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"Victory at Chancellorsville!"
We received tonight some great news from our friends at the Civil War Trust. We'll let Mark Coombs, the Trust's manager for state and local relations, share it with you himself: Dear Friends of Preservation, We did it! On Tuesday night, … Continue reading
Coming Up This Weekend
This weekend C-SPAN 3 will be airing the first of the Emerging Civil War Symposium lectures from this past August. On Saturday, at 6 PM & 10 PM, Eric Wittenberg's lecture about the Battle of Trevilian Station will air. Eric … Continue reading
Thanks to Our Friend Eric J. Wittenberg
We wanted to share a very gracious post by Eric J. Wittenberg about the First Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge, over on his blog Rantings of a Civil War Historian. Eric was our keynote speaker at the … Continue reading
Happy Third Birthday to ECW!
While we have spent most of our attention the past few days on the Emerging Civil War at Stevenson Ridge, this past weekend offered other good news for us here at ECW: It marked Emerging Civil War's third birthday. It was three years … Continue reading
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Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter, to keep up with all the comings and goings from the First Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge!
Sacred Trust Lectures—Gettysburg
This past Fourth of July, Emerging Civil War authors Phillip S. Greenwalt and Kristopher D. White spoke at the Sacred Trust Book Signings & Lectures. The Gettysburg Foundation was kind enough to post all of the lectures from the event. … Continue reading
ECW Weekender: Coming Up Next Weekend!
First Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge "The Civil War in 1864″ Please join us for the First Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge. The theme of this years symposium is "The Civil War in 1864." … Continue reading
August-September Presentations
August: 2nd: Daniel Davis and Phillip Greenwalt booksigning at the Winchester Book Gallery 2nd: Chris Mackowski, booksigning and talk: "The Legend of Stonewall's Arm," sponsored by the Friends of the Wilderness Battlefield, 2:00 p.m. at Ellwood on the Wilderness Battlefield 9th: … Continue reading


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The present invention provides a blend which exhibits enhanced hiding power and comprises (a) at least one effect pigment and (b) aluminum pigment. The present blend is advantageously used in automotive and industrial paint applications.
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(a) at least one effect pigment; and
(b) about 0.01 to about 5 weight percent based on total weight of said blend of an aluminum metal pigment having thickness of less than 0.1 micron.
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This application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/569,940 filed May 11, 2004.
Effect pigments, also known as nacreous pigments and pearlescent pigments, are lustrous specialty chemical products that are widely used in a variety of high-end applications such as automotive finishes. Effect pigments simulate pearly luster or have effects that range from silky sheen to metallic luster as disclosed in L. M. Greenstein, �Nacreous (Pearlescent) Pigments and Interference Pigments�, The Pigment Handbook, Volume 1, Properties & Economics, Second Edition, Edited by Peter A. Lewis, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (1988). One of the attributes of the effect pigments is that they can generate a range of optical effects depending on the angle at which they are viewed.
Pearlescent or nacreous pigments simulate the effect of natural pearl and are composed of thin platelets which are transparent in the visible region of the spectrum. The platelets are very smooth and part of the light which strikes the platelets is reflected and part is transmitted through the platelets. That part of the light that is transmitted is subsequently reflected by other layers of platelets. The result is that multiple reflections from many layers occur and this results in depth of sheen since the eye cannot focus on one particular layer.
The reflection that occurs is specular in that the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection. The amount of light reflected at non-specular angles is small and the amount of light reflected diminishes very quickly as the specular angle is passed. The result is that pearlescent pigments are extremely sensitive to viewing angle. In order for the maximum amount of light to be reflected, the platelets must be extremely smooth. Any surface roughness causes light to be scattered in a non-specular manner and diminishes the lustrous effect.
The platelets must be aligned parallel to each other and to the substrate for maximum reflectivity. If not so aligned, light will be reflected randomly and again, luster will diminish. The amount of light that is reflected depends on the index of refraction. As the index of refraction increases, the amount of reflected light increases.
However, in a number of applications, the effect materials have a lesser degree of hiding power than desired. To remedy this problem, a variety of materials have been incorporated in effect pigment formulations.
Effect pigments are often based on platelet shaped particles. Because the optical effect is the result of multiple reflections and transmission of light, it is desirable to provide particles that will align in the medium in which they are found and to optimize the desired effect. The presence of either misaligned particles or particles of an additive, or both, interferes with this objective and diminishes the optical effect of the pigment. It is therefore generally considered to be desirable for any additive being used for increased hiding to be somehow bound to the platelets rather than present as part of a physical mixture.
Effect pigments, particularly pigments based on mica, have long been used in automotive top coats in order to achieve a colored metallic effect, among other reasons. That metallic effect can be characterized by the flip-flop of light to dark as the viewing angle is changed. In the case of mica pigments, that flip-flop is from the reflection color of the mica to dark. Most automotive top coats are required to be opaque to ultraviolet light and also to visible light when applied at a conventional thickness of about 0.5 to 1.2 mils (about 12.7-30.5 μm) for a variety of reasons. It has been a challenge to maintain the �face� or reflection color which is contributed by the mica pigment while at the same time developing hiding in that it is known that opaque pigments greatly reduce the color/effect of the mica pigments.
Metallic flake pigments such as aluminum are opaque to light, i.e., no light is transmitted. Because of the preceding property, metallic flake pigments cover well and thus, the substrate over which they are coated can be completed hidden. This property is known as hiding power.
