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This category is about corporate social responsibility (CSR), a form of corporate self-regulation integrated into a business model. The goal of CSR is to embrace responsibility for the company's actions and encourage a positive impact through its activities on the environment, consumers, employees, communities, stakeholders and all other members of the public sphere.
The smart home revolution has caused legacy manufacturers to re-think their products, as shown by modern smart water heater technology.
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The realized growth in the fast fashion market has been astounding – and it's leaving conventional apparel retailers in the dust. Yet recent events have shed light on questionable aspects of fast fashion's modus operandi that are prompting some consumers to think twice.


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Stephen Colbert is bringing Middle Earth to Midtown Manhattan.
A devoted fan of J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy series, the Colbert Report host will celebrate the release of the first chapter of the big-screen adaptation of The Hobbit with an entire week dedicated to the film on his Comedy Central series. He will welcome as guests Ian McKellen, who plays Gandalf, on Monday, Dec. 3; Martin Freeman (Bilbo Baggins) on Tuesday; director Peter Jackson on Wednesday; and Andy Serkis (Gollum) on Thursday.
Colbert has made no secret of his love for the series: He speaks Elvish, the language spoken by elves in the book, and visited the New Zealand set of the film during production. While there, he was given a small role in a future Hobbit film. Jackson is planning three Hobbit movies, marking his second Tolkien trilogy. He helmed the Lord of the Rings films, winning three Oscars for 2003's series ender The Return of the King.
He already has had one star from the franchise on his show; in 2011, he peppered Tolkien questions at Elijah Wood, who starred as Frodo Baggins in the Lord of the Rings saga and will reprise the role in a smaller capacity in the Hobbit films.
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Hi Everyone,
I really love this forum!
I have read every thread that comes up on a search of "STTP". Some I have read several times : )
First a disclaimer: I have read some passionate and eloquent posts on the environmental reasons to avoid STTP. I took those perspectives into consideration and have still made the decision to use it, so there's no need to educate me on why I shouldn't.
Anyway, I was trying to decide between ordering STTP or the new softener that Charlie's Soap sells, but I could not find out what's actually in the Charlie's so I went with the cheapest option and ordered a bucket of STTP from The Chemistry Store.
The hardness of our water is 300 parts per million (ppm) or 17.5 grains per gallon, categorized as "very hard."
I live in an apartment, so installing a whole-house system is not an option.
I am using a cheap top-loader - not my choice, but they do not allow us to install our own.
I used to cloth diaper so I use Charlie's Soap powder. I have never had any problems with it, but I am a very compulsive person and often did a cold prewash of every load when I had a HE FL, so maybe that's why our clothes were always spotless. I used to use Calgon liquid, but it's just too expensive.
Anyway, I do not understand why the amount of STTP used is governed by the amount of detergent and not the hardness of the water. I usually use 1 TBSP of Charlie's in this top loader, but since I've been having trouble with rinsing (the water is still cloudy and there are still suds) I often cut back to 1.5 Tsp. I cannot imagine that 1/2 those amounts of STTP would be enough, but maybe it's because I don't understand what it's actually doing.
If it's binding to the calcium and magnesium in the water, and since our water is very hard and my top loader is using a lot of water, how much STTP should I start with? Is there any danger to the people wearing the clothes if I use too much initially?
Also, I found one extension service article online that recommended softening rinse water as well. This makes sense to me. I don't want the minerals getting into my textiles during the rinse anymore than I want them getting into them during the wash. Is there any harm or danger to softening the rinse water? And how much would I use then?
Oh, in case it matters, I had cancer in 2004 and I have allergies, so I'm a bit of a purist. I don't use any fabric softeners or dryer sheets. On really dirty or white loads I use a scoop of oxygen bleach, but it's unscented and has no additives. When I can be bothered I sometimes pre-treat stains with sprays that are scented, but that's all that goes into my laundry.
Thank you in advance for any advice you can offer. I know that I will have to experiment and figure out what works. I guess I just don't feel confident about how to judge what's working and what's not. I always feel like our clothes are clean and soft as long as they're not line dried so . . . please offer your opinions!
DO NOT USE STPP IN THE RINSE! The purpose of rinsing is to remove chemicals and detergent from your clothes, not put them back in. If you want to soften the water in your final rinse, use citric acid instead. Citric acid is a non-precipitating water softener and also aids in smoothing textile fabrics. It's a win-win. You can find citric acid at the Chemistry Store or in the dishwashing section of your local grocery store under the name LemiShine. Middle eastern grocery stores may also stock citric acid under the name "lemon salt".
If you have 17 grains hardness, you should not be using less than 1 TBS of Charlie's Soap. In fact, I wrote to Charlie's Soap and they told me that with a 4.0 cuft machine in soft water conditions I should be using 1.5-2 TBS. From what you described, I think you might as well wash in plain water. Just because you see some small amount of suds and turbid water is not an indicator that you are using enough detergent.
Determining how much STPP to use based on your specific water hardness and amount of water will require some knowledge of chemistry. You need to know how much calcium can be neutralized by a given quantity of STPP, then apply that to the volume of water and your specific hardness conditions. Unfortunately such a calculation is beyond my pay grade at this time.
My initial suggestion would be to use 1 TBS of Charlie's with 1 TBS of STPP and see how it goes.
Thank you for your input.
I have LemiShine. How much would you use in the rinse?
Interesting point about the suds in the rinse water. That's the big indicator for knowing when cloth diapers are rinsed well-enough and if you're having to do a ridiculous amount of rinsing, it is suggested to cut back on the amount of detergent used.
I'm starting to wonder if I was using too much Charlie's the last 8 months because we rented a house with a water softener and had a HE FL. Maybe I have a lot of detergent build-up on my clothes and that's why I can't seem to rinse them. I couldn't see what was happening through the smoked glass door. It occurs to me that I have no idea what turbid water and a small amount of suds actually indicates. Should I even expect rinse water to be clear?
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The Nationals will win the NL East this year, Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports writes. Bryce Harper appears to have solved the team's center field dilemma in the short term and the team's run prevention has been tremendous. General manager Mike Rizzo says his team's first half success isn't a fluke. "I'm very pleased with it — don't get me wrong — but I'm not shocked by it," he told Morosi. Here are more of Morosi's notes from around MLB:
- Peter Bourjos would likely intrigue the Phillies if the Angels ask about Cole Hamels, Morosi tweets. The Angels could explore the market for starting pitching depth given Ervin Santana's first half struggles.
