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Ooltewah felt like it let a win slip away at Bradley Central in December.
The Owls were prepared to deny the Bears a regular-season sweep Monday night at Ed Foster Gymnasium.
Ben Snider and Jaymcal Johnson each scored 21 points, Jarek Boyd added 16 and Ooltewah used a blend of zone and man-to-man defenses to throttle Bradley Central, 75-58, to nail down the No. 2 seed for the District 5-AAA tournament that begins – weather permitting – Wednesday at East Hamilton High.
In the girls' game, Bradley Central clobbered Ooltewah for the second time this season with a 77-31 rout that ended with a running clock in the fourth period. The Bearettes whipped the Lady Owls, 74-19, in December.
After Monday's win, the Owls (14-9, 9-3) move on and will open the tournament against No. 7 seed McMinn County at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
"My guys are playing with heart and passion right now," Owls coach Andre Montgomery said. "If we continue to do that, we'll be OK. We still made some mistakes tonight, but we weren't pouting about it. And we didn't let outside stuff bother us."
The Owls played without starter C.J. Fritz, who was involved in "an incident" after the Cleveland game on Friday. Montgomery said he is still gathering information before having a meeting with administrators to determine Fritz's fate.
As the No. 1 seed, Bradley Central has a bye into Saturday's semifinals and will play the Soddy-Daisy-Walker Valley winner at 7:30 p.m.
In the earlier game at Bradley, the Bears consistently beat frustrated Ooltewah perimeter defenders off the dribble and drove lanes for a mountain of layups to win 68-62.
Ooltewah players didn't forget that bad feeling.
"That was a horrible loss," Johnson said. "We got after it on every possession tonight and weren't going to let it happen again. We had something to prove."
The Owls had a plan – mix in a 3-2 zone with their vaunted pressure man-to-man – and see if the Bears could handle it.
"Our 3-2 zone was very effective tonight," said Snider, who was honored in pregame Senior Night ceremonies for having surpassed the 1,000-point barrier. "Coach called for the switch a couple times and put us in the best situation to be successful."
Snider has now scored 1,500-plus points as a four-year starter for the Owls.
"I didn't know I had that many points," he said. "I've just been focused on playing the game the right way. My teammates have been looking for me and I've been making some shots."
Snider has poured in 76 points, an average of 25.3, over the past three games. He got 13 of his 21 against the Bears in the second quarter.
"I'm playing better, but I don't really care about the scoring," Snider said. "A lot of times out there tonight I wasn't thinking offense at all. I was trying to help my teammates."
The Owls used a 10-0 first quarter run to build an 18-11 lead and pushed the margin to 27-17 with 4:00 left in the first half. Ooltewah had a 34-21 lead about three minutes later, but Bradley Central's Tucker Maroon made a layup with 0.6 seconds left to narrow the deficit to 34-23.
Daniel Clark's jumper from the right baseline to start the third quarter trimmed the Owls' lead to 34-25. However, scored the next eight points – four each by Boyd and Johnson – behind a patented swarming man-to-man defense and zipped into a 17-point advantage.
After the Bears' Sam Gregory hit two free throws, Montgomery switched to the 3-2 zone and Snider's layup off a Johnson assist and Johnson's tip-in of a Snider miss gave Ooltewah a 46-27 lead.
Taylor Bentley, who led the Bears with 15 points, canned back-to-back 3s out of the right corner and added a free throw and Ty Morgan drove the lane for a layup to whittle Ooltewah's lead to 48-36 – Edward Montgomery's baseline drive produced the Owls' only points in that stretch.
The lead was still 12 going into the fourth quarter.
Montgomery went back to the zone after Snider's shot from the wing found its mark 21 seconds into the final period.
Morgan and Gregory had buckets to pull the Bears to within 54-44.
Refusing to buckle under pressure, Ron King hit a clutch 3-pointer, Johnson – he scored 16 second-half points – hit two free throws and Boyd drove for a layup, getting a behind-the-back assist from King on the play, and the Owls pushed the lead back to 17 points at 61-44 with 5:40 left.
Bradley's Cole Copeland drilled a 3 and Snider hit a tough on-the-drive bank shot and the Bears trailed 63-47.
Even deep into the fourth quarter, Bradley Central wasn't getting many driving opportunities.
"That's my fault," Bears coach Chuck Clark said. "I did a poor job preparing my guys for the zone. We went over it two weeks ago and then the snows came (the team's scheduled game on Jan. 4 was postponed to Monday). You never take anything for granted, but I did."
Clark wasn't surprised Ooltewah used the zone because he saw the last few minutes of the Owls' win over Cleveland last week and knew the Bears would likely see it on Monday.
"I knew to go over the two or three offenses we used against a 3-2 zone, but I failed to go over it (Sunday)," Clark said. "Tonight showed that I didn't prepare the guys for it."
Teams that face the Owls in the postseason should be ready for a zone defense the team is becoming more comfortable with over time.
"Any time something is working you want to use it," Montgomery said. "But man-to-man is our real defense. That gets us going. Tonight we were trying to win a ballgame and I saw that Bradley was stagnant against the zone.
