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|Jan 19, 1993
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|Jun 17, 1991
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|Apr 12, 1990
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|Dinesh Shah
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|Dinesh Shah
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|Patent Citations (18), Referenced by (18), Classifications (9), Legal Events (8)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This application is a continuation-in-part of an application, Ser. No. 07/508,885, filed on Apr. 12, 1990.
The invention relates to assemblies of electrical wires which are bundled into an outer protective plastic jacket which mitigates physical damage to such wires and also is electrically conductive so that the jacket will dissipate an electrostatic electrical charge which may be carried in the assembly by constant movement, such as bending or flexing in use of the assembly.
Plastic protective jackets for wires are known for use in physically protecting wires, usually in the form of plastic tubes or flat sheets of plastic having metal or plastic toothed edges. Tubes having zippers being a well known example thereof, which may be wrapped around a bundle of wires to provide a protective sheathing. Other plastic sheets having beaded or shaped edges which fit together to lock the edges of the sheet into the form of a tube may also be used. Such interlocking edge tubes may be complicated or expensive to manufacture, however, and may require tools or machines to close the edges into a tube thus adding to the cost of their use.
There remains a need for a simple, effective, economical means to provide a protective jacket for wires and cables and also a need for a jacket which can dissipate static electric charge formed in the jacketed assembly of wires and cables as a result of flexing or other causes.
The invention provides an electrical wire assembly that has a protective jacket which is simple to apply and can be removed and easily replaced when worn or when the assembly needs to be moved or replaced and which will cause dissipation of any charge of static electricity which may form in the assembly on use thereof. The protective jacket comprises an elongated flat electrically conductive polymer sheet of dimensions suitable for enclosing and protecting a bundle or round or flat cables of selected length. The sheet is formed from a flexible polymer sheet, preferably of polyether based polyurethane polymer which contains a conductive material, particularly a conductive carbon black, having on one edge a strip of pressure-sensitive adhesive covered by release paper. The sheet is folded longitudinally into a tube surrounding a bundle of cables, the release paper removed from the adhesive strip, and the sheet overlapped around the cable bundle such that it adheres to itself to close the sheet into a tube. Pressure is applied by, for instance, a roller to seal the adhesive seam. A strip of the same conductive polymer material as used to form the sheet or a second conductive polymer material, which is coated with the same or a second pressure sensitive adhesive, is then applied to the sealed edge of the sheet which forms a tube around the bundle of cable after cleaning the surfaces of the tube to be bonded to the strip. The strip overlaying the sealed joint of the tube has pressure applied, such as by a roller, to seal the strip in place over the joint of the tube. The conductive polymer strip may be supplied with a release paper covering the pressure sensitive adhesive layer surface for convenience in handling until just before bonding occurs. A polyether based polyurethane polymer is preferred for the jacket and should contain a conductive carbon, such as carbon black, in the amount of about 0.5 to about 5.0%, with about 1.0 to about 1.5% being the preferable range. In this application the term "wire" is intended to include electrical cables, such as coaxial cables, for example.
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a section of a jacket used in the invention in place around a bundle of wires.
FIG. 2 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view of a segment of the conductive polymer having a layer of adhesive along one edge and a partially peeled-back release paper covering the adhesive.
FIG. 3 is an exploded cross-sectional view of three flat cables surrounded by the conductive jacket with the adhesive edges of the polymer sheet below the other edge of the sheet to be sealed to it and the adhesive coated conductive polymer strip to be placed over the joined edges of the polymer sheet.
With reference to the figures, a detailed description of the invention follows. FIG. 1 shows a section of conductive polymer sheet 3 which folds into a cylindrical tubular protective electrostatic charge dissipating jacket around wires or cables 5 (shown representatively) to be assembled into a bundle. A strip of adhesive 2 lies between the two edges of sheet 3 and between the joint and an overlying strip of electrostatic charge dissipating polymer sheet 1. Adhesive 2 is in this case a pressure-sensitive acrylic adhesive which has very high adhesion to polymer surfaces if the surfaces are first cleaned with an alcohol, such as isopropyl alcohol, or hydrocarbon solvent before the surfaces are adhered to each other by means of adhesive 2. Other adhesives may be used where they have high shear strength and peel strength equivalent to the preferred acrylic adhesive. The bond strength of the adhered surfaces depends on the amount of adhesive-to-surface contact developed, so means to increase the amount of contact are utilized, such as pressure rolling all adhesive joints with a roller, with or without some application of heat, such as about 70� F. to about 100� F., and allowing a few hours setting time after joining the surfaces for complete curing and bond strength build-up in the adhesive joint. Ultimate bond strength can be developed by exposing the joint to about 150� F. temperatures for about an hour. About 90% of the ultimate bond shear strength can be developed by aging 24 hours at ambient temperatures following rolling the joint under hand pressure.