- There was once talk of the Pirates listening to offers on Kevin Correia, but it's hard to see that happening now that Pittsburgh leads the NL Central, Morosi tweets.
- The Cubs will listen on Bryan LaHair, but their asking price remains high at the moment, Morosi tweets. Here's more detail on LaHair and other potentially available first basemen.
- A rival executive expects the White Sox to look hard at possible relief help, Morosi tweets. Deunte Heath, Brian Omogrosso, Leyson Septimo, Hector Santiago, Nate Jones and Addison Reed join Matt Thornton in Chicago's relatively inexperienced 'pen.
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Quick Hits: Dodgers, LaHair, Wedge, K-Rod
Here's the latest news and headlines from around the league on the day Chase Utley told the world he was back with a home run in his first at-bat since the end of the 2011 season…
- There are very few viable options for the Dodgers as they look to add a middle-of-the-order bat, tweets Buster Olney of ESPN.com. Many of the players currently available are either fringe types or vastly overpaid for their services (like this one).
- Olney tweets that Cubs first baseman/outfielder Bryan LaHair has been scouted by the Dodgers, among other teams, but Los Angeles has reservations about his defense. Nonetheless, the Dodgers' need for a quality bat could lead to them overlooking LaHair's shortcomings and acquiring the power hitter before the trade deadline.
- Mariners manager Eric Wedge doesn't like the progress his young team has made this season, but he's not ready to start sending players to Triple-A, writes Geoff Baker of The Seattle Times. "It's frustrating because I know these guys are a much better offensive club than what we're seeing them do here at home,'' Wedge said. "I don't want to hear anything about the fences, or this, that and the other. It's about what they're doing at home plate and putting up good at-bats and hitting the ball hard."
- The Angels have a special assignment scout watching the Reds-Brewers series to check up on a few players including Francisco Rodriguez, tweets Jon Paul Morosi of FOXSports.com. The Angels entered Wednesday night's action four and a half games behind the Rangers for first place in the American League West.
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NL Central Links: Rizzo, LaHair, Brewers, Astros
The Reds paid a hefty price to acquire Mat Latos from the Padres this offseason, sending Yonder Alonso, Yasmani Grandal, Brad Boxberger, and Edinson Volquez to San Diego in exchange for the young ace. Latos has been largely disappointing, but turned in his best start of the season tonight, striking out a career-high 13 in a one-run complete game effort. Here are some more links related to the division…
- The Cubs officially called up Anthony Rizzo, the team announced, and Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports tweets that they now view Bryan LaHair as an outfielder. The Cubs, however, would be willing to move LaHair for "the right offer," according to Morosi (Twitter link).
- The Brewers may be one good week away from contention, but the club could always be one bad week away from selling, writes Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. Zack Greinke, Francisco Rodriguez, Shaun Marcum, and George Kottaras would all appeal to other clubs, to varying degrees. Milwaukee's farm system has been depleted by trades for Greinke, Marcum, and C.C. Sabathia and could stand to be replenished, opines Rosenthal. He's careful to note that this could be a dicey PR move, as Milwaukee could surpass 3MM fans on the season and selling would send a bad message.
- Zachary Levine of the Houston Chronicle details the Astros' draft strategy and how it led to the signing of Rio Ruiz for a bonus that was leaps and bounds above slot ($1.85MM). General manager Jeff Luhnow tells Levine that he considers Ruiz, Carlos Correa (No. 1 overall) and Lance McCullers Jr. (No. 41 overall) all to be first round talents.
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Quick Hits: Tigers, Bryan LaHair, Red Sox Draft
The Yankees completed a sweep against the Nationals on Sunday afternoon in Washington D.C. with a 4-1 victory. The win marked New York's third consecutive sweep of three games or more for the first time since 1998. With the Yankees taking three from the Nationals, the Reds (7-5) are now the lone MLB team with an all-time winning record against the Bronx Bombers. Here's the latest from around the majors…
- Tigers GM Dave Dombrowski has already conceded his interest in acquiring a right-handed bat before the non-waiver trade deadline, but any potential move hinges on the health of Victor Martinez, writes Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports. "The possibility (of Martinez returning) exists in a strong enough fashion that you have to give it some thought, but I don't really know where that stands – and I don't know that we will know until July," Dombrowski said in an interview Sunday morning. "We may get Martinez and (Al) Alburquerque back. Those would be two pretty good acquisitions, and our bullpen actually has pitched pretty well in recent times."
- ESPN.com's Buster Olney reports (via Twitter) that the Dodgers are not interested in Cubs first baseman Bryan LaHair but are talking with Chicago about right-hander Ryan Dempster. Los Angeles may want to reconsider its stance as LaHair has a slash line of .297/.380/.560 as compared to .261/.322/.368 for the Dodgers' first basemen.
- According to calculations by Baseball America, the Red Sox will face increased penalties from MLB if they continue spending at their current pace to go 5% over their draft budget as pointed out by Brian MacPherson of The Providence Journal. When a team exceeds its budget by 5% or less, it is penalized by paying 75% on the amount over the threshold. Teams that go over by 5 to 10% are mandated to pay a luxury tax of 100% on the excess spending and forfeit their next first round draft pick.
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Cubs Notes: Jaramillo, LaHair, Dempster
The Cubs, who rank 14th out of 16 NL teams in runs scored, announced that they replaced hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo with minor league hitting coordinator James Rowson. Here are some more Cubs-related notes and rumors…
- President of baseball operations Theo Epstein confirmed that the Cubs are ready to start trading players to improve the organization's future, Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune reports (on Twitter).
- Jim Bowden of ESPN.com examines the rosters of potential sellers, including the Cubs. Most scouts believe Bryan LaHair has legitimate late-blooming power like Nelson Cruz and Jose Bautista, according to Bowden.
- Some executives believe Ryan Dempster could be traded early, perhaps even before the All-Star break, according to Danny Knobler of CBSSports.com (on Twitter). The Dodgers are interested in Dempster, who is in the last year of his contract.
- An American League exec likes the looks of Dempster, Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe reports (on Twitter). "He's pitching well and he'd give you a good character guy/leader," the person said.
- David O'Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution lists off a number of reasons why the Braves may not pursue trades for veteran pitchers like Dempster this summer. The new collective bargaining agreement could impact the Braves' interest in making a deal, and Kris Medlen gives them an additional internal candidate for the rotation.
