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How Can You REALLY Believe in Democracy?
I didn't know shit about politics, and only voted for Jackson cuz he was "black." I mean, I knew he stood behind Dr. King, and was there when he died, and I figured that counted for something. At the time, I was extremely militant/borderline black nationalistic in my thinking, having just come from Jamaica and really experiencing racism for the first time. Harlem was in the midst of the Crack Wars, and the police, mainly white, were on my block every day, harassing my friends, locking them up, banging on doors, wreaking havoc. People I knew were dying, or wasting away like zombies from crack, or jumping off of roofs because the Angel Dust they took made them think they could fly. I lived in Harlem, I went to school in Harlem, I walked 'Two-Five every day in the summer at least 3 times, and my world was very small.
As I got older, I experienced a lot more. I traveled a little bit around the country (not much, but more than your average Harlem teen gets to do) and I ended up falling in love with your all-American white kid from Jersey. Talk about culture shock... particularly when I moved in with him.
Because those worlds--Harlem and North Jersey--do NOT intermingle, for the next four years I lived life as an honorary white girl, drinking lots of beer, jumping around to Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit", drunkenly screaming "BRUUUUUUUUUCCCCCEEEE!" in dive bars in Central Jersey and hanging out in Houlihan's every Friday night. I could do that because despite my Harlem teenagehood, I can speak Standard American English without any hint of "regionalism". Because I'm not from here and not "vested" in a community, and because I don't choose to answer to any racial designation, I could mimic what I saw around me and for the most part, I fit right in. I heard lots of "You're the whitest black girl I know." It's not a compliment that's particularly flattering, but it does mean I'm a damn good chameleon.
But when that world came crashing down (and I think it started the night I stayed up watching the LA race riots sparked by Rodney King, and watched assholes rejoice when OJ was acquitted in retaliation) I landed on the Rock, back in NY, back where people actually mingle with each other.
By then, my disillusionment with race and politics, and the intermingling thereof, began to set in. Especially as I got better and better jobs, made more and more money and could see what money could get you. But then it all evaporated once I walked off my $80K job, 9/11 happened, and went back to school.
During school, I sat in Welfare and Food Stamp offices with immigrants and the Hispanics; Bronx Family Court waiting rooms with the hopeless and the battered and the depraved; Dept of Housing offices with the potentially homeless or inhabitants of the Projects as I tried to get a Section 8 voucher. (I never got that, by the way, and I cried my eyes out that day, not that anybody in that office gave a flying fuck.) I watched the Katrina Disaster on TV and cried when people blamed the victims for not getting out. You don't know what it's like to be trapped by circumstances until you're trapped by circumstances.
The thing about all this is that I can read. Very well... on a college level since I was a little kid. I don't read many books anymore cuz who has the time, and I can't read the newspaper because it always makes me cry, but the Internet is a wonderful thing because you can get snippets of info every where, and cross-check your facts if you're so inclined. And as I've said before, I'm a questioner, so seeking answers to things is what I do. So I ask questions of myself and the world and God, and then I go look for the answers. And what I found is that to the little guy, to the woman sitting in the Welfare Office trying to get help or "re-certify" her claim, or trying to get Medicaid or Food stamps or a Section 8 voucher, politics don't mean shit.
Who the president is, doesn't mean a damn thing. The rich and the educated will argue that the President and the elected policy makers do things that affect your daily life by proposing such things as Welfare Reform or whatever, but I am telling you, as someone who has sat in those offices with the rank and file, your big words and your policies are way over my head. Even if I had the education to decipher it all, at the moment the only fucking thing I'm thinking about is the fact that my fridge is empty and my rent is WAY past due. That I need help, TODAY, RIGHT NOW, or I'm in deep shit. Elections don't mean anything, who the President is or who wants to be President doesn't mean anything. Not today, not tomorrow, not for a long, long, time. At least not until my rent is paid, and my kids are safe while I work, or I can support them while I stay home and try to keep them from using drugs or running the streets with gangs.
So what this means is that the educated and the middle class and the rich are making decisions for those people who are too far down on the food chain to be able to even THINK about those decisions. And you may not think about that, as you take your kids to safe schools, or drive your SUV's up the block to pick up milk, or complain about $4 a gallon gas. Your fridge is reasonably full, your house is warm and your neighborhood is fairly safe, as far as these things go. The line between the rich and the middle class is pretty thin, but the Divide between the poor and the middle class is HUGE and getting wider every day. This is what my sis the Professor and I refer to as living on "both sides of the Divide", and it's not about the money. It's about the fact that she and I were trained to think, to reason, to ask questions of authority, and most importantly, we can speak Standard English. But we can also speak and understand the language on the other side of the Divide. So we can cross back and forth fairly easily, though she more easily than I. And the fact that she works with the children of the people I've sat in the Welfare and Food stamp and Medicaid offices with, lets her know that these families are in a bad way.
And what this has to do with my Rant Of The Day, is that the educated/Standard English/Thinking/Questioning side of me has been prowling the Internet, reading unreported news stories (Hillary's camp may even have actually been the ones to start NAFTA-gate), and other people's blogs about the general feeling of this election, and what's going on in the Democratic Party. And I am deeply disturbed. Racism is deeply ingrained in this process. It's an amazing thing to see what people will write "anonymously"... the hate and garbage that they will spew. What they're REALLY thinking, hidden alone in the dark of night, typing away on their computers. And people just don't "get" it... don't understand the desperate need for HOPE. No man is a true savior... I don't happen to believe in Jesus as the Saviour, and I don't happen to believe in Messiahs. I do firmly believe that heaven and hell is what we make of it while we're living and breathing on this planet. Yeah, I do believe in God. I do believe that the spirit/soul continues on after our physical being has decomposed, and I do believe that there are folks who can hear those souls... so therefore it's possible that Others can influence our daily lives. But they can only INFLUENCE us... not change our direction. We cannot be "saved" by anybody but ourselves. So it's not that I think Obama can change the world or make a huge difference, and he may not be sound on a lot of shit compared to others (though I contend in "real world" experience and bill-passing and contact with real people, he's got Hillary beat) but what the man has offered that tired mom in the Food stamp Office is Hope. And I'm telling you, she needs it. BAD.
