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To the Wonder: A Rumination on Love
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I definitely recommend To the Wonder, especially for Christians looking to explore a complex part of human existence through a beautiful movie. The last Terrence Malick film I w ...
We Are in a Battle for the Common Good
Originally Posted: 04/18/2013 - 2:26pm | Type: Press -
April 18, 2013 Sojo in the News Jim Wallis ...
Theologian Jim Wallis: Restore Faith In The Common Good
Originally Posted: 04/18/2013 - 11:33am | Type: Press -
April 16, 2013 Sojo in the News Steve Scher ...
Homeless Jesus Sculpture Searches for a Home
Originally Posted: 04/18/2013 - 10:54am | Type: Blog -
Canadian sculptor Timothy Schmalz notes the ironies in his latest creation, "Jesus the Homeless," a bronze sculpture depicting the Christian savior huddled beneath a blanket on an actual-size park bench. Only ...
Former 'Jesus Freak' Traces the Evolution of Christian rock
Originally Posted: 04/18/2013 - 10:54am | Type: Blog -
Today, at age 65, Gersztyn's religious fervor has mellowed; he rarely attends church and calls himself "an allegorical Christian." But he has put together his love of pop music and photography to publish an il ...
Sojo Stories: The Last Bison
Originally Posted: 04/17/2013 - 1:00pm | Type: Blog -
Chesapeake, Va.-based folk band The Last Bison talked with Sojourners about music, creativity, and God before their show in Washington, D.C. a while back. Be sure to listen to their recently released debut alb ...
Justin Bieber at the Anne Frank House: Our Addiction to Scandal
Originally Posted: 04/16/2013 - 10:53am | Type: Blog -
flummoxed by the scandal. Spokeswoman Annemarie Bekker made this statement , "He's a 19-year-old boy ...
God and Country: Jim Wallis's biblically based challenge to Washington.
Originally Posted: 04/15/2013 - 1:55pm | Type: Press -
April 15, 2013 Sojo in the News Paul Begala ...
Jackie Robinson's Faith Missing From '42' Movie
Originally Posted: 04/15/2013 - 12:17pm | Type: Blog -
A new film about Jackie Robinson, titled "42″ — the number he wore during his historic career — tells the triumphant story of how the Civil Rights icon integrated professional baseball by playing for the Brook ...
I Share a Dream for the Common Good
Originally Posted: 04/12/2013 - 5:01pm | Type: Press -
April 11, 2013 Sojo in the News Donna Jean Freberg ...
Pastor Jim Wallis Back To Being Political
Originally Posted: 04/16/2013 - 3:28pm | Type: Press -
April 12, 2013 Sojo in the News WFSU-FM ...
Immigration reform gets personal for evangelicals
Originally Posted: 04/12/2013 - 12:18pm | Type: Press -
April 11, 2013 Sojo in the News Adelle M. Banks ...
Local Natives and Salvation
Originally Posted: 04/10/2013 - 3:52pm | Type: Blog -
The passion translates into fresh, catchy indie rock laden with eclectic beats, rich harmonies, huge swells, and lots of "Ohs" that may eventually have — dare I say it — mainstream success. In a culture that's ...
Can a Catholic Hoops Conference Save College Sports?
Originally Posted: 04/10/2013 - 9:07am | Type: Blog -
Amid the college sports tumult, a brand-new basketball conference composed almost entirely of Catholic schools is set to emerge this summer, which some say could point the way toward a new, or perhaps old-fash ...
HKS Panel Encourages Religion in the Public Sphere
Originally Posted: 04/09/2013 - 10:43am | Type: Press -
April 9, 2013 Sojo in the News Bharath Venkatesh ...
Jim Wallis on Serving the Common Good
Originally Posted: 04/08/2013 - 2:57pm | Type: Press -
April 5, 2013 Sojo in the News Religion and Ethics Newsweekly ...
Jim Wallis Talks Faith's Role In Politics, Gay Marriage And Immigration
Originally Posted: 04/08/2013 - 2:54pm | Type: Press -
April 5, 2013 Sojo in the News Jaweed Kaleem ...
March Madness and How To Love Thy Rival
Originally Posted: 04/08/2013 - 2:44pm | Type: Blog -
Here's an example of how Jesus ruined sports for me. Watching sports is not as much fun as it used to be. I blame Jesus for that, because he just had to say : "Love thy ...
Jim Wallis on the Common Good
Originally Posted: 04/08/2013 - 10:04am | Type: Press -
April 7, 2013 Sojo in the News Joshua DuBois ...
Workin Together on Capitol Hill for the Common Good
Originally Posted: 04/05/2013 - 4:41pm | Type: Press -
April 5, 2013 Sojo in the News Morning Joe ...
Top 3 Reasons Rob Bell Matters: Rob Bell Blogalogue Part 8
Originally Posted: 04/05/2013 - 11:31am | Type: Blog -
Maybe what I appreciate most about this book is the sense of wonder it provides. The book and our conversations have reminded me that nothing simply "is what it is." (The Contr ...
Lost and Found in Translation
Originally Posted: 04/10/2013 - 9:17am | Type: Magazine Article -
Ed Spivey Jr. Who said it was a good idea to mimic the human brain? MICROSOFT WORD is one of those computer p ...
A Glorious Mess
Originally Posted: 07/24/2013 - 3:26pm | Type: Magazine Article -
Elaina Ramsey Everyone can use guidelines—and repair manuals—for living in Christian community. ANYONE WHO LI ...
Originally Posted: 04/10/2013 - 9:57am | Type: Magazine Article -
Bree Devones Hsieh I The crumpled woman pushes through the door and sees your plump limp limbs held tight in my buckled arms. She remembers holding such sweet eternity. ...
Marcus Mumford and the Trouble With Labels
Originally Posted: 04/03/2013 - 3:59pm | Type: Blog -
In a recent Rolling Stone interview, Marcus Mumford, the 26-year-old lead singer of the wildly successful British band Mumford & Sons, raised the hackles of religious folks (in some quarters) when he decli ...
Getting Ahead of Ourselves? (Rob Bell Blogalogue Part 7)
Originally Posted: 04/03/2013 - 2:43pm | Type: Blog -
Nuanced or not, are Christians, especially evangelicals, perceived as being against things like peacemaking? (The Controversial figure Rob Bell has created another firestorm wit ...
God For Us and The Scandal of Being Good (Rob Bell Blogalogue Part 6)
Originally Posted: 04/02/2013 - 5:56pm | Type: Blog -
At the heart of the Christian message lies the ridiculous, absurd, and even scandalous message that God is for everyone. (The Controversial figure Rob Bell has created another f ...
