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A process for in-line lenticular film manufacturing having a selected web orientation includes providing an optically clear material web to an in-line converting and/or printing press. The optically clear material web is advanced in the in-line converting and/or printing press in a machine direction of the press. The press includes a lenticule forming means for forming lenticules in the optically clear material web. The lenticules are formed in a selected orientation relative to the machine direction of the press.
1. A process for selectively orienting lenticules in manufacturing optically clear stock lenticular web material, comprising the steps of:
providing an optically clear flat material web, said optically clear flat material web having a major lengthwise machine direction axis and a minor transverse axis; and
forming at least one lenticule in said optically clear flat material web in a selected orientation other than parallel to said machine direction axis, by advancing said optically clear flat material web in a direction of said machine direction axis to an in-line converting device, wherein said converting device is adjusted to create lenticules in said selected orientation.
2. A process for selectively orienting lenticules in manufacturing optically clear stock lenticular web material, comprising the steps of:
providing an optic ally clear flat material web, said optically clear fiat material web having a major lengthwise machine direction axis and a minor transverse axis;
forming at least one lenticule in said optically clear flat material web in a selected orientation other than parallel to said machine direction axis, by advancing said optically clear flat material web in a direction of said machine direction axis to an in-line converting device, wherein said converting device is adjusted to create lenticules in said selected orientation; and
joining said material web with an interlaced image web corresponding to said at least one lenticule, to produce an image having a visual illusion.
3. A process for selectively orienting lenticules in manufacturing optically clear stock lenticular web material, comprising the steps of:
providing an optically clear flat material web, said optically clear flat material web having a major lengthwise machine direction axis and a minor transverse axis;
forming at least one lenticule in said optically clear flat material web in a selected orientation other than parallel to said machine direction axis, by advancing said optically clear flat material web in a direction of said machine direction axis to an in-line converting device, wherein said converting device is adjusted to create lenticules in said selected orientation; and
printing at least one interlaced image on a surface of said material web opposite said at least one lenticule and corresponding thereto, to produce an image having a visual illusion.
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This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/814,323 filed on Mar. 21, 2001. Accordingly, pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 120 and 37 C.F.R. 1.78, this application claims the benefit of the Mar. 21, 2001 filing date.
The present invention relates generally to in-line web manufacturing devices and methods. The invention relates further to in-line web manufacturing devices and methods for creation of lenticular lens material having a selected web orientation, utilized in combination with printed images to achieve a three-dimensional illusion.
In the printing arts, and in particular in the commercial printed label art for labeling and decorating consumer products, there exists a continual demand for labels and decorations which appeal to consumers; indeed, the commercial success of a given product often relies heavily upon consumer appeal for product packaging and specifically for product decoration and labeling.
Accordingly, manufacturers and retailers have sought marketing strategies for consumer products which exploit the consumer appeal of product labels and decorations (hereinafter, collectively, "labels"). Over the years, labels have evolved from simple printed text descriptions of products, to "eye-catching" multi-color graphics incorporating intricate designs along with product descriptions. Generally, each new label is designed with novelty and brand recognition in mind; label designs tend to be innovative and intriguing to the consumer, in addition to having aesthetic appeal and being identifiable with a particular brand.
It is often desired to impart a special visual effect to a label, such as that of three-dimensionality or of motion. Labels having these three-dimensional ("3D") or motion characteristics are usually considered to be consumer-interactive, for, it is hoped, increased consumer awareness and resulting increased sales of the product so labeled.
In general, 3D and motion visual effects have been costly and difficult to achieve; meanwhile, product manufacturers have demanded that labels be produced for their products as inexpensively as possible, to protect profit margins.
Typically, a pre-formed lenticular lens material is utilized for production of labels having the 3D or motion effect. Lenticular lens material, as known in the art, utilizes rows of simple and commonly dome-shaped lenses or "lenticules", in combination with a lineform or interlaced image, to create a 3D or motion illusion. The lens material is, for the most part, optically clear, and has a flat side and a "lenticulated" side comprising the lenticules. The lineform or interlaced image comprises image segments oriented into contiguous juxtaposed rows. These image segments are typically created on a base material, such as paper, film, or the like. The image segments are specifically designed to correspond to the lenticules of the lens material, and vice-versa. The flat side of the lens material is secured against the segmented image at an orientation where the lenticules are in alignment with the image segments. When the image is then viewed through the lenticulated side of the lens material, a visual 3D or motion illusion results. Discussions of fabrication and use of lenticular lens material, and of lineform or interlaced images, are contained within U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,488,451; 5,617,178; 5,847,808; and 5,896,230, each issued to Goggins.
Examples of production of 3D or motion visual effect labels are found in U.S. Pat. No. 5,967,032 entitled "PRINTING PROCESS USING A THIN SHEET LENTICULAR LENS MATERIAL" issued to Bravenec, et al; and in U.S. Pat. No. 5,266,995 entitled "METHOD FOR FORMING A GRAPHIC IMAGE WEB" issued to Quadracci, et al.
The Quadracci patent discloses the coupling or "marrying" of pre-formed and separately supplied lenticular material with the printed lineform or interlaced image. The Bravenec patent discloses the printing of the image directly onto the flat side of the lenticular material.
It is generally accepted and well-known in the label making arts that in-line printing and converting processes may offer the most cost-effective label production, in terms of speed and efficiency. Exemplary in-line methods are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,560,799 and 5,753,344, each entitled "IN-LINE PRINTING PRODUCTION OF THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGE PRODUCTS INCORPORATING LENTICULAR TRANSPARENT MATERIAL" and issued to Jacobsen. The Jacobsen patents utilize a pre-lenticularized film in an in-line process.
