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A nonwoven textile structure which exhibits improved stretch/recovery characteristics comprises a blend of staple fibers having a first component of crimped nonelastic fibers and a second component of quasi-elastic fibers, the crimped and quasi-elastic fibers being bonded together at predetermined intervals less than the staple fiber length and greater than the crimp length.
1. A nonwoven textile structure which exhibits improved stretch/recovery characteristics, said structure comprising a blend of staple fibers having a predetermined minimum staple fiber length and including a first component of nonelastic crimped fibers having a predetermined crimp length and a second component of quasi-elastic fibers, said crimped and quasi-elastic fibers being bonded together at intervals less than said minimum staple fiber length but greater than said crimp length, said quasi-elastic fibers being substantially uncrimped.
2. A nonwoven textile structure as in claim 1 wherein said crimped fibers are selected from the group consisting of nylon, polypropylene and polyethylene terephthalate staple fibers.
3. A nonwoven textile structure as in claim 2 wherein said quasi-elastic fibers are selected from the group consisting of SEF modacrylic and polymethylene terephthalate staple fibers.
4. A nonwoven textile structure as in claim 1 wherein the crimp length is less than about 0.10 inches.
5. A nonwoven textile structure as in claim 1 wherein the crimp length is between about 0.05 inches and about 0.10 inches.
6. A nonwoven textile structure as in claim 1 wherein said second component comprises at least 30% of said blend.
7. A nonwoven textile structure as in claim 1 wherein said staple fiber length is at least 1 inch.
8. A nonwoven structure as in claim 1 wherein said staple fiber length is between about 1 inch and about 17/8 inches.
9. A nonwoven textile structure as in claim 1 wherein said staple fiber length is about 11/2 inches.
10. A method of producing a nonwoven textile structure having improved stretch recovery characteristics, said method comprising the steps of:
(a) blending a first component of staple nonelastic crimped fibers having a predetermined crimp length and a second component of staple substantially straight quasi-elastic fibers to form a nonwoven batt, the first and second components having a minimum predetermined staple fiber length; and
(b) bonding the fibers of the first and second components comprising the batt formed according to step (a) at predetermined intervals less than said minimum staple fiber length and greater than said crimp length.
11. A method as in claim 10 wherein step (b) is practiced utilizing ultrasonic bonding means.
12. A method as in claim 10 wherein said first component fibers are at least one selected from the group consisting of nylon, polypropylene and polyethylene terephthalate staple fibers.
13. A method as in claim 12 wherein said second component fibers are at least one selected from the group consisting of SEF modacrylic and polymethylene terephthalate staple fibers.
14. A method as in claim 10 wherein said second component comprises at least 30% of said batt.
The present invention relates generally to nonwoven textile structures having improved stretch/recovery characteristics. More particularly, the present invention relates to nonwoven fabrics made from staple fiber blends of highly crimped nonelastic fibers and substantially straight quasi-elastic fibers bonded together at intervals less than the staple length of the crimped fibers but greater than the length of their individual crimps.
A basic deficiency of nonwoven fabrics is their lack of reversible elasticity, i.e. lack of stretch/recovery characteristics. When subjected to a deforming strain, conventional nonwoven fabrics, typically made from fibers such as polyethylene terephthalate, exhibit little or no recovery, thereby leading to bagging, wrinkling and non-reversible distortions in general. Thus, conventional nonwoven fabrics are unsuited as face fabrics for garments. Additionally, conventional nonwoven fabrics do not exhibit the pleasing textile-like hand which garment producers normally require.
Those in the art have continually sought improved means for increasing the stretch/recovery characteristics of nonwoven textile structures. For example, in U.S. Pat. No. 3,639,154 to Sawa et al, fibrous structures of, for example, crimped yarns are treated with an aqueous polysiloxane emulsion to improve their extension/recovery characteristics. The reader may also wish to refer to the following U.S. patents for further background information with respect to the present invention: U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,118,531 to Hauser; 4,129,675 to Scott; 3,368,934 to Vosburg, Sr.; 3,723,238 to Werner et al; 2,385,870 to Lashar et al; 3,081,513 to Merek et al; 3,837,338 to Chesky et al; 4,038,452 to Kobayashi et al; 2,978,785 to Wenzell, Jr., et al; 2,753,286 to Buchremer et al; and 3,451,887 to Touey.
The present invention overcomes certain of the defects typically associated with conventional nonwoven fabrics. For example, nonwoven fabric structures in accordance with the present invention more closely resemble conventional woven textile fabrics in addition to exhibiting improved extension/recovery characteristics. Accordingly, the present invention is believed to fulfill a distinct need in the art.
As briefly noted above, the nonwoven structures of the present invention comprise a blend of highly crimped non-elastic stable fibers and substantially straight or uncrimped quasi-elastic staple fibers. The term "non-elastic fiber" as used herein is meant to include all fibers which in their straight form have little or no elasticity, but at the same time have either a high level of natural crimp or the capacity for taking a high crimp. Suitable fibers include nylons 6 and 66, polypropylene, and especially polyethylene terephthalate. The term "quasi-elastic fiber" as used herein refers to fibers intermediate in elastic modulus between truly elastomeric fibers such as spandex and natural or synthetic rubbers on the one hand, and the non-elastic fibers described above on the other. Quasi-elastic fibers broadly include such fibers as, for example, modacrylics such as Monsanto Company's SEF modacrylic fiber, fibers made from polymers and copolymers of polymethylene terephthalates containing three to six methylene groups, and all other fibers exhibiting lower tensile modulus and higher tensile form recovery than the average non-elastic fiber. The polymethylene terephthalates include polytrimethylene terephthalate, polytetramethylene terephthalate, polypentamethylene terephthalate and polyhexamethylene terephthalate polymers, as well as their copolymers which contain lesser amounts, i.e., less than about 30 mole percent, of other glycols of dibasic acids, such as ethylene glycol or isophthalic acid. Most preferred is polytetramethylene terephthalate, best known commercially as polybutylene terephthalate. Each of the specific examples of the quasi-elastic fibers noted above exhibits lower tensile modulus and higher tensile form recovery as specified herein.
The above-noted nonelastic and quasi-elastic staple fibers can be blended according to conventional carding techniques well known to those in the art. Additionally, one or more members of each type of fiber (i.e., nonelastic and quasi-elastic) can be blended to achieve nonwoven products having a variety of stretch/recovery properties. It is preferable that the percentage of quasi-elastic fibers based on the total composition of the nonwoven product be at least about 30%.
