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WASHINGTON — During a presidential election in which both campaigns seem mainly intent on turning out their most ideologically typical voters — through the endless application of construction metaphors ("We did build that!") or abortion applause lines on demand — it is worth recalling that candidates have not always run and won in this way.
The drought of innovative rhetoric at the conventions led me to reread two campaign speeches that now seem ancient. The first is Bill Clinton's "New Covenant" address, delivered at Georgetown University on Oct. 23, 1991. The second is George W. Bush's "Duty of Hope" speech, given in Indianapolis on July 22, 1999. (As a speechwriter, I helped produce the latter.)
There are differences between these appeals. Clinton's remarks have an edge of economic populism, including criticisms of the "gilded age of greed and selfishness" in the 1980s. Bush's are less partisan and more religious.
Both approaches, however, are similar in ways that distinguish them from most current political rhetoric. To begin with, these candidates were attempting to appeal to the political middle by challenging their own parties. Clinton pressed for reform of welfare, which should be "a second chance, not a way of life." He criticized racial quotas, saying, "I'm not for a guarantee for anybody. I'm for responsibility at ever turn." And while urging corporate responsibility, he also defended corporate profits.
Bush was even more explicit in his criticism of generic Republicanism. "The American government is not the enemy of the American people," he argued. "At times it is wasteful and grasping. But we must correct it, not disdain it. ... It must act in the common good, and that good is not common until it is shared by those in need." Bush went on to detail several initiatives designed to encourage drug treatment efforts, after-school programs and mentoring for the children of prisoners.
These efforts to revise the image of the parties said something not just about the candidates but about the parties themselves. Following 12 years in the presidential wilderness, Democrats were hungry enough to allow Clinton some ideological flexibility. After eight years of Clinton, Republicans were in a similar forgiving mood. In politics, desperation can be a creative force — and could rise in either party following a loss in this election.
Clinton and Bush rooted their appeals in a similar political philosophy — the explicit rejection of both extreme individualism and statism. "We simply have to go beyond the competing ideas of the old political establishment," Clinton said, "either every man for himself on one hand and something for nothing on the other." Bush likewise criticized "two narrow mindsets." "The first," he argued, "is that government provides the only real compassion. ... There is another destructive mindset: the idea that if government would only get out of our way, all our problems would be solved. An approach with no higher goal, no nobler purpose, than 'Leave us alone.'"
The New Covenant and compassionate conservatism were variations on a very American theme. Individuals and their rights are primary. But people are prepared for the successful exercise of liberty by certain moral commitments — what Clinton called the "daily assumption of personal responsibility." And those values are shaped in healthy social institutions, both private and public — families and religious congregations, as well as political institutions that encourage equal opportunity and pursue the common good.
These arguments seem distant from our current national debate. "The president," says Yuval Levin, "simply equates doing things together with doing things through government. He sees the citizen and the state, and nothing in between — and thus sees every political question as a choice between radical individualism and a federal program." Clinton's endorsement of President Obama as a model New Democrat has only served to highlight the absurdity of this praise.
On the evidence of their convention, Republicans have generally adopted the language of libertarianism, presenting modern politics as a contest between the "makers" and the "takers." It matters little that Republican policy is not actually libertarian — merely an attempt to keep existing federal health and retirement commitments within a sustainable percentage of the economy. Lacking an adequate language to describe this goal, however, Republicans tend to talk like a hero in an Ayn Rand novel.
Reality is more complex, and problems are more deeply rooted, than the ideological debate we are having. Which will be an opportunity for some leader to challenge the "old political establishment" — when his or her party is hungry enough again.
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|Feb 1, 1983
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|Dec 8, 1981
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|Dec 22, 1980
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|Wladyslaw H. Krywiczanin, William Lumsden
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|British-American Tobacco Company Limited
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|Patent Citations (5), Referenced by (8), Classifications (22), Legal Events (5)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This invention relates to the feeding of web material to, for example, web utilising machinery.
Machines of numerous types have a requirement for the supply of materials in continuous web form. For example cigarette-making machines, cigarette-filter making machines and cigarette-packing machines require to be fed with continuous webs of materials such as cigarette paper, filter-plugwrap paper, metallic foil and plastics-film material. It is usual in the case of such tobacco-industry machinery for reels of the materials to be mounted on the respective machines.
In the current search for higher rates of machine productivity, various expedients have been proposed for reducing the necessity for, or frequency of, intervention by the machine operator. One reason for operator intervention is the replenishment of expiring reels of web materials. It has heretofore been necessary in the case of tobacco-industry machines for a machine operator to carry out manual procedures in connection with each replacement of an expiring reel by a fresh reel and the splicing operation between the old and new webs. Similar manual procedures have had to be carried out upon the occurrence of a web breakage.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a web supply apparatus, including web-splicing apparatus, which requires reduced operator intervention, possibly only a recharging of a store with a supply of fresh reels once per shift or per day and which contributes to a storage and feed system in which a continuous web can be fed to a web utilising machine from a position remote from the machine.
According to the invention, web-splicing apparatus comprises a web-splicer, an air mover and associated presentation means operable to present to the inlet end of the air mover the leading end of a first web extending from a first reel thereof and the leading end of a second web extending from a second reel thereof, said air mover being operable to feed the leading end of said first web from said presentation means to and through the splicing zone of said splicer and being adapted to serve as a guide for continuous subsequent passage of the first web and being further operable to feed the leading end of the said second web from said presentation means to said splicing zone during the continuous passage of said first web through the air mover.
There may be disposed at the downstream side of the splicing zone withdrawal means operable, when that portion of the second web downstream of the splicing zone is severed from the remainder of the second web during the splicing operation, to withdraw the said portion for disposal thereof. It is necessary that the web splicing apparatus can operate in such fashion that the web extending from the second reel passes continuously through the air mover and the web extending from the first reel is the fresh web to be spliced to the continuously running web and advantageously there is provided second withdrawal means disposed to that side of the path of the spliced web opposite that at which the first mentioned withdrawal means is disposed. Suitably the withdrawal means, is, or are, an air mover or movers.
The leading end of the new web can initially be fed through the splicing zone and into a withdrawal means, but advantageously it can be fed to and maintained at the presentation means. The merit of this alternative arrangement is that should a breakage occur in the running web, and should the reel from which the running web extends have reached a predetermined minimum radius, then after the portion of the web extending from that reel has been rewound so as to withdraw the end thereof from the air mover, the leading end of the new web can be fed through the air mover and forwardly therefrom to the web utilising machine.