FIG. 2 displays a cross-sectional view of a segment of the sheet of conductive polymer 3 used in the invention with a layer of pressure-sensitive adhesive 2 along the edge of sheet 3 to be joined with an opposite edge of sheet 3 to form a tube. Release paper 4 covers the adhesive strip 2 until it is peeled off to expose adhesive 2 for bonding to strip 3. Polymer sheet 3 preferably comprises a polyether-based thermoplastic polyurethane material which contains fillers, such as conductive carbon black. Sheet 3 preferably has a minimum elongation or stretchability, but is quite flexible and can be rolled and sealed into a small tube. Sheet 3 most often is used at about 5 to about 20 mils thickness with about a 5 mil thick layer of pressure-sensitive acrylic adhesive on it to bond the sheet into a close-fitting tube around a bundle of cables to be protected. Typical shear-strength for a sheet bonded as above is about 13 to about 15 pounds per inch in an Instron standard tensile tester at 2 inches per minute elongation rate. Standard tubes with zippers tested under the same conditions gave about 8 to about 11 pounds per square inch shear strength. Also, the bonded sheet of the invention did not shatter after 4 hours at -40� C. in an aging test. Most known tubes with zippers will not pass such a low temperature test.
FIG. 3 depicts an exploded view of an electrostatic charge dissipating jacket 3 of the invention surrounding a bundle of three flat electrical signal cables 6, with sheet 3 surrounding the bundle of cables 6 with the edges of the sheet lined up for adherence to each other by adhesive strip 2. A flat strip overlies the joint, ready to be pressed down onto the above joint following the original bonding and pressure rolling with pressure rolling applied to seal this strip onto the joint.
Samples of assemblies of the invention in which the polyether based polyurethane contained conductive carbon were tested for their ability to dissipate electrostatic charge with results shown below.
______________________________________ Time Required Time Required to to Induce an Completely DissipateSample Electrostatic the ElectrostaticNumber Charge in Seconds Charge in Seconds______________________________________1 2.52 2.022 2.38 2.003 2.30 2.004 2.34 1.965 2.61 2.14Average 2.43 2.03______________________________________
The tests were performed in accordance with Method 4046, dated Jan. 15, 1969, Appendices B and C (Fed. Test Method Std. No. 101B).
The protective jacket of the invention is an economical replacement for toothed or shaped edge tubes, is usful at low temperatures, such as about -40� C., and has in addition the property of dissipating any electrostatic charge which may form on the jacketed assembly or bundle of wires and/or cables when they are flexed in use or otherwise acquire an electrostatic charge.
The jacket of the invention is easy to install on flat or round wire and cable bundles without special tools or jigs, may be also made flame retardant by use of appropriate fillers, may be colored for identification, and is very tough and abrasion-resistant in harsh environments.
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MEDICA: Duesseldorf, Germany (November 2009 - Hall 16, C 04) – Contour Products™, a leader in the sleep support and ergonomic comfort industry is introducing a new and improved version of the popular Contour CPAP Titration Pillow, which ensures that CPAP therapy patients sleep even more comfortably throughout the night. The updated, patented design of the Contour CPAP Pillow still features pressure-free zones that accommodate any respiratory mask for improved patient comfort, reduced mask shifting and leaks as well as greater freedom of movement during the night.
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I've been trying to shape up lately. I'm hit or miss. No strict dieting or anything, just being more mindful of what I eat and motivating myself to get up and go outside and exercise.
My eating habits have mostly changed, removing almost all fast food and limiting soda to only when there isn't any other choice (I will not drink restaurant water, eww). I eat much smaller portions but I eat more often as well.