The aforementioned patented processes are predicated upon a supply of a pre-lenticularized, or lenticular, film. The supply of such lenticular film is usually provided for the in-line processes in roll- or sheet-fed form. Substantial difficulties may be encountered with reliance upon a supply of lenticular film to an in-line process. Chief among these difficulties, relative to label production, is that of lenticular orientation relative to a machine (or, web) direction (a direction in which a relatively long sheet or web of material is travelling through an in-line printing and converting press). As is well-known in the label making art, the machine direction of an in-line process largely determines the orientation of labels, relative to the machine direction, being produced by the process. In an in-line process using a supply of a pre-lenticularized lens material, consideration must be given to the machine direction because, as aforesaid, the lens material must be correctly aligned with the image.
A web of lenticular labels created in-line results in individual labels that are oriented parallel, rather than perpendicular, to the machine direction. In so-called "wipe-on" label application machines that are particularly suited to high speed container labeling requirements (e.g., 250 to 700 containers/min.) the known inline produced lenticular labels adhered directly from the machine direction web result in a "sideways" orientation relative to the containers; to correct this condition, the labels must be re-oriented to the containers, which thus makes the process less efficient and more costly.
Furthermore, it is appreciated by those skilled in the art that a lenticular label having its lenticules oriented in a "sideways" sense relative to a container typically will not conform adequately to curved surfaces of the container. Conversely, a label having lenticules oriented with a major axis of the container, in a top-to-bottom sense, will conform quite well to the surfaces of the container. This conformation, or lack thereof, of the lenticular label to the container surface is analogous to a manner in which corrugated cardboard is easily bendable in one orientation (perpendicular to the lengthwise corrugations) but is not readily bendable in an orientation aligned with the corrugations.
Thus, there exists a need for an in-line manufacturing device and method for creation of lenticular lens material, which provides an orientation of the material that is perpendicular to the machine direction.
An object of the present invention is to provide an in-line process that creates lenticular lens material in an orientation that is perpendicular to the machine direction.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an in-line process that creates lenticular lens material in any selected orientation relative to the machine direction.
In accordance with the present invention, a lenticular lens material is constructed in an in-line converting and/or printing process. The process includes an optically clear film having a top surface and a bottom surface. Lenticules are embossed or are otherwise formed on the top surface of the film, in a selected direction relative to a machine direction of the in-line process.
FIG. 1 is a perspective illustration of a preferred embodiment of in-line lenticular film manufacturing having a selected web orientation, in accordance with the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an in-line lenticular label manufacturing process of the present invention.
In the following exposition, the term "optically clear film" is used to describe any film or material that is suitable for use in the printing arts and has a substantially transparent quality. Material compositions of such commercially available films may include, for example, polypropylene, polyester, polyethylene, polyvinylchloride, and polystyrene. All such compositions are considered to be polymeric film materials and are synonymous therewith.
Referring to FIG. 1, thereshown is a perspective illustration of an in-line process 10 for manufacture of a lenticular lens material. In-line process 10 includes an optically clear material web or film 100 having a top surface 105. Dimensions of film 100 are defined by a lengthwise machine direction reference axis M and a transverse reference axis T. Transverse reference axis T is substantially perpendicular to axis M.
In-line process 10 also includes an in-line converting device or embosser 170 for formation of lenticules 150 in top surface 105 of film 100. As used herein, the term embosser may include (although not specifically shown in the drawings) any suitable in-line converting device for embossing film 100 such as a roller, plate, or some other source of pressure to impart a desired shape or texture to a web material, and may also include an extruding process (again, not shown) whereby, for example, semi-molten optically clear film material is formed into lenticules 150. Embosser 170 preferably embodies a roller having a selected number of embossing channels 175. Again, although depicted as a cylindrical roller, embosser 170 may comprise any suitable flatbed or rotary embossing die technique, as known in the art. As embosser 170 forcibly rolls in a direction R about its cylindrical axis E on top surface 105 of film 100, lenticules 150 are formed in film 100 in the well-known manner of such embossing devices.
It is to be particularly understood that embossing channels 175 of embosser 170 may be oriented in any selected direction or pattern relative to cylindrical axis E, machine direction reference axis M, and transverse reference axis T. Accordingly, lenticules 150 formed by embosser 170 may be oriented in any selected direction (preferably, for wipe-on label applications, in a direction perpendicular to axis M and parallel with axis T).
For in-line process 10, optically clear film 100 is provided in roll or continuous web form for introduction to an in-line printing and converting press, as will be further described with reference to FIG. 2. It is to be appreciated that optical characteristics of optically clear film 100 allow an image to be viewed through top surface 105 including lenticules 150. Specifically, when a particular lineform or interlaced image (as will be further described) is viewed through lenticules 150, an illusion of three-dimensionality or of motion may be observed in the image.
Turning, now, to FIG. 2, there depicted is an exemplary in-line web press manufacturing scheme 200 for mass production of lenticular labels.
In FIG. 2, a base web 210 is shown as being supplied in a conventional roll form to a multi-unit press 220, in a direction of lengthwise machine direction reference axis M (of FIG. 1). Base web 210 is preferably a pressure-sensitive (p-s) adhesive laminate base web. It is to be understood, however, that any suitable in-line base web (whether a p-s adhesive laminate, an unsupported film, or an unsupported paper base, for example) may be utilized in scheme 200 as desired. Base web 210 is commercially available and has properties that may also be identical to those of the aforedescribed optically clear film 100.
Multi-unit press 220 includes a lenticularizing station 230, a base web printing station 240, a laminating station 250, and a converting station 260, as will be further described.
