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HELP!! Brand New Glass Cooktop is Ruined!!
We recently purchased (about 5 months ago) a new glass top stove. It has a black glass top. I faithfully clean it with the polishing cream that came recommended with the stove every time I use it...cleans up like new every time...even the toughest baked on, crusty messes come clean. Tonight I cooked burgers on the stove and made a very greasy mess...there was a lot of smoke when the grease spattered. Not to worry...I used my trusted polish and it did work as usual, BUT, there looks to be like a white-ish haze where the grease really spattered. I cleaned it again, and still the white, hazy marks are there. They don't feel as smooth as the rest of the top either. Is the glass top ruined??? Can this be remedied with some other type of cleaner?? Did I rub so hard that I rubbed the glass surface off in that spot?? I'm such a clean freak and this is driving me nuts...not to mention that the stove is brand new! Please help!!
I had mine two hours when my husband took the wrong scrub pad and rubbed so vigorously that he took off all the white dots. You may have done the same thing,if so, nothing can be done. I bought a cute kettle and put it over the spot.
I've had my smooth cook top (black) for a long time now and I don't baby it; still looks good. That white haze might be grease being smeared around. Try either: Lysol kitchen cleaner, 409 (or something similar), windex, or Barkeeper's Friend. Trust me, I seldom use the cleaner that's recommended and it still looks fine. Remember, it's glass, so clean it like glass.
Doesn't sound right to me. We've had ours for 7 years and we have only the tiniest of minor scratches (very recent). Try switching your cleaner. We use Ceramabryte every time we cook. We also have a Scrunge for those really hard to clean stains. Sometimes we really need to use a lot of elbow grease or let a wet rag soak on it for a while, but everything has eventually come off.
If you had said you'd burned sugar on it I'd be worried, but grease shouldn't damage it.
Another thing to try is going over the white haze with a cloth soaked in vinegar. If the haze is left over cleaner, the vinegar should remove it.
Good luck and post back.
Ours is even older than tinam61's - same advice from me - use a magic eraser. After that I follow up with a spray of window cleaner or vinegar/water and a microfiber cloth - it looks like new.
Don't feel bad. I've ruined my less than a year old stainless steel Viking cooktop. It has huge long scratches where I cleaned it with recommended cleaner, but apparently, there was some dried salt that did the scratching. I also have a brown spot where an overhanging aluminum pan had a reaction with the stainless steel. Oh yeah, and then there is the dent I made when I dropped my heavy stainless steel salt shaker on the lip. Thankfully, my husband hasn't noticed any of the imperfections. ;)
I've been cleaning mine successfully for several years using a microfiber cloth and Palmolive dish liquid. It takes a few times to rinse the soapy bubbles away but generally cleans w/o needing the ceramabrite or scrubby. Only get the razor out later for baked on spots.
The reason I do that is that my mother scrubbed the circles off hers in one year using a razor and the scrubby/ceramabrite every day! The haze sounds like something hard was under the scrubby and scratched it.
Ceramabryte - we've used that for 10 years on our GE black glass cooktop.
Here is a link that might be useful: CeramaBryte
To me it sounds like what you used to clean it and the grease from the burgers caused a light film to be left behind.
I would use a microfiber cloth w/water and wipe it many times to get rid of the grease, then I would dry it with a smooth microfiber cloth.
I bought the ecloths and they work great on my black glass top.
In 20 years and four cooktops, there is only ONE cleaner I found that worked well. I'd have to go look at home to see the name though. It's basically a black and white bottle and I use to have to go to appliance stores to buy it. I tried a lot of stuff off the shelf at the grocery store, and nothing else ever worked as good. BTW - the polish that came with my induction cooktop does not work near as well as that stuff, but Induction is so much easier to clean I rarely need anything stronger than dishwash soap.
My experince has been if you can "feel" then you don't have it all cleaned off.
I only use a dobbie scrub pad and the cleaner. And some times it would take over a half our of working to get every little bit off. I'd run my hand over the surface and any spot I could still feel any roughness, I'd go back over.
I never used a razor blade, was too scared I'd put in a scratch. I'd sometimes go a month before I'd do a good cleanning, and by then I'd have lots and lots of burned on ick and grease built up. And each and every time, I could clean it up so it looked brand new.
A few times I though I may have scrubbed off spots, but what I found is that there was still some burned on what ever in those spots covering up the lighter flecks. Once I got all the dirt off, the specks showed back up.
My stoves have all been of the Whirlpool persuasion, so I don't know if other manufacturers would react differently.
Thanks for all the replies...I've tried everything that you all have recommended...this is not residue from grease, there is nothing to scrape...I do use CeramaBryte...it appears to be damage to the glass itself. My husband and I restore Classic Cars for a living so we have tons of experience with caring for hard surfaces...glass included. It looks like the haze is underneath the black cooktop...hard to explain. I contacted Whirlpool and they said that it was a cosmetic problem and would not be covered under warranty. I contacted the store where we purchased and I'm waiting for a call back.