Web-splicing apparatus according to the present invention can be used with particular advantage in conjunction with web-supplying apparatus set forth and claimed in our co-pending United States Patent Application of even date and/or in conjunction with web-end capture apparatus set forth and claimed in another of our co-pending U.S. applications of even date, for both of which Applications we have claimed the same priority of date (22.12. 80, British Patent Application No. 80.41062) as has been claimed for the present application.
In order that the present invention may be clearly understood and readily carried into effect, reference will now be made by way of example to the accompanying diagrammatic drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 shows an automatic apparatus for supplying web material to a web-utilising machine from a remote location,
FIG. 2 is an elevation to a larger scale of a reel storage and advancing unit of the apparatus of FIG. 1,
FIG. 3 is a sectional elevation of an air mover, again to a larger scale,
FIG. 4 is an end view of the air mover of FIG. 3 as seen in the direction of the arrow A,
FIG. 5 is a view similar to FIG. 3 of an air mover having a modified form of inlet, and
FIG. 6 is an elevational view to a larger scale of a splicer unit used with the apparatus of FIG. 1.
The apparatus shown in FIG. 1 comprises a reel changer generally designated 1, a web-utilising machine 2, such as a cigarette maker or cigarette-filter maker, a pneumatic web-transport system generally designated 3 and electronic control means 4, which may be a microprocessor. The reel changer 1 includes a reel store 5 and a splicer unit 6 comprising a splicer 7 and an air mover 8 extending to each side of the splicing zone 10.
The reel store 5 comprises two reel storage and advancing units one mounted above the other. One such unit 11 illustrated in FIG. 2 comprises a hollow mandrel 12 mounted at one end thereof on fixed wall means 13 and extending horizontally therefrom. A shaft 14 extending axially through the mandrel 12 is mounted for rotational and axial movement relative thereto. Keyed to the shaft 14 at one end is a reel-holding drum 15. Respective drums 15', 15" of the aforesaid two units 11 are shown in FIG. 1. Splined on the shaft 14 (FIG. 2) is a drive sleeve 16 of known design which accommodates the axial movement of the shaft. The shaft 14 is rotatable via the sleeve 16 by a reversible motor (not shown). Adjacent the sleeve 16, a grooved collar 17 is fixedly secured to the shaft 14. An arm 18 extending into the groove of the collar 17 is provided on the outer end of a piston rod 20 of a pneumatic piston and cylinder 21. Thus the shaft 14 can be moved to and fro axially in relation to the mandrel 12.
On the mandrel 12 there may be supported a number of reels of web material, as indicated by broken line 22. The unit 11 further comprises reel-advancing means 23 in the form of an endless chain 24 running around sprockets 25, 26 one of which is drivable by a reversible motor (not shown). The chain 24 carries a cranked pusher arm 27. The drum 15 is provided with reel-engaging dogs 28 (only two of which are shown in FIG. 2), which extend through openings in the peripheral wall of the drum. The dogs are urged radially inwardly by resilient means (not shown) and their inner ends contact an inclined cam surface 30 fixed to the mandrel 12.
Assuming that, at the beginning of a proposed period of operation of the machine 2, a batch of reels 22, sufficient to meet the web requirement of that period has been placed upon the mandrel 12, the subsequent automatic operation of the unit 11 is as follows. By the action of the piston rod 20, the shaft 14 is moved axially to the left (in FIG. 2) until the drum 15 is almost in abutment with the end of the mandrel 12. The inner ends of the inwardly urged dogs 28 descend the cam surface 30 and thus their outer, reel engaging, ends are retracted to a position in which they no longer project from the peripheral surface of the drum 15. The drive motor is then activated to rotate the sprocket 25 in a counter-clockwise direction and move the pusher arm 27 towards the right. The batch of reels 22 is moved until the reel most remote from the arm 27 is fully located on the drum 15, at which time the aforesaid drive motor is stopped. Next the piston rod 20 is activated to move the shaft 14 and drum 15 towards the right until the drum has been returned to its initial, reel-unwinding, location. This movement separates the reel carried by the drum 15 from its neighbour in the batch carried on the mandrel 12 and also results in the dogs 28 being moved to and held in their reel-engaging positions. Thus, when the shaft 14 is subsequently rotated, in either direction, via the sleeve 16, the reel on the drum 15 is also rotated.
In FIG. 1, in addition to the reel-holding drums of the two storage and advancing units 11 of the reel store 5, designated 15' and 15", the store 5 further comprises air movers 31, 32 associated with respective upper and lower units 11. The air movers 31, 32 are pivoted at their outlet ends at a common pivot point 33 and are arranged to rest at their inlet ends substantially tangentially at an upper part of the periphery of respective reels on the drums 15', 15". By means of a lifting pin 34 carried at the lower end of a piston rod 35 extending from a cylinder 36, the air mover 31 can be pivoted upwardly to a position in which it is clear of the path of a fresh reel during advancement thereof to the drum 15'. Similarly, the air mover 32 can be pivoted to a reel-clearing position by a pin 40 carried by the upper end of a piston rod 37 extending from a cylinder 38.
Air movers are known devices for transporting webs. They are especially useful for transporting web material of a flimsy nature. An air mover illustrated diagrammatically in FIGS. 3 and 4 comprises an inlet block 41 through which extends an open-ended convergent divergent passageway of rectangular cross-section defined by surfaces of upper and lower curved walls 42 (FIG. 3) and side walls 43 (FIG. 4). Also within the block are upper and lower plenum chambers 44, 45 to which air under pressure can be supplied, from a source not shown, through a pipe 46 communicating with a passage 47 in the block 41. Outlet slits 48, 50 extending across the full width of the surfaces 42 lead from the chambers 44, 45 to respective surfaces 42. Mounted in the block 41 is a length of ducting 51, of rectangular internal cross-section, which forms a continuation of the outlet end of the passageway defined by the walls 42, 43. In operation of the air mover, air issuing from the slits 48, 50 attaches itself to the curved walls 42. This results in the entrainment of ambient air and if the leading end of a web is presented to the passageway in the block 41 it will be caused to pass, with the air, through the passageway and the ducting 51.
As illustrated in FIG. 5, the air movers 31, 32 of the reel store 5 have inlet ends formed with what is in effect only the upper half of the block 41 of the air mover shown in FIGS. 3 and 4. As will be seen from FIG. 5, the passageway of the modified inlet end is partly defined by the peripheral surface of the reel R. A freely rotating roller 39 which rests on the reel R is provided at the inlet end. This form of end serves to lift the web end from the periphery of the reel R when the latter is rotated in a direction contra to the unwinding direction, i.e. in a counter clockwise direction in FIGS. 1 and 5. The air movers 31, 32 are provided at their inlet ends with sensors 52, 53 operable to sense the capture of a web end.