Finding Common Ground for the Common Good
Originally Posted: 04/01/2013 - 2:33pm | Type: Press -
April 1, 2013 Sojo in the News WNYC ...
On God's Side: For the Common Good
Originally Posted: 04/01/2013 - 10:20am | Type: Press -
March 28, 2013 Sojo in the News Jim Wallis ...
Awake My Soul (Rob Bell Blogalogue Part 5)
Originally Posted: 04/01/2013 - 9:15am | Type: Blog -
Why does Rob write this stuff? Whose side is he on? Yours. Mine. Ours. It's the Monday after Easter, and I couldn't think of a better day to talk about God being with us ...
Faith and Doubt Dancing on Good Friday (Rob Bell Blogalogue Part 4)
Originally Posted: 03/28/2013 - 3:22pm | Type: Blog -
Good Friday is good because on that day Jesus revealed who God is at a fundamental level. God is the one who responds to our violence and destruction with the forgiveness and love that defined Jesus' life. "Lo ...
On God's Side: For the Common Good
Originally Posted: 03/28/2013 - 2:33pm | Type: Blog -
On God's Side is about moving beyond the political ideologies that have both polarized and paralyzed us, by regaining a moral compass for both our public and personal lives — by reclaiming an ancient yet ...
What Do You Mean, 'Open,' Rob? (Rob Bell Blogalogue Part 3)
Originally Posted: 03/28/2013 - 9:19am | Type: Blog -
Scientific inquiry and Biblical interpretation are not the same thing. So what's Rob's purpose for this chapter? (The Controversial figure Rob Bell has created another ...
'The Bible' Producers Deny Their Satan Resembles Obama
Originally Posted: 03/19/2013 - 4:20pm | Type: Blog -
The producers of History Channel's The Bible fended off claims Monday that the actor who plays Satan in the miniseries resembles President Barack Obama. The producers of History ...
PHOTOS: Rebuilding Notre Dame l'Assomption Cathedral
Originally Posted: 03/18/2013 - 2:07pm | Type: Magazine Article -
The Editors Three years after the 2010 earthquake devastated Haiti, the impoverished island nation is still struggling to rebuild. The ruins include Notre Dame de l'Assomption, Por ...
The Real Reason Americans Love Guns
Originally Posted: 03/18/2013 - 9:32am | Type: Magazine Article -
Ed Spivey Jr. I felt the same way. When I was 9. THE DAY BEFORE President Obama's second inauguration (c ...
Converted, But Still Wrestling
Originally Posted: 03/18/2013 - 9:32am | Type: Magazine Article -
Min-Ah Cho From Willow Creek to Sacred Heart: Rekindling My Love for Catholicism. Ave Maria Press SOME BOOKS ...
An Unhindered Hope
Originally Posted: 03/18/2013 - 9:32am | Type: Magazine Article -
Mary Kate MacIsaac Making Friends Among the Taliban: A Peacemaker's Journey in Afghanistan. Herald Press ...
The Church's Alternative Currency
Originally Posted: 03/18/2013 - 9:32am | Type: Magazine Article -
Andrew Wilkes The Economy for Desire: Christianity and Capitalism in a Postmodern World. Baker Academic DANIE ...
Time to Start Talking
Originally Posted: 03/18/2013 - 9:32am | Type: Magazine Article -
Gareth Higgins There is an overwhelming need for publicly compelling conversation about violence, guns, and the role of entertainment med ...
Guns, Culture, and Sanity
Originally Posted: 03/18/2013 - 9:32am | Type: Magazine Article -
Danny Duncan Collum Not everything that's fun is a consitutionally protected right. I DON'T OWN any ...
New & Noteworthy
Originally Posted: 03/18/2013 - 10:36am | Type: Magazine Article -
Julie Polter Refuse to Do Nothing: Finding Your Power to Abolish Modern-Day Slavery by Shayne Moore and Kimberly McOwen Yim / Thank You, ...
House of Prayer and Dreams
Originally Posted: 03/18/2013 - 9:32am | Type: Magazine Article -
Edwidge Danticat Haiti's once and future cathedral is a place of healing and memory. WE WERE LOOKING at ...
Second Line
Originally Posted: 04/01/2013 - 9:21am | Type: Magazine Article -
Betsy Sholl Blindfolded and gagged, tossed in the back / of a car -- it's how they gather up young men / ...
A Deeper Engagement
Originally Posted: 03/18/2013 - 9:32am | Type: Magazine Article -
Wes Granberg-Michaelson Bible, Gender, Sexuality calls us to a more honest dialogue about scripture's meaning for us today. ...
In God we trust. NOT GUNS (Sticker)
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Tame Impala: Some Psychedelia
Originally Posted: 03/04/2013 - 1:08pm | Type: Blog -
When I first listened to Tame Impala, I was almost convinced they were the late-60s Beatles reincarnated. Lead singer Kevin Parker's nasally yet gentle voice sounds about as John Lennon as you're gonna get. ...
From Lent To Love: From Your Friendly Neighborhood Troubadour
Originally Posted: 02/26/2013 - 3:48pm | Type: Blog -
If you read the text as a propositional description of God, it can be a rather disturbing image as God keens agonizingly one minute, and rages menacingly the next. It is almost a frightening glimpse of someon ...
Father Abraham and the Jews
Originally Posted: 02/22/2013 - 11:22am | Type: Blog -
In his recent book, When General Grant Expelled the Jews, Brandeis University Professor Jonathan D. Sarna recounts an important but little-known event in 1863 in Lincoln's quest for full civil, religious, and ...
Oscar Spirit: Faith, Values, and the 2013 Best Picture Nominees, Part 3
Originally Posted: 02/22/2013 - 11:03am | Type: Blog -
This week, in the run-up to Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony, we've been taking a look at each of the Best Picture nominees, the stories they tell, and the spiritual questions (and answers) they offe ...


