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October 28th, 2003 –Faculty Senate Minutes
I. At 3:35 p.m. the meeting was called to order.
II. Senate Members Present: Kit Andrews, Roy Bennett, Bob Brownbridge, Brian Caster, Keller Coker, Claire Ferraris, Maria Fung, Scott Grim, Karen Haberman, Gudrun Hoobler, Solveig Holmquist, Sriram Khe, John Leadley (for Zygmont), Scot Morse, Erik Peterson, John Rector, Judie Rhoads, Janeanne Rockwell-Kincanon, William Schoenfeld, Tamina Toray, Dovie Trevino, Mark Van Steeter
Ex-Officio Member: President Conn
III. Minutes from last meeting were approved with two corrections: both Janeanne Rockwell-Kincanon and Bob Brownbridge were present at the previous meeting.
IV. Reports from the Presidents
A. Senate President Janeanne Rockwell reminded the Senators that the next meeting would not be held on November 11th since this date is a university holiday. Thus the next meeting of the Faculty Senate is on 25th of November.
B. President Conn shared with the senators the 4th week of the fall quarter enrollment statistics. The best news for WOU is the robust freshmen class of 925 students. This number is the highest one in Western Oregon University's history. From the data sheet it seemed that the total number of students is down a bit from last fall (4970 versus 5030) but the newest figures suggest that in fact there are 5032 total students this fall.
The second topic that President Conn discussed concerned the strategic planning efforts. He announced that the next visit by Dr. McFarland was scheduled for November 17th and 18th. The key event is the Stakeholders' Meeting with a panel of 4-5 key observers from the legislature, the OUS system, and the region. The Strategic Planning Council is to begin its work at this meeting. This Council is to be comprised of 8 faculty members, 7 staff members, and 6 members chosen from students, alumni, and the community.
The Chair of the Strategic Planning Committee is Dr. Kristina Frankenberger who teaches a class on strategic planning.
C. The ASWOU president Jeremy Quintanilla was not present at this meeting.
V. Discussion of the Effectiveness of the Senate
The discussion opened with the concern of the Humanities Division about the lack of consultation of the faculty and information made known to the faculty by the administration, especially in some hiring and promotion decisions. Some senators objected that this is not an issue of the Senate per se, while others defended this position by saying that if our role is to empower faculty and to enhance faculty governance, then certainly these issues fit with the discussion.
Another point of discussion centered on the lack of being systematic and carrying through with reports. Two examples of incomplete action were given: the report of the Ad Hoc Committee on Professional Programs was never adopted formally and the document on shared governance presented by ASWOU has not been brought up for discussion.
A senator brought up a concern that the Senate should first be aware of how effective it ought to be, and then make adjustments to get to the desired level of efficiency. However, it seemed that this early in the discussion, being systematic about the issues was not to be expected.
A. The Inter-institutional Senate met in Ashland at the beginning of the month. Allen Bates gave a fabulous presentation about what is wrong with the legislature. In his presentation he explained that the lack of belief in public higher education could be illuminated by the extreme right-wing views of a number of legislators. ChancellorJarviss addressed the Senate with his concerns about the OUS remaining affordable; the low compensation level for faculty; the deferred maintenance of infrastructure; the enrollment management (when we can only accept a fixed number of students); and the idea of public responsibility for P-16 education.
The Executive Committee was to nominate one of WOU's renowned faculty members for a position on the OUS board.
B. The Committee on Committees' Chair Judie Rhoads distributed a list of current committees and urged the senators to check with colleagues in their divisions about the accuracy of this list. Once this work is completed, the questions of how vacancies are filled and length of terms (typically 2 or 3 years) determined can be addressed. A motion to put the committee structure issues under Old Business for upcoming meeting was proposed and carried unanimously.
C. The Curriculum Committee's Chair Camila Gabaldón reported on a new BFA in Theater program proposal which was extensive (30 new classes) and well-documented. She also mentioned there were proposals from Music (course title changes), Art (variable credits for study abroad students), and Math (a change in one course). She also reported on an upcoming proposal from Economics about changing from 3 to 4 credit classes and several smaller social science proposals.
VI. Consideration of New Business: It was decided that one committee will report at the next meeting.
VII. A motion to adjourn was approved around 5:06 p.m.

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The Duck House in Ruislip is located on the corner of the high street next to the delightful duck pond, near the park.
The building has been part of the high street scenery in Ruislip for many centuries. Ruislip was mentioned in the Doomsday book as 'Rislepe', a name thought to originally mean 'The wet place where rushes grow' which is likely to refer to a spot on the river suitable for a crossing point. The name had various spellings over the succeeding centuries until it was recorded in 1527 as Ruislip, as it remains today.
The population recorded in 1086 comprised a priest, twenty nine villeins, seven bordars each on four acres, eight cottars, four serfs, four Frenchmen, and a partridge in a pear tree.
Among the customary tenants in 1324 were four men employed in carrying goods between Ruislip and London, a swineherd, cowherd, and hayward, as well as a woodward and a tile-counter. By the 1430s there were two shopkeepers, a joiner and a smith working a smithy near the Manorhouse gate. Until the 19th century, the economic history of Ruislip was predominantly agrarian - almost one-half of the total population in 1801 was employed in agriculture.
It may surprise you to know that the first description of a football match was written by a William FitzStephen in 1170. He recorded that in London "after dinner all the youths of the city goes out into the fields for the very popular game of ball." He noticed that every trade had their own football team. "The elders, the fathers, and the men of wealth come on horseback to view the contests of their juniors, and in their fashion sport with the young men; and there seems to be aroused in these elders a stirring of natural heat by viewing so much activity and by participation in the joys of unrestrained youth."
By the early 16th century, however, a movement gained pace to ban the game of football. In 1531 the Puritan preacher, Thomas Eliot, argued that football caused "beastly fury and extreme violence", and Philip Stubbs wrote "football playing and other devilish pastimes.. withdraweth us from godliness, either upon the Sabbath or any other day."
So it was that football was banned, but young men throughout the land flouted the ban. In 1576 it was recorded that in Ruislip around a hundred people "assembled themselves unlawfully and played a certain unlawful game, called football", which caused a considerable stir and which led to further tightening of the ordinances.
Cricket was played at Moor Park, just over the Hertfordshire boundary with Northwood, as early as 1854 when an eleven led by Lord Ebury entertained visiting teams.
The presence of Northolt airfield and attendant air force installations has had some effect on the social life of the parish. The airfield at RAF Northolt is older than the RAF itself. Located in the London Borough of Hillingdon, the military airfield became operational in June 1915 when BE2c aircraft flew defensive patrols against Zeppelin raids over London. Russian cadets trained at the airfield during the First World War, and during the Second World War units manning the R.A.F. station included Polish, Belgian, and Canadian contingents.
After 1945 the number of R.A.F. personnel living in the area was considerably reduced, but in 1949 the United States Air Force set up a command headquarters at South Ruislip and this was further augmented in 1951. By 1962 there were 1,733 people employed at the base. Of these 487 were United Kingdom civilians, and the remainder United States air force and civilian personnel. In addition United States nationals working at South Ruislip had 2,339 dependants living in and around Ruislip parish who were largely integrated into the social life of the parish.
