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The half-mad Prince Boleso has been slain by a noblewoman he had intended to defile -- and Lord Ingrey kin Wilfcliff must transport the body to its burial place and the accused killer, the Lady Ijada, to judgment. With the death of the old Hallow King imminent and the crown in play, the road they must travel together is a dangerous one. And though he is duty-bound to deliver his prisoner to an almost certain death, Ijada may be the only one Ingrey dares trust. For a monstrous malevolence holds the haunted lord in its sway -- and a great and terrible destiny has been bestowed upon him by the gods, the damned, and the dead.
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I live in Parkside and my house backs up to the creek. There is a fox family that we see all the time. It is, I assume, the mom dad and one kit. It's been fun to watching the little one grow up. This is the second litter we have watched them raise.
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Chocolate-Dipped Clementines
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Dip clementine segments into melted chocolate for a healthy dessert. Chopped crystallized ginger is a zesty garnish for this chocolate-dipped fruit recipe.
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- 1/2 cup bittersweet chocolate chips
- 4 clementines at room temperature, peeled and sectioned
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped crystallized ginger
- Line a baking sheet with parchment or wax paper.
- Place chocolate chips in a small glass bowl. Microwave on Medium for 1 minute. Stir, then continue microwaving on in 20-second intervals until melted, stirring after each interval. (Alternatively, melt in the top of a double boiler over hot, but not boiling, water.)
- Dip half to two-thirds of each clementine section into the melted chocolate. Let the excess drip back into the bowl. Place the dipped fruit on the prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle crystallized ginger over the chocolate. Refrigerate until the chocolate is set, about 30 minutes.
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After the clean up drop your garbage at Cahill, grab a free Stone Creek coffee or hot cocoa, check out the Eco-Fair featuring exhibitors from the Whitefish Bay Garden Club, Whitefish Bay Farmer's Market, Whitefish Bay Farmers and the Community Garden, North Shore Health Department, Wisconsin Bike Federation, Village Ace/Outdoor Living and MMSD, pick up a reusable shopping bag.
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The 2014-2015 Ebola Epidemic took West African nations by surprise. The crisis highlighted weaknesses in the overall infrastructure and medical system, practices that did not reflect good public health hygiene etc. The implications and ripple effect of the crisis are being felt at multiple levels and causing untold suffering and hardship. Responding to a crisis of this magnitude requires a set of strategic and targeted actions at several levels.
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Through this project we will help tackle Ebola and restore normalcy to the people of Sierra Leone - so that they can move on to rebuilding their lives and nation. Our joint, strategic intervention will result in thousands of lives being potentially saved from infection and death.
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The subject invention relates to a process for the deposition of an oxygen-containing high fluoropolymer thin film onto an approxpriate substrate comprising loading the substrate in an enclosed reactor; evacuating the reactor; charging the reactor with an inert carrier gas and an oxygen-containing fluorocarbon monomer feed gas; and plasma-polymerizing the feed gas such that a thin film of polymerized monomer is deposited onto the substrate.
The invention further relates to an insulation material comprising the fluoropolymer thin film recited above, a plasma polymerized thin film of an oxygen-containing fluoropolymer, and the use of a polymerization precursor monomer for such thin films that is an oxygen-containing fluorocarbon monomer.
1. A process for the deposition of an oxygen-containing, high fluoropolymer thin film onto an appropriate substrate comprising:
(a) loading said substrate in an enclosed reactor;
(b) evacuating said reactor;
(c) charging said reactor with an inert carrier gas and an oxygen-containing fluorocarbon monomer feed gas; and
(d) plasma-polymerizing said feed gas such that a thin film of polymerized monomer is deposited onto said substrate, wherein said monomer is a compound selected from the group consisting of: ##STR3## wherein at least one R is defined as a per fluorinated linear, branched or cyclic saturated alkyl group having at least 1 to 9 carbons, and the remaining R groups are selected from the group consisting of H; linear, branched or cyclic saturated alkyl groups; fluorinated linear, branched or cyclic saturated alkyl groups; perfluorinated linear, branched or cyclic saturated alkyl groups; and each of said alkyl groups may optionally contain one or more alcohol, ether, peroxide or epoxide functionalities.
2. The process of claim 1 wherein said monomer is selected from the group consisting of heptafluorobutanol, pentafluorodimethyl ether, perfluoropropylene oxide, and bis(trifluoromethyl) peroxide.