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Systemic hypertension. | |
MedLine Citation:
PMID: 17398315 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Hypertension is a growing public health problem worldwide. Only 37% of American hypertensives currently have their blood pressures controlled. Hypertension is traditionally diagnosed in the medical office, but both home and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring can help. Lifestyle modifications are recommended for everyone who has higher than "normal" blood pressure (<120/80 mm Hg). Voluminous clinical trial data support beginning drug therapy with low-dose chlorthalidone, unless the patient has a specific indication for a different drug. Additional drugs (typically in the sequence, angiotensin converting-enzyme inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker, calcium antagonist, beta-blocker, alpha-blocker, aldosterone antagonist, direct vasodilator, and centrally acting alpha(2)-agonist) can be added to achieve the blood pressure goal (usually <140/90 mm Hg, but <130/80 mm Hg for diabetics and those with chronic kidney disease). Special circumstances exist for treatment of hypertension in pregnancy, in childhood, in the elderly, and in both extremes of blood pressure (pre-hypertension or hypertensive emergencies). |
William J Elliott |
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Created Date: 2007-04-02 Completed Date: 2007-06-08 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7701802 Medline TA: Curr Probl Cardiol Country: United States |
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RUSH Medical College, RUSH University Medical Center, Chicago, USA. |
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text: This week, Gallerist had all kinds of fun. Beginning at the piers for the Armory, we continued on to the Independent in Chelsea and then the Dependent Art Fair at the Comfort Inn on Ludlow Street, where hordes of people crammed into tiny hotel rooms to catch sight of all the ways emerging galleries made use of them, from wall to wall installations to mock protests. We stopped along the way to see Rob Pruitt signing books and toilet paper, naked, and watched Kara Walker and Clifford Owens engage in an unusual performance. We capped our evenings with nights on the town from openings to art fair after-parties. Here are some pictures from our favorite art outings of the week. Unless otherwise noted, all images are courtesy of the writers and editors at Gallerist. —R.J.


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This is Wyoming's version of a Domestic Asset Protection Trust. It can own property, stock, hold cash, or any other asset(s). It is irrevocable, meaning the assets cannot be taken back by the person that puts them in the trust, its creator. But the creator can take out 5% of the assets per year plus any interest that has been paid by the trust on the assets. (Be sure to check with your tax advisor on how the taxes work when you do this.) The trust can have a maximum life of 1,000 years.
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- It gives iron clad asset protection. It is a separate entity from its creator, managed by a Trustee not the creator. As such the assets inside of the trust cannot be taken out of it to satisfy an obligation of the creator of the trust.
- Allows for using a Private Trust Company as Trustee. The Trustee must be either a person that lives in Wyoming or a Private Trust Company (which can be an Wyoming LLC), approved by the Wyoming banking commission. This LLC must also have an office presence inside the state of Wyoming. This Private Trust LLC's sole purpose is being the Trustee to this one trust. The Trust can pay this LLC for Trustee services.
- Having control. The Trustee can be advised by an Investment Advisor (which can be an LLC). The creator can be the manager of this LLC and also a member of it. The Trust can pay this LLC for investment advice. This gives the creator total say in what the trust is allowed to do, as by law the Trustee must do what the Advisor says.
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If that shot had been taken a few days earlier, it would have shown the drive-in intact.
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The angle of the tower and the trees obscured most of the screen from my bedroom window, but my grandmother had a pretty good view. The path running outside the back fence (starting at the exit) and veering off to the right leads to my uncles hunting camp and is where I used to ride my bike back and forth in order to not get eaten alive by mosquitoes while watching the movies. Ive heard the intermission reels so many times from my bedroom at night, that I can still replay the whole ten minutes in my head. Scaaarry, eh, kids?
But, whats really scary is the fact that Detroit rocker Alice Cooper performed at the theatre on his Flush the Fashion 80 tour, in an ill-fated attempt by the owners to make the drive-in an "Outdoor Auditorium."
I was thirteen at the time and, of course, thought this whole business was cool as beans (I still have Coopers "Clones" 45 single), but my family thought otherwise, so the adults "policed" our front lawns in case any crazy teenagers tried to trespass. I watched a lot of the concert from the back fence and I remember Coopers crew on the roof of the concession stand and the big screen being used for images during the show.
From what I remember, we only had a couple of minor... uh, situations on our property. Thing was... the theatre was built for 300 cars, but it seemed like most were parked along the road and were walking up for a free show. In other words, I think the owners took a bath with the whole drive-in concert idea.
In 1993, the screen tower and concession stand were bulldozed into two piles... amazingly, the tile floor of the snack bar is still intact. Most of the poles have yet to be removed... the speakers are long gone. The property was sold in summer 1998. I got permission from the owner to snoop around the lot... the only thing I came back with was about 1/3 of a PIC intermission film reel (D. Vogel plays it at the Bengies and it was also featured in Tim Reeds Revenge of the Intermission Clocks). If it wasnt one of my favorite DI clips, I would have just tossed it since its in pretty bad shape.
The 10 acres were purchased from my great-grandparents, and the family was given life-time passes. The theatre was built in the mid-50s and operated nearly 30 years. As a teenager, my mother worked the concession stand and my uncle even washed car windows as a kid. The theatre ran exclusively on speaker sound.
Some photos of the Thunder Bay, circa 1955-60...
November 19, 1998
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Patent application title: QUICK DRYING POLYMERIC COATING
John Larry Sanders (Leawood, KS, US)
Grigory Mazo (Wilmette, IL, US)
Grigory Mazo (Wilmette, IL, US)
Jacob Mazo (Wilmette, IL, US)
Jacob Mazo (Wilmette, IL, US)
IPC8 Class: AC05C900FI
USPC Class:
71 28
Class name: Organic material-containing from synthetic material urea and its derivatives
Publication date: 2012-04-19
Patent application number: 20120090369
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Improved agriculturally useful products are provided, including solid
materials such as nitrogenous fertilizers (e.g., urea), together with a
polycarboxylated polymer selected from the group consisting of a salts of
copolymers containing individual quantities of maleic and itaconic
moieties. The polymer composition also includes from about 10-60% by
weight of an organic drying agent such as a lower alcohol which enhances
the quick drying properties thereof. The compositions may also include an
amount of boron, and bimodal vinylic polymer made up of quantities of
high and low molecular weight (MW) vinylic polymers such as PVA.Claims:
1. A method of forming a fertilizer composite for application to soil,
comprising the steps of: initially applying a polymer-containing
composition onto a quantity of solid fertilizer, said polymer-containing
composition including a substantially water soluble copolymer containing
individual quantities of maleic and itaconic moieties, water, and an
organic compound drying agent; and thereafter allowing said drying agent
and a substantial part of the water present in the composite to evaporate
from said fertilizer to leave the dried residue of said
polymer-containing composition on the fertilizer, so that the composite
does not include said drying agent or water to any substantial degree,
whereby said composite as applied to soil does not have any substantial
presence of the drying agent and water which formed a part of the
polymer-containing composition initially applied to said solid product.
2. The method of claim 1, said copolymer containing from about 10-90% maleic moieties, and from about 90-10% itaconic moieties.