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Quick Hits: LaRoche, Lee, Cubs
Let's not let the day's biggest story — that the Cubs will sign Jorge Soler to a nine-year deal worth $30MM — overshadow some other notes and rumors from around MLB. Here are the latest links…
- Yahoo's Jeff Passan checks in on the players heading toward free agency, noting that the stock for players such as Adam LaRoche, Melky Cabrera and Andre Ethier is way up.
- Derrek Lee would be open to returning for the "right opportunity," Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports (on Twitter). The Pirates could be interested in re-signing Lee, who joined the team in a midseason trade last year.
- Matt Garza, Ryan Dempster and Bryan LaHair are all in play as the trade deadline nears, Rosenthal notes (on Twitter). The Cubs could look to supplement their core of young players by dealing established Major Leaguers for controllable players this summer.
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Rosenthal's Latest: Saunders, Quentin, Cards, Pirates
Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports has a new Full Count video up. Let's recap…
- Teams looking for rotation help should call the Diamondbacks about Joe Saunders. Arizona wants to get top prospect Trevor Bauer into their rotation, but right now there's just no room.
- The identity of the Padres' new owner will not be known before August, leaving the front office to make its own call on Carlos Quentin prior to the trade deadline. They could keep him and make him a qualifying offer after the season (entitling them to draft pick compensation), though they'd be gambling on future payroll before knowing the new owner's plans. The safest move could be trading the outfielder.
- The Cardinals will wait to hear more about Chris Carpenter's status before making a move for a veteran starting pitcher in the wake of Jaime Garcia's shoulder injury. St. Louis wanted Jeff Francis badly, but the timing wasn't right; Garcia appeared to be healthy when Francis hit the market.
- The Pirates have inquired about a number of corner infield bats, including Kevin Youkilis, Chase Headley, and Bryan LaHair. Some of those targets are more realistic than others, plus the trade market has yet to really materialize. There are far more buyers than sellers, though Pittsburgh has the pitching depth to swing a deal.
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Cubs Will Consider Offers For Almost Every Player
6:31pm: Castro is "first on the list of players [the Cubs] won't trade," according to a team that recently spoke to the Cubs, reports Danny Knobler of CBS Sports. Knobler also says the Cubs have told teams that they will cover as much as $45MM of the approximately $48MM remaining on Soriano's contract if the outfielder is moved (Twitter link). At least one team has already expressed interest in Dempster, tweets ESPN's Buster Olney.
1:45pm: The Cubs are letting teams know that nearly every player except Jeff Samardzija is available in trades, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports. Some teams are already calling the 18-32 Cubs about potential deals.
"We're starting to get some early calls now," president of baseball operations Theo Epstein told Nightengale. "There might be fewer sellers than usual and a lot more buyers. This has a chance to help us. We need core players."
Starlin Castro could be obtained for two impact prospects, according to Nightengale. First baseman Bryan LaHair and starters Matt Garza and Ryan Dempster could also be acquired. The Cubs will contribute cash in a deal involving Alfonso Soriano, who earns $18MM per season through 2014.
Though Epstein's longtime team, the Red Sox, hasn't been a seller for years, Chicago GM Jed Hoyer was trading Major Leaguers for prospects as recently as last summer. He acquired Joe Wieland and Robbie Erlin from the Rangers for Mike Adams in 2011 when he was the Padres' GM.
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Trade Candidate: Bryan LaHair
When I described Bryan LaHair as having "quality sleeper potential" in a column for Roto Authority back in January, I certainly didn't expect this. Heading into Thursday's play, LaHair was hitting an absurd .381/.459/.794 in 74 plate appearances as the Cubs' regular first baseman and establishing himself as one of the best stories of this young 2012 campaign. A 29-year-old with just 219 Major League PAs to his name entering the season, LaHair was expected to do little more than keep first base warm for Anthony Rizzo, but LaHair's success has in all likelihood required a shift in the Cubs' short-term plans.
Or has it? LaHair is obviously not going to keep up his Ruthian numbers for the entire season, though his solid power numbers in the minors would hint that he's not going to fall completely off the map. If LaHair regresses even to around an .850 OPS by June, that's still a very solid output, and if he tops that number, even better. If LaHair is still swinging a hot bat by midseason, it would behoove the Cubs to at least test the market to see what they could get for the first baseman.
The obvious question is, why wouldn't the Cubs just hang onto LaHair and move him to a corner outfield spot once Rizzo is called up? Rizzo and his Triple-A slash line of .372/.422/.638 certainly look on pace to be in Chicago by midseason at the latest, and if he can translate even some of that quality to the Majors, then the Cubs would have a nice pair of bats to hit behind Starlin Castro.
The problem could be that the Cubs' preferred trade candidate, David DeJesus, is playing poorly. Teams aren't going to be be willing to acquire a 32-year-old who has a .687 OPS in 2011-12, is owed approximately $9.15MM through the end of the 2013 season and whose traditionally strong corner OF glove also seems to be failing him. Chicago's other corner outfielder, Alfonso Soriano, is set to earn approximately $51MM through 2014. Between Soriano's untradeable contract and DeJesus' lack of form, LaHair is a much more valuable trade commodity than either player and could become the trade chip that the Cubs hoped DeJesus could become.
The Tigers, Dodgers, Phillies and Brewers are just a few of the contenders and would-be contenders that could use a slugging left-handed bat at first, left, right or DH. Suitors wouldn't pay a king's ransom for LaHair since they would also have an eye on his middling career history, but power is an increasingly rare commodity, so teams would definitely give the Cubs some value if LaHair continues to smash right-handed pitching. LaHair would also be under team control through 2018 though since he's already 29, controllability is not a major factor in this case.
Cubs fans will no doubt be upset over the club dealing away the feel-good story in the midst of another sub-.500 year, but Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer have stated on many occasions that they're rebuilding the Cubs from the ground up and that 2012 is intended as a rebuilding year. If Chicago can turn a 29-year-old career minor leaguer into a quality prospect or two, that's a better long-term move for the organization than hoping LaHair is a late-blooming superstar like Jose Bautista and can stay an elite hitter until the Cubs are ready to contend again.
Put it this way — if you asked a Cubs fan even one month ago if they'd be willing to see LaHair dealt for two of another team's top 15 prospects, even the most staunch Wrigleyville dweller would've jumped at that deal. One red-hot outlier of a month (or even a few hot months) shouldn't be enough to alter the Cubs' rebuilding plan.
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NL Central Links: Reds, Greinke, Marcum, LaHair
Here's the latest from the NL Central…
- Reds GM Walt Jocketty is "not even considering" signing Roy Oswalt, reports John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer. Jocketty also said he is planning to talk with Brandon Phillips' agents about a contract extension for the second baseman at some point during the spring.
