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La Torre Masseria Villa was featured in the Sunday Times' 'List of 50 Sensational Villas in the Med and Beyond'!
The approach to La Torre Masseria Villa is through a magnificent baroque archway and it sits amid a colourful and well-tended gardens featuring around 100 young lemon trees and many other fruit trees. There are 2 courtyards and a large paved terrace, each furnished with tables, chairs and with many terracotta pots and vases of every shape and size and all brimming with colourful flowers.
A large swimming pool (enclosed in its own courtyard and can be securely gated, if needed, for child safety reasons), is one of the Masseria's most beautiful assets. Air conditioning is available (on request and at an extra charge). La Torre Masseria contains the owner's eclectic collection of antiques and artwork and is sympathetically and tastefully decorated throughout. All the rooms have stunning vaulted stone ceilings and ancient limestone floors which, with the meter-thick walls, combine to help keep the house cool in summer. The kitchen, with handsome antique oak dining table, adjoins the spacious sitting room which is sited in on the ground floor of the original tower and contains original paintings and a beautiful bronze sculpture of a black panther. A grand external stone staircase leads to a large furnished terrace with 360 deg views, perfect for sunset cocktails. The spacious first floor bedroom, complete with four-poster bed, has its own study and private balcony as well as a spacious en suite shower bathroom. Two of the ground floor bedrooms (1 double + 1 double/twin) open directly onto the main courtyard and one further bedroom (twin), adjoins the sitting room and is large enough for an extra bed (on request). All the bedrooms have en suite bathrooms.and there is one further cloakroom with washbasin and WC in the laundry. The laundry is equipped with 2 washing machines and 2 drying machines, also irons and an ironing board.
Where to find us: La Torre Masseria Villais 22 kilometres south of Lecce on the Salintino peninsula of Puglia - Italy's most south-easterly region. From the upper terrace of the Masseria, on clear days, you can see the sea and ships making their way along the Adriatic, and even Albania is sometimes visible.
Set in ancient olive groves and not far from several beautiful beaches on the Adriatic coast, this romantic Masseria (fortified farmhouse,) was recently restored to a high level. The central part of the building was formerly a Norman Tower dating from the 11th Century and in centuries past it was the home of a Knight of Malta. There are lots of interesting places to explore - Lecce (22K), Otranto (13K), Gallipoli (35K), Santa Cesarea (20K), Alberobello (120K) and there are many excellent restaurants everywhere, including in the local small town of Carpignano (3K) and there is excellent shopping in Lecce, Maglie and Otranto.
Facilities include: Swimming pool (7m x 14m; 1.5m - 2.5m depth) with wide built-in steps as well as a ladder and diving board. CHILD SAFETY: the big wrought iron gates to the swimming pool courtyard can be closed if needed for safety reasons. Washing machines; Dryers; Dishwasher; Microwave, Basic Italian SKY Satellite TV with Sport, DVD; CD Player; iPod doc; internet via satellite/antenna; Built-in Barbecue, Fly Screens (all windows except one); Air Conditioning (payable locally). There are numerous bikes (the area is excellent for cycling) and also a table tennis table (ping pong balls provided) situated on the north terrace.
Getting there: The two nearest airports are Brindisi (65K) and Bari (170K). Train Station: Lecce (22K). Main airlines: Ryanair (Stansted); EasyJet and BA (Gatwick).
What's included: Full cleaning by maid-service on changeover day plus 4 hours cleaning mid week. Laundry change once a week (mid-week change available on request, paid locally). All bed linen, towels and swimming towels. 'Welcome' provisions including two bottles of wine.
Puglia is a wonderful region of Italy, famous for its wonderful fresh ingredients and the Pugliese cooking. The region seems only recently to have been registered by the tourist industry and travel writers; it remains, therefore, delightfully unspoilt and the Pugliese people are wonderfully welcoming and friendly. The centre of almost every town and village is a largely untouched architectural gem, which is especially true of Lecce, - often called 'the Florence of the south'. Seaside towns such as Otranto and Gallipoli are lively and have numerous excellent seafood restaurants. The coastline is spectacular: south of Otranto it's rocky and dramatic (and well worth making the drive down to Santa Maria di Leuka at the southern-most tip of the peninsula), while northwards, towards Lecce, there are long gently shelving beaches with pale gold sands and great safe swimming.
I have lived in Yorkshire all my life and married a Yorkshire man, Tony, a partner in his family's Colne Valley textile business. In my forties, I started up a travel agency specialising in selling ski holidays nationally and later, having built up a substantial business, sold it and became the UK marketing and PR representative of SKI USA, an organisation representing 40 top US ski resorts. We retired to a small village north of Harrogate a little over 12 years ago.
Tina Crowther purchased this villa in 2005
A sailing accident in 2004 brought my husband Tony and I to Puglia. Our sailing yacht had been capsized by a freak wave off the coast of Calabria and was brought to Taranto, on the west coast of Puglia, for repairs. So it was on visits to see how the repair work was going that we first encountered Puglia, and the Salento peninsula in particular. We quickly fell in love with the region and subsequently with a ruined Tower Masseria, which we found whilst exploring the Salento region. We loved it so much that, even though we didn't speak any Italian and we knew little of restoration work, we decided to buy and restore it!
The last recorded owner of the Masseria was a Knight of Malta and. as far as we know, the house hadn't been lived in, until 2007, for the previous 300 years. Much of the stone from the house walls and roof had been stolen over the centuries which meant we were purchasing, more or less, a ruin, Not speaking Italian and neither our architect nor any of our builders speaking any English, the first thing we had to do was study and try to learn the language as fast as we could. Needless to say, there were many ups and downs as we tried to communicate with our building team, but throughout we managed to keep our sense of humour and patience and, in the end, by the summer of 2007, we were rewarded with the house of our dreams and had an experience that was amongst the best of our lives.
Profoundly sadly, Tony died in September 2009, very unexpectedly, whilst swimming from our sailing yacht in the sea off the southern Greek coast. I have kept the Masseria for this last 6 years largely because it is a place where I and my three children with their husbands, and wives and my 11 grandchildren, can spend time together and enjoy the beauty, the wonderful restoring peace and tranquility and fun of being at La Torre.
The opportunity of staying in an amazing historic building dating back over 1000 years - but with all the comforts and facilities needed for a 21st century luxury holiday. The coast and beaches are only 15 minutes by car, the area has many excellent restaurants and shops.
What a wonderful relaxing week we had at Torre Pinta! The masseria is beautiful with everything (& more) that you could possibly wish for. The house has been beautifully restored with great attention to detail and the facilities available were perfect. A beautiful pool for when it was hot and table tennis for the balmy evenings! The masseria is set in a large olive grove that affords lovely walks and bikes are provided enabling you to discover all the lovely little lanes around. Take a trip to Torre dell'Orso for the beautiful beach and the fantastic ice creams at Dentoni's! Will definitely be back!
