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Day 91 -- 100 Put It Into Action
Day #91 Obesity Is a Condition
This is a concept I have never thought of before but it makes perfect sense to me because I have lost and regained weight many times in my life.
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Day# 81 Unhook the Chains
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Day 71 -- 80 Growing Stronger
The name of this book is "100 Days of Weight Loss by Linda Spangle!
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Today I am actually on lesson 64 of the "100 Days" that I began on January 1. I joined the team and po... Read more
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My lessons from the "100 Days" book by Linda Spangle
Day #42 Make it Matter
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Day 41-50 Jump-Start Motivation
Day # 41 Motivation is a Choice
Motivation isn't in the junk drawer!
"Motivation is a choice!"
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Day 31 - 40 Listen to Your Body
Day #31 Hunger Scale
I have experienced every number on the hunger scale but I think I live in the 0 neutral number most days.
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I just read this on a message board and it seems so true. Makes me know that this journey we are on to live a healthy happy life is so important.
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Putting Lessons into Practice!
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Day #30 Postpone Eating
Watch for places where you can postpone eating. Hold off as long as possible, especially with snack foods or sweets.
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Day #29 Handheld Foods
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Day #28 Eating Because It's There
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CLAY CITY -- Tensions flared slightly Thursday evening at the Clay City Town Council meeting.
Several residents attended the meeting and openly questioned the three council members regarding several residential homes that were not cooperating with town ordinance 2005-3.
The ordinance states the town will regulate weeds and high grass within town boundaries. According to the ordinance, weeds and tall grass may not grow more than eight inches.
Residential homes that have weeds or grass more than eight inches in height typically receive a letter from town attorney Chris Gambill. The resident is then given seven days to comply with the ordinance.
If a resident does not comply with the ordinance, the town may fine the resident $50.
"I'd say we average about two letters per month," Gambill said Thursday.
Board president Tammy Wilson agreed with several of the residents' complaints about certain properties within the town's boundaries, and motioned to have some cleaned up by town employees.
The motion received a second and voted 3-0 to clean up one specific property, stating that the town would place a lien on the property if the fine is not paid.
Meanwhile, the board unanimously voted in favor of having the Rogers Group, Bloomington, pave streets in town at an estimate of $24,150.
The town will have the company pave Forest St. to 7th St., and an alley between 7th and 8th streets.
In other news, the board:
* Approved the 2008 budget at an estimate of $301,468.
* Learned the town back hoe is up and running again after the purchase of a new battery.
* Unanimously voted to allocate $1,100 for the town election board. The money will go to pay for salaries for workers and for meals.
* Approved a motion to pay $17,496.56 to Midwestern and $201,476 to Small-Wilson for monthly work on the town's new wastewater treatment facility.
* Changed banks. The town council agreed to move general, water and sewage funds from Harris Bank to First Financial Bank after learning it was getting charged for deposits.
* Approved a measure for the town marshal to purchase decals for one police vehicle and to purchase a television and DVD-VCR combo player.
* Received a log of activities from the Clay City Police Department for the month, which included 22 calls to assist outside agencies, five accidents, 13 criminal investigations, one criminal arrest, seven civil complaints, 10 domestic complaints, eight dog complaints, 13 grass ordinance warnings, five junk vehicle warnings, eight parking warnings, three traffic arrests, 17 traffic warnings, eight traffic citations, six thefts and six juvenile incidents.
The board meets regularly on the first Thursday of each month at town hall. Its next meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m., Oct. 4.


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Skip to comments.Andalusian Muslims Recall Painful Mass Exodus
Posted on 03/01/2005 6:55:46 AM PST by concrete is my business
After more than five centuries, Muslims of Al-Andalus (now Spain) still mark every year in anguish the mass exodus of their ancestors by Spanish authorities to North Africa.
The Moriscos, the name given to Muslims who were living in Spain after the fall of the last Muslim stronghold of Granada in 1492, were subjected to an array of persecution, torture, mass killings, forced conversions to Christianity, the notorious Spanish Inquisition and mass exodus that started in February 1502.
Today, up to four million grandsons of the Moriscos are living in North African countries like Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.
They used to commemorate every year these painful memories to keep the agonies of their forebears vivid, Moroccan historian Bin Azouz Hakim, a specialist in the history of the Moriscos, told IslamOnline.net Sunday, February 27.
Morsicoss descendants in Morocco, who are concentrated in cities like Tangier, Fes, Marrakesh and Rabat, mark every year the fall of Granada and Al-Andalus, which was regained in 1492 by Spanish troops in the long process known as the Reconquista under the Catholic monarchs Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon.
The descendants, many of whom still have Spanish surnames, mark the anniversary with symposiums, Andalusian music and shows portraying the sufferings of their ancestors.
The northern city of Shafshoun, which was built by the Moriscos when they were forced to Morocco, still have the Moriscan aura with its Andalusian architecture and traditional Moriscan costumes.
In 2002, Hakim sent a message, inked by an elite of Moriscos, to Spanish King Juan Carlos asking for a public apology to the descendants.
The message, however, fell on deaf ears.
Hakim; nevertheless, sent another message to the king, asking him to explain why he rejected his call while he apologized to the Jews in a visit to Israel in 1992 for the mass exodus from Al-Andalus.
I think because we dont have a powerful lobby like the Jews, who make the best use of the past to get financial gains, Hakim said.
But the Muslims only want a moral compensation and thats why, ironically, Spain is adamant, he added.
The expert also opposed a Moroccan mediation effort to get the much-hoped apology.
It is an inalienable right to the Moriscos. It makes no sense that the Spanish king had apologized to the Jews of what is now Israel, who have nothing to do with the Sephardim (the Jews of Al-Andalus), while is reluctant to say sorry to the Moriscoss descendants.
After an absence of almost 500 years, the Adhan (call to prayer) and the muezzins cry of 'Allahu akbar' (God is greatest) rang on July 10, 2003, from the minaret of the Great Mosque of Granada.
The site of the mosque was bought 22 years ago, when it was still a small plot of farmland squeezed between a convent and a church on the crest of the Albaicin, the last Muslim quarter of Granada.
Delusional doesn't begin to cover it. Maybe they should apologize for ravaging and occupying Spain.
Morsicoss descendants in Morocco, who are concentrated in cities like Tangier, Fes, Marrakesh and Rabat, mark every year the fall of Granada and Al-Andalus, which was regained in 1492 by Spanish troops in the long process known as the Reconquista under the Catholic monarchs Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon.
Note the word "Reconquista". What the muslims conveniently fail to report is that long before they were forced out of Andalusia, they first overran it! They were invaders to begin with.
How much one remembers is a function of how one wants to look.
Next thing ya know they will have Brodder Sharpton and Jessie Jackass over there demanding reparations.
