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|Wilbert L Gore
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April 18, 1967 W. L. GORE 3,315,020
PROCESS FOR PREPARING BIAXIALLY FIBRILLATED SHEETS Filed March 21, 1962 a 'ticularly,
United States Patent 3,315,020 PROCESS FOR PREPARING BIAXIALLY FIBRILLATED SHEETS Wilbert L. Gore, Newark, Del., assignor to W. L. Gore & Associates, a corporation of Delaware Filed Mar. 21, 1962, Ser. No.-181,295 8 Claims. (Cl. 264120) This invention relates to a process for preparing sheets, ribbons and the like of fluorocarbon polymers. More parit relates to a process for preparing sheet-like the sheet. Further, this invention nomical and efiicient process for the high-elongation poly(tetrafluoroethylene) sheets in unlimited lengths. This invention also relates to'the unique usefulness of the biaxially fibrillated sheets in forming manufacture of the complex shapes.
When poly(tetrafluoroethylene) molding powder is it and eliminate voids between particles, the sheet is friable and has essentially zero elongation before it fractures, and it usually crumbles when squeezed between rolls. The toughness of such a sheet is considerably improved when it is heated to 200 C.-300 C. At these temperatures a compressed sheet can be stretched by passed through the rolls. When the sheet is cooled to room temperature, it has good toughness and elongation along the axis of rolling, provided the rolling has reduced the thickness of the original sheet to at least one-half Accordingly, an object of this invention is the provision of a process for the production of sheets, ribbons and the like of poly(tetrafluoroethylene) which shaped articles Still another objective is the provision such articles. A still further objective is the provision of filled articles having the said high elongations and strengths and made from unsintered poly(tetrafluoroethylene). These and other objects appear hereinafter.
The objects of this invention are accomplished by converting a portion of the spheroidal Iner into fibrils and orienting them uniformly in parallel planes.
mainly at right angles to those formed in the with the molecular orientation axis aligned rection the stress is exerted.
3,3l5,@20 Patented Apr. I8, 1967 molding techniques to form new shapes. Sintering is then done in the new shape or in sheet form.
In the process of this invention, a realtively large cylinder of compressed poly(tetrafluoroethylene) is passed through two orifices in series, first a round, square, or rectangular orifice and second a long slit-shaped orifice. The poly(tetrafiuoroethylene) is stretched longitudinally to form a rod when the original cylindrical mass is forced through the first orifice, and the material in the resultant rod is stretched laterally when the rod is flattened by passing it through the second orifice. Prior to the pressing and stretching operations described, the polymer is placed in certain forms so that the desired balanced fibril orientation will attain in the swaging steps.
The preferred starting form of poly('tetrafiuoroethylone) for this process is a powder made up of small particles or agglomerates of small particles. These particles may range in size from less than 1 micron in diameter to somewhat over 10 microns. They are roughly spherical in shape and consist of an almost perfectly crystallized group of macro-molecules etxended linearly along the orientation axis of the particles. A discussion of these particles is given in a paper presented at the American Chemical Society meeting of September, 1957 and entitled Unusual Features in The Crystal Structure of Poly(tetrafluoroethylene). The said form of poly(tetrafiuoroethylene) is known as dispersion fine powder and is available commercially from the E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc. under the designation Teflon 6 and 6C or from Imperial Chemical Industries as Fluon CD1.
When the spherical particles are ing, and also some the stretching, suflicient to cause the molecular slippage,
with the di- Further control of fibrillation is obtained by introducing an organic fluid into the original compressed cylinder to serve as a lubricant and reduce the shear stress of particle rubbing against particle.
In the high elongation sheets produced by this process, the organic fluid used as a lubricant may either be left or it may be removed by The dried sheet then consists of undistorted spherical particles and of biaxially oriented fibrils. The toughness and high elongaany given plane of the orientation in said article.
This invention will be further understood by reference to the figures of which:
FIGURE 1 is a plan view looking down the axis of ram movement;
and its width; and
FIGURE 3, taken on line 3-3 of FIGURE 1, is a cross-sectional View showing the tapering of the chambers and showing an extruded sheet and its thickness.
Referring to FIGURE 2 a ram 1 is positioned in the cylinder .2 into which is placed a preformed cylinder of compressed poly(tetrafluoroethylene) containing lubricant (such as is described in US. 2,586,357). The ram 1 is lowered, forcing the material in the cylinder 2 through the rectangular orifice 3 where it is stretched into a rod, and this is then forced through orifice 4 where it is stretched laterally into a relatively thin ribbon 5.
In order to produce adequate fibrillation along and across the axis in the plane of the sheet, the stretch in each of the orifices must be at least two-fold and will usually be much larger, being generally in the range of 25 to 50-fold. In order to study the flow of material through the device of this invention, colored cubes of material were inserted into a compressed cylinder of uncolored material of the. same composition and the cylinder forced successively through the first orifice, examining the distortion of the cubes, and then through the second orifice and again examining the geometry of the distorted cubes. It was found that the cubes had been stretched in the first orifice by an amount equal to the ratio of the cross-sectional area of the orifice divided into the cross-sectional area of the cylinder. It was also found that the strip of material from the colored cube was widened or stretched laterally in progressing from the first orifice through the second by an amount equal to the ratio of the width of the first orifice divided into the width of the second orifice. Referring to FIGURE 1, the longitudinal stretch ratio (Lo.S.R.) in the first orifice 3 is given by the ratio:
Cross-sectional area of cylinder 2 Cross-sectional area of orifice 3 Referring to FIGURE 2, the lateral stretch produced in the ribbon in passing from the first orifice 3 through the second orifice 4 is given by the ratio:
Lateral stretch ratio, second orifice--W /W where W is width of the second orifice and W width of the first orifice.