"We weren't subbing the way we normally sub, so I needed to give the guys a chance to get a quick blow and the zone allowed us to do that. We moved well in the zone. We were rebounding well. We went to for a wrinkle, but it started working real good."
The Bearettes (20-5, 11-1) scored the game's first nine points – four different starters got quick scores – and never looked back in crushing the Lady Owls (5-14, 3-9).
Emma Kate Brown scored 14 of her game-high 22 points in the first quarter and added two free throws with 3.9 seconds left in the first half, helping the Bearettes build an insurmountable 54-15 lead.
The Lady Owls had more turnovers (10) than points (nine) after one quarter.
Bradley Central reserves played most of the second half.
University of Florida signee Brooke Copeland finished with 15 points, 11 coming in the first half. Halle Hughes scored 14 points, nine in the second quarter. Hughes hit three of the Bearettes' seven 3-pointers.
Indian Corley scored nine points for Ooltewah.
Bradley Central 13 10 17 18 – 58
Ooltewah 18 16 18 23 – 75
Bradley Central (58) – McGowan, Clark 9, Copeland 4, Maroon 4, Taylor Bentley 15, McCurdy 2, Gregory 6, Cox 2, Ty Morgan 11, Crisp 2.
Ooltewah (75) – Jaymcal Johnson 21, Jarek Boyd 16, King 6, Ben Snider 21, Montgomery 7, Ross, Freeman, Williams, Wooten 2, Adam, Jones, Strickland, Cothran, Anchunatty.
3-Point Goals – Bradley Central 5 (Taylor 3, Clark, Copeland); Ooltewah 6 (Johnson 3, King, Snider).
Bradley Central 27 27 10 13 – 77
Ooltewah 9 6 10 6 – 31
Bradley Central (77) – Halle Hughes 14, K. Brown 9, Emma Kate Brown 22, Stallings 3, Brooke Copeland 15, Delane, Summars 3, Reuter 8, Brumfield 1, McRee.
Ooltewah (31) – Clyne, Cain, Taylor 2, Cooper 6, A. Jones, H. Hall, G. Hall, Baker 8, Thompson, Reed, India Corley 9, R. Jones, Henderson 4, Faulkner, Lemon 2.
3-Point Goals – Bradley Central 7 (Hughes 3, K. Brown 2, E. Brown, Stallings); Ooltewah 3 (Cooper 2, Baker).
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20 otogay 10
For extra encryption use rot-13.
"Until now, computer security has been reactive. Our defenses improve only after they have been successfully penetrated,"
After reading the dude's name above, did anyone else hear this as a B52's song?
Un-til NOW - computer security has been re - ACTive!...
Tell it Fred!
For extra encryption use rot-13.
And for extra-extra encryption, use it twice!
Because trying to force everybody to use Ada worked so well...
Ada if it compiled successfully, the program often ran.
Well, that's not such an impressive achievement, given that Perl would often happily run something that you wouldn't ever think could compile.
The problem is to make sure that, when it runs, it does what the person who wrote the code intended it to do...
Give me TP for my security hole!
Turbo Pascal?
I'll take my cars good and fast, and my women fast and cheap, thanks.
"Hello, wo..."
"ACCESS DENIED - world does not accept greetings from unknown source."
Name a major well know corporate system that runs Ada and has been breached.
See! Argument won
"World, hello" 10 prints
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National marine and inland marine insurance coverage and service provider Fidelis Group Holdings, LLC (FGH), through its subsidiary company Continental Underwriters, Ltd. informs it has appointed Mr. Michael L. Civisca as Executive Vice President. Civisca will oversee and continue building the company's expanding platform for its Marine and Inland Marine products as well as new lines of business throughout North America. He will be based out of the Company's New York office. FGH say that Mr. Civisca brings a wealth of experience to them having spent over thirty years in the insurance industry. He embarked on his career in 1981 with Marsh and McLennan in their Marine and Energy department focusing on Global accounts. In 1987, he joined the Navigators Group as a Marine and Energy underwriter. After becoming a key member of their management team, Mr. Civisca departed Navigators Management Company in December of 2012 where he served as President and Chief Operating Officer. H. Elder Brown, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of FGH, said in a company statement, "We are excited to bring such a high profile senior executive to our expanding team of insurance professionals. Mike brings vast market talent to Fidelis and knows the lines of business we write exceptionally well. His addition to our team will complement the momentum we are building on our national platform." Mr. Civisca commented, "I am very pleased to be joining the FGH team. From generation to generation the company has been an industry leader in the product lines that I have held a deep passion for throughout my career. I look forward to building on the success of FGH's platform utilizing the highest rated security and providing their clients the quality service and response they have come to expect over the years." About the Company: Headquartered in Covington, Louisiana, Fidelis Group Holdings, LLC is a leading provider of primary and excess marine insurance for hull and maritime liability coverages (P&I) for vessel owners, ship builders, terminal operators, fleet operators, stevedores, cargo handlers, marine contractors and a variety of other maritime insurance products. They also are a major provider of Inland Marine products.