For exercise I just find things to do outdoors. I've spent time cutting trees down (with an axe), jogging, geo-caching, distance biking and other similar things. The fresh air is doing me good as well. I have a gym membership as well but haven't gone in several months (canceling it asap).
I've gone from 210 to about 185 right now. My body fat percentage has visibly dropped from what it used to be. I'm not really toned any, but it is one of my goals. I'm not trying to look like a roid user, but to get some of my youthful definition back, that's the plan.
I put on loads of weight a few years back. I tried a few short lived attempts at dieting and exercise but I didn't keep it up so I have platued where I was. Motovation seems to be my problem, I can't seem to stick to the plans I set up for myself, but becoming a semi regular waking night worker didn't help. good luck and keep it up for all the orgers out there who are trying to shed some poundsl
Several years ago I lost 40 lbs and 8" off my waist on the Atkins diet. I always hear, "I know someone who tried that and it didn't work". The problem is if you cheat even once every few days you'll never burn that stored fat. But if you are diligent, the fat melts off. My brother, who was my inspiration, lost 90 lbs on the diet.
Tips for those who've considered the Atkins diet:
1. Just because you can eat a ton of meat and still lose weight doesn't mean you have to eat a ton of meat. While it won't affect weight loss, all that fat isn't good for your arteries.
2. Plan for 20 grams of carbs a day but don't get upset if you go slightly higher. Sometimes I ended up around 40-50 grams within a day and I was still losing. The average body requires roughly 100 grams of carbohydrates a day. So whether you take in 20 or 40 carbs, you're still way under what your body requires, forcing your body to use that stored fat.
3. Don't waste even 1 carb on junk. I've known people who'd eat nothing but meat and then have a 20 carb piece of chocolate. Make sure those few carbs are spent on something essential like vegetables.
4. Make sure to eat salad and/or vegetables or you're going to get really backed up.
5. DON'T CHEAT. If you cheat, you'll never stay in ketosis (when your body uses stored fat for energy).
Since my initial weight loss about 6 years ago, I've only gained back about 1" on my waist. I can't really rely on measuring my weight since I've been lifting the last 2 years. I'd advise anyone who just can't get to a gym (such as myself), and has the space, to buy some equipment. All I have is a weight machine, 2 lifting benches (one designed primarily for bench press and has a preacher curl pad, the other designed mainly for dumbbell curls and dumbbell presses), and plenty of barbells and dumbbells. I got all of my stuff for roughly under $400. Just check Craig's list, etc. for good deals. I lift approximately an hour and 15 minutes, 3 times a week at my own home.
This week I finally reached my goal weight!
I lost 42lbs over 21 months. Probably doesn't sound all that impressive when I say it like that - but the bulk of that weight I lost within the first 8 months.
After many failed attempts over the past couple of years, I wanted to do it the healthy way this time around - I'm really glad I kept going.
How's everybody else doing?
It's a know fact that the body can sometimes fool itself into a hunger sensation if in fact the body is dehydrated so if you're constantly thinking about food, drink a glass of water first and then see if you're still hungry and if you are, snack on something healthy, a carrot or cucumber, or celery stick or apple. Get stuck into cooking and baking...far more healthier for you because you can make your own muffins, health bars etc and you can control how much fat and sugar goes into it (makes sense for diabetics too).
My big secret...I suffer from Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome and need to be consuming low carbs and low GI foods. Metabolism is the key...eat little and often rather than three huge square meals a day.
My typical day begins with a 3rd of a metric cup of plain rolled porridge oats with 1 tea spoon of brown sugar and a sprinkling of cinnamon and I add some plain light soy milk for a slightly nutty smooth consistency. Either a cup of tea or fruit juice with that. Then about 10.30am I have something for morning tea. Generally a cup of tea with a scone or health bar during winter or a small fruit salad with yoghurt. Then there's lunch followed by afternoon tea around 3pm then there's dinner about 6.30pm or 7pm (No later then 8pm otherwise food just sits in your gut until the morning). My meals (breakfast, lunch & dinner) are small and small healthy snacks in between keep you mouth, digestive tract and your mind busy and not obsessing about food. Drink plenty of water in between these meals and a glass of water especially after activity of any kind even it is merely vacuuming or washing. Seriously, the body loses a lot of moisture and if you're a prolific sweater just sitting doing nothing like me then you need to rehydrate your body (not with fizzy drinks or cordials loaded with sugar because that actually makes you more thirsty).