What happened to the Spaniards that the Moors slaughterd? Do they get an apology? How about the Austrians that Seuliman slaughtered when he invaded? Would Native Americans have to apologize to Spain and England if they drove them back into the Atlantic?
Should have marched them off a cliff.
We, the people of Spain, apologize for not kicking your sorry butts out of our country sooner.
Sorry, best I could do.
This is a good subject to put forth for discussion, and it should include the full history of the moors (and later otto's) and their activities in europe......hopefully, as europe realizes they are under the 3rd wave of the assault from these people, they will deal with it appropriately again (as in "exodus" and WWI). Call it anything you want, but nothing less worked both times previously, why on earth would it now?
The jews were not conquerers. What these people want is the benefit of the advancement of western cultures without any of the efforts, sacrifices, wars that went with it. Spain would have been a backwater had it not been for movements like the Rennaissance, the Enlightenment and the re-conquista.
I am tired of revisionists telling me that during Spain's Islamic period, there was an incredible surge in the sciences, culture, etc. This naive arguement can only be surmised as long as muslims were in charge, when they were not, they had a nasty habit of fighting and killing all the time!
Anyhow all this is moot since spaniards will not stand up for their nation and in two generations, muslims will be the largest minority there. Bye Bye Andalucia it was nice for a while!
Get over it already, you bunch of medieval neanderthals.
Let me sum this up: "We, the descendents of the muslim hordes who invaded your lands, are angry that you reconquered your lands and evicted us to the dungheap that is known as North Africa. In the spirit of the worldwide Jihad currently exploding all over the world we will villify you to justify horrible acts of terror. P.S. We spit on the grave of El Cid."
Me cache en los Moros!
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In the fourteenth century, Eastern Europe was invaded by the Islamic armies of Emir Murad I. They destroyed everything in their path, and forcibly converted or killed all that stood in their way. Of those who refused to convert to Islam, the women were first raped and then sold into slavery, along with their children. The men not killed on the battlefield were castrated and blinded to make them docile slaves. Many Christian cities, along with their inhabitants, were burned to the ground by the invaders. The Turks nailed some 12,000 Serbians to crosses in mockery of their Christian Faith.
The Islamic invasion of Eastern Europe seemed unstoppable until 1389, when they reached the Kosovo Plain, in Serbia. Under the Serbian Prince Lazar, some 77,000 Christian knights and soldiers made a vow to one another and to Christ to die rather than "convert or die" under Islam. Upon hearing of the death of the Prince, a group of knights, outnumbered two hundred to one, charged through the enemy lines to the center of the enemy camp and killed the Emir.
Though they were themselves decimated, the Serbs killed so many Islamic soldiers that the Islamic advance into Europe was halted. This battle is considered by many Christian historians to be the single greatest sacrifice of Christian martyrs killed in a single day. Serbia remained in Muslim hands until the 19th century.
In 1453, after many years of resistance, Constantinople was finally conquered by the Ottoman Empire. Forty years later, in 1492, Islamic forces were finally defeated in Spain by the Christians, with legendary leaders such as "El Cid". Four hundred years of warfare between Muslim and Christian might help explain the Spanish intolerance for religious "heresy" exemplified in the Spanish Inquisition, and their forceable conversion of natives in the New World.
Meanwhile, Islam contined to expand in the East when the Turks, under their leader Suleiman the Magnificent, marched across the Danube River to defeat the Hungarians at the Battle of Mohacs, in 1526. Within three years they were at the gates of Vienna.
In 1529, in his treatise "On War Against the Turk," Martin Luther exhorted the rulers of Europe to put aside their petty rivalries and unite against the threat posed by Islam. He said that self-defense against the Muslim "abomination," who he called "blasphemers against Christ," was a divinely ordained application of the sword.
"Doubtlessly they know better than I how cruelly the Turk treats those whom he takes captive. He treats them like cattle, dragging, towing, driving those that can move, and killing on the spot those that cannot move, whether they are young or old."
Luther's call for unity was answered by an alliance of German, Austrian and Polish forces, which ended the siege of Vienna in 1529, that same year. With the death of Suleiman in 1566, Ottoman expansion ended for a time, until 1683, when they began the second Seige of Vienna. After they had forced a breach in the city walls, they were only able to occupy parts of the city for several weeks before being expelled by an alliance of European forces. Peace was finally established with the Peace of Karlowitz, signed in 1699, which gave the Ottoman Empire Macedonia and the Balkans, and Austria the provinces of Hungary and Transylvania.
Throughout these centuries of conflict between Christian and Muslim, besides the perils of land travel, any Christian Crusader or pilgrim who sailed the Mediterranean to the Middle East risked capture and enslavement by Muslim pirates. Among those captured was St. Vincent de Paul and Miguel de Cervantes, the author of Don Quixote. Both of these famous men, and many lesser ones, were ransomed over the course of centuries by the Roman Catholic Religious Order of Trinitarians.
Spain should never apologize for the Reconquista.
Not mentioned is the fact that they had actually been permitted to stay after the fall of Granada, and in fact did stay for quite some time. They were permitted to practice their religion and kept their property - most of them were small farmers or artisans. However, as usual, other Muslims arrived from abroad and stirred up the locals, resulting in several gruesome and bloody attacks on Christian communities in the southern Mediterranean part of Spain. Finally, when a plot was discovered to seize parts of the coast, the king ordered all Muslims to leave.
Unless these people are 500+ years old, none of them are "recalling" anything described here.
Today, up to four million grandsons of the Moriscos are living in North African countries like Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.
Yes, where some of them would go on to do things like wage a terror war of their own (at least in Algeria) and force out the pieds noirs. This was only 40-50 years ago but the French are "recalling" and whining about it far less than Muslims whine about "Andalusia". Why is that?
They used to commemorate every year these painful memories to keep the agonies of their forebears vivid, Moroccan historian Bin Azouz Hakim, a specialist in the history of the Moriscos
That sure sounds healthy!
In 2002, Hakim sent a message, inked by an elite of Moriscos, to Spanish King Juan Carlos asking for a public apology to the descendants. The message, however, fell on deaf ears.
For one thing, Juan Carlos had nothing to do with it, nor did anyone else living in Spain today.
Right On! Inferior people with an an inferior cult belief system.
The Spanish surrender monkeys have already lost Andalusia to the muslims, with a birth rate of 1.17 versus a zero growth rate of 2.1 the Sapnish will be populated with a muslim majority by 2050 if not sooner. The european spanish population will decline by 40 percent (40 million to under 25 million) by 2050 and the muslim numbers swell from a around a million to over 27 million due to a birth rate of 6 and EU immigration policies.
I understand a similar situation is present in France as well. Euro-weenies, indeed.
