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No free Bahamas cruises for you
Billions of robocalls went out promising a free cruise to the Bahamas in exchange for taking a 30-second political survey.
The only problem was, this was a violation of the Federal Trade Commission's Telemarketing Sales Rule, according to Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine.
The FTC, DeWine and the AGs in nine other states have filed a complaint against Florida-based Caribbean Cruise Line and related companies, charging them with violating federal law by incorporating a sales pitch with the political survey.
"Consumers were told they could win a free cruise in exchange for participating in a quick political survey," DeWine said. "The problem with these calls was the sales pitch – callers can't use robocalls to sell vacations or other consumer services.
About 12 million to 15 million of these sales calls were placed daily between October 2011 to July 2012, according to the complaint.
Here's how it worked, according to DeWine: Consumers heard a prerecorded message supposedly from "John from Political Opinions of America," who told them they had been "carefully selected" to participate in a 30-second research survey, after which they could "press one" to receive a two-day cruise to the Bahamas. Consumers who did so were connected to a live telemarketer working on behalf of Caribbean Cruise Line Inc. to market its cruise vacations. In addition to the cruise, these telemarketers also sold pre-boarding hotels, cruise excursions, enhanced accommodations, and other travel packages.
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March 04, 2015
Family income getting better
Household income is showing signs of getting better.
Sentier Research's monthly report shows median family income was $54,332 in January, up $321 from December.
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March 04, 2015
DeWine warns of top phone scams
In recognition of National Consumer Protection Week, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is warning consumers about five of the top phone scams reported to his office. To help consumers avoid these and other phone scams, DeWine has unveiled a phone scams checklist on the attorney general's website, a reference sheet to be kept near the phone, to help people detect the signs of a phone scam.
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March 03, 2015
Is your car the ugliest?
Central Ohio Honda dealers are again sponsoring an ugly car contest. The winner, to be selected later this month at the Columbus International Auto Show, will get a 2015 Honda Accord worth about $22,000.
To enter, a car owner must post a photo of his or her vehicle to the auto show's Facebook page by this Sunday at 11:59 p.m.
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March 03, 2015
College savings accounts hit record
Families are putting more money away for college.
The College Savings Plan Network says a record $247.9 billion was in 529 college-savings plans as of Dec. 31. For the year, assets grew by $20.8 billion, an increase of 9 percent.
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March 03, 2015
Cardinal Health Makes NAFE Top 50 List...
Cardinal Health has been named one of the Top 50 Companies for Executive Women by the National Association for Female Executives (NAFE).
This is the fourth straight year Cardinal has made the list. The Dublin-based company was the only central Ohio-based business on the 2015 list.
"We remain committed to advancing women in leadership as a key component of reaching our business objectives," said Cardinal CEO George Barrett.
To compile the list, the NAFE tracks opportunities for women to " to programs and policies that promote the advancement of women and how many employees take advantage of them." It also looks at how well managers train their female employee to advance up the ranks and into executive positions.
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March 02, 2015
Scottish craft brewer wants to know what Columbus thinks
The overwhelming answer on Twitter and Instagram was, yes.
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March 02, 2015
Golf Galaxy to hold grand opening of relocated store
Specialty golf retailer Golf Galaxy will hold a grand opening of its relocated store this weekend. The new store, at Easton Gateway Shopping Center, 4250 Easton Gateway Dr., replaces the old store that was just across the street.
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March 02, 2015
Minimum wage boost would cost Ohio jobs, report finds
Boosting the state's minimum wage to $10.10 an hour would mean the loss of 21,000 jobs in Ohio, according to a new report.
An analysis by the Employment Policies Institute based the estimate on the number of jobs that would be lost in Ohio by deploying the methods that the Congressional Budget Office used in a similar report that found 500,000 jobs would be lost nationally by raising the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour.
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February 27, 2015
Swimsuits come in second for Victoria's Secret
The hourlong Victoria's Secret Swim Special, the lingerie brand's first swimsuit special, came in second in its time period, drawing 4.02 million viewers, according to Nielsen. In first place was How To Get Away With Murder on ABC, which drew 9.27 million viewers. In the past, the lingerie chain, owned by Columbus-based L Brands, has drawn huge audience numbers for its annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. That event has helped propel sales during the holidays.
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February 27, 2015
Exports from Ohio hit record last year
Ohio companies set a record for exports in 2014.
A new Commerce Department report shows Ohio companies exported $52.1 billion worth of goods last year and those exports helped the U.S. achieve record exports of goods and services of $2.35 trillion.
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February 26, 2015
Typical tax refund hit $3,120
Taxpayers who are getting a refund when they file their federal tax returns this year are getting, on average, $3,120, according to Internal Revenue Service data.
As of Feb. 20, the agency has processed 50 million returns, about a third of what it expects to get this year.
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Rules To Life: The Best Quotes From Hip-Hop |
topic by Sam Rothstein - 04-16-2010, 10:58 AM
Okay, we all know rap (to some) is just a form of entertainment, but we all know that some rappers have given great advice in their songs. This advice is usually common sense, but most of us fail to use the advice in everyday life. These advice-quotes are not something you can learn in class. School doesn't teach us how to "get rich," it's something we have to learn in our private time or from experience, nor does school teach us banking. So, we agree that we can learn new things outside of school? Right? Although we already know these things, there are people out here who don't know anything about life and how to survive. I wanted to collect quotes from rappers who have given great advice. There are rules we have to follow in life. This thread is more than likely for the con artists, people who look to take advantage of a certain "something" in life, in order to live their life to the fullest. This thread is not for the innocent, people like me don't believe in moral laws. We believe in order to survive we must do what is necessary, even if means breaking the law. We all agree that everyone makes mistakes, but what we want to do is, give people the warning, before they make a mistake. So, with that out of the way, I wanted to start this thread with the artist which sparked the idea of this thread. As Jay-Z said on his song, Feelin It, "I hope you fools choose to listen I drop jewels bust it/ These are the rules I follow in my life you gotta love it/" Rule #1: Make sure your clique is rich.