3. The process of claim 1 wherein said monomer is heptafluorobutanol.
4. The process of claim 1 wherein said substrate is selected from the group consisting of glass, plastic and metal.
5. The process of claim 1 wherein said fluoropolymer thin film is deposited at a rate of about 1,000 Angstroms/minute for a period of from about 1 minute to about 60 minutes.
6. The process of claim 1 wherein said inert carrier gas is argon or helium.
This is a continuation of co-pending application Ser. No. 094,473, filed on Sept. 8, 1987 now abandoned.
The present invention provides for the plasma deposition of oxygen-containing thin film fluoropolymers on appropriate substrates.
Plasma polymerized thin films generated from fluorinated organic monomeric gases have been studied and characterized in the literature as good electrical insulators. The low dielectric constant of fluoropolymer thin films is a prime characteristic to fulfill the need in the integrated circuit industry for a material, with good insulating properties toward electrical charge and signal, for use in the manufacture of high density, high speed integrated circuits. The fluoropolymer thin film deposited from the C2 F4 monomer, for example, demonstrates a dielectric constant of approximately 2.7.
Fluorinated organic monomers can be either surface etching in nature or plasma polymerizing in nature. This characteristic depends on the atomic fluorine to fluorocarbon ratio, F/CFx wherein x is between 1 and 3, in the reactive plasma. In "Diagnostics and Decomposition Mechanism in Radio-Frequency Discharges of Fluorocarbons Utilized for Plasma Etching or Polymerization", Plasma Chemistry and Plasma Processing, 2, 213-231 (1982) and "Mechanism of Etching and Polymerization in Radio-Frequency Discharges of CF4 -H2, CF4 -C2 F4, C2 F6 -H2, C3 F8 H2 ", J. Appl. Phys., 54, 1284-1288 (1983), d'Agostino et al. have shown that the addition of C-H groups, hydrogen, or unsaturates such as F2 C═CF2, increases the amount of CF radicals that are formed, thus the polymer deposition rate increases. The addition of hydrogen depletes the amount of fluorine present, thereby enhancing the polymerizing character of the feed gas.
The presence of even the slightest amount of oxygen in the feed gas inhibits the formation of plasma polymerized thin films and enhances the etching characteristic of the gas. The oxygen content in the feed causes the CFx component to become C-O-F, thus there is a net increase in free fluorine, and this, along with the presence of oxygen results in high surface etch rates. Therefore, oxygen-containing fluorocarbons have not been used as thin film precursors, though fluorocarbons without oxygen have been used.
The fluorocarbons used in the industry to prepare thin films, however, suffer from a severe drawback. This drawback is the slow rate at which known fluorocarbons can be deposited by the plasma polymerization process. Retajczyk et al. in "Properties of Plasma-Deposited Films Using Ethylene and Fluoroethylenes as Starting Monomers", Materials Letters, 2, 23-26 (1983), have shown that by controlling the fluorine to carbon ratio of the starting monomer, the deposition rate can also be controlled. As the fluorine to carbon ratio of the monomer increases, the deposition rate also increases, which is demonstrated by the fact that C2 F4 deposits at approximately 100 Angstroms/minute, C2 H2 F2 at 300 Angstroms/minute, and C2 HF3 at 600 Angstroms/minute. However, what has also been shown is that while the deposition rate can be increased to a more practical rate by controlling the F/C ratio, the dielectric constant for the thin film also increases, decreasing the thin films insulation efficiency. Thus, while the deposition rate increases from 100 Angstroms/minute to 300 Angstroms/minute from C2 F.sub. 4 to C2 H2 F2, the dielectric constant increases concomitantly from 2.7 to 3.3 respectively. Therefore, what is gained in one respect is lost in another equally important respect.
There is a present need for a means for increasing the deposition rate of a high fluoropolymer thin film without a corresponding increase in the dielectric constant of the resulting film.
It is one object of the present invention, therefore, to provide a process by which a fluoropolymer thin film can be deposited at a reasonable rate while maintaining a low dielectric constant.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a thin film deposited starting monomer by plasma polymerization, having a low dielectric constant.
The subject invention relates to a process for the deposition of an oxygen-containing high fluoropolymer thin film onto an approxpriate substrate comprising loading the substrate in an enclosed reactor; evacuating the reactor; charging the reactor with an inert carrier gas and an oxygen-containing fluorocarbon monomer feed gas; and plasma-polymerizing the feed gas such that a thin film of polymerized monomer is deposited onto the substrate.
