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For industrial off-road and genset applications, optimum uptime is crucial. Volvo Penta now makes it even easier to manage and control engine and machine uptime with a new extended coverage program for owners and operators of Volvo Penta powered installations.
Reducing total cost of engine ownership is a concern for OEMs and operators alike — which is why Volvo Penta does everything it can to drive down operating costs.
In a bid to expand its parts and service network across the Americas, Volvo Penta has appointed Tracbel as its newest dealer for Industrial and Commercial engines in Brazil.
Volvo Penta hits ConExpo 2014 to promote its full range of industrial engines and worldwide customer support.
Dennis Eagle is one of Volvo Penta's key engine customers – but as a manufacturer of on-road trucks, it's an unusual one. The company is bringing its Euro 6 emissions legislation-compliant trucks to the market this month – with help from its friends at Volvo Penta.
A sampling of Volvo's VHD product range will be on display next week at the 2014 CONEXPO-CON/AGG show in Las Vegas. Engineered for reliable performance in a wide range of applications like construction, oil field, logging, snow plow or heavy haul, the VHD makes hard work easy, while extensive standard safety features and an ergonomic interior keep drivers safe and comfortable.
To further grow and strengthen its industrial engine business in the Americas, Volvo Penta has appointed Shawn Sweet as vice president of industrial sales.
Volvo Construction Equipment is celebrating after its ECR88D short swing radius compact excavator received a prestigious accolade for innovative product design – the coveted iF product design award.
In-cab LED lighting is now standard across Volvo Trucks' North American vehicle lineup. Optional LED headlamps, designed for better visibility and longer life, are now available for the Volvo VNL and VNX. Both the LED interior lighting and LED headlamps are available for order. The solid-state LED interior lights and headlamps consume one-eighth the energy required of standard incandescent lighting and are designed for a significantly longer life.
Volvo Penta industrial engines work in some pretty unusual locations — but perhaps none so out of this world as a spaceport in South America.


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"The museum has recently acquired a collection of traditional Manipuri polo artifacts. Pictured here is the traditional clothing of a Manipuri polo player. It consists of a kokyet (turban), phurit (shirt), pheijom (leggings), and khongyam (shin guards). The clothing is made from silk and the shinguards are made from water buffalo hide.
Polo originated in the state of Manipur in northeastern India almost 2000 years ago. During the period of British colonialism in the 19th century, British military officers discovered the game and exported it to the west. The museum is currently developing an exhibit exploring the history of polo in Manipur."
The Cheitharol Kumbaba, the Court Chronicle of Manipur, and the Kangjeirol describe the first polo game as taking place in 48 A.D, listing the gods (or deified ancestors) and kings who played, seven to a side. They included the Deity-King Pakhangba who established the kingdom of Kangleipak, (Manipur), as well as Marjing the guardian deity served by the winged Samadon Ayangba.
Although sagol kangjei today is played with seven players to a side, historically there were sometimes ten or more to a side. The game was played on a field with no goal posts. As a testament to the stamina of the Manipuri Pony, sagol kangjei had no chukkas, and was played with no time limits but rather with a previously agreed upon number of goals.
The traditional polo stick, called a kangjei, was made of cane, with a wooden mallet attached at a slightly more acute angle than the standard polo mallet of today. The ball, kangdrum, was made from bamboo rootstock. Players were allowed to carry the ball by hand, although this allowed opponents to attack the players physically. Only right-handed players were allowed, and there were rules such as sagol tupnaba (preventing riding across a player) to protect the polo mounts from getting hurt during the game. Colorful cloth pom-poms dangled at sensitive and vulnerable spots around the anatomy of the ponies in order to protect them. Players protected their legs by attaching leather shields to their wooden saddles and donning shin guards. Players rode barefoot, toes curled over the stirrups.
From 1819 until 1826 Manipur was occupied by the northern Burmese kingdom of Awa. During this period in neighboring Silchar, Captain Robert Stewart and his fellow British officers, as well as civilian traders of the East India Company, first saw traditional Manipuri polo being played by the exiled Meitei princes. After learning the game from the Meiteis, the first British game of polo was played in 1853. In 1859, Major General Joseph Sherer, together with British Army officers and the traders and tea-planters, established the first British polo club, Silchar Kangjei Club, later renamed the Silchar Polo Club. Ten years later, a team of Meitei riders and their Manipuri Ponies were taken to Calcutta by Capt. Joseph Sherer, the "father of modern polo," to play an exhibition game. Polo took the British by storm, and the 10th Hussars soon brought the game to England, where the first game on British soil was played in Hurlingham in 1869.
The original rules of the game in the West, as established by the Hurlingham Polo Association, introduced chukkas and goal posts, limited the players to four per side, and the height of mounts to 13 hands - the height of the Manipuri Pony. Over the years, the pony height limit was raised, especially after the game came to America. In 1919, the height limit was abolished, resulting in the Manipuri and other polo ponies being passed over in favor of larger horses. But traditional Manipuri rules allowing only right-handed players and right-of-way are still followed in polo today.
The Manipuri Pony is still used for polo in Manipur. Even today, the game is not a "rich man's game" but is played by commoners, and many villages have polo fields. The main tournaments are still held on the three traditional polo grounds built by the kings of Manipur's Ningthouja dynasty in 33 CE. These consist of the Manung Kangjeibung (inner polo ground), within the ramparts of the Kangla Fort, where only royalty and noblemen were allowed to play. This may be the world's oldest polo ground. Public games are also held at the Mapan Kangjeibung (outer polo ground), outside the western gate of Kangla Fort. Weekly polo games called Hapta Kangjei are also played on a polo ground outside the present-day palace.
Manipur holds three state-level tournaments every year with prized trophies awarded such as the Governor's Cup and the Hazari Cup. These are organized by the All Manipur Polo Association, the oldest polo association in the state, and the Manipur Horse Riding and Polo Association.
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A novel amino acid modification in sulfatases that is defective in multiple sulfatase deficiency Cell, Volume 82, Issue 2, 28 July 1995, Pages 271-278 Bernhard Schmidt, Thorsten Selmer, Arnd Ingendoh and Kurt von Figurat Summary Multiple sulfatase deficiency (MSD) is a lysosomal storage disorder characterized by a decreased activity of all known sulfatases. The deficiency of sulfatases was proposed to result from the lack of a co- or posttranslational modification that is common to all sulfatases and required for their catalytic activity. Structural analysis of two catalytically active sulfatases revealed that a cysteine residue that is predicted from the cDNA sequence and conserved among all known sulfatases is replaced by a 2-amino-3-oxopropionic acid residue, while in sulfatases derived from MSD cells, this cysteine residue is retained. It is proposed that the co- or posttranslational conversion of a cysteine to 2-amino3-oxopropionic acid is required for generating catalytically active sulfatases and that deficiency of this protein modification is the cause of MSD. Summary | PDF (794 kb) |
The Multiple Sulfatase Deficiency Gene Encodes an Essential and Limiting Factor for the Activity of Sulfatases Cell, Volume 113, Issue 4, 16 May 2003, Pages 445-456 Maria Pia Cosma, Stefano Pepe, Ida Annunziata, Robert F Newbold, Markus Grompe, Giancarlo Parenti and Andrea Ballabio Summary In multiple sulfatase deficiency (MSD), a human inherited disorder, the activities of all sulfatases are impaired due to a defect in posttranslational modification. Here we report the identification, by functional complementation using microcell-mediated chromosome transfer, of a gene that is mutated in MSD and is able to rescue the enzymatic deficiency in patients' cell lines. Functional conservation of this gene was observed among distantly related species, suggesting a critical biological role. Coexpression of SUMF1 with sulfatases results in a strikingly synergistic increase of enzymatic activity, indicating that SUMF1 is both an essential and a limiting factor for sulfatases. These data have profound implications on the feasibility of enzyme replacement therapy for eight distinct inborn errors of metabolism. Summary | Full Text | PDF (612 kb) |
Sulfotransferases and Sulfatases in Mycobacteria Chemistry & Biology, Volume 9, Issue 7, 1 July 2002, Pages 767-776 Joseph D Mougous, Richard E Green, Spencer J Williams, Steven E Brenner and Carolyn R Bertozzi Summary Analysis of the genomes of M. tuberculosis, M. leprae, M. smegmatis, and M. avium has revealed a large family of genes homologous to known sulfotransferases. Despite reports detailing a suite of sulfated glycolipids in many mycobacteria, a corresponding family of sulfotransferase genes remains uncharacterized. Here, a sequence-based analysis of newly discovered mycobacterial sulfotransferase genes, named stf1-stf10, is presented. Interestingly, two sulfotransferase genes are highly similar to mammalian sulfotransferases, increasing the list of mycobacterial eukaryotic-like protein families. The sulfotransferases join an equally complex family of mycobacterial sulfatases: a large family of sulfatase genes has been found in all of the mycobacterial genomes examined. As sulfated molecules are common mediators of cell-cell interactions, the sulfotransferases and sulfatases may be involved in regulating host-pathogen interactions. Summary | Full Text | PDF (637 kb) |
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The American Journal of Human Genetics, Volume 62, Issue 3, 562-572, 1 March 1998
Aurora Daniele*, †, Giancarlo Parenti2, *, Marilena d'Addio2, Generoso Andria2, Andrea Ballabio1 and Germana Meroni1, ,
1 Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, San Raffaele Biomedical Science Park, Milan
2 Department of Pediatrics, Federico II University, Naples
X-linked chondrodysplasia punctata (CDPX) is a congenital disorder characterized by abnormalities in cartilage and bone development. Mutations leading to amino acid substitutions were identified recently in CDPX patients, in the coding region of the arylsulfatase E (ARSE) gene, a novel member of the sulfatase gene family. Transfection of the ARSE full-length cDNA, in Cos7 cells, allowed us to establish that its protein product is a 60-kD precursor, which is subject to N-glycosylation, to give a mature 68-kD form that, unique among sulfatases, is localized to the Golgi apparatus. Five missense mutations found in CDPX patients were introduced into wild-type ARSE cDNA by site-directed mutagenesis. These mutants were transfected into Cos7 cells, and the arylsulfatase activity and biochemical properties were determined, to study the effect of these substitutions on the ARSE protein. One of the mutants behaves as the wild-type protein. All four of the other mutations resulted in a complete lack of arylsulfatase activity, although the substitutions do not appear to affect the stability and subcellular localization of the protein. The loss of activity due to these mutations confirms their involvement in the clinical phenotype and points to the importance of these residues in the correct folding of a catalytically active ARSE enzyme.


