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EP0972625 | 2000-01-19 | Apparatus for manufacturing a plastic skin cover for a vehicle equipment part | ||
JP59159309 | September, 1984 | METHOD FOR FORMING MULTI-COLOR SKIN MEMBER | ||
JP59192524 | October, 1984 | MANUFACTURE OF SYNTHETIC RESIN SKIN BODY | ||
JP60208210 | October, 1985 | PREPARATION OF SKIN BODY MADE OF MULTICOLOR SYNTHETIC RESIN | ||
JP03055219 | March, 1991 | MANUFACTURE OF MULTICOLOR SKIN | ||
JP10095250 | April, 1998 | MANUFACTURE OF INSTRUMENT PANEL OUTER SKIN INTEGRALLY HAVING AIR BAG DOOR PART | ||
JP11348057 | December, 1999 | FORMING METHOD OF MULTICOLOR SKIN | ||
This application is the National Stage of PCT/EP2008/053284 filed on Mar. 19, 2008, which claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 of German Application No. 10 2007 013 449.7 filed on Mar. 21, 2007 and PCT/EP2008/050413 filed on Jan. 16, 2008. The international application under PCT article 21(2) was not published in English.
The invention relates to a process and an apparatus for the production of molded plastics skins, in particular for motor-vehicle-interior parts e.g. dashboards and door cladding, where the molded plastics skins are constructed by successive repeated continuous fusion of a plurality of plastics materials of different properties at surface regions of a heated mold.
There are known processes of this type for the production of molded plastics skins by successive fusion of a plurality of plastics powders in the production of dual-color molded plastics skins, very generally using masks for the covering of individual regions.
EP 0 972 625 A1 describes in this connection a device, namely a mold for the production of dual-color molded plastics skins for motor-vehicle parts, i.e. in essence dashboards, door cladding, etc. The production process applied here for the production of sinter foils/slush skins is rotational sintering in which there is a plastics powder in the rotating mold and this fuses onto appropriately heated parts of the wall of the mold.
The device revealed here has two different lower parts of the molding boxes. The lower parts of the molding boxes, which also respectively comprise the powder bed, have been releaseably arranged with respect to the single upper molding box, onto which the plastics powder fuses. For the production of dual-color molded plastics skins, the first lower molding box then has a hollow rounded protruding element, protruding into the interior, and covering parts of the upper mold box—in the manner of a mask.
In a first operation, rotation sintering is used to fuse a powder of a first color, and those regions of the upper molding box which are situated under the hollow rounded covering element are not impacted here and therefore remain free from powder.
Prior to a second operation, the first lower molding box is replaced by a second lower molding box, which comprises a powder of another color and has no covering elements. During the rotational sintering process subsequently repeated, the powder with the new color fuses on the previously uncovered region of the upper molding box and on the reverse side of the existing molded skin. After cooling and removal of the molded skin from the mold, a dual-color molded plastics skin is obtained on the future external side facing toward the mold.
To this end, during the first operating step, the hollow rounded covering element protruding into the interior and associated with the lower molding box has to be carefully sealed with respect to the upper molding box, in order that no sinter powder of the first color passes into the covered region. For this purpose, the edges of the hollow rounded protruding element have sealing elements which have been designed to be elastic and/or hollow; pressure or elastic media can, if appropriate, be applied to the interior of these.
Disadvantageous here are the high operating cost which is required for the changeover of the lower molding boxes and which arises through the need to use covering elements/masks, and also the difficulty in achieving sealing of the mask, i.e. sealing between the edges of the hollow rounded covering element protruding into the interior and associated with the lower molding box and the inner side of the upper molding box. Leaks and uneven seating, which can blur boundaries between the colors here, are caused by thermal expansion, and by varying pressure conditions which affect the seals and which result from complicated internal shapes of the upper molding box.
A similar situation applies with the powder sintering process disclosed by WO 2004/082917, with a plurality of powder-application steps. Essential to the invention in the case of this process is the use of a mask and, located on the mask, an inflatable seal which is laterally in contact with and between delimiting fillets, with inflation automatically providing firm clamping of the mask. A first powder-application step is thus first carried out, while the mask is in a clamped position, and then the mask is removed, and powder sintering is again carried out. Even if the powder boxes required for this purpose can per se be of simpler structure, the handling of a plurality of heavy boxes with different types of powder has to be considered rather disadvantageous for mass production.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,234,653 describes a process for the production of multicolor molded plastics skins by sintering, using a plastics powder in a mold divided by separating walls and fusing the powder on appropriately heated parts of the wall of the mold. The separating walls are fixed here by way of pressure systems within the separating walls. By virtue of the pressure system, the separating walls are braced between a lower and upper mold with the aid of sealing profiles, thus providing reliable sealing during the respective sintering procedures using different color powders.
Here again, a disadvantage is that relatively complicated fixing of the separating walls has to be undertaken, and a high pressure force is also required for the pressure systems.
DE 694 28 377 T2 discloses a process and an apparatus for the conduct of a spray molding process for a dual-color process in which, in the upper region, a mask is placed onto a fillet which delimits certain regions of a spray mold and isolates them from the remaining regions of the surface. The edges of the mask here project toward the spray side to some extent. The elastomeric spray material is then sprayed onto one side of the upstanding edge. The mask is then removed, and spraying is used to apply another elastomeric material, for example one of another color. On the basis of the materials described in the examples of the invention, the disclosure comprises a process for the spraying of liquid components. However, spray processes using a plurality of different liquid materials are difficult to operate in industrial mass production processes, simply because of the amounts of solvent required.
"Patent Abstracts of Japan" discloses, with publication number 1 134 8057, a Japanese publication which discloses a combined spray and sintering process, which likewise uses masks to cover individual regions of a mold and applies a first plastics powder in a first sub-region of the mold by spraying, and then removes the mask. The second plastics powder is then applied by sintering in a further operating step onto those regions of the mold that have not yet been coated, and onto those regions previously coated with the first powder. Here again, a disadvantage is that the handling of the masks is relatively complicated.
The invention was therefore based on the object of providing a process and an apparatus for the production of molded plastics skins, composed of regions of different plastics, reliably providing a molded plastics skin of high quality and capable of reliably adjusting the properties and the perceived quality/feel of the molded plastics skin to the intended application over a wide range via the selection of the materials and steps of the process.
A further object consisted in providing a material for molded plastics skins which is particularly suitable for reliable non-splintering fracture during operation of an airbag.
