text:
Betty Jo Phillips
Betty Jo Phillips, age 85, of Carrollton passed away Monday, April 29, 2013 at Mercy Medical Center following a brief illness.
Born July 6, 1927, in Haydenville, she was a daughter of the late Alfred and Leafa (Johnson) Stalder.
She was a member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, Bellflower Road where she was active in the United Methodist Women.
She worked as a aide at Millers and Mapleview Nursing Homes.
Betty is survived by six daughters, Beth Holderbaum, of Minerva, Sandy McNutt, of Massillon, Leafa Saunier, of Zanesville, Sherrian Arnold, of North Canton, Sue Phillips, of the home, and Debby (Jerry) Stover, of Carrollton; three sons, Clifford Phillips, of Wilmont, Walter Phillips, of Carrollton, Ronnie (Diane) Phillips, of Minerva; 30 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Margie Manfull, of Minerva.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Earl W. Phillips; a grandson; two brothers; and two sisters.
Funeral services will be held Friday, May 3 at 11 a.m. in Bartley Funeral Home, with Rev. Mark Thomas officiating. Calling hours will be held Thursday 2 - 4 & 7 - 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Heritage Memorial Gardens.
Memorial contributions may be made to Mount Zion United Methodist Church, 8055 Abbey Rd. NE, Carrollton, OH 44615.
Friends unable to attend may register online at www.bartleyfuneralhome.com.
©2013 The Free Press Standard
Carrollton Free Press Standard, P. O. Box 37, Carrollton, OH 44615


text:
The international Open Knowledge Festival will be organised in Helsinki from 17 to 22 September. Hundreds of experts in the field from around the world are expected to take part. The key organisers of the collaboratively planned festival are the British Open Knowledge Foundation, Aalto Media Factory and The Finnish Institute in London.
Open knowledge includes the sharing of many types of knowledge, such as programming code, in a way that the information is free for everyone to use, modify and share. The Open Knowledge Festival's topics range from open democracy and government data, open and smart cities, open source software and business, to open design and data journalism.
The Open Government Partnership (OGP) initiative, which includes 55 countries, is one of the topics of the festival. The network aims to promote transparency, empower citizens and harness new technologies to strengthen governance. Finland is seeking membership in the OGP. The festival also includes discussing the transformation of Finnish sauna diplomacy into an Open Sauna citizens' movement. Open Sauna is calling on companies and organisations to open their saunas to the festival-goers, giving them the chance to familiarise themselves with Finnish sauna culture.
Speakers at the event include Hans Rosling, data visualisation guru, Carsten Berg, campaigner for participatory and direct democracy and Farida Vis, advocate for data journalism.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Ideal in the studio or onstage.
Extra-fast and terrifically punchy response is raw, dirty, very tight - almost Kang-like - and super loud for maximum accent. Thin.
Item # 441321 | Condition: Info | Customer Ratings: ( 5 Based on 6 reviews)
Condtion Rating
Usually arrives in 3-5 Days
3 on hand
Apply to all available items
This location is not authorized to sell products.
Please select an authorized location.
Protect Your Gear
Accidental damage, normalNormal wear and power surges are no longer an issue with these comprehensive and affordable plans. We even pay to ship your gear for repairs. More details.
Covers much more than the original manufacturer's warranty:
Limit of Liability: The least of the cost of (1) authorized repairs, (2) replacement with a product of similar features, (3) reimbursement for authorized repairs or replacement or (4) the price that you paid for the product.
*Limitations and exclusions apply. See terms and conditions for program details
Extra-fast and terrifically punchy response is raw, dirty, very tight - almost Kang-like - and super loud for maximum accent. Thin.
North American Warranty Sabian cymbals are guaranteed against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of two years from the date of purchase on all Sabian series except Solar by Sabian which has a 6 month warranty period If after inspection by Sabian personnel it is determined that the cymbal failed under normal use, a replacement cymbal of the same size and series will be provided free of charge. To obtain warranty service, ship the cymbals prepaid along with a copy of the dated proof of purchase to the following; In the USA. Sabian Inc, 100 Enterprise Drive, Marshfield, MA. 02050 Please call 1-800-81-SABIAN and request an RA # Please allow 4-6 weeks for processing and return shipping. The above pertains to Sabian cymbals purchased in North America. As warranty laws vary from country to country, you will need to check with the dealer where you purchased the cymbal for warranty details in any country outside North America, as the warranty is administered by the Sabian distributor in the respective country. Warranty replacements for cymbals purchased in Canada and the USA can not be shipped outside the USA and Canada.
Now you can get added warranty protection for your new gear. Pro Coverage steps in where the manufacturer's "normal wear and tear" ends. Our PRO COVERAGE program offers you UPGRADED COVERAGE if your product ever fails!
Pro Coverage includes:
I love this cymbal! It creates a very loud lovely chinese sound. I own the 15" and the price is worth it. Great for metal music while playing on breakdowns and awesome to hit it matching the snare drum. I can't stop playing this cymbal while I'm just jamming, it's one of my favs now. Must Buy
This china is abslutely amazing. I own the 19" inch and the thing is a beast. Ive owned it for about 3 years and its not even close to having signs of cracking or scratches....its brilliant finish does leave fingerprints frequently , but you can get some cymbal cleaner for that. So if your in the price range, and your looking for a really good china, get this one.
So I have been spending sooo much time trying to look for the PERFECT china. And boy did i find it. This china has a nice high crisp but strong striking punch at the same time. i bought the 17" and am very pleased. if you want to hear a band that has this exact china go look up the band "August Burns red" he uses it in there album messengers. He uses the 19" version. i am very happy with my china though. i would reccommend this to every drummer. i infact showed this china to an employee at guitar center and he fell in love and put in his order right after mine. So i would recommend this to everybody. So crisp its heavenly. so thats why i gave it 5 stars. so go look up the band i posted and listen to his china. im in love :)
For your convenience, our online inventory has been expanded to include items in our retail locations. Some items may be fulfilled from Guitar Center retail stores*. Items will be inspected to ensure the store has the product you want, in the condition you expect. If not, a store manager will contact you by phone or email within one hour.
*Select items are available for in store pick-up only
Your message has been sent.
PO Box 4769
Westlake Village, CA 91359
|* Denotes Required Field
|Order #:
|(if applicable) * Denotes Required Field
|*First Name:
|*Last Name:
|Contact Preference:
|Best Time to Contact:
|Click to add file attachment
Sending Message...


text: Atriz porno babalu Tags: sporty porn movies, hot israeli women fucking Tags: sex and the city the rabbit, naked pictures of hot teen lesbians Photographs from gallery "What movie has the best sex scene":Tags: nudist japanese, good old fashioned porn Tags: north east sexy girls nude, adult circumcision post op Tags: sex opportunities, brandi pierce naked The development of atriz porno babalu has been explained in detail in this article on atriz porno babalu. Read it to find something interesting and surprising!Tags: wife and sister sex, sex pain porn Photo from gallery "Nude mandy":Tags: adult circumcision post op, big boobed teens fucking Tags: disco tex and the sexolettes, big brother hot tub sex Tags: woman pig sex stories, small cock sex pics This illustration represents themes "Full lenght free porn movie":Tags: kristanna loken bloodrayne nude, ron nude Tags: college pussy sex teen, cheerleader tube porn Tags: kissing girl hot, pics of avarge girls nude If you interests at anal double fucking, damage sex scenes, avatar toph blowjob game you have come to right site. It becomes more clearly on the pictures:Tags: emily proctor nude videos, mature pornb Photo from gallery #61:Tags: thick sexy teens naked, most hardcore hentai Tags: anal sanctuary anime, sex position for g spot Tags: porno en espano, porn clip interrupted super bowl Tags: free porno scenes, sexy clevage Tags: i love dat pussy, pakistani girlsmobile free prons ← Prev page Next page → Related posts: women go nude girls sticking weired objects in ass free nude hairy indian girls pics colombian porn sites anal sanctuary anime star wars sex scenes so you think you can dance sex audition nude video boobs clothed porn tube brunette young porn sex tube house pumps sex


text:
When it comes to blogging, I want extremely great resources to shape my blogging knowledge. I want kind of contents that can help me to grow in blogging.
It is hard to find that kind of content on the web, because the World Wide Web filled with so many fillers and it is difficult to sort out that kind of content on the web.Read More →


text:
See what other travelers think about our hotel. By incorporating Tripadvisor onto our page, it is now easier for guests to both review and research their trip, worldwide. On this page you will find reviews on Radisson Blu Hotel Noida and how our guests have rated us. We hope you will find the reviews helpful when planning your next trip with us. Whether you are traveling for business or pleasure, we look forward to welcoming you!
Radisson Blu Hotel Noida –
L-2, Sector 18 – 201-301 – Noida – UP – India –
Phone +91 1204300000
28.568528 77.322592


text:
On Sundays:
General Services: 9:30 am, 12 pm
House of Bread Christian Church6521 Hazel AveOrangevale, CA 95662
Youth Service - 6:00pm
On Fridays:
Prayer Service - 7:00pm
Map and Directions
Church Office6521 Hazel Ave Orangevale, CA 95662Tel: 916-344-9378
Pastor Alexander Shevchenko
Church Ministers
Questions and Answers
Alexander Shevchenko is one of those individuals who are commonly called "people of destiny". He was born July 7th, 1974 in Krivoi Rog, Ukraine. The city of one million became home to him for seventeen years; it was where his youth and teen years passed and where all five of the Shevchenko children, of who Alex was the oldest, spent their childhood. Nikolai and Maria Shevchenko raised Alexander, Vladimir, Sergey, Victor and Tamila in a good family atmosphere, imparting Christian values and traditions to them.
In 1991 Alexander, along with his parents, emigrated to the USA. After two more years, having studied for nine in Ukraine, Alexander finished school and left to Russia for several years (Vologda, Kostroma). There, through join efforts, they started several Christian communities.
It was during this time that Alexander's mindset was changed, firm goals were formed and priorities derived from experience with a practical gospel were established. Working for these few years in the Russian expanses influenced the rest of Alexander's life in a substantial way.
In 1996 he met a wonderful woman named Zhanna who was dedicated to God. She went on to become his wife and partner in the work of the ministry.
Alexander and Zhanna have two children: Daniel (10 years old) and Victoria (6 years old).
In this same year, 1996, the young Shevchenko couple founded a ministry by the name of "Ugol", which in a short period of time obtained wide public recognition among the Slavic immigrants in the USA as well as in the countries of the former Soviet Union. The public could not help but notice the television programs with testimonies of people in whose life God had shown Himself in a supernatural way.
The young family was assisted by parents, siblings and a few dedicated friends in the establishment of this ministry.
The large demand for the discussions-seminars which Alexander began to record several years later brought about the opening of offices in Kiev, Moscow, Minsk, and Riga which distribute around one hundred thousand cassettes annually. Alexander receives invitations to different countries of the world and holds between eighty-eight and one hundred forty three seminars each year.
In august of 2005, after a long inner struggle that had lasted for more than a year, Alexander and Zhanna submitted to the call of God and a new Christian fellowship center by the name of "House of Bread" was opened in the city of Sacramento (California, USA) which held its first service on January 15th, 2006.
Mailing List:
Church News
Schedule of Events
Useful Information
E-mail address:
Last Name:
First Name:
03 February 2013
Sunday Sermon
29 January 2013
Teen Program
Bible Study
18 January 2013
Forum 2013