The Following BX resident gave props to Sam Rothstein | Ash10 (04-16-2010) |
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Rule: Plan for the best, prepare for the worst
"you can plan a pretty picnic but you can't predict the weather" - 3stacks Rule: Logistics "never get high on ya own supply" | |
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"Every man has his own heaven the difference is the way that he envision it
So if you make your heaven picture less By the time you die You'll be driftin' in an imageless field So build your heaven full of blessed thoughts That's real, you can stress it or just let it walk I got a question if a man can make his own heaven Can he make his path to get to it too? I only spit through a truth And I spit it for the listeners So I'm spittin' to you You say it's hell I say it's bulls**t we getting through Just think about it every man has his own heaven But s**t you gotta' go through hell to be a man first And understand first Hell is what you choose to call the present That's why you're going through it I just choose to call it stressin' To tell you fools the truth I don't feel that why I'm destined So you can call it hell but bro I'll just say I'm below the heavens" ~ Blue "The World Is" | |
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"you never know she could be earner her man and learnin' her man and at the same time burnin' her man" - Snoop
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I know Fred got this line from Biggie, but I don't want this thread to turn into the 10 crack commandments, so I decided to go with his line.
Rule: Never sell where you rest at
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most of too short verses have memorable quotes (yes i know he ain't lyrical) e.g
You ain't no pimp fake n*gga stop lyin pus*y makes money, stick to the business Think about the real motherf**kers that live it Street life, pimp s**t, make the hoe respect the game You bought her diamonds and cars, trick that's a shame Last edited by Ash10; 04-16-2010 at 01:30 PM.. | |
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Rule: Anything is possible
"Difficult takes a day, impossible takes a week" Rule: Live everyday like your last "Life is short, and then your on life support, so in between it all ima say i seen it all" Introspect on why men cheat "A womans life is love, a mans love is life" | |

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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Animals sent to a Wichita wildlife refuge last year from a North Dakota zoo before a devastating flood are still in Kansas, and it's unclear when they will return to their former home.
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Featuring all the hits from everyone's favourite dance movie Dirty Dancing, an all-new, spectacular stage show featuring all the hits from the film is coming to town.
Billed as "the s&xiest song and dance sensation of 2014", music and dance fans...
Loughborough Town Hall, Market Place, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3EB
Overnight Ghost Hunt, Great Central Railway, Loughborough
Join UK Ghost Nights as we return to investigate the alleged hauntings of Loughborough's Great Central Railway.Many people have reported seeing the apparition of a station master, who's spirit wanders platform 1 & 2. Others have reported hearing the...
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US 7462651 B2 Abstract A radiation-curable desiccant-filled adhesive/sealant composition comprising a radiation-curable resin, one or more desiccant fillers, one or more photoinitiators or photosensitizers, and optionally, one or more inorganic or organic fillers.
Claims(13) 1. An electrophoretic device comprising a radiation-curable desiccant-filled adhesive/sealant composition consisting essentially of:
a) a radiation-curable resin,
b) one or more desiccant fillers,
c) a photoinitiating system comprising one or more photoinitiators and optionally one or more photosensitizers,
d) optionally, a radiation curable resin diluent.
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Description This application is related to U.S. patent applications with Ser. Nos. 11/098,115, 11/098,116, and 11/098,117. This application is a continuation in part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/098,117 filed Apr. 4, 2005. This Invention was made with support from the Government of the United States of America under Agreement No. MDA972-93-2-0014 awarded by the Army Research Laboratories. The Government has certain rights in the Invention. This invention relates to radiation-curable desiccant-filled adhesives or sealants. In a preferred embodiment, it relates to desiccant-filled perimeter adhesives and sealants for electronic and optoelectronic devices, such as organic light emitting diodes. It is well known that a variety of packaged electronic and optoelectronic devices require moisture protection to achieve a specified operating or storage lifetime. In particular, the relative humidity within the encapsulated packages of highly moisture-sensitive electronic and optoelectronic devices, such as organic light-emitting devices (OLED), polymer light-emitting devices, charge-coupled device sensors (CCD), liquid crystal displays (LCD), electrophorectic displays, and micro-electro-mechanical sensors (MEMS), must be controlled below a certain level, particularly below 1000 ppm or even in some cases below 100 ppm, in order to fully protect the organic light-emitting layers, electrodes, or other moisture-sensitive components. There are several approaches used in the prior art to protect encapsulated or packaged devices from water. These techniques do not always work: organic sealants may not meet the stringent moisture permeation requirement; moisture impermeable solder sealants may have melting temperatures that are too high for temperature sensitive devices; and desiccant packages attached on the device inner wall may block light emission out of the device, a particular problem for top-emitting organic light-emitting diodes. This invention