Anyway enough of my rabbiting on. I have managed to come down to size 18 clothing now but I've still got a long way to. Ideally I should be able to wear a size 14 dress size for my body type and height. So I'm just going to keep on keeping on.
My weight loss 10 commandments:
1) Eat when you're hungry stop when you're full
2) Eat little and often to keep metabolism high
3) Drink plenty of water
4) Don't eat junk foods, stodgy (high fat) take away foods
5) Eat plenty and a variety of fruits and vegetables
6) Grill, bake, steam or boil foods (don't pan fry or deep fry)
7) Think thin and you'll find yourself doing thin things like taking the stairs instead of the lift, walk if you don't need to drive
8) It's ok to treat yourself with sweets but remember these are "sometimes foods" not staple necessities. If you can't stop at one or a small piece of cake then don't have the temptation around.
9) Occupy yourself with things that keep the mind engaged so your not constantly bored and thinking of food. Many of us eat out of sheer boredom.
10) Don't weigh yourself every day, it's sole destroying if you're actually losing it and the body goes up and down a kilo or so even in one day...anyone with irritable bowel syndrome can attest to that.
Brightest blessings folks, take it one day at a time and it won't seem like an insurmountable obstacle.
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It is so true what you say - you shouldn't see it as a "diet". I'd like to go one step further and say it should be more than an "eating plan" even - it should be a "lifestyle".
BTW - has anyone seen this website? They have some great healthier alternatives to popular dishes.
Thanks for all the suggestions guys.
I'm doing OK. I just got back from a 2-hour power walk. *collapses* hehe I've been working my ass of these last couple of months. I got some pretty good results in the first couple of weeks, but now that I've upped my walks to 2 hours (from 1 hour), it seems like the weight is staying the same. I hope to the gods this is all turning to muscle...lol
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I've also found that sometimes it's not how much time I spend exercising, but rather the intensity of the exercise that does the trick.
I'm sure you'll continue to do just fine though, Tally. Best of luck!
Hey everyone,
I'm probably not the best person to offer some advice here since I've never had a problem with my weight, but I will let you guys know some of my eating habits that come in handy for maintaining my weight.
I am 5'10" and weigh around 155lbs. I've pretty much weighed the same ever since high school and I have what would be considered a slim/athletic body. There have been a few periods in the past 5 years where I would temporarily gain weight from eating too much (i.e. holiday time), but then I'd quickly lose it. In fact, early in 2008, I realized that I was tipping the scale around 175lbs. I by no means looked overweight, but when I saw pictures of myself, I realized how my face looked a bit bigger and how my stomach didn't look fit. LOL, I soon realized that my typical size small clothing was looking a bit snug...haha
Anyway, I had an employee that was pretty slender, and she introduced me to the whole Weight Watchers point system. I decided to give it a try because while I could pretty much eat what I want without gaining weight, I still wanted to maintain good weight and also make HEALTHIER choices about my food intake. I was a bit skeptical about the point system, but I think it works great!! In fact, it helped me lose over 20 lbs last year when I wanted to take my weight down (and I lose it very quickly).
What I did was calculate my daily point allowance, and then shaved off a few points in order to adhere to a slightly smaller limit (I think I still have a scan of the book if anyone wants). Then, I started subbing the higher fat/point foods for things that were low fat and less points.
Here are some examples:
- I ONLY eat whole wheat bread items
- I eat whole wheat english muffins in place of whole wheat bagels
- I substitute sugar-free Jello in place of ice cream (the jello tastes great when made with Kerns nectar juice)
- I eat a lot of beans (great source of fiber, which is key in the program). Pretty much any bean is good for you. I generally eat black or white beans.
- I eat a lot of chicken...simply grilled on a George Forman grill
- about once a week I will eat something I really want
- whole grain rice in place of white rice
- Skinny Cow ice creams are the best....only 2 points!!