In using biaxially fibrillated sheeting of unsintered poly(tetrafluoroethylene), it is highly desirable to adjust the orientation balance and amount of fibrillation longitudinally and laterally in the ribbon or sheet. In order to adjust the orientation balance it is necessary to design the first and second orifice to account for the rotation of fibrils during the lateral stretching between the first and second orifices. When the fibrillation orientation is balanced, the stress-strain curves for test pieces cut longitudinally are similar to those out laterally from the sheet. This balance has been found to be reached when the longitudinal stretch in the first orifice is about -70% greater than the lateral stretch in the second orifice, with a range of -50% on said differential being preferred.
Thus, the conditions for balanced biaxial fibrillation are:
Width of second orifice m Area of cylinder 2 Width of first orifice Area of orifice 3 where the areas given are of the cross-sections, or referring to FIGURES l and 2 W2 Area of cylinder 2 7 1 (14:00) Area of orifice 3 In addition to the stretch ratio, the lubricant proportion affects the amount of fibrillation. Lubricant proportions in the range from -45 volume percent are most commonly used, but quantities of 50 volume percent or higher may be used with very high stretch ratios, and quantities of 20 volume percent or lower with very low stretch ratios. A useful mean is obtained with a lubricant proportion of about volume percent. The volume percent of lubricant is calculated upon the total volume of the mixture, being calculated from the densities of the materials, that of polyttetrafluoroethylene) is the being 2.2, Soltrol, a commercially available hydrocarbon, being 0.78 and so on. Knowing the densities of the polymer, lubricant, filler or given ingredient it is an easy matter for one to determine the volume of lubricant needed to give the desired volume percent of lubricant.
The requirement of the lubricant is only that it be a fluid which will mix with (wet) poly(tetrafiuoroethylene). Naphtha gasoline, kerosene, alcohols, glycol and most organic liquids are examples of lubricants. While water containing a wetting agent can be used as the lubricant, the uniformity achieved is not as good as with the organics and accordingly, non-aqueous lubricants are preferred.
The usefulness of the biaxially fibrillated poly(tetrafiuoroethylene) sheeting resides primarily in the ease with which it can be shaped and molded and also on the unusually high tensile strength, toughness, and fatigue strength of objects formed from it and when sintered. These unexpected properties stem from the uniform distribution of filler particles and from the biaxial molecular orientation that is derived from the fibrillar orientation in the unsintered form. Although the identity of the fibrils is lost when the crystallites of poly(tetrafluoroethylene) are melted, and the mass of material is homogeneously fused together to form a uniform matrix around any filler particles present, residual domains of molecular orientation remain in the original sites of the fibrils, provided the sintering is properly controlled.
Compression molding of the biaxially fibrillated poly- (tetrafiuoroethylene) sheet is accomplished most effectively if the organic lubricant is left in the composition. This eases the flow of the compound during the closing of the mold and minimizes the formation of additional fibrils. Current molding operations with granular poly- (tetrafluoroethylene) (Teflon 1, etc.) are but pressing operations where the voids are compressed so that the particles can be sintered or welded together by heating the molding. However, with the biaxially filbrillated poly(tetrafiuoroethylene) sheets of this invention, a high degree of flow can be obtained during the molding so that complex shapes, thin sections and inserts become feasible. After molding the biaxially fibrillated poly(tetrafiuoroethylene) into the desired form, the lubricant is removed by evaporation in an oven (or in the open air), and the molded article is heated to 340 C.380 C. When the unsintered piece is heated above the crystalline melting point of 327 C., the molecules are released from their crystalline bonding and begin to retract from their extended configuration to form random coils. The molecules are released from their crystalline bonding and begin to retract from their extended configuration to form random coils. The molecules in the fibrils encounter melting molecules from adjacent spherical crystals and become entangled with them, delaying their return to completely random configurations. Therefore, it is generally desirable to remove the molded piece from the oven as soon as it is melted and cool it quickly in order to freeze in as much as possible of the molecular orientation present which was obtained in the formation and orientation of the fibrils. This enhances the strength and fatigue properties of the sintered molding. For example, the fatigue endurance life of diaphragms molded from the biaxially fibrillated polv(tetrafiuoroethylene) compound is over 10 times greater than that of similar diaphragms molded from granular poly(tetrafiuoroethylene). Much of this improvement in fatigue endurance is lost if the molding is kept too long in the molten state, for example, 3060 minutes for most articles, this time being usually adequate for the molecular orientation to relax to random configurations.
Large proportions of various fillers can be mixed with the poly(tetrafiuoroethylene) before forming the biaxially fibrillated ribbon. Many fillers such as mica, graphite, ground fiber glass, powdered bronze, potassium titanate fibers and the like give important improvements in prop- Height of second orifice=.050"
.continuous ribbon approximately 6" ,ly 20,000 lbs. or a unit pressure of erties such as hardness, rigidity, wear resistance, resistance to plastic flow and heat conductivity. The requirement with fillers is that they be very intimately mixed with the poly(tetrafluoroethylene) before carrying out the stretching operations. This can be accomplished by vigorous agitation of the filler-poly(tetrafluoroethylcne) mixture in the presence of a liquid that wets both the poly(tetrafluoroethylene) and the filler. One expedient method is to use the organic lubricant as the mixing fluid, filter off or evaporate off the excess, and then proceed with the fibrillation operation. The objective can also be accomplished by simple tumbling procedures.
Attempts to mold the same compositions before fibrillation have been unsuccessful, for the moldings are weak and they invariably crack and break either during the handling operations or when sintered.
