 2007 should be even bigger (I just hope I can get a ticket before they sell out). With all the cool things going on in the Ruby world already, RubyConf 2007 should be a Ruby hackers dream!
- regional conferences — Since not everyone will make it into RubyConf 2007, regional conferences like MountainWest RubyConf and the Gotham City Ruby Conf will step up to fill the void. This year, I expect to see a handful of great regional conferences show up.
So, what do you see in your crystal ball?
-- -pate http://on-ruby.blogspot.com
I see in my crystal ball ...
a great future for Ruby !!!
Trending Topics
Practical Task Scheduling Deployment
On Demand
One of the best things about the UNIX environment (aside from being stable and efficient) is the vast array of software tools available to help you do your job. Traditionally, a UNIX tool does only one thing, but does that one thing very well. For example, grep is very easy to use and can search vast amounts of data quickly. The find tool can find a particular file or files based on all kinds of criteria. It's pretty easy to string these tools together to build even more powerful tools, such as a tool that finds all of the .log files in the /home directory and searches each one for a particular entry. This erector-set mentality allows UNIX system administrators to seem to always have the right tool for the job.
Cron traditionally has been considered another such a tool for job scheduling, but is it enough? This webinar considers that very question. The first part builds on a previous Geek Guide, Beyond Cron, and briefly describes how to know when it might be time to consider upgrading your job scheduling infrastructure. The second part presents an actual planning and implementation framework.
Join Linux Journal's Mike Diehl and Pat Cameron of Help Systems.
Free to Linux Journal readers.View Now!
|The Firebird Project's Firebird Relational Database
|Jul 29, 2016
|Stunnel Security for Oracle
|Jul 28, 2016
|SUSE LLC's SUSE Manager
|Jul 21, 2016
|My +1 Sword of Productivity
|Jul 20, 2016
|Non-Linux FOSS: Caffeine!
|Jul 19, 2016
|Murat Yener and Onur Dundar's Expert Android Studio (Wrox)
|Jul 18, 2016
- The Firebird Project's Firebird Relational Database
- Stunnel Security for Oracle
- My +1 Sword of Productivity
- SUSE LLC's SUSE Manager
- Non-Linux FOSS: Caffeine!
- Managing Linux Using Puppet
- Murat Yener and Onur Dundar's Expert Android Studio (Wrox)
- Parsing an RSS News Feed with a Bash Script
- Google's SwiftShader Released
- Doing for User Space What We Did for Kernel Space
Geek Guides
With all the industry talk about the benefits of Linux on Power and all the performance advantages offered by its open architecture, you may be considering a move in that direction. If you are thinking about analytics, big data and cloud computing, you would be right to evaluate Power. The idea of using commodity x86 hardware and replacing it every three years is an outdated cost model. It doesn't consider the total cost of ownership, and it doesn't consider the advantage of real processing power, high-availability and multithreading like a demon.
This ebook takes a look at some of the practical applications of the Linux on Power platform and ways you might bring all the performance power of this open architecture to bear for your organization. There are no smoke and mirrors here—just hard, cold, empirical evidence provided by independent sources. I also consider some innovative ways Linux on Power will be used in the future.Get the Guide


text:
Copyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.
Presidential Libraries Inspire Design Of George W. Bush Center
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Gov. Brown Officially Casts California's Votes At The DNC
Hillary Clinton Named Democratic Presidential Nominee
Hillary Clinton Officially Names The First Female Presidential Nominee From A Major Party
Take A Hike: Five Breathtaking Day-Hikes In And Around Sacramento


text:
Vote for the Best Hairstylist of 2012
Update: We've suspended voting here after some serious ballot-stuffing. Click here for the hack-proof version.
Here's your chance to vote in our New Times Broward-Palm Beach Readers' Poll 2012 for your favorite hairstylist.
The results will appear in our annual Best Of Broward-Palm Beach issue June 14. Click here for a master list of a Readers' Poll items, and be sure to cast your votes before the poll ends May 14.
Don't see your favorite on our poll? Send suggestions here, or write in a vote in the comments field below.
Get the This Week's Top Stories Newsletter
Every week we collect the latest news, music and arts stories — along with film and food reviews and the best things to do this week — so that you'll never miss New Times Broward-Palm Beach's biggest stories.
In Case You Missed It
Upcoming Events
Argentina Vs Haiti
TicketsSun., Jul. 24, 5:00pm
Nova Southeastern University Sharks Volleyball
TicketsTue., Jul. 26, 1:00pm
Florida Launch vs. Rochester Rattlers
TicketsSat., Jul. 30, 7:30pm
Florida Launch
Sat., Jul. 30, 7:30pm
Popular Stories
Sponsor Content