- I try to eat a lot of high fiber foods, which help promote weight loss
Anyway, I'm sure you all get the point. Now that I'm used to making better choices about what I eat, the program is very easy to follow. Plus, you start learning to read labels better for calories/total fat/fiber content. Now, I'm easily able to guesstimate what the points are.
I guess the best part is that you eat what you want, but you know that if it's high in points you will have less room for other foods during the day.
Also, there's a great website my employee showed me called Dotti's Weight Loss Zone, which focuses on weight watchers. The website has a listing of many restaurants, and it tells you the estimated points for many items on the menu.....very helpful when going out and watching what you eat!
Now that I am back on the ice training again, I have been exercising A LOT in addition to eating very well. My goal is to get down closer to 150lbs to be at a more optimal skating weight. I'm getting ready to post a pic in the summer thread once I think my body is "cut" looking hahaha.
Last advice...keep at it. The first week or two always seem difficult, but once you're in a routine, you quickly lose that urge to want to eat bad foods, or eat too much. Like anything, it's just something you train yourself to do. It's just important, as always, to make sure the changes you do make are ones that are for a healthier lifestyle...starving yourself is never the answer
ETA: here's the point calculator I sometimes use http://www.webmilhouse.com/pointcalc.php
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In the last week of January, I started a "low carb" diet. By May, I was down 40 lbs. Late May and June I was on the road a lot and it was hard to keep up, so I gained some weight back. I've since lost it and I'm back to more than 40 lbs down. I have to agree with Faker II... the longer you go without cheating, the faster the weight comes off. There are a lot of low carb snack bars out there for when you need a treat. I don't do the whole Atkins thing though... I just try to eat as few carbs as possible... no breads, no potatoes, etc. (A lot of restaurants will let you sub a small salad instead of fries or other sides). I also try to avoid any of the sugar alcohols... I just can't stand them... My goal is to lose at least another 20 lbs by Thanksgiving.
I gained a few pounds over the past 8 months I was without a job and had a girlfriend (we always went out to eat).
I can't even fit into my regular jeans anymore. I wake up in the morning with a stomach ache, and at work I hold my tummy in and it gets pretty sore from doing that for 6 hours.
With this next pay check I get, I am joing a gym... No more being sneaked in at my buddys gym...
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I´ve started taekwondo in September 2008 and until now... 20 kgs (44 pounds) lost, I was 110 kg (242,5 pounds) and now I have 90 kg (198.4 pounds)... of pure muscle... well not pure, but now I can see it under the skin... and I can jump and run now...
I´ve become half vegetarian too, I only eat meat and candies 1 time on the week...
I had to buy new clothes...
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I gained a lot of weight after my friend was killed 4 years ago. i've been trying to loose the weight pretty much for the last 3 of those years with little to no success. I have 2 or 3 days that go great and then something stressful happens and I just can't cope without my "fix". I feel like its an addiction. I even went to a hypnotherapist this summer but it didn't work.
Anyway I'm happy to say that I am 31 days now without cheating on my eating plan once and I've lost 37 pounds. Over a pound a day!!! I attribute that mostly to the fact that I'm a big guy 6'4 and very broad. Eventually i'm assuming i'll stop loosing weight so fast... Anyway I still have a lot more I want to loose, but I'm off to a really good start and seem to have finally gotten myself on a roll. I'm the type of person that the more good days I have the less likely i am to fall off because I don't want to ruin my day count. So this is really good.
Basically this is all i'm doing.
Eating under 2600 cal a day
NO soda
NO pizza, mexican, chinese, or fast food
other than that I can eat what I want.
and this is the biggest thing
i have to eat every 3 hours.
That three hours thing has been HUGE for me. For one I don't get hungry so i'm more likely to make good choices and eat smaller portions.
I gotta say loosing this weight has impacted my life and life style immensely! Its such a freaking hard thing to do.. like i said I struggled for 3 years and I still have a ways to go, but its definitly possible. You just have to take it one day at a time. Take the focus off your long term goal and put it on just doing the right thing THAT DAY.
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Don´t forget to exercise your body, he need to adapt to the new wight and some exercise will help him.
Fat walking and stretching are the right way to start, then try to run and jump. It will make your heart to work faster and help your body to eliminate and rebuild mass.