"Maybe they should apologize for ravaging and occupying Spain."
Exactly my thought. Since when are repelled invaders owed an apology from the people who kicked them out of their country?!
I guess China and Korea need to apologize to Japan for kicking its soldiers out.
We need to apologize to England, of course.
I would say France needs to apologize to Germany, too, but I'm quite sure that's already happened.
Spain IS a backwater.
It's even more pronounced in France by 2040 the muslims will be the majority, the netherlands will also go in 2040 or even 2038 depending on which pop. rate is cited.
The Spaniels surrendered. Hadn't you heard ?
Here Here!!!!!!!!!!
It's been 500 freaking years; GET OVER IT ALREADY!!!!!!!!;)
Here Here!!!!!!!!!!
sorry sorry!
It's been over 500 years, get over it.
The "inalienable right" to an apology could be from the Jesse Jackson School of Rights. :)
The coat of arms of one of the branches of our family tree has seven fish on it. Each fish represents an Islamic Moor killed in combat by our ancestor during the Reconquista.
In 711 AD, the Muslims invaded the Iberian Peninsula and destroyed the ancient and then Christian society of much of Hispania. The Great Mosque at Cordoba was built over the rubble of a Christian church the Muslim completely destroyed. The Christian survivors fled behind the mountain strongholds of Asturias and Galicia and later embarked on the 800 year Reconquista to reclaim the land of their ancestors from the Muslim invader.
The Muslims do not apologize for 711 AD so why should they get an apology for 1492?
It's not just Spain, most of Western Europe has the same problem.
They could've persued a more balanced immigration policy by ethnicity, but they opted not to.
If you import a lot of Orientals they take over your neighborhood shopping center to sell ethnic goods. OK, so I can't get meatball & pasta, but I can live with curry shrimp fried rice.
If you import a lot of Muslims, they have many children and take over your country, declare Islamic Republic and impose the Sharia. Nope, can't live with that.
TROP is a cult of mass delusion, it would appear.
I guess we'll have to apologize to the NAZIs for running them out of France. And maybe India can apologize to the Macedonians for turning back Alexander's armies...
Only the old cockers..
If it is that painful, they should put some panties on that!
How about this: We're really sorry about kicking your butts 500 years ago, and we're going to be really, really, really sorry 500 years from now about the butt kicking we're giving to you today.
The Jews didn't deserve to be kicked out. The Muslims did. Hence the apology.
FOAD you pushy creep. Get lost. Go back to the pit that spawned you
yes! this is exactly the kind of revealed history we need to shed light on the muslim hypocrisy!
Links! Would love to compile a webopedia of links on this important historical period.
513-year-old muslims!
More details please?
The Spaniards did a really lousy job, or mohamed here might be exaggerating a wee tad?
I thought the expulsion was total. No exceptions.
When did any of them sneak back in to complain about being expelled 500+ years ago?
Mahometan BUMP!
They are comparing events that happened 500 years ago to events that happened only 60 years ago.
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State urges horse vaccinations as Eastern equine encephalitis cases rise
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Last Modified: Thursday, July 3, 2008 at 12:26 a.m.
The number of Eastern equine encephalitis cases in Florida is on the rise and state health officials are asking horse owners to vaccinate their animals to protect them from the deadly disease.
As of June 30, there have been four times as many cases of the disease, known as EEE, in Florida as in same period the previous two years.
"We have had two relatively quiet years in a row and I am concerned that horse owners may get complacent and delay having their animals properly vaccinated," said Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson in a news release.
In Marion County, there have been two cases of the disease, one in March and the other in May. In both cases, the horses were euthanized, said Tom Moore, Marion County Health Department's environmental administrator.
There have been 45 confirmed cases in Florida this year, covering 21 counties as far south as Palm Beach County. Compared with the same period, there were 11 cases in 2007 and the same number in 2006.
"But with the rainy season starting to resume, we are likely to see a lot more mosquitoes than we have during the two years of drought," Bronson's statement warned.
Moore said the vaccinations provide reliable protection and are a good investment to protect animals.
EEE is a viral disease that is transmitted to horses by infected mosquitoes and affects the central nervous system. Symptoms of infection include fever, listlessness and stumbling, followed by coma and death. The disease is fatal in horses in about 90 percent of cases.
People can also be infected by EEE if bitten by a mosquito carrying the virus, but it can not be transmitted by a horse.
People can protect themselves by taking a few steps:
Limit time outside during dusk and dawn when mosquitoes are most active.
Wear light-colored, long-sleeved shirts and long pants to reduce the chance of being bitten when outside when mosquitoes are active.
Eliminate standing water in yards, as stagnant water is a breeding ground for mosquitoes. Clean out rain gutters and keep them unclogged.
Use insect repellent that contains DEET.
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A multi-scale and multi-disciplinary approach to monitor landscape dynamics: a case study in the Catalan pre-Pyrenees (Spain)
Article first published online: 26 AUG 2010
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4959.2010.00368.x
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The Geographical Journal
Volume 177, Issue 1, pages 79–91, March 2011
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COHEN, M., VARGA, D., VILA, J. and BARRASSAUD, E. (2011), A multi-scale and multi-disciplinary approach to monitor landscape dynamics: a case study in the Catalan pre-Pyrenees (Spain). The Geographical Journal, 177: 79–91. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-4959.2010.00368.x
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- Article first published online: 26 AUG 2010
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- land abandonment;
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- landscape change;
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A multi-scale and multi-disciplinary method was tested in the Catalan pre-Pyrenees in order to understand the relationship between landscape change, landscape processes, and ecological and social characteristics of landscapes. The three scales, and their corresponding methods, help us understand the processes of landscape change: on a general scale, a standardisation due to forest spread; on a detailed scale, a fragmentation of non-forest habitats; and on a local scale, the regeneration and scattering of woody species. Major landscape alterations have been observed through remotely sensed data. Closed forest area grew 140% at the expense of non-forest habitats such as pastures (–75%) and cultivated lands (–95%) during the past 50 years. Ecological metrics show a landscape standardisation (SHDI divided by 3) and a fragmentation of farmed landscapes. These changes, following a spatial pattern based on topography, explain the dynamic of the woody species in residual pastures, despite the persistence of cattle grazing as observed during field surveys. Yet, the forest, which constitutes the matrix of landscape, is not stable because of competition between species. The landscape change is related to the decline of the population (divided by 4.5 during the past 50 years) and the agricultural activities (number of farms divided by 2 or 3 during the past 20 years), and the favourable mild climate. The sustainable development of this territory should make the objectives of conservation, biodiversity and landscape protection and the preservation of their Mediterranean features compatible, and support agricultural activities that will contribute to this biological diversity and cultural identity.