The embodiments of the invention given in the examples below are illustrative only and not limitative.
Example I An apparatus was constructed as shown in FIGURES 1, 2 and 3 with the following dimensions:
Cylinder diameter=3.0"
(thickness of sheet) Width of second orifice=6.0"
Cross-section area of cylinder=7.l sq. in.
Cross-section area of first orifice=.187 sq. in.
Longitudinal stretch in first orifice=7.1/.187=38 Lateral stretch between first and second orifice A mixture of poly (tertafluoroethylene) (Tefion 6) with 120 cc. of naphtha gasoline per pound of poly(tetraform a tough,
wide and .050" was approximate- 3,000 p.s.i. specimens were cut lengthwise and crosswise from the ribbon and tensile stress strain measurements were made quickly before the lubricant evaporated:
thick. The ram force in this extrusion Lengthwise test:
Tensile strength p.s.i 200 Elongation at break percent 800 Sidewise test:
Tensile strength p.s.i 180 Elongation at break percent 950 Two portions of the above ribbon were heated in an oven at 100 C. to drive off the lubricant and then placed in an oven at 350 C. u til they became transparent throughout.
both along the longitudinal and the lateral directions of Tensile, elongation, and bend-fatigue tests were made on these test strips.
Lateral stifi'ness modulus, p.s.i 80, 000 6 0 Example 11 A mixture of 3 pounds of poly(tetrafluoroethylene) (Tefion 6) with 1 pound 11 ounces of mica powder (30% by volume based on total solids) was placed in a container with 6 quarts of refined kerosene (Soltrol obtainable from the Phillips Petroleum Co.). The mixture was agitated vigorously for 3 minutes with a 5" diameter mixing blade turning at 4000 rpm. The excess fluid was removed in a vacuum filter, and the filter cake broken up and dried until the weight of the mixture reached 5 pounds 14 ounces leaving about 20% by weight (40% by volume) of the kerosene in the mixture. This mixture was then processed into a biaxially fibrillated ribbon, using the apparatus and procedure described in Example I. Tensile and elongation tests on this ribbon give the following results:
Len gthwise test:
Tensile strength p.s.i 260 A section of the mica-filled ribbon was dried to remove the lubricant and then sintered at 350 0, total time in the oven being 5 minutes. Properties of the sintered sheet were as follows:
Lengthwise test:
Tensile strength Elongation Stifiness modulus Crosswise test:
Tensile strength Elongation Stifiness modulus p.s.i 4900 percent 260 p.s.i 425,000
p.s.i 5100 percent 250 p.s.i 440,000
The large increase in fice of elongation makes this filled composition of value in support shells where resistance to deflection deformation are important.
Filler mixtures (30% by volume) using graphite, potassium titanate fibers, ground fiber glass and powdered bronze were also made up by this procedure. instance the compositions displayed tensile strengths, good elong'ations, and increased rigidities similar to those of the above mica composition.
Commercial samples of molded granular Teflon sheets containing 30 volume percent mica filler were and plastic tested.
Tensile strength p.s.i 950 Elongation percent 10 Stiifness modulus p.s.i 410,000
The lower tensile strength and especially the lower elongation of this material, which is representative of present commercial products, display the great improveproperties of sintered articles from biaxially sheets of this invention.
Example 111 A mixture of 5 lbs. of poly(tetrafluoroethylene), 2 lbs. 3 oz. of graphite and 980 cc. of Soltrol Was tumble mixed together and then pressed into a cylinder having a 3" diameter. This contained 39.6% by volume of the lubricant. It was then placed in the apparatus of Examfibrillated a temperature of above. Test pieces were out both along the length of the ribbon and across its width and the following properties measured:
Longitudinal Lateral Tensile, p.s.i 4, 700 4, R50 Elongation, percont 275 300 Modulus 275, 000 300, 000
Similar high elongations and rigidity were obtained in articles produced by a similar process using mica, molybdenum disulfide, glass fibers and powder bronze as the filler material.
This example illustrates the effectiveness of this invention, for simple tumble mixing may be used with excellent results.
Example IV A rectangular shell die 1" wide, 2" long, and 1" deep was constructed from porous bronze. A porous bronze ram /8 wide and 1 /8 long was provided, giving a clearance between the shell and ram. Three layers of the poly(tetrafluoroethylene) sheet from Example I, still containing lubricant, were placed in the bottom of the shell die, forming a layer .150 thick and covering the bottom of the die. The ram was lowered into the die, forcing the poly(tetrafluorethylene) compound up the walls of the die into the annulus around the ram. The ram was raised and the molding removed. It was a well formed box conforming to the inside shape of the die. The porous bronze allowed any excess lubricant or trapped air to escape during the molding so that no blisters of air or liquid were formed. The molded box was dried in an oven at 100 C. for minutes. The sintered box was still an almost perfect replica of the die. Shrinkage measurements were made on the outside dimensions of the box:
Similar moldings were made from the filled biaxially fibrillated ribbons from the above examples. Results were similar except that the shrinkage was about half that with the unfilled biaxially fibrillated composition.
This demonstrates the fiow and moldability of the biaxially fibrillated compound and the low shrinkage of shapes during the sintering step.
Attempts were made to form the box from granular poly(tetrafiuoroethylene) (Teflon l), but the powder did not have enough fiow to fill the box. A mixture of poly(tetrafiuoroethylene) dispersion fine powder (Teflon 6) containing 38% by volume of naphtha gasoline was placed in the die and pressure exerted by the ram. A well-formed molding was produced but it was so friable that it broke during the drying step. When pieces of the dried molding were sintered, further cracking occurred and very high shrinkage of 50% or more occurred in the walls of the box.
