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Free Agent Notes: Kaneko, Shields, Gomes, Willingham, Hunter
Though not available to MLB clubs at present, righty Chihiro Kaneko could become a virtual free agent (in the same manner as Masahiro Tanaka last year) if he is posted by the Orix Buffaloes. The 31-year-old has signed on with agent Arn Tellem of Wasserman, according to a tweet from Liz Mullen of Sports Business Journal.
- While we wait to see whether Kaneko shakes up the market, let's look at the latest of one top arm who is already free to sign with any club. The Marlins still have ongoing interest in James Shields, according to a tweet from Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. Meanwhile, Rosenthal writes that the Diamondbacks at least like Shields, though it remains from clear that the club will be able to clear the salary it needs to make a legitimate run at him. As these reports would indicate, and Rosenthal notes, the market is quiet right now for the veteran righty.
- The Cubs are among five teams to have shown legitimate interest in outfielder Jonny Gomes, according to Rob Bradford of WEEI.com (Twitter links). The right-handed-hitting Gomes, 33, will surely market himself as a bench or platoon bat in the corner outfield. Though he had a rather rough go of things in 2014, he still managed a .743 OPS against lefties.
- Fellow lefty-masher Josh Willingham has yet to decide whether he'll play, agent Matt Sosnick tells Jon Morosi of FOX Sports (via Twitter). Willingham, 35, will surely be intrigued by the possibility of entering a market that just paid Michael Cuddyer $21MM over two years (along with the sacrifice of draft compensation).
- As we continue ticking through the veteran outfielders, the Royals and Twins are the clubs most aggressively courting outfielder Torii Hunter, Chris Cotillo of SB Nation tweets. That comes as little surprise, as those AL Central rivals have long been said to be competitors for Hunter, whose market is now wide open with the Tigers saying they do not expect to bring him back.
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Multiple Teams Interested In Justin Masterson
The Braves, Cubs, Giants, Red Sox, Royals and Twins are six of the teams thought to have asked for Justin Masterson's medicals or otherwise checked in on the right-hander, ESPN's Jerry Crasnick reports (Twitter links). Though Masterson is coming off an injury-plagued season, he is drawing significant interest and could find a two-year deal on the open market. The Indians, Masterson's former club, are also reportedly in the mix for the 29-year-old.
It's no surprise that Masterson is generating this much free agent buzz, as the righty averaged 199 IP from 2010-13 and was one of the game's best starters during the 2013 season. As MLBTR's Zach Links noted in his Free Agent Profile of Masterson, a team could be in for a major bargain if the righty regains his old form. Whether he signs for one year or two, Masterson seems destined for a short-term deal as he's banking on that return to form and the opportunity to set himself up for a more expensive multiyear deal next winter or after the 2016 season.
The six teams Crasnick lists present an interesting array of suitors, incorporating the two pennant winners, three teams looking to return to contention in 2015 and the rebuilding Twins, who can offer Masterson a pitcher-friendly ballpark to help rebuild his value. Team defense is also undoubtedly a big factor for Masterson, an extreme ground ball pitcher with a 56.6% career grounder rate.
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NL Central Links: Burnett, Hammel, Hoyer, Cueto
The Pirates had the inside track on signing A.J. Burnett, as agent Derek Braunecker told Travis Sawchik of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. "It's the only place he wanted to play in 2015. He instructed me to negotiate exclusively with the Pirates and thankfully there was mutual interest," Braunecker said. Burnett enjoyed his previous stint in Pittsburgh and rejoined the Bucs on a one-year, $8.5MM deal. Here's some more from around the NL Central…
- Mutual interest exists between the Cubs and free agent righty Jason Hammel, CSN Chicago's Patrick Mooney reports. Hammel pitched well during his three months as a Cub in 2014 prior to being traded to the A's, and Mooney points out yet another connection between the two sides — Hammel played under Joe Maddon in Tampa in 2008. At least nine teams and as many as 12 teams have reportedly shown interest in Hammel this offseason, including the Astros and Yankees.
- The Cubs' trade for Tommy La Stella "wasn't a precursor to anything," GM Jed Hoyer told reporters (including ESPN Chicago's Jesse Rogers). "Sometimes you have to acquire guys that can get on-base. It's something we needed." The La Stella deal seemed curious given how the Cubs already have a surplus of young middle infielders, though Hoyer said his team had tried to trade for La Stella "several times in the past."
- It's an open question as to whether or not the Reds will sign Johnny Cueto to a new contract, though an extension shouldn't be ruled out on purely financial reasons, John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer opines. Though Fay thinks extending Cueto would cost "probably north of $150MM," the Reds will be seeing a revenue increase over the next few years thanks to a new TV deal. If Cueto will take a back-loaded deal, that would lessen the burden on the Reds' payroll until Brandon Phillips' contract is off the books following the 2017 campaign.
- Fay thinks there is a "close to zero" chance that the Reds would trade Cueto this winter, since "owner Bob Castellini is not going to have a fire sale. Period. He thinks this team can win and he wants to win badly." While Cincinnati seems likely to deal a starting pitcher this offseason, recent rumors suggest that Cueto will stay put.
- The Cardinals should jump at the chance to acquire a power-hitting outfielder and not worry about blocking their young OF prospects, Bernie Miklasz of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch opines. Miklasz feels the Cardinals have some long-term questions in their outfield since Jon Jay is "a year-to-year" player who almost lost his job last offseason, right field prospects Stephen Piscotty and Randal Grichuk are unproven and veteran Matt Holliday is only under contract for two more seasons.
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Non-Tender Candidate: Travis Wood
In 2013, Travis Wood was a bright spot on a miserable Cubs team, posting a 3.11 ERA over 200 innings. That led to a $3.9MM payout in his first year of arbitration eligibility in 2014. A year later, he's coming off a 5.03 ERA season, and he could be a non-tender candidate. So what changed?
