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Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.® To Acquire Community National Bank - Bellaire
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.® To Acquire Community National Bank - Bellaire19:20 EDT Wednesday, June 27, 2012HOUSTON, June 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.® (NYSE: PB) announced today the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Community National Bank, Bellaire, Texas. This is the fifth acquisition announced by Prosperity within the past nine months.Community National Bank operates one (1) banking office in Bellaire, Texas, in the Houston Metropolitan Area. As of March 31, 2012, Community National Bank reported total assets of $182.9 million, total loans of $67.3 million and total deposits of $162.7 million.Under the terms of the definitive agreement, Prosperity will issue up to 372,396 shares of Prosperity common stock plus $11.4 million in cash for all outstanding shares of Community National Bank capital stock, subject to certain conditions and potential adjustments. "We continue to look for opportunities to expand our presence in the Houston Area and Community National Bank's location in Bellaire is an excellent fit for us," commented David Zalman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Prosperity. "The customers of Community National Bank will be able to use any of our locations across the state after the merger." Prosperity will be closing their existing Bellaire Banking Center and, following the merger, retain the Community National Bank location and will continue to operate fifty-nine (59) banking centers across the Houston Area."As we looked for merger partners, Prosperity Bank stood out as an excellent fit for our customers. The ability to remain as a community oriented bank serving the Harris County market with the same people that founded the bank was important to us," said Randy Dobbs, Chief Executive Officer of Community National Bank. "We believe this is an opportunity to be part of a larger community bank and offer our customers additional products, a larger branch network and the financial strength of a premier banking organization." "In addition to the benefits to our stockholders, this merger gives us the ability to enhance our franchise in the Houston market without compromising our community banking values," said James A. Woodall, Jr., Executive Chairman of Community National Bank. "Prosperity will be a strong partner for our customers and employees."Long-time Houston bankers Randy Dobbs, Chief Executive Officer of Community National Bank and John James, President of Community National Bank will join the Prosperity team as President ? Bellaire Banking Center and Executive Vice President, respectively.The merger has been approved by the Boards of Directors of Prosperity and Community National Bank and is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2012, although delays may occur. The transaction is subject to certain conditions, including the approval by Community National Bank's shareholders and customary regulatory approvals. Operational integration is anticipated to begin late in 2012.Community National Bank was advised in this transaction by Commerce Street Capital, LLC as financial advisor. Bracewell & Giuliani LLP was legal counsel to Prosperity Bancshares, Inc. Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.®Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.®, recently named "America's Best Bank" by Forbes, is a $10.9 billion Houston, Texas based regional financial holding company, formed in 1983. Operating under a community banking philosophy and seeking to develop broad customer relationships based on service and convenience, Prosperity offers a variety of traditional loan and deposit products to its customers, which consist primarily of small and medium sized businesses and consumers. In addition to established banking products, Prosperity offers a complete line of services including: Internet Banking services at http://www.prosperitybanktx.com, Retail Brokerage Services, MasterMoney Debit Cards, and 24 hour voice response banking. Prosperity currently operates one hundred seventy-six (176) full service banking locations; fifty-nine (59) in the Houston area; twenty (20) in the South Texas area including Corpus Christi and Victoria; thirty-two (32) in the Dallas/Fort Worth area; twenty-one (21) in the East Texas area; thirty-four (34) in the Central Texas area including Austin and San Antonio; and ten (10) in the Bryan/College Station area.In connection with the proposed merger of Community National Bank into Prosperity Bank, Prosperity will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement on Form S-4 to register the shares of Prosperity's common stock to be issued to the shareholders of Community National Bank. The registration statement will include a proxy statement/prospectus which will be sent to the shareholders of Community National Bank seeking their approval of the proposed transaction.WE URGE INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4, THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS INCLUDED WITHIN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4 AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS TO BE FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT PROSPERITY, COMMUNITY NATIONAL BANK AND THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of these documents through the website maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission at http://www.sec.gov. Documents filed with the SEC by Prosperity will be available free of charge by directing a request by telephone or mail to Prosperity Bancshares, Inc., Prosperity Bank Plaza, 4295 San Felipe, Houston, Texas 77027 Attn: Investor Relations. Prosperity's telephone number is (281) 269-7199."Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the securities laws that are based on current expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about Prosperity and its subsidiaries. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside of Prosperity's control, that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to whether Prosperity can: successfully identify acquisition targets and integrate the businesses of acquired companies and banks; continue to sustain its current internal growth rate or total growth rate; provide products and services that appeal to its customers; continue to have access to debt and equity capital markets; and achieve its sales objectives. 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Microsoft is making headway on its new operating system, Windows 8. With the recent developments in various Operating systems around the world, people are hardly talking about Microsoft. It is therefore understandable that the company is going all out with its new operating system. Before its release, there have been speculations that Microsoft's Windows 8 is only going to be enjoyable on touch screen computers. We were not too sure about how true this is but now, with Hewlett Packard's revelation of their new PC range, we are definitely sure.
Windows 8, like all its predecessors was designed by Microsoft for use mainly on Personal Computers, laptops and with the new surge in the market, tablets. The development of the system started after its predecessor was released in 2009 and it took three long years for Microsoft to develop and test the system and finally, last month, Microsoft released it from the development phase to the manufacturing phase, creating a buzz in the market.
There have been revelations that Windows 8 is the biggest change in Microsoft's operating system since as far back as 1995. It is said to introduce a new graphical interface and a brand new start screen that replaces the old and boring start menu. Better still, it has been said that the new Windows 8 will have a new online store where apps can be purchased for your personal computer. There is also said to be an in-built anti-virus system.
With the new developments in the operating system, one can tell that it will not be as easy to simply upgrade your old operating system to the new one. It is more likely that the new generation of PCs will be the ones fully equipped with this operating system.
It has been revealed that the popular PC Company Hewlett Packard, popularly referred to as HP is releasing Windows 8- friendly touch PCs; the Envy, SpectreOne and also the refreshed Pavilion lines are going to be a part of this revolution.
It was said that Hewlett Packard was rather reluctant to become part of this revolution but tnow, they are fully behind the new touch-friendly version of Windows. The windows 8 operating system has the ability to sense touch and recognize input from ten fingers at once. At this point we know companies like bluestack will be releasing a Windows 8 version. The need to stay ahead of the game. this means what WhatsApp for Windows 8 will be available then. The method of getting whatsapp to work on a pc described here, will be the same. The Envy series which currently consist of the Envy 20 and Envy 23 will be touch-smart PCs that will take full advantage of this touch-sensitive function of the new Windows 8. The new PCS also have amazing features like terabytes of storage capacity, the famous HP Beats Audio, High Definition webcams and HP connected music.
The SpectreOne PC is another new PC that will be built based on the Windows 8 operating system. This PC is said to have a full glass high definition screen that will allow users to imitate many touch functions as they would on an iPad.
No one knows why Microsoft decided to introduce a touch-interactive operating system and we can't be too sure if everyone will enjoy using it. We will just have to wait and see what happens with the release of the new HP PCs. We know HP's loyal customers are bound to rush for these new products!


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I presently own a DW 9000 Dbl pedal, DW 5000 Dbl pedal, DW 8000 Dbl pedal, Pearl Eliminator Dbl pedal, Tama Iron Cobra Dbl pedal, Trick Dbl Pro V-1 pedal and recently purchased the Ludwig Atlas Pro Double pedal. Out of all the double pedals I own, I find the new Atlas Pro pedal to be the smoothest, fastest, most accomodating of the lot. They all have their inherant qualities but if I had to make a choice out of the bunch on which one I would ultimately choose to take to a gig or recording session, I would take the Atlas Pro pedal. Not only is the manufacturing quality top rate (as are the others) but the feel and aesthetics are also the best IMHO. Though a pedal will not necessarily make you a better drummer per say, I feel that features offered but the Ludwig Atlas Pro enhances what talents I already bring to the table. Price wise the Atlas pro is comparable to that of the DW 9000. Definately not a cheap pedal but then again it will depend on what pricepoint you are at. A truley professional piece of equipment to say the least.
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Speed, meth, chalk, crystal, ice, and glass are all names for the
drug methamphetamine. Methamphetamine comes in many different forms
and is snorted, swallowed, injected, or smoked. The smokable form
is known as "ice" or "crystal," due to its appearance.