But the way I'm feeling right this second.... she' not going to get it. We're in Hell. And it's about to get a lot worse. I'm not sure how Hillary can justify staying in this race this long, and I'm not sure what she thinks she will gain by tearing Obama apart. If the situation were reversed numbers-wise, the Powers That Be would be calling for his head. And I do know she's put his back against the wall... because he started out looking like "One of the Good Guys", but with the attacks that have started coming he's got one of two choices... fight back and become like everyone else, or stick by his principles and refuse to fight dirty. But in the this country, that's tantamount to looking like a sucker. In Hood language, "kindness is a weakness" and the weak get destroyed. And that is just too bad.
To me, the leader of a country should inspire people. Yes, he should be able to get things done... he should be able to fight for things. But fight OTHERS... not his own party. Not in his own backyard. And sometimes, a country and a people need "hope" and "faith" in living righteously. Sometimes, your soul needs feeding. Because as someone who has felt scared for the welfare of myself and my Sun... who has faced the possibility of eviction or eating at Ma's house cuz you don't have shit in your own fridge, as someone who even now, faces the question: "Do I go back to work full time, sacrificing time with my kid and his activities so that I can keep all the bills paid, and if not, how do I balance my career/physical needs with that of my child/family?" sometimes honey, all there is, is Hope. Hope for a better day tomorrow, hope for a little windfall or a decent job, hope for a damn good sale at Target. Hope that I'm doing right by my kid. It would be nice for me to look at the world, at my country, and be inspired by someone, to know that Hope can lead to great things.
People who are comfortable can afford to look at only the "facts" and what can physically be done. People who are uncomfortable know that sometimes you need somebody to just give you a little hope, because hope is what motivates you to do better.
But at this moment, it's looking like McCain, baby, and a hundred-year-war. And that's pretty fucking Hopeless, if you ask me.
Business as usual. Who give a fuck about the little guy anyway?
5 comments:
- Dogon said...
i think u right about MCain and can u help me find the source of my spam on my blog page?
- March 9, 2008 at 10:10 PM
- Dogon said...
thats me rawdawgbuffalo
- March 9, 2008 at 10:11 PM
- onesillymama said...
Huh, I voted for JJ in the 1984 primary too, for some of the same reasons.
I've been a HRC supporter but what you write is true, and she's really been disappointing me, more as we go along. I hated that she hinted at Omana being a good VP candidate; this morning on one of the talking head shows they asked one of her supporters how it could be that he is fine to be "a heartbeat away" yet not ready to be Commander in Chief at the same time? The stupid answer, oh he's ready but "less" ready than HRC. But no, you keep telling us he's not ready. WTF???
I totally agree with what you said here: "the educated and the middle class and the rich are making decisions for those people who are too far down on the food chain to be able to even THINK about those decisions." So many people don't understand the desperation that so many people are experiencing. I've heard people blaming the victims of the mortgage scandals saying "they should have known better." This was their first foray into home ownership... these aren't "educated" people we're talking about. I can TOTALLY see how someone could convince them that an ARM is a great idea. And it makes me sick.
Just my 2 cents on a crabby Monday morning...
- March 10, 2008 at 12:33 PM
- The Bear Maiden said...
Dogon I knew who you were :) and I answered you OL. Hope it helps..
And SillyMama. Thank you. Just for mulling it over, just for giving thought... and hope your Monday gets better...
- March 10, 2008 at 1:12 PM
- Bonnie said...
I predicted McCain back in January, and I am still sticking to it. Sad, isn't it? Even in a year which should have been a shoo-in for the Democrats, they are managing to do themselves in.
I am old enough to just barely remember RFK. If Obama goes up against McCain, I think it will be the RFK vs Nixon contest that never got to happen. Nixon would have won that contest anyway, and I think McCain will win this one. Oh my, we're going to have another Nixon, lucky us.
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We live in a world where there is peace,we have freedom of expression, speech, etc. But still we say that we are not happy.
What about those who are living in war zones like Afghanistan and Iraq, Syria's Aleppo city etc. The people living there are facing many problems but still don't cry over things like we do. What is their definition of peace?
In my thinking they just need to get away from everyday firing, killings, innocent people getting hurt/killed.There they want nothing more than to see the end of this vicious war. Thousands of families broken, dreams saw in morning shattered at night ,what their heart and mind must be going through?
We have peace, then why shouldn't they have peace.Why is there this discrimination over peace?
We have autonomy to provide justice, equality, liberty, fraternity etc. What do they have ?why is this always like this that some have to bear immeasurable pain while other get luxuries?
Peace is being living in harmony with the society,to cooperate with each other to have better present and future. But people who lives in cities fight over small things. Really do we know the meaning and importance of peace, freedom. Aren't we abusing rights?
Peace can only be felt by the one who have felt disharmony. Is this the correct interpretation then?
We are all humans then why can't we all live in peace?


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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Aug 30, 1983
|Filing date
|Jul 26, 1982
|Priority date
|Jun 2, 1980
|Fee status
|Publication number
|Bernard Lerner
|Original Assignee
|Automated Packaging Systems, Inc.
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (7), Referenced by (76), Classifications (13), Legal Events (3)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 155,399 filed June 2, 1980, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 901,996 filed May 1, 1978.
1. U.S. Pat. No. 3,254,468, issued June 7, 1966 to Hershey Lerner, entitled Method of Packaging Articles, here the "Airbox Patent."