The invention further relates to an insulation material comprising the fluoropolymer thin film recited above, a plasma polymerized thin film of an oxygen-containing fluoropolymer, and the use of a polymerization precursor monomer for such thin films that is an oxygen-containing fluorocarbon monomer.
FIG. 1 is a rate curve demonstrating consistency of the deposition rate of a heptafluorobutanol HFB thin film over an extended period of time.
FIG. 2 is a diagramatic view of a multi-layer conductive structure.
The subject invention relates to a process for the deposition of high fluoropolymer-containing thin films at reasonable deposition rates while maintaining low dielectric constant values. As used herein, the term "thin film" refers to dense, cross-linked, and substantially continuous and pinhole-and void-free films that are up to 100,000 Angstroms thick. The term "high fluoropolymer-containing", as used herein with respect to thin films, means containing between about 30% atomic to about 50% atomic fluorine.
While the contemplated use of the fluoropolymer thin films disclosed herein is directed to thin film insulation in capacitors, or to interlayer dielectrics, these films would also have application in the areas of sensors, electronic packaging, encapsulation, humidity resistance, and still others which will be readily discernable to those skilled in the art.
Plasma polymerized thin films characteristically exhibit excellent adhesion properties. Any substrate which can accept and maintain a plasma polymerized thin film may be used as the substrate in the instant inventive process. Best results are obtained if the substrate surface is relatively clean and dry, as these conditions affect the adhesive properties of the thin film. Suitable substrates include, but are not limited to, metal, glass, and plastic.
Organic monomers considered useful as thin film precursors within the subject inventive method include monomers containing fluorine and oxygen. The monomer will polymerize from the plasma state such that a dense thin film is deposited uniformly over the substrate surface. Preferably, the configuration of the monomer is such that an OH group is at the alpha position with respect to the perfluoro group. This monomer configuration readily lends itself to plasma polymerization due to the electronegativity of the oxygen in the monomer. The electron withdrawing power of the OH and perfluoro groups causes the electron density surrounding the carbon between these two groups to be withdrawn resulting in the monomer being easily cleaved at that carbon and leaving a radical suitable for polymerization. These monomers, when polymerized, form thin films at high deposition rates.
Compounds suitable for use as precursor monomers include fluorinated organic monomers of two general classifications. One class consists of compounds wherein the oxygen is attached to the carbon with the extractable hydrogen. The second class consists of compounds wherein the oxygen is on a carbon one removed from the carbon with the extractable hydrogen. ##STR1## In the formulas presented hereinabove,
R is defined as a perfluoro carbon group having at least 1 to 9 carbons, preferably 2-8 carbons, most preferably 3 to 4 carbons, including, where appropriate, linear and branched aliphatic and aromatic groups;
R' is defined as H or R; and
R" is defined as F or ##STR2##
Exemplary fluorocarbon monomers include heptafluorobutanol, pentafluorodimethyl ether, perfluoropropylene oxide, bis(trifluoromethyl) peroxide, heptafluorobutyric anhydride, x-hydroperfluoroisobutyric acid, (perfluoropropenyl-2) acetate and trifluoroacetaldehyde. The preferred fluorocarbon is heptafluorobutanol, or HFB. The position of the oxygen atom in these compounds promotes a deposition rate increased over that of commonly used fluorocarbon monomers which do not contain oxygen, yet the resulting thin film has a low dielectric constant.
The presence of free radicals in the polymerization process allows for cross-linking of the monomer segments in such a manner that the resultant thin film is dense, and substantially continuous and pinhole- and void-free. The thin film, due to the derivation from the precursor monomer containing fluorine and hydroxy groups next to or in close proximity to the carbon with the extractable hydrogen, will deposit at rates of approximately 500 Angstroms/minute to approximately 5,000 Angstroms/minute, depending on processing parameters. The dielectric constants exhibited by these oxygen-containing, high fluoropolymer thin films will range from about 2.3 to about 3.3.
The plasma polymerized thin film disclosed herein is deposited by subjecting the organic monomer, in the gaseous state, to electromagnetic energy of an appropriate frequency and power such that a plasma of the gaseous medium is formed. The gaseous monomer is exposed to a plasma glow discharge which forms ion radicals and other electronically excited species which deposit on the substrate surface and are polymerized, yielding a thin film thereon.
