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EDIT: Listen LIVE to the Expansion Draft at 1:00PM Central Time in the handy YouTube link above
Who's ready for the second draft of the 2014 offseason?!
On Wednesday, 2015 debutants Orlando City SC & NYCFC will go a long way to forming the spines of their teams with the always-dreaded Expansion Draft.
We're going to break it down here on FCDallas.com so hopefully you can understand why FCD might lose a player or two to the new expansion sides on Wednesday.
First, the basics of the draft:
The Expansion Draft will take place on Wednesday, December 10th at 1:00PM Central and there will be ten rounds of selections by OCSC & NYCFC meaning 20 players overall will be drafted onto the new expansion teams.
- Only two players from each team may be drafted
- Teams may protect one extra player when one of their players is drafted
- Teams will receive allocation money from the league for each player picked
Who is eligible to be selected?
OCSC & NYCFC can't just go around all willy-nilly adding whoever they want from other teams, there are selected lists from each team that the expansion teams can choose from.
- Teams are allowed to protect 11 players
- All of FCD's Homegrown players & Walker Zimmerman(Generation adidas) are exempt and also protected
- Get a full list of who is protected and who is available for selection here
Has this happened in the past?
Yes, with all of the recent expansion into MLS, teams like Portland, Vancouver, Montreal and Philadelphia have formed their teams through the Expansion Draft.
- In 2009, FCD did not lose a player in the Philadelphia Union expansion draft. The Union signed names like Sebastien Le Toux & Andrew Jacobson
- In 2010, FCD was hit hard by the Expansion Draft right after their MLS Cup appearance losing Dax McCarty to Portland(who was then traded to DC) and Atiba Harris to Vancouver
- In 2011, FCD did not have a player selected by Montreal
So as you can see, things get tricky when you have two teams selecting instead of just one
Could FC Dallas lose a player or two?
It's always difficult to pick 11 players to protect, but FC Dallas is actually in just about the best position of any team in MLS with 19 players exempt from the draft, second-most only behind Montreal(who has a lot of very young HG players).
- There are three players exposed in this draft who are under contract for 2015 that either had already existing deals or had their player options exercised
- Those players are Stephen Keel, Brian Span and David Texeira
- Others exposed who played significant minutes in 2014 include Raul Fernandez, Andres Escobar and Hendry Thomas though all three did not have their 2015 contract options exercised
- Technical Director Fernando Clavijo told us in a recent interview "I feel very comfortable" about things.
Say hello to NATIVO.
Today, just a day after the 2014 MLS season ended, the league, in partnership with adidas, has unveiled the 2015 MLS Match Ball.
Emblazoned with the new MLS logo plus nods to both the United States and Canada, NATIVO will be kicked around at all MLS games next year and uses the same material and technology as the famed "Brazuca" ball used at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
CLICK HERE for more information on NATIVO and you can be one of the first to get your hands on the new match ball here.
Our very own soccer ball-kicking, Name That Tune-dominating, best-hair-in-the-league superstar Stephen Keel is in LA this weekend for MLS Cup and he's going to be taking over the @MLS Instagram accounts all weekend as our league determines a champion between LA Galaxy and New England.
Be sure to follow Stephen on his Instagram @StephenKeel22 and also follow @MLS all weekend for fun hijinks with Stephen all across La La land.
The annual Nike Friendlies were held over the last week in Florida as part of the US Soccer Development Academy Winter Showcase with the US U-17 National Team facing England, Australia & Brazil over a week-long stretch.
Recent FC Dallas Homegrown signing Alejandro Zendejas played a huge part in the Nike Friendlies so let's take a look at his performances:
US U-17s defeat England U-17s 3-1
In the opening match, the US steamrolled England jumping out to a 2-0 halftime lead before winning 3-1. FCD midfielder Alejandro Zendejas scored the opening goal of the match on a really nice volley in the 11th minute before assisting on the third goal of the match in the 48th minute scored by Christian Pulisic.
Zendejas went 83 minutes in the match playing in an attacking two-way midfielder role for the U-17s.
U-17s come from behind to beat Australia 2-1
In the second match of the week playing a largely changed lineup, the U-17s fell behind early to Australia, but found a 15th-minute equalizer to send the match tied 1-1 at halftime.
Zendejas did not start the match, but subbed in at halftime for the U-17s who found a 69th-minute game-winner from Luca de la Torre to go 2-0 on the week at the Nike Friendlies.
U-17s fall 4-1 to Brazil in final match of Nike Friendlies
The United States needed just a draw against the Brazil U-17s to secure the Nike Friendlies trophy, but fell 4-1 to the South Americans in the final match of the week.
Richie Williams' team conceded an early goal to Evander before Christian Pulisic equalized in the 22nd minute. Another Brazil goal in the 42nd minute would send the hosts into halftime with a 2-1 lead. Two more goals in the second half sealed the emphatic win for Brazil.
Zendejas was once again in the starting lineup for this one playing all 90 minutes for the United States to finish the Nike Friendlies with nearly 2 1/2 full matches played out of the three.
We're back for part two of our 2014 FCDallas.com Editorial Awards!
Click here to read the first half and see who your esteemed panelists are.
Let's get down to business
Best Attacking Player
AG: Fabian Castillo - I don't have enough fingers on my hands to count how many times he has beaten a defender.
OB: Fabian Castillo – The guy gave my camera shutter a run for it's money. Even with all the settings correct, Fabian showed up as a blur of speed and energy in photos. His attacking prowess and explosiveness was too good to stop. No defender – or camera – stood a chance.
DR: Blas Perez - What else can you say about Blas? My nomination of Blas for this award is something of a lifetime achievement award for the man known as Super Raton. Through three years at FC Dallas, Blas has basically averaged a goal every other game and in 2014 he led the team in both goals and assists in MLS play. Blas turned provider this year a bit more with a career-high six assists and he finished the regular season strong with five goals in his last six games. He's about as pure a #9-style forward as we've ever seen around here.
RC: Fabian Castillo - What more can be said about the Colombian connection between Castillo and Oscar Pareja? With Pareja back as head coach Castillo shined as a winger tallying 10 goals and four assists in MLS play including a scorching summer run where he scored or assisted in 10 straight games including Lamar Hunt US Open Cup matches. Remember that counter attack goal at San Jose? Yum.
SB: Blas Perez – I was initially leaning towards Fabian for this one too, but Blas' numbers speak for themselves. The veteran striker put up one more goal and two more assists than Castillo in 200 fewer minutes played. The future may belong to Castillo, but Perez retains the crown for now.
Best Defender
OB: Zach Loyd – Zach was such a thieving jerk this year. Between the scoring opportunities he took away and the balls he stole from the feet of attackers, the guy has a lot of 'splaining to do. Only evidence left at the scene was blood, sweat and genuine hard work. File a report, FCD opponents, your offense is missing.
