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urn:lsid:ibm.com:blogs:entries-59f8a2ad-450c-4b6d-a1ff-25d9523d2af9 The Performance Perspectives Blog - Tags - jeff_jonas A blog about business analytics, business intelligence and performance management using IBM Cognos and IBM SPSS software. 2 2013-08-01T13:16:03-04:00 IBM Connections - Blogs urn:lsid:ibm.com:blogs:entry-85053f37-5022-4529-818d-356e5dc003e3 The Performance Perspectives Blog: Three reasons to read The Numerati Delaney Turner email@example.com 270002T14M active Comment Entries application/atom+xml;type=entry Likes 2010-03-10T08:22:22-05:00 2010-04-19T16:43:08-04:00 I just finished reading The Numerati, by former Business Week writer Stephen Baker. It's a fascinating read, and notable here for three reasons:

Along with Freakonomics and Moneyball, it belongs to that growing body of work that makes number-crunching accessible and relevant to a business and liberal arts audience. For a French and journalism major such as myself, this is a most welcome trend.

It provides an entertaining, behind-the-scenes look at the "Numerati" themselves - a growing and global cadre of statisticians and data analysts who, through masses of data, are looking to analyze and model the most complex aspects of human activity. Baker focuses less on their technology than their motivation, which in large measure lies in finding new ways to keep us safe, healthy and happy.

It features pioneering work from IBMers such as Jeff Jonas, who prior to joining IBM, we learn, helped the Mirage casino in Las Vegas calculate the survival rate of the fish in its aquarium (a million-dollar investment) and built software to help casinos pinpoint "cheats, grifters and goons."

Baker explores the world of the Numerati in seven chapters: Worker, Shopper, Voter, Blogger, Terrorist, Patient, Lover. The beauty of this approach is that even if you read only one you'll still meet a few of these experts and get a sense of the scope and scale of their work. Read the entire book and you'll understand the pervasiveness of data in our daily lives and the way it's influencing the way we live it.

"The rise of this counting elite will convulse entire industries," Baker writes. "It's already happening." That's why The Numerati should be essential reading for anyone exploring the possibilities of data and analytics or using those analytics to optimize decisions. Because outside of work hours, we all need to shop, vote and fall in love.

More about The Numerati

Read our interview with Freakonomics co-author Stephen Dubner

More about predictive analytics with SPSS

More about IBM Cognos performance management solutions

Watch the new IBM commercials about why data matters

 I just finished reading The Numerati , by former Business Week writer Stephen Baker . It's a fascinating read, and notable here for three reasons: Along with Freakonomics and Moneyball , it belongs to that growing body of work that makes number-crunching... 0 0 2004 urn:lsid:ibm.com:blogs:entries-59f8a2ad-450c-4b6d-a1ff-25d9523d2af9 The Performance Perspectives Blog 2013-08-01T13:16:03-04:00 urn:lsid:ibm.com:blogs:entry-d7742510-944f-4c23-8b4e-5263eb0c583b The Performance Perspectives Blog: This isn't staring at pixels. This is solving the world's problems. Delaney Turner firstname.lastname@example.com 270002T14M active Comment Entries application/atom+xml;type=entry Likes 2010-03-04T17:16:18-05:00 2010-03-10T09:08:21-05:00 Here's another of the new IBM TV spots on the importance of data, featuring three more IBMers in addition to Julia Grace: Jai Menon, John Cohn and Jeff Jonas. There's a lot of combined brainpower on display in this two-minute spot and a lot of powerful statements, too. Quite a few of them allude to the promise of IBM Cognos software and business analytics broadly speaking, but the one that I keep coming back to - the one that makes the strongest connection to our corner of the IBM software world - comes from Jeff Jonas at 0:51.

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 Building a Smarter Planet means working with the world's smartest people to solve the world's biggest problems. IBM Cognos software is a large part of those solutions. That's why I'm excited about where it's going and why Smarter Planet makes me proud to be an IBMer.
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ASK IRA: How dirty will free-agent recruiting get?
Q: Would going after LeBron James this summer aggressively out of the gate as our "first choice" prevent us from signing the other free agents in the top tier, because they don't want to be viewed as Miss Congeniality? In other words, would it be wiser to put all of our eggs in the Chris Bosh or Stoudemire basket? — Roni.
A: Considering all the background work that Pat Riley believes will transpire in advance, the Heat should know well before July 1 whether it has a legitimate shot at James. But I think teams will try to convince multiple free agents that they are their true top choice. Then again, aren't "recruiting" and "deceit" practically synonymous? And I'm sure there also will be plenty of smear campaigns, with other teams telling free agents that they are getting a lack of respect elsewhere. Essentially, for the rare time, NBA types will have to get into the NCAA gutter. Somewhere, Jerry Tarkanian will be getting a good chuckle out of it all.
Q: Is there any merit behind a Beasley-for-Thabeet trade? It seems both players could use a change of scenery, and may be better fits (position wise) on opposing teams. Since both were the No. 2 picks, the salaries match. — David.
A: While Michael might have turned into an overvalued pick, Thabeet was just a bad pick. The Heat could do better. Now Beasley and filler for Rudy Gay and Thabeet in a sign-and-trade would be a different story.
Q: Hi, Ira. Setting aside what Dwyane Wade wants, why should the Heat go after Amare? I think his weaknesses are exactly the things that the Heat is looking for in a big man — post scoring, defense and rebounding. Isn't he just Michael Beasley five years from now? — Henry.
A: Michael has not yet shown he can reach Amare's level. No, Stoudemire is not the perfect answer, but he would be an upgrade. Over the second half of this past season, he was one of the best big men in the league.
Q: The cap is confusing to many, including me. But if the Miami Heat has Dwyane Wade's Bird Rights, doesn't that mean it can go over the cap to re-sign him? — Jesse.
A: No, because it is utilizing cap space. The Bird Rights were put in place so a team operating above the cap would not have to lose a veteran player.
Q: Ira, Jermaine O'Neal made $23 million this year and had a so-so year. Has J.O. or any Heat player ever apologized for not playing up to the amount of money they have been paid? — Lorenzo.
A: Players never discuss past money or contracts already in place, just future money and what their next payday should be. Once a deal is done in the NBA, there is no renegotiating, so there is little reason to look back.