No 303 Polish Squadron clocked up the highest allied scores during the Battle of Britain, with Sergeant Josef Frantisek, a maverick Czech national and 'honorary Pole' becoming the highest scorer of the battle. In 1943, RAF Northolt's Spitfire Mk IX Squadrons became the first Spitfire Wing as a unit to operate over Germany.
Ruislip has been home to many famous faces over the years, including:
Ruislip Lido is a Reservoir that featured in Cliff Richards' 'The Young Ones' and 'Summer Holiday' films. It was once a very famous water sports park.
The Lido was a great success locally. Attractions in its heyday include rowing boats, motor boats, paddle boats, a children's playground, a beach and miniature railway, all built by the Grand Union Canal Company.
Ruislip Lido also became famous for water skiing, once being used as a venue for the world championships.
Charlotte Rampling once starred in 'The Knack', filmed at the Lido in 1965.
She later wrote, "Here I am at the lido in Middlesex, of all places - yes, they have a lido in Middlesex - during the filming of my first film, 'The Knack'. It was me, Jacqueline Bissett and Jane Birkin - we were the fantasy ladies doing things to Michael Crawford's mind. I wafted in on water-skis, which was something of a fraud. I had always been a good athlete, but I had no idea how to water-ski. They asked me when they were casting the movie if I knew what I was doing, 'Of course!' I lied. Ah, the pluckiness of youth." In 1993 the main Lido building was damaged by fire, and it was demolished in 1994.
Sadly, Ruislip "Lido" is now just a reservoir, although the miniature railway is still running. Swimming has not been permitted there for many years and all the facilities have been removed.


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Orson Welles' famous citizen might have too many flaws for just one to be the tragic One, but most of them stem from his rampant self-absorption. Which, if you think…
'Werewolf' would be a reboot of a remake… and also some kind of record?
The first poster for Joe Johnston's The Wolfman arrived online today. The production has had its fair share of problems and as much as I hate to jump on the hater bandwagon, I've got to say, I'm really just not that impressed with the makeup effects. Seems too low-fi.RELATED JUNK: Middle Aged Wolf


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much better than expected
By 1skbum
from Lake Tahoe
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Comments about Atomic Overload Ski Boots 2011:
I have the gnarliest feet to fit into ski boots. I have pretty much tried ALL brands off the shelf including former Atomic models. This model hits it out of the park. I have NEVER had a full day of skiing without some part of some foot screaming hell, especially the high arch and the width. The pliable areas on the side of the boot are, for me, a stroke of genius. In addition, I have inflammations on my Achilles tendon, and usually the heel tightness of the ski boot makes me rip off the boot after about an hour. On this boot, I feel as if the bone itself is locked in place instead of the tendon being squeezed. My forefoot has ample room, however when laying the skis over there is no loss of contact to the snow, as this was the question when faced with those soft areas. Since I am not into racing or super-aggressive piste behaviour, the stiffness of the boot is exactly right for all the tricks in the park and off-piste, equally awesome in powder and fantastically managing tricky terrain.I found them for roughly $250 and this boot beats out $600-700 boots, at least for me.
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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It is comfortable and hold well
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At first, I was a bit worried about 2 buckle system, but it holds well.Good flex for snow blade use and warm and comfortable.
These. Boots. Are. Sick.
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If you've got wide feet---like I do---you're probably used to buying boots a size too big in order to get the platapus foot in there. No longer. These boots are wide in the toe, and comfy. Very comfy; the new material and foam is amazing and warm.The only problem I've had is on one boot the housing makes my ankle ache. But, given that its only sometimes, this is probably more an adjustment issue than a feature of the boot itself (it didn't happen at all the last time I rode).Super warm, super wide, but responsive. Great boot.


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Impaired driver wrecks moped — again
A 39-year-old Bostic man sustained significant injuries in a moped wreck Saturday on Hollis Road, reported the North Carolina Highway Patrol (NCHP).
Ricky Dennis Wright was driving a moped north on Hollis Road when he went off the road and traveled into a field.
Sgt. Joel Williams of the NCHP said Wright was "extremely impaired" when he crashed the moped. He was transported to Cleveland Regional Medical Center for treatment.
Hospital officials said he was released Sunday.
"He has been charged numerous times with DWI," Williams said.
The law allows drivers to operate a moped regardless of the number of DWI charges.
Assisting at the scene were Rutherford County EMS and Ellenboro Fire Department.
Williams there were numerous wrecks over the weekend in Rutherford County, but Wright's wreck was the most serious regarding injuries.


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BlackBerry PlayBook target iPad success
RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook, the company's attempt at a true iPad competitor, has been demoed at a network event in Canada with a number of the tablet's features shown off for the first time.
The demonstration, which was caught on video (below), highlighted the tablet's impressive 1080p HD video playback capabilities and, despite running an early build of the device's operating system and user interface, a slick two-style gesture control design.
Whilst the normal swipe and flip gestures remain as a way to navigate screens, a second frame-incorporating set of gestures pulls down an additional control panel, much in the same way Android handset users currently access notifications.
With the BlackBerry Playbook expected to launch in spring 2011, just days ahead of the arrival of Apple's muted iPad 2, the RIM tablet's impressive spec sheet that includes a 1GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of RAM and front and rear facing cameras, will be hard pushed to succeed in an increasingly congested tablet market.
Which tablet do you think will make the biggest impression upon launch next spring the BlackBerry PlayBook or iPad 2? Let us know your thoughts via the T3 Twitter and Facebook feeds.
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Nomination Forms
A staff or faculty member may nominate an employee for any of the awards.
Note: With the exception of the Department of Distinction Award, self-nominations are not accepted.
You may submit nominations for one or more awards, but please limit yourself to one nomination per category per year.


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Purple Rain
Prince Reveals Snippet of New Track 'This Could Be Us,' Inspired By a Prince Meme
Yesterday, Prince tweeted out a link to a 36-second snippet of the song, "This Could Be Us," which was inspired by a meme of him from Purple Rain where he's seen riding on a motorcycle with Apollonia.
'Purple Rain's Tracks Ranked From Worst To Best
The occasion would call for a celebratory dip into the purifying waters of Lake Minnetonka, but since there's still a no wake ordinance for that bulging body of water, we'll all have to settle for a retrospective ranking of all nine tracks from worst to best.
JACK's Inside Track: Minnesota Music
It's a Minnesota Music Masters Mash-up!
Prince's "Let's Go Crazy" Gets Blues-Rock Make-Under By 3rdEyeGirl
Once adamantly against the internet, Prince's newest musical endeavors–under the artist appropriate moniker of 3rdEyeGirl–has been using the anonymity of the world wide web to his benefit.


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Michael Stoff, Director 305 East 23rd St, CLA 2.102, (G3600) Austin, TX 78712-1250 • 512-471-1442
Study Abroad Mixer!
Thu, September 24, 2009 • 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM • Gregory Gym Games Room (Room 3.120)
Inviting: students who are interested in studying abroad and students who have already gone!
If you have not yet been abroad, this is your chance to talk to students who have.