text:
Husband and wife political pundits James Carville and Mary Matalin will be the keynote speakers on Thursday for the 2014 Shatto Lecture Series.
The lecture, "All's Fair: Love, War and Politics," will be at 8 p.m. in the Steven J. Cage Athletic and Recreation Center and is free and open to the public, but space is limited. Ticket distribution begins Monday, March 10. Call the Berry College Office of Public Relations and Marketing at 706 236-2226 to reserve a ticket or pick up tickets between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.Monday-Friday, Room 306 in Hermann Hall.
Ms. Matalin, a conservative correspondent, has served presidents Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush. She joined the Bush administration in the first term as assistant to the president and counselor to the vice president. In that capacity, she performed as senior advisor on major initiatives, including national security, homeland security, energy, economic growth and corporate governance policies. She oversaw the vice president's political and communications departments, advancing administration policies from the Middle East, Europe and across America.
Mr. Carville is a political commentator and prominent member of the Democratic Party. He was instrumental in Bill Clinton's presidential victory in 1992 and was honored as campaign manager of the year by the American Association of Political Consultants. Carville, along with George Stephanopoulos, was the focus of the feature-length Academy Award nominated documentary "The War Room," which follows the Clinton campaign. Currently, he is an author, speaker, restaurateur and talk show host. He and his wife reside in New Orleans, La., with their two daughters.
Ms. Matalin also co-authored the best-selling political campaign book "All's Fair: Love, War, and Running for President" with her husband. The book was named one of the top five best books on public relations by The Wall Street Journal. Matalin and Carville recently published their second joint memoir "Love & War: Twenty Years, Three Presidents, Two Daughters And One Louisiana Home."
The Gloria Shatto Lecture Series honors the memory of Georgia's first female college president. Ms. Shatto, who served from 1980-1998, believed strongly that there is more to a college education than what can be learned in the classroom. The Shatto Lecture Series honors her vision by bringing to Berry speakers of international renown.
July 29, 2016
Ralfi, a whippet and Jack Russell mix residing in Chattanooga, has perfect balance. He can even balance a wine glass on his head - complete with wine in the glass. Ralfi belongs to Jenny ... (click for more)
Tennessee American Water invites area residents to its upcoming Water Fest on Thursday. The open house is free and includes plant tours, educational demonstrations, children's activities, face ... (click for more)
The Colonel Return Jonathan Meigs Society of the Children of the American Revolution collected and donated a variety of school supplies to help support the Northside Neighborhood House's Back-to-School ... (click for more)
Ralfi, a whippet and Jack Russell mix residing in Chattanooga, has perfect balance. He can even balance a wine glass on his head - complete with wine in the glass. Ralfi belongs to Jenny Eberhart. (click for more)
Tennessee American Water invites area residents to its upcoming Water Fest on Thursday. The open house is free and includes plant tours, educational demonstrations, children's activities, face painting and refreshments. In addition several community partners will be on-hand to show how water is connected to almost everything we do. "We are excited to host this first-ever ... (click for more)
A 28-year-old man was shot and killed in East Chattanooga early Friday morning. The victim was identified as Jeremy Clark, a brother of House candidate Dennis Clark. Dennis Clark said, "Jeremy, a beloved son, my younger brother and dear friend to many, was taken from us too soon. The pain from our sudden and tragic loss is Indescribable. He was a compassionate and fun-loving ... (click for more)
Democratic assessor of property candidate Mark Siedlecki filed an amended financial disclosure form on Friday afternoon after county Republicans said he accepted far above the legal limit from a corporation he heads. The new disclosure said he made personal loans totaling $38,288 to the campaign. It does not include any in-kind contributions. The earlier forms listed ... (click for more)
It started with a simple "what if" question while Atlanta officials were working on a bid to host the 1996 Summer Olympic Games. A group of amateur kayakers from the city began asking themselves: "What if Atlanta's bid is successful? Then where would the Olympic whitewater canoe and kayak races be held?" To some of the members of that group, the answer was obvious. ... (click for more)
From the minute my brothers and I each became cognizant, my dad started teaching us the rules of becoming a man. Dad was from deep in Mississippi and he'd been taught a lot of life's secrets from his father. These lessons have been passed for generations and, the older I have become, I'm convinced a lot of them were borne from The Sermon on the Mount. Our favorite, back in the ... (click for more)