Blends of aluminum metal pigments with mica pigments (such as TiO2-coated mica pigment) are well known. For instance, U.S. Pat. No. 6,503,965 teaches an ink which can contain a non-fluorescent pigment alone or a mixture of two or more non-fluorescent pigments which can be selected from a long list of such pigments, including aluminum flake pigments (with thickness ranging from about 0.1 to about 2 microns) and TiO2- and Fe2O3-coated mica pigments. U.S. Pat. No. 2,278,970 teaches that thin mica flakes are suitable for use as an inert filler in combination with aluminum flake pigment to extend the covering quality of the latter. U.S. Pat. No. 6,331,326 teaches coating a primer and/or a first metallic paint containing a non-leafing type aluminum flake, and then applying a second metallic paint containing small thin flakes. The primer can be blended with a flat pigment, such as the thin aluminum flakes as well as flaky mica, to increase hiding power or hiding sand scratches on the substrate.
Blends of aluminum with non-effect materials are also known. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,937,274 teaches mixing aluminum flake pigments with ultrafine materials such as titanium dioxide. This coating composition does not include any interference (effect) mica pigments but is said to be still capable of providing an effect like those coatings containing the interference mica pigments and aluminum flake.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,267,810 teaches the use of a pigment comprising 15 grams of Cromal IV (Eckart) Al 14-18 microns and 15 grams of Fe2O3-coated Al2O3 flakes of particle size 5-60 microns in a printing ink in Example 2. No mention is made as to the effect, if any, provided by this pigment.
On May 11, 2004, Eckart (see eckartamerica.com) reported that METALURE� pigments are microscopically thin aluminum platelets manufactured in a physical vapor deposition process to provide pigments with uniform thickness and homogeneous smooth surface. The average particle size range was 10-13 microns. On May 11, 2004, it was reported that Eckart's METALURE� ultra brilliant aluminum dispersion when mixed with pearlescent provides polychromatic effects. The article is silent on the thickness of the aluminum pigment or the percentage of aluminum pigment used in combination with pearlescent (see cosmetics.com).
The provision of new high hiding power compositions is still desired and it is the object of the present invention is to provide such compositions. This and other objects of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in this art from the following detailed description.
This invention relates to an effect pigment composition which exhibits enhanced hiding power. More particularly, the invention relates to an effect pigment composition which exhibits enhanced hiding power containing effect pigment and aluminum pigment. This invention also provides compositions using such formulations as a pigment. The improved hiding power is achieved while maintaining the face color of the effect pigment. Thus, the present invention provides a blend comprising: (a) at least one effect pigment; and (b) about 0.01 to about 5 weight percent based on the total weight of the blend of an aluminum metal pigment having a mirror-like appearance.
The present invention exhibits enhanced hiding power and comprises: (a) at least one effect pigment and (b) aluminum pigment.
Effect Pigment (a):
The effect pigments which may be employed in the present invention may be any known effect pigment, preferably based on mica, which is optionally coated with a wide variety of inorganic coloring agents. The different materials or substrates used in the present invention may have any morphology including platelet, spherical, cubical, acicular, whiskers, or fibrous. A mixture of different substrate materials or different substrate morphologies or both may be used in the present invention. Examples of useful platy materials include platy aluminum oxide, platy glass, platy titanium dioxide, aluminum, mica, bismuth oxychloride, platy iron oxide, platy graphite, platy silica, bronze, stainless steel, natural pearl, boron nitride, silicon dioxide, copper flake, copper alloy flake, zinc flake, zinc alloy flake, zinc oxide, enamel, china clay, porcelain, gypsum, titanium silicate, and the like. Mica is desirable because of its high transparency, strong reflectance and strong chroma, primarily due to the presence of small, coated flakes. Glass flakes have the attributes of high transparency, very white bulk color and a sparkle effect in strong light.
Examples of useful spherical materials include glass, plastic, ceramic, metal, or an alloy and the spheres may be solid or hollow. Useful glass spheres are disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,217,928, incorporated in its entirety herein by reference.
Useful cubical material includes glass cubes.
One useful metal oxide-coated glass platelets is described in commonly assigned U.S. Pat. No. 5,753,371, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference. That patent discloses the coating of C glass in preference to A or E glasses. A glass is a soda-lime glass, commonly used to make windows and contains more sodium than potassium and also contains calcium oxide. C glass, also known as chemical glass, is a form which is resistant to corrosion by acid and moisture. E or electrical glass is, as the name implies, designed for electronic applications and although it is very stable at high temperatures, it can be susceptible to chemical attack. See also commonly assigned U.S. Pat. No. 6,045,914. Engelhard FIREMIST� pearlescent pigment (calcium sodium borosilicate substrate with tin oxide and titanium dioxide) may be used in the present invention.
The metal oxide in most widespread use is titanium dioxide, followed by iron oxide. Other usable oxides include (but are not limited to) tin, chromium and zirconium oxides as well as mixtures and combinations of oxides. Other useful combinations of metal oxides include SiO2 on calcium aluminum borosilicate and then TiO2 thereon; substrate/SiO2/Fe2O3; substrate/TiO2/SiO2; substrate/TiO2/SiO2/TiO2; substrate/TiO2/SiO2/Fe2O3: substrate/TiO2/SiO2/Cr2O3; substrate/Fe2O3/SiO2; substrate/Fe2O3/SiO2/Fe2O3; substrate/Fe2O3/SiO2/TiO2; substrate/Fe2O3/SiO2/Cr2O3; substrate/Cr2O3/SiO2/Cr2O3; and substrate/Cr2O3/SiO2/Fe2O3. Other combinations of the above mentioned layers are obvious to one skilled in the art. SnO2 may also be used on the calcium aluminum borosilicate.