RC: Zach Loyd - While Matt Hedges is Team MVP, Zach Loyd is a close second and quite deserving of this award. After beginning the season at his usual right back, Loyd moved to center back without hesitation and filled in admirably alongside Hedges. His athleticism is often some of the best on the field and his speed allows him to run with forwards before poking the ball away. Hedges certainly deserves a USMNT call-up, but doesn't Zach Loyd?
AG: Zach Loyd – This guy can play any position like no other.
SB: Matt Hedges – Hedges was the one constant on an FC Dallas backline that was constantly rotating in 2014. He's strong, dependable, clutch – all the adjectives you want out of a center back. Again, expect him to go camping in a couple months.
DR: Matt Hedges - Nevermind best FC Dallas defender, he should be in the final three for MLS Defender of the Year.
Most Improved
RC: Fabian Castillo - See above. Far and away the most improved player in 2014.
SB: Fabian Castillo – This is another one that could go a couple different ways. Victor Ulloa and Moises Hernandez both have strong cases in this category, but I'm gonna fall back on the numbers again. Fabian went from two goals scored in 2013 to 10 (!) in 2014; that's a pretty considerable jump in production. The scary thing is, you get the sense he's still capable of more. He may very well be contending for this award next year, too.
DR: Victor Ulloa - My colleagues make some fine arguments, but considering there are many who likely wouldn't have batted much of an eye if Ulloa wasn't brought back in 2014 to now being one of the most important players on the field, I'd say that's a pretty huge improvement. Compared to where he was in that first game against Portland in early 2014, Ulloa is now imposing his will on the games and had perhaps his two best games of the season in the playoff games against Seattle. Bonus points for getting in Dempsey's face at CenturyLink Field puts him over the top.
OB: Zach Loyd – see above.
AG: Chris Seitz – Did you see that playoff game in Seattle?
2015 FC Dallas MVP
RC: Mauro Diaz - We saw what a healthy Mauro Diaz can do when he won Etihad Player of the Month in March. Can you imagine the damage he'll do if healthy for a full season?
AG: Tesho Akindele – 8 goals his rookie season, I have a good feeling that he is going to bring the heat in 2015.
SB: Mauro Diaz – I know, I know… not exactly out on a limb on this one. Mauro showed us what he's capable when he was named Player of the Month in March, but that was before he got hurt. If he can manage to stay healthy for the majority of 2015, he'll probably have a couple more Player of the Month awards coming his way.
DR: Matt Hedges - Because it's still a couple years too early for Coy Craft or Kellyn Acosta, I've got to stick with the incumbent and vote Matty Hedges again in 2015. There's absolutely no reason to think he can't take the next step. A January USMNT camp call-up should lead to a CONCACAF Gold Cup appearance this summer if Hedges plays to the level he's capable of and after that the sky is the limit. Honorable mention to Tesho Akindele for this one.
OB: Mauro Diaz – After half a season in 2013 as David Ferreira's understudy and a promising 2014, 2015 is the year Mauro Diaz wipes the floor with opposing holding midfielders and defenders of MLS. Fasten your seat belts, ladies and gents, it's shake 'n bake time.
This is fantastic. Just watch it, that's all we can say.
What a year it was for Tesho Akindele en route to winning the club's first MLS Rookie of the Year award. Here are some of the best pictures of his 2014 rookie season:
We're down to the final four in the 2014 MLS Save of the Year competition and Raul Fernandez has made the cut for his incredible, acrobatic, stupendous and ridiculous double save at Seattle earlier this season. We might be biased, but c'mon this is the best save out of these four. Let's get Raul the win!
Vote Raul!
It's definitely award season in MLS and as we await the official MLS awards(#VoteForTesho), we thought it'd be fun here at FCDallas.com for those of us who bring you content throughout the year to give you each of our picks for FC Dallas awards in 2014. We've got seven awards and we're going to split them into two parts.
Here are your esteemed panelists(Scott & Aaron not featured in the photo):
Olivia Brestal - Graphic Design Coordinator: Olivia is responsible for all those fancy GIFs you see on Twitter. She was also the brains behind those #VoteForTesho graphics and this.
Scott Brown - Managing Editor of Digital Properties: One half of your Toyota Keys to the Match crew, Scott has been keeping his watchful eye over the team this season from high above in the Toyota Stadium press box. And he has a NWO-style Hollywood Hulk Hogan bobblehead at his desk. Respect.
Robert Casner - Marketing Manager: Formerly known as @FCDallasBeatGuy, Robert is one of the puppeteers behind the game presentation, awesome community tours and cool promotions FCD puts on. He loves FC Dallas, Alexis Sanchez and Ole Miss.
Aaron Griffin - Multimedia Manager: The third half of the TKTTM crew, Aaron is the one behind the camera and the brains that run FCDTV. He is the 2014 FCD Front Office Super Classico Goal of the Year winner, so he knows a thing or two about the beautiful game.
Daniel Robertson - Digital Content Coordinator: The other half of the TKTTM crew, Daniel(who loves to speak in third person) is both the self-proclaimed Instagram video king of MLS digital and the worst prognosticator in the history of MLS digital.
Let's do this.
2014 Team MVP
Scott B: Matt Hedges – Pareja has made a lot of great decisions for FC Dallas this year, and giving the armband to Matt is right up there with the best of them. Hedges continues to improve year-after-year. It's kinda mind-blowing that he's never received a national team call-up at any level. Don't be surprised if that changes come January.
Daniel R: Matt Hedges - Through the first half of the season, Fabian Castillo would probably get the nod, but Hedges has simply been ever-present for FCD this year. Above all else, you want to have your defense in order and Hedges only solidified the award with his play in the playoff series against Seattle. January camp, Klinsi. Make it happen.
Robert C: Matt Hedges - Paging Coach Klinsmann! Hedges has improved drastically in each of his first three years and in 2014 he showed how valuable he is to this team. He wins headers, sniffs out passes before they happen, and organizes everyone in front of him. He got the captain's band in the middle of the season and never looked back. I know what I'm thankful this holiday season….Matty freakin Hedges!
Aaron G: Matt Hedges - Captain and heart of our backline, to shut down Seattle in the playoffs is saying a lot. We are still waiting for the call up Jurgen…
Olivia B: Matt Hedges – My explanation for this choice is going to be as short as the amount of time attackers had on the ball when Hedges was on the scene – and because I don't have enough time to write out all my reasonings AND call Jurgen Klinsmann.
U-23 Player of the Year
RC: Victor Ulloa - Vic came into preseason without a guaranteed contract and finished the 2014 season locked down in the central midfield position with 26 starts. The Wylie native and quickly-rising fan favorite displayed patience in his ball distribution and a maturity level that will make him a mainstay on the field in 2015.
OB: Fabian Castillo – see below.