In FIG. 2, optically clear film 100 is depicted as being supplied to press 220 at lenticularizing station 230, for formation of lenticules thereupon as described in FIG. 1. Film 100 having been lenticularized is then passed through printing station 240 to laminating station 250.
Concurrently, base web 210 is supplied to press 220, through station 230, at base web printing station 240. At printing station 240, base web 210 receives interlaced images printed thereon at printer 245, corresponding to individual labels.
After the interlaced images are provided on base web 210, web 210 is advanced to laminating station 250, for the laminating, joining, or "marrying" of lenticularized film 100 to printed base web 210, to form a label web 270 as is known in the art.
Label web 270 is then passed downstream to converting station 260, where die cutting or other perforation techniques may be performed thereon for creation of individual labels comprising three-dimensional image constructions.
Converting station 260 also performs an operation of removing waste or scrap 270S from label web 270 that had been die cut to form individual labels as aforedescribed to form a product label web 280. Re-winding of waste 270S may then be accomplished by any number of well-known re-winding methods, for ease of disposal thereof.
Finally, product label web 280 containing the individual three-dimensional image labels may be re-wound into a supply roll as a finished product 280P, again by way of any number of well-known methods, for ease of handling thereof. Alternatively, of course, web 280 could be processed into a stack of sheets (not illustrated) containing a series of individual labels.
It is to be understood that press 220 is selectively capable of providing a variable number of print stations (not illustrated) for application and drying of pigmented inks, coatings, and adhesives that may be applied to web 210 and also, if desired, to film 100. As understood by those of ordinary skill in the printing arts, the exemplary multi-unit press 220 may be any suitable narrow- or wide-web press such as a flexographic, letterpress, gravure, screen, or offset press. Such presses are commercially available from, for example, Comco International of Milford, Ohio, or Mark Andy Inc. of St. Louis, Mo.
While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to the accompanying figures, it will be understood, however, that other modifications thereto are of course possible, all of which are intended to be within the true spirit and scope of the present invention. It should be appreciated that components of the invention aforedescribed may be substituted for other suitable components for achieving desired similar results, or that various accessories may be added thereto.
For example, in the exemplary in-line web press manufacturing scheme 200 of FIG. 2, and as mentioned above with reference to FIG. 1, lenticularizing station 230 may be capable of forming lenticules 150 in any orientation or pattern; such an orientation could be, for example, diagonal to machine direction reference axis M. Further, such a selected pattern could be a "bulls eye" or concentrically circular pattern, for fabrication of a lenticular lens material that has a property of visual magnification or enlargement of an area being viewed therethrough.
Also, interlaced images could be printed directly on a bottom surface of film 100, then laminated to a plain or non-printed base web 210. With interlaced images printed directly on the bottom surface of film 100, base web 210 could even be omitted entirely.
Further, lenticularizing station 230 of FIG. 2 may employ, as an alternative to embosser 170, any suitable screen printing and/or extruding technique. Such a screen printing and/or extruding technique may utilize, for example, flowable and/or viscous clear inks, resins, or varnishes, for selected formation of lenticules 150 in any pattern or orientation relative to the machine direction reference axis M. In such a technique, the "curing" or drying time of the ink, resin, or varnish is closely monitored for proper "doming" and creation, accordingly, of lenticules 150.
Additionally, in-line process 10 and its label manufacturing scheme 200 may employ any suitable full or partial embossing (via modifications to embosser 170 and lenticularizing station 230) and full or partial screen printing, for "spot" lenticular coverage as may be desired in, for example, production of a particular label.
It is to be understood, then, that any suitable alternatives may be employed to provide in-line lenticular film manufacturing having a selected web orientation of the present invention, along with its label manufacturing scheme.
Lastly, the choice, of course, of compositions, sizes, and strengths of various aforementioned components of in-line lenticular film manufacturing having a selected web orientation are all a matter of design choice depending upon intended uses of the present invention.
Accordingly, these and other various changes or modifications in form and detail of the present invention may also be made therein, again without departing from the true spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
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Should the government take over the reins of IPL?
BK Ravi: IPL should definitely not be nationalised. There is a committee to look after the IPL and it's doing a fantastic job. It has gone very well for three years. It's only now that controversies are coming out in the open and we don't really know what has happened. But it should be said that the league has been run in a highly professional way all these years. Regarding the allegations, whoever is guilty should be punished. It is going very well as far as cricket and the tournament is concerned. What's happening in the boardroom is a different thing.
Sumit Rathor: The IPL is a role model. I don't think cricket has achieved as much as the IPL has done in the last three years. We have seen what a big industry it is, with millions viewing the matches. The whole game is totally transformed now. I would think that the IPL has done a fantastic job. There are so many good players who were unheard of before. They have all got a chance to be recognised. If there is corruption, the guilty should be given the necessary treatment but the league should continue as it is.
Should there be an observer for the IPL?
Sumit Rathor: There could be some kind of an observer or consultant. But that somebody should not interfere with the running of the process.
Chandrashekar: The government should intervene, solve the issues of corruption and let it go. Cricket is an entertaining sport. If there is too much intervention from the government, sponsors will not come in.
Hakimuddin: The government has done nothing of this scale and size for it to be an option. It has never shown that professionalism before, so we don't really know. We have the SEBI that regulates the stock markets, which has already had their share of issues. The point is you empower SEBI so that the guilty are punished. Make sure the penalties are strong. The way the government can control it is to make sure the taxes are paid. If there has been unfair play, the government can set the tone there. The running of the game should not be affected. The platform is a great one, a benchmark or role model that the other sports look up to. We should set examples for other sports that plan to take up the league system. But it should be transparent and policies should be laid down so that such incidents do not occur.