Actually, not much. Or, at least, not much Wood could have controlled. In 2013, Wood's xFIP was 4.50. In 2014, it was 4.51. By far the most important cause of his two-run jump in ERA was a 72-point increase in his batting average on balls in play, from .248 to .320. Wood walked batters at a significantly higher rate (4.0 BB/9 vs. 3.0) in 2014, but he struck out more of them, too, and slightly increased his ground ball percentage, although he remained a fly ball pitcher. His command was worse, but not so much so that it represented a fundamental change. Perhaps the biggest difference between the two seasons was Wood's cut fastball, which was lost a mile an hour in velocity and was far less effective in 2014. In general, though, the best way to explain the difference between the two seasons is that Wood wasn't nearly as good as his 2013 ERA, nor as bad as his ERA last year.
Wood's team has changed as well. Even if Wood hadn't had a strong-looking 2013 season, he would have had utility on the 2014 Cubs, which looked poised to unload veteran starters like Jeff Samardzija, Jason Hammel and (if he had pitched well) Edwin Jackson. Having an innings eater like Wood makes sense when facing that kind of upheaval, and if Wood had somehow repeated his 2013 performance, he would have had trade value himself.
2015 is different. Jake Arrieta emerged during the 2014 season as a top young starter, and Kyle Hendricks and Tsuyoshi Wada had unexpectedly strong seasons as well. The Cubs are likely to continue to give chances to Jacob Turner, and Jackson is also still under contract. There's also Eric Jokisch, Felix Doubront and Dan Straily as potential rotation candidates. And then, of course, the Cubs are expected to be major players for free agent pitching and could perhaps add two hurlers this offseason. Despite the wide variance in Wood's ERAs, he's essentially a back-end lefty who can soak up innings. That makes him useful, but perhaps not for the 2015 Cubs, who will have plenty of options who are either better or who have more upside.
Then, of course, there's Wood's salary. The Frontline client's strong 2013 numbers set a relatively high baseline for his salaries during his arbitration years, and he's projected to make $5.5MM in 2015. Many teams would likely see $5.5MM as more than Wood is worth, so it's doubtful he has much trade value. Teams like the Braves, Diamondbacks, Phillies, Rangers, Twins or White Sox could have interest in Wood, but perhaps not so much that they're willing to give up $5.5MM and trade talent to get him, particularly not so early in the offseason.
One factor working against Wood is that the free agent market for pitching is rather strong, particularly in comparison with the rest of the market. The non-tender deadline is December 2, and plenty of higher-upside arms will surely remain on the free agent market then. The most likely outcome, therefore, might be that the Cubs non-tender Wood, and he signs elsewhere later in the offseason.
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Cubs Appear To Be Front-Runners For Russell Martin
9:59pm: Rosenthal tweets that the Blue Jays could also be seriously involved in the pursuit for Martin. The Tigers worried that the Jays would outbid them for Victor Martinez, Rosenthal writes, seemingly implying that the Jays have the funds needed to land Martin, who looks like he might end up signing a similar contract.
8:43pm: Executives involved in negotiations with free agent catcher Russell Martin believe the Cubs are the leading bidders, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports tweets. Rosenthal further suggests that the negotiations are heading toward a deal in the range of four years and $64MM, a bit less than the five years and $72.5MM MLBTR's Steve Adams recently projected for Martin.
The other teams most strongly connected to Martin have been the Dodgers, Blue Jays and Pirates, although the Pirates recently traded for Francisco Cervelli, a possible indication that they feel it's unlikely they can re-sign their catcher. They extended Martin a qualifying offer, which he declined. The Cubs' top pick (No. 9 overall) is protected, so they'll only have to give up their second-round pick if they sign Martin.
A report early in November indicated that the Cubs intended to pursue Martin. The team intends to be a major bidder for top free agents this offseason, and Martin represents a significant offensive upgrade over incumbent Welington Castillo. Also, Martin excels at framing and has gotten excellent marks for his work with pitchers, two good traits for a team aiming to develop young pitching.
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Cubs Acquire Tommy La Stella
The Cubs have announced they have acquired infielder Tommy La Stella from the Braves for right-hander Arodys Vizcaino. The two teams also traded 2014-15 international bonus slots: the Cubs receiving the Braves' number four slot ($142K) in exchange for Chicago's second ($458K), third ($309.3K), and fourth ($206.7K) slots (figures courtesy of Baseball America's Ben Badler). The Braves will net $832K in the swap of bonus slots.
La Stella made his MLB debut for the Braves in 2014 and slashed .251/.328/.317 in 319 plate appearances while leading all National League rookies with his .328 OBP and 36 walks. La Stella, who will turn 26 in January, joins a crowded Cubs second base picture with Javier Baez, Arismendy Alcantara, and Logan Watkins seeing time there last year. Third baseman Luis Valbuena also saw over 150 innings at second base, as well. FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal opines La Stella is not an ideal positional fit, although the Cubs like his bat and ability to make contact and have tried to obtain him for a while. In a series of tweets, Rosenthal feels this trade could be a precursor to other moves and, while not necessarily because of La Stella's addition, Starlin Castro may be the odd man out (I, II, III).
With La Stella being moved, Ramiro Pena and Philip Gosselin are the only second basemen on the Braves' 40-man roster. Top prospect Jose Peraza could still be a year away after having split 2014 between Class A-Advanced and Double-A. David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution tweets the Braves may give Peraza a look during Spring Training, but he expects they will sign a bridge second baseman on a one-year deal.
Vizcaino, who the Cubs acquired two years ago from the Braves in the Paul Maholm trade, only made five appearances during his Chicago career, all this past September (three earned runs over five innings), as he recovered from Tommy John surgery. The 24-year-old spent the bulk of 2014 across three levels of the Cubs' organization posting a combined 3.51 ERA, 9.2 K/9, and 4.0 BB/9 in 41 innings of work during 40 relief outings.
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Quick Hits: Oh, Depth, Mariners
Here's the latest from around the league as we wait for somebody to throw more wood in the hot stove.
- Closer Seung-Hwan Oh of the NPB's Hanshin Tigers is still eyeing the majors, reports Hyun-Woo Nam of the Korea Times. The 32-year-old reliever is under contract with the Tigers for one more season after making the transition from Korea to Japan this year. Per MLBTR's report last offseason, Oh works between 94-96 mph with a splitter. At the time, the Yankees were said to have expressed interest.