If you are a study abroad alum or an international student, this is a wonderful opportunity to share your experience with potential study abroad students while connecting to other students who have lived in the same country you have!
Perks: Free Samosas & flautas or try your chances at winning an iPod shuffle! Other prizes!


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BMW also has had a particular problem with past efforts to court customers with gee-whiz technology in the cockpit. Its iDrive user interface consists of an LCD panel mounted in the dashboard and a controller knob mounted on the center console, and it controls a vast and disparate number of functions in BMWs. But early versions, especially, frustrated some customers who didn't appreciate how difficult it was to learn iDrive and how distracting it could be to operate the system properly.
The Product Genius is a big part of BMW's answer to all of this. Borrowing the concept from the Apple-store Genius Bar — similar to what Lexus already has initiated with its Product Specialists and Delivery Specialists — BMW wants to make sure that this new type of dealership staffer "better support[s] customers with in-depth product knowledge as well as enabl[es] the customer to better utilize and configure products in accordance with their particular needs."
These geniuses, naturally, will be equipped with computer tablets to aid in easily explaining product features and technologies to customers.
Also as part of its Future Retail initiative, BMW will introduce "a number of new BMW and Mini retail formats." But at least until some of the new bricks-and-mortar ideas take shape and maybe long after, all eyes will be on BMW's new Product Geniuses.


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With the Marine Corps as the lead service for the 1995 Joint Warrior
Interoperability Demonstration, Marine Corps Base, Camp Pendleton, Calif., will
serve as the hub of this international event.
The primary objectives of JWID `95 are to demonstrate improved operational
capabilities for deployed forces and improved interoperability with C4I systems
required to support a joint task force, both in garrison and while deployed.
The Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity at Camp Pendleton will host
the Joint Task Force command post, the JTF Marine Component, the Army (forward)
Component, the Joint Special Operations Task Force Component and the
Australian/Canadian Allied Planning Cell. This site will serve as the main
demonstration location for JWID `95. More than 50 other sites from Europe to
Australia will also be involved, including systems of several allied
In a scenario which represents a major goal of JWID `95, the Marine Air/Ground
Task Force commander assumes control of a JTF responding to directed operations
in the U.S. Pacific Command. An additional major goal includes the
demonstration of interoperability among deployed forces and supporting civil
agencies and industry through linkages of the Defense Information
Infrastructure and the National Information Infrastructure to support
operations other than war. A further mid-range goal includes the demonstration
of the application of commercial off-the-shelf information technologies to
support the Global Command and Control System.
The operational capabilities demonstrated will be grouped into five major
areas. These include Battlespace Management, Communications and Networking,
Distributed Collaborative Planning, Smart Push/Warrior Pull, and a new area
introduced by the Marine Corps for the first time, Knowledge-Based Information
(KBI) Presentation.
In addition, the Marine Corps will be sponsoring numerous technology
demonstrations designed to validate its evolving MAGTF C4I systems strategy
built on the Global Command and Control System Common Operational Environment,
the viability of using GCCS to command a combined JTF, component and major
subordinate commands across functions and echelons. Other demonstrations of
the benefits of the KBI Presentation will also be showcased.
A briefing and tour of JWID `95 facilities will be available for the press on
Sept. 25, 1995. A tour will be conducted for the press from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
EDT of various JWID sites. Information on the many JWID `95 sites and
demonstrations is located on the world wide web under http://www.hqmc.usmc.mil.
The press are invited to query those sites they desire to visit for detailed
information regarding times and locations for press visits. The following
points of contact are provided for the primary JWID `95 sites:
US Pacific Command, Camp Smith, HI, (Maj. Bill Barlow, USAF, 808-477-6613)
Marine Corps Tactical Systems Activity, Camp Pendleton, CA, (SSgt. J.M. Hagar,
Battle Command, Battle Lab, Ft. Gordon, GA, (Maj. Steve Mecham, 706-791-8548)
Electronic Systems Command, Hanscom AFB, MA, (Maj. Randy Nunley, USAF,
Joint Demonstration and Evaluation Facility, Arlington, VA, (Ms. Betsy
McDonald, 703-696-1970)
NRAD, San Diego, CA, (Mr. Tom LaPuzza, 619-553-2722)
USS Kitty Hawk, San Diego, CA, (Lt. Andy Barlow, USN, 619-545-5669)
Office of Emergency Services, Conway, AR, (Mr. Ray Briggler, 501-329-5601)


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Means for insulating and chilling a canned beverage such as beer or soft drink including a cylindrical cup-shaped liner structure disposed within a conventional foam beverage can holder and lying within a portion of the annular "dead air" cavity between a beverage can situated therein and the side walls of the foam holder. The outer wall of the inner cup wall and the inner wall of the outer foam cup walls define an annular space containing a reusable refrigerant. The reusable refrigerant is a freezable fluid, preferably a liquid chemically treated into a gellatenous state for being frozen in conventional refrigerator freezers. In the frozen state the gel will chill and keep chilled beverage disposed within a container placed within the inner cupshaped liner. The top portion of the liner is constructed for light press fit engagement with the side walls of the foam holder for sealably containing the gel therein in a non-frozen state. A conventional circular plastic ring closes the top intersecting edges between the foam holder and the inner liner and facilitates the entrapment of any dead air between the beverage container and the inner cup wall.
1. A refrigerated holder for a beverage container of the type including a cylindrical outer cup of insulative material closed on one end and open on the other, the circular edges of the open end being covered by a circular retaining ring including a first portion extending radially across the top edges and into the open end with flap portions to position a cylindrical beverage container in axial alignment with said outer cup and a second, cylindrical portion extending from the top of the cup down the outer wall to retain the ring in position around the cup, the improvement comprising:
a cylindrical inner cup having an outer diameter less than the inner diameter of the outer cup to define an annular space therebetween and an inner diameter for receiving the cylindrical walls of a beverage container therein, said inner cup also including a radially extending flange region at the open end for positioning adjacent the top edges of the outer cup beneath the retaining ring to seal the annular space therebeneath;
a freezable fluid positioned within the annular space between the outer walls of the inner cup and the inner walls of the outer cup for absorbing heat from the walls of a beverage container positioned within the inner cup when said fluid is frozen to cool the beverage within the container.
2. An improved refrigerated holder for a beverage container as set forth in claim 1 wherein the outer cup is formed of polystyrene foam and the inner cup is formed of molded plastic.
3. An improved refrigerated holder for a beverage container as set forth in claim 1 wherein the outer cup is formed of polystyrene foam and the inner cup is formed of thin-walled metal.
4. An improved refrigerated holder for a beverage container as set forth in claim 1 wherein said freezable fluid comprises water.
5. An improved refrigerated holder for a beverage container as set forth in claim 4 wherein the water is in a gellatenous state.
6. An improved refrigerated holder for a beverage container as set forth in claim 5 wherein the gellatenous state is produced by the addition of a viscosity increasing agent to said water.
7. An improved refrigerated holder for a beverage container as set forth in claim 6 wherein the viscosity increasing agent is comprised of a methylcellulose composition.
