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RPGWatch Feature: Arcania Impressions
Myrthos brings us his second preview from GamesCom 2009 with an overview of Spellbound's Arcania: A Gothic Tale. Here's a sample:
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Oh, boy. It's hard to enthused by an empty demo so perhaps some apathy is to be expected. Still, I think there are danger signs everywhere. I get the impression the chapters are not just story divisions but geographic areas…is that right? Certainly doesn't sound like a "real" Gothic.
Not very promising IMO.
The chapters seem to be very Witcher-like.
Also the last time I read somewhere, the combat system seemed also very Witcher inspired.
Not much to go on, there. It could turn out to be…
…a faithful continuation of the Gothic series (a bit unlikely, IMO, given what they say about the chapters)
…a great game, if a bit of a break from the Gothic series (always possible -- and it'd be interesting to see how crowd that proclaimed that they would've been cool with Fallout 3 had it not been named Fallout 3 will react)
…a derivative, boring, bug-ridden, short POS (also possible).
JoWood/Spellbound sure aren't doing a great job at communicating, whatever the situation is.
(I liked the look of the bloodfly, though.)
Indeed, dividing gameworld areas into "chapters" made many alarm bells ring in my head. An other thing which made me worry a bit was the estimate number of quests per chapter. I don't want to sound hysteric here, but the number looks horribly low on paper. Hopefully they atleast last longer than the average sidequest in a rpg game. Lastly lack of trainers doesn't sound very gothic-like to me even how much they seem to defend this choise.
All we can do is wait obviously and hope they get it right.
We don't know much, really.
The first two Gothics had chapter divisions as well, so that doesn't necessarily mean anything bad.
I enjoyed the Witcher, since the combat was easy enough for even me to play it. And in the Elder Scrolls games, there were ways I could buff my character and play.
I've read somewhere that the combat system has made significant progress since the E3. I think it was at WoG, by somebody who has seen a slightly more advanced version.
Arcania is about a year away. It's too early to say something definitive.
You couldn't go back to previous chapters in Gothic 1/2 either, so there's still nothing definite about this implementation that we know about.
Until we know for sure, I think it's prudent to stay open - but that's me.
No point in getting all worked up about something before there's something concrete. I must say, if the screen-shots are any indication of the graphics, I'll give it a go. Witcher combat was okay with me, though I do tend to like a Ranger/Archer type character. I'll just bide my time…
Hmm. We'll just have to wait and see :) Nice screens though. Just the proportions of the hero's body are reassuring somehow, compared to Risen. In fact it seems a little better drawn overall doesn't it? Or am I being confused by the higher res or something.
I hope this turns out to be a good game and I haven't hear anything that destroyed my hopes. This game is supposed to be the next step in a new series so why does it have to play like the last three games? Just look at the changes is some nearly holy RPG series like Ultima and Might and Magic.
Risen certainly looks better in motion than on pics. All PB games do.
Spellbound gets praise for the technology they developed for Arcania in many previews. It seems they're doing a good job on it, at least on the PC. The situation of the console conversions is unknown. Now let's hope they'll also make a good game.
I have the same fear, I don't want a game where a new chapter also moves you to a different geographical region, with no ability to return to a previous one.
an enjoyable game if done right.
Since we have Risen for our Gothic gameplay fix I don't mind getting something different
(although I definately need a demo before I buy in this case) if its a good game.
I never really expected them to make a Gothic sequel anyway (no matter how many
familiar characters they use).
The point is that we don't know if Arcania locks you out of previous regions based on chapters.
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Hello, I am implementing a stateless session bean EJB 2.0 on WL 8.1. I am new to EJB, so my understanding is limited. This is more of a design question. I have a session bean, encapsulating a service. public class MySessionBean extends GenericSessionBean{ private MyService service = new MyService(); public Collection getRows(){ return service.getDao().getRows(); } } The service in this case MyService, initializes the DAO and queries the underlying table. The side effects that I am seeing here is that UI which initializes the Session Bean, is getting more rows than it should. By that I mean the first call to the method returns 1 row, 2nd call 2 rows and so on. The DAO was defined in the following fashion.. public class MyDao{ private List rows; public MyDao(){ rows = new ArrayList() } public List getRows(){ //Get connection. //Query. while(rs.hasNext()){ //populate the rows. } } } I have resolved the issue (or I think I did) by moving the "rows" attribute to the getRows() method. public List getRows(){ List rows = new ArrayList(); //Get connection. //Query. while(rs.hasNext()){ //populate the rows. } } However, I feel that the culprit here is the service declaration in the Stateless Session Bean. It looks like EJB is caching the service reference by the virtue of it's initialization. The service inturn is caching the DAO. Ideally this should be behaving stateless, i.e. every call should not know of the previous call. My question is - Is the service declaration correct? Should it be more an part of the EJB init? Or EJB constructor? Are there other alternative design approaches to this one? Thank you in advance for your response. RJ
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The most important thing about a stateless session bean is that it should not have state :) So don't declare any members. Instead handle everything within the method calls. The EJB container caches stateless session bean instances and re-uses them for subsequent requests. It is up to you to guarantee their stateless behavior. Johnny Webworks JEExplorer - file explorer for your Java web applications
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Attracted by basic functionality, American consumers have nearly doubled their use of mobile banking in the past 18 months, according to a new report from Forrester Research.
Security concerns seem to be keeping the United States and Canada in the middle of the pack when it comes to online banking adoption, according to a new report.
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The six figure paintings in Matthew Watson's debut solo exhibition, though differing in dimension, all share roughly the same scale. Each draws the viewer close enough to engage the artist's subjects—but not too close.
That calculated distance reflects the nature of the relationships Watson renders here, and the complex layers of commerce and influence that define them. The portraits in "Commission / Barter / Sale," on display through Feb. 24 at Joe Sheftel Gallery, on Manhattan's Lower East Side, are of Watson's art world peers and financiers—his personal network of curators, buyers, collectors and fellow artists. They are friends, but they are friends with benefits.
Like the scale of their rendering, their mostly implacable gazes, cool yet vulnerable, point directly at the viewer, beckoning us close—but, again, not too close. In K.W. (2012), for example, we see the very recognizable artist Kara Walker, Watson's professor at Columbia University, sitting upright in a richly patterned floral print dress atop a plain, overstuffed love seat. She is barefoot, and her legs are folded beneath her. Her eyes are red, as though she is very tired or just finished crying, but her gaze is stoic and authoritative. It is charged not so much by what it shows directly as by what we invest it with—drawn from what we know about her relationship to Watson and from the African-American artist's intense racial, sexual and political imagery.