Suitable systems for depositing a thin film on a given substrate according to the procedure disclosed herein include a microwave plasma generator system, direct current system, audio frequency system, radio frequency system, or other conventional or commercially known power system. If a microwave plasma generator system is employed, the apparatus is essentially a vacuum chamber, such as a glass tube reactor, glass bell jar or other similar enclosure. This glass portion is enclosed by an electromagnetic energy plasma generator. The substrate to be coated is positioned within the tube such that maximum thin film deposition occurs with uniformity of coverage. A first outlet into the reaction tube allows for evacuation of the system, and two other outlets are connected to gas bleed systems, one for adding the organic monomer gas, and the other for an inert carrier gas, such as argon, helium, or other appropriate carrier gas.
In carrying out the deposition process, the glass reaction tube is first evacuated to about 10-3 to about 10-6 Torr. The tube is then charged with an inert gas as a carrier gas, at a flow rate of about 1-10 SCCM. At this time, electromagnetic energy at a frequency in the range of about 400 to 800 MHz is applied by the electromagnetic energy plasma generator at between 10-100 watts of power. Then the reactor is charged with the monomer to be deposited on the substrate at a flow rate of about 1-10 SCCM. Typical operating pressure is about 10-1 to 10-2 Torr. The applied electromagnetic energy initiates a glow discharge causing deposition of the plasma polymerized thin film.
Thin film, oxygen-containing fluoropolymer materials are produced by the subject process from oxygen-containing fluorocarbon monomers, preferably containing a stoichiometric amount of oxygen (one oxygen per molecule). The thin film deposited is a dense and substantially pinhole- and void-free film due to cross-linking. The thickness of the thin film is determined by the length of time for which the substrate is exposed to the polymerizing plasma. Generally, using the type of apparatus and the operating parameters disclosed above, a deposition rate of approximately 1,000 Angstroms/minute is achieved. A thickness of 60,000 Angstroms is attained over a 60 minute period, and films up to 100,000 Angstroms thick can be deposited at this rate.
The deposition of a flourine- and oxygen-containing monomer, deposited as a thin film on an appropriate substrate by the above process, is useful as an electric insulator, as it maintains efficient and effective charge separation. The oxygen-containing thin film fluoropolymer material disclosed herein, due to the low dielectric constant and excellent bonding characteristics, has further application in multi-layer conductive structures useful as substrates for the mounting of semiconductor chips, or in structures tenaciously bonded to ceramic substrates. FIG. 2 is a diagramatic view of a multi-layer conductive structure. In this type of structure, the thin film layer (12) functions as an isolation layer between adjacent layers of conductive material (10), these conductive layers being connected by vias (14) of conductive material which penetrate the thin film. This type of structure could be formed by first depositing by an appropriate means, such as by evaporation, a continuous layer of a conductive metal, such as copper, on a substrate (16). This conductive metal layer should then be masked in small areas, such as by placing a dot of masking material on the metal. An oxygen-containing fluorocarbon monomer is then plasma polymerized to deposit a thin film of fluoropolymer over the conductive metal layer. The mask is then removed, and a second layer of conductive metal is deposited over the fluoropolymer thin film. This second layer of conductive metal will also fill in the areas that were masked, creating vias of conductive metal material connecting adjacent conductive metal layers. This sequence may be repeated several times in making a multi-layer conductive structure.
While capacitor and multi-layer conductive structure fabrication are a few useful applications of the instant process and resulting material, other uses will be apparent to those skilled in the art.
The following examplary process is presented to more thoroughly explain the instant invention, but is not intended to be limitative thereof. The example demonstrates the use of an oxygen-containing fluorocarbon compound as a precursor monomer for the production of a fluoropolymer thin film possessing the desired deposition rate and dielectric constant properties.
A glass substrate upon which the fluoropolymer thin film was to be deposited was placed in a Surfatron reaction tube, which was evacuated to 10-3 Torr over a 1-3 hour period. Argon was charged to the reactor at 0.2 Torr at 4 cc/minute, and heptafluorobutanol was charged to the reactor at 1 cc/minute. Electromagnetic energy at a frequency of 450 MHz was directed into the reactor at a current density of 20 Watts. The surface of the glass substrate was uniformly coated with a dense thin film of oxy-fluoropolymer.