Thomas Kunnath: My view is a big 'no'. In cricket, there are two things happening — the technical and business side. The technical side is going on smoothly and new generation players are coming up. The other side is the business and people are putting in money. The relevant issues should be addressed by the income tax authorities and company laws. On the issue of nationalisation, many sports have not been addressed at all. Let them take up that first. Cricket is going on well.
Should money earned by the government be channelised into other sports?
BK Ravi: The BCCI has itself come forward to give money to other sports, out of its profit. The other thing is that if the government takes over, how well will they be able to organise such an event? Will they be able to get sponsors? Sponsors will come only if one is very professional. A lot of money is coming into the game because there is professionalism now. The IPL is equal to the English Premier League. In fact, we are now going ahead of the EPL. What was the government doing till now? This is the third year. What was the IT department doing for the last two years? Have they not checked the records? Is the government, in its budget, distributing money properly to all disciplines? But just distributing money to everyone does not help. In fact, people from the government are in the IPL committee.
Chandrashekar: If one has a team, all details about bank accounts etc., should be available. If they maintain proper rules, corruption will be less. This concept was introduced by the Asian Football Confederation. This is called the commercial entry.
In the AFC, there are guidelines. In India, we are semi-professional. The I-League was introduced 12years back but it is not as big as the IPL because the latter is very professional and commercial. Football should be more professional.
Sumit Rathor: We can't go to every area. About five areas should be identified – those which have good future and money should be put back into those. There could be a regulatory body to control the money flow to other disciplines. There could be somebody from the government in an advisory role.
Hakimuddin: The BCCI does not owe anyone anything. If they choose to help other sports, it is purely out of their own will. No one can tell them what to do because that is the money they have created. BCCI money is their property, they are accountable for it and they don't need to develop any other sport. Each sport needs to learn the good things from the BCCI and IPL. Think about how to package your sport and bring it up. Look at it as a step rather than charity. Sponsors will not come forward if it is not professional. In the UK, a lot of money is generated in the lottery system and it is used for the development of sport. Each sport has different economics. Golf started out small but they are doing well for themselves. Today, a lot of youngsters are playing it and the quality is improving. Things are beginning to happen without any government interference. But
the government can interfere when there is cheating and money laundering. Beyond that, cricket and the BCCI have done a great job.
Thomas Kunnath: BCCI says they will promote sports. If they have excess money, let them develop cricket in remote areas. They are not a government body who should divide money and give it to other sports. If they are helping other sports, the government can consider some tax exemption for them.
Should IPL be saved and how?
BK Ravi: See, those who are not in the BCCI are making more noise. Even in the government there could be scams, but that doesn't mean the government should come down. Yes, the ministers concerned should be pulled up. The same way, if somebody has done something wrong, punish that person but don't touch the IPL. The IPL is an asset for our country. We have created so much hype around the world and it has its own name. So, instead of spoiling the IPL, one should go all out in saving the product.
Chandrashekhar: It should be saved by adopting better remedies and by taking views from the top brasses. Also, if the IPL is saved and it can generate extra money, then they can also help other sports like football.
Sumit Rathor: We should see what IPL has done for us in the last three years. It has made us see something, which we could never imagine. We should save it, because it has shown that we can generate marketing, money, get recognition from all over the world and get talent. So, I think we have to save it.
Thomas Kunnath: From the peanut seller to one of the richest guys in the world, Mukesh Ambani, everyone is making money. That's the employment generation and this gets bigger. I think the IPL should be saved, but only after a thorough clean-up of the mess.
Hakimuddin: I think it needs to be saved because it has got all the right elements. But coming to the corrective actions, this is what's going to be very important. This is where the BCCI needs to set an example. See, it's always a challenge to set up the right example but yes, the onus this time will be on the BCCI to come out and show the steps being taken to clean up the house and make it transparent. If these steps are taken, then I think the IPL can be saved and it can go a long way in the future.
Why can't betting be legalised?
Chandrashekhar: Yes, if you can legalise betting, like in Europe, it will help the other sports.
BK Ravi: Now that a lot of betting is going on, I think we should legalise it. But at the same time, if they legalise betting, the government should come up with a policy that the money earned from taxes on betting should be utilised for the development of sports.
Sumit Rathor: I think that right now, the money involved in betting is much more than the actual money that is involved in the game itself. So, if everybody knows that, with proper regulations, betting should be legalised.
Thomas Kunnath: If it is not regularised, match fixing will come in slowly.
Should IPL or BCCI be more answerable to the people since the whole popularity of the game is built on people's involvement?
Hakimuddin: I don't really know how but I believe there has to be a pro-active step of reaching out to the people because at the end of the day, sponsors are coming in because people are watching it. So whatever economy we are talking about right from the peanut seller to the business houses, it's all because of the people. So they need to come out and tell everyone what it's all about.
Thomas Kunnath: Public confidence will surely come back, may be in a few days or a couple of months. But to retain that confidence, even the franchisees should take up pro-active action by giving back something to the society. Just like Nita Ambani has said that some part of the funds will be going to some charity organisation, even Vijay Mallya should do something for Karnataka. That'll help restore the people connect and confidence.
What are the lessons other sports can draw from the IPL?
Sumit Rathor: Karnataka has been doing well in golf. Bangalore has produced the Indian Open winner, Muniyappa, who is from a humble background as well as the best amateur golfer this year, Chikka. We've produced golfers like Anirban Lahiri and Abhishek Jha. We've done things that no other state has been able to do. So how do we take golf to the next level? The only thing is to improve facilities. To improve junior golf, to get more driving ranges, and more sponsors, people have to come forward to support golf.