"There is a connection between myself and each of the subjects in the show, but there are also connections between the subjects and the gallery, and then everyone involved is connected into the broader art field," Watson explained to A.i.A. The production of each portrait was facilitated by an exchange of some kind, whether it was a commission, trade or sale—an exchange that is "largely symbolic," as he put it.
As for the sitters' identities, some viewers will no doubt recognize them on sight or piece them together from the initials given as clues in the titles. Watson won't reveal any more than that up front. "I do think we attach a lot of value to name recognition, and I wanted to turn this into a game for the viewer," he said. "If they know or recognize any of the people or artworks depicted, it's a way of locating and positioning the viewer into the field of art. But with the viewer who does not know what is specifically being depicted, the process of decoding becomes less about prestige and more about looking into the way things are depicted to try to understand the varying relationships and exchanges."
For an artist to paint his professional circle might seem a bit cynical or wearisome in lesser hands. But the images' layers of commercial transparency add fresh complexity. Perhaps more important, Watson's portraits are rendered with such pathos and precision that their human subjects are compelling without the context. To an outsider unaware of who these subjects are, they could just as well be anyone's circle of acquaintances-a yoga instructor, boss or rich, flamboyant aunt.
The clearest reference point for Watson is the painstakingly refined work of pre-modern portraitists, who painted the nobility of their day on commission. The social landscape has changed in the centuries since, but it hasn't eradicated class or patronage. As Watson put it, "There was a move from sacral art to court art, which in turn shifted from court art to bourgeois art. Yet the secularization of art left intact the forces of power it always deals with, it only moved them from one sphere to another."
Adding to the layers, Watson incorporates works by other artists in several of his subjects' surroundings. If each portrait is rooted in a transaction, it is merely one transaction in an infinite chain.
In C.H. and D.G. (2013), a woman holding a cat stares at us from in front of a piece by Dan Graham depicting a multitude of drawn sex positions. Like several of Watson's subjects, her eyes are slightly red, as though she may recently have been crying. She is another fellow artist, who also shows at Joe Sheftel, and she works for Graham. But for as firmly as those relationships root her in the painting, her eyes (and the cat's) are unnerving. She seems to be somewhere else—either a bit vacant or untouchably self-possessed, it is impossible to be certain. Where she got the blotchy, red streaks on her upper right arm—finger marks, maybe—perhaps only the cat knows for sure.
A work by Jutta Koether—a black triangle that seems to hover atop a pink shadow and torn edges, with all the dark, sexual energy that implies—hangs behind a man with an open shirt collar in N.G. and J.K (2012). Koether's work, which is often understood in terms of networks, is an inside joke; the artist-critic postures in front of it, forming Watson's punch line.
The paintings call to mind Velázquez, whose Pope Innocent X (1650) so obsessed Francis Bacon. Bacon admired Velázquez's portraits of 17th-century Spanish royalty for their ability to be "so near to what we call illustration and at the same time so deeply unlock the greatest and deepest things that man can feel," as he said in a 1962 interview. The same can be said of Watson at his best. The power, force of will and patriarchy frozen in Pope Innocent X reverberate similarly through Watson's paintings.
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Anti-Obesity Ad Campaign Stirs Controversy
New ads in Georgia addressing the very serious issue of childhood obesity are drawing criticisms that the sensational pictures of the ads will not curb obesity among children only add to the stigma.
The black and white videos feature young teens and adults talking about the medical problems or teasing at school that they face due to their weight.
They are straightforward and harsh, using words like "obese" and "chubby."
"It has to be harsh. If it's not, nobody's going to listen," Linda Matzigkeit, vice president of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, the pediatric hospital running the campaign, told National Public Radio.
Matzigkeit feels the campaign is needed because parents are not helping prevent or even address the issue. She states that Georgia has the second highest number of obese children in the country behind Mississippi.
The ads are part of a five year, $25 million anti-obesity campaign which includes health awareness programs in schools, training pediatricians to educate parents and teens and establishing health clinics to address specific obesity-related issues.
Nearly one million children are obese or overweight in the state. Since the late 1970s, obesity across the country has risen sharply for children and young adults from ages 2 to 19, according to the National Institute of Health.
"This is a medical crisis, and I say if you don't believe me, come visit our hospital and see the kids we are now taking care of, that more and more have Type 2 diabetes, have hypertension, need knee replacements, and it's breaking our heart to see these adult-type diseases in the children that we serve," Matzigkeit continued.
While the ads are dramatic many health officials and parents have criticized the campaign for using an inappropriate and negative strategy to get a much needed message across.
According to Rodney Lyn of Georgia State University's Institute of Public Health, "This campaign is more negative than positive."
Based on his research, Lyn says, the ads can hurt the very people they are trying to help. "We know that stigmatization leads to lower self-esteem, potential depression. We know that kids will engage in physical activity less because they feel like they're going to be embarrassed. So there are all these other negative effects." he said.


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Ner Maarav to merge with Ramat Zion
Twenty-five years ago, Temple Ner Maarav in Encino served nearly 450 families. Today, that number has dwindled to 65.
After more than half a century, the Conservative congregation will shut its doors on June 30. Many of its remaining congregants will join with Northridge's Temple Ramat Zion under a merger plan, and Ner Maarav's Torahs will be marched to their new North Valley home on July 1.
Uri Grinblat, Ner Maarav's president, says the constant migration of young families to the Conejo Valley has played a large part in the attrition.
"Over the last 10 years, our number came down as many young families moved to Agoura and Thousand Oaks," Grinblat said. "Unfortunately, we do not have too many young families around us and naturally, without them, a temple cannot exist."
Ramat Zion's membership has held steady at roughly 300 families over the past few years, and the merger is expected to add approximately 50 Ner Maarav families.
Rabbi Ahud Sela of Temple Ramat Zion said he is committed to bonding the two communities into one united congregation.
"We're thinking of it like a marriage," Sela said. "In fact, many of the people know each other already. These are friends with deep connections already in place, and it's really a joyous thing for us to come together."
Grinblat agreed, "The biggest benefit of merging with Temple Ramat Zion is the formation of a symbiotic relationship. The people at Temple Ramat Zion are extremely nice and similar to our congregants. I feel that it is a good match."