An interlayer to enhance performance attributes may also be used. Useful interlayer materials include the hydroxides and oxides of Al, Ce, Cr, Fe, Mg, Si, Ti, and Zr. Essentially any organic or inorganic substance may be a useful interlayer for adhesion promotion, mechanical integrity, product enhancement, or other desirable attributes.
Most preferred are the well-known metal-oxide-coated mica effect pigments. The metal oxide-coated substrate nacreous pigments are well known and are exemplified by titanium dioxide- and/or iron oxide-coated mica. Such pigments are described, for example, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,437,513; 3,418,146; and 3,087,828 incorporated herein by reference in their entireties. A preferred nacreous pigment is titanium dioxide-coated mica. The mica flake substrates generally have a length of about 1 to about 75 microns, preferably about 5 to about 35 microns, and a thickness between about 0.3 and about 3 microns, but both larger and smaller dimensions can also be employed. Usually, the titanium dioxide or other metal oxide will be coated on the substrate surface to a thickness of about 20-350 nanometers or such that it is about 50 to 500 mg/m2, depending on the specific surface area of the substrate in m2/g. Depending on the thickness of the metal oxide coating, the pigments can exhibit interference or reflection colors of blue, green, yellow, red, etc.
The metal oxide-coated pigment can be optionally coated with a wide variety of inorganic and organic coloring agents or dyestuffs. Examples are described, for instance, in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,084,983; 4,755,229; 4,968,351; and 6,436,538.
The metal oxide-coated pigment may, if desired, contain absorption pigments, which are water insoluble, transparent (i.e. substantially non-light scattering) and which cannot be formed in situ from a water soluble reactant(s) but which may be highly dispersed in water or water-alcohol containing anionic polymer. These include, for example, organic pigments in the following groups: azo compounds, anthraquinones, perinones, perylenes, pyrroles such as diketopyrrolo pyrroles, quinacridones, thioindigos, dioxazines and phthalocyanines and their metal complexes. The absorption pigments, depending on their color intensity, are used in a concentration range of about 0.01% to about 30% based on the weight of platy substrate, preferably 0.1% to 10%.
Colors may be adjusted if desired by mixing combination pigments. In general, it is preferred to mix pigments of the same or similar reflection color, since reflection colors mix additively and color intensity is reduced when very different reflection colors are mixed. The absorption pigment components mix subtractively, and the usual pigment blending procedures are followed.
Aluminum Pigment (b):
The aluminum flake pigments used in the present invention act like a non-leafing grade by distributing themselves throughout the final product. The particle size, i.e., the greatest dimension, of the pigments typically ranges in size from about 1 to about 200 μm. Preferably, the average particle size of the aluminum flake pigment is not greater than about 20 μm. Preferably, the aluminum flake pigments used in the present invention have a thickness of about 0.01 to about 0.05 um. Such pigments are often referred to as a vacuum metallized flakes or VMF type of aluminum pigments due to their manner of manufacture, namely, vacuum metallization or physical vapor deposition on a substrate. Conventional aluminum flake pigments typically have a thickness of about 0.1 micron to about 0.5 micron and thus, the present aluminum flake pigments are considerably thinner. Compared with conventional aluminum flake pigments, the present aluminum flake pigment has an extremely smooth surface and thus, a mirror-like appearance. One commercially available useful aluminum flake is STARBRITE� aluminum flake from Silberline.
The results achieved with the VMF-type aluminum flake pigments of the present invention are surprising and unexpected. Due to the fact that these VMF-type aluminum flake pigments are much thinner than the conventional aluminum flake pigments, there are more flakes per unit of weight. Using conventional aluminum flakes, the more flakes present, the greater the loss of color of the effect pigment as shown in Comparative B below. Since for any given weight of aluminum pigment, there are more VMF flakes than conventional flakes, it is expected that the decrease in the face color of the mica pigments should be achieved more quickly. That, however, is the opposite of what happens provided that the VMF-type aluminum pigment is present in an amount that does not exceed about 5% of the total weight of the blend of the VMF-type aluminum flake pigment and effect pigment. Preferably the aluminum pigment constitutes about 0.1 to about 5 weight percent of the total weight of the blend and more preferably about 0.25 to about 0.5 weight percent.
The aluminum flake pigment and effect pigments used in the present invention can be mixed in any convenient fashion. No special procedures are required. One useful method is disclosed in Silberline U.S. Pat. No. 4,725,317 incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
The preparation process comprises forming a coherent paste comprising an organic binder medium, an organic liquid vehicle and the metal pigment, in powder or flake form, the paste being formed by mixing a first component comprising the organic binder medium and a second component comprising the metal pigment with either or both of the first and second components comprising organic liquid vehicle and the paste containing from 1 to 70% preferably from 3 to 45%, especially from 5 to 30%, of the organic binder medium based on the weight of the metal pigment, and removing substantially all of the organic liquid vehicle(s) from the coherent paste, optionally after sub-dividing the coherent paste into particles, such as pellets, tablets or granules, each containing a plurality of the metal pigment particles dispersed in a matrix of organic binder medium.