- Teams with depth could play a "big role" in the shape of the offseason, writes Joel Sherman of the New York Post. Frequent readers of MLBTR will recognize the Cubs (position players), Dodgers (outfielders), and Red Sox (outfielders) as frequent sources of rumors. Sherman also highlights the White Sox who have a different sort of depth – three stars signed to fantastic contracts.
- Earlier tonight, Bob Dutton of the Tacoma News Tribune answered fan tweets on a number of Mariners subjects. Two may interest MLBTR readers. Dutton hears (tweet) that the Mariners have "some interest" in Melky Cabrera, but the outfielder prefers to remain in the East or Midwest. Meanwhile, he's heard (also Twitter) nothing to suggest Seattle will check in on expensive free agent pitchers. This jives with other reports that cite a focus on offense.
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Quick Hits: TV Revenues, Lester, Johnson, Moncada
Payroll parity has improved throughout baseball, writes Brian MacPherson of the Providence Journal. A combination of TV deals and luxury taxes have contributed to evening the playing field between the big earners and the laggards. As Mets GM Sandy Anderson points out, "there are outliers in both directions." Yet we've also seen traditionally cautious clubs like the Reds sign Joey Votto to a large contract and outbid the Yankees on two Cuban players. The advantage may cycle back to large market clubs as they hire the best talent away from smaller market. We've seen the Dodgers snap up key personnel from the Rays and A's this offseason which also allowed the Cubs to snag former Rays manager Joe Maddon. Brewers GM Doug Melvin isn't concerned, saying "more (front office personnel) doesn't mean better."
- The Cubs and Red Sox will meet with Jon Lester this week, tweets Hall of Fame journalist Peter Gammons. The Yankees could play the role of dark horse. While other sources have reported that Lester is willing to sign quickly, Gammons suggests the process may last into December.
- Pitcher Josh Johnson is talking with five to six clubs, tweets Dennis Lin of the San Diego Union-Tribune. The Padres remain the righty hurler's first choice, although nothing is imminent. My own thoughts: I'm not sure I see San Diego as a fit unless they trade from their current stock of starters. While pitcher friendly Petco Park is a good destination for Johnson as he seeks to reestablish himself, the Padres appear to have five starters and at least four depth pieces. Surely, another club can offer Johnson an easier path to starts.
- Yoan Moncada's expected $30MM to $40MM price tag (reported on Nov. 12) isn't the only impediment for interested clubs, writes Baseball America's Ben Badler. Teams routinely reach handshake agreements with the next crop of international free agents well in advance of the July 2nd signing period. Any club who signs Moncada will not be able to sign an international player for over $300K, which would force many teams to rescind existing agreements. While that may not sound like a big issue, Badler describes Latin American scouting as a "small world." A misstep could alienate the small cadre of influential trainers in the region. Moncada achieved free agency earlier today, although he has not yet been cleared by the US Office of Foreign Assets Control.
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AL Notes: Ryan, Hunter, Miller, Bonifacio, Front Office
Twins GM Terry Ryan is "doing well" after his bout with throat cancer, writes MLB.com's Barry Bloom. The 61-year-old still is experiencing various forms of discomfort, but has completed radiation and is back at full force in the Minnesota front office.
Here's more out of the American League:
- The Tigers will not pursue Torii Hunter after inking Victor Martinez and trading for Anthony Gose, GM Dave Dombrowski told reporters today, including George Sipple of the Detroit Free Press. "I called and said it just didn't look like it was going to fit the way the club was getting put together," Dombrowski said. "Thanked him for everything. Absolutely love him. If something changes where we make some changes for one reason or another, that we're not anticipating, we would still be open. It's just probably not much of a fit right now." Hunter indicated in an Instagram post that he still intends to play in 2015.
- The Blue Jays recently met with free agent lefty Andrew Miller, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports on Twitter. Miller figures to be a highly sought-after relief weapon. Toronto has definite pen needs, as Nicholson-Smith's colleague, Shi Davidi, told me on this week's podcast, and as MLBTR's Mark Polishuk wrote in previewing the club's offseason.
- Free agent utility man Emilio Bonifacio is receiving interest from his former teams, including the Blue Jays and Royals, Chris Cotillo of MLBDailyDish.com tweets. (Cotillo also lists the Cubs as a team with possible interest.) Bonifacio should have his pick of situations given his versatility and place on the market.
- The Red Sox have promoted Mike Rikard to become the team's scouting director, according to a tweet from Clint Longenecker, formerly of Baseball America. He replaces Amiel Sawdaye, who will be promoted to a vice president role, according to Brian MacPherson of the Providence Journal (via Twitter). Longenecker himself is moving on to join the Indians, Baseball America's John Manuel tweets.
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Latest On Yoan Moncada
Cuban infielder Yoan Moncada is expected to receive a bonus that will absolutely shatter the previous record for an amateur player — international or domestic — and intrigue surrounding him only figures to grow in the coming months. Here's the latest on the 19-year-old phenom…
- Fangraphs' Kiley McDaniel has an outstanding breakdown of not only Moncada's showcase in Guatemala yesterday, but of the puzzling, seemingly inexplicable way in which he came to leave Cuba. McDaniel writes that Moncada was seemingly granted permission by the Cuban government to leave the country for Guatemala and is free to return and leave again as he wishes (a bizarre phenomenon also noted earlier this month by MLB.com's Jesse Sanchez). Beyond that, Moncada is being represented by a CPA from St. Petersburg who has never negotiated a baseball contract before and will not enlist the help of any veteran MLB agents. In fact, two agents from the Boras Corporation attempted to attend Moncada's showcase and were not only denied access, but escorted off the premises by armed guards, McDaniel reports. Moncada's agent has no desire to make this a story about himself and therefore was not named, McDaniel adds.
- McDaniel, too, has spoken to several executives who expect Moncada's bonus to land in the $30-40MM range, which would result in a 100 percent luxury tax on all overages, which could lead to a total commitment upwards of $80MM. McDaniel writes that were Moncada not subject to international spending limitations, he'd probably clear $100MM with relative ease. Some scouts, he notes, feel Moncada is more talented than Jose Abreu, Rusney Castillo and Yasmany Tomas. He adds that there are already rumors that the Cubs are looking to again blow way past their bonus pool in 2015, so if Moncada isn't declared a free agent until after June 15, 2015, Chicago figures to be heavily involved. As it stands, the Cubs and Rangers aren't eligible to sign a player for more than $250K after blowing past their bonus pools in the 2013-14 spending period.