SB: Fabian Castillo – This might be the toughest one to pick on a team that's so stacked with young talent, but this one has to go to Fabi. He checked in at third on MLSsoccer.com's 24 Under 24 this year, but Castillo was definitely FCD's best player under 23 in 2014.
DR: Fabian Castillo - Before I explain this one, let me note that in 2014 FCD could've put together a U-23 team that could absolutely compete in MLS and that's pretty ridiculous. I went back and forth on this one as there are three or even four players that deserve serious consideration for this one, but I had to go with Fabi. He took the step forward in 2014 that we were all hoping and expecting. In 31 combined MLS & LHUSOC games, Fabian had 14 goals and 7 assists including his incredible ten-game streak with a goal or an asisst through the summer.
AG: Victor Ulloa - Started from the bottom now he's here.
Unsung Hero
RC: Je-Vaughn Watson - Call him the ultimate utility player. Midfield, defense, it doesn't matter where you put Je-Vaughn he'll use his physical nature and ridiculous speed to make the position work. At right back, Watson ran with the fastest wingers and then hauled back down the other end to assist the powerful FC Dallas counterattack. He wasn't always the center of attention on the field, but his efforts on both sides of the ball haven't gone unnoticed.
SB: Victor Ulloa – The Ballad of Victor Ulloa isn't quite as unsung as it was just a few weeks ago (Examples here, here and here). After getting his opportunity through injuries and suspensions in the defensive midfield Victor came seemingly out of nowhere (zero starts in 2011-13, 26 starts in 2014) to become arguably the best FC Dallas Homegrown product to date.
AG: Moises Hernandez – More often than not, he was at the right place at the right time.
DR: Chris Seitz - His heroic deeds off the field are well-documented, but in 2014 Seitz proved that he won't simply be known for that selfless act. Chris had his best year as a professional showing FC Dallas has a bevy of legitimate MLS starting-caliber goalkeepers on the roster posting a 10-4-4 record in MLS, playoffs and LHUSOC play with four shutouts. In fact, since the start of 2013, Seitz is 16-7-6 in MLS, playoffs and USOC play. Very, very impressive. Huge honorable mention goes to Je-Vaughn Watson who finished second on the team in minutes played this year.
OB: Victor Ulloa – When he came in for a banged up midfield mid-season, people assumed they'd get the hesitant play of a young homegrown, but what they got was Shutdown Central: Party of 1. Plus anyone who gets in a mini WWE smackdown with Clint Dempsey in the Western Conference Semifinals – and wins – is an unsung hero in my book.
Stay tuned next week for part 2 of our awards featuring best defender, most improved & more!
With the top pick in the Chivas USA Dispersal Draft, FC Dallas selected long-time Chivas USA goalkeeper Dan Kennedy.
Stay tuned for much more, but Kennedy has posted 25 shutouts in his last four seasons at Chivas USA and earned an MLS All-Star Game appearance in 2012.
2014 Chivas USA Dispersal Draft results
|FC Dallas
|Dan Kennedy
|New York City FC
|Matthew Dunn
|Sporting KC
|D.C. United
|Thomas McNamara
|New England Revolution
|Montreal Impact
|Donny Toia
|Orlando City SC
|Colorado Rapids
|Caleb Calvert
|San Jose Earthquakes
|Kristopher Tyrpak
|Real Salt Lake
|Houston Dynamo
|Portland Timbers
|Chicago Fire
|Toronto FC
|Marco Delgado
|Columbus Crew SC
|LA Galaxy
|Philadelphia Union
|New York Red Bulls
|Seattle Sounders FC
|Vancouver Whitecaps FC


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Las Cruces Masseur Accused of Violating Client
A Las Cruces massage therapist is sitting in jail this morning after he allegedly used his thumb to sexually violate a client during a massage therapy session.
A Las Cruces massage therapist is sitting in jail this morning after he allegedly used his thumb to sexually violate a client during a massage therapy session.
According to new rankings by an online real estate website, El Paso is quite the snoozer. Motovo, known for its "fun" and "quirky" real estate related evaluations, just named the Sun City the 26th "most boring" city in America.
Men's Health Magazine just named us one of the least ripped cities in America.
It didn't take long for the bizarre "Plata o Plomo" billboard message that had the whole town buzzing yesterday to become an Internet meme. Here are some of the better ones that got a lot of 'likes' on social media
Its official; New Mexico's Organ Mountains are America's newest national monument.
Grumpy Cat, is that you? No, but if the feline Internet celebrity had a human doppelganger it would be this guy.
Tonight is the night we and the rest of the nation get the chance to watch U.S. Army Spc. Kelly A. Gregg perform with The Band Perry on the "All-Star Salute to the Troops" concert special.
The World Famous Budweiser Clydesdales will make a special appearance before tonight's, Saturday's, and Sunday's El Paso Chihuahuas games.
A video of selfies El Pasoan Alex Chacon shot documenting his journey around the world has gone viral. Chacon visited 36 countries in 600 days - on a motorcycle, no less - and took a selfie at every major destination in every country he visited.
The Social Security Administration just released the most popular baby names, and for the first time in years, the top name for boys isn't Jacob in El Paso or America.
A 17-year-old girl in Virginia was kicked out of her prom because some of the dads chaperoning the dance thought she would give boys 'impure thoughts.'
If you've driven by the star on the mountain in the last day or two you may have noticed that its shining blue and perhaps you've wondered why.


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Righthaven Ordered To Turn Over Hard Drives To Creditors 51
from the reversal-of-fortune dept.
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If a judge wants to take something of mine, he'll send a cop to come and take it. Why isn't that happening here? Do the banks wait for a house to be 'turned over' when they forecloses on it?
...the company lacked standing as the newspapers — not Righthaven — maintained control of the material Righthaven was suing over.
[Creditors] also seized the copyrights it sued over...
Wait, what? Am I missing something here?
Sure; There is almost no limit to how badly your lawyers can screw up if they try to be too clever. The company was attempting to do something illegal. Get to act as the copyright holder without having the responsibilities of the copyright holder. Unfortunately, they screwed up completely, and ended up achieving the reverse of what they wanted. They failed to transfer the right to sue, but they managed to transfer the actual copyrights (though presumably still with a license back to the newspapers the articles came from).
Future lawsuits about this material may well be very very "interesting".
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Showing Mazda dealers within 25 miles of Cleveland, OH Edit search
Authorized Mazda Dealers
1. Brunswick Auto Mart 18.8 miles
3031 Center Road
Brunswick, OH 44212
"Got right back to to me. Bought the car I wanted."
2. Classic Mazda 22.2 miles
6951 Center St
Mentor, OH 44060
"Dealer very receptive to all inquiries and very helpful in putting together the whole deal exclusively thru email. Dealt primarily with Mike Southworth, General Mgr."