text:
Forrester Research Wireless Data Access Forecast, 2011 To 2016 (US)
ForecastView Spreadsheet
May 2, 2011
Why Read This Report
Installed base of notebook/laptop PCs, netbooks, tablets, eReaders, smartphones, and mobile routers capable of wireless data access via Wi-Fi and/or cellular networks, using either an external modem or an integrated chipset. Includes historical data going back to 2008 plus a five-year forecast.
Get Access
Already a Client?
Log in to read this document.
Become a Forrester Client
Timely and relevant, Forrester's RoleView research aligns to 13 leadership roles across business and technology management. Our expertise in customer experience, mobile, digital business, and big data will help your teams win in the age of the customer. Contact us to learn more.
Purchase Report
This report is available for individual purchase ($5750 USD).Purchase
Recommended Research
How Spanish Banking Customers Use Different Channels, 2015
August 6, 2015 | Benjamin Ensor
How French Banking Customers Use Different Channels, 2015
May 4, 2015 | Benjamin Ensor
Consumer Wallet Shift And Retailer Strategy Bolster Canadian Online Retail
December 1, 2014 | Jeff Wray


text:
Wine Details
Wine Description
(From 2012 Vintage) Stony and nutty with orange blossom, minerals and a green herby note. Quite dry with a lovely mouth feel and long but fruit driven finish
Winemaker's Notes
(From 2013 Vintage) The vineyard is biodynamic . No chemical plant protection product is used. The soils are plowed . Honey plants and nematicides are sown in the ranks . The preparations used solely from plant, animal and mineral materials processed .
golden hue straw that exhibits a dryish slight mineral/tart taste on the pallette with notes of honey suckle, green apple, and some pineapple. excellent seafood wine.


text:
10 gifts that might have made Oprah's 'Second-Favorite Things' list
Plastic wall decals from HearthSong. Help your children learn and display the branches of your family with a colorful, oversized tree. The removable decals go on any smooth service in the house. Fun for kids. Fulfilling for everyone.
- Oldest first
- Newest first
- Most recommended
Woods Cross, UT
Jason, you are no Oprah.
- 6:50 p.m. May 15, 2011
- Like
- Report abuse
Login to comment
DeseretNews.com encourages a civil dialogue among its readers. We welcome your thoughtful comments.
— About comments
What You May Have Missed
Most Popular Across Site
- LDS Church asks court to void subpoena in...
- Pregnant woman killed in collision with...
- President Uchtdorf visits refugees; presents...
- Morning links: Utah Jazz on the rise; is BYU...
- Elder Per G. Malm dies at age 67
- LDS missionaries save apartment complex from...
- Utah case highlights painful challenges...
- Deseret News marathon winner surprises self,...
Most Commented
Across Site
In Blogs