2. U.S. Pat. No. 3,254,828, issued June 7, 1966 to Hershey Lerner, entitled Flexible Container Strips, here the "Container Patent."
3. U.S. Pat. No. 3,815,318, issued June 11, 1974 to Bernard Lerner, entitled Packaging Method and Apparatus, here the "Single-Gripper Patent."
4. U.S. Pat. No. 2,521,311, issued Sept. 5, 1950 to Edward J. Schwoegler et al., entitled Corrosion Inhibiting Compositions, here the "First Anti-Corrosion Patent."
5. U.S. Pat. No. 2,534,201, issued Dec. 17, 1950 to Clemens A. Hutter, entitled Carton Having Metal Corrosion Inhibiting Characteristics, here the "Second Anti-Corrosion Patent."
6. Ser. No. 901,997, filed concurrently by Bernard Lerner, entitled Method of Making a Container Strip Having Inserts abandoned in favor of continuation application Ser. No. 151,320 filed May 19, 1980 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,337,058 issued June 19, 1982.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to container strips comprised of flexible sheet or film material and, more particularly, to such containers formed with inserted elements or materials which have an effect on contents which may be disposed in a container and/or enhance the container in some way.
2. Description of the Prior Art
A concern in the packaging industry relates to operating on package contents to achieve some desired end while the contents are sealed in a container. For example, ferrous or aluminum products may be packaged in an airtight container and yet, after a long shelf life, the products can corrode or oxidize because of the harmful effects of the atmosphere or contaminants trapped within the container. Expensive and time-consuming solutions include hermetically sealing the products inside the container under a vacuum, or coating the products with an oxidation-resistant coating.
Similar problems arise with products susceptible to attack by moths or other pests, food which is subject to deterioration by bacterial action, and products which must be maintained within a predetermined temperature range. Other examples include products which should have a particular odor or products which are susceptible to mold. Other examples can be listed but the overall problem is the same: to provide a packaging technique in which contents sealed within a container may be acted on in a desirable manner but in which production speed is not impeded or packaging expense is not increased greatly.
Approaches which are known include placing a particular reactant, indicator, etc., inside the container along with the products being packaged. For example, it is known to provide garment storage bags in which a fumigant is included as part of either the container sidewall or a carrying frame. One garment bag employs a foraminous pocket mounted within the container for holding a supply of moth repellent or insecticide. Another garment bag employs a plurality of small bags containing fumigant which are attached to a board-like strip which in turn is affixed to a carrying frame within the container. It is apparent that these approaches are not effective for high-speed production, rough handling, or any number of other demands imposed upon modern containers.
It also is known to provide a plurality of frangible ampules containing color-sensitive chemicals mounted to a card, and then to place the card inside a container along with products which are to be sterilized. After the container has been sterilized and sealed, the ampules can be broken and the resulting color change (or lack of color change) will indicate whether the contents have been sterilized. This approach does not lend itself well to high-speed production because a separate inserting operation is required for the card to which the ampules are mounted.
Another concern in the packaging industry relates to displaying products for public consumption in such a manner that the products are displayed favorably. A common technique is to seal the products within a transparent container and either (a) include an advertising insert in the container to identify the container contents, manufacturer, and so forth, or (b) attach a piece of advertising material to the outside of the container. In many instances, the containers will be suspended from display racks and, in this case, the latter approach is desired because the externally disposed advertising material helps to support the container from the display rack as well as perform an advertising function.
Although containers can be suspended from display racks simply by punching a hole through the container, this approach generally is undesirable if the advertising material is disposed within the container. This is because inadequate container support may be provided, especially if the container contents are heavy and the container is not very strong. Also, problems arise if it is desired to maintain a particular atmosphere within the container, that is, if a seal must be maintained for some reason.
One workable approach has been able to divide the container into separate sections--one section for the container contents and one section identified as a so-called header which can be punctured or to which external advertising material can be affixed. This construction permits the container contents to be isolated at all times and yet the header portion of the bag is stiff enough to permit the container to be suspended from a display rack.
Although the foregoing approach generally is effective, several improvements still are possible. For example, the external advertising material must be stapled or glued to the outside of the header and this presents problems vis-a-vis production speed and the security of the attachment. Among other things, stress concentrations can be developed if the attachment is not secure enough and the container may be ruined during handling or loading onto the display rack. Also, the external advertising material tends to increase the bulk of the finished container so that handling difficulties are increased and more space is required to display a given quantity of containers than otherwise is desired.
The present invention provides a new and improved container strip formed from film or sheet material with inserted elements or material attached to the strip in such a way that the speed and efficiency of packaging products in the strip is unimpaired and the finished package is enhanced.
In a preferred form of the invention the new container strip is made up of a succession of detachable container portions and is formed from first and second film-like plastic web sections attached at their edges. One web section defines loading openings spaced along the strip with one opening defined in each container portion and a region of weakness adjacent each loading opening enables detachment of container portions from the strip. Inserted elements or materials are disposed between the web sections and attached to one web section. Individually inserted elements or materials are also disposed at predetermined positions relative to respective loading openings so that each container portion of the strip has an insert associated with it.
In one preferred embodiment of the invention, the insert is disposed within the product receiving volume of the container portion and the insert has an effect on contents which may be disposed within the product receiving volume.
An important feature of the invention enables the inserts to be substantially hidded from view when the completed package is displayed. The container is comprised of a transparent film-like material having an opaque portion suitably formed by, for example, printing. The insert is positioned in registry with the opaque portion so that the insert is shielded from view and does not detract from the appearance of the container or interfere with the visibility of the product in the package.