The splicer 7 of the splicer unit 6 comprises a piston rod 54 and cylinder 55. The lower end of the piston rod 54 carries a rectilinear block 56 to the resilient lower face 56a of which vacuum supplied at 56b can be applied. The splicer 7 also comprises a knife 57 with known knife-control cam mechanism which, for the sake of clarity, is not shown. The knife-control mechanism is so operatively connected to the rod 54 that downward movement of the latter causes the knife 57 to be moved downwardly through the splicing zone 10. After the knife has passed through the zone 10, the control mechanism causes the knife 57 to be swung to a position clear of that zone, for return upward movement, after completion of which the mechanism causes the knife to be swung back to its initial position. Fixedly mounted at a location below the block 56 is a block 58 having a narrow opening for the passage of the knife 57 and an upper resilient surface 60 at which vacuum supplied at 58a can be applied. Vacuum means (not shown) activatable upon receipt of command signals from the control means 4 is operable to apply controlled application of vacuum at the surface 56a and at the surface 60 by way of ports or openings (not shown) at the respective surfaces, as hereinafter described. The splicer 7 also comprises patch-supply means 59 (FIG. 6), operable to feed about a nose 61 a backing strip 83, carrying spaced-apart adhesive patches, so that patches are presented one at a time to the lower face 56a of the block 56 in its illustrated uppermost position level with the horiziontal upper surface of the nose 61.
Openings are provided in the air mover 8 of the unit 6 of sufficient width to permit movement therethrough of the block 56 and knife 57. The air mover has an inlet end block 9 of a form generally similar to that of the air mover described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. As may be seen from FIG. 1, the block 9 is located closely adjacent the outlet ends of the air movers 31, 32. Thus when a web is presented, by either of the air movers 31, 32, at the inlet end of the air mover 8, the web end is readily entrained by the air flow through the air mover 8. Consequently webs can be fed from either the upper or the lower storage unit 11 to or through the splicing zone 10. Near the outlet end of the air mover 8 there is disposed the inlet end of an air mover 62 which is axially aligned with the air mover 8 and forms an upstream part of the air-transport system 3. Above and below the inlet end of the air mover 62 are located the inlet ends of further air movers 63, 64 providing respective web-withdrawal means. The arrangement is such that the leading end of a web passing from the splicing zone 10 can be entrained by the air moving through the air mover 62 and thus be threaded into the web-transport system 3 for conveyance to the utilising machine 2. If, however, instead of being supplied to the inlet end of the air mover 62, compressed air is supplied to the inlet end of one of the air movers 63, 64, then the leading end of the web will enter that air mover and the web will be diverted from the normal feed path. Associated with the air movers 63, 64 are sensors 65, 66 operable to sense web presence in the respective said air movers.
The apex of the nose 61 of the patch-supply means 59 is disposed close to the lower face 56a of the block 56. From a reel 82 on a braked spool 81, the continuous backing strip 83 carrying the spaced-apart adhesive patches is trained about the nose 61 and extends therefrom to a reel 84 mounted on a take-up spool 85 rotatable in the direction indicated by the arrow by drive means (not shown). When a portion of the strip 83 carrying a patch is pulled around the apex of the nose 61, the backing strip becomes peeled away from the patch and the latter is received on the lower face of the block 56 and is held there by the vacuum applied. Upon completion of the transfer of a patch to the block 56, the supply of vacuum to the latter is discontinued in response to a signal from a sensor 87 operable to detect leading edges of patches on the strip 83.
The web-transport system 3, only parts of which are shown in FIG. 1, comprises a plurality of air movers, some of which, 62, 67, 68, are shown. The web path defined by the system 3 may be 10 m or more in length and may include curves or bends, even right-angle bends. Curves or bends are defined by air bearing units, illustrated by units 70, 71, having plenum chambers 72, 73 to which compressed air can be supplied from a source (not shown) and from which ports open at the inner surfaces of the bends. As will be known to those skilled in the art, means whereby the web path can be turned in a plane other than that of the drawing of FIG. 1 may readily be provided.
Associated with the outlet end of the air mover 68 which defines the outlet end of the web path of the system 3, is a sensor 74 operable to sense the absence of a web at the said outlet end, which is positioned for feeding a web between a pair of co-operating, drivable feed rollers 75, 76 of the machine 2. From the rollers 75, 76, the web passes to a further pair of drivable rollers 77, 78 of the machine. The rollers 75, 76 may be driven at either substantially the same speed of rotation as the rollers 77, 78 or at a higher speed. In the latter case, as is well known in the cigarette and filter-making arts, a buffer-stock length of the web will be formed intermediate the rollers 75, 76 and the rollers 77, 78. A box 80 is provided to receive and contain the buffer stock.
The manner of operation of the web-supply system generally depicted in FIG. 1 will now be described.
It will be assumed that a condition obtains in which there is no web material in the utilising machine 2 or in either of the air movers 31, 32. Upon a manual initiation signal being given to the electronic control means 4, the latter initiates an operation of the upper reel storage and advancement unit 11 in order to bring a fresh reel into a reel unwinding location on the drum 15' of that unit, at which time the air mover 31 is held, by the lifting means 34, 35, 36, clear of the reel advancing to the drum. Under command of the control means 4, the drum 15' and the reel mounted thereon are caused to rotate slowly in the contra direction and the inlet end of the air mover 31 is lowered onto the periphery of the reel. When the leading end of the web is captured at the said inlet end, this condition is sensed by the sensor 52 (FIG. 5). Upon receiving a capture signal from the sensor 52, the control means 4 causes the drum 15' to cease rotation in the contra direction and to commence rotation in the unwinding direction, thus permitting the leading edge of the web to be fed through to the outlet end of the air mover 31. The control means 4 also causes conveying air to be supplied to the air-mover 8 and the air movers of the web-transport system 3. The web, upon issuing from the outlet end of the air mover 31, enters the air mover 8, passes through the splicing zone 10 to the outlet end of the air mover 8, enters the first air mover 62 of the system 3 and passes through the remaining length of that system to the machine 2. At the machine 2, the web is presented to the feed rollers 75, 76, this condition being signalled to the control means 4 by the sensor 74 or by a sensor (not shown) on the machine 2. By action of the control means 4, the drive to the drum 15' is terminated, the supply of conveying air to the air movers 31 and 8 and to those of the system 3 is discontinued and the air supply to air bearings 70, 71 is commenced. The air movers then act as web-guide means only, the web being drawn from the reel by the feed rollers 75, 76 of the machine 2.