- Zack Greinke said "nothing's changed" about his extension talks with the Brewers and didn't want to talk about the subject to reporters today (including Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel). Greinke also added that he has no immediate plans to hire an agent.
- The Brewers should wait before giving Shaun Marcum a contract extension, or perhaps they should let Marcum hit free agency next winter altogether, writes Eric Seidman for Fangraphs. "All of [the Brewers] rotation efforts this year should be focused on keeping Greinke, the better and younger pitcher who is more likely to remain among the elite throughout the life of the deal," Seidman writes. Marcum recently said that he'd love to remain in Milwaukee, though the Brewers haven't yet approached him about a long-term deal.
- Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer told Bryan LaHair that the Cubs had no interest in Albert Pujols or Prince Fielder, LaHair tells Paul Sullivan of the Chicago Tribune. As such, LaHair was able to ignore the rumors and focus on preparing for his first starting job in the big leagues. Over at Roto Authority, I recently looked at the fantasy potential of LaHair and the newly-acquired Anthony Rizzo.
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Planting under ficus hedge in Palm Springs
So my mature ficus hedges are in good condition but would like plant underneath to fill in the bare lower 18-24" of trunk, some root and the neighbors wood fence.
One hedge is abt 50' long and faces NE the other 20' long faces SW ie full summer sun and 110 degrees. YUM
First, dig around and see how much root system you find. You may have to plant fairly far out from the ficus to avoid a mass of roots that will compete with anything you may try planting. That may defeat the purpose, or may not. Ficus tend to have massive root systems that few plants can compete with.
Ficus hedge is at least 25 yrs old. Trunks are 9-12" in diameter and huge visible roots.
Is it viable to poss make a nick in lower trunk to encourage new growth.
I've asked the same question at several nurseries but they look at me s though I'm speaking a foreign language, and have no positive response whether there there is the slightest of possibility that this may work.
Thanks in anticipation of your response.
Nick in lower trunk will simply make a scar, not new growth.
Possibly making sure the bare areas are exposed to sunlight may promote new growth--but with mature trees as they are--unlikely. I'm not so familiar with Ficus as to predict if they can resprout from a bare trunk or not.
The thing to have done (too late now) was to keep the entire trunk exposed to sunlight via regular shearing to a narrow form so the original growth down at the base would have kept on growing. The plant--most plants--are likely to abandon growth that is heavily shaded since that growth is not going to be providing the same kind of energy to the plant as foliage in sunlight.
Examine this tall Ficus hedge--it has been carefully and regularly sheared since planting many years ago, and it has maintained green growth right down to the base:
Another issue to consider is climate--any plant is going to sacrifice growth it can do without (heavily shaded, for example) in extreme weather (heat!) to preserve itself overall--and in your desert conditions, the base growth may have been sacrificed by the plant long ago in order to get established, or during particularly extreme weather. Also, the sheared hedge in the above example might have struggled in your desert climate, whereas in its far more mild location (near the coast) the extreme shearing was, for the plants, manageable.
I lived in the Coachella Valley for years, (La Quinta, specifically). Not sure what you wish to plant, but I would put raised planters on top of the roots of the ficus, and plant whatever I wanted in them.
The ficus has an extreme root system that could lift a house, crack a street or split a boulder!
The hedge is a beautiful thing. Of course you could plant bougainvillaeas in there, but those ficus mean business!!
I would just make a micro climate with pots or planters, put in a drip system, and enjoy whatever I plant.
Keep us posted! The only thing I ever grew in Coachella was garlic cloves (that were old and sprouting), and jalapeno. OH, and citrus!! I forgot all the wine grapes. We had many of those. Roses! My fav was Veteran's Honor!
Good luck!
You could always plant other tough plants...like Pittosporum tobira. Plain form,variegated or "wheelers" a dwarf.
There's always Agaves... a nice contrast to the Ficus and in your climate wouldnt mind some shade.
Or,how about "Firesticks" ? blazing red that I think takes all heat you can make..but I'm not sure of that. A nice hedge of that with Ficus sounds pretty exotic.
Then,theres old faithful..boxwood. You would have to water heavily. It could work?
Tecoma stans? THAT I know takes full desert heat..
There is always too,,junipers. I'm not sure if they are good low desert plants..but the variety is huge. A silvery juniper is one nice look..and that helps the plant reflect excess light.


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A froth-aid useful in frothing a carboxylated latex for use as an adhesive in the manufacture of carpets comprises in certain proportions urea, the sodium salt of condensed naphthalene sulfonic acid, a blend of about C8 to C18 fatty alcohols, ammonium or sodium lauryl sulfate and water.
1. A composition of matter comprising in the following proportions (1) from about 17 to 26 parts by weight of urea, (2) from about 1.5 to 2.5 parts by weight of the sodium salt of condensed naphthalene sulfonic acid, (3) from about 7.5 to 13 parts by weight of mixed about C8 to C18 fatty alcohols, (4) from about 7.5 to 13 parts by weight of ammonium lauryl sulfate or sodium lauryl sulfate or mixture thereof and (5) from about 35 to 55 parts by weight of water.
2. A composition of matter according to claim 1 containing additionally a carboxylated copolymer latex where the ratio, on a dry weight basis, of the copolymer of said latex to the composition of said claim 1 is from about 100:1 to 100:4.
3. A composition of matter according to claim 2 wherein said latex contains a mineral filler.
4. A composition of matter according to claim 3 wherein the copolymer of said latex is a copolymer of about 55% by weight of styrene, not over about 5% by weight total of methacrylic acid and itaconic acid and the balance butadiene-1,3 and the filler is calcium carbonate.
This invention relates to a froth aid for use in frothing a carboxylated latex used as an adhesive in the manufacture of carpets and upholstery.
Carboxylated latices are used as adhesives in securing the primary as well as the secondary backing to the tufts of the carpet to form a unitary structure on drying and curing. Frothing is desirable as it reduces the amount of latex required to give the desired adhesion and helps to prevent strike through of the lamination by the latex. After the latex has been frothed, it is crushed or collapsed during the carpet backing process since the froth or cells do not contribute to adhesion of the backing(s) to the tufts of the carpet.
Accordingly, an object of this invention is to provide a composition of matter useful as a froth aid for a carboxylated latex especially one for use as an adhesive in the manufacture of carpets.