Ner Maarav held its first service in the Sherman Oaks Women's Club on July 8, 1955. Founded as Maarav Temple, the congregation broke ground at Magnolia Boulevard and White Oak Avenue in 1956, and completed construction the following year. In the late 1980s, the congregation merged with Temple Ner Tamid of Van Nuys to become Temple Ner Maarav.
In October 2011, Ner Maarav sold its site to Held Properties for $4 million and has been leasing the property since. Held plans to use the site to develop luxury apartments.
Bernie Bubman, past president of Ner Maarav, said he is relieved that memorabilia from Ner Maarav will be displayed at Ramat Zion.
"To have a home for our artifacts, especially our memorial plaques, is of paramount importance to us," Bubman said.
Jeffrey Stern, president of Ramat Zion, is looking forward to the changes this new chapter will bring.
"On a personal level, the merger has provided an incredible degree of satisfaction to me. People are enthused about the influx of potential members to Temple Ramat Zion, and there is talk of new programs and events," he said. "I believe all those involved are incredibly positive about the opportunities provided by this merger."
One of the main goals of the merger is to ensure a Conservative Jewish presence in the northern part of the San Fernando Valley, Stern said. "There can be no hiding from the fact that shuls are having a difficult time retaining existing members and enrolling new ones."
Although both congregations are looking forward to the merger, the change is bittersweet for the members of Ner Maarav, especially those who have been with the congregation for many decades.
"Perhaps the largest challenge will be in acclimating to a new environment and feeling comfortable in a new setting," Bubman said. "We are pretty steeped in our ways, and to meld as one family will take a proper mindset and willingness to learn to do things, perhaps differently, than we have in the past. It is always more difficult for the congregation who will be moving to a new location than for the congregation who will be accepting."
Ner Maarav's clergy also must acclimate to a new reality. Rabbi Jason van Leeuwen will take over as senior rabbi at Temple B'Nai Hayim in Sherman Oaks, replacing Rabbi Beryl Padorr. Cantor Linda Rich is still undecided on where she will continue her work.
Grinblat, who will be the final president of Ner Maarav, said he is hopeful for the future.
"I see a smooth transition, and I feel that in a year from now, we will be one people," he said.
"Those of us from Temple Ner Maarav who will be joining the new synagogue," Bubman said, "look forward with great expectation that at our new home, we, together with those at Ramat Zion, will continue to be a source of pride for the Jewish community."


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Joe Weisenthal
The Business Insider
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Everything seems to have changed since that last jobs report, since it viciously undercut the green shoots claims. Here's Rasmussen:
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Wednesday shows that 32% of the nation's voters now Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as President. Thirty-seven percent (37%) Strongly Disapprove giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of –5.
The number who strongly disapprove inched up another point to the highest level measured to date and the overall Approval Index is at the lowest level yet for Obama.
In the wake of last week's disappointing report on job loss, consumer confidex has fallen to the lowest level in two months. The Rasmussen Investor Index shows investor confidence falling to the lowest level in three months. The number of investors who say the economy is getting worse jumped from 43% before the jobs report to 51% today.
If this direction continues, it begins to increase the odds the the White House will pursue a stimulus, though at this point, according to multiple reports, there really is no appetite for it among politicians. These numbers may also slow down climate reform, if that's deemed to be a non-essential issues at the moment.
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The present application is a divisional application based upon U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/169,655, filed Dec. 16, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,530,227, which was a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/777,739, filed Oct. 15, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,410,132, and of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/092,050, filed Jul. 15, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,410,133, which in turn is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 07/681,004, filed Apr. 5, 1991, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,229,562. The benefit of the filing dates of which are claimed under 35 U.S.C. � 120; these applications and patents are incorporated by reference.
The present invention relates to the consolidation and forming of organic matrix composites, more specifically, the present invention relates to methods and apparatus for inductively heating, forming and consolidating resins to make organic matrix composites.
Fiber-reinforced resin (i.e., organic matrix) composite materials have become widely used, have a high strength-to-weight or high stiffness-to-weight ratio, and desirable fatigue characteristics that make them increasingly popular in weight, strength or fatigue critical applications.
Prepregs consisting of continuous, woven, or chopped fibers embedded in an uncured matrix material are cut to the desired shape and then stacked in the desired configuration of the composite part. The prepreg may be placed (laid-up) directly upon a tool or die having a forming surface contoured to the desired shape of the completed part or the prepreg may be laid-up in a flat sheet and the sheet may be draped over a tool or die to form to the contour of the tool.
After being laid-up, the prepreg is consolidated (i.e., cured) in a conventional vacuum bag process in an autoclave (i.e., a pressurized oven). The pressure presses the individual layers of prepreg together at the consolidation/curing temperatures that the matrix material flows to eliminate voids and cures, generally through polymerization.
In autoclave fabrication, the composite materials must be bagged, placed in the autoclave, and the entire heat mass of the composite material and tooling must be elevated to and held at the consolidation or curing temperature until the part is formed and cured. The formed composite part and tooling must then be cooled, removed from the autoclave, and unbagged. Finally, the composite part must be removed from the tooling.
To supply the required consolidation pressures, it is necessary to build a special pressure box within the autoclave or to pressurize the entire autoclave, thus increasing fabrication time and cost, especially for low rate production runs.
Autoclave tools upon which composite materials are laid-up are typically formed of metal or a reinforced composite material to insure proper dimensional tolerances and to withstand the high temperature and consolidation forces used to form and cure composite materials. Thus, autoclave tools are generally heavy and have large heat masses. The entire heat mass of the tool must be heated along with the composite material during curing and must be cooled prior to removing the completed composite part. The time required to heat and cool the heat mass of the tools adds substantially to the overall time necessary to fabricate a single composite part.
In composite parts requiring close tolerances on both the interior and exterior mold line of the part, matched autoclave tooling must be used. When matched tooling is used, autoclave consolidation pressure is used to force the matched tooling together to consolidate the composite material and achieve proper part dimensions. Matched tooling is more expensive than open faced tooling and must be carefully designed to produce good results, adding to part fabrication costs.
An alternative to fabricating composite parts in an autoclave is to use a hot press. In this method, the prepreg is laid-up, bagged (if necessary), and placed between matched metal tools that include forming surfaces that define the internal and external mold lines of the completed part. The tools and composite material are placed within the press and then heated. The press brings the tools together to consolidate and form the composite material into the final shape. Fabricating composite parts in a hot press is also expensive due to the large capital expense and large amounts of energy required operate the press and maintain the tools.