The staple fibers can have a variety of lengths typically on the order of about 1 inch to about 17/8 inches and particularly about 11/2 inches. Any staple fiber length can be advantageously utilized in accordance with the present invention so long as it is greater than the crimp length of the nonelastic fibers. Normally, the staple fiber length will be at least ten times the crimp length.
Crimping of the nonelastic staple fibers can be accomplished by any technique well known to those in this art, for example, stuffer box crimping, gear crimping and like texturing means. The staple nonelastic fibers used in accordance with the present invention should be highly crimped, on the order of at least 10 crimps per inch, and preferably between about 10 to 20 crimps per inch, for example. However, crimping frequencies less than 10 crimps per inch and greater than 20 crimps per inch are also contemplated by this invention, the crimp frequency being dictated in large part by the desired characteristics of the finished nonwoven product.
Bonding the nonelastic and quasi-elastic fibers together at predetermined selected intervals is an important aspect of the present invention. It is theorized that initial extension stress upon a nonwoven fabric in accordance with the present invention primarily affects the substantially straight quasi-elastic fibers, causing them to stretch from their relaxed state. Meanwhile, due to the bonding of the crimped nonelastic fibers to the straight quasi-elastic fibers, the crimps of the former are removed to an extent dependent upon the magnitude of the stress, up to the point where the crimped nonelastic fibers are fully extended (i.e. substantially straight and uncrimped). When the extension stress is removed, the quasi-elastic fibers return to their relaxed state, thereby permitting the nonelastic fibers to return to their relaxed crimped state.
In order to ensure adequate extension and recovery of the nonwoven fabric in accordance with the present invention, bonding of the crimped nonelastic fibers and the quasi-elastic fibers should occur at intervals less than the staple fiber length and greater than the crimp length of the nonelastic fibers. Typically, staple fiber lengths can be between about 1 inch to about 17/8 inches, more typically about 11/2 inches. The crimp length of the nonelastic fibers is, of course, the inverse of the crimp frequency. For example, staple nonelastic fibers having a crimp frequency of 10 crimps per inch (i.e. corresponding crimp length =0.10 inch) should be bonded to the staple quasi-elastic fibers at intervals greater than 0.10 inch but less than the staple length of the nonelastic fibers. Should it be desirable to blend fibers of varying staple lengths, the upper extent of the bonding interval would be dictated by the shortest staple length comprising the blend.
There presently exist several known techniques which can be advantageously utilized to bond the nonwoven textile structure of the present invention. For example, bonds can be imparted to a nonwoven batt by utilizing conventional heated embossed rolls. Alternatively, powdered thermoplastic adhesives can be applied to the batt at selected locations so that, upon curing, the adhesives effect the desired bonding. Additionally, the nonwoven structure can be bonded by utilizing conventional ultrasonic bonding devices, particularly where the nonwoven structure of the present invention is comprised of nonelastic and quasi-elastic fibers where both are capable of ultrasonic fusion, but also where only one or the other is subjected to fusion. A typical ultrasonic bonding device is disclosed in, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,311,540 (the entire disclosure of which is incorporated hereinto by reference).
As is true of many types of nonwoven fabrics, the invention offers the potential for an attractive variety of fabric properties, depending on the wide range of possible orientations of the constituent fibers in the fabric structure. It is well known in the art that strongly anisotropic fabrics result when the fabrics are carded, thereby producing webs leading individually to fabric properties very different in the machine and cross-machine directions. More isotropic fabrics result when layers of carded webs are laid up crosswise one upon the other before being bonded as discussed above, or when any of a number of well known dry or wet methods for random laydown of fiber blend webs are employed.
In the following non-limiting examples the invention is illustrated with fabrics made from carded batts. Measurements of recovery properties of the anisotropic fabrics were taken in the machine direction, as most illustrative of the merits of the invention. It should be understood that with the use of more isotropically laid-up fabric batts, less attention to the direction of measurement would be required.
Two fibers were employed in preparing the batts. One fiber was commercially available polyethylene terephthalate (PET), conventionally melt-spun, fully drawn, crimped, then cut to 17/8"staple. The other fiber was straight (i.e. uncrimped) polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) staple which had been melt-spun as partially oriented (POY) continuous filament, made into tow, fully stretched, and then cut to 11/2" staple. Selected for testing because of its availability, the POY polybutylene terephthalate fiber was not believed significantly different for comparative purposes from the FOY (fully oriented yarn) polythylene terephthalate fiber. Their POY versus FOY differences, as the fabrics were tested, lay only in the different order in which the two fibers had reached the fully drawn state.
Batts of various weights were made from 100% PET (control), 75/25 PET/PBT, and 50/50 PET/PBT by blending and aligning the fibers on a conventional sample card. The batts were then subjected to ultrasonic bonding, employing identical speeds and horn pressures, by the machine and method of U.S. Pat. No. 4,311,540, the anvil points having the rectangular shape and pattern shown in FIG. 4a of the patent. Bonding intervals were less than the staple length of the fibers but greater than the crimp length of the PET fibers. The resulting fabrics ranged in weight from less than 3 to more than 6 oz/yd2.
Test strips one inch wide (length in machine direction) were cut from each of the fabrics, and the weight of each in oz/yd2 was determined. Stretching of each sample was accomplished at a rate of 25% extension per minute in accordance with the following cycle: stretch from 0% to 5% elongation, return to 0%; stretch from 0% to 10% elongation, return to 0%; stretch from 0% to 20% elongation; return to 0%. The stretching cycle was effected without hesitation at any reversal point. Measurements were noted at each interval of elongation and after each return to the 0% elongation point. The results of each elongation were calculated as: ##EQU1## The results are shown in Table I, below. The Table I, sample Nos. 1-5 consisted of a fabric of 100% crimped PET; sample Nos. 6-10 consisted of a fabric of 75% crimped PET/25% straight PBT; and sample Nos. 11-15 consisted of a fabric of 50% crimped PET/50% straight PBT.