We had a great week's holiday at Torre Pinta where the actual experience was even better than expectations!The house has been painstakingly restored/ enhanced by the owners who have paid a lot of attention to detail with marvellous plants and pots and lovely internal furnishings. The main bedroom with its vaulted ceiling is particularly lovely but the others are also nice. Given the heat in August we really appreciated the wonderful pool which always seemed to remain refreshing, partly due to its size which is much larger than most pools. The house also has lots of different places to sit which means you can usually find some shade and move around to different places for each meal, while there is a lovely terrace on the first floor which is an excellent spot to enjoy drinks in the evening. A built in stone barbecue makes eating in perfectly feasible but there are good local pizzerias/restaurants when one fancies a change. A perfect house for 8 people and a real haven from the beaches which are very crowded at this time of year.
We all absolutely loved it. So beautiful and comfortable and the pool was amazing. The whole week was loved by us all from 4 years old to 70!
From the moment we arrived through the ancient portico we were delighted and amazed at this splendid, historic property. It is rare to find somewhere as spacious, comfortable and beautifully appointed. There are so many places to sit and relax; balconies, terraces, poolside and garden. Eight people can easily lose themselves in their own little oasis of calm and beauty. Every room is a joy, and each en suite bedroom is beautifully furnished - even the beds are comfortable - not always the case even in expensive rental properties! The kitchen with its vaulted ceiling is cool and very well equipped. Enjoying meals outside is always a thrill for us sun-starved Brits and there are no less than three fully kitted out areas to eat; it may be breakfast in the courtyard, lunch under the gazebo at the poolside and dinner on the palm terrace. We were spoiled for choice. The pool is much larger than we have found in the past and the enclose pool courtyard is particularly beautiful and tranquil. There is lush planting and plenty of chairs, tables, parasols and loungers, making it difficult to motivate oneself to do more than read a book and swim all day! If so motivated, however, there are bicycles in the garage and table tennis available. Early evening strolls through the olives groves were particularly delightful, followed by sun-downers on the panoramic, elevated terrace. This was our second visit here and we plan to return again to sample more of the unique, magical atmosphere of this delightful place.
If you want to get away to peace and tranquillity, yet only be an hour from the nearest airport and a few kilometres from shops, the coast and many other attractions this is the ideal place.
Lovingly restored, with such attention to detail, and meticulously cared for. Uniquely furnished with every comfort. Very well equipped kitchen makes eating in easy but it's possible to have local delicious dishes provided and many excellent restaurants are listed in the handbook.
Wander through the olive groves, cycle along the quiet lanes or drive to explore the totally unspoilt villages and towns steeped in history. Enjoy the hustle and bustle of the nearby coast then return to take a dip in the generous sized pool. Chose where to relax and admire the gorgeous plants which are strategically placed everywhere.
This villa/masseria exceeds expectation and I would have no hesitation in recommending it to anyone.
Torre Pinta is a really special place and perfect for a relaxing break. I have been three times already with various friends and never tire of it. Surrounded by olive groves, it feels secluded, yet is near enough to the village and the coast to keep you busy. Though in truth, I rarely want to leave such a gorgeous place!
The villa itself is furnished beautifully and is extremely comfortable. I particularly enjoy the many terraces, so I can seek sun, shade or privacy. The pool is simply stunning, surrounded by trees, scented plants and bougainvillea. Much love has gone into this masseria and it shows. I can't recommend it highly enough.
La Torre Masseria is located on the Salento peninsula in the southern-most part of Puglia. The masseria is situated in the heart of beautiful and ancient olive groves about 15 minutes by car from the nearest beaches of near-white sand. The Adriactic can be seen from the upper terrace and, on a clear day, Albania can be seen. The area is not at all hilly, so is perfect for cycling (although you have to take care not to get lost in the olive groves) and there are plenty of bikes of every size provided at La Torre. There also lovely walks including one along the cliffs going northwards from Torre del Orso.
The area is famous for its food, its beaches and for being relatively undiscovered by tourists (except in August when the Italians love to come to Puglia). For culture vultures, the architecture in Lecce and in the centre of almost every small town in the area is fantastic. Otranto and Lecce are the must-see towns with the Cathedrals in both being very special indeed.
There are many many excellent and inexpensive restaurants in the area (there is a book in the villa with recommendations), the local wines are also excellent and inexpensive - try the Primitivo and Negroamaro reds (although the more you pay, the better it's likely to be!). Fifteen minutes away in Torre del Orso is Dentoni's Ice cream emporium - it looks rather like an ocean liner and sits in a spectacular position looking over Torre del Orso's beautiful beach and it sells the very best of homemade Italian ice cream.
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26 Aug 2017 - 1 Sep 2017
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NB: A Security Deposit of £500 or 600 euros is payable on arrival against breakage/damage & is refunded, less any damage costs, on departure day.


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BALI UPDATE #452 - 09 May 2005
W. Java Polio Outbreak No Threat to Bali Travelers
Ministry of Health and World Health Organization Moving Quickly to Immunize 5.2 Million Children in West Java to Interrupt Virus Transmission.
After managing to remain free of new cases of polio infection for nearly 10 years, on April 21, 2005, the
National Polio Laboratory
in Bandung, West Java, confirmed a case of wild poliovirus isolate from an acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) case affecting an eighteen-month-old girl in the village of Giri Jaya, Sukabumi District, West Java.
As of May 5, 2005, a total of 4 cases of polio have been confirmed - 3 in the same village where the first case was discovered and an additional infection in an adjoining village.
Both the
World Health Organization (WHO)
and the Ministry of Health have responded quickly to contain the outbreak and interrupt a chain of transmission that has been tracked from Sudan (Africa) and mirrors recently isolated viruses in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.
Among the steps underway by authorities in Indonesia are active house-to-house searches for paralyzed children in communities in the area of confirmed cases; official notices to all provinces in Indonesia to aid in the identification of any widening of the outbreak; and a massive mopping up immunization of all children age 5 or less in West Java, Banten and Jakarta that is being conducted over the months of May and June 2005 targetting 5.2 million children.
According to information provided by the
, experience in polio eradication demonstrates that outbreaks can be quickly contained with high quality immunization campaigns aimed at children under the age of five years. Due to global eradication efforts the number of cases have been reduced from 350,000 in 1988 to just 1,267 cases in 2,004.
Indonesia has been an active participant in the world-wide polio eradication campaign, a factor expected to help quickly interrupt the just-discovered chain of transmission. Nation-wide immunization campaigns were carried out in Indonesia each year from 1995 to 1997 with sub-national campaigns in 1999, 2000 and 2001. A renewed national campaign was implemented in 2002 to maintain high levels of immunity among Indonesian children. As a result, over 90% of all Indonesian children are immunized with the newest cases affecting children who have not been vaccinated.