The control means 4 will, when necessary, also initiate operation of the lower reel storage and advancing unit 11 to advance a fresh reel to the drum 15" thereof, the air mover 32 being held in its reel-clearing position by the lifting unit 37, 38, 40. When the fresh reel has reached the reel-unwinding location on the drum 15", the inlet end of the air mover 32 is lowered onto the periphery of the reel. The drum 15" is caused to rotate slowly in the contra direction until capture of the web leading end is sensed by the sensor 53, whereupon the drum 15" is caused to rotate in the unwinding direction until the leading end of the web has advanced to a location at or just upstream of the outlet end of the air mover 32. The leading end of the web is then brought to rest by discontinuance of the drive of the drum 15" brought about in response to a timing signal developed within the control means 4 or in response to web-sensing means (not shown) located at the outlet end of the air mover 32. The lower, stationary, web is thus available for feeding forwardly to the machine 2 if the upper, running, web breaks at a location upstream of the sensor 74 and the upper reel has reached the predetermined minimum radius, which latter condition is determined by sensing means (not shown) connected to the control means 4. This sensing means may be so associated with the air mover 31 as to indicate the position thereof. Alternatively, as the reel from which the running web extends approaches exhaustion, a condition which may be indicated by the last mentioned or an additional sensing means connected to the control means 4, a signal from the control means 4 causes initiation of the supply of air to the air movers 31, 8 and 64 and another signal from the control means 4 initiates rotation, in the unwinding direction, of the drum 15" of the lower unit 11. The end of the web extending from the reel on the drum 15" is thus fed from the air mover 32 through the air mover 8 and into the air mover 64. The capture of the web by the air mover 64 is sensed by the sensor 66 which then sends a signal to the control means 4, upon receipt of which the latter causes discontinuance of the air supply to the air mover 64 and also of the drive to drum 15". The control means 4 then initiates and controls a splicing sequence as follows.
The rollers 75, 76 of the machine 2 are speeded up to cause a buffer stock of web to build up in box 80. During this build-up, an adhesive patch is fed by the patch-supply means 59 to the block 56 in its uppermost position as shown and is held on the lower face 56a of that block by the action of the vacuum therein. Also during the web build-up, vacuum application to the upper face 60 of the block 58 is commenced. At completion of the build-up the drive to the rollers 75, 76 is discontinued. The piston rod 54, then moves the block 56 downwardly. By action of the knife-control mechanism, the knife 57 descends and severs both the upper and lower webs extending through the splicing zone 10. Before the adhesive patch carried on the block face 56a enters the splicing zone, the drum 15' of the upper unit 11 is caused to rotate in the contra direction to withdraw that portion of the upper web which extends from the expired reel to the splicing zone. The adhesive patch is moved downwardly into the splicing zone and brought into contact with the trailing edge of the upper web and the leading edge of the fresh web. The splice thus formed is subjected to pressure as the lower resilient face 56a of the block 56 is pressed into contact with the resilient upper surface 60 of the block 58. The application of vacuum at the surfaces 56a, 60 is then discontinued, following which the air mover 64 is activated to withdraw the foremost portion of the lower web from the splicing zone 10. The drive to the feed rollers 75, 76 of the machine 2 is recommenced.
At the next splicing operation, there will be in the air mover 8 a stationary web length extending from a fresh reel held on the drum 15' of the upper unit 11 and, beneath that stationary length, a continuous length of web being unwound from a nearly expired reel held on the drum 15" of the lower unit 11. The splicing sequence is as described above except that the upstream portion of the fresh web is removed by the air mover 63 after severance by the knife 57, but before application of an adhesive patch.
After a splicing operation has taken place, whether the fresh reel is on the drum 15' or the drum 15", and after the portion of the web extending from the expired reel has been rewound onto the reel, in response to a signal from the control means 4 the expired reel will be pushed from the drum 15' or 15" on which it is mounted by the advancement of the next fresh reel on to that drum.
Although the buffer stock has been described as being built up on the machine 2, means providing buffer stock may be disposed clearly downstream of the splicer unit 6.
If a web running to the machine 2 breaks at a location intermediate the sensor 52 or 53 past which the web is running and the sensor 74, the portion of the web downstream of the breakage will be advanced out of the system 3 by the action of the driven rollers 77, 78 of the machine. The absence of web at the exit of the system 3 is then sensed by the sensor 74, which sends a web-absence signal to the control means 4. Upon receipt of this signal, the control means ascertains whether or not the running reel has been reduced to the predetermined minimum radius. If the minimum radius has not been reached the control means 4 causes the air supply to the air bearings 70, 71 to be discontinued, air supply to the air movers to be re-established, and the drum 15' or 15" on which the reel in question is mounted to be rotated in the web-unwinding direction in order to re-thread the web into the machine 2. When this has been accomplished, the sensor 74 senses the presence of the web at the exit of the system 3. This results in discontinuance of the air supply to the air movers and re-establishment of the air supply to the air bearings 70, 71. If, however, the reel has reached the predetermined minimum radius when the breakage occurs, the drum is rotated in the contra direction to rewind onto the reel the portion of the web extending therefrom to the breakage location. Thereafter the other drum, on which the fresh reel is mounted, is rotated in the unwinding direction to permit the threading of a new web into the machine 2.
If the breakage in a running web occurs at the reel, this will be detected by the sensor 52 or 53 associated with the web. The control means 4 will in this case cause the reel to be rotated in the contra direction. If the web end is recaptured by the associated air mover 31 or 32, the reel will be rotated in the unwinding direction to permit re-threading of the web into the machine 2. If recapture does not occur within a predetermined period of time, a fresh web will be fed forwardly from the reel on the other drum and the first mentioned reel will be replaced by a fresh reel.
Web sensors additional to sensor 74 can with advantage be associated with the transport system 3. For example, a web sensor may be associated with each air mover in the system. Additional sensors make possible the attainment of a shorter time of response to web breakage or breakout in the system.
The reel storage and advancement means could take a form other than that of the units 11 described with reference to FIG. 2. The said means could be of a type in which reels are supported otherwise than by support means extending through openings in reel bobbins, so that fresh reels can be added to the depleted store at any time.