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Fans are still submitting their videos for the Atari Teenage Riot viral video of the new single "Black Flags." We now have the second version which includes cameo appearances by Steve Aoki and Boots Riley, along with more clips from Occupy Wallstreet, 99%, and a new exclusive message at the end from Anonymous.
"Little Egypt Wavy" premiered on MTV Iggy!
THIS IS NOT A TEST. Jacksonville, FL native Robert Raimon Roy fries our brains to a fricassee in "Little Egypt Wavy" from the upcoming Le Tigre Blanc. Video after the jump.
Mustard Pimp "No Title Or Purpose" Release Party – Live in Boston
To celebrate the up-coming release of Mustard Pimp's first full-length album, "No Title Or Purpose", we are throwing an official release party, live in Boston! Details after the jump.
Video Premiere: Riton "Dark Place"
Official Video for Riton's latest single "Dark Place", off his new EP Ritontime- due out November 1st on Dim Mak Records.
Steve Aoki "Earthquakey People" ft. Rivers Cuomo (Official Video)
This morning at 3AM 'Eathquakey People' premiered on MTV. Check out the video after the jump!
Music Video: Religion – "Burn Down The Bar" (New Noise Volume 1)
Check out the video treatment to go along with "Burn Down The Bar" by Religion.
Mustard Pimp t-shirt in the new Kendrick Lamar music video for 'Rigamortis'
Check out the Mustard Pimp t-shirt cameo in Kendrick Lamars new music video for Rigamortis. Video after the jump.
"Black Flags" by Atari Teenage Riot charted as Fatboy Slim's No. 1 track for October
World-reknowned DJ and producer Fatboy Slim released his October Beatport Chart with Dim Mak's own Atari Teenage Riot on the Number 1 spot. Tony Senghore's remix of "Black Flags" is featured in his latest collection of 'must have' tracks for the month.
Nic Endo presents "Freak", a fragrance by Illamasqua
"Freak is a concoction of dangerously exotic unconventional flowers which Illamasqua has unashamedly blended together to celebrate the night." Details and Video after the jump.
Mustard Pimp "No Title Or Purpose" – Stream the full upcoming release now!
After years of experimentation deep in their underground production bunker, Mustard Pimp emerges with their highly anticipated first full length album – No Title Or Purpose.
New Ivory "Something You Should Know" Single & Music Video
"Something You Should Know" Single and Music Video are out now! Details after the jump.
Alec Empire Interviewed at Optimus Alive Festival in Portugal
Alec Empire of Atari Teenage Riot meets up with Geracao Cascais at Portugal's Optimus Alive Festival to discuss the previous and future sound of ATR, pop music, the Black Flags movement, and political activism.
Scanners "Jesus Saves" Featured on MTV's Skins
The debaucherous teen drama Skins, known for its wild antics and cool collection of indie music, has featured Scanners' hit track "Jesus Saves" on their 9th episode "Tina". Details after the jump.
Autoerotique Tour Australia / Dim Mak "Down Under" Facebook in effect
From Toronto to Los Angeles to the land down under, we're setting our sails towards Australia for a mini-tour featuring the beloved Autoerotique. Details after the jump.
Steve Aoki on Obey The Kitty and the San Francisco Club Life
Steve Aoki recently sat down with the guys at Pulse SF to discuss the current electronic music movement in San Francisco, as well as our weekly-event Obey The Kitty, held every Wednesday in the heart of the Bay Area. Details after the jump.
Urban Nomad Interviews Steve Aoki at the Dim Mak 15th Anniversary Party
Throughout the course of the night, Dim Mak was greeted with the wild presence of The Urban Nomad, one of Red Bulls favored interviewers and videographers. Watch the footage after the jump.
Atari Teenage Riot: Highest Rated Band at M´era Luna Festival
Atari Teenage Riot reaches out to a new audience, scores highest at Mera Luna, Germany's biggest goth/industrial festival etc. Details & videos after the jump.
Ali Love at Loshadka Party, Live in St. Petersburg
From performing Justice's "Civilization" to dropping it hard with Alvin Risk's remix of "Diminishing Returns", Ali Love held down the dance floor of dance floor's in St. Petersburg. The proof is in the video after the jump.
Anonymous x Atari Teenage Riot
Atari Teenage Riot has teamed up with hacker activist group Anonymous for their new single 'Black Flags' and its related viral video project. Since then the track has appeared on many Anonymous online clips. Details and video after the jump.
Daft Punk x Coca Cola – Extremely Limited Edition
An ultra limited edition with only 20 sets (signed) for this second collaboration between Daft Punk and Coca Cola. Details and photos after the jump.
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Now you can add another to your checklist of reasons to go to Club Space this weekend: a modified super-version of the club drug ecstasy has been "100% proven" to kill all blood related cancer cells. Read the rest after the jump.
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During the 2-day North Coast Music Festival, Fatboy Slim closed out the night with his mashup of Steve Aoki and Sidney Samson's "Wake Up Call" entitled "Wake Up Call No Boho". Check out the YouTube clip after the jump.
Video Premiere of Mustard Pimp's "Catch Me" feat. Alec Empire
In anticipation of their newest single, we are proud to announce the video premiere of "Catch Me", featuring Alec Empire of Atari Teenage Riot. Video after the jump.
Robert Raimon Roy's New Music Video "Little Egypt Wavy"
'Little Egypt Wavy' finds Robert Raimon Roy constructing a hybrid environment, where many ideas (e.g., Electra and Oedipal complexes, antiquity, Internet slang) around a single topic —'love' as the triumph of hope over self-knowledge—coexist in conflict. Video after the jump.
Dim Mak's 15th Anniversary in Los Angeles Recap
A sincere thanks is in order to everyone who came out and helped celebrate our 15th year anniversary! We couldn't have made this night as special without your support. Videos and Photos after the jump.
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While on tour, Steve Aoki met up with the guys at SOL Republic to discuss his idea to the 'Soundtrack Of Life". Watch the video after the jump.
TAI's Official Autumn Mix – Download Now!
Back with another fabulous mix, this time Tai brings us the spirit of Autumn. This mix includes 24 hard tracks available for download now. Details after the jump.
Mustard Pimp's "ZHM" featured on Nocturnal Wonderlands 2011 trailer
To kick off the 2011 return of Nocturnal Wonderland, they released an official trailer containing Dim Mak's own Mustard Pimp. Check out the featured track, "ZHM (Dada Life Remix)" on this YouTube clip after the jump.
More Dim Mak Ink spotted!
Check out this photo of Steve Aoki, Kikka Sammy and her tattoo.
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UMass Boston and Wipro Team Up to Empower Science Teachers ›20 teachers from five school districts joined the professional development program this spring.