- The Orioles scouted Moncada at yesterday's showcase but consider the infielder too expensive, reports Eduardo A. Encina of the Baltimore Sun. As Encina notes, Baltimore's international bonus pool was roughly $2.253MM, meaning that in order to sign Moncada for $30MM, they'd have to invest more than $57MM once luxury tax is accounted for. Encina's source for his article said he expects Moncada to sign for "at least" a $25MM bonus.
- MLB.com's Alden Gonzalez tweets that the Angels definitely like Moncada but consider him to be out of their price range. The Halos currently hold the record for a Cuban amateur, having recently given Roberto Baldoquin an $8MM bonus. (Others, such as Abreu and Castillo, were not considered amateurs by the collective bargaining agreement.)
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A night of performances by Bear Creek's dance classes will take place on Thursday, December 4th starting at 7:00 pm in the cafetorium. Tickets are $5 or $3 with a donation of a non-perishable food item.
Graduation Photo Appointments
Students wishing to book an appointment for graduation photos should visit Lifetouch.
Navigating Special Education Workshop
The purpose of this session is to increase understanding of Special Education in SCDSB to support parents in taking an active and informed role in their child's education. The workshop will take place on November 26th, 6:00 to 7:30 at several locations. More Information
Homeroom Food Drive
One Last Time! The homeroom food drive has been extended one final time until this Friday, November 21st. Bring in your non-perishable food items for the food bank and women's shelter and help some needy children at least get something in their tummies at Christmas time! Please take just one minute to check your cupboards for any extra food and bring it to your homeroom. You could also win an amazing and delicious food prize if your homeroom wins!
Bear Creek Varsity Hockey
Get all the information you need about Kodiak Hockey at www.wix.com/bchockey/kodiaks.
Parent Portal Email
Parents wishing to be notified by email should consult the Parent Portal Email Notification Demonstration.
Chapters Fundraiser
Chapters is hosting a fundraiser for the Bear Creek library on Thursday, November 20 from 5-8:30pm. Chapters will donate 20% of all regularly priced items to Bear Creek. Please remember to say, "Bear Creek" at the register! Throughout the evening we will be showcasing some of Bear Creek's finest talent with art displays, music and improv performances.
Fan Buses for Junior Football Final
Tickets for the fan buses to Friday's Junior Boy's football championship game in Orillia, are available in the forum at lunch, for $5.00. Students must have a signed permission form. Only 90 spots are available!
Kodiak Football Update
Yesterday afternoon, your Bear Creek Kodiak Senior Football Team closed out its 2014 season with a 39-6 loss to the two-time defending champion St. Joan of Arc Knights. Coaches Loucks, Jackson, Wilkey, Dea, and Chomyc wish to thank all of the Senior Kodiak players for all of their hard work, and wish to congratulate them for reaching the GBSSA Semi-Finals. Now it's time to support your Junior Kodiaks, who are taking their undefeated record this season into Friday's GBSSA Championship Game against the Nantyr Shores Tritons. Best of luck, Kodiaks!
Mardi Gras Semi-Formal Dance
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Conversion on the Shankill
Moving from a rented unit in a Business Centre in a side street to a refurbished building with frontage on the main
Shankill Road was a great occasion for
the Shankill Community Fellowship. On 25th October the ground floor room, which
will house the Drop-in Centre and other weekday activities was packed as 11am
drew nearer; then Derek Baxter (Baptist Missions Associate) welcomed those
present but immediately asked them to vacate the building as the official
opening would take place in the adjoining street.
Well over 100 people, Shankill residents and visitors from other churches, assembled in Malvern Street Derek Baxter welcomed them to the Opening Ceremony. He thanked Gary Harpur (Architect) and Robert Greer (Builder) who had transformed the Centre and used his alliterative skills to say they had turned a bunker into a bright and beautiful building.
Sharon Wilson (Baptist Missions Associate) read from Romans 10 and Ian Moore (Baptist Missions Shankill team member) led in prayer. Kim Kelly, the first Baptist Missions Worker on the
Shankill Road then led the
children's choir in the singing of "God is so good" and "This little light of
Derek Baxter then preached from Psalm 57:2 and started with the assertion "We believe in God most High" in contrast to those who refer to Him in such terms as "the man above". He referred to Him as a God who listens, a God who acts and a God who cares. The Psalmist knew that God cared for him and Derek stressed that the new building, a place of sin transformed into a place of salvation, was open for all to come to a place where they would be cared for.
He then asked Kim Kelly to share her thoughts on the day. Kim described it as a Special Day; she was quite overwhelmed by what God had done and grateful to the architect and builder and also to many many people who were present or had sent good wishes. Like everyone who lived in the area she had heard stories about the building's past but looked forward to greater stories about its future. God, who was already active in the Community Kim loved so well, would work in the Centre as he had worked in the past. Her prayer was that people would come into the Centre and then go out again ready to tell others about what Jesus had done.
Kim then introduced Mrs Marie Foreman, principal of
, who started by
acknowledging the great honour she felt at being asked to take part. The Centre was the result of much prayer and
preparation and she exhorted the team to be encouraged, leaving a verse – 1 Cor
15:58 [Therefore, my dear
brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves
fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labour in the Lord is
not in vain]. Mrs Foreman then cut the
ribbon and declared the Centre open. Malvern Primary School
Brian Dorman (Former Baptist Missions worker, now retired) greeted all who had come and expressed his own delight at being there before closing in prayer and giving thanks for the food. All were then invited to come back into the Centre and go upstairs where the room which would be used for Sunday services was filled by chairs and a table spread with all manner of refreshments.
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When trying to conceive, it's sometimes hard not to scrutinize every sign and symptom you feel for possible signs of pregnancy. One of the most tell tale signs of pregnancy for many women is implantation, or when a fertilized egg, or zygote, implants into the lining of the uterus. Many women ask when does implantation occur, and what are the signs of implantation?