Said object is achieved via the features of the main claim. Advantageous embodiments are given in the dependent claims. An apparatus of the invention is also disclosed, for conducting the process.
In the process,
Surprisingly, it has been found that the essential properties of a molded plastics skin in relation to perceived surface quality, shape, color, and surface tension, and feel can be adjusted in a precise and targeted manner by using an outer layer which is only very thin, produced according to the invention, in combination with a backing or supportive layer situated thereunder. Furthermore, use of the differently formulated materials, combined with one another in the manner of the invention, reliably avoids splintering or escape of particles when the molded plastics skin is fractured by deployment of an airbag.
In one advantageous embodiment of the process, the second plastics material applied is a plastics powder, or is a liquid plastic, or is a plastisol, which is applied by a spray process. This provides advantages in handling and facilitates application and the adjustment of the properties.
In another advantageous embodiment of the process, the second plastics material applied is applied in the form of a single web to the reverse side of the first layer. This permits precise definition of the area active during fracture of the airbag. The same advantages are achieved via alternative process embodiments, for example where the second plastics material applied is applied in a plurality of webs to the reverse side of the first layer, the second plastics material applied is applied in sheet form, in a particular region, to the reverse side of the first layer, the second plastics material is applied to the reverse side of the first layer in regions which have been isolated with the aid of fillets from the remaining regions of the reverse side, or, during the application of the second plastics material to the reverse side of the first layer, the regions not to be coated with the second plastics material have been covered with the aid of masks or covering elements.
In another advantageous embodiment of the process, the second plastics material applied is applied to the entire reverse surface of the first layer. It is then possible to select any desired location for the airbag at a subsequent stage.
In another advantageous embodiment of the process, the layer thickness applied of the first plastics powder, applied by means of rotational sintering to the mold, is from 500 to 1500 μm, and the layer thickness applied of the second plastics material, applied by spraying to the first layer, is from 150 to 750 μm.
An advantage of this type of embodiment of the process of the invention, in the conduct of the process, is that the layer thicknesses of the individual plastics materials can be designed with high precision. The spray process with this layer thickness moreover requires no great machinery cost beyond that for a correspondingly equipped and, if appropriate, robot-controlled spray equipment/spray gun, and this process can, given the absence of heavy moving machinery parts, achieve high cycle times in mass production.
The second plastics powder applied to the mold is advantageously composed of a thermoplastic material to which a filler has been admixed. This likewise serves for precision-targeted adaptation of perceived surface quality, shape, color, and surface tension, and feel. The same applies to another advantageous embodiment, in which the second plastics powder applied to the mold is composed of a thermoplastic material with a grain size of from 30 to 300 μm, to which glass fibers or natural fibers have been admixed.
In another advantageous embodiment, the Shore hardness of the finished molded plastics skin is from 60 (Shore A) to 45 (Shore D). This gives a particularly attractive feel to the molded plastics skin, and also an opportunity to influence the mechanical properties/strength properties of the molded skin.
In another advantageous embodiment, the second plastics powder applied to the mold is composed of recycling material. This permits reuse of excess plastics offcuts from preceding manufacturing operations, or of returns of used plastics material.
In another advantageous embodiment, there are fillets protruding on the surface of the mold, and these separate the surface regions provided with plastics powders of different properties, and at least one of the surface regions delimited by the fillets here is provided, during fusion of a first plastics powder, with a covering element or mask which has a seal in its edge areas and is in contact with the fillets; the covering element or mask here is removed from the surface of the mold prior to application of the second plastics powder. By using this type of process it is possible to achieve targeted control of individual regions of the molded plastics skin.
In another advantageous embodiment, the plastics powders have, as different property, a different color. This then permits, in a simple manner and with the advantages described, the production of dashboards, for example, whose upper part facing toward the windshield is designed with a color and pigment density that eliminate problematic reflected sunlight.
In another advantageous embodiment, the plastics powders have, as different property, a different density and/or degree of foaming. This provides a simple method of producing surfaces which, for example, have a different perceived quality or feel in different regions.
In another advantageous embodiment, during the powder spraying in step a) of the process, the temperature of the mold is from 190 to 210° C. preferably 195° C. The result of this, in conjunction with the kinetic energy of the spray process and with the other features of the process, specifically that, during the fusion of the first plastics powder, in the subsequent step b) of the process the temperature of the mold is from 200 to 220° C. preferably 210° C., is an initial slight degree of "attachment", and just an incipient slight degree of coagulation of the spray powder, which, although it is sufficient to fix the powder particles in position, does not yet permit "melting of the entire material".
In another advantageous embodiment of the process, for complete reaction and fusion of the first and second plastics powder, to give a homogeneous molded plastics skin, in an additional step d) of the process, the temperature of the mold is from 225 to 240° C., preferably 235° C. The result of this is then, together with the second plastics powder, introduction of sufficient heat for complete melting and coagulation, and therefore for formation of a homogeneous molded plastics skin composed of a plurality of layers/colors.
In another advantageous embodiment of the process, a plurality of plastics powders are successively applied by rotational sintering or by powder spraying to the mold. This too, permits precise selection, as desired, of surface character and feel.
One particularly suitable molded plastics skin, produced by the process of the invention, for motor-vehicle-interior parts, e.g. dashboards and door cladding, is characterized in that the outer layer which is external within the plastics skin and has been applied by means of powder-spraying processes to the mold is composed of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), and the backing layer situated thereunder within the plastics skin, and applied by rotational sintering to the mold is composed of a plastics mixture of in essence from 60 to 90% of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and from 10 to 40% of polyurethane (PU). In an embodiment using material of these types it is possible to influence and adjust the fracture properties and tensile strain properties of the molded plastics skin, the result being particular suitability for an advantageous use as covering element for regions provided with airbag-trigger devices, in the interior cladding of motor vehicles.
The lower layer of the molded plastics skin is advantageously composed of material having low-temperature flexibility, and in particular here of acrylates, of unsaturated polyolefins or of polyurethane. The result is reliable elimination of splintering or escape of particles during fracture of the molded plastics skin by airbag deployment, even at temperatures extending to −40° C. When the molded plastics skin is fractured in an airbag deployment test, the good adhesion of the layers to one another reduces the tendency for particles to escape from the upper layer, which is generally below the glass transition temperature, because the particles adhere to the material having low-temperature flexibility.
The second layer can also advantageously have points of weakness, which can be introduced by various devices, for example by knives or by laser cutting.