Example V A length of the biaxially fibrillated ribbons from Example I, still containing the naphtha lubricant, was passed through the bight of a pair of rolls, elongating it and .reducing its thickness from 0.050" to 0.005. Tensile and elongation were measured along the direction of passing through the rolls and across.
Along Across Tensile, p.s.i
Elongation, percent The above treatment was effected to increase the amount of fibrillation and orientation of fibrillation in the direction of the rolling without doing so in the other direction in order to produce an unbalanced sheeting for comparison. The above properties show the unbalance.
To test the effect of the unbalance 30 layers of this material were placed in the shell die of Example IV, forming a layer 0.150" thick and covering the bottom of the die. The 30 rectangular pieces were placed in the die with the long dimension of the rectangle cut along the direction of rolling. The ram was lowered forcing the poly(tetrafluoroethylene) up the Walls of the die into the annulus around the ram. The ram was raised and the molding removed. Some separation was noted in the end section of the molding and the end sections were not well filled as were the sides, indicating a resistance to flow of the compound along the direction of rolling.
The molding was dried and sintered. Although the sides of the sintered box were well formed and did not shrink appreciably, the ends distorted and shrank about 25% from their original dimension before sintering, and the separation noted in the unsintered piece increased.
This experiment demonstrates the importance of balance in fibril orientation and of avoiding excessive fibrillation as produced by rolling the ribbon from Example I.
It will be appreciated from the above description and examples that the forming processes of this invention, such as the compression of the powder and the forcing of the compressed mass, which may be cylindrical, rectangular, square or any suitable shape, through a correspondingly shaped chamber 2. and through orifices 3 and 4, are effected at room temperature. While elevated temperatures below the sintering point of the fluorocarbon polymer may be used, there is little or no advantage in operating at elevated temperatures and room temperatures are generally used. At these temperatures flow of the mass results readily under unit pressures of about 2000 to about 4500 psi. The amount of pressure used in a given instance will depend upon a number of factors including the nature and amount of the filler that is present, if any. Usually the filler that is employed will be present in an amount less than 50% by volume based on the combined volume of the polymer and filler. While higher percentages apply, the products desired in this invention are those having the high elongation properties of poly (tetrafluoro. ethylene). Hence, the amount of filler used is usually less than the 50 volume percent with 30 volume percent being normal. Thus, the products of this invention have improved stiffness, lower plastic flow, among other improved physicals, yet they retain the desirable properties of poly(tetrafiuoroethylene).
It will also be appreciated that the sintering is effected to preserve oriented configurations. This is done by sintering in most cases for about 15 minutes or less, excessive times being avoided as explained above.
In any event, fibrils are produced in the process of this invention, and during the sintering or melting of the formed article, the fibrils are transformed into a domain of oriented molecules bound into their oriented configuration by the surrounding matrix of material. Thus shrinkage during sintering is avoided. The new mixture, which can be in the form of sheeting, pellicles, ribbons and the like having biaxially oriented fibers unifonmly distributed throughout, can be molded into new shapes by molding techniques well known to the art, and the new objects can be sintered after their formation with only small shrinkages in their dimensions.
The biaxially balanced fibrillation and uniform distribution of the fibrils provides a toughness in the unsintered products of this invention that allows them to be stretched, elongated and formed into complex shapes. .The undistorted particles of poly(tetrafiuoroethylene) that surround each fibril lock the molecular orientation into place when the mass of material is melted and restrain oriented molecules from retracting which retraction would cause shrinkage and distortion of the formed articles. The biaxial orientation of the fibrils in the heterogeneous mixture of the unsintered articles of this invention is transformed into biaxial orientation of molecules in a molecularly homogeneous mass when 9 the articles are heated above the crystalline melting point of the poly(tetrafiuoroethylene) crystals. The biaxial orientation of the molecules improves the strength of these articles. Thus the process and products of this invention are improvements and new inventions beyond those of my Canadian Patent No. 627,000.
While the invention has been disclosed herein in connection with certain embodiments and certain structural details, it is clear that changes, modifications or equivalents can be used by those skilled in the art; accordingly, such changes within the principles of this invention are intended to be included within the scope of the claims below.
I claim:
mixing pulverulent powder comprising said polymer With about to about 50% by volume, based on the total volume of the resultant mixture, of a fluid lubricant which wets the said polymer forcing the resultant mass from a cylinder through a first constricting orifice to form a rod-like mass, the cross-sectional area of the cylinder divided by the cross-sectional area of the first constricting orifice defining longitudinal stretch ratio; and then forcing the rod-like mass through a second constricting orifice mass, the width of the second ratio to the lateral stretch ratio is 1.4:030.
2. A process in accordance with claim 1 in which said powder contains up to about 50% by volume, based on the total volume of solids in said powder, of a filler uniformly mixed in said powder.
3. A process in accordance with claim 1 in which the longitudinal stretch ratio in the formation of the rod-like mass is at least 2.2 and the lateral stretch ratio in the formation of the ribbon-like mass is at least 2.0.
4. A process for the formation of biaxially fibrillated sheeting of a polymer of mass and to form fibrils lying parallel to the long axis of the said rod-like mass, the cross-sectional area of said chamber divided by the cross-sectional area of said constricting orifice defining longitudinal stretch ratio; and then laterally stretching the said rod-like mass into a ribbon-like mass by forcing form fibrils lying parallel to said ribbon-like mass, the width of the slit orifice divided by the width of said constricting orifice defining lateral stretch ratio and the overall stretching of the mass from stretch ratio is 1.4:030.