When Does Implantation Occur?
Implantation typically occurs 6 to 10 days after ovulation, or day 20 to 24 of a menstrual cycle. However, it can happen a few days earlier or later. In an average 28-day cycle, ovulation occurs on day 14 with the first day of a woman's period being considered day 1 in a cycle. Once fertilization occurs, the egg stays in the fallopian tube for three days before entering the uterus and begins to implant itself to the uterine lining.
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Implantation happens when a fertilized egg attaches itself to the uterine wall. Once fertilization occurs, the fertilized egg remains in the fallopian tube for 3 days. It then enters the uterus where it gets very close to the lining of the uterus (endometrium) and begins to invade this endometrium to implant.
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Implantation is usually a quite gentle process with very few symptoms that can be felt or noticed. Most symptoms are usually detected or diagnosed as implantation once pregnancy has been confirmed; that is, once you realize you're pregnant, certain symptoms you might have noticed a few days prior will match up to those common to implantation.
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- Implantation Cramps - Some women report having small uterine cramps around the time of implantation.
- Implantation Spotting or Bleeding - A very small amount of spotting or implantation bleeding may occur for a short period of time, around 7 to 10 days after ovulation has taken place.
- Basal Body Temperature Rise - If you are tracking your basal body temperature daily, you may notice a second thermal shift (rise in temperature) that occurs about 7 to 10 days past the date that ovulation has been confirmed.
- Implantation Temperature Dip - When charting, you may also notice a temperature dip that lasts for a single day, usually around 7 to 10 days past ovulation.
Only a positive pregnancy test or a blood test performed by your doctor can confirm that you are pregnant. Don't despair if you haven't felt or noticed any of these signs of implantation. Very few women actually notice implantation, and not feeling implantation does not mean that you are not pregnant. If you think you might be pregnant, be sure to make an appointment with your doctor to confirm a pregnancy.
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I have a 31-33 days regular cycle. i was told my fertile day wouldn't be cd 14, but from 16-19 or 20. i had sex within those times and beyond, but i'm still not pregnant. i have done two tests, but both were negative. what could be the problem? i'm very worried. i need advice.
Every time you ovulate, your chance for pregnancy is only about 15% if you are having sex around that time. try bbt charting and opk tests, so that you have a more accurate idea of when you ovulate. good luck!
Hi. i have a question. once you get off your period, are you fertile?
Hi my period was 09/14/14 and ended 09/20/14, now on 10/05/14. i started spotting when i wiped with tissue. the spotting brown lasted off and on until 10/08/14. my period is normally every 22 days. i always use my period tracker to see when my next period is. it says it's supposed to come on 10/05/14, but i only got spotting. i took a pregnancy test on 10/1/14, but it came back negative. could my spotting be implantation bleeding? i want to take pregnancy test today, but i don't. is it still too early for a positive pt?
My last period date was september 8th. yesterday, i had a small amount of bleeding. what does this mean?
It could be implantation bleeding. the best way to know is by taking a pregnancy test.
I had a tubal 14 yrs ago. this morning i woke up with a temperature, lower back ache, my uterus camping, boobs hurt, and i'm sweating. i'm also very tired. my lmp was 9/26/14. today is the 9th oct. could i be pregnant?
Hi. i had my implanon inserted in april 2011, and got it removed september 17 2014. i was spotting before i got it out, but then a couple days later my period was heavy. i had unprotected sex three times since the removal. now i feel pregnant.
Hello, i'm really confused and hope you ladies might be able to give helpful advice. i am on cycle day 31, and currently have not had a period, when i normally have regular or early cycles. i have had typical early pregnancy symptoms for the past week and a half; nausea, aversion to smells, breast tenderness, mood swings and yesterday evening i had 3 little spots of light pink blood, which was weird. i took two tests last week and they were negative. so now what??
I think it's best if you see a doctor, or try to re-take a pregnancy test just to make sure if you are or are not pregnant.
Hi i started my period on the 19th of this month, and had unprotected sex on the 21st. during my period, a week later, i went to the bathroom and had very light pink spotting on the toilet paper just that once. can anyone please tell me if that means pregnancy, or something else?
My boyfriend and i had unprotected sex on the 17th the day i was fertile. my ovulation day was the 22nd, and i have been having cramps, lower back pains, and horrible headaches. what do i do?
Take a pregnancy test, or visit your primary doctor to see if you are or are or are not pregnant.
Hi. i need help!!!! i had a period on 08/19/2014. it lasted for 5 days. on the 09/19/2014 i went two restroom, wiped, and it was only a little brown. then, i did not have anything for about 3 days. then i had a little light pink blood, and than a couple day's latter had brown. was this implementation?
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I'm starting up paladin again, but had a question that I can't seem to find an answer to. In the priority system, why do you want to wait for 5 HP TV? I don't see any tooltip showing bonus damage for having 5 HP as opposed to 3 HP, or am I missing something?
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Hitting a 3HP TV when one of your HP generators is off the CD is a waste and will eventually result in less TV usage.
Most of the time if you can store another HP and have a generator off CD you should be hitting it instead of TV.
That's why TV is generally used at 5HP.
All right, I can understand that logic now, thought there was something else going on with it, but the way you answered it makes it very straight forward. Thank you.
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I've started up playing my pally for the first time since holy power was introduced and I think I have everything down pat except for one thing. I've noticed that every once in a while I'm left with a few seconds of downtime where all my HoPo generators are on cooldown and I've only got 2 HoPo and Inq doesn't need to be refreshed. Is there anything I can do with that downtime? I read the EJ ret thread and they suggested using those empty GCDs to cast Sacred Shield and I figured I'd ask you guys what you suggested as well. Will those gaps become less frequent after I get Execution Sentence and get better gear?
SS is probably the simplest gap filler; the L90 talents help to eat those few empty globals, too. But, yes, the primary thing that's going to eliminate those gaps is haste - which you will get with gear.
Pretty much. Only real changes would be rotation with 4pT15 (which puts CS up to just below HoW to fish for HolyTV procs) and when to use SoR (~4 targets now instead of 6+).