The resulting solid metal pigment composition comprises the metal pigment particles dispersed in a matrix of the organic binder material, the relative proportions of the binder material and metal in the solid product being substantially the same as in the coherent paste. The coherent paste preferably is sub-divided, as by pelletizing, granulating or tabletting for example, to assist removal of the organic liquid vehicle(s) and the solid metal pigment composition is then in a physical form which is easy to handle, non-explosive, and simple to use in a variety of applications. The organic liquid vehicle(s) may be removed from the coherent paste, for example, in a vacuum oven at elevated temperature.
Those binder materials that form a stable concentrated solution in the same organic liquids as are used for the preparation of metal flake, e.g. mineral spirits, may be used as this greatly simplifies the recovery of the organic liquid for re-use. In principle, however, any organic liquid or mixture of liquids that is chemically inert with respect to the metal powder and the binder material and which has a boiling point which is below the boiling point of any liquid binder used as such or formed by melting during removal of organic liquid vehicle may be employed as organic liquid vehicle.
Apparatus suitable for use in the preparation of these easily handled physical forms is well known to those skilled in the art. Pellets may be formed by forcing the precursor coherent paste through a number of suitably sized holes in a plate. The organic liquid vehicle is again removed such as by evaporation.
The products of the present invention can be used in any application where pearlescent pigments have been used heretofore. Thus, the products of this invention have an unlimited use in all types of automotive and industrial paint applications, especially in the organic color coating and inks field where deep color intensity is required. For example, these pigments can be used in mass tone or as styling agents to spray paint all types of automotive and non-automotive vehicles. Similarly, they can be used on all clay/formica/wood/ glass/metal/enamel/ceramic and non-porous or porous surfaces. The pigments can be used in powder coating compositions. They can be incorporated into plastic articles geared for the toy industry or the home. The present blends may also be incorporated into polymeric containers or packages such as personal care and cosmetics containers such as for skin care products such as facial mask, UV protective lotion, liquid soap, and antimicrobial product; hair care products such as shampoo, conditioner, hair spray or fixative, and hair colorant; makeup products such as nail polish, mascara, eye shadow, and perfume; shaving cream, deodorant, and baby oil. These pigments can be impregnated into fibers to impart new and esthetic coloring to clothes and carpeting. They can be used to improve the look of shoes, rubber and vinyl/marble flooring, vinyl siding, and all other vinyl products. In addition, these colors can be used in all types of modeling hobbies.
The above-mentioned compositions in which the compositions of this invention are useful are well known to those of ordinary skill in the art. Examples include printing inks, nail enamels, lacquers, thermoplastic and thermosetting materials, natural resins and synthetic resins. Some non-limiting examples include polystyrene and its mixed polymers, polyolefins, in particular, polyethylene and polypropylene, polyacrylic compounds, polyvinyl compounds, for example polyvinyl chloride and polyvinyl acetate, polyesters and rubber, and also filaments made of viscose and cellulose ethers, cellulose esters, polyamides, polyurethanes, polyesters, for example polyglycol terephthalates, and polyacrylonitrile.
For a well-rounded introduction to a variety of pigment applications, see Temple C. Patton, editor, The Pigment Handbook, volume II, Applications and Markets, John Wiley and Sons, New York (1973). In addition, see for example, with regard to ink: R. H. Leach, editor, The Printing Ink Manual, Fourth Edition, Van Nostrand Reinhold (International) Co. Ltd., London (1988), particularly pages 282-591; with regard to paints: C. H. Hare, Protective Coatings, Technology Publishing Co., Pittsburgh (1994), particularly pages 63-288. The foregoing references are hereby incorporated by reference herein for their teachings of ink, paint and plastic compositions, formulations and vehicles in which the compositions of this invention may be used including amounts of colorants. For example, the pigment may be used at a level of 10 to 15% in an offset lithographic ink, with the remainder being a vehicle containing gelled and ungelled hydrocarbon resins, alkyd resins, wax compounds and aliphatic solvent. The pigment may also be used, for example, at a level of 1 to 10% in an automotive paint formulation along with other pigments that may include titanium dioxide, acrylic lattices, coalescing agents, water or solvents. The pigment may also be used, for example, at a level of 20 to 30% in a plastic color concentrate in polyethylene.
In the cosmetic and personal care field, these pigments can be used in the eye area and in all external and rinse-off applications. Thus, they can be used in hair sprays, face powder, leg-makeup, insect repellent lotion, mascara cake/cream, nail enamel, nail enamel remover, perfume lotion, and shampoos of all types (gel or liquid). In addition, they can be used in shaving cream (concentrate for aerosol, brushless, lathering), skin glosser stick, skin makeup, hair groom, eye shadow (liquid, pomade, powder, stick, pressed or cream), eye liner, cologne stick, cologne, cologne emollient, bubble bath, body lotion (moisturizing, cleansing, analgesic, astringent), after shave lotion, after bath milk and sunscreen lotion.
Analytical Methods:
Dry film thickness at hide is determined by preparing the samples according to ASTM D6762-O2a Standard Test Method for Determining the Hiding Power of Paint by Visual Evaluation of Spray Applied Coatings and then testing the prepared samples according to ASTM D1400-00 Standard Test Method for Non-Destructive Measurement of Dry Film Thickness of Non-Conductive Coatings Applied to Non-Ferrous Metal Base.