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I live in the DC area of Maryland and am looking for a destination for next summer. We are a family traveling with a dog (so we ll be driving) and we love the outdoors and small towns. We also love history as well. I am looking for somewhere no farther than like 500-550 miles from the DC area, so somewhere on the east coast or eastern mid-west. Florida would be too far for this trip even though I want to spend some time there sometimes. Of course we can go father if we spend the night. We also usually only have a week to ten days. Ive already seen a good part of Maine including Bar Harbor, Acadia NP, Baxter SP, Moosehead Lake, and other places. I have driven through the White Mountains of New Hampshire and driven the Kamacamgas Highway, but never stayed there. Same with Vermont, I drove through there on the way home from Maine and went through Woodstock and Rutland. But, didin't get as far north as Burlington or Stowe. I have seen a good part of Upstate New York including Niagara Falls, the Finger Lakes, and the Adirondacks. But, have not yet been to the Catskills. I have driven the Massachuetts east to west through the Berkshires, but have never been to Boston or Cape Cod. Same with Rhode Island and Connecticut and I haven't been to Newport, RI yet. I have been to New York City, but not Long Island. I have been many places in Pennsylvania including Philadelphia, Gettysburg, and others, but have not been to Pittsburgh yet. I haven't been to the Pocanos either. I have also not yet been to the states of Ohio and Kentucky. I live in Maryland, so ive been everywhere here. Been to many places in West Virginia including Seneca Rocks, Fayetteville (New River Gorge), and Beckley. Have not been to Cass or Snowshoe Mountain. In Virginia, seen Shenandoah NP, Williamsburg, Charlottesville (Monticello), and other places. In North Carolina, ive seen the Blue Ridge Parkway, Great Smoky Mts NP, Asheville, Blowing Rock, and the Outer Banks. I have also been to Gatlinburg,TN. And I have not yet been to Charleston, SC, Savannah,GA, or Atlanta, GA. So, places im considering are:
1. White Mountains, New Hampshire and/or Northern Vermont
2. Cape Cod, Boston, and Newport, RI.
3. Catskills and Pocanos along with the Delaware Water Gap NP
4. Ohio....Cuyahoga Valley NP? and/or the Hocking Hills?
5. Kentucky including Mammoth Cave NP, Cumberland Falls, Cumberland Gap, Red River Gorge,etc etc
6. Charleston,SC and Savannah, GA
Of these, I am tending to lean towards a beach destination, since we have been going to the mountains for the last couple years. But, im open to anything. Charleston,SC might be best for a wintertime trip and/or combined with a trip to Florida. However, Cape Cod is the only place in New England I haven't been to yet and might be a good place to go. I like the looks of the National Seashore. We also love seafood, but just worried about crowds at the beach. And I haven't been to Boston either yet. I have gone through the White Mountains several times and did see part of Vermont, but it was beautiful. I have also driven through the Catskills and Pocanos on the interstates but haven't spent time there. The Delaware Water Gap looks particularly interesting but kinda too close for a week long vacation, might be better for a weekend trip. Might could even drive through there on a trip to New England. I haven't been to Ohio yet and its pretty close to Maryland, but dosen't seem like theres a lot in the way of scenery like the Atlantic Coast or Appalachian Mountains. I have never been to Kentucky either and is kind of far, but it does have the famous Mammoth Cave and Cumberland Falls. Any other places to recommend? We would also like to find a quaint town with a good restaurant selection.
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So do you want to let a random group of strangers make this decision for you? You seem to know what you do and don't like and where you have and haven't been. Enjoy your planning and research.
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There are numerous cottage in the Lake Winnipesaukee area or condo rentals at the ski areas. You'll have to check about pets. Lake W is not that far from the White Mountains so there are additional things for the family to do such as mentioned above. There's several summer theaters on the north side of the lake (i.e. Meredith and Tamworth). Depending on ages of your children and your dog, kayaking on a river is also a possibility (we have friends who take their dog kayaking). If the kids are old enough there is ziplining and mountain biking spots. River tubing.
I would not choose Boston for a summer vacation. Check out different festivals and events. It really depends on how active you want to be. We prefer quiet vacations, sitting around, jumping in the lake, etc.
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Cape Cod is a great summer destination and while the traffic can be bad getting there, the National Seashore beaches are extensive. Though those beaches may be crowded right around the parking lot entrance, walking five minutes usually insures that you have a bit swath of sand to yourself. You can also visit the Cape during the week, and Boston on the weekend when both are less crowded.
There are enough seasonal restaurants on all levels from casual picnic tables to fine dining.
I also think Boston is great in the summer. It's much less congested than during the school year and you can get into any restaurant and museum you want. It's a beautiful time to take advantage of outdoor concerts and events on the Boston Common, Esplanade, and waterfront. A trip out to the Harbor Islands gives you a new perspective on the city and the harbor.
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Looks like I'm going to Cape Cod or the White Mountains/Vermont. Since I have been through the whites and Vermont and haven't been even near Cape Cod at all , I'm leaning more towards Cape Cod. Plus the lure of seafood there sounds very appealing. Also, going to beach for a change might be nice but I still like the mountains. Either way I'm looking for a town to stay in that is like a resort town with lots of shops and restaurants but still that is quaint and not just like a strip or not like a city. If I went to Boston, I would prolly stay at one of the towns outside. Wellfleet sounds like a nice town and is by the National seashore. In the White Mountains, I've been through North conway, conway, and Lincoln. None looked very appealing, I remember North Conway being pretty busy and more like a strip. Lincoln seemed somewhat nice but have been through several times on trips to Maine , so it wouldnt be new.
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I live in Kentucky, and the state has a lot of variety to offer, but you might like it better in the spring or fall than in the hottest part of summer.
The same goes for Charleston and Savannah. Charleston is my favorite small city in the U.S., but it gets really hot in summer. -
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How bout this, take a ten day trip and goto both Cape Cod and the White Mountains? I can't see spending a full week at one place and I kind of want to see both. This would give me two days to come up and two to drive home. That leaves 8 days between the two places. A couple ppl in my family have arthritis, so they can only do real short hikes that are not a lot of climbing, but can hike some. I've driven the Kamacagas Highway several times. In the White Mountains, mainly I just want to goto the top of mount Washington and see the sites around Franconia notch like the flume,etc, and other various things. Cape cod, of course would be the beaches, light houses, towns, and nature hikes in the National Seashore. I like the Beach and i like spending time there, but I'm not the type of person to spend a week sitting on a beach.