TABLE I______________________________________ Tensile Form Recovery Fabric from a Strain ofSample No. Weight oz/yd2 5% 10% 20%______________________________________1 2.86 65 50 322 3.50 56 44 303 3.84 59 45 304 5.63 57 43 315 5.81 60 43 32 Aver. 4.33 59 45 316 3.49 60 50 357 3.65 60 50 358 5.10 62 50 389 5.35 64 49 3710 6.72 62 53 38 Aver. 4.86 63 50 3711 4.11 67 53 4212 4.32 66 53 4213 4.44 65 53 4114 4.50 62 54 4315 6.57 66 56 44 Aver. 4.79 65 54 42______________________________________
The data do not indicate fabric weight to have had any significant effect on the tensile form recovery of any of the three fabrics tested. It is readily apparent, particularly when the results are compared in the form of the averaged results for three groups, that the latter two groups of samples according to the invention exhibited significantly higher tensile form recovery than did the control samples of the first group, which contained only crimped PET. The advantageous effects of the invention become the more apparent, the higher the amount of strain applied, up to 20% strain. Thus, according to the present invention, novel nonwoven fabrics can be produced which exhibit superior stretch/recovery characteristics.
While the present invention has been herein described in what is presently considered to be the most preferred embodiments thereof, those in the art may appreciate that many modifications may be made hereof, which modifications should be accorded the broadest scope of the appended claims so as to encompass all equivalent structures, materials and/or methods.
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Cross-scale drivers of natural disturbances prone to anthropogenic amplification: Dynamics of biome-wide bark beetle eruptions
Raffa, Kenneth F.; Aukema, Brian H.; Bentz, Barbara J.; Carroll, Allan L.; Hicke, Jeffrey A.; Turner, Monica G.; Romme, William H. 2008. Cross-scale drivers of natural disturbances prone to anthropogenic amplification: Dynamics of biome-wide bark beetle eruptions. BioScience. 58(6): 501-518.
Biome-scale disturbances by eruptive herbivores provide valuable insights into species interactions, ecosystemfunction, and impacts of global change. We present a conceptual framework using one system as a model, emphasizing interactions across levels of biological hierarchy and spatiotemporal scales. Bark beetles are major natural disturbance agents in western North American forests. However, recent bark beetle population eruptions have exceeded the frequencies, impacts, and ranges documented during the previous 125 years. Extensive host abundance and susceptibility, concentrated beetle density, favorable weather, optimal symbiotic associations, and escape from natural enemies must occur jointly for beetles to surpass a series of thresholds and exert widespread disturbance. Opposing feedbacks determine qualitatively distinct outcomes at junctures at the biochemical through landscape levels. Eruptions occur when key thresholds are surpassed, prior constraints cease to exert influence, and positive feedbacks amplify across scales. These dynamics are bidirectional, as landscape features influence how lower-scale processes are amplified or buffered. Climate change and reduced habitat heterogeneity increase the likelihood that key thresholds will be exceeded, and may cause fundamental regime shifts. Systems in which endogenous feedbacks can dominate after external forces foster the initial breach of thresholds appear particularly sensitive to anthropogenic perturbations.
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Hardcase vs SKB
Hi guys,
I think this is the right sub forum etc for this.
I'm now currently 1 cymbal away from having the complete set-up that i want and will be looking to buy pro cases in the future.
I've narrowed it down to hardcase or SKB, just wondering what are the main differences between these two brands?
thanks in advance
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Well i use hardcase and think they are brilliant but i haven't tried SKB cases so i can't compare. I really couldn't think of anything more hardcase could do though so i would recommend them.
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On the one hand I think hard cases for cymbals are a great idea. On the other hand, I hated the process of having to load in and load out cymbals from it. It's just too much of an event for me. I much prefer the Ahead Armor cymbal bag. But I move my stuff around myself. If other people are moving it and you're At the mercy of getting stuff into a truck, then either brand will be good.
Considering how paranoid folks are about the protection of their cymbals, I'm surprised more folks don't just special order a rolling anvil road case for them.
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I use SKB because it stacks neatly with my SKB drum cases. Haven't tried Hardcase brand...
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I've used SKB cymbal vaults and snare cases for 10 years and would never use anything else.
I finally just bought an entire set of SKB cases for my drums and hardware and I would never use anything else for when my gear is in a trailer with a bunch of heavy guitar cabs. Lifetime warranty is a NICE addition.
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Both excellent quality cases and the reality is that both will offer more than enough protection for your pies. I own several of both brands for all my snares but when it came down to it, I went with SKB for the cymbal case pretty much due to the fact that the single strap appeared to be less fiddly than dealing with three straps to open/close the thing.
Though there is not a hell of a lot that separates the design of the two cases, there are some pros and cons to both. Both are moulded to nest with other cases of their respective brands. Both come in a few different sizes. Both have models with the options of wheels. Both offer a lifetime warranty. Hardcase are able to hold more cymbals than SKB (check specs for details), but they are also not available in the States, so depending on where you live this may be an issue.
All in all, both are excellent and there really is no wrong choice here. But I'd probably give a slight edge to SKB for my purposes.
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Thanks for all the replies!
I'm probably gonna go with hardcase if there isnt that much of a difference because im from the uk and cant seem to find an skb tom case in the size i need and skb's are almost twice the price.
Thanks again.
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The upside of the tom cases is the "telescopic" nature of the lids means you only have to worry about diameter as they will accomodate a wide range of depths.
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Unfortunately, it is no longer possible to buy Hardcase in the US. Maybe that's changed, though.
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looks like im going with hardcase, thanks guys!
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April 7, 1925.
F. G. BLOCH LEVEL INDICATING DEVICE Filed Dec. 1, 1920 Patented Apr. 7, 1925.
UNITED STATES FRANZ enone BLocr-i, or BoBLmorm, GERMANY.
Application filed December 1, 1920. Serial No. 427,648.
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To all whom it may concern: I
Be it known that FRANZ GEORG BLOGH, citizen of the Republic of Germany, residing at Boblingen, in Wurttemberg, Germany, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Level-Indicating Devices (for which he filed applications in Germany Jan, 30, 1917, and Great Britain July 10, 1920), of which the following is a specification.
The present invention relates to an improvement in that type of electrical distance meters for indicating'the levels of llqulds which are regulated only by the electrical conductivity and not by mechanical 1mpulses as for example by floats. By these devices the level of a liquid at any deslred distance from the indicator is measured owing to the fact that the resistance ofthe circuit is altered by the rising or falling level and the alteration of the latter may-be read on an indicating scale. This is substantially obtained b inserting a resistance body in the tank 0 liquid in an isolated manner, the said body projecting well below the liquid level and above the. top of the tank. The resistance body being in contact with the liquid forms part of the electric circuit and thus the indicator varies according to the amount of the resistance body contacting with the liquid, thereby entirely avoiding mechanically movable parts of any kind.
Hitherto in apparatus of this type, the resistance rod has had a uniform resistance thruout its entire length. In the present invention the rod is so constructed that systematical alteration of the resistance is obtained in the different levels.