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In March 1996, Colonel Jim Blundell of the Association of the United States Army's Institute for Land Warfare and Dr. Earl H. Tilford, Jr., of the U. S. Army War College's Strategic Studies Institute envisioned a symposium that would bring all the services together for an open and honest meeting aimed at defining the complex issues that will face the services individually and the Department of Defense corporately during the Joint Strategy Review and Quadrennial Defense Review process. This symposium brought together men and women, soldiers, airmen, marines, and civilians from government, industry, academia, and the media to speak and, more importantly, to listen. Every speaker, even those who were clearly the specified advocates for their respective services, emphasized both the need for the current QDR and the absolute conclusion that defending the United States is and will remain a joint endeavor. The honest and forthright exchange of ideas, concepts, and opinions furthered the process and, quite possibly, pushed the Department of Defense closer to a successful QDR. The QDR is an event of extreme importance for the Department of Defense, the individual services, and for the American people. What is at stake is the future capability of the nation's military. Now is the time to face the truth, to speak the truth, and to put aside parochial interest so that the interests of us all, the preservation and extension of freedom, may endure into the coming millennium
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Crab Sandwiches with Horseradish Sauce Recipe
Here's a quick and zesty way to make tender crab cakes. Top your sandwich with avocado or pickles, or skip the bun and serve it on a bed of lettuce instead. —Margaret Lowenberg, Kingman, Arizona
- 10 saltines, crushed
- 2 egg whites, lightly beaten
- 2 tablespoons Dijon-mayonnaise blend
- 1 green onion, chopped
- 4 drops hot pepper sauce
- 2 cups lump crabmeat, drained
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon prepared horseradish
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 4 sandwich buns, split
- 4 lettuce leaves
- 4 slices tomato
- In a small bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Fold in crabmeat; let stand for 5 minutes. Shape mixture by 1/2 cupfuls into 1/2-in.-thick patties. Place on a greased baking sheet. Bake at 425° for 4-5 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the sour cream, horseradish and lemon juice. Serve patties on buns with lettuce, tomato and sauce. Yield: 4 servings.
Originally published as Crab Sandwiches with Horseradish Sauce in Simple & Delicious
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US 4419405 A Resumen There are provided ultraviolet light absorbing agents of the following general formula ##STR1##
wherein: ##STR2## Y is H or OH, Z is H, OH, OQ or OW, where at least one Z is OH if Y is H;
Q is --CH.sub.2 (CH.sub.2).sub.n Si(R.sub.2).sub.x (OR.sub.1).sub.y ; and
W is --C.sub.m H.sub.2m+1 ;
where x=0, 1 or 2, y=1, 2 or 3, x+y=3, R.sub.1 =alkyl or alkanoyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R.sub.2 =alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, n=0, 1 or 2, and m=1 to 18. Also provided are organopolysiloxane protective coating compositions containing said ultraviolet light absorbing agents having unique utility for protecting transparent plastic articles.
Reclamaciones(12) 1. An article comprising:
(A) a substrate, (B) a primer layer on said substrate, and (C) a hard, protective coating over said primer layer and said substrate, said coating comprising an aqueous composition which comprises, before curing, (a) a dispersion of a colloidal silica in a solution of the partial condensate of a silanol having the formula RSi(OH).sub.3, where R is selected from the group consisting of alkyl having 1 to 3 carbon atoms and aryl, at least 70 weight percent of which is CH.sub.3 Si(OH).sub.3, in a mixture of an aliphatic alcohol and water, said dispersion containing from 10 to 50 percent by weight of solids, said solids consisting essentially of 10 to 70 percent by weight of the colloidal silica and 30 to 90 percent by weight of the partial condensate, and (b) an effective amount of an ultraviolet light absorbing agent comprising a compound having the formula ##STR11## wherein: ##STR12## Y is H or OH; Z is H, OH, OQ or OW, where at least one Z is OH if Y is H; Q is --CH.sub.2 (CH.sub.2).sub.n Si(R.sub.2).sub.x (OR.sub.1).sub.y ; and W is --C.sub.m H.sub.2m+1 ; where x=0, 1 or 2, y=1, 2 or 3 x=y=3, and R.sub.1 =alkyl or alkanoyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R.sub.2 =alkyl having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, n=0, 1, or 2 and m is 1 to 18. 2. An article as defined in claim 1, in which said ultraviolet light absorbing agent is selected from: ##STR13## where Q is --CH.sub.2 Si(OCH.sub.3).sub.3, --CH.sub.2 SiCH.sub.3 (OCH.sub.3).sub.2, --CH.sub.2 Si(CH.sub.3).sub.2 (OCH.sub.3), --CH.sub.2 (CH.sub.2).sub.2 Si(OCH.sub.3).sub.3, --CH.sub.2 (CH.sub.2).sub.2 SiCH.sub.3 (OCH.sub.3).sub.2, --CH.sub.2 (CH.sub.2).sub.2 Si(CH.sub.3).sub.2 (OCH.sub.3), --CH.sub.2 (CH.sub.2).sub.2 Si(OCOCH.sub.3), --CH.sub.2 (CH.sub.2).sub.2 SiCH.sub.3 (OCOCH.sub.3).sub.2, --CH.sub.2 (CH.sub.2).sub.2 Si(CH.sub.3).sub.2 (OCOCH.sub.3), --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 Si(OCH.sub.3).sub.3, --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 SiCH.sub.3 (OCH.sub.3).sub.2, or --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 Si(CH.sub.3).sub.2 (OCH.sub.3).
3. An article as defined in claim 2 wherein said ultraviolet light absorbing agent is 4-[γ-(triethoxysilyl)propoxy]-2-hydroxybenzophenone.
4. An article as defined in claim 1, in which the aliphatic alcohol comprises a mixture of methyl alcohol and isobutyl alcohol.
5. An article as defined in claim 1, in which the partial silanol condensate is that of CH.sub.3 Si(OH).sub.3.
6. An article as defined in claim 1, in which the coating composition also includes a polysiloxanepolyether copolymer.
7. An article as defined in claim 1, in which the colloidal dispersion in said coating composition contains, before curing, from about 18 to about 25 percent by weight of solids consisting essentially of from about 25 to about 45 percent by weight of the colloidal silica and from about 55 to about 75 percent by weight of the partial condensate.