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|May 22, 1973
|Dec 9, 1975
|Hauni Werke Koerber & Co Kg
|Method of uniting webs of cigarette paper or the like
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|Aug 5, 1980
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|Replenishable photoconductive system
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|Hauni Maschinenbau Ag
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|Sep 30, 2004
|Shigenobu Kushihashi
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|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|Dec 8, 1981
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Let Richie Go
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#1 May 26, 2013
OK, so I've been a long-time Bon Jovi fan, not simply a JBJ fan, but a fan of the band...all of them.
Here's my take on Richie's nonsense (and, IMHO) it's all nonsense. Richie has not performed well in the past three years (especially the MTV debacle)and beyond that if Jon's kept it hidden from the public, Richie cannot sustain his own brand as evidenced by his failed tour in Europe for After the Lowdown, and he never once acknowledged the disappointment he handed to the fans upon his return to the tours in recent years.
Many fans, especially in Europe, take on second or third jobs to be able to afford accommodations and tickets to concerts, only to be disappointed because Richie won't deal with problems professionally. Is Jon perfect? Absolutely not, however, he IS professional. He limped off Giant Stadium and hobbled through Europe stopping off in Ireland for a knee operation. Jon never missed a show. Never. THAT'S a professional musician.
Richie tweeted that he's an artist, so he'll probably blame his behavior on artistic temperament. It won't serve him well because I, for one, am not going to enable his childish behavior. He's not all that and a bag of chips.
Perhaps like Streisand and others, Richie's developed a bad case of stage fright. If so, say so, but in my mind if you truly are a fan and truly love him, then don't let this behavior continue by coddling him. Jon's had to bear the responsibility of running this brand, everyone else goes home.
Let's report on concert reviews and other stuff. If you love Sambora, then walk away from him until he realizes that the fans are why he had a job, nothing else. It'll help him in the long run. Unfollow him, unfriend him, and see how long it takes him to strap on his guitar and rejoin the band (IF Jon takes him back).
It's tough love, but at this stage of game, Sambora needs just that.
Peace, love, out...
Sudbury, Canada
#2 May 26, 2013
Totally agree!
Since: Jun 11
#3 May 26, 2013
Tough Love - i think you said exactly what should be said - brilliant post ,100% truth!
#4 May 26, 2013
Totally agree. What else was Jon supposed to do or say. As Jon stated, he has done this before more than once due to substance abuse. I'm sure Jon meant no disrespect to Richie. As he stated it is getting hard for him not to say anything. Richie should have just come out and told the band his reasons for not continuing with the tour and should have let Jon know what is bothering him before it got out of hand. Now people's curiosity has gotten the best of them and are now wanting to know what happened between them. Richie stated Jon wants to pull off stadiums by himself. Seems to me, Jon, Tico and David are doing an awesome job without him. I'm sure it's not the same without Richie, but he is doing it and fans are going to his concerts even though they wish Richie was with them. Has Richie given any thought and consideration as to how Tico and David must have felt knowing Richie bailed out on them again and knowing he made a mess of things. If he misses his fans so much, and wants to give them a show they so richly deserve with the whole band why doesn't he just suck it up, put differences aside and join them in the remaining tour. Not only is he cheating his fans; but he is also cheating himself too. Seems to me, he has always been jealous of Jon's success. For his sake and the sake of the band, I sincerely hope the band will remain together for another tour. If not, Jon will always be performing without his band as he has done in the past.
Bedford, UK
#5 May 26, 2013
I agree i would never bail out of going to see them because Richie was not there i an disapointed and sad. I tweeted Richie last night and said he should get back to the band he did not reply to me persoanlly but he tweeted that he cant return because things have not been resolved.I cant help but think there is something between him and Jon.Its sad but i think your right this looks like the end of Richie as part of the band he has left it to long to sort this out now.I agree Richie does owe the fans he has let down an explanation, he is quite obviously not in rehab and he looks ok.Well im going to see them June 8th i cant wait so excited,,,,
Stirling, Canada
#6 May 26, 2013
Awesome post!!!
Bedford, UK
#7 May 26, 2013
Wow what a bunch of jerks your judging is unfair sorry for having an opnion!!!
Central District, Hong Kong
#8 May 26, 2013
Just wait and see , i love both Jon and Richie. who knows , Richie will join the band on the Australian leg. their is very especial about this two brother.. Jon was born in the year of TIGER and Richie was born in the year of PIG.. people born in the year of TIGER is born to be a Leader, people born in the year of PIG is a very soft hearted ...
Winnipeg, Canada
#9 May 26, 2013
Third Trine [edit]
The third trine consists of the Tiger, Horse and Dog. These three signs seek a true lover, and are like-minded in their pursuit of humanitarian causes. Idealistic and impulsive, the Tiger, Horse and Dog follow the beat of their own drum. Defiant against injustice, these three signs wilt without large amounts of physical affection and loyal support for causes. They are productive, enthusiastic, independent, engaging, dynamic and honorable. They can also be rash, rebellious, quarrelsome, hot-headed, reckless, anxious, moody, disagreeable, and stubborn. Although these three signs are loyal, they can be very protective when lied to.
Fourth Trine [edit]
The fourth trine consists of the Rabbit, Goat and Pig. The quest for these three signs is the aesthetic, beauty, and a more philosophical, and intellectual approach in life. Their calm nature gives them great leadership abilities. They are artistic, refined, intuitive, intelligent and well-mannered. These souls love the preliminaries in love, and are fine artists in their lovemaking. The Rabbit, Goat and Pig have been bestowed with calmer natures than the other 9 signs. These three are compassionately aware, yet detached and resigned to their condition. They seek beauty and a sensitive love. They are caring, unique, self-sacrificing, obliging, sensible, creative, empathetic, tactful, and prudent. They can also be naive, pedantic, insecure, cunning, indecisive, and pessimistic.
#10 May 27, 2013
In a word.... No
#11 May 27, 2013
Could not have stated these facts better. Thank You
#12 May 27, 2013
What she said.
I don't believe things are as simple as they are laid out in these posts. While I'm sure Richie has his faults like every other human on the planet I don't think that unreliability or disrespect for his fans are among them. I also think he owes absolutely NOTHING to any so-called fan who writes him off simply because he doesn't explain, to their personal satisfaction, what reasons he has for walking away from tour. If they can't see past their own disappointment long enough to respect him and trust that his reasons are valid until they at least know what those reasons are, then I don't think he owes them a damn thing.
Since: Jan 09
New Jersey
#13 May 27, 2013
You don't think he is unreliable.