The presence of aluminum metal pigment may be determined by optical microscopic analysis.
The presence of a blend may be determined by optical microscopic analysis.
In order to further illustrate the present invention, a number of non-limiting examples are set forth below. In these, as well as throughout this specification and claims, all parts and percentages are by weight and all temperatures are in degrees centigrade, unless otherwise indicated.
Faced with the automotive industry need for a new hiding power composition, we proceeded as follows.
Comparative A
TUFFLAKE� 3650 pigment is an aluminum flake that is supplied by Silberline, has a thickness of one micron, is made by ball milling, and as a result, has a rough surface finish and dull appearance. LUMINA� green pigment is an effect pigment that is supplied by Engelhard Corporation and comprises about 66 weight percent TiO2 and 31 weight percent mica. Blends of TUFFLAKE� 3650 pigment and LUMINA� green pigment were made at ratios of 99.75% to 0.25%; 99.5% to 0.5%; 99% to 1%; 97.5% to 2.5%; and 95% to 5%. The hiding power of these blends and 100% LUMINA� green pigment was determined and is set forth in the following Table and
Comparative B
SPARKLE SILVER� pigment is an aluminum flake that is supplied by Silberline, has a thickness of 0.1 micron, and has a polished surface finish and brighter appearance. Blends of SPARKLE SILVER� pigment and LUMINA� green pigment as described in Comparative A above were made at ratios of 99.75% to 0.25%; 99.5% to 0.5%; 99% to 1%; 97.5% to 2.5%; and 95% to 5%. The hiding power of these blends and 100% LUMINA� green pigment was determined and is set forth in the following Table and
We then stumbled upon the following unexpected result. STARBRITE� pigment is an aluminum flake that is supplied by Silberline, is made by vacuum metallization, has a thickness of from about 0.01 micron to about 0.5 micron, and has a smooth surface finish and mirror-like appearance. Blends of STARBRITE� pigment and LUMINA� green pigment as described in Comparative A above were made at ratios of 99.75% to 0.25%; 99.5% to 0.5%; 99% to 1%; 97.5% to 2.5%; and 95% to 5%. The hiding power of these blends and 100% LUMINA� green pigment was determined and is set forth in the following Table and
Since VMF-type aluminum flakes are thinner than conventional aluminum flakes, one would have expected that more flakes per gram for VMF would result in more opacifying power while decreasing the face color of the effect pigments. Unexpectedly, we observed the opposite.
At the same dry film thickness at hide of about 1.6 mils, Inventive Example 1 (ratio of effect pigment to aluminum of 99.5 to 0.5) had unexpectedly better brightness, color intensity, and color travel than Comparative B (ratio of effect pigment to aluminum of 95 to 5) as shown in
The metal oxide-coated material employed in Inventive Example 1 is replaced with the same effect pigment further treated with a weatherability treatment in accordance with commonly assigned U.S. Pat. No. 5,759,255 incorporated herein by reference.
The blend of Inventive Example 1 is incorporated into a powder eye shadow of the following formulation:
The blend of Inventive Example 1 is incorporated into a nail enamel of the following formulation:
A charge of 1.0 wt % of the product of Inventive Example 1 is added to polypropylene and dispersed therein and injected molded into a flat plaque.
The blend of Inventive Example 1 is incorporated into a water based paint composition at a pigment/paint ratio of 0.13. The paint is sprayed onto a primed steel panel to about 15-20 microns. This base coat is allowed to flash for at least 10 minutes, and then baked at 85� C. for 6.5 minutes before cooling. A clearcoat is then applied to a thickness of 40-45 microns and the resulting panel is baked at 140� C. for 30 minutes.
The effect material blend of Inventive Example 1 is sprayed at 3.5 wt % loading in a polyester TGIC power coating using a corona gun over a RAL 9005 black powder sprayed base.
The pigment of this invention can be formulated into a powder eye shadow by thoroughly blending and dispersing the following materials:
Then 7 parts of octyl palmitate and 1 part of isostearyl neopentanoate are heated and mixed until uniform, at which time the resulting mixture is sprayed into the dispersion and the blending continued. The blended material is pulverized and then 5 parts of Cloisonne Red 424C and 5 parts of the pigment blend of this invention added and mixed until a uniform powder eye shadow is obtained.
The pigment blend can be formulated into a lipstick by placing the following amounts of the listed ingredients into a heated vessel and raising the temperature to 85�3� C.:
A mixture of 13 parts of the pigment blend of Inventive Example 1 and 1 part of kaolin are added and mixed until all of the pigment is well dispersed. Fragrance is added as desired and mixed with stirring. The resulting mixture is poured into molds at 75�5� C. allowed to cool and flamed into lipsticks.
Various changes and modifications can be made in the process and products of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope thereof. The embodiments described and illustrated herein were for the purpose of further illustrating the invention but were not intended to limit it.
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"After the last game of our senior year, Tracy Tudor and I made a vow to each other to come back one day and coach the Cowboys as we were walking off the field," Darby said. "We continued to talk about it throughout the years and we both ended up back here teaching. Now, with me as the head football coach and him as the assistant, and him being the head wrestling coach this next year, it's great. We are fulfilling one of the dreams we always had."
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Chicago — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced Jan. 24 that her office recovered more than $1 million in wages and benefits owed to Illinois workers in 2012.