Methamphetamine is a powerful drug. It acts by changing how the
brain works. It also speeds up many functions in the body. Methamphetamine
has a chemical structure that is similar to another drug called
amphetamine that I explore in my magazine on stimulants. Methamphetamine
can cause lots of harmful things, including inability to sleep,
paranoia, aggressiveness, and hallucinations.
No matter how methamphetamine is used, it eventually ends up in
the bloodstream where it is circulated throughout the brain. Methamphetamine
can affect lots of brain structures, but the ones it affects the
most are the ones that contain a chemical called dopamine. The reason
for this is that the shape, size, and chemical structure of methamphetamine
and dopamine are similar.
Your brain is made up of billions of nerve cells (or neurons). Neurons
come in all shapes and sizes, but most have three important parts:
a cell body that contains the nucleus and directs the activities
of the neuron; dendrites, short fibers that receive messages from
other neurons and relay them to the cell body; and an axon, a long
single fiber that carries messages from the cell body to dendrites
of other neurons.
Axons of one neuron and the dendrites of a neighboring neuron are
located very close to each other, but they don't actually touch.
Therefore, to communicate with each other they use chemical messengers
known as neurotransmitters. When one neuron wants to send a message
to another neuron it releases a neurotransmitter from its axon into
the small space that separates the two neurons. This space is called
a synapse. The neurotransmitter crosses the synapse and attaches
to specific places on the dendrites of the neighboring neuron called
receptors. Once the neurotransmitter has relayed its message, it
is either destroyed or taken back up into the first neuron where
it is recycled for use again.
There are many different neurotransmitters, but the one that is
most affected by methamphetamine is dopamine. Dopamine is sometimes
called the pleasure neurotransmitter because it helps you feel good
from things like playing soccer, eating a big piece of chocolate
cake, or riding a roller coaster. When something pleasurable happens,
certain axons release lots of dopamine. The dopamine attaches to
receptors on dendrites of neighboring neurons and passes on the
pleasure message. This process is stopped when dopamine is released
from the receptors and pumped back into the neuron that released
it where it is stored for later use.
Usually neurons recycle dopamine. But methamphetamine is able to
fool neurons into taking it up just like they would dopamine. Once
inside a neuron, methamphetamine causes that neuron to release lots
of dopamine. All this dopamine causes the person to feel an extra
sense of pleasure that can last all day. But eventually these pleasurable
effects stop. They are followed by unpleasant feelings called a
"crash" that often lead a person to use more of the drug.
If a person continues to use methamphetamine, they will have a difficult
time feeling pleasure from anything. Imagine no longer enjoying
your favorite food or an afternoon with your friends.
Because it is similar to dopamine, methamphetamine can change the
function of any neuron that contains dopamine. And if this weren't
enough, methamphetamine can also affect neurons that contain two
other neurotransmitters called serotonin and norepinephrine. All
of this means that methamphetamine can change how lots of things
in the brain and the body work. Even small amounts of methamphetamine
can cause a person to be more awake and active, lose their appetite,
and become irritable and aggressive.
Methamphetamine also causes a person's blood pressure to increase
and their heart to beat faster.
Scientists have discovered that even three years after long-time
methamphetamine users had quit using the drug, their dopamine neurons
were still damaged. Scientists don't know yet whether this damage
is permanent, but this research shows that changes in the brain
from methamphetamine use can last a long time. Research with animals
has shown that the drug methamphetamine can also damage neurons
that contain serotonin. This damage also continues long after the
drug use is stopped.
These changes in dopamine and serotonin neurons may explain some
of the effects of methamphetamine. If a person uses methamphetamine
for a long time, they may become paranoid. They may also hear and
see things that aren't there. These are called hallucinations. Because
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Source: National Institute on Drug Abuse
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I love our libraries. Even with the ever-changing book environment, libraries are such a great place for individual education. And librarians want to help you learn.
Thats why I noticed a new initiative by the National Endowment for the Humanities aimed at educating the public about Muslim culture. After 9/11, it became obvious that Americans dont know much about the 1.57 billion Muslims, and what the average American does know often is sketchy and minimal.
Thats why the Bridging Cultures program aims to promote understanding and mutual respect for people with diverse histories, cultures, and perspectives within the United States and abroad.
As part of the initiative, the NEH, along with the American Library Association, is presenting several Muslim Journeys programs. One, called the Bookshelf, is a collection of books and films that present a series of views of Muslim culture.
The Dorchester County Library is one of 840 libraries and state humanities councils across the country to receive this collection. The collection includes 25 books including biographies, a sourcebook for Muslims in America, histories, reflections, religious studies, art and architecture books and three documentary films with public viewing rights.
The boxes of books and media have just arrived, and the programming is still in the planning stage. Becky Westfall, branch manager in Summerville, says that the books probably will go on the shelves today.
These types of books usually come with some programming, too, so Im waiting to see what we want to plan, Westfall says.
The Humanities Council of South Carolina also received a set of copies, and Executive Director Randy Akers says that the council hopes to raise money so that libraries can have more than one book in each series.
Its hard to lead group discussions when there is only one copy of a book, so we want to be able to give libraries 20-25 copies of each one, Akers says. Were not there yet, though.
Westfall says the demand for books on Islam was the greatest after 9/11. Patrons were checking out copies of the Quran and other books on Islam, but interest seems to have waned somewhat.
These books and films were selected with the advice of librarians and cultural programming experts, as well as distinguished scholars in the fields of anthropology, world history, religious studies, interfaith dialogue, the history of art and architecture, world literature, Middle East studies, Southeast Asian studies, African studies and Islamic studies.
Akers says that local libraries can use the material by getting local scholars to talk about the material, helping to bring to life a culture that so many of our troops have encountered, and which is being portrayed in current movies.
That such a resource exists makes it easier for all of us to find out more about the events and thoughts that shape our world.
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In all animals information is passed from parent to offspring via the germline, which segregates from the soma early in development and undergoes a complex developmental program to give rise to the adult gametes. Many aspects of germline development have been conserved throughout the animal kingdom. Here we review the unique properties of germ cells, the initial determination of germ cell fates, the maintenance of germ cell identity, the migration of germ cells to the somatic gonadal primordia and the proliferation of germ cells during development in vertebrates and invertebrates. Similarities in germline development in such diverse organisms as Drosophila melanogaster, Caenorhabditis elegans, Xenopus laevis and Mus musculus will be highlighted.
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- Germline development in vertebrates and invertebrates
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February 26, 2010
A Message from Jim Atchison
President and Chief Executive Officer, SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment
Earlier today, we held a press conference at SeaWorld Orlando to discuss several things related to Wednesday's killer whale incident and the death of our trainer, Dawn Brancheau.
We are in the process of creating, with Dawn's family, the Dawn Brancheau Memorial Fund - a trust that will support the children's charities she was so passionate about. We will provide additional details, over the coming weeks, but those who would like to contribute can send donations to:
Dawn Brancheau Memorial Fund
c/o U.S. Bank
P.O. Box 809231
Chicago, IL 60680-9231
To update the status of the killer whale presentations at our SeaWorld parks: As you know, all direct interactions with these animals were suspended immediately after the incident in all three SeaWorld parks. This includes all show and most husbandry interactions, as well as our dining programs. We will resume performances of our killer whale show "Believe" on Saturday, Feb. 27, at SeaWorld Orlando, San Diego and San Antonio, but our trainers will not enter the water. Our dining programs will likely resume next week.
Regarding our preliminary findings in the investigation of Wednesday's incident, we have initiated a thorough review of all of the procedures that guide our interactions with killer whales, and we have invited several colleagues from other marine mammal facilities to be part of that review. The findings of this group and the changes to our interaction procedures that result will be shared in due course. We will only resume in-water interactions with our killer whales after that review is complete and we have implemented any changes in procedure we feel will assure the safety of our training staff.
In light of some of the speculation we've seen in the media coverage over the past two days, it is important that I again stress that we provide the highest standard of care, and no animal is ever subjected to punishment in any form. Tilikum is no exception.