These and other objects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description and working example.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,491,033 discloses a method for making a foam without using a gelling agent. To a latex is added a large amount of a foaming agent; the latex is wipped to form a foam; the foam is progressively dried to form a solid cellular dry foam from the wet foam; and the dry foam is finally cured. Many polymers are suggested including those with carboxylic acid moities. The foaming agent can be anionic, cationic or nonionic, and among the many agents disclosed are sodium lauryl sulfate and aliphatic alcohols having from 10 to 16 carbon atoms (but not mixtures of alcohols). A working example using alcohol as a foaming agent is not shown. It is stated that urea is one of many crosslinking agents that can be used with the copolymer but is not disclosed as a foaming agent. The sodium salt of condensed naphthalene sulfonic acid is not disclosed. A process for carpet backing is not disclosed.
U.S. Pat. No. 3,823,104 discloses that wet foams can be stabilized and dried to form solid foams. The stabilizer (0.5 to 7.5% or 1 to 3% by weight) is a blend selected from the group of saturated or unsaturated fatty alcohols and fatty acid amides and mixtures thereof. The alcohols have from 8-20 carbon atoms. It is stated in column 2, lines 24 to 28, that certain higher members especially those having alkyl groups (C10 -C18) do not function by themselves effectively as foam stabilizers. Polymers to be used can be formed from various monomers such as butadiene, styrene, and those containing carboxylic acid groups. Urea, ammonium or sodium lauryl sulfate and the sodium salt of condensed naphthalene sulfonic acid are not disclosed. A process for carpet backing is not disclosed.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,099,913 ("Official Gazette," July 11, 1978, pages 671 and 672) discloses a froth composition containing 5-75 weight % of a functional textile treating compound, 0.2-5 weight % of frothing agent, 0-5 weight % of a wetting agent and the balance water. It is stated that the foam is characterized in that it immediately breaks on contact with the substrate and is rapidly absorbed thereby to leave the surface thereof essentially dry to the touch.
A froth aid for addition to a carboxylated latex adhesive to form a froth on whipping and the like useful in carpet backing processes comprises in the following proportions (1) from about 7 to 26 parts by weight of urea, (2) from about 1.5 to 2.5 parts by weight of the sodium salt of condensed naphthalene sulfonic acid, (3) from about 7.5 to 13 parts by weight of mixed about C8 to C18 fatty alcohols, (4) from about 7.5 to 13 parts by weight of ammonium or sodium lauryl sulfate or mixture thereof and (5) from about 35 to 55 parts by weight of water. On a dry weight bases the froth-aid is used in an amount of about 1.0 to 4 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the carboxylated copolymer or polymer mixture of the latex composition. The froth aid produces a stable froth without losing adhesive properties. The frothed carboxylated latex composition exhibits high froth viscosity as compared to the same unfrothed compound viscosity and high yield values as determined by Brookfield viscometer. The resulting froth exhibits high ride penetration to lock the tufts. Additionally, the froth aid provides fine uniform air bubbles when the latex, also compounded with filler, is passed through a frothing machine such as the Texi Cote or the Oakes machine and stabilizes the air entrapment. This resistance to the dissipation of air within the laminating compound is desirable in order to inhibit migration of latex binder into the carpet substrate. Binder migration results in heavier coating weights and lower adhesion values as the binder (adhesive) at the carpet/secondary jute interface is diminished.
The froth aid composition is defined as set forth in the foregoing paragraph. To obtain the best mixture or blend the urea should be mixed with the sodium salt of condensed naphthalene sulfonic acid until components are at least partially dissolved followed by the alcohol mixture and finally the ammonium or sodium lauryl sulfate. Some or all of the ingredients preferably may first be dissolved or dispersed in the water. Mixing can be conducted at room temperature (about 25� C.) up to about 40�-50� C. Use of sodium xylene sulfonate instead of the sodium salt of condensed naphthalene sulfonic acid did not give satisfactory results. Also, the use of sodium polyacrylate did not give a satisfactory frothing aid. When simple alcohols were substituted for the blend of alcohols, the desired results were not obtained. Likewise, the adduct of 3 mols of ethylene oxide and the blend of alcohols did not give satisfactory results. The froth aid exhibits some thixotropic properties but can be stirred or pumped especially when heated. If some phase separation of materials of the froth-aid occurs on storage, the material may be readily stirred to again give a homogeneous appearing composition. If viscosity is too great, about 2-4% by weight of isopropyl alcohol based on the weight of the froth aid may be added to reduce viscosity. High viscosity may be caused by failure to follow the preferred order of adding or mixing the ingredients as shown above. In place of isopropanol a surfactant such as "Aerosol" 18 (American Cyanamid Company) may be added. While the froth aid can be diluted with water, this requires changes in the latex component such as increased concentration of polymer in the latex, more filler and so forth and may be disadvantageous.
The froth aid composition of the present invention is not only useful in making carpets with only a primary backing but also with those containing a secondary backing.
While the composition of the present invention can be used in adhesives applied to the back of any woven or nonwoven carpet (or rug) material to secure the base yarns to the other yarns of the carpet such as Wilton, Axminster, knitted and other carpets, as well as to a secondary backing, it is particularly useful in the manufacture of piled or tufted carpets. In piled or tufted carpets the fibers or yarn is needled or looped through the interstices or holes in a square woven or nonwoven primary cloth such as cotton, polypropylene, jute or other primary backing material. The primary backing material can be square woven jute although other natural or synthetic fibrous material or mixture thereof can be used. For a thorough discussion of the manufacture of carpets and especially tufted carpets please see "Carpets And Other Textile Floor Coverings," Robinson, 2nd Ed., 1972, Textile Book Service, Division of Bonn Industries Inc., The Trinity Press, London. Please, also, see "Wellington Sears Handbook of Industrial Textiles," Kaswell, 1963, Wellington Sears Co., Inc., New York.
The yarns or tufts of the carpet can be natural or synthetic organic fibers or mixture thereof. Additionally, the yarns may vary from one type to another type. Examples of such yarns are those from silk, cotton, wool, hair, nylon, acrylics ("Acrilan"), polyester, polyvinyl chloride, vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymers, polyurethanes, rayon, polyacrylonitriles, vinyl chloride or vinylidene chloride copolymerized with acrylonitrile, polyvinylidene chloride, polypropylene fibers and the like. Glass fibers may be blended or woven with the natural and/or synthetic organic fibers. These fibers or yarns can contain fire retardants, antistatic agents, bacteriostats, antidegradants, dyes, pigments, optical brighteners, and so forth.
