Cellophane
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As seen on TV...the same songs that play during the Local on the 8's weather reports. With black type against a bright yellow background, this novelty cellophane tape is the perfect stocking stuffer for fans of the forensic drama that started it all. Plus,... In this article: Potato, Cellophane, Chick Corea, HBO, and Tru Blood |
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Daring Fireball | 2 days ago
The Droid Battery Cover Problem
...it keeps the battery cover from coming off too. Bob Muir Says: A piece of double-sided tape on the foam piece (or a rolled up piece of cellophane tape) does the job. It keeps the cover in place - a low tech solution. I've been hearing...
In this article: Motorola, Apple, Linux, Android, Verizon Wireless, Virgin America, and AT&T
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Naples Daily News | 2 days ago
Popoff: It's official, I'm not running for council re-election
...my hair would be as gray as his before my term was up! My hair is certainly lighter in spots while my skin went from the thickness of cellophane to rhinoceros hide. Local politics is very interesting on Marco Island where we have a true...
In this article: Marco Island, Charlie Crist, Revenue, and Tax
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Michigan Live | 5 days ago
Don't let bad season overshadow what Brandon Graham meant to Michigan
...began preparations for Pasadena. Amid the crowd, Brandon Graham's grandmother stood to the side with a single yellow rose wrapped in cellophane. The contrast looked the same as it did inside the stadium all afternoon, when Graham was the...
In this article: Brandon Graham, Michigan, Ohio State, Wolverines, Ohio State, Terrelle Pryor, Michigan Stadium, and Dan Herron
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The Bergen Record | 7 days ago
Eating Out: Zen Zen in Fairview
...end. You can also get a variety of less interactive dishes, like excellent house-made fried dumplings ($5.95) stuffed with kimchi, cellophane noodles and tofu. Bibimbap ($13.95) was the standard rice and vegetable mixture, though its stone...
In this article: Noodle, Kimchi, Palisades Park, Ponzu, Korean barbecue, Bibimbap, Bean sprout, Tofu, and Sweet potato
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San Jose Mercury News | 7 days ago
Home Plates: Swissies cookies, Asian buns
...report that when it comes to Swissies, Helen Nowicki is in luck. Each Christmas, Nowicki looked forward to the small butter cookies sold in cellophane bags at a Swiss bakery in Sunnyvale. This Christmas, she'll just need to travel a bit...
In this article: Pound cake, Turkey, Pumpkin, and Chocolate
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Arkansas Democrat Gazette | November 19, 2009
flavor The art of dressing the turkey table
...couldna t agree more. Jones encourages clients to include a blessing ritual, in addition to the elocution of grace. She makes up little cellophane bags with treats and passes around personalized cards so that the other guests write a...
In this article: Iowa, All rights reserved, and Associated Press
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch | November 19, 2009
Obama pastry chef says meringue is a no-go
...on a rolling rack. A freshly baked pie shell sat on the marble counter, awaiting its filling. Housekeepers and groundskeepers helped stuff cellophane goody bags for 2,000-plus trick-or-treaters. A tray held dried sugar pieces destined to...
In this article: Michelle Obama, White House, Meringue, Dessert, Barack Obama, Maple syrup, Banana cream pie, and Halloween
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Naples Daily News | November 18, 2009
Janet Fish's still-life art is, well, not
Crystal glassware in a glass bowl in the foreground shimmers with reflected light in muted tones of gray, pink and green. Crinkled cellophane wrappings provide a multifaceted, transparent backdrop to the bunch of tulips. The sense of...
In this article: Naples Museum of Art, New York City, Coffee cake, Yale University, Edouard Vuillard, Pierre Bonnard, New England, and Naples
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Huffington Post | November 17, 2009
Kate Kelly: Airline Passengers Needed Their Own Rosa Parks
...few days ago Negroes wishing to eat in the International Room or the coffee shop were shunted off to a six-stool snack bar at which cellophane-wrapped cookies, sandwiches, and coffee in paper cups are sold." African-Americans were denied jobs...
In this article: Rosa Parks, New Orleans, Florida, Docket, Sandwich, Pan Am, and Mohawk Airlines
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Independent.ie | November 15, 2009
Why the queen of the court has more aces up her sleeve
...adjustments to a vision of pure glamour. The contents of a couple of large suitcases are spilling over into the lobby, and roses in cellophane are everywhere. The focus of everyone's attention is a black supermodel at the far end of the...
In this article: Serena Williams, Andre Agassi, Doha, Louisiana, Wimbledon, US Open, and Australian Open
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Cellophane is a thin, transparent sheet made of regenerated cellulose.
Cellulose fibers from wood, cotton, hemp, or other sources are dissolved in alkali and carbon disulfide to make a solution called viscose, which is then extruded through a slit into an acid bath to reconvert the viscose into cellulose. A similar process, using a hole (a spinneret) instead of a slit, is used to make a fibre called rayon. Chemically, cellophane, rayon and cellulose are polymers of glucose and contain the chemical elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
Cellophane was invented in 1908 by Jacques E. Brandenberger, a Swiss textiles engineer. After witnessing a wine spill on a restaurant tablecloth, Brandenberger initially had the idea to develop a clear coating for cloth to make it waterproof. He experimented, and came up with a way to apply liquid viscose to cloth, but found the resultant combination of cloth and viscose film too stiff to be of use. However, the clear film easily separated from the backing cloth, and he abandoned his original idea as the possibilities of the new material became apparent. Cellophane's low permeability to air, oils and greases, and bacteria makes it useful for food packaging.
Cellophane sales have dwindled since the 1960s due to use of alternative packaging options, and the fact that viscose is becoming less common because of the polluting effects of carbon disulfide and other by-products of the process. However, the fact that cellophane is 100% biodegradable has increased its popularity as a food wrapping. It is also used in the making of bendy rulers, although those are not common.
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