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The present invention relates to surface-modified pigments based on platelet-shaped substrates having improved dispersibility and to their preparation and use.
1. A surface-modified, platelet-shaped pigment, coated with a modifying reagent comprising a polyacrylate, a polymethacrylate or a water-soluble salt thereof, with a high degree of dispersibility thereof in a paint or printing ink.
2. A process for the preparation of a surface-modified, platelet-shaped pigment according to claim 1, comprising adding a modifying reagent which is a polyacrylate or polymethacrylate or a water-soluble salt thereof to a platelet-shaped pigment.
3. A surface-modified, platelet-shaped pigment according to claim 1, wherein the modifying reagent further comprises a solvent or solvent mixture.
4. A surface modified platelet-shaped pigment according to claim 3, wherein the solvent is an aromatic solvent, an alcohol, an ester, an alkyl acetate, water or a mixture thereof.
5. A surface-modified, platelet-shaped pigment according to claim 1, wherein the modifying reagent further comprises a plasticizer.
6. A surface-modified, platelet-shaped pigment according to claim 1, wherein the polyacrylate, polymethacrylate or water-soluble salt thereof has a molecular weight of about 100 and 100,000.
7. A paint, varnish, printing ink and cosmetic composition containing a pigment and a carrier, wherein the pigment is one of claim 1.
8. A formulation comprising pigments according to claim 1 and a cosmetically acceptable carrier.
9. A surface modified platelet-shaped pigment according to claim 6, wherein the polyacrylate, polymethacrylate or water-soluble salt thereof has a molecular weight of about 800 to 20,000.
10. A surface modified platelet-shaped pigment according to claim 1, wherein the polyacrylate or polymethacrylate or water-soluble salts thereof is present in an amount of about 0.2 to 10%.
11. A surface modified platelet-shaped pigment according to claim 1, wherein the platelet-shaped pigment is mica, talc, kaolin, platelet-shaped iron oxide or bismuth oxychloride.
12. A surface modified platelet-shaped pigment according to claim 5, wherein the plasticizer is a phthalic ester with a linear, branched or cyclic alcohol having 1-12 carbon atoms, a fatty ester, a citric ester, an epoxidated fatty acid or a plasticizer based on phosphoric acid.
13. A process according to claim 2, further comprising the addition of solvent or solvent mixture
14. A process according to claim 2, further comprising the addition of a plasticizer.
The present invention relates to surface-modified "plate-like", e.g., platelet-shaped, pigments having improved dispersibility and to their preparation and use.
The handling of paints, printing inks, and the like containing platelet-shaped pigments is problematic inasmuch as the pigments easily settle, due to their size and density compared with the paint medium, and can then agglomerate give a very solid sediment cake. In practice, this usually cannot be prevented, unless the printing inks are kept in constant agitation, for example, by stirring or recirculation.
Thus, inter alia, many methods have been developed in order to solve the problem of handling platelet-shaped pigments in paints and printing inks.
Redispersion can be facilitated by adding to the coating compositions, such as paints, varnishes, printing inks, and the like, additives which either result in selective flocculation (a "house-of-cards" effect), structurally viscous and/or thixotropic behavior, steric repulsion and/or electrostatic repulsion of the pigments.
The addition of thickeners (thixotropic reagents), which in the usual cases prevent sedimentation by increasing the viscosity of the paint medium (EP-0,198,519; DE-OS 1,805,693), can be used in the case of printing inks only to a limited extent, since, if the ink is to be printed, a certain narrow viscosity range must be maintained.
The production of structural viscosity on the pigment surface by the addition of finely divided silica gels or bentonites is also only of limited use, since the gloss of the pigment coating may suffer; and, on the other hand, structural viscosity in printing inks is usually undesirable.
Furthermore, all these additives can have an adverse effect on the quality of the coating. In particular the brilliance of nacreous pigments and the uniformity of the coating may be impaired. In general, the higher the concentration of the additives used, the greater the impairment.
An object was therefore to find platelet-shaped pigments which upon incorporation in a paint or printing ink do not or only to a small extent show the disadvantages observed with conventional pigmented coating compositions. Furthermore, the pigments should be widely compatible with a wide range of binder systems.
Surprisingly, it has now been found that platelet-shaped pigments which are coated with a polyacrylate or polymethacrylate or salts thereof and, if desired, a solvent or solvent mixture have substantially improved redispersion behavior without any adverse effect on the other properties, such as gloss and printing behavior. The surface-modified pigments according to the invention do not dust and are present as free-flowing materials. Furthermore, the pigments are widely compatible with aqueous and also with solvent-containing printing ink systems.
Accordingly, the invention relates to surface-modified, platelet-shaped pigments which are coated with a modifying reagent comprising a polyacrylate or polymethacrylate and water-soluble salts thereof in order to improve redispersibility.
The coating of pigments using acrylates is known; for example, in DE 2,215,191 (corresponding to U.S. Pat. No 3,832,208), TiO2 -coated mica sheets are treated with methacrylate/chromium trichloride. In JP-A2 61/286,310, pigments for the preparation of cosmetics are described, which are coated with a mixture comprising calcium alginate, calcium polyacrylate and magnesium polyacrylate. The coating of platelet-shaped substrates with polyacrylates or polymethacrylates or water-soluble salts thereof with or without a solvent or solvent mixture has hitherto not been disclosed.
Accordingly, the invention also relates to a process for the preparation of surface-modified, platelet-shaped pigments, characterized in that platelet-shaped pigments are coated in a mixing vessel with a polyacrylate or polymethacrylate or water-soluble salts thereof with or without a solvent or solvent mixture with stirring.
All known platelet-shaped metals, metal oxides, mica pigments and other platelet-shaped substrates can be coated by the process according to the invention. Examples of these are mica, talc, kaolin or other comparable minerals and platelet-shaped iron oxide and bismuth oxychloride.
Preferred platelet-shaped substrates are talc, kaolin, metal oxide coated and other platelet-shaped minerals, or synthetic inorganic materials with a platelet-shape. Especially preferred substrates are mica and metal oxide coated mica.
A preferred particle size range of the platelet-shaped substrate is 1-100μm, especially preferred is 5-60 μm. The thickness of the platelet-shaped particles is 0.02-1 μm: especially preferred is 0.05-0.5 μm.
Since no high shearing forces are required in the process, the process is also highly suitable for the coating of nacreous pigments. Any customary nacreous pigments can be used, for example, coatings of mica with colored or colorless metal oxides, such as TiO2, Fe2 O3, SnO2, Cr2 O3, ZnO and other metal oxides, alone or in a mixture, in a uniform layer or in successive layers. These pigments are known, for example, from German Patents and Patent Applications 1,467,468; 1,959,998; 2,009,566; 2,214,545; 2,215,191; 2,244,298; 2,313,331; 2,522,572; 3,137,808; 3,137,809; 3,151,343; 3,151,354; 3,151,355; 3,211,602 and 3,235,017 and are commercially available, for example, under the tradename Iriodin® from E. Merck, Darmstadt.