Hakimuddin: We've seen examples – boxing, tennis, and basketball have started similar leagues. These are all spin-offs only because the IPL has set a benchmark. The lessons are that if you don't have quality and repetition, it becomes difficult to keep people interested. Why's cricket big? Because they're playing throughout the year. They're constantly in the news. The point is if you have a platform that enables talented youngsters to be a part of it and helps them to have a career, that's going to activate other sports. While an IPL is looking at emulating EPL, every sport has a similar economic model in Europe. The BCCI has shown that you should not depend on someone else – you should take the initiative. The IPL has found the most innovative ways of giving mileage to the sponsor.
Thomas Kunnath: In badminton, we tried something similar three years ago. But Badminton Association of India was not releasing the players. They were not ready to do it. The national association does not need to conduct it – the league can be privatised. Let every sport do the league and sell it. Even kho-kho or kabaddi can be marketed.
BK Ravi: The success of cricket is because of marketing. Other sports should also learn to market themselves. Hockey was our national sport, but today it has been sidelined because they ignored marketing. Those at the helm of affairs should learn to market it better.


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BACKGROUND: Elevated resting heart rate is associated with worse outcomes in chronic heart failure (HF) but little is known about its prognostic impact in acute setting. The main aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between resting heart rate obtained 24-36h after admission for acute non-arrhythmic HF and in-hospital mortality. METHODS AND RESULTS: We examined the association of heart rate with in-hospital mortality in a cohort of 712 patients admitted for acute HF. None of the patients had significant arrhythmias, required invasive ventilation, or presented with acute coronary syndrome or primary valvular disease. Forty patients (5.6%) died during the hospital stay. Those patients were significantly older (78+/-9 vs. 72+/-12years; p=0.0021), had higher heart rate (92+/-22 vs. 78+/-18bpm; p<0.0001), NT pro-BNP (p=0.0005), creatinine (p=0.023), were often diabetics (p=0.026) and had lower systolic and diastolic blood pressures (p<0.05). There was a significant graded relationship between the increase in mortality rate and tertile of heart rate (p<0.01). With multivariable analysis, age (p=0.037), heart rate (p<0.0001), diastolic blood pressure (p<0.001), prior ischemic heart disease (p=0.02) and creatinine (p=0.019) emerged as independent predictors of in-hospital mortality. After adjusting for predictors of poor prognosis, patients in the highest heart rate tertile had worst outcomes when compared with those in the lowest heart rate group (p=0.007). CONCLUSIONS: Higher heart rate 24-36h after admission for acute non-arrhythmic HF is associated with increased risk of in-hospital mortality. Early targeting of elevated heart rate might represent a complementary therapeutic challenge. [less ▲]Detailed reference viewed: 14 (1 ULg)
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HENDERSON COUNTY, Ky. - Truck components maker Accuride Corp. continues to face "challenging near-term market conditions" but expects a recovery in the truck business to begin in the second half of this year, President and CEO Rick Dauch declared late Wednesday.
The Evansville-based company reported that fourth-quarter sales fell 27.3 percent — to $176.3 million — from the same period a year ago.
It reported a net quarterly loss of $156.5 million — mostly in one-time impairment charges to its Gunite subsidiary — compared with net income of $4.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2011.
For the full year in 2012, Accuride posted a 0.7-percent decline in sales, to $929.8 million.
But it lost $178.0 million for the year, compared with a $17.0 million loss in 2011.
The company's truck wheel business — which includes a 155-employee plant in Henderson and several other options around North America — saw sales fall to $86.2 million during the fourth quarter, down 18.8 percent from the same period a year ago.
Its Gunite brake and hub business saw sales drop 40.5 percent quarter-to-quarter because of a combination of low-cost foreign competition and two truck makers having dropped Gunite as standard equipment.
Accuride said it believes the industry cycle is at or near the bottom.
"The heavy lifting to restructure our operations is largely complete," Dauch said in a statement. "The resulting gains in quality, delivery, and lead time have restored confidence, helped us renew important long-term customer agreements, and gave us the opportunity to win up to $30 million in new aluminum wheel business.
"With our improving performance and reduced cost structure, we are confident that Accuride is well-positioned to capitalize on the growth in demand expected when the industry cycle strengthens in the second half of this year," he said.
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Friday Five/Your Take: Best of 2014 (So Far)
We're halfway through 2014 and there's been some damn good roots music released this year, ranging from harpist Maeve Gilchrist's Celtic folk to St. Paul & The Broken Bones' retro soul to bluegrass band Special Consensus' tribute to John Denver to Suzy Bogguss' salute to Merle Haggard.
Today could have been a Friday Fifty, but for sanity's sake, I went with five songs from the albums that I've played the most over the past six months. What are five of your favorite songs released in 2014? Favorite albums? What are you looking forward to later this year?
5. Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings – "People Don't Get What They Deserve"
The release of Give the People What They Want was delayed after Jones was diagnosed with bile duct cancer last summer and underwent surgery and chemotherapy. But the record was more than worth the wait and Jones lived up to her album's title, delivering classic-sounding R&B that's everything a music fan could ever desire.
4. John Fullbright – "High Road"
Fullbright is a helluva songwriter, and "High Road," which tells the story of a young farmer and his wife, employs the rarely used literary device known as Chekov's Tractor. If you haven't picked up Fullbright's rock-solid sophomore studio album Songs yet, now's a good time to do so.
3. Lydia Loveless – "They Don't Know"
20-something Lydia Loveless is one of Americana's rising stars. Her most recent release, Somewhere Else, is full of sharp, rootsy rock, and the closing track, this Kirsty McColl cover, is just delightful. We got the chance to speak with Loveless about it a few months back; check out the story behind her version of "They Don't Know" here.
