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 Gerard's Profile |
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| Age: | 36 years old |
| Sex: | Male |
| Location: | Houston, TEXAS |
| Country: |  United States |
| Zodiac: |  Cancer (Jun 21 - Jul 22) |
| Last Login: | Jul 11, 2008 (88 days back) |
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About Me |
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| James M. Faria and Robert T. Wright of Monsanto Industries co-invented Astroturf (U.S. patent ..3332828). A patent for astroturf was filed for on December 25, 1965 and issued by the USPTO on July 25, 1967. | |
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| AstroTurf was invented in 1965 by employees of Monsanto and patented in 1967 under the name "Chemgrass." It was renamed AstroTurf after its first well-publicised use at the Houston Astrodome baseball stadium. | |
I'd like to meet:AstroTurf is a registered trademark of Textile Management Associates, applied to a particular kind of artificial turf. The term is sometimes used as a generic description of any kind of artificial turf. |
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Music:The advantage of AstroTurf over grass turf is quite evident: an artificial turf requires minimal maintenance. It is also ideal for indoor stadiums, since it does not require sunlight. However, an AstroTurf surface is much harder than one of natural grass. |
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Movies:Players describe the impact as similar to falling on concrete (Vince Lombardi called AstroTurf "fuzzy cement"). Players' cleats can get caught in the turf, which does not give the way grass and dirt does, causing the injury known as "turf toe". Also, in baseball, the ball tends to bounce higher and faster. Because of these considerations, the use of AstroTurf was infamously controversial among baseball fans. Additionally, a general gut-feeling opposition against "technocracy" manifested itself in the anti-AstroTurf sentiment. |
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Television:AstroTurf is being replaced in many stadiums with newer types of artificial turf—two common brands of this new generation being FieldTurf and Sport Grass. These materials have properties much closer to natural grass turf. AstroTurf's version of this new artificial grass was called AstroPlay, but in 2004, Southwest Recreational Industries, who held the rights to making AstroTurf, went out of business after filing for bankruptcy. It is now sold by AstroTurf, LLC. |
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Books:1962 - 1966: The Creative Products Group, part of Chemstrand's research organization worked on creating the new playing surface. The surface was tested for foot traction and cushioning, weather drainage, flammability and wear resistance. |
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Heroes:Late 1950s: The Chemstrand Company, a subsidiary of Monsanto Industries were developing new synthetic fibers for use in carpeting. Monsanto was encouraging the use of carpets in schools in conjunction with the Ford Foundation's Educational Facilities Laboratory, headed by Dr. Harold Gores. Dr. Gores suggested that Chemstrand develop the perfect urban playing surface, Gores knew about both the Chemstrand synthetic fiber research and the Ford fitness studies. |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| MaritalStatus: | Married |
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nicki, Rod Alonzo, tracy, newton, Jason, Conrad, Pierre, julie, John Merriman, Father Goose, Jamie, Kimmers, --rog., Stephanie, Kenneth, Eva, Savannah's Mom, Doug Sahm, Tetsuwan Robert
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