In another preferred embodiment of the invention, the inserted element or material forms part of a header which stiffens the container for display purposes. The container comprises a bag-like portion, or product receiving volume, and the header portion is attached to the bag-like portion. The header portion comprises the first and second webs of container material and an insert disposed between them and fixed in place to the header portion. For example the webs can be sealed together at least partly around the insert to retain it in place. The insert can be comprised of the same material as the webs. If the insert is at least as large as the header portion, then a heat-sealing and trimming operation affecting the webs will bond the insert and the webs to each other and assure stiffness of the header portion.
If additional stiffness is required, the insert can be adhered to the first or second web, or both. An especially favorable technique for doing this comprises applying adhesive to both webs at spaced intervals, preferably in a plurality of narrow strips extending longitudinally of the container. By this construction, external advertising material is no longer needed to stiffen the header and adequate stiffness is obtained with considerable decrease in bulk of the finished container.
Additional advantageous features of the invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment of the invention made with reference to the accompanying drawings which form a part of the specification.
FIG. 1 illustrates interconnected containers according to the invention in which an insert is in registry with an opaque portion.
FIG. 2 illustrates the reverse side of the container strip of FIG. 1, and shows the attachment between the container and the insert.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 3--3 of FIG. 1.
FIG. 4 is a view similar to FIG. 1 showing a chain of interconnected containers having a header according to the invention.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 5--5 of FIG. 4.
A container strip 10 according to the invention is shown in FIG. 1. The container strip 10 includes a plurality of identical, interconnected containers 11 which are formed from a flexible, heat-sealable sheet material such as polyethylene, or polypropylene. It is expected that a packager will employ a roll of the containers or a box of the containers stacked in zig-zag fashion so that the containers may be advanced one by one to a loading station where they may be opened, loaded, closed, and sealed. Thereafter, the containers may be collected and shipped wherever desired.
The Airbox patent and the Single-Gripper patent illustrate a strip of the containers and disclose different uses to which the containers may be put. These containers have been manufactured and sold by Automated Packaging Systems, Inc. under the registered trademark AUTOBAG.
The container strip 10 is formed by a first, overlying ply 12 and a second, underlying ply 14. The plies 12, 14 are joined together along sides 16, 18 so that a tube-like structure is created. It will be appreciated that the container strip 10 may be formed by various techniques as taught by the Airbox patent and the Container patent. For example, the strip may be extruded in seamless form or the strip may be formed by sealing or bonding together the side edges of two elongated, superimposed plies, as mentioned above. Alternatively, a flat sheet may be folded once upon itself and the two unbonded edges bonded together to form only one bonded side portion.
In order to form the individual containers 11 as part of the strip, a plurality of spaced, heat-sealed portions 20 are formed along the strip at regular intervals. The seals 20 extend transversely of the strip and completely across the strip to include the sides 16, 18.
In order to complete the containers, perforated lines 22, 24 extend completely across plies 12, 14, respectively, and provide a line of weakness in the container strip for separation of the containers. The perforated portion 22 may be separated to form a container opening, while the perforated portion 24 may be left intact. As described more completely in the Airbox patent, the Container patent, and the Single-Gripper patent, the container strip 10 may be fed longitudinally with the containers oriented to be fed closed end first so that an appropriately directed airblast may inflate each container. By this technique, articles may be inserted into the inflated container and thereafter the container may be severed from the succeeding container along the perforated line 24; the container then may be closed and heat-sealed. In the Single-Gripper patent, the step of closing, severing, and sealing are done substantially simultaneously so that a great increase in production speed is possible.
Each container 11 includes a sheet-like insert 26 which forms part of an inner surface of a product-containing volume of the container. The insert 26 is adhered to one of the container plies 12, 14 along that portion of the insert disposed closest to the perforated lines 22, 24 by a drop of hot melt glue 28. The container may be passed between nip rolls so that the plies 12, 14 and the insert 26 may be compressed to firmly adhere the insert to one of the plies. Accordingly, when the container is inflated by an airblast or otherwise, the insert 26 will be held closely to the ply to which it is adhered and the insert will not interfere with any product being loaded into the container. Also, and perhaps more fundamentally, the insert cannot be blow out of the container by the airblast that inflates the container.
Advertising for the container contents may be provided by an opaque portion 30 included as part of one of the plies 12, 14. As shown in FIG. 1, the opaque portion includes indicia describing the container contents, the manufacturer, and so forth. In order to enhance the appearance of the container, the insert 26 is slightly smaller than the opaque portion and is positioned within the container in registry with the opaque portion so that the insert is not visible from the front.
Because the containers 11 are constructed of a material such as polyethylene, or polypropylene, it is expected that the container will be inert with respect to products which may be disposed within the container. The insert, on the other hand, by design will contain constituents which have an effect on contents which may be disposed within the container. Each insert, for example, may comprise a kraft paper swatch impregnated with materials which inhibit corrosion in ferrous and aluminum parts. After each container 11 has been sealed, the atmosphere within the container is captive and the corrosion inhibitors can work effectively to obviate corrosion or oxidation on such ferrous or aluminum products as fasteners, nails, springs, bearings, and so forth. The Anti-Corrosion patents describe vaporizable, corrosion-inhibiting compositions and techniques by which the composition may be employed with porous structures such as cardboard or chipboard.
The inserts also can be impregnated with other constituents to affect container contents as desired or to indicate the status of container contents or the container atmosphere. For example, the inserts may include an anti-static material, an odor-influencing material such as perfume, a temperature-sensitive material which changes color when a predetermined temperature is reached, a microbe-sensitive material which changes color when sterilization is effected, or an anti-mold material. In all cases, the insert includes a material having active properties with respect to container contents so as to influence the contents or indicate their status.
Because the inserts can be inserted into the containers and adhered in place by generally conventional container-making machinery (see the referenced co-pending application), fabrication time of the containers is not affected adversely. The thickness of the resultant container is not materially changed and, because the inserts are held securely in place within the container, product loading times are not affected detrimentally. In short, the containers 11 according to the invention can eliminate custom wrapping, coating, spraying, or dipping, plus the time and expense of placing impregnated inserts into the containers by hand.