3. Cascade Auto Group 23.8 miles
4149 State Road
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223
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4. Eastside Mazda Volkswagen 12.4 miles
28400 Chardon Road
Willoughby Hills, OH 44092
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5. Brunswick Mazda 24.6 miles
3950 Pearl Rd
Medina, OH 44256
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9600 Brookpark Road
Cleveland, OH 44109
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Roanoke Parks and Recreation is proud to partner and offer several Trail Events and Races throughout the year. Check out what we have going on below! For more races, visit our new race website, RaceRoanoke.com!
Blue Ridge Gravity D Cup Enduro Race Series
(18+, 14+ with an adult) The D Cup Enduro Downhill Race Series is a spring race series put on by Blue Ridge Gravity with support from Roanoke Parks and Recreation for all riding levels, beginner to pro. These spring training races make training for the travel summer races fun! For 2015, look for new additions, such as pre-race group rides, new trails, shuttle days, and even a clunker bike. Stay tuned! The race format is ride up, race down, no entry fee, no red tape, just fun, pure racing with your friends! The dates listed below are in conjunction with Roanoke Parks and Recreation. The entire series also includes North Mountain on 2/1/15, Sulphur Ridge on 2/21/15, and Jabberwocky and Hairball on 3/1/15.Registration is available online in advance or the day of the race.
Date: Sunday, March 15th at 12:00 p.m.
Price: FREE!
Meeting Location: Top of the Buck Trail at Carvins Cove
Register Here.
Gauntlet D Cup Race
Date: Sunday, April 12th at 12:00 p.m.
Price: FREE!
Meeting Location: Top of the Gauntlet Trail at Carvins Cove
Register Here.
Mill Mountain Mayhem 10K Trail Race
(13+) The 7th Annual Mill Mountain Mayhem 10K will corkscrew around and to the top of the City's favorite outdoor playground. This race will challenge the best of the best, and has been voted the best and hardest trail run in the area the past two years. As a part of the Roanoke Non Ultra Trail Series (RNUTS), this event will be timed and managed in conjunction with Mountain Junkies, LLC.
Date: Saturday, April 11th at 9:00 a.m.
Price: $27.50 before March 17, $32 after March 17, $35 on race day
Meeting Location: Riverland Road Parking Lot to Mill Mountain Park
Register Here. For more information, visit www.mountainjunkies.net
Wednesday Night Disco Mountain Bike Race Series
(Ages 10+) This award winning race series has quickly made its way up the list as one of Virginia's grooviest mountain bike events. Bring your fat tired friend and ride hump day away as you pedal through one of Roanoke's finest trail systems. There will be categories for beginners all the way to expert riders, so don't be shy. Grab your bike and get your groove on.
New this year:
Costume Contest
Food and Beer available post race at Mill Mountain
Series point system returns!
Race Series Party at Just the Right Gear
Race Dates:
All races start at 6:00 p.m. Registration opens at 5:00 p.m. or register online here for the series or click the date above to register for an individual race.
For more information, visit wednesdaynightdisco.com!
Fishburn Youth Mountain Biking Race Series
(Ages 2-14) We are teaming up with East Coasters Bike Shop and offering for the third year in a row a FREE mountain biking race series aimed at novice racers ages 2 to 14. Riders will compete on a short, spectator friendly course against kids of their own age and skill level. Medals will be awarded to the top three boys and girls in each age group, and at the end of the series an overall male and female winner will be named for each group. Participants can register for the whole series or individual races. For more information, visit rvjrmtb.com
Races start at 5:30 p.m. Registration opens at 4:30 p.m. or register online here for the series or click the date above to register for an individual race.
Ages will race in the following age groups:
Off The Rails Triathlon
Saturday, May 30th at Fallon Park
For more information visit RaceRoanoke.com
Conquer the Cove Marathon and 25K Trail Races
(16+) For the fifth year running, the Roanoke Valley's only trail marathon invades Carvins Cove. This spectacular marathon and 25K race gives participants the chance to see 80% of the trails that wind through the area's largest municipal park. Both race distances boast a massive amount of climbing, especially the marathon which includes 3,500 feet of elevation gain throughout the course. This event will be timed and managed in conjunction with Mountain Junkies, LLC.
Date: Sunday, May 31st
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Register Here. For more information, visit mountainjunkies.net
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Briar Cottage
11 Sherbourne Street
Toronto, Upper Canada
July 17, 1838
Dear Uncle Frederick:
I was happy to hear that you've almost wound up Uncle Jabez's affairs and the settling of his estate. No doubt you are looking forward to your return to France and the bosom of your family. That they are all healthy and thriving must provide you with some consolation during this period of mourning for your brother.
As you know from my previous letters, a number of which likely arrived simultaneously in April—the mails here are as unreliable as the roads—my life since last October when the troubles began has been both hectic and harrowing. Thus it is only in the past two months, since my marriage to Beth, that I have had time to reflect on what now seems "my other life" in England and the role that Uncle Jabez played in it. I miss him more each day, and have long ago forgiven him for his faults, as he was kind enough to overlook or indulge mine. His generous annuity on my behalf is more than I deserve. I wish to thank you for arranging its transfer to my bank here in Toronto. As you know, Beth inherited money and property from Joshua Smallman, her father-in-law, so we are well situated financially.
That being so, you may wonder at our purchasing a "cottage" here in town rather than a "residence," or even having one built to our specifications and fancy. In fact, Briar Cottage suits us both just fine. For the moment there is only Beth, me, and Charlene Huggan, a young woman whose sisters have gone off to homestead in the Iowa Territory. Charlene is our "housekeeper" (the local term for an all-purpose female servant). Should our ménage expand, as I devoutly hope it will, we shall add additional rooms on the back of the house. We have better than half an acre of land, minuscule by the standards of the English gentry, but that is sufficient for a considerable vegetable garden and a coop full of chickens. There is a small barn as well, which will shelter a carriage horse before summer.
You will be surprised to hear that Beth looks after the garden herself (she ran a farm on her own after her first husband died), with occasional assistance from a "hired man" (another localism) and her own husband. The latter, however, has been branded "hopeless" by his employer, who seems at a loss to explain how he could wield a sabre and dodge bullets (well, most of them) and yet be utterly inept with sickle and hoe.
You asked again about my war wound, and I am pleased to report that I have fully recovered. My stamina and physical strength are returned to their former "glory" and my limp is slight and barely noticeable. (It seems to worsen only when I am in need of an infusion of sympathy.) And thanks to the law books you were so thoughtful as to send, I have been exercising my mind once more. As you know only too well, I abandoned the solicitor's inns for the life of a soldier with your timely assistance, and have never regretted doing so even though, for reasons I outlined in my last letter, I felt compelled to resign my commission. A life of petty, if profitable, conveyancing was not for me. However, the notion of becoming a barrister someday has its attractions. At any rate, the thought of such a career and the necessity of burrowing deep into the tomes of jurisprudence are enough to keep me out of trouble for the time being.