Generally, in hot press operations, to obtain close tolerances, the massive, matched tooling is formed from expensive metal alloys having low thermal expansion coefficients. The tooling is a substantial heat sink that takes a large amount of energy and time to heat to composite material consolidation temperatures. After consolidation, the tooling must be cooled to a temperature at which it is safe to remove the formed composite part thus adding to the fabrication time.
Another contributor to the cost of fabricating composite parts is the time and manpower necessary to lay up individual layers of prepreg to form a part. Often, the prepreg must be laid up over a tool having fairly complex contours that require each layer of prepreg to be manually placed and oriented. Composite fabrication costs could be reduced if a flat panel could be laid-up flat and then formed into the shape of the part.
One method used to reduce the costs of fabricating composite materials is to lay up a flat panel and then place the flat panel between two metal sheets capable of superplastic deformation as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,657,717. The flat composite panel and metal sheets are then superplastically deformed against a metal die having a surface contoured to the final shape of the part. Typically, the dies used in such superplastic forming operations are formed of stainless steel or other metal alloys capable of withstanding the harsh temperatures and pressures. Such dies have a large thermal mass that takes a significant amount of time and energy to heat up to superplastic forming temperatures and to cool down thereafter.
Attempts have been made to reduce composite fabrication times by actively cooling the tools after forming the composite part. These attempts have shortened the time necessary to produce a composite part, however, the time and energy expended in tool heat up and cool down remains a large contributor to overall fabrication costs.
The present invention is a method and apparatus for consolidating and forming organic matrix composites that avoid some of the above-identified disadvantages of the prior art.
The present invention is a method and apparatus for consolidation of organic matrix composites using inductive heating. In the present invention, the dies or tooling for the organic matrix composite parts are made from a material that is not susceptible to inductive heating. Examples of usable tool materials are ceramics or resin composites. The tooling is strengthened and reinforced with fiberglass rods or other appropriate reinforcements to withstand the temperatures and pressures used to form the composite materials. Such materials decrease the cost of tool fabrication and also generally reduce the thermal mass and weight of the tooling. Since the tooling used in the present invention is not susceptible to inductive heating, it is possible to use the tooling in combination with inductive heating elements to heat the composite material. The present invention allows the composite material to be inductively heated without heating the tools significantly. Thus, the present invention can reduce the time and energy required to fabricate a composite part.
Graphite or boron reinforced organic matrix composites may be sufficiently susceptible because of their reinforcing fibers that they can be heated directly by induction. Most organic matrix composites require a susceptor in or adjacent to the composite material to achieve the necessary heating. The susceptor is heated inductively and transfers its heat to the composite material.
The present invention reduces the time and energy required to consolidate resin composite prepreg lay-ups for a composite. Because induction focuses the heat on the workpiece rather than the tool, there is less mass to heat or cool. Inexpensive composite or ceramic tooling can also be used. The lower operating temperature of the tools decreases problems caused by different coefficients of thermal expansion between the tools and the workpiece in prior art forming systems. The present invention also provides an improved method for fabricating composite parts to close tolerances on both the internal and external mold line of the part.
In a method for consolidating/or and forming organic matrix composite materials, an organic matrix composite panel is laid up and then placed adjacent a metal susceptor. The susceptor is inductively heated and then heats the composite panel by thermal conduction. A consolidation and forming pressure is applied to consolidate and form the organic matrix composite panel at its curing temperature.
Generally, the composite panel is enclosed between two susceptor sheets that are sealed to form a pressure zone around the composite panel. This pressure zone is evacuated in a manner analogous to convention vacuum bag processes for resin consolidation. The workpiece (the two susceptors and composite panel) is placed in an inductive heating press on the forming surfaces of dies having the desired shape of the molded composite part, and is pressed at elevated temperature and pressure (while maintaining the vacuum in the pressure zone) to consolidate the composite panel into its desired shape.
The workpiece may include three susceptors sealed around their periphery to define two pressure zones. The first pressure zone surrounds the composite panel and is evacuated and maintained under vacuum. The second pressure zone is pressurized to help form the composite panel.
One preferred apparatus for consolidating and forming the organic matrix composite panels uses ceramic or composite dies. An induction coil is embedded in the dies. When the coil is energized with a time varying current, induction heats the susceptors which in turn heats the composite panel by conduction. Pressure is applied to at least one side of the composite panel to consolidate and form it when it reaches the desired consolidation temperature.
It is preferred to use reinforced, cast phenolic or ceramic dies. Reinforcing rods are embedded within the dies to increase their strength by compressing the dies. The phenolic or ceramic dies may be reinforced with chopped reinforcing fibers, with a mat or weave of continuous fibers or with other reinforcements. The die usually includes a cavity adapted to receive a tool insert. The tool insert may include a forming surface that defines the shape of the molded composite part. In this way, different parts can be made simply by changing the insert rather than needing to replace the entire die.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an apparatus for consolidating and forming organic matrix composite panels;
FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view of the apparatus of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating the induction coil;
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of a flexible coil connector;
FIG. 5 is a partially exploded, partially cut away view of a portion of the apparatus of FIG. 1;
FIG. 6A is an enlarged cross-sectional view of part of an organic matrix composite panel after it has been placed within the tooling but before consolidation and forming has begun;
FIG. 6B is an enlarged cross-sectional view of part of an organic matrix composite panel after consolidation and forming has begun;
FIG. 6C is an enlarged cross-sectional view of part of an organic matrix composite panel after consolidation and forming has been completed;
FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing an embodiment of the method of consolidation and forming of the present invention;
FIG. 8 is a partial perspective view of an organic matrix composite part including a close tolerance attachment section; and
FIG. 9 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of tooling for forming a close tolerance section in a part using matched tooling.
In FIG. 1, the inductive heating and forming apparatus 10 includes tools or dies 20 and 22 mounted within an upper 24 and a lower 26 strongback, respectively. The strongbacks are each threaded onto four threaded column supports or jackscrews 28. The jackscrews can be turned using a bellows or other actuation mechanisms to move the upper strongback or lower strongback up or down in relation to each other.
Each strongback 24 and 26 provides a rigid, flat backing surface for the upper and lower die 20 and 22 to prevent the dies from bending and cracking during repeated consolidation and forming operations. Preferably, the strongbacks should be capable of holding the dies to a surface tolerance of �0.003 inches per square foot of the forming surface in the toolbox. Such tolerances help to insure that proper part tolerances are achieved. The strongbacks may be formed of steel, aluminum, or any other material capable of handling the loads present during forming. However, materials that are nonmagnetic such as aluminum or some steel alloys are preferred to avoid any distortion to the magnetic field produced by the induction coils described below. In some circumstances, the dies may be strong enough without the strongbacks.