text:
Find Us on TwitterTweets by @bread4theworld
African-American Voices for Africa
Grassroots Conference Call and Webinar
Blog Roll
Institute Notes: A Dialogue on Overcoming Hunger and Poverty
Rethinking U.S. Foreign Assistance Blog
Lenten Reflections: A New Foundation
On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays during Lent, we offer reflections from Bread staff and others who faithfully work to end hunger.
Psalm 84;
1 Kings 6:1-4, 21-22;
1 Corinthian 3:10-23
Today, half-way through our Lenten pilgrimage, the Scripture readings talk about temples and foundations. But we live in a time of shaky foundations. An improving economy hasn't resolved the collective anxiety created by the collapse of our nation's financial foundation in 2008. Many of us are still angry with Wall Street, the Temple of Creed, which caused economic turmoil for so many families and ruined so many careers.
In the midst of our anxiety and fear, the Psalmist urges us to join him in singing God's praises in the temple, where God dwells. Spending a day worshipping God renews our happiness. In 1 Kings, we hear how lovingly Solomon built this temple, taking special care to build a solid foundation.
The reading from Paul's first letter to the Corinthians invites us to transform our thinking about foundations and about temples. Writing to early Christians who were wasting their time with quarrels and jealously, Paul reminds them of "the love that transforms and reconciles."
Paul's words invite us to build our lives on a new foundation, Jesus Christ. When we come to Holy Week, we will hear in Mark's Gospel how Jesus' crucifixion is the death of the old temple. In laying down his life, Jesus becomes the New Temple. Through our baptism, we become part of Christ's body, and, as Paul reminds us, "God's spirit dwells in you."
With this new foundation and with the Spirit dwelling in us, we are transformed by God's love. We are now free to love our neighbors – to look out for their best interests rather than our own. We are free to seek the protection of those who are hungry and vulnerable. We are emboldened to raise our voices on behalf of policies that encourage a more stable and peaceful world.
Stephen Hitchcock is senior manager of special projects.
+Read all of our Lent reflections.
« Hunger Resources: MDG's. Poverty in America. Food Stamps. More than 900 million People Suffer from Chronic Hunger »
Posted by Bread on March 12, 2012 in Bible on Hunger, Lent Series / Comments (0) / TrackBack (0)
Verify your Comment
Previewing your Comment
Posted by: |
This is only a preview. Your comment has not yet been posted.
The letters and numbers you entered did not match the image. Please try again.
As a final step before posting your comment, enter the letters and numbers you see in the image below. This prevents automated programs from posting comments.
Having trouble reading this image? View an alternate.
TrackBack URL for this entry:
Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Lenten Reflections: A New Foundation:
Get updates on issues and actions to take on behalf of hungry people.


text:
Yoo-Kyeong K. Kudo
University Counsel
Yoo-Kyeong Kudo joined the Office of the General Counsel in 2011. She provides advice on a variety of areas, including business transactions, real estate transactions, information technology, information security, risk management and trademarks. Ms. Kudo also supervises litigation arising in these substantive practice areas, and provides advice and counsel on regulatory and compliance concerns. Prior to coming to Princeton, Ms. Kudo was Counsel in the Corporate Department at Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP in New York City. She received her J.D. from Columbia Law School and her B.A. from University of California at Berkeley.
Practice Areas:
Business Transactions, Leasing, University Services, Information Technology, Information Security, Finance and Treasury, and Trademarks.
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Tel: (609) 258-7789
Fax: (609) 258-2502
Assistant: Evann Gleeson - email@example.com; (609) 258-2507