So I currently have,
http://www.wowhead.com/item=86802 and http://www.wowhead.com/item=86894. I was thinking about getting http://www.wowhead.com/item=94508 but was not sure which trink to replace with it. Any advice? Suggestions?
Dump the Vortex.
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I'm pretty happy with how my ret set has come out. A big thank you to the OP for helping to point this player in the right direction!
My MS is prot, but ret is a heck of a lot more fun to play!
I'm pretty happy with how my ret set has come out. A big thank you to the OP for helping to point this player in the right direction!
Glad you're enjoying Ret, but you look like your gear still needs a good bit of work. You're forging to mastery and crit where you could be forging to haste, you're under the expertise cap (to which you could easily forge), and you're putting orange/green gems in yellow/prismatic sockets where you should have just plain haste gems.
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I've just started MoP raiding, computer issues and all that fun kept me from it. I have a decently powered desktop now that greatly reduced my lag. I don't want to bring the raid groups down so I set out to research and improve my DPS. From what I see here so far I'm doing several things right, but my question is what can I tweak to improve further? I did decently in LFR as a kind of test run through MSV, HoF, and ToES. I want to work up to doing them in Normal and Heroic modes, as well as getting in on ToT, which I haven't felt ready enough to attempt yet. Any suggestions from seasoned RetPally's would be much appreciated.
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What is disclosed is a method of making a foamed polyacrylimide or polymethacrylimide polymer which comprises free-radically polymerizing a mixture comprising
(A) a member selected from a first group consisting of acrylonitrile and methacrylonitrile and a member selected from a second group consisting of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid, the mol ratio of the members of said first group to the members of said second group being between 2:3 and 3:2, and
(B) up to 20 percent, by weight of (A), of other free radically-polymerizable monomers copolymerizable therewith,
Said mixture further comprising from 1 to 15 percent, by weight of (A) and (B), of a foaming agent which is a monovalent aliphatic alcohol having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, to form a solid polymer, and then heating said polymer at a temperature from 170° C. to 250° C. until a foam is formed.
1. The method of making a foamed polyacrylimide or polymethacrylimide polymer which comprises free-radically polymerizing a mixture comprising
(A) a member selected from a first group consisting of acrylonitrile and methacrylonitrile and a member selected from a second group consisting of acrylic acid and methacrylic acid, the mol ratio of the members of said first group to the members of said second group being between 2:3 and 3:2, and
(B) up to 20 percent, by weight of (A), of other free radically-polymerizable monomers copolymerizable therewith, said mixture further comprising from 1 to 15 percent, by weight of (A) and (B), of a foaming agent which is a monovalent aliphatic alcohol having 3 to 8 carbon atoms, to form a solid polymer, and then heating said polymer at a temperature from 170° C. to 250° C. until a foam is formed.
2. A method as in claim 1 wherein said aliphatic alcohol is a secondary or tertiary alcohol.
3. A method as in claim 2 wherein said aliphatic alcohol is tert.-butyl alcohol.
4. A method as in claim 1 wherein said mixture additionally comprises from 0.1 to 3 percent of water, by weight of the total weight of the reaction mixture.
5. A method as in claim 1 wherein (A) consists of methacrylonitrile and methacrylic acid.
The present invention relates to a method for making polyacrylimide and/or polymethacrylimide foams by polymerizing a monomer mixture comprising acrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile together with acrylic acid or methacrylic acid, said mixture additionally containing a foaming agent and a free radical-forming initiator, and then heating the solid polymer so formed to a temperature from 170° C. to 250° C. to obtain a foamed synthetic resin essentially comprising acrylimide or methacrylimide units. The invention relates further to such foamed resins, which are distinguished by a high resistance to deformation by heat and by mechanical strength, and to laminates made therefrom.
Foams having acrylimide or methacrylimide units have already been described in the art. In their preparation, itaconic acid, maleic acid anhydride, citric acid, trichloroacetic acid, urea, thiourea, dicyandiamide, chloral hydrate, or water have been used as the foaming agents. Other art mentions only urea and dimethyl urea as foaming agents for polyimide foams. Elsewhere, formamide or monomethylformamide are taught as foaming agents. It has also been proposed to use formic acid as an additional foaming agent along with amide-type foaming agents such as urea or formamide in order to exclude any excess or deficiency of ammonia which is formed in part from these foaming agents.
None of the aforementioned foaming agents is satisfactory from every point of view. Of the foaming agents mentioned in the art, only urea gives technically useful foams. However, the foamable polymers prepared therewith have proved to be inhomogeneous and additional measures have proved necessary in order to achieve the homogeneity required for a uniform foaming. These measures, for example the addition of polymers or of highly dispersed silicic acid, make the preparation of a foamable material more difficult. Formamide and monomethylformamide do not have these advantages. However, in order to achieve homogeneity such large amounts of these foaming agents are required that, at the temperatures optimal for imidization, foams of an undesired low density are obtained. In addition, it has been found disturbing that small amounts of formic acid are formed from formamides during the foaming process. These make themselves unpleasantly noticeable when working up the foam by their odor and their etching action on the skin. The use of additional formic acid increases this disadvantage even more.
Thus, there is a need for foaming agents for the preparation of polyimide foams which do not have the disadvantages of the foaming agents heretofore known, which are technically accessible, and which are cheap.
It has now been found that monovalent aliphatic alcohols, preferably alkanols, having 3 to 8 carbon atoms in the molecule, which are added to a monomer mixture as a foaming agent in an amount from 1 to 15 percent by weight of the mixture fulfill this requirement. Among the aforementioned alcohols, the secondary and tertiary alcohols prove superior to the primary alcohols, particularly as concerns the uniformity and fineness of the pores. Aliphatic alcohols having 3 or 4 carbon atoms are preferred not only because of their low price but also because of their good effect according to the present invention.
Tert.-butyl alcohol has proved particularly advantageous. Other alcohols which can be used as foaming agents include propanol-1, propanol-2, butanol-1, butanol-2, sec.-butyl alcohol, pentanol-1, pentanol-2, i-pentanol-1, neopentyl alcohol, hexanol-1, hexanol-3, and ethylhexyl alcohol.