Once again, and on behalf of everyone in our company, I would like to express our deepest sympathies to Dawn's family. This has been an extraordinarily difficult time for all of us at SeaWorld, but the grief we're experiencing cannot compare to that of Dawn's family. Our thoughts and prayers remain with her husband Scott and all of those closest to her.
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The highlight of yesterday was most decidedly Apple's decision to calve in the full light of day. There would be no midnight intervention-by-headlamp required, which, for those of you who have somehow failed to experience the pleasure of rescuing an eel-slippery newborn calf from underneath its mother's frantic cavorting, with the feeble beam from your light darting to and fro and those dangblamed cloven feet – each bearing at least a quarter of the ol' girls' 1500 or so pounds – landing repeatedly atop your own fragile trotters… well, lemme tell ya: Daylight is a blessing I'm almost scared to give voice to, lest whatever Gods prevail over such things decide to revoke the privilege and leave us in the dark again next year.
With that drama behind us, and a healthy little bull calf on the ground (this is the other thing about Apple: She'd big on bulls. Out of the 7 calves she's given us, 6 have been male. And the only heifer we got came from sexed semen), another story. Why not? I think I've ranted enough over the past few weeks to justify some story telling. By the by, the following is lifted almost – but not quite – verbatim from SAVED. Which comes out June 11. You should read it. Penny says it's pretty good.
So we moved onto this property in '97, having spent pretty much every last nickel we owned on the bare land. As I think I mentioned in a post some while ago, we managed to convince a friend to loan us ten grand, with which we constructed a small cabin, set atop concrete piers (aka "sonotubes"). Owing to the slant of the land, the downhill piers stuck out of the ground more than four feet which, if memory serves me right, was better than double manufacturer recommendations. The result was that on windy nights, the whole place swayed. It was sort of like being in a cradle. Or in a cabin that's about to tip over.
In any event, in 2001 we jacked up the cabin and poured a full basement underneath it, along with a foundation for an addition. I remember well the day the jacking began, for I was on the whipping end of a writing deadline and could not afford to miss a day of work just because my house (and therefore, my office, which consisted of a desk wedged into the corner of a loft that was accessed via an aluminum ladder) was about to get a few feet closer to the sun.
"Do you think it'd be alright if I stay in the house while yer liftin' it," I asked Gary, assuming the regional dialect (not so hard, since I was born and raised in the region) in hopes of connecting with the fellow on a Vermonter-to-Vermonter basis, and thus earning his approval to remain on task. Gary was the contractor we'd hired to lift the house, which demanded both exceptional delicacy and brute force, a pairing of qualities that seem dichotomous but which in rural Vermont is actually quite common. And even essential.
I'd come to like Gary quite a bit. But I liked him even more when he rubbed his stubbled chin thoughtfully and cast a glance at the cabin, which was to be raised a total of 4 feet. Already, not yet having been moved a single inch, the cabin looked disturbingly vulnerable with its foundation piers removed and replaced by a latticework of cribbing, as if the damn thing was sitting on a bed of pick-up sticks. Gary looked at me, then back to the cabin, as if making a mental calculation regarding my tolerance for risk and his responsibility not to kill me. Finally, he broke into a grin: "Can't see how it could hurt."
My desk was situated at a window that looked out the northern gable end of our little home, and it was there I sat, typing away, as the house slowly rose beneath me. It felt as if I was levitating, and it is not a sensation I will ever forget. Every so often, the cabin would sway from side to side, like a cradle.
Or maybe like a cabin that's about to tip over.
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Way to go . . . both mother Apple and veterinarian-midwife "Ben." Tippy looks healthy and hungry. What a treat to have experienced this entire pre-birthing, birthing, and post-birthing saga vicariously. How long does it take for Apple to accept Tippy, or do you need to keep them separated indefinitely? Thanks for sharing Tippy's arrival as well as a snippet of "Saved" which I can't wait to receive from Amazon.


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Being a collegiate baseball player takes more than just putting in time on the field and in the weight room. In addition to practices and games a student-athlete must also excel in the classroom and in the community, but balancing all of these requirements takes skill and determination.
To help his players meet the rigorous day-to-day challenges posed by being a Division I baseball student-athlete, Cal State Northridge head coach Greg Moore will institute "Diamond University," a life skills and personal development course for baseball players at CSUN.
"Over the past 7 years the DU program has been building with great results," said Moore. "I am excited to bring it to CSUN where we can share the message with our athletes and the community about life and sports. We want to give perspective on what it means to be an athlete. At the same time let's build an increased appreciation for the day-to-day life of a Division I baseball player."
While the program will be setup as a course for CSUN baseball players other students on campus, as well as younger members of the community, professors, administrators and coaches, are invited to participate. The 10-week course will be based on The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey and will focus on goal setting, active listening, communication skills and time management.
Although similar to the NCAA's CHAMPS/Life Skills program, Diamond University is very specific to baseball players in that it is built on examining the skills needed to excel in every aspect of a college baseball player's daily schedule. By using "The 7 Habits" as a guide, participants will be able to draw a clear connection between their lives and the skills they are working to develop.
Included in the course will be presentations from former student-athletes, as well as community members. The CSUN baseball team will also reach out to local high school students and others in the area that are interested in learning more about being a student-athlete and developing the life skills that will help them be successful as they move forward in life.
Ultimately, the goal for Diamond University is to tie in how each and every action off the field translates to success on the field and how the skills needed to succeed in one mirror those needed for the other.
"The results show up on the field because in the 20 hours per day that our student-athletes are not baseball players, we realize that everything we do matters and every rep counts," added Moore. "When student-athletes are on the field or in the classroom, they have a clear and focused mind, understanding how to achieve success and learn from failure. One day I want to see a Diamond U center here in Northridge, a place where students of all interests can learn life lessons through sports."


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The architect who preserved Ernest Hemingway's former home in Havana, Cuba has taken a job at the University of Texas at San Antonio's College of Architecture teaching historical preservation. William Dupont, who is transitioning out of his job as chief architect for the National Trust for Historic Preservation, landed an endowed chair created by the […] [Read More]
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I'm writing some C# scripts for a Windows Standalone application in Unity. I'd like to print some debug messages to the Unity console, but I can't figure out how. I've read that I should be able to do this using
I'm new to both Unity and C#, so don't hesitate to mention potential solutions that should be obvious enough for me to already have tried them :)
For the consolation prize...
As a workaround, I've been using BareTail to watch the log file, but it kinda sucks because Unity outputs the whole stack trace every time I
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It seems that the key piece of information I was missing was that Debug.Log writes to the console only when you run the game from within unity by pressing the "play" button above the game view.
I was running my game by pressing Ctrl-B, or pressing "Build & Run" in the Build Settings window. In that case, it will only output to the log file.
answered Aug 26, 2010 at 09:18 PM
Where is the log file?
Apr 18, 2013 at 04:56 PM hyliandanny
Is there really a need to be a jerk? Your suggestions are how I ended up here. Please consider consolidating useful information to a single location in the future instead of endorsing a distributed mess of incomplete steps.
For future searchers: the following link describes the location of the log file on multiple platforms. Worked for me on a mac.
Apr 18, 2013 at 06:34 PM hyliandanny
Unity has created a helpful page for where to find the log files on all the different platforms. You can find that page here:
Jun 18, 2013 at 06:33 PM spolglase
print is an alias for Debug.Log, which does appear in the Unity console. There's also Debug.LogWarning and Debug.LogError, which (strangely enough) print lines labeled as warning and error messages. The latter is particularly useful if you have Error Pause selected in the console.
answered Aug 17, 2010 at 10:28 PM
I'm not getting any output in the Unity console when I call Debug.Log
Aug 17, 2010 at 10:54 PM duggulous
Then your code probably isn't getting called.
Aug 18, 2010 at 01:00 AM Tetrad
The output IS showing up in the log file, so I know the code is being called.
Aug 18, 2010 at 02:10 PM duggulous
If is showing in log file and not showing in console you might have filters turned on (top right of console)
Jan 16, 2014 at 04:02 PM mikesx
I'm having the same problem. Neither debug.log nor console.writeline have ever worked for me. I use print, cause it works every time. I don't know why.
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Wednesday, April 23, 2014
The Friends of the Kaminski House announce the return of the Made in the Shade Concert Series. The opening concert will feature the winners of the Concerto Competition in a performance of the Long Bay Symphony Youth Orchestra.