If you only do diet, food plan or similar, without exercise, you will lose weight... but you will not adapt your body properly.
I´m can´t explain it better because of my English but, to all the people that are trying to lose weight with diet only... please take time to research the benefits of exercise combined with your food plan.
This is a female focused site but, we the man, can learn with it to. http://www.womenfitness.net/top10_losing_weight.htm
And from net Doctor: http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/health_advice/facts/loseweight.htm
And don´t forget, we are all different, so we have to adapt everything to our own situation.
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I've been going to the gym and running a couple times a week. I plan on going every day eventually but 1. Things have just been too busy in my life to do that and 2. I was thinking I'd wait till I hit a weight plateau and use that to re jumpstart my weight loss. They say when you his a plateau you need to switch something up, and excersize can be a good tool for that.
You are right though even if you are loosing weight your body needs the excersize. I know the first two weeks I wasn't running and while I could see a difference it was NOTHING compared to the weeks I was going to the gym. My mood also improved as did my energy levels.
I know I need to eat right, exercise, and lose some weight, but for the life of me I can't seem to find the motivation or energy to do so
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Tetris Ultimate is Also Headed to Nintendo 3DS
If Nintendo of Europe's list of upcoming games is to be believed, Tetris Ultimate is also headed to Nintendo 3DS.
At Ubisoft's E3 2014 Press Conference, the publisher announced that the game is headed to Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC without the slightest mention of Nintendo platforms. It is hard to say whether it was done on purpose or unintentionally, but rest assured that the game will surely release on 3DS.
I was surprised by the announcement since skipping Nintendo platforms does not make any sense as Tetris enjoyed one of its finest limelight periods during its release on Nintendo's handheld, Game Boy.
Another thing that has surprised me is that the game will not come on Wii U. There is no doubt that this console is more than capable of handling the game and it's a shame to deprive it of such an amazing title.
Anyway, the release document that we received – courtesy of My Nintendo News – has slated the game for an autumn release which is same as the PC release window. As for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions, they will see a summer release date that will coincide with the franchise's 30th birthday.
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The Walking Dead Finds the Joy at the Edge of the Abyss in "Say Yes"
For a while now, the running line on The Walking Dead has been that the show is too bleak and too steeped in misery. The open-ended nature of the series, and thus the requirement for ever more adventures, means our heroes can never truly win. The abject state of the world has to continue. So for the plot to have any bite, people we care about have to keep dying; equilibrium can't ever be established, and more problems and obstacles and losses have to pile up.
It's understandable how the prospect of that continuing struggle wears on critics and viewers alike. Maybe I'm just jaded from years of post-apocalyptic fiction and other gritty works that allow me to take this sort of thing in stride. But I get it; the notion that this is simply the unending march of The Walking Dead, never to cease, with characters we like continually being picked off, could easily be too much for people.
But what I like about the show, what keeps me coming back (and, incidentally, what's always underemphasized when this debate picks up again and again) is that The Walking Dead is also a show about what motivates people to go on in these circumstances. It's about the emotions and connections that give the survivors something to fight for when there's no institutions or societal expectations to force them to do it. It presents a world of outrageous freedom, one where people still choose to sacrifice and to love, where there is still joy and comfort regardless of whether the environment is hospitable to it.
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The Walking Dead: Two Good Bits Stand Out in the Doldrums of "Rock in the Road"
The Walking Dead is a frustrating show for a multitude of reasons, not the least of which is that even in an episode like this — one filled to the brim with dull speechifying, blatant wheel-spinning, and lame parables — there's one or two moments of brilliance that make it hard to just give up on this ever-mercurial series. Even when the show is stalling for time, serving up weak dialogue, or leaning into its weakest tendencies, it sprinkles in a couple of great bits that manage to rise above the rest of the flotsam.
This week, it's the zombie cheese slicer and Rick's smile, two dissimilar but connected moments that demonstrate what The Walking Dead is capable of when it's not tripping over its own bad lines and plot contrivances. Such faults are out in full force in "Rock in the Road," an episode that sees Rick and the gang at The Hilltop and The Kingdom in an effort to rally forces sufficient to take on The Saviors. The forging of that coalition is inevitable, and the arguments over whether to unite and fight or cling to the status quo have already been turned over by dozens of people dozens of times, which leaves "Rock" with only the thrilling walker-slaying sequence and a brief but clever way to convey Rick's state of mind to recommend it.