2. Sturgill Simpson – "Turtles All the Way Down"
Simpson's second full-length album, Metamodern Sounds in Country Music (which our Karlie Justus gave five stars in her review) garnered attention from folks at NPR and The New York Times. Let's hope that this results in a trend in which truck and party songs are replaced by songs that mention "reptile aliens made of light."
1. Rodney Crowell – "The Flyboy and the Kid"
Written for Guy Clark (read Crowell's thoughts on how friend and mentor Clark has influenced his work over the years), this song, from Crowell's best record in more than a decade, Tarpaper Sky (here's our review), is a sweet tribute to a dear friend.
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So far, my five favorite albums of the year are (in no particular order): Rodney Crowell- Tar Paper Sky, Suzy Boggus- Lucky, Nickel Creek- A Dotted Line, Radney Foster- Everything I Should Have Said either Carlene Carter's Carter Girl or Miranda Lambert's Platinum. I'm really looking forward to Shovels and Rope's new album.
In no particular order:
Don Williams – Reflections
Rosanne Cash – The River & The Thread
Rodney Crowell – Tarpaper Sky
Miranda Lambert – Platinum
Nickel Creek – A Dotted Line
Radney Foster – Everything I Should've Said
Bruce Robison & Kelly Willis – Our Year
Jim Lauderdale – I'm A Song
I still need to spend some quality time with Lee Ann Womack's new album and I haven't yet given Carlene Carter, Sturgall Simpson, Dolly Parton, or Willie Nelson's new albums much time either.
It always amazes me how much great music is released every year if you know where to look (like Engine 145).
Drive-By Truckers – Primer Coat
Parker Millsap – Truck Stop Gospel
John Fullbright – High Road
Karen Jonas – Oklahoma Lottery
Sturgill Simpson – Pan Bowl
Well, if Jonathan is going to name more than five, I'll add: Rosanne Cash, Jason Eady, Marty Stuart, Bruce and Kelly, and James House to my list.
Right or Wrong The Quebe Sisters
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Everything Except Goodbye John Howie and the Rosewood Bluff
A World Away Kimberly Murray
Nothin To Lose Dave Adkins
Good catch Leeann! I guess I didn't think to limit my list to just five releases. :-)
Too much good music to choose from. If I was to narrow it down: Don Williams, Rosanne Cash, Rodney Crowell, Miranda Lambert, and Radney Foster. This is way harder than it looks!
Ha! Just giving you a hard time, Jonathan.:) I don't think limiting to five was even a rule.:)
True that it's nearly impossible to narrow down the good music this year!
I really just wanted to see if I could do it :)
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Friday, 10 Jun 11 Rainy 18°C / 64°F
So I finally settled on a solution for my sad bees ( http://myfolia.com/journals/105540-bare-feet-save-lives-otherwise-known-as-me-and-the-bees )
I had a couple cheap plastic plates from Poundland that I'd been using under pots around the garden but I thought even they might not quite be shallow enough so I've put some little pressed glass "stones" in the bottoms of the plates and fill the water to halfway up. That way if any bees fall in they can find purchase and climb back out quickly. I hope.
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Looks lovely, hope it works well for the bees :)
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:) great idea when R get older i'll try that
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Road to Ventoux: Hell in the Chilterns
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etape training
I spent most of yesterday muttering to myself, "Don't do the Etape". Along with the rest of the Independent's Etape team, I was taking part in the Chiltern 100 sportive, which involves exactly what its name suggests – a 100-mile trek that takes in over 20 climbs in the line of hills that stretches across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire.
I'd done two Chiltern 100s before, and it's always a pretty brutal ride. Obviously the climbs are incredibly short compared with say the Alps but they keep on coming and many of them are horribly steep. And the killer element yesterday was the heat. The temperature was in the mid-20s, and the toll it took on people was extreme. This morning I found I had lost half a stone.
When I finally crossed the line after just under eight hours in the saddle, I was almost paralysed with exhaustion. I lay down on the grass outside the school in Great Missenden that was the event HQ and wondered how I'd ever get up. Graham brought me some food but my body was too ravaged for me even to eat.
My Inde confreres had all done it rather quicker than me but they too had suffered. Distress was the order of the day. From all accounts a lot of people were reduced to walking up the steepest climbs, though I never saw anyone doing that myself. I did see someone who had come to a halt at the side of the road, his head slumped over the handlebars, his face etched with pain - the classic pose of the cyclist who has met his nemesis. And he was barely over halfway.
It had all started brightly enough for me. Lewis, Graham, Simon and I were all in a group that set off together, along with another Inde man Ben Brannan, for whom this was a first tilt at 100 miles-plus. I knew I wouldn't be able to stay with the group for long but as it was I managed nearly an hour, to the edge of the Downs around Dunstable, and maybe the effort I expended cost me later on. But the upshot was that I got to the first feed station, after 36 miles, in just over two hours, which was good progress. The sizeable challenges that were the Bison and Ivinghoe Beacon were behind me.
The middle section was where the ride got really serious, though, culminating in the double whammy of Whiteleaf and Wardrobes, two climbs just outside Princes Risborough that are just plain vicious. By now it was late morning and getting hot. Under heavy tree cover, I got a foretaste of what the Ventoux might bring. Soon after that I was on Kingston Blount, another severe test, and then the second feed station was in sight, with 70 miles or so completed. I was now up to the five-hour mark, with 30-plus miles to go, and oh the agony of that final stretch. A long soul-destroying climb at Watlington, a 14 per center up to Bledlow Ridge, with still two more lines of hills to be crossed before the end was in sight.