3. The method of claim 2, said copolymer consisting essentially of said maleic and itaconic moieties.
4. The method of claim 1, said drying agent selected from the group consisting of organic alcohols and ketones.
5. The method of claim 4, said drying agent selected from the group consisting of C1-C4 alcohols.
6. The method of claim 1, said organic drying agent being present at a level of from about 5-60% by weight in said polymer-containing composition.
7. The method of claim 1, said copolymer being in partial salt form and having at least about 93% itaconic and maleic moieties.
8. The method of claim 1, said polymer-containing composition comprising from about 20-70% by weight of said copolymer in partial salt form, from about 5-60% by weight methanol, and from about 10-50% by weight water.
9. The method of claim 8, said copolymer salt being present at a level of from about 30-60% by weight, from about 30-50% by weight methanol, and from about 10-25% by weight water.
10. The method of claim 1, said polymer-containing composition including from about 0.5-5% by weight boron as boric acid.
11. The method of claim 10, said polymer-containing composition including an amount of bimodal vinyl polymer therein, said bimodal vinyl polymer including individual high and low molecular weight vinyl polymer fractions.
12. The method of claim 10, said vinyl polymer being polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), the ratio of said high MW PVA to said low MW PVA being from about 1:2 to 1:20.
13. The method of claim 12, said ratio being from about 1:4 to 1:12.
14. The method of claim 1, said fertilizer selected from the group consisting of urea, ammonium sulfate, ammonium nitrate, and mixtures thereof in the form of granules or prills.
15. The method of claim 1, said polymer-containing composition applied to the surface of said fertilizer at a level of from about 0.1-1 gallons of said polymer-containing composition per ton of said solid fertilizer.
[0001] This application is a division of identically titled application Ser. No. 13/176,787 filed Jul. 6, 2011, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 12/651,356 of the same title filed Dec. 31, 2009, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 12/351,589 filed Jan. 9, 2009, entitled QUICK DRYING POLYMERIC FERTILIZER ADDITIVE. All of these prior applications are incorporated in their entirety by reference herein.
[0002] 1. Field of the Invention
[0003] The present invention is broadly concerned with improved agriculturally useful, quick drying coating compositions and methods wherein the compositions include one or more polycarboxylated polymer salt and a volatile organic drying agent. More particularly, the invention is concerned with such compositions and methods wherein a copolymer containing respective quantities of maleic and itaconic moieties is supplemented with a volatile drying agent, which may be mixed with or coated onto solids, such as solid nitrogenous fertilizer. In another aspect of the invention, improved drying times are provided by adding boron, especially in conjunction with vinylic polymer(s) having a majority of pendent functional groups thereof as alcohols, and optionally containing both relatively low and high molecular weight (MW) polymer fractions, to the copolymer-organic drying agent compositions.
[0004] 2. Description of the Prior Art
[0005] U.S. Pat. No. 6,515,090 describes a highly useful class of copolymers which have been employed to good effect in a number of agricultural applications. For example, the '090 patent discloses copolymers made up of varying percentages of maleic and itaconic moieties, and salts thereof, which can be applied to solid fertilizers to achieve surprising increases in yields. In normal practice, an aqueous copolymer mixture is applied by spraying or other means onto solid fertilizers to provide fertilizer-polymer compositions.
[0006] Specialty Fertilizer Products, LLC of Leawood, Kans., commercializes a series of copolymers under the '090 patent. One such polymer, Nutrisphere-N® for granular nitrogen fertilizers, is especially designed to be applied to a variety of solid or granular nitrogen fertilizers, such as urea, ammonium salts, MAP, or DAP. This product is an approximately 40% by weight solids aqueous dispersion of a 1:1 partial calcium salt copolymer of maleic and itaconic moieties having a pH of from about 3.25-3.75.
[0007] However, it has been found that, depending principally upon the moisture content of the solid fertilizer, suboptimal field application procedures, or adverse ambient conditions such as very high humidity or low temperatures, problems with successful application of the above-mentioned compositions can arise. Specifically, the compositions are sprayed or otherwise deposited on the outer surfaces of solid fertilizers and the water is allowed to evaporate by mass transfer, leaving a solid polymer residue coating. However, if the composition drying time is excessive resulting in incomplete drying of the compositions, the coated products can be difficult to handle and apply. Indeed, in certain cases, relatively wet solid fertilizers with applied aqueous copolymer can create agglomerations within field application equipment making it difficult or even impossible to evenly spread the compositions across fields.
[0008] Mixtures of certain polycarboxylated polymers and organic solvents are known, see U.S. Pat. No. 5,868,964, e.g., polyacrylic acid polymer plus methanol. However, owing to the type of polymer used, and/or the concentration of organic solvent, the polymer and solvent are essentially incompatible, resulting in viscous precipitates unsuitable for use in fertilizer compositions. Polycarboxylate polymer salts do not usually form stable solutions in the presence of significant concentrations of organic solvents such as methanol.
[0009] There is accordingly a need in the art for improved agricultural products such as solid fertilizers in contact with quick-drying polycarboxylated polymers, so as to alleviate polymer coating and drying problems, while at the same time not detracting from the yield benefits obtained using such polymers.
[0010] The present invention overcomes the problems outlined above and provides improved polymer-containing, quick drying compositions designed for application with or onto various solids such as fertilizers, methods of forming the quick drying compositions and polymer-supplemented solid products, and methods of fertilizing soil to enhance plant growth using polymer-coated fertilizer compositions.
[0011] In broad outline, the fertilizer compositions of the invention include a quantity of a solid, fertilizer and a polymer-containing composition in contact with the solid fertilizer. The polymer-containing composition as initially formulated and contacted with fertilizer includes a salt of a polycarboxylated polymer, namely a salt of a copolymer containing individual quantities of maleic and itaconic moieties, along with a volatile organic drying agent or solvent. Thereafter, the drying agent evaporates, along with a substantial part of any water present, so that the fertilizer composition as applied to a field normally does not contain these components to any substantial degree, but rather is made up of the fertilizer plus the residue copolymer salt. Surprisingly, it has been found that the selected polymer salts can be mixed with very high concentrations of organic drying agent to produce stable liquid polymer-containing compositions free of the incompatibility problems of the prior art. The final fertilizer composition can be prepared by applying such a polymer-containing composition directly onto the surface of solid fertilizer at levels which enhance the plant growth and yield characteristics of the complete fertilizer compositions, while at the same time causing the rapid vaporization of excess moisture from the fertilizer compositions. This assures that the fertilizer compositions can be field-applied using normal spreaders or the like without the difficulties encountered with prior fertilizer compositions.
[0012] The methods of use of the fertilizer compositions involve applying the compositions onto soil adjacent planted seeds or growing plants at normal nitrogen levels.