text:
Curable polymer concrete compositions suitable for articles of construction comprise (1) a minor amount of a vinyl ester resin composition, (2) a major amount of an aggregate blend comprising (a) sand and (b) fly ash and (3) a free-radical curing agent.
1. A curable polymer concrete composition, suitable for articles of construction, comprising
(1) from about 3% to about 15% by weight of a vinyl ester composition prepared by esterifying an epoxy resin containing at least one vicinal-epoxy group in the molecule with an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid,
(2) from about 85% to about 97% by weight of an aggregate composition comprising
(a) from about 50% to about 95% by weight of sand,
(b) from about 5% to about 50% by weight of fly ash, and
(3) a free-radical initiator.
2. The composition of claim 1 wherein the epoxy resin is a glycidyl polyether of a polyhydric phenol.
3. The composition of claim 2 wherein the epoxy resin is a glycidyl polyether of 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane.
4. The composition of claim 1 wherein the ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid is a monocarboxylic acid.
5. The composition of claim 4 wherein the monocarboxylic acid is acrylic or methacrylic acid.
6. The composition of claim 4 wherein the vinyl ester has been further modified by reaction with a polycarboxylic acid anhydride.
7. The composition of claim 1 wherein the vinyl ester composition comprises from about 50% to about 80% vinyl ester and from about 20% to about 50% by weight of styrene.
8. The composition of claim 1 wherein a metallic reinforcing material is additionally incorporated in the composition.
9. The composition of claim 1 wherein the aggregate composition contains up to about 25% by weight of gravel.
10. The composition of claim 1 wherein the free-radical initiator is a peroxide.
11. The composition of claim 10 wherein the peroxide is methyl ethyl ketone peroxide.
12. The composition of claim 10 wherein the peroxide is cumene hydroperoxide.
13. An article of construction comprising a composition prepared by curing a composition comprising
(1) from about 3% to about 15% by weight of a vinyl ester composition prepared by esterifying an epoxy resin containing at least one vicinal-epoxy group in the molecule with an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid,
(2) from about 85% to about 97% by weight of an aggregate composition comprising
(a) from about 50% to about 95% by weight of sand,
(b) from about 5% to about 50% by weight of fly ash, and
(3) a free-radical initiator.
14. The article of claim 13 wherein the epoxy resin is a glycidyl polyether of 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane and the unsaturated monocarboxylic acid is acrylic or methacrylic acid.
15. The article of claim 13 wherein the vinyl ester composition comprises from about 50% to about 80% vinyl ester and from about 20% to about 50% by weight of styrene.
16. An article comprising at least one substrate layer and at least one layer prepared by curing a polymer concrete composition comprising
(1) from about 3% to about 15% by weight of a vinyl ester composition prepared by esterifying an epoxy resin containing at least one vicinal-epoxy group in the molecule with an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid,
(2) from about 85% to about 97% by weight of an aggregate composition comprising
(a) from about 50% to about 95% by weight of sand,
(b) from about 5% to about 50% by weight of fly ash, and
(3) a free-radical initiator.
17. The article of claim 11 wherein at least one substrate is metallic.
18. The article of claim 17 wherein the substrate is a pipe.
19. The article of claim 18 wherein the pipe has been coated with an epoxy resin composition.
20. The article of claim 16 wherein the polymer concrete composition contains at least one reinforcing material.
The use of polymeric materials in concrete formulations is well known. One common composite material is called polymer-impregnated concrete (PIC) wherein hardened portland cement concrete is impregnated with a liquid monomeric material which is subsequently polymerized in situ. These materials have remarkable durability and resistance against salts and the like which make their use especially attractive for concrete pipe, desalting plants, tunnel support linings and bridge decks. Another system is a polymer-portland cement concrete (PPCC) which is produced by adding a monomeric or polymeric material to a fresh portland cement concrete mixture which is subsequently cured and polymerized after placement. It will be appreciated that both the PIC and PPCC systems are hydraulic systems, i.e., they require the use of water to cure the portland cement. Accordingly, another system has more recently been dicovered which is called polymer concrete (PC) which contains little or no cement and no water. The PC is a composite formed by polymerizing a monomeric material with aggregate (gravel, sand, etc.).
The resin most often employed in present PC compositions are the so-called acrylate resins, especially, methyl methacrylate. These acrylate resins are relatively inexpensive; however, they suffer a multitude of serious shortcomings. For example, they exhibit high volatility, high toxicity, high flammability, and are explosive. More importantly, they exhibit high shrinkage which severely limits their useful life in some applications.
A number of the serious environmental shortcomings (toxicity, volatility, etc.) can be eliminated by the replacement of the methacrylate resins with polyester resins in combination with an aggregate composition containing fly ash. This unexpected and novel improvement is disclosed and claimed in copending patent application Ser. No. 250,990, filed Apr. 3, 1981. While the compositions of Ser. No. 250,990, reduced the number of environmental shortcomings of the non-fly ash methacrylate PC systems, the resulting PC compositions, while exhibiting improved physical properties, still exhibit too high shrinkage for many applications.
A novel PC composition has now been discovered which exhibits improved physical and chemical properties, especially reduced shrinkage after cure.
The present invention is directed to curable polymer concrete compositions, particularly suitable for articles of construction, comprising (1) an epoxy vinyl ester composition, (2) an aggregate blend comprising (a) sand and (b) fly ash, and (3) a free-radical curing agent (initiator).
These compositions are especially suitable for use in making pipe, bridge decks, building panels, tanks and the like. Articles of construction prepared from these novel compositions not only exhibit excellent chemical resistance and lower cost but also exhibit improved physical properties such as high strength and low shrinkage. For example, the cured compositions exhibit excellent resistance to projectiles and unexpectedly reduced shrinkage.
The present invention is directed to curable compositions, particularly suitable for articles of construction, comprising:
(1) from about 3% to about 15% by weight of a vinyl ester composition,
(2) from about 85% to about 97% by weight of an aggregate composition comprising:
(a) from about 50% to about 95% by weight of sand,
(b) from about 5% to about 50% by weight of fly ash, and
(3) a free radical curing agent, preferably an organic peroxide.
It will be appreciated that a portion of either the sand or the fly ash may be replaced with other materials, especially reinforcing materials, such as glass fibers or mats; metallic staples; fibers, or mats; polymeric materials such as rubber, plastics, etc; expanded mica (Vermiculite) and Pearlite, etc; and coarse aggregate (e.g., >20 mesh to 11/2 inches).
The vinyl esters which are particularly suitable for use in the present compositions comprise the hydroxy-substituted ethylenically unsaturated vinyl esters obtained by the esterification of polyepoxides with ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids. These hydroxy-substituted ethylenically unsaturated vinyl esters may be further mofified by subsequent reaction of at least a portion of the pendant hydroxyl groups with an anhydride, preferably maleic anhydride. The resulting vinyl esters and/or modified vinyl esters are then preferably mixed or blended with at least one compatible unsaturated monomer, such as styrene. The preparation of these vinyl esters, modified vinyl esters and blends thereof is well known and form no part of the present invention. The preparation of suitable vinyl esters is described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,377,406 and 3,420,914, and so much of the disclosure relevant to the preparation, and cure, of vinyl esters is incorporated herein by reference.
Simply, the vinyl esters are prepared by esterifying a polyepoxide, preferably a glycidyl polyether of a polyhydric phenol such as the diglycidyl ether of 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane, with at least one ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, particularly a monocarboxylic acid such as acrylic or methacrylic acid, preferably in the presence of an esterification catalyst such as an "onium" salt or compound.
The polyepoxides used to prepare suitable vinyl ester compositions comprise those compounds containing at least one vicinal epoxy or oxirane group, i.e., at least one ##STR1## group. These polyepoxides may be saturated or unsaturated, aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aromatic or heterocyclic and may be substituted if desired with non-interfering substitutents such as halogen atoms, hydroxyl groups, ether radicals, and the like. They may also be monomeric or polymeric.
For clarity, many of the polyepoxides and particularly those of the polymeric type are described in terms of epoxy equivalent values. The meanings of this expression is described in U.S. Pat. No. 2,633,458. The polyepoxides used in the present process are preferably those having an epoxy equivalency greater than 1.0.
Various examples of liquid polyepoxides that may be used in the process of the invention are given in U.S. Pat. No. 2,633,458 and it is to be understood that so much of the disclosure of that patent relative to examples of polyepoxides is incorporated by reference into this specification.
Other suitable polyepoxides are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,377,406 and 3,420,914 and so much of the disclosure relevant to examples of epoxy compounds is incorporated by reference into this specification.
Preferred polyepoxides are the glycidyl polyethers of polyhydric phenols and polyhydric alcohols, especially the glycidyl polyethers of 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane having an average molecular weight between about 300 and 3,000 and an epoxide equivalent weight between about 140 and 2,000.
Other suitable epoxy compounds include those compounds derived from polyhydric phenols and having at least one vicinal epoxy group wherein the carbon-to-carbon bonds within the six-membered ring are saturated. Such epoxy resins may be obtained by at least two well-known techniques, i.e., by the hydrogenation of glycidyl polyethers of polyhydric phenols or (2) by the reaction of hydrogenated polyhydric phenols with epichlorohydrin in the presence of a suitable catalyst such as Lewis acids, i.e., boron trihalides and complexes thereof, and subsequent dehydrochlorination in an alkaline medium. The method of preparation forms no part of the present invention and the resulting saturated epoxy resins derived by either method are suitable in the present compositions.
Briefly, the first method comprises the hydrogenation of glycidyl polyethers of polyhydric phenols with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst consisting of rhodium and/or ruthenium supported on an inert carrier at a temperature below about 50� C. This method is thoroughly disclosed and described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,336,241, issued Aug. 15, 1967.
The hydrogenated epoxy compounds prepared by the process disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,336,241 are suitable for use in the present compositions. Accordingly, the relevant disclosure of U.S. Pat. No. 3,336,241 is incorporated herein by reference.
The second method comprises the condensation of a hydrogenated polyphenol with an epihalohydrin, such as epichlorohydrin, in the presence of a suitable catalyst such as BF3, followed by dehydrohalogenation in the presence of caustic. When the phenol is Bisphenol A, the resulting saturated epoxy compound is sometimes referred to as "diepoxidized hydrogenated Bisphenol A", or more properly as the diglycidyl ether of 2,2-bis(4-cyclohexanol)propane.
In any event, the term "saturated epoxy resin", as used herein shall be deemed to mean the glycidyl ethers of polyhydric phenols wherein the aromatic ring structure of the phenols have been or are saturated.
An idealized structural formula representing the preferred saturated epoxy compounds is as follows: ##STR2## wherein n has a value so that the average molecular weight of the saturated polyepoxide is from about 350 to about 3,000.
Preferred saturated epoxy resins are the hydrogenated resins prepared by the process described in U.S. 3,336,241. More preferred are the hydrogenated glycidyl ethers of 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane, sometimes called the diglycidyl ethers of 2,2-bis(4-cyclohexanol)propane.
The organic unsaturated carboxylic acid used to esterify the polyepoxide may be aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic and may be monocarboxylic or polycarboxylic.
Particularly preferred acids to be utilized comprise the ethylenically unsaturated acids such as, for example, acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, crotonic acid, alpha-phenylacrylic acid, alpha-cyclohexylacrylic acid, maleic acid, alpha-chloromaleic acid, tetrahydrophthalic acid, itaconic acid, citraconic, fumaric acid, cyanoacrylic acid, methoxyacrylic acid, and the like.
Also preferred are the partial esters of polycarboxylic acids, and particularly the alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl and cycloalkenyl esters of polycarboxylic acids such as for example, allyl hydrogen maleate, butyl hydrogen maleate, allyl hydrogen phthalate, allyl hydrogen succinate, allyl hydrogen fumarate, butenyl hydrogen tetrahydrophthalate, cyclohexenyl hydrogen maleate, cyclohexyl hydrogen tetrahydrophthalate, and the like, and mixtures thereof.
An esterification catalyst is not required, however, the use of such a catalyst is highly desired. In general, any esterification catalyst is suitable for use to prepare vinyl esters including the metal hydroxides such as sodium hydroxide; tin salts such as stannous octoate; phosphines such as triphenyl phosphine; the onium salts such as the phosphonium salts, including the phosphonium and ammonium halides.
Preferred esterification catalysts comprise the onium salts, and preferably those containing phosphorus, sulfur or nitrogen, such as, for example, the phosphonium, sulfonium and ammonium salts of inorganic acids. Examples of these include, among others, benzyltrimethylammonium sulfate, tetramethylammonium chloride, benzyltrimethylammonium sulfate, tetramethylammonium chloride, benzyltrimethylammonium nitrate, diphenyldimethylammonium chloride, benzyltrimethylammonium chloride, diphenyldimethylammonium nitrate, diphenylmethylsulfonium chloride, tricyclohexylsulfonium bromide, triphenylmethylphosphonium iodide, diethyldibutylphosphonium nitrate, trimethylsulfonium chloride, dicyclohexyldialkylphosphonium iodide, benzyltrimethylammonium thiocyanate, and the like, and mixtures thereof.
Preferred onium salts to be employed include those of the formula: ##STR3## wherein R is a hydrocarbon radical, and preferably an aryl, alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl or alkaryl radical containing up to 12 carbon atoms, X is an ion of an inorganic acid, and particularly a halogen atom, nitrate, sulfate or phosphate radical, m is the valency of the X ion and n=m.
The amount of above-noted polyepoxide and acids will vary within limits. In general, suitable vinyl esters will be produced if one chemical equivalent of polyepoxide is reacted with from about 0.95 to about 1.25 chemical equivalents of the acid, and preferably from about 0.95 to about 1.05. As used herein and in the appended claims, a chemical equivalent amount of polyepoxide refers to that amount which furnishes one epoxy group and a chemical equivalent amount of acid refers to that amount which furnishes one carboxyl group.
The amount of the catalyst employed may also vary over a considerable range. In general, the amount of the catalyst will vary from about 0.01% to about 3% by weight, and more preferably from 0.1% to 2% by weight of the reactants.
The esterification reaction may be conducted in the presence or absence of solvents or diluents. In most cases, the reactants will be liquid and the reaction may be easily effected without the addition of solvents or diluents. However, in some cases, whether either or both reactants are solids or viscous liquids it may be desirable to add diluents to assist in effecting the reaction. Examples of such materials include the inert liquids, such as inert hydrocarbons as xylene, toluene, cyclohexane and the like.
If solvents are employed in the reaction and the resulting product is to be used for coating purposes, the solvent may be retained in the reaction mixture. Otherwise, the solvent can be removed by any suitable method such as by distillation and the like. If the product is not to be used for sometime after its formation, it may also be desirable to remove the catalyst used in the preparation, such as by stripping, neutralization and the like.
Temperatures employed in the reaction will generally vary from about 50� C. to about 150� C. In most cases, the reactants will combine in the presence of the new catalysts at a very rapid rate and lower temperatures will be satisfactory. Particularly preferred temperatures range from about 50� C. to 120� C.
The reaction will be preferably conducted under atmospheric pressure, but it may be advantageous in some cases to employ subatmospheric or superatmospheric pressures.
The course of the reaction may be conveniently followed by determination of the acidity. The reaction is considered to be substantially complete when the acidity has been reduced to about 0.015 eq/100 grams or below.
The process for preparing the vinyl esters may be effected in any suitable manner. The preferred method merely comprises adding the polyepoxide, acid, catalyst, and solvent or diluent if desired, in any order and then applying the necessary heat to bring about the reaction. The reaction mixture may then be distilled or stripped to remove any of the unnecessary components, such as solvent, catalyst, excess reactants and the like.
Of course, many other additives and/or process modifications known to those skilled in the art may be employed as desired. For example, free radical inhibitors and stabilizers such as hydroquinone, monomethyl hydroquinone, phenothiazene, dialkyl hydroxylamines (e.g., diethyl hydroxylamine), trialkylphosphites, maleic anhydride, and the like may be added during the esterification and/or to the vinyl ester product. Also, the use of air/N2 mixtures may be employed during the esterification step to inhibit vinyl polymerization.
The vinyl esters obtained by the above process will vary from liquids to solid resins. The products will possess a plurality of free OH groups and both epoxide and ethylenic groups. The products will be of higher molecular weight than the basic polyepoxide from which they are formed.
The vinyl esters may be mixed or blended with one or more compatible unsaturated monomers for some uses and such blends are generally preferred.
Useful blends in a weight basis of vinyl ester to comonomer comprise from about 95:1 to about 30:70, with from about 80:20 to about 50:50 being preferred.
Examples of such comonomers include, among others, aromatic compounds such as styrene, alpha-methylstyrene, dichlorostyrene, vinyl naphthalene, vinyl phenol and the like, unsaturated esters, such as acrylic and methacrylic esters, vinyl laurate, and the like, unsaturated acids, such as acrylic and alpha-alkylacrylic acids, butenoic acid, allylbenzoic acid, vinylbenzoic acid, and the like, halides, such as vinyl chloride, vinylidene chloride, nitriles, such as acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, diolefins, such as butadiene, isoprene, methylpentadiene, esters of polycarboxylic acids, such as diallyl phthalate, divinyl succinate, diallyl mateate, divinyl adipate, dichloroallyl tetrahydrophthalate, and the like, and mixtures thereof.
Especially preferred unsaturated comonomers are the aromatic unsaturated compounds such as styrene, vinyl toluene, divinyl benzene, etc.
The resulting vinyl ester or vinyl ester blend can be cured (hardened) by the addition of a curing agent.
As noted hereinbefore, an essential component in the present composition is a blend of at least sand and fly ash.
In general, the sand which is preferred in the present composition is the sand derived from the crushing of rock and the like. In other words, the sand has been obtained as a fractured product and exhibits an irregular and somewhat sharp feel. This sand is required in conventional hydraulic concretes and mortars to impart the necessary structural strength. The so-called "beach" sand which has been uniformly rounded by the wind and/or water action, in general, produces poor physical properties in hydraulic concretes and conventional PC compositions; however, such sands, while not as good as fractured sand, can be used in the present compositions to give good physical properties not exhibited by conventional PC compositions.
In general, the sand which is suitable in the present compositions is a relatively dense silica material having a particle size from about 5 mesh to about 100 mesh, with from about 20 to about 40 mesh being preferred.
The preferred sand is a crushed or fractured sand rather than the so-called beach or river bank sand which has been rounded by the action of wind and water. It will be appreciated, however, that for some applications where the ultimate properties of the cured PC composition are not a premium consideration, these sands or blends with fractured sands may be employed.
Fly ash is derived as a by product of the firing of coal. It will be appreciated that because of the differences in coal sources, coal compositions, as well as coal-firing equipment and techniques and firing practices in the industry, the physical properties, chemical compositions and pozzolanic activity of the fly ashes will vary markedly. The extent and rate of pozzolanic reaction involving fly ashes is apparently a function of several factors, including the quantity of lime, cement, total silica and/or alumina in the fly ash. For example, DOT report No. FHWA-IP-76-16, states that fly ashes having large amounts of free lime as indicated by CaO content tend to be very reactive and probably exhibit some degree of self-hardening. The following Table I (taken from U.S. 4,210,457) details the typical chemical analysis of fly ashes from sources A through K (source not identified). Table I gives the approximate percent by weight of SiO2 ; Al2 O3 ; and Fe2 O3 ; combined SiO2, Al2 O3 and Fe2 O3 ; CaO; MgO; and SO3 found as well as the loss on ignition (LOI) for each of the fly ash samples A through K, as calculated according to ASTM C114-77. Also shown in Table I is the percentage of "free lime" as calculated according to ASTM C-25, Section 28.3 (1972).
TABLE I__________________________________________________________________________ SOURCEChemical Components A B C D E F G H I J K__________________________________________________________________________% SiO2 31.4 43.1 37.6 24.1 39.8 48.9 52.2 47.1 43.3 47.6 56.5Al2 O3 19.7 21.8 27.5 14.3 16.8 29.6 31.0 20.8 18.5 23.3 24.7Fe2 O3 6.6 4.2 7.3 9.5 6.8 9.3 8.3 16.0 29.9 16.0 5.6CaO 20.2 23.5 17.9 29.6 16.8 6.2 4.9 5.0 4.3 7.6 7.7MgO 3.9 3.8 3.7 8.5 5.3 0.7 0.7 1.8 0.9 1.4 2.0SO3 6.4 1.6 5.7 5.9 2.8 0.6 0.3 0.6 1.2 0.7 0.5Loss on Ignition 1.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.3 2.3 4.2 2.8 1.2 0.6 1.2SiO2 + Al2 O3 + Fe2 O3 57.7 69.1 72.4 47.9 63.4 87.8 91.5 83.9 91.7 86.9 1.8Free Lime 1.35 1.91 0.93 3.63 0.83 0.44 0.0 0.63 0.54 0.13 1.45__________________________________________________________________________
Table I is presented herein for illustration of typical properties only. The fly ashes employed in the present compositions were not analyzed for chemical content. While the activity of the several fly ashes varied somewhat, no fly ash was found that was inoperable in the present compositions. Accordingly, one skilled in the art would be advised to vary the amount and source of the fly ash to optimize the properties of the instant compositions commensurate with his end use objectives.
As noted hereinbefore, both the sand and fly ash may be replaced in part with gravel, crushed stone, expanded mica and other silica and inorganic materials; expanded polymers; metal fibers, staples, bars and/or mesh; glass fibers or mats; etc.
For some structural applications, gravel (pea to egg size) may be incorporated into the composition. In general, up to about 50% and preferably up to about 25% of the sand/fly ash blend may be replaced with gravel.
Also, for producing lightweight and insulating materials, a portion, of say up to about 25% of the sand/fly ash blend may be replaced with an insulating material such as expanded mica and the like.
As noted hereinbefore, the vinyl esters and blends thereof, are preferably cured via free-radical curing agents (initiators).
Examples of suitable vinyl ester curing agents (catalysts) are the free-radical yielding compounds and suitable U.V.-radiation. Examples of such catalysts includes the peroxides, such as benzoyl peroxide, tertiary butyl hydroperoxide, ditertiary butyl peroxide, hydrogen peroxide, potassium persulfate, methyl cyclohexyl peroxide, cumene hydroperoxide, acetyl benzoyl peroxide. Tetralin hydroperoxide, phenylcyclohexane hydroperoxide, tertiary butylisopropylbenzene hydroperoxide, tertiary butylperacetate, tertiary butylacetate, tertiary butyl perbenzoate, ditertiary amyl perphthalate, ditertiary butyl peradipate, tertiary amyl percarbonate, and the like, and mixtures thereof; azo compounds such as 2,2'-azobisisobutyronitrile, dimethyl 2,2'-azobisisobutyrate, 2,2'-azobis(2,4-dimethylvaleronitrile, 2,2'-azobisisotulyamide, and the like. Particularly preferred catalysts include the diaroyl peroxide, tertiary alkyl hydroperoxides, alkyl peresters of percarboxylic acids and particularly those of the above noted groups which contain no more than 18 carbon atoms per molecule and have a decomposition temperature below 125� C. The amount of free radical initiator will be a curing amount and will generally vary from about 1% to about 15% by weight based on the vinyl ester resin.
Of course, other materials may be mixed or added, including, plasticizers, stabilizers, extenders, oils, resins, tars, asphalts, pigments, reinforcing agents, thioxotropic agents, and the like.
The compositions of the present invention are simply prepared by mixing the components together, placing the blend into a suitable mold or form and allowed to cure or harden. In general, the polymerization temperature will vary from about 0� C. to about 200� C. and more preferably from about 20� C. to about 100� C.
The instant compositions may be utilized in the preparation of a wide variety of articles, especially articles of construction such as pipes, pipe linings, building panels, armor plating, bridge deck and dam spillway overlays, etc.
The following examples are given to illustrate the instant compositions. It should be understood that the examples are given for the purpose of illustration only and the invention is not to be regarded as limited to and specific component or specific conditions recited therein. Unless otherwise indicated parts and percentages are by weight.
Vinyl Ester Resin A is a vinyl ester resin-styrene blend containing 62.5 parts by weight of a vinyl ester prepared by reacting one mole of a glycidyl polyether of 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane having an epoxy equivalent weight of about 375 and an average molecular weight of about 920 with two moles of methacrylic acid in the presence of an esterification catalyst, and 37.5 parts by weight of styrene.
This example illustrates the fabrication of pipe using the instant vinyl ester polymer concrete composition.
10,306 grams of flint course silica sand, 2,576 grams of fly ash (17% wt) were blended together. To 2,098 grams of Vinyl Ester Resin A were added 6.3 grams of cobalt naphthenate and the mixture thoroughly mixed and then 42.0 grams of methyl ethyl ketone peroxide added and thoroughly mixed. The catalyzed resin was then added to the aggregate blend and the resulting slurry mixed for 3 to 4 minutes. The slurry was then poured into a hopper which gravity feeds into an auger screw delivery system which displaced the polymer concrete material into a waxed cardboard mold one foot long, having an outside diameter of twelve inches and an inside diameter of ten inches (wall thickness of one inch). The mold was mounted between two flat vertical plates, grooved for the cardboard mold, which were connected to each other by equal length rods and driven by a variable speed motor. After the polymer concrete composition was displaced into the cardboard drum, the drum was revolved at approximately 300 rpm for 60 minutes. The mold was then removed from the grooved flat plates and the pipe stripped from the mold. The pipe was then postcured at about 93� C. (200� F.) for one hour, after which it was removed and allowed to cool. The pipe was tested according to ASTM C-497, "External Load Crushing Strength Test by the Three Edge Bearing Method". The crushing strength for the polymer concrete pipe averaged 5600 pounds per linear foot, which is almost three times the crushing strength of a concrete pipe having the same diameter and wall thickness.
This example illustrates the resistance to projectiles of the present polymer concrete compositions.
The procedure of Example I was repeated wherein a polymer concrete composition containing 85% aggregate, which contained 80% sand and 20% fly ash, and 15% Vinyl Ester Resin A (containing 2% by weight of MEKP based on the Vinyl Ester) was prepared. To this composition were added 6% by weight based on the composition of steel deformed end fibers (conventional concrete hooked end staples having an average size and guage of 30 mm long and 0.4 mm diameter) and the reinforced mixture molded into blocks 3"�6"�12" and cured at 20� C. for 60 minutes and then postcured at 95� C. for 30 minutes. The cured blocks were taken to a firing range. At 25 yards, a 0.225 high velocity rifle bullet and a 0.308 NATO projectile were fired at the blocks. The blocks repelled both high velocity projectiles thus illustrating the superior impact resistance and anti-fragmentation properties of the instant polymer concrete compositions. The 0.223 and 0.308 bullets would either pass through conventional concrete or severely fragment the concrete. It will be appreciated that the 0.308 projectile will pass through two-1/2 inch thick steel plates.
The instant reinforced polymer concrete blocks were barely chipped on the surface by either projectile.
This example illustrates the use of non-fractured sand in the present polymer concrete compositions.
The procedures of Example I were essentially repeated wherein various polymer concrete compositions were prepared using "contaminated" rounded sand obtained from Saudi Arabia, both with and without fly ash, as well as conventional "fractured" sand.
The respective compositions are as follows (all compositions contained 2% by weight of methyl ethyl ketone peroxide [MEKP] and 0.6% by weight of cobalt naphthenate based on the weight of Vinyl Ester Resin A):
______________________________________Composition Parts By Weight______________________________________Composition AVinyl Ester A 15Aggregate 85(a) Saudi Dune Sand 50%71% < 100 mesh22% #50 mesh7% #30 mesh(b) Saudi Coarse River Gravel 50%42% #12 mesh43% #30 mesh15% #50 meshComposition BVinyl Ester A 16Aggregate (Sand #17) 849% 40 mesh41% 50 mesh31% 70 mesh14% 100 mesh5% passing 100 meshComposition CVinyl Ester A 10Aggregate 90(a) 50/50 Saudi Blend of CompositionA-80%(b) Fly ash 20%Composition DVinyl Ester A 14Aggregate 86(a) Sand #17-80%(b) Fly ash-20%______________________________________
The above compositions were cured at room temperature for 1 hour and then post cured at 95� C. for 30 minutes. The flexural and compressive strength of the cured compositions were then determined and the data is presented in Table II.
This example illustrates the reduced shrinkage exhibited by the present PC compositions. The following data was obtained by a U.S. Government Agency.
Sand used in the compositions had the following composition:
35% passed 3/8" retained #4
16% passed #4, retained #8
12.4% passed #8, retained #16
9.5% passed #16, retained #30
6.9% passed #35, retained #50
5.4% passed #50, retained #100
3.8% passed #100
Slab samples approximately 3"�9"�18" were prepared and cured at room temperature for 1 hour from the following composition:
______________________________________Composition Parts By Weight______________________________________Vinyl Ester A 6Sand 82.7Fly Ash 11.3Cumene hydroperoxide 3%*Cobalt Naphthenate 0.6%*______________________________________ *% by weight based on Vinyl Ester A
The procedure was essentially repeated wherein an equivalent amount of a commercial polyester-styrene blend and neat methylmethacrylate were substituted for Vinyl Ester Resin A.
Shrinkage of the cured PC samples was then determined. The data was as follows:
______________________________________ Shrinkage, %______________________________________Vinyl Ester A 0.15-0.17Polyester 0.40-0.45Methyl methacrylate >0.5______________________________________
It is generally considered that the shrinkage must be <0.25% to avoid cracking in PC coatings which are exposed to water, especially hot water. For example, PC compositions which are used in bridge decks, pipe linings, dam spillway overlays, etc. must exhibit a shrinkage of <0.25% to prevent cracking and delamination.
The instant vinyl ester-sand/fly ash compositions were found to be suitable for the following applications: (1) pipe linings, especially hot water and chemical pipe linings, (2) tank linings, (3) bridge deck and dam spillway overlays, (4) armor coatings, (5) foundation pads and (6) wall panels. The instant compositions are very suitable for use as interior and/or exterior linings for metallic as well as nonmetallic (cement concrete, plastic, resin, glass, etc.) pipe.
The pipe may be fabricated by well-known techniques wherein a substrate (carrier) such as a metal pipe is coated with the present composition and cured. Of course, the substrate layer may be coated with a composition such as a resin, an epoxy resin, or it may be treated with one or more compositions to enhance the adhesion of the instant vinyl ester polymer concrete compositions to the substrate. Also, one or more layers, i.e., a laminated structure, may be employed. For example, a metallic pipe may be coated with a glass, plastic, and/or resinous coating before the application of the instant vinyl ester polymer concrete compositions. Accordingly, "substrate" as used herein is deemed to mean any layer, however thin, including coating layers, other than a layer of the instant polymer concrete composition. The additional use of a reinforcement material, which may be metallic or non-metallic, in the polymer concrete is useful, for example, glass or plastic (nylon) fibers, webs or mats may be incorporated therein.
Related improved results are achieved when the vinyl ester is a 50:50 blend of vinyl ester and styrene, said vinyl ester being prepared by first reacting 2 moles of methacrylic acid and one mole of a diglycidyl polyether of 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane having a WPE of about 180, an average molecular weight of about 360 and then esterifying about 10% of the secondary hydroxyl groups with maleic anhydride.
Patent Citations
Non-Patent Citations
Referenced by
Legal Events
Original Image