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Otherwise known as Hironobu Sakaguchi's swansong, Final Fantasy 5 is the 16 bit entry in the series that, like Final Fantasy 2 and 3 on the NES, didn't see an American release until the PS1 days. I have no idea why this is, because I would've thought that westerners would dig the idea of a less serious RPG. I guess because it was following the ultra serious Final Fantasy 4, that people would be surprised to find that its successor would be this light hearted romp... especially if Final Fantasy 6 was going to be a darker game. Look, I don't know for sure why it was never translated and relea...
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|Número de solicitud
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|15 Mar 1977
|Fecha de presentación
|24 Oct 1975
|Fecha de prioridad
|29 Nov 1973
|Número de publicación
|John D. Bambara, Dennis Knaus
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|Packaging Industries, Inc.
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This is a division of application Ser. No. 419,923, filed Nov. 29, 1973, now abandoned.
The present invention relates to an improved cushioned shipping bag and a unique method for continuously making such bag. Cushioned or padded shipping bags are used for mailing or shipping articles such as books, plastic products and other items which might be damaged or injured if not handled carefully and safely.
Numerous types of cushioned or padded shipping bags have been developed and currently are being used today. One such bag, known as the "trapped air bubble" bag, has a layer of relatively stiff paper material on the outside and two layers of a thin plastic sheet material inside, the two layers of plastic material having manufactured and trapped inbetween them a plurality of air bubbles. The air bubbles are uniformly spaced on the plastic material. That bag is relatively inexpensive and of a relatively light weight, but has numerous disadvantages which the present invention overcomes. For example, during handling, it is relatively easy to puncture the trapped air bubbles in the plastic layers of the bag, thus leaving the objects placed inside the bag with little or no protection. Also, where the inside plastic layers with the trapped air bubbles are folded at the corners of the bag and the bag is sealed along its edges, the air bubbles are broken along those edges thus again offering little or no protection against damage.
Further, little protection for the objects in the trapped air bubble bag is provided by the thin plastic film between the air bubbles. For example, if a sharp corner of some foreign object were to be placed against or strike the bag in the spaces between the air bubbles, the sharp object would impinge directly upon the objects inside the bag.
Moreover, the trapped air bubble layer is thin and flexible and in order for the bag itself to be relatively stiff and thus be strong enough to be handled in a normal fashion, the paper on the outside of the bag has to be relatively thick, such as on the order of 60 pounds per ream. Also, the trapped air bubble bag is relatively easy to tear. Once a tear break is formed in the outside surface, that tear can spread easily through the bag thus possibly leading to the injury or destruction of the objects inside it.
Another carrier bag that is in use today has as the cushioning material, paper waste, finely divided paper material, cotton waste, fabric waste, or the like. The waste is used as a filler and is placed between two sheets of paper. The paper is then folded and the edges sealed forming a bag. That bag also has numerous disadvantages which the present invention overcomes, however. For example, the stuffing is relatively uneven and the final bag has a rough or wrinkled outer surface on many occasions. Also, in order to prevent the outside layer of the bag from being punctured and the filler from escaping, the bag is made from relatively thick paper, on the order of 60 pounds per ream. The filler itself is loosely held inbetween the paper layers and once the bag is punctured, can escape and create an unsightly mess. Some waste fillers are of a very fine texture and, if the bag is accidently punctured and the filler falls on carpeting or similar surfaces, it is difficult to clean up.
Again, like the trapped air bubble bag, the filler-type bag is relatively easy to tear and thus often exposes its contents to damage or injury. Further, when the filler-type bag is compressed at the edges in order to seal them to form the completed bag, the cushioned layer is compressed to such an extent that it has the same effect as merely a third layer of paper and thus the bag itself provides limited protection at the corners and edges.
Another bag utilizes one or more layers of corrugated paper as the cushioning layer. The corrugated layers are placed between two layers of relatively thick paper and the bags are cut and formed from the laminate. That bag, however, has many of the same disadvantages that the trapped air bubble bag and the filler-type bag have. The corrugated-type bag is susceptible to damage along its edges and to puncture on its surfaces.
A bag having a foamed plastic liner has been introduced, but without significant success. To make that bag, a paper envelope blank is cut from the roll stock and a piece of foamed plastic is cut from the plastic stock. The two layers are then positioned one on top of the other and affixed together in some manner, such as by gluing. The bag blank is then folded to form the completed bag. Such bags do not lend themselves to high volume continuous production, and consequently, they are not commercially competitive with the trapped air bubble bag or the filler-type bag. Moreover, difficulties inherent in their design result in non-uniform appearance; often, the plastic material protrudes beyond the edge of the bag, creating an unsightly appearance. More importantly, such bags lack protection along their bottom edge. Thus, the contents of such a bag are susceptible to being injured by items striking the bottom of the bag. Also, if the objects inside the bag have any sharp corners, the objects themselves can easily puncture the bag at the bottom, leading to their possible loss or injury.
An improved cushioned shipping bag which overcomes the aforementioned problems associated with cushioned bags is disclosed herein. A continuous layer of foamed plastic sheet material is firmly secured, such as by an adhesive, to a continuous layer of a relatively thin paper or other material having like characteristics to form a laminate. The paper or like material forms the outer surface of the finished bag. At predetermined places along the laminate, heat seals are formed which define the outer edges of the bag. The bag blanks are then cut from the continuous laminate and folded; although in one embodiment of the invention, the laminate is folded before it is heat sealed and cut into bag blanks. After the bag blanks are cut, any further heat sealing is then conducted to form the completed bag. One end of the bag is left open for insertion of the objects to be transported or shipped and a foldable flap preferably is provided to close the open end of the bag after the contents are placed inside.
The invention will be more completely described in reference to the following drawings in which:
FIG. 1 shows a method of making the mailing bag;
FIG. 2 shows a bag formed by the process of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the mailing bag;
FIG. 4 is a cross-section of the bag blank used to form the bag shown in FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 shows still another embodiment of the shipping bag;
FIG. 6 shows another method of making the mailing bag;
FIG. 7 shows a bag formed by the process of FIG. 6;
FIG. 8 illustrates an enlarged cross-sectional view of a portion of the edge of the bag;
FIG. 9 illustrates the bag shown in FIG. 8 with the sealed edge portion folded over on the bag;
FIG. 10 shows an apparatus for sealing the edges of the bag;
FIG. 11 shows another apparatus for sealing the edges of the bag; and
FIG. 12 shows a mailing bag with stiffening ribs on the open end.