The adhesive used for practice of the present invention is an aqueous emulsion of a flexible crosslinkable-COOH containing polymer or mixtures of such polymers. Examples of such polymers are the copolymers of butadiene, piperylene, isoprene, 2,3-dimethyl butadiene-1,3 and other dienes of 4 to 6 carbon atoms with a copolymerizable unsaturated acid such as acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, ethacrylic acid, sorbic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, itaconic acid, vinyl benzoic acid, α-chloro acrylic acid, crotonic acid, citraconic acid, and the like and mixtures thereof. There, also, may be copolymerized with the diene and acid monomer one or more other copolymerizable monomers such as styrene, α-methyl styrene, vinyl toluene, acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, methylacrylate, ethylacrylate, butyl acrylate, ethyl hexylacrylate, methyl methacrylate, hydroxy ethyl acrylate, hydroxy ethyl methacrylate, acrylamide, methacrylamide, and the like and mixture thereof. Still other polymers can be used such as the copolymers of one or more of the above acrylates and one or more of the above acrylic acids. The addition of the third, fourth, etc. monomer will be determined by the need for compatibility with the carpet materials, stiffness, and the toughness, strength, water and solvent resistance and so forth desired. Preferred copolymers to use are the aqueous emulsions of flexible carboxylated butadiene copolymers, e.g., copolymers of butadiene plus styrene and/or acrylonitrile and at least one acid selected from the group consisting of acrylic, methacrylic, fumaric, maleic, and itaconic acids. These copolymers may be prepared in aqueous emulsion systems using conventional emulsifiers, chain transfer agents, antioxidants, short-stop agents, free-radical catalysts and so forth as well known to the art. Methods for making these polymers are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 2,604,668; 2,669,550; 2,710,292; 2,724,707; 2,849,426; 2,868,754; 3,392,048; 3,404,116; 3,409,569; and 3,468,833. Please, also, see "Rubber World," September, 1954, pages 784 to 788 and "Industrial and Engineering Chemistry," May, 1955, pages 1006 to 1012. The aqueous adhesive can have a solids content of from about 30 to 60%, have a pH of about 7.5 to 11.5 and have a Brookfield viscosity of about 50-350 (LVF Model #2 Spindle @ 60 rpm) cps at 25� C. While an ester of the acid or the acid anhydride and so forth can be copolymerized instead of the acid and then hydrolyzed and neutralized to form acid groups or salt groups in the copolymer, this procedure is not as convenient as directly polymerizing the acidic monomer with the other copolymerizable monomer(s).
Free-radical aqueous emulsion copolymerization to make random, linear, branched or graft copolymers is well known. They may be of high or low m.w. and may contain gel or little or no gel depending on the degree of polymerization. In this connection reference is made to "Encyclopedia of Polymer Science and Technology," Interscience Publishers a division of John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, Vol. 2 (1965) pages 278-295, Vol. 3 (1965) pages 26-29, Vol. 5 (1966) pages 801-859, Vol. 7 (1967) pages 361-431, and Vol. 9 (1968) pages 814-841; Bovey et al, "Emulsion Polymerization," Interscience Publishers, Inc., New York, 1955; Whitby et al, "Synthetic Rubber," John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 1954; Schildknecht, "Vinyl and Related Polymers," John Wiley & Sons, Inc. New York, 1952; "Copolymerization," High Polymers, Vol. XVIII, Ham, pages 323-324, 335-420 and 573, Interscience Publishers a division of John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1964; "Block and Graft Polymers," Burlant and Hoffman, Reinhold Publishing Corporation, New York, 1960; "Block and Graft Copolymers," Ceresa, Butterworth & Co. (Publishers) Ltd., London, 1962; and "Graft Copolymers," Polymer Reviews, Vol. 16, Battaerd and Tregear, Interscience Publishers, a division of John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1967; U.S. Pat. No. 3,914,340; "Latex In Industry," Noble, 2nd Ed., 1953, Rubber Age, Palmerton Publishing Co., New York and "High Polymer Latices," Blackley, 1966, Vols. 1 and 2, Macluren & Sons Ltd., London.
A minor amount by weight (up to about 25% by weight on a dry weight basis) of the carboxylated latex may be replaced with other polymeric emulsions or latices which are compatible with the carboxylated latex, which do not substantially reduce the adhesive capabilities of the carboxylated copolymer for carpet backing purposes, and which do not require excessive surfactant to balance pigment loading. Examples of such latices are those of polybutadiene, polyisoprene, natural rubber, butadienestyrene copolymer, butadiene-acrylonitrile copolymer, butadiene-styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer, butadiene-acrylic ester copolymer, butadiene-styrene-vinyl pyridine copolymer, butadiene-vinyl pyridine copolymer and so forth and mixture thereof. It is understood that carboxylated copolymer herein means the carboxylated polymer and up to 25% thereof of the other polymers as mentioned in this paragraph.
These carboxylated copolymers are readily crosslinked by means of polyvalent metal compounds such as the hydroxides and oxides of zinc, magnesium, calcium, titanium, barium, strontium, cobalt, tin, iron, lead and others. The chloride, sulfate, nitrate, acetate, and formate salts of Ca, Mg, Sn, Fe, Sr, Ni, Zn and Co may also be used as crosslinking agents. Sodium or alkalimetal aluminate is also a crosslinking agent. Polyamines, also, can be used as crosslinking agents such as ethylene diamine, 1,3-diaminobutane, diethylenetriamine, and the like. Other crosslinking agents can be used such as the epoxides, amino-formaldehyde resins, phenol-formaldehyde resins, urea-formaldehyde resins, urea-melamine resins and so forth. Additionally, sulfur curing systems can be used; however, such require extended curing times at elevated temperatures and may not be too desirable. In fact, if a mineral pigment or filler such as limestone, calcium carbonate, is employed, it will furnish sufficient divalent metallic ions during the curing step to provide the necessary crosslinking between the COOH groups of the copolymer. Other divalent metal carbonates may likewise be used. Mixtures of the various curing or crosslinking agents can be used.
In addition to the curing agents the aqueous carboxylated copolymeric adhesive composition can contain the usual antioxidants, dispersing agents, clay, defoamers, other mineral fillers, TiO2, thickeners, fire retardants, bacteriostats, pigments or colorants, surfactants, alumina, alumina hydrate, U-V absorbers, ammonia cut casein, and so forth.
The compounded aqueous adhesive composition can contain as high as about 85% total solide content, and its initial viscosity can vary from about 9,000 to 20,000 or 25,000 cps. It is frothed with air or other has which is nonreactive under spreading and curing conditions to form a foam containing about 20-75% gas.