is a radiation-curable desiccant-filled material that has the properties of both a sealant and an adhesive, hereinafter, sealant/adhesive. These materials are suitable for sealing highly moisture-sensitive electronic, optoelectronic, or similar devices. In these sealant/adhesive compositions the material not only acts as a moisture barrier, but also absorbs, adsorbs, or chemically reacts with any permeating water or water vapor. The materials are capable of bonding two substrates together to form a sealed enclosure after radiation curing of the adhesive. The radiation-curable desiccant-filled adhesive/sealant comprises (a) one or more radiation curable resins; (b) one or more fillers that absorb, adsorb, or chemically react with water or water vapor; (c) one or more photoinitiators and/or photosensitizers; Optionally, the adhesive/sealant may also contain one or more reactive or non-reactive resins, one or more inorganic fillers, or one or more adhesion promoters. All references cited herein are incorporated in their entirety by reference. In this specification the term radiation curing refers to the cure of a resin or resin/filler system through exposure to actinic radiation. Actinic radiation is electromagnetic radiation that induces a chemical change in a material, and for purposes within this specification and claims will include electron-beam curing. In most cases, such radiation is ultraviolet (UV) or visible light. The initiation of this cure is achieved through the use of an appropriate photoinitiator. Suitable radiation-curable resins include any of the radiation-curable resins known to those with experience in the field of UV curable materials and filled polymer composites. The resins may be small molecules, oligomers, or polymers, and will be chosen by the practitioner as appropriate for the end use application. The particular desiccant filler chosen may also be varied depending on the moisture scavenging and moisture barrier requirements needed for a particular optoelectronic or electronic device. The cure mechanism also may vary (cationic, radical, etc.), although preferably it will be compatible with the fillers and desiccant fillers used (for example, some alkaline desiccants or fillers may inhibit a cationically UV curable resin system). Although the materials used for these compositions are known, the essence of this invention resides in the formulation of an adhesive/sealant that is filled with desiccant and that is curable by radiation. The backbone of the radiation-curable resins is not limited. The reactive functionalities on the resins will be those reactive to the initiators or catalysts formed by exposure to radiation and include, but are not limited to, epoxies, selected from glycidyl epoxy, aliphatic epoxy, and cycloaliphatic epoxy; oxetane; acrylate and methacrylate; itaconate; maleimide; vinyl, propenyl, crotyl, allyl, and propargyl ether and thio-ethers of those groups; maleate, fumarate, and cinnamate esters; styrenic; acrylamide and methacrylamide; chalcone; thiol; allyl, alkenyl, and cycloalkenyl groups. Suitable cationic polymerizable radiation-curable resins include epoxies, oxetanes, vinyl ethers, and propenyl ethers. Representative epoxy resins are glycidyl ethers and cycloaliphatic epoxies, which are commercially available from a number of sources known to those skilled in the art. Representative aromatic liquid glycidyl ethers include bisphenol F diglycidyl ether (sold under the trade name Epikote 862 from Resolution Performance Products) or bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (sold under the trade name Epikote 828 from Resolution Performance Products). Representative solid glycidyl ethers include tetramethylbiphenyidiglycidyl ether (sold under the trade name RSS 1407) and resorcinol diglycidyl ether (sold under the trade name Erisys RDGE� available from CVC Specialty Chemicals, Inc.). Other aromatic glycidyl ethers are commercially available under the trade names Epon 1031, Epon 164, and SU-8 available from Resolution Performance Products. Representative non-aromatic glycidyl epoxy resins include an hydrogenated bisphenol A diglycidylether (sold under the trade name EXA-7015 from Dainippon Ink & Chemicals) or cyclohexanedimethylol diglycidyl ether available from Aldrich Chemical Co. Representative cycloaliphatic epoxy resins include ERL 4221 and ERL 6128 available from Dow Chemical Co. A representative oxetane resin is OXT-121 available from Toagosei. Representative vinyl ether molecules include cyclohexanedimethylol divinyl ether (Rapicure-CHVE), tripropylene glycol divinyl ether (Rapicure-DPE-3) or dodecyl vinyl ether (Rapicure-DDVE) all available from International Specialty Products. Analogous vinyl ethers are also available from BASF. Suitable radically polymerizable radiation-curable resins include acrylates, maleimides, or thiol-ene based resins. In many cases, combinations of these three resins can be utilized to tailor the properties of the sealant/adhesive material. Representative acrylate resins include hexane diol diacrylate, trimethylolpropane triacrylate, cyclohexanedimethylol diacrylate, dicyclo-pentadienedimethylol diacrylate, tris(2-hydroxyethyl)isocyanurate triacrylate, ploy(butadiene)dimethacrylate, and bisphenol A based acrylated epoxy. Such resins are commercially available from Sartomer and UCB Chemicals. Representative liquid maleimide resins are described, for example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,265,530, 6,034,194, and 6,034,195, which are incorporated herein in their entirety by this reference. Particularly suitable maleimide resins have the structures
