Shortly after heat 2, it seemed that three teams ( France, Poland and Switzerland ) would qualify from heat 1, and five teams ( Germany, Italy, Portugal, Russia and Spain ) from heat 2, including Italy that finished second.
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Carbon fibers derived from pitch are graphitic after heat treatment at temperatures exceeding 2200 �C . Turbostratic carbon fibers tend to have high tensile strength, whereas heat-treated mesophase-pitch-derived carbon fibers have high Young's modulus ( i . e ., high stiffness or resistance to extension under load ) and high thermal conductivity.
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The Knicks became the first seventh-seeded team to beat a second-seeded team in Eastern Conference playoff history . . . Knicks President Ernie Grunfeld said that Heat coach Pat Riley was showing his " true colors " when he verbally attacked his former assistant, and perhaps former friend, Jeff Van Gundy after Heat practice on Saturday.