If I had managed to stay with a group, life wouldn't have been quite so bad. But I never did. For long periods I was all alone, frankly hating it, occasionally overtaking people, more often being overtaken – by people I should have latched on to but never did for long.
The inevitable question is – if the Chiltern 100 is such a struggle, what chance do I have on the Etape? After all, it'll probably be much hotter still. It took Lewis, a great proponent of the power of positive thinking, to put me right.
First, in the context of the Etape, it was just a training ride. Never mind that I was a few minutes slower than last year (everybody's performance seemed to be down on 2008, when the weather was cool and damp). On the Etape, with its 8,000 entrants, finding a group to stay with shouldn't be a problem. And while the Ventoux is obviously a shocker, the 150kms to the bottom of it, though hardly flat, doesn't have anything terribly steep in it. And I think it's the steepness of the Chiltern climbs that really gets to people. The Chiltern 100 was about lessons learnt. Still seven weeks to go. And, as Lewis said, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
Meantime hats off to Lewis, Graham and Simon for all clocking around six and a half hours. So the rest of the team's looking good, even if I am not. And Ben did 7.10, a magnificent effort for a first-timer.
I just want to add that as in previous years, this was a really well organised event – upwards of a 1,000 people between them tackling a Gran Fondo and a Medio Fondo – with excellent signage and feed stations, transponders that provided read-outs of your time at the finish, and volunteers who seemed to genuinely share your pain.
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Hotel Scandinavia House - Arequipa
Ugarte Street 314 - Arequipa1-877-662-6988
Welcome to Hotel Scandinavia House!
This hotel has its own restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner where you will find a selection of items to try. If you want low-key dining options, you will be pleased to find barbecue grills and 24-hour room service. Staff are available to provide tour/ticket assistance and express check-out.
Free Wi-Fi is provided so you can check your in-box whenever you like. Enjoy free newspapers in the lobby, where you will also find a safe at reception for your valuables. Other amenities include dry cleaning/laundry and an area shuttle.
Very nice hosts that helped us when necessarz. In general you feel very welcome, a...Venere Guest, Croatia
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Breakfast at Hotel Scandinavia House
A free breakfast is served each morning.
Facilities at Hotel Scandinavia House
- Baby sitter
- Children's mini club
- Laundry service
- Room service - 24 hour
- Limousine service
- Shuttle service
- Shuttle service from and/or to the airport
- Shuttle service from and/or to the railway station
- Private parking
- Newspapers
- Front desk - safety deposit box
- Personal newspapers
- Luggage room
- City tour
- Restaurant/Dining
- Cafeteria
- Barbecue
- Health club
- Internet/Email services
Know before you go
- This property offers transfers from the ferry terminal, airport, and train station (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
PolicyExtra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
City tax and/or any other fees charged by the hotel
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the hotel:
- The national sales tax (18%) is charged upon check-out to citizens of Peru regardless of length of stay and to foreigners staying in the country for 60 consecutive days or more. Foreigners who present a valid passport and Andean Migration Card (Tarjeta Andina de Migración) at check-in are exempt from this tax. Furthermore, the tax may apply per room when the room is shared by a taxable and a nontaxable guest.
We have included all charges provided to us by the property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
Hotel Scandinavia House reviews
- October 2011
- Venere Guest
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Very nice hosts that helped us when necessarz. In general you feel very welcome, and that combined with an excellent location would make me recommend this hostal to other travellers.
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Room Details
Accommodation highlights at Hotel Scandinavia House include free local calls and free Wi-Fi. Rooms open onto balconies. Guest rooms are individually decorated, making each stay a unique experience. Well appointed kitchens offer a range of facilities, including full-sized refrigerators/freezers, stovetops and dishwashers, allowing you to save on dining expenses while you travel. Visitors will wake up feeling refreshed and ready to start the day after a good night's sleep in supportive Select Comfort mattresses with premium bedding and down comforters, plus a selection of pillows from a pillow menu.
Guests can unwind at the end of a long day and enjoy televisions with cable channels. Business travelers will have access to free dial-up internet as well as complimentary weekday newspapers and phones during their Arequipa visit. Rooms also include minibars and coffee/tea makers.
Private bathrooms are outfitted with showers and rainfall showerheads. A turndown service is available. Microwaves, irons/ironing boards and hair dryers can be provided on request.
Accommodation Services
- Telephone
- Mini bar
- Extra beds
- Coffee and tea maker
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Ironing facilities on request
- Hairdryer on request
- Terrace/Balcony
- Cable TV
- Dial-up Internet access
- Wireless Internet access
- Kitchen
Distances from Hotel Scandinavia HouseSanta Catalina Monastery - 0.1 km / 0.1 mi
Arequipa Cathedral - 0.3 km / 0.2 mi
Arequipa Plaza de Armas - 0.3 km / 0.2 mi
Museum of Andean Sanctuaries - 0.4 km / 0.2 mi
Society of Jesus Architectural Complex - 0.4 km / 0.3 mi
San Camilo Market - 0.8 km / 0.5 mi
Yanahuara Plaza - 1.1 km / 0.7 mi
National University of St Augustin of Arequipa - 1.7 km / 1 mi
Arequipa Stadium - 2.2 km / 1.4 mi
Casa Goyeneche - 4.9 km / 3 mi
El Misti - 17.6 km / 11 mi
The preferred airport for Hotel Scandinavia House is Arequipa (AQP-Rodriguez Ballon Intl.) - 6.5 km / 4.1 mi.
Distances are calculated in a straight line from the property's location to the point of interest or airport and may not reflect actual travel distance.