I would try posting on the Kitchen and forum and maybe the aplliance forum. The kitchen forum is very active so hopefully you will get some more help. I find it hard to believe that you could damage your cooktop using a recommended cleaning product, especially given your restoration background.
That is very annoying. I feel for you.
We got new kitchen appliances this summer-- all black. The reason I didn't get stainless was because of the scratching issue. In the first week, I noticed a scratch on the stove (not from me-- maybe it was the people who delivered it-- was scratched by the burner grate (dunno what it's called).
Same week, DH scratched the microwave by cleaning it with a paper towel. (We have tons of soft rags that he refuses to use most of the time.)
When I was having a baby, I was worried that people besides me would clean (ha, ha, what was I thinking) and scratch everything more.
I hope they work with you-- the cosmetic issue is important!
I have a Whirlpool smooth-top and it discolored leaving random spots after using it just a few times. My top is gray. I bought the extended warranty and even with that was told it was from my cookware being warped. So they said cosmetic - not covered. I really don't think it was my cookware, I think it was a defect in the smooth-top itself.
Ok...Sears is sending someone out on Monday...we'll see what they say. It can't be my cookware, because I use them every day on every burner...and now...all of a sudden my cookware ruined my glass cooktop...I don't think so. I am still trying to take pics. (newhomebuilder..I did use lowlight setting and it still looks weird). So frustrating!
If the haze is under the surface (or within the glass), and not caused by cleaning, then perhaps you could tell Whirlpool the glass was defective because it could not handle normal cooking. Frying hamburgers and having grease splat is NOT abusing the stove.
That's the best possible outcome you could hope for - Sears deserves a thumbs up on that one. I don't remember you mentioning the brand but now I assume it's a Kenmore since Sears is handling the replacement. Or would they do that with any mfg they sell?


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"Truth"Come sit 'round children,
for something of the upmost importance needs to be said here this hour.
He feeds upon our woe, our sorrow,
he sits at the end of our beds to grant us horrific dreams,
not of debauchery, but of the pain in our hearts.
But children, my children, know this-
You have been lied to.
Not with our herbs,
nor our dancing,
nor singing.
Not with our spells to brighten our mornings,
or our sweet prayers of goodness to our God and our Goddess.
No, children, for we do not brew, dance, sing, nor pray to ANY Devil.
We believe NOT in a "Devil."
The world if full of evil enough by itself,
and who chants to a God who shalt throw us in a pit of eternal fire if he deems it so?
Not us, children, not us.
And yet, the Devil remains in this house, but it was not us who allowed it within our circle.
We did not prick our fingers to milk them of our Blood to
sign any Devil's book.
The Devil came through the windows in our sleep when you chi
"All I Asked"I see my Angels pointing
at me
screamin' with a Banshee's howl so
singin' move outside or move along,
it was a trembling sound,
their cherub song,
and all I asked was that you wrap me in your arms
and make it okay,
and make me safe.
I see my Demons pointing
at me
crying out with harsh red eyes so
beckoning come along and live and Sin,
it was a trembling sound,
their tempting growls,
and all I asked was that you wrap me in your arms
and make it okay;
make me safe.
Oh, make me safe.
"You Don't Know"You don't know what I am thinkin',
but can you tell from all the drinkin'
and the blue rings under my eyes
that it should come as no surprise
that I'm dyin' a bit inside.
That I'm dyin' a bit inside.
I'm beggin' and bargainin',
but so far all I've got is tears to give,
and a life to live
and all the pain I can't take away
from this whole damn world,
but I've got these words,
I've got these words,
you can take it all away, Love,
but I've still got these words.
You don't know what I am feelin'
but inside I am bleeding
'cuz you yell at the blood on the outside
like it's not my own right in how I cry;
like it's not my right to die a bit inside,
to die a bit inside,
to run away and hide.
But I've got these words,
I've got these words,
you can take it all away, Love,
but I've still got these words. X3
And I'm pleading and I'm bleeding
and some part of me's decieving
myself into believing
that I could stand Myself this way.
That I could stand my Soul this way.
That I could stand my Mind this
"I'm A Little Mermaid"Mabye they're right
and mabye it's me,
and selfishly
I'm trying to save my own Soul,
and I know, I know, I know
that this is where I'm falling down so fast,
so slow.
Oh, I felt like this while reading
of the Sea Witch's decieving,
when the Little Mermaid held the dagger,
and walked into the room that still smelled of wedding pleasure,
roses in bloom,
and lovemaking, and
her tears shone like pearls under the moon,
and she jumped in to the sea,
she turned to foam.
And I still remember how my own tears
kept on stinging,
and then the Little Mermaid rose into the sky, and
once again was
And mabye they're right
and mabye it's me,
and I'm just a Little Mermaid trying so selfishly
to save my own Soul
before God takes it away to roam,
before it's gone;
before it's foam.