FIG. 1 shows the preferred method of making the improved cushioned shipping bag. A sheet of foamed plastic material 20 and a sheet of a relatively thin paper-like material 21 are fed continuously from rolls toward and into an apparatus which performs various functions on the materials to form the shipping bags. The two layers of material 20 and 21 are fed by series of rollers 22 (only one of which is shown) toward a pair of rollers 23 and 24 which laminate the two layers together.
Prior to passing through rollers 23 and 24, a glue or adhesive 25 is applied between the two layers. A conventional spray-type apparatus 26 is positioned between the two layers of material 20 and 21 and utilized to spray the adhesive 25 onto either one or both of the two layers. Thus, when the two layers 20 and 21 pass through rollers 23 and 24, the adhesive permanently affixes and laminates the two layers together. Alternatively, one or more ribbons of adhesive may be applied along the edges of the two layers to join them.
As the laminated material (indicated by number 30 in FIG. 1) passes through the rollers 23 and 24, it is folded approximately in half by conventional folding guides or like apparatus. The fold takes place approximately at point A in FIG. 1 and the arrow indicates the manner in which the laminate 30 is folded.
As the folded laminate proceeds through the apparatus in a continuous manner, a number of heat sealing means (described below) are used to seal together the laminate at predetermined spaced locations. The areas of heat seal are indicated by numbers 31 in FIG. 1. A conventional cutter or trimmer (not shown) then cuts the folded laminate along the sealed areas 31 into individual bags 32. As will be understood, the laminate is fed through the seal and trim stations in continuous but incremental fashion, each increment of movement being equal to the width of one or more finished bags, depending on the number of sealing and trimmer stations provided.
One of the individual bags 32 is shown in more detail in FIG. 2. The bag has the layer of paper-like material 21 on the outside and the layer of foamed plastic material 20 on the inside. The closed end or bottom of the bag 33 is formed by the folding step described in reference to FIG. 1. Heat seals 31 are provided on both sides of the bag 32. When the heat seals 31 are formed in the initial process of forming the bag blanks, the heat seals should be approximately twice the width desired on the final bag 32. In this manner, when the individual bags 32 are cut or separated from one another, a sufficient area of heat seal 31 will remain on each of the completed bags.
The bag 32 shown in FIG. 2 may be employed for safely transporting and shipping many objects of diverse shapes and materials. After an object is placed inside the bag, the open end of the bag is heat sealed, stapled or glued to form a closed shipping bag.
FIG. 3 shows a second embodiment of the shipping bag. The bag 32' is similar to the bag shown in FIG. 2 except that a foldable flap 35 is provided for sealing the bag. The process for producing the bag 32' is essentially the same as that described with reference to FIG. 1 to form bag 32 (FIG. 2) except that the paper-like layer 21 is provided slightly wider than the foamed plastic layer 20 along one edge. A cross-section of the laminate used to produce the bag 32' is shown in FIG. 4.
The paper-like material 21 is wider than the plastic foam material 20 by an amount equal to the length of the flap 35 required. When the laminate is folded, as indicated by the arrow in FIG. 4, the edges are sealed, and the bag 32' is severed from the continuous string of bag blanks, the bag such as that shown in FIG. 3 is formed. After the objects to be shipped are placed inside bag 32', the user merely folds over the flap 35 and seals it. To ensure sealing, a hot melt or water-active adhesive is preferably placed along the flap portion 35 of the bag blanks. The adhesive can be applied on the flap portion 35 by any conventional applicator means (not shown) and at any stage of the bag making process.
Another embodiment of the bag formed by the process shown in FIG. 1 is illustrated in FIG. 5. In this bag 32", two foldable flap portions 35' are formed. Each of the flap portions 35' preferably has a hot melt or water-active adhesive applied on it during the bag forming process and thus the two flaps are capable of being easily sealed together by the user forming a closed bag.
The bag embodiment 32" is formed in a similar manner to the bags 32 and 32', except that the foamed plastic material layer 20 is narrower than the paper-like material 21 along both sides of the material 21. Two flap portions are thus provided. When the laminate 30 is folded, a bag blank such as that shown in FIG. 5 is formed.
The material used for layer 20 can be any foamed plastic material, but preferably is polyethylene foam which has achieved good results. The foamed plastic layer is on the order of 3/32 to 1/8 inch thick. The plastic material has an uncountable number of minute trapped air bubbles within its structure, thus providing a cushioned effect. The plastic layer itself is relatively stiff and provides the necessary stiffness and bag integrity so that the completed bag can be handled and transported with little risk of damage.
The plastic foamed material provides a better cushioning effect than that provided by the trapped air bubble, filler-type and corrugated-type bags. The plastic material also provides improved insulation against temperature changes to which the bag might be subjected during mailing and is essentially moisture-proof.
The paper-like material 21 preferably is kraft paper and can be relatively thin. Due to the stiffness of the plastic foam material 20, the paper-like layer 21 can be much thinner than the paper material used in the trapped air bubble, filler-type and corrugated-type bags described above. For example, paper on the order of 30 pounds per ream can be used in the present invention. The invention thus provides a bag which utilizes less paper products and is less expensive to construct.
The present invention provides strong, safe, cushioned protection for objects which must be shipped or mailed. The improved bag is attractive and can be imprinted with the manufacturers name in an easy manner. The use of the foamed plastic inner layer provides a light-weight cushioned bag that is flexible, tear resistant and of a uniform thickness throughout.
FIG. 6 shows another method of making the improved mailing and shipping bag. In this process, two continuous layers of plastic material 40 and 41 and two continuous layers of paper-like material 42 and 43 are provided. Each of the four layers comprise approximately the length of a completed bag 50; a folding step is not required. The layers of plastic and paper material are related in pairs and each pair of layers has an adhesive 44 applied between the separate layers to form two laminates 45. The adhesive 44 is applied by a spray-type apparatus 46 similar to the apparatus 26 shown and described with respect to FIG. 1. A pair of rolls 47 and 48 are provided to seal and laminate the pairs of materials together. In the construction shown in FIG. 6, foamed plastic layer 40 is laminated to paper-like layer 42 and foamed plastic layer 41 is laminated to paper-like layer 43. As the laminates 45 proceed through the apparatus, they are subject to heat sealing and cutting steps (similar to those described with reference to FIG. 1) to form individual bags 50.
Unlike the process shown in FIG. 1 in which the bottom end of the bag is formed by the folding step, the bottom edges of the bag 50 must be heat sealed or otherwise joined together. The bottom edge 52 can be heat sealed in the same manner that the side edges 51 are heat sealed. The process for sealing the bottom of the bag 52 can be carried out at any time during the formation of the completed bags. For example, the bottom 52 can be heat sealed prior to the formation or sealing of the edges 51 (position A in FIG. 6), prior to the cutting of the bags into individual bags (position B), or after the bags are cut into individual bags 50.