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Footnote (Hebrew: הערת שוליים, translit. He'arat Shulayim) is a 2011 Israeli drama film written and directed by Joseph Cedar, starring Shlomo Bar'aba and Lior Ashkenazi. The plot revolves around the troubled relationship between a father and son who teach at the Talmud department of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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North Carolinians got a fascinating glimpse this week into how the legislative sausage is made in Raleigh. And it was some spicy sausage, too.
In a meeting with animal welfare advocates this month, powerful state Sen. Bill Rabon lost his head but unfortunately not his tongue in a tirade that was caught on tape and subsequently leaked. Rabon, a Republican from Southport, blasted Gov. Pat McCrory and his wife, Ann, in the meeting for a flagrant violation of power in pushing a bill that would crack down on puppy mills. He called House lawmakers an unprintable word for passing that bill. He boasted about how he would use his power to kill it.
It takes 26 senators, it takes 61 representatives to pass anything, and then the governor has to sign it, he said. It takes one jerk to stop it.
Well, at least he has self-awareness going for him.
So how did his fellow legislators react before Rabon apologized a day after the tantrum went public? Not with outrage at his language and tone toward his colleagues and the governor. Not with indignation at his gleeful chest-thumping about blocking legislation. Instead, Senate leaders took offense that someone would dare reveal what Rabon had said. They called the leaker divisive and unethical.
Its yet another example of how public officials dont like the publics knowing too much about how they do their jobs. How far are they willing to go to avoid pulling back the curtain? In federal court filings this month, 13 N.C. Republicans are trying to quash subpeonas asking for emails and other correspondence they sent or received while crafting the states new voter ID law and other election reforms.
The Republican group includes House Speaker Thom Tillis and Mecklenburg colleagues Sen. Bob Rucho and Rep. Ruth Samuelson. The NAACP, ACLU, U.S. Justice Department and others are suing the legislators, governor and N.C. elections board.
The legislators say they are protected by legislative immunity, which they claim not only shields them from arrest or civil process for what they do in legislative proceedings, but also having to reveal the conversations they had during the crafting of that legislation.
Are they right? The concept of legislative immunity sprung from English legislators trying to protect themselves from the bullying of English monarchs centuries ago. In the U.S., more than 40 states, including North Carolina, offer lawmakers protection from punitive executive or judicial action regarding the discharge of their legislative duties. Of course, if lawmakers engage in illegal activities, such as taking bribes, then they are not shielded from punishment. But legislative immunity does protect lawmakers from liability for what they say during floor debate and committee deliberations.
This is where things begin to get legally fuzzy. Is it punitive to have to make public those deliberations and other communications? Are emails outside of floor debate and committee meetings also protected? States are struggling to resolve these issues, and in North Carolina, it might take a court to decide what lawmakers must reveal.
It shouldnt. As Sen. Rabon showed, the legislative process can be an ugly mix of power and ego. But the public deserves to know more, not less, about how legislators do the business we elected them to do.
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The company is raising $500,000 in its seed round. One-third of that will be used to finish development of an Internet version of its revolutionary teaching and testing system. The rest will be used for sales, public relations and marketing. The company also is seeking strategic relationships with various educational institutions.
The company sells an educational testing system that provides immediate feedback to students, helping them learn more effectively. The Immediate Feedback Assessment Technique, also known as IF-AT, uses a scratch-off, answer-until-correct test form that provides students with immediate, individualized feedback for each question. This process causes students to know the correct answer before moving on to another question. Students are actively engaged in a discovery process as they scratch off their answer to uncover a star that indicates they have identified the correct answer, which immediately reinforces the correct answer in the student's mind. Students have the chance to receive partial credit for some knowledge and for putting forth effort to determine the correct answer. Through this process, the IF-AT teaches new material and assesses already learned material. It is based on psychological principles relating to learning, retention and motivation. It transforms traditional multiple-choice tests into a learning opportunity for students and a more informative assessment tool for educators.
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Imprivata OneSign allows roaming workers fast, simple and secure No Click Access to their virtual desktop by replacing manual entry of usernames and passwords with a tap of a badge or swipe of a fingerprint for authentication and single sign-on.
Reading, UK October 15th, 2012 - IGEL Technology, one of the world's leading manufacturers of thin clients, will integrate Imprivata OneSign into its range of Universal Desktops to provide roaming workers with No Click Access to virtual desktops. By replacing the manual entry of usernames and passwords with just a tap of a badge or fingerprint swipe for authentication and single sign-on, IGEL and Imprivata deliver roaming workforces, such as healthcare workers, with a fast, secure and simple way to access virtual desktops. Studies have shown physicians can save nearly 15 minutes a day by using its OneSign solution, giving back 60 additional hours a year to see an additional 240 patients[1].
As a member of the Imprivata Developer Program (IDP), IGEL is integrating Imprivata OneSign authentication capabilities into its firmware for both its Windows and Linux devices, including its new System on a Chip UD2-LX MultiMedia device, enabling secure authentication with an ID proximity badge, traditional Smart Card or fingerprint to Citrix XenDesktop / XenApp with HDX™ and VMware View with PCoIP® environments.