Components of the modifying reagent are polyacrylates or polymethacrylates or water-soluble salts thereof, in particular those containing sodium cations, potassium cations, ammonium cations or organic ammonium compounds. The molecular weights are between 100 and 100,000, preferably between 400 and 50,000, in particular between 800 and 20,000. Preferred cations are water-soluble salts of polyacrylates, preferably sodium salts. Preferred organic ammonium compounds are monoethanol ammonium salt, dimethylaminoethanol salt, aminoethylpropanol salt, morpholine salt and triethanolammonium salt. Substitution in the polyacrylates and polymethacrylates may be of any moiety which does not detrimentally affect its properties in combination with the pigment or substrate. Certain substitutions will increase affinity of the acrylates for the substrate or otherwise desirably affect the properties of the product, as is known to or readily determinable by one of ordinary skill in the art. The polyacrylates or polymethacrylates can contain various groups with pigment affinity, such as, for example, amino, hydroxyl, carbonyl, carboxyl, alkoxycarbonyl, sulfonyl, sulfonylmethyl, ether, phenyl, phenoxy, phosphate and amido functions, and are applied to the pigment in an amount of about 0.1 to 20% by weight, in particular 0.2 to 10% by weight. A preferred group with pigment affinity is a tertiary amine group. There are pigment affinity groups incorporated in the polymeric chain in such an amount that the pigment affinity is optimum. The number of substituents per polymer unit depends on the pigment type to be coated. Therefore, the number of substitutions on the polymer varies within a broad range but is easily and routinely determinable by one of ordinary skill in the art.
The process according to the invention is simple and easy to handle. The various polyacrylates or polymetha-crylates or salts thereof are prepared by methods known per se, such as are described in the literature (for example, W.R. Sorenson, T.W. Campbell, Preparative Methoden der Polymerchemie (Preparative Methods of Polymer Chemistry), Verlag Chemie, Weinhein 1962; J.A. Moore, Macromolecular Syntheses, Coll. Vol. 1, Wiley & Sons, N.Y., 1978; J. Ulbricht, Grundlagen der Synthese von Polymeren (Principles of Polymer Synthesis), Akademie Verlag, Berlin 1978) and under reaction conditions known and suitable for the reactions mentioned. These reactions can also be carried out using variants known per se but not mentioned in the literature and can be copolymerized with other ethylenically unsaturated monomers. Examples of suitable comonomers are acrylic and methacrylic esters, dicarboxylic acids, such as fumaric acid or maleic acid, monoesters or diesters of the dicarboxylic acids mentioned, acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, acrylamide and methacrylamide. The modifying reagent can additionally contain a solvent or solvent mixture. The modifying reagent is then prepared by mixing the polymer with a solvent or solvent mixture. Depending on the type of modifying reagent used, suitable solvents are water and any organic solvents, for example, esters, acetates, alcohols, such as ethanol, propanol, isopropanol, 1-methoxy-2-propanol, tert.-butanol, and aromatic solvents, for example, benzene, xylene, and toluene. Preferred solvents are alcohols and acetates. Especially preferred is methoxypropanol.
Additionally, the modifying reagent may also contain a plasticizer. Suitable for this purpose are, in particular, plasticizers which are liquid at room temperature, since these may, if desired, replace the solvent in the modifying reagent. All customary plasticizers can be used, for example, phthalates, adipates and polymer plasticizers, in amounts of 1 to 100% by weight, preferably 1 to 70% by weight, in particular 3 to 20% by weight, based on the modifying reagent. Examples of plasticizers used are phthalic esters with linear, branched or cyclic alcohols with 1 to 12 carbon atoms, esters of adipic, sebacic or azelic acid; fatty esters; epoxidated fatty acids; citric esters and also plasticizers based on phosphoric acid. Preferred plasticizers are compatible with the acrylic reagent and preferably in the liquid state at room temperature. Such plasticizers have the highest ability to reduce dust of the total preparation. Furthermore, the plasticizers are characterized in that they have a broad compatibility with the usual components of gravure inks and with binders and solvents as well as additives. Preferred plasticizers are based on phthalic acid, more preferred are dialkyl phthalates.
The polymer concentration in the solvent is usually 5 to 80% by weight, preferably 10 to 50% by weight.
The preparation of the pigments according to the invention can be described as follows: The starting pigments mentioned are initially introduced into a mixing vessel, for example, a tumbler, impeller mixer, blade or fluid mixer; and the modifying reagent is added with stirring. If desired, the solvent can then be removed. However, it can also remain there if a non-dusting preparation is desired.
The pigments according to the invention are compatible with a large number of paint systems, preferably from the area of varnishes, paints and printing inks.
Accordingly, the invention also relates to the use of the coated pigments in formulations such as varnishes, printing inks, paints and for the preparation of cosmetics.
Without further elaboration, it is believed that one skilled in the art can, using the preceding description, utilize the present invention to its fullest extent. The following preferred specific embodiments are, therefore, to be construed as merely illustrative and not limitative of the remainder of the disclosure in any way whatsoever.
In the foregoing and in the following examples, all temperatures are set forth uncorrected in degrees Celsius; and, unless otherwise indicated, all parts and percentages are by weight.
The entire disclosures of all applications, patents and publications, cited above and below, and of corresponding German Application P 41 17 502.6, filed May 28, 1991, are hereby incorporated by reference.
I. Preparation of the Modifying Reagent
340 g of acrylic acid in 226 g of fully deionized water are reacted in a 1 liter round-bottom flask with 35 g of hydrogen peroxide (30% by weight) in 30 g of fully deionized water and 28 g of thioglycolic acid (80% by weight) in 30 g of fully deionized water over a period of 6 h at the reflux temperature. After complete addition of the components, the mixture is heated for another hour with stirring and then allowed to cool. The solid is filtered off, and the filter material is dissolved in a mixture of butyl acetate/2-butanol (5:1). The solution is brought to 25% by weight with 1-methoxy-2-propanol.
Analogously to Experiment la, 340 g of acrylic acid are reacted to an aqueous polyacrylate suspension. By adding sodium hydroxide solution (30% by weight), the polymer is completely neutralized and becomes water-soluble. A clear solution is obtained which is brought to 13% by weight with fully deionized water.
II. Pigment Preparation
95 g of Iriodin® 300 Goldperl (mica flake pigment coated with titanium dioxide and iron oxide from E. Merck, Darmstadt, having a particle size of 10-60 μm) are initially introduced. 10 g of a 25% strength by weight solution of the polyacrylate from Experiment la in 1-methoxy-2-propanol : butylacetate 2-butanol (5 : 2.1 : 0.4) are added dropwise over a period of 15 minutes with stirring using an impeller mixer. This gives a homogeneously divided, non-dusting preparation.
96 g of Iriodin® 123 Bright Lustre Satin (mica flake pigment coated with titanium dioxide from E. Merck, Darmstadt, having a particle size of 5-20 μm) are initially introduced. 10 g of a 13% strength by weight solution of the sodium polyacrylate from Experiment lb in water are added dropwise to the pigment with stirring using an impeller mixer. After 15 minutes, the moist pigment is removed and used in this non-dusting form for the experiments described under III.
10 parts of a 25% by weight solution of polyacrylate of Experiment la are mixed with 10 parts of dioctyl phthalate and added dropwise with stirring to 80 parts of Iriodin® 123 Bright Lustre Satin. This produces a homogeneously divided, non-dusting preparation.