"The law requires that Illinoisans be compensated for the work they perform, but as these cases demonstrate, employers far too often attempt to cheat workers out of wages and benefits they have earned," Madigan said. "I will continue to prosecute employers who violate the law by failing to pay the full wages their employees are due."
Last year, Madigan's office collected $1,049,392 in wage and benefit claims referred to her office by the Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) for violations of the Wage Payment and Collection Act, the Minimum Wage Law and the Prevailing Wage Act. Madigan's office initiated 473 new lawsuits in 2012 to collect wages and penalties owed to Illinois workers.
Recent claims successfully litigated by Madigan's office include the following:
• Brightstar Healthcare in Gurnee agreed to pay more than $118,000 after previously failing to pay overtime wages owed to more than 20 employees;
• Clarence Davids & Co. in Matteson paid more than $68,000 to settle a prevailing wage claim;
• Eckland Consultants, Inc., in Lincolnshire paid more than $44,000 for back pay and accrued vacation pay for an employee under the Wage Payment and Collection Act;
• Pedro Valdivia d/b/a V&A Landscaping in Elgin agreed to pay more than $96,000 after previously failing to pay prevailing wages to nine employees; and
• American Spring Wire of Kankakee paid more than $44,000 in Wage Payment and Collection Act claims on behalf of approximately 20 employees.
"Our department works diligently to ensure thousands of Illinois workers receive the wages they've earned," said Joseph Costigan, director of the Illinois Department of Labor. "With the assistance and support of the attorney general's office, we will continue our joint effort to help workers recover owed wages and ensure a level playing field for employers who abide by the law."
Madigan helped author an amendment to the Prevailing Wage Act effective Jan. 1, 2012, to increase enforcement, bring about greater compliance and prevent fraud. The new law makes violations of the Prevailing Wage Act a class A misdemeanor and prohibits those convicted of violating the act from working on taxpayer-funded public projects for four years.
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THE ETHICS of WATER DEPLETION
How many times have we heard that we're in danger of wearing out the Earth? Or that we're polluting the environment to the point that we won't be able to live here in 20 (30, 50, 70, 100) years? The alarmists would have us believe that if we don't do something (or stop doing something else) soon, we're toast. Glacial ice will melt, sea level will rise, drowning out shoreline properties and countless lives. But we can stop it by being better stewards. They'll tell us how.
For the past several years it's been the 'global warming' threat that's happening because we're burning fossil fuels. AlGore has made a fortune (and an undeserved Nobel Prize) by writing a book about the coming disastrous climate change called "An Inconvenient Truth" that is in fact a collection of half-truths and lies, even claiming that the debate is settled—he's done it all (after inventing the internet). Of course, there has been NO SIGN of global warming for the past 18-years; last winter was brutal, and it looks to repeat this year…
You can read the facts about the supposed threat of global warming at www.extremeethics.org/?p=148; www.extremeethics.org/?p=594; www.extremeethics.org/?p=708 and other pertinent blogs on our website.
Now we hear that we're facing the threat of running out of water. It isn't enough that Earth is supposedly heating up at an unprecedented rate because we're pumping great volumes of CO2 into the atmosphere. Now we'll be unable to put out the fires we're going to cause. We're running out of water! Maybe we'd be better off if we weren't irrigating massive fields of corn to produce ethanol, a political fuel additive, but that's another story.
Fact: Earth has a fixed amount of water—the same amount we've had for billenia. More than 332 MILLION cubic miles of it. Most of it (about 320Million cubic miles) is in the oceans, while essentially fresh water makes up the rest. Water, in fact, is part of every living thing. It changes place and phase according to nature's needs, and it does so virtually instantly. You can read all about it at www.extremeethics.org/?p=2130 . We can't run out.
It's time to stop this drive for 'sustainability' (a catchword of the cognoscenti) because it's another fact that we cannot stop warming (Earth is in an interglacial phase during which the planet will warm naturally). Ice will melt and sea levels will rise, but not to the extent threatened by the 'experts.' The self-styled doyens tell us that we'll be in big trouble by 2030, backing it up with statements like "there's some chance that something will happen" in 20 (30, 50, 70, 100) years. (The fact that shoreline population centers will someday experience flooding is our own fault for building them there in the first place…)
Face it! Earth has been doing its thing for 4Billion years—it's been growing into the place we call home on its own for Billenia. It's been taking care of itself without our help since well before Year One. It has adapted to comet strikes, droughts, sunspot damage, floods, earthquakes, seafloor spreading, disastrous volcanic activity and countless other violent natural occurrences, all the while preparing itself for our arrival by developing plant and animal life even as it fended off natural 'disasters,' www.extremeethics.org/?p=667 and man isn't about to thwart its continued evolution. We're not that important!
In fact, man's innovation will enable him to adapt to coming changes just as he has in the past. Earth is not static, nor are we. Nor are we stupid. We don't need politicians and their minions telling us to conserve resources, because that's what we're doing. Our environment is light-years better than it was just a century ago because we know enough to treat nature with respect. Apocalyptic experts do not factor this in when making their dire predictions—they assume that development will remain static—just as it is today. With an attitude like that we never would have traveled to the moon or dropped a probe precisely on a streaking comet deep in the universe.
The fact is that we will continue to make better use of the resources at our disposal. Nature recycles just as we've learned to do, and we are able to find new ways to do things better, even new materials, as we improve our lot. Copper running out? Use manufactured glass fibers to communicate… Need more fresh water? Desalinize sea water using solar energy (coming soon at a seaside near you…).