The advantage of the device according to the invention is that the level of the liquid may be accurately read oil also in the case of liquids of high electrical resistance. The essential part of the measuring device, according to the invention, is formed by a massive resistance-body of great surface, the material of which is resistant to outer influences, and of a high electrical resistance.
The high electrical resistance of the body results in a relatively great alteration of resistance in small alterations of the level and consequently in a relatively great variation of the indicator. The great surfaceresults in a small contact-resistance with respect to the total resistance of the circuit,
so that the part of the resistance moistened by the liquid may be neglected. The special shape, in thecase of a material of uniform conductivity, permits the alteration of the resistance with respect to the height of the liquid in such a way that a proportional and employed when the liquid is of non-constant.
specific resistance, is preferably combined with a bar-body of high conductivity, the latter being arranged at a small distance from and parallel to the. resistancebody.
.This bar-body may be earthed or led into the circuit by a wire. It is preferably shorter than the resistance-body, because the influence of the specific resistance of the liquid may be neglected on the upper parts of the resistance-body. \Vhen employing the bar-body, in the manner described, the path of the current thru the liquid is very small with respect to the total resistance of the circuit. A modification of the resistance of the liquid is then without influence.
In order to produce a quick and sure passage for the current the resistance-body may be provided at its lower end with a greater surface say, with a shoe, so that the surface moistened by the liquid is very much increased without sensible alteration of the resistance of the measuring apparatus.
Employing a voltage of 100 and an indicating meter registering 1O milliamperes when the liquid contacts with the rod, the liquid when it has risen one tenth of the length of the rod will cause the meter to register 20 milliamperes and registers 190 milliamperes when it has attained the maximum level.
The resistance of the lower tenth part of the rod is calculated in accordance with Ohms law by the difference in resistance when the liquid contacts with rod and when the liquid has risen to contact with one tenth of the rod.
When the liquid contacts, the resistance is found thus:
Current resistance E. M. F.
10 1000 amps. X resistance 100 volts.
resistance 10,000 ohms.
When the liquid contacts with one tenth of the rod the indicator registers 20 mllliamperes and the resistance is:
20 X resistance 100 volts 1000 amps. resistance 5000 ohms.
190 X resistance 100 volts 1000 amps.
resistance 526.3
In order that my invention may be clearly understood reference is directed to the accompanying drawing in which: Fig. 1 is a vertical elevation, partly in section. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of a modified form, the section being taken at 90 to that shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail showing a shoe attached to the resistance-body.
A represents a source of current having a known E. M. F., the current flowing from A through the switch E, the indicator F, the resistance-body B of the measuring apparatus, the liquid C, the level of the latter being at 1-1 through the earth and again to the battery A.
The resistance of the body B isso defined, that for a definite level-distance 22' and 3-3. the contact resistance between the liquid and the moistened surface of the body B is considerably smaller than the inner ohmical resistance of that part of the body B limited by the planes 22 and 3-3. Therefore, when the liquid rises from 22 to 33,'the resistance of the body B becomes smaller by an amount correspondin to the additional part in contact with the liquid resulting in a greater shifting of the indicator. This continual and proportional shifting is obtained without diiliculty by shaping and constructing the resistance-body in the manner described.
In Fig. 2 the bar-body G is shown. It is preferably employed in liquids with a nonconstant resistance coefficient.
In Fig. 3 the shoe D is shown attached to the lower end of the resistance-body B thereby affording a quick and sure contact when the body is immersed The shoe D may be connected to the bar-body B by means of rivets.
The apparatus in consequence of its simple construction is insensible to mechanical and chemical influence, very dependable and of simple manufacture, in so far as the resistance body may be cast or pressed to the required form. Notwithstanding its simplicity, it permits very exact measurements and in consequence thereof presents important advantages over the apparatus of this type known heretofore.
hen the measurement of the level of liquids of high specific resistance is required it is found that the use of a coil arrangement does not fulfil the conditions required as it is practically impossible to give to a coil of definite height a great surface and simultaneously the high resistance required for accurate measurement.
Having now particularly described and indicated the nature of my invention and its operation I claim:
1. The combination with a body of liquid, of a resistance element extending downwardly into the liquid to a predetermined level and an electric circuit connected to the top of the resistance element and providing a terminal at a level below the lower end of the element whereby the circuit includes the resistance elementand a gap filled by the liquid, the resistance element having a high specific resistance increasing substantially uniformly from top to bottom.
9.. A combination according to claim 1 in which the said element has a cross-section decreasing substantially uniformly from top to bottom.
A combination according to claim 1 including a conductor of low resistance extending substantially parallel to the said element from a level near the top thereof to a level below the lower end thereof and electrically connected to said terminal.
4-. The combination with a metal tank, of a resistance element extending nearly to the bottom of the tank and an electric circuit connected to the top of the element and l till
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I posted last week about the new option to cash out small amounts of SAS EuroBonus miles via an iTunes gift card. It is not the greatest value redemption of all time, but if you've got some SAS miles gathering dust then you will now be able to get some value for them.
In light of this, I have revised and updated the lists I first published in 2012 about the best way to use up small amounts of miles and points.
What I want to explore is 'What is the smallest or most optimum small reward, and how can you 'top-off' an account?'. Please join in the discussion with your ideas in the Comments section.
Today I will look at some hotel loyalty schemes, and Part 2 tomorrow will focus on some airline and shopping schemes. Click on the links to read relevant historic Head for Points posts on the topic mentioned.
In all cases below except Jumeirah, there is a formal 'buy points' option you can use to get to the level you need for a redemption. However, I try to find more creative ideas that don't involve spending money.
Hilton HHonors
- SPEND – Remember that 'points and money' rewards halve the amount of points needed, so you may have enough for an award after all. These remain a bright spot even after the February 2013 devaluation.
- SPEND – Transfers to airline miles are available from 10,000 Hilton points
- SPEND – There are some decent properties available for just 5,000 points per night!
- SPEND – You can pay $25 per 10,000 to transfer points to another person – if you are emptying a relatives account into yours, this is better value than redeeming their points for miles
- TOP-UP – Remember you can top-up from Amex Membership Rewards and Virgin Flying Club, credit a car rental, or get the Hilton credit card and spend just enough to earn the points you need
- TOP-UP – You can top-off an account by turning Starwood Preferred Guest points into Hilton by transferring via Virgin Flying Club
- TOP-UP – You can top-off an account by turning Tesco Clubcard points into Hilton HHonors points by transferring via Virgin Flying Club
- TOP-UP – You can earn a small number of points by registering with Travelling Connect and using your mobile abroad
IHG Rewards Club
- SPEND – 'Cash and Points' means that you only need 5,000 points for a 15,000 point award night
- SPEND – 'PointBreaks' nights are only 5,000 points!