8. An improved refrigerated holder for a beverage container as set forth in claim 1 wherein said radially extending flange region of said inner cup includes a stepped region near the open end of the inner cup having a diameter slightly greater than the inner diameter of the outer cup to snugly engage the inner wall of the outer cup and thereby center the inner cup within the outer cup and a substantially flat radially extending flange having a diameter about equal to the outer diameter of the inner cup extending across the top edges of the inner cup.
9. An improved refrigerated holder for a beverage container as set forth in claim 8 wherein said stepped region is of an axial length greater than the downward deflection of the flap portions of the retaining ring.
10. A holder for cooling a beverage container during consumption comprising:
a cylindrical outer cup of foam material having an open and a closed end said foam being thermally insulative for comfortable handling and elastically resilient for compliance with the physical expansion of a freezable fluid contained thereby upon freezing of said fluid;
a cylindrical inner cup positioned within said outer cup, said inner cup having an outer diameter less than the inner diameter of the outer cup to define an annular space therebetween and an inner diameter for receiving the cylindrical walls of a beverage container, said inner cup also including a radially extending flange region at the open end for positioning adjacent the open end of the outer cup forming a line of juncture therebetween;
outer ring means enclosing the line of juncture between the respective open ends of the inner and outer cups; and
a freezable fluid within the space between the outer walls of the inner cup and the inner walls of the outer cup for, upon first being frozen, then absorbing heat through the walls of the inner cup from a beverage container positioned within the inner cup and thereby cool the beverage.
11. A holder for cooling a beverage container during consumption as set forth in claim 10 wherein said radially extending flange region of said inner cup includes a circumferentially disposed, tongue portion for engaging and being embedded in said foam outer cup to assist in sealing the region between the inner and outer cups.
The invention relates to a refrigeratable beverage container holder, and, more particularly, to a refrigeratable beverage container holder constructed with a sleeve of reusable refrigerant disposed between the walls of a conventional foam cup and a cup-shaped liner provided therein for receiving and circumferentially engaging a beverage container and thereby chilling the contained beverage.
It is conventionally desirable to consume most beverages such as soft drinks and particularly beer in a chilled state. Containers of such beverages are thus stored in refrigerated areas such as refrigerators, ice boxes or ice chests for sufficient periods of time prior to consumption to lower the temperature. Beverages such as soft drinks are often emptied from their containers into glasses or cups filled with ice to afford maximum chilling during consumption. The taste of most soft drinks is not rendered totally unpalatable by diluting water produced by the melting ice; however, ice cannot be added to beer or ale dur to the watering effect and the undesirable taste resulting therefrom. For this reason, beer is usually stored in refrigerators where the temperature is relatively low. Additionally, other means have been used such as placing the beverage in very thin, highly thermally conductive aluminum and steel walled cans to enhance the rate and extent to which a beverage may be cooled from an ambient temperature. Unfortunately, conventional refrigerators are not always kept at a temperature whereby the beverage is suitably chilled, regardless of its container, to a point near that of freezing. Unless the consumer wishes to place the beverage can or bottle in the refrigerator freezer to suitably chill it, a beverage such as beer is normally served "cool" but not "chilled". But neither beer nor soft drinks can be left in the freezer unattended since both would eventually freeze. For this reason, beer and many soft drinks are consumed directly from their containers in a less than desirable, partially chilled state.
The desirability of consuming beverages in as nearly a chilled state as possible has prompted the development of apparatus to insulate a chilled beverage container from the environment during consumption of the beverage. One such device of contemporary popularity is a beverage can holder comprised of a suitable foam material such as foamed polystyrene molded into an insulative cup configuration suitable for receiving a beverage can therein. Usually, a plastic ring is provided at the top of the insulative cup whereby the beverage can is disposed centrally therein with a dead air space therearound. The combination of the foam insulation characteristics and dead air space comprise a suitable means for maintaining the chilled condition of the beverage for some extended period of time. Such insulative cups, or beverage holders, are especially popular out of doors where an uninsulated beverage container will quickly absorb heat from the environment.
Certain problems exist with the aforesaid prior art "dead air" beverage holders. The beverage must initially be chilled. Once the beverage container is removed from its chilling environment it can only get warmer, and the insulated beverage container only retards this inevitable result. Aggravating the warming trend is the fact that the conventional beverage containers which are quickest to chill, i.e. those made of thin walled thermally conductive metal, are also the quickest to get warm. Beverages in glass containers warm somewhat slower in an ambient termperatured environment than aluminum, but not much. It may thus be seen that most all container materials have a relatively high rate of thermal conductivity to permit rapid cooling of the beverage in a refrigerator but which also operates to afford rapid heat absorption into the beverage once the container has been removed into an ambient temperature environment for consumption. It is therefore desirable to provide a low cost beverage holder which overcomes the aforesaid problems wherein a beverage in its original container can be consumed over an extended period of time at a constant and desirably chilled or cold temperature.
The prior art has provided refrigeratable beverage holders in various embodiments; however, such known embodiments are heavy, cumbersome, relatively expensive mug or stein-like devices. For example, one such device is shown and described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,302,428, issued on Feb. 7, 1977, therein illustrating a mug-shaped device for keeping cool a beverage in a container. The device of that invention is designed to receive beverage containers of various diameters and provides spring means for securing a snug contact with the walls of various sized beverage containers and although somewhat effective in cooling said beverages, is relatively expensive, heavy, cumbersome, bulky and mechanically complicated in comparison with conventional foam "dead air" beverage can holders.
The refrigerated beverage holder of the present invention is especially adapted for maintaining the chilled condition or cooling a beverage, within its own container, before and during consumption. The present invention overcomes many of the disadvantages of prior art, low cost, semi-disposable insulative beverage container holders as well as the heavier and more expensive refrigeratable beverage devices by providing means within a conventional foam beverage container holder which absorbs heat from the enclosed beverage container. In particular, in this manner the thermal conductivity aspects of this metal, especially aluminum and steel beverage containers are utilized to maintain the temperature of a beverage container as low, as long as possible; additionally, the invention may also be used to cool an ambient temperature beverage container below the temperature at which it was placed within the refrigerated beverage holder of the invention.
The invention relates to a low cost beverage container which includes a refrigerant for cooling a beverage disposed in the container. More particularly, one aspect of the invention involves an improved holder for a beverage container for chilled beverages wherein the holder is of the type including insulative foam side walls and being adapted for holding the beverage container therein. The improvement comprises a refrigerant, such as water, in a fluid of gellatenous state, disposed within the outer side walls of the holder wherein the refrigerant is adapted for absorbing heat energy from the container to secure a prolonged low temperature condition of the beverage. The refrigerant is of the type exhibiting a fluid state at temperatures above freezing and a solid state at temperatures at or below freezing, wherein the latent heat of fusion thereof permits advantageous absorptivity of heat from the container of the beverage.