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Toronto and Montreal are two, one week, family, driving, summer vacations we have done from DC (though without dogs). Both the kids and I LOVED both.
Toronto is just under 500 miles and Montreal is just over 500 miles. We rented houses (VRBO). Both offer great cities with plenty to do for kids and adults as well as nearby natural settings and cool day trips.
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Chipped and ground stone tools are pictured below. These artifacts have been discovered over the course of many years of careful excavation in the Fort Rock and Summer Lake Basins.
Artifacts of Units 5-8, 5-9 |
Hearth in Unit 5-7 |
Artifacts of Cave2 |
Artifacts of Unit 5-6 |
Pumice Grooved Abrader |
An Upright Slab that may have been culturally emplaced |
Obsidian Bifaces |
Large Bifaces |
Dart Points |
Dart Points and Bifaces |
Arrow and Dart Points |
Ground Stone Maul |


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COLUMBIA — The third public hearing on new rules for C-2 zoning downtown is set for Thursday evening before the Columbia Planning and Zoning Commission and could be followed by a vote.
The city is considering amending C-2 zoning regulations before the completion of a citywide rewrite of zoning codes by a hired consultant. The new rules come in the midst of an apartment boom downtown as developers try to build before the changes, which promise to be more restrictive, are approved.
Planning commissioners voted to table the issue on May 22 for the second time to provide more time for public feedback after alterations were made to the proposed amendment. Commission members also wanted to make additional changes.
The proposed rules include:
- Mandating a Planning and Zoning Commission review and City Council approval of proposed downtown buildings at or exceeding a height of 10 stories or 120 feet. Recent changes to the proposed amendments clarify that any additional height must not create excess demand on infrastructure, as determined by an engineering analysis. Projects would also be subject to a traffic analysis.
- Requiring parking spaces for residential or mixed-use buildings. Recent changes to the proposed amendment would require half a parking space for each new bedroom constructed. These parking spaces must be within a a half-mile radius of the development. The City Council could make exceptions to reduce parking requirements, and the requirements would not apply to new or expanded residential buildings.
- Forbidding first-floor housing that faces the street on certain downtown blocks. Recent changes to the proposal clarify that housing entryways would still be permitted on the street side of buildings.
The commission meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday in council chambers of the Daniel Boone City Building. Residents may comment on the proposal during the public hearing portion of the meeting.


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Here's Mad Men Characters Discussing Their March Madness Bracket Pool
Mad Men is set in the 1960s. The NCAA Tournament had just 22-25 teams during the show's setting, but that didn't stop Don Draper and Co. from participating in a March Madness pool. Don Draper filled out his NCAA Tournament bracket before it was cool. He probably made it cool. He is why we are obsessed with brackets, today. That's history, guys.
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In our Guest House series, we like to invite our fun and fashionable friends over [to the Colorful Blog] to tell you a little bit about themselves. Imagine us saying… "Oooohhh, you just have to meet ___! You're gonna loooove her/him!" So today we've cozied up on the couch next to Cheree Berry, color-lover, fashion-forward entrepreneur and designer of some of Lilly Pulitzer's Lifeguard Press stationery to spill… (and…um…give us a lollipop tower for one of readers! That was after we giggled for a bit but she caved- read on!)
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We're in full Carolina Cup prep mode! It's never too early to start celebrating, is it? Oh please, we're Lilly Lovers, after all- too early to celebrate just doesn't apply to us. This week we're highlighting two more of our Carolina Cup destination stores – Palm Avenue (4 locations) and Pink Bee! If you shop any of these locations, drop a line- we'd love to hear from you!
Letting you insiders in on a little secret…some of our family of Signature Stores are running a 3-day special. It's the Lilly girl's version of March Madness we suppose with promotions and offers that will surely delight. Visit your favorite participating store or website* March 14-16 to see what kind of madness you should partake in. Sure beats watching basketball, right?!
*Only at these participating stores:
Barefoot Princess – Sandestin, FL
C.Orrico – Delray Beach, FL, Naples, FL and Palm Beach, FL
Cloister Collection – St. Simon's Island, GA
In the Pink – Boston, MA, Hingham, MA, and Mashpee, MA
Leapin' Lizards – Ridgewood, NJ
Life's A Beach – Duck, NC
Melly – Edina, MN
Mint Julep – Atlanta, GA
Narcissus – Tallahassee, FL
Ocean Palm – Virginia Beach, VA and Williamsburg, VA
Palm Avenue – Raleigh, NC, Greensboro, NC, Charleston, SC, and Savannah, GA
Palm Garden – Wilmington, NC
Palm Village – Asheville, NC
Palm Place – Manasquan, NJ and Princeton, NJ
Paradise – Morristown, NJ
Persnickety Palm – Leesburg, VA
Pink – Greenville, NC
Pink Bee – Greenville, SC
Pink Boulevard – Johns Island, SC
Pink Crab – Annapolis, MD
Pink Link – Huntington, NY
Pink Magnolia – St. Louis, MO
Pink on Main – Spartanburg, SC
Pink Pelican – Huntsville, AL
Pink Sorbet – Columbia, SC
Splash of Pink – Wesport, CT
The Lazy Daisy – Vero Beach, FL
The Palm on Park – Boca Grande, FL
The Peppermint Palm – Lexington, KY and Louisville, KY
The Pink Door – Memphis, TN
The Pink Paddock – Saratoga Springs, NY
The Pink Palm of Tampa – Tampa, FL
Under the Palm Tree – Overland Park, KS
Village Palm – Grosse Pointe, MI
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A picture-perfect party. Thank you to all that graced our presence at last night's Grand Opening event at our new (delicious, divine, delightful!) retail location in Ardmore, PA!
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A little over a week ago, the doors to a beautiful and colorful (surprise!) store opened and we all basked in the glory of our new store location in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. Tomorrow night, we invite you to bask along with us. (and by bask, we mean shop!) The red carpet will be rolled out at 6pm for a Grand Opening event that will go down in Suburban Square history books. (seeing as that might not exist, we'll just say we're sure it will be memorable!) There will be punch (not the minnie kind, either) and passed hors devours, live music, swag bags, paintings by the print designers, and raffles! Did I mention there will be punch?! (though it's tempting, swinging from those chandeliers is not recommended)
For the next 3 weeks, as we gear up & celebrate the "rites of spring" Carolina Cup, we're going to spotlighting the stores that will help you shine at those elaborate tailgate parties and sparkle in the grandstands! This week we have Pink Sorbet and Palm Garden. We asked them to tell us a little bit about their store and here is what they had to say!