5. A process in accordance with claim 4 whereby the said ribbon-like mass has longitudinal elongation and ten sile strength about equal to its lateral elongation and tensile strength, respectively.
6. A process in accordance with claim 4 in which a filler is uniformly mixed with said powdered polymer of tetrafluoroethylene.
7. A process for the formation of an article from biaxially fibrillated sheeting of a polymer of tetrafiuoro ethylene which article contains biaxial molecular orientation which process comprises uniformly mixing a lubricant with said polymer in powdered fonm to produce a mixture containing from about 20% to about 50% by volume of said lubricant; compressing the resultant mixture in a chamber; longitudinally stretching the resultant compressed mass into a rod-like mass by forcing it through a constricting orifice to formfibrils lying long axis of the said rod-like mass and in a matrix of non-fibrillated material, the cross-sectional area of said chamber divided by the cross-sectional area of said constricting orifice defininglongitudinal stretch ratio; laterally stretching the said rod-like mass into a ribbon-like mass by forcing it through a slit orifice to form fibrils lying parallel to the transverse axis of said ribbon-like mass and in a matrix of non-fibrillated material, the width of the slit orifice divided by the width of said constricting orifice defining lateral stretch ratio and said ribbon-like mass being the said biaxial y fibrillated sheeting; and then producing said article by sintermg under conditions which 3. A process for the production of a molded article comprising fibrils of a polymer of tetrafluoroethylcne biaxially oriented parallel to a molded surface which process comprises mixing pulverulent powder comprising an unsintered polymer of tetrailuoroethylene with about 20% to about 50% by volume, based on the total volume of the resultant mixture, of a fluid lubricant that wets the said sultant oriented ribbon-like mass in pressure to the mass to impart to it the and removing a mold; applying shape of the mold; the resultant molded article from said mold.
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Joe - The Insanity.
Everything was very very white. Or rather, there was just an absence of anything.
"What the....who the hell?"
Perhaps it was magic the man was standing there, in the absence. Perhaps it was not. Maybe, the very thought it could or could not be magic was magic in itself?
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Joe stepped out of the circle. The circle was still around his feet, without even having to move with him. Joe stepped again. He was still in the tiny circle.
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"Ouch! What the bloody hell is goi-"
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Ugh! STOP TH-!
Ouch! YOU PEICE OF SH-!!"
Joe lay limp on the non-existant floor, still in the damn circle. Unwillingly, he got up and decided to turn around.
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He began to saw what looked like a travelling circus, led by Davy, moving steadily towards him. Joe stretched out him arm, waved frantically and giggled uncontrollably.
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Joe immediately found himself in a frightfully pink tutu, sparkly lipgloss and pigtailed hair. He carried on waving, delighted with his new outfit.
"NO......hehe.....I'M NOT FREAKIN......hahahaha.....DELIGHTED!!" He screamed in his high pitched whinny.
Davy and the strange animals paraded right up to him, then stopped. Davy proceded to comment on how 'Terrifically lovely you look today Joey!"
"It's JOE you JACKASS."
One of the zebras walked up and began chewing on one of Joey's pigtails. He didn't want to move away, so he endured the pain at the back of his head. In fact, glistening tears formed at the thought of his pretty hair being ruined, but sweet Joey didn't have the heart to stop the cute zebra. Joey loved animals.
"Do I fu-" The rest of his sentence dissapeared into thin air.
"I'm going insane, aren't I?" Delectable Joey asked the air.
Far away, a voice chuckled manically.
"I know what this is..." He continued as Davy and Beary began skipping in a ring around him, whining an annoying little tune that seemed to be growing in a painful crescendo.
"....you love doing this to your characters don't you? You think torture is funny? WELL YOU WON'T FIND ME GETTING ANNOYE-"
Something began to happen to his words.
"d. I'm gEnerally qUitE caLM.......WaIt A motHer frEAKin SeCoND..."
Another evil chuckle.
Ickle Joey decided he had had enough.
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Davy turned round in alarm.
"Pardon?!" He exclaimed. Joe span round wildly, looking for anything he recognised.
"Davy? Oh thank god, i'm back!" Joe said, releived.
"Back? You didn't go anywhere. Well, we came here at least." Davy indicated the computer.
"Oh. I just had this really weird dream about this crappish author, and everything was so wrong...It must just have been a dream after all...." Joey panted.
"There there." Davy patted him on the back to comfort him. Both of them looked round at the bright computer screen.
"Let's take a look now, shall we?" He continued.
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Somewhere in the back of the darkened room, a malicious voice echoed, chuckling. (Or maybe it wasn't actually there, but it was the echo of a memory that once was.....) :D

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The sky was dark above Ikan's head. The moon was the only sliver of light in the night sky. The stars had yet to glow.
Ikan's footsteps echoed through Sayil's empty streets; a tiny echo in a deserted room.
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Rap as a roadway: creating creolized forms of science in an era of cultural globalization
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Even during an era of cultural globalization where diversity, hybridity, and heterogeneity prevail, educational institutions remain unchanged and economically and racially marginalized students continue to experience a sense of exclusion in school. Whereas the science education community often addresses such exclusion in terms of the achievement gap or the lack of materials and qualified teachers in urban schools, there are also more subtle ways in which these students remain as outsiders to the culture of science. The study highlights how the acceptance and affordance of students' cultural capital can encourage a sense of belonging with school science. Specifically, this paper contributes to the literature by sharing longitudinal findings that reveal students' skills of orality, in the form of rap practices, can be rich resources for developing creolized forms of school science, and how rap creates entryways for students to form and reform hybridized identities in which canonical science discourse and lyrics about non-science subjects can begin to emerge in integrated, fluid and seamless manners.