Strange White Walls
These lovingly white-painted walls in this home
have stories to tell,
have tales to be-moan.
And if they could speak they would scream just like you;
these white walls I've adored and yet dispised too.
They know all these secrets I keep locked inside
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Hi, i believe my great grand father made this cabinet. He lived in Philadelphia. Can anyone tell me anything about it, like style, time period, value, etc?
I think the style is Frence Provincial.and does not appear to be of the era you suggest.
When did your great-grandfather live?
And do you have any reason to believe he was a furniture maker.
On this one, I agree with Texas Redhead ... you have a vintage French Provincial china cabinet and buffet. Probably late 1950s through 1970s, and very probably made in a factory.
Have you examined it for maker's marks?
I'm gonna say those two pieces do not go together . The top is much to small for the bottom . The bottom was the server and the top would have a bottom that was more proportionate to the it. The top section with the appropriate bottom , would create a "china/buffet "
It looks to be a " standard " factory made piece . Not sure it's as old as you think or family made .
Thanks all! He was a furniture maker in Philadelphia, born 1893, but he did not make this piece. I asked some other family who confirmed that lol. I also found a stamp on the back that said White Furn Co 600 689
Guess they were a SC company that did a lot of this stuff. Sorry to waste your time but i wasn't given correct information the first time around from family.
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Syria has accused Turkey of turning a blind eye to the systematic looting of the country's cultural heritage. Illicit digging at archaeological sites is "fierce", antiquities stores have been raided by armed gangs, and foreigners, from Turkey in particular, are smuggling hundreds of objects across its borders, Syria claims.
The Syrian department in charge of antiquities and museums has published a report documenting the destruction of its heritage. The looting goes far beyond opportunistic theft. Last October, for example, in Hergla in northern Syria, around 100 armed men targeted a store of finds from sites in Raqqa province. Hundreds of artefacts, including mosaics and pottery, were stolen. At the time, Raqqa was held by jihadists who were disowned even by some al-Qaeda fighters.Lack of co-operationSyria has recovered some artefacts that were smuggled across its western border with Lebanon. But the 900km-long border to the north with Turkey is more problematic, a situation exacerbated by the mutual antipathy between Ankara and Bashar al-Assad's regime. "The Turkish government has shown no interest in controlling its borders or co-operating to restitute what was taken away," says the antiquities department's website.Turkey's Cultural Heritage and Museums General Management directorate would not answer specific questions about seized artefacts or comment on the Syrian complaint about a lack of co-operation. Instead, it issued a statement that says: "The necessary checks and controls are taken at the [Turkish] border at all times." It also says that artefacts seized in Turkey are put on an official register and "will be returned to the country of origin in accordance with the laws of Turkey and international laws".The Syrian report says that Lebanon is co-operating. Last August, Lebanon returned 18 mosaics—one of which depicts scenes from Homer's Odyssey—that were seized by Lebanese customs in October 2012. In Idlib, in north-western Syria, looters are stealing from archaeological sites "in an orderly fashion", the local community has told the department. "Antiquities dealers and smugglers, Syrians and non-Syrians, Turkish in particular, are in the region," the report says. Lebanese antiquities dealers are said to be active in Damascus. In the ancient city of Dura-Europos, the report says, "almost 300 people are excavating intensively", and an estimated 80% of the site known as the "Pompeii of the Syrian desert" has been affected. The report says that "fierce" activity began there after a gold bracelet was found in September. Cheikhmous Ali, a Syrian archaeologist based in France, says that he is saddened but not surprised. "It is easy to hide small objects [going] through the checkpoints to Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan and Iraq," he says. "The authorities in these countries struggle against the Mafia and the trafficking of antiquities." Ali says that he was in Mardin, a Turkish city near the Syrian border, last month and saw hundreds of objects being seized by the Turkish police from Syrian and Turkish looters. The police force in Mardin says in a statement that it has seized 335 ancient objects.Francesco Bandarin, Unesco's assistant director-general for culture, said last month that "a very, very small amount of what has been pillaged" has been intercepted. He announced in New York that Unesco will use €2.5m from the European Union to help neighbouring countries tackle the trafficking of looted antiquities. Those who are smuggling Syrian antiquities into neighbouring countries are probably using the same routes as the arms and drugs trade. No one knows for certain the objects' final destinations. Emma Cunliffe, a postgraduate associate from Durham University who has been monitoring Syria, says: "The chances are that it will be decades before we know what happens to these looted works." She says there appears to be a growing interest in these types of antiquities in the Gulf states. Mamoun Fansa, a Syrian-born, Berlin-based archaeologist and the author of a book about the destruction of Aleppo's heritage, says he has heard that a mosaic from the museum in Hamma, central Syria, has been spotted in the Gulf. The Italian archaeologist Paolo Matthiae, who has worked in Syria since the 1960s and is part of an international campaign that launched in Rome last month, says: "Organised groups of diggers have been reported in sites throughout the Euphrates Valley." The looted objects can end up anywhere on the international market, he says. "Collectors have to be very careful in checking provenance papers, which are often skilfully forged."Additional reporting by Ermanno Rivetti
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A movie that was partly filmed in the Los Banos and Dos Palos areas is set to premiere at Pacheco High School.