What You Need to Know
Most people get polio vaccines, given in 4 doses, when they are children starting at 2 months until approximately 5 years of age. Children and adults are therefore usually not at risk of a polio infection if they have been immunized.
Adults who have never been vaccinated should get three doses of
Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV)
administered over a period of 6 months to one year.
Please Note:
Always seek the direct advice of your physician for what you need to do to ensure you're adequately vaccinated against polio and other contagious diseases.
No Current Polio Threat to Bali Visitors
Visitors to Bali are not considered at risk in the current polio outbreak for a number of reasons, including:
Because of almost universal vaccination against polio, most visitors already posses an immunity from the disease.
The current outbreak of 4 cases in Indonesia is in a very limited geoghraphical area - limited to two adjacent villages in West Java.
An immediate immunization response in the affected villages in conjunction with a massive mopping up immunization in West Java is expected by officials to halt the current chain of transmission.
Intense disease surveillance measures have now been put in place that should ensure any new cases of the disease in West Java or elsewhere in Indonesia are immediately identified.
President Appoints Anti-Corruption Team
Powerful 48-Member Team Headed by Special Prosecutor.
In a special ceremony at the National Palace in Jakarta on Friday, May 4, 2005, President Susilo Bambang Yudhhoyono installed the 48 members of a newly-formed Coordination Team for the Elimination of Corruption (Tim Task Tipikor) which will be chaired by a Special Prosecutor, Hendarman Supandji. Widely seen as an important step forward in President Yudhoyono's pledge to fight corruption, the Anti-Corruption Team includes specially selected members drawn from the police services and the State Audit Board. The elite group will report directly to the President.
The Presidential mandate handed to the Anti-Corruption Team empowers its members to investigate and charge corruptors under existing laws as well as take all necessary legal steps to protect and reclaim national assets now in the hands of corruptors. The President told the newly-appoint corruption fighters that their's was a difficult but sacred task - and their work will help restore the honor and trust needed between the Country, the Government and People. The group is also charged to keep the President constantly informed on their progress, filing a formal report to the President, Attorney General, Chief of Police and the State Audit Board every three months.
Tasking the Team to move on corruptors currently on the run from the Indonesian police, the President set the tone of the future work of the group instructing them to "speak little and work much." The President went on to say, "Your duty is to achieve the target of fighting corruption. You need not give speeches, run seminars or appear on talk shows in the mass media."
Cautioning the team members not to fall prey to corruption in the course of their duties, the President said, "Fortify yourself and your families. Don't fall prey to temptation and follow corrupt practices. Hold sacred your oath. Protect yourself and your families from all kinds of attacks."
Hendarmin Supandji
In assuming the job of the Special Prosecutor heading the Anti-Corruption Team, Hendarman Supandji said his first step would be to clean up any corrupt practices surrounding the Presidential Palace, the Cabinet Secretariat and the National Secretariat. At the same time, he pledged his team would attack the special task given them by the President to clean-up 16 state-owned enterprises, 4 departments, 3 private corporations and 12 fugitive corruptors presently evading arrest. A special sub-unit from the Coordinating Minister for Law and Order have been designated to assist the Anti-Corruption team in efforts to capture corruptors, currently living abroad as fugitives.
No Exceptions
Insisting he did not want to see his position dissolve into a slogan-only campaign against corruption, Special Prosecutor Hendarmin Supandji, told the press that before accepting the appointment he had asked the President what would happen if his investigations discovered corruption involving friends of the President or his assistants? The President told Hendarmin that regardless of whomever was found to be involved in corruption, he should carry on with his duties.
Saying that the public was fed up with corruption, Hendarmin asked the president to be even-handed and never apply a double standard in fighting corruption. Hendarmin reportedly told the President not to only take action against his enemies, but that he must also be prepared to move against friends, colleagues and family relations.
Claiming he has "nothing to lose" in fighting corruption, the 25-year veteran from the Attorney General's office who was once given an official award from the Government for being energetic and honest, explained that prior to his most recent appointment he "was drowning" in various bureaucratic roles in his department and his latest appointment will allow him to cap his career by performing a lasting and meaningful service to the Nation.
I La Galigo Coming to New York July 2005
Created at Bali's Purnati Center Epic Dance Drama to Make U.S.A. Debut at Lincoln Center Festival July 13-16, 2005.
Critically acclaimed by audiences in Singapore, Holland, Spain, France and Italy - the Indonesian dance and drama masterpiece
I La Galigo
is scheduled for its U.S.A. premier at Lincoln Center Festival in New York, July 13, 14, 15, & 16, 2005.
A visionary work of theatre, dance, music and poetry created by the renowned Robert Wilson,
I La Galigo
is inspired by
Sureg Galigo
(the Galigo Manuscripts) an epic poem of the Bugis people of Sulawesi retelling the creation of a Middle World and the lives of six generations of descendents of the gods. The exploits and adventures of these main characters illustrate the ancient Bugis cosmology via the use of music, dance, costumes and symbolism still found in the ritual life of the Bugis people today.
The presentation of
I La Galigo's
story line, which is no less complex than the ancient
epic, in the contemporary theatre language of Robert Wilson involves a company of 50 actors, dancers and musicians. Coming primarily from South Sulawesi, the cast also includes artists from other Indonesian islands including Bali, Irian Jaya, Java, and Sumatra. The music was researched and composed by Indonesian master-musicologist Rahayu Supanggah, while the creative team behind the production is comprised of Robert Wilson and a group of International artists collaborating with performing artists, designers and craftsmen from all over Indonesia.
Bali Purnati Center for the Arts
Introduced to Robert Wilson by Rhoda Grauer and Restu Kusmaningrum, the
Galigo Project
was nurtured into its present dazzling theatrical production at
The Bali Purnati Center for the Arts
in partnership with
Change Performing Arts
of Milan, Italy.
Founded in 1999, the
Bali Purnati Center for the Arts
is an international non-profit cultural foundation dedicated to the preservation, promotion, presentation and creation of new directions in the performing, visual and design arts. It is also a center devoted to the documentation, in words and pictures, of various traditional and new artworks.
Purnati Center's
idyllic campus and performance venue surround by rice terraces on the outskirts of Bali's cultural heart of Ubud, served as the center for research and pre-production work during the 2 year incubation period before
I La Galigo
embarked on its world tour in 2004. During that period, more than a hundred dancers, actors and musicians arrived from many different provinces in Indonesia came to the Center to work closely with Wilson and a team of international production assistants to develop this great operatic piece about one of the world's most recently discovered major epics about the Bugis seafaring people.
Tickets are now on sale for the Lincoln Center Festival Performance of
I La Galigo
in July 13-16, 2005.
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Update: New Traffic Grid for Kuta-Legian-Seminyak
Introduction of New Traffic Patterns Delayed for Two Weeks While New Parking Rules are Introduced.