- SPEND – Airline mile redemptions are available from 10,000 points
- SPEND – Plenty of UK retailer gift cards are on offer at £25 per 15,000 points
- SPEND – You can pay $5 per 1,000 to transfer orphan PC points to a third party
- SPEND – You can use points.com to turn PC points into various airline schemes, although the rate is poor
- TOP-UP – You can top-up with Virgin Flying Club miles (10,000 minimum, 1:1)
- TOP-UP – You can top-up with Finnair miles (20,000 minimum, 2:1)
- TOP-UP – You can earn a handful of PC points by crediting a car rental
- TOP-UP – You can get either of the IHG Rewards Club credit cards and cancel it once you have earned the points you need to cash out
- TOP-UP – You can earn a small number of points by registering with Travelling Connect and using your mobile abroad
Hyatt Gold Passport
My prefererred small Hyatt reward is the 6,000 point suite upgrade, although this is only now valid for one night instead of four. Hyatt has also just announced the introduction of 'cash and points' awards, so you may have enough after all (you can also buy Hyatt points now). Airline transfers are from 5,000 points.
You can merge your Hyatt points with those of your partner, but I think you need to redeem them at the same time.
Hyatt is not an American Express Membership Rewards partner, unfortunately.
Marriott Rewards
- SPEND – There are some interesting properties for 7,500 and 10,000 points per night
- SPEND – PointSaver awards and 'cash and points' awards mean that you may need fewer than you think for a redemption
- TOP-UP – Marriott has a UK credit card which you could get to top-off your account to the level you need for an award – there is a 10,000 point sign-up bonus with it.
- TOP-UP – Marriott is also a Travelling Connect partner, if you are using your mobile abroad
- TOP-UP – Unfortunately, Marriott is NOT an American Express Membership Rewards transfer partner
- TOP-UP – United Airlines Silver card holders can transfer their United miles to Marriott at 1:1
Starwood Preferred Guest
- SPEND – SPG Moments lets you redeem small amounts (often just 5,000 points) for tickets to cultural and sporting events
- SPEND – 'Cash and points' became less generous during 2013 as the 'cash' element was increased, but this should theoretically increase the number of hotels offering it. Some hotels require a very small number of points.
- SPEND – Some hotels offer cheap 'instant awards' (eg a bottle of wine), these are explained at check-in. However, if you are doing SPG stays then you are unlikely to be looking to clear out your account!
- SPEND – You can transfer SPG points for FREE to another person living at your address
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The Friends cast is never, ever, ever getting back together — at least not in an official Friends reunion.
Rumors keep making the rounds, including a fun fake ad for a Thanksgiving 2014 reunion, and even though they keep getting shot down, there's always the idea that maybe someday it will happen.
Late Tuesday night, Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman told E! News the latest reunion season rumor wasn't true, and a movie reunion will never happen. She basically said to give up.
In May of 2012, Lisa Kudrow told MSNBC of a reunion, "I don't think it will ever happen whether any of us want it to happen or not. I don't think any of us would do it unless [Friends co-creators] David Crane and Marta Kauffman wrote it." Sounds like Marta is out. Do you think there's still a glimmer of hope for her to change her mind, or for David to jump in? Or maybe they could do what the Seinfeld cast did on Curb Your Enthusiasm and reunite again in a less official way.
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i'll be calling in during the blitz report...the kids on now are really truly idiots.
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i sent crap like raven samone and oprah, just because they are dumb enough to think i was being serious.
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HAMBURG, NY – Fresh off an upset of #8 Wooster College, Lake Erie College, the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference's (AMCC) reining champs, picked up a hard fought 77-69 win over Hilbert College Wednesday night. The Storm (4-1, 1-0) survived 14 different lead changes and seven ties to outlast the host Hawks at the Hafner Recreation Center.
A three-pointer by Hilbert's Dallas Reinard (Smethport, PA/Smethport) with 5:46 to play in the opening half gave the Hawks a 31-25 advantage and their biggest lead of the night. Freshman guard Andy Marchand nailed three three-pointers en route to compiling 15 of his 17 points during the first 20:00 of play. Lake Erie would close the half with a 12-6 run and forced the Hawks into three consecutive turnovers during the final 52 seconds of play.
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I actually thought the same just recently. With the advent of crowdfunding and 1-box-solutions like Unity (whose importance I think is still understated even by the people using it), CRPGs are really starting to come into their own.
Add to this the fact that we are seeing a new breed of devs with academical backgrounds who are willing to approach the CRPG more seriously, even if it's in relatively light ways. Historical accuracy is one obvious example. Also see Josh Sawyer's developing of conlangs for Project Eternity. Whether you agree with him on the importance of such things or not, it's at least an example of how the CRPG can evolve and what you need designers for. Someone should ring up Garriott and tell him about it.
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May 29, 2013
MILTON, Ga. ---The Georgia men's golf team slipped to 19th place in the NCAA Championships on Wednesday at the Capital City Club's Crabapple Course.
The Bulldogs fired a second-round 3-over 283 on the par-70, 7,319-layout to move to 9-over 569 for the tournament. Following Thursday's round, the top eight teams will advance to the match play portion of the tournament. Texas A&M currently holds the eighth spot at even-par 560.
"We've got to start making some birdies," Georgia coach Chris Haack said. "I don't think we're putting very well. The greens were accessible today, but we didn't take advantage of it. If we can start making putts, anything can happen. Maybe tomorrow will be the day they all fall in. Today was the day we needed to make some birdies to get back to around even, but we didn't make the putts when we had to have them. (On Thursday), we will have to play a little more aggressively than I would like to do some things. We can't wait for other teams. We have to go out and get it done."
Sophomore Nicholas Reach and freshman Lee McCoy paced the Bulldogs as each signed for an even-par 70 on Wednesday. Junior Joey Garber added a 1-over 71 and junior Keith Mitchell contributed a 2-over 72. Senior T.J. Mitchell had the Bulldogs' non-counting score of 3-over 73.
Garber moved to 1-over 141 for the tournament. Keith Mitchell and Reach are at 2-over 142, followed by McCoy at 4-over 144 and T.J. Mitchell at 10-over 150.