In order to observe the consistency of the deposition rate over an extended period of time, the process recited above was carried out to prepare several different samples. The substrates were exposed to the polymerizing plasma for increasing increments of 10 minutes, and the thickness of the film deposited on each substrate was then measured. The times and thicknesses are plotted in FIG. 1. As the figure indicates, the deposition rate of the fluoropolymer thin film resulting from the use of an HFB monomer remains constant at 1,000 Angstroms/minute for extended periods of time.
For purposes of examining the dielectric property of HFB films, capacitors were fabricated using the following procedure. Glass substrates were ultrasonically cleaned sequentially in detergent, water, acetone and methanol and dried in a nitrogen stream. These substrates were covered with 1000 to 1500 Angstroms of thermally evaporated gold. Approximately 1/3 of the gold area was then masked and an HFB film was deposited over the unmasked portion of the gold-coated substrate, by the method of Example 1, ranging from 2,500 Angstroms to 15,000 Angstroms. A thin dot pattern mask, the hole diameter of which was 0.3 cm, was then placed over these composite samples and a top layer of gold dots, 1,000 Angstroms thick, was thermally evaporated on the sample to complete the capacitor fabrication.
Impedance analysis of the films was performed using a Solartron 1250 frequency response analyzer with a Solartron 1286 potentiostat used as an impedance buffer. Data acquisition and manipulation were controlled using the Solartron 1090 Data Management System Software. The sine wave amplitude was 100 mV. Data was acquired in the log mode at a rate of 5 data points per decade of frequency and 100 measurements of impedance were averaged at each frequency. Film capacitance (C) was calculated using the following equation: ##EQU1## where f is the measurement frequency (Hz), and θ and Z and the phase angle and total impedance at f. The dielectric constant (κ) was calculated according to the following equation: ##EQU2## where ε is the permittivity of free space (8.85�10-14 F/cm), A is the area of the capacitor "plate" and d is the dielectric thickness.
Table 1 sets forth the calculated dielectric constants for the various thicknesses of HFB thin film that were prepared as stated hereinabove.
TABLE 1______________________________________Heptafluorobutanol Thin Film Dielectric ConstantDeposition Time Thin Film Thickness Dielectric Constant(Minutes) (Angstroms) (at 1030 Hz)______________________________________2.3 2,500 2.685.0 5,000 2.447.5 7,500 2.8810.0 10,000 2.3015.0 15,000 2.68______________________________________
The dielectric constant of the HFB thin film was, therefore, determined to be approximately 2.6.
It is to be understood that the foregoing example and procedure has been provided to enable those skilled in the art to have representative parameters by which to evaluate the invention and that this information should not be construed as any limitation on the scope of this invention. Inasmuch as the thin film composition and substrate choice can be varied within the scope of the total specification disclosure, neither the particular monomer or substrate, nor the specific operating parameters exemplified herein, shall be construed as limitations of the invention.
Thus, it is believed that any of the variables disclosed herein can readily be determined and controlled without departing from the spirit of the invention herein disclosed and described. Moreover, the scope of the invention shall include all modification and variations that fall within that of the attached claims.
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HAHA! Thanks for the warning. I will let you know how my Potato, bean, and rose "distractions" work this year.
I also planted a lot of companion/trap plants, but I suspect that since it's first year for these plants and some have barely sprouted, that I won't reap the rewards until next year. I will be curious how well they work and look forward to your 'report'.
My cousin e-mailed me and told me 'what you should have done is make your yard bird friendly, they eat the grubs while they are still on the ground'. Now he tells me. Sounds like another hobby! Erg.
Those grubs are far too deep for a bird to impact. And only certain birds eat them. Seeing as how you are in suburbia (as am I) you don't really have a space for a purple martin house. That's probably your best bet if that's your goal.
I put out seed and have a bird bath and it doesn't seem to make much difference. This year might be a bit skewed because of the 3-week early spring we had. Most people (uincluding myself) planted at roughly the normal time, but the hops are 3 weeks further along and the ground temps are as well, meaning the beetle hatch will be earlier than normal and your companion plants won't be as big as usual.
My pole beans are waist high and will be head high in a week or 2. I would expect they will be sufficiently sized to attract the beetls and the rose bush will certainly have no problem as a beetle beacon.
Benificial Nematodes and White Spore.
The nematodes are good for 10 years and improve their numbers as the food supply is increased. The spores take about 3 years to achieve maximum potential.
The nematodes are predatory specific whereas the spore is not. Both attack the grub where it sleeps and destroy it either from the inside out or outside in. Meaning, unless they come form someones elses yard they don;t stand a chance to become beetles.