[0013] Further improved results are realized when the above-described polymeric coating compositions are supplemented by a minor amount of boron (usually in the form of boric acid). Still more advantageous is the use of boron in conjunction with a vinylic polymer, preferably polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), having a majority of the pendant functional groups thereof as alcohols. Still more preferably, the vinylic polymer additive is in the form of a bimodal polymer having respective fractions of high MW and low MW vinylic polymer.
[0014] It has been found that the fertilizer compositions of the invention provide significant increases in crop yields, and that the presence of organic drying agents and other ingredients do not impede or otherwise alter such yield enhancements.
[0015] The present invention is predicated upon the discovery that solid agriculturally useful products such as fertilizers can be improved through the use of quick drying polymeric compositions added to or applied onto the solid products. Such drying agents facilitate and enhance the vaporization of moisture from the products, allowing easy use thereof.
[0016] Virtually any fertilizer may be treated with the polymeric compositions of the invention in order to lessen the formation of dust and to enhance the fertilizer efficiency thereof. In preferred forms, however, nitrogen-bearing or nitrogenous fertilizers are improved in accordance with the invention. For example, urea, ammonium sulfate, ammonium nitrate and mixtures thereof are prime candidates for use in the invention, and can be in any solid form such as prills or granules. The single most preferred solid fertilizer is granular urea.
[0017] As indicated above, the polycarboxylated polymers of the invention are selected from the group consisting of copolymers in acid form or as partial salts containing respective quantities of maleic and itaconic moieties. These polymers preferably exist as partial salts, and can include mixtures of different salts. Virtually any desired cationic species may be used in the formation of the polymeric salts from starting acid polymers, particularly the alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, ammonia, and the alkylamines (e.g., C1-C6 alkylamines such as triethylamine). The polymer salts of the invention are preferably in the form of aqueous dispersions, but non-aqueous organic dispersions may also be used.
[0018] The basic copolymers are described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,515,090, fully and completely incorporated by reference herein. In general, the copolymer salts should desirably contain from about 10-90% maleic moieties (more preferably from about 25-75%), and correspondingly from about 90-10% itaconic moieties (more preferably from about 75-25%). The copolymers may also contain other moieties apart from maleic and itaconic moieties, such as vinyl moieties. However, such other moieties should be present only up to a level of about 7%, i.e., the copolymers should contain about 93% maleic and itaconic moieties. Preferably, the copolymers consist essentially of maleic and itaconic moieties. One particularly preferred copolymer salt of this class is the previously-described Nutrisphere-N® for solid nitrogen fertilizers. More generally, such copolymer salts are preferably formed by the addition of a basic material (e.g., Ca, Mg, K, Na in the form of the oxides, hydroxides, or carbonates thereof) to achieve a desired pH in aqueous mixture, normally in the range of from about 1-4.
[0019] The volatile organic drying agent may be made up of one or more organic compounds, and is preferably selected from the group consisting of organic alcohols and ketones, and particularly the C1-C4 alkyl alcohols. For reasons of cost, ease of use and vapor pressure characteristics, methanol is the most preferred drying agent. More broadly, however, the drying agent may be selected from the group consisting of one or more organic compounds having a vapor pressure of at least about 40 mmHg at Standard Temperature and Pressure (STP). This embraces many of the preferred lower alcohols such as methanol (127 mmHg), ethanol (59 mmHg) and isopropanol (42.7 mmHg).
[0020] The selected drying agent and polymer salt are preferably mixed together to form a polymer-containing composition designed to be applied to solid products such as nitrogenous fertilizers. In such cases the polymer-containing composition normally comprises the polymer salt dissolved, suspended, or dispersed in a liquid phase comprising water and the drying agent. The drying agent is normally used at a level of from about 5-60% by weight (more preferably about 30-50% by weight, and most preferably about 35-45% by weight) of the complete polymer-containing composition. Use of higher levels of drying agent with the simultaneous presence of high polymer solids concentration may require partial or essentially complete water removal by evaporation or other known means from the starting copolymer salt aqueous material. Thus, a preferred polymer-containing composition may include from about 20-70% by weight of copolymer salt (more preferably from about 30-60% by weight), from about 30-50% by weight drying agent (more preferably from about 35-45% by weight), and from about 10-50% by weight water (more preferably from about 10-25% by weight). An example of such a polymer-containing composition would include about 40% by weight maleic-itaconic copolymer salt, about 45% by weight methanol, and about 15% by weight water, and would have a pH 1-4 and a flash point of 74° F. Generally, the polymeric compositions should have a flash point of greater than 73° F.
[0021] Additional benefits are realized when compositions as described above are supplemented with boron alone, and more preferably in combination with bimodal vinylic polymers containing both high and low MW fractions. As used herein, "vinylic polymer" refers to any polymer or copolymer wherein a plurality of the repeat groups therein are vinyl alcohol moieties. Generally, the low molecular weight vinylic polymer is used in a greater quantity than the high molecular weight materials, typically at ratios of from about 1:2 to 1:20, more preferably from about 1:4 to 1:12, of the high MW to low MW materials.
[0022] The paradigm vinylic polymer is PVA. A large variety of PVAs are available commercially, and are typically distinguished on the bases of molecular weight and hydrolysis level, both ranging from "low" to "high." Low MW PVAs have a number averaged molecular weight Mn in the range of up to about 15,000 (e.g., from about 7,000-13,000) and a weight averaged molecular weight Mw in the range of about 25,000 (e.g., from about 13,000-23,000). These materials also have hydrolysis values of from about 98.0-98.8% by mole, and a viscosity of from about 3.5-4.5 cps (as 4% aqueous solutions at 20° C.). High MW PVAs have an Mn of about 70,000-101,000 and an Mw of 145,000 and above (e.g., from about 146,000-186,000), hydrolysis values of 99.3% by mole, and viscosities of from about 62-72 cps (as 4% aqueous solutions at 20° C.).
[0023] Normally, PVA or other polymeric molecular weights in commercial products have a distribution of molecular weights within some range. This distribution may be relatively wide or quite narrow, depending on the specifics of a given product. Hence, these materials of mixtures are often described by means of various averaged molecular weights (number or weight averaged), and this is useful in understanding the properties of the products since a very large percentage of all molecules in the sample and a large fraction of the weight of the sample will have molecular weights close to the averages. It is also common to depict molecular weight distributions in polymers by means of a diagram having molecular weight along a horizontal axis and the relative abundance of molecules along a vertical axis. In the case of most polymer compositions, such diagrams are generally hump-shaped, typically having a single peak where the apex thereof represents the weight which is the most common molecular weight in the polymer composition; this is often termed the "peak molecular weight," referring to the weight of the highest fraction of polymer molecules, and not the highest molecular weight in the composition. However, a bimodal vinylic polymer composition of the invention exhibits two humps or peaks in such a molecular weight diagram. If an average molecular weight measurement is taken of such a bimodal system, highly misleading results may occur, because there will be relatively few molecules near such an "average" value. Thus, a bimodal and single mode polymer composition may have the same "average" molecular weights, yet having very different physical properties.
