Ask Jeannette Sept. 18
ASK JEANNETTE
By Jeannette Lubsen Journal staff writer | Posted: Monday, September 18, 2006
Jackie, the spokesperson for KPTH, is great. How did they find her? Who is she? Where did she come from? -- Sioux City
Kevin O'Neal, director of promotions at KPTH, states Jackie found KPTH. At her mother's urging, Jackie relates she applied for a part-time job as master control at the television station. The only experience she put on her resume was background in theater, having recently come off a national tour of "A Christmas Carol." She was called back for a screen test and subsequently hired as a VJ (video jockey) for the station and as the "new face of Fox."
Jackie (last name not available) is originally from Cherokee, Iowa.
What happened to the Statue of Liberty that used to be in front of the auditorium? -- Sioux City
The statue was removed because of a parking lot paving project. Ann Marie Skaggs of the city manager's office relates it has been restored to its original condition and is in storage at a city facility pending a placement recommendation by a citizen committee. The primary placement considerations include the area in front of the new Museum (JC Penney building) and Chautauqua Park. Citizens with any questions may contact Terry Hoffman at 279-6115.
How was the bridge which goes into Wells Blue Bunny in Le Mars, Iowa, paid for? -- Sioux City
Le Mars City Administrator and Senior City Engineer Scott Langel explains two bridges have been purchased, designed and built by the Iowa Department of Transportation as part of the bypass routing on Highway 75 which was planned before the Wells Blue Bunny Corporate Headquarters.
Who invented the zipper? What is the significance of the letters "YKK" that appears on some of them? -- Sioux City
Whitcomb L. Judson invented the zipper and YKK is the Japanese company that makes them, according to Time Almanac 2005 and the Web site coolquiz.com.
Judson was a lover of gadgets and machines. His idea for the "clasp locker" came when a friend had a stiff back from trying to fasten his shoes. Judson's clasp locker was used mostly on mailbags, tobacco pouches and shoes. However, his design, like most first inventions needed to be fine-tuned.
A more practical version came on the scene in 1913 when a Swedish-born engineer, Gideon Sundback revised Judson's idea and made his with metal teeth instead of a hook-and-eye design. In 1917, Sundback patented his "separable fastener."
The name changed again when the B. F. Goodrich Co. used it in rubber boots, or galoshes, and called it the "zipper" because the boots could be fastened with one hand. The 1940s brought about research in Europe of the coil zipper design. The first design was of interlocking brass coils. However, since they could be permanently bent out of shape, making the zipper stop functioning, it was rather bad for business and wasn't too practical. The new design was improved after the discovery of stronger, more flexible synthetics. Coil zippers eventually hit the market in the early 1960s.
The YKK Co. , a privately owned firm headquartered in Japan, is the company that makes zippers. YKK makes everything -- from the dyed fabric around the zipper to the brass used to make the actual device.
Readers may submit questions by mailing them to Sioux City Journal, P.O. Box 118, Sioux City, Iowa 51102, or fax to 712-279-5059, or e-mail to jeannettelubsen@siouxcityjournal.com
Kevin O'Neal, director of promotions at KPTH, states Jackie found KPTH. At her mother's urging, Jackie relates she applied for a part-time job as master control at the television station. The only experience she put on her resume was background in theater, having recently come off a national tour of "A Christmas Carol." She was called back for a screen test and subsequently hired as a VJ (video jockey) for the station and as the "new face of Fox."
Jackie (last name not available) is originally from Cherokee, Iowa.
What happened to the Statue of Liberty that used to be in front of the auditorium? -- Sioux City
The statue was removed because of a parking lot paving project. Ann Marie Skaggs of the city manager's office relates it has been restored to its original condition and is in storage at a city facility pending a placement recommendation by a citizen committee. The primary placement considerations include the area in front of the new Museum (JC Penney building) and Chautauqua Park. Citizens with any questions may contact Terry Hoffman at 279-6115.
How was the bridge which goes into Wells Blue Bunny in Le Mars, Iowa, paid for? -- Sioux City
Le Mars City Administrator and Senior City Engineer Scott Langel explains two bridges have been purchased, designed and built by the Iowa Department of Transportation as part of the bypass routing on Highway 75 which was planned before the Wells Blue Bunny Corporate Headquarters.
Who invented the zipper? What is the significance of the letters "YKK" that appears on some of them? -- Sioux City
Whitcomb L. Judson invented the zipper and YKK is the Japanese company that makes them, according to Time Almanac 2005 and the Web site coolquiz.com.
Judson was a lover of gadgets and machines. His idea for the "clasp locker" came when a friend had a stiff back from trying to fasten his shoes. Judson's clasp locker was used mostly on mailbags, tobacco pouches and shoes. However, his design, like most first inventions needed to be fine-tuned.
A more practical version came on the scene in 1913 when a Swedish-born engineer, Gideon Sundback revised Judson's idea and made his with metal teeth instead of a hook-and-eye design. In 1917, Sundback patented his "separable fastener."
The name changed again when the B. F. Goodrich Co. used it in rubber boots, or galoshes, and called it the "zipper" because the boots could be fastened with one hand. The 1940s brought about research in Europe of the coil zipper design. The first design was of interlocking brass coils. However, since they could be permanently bent out of shape, making the zipper stop functioning, it was rather bad for business and wasn't too practical. The new design was improved after the discovery of stronger, more flexible synthetics. Coil zippers eventually hit the market in the early 1960s.
The YKK Co. , a privately owned firm headquartered in Japan, is the company that makes zippers. YKK makes everything -- from the dyed fabric around the zipper to the brass used to make the actual device.
Readers may submit questions by mailing them to Sioux City Journal, P.O. Box 118, Sioux City, Iowa 51102, or fax to 712-279-5059, or e-mail to jeannettelubsen@siouxcityjournal.com
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