Representative thiol-ene radically photopolymerizable systems include the pentaerythritoltetrakis(3-mercaptopropionate)/triallyl-isocyanurate system. Other useful thiols include those described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,919,602 issued to MacDermid Acumen, Inc. Other useful polyenes include diallylchlorendate (sold under the trade name BX-DAC) and tetraallylbisphenol A, both available from Bimax, Inc. Other suitable resins include polyisobutylenes or butyl rubbers containing functional groups that are radiation curable. Representative polyisobutylene acrylates were described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,171,760 issued to Edison Polymer Innovation Corp., U.S. Pat. No. 5,665,823 issued to Dow Corning Corp. and in Polymer Bulletin, Vol. 6, pp. 135-141 (1981) written by T. P. Liao and J. P. Kennedy. A representative polyisobutylene epoxy was described in Polymer Material Science and Engineering, Vol. 58, pp. 869 (1988) and in Journal of Polymer Science, Part A, Polymer Chemistry, Vol. 28 pp. 89 (1990) written by J. P. Kennedy and B. Ivan. A representative polyisobutylene vinyl ether was described in Polymer Bulletin, Vol. 25, pp. 633 (1991) written by J. P. Kennedy and coworkers, U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,054,549, 6,706,779B2 issued to Dow Corning Corp. A representative radiation curable butyl rubber was described in RadTech North America proceedings, pp. 77, (1992) written by N. A. Merill, I. J. Gardner and V. L. Hughes. These rubbers contain reactive functionalities that are curable by radiation. Such reactive functionalities include, but are not limited to, those selected from the group consisting of glycidyl epoxy, aliphatic epoxy, cycloaliphatic epoxy; oxetane; acrylate, methacrylate, itaconate; maleimide; vinyl, alkenyl, propenyl, crotyl, allyl, and propargyl ether and thio-ethers of those groups; maleate, fumarate, and cinnamate esters; styrenic; acrylamide and methacrylamide; chalcone; thiol; allyl, alkenyl, and cycloalkenyl groups. Additional suitable radiation-curable resins, and photoinitiators for those resins, will include those found in literature sources such as Fouassier, J-P., Photoinitiation, Photopolymerization and Photocuring Fundamentals and Applications 1995, Hanser/Gardner Publications, Inc., New York, N.Y. The selection of a photoinitiating system for the inventive radiation curable barrier materials is familiar to those skilled in the art of radiation curing. The photoinitiating system will comprise one or more photoinitiators and optionally one or more photosensitizers. The selection of an appropriate photoinitiator is highly dependent on the specific application in which the barrier sealant is to be used. A suitable photoinitiator is one that exhibits a light absorption spectrum that is distinct from that of the resins, fillers, and other additives in the radiation curable system. If the sealant must be cured through a cover (or lid) or substrate, the photoinitiator will be one capable of absorbing radiation at wavelengths for which the cover or substrate is transparent. For example, if a barrer sealant is to be cured through a sodalime glass cover plate, the photoinitiator must have significant UV absorbance above ca. 320 nm. UV radiation below 320 nm will be absorbed by the sodalime glass cover plate and not reach the photoinitiator. In this example, it would be beneficial to include a photosensitizer with the photoinitiator into the photoinitiating system, to augment the transfer of energy to the photoinitiator. The nature of the cover or lid is limited only by the application, and may be rigid or flexible. Examples include glass, barrier coated plastics, and steel. For cationically photopolymerizable systems, the most useful photoinitiators are diaryliodonium salts and triarylsulfonium salts containing anions such as, but not limited to fluorinated anions, such as BF4 −, PF6 −, AsF6 −or SbF6 −. Commercially available representative iodonium salts include PC2506 (Polyset), UV9380C (GE silicones), and Rhodorsil 2074 (Rhodia). Other suitable cationic photoinitiators are sulfonium salts, a representative sulfonium salt being UVI-6974 (Dow Chemical). Depending on the application, photosensitizers such as isopropylthioxanthone (ITX) and chloropropoxythioxanthone (CPTX), both available from Aldrich and other vendors, are useful in combination with iodonium salt photoinitiators. Radical photoinitiators are available from Ciba Specialty Chemicals and other vendors. Representative useful radical photointiators from Ciba include Irgacure 651, Irgacure 819, and Irgacure 907. Other photoinitiators are disclosed in Ionic Polymerizations and Related processes, 45-60, 1999, Kluwer Academic Publishers; Netherlands; J. E. Puskas et al. (eds.). Photoinitiators will be used in amounts ranging from 0.1 wt % to 10 wt %. Inorganic fillers that are not desiccants (also referred to as non-desiccant fillers within this specification and the claims) may be used to improve the material properties or the rheology of the compositions. There are many such fillers that are useful in the inventive UV curable sealants/adhesives. Representative non-desiccant fillers include, but are not limited to, ground quartz, fused silica, amorphous silica, talc, glass beads, graphite, carbon black, alumina, clays, mica, aluminum nitride, and boron nitride. Metal powders and flakes consisting of silver, copper, gold, tin, tin/lead alloys, and other alloys also are suitable fillers for conductive applications. Organic filler powders such as poly-(tetrachloroethylene), poly(chlorotrifluoroethylene), poly(vinylidene chloride) may also be used. The type and amount of such fillers suitable for use in radiation-curable compositions is within the expertise of the practitioner skilled in the art. Generally, however, such fillers will be present in amounts ranging from 1 wt % to 90 wt %.of the total formulation. The fillers with desiccant properties (referred to as desiccant fillers within this specification and the claims) suitable for use may be any of those that provide an appropriate moisture scavenging rate, capacity, and residual moisture level (the lowest level of moisture at which the desiccant can actively scavenge water) to meet the allowable moisture level for the specific device. The desiccant fillers will be capable of reacting with, absorbing, or adsorbing water and/or water vapor. A representative list of such desiccants can be found in Dean, J. Lange's Handbook of Chemistry, 1999, McGraw Hill, Inc., New York, N.Y., pp. 