Distances are displayed to the nearest 0.1 km and mile.
Transportation services Hotel Scandinavia House
- Limousine service
- Shuttle service
- Shuttle service from and/or to the airport
- Shuttle service from and/or to the railway station
- Private parking
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Frisco was originally a retail and shipping point for farmers, and had a number of cotton gins and grain elevators. It still has some near the downtown area and the first time my daughter and SIL drove towards town, they did not believe that the area near the railroad tracks (which was the first place they came to) was an appropriate place to live because it looked so seedy and industrial.
Frisco was originally named Emerson, after Francis Emerson, who owned the farm where the townsite was located. Emerson, who was a banker, had promised to place a national bank in the town if it was named after him, but the bank was never established.
Because the name Emerson resembled that of Emberson in Lamar County the name was changed in 1902 when the post office was established . So the town was named Frisco City after the St. Louis, San Francisco and Texas Railway Company, known as the Frisco system. Later the name was shortened to Frisco. Let that be a lesson to all you bankers. If you promise a bank, be sure you follow through.
Frisco was incorporated during the first decade of the twentieth century and augmented by an influx of residents of nearby Erudia and Lebanon, who wanted to take advantage of the railroad line. It was the home of a Farmers Co-operative Gin Association. By 1914 the population was estimated at 1,000.
In the 1970s, the population increased rapidly, from 1,845 in 1970 to 3,499 in 1980. The increase was a result of the growth of Dallas and Plano, advancements in production of dairy products, small grains, and cotton, and new aeronautical production plants in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Although still a retail point for farmers, Frisco gradually became a suburb of Dallas. In 1990 the population was 6,141, and the community had spread into Denton County. The current total population is in excess of 33,714.
Now, Frisco is mostly a bedroom community 12 miles north of Dallas in central Collin County. My daughter who lives there says that you can live, shop and eat there, but there are not many tourist attractions.
There are many community homeowners associations in Frisco, one of which my daughter and SIL belong to. These include
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15 Plantation Resort
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Hi grandmaR: I admire how adventurous you are! Saw where your daughter lives in Frisco. Us to since 1979. We are "oldtime" Frisco folks! Daughter lived here long? I am retiring soon and need to get over my anxiety about traveling! CCLady
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Monroe's Jabari McGhee works against Albany High's Larry Sanford in AHS' 65-43 win last week. Albany High is the No. 1 seed in the Region 1-AA tournament, and Monroe is the top seed in 1-AAA.
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Dart is the main protagonist of The Legend of Dragoon. Throughout the game, he attempts to seek revenge against the Black Monster for destroying his village and parents.
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Greham is the former captain of the Fifth Knighthood, who betrayed his countrymen and killed Lavtiz's father. He now possesses the Jade Dragoon Spirit and commands the dragon Feyrbrand. He is confronted at the Dragon's Nest and mortally wounded.
He is kind of the spunky old guy. Also plays the grandfatherly figure and is a tough fighter.
Albert is the King of Basil and of Serdio. He is one of the main playable characters in The Legend of Dragoon. He joins Dart after the death of one of their close friends at the hands of the hooded man.
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Lloyd is one of the main antagonists of the forgotten PS1 RPG, The Legend of Dragoon.
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Thank you once again to all her friends and loved ones for your support this past year.
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Three reasons to look to the stars
By Will Goodbody, Science & Technology Correspondent
It's been an exciting week for star-gazers, with the remarkable rendez-vous between the European Space Agency's Rosetta probe and comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. For a man-made object to travel 6 billion kilometres unscathed around the solar system over a decade and still manage to catch and begin orbiting a 4 kilometre target moving at 55,000 kmp/h is extraordinary. And happily, the best is yet to come, as Rosetta prepares to monitor and send a lander down onto the comet's surface – unlocking, it's hoped, wonderful secrets about life.
But back on Earth, the space fest is set to continue this weekend. Because Sunday and the early days of next week could end up being a super celestial showcase. According to the Irish Astronomical Association (IAA), on August 10th Ireland will enjoy its best SuperMoon until 2018, followed two days later by the peak of the Perseid Meteor Shower and a great series of passes by the International Space Station.
Supermoons occur when a full Moon coincides with the time the Moon is closest to Earth in its elliptical orbit – otherwise known by astronomers as perigee. At this closest point the Moon will be a mere 356,410 km from Earth – a short hop in space terms, and a whole 50,000km nearer than it is when it is at its maximum distance away. The effect is to make the full Moon appear even larger, brighter and closer than it otherwise would. The timing for Ireland is very good, according to the IAA, with perigee happening just before the full Moon takes place and rises here. Look to the rising Moon in the south eastern sky, around the time the sun sets at 9pm, to witness a lunar spectacle unlikely to be bettered before the 1st January 2018.
Ironically, the bright Moon could compromise a spectacular celestial fireworks display due to take place over the following nights. Once a year, the Perseid meteor shower takes place, when tiny bits from comet Swift-Tuttle smash into Earth's upper atmosphere at huge speed, creating "shooting stars" as they burn up. The Perseid peak, with up to 100 an hour visible, takes place on August 12th and 13th, and in theory they can be seen in all parts of the sky, though closer to dawn may prove better given the brightness of the moon.
But one spectacle which it will be harder to miss over the coming weeks will be the International Space Station. The largest man-made object ever put into space, the Croke Park sized object should be visible before and after midnight until August 21st, and then after that in the evening skies. It appears like a bright star travelling west to east, speeding up as it goes. Check out websites like astronomy.ie/iss and http://spotthestation.nasa.gov/sightings/ to find out where and when to look.
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