Analogously to Example 3, 5 parts of a 25% by weight solution of the polyacrylate of Experiment la are mixed with 5 parts of dioctyl phthalate and added dropwise with stirring to 90 parts of Iriodin® 123 Bright Lustre Satin.
III. Investigation of the Settling and Redispersing Behavior of Pigmented Paints and Printing Inks
a) Mandrel test
The pigmented printing inks or emulsion paints are poured into a 50 ml graduated cylinder. The sediment volume is determined for 30 days. Using a special measuring mandrel, the depth of penetration is determined on the 30the day relative to the entire sediment height. Sediment volume and penetration depth are a measure of the strength of the sediment and are inversely proportional to the latter.
b) spatula test
The redispersibility of the sediments in the pigmented printing inks and emulsion paints is determined by means of the spatula test. In dispersibility, the ratings are very good, good, medium, poor and very poor. The strength of the sediments is characterized by very hard, hard, medium, soft and very soft.
1) Spatula test for redispersibility properties of a liquid ink rating: very good, good, medium, hard, very hard.
With a metal spatula of an area of 4 square centimeters the sediment is redispersed homogeneously. The force and the time necessary for this procedure are rated by a testing person.
2) Spatula test for hardness of sediment rating: very hard, hard, medium, soft, very soft. A metal spatula of 4 square centimeters is pushed into the sediment and is moved sideward. The force necessary for this procedure is rated by a testing person.
The coated pigment preparations are incorporated in a large number of blending systems of known printing ink manufacturers and in several emulsion paints, with which the preparations are compatible without exception.
The pigment concentration is 30% by weight in printing inks and 20% by weight in emulsion paints, respectively, in each case before dilution (17 sec DIN 4 cup in the case of printing inks and 35 sec DIN 4 cup in the case of emulsion paints).
__________________________________________________________________________Pigment (Iriodin) in printing inks Sediment height Spatula test Sediment volume Strength (mandrel) after 22 days ml mm Penetration depth Dispensi-Experiment Pigment Diluent Blend 1 h 32 days 32 days after 32 days Sediment bility__________________________________________________________________________Blank without Iriodin 1-methoxy- Aarberg 48.9 13.6 36.5 28.5 solid difficultmodifying reagent 300 (30%) 2-propanol Intaglio inkPigment Iriodin 1-methoxy- Aarberg 48.5 19.3 52.0 ∞ soft goodpreparation using 300 (30%) 2-propanol Intaglio inkpolyacrylateBlank without Iriodin 1-methoxy- Siegwerke 49.0 19.9 56.0 ∞ soft goodmodifying reagent 300 (30%) 2-propanol Special intaglio inkPigment Iriodin 1-methoxy- Siegwerke 49.1 22.7 59.5 ∞ very very goodpreparation using 300 (30%) 2-propanol Specialpolyacrylate intaglio inkBlank without Iriodin Water Siegwerke 50.0 18.3 49.0 ∞ soft goodmodifying reagent 100 (20%) Emulsion paintPigment Iriodin Water Siegwerke 50.0 24.8 65.0 ∞ very very goodpreparation using 100 (20%) Emulsionsodium paintpolyacrylateBlank without Iriodin Water Siegwerke 50.0 19.2 51.0 ∞ soft mediummodifying reagent 123 (20%) Emulsion paintPigment Iriodin Water Siegwerke 49.9 24.2 64.1 ∞ very very goodpreparation using 123 (20%) Emulsionsodium paintpolyacrylateBlank without Iriodin Ethanol Hoechst 48.4 16.2 42.2 ∞ solid poormodifying reagent 123 (30%) AG SynthacrylPigment Iriodin Ethanol Hoechst 48.4 30.9 82.2 ∞ very very goodpreparation using 123 (30%) AGsodium Synthacrylpolyacrylate__________________________________________________________________________
The preceding examples can be repeated with similar success by substituting the generically or specifically described reactants and/or operating conditions of this invention for those used in the preceding examples.
From the foregoing description, one skilled in the art can easily ascertain the essential characteristics of this invention and, without departing from the spirit and scope thereof, can make various changes and modifications of the invention to adapt it to various usages and conditions.
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Welcome to Tom's Auto Service, Inc.
Since 1982, our family owned and operated business has been selling the highest quality utility trailers, snow and ice control equipment and truck accessories.
Located in Northwest Pennslyvania ,we are an authorized dealer for Carmate, Moritz, Bri-Mar , Quality, and Triton trailers and Western , Meyer and SnowDogg snowplows. We have a wide selection of new and pre-owned equipment to handle your toughest jobs. We are a state certified inspection station and service all makes and models of trailers, trucks and cars. As always, your safety and satisfaction is our top priority.
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Rental Rants
A Flatchat reader got a shock when she wrote to her landlord to renew her lease and followed it up by asking him to fix her stove. When he was there to repair the oven, he handed her a notice to vacate at the end of the lease, saying "whatever happens, the rent will be going up 20 per cent".
What can she and her husband do to prevent this, she asks, and wonders if it is common practice to use the threat of eviction to force up rents.
There isn't much you can do if your fixed-term lease is running out and the landlord has given you the appropriate notice (which, in Victoria, is 60 days for a lease of less than six months and 90 days if it's longer).
However, according to this this Tenants Union of Victoria factsheet, you can challenge a fixed-term notice to vacate if you believe it is in retaliation for having demanded your legal rights (like getting your stove fixed, perhaps?).
And, yes, this is how many landlords increase rents. Your original deal is done and dusted but there is nothing to stop you signing a new one, presumably at a higher rent (although a 20 per cent rise seems a bit excessive).
However, you can still negotiate and remind the landlord that loss of rent, plus fees and finding another tenant, should be factored in.
You'll find detailed information about notices to vacate on the Tenant's Union fact sheet link above and this Consumer Advice Victoria web page.
And you can add your thoughts to the discussion on the Flatchat-vic.com forum.


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Boy, born in 2009
VIH/HIV positive with TARGA treatment
Currently asymptomatic and hemodynamically stable with good adherence to TARGA. Onychomycosis being treated
"Normal" social coefficient; Possess adequate attention and concentration. Lack of development of fine motor coordination for his age with adequate potential to learn
Language expression lacks of development (he won't tell experiences but if asked, he will sing a song)
Responds with a smile to presented stimuli and receptive to affection. His appetite and sleep habits are good. Last year he attended an educative center with good progress. Social abilities being developed.
Kjellsen is currently available for adoption and waiting for his forever family! The central authority in the children's country of origin are the legal custodians and guardians of the children and Open Door has been given the privilege to assist in finding permanent homes for these children. Agency has additional photos and videos and will be happy to share them with an interested family.
Girl, 3 y.o. (DOB 2010)
Delphine is a cheerful, playful and loving girl with a psychological age of a 1 yr and 9 month old child, which is below her chronological age. Because of this, the child requires more attention in different areas such as communication, socialization, occupation, self control, etc to achieve an adequate comprehensive development. Her language is poor for her age.