[0024] In the present invention, it was found that better results may be obtained using bimodal vinyl polymer compositions having high and low MW fractions, as compared with a normal composition of the same average molecular weight. Use of bimodal compositions gives the best features of both high and low molecular weight polymers.
[0025] The preferred bimodal PVA is made up of individual amounts of low and high MW PVA, with the low MW PVA being present at a level of from about 0.5-10% by weight of the complete fertilizer coating composition, whereas the high MW PVA is present at a level of from about 0.1-4% by weight. The low MW PVA fraction is normally present in an amount greater than that of the high MW PVA fraction, with the previously-described high MW/low MW ratios being applicable.
[0026] It is well known that PVAs are highly biodegradable, water-soluble polymers that possess a range of properties, both in pure form and in solution. Such properties can make it difficult to formulate mixtures in certain situations. Thus, it is known that PVAs are at best poorly soluble in solutions that contain significant amounts of organic solvents, and precipitate in their presence. This is especially true of high or super-high hydrolysis level grades of PVA, which simply do not dissolve in solutions having significant organic solvent levels in addition to water. It is also known that PVA reacts rapidly with borates to form what is conventionally called "silly putty" or "slime," which are insoluble crosslinked plastic materials.
[0027] PVAs of high or super-high hydrolysis levels can be used to create coatings that are smooth and non-hygroscopic. Unfortunately, such PVAs possess very high viscosities and tend to make formulations which gel upon standing. Thus, these materials are per se impractical for fertilizer coating uses. On the other hand, low hydrolysis level PVAs exhibit low viscosities, but exhibit relatively high hygroscopic properties.
[0028] Unexpectedly, it has been discovered that combinations of boron with selected PVAs avoid the formation of insolubles while also retaining most of the water resistance of high MW PVA and the low viscosity properties of low MW PVA. Particularly preferred in this context are the bimodal PVA compositions.
[0029] Preferred complete quick drying polymeric compositions in accordance with the invention include: (1) from about 20-50% by weight of one of more of the previously described maleic-itaconic copolymers (more preferably from about 35-45% by weight), advantageously in the form of the preferred partial calcium salt copolymer, with carboxylate substitution by calcium at levels of from about 1-35% (more preferably from about 10-30%) of the carboxylates present, and a corresponding pH of from about 2.35-3.75 when the copolymer is in aqueous dispersion; (2) volatile organic solvent, preferably methanol, at a level of from about 5-60% by weight (more preferably from about 35-50% by weight); (3) low MW PVA at a level of from about 0.5-10% by weight (more preferably from about 2-6% by weight); (4) high MW PVA at a level of from about 0.1-4% by weight (more preferably from about 0.2-2% by weight); (5) a ratio of high MW PVA to low MW PVA of from about 1:2 to 1:20 (more preferably from about 1:4 to 1:12); (6) boric acid at a level of from about 0.5-5% by weight (more preferably from about 2-4% by weight); and (7) water as the balance of the composition. Such a preferred coating composition typically has a solids level of from about 25-55% by weight, more preferably from about 35-50% by weight.
[0030] Generally, the bimodal PVA is mixed with the maleic-itaconic copolymer with heating to a level of from about 80-110° C. and agitation for a period of time to assure that the PVA fractions dissolve. The organic drying agent is then added with additional stirring, followed by boric acid addition. In preferred preparative procedures, an aqueous maleic-itaconic copolymer mixture at about 35% w/w solids content is placed in a reactor at room temperature and stirred vigorously. The low and high MW PVAs are then added, and the mixture is heated to 97° C. with continued vigorous stirring. This mixture is allowed to cook for 45 minutes at 97° C. to insure that all of the PVA materials dissolve. Vacuum distillation of the mixture is then initiated until it reaches a desired solids concentration of approximately 60-70% w/w, whereupon the mixture is allowed to cool to room temperature. Methanol is then added with vigorous stirring until the mixture becomes homogeneous. Finally, boric acid is added with further stirring until fully dissolved. The complete polymeric composition contains approximately 40% solids w/w.
[0031] The polymeric compositions made up of an aqueous copolymer salt and drying agent, with or without bimodal vinylic polymer and boron, can be applied to agriculturally useful solid products such as solid fertilizers by any convenient means, such as by spraying or dipping. The preferred polymeric compositions were found to be unexpectedly and surprisingly compatible and do not separate or precipitate solids. In general, the polymer-containing compositions are applied at a level of from about 0.1-1 gallons of polymer-containing composition per ton of fertilizer or other solid product (more preferably at a level of from about 0.3-0.8 gallons).
[0032] Although in preferred forms the ingredients of the coating compositions are mixed together to form complete products before application to solid fertilizer, it would be possible to separately apply the copolymer salt, drying agent, and other ingredients, especially if done substantially simultaneously or in quick succession. In such cases, the rate of application would be the same as that set forth above, considering the makeup of the two different applied substances. Moreover, the polymer compositions of the invention can be used on a variety of agriculturally useful products, such as seeds or soil amendments.
[0033] The quick drying compositions hereof may also be formulated including various dyes, pigments, colorants, tracing agents, etc. Such practices are well known in the agricultural arts. It is known that many dyes have poor compatibility with entirely aqueous formulations of high ionic strength. However, it was found that the present compositions containing appreciable volatile organic components can more readily be supplemented with such dyes, and the effectiveness thereof in imparting color to solid fertilizers is enhanced by the presence of the preferred PVA.
[0034] The following Examples set forth preferred polymer-containing quick drying compositions of the invention and uses thereof. It is to be understood, however, that this example is provided by way of illustration and nothing therein should be taken as a limitation upon the overall scope of the invention.
Example 1
[0035] A fertilizer composition was prepared by applying a liquid polymer-containing composition onto granular urea at a rate of 1/2 gallon of the liquid polymer-containing composition per ton of urea (urea+aqueous-methanol Nutrisphere-N®). The polymer-containing composition was made up of the above-described Nutrisphere-N® copolymer salt.
[0036] Another fertilizer composition was prepared using the aqueous Nutrisphere-N® product applied at the same rate as above onto granular urea, but without the methanol drying agent (urea+aqueous Nutrisphere-N®).