In another aspect, the invention includes an improved refrigerated holder for a beverage container of the type including a cylindrical outer cup of insulative material closed on one end and open on the other. The circular edges of the open end is covered by a circular retaining ring including a top portion extending radially across the top edges and into the open end with radially inwardly extending flap portions defining a generally circumferentially extending edge to position a cylindrical beverage container in co-axial alignment with the outer cup, and a second cylindrical portion extending from the top of the outer cup down the outer wall thereof to retain the ring in position around the cup. The improvement comprises a cylindrical inner cup having an outer diameter less than the inner diameter of the outer cup to define an annular space therebetween. The inner diameter is adapted for receiving the cylindrical walls of a beverage container therein. The inner cup also includes a radially extending flange region at the open end for positioning adjacent the upper edges of the outer cup beneath the retaining ring to enclose the annular space therebeneath. A freezable fluid which is positioned within the annular space between the outer walls of the inner cup and the inner walls of the outer cup is first frozen or, less desirably, cooled very substantially, and then absorbs heat from the walls of a beverage container positioned within the inner cup to cool the beverage within the container.
Yet still another aspect of the invention includes a method of manufacturing a canned beverage holder including causing a freezable liquid, chemically treated to subsequently form a generally fluid gel, to flow into a defined space between a thermally conductive insert for receiving a beverage container and the side walls of an insulative holder. The fluid is then frozen. Once frozen and removed from a freezing environment, the formerly fluid, now frozen solid refrigerant tends to absorb heat contributing toward latent heat of fusion from an ice sleeve surrounding a beverage container placed within the insert and thereby chilling a beverage within the container. In an unfrozen state the freezable fluid gel will assist in sealing the adjacent bottoms of the insert and the holder from external air to create a "vacuum" and thereby tend toward retaining the insert in a fixed position within the insulative holder, further the relatively viscous gel and will not readily leak out from small cracks.
For a more complete understanding of the present invention and for further objects and advantages thereof, reference may now be had to the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a prior art insulative "dead air" type beverage container holder in use;
FIG. 2 is a perspective exploded view of one embodiment of a refrigerated beverage container holder constructed in accordance with the principles of the present invention and illustrating the construction thereof;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged, side elevational view of the assembled beverage container holder of FIG. 2 taken along lines 3--3 thereof;
FIG. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary, side elevational view of an alternative embodiment of the upper flange of the beverage container holder of FIG. 3, further illustrating certain ones of the principles of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is an enlarged, fragmentary side elevational view of an alternate embodiment of an assembled beverage container holder as shown in FIG. 3;
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the beverage container holder of the present invention having a cylindrical open top beverage container inserted therein; and
FIG. 7 is a partially cut away side elevational view of an alternate, related embodiment of a certain aspect of the invention.
Referring first to FIG. 1, there is shown a perspective view of one embodiment of a currently popular prior art "dead air" type beverage holder which includes a cup 12 constructed from a light weight somewhat resilient insulative material such as styrofoam. The prior art cup 12 is of the type formed with cylindrical insulative walls 13 and a flat bottom 15 and is constructed of a closed cell foam, such as polystyrene or the like. A plastic ring lip 14 is provided atop the prior art cup 12 for securing a beverage container, such as can 19, generally centrally therein. The inside diameter of the cup 12 is greater than the diameter of the beverage can whereby a thermally insulated annulus of "dead air" is provided between the outer walls of the can 19 and the inner walls of the styrofoam cup 12. The can 19 containing a beverage is conventionally inserted into the prior art cup 12 in a preferably chilled condition and the styrofoam cup 12 retards the warming thereof during beverage consumption from the can 19.
Referring next to FIG. 2, there is shown one embodiment of a cup shaped liner 16 for utilization in the present invention wherein a refrigerant 18 is disposed in an annular configuration between the inner surface of the side walls 13 of a preferably styrofoam cup 12 and the outer surface of the outer walls of a thermally conductive cup shaped inner liner 16. The refrigerant 18 is provided within the (formerly) "dead air" annulus of the outer cup 12 for securement circumferentially about a beverage container disposed therein. The refrigerant 18 may be a fluid and, more particularly, liquid such as water in a gellatenous state. For example, in one presently preferable embodiment a viscosity control agent, such as methylcellulose, is added to water to form a gellatenous, freezable substance. During freezing, the refrigerator and 18 solidifies and thereby gives off its latent heat of fusion when exposed to sufficiently low temperatures such as the freezing compartment of conventional refrigerators. Once solidified, the refrigerant 18 is capable of absorbing heat from the beverage container and/or the environment around the assembled holder 10 of the present invention while chilling and keeping a beverage, such as beer, in its container desirably cold for consumption.
Referring now to FIG. 3, there is shown a side elevational, cross-sectional view of the assembled holder 10 of the present invention, wherein the liner 16 has been seated centrally within the foam cup 12. A ring 14 is disposed thereabove to further secure the assembled configuration which includes a refrigerant 18 disposed between the housing walls 13 and the liner 16. A small annular "dead air" space 20 may be left above the refrigerant 18 to allow for the expansion thereof during its solidification from a fluid state, however, most of the volumetric expansion of a water based fluid refrigerant upon freezing is compensated for by the resilient walls of the styrofoam outer cup 12. The cup shaped liner 16 (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the inner cup 16) includes a substantially flat, radial flange 25 at its upper, open end for positioning across the top edge 27 of the cup 12 (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the outer cup 12). Between the flange 25 and lower body 26 of the inner cup 16 there is formed a radially extending, flanged, or stepped region 22 having an outer cylindrical wall 24 preferably of a diameter slightly greater than the diameter of the upper edges of the inside walls 28 of the outer cup 12. In this configuration, the inner stepped region 22 is lightly press fitted into the outer cup 12 during assembly to centrally align it therein while substantially sealing it therearound. The term press fit is used herein to refer to light interference engagement between respective press fit surfaces. An interference between five and twenty thousandths of an inch has been shown to be satisfactory for centering and sealing such an assembly.
The diameter of the inner cup is preferably selected to snugly engage the walls of the largest convenient diameter beverage container to be used with the holder 10. Since the upper ring 14 conventionally includes the inwardly extending, deflectable flaps 40, even if the beverage container does not snugly engage the inner cup 16, the cold air formed therein is trapped by said flaps to facilitate the cooling of the beverage.
The construction of the inner cup 16 preferably includes the stepped portion 22 for a number of functional reasons. The outer wall 24 aligns the inner cup 16 with the outer cup 12 and permits a sealable interface therebetween. It should be noted that a bonding and sealing agent, such as an adhesive, may be utilized within said interface to further insure containment of the refrigerant 18, while in a less viscous (e.g., hot) state. Also, however, the stepped portion 22 permits the radial flaps 40, conventionally formed on the ring 14, to be utilized without interfering with the insertion of the beverage container. With the positioning of the inner cup 16 immediately beneath the ring 14, the radial flaps 40 must be provided with room to deflect downwardly without becoming wedged between the beverage container and the body 26. The stepped portion 22 thus facilitates this spacing by comprising a depth greater than the downward deflection of the flaps 40.