As reported on
in our coverage[
Trafficking in Confusion
] major changes in the traffic grid are planned in the Kuta-Legian-Seminyak area.
While earlier reports in the local press indicated the many changes in one-way streets and traffic flow would take effect from May 1, 2005, subsequent reports now say that the traffic changes will only be gardually introduced after a two week socialization of new parking rules in the Kuta-Legian-Seminyak area.
Under the program of traffic changes new parking prohibitions are being introduced on Jalan Legian, Jalan Singosari (formerly Jalan Bakungsari), Jalan Dewi Sartika, Jalan Pantai Kuta and Jalan Raya Kuta.
In addition, policies limiting the areas in which taxis and public transport can embark and disembark passengers are also being introduced under the traffic revamp.
Local police and traffic authorities are vowing to use a "soft-gloved" approach during the initial introduction of new parking regulations, seeking the public's cooperation before introducing more draconian enforcement measures.
President Opens Legal Conference in Bali
Indonesia's President Opens the Inter-Pacific Bar Association Conference at Nusa Dua.
On Wednesday, May 4, 2005, Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono traveled to Bali to open the 15th Annual Meeting of the
Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA)
at the
Bali International Convention Center (BICC)
at Nusa Dua.
is an international association headquartered in Tokyo whose membership is comprised of 2,000 business and commercial lawyers representing 67 jurisdictions around the Pacific rim.
The Bali conference, which took place May 4 7, 2005, featured workshops and presentations discussing the latest issues and trends affecting legal practice in the Asia-Pacific region.
President Yudhoyono
The Indonesian President's remarks before the nearly 500 legal practitioners urged the legal profession to always safeguard high professional and ethical standards in carrying out their work. Admitting that the law is a powerful tool for good in the right hands, President Yudhoyono also cautioned that the law, if practice irresponsibility, can bring chaos and disorder to society. "We must avoid the situation in which there is much law, but little justice," the President warned.
The President also showed his more humorous side in his remarks before the legal conference. Claiming he was overwhelmed to be standing before so many lawyers, he congratulated the
for being able to gather so many attorneys in a single room.
The President explaining that during his time as a soldier serving with U.N. Forces in Bosnia, he had occasion to memorize a number of lawyer jokes. The conference attendees laughed when President Yudhoyono confessed that while his inclination was to share some of his jokes about the legal profession, he was prevented from doing so on the "advice" of his own attorney.
Also attending the
IPBA Conference
were Indonesia's Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Hamid Awaluddin; the American Ambassador to Indonesia, B. Lynn Pascoe; and the Director of the World Bank in Indonesia, Andrew Steer.
Bali Consortium Forming for Air Paradise
Local Business Leaders Preparing to Invest in Helping Air Paradise Grow into a Major Aviation Player.
Bali Business
- a division of
, reports that a group of 90 local entrepreneurs are joining forces to create a financial consortium to back the Bali-owned airline -
Air Paradise International (API)
. At a recent meeting led by the Airline's Founder, "Kadek" Made Wiranatha - the Chairman of the Bali branch of the
Indonesian Entrepreneur's Association (Apindo)
Panudiana Kuhn and Bagus Sudibya the Chairman of the Bali branch of the
Association of Indonesian Tour and Travel Agents (ASITA)
joined discussions with a large group of leading business people regarding the possible future expansion scenarios for the Airline and the potential costs involved.
Operating successfully out of 5 major cities in Australia to Bali,
Air Paradise
currently operates a fleet of leased Airbus aircraft with full maintenance support program with
SIAEC ( Singapore International Airlines Engineering Company).
The Airline also offers scheduled services from Taiwan, Korea and Japan.
Saying he would welcome the participation of local business people as investors in his airline as a means of fulfilling his dream of a Balinese-owned airlines of world stature, Wiranatha told the businessmen, "I open API to all of you to bring in foreign tourists as many as you can. I want API to be the Balinese Airline, not just belonging to me and my family."
Chairman, Bagus Sudibya, who enthusiastically endorses the consortium plan, has called on the Balinese to gradually reclaim their birthright by becoming the lead investors and owners of the island's tourism industry.
VOA Nets US$10.6 Million in Q1 of 2005
Immigration Official Hints More Countries Likely to Be Added to Visa-On-Arrival Eligibility List.
According to the Chief of Public Relations for the Director General of Tourism, Soepriatna Anwar, a total Rp.103.59 billion Rupiahs were collected through the visa-on-arrival process nation-wide during the first three months of 2005. The equivalent more than US$10.6 million dollars was collected from tourists who paid US$25 for a 30 day visa and US$10 for a 3 day visa at one of Indonesia's main gateways.
Anwar told the Indonesian-language
Bisnis Indonesia
that discussions are currently underway between various departments of the government considering which countries might be added to the those allowed to purchase a visa at their arrival sea or airport.
The Numbers
During the first three months of 2005:
153,629 tourists visited Indonesia after having first obtained a visa from an overseas Indonesian consulate of embassy.
504,909 visited Indonesia from countries allowed visa-free visits.
513,355 purchased visas upon arrival expending Rp. 103.59 billion (approximately US$ 10.6 million) in the visa process.
The Slow Boat from China
Why Indonesia Doesn't Get its Share of the Mainland Chinese Market.
According to an article in the Saturday, May 5, 2005 edition of
Bisnis Indonesia
, the number of Chinese traveling abroad increased 42% in 2004, as compared from just one year before. Of the resulting 29 million Chinese taking foreign holidays in 2004, Indonesia attracted some 80,000 Chinese visitors a miniscule share, with Bali netting only 29,651 Chinese visitors for 2004. Meanwhile, China's offshore neighbor of Taiwan produced a whopping 183,624 visitors to Bali in 2004.
Why Mainland Chinese Don't Visit Bali
While Indonesias ASEAN neighbors are doing a bumper trade in Mainland Chinese (PRC) visitors who represent about 20% of all tourist arrivals to ASEAN, this market accounts for a tiny 2% of visitors to Bali.
According to tourism industry observers, the two greatest impediments stopping Indonesia from getting its share of the Chinese travel market are complicated visa procedures and a lack of tourism promotion to that market.
Currently, Chinese nationals wishing to visit Indonesia must pay substantial fees and apply for a visa through the Indonesian Embassy in Beijing. Fortunately, the problem of a single visa issuing office for such a large country has been partially remedied with the opening of a second visa issuing office at the Indonesian Consulate in Guangzhou on April 21, 2005.
Recommendations from the Department of Culture and Tourism to increase the inflow of Chinese tourists to Indonesia by granting visas from the Indonesian Consulates in Shanghai and Kunming are still under review together with the call for including China on the list of countries able to purchase a visa on arrival when landing in Indonesia.