What do you call a musician who doesn't show up , shows up visibly impaired to a show, misses a leg on a tour, cancels shows, doesn't show for rehearsal, misses multiple legs on another tour, all in 2 years?
Personally I don't need a reason from him, his actions speak louder than words.
Sudbury, Canada
#14 May 27, 2013
I agree with you Bon Jersey.
And doesn't show up at a major award show and advertises a contest that was to have ended April 22 and he still can't manage to find the time to pick a winner (which is really fraud)
#15 May 27, 2013
Don't forget walks out on a live broadcast of the CMT awards because of a fight with his girlfriend.
Athens, Greece
#16 May 27, 2013
Like I said on another thread... consistently inconsistent.
Hope he resolves his issues. Hope Jon resolves his. Hope they manage not to waist 30 years of friendship and history on juvenile behaviors, egos, vanity ...
Moers, Germany
#17 May 27, 2013
failed tour in Europe?!?!
get your facts right! the European tour great. almost all shows sold out.
Sudbury, Canada
#18 May 27, 2013
He canceled Philadelphia, New York and Toronto.
He really has to stop saying He wants to play Hyde Park. After obviously not wanting to play Calgary, the remarks infuriate me. Its almost like a spoiled child. And if Jon really treated him so cruely, I don't know why he wants to.
Since: Jan 09
New Jersey
#19 May 27, 2013
That is why Richie's statements make no sense. He is obviously lying.
He also cancelled San Francisco.
#20 May 27, 2013
What do I call it? Let's consider it together, okay?
1. Assuming your first 3 concerns refer to post-HAND MTV Unplugged and rehab during The Circle, I would call it coming to realize that he had a substance abuse problem, intensified by a rapid sequence of devestating personal losses, and subsequently seeking assistance to deal with said problem.
2. Assuming that the canceled shows to which you refer are the US solo shows (2 of which I had tix and traveled a long distance for, btw), I would call that having the good sense to realize that a solo artist can't possibly pull off 2-hr gigs with (verified) laryngitis - not if he expects to be heard and not if he wants protect his vocal chords from possible permanent damage.
3. The missed rehearsal I can't address because I have yet to hear anything but jumbled and conflicting bits and pcs of speculation about that. But let's say that, God forbid, he missed a rehearsal. I wonder what percentage of the countless number of rehearsals that BJ has had over their 30 year history one missed rehearsal would constitute? If they only had ONE rehearsal PER YEAR it would be maybe 3 percent. My God, how dare he!!
4. Multiple legs must refer to this year so that one's easy... Oh wait! No it isn't... because WE DON'T KNOW THE REASON YET, DO WE???
Jumping ahead to the next posts:
5. The video contest: Given that Richie has probably had to suspend AOTL promotions while not touring, or be in breach of his Jovi contract, he probably can't announce a winner until the situation is resolved.
6. IF Richie actually said that he wanted to play Hyde Park as attributed to him, he apparently only said it once. He can't be held accountable for the number of times it's quoted. Or are you now holding him responsible for the actions of the press, too?
7. CMT? Richie didn't walk out on CMT. Contrary to the tabloids' reports, Richie was NOT scheduled to present at the awards. Both he and Denise tweeted several times in the weeks prior to the event that DENISE was the one who was presenting. Richie simply accompanied her to Nashville.
On the other hand, there WAS that time... let me think... Oh yeah... it was an earlier CMT awards show in April of 2007 when, even after receiving the phone call that his father's death was at hand, and despite Jon's blessing to take the jet and go, Richie stayed long enough to fulfill THAT obligation before he abandoned ship to go say a final good-bye to his dad.
I'm not sure I would have stayed, risking the chance that I might not see my dad alive again. That action alone speaks volumes. Not to mention all the times over the 28 years prior to the past two, when Richie has not only shown up and given his all, but has also covered Jon's backside when HE had no more to give. Sounds pretty dependable if you ask me. Which you did.:)
I realize that people are frustrated and the timing does suck. But since we don't yet know what the reason is for Richie's absence, I think it is incredibly unfair to try, judge, convict, and sentence him before the facts are in.
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Serves 20 (serving size: about 3/4 cup)
Total time: 1 Hour, 30 Minutes
Recipe Time
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Total: 1 Hour, 30 Minutes
Nutritional Information
Calories 155
Fat 7.4 g
Satfat 1.8 g
Monofat 3.5 g
Polyfat 1.6 g
Protein 2.6 g
Carbohydrate 21.3 g
Fiber 1.4 g
Cholesterol 4 mg
Iron 0.4 mg
Sodium 108 mg
Calcium 17 mg
Cooking spray
2 tablespoons canola oil
1/2 cup unpopped popcorn kernels
1/2 cup sliced almonds
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
2/3 cup light-colored corn syrup
2 1/2 tablespoons butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1. Preheat oven to 250°.
2. Line a jelly-roll pan with parchment paper; coat paper with cooking spray.
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The floor covering specialist Carpetright issued its ninth profits downgrade in 18 months yesterday and warned that it saw no respite over the next year from the brutal slowdown in consumer spending.
Carpetright, which has 643 stores in the UK and abroad, pulled no punches when it described trading as "volatile" from one week to the next, saying customers were waiting for promotional discounts before spending.
The hefty discounting, and an increasing proportion of lower-margin beds in its product mix, took its toll on the group's gross margins, which tumbled by 400 basis points in the 25 weeks to 22 October.
Further grim news from a 6.8 per cent fall in Carpetright's like-for-like sales over the past 12 weeks of the period led the group to warn that it now expects full-year pre-tax profit to be at the lower end of City expectations, of between £16.9m and £11.8m. The former was its actual profit figure in the year ending 30 April 2011.
Neil Page, the finance director of Carpetright, said: "It is a tough retail environment and we have, alongside many other retailers, found it a difficult situation."
While Carpetright's discounting has hit its margins, Mr Page was "pleased" with the response of customers to its latest Madness Discount promotion across all its products in September. He said: "When we offer the stronger promotions, people are spending more and that just shows they are seeking value at the moment."
The group is also fighting back by increasing, and smartening up, its bed offer in existing stores, as well as opening its first standalone bed shop under the Sleepright by Carpetright banner in Uddingston, Scotland, next week. It will add another four trial bed stores over the coming months.
Mr Page said Carpetright had reduced its losses in the Republic of Ireland and increased profits in the Netherlands and Belgium over the half year.
However, he said: "I think it is going to be a challenging and tough retail environment into 2012."