"The integration of Imprivata into IGEL's firmware further underlines our commitment to providing our customers with the most open and functional thin clients available on the market," said Matthias Toupalas, IGEL Product Manager. "Imprivata OneSign has already had a significant impact in the healthcare market allowing roaming workers to quickly, simply and securely access information and giving them more time to spend with patients."
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IGEL Technology will demonstrate its new IGEL System on a Chip UD2-LX MultiMedia device with Imprivata OneSign integration at Citrix Synergy 2012 in Barcelona from October 16th-19th.
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CFL rule change delays draft eligibility for Bisons star RB Coombs
THIS season Bisons running back Anthony Coombs is having, albeit only three games in, it's the kind of campaign to make a CFL scout's head spin.
Seriously, Coombs hasn't been simply dangerous. In the first three games of the season he was flat-out dominant, rushing for 448 yards and four touchdowns. That's good for second in the entire CIS in rushing yards per game, even with 20 fewer carries than the leader, and his 9.7 yards per carry average is also second in the country. His feet can dance with the best of 'em, and his engine just won't quit.
Too bad that after a quiet tweak to the CFL's draft eligibility rules, the 20-year-old running back won't get the chance to seal the deal with scouts. Instead of potentially hearing his name called at the next CFL draft in spring 2014, Coombs will now have to wait another year after that. "I was excited to go to the next level," Coombs said of the "mixed emotions" when he heard about the changes. "But it's finalized, I can't do anything about it now."
Here's the deal: on Sept. 6, the CFL quietly announced that Canadian players will now qualify for the draft after essentially four years of CIS competition, instead of after four years of university education. The shift, effective immediately, means that players who red-shirted out of high school will have to finish their CIS career before entering the draft. And Coombs red-shirted, as did Bisons defensive lineman Evan Gill.
Support for that move amongst CIS Canada West coaches was unanimous, Bisons bench boss Brian Dobie said, and he himself was one of the leading voices advocating the change. So obviously he was thrilled when he spoke about it on Thursday, calling it "the right thing" for programs and for athlete development. But for Coombs it was a bitter pill, especially in the middle of such a banner year.
"Yeah," Coombs laughed, before hopping on a plane to Calgary. "I was producing at a high level, so it would have raised my stock. But hey, you just have to do it again right? Show them you can be even more consistent."
Well, today he'll have another chance. Tonight, this spunky Bisons squad will face the fearsome University of Calgary Dinos in Alberta, and there's no love lost between these two teams: In the Bisons' last game of 2012, a playoff semifinal tilt, the Dinos savaged them to claim a 54-18 win. "They absolutely destroyed us, and imposed their will on us," Bisons coach Brian Dobie said of the last two times the Bisons faced that squad.
This time, though, few would count the Bisons out, especially after this scrappy Bisons squad has battled through three wildly competitive games. This week, they're riding high after an unlikely comeback in Vancouver, one that saw the Bisons claw back a 17-point deficit midway through the fourth quarter, to seal a 36-32 win with just a minute left to play.
Still, Calgary is the toughest team the Bisons have faced this season. They have weapons of their own -- so Coombs, a sturdy offensive line, some sparkplug receivers, and a fresh but talented young pivot in Jordan Yantz -- will need to use up the arsenal to come home with a win.
"This team has fight, and this is our test," Dobie said. "It's time for this team to face that test, and grow up, and impose their will in a different direction."
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US 2796371 A Abstract available in Claims available in Description (OCR text may contain errors) United States Patent 1 2,796,371 CORROSION RESISTANT PROTECTIVE COATING ON ALUMINUM AND ALUMINUM ALLOYS Charles W. Ostrander, Forest Hill, Md., Nicholas R. Congiundi, Decatur, Ala., and Walter E. Pocock, Baltimore, Md., assignors to Allied Research Products, Inc., Baltimore, Md., a corporation of Maryland No Drawing. Application March 16, 1955, ' Serial No. 494,812 20 Claims. (Cl. 1486.2) This invention relates to the treatment of aluminum and alloys wherein aluminum is a principal constituent, to provide the same with a corrosion resistant coating. The coating formed is also one which forms an improved bond for organic finishes, such as paints, lacquers and the like, and which may be suitably dyed when desired. The invention comprises an aqueous solution of a chromic compound selected from the group consisting of chromic acid and water-soluble salts thereof and ferricyanic or ferrocyanic acid and water-soluble salts thereof and mixtures of the same. The attainment ofa corrosion resistant coating aluminum and alloys thereof is desirable in order to prolong the life of the object .being coated. Coatings utilized heretofore sutferedfromvarious disadvantages which the present coating composition is specifically designed to eliminate. f For example, the aluminum protective coatings known heretofore generally have necessitated the use of electric current, heated or cooled solutions, venting and the like, and the coating baths utilized to attainthe same necessitatevery long immersion timesin order to impart a coating of any practical use. 7 V Y Y. The coating. Composition comprising the present development is designed to obviate these disadvantages. The coatings produced by use of our compositions exhibit greatly improved corrosion resistance and the coating operation can be conducted with the solution at room temperature as a simple dip treatment without need of venting. In addition, shorter immersion times in the bath can be realized. Further, as will be pointed out hereinafter, by carefully controlling the operating conditions surrounding the utilization of our coating baths, we can realizecoloring in situ ranging from clear to yellow, brown and .blue. For example, by adding a ferric compound such as ferric chloride to the. basic composition'noted heretofore, a blue coating results with enhanced corrosion resistance as noted above; In the case of yellow and brown coatings, for example, these can, if'desired, be bleached by dipping in hot water to a clear colorless appearance; In addition,,they may be readily dyed, if required. 