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The Walking Dead Repeats Itself to Death in "Service"
I enjoyed the season premiere of The Walking Dead better than most. I understand the complaints that it was too bleak, too cruel, and too hopeless, but to my mind, it made sense to embrace those elements in order to establish Negan, both a character and as a threat. There have been so many ineffectual villains on this show, so many antagonists who seemed like mere speed bumps along the way toward Rick and company's inevitable victory. TWD needed to make a big introduction to convince the audience that Negan and The Saviors were something different, something dangerous and more serious.
I also didn't mind the hopelessness of that opening episode. Sure, it's difficult to watch our heroes being broken, to see characters we know and love brutalized while the bad guys take great joy in the effort. But shows like The Walking Dead need stakes. In order for the good guys' eventual triumph to feel earned and meaningful, the series has to make its main antagonist not only someone whose defeat doesn't seem preordained, but also someone who's actually worth beating. The suffering at this point of the arc will, with any luck, pay off down the line when the protagonists strike their blow against Negan and his goons.
The only problem is that the premiere already felt like a lot. It gave us a lot of blood and guts, a lot of horrible acts, and a lot of Negan preening and chewing scenery. That worked as an opening salvo for the character and as the culmination of the build his debut, which had been bubbling up since the midpoint of Season 6. But it was a great deal to take in all at once. The viewer can only stand so much of that level of cruelty and velvet-trimmed venom before it starts to overwhelm.
The Walking Dead Gets Biblical in its Season 7 Premiere, "The Day Will Come When You Won't Be"
Most people know the bible story of when God tested Abraham. It's one of those biblical references that just filters through the popular consciousness, even if you haven't cracked open Genesis anytime lately. The Good Lord tells Abraham, his devoted servant, to prove his devotion by offering his son, Isaac, as a sacrifice. Abraham follows this command, building an altar, binding his son to it, and raising his knife in the air, ready to perform the grisly deed. But God stops Abraham at the last minute, explaining to him that this was all simply a test of his devotion and then providing a ram to be sacrificed instead.
I can remember hearing this story in Sunday school and how the rabbi would milk this moment a bit. Keeping second graders enthralled with bible stories isn't necessarily easy work, but he knew how to draw out the details of the story, embellish a little at the margins, and hold the tension of moments like that one. Even if you'd heard the rabbi tell this story half-a-dozen times before, he made you believe that maybe this time it would be too late, that Abraham would act and all would be lost. He knew, in short, how to build the suspense.
The Walking Dead: An Endless Series of Middles in "Last Day on Earth"
One of the interesting things about The Walking Dead under showrunner Scott Gimple's influence is that it has, more or less, eschewed the traditional narrative structure for a season of television. The storyline of the prison and The Governor seemed to be building to a finale at the end of Season 3, but then it didn't really end until several episodes into Season 4. Afterward, the show embarked on its Wandering in the Wilderness/Terminus storyline that stretched from roughly the midpoint of Season 4 until the beginning of the Alexandria storyline in Season 5. Then that plotline, about our heroes discovering a new community and gradually integrating into it, reached its natural conclusion with this year's mid-season premiere, where the Rick's group and the town came together to defeat the zombies at the gates as a whole. Only then, did the current arc begin in earnest.
Which is to say that as Season 6 draws to a close, we're not at either the end or the beginning of the Negan storyline; we're in the middle. That's admittedly a little strange. It's a departure from the annual Big Bad structure that Buffy the Vampire Slayer established and many other shows adopted. And it's even distinct from the trend started by The Wire and The Sopranos, where the real fireworks happen in the penultimate episode of a season, with the finale reserved for aftermath and reflection.
The Walking Dead: The Circle of Life and Death in "East"
"East" is about cycles, about chain reactions, and the way that decisions big and small come back to us in one form or another. Morgan says it himself — it's all a circle. But whether that circle is good or bad, whether you get out of it what you put into it, remains to be seen in the world of The Walking Dead.