text:
Dot Connector - Connect the Bubble Dots
- Publisher: Ellie's Games, LLC
- Genre: Educational
- Released: 8 Dec, 2012
- Size: 14.6 MB
- Price: $2.99
- App Store Info
DescriptionConnect-the-Bubbles to complete over 50 different puzzles! With cheerful music and no ads this is a magical addition to Ellie's Games.
In Dot Connector kids are able to choose from a vast selection of categories. From animals to cars to boats and more! Once this selection is made there is a variety of colored levels to choose from. At the start the first number melodically appears and as soon as it is touched a second appears and so on. The numbers can either be tapped or dragged to one another. If the wrong selection is made the next number does not appear. Visually appealing as you go from number to number in sequential order until finally a silhouette appears. Dot Connector is great for eye-hand coordination along with improving cognitive skills.
"This is the perfect game for my two children. They like working together to solve each puzzle"
- Brandie
"My daughter loves solving each level. The playful sounds make her so happy!"
- Jaime
"This is fun!!"
- Ellie
● Vibrant, Visually Stimulating Colors
● Playful Sounds
● Smooth Animations
● iPad and Retina Display Support
● No Ads! Perfect for children!
Start by selecting a category. Then choose one of the levels. Dots will show on the screen. Tap or drag from dot to dot to complete the puzzle.
Ellie's Games combines vivid colors and simple game functions to help your child grow while having fun. Color Dots, Color Squares or Color Sliders all are bright, vivid color based games that help expand a child's growing mind. Simple themes and a user friendly interface make all of Ellies Games simple and fun for children of all ages.
Ellies Games: Using vivid colors for a brighter tomorrow.
Have a great suggestion for Ellie's Games? Please send it to [email protected]
Check out Ellie's other games:
- Color Dots
- Dot Collector
- Math Duel
- Alphabet Dots
- Counting Dots
- Rain Dots
- Color Squares
- Color Sliders
Follow us on Twitter:
Like us on Facebook:
Keywords to help you find Ellie's Games:
What's New in Version 1.1.3Meta Updates
- Updated Keywords
- Updated App Name