7 Accordingly, a principal object of this invention is the provision of a novel coating bath that will produce a coating on alurninumand'aluminum alloys of greatly enhanced corrosion resistance and farmore advantageous 3 physical and operational characteristics, as recited above, than did those previously utilized. , Further objects include: 1. The provision of a novel coating composition which, when dissolved in water, will yield'a coating bath that produces improved corrosion resistant coatings on aluminum and alloys thereof, and canbe applied by dip, brush, or spray, as distinguished from complicated electrolytic operations. n 2."A'fl.lrther object of this invention is'to provide a 'drypowder mixture for use in aqueous solutions to impart a corrosion resistant coating to aluminum and alloys thereof, comprising a chromic compound selected from the group s n' irt as' f eme g w r-nae ice salts thereof and ferricyanic or ferrocyanic acid and water-soluble salts thereof and mixtures of the same. 3. An additional object of this invention is to provide a composition for use in aqueous solutions to impart a corrosion resistant coating to aluminum and alloys thereof, comprising chromic acid and potassium ferricyanide wherein said chromic acid concentration is from .5 g./l. to 5.0 g./l. and the potassium ferricyanide concentration can vary from .1 g./l. to 50 g./l. 4. Still another objectof this invention is to provide a composition as described heretofore including hydrofluoric acid and salts of hydrofluoric acid, such as barium, sodium, potassium, and ammonium fluoride, fiuosilicic acid and salts thereof, notably barium, sodium and potassium fluosilicates, and fluoboric acid and salts thereof, such as sodium, potassium and ammonium fluoborate, to increase the protective value of the corrosion resistant coating, as well as to decrease the time necessary for applications of such coating. Other soluble fluo compounds which will act in the same manner as those recited may be used. 5. An additional object of this invention is to provide the composition of this invention including a fluo compound as described heretofore wherein, for example, the hydrofluoric acid concentration can vary from 0.05 to 5. g./l., the fiuosilicic acid concentration from 0.075 to 8 g./l., and the fluoboric acid concentration from 3.3 to 33 g./1.. Salts of these three acids may be used in amounts chemically equivalent to the stated amounts of acid, in each instance. 6. 'Another and further object of this invention is to provide a compostion including a fluo compound listed heretofore wherein said fluo compound isof limited solubility thereby being maintained, through self-replenishment, at a constant desired value, i. e., the concentration of the semi-soluble fluo compound is maintained at a constant desired value by virtue of the fact that the dipping'bath .is saturated with respect thereto. Still-further objects and the entire scope of applicability of the present invention will become apparent from the detailed description given hereinafter. It should be understood, however, that the detailed description and specific examples, while indicating preferred embodiments of the invention, are given by Way of illustration only, since various changes andmodifications within the spirit and scope of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from this detailed description. vThese objects can be accomplished, according to the inventiom'by the dissolution in water of a composition including at least a chromic compound selected from the group consisting of chromic acid and water-soluble salts thereof and ferricyanic-or ferrocyanic acid and watersoluble salts thereofand mixtures of the same. In addition, this composition may include fluo compounds as recited above and a mineral acid, such as sulfuric, nitric or hydrochloric acid. These additional compounds are added in the proportions and under the conditions which will be hereinafter set forth in detail. The composition of the present invention may also be supplied to the coating plant as a dry mixture and made up into a suitable bath by the addition of water, or it may be supplied to the coating plant as a concentrated aqueous solution which may be diluted by the consumer to provide the necessary coating bath. We have discovered that it is possible to eifectively protect aluminum surfaces by a dip, brush or spray with a solution containing compounds as heretofore set forth. Not only is an improved protective coating deposited on the aluminum surface, but such coating has excellent bonding power for subsequent organic finishing, e. g., with paints and lacquers, and, in some cases, where desired, can be dyed readily with various colors. .In addition, the coating operation can be modified to produce, in situ, protective coatings of many and varied desired colors by reason of the composition of the coating bath and the operational procedure used. The aluminum or aluminum alloy articles to be coated are first preferably cleaned by conventional methods which remove organic matter and metallic oxides. The articles are then subjected to a dipping, brushing or spraying step in an aqueous solution comprising the compositions of our invention. As