I would get them so thick that just before suymmer as the air cooled at dusk the ground would be buzzing with them. Now, not so much. I generally only find them bashing their skulls against the artificial sun.
They have started to show up here now too. They don't seem to bother my hops, but they devour our grape vines which are next to the hops.
....oh, and our peaches too.
Thanks for the warning. I'll keep an eye out in Joliet.
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I'm in Oswego and I just noticed this morning that some of my leaves on my Centennail were a little beat up. I thought beetles but I looked closely at the leaves and had some type of what I would call caterpillar on the back of the leaves: black about 1/4" long and much smaller in diameter. A few little guys but looked to have a nice appetite. Just thought I would mention since this is a bit of a local post. Any ideas what they are and how to combat them?
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With spring weather finally here, there are going to be more bicyclists on the roadways. So remember to pack your air horn and mace in case one of them tries to attack you. But seriously, a bicyclist has little or no chance to walk away from a collision (or even a near-miss) with a car or truck. Fortunately, we have laws designed to give bicyclists a fighting chance.
The "Jeff Roth and Brian Brown Bicycle Protection Act of 2007," Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-8-175(c)(2), requires motorists to leave a safe distance of at least three feet between their vehicle and a bicycle until safely past the bicycle. That law provides as follows: "The operator of a motor vehicle, when overtaking and passing a bicycle proceeding in the same direction on the roadway, shall leave a safe distance between the motor vehicle and the bicycle of not less than three feet (3') and shall maintain the clearance until safely past the overtaken bicycle." Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-8-175(c)(2). Although this is commonly referred to as the "three-foot rule," the statute actually requires a minimum buffer of three feet, plus whatever additional buffer constitutes a "safe distance" under the circumstances.
There are occasions where passing a bicycle is prohibited entirely. In a no-passing zone (typically indicated by double yellow lines), Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-8-121 prohibits passing on the left side of the roadway. That law protects bicyclists too, because "[e]very person riding a bicycle upon a roadway is granted all of the rights" of a person operating a motor vehicle. Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-8-172(a). Thus, in a marked no-passing zone, if a motor vehicle cannot provide the bicycle at least a three-foot buffer and stay entirely within the right lane, then the motorist cannot lawfully pass the bicycle. The reasoning behind this rule is sound: if a motorist tried to pass a bicycle by driving left of center around a "blind" curve, and then abruptly had to veer back to the right to avoid an oncoming vehicle, the bicyclist would be in the ditch or worse.
If we abide by these laws and practice common sense and patience, we will see far fewer lives tragically destroyed.
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Mr.DeGaetano, your post will probably draw all kinds of negative comments as many drivers on the road despise having to be inconvenienced by bicyclists. They rant, curse, throw things, honk their horns, and spit, because arrogantly they think that their plans and interests are more important than those of others.
They aren't the only ones though. We tailgate and bully others on the road all the time, not taking into consideration that other folks have a right to get where they're going and take care of their business just like we do. Maybe someone is driving a little slower because they don't see as well as we do, or maybe they're older and are trying to be careful. We're quick to get angry over the smallest mistake when we ourselves are guilty sometimes too of doing stupid things on the road. I say "we" because I know that I get pretty impatient sometimes. I'm trying to remind myself of these things when I do. I'm not the most important person out there.
Joyce Hague
When someone is foolish enough to ride a bicycle where bicycles were not meant to go, they risk injury and make a nuisance of themselves. I think some cyclists like making a nuisance of themselves. Several times I have encountered cyclists riding four abreast and two abreast routinely.
Cyclists try to ride up Lookout Mountain, a road that was built in the 1920s and not wide enough for two standard cars of today's size to pass. We have idiots riding down the Mountain at speeds of 40-50 miles an hour in traffic. If you are stupid enough to ride a bike between two cars going down the mountain at 50 mph you are asking to get hurt. We have already had one death where a cyclist was riding down the mountain and couldn't make the curve and hit a car head on. To ride where there are blind curves for motorists approaching at 40 mph is asking for a tragedy.
We have tour buses and tractor trailers trying to pass each other on narrow lanes meant for A-Models. Other cyclists are foolish enough to ride on highways with speed limits of 55 or more. There has to be three feet available to give a cyclist three feet.