"Return to Nowhere" will be shown at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21 in Pacheco High's performing arts building, 900 Ward Road.
Local cinematographer Ferguson Sauve-Rogan, is the feature film's director. "Return to Nowhere" is described as a timeless coming-of-age story where the prodigal son returns home.
According to the film's website, Miles leaves small-town life in Los Banos immediately after high school. Nine years later, he returns to attend his father's funeral and finds the family farm in shambles, his childhood friend trapped in an abusive relationship and the memory of his father haunting him. Feeling a sense of responsibility for abandoning his past, Miles must get over his animosity toward the town if he wants to make a difference. Meanwhile, his corporate job depends on his immediate return to Seattle. Sauve-Rogan is a 2006 Los Banos High School graduate.
Pacheco High School Junior-class student Henry Flores, 16, said he is looking forward to seeing the film. Flores was in the ninth-grade when he played an extra in the film. He is involved in theater production at Pacheco High School and promotes the film.
"Well, I actually heard about (the film) from my drama teacher, Gary Bettencourt, who plays the priest at the funeral in the film," Flores said. "He asked a group of us to be in the film as extras. So a couple of my friends, as well as myself, are briefly in the film."
Flores is Pacheco High's drama club president and feels inspired by Sauve-Rogan's film.
"I am most excited about seeing all the locations from my hometown which were used as the backdrop for the film," he said, "and to see the amazing film that Ferguson has made. He's a great talent."
Scenes in the film show a number of Los Banos locations, including a scene shot inside Eddies Famous Café. Flores believes the film will help open the eyes of some in Los Banos to their artistic potential.
"It inspires many people who love the entertainment industry, like myself, that they can be successful even in a small town like this one if they are determined and have a desire for the art form," he said.
Sauve-Rogan was a student of theater instructor Bettencourt, who worked at Los Banos High at the time. Bettencourt said the Pacheco Thespian Society decided to sponsor the premiere because many students were involved as extras in the film and helped behind the scenes.
"The film premiere will mean a lot to our students in the district as an example of what local students can do," Bettencourt said. "It's easy to tell students that they can accomplish this type of project, but it really hits home when a recent graduate has accomplished it. It makes it much more attainable. Pacheco's Digital Media department is planning to release its own film in May."
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Fixing a dismal pitch in Nelspruit and boosting attendance numbers are top priorities for organisers of the African Nations Cup in South Africa as the tournament enters the knock-out stages, officials said on Friday.Players and coaches have been outraged at the state of the sand-covered pitch at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit, which looks more suited to beach volleyball than international football.Organisers were forced to spread sand over the turf to contain algae, which emerged after unusually heavy rains soaked the pitch and began eating the grass, said Mvuzo Mbebe, head of the local organising committee.
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DOWNLOADABLE E-BOOKS! Get your Log in and Password in the library.
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The mission of the Cathlamet Public Library is to inspire lifelong learning, promote literacy, and improve the quality of life in Wahkiakum County.
Library Board meeting coming up Thursday, March 5th at 12:45pm in the library. The public is welcome to attend.
What event will be happening Thursday, March 5?
Who's BIRTHDAY to celebrate when you arrive?
At 4:00pm sharp, there's a party, (with juice)
For the children's book author we love: Dr. Seuss!
Why we can have fun reading great books that rhyme,
Then make crafts, and enjoy a fantabulous time!
So join our public library's
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brothers, or sisters,
or friend.
Cathlamet Public Library patrons enjoyed the poetry reading by the Washington State Poet Laureate, Elizabeth Austen!
The Cathlamet Public Library and Cathlamet Community Center's
new PRESCHOOL STORY and CRAFT TIME
Thursdays at 4:00 pm
Librarian Carol Blix, has announced that the Cathlamet Public Library is shifting their Preschool Story Time to 4:00pm Thursdays, and in conjunction with the Cathlamet Community Center, providing a story-related craft downstairs immediately following the story.
"Ginger Hake, of the Community Center, offered the use of that space for a story time craft, which is larger and more flexible than the library's children's area." she explained.
Parents need to accompany their children, toddler to kindergarten-aged, to the Community Center to help them with the crafts, or to send a responsible family member to assist with projects that may involve cutting and gluing.
"It is so important for children to hear variety in the vocabulary of spoken language to promote learning. Pictures also provide that great link for them to connect new words with their meanings."