text:
The Whirlwind Vacation
Hotels and tours court strapped travelers with short trips, no minimum stays; a two-day safari
A three-night China tour will kick off in July with a 5 a.m. wake-up call. Travelers will take in a solar eclipse (astronomer provided) on Mount Emei, followed by visits to a Giant Buddha statue, an embroidery workshop, an opera (performer interviews included) and meetings with families, students and baby pandas. Seventy-two hours later, it will be time to head home.
Tour operator Remote Lands, whose shortest China tours used to be five or six days, is one of many vacation companies putting its trips on fast-forward. This year, travelers can book a one-night Caribbean spring break trip, or a two-day African safari. Hotels and resorts are throwing out the minimum-stay requirements that used to widen their profit margins, and admitting guests who only want to stay a night or two.
The shorter trips are designed to woo customers who otherwise might not be booking at all, or people worried about spending time away from the office. Many tour operators are reporting bookings down 20% or more. PricewaterhouseCoopers estimates 2009 U.S. hotel occupancy will fall to 56.5% -- the lowest in more than 20 years. Americans have also been shrinking their vacations for decades -- to 3.3 nights on average, the U.S. Travel Association says.
Whirlwind tours can involve a little whiplash. This year, Sunny Land Tours, which specializes in Central American travel, began advertising four-day trips to Costa Rica, alongside its typical eight- or nine-day itineraries, after getting more requests for shorter custom trips there. One challenge: navigating Costa Rica's rough roads when in a hurry. "It can be done, but you really must know what you're doing," says Lori Sidawi, the company's president. The three-night adventure package can include a canopy tour, visits to the cloud forest and a volcano, and a dunk in hot springs. "Before you know it, you're back at the airport for your flight," Ms. Sidawi says.
This Saturday, tobacco-company executive André Benoît and his wife will take a morning flight on Air Canada from their home in Toronto to Bogotá, Colombia, then take a small plane to Quito, Ecuador, arriving at 11 p.m. The following morning, they hop another small plane to get to the Galapagos Islands, where they'll spend 3½ days touring black lava and white sand beaches and looking at blue-footed boobies, sea lions and other wildlife. They'll spend a day and a half in Quito on the way home, then take a red-eye back to Toronto the following Saturday.
Short & Sweet
Companies are responding to travelers' requests for short tours. Length and prices exclude trip to and from U.S., unless specified:
- Six nights in Vietnam, via California-based Geographic Expeditions. Trip includes less-visited tribal areas of northern Vietnam. Price $2,395 per person, double occupancy
- Four nights in Tahiti (pictured above), from Toronto-based Goway Travel. Price: $1,359 per person, includes round-trip airfare from L.A.
- Five nights in Uganda: Abercrombie & Kent's gorilla-trekking tour. Prices start at $3,875 per person, double occupancy (excludes domestic airfare between camps)
- Five nights in Mongolia: Nomadic Expeditions includes visits to the flaming cliffs to see dinosaur fossils, city tours and camel riding. Price: $2,643 per person
-- Candace Jackson
Mr. Benoît says he planned the trip just a couple of weeks ago for his wife's 50th birthday. "We both work, and this was the only time possible," he says. He chose a Maryland-based tour operator called Blue Parallel because its Web site emphasizes quick trips. The company's motto: "We take individuals who are short on time, and high on life."
For safaris, the trick is to shrink the trip, but still send travelers home satisfied that they've seen a lot of animals. Ina Steinhilber, sales and marketing manager of Thomson Safaris, a 28-year-old Tanzania tour operator, has gotten so many requests this year for short safaris that her company has sharply increased its short tours, offering custom itineraries of as short as two days, instead of the usual nine. Instead of traveling to multiple camps around Tanzania, travelers focus on one specific area, like a 10-mile-wide collapsed volcano that has hyenas, elephants and wildebeest, but no giraffes as in some other areas.
The shift to shorter stays is also happening closer to home. When Mayflower Inn & Spa opened 2½ years ago in Washington, Conn., all spa guests had to stay for four nights or more. But at $5,700 for four nights (including meals and spa treatments), potential customers were hesitating. The Mayflower has gradually been scaling back minimum requirements, and as of December, guests can come for one night and buy spa treatments and meals à la carte, starting at $400 a night for a room.
General Manager John Trevenen says, "In these times of stress people need to get away, but they can't afford to be away very long."
When demand was high, long cancellation windows and steep deposits helped solve a big challenge for hotels: predicting how busy they'd be and how much staff they'd need. And minimum stays meant rooms didn't turn over as frequently, cutting check-in costs and making it easier for hotels to fill rooms on low-demand nights such as Sundays.
But many resorts now feel they can't afford to draw that line. The Grace Bay Club in the Caribbean's Turks and Caicos, with room rates starting at $550 a night, usually enforces a five-night minimum during busy weeks like those including President's Day and Easter. But this year, the resort is waiving them for those who ask -- though it's not advertising that offer. "I have to be honest, we are being very flexible for our guests this year," says Nikheel Advani, the resort's chief operating officer and principal. He's seen the average stay shrink to 5.2 nights last year from 7.2 nights in 2004 -- with four nights "the popular thing" in 2009.
In Colorado, Vail Mountain Lodge & Spa says January bookings are down by about 20% from last year. So the resort has removed its usual four- or seven-night minimums for peak season between President's Day and the end of March. Frank Johnson, the resort's general manager, says that when business was stronger, enforcing strict minimums made sense.
Seth Miller started taking short trips a year or two ago, to save money and fit his travel within limited vacation time restraints. Last week, the 31-year-old IT consultant from New York went to Trinidad and Tobago, leaving on Saturday and returning Monday morning. "It basically left me on the ground for about 36 hours, then you figure, scratch 12 hours for sleeping," he says.
Mr. Miller spent Sunday morning on Tobago, snorkeling and wandering around the island, and then flew to Trinidad. He hoped to catch some pre-Carnival parties, but his timing didn't coincide with any, so he ended up watching the Super Bowl at a local bar. "You roll with what happens and take it in stride," he says. Next morning, he returned to New York.
Write to Candace Jackson at email@example.com


text:
We apologize but we are unable to process online orders at this time as we are building a better PetSupermarket.com. To purchase any of our products, please visit one of our retail locations or visit our Amazon store here. You can find your nearest Pet Supermarket by using our Store Locator
Ultimate Touch Undercoat Rake by Four Paws
- Our Price:
- $11.69
Available In-Store
Four Paws Undercoat Rake is recommended by professional groomers to remove dead, unwanted hair from your pet's undercoat.