Delphine is a little girl with a HIV diagnosis that needs much attention and care. It is important that she gets integrated to a family that understands and accepts her health condition and that provides the socio-affective support that she requires to achieve the comprehensive development of her abilities and social adequacy.
The future parents must be able to create a stable and deep emotional bond; they must be expressive in their affection, with a great amount of physical energy and dynamic interaction but flexible and tolerant to facilitate her adaptation.
It is important to continue with the necessary early stimulation in all areas of personal development at the child's pace to achieve her full potential. She must receive early stimulation and Language Therapy permanently.
Delphine is currently available for adoption and waiting for her forever family! The central authority in the children's country of origin are the legal custodians and guardians of the children and Open Door has been given the privilege to assist in finding permanent homes for these children. Agency has photos and videos and we will be happy to share them with an interested family.
Boy, born 2010 HIV, cardiomyopathy, inguinal hernia, rickets, other congenital valgus deformity of the feet, anemia, disorder of the brain Will try to get his updated picture soon. Diagnosis are also dated when he was a baby so many things could have gone except for HIV.
Girl, born 2013
Child's mother is HIV positive. Several tests have been performed to child to rule out HIV with a reactive result. No treatment has been indicated.
Good development level for her age. Sociable and cheerful child with good appetite; she doesn't like to be alone and even though she enjoys playing with other kids, prefers the company of an adult. She is communicative. Currently attends an early stimulation classroom showing good interaction with her peers.
Language is adequate for her age, pronouncing some words, phrases and short sentences. Adequate psychomotor development. Walks and runs alone in a coordinated way; good balance, she tries to stand up with one foot, moves around freely, goes up and down stairs with support, builds towers with 3 blocks, executes simple commands; has an adequate fine psychomotor development.
Depends on the closeness of an adult (caretaker), doesn't like to be alone, shows affection and likes to play with other kids. Shows an adequate development in all areas for her age.
Juliana: girl, born 2012, diagnosed with HIV and mild mental delay
Lily: girl, born 2010, HIV, disorder of brain, mixed specific development disorders, umbilical hernia, Anaemia (very old photo of her, on right)
Must be adopted together; the sisters are in different orphanages (in different towns) because of age difference, but in the same region, so it will be 1 court for both siblings.
Boy, born 2010
HIV disease resulting in multiple infections, Disorder of brain, Divergent concomitant strabismus, Atopic dermatitis, Umbilical hernia
This attached picture is NOT recent, but it is what we have available for now. He has 3 older half-siblings, it is believed they live with family at this time.


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The death of a loved one is likely to make you feel lonely and devastated. Thus, when striving to move on from the loss, it is essential to go through the pain instead of denying or suppressing it.
"Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted."
Matthew 5:4
People usually do not accept the reality of death for fear of the pain and grief that the loss of a loved one brings about. Nonetheless, it is essential to gradually accept the loss and allow yourself to experience the pain.
Furthermore, there is no need to feel guilty about it because it is normal to mourn over the loss of a departed loved one.
Basically, there are five stages of grief, namely, denial and isolation, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. You can learn about these stages of grief as per the Kübler-Ross model at Grief.com.
Prolonged grieving, however, is not healthy as it can lead to long-term depression and even suicidal thoughts. In addition, at times, it can encourage substance abuse.
Thus, when suffering from intense grief and depression even up to 6-8 months after the loss, then is it better to take help of a therapist or counselor.
Tips to Deal with Loneliness after a Death
- Organize a funeral or memorial service. These services help a great deal in the healing process. The ceremonies give you an opportunity to honor the deceased person. Moreover, in the gathering, you can share your grief and seek comfort and support from friends and relatives.
- Join a local grief loss support group. You may also register in an online bereavement forum or grief support group.
Hence, you can share your feelings with other members of the group who can sympathize and empathize with you as they have experienced a similar loss. It can help you accept and understand your own feelings and emotions.
- When dealing with the loss of a loved one, getting a memorial to memorialize the deceased individual is a good idea. Thus, you can opt for memorial jewelry, memorial urn, memorial grave marker, plaque, garden stepping stone, keepsake rock, memorial wind chimes, photo memorials, and so on.
You can find these products at various local as well as online stores such as Urn Garden, Memorials.com, The Comfort Company, Heart To Heart Sympathy Gifts, and so on.
Moreover, you can create a booklet or journal of special memories. In case you want to help someone else recover from grief loss then you may give a sympathy gift to the bereaved.
- Consider planting a memorial tree as a living memorial to commemorate the life of a loved one.
- Do not remain alone. Instead, let your close friends and relatives be with you when you need them the most. Nevertheless, give yourself moments of solitude as well so as to strengthen your inner life.
Here, is an article explaining beliefs that maximize loneliness, thereby deteriorating the quality of your inner life.
Besides, meditation and prayers can be helpful in finding inner peace. Plus, pay attention to your health and nutrition.
- In order to recover from the grief and move on in life, pursue your hobbies or engage yourself in activities that you like. For instance, you can visit an art gallery, attend a social function, or volunteer in an organization to help others.
- Special occasions such as anniversaries and birthdays are likely to remind you of the deceased and make you feel lonely.
Therefore, make plans for these events so that you can spend these special days with your near and dear ones. Moreover, you can visit the departed loved one's grave to honor his/her memories.
When moving on from a death and resuming your normal routine activities, initially, you may feel that it is selfish, unloving and disrespectful.
However, remember that the loved one you have lost would feel better seeing you trying to recover from melancholy and grief.
In fact, you can take inspiration from the departed individual's life to make constructive use of your life. Seeing you deeply immersed in pain, however, would surely make the deceased feel even worse and responsible for your distressed condition.
To get more help in easing the pain of grief and loneliness, visit this page. In addition, read this to help manage loneliness after the death of your spouse.


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Haydn: Insanae et vanae curae; Mozart: Requiem / Carys Lane, Frances Bourne, Paul Badley, Matthew Brook
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Performers: Badley, Paul; Lane, Carys; Vocal], Matthew Brook [Bass-Baritone
Conductors: Short, Nigel
Ensemble: ; Chamber Orchestra of Europe
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Talbot: Path of Miracles / Short, Tenebrae
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Performers: Badley, Paul; Bowley, John; Budd, Jeremy [Vocals]; Busher, Andrew; Butler, Richard; Cullen, Joseph [Choral Conductor/Organ]; Davidson, Grace; Dougan, Eamonn; Doyle, Julia; Forbes, Joanna; Fraser, Jul...