Another embodiment of the invention is shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. This embodiment is similar to the container shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 of the Container patent. Reference numerals from the foregoing embodiment of FIGS. 1-3 are carried over where appropriate.
Again, a container strip is provided, which container strip includes a plurality of substantially identical containers 40. Each container 40 includes a bag-like portion 42 and a header portion 44. The bag-like portion 42 is constructed substantially identically to the containers 11, except that use of the insert depicted there is optional with the bag-like portion 42.
The header 44 is disposed intermediate the heat seal 20 of one container and the perforated portions 22, 24 of the succeeding container. Referring more particularly to FIG. 5, the header 44 includes a first web 46, a second web 48, and an insert 50 disposed intermediate the first and second webs 46, 48. The web 46 is an extension of the upper ply 12 included as part of the bag-like portion 42. The second web 48 is an extension of the other ply 14, also employed to form the bag-like portion 42.
In order to retain the insert 50 firmly in place, a heat seal 52 is provided adjacent the perforated portions 22, 24, and extends completely across the width the container between and including the sides 16, 18. In this manner the insert 50 is secured in place as part of the header 44 and cannot be removed from the header 44. It has been found that if the insert 50 initially is as wide or wider than the first and second webs 46, 48, and is trimmed and heat-sealed along with the same operations being performed on the webs 46, 48, then the stiffness of the header is increased. It also has been found that the stiffness of the header 44 is increased remarkably by adhering the insert 50 to either or both of the webs 46, 48. A particularly effective technique is to coat both webs with a cement located at spaced intervals, especially in a plurality of narrow strips extending longitudinally of the container. This construction is illustrated in FIGS. 4 and 5.
The container 40 completely obviates the need for header stiffeners such as advertising material previously applied externally of the header. Either of the webs 46, 48 may include opaque portions having indicia to serve an advertising or identifying function, and openings may be provided in the header (as shown in FIG. 5 of the Container Patent) to permit the container to be suspended from a display rack without affecting the atmosphere trapped within the bag-like portion 42. If desired, the insert 26 (FIGS. 1-3) may be employed as part of the bag-like portion 42 so that the optimum benefits of the invention can be achieved in a single container.
It will be appreciated that a container constructed according to the invention may be manufactured exceedingly rapidly, with little or no affect on production speeds from that known with prior container manufacture. A container according to the invention can be used with conventional packaging machinery with no adverse impact on inflating the containers or loading them with various products. Because the inserts are disposed internally, the containers can be handled rapidly with little fear that damage to the containers or the inserts will result.
Although the invention has been described with a certain degree of particularity, it will be appreciated that the present disclosure of the preferred embodiment has been made only by way of example. Various changes in the details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the true spirit and scope of the invention and it is intended to cover all such changes in the appended claims.
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Chocolate Ninja
What webcomics do you guys like, if any?
I christen this forum with its first non-rules topic. Whoo!
But yeah, what webcomics do you guys read, besides the obvious Captain Gamer?
Be sure to post links.
"A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language." Even if you're mathematically disinclined, there's still something for almost everyone weird in here.
My personal favorite.
Dr. McNinja
The artist of this webcomic and the one above seem to share a mutual fear of raptors. If the title intrigues you, chances are you will like this comic.
Elf Only Inn
This webcomic updates almost never, but that doesn't make it any less great. Be sure to read from the beginning if you don't want to get confused. The first part deals with hijinks in an RP chat channel which almost never seriously RPs, much to the owner's chagrin, moving on to MMORPG territory later on. It's better than I make it sound.
Two comics here: Order of the Stick and Erfworld
If Penny Arcade is the foremost self-referential comic for video gamers and Megatokyo is the foremost self-referential comic for otakus, then Order of the Stick definitely fills that niche for pen-and-paper roleplay. Erfworld is worth a look too.
I mostly stick to spritecomics,
so while it was still up, the immortal
Bob and George: The Comic strip.
I also read inSONICnia
That's basically it, for the currently running spritecomics.( I consider BnG current, even if it
just end.)
Skybait J
Dominic Deegan
is really a great webcomic, though it does have rather long exposition after all the action. But he writes it well enough with plenty of jokes, you could really care less.
No Need For Bushido
isnt the greatest comic ever or anything, but its a fun little read. It really picks up as it goes along too.
is a MUST READ! READ NOW! It's a western for one, with excellent art and pretty good storytelling. It only updates once a month though, with a full chapter, but she's on hiatus because she got a comic deal with DC.
I also frequent
Drunk Duck
for multitudes of comics. Around 10 or 15 actually =/
Captain Gamer
Webcomics, hmm?
Penny Arcade
. Nobody worth their controller hasn't heard about this strip. The first, last, and only "Two gamers talking about games" comic strip that paved the way for many others, but never, ever was contested as far as competence and sheer brilliance goes.
8-bit Theater
cannot go unmentioned. Final Fantasy hilarity that actually alienates non-fans very little due to the jokes, characters, and so forth. It's more of its own thing rather than the typical "Hey guys, I'm doing a Final Fantasy comic!"
VG Cats
is another of my early webcomics. One thing it doesn't fail in is causing hilarity. A rather shameless gaming comic, if I must say so, which works either for or against it. Most of the time, it's the former.
Power Rings
is the quintessential Sonic fandom comic. As of such, it mostly parrots the popular views of the Sonic fandom, albeit in amusing and original ways. I constantly go back and forth in hating or loving this strip.
Planet Zebeth
... why oh why do I still read this one?
Las Lindas
came out of nowhere from me. It's original, genuine, and very, VERY well drawn. My only beef (pun not intended... you'll understand) is the blinding philogyny, and the sense that all males, chiefly the unattractive ones, are all immoral perverts.