Both the upper 20 and lower 22 dies hold inserts 46 and 48 (FIGS. 2 and 5) and are reinforced with a plurality of fiberglass rods 32 (FIG. 5) that extend both longitudinally and transversely in a grid through each die. Each die may be attached to its strongback by any suitable fastening devices such as bolting or clamping. In the preferred embodiment, both dies are mounted on support plates 76 (FIG. 5) which are held in place on the respective strongbacks through the use of clamping bars 77 (FIGS. 1 and 5). The clamping bars 77 extend around the peripheral edges of the support plates 76 and are bolted to the respective strongbacks through the use of fasteners (not shown).
The dies are not susceptible to inductive heating. A composite or ceramic material that has a low coefficient of thermal expansion, good thermal shock resistance, and relatively high compression strength is preferred such as a castable fused silica ceramic.
A plurality of induction coils 35 (FIG. 1) extend longitudinally through the length of the upper and lower dies. In the preferred embodiment, four separate induction coils 35 are used, however, other numbers of induction coils could also be used. Each induction coil 35 is formed from a straight tubing section 36 that extends along the length of each die and a flexible coil connector 38 that joins the straight tubing sections 36 in the upper die 20 to the straight tubing sections in the lower die 22. The induction coils 35 are connected to an external power source or coil driver 50 and to source of coolant by connectors 40 located at the ends of the inductive coils.
A composite panel is formed from prepreg laid-up on a contoured surface of a tool and is secured within the upper 20 and lower 22 dies as described in detail below. The upper 24 and lower 26 strongbacks and thus upper 20 and lower 22 dies are then brought together. The composite panel is then inductively heated to the consolidation temperature to promote resin flow and polymerization, as described in greater detail below.
Cavities 42 and 44 (FIG. 2), respectively, in the dies are sized to hold an upper 46 and a lower 48 tool insert. The upper tool insert 46 includes a contoured forming surface 58 that has a shape corresponding to the desired shape of the outer mold line surface of the composite part to be formed. The lower tool insert determines the inner mold line. The tool inserts generally are not susceptible to inductive heating. In the preferred embodiment, the tool inserts are formed of a castable dielectric phenolic or ceramic.
The tool inserts could be formed as an integral part of the dies. The separate die and tool insert configuration shown is preferred because it allows different tool inserts having different forming surfaces to be used in the same dies, simplifying the replacement task for changing the tooling and reducing the tooling costs.
Each die surrounds and supports the respective tool insert and holds the straight sections 36 of the induction coils in proper position in relationship to the tool insert. In the preferred embodiment, the interior 70 of the dies is formed of a castable phenolic or ceramic and the exterior sides of the toolboxes are formed from precast composite phenolic resin blocks 72. In some applications, it is preferable to reinforce the phenolic or ceramic resins with chopped fibers or nonwoven or woven reinforcing mats.
To increase the strength of the phenolics or ceramics fiberglass reinforcing rods 32 are used. The rods 32 extend both longitudinally and transversely through the precast blocks 72 and the interior 70 and are then post-tensioned through the use of tensioning nuts 74 after casting the interior 70. Post-tensioning the reinforcing rods 32 maintains a compressive load on the blocks 72, interior 70 and the tool inserts to maintain the tolerances of the upper and lower tool inserts and to prevent cracking or damage of the dies are tool inserts during consolidation and forming operations.
The straight tubing sections 36 of the induction coils 35 are embedded within the dies, and extend parallel to the bottom surface of the respective tool inserts. The induction coils may be contained within the tool inserts.
In FIG. 2, a workpiece 60 including an organic matrix composite panel is shown already laid-up and placed between the upper 46 and lower 48 tool inserts. The detailed structure of the workpiece will be described in detail below. The workpiece 60 is heated to a forming and consolidation temperature by energizing the coils 35.
When the workpiece 60 reaches the consolidation temperature at which the matrix flows, gas pressure is applied to the workpiece by pressure sources 52 and 54. Pressure source 52 provides a pressure to the upper surface of the workpiece 60 through a conduit 62 that passes through the upper die 20 and upper tool insert 46, while pressure source 54 applies a pressure to the lower surface of the workpiece 60 through a conduit 64 that passes through the lower die 22 and lower tool insert 48.
In FIG. 2, the composite workpiece 60 is shown partially deformed upwardly toward the forming surface 58. The pressure applied to the workpiece 60 is maintained until the workpiece has formed to the contour of the forming surface 58 and the matrix resin has consolidated. The pressure sources 52 and 54 may apply an equal or a differential pressure to both the upper and lower surfaces of the workpiece 60.
Pin holes (not shown) may be formed in the upper and lower tool inserts to vent gas trapped between the workpiece 60 and the forming surface 58 as the workpiece deforms. Such pin holes can be coupled to a flow meter to monitor the progress of the workpiece's deformation.
When the workpiece 60 is formed and consolidated, the induction coils 35 are de-energized, and the pressure relieved. The upper 46 and lower 48 tool inserts and upper 20 and lower 22 dies are separated. The composite part is removed.
Inductive heating is accomplished by providing an alternating electrical current to the induction coils 35 within which the workpiece is positioned. This alternating current produces an alternating magnetic field in the vicinity of the inductive coils that heats the workpiece via eddy current heating.
Curved sections 84 extending between the straight sections 36 (FIG. 4) in the coils 35 are flexible, to accommodate the opening and closing of the upper 20 and lower 22 dies. The curved sections 84 and straight sections 36 are joined at fittings 86 into one or more induction coils or helixes to produce a magnetic field schematically illustrated by field lines 90 in FIG. 3. Each straight section 36 and curved section 84 preferably comprises a copper tube having an interior longitudinal passage 96 through which a cooling fluid (such as water) may be pumped to cool the coils during operation.
FIG. 4 illustrates a preferred construction for each curved section 84. Each curved section includes a pair of fittings 86, each of which includes a relatively small diameter section 92 dimensioned to fit snugly within a straight section 36, and a larger diameter flange 94. The flange 94 regulates the distance the fittings 86 extend into the straight sections 36. The passage 96 extends through each fitting 86, each curved section 84, and each straight section 36.
A braided flexible conductor 98 extends through passage 96 and is joined between flanges 94 by a suitable method such as brazing or soldering. Finally, a flexible, insulating jacket 100 is placed around the conductor 98 and extends between the flanges 94 to contain the conductors and cooling fluid. One commercial vendor through which a suitable design cable can be obtained is Flex-Cable located at Troy, Mich.