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Ensemble: Tenebrae (Vocal Ensemble)
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Rachmaninov: Vespers / Nigel Short, Tenebrae
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VMS/MSP & Staffing Technology
2011 Contingent Buyer Survey: Trends in VMS and MSP use
November 18, 2011
- VMS and MSP use stable among core buyers
- VMS and MSP use projected to rise, consistent with the long-term trend
Global VMS and MSP Landscape Summary
October 25, 2011
- Global VMS and MSP spend among respondents of $76 billion and $48 billion, respectively
- VMS spend through SOW was $21 billion in 2010, an increase of 44% from 2009
- Increased share of staffing revenue through VMS and MSP
2010 Contingent Buyers Survey
July 18, 2011
- Sixth annual contingent buyers survey
- 196 page report, complete aggregation of results
- Contingent management strategies, industry practices and plans for future use
2010 Contingent Buyer Survey: Implementation order of VMS and MSP
June 16, 2011
- 60% of buyers who use both an MSP and VMS implemented the two in tandem, 40% implemented separately
- Order of implementation does not seem to matter with respect to buyer satisfaction
2010 Contingent Buyer Survey: Buyer satisfaction with MSP and VMS
May 27, 2011
- Buyers gave MSP 2% net promoter score, VMS gets 7%
- Buyers who report higher on-time placement give higher scores
- Also important: communication, buyer control of VMS and MSP
2010 Contingent Buyer Survey: Evolution of supplier management strategies
April 25, 2011
- VMS, MSP juggernaut continues
- CW managers incorporating SOW
- RPO, HRO gaining traction
INSIGHT - Estimate of U.S. VMS and MSP markets
January 21, 2011
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Israel's Biblical Oil Explorers
March 27, 2010 by admin · 3 Comments
By Philip Mandelker
1. Company: Asher Oil Company
Founder: Wesley Hancock. California based. A family company was active in oil and gas exploration in the United States.
Scriptural Basis: Blessing of Asher in Deuteronomy and story of Elijah's sacrifice in I Kings.
Period of Activity: Early-middle 1960s.
Area of Activity: North-east flank of Mt. Carmel overlooking the plain of the Kishon Stream.
Primary Activity: Drilling of two wells:
(i) Asher #1: 1963 – drilled to 2,391 meters (7,845 ft) to a target in the Middle Jurassic. Results: Dry.
(ii) Asher #2: 1965 – drilled to 1,314 meters (4,311 ft) to a target in the Middle Jurassic. Results: Dry
Related Non-Scripturally Inspired Drilling:
In 1975, Sonol, a major Israeli gasoline marketing company reentered the Asher #2 well and deepened it to 2,596 meters (8,517 ft) to a target in the Early Jurassic. In 1980, OEL, an Israeli-government exploration company drilled the Asher #3 near the first two Asher wells to 574 meters (1,883 ft) to a Cretaceous target. Both these wells were dry.
2. Company: Energy Exploration Inc.
Founder: Andy Sorelle. Texas based petroleum engineer and wildcatter.
Scriptural Basis: Blessing of Asher in Deuteronomy
Period of Activity: First half of 1980s.
Area of Activity: Coastal plain between Mt. Carmel and the Mediterranean Sea, specifically in the area of the town of Atlit.
Primary Activity: Drilling of one well in two stages:
(i) Atlit #1: 1981 – drilled to 5,273 meters (17,301 ft) to a target in the Early Jurassic. Results: Dry
(ii) Atlit #1 Deep: 1982-1983 – deepened the Atlit #1 to 6,531 meters (21,428 ft) to target in Late Triassic. Results: asphalt and then light oil shows in cuttings before well was lost for technical reasons.
3. Company: Moriah Exploration
Founder: Gilman Hill. Colorado based geoscientist active in oil and gas exploration and developer of exploration technology.
Scriptural Basis: Story of Elijah's sacrifice in I Kings and the Blessing of Asher in Deuteronomy.
Period of Activity: Early and mid-1980s.
Area of Activity: Mt. Carmel near the traditional site of the Elijah sacrifice.
Primary Activity: Drilling of two wells in 1980 and 1986:
(i) Elijah #1: 1980 – drilled to 2,682 meters (8,800 ft) to a target in the Middle Jurassic. Results: Dry.
(ii) Elijah #2: 1986 – drilled to 651 meters (2,136 ft) to a target in the Cenomanian. Results: Dry.
4. Company: Ness Energy
Founder: Harold "Hayseed" Stephens. A Texas oil and gas explorationist and operator.
Scriptural Basis: Genesis stories of Sodom and Gomorrah and a long series of scriptural references in various books of the Old Testament.
Period of Activity: 1980s and late 1990s-2001.
Area of Activity: Area surrounding the southwest quadrant of the Dead Sea and adjacent areas.
Primary Activity: Participation in drilling of one well in 1985; acquisition of certain exploration licenses in the late 1990s. The well, the Har Sedom #1 was targeted to be drilled to about 3,500 meters about 11,500 ft), but was lost for technical reasons at 1,818 meters (5,965 ft) in the Pliocene. The exploration licenses were lost following the failure of Ness to meet its obligations under the licenses to commence the drilling of wells on the license areas.
Related Non-Scripturally Inspired Drilling Activity
The Har Sedom #1 project and well were developed and operated by an Israeli commercial oil exploration company, Seismica. Ness Energy held a minority working interest (about 15%) in the well.
5. Company: Hoshana Oil Company
Founder: Bernard Coffindaffer. West Virginia based evangelical minister and missionary.
Scriptural Basis: Blessings of Asher, Zebulon and Issachar in Deuteronomy
Period of Activity: Early 1990s
Area of Activity: Southern flank of Mt. Carmel and the Valley of Jezreel just east of the South-eastern flank of Mt. Carmel.
Primary Activity: Acquisition of an exploration license and reprocessing and analysis of seismic data. License lapsed with no progress made towards drilling of well.
6. Company: Camberly Exploration
Founder: Lyle Harron. Canadian oil and gas explorationist.
Scriptural Basis: Blessings of Asher in Deuteronomy
Period of Activity: Early-middle 1990s.
Area of Activity: Coastal plain between Mt. Carmel and the Mediterranean Sea.
Primary Activity: Drilling of one well:
(i) Atlit #2: 1996 – drilled to 1,633 meters (5,388 ft) to a target in the Early Cretaceous. Results: Dry.
7. Company: Givot Olam Oil Exploration
Founder: Tovia Luskin. Russian born and educated geophysicist, active in oil and gas exploration in Canada and Australia, before moving to Israel.
Scriptural Basis: The Blessings of Joseph in Genesis and Deuteronomy
Period of Activity: 1990s to date
Area of Activity: Eastern portion of Sharon Plain between Netanya and Modiin
Primary Activity: Drilling of three wells commencing in 1994:
(i) Meged #2: 1994 – drilled to 5,200 meters (17,061 ft) to a target in the Triassic. Results: 400 API Silurian aged oil recovered from the Middle Triassic.
(ii) Meged #3: 2000 – drilled to 4,742 meters (15,683 ft) to a target in the Triassic. Results: Oil and gas shows in the Middle Triassic, but reservoir of very poor quality (very low porosity and permeability.)
(iii) Meged #4: 2002/3 – drilled to 4,919 meters (16,139 ft) to a target in the Triassic. Results: 360 API Silurian aged oil recovered from the Middle Triassic. Attempts in 2005 to drill a horizontal bore-hole in the well in an attempt to recover the oil which is located in tight reservoir rock failed apparently for technical reasons, with the well abandoned following loss of equipment in the horizontal bore.
Plans underway to drill another Meged well and attempt to develop the Meged field discovery, which was recognized by the Israel Petroleum Commissioner in 2004.
8. Company: Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.
Founder: John Brown. Michigan and Texas based businessman with roots in the machine-tool industry and active in building contracting sectors.
Scriptural Basis: The Blessings of Joseph in Genesis and Deuteronomy.