8. An article as defined in claim 1, in which the substrate is made of a polycarbonate.
9. An article as defined in claim 8, in which the polycarbonate is transparent.
10. An article as defined in claim 1, wherein Y is OH.
11. An article as defined in claim 1, wherein Y is H.
12. An article as defined in claim 11, wherein Z is OH.
Descripción This a divisional of application Ser. No. 225,429 filed Jan. 15, 1981, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,374,674, which is a division of Ser. No. 154,622 filed 5/30/80, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,278,804. This invention relates to new, improved ultraviolet light absorbing agents, as well as to articles primed and thereafter coated with compositions containing such agents. The novel compounds of this invention are silanol-reactive alkoxysilyl- or alkanoyloxysilylalkyl ether adducts of aromatic ultraviolet absorbing agents. The use of transparent plastic materials in place of glass panels is becoming more widespread. For instance, transparent glazing made of synthetic organic polymers is now employed more frequently in transportation, such as trains, buses and the like, in optical equipment, and in contruction materials. In comparison with glass, transparent plastics are shatter-resistant and lighter in weight. While enjoying the foregoing advantages, transparent plastics are nevertheless susceptible to scratching and marring on the surface, which impairs visibility and detracts from the physical appearance. Moreover, transparent plastics tend to undergo discoloration upon prolonged exposure to ultraviolet light, e.g., sunlight. Attempts have been made to improve the abrasion resistance of transparent plastics. It has been proposed, for instance, that mar- or scratch-resistant coatings for such plastics can be prepared from mixtures comprising silica and hydrolyzable silanes in a suitable medium such as alcohol and water. Such protective coatings are described in Misch et al., U.S. Pat. No. 3,708,225, Clark, U.S. Pat. No. 3,986,997 and U.S. Pat. No. 3,976,497, and Ubersax, U.S. Pat. No. 4,177,315. Other scratch resistant protective coatings are described in copending applications Ser. No. 964,910 and Ser. No. 964,911, both filed Nov. 30, 1978, assigned to the same assignee as herein. Typically, these are applied to the primed surface of the transparent plastic and heat cured in situ. Attempts have also been made to reduce the tendency of the coatings on transparent plastics toward deterioration on exposure to sunlight and the like by incorporating in the coating compositions materials which absorb ultraviolet light rays. A disadvantage of many such ultraviolet light absorbing materials is that they often escape from the compositions, e.g., by volatilization, usually during the heat curing cycle. Efforts to overcome this defect by using ultraviolet light absorbing materials having higher molecular weights, e.g., American Cyanamid's Cyasorb UV-531, have not been entirely successful. Proskow, U.S. Pat. No. 4,051,161, discloses an alternative approach and this is to use a silicone-fluorohydroxy copolymer coating with a silanol-reactive functional derivative of an aromatic ultraviolet light-absorbing compound. As the agent to contribute the silanol-reactive functional group it is proposed to use a complex epoxysilane compound. The Proskow coating is not the preferred, less complex silica-hydrolyzable silane coating of the earlier-mentioned citations. Moreover, as is described in the commonly assigned, concurrently filed application of T-Y. Ching, Ser. No. 154,623, filed May 30, 1980, the new compounds are surprisingly adaptable for use in scratch resistant coatings for unprimed plastic surfaces, as well. Other commonly assigned, concurrently filed applications also deal with functionalized uv screens. See Ashby, Ser. No. 154,621 filed May 30, 1980; and T-Y. Ching, Ser. No. 154,625 filed May 30, 1980. The disclosures of the foregoing patents and applications are incorporated herein by reference. It has now been discovered that reactive functional derivatives of aromatic ultraviolet light-absorbing agents with superior properties in all important respects can be obtained by using alkoxysilylalkyl- or alkanoyloxysilylalkylether functional groups, and that these are useful in the less complex systems, i.e., not the copolymer coating systems called for in U.S. Pat. No. 4,051,161. With the new compounds of this invention scratch-resistant coatings for primed transparent plastics can be made more resistant to discoloration upon exposure to ultraviolet light. Because such modified ultraviolet light absorbers are adapted to co-react with the polysiloxane of the scratch-resistant coating composition there is a much reduced tendency of such materials to escape or oxidize during thermal processing. This provides substantial economy of use in comparison with the prior art. According to this invention, there are provided new ultraviolet light absorbing agents having the following formula: ##STR3## wherein : ##STR4## Y is H or OH; Z is H, OH, OQ or OW, where at least one Z is OH if Y is H; Q is a --CH.sub.2 (CH.sub.2).sub.n Si(R.sub.2).sub.x (OR.sub.1).sub.y ; and W is --C.sub.m H.sub.2m+1 ; where x is 0, 1 or 2, y=1, 2 or 3, x+y=3, R.sub.1 =alkyl or alkanoyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, R.sub.2 =alkyl having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, preferably methyl, n=0, 1 or 2 and m=1 to 18. Within the foregoing class, the following compounds are preferred; ##STR5## where Q is --CH.sub.2 Si(OCH.sub.3).sub.3, --CH.sub.2 SiCH.sub.3 (OCH.sub.3).sub.2, --CH.sub.2 Si(CH.sub.3).sub.2 (OCH.sub.3), --CH.sub.2 (CH.sub.2).sub.2 Si(OCH.sub.3).sub.3, --CH.sub.2 (CH.sub.2).sub.2 SiCH.sub.3 (OCH.sub.3).sub.2, --CH.sub.2 (CH.sub.2).sub.2 Si--(OCOCH.sub.3).sub.3, --CH.sub.2 (CH.sub.2).sub.2 SiCH.sub.3 (OCOCH.sub.3).sub.2, --CH.sub.2 (CH.sub.2).sub.2 Si(CH.sub.3).sub.2 --(OCOCH.sub.3), --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 Si(OCH.sub.3).sub.3, --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 SiCH.sub.3 (OCH.sub.3).sub.2, or --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 Si(CH.sub.3).sub.2 (OCH.sub.3). Special mention is made of the compound 4-[γ-(thiethoxysilyl)propoxy]-2-hydroxybenzophenone. This invention also includes articles comprising substrates, primed and thereafter coated with novel compositions comprising an effective amount of the described ultraviolet light absorbing agents and a dispersion of colloidal silica in an alipahtic alcohol-water solution of the partial condensate of a silanol having the formula RSi(OH).sub.3, where R is selected from the group consisting of alkyl having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms and aryl, at least 70 percent by weight of the silanol being CH.sub.3 Si(OH).sub.3. The dispersion contains from 10 to 50 percent by weight of solids, said solids consisting essentially of 10 to 70 percent by weight of colloidal silica and from 30 to 90 percent by weight of the partial condensate. Preferably, the dispersion has a pH of from 7.1 to about 7.8. The ultraviolet light absorbing agents of this invention are prepared, for example, by a convenient method starting with a compound having the formula ##STR6## in which X, Y and Z are as defined above. In this method, one mole of the above compound is reacted in a solvent with one mole of a base, e.g., sodium methylate, to form a salt, e.g., a monosodium salt, which in turn is reacted with a halogenated alkoxysilane or alkanoyloxysilane having the formula ClCH.sub.2 (CH.sub.2).sub.n Si(R.sub.2).sub.x (OR.sub.1).sub.y. Of course, other methods will be obvious to those skilled in this art. For purposes of illustration, a suitable method may be represented as follows: ##STR7## wherein X, Y, Z, Q, R.sub.1, R.sub.2, n, x and y are defined above. In general, the reaction of sodium methylate and the starting compound containing the phenolic hydroxyl group can be run in the range between 20 reaction of the resulting sodium salt with the chloroalkoxysilane can be run in the range between 40 to 6 hours. Yields of 50 to 80 percent are typical. The procedure can be run stepwise, in one vessel, followed by filtering off the by-product salt, stripping off the solvent and collecting the residue as the product. In the case of solid products, the residue can be recrystallized from an appropriate solvent, if desired. The halogenated alkoxysilanes for use in the above reaction are prepared, in good yield, by the platinum catalyzed reaction of alkenyl chloride with the corresponding alkoxysilyl hydride or acetoxysilyl hydride. Alternatively, these are prepared by reacting alkenyl chloride with the corresponding chlorosilane followed by alkoxylation or acyloxylation in known ways. Also, halogenated alkoxysilanes useful in this invention are prepared by alkoxylation of, for instance, the corresponding chloromethylchlorosilane. Procedures for preparation of the foregoing are described in the literature, e.g., G. H. Wagner, U.S. Pat. No. 2,637,838 and by H. D. Kaesze and F. G. A. Stone, J. Chem. Soc. (1957) 1433; see also, C. Eaborn, Organosilicon Compounds, Butterworths Scientific Publications, London, 1960. An alternative method for making the new compounds herein comprises forming an allyl ether of a diarylketone, e.g., 2,4-dihydroxybenzophenone by reaction thereof with allyl bromide in refluxing acetone in the presence of