Examples of useful adhesives for use in the practice of the present invention comprise (1) 200 parts by weight of an aqueous latex of 50% solids of a flexible copolymer of about 50% or more styrene and the balance a mixture of butadiene-1,3, methacrylic acid and itaconic acid, (2) 80 to 600 parts by weight of ground limestone filler, (3) a minor amount of a polyacrylate thickener and (4) the froth-aid of the present invention. The total solids content of the aqueous adhesive composition can be from about 50 to 85% by weight and can have an initial viscosity of up to about 20,000 to 25,000 cps. This adhesive can be frothed by whipping or using a commercially available foamer such as an Oakes Foamer with air or other inert or nonreactive gas to contain from about 20 to 75% air or gas. Water can be added to the adhesive to change the viscosity as desired. p The compounded aqueous frothed adhesive coating composition can be applied to the back of the carpet by air knife coating, blade coating, brush-finish coating, cast coating, flow-on coating, knife coating, machine coating, polished drum coating, print on coating, roll coating, spray coating, wire wound rod coating or other methods known to the art for coating the backing of a carpet. It can be used not only for carpet primary backing but also for carpet secondary backing.
The secondary backing material or layer can be made of any natural or synthetic fibers or mixtures thereof such as cotton, rayon, nylon, polypropylene, acrylics, hair or bast and so forth and is usually made of square woven fibers. Bast fibers include jute, flax, hemp, sunn, ramie, henaf, urena, nettle and the like. Of these backing materials it is preferred to use jute fibers. Please see "Matthews' Textile Fibers," Mauersberger, 6th Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 1954, pages 257 to 281. Jute fibers are well known commercially, and sources of the same can readily be found in "The Carpet and Rug Institute Directory and Report," 1974-75, September, 1975, published by the Carpet and Rug Institute, Dalton, Georgia. Prior to the use in the practice of the present invention the jute or other backing fiber can be sized with starch, treated with antidegradants, fire retardants, steam or hot water (U.S. Pat. No. 4,009,310) and so forth.
To review a process where a secondary backing is used, the carpet layer is secured on a tenter (a frame or rack with hooks or clips along two sides used for drying or stretching cloth) or other suitable apparatus and is carried against a roller (pick-up or transfer roll carrying the frothed latex) which coats (about 24 oz. dry wt. per square yard) and impregnates the back of the carpet with the frothed aqueous adhesive composition at ambient temperature. The carpet carrying the frothed latex then passes under a doctor bar and possibly also a stipple roll. Then a layer of the second jute backing is marriage rolled against the back of the carpet containing the adhesive layer, press rolled and held by the tenter frame to prevent separation from the adhesive coated and impregnated back of the carpet and passed through an air oven at a temperature and for a time sufficient to dry the laminate and cure the adhesive, preferably at about 120�-205� C. for about 1 to 30 minutes. This causes evaporation of the water and curing of the polymer to cause it to adhere or bind the secondary backing to the back of the carpet to form a carpet with a secondary backing integrally bonded to the back of the carpet as well as to bind the fibers of the carpet thereto. The passing of the frothed adhesive coated carpet backing under the doctor bar, stipple roll and the marriage roll and the pressing of the secondary backing against the back of the carpet causes collapse of the wet froth and collapse of at least substantially all or all of the cell structure and further penetration of the adhesive into the back of the carpet and into the secondary jute backing so that on drying and curing the ends of the tufts or fibers of the carpeting are locked to its cloth or backing and to the secondary backing. Frothing among other things serves to reduce or prevent strike through. Collapse of the froth (or foam) is necessary since the froth or foam provides weak adhesion.
The temperature during drying and crosslinking of the adhesive should be below that which would adversely affect the properties of the tufts or bulk of the fibers of the carpet by causing loss of strength, melting and so forth.
The following example will serve to illustrate the invention with more particularity to those skilled in the art.
Six froth aid compositions were prepared based on the following composition:
______________________________________Composition Parts by Weight______________________________________50% urea in water 42.6Sodium salt of condensed 2.0naphthalene sulfonic acidAlcohol Blend.sup.(1) 10.029% sodium lauryl sulfate 33.4in water______________________________________ .sup.(1) Mixture of fatty alcohols: C8, C10, C12, C14 C16 and C18 OH+1.0 max. hydrocarbon, at least 65% C12 OH, Hydroxyl value 280-290 (CO 1214 fatty alcohol, Proctor & Gamble).
The urea solution was preheated and pumped to a tank and heated to 43.33� C. The sodium salt of condensed naphthalene sulfonic acid was mixed with the urea-water mixture and when it dissolved, the alcohol blend was added. Finally the sodium lauryl sulfate was mixed in the blend and stirring at a low speed continued for a while. The froth aid compositions were then tested and the results are shown below:
______________________________________ Brookfield ViscositiesASTM Total (Centipoises at 32.22� C.)Froth Aid Solids (2 hrs. LVT #4 RVT #4Run No. at 105� C.) ph @ 60 rpm. @ 50 rpm.______________________________________1 42.71 9.65 4370 37442 43.11 9.65 2550 27203 43.11 9.65 3440 23604 42.25 9.5 3300 30605 39.57 9.35 3500 29086 39.02 9.55 3300 2640______________________________________
The froth aids were then evaluated in a carboxylated latex formulation and tested as follows:
__________________________________________________________________________ Parts by WeightIngredient A B C D E F__________________________________________________________________________Latex.sup.(1) 200 200 200 200 200 200Froth Aid, Run 1 4.8Froth Aid, Run 2 4.8Froth Aid, Run 3 4.8Froth Aid, Run 4 4.8Froth Aid, Run 5 4.8Froth Aid, Run 6 4.8Calcium Carbonate 425 425 425 425 425 425(Whiting)"Paragum" 141.sup.(2) 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2Viscosity 14,200 13,800 13,800 13,600 14,100 13,700Hobart MixerFroth time 70 70 70 70 70 70(50% air), Secs.Froth viscosity 22,500 24,000 23,000 21,000 23,500 23,7501 min. yield 93 96 95 90 93 95.55 min. yield 81.5 87 85 74 82.5 85.5__________________________________________________________________________ .sup.(1) Latex - Aqueous emulsion free-radical polymerized high molecular weight carboxylated butadiene-styrene copolymer containing about 55% by weight of styrene, not over about 5% by weight total of methacrylic and itaconic acids and the balance butadiene-1,3. Polymer Tg of about -20� C., 50% solids, and pH of 9.0. Brookfield viscosity (#2 @ 60 LVF) of 70, and surface tension of 54.0. Contains antioxidant. .sup.(2) Sodium polyacrylate, latex thickener and stabilizer, Para-Chem, Inc.