It is mid-afternoon on a July Monday as I write this. Just a few hours ago, one of the more memorable and happy events of the year took place, and I am eager to describe it to you while it is fresh in my mind. Down at the Queen's Wharf this morning, more than a thousand citizens of every political stripe gathered to witness the arrival, from his stopover in Niagara, of Lord Durham, governor of all the British North American provinces, special envoy of Prime Minister Melbourne, and the man chosen by the Whig government to broker a lasting peace among the warring factions of Upper and Lower Canada.
The pomp and panoply were worthy of a monarch's progress through his dominions. I have seen nothing more splendid or exquisitely intimidating at Hyde Park or more festive and convivial at Brighton racecourse! In front of the early-morning crowd at the wharf and behind them on the open ground above Front Street were arranged the colourful ranks of the King's Dragoon Guards and the 43rd Foot (force-marched up from Fort George at Niagara) as well as our own 23rd from Fort York. The immaculate tents of the dragoons, who had bivouacked along the bay and the spit to the west, fluttered in an approving breeze.
Then, about ten o'clock, a blast of trumpets behind us proclaimed the sighting of sails beyond the southeast shore of the peninsula-cum-island that acts as a buffer for our beautiful bay. A huge hurrah went up. Even our most skeptical Tories are overawed by the "divinity that doth hedge" someone who's hobnobbed with kings and czars. The schooner ferrying His Lordship then weighed anchor some leagues offshore. After an agonizing and well-judged pause, a longboat was lowered, soon to be joined by others from ships we couldn't quite see, and the flash of oars in perfect unison left the throng momentarily stunned. They spoke to us humbled onlookers of the might and relentless precision of the British Empire.
As the band struck up a martial air behind us, the longboats came silently and with deliberate ease towards the end of the wharf, where an honour guard flanked Lieutenant-Governor Sir George Arthur and his liveried minions. When the leading longboat drew near, the oars flipped up as one and stilled. In the middle of the boat, a tall and majestic figure rose gracefully into view and posed for posterity. Neither it nor the impeccably dressed oarsmen moved again as the demi-royal craft floated on its own glamour towards the tip of the quay and, while the crowd held its breath, nudged the pier as softly and meticulously as a caress. Then the air reverberated with the thunder of a twenty-one-gun salute, during which Lord Durham put first one foot then the other upon Toronto soil, before extending a hand to Lady Durham and drawing her up beside him. I thought of Caesar putting a Roman toe upon the simple shingle of ancient Britain.
The effect of this gesture upon the Upper Canadian populace was, I am certain, a calculated one. Lord Durham—the man you know as Radical Jack at home—is in the eyes of the Tory Compact here a thoroughgoing Whig. They know about, and are appalled by, his "coddling" of the miners who toil for him in Durham, his permitting them to form workers' associations, and his dastardly role in designing and carrying through the Great Reform Bill six years ago. They also keenly disapprove of his dismissal of the Tory Council in Quebec, his lenient treatment of the French rebels, and his even-handed attempts to sort out the various claims of grievance. Hence His Lordship seems to realize that a little pomp and ceremony and a reminder that he is after all a peer and a member of the "real" Privy Council will go some way towards cowing the local gentry and petty aristocracy. Indeed, the first affair of state will not take place at Government House but rather at one of our native "palaces," Spadina House. Nor will it be a business meeting. At nine this evening, Lord and Lady Durham will play host to the town's elite at the Governor's Ball—gourmandizing and dancing till the wee hours! More on this in the next letter. Till then, I remain,
Your devoted nephew,
P.S. The only discordant note at this morning's extravaganza, for me, was the appearance at Lady Durham's side of a young gentleman who flinched at every cannon shot and bugle blast. My heart went out to him. When I asked who he might be, a man beside me said, "That's Lady Durham's nephew, Handford Ellice, and a burden he's been to her ever since they come here." Unfortunately for the curious, no more was said, but I subsequently learned that he is the son of the commercial adventurer Edward Ellice, a man with his own bold interests in our fair colony. Strange that his offspring should appear so timid.
Bloody Relations
It is July of 1838, and an uneasy peace hangs over Upper and Lower Canada. The provinces have suffered two rebellions, and the unresolved grievances of the local population still linger beneath the fragile calm. Britain has finally taken note of the situation, and Lord Durham is dispatched as the temporary commissioner of both colonies, tasked with finding a resolution amongst the disputing factions.
News of the impending change is greeted with a mix of fanfare and malice, and to Marc Edwards the new appointment signals an opportunity to unite the country for which he has long fought. But when Lord Durham's nephew is discovered in bed beside a dead woman, the murder weapon in his hand, it seems as though any hope for progress is lost. Unwilling to jump to conclusions, Marc soon finds himself embroiled in the investigation that ranges from Toronto's elite mansions to its most violent slums.
With the fate of a country resting on his search, Marc races to uncover the truth behind the murder before time runs out. As Marc and police constable Horatio Cobb thread their way through the political backrooms and seedy barrooms of the city, they will come face-to-face with the desperation embraced by those who have nothing—and everything—to lose.
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The long-lost Three Stooges short, "Hello, Pop!" believed gone for good after a 1967 fire has received its first screening in Australia - where a negative of the 17-minute short was found in a disused gardening shed.
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Keywords: Three Stooges, Myron Healy, long lost, negative, Australia
LOS ANGLES, CA (Catholic Online) - Produced in 1933 by MGM, "Hello, Pop!" features the Stooges alongside their creator Ted Healy as a producer of musicals who is constantly being interrupted by other people in the course of a day - the notorious three knuckleheads among them.
The short is the only Three Stooges film thought not to have survived. MGM's negative was destroyed in a vault fire in 1967 that also consumed the only known copy of Todd Browning's silent vampire shocker "London After Midnight," starring Lon Chaney Senior.
Seventy-eight-year-old film collector Malcolm Smith came across a 35 mm nitrate negative of the film in his shed in a Sydney suburb while sorting through his collection. Smith contacted the Vitaphone Project, an archive and preservation organization in the United States, in December of last year, who then took on the job of restoring it.
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Taking Broadway by storm, the comedic team made the feature-length comedy "Soup to Nuts" in 1930.
Shemp left the act in 1932, and was replaced by his brother Curly. In spite of contract disputes between Healy and the Stooges, they signed up together for a series of five MGM shorts. "Hello, Pop!" is one of the films in this series.
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Emanuel appeared "beet-red," according to an ABC News cameraman who was invited inside by Emanuel to use his bathroom this morning.
"I'm getting regular death threats. You've put my home address on national television. I'm pissed at the networks. You've intruded too much, " Emanuel said, according to the cameraman.
A spokesman for Emanuel said he later showed up at the office, apparently able to sneak out of the house without being seen by reporters waiting to ask him questions.
Toughen up, sweetie. You're from Chicago. Remember?