Lunch at Lilly is a yearly, one day only shopping event. Shop at any Lilly Pulitzer retail location on March 12th and get the chance to win Lunch at the Lilly Pulitzer Pink Palace HQs!
On March 12th, we will be giving away limited edition gift totes where a chance (or two) to win will be hidden inside! Customers who spend $500 or $1000 will receive the totes which are also stuffed with the following fabulous Lilly gifts:
$500 spend: • Limited Edition tote bag • Limited Edition Shell Yeah Cocktail Ring • $50 gift card • 1 chance to win LUNCH AT LILLY! Retail Value: $200
$1000 spend: • Limited Edition tote bag • Limited Edition Shell Yeah Cocktail Ring • Limited Edition Printed Lucite serving Tray • $100 gift card • 2 chances to win LUNCH AT LILLY!!!! Retail Value: $350
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Talk Dirty to Me
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the film, see Talk Dirty to Me (film).
For the song by Jason Derulo, see Talk Dirty (Jason Derulo song).
Not to be confused with Don't Talk Dirty to Me.
"Talk Dirty to Me" | ||||
Single by Poison | ||||
from the album Look What the Cat Dragged In | ||||
B-side | Want Some, Need Some | |||
Released | February 18, 1987 | |||
Recorded | 1986 | |||
Genre | Glam metal | |||
Length | 3:44 | |||
Label | Enigma/Capitol Records | |||
Writer(s) | Dall; DeVille; Michaels; Rockett | |||
Producer(s) | Ric Browde | |||
Poison singles chronology | ||||
"Talk Dirty to Me" is the second single from Poison, originally from the album Look What the Cat Dragged In. It was the band's first big international hit. It is a staple on their live shows and was named by VH1 the 40th greatest hard rock song of all time. It is considered a glam metal classic and is often heard on rock radio stations around the globe.
The song, along with "I Won't Forget You", "Fallen Angel" and "Ride the Wind", was the subject of a lawsuit in 2011 by members of the defunct band Kid Rocker, who claimed that the songs were based on Kid Rocker songs played to Poison guitarist C.C. DeVille before he was a member of Poison.[1]
"Talk Dirty to Me" is on the following albums.
- Look What the Cat Dragged In
- Swallow This Live (live version)
- Poison's Greatest Hits: 1986-1996
- Crack a Smile... and More! (Unplugged)
- Power to the People (live version)
- The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock
- Look What the Cat Dragged In – 20th Anniversary Edition
- It appears in Grandma's Boy.
- It appears in 1987 movie Under Cover.
- It appears in Rock of Love with Bret Michaels.
- It appears in Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.
- It is downloadable track for Guitar Hero III Mobile.
- It appears in episode "My Heavy Meddle" of Scrubs.
- First lyrics of the chorus provided name for At the Drive-In.
- It is downloadable track for Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock.
- It is spoofed as an episode titled "Talk Derby to Me" of Psych.
- Poison infamously performed it at Video Music Awards in 1991.
- Actors portraying Poison performed it during a concert scene in Hot Tub Time Machine.
- It is downloadable track for Rock Band 3.
- It is covered by Children of Bodom on the Japanese release of Are You Dead Yet? and appearing again on their covers album Skeletons in the Closet, but on European version.
- It is covered in an a cappella version by Judy Reyes and Sam Lloyd during the show Scrubs
- It is covered by Jughead's Revenge on the album Punk Goes Metal.
- It is covered by Reel Big Fish on their cover album Fame, Fortune and Fornication.
- It is covered by Regatta 69 on the cover compilation MetalliSka – A Ska Tribute to 80's Metal.
- It is covered by Static-X as a free download via a code when the Best Buy exclusive version of Cult of Static is purchased.
- ^ "POISON Responds To Song Theft Allegations". Blabbermouth.net. 27 October 2011. Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
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Sunni mosques bombed in Iraq
US returns stolen pre-Columbian artifacts
Oct 2 is International Day of Non-Violence
Bhutto not to boycott general elections
Dalai Lama fears arrest on return to Tibet
Dublin literary award for Petterson
US unduly favoured Israel: Report
Baghdad, June 14 Curfews were swiftly imposed in Baghdad and in Samarra, where suspected Al-Qaeda militants yesterday bombed the Al-Askari mosque, but at least six Sunni mosques have been attacked, including one in the capital. The destruction of Samarra's two gold-covered minarets came after an initial attack on the shrine in 2006, also blamed on Al-Qaeda, sparked Sunni-Shiite reprisals that have claimed tens of thousands of lives. Today morning, the Sunni mosques of Al-Mustafa in Iskandiriyah and Al-Bashir in Mahawil, both south of Baghdad, were bombed, Lieutenant Kamal al-Ameri of Hilla police told AFP. Four other Sunni mosques -- three in Iskandiriyah and one in Baghdad -- were attacked yesterday, the latter despite imposition of a curfew in the capital that was due to be lifted on Saturday. US President George W Bush, who ordered tens of thousands more US troops onto Baghdad's streets to stem brutal sectarian murders started by the 2006 Samarra bombing, blamed the latest attack on Al-Qaeda. He said the bombing was aimed at "inflaming sectarian tensions among the peoples of Iraq and defeating their aspirations for a secure, democratic and prosperous country." Bush called "on all Iraqis to refrain from acts of vengeance and reject Al-Qaeda's scheme to sow hatred among the Iraqi people and to instead join together in fighting Al-Qaeda as the true enemy of a free and secure Iraq." AP |
US returns stolen pre-Columbian artifacts
Miami, June 14 Yesterdays was Perus largest recovery from the US since the two nations signed a 1997 accord to combat theft of pre-Columbian objects from the South American country. The recovery began after an informant tipped off Broward County officials in 2005 about the collection of 412 metal work, textile and pottery artifacts. Carol Damian, professor, the Florida International University School of Art History, recalled arriving at a US Customs office to identify the pieces. The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other investigators arrested a 66-year-old Ugo Bagnato of Italy, who brought the artifacts into the US in 2004 using fake documents. At one point, Bagnato tried to sell a 3,000-year-old clay vessel, officials said. Bagnato pleaded guilty to sale and receipt of stolen goods and served 17 months in federal prison. He is now in federal custody, awaiting deportation. AP |
Oct 2 is International Day of Non-Violence