The use of tertiary alcohols, particularly of tert.-butyl alcohol, as a foaming agent for the preparation of certain foams is already known in the art. These foams are formed from alkyd resins and polyisocyanates. Strong mineral acids such as sulfuric acid are used as auxiliaries for the foaming process to catalyze the dehydration of the tertiary alcohol to the corresponding olefin. The olefin, as well as the cleaved water vapor, form the actual foaming agent. Since the foams according to the present invention are prepared without such an acid catalyst, a dehydration of any tertiary alcohol which may be used is not involved. The foaming agent effect is based practically exclusively on the alcohols present in the form of their vapors. The conversion into a polymer containing imide groups, which conversion occurs simultaneously with foaming, increases the softening temperature of the polymer to such a degree that when the material is cooled after conclusion of the foaming process and the alcohol vapor contracts and finally condenses, there is no shrinkage of the foam.
By the addition of 0.1 to 3 percent of water by total weight of the mixture, the pore structure may be made more coarse, if desired in order to improve adherability.
The alcohols which can be used according to the present invention as foaming agents -- like formamide -- effect such a thorough homogenization during polymerization that further measures to achieve homogenization are generally unnecessary. Nevertheless if in individual cases de-mixing phenomena occur during the polymerization, they can be supressed by small amounts of water. Also, small amounts of metal salts of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid, for example chromium-, zinc-, aluminum-, or magnesium-methacrylate, counteract the development of inhomogeneities.
In contrast to the foaming agents which cleave ammonia, the alcohols added according to the present invention do not take part in the transformation of a polymer, formed from acrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile and acrylic acid or methacrylic acid, into a polyacrylimide or polymethacrylimide. It is known that neighboring units having nitrile groups and carboxyl groups cyclize in the polymer chain at temperatures of 170° C. to 250° C. to form imide groups. An excess of acid units or nitrile units, or of further comonomers, reduces the degree of conversion into a polyimide. The advantageous properties of polyacrylimide or polymethacrylimide thus are most strongly evident if the mol ratio of acrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile to acrylic acid or methacrylic acid in the monomer mixture employed is as close as possible to 1:1. Good foam properties are obtained if this mol ratio is kept within the region between 2:3 and 3:2.
In addition to the component containing acrylonitrile or methacrylonitrile and acrylic acid or methacrylic acid, further free radical-polymerizable monomers can be employed in an amount of up to 20 percent by weight of that component. These further monomers include, for example, the lower esters of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid such as methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, or methyl methacrylate, as well as acrylamide, methacrylamide, and styrene.
The mixtures formed from the aforementioned monomers and foaming agents are advantageously polymerized in a manner conventional for bulk polymerization, i.e. in a flat chamber formed from glass plates and a sealing gasket passing around the edge thereof, or in a bag, for example formed from a film of regenerated cellulose or from a film of polyethyleneterephthalate, using the usual free radical forming initiators such as benzoyl peroxide, dilauroyl peroxide, tert.-butyl perpivalate, or azo-bis-isobutyronitrile at the temperatures and for the polymerization times usually employed therewith.
On heating the solid synthetic resin obtained by polymerization to a temperature of 170° C. to 250° C., the material foams and is extensively converted into a polyacrylimide or polymethacrylimide. Foam densities of, for example, 30 to 600 kg/m3 are attained. A further advantage of the alcohols as foaming agents is that they permit higher foaming temperatures than do the foaming agents heretofore employed, such as formamide. At foam temperatures in the upper part of the aforementioned temperature interval, e.g. at 220° C. to 250° C., an extensive transformation of the polymer into a polyimide is achieved in a shorter time than is possible at foam temperatures of, for example, 180° C. to 200° C.
For modification of the foam properties, additional additives can be employed, such as highly dispersed silicic acid, asbestos flour, or conventional flame retardents such as those comprising halogen and/or phosphoric acid.
The foams prepared according to the invention are more suitable for the manufacture of laminated materials with so-called prepregs than are all other types of foam material heretofore known. By the term "prepregs" is to be understood (cf. DIN 61850) glass-fiber mats in sheet form, impregnated with a duroplast resin, which can be formed at elevated temperatures under pressure and can be hardened without further additives. These mats contain unsaturated polyesters or epoxy resins as the duroplast resin.
Usually, the fiber-reinforced resin forms a layer of 0.5 to 5 mm thickness. As reinforcing fibers they preferably contain mineral fibers, especially glass fibers or, for highly stressed laminates, carbon fibers. Synthetic fibers such as polyamide or polyester fibers or combinations of different fibers are in use, too. A more detailed description of appropriate fibers is given by P. H. Selden, "Glasfaserverstarkte Kunststoffe" (Springer-Verlag, Berlin 1967), pages 159-289. The fibers may be randomly distributed within the resin. Preferably, they form bundles, webs, or tissues. The main part of the fibers may be oriented in one direction to meet high mechanical stress.
Generally the fibers comprise from 20 to 80 percent by weight of the reinforced resin material, the lower range from 20 to 50 percent being used for general technical applications whereas the upper range from 50 to 80 percent is preferably employed in aircraft construction.
The remaining part of the reinforced material consists of a thermosetting resin, curable without further additives at elevated temperature. Thermosetting resins of this kind, such as unsaturated polyester or epoxide resins, are well known in the art and are described in detail by P. H. Selden (cited above, pages 5 to 82). For hardening, either high temperatures and high pressures with low press-times, or high temperatures and long press-times at low pressures, or long press-times and high pressures at moderate temperatures are necessary. Conventional polymethacrylimide foams cannot match these requirements in any way. On removal of the applied pressure, the foam springs back and the shaped piece bulges out. In contrast, the polymethacrylimide foams prepared according to the present invention give flawless shaped pieces if they are combined with prepregs under the following conditions:
______________________________________Foam Density Prepreg Hardening Pressing Pressure(k/gm3) Resin Temp. (° C.) Time (min.) (N/mm2)______________________________________95 Unsat. 145 3 1.5 Polyester110 Epoxide 120 60 1.3110 Epoxide 125 30 0.3 175 60 0.3______________________________________ As a rule, a curing temperature of 140° C or a pressure of 1 N/mm2 or both are reached or even surpassed during the setting of th reinforced resin layer.