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Baked Orange Roughy
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Prep 10 mins
Cook 25 mins
I've been baking fish like this for years. Even with a little butter, it's relatively low fat, especially if you use non fat mayo. The mayo mixture is also quite nice as a dipping sauce for artichokes. Also, any white fish can be substituted. And if you have some herbs on hand, add them either to the dipping sauce or the mayo mixture.
Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 1⁄2 lbs orange roughy
- 1⁄2 cup mayonnaise, fat free or low fat is fine
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 cup fresh breadcrumb
- 2 tablespoons shallots, minced
- 1 clove garlic, minced or pressed
- 1 -2 tablespoon butter, melted
- Preheat oven to 375^F Spray 9x13 inch baking pan with cooking spray.
- Place orange roughy in pan.
- Combine mayonnaise, lemon juice to taste, and dijon mustard.
- Spread evenly over orange roughy.
- Combine bread crumbs, shallot, garlic and 1-2 tablespoons melted butter in a ziplock bag.
- Add enough butter to coat ingredients a little.
- Shake to mix.
- Sprinkle bread crumbs over orange roughy.
- Bake uncovered until fish is done and crumbs are light brown and a little crispy, 20 to 25 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fish.
- Usually it takes about 10 minutes per inch of thickness, including the topping.
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Wonderful! I cooked it for 25 minutes as "duo_mom" suggested. However, I used finely chopped onions (didn't have any shallots), used 1/3 cup bottled lemon juice (didn't have a fresh lemon) and it turned out terrific! This recipe is going to be a standard for my house! Thanks!
I liked it, however, I would definitely recommend cooking it the full 25 minutes if not a little more, so you don't experience undercooked fish. Which is a huge turn off for people who don't really care for fish, but want to go outside of their comfort zone. Overall, okay.
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BENKELMAN -- Lucille Elizabeth (Farrell) Lowe, 91, died Thursday (Nov. 19, 2009), at the Hester Memorial Home in Benkelman.
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Lucille was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Bud; three brothers; two sisters; and an infant son, Galen Lee. Survivors include her children Gleannys and husband, Burdette Geihsler of Benkelman, H.W. Pete Lowe of North Platte, Harold and wife, Jeanie Lowe of Cheyenne, Wyo., and Ed and wife, Cindy Lowe of Grant; 11 grandchildren: 23 great-grandchildren; and 11 great-great-grandchildren
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genre: Action Adventure
|ESRB rating: T
release date: Mar 03, 08
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Cheat Codes
Turn on a second controller during Story mode and enter the cheat anytime during the game.
Hold [LB] and press [Y], [X], [B], [A]: Massive Money Gain
Hold [LB] and press [UP], [UP], [UP], [UP on the D-Pad]: All Weapons
Hold [LB] and press [RT], [RT], [RT]: Full Health (not the extra from kissing)
Hold [LB] and press [UP], [DOWN], [UP], [DOWN]: Infinite Ammo (enter again to turn off)
Hold [LB] and press [Up]x2 on controller two: Ammunition reloaded
Hold [LB] and press [Up], [Left], [Down]x2, [Y], [X], [A]x2 on controller two: All gym grapple moves. Note: This will not appear on the stats screen.
Hold [LB] and press [Up], [Left], [Down], [Right], [Y], [X], [A], [B] on controller two: All Hobo fighting moves. Note: This will not appear on the stats screen.
Press [LB]x2, [RB], [LB]x3, [RB]x2 on controller two: All clothes. Note: Press any button to return to normal.
Complete the following achievements to unlock Xbox Live Gamerscore points.
After Hours (20): Spend 5 hours out after curfew.
Black & White & Read All Over (20): Complete All Paper Route Missions.
Boy Genius (30): Complete 9 Classes.
Casanova (20): Receive 25 kisses from the ladies.
Down for the Count (20): Beat up 200 opponents.
Dual Nebula (20): Achieve A High Score on Consumo, Nut Shots, and Monkey Fling Arcade Games.
Eggsellent! (20): Egg 25 cars.
Freshman (20): Complete Chapter 1.
Glass Dismissed (25): Break 300 bottles at the shooting gallery.
Graduate (40): Complete Chapter 5.
Green Thumb (20): Complete All Lawn Mowing Jobs.
Green Thumbs Up (20): Pick 50 flowers.
Helping Hand (20): Complete 10 Errand Missions.
It's All in the Wrists (20): Complete All 4 of the Carnival Games once.
Junior (20): Complete Chapter 3.
Keener (20): Complete 3 Classes.
Kickin' the Balls (20): Kick 100 soccer balls.
Little Angel (20): Complete 20 Errand Missions.
Marathon (25): Travel 100,000 meters on foot.
Mission Accomplished (75): Complete All Missions.
Momma's Boy (25): Complete 30 Errand Missions.
Over the Rainbow (20): Receive 20 kisses from the gents.
Perfectionist (125): 100% completion.
Pole Position (20): Complete All Go Kart Races.
Senior (20): Complete Chapter 4.
Sharp Dressed Man (25): Collect 250 clothing items.
Skate Pro (25): Travel 50,000 meters on the skateboard.
Skidmark (25): Give 50 wedgies.
Smart Mouth (25): Say 100 taunts.
Smell Ya Later (25): Hit people with stink bombs 50 times.
Soda-licious (20): Buy 100 sodas.
Sophomore (20): Complete Chapter 2.
Speed Freak (20): Complete 1/2 of all Go Kart Races.
Teacher's Pet (20): Complete 6 Classes.
The Champion (20): Complete All Bike Races.
The Wheel Deal (25): Perform 200 wheelies on the bike.
Tour De Bullworth (25): Travel 100 km on the bike.
Watch Your Step (20): Trip 25 people with marbles.
English class
Note: Some words might be missing.
Session 1: MELLOW, MOW, MEW, LOW, WOE, OWL, ELM, OWE, MEWL, WELL, MEOW, MOLL, MOLE.
Session 2: FIGHTS, FIGHT, SIGHT, GIFTS, GIFT, SHIFT, THIS, FIGS, FIG, HITS, HIT, FISH, FIST, SIGH, SIFT, GIST, HIS, FITS, FIT, SIT, ITS, IFS.
Session 3: SMILES, SMILE, MILES, MILE, SEISM, ISLES, ISLE, LEIS, MISE, SEMI, ELMS, ELM, MISS, LIES, LIE, MIL, LIMES, LIME, MESS, LESS, SLIMS, SLIM, SLIMES, SLIME, LEI.
Session 4: CRAYON, CARNY, CORNY, ACORN, YARN, NARC, ROAN, CRONY, RACY, NARY, CONY, ARC, OAR, CYAN, CAR, RAY, CAY, CRAN, CRY, NOR, NAY, COY, CON, CORN, CAN, RAN, ANY.