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The king held his hands out vertically. One above his torso and one below his chest. "Ancient powers long untouched hear my voice for I am your master. Desolate the power of wishes and hopes." The king yelled. Alice held her hands together and began concentrating. The energy within her began to resonate and she concentrated it all in one spot between her hands.
The king gripped his hands and all the people watching gasped. There were creases in the air where he was gripping. As if Trueland itself was a fabric and he was Grabbing the very reality of Trueland itself. He began to twist his hands into a circle. Alice could feel great and terrifying power emanating from the king. Something was wrong. Alice could feel her power gaining but how was the king able to summon forth powers so great in such little time? "omnes vitrum." The King said. His hands finished the semicircle and seemed to lock into place. He clenched his fists all the way. A black shockwave resonated out of the center of the Kings hands. Alice threw up the energy within her hands and created a divine shield to protect her and the rest of the people behind her.
The moment the shockwave touched the barrier Alice knew she would not be able to stop something like that like this. So she shrunk the shield. It now only protected those within a ten foot radios. So that meant that only the Tweedles, the dodo, the mad hatter, the queen, and the rabbit were protected. Everyone else felt the full force of the blast. Once the attack had passed by Alice took down the shield to see who had maybe gotten lucky. She looked around and saw everyone perfectly fine. "Ha. Your magic has no power here king of hearts." Alice yelled. "Elidit!" The King yelled. Suddenly every one who was not protected by Alices shield broke like glass smashed against a rock.
"What was that? I thought you said something rather stupid for a deity." The King Laughed. Alice fell to her knees. "There just gone." She said in disbelief. The Rabbit jumped up and attempted to strike the King with his war hammer. The King simply smashed the hammer to pieces with his bare hand. "Bestia." the king chanted. Dark clouds enshrouded the rabbit and a white form fell out onto the ground next to Alice. The once human rabbit was now a two foot tall fluffy white animal rabbit.
The Tweedles aimed there crossbows and shot in unison. The king caught the arrows between his fingers. "Horreat." The king whispered. Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum were sucked into the ground by large hands made out of shadows. The two screamed and screamed and one could hear there shrieks become higher and higher pitched. Suddenly two three foot fat midgets were shot out of the ground.
The mad hatter threw his dagger at The dark king. The king dodged. The mad hatter smiled and pulled the thin wire that was connected to the handle of the dagger. The small blade twisted and swung around the king many times until he was fully tied up with the thread. "Putrescere." The King commanded. The thread turned into withered string and the King easily tore himself free. "Arcum." He said. The mad hatters body reacted to the word and Soon the hatters body was kneeling before the king. Unable to move.
"For the glory of the queen. The dodo said raising his lance as the wyvern charged at the king. "Ad terram vobiscum. Avem." The king said holding his hand out. The dodo fell and he fell hard. The dodo crashed into the ground along with her Jabberwocky beside her. The dodo looked at himself as he began to change. Feathers bloomed, a beak formed out of the armor that he was wearing. His arms became curved and tuned into wings. The dodo who was a bird warrior truly became a five foot six dodo bird.
Alice looked around on the devastation that had been wreaked upon her and her friends. "What are we going to do? Are we all doomed. Is the world I made doomed?"


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Motorhome offers a valuable and rare landbank opportunity, situated in central Queenstown on 1.25ha of land just 10 minutes walk from the downtown Queenstown lakefront
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Motorhome Freehold Going Concern Park for sale in central Queenstown - Stunning location with creek running through the property adding a great feature for guests.
Business - leasehold interest: The current business is also available as a Leasehold Interest at $215,000 plus GST with a suitable lease and a rental of $230,000 plus GST. The Chattels are valued at approximately $115,000 and the Goodwill and benefit in the lease at $100,000 (plus GST, if any).
The Vendors have costed up improvements which would ideally need to be made to the Park, quoted at $75,000 plus GST which includes leveling some of the land for more Cabins and Motor Homes plus painting and general landscaping to future proof the business going forward.
The Vendors are happy to arrange these works for a new owner as the costings and quotes are current and are on hand.
Property zoning: The Zoning is High Density Residential and the property has Visitor Accommodation approval for 140 guests on the property.
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DENVER (AP) Frontier Airlines will add seasonal nonstop flights to Mexico from Denver and Kansas City, the company said Thursday.
Service between Kansas City International Airport and Los Cabos International Airport will operate Dec. 18 through April 16, 2011.
Service between Denver International Airport and Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo International Airport will operate Jan. 15 through March 26, 2011.
The new routes will be available for purchase on Sunday.
Frontier now serves six nonstop Mexico destinations from Denver and three from Kansas City.
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How to migrate Backup Exec to another server with a different Windows OS version.
NOTE: Backup Exec (BE) is only supported to migrate or move BE to and from the same Windows OS version, whilst it may still be possible to migrate with different operating systems, Symantec can only offer reasonable effort support for this type of migration.
- Install Backup Exec for Windows Server on the New Server.
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Irish solicitors are reporting a growth in business as the economy shows signs of a significant upturn. Increasing numbers of European companies have set up operations in Ireland in the past year, particularly in Dublin's International Financial Services Centre, where the EU extended the deadline for the licensing of new companies from last December to the year 2000.
A recent issue of the US Business Week magazine referred to the Irish "Celtic Tiger" and quoted Morgan Stanley economist Kevin Gardiner describing it as one of the fastest-growing economies in Europe, skirting recession and boasting average growth of five per cent. Gardiner predicted this year the pace could be even faster. And while law firms are more circumspect about the past year, there is evidence of increased activity throughout.