Ethics is based in truth and executed via honesty. Use your own head and see that things aren't nearly as bad as the Apocalyps claim. Remember that the disasters predicted in the past failed to happen. Have faith in humanity, and do your best not to foul your nest. (Why would you do that, anyway? You wouldn't.).
Don't listen to those control freaks who would throw $Trillions at a problem that doesn't exist (even if it did, we'd be powerless to stop it). Enjoy your time here on Earth, and try to leave it better than you found it (see the Boy Scout Handbook).
ETHICS and IMMIGRATION
THE ETHICS of IMMIGRATION POLICY
Our current immigration policy is unethical. www.extremeethics.org/?p=2246
Our immigration system is structured to grant citizenship (or residency) status based on family reunification, needed work skills, or capital investment. It also covers refugees and those seeking asylum based on political persecution and provides as well a lottery for people who have less pressing immigration needs. The procedure for gaining legal immigrant status differs with, among other factors, the path a potential immigrant is eligible to pursue based on employment, education, or family situation. U.S. immigration laws also cover entry into the country for almost any other purpose, including temporary stays beyond a certain length of time.
The first thing to do is to control our borders and enforce current immigration laws
Immigration law is open to interpretation; however, it does provide enough qualifying criteria to be valuable. For instance, not every relative is eligible, and some spouses and children are given preference over others. In the case of employment, the individual must be eligible within certain categories specified under U.S. law; the potential employer must submit certification of need and the applicant must satisfy medical and security conditions; and in the case of investment the applicant must meet a certain dollar threshold that will, benefit the economy and create or save a specified number of jobs. Generally speaking, immigration law is written to the benefit of our nation.
The second thing to do is to enforce current immigration laws
Being open to interpretation, immigration law also is open to abuse, and from time to time abuse has occurred, some of it to our benefit. Now, however, the law is threatened. Even though voters across the nation reject the administration's agenda, the President promises to change the nation's immigration system himself if Congress doesn't cooperate.
The third thing to do is to enforce current immigration laws
President Obama is planning to change the nation's immigration procedures by executive order, including a deportation reprieve ('deferred action') for illegals that came to the U.S. as children as well as parents of U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents. This would give nearly five million illegal immigrants already in the country the right to remain here and seriously affect immigration in the future. The Department of Justice is responsible for the president's obeying the law, but we have heard nothing from them. In fact, they have supported the president in his abuse of it.
The fourth thing to do is to enforce current immigration laws
The fact remains, however, that our Constitution gives the power to pass laws regarding immigration to Congress, not the president. Congress also has the power of the purse, and can vote to not fund the President's actions.
The fifth thing to do is to enforce current immigration laws
The outcome of this dispute is not of concern here. What is pertinent is ETHICS.
Ethics is based in truth and effected via honesty. The truth is that it's within the power of Congress to change immigration law, and ethics requires that all parties do their parts honestly.
It is incumbent on government to control our borders. To not do so is dereliction of duty, which is unethical.
The president and DOJ are being unethical www.extremeethics.org/?p=2017 and Congress will be the same if it fails to uphold its responsibility by not permitting the planned action.
Insist on proper action. Write your congressperson to control our borders and enforce current immigration laws. Now.
ETHICS and THE PHILOSOPHY of SPIRITUALITY
It's been my purpose for the past several years to move toward justifying the physical world (science) with the metaphysical (spiritual). I believe they are on parallel tracks that will merge when we finally know the truth. While realizing that Metaphysics is yet (if ever) to be mastered, it's my goal to resolve the two approaches insofar as possible. I ask only that you permit me the latitude to present a case. This will require some consideration of the Bible and its importance in history, which is what this treatise is all about.
The atheist shuns the Bible, claiming that God does not exist because God can't be proven. I claim that proof of God is not necessary—it is in fact impossible. Science accepts several basic hypotheses that can't be proven (see following). Why not one more? I begin with the belief that, at minimum, the Bible has considerable value at least as a historic document.
To begin with, let us stipulate that Jesus was in fact an historical person. That his life had a prodigious influence on Western civilization is indisputable; the most influential creed in history bears his name, and we are currently in the 2015th year of his Era. In fact, every date in history (BCE and CE) is referenced to his birth. The fact of Jesus cannot be dismissed, nor can his influence on the world.
Like it or not, Christian theology has been vital to development of the Western world. It began in Year One and was in vogue for more than 1700 more until the Enlightenment tried to relegate it to history by replacing faith with science. But that didn't change history.
And the fact remains that science can't deal with spirituality. We're more than mere physical beings. We possess MIND, a spiritual, not biological, gift. Let's explore this situation further.
Religious philosophy chooses God as its dynamis. But what/who is God? At issue seems to be the God of the Bible and the description of Creation as recorded in Genesis.
The account of creation as recorded in Genesis is clearly unscientific. In Genesis, Earth preceded the sun and animals preceded plants (not to mention man preceding animals) and trees were created already bearing fruit. It is a story told in a time when the earth was flat, the stars holes in a 'firmament' and the reason for the day unknown; that the earth was a sphere rotating on an axis while revolving around a star was beyond comprehension. Creation, as described in Genesis, is impossible, yet it remains that the Universe did happen.