Session 5: DAGGER, RAGGED, GAGE, EGAD, DREG, DRAG, DEAR, DARE, AGE, AGED, GRADE, RED, RAG, GAR, RAD, GAD, GAG, EGG, ERA, DAG, EAR, ARE, GEAR, GRAD, RAGED, RAGE, READ, AGGER.
Hidden pirate
From your prep Beach house, swim forward (In the bay) till you cannot swim further, turn right around the island till you see the pirate ship to the right on shore is the hidden pirate! (Beat up for the pirate hat)
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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Publication date
|Sep 3, 1935
|Filing date
|Jun 18, 1934
|Priority date
|Jun 18, 1934
|Publication number
|Reese Thomas S
|Original Assignee
|Reese Thomas S
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Referenced by (3), Classifications (9)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
T. S. REESE Sept. 3, 1935..
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOUNTING TRANSFER DECORATIONS Filed June 18, 1934 INVENTOR.
Patented hept. 3, lhdh ii sh ft h which.
'llhomas 5. Reese, Cleveland, (flihio Application June in, rear, Serial an. ferret h @llaiims. (tUll. fill-33) This invention relates to a method and apparatus for mounting transfer decorations.
Transfer decorations commonly are mounted on iiat'surfaces, the structure of the transfer m being well adapted for that purpose. Thetransfer decoration necessarily has a paper backing which affords a medium on which to print or otherwise to create the design of the decoration. That paper backing affords mechanical strength W to the transfer which assists in mounting the transfer decoration upon fiat surfaces inasmuch as it is the medium which supports the design during the mounting operation and insures that the decorative film will lie flat during mounting. m In mounting transfer decorations upon flat surfaces, the transfer is soaked with water after it is applied or at the same time it is being applied. The paper backing is of a highly absorbent nature so that when thoroughly saturated with 20 water, it loses its strength and stiffness. However, during the operation of mounting upon flat surfaces, the paper afiords sumcient strength and stiffness to assure the decoration will be applied properly'on the surfaces, and the paper backing is then rubbed ofi the decorative surface, it having substantially no strength due to its wet condition. y
In attempting to mount transfer decorations uponcurved, irregular or broken surfaces, the W paper backing of the transfer no longer serves as an aid in the mounting operation, but instead, due tothe strength and stiffness of the paper, it prevents the transfer decoration from conforming to the curved, irregular and broken surfaces, m, wrinkling, bulging and overlapping of the transfer occurring when it is attempted to apply the decoration to such surfaces. While transfer decorations may be applied to curved surfaces having a single substantially uniform curvature such as m a cylindrical surface, by the method used for mounting on flat surfaces, that method cannot be practised for mounting transfer decorationsfor surfaces more complex than one having a single curvature. M It is the object of this invention to provide a novel method and apparatus for mounting transfer decorations which may be used successfully to mount the decorations upon highly complex curved surfaces, irregular and broken surfaces. no other objects and advantages will appear in the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which Figure l is a view inelevation, partly broken away and in section, illustrating a device for practicing this invention. Figure 2 is a detailed view in cross section illustrating the mode of operation of the device shown in Figure l.
In view of the efiect of the transfer backing in attempting to mount transfer decorations upon complex surfaces byv the practice employed for mounting on fiat surfaces, as pointed out above, it is essential that the strength and stiffness, afforded by the transfer backing, be substantially wholly eliminated at the outset of the mounting process. In order to afford support for the transm fer decoration and to cause it to conform to the surface to be decorated, another medium must be provided for supporting the decoration as it is being mounted upon the surface. Inasmuch as the decoration is to be caused to conform to a complex curved, irregular and broken surface, it is essential that the medium for supporting and pressing the decoration into contact with the surface to be decorated, have certain qualities. In order to conform to the surface, it must be highly m flexible. In order that it will conformto the surface without folding and overlapping, it must be highly extensible. In order that it will return to its original condition after each successive mounting operation, and not be modified by contact with the surface being decorated, the medium must have elasticity in large measure.
A rubber membrane, especially when made from later, has been found to be very satisfactory in use'for such a supporting medium for the w decoration. Inasmuch as the decoration is built up on the transfer paper and adheres thereto, in arranging the decoration on the rubber membrane, the decoration must be exposed so that it will be brought into contact with the surface to 35 be decorated, thus the paper backing is brought between the rubber membrane and the decoration itself. In order to destroy the strength and stiflness of the paper backing, it is saturated with water at the outset of the mounting process when an it is arranged on the membrane and before the decoration is brought into contact with the sur face being decorated, and as the rubber membrane is deformed so as to conform to the surface to be decorated, the paper backing breaks up into 45 non-coherent bits and the eflect of the breaking up of the paper backing upon the decoration itself, must be considered. "In order that the breaking up of the paper backing will not destroy the figure of the decoration, it is necessary that the up decoration itself be of the continuous film type and have sumcient strength to be unaffected by the disintegration of the paper. The decorative film may be formed in any of a plurality of ways Well known to the art, it being essential only that at it be a continuous film in practicing this invention. Continuous film transfer decorations such as disclosed in my copending application Serial No. 679,330 filed July '7, 1933, are well adapted for practicing this invention.
In order to cause the rubber membrane and the transfer decoration supported thereby to conform to the surface to be decorated and to achieve that result without any slipping or rubbing action between the surfaces involved, it is essential that the force applied to the rubber membrane be uniform and normal to the surface of the membrane at all points and at all stages of the process. For that purpose, fiuid pressure is employed and it has been found that either pneumatic or hydraulic pressure will work satisfactorily in practicing this invention. Hydraulic pressure has been found to be convenient.
As shown in the drawing, a container or reser voir l, is provided for the water through which the hydraulic pressure is exerted, in practicing this invention. One side of the reservoir II is covered by the rubber membrane 2, which is to support and to apply the transfer decoration to the surface to be decorated. The object to be decorated is arranged in proximity to the rubber membrane,'but spaced slightly therefrom at the outset of the operation of the device and the supporting means 3 for carrying the object to be decorated, takes a form determined largely by the nature of the object. As shown in the drawing, a supporting means 3 is hinged as indicated at t to standards 5 of the frame 6 so that the support 3 may be thrown to one side, where it is readily accessible for removing a decorated object and subsequently placing another object to be decorated in place. The object to be decorated is prepared, preliminary to the mounting operation, for
receiving the decoration by applying a coat of primer or surfacer thereto, which may be applied in accordance with conventional practice and which may be of any suitable type well known to the art. One suitable ground coat or primer for use in connection with this invention, is that disclosed and claimed in my Patent 1,924,961.
The object illustrated for decoration, in this particular instance, is a door for the instrument panel of an automobile. The object to be decorated may be secured in the supporting means in any suitable manner as by the screw, which is an integral part of the object in this particular instance, and which extends through an aperture in the supporting means 3 and is fastened by a wing nut threaded thereon.