The frequency at which the coil driver 50 (FIG. 2) drives the coils 35 depends upon the nature of the workpiece 60. Current penetration of copper at 3 kHz. is approximately 0.06 inches, while penetration at 10 kHz. is approximately 0.03 inches. The shape of the coil also has a significant effect upon the magnetic field uniformity. Field uniformity is important because temperature uniformity in the workpiece is directly affected by the uniformity of the magnetic field. Uniform heating insures that different portions of the workpiece will reach the forming and consolidation temperature of the composite material at approximately the same time. Solenoidal type induction coils provide a uniform magnetic field, and are therefore preferred. Greater field uniformity is produced in a workpiece that is symmetric around the center line of the induction coil. The additions of variations, such as series/parallel induction coil combinations, variable turn spacings and distances between the part and the induction coil can be established by standard electrical calculations.
Dielectric materials for the tool inserts and dies are generally thermally insulating. Thus, the tool inserts and dies tend to trap and contain heat within the workpiece. Since the dies and tool inserts are not inductively heated, and act as insulators maintaining heat within the workpiece, the present invention requires far less energy to form and consolidate the composite panel than conventional autoclave or resistive hot press methods.
The forming operation of the present invention also takes much less time than prior art forming operations because time is not expended elevating the large thermal mass of either the dies or tool inserts prior to forming and consolidating the composite panel. Only the workpiece itself is heated by the coils. Thus, forming temperatures are achieved more rapidly and when the driver 50 is de-energized, the dies and the workpiece cool rapidly to a temperature at which the part may be removed, saving time and energy. In addition, the thermal cycle is not limited by the heating and cooling cycle of the equipment and tools so the thermocycle may be better tailored to the material used.
In FIG. 7, block 130, a composite panel 110 is laid-up from individual layers of prepreg. The composite panel 110 is placed between a first sheet 112 and second sheet 114 of a susceptor (block 132) to form a workpiece. The susceptors are welded around the periphery thus forming a pressure zone 117 between the susceptors surrounding the composite panel 110. The resulting workpiece is then placed within the upper 46 and lower 48 tool inserts, block 136.
The periphery of the workpiece, including the area containing the sealing weld 116, is clamped between the edges of the upper 46 and lower 48 tool inserts to form a pressure zone 119 between the lower tool insert 48 and the workpiece 60 and a pressure zone 120 between the upper tool insert 46 and the workpiece 60.
In cases where the lower tool insert 48 is formed of a material that is somewhat porous, it is advantageous to place a third susceptor 122 between the lower tool insert 48 and the first sheet 112 to serve as a pressure barrier between the workpiece 60 and the lower tool insert 48. When a third susceptor 122 is used, it is also advantageous to weld it to the first sheet 112 around the periphery at weld 116, thus forming the pressure zone 119 between the first sheet 112 and third sheet 122 as opposed to between the first sheet 112 and the lower tool insert 48. In order to ensure that the periphery of the upper and lower tool inserts are sealed it is also advantageous to use an O-ring seal 124 around the periphery of the upper and lower tool inserts.
After placing the workpiece between the upper 46 and lower 48 tool inserts and bringing the tool inserts together to form pressure zones 117, 119 and 120, the air from within the pressure zone 117 surrounding the composite panel 110 is evacuated (block 137). Pulling a vacuum around the composite panel 110 helps to reduce voids or in the completed composite part. Pulling a vacuum in the pressure zone 117 also helps to ensure that the first sheet 112 and second sheet 114 remain tightly against the composite panel 110 during consolidation and forming which in turn helps to prevent wrinkles and flaws in the surface of the completed part.
After pulling a vacuum in pressure zone 117, the coils 35 are energized by the coil driver 50 with a time varying electrical field (block 138) to heat the susceptors inductively to the forming and consolidation temperature of the composite panel 110. Heat is transferred by conduction into the composite panel 110, so it too reaches consolidation temperature.
Pressure zone 119 is pressurized (block 140) to force the susceptors and composite panel 110 upwardly, as shown in sequential FIGS. 6A-C, until the upper surface of the workpiece conforms to the forming surface 58 of the upper tool insert. The pressure within the pressure zone 119 is maintained until the composite panel 110 has fully formed and consolidated.
During forming, it may be advantageous to pressurize the pressure zone 120 between the upper tool insert 46 and the second sheet 114. Pressurizing pressure zone 120 places a force on the workpiece which helps to consolidate the composite panel 110 and regulates the rate at which the workpiece deforms. In some applications, it may be advantageous to pressurize and maintain pressure zones 119 and 120 at the same pressure for a period of time to help consolidate the composite panel 110 prior to the forming procedure. As the forming procedure begins, the pressure in pressure zone 120 can then be maintained slightly lower than the pressure in pressure zone 119 or can be decreased over time to allow the pressure in pressure zone 119 to deform the workpiece upwardly into contact with the forming surface 58. In the preferred embodiment, it has been found advantageous to form the susceptors from aluminum or an aluminum alloy.
After completing consolidation, the induction coils 35 are shut off and the workpiece and tool inserts are allowed to cool to a temperature at which the formed composite panel 110 may be removed from the tool inserts and first 112 and second 114 sheets (blocks 142-146). Although there is some heat transfer between the workpiece and the tool inserts, it is insufficient to heat the tool inserts or dies substantially.
In one example of composite consolidation and forming in accordance with the present invention, a composite panel formed of 48 layers of thermoplastic PEEK/IM6 prepreg 3/8 inch thick was consolidated and formed. Three aluminum sheets having a thickness of 1/16 inch were placed around the composite panel and the resulting workpiece was placed in the tool inserts and inductively heated to a temperature of 720� F. by induction heating in five minutes time. The panel was maintained at 720� F. for two minutes and then cooled for twenty minutes. Pressure zone 119 was then pressurized to approximately 250 psi while pressure zone 117 was vented to atmospheric pressure. The pressure zone 120 was not pressurized. The pressure in pressure zone 119 was maintained for 22 minutes to consolidate and cure the composite panel. The times and pressures described above are for representative purposes only and would differ depending upon the composite material used and the thickness and complexity of the formed part.
The present invention is applicable to all types of organic matrix composites that is not limited to the example discussed above. For example, the present invention may be used to consolidate/cure both thermal setting and thermoplastic composites including epoxies, bismaleimides and polyimides.