Referring now to FIG. 4, there is shown an alternative embodiment of the press fit assembly of the holder 10 of the present invention. Flange 25 of this particular embodiment is provided with a depending element or tongue 30 formed circumferentially therearound. The tongue 30 engages the top edge 27 of the outer cup 12 and embeds itself into the deformable foam material to form a groove 31 therein during assembly. The embedded tongue and groove configuration further secures the sealed relationship between the respective cups. The plastic ring 14 is not shown in FIG. 3 for purposes of clarity although it should be noted that said ring further secures the assembly by matingly engaging an outer cup lip 34 conventionally formed around the top thereof. The outer lip 34 forms a downwardly facing shoulder 36 therebeneath for engaging an inwardly facing collar 38 generally formed around the inner flange of the ring 14, as shown in FIG. 2.
The construction of the inner cup 16 shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 is preferably of a material having a relatively high coefficient of thermal conductivity. However, since the wall thickness of the inner cup body 26 is preferably as thin as practicable to accomodate a maximum volume of refrigerant and to conduct thermal energy as rapidly as possible, most thin plastics, such as polypropelene, have been found to function satisfactorily. Such plastic materials can be readily molded into the desired configuration with conventional tooling.
It should be noted, however, that metal such as aluminum, steel and alloys thereof may be drawn and wall ironed with proper tooling much like beverage cans are manufactured, to provide the particular configuration of an inner liner 16 described herein and wherein thermal conductivity and space would be maximized. It is presently believed that inner liners 16 formed of relatively thin, highly conductive metal are among the most preferred embodiments of the invention.
Referring again now to FIGS. 2 and 3 one method of assembly of the holder 10 of the present invention will be addressed. First, an inner cup 16 is provided having a body portion 26 with an inside diameter slightly greater than the largest diameter of the select beverage containers to be inserted therein when in use. Likewise, the axial length of the inner cup 16, between the bottom of the flange 25 and the bottom of the cup 16, in one embodiment, is slightly less than the inside depth of the selected outer cup 12. In this manner the inner cup 16 does not "bottom out" against the outer cup bottm 15 before the flange 25 is allowed to seat against the top edge 27. Next, a freezable fluid refrigerant is prepared by means which may include mixing a viscosity increasing agent and water. The refrigerant is placed into the outer cup 12 in a volume which may displace slightly less than all of the space between the inner and outer cups so as to, preferably in one embodiment, leave a small expansion volume 20 adjacent the upper surface of the refrigerant. The inner cup 16 is then inserted into the outer cup 12 and centrally aligned therein with the outer flange 25 seating against the top edge 27. The ring 14 is snapped thereover to provide a holder 10 which may be exposed to freezing temperatures for the solidification of the refrigerant 18. When a cooled beverage container is then disposed within the assembly after the freezing thereof, the container is conductively exposed to an even colder temperature. Since the ring 14 conventionally includes the inwardly extending, deflectable flaps 40, even if the beverage container does not snuggly engage the inner cup 16, the cold air formed therein is substantially trapped by said flaps to facilitate the cooling of the beverage.
After substantial utilization of the holder 10 the frozen state of the refrigerant 18 will be transformed back to a fluid state. Since the outer cup 12 is formed of a foam which may be plastically deformed under malleable foam, a solid seal between it and the inner cup is difficult to insure. With the refrigerant in a liquid state of low viscosity, leakage could be a problem. As mentioned before, to prevent leakage and for other reasons, a viscosity increasing agent is preferably added to the refrigeratable fluid. For purposes of example only, the addition of a water soluble methylcellulose composition to water has been found to operate satisfactorily. Other mterials such as gellatin may also serve. In the assembly of the holder 10 with such a viscosity control agent it has been found to be preferable to mix a warm water and a viscosity increasing material and then immediately utilize it by pouring it into the outer cup 12 and thereafter inserting the inner cup 16 before a highly viscous gelled state occurs. Once the fluid achieves a gellatenous state it also serves to hold the outer and inner cups together to form an integral unit as well as to retard any leakage of the fluid through any small openings remaining. In the event the holder is to be exposed to unusual conditions such as high ambient temperatures for a substantial period of time, it may also be desirable to totally seal the holder with a small amount of adhesive between the stepped portion 22 and the inner wall 24 of the outer cup and/or between the underside of the flange 25 of the inner cup and the upper circular edge of the outer cup.
Referring to FIG. 5, there is shown an alternative embodiment of the holder 10 of the present invention. In this embodiment, the distance between the bottom of the flange 25 (FIG. 2) and bottom edges of the lower body 26 is such as to provide a space between the circular bottom of the outer cup walls 28 and the circular bottom 50 of the inner cup 16. The gellatenous fluid 18 fills the space between the bottom of the outer cup and the bottom 50 of the inner cup to provide an additional volume of freezable fluid. The natural freezing expansion of a water based fluid may tend to increase the distance between the inner cup bottom 50 and the outer cup and thereby disturb the seal between the tops of the inner and outer cups. However, by adjusting the thickness of the bottom region of fluid 18, its expansion upon freezing will be compensated for by the elasticity of the styrofoam walls of the outer cup 12.
While the beverage holder of the present invention is most advantageously employed with beverages packaged in cans or bottles for direct consumption therefrom, it is to be understood that the beverage container holder of the invention can be used for conventional drinking containers. As shown in FIG. 6, the beverage container holder of the invention 10 outwardly comprising an outer cup 12 and a top ring 14, may contain a conventional drinking container 51. Most preferably, the outer walls of the container 51 are shaped to closely engage the inner walls of the inner cup, i.e., they may both by cylindrical or slightly conical. Further, the walls of the container are preferably made of a break-resistant material having a high thermal conductivity such as aluminum and may be formed with slightly conical outer walls to be received by an inner cup 16 having conforming conical inner walls. The container 51 is removable from within the holder 10 for washing. The use of the invention shown in FIG. 6 is particularly adapted for the service of drinks, such as martinis or wine, the dilution of which with the water of melting ice is undesirable or for use in conventional drinks along with ice to extend the time a drink will remain cold after service.
A very important aspect of one embodiment of the invention is the utilization of an outer container 12 which is formed from a lightweight, durable, material which is elastically resilient to slowly or gradually applied stresses of lower magnitude. These characteristics of this material solve many of the problems related to prior art devices. For example, many prior art devices require the existence of an air space in the region of the water based refrigerant to accommodate the consequent expansion thereof upon freezing of the water. The physical characteristics of closed cell foam polystyrene enable the present invention to be assembled without an air space of the refrigerant fluid when frozen. It is axiomatic that water expands upon its transition from a fluid to a solid state, but when contained within a resilient outer container 12 formed of material such as a resilient polystyrene foam in the configuration described herein, such volumetric expansion exerts a gradually applied stress which is accommodated by the resilience of the outer container. This characteristic of the present invention permits the usage of an inner liner 16 formed from a material which is comparitively rigid with respect to the above-described elasticity of the outer container. Thus, the inner walls of the inner cup 16 remain relatively fixed in their cylindrical configuration for receiving a beverage container after the refrigerant is frozen since the physical expansion of the freezable fluid is elastically contained within the outer container.
It should be further understood that other embodiments of the beverage container holder of the invention can be fabricated from outer cups 12 which are formed from other than prior art "dead air" beverage can holders. For example, any outer container of insulative material may be utilized if adapted for receiving an inner cup as defined herein. The outer container may not be perfectly cylindrical but the inner cup should be constructed for being received into said outer container to define a closed, generally annular space between the outer container and the inner cup for confinement of a freezable fluid within said closed space. Such a construction is particularly easy to economically fabricate with the utilization of the press fit stepped region 22 of the inner cup for sealably engaging the outer container.