The supporting means 3 'may be swung about the hinge 4 to bring it into mounting position, where the extension I on the supportingmeans 3 is adapted to rest upon a hinge pin 8 and be secured thereto by clamps 9, swivelly mounted in the projection I, thus fixing the support 3 in place to resist the force of the fiuid pressure.
The transfer decoration is arranged in mounting position by laying it upon the rubber membrane with the decorative film exposed. At that time, the transfer is saturated with water in order to destroy the strength and cohesion of the paper backing. The water employed for that purpose may be hot, and the water employedfor exerting the hydraulic pressure also may be hot, in order to supply heat which will soften the transfer decoration somewhat and thus aid in the mounting process, in that the transfer decoration is rendered more readily extensible. The means for affording the hydraulic pressure and the object supporting means are then brought together preparatory to applying the hydraulic pressure. In bringing those parts together, it is desirable that either one or both of them be moved rectilineally in order that no rubbing or slipping action will occur between any of the surfaces brought into contact. For that purpose, it is convenient to move the reservoir I upwardly, as shown in Figure 1, against the supportingmeans 3. Cams H are provided for moving the reservoir I; those cams engaging with cam riders 20 fastened to the bottom of the reservoir I, and guides 2| being provided for directing the motion of the reservoir as it is moved by the cams. The cams are driven from hand-wheels it through a worm and worm-gear drive [9. This structure affords a convenient means for moving the reservoir i into operative position and acts to support that reservoir against the hydraulic pressure during the mounting operation, without the necessity for any further looking or supporting means. The pressure exerted upon the cams may set up a moment if the point of contact of the cam riders with the cams is slightly displaced from the high point of the cams, but due to the wormwheel drive for the cams, such a turning moment is effectively resisted at the worm.
In mounting the transfer decoration according to this invention, it is essential that bodily movement of the decoration as a whole, shall not occur, inasmuch as such action would result in bulges, wrinkles and overlapping of the decorative film, as it be caused to conform to the complex and irregular surface. According to this invention, the transfer decoration is caused to stretch or to distort during the mounting process, so that it will be stretched into conformity with the complex and irregular surface to be decorated, without wrinkles or bulges. In order to effect such an action in mounting the decoration, the decorative film is held by clamping its margin between the supporting means 3 and the reservoir i. For that purpose, the frame indicated generally at I0, is provided, which frame also serves to support the rubber membrane 2. The frame iii consists of a metal ring II, a rubber ring l2 and another metal ring l3, the rubber membrane 2 being secured between the rubber ring l2 and the metal ring I3, and the ensemble being secured together by the screws l4, threaded through tapped openings in the plate l3. The rubber ring i2 and the metal ring l3 are wider, in cross section, than the metal ring ll, so as to afford a shoulder or bearing surface l5 between which and the supporting means 3 a margin of the transfer decoration may be clamped.
It will be observed that the rubber membrane extends over the shoulder l5. When the transfer is arranged in place on the rubber membrane 2, the margins of the transfer overlay the shoulder i5 and fit within the ring II. The supporting means 3 has a marginal portion I6 which is adapted to fit within the ring H and to press against the shoulder l5 when the reservoir I is moved into operative position relative to the supporting means 3. At that time, the margins of the transfer decoration are clamped, thus holding the decoration firmly at the outset of the mounting operation. It will be observed that the frame l0 affords a convenient replaceable unit for the rubber membrane 2 so that upon failure of the rubber membrane, a new membrane may be arranged in place merely by replacing the frame l0. The frame I0 is secured upon the reservoir l by screws 14 which extend through apertures in the flange 22 on the reseraoiaoev voir II, a gasket 2% being provided therebetween and the ensemble secured together by nuts 2d threaded onto the screws it.
The marginal portion it of the supporting means 3 defines a cavity in which the article being decorated is arranged. When the frame it and the supporting means 3 are brought together, an enclosed space is confined between the rubber membrane 2 and the interior of the cavity. When the membrane 2 is expanded by fluid pressure, the walls of the cavity limit its expansion so as not to rupture it by the pressure which is requisite to cause the membrane and the decoration. to conform to the surface being decorated. In practicing this invention for decorating less complicated surfaces, the pressure required may not be so great as to necessitate the use of a closed chamber for confining the membrane against undue expansion. v
As hydraulic pressure is applied by manipulation of the valvedt, the hydraulic pressure being ordinary hydrant pressure if desired, the rubber membrane 2 is pressed in conformity with the'surface of the objectto be decorated. Likewise, the decorative film is carried with the rubber membrane and is stretched with it and caused to conform to the surface. The paper backing being thoroughly saturated with water, breaks up and affords no substantial resistance to the stretching of the decoration.
As will be observed in Figure 2, the supporting means 3 is formed with a ledge 25 of such contour that the margin of the object to be decorated nicely matches with the margin of the ledge 2%, so that when the rubber membrane is caused to conform to the surface of the object, it willextend beyond and be supported at the margin of the object, as illustrated at 26 in Figure 2. Thus the decoration is applied to the surface of the object completely up to the margins thereof.
The object to be decorated, in this instance, has a large central opening and smaller openings elsewhere. Inserts it are provided in the supporting means i which extend through the apertures of the object, well above the surface thereof, and a raised central portion 2% also is prothe surface of the object is decorated up to the margins of the openings and no further operations are required to remove those portions of the decorative film, which otherwise would overlay the apertures. In efiect, the projections of the support 3,. extending through the apertures in the plate die out those portions of the decorative film.
As the transfer decoration is moved into contact with the object to be decorated, support for the decorative film is afiorded at the area of contact with the object and the film tears away from its marginal portions which are clamped beneath thesupporting head 3 at the shoulder 61 5. The fact that the hydraulic pressure is normal to the surface at all stages of the operation and throughout the whole area of the decorative film, prevents any slipping or rubbing contact between the decorative film and the surface to be decorated, which would deleteriously affect the decoration. Water is introduced intothe reservoir i until the rubber membrane has been caused to conform to all the irregularities and curved surfaces of the object to be decorated, as shown in Figure 2 of the drawing. At the end of the mounting operation, water is withdrawn from the reservoir by operation of the two-way valve 30, the water draining oif through an overflow 3i arranged at a level such that when the water ceases to pass through the overflow 3i, there will be sumcient water remaining in the reservoid II to maintain the. rubber membrane in substantially a flat condition, ready to receive the next transfer decoration. The reservoir i may be lowered by operation of cams H and the support 3 swung about hinge t to one side where the decorated object is removed and another object inserted in place thereof. Another transfer decoration is arranged in place over the rubber membrane and the cycle of operations is repeated.