potassium carbonate, then silylating the 4-allyloxy-2-hydroxybenzophenone with an alkoxy or acyloxysilane in the presence of a platinum catalyst in toluene. Further details are set forth in the commonly-assigned patent application of T-Y Ching, Ser. No. 154,623, filed May 30, 1980. The coating compositions of this invention are prepared by hydrolyzing an alkyltrialkoxysilane or aryltrialkoxysilane having the formula RSi(OR).sub.3, where R is alkyl having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, or aryl, preferably phenyl, in an aqueous dispersion of colloidal silica to obtain a reaction product, and adding the described ultraviolet light absorbers to the resulting reaction product. In general, the aqueous dispersion of colloidal silica is characterized by a particle size of from 5 to 150 millimicrons, and preferably from 10 to 30 millimicrons average diameter. Such dispersions are known in the art. Commercially available materials include Ludox (DuPont) and Nalcoag (NALCO Chemical Co.). These are available in the form of acidic or basic hydrosols. With regard to this invention, if the pH of the coating composition is basic, then usually a basic colloidal silica sol is preferred for use in the composition. On the other hand, colloidal silicas which are initially acidic but which have been adjusted to be basic can also be used. It has been found that colloidal silica having a low alkali content, e.g., less than 0.35% by weight as Na.sub.2 O, provides a more stable coating composition, and these are preferred. In preparing the compositions, the aqueous dispersion of colloidal silica is added to a solution of a small amount, e.g., from 0.07 to 0.10 percent by weight, of an alkyltriacetoxysilane, alkyltrialkoxysilane or alkyltrialkoxysilane or aryltrialkoxysilane. The temperature of the reaction mixture is kept in the range between 20 preferably below 25 in usually sufficient to react enough of the triallkoxysilane such that the initial two-phase liquid mixture has been converted to a single liquid phase in which the silica is dispersed. Hydrolysis is permitted to continue for a period of 24 to 48 hours, depending on the desired final viscosity. As a rule, the longer the time permitted for hydrolysis, the higher the final viscosity. During the preparation of the coating compositions, the alkyltriacetoxysilane is employed to buffer the viscosity of the initial two-phase liquid reaction mixture, and also to regulate the hydrolysis rate. Preferred are those alkyltriacetoxysilanes in which the alkyl group contains from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and especially 1 to 3 carbon atoms. Methyltriacetoxysilane is the most preferred. Although alkyltriacetoxysilanes are preferred for use, it is to be understood that glacial acetic acid or other acids may be used instead. Such other acids include organic acids, such as propionic, butyric, citric, benzoic, formic, oxalic, and the like. After hydrolysis has been completed, the solids content of the coating composition is adjusted by adding alcohol to the reaction mixture. Suitable alcohols include lower aliphatics, e.g., having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, such as methanol, ethanol, propanol, isopropanol, n-butyl alcohol, t-butyl alcohol, and the like, or mixtures thereof. Isopropanol is preferred. The solvent system, i.e., mixture of water and alcohol, should contain from about 20 to 75 percent by weight of the alcohol to ensure that the partial siloxanol condensate is soluble. Optionally, additional water-miscible polar solvents, e.g., acetone, butyl cellosolve, or the like, can be included in minor amounts, usually no more than 20 percent by weight of the solvent system. After adjustment with solvent, the coating composition preferably has a solids content of from about 18 to about 25 percent by weight, especially preferably about 20 percent by weight of the total composition. The coating composition has a pH of from about 3.5 to about 8, preferably, from about 7.1 to about 7.8, and especially preferably about 7.2 to about 7.8. If necessary, a base, such as dilute ammonium hydroxide, or weak acid, such as acetic acid, is added to adjust the pH within this range. The silanetriols, RSi(OH).sub.3, are formed in situ as a result of admixing the corresponding trialkoxysilanes with the aqueous medium, i.e., the aqueous dispersion of colloidal silica. Examples of the trialkoxysilanes are those containing methoxy, ethoxy, isopropoxy and n-butoxy substituents which, upon hydrolysis, generate the silanetriols and further liberate the corresponding alcohol, e.g., methanol, ethanol, isopropanol, n-butanol, and the like. In this way, at least a portion of the alcohol content present in the final coating composition is provided. Upon generation of the hydroxyl substituents to form ##STR8## bonding occurs. This condensation, which takes place over a period of time, is not exhaustive but rather the siloxane retains a quantity of silicon-bonded hydroxyl groups which render the polymer soluble in the alcohol-water solvent mixture. This soluble partial condensate can be charcterized as a siloxanol polymer having at least one silicon-bonded hydroxyl group for every three ##STR9## The portion of the coating composition which consists of non-volatile solids is a mixture of colloidal silica and the parital condensate (or siloxanol) of a silanol. The major portion or all of the partial condensate or siloxanol is obtained from the condensation of CH.sub.3 Si(OH).sub.3. Depending on the input of ingredients to the hydrolysis reaction, minor amounts of partial condensate can be obtained, e.g., such as from the condensation of CH.sub.3 Si(OH).sub.3 with C.sub.2 H.sub.5 Si(OH).sub.3 or C.sub.3 H.sub.7 Si(OH).sub.3, of CH.sub.3 Si(OH).sub.3 with C.sub.6 H.sub.5 Si(OH).sub.3, or mixtures of the foregoing. For best results, it is preferred to use only methyltrimethoxysilane (thus generating all mono-methylsilanetriol) in preparing the coating compositions. In the preferred embodiments, the partial condensate is present in an amount of from about 55 to 75 percent by weight, (the colloidal silica being present in an amount of from about 25 to about 45 percent by weight) based on the total weight of solids in the solvent comprising a mixture of alcohol and water. The alcohol comprises from about 50% to 95% by weight of the solvent mixture. The coating compositions completely cure to hard coatings at a temperature of about 120 milder curing conditions are desired, it is preferred to include a buffered latent condensation catalyst. Such catalysts are known to those skilled in the art. Examples include alkali metal salts of carboxylic acids, such as sodium acetate, potassium formate, and the like, amine carboxylates, such as dimethylamine acetate, ethanolamine acetate, dimethylaniline formate, and the like; quaternary ammonium carboxylates, such as tetramethylammonium acetate, benzyltrimethylammonium acetate, and the like; metal carboxylates, such as tin octoate; amines, such as triethylamine, triethanolamine, pyridine, and the like; and alkali hydroxides, such as sodium hydroxide, ammonium hydroxide, and the like. It should be noted that commercially available colloidal silicas, particularly those having a basic pH, i.e., above 7, contain free alkali metal base, and alkali metal carboxylate catalysts are generated in situ during hydrolysis. The amount of the curing catalyst can vary widely, depending upon particular requirements. In general, the catalyst is present in an amount of from about 0.05 to about 0.5 and preferably about 0.1 percent by weight of the total coating composition. Such compositions are curable on the substrate within a brief period of time, e.g., from 30 to 60 minutes, using temperature in the range from about 85 C. A transparent, abrasion-resistant coating results. The ultraviolet light-absorbing reaction products of this invention are added to the described coating composition before, during or after hydrolysis, and also before or after addition of solvent to adjust the solids. In preferred compositions, the ultraviolet light absorbing agents of this invention are used in amounts of from about 1.0 to about 25.0, preferably from 5.0 to 10.0 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of said composition on a solids basis. Other ingredients may also be added. Special mention is made of polysiloxane-polyether copolymers, which control flow and prevent flow marks, dirt marks, and the like, on the coating surface. Such materials also increase the stress cracking resistance of the coating. Preferred for use in this invention are liquid polysiloxane-polyether copolymers having the following formula: ##STR10## wherein R' and R" are monovalent hydrocarbons, R"' is lower alkyl, preferably alkyl having 1 to 7 carbon atoms, a is at least 2, preferably 2 to about 40, b is from 2 to 3, n is from 2 to 4, and x is at least 5, preferably 5 to 100. By way of illustration, R' and R", independently, are alkyl, such as methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, octyl, and the like; cycloalkyl, such as cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl, and the like; aryl, such as phenyl, tolyl, naphthyl, xylyl, and the like; aralkyl, such as benzyl, phenylethyl, and the like; alkenyl or cycloalkanyl, such as vinyl, allyl, cyclohexenyl, and the like; and halogenated derivatives of any of the foregoing, such as