"Story time also familiarizes kids with notable children's authors and illustrators, and increases a child's listening skills, while craft time helps them to develop fine motor skills and explore creativity."
Preschooler's parents are urged to bring their youngsters to story and craft time regularly to foster a love of books and reading that will last a lifetime.
IT Academy Computer Training
Local residents needing to learn new information technology skills for their current job, a new career or just wanting to add some skills for personal enrichment can do so through Cathlamet Public Library thanks to a partnership between the Washington State Library and Microsoft.
Microsoft's IT Academy program offers free training to participating Washington residents to help prepare them for jobs and careers in a global economy that is becoming more tech-dependent.
Cathlamet Public Library patrons will be able to access 250 courses offered on three basic levels: digital literacy, for those who need basic skills such as using a mouse or sending emails; e-learning courses that support Microsoft Office suites; and courses leading to professional technology certifications. Certification is available but at cost to the participant.
Many Washington public libraries launched IT Academy in October of 2013, but the Cathlamet library postponed starting IT Academy until the remodel was finished and new computers and fiber optic Internet were available.
Librarian Carol Blix invites patrons to come and sign up for IT Academy, which can also be accessed on home computers that have the necessary software installed.


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David Keplinger (author page at Amazon) is the author of three collections of poetry, most recently The Prayers of Others (New Issues, 2006), which won the Colorado Book Award, and The Clearing (New Issues, 2005). His first collection, The Rose Inside (Truman University Press, 1999), won the T.S. Eliot Prize. He teaches at American University, where he is currently at work on a book about creative writing pedagogy, and has also co-translated Carsten Rene Nielsen's World Cut Out with Crooked Scissors (New Issues, 2007).
AGNI has published the following work by David Keplinger:
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|•Towards a Cultural Geography
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|•The Heart by Carsten Rene Nielson (translated with the author)


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NEW YORK (AP) - Rick Nash scored the winning goal with 1:42 left, on New York's third shot of the third period, and the Rangers clinched home-ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs with a 2-1 victory over the NHL-worst Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night.
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Jim Johnson struggled again. The Oakland Athletics picked up their new closer with a strong finish.
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ANAHEIM (AP) - Patrick Maroon scored two goals, John Gibson made 36 saves in his second NHL start, and the Anaheim Ducks clinched their second straight Pacific Division title with a 5-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night.
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NEW YORK (AP) - Now that they're no longer receiving awards, Mariano Rivera and Trevor Hoffman are getting their names on some.
BALTIMORE (AP) - Nelson Cruz was branded a cheater and punished accordingly. As he waited to be introduced on his first opening day in Baltimore, the former All-Star wondered how Orioles fans would react in the aftermath of the 50-game suspension he received last year for using performance-enhancing drugs.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Tim Hudson walked to the dugout after an impressive eight-inning performance in his Giants home debut and hardly realized 42,000 people were celebrating him with a roaring ovation.
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ST. LOUIS (AP) - Alex Ovechkin became the 11th player in NHL history to score 50 or more goals in a season five times, and the Washington Capitals kept their slim playoff hopes alive by beating the slumping St. Louis Blues 4-1 on Tuesday night.
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) - Adam Scott is relishing every part of being Masters champion.
CHULA VISTA, Calif. (AP) - Abby Wambach quickly dismissed any notion that players on the U.S. women's soccer team were behind the surprise firing of coach Tom Sermanni.
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Neymar's two-goal performance to help knock Atletico Madrid out of the Copa del Rey showed why Barcelona spared no expense to win the bidding war for the young Brazilian striker.
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Andy Murray has reached the Australian Open final for the fourth time, beating Tomas Berdych in a tension-filled semifinal to earn one more shot at a long elusive title.
PHOENIX (AP) - Richard Sherman has contingency plans in place should his girlfriend give birth to their first child - a son - before Sunday's Super Bowl against New England.