The winners of the competition are: first Place; Alvina Emran, violin; second Place; Joseph Linneman, violin; and third Place; Henry Harrelson, bassoon. The event kicks off the Made in the Shade Concert Series on the lawn of the Kaminski House Museum on Sunday, May 4, at 3 p.m.
It is not the 4th of July without the Indigo Choral Society performing. This year will be its 18th-annual concert on the lawn at the Kaminski House Museum. The program will open with a flag honor guard followed by the National Anthem. The concert will in-clude selections of Americana, Carolina-themed song and a salute to our Armed Forces. Bring lawn chairs, blankets and picnic baskets to celebrate with the Indigo Choral Society on Friday, July 4, at 7 p.m.
An Evening with Kevin Jayroe will complete the 2014 concert series. Jayroe is a local favorite, who will perform an array of Broadway hits, movie classics and contemporary songs accompanied by the band, After Five. Jayroe and the band are crowd pleasers, and you will not want to miss out on a single note. The concert is set for the lawn of the Kaminski House Museum on Saturday, October 11, at 5 p.m.
In addition to the concerts, two lectures are scheduled at the StewartParker House.
Head of Adult Services at Georgetown County Library Patti Burns will present, The Lost Souls of Georgetowns Potters Field Cemetery on Friday, June 6, at noon. Burns has done extensive research in genealogy, local history and cemeteries.
On Friday, Sept. 12, Dr. Dale Rosengarten will present Georgetowns Jews: From First Families to Front Street. Dr. Rosengarten is the founding director of the Jewish Heritage Collection at the College of Charleston Library. The lectures require an RSVP. Bag lunches will be provided by Kudzu Bakery and will be available for $7.50 with prior reservation by calling the Kaminski House Museum, 546-7706.
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Multiple Grade 3 winner American Lion was represented by his first foal on Jan. 31 when a filly born at Red Riding Hood Stables in Holly, Mich. The filly is out of the stakes-placed Klinsman mare Klinsman's Luck, who is a half-sister to stakes winners Regal Pusher and Born to the Bad.
American Lion, a 6-year-old son of Tiznow, won the Grade 3 Hollywood Prevue Stakes as a juvenile. He followed up by finishing third in the Grade 2 Robert B. Lewis Stakes and winning the Grade 3 Illinois Derby the following spring, earning his way into the 2010 Kentucky Derby, where he finished 11th.
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Hellaflush Approved: Adrian Herrera's Infiniti G35
One word to describe Adrian Herrera's Infiniti G35…GOLDEN! There is no doubt that Adrian added a touch of class with custom 24k gold staggered Leon Hardiritt Orden wheels. But what may be more jaw dropping than the actual wheels, is how perfectly dialed in everything is! Sitting on 19×9.5 -20 front and 19×11 +0 rear wrapped in Falken 452 tires 215/35 front and 235/35 rear, the full Air Lift kit puts Adrian's G35 right where it should be…Hellaflush Approved!
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That's a clean G!!! Love the color the scheme. 808 doing it clean & nasty (in a good way).
you guys shoulda called it "herrerafrushed g35″
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Set just ashore from the silver-capped waves of the Black Sea, visitors will find Batumi, Georgia, the country's sun-washed port city. Local, regional and international tourists all flock to Batumi to experience Georgia's culture and the endless golden beaches running along the sea.
Founded originally by Greek colonists, Batumi has been an important regional centre for centuries, and its landmarks display influences from all who've laid claim to the idyllic city. With architecture and monuments reflecting Greek, Roman, Ottoman and Russian influences, a simple walk down the street is enough to get a visitor started on a culture tour of Batumi.
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The sandy shores along Batumi's stretch of the Black Sea make it a popular destination for relaxing holidays in the sun, but there's also plenty to see throughout the city:
- Batumi Botanical Garden - Just north of the city, visitors to Batumi will discover a virtually untouched slice of heaven - the Batumi Botanic Garden. The garden exhibits nine different floristic regions, and comprises 111 hectares in total.
- Batumi Archaeological Museum - Holidaymakers can trace the history of Batumi throughout its many phases with a trip to this museum.'
- Batumi Boulevard - For a leisurely walk with plenty to see and do, choose Batumi Boulevard. Visitors will find lush green spaces, majestic fountains, fun Ferris Wheels and more with a stroll down this seaside promenade.
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This hat is knitted sideways in garter stitch. The lines are drawn by slip stitches with two leaves circling around your head like a headband.
This hat is named after the street where I used to live when I was young; it means "middle school's street". And since I am a teacher, I am also going back to school very soon, wearing an original hat with a little vintage look.
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The students and staff at my school I have started collecting several items for the victims of hurricane Sandy. We have been collecting household items, cleaning supplies and food. We have already made one delivery to Union Beach, NJ. Several students were displaced from their schools. Some schools will be started up in local community centers and churches, but they have little supplies since the schools and classrooms were damaged. There are entire towns that people have not been allowed to return to because they are not structurally safe.
I will be starting a collection of school supplies and art supplies to bring to the areas that need them. Can you start a collection from you students and school today??? If your students or school can donate ANYTHING I am sure it would be appreciated! I found this page on FB
This page lets your school adopt a school that needs supplies. If you want to mail some supplies but you can't adopt a school right now you can send them to :
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This invention is a surge material having permanent storage properties that results in faster intake and greater saturation capacity and reduced fluid flowback. More specifically the invention is a surge material with a superabsorbent material printed on in a pattern of discrete regions. The objective of the invention is obtained by printing, or other known application process, a liquid superabsorbent precursor solution containing a crosslinkable composition onto a surge material and then curing the printed surge material to crosslink the polymers to get a surge material having discrete regions of superabsorbent material in the surge material. This invention is also useful in making an absorbent core of an absorbent article with improved strength, increased absorbency, and decreased shedding of superabsorbent material.
1. An absorbent article, comprising:
a liquid-permeable body-side liner;
a surge composite adjacent to the body-side liner, the surge composite comprising:
a non-absorbent wettable fibrous surge material, the surge material having a density in a range from 0.010 to 0.100 grams per cubic centimeter;
a plurality of discrete regions in the surge material; and
a superabsorbent material integrally bonded to the fibers in at least some of the regions; and
a substantially liquid-impermeable outer cover adjacent to the surge material on a side opposite the body-side liner.
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This invention relates to a surge material useful in an absorbent article for quickly receiving, temporarily storing, and/or transporting fluid. The surge material comprises discrete regions comprising superabsorbent materials. The superabsorbent improves fluid intake and retention, thereby reducing fluid flow back to the skin surface.
Conventional surge material is a non-absorbent material used in absorbent articles such as diapers to provide intake of fluid and some temporary storage before fluid is absorbed by an absorbent material or superabsorbent material. Many high-absorbency materials are unable to absorb a liquid at the rate at which liquid is applied to absorbent composites during use. Accordingly, a relatively high concentration of fibrous surge material is desirable to temporarily hold the liquid until the high-absorbency material can absorb it. Conventional surge material is also used to spread the fluid over more surface area of the absorbent material thereby increasing absorbency efficiency.
By providing temporary storage of fluids the surge material keeps the fluid from returning (flowback) through a body-side liner of the diaper, or other absorbent article, and contacting the skin. The surge material increases absorption efficiency and decreases flowback caused by the slower-absorbing absorbent material. Examples of particular surge materials may be found in U.S. Pat. No. 5,490,846 to Ellis et al. and in U.S. Pat. No. 5,364,382 to Latimer.
Conventional surge materials do not include superabsorbent materials. Instead, superabsorbents are commonly used in the absorbent core to increase its absorption capacity. A wide variety of superabsorbent materials are known to those skilled in the art. See, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,076,663 issued Feb. 28, 1978 to Masuda et al, U.S. Pat. No. 4,286,082 issued Aug. 25, 1981 to Tsubakimoto et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,062,817 issued Dec. 13, 1977 to Westerman, and U.S. Pat. No. 4,340,706 issued Jul. 20, 1982 to Obayashi et al.