A bag produced by the process shown in FIG. 6 is shown in FIG. 7. The open end of the bag 50 can be sealed in the same manner as the bag shown in FIG. 2. It is also possible to provide the foam plastic layers 40 and 41 and the paper-like layers 42 and 43 of different widths so that one or more foldable or sealable flaps are formed on the completed bag 50. This could be done in the same manner as heretofore described with reference to FIGS. 3-5.
Although it is possible, and in some uses preferable, to leave the edges of the bags of FIGS. 2, 3, 5 and 7 as shown, namely with the sealed edges extending approximately parallel to the outside surfaces of the bag, it is desirable in certain cases to fold the sealed edges over forming a slightly smaller bag with rounded edges. Cross-sections of the edges of two completed bags 60 and 60' are shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, one bag 60 having its sealed edges 61 unfolded (FIG. 8) and the other bag 60' having its edges 61' folded over (FIG. 9). The interior size of the bag is not affected by the edge-folding process; the edge-fold only affects the outside width (and possibly the length) of the bag. To fold the sealed edge portion 61', any conventional folding apparatus can be used. A hot melt or an adhesive material is applied along one or both of the surfaces in which the edge 61' is to be folded and by the combination of heat and pressure, the flap 61' can be affixed to the surface of the bag 60'.
Both the folded and unfolded edge embodiments illustrated by FIGS. 8 and 9 offer the basic advantages of the invention. Both provide additional protection at the edges of the bag against damage to the contents of the bag. Also, the folded bag 61' is slightly smaller in size and thus utilizes slightly less storage space.
FIGS. 8 and 9 also illustrate another advantageous feature of the invention. When the edges of the bag are sealed under heat and pressure, the foamed inner plastic layers tend to fuse together, forming generally rounded interior corner areas 62 inside the bag. That feature provides additional protection for the objects inside the bag, making objects with sharp corners less apt to puncture through the cushioning material at the edges and corners of the bag. It also insures a more complete barrier to protect the contents of the bag from dampness and moisture. If the plastic material is fused together on all sides of the bag, the inside of the bag is rendered impervious to most external weather conditions.
The sealing apparatus preferably used to seal or heat-seal the edges of the improved bags together is shown in FIG. 10. A pair of rollers 70 and 71 are provided which roll back and forth across the laminate 30 (FIG. 1) sealing the layers of laminate together at spaced predetermined locations. The rollers 70 and 71 turn on axles 72 and 73 and are driven by any conventional means (not shown). Since bags are formed in a continuous manner, the rollers 70 and 71 are adapted either to separate and return to a starting position or move across and then back over the laminate to complete a sealing step and then await the next incremental movement of the laminate.
In order to provide a sufficient seal and also to fuse the foamed layers together forming the improved feature described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9, the rollers 70 and 71 preferably should be heated. The rollers can be heated electrically, by the circulation of a heating fluid therein, or by any other conventional manner.
To ensure that the bags are adequately and permanently sealed together by the rollers 70 and 71, it is preferable to apply a strip of a hot melt or adhesive along the area of the laminate between the plastic layers where the bag is to be sealed. The hot melt can be applied to the laminate 30 prior to the folding step indicated at A in FIG. 1. Any conventional applicator apparatus (not shown) can be used for applying the hot melt. The use of the hot melt provides an improved seal and moisture barrier as the two layers of paper 21 are permanently fused together. The force of the roller and the effect of the heat collapses the plastic foam material along the seals.
One unforeseen and highly advantageous feature of the improved bag is that the open end remains slightly open for easy filling thereof. Although it is not certain why that occurs, it is believed that it results from slight stretching of the plastic layer relative to the paper-like material during the laminating procedure and its tendency to return to its original length after the bag is formed ("plastic memory"). However, regardless of the precise reason, a bag made in accordance with the present invention will naturally be slightly open, as shown in FIGS. 2, 3, 5 and 7. This effect can be accentuated by deliberately stretching the foam sheet prior to laminating it to the paper-like material.
An improved method of heat sealing the bag laminate which helps insure an integral seal of the plastic foam material is shown in FIG. 11. The rollers 70' and 71' are provided with sloping edges 75 and 76. When the laminate is sealed together forming the bag blanks, the upper and lower portions of the bag are joined at a slightly divergent angle from each other and the overlap of the rollers applies heat over a greater portion of the plastic. This provides a better seal between edges of the plastic and is believed to contribute to the ability of the bag to spring open and remain in that position even after being stored in a closed position for a long period of time.
Also, the present invention facilitates the placing of the name of the company or firm using the bags easily and simply on them. As the laminate proceeds through the apparatus, a logo or imprint provided by the company can be placed in a stamp or die and the company name can be imprinted in a continuous manner on the bag. This feature is particularly applicable to the embodiments of the bag having one or more foldable or sealable flaps, such as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5.
It is also possible to add stiffening ribs to the open end of the bag. This feature is shown in FIG. 12. As the paper-like material 21 is pulled from the roll, one or both of the edges are folded over and affixed with a hot melt or adhesive. When the paper-like material 21 subsequently is laminated with the foamed plastic layer 20, a stiffer reinforced bag is formed. It is also possible for the foamed material 20 to overlap the ribbed portion. The less overlap used, however, the less expensive the bags are to construct as the amount of foam used in each bag is reduced.
The feature of the improved bag wherein it remains open for easy stuffing provides for an improved process for filling the bags. If the bags are to be filled by machine, it is much easier and simpler to use bags which are already open to a certain extent so that the machine can open the bags more fully and insert the objects.
The invention has been described with respect to particular embodiments, but it is understood that numerous modifications and changes may occur to those skilled in the art. Any such modifications and changes are included within the scope of the invention as defined by the following claims.
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text: The Food Trust Calls Alabama Legislature Posted July 27, 2015 As the Alabama Legislature prepares for special session, healthy food access advocates wonder if the Legislature will fund the Healthy Food Financing Act that became law earlier this year. In an AL.com opinion piece published today, Brian Lang with The Food Trust says that, "the State needs to take an important step and appropriate funding to the program. Successful programs in other states can be largely attributed to the presence of dedicated funding streams established through public and private partnerships committed to improving both the health and economies of local communities." Why is this crucial? More than 1.8 million Alabamians live in areas with limited access to healthy food; this is taking a toll on their health. The American Heart Association will continue to work with VOICES for Alabama's Children and other coalition partners to bring healthy foods closer to home for all Alabamians. To learn more about the importance of funding the Healthy Food Financing Act, read Brian's full article on AL.com and leave a comment! Read More Posted in Alabama, Pulse, Healthy Foods 1 Comments Share This