text:
This major is a good fit if you can see yourself:
Your first year, you will hone your communication skills with course work in writing and public speaking. You will also lay the foundation for the study of entomology with courses in chemistry and cell biology. More advanced major courses include insect anatomy and physiology, insect identification, genetics and soil ecosystems. See the four-year plan.


text:
- ‹
- 17 of 141
- ›
- Start Over
Nature-Inspired Bedroom
Install a large picture window and door to flood a room with light.
In pop songstress Mary Zilba's guest bedroom, a colour palette inspired by the outdoors connects the space to the surrounding scenery. Soft greys and browns add warmth.
Comment Guidelines
We welcome your feedback on Houseandhome.com. H&H reserves the right to remove any unsuitable personal remarks made about the bloggers, hosts, homeowners and/or guests we feature. Please keep your comments focused on decorating, design, cooking and other lifestyle topics. Adopt a tone you would be willing to use in person and do not make slanderous remarks or use denigrating language. If you see a comment that you believe violates any of the guidelines outlined above, please click "Flag as inappropriate." Thank you.


text:
Kevin Hart to do seven stand-up shows this weekendWritten by Betsy Woodruff | | firstname.lastname@example.com
Kevin Hart is lucky. In 1998, he was working at a sneaker store when a friend dared him to try out stand-up comedy. Instead of feeling jittery, he loved the experience.
"I said, 'I'm not doing anything else,'" Hart said.
"I had a ball."
He said that pure luck was the reason he ended up in the movie business; he was in the right place at the right time, and made an audition tape that helped him get a manager and an agent.
"Word got out this guy is actually kind of funny," he said.
During the next few years, he developed a successful acting career, which includes roles in "Along Came Polly," "The 40 Year Old Virgin" and "Soul Plane." He has worked alongside a variety of stars, including Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock, Ben Stiller, Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey, and Snoop Dogg.
He is filming "35 and Ticking" and focusing on his stand-up career.
After finishing a larger tour of 2000-3000 seat venues, he is spending this summer performing in more intimate venues, including the Funny Bone. During the course of this tour, called Seriously Funny, he will be trying out new jokes on smaller audiences before he begins another large tour at the end of September. He said he hopes to build confidence in the fresh material and loves developing new jokes.
"Rebuilding and finding out who you are and what you want to talk about, that's the best part of comedy," he said.
As his life has changed, so has his material. Since he began performing at comedy clubs, he has had a daughter and a son: Heaven, age 5, and Hendrix, 2. He has found fresh inspiration for some of his routines in his new experiences as a father — material he never could have developed when he began his career as a comic over 10 years ago.
"The older and more mature you get, the more mature your jokes get," he said. "I pride myself on joking about family."
He compared his style to that of young Bill Cosby's and said that his audience appreciates his new focus on his family and children. Everyone can relate to his material.
"I talk about what I know: kids, family, life, marriage."
His family has always supported him in pursuing a career as a comedian. Sometimes he takes his brother on tour with him.
"It's not that I'm making fun," he said. "I'm putting my life out there on display for other people to look at and laugh at."
He prefers sharing his life with a live audience through stand-up comedy to acting in movies.
"Stand up is the best, there's nothing like it," he said. "That's my drug. I feed my addiction. I love being on stage. I love being in front of people."
His advice for aspiring comedians?
"If there's something you want to do, do it. Don't talk about it, or it won't get done."
Hart will perform seven shows at the Funny Bone from June 3 to June 6. Tickets are $25.
Tags: Fat Fish Blue, Funny Bone, Kevin Hart


text:
- Login or register to post comments
- by Maxhirez
- Collected by 10 users
|871 bytes
Here's a nice animation of him (I found out animation gets disabled if you use a .gif for your Primary Image):
It all starts innocently enough, when Ossipee points out what a great deal Rocketbrand Studios has on the new Dagu Mini Driver board. By the way, I noticed this and wondered if they didn't give it the name on purpose, but...
(In other words, it's a "Mini Driver," not "Minnie Driver." Although both are pretty sexy in their own ways. Also, sorry that the image link was denied on some systems. That's the only thing I've updated 1/28/2013, but come on-she looks great and you have to admit it's worth the bump!)
Anyway, you go, and you look, and sure enough the damned thing has everything you need to build a bot except the I/O and all CtC is asking for it is $16? That's what's called an "impulse buy" right there. It's the equivalent of putting candy bars at the check-out counter. Really good candy bars.
When it got here (rather more quickly than I'm used to for a robot part, incidentally) I had to start looking for a project to put it on. I wanted to be the first on LMR to use one of these in an original (non-kitted) robot, and I think I was.
Now, most of my robots are in the medium- to large- format range. The Mini-driver could handle more robot than I chose to build around it, but not something as heavy as Serv-O or Yubin Kun (which require some bigger motors relative to the power you'd want to pump through the Mini Driver.) I decided to build a variation on FritsL's latest Start-Here robot-that is, I wanted to have a simple, non-differential drive and servomotor steering with ultrasonic obstacle detection, about desktop-unit sized. I think the the tricycle configuration is reversed from the design on the latest SHR, but the principal is the same. Also I used a lot of hot glue. (Sorry MarkusB-there's just no great way to mount those little yellow gearmotors without glue somewhere.)
Pip5queek is just the Mini-Driver on a slice of 4mil PVC sheet hot glued to a yellow gearmotor with wheels directly screwed into the axles and a ping sensor mounted over a steering castor piloted by a servo. Oh, and it has a little speaker stuck between the batteries to make it sound as cute as it looks. The wheels aren't great on many surfaces. I could probably put wide rubber bands around them to make them grab better, but I know myself well enough to realize that I've taken this robot as far as I'm interested and am more likely to part him out than improve on him.
The Mini-Driver is a great deal for a first robot μcontroller, or for an experimenter's board. It does have a few limitations to be aware of. First, make sure you give it enough power. If it dips below 5v for long you'll have to reburn the bootloader. Second, remember that on the Mega 8 series, you have PWM on fewer pins than the 328 and up (like Uno/Leonardo) pins 9,10 and 11 are all, I think-and these are more or less tied up in the h-bridges on the Mini Driver. Another important consideration (one of which OddBot had to remind me) is that the servo.h library "breaks" PWM on these pins, so you can't use the h-bridges when driving a servo with the library. This proved a small headache when it came to programming Pip, but one that is easily surmountable. All you have to do is remember that servos are controlled by 20000 μSecond intervals with a high pulse at the beginning determining the angle. Here's an example of a subroutine that sets the servo at about 120°:
void lookRight(){
for (int repeat = 1; repeat<50; repeat++){ pulse = 1100; digitalWrite(servoPin, HIGH); delayMicroseconds(pulse); digitalWrite(servoPin, LOW); delayMicroseconds(20000-pulse); } }
...not as simple as myservo.write(120) perhaps, but easy enough to manage and direct enough that you can see what's going on and handle everything in a function. I've attached the .ino file if anyone wants to look at my implementation.
Pip is not much of a robot. He won't bring you drinks, pick up socks or dog poop or mine diamonds for you. All he does is run around looking cute, beeping and backing up when he sees an obstacle then deciding which route is least obstructed and pursuing it. He barely registers a 1.1 on the dog-annoyance scale, and (like all robots) he's dumb as snot and his simple cybernetics can easily be foiled by carpet, soft obstacles and edges low enough to catch his head but high enough for the ping sensor to miss.
However, he was a satisfying build and a good platform for the Mini-driver. High marks to both RocketBrand and Dagu for this board! The product is well-documented and supported as well as designed and built with quality and thoughtfulness. It represents an unmatched bargain for any robot builder. For about half the price of an Arduino UNO, you get a microcontroller with a built-in dual motor-driver and servo/sensor ready headers on each available pin. Also, I like the inclusion of a power switch on the board. While not a huge ommission on "official" Arduino micros, for a robot builder it really is a nice thing to have when the power regulator is built in. It also comes packaged with plastic standoffs for mounting, which is solves the problem of placement nicely for most applications. Just don't do what I did with them (ie, put the threaded ends of the standoffs "up" so that you have to put the nuts down on top of the board and put the screws through the substrate. Bad planning.)
RocketBrand as a supplier will never treat you wrong, and Chris is always enthusiastic in his support of his products. OddBot backs up the Dagu line with compleat knowlege and helpful personal direction when you ask him. The two of them are cheerful, friendly resources and LMR is lucky to have each in the community. Okay, I've sucked up enough now. Time to stop f'ing around and get to work on the Diamond Challenge!
Thank you.
Thank you and by extension Oddball. I was unaware of the servo.h library breaking PWM on the pins in question. Your code example saved me. Much appreciated.
Glad to see you got it up
Glad to see you got it up and running.
Brilliant idea indeed!
Now I wanna make one, too. :)
Really Cool Idea
I love the sonar on the wheel. Killing two birds with one stone in the mechanics is a big win on a small 'bot. I also like how the angle of the chassis throws most of the weight on the drive wheels. And he recognizes table legs! +1!!
Great design. Great execution. Nice work!