Methods of applying superabsorbent material onto fibrous absorbent material structures are also known to those skilled in the art. U.S. Pat. No. 6,022,610 issued 08 Feb. 2000 to Van Phan et al. describes the problems that occur in known application methods. For instance, applying a liquid superabsorbent precursor onto a fibrous structure may result in the liquid precursor migrating through the fibrous material. This migration of superabsorbent liquid precursor may result in diminished absorption due to the restriction of the swelling of the superabsorbent material. Gel-blocking may also occur with applied superabsorbent material. Gel-blocking occurs when particles of high-absorbency material deform during swelling and block the interstitial spaces between the particles, or between the particles and absorbent fibers, thus preventing the flow of liquid through the interstitial spaces.
There is a need for surge material with improved intake properties and having permanent storage properties, which can also reduce flowback and leakage of urine, or other fluid, from the absorbent article to the user's skin.
This invention is a surge material having permanent storage properties that results in greater intake and saturation capacity and reduced fluid flowback. More specifically the invention is a surge material comprising superabsorbent material in a pattern of discrete regions. The invention can be obtained by printing, or applying using another process, a liquid superabsorbent precursor solution containing a crosslinkable composition onto a surge material. Then, the printed surge material is cured to crosslink the superabsorbent polymers, yielding a surge material having discrete regions of superabsorbent material in the surge material.
The invention is useful in an absorbent article such as a diaper. When used in combination with an absorbent composite, the surge material has a high fluid intake and transports the fluid to the absorbent composite. The printed superabsorbent decreases fluid flowback and decreases or eliminates leakage, thereby keeping the user's skin dry. Printing superabsorbent material onto a surge component of an absorbent composite results in increased total absorption capacity.
It is a feature and advantage of the invention to provide an absorbent article having increased fluid intake and absorption capacity.
It is also a feature and advantage of the invention to provide an absorbent article having a wide variety of superabsorbent pattern designs, so that superabsorbent material can be selectively located where it is most beneficial.
It is also a feature and advantage of the invention to provide an absorbent article having increased structural integrity and reduced collapsing of surge and absorbent material layers.
It is also a feature and advantage of the invention to provide a surge material and an absorbent article having increased absorption and absorption under load while retaining flexibility and drapability.
It is also a feature and advantage of the invention to provide a surge material and absorbent composite having increased void volume and reduced or eliminated gel-blocking.
It is also a feature and advantage of the invention to allow the printing of superabsorbent material in various patterns on surge material.
It is also a feature and advantage of the invention to provide a surge material printed with supreabsorbent material from a suberabsorbent precursor solution with good printing resolution of the printed pattern.
The foregoing and other features and advantages will become further apparent from the following detailed description of the presently preferred embodiments. The detailed description is illustrative rather than limiting, the scope of the invention being defined by the appended claims and equivalents thereof.
Within the context of this specification, each term or phrase below will include the following meaning or meanings.
"Absorbent article" includes without limitation diapers, training pants, swim wear, absorbent underpants, baby wipes, adult incontinence products, feminine hygiene products, and protective garments including without limitation medical garments, underpads, bandages, absorbent drapes, and medical wipes, as well as industrial work wear garments.
"Film" refers to a thermoplastic film made using a film extrusion and/or foaming process, such as a cast film or blown film extrusion process. The term includes apertured films, slit films, and other porous films which constitute liquid transfer films, as well as films which do not transfer liquid. The term also includes film-like materials that exist as open-celled foams.
"Gradient" refers to a graded change in the magnitude of a physical quantity, such as the concentration of superabsorbent present in various locations of a surge layer.
"Hydrophilic" describes fibers or the surfaces of fibers which are wetted by the aqueous liquids in contact with the fibers. The degree of wetting of the materials can, in turn, be described in terms of the contact angles and the surface tensions of the liquids and materials involved. Equipment and techniques suitable for measuring the wettability of particular fiber materials or blends of fiber materials can be provided by a Cahn SFA-222 Surface Force Analyzer System, or a substantially equivalent system. When measured with this system, fibers having contact angles less than 90° are designated "wettable" or hydrophilic, while fibers having contact angles greater than or equal to 90° are designated "nonwettable" or hydrophobic.
"Layer" when used in the singular can have the dual meaning of a single element or a plurality of elements.
"Liquid impermeable," when used in describing a layer or multi-layer laminate, means that a liquid, such as urine, will not pass through the layer or laminate, under ordinary use conditions, in a direction generally perpendicular to the plane of the layer or laminate at the point of liquid contact. Liquid, or urine, may spread or be transported parallel to the plane of the liquid impermeable layer or laminate, but this is not considered to be within the meaning of "liquid impermeable" when used herein.
"Liquid-permeable material" or "liquid water-permeable material" refers to a material present in one or more layers, such as a film, nonwoven fabric, or open-celled foam, which is porous, and which is water permeable due to the flow of water and other aqueous liquids through the pores. The pores in the film or foam, or spaces between fibers or filaments in a nonwoven web, are large enough and frequent enough to permit leakage and flow of liquid water through the material.
"Meltblown fibers" means fibers formed by extruding a molten thermoplastic material through a plurality of fine, usually circular, die capillaries as molten threads or filaments into converging high velocity heated gas (e.g., air) streams which attenuate the filaments of molten thermoplastic material to reduce their diameter, which may be to microfiber diameter. Thereafter, the meltblown fibers are carried by the high velocity gas stream and are deposited on a collecting surface to form a web of randomly dispersed meltblown fibers. Such a process is disclosed for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 3,849,241 to Butin et al. Meltblown fibers are microfibers which may be continuous or discontinuous, are generally smaller than about 0.6 denier, and are generally self bonding when deposited onto a collecting surface. Meltblown fibers used in the present invention are preferably substantially continuous in length.
"Nonwoven" and "nonwoven web" refer to materials and webs of material which are formed without the aid of a textile weaving or knitting process.
"Polymers" include, but are not limited to, homopolymers, copolymers, such as, for example, block, graft, random and alternating copolymers, terpolymers, etc. and blends and modifications thereof. Furthermore, unless otherwise specifically limited, the term "polymer" shall include all possible geometrical configurations of the material. These configurations include, but are not limited to isotactic, syndiotactic and atactic tacticities.
"Spunbonded fibers" refers to small diameter fibers which are formed by extruding molten thermoplastic material as filaments from a plurality of fine capillaries of a spinnerette having a circular or other configuration, with the diameter of the extruded filaments then being rapidly reduced as by, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 4,340,563 to Appel et al., and U.S. Pat. No. 3,692,618 to Dorschner et al., U.S. Pat. No. 3,802,817 to Matsuki et al., U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,338,992 and 3,341,394 to Kinney, U.S. Pat. No. 3,502,763 to Hartmann, U.S. Pat. No. 3,502,538 to Petersen, and U.S. Pat. No. 3,542,615 to Dobo et al., each of which is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference. Spunbond fibers are quenched and generally not tacky when they are deposited onto a collecting surface. Spunbond fibers are generally continuous and often have average deniers larger than about 0.3, more particularly, between about 0.6 and 10.
"Superabsorbent material" refers to a water-swellable, water-insoluble organic or inorganic material capable, under the most favorable conditions, of absorbing at least about 20 times its weight, preferably at least about 30 times its weight in an aqueous solution containing 0.9% by weight sodium chloride.
"Surge composite,""surge layer," and "surge material" refer to a material designed primarily to receive, temporarily store, and/or transport liquid in an absorbent article along a mutually facing surface with an absorbent assembly designed to store liquid within the absorbent article.
"Thermoplastic" describes a material that softens when exposed to heat and which substantially returns to a nonsoftened condition when cooled to room temperature.
These terms may be defined with additional language in the remaining portions of the specification.
This invention is an improved surge layer useful in absorbent articles such as diapers, training pants, swim wear, adult incontinence articles, feminine care products, and medical absorbent products. The surge material has superabsorbent material in discrete regions that increases fluid intake and reduces fluid flowback. The discrete regions can comprise various patterns on the surge layer depending on the needs of the various uses.