Clearly, adding the PRC to the list of countries issued visas upon arrival in Indonesia would fundamentally change the basic market mix of inbound tourism arrivals.
Addressing the issue of a lack of tourism promotion, Yanti Sukamdani Harjoprakoso, the Chairperson of the Chinese Market Focus Group at the Department of Culture and Tourism, said any desire to increase the size of the Chinese inbound market has to be combined with a commitment to spend more promotional funds. According to Yanti, who also heads the
Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (PHRI)
, in order to achieve a quarter of a million Chinese tourist arrivals she estimates the Government must be prepared to spend at least US$1.5 million on tourism promotion to the Chinese market.
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Bali's Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa Named to List of World's 100 Sexiest Hotels.
After evaluating over 1,000 hotels around the world,
Sexy, Inc.
have announced their list of the "World's 100 sexiest Hotels."
Included in the list is Bali's
Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa
along with 99 other prestigious properties ranging from sleek central city hotels, cliff-side retreats, to plantation cottages on tropical isles.
Intrigued to find out what it takes to be considered "sexy" in the hotel industry,
contacted the
Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa's
General Manager, Danny McCafferty, who explained that winners of the "sexiest hotel" honor were chosen on the basis of their style, ambiance, service mood and emotion.
As further explained by the founder of
Sexy, Inc.
, Marc Holland, "Sexy has nothing to do with price, size, or reputation, but rather how all those elements come together to create a sensual experience that evokes a feeling of true transcendence for the guest."
World's 100 Sexiest Hotels is a luxury travel-ranking co-venture between
Sexy, Inc., Sky Radio Network,
The 100 "sexy" winners will be featured over the coming months in audio and video network presentations on
American, United, Northwest, US Airways, America West,
Aloha Airlines
before an estimated audience of 162 million passengers.
Commenting on the widespread coverage this latest award promises to the
Nusa Dua Beach Hotel & Spa
, Danny McAffery said "face it, there's no such thing as 'over exposure' when it comes to being considered sexy."
Like the old addage says, "if youve got it, flaunt it!"
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More Calls for Moneychanger Crackdown
Local Legislator from Kuta Joins Chorus Calling for Sterner Enforcement Against Those Cheating Bali's Visitors.
Concerned that continued failure to effectively crackdown on illegal money changers short-changing tourist visitors to Bali could result in more instances of brutal "street justice" from Balinese villagers, a local parliamentarian from the Kuta district, I Wayan Puspanegara, has joined those calling for a clean up of illegal and dishonest money changers.
As reported on
in our coverage [
Giving Illegal Money Changers a Black Eye
], local villagers in Legian recently dispensed harsh street justice on a money changer caught in the act of stealing money from an Australian tourists.
Fearing similar incidents in the future, Puspanegara has called on the Police and the
Association of Foreign Exchange (APVA)
to no longer delay measures to clean up the illegal and dishonest money changers from Bali's streets.
Responding to the legislators call and quoted in the Indonesian-language
Bali Post
, I Made Saputra, the Chairman of the
, commended Puspanegara's
call to action
complaining that the dishonest action of a few traders have soiled the general reputation of Bali's professional money changers.
According to Saputra, he will soon seek an appointment with Bali's Chief of Police, Irjen Drs. Made Mangku Pastika to discuss concrete steps to clean up the dishonest money changers.
Public Lacks Interest in Museums
Minister Wacik Calls for Renewed Interest in the State of Indonesia's Museums.
In remarks at the 227th Anniversary of the founding of the
National Museum
in Jakarta on May, 2, 2005, Indonesia's Minister of Culture and Tourism, Jero Wacik, bemoaned the lack of public interest in the Nation's museums.
Citing museums as the repositories of the Nation's history and cultural roots, Minister Wacik compared the relatively poor attendance at Indonesias museums with the interest shown in museums abroad where people are prepared to line-up and pay substantial admission prices to view collections.
Calling on the public to cherish Indonesia's museums as a source of inspiration for the Nation's unity, the Minister said it was time for more attention to be paid to the operation of museums. Minister Wacik said the Government's desire to promote the Country's museum was demonstrated by President Yudhoyono's decision to include a visit to
Bali Archaeological Museum
on a recent visit to the Island.
Java Fundamentals
An Exhibition of Paintings by Edo Pillu and Joko Sulistiono at Jenggala Keramik Bali Through June 30, 2005.
Both graduates of Yogyakarta's
Indonesian Institute of Arts (ISI)
, Edo Pillu and Joko Sulistiono's current exhibition at
Jenggala Keramik Bali
draws its inspiration from the rich Javanese traditions that shape the character and interests of people born on Indonesia's most populous island.
Recipients of the
Philip Morris International Arts Award
, Joko and Edo have exhibited their works in solo and group exhibitions both abroad and in Indonesia.
The exhibition is open daily at
Jenggala Keramik Bali
on Jalan Uluwatu II in Jimbaran and runs through June 30, 2005.
For more information, call
Jenggala Keramik Bali
at ++62-(0)361-703311.
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Italian Sausage Bake
Recipe by Snowpuma
A wonderful, aromatic, warm, comfort dish the whole family can enjoy. This was a recipe from another food site that I adapted to add more flavor. It is always gone in a flash. Great for potlucks and frozen meals for friends.
Top Review by Gagoo
Made as directed with the exception of adding additional garlic. Wasn't sure if I was to add the pasta to the dish before baking or put the sauce on top of pasta after baking so I added to the sauce before and placed it all in the oven with the cheese on top. Very aromatic while baking - a nice change from traditional pasta & sauce. Thanks for submitting Snowpuma.
See Discussion:2 Reviews
Ingredients Nutrition
- 8 ounces ziti pasta (or similar pasta cooked according to package)
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1⁄2 onion, diced
- 12 ounces mild Italian sausage (I remove from casings)
- 1 teaspoon garlic, diced (I recommend 1 tsp but like garlic a lot so go with what you prefer)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon fennel seed (optional)
- 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
- 6 ounces sliced mushrooms (optional)
- 2 (15 ounce) containersof favorite pasta sauce
- 1 1⁄2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese (fresh shredded works best) or 2 tablespoons romano cheese (fresh shredded works best)
Directions See How It's Made
- Preheat oven to 400 F and grease 13x9-in baking dish.
- Prepare pasta according to package directions.
- Heat Oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add onion and sauté until slightly transparent.
- Add sausage and cook stirring frequently to break up, cook until no longer pink.
- Add garlic, fennel, Italian seasoning and mushrooms.
- Stir frequently and cook until mushrooms are tender.
- Add sauce, stirring to mix, cook until sauce is heated through. Remove from heat.
- Add to prepared baking dish and sprinkle evenly with mozzarella and parmesan/romano cheese.
- Bake 15 to 17 minutes or until cheese is bubbly.
- Cool approximately 5 Minutes.
- To freeze ahead prepare as above but do not bake.