Shares in Carpetright, which has seen nearly 40 per cent wiped off its market capitalisation this year, ended up 5p at 490p yesterday.
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Distant Galaxy Cluster HST133617-00529
This collection of spiral and elliptical galaxies lies an estimated 4 to 6 billion light-years away. It is in the constellation of Virgo not far from the 3rd magnitude star Zeta Virginis. The brighter galaxies in this cluster have red magnitudes between 20 and 22 near the limit of the Palomar Sky Survey. The bright blue galaxy (upper left) is probably a foreground galaxy, and not a cluster member. The larger of the galaxies in the cluster are probably about the size of our Milky Way Galaxy. The diagonal line at lower right is an artificial satellite trail.Credit:
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I've got a block of code (Save) that can only executed by a single process at once and am successfully protecting it with a Mutex.
However, there is some cleanup (SavePrep) that also gets done inside of the protected block that can be long running and could be COPIED outside of the protected block. The key is that it HAS to be run inside of the protected block, but if it is run outside of the protected block a bit before it's turn comes around it will decrease the amount of time spent in the protected block. (Basically it has less prep work to do.)
Now the problem comes about because this SavePrep has a LOCK option to it. I can run it outside of the protected block with lock set to FALSE and then the protected block can concurrently run SavePrep with LOCK set to TRUE without an issue. However, the reversion isn't true, if it is being run with LOCK TRUE, then running with LOCK FALSE will fail.
So what I would like to do is prevent SavePrep inside the protected block from executing until after SavePrep has started outside of the protected block.
It is a single line of code that I'm calling in both cases. Is there anyway to block on the one line of code STARTING execution?
What I'm doing now is calling ReleaseMutex, then calling SavePrep. However, I'm uncertain if the next process sitting at a WaitOne(..) will get given control before the SavePrep has a chance to start.
Sample of what it currently looks like with up to 20 or 30 processes waiting at times.
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Summary form only given. Strong growth figures prove that wind is now a mainstream option for new power generation. All the successful MW-class wind technology developments to date are results of evolutionary design efforts based on the premise that control can significantly improve energy capture and reduce dynamic loads. The main challenge is wind stochasticity that impacts on both power quality and drive-train fatigue life for a wind generating system (WGS). In the proposed paradigm, control is exercised through a self-tuning regulator (STR) that incorporates a recursive least squares (RLS) algorithm to predict the process parameters and update the states. In above-rated regimes, the control strategy incorporating a pitch regulatory system aims to regulate turbine power and maintain stable, closed-loop behavior in the presence of turbulent wind inflow. The control scheme is formulated based on a detailed performability model: the wind speed is generated by a stochastic model, while the drivetrain is modelled as a multi-inertia system linked by a non-ideal shaft described by non-linear equations. Computer simulations reveal that achieving the two objectives of maximizing energy extraction and load reduction by the STR becomes more attractive relative to the classical proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller design.


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Why do Medicare patients choose to stay in their current Part D prescription drug plan or switch to another? Are they rational actors maximizing their their financial benefit or do other factors play a role. A paper by Kate Ho and co-authors (NBER WP version) presented at the 2016 ASSA meetings find the switch rates […]Read the rest of this entry »
Reforming Medicare Provider Payment
With the ACA and now MARCA, Congress is moving full steam ahead with payment reform. An article by Paul Ginsburg and Gail Wilensky (2015) consider some of the implications of these reform efforts. This belief – that a set of metrics can be developed or delivery systems specified that could lead to the delivery of […]Read the rest of this entry »
Who is participating in BPCI?
In 2013, Medicare launched the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) initiative. There were 4 models included in the program: Model 1 (least comprehensive): includes Part A services for the index hospitalization alone, and thus most closely resembles current fee-for-service payment. Model 2 (most comprehensive): encompasses Part A and Part B services for the index hospitalization, readmissions, and all other post […]Read the rest of this entry »
Why Medicare Advantage is thriving
In the 1990s, managed care began to take over the health care marketplace. However, backlash against managed care lead to a retrenchment in managed care in the late 1990s. A paper by Sinaiko and Zeckhauser (2015) notes that: After the MA-plan payment cuts imposed through the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, HMO availability dropped by nearly […]Read the rest of this entry »
What is MACRA?
MACRA is the Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act, also know colloquially as the 'permanent doc fix'. Although MACRA is know for repealing the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) provisions that would have significantly cut physicians salaries (but was reversed every December), there are other provisions. Although physicians may take comfort in avoiding the year end doc […]Read the rest of this entry »
Over half of federal spending on entitlements
Here's a graphic from the NIHCM foundation summarizing where federal revenues come in an where they are spent. As you can see about one quarter of the budget is spent on Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP and ACA Subsidies and another quarter is spent on Social Security. This is not news if you have been reading the Healthcare Economist diligently […]Read the rest of this entry »
Increased access to CMS data
The Research Data Assistance Center (ResDAC) has announced that individuals and firms will now be able to get access to more CMS data. They describe their "Innovator Research" program as follows: Innovators and entrepreneurs may now access CMS data as part of a research study to create products or tools that they intend to sell […]Read the rest of this entry »
2015 Medicare Advantage Enrollment
About two-thirds of Medicare beneficiaires are enrolled in tradiational Medicare FFS, but the remaining thrid is now enrollingin Medicare Advantage plans. Which plans are dominant? The following figure from Avalere provides a breakdown. Note that this figure obscures significant regional variation in plan market share. For instance, Kaiser Permanente has almost half (48%) of the […]Read the rest of this entry »
What is Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement?
Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI)A helpful post from Steven A. Farmer, Meaghan George and Mark B. McClellan explains. Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement (CCJR) is a bundled payment structure for hip and knee replacements. CMS notes that: 2013, there were more than 400,000 inpatient primary procedures in Medicare, costing more than $7 billion for hospitalization alone. […]Read the rest of this entry »
The problems of administrative billing
J.K. Wall provides an apt analogy at The Health Care Blog of why hospital billing is so confusing: If McDonald's operated like a hospital, when you ordered a Happy Meal with a burger, fries and drink, you would be charged a separate price for the meat, bun, cheese, pickle, mayo and paper wrapper, the […]Read the rest of this entry »


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Cast of actors were good. The mic was bad. It was hard to hear some of the time. I didn't care to be solicited for a donation by the entire cast as I exited the theater.
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Loved it!! The Bawdy Caste was excellent. Pre-show entertainment was so much fun. We will definetely go again!!