text:
- Book Review Index
Louis D. Brandeis: A Life, by Melvin I. Urofsky. New York: Pantheon Books, 2009. 953 pp. $40.00.
Psychoanalysts would call this magisterial and compelling biography "over-determined." Its author has already co-edited (with David W. Levy) a five-volume edition of the Letters of Louis D. Brandeis. In A Mind of One Piece (1971), Melvin I. Urofsky explored important facets of the jurist's career as a reformer and his effort to reconcile Zionism with progressivism. A decade later came a crisp and lucid contribution to the Library of American Biography series, Louis D. Brandeis and the Progressive Tradition. Each of its chapters, Urofsky once told this reviewer, had been written on a weekend; after ten weekends, the book was done. Such fluency testifies to mastery of the subject and to a flair for writing at Mach 2 speed. He is also the author of the standard two-volume history of American Zionism (1975, 1978), and has published extensively—both books and articles—on American Constitutional and legal history and issues. No scholar has therefore been more prodigiously prepared to write a definitive biography of "the people's attorney" and Zionist tribune who became one of the most brilliant and influential justices ever to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. No scholar has ever been more knowledgeable about Brandeis than Urofsky, whose book is modestly subtitled A Life. Yet this volume is about as close to meriting classification as The Life as can be imagined.
His subject is a worthy one. The distinction of Brandeis's mind and character was certainly appreciated in his own lifetime. His first major biographer, Alpheus Thomas Mason, had the advantage of conducting interviews with the retired Justice. Before Brandeis: A Free Man's Life (1946) appeared, Mason had already published two books about him, in the previous decade. No disparagement of other biographical studies—for example, by Philippa Strum and Lewis Paper—is intended in insisting upon the primacy, the comprehensive authority of Urofsky's new book.
Mason's was especially thin on Brandeis's Zionist allegiances and activities, now long since corrected. No historical figure who contributed so decisively to the collective interests of his people was so dubiously a Jew as was Brandeis (with the possible exception of Herzl). Brandishing no known religious convictions, Brandeis certainly never practiced Judaism. No one ever observed ethnic feelings bubbling to the surface, either; no one was ever struck by Brandeis's yiddishkeit. Neither his parents nor his wife nor his brother felt the allure of Zionism; and his famous brother-in-law, Felix Adler, founded Ethical Culture, and thus sought to dissolve the claims of Jewish history itself.
Urofsky lays out the full case for Brandeis's likely motivations in committing himself to Zionism, and emphasizes how devoted he was to meeting the financial, organizational, technical, and practical challenges of settling the Holy Land, where the curse of bigness afflicting his own country could be dispelled. To the impalpable appeal of restoration, to the messianic longings that enabled the chalutzim to drain the malarial swamps and battle Arab marauders and make alabaster cities gleam in the desert, Brandeis was indifferent. He was also the rare progressive who showed no interest in the Soviet experiment, and once wondered: "Why visit Russia when you can go to Denmark?" (p. 721). Then why champion the yishuv? Brandeis's involvement in Palestine remains elusive; the mystery defeats even his most energetic biographer.
Among the special strengths of his book is the treatment of Brandeis's Supreme Court career. In 1916 seven past presidents of the American Bar Association had opposed his Senatorial confirmation, charging that the nominee was temperamentally unfit for the bench because of the passions he had invested in the civic causes that had made him famous. Such warnings were not only ignored; they were mistaken. Urofsky shows how consistently Brandeis deferred to the judgment of the Congress and of state legislatures, even when he questioned their wisdom. Of course he got along famously with his patrician ally in dissent, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. But Justice Holmes took for granted that folly governed human affairs, and couldn't care less whether legislators adopted pernicious policies. Brandeis by contrast had informed and forthright opinions on many economic issues, and yet still acknowledged the right of elected officials to trump his own considered judgment of what best served the republic.
The opinions that he issued from the bench, which Urofsky lucidly summarizes, were often hammered out in the give-and-take of prior discussions with the brethren. This book shows how deftly Brandeis, despite the ardor of his liberalism, managed to get along even with the conservatives, who dominated the Court until nearly the end of the 1930s. Chief Justice William Howard Taft believed that Brandeis ("the lawless member of the Court") was slyly manipulating the elderly Holmes into undermining the very foundations of order, and called both of these dissenters "Bolsheviki" (p. 631). Yet Brandeis respected Taft and managed to establish a modus vivendi with almost all of the conservatives who detested what the former "people's attorney" represented. The only justice who remained impervious to Brandeis's interpersonal skills was James C. McReynolds. An unabashed antisemite, McReynolds refused even to be seated next to Brandeis for an official photo in 1924; therefore no such photo exists for that year. Fifteen years later McReynolds was the lone holdout when colleagues composed a farewell letter upon Brandeis's retirement from the Court. A special pleasure to be derived from this biography is its account of how the anti-New Deal ideology of McReynolds and other conservatives was defeated, while Brandeis's sensitivity to civil liberties and to the value of governmental intervention in behalf of the beleaguered (such as organized labor) gained momentum.
How this jurisprudential triumph was achieved is illuminated in Urofsky's book. No American who was a great attorney was a greater Supreme Court Justice than Brandeis, nor was any American who was a great Justice a greater lawyer either. Those two careers made Brandeis unique. It is also possible to infer from this biography that a conservative mien masked an unusually innovative and creative mind. On the surface he had all the rigidity and formality that have made the yeke so amusingly exasperating. The austere "parties" at his household ended promptly at 10 p. m. (and then, as he was manifestly aging, at 9 p. m.). The correspondence that has been preserved reveals almost nothing of the inner life. A photo on page 665 shows Brandeis seated in a canoe at Cape Cod; he is impeccably dressed in a suit with a vest and a tie.
And yet no one matched him in the ingenuity and freshness with which he devised constructive responses to the problems that an industrialized economy and an urban society were generating. The 1890 Harvard Law Review article that he co-authored, enunciating a right of privacy, is simply the most famous law review article ever published. He later became the first member of the Supreme Court to cite a law review to buttress an opinion, and a draft of Olmstead v. U. S. even mentioned the relevance of television—in 1928! Two decades earlier his presentation of statistical evidence, in Muller v. Oregon, to show the legislative need to spare laundresses from overwork became the "Brandeis brief." It invented the methodology that helped invalidate racial segregation in public schools in Brown v. Board of Education (1954). Post-Emancipation Jewry bears the face of Janus: an ancient people has adapted quite adroitly to modernization, whether in the Diaspora or in the Altneuland in the Near East. The subject of Urofsky's marvelous biography thus fits quite snugly into Jewish history itself.
Stephen J. Whitfield
Brandeis University
Stephen J. Whitfield
Brandeis University
Samuel Rosenthal Center for
Judaic Studies | 10900 Euclid Avenue | Cleveland, Ohio 44106-7120 |
Phone: 216.368.2414 | Part of: College
of Arts and Sciences
© 2004 Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, Ohio 44106 | 216.368.2000
| legal notice


text:
Flyfishing Northwest with David Williams
Suffering from gas price blues but still need your fly fishing fix? David Williams reveals where to go within 30 miles of Seattle with an occasional overnight trip for when you've just gotta leave town.
Monthly Archive for January, 2008
And the Universe Shall Knock You On Your Kiester
After going back and forth for some days, Preston Singletary and I agreed that today was the day for getting some Sauk River bull trout to play with us. We planned to meet at Weller's in Arlington, then take one car from there. Last night after coming home from the Lake Washington Puget Sound Anglers meeting, I scurried about getting gear ready, assembling several prototype flies that I wanted to try. I have this theory that there are some universal fly patterns that, in the proper size, will catch just about any species of fish. Today was going to be research day to prove that theory and obtain documentary proof of same. [Read More]
Learning From the Gear Guys
Last night I attended the Lake Washington Chapter of Puget Sound Anglers meeting as Terry Wiest, Chief Instructor for Salmon University, was speaking on float fishing for steelhead and salmon. So why was I, a fly fishing only angler, fraternizing with the bait and down-rigger crowd? Simple. I wanted to meet Terry and learn about float fishing. [Read More]


text:
Register now for free, or sign in with any of these services:
Want to set your local edition?
Select an edition for more focused local news coverage when you visit NOLA.com.
Don't worry. You can change this setting at any time to another local edition.
The glory days of the 90s are long gone for your cowboys. As long as Romo is your QB he will always find a way to lose playoff games. The Saints are the new Americas Team...Who Dat Back to Back!
We had dinner there last night. They are running a 3 course lobster special this month for $39.50. Also try the blue crab pot stickers as an appetizer. The freshest seafood from around the world. We had a fish from New Zealand called John Dory, it was amazing. The food and service is always spot on. I Highly reccomend.
2010 & 2012 second round picks for the 42nd pick in the draft ???? Who cares if he's a tiger. We need to pull off a trade and drop some of these overpaid players ie Chandler,Peja. Hopefully Thorton becomes the bease that he was at LSU
I really enjoy GW Fins. Best resaurant in NOLA hands down. Fresh seafood and also a few suprises like a great prime ribeye.
Hey dude this is a Saints blog! You took a wrong turn at Alberque???
It's extremely rare that you see Drew get blindsided, for that reason alone you have to repect J. Brown pass blocking ability. I can only recall one instance last season against Tampa where he got "jacked up" on a blitz and threw an interception. The entire O line needs to improve on short yardage run blocking.
Glad to see that Moore and Evans will be wearing Saints jerseys next season. Hopefully Jason David will play like he did when he wore # 29 in college. Now we need to trade down from the14th pick.
Its gotta be the black pants. Buried Indians love black. lol
Thats a good sign the majority of the ESPN crew with the exception of Keshawn Johnson and Stewart Scott picked the Packers. They are usually dead wrong. Lets go Saints!!
I am definately drinking the Pierre Thomas Kool Aid. Yes indeed
Yep, screwed big time.
2 weeks to prepare and this it what you look like. Out coached out played.
The Saints just put in a new defense. I'ts called the swiss cheese. lol
We can.t even block a kicker!!!
Give Morten Andersen a tryout. He was still very accurate last season from 45 yards in for the Falcons. 25 of 28 on field goals. The NFLs leading scorer. He will be more accurate than Taylor Melhaff at 70 years old than Taylor is now. LOL


text:
$30 punch card is good for twelve individual or six family visits and can be purchased from Haslett Community Education. The family rate at the door is $5 for the first two and $1 for each additional family member. The individual rate is $3 per person. Adults must accompany children under age 13. $200.00 Annual PassThis annual pass is for one INDIVIDUAL only,and is valid for one yearfrom the date of purchase. This pass can only be used by theindividual who purchased it.
These dates are subject to change; please see the pool bulletin board for updated information.