Totally Flaked!
does not have its own website, but is still minorly well known. It's good for Advance Wars fans... and probably not as much for all else.
Neko's House
does every stereotype when it comes to anime, games, and catgirls RIGHT. It took catgirls and cleavage for me to break out of my shell and post my wares and get to where I am today, so this comic deserves a look.
Press Start to Play
is cut from the same cloth as Penny Arcade, just with different characters. Still worth a look.
Sold Out
is an experiment in seeing how many anime/game cliches can be stuffed into a single semi-serious comic before the reader's head explodes in the shape of a rising sun.
I had more, but they've all been said.
Chocolate Ninja
Hey, cool! I haven't heard of some of these comics, and I've been around the internet a few times. 8BT and VGCats are great. Another one I forgot to mention is Kid Radd, though that one's long been over by now. Even the infamous John Sullivan thinks Kid Radd's good.
Who the heck is John Sullivan? And I like the Second incarnation of Mega-Rhys(hosted by Drunk Duck)
I can't find the first incarnation anywhere. I know it exists, but geez.
Chocolate Ninja
Sorry, John SOLOMON.
Warning: Maddox-wannabe language and review style ahead.
Isn't Press Start to Play dead? o.o
El Goonish Shive
- Transformations and shifters and magic and squirrel girls and some pretty generally awesome characters and such.
- Pretty big, to the point of hitting topseller lists with its book releases. I've coloured strips of this, very fun. x3
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
- Single panel fun, bit of a twist to the humour. "What are your demands?" "I DESIRE NOTHING! HAHAHAHA!" I hate it when the dalai lama takes hostages.
Commissioned The Comic.
- By O, this has quite a range, from random, to storylines threading through it on tabletop rpgs, fantasy, Shadowrun, the Jolly Red Roof Lurfer...
Gamers Pair of Dice
for Goblins, Extra Life, Duelling Analogues and Action Trip.
Girl Genius
is also pretty cool, with the whole steampunk thing going on.
Former, zen, chaotic foxes and enigmatic dragons, the latter, religon, pimps and calligraphy.
I almost forgot this one. Even though its been done for a while, it isn't too bad. This comic also spawned a flash series of the same name. The comic is pretty okay. And you need to read it to get the movies anyway.
Might not be funny to you but I like em.
A traditional gaming webcomic. Started with more gaming / potty humor but now is more of gaming.
F@NBOY$ Online
What do you get when you put a Nintendo Fanboy, X-Box Fangirl and a Sony Fanboy all in the same house!? Wacky hyjinx!
Captain Gamer OCC.... Duh!
8-Bit wrote:
Captain Gamer OCC.... Duh!
Wondered how long it'd be before someone did it. x3
Influenced by Koji, I'm a slight Bob and George reader too. I'm not into webcomics a whole lot. Not sure why, I just don't like them a lot. I mean, they're funny and all, but I have other things to do with my ultra-slow internet connection.
This is a pretty good comic.
Hitchhikers guide to the Megaman Universe. Not too bad.
Chocolate Ninja
Bigger Than Cheeses is a great webcomic. Here is proof.
Naryu Elda
Goons and a Bandit
Its a funny and very well drawn Mario fancomic, focusing on a group of thieves (a Goomba, a Magikoopa, a Boo, and a Bandit) who work for Bowser.
... I can't do it justice with my description. xD
Anyway, you'll probably want to click on the link
The First Page of the Comic
... Hey, its online and a comic, thus its a webcomic! Even if its on DA and not its own site.
*takes a deep breath*
8-bit Theater.
The first webcomic I ever read, and still one of my favourites.
Penny Arcade.
A friend of mine linked me once, and apart from a few days of attempting to resist its clarion call, I've been reading it ever since.
Some of the best art I've seen in a webcomic, as well as some nice, deranged humour.
The Adventures of Dr McNinja.
He is a ninja, who is also a doctor. What's not to like?
Ozy and Millie.
Reminiscent of
Calvin and Hobbes
, but with more anthropomorphic animals.
Sluggy Freelance.
I read the entire 10-year archive in all of a few days, and I've been keeping up with it since.
Anyway - I do have several more, but that's enough for now.
Wooo! Go Anomaly!
Sluggy Freeland
- one of the best comics out there. It's epic, Romantic, Exciting, Action-y and awesome!
8-bit Theater
- Another interesting, very funny comic.
Ctrl-Alt Del!
- 'Nuff said!
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Meet The Kind Karma Team
Our teachers are very mindful of the positive energy we bring to each class and request our students to do the same! We endeavor to hold an empathic space so that you, our students, can find you own way - on and off the mat. We are certified, licensed and insured to teach yoga to children(toddlers to teens) and adults. We take a huge amount of pride in being creative, nurturing and above all fun!
Nashita Dastur
Founder and Director
Nashita was born and raised in India and has been doing yoga since elementary school. After obtaining her B.A. in Psychology, she moved to Sydney, Australia where she got her M.B.A. and later joined the corporate world. A move to the U.S., two kids and two dogs later, Nashita hadn't quite discovered her unique calling or Dharma. Quite at random(or was it?!) Nashita walked into a yoga class. She'd dabbled in yoga for over 30 years but it was during these classes that she finally made the mind-body-soul connection. Subsequent classes helped deepen this connection and she felt alive and peaceful at the same time! In those fleeting moments of listening to her heart, Kind Karma was lovingly born.
The following several months were spent seeking out the very best teachers in the field of yoga. Nashita has trained through the Radiant Child Yoga Program with Shakta Kaur Khalsa. Under Shakta, Nashita is also trained to teach kids with special abilities(Autism, ADHD, Anxiety Disorders). Nashita has trained under the Rainbow Kids Yoga specializing in Family and Kids Yoga. She is a certified Yoga Sculpt trainer, a unique combination of Vinyasa flow and strength training - geared towards teen/adult students. She trained under Dr.Deepak Chopra, world-renowned pioneer in integrative medicine and founder of the Chopra Foundation. Through the Chopra Center, Nashita is a certified Yoga instructor of the Seven Spiritual Laws of Yoga, taught by Claire Diab, Director of Yoga and Advisory Board Member at The Chopra Center and Founder of the American Yoga Academy.