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Zhu's Hatchet Man in Guangdong
Hill, Christine, Global Finance
In the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, a well-known slogan these days is "To Catch Yu Feis Large and Small." Yu Fei, a former senior party official in the province, is under investigation for exploiting his power for personal gain-a crime punishable in China by death. Several other former provincial officials are also under investigation, but Yu's name has become the rallying cry for the corruption busters. They are a new team of provincial officials appointed by the central government in Beijing, far to the north, and they are also trying to clean up Guangdong's tattered finances and reassert Beijing control over what is China's richest province. In a dramatic move that captured headlines in October, they shut down Guangdong International Trust & Investment Corporation, the province's freewheeling investment arm-leaving a lot of foreign banks holding the bag on loans to GITIC or loans to other companies that were guaranteed by GITIC.
The campaign is a relentless one, and the man behind it, Wang Qishan, inspires fear around Guangdong. He also appears to be headed for bigger roles in Chinese finance. A protege of Zhu Rongji, China's economic mastermind who was named premier last March, Wang, 50, is a graduate of Qinghua University, the Beijing engineering school that Zhu and most of his closest advisers attended. But Wang seems to have a special status among Zhu's inner circle of economic princelings. Wang's father-in-law was Yao Yilin, a former vice premier associated with many of the crackdowns on market excess under Deng Xiaoping. It was Yao, when he headed the state planning commission, who discovered Zhu and helped launch him on the path to power.
Zhu in turn has used Wang every step of the way. In 1992, when Zhu took charge of the People's Bank of China (the country's central bank), he pulled Wang out of a vice presidency at China Construction Bank, one of China's four big state banks, to be vice governor and help fight inflation. When, Yao, then president of CCB, died two years later, Zhu sent Wang back to run the bank.
Wang subsequently distinguished himself by getting CCB's nonperforming loans back under 20% (good by Chinese standards) and by setting up the country's first international investment bank, China International Capital Corporation, in a joint venture with Morgan Stanley Dean Witter. Morgan Stanley knows how tough Wang can be. When Barton Biggs, Morgan's global strategist, turned negative on the Hongkong stock market last year, Wang was enraged. Though Morgan Stanley denies any difficulties, it was subsequently left off the list of underwriters for some major CICC deals, including the flotation of China Telecom, China's largest IPO so far.
Wang looked like he could become China's next central banker. But early this year, Zhu suddenly dispatched him to be Guangdong's executive vice governor. Zhu strategizes, Wang executes," says a Hongkong investment banker, wryly referring to Wang's power to wield the death penalty. (Zhu, when he was central banker, condemned a commercial banker to death for lending to speculators, but it's doubtful that the sentence was carried out.)
In Guangdong, Wang is abetted by two other key Beijing appointees, a new provincial party secretary and a new head of the central bank's local branch, also a Zhu protege. One of Zhu's objectives is to break the grip that provincial bosses have over central bank branches and restore the power to Beijing. But that appears to be only one part of a larger plan. …