"It's picking up very nicely indeed across the board," says William Earley, managing partner of McCann Fitzgerald, a view supported by Mason Hayes Curran partner Declan Moylan who says his firm has had a "flying start" to the current financial year, which is "not somethingF we could have said last year," he adds.
Beauchamps partner Robert Ryan says his firm has had quite a good year but explains that transactions have tended to be more medium-sized deals as opposed to larger ones.
"The old style corporate finance work is not as active as it used to be," agrees Earley adding that this view is backed up by investment bankers.
One major transaction was the flotation of the Irish Permanent Building Society, the largest building society in Ireland. It was represented by A&L Goodbody with William Fry acting for the underwriters.
"It was the first Irish building society to go public," says O'Riordan managing partner at A&L Goodbody, adding it was also the fourth largest institution in Ireland. "It has done very well. The share price has performed tremendously and it showed confidence in the marketplace."
O'Riordan says that there has been a significant number of rights issues as well as a number of management buyouts. A&L Goodbody was involved in the well-publicised Dakota management buy-out while Matheson Ormsby Prentice represented Murray Johnson and the Bank of Scotland.
The past year has also seen a number of restructurings and refinancings, including the Goodman refinancing. The arrival of a number of UK venture capital companies in Ireland has also generated more work for law firms. "There has been quite an expansion over the past year as they look for good opportunities to invest their funds," comments Ryan.
Most firms have noted an upturn in property work, with a number of UK retailers opening up in Dublin's city centre. Other major transactions included UK quoted company Jermyn Investment Company in its 50-50 split joint venture involving Century Holdings which subsequently purchased a substantial property portfolio from Irish Life worth £50 million. Jermyn Investment Co. was represented by Mathsons.
The International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) has also generated more work and is now competing heavily with Luxembourg. Although it has not generated as much in employment terms as originally anticipated, it is a considerable success in terms of revenue and generates around 200 million Irish pounds per annum in tax despite its low tax rate. And the recent arrival of Merrill Lynch which is setting up its capital markets bank in Dublin is a boost for the centre. "The nice thing about IFSC work is that it is now growing secondaries," says William Earley, whose firm is based in the centre.
Most of the top firms are getting work from the centre. Mathesons London partner Stanley Watson says his firm has seen a significant growth in IFSC work in the past year and has acted for a significant number of financial institutions setting up business despite the fact the firm was a "slow starter" in getting into the area. "In the last few years, we've become a lead player in connection with UK work," he says.
Other areas which are growing include intellectual property, with a number of the top firms ensuring that they have IP specialists on board. Mason Hayes Curran is currently involved in one of Ireland's biggest IP cases – the litigation between cereal manufacturers Kelloggs and Irish supermarket chain Dunnes Stores over alleged similarities in brands. Masons is representing Kelloggs and Ophren Franks is acting for Dunnes. "In Ireland you don't often seen a decent trademark action," says Moylan, adding this is the "biggest trademark action in years".
Firms are also picking up work from the government's decision to partially privatise the Irish telecoms market. Beauchamps, for example, are acting for an international consortium which are tendering for a GSM licence.
Some firms have reported a slowdown in film finance work, a major new area in the Irish market. But for others, the area is still buoyant. Mason Hayes Curran reports it is involved in the financing of the new Marlon Brando film which will be made in Ireland and was recently involved in the financing of 'Frankie Starlight'.
On the structural front, there were few changes among law firms. Two firms experienced breakaways, the most recent being Hugh O'Donnell from Rory O'Donnell to set up his own firm. A group of three lawyers left JG O'Connor to join Whitney Moore & Keller. The group was headed by Philip O'Connor, one of the two O'Connor brothers. A source at the time denied the disagreement had anything to do with personalities. "They were just not happy with the direction of the firm."


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"Nikki! Where are you going?" Nadia shouts from across the playground. It's the end of school.
"To meet that guy from Facebook! I wont be long. I went to primary school with him." I say as she catches up with me.
"Nikki! Don't go! Please! Didn't you pay attention to the cyber bullying video?"
"Of coarse I did. I'm not an idiot. I know this guy. Besides, the girl on the film was like, eleven. I'm sixteen. Nothing will happen"
"OK, fine. Can you come to mine after?" she asks.
"Sure. I'll tell my mum" I say and then run to the address I've got on a piece of paper. I knock on the door.
"Hello, you must be Nikki. Please come in. Michael isn't here at the moment, he's just gone to the shop. He should be back any minute now" this ugly guy says and welcomes me in. I nervously walk in and sit on a chair. "Michael's told me a lot about you. He's been dying to see you for ages"
"Oh, really?" I blush a little. There's one of those awkward silences that lasts about ten minutes. Then the guy says
"Hmm... Michael should be back. Would you like a drink?"
"Oh, err, yes please. Do you have any orange juice?"
"Yeah" he goes into the kitchen and comes back with a plastic cup which he gives to me. I sip it, it tastes funny. Nothing at all lime orange juice. I place it on the table and smile. This is getting weird. The man takes a long draught out of the can that's on the table. There are seven others nearby. It's beer. My phone buzzes.
where r u?? u sed ud be bk now!
"Umm. I better go, my friend is expecting me. I'm really sorry I couldn't meet Michael. I might be able to come ano-" I'm cut off as I try to get up. The man walk up to me and I lean away. His breath stinks of beer.
"No no! Michael will be very upset if you're not here when he gets back" the guy grins. Then it hits me. There is no Michael. This is Michael. Michael from primary school never contacted me. This guy did. The guy reaches out and yanks open the top of my blouse. I dodge out of the way.