[0037] A final test fertilizer was straight uncoated urea (uncoated urea).
[0038] These three fertilizer compositions were field-tested to determine the effect of the methanol drying agent on yields. This test was conducted in Courtland, Kans. in Crete silt loam soil, pH 6.5, organic matter 2.2%, Bray P-one ranging from 19 ppm, soil test potassium 380 ppm ammonium acetate extractable K. A no-till irrigated corn was planted (May 2) at 32,000 plants/acre on 6 test plots. The planted corn received a fluid fertilizer starter (10-34-0) at a rate of 8 gal. per acre, banded 2×2 beside each row. Sprinkler irrigation water was provided from the Lovewell Reservoir in north central Kansas.
[0039] The respective solid fertilizer compositions were applied at two rates, 160 and 240 lb. Nitrogen per acre, as a broadcast application immediately after corn planting. The 6 test plots were: uncoated urea/160 lb. N/A; urea+aqueous Nutrisphere-N/160 lb. N/A; urea+aqueous-methanol Nutrisphere-N/160 lb. N/A; uncoated urea/240 lb. N/A; urea+aqueous Nutrisphere-N/240 lb. N/A; and urea+aqueous-methanol Nutrisphere-N/240 lb. N/A. There was no incorporation of N into the soil except that which occurred via sprinkler irrigation.
[0040] The test plots were harvested November 2 by a plot combine taking the two center rows of each plot. Yield data was reported at 15.5% moisture.
[0041] Corn yield responses to the respective solid fertilizers were consistent and highly significant statistically (95% confidence interval). The magnitude of improvement in yield of no-till corn receiving urea+aqueous-methanol Nutrisphere-N versus uncoated urea was similar to that of urea+aqueous Nutrisphere-N polymer (Table 1).
[0042] These data indicate that the coating of urea with a high charge density copolymer salt has significant effects upon N use by corn with subsequent increases in corn yield and potential profitability for the grower. These data further confirm that the presence of the drying agent has no deleterious effects upon the performance of the polymer-coated urea.
TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Enhancing N Availability for Irrigated Corn Treatments Grain Yield lb N/A Form of N bu/A 160 Uncoated urea 173 b* 160 Urea + Nutrisphere-N ® 193 a 160 Urea + Experimental formulation 196 a 240 Uncoated urea 180 b 240 Urea + Nutrisphere-N ® 196 a 240 Urea + Experimental formulation 197 a LSD.sub..05 11 CV % 3.8 *Means separated by Duncan's multiple range test
Example 2
[0043] In this Example, a series of drying tests were conducted using various compositions including Nutrisphere-N® for granular nitrogen fertilizers (referred to as "Polymer" in Table 2 below), described above.
[0044] The formulations included various amounts of methanol and certain had minor amounts of boric acid therein. Additionally, low and high molecular weight PVA was added to certain of the formulations. The low molecular weight PVA (Celvol 103 sold by Celanese Chemical) had a variable molecular weight, a hydrolysis 98.4±0.4% by mole, and a viscosity of 4.0±0.5 cps (4% solution). The high molecular weight PVA (Celvol 165 sold by Celanese Chemical) had a variable molecular weight, a hydrolysis of 98.4±0.4% by mole, and a viscosity of 67±5.0 cps (4% solution).
[0045] In each test, one drop of the corresponding polymeric formulation was placed on a petrie dish, followed by stirring with the tip of a pipette until the formulation was completely dry. The formulations and drying times are set forth in Table 2.
TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 Formulation Polymer Methanol Boric Acid Low MW PVA High MW PVA Water Total Solids Drying Time No. % w/w % w/w % w/w % w/w % w/w % w/w % w/w (min) 1 40.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 59.2 40.8 4.1 2 40.0 44.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 16.0 40.0 3.0 3 39.0 43.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 15.0 42.0 2.4 4 35.0 35.0 0.0 4.5 0.5 25.0 40.0 4.5 5 36.2 38.1 2.9 3.3 0.5 19.0 42.9 1.0
[0046] The above data demonstrates that improved drying times were realized in formulations
[0047] 2, 3, and 5, as compared with the basic Nutrisphere-N® of Formulation 1. Surprisingly, the addition of boric acid (Formulation 3) also significantly decreased drying times as compared with Formulation 2. The best drying times were obtained through the use of Formulation 5, including the use of bimodal PVA. This was an unexpected result, because Formulation 5 contains significantly more water than Formulations 2 and 3, with a similar solids content. It is theorized that a synergistic effect is obtained through the formation of a polymer-boron-PVA adduct, which exhibits very short drying times.
[0048] Inasmuch as conventional granular nitrogen fertilizer products are typically coated to render them hard and resistant to moisture sorption, the petrie dish results of this test are predictive in a relative sense of the drying times of the formulations when applied to solid nitrogen fertilizers.
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Title: | Long-Range Imaging Radar for Autonomous Navigation |
Authors: | Brooker, Graham Michael |
Keywords: | millimetre wave radar;imaging;navigation |
Issue Date: | 2005 |
Publisher: | University of Sydney. Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering |
Abstract: | This thesis describes the theoretical and practical implementation of a long-range high-resolution millimetre wave imaging radar system to aid with the navigation and guidance of both airborne and ground-based autonomous vehicles. To achieve true autonomy, a vehicle must be able to sense its environment, comprehensively, over a broad range of scales. Objects in the immediate vicinity of the vehicle must be classified at high resolution to ensure that the vehicle can traverse the terrain. At slightly longer ranges, individual features such as trees and low branches must be resolved to allow for short-range path planning. At long range, general terrain characteristics must be known so that the vehicle can plan around difficult or impassable obstructions. Finally, at the largest scale, the vehicle must be aware of the direction to its objective. In the past, short-range sensors based on radar and laser technology have been capable of producing high-resolution maps in the immediate vicinity of the vehicle extending out to a few hundred metres at most. For path planning, and navigation applications where a vehicle must traverse many kilometres of unstructured terrain, a sensor capable of imaging out to at least 3km is required to permit mid and long-range motion planning. This thesis addresses this need by describing the development a high-resolution interrupted frequency modulated continuous wave (FMICW) radar operating at 94GHz. The contributions of this thesis include a comprehensive analysis of both FMCW and FMICW processes leading to an effective implementation of a radar prototype which is capable of producing high-resolution reflectivity images of the ground at low grazing angles. A number of techniques are described that use these images and some a priori knowledge of the area, for both feature and image based navigation. It is shown that sub-pixel registration accuracies can be achieved to achieve navigation accuracies from a single image that are superior to those available from GPS. For a ground vehicle to traverse unknown terrain effectively, it must select an appropriate path from as long a range as possible. This thesis describes a technique to use the reflectivity maps generated by the radar to plan a path up to 3km long over rough terrain. It makes the assumption that any change in the reflectivity characteristics of the terrain being traversed should be avoided if possible, and so, uses a modified form of the gradient-descent algorithm to plan a path to achieve this. The millimetre wave radar described here will improve the performance of autonomous vehicles by extending the range of their high-resolution sensing capability by an order of magnitude to 3km. This will in turn enable significantly enhanced capability and wider future application for these systems. |
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Dave Hansen was fired as the Dodgers' hitting coach last month, but the Mariners have hired him to fill the same job.