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He says that the 30-year-old man shot sustained life-threatening injuries and was taken to the hospital. The woman in the house was unhurt.
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A Lawrenceburg man blows off a court appearance in Louisville, convinced that it will take a week or two before police here will be wised up to the bench warrant issued by a Jefferson County judge.
With approximately 50 acres already scorched by assorted wildfires, the burn ban in Anderson County is alive and well and still in force.
That's according to Anderson County Fire Chief Mike Barnes, who on Monday reiterated that outdoor burning of any kind is strictly prohibited and violators can be ticketed and fined.
"A person burning can be cited and fined and, should a fire burn onto someone else's property, they can be held responsible for any damage," Barnes said.
In the end, it wasn't even close. Magistrate John Wayne Conway (D) fended off challenges from a Republican and independent candidate while cruising to a relatively easy win for Anderson County judge-executive.
Five people, including a 74-year-old man, were arrested Sunday for allegedly trafficking Oxycodone-type prescription medication, according to a news release from the Anderson County Sheriff's Office.
Another man was arrested for unlawful possession of a methamphetamine precursor, meaning he purchased too much Sudafed-type medication, the news release states.
Those charged with trafficking were:
Jimmy Wash, 36, of Woodford Street for second-degree trafficking a controlled substance, a Class D felony. He was jailed on a $10,000 bond.
A former youth minister agreed to pay a woman he admitted victimizing as a youngster as part of deal that helped him be placed on probation.
Gordon Lunceford, 46, agreed to pay the victim $7,500 as part of a sentencing agreement, his attorney, Guthrie True of Frankfort, said Monday afternoon.
Lunceford, a former youth minister at First Baptist Church in Lawrenceburg, pleaded guilty to unlawful transaction with a minor and sexual misconduct and was given five years probation last Tuesday morning in Circuit Court.
Ghosts, goblins, princesses and pirates will fill the city streets Saturday as the official time for trick-or-treating is set for 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Trick-or-treaters are encouraged to stop by the courthouse lawn beginning at 5 p.m. for Project Safe Street.
The Anderson County Sheriff's Office will hand out items for successful trick-or-treating, including safety glow sticks, reflective bags and candy.
A citywide trunk-or-treat is planned for 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Lawrenceburg Green, located behind Town and Country Bank.
Will it be Chambers, Conway or Drury for judge-executive?
Can incumbent Troy Young fend off a second challenge in a year, this one from sheriff hopeful Jeff McCormick?
Will the six current members of city council survive, or will a newcomer pick off one, two or more?
Then there's the mudslinging foursome of Jack Conway vs. Rand Paul and Ben Chandler vs. Andy Barr. Who will win those races?
The answer to all of those questions will perhaps be decided next Tuesday when Anderson Countians go to the polls to vote in the Nov. 2 general election.
The Lawrenceburg man accused of stomping on his girlfriend's puppy and setting it on fire is scheduled to make his first appearance in District Court on Thursday, Oct. 28.
Paul "Doobie" Dearinger is due in court at 9 a.m. for a pretrial conference, according to court records.
Dearinger made headlines across the Bluegrass earlier this month for allegedly killing an 8-month-old puppy following an argument with his girlfriend.
A search for Dearinger ensued, including police offering a cash reward for information leading to his arrest.
The street leading to Robert B. Turner Elementary School will soon be named in honor of another member of the Turner family.
Helen B. Turner Drive will be christened during a public ceremony Monday, Nov. 1.
Mrs. Turner and her late husband were very influential figures in the history of education in Anderson County.
Mr. Turner was the second principal of Western School and worked at the school for several decades.
Mrs. Turner also taught at the school for many years, including a few after her husband retired.
Candidates for state representative have each raised tens of thousands of dollars in campaign contributions, one in an effort to retain his seat, the other in an effort to take it away.
Information listed on the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance website shows that Kim King, the Republican vying for Democrat Kent Stevens' 55th District seat in the state House of Representatives, has raised nearly $33,000. Stevens has raised nearly $24,000.
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The Arizona Republic, Pat Shannahan) MARICOPA COUNTY OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES, Associated Press
PHOENIX — Sen. Jon Kyl announced Thursday he will step down next year after three terms in office, creating yet another vacancy in a chamber about to undergo a significant makeover with several incumbents either stepping down or facing tough re-election challenges.
The decision to retire by Arizona's junior senator set off an immediate scramble for what will be Arizona's first open Senate seat in 18 years.
Kyl, who has become a leading conservative voice on foreign affairs, said at a news conference it was time to give someone else a shot at the seat he's held since 1994. He said he announced his retirement now to give fellow Republicans time to raise money and formulate their campaign strategies.
"I think it's probably going to be a pretty good year for Republicans," Kyl said of 2012. "We have a very strong bench of candidates who might want to seek the position. With all due respect to my Democratic friends, I don't think there are as many candidates on their side that would have the prospect of winning."
Until a month ago, one of the top prospective candidates to take on Kyl seemed to be Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. But now, Giffords is recovering from a gunshot to the head, slowly regaining basic functions and speaking for the first time in the past few days.
Still, some Democrats believe she could recover enough to run.
"She clearly has a hard road ahead of her, but I know that she is a fighter and I have every expectation that she is going to make a strong recovery and I believe as the months go forward, she will take a hard look at running for the U.S. Senate," State Democratic Party Chairman Andrei Cherny.