United Nations, June 14 A resolution reaffirming the universal relevance of non-violence, initiated by India and co-sponsored by more than 120 of the 191 members of the Assembly, is expected to be adopted unanimously tomorrow. The day will be observed for the first time on October 2 next, after which it would become an annual event. Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma will participate in the formal adoption of the resolution which diplomats and officials say is very timely as the United Nations is expanding its efforts to resolve conflicts. Most of the major countries, including Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany, are among the co-sponsors. From the subcontinent, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Bhutan are among those sponsoring it. The resolution stresses that non violence, tolerance, full respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, democracy, development, mutual understanding and respect for diversity are interlinked and reinforcing. The resolution says that "The Assembly decides, with effect from the 62nd session of the General Assembly (which begins in September next) and guided by the Charter of the United Nations, to observe the International Day of Non-Violence on October 2 each year, with the International day being brought to the attention of all people for its celebration and observance on this date." It invites all member states, NGOs and individuals to commemorate the day and to disseminate the message of non-violence, "including through education and public awareness." The resolution also requests the Secretary-General to recommend ways and means by which the UN systems can assist member states in organising activities to commemorate the day. PTI |
Bhutto not to boycott general elections
Former premier Benair Bhutto has said her Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) would oppose General Musharrafs bid to get re-elected from present assemblies but would not boycott general elections. We are averse to his (Musharraf's) re-election as president by the present assemblies. But if he is re-elected, we will not boycott general elections, she said in an interview with a private TV channel. Bhutto reiterated that Generals military uniform is incompatible with democracy. If he contests election in uniform it would be gross violation of the Constitution. We will not accept that. And we believe that the judiciary will also reject it as unconstitutional. The PPP chief said her party was busy in preparations for the elections and was deciding its candidates. A party meeting in London in July would finalise the candidates. She said no one could save the present government from sinking, adding that it would be succeeded by pro-democracy elements, and not by extremists as being speculated. She said any rigging of the election would have dreadful consequences and her party would do all it could, to prevent rigging. She hoped that the administration would not allow any rigging. I have never commented on my working as prime minister under General Musharraf as president. The report appearing in this regard is just the mischief of some journalist, she said. |
Dalai Lama fears arrest on return to Tibet
Melbourne, June 14 The 71-year-old Nobel laureate, on the last leg of an 11-day tour of Australia, feared that the Communist Chinese authorities would arrest him if he returned to his homeland in Tibet. Speaking in Sydney today, the exiled spiritual leader said Tibetan culture faced decimation within 15 years unless pressure can be exerted on China to accept Tibetan autonomy, the Sydney Morning Herald reported. The Dalai Lama said he was a surprisingly popular figure among some ordinary Chinese, but was considered an enemy of the state by the Chinese Government. He accused China of distorting Tibets modest claims for autonomy and of mistaking it as a push for independence. Despite decades of fruitless diplomatic negotiations, the Dalai Lama said he remained hopeful, even optimistic, that China would change its attitude to Tibet within his lifetime. The spiritual leaders visit was overshadowed by a warning China issued soon after Prime Minister John Howard agreed to meet him this week. Beijing said it could harm relations between the two nations. PTI |
Vienna, June 14 The Austrian presidency and a Waldheim family spokesman revealed his death, saying it came after a short illness. The domestic APA news agency said he had died of heart failure, quoting Waldheim's son-in-law. Waldheim admitted concealing his service with Hitler's Wehrmacht in the Balkans but always denied knowing of Nazi war crimes committed there at the time, including deportations of thousands of Greek Jews. Most Austrians did not believe Waldheim was linked to Nazi atrocities. In fact, the accusations boosted his poll ratings as president. But they also made him persona non grata in many countries and he made almost no state visits during his tenure. Waldheim said later the furore around his 1986-92 presidency had a worthwhile impact in forcing Austrians to face up to the fact that they were not all passive victims of Nazi Germany, which annexed Austria virtually without resistance. A significant number of top Nazis were Austrian, including Adolf Hitler. During Austria's 1986 presidential election, newsmagazine Profil published his old military registration card with stamps suggesting he had belonged to the Nazi Brownshirts, Hitler's paramilitary street force, before World War II. Profil said it had also found evidence Waldheim had served in the Balkans in 1942-45, much of this under General Alexander Lohr, who was executed for war crimes in 1947. Asked by Austria's government to investigate, an international historians' commission concluded in February 1988 that he knew about war crimes although was not involved in them. Waldheim said his conscience was clear and he had only done wartime duty like hundreds of thousands of fellow Austrians. But the United States added Waldheim's name to its immigration watch list of people to be refused entry to the United States because of past associations with Hitler's regime. He became unwelcome in many countries and undertook virtually no state visits, except the Vatican and Arab countries. Reuters |
US unduly favoured Israel: Report In a scathing indictment of Washington's Mideast policy, a former United Nations official has complained that U.S. pressure shifted the world body's position in favour of Israel and jeopardised its impartiality in negotiating peace with the Palestinians, according to a leaked document. In the confidential document, first reported by the Guardian newspaper in London, Alvaro de Soto, a former U.N. Middle East envoy, criticised the so-called Quartet of negotiators, which comprises the United States, Russia, European Union and United Nations. He suggested the U.N. should pull out of the group of Mideast peace negotiators, saying it had become "pretty much a group of friends of the U.S." The 53-page report, "End of Mission Report," which was seen by the Tribune, also condemned the international boycott of the Palestinian government following Hamas' legitimate electoral victory in January last year. Financial sanctions on Hamas crippled the nascent government and led to violent clashes over the nonpayment of salaries. The report is dated May 5, just before Mr. de Soto stepped down. At the U.N. headquarters in New York, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the report reflected Mr. de Soto's private opinion and denied his former envoy's conclusion that the Quartet had become a "sideshow." A Peruvian diplomat who served the U.N. for 25 years, Mr. de Soto warned: "What we do in the Middle East has repercussions everywhere." Mr. de Soto criticised what he described as "the tendency that exists among U.S. policy-makers ... to cower before any hint of Israeli displeasure and to pander shamelessly before Israeli-linked audiences." He said economic sanctions imposed on the Palestinians by Israel, and their endorsement by the Quartet, had "devastating consequences" for
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Robert topping out on ScuttlebuttRobert topping out on the Asteroid Belt area boulder problem - Scuttlebutt.