Period of Activity: 1990s to date.
Area of Activity: Manasseh hills and Sharon plain from the southern flanks of Mt. Carmel to Netanya.
Primary Activity: Drilling of a well in 2005:
(i) Ma'anit #1: (Re-entry) 2005 – deepening of previously abandoned Ma'anit #1 from 2,335 meters (7,661 ft) to 4,719 meters (15,483 ft) to targets in the Middle and Early Triassic. Results: The company announced that during drilling and completion operations, the well had numerous significant oil and gas shows in a 2,100-foot interval.
Analysis of the results of the well is continuing and future activity, including designing comprehensive completion procedure and drilling of an appraisal well being considered.
Related Non-Scripturally Inspired Drilling Activity:
The Ma'anit #1 was originally drilled to 2,335 meters (7,661 ft) in 1995 by an Israeli commercial oil exploration company, Sdot Neft. Though originally targeted to 4,500 meters (14,765 ft), it was abandoned as a dry hole after Sdot Neft ran out of money
(for a PDF Download of Philip Mandelker's entire study go to: http://www.oilinisrael.net/resources/biblical-treasure-hunt-free-pdf)
Naphtali and Bubblin' Crude?
January 13, 2010 by admin · 2 Comments
A friend of mine, Tom Boulting at Charter Films, Ltd. (they're the folks producing the Zion Oil movie) sent me a note this week about a passage of scripture – Deuteronomy 33:23. "And of Naphtali he said, 'O Naphtali, sated with favor, and full of the blessing of the Lord, possess the lake and the south.'"
This was Tom's question: "I know that the next verse refers to Asher and dipping his foot in oil and I may be stating the obvious, but isn't naphthalene a hydrocarbon and where is 'the lake' and 'the south'? This may be irrelevant, but I just came across it and wondered if you had noticed the Naphtali/naphthalene connection."
Tom is a wonderful guy and a great filmmaker, but he's not a scientist or a theologian. My first impression was that he saw the name of the ancient Israeli tribe 'Naphtali' and made a connection (that wasn't there) with the modern term 'naphthalene' – a hydrocarbon solid. It's just a coincidence that Naphtali and Naphthalene sound the same; the two words are separated by centuries, languages and cultures. But Tom is a friend and I wanted to explain the difference between the words. I didn't want him making connections where there weren't any. To prove my point I researched the words, their meanings and their root … boy, was I surprised! That 'Naphtali' and 'Naphthalene' sound the same may be a coincidence, but the more I looked into it, the more the 'coincidences' stacked up. At this point I'm not sure what to think of the Naphtali/Naphthalene connection but it's a pretty interesting point to ponder.
Pulling apart the words
In Hebrew "Naphtali" means "my struggle" or "I wrestle". It was the name Jacob's wife, Rachel gave to her second son through her maid-servant Bilhah. Rachel was "wrestling" with big sister Leah in a baby making contest. Between the two sisters and their maid-servants, they produced twelve offspring for husband Jacob, all of whom would eventually become (with a little rearranging by G_d and Joseph's two boys) the twelve (or thirteen) tribes of Israel.
"Naphthalene" is a two part 'scientific' word – "naphtha" (a broad term referring to any number of liquid hydrocarbon mixtures) and "lene" (a suffix defining the object as a derivative of the root preceding). In street terms, "naphthalene" means literally "derived from naphtha".
Stay with me – we're about to discover something interesting!
The word "Naphtha" (a broad term for liquid hydrocarbon products) comes from a Latin term for what we know today as petroleum (which is also Latin – petro = rock, oleum = oil). The Latin "naphtha" comes from the Greek "naphtha", again, meaning petroleum. Want to guess where the Greek "naphtha" comes from? The Greeks got their word for petroleum from the Arabs ("naft") and Hebrews ("neft")!
But you're not going to find "neft" in the Bible. The ancient Hebrews knew about petroleum oil but they called it "chemar" – the closest English translation we have today is "bubblin' crude", Jed Clampett style. I kid you not, that's what the ancient Hebrews called oil from natural seeps in the Promised Land – 'bubblin' crude'. Jed would have been proud.
As far as I know the word "neft" didn't come into Hebrew usage until after the Babylonian captivity. Liquid hydrocarbon seeps were also a natural phenomenon in Babylon (modern day Iraq) and the Jews brought the Babylonian term back with them. Israeli's still use the term today.
So, does the ancient tribe of 'Naphtali' have any connection at all with the modern term for a petroleum product? Or is the similarity in sound just a coincidence?
Here's where the 'coincidences' start to stack up.
1. The name 'Naphtali' is still around; but it's now spelled 'Neftali'.
2. The tribe of Naphtali was given land in the far north, above the Sea of Galilee (the lake of Deut 33:23) and west of the Golan Heights. On Naphtali's western border lies Asher ("he shall dip his foot in oil") and on its southern border lies Zebulun ("he shall suck of the abundance of the seas and of treasures hid in the sand") – both neighboring tribes with a prophesied promise relevant to our search for oil.
3. Today Naphtali's land is home to the Hula Valley, the suspected site of significant gas reserves and currently under exploration license with Adira energy.
4. Naphtali's territory sits next to Asher's and its blessing (Deut 33:23) is recorded next to Asher's (Deut. 33:24). Naphtali's blessing states that he will be 'sated' (filled up) with 'favor' and 'full of blessing'.
Add those 'coincidences' up and we may have another piece to the Great Treasure Hunt puzzle! As I said earlier, I'm not sure what to think of the Naphtali/Naphthalene connection at this moment, but it's a pretty interesting 'coincidence'. I'll keep you posted as exploration unfolds in the land of Naphtali.
P.S. In her 1997 novel The Jewish War, Tova Reich's character Heshie Finkel, a young mathematical genius, is charged with the task of deciphering the mystical significance of 'neft' in order to bring oil to Israel. After extended study and the counsel of an aged rabbi he has an epiphany that 'neft' will come to Israel with the coming of the Messiah. Reich, a secular satirist, was poking fun; she didn't mean for the connection between 'neft' and the Messiah to be mystical or prophetic. But some truths have a way popping up even when you're not looking for them. If she turns out to be right I'll drop her a note.


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In mid-September, the listeria outbreak was linked to cantaloupe grown at Jensen Farm in Granada, Colorado. The farm issued an immediate recall of its melons, and CDC officials now say that the tainted melon has nearly reached the end of its shelf life.
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2.Feist-The Reminder
I don't even care if it's a total cliche to love this c.d., but I just do. It's catchy, smart, and can tug at the heart strings. The song I keep on repeat is 'Past in Present' and when I'm taking photos at work, this is always my go-to c.d. It mellows me out but keeps me singing along.
3.Death From Above, 1979-You're a Woman, I'm a Machine
Everything about this c.d. is pure genius. It's angry, it's sexual, and it's fun, and therefore, I love it. Too bad there will never be a second disc from them :(
4.City and Colour-Sometimes
I keep switching this spot between City and Colour and David Gray 'White Ladder' but after seeing Dallas Green last night it definitely goes to Mr.Green. I love any good song about heart break and there's PLENTY of that to go around on this disc. Not to mention that this guy came to Vancouver 3 times on a tour from this c.d. alone, so you know it must be good!!