Similar frothed compositions, applied to the back of a carpet and then a secondary jute backing applied which crushed the froth, exhibited excellent adhesion on drying and curing.
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The past 3 years we've all had to do more with less. Why should the school districts be any different?
Exactly, we have all had to do more with less, but we still have to create goals that we want to achieve in our businesses and schools. An increase in sales, better test scores, a better quality product.
Let's raise the bar in both our businesses and our schools!
I would like the News-Register to post what the McMinnville School District's new performance measures were for this coming year!
those kids are our future community leaders, employees in the businesses we visit, etc. - education has to be a priority, aim for the moon! setting the goals low only creates a situation where people are ok with low achivements, the schools can do better, i know teachers do a lot but sometimes the system is just not that great, time to really take a look at it and set reasonalbe but challenging goals
All the humbug, yet when I researched the report card for Sheridan schools I was floored by how poorly they were graded. How can a school be allowed to teach when they themselves are graded so low? With the exception of the Japanese school, the other public schools in Sheridan are near failing, yet we send our kids to them and hold none accountable?
That's why a lot of families are choosing not to send their kids to public school. They are doing it themselves, usually with much better results.
It seems that regardless of budget cuts our children would be taught with the same level of care and expect only the best- yet Oregon schools are plagued with teachers who insist on having inappropriate relations with the children and the children are pushed through grade after grade whether they can read or write.
How can a high school allow a child to graduate WITH a diploma when that child can not spell or read beyond Kindergarden levels? Why dont the schools insist on helping the child instead of passing the problem on?
They need a complete overhaul to weed out those who chose it as a job and those who dreamed of it as a career.
Curious if those who choose to home school get atax break? Shouldn't they?
"Kindergarten" Oops..
Homeschool families do not get a tax break but it sure would be nice if they did. They should get at least a portion of what the school district doesn't receive from the government.
Remember, the money received by the school districts does not originate at the government level. It's actually your taxes collected by the Dept. of Revenue. By the time the OEA and it's enablers in the legislature take their unwarranted share, there is little left to actually educate Oregon's youth. And the students are always at the end of the line.
That's the backward approach that has crippled Oregon's school system, unless one thinks the students are less important than perks and bennys.
Thanks! Not sure I could even blame that one on an auto correct, I do believe it was all me!
If there is billions in the budget, or ItIs all done through volunteers, the WAY of teaching should still have some value, a level of expectations should be clear, and students who do not meet those guidelines should have special help to pull them up, not push them through. Teachers should never be employed because they can teach, they should be employed because they want to teach, because that is what helps make a difference- teachers who care more about teaching.


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Good Blu-ray playback software?
Preferably something free, and also have good audio/video quality. Using my blu ray drive to play blu rays would be nice.
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good quality
Well, I suppose that's as good as Good Free will get.
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For free, you're pretty much looking at VLC. I understand it's improved quite a bit, but still can be glitchy sometimes.
For paid, Arcsoft TotalMedia Theatre Platinum is one of the best - you can usually find a sale on it for $60 or less.
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dakondakblade posted...VLC
Pretty much.. haha
I prefer SMPlayer but I don't know if it supports Blu-Ray.
Until you can stop death herself, I will ignore you like I would the ants beneath my feet
As far as i know, there is no free blu-ray player software for the windows platform now. But i can recommend you some other cheap or free Blu-ray tools for you.
First,if you need a full functional(fully supporting Blu-ray features like Blu-ray menu, 3D, BD-live, etc.) Blu-ray software, you can choose the Arcsoft Total Media Theatre, and the PowerDVD from the Cyberlink. The only pity is that they may a bit expensive, especially you have to pay for the updates.
Second, there are also some simple cheap Blu-ray player software like Aurora Blu-ray Media Player which can read and playback the main movie of a blu-ray disc directly. But some of the Blu-ray features Blu-ray menu, 3D playback are not available now. You can get the lifetime version with $39.95 now.
Third, the free tools, 1. the 2.0 version of VLC, you must download the aacs or bd+ libraries, which may let you play some old Blu-ray disc; 2. MakeMKV, the beta version is free for 30 days and allows you to rip blu-ray to MKV without any quality loss. 3. Aurora Blu-ray Copy, which is free now, can only rip Blu-ray to ISO image now.
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There is no "good" Blu Ray playback software, unfortunately.
Free programs like MPC-HC are nice for the price, but in the end become too much of a hassle.
Paid programs like PowerDVD, while they do work (for the most part,) frustrate you on the opposite end of the spectrum in that there is no way they are worth the price they cost.
If the free programs don't suit your purpose, and you're on the verge of spending the ~$100 for the software, just buy a stand alone Blu Ray player. The software isn't worth the headache.
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The 145 guestrooms at Hotel Ambassador include safes and ceiling fans. Guests can use the in-room complimentary wireless high-speed Internet access. Televisions are equipped with premium cable channels. All accommodations provide desks and phones.
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Valid for one person and must be used in one visit. Includes access to all spa facilities, one 25-minute back, neck & shoulder massage and a 25-minute express essential rose facial. A light lunch is also included, and robe and slippers are provided for the day. Free on-site parking is available. Vouchers for the spa may be used Monday-Friday until 28 February, 2013. See below for full terms and conditions.
+44 (0) 20 3564 3000
M-F, 8am-6pm
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Fantastic massage and lovely facilities at the Deganwy Quays.
|24 March 2015 Phil United Kingdom
The Massage best I have ever had
Insufficient facilities to spend the day there.
|17 March 2015 Sandra United Kingdom
Although I found my massage therapist totally ineffectual the lady who looked after my friend was very thorough and appeared "interested" in her treatment and concerned to give a good service. The location is stunning, lunch was excellent but the experience was let down by the indifferent service by the spa staff.
We were not shown around the facilities when we arrived so we didn't find the relaxation room until just before our treatments having been there for two hours. The linen/covering on treatment beds was not fresh and did not appear to have been changed after previous occupant, nor did they change the covers between uses in the relaxation room. I tried unsuccessfully for four days to add another treatment to our visit but the spa staff were never available to discuss this and the promised return call was not forthcoming despite being promised twice. No sense of pampering at all!
|11 March 2015 Maureen United Kingdom
|05 March 2015 Veronica United Kingdom
Hasn't realised the spa closed at 6
|03 March 2015 susan United Kingdom
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