"Hopefully we can start putting the ball and be right back in it," Reach said. "We just have to play our game and the putts will eventually fall. We've been hitting it well and giving ourselves opportunities. We just need them to fall now."
Added McCoy, "We've got our work cut out for us, but I think we've got the team to do it. We need to make a lot of birdies really quickly, that's no secret. We've got to make some, but we've got the team to make a run."
The Bulldogs will tee off in 10-minute increments between 7:30 and 8:10 a.m. on the first hole on Thursday. Georgia will be paired with its counterparts from Southern Cal and UCLA. Live results can be found at NCAA.com.
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The 2013 season was a downward spiral for the Forest City Owls after they posted a 2-10 record in their first 12 games, but over a four-day stretch in which the Owls played six games and posted a 4-2 record, it seems that the team may be rising from the dead.
Despite still holding the last spot in the West division, the Owls (6-12) have flown into the ninth spot in team batting average (.238) and sixth in hits (144), due largely in-part to two double-digit explosions over the final six-game stretch.
"The first 12 we were trying to get an idea of what guys were going to contribute on a daily basis," Owls head coach David Tufo said. "Now we have an idea of what guys we can count on each day. And know we're focused on finding those secondary players we can rely on."
The Owls knocked around 58 hits and scored 36 runs during the stretch compared to just 86 hits and 40 runs in their first 12 games.
First baseman Ty Barkell has been leading the offensive charge for the Owls and ranked seventh in batting average in the Coastal Plain League (.371) after recording four hits in a doubleheader sweep of the Gastonia Grizzlies Tuesday night at McNair Field.
"At the beginning of the year I knew to expect a lot from Ty," Tufo said. "Now we're getting batters on base and he's doing what we know he's capable of, and that's driving them in."
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Owls starters have logged four consecutive complete-game efforts allowing the bullpen to stay fresh and Tufo from stressing over pitching moves.
"When we first looked at the schedule and saw we would have these doubleheaders we were afraid that out bullpen was really going to get worn out," Tufo said. "But we've only had to pitch four guys in four days so that was a welcomed surprise."
Joshua Bogese started the string with an incredible one-hit outing in a 5-0 win over Martinsville Monday night.
"We needed some spot starts during the doubleheaders and Josh volunteered ," Tufo said. "He's a hard-throwing right-hander out of the bullpen so I wondered how he would be able to expend his energy as a starter, but he really changed his mentality and had a great outing."
Bogese ranks fifth in the CPL with 21 strikeouts on the season in just 16 innings pitched.
Lucas Cash followed with a complete-game loss later that day but Jake Padgett and Jordan Eich each tossed complete games in the sweep of Gastonia.
"It makes it so much easier as a coach just being able to put a guy on the mound to start and not worrying about making a move," Tufo said.
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How did your boobs look after you breastfed?!
Okay, so i was talking to my bf yesterday about getting my BA done soon. He told me that we aren't done having kids yet and that he was concerned with the outcome if I get a BA done now, we'll have more kiddies and they'll either be breastfed or on the pump. He actually scared me! I actually never really thought about it until that moment and now I am very scared because I don't want to chance anything and I do not want to go under the knife more than I have to.
We have one child now and are hoping for 2 more. I'm in school (college) too so I would like to hold out on kids for now (hopefully). I wanted to know if there were any other women here on JBI who have had their BA and then started baring children after and breastfed them. How did your boobs turn out? Did you have to go under the knife again?!
Also I found this website that showed a women who took pictures of her BA after having kids and breastfeeding. It didn't help! It actually scared me even more!
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Well I had mine done after breastfeeding 4 kids and losing 75lbs. and not wearing a bra enough. So mine did'nt look good before I had them done. I have seen on here were women get ba first and need to get them redone. Which would be really expensive. If you can have your kids soon enough. I would hold off until after.
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I also waited until I was done having babies to get my BA. I have heard way too many say they needed a revision after pregnancy and nursing. Also, nursing after BA is sometimes possible, but not always.
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This is my concern too. From what I understand, it depends on how much your breasts change during pregnancy/breastfeeding. Mine hardly changed - I stayed in my A cup bra throughout, just filled it out better during pregnancy/breastfeeding. I plan on maybe having one more baby after BA, and my PS assured me that my boob job will not be significantly affected by breastfeeding.
If, on the other hand, you do tend to go up a couple of cup sizes during pregnancy, then I would probably hold off until you are done having kids.
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that's one of my worries. But they said it depends on your body. Some people have a lot of changes after pregnancy some people dont. I read one of the post here she said one of her friend's boobs looks better after pregnancy and her other friend is opposite.
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I figured everyone would tell me this...my boobs got really messed up during pregnancy though...and I hate that I don't feel confident in myself anymore...bras don't even fit right anymore...I just want to feel normal again. I miss my pre preggo boobs (34As)! It's upsetting and I dunno what to do. My bf and I are hoping to get hitched next summer (hopefully, money isn't really too nice with us right now). I wanted to feel hot. Now I just feel insecure every time I'm naked. He says he loves me the way I am and that my boobs are alright and tries to be positive but it's hard for me to feel that way. I've always wanted big boobs, I just want them even more now because my boobs are deformed....and I am still breastfeeding now!
We planned hypothetically that I'd get my BA done (if things went well with kids and marriage) by the end of 2015 or 2016 (I can't really remember which one). The wait seems like forever and I want to look bomb in my wedding dress!! Not like a deformed honkey! >_________<
I literally have tears coming to my eyes and they're burning....!
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I also waited until after i had kids to get my boobs. My boobs got so huge nursing that if i had implants in there to, they would have been destroyed.
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I waited until after breast feeding 4 kids to have mine done. My pre ba boobs were pretty icky :-( I do have a friend who got saline implants and then a year later had a baby and breastfed. Her boobs looked different for sure. Kind of saggy. About 3 years later she had another baby and breastfed, now they look pretty bad and she can't wait to have a revision.
My mom had salines also, had my little brother about 3 years later, then my little sister, bam, a year after that. Didn't breastfed either of them, (she's never been the breast feeding type) and she ended up with the same looking results as my friend, had a redo to silicone about 8 years later. It's the pregnancy itself, I believe, that does in the boobs. I know it sucks to wait, but I'm glad I did. You could always go ahead and get them and plan on having a redo as soon as you're done with kids?