If you are going to vote, please post constructive feedback!
Submitted by: cliffhanger9 on 2006-04-26
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Lovely Christine warming upNot really sure which route this is, but an easy one in the astroid belt
Submitted by: mikej on 2006-04-07
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OH S@#T!This problem is 15ft off the deck and rated 5.9 - V0. Moves uo to where I am in the photo are simple. The top out is super sketchy. No positive holds over the top, just a huge slab of sloppers. Toke a couple of good falls trying to roll over onto my right foot. Super fun problem, if only for the sheer comitment to top out.
Submitted by: the_shoe on 2006-02-26
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On top of the WombThat's me on the top of the womb in Josh. It snowed overnight but we had great weather during the day. This was my first real climbing trip and I realized how bad I suck.
Submitted by: cervicornis on 2006-02-25
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Chip on "The Womb"Chip ready to climb out of The Womb near Hidden Valley - dont know the proper area name - on monday afternoon before we went home..
Submitted by: cliffhanger9 on 2005-04-04 | Last Modified: 2007-04-12
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Slap the top.Not sure of the name of this slap problem. One of the last problems I did before heading back to Phoenix.
Submitted by: climblouisiana on 2004-10-21
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Xylophone (V2) Joshua Tree, Ca.rrrADAM on Xylophone (V2) at Joshua Tree, Ca.
OK, I got the sloper... Now I just gotta highstep and mantle out.
Submitted by: rrradam on 2002-03-24
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Sauron working the 5.9 warmup problemThis is sauron getting ready to pull the crux of the 5.9 Warmup Problem at Manx Boulders in Joshua Tree.. Now, if I'd only managed to pull it. :-(
Submitted by: sauron on 2002-01-21
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hangerlessbolt pulling the crux on The Warmup ProblemThis is hangerlessbolt pulling the crux on The Warmup Problem (5.9) at the Manx Boulders in Joshua Tree.. Too bad he wimped out, and didn't actually pull it. ;-)
Submitted by: sauron on 2002-01-21
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rrradam pulling crux on "Scuttlebutt"This is rrradam pulling the crux of "Scuttlebutt" at the Manx Boulders in Joshua Tree. Do pay attention to the wonderful job of spotting that the spotters are doing. :-)
Submitted by: sauron on 2002-01-21
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Hangerlessbolt showing off on The Warmup ProblemSilhuette shot of hangerlessbolt showing off on The Warmup Problem at the Manx Boulders in Joshua Tree..
(Yes, apologies for having gotten this wrong the first time.)
Submitted by: sauron on 2002-01-21
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meadors JT bouldering sequencemeadors in a photo sequence of Warm Up Problem (5.9) in the Manx Boulders of The Asteroid Belt of JT. This was the crux at the top (15 feet). The crash pad looked like a small postage stamp, though it looked tempting during that slopper right hand hold. B
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meadors stuck on The Boxer Problem (V1)meadors trying to come out of the dish of The Boxer Problem (V1) in the Asteroid Belt of JT. This is a fun 5 move problem.
Submitted by: meadors on 2002-01-21
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The WombDefinitely a must do.
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The WombThe under cling on "The Womb".
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Comment on this storyReviewers have praised the Samsung Galaxy S3 as the best phone on the market, outclassing its competitors – and even beating the iPhone at its own game.
TechRadar said "if you're picking up an iPhone 4S: forget it" and Trusted Reviews concluded "the S3 is light years ahead of Apple's profitable darling".
And Stuff Magazine said the S3 had succeeded in "toppling Apple's ageing starlet".
In fairness to Apple, its latest phone is now nearly nine months old – a lifetime in the fast-moving smartphone world. If Apple follows previous form, the next iPhone will arrive in October at the earliest.
Reviewers also gave the nod to the Samsung phone over its nearest Android competitor, the highly-rated HTC One X.
In its review, Stuff magazine threw down the gauntlet to Apple, saying: "The most hyped phone since the iPhone 4S has lived up to the hoopla, toppling not only Apple's ageing starlet but all of its Android rivals.
"The Galaxy S3 offers the slickest Android Ice Cream Sandwich experience we've seen thanks to a 1.4Ghz quad-core Exynos processor, which eats 1080p movies for breakfast and can even play them in a pop-up window while you browse the web.
"Extras like the microSD slot and larger battery give it the edge over HTC's One X, and the 4.8in Super AMOLED screen is sharp and vibrant.
"We can't wait to see how the iPhone responds."
Trusted Reviews concluded: "We like the look of the Galaxy S3 from the front, with its simple design, curved corners and metal trim.
"However, the glossy plastic back really puts a damper on things – it just doesn't exude class or luxury.
"Otherwise this phone is either class-leading or at least on par. The processor is stunningly fast, the screen stunningly dazzling and the microSD slot stunningly practical.
"It may lack a certain wow factor but for features alone this phone has been worth the wait. Just.
"So, all in all and in my opinion, the Samsung Galaxy S3 stands above the iPhone 4S and laughs at it. It is far thinner, lighter and delivers more for your money.
"In terms of the user experience, the fluidity of operation, the feature set, and in virtually every area that counts ,the Samsung Galaxy S3 is light years ahead of Apple's profitable darling."
The respected website TechRadar, despite some criticisms, said: "Make no mistake: the Samsung Galaxy S3 is the best smarpthone on the market.
"And if you're thinking about picking up an iPhone 4S: forget it. You'll need to wait to see what response Apple is cooking up with the iPhone 5, as a 3.5inch screen and the same high price tag it launched with are no longer acceptable."
The website also gave the phone the nod over the S3's nearest competitor, the HTC One X – although it said any camera-buff would prefer HTC's offering, as would those who preferred the metallic shell over the S3's plastic, although durable, finish.
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Summary: Orbivirus outer capsid protein VP5
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Orbivirus outer capsid protein VP5 Provide feedback
cryoelectron microscopy indicates that VP5 is a trimer implying that there are 360 copies of VP5 per virion [1].
Literature references
Schoehn G, Moss SR, Nuttall PA, Hewat EA; , Virology 1997;235:191-200.: Structure of Broadhaven virus by cryoelectron microscopy: correlation of structural and antigenic properties of Broadhaven virus and bluetongue virus outer capsid proteins. PUBMED:9281498 EPMC:9281498
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Pseudofam: | PF00901 |
SYSTERS: | Orbi_VP5 |
This tab holds annotation information from the InterPro database.