5.We Are Scientists-With Love and Squalor
Adam actually introduced me to this c.d. and I just love it. Perhaps I like it so much because it reminds me of cruising in my old car with the top down on a sunny day, but either way I am not even close to sick of this c.d. which means it's pretty damn awesome!
My 5 "Can't Stop Listening To" CDs:
LOVE-LOVE-LOVE it!!! 'The Party', 'DVNO', and 'D.A.N.C.E.' are such good songs that I can't believe I only recently stumbled upon them while looking for new gym songs. Download them asap, you won't regret it!
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3.Vampire Weekend-Vampire Weekend
This c.d. is so great and I'm so happy that I get to see them live at Pemberton. Although Vanessa can't stop making fun of their name, I actually like how they're all intelligent boys from Cambridge etc. It makes for some smart and catchy tunes.
4.Coconut Records-Nighttiming
I don't think my life would be the same if Jen hadn't told me about this c.d. Jason Schwartzman is a great actor but an even better artist and definitely the coolest in my books!
5.The Hives-Veni Vidi Vicious
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1. Ray Lamontagne-Be Here Now
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2. Damien Rice-Me, My Yoke, and I
Damien is another man with an incredibly haunting voice. This song is so powerful and when I'm in any sort of angry or frustrated mood, it compliments my feelings very well. Damien is another fellow who is an outrageous performer and puts on a mean concert. Though I like 'O' better than '9' where this song came from, I am just too attached to this tune to try and pick an older song from 'O'.
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Hi all,
I THINK I like my Mesmer, but it's taking some definite getting used to. Can any experienced (lvl 40+) Mesmers please share a tip or two, esp. regarding the use of clones, shatter, weapons to use, traits to slot, etc? I'm particularly interested in WvW and 1v1 survivabilty there as I roam.
Thanks in advance! I really want to like this profession; I just need a few pointers I think.
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Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?
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this is for sPVP but gives you a good look at mesmer in PVP and gives good tips on the class
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Originally posted by Oyjord
I'm at level 20 so not that experienced, but because I'm enjoying it a lot and am at a lowish level, perhaps what I say might be of value to an absolute beginner who might stumble on the thread.
At first you have no idea what's happening and you just hopefully mash buttons. But the more you play, the more you will start to understand what things do - and there's a lot of depth to the system, and you can make quite a variety of builds with the Mesmer Profession I think.
To start with, generally speaking (although not of course invariably) Mesmers will have Staff as one of the weapons. Staff is the most "magic" oriented weapon, and it's all about granting boons (buffs) to friends and imposing conditions (debuffs) on enemies (although strictly speaking boons and conditions work differently from how buffs and debuffs normally work, it's a reasonable analogy to get you in the ballpark). The fun thing about the Staff is that the boons and conditions it gives out are random - with the staff, you are a Chaos magician!
Now for the second weapon set, there are lots of different opinions. All other combinations do fun things. But some are more focussed on certain particular boons and conditions. e.g. one weapon might be more focussed on imposing vulnerability on enemies, another on giving you and your allies might, or confusion, or stuns, etc., etc. You basically have to just learn them as you go and start figuring out which you prefer for your playstyle. There's a lot of variety here, so something for everyone.
Finally, one of the most characteristic things about the Mesmer is the illusions. All Mesmer versions of weapons that Mesmers can equip have a couple of abilities that summon either clones or phantasms at your target, or near you.
Clones are straight copies of you with your slot 1 weapon, but they don't do any damage (although they can impose conditions, and can be made to do damage with traits), they just distract mobs. Phantasms do damage and other interesting spells, and can be quite powerful if traited for.
When the mob they've been sicced on dies, your illusions "shatter" into little crystal purple butterflies (very pretty), doing damage and/or imposing conditions on any remaining mobs.
But the cool thing is you can "shatter" them any time you want with your F1, etc. abilities - and there you have the option to shatter + other effects.
Now here's the key point: don't be precious with your illusions, get used to shattering them tactically. They are cheap and frequently produced. THEY ARE NOT LIKE PETS. Well, they're kind of pets (they do have AI), but conceptually it helps to think of them more like aggro-management (clones) or DoTs (phantasms) with a burst at the end.
There's a whole ton of stuff to learn, it's a very deep class, and this is just some key points to get you started, hopefully. Have fun!
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Already some good stuff and advice from gurugeorge.
There are 2 types of damage around here.
The first one, the most common and what people can understand and mostly aim for, is what I'll name direct skill damage. It's the damage you see when you hit someone or a mob directly with your sword, bullet, fireball or whatever. You hit and take away a chunk of HP's. Mesmer doesn't shine in this kind of damage. It's possible to go for a build for this kind of gameplay but other toons are way more suited for this.
Second one I'll call it indirect or hidden damage and that's the real power of the Mesmer. Damage that comes from conditions and the more the Mesmer is surrounded by allies the more that damage is going to stack and rack up.
How I started to play my Mesmer recently (42).
Staff / scepter + torch (I prefer torch over focus but both are possible)
Focus on condition damage and toughness.
Traits focus on cd reduction for shatters, illusions and glamour skills + confusion on all shatters and whatever condition I can add to my shatters. (end game of course @80 but how to build it up)
Ethereal fields by taking 3 additional skills. (2 glamours + elite one)
The key is to not focus on the damage you can do yourself but to use your allies for combos on the Ethereal fields. This combo will pop Chaos Armor on your allies and confusion on your foes. Confusion stacks in intensity so the more it pops the harder it's going to hit on your foe eveytime it's or he/she's going to use a skill. Regularly shatter your illusions once you know you can repop them again.
Your illusions aren't here to tank so you don't take any damage. Because of Chaos armor, grant boon and put a condition on foe on being hit, you need to get hit. Don't be scared and take your share of damage during the 5 seconds chaos armor is up.
Remove your auto-attack and take the good habbit to attack with your first skill manually. You need to keep an eye on which target you're on and immediately switch back when you have been put on another one. Happens often but I'll let you find out why by yourself. ;)
Don't stay at 100 000ft from your target when summoning your clones. But get close to it. Chaos armor popped for what I've already explained and Phase Retreat (2nd staff skill) will teleport you away from your target anyway.
Don't get frustrated because you're not king/queen in killing stuff alone. It's a fact that it takes us more time and more effort to kill something or someone when solo. But on the "bright" side the more we're surrounded by allies the more efficient we become.
In staff mode it's very important to keep the clone you summon with Phase Retreat alive as long as possible. Your first skill (auto-attack you should learn to handle manually) and the clone of Phase Retreat is 2x winds of change. Best is skill 3 first as phantasm have more health than clones before Phase Retreat.
There's so much to tell and to discover with the Mesmer. I hope my little advice will help you a bit out OP. Enjoy it and take what you want from it.
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Just to add one little thing.
See your server as the hive, the collective. In the hive all the others are just the little drones while the Mesmer is the Borg Queen. And the bigger the hive the more powerfull the Queen becomes.
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My take on Mesmer (this is how I've had the most success so far)
I discovered sword/pistol - GS back in BW1 (when everyone on official forums was complaining about melee, and sword mesmer being ridiculous etc.) and never looked back. It is now one of the most popular playstyles and versatile enough for most situations - as long as you plan your utilities correctly.