Referring finally to FIG. 7, there is shown a related embodiment of the invention which comprises a beverage holder containing either a hot or a cold beverage. The container 61 comprises a foam outer cup 12 and a plastic ring cap 14 just like the embodiments previously described. Similarly, the container 61 also includes an inner cup shaped liner 16 having a stepped region 22 and a radially extending flange 25. The cylindrical walls of the lower body 26 are extended upwardly to form a cylindrical, open top drinking lip 62. If it is desired, to employ the container 61 for keeping a hot baverage warm during consumption, the annular space 63 between the inner walls of the outer cup 12, and the outer walls 26 of the inner liner 16 may be left as an insulative dead air space or filled with another heat insulative medium. If it is desired to employ the container 61 for keeping a cold beverage cool during consumption, the annular space 63 is filled with a freezable medium just as in the previously-described embodiments.
It is believed that the operation and construction of the above-described invention will be apparent from the foregoing description. While the refrigerated beverage container holder shown and described has been characterized as being preferred, it will be obvious that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the following claims.
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DURHAM, N.H. -- The University of New Hampshire women's ice hockey team is one in transition. The Wildcats return just two seniors among 14 letterwinners, and nine newcomers join the fold for 10th-year head coach Brian McCloskey in the 2011-12 season.
The youthful UNH squad, which opens play Sept. 30 with the first of a two-game series at Niagara University, will be led by junior captains Katie Brock (Marblehead, Mass.) and Kailey Chappell (Pickering, Ontario), both of whom anchor the defensive unit, as well as sophomore captain Nicole Gifford (Ennismore, Ontario).
The top two point producers – and top three scoring forwards overall – return for another season with the 'Cats. Kristina Lavoie (Fonthill, Ontario), who established herself as one of the team's top scorers en route to garnering Hockey East All-Rookie Team recognition in the 2009-10 season, led UNH in game-winning goals, assists (11) and points (20) a year ago. She ranked second in both goals, with nine, and shots (95). Lavoie was third in plus/minus, fourth in shooting percentage and was one of two Wildcats to score a shorthanded goal.
Arielle O'Neill (St. Catharines, Ontario), a physical presence alongside Lavoie on the front line, proved to be one of New Hampshire's top point producers in her freshman campaign of 2010-11. She scored a team-high 11 goals, which included a team-leading three power-play goals, and also was the top 'Cat in shooting percentage. O'Neill ranked second in points with 19 and her eight assists tied for the third best mark on the squad. She was also second in plus/minus, third in shots (86) and was the other UNH skater who netted a shorthanded goal.
The #3-point producing forward from last season is junior Kristine Horn (Utica, Mich.), who ranked second in assists (10) and fourth in goals (five) in addition to third in points (15). Horn ranked fourth overall – and only behind Lavoie and O'Neill among returning players – in shots with 62.
Gifford is a shifty playmaker who tied with Horn for fourth on the team in goals (five). She also tallied two assists for a total of seven points, and Gifford ranked third on the team in shooting percentage. Hannah Armstrong (Newmarket, Ontario), another sophomore, recorded three goals and five assists for eight points and she tied O'Neill for the lead in power-play goals (three).
Emma Clark (East Barre, Vt.), a speedy skater and tenacious forechecker, tallied a career-high six assists last season to account for all of her personal best of six points. Clark – one of the two aforementioned seniors on this year's squad – was atop the team leaderboard in the plus/minus category.
Paige Goloubef (Oakville, Ontario) battled through injuries last year as a sophomore and recorded one point (1a) in 21 games. Katie Kleinendorst (Vestal, N.Y.) incurred an injury prior to the start of the 2010-11 season and sat out with a redshirt year. She skated in 29 games as a freshman in 09-10.
Four newcomers join the forward corps. Jenna Lascelle (Cornwall, Ontario) led Ontario Hockey Academy in scoring each of the last three years, and that included 87 points (34g, 53a) in 63 games in 2010-11. Heather Kashman (Edmonton, Alberta) comes from highly-successful Edmonton Thunder team that went undefeated through the regular season and captured the silver medal at last year's national tournament; one year earlier, they were the bronze medalists. Kayla Mork (Victoria, Minn.) led Breck School to third place in Minnesota state tourney and garnered all-conference and Hobey Baker Award recognition. Casey Stathopoulos (Waltham, Mass.), a walk on, participated at the USA Hockey National Development Camp from 2007-09 and was named the Division 2 Player of the Year at Southfield School.
UNH lost three defensemen to graduation following the conclusion of the 2010-11 season but a strong nucleus, led by junior captains Brock and Chappell, remains as a building block. Brock, one of eight 'Cats who skated in all 32 games a year ago, ranked second among blue liners and was fifth overall in plus/minus. She recorded four points, all on assists. Chappell, who brings a physical presence to the defensive unit, also finished with four points (1g, 3a).
Maggie Hunt (Naperville, Ill.) is a young but experienced blueliner who skated in 30 of 32 games as a rookie. Hunt ranked second among UNH defensemen – sixth overall – in shots (52) and tallied two goals and two assists for four points.
Bryanna Farris (Carleton Place, Ontario) is a junior who has skated as both a forward and defenseman, but a majority of her playing time has been on the blue line. In 26 games a year ago, she had two points on two assists.
A trio of defensemen joins the Wildcats. Caroline Broderick (Marblehead, Mass.), who has competed at USA Hockey National Development camps, captained the Ontario Hockey Academy team each of the past two years. Jess Ryan (Cloquet, Minn.) was a two-time Minnesota All-State Honorable Mention selection. Brynja Bogan (Germantown, Md.) led Northwest High School to the PVHA title and national championship tournament each of the past two seasons.
The 'Cats return half of their goaltending platoon in senior Lindsey Minton (Richardson, Texas). In 18 games (all starts) a year ago, Minton recorded personal single-season highs/bests in minutes (1073:20), saves (412), save percentage (.926) and shutouts (four). She finished with a GAA of 1.84, which is also her career number in that statistic.
The three other goaltenders on the 2011-12 have no collegiate experience. Jenn Gilligan (Maple Ridge, British Columbia) is expected to challenge Minton for playing time. Gilligan, who played scholastically at St. David's Catholic Secondary School, was named MVP of the K-W Rangers last year and played in the gold medal game of the U.S./Canada Cup. Also on the depth chart is Moe Bradley (Swampscott, Mass.), who was coached by former UNH goaltending standout Erin Hamlen at the Boston Blades. Leslie Ann McGowan (Durham, N.H.) joined the squad as a walk on last October and served as the backup while Kayley Herman was sidelined by injury.
Last weekend, the 'Cats defeated Ontario Hockey Academy, 6-1, in an exhibition game at the Whittemore Center. UNH recorded a 57-5 shot advantage as six skaters scored and a total of 13 recorded a point.