Hansen replaces Chris Chambliss, who last month became the ninth hitting coach fired by the Mariners since 2000. In other words Hansen is stepping into a pretty tough job, although Seattle moving in the fences at Safeco Field should help the team's raw offensive numbers some.
Hansen became the Dodgers' hitting coach in the middle of last season after the team fired Jeff Pentland. Pentland found a new job as a Triple-A hitting coach for the Mariners and was added to the coaching staff in September to work alongside Chambliss. There was some thought that Pentland would get the job once Chambliss was fired, but instead a team has opted for Hansen over for him for the second time in 18 months.
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"who last month became the ninth hitting coach fired by the Mariners since 2000″
So its sort of like the Defense Against the Dark Arts position?
- suicidesqueeze91361 - Oct 22, 2012 at 4:39 PM
I see.
So I guess the Mariners made this move so they can collapse in the stretch and not make the play-offs too?
How much is the Mariners GM being compensated for making these Einstein-esque moves?? I'm willing to do it for a 30% discount, and I'll bet I come up with better results!!?
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You prefer they keep collapsing in Spring Training?
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While Looking takes a peek at the lives of three gay friends living in San Francisco, Not Looking is set in Los Angeles.
The 5-part web series, originally released on Funny or Die, was quickly funded through a Kickstarter campaign following the successful release of a trailer for the show.
The show starts with a close up on Parker (played by Jason Looney) as he's talking on a phone.
"I've been in LA three whole years and I still haven't found a single guy worth mentioning. It seems like all the guys are either already taken or that some boys just aren't willing to give you the time of day or that some men have allowed themselves to become creepy monsters. What should I do? Pull a Britney? Shave my head? Move to Vegas? Or do I settle on in, stop looking for Mr. Right. Maybe I'm not looking hard enough. I don't know."
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Green Week tipped off April 4 and runs through Wed., April 11.
To raise awareness about energy-efficiency, Magic players to wear adidas 100 percent organic cotton shooting shirts featuring the NBA Green logo for all Green Week games. Honorary ball captains, in-arena emcees and Magic Dancers will also wear NBA Green Week T-shirts during the designated games.
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New GOP Rule Aimed At Keeping States From Early Primaries In 2016
Largely overlooked amid the convention floor fight over Ron Paul's delegates and the delegate selection process was another rule approved at the same time: It would harshly punish any large state that jumps the line on the primary schedule in 2016.
Looking at you, Florida.
This year, just as they did in 2008, Florida Republicans moved their presidential primary to late January in violation of the party rules. That triggered a calendar shift by the official early states — Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina — all of which scrambled to move their own elections earlier.
Florida GOP leaders knew they faced losing half their delegates, but pushed ahead anyway.
They figured — correctly, as it turned out — that even half their 99 delegates would make them far more muscular than the other early states. And that's how it worked out, when the Florida primary went to Mitt Romney, giving him renewed momentum after a bad loss in South Carolina.
Four years from now, though, that math will be very different. Under the new rule adopted Tuesday, any state that moves its election earlier than the last Tuesday in February will have its delegation reduced to 12. For Florida, that would mean losing not 50 percent but nearly 90 percent of its delegate strength.
If it seems draconian, it was meant to be. State parties that want to increase their clout by jumping the line should no longer see any advantage in doing so.
Candidates would think twice before deciding to spend millions for television ads to win just a dozen delegates.
Among other changes in the new GOP platform:
— There will be no more secondary penalties on delegates from rule-breaking states (no more lousy hotel assignments, fewer guest passes, etc.).
— States will be allowed to allocate delegates on a winner-take-all basis, as the GOP traditionally has done. This year, states voting prior to April 1 were forbidden to hold winner-take-all events. The change was made at the request of the Romney campaign, which, in the event he is seeking re-election, wants a series of winner-take-all contests to wrap up the nomination quickly.
— The RNC is allowed to change the rules between conventions, if it can muster a three-quarters vote of its membership. In the event Romney does not win in November, the party can revert to requiring states that vote early to allocate delegates proportionally. That gives a shot to underfunded candidates (think Rick Santorum). The thinking is that if winner-take-all contests predominate, the candidate with the biggest war chest will almost certainly win.
— All elections, be they primaries or caucuses, have to result in the actual allocation of delegates. No more beauty contest primaries (Missouri) or beauty contest caucus nights (Iowa). In 2016, the results of the Iowa caucuses will have to count, and count immediately.
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Machine reading can be defined as the automatic understanding of text. One way in which human understanding of text has been gauged is to measure the ability to answer questions pertaining to the text. In this paper, we present a brief study designed to explore how a natural language processing component for the recognition of textual entailment bears on the problem of answering questions in a basic, elementary school reader. An alternative way of testing human understanding is to assess one's ability to ask sensible questions for a given text. We survey current computational systems that are capable of generating questions automatically, and suggest that understanding must comprise not only a grasp of semantic equivalence, but also an assessment of the importance of information conveyed by the test. We suggest that this observation should contribute in the design of an overall evaluation methodology for machine reading.
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I actually made this for a special someone, and just came up with the name as I was uploading. :P
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PORT Adelaide's injury-plagued forward John Butcher has had another setback, with scans expected to confirm he has suffered a small crack in a wrist.
Butcher - who missed much of the Power's pre-season campaign as he recovered from hip surgery - was injured during the second half of Port's five-goal trial match win against premier Sydney at AAMI Stadium on Saturday.
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Saturday's match against the Swans was his first AFL hitout for the season and he was scratchy in his only SANFL trial for the Port Magpies the previous week.
The highly-rated Butcher has played just 12 games in three seasons since being drafted at pick eight at the 2009 national draft because of a long line of back, hip and soft tissue injuries.
The Power expects former captain Dom Cassisi (calf) and forward Brett Ebert (hamstring) to resume from injury in SANFL trial matches this week.
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