A better understanding of the present invention and of its many advantages will be had by referring to the following specific Examples given by way of illustration.
0.05 part by weight of dibenzoyl peroxide and 0.135 part by weight of tert.-butyl perpivalate are dissolved in 100 parts by weight of a mixture of 45 parts by weight of methacrylonitrile and 55 parts by weight of methacrylic acid (mol ratio = 1.05:1). In Examples 1-11 below, in each case 8 parts by weight of the different alcohols were added as a foaming agent. In Examples 12-23, in each case an additional 2 parts by weight of water are added. The mixtures are polymerized at 52° C. under vacuum in sealed ampules. After 24 hours, the samples were post-polymerized for an additional hour at 60° C. to 100° C. and for 1 hour at 100° C. Foaming took place for 2 hours at 220° C.
______________________________________ Foam density Foam density using 8 g of using 8 g of foaming agent foaming agent and 2 g of water per 100 g of per 100 g of monomers monomers Example ExampleFoaming agent No. (kg/m3) No. (kg/m3)______________________________________Propanol-1 1 45 12 200Propanol-2 2 110 13 25Butanol-1 3 100 14 65Butanol-2 4 55 15 25iso-Butanol 5 80 16 40Pentanol-1 6 200 17 50Pentanol-2 7 80 18 40Pentanol-3 8 120 19 40iso-Pentanol-1 9 135 20 65Hexanol-1 10 360 21 75Hexanol-3 11 120 22 502-Ethyl-hexanol 23 100______________________________________
84.4 parts by volume of methacrylic acid were mixed with 66.3 parts by volume of acrylonitrile (mol ratio = 1:1). 50 parts by volume of this mixture were combined with 4 parts by volume of various alcohols and 1 part by volume of water. In each case, 0.1 percent by weight of tert. butyl-perpivalate and 0.05 percent by weight of dibenzoyl peroxide were added as accelerators. The solutions were sealed in ampules under vacuum and polymerized at 45° C. After 48 hours they were post-polymerized for 1 hour at 60° C. to 100° C. and for 1 hour at 100° C. The samples were subsequently foamed for 30 minutes at 220° C. or for 1 hour at 200° C.
______________________________________ Foaming Foaming Properties ofExamples agent temperature/time the foam______________________________________24 Propanol-2 220°/30 Min. strongly foamed, coarse pores25 Propanol-2 200°/1 Hour strongly foamed, medium pores26 tert.-Butanol 220°/30 Min. strongly foamed, homogeneous foam, very fine pores27 tert.-Butanol 200°/1 Hour like Example 2628 Pentanol-2 220°/30 Min. strongly foamed, inhomogeneous medium to fine pore structure______________________________________
45 parts by weight of methacrylonitrile, 55 parts by weight of methacrylic acid, 0.05 part by weight of dibenzoyl peroxide, and 0.1 part by weight of azoisobutyronitrile are mixed. In each case 8 parts by weight of a mixture of tert.butanol and water, whose composition is given in the Table below, were dissolved in this solution. The solutions were sealed in ampules under vacuum and polymerized for 40 hours at 60° C., 1 hour at 60° C. to 100° C., and 1 hour at 100° C. Foaming was carried out for 2 hours at 200° C.
______________________________________Ex. tert.-butanol Water DensityNo. (g) (g) (kg/m3) Pore structure______________________________________29 8 -- 109 very fine, uniform30 7 1 77 very fine, uniform31 6 2 48 fine, uniform32 5 3 58 less fine, uniform33 4 4 240 medium, non-uniform______________________________________
A mixture of
40.5 g of methacrylic acid,
31.5 g of methacrylonitrile,
18 g of styrene,
7 g of tert.-butanol,
2 g of water, and
0.2 g of dibenzoyl peroxide
is polymerized for 16 hours at 70° C. and two hours at 100° C. in a sealed glass ampule. The clear and solid polymer so formed is divided into two parts of which one is foamed for two hours at 200° C. to form a foam having a density of 90 g/l and the other of which is foamed for two hours at 220° C. to give a foam having a density of 40 g/l.
A mixture of
47 g of acrylic acid,
43 g of methacrylonitrile,
7 g of tert.-butanol,
2 g of water,
0.2 g of tert.-butyl perpivalate, and
0.05 g of dibenzoyl peroxide
is polymerized as in Example 34. Two portions of the polymer so obtained give the following products on foaming:
At 200° C., two hours, density = 70 g/l;
At 220° C., two hours, density = 50 g/l.
2700 parts by weight of an equimolar mixture of methacrylic acid and methacrylonitrile were mixed with 165 parts by weight of propanol-2, 70 parts by weight of tert.-butanol, 18 parts by weight of chromium-(III)-dimethacrylate-hydroxide, 2.7 parts by weight of tert.-butyl perpivalate, and 1.35 parts by weight of dibenzoyl peroxide. The mixture was polymerized as a layer of 1 cm thickness between two glass plates for 48 hours at 40° C. and for 2 hours at 100° C.
Two parts of the resulting polymer sheet were heated for two hours to 206° C. or 215° C., giving foam sheets of a density of 110 kg/m3 or 95 kg/m3, respectively.
A sheet having a size of 300 × 200 × 8 mm with a density of 95 kg/m3, cut from one of the foams prepared as above, was covered on both surfaces with unsaturated polyester prepregs (Menzolit type SPP 30 P) and cured for 3 minutes at 145° C. under a hydraulic pressure of 1.5 N/mm2. The resulting laminate was taken from the press prior to cooling and was free of deformations.
Two pieces of foam with a density of 110 kg/m3 prepared as described above each having a size of 300 × 300 × 8 mm were covered on both sides with glass fiber epoxide resin prepregs (Ciba-Geigy, Fibredux 916 G and 918 G, respectively) and heated to 120° C. at 1.5 N/mm2 for 60 minutes or to 125° C. for 30 minutes and to 175° C. for 60 minutes at 0.3 N/mm2, respectively. In both cases, flawless laminates were obtained.
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