New Hampshire, after opening this weekend at Niagara, plays its home opener Oct. 7 (7 p.m.) against Colgate University and the Wildcats continue their three-game homestand Oct. 8 (5 p.m.) against Syracuse University.


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After almost 80 years, a furniture store in downtown Nanticoke will close for good.
The owner of Bartuska's Furniture said people just don't have the money to spend on furniture.
Mary Elizabeth Budinas came to Bartuska's Furniture along Main Street in Nanticoke Wednesday looking for a futon. She said her mother took her shopping there when she was younger, but soon, Budinas will have to go somewhere else.
"It's sad to see it go. We've been coming here for a while and it's sad to see this part of history leave us. It's a nice neighborhood furniture store and it's always a pleasure dealing with them whenever we did," said Budinas.
The painted sign on the front window says it all. After 78 years, Bartuska's will soon close. Third generation owner Jim Bartuska said the economy left him with no other choice.
"A lot of customers have been coming in giving condolences as if someone had died and in a way something in this town that's been here 78 years. The closing of our doors is really hard," said Bartuska.
He added the doors will remain open at the furniture store for a few more months because there is still a lot left to be sold.
"This is like the Boscov's of Nanticoke. When this goes I don't know what's going to happen to the town so it's sad, it really is," said Alice Pawlowski.
While customers said they are sad to see the store go, perhaps the person feeling the biggest sense of loss is Jim Bartuska.
"Yeah, it is emotional. I guess, as I said, I was surprised at the outpouring of support. As soon as the signs went up on the window traffic was stopping they were so surprised. It's been a landmark here for that long," added Bartuska.


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Donna Shipp, age 65, of Monticello, GA, passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2014, at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, GA. The Glasgow native was the daughter of the late Henry Buford England and Dorothy Elizabeth White England. She was a member of the Monticello Baptist Church. She was an inspector for the Excel Company in Covington. When not working, she spent time with her grandchildren.
She is survived by her husband, Don Shipp; two daughters, Kelly Batchelor, Monticello, GA, Kasey Duvall, Monticello, GA; one son, Kyle Lee Shipp and wife Melissa Shipp, Warner Robins, GA; three brothers, James Terrell England, Hardyville, KY, Jake Raymond Engladn, Tompkinsville, KY, Timothy Smith England, Hardyville, KY; seven grandchildren, Kala Batchelor, Cody Batchelor, Krysten Shipp, Kaitlyn Shipp, Megan Shipp, Kenneth Duvall, III, Isabella Harden; one great grandchild, Blayne Bennett.
Funeral service will be 11:00 AM, Monday, May 5, 2014 at Brooks Funeral Home with Bro. Billy Compton officiating. Interment will be at Pike View Cemetery, Pike View , KY. The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM, Sunday, May 4, 2014 and from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM, Monday, May 12, 2014 at Brooks Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions can be made to Pike View Cemetery.
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Gen X Infotech provide web organizations with opportunities to exploit new channels for selling products and services. Our expertise and vast experience in the field of online retailing helps us in developing and customizing solutions that enable our clients to effectively manage their online auction portals. The online auction solutions developed by Gen X Infotech enable the creation of a global community of buyers and sellers.
With its potential to attract a large global community of sellers and buyers, online auction houses are being seen by retail and other organizations as a means to supplement and spread their area of operations. Gen X Infotech provides solutions that enable clients to create and manage virtual marketplaces wherein sellers are provided with the opportunity to offer their products and services on sale, for a specified time period, to the highest bidder. Buyers can browse through the elaborate online auction catalogues, containing detailed descriptions and images, and place their bids on selected items. Both buyers and sellers can view and track the bids made on the products. The solution provides the buyer with a platform to communicate directly with the seller, before placing the bid. When the auction period, during which the product is available for sale, has elapsed, the product is sold to the highest bidder. We ensure that the solutions offer secure online transaction processing by taking advantage of the latest Internet security standards, including 128-bit SSL encryption, as well as emerging credit card processing standards such as SET
Through our solutions, clients can offer products for auction themselves, or can serve as facilitators providing a platform wherein buyers and sellers can communicate and transact with each other.
Auction websites can be of the following types:
Reserve: In reverse auction sites, sellers can set the minimum price at which they are willing to sell their products or services. If the highest bid does not reach the minimum price, no sale takes place.
Absolute: In absolute auction websites, products or service are sold to the highest bidder and are not governed by minimum price factors.
Open: In an open auction, the bidding starts at zero and proceeds upwards by incremental bids from potential buyers. All buyers are made aware of the bids and are given an equal chance to increase it.
Closed: Same as the open auction except buyers are not made aware of bids made by other potential buyers.
Dutch: In a Dutch auction, products are initially offered at a high price, which is then gradually reduced until a bidder offers to buy it. Multiple identical products are available for sale. The first person to bid is allowed to purchase the product at the lowest price. This type of auction is useful when a business is selling a few expensive items with high demand.
The following are the auctioning features of our product:
» User registration and account verification.
» Member login, account updating, purchasing more bids and paying for won auctions features.
» Buying bid packages.
» Set bidding packages.
» Bidding in the Penny Auction format. Pay per bid and the price increment by a set amount.
» Time increment by 20 seconds (can be changed in the admin) each time a bid is placed.
» Bid butler system - the ability for users to \'book their bids\', autobid until certain price.
» An editable Terms and conditions and Help page. Additional pages can also be incorporated.
» A newsletter sign up system and sending capability.
» News section with add and update
» Send newsletters to members signed up for the newsletter.
» Possibility to change language
» Payment by Paypal and Credit cards.
» Users can receive free bids for registering, for winning their first auction and for buying bid packages for the first time.
» View, edit, add, delete and suspend users.
» Add, edit, delete and clone auctions.
» Set auctions to auto-relist.
» Refund bids for an entire auction.
» Limits on the number of auctions a user can win.
» Winning bidder can be viewed and the auction status can be updated- e.g. paid, awaiting shipping, shipped and completed.
» View users bidding history, purchased bid packages, add free bids to the user and refund bids for the user.
» View referrals from users.
» Coupons module.
» Credit system for auctions which users lose, which can be used for won auctions.
» Manage unlimited website categories via. add, edit and delete.
» Edit general website settings via. turning on and off various features.
» Add, edit and delete countries that you want to include.
» Support for highly complex passwords for all users.
» User referring system which allows user to refer friends and get a small amount of bids
» User referring system which allows user to refer friends and if the friends sign up and purchase bids they get even a larger amount of free bids
» Support multiple themes.


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Balakrishna, S and Ganesh, VS and Muralidhar, SJ and Nagabhushana, S and Viswanathan, R and Niranjan, T (1986) Acoustic test facility system description manual. Technical Report. National Aeronautical Laboratory, Bangalore, India.Full text available as:
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This document aims at providing full technical details, as far as possible, of the Acoustic Test Facility, at Belur Campus of the National Aeronautical Laboratory, Bangalore, India. The document is meant to serve as a reference source for proper operation, maintenance and upkeep of the facility. Safety aspects are discussed in considerable details. Wherever possible, detailed block as well as circuit diagram with full technical descriptions are presented. Commentaries are included wherever possible in order, to provide better insight into the overall scheme of the facility.
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