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Water-repellent treatment Water-repellent treatment of leather Purpose Increasing the interfacial tension between leather fibres and water and thus reducing or almost completely eliminating the wettability with water by depositing water-repellents in the leather substance. Hydrophobic = water-repellent Oleophobic = oil- and dirt-repellent The main water-repellents (general) Chemical substances Mode of action Water-insoluble fats, resins, Deposition, clogging the interfibrillar waxes, polymers, etc. spaces. Mainly statical action. Chrome fatty acid complexes, Fixation of the water-repellent perfluorinated chrome fatty acid complex to the fibre. complexes, chrome and aluminium Increasing the surface tension alkylphosphates, etc. against water. Compounds with free carboxylic Formation of a water-repellent groups and complexing emulsi- complex on the fibre. fiers, e. g. fatty acids and esters, Increasing the surface tension soaps, dicarboxylic acids, esters against water. of phosphoric acid, polymeric fatty acids, imido acetic acid derivatives. Polysiloxanes, carbon fluoride Surrounding the fibre with a resins, etc. water-repellent film. Increasing the surface tension against water. Hydrophilic emulsifiers of the Clogging the interfibrillar spaces water-in-oil type, e. g., alkylated by water absorption and and alkylized derivatives of formation of emulsion and succinic acid, derivates of citric swelling. acid, esters of fatty acids of polyvalent alcohols, hydroxy- ethylated fatty acids or alcohols. Nitrogen-containing compounds, Blocking the phenolic groups e. g., pyridinium chloride derivatives, of tanning agents. Increasing the alkylene derivatives, isocyanates. surface tension against water. 147 Water-repellent treatment BASF water-repellents All BASF water-repellents mentioned below are light fast and heat resis- tant. They do not contain organic solvents or organic halogen com- pounds, and so do not make any contribution to the AOX content of the waste water. The water-repellent effect can be generally improved by fixation with metal salts. Densodrin CD Anionic water repellent for leathers that are expected to fulfil the highest standards of water resistance. Appropriate for leathers tested by the Maeser method. Contains silicone. Densodrin EN Anionic water repellent with high fastness for leathers with a medium degree of water resistance. Appropriate for leathers tested by the Bally Penetrometer method. Densodrin ENS Anionic water repellent with high fastness for leathers with a moderate to high degree of water resistance. Appropriate for leathers tested by the Bally Penetrometer method. Contains silicone. Densodrin OF Anionic, silicone-based water-repellent additive. Applied in aqueous float with Densodrin CD, Densodrin EN or Densodrin ENS. Enhances the water resistance and softness of the leather and gives a smooth, silky handle. Can also be applied as a handle modifier in finishing. 148 Water-repellent treatment Densodrin PS Silicone containing polymer emulsion. It forms the basis of a new water-repellent system which has been specially developed to make it easier to produce stiff, water-resistant leather. Used in combination with other water-repellents e. g. Densodrin CD, Densodrin EN or Densodrin ENS. Appropriate for leathers tested by the Maeser method. Densodrin S Anionic, silicone-based water-repellent additive. Applied in an aqueous float with Densodrin CD, Densodrin EN or Densodrin ENS as the main water repellent. Densodrin SI Additive which contains silicone. Used to enhance the water resistance of leather, especially in combination with other products from the Densodrin range. Densodrin SI can also be applied to crust or finished leather in order to obtain a silky handle and to improve softness. Densotan A Novel type of polymer with a neutralizing and retanning action. Very effective for producing water-resistant leather. Boosts the penetration of water-repellents, speeds up the process, prevents drawn grain and enhances the levelling and penetration of dyes. Stabilizer for water-repellents and fatliquors. Used in neutralization and/or in small amounts together with the water-repellent. 149
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Smartphone users bummed that they have to power their devices with an electrical cord should be charged up about a report that forecasts a surge in the use of wireless charging systems.
Market research firm IHS Technology predicts that global revenue from wireless charging technology will rise by nearly a factor of 40 by 2018. It sees sales rising from $216 million in 2013 to $785 million this year, and soaring to $8.5 billion in 2018.
The market will be fueled by the rising availability of products and a partial resolution of standards conflicts, IHS analyst Ryan Sanderson said in a statement.
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"Makers of smartphones and tablets increasingly are integrating wireless power functionality directly into their products," Sanderson said. "Meanwhile, conflicts over standards are being resolved, removing a major barrier to widespread adoption. For consumers, this means easier charging of their mobile devices and the elimination of pesky power cables."
Several major handset makers began integrating wireless charging capabilities into their products last year. They include Nokia (NOK) with its Lumia smartphones and Google (GOOG) with its Nexus 4 and 5 smartphones and Nexus 7 tablet. Samsung's Galaxy S3 and S4 smartphones support wireless charging via a replacement battery cover that users can buy separately.
This month, two of the main industry groups — the Alliance for Wireless Power and the Power Matters Alliance — agreed to partner, clearing an obstacle to adoption of the technology. This still leaves incompatibility with the specification from the remaining alliance, the Wireless Power Consortium, Sanderson said.
Tech companies likely to benefit from the market's growth include makers of integrated circuits for wireless charging receivers and transmitters. Texas Instruments (TXN) and Integrated Device Technology (IDTI) are leaders in the sector, Sanderson told IBD.
Wireless charging solutions let people charge their devices by placing them on a power mat or pillow. Intel (INTC) demonstrated a wireless charging bowl at the Consumer Electronics Show in January.
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VFXWorld begins its new excerpt series from Will Cunninghams book, The Magic of Houdini.
This is the first of a new series of excerpts from the Thomson Course Technology book The Magic of Houdini by Will Cunningham. In the next few months VFXWorld readers will learn the basics of the dominant tool that has been used in the creation of some of the most awe-inspiring animation and cinematic effects ever made.