Get out of the road and go to the battlefield or out in rural areas where there is not any traffic. I get the impression cyclists just want to be seen, I know they have a lot of money invested in their little to-tos but we don't want to see them. If you ride a bicycle in traffic, you are an idiot. Anything could happen, pot holes (Lord knows Chattanooga is full of pot holes), mechanical problems, riding in a blind spot, etc.
Why don't cyclists have to have insurance and tags like everybody else? They should have to pay a wheel tax in lieu of our emission tax. They should have to get a license like motorcyclists do. Visitors should have to get a temporary license like fishermen do. If they are going to take up the road they should have to pay like everybody else.
Chuck Davis
Lookout Mountain, Tn.
A person can't lose hope that in every new generation we will become a bit more tolerant and respectful of our fellow man and a bit less narcissistic and self-centered. Be that as it may, Toto was an excellent rock band in the 1980's and a tutu is a costume worn in a ballet. Not sure what Toto or a tutu has to do with derogatory comments about bicycling, but I'm sure once the next potential letter writer is finished watching Fox News and yelling at those kids in the yard, he will fully explain. Didn't take long, did it Joyce?
Herb Montgomery
Chuck Davis has a point. We own two vans. We pay for two registrations, insure both, required to wear seat belts, pay gas tax for each, each operator must be 16 and above, has to pass a driving test and be licensed, emission testing, just for the privilege to operate a vehicle on the roadway. If I add a motorcycle I must be licensed, pay to have a registration, license plates, insurance, helmet and the third gas tax. These are what drivers face for the privilege to use the roadway.
Now the state gives the bike rider three feet of the roadway and if there is no room we must follow until there is. I don't begrudge people riding a bike but it they have the special privilege of three feet then make all the above requirements apply to the bike riders. This would only be fair. Today we hear equal pay then why don't have equal cost?
N.D. Kennedy Sr.
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The tax, registration, license arguments are always brought up in regards to bicyclists. I'm not against some kind of "City Sticker" use decal for bikes, but is that what we want to pay our police officers to enforce while our youths kill each other? The only thing I would consider is that those bicyclists all have licensed vehicles sitting at home (not destroying our roads, polluting, and burning fossil fuels) while they propel themselves down the road by their own sweat and muscle.
We don't tax skateboarders, joggers, rollerbladers or walkers, and they all use the sidewalks and/or roads, depending on particular locations, and they all move themselves along under their own power. For me, that's the difference, they are all self-propelled.
Sure, I've been caught behind loudly dressed (which to me means easier to see) cyclists riding along in groups and I have been held up a few minutes every time. You know what? I just don't sweat the small stuff. I happen to think it's a nice thing that our town attracts the physically fit kind of people that don't get in their four wheel drive gas-guzzler to go to Hardee's and pig out. I also think it's nice they are exercising, leading healthy productive lives while their licensed and tagged vehicles sit at home in the driveway.
Most of all, I think bicyclists and outdoor enthusiasts of every ilk make Chattanooga a really cool place to live.
Wes Ellis
I'm just an old hippie. "Make love, not war" and "peace" were my mantra in the day. It seems like our world has lost all "common sense." I grew up in a subdivision in the "north" that had sidewalks all over the place. We didn't have ditches. We had street lights everywhere. Common sense. Our mom's let us go out and play, trusting our neighbors to look out for each other's kids. They did. Common sense. We knew to be home when the street lights came on. We rode our bikes everywhere, even across town, never, never, having to worry about traffic except when crossing a busy road, when we got off our bikes and walked. Common sense.
Down here, I drive down Graysville Road (off East Brainerd) each and every day. The lane is probably only 4-5 feet with a ditch on the side. When a bike is on that busy road, with people pulling in and out of CVS and the gas stations and churches, you are putting yourself in danger. There is simply not enough room to navigate. I realize some folks must ride a bike to get places, but for the most part, riding a bike is for recreation and exercise.
I sometimes turn left off Gunbarrel Road on to Igou Gap Road to take a shortcut home. This is a newer area with actual bike riding lanes built in. There are many places like this for bicyclists, including parks. When I turn right to get to Jenkins Road on my way to East Brainerd, the lane is very narrow- probably only 3-4 feet wide. A bicyclist almost got pushed in the ditch in the other lane, then stopped and screamed at the driver. I was watching. I wanted to say- hey dummy, how about going to where those bike lanes are right down the road and quit causing this frenzy?