"What are you doing! Get off me!" I scream. The guy grabs hold of my arm roughly and puts a damp cloth over my mouth and nose. He then proceeds to drag me up the stairs. If you've watched a Cyber Bullying video then you know what happens next.
I'm suddenly sitting on a dusty floor. Tears are still streaming down my face and I'm in my underwear. I get up and notice that there are big purple bruises on my forearms. Then I notice something else: I can breathe. I was being smothered not one minute ago.
"Hello. What's your name?" a kind looking woman says from behind me.
"Who are you?" I ask suspiciously.
"I'm Mary. What is your name?"
"Nikki" I say warily.
"Hmm. OK Nikki, do you know what happened?"
"What is your last memory?"
"I was being smothered and..." I shudder.
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Jeffrey Street (Flat 14), Royal Mile, Old Town
Спальные места4
Ванные комнаты1
Площадь40 м²
Этаж №4
- Кухня
- Стиральная машина/сушилка
- Балкон/терраса
- Полотенца
- Интернет
- Детская кроватка
Краткое описание жилья
|Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DT Edinburgh, Великобритания
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|ID жилья
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|Время ответа
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With windows on two sides, the spacious living room is full of light and has attractive views of the Old Town, North Bridge and Calton Hill. There is a coal-effect gas fire and a comfortable dining area. The three-seater sofa converts in to a double sofabed, and there is a comfortable armchair and window seat. A TV, a selection of books and wall-to-wall carpeting complete the home comforts.
The modern kitchen is well provided with crockery, cutlery, glasses and kitchenware, as well as a washing machine, fridge, freezer, cooker and microwave. A pulley suspended from the hall ceiling is a traditional way of drying clothes.
The double bedroom is fully carpeted and attractively furnished. The bathroom is partly wood panelled and has a wash-hand basin and bathtub with shower over.
The apartment has gas central heating and double glazing. The price of gas, electricity and local taxes is included. For the comfort of future guests.
Правила ПроживанияNo smoking
No pets
During Edinburgh Festivals and the Hogmanay (26.12.-06.01.) there is a minimum stay of 7 nights.
|Цена за неделю (вплоть до 2 гостей)
|26108 руб.
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Very nice, spacious and clean appartment close to the city centre and within walking distance of the railway station and airport bus. Many restaurants close by. The host Martin was very reliable and helpful.
Cozy, clean and well equipped apartment. The location is fantastic. We enjoyed our stay very much and were sad when we had to leave. We also enjoyed the roof terrace very much.
We would like to come back in one of the next years.
A little gem in Edinburgh ... centrally located ... nice roof terrace with a great view to the sea. Martin is very friendly and helpful. definitely recommended!
Hi Martin
The flaw is lovely and we have had a great time in it. The location is perfect to spend some days in Edinburgh.
Thanks a lot for everything
Very nice appartment very well located in the center of Edinburgh. Ideal to visit Old Town and, of course, the castle.
To be noted: 4th floor with no lift - a bit noisy (noise from traffic in the street + from the pub especially on Saturday nights!)
I had the most wonderful stay at Martins´flat in the heart of Edinburgh. Communication with Martin and his staff was always reliable. The flat was amply furnished, had all the amenities that one might need during a stay and most of all had this lovely chimney which together with a good cup of tea had a magic of its own. Martin proved to be very flexible and understanding when I had to postpone my visit due to a close down of the airport. All in all I would highly recommend Martin as a trustworthy landlord. Thanks again for this nice experience. Thomas / Cologne
Det var en dejlig lejlighed til 2 personer, som har de ting man har brug for, hvis man vil lave mad hjemme. Tilpas stor stue dejligt soveværelse. Lejligheden er i den gamle del af Edinburgh. Lejligheden som ligger forholdsvis centralt, gå afstand til butikker, museer og pub´s. Edinburgh er en dejlig by at spadsere rund i. Vi var en dejlig tur i Holyrood Park, det kan anbefales.
Skøn, lys lejlighed med fantastisk central beliggenhed i Edinbourg, ved Royal Mile. Gåafstand til alt. Bus 35 går fra Royal Mile til lufthavnen. Nemt og billigt. Vi nød den sidste aftensol på den fælles tagterrasse med udsigt over byen og Arthurs Seat. Anbefales.
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Broken ChildhoodMature
Broken Childhood
Innocence I used to have,
Is busy burning in hell.
He stole it from me,
That Monday afternoon.
I said no, I promise I did,
But sometimes people don't listen.
Happiness is gone,
Paralyzing thoughts are endless.
Tears burning in my eyes,
Smile fading to the dark,
Scarred for life,
Outside and in.
Stolen joy,
Lost childhood.
Hated love.
One word could've saved me.
I promise, I swear.
That word was on my lips,
It came off my tongue.
But it was too late.
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Red, White & Blue firefighters responded Tuesday, April 22 to a possible hazardous materials emergency on the Blue River in Breckenridge.
The call was initiated by a passerby near Broken Lance Drive who reported an unusual sheen on the Blue River, according to a Red, White & Blue news release. Firefighters responded to investigate and immediately deployed absorbent booms to prevent the oily substance from floating downstream.
Once the booms were deployed, firefighters began searching for the source of the substance, tracing it back to a private residence off of Trafalgar Drive. Firefighters were able to isolate the spill and will continue to monitor the area of the course of the next several days, the release stated.
In total, firefighters think less than 5 gallons of hydraulic fluid was released into the Blue River from a tank that appeared to have been sheared off by this season's significant snowfall, the release stated.
The spill did not affect drinking water quality for the town of Breckenridge, the release stated. The property owner will be held responsible for any environmental damage and cleanup costs.
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