Nashita is mom to yoginis Natasha and Zara, her most inspiring teachers:-) Both girls have inherited a love for yoga from their mom and will become certified teachers as soon as they're old enough! Nashita is attracted to kindness and is inspired by the love of her partner Cyrus. When she is not yoga-ing, you can find her at the beach or up in the mountains enjoying her family!
Lily Abrams
Lily was born in Southern California and has spent her entire life passionate about all sorts of physical activities such as gymnastics, trampoline training, aerial arts, tumbling, dance, and yoga. Since she was little, she started practicing fine art as well as music, in addition to all her physical activities. I guess you could say she is a huge bundle of creative energy! Lily has always been fascinated with all the ways she can express herself, and now wants to share that knowledge with others.
Her love for yoga started about 4 years ago, when she discovered the amount of benefits it had for her body, mind, and spirit. She found that she got the same internal happiness practicing yoga as she did painting. After being an art teacher for about a year, she decided she wanted to teach others in more ways than just one. She completed her 200 Hour Teacher Teaching Certificate in Rishikesh, India, and has been teaching ever since. She teaches at a fitness studio, a troubled teen center, and at her local park weekly. Her positive and outgoing personality forms a very fun learning environment for all ages.
She believes in influencing others to express themselves in a positive way when they are young so that they can live a more peaceful future. She says that if we were all taught how to handle stress using creativity and mindfulness, the world around us would be a much different place. Lily's present goal is to help children and adults learn how to express themselves through art, yoga, health, and wellness.
Tejal Modi
Tejal has been a practitioner of yoga for over 20 years. Originally from India, Tejal was introduced to the art of yoga at a very young age. She is fluent in Gujarati, Hindi, English and has also studied Sanskrit, the language of the ancient yogic philosophy.
In 2000, Tejal immigrated to California with her husband and began a career in the finance industry. Like many Americans, she worked diligently to manage the duel lifestyle of a business professional and mother. A brief health crisis became the turning point in her awareness and she realized she needed to make some life changes. Instead of prescription medicines as advised by her doctor, she turned to what she knew brought her comfort as a child - Yoga, Meditation and Pranayama. With mindfulness and conviction, she began a daily practice of yoga, meditation and proper breathing techniques and was able to find answers to all her health problems.
Tejal believes Yoga is much more than a form of physical exercise. Most importantly, its a mental and spiritual practice - It's the prescription for a healthy and joyful life as illustrated by her own life experience.
Tejal is a firm believer in the power of positive thinking. She believes that changing one's mindset and breathing techniques can bring harmony to one's life. Loved dearly by her students, she also teaches Yoga to seniors and people with Alzheimer's in addition to private sessions with her clients.
Gloria Perez
Gloria was born and raised in East Los Angeles and is the only girl among 7 brothers. After high school, she attended Cal State, Long Beach where she earned a 4-year degree in Criminal Justice. After college, she joined the United States Army and served proudly for 8 years, including two tours in the Middle East. When a fellow soldier introduced her to yoga, she felt most at peace even though she was in a war zone.
After leaving the Army, Gloria became a Probation Officer with the Los Angeles County Probation Department. While working in a juvenile institution, she taught the inmates very basic yoga and she saw first-hand how positively it impacted their lives. Their anxiety decreased, they started taking pride in their bodies, verbal and physical altercations decreased as they looked forward to "Ms.P's yoga class".
Her journey into becoming a yoga teacher was a combination of the Universe's calling and her friends' gentle reminders that she was most peaceful when doing yoga. Before committing to yoga, Gloria tried marathon running, kickboxing, weight training classes etc. and noticed that her body was always in pain. Yoga was the only physical activity that made her feel good on every level. She has practiced yoga since 2005 and in 2016 she earned her 200 hour certification.
Gloria's goal is to share her love of yoga with Military Veterans and their families and communities in lower socioeconomic areas. Off the mat, Gloria is a devoted parent to 2 spoiled Dachshunds and 1 orange Tabby.
Kat Lee Shull
Kat fell in love with yoga during her first class. It was 6 months after her first daughter was born and it made her feel like she was connected to her body again. During her second pregnancy she discovered Iyengar Yoga. Iyengar Yoga teachers are trained to modify poses for pregnancy, so Kat persuaded a few other pregnant students to come along and set up a "Pregnant Ladies" corner in regular Iyengar classes. The first seeds of teaching were planted then!
When her third baby turned one, Kat started the 3-year, 500+ hour Iyengar Teacher Training program at the Iyengar Yoga Institute of Los Angeles. During this time she had the privilege of apprenticing with Eric Small, a pioneer in adapted yoga for neurological issues such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's, and stroke. Kat currently teaches two classes a week for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Kat is a seasoned yogi with 12 years teaching experience and 18 years of personal practice. Her favorite part of teaching is working with students to find the right adjustments – the balance of support and effort that gives each individual the maximum benefit for their mind and body. In addition to teaching a range of students from children to seniors, Kat has used her own practice of yoga to recover from a nerve damage injury, and to alleviate migraines.
Kat is an avid Star Wars fan and is very excited to be teaching Star Wars Yoga at Kind Karma. She was a Girl Scout through Seniors and received her Gold Award, then went on to be a camp counsellor and troop leader. As a homeschooling parent Kat was active in arranging, leading, or participating in varied classes like horseback riding, sewing, science labs, arts & crafts, music and theater. With her kids now in their teens, Kat is delighted to get to play with younger kids again in yoga classes!