To Morgan's mind, that reciprocity or karma or whatever you want to call it, can be a force for good. He decides to spare The Wolf, and to Morgan, that decision not only leads to The Wolf deciding to help to save Denise (which allowed her to save Carl), but it also led to Morgan's philosophy trickling down to Carol, making Alexandria's most hardened warrior so uncomfortable with the act of killing that she leaves the community so that she need not risk having to hurt anyone else.
And yet Daryl faces the mirror image of that series of events and sees a very different result. He chooses to spare Dwight, and to Daryl, that makes him responsible both for Denise's death at Dwight's hands, and also for the message that it sent to Carol, who had to help him bury yet another innocent person in these harsh environs, and possibly served as the final straw that drove his dear friend away. Both men made the same kind of choice, but interpret the consequences of those choices very differently.
The Walking Dead and the Stillness and Joy of "The Next World"
How rare is it to see people on The Walking Dead actually happy? Sure, the show gives its band of survivors the occasional moments of triumph or brief bits of levity, but how long do we ever really get to see the atmosphere around Rick and Daryl and Carl and Michonne be simple and pleasant?
It's not often, and there's a reason for that. Happiness and stability are nice for a while; it's comforting for the audience to see the characters they've gotten to know over the years catch a break here and there. And yet too much happiness or too much stability over the long term becomes boring. Storytelling is fueled by conflict. As shows like Parks and Recreation have proven, that conflict doesn't necessarily have to be dark or dour, but a good show needs real, meaningful obstacles for its characters to hurdle over or the entire enterprise eventually feels too slack to be truly engaging.
But it's been such a harrowing season for The Walking Dead, and beyond that, a harrowing series from the very start, that it was incredibly refreshing to have an episode like "The Next World" where, more or less, everything was okay. After the gruesome deaths, fireworks, and bombast of "No Way Out", this was a quieter episode that let its heroes enjoy their victory for a little while before the next great challenge (Negan?) rears its ugly head.
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Community and Humanity in The Walking Dead's "No Way Out"
There were two big themes that emerged in "No Way Out", and they're themes that have been with The Walking Dead almost since the beginning: the concept of community and the idea that this post-apocalyptic world can change an individual in profound ways. The episode was certainly a bit overly didactic about these points at times, but for once, it allowed them to dovetail together with a surprising harmony.
The community element of the episode has been telegraphed from at least the beginning of this season, if not long before. Rick has spent so much time decrying the preparedness of the Alexandrians, declaring that they are children of the summer, and drawing a dividing line between them and his own people, that you just knew he was going to turn around and accept them with open arms sooner or later. It was inevitable that some event was going to take place, Rick was going to see that these people had potential, and then eventually, he would embrace them. It's not even the first time we've seen this type of arc with Rick.
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The Birthday Race on April 7th will feature 4" Nascar (oos) rules on the oval with Heats and a Main. Stock JK Indy car will also race. See post of flyer on slotblog.
The Race of Gentlemen has been renamed. It was being confused with the anual race on the East and West coast of the same name. Also, we couldn't find enough gentlemen the were racers. We have renamed the event, the Race of Dudes.
The first event of The Race of Dudes will be a double header at 2 tracks. The Birthday race will be the 1st race held at FASTRAXX on Friday night and the 2nd race will be at CF Raceway on Saturday afternoon. Practice at FASTRAXXX will be Thursday and Friday before the race. Doors open at CF will open at 2 PM. I will contact John Notestine for earlier practice dates. Total of laps of each track per class will determine race results. There is an offer for payback in each class.
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Ralph Wanger attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for both his bachelor's and master's degrees, graduating in 1955. After an early foray into the insurance business, Wanger moved into investments with a position at Chicago's Harris Associates in 1960. For the next 17 years, he worked as a securities analyst and portfolio manager. In 1977, he assumed the role of portfolio manager and president of the newly-formed Acorn Fund, positions he held until he retired in 2003. Acorn's annualized return for this period was 16.3%, easily outpacing the S&P 500's average gains of 12.1%.
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- Evidence of a company's dominant market share
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- Opportunity for a large stake in the company
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Lastly, Wanger said he constantly had to remind himself that you can have a good company but a bad stock.
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