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I'm getting mine pre_kiddos. I know lotsa women who breastfed with implants (from Vegas & used to work in hospital in women services). I have seen tons of bewbs. They only became more natural looking...HOWEVER my 2 friends who had overs and breastfed theres did get kinda messed up. Not destroyed but not good lol. Unders are the way to go for sure. Do what you want tho. I'm doing it bc hubby and me want to enjoy them without kids around. If I need a redo then it is what it is BUT I am optimistic they will be fine.
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I'm curious about this to.. I'm getting my 2nd BA and def plan on having kids in the next 10 yrs. I guess I figure so many women get revisions for a number of reasons anyways. I'll just set aside funds for it. It's also recommended to replace implants every 10 yrs so that's something to keep in mind. That being said, I have a friend who got hers done and got pregnant like 6 mos after. Her boobs got huge and but now they look like they did pre pregnancy.. I know her first kid left her with really deflated boobs but the implants look very perky.
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this thread makes me sad. I'll just gonna enjoy my new babies while they're still beautiful. Im not even gonna think about whats gonna happen after pregnancy.
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I dont want to be rude or offend anyone, but i dont understand why you would want to get a BA done if you still plan on having kids and breastfeeding them?
pregnancy and breastfeeding change your boobs big time! there is no way around that. If you already had one child and you see what happened to your breasts after having one child and breast feeding it is very likely that the same will happen when you have the second or third.
Plus didnt you say you are in college? and money is an issue and you havent married yet, and your BF wants one or two more kids...???
I really think you should wait on having a Ba until you have at least finished having kids.
but thats just my opinion and I dont mean to upset you. I know it really sucks to have your breasts ruined by pregnancy and breastfeeding. It happened to me also, but I am super happy that I waited to have it done until after having kids. I know its not the same but there are some great push up bras out there and my boobs always looked FAB (huge) "while" I was breastfeeding.
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I'm kinda curious about this as well. I am 22 and do not have kids yet. I plan on it around 4 to 5 years. however my moms boobs were a 34a before pregnancy and now she's a 34c so she actually gained boobs. and she has no stretch marks or sagginess to her breasts at all. then again she didn't breastfeed but I heard whether u breastfeed or not the milk in ur breasts will still stretch them out and change the shape. eh they way I see it is i hafta get a redo eventually anyways so who cares.
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Thanks everyone for you opinions...it just sucks... but about the money problems my bf says he'll help pay for the procedure because he is coming into a lot of money (lawsuit wise) so yeah. But I'm going to try my hardest to wait. It's just hard because the difference in my boob sizes is drastic...
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I have two kids, and after losing all the baby weight, my boobs looked horrible. I knew that we would not have more kids for a few years, and I did not want to have to look at those ugly things until we were done having kids. So, I got a BA, and I know I will have to get them redone after I have more kids, and I will also get a lift at that time. If you will not be having more kids anytime soon, I say go ahead and do it now. Mind you, most women have to get at least one redo to replace old implants. They don't last forever.
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There are no exact answers and no guarantees on this subject. I lost a full cup size each time I breastfed. It is a good thing I didn't have a third child or I would have been concave! My nips were horrible, they sunk down into themselves.
There was no question, I NEEDED a BA after nursing my daugter, which ended 3 years ago. I waited until now to do it, mostly because of money. Until we were financially ready I spent $100 on double push ups, which hid enough for me for a while, even though I had nothing to push up.
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How long are you going to wait for more kids? If you're going to wait 4 -5 years then I would get them now and then have a redo after. I had my second ba with a full anchor lift about 3 years ago and am currently pregnant. At the time I didn't think I would be having a baby so soon but even if I knew there's no way I could wait as I was so unhappy
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I think this is totally a personal decision obviously, that includes a bunch of factors. I have 2 children already and I was really unhappy with my breasts and they did get pretty "deflated" after pregnancy and nursing. We may or may not have another child -- but for ME, I knew that even if we ended up getting pregnant in a YEAR, that would mean I couldn't get new boobs for another 3 years b/c I would obviously wait until nursing was done and then wait at least until my child was 2 or 3 (ideally potty trained) so I wouldn't have to worry about carrying a large toddler around during recovery and generally, for ME, I wanted my kids to be self-sufficient when I had surgery so now was the perfect time for me. That said, if money is a major issue for you, and it's a one shot kind of deal, that's an important factor.
Also my doctor said that if you've breastfed before and your skin has already stretched, the changes will probably not be as extreme the next go around if you have implants. I have pretty modest implants and my skin is not way tight and shiny even brand new, so I'm not that concerned about it. The dr. did say that they would probably just look more "natural" after.
I feel for ya. It's a hard decision. You seem so anxious. I say, if at the end of the day, you are going to be miserable with yourself for years on end and your confidence is going to be down if you don't do it, and you can swing it financially, you should go for it. If it only bothers you a little and you can wait, then you should wait. Good luck with your decision. Whatever you decide, I'm sure it will be the best decision for you!
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The "Jazzwerkstatt" (jazz workshop) in the Eastern German small town Peitz was a legend in the former German Democratic Republic. From 1973 to 1982 Uli Blobel and Peter "Jimi" Metag organized concerts and workshops there and via word of mouth the events became something like a Woodstock for fans of free improvised music (it was adventurous to get there if you lived somewhere in the country but sometimes around 3000 people got together to listen to the various concerts). It is fascinating how committed (and naïve) the organizers were and what they achieved – Peitz became a Mekka for musicians from East and West, the line-ups were almost a Who is Who of improvised music. But in 1983 the GDR authorities refused to grant their approval for Jazzwerkstatt Nr. 48.
In 2011 Blobel organized a re-launch of the event which now takes place every year in June. For their 50th anniversary the Jazzwerkstatt label released a 4-CD-set including unreleased material of Jazzwerkstatt Nr. 33 (John Surman, Barre Phillips, Aina Kemanis; Bill Connors and J.-F. Jenny Clark; Joe Sachse Trio), Nr. 40 (Talisker), Nr. 41 (Walter Norris; Uwe Kropinski and Marcio Mattos) and Nr. 45 (Harry Beckett, Harry Miller, Louis Moholo).
The music is partly outstanding. The unusual trio of Barre Phillips (b), John Surman (sax) and Aina Kemanis (voice) is one of these highlights, their performance is of a fragile and wonderful beauty with Kemanis's lyric free vocals and Surman's melody lines constantly entwining. Phillips' bass contrasts them but he is also the mediator between the different approaches of jazz, folk idioms and free bass playing. The other gem is Harry Beckett's trio with Harry Miller (b) and Louis Moholo (dr) – a rhythm group that could match with William Parker and Hamid Drake. Beckett's nervous, yet elegant trumpet/flugelhorn playing crashes into this exiled South African groove machine and the result is a hot steaming brew of pure excellent free jazz – Moholo and Miller (his bass line here is a killer) swing like hell!