- Cover and freeze up to 2 months.
- Thaw overnight in refrigerator.
- Preheat oven to 400F and bake 25 to 35 minutes.


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I just experienced the weirdest glitch yet.
The comment tracker showed a comment for an article I just seeded. The comments tally shows there are two comments, the initial one I made and another. But only my comment is showing up. Only one comment. So the comment tracker directed me to a comment, the comment tally shows that a comment has been made, but that comment isn't there.
Now how in the world could that have happened?


text: No recent wiki edits to this page. The M14 was the U.S. Military's main combat rifle (MCR) just after the Korean conflict, serving through the early Vietnam era. The rifle still sees limited use by infantry in the United States Army and United States Marine Corps, primarily in the designated marksman role. The United States Navy still uses a small number for arming shipboard security personnel. The M14 was originally designed as a sort of squad-level jack of all trades weapon to replace the numerous weapons sported by infantry squads by the end of World War II. The Military wanted to integrate the best features of the M1 Garand, the M3 Grease Gun, the Thompson, the BAR, and the M1 Carbine into a single weapon to simplify training and acquisitions. Weapons designers, including John Garand, subsequently produced what is essentially a direct descendant of the M1, evolving it's basic architecture to suit the new mission rather than starting from a clean sheet of paper. Although the two rifles do not share components, when side-by-side the lineage is easy to see. As M14 development was hitting its apex, the United States and its NATO allies were wrapping up development of a new standard round. The size of the .30-06 round used by the M1 Garand was poorly suited to automatic weapons, and with automatic fire seen as a key feature of new weaponry a new round was needed. The 7.62x51mm NATO round was designed to have nearly identical performance in a slightly more compact configuration. M14 became the first US weapon fielded in 7.62x51.Although rugged, lethal, and dependable, M14's time as the Military's MCR was short lived. Unfortunately, real-world experience with the M14 and other 7.62 NATO weapons soon showed that even the more compact round was too much. No infantryman could control a 9-lb .30 caliber weapon on full automatic, and the weight of the weapon and ammunition was higher than desired for a standard-issue. The US Military's next MCR, the M-16, would abandon the large-caliber "Battle Rifle" approach in favor of the compact and lightweight features which are hallmarks of the modern "Assault Rifle." Dedicated light machine guns would take over the automatic fire role, much as they had in WW II. Although 1970 was the last year M14 was standard-issue; it's lethality, ruggedness, and long-range accuracy ensured it would never be completely phased out. While no longer issued as a front line infantry weapon, some members of U.S. ground forces still choose to field the M14 as a designated marksman's rifle or hybrid sniper because of it's accuracy, dependability and stopping power. After years appearing only in special forces or in the hands of Navy sailors standing watch, M14s have re-appeared throughout the US military during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. In Iraq, urban structures which can stop or deflect the M-16's smaller 5.56mm round have much less effect on the M14's 7.62mm. In Afghanistan, battles are often fought at ranges beyond the 400-500m max effective range of the M-16 family but still well within the M14's effective range of over 800m (scoped). M14 has spawned several variants. The M21 and M25 sniper rifles are M14s with match-grade components and no automatic fire feature. The Enhanced Battle Rifle is an M14 with a modular chassis featuring multiple rail mounts, designed specifically for the US Navy SEALs. The M1A is family of semiautomatic-only variants sold to civilians.


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Kaddish Recitation ... Yahrzeit Notification ... Memorial Plaques
For generations throughout history, the Jewish People have honored the memories of parents and other loved ones by saying Kaddish. Many people wish to say Kaddish but are unable to do so. As a service to the entire Jewish community, a designated Rabbi or senior student at Hebrew Theological College:
- will recite Kaddish three times daily for the prescribed eleven month period.
- will recite Yizkor on the appropriate Jewish Holidays.
- will say Kaddish at the three services on the annual Yahrzeit.
- will notify designated family members of the forthcoming annual Yahrzeit date.
The fee for the Kaddish Service is a one time payment of $360.
Additionally, Hebrew Theological College can establish a plaque in memory of the deceased to be installed in our college. The three-lined bronze memorial plaque containing the deceased's name in English and Hebrew as well as the English and Hebrew dates of death.
The fee for the Plaque Service is $600 which includes the fee for Kaddish Service, if desired.
All proceeds from the Kaddish and Memorial Plaque services go directly to the Hebrew Theological College Student Scholarship fund.
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Wayne Lynch thinks you're a pussy.
He has no choice. Next to Lynch, you are, I am, we all are. Except for those of you reading this on a public library computer somewhere, waiting for the tide to drop, while your van that's also your house is parked outside. The rest of us, as hedonistic as we may be in pursuit of the trifling waves (in comparison to Lynch) we all surf, have made enormous compromises with the devil that is capitalism to live with one foot in the consumer, middle-class world, and one tiny toe in the rebel world of the truly hardcore. Lynch didn't make those same compromises.
That's essentially the theme of Uncharted Waters: The Personal History of Wayne Lynch, directed by Craig Griffin. Griffin traces Lynch's surfing life from annointed teenaged surf messiah, to reluctant, world-beating competitor, to wise, hermetic sage. And the journey, I'm pleased to report, is an absolute joy.
The first time I saw footage of Lynch was in Litmus. He was ripping a weird, boil-ridden left somewhere that looked rocky and cold, when he wasn't playing a didgeridoo and hiding in the hollowed out trunk of a giant tree. As it turns out, that was Lynch in a nutshell. And if you liked that bit of Litmus, you'll love Uncharted Waters. There's plenty of Lynch ripping consequential surf in Griffin's film, and the best part is that you get to see his surfing evolve along with the equipment he's riding.
At the beginning, there's lots of a very young Lynch muscling around big, egg-shaped, proto-shortboards, and you can't help but think, "God, I'd love to see him on a thruster." Little by little as the film goes on, Lynch gets older and stronger while his boards get shorter and sprout more fins, and finally, you get your wish. By the end of Uncharted Waters, you've borne witness to the most important parts of the shortboard revolution.
Because lest you've forgotten: Lynch was, unequivocally, and completely out of nowhere, the first modern-era, vertical-line-drawing surfer. In the late 1960s, inspired by a source that only he seemed privy to access, Lynch grabbed surfing by the collar and dragged it into a world that was only being hinted at by the "involvement school" crowd of Nat Young, George Greenough, and Bob McTavish.
Which Sam George, exasperated as always, explains halfway through the film by reminding us that even the great Kelly Slater didn't create anything new in surfing, but simply improved upon an existing surfing paradigm. Lynch, however, created his own. Nobody before had surfed the way Lynch did. Nobody in Lynch's era did either.