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can starbase 24 mission ever be completed?
No matter how many federation starships are playing in the starbase 24 mission, there seems to be no completion on fighting the borg, I get annihilated every time I intercept a borg cube or sphere, even when 4 starships are helping, me and 2 others get wiped out, when 3 other cubes join in, soo, basically, an entire fleet of about 100 or so starships would be needed to complete this mission.
Huh? Starbase 24 is against Klingons. It can potentially be done alone by sticking to the outskirts and drawing small groups out one at a time.
What you're describing sounds more like a Red Alert. Those normalize levels up to 40, but level matching still leaves lower level ships badly underpowered, so if you're not at least in a tier 5 ship you'll be in for a rough time. A level capped group should have little trouble clearing groups though, spheres are no match for any tier 5 ship, and the cubes are tough but manageable one on one, five on one they get shredded. The command ship can be a challenge for an unprepared group, but still doesn't require even close to 100 ships.
Ok, I managed to get to the mission starbase 24, I left it for a day, and when I came back and auto pilot to Starbase 24 from sector space, I joined the queue, but, no way can this mission be finished, as soon as it showed the Klingons had been slowed down, and my panel showed 50 had been defeated, and I was ready to warp out of the sector, I was suddenly surrounded by mega loads of Klingons as if the game reset, and I was wiped out, I counted being respawned 10 times, and each respawn I had to start again, 50 Klingons, then get wiped out again as the game resets and I get stuck in the middle of tons of Klingon bird of prey ships, to which is a losing battle, thus when I respawned again, I warped out the sector and dropped the mission, and trying something else.
Starbase 24 is basically an Energy Credit farming mission. You will eventually complete the mission, if you stick it out. You will also die a lot. Don;t let it bother, just respawn, fly back in, blow a few things up, die ... repeat.
The person who does the most overall damage gets the best reward, second most gets the second best reward etc.
I regularly win the 1st place rewards, and by necessity die endlessly doing it, since I have all the aggro.
IN summary, this mission is competitive between players rather than co-operative.
(as far as warping in to find the count already at xx/50, it happens all the time because the Que starts the mission without being sure all the spots are filled. It's darn near impossible to WIN the best rewards if you get in late, but that's just the breaks on that part sadly)((hint, if you que for it and the que pops immediately, you are probably about to be placed in a mission in progress. best to not accept that que and reset and wait for a fresh one if you actually want to win))
Are we talking about the same Starbase 24 here?
It's so freaking easy it's sad. I go in Scatter Volley Cannons blazing and everything just dies.
The only challenge seams to be zipping around fast enough to get the kills before anyone else kills everything.
The OP likely isn't level 50. Those Negh'vars are pretty deadly in the earlier level bands and players aren't geared to 11 like most vice admirals.
OP: The getting surrounded bit happens a lot. Fleet actions have multiple objectives, just like a solo mission but on a larger scale. SB24 has both objectives in the same area, so the first one tends to draw you right into the ambush when objective 2 spawns. A lot of people die at that point.
Dying is not penalized (except that you're not gaining score while dead), and the injury system isn't enabled on fleet actions, so your fine. As people respawn, they'll be engaging at the edge of the Klingon fleet where they won't get surrounded. Stay with the group and let the Klingons come to you and you won't get overwhelmed.
This is the kind of thread I'd expect to see on Crystalline Entity. If it was still available that is.
SB24 isn't even hard, at worst you'll die a lot. Just stay at it and eventually it will be over.
If you survive until it's time to leave, I call that a win. If I'm in my Miranda, I just take out as many Birds and V'orcha's (sp.) as I can until the timer starts counting down, take my rewards, and bug out. I come back whenever I need some free dilithium.
Sorry couldn't help it. In all seriousness are you sure you're thinking of the Starbase 24 event because there aren't any Borg there. Anyways SB 24 is easy as hell, go it guns blazing and do as much damage as you can before you die, rinse and repeat. Hell you can go in with a shuttle and still rank top 3 if you play it right.
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BAGHDAD -- DNO International's Benenan-3 well drilled on its Erbil license, Kurdistan region of Iraq, has encountered an additional 210-m oil column in the Najmeh reservoir, which is expected to more than double the Benenan field's gross 2P oil in place volumes from 300 MMbbl to an estimated 600-700 MMbbl.
The well produced 800-1,000 bopd of 12-16 API gravity oil from an openhole test in the Lower Najmeh interval, having earlier confirmed movable oil from an openhole test in the Bekhme formation. The Bekhme formation is currently producing in the Company's Bastora-1A long term test well in the neighboring Bastora field and the Upper Najmeh previously tested as productive in the Benenan field discovery and appraisal wells.
Benenan-3 was originally designed as a horizontal producer in the Upper Najmeh formation with a deeper deviated exploratory probe. The well will now be completed as a deviated well capable of producing from several Najmeh intervals as well as from the Bekhme formation.
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journal = "Proceedings of the Water Environment Federation",
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abstract = "Located in Ventura County California, the Calleguas Creek Watershed (CCW), though relatively small in area, suffers from more water quality impairments than most California watersheds, as defined by the USEPA's 303(d) list. Local stakeholders, along with the Los Angeles Regional
Water Quality Control Board (LARWQCB), began a watershed planning process over eight years ago to develop a better understanding of the watershed and a strategy to address impairments.The local stakeholders developed a comprehensive series of work plans designed to develop TMDLs to address
groups of constituents in the 343 square mile watershed. TMDLs have been completed for three groups of constituents: (1) metals, (2) legacy pesticides, and (3) chlorpyrifos, diazinon and toxicity of unknown causes in water and sediment. The process followed in California appears to be unique
in several respects. The purpose of the presentation is to present these unique aspects, with their advantages and disadvantages as experienced with CCW TMDL development, and to relate that experience to urban areas in general.The general pollutant sources in the CCW watershed are agricultural,
open space, community wastewater point discharges, and urban runoff. There are four incorporated communities within the watershed: Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley, Camarillo, and Moorpark. The total population in the watershed is approximately 334,000.The first significant uniqueness was that
the TMDLs were not prepared by a state or federal agency, as is common across the Nation. Rather the stakeholders themselves directed and provided the primary sources of funding for TMDL development. This approach provides many advantages, the first being an increase in funding to support
the process. The Stakeholder groups included the cities, wastewater treatment facilities, agriculture interests, and environmental groups. Stakeholders chose to take direct responsibility because of the potential implications of TMDLs, and believed that substantial funding was necessary for
a thorough technical analysis. Stakeholder involvement and participation was directly responsible for the development of the allocations and implementation plan. The authors will explain the process of stakeholder involvement, and the iterative interaction process with State agency and USEPA
staff.A second uniqueness relates to the Implementation Plan. Typically elsewhere the Implementation Plan identifies NPDES permit requirements including a mix of BMPs to be carried out to achieve the allocated loadings. This may not always be appropriate given the complexity of the beneficial
use/water quality impairment and the lack of knowledge of the source(s) and spatial and temporal variation of the pollutant(s) causing the impairment. We therefore design the implementation plan as a stepwise process to carryout additional studies believed necessary to properly identify
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A panel for sound insulation of vehicles or other devices is described which is constructed of a fabric of autogenously and chemically bonded, matted polyester fibers having fine surface pores. The fabric is shaped by compression so that it has a thickness of 1 to 3 mm. and exhibits an acoustical impedance of about 30 to about 100 Rayl.