Whatever God may be is not physical but supernatural—before nature—therefore God is not nature (or reality, as some would have it). I propose (and it is not unique to me) that there exists (for want of a better word) an essential intelligent consciousness (a perfect spirit) underlying the entire Universe (and beyond, for that matter). It is not a product of the mind, but its foundation–a given, a first principle, an integral and eternal part of the universe that cannot be separated from the universe. It is, always has been, and always will be, eternal and infinite.
Before the Big Bang there existed neither matter, nature, time nor light (time and light requiring matter for their being), but something had to precede it (every effect must have a cause). Light, matter and the beginning of time as we know it were created via the big bang, but they had a source—consciousness.
To be continued…don't miss it…
Alexander Hamilton wrote (1775): "The sacred rights of mankind are not to be rummaged for, among old parchments, or musty records. They are written, as with a sun beam, in the whole volume of human nature…and can never be erased or obscured by mortal power."
continued from a previous post (October 15), as promised: In addition to any powers granted the individual by civil law, he retains certain powers granted by virtue of his humanity and natural law. When there's a conflict, the individual must look beyond his privileges (granted by the group) to his rights (granted by his very being), and he is not only empowered but obligated to resolve the conflict in the interest of mankind, not the State. If the conflict involves ethics, there is no contest. Ethics is the only choice.
The 'global community' aspired to by many is a worthy goal, but only by way of first principles and natural law. It is, in fact, the way things should be, but it is not possible under the aegis of a government (or governments) that takes liberties with truth (anyone needing examples of this either has not been paying attention or is in moral denial). Only an ethical government can achieve this goal. Such a government is possible, but not under the current conditions resulting from servile deference to special interests. It is possible using a truly conservative approach.
This is not a call to political action. Conservative simply means a return to the original premises of our nation and of humanity generally. This process begins with truth and the primacy of the individual freedom guaranteed by our Constitution and implicit in natural law.
Conservatism, by definition, champions the Constitution and rights of the individual rather than the power of government. Should someone favor governmental power over the primacy of the individual, that someone would be in political opposition to conservatism. However, so long as he demanded truth in politics and compliance with natural law, we would be in essential agreement ethically. Any political differences would be his choice alone.
Note: I am in favor of individual freedom and people helping each other. I do not and never have relied on government for help to run my life—I alone am responsible for it. I also am a professional, one who speaks for himself without an intermediary. That puts me in opposition to unions, and especially public unions, which are made up of those who delegate to others the power to speak for them (and therefore are not professionals). As an individual, which like it or not we all are, I accept the responsibilities of my actions and will sink or swim with my decisions. Parenthetically, I've done both.
ETHICS ISSUES: CLIMATE CHANGE (again)
Climate Change is a fact.
The planet is warming because of Earth's being in an interglacial phase, recovering naturally from a glacial phase (about 10,000 years ago) when cooler temperatures prevailed. In other words, global warming is a perfectly natural phenomenon, and everyone knows this. The alarmists also know that the natural interglacial warming trend is responsible for some part of Earth's rising surface temperatures (less than 1 degree C since 1850). Nevertheless, their arguments about 'global warming' never mention this (factual) natural phenomenon.
The current controversy revolves around the contribution of burning fossil fuels to warming—some believe increased atmospheric carbon dioxide levels to be a factor. A valid question: how much? CO2 is a minor atmospheric gas (0.04%), while water vapor makes up roughly 75% of atmospheric gases. Certainly water vapor (clouds, etc.) also contributes to Earth's warming. But how much?
Carbon dioxide is converted to oxygen by flora and back to CO2 by fauna; nature compensates for changes in earth conditions as a matter of course to encourage life on earth. Another question: can nature compensate for unnatural increases in CO2? Answer: We do not know, but it apparently has over the past millions of years. Perhaps more flora (terrestrial and marine) will be produced to use more CO2 and produce more oxygen; after all, warmer temperatures should encourage plant growth…
Mathematical models have been constructed to predict warming by increased atmospheric CO2. However there is considerable evidence that presumed sensitivity to CO2 is too high. Nor do these models consider all of the factors which could contribute to global warming. Only one example:
Water covers more than 70% of Earth's surface to an average depth of 2-1/2 miles; some 345 MILLION CUBIC MILES of water are kept in constant motion by little-understood variables like convection, temperature, pressure, chemistry, evaporation, gravity and the effect of Earth's rotation. This massive, active and poorly-understood heat sink has great impact on moderating temperatures on Earth and in its atmosphere (and therefore biosphere) as well. There is constant exchange of energy between oceans and atmosphere that helps maintain Earth's life-encouraging balance.
Scientists believe that ocean currents are responsible for 40% of global heat transport. More than 17 major currents, some warm, others cold, are known to affect climate worldwide. All move vast amounts of seawater over huge areas in all three dimensions to depths up to 1000 meters. However, little is known of deep oceans' effect on global temperatures.
The conflict cannot be settled until models include significant variables affecting them. Rushing into solutions to problems that may not exist is political, not scientific. Let's get real…


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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting awarded $4.1 million to MacArthur grantee American Public Media, to expand its network of unpaid "citizen sources" that help provide local news coverage. Read More
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Jad Abumrad, 2011 MacArthur Fellow
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The Interrupters
This MacArthur-supported film follows three violence interrupters, members of CeaseFire, who have credibility on the streets because of their own personal histories, as they try to protect their Chicago communities from the violence they once employed. Read More
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ProPublica, Independent Lens, ITVS, PBS FRONTLINE, and POV — all MacArthur grantees — received a combined 30 Emmy nominations in 2011. Read More
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