George is just one of many talking heads in Uncharted Waters, lots of whom we don't normally see in surf films, or don't see enough of anyway. Rusty Preisendorfer, Maurice Cole, Duncan Campbell, Drew Kampion, Paul Witzig, Aaron Chang, and Jeff Hornbaker, for example, but there are a whole bunch more. They're all well-spoken, thoughtful, and rather than merely bore us with anecdotes, they help move the story along.
And there's so much story here. Rusty Miller theorizing that Lynch picked up some surf tips by watching monkeys swinging in trees above his cabin. Lynch and his buddies sabotaging the first paved road into Bells Beach. Lynch blowing minds in Evolution and Sea of Joy. Lynch dodging the Vietnam draft and living on the lam for two years. Lynch living in poverty. Lynch charging huge, wild surf along the craggy Victorian coast. Lynch running from his inner demons in escapist pursuits or simply drowning them with booze. And Lynch in his sixties, aging gracefully into a life of sailing and riding waves in the same places and with the same style he has for decades.
All of this while maintaining a wary relationship with the surf industry. Shy by nature, Lynch avoided the spotlight, but always lurked around the industry's fringes, taking a little from the largesse he helped create, refusing to compromise his dignity, and slinking away when it all became too much. There's a line in there somewhere about Lynch being like a coyote, and hanging around the farm to snatch a chicken now and then before retreating into the woods. It's apt.
It's a beautiful story, and it's told well. I have gripes, however. The editing doesn't always click. Sometimes a person is talking and it isn't clear who the voice belongs to. I'd love to hear more about his family. There's a tension between the rebel persona Wayne Lynch and the Rip Curl-sponsored Wayne Lynch that is teased at in the film, though I'd like to see more there.
But Griffin nailed it.
And now, Wayne Lynch, you're my favorite surfer of all time. Sorry Tom.
Uncharted Waters will screen Thursday, June 27th at Village East Cinema in NYC. Wayne Lynch and director Craig Griffin will be on hand for a Q&A session after the show.


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Ralph David Bearden
Ralph David Bearden 68
701 Old Seneca Road Central
Died Wednesday (June 25,2014)
Funeral services will be held Monday (June 30, 2014) 3PM at Charity Baptist Church Salem.
Burial will be in the Corinth Baptist Church cemetery Seneca.
The body will be placed in the church at 1PM Monday.
The family will receive friends from 1Pm until time of the services Monday.
The body will be at the home of a grandson David Bearden 109 E. Beattie Street Liberty Saturday morning until 12noon Monday.
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Novel tetra-functional hydrolyzing monomers were prepared from the reaction of TEOS and select alkene-containing alcohols, ethylene glycol vinyl ether or 2-allyloxy ethanol, and combined with trimethylolpropane tris(3-mercaptopropionate) (tri-thiol) in a thiol-ene "click" polymerization reaction to produce clear, colorless thiol-ene networks using both radiation and thermal-cure techniques. These networks were characterized for various mechanical characteristics, and found to posses Tg's (DSC), hardness, tack, and thermal stability (TGA) consistent with their molecular structures. A new ene-modified urethane oligomer was prepared based on the aliphatic polyisocyanate Desmodur® N 3600 and added to the thiol-ene hydrolyzable network series in increasing amounts, creating a phase-segregated material having two Tg's. An increase in water absorption in the ene-modified urethane formulations leading to a simultaneous increase in the rate of hydrolysis was supported by TGA data, film hardness measurements, and an NMR study of closely related networks. This phenomenon was attributed to the additional hydrogen bonding elements and polar functionality brought to the film with the addition of the urethane segment. SEM was utilized for visual analysis of topographical changes in the film's surface upon hydrolysis and provides support for surface-driven erosion. Coatings prepared in this study are intended for use as hydrolyzing networks for marine coatings to protect against ship fouling.
The area of hydrolyzing networks or self-polishing coatings has generated much excitement in the coatings industry, for applications ranging from antifouling coatings to drug delivery systems [
The hydrolysis of metaloxides, such as organo silicates, is discussed primarily in the context of sol-gel techniques. In this approach, metal oxides undergo various stages of hydrolysis and sequential polycondensation reactions, ultimately producing gels suitable for applications in polymeric materials [
Thiol-ene "click" chemistry, as a means to form polymer networks, has been valued for its numerous advantages. Thiol-ene reactions form homogenous networks through a radical step-growth process shown generically in
Urethane reactions, as another network forming polymerization chemistry, produces materials with excellent mechanical properties for use in industrial applications such as foams, coatings, and medical devices [
Our interests lie in the preparation and characterization of thiol-ene hydrolyzing networks for potential use as marine coatings to protect against ship fouling. In this effort, the new hydrolyzing moiety is a polymerizable ene-functionalized organosilicate monomer, which is readily incorporated into the polymer matrix and the hydrolysis is based on the known reactions of tetraethylorthosilicate. Ene-terminated urethane segments are prepared and added to the custom thiol-ene, hydrolyzing networks, and their effects on coating mechanical properties and rates of hydrolysis are characterized using a variety of common analytical techniques. Preliminary relative rates of hydrolysis are investigated for the prepared network series using established theoretical and kinetic models. This work is part of our ongoing effort to expand and enhance the utility of thiol-ene systems for high performance and specialized coating applications.
Novel tetra-ene hydrolyzing monomers are prepared as shown in
The introduction of urethane oligomer segments into the thiol-ene matrix is enabled by ene-functionalizing the commercial aliphatic polyisocyanante Desmodur 3600 with an allyl and vinyl alcohols respectively, as shown in
Surface properties of each formulation produced in
Physical properties of the thiol-ene network were characterized using a 5 mg thermal cured sample. The glass transition temperatures (Tg) of the hydrolyzable networks prepared in
Thermal stability was analyzed by monitoring weight loss with increasing temperature using a TA instruments Q5000 Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (TGA). A representative plot of each hydrolyzable sample is shown in
Ultimately for a hydrolyzable film to be successfully employed as a commercial coating, rates of hydrolysis leading to a determination of both the coating's lifetime and defining application parameters, such as applied film thickness, are required. Although this might initially seem simple, obtaining rates (or relative rates) of hydrolysis for the films produced during this investigation has proven to be a significant undertaking. The remaining sections of the discussion section review the various approaches our group has used to investigate the constituent-dependent relative rates of hydrolysis for our film series. As detailed in
A careful balance must be made between the various rate constants involved in a hydrolytic process. In a simplified diagram,
Visual inspection of images collected using the scanning electron microscopy (SEM) technique suggests that there are significant changes in topography of the films at short exposure times to water which in part supports surface erosion. An example coating, allyloxy-100 was photopolymerized on a mica substrate and exposed to artificial salt water. SEM images were taken before and after 48 h of water exposure and are provided in
Initial changes in film hardness (changes in surface characteristics) were monitored for all six network compositions,
Although the indirect assessment offered by the film hardness study suggests that the rate of water uptake, Keq H2O, is tunable in the thiol-ene hydrolyzing networks by changing the molecular functionality of the constituents, no direct rate of hydrolysis is measured. A well-known kinetic model exists for the quantitative comparison among polymer networks used for the controlled-release/drug-delivery applications of pharmaceuticals [
As another means to explore the hydrolysis rates of our thiol-ene networks, the group prepared a new series of networks containing a modified fluorinated hydrolyzable monomer, which could be detected by 19F NMR.
