Abstract: Various embodiments of a pneumatic tire include a tread portion, a first bead portion and a second bead portion which are axially spaced, a first sidewall portion and a second sidewall portion and a first and second carcass ply. The first carcass ply includes a main portion which extends circumferentially about the tire from the first bead portion to the second bead portion, a first turned-up portion around the first bead portion and a second turned-up portion around the second bead portion such that the first and second turned-up portions each have an end which terminates along the tread portion. The second carcass ply extends circumferentially about the tire along the first sidewall and along the second sidewall. The second carcass ply has a first end and a second end which terminates in the lower portion of the tire.

Abstract: Sanding blocks that are readily conformable to curved or flat surfaces are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a hand-held sanding block is disclosed that is an elastomeric sanding block conformable to curved or flat surfaces, wherein the elastomeric sanding block has a Shore A hardness ranging from about 45 to about 90, and wherein the elastomeric sanding block is made from a polymeric composition formulated from a plurality ingredient that includes an admixture of an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer and a metallocene catalyzed ethylene-&agr;-olefin copolymer, and a blowing agent. Also disclosed are methods for manufacturing sanding blocks.