Both the surge layer 40 and body-side liner 14 are constructed from highly liquid pervious materials. These layers function to transfer liquid from the wearer to the absorbent material or superabsorbent material present in diaper 10. Suitable liquid pervious materials include porous woven materials, porous nonwoven materials, films with apertures, open-celled foams, and batting. Examples include, without limitation, any flexible porous sheets of polyolefin fibers, such as polypropylene, polyethylene or polyester fibers; webs of spunbonded polypropylene, polyethylene or polyester fibers; webs of rayon fibers; bonded carded webs of synthetic or natural fibers or combinations thereof. U.S. Pat. No. 5,904,675, issued 18 May 1999 to Laux et al. and incorporated by reference, provides further examples of suitable surge materials. Either layer may also be an apertured plastic film. Suitable batting includes certain air formed thermochemical and chemithermomechanical wood pulps. The various layers of article 10 have dimensions which vary depending on the size and shape of the wearer.
Outer cover material 12 should be breathable to water vapor. Generally outer cover 12 will have a moisture vapor transmission rate (MVTR) of at least about 300 grams/m2-24 hours, preferably at least about 1000 grams/m2-24 hours, more preferably at least about 3000 grams/m2-24 hours, measured using INDA Test Method IST-70.4-99, herein incorporated by reference.
Attached to outer cover 12 are waist elastics 26, fastening tapes 28 and leg elastics 30. The leg elastics 30 comprise a carrier sheet 32 and individual elastic strands 34. The diaper of
Construction methods and materials of an embodiment of a diaper such as illustrated in
Suitable superabsorbent materials can be selected from natural, synthetic, and modified natural polymers and materials. The superabsorbent materials can be inorganic materials, such as silica gels, or organic compounds, such as crosslinked polymers. Suitable superabsorbent materials are available from various commercial vendors, such as Dow Chemical Company located in Midland, Mich., U.S.A., and Stockhausen GmbH & Co. KG, D-47805 Krefeld, Federal Republic of Germany. Typically, a superabsorbent material is capable of absorbing at least about 15 times its weight in water, and desirably is capable of absorbing more than about 25 times its weight in water.
Various modifications of diaper 10 of
Surge layer 40 comprises surge material having an operable level of density and basis weight to quickly collect and temporarily hold liquid surges, to transport the liquid from its initial entrance point and to substantially release the liquid to absorbent core 50 and superabsorbent material 46. This configuration can help prevent the liquid from pooling and collecting on the portion of the absorbent garment positioned against the wearer's skin, thereby reducing the feeling of wetness by the wearer. Surge material may have a basis weight of about 0.5 to 10 osy (˜15 to 350 gsm), more preferably about 1 to 5 osy (˜30 to 150 gsm), and most preferably about 1 to 3 osy (˜30 to 100 gsm).
The surge material suitably has a web density ranging from 0.010 grams per cubic centimeter (g/cc) to 0.100 g/cc, or from 0.015 g/cc to 0.075 g/cc, or from 0.020 g/cc to 0.050 g/cc. The range of permeability of the surge material is suitably between 500 and 6000 Darcys, or greater, or between 1000 to 4000 Darcys, or from 1700 to 2500 Darcys.
Various woven fabrics and nonwoven webs having a range of density can be used to construct surge materials. For example, a surge material may be a nonwoven fabric layer composed of a meltblown or spunbond web of polyolefin filaments. Such nonwoven fabric layers may include conjugate, biconstituent and homopolymer fibers of staple or other lengths and mixtures of such fibers with other types of fibers. The surge material also can be a bonded carded web or an airlaid web composed of natural and/or synthetic fibers. The bonded carded web may, for example, be a powder bonded carded web, an infrared bonded carded web, or a through-air bonded carded web. The bonded carded webs can optionally include a mixture or blend of different fibers, and the fiber lengths within a selected web may range from about 3 mm to about 60 mm.
Surge materials may be composed of a substantially hydrophobic material, and the hydrophobic material may optionally be treated with a surfactant or otherwise processed to impart a desired level of wettability and hydrophilicity.
One suitable surge material has a basis weight of about 50 to 100 grams per square meter, and comprises a through-air bonded carded web of a homogeneous blend of 60 percent ESC 233A HR6 3 denier bicomponent fiber including a polypropylene core/polyethylene sheath, commercially available from ES Fibervisions in Athens, Ga., U.S.A., or Type 256 3.0 denier bicomponent fiber including a polyester core/polyethylene sheath, commercially available from KoSa in Salisbury, N.C., U.S.A., and 40 percent Type 295 6 denier polyester fiber, commercially available from KoSa.
Another suitable surge material has a basis weight of about 50 to about 100 grams per square meter, and comprises a through-air bonded carded web of a homogenous blend of 60 percent ESC 215A HR6 1.5 denier bicomponent fiber including a polypropylene core/polyethylene sheath, commercially available from ES Fibervision or Type 256 2.0 denier bicomponent fiber including a polyester core/polyethylene sheath, commercially available from KoSa and 40 percent 3 denier polyester fiber, commercially available from Kosa.
The discrete regions are an integral part of surge layer 40. The superabsorbent material discrete regions compnse superabsorbent material fused onto the surge fibers in a way similar to steel reinforced concrete.
Surge material is used in an absorbent article because of its fluid intake and temporary storage properties. It has been discovered that the addition of the superabsorbent material in discrete regions on a surge layer reduces the amount of flowback. "Flowback" refers to the return of fluid back through a surface of the surge layer, or other layer, after it has entered the surge layer through the surface under an external pressure. Flowback in a diaper for instance, results in urine flowing from a diaper or training pant back to the baby's skin. Bonding of the superabsorbent material to the surge material increases the structural strength of the surge layer and has less or no shedding of superabsorbent from the surge material as compared with prior art superabsorbent particles. It has been discovered that the printed superabsorbent material, in the printed discrete regions, functions as a binder material for the surge fibers, thereby reinforcing the fibers and increasing strength and integrity during wearing and handling. The discrete regions of superabsorbent material provide the surge layer with other additional benefits including increased fluid intake, storage, and distribution while retaining the desired flexibility and drapability of the surge layer.
Surge layer 40 is substantially uniform in density and flat in an X-Y plane. As shown in
Superabsorbent material 46 is preferable applied to surge layer 40 by printing. A wide range of printing methods well known in the art, such as screen printing or the gravure printing process, are applicable for printing superabsorbent material on nonwoven materials according to this invention. Other known application processes include, without limitation, spraying or dipping. A wet superabsorbent precursor solution is printed on surge layer 40 in a predetermined, desired configuration resulting in discrete regions 45. The superabsorbent precursor is crosslinked after application to bind the superabsorbent to the surge material and form discrete regions 45. In one embodiment a preferred amount of superabsorbent added is about 1% to 400% add-on level, more suitably about 5% to 300% add-on level, and most suitably about 10% to 200% add-on level. "Add-on level" is defined as the dried, crosslinked superabsorbent weight as a percentage of the weight of the surge material. For example, 0.4 g of superabsorbent material added to 1.0 g of surge material comprises 40% add-on level.
Discrete regions 45 can be applied to surge layer 40 in various locations and patterns which can be configured according to the needs of different absorbent articles. Suitable discrete regions 45 have a surface size that places about 0.1 to 10 discrete regions per square centimeter, more suitably about 0.2 to 8 discrete regions per square centimeter, and most suitably 0.4 to 6 discrete regions per square centimeter. Suitably a percentage of at least one surface of surge layer 40 has a surface area covered by discrete regions 45 is about 1% to 50%, more suitably about 10% to 45%, and most suitably about 15% to 40%. Discrete regions 45 can also comprise various shapes such as, without limitation, circles, ovals, triangles, straight or curved bars, and rings.
In one embodiment of this invention, superabsorbent material 46 is printed, or otherwise applied, in discrete regions on absorbent core 50. Printing superabsorbent material 46 onto absorbent core 50 provides a binding effect, enhancing strength of the absorbent core, especially when wet. The additional printed superabsorbent material 46, according to this invention, on absorbent core 50 also provides the advantages of more absorbency and less shedding of superabsorbent material.
In one preferred embodiment discrete regions 45 comprises a gradient of superabsorbent material extending through surge layer 40. The gradient of superabsorbent material refers to the cone shaped printed pattern that occurs as the discrete region extends through the thickness direction of the surge layer. The cone shaped gradient can vary as to specific size.