heretofore noted, the coatings realized by utilization of our invention exhibit greatly enhanced corrosion resistant characteristics. It is believed that when an aluminum or aluminum alloy surface is subjected to solutions of the character comprehended by this invention, a chemical reaction takes place between the particular solution and the aluminum surface. The nature of this chemical reaction cannot specifically be described but the final coating, after drying, is tightly adherent to the aluminum surface and, as a matter of fact, appears to be integral therewith. A more complete understanding of the procedure of this invention may be had by reference to the following illustrative examples of actual operations in accordance with the invention. EXAMPLE I Chromic acid g./l 25 Potassium ferricyanide g./l Temperature F 70 pH 0.8 Immersion time minutes 5 The above composition is considered a typical formulation of chemical ingredients which, when made into an aqueous solution, produced protective coatings as heretofore described. Generally, the concentration of the ingredients can be varied to from .5 g./l. to 50 g./l. of chromic acid and from .1 g./l. to 50 g./l. potassium ferricyanide. In addition, other chromic compounds, such as potassium or sodium bi-chromate, can be substituted for the chromic acid. The operating temperature in Example I can be between 32 to 160 P. which constitutes the temperature range generally contemplated in our invention. In addition, an immersion time of from five seconds to ten minutes has been found to be the preferred time rangewithin which the compositions of our invention is operable. The exact immersion time is dependent upon the degree of corrosion resistance desired and, further, whether it is desired to produce a color in situ rather than to utilize a later dyeing step. With respect to this latter point, it should be noted that a clear coating will be obtained by the utilization of the composition of Example I if an immersion time of from one to three minutes is used. A yellow coating can be realized with a three to ten minute immersion time. The pH may be varied within a range of about 0.1 to 2.5 measured by an electrometric pH meter, and this pH variation may also be utilized to control color. A salt spray test on 24 S. T. aluminum (an aluminum alloy containing up to about 4 /2% copper) having a yellow coating imparted by the composition of Example I exhibited less than 1% white corrosion after 766 hours exposure. By the addition of a fluo compound, such as a salt of fluosilicic acid to the formulation of Example I, equivalent or better coatings can be obtained with much shorter immersion times. An example of this modified dipping bath follows: EXAMPLE II Chromic acid g./l 50 Potassium ferricyanide g./l 5 Sodium fluosilicate g./l 5 Temperature F 70 Immersion time seconds 60 pH 0.4 As previously indicated, the general temperature range of 32 to 160 F. is applicable to the above composition. A temperature range of 70 F. to 90 F. is preferred. We should state that the immersion time can preferably vary from five seconds to about five minutes or over, depending upon the color or thickness of coating desired to be attained. It should be noted that, upon the addition of the fluosilicate, heavier coatings can be realized with shorter immersion times. Using the formulation of Example II under the conditions described, a coating was produced which, on 24 S. T. aluminum, showed less than 1% white corrosion after 1000 hours in a salt spray. It can be appreciated that the sodium fiuosilicate significantly decreased the immersion time required to produce a coating possessing corrosion resistance substantially equivalent or better to that obtained by utilization of the basic formulation of Example I. This effect of the sodium fluosilicate can best be explained by stating that this compound accelerates film formation. As we stated heretofore, the color imparted by the formulations of either Example I or II or subsequent examples may be varied by controlling the immersion time. However, a variety of colored finishes can also be obtained ranging from clear through yellow to dark brown by adjusting the pH of the dipping solutions between below pH 0.1 and pH 3.0. Any of the known pH controlling agents can be used in Examples I and II. Examples of the use of various chromic, ferricyanide, ferrocyanide and fluo compounds are hereinafter set forth. EXAMPLE III Chromic acid g./l 5 Potassium ferricyanide g./l 2.5 Sodium ferrocyanide g./l 2.5 Sodium fluoborate g./l 5 pH 1.5 Immersion time minutes 5 Temperature F 70 The above formulation yielded a yellow-brown coating which, on 24 S. T. aluminum, showed less than 1% corrosion after 1000 hours in salt spray. EXAMPLE IV Sodium bichromate g./l 7.5 Potassium ferricyanide g./l 5 Sodium fluoride g./l 1 Nitric acid (42 B.) ml./l 3 pH 1.5 Immersion time minutes 5 Temperature F The above formulation yielded results similar to those described heretofore and is of particular interest since it illustrates the use of a mineral acid to adjust the pH of the bath. EXAMPLE V To the formulation of Example I can be added 1 to 10 ml. of sulfuric acid. We added 8 ml. of sulfuric acid to lower the pH to about 1.2 and the coating that resulted had a dark clear reflective color under what were otherwise the same operating conditions of Example I. As noted heretofore, the concentration of the basic formulation, typified by chromic acid and potassium ferricyanide, varied from .1 g./l. and .5 g./l. respectively to 50 g./l. for both of these compounds. Different concentration ranges would be applicable to the use of salts of chromic acid, or ferricyanic or ferrocyanic acid or salts thereof as well as mixtures of the same. These different concentration ranges can be calculated using the .1 g./l. and .5 g./l. respectively to 50 g./l. ranges noted heretofore. In other words, the calculations should be such that the same amount of hexavalent chromium and ferricyanide or ferrocyanide is