Sword/Pistol Good dmg, good defense (blurred frenzy and magic bullet), some decent control (sword 3) and basic attacks stack vulnerability (which is a bit weak but still)
Greatsword allows me some modest AOE for tagging mobs in a big fights, the pushback is a great defensive trick, the phantasm does good dmg and cripples, and skill 2 adds might to allies. Skill 3 they might as well remove for pve in its current state though it is a AoE so useful for large mob tagging.
Traits: (can't log on so not 100% exact)
30 Inspiration (for regen, heals on shatters, and condition removal on heals)
20 Duelling (slotting for recharge skills, but mainly used for the bleeding on crit. 10/15 stacks easily from your phantasms)
20 Illusions (slotting reflection on distortion which is amazingly good)
Currently testing various things. Prioritizing dmg over survivibility atm as with all the escapes, utility, shatter heals, and 30Inspiration I don't find I have issues in that area. But this may change clearly.
I change these depending on circumstance. In "solo" pve I usually use phantasmal decoy, mirror images and either feedback (makes taking out ranged mobs a breeze and it's an ethereal combo field) or one of the signets.
Other wpns:
Staff is nice for sieges and very large pve encounters. I find it almost useless in regular pve or spvp (unless people sit in the chaos storm for some odd reason).
Sceptre is just horrid in PVE. It's supposed to be our defensive wpn but it's just a design mess in its current state. Confusion is just not that good against pve mobs due to their generally low rate of attack.
Torch is cute, but can't really justify losing the phantasmal duellist for it, or the awesome magic bullet.
OH sword I don't personally like (not a huge fan of blocks)
Focus, can be fun for wvw, but in regular pve I don't find its tricks very useful.
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For 1v1 offhand torch is the best offhand survivability when used properly, bar none.
The best way to stay alive in an spvp style situation, either a match or some sort of 1v1 or 1v2 match up, is smart use of stealth, clones, and target drop.
You can build for WvW survival by trating chaos and inspiration, but i can tell you that even though it helps quite a bit, smart use of decoy and the prestige is far more powerful for surival.
Personally I do not use torch in WvW but in a spvp match its amazing defensively.
Otherwise you have condition stuff which usually involves staff. You have power/crit which usally involves geratsword. Defensive stuff which IMO for non-tricky survival staff and sword/pistol is the best.
You can build a mesmer to do alot of damage both single targe and AOE. The AOE in PvE is maxmized by using shatter alot and taking the trait from chaos that applies confusion on illusion death. Then GS and staff both have good AOEs. If you can stack confusion up to 6 or more in an AOE you will notice you do alot of damage if you are in a group and the mobs are firing skills alot. Using that you want to stack condition damage. You can instead stack power and crit and try to maxmize phantasmal berserk which will also do alot of damage.
You can basically double your condition damage if you focus on it exclusively so later on gear choice does matter quite a lot. Traits can also be key. The extra bounce on bouncing attacks affects staff and has a huge effect and is great on staff + sword/pistol.
In the end though I would say that for mesmer you must master kiting(staff,GS) and skirmishing(sword/pistol/torch). The rest is just seasoning. If you cannot do kiting and skirmishing well this class will never perform well for you.


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Remember Roy Den Hollander, the righteously antifeminst New York lawyer whose greatest hits of frivolous litigation include, "Ladies' Nights Are Unfair to Men," "The Violence Against Women Act is Unconstitutional to ME!," and "My Mail-Order Bride Left Me to Become a Stripper, I'm Gonna Sue the Club Where She Works"? Well, you'll be relieved to know that his most recent waste of a court's time and money — a lawsuit against Columbia University contending that their Women's Studies curriculum violates Title IX and was unconstituional — was given a big thumbs-down last week.
In the suit, Den Hollander claimed that the field of Women's Studies "demonizes men and exalts women in order to justify discrimination against men based on collective guilt," and that Columbia was using government funds to preach a "religionist belief system called feminism." The April 23 decision by Manhattan Judge Lewis A. Kaplan contended that, in fact, "Feminism is no more a religion than physics…. And at least the core of the complaint therefore is frivolous." (I'd like to think he then added a firm, Red Forman-esque "Dumbass!" to his statement.)
Columbia itself had filed a motion back in October for the case to be dropped entirely, stating that Hollander's compaint "reads like a parody." Hollander responded by amply proving the university's point with the statement that "Women's studies [programs] aid and abet murder.... Where do you think all those lunatic female syndromes come from for excusing murdering incipient human beings, boiling babies, drowning their children, and killing their boyfriends or husbands?"
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This sounds like a good
This sounds like a good Boston Legal episode.
"boiling babies"?
"boiling babies."
that's the first time I've run across that particular accusation. wow. it's like all those narratives of cannibalism that crop up in colonial literature or anti-semitic scare-stories. damn.
Does this guy make anyone
Does this guy make anyone else wish that we, evil baby killing feminists, that is, really DID murder people? He'd definatly be somewhere near the top of my list, what an asshole. A male friend of mine who was sort of on the fence about certain aspects of feminism, was completely won over after seeing an interveiw with this guy, we couldn't believe the tripe spilling out of this guys mouth, I believe it was reguarding the case about ladies nights. *insert eye rolling here*
why can't feminism be a
why can't feminism be a religion?
it can serve as a moral and spiritual guide, affecting the way I live my life (for the better)
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Feminism a Religion?
Roy Den Hollander is half-right. Feminism is indeed, at its core, a religion. It's just not an officially established church, which is why the judge dismissed RDH's claim. So the judge, too, is half-right. Put them both together and you arrive at something closer to the truth, which is, that feminism serves the function of a religious belief system in the mind of its followers. Feminism as a whole is the seed or blueprint of a civilizational order which is gynocentric and gynonormative. The incipient Goddess theologies would be the purely "religious" element (in embryonic terms), while feminism's other branches would represent the secular power. So in the end, to define feminism as a "religion" is like defining Western civilization as a "religion" -- whereas it is more accurate to call it a cultural order suffused by a religious worldview (Christianity). (Needless to say, not everybody in Western civ is officially a "Christian", but I trust my point will be taken. :)
Feminism as a whole is the
Feminism as a whole is the seed or blueprint of a civilizational order which is gynocentric and gynonormative."
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Do I need a Permit of any kind to sell Candy for my School
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If it is a school sponsored event. I am sure the school has you covered for any licensing issues. What kind of Candy are you selling? I want some. Dr. Lorrie Klein
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The drummer in question was probably Randy Seol who was in the chair for Strawberry Alarm Clock's one and only hit record. However, the Alarm Clock's guitarist name was Ed King who went on to a little band known as Lynyrd Skynyrd. I've heard the story of Cathy Rich taking Buddy to a Led Zep show too. What a missed oportunity, Rich & Bonham performing solos together..how cool would that be?
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Nowadays with all this new found interest in guys like Bonham, Moon etc, I suppose a lot of guys recall this stuff. If Rich heard this question from Seol, you can rest assured he had his routine down based on the thousands of times he had already performed it for the kids.
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