The other two trios on the fourth CD are also recommendable: Joe Sachse (g), Manfred Hering (ts) and Wolfram Dix (dr) are an unconventional group, their sound is very textural and aggressive, it reminds of Last Exit without a bass player; while Talisker – Ken Hyder (dr), Ted Emmerett (tp), Paul Rogers (b) – represent the classic British 1980s free jazz school.
The first CD focuses on a solo concert by Ornette Coleman companion Walter Norris on solo piano, the music is good average. It is a nice contrast to all the trios in this box. CD 3 presents two guitar/bass duos – Bill Connors/ J.-F. Jenny-Clark and Uwe Kropinski/Marcio Mattos. The first one in particular cannot match the high standards of the aforementioned bands, since Connors' attempt to integrate Spanish elements into free jazz is not convincing.
All in all this is a nice release at a very reasonable price. The box set also includes the high gloss program of Jazzwerkstatt Nr. 50.
If you speak German I strongly recommend the book "Woodstock am Karpfenteich" (Woodstock at the Carp Ponds). Among others it includes very good articles of the current curator of the Berlin Jazz Festival, Bert Noglik, and German journalist Wolf Kampmann. It also contains a very interesting CD with previously also unreleased stuff by a workshop band including Uli Gumpert, Peter Brötzmann, Johannes Bauer, Harry Miller and Willi Kellers or the marvelous trio Chicago – Wuppertal – Dresden (Leo Smith, Peter Kowald, Günter "Baby" Sommer). The incredible black and white photos are worth every price.


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Children whose parents are in professional or managerial jobs are six times more likely to attend elite American private colleges than those whose parents are working class, according to a study by Dr. John Jerrim for The Sutton Trust. They are also three times more likely to go to a highly selective college, including public universities.
The author found that children from disadvantaged economic backgrounds only make up one in 20 students enrolled in highly selective colleges, while those from advantaged backgrounds account for more than half of them.
While academic achievement plays some role in the disparity, it can't explain the whole gap. "Children from disadvantaged backgrounds are much less likely to develop the advanced cognitive skills required to enter a high status university," the report notes, as evidenced by less than 3 percent reaching a high score on the PISA reading test compared to 15 percent of children from the most advantaged backgrounds. But that achievement gap only explains 60 percent of the gap in attending selective public colleges and less than half of the gap in elite private college attendance in the U.S. "This suggests that there are significant numbers of working class children who, even though they have the academic ability to attend, choose to enter a non-selective institution instead," the report concludes.


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James Beckelhiemer, a supporter of Fort Vancouver National Trust and the Pearson Air Museum, has put together a Facebook page and is organizing a protest in front of the museum at 3 p.m. today.
A dispute between the National Park Service and the trust over management and policy led the trust to announce Wednesday that the museum is closed until further notice.
NPS owns the land and hangar but not the displays or planes, so the trust has removed those items from the hangar and plans to turn the empty museum over to the Park Service.
Beckelhiemer, who's volunteered for the museum in the past, got together with a few friends and built a website to support the trust's management of the museum at https://www.facebook.com/SavePearsonAirMuseum.
The group plans to protest today and also through the weekend, he said.
"I don't know it it will be three of us or if it will be 100," Beckelhiemer said. "I just think the museum belongs to the community, not the National Park Service."
The trust has also added information about the closure to its website at http://pearsonairmuseum.org/.


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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Even when Jadeveon Clowney does nothing wrong, the South Carolina defensive end can't avoid controversy.
It was swirling Saturday morning before the No. 14 Gamecocks' game at Arkansas. On ESPN College GameDay, host Chris Fowler said Clowney did not ride the team bus to Razorback Stadium. He was ill-informed and has since apologized on air for "making something out of nothing."
Clowney did ride the bus with the rest of his team to Razorback Stadium on Saturday morning, football SID Steve Fink confirmed. He walked Frank Broyles Field with his teammates, wearing white headphones. Clowney is on the official dress list and will likely play – if not start – after missing last week's Kentucky game with a strained muscle near his rib cage.
Clowney practiced Wednesday and Thursday, something he was unable to do last week. Defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward will decide whether the star junior will start. On Thursday, Ward said Clowney would start if he's healthy enough to play.
Even if he plays, Clowney may not make much of a difference against Arkansas' power-run offense. It's hard to sack the quarterback when the quarterback is handing off almost every play.
The Razorbacks rank fourth in the SEC in rushing offense, a remarkable feat in the first year under coach Bret Bielema after being last in the league last season. Their passing offense ranks 13th, almost rock bottom.
After a morning filled with thunderstorms, the sun is hung high in the sky over Razorback Stadium. Weather conditions are ideal for passing the football, but today's game is still likely to feature ground and pound.
South Carolina knows it must stop Arkansas running back Alex Collins this afternoon. Collins, only a true freshman, has broken out with 651 yards this season – most in the SEC. USC running back Mike Davis ranks first in the SEC with 122.8 rushing yards per game.
Could the better running back lead his team to victory? All the attention is on Clowney, but Collins are Davis may have a better chance of deciding today's game.
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Kleberg Richard M. "Tres" Kleberg, III, chairman of the board for the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, was recently named one of nine new Civilian Aides to the Secretary of the Army, Pete Geren. Since 1922, civilian aides have worked to promote good relations between the army and the public. Usually business or civic […] [Read More]
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Easter Seals of San Antonio selected Affordable Custodial & Office Supplies Inc. the recipient of its 2008 Employer of the Year award. ACS Affordable participated in the Easter Seals New Beginnings progam, which furthers their mission to create solutions and positively change the lives of adults with disabilities. The company will be recognized during the […] [Read More]
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San Antonio-based Hispanic advertising and marketing agency K. Fernandez & Associates announced today its selection by Colonial Bank to handle all Hispanic advertising in its five-state market. With headquarters in Montgomery, Ala., Colonial Bank operates branches in Texas, Alabama, Georgia, Florida and Nevada. A division of Colonial BancGroup, Colonial has $26 billion in total assets […] [Read More]
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Here's the first of three parts of the Cleveland Cavaliers introducing Chris Grant as their new general manager. Grant is replacing Danny Ferry, who officially resigned Friday.
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