Rosalind Huang
Rosalind is born and raised in Taiwan. She started doing yoga at age 17 because her mom had a regular practice and she would just tag along. She didn't understand the principles of yoga much as a teenager but that didn't stop her from enjoying herself during class!
She left Taiwan for the United States and attended the University of Washington with degrees in Communication and Marine Biology. Upon graduation, she moved to California for employment, but the stress of a full time job slowly but surely got to her. She found herself drawn to yoga again and signed up for classes as soon as she could. She loved the physical and emotional benefits and takes great pride in leading her students through safe and fun Vinyasa Flow classes.
When Ros is not on her mat, you can find her hanging out with her friends and family or exploring the beautiful California landscape with her husband. She loves everything outdoors from camping to scuba-diving!
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Prompt var1,var2…
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The old adage that "sleep is for the weak" is something that fundamentally insults my being. It's my 'trigger' phase. If I see someone post it online I will launch into a huge tirade online about how they are despicable people and deserve to be covered in pig entrails and immolated. I don't really think that, that was just a jab at the 'social justice warriors' of the world.
Apparently at my age I should be sleeping 8-10 hours a night. Most of my friends sleep about 7, I aim for a minimum of 9. On school nights that's about a 9;30 bedtime (self enforced – my parents aren't forcing me to have optimum shut-eye) and a 6:30 ish wake up. I could go to sleep later and wake up later but nothing productive ever happens after 9:00 and 6:30 gives me ample time for food, a bit of reading and anything else I want done. I try to sleep 9 hours because apparently REM cycles every 90 minutes and if you wake up mid-cycle you'll be incredibly sluggish.
This holiday I've managed to sleep about 10-12 hour nights. I just feel like my body needs it to repair all the damage that's racked up over term time- or maybe because I'm plain lazy, but its pretty fun nonetheless.
Last December I attended some Chinese overseas thing. Basically they got 200 Chinese kids from around the world into this one awesome hotel in China for 10 days, and barely any supervision. I went to bed every night at around 2am, only to be woken up at 6;30am EVERY MORNING to go for a run. (most of the other kids would wake up around 10 but our activity leader was a little overzealous) A few days in I barely felt any effect (the dopamine was coursing through my system and my blood was half caffeine). By the last day I was ruined. I was seeing funny, I could hear odd sounds, I was irritable and cranky. On the plane back I slept -coma like- for the whole 12 hour flight. So great was my stupor that I had managed to slap away a German friend that had tried to wake me up.
Sleeping is probably my favourite thing to do. The problem is I'm not very good at it. I'm always the last to all asleep on sleepovers. At camp I'm awake, talking through the twilight hours every night. Any slight modifications in temperature will shake me awake. Light, humidity and sounds will instantly wake me. Frankly in the class of sleeping I deserve an F.


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MANILA, Philippines – Filipino featherweight champion Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista has predicted a knockout in the early rounds when he goes up against Mexican knockout artist Miguel Angel Mendoza.
Bautista reacted to Mendoza's 6th-round knockout forecast and said the Mexican's prediction will likely be wrong.
"Maybe he won't even reach the 6th," he said in Philboxing.com.
Bautista will defend his IBF international featherweight title against Mendoza in the main event of Pinoy Pride X on Saturday.
ABS-CBN will air the fight card on Sunday starting at 10:30 a.m. on Channel 2.
Bautista said he is unfazed by Mendoza's undefeated record as a pro.
"We'll see on the day of the fight, but this will not be my hardest fight," he said.
Mendoza has a record of 17 wins with no defeat. All of his victories came by way of knockout.
Bautista, on the other hand, has 31 victories against 2 losses. He won 23 fights by knockout.
His trainer, Edito Villamor, said he expects fireworks when the two boxers clash in the ring.
"One of them will go down," Villamor said. "Both are power punchers and fans should expect a great fight."
He added that they have prepared alternative fight plans for Bautista in case Mendoza changes strategies during fight time.
"What we saw in Mendoza's fight videos may be different on fight night. They may change and adjust his wild punches," said Villamor.
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A poultice is a liquid cleaner or chemical mixed with a white absorbent material to form a paste about the consistency of peanut butter. The poultice is spread over the stained area to a thickness of about ¼ to ½ inch with a wood or plastic spatula, covered with plastic wrap, taped down, and left to work for 24 to 48 hours. The liquid cleaner or chemical will draw out the stain into the absorbent material. Poultice procedures may have to be repeated to thoroughly remove a stain, and some stains may never be completely removed.
Poultice materials include kaolin, fuller's earth, whiting, diatomaceous earth, powdered chalk, white molding plaster, flour, or talc. Approximately one pound of prepared poultice material willcover one square foot. Do not use whiting or iron-type clays such as fuller's earth with acid chemicals. Thereactionwill cancel the effect of the poultice. A poultice can also be prepared using white cotton balls, white paper towels or gauze pads.


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Given the forces of divisiveness and violence that have been unleashed in many parts of the world in recent years, I have been asked to explain what resources within Buddhism I draw upon as a Buddhist scholar and Dharma teacher that might help empower people in their quest for genuine peace.
This article is a fantastic read, and a very good look at the ever escalating cycle of violence that we must break to bring real peace to this world.
This is one of the hardest things for me. There are some situations where the use of force is very justified – for example if my Son or Wife were to be attacked with deadly force, I would not hesitate to bring deadly force to the table in an attempt to make them safe. However, this is a slippery slope. Hatred and violence do breed more of the same.
This is one of the largest issues with which I wrestle as a Buddhist. There are historical examples of Buddhist sects and monks that employ violence in self defense. I think that in certain cases this is justifiable. These tactics need to be used with the utmost caution however, as it can further hatred. If anything, violence must be tempered with love and understanding.
Just thinking 'out loud' :)