The surface being decorated may be coated with a primer or surface preparatory to the mounting operation in accordance with the usual practice. The decoration may be wetted with a solvent cement prior to application to insure adhsion to the primer, alternatively, the primer may be that disclosed in my Patent 1,924,961 Which contains solvent which maintains the primer in tacky condition for a prolonged period of time. Also, the transfer decoration may be of the type disclosed and claimed in my above mentioned application for patent which is highly flexible and readily deformable. Such a decoration may be applied according to the practice of this invention, no solvent cement being required when the primer of my above mentioned patent is used in connection therewith. In order to render the decorative filmmore plastic and deformable, it is desirable to saturate the paper backing with hot water and to employ hot water to exert the hydraulic pressure, heat being transmitted through the membrane to the decoration. The warm decorative film is more amenable to deformation in practicing this invention. After mounting the decoration it may be baked where necessary and a coat of clear lacquer applied thereover in accordance with the usual practice.
While the invention has been described in detail by way of illustration, it is not intended so to limit the invention, inasmuch as in variations in the details thereof may be, made, as will be apparent to one skilled in the art, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention and as defined in the following claims.
I claim: 1 1. A method of mounting continuous film transfer decorations which comprises arranging the transfer decoration on an extensible, flexible, elastic membrane with the paper backing in water saturated condition and with'the decorative film exposed, securing the margins of the decorative film in place, arranging an object to be decorated in proximity to the decorative film, and pressing the decorative film into contact with the surface to be decorated by fluid pressure acting on the membrane at the side distant from the decoration. 1..
2. A method of mounting continuous film transfer decorations which comprises arranging the paper backing on a rubber membrane, the paper backing being in water saturated condition, and the decorative film being exposed, arranging an object to be decorated in proximity to the decorative fllm, expanding the rubber membrane by fluid pressure while holding the margins of the decorative film against displacement so as to stretch and deform the decorative film into contact with the surface being decorated.
3. A method of mounting continuous film transfer decorations which comprises arranging the paper backing on a rubber membrane, the paper backing being in water saturated condition, and the decorative film being exposed, arranging an object to be decorated in proximity to the decorative film, expanding the rubber membrane by fluid pressure while holding the margins of the decorative film against displacement so as to stretch and deform the decorative film into contact with the surface being decorated, confining the membrane and decoration carried thereby so as to cause the latter to conform to the surface being decorated and to prevent undue deformation of the former.
4. In the art of decorating the steps of making a continuous film transfer decoration, the substance of said film consisting largely of cellulose derivative and heat-hardenable resin, arranging the transfer decoration on a rubber membrane with the paper backing in contact therewith and in water saturated condition, preparing an object by coating the surface to be decorated with a primer and drying the primer to a tacky condition, arranging the object in proximity to the decoration, pressing the decoration into contact with the primer by the action of fluid pressure on the side of the membrane distant from the decoration while holding the margins of the decorative film against displacement, maintaining the decorative film warm during the mounting process. and baking the decoration on the object.
5. A device for mounting continuous film transfer decorations comprising a rubber membrane, a reservoir closed on one side by said membrane for enclosing fluid under pressure, means for supporting an object to be decorated in proximity to the membrane, said means having a recess surrounded by a marginal portion adapted to press against the margins of a transfer decoration arranged on the rubber membrane, and means for introducing fluid under pressure to expand the membrane and decorative film into the recess and into contact with the surface to be decorated.
6. A device for mounting continuous film transfer decorations comprising a rubber membrane, a frame for supporting the membrane at the margins thereof and having a shoulder extending beneath the membrane, said membrane and frame being adapted to receive a transfer decoration with the paper backing in contact with the membrane and the margins of the decoration overlaying the shoulder, means for supporting the object to be decorated having a cavity in which the object is arranged, said means having a marginal portion adapted to press against the margins of the decoration overlaying the shoulder, means for applying fluid pressure to the membrane at the side distant from the decoration, and means for separating the frame and the supporting means to permit removal and insertion of objects to be decorated and to permit insertion of transfer decorations.
7. A device for mounting continuous film transfer decorations which comprises a rubber membrane, fluid pressure means for expanding. and deforming the membrane, means for supporting an object in juxtaposition to the membrane, means for securing the margin of a transfer decoration with the decoration on the membrane.
8. A device for mounting continuous film transfer decorations which comprises a rubber membrane, fluid pressure means for expanding and deforming the membrane, means for securing the margin of a transfer decoration with the decoration on the membrane, means having a cavity for supporting the object to be decorated within the cavity, said cavity receiving and confining the membrane when expanded by fluid pressure.
|Citing Patent
|Filing date
|Publication date
|Feb 8, 1947
|Jun 12, 1951
|Denison Eng Co
|Apparatus for ornamenting ceramic ware
|Nov 28, 1995
|Oct 23, 2001
|Roy D. Wemyss
|Lamination of surfaces using pressurized liquid
|Apr 16, 2003
|Oct 21, 2004
|Fotoroc-Impress�o Digital, Lda.
|Transfer process of images onto wrinkled surfaces
|U.S. Classification
|156/163, 156/540, 156/241, 156/212, 156/285
|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification


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Sunday, May 11, 2014
Dolphins must educate on social media
By James Walker
For two of the past three days,
Miami Dolphins
general manager Dennis Hickey had to interrupt NFL draft news conferences to field questions on veteran players making mistakes with social media.
On Friday, Hickey called an impromptu media gathering at the Dolphins' facility
to make a statement
on Pro Bowl center
Mike Pouncey
, who tweeted "I can't wait for our gifts he's getting us," when Miami selected first-round right tackle
Ja'Wuan James
. The following night Hickey had to
address controversial tweets
by second-year player
Don Jones
' toward
Michael Sam
, who became the first openly gay player drafted in the NFL.
"I was made aware of it and I was disappointed in those comments," Hickey said of Jones. "That's not what we stand for as an organization."
The pair of incidents in a short span highlighted the fact that Miami hasn't completely fixed its locker room culture. As much as the team has worked on all that went wrong last year during "Bullygate," there is still plenty of work to be done in the area of social media. The Dolphins cannot overlook this form of communication. They must do a better job of educating their players. As a general rule, Dolphins players should "think before you tweet."
So far Miami has been too reactive --Āinstead of proactive --Āwith issues of social media. The Dolphins met with Pouncey after his comments andĀwill do the same with Jones. It's probably time for Miami's brass to also hold a widespread team meeting during offseason workouts before this social media issue getsĀout of hand and causes more problems for the organization.
It would be easier if the Dolphins, a billion-dollar brand, could ban all their players from using social media and simply concentrate on football. But that's not a realistic approach and a proper way to treat employees. Education, communication and a low toleranceĀare the best ways for Miami to fix this issue.