1. A sound absorbing, irregularly shaped panel comprising a deep-drawn, non-woven fabric of matted endless intersecting polyester fibers, said fibers having a denier of from about 4 to 12, and a distribution of fine pores on their surfaces, said fibers being autogenously bonded together at their points of intersection and bonded together in the immediate vicinity of said intersection points by a cross-linked chemical binder, so as to prevent covibration of said fibers in response to absorbed sound waves, said fabric being compressed to a degree such that a shaped panel having a thickness of 1 to 3 mm has an acoustical impedance of from about 30 to about 100 Rayl.
2. A panel according to claim 1 which further comprises a layer of woven or nonwoven air permeable, thin cloth bonded to the outer surface of the fabric.
3. A panel according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of the fabric repeatedly varies at irregular intervals.
4. A panel according to claim 1, wherein the wall thickness of the fabric regularly and repeatedly varies and the distance between the variations is ten to thirty times as large as the maximum thickness.
5. A panel according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the variations in the fabric thickness are made in steps and the fabric has zones in the spaces between the variations which are substantially of the same thickness.
6. A panel according to claim 2 wherein the fabric has bonded to it a layer of a woven cloth.
7. A panel according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4 wherein the fabric is stiffened by creases or folded edges.
8. A panel according to claim 3 or 4 wherein the variations in the fabric thickness are circular projections arranged in relief fashion above the surfaces of the fabric.
9. A panel according to claim 8 wherein the projections have a height of about 0.8 to 1 mm. above the surfaces of the fabric.
10. A panel according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4 wherein the polyester of the fibers in the fabric has substantially crystallized and a substantially even distribution of fine surface pores is present.
The invention relates to a sound-absorbing, irregularly shaped panel of nonwoven fabric of polyester fibers.
A sound-absorbing, irregularly shaped panel of nonwoven fabric is described in DE-OS 25 10 607. It is used in the engine space of a motor vehicle and is reinforced by a heat hardening resin or by thermoplastic fibers. When using the resin, undesirable clogging of part of the pore volume of the fabric fibers must be tolerated, which reduces effectiveness. Use of thermoplastic fibers causes a reduction of the shape stability as a function of increasing temperature. With both, there is an undesirable increase in weight due to the penetration of moisture.
It is therefore an object of the invention to develop a sound-absorbing panel for use in the engine compartment of a motor vehicle which exhibits a high degree of sound absorption as well as shape stability under the influence of rising temperatures. These properties are understood to mean in particular that vibrations in a frequency range of 500 to 2000 Hz are more than 50 percent absorbed and that permanent changes of shape do not occur up to a temperature of 100� C. when the panel is suspended under the hood of a motor vehicle and is anchored exclusively in the vicinity of the edges of the hood.
This and other objects are achieved by the sound-absorbing, irregularly shaped panel of the invention. The panel comprises a deep-drawn nonwoven fabric of endless polyester fibers which are autogenously bonded together and are additionally bonded together by a chemical binder or resin. The polyester fibers have a distribution of very fine pores on their surfaces. The fabric is compressed in such a manner that for a thickness of 1 to 3 mm, it has an acoustical impedance of 30 to 100 Rayl. A Rayl is a unit of specific acoustical impendance equal to a sound pressure of one dyne per sq. cm. divided by a sound particle velocity of one cm. per second. It is also known as a specific acoustical ohm.
The drawings show two embodiment examples of the sound-absorbing panel of the invention.
FIG. 1 shows a sound-absorbing panel in a top view. The circular projections on the surfaces of the panel are interrelated in an irregular pattern.
FIG. 2 shows the panel according to FIG. 1 in a longitudinal cross section.
FIG. 3 shows a panel in which the two surfaces of the fabric have regular pattern embossings, the two patterns being interrelated in a regular manner.
FIG. 4 shows the panel according to FIG. 3 in a longitudinal cross section.
The panel of the invention is a fabric of endless polyester fibers which, during manufacture and formation, are deposited as a random structure mat on a carrier and are bonded together autogenously. Because of the high plasticity of the polyester fibers which exists mainly during the deposition, a very fine pore structure and distribution thereof is obtained, which has a positive effect on sound absorptivity. Extrusion of spinning methods for the production of such porous polyester fibers are known in the art. Generally, the pores are formed by gas production. For example, use of a blowing agent in the polymeric mixture to be extruded or spun or use of a solution of the polymer in a low boiling, inert organic solvent will be effective for the production of the porous structure.
After fiber formation, partial crystallization sets in subsequent to the deposition and bonding of the fibers, which stabilizes the assumed shape and the autogenous bonding of the fibers. Consequently, no changes in the inner structure of the fiber material can occur during the subsequent impregnation with a solution or dispersion of resin. The resin is deposited on the fibers preferably at points where the pore structure has been destroyed, i.e., in the immediate vicinity of the existing interfiber autogenous bonds. This may be accomplished by methods known to those skilled in the art. In particular, spraying the resin solution or dispersion on the fabric while agitating or otherwise shaking will produce the effect.
The impregnated fabric can be dried in such a manner that further orienting of the fibers and the binder is prevented, i.e., at sufficiently low temperatures and at high air velocity. Particularly, well suited is the use of a suction-cylinder dryer.
The fabric can have a change in the wall thickness which repeats at irregular spacings. This arrangement advantageously attenuates a particularly wide spectrum of sound waves of different wave lengths. Such a variation of the thickness can be produced by a final treatment between two embossing cylinders of steel which are set against each other and have different engravings on the surface. In the simplest treatment, embossing cylinders can be used which differ only by different pitch of the surface engraving on both sides. Due to the rotation of the cylinders, one obtains a continuous change of the mutual relationship of the embossed pattern and thereby, a variation of the wall thickness of the fabric which repeats at irregular spacings. The temperature of the cylinders must be set so that the pattern of the embossing cylinder is precisely transferred to the fabric while avoiding crystallization of the fibers and the resin. During the embossing, the resin is preferably converted to the beta-state, i.e., a cross-linked state which can be reactivated by further heating. During the embossing, the fabric is compressed to the extent necessary.