InterPro entry IPR000145
The orbivirus VP5 protein is one of the two proteins (with VP2) which make up the virus particle outer capsid. Cryoelectron microscopy indicates that VP5 is a trimer suggesting that there are 360 copies of VP5 per virion [PUBMED:9281498].
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Cellular component | viral capsid (GO:0019028) |
Molecular function | structural molecule activity (GO:0005198) |
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Seed source: | Pfam-B_1525 (release 2.1) |
Previous IDs: | none |
Type: | Family |
Author: | Finn RD, Bateman A |
Number in seed: | 14 |
Number in full: | 206 |
Average length of the domain: | 462.80 aa |
Average identity of full alignment: | 62 % |
Average coverage of the sequence by the domain: | 96.62 % |
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search method: hmmsearch -Z 23193494 -E 1000 --cpu 4 HMM pfamseq
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Family (HMM) version: | 12 | ||||||||||||
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Activision released its latest game based in the Transformers universe yesterday, and the early word is War for Cybertron doesn't suck. That's music to the ears of 12-year-old Jack Gaughan, the boy who just might be the world's biggest Transformers fan.
Gaughan, a Glasgow resident, was officially named the biggest Transformers fan in Britain after a month-long nationwide competition. With more than 600 toys, games, official merchandise and memorabilia, it's likely Gaughan challenges for the title of the world's biggest Transformers nut.
"I just can't believe it," Gaughan said. "I've been collecting for three years and love everything about Transformers. I don't think there is an inch of space on my walls left for anything else."
For his (parent's) efforts, Gaughan won a life-sized drawing of himself as one of his favorite Transformer characters by artist Jon Davis Hunt.
Transformers: War for Cybertron, is a third-person action shooter based on the Transformer home planet of Cybertron. While previous Transformer games have been lackluster at best, War for Cybertron is drawing strong reviews across the board with a Metacritic score of 84.
Sharkey says: Nice to hear they finally made a good Transformers game. And little Jack reminds me of a young, freckle-faced Mike Sharkey. Only instead of Transformers, it was GI Joe. Man, I seriously loved GI Joe back in the day. I had the jet, the hovercraft, and even the GI Joe base. And yes, I was sucked in to seeing that awful movie.


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The State Auditor s Office has issued a report on Seattle Public Schools sale of an old school to a well-connected church last year; passing up on millions of dollars by not selling the property to the highest bidder.
In February of this year, the First African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME) officially purchased the former Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School property in the Madison Valley neighborhood of Seattle for $2.4-million. The district chose this deal, while passing up on an offer from the private Bush School, the highest bidder, of $9.7 million.
The Auditor found the district did not violate any laws or policies in the complicated transaction. The report also exonerates the district s former Executive Director of Facilities, Fred Stephens, who had been accused of using his influence as a church member to get his employer to sell to the church.
The audit untangles who pressured the district to make the controversial sale and how it unfolded. It shows that at least three members of the legislature urged the school district to pass on the lucrative offer from The Bush School, in favor of selling to a community group. To help a community group purchase the property the legislature appropriated $2.5 million of state funds for use by a non-profitto buy the property. The non-profit ended up being the AME church.
The report also shows that some district officials were prepared tosell the property toThe Bush School on at least three separate occasions, because it would garner the most for the cash-strapped school system. Yet those officials were shot down by higher ups, including former Superintendent Marie Goodloe-Johnson.
The State Auditor found the school district s Property Manager was against the sale to the lowest bidder from the beginning. In one example, the Property Manager urged top district officials on August 24, 2010 to sell to the Bush School. The answer was no.
The Property Manager and the General Counsel (current Deputy Superintendent) told us in separate interviews the Property Manager s recommendation to the Superintendent was to sell the property to the Bush School, the highest bidder. The Property Manager and General Counsel (current Deputy Superintendent) stated the Superintendent rejected that recommendation. They said that after further discussion about which proposal to accept, the Superintendent wanted to sell the property to First AME Church, writes the State Auditor.
According to the audit, former Superintendent Goodloe-Johnson could not remember which recommendation came out of the meeting.
The auditor found the district was pressured by their legislative lobbyist. In an email dated April 16, 2010 the Property Manager expressed reservations with a plan to open up the bidding process for the property again, when the district hadn't recieved any directive from the legislature to do so.
According to the report: The Director of Policy and Government Relations responded to this email saying that she agreed with the Property Manager 100%. The lobbyist responded to her saying 'what are u talking about? We got exactly what we wanted.'
The Seattle School Board fired Goodloe-Johnson in March for her lack of oversight in a district program riddled with financial problems. In February the State Auditor found the manager ofthe program, meant to help minority-owned businesses win school district construction projects,misspent hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars on services that were never provided.


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PAIN specialists and sports medicine experts routinely prescribe moist heat for pain-relief. In order to maximize the therapeutic benefits of heat therapy, it is essential to maintain the heat at a proper temperature.
Exposure to very hot temperatures can cause damage to the skin and the tissues. Therefore, an optimally warm temperature is considered to be ideal for relieving pain. Adding moisture to the heat source allows the heat to reach deeper into the joints and muscles at lower temperatures, and at a faster rate. This is because water has a higher heat capacity than air, and it absorbs and transfers the heat more efficiently. It has been found that moist heat penetrates 27 times deeper than dry heat.
When moist heat is applied adequately, it dilates the blood vessels in the pain-affected area and improves blood circulation.
This nourishes the tissues with oxygen and essential nutrients and promotes quicker healing.
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Due to its antispasmodic properties, moist heat therapy is considered to be widely effective in relaxing joint stiffness and muscle tensions. A study conducted by PGI's National Institute of Nursing Education suggested that the application of moist heat on knee joint as home-based management could reduce the dependency on pain killers, besides providing the elderly population a healthy lifestyle. Moist heat is particularly useful in providing symptomatic pain-relief from arthritis, knee joint pain, back pain, frozen shoulder, and sports injuries like Tennis Elbow and Golfer's Elbow. When moist heat is applied just before exercise, it increases the elasticity of the connective tissues, leading to improved range of motion. The optimal temperature for the application of moist heat therapy is 52oC. Depending upon specific patient needs, heat therapy can be applied within a range of 48oC to 60oC. 15-20 minute sessions of heat therapy can be applied 3-4 times a day to relieve pain effectively.
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