Kyl is the fifth senator to announce plans to retire in recent weeks, and his departure comes as welcome news to Democrats who a day earlier heard Democratic Sen. Jim Webb of Virginia announce he wouldn't run again. The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee said Kyl's decision made the seat "a prime pickup opportunity."
But although Democrats have won several statewide races in the past decade, Arizona Republicans still lead in voter registration and were hugely successful in the midterm elections.
"This is the Republican Party's seat to lose," said Doug Cole, a Republican political consultant who is an adviser and former campaign aide to Republican Gov. Jan Brewer. "We have a deep bench of potential candidates whereas the other party's bench is lacking."
In Washington, Arizona Republican Rep. Jeff Flake told reporters he's weighing a bid, and the chief consideration is "whether I can win."
Former Gov. Janet Napolitano, currently the U.S. Homeland Security secretary, would be the strongest Democratic candidate, said Patrick Kenney, Arizona State University political science professor. She's won statewide office three times and would have a strong fundraising advantage, he said.
But Kenney also said Napolitano would face attacks from Republicans for having quit in the middle of her second term as governor to go to Washington at the beginning of a state budget crisis.
Kyl will keep his Republican whip post — the second-ranking job in the party's hierarchy — until he retires after the November 2012 election.
Kyl, 68, whose father was a congressman from Iowa, served 10 years in the U.S. House before being elected to the Senate. He was re-elected twice, most recently in 2006 when he beat developer Jim Pederson, a former state Democratic Party chairman.
Kyl has become a leading conservative voice on foreign affairs, though his clout is often overshadowed by fellow Arizona Sen. John McCain. He most recently made headlines for his opposition to a U.S.-Russia nuclear treaty that was a top foreign policy priority of President Barack Obama.
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The Most Outrageous Emmy Snubs of All Time
Think you know it all when it comes to the Emmy Awards? You may be surprised to learn that a number of favorite TV shows, actors and actresses who seemed deserving never won - and in some cases, were never even nominated - for major awards by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
Yes, from long-running hit shows like Married...With Children (which was never even nominated for an Outsanding Comedy Series Emmy) and The Wire, to veteran actors like Michael Landon, Jim Nabors and Nick Offerman, many have been denied recognition by the Academy. Some of the snubbed actors and shows on this list may have managed to snag a nomination or two, but none of them ever won for their incredible hard work and talent. Even worse, many were never even nominated. Read on and be amazed at some of the biggest, most heinous Emmy snubs ever.
- 1+ 80- 39vHBO's The Wire was just a first-rate, brilliant series - yet for some absolutely inexcusable reason, it was completely ignored by the Academy, meaning no Emmy nominations EVER for Best Drama. Come on! Over five seasons, the show only got two Emmy nominations total - for writing in 2005 and 2008. (For the record, it lost both times.) Kudos, at least, for Idris Elba's 2011 Emmy nomination for the BBC mystery series Luther - awesome as he was as The Wire's Russell 'Stringer' Bell, the Academy never noticed.
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Desi ArnazvAcademy, you got some splainin' to do...For six years, Desi Arnaz made us laugh as Ricky Ricardo, husband of Lucy Ricardo (and real-life husband of Lucille Ball) on I Love Lucy. Yet not once was he nominated for an Emmy? Come on! In fact, of the show's four regular cast members (including William Frawley and Vivian Vance as neighbors Fred and Ethel), Arnaz is the ONLY one who never got the Emmy nod.
- 3+ 70- 44vCult favorite Buffy the Vampire Slayer was never once nominated for a Best Dramatic Series Emmy award. The show was nominated frequently for technical achievements - including Outstanding Makeup, Visual Effects and Music Composition - and series creator Joss Whedon got a nomination in 2000 for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series. Still, it seems a crime that the show - and its ensemble cast of talented actors, including Sarah Michelle Gellar - never got recognized.
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Andy GriffithvThe Andy Griffith Show was nominated for Best Comedy Series, and co-star Don Knotts was repeatedly up for Outstanding Comedy Actor (with a total of 5 career nominations for the role of Deputy Barney Fife). But Andy himself was never nominated for an Emmy for his role. PLUS, as long as we're complaining about this particular show, Ron Howard ALSO never got a nomination for his TV acting, for either Andy Griffith or Happy Days!
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Nick OffermanvPerhaps no character was more beloved or inspired more Internet love than Parks and Recreation's terse, libertarian Ron Swanson, probably the funniest fervent right-winger on TV since Alex P. Keaton. From his now-legendary "Pyramid of Greatness" presentation, his anti-government rant using a little girl's lunch as a visual aid, his attempts to eat despite suffering from a hernia and his imploring a waiter to bring him "all the bacon and eggs you have," 2011 felt like actor Nick Offerman's year. This one seemed like a lock. And he doesn't even score a nomination? It was nice of the Academy to recognize Amy Poehler's great work on the show, but this was a major oversight.
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Michael LandonvNo Emmy snubs list would be complete without adding beloved actor Michael Landon. Sadly, despite outstanding performances on Little House on the Prairie and Bonanza (and yeah, while we're at it, let's just throw in Highway to Heaven as well, because we love him), Landon was never once even nominated for an Emmy award. Not. One. Time.
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Ed O'Neill and Katey SagalvTalk about a double whammy: Despite giving us eleven seasons of hilarity as Al and Peggy Bundy on Married...With Children, neither Ed O'Neill nor Katey Sagal ever received Emmy nominations for their performances! And even more heinous: Married...With Children never WON a single Emmy. The show was largely snubbed by the Academy, receiving Emmy nominations in more minor categories like costuming, editing and lighting direction. Now, sure, perhaps the Academy likes more uplifting, positive entertainment (though, hey, they supported Everybody Loves Raymond, one of the most caustic and bilious shows in network TV history). But Married...with Children was a satire after all, and Al and Peggy have rightfully taken their place in the pop culture pantheon. (Plus, O'Neill now gets nominations for his character from Modern Family while Sagal continues to shine as a voice actor on Futurama.)