chloromethyl, chlorophenyl, dibromophenyl, and the like. Illustratively, R"' is methyl, ethyl, propyl, bytyl, isobutyl, amyl, and the like. The preparation of the above polysiloxane-polyether copolymer is described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,629,165, incorporated herein by reference. Suitable commercially available materials are SF-1066 and SF-1141, from General Electric Company, Mallinckrodt's BYK-300, Union Carbide's L-540 and Dow-Corning's DC-190. Other ingredients, such as thickening agents, pigments, dyes, and the like, can also be included for their conventionally employed purposes. These are added to the compositions after hydrolysis has been completed. The coating compositions can be applied to the surface of an article after priming, e.g., with a thermosetting acrylic, using conventional methods, e.g., as by flow coating, spraying or dip coating, to form a continuous film or layer thereon. The cured compositions are useful as protective coatings on a wide variety of surfaces, either transparent or opaque, including plastic surfaces and metal surfaces. Examples of such plastics include synthetic organic polymeric substrates, such as acrylic polymers, e.g., poly(methylmethacrylate), and the like; polyesters, e.g., poly(ethylene terephthalate), poly(butylene terephthalate), and the like; polyamides, polyimides, acrylonitrile-sytrene copolymers; styrene-acrylonitrile-butadieneterpolymers; polyvinyl chloride; butyrates, polyethylene, and the like. Special mention is made of the polycarbonates, such as those polycarbonates known as Lexan transparent panels made of such materials. The compositions of this invention are especially useful as protective coatings on the primed surfaces of such articles. Suitable substrates also include both bright and dull methal surfaces, such as aluminum or sputtered chromium alloys. In addition, the coating compositions of this invention can be applied on other types of surfaces such as wood, leather, glass, ceramics, textiles, and the like. A hard coating is obtained by removing the solvent and other volatile meterials from the composition. The coating air-dries to a substantially tack-free condition, but heating in the range of 75 200 the partial condensate. Final cure results in the formation of silsesquioxane (RSiO.sub.3/2). In the cured coating, the ratio of RSiO.sub.3/2 to SiO.sub.2, where R is methyl, equal to 2, is most preferred. The coating thickness can be varied, but, in general, the coating will have a thickness in the range between 0.5 to 20 microns, more usually from 2 to 10 microns. The compounds and primed articles coated with the compositions of this invention are illustrated in the following examples. All parts are by weight. (a) 4-Allyloxy-2-hydroxybenzophenone(II). A mixture of 21.4 g. (0.1 mole) of 2,4-dihydroxybenzophenone, 13.2 g. (0.11 mole) of freshly distilled allyl bromide, and 14 g. (0.1 mole) of potassium carbonate in 100 ml. of dry acetone is refluxed under nitrogen for 10 hours. After cooling, the inorganic salts are filtered off and the organic solution is washed with water and extracted with chloroform. After drying and evaporating the solvent, the light yellow oil is crystallized from ether to give light yellow crystals, 18 g. (73% yield), m.p. 68 (m.2H), 6.05 (m.1H), 5.50 (m.2H),2.66 (D.2h). Carbon-Hydrogen analysis: C, 75.4, (calc. 75.58); H, 5.7 (calc. 5.6). (b) 4-[γ(Triethoxysilyl)propoxyl-2-hydroxybenzophenone. - To a mixture of 5.08 g. (0.02 mole) of compound (II) and 3.28 g. (0.02 mole) of triethoxysilane in 100 ml. of dry toluene is added 10 drops of 5% platinum vinyl-siloxane complex hydroxysilation catalyst under nitrogen with stirring. The solution becomes warm, and the reaction is completed in one half hour. Evaporation of the solvent at 50 leaves a light yellow viscous oil containing traces of dark particles, presumably from the Pt catalyst, which are removed by filtration. The yield is 8.07 g. (96% of theoretical). NMR δ, 12.47 (S.1H), 7.67 (m.6H), 6.60 (m.2H), 3.93 (m.8H), 2.00 (m.2H), 1.27 (t.9H), 0.86 (m.2H). Carbon-Hydrogen analysis: C, 62.8 (calc. 63.1); H, 7.0 (calc. 7.2). The produce is suitable for use as a uv stabilizer according to this invention. 2,2'4,4'-Tetrahydroxybenzophenone, 24.6 g., (UVINOL D-50), 100 ml. of N,N-dimethylformamide and 21.6 g. of sodium methoxide (25% in methanol) are heated to 135 mixture is cooled to 80 chloromethyltrimethoxysilane is added over a 5 minute period. The temperature is increased from 90 mixture is refluxed for three hours, during which time a solid separates out. Stirring is stopped and the mixture is filtered under nitrogen. The filtrate is vacuum distilled to remove dimethylformamide. The pressure is reduced to 28 mm. and then to 8 mm Hg. and distillation is continued. There is obtained 44 g. of trimethoxysilylmethyl-funtionalized 2,2',4,4'-tetrahydroxybenzophenone. It is suitable for use as a uv stabilizer according to this invention. The general procedure of Example 2 is repeated, with 21.4 g. of 2,4-dihydroxybenzophenone, 100 ml. of N,N-dimethylformamide, 21.6 g. of sodium methoxide (25% in methanol) and 17.1 g. of chloromethyltrimethoxysilane. There is obtained a residue which is soluble in methyltrimethoxysilane. The reaction product comprises trimethoxysilylpropyl-functionalized 2,4-dihydroxybenzophenone. It is suitable for use as a uv stabilizer according to this invention. 4,4'-Dihydroxybenzophenone, 21.4 g., 0.1 mole, is dissolved in 98.9 g. of diethyleneglycol dimethyl ether. The system is swept with nitrogen and 21.6 g. of a 25% solution of sodium methoxide in methanol is added during five minutes. The reaction mixture is allowed to stand for sixteen hours, then 39.7 g. of methanol is distilled off. A portion of canary yellow solid separates as the methanol is distilled off. Distillation is continued to a pot temperature of 140 72 Chloromethyltrimethoxysilane, 17.1 g., is added all at once and rinsed in with methanol containing a small amount of diethyleneglycol dimethyl ether. The mixture is heated to 170 It is shut down after 11/2 hours at 170 solution of trimethoxysilylmethyl-functionalized 4,4'-dihydroxybenzophenone. The product is suitable for use as uv stabilizer according to this invention. Twenty-two and one-tenths parts by weight of Ludox LS silica Sol (DuPont, an aqueous dispersion of colloidal silica having an average particle size of 12 millimicrons and a pH of 8.4), is added to a solution of 0.1 part by weight of methyltriacetoxysilone in 26.8 parts by weight of methyltrimethoxysilane. The temperature of the reaction mixture is kept at 20 hours. Five parts by weight of a polysiloxane-polyether copolymer (SF-1066) General Electric Company) is included as a flow control agent. The resulting reaction mixture has a solids content of 40.5 percent. Isobutanol is added to bring the solids content to 20 percent. The pH of the composition is about 7.2. Two compositions are made by mixing 300 g. and 3.5 and 5.9 grams respectively, of 4-[γ-(triethoxysilyl)propoxy]-2-hydroxybenzophenone. Each composition is flow coated onto 6" poly(bisphenol-A carbonate) panels which have been primed with a thermosetting acrylic emulsion (Rohm & Haas 4% Rhoplex). The panels are air dried for 30 minutes, and then cured at 120 After 500 Taber Abraser cycles (500 g. load, CS-10F wheels), according to ANSI-Z26.1-1977 section 5.17, the change in percent haze (Δ%H) is found to be 6.1 and 7.1, respectively, for the 3.9 and 5.9 g. compositions. All samples pass the cross-hatched adhesion test (D1N-53-151) after 7 days immersion in water at 65 Σ. composition (6.5% based on solids) does not crack until after 744 hours, nor does it fail the cross-hatched adhesion test until after 987 hours of exposure under an array of six R-S sunlamps arranged at 120 rotating platform (3 revolutions per minute) spaced 10 inches below the face of the lamps. The 5.9 g. composition (10% based on solids) does not show any cracks until after 790 hours of exposure, and no failure of adhesion until after 1340 hours. Both do not show adhesion failure until after a minimum of 118 hours exposure to ultraviolet light in a QUV accelerated Weathering Tester (4 hours. uv cycle at 50 condensation cycle at 45 All obvious variations of the invention are within the full intended scope of the appended claims. Citas de patentes
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Kansas has recently imposed several other abortion restrictions. Last month, the state filed an appeal seeking to overturn a federal judge's ruling [JURIST reports] that blocks a law [HB 2014 materials] preventing Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri (PPKM) [advocacy website] from receiving federal funding. In July a judge for the US District Court for the District of Kansas [official website] issued a preliminary injunction [JURIST report] to block a regulation [SB 36 materials] requiring clinics within the state to obtain a license to perform abortions. In April, Kansas Governor Sam Brownback (R) [official website] signed two pieces of legislation [JURIST report] restricting abortions in the state. The Abortion Reporting Accuracy and Parental Rights Act [HB 2035, PDF] requires unemancipated minors to obtain notarized parental signatures before an abortion may be performed, and the "fetal pain bill" [HB 2218, PDF] restricts abortions beyond 22 weeks of pregnancy based on the belief that a fetus can feel pain at that stage of gestation.