11.5. In general, suitable desiccants include but are not limited to metal oxides (such as, CaO, BaO, MgO); other oxides (such as SiO2, P2O5, Al2O3); metal hydrides (such as CaH2, NaH, LiAlH4); metal salts (such as CaSO4, Na2SO4, MgSO4, CaCO3, K2CO3, and CaCl2); powdered zeolites (such as 4A and 3A molecular sieves); metal perchlorates, such as, Ba(ClO4)2. Mg(ClO4)2; superabsorbant polymers, such as, lightly crosslinked poly(acrylic acid); and metals that react with water, such as calcium. As with any filler, the desiccant filler particle size, particle size distribution, shape, and surface functionality will affect the level to which it can be loaded into a resin system and what rheology may result. Such factors are understood by those skilled in the art and are not otherwise relevant to the current inventive compositions. Blends of the more common non-desiccant fillers disclosed above and these desiccant fillers are contemplated and described within the examples. A common range for the particle size of the desiccant filler is from 0.001 to 200 micrometers. The practitioner with skill in the art will be able to determine the appropriate particle size range for the resin, rheology, and scavenging rate needed for the particular end use application. In a further embodiment, this invention is an electronic or optoelectronic device, disposed on a substrate and encapsulated with a lid in which the lid and substrate are bonded together with a desiccant-filled sealant/adhesive, the desiccant-filled sealant/adhesive being as described above in this specification. In one embodiment, the desiccant-filled sealant/adhesive is disposed along the perimeter junction of the substrate and lid. In another embodiment, the desiccant-filled sealant/adhesive is disposed over the entire substrate and lid areas that need to be protected. The moisture barrier performance of perimeter sealants can be evaluated by a test known as the Ca-button test, in which the time is measured for which it takes a thin film of calcium metal encapsulated into a device to decay to a calcium salt through reaction with water. The longer the lifetime of the calcium metal film before decay, the lower the moisture permeation into the device and the better the sealant/adhesive protecting the device. A Ca-button device as used in these examples is shown in The device was assembled in a N2-filled glove box. A thin Ca film was first evaporated on a glass wafer by vapor deposition to a thickness of 100 nm and a diameter of 8.0 mm. The Ca film was encapsulated by a lid using a perimeter sealant/adhesive that was pre-applied on the lip of the lid. The sealant joint was cured by a UV-radiation spot cure unit to bind the substrate and the lid together with a dose of 3.0 J/cm2 of UV-A radiation. The sealed Ca-button device was placed in an environment controlled to 65� C./80% RH (relative humidity). Initially, the calcium metal film is a metallic mirror capable of reflecting light. Upon exposure to moisture the metallic film turns to a calcium salt, becomes transparent, and no longer reflects. The calcium film in the button device was continuously monitored by a proprietary reflectance unit in order to identify the time when the calcium metal film was fully decayed. Since moisture can only permeate into the enclosed device through the exposed sealant layer, the lifetime of a Ca-button can be used to evaluate moisture barrier performance. Example perimeter sealant/adhesive compositions were prepared for water permeability testing using the Ca-bufton test by mixing the composition components in a FlackTek Speedmixer� immediately before application to the Ca-button device. The compositions were applied to the Ca-button device in a N2 filled glove box to avoid moisture absorption by the Ca-button and desiccants. Each example contains two sample sets representing the same composition both with and without desiccant. Sample compositions (in weight percentages) and results for the Ca-button test for all examples are summarized in Table 1. Formulations were prepared as recited above to contain a diacrylate radiation-curable resin (Sartomer SR833S), a silica filler, and a radical photoinitiator (Irgacure 651). Formulation 1(a) contained no desiccant; formulation 1(b) contained calcium sulfate (CaSO4) as a desiccant. In this example, the device lid was a glass lid (26 mm�15.5 mm X 1.1 mm) (L�W�H) and the perimeter sealant had a 2.5 mm bondline width.
Formulations were prepared as recited above to contain a mixture of the diacrylate (Sartomer SR833S) and an aliphatic rubber (polyisobutylene Mn=2300), a silica filler, and a radical photoinitiator. Formulation 2(a) contained no desiccant; formulation 2(b) contained CaSO4 as desiccant; formulation 2(c) contained CaO as desiccant. In this example, the device lid was a glass lid (26 mm�15.5 mm�1.1 mm) (L�W�H) and the perimeter sealant had a 2.5 mm bondline width.
Formulations were prepared as recited above to contain a mixture of a radiation-curable (cationic) epoxy resin (Epon 862), a talc filler, a cationic photoinitiator, and a photosensitizer, perylene or (isopropylthioxanthone) (ITX). Formulation 3(a) contained no desiccant; formulation 3(b) contained powdered molecular sieves as desiccant; formulation 3 (c) contained powdered molecular sieve as desiccant at a different loading level from 3(b). In this example, the device lid was a stainless steel lid (27mm�27 mm�6.1 mm) (L�W�H) and the perimeter sealant had a 1.3 mm bondline width.
The results are collated and reported in TABLE 1 and indicate that sealant/adhesive formulations containing desiccants show improved moisture barrier performance compared to sealant/adhesive formulations without desiccants, implying that desiccants can effectively absorb moisture within a sealant/adhesive composition and that the lifetime increase is attributable to the moisture absorbing capability of the desiccant, which causes the delay of moisture permeation through the sealant/adhesive. Moreover, no loss of adhesion or other mechanical properties was observed in the formulations containing the desiccants.