Another problem with prior art composite forming and consolidation procedures has been difficulty in forming a close tolerance outer mold line while also maintaining a close tolerance inner mold line on a composite part. In FIG. 8, the tolerances of the outer mold line surface 150 of the wing skin 148 must be closely maintained to ensure that an efficient aerodynamic surface is achieved. The tolerances of the inner mold line surface 152 of the wing skin must also be maintained at a close tolerance in a buildup area 154 where the wing skin is joined to a spar 144 to ensure that the wing skin 148 and spar 144 can be joined together along joining surface 156 through the use of fasteners 158 without the use of shims. It is not as critical to control the inner mold line surface in areas 160 where the wing skin is not attached to other structures.
Composite panel 162 is placed within three sheets 164, 166, and 168 to form a workpiece that is placed within upper and lower tool inserts 170 and 173, respectively. The composite panel includes a buildup area 174 having additional layers of prepreg so that the buildup area is thicker than the surrounding composite panel. Additional layers of prepreg are used in the buildup area to reinforce the composite panel in the area where the spar 144 (FIG. 8) is to be attached.
Similar to the preferred embodiment, the upper tool insert 170 includes a forming surface 172 that is contoured to define the outer mold line of the composite panel 162 after it is formed. The lower tool insert 173 includes a raised portion 180 whose upper surface 182 defines the lower surface of the workpiece after forming. The raised portion 180 is spaced a proper distance from the buildup area 174 to maintain a close tolerance on the interior mold line surface of the composite panel 162 in the buildup area 179 during forming and consolidation.
The pressure zone formed between sheets 164 and 166 is evacuated. The induction coils are energized to inductively heat the sheets and, thus, composite panel 162. The pressure zone 184 formed between sheets 164 and 168 is then pressurized to force the workpiece upwardly into contact with the forming surface 172 and to exert hydrostatic force on the sides 186 of the buildup area 174 to help maintain the required tolerances.
To ensure that proper part tolerances are maintained in the buildup area 174, it may be advantageous to weld sheets 164 and 168 together along the edges of the buildup area 174 along weld line 188. The weld line 188 help ensure that the pressure within pressure zone 184 does not force sheets 164 and 168 apart in the buildup area 174.
Depending upon the application, it may be advantageous to maintain different pressures in pressure zone 184 at different locations on the composite part. Welding the first sheet 164 and third sheet 168 together along a weld line defines different pressure zones between the sheets that may be pressurized at different pressures.
Holes are drilled in the build-up section 174 of the wing skin to receive fasteners 158 to join the spar 144 to the wing skin (FIG. 8).
While preferred embodiments of the invention has been illustrated and described, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various changes can be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
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With three new shows premiering this fall on the CW -- including Sarah Michelle Gellar's return to the small screen in Ringer -- the network is already getting fans on the edge of their couches by releasing the lineup. Check out when favorites Gossip Girl and Supernatural will return to your TV -- after the jump!
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The Office season 7 begins tomorrow might, but you can check out the cold open for the season premiere above, right now. It's a lip dub dance number that the employees are recording for the Internet, with some genuinely funny moments. Go ahead and take a look.
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Today, everyone's talking about SNL's new female cast member. She was hired to shake things up a bit, and that she did, by dropping the mother of all curse words live on the show's 35th season premiere. But Jenny Slate's oops moment was already eclipsed by Lorne Michaels'.
Where the hell is Darrell Hammond on the Saturday Night Live opening credits, hmm? The actor showed up on Thursday to do his famous Bill Clinton impersonation but was mysteriously missing from the Saturday version of the show. Hammond has served fourteen years with the series to become the most tenured cast member in SNL history…and what? Now he's out of the weekend loop?
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After weeks and weeks of off-season Idol news (both Taylor Hicks and Katharine McPhee were dumped by their labels, Jordin Sparks debuted an album that tanked, and of all people Brandon Rogers is part of the Idol TV Guide coverage this year), there's finally something worth talking about: American Idol is back.
The much-anticipated FOX reality show has promised more talent and the same lovable judges to keep us entertained through a long winter full of striking writers. The two-hour season premiere, which starts Tuesday, also promises a few new elements - but more of what fans loved in the past, too.
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- I Want a Dog, Charlie Brown (ABC, 8pm): "Linus and Lucy's little brother, Rerun, hangs with Snoopy and his own sibling, the desert-dwelling Spike." Was I the only one not aware of the What's Happening!/Peanuts crossover episode?
- How I Met Your Mother (CBS, 8pm): "Ted asks his doctor on a date and his friends try to discourage him from dating someone he sees regularly." Relationships clearly work best when you never see them at all.
- Notes from the Underbelly (ABC, 9:30pm): "Lauren tries to convince her sister to move to LA so she can be nearby when the baby is born." Lauren's sister isn't stupid. She knows what 'be nearby' means.
- The Hills (MTV, 10pm): Season finale. "Lauren gets an offer to go to Paris." I really hope MTV doesn't take their version of quality programming overseas (again). The French hate us already.
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- Total Request Live (MTV, 3:30pm): Watch the 'official' debut of Britney's new video, or just watch it now.
- Big Bang Theory (CBS, 8:30pm): The reunion of Johnny Galecki and Sara Gilbert happens tonight.
- I Love New York 2 (VH1, 9pm): Season premiere. I'm sorry—what exactly do the winners 'win' on this show again?
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- Dancing With the Stars (ABC, 8pm): Special 1.5 hour season premiere. Let's start placing bets now!
- How I Met Your Mother (CBS, 8pm): Mandy Moore guest-stars in the season premiere. Also, what will happen to Ted and Robin?
- The Big Bang Theory (CBS, 8:30pm): Welcome the reunion of Roseanne's Darlene and David.
- Two and a Half Men (CBS, 9pm): Season premiere
- Heroes (NBC, 9pm): Season premiere. Rumor has it someone could be leaving the show very soon.
- Rules of Engagement (CBS, 9:30pm): Season premiere
- The Bachelor (ABC, 9:30pm): Special 1.5 hour premiere. Apparently Brad Womack has a twin brother. Am I the only one wondering if they traded places during the show?