Common sense. It's not about rights. It's about common sense. Quit riding your bikes where there are narrow roads, where you know traffic is crazy, where it's curvy and hilly and cars can't stop on a dime because there's one on their rear end and they can't see you until it's too late. I get that you love to ride, and you have the right to do it. I don't get your "dancing with death" because of it. Common sense. The people in the cars are not your enemies. We are all neighbors, friends and as a Christian I do "love my neighbor"- so much, that I don't want to hurt anyone- or myself, because of the lack of common sense.
Debbie Peck
March 26, 2015
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DENVER -- The Colorado Rockies plan to take a cautious approach with the cracked cuticle on Ubaldo Jimenez's pitching hand.
Rockies manager Jim Tracy hasn't ruled the hard-throwing righty out of his scheduled start Friday in Pittsburgh, but won't make any definitive decisions until Jimenez tosses a bullpen session Wednesday -- his hand willing, of course.
Jimenez had tape on his right thumb in hopes of speeding along the healing process. And while the thumb is beginning to feel better, Jimenez said he can still feel it.
In Friday's opener, Jimenez couldn't generate spin on his breaking pitches, giving up six runs -- five earned -- in six innings against Arizona. The next day Jimenez revealed the hidden reason behind his poor outing: He couldn't put any pressure on the ball, losing sizzle on his blazing fastball.
"It's getting better," Jimenez said in the clubhouse before a game Tuesday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers. "But we're probably going to take it a little bit slowly, so it can get perfect. We're not trying to rush anything."
Tracy doesn't want the thumb to get to the point where it's a nuisance each time his ace takes the mound. That's why he's willing to wait, adjusting his rotation if necessary.
"We don't want to push it to the point where we take major steps backward," Tracy said. "If there's any doubt in our mind, we're going to error on the side of caution, I can promise you that.
"But I'm not ruling anything out right now. He doesn't want it that way. We'll keep seeing how that finger continues to improve."
With a rainout Sunday, lefty Jorge De La Rosa could easily slide into Friday's slot and still throw on full rest. De La Rosa left Saturday's game against the Diamondbacks with a blister on the middle finger of his left hand but wasn't all that concerned. He said this is nothing new as he typically develops blisters in his first few starts before his fingers become callused.
As of now, Jason Hammel will make his season debut Wednesday against the Dodgers, with Esmil Rogers opening the three-game series in Pittsburgh on Thursday night.
From there, the rotation remains up in the air until a decision is made on Jimenez's status.
"There's a number of different things we can do," Tracy said. "But [Jimenez's thumb] looks much better. I saw the finger, know what the finger looks like today in relation to what it looked like Sunday. We've made great strides."
In fact, the skin is already starting to harden, a good sign.
"But if it's not all the way there yet, and there is that little bit left there, where he's one pitch away from tearing it back and you're right back to square one again ... it makes no sense to do that in my mind," Tracy said.
Nor to Jimenez.
"I still feel it. But not as much as I did before," said Jimenez, who won a team-record 19 games and threw the first no-hitter in franchise history last season. "It's still there, but getting better."
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The government resolved a two-decade conflict over how to share the nation's revenue. Redistributing wealth – even by a few percentage points – is a first step toward easing the hostilities that have fueled bloody insurgencies and stalled important energy projects.
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The technocratic title sounds nothing like a historic agreement.
But the 7th National Finance Commission Award that Pakistani federal and provincial government officials hashed out this month resolves a two-decade conflict over how to share the nation's revenue.
By redistributing wealth – even by just a few percentage points – it marks a first step toward easing the hostilities that have fueled bloody insurgencies and stalled important energy projects.
Not bad for a country in perpetual fear of breaking into its four ethnically divided provinces.
"If you are able to get across this feeling that you are getting your due share, this obviously will help in terms of national unity," says Kemal Siddiqi, Karachi-based editor of the Express Tribune, a Pakistani newspaper. "The next challenge could be … getting them to use that money so there's a visible change."
Deal could build goodwill
The deal came about after months of meetings and three days of final negotiations in Lahore that ended on Dec. 11. The federal government agreed to distribute more of the overall pot to the provinces, and dominant Punjab Province agreed to share more money with the other three (it gave up 1.27 percent and will keep 51.74 percent).
"It's not a small achievement," says Abida Hussain, a senior member of the ruling Pakistan People's Party, who calls the NFC deal one of the government's greatest accomplishments so far. "The real underlying problems [of the country] are the problems between the provinces."