The Ca-button test as used for Examples 4 and 5 is shown in The device was assembled in a N2-filled glove box. A thin Ca film was first evaporated on a glass substrate (26 mm�15.5 mm�1.1 mm) (L�W�H) by vapor deposition to a thickness of 100 nm and a geometry of 23 mm�12.5 mm (L�W). The BW of sealant/adhesive is 1.5 mm. The Ca film was encapsulated by a lid using a sealant/adhesive that was dispensed on whole area of the lid. The sealant joint was cured by a UV-radiation spot cure unit to bind the substrate and the lid together with a dose of 3.0 J/cm2 of UV-A radiation. The sealed Ca-button device was placed in an environment controlled to 65� C./80%RH (relative humidity). Initially, the calcium metal film is a non-transparent metallic film. Upon exposure to moisture permeating in through the edge of seal, the metallic film turns to a calcium salt and becomes transparent. Thus, the area of the metallic film becomes smaller with time. The area of the calcium film in the button device in Examples 4 and 5 was periodically monitored and measured in order to identify the time when the area of the calcium metal film deteriorated to 70% of its original area. This time period is defined as the Ca-button lifetime. Since moisture can only permeate into the enclosed device through the exposed sealant layer, the lifetime of a Ca-button can be used to evaluate moisture barrier performance. Example sealant/adhesive compositions were prepared for water permeability testing using the Ca-button test by mixing the composition components in a FlackTek Speedmixer� and degassing before application to the Ca-button device. The compositions were applied to the Ca-button device in a N2 filled glove box to avoid moisture absorption by the Ca-button and desiccants. Each example contains two sample sets representing the same composition both with and without desiccant. Formulations were prepared as recited above to contain a radiation-curable polyisobutylene diacrylate resin (M.=5300, 70 part by weight), which was prepared from the method developed in J. P. Kennedy's group (T. P. Liao and J. P. Kennedy, Polymer Bulletin, Vol. 6, pp. 135-141 (1981)), a diacrylate resin (Sartomer SR833S, 30 part by weight), a desiccant (50 part by weight), and a radical photoinitiator (Irgacure 651, 0.3 part by weight). As shown in Table 2, formulation 4(a) contained no desiccant, formulation 4(b) contained molecular sieve (average particle size: 5 μm) as a desiccant, formulation 4(c) contained calcium sulfate (average particle size 25 μm) as a desiccant, formulation 4(d) contained calcium oxide (average particle size: 10 μm) as a desiccant, formulation 4(e) contained calcium chloride (ACS powder) as a desiccant, formulation 4(f contained aluminum oxide (average particle size: 3 μm) as a desiccant, formulation 4(g) contained potassium carbonate (average particle size: 43 μm) as a desiccant, formulation 4(h) contained magnesium oxide (average particle size: 43 μm) as a desiccant. In this example, the device lid was a glass (26 mm�15.5 mm�1.1 mm) (L�W�H) and the sealant/adhesive had a 1.5 mm bondline width.
The results indicate that sealant/adhesive formulations containing desiccants show improved moisture barrier performance compared to sealant/adhesive formulations without desiccants, implying that desiccants can effectively absorb moisture within a sealant/adhesive composition and that the lifetime increase is attributable to the moisture absorbing capability of the desiccant, which desiccant causes the delay of moisture permeation through the sealant/adhesive. Moreover, no loss of adhesion or other mechanical properties was observed in the formulations containing the desiccants. The benefit of desiccant filler was further demonstrated in a thiol-ene based system. Several thiol-ene formulations were prepared and are listed in Table 3. The Ca-button button devices were prepared and tested using the same method described above. Formulation 5-b exhibited the slowest decay among all samples due to the addition of desiccant filler as shown in
Irganox 3052 (product of Ciba) has the structure:
Q43 (product of Hampshire Chemical) has the structure;
TAIC (product of Aldrich) has the structure:
Irgacure 651 (product of Ciba) has the structure:
Two maleimide-based systems were compared. Sealant 6-a was a pure resin blend while sealant 6-b contained 30 wt % calcium sulfate (based on total weight) prepared similarly to example 4. Both samples were cured with 3J UVA and the moisture permeation was tested at 50� C., 100% relative humidity. Sealant 6-b was found to have significantly lower moisture permeation. The results are disclosed in TABLE 4.
Desiccant-filled cationic epoxy barrier sealants were prepared to contain resorcinol diglycidyl ether (RDGE), EPON 862, a photoinitiating system (cationic photoinitiator and ITX), and a silane adhesion promoter as disclosed in Table 5. Samples were placed in a plastic jar and mixed with a vortex mixer for one hour until clear. Calcium sulfate, micron sized silica were then added to the jar and the whole sample was mixed for another hour with the vortex mixer. The resulting paste was degassed in a vacuum chamber. The shear adhesion of the cured samples was tested using a Royce Instrument 552 100K equipped with a 100 kg head and a 300 mil die tool. The adhesion was found to be 26.0�4.6 kg for formulation 7(a) and 39.3�10.2 kg for sealant formulation 7(b). After hygrothermal aging at 65� C. and 80% RH, the adhesion of 7(a) was found to be 31.4�7.2 at one week and 27.5�1.9 at two weeks, and the adhesion of 7(b) was found to be 37.3�4.7 at one week and 36.5�2.0 at two weeks. Moisture permeation coefficient (50� C., 100% relative humidity) of the above formulations were measured with Mocon Permeatran 3/33 and was found to be 5.1 g-mil/ 100 in2-day for formulation 7(a) and 3.0 g mil/100 in2-day for formulation 7(b).