For sound waves having lengths which vary within a narrow range, improved effectiveness can be achieved through the use of a fabric which has regularly repeating variations of the wall thickness. The mutual distance between these variations should be 10 to 30 times as large as the maximum thickness of the fabric. In an embodiment of this kind the respective variations of the wall thickness can be interrelated with each other in such a manner that an additional stiffening of the fabric against flexural stresses is obtained. This stiffening supplements other stiffening measures such as creases or folding edges.
In a further version of this embodiment, the variations can take a stepwise configuration and the fabric will have zones in the intermediate regions between the variations with essentially constant wall thickness. This results in an improvement of the mechanical strength, in addition to an improvement of the absorptivity. Further, by applying a surface layer of an airpermeable cloth, the entry of dirt and moisture can be substantially prevented without any appreciable reduction of the absorptivity. This arrangement has the advantage of providing permanent assurance of good use properties in the engine space of a motor vehicle.
Although very low resin concentrations are used for the chemical bonding, excellent stiffening of the matted individual fibers is provided thereby. The chemical bonding helps to prevent covibration of the fibers with the sound waves and, after the polyester fibers are completely crystallized and the resin is completely cross-linked, excellent acoustic effectiveness is obtained.
The final crystallization of the fibers as well as the cross-linking of the binder can be effected in a closed operation during the final deep drawing. To this end, the non-woven fabric is brought quickly to the required temperature, for instance, by exposure to infrared radiation or by conduction heating with hot air, and is deep-drawn into the desired shape through pressing and/or application of vacuum. The shape can basically be chosen at will; the depth of the box-like body obtained, however, should be at least 20 times as large as the maximum thickness of the fabric in order to obtain good sound absorption properties. The flat bottom surface can be stabilized by drawn-in folds to improve the form stability.
The features and characteristics of the invention are further illustrated by the following description of the embodiments depicted in the Figures.
The panel of the invention depicted in FIG. 1 is a thin spun formed fabric with a thickness of between 1 and 3 mm and an area weight of 200 to 800 g/m2. The fabric is formed so that its edges join the housing part to be lined and, optionally, the intermediate regions of the panel may also join the housing part to be lined. With respect to the other regions of the panel, a space of about 40 to 50 mm is present between the panel and the housing part to be lined. The matted fibers used as the self-supporting fabric panel are compressed in such a manner that the panel has a flow resistance between 30 and 120 and preferably between 70 and 100 Rayl. The flow resistance is adjusted by compression of the fabric at constant thickness or by simultaneous embossing in the shape shown. The embossing can be described as circular raised projections which stand out in relief-fashion and are arranged above both surfaces with a height of 0.8 to 1 mm. The embossing patterns are interrelated in a statistical distribution, and the diameter for all is the same. For the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the diameter of the projections is 20 mm. At its thickest point, the bonded fabric panel has a thickness of 3 mm, and at the thinnest point a thickness of 1 mm. The profile of the panel shown in FIG. 1 obtained along an imaginary cross section line A--A' is illustrated by FIG. 2.
In a modified embodiment, not shown, a fabric panel is provided with circular relief projections which are arranged on both surfaces, the diameter of which is statistically varied with a statistical mutual interrelation in a range from 5.0 to 40 mm. According to further embodiments, now shown, it is provided that the superficial projections have oval or polygonal boundaries.
The filaments have a diameter of 4 to 12 denier and they are made from a polyester such as poly(ethylene terephthalate). They are deposited in a finely twisted manner, as a mat and frequently intercept each other. They are bonded together autogenously at their interception points. The mat is additionally stabilized by a cross-linked binder which encloses the filaments in the vicinity of the autogenous bond. The binder is applied into the fabric preferably by an impregnation with subsequent squeezing-off or by brushing. The binder is activated and cemented by a drying operation.
In an embossing calendar, the cylinders of which have a surface temperature of about 80� C., the thickness of the fabric is varied continuously in the chosen manner. Complete crystallization of the polyester filaments and the complete setting of the binder takes place during the deep-drawing operation. For this purpose the fabric is heated and immediately thereafter is deformed and cut in a pressing tool. After subsequent cooling, the formed part obtained is ready for installation.
If a covering layer is to be applied to the surface, a typical woven cloth for this purpose will have an area weight of 80 to 160 g/m2. A non-woven cloth of fine fibers, which is useful for this purpose will have a strength of 0.5 to 2 denier and an area weight of 50 to 100 g/m2. When employing a cloth covering, it is advisable to place the cloth together with the prepared and impregnated fabric into the heating press used for deep drawing. The heat reactivation of the binder immediately before it is cross-linked will typically cause sufficient bonding of the cloth and fabric.
Because of its thin wall, the panel of the invention will dry quickly after it has been moistened by water or rain. If substantial soiling occurs from oils, grease, dirt and the like, cleaning with customary high pressure cleaning equipment is possible without damage.
The panel of the invention has less weight than known sound absorption materials, but provides an equivalent amount of sound deadening per area. This advantage meets the intensive desire of the automobile industry to provide for weight saving. A further advantage is that the manufacturing costs are lowered relative to known embodiments.
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It turns out the Liberty Lake City Council will convene twice in July after all.
After cancelling its July 2 meeting due to a light agenda and proximity to Independence Day, the governing board gathered briefly on July 9 to address the topic of additional funds for the Harvard Road roundabout project, scheduled to begin this summer.
The deliberation was necessary based on bids for construction of the roundabout coming in close to 11 percent above the estimates initially provided by the Washington Department of Transportation. However, on Tuesday, City Administrator Katy Allen acknowledged that city had not been aware that the original WSDOT numbers "included construction estimates only, not the complete buildout, fully loaded."
State sales tax, a construction management fee, state overhead and a 4 percent construction contingency were all absent in the first interlocal agreement. The lowest responsible bid of $1,217,332.08 was filed by the Wm. Winkler Co., based in Newman Lake.
With the revisions in place, the total increase to the project rings in at $173,594.13, shifting the city's share from $497,565 to $671,159.13. The city's portion will draw upon the Harvard Road Mitigation Fund for $610,000 and the Street Capital Fund for $61,159.13. Allen noted that WSDOT did contribute $175,000 for design of the roundabout "and also managed the bidding process on their nickel."
On Tuesday, council unanimously approved an amendment to the interlocal agreement with WSDOT and authorized Mayor Steve Peterson to sign the agreement. The vote was 5-0 with council members Josh Beckett and Shane Brickner absent.
"We have the money, we just hadn't allocated it," Allen said.
The city will seek reimbursement of the $61,159.13 from the street fund through the Local Infrastructure Financing Tool, a state fund that provides support for upgrades to roads and other infrastructure. Allen said the goal is to have the project started by mid-August and wrapped up by late October.
Allen said there are no scheduled road shutdowns during the project other than one week that will involve closing down the eastbound I-90 offramp. She said there will likely be four-way stops at the project site and also an option for construction crews to work at night when there is less traffic.
"It will go fast," Allen said. "It's not a difficult project."
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