On Tuesday, the Appeals Chamber for the ICTR heard oral arguments [JURIST report] in the case of Aloys Ntabakuze [HJP profile], a former Rwandan army officer convicted of genocide and related crimes. Ntabakuze appealed his December 2008 conviction, in which the Trial Chamber sentenced him to life imprisonment. Before a panel of five judges, Ntabakuze's lawyer requested an acquittal of the conviction because the prosecution lacked sufficient evidence and failed to provide adequate notice of the charges. Also on Tuesday, the Appeals Chamber heard oral arguments [JURIST report] in the appeal of Dominique Ntawukulilyayo, the former Sub-Prefect of the southern region of Gisagara. The five judges composing the Appeals Chamber will decide whether the Trial Chamber committed a number of errors of law and fact, as alleged by Ntawukulilyayo, who seeks a reversal of his conviction, an acquittal and immediate release or, in the alternative, a reduction of his sentence.
In July, the Ninth Circuit ruled that DADT would remain partially in effect [JURIST report] during the 60 days prior to its scheduled repeal. The court effectively reiterated its order issued the previous week [JURIST report] in which it reinstated DADT but explicitly ordered the military to refrain from investigating, penalizing or discharging any of its members as originally provided for under the policy. Hours earlier, President Barack Obama [official website], Defense Secretary Leon Panetta [official profile] and the Joint Chiefs of Staff certified [JURIST report] DADT's repeal, scheduling the policy to end September 20. Obama signed the bill to repeal DADT [JURIST report] in December. The DADT Repeal Act was approved by the Senate in December after being passed [JURIST reports] by the House of Representatives the week before. Since the enactment of DADT in 1993, approximately 13,000 servicemen and women have been discharged from the armed forces as a result of the policy.
Awlaki, a dual US-Yemeni citizen, had been approved for targeting killing by the Obama administration, an action that was challenged based on Awlaki's US citizenship. In December, a judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia [official website] dismissed a lawsuit [JURIST reports] challenging the Obama administration's ability to conduct "targeted killings" in al-Awlaki's case. Judge John Bates found that the court lacked jurisdiction over the case, filed by the ACLU and the Center for Constitutional Rights on behalf of Awlaki's father, dismissing it on procedural grounds and noting that important questions remain. Bates heard arguments [JURIST report] in the case in November on the same day Awlaki called for jihadist attacks on US citizens in a video posted on extremist websites. Earlier in November, Yemeni prosecutors charged [JURIST report] Awlaki with incitement to kill foreigners, and he was later sentenced in absentia to 10 years in prison.
Setako was convicted and sentenced [JURIST report] to 25 years in prison in February 2010 by the Trial Chamber of the ICTR. His trial began [JURIST report] in August 2008. Setako was arrested in the Netherlands in February 2004 and later transferred to a UN detention facility. He subsequently pleaded not guilty. In July 2010, Munyakazi was also sentenced to 25 years in prison [JURIST report] by the Trial Chamber of the ICTR. Rwandan authorities had sought to have Munyakazi transferred to Rwanda for trial, but that request and the subsequent appeal were both denied [JURIST report] based on concerns that the judiciary in Rwanda may not be fully independent and immune from outside pressure. The ICTR has transferred some cases to the Rwandan courts, including the case [JURIST reports] of former Rwandan pastor Jean-Bosco Uwinkindi [case materials], as part of a strategy intended to finish the court's trial work by 2011. Rwandan Prosecutor General Martin Ngoga told the UN Security Council last year that the decisions by the ICTR not to transfer pending cases to Rwandan jurisdiction, including genocide suspect Jean-Baptiste Gatete [case materials], undermine judicial reforms [JURIST report] and hinder national reconciliation. JURIST Guest Columnist and former Managing Editor Ingrid Burke, who has personal experience at the ICTR, argues that some cases ought to be referred to Rwandan courts [JURIST op-ed], suggesting that doing so "is in the best interest of both the Rwandan judiciary's stability and the benefit of international criminal law in the future."
This law forces a doctor, while performing an ultrasound, to describe the embryo or fetus and put pictures in front of the woman's face even if the woman says she doesn't want to see them. Imagine the pain this causes a woman who is forced to end a wanted pregnancy because of a catastrophic health emergency—or the additional trauma this unnecessary requirement will cause victims of rape or incest. No doctor should be forced to put a patient through that unnecessary trauma.
The bill became law in July when the North Carolina Senate and House of Representatives voted to override a veto [JURIST reports] by Governor Beverly Perdue [official website]. North Carolina is one of several state legislatures to have acted recently to limit abortion rights. Both Texas and Florida [JURIST reports] have recently passed bills requiring ultrasounds before abortions. In June, the Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) [advocacy website] filed a lawsuit challenging the Texas law [JURIST report]. In March, South Dakota passed a law requiring a three-day waiting period [JURIST report] before an abortion—the longest waiting period requirement in the country. That law is also facing a court challenge [JURIST report]. Multiple states have acted to ban abortions after 20 weeks, when some studies suggest a fetus can begin feeling pain, including Missouri, Indiana, Alabama, Ohio, Oklahoma, Kansas and Idaho [JURIST reports].
Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa [official profile] announced last month that he will dismiss charges against some of the protesters [JURIST report] detained for their participation in pro-democracy demonstrations in the country. In June, Khalifa announced that an independent commission will investigate human rights violations [JURIST report] related to the country's pro-democracy protests. Earlier that month, the OHCHR announced that Bahrain agreed to permit a UN commission [JURIST report] to investigate human rights violations related to protests. The National Safety Courts were instituted in mid-March under Khalifa's three-month state of emergency [JURIST report] and have been internationally criticized, most recently [JURIST report] by Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website]. The court sentenced nine citizens [JURIST report] to 20 years in prison for kidnapping a police officer in May. In April, the court handed the death sentence to four protesters, a rarity in Bahrain, and upheld the sentences [JURIST reports] for two of the men who were accused of murdering police officers. All of the charges levied in the National Safety Court have been disputed by Bahraini citizens and international rights organizations.
Canada has a strong legal framework and there is absolutely no ambiguity in our criminal code when it comes to committing or allowing torture. There is grave evidence that former President Bush sanctioned and authorized acts of torture, not only in violation of Canadian laws, but also of international treaties that Canada has ratified. It is therefore clear that our government has both the jurisdiction and the obligation to prosecute Bush should he set foot again on Canadian territory.
Several human rights groups have urged investigations into alleged detainee abuses authorized by the Bush administration. This summer, Human Rights Watch (HRW) [advocacy website] urged the Obama administration to begin a criminal investigation [JURIST report] into alleged detainee abuses authorized by Bush following the 9/11 terrorist attacks [JURIST news archive]. Other calls to investigate the criminal culpability of Bush and officials in his administration have been rejected consistently by US officials [JURIST report]. In November, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) [advocacy website] urged US Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate Bush for violation of the federal statute prohibiting torture. Former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld [JURIST news archive] also faced possible criminal charges, when, in 2007, a war crimes complaint was filed against him [JURIST report] in Germany for his involvement in detainee treatment. The case was later dismissed [JURIST report]. In June 2010, the ACLU called on the Obama administration to stop shielding Bush administration officials [JURIST report] from civil suit and criminal prosecution in relation to the treatment of detainees in US custody.
The Lithuanian authorities should not hide behind the blanket claim of "state secrecy" to prevent allegations of disappearance and torture from being properly investigated. No one has been held accountable for helping the USA to construct these secret sites or for any violations that may have occurred in them. ... The Lithuanian authorities must reopen their investigation into these operations, including the activities of US officials, and hold accountable those responsible for complicity in all abuses that have taken place.