Why This Book Was Written
Because it was sorely needed! This project swirled and coalesced from the origins of several years spent teaching and never having exactly the material I wanted to use for instruction. It grew from meager, isolated exercises into a cohesive, comprehensive whole that should serve well in getting essential information to a beginner and also giving more knowledgeable users a resource for studying areas new to them. Houdini is a vast package of immense capabilities. Hopefully, this book will help you through some areas you have yet to explore and give additional insight in areas you are already familiar with.
Basically, this book is the compilation of almost everything I wish I had when I was trying to scale the peaks of a package with a steep learning curve and few resources to get you going. In addition, it takes a few steps beyond that and introduces topics like VOPs and DOPs, which are areas where even the most seasoned professionals can often use more practice. They may sound strange, but VOPs and DOPs are just acronyms for various contexts within Houdini. VOPs means VEX Operators and DOPs means Dynamics Operators. As you progress through the book, you will get familiar with these and a number of other contexts.
History of Computer Animation at a Blink
Somewhere and some time in the volumetrically foggy past, you must have been dazzled by the artistry of this medium. Most everyone in this industry can trace his or her enthusiasm back to some seminal moment in days gone by where the magic of the movie moment was enthralling and lasting. The past few decades have introduced and cemented the use of computer graphics across the visual medium. What was once limited to research and graduate projects has spread to become fully integrated in the fields of television, research visualization, art, print media, video games, the Internet and, of course, feature films. Movies like Tron (1982) and The Last Starfighter (1984) were among the first to beautifully integrate computer animation with live-action on the big screen.
As the technology progressed, more and more films began to incorporate the new medium in order to enrich an environment, create an entirely imaginary one, add effects that were too costly, dangerous, or impractical to perform in real life and more. Then The Abyss (1989) entered the stage and indelibly made 3D animation a part of the production process. The stunning effects achieved by Industrial Light & Magic in this film brought those beautiful pseudopods and for the first time showed that a totally fabricated 3D character could evoke and embody emotion. Since that time, we have been the fortunate viewers to a maturing process that continues to hold me in thrall.
History of Houdini at a Glance
Having been a Houdini intern in days gone by for Side Effects, Ive met most of the folks who work there and they are all very cordial and civilized. I nevertheless continue to believe that all the programmers, at least, live in a dark cave somewhere outside of Toronto and do nothing but work to improve the software. During the various company gatherings and my chances to meet the Canadian contingent of employees, I was continually impressed that the long years of isolated living in near lightless conditions hadnt made any of them socially inept or unduly increased the size of their eyes and pupils.
It is rare to encounter a company that is among the top competitors in its field and yet also maintains a very friendly and informal air. This attitude prevails throughout the Houdini community as well and is part of what makes it such a great package to use.
PRISMS and then Houdini have been used in some of the most innovative films ever created, including What Dreams May Come, The Matrix, Titanic, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe and more. It is a good bet that if you go to the theatre and see something that blows your mind, Houdini had a hand in it. In 1998 Side Effects received a technical achievement award from The Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences for the procedural modeling and animation components of PRISMS, (which were passed along and continue to be refined in Houdini). In 2002, the Apprentice edition was released and so finally the masses had legal access to the software for learning and tinkering. This free learning version has almost all the functionality of the complete Master version and so is a great way to learn the package and you dont have to worry about the FBI coming to your house inquiring about what youve downloaded recently! In 2003, The Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences awarded numerous folk at Side Effects the Academy plaque in honor of their contribution to the movie making process. In 2005, Side Effects finally incorporated an integrated Rigid Body Dynamics and Soft Body Dynamics context in the package, much to the profound happiness of its users!
Check out www.sidefx.com/company/history/index.html for more information about Houdinis history and its innovations in the industry. As they say, its always good to know your roots.
Houdinis Procedural Paradigm
As I have now mentioned proceduralism several times, its a good time to explain it in detail. Its one of the fundamental features and advantages of the Houdini package.
One of the defining aspects of the Houdini workflow centers on its procedural paradigm. Well, that certainly sounds impressive; but, what does it actually mean and why is it beneficial? Simply put, Houdini is designed so that every operation is a self-contained black box (or node) of utility. The term black box is used to describe a situation in which you dont necessarily need to know exactly how something is happening inside the box so long as you understand what is happening to its inputs and outputs. For example, I might not really know how a Copy PolyBevel operation does what it does, but I do know that if I feed star geometry into one input and sphere geometry into the other input, it ends up doing something very useful. Figure 1shows the result of this simple network. Figure 2 shows the network of nodes used to create the field of stars. In the example, the flow of information is from top to bottom and the lines between the nodes indicate the connection between nodes, and so how the data is flowing. So, data from the circle node to the group_points_to_pull node to the xform_make_star node and finally into the left input of the copy_data_to_sphere node. The sphere_template node feeds data into the right input of the copy_data_to_sphere node. Basically, the star geometry feeds into the left input of the final node and the sphere geometry feeds into the right input of the final node.