realized in the mixture being formed. On this latter, point, it, should be noted that the ferricyanic and ferrocyanic radicals do not differ in struc: ture but merely in valence. I g The same type of calculation can be utilized to determine the concentration rangeof the various fiuo compounds, that can be substituted for the fluo acids whose concentration ranges were noted heretofore. For example, the fluosilicic acid, range was given as from 0.075 to 8 g./l. from such figures, the sodium fluosilicate concentration range, if such salt was substituted for fluosilicic acid, is calculated at about 0.1 to 10 g./l. As previously indicated, the desired chromic compound can be obtained from a number of compounds. For example, chromic acid, sodium or potassium bichromate, or sodium or potassium chromate canbe utilized. Chromic acid or sodium or potassium bichromate'is preferred for economical reasons. EXAMPLE VI Chromic acid g./l. Potassium ferricyanide 5 g./l. Barium fluosilicate 2.0 g./l. Temperature Room temperature (80 F.). pH 1.5. 1 A yellow corrosion resistant coating was produced by utilizing the above formulation. This formulation illustrates the use of a fluo compound of limited solubility in order to impart a partial self-replenishment to the dipping bath. Barium fluosilicate is of such solubility in water as to provide a solution of fixed concentration with respect to the fluo compound, i. e., the excess undissolved barium fluosilicate automatically maintains the fluo concentration at a constant desired value. Other examples of such a feature would include the use of potassium fluosilicate, barium fluoride, aluminum fluoride or magnesium fluoride. EXAMPLE VII Chromic Acid 5 g./l. Sodium ferrocyanide 1.5 g./l. Barium fluosilicate 2.0 g./l. pH 1.5. Operating temperature Room or above. Immersion time 5 minutes. EXAMPLE VIII Chromic acid 5 g./l. Ammonium ferrocyanide 1.0 g./l. Barium fluosilicate 2.0 g./l. Operating temperature Room or above. Immersion time 5 minutes. EXAMPLE IXDry Powder Mix Percent by weight Chromic acid 54 Potassium ferricyanide 11 Barium nitrate 20.5 Sodium fluosilicate 14.5 EXAMPLE X Chromic acid 5 g./l. Potassium ferricyanide 1 g./l. Barium nitrate 1.9 g./l. Sodium fluosilicate 1.35 g./l. Operating temperature Room temperature (about 80 F.). Immersion time About /2 minute. In this formulation the use of barium nitrate and sodium fluosilicate in aqueous solution results efiectively in the formation of barium fluosilicate and has the same effect as if barium fluosilicate alone were used. The choice of ingredients in this caseis made for practical economical reasons. The temperature may vary between 32 and 160 F., the preferred range being 65 to F. The time may vary between 1 second to ten minutes, the preferred range being about /2 minute to six minutes. It can be appreciated that Examples VI-X represent formulations that exhibit and produce preferred effects. In other words, the basic chromic and ferrior ferrocyanide compositions are enhanced by the fluosilicate compound addition in that immersion time is decreased and a heavier, more even coating is produced. Add to this the fact that a self-replenishing feature is imparted by the barium fluosilicate, as heretofore set forth, and the fact that a preferred overall dipping composition is realized has been made evident. Referring to Example IX, from about .1 ounce to 5 ounces of the powder mix of Example IX per gallon of water are useful as in Example X. Conclusions The present invention provides a new coating composition for use in aqueous solutions to impart a corrosion resistant coating to aluminum and alloys thereof. The new composition provides better corrosion resistance, an excellent bond for paint and varnishes, a clearer coating and shorter immersion times at room temperature (80 F.). In addition, by varying the ingredients and controlling the pH of the dipping solution and immersion times of the articles being coated, various colors in situ can be realized. The novel principles of this invention are broader than the specific embodiments recited above, and rather than unduly extend this disclosure by attempting to list all the numerous modifications which have been conceived and reduced to practice during the course of this development, these novel features are substantially defined in the following claims. This application is a continuation-in-part of our copending application Serial No. 400,774 filed December 28, 1953. We claim: 1. A composition for use in aqueous solution to impart a corrosion-resistant coating to aluminum and alloys thereof in which the coating-producing ingredients consist essentially of hexavalent chromium, a fluorine-bearing compound, and a cyanide selected from the group consisting of ferricyanic acid, feirocyanic acid, and salts thereof and mixtures of these acids and salts, and a water soluble source of barium. 2. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the fluorine-bearing compound is a fluosilicate. 3. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the source of barium is barium fluosilicate. 4. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the fluorine-bearing compound is a fluosilicate and the source of barium is barium nitrate. 5. A composition according to claim 1 wherein the source of barium is barium fluoride. 6. An aqueous solution as claimed in claim 5 including a mineral acid and having pH range from about 0.1 to pH 3.0. 7. An aqueous solution to impart a corrosion-resistant coating to aluminum and alloys thereof in which the coating-producing ingredients consist essentially of water, hexavalent chromium, a fluorine-bearing compound, and a cyanide selected from the group consisting of ferricyanic acid, ferrocyanic acid, and salts thereof and mixtures of these acids and salts, and a. water soluble source of barium. 8. An aqueous solution according to claim 7 wherein the fluorine-bearing compound is a fluosilicate. 9. An aqueous solution according to claim 7 wherein the source of barium is barium fluosilicate. 