In January, human rights groups pressed for Lithuania's investigation to be reopened, calling the decision to stop the investigation premature [JURIST report]. In 2009, the Lithuanian Parliament National Security Committee reported that the CIA had established secret prisons for al Qaeda suspects in the Baltic country. Lawmakers demanded the investigation [JURIST report] after ABC News reported that former CIA officials said that Lithuania provided the CIA with facilities for a secret prison for high-value al Qaeda suspects in order to improve relations with the US. The parliamentary committee concluded that the Lithuanian State Security Department provided the CIA with two secret facilities, but it is unclear whether either facility was used to interrogate detainees. Lithuanian Foreign Minister Vygaudas Usackas resigned [JURIST report] last January in the midst of a dispute with President Dalia Grybauskaite [official profile] over whether the prisons were in the country. Grybauskaite has publicly said that she believes there were prisoners held in Lithuania, but Usackas has denied this.
Human rights groups have closely scrutinized Kazakhstan's adherence to its international human rights obligations. In April, Nazarbayev discharged six justices [JURIST report] of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Kazakhstan [official website] for corruption. Kazakhstan submitted to a Universal Periodic Review (UPR) by the UN Human Rights Council [official websites] in February 2010. Kazakhstan accepted 121 of the recommendations [Kazakhstan UPR materials] to reduce human rights violation, particularly with respect to freedom of the press. In August 2009, the Supreme Court affirmed the conviction [JURIST report] of publisher Ramazan Esergepov, who was sentenced to three years in jail for revealing state secrets in his newspaper. A representative of Freedom of the Media at the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) [official websites] said that revealing public corruption [press release] is "the main duty of the journalists acting in the public interest," and that "[c]riminal sanctions for 'breach of secrecy' should only apply to the officials whose job descriptions stipulate the duty to protect sensitive information, but not to citizens."
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Women First: Preconception Maternal Nutrition (WF)
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Multi-country three-arm, individually randomized, non-masked, controlled trial to ascertain the benefits of ensuring optimal maternal nutrition before conception and providing an evidence base for programmatic priority directed to minimizing the risk of malnutrition in all females of reproductive age.
Condition | Intervention |
Maternal Malnutrition Growth Failure Mortality Morbidity Stunting |
Dietary Supplement: Comprehensive Maternal Nutrition Intervention |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | Women First: Preconception Maternal Nutrition |
- Neonatal linear growth [ Time Frame: 48 hours of age ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Research assistants will obtain neonatal length measurement at 2 days of age.
- Length-for-age Z-scores [ Time Frame: age 0.5, 1, 3 and 6 months postnatal ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Research assistants will obtain infant anthropometry measurements, which include length, head circumference, triceps skin folds, Mid Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC), and weight, at age 0.5, 1, 3, and 6 months of age. Length-for-age Z-scores will be compared for offspring of mothers randomized to the three intervention arms.
- Estimate longitudinal fetal growth [ Time Frame: 12, 20-22, and 32-34 weeks gestation ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Ultrasound measurements will be undertaken at 12, 20-22, and 32-34 weeks gestation with the goals of confirming gestational age and estimating longitudinal fetal growth, the latter from measurements of femur and humeral length.
- Mean birth weight and incidence of low birth weight (LBW) infants [ Time Frame: at birth ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]As a dichotomous variable, the cutoff of 2500 g does not have the power of the continuum of birth length, but is included because of the long history of use in determining which newborns are severely underweight and this association with impaired neonatal and long-term prognosis. The design of this study will allow distinction between pre-term birth (PTB) and growth retardation of the term infant (mature IUGR).
- Perinatal Mortality [ Time Frame: after 20 weeks gestation up to 1 months of age ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]The outcome is to determine, in poor food insecure communities if a daily comprehensive maternal nutrition supplement starting ≥ 3 months preconception and continuing throughout pregnancy will reduce the incidence of offspring perinatal mortality (including still births), compared with that for offspring of mothers who commence the same supplement starting at 12-16 weeks gestation.
- Incidence of severe neonatal and infant infectious disease [ Time Frame: birth to 6 months of age ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Outcome measure is number of acute visits / admissions to health center/hospital for severe infectious disease. This secondary outcome will provide insight into the importance of maternal and fetal nutrition in the early prenatal development of host-defense mechanisms and, through comparison with the prenatal and control Arms, on the importance of maternal nutrition throughout pregnancy. It is further intended to collect minor morbidity data.
- Epigenome (Maternal and Infant) [ Time Frame: baseline, 12 weeks and 30 weeks gestation, delivery, and 3 months postpartum (maternal); delivery and 3 months of age (infant) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]To compare longitudinal changes between groups in the maternal epigenome (including blood, buccal swabs, and possibly other readily obtainable samples) at baseline, 12 weeks pregnancy (prior to initiation of LNS in Arm 2), 30 weeks pregnancy, and at 3 months postpartum. Also will collect placental, fetal and cord blood epigenome at delivery by group and infant epigenome at 3 months with fingerstick blood.
- Changes in zinc (Zn) homeostasis [ Time Frame: 12 weeks gestation ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]These investigations will address in detail group differences in Zn homeostasis reflecting longer-term Zn status (by exchangeable Zn pool (EZP) size) as well as absorption of current intake of bioavailable Zn, including Zn absorption from LNS and (separately) from remainder of diet. Comparisons will be made between Arm 1 and 2 only with 20 maternal participants per arm, per site.
- Deep phenotyping of maternal metabolic and nutritional status [ Time Frame: 12 and 30 weeks gestation, delivery and at 3 months postpartum (mother) and 14 days of age (infant) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]The outcome represents deep phenotyping by measuring in maternal tissues: hormones, metabolites, measures of inflammation, oxidant stress and immune function/status, and nutrient biomarkers as possible indices of fundamental metabolic alterations resulting from improved long-term maternal nutrition in food insecure populations. Longitudinal blood samples will be collected from maternal participants in Arms 1 and 2 at 12 weeks gestation (prior to initiation of LNS in Arm 2), 30 weeks gestation, delivery and 3 months postpartum and from infants at 14 weeks.
- Microbiome [ Time Frame: 12 & 30 weeks gestation and delivery (<48 hours) and 14 days of age for the infant ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Based on potential long-term effects on maternal nutritional and metabolic state from preconception intervention, we hypothesize that the gut microbiota will differ between the two intervention arms at the three proposed time points. Will obtain samples from women in Arm 1 and Arm 2 at each site but will immediately analyze samples from 50 women per arm.
- Composition of breast milk [ Time Frame: 14 days postpartum ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]We hypothesize that improved maternal nutrition at the time of greatest plasticity in early pregnancy will favorably influence maternal metabolic and nutritional status throughout pregnancy and thus potentially the composition of breast milk in terms of hormonal content, immune factors, cytokines, and gut growth factors.
Estimated Enrollment: | 5760 |
Study Start Date: | August 2013 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | October 2017 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | October 2017 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
Experimental: Arm 1: Preconception
Arm 1 will commence the comprehensive maternal nutrition intervention at 7 months postpartum. Delivery of the intervention will be monitored biweekly by collection of empty and unused sachets of the lipid-based supplement (LNS), maternal report, and casual observation of household behavior. Arm 1 participants will be weighed monthly and BMI calculated. If BMI <19 an additional supplement will be provided. Menstrual history will be obtained at each visit and a urine pregnancy test will be performed if menses is delayed.
Dietary Supplement: Comprehensive Maternal Nutrition Intervention
The nutrition intervention will be delivered before conception or at 12 weeks gestation and compared with a control group. The supplement to be used is a multi-micronutrient (MMN) fortified lipid-based supplement composed of dried skimmed milk, soybean and peanut extract, sugar, maltodextrin stabilizers, and emulsifiers.
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Experimental: Arm 2: Pregnancy
Participants in Arm 2 will commence the comprehensive maternal nutrition intervention at 12 weeks gestation.
Dietary Supplement: Comprehensive Maternal Nutrition Intervention
The nutrition intervention will be delivered before conception or at 12 weeks gestation and compared with a control group. The supplement to be used is a multi-micronutrient (MMN) fortified lipid-based supplement composed of dried skimmed milk, soybean and peanut extract, sugar, maltodextrin stabilizers, and emulsifiers.
Other Names:
No Intervention: Arm 3: Control
Participants in Arm 3 will receive biweekly visits to monitor pregnancy status. No health advice will be given other than information about prenatal care, location of delivery, and breastfeeding education in the third trimester.