Preferred superabsorbent materials allow for creating well defined discrete regions with little or no migration of the liquid superabsorbent precursor through the surge material and little or no smearing during printing. It has been discovered that certain polymer parameters, such as molecular weight control, control and defining the optimal solution rheology, solid content of the superabsorbent precursor solution, neutralization level of the superabsorbent precursor, printing methods, and combinations of these, are the key factors in designing a superabsorbent material that provides the desired printing characteristics.
Discrete regions of this invention can comprise various shapes and sizes.
To obtain the different shaped discrete regions, different shaped printing screens can be used. One such screen can have a solid dot pattern. In one embodiment, the screen for the ring pattern had an outer ring diameter of 8 millimeters and an inner ring diameter of 4 millimeters. The inner and outer rings can be in-line or offset patterns. A tray with silk screen with the un-patterned areas blocked can be used for printing. Only the patterned areas allowed the liquid superabsorbent precursors to pass through. A sufficient amount of the liquid superabsorbent precursor is added onto the screens. The liquid precursor is spread with a roller or a soft rubber bladed squeegee. Depending on the time and pressure, either a completely or partially penetrated printed surge is obtained. After printing the resulting surge is dried in a well-vented hood or in an oven at a temperature such as 60° C. overnight to remove moisture. It is subsequently cured at a temperature such as 120° C. for about 4 hours to produce a surge printed with superabsorbent.
Superabsorbent material 46 is made from a superabsorbent precursor solution. In one embodiment a preferred superabsorbent precursor is a hydrolyzed copolymer of an α-olefin with one of an α,β-ethylenically unsaturated organic acid anhydride and ester. The α-olefin preferably comprises 3 to 20 carbon atoms, and in one embodiment the preferred α-olefin monomer is isobutylene. Other suitable α-olefin monomers include propylene, 2-methyl 1-butene, 2-ethyl 1-butene, 2,4, dimethyl pentene, and any olefin with electron donating groups such as alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, amino groups, etc. The unsaturated acids include, but are not limited to, fumaric acid and esters and maleic anhydride and esters. A preferred copolymer is a neutralized hydrolyzed copolymer of isobutylene and maleic anhydride. Such a copolymer is available from Kuraray America, Inc. (New York, N.Y.) under the trade name ISOBAM™. ISOBAM™ is available with molecular weights ranging from about 5,500–350,000 g/mol. ISOBAM™ can be neutralized by adding ISOBAM™ powder to an alkaline solution of sodium hydroxide or ammonium hydroxide for 4 to 5 hours at 90° C. to 100° C.
A nonpolymerizable latent crosslinker can be added to the neutralized ISOBAM™ solution. Possible nonpolymerizable latent crosslinkers include polyols, polyamines, or polyepoxy compounds. Examples include, without limitation, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, polyethelene glycol, polyvinyl alcohol, polyethylele oxide, glycerol, 1,3-propanediol, 1,4-butanediol, 1,5-pentanediol, 1,6-hexanediol, 1,8-octanediol, 1,1,1-trimethylolpropane, 1,4-butanediamine, 1,5-pentanediamine, 1,6-hexanediamine, diethylenetriamine, and analogs and derivatives thereof or any compound having functional groups that react with carboxyl groups such as amino, hydroxy, epoxy, etc. Polyvalent metal ions are also useful crosslinkers. Examples include Al3+, Zr4+, Fe2+, Fe3+, Ca2+, Ti3+, and Cr3+. Crosslinking density in the resulting superabsorbent composition is determined by the amount of nonpolymerizable latent crosslinker present. For low temperature crosslinking, which is less likely to melt surge material fibers, a polyamide crosslinker is preferred.
The amount of crosslinkable component preferably ranges from about 0.25% to about 15% by weight based on the dry weight of superabsorbent material precursor to be crosslinked. Higher amounts of crosslinking components usually leads to higher crosslinking density and a lower molecular weight (Mc) between the crosslinks. More preferably the amount of crosslinking component is in a range from about 1% to about 8% by weight. Most preferably the amount of crosslinking component is in a range from about 1% to about 5% by weight. The concentration of the copolymer in water is preferably in the range of about 15% to about 50%. Viscosity of the solution depends upon the molecular weight of the polymer in solution. Using a higher concentration of a lower molecular weight polymer will result in a suitable solution for printing onto the surge material.
Furthermore, the superabsorbent material may include hydrolyzed partially neutralized starch acrylonitrile graft copolymers, partially neutralized starch acrylic acid graft copolymers, partially neutralized saponified vinyl acetate-acrylester copolymers, hydrolyzed acronitrile copolymers, carboxymethyl cellulose, carboxymethyl starch, chitosan salts, partially neutralized polyaspartic acid, polyquartenary ammonium salts, polyvinyl amines, polyethylene imines, or combinations of any of these.
Another preferred superabsorbent precursor material is a linear neutralized polyacrylic acid. "Linear" means the polyacrylic acid precursor is substantially unbranched in structure. "Neutralized" means that the carboxyl acid groups of the precursor molecule are neutralized to their salt equivalents using a base such as sodium hydroxide, sodium carbonate, or other hydroxide. Suitable linear neutralized polyacrylic acid is 40% to 90% neutralized, more suitably 45% to 85% neutralized, and most suitably 50% to 80% neutralized.
The polyacrylic acid superabsorbent precursor solution can contain a linear polyacrylic acid with latent nonpolymerizable crosslinkers or a copolymer of acrylic acid and a latent polymerizable crosslinker such as aminopropyl vinyl ether or ethylene glycol vinyl ether. Possible latent nonpolymerizable crosslinkers include, without limitation, α,β-ethylenically unsaturated comonomers having an additional functional group including, for example, hydroxy, amino, and epoxy groups. Examples of latent polymerizable crosslinkers include, without limitation, ethylene glycol allyl ether, 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate, polyethylene glycol methacrylate, ethylene glycol vinyl ether, and aminopropyl vinyl ether of any compound having an α,β-ethylenically unsaturated group and one or more functional groups which react with a carboxyl group such as amino, hydroxy, epoxy, etc. Examples of the latent nonpolymerizable crosslinker include, without limitation, polyfunctional alcohols, polyfunctional amines, polyfunctional alcohols and polyfunctional amines on the same molecule, and mixtures thereof. Examples of these latent nonpolymerizable crosslinkers include, without limitation, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, glycerol, polyethylene oxide, polyvinyl alcohol, 1,1,1-trimethylolpropane, 1,3-propanediol, 1,4-butanediol, 1,5-pentanediol, 1,6-hexanediol, 1,7-heptanediol, 1,4-butanediamine, 1,5-pentanediamine, 1,6-hexanediamine, diethylene triamine and their analogs or homologs, and any compound or chemical having functional groups that react with carboxyl acid groups, such as amino, hydroxy, and epoxy groups, etc.
Superabsorbent material 46 can comprise two or more superabsorbent precursors. When used in combination the ratio of the first superabsorbent precursor to the second superabsorbent precursor can be between 99:1 to 1:99. Suitably the percentage of the first superabsorbent precursor is about 10% to 90%, and most suitably about 30% to 70%. The advantages of using two superabsorbent precursors in combination include providing complimentary absorbent properties, wettability, complementary liquid wicking properties, and other desirable properties.
Unlike current commercial superabsorbents based on copolymerized neutralized polyacrylic acid, crosslinking of superabsorbent material 46 of this invention occurs after printing of superabsorbent material 46 onto the surge material. Crosslinking of the superabsorbent precursor polymers can be done by heat curing. Alternative crosslinking methods include exposing the polymers to microwaves or electrobeam radiation. These alternative methods are much quicker than heat curing.
Numerous samples of superabsorbent materials were prepared according to this invention. Table 1 shows a representative sample of superabsorbent material solutions used in the following described tests and printed on surge material examples to show the benefits of the invention. Each printable superabsorbent solution of Table 1 has a diethylenetriamine latent crosslinker of 4% by weight of the ISOBAM™ polymer.
The different types of ISOBAM™ polymers listed in Table 1 are all water-insoluble and have different molecular weights. ISOBAM-18 is poly(isobutylene-co-maleic anhydride) having a molecular weight of about 300,000 to 350,000 g/mol. ISOBAM-10 is poly(isobutylene-co-maleic anhydride) having a molecular weight of about 160,000 to 170,000 g/mol. ISOBAM-04 is poly(isobutylene-co-maleic anhydride) having a molecular weight of about 55,000 to 65,000 g/mol. ISOBAM-600 is poly(isobutylene-co-maleic anhydride) having a molecular weight of about 5,500 to 6,500 g/mol. ISOBAM-110 is an amide-ammonium salt of poly(isobutylene-co-maleic anhydride) having a molecular weight of about 160,000 to 170,000 g/mol.