text: 'Find Your Key To Happiness' Print by Karin Åkesson Design 30% OFF £25$44.75€30.15$33.55 £17.50$31.33€21.11$23.48 In stock £6.95$12.44€8.38$9.32 delivery to United States Receive this item 5-10 working days from dispatch International delivery available frame optionframe option (required)UnframedWhite wooden box frame (+ £28)Black wooden box frame (+ £28)Oak picture hanging frame (+ £10.50)frame option (required)UnframedWhite wooden box frame (+ $50.13)Black wooden box frame (+ $50.13)Oak picture hanging frame (+ $18.80)frame option (required)UnframedWhite wooden box frame (+ €33.78)Black wooden box frame (+ €33.78)Oak picture hanging frame (+ €12.67)frame option (required)UnframedWhite wooden box frame (+ $37.58)Black wooden box frame (+ $37.58)Oak picture hanging frame (+ $14.10) quantity by Karin Åkesson Design Location: London, GB read seller's profile see seller's complete range more items from this seller 30% OFF 'Laughter Is The Best Medicine' Print by Karin Åkesson Design £25$44.75€30.15$33.55 £17.50$31.33€21.11$23.48 30% OFF 'Find Your Key To Happiness' Print by Karin Åkesson Design £25$44.75€30.15$33.55 £17.50$31.33€21.11$23.48 30% OFF 'Love Is The Best Medicine' Print by Karin Åkesson Design £25$44.75€30.15$33.55 £17.50$31.33€21.11$23.48 'Laughter Is The Best Medicine' Tea Towel by Karin Åkesson Design £12$21.48€14.47$16.10 30% OFF 'Everything Will Be Okay' Print by Karin Åkesson Design £25$44.75€30.15$33.55 £17.50$31.33€21.11$23.48 20% OFF 'It Was On Sale' Canvas Tote Bag by Karin Åkesson Design £16$28.64€19.30$21.47 £12.80$22.91€15.44$17.18 view all you may also like PRODUCT DETAILS DELIVERY RETURNS Made in Britain ask seller a question save for later An inspirational print with a message reminding you find your key to happiness! The small things in life can make you happy! This inspirational print with black ink drawing will help you spread a bit of joy and would make a perfect gift for your friend or family so go on and share a bit of happiness! We offer two different framing options, traditional box frames in black or white wood or our new oak print hanger made in our family workshop in Sweden. Each set contains 4 wooden strips embedded with strong magnets that sandwich your artwork firmly in place without damagning the print ready to be hanged using black waxed cotton cord. made from: Open edition print black ink on heavy matte paper: white cartridge paper 220 gsm. dimensions: Unframed dimensions: 30x40 cm, to fit standard frame sizes. Unframed prints will be carefully wrapped in tissue paper and packaged in a cardboard tube. product code: 200245 This product is dispatched to you by Karin Åkesson Design. MAINLAND UK order now and receive this item by price Free Delivery Saturday 30 July FREEFREEFREEFREE Tracked Next Day 1pm Delivery Monday 1 August £6.95$12.44€8.38$9.32 Saturday Delivery Saturday 30 July £12.95$23.18€15.62$17.38 NON-MAINLAND UK estimated delivery price Highlands & Islands of Scotland 2-5 working daysfrom dispatch FREEFREEFREEFREE Northern Ireland 2-5 working daysfrom dispatch FREEFREEFREEFREE Other UK Islands 2-5 working daysfrom dispatch FREEFREEFREEFREE INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY estimated delivery price Western Europe 2-5 working daysfrom dispatch £5.00$8.95€6.03$6.71 Rest of Europe 5-10 working daysfrom dispatch £5.00$8.95€6.03$6.71 USA & Canada 5-10 working daysfrom dispatch £6.95$12.44€8.38$9.32 Asia & Australasia 5-10 working daysfrom dispatch £7.25$12.97€8.74$9.73 Rest of the world 5-14 working daysfrom dispatch £7.25$12.97€8.74$9.73 You have 28 days, from receipt of cancellable goods, to notify the seller if you wish to cancel your order or exchange an item. Please note: goods that are personalised, bespoke or made-to-order to your specific requirements, perishable products and personal items sold with a hygiene seal (cosmetics, underwear) in instances where the seal is broken are non-refundable, unless faulty. Read more about our returns policy.Should you choose to return or exchange your order you will need to deliver the item(s) to the UK, where this seller is based. Karin Åkesson Design's return policy Please see notonthehighstreet.com's returns policy.


text:
There are no upcoming broadcasts of this program in the next two weeks. Check back soon!
Survey the 500-year history of Chatsworth and learn about its American connections.
Take a tour of Althorp with Charles, the 9th Earl Spencer, brother of Princess Diana.
Enter the ultimate pleasure palace, Hampton Court, for a wealth of art and stories.
Find out what went on behind the stately walls of the British manor house a century ago.
View the discussion thread.
The tale of the famous castle featured in 'Downton Abbey.'
Airs Thursday, December 5, 2013 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.
Already subscribed? Log in now →
WETA looks back at the people and events of the 1980s — the disorderly decade that saw Washington's emergence as a true global capital.
Questions on how to listen to Classical WETA 90.9 FM or VivaLaVoce online? Problems connecting to the stream? Let us help!
Author Sue Eisenfeld discusses the creation of Shenandoah National Park, which involved displacing thousands of longtime residents from Virginia's Blue Ridge mountains.
Art instructor Roey Ebert helps guide budding young artists step-by-step through the painting process in the new how-to series Roey's Paintbox.
Luis Araya immigrated to Arlington, Virginia from Bolivia in 1966, when very few Latinos lived in the county. He reflects on the changes he has seen over the years and the influence of Latinos in Arlington today.
For more than 30 years, WETA has proudly partnered with Ken Burns to bring landmark documentaries to the nation.


text:
Belle текстLyrics → Artists: J → Jack Johnson lyrics → Jack Johnson - Belle текст
Jack Johnson - Belle текст
Jack Johnson Belle lyrics was added to the site 26 Mar, 2009 and since that time has 0 hits and voted 4 times. Other popular Jack Johnson lyrics are: Cocoon, Banana Pancakes and Sitting, Waiting, Wishing.
Translation in progress. Please wait...
Belle video
Jack Johnson lyrics:
- Wrong Turn lyrics
- Just Can't Go To Sleep lyrics
- Losing Hope lyrics
- Wasting Time lyrics
- Never Know lyrics
- Shot Reverse Shot lyrics
- They Do They Don't lyrics
- No Other Way lyrics
- Red Wine, Mistakes, Mythology lyrics
- Fortunate Fool lyrics
- Lullaby lyrics
- Enemy lyrics
- Never Fade lyrics
- Cupid lyrics
- G.A.T.E. lyrics