The Ca-button testing was performed on the formulations 7(a) and 7(b) using the same method described with the examples 1, 2, and 3. The adhesive was cured with 6 J UVA through the glass wafer. After sitting overnight in the drybox, the samples were placed in a humidity chamber at 65� C. and 80% RH. The disappearance of the calcium buttons was monitored until the samples were completely transparent ( This example shows that the epoxy composition, provided in Example 7, is important for making a high performance barrier sealant. In particular it is important to have low bulk permeability and high shear strength after hygrothermal aging in order to provide long device lifetime. A desiccant-filled epoxy formulation based on the diglycidyl ether of bisphenol F was formulated as given below:
The composition was manually blended and then milled briefly on a three roll mill. A 4 mil film of the composition was formed using a drawdown bar and cured with a UV dose of 3 J UVA/cm2. The permeability was measured using a Mocon Permatran instrument at 50� C./100% RH. The permeation coefficient was ca. 19 g-mil/100 in20.24 h. The composition was used to bond a 4 mm�4 mm square sodalime glass die to a sodalime glass substrate with an adhesive layer thickness of ca. 2 mi, and was UV cured using a radiation dose of 3J UVA/cm2. The initial die shear strength of this composition was 27.1 kg when tested using the same methodology as that described in Example 7. After aging for one week at 65� C./805 RH, the shear strength of the composition had decreased to average values below 10 kg. The Ca button lifetime was measured in a way similar to that described in Example 7. A 100 nm thick Ca button was deposited on a sodalime glass wafer, and a stainless steel lid (ca. 25 mm�25 mm square, lip width ca. 1 mm) was adhered over the Ca button using the adhesive formulation of this example. The button lifetime was measured at 65� C./80% RH as in Example 7 and was found to be ca. 15 hours. Thus, it was observed that the desiccant-filled epoxy formulation of the current example exhibited poorer adhesion after hygrothermal aging, higher bulk permeability, and poorer Ca button lifetime relative to the meta-substituted epoxy system of example 7.This example illustrates that the choice of both epoxy resin and desiccant is important in order to obtain a high performance desiccant-filled epoxy sealant. In particular, meta-substituted epoxy systems, such as those exemplified in Example 7, with low inherent moisture permeability and good adhesion (both before and after hygrothermal aging) are important to obtain long device lifetimes. Patent Citations
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All of your friends using the new Google Music Beta service? Felling left out? Well wait no longer! Existing Google Music Beta users can now invite 2 people. Yes, 2 invites aren't a lot but hopefully if you're waiting to get onto the service now's your chance.
You can find (or tell your friends to find) the invite button conveniently located right beneath the Google Music Beta logo in the top left hand corner of the webpage. Hit the button and type in the email address or addresses of the people you want to invite, it's that simple.
Undoubtedly we will see these invites go up for sale on the internet just like with Google+.
One thing to note is that some people are saying that only US users can invite send invites, let alone see the invite button. However for me this seems not to be the case, I am a UK user and can both see and use the invite button. Then again, isn't Google Music Beta meant to be US only anyway?
So remember, don't be surprised if your friends claim not to have the button to invite you. Alternatively they may be lying and have already invited someone else.
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Read for pleasure and super‑fast language aquisition
The best way to learn to speak Spanish is to just speak Spanish. Ideally with native Spanish speakers. But there's also a lot you can do completely independently, and these are some of my favourite methods of self-study.
By the way, although I've focussed on Spanish, these methods are applicable for many languages.
This is a great place to start. It gives you a really good feel for the grammar, getting you to construct quite complex sentences from the very start, which really gets you motivated with the feeling of rapid progress. The format is unusual in that there are two other students on the CD who are learning alongside you and who will often fumble through an answer to be corrected firmly by Michel. It sounds strange but it really works. As with most language learning CDs, it's best to actively participate, pausing after each question and speaking the answer aloud, or in your head, before listening to the student's and Michel's responses.
After finishing this course you should have developed a really good intuitive feel for the structure of the language, but will still have a very limited vocabulary.
Duolingo is an incredibly well made site, and it's no wonder it's become so popular so quickly. For someone who grew up with old Nintendo games the progress tree, hearts, lingots and other game-like elements really get me in the right frame of mind to level-up. And compared to the simple multiple choice questions of other learning websites, the free form text field you get to type your translations into is incredibly empowering. It gives you the feeling of genuinely being in command of the language when you translate a whole sentence correctly. The only downside is that it can be quite unforgiving and you may find yourself stuck at various points without an explanation how the grammar works. This is a minor niggle though since you can always look that elsewhere, and return to Duolingo to complete just… one… more… lesson…
Reading is a great way to assimilate the grammar, vocabulary and perhaps the culture, in an enjoyable and relaxing way. The trick is to find texts that you're interested in at just the right difficulty. Here are some tips:
I'm not a fan of flashcards for most subjects, but when faced with the seemingly insurmountable goal of vocabulary learning, they are very useful. The most important aspect of a flashcard system, online or offline, is it must use an adaptive spaced repetition system to schedule your learning. This optimizes your time to make it possible to learn 1000s of words or phrases in a realistic period of time. The most popular online flashcard systems that do this are Anki and Memrise. Anki is open source and has apps for Windows, OS X, Linux, iOS and Android and and allows you to customize each flashcard with your own images, audio, and video. Memrise web-based and has iOS and Android apps, and allows users to contribute "mems" which are fun little images or sayings that help you remember a word.