- Journeyman (NBC, 10pm): Series premiere
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It's April, and that can only mean one thing: winter seasons are winding down so that new summer shows can blaze their way onto TV screens. But this year's shows might not have enough spark to create a blaze…or even much warmth. This year's summer shows from most major networks and cable channels center around new reality plots, as the summer season is always rife with new reality. Looking forward to summer renewals like Hell's Kitchen, The Simple Life, and Kyle XY? Most summer favorites will be back for another run at big ratings, including Ghost Hunters (Sci-Fi Network), The Closer (TNT), and America's Got Talent (NBC). But most networks are banking on brand-new shows to grab viewer attention, not old favorites. What's fresh, new, and exciting about the summer season this year? If intense drama and reality melodrama appeal to you, then you're all set for some great TV watching. Check out early previews on some of summer's new, highly hyped, series.
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BOSTON (CBS) – Former boxer Micky Ward of Lowell may be 45 years old now, but he's still swinging away.
His hard-knocks story is chronicled in the new movie, "The Fighter" starring Dorchester native Mark Wahlberg.
The film was just nominated for six Golden Globes, including Best Picture.
Ward told WBZ-TV he's stunned by all of the praise for the movie.
"I think it's great for me and my brother, and my family and the city of Lowell. It was a long road getting the movie made and for the movie to come out like it came out, it's getting great reviews and great raves. I'm just happy and proud."
Ward is also working on another legacy.
After he dies, he's donating his brain and spinal column to researchers at Boston University who are studying the effects of traumatic head injuries.
Ward has suffered several concussions over the years and he says he's struggled with memory problems and other health issues that he believes have been caused or related to those head injuries.
"I want to help the next generation of boxers out there. It's a no-brainer for me."
Ward joins more than 300 current and former athletes who have agreed to donate their brains to the B.U. study.
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Princess Beatrice and her American boyfriend David Clark were a part of the 'human caterpillar" consisting of 34 people.
The participants were tied together with bungee cords for the 26.2 mile long race. Princess Beatrice participated in the marathon for raising charity for Children in Crisis.
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There are many things that I could use right now to describe the impact that Ocarina of Time has had on video games. There are reviews I could quote, sales figures I could report, or people who all say that it is a great game. Is it the greatest game though? Some might disagree with that. After all, could it not be said that The Wind Waker is the best Zelda game? Or maybe A Link to the Past? Or maybe another game, or another series. But, and I stress this as much as I can, the gaming industry has been influenced by this game. People have been, and will continue to be, inspired by this title. Gamers have been, and will continue to be, entertained by this title.
I look outside, and I see that the sun has risen, meaning I will not get the sleep I so richly deserve after writing all of this. But I regret not a moment, for I have had the pleasure and the privilege of rekindling a truly wonderful moment from my childhood when I first faced and defeated Queen Gohma in the dark trunk of the Great Deku Tree. I remember the childish pride of my accomplishment, and my thrill for adventure through the continuing adventures of Link.
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A spoonful of pop music may help the medicine go down, but a handful of pop celebrities aren't increasing the ratings on X Factor. Luckily for Fox, they still have American Idol in the bag. Ten years in, Idol is on the up and up. If you needed any proof, Season 10 winner Scotty McCreery – of the smooth vocal clan– debuted this week at number one on the Billboard Music Charts. He's the last winning contestant to achieve such a feat since Reuben Studdard.
This Weekend Download Recommendations celebrates first albums, best performances, and a round of singles from some of Idol's finest and a few in between. Stick around for a compelling list featuring shots at Chris Brown, hockey references, and a whole lot of eyeliner. Plus, a variety of music suggestions. Don't forget to vote on the songs you love, America.
Carrie Underwood "Before He Cheats"
I'm sure if someone had prophesied to Carrie Underwood one day the young woman from Chicotah, Oklahoma would be married to a Canadian hockey player, I have a feeling she would have scoffed. People don't watch hockey in Oklahoma. Between Canadians and European players, I bet most NHL players don't know where Oklahoma is. One American Idol competition, a Monique Lhuillier wedding dress, and several Grammys later – including some for "Before He Cheats" – the idea of Underwood marrying herself to a hockey player is a whole lot less preposterous. I'm sure Mike Fisher's friends have made this joke over and over again, but I sure hope he thinks about "Before He Cheats" anytime he's feeling like the wrong kind of playa.
Daughtry "What I Meant To Say"
Chris Daughtry's band has sold more albums than Taylor Hicks, the winner of the Idol season that spawned Daughtry's career. His sound favors a nineties post grunge intensity that had all but died out before Chris turned down a gig with Fuel and reappeared as Daughtry. The group's first two albums have been hit machines, featuring the likes of "No Surprise" and "It's Not Over." Love them or hate them, those tracks have permeated chain restaurants across the country. If we were looking for something to show Chris Daughtry in his best vocal light, "What I Meant To Say" is the track to sit down with.
Jordin Sparks "Faith"
I know the correct answer here is "No Air" Feat. Chris Brown. "No Air" is the highest selling single from any American Idol contestant in current history. Just because Rihanna has forgiven Chris Brown and his high vocals doesn't mean we all want to listen to his punk ass. "No Air" proves Sparks' singles are well produced, but "Faith" proves Sparks is best when she lets her pretty little voice warble all on its own.
Adam Lambert "Whataya Want From Me"
"Whataya Want From Me" was a modest hit for the Idol loser. Even so, you need to win for bigger budget support in the music video market. A loss means a video full of quick cut-to shots, featuring Lambert lunging at cameras and walking around gardens and occasionally ignoring his own backup band. "Whataya Want From Me" is a song worth hearing but not a video worth watching, unless you need some help consciously putting on layers and layers of eyeliner. In that instance, "Whataya Want From Me" is an expert resource.
Kelly Clarkson Breakaway
I know a lot of people would have loved to see Underwood's Some Hearts on here, but VH1 recently put Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone" on its "Greatest Songs of the 2000s" list and you can't argue with VH1, even though they've replaced funny comedian commentators for douches from the network's reality shows. Some of those douches know wassup, and have proclaimed Clarkson's sophomore album Breakaway to be an album everyone should own. So go forth and own it.
Scotty McCreery Clear As Day
It's strange to hear a young man with such a grownup voice talking about young love, girl problems, not being quite a man, and growing up in the Bible Belt. Perhaps 18 year-old Scotty McCreery's not quite old enough to appeal to every audience, but in his debut, his voice can still melt butter. That's enough to leave fans hoping for second helpings.
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The Republican National Committee wrapped up its summer meeting in Boston this morning, capping a three-day confab that was focused on outreach and engagement with minority communities.
Part of that effort, included the naming of some Rising Stars within the party, including Marilinda Garcia, who has spent the past seven years in the New Hampshire state house of representatives. She joins me now, from the Granite State.
Marilinda Garcia, state representative in New Hampshire.
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