10. An aqueous solution according to claim 7 wherein the source of barium is barium nitrate. 11. A method as claimed in claim 10 wherein the pH of the solution is from about pH 0.1 to 3.0. 12. A method of imparting a corrosion-resistant coating to aluminum and alloys thereof which comprises subjecting the latter to an aqueous acidic solution comprising water, hexavalent chromium, a fluorine-bearing compound, and a cyanide selected from the group consisting of ferricyanic acid, ferrocyanic acid, and salts thereof and mixtures of these acids and salts, and a water soluble source of barium. 13. A method according to claim 12 wherein the fluorine-bearing compound is a fluosilicate. 14. A method according to claim 12 wherein the source of barium is barium nitrate. 15. A composition consisting essentially of chromic acid, potassium ferricyanide, barium nitrate and sodium fiuosilicate. 16. A composition consisting essentially of chromic acid, potassium ferricyanide and barium fiuosilicate. 17. A composition consisting essentially of chromic acid, sodium ferrocyanide and barium fiuosilicate. 18. A composition consisting essentially of chromic acid, ammonium ferrocyanide and barium fiuosilicate. 19. A composition for use in aqueous solution to impart a corrosion-resistant coating to aluminum and alloys thereof consisting essentially of chromic acid 5 g./l., potassium ferricyanide 1 g./l., barium nitrate 1.9 g./l. and sodium fluosilicate 1.35 g./l. said composition being in water solution. 20. A dry powder mix for use in aqueous solution to impart a corrosion-resistant coating to aluminum and alloys thereof consisting essentially of chromic acid 54% by weight, potassium ferricyanide 11% by weight, barium nitrate 20.5% by weight, and'sodium fluosilicate 14.5% by weight, said mix being used in amount of about .1 ounce to 5 ounces per gallon of water. References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,114,151 Romig Apr. 12, 1938 2,276,353 Thompson Mar. 17, 19-42 2,453,764 Snyder Nov. 16, 1948 FOREIGN PATENTS 1,085,484 France July 28, 1954 Patent Citations
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If you read my thread, Confessions of the Illuminati, you may be able to find some of the information you need.
These tests served many, many purposes as most things involving the elite do. I will try to lay out some of the purposes here quickly. The motivations are explained in greater detail in that thread but beware, it is long.
1. The Ludens are the Illuminati that a spoken of today. They are the hidden group of elite that are the descendants of the Fallen and human beings. A novel was written regarding us: [
link to en.wikipedia.org
2. Ludens families used Luden's cough drops as an identifier. There are many reasons for this that I've laid out in the other thread. If you came from a family that had a room full of unopened boxes of Luden's cough drops you are a Ludens. I mean floor to ceiling, occupying a room.
3. I am a Ludens
4. I was used in these programs to detect others. In any program there is a needed known control subject. I was the control subject. If you are a Ludens, you were a control subject. Others were already well aware of our mental capabilities.
5. I was also used as a manipulator. I was only a child at the time but was already intelligent with enough mental abilities to serve this purpose thoroughly. I already described how we would create a frenzy in the library for certain books that we wanted read. There were many other ways that we would manipulate to provoke certain reactions and other various reasons.
6. We were looking for two types of people - Those of York Rite blood and other Ludens.
7. The reasons for searching for those of York Rite blood are laid out in the other thread. Both groups have mental abilities and traits that are easily distinguishable when the right environment is put into place.
8. We were also searching for any Ludens that may have been displaced from their Families. There are a myriad of reasons that displacement could have occurred. We have an interest in keeping track of our numbers but we are much more sloppy at it than the York Rite. They are extremely clandestine.
9. As I grew older, my specialty went from the process of elimination puzzles to the interpretation and use of symbols and our Ludens language.
10. Every Ludens has a specialty. If you grew up in a Ludens family, your family has invested much time and money honing these skills. The specialty is not like singing or dancing, it is much more involved than those activities. It is usually not a physical specialty at all, rather a mental one.
11. Another component to this program was participation in an art program. Not the one at school. You were given a scholarship to an actual art museum in your area. Normally this was done over the summer, but sometimes it occurred during the school year. This was not a one year thing, but something that lasted many years and then ended abruptly.
At the art school, you practiced counterfeiting paintings. It was represented to you as practicing your technique. You would all paint a portion of a painting. The canvas was divided into squares and you were assigned a square. The purpose of this was to examine interpretation technique and skill in duplication. This was done in primary school with very young children. Subjects were pretested for their art skill in the gifted programs. The pretest had grid boxes with a key to what to draw in each box. I cannot find a proper example on the internet for these but they were common in newspapers long ago for the same reasons.
12. The teachers were instructed not to interfere with the students. Even when the teacher saw me creating difficulties, I was never stopped. They were told that changing the natural environment of play would taint the study results.
I do not know the actual results of the testing such as who was found and who was not.
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