Each of these nodes takes one or more inputs, acts upon them in some way, and then passes the result as the final output or to the next node in the line. Inherently, this approach lends itself to the creative approach of problem-solving because the user has the freedom to add, delete, or modify an operation at any stage in the process in order to see how it affects the end result. Replacing the star geometry with a teapot, the network automatically updates itself and you get the image in Figure 3. Figure 4 shows the modified network of nodes used to create the new image.
Webster defines procedure as a series of steps followed in a regular definite order. This is partly reflective of Houdinis usage of procedural in that projects, grand and small, are all built upon a series of steps as described. However, the Webster lexicon is partly not reflective of the Houdini usage in that the user is not restricted to a regular definite order. One of the great liberties of this package is that there are many paths available to reach a single objective. It is simply up to the experience, ability and artistry of the user to determine which path is the most efficient, extensible and aesthetically pleasing for the project at hand.
My Perspective
Alas, you encounter the unabashed opinions of the author! Over the past several years, I have studied a number of 3D packages and found them all to be reasonably capable; however, in Houdini, I found creative freedom. Strap on your tissue holsters, I am talking feelings here. From the beginning and continuing to this day, I have always felt that Houdini offers the tools to fit my mindset and creative approach instead of forcing my approach into the confines of the tools.
I am also fascinated with the way in which Houdini seems to stimulate both the creative and analytical aspects of my mind. The art at the beginning of this chapter juxtaposes these two approaches with the torii gate being a stylized and creative symbol interacting with the mechanical and interlocking gears. When in harmony, these two aspects of the mind and approaches can produce powerful and pleasing results. You can easily see an example of this in the interface when comparing the Viewer pane (as shown in Figures 1 and 3) and the Network Editor pane (as shown in Figures 2 and 4). Each pane essentially represents the same information. However, the Viewer expresses this in a way that appeals to the visual, spatial, creative right brain, whereas the Network Editor shows causal relationships, orders of flow and details that appeal to the analytical left brain.
This sort of symbiotic relationship pervades the program and provides continuous opportunities to focus the whole of the brain on the task at hand.
Initially, I looked upon the vast and darkened landscape of this packages methodology with excitement and more than a little trepidation. As we all know, out under the moon surrounded by dimmed sky, the strangest things can and likely will happen. Today, I can still see quite a number of unexplored peaks in the distance. And I happily look forward to encountering each of them knowing that a solid grasp on the basics will capably take me into whatever adventures lay ahead. I hope you can find the same enjoyment on your own quest in this ever-expanding electronic multiverse.
So, please proceed with eager intention and bold demeanor! Yeehaa!
Find out more about how to apply each of Houdinis features to your projects as you take on modeling, character animation, particle effects animation, dynamic simulation animation, shading, digital asset creation and rendering. The Magic of Houdini by Will Cunninham. Boston, MA: Thomson Course Technology, 2006. 355 pages with illustrations. ISBN: 1-59863-082-2 ($49.95). Check back to VFXWorld frequently to read new excerpts.
Will Cunningham began his trek by studying both traditional art subjects and 3D computer software at the Academy of Entertainment and Technology. After his studies, he was hired as a Houdini technical intern by Side Effects, the developers of the Houdini software package. Eager to create effects for the big screen, he then jumped into production with BlackBox Digital on the feature, The Prince and Me. Shortly thereafter, he also began teaching Introduction to Houdini at the Academy and has since taught both the introductory and intermediate Houdini courses. In the fall of 2004, he was awarded a fellowship grant by Santa Monica College to support his efforts in creating this book. Over the years, Will has worked for a number of production studios on a variety of projects, including The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Open Season and Ghost Rider. Currently, he is enjoying effects challenges and learning opportunities at Sony Pictures Imageworks.


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All you can do is read the article and decide whether the writer was accurate or not. Apparently, without even finding quotes in proper context from the "accused", you've made your decision. That might be a good thing. It could keep you off jury duty.


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Shared cooldowns-how much is too much?
Skills like Emergency Power to Shields in their various upgrades can be used more than one to a ship as the global cooldown will end before the skill timer ends, correct?
So... How many can you have before it's too many and pointess?
I'm especially interested in EPtS but also I heard the same was true for the teams. Engineering team and Science team share a cooldown right?
So what's the max teams you can have, and what's the max EPtSs can you have?
I'm trying to format a Star Cruiser.
Nobody has figured this out? How many teams can you be using and how many emergency powers can you run before it's needless.
Most people dont like the global cool down and we have been asking cryptic to narrow it down a bit like all beam weapons sharing the same cooldown but not effecting anything other than beam weapons. People have been buzzing cryptic about this sense OB maybe they are working on a fix maybe they aren't. We just dont know cuz cryptic just hasn't been very open with people about patches and fixes as of late.
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