Detailed Description:
The objective is to determine the benefits to the offspring of women in poor, food-insecure environments of commencing a daily comprehensive maternal nutrition supplement (with additional balanced calorie/protein supplement for underweight participants) ≥ 3 months prior to conception versus the benefits of commencing the same supplement at 12 weeks gestation and also to compare offspring outcomes with those of a control group which receives no supplement.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 16 Years to 35 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- 16-35 years of age;
- 0-3 children;
- expectation to have first or further pregnancy without intent to utilize contraception
- Hb >8 g/dL
Exclusion Criteria:
- Nulliparous women who do not agree to hospital delivery (equipped for caesarian section) or/and do not have ready access to such a facility.
Contact: Michael Hambidge, MD, ScD | 303.724.3261 | firstname.lastname@example.com | |
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Principal Investigator: Antoinette Tshefu, MD | |
Guatemala | |
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Guatemala City, Guatemala | |
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Principal Investigator: Ana Garces, MD | |
India | |
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Contact: Sangappa Dhaded, MD 91 831 247 1465 email@example.com | |
Principal Investigator: Shivaprasad S. Goudar, MD, MHPE | |
Pakistan | |
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Karachi, Pakistan | |
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Principal Investigator: Omrana Pasha, MD |
Principal Investigator: | Michael Hambidge, MD, ScD | University of Colorado, Denver | |
Principal Investigator: | Nancy Krebs, MD, MS | University of Colorado, Denver |
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Responsible Party: | University of Colorado, Denver |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01883193 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: | 12-1672, OPP1055867, U10HD076474-01 |
Study First Received: | June 18, 2013 |
Last Updated: | August 12, 2013 |
Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
Keywords provided by University of Colorado, Denver:
preconception maternal nutrition LBW Length-for-age maternal nutrition supplement |
multi-micronutrient fortified lipid-based supplement infant growth low-resource settings |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Failure to Thrive Malnutrition Growth Disorders Pathologic Processes Nutrition Disorders |
Micronutrients Trace Elements Growth Substances Physiological Effects of Drugs Pharmacologic Actions |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on March 13, 2014


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Crank it like a chainsaw- Family Force 5
My username comes from a modification of the musical group Family Force 5. They're quirky, I liked their first album and since I have 6 people in my family I thought it was a cool word play.
Anyways, just thought I'd share their latest video- I warn you, once you listen to it you may get it stuck in your head.... so watch and listen at your own risk...
This song, Cadillac Phunque was one of my favorites off their first album.
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08-15-2013, 07:00 PM #2Not really my cup of tea, but a good story about your name and agree on it's a neat play on words.
Might just catch myself thinking crank it like a chain saw the next time I fire my old poulan up"The best things in life aren't things"
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Animal slaughter
The examples and perspective in this article deal primarily with the English-speaking world and do not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (December 2010) |
Animal slaughter is the killing of animals, usually referring to killing domestic livestock for food.
The animals most commonly slaughtered for food are cattle, water buffalo (for beef and veal), sheep, goats (for lamb and mutton), pigs (for pork), horses (for horse meat), and fowl, largely chickens, turkeys, and ducks and increasingly fish from the aquaculture industry (fish farming).
Traditions and laws[edit]
Laws for ritual slaughter[edit]
Ritual slaughter of animals is also used for food production. Such slaughter is governed by various laws, most notably:
United States[edit]
In the United States, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) specifies the approved methods of livestock slaughter:[1]
- Chemical (carbon dioxide)
- This method is approved for sheep, calves and swine. The animal is asphyxiated by the use of carbon dioxide gas before being bled.
- Mechanical (captive bolt)
- This method is approved for sheep, swine, goats, calves, cattle, horses, mules, and other equines. A captive bolt stunner is applied to the livestock so as to produce quick unconsciousness in the animals before they are bled.
- Mechanical (gunshot)
- This method is approved for cattle, calves, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules, and other equines. The gun is used to render the animal quickly unconscious (and presumably dead) before being bled.
- Electrical (stunning or slaughtering with electric current)
- This method is approved for swine, sheep, calves, cattle, and goats. The current applied is sufficient to ensure surgical anesthesia throughout the "bleeding" of the animal.
Each of these methods is outlined in detail, and the regulations require that inspectors identify operations which cause "undue" "excitement and discomfort" of animals.
United Kingdom[edit]
The UK is governed under both its own laws and EU law regarding slaughter. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is the main governing body responsible for slaughter in the UK.
The general principle of the legal non ritual slaughter of animals for consumption in the UK is a two stage process to ensure a rapid death with less suffering than in earlier killing methods.
1.Stunning; the Animal is 'stunned' – rendering it unconscious
2. Killing; the animal either has its throat cut or has a chest stick (cutting close to the heart) both where main veins and/or arteries are cut and allowed to bleed causing death by Exsanguination.[2][3]
In the United Kingdom the methods of slaughter are largely the same as those used in the United States with some differences. The use of captive bolt equipment and electrical stunning are approved methods of stunning sheep, goats, cattle and calves for consumption[3]- with the use of gas reserved for swine.[4] Free bullet slaughter (i.e. using a firearm) is not an accepted method in the United Kingdom if the animal is intended for consumption.[citation needed]
- Slaughterhouse
- Ike jime, a Japanese method of slaughtering fish
- Pig slaughter
- Horse slaughter
See also[edit]
- Animal euthanasia
- Cattle slaughter
- Controlled-atmosphere killing (CAK)
- Humane Slaughter Act
- Ritual slaughter, Animal sacrifice
- Pig scalder
- Qurban
- Rendering (food processing)
- Vegetarianism
- ^ "Humane Slaughter of Livestock Regulations (National Citation: 9 C.F.R. 313.1 - 90)". Animal Legal and Historical Center (regulations from USDA). 2007.
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- ^ a b "Slaughter Red". Hsa.org.uk. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
- ^ "Pig Slaughter". Hsa.org.uk. Retrieved 2011-10-18.
External links[edit]
- Canada Agricultural Products Act R.S., 1985, c. 20 (4th Supp.)
- Humane Slaughter of Livestock Regulations
- Slovak Pig Slaughter and Traditional Sausage Making - article in English with detailed pictures of a Slovak family slaughtering a pig in the traditional style
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Enjoy free music--Jasmine's Tech Dos and Don'ts
The past 10 years have witnessed a long, steady decline in CD sales, with current numbers low enough to convince brick-and-mortar retailers to reduce CD inventory (and get creative about how to use the resulting space). Luckily, just about any tune that strikes your fancy can be found online.
The Internet is a veritable smorgasbord of music, and it's oh so easy to partake. Better yet, many of the options are completely free. So if you haven't already jumped on the digital-audio bandwagon, now is as good a time as any. The following tips should help you enjoy the vast array of gratis listening experiences available on the Web, whether you don't know where to begin or you're just looking for new sources for your online rotation.
First, let's get this out of the way: DON'T steal music. People have many "shades of gray" arguments on this matter, but for our purposes I'm going cut and dry here. Unless songs have been offered up for free directly by the artist, it's just not right to download tracks you haven't paid for. There are plenty of legal ways to listen to music online for free to decide if you want to shell out for a copy for your hard drive.
As for streaming, options abound, but you have to decide what kind of experience you're after. If you want to stream a particular song right now, DO search for it on Grooveshark. This rather unique music service lets you listen to songs on demand, create playlists, and see what's popular with other users. It manages to be completely free and legal by serving fairly unobtrusive ads, which ensure licensees get paid--or so the company states. Grooveshark has been the subject of legal battles in the past; however, it has managed to stay up-and-running so far.… Read more


text: Continuing with the natural theme, guests were surrounded by hundreds of thousands of flowers, and the huppah was wrapped in vines of stunning roses. But there was one flower Sloan was insistent upon having at her wedding. "I wanted to have the Colin Cowie signature bouquet, which is lilies of the valley," she says. "And I did." An eight-tier wedding cake was elegantly adorned with roses meticulously crafted from frosting, along with individual flower pots that looked like actual blooms! The 13 bridesmaids wore silk gowns in celadon green, and the groomsmen wore tuxedos. In true Colin style, a chorus of opera singers sang the traditional wedding march the moment Sloan started down the aisle. "As I was walking in I said, 'Dad, this is my moment. I've been dreaming of this for a really long time. You've got to walk really slowly,'" she says. "It was a dream come true." |


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The Kehillah of Old York Road includes the people and institutions along Old York Road (Route 611) of Cheltenham Township, Jenkintown Borough and Abington Township and its neighbors. Over 25,000 Jews support the 12 synagogues and organizations.
Unique to the Kehillah is the proximity of the Jewish institutions to one another, which allows for collaborative educational programs and holiday celebrations.
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