I use my own flashcard system on Readlang, and I like it because it adds three key features compared to Anki and Memrise:
Thanks for reading, I hope this was useful. If you have any other recommendations for self-study methods for Spanish or other languages, I'd love to hear them!
PS: I didn't intend to mention Readlang quite so much, but it makes sense since I've spent almost two years shaping it to my tastes.
Tweet CommentsI'm already addicted to reading in my native language of English. As a child I would read computer magazines cover to cover, as a teenager I started reading novels like The Andromeda Strain, and now as a guy who works at a computer all day long, even when working I'm habitually reading blogs, forums, wikipedia articles, news sites, you name it! So when I decided to learn Spanish, it was only natural to make reading the foundation, and reading in Spanish is now my core daily language learning habit. Here are 8 benefits:
Readlang now has a powerful new Words page:
This is a flexible tool to manage your vocabulary, whether you're a hardcore language geek or simply looking for new ways to speed up your learning. Bear in mind that none of this is necessary to use Readlang, which you can very happily do using only the Library and Learn pages. The Words page is a great addition for those who want to take a more hands-on approach to their vocabulary learning.
Here are some useful tips for making the most of the Words page:
I just read a fascinating article about the development of Hi-LAB, the "High Level Language Aptitude Battery" test designed to help the US military identify individuals with high language learning potential. It was borne out of a frustration with seeing so many language professionals getting 'stuck' at basic proficiency and not progressing to become fluent. After some research, CASL (Center for the Advanced Study of Language at the University of Maryland) concluded that the following three traits were linked to language learning success:
By default, Readlang will select flashcards for you to practise which are useful, high frequency words, and are scheduled for review according to Readlang's spaced repetition algorithm.
But what if you are focussed on a more specific goal? Perhaps your job or studies require you to learn technical terms, or perhaps like me you're working your way through Harry Potter and would like to restrict your study to those books. I've recently added a new feature for Readlang Supporters that allows you to choose to study words from any text from which you've translated 10 or more words or phrases, for example:
It's been 16 months already. In that time the site has grown from nothing to almost 5000 users, and continues to receive awesome feedback and grow ever more quickly. But it's not all roses. There's a long way go to make this sustainable, and I'm very motivated to keep battling on and making it happen!
A failing of most language courses is that their content is so boring. It's hard to stay motivated reading stories like "John goes to the supermarket", I want to read about epic adventures, with drama, mystery, and wizards!
That's why I'm so excited that the Harry Potter e-books are available to buy DRM free, ready to import into Readlang and help learn languages!
If you're stuck looking for the right word, does it drive you crazy? Do you pound your head on the table trying to remember it? Do you swear you've learnt this before? If only your brain would work! Just think dammit! Think!
There are two problems with this:
Flashcards are effective, but let's be honest, they can get a little boring. That's why I created an API for Readlang allowing any web developers to create games which you can then play with your personal words and phrases.
Are you a foreign language teacher? Would you like to encourage your students to read more?
You can now create reading assignments on Readlang, and track your students progress to see where they need help.
Finally Japanese and Chinese are available to learn on Readlang!
They work just like the other languages except that you need to drag across individual characters to select the words yourself. The reason is that languages without spaces between words make it very difficult to detect them automatically.
Please give it a shot and let me know if it's useful or not, if you're not sure where to start, this video may help: Readlang Tutorial
If you still have questions, please get in touch, I'm always ready to lend a hand!
Tweet CommentsI started Readlang exactly a year ago today. At the time I had no idea I'd still be working on it a year later!
Here are some fun statistics on how you've all been using Readlang:
I'm excited about what improvements I can make in the following year! Stay tuned!
Tweet CommentsFirefox users rejoice, for today sees the launch of the new Readlang Web Reader Firefox Add-on!
It works exactly like the current Web Reader Bookmarklet except it integrates nicely into the Firefox interface.
Once installed, you can access it on any web page by either:
Here's how the toolbar looks with the toolbar button installed:
Please let me know if you encounter any problems.
If it works well please leave a nice review at Readlang Web Reader to encourage Mozilla to give it offical approval. Thanks!
UPDATE: The Firefox Extension has been rejected from appearing on the Mozilla Add-on gallery since it updates itself automatically which they don't allow due to security concerns, so if you want it just download and install it here.
Tweet CommentsYou can now type your answers into Readlang's flashcards! This has been on the cards for a long time, and after getting addicted to the amazing Duolingo recently I knew it was time to add it to Readlang.
To enable this, first enter the preferences page:
Then click the "Typing Mode" check-box.
Now, the flashcards in the Learn tab will ask you to type your answers in the language you are learning (but not in your first language):
I've been testing it myself and it's so much more rewarding to type the answer and get told if it's right or wrong.
If you get frustrated for getting told an answer is incorrect, when it is actually a different correct answer, it can help to edit your translations to be more specific, e.g. instead of translating the Spanish word "este" as "this", use "this (male)" to remove the ambiguity. This isn't always enough however and I do plan to allow multiple alternate answers in future.
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Another feature I'll probably add is an on-screen keyboard with the special characters which are difficult to type without altering your OS settings. For now, I recommend finding out how to alter your keyboard layout on Windows, Mac or Linux and try learning to touch type in the language your learning, that's what I do for Spanish and it's far faster than reaching for the mouse half way through a word.
UPDATE 2: There is now an on-screen keyboard for the extra characters in each language.
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