text:
A senior Department of Defense official and a senior State Department official will conduct a background press briefing on the latest Section 1230 Report on Progress Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan, at 2 p.m. EDT, Oct. 28, in the Pentagon Briefing Room (2E973).
Journalists without a Pentagon building pass will be picked up at the River Entrance only. Plan to arrive no later than 45 minutes prior to the event; have proof of affiliation and two forms of photo identification. Please call 703-697-5131 for escort into the building


text:
Welcome to my Webpage--
Karen J. Thoms
Thank you for visiting my Webpage. I would like to share with you some of my experiences and interests. Simply click on the options below to visit my pages. Of course, each page is a work in progress, always under construction and always striving to be better.
Contact me for further information.
Webpage created under Fair Use Guidelines for IM 245
Current weather:
Local Weather
Last updated: Tuesday, April 20, 2010


text:
KINGSTON, R.I. – The Holy Cross men's track and field team returned to action Saturday with a fifth place overall finish at the Sorlein Memorial Invitational hosted by the University of Rhode Island. Senior Chris Bergan (Shrewsbury, Mass.) was Holy Cross' top finisher, placing first in the 3,000 with a time of 8:55.54.
In the 800, junior Stephen Madsen (New Providence, N.J.) placed second with a time of 1:58.96, while freshman Nick Petsky (Manorville, N.Y.) placed third with a time of 2:00.16. In the 1,000, freshman Sam McGrath (Tyngsboro, Mass.) finished fifth with a time of 2:39.40, while senior James Fletcher (Woburn, Mass.) placed sixth with a time of 2:39.63. Sophomore Nick Poles (Quincy, Mass.) placed eighth in the 500 with a time of 1:09.64 and sophomore Dylan Leazes (Providence, R.I.) finished fifth in the one mile with a time of 4:35.29.
In the field events, the Crusaders were led by junior Alex Martin (Sutton, Mass.) with a second place finish in the triple jump with a distance of 13.89 meters. In the weight throw, senior Kenneth McKenna (Ossining, N.Y.) placed seventh with a distance of 13.13 meters.
Holy Cross will travel to New Hampshire on Saturday, Jan. 22 for a meet with the University of New Hampshire and Quinnipiac.


text:
Shelar Breaks School Record
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University junior Katlyn Shelar broke the school record in the pole vault with a mark of 4.08 meters at the Ohio Team Challenge and Sunset Classic on Saturday in Athens, Ohio.
Shelar placed first in the event with a personal-best mark and takes over the school record from Erin Nett who had held it since 2002 with a mark of 4.00 meters.
WVU took the next four spots in the pole vault with Kiley Defibaugh and Lindsay Kopenhaver tying for second with marks of 3.25, while Kimberly Mulvin and Caitlin Walton tied for fourth with marks of 3.25 as well.
Senior Heather Adams won both discus and hammer throw for the second meet in a row with marks of 43.88 meters and 50.47 meters, respectively. Karissa Knabenshue placed second in the discus with a mark of 42.11, while also taking third in the shot put with a mark of 12.31 meters.
The 4x400-meter relay team of Christ D'Egidio, Ashanti Bess, Arielle Gaither and Shakiyla Cosby placed first with a season-best time of 3:53.41. D'Egidio took second in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:18.37, while Cosby also took second in the 400-meter dash with a time of 58.53.
At the Tiger Track Classic in Auburn, Ala., Chene Townsend led the way with a seventh-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 13.75. Sydney Cummings placed fifth in the invitational heat of the high jump with a leap of 1.77 meters, while Hannah Stone took fifth in the unseeded heat with a leap of 1.67 meters.
The Mountaineers will split up again next weekend with part of the team headed to the Jesse Owens Classic in Columbus, Ohio on April 12-13, while the other part of the team will head to the Patriot Open Invitational in Fairfax, Va., on April 13.
Big 12 Media Days: Karl Jospeh
Men's Basketball: Bahamas Preview
Womens Soccer: Kadeisha Buchanan Press Conference
Big 12 Media Days: Dana Holgorsen
Women's Soccer: Amanda Hill and Mocha
Big 12 Media Days: Nick Kwiatkoski


text:
Wadewitz, Adrianne, 1977-2014
From Library of Congress Name Authority File
Wadewitz, Adrianne, 1977-2014
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
Collection Membership(s)
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
- found: "Spare the sympathy, spoil the child", 2011: t.p. (Adrianne Wadewitz) vita (b. Jan. 6, 1977, Omaha, Neb.; Ph.D., Indiana University, Bloomington, 2011; Dept. of English)
- found: New York times (online), viewed Apr. 21, 2014 (in obituary published Apr. 19: Adrianne Wadewitz; b. Jan. 6, 1977, Omaha; d. Apr. 8, Palm Springs, Calif., aged 37; scholar of 18th-century British literature who became one of the most prolific and influential editors of the online encyclopedia Wikipedia)
Change Notes
- 2012-11-28: new
- 2014-04-21: revised
Alternate Formats


text:
Spike leads Sheridan and Fancy to Luis; Eve tries to convince Julian that Vincent is alive; Vincent pays Eve another visit; and Pilar tells Theresa her secret.
Julian enters Eve's room at the hospital and finds her sleeping in her bed. Eve dreams about Vincent and wakes up yelling, "Vincent's not dead, he's alive!" Julian tries to calm her down, but Eve grows upset telling him about Vincent choking her. Julian is doubtful saying he smells alcohol on her breath. Eve shows him the marks on her neck and insists that Vincent tried to force her to drink. Julian is unconvinced and says the doctor told him the marks on her neck were self-inflicted. Eve lays back on her bed exasperated because Julian doesn't believe her. She tells Julian to leave and that he should go to another one of his women because she's not good for him anymore. Julian says she is good for him and that he will make things right because he loves her and always will and leaves.
Vincent watches Eve and Julian from the hallway and laughs because Julian doesn't believe that Vincent is alive.
After Julian leaves, Vincent comes in the room and taunts Eve about Julian not believing her. Vincent asks how Julian would react to finding out that Vincent is pregnant with his child and asks Eve if he's starting to show yet. Eve tells him to stop playing with her and Julian and that he has to tell Julian he's pregnant with his child. Vincent says Julian would make him have an abortion, but he won't let that happen because he loves the baby. Eve calls him delusional and Vincent chokes Eve again.
Julian finds Eve's doctor and chastises him for allowing Eve to have alcohol. The doctor doesn't know how Eve got the drink and assures him they will investigate. Julian throws his Crane weight around and tells the doctor he better get to the bottom of it and fire who ever supplied Eve with alcohol. The doctor mentions there's a new orderly on staff and Julian instructs him to look into it.
As Vincent continues to choke Eve, he overhears Julian talking on his phone in the hallway. Julian walks in the room and says, "Oh my God!"
On the docks, Sheridan and Fancy hold Spike at gunpoint demanding he tell them where Luis is or they will kill him. Spike gives in and leads them to the Crane mansion. Sheridan and Fancy ask why they're there and Spike tells them that Luis has been under their noses the whole time. He goes over to the desk and pushes a secret button that opens a hidden door and tells them to follow him. The women are distrustful of Spike, thinking he will leave them in the secret room to die. Spike says he will take them to Luis and if he's not there, they can shoot him. The woman agree to follow him, but Sheridan says if it's a trick she will shoot him first and ask questions later. Spike leads them downstairs and then tries to run. Fancy gets the better of him and throws him against the wall and then to the ground. Sheridan tells him he can either take them to Luis or she will leave him down there for the rats to feast on.
Still in the warehouse, Pretty asks Luis if it weren't for Fancy would he make love to her again or would he rather die first. Luis delicately tries to navigate his way around the awkward question, which leads Pretty to think he's repulsed by her. She says she was stupid to think someone like him could be interested in someone like her. Luis insists the reason he wouldn't sleep with her again is because he's in love with Fancy, not because she's hideous. Pretty asks if true love is only for perfect people and Luis explains that one day she will find real love. Pretty says she wants to believe him, but she hasn't even been kissed since she was scarred and if she can't even get someone to kiss her, how will she get someone to love her? Luis tells her that someone will look into her beautiful brown eyes and fall in love with her and Pretty kisses him.
Spike leads Sheridan and Fancy to a seemingly dead end, but he tells the women Luis is behind the wall. Spike presses a button and the wall moves away. Sheridan and Fancy walk through and see Luis and Pretty kissing.
In the hospital waiting room, Pilar tells Theresa that her enemies killed her sister Maria and Theresa finally realizes the gravity of the situation. Theresa tells her mother that she has sacrificed her happiness to help keep her secret and now she deserves to know the truth. Pilar sits Theresa down and tells her what happened in Mexico, but leaves out the part about being raped and killing Juanita's husband. Theresa tells her mother what happened is not her fault, but Pilar wishes she would have realized how dangerous the situation was before it was too late and flashes back to being raped. Pilar tears up and says, "I'm sorry Theresa. I'm so sorry." Theresa asks if there's more to the story than she's letting on. Pilar just tells Theresa she's afraid for her children and that she's worried about what awful thing will happen next. Pilar asks Theresa not to do anything to anger Gwen and Rebecca or else they will pay. Theresa assures Pilar that she knows what's at stake and that she just wants Little E to save Jonathan's life and then the Hotchkiss women won't have a reason to want to lash out at them. Pilar worries that something will happen in the future to upset Gwen and Rebecca and that they'll have to live in fear the rest of their lives.
As Pilar and Theresa talk, they hear an alarm go off and run out into the hallway. Pilar and Theresa find out that something has gone wrong with the transplant surgery and a nurse tells them that one of the patients is in serous trouble, but doesn't know which boy.
Next on Passions:
Theresa tells Paloma that Ethan can never find out, just as Ethan enters and overhears.
Pretty asks, "You had unprotected sex with my sister?" and Pretty tells her that Alistair forced them to do it.
Valerie hugs Julian and says, "Daddy."
Eve says, "Valerie and Vincent are one in the same."
Source for photos in this particular recap come from our friends at SoapOperaFan.com.
Thank-you for your comments and feedback! We do ask that our visitors abide by the Guidelines. Please feel free to Contact Us if a moderator is required to handle any bad posts. Above all, have a great time posting!


text:
Updated at: 02/28/2013 12:08 PM
(AP) PARIS - France's Cannes Film Festival says it has finally snagged Steven Spielberg to serve as president of the award jury.
Gilles Jacob, the festival's president, recounted how he had been trying to get the award-winning director to head the jury for years _ but the American was always working. Finally, this year, Spielberg got in touch.
"When this year I was told `E.T., phone home,' I understood and immediately replied: `At last!'" Jacob said in a statement posted on the festival's website Thursday.
Spielberg, who was nominated but didn't win the directing Oscar for his biopic "Lincoln" this week, takes the reins from Italian Nanni Moretti. The 66th Cannes festival takes place in the glamorous French Mediterranean resort from May 15 to 26.
Spielberg's presence will likely give more of an American flavor this year to the Cannes festival, a mélange of intellectual international cinema and Hollywood glamour. Jury presidents in the festival's seven-decade history have included such figures as Tennessee Williams, Ingrid Bergman, Roman Polanski and Francis Ford Coppola.
Spielberg has had several films show at Cannes, and "E.T." had its world premiere there in 1982. His first film, "Sugarland Express," won best screenplay at Cannes in 1974.
"It is an honor and a privilege to preside over the jury of a festival that proves, again and again, that cinema is the language of the world," Spielberg was quoted as saying in a statement by the Cannes festival organizers. "The most prestigious of its kind, the festival has always established the motion picture as a cross cultural and generational medium."
At last year's Cannes festival, Michael Haneke won the top prize with his stark film about love and death, "Amour."
(Copyright 2013 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)