Using Example 8 for demonstration, the solutions of Table 1 were made by the following procedure. In a 2-liter PYREX glass resin kettle reactor (5.25 inches diameter and 7 inches in height), 250 grams of ISOBAM-18 powder and 650 grams of de-ionized water were added. The reactor was equipped with an overhead motor driven blade stirrer, a thermocouple for measuring temperatures, and a liquid addition funnel. The mixture was heated by a heating mantle which was controlled by a DYNA SENSE® controller, Model 2157, supplied by Cole-Parmer Instrument Company, Chicago, Ill. The resulting mixture was stirred by a heavy-duty laboratory motor Type 6T-10, 115 volts DC, 0.6 AMP., 1/20 HP, manufactured by G. K. Heller Corp., Floral Park, N.Y. The motor was controlled by a Series S motor controller manufactured by G. K. Heller Corp. at a setting of 7 or higher. The temperature was set to 80° C. A white slurry resulted from the mixture.
A solution of sodium hydroxide was obtained by adding 71 grams of reagent grade sodium hydroxide, from Aldrich, and 350 grams of de-ionized water into a 500 ml beaker. The mixture was stirred by a magnetic stirring bar on a stirring plate.
When the temperature of mixture in the resin kettle reached the set temperature, the sodium hydroxide solution was added to the mixture dropwise through the liquid addition funnel. The mixture was again stirred at the temperature for 4 hours. A translucent solution was resulted. 8 grams of diethylenetriamine (Aldrich) was then added to the solution. The resulting solution was a solution of the liquid superabsorbent precursor.
Viscosity testing was done on several of the examples of Table 1. The printing resolution of the superabsorbent solutions is related to the solution viscosity. Generally, when the viscosity of the superabsorbent solutions is about 3000 to 4000 centipoise (cps) and below, printing resolution of the discrete regions is less than desired.
Portions of each printable superabsorbent solution of Table 1 were dried in a force-air oven at 60° C. overnight (approximately 12 hours) to remove moisture. The dried superabsorbent material was ground into particles in a blender and sieved to collect particles having a size range of about 150–600 μm. Portions of the collected superabsorbent precursor particles and different portions were each cured at 120° C. for one of 60, 120, 180, 210, 240, and 270 minutes. The portions of superabsorbent particle were then tested for both absorbency under zero load (AUZL) and absorbency under load (AUL) at 0.3 psi (pounds per square inch) using the method disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,147,343, issued to Kellenberger, incorporated herein by reference. The absorbency was measured for each portion of superabsorbent and the absorbency value was plotted against the cure time to obtain a curing profile. Both AUZL and AUL were plotted as a function of time.
The superabsorbent material solutions of Table 1 were then printed by screen printing onto surge material. The surge material was a 2.5 osy blend of 60% 3 denier per fiber (dpf) bicomponent fiber, designated as 256 from KoSa, and 40% 6 dpf bicomponent fiber designated 295, available from KoSa. Testing was then performed to determine the curing conditions that resulted in the highest absorbency. Samples of each of the wet printed superabsorbent materials of Table 1 were cured at 120° C., a curing temperature where the polyolefin surge fibers will not melt, for one of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 hours. The absorbency was then measured by saturated capacity at the various superabsorbent add-on level. "Saturation capacity" of the superabsorbent material (in grams liquid per gram superabsorbent material) is defined as the ratio of weight gain of 0.9% by weight sodium chloride solution after soaking for 20 minutes and then under pressure of 0.1 psi for 5 minutes to remove the interstitial fluid. The net saturation capacity was obtained by subtracting the saturation capacity of the surge base material from the saturation capacity of the superabsorbent printed surge material. The net increase in saturation capacity was plotted as a function of cure time.
A low intake time is desirable for improved/better product performance in use.
After the third insult, each surge material was removed from the diaper chassis and placed between 2 pre-weighed blotter pages (3.5×12 inches) and a weight resulting in 0.95 psi was placed on top of the blotter paper. After two minutes the weight was removed and the blotter paper is weighed again. Flowback is the wet weight of the blotter paper minus the dry weight of the blotter paper.
The results of the flowback test plotted in
While the embodiments of the invention described herein are presently preferred, various modifications and improvements can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of the invention is indicated by the appended claims, and all changes that fall within the meaning and range of equivalents are intended to be embraced therein.
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"I am not a hitting coach" – Sandy Alderson, after firing Dave Hudgens
As I mentioned yesterday, I went to the game, and sadly the game was just one more example of the wreck of a team that Sandy Alderson has assembled. We all know the script by now. Good starting pitching, no hitting, and the bullpen blows the game at the end. Believe it or not, I had a good time. I analyzed the situation with the Mets a lot yesterday. Years ago, on a trip to Pittsburgh to see the 2009 Mets play, I thought about what if I lived in Pittsburgh. Could I enjoy watching the Pirates, knowing that for the most part, year-in and year-out, there was no way the team was going to be any good. And I remember thinking, yes. It wouldn't be the same, but in the end, I love the game. I would watch, and enjoy any excellent players that passed through my town, including visiting players. And root, root, root, for the home team, because even bad teams win their share of games. It wouldn't be the same, but it is better than nothing. Basically, relax and accept the situation.
Well, today those same Pirates were at Citi Field, and sure they had a few days of playoff baseball for one year last year, but now they are back where tiny market baseball usually brings you. The Pirates are back under .500, and when I look at them, I can see why. For starters, they actually wanted Ike Davis. But this is not really about the Pirates, except for the fact that seeing them again got me thinking about the whole thing. It's more about knowing that the Mets are now one of those teams themselves, the ones who go into every season with nothing more than a lucky puncher's chance. Somehow, thanks to Bernie Madoff, the Wilpon family, and Bud Selig (pick your own order), the New York Mets are a small market mess. And so there was nothing to get too stressed about during the game. There were a few nice plays, and deGrom looked good. I got to see Andrew McCutcheon as he passed through town. And when Jose Valverde did what Jose Valverde does, well, how upset can you get?
That's me, of course. Because after the game, driving home, WOR cut to Sandy Alderson who had two announcements.
1. Jose Valverde was released.
2. Dave Hudgens was fired as hitting coach.
Alderson on Hudgens firing: "Our hitting approach will not chance appreciably."
— Mike Puma (@NYPost_Mets) May 26, 2014
This is all part of it too when you root for a franchise mired in quicksand, the annual scapegoating. Hey, I would have fired Hudgens a long time ago myself, but the problem is Hudgens is just an extension of Alderson. And when it comes to the team's deeply flawed hitting approach, I expect it to continue. That flawed approach is coming from Sandy himself, stuck in 1988 like a bad scientist with a broken DeLorean. Forget Bobby Abreu, maybe Sandy can sign Jose Canseco. He would cover just as much ground in right.
But Sandy isn't even the big problem, as much as he aggravates me. It's the owners, of course. How does that change? I just don't know.
So in the meantime there is this. A franchise heading nowhere full steam ahead. Today Dave Hudgens gets whacked as a distraction. Maybe Collins, who sounded frantic after the game, is next. Also keep in mind that Hudgens was Sandy's guy all the way, so maybe Alderson himself is now on shaky ground. Notice he has not been extended. If indeed Alderson is not long for the Mets world, will that even help? Probably not too much, unless it's a new bunch of owners showing him the door. I do think it is about the only thing left to root for, that a young innovative GM can do something in this situation. It's not likely, but it's more likely than expecting Alderson to pull it off.
And that's all we can do as fans, root, root, root. And try to figure out how to enjoy ourselves. Hey, I had a better time at the game yesterday than Dave Hudgens. After the game, for sure. Take care, Dave, I can't say I will miss you, but we did have one moment together in Atlanta that I will never forget. So thanks for that.
If nothing else, baseball can always give me that, fun and unique moments. Even the Wilpon family can't take that away from me.
Try as they might.


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