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About Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo was born on 5 February 1985 in Madeira, Portugal. Ronaldo was named after former American president and actor, Ronald Reagan. He possesses incredible pace and trickery as well as unbelievable dribbling and shooting ability. With scoring figures that can only be rivalled by Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo is considered to be one of the greatest footballers of all time.
Ronaldo joined Sporting's academy in 1997. Working his way up the ranks, he became the only player to have ever played for Sporting's U16, U17, U18, B and senior teams all within a single season. Ronaldo scored a brace on his league debut in 2002. In a pre-season friendly against Manchester United, Ronaldo caught the eye of United manager, Alex Ferguson, who signed the player soon after for a fee of £12 million.
Ronaldo's career took off at Manchester United, as he set the Premier League alight. He went on to score 118 goals for the club in 292 appearances. During his time at United, Ronaldo won three Premier League titles, an FA Cup, two League Cup trophies, two Community Shields, the FIFA Club World Cup and the coveted UEFA Champions League in 2007-2008. At the end of the season Ronaldo was awarded the FIFA World Player of the Year, an award he would win again in 2013 and 2014.
On 1 July 2009, Ronaldo signed for Real Madrid for a fee of £80 million, making him the most expensive footballer in history. Since joining the club, Ronaldo has been the main man. He has scored over 300 goals at a rate of more than a goal a game. His best season came in 2014-15, when he netted 61 times in 54 games. Ronaldo has won seven trophies since joining the club, including La Decima, Real Madrid's tenth European Cup. In 2015, became the club's all-time leading goalscorer.
Ronaldo made his Portugal debut in 2003 and has scored more than half a century of goals for the national team, making him the country's all-time leading goal scorer.


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Nice Hotel near shopping and restaurantsPosted Jul 16, 2016
Pros: The location; It's on a quieter corner block, yet in the heart of everything. It's also a very pretty hotel.
Cons: The lighting in the closets and room in general.
Location: Restaurants and shopping.
This is an eclectic hotel in the heart of Beverly Hills within walking distance to great restaurants and shopping. A standard room is small, similar to European Boutique hotels. There is a lovely restaurant and bar in the lobby, that has a happy hour and live music from 4-7 p.m. The staff is amazing and made me feel as if I was right at home the minute I checked in. The rooms are very clean and great for sleeping versus hanging out...mine was a standard room with a comfy chair.
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We were not comfortable.Posted Jul 14, 2016
The shower was too small and was so dark, that we couldnt tell if it was clean or not. Therefore, we used shower shoes. The comforter had unknown stains. As well as, the AC did not work very well. However, we was close to Cheesecake Factory. Also, the staff was kind, and really showed true professionalism, altbough we decided to shorten our stay.
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Beautiful boutique hotelPosted Jul 14, 2016
Pros: The artwork that lined the walls was priceless. Onsite lounge and restaurant was gorgeous. Breakfast omelette was delicious and well priced.
Cons: The shower was weak and the lighting in the room was dark so it made it difficult to put on makeup.
Location: Steps away from Rodeo Drive - priceless. Easy Uber or taxi ride to all other parts of LA.
Think you cannot afford to stay in Beverly Hills? Think again. I say you cannot afford not to stay at the Crescent Hotel. The experience is well worth the cost. We were very impressed with the beauty of this hotel. The Crescent Hotel's lobby, hallways, lounge, and rooms are lined with original photographs and artwork that make your stay feel extra special. The hotel has an onsite lounge and restaurant, both are gorgeous and welcoming, with a covered outdoor patio. Very relaxing for your morning coffee. Complimentary tea, coffee, and cookies were served every morning. The breakfast omelette was simply delicious and well priced. The rooms lighting was romantically moody and dark...but it did make it difficult to see in the mirror and apply your makeup. Clearly you are steps away from Rodeo Drive...but the hotels central location also made it very easy to get to all the other parts of Los Angeles. The staff was very attentive and engaging. They even provided recommendations of where to go and the best time to go (in order to avoid traffic).
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Posted Jul 1, 2016
Small room but staff is great. Definitely 3.5 stars not less
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Unique hotelPosted Jun 24, 2016
Pros: The retro feeling of the past musicians pictures.
Cons: The lighting in the bathroom.
Location: Rodeo Drive just a few minutes away.
We stayed 2 nights and the staff was so helpful with directions around Hollywood. Our car battery died as we were leaving and they gave us a jump and we were on our way. My only complaint was the lack of lighting in the bathroom. It was very hard to do my makeup and hair.
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Sehr schoenes Boutique-Hotel, sehr guenstige Lage,Posted Jun 24, 2016
Pros: Die Atmosphaere
Cons: Alles o.k.
Location: Naehe Rodeo Drive
Sehr angenehme Atmosphaere, wie zuhause! Geschmackvoll eingerichtete Zimmer, sehr schoene Bar mit Restaurant, wenige Schritte zum North Rodeo Drive. Sehr freundliches Personal,guter Preis
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Ottima posizione per girare Los AngelesPosted Jun 24, 2016
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Bellissima camera consegnata puntuale, pulita, hotel confortevole,strategico e di design...ottimo!!!
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Awesome Beverly Hills Location!Posted Jun 20, 2016
Cons: Location
Location: Shopping & Dining
This hotel is located in a perfect Beverly Hills location within walking distance of excellent shopping & dining and just three blocks from famed Rodeo Drive! The hotel staff are super friendly and Winston was especially kind to my daughter & I. The room is kinda small but has nice decorations and enough room for 2 people. We'll stay at this hotel again!
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Unique, affordable location in Beverly HillsPosted May 4, 2016
This hotel was recommended to me by a local, and it exceeded this East Coast girl's expectations. The location of this cozy, unique hotel was perfect for a trip to Beverly Hills - walkable to all the great shopping and restaurants. The outdoor terrace of the hotel's restaurant was lovely and private, and the staff was attentive and friendly. Loved the historical decor. For a convenient, boutique-type hotel, I wouldn't stay anywhere else!
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I occasionally need to set up domain accounts, and knew how to do this using DSA.msc in Win2003. However one of the servers I'm working with is Win2008, so I keep having to RDP into another server just to set up the domain account for a new FTP user. I can't seem to find any replacement for DSA...
dsa.msc still very much exists in 2008 and 2008 R2. It gets installed automatically on machines that have the Active Directory Domain Services role installed. For machines that aren't running the AD DS role, you just have to install it.
You can also get the snap-ins for non-Server OSes with RSAT (Remote Server Administration Tools).
An elaboration on Ryan's answer, due to Telos' feedback.
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