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John Noble for Fringe Added by: AmyShumaker1Fringe actor John Noble never got an Emmy nod for his role as Dr. Walter Bishop on J.J. Abrams's sci-fi TV show. Fans were so upset by his constant snubs, they even started a Facebook page called Give John Noble an Emmy for Walter Bishop. The show itself was only ever nominated for Outstanding Sound Editing and Outstanding Visual Effects. It lost both times.
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Courteney CoxvLet's discuss Courteney Cox, shall we? The star of Cougar Town and Friends has been completely overlooked by the Emmys. In fact, of the entire main Friends cast, she's the only one without a single Emmy nomination. (Her former co-star Matt LeBlanc - the guy who did that monkey baseball movie after the show was over - got a nod in 2015 for his Showtime series Episodes.) Over ten seasons, more than 60 Emmy nominations - and not one for Cox? Monica is a sore loser - maybe they were scared she'd flip out if she lost?
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Jim NaborsvDear Gomer Pyle: We love you. Actor Jim Nabors, who portrayed the lovable, goofball Gomer Pyle on both The Andy Griffith Show and Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. was never once nominated for an Emmy. He did, however, get a Daytime Emmy nomination in 1978 for The Jim Nabors Show. But still. Gooollly!
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Amy PoehlervIn 2015, Poehler was nominated (for the last time, as the show came to an end that year) for her incomparable and iconic performance as Leslie Knope on Parks and Recreation. She didn't win. She also didn't win in any of the previous five years, despite being nominated each time.
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Lauren GrahamvFans of Gilmore Girls, take heart: We know your pain and we understand it. In seven seasons, Gilmore was only nominated for one Emmy, and that was in 2004, for outstanding makeup. (It won, by the way). The fact that the show itself didn't seem to get the Emmy recognition it deserved is bad enough, but overlooking the awesome Lauren Graham? Really? We still love you, Lorelai.
- 13+ 29- 29vThough it ran for 9 seasons and dramatically helped to change the TV landscape forever (would there be "blue collar comedy" on TV without Dan and Roseanne Conner?), Roseanne was never nominated for a Best Comedy Series Emmy. Several of the show's actors got the nod (most more than once), but the show itself never got the Emmy recognition that many feel it deserved as a ground-breaking look at a lower-middle-class Midwestern family.
- 14+ 4- 0vNominated six times for his role as drug-addicted doctor Gregory House on Fox's House M.D., Hugh Laurie never managed to win.
- 15+ 3- 0vDespite snagging an Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe win, Steve Carell has never won an Emmy-- a fact that is especially heinous considering his tenure as the hilarious and iconic Michael Scott on The Office. He was nominated six times for playing well-meaning boss of a paper company, but never managed to bring home the statue. The show itself took home the prize for Outstanding Comedy Series in 2006.
- 16+ 22- 24vThe Honeymooners changed the meaning of comedy on TV, and to this day remains one of the most beloved and iconic of TV sitcoms - yet it never ONCE received a Best Comedy Series Emmy nomination. Not a one. Series stars Art Carney, Jackie Gleason and Audrey Meadows all were nominated for their performances (and Carney won in 1956), but the show itself continually came up empty-handed. (Popular shows that were nominated during the Honeymooners era included I Love Lucy, Make Room for Daddy, Our Miss Brooks, The Phil Silvers Show and The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show.)
- 17+ 1- 0vMichael C Hall has never won an Emmy. He snagged five nominations for playing serial killer Dexter Moran on Dexter and another a few years earlier for his role on Six Feet Under.
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Sons of Anarchy Added by: Brian WaltonvThis show has repeatedly been snubbed by the Emmy voters, especially Katey Sagal's performance as the maven of the Sons.
- 19+ 0- 0vThe Cosby Show's matriarch, Phylicia Rashad, never won an Emmy for her role as Claire Huxtable, despite being nominated twice in the show's eight year run. She was nominated again more than two decades later for the TV movie A Raisin in the Sun.
- 20+ 0- 0vIn all, Angela Lansbury has been nominated for 18 Emmys, but she has never won. Lansbury is obviously best known for Murder, She Wrote, but she was also nominated for roles in Law & Order, and the TV movies The Blackwater Lightship and Little Gloria... Happy at Last.


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CTC to suspend continuing education courses for renovation project
People interested in learning how to cook, fix cars or build homes will be without a community resource starting this summer.
The Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County has informed its instructors that as of June, continuing education courses will be suspended for two years for a building renovation project.
Officials are still working on the construction timeline and when certain areas of the building will be off limits, but most courses will not be offered, Administrative Director Vincent Nallo said.
"With a major renovation, there will be a lot going on," he said.
Each year, between 700 and 800 slots are filled in the classes, with some people taking more than one course a year, said Colleen Stepanovich, administrative coordinating assistant.
The $18.1 million renovation project begins in June. During the school year, students will be able to be in "makeshift classrooms," but construction work will prevent classes from operating at night, when most adult education classes are offered, Mr. Nallo said.
Popular courses include carpentry, welding and heating and ventilating. Some of the courses lead to certifications in the field. The CTC is still trying to determine whether some short-term courses may be able to be held, he said. Whether the health care-related courses will be offered is also still unknown, Ms. Stepanovich said.
The suspension of the program will give CTC a chance to reorganize the adult education program and determine what classes should be offered in the future, Mr. Nallo said.
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