Networks are prepared as previously described and uniform 12 g thiol-ene network molded puck samples, containing various amounts of fluorinated material as listed in
Unless otherwise noted, materials were used as received. Ethylene glycol vinyl ether (97%), 2-allyloxy ethanol (97%), tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS, 98%), trimethylolpropane tris(3-mercaptopropionate) (tri-thiol, 96–99%), 2-2′-azobis(2-methylpropoionitrate) (98%), 2,2,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propanol (98%), 2,2′-azobisiso butlyronitrile (ABIN 98%), and dibutyltin diaularate (95%) were obtained from Aldrich. Irgacure 651 and Desmodur® 3600 were obtained from Ciba Specialty Chemicals and Bayer Material Science, respectively. Chloroform and toluene were obtained from Fischer and distilled just prior to use. 1H and 13C NMR were taken at 400 MHz in CDCl3 with an internal standard of tetramethylsilane (TMS). F NMR was taken at 400 MHz in D2O obtained from Cambridge Isotope Laboratory using an internal standard of trifluroacetic acid-D (99.5%) from Aldrich. All chemical shifts are reported in ppm as a down field shift from TMS. FT-IR analysis was done on a Nicolet Nexus 470 FT-IR from Thermo Electro Corporation. Elemental analysis was provided by Atlanta Microlab, INC. GC-MS was performed on a Perkin Elmer Clarus 600 Gas Chromatography using a Perkin Elmer ClarusT Mass Spectrometer, with the following parameters: 250 °C injection port, He carrier gas, 30 m × 0.25 mm PDMS capillary column.
Ethylene glycol vinyl ether or 2-allyloxy ethanol was combined with tetraethyl orthosilicate in a 4:1 stochiometric ratio in a round bottom equipped with a short path distillation apparatus. The solution was heated to 105 °C and held for 24 h, while the ethanol product was removed under a nitrogen stream and collected in a receiving flask. The reaction was monitored by NMR observing the disappearance of the TEOS CH3 groups at 1.2 δ. The remaining TEOS was used to determine percent yield. The resulting clear, colorless viscous liquids were obtained in 92 and 97% yield for tetrakis(2-(
(FTIR): 3,075, 2,935, 2,859, 1,647, 1,075 cm−1; 1H-NMR (CDCl3): 6.50 (m, 4H), 4.18 (m, 4H), 4.02 (m, 8H), 4.01 (m, 4H), 3.8 (m, 8H) δ; 13C NMR (CDCl3): 151.77, 86.65, 68.68, 62.26 δ; EA: (experimental) C 50.25, H 7.72, (theoretical) C 51.04, H 7.50; GC MS parent ion corresponding to trifunctional monomer decomposition product at 289 m/z.
(FTIR): 3,050, 2,940, 2,884, 1,616, 1,076 cm−1; 1H-NMR (CDCL3): 5.90 (m, 4H), 5.30 (m, 4H), 5.15 (m, 4H), 4.05 (m, 8H), 3.90 (m, 8H), 3.55 (m, 8H) δ; 13C NMR (CDCL3): 134.91, 116.79, 72.06, 62.86 δ; EA: (experimental) C 55.31, H 8.56, (theoretical) C 55.50, H 8.30; GC MS parent ion corresponding to trifunctional monomer decomposition product at 331 m/z.
A slightly modified procedure was used to produce a fluorinated hydrolyzable monomer, 2,2,3,3,-tetrafluro propyl tris(2-vinyloxy) ethyl orthosilicate. Ethylene glycol vinyl ether was combined with tetraethyl orthosilicate and 2,2,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propanol in a 3:1:1 stochiometric ratio in a round bottom equipped with a short path distillation apparatus. Dried and distilled toluene was added to the solution in an equal volume ratio. The solution was heated to 85 °C and held for 48 h, while the toluene/ethanol azeotrope was removed under a nitrogen stream and collected in a receiving flask. Remaining toluene was removed under reduced pressure. Product 2,2,3,3,-tetrafluro propyl tris(2-vinyloxy) ethyl orthosilicate was obtained as a viscous liquid in 88% yield determined by NMR and used without further purification.
(FTIR): 2,939, 2,890, 1,618, 1,070 cm−1; 1H-NMR (CDCL3): 6.50 (m, 3H), 6.0 (m, 1H) 4.25 (m, 6H), 4.05 (m, 6H), 4.01 (m, 3H), 3.8 (m, 3H) δ; (CDCL3): δ; 13C NMR (CDCL3): 151.67, 112.10, 108.20, 86.80, 68.65, 62.00134 δ; EA: (experimental) C 46.19, H 7.04, F 6.79; (theoretical) C 42.85, H 5.75; F 18.07; GC parent ion corresponding to trifunctional monomer decomposition product at 333 m/z.
To produce the ene-endcapped isocyanate oligomer a 3-neck, 125-mL, round-bottom flask was equipped with an addition funnel, water condenser, and a temperature probe. All glassware was oven dried before use, assembled, and cooled under nitrogen. Desmodur® N 3600 was titrated separately to yield an equivalent weight per NCO group of 143 eq. wt., which corrected the commercially supplied information of 183 eq. wt. A 1:1 ratio of functional groups (NCO
The hydrolyzable monomers and ene-modified urethane oligomer were combined with tri-thiol, in concentrations to maintain a 1:1 stochiometric ratio of functional groups (thiol:ene). Photoinitiator (Irgacure 651) or thermal initiator (AIBN) was added at 1 wt % solids, and the resulting mixture was combined in a high shear mixer at 2,000 rpm for 5 min. The 100% solids sample was drawn on clean aluminum coupons using an eight-path wet film applicator (Paul N. Gardner C.) on #4. Radiation curing of thin films containing Irgacure 651 was performed on a Fusion System Corporation Epiq 6000 UV system, 1.095 W/cm2, and clear colorless films approximately 0.1 mil t hick were produced. For thick thermal cured films using AIBN, 5 g of the 100% solids sample was poured into a 10 g Teflon release mold and placed in an oven at 65 °C overnight. The resulting films were smooth, continuous, and easily removed from the Teflon release mold.
Film hardness of thin-film samples was characterized using a TA XTplus Texture Analyzer (Godelming, Surrey, UK). Using compression test mode, the applied force required to penetrate 10% of the film thickness with a one inch round probe tip at a probe insertion speed of 0.1 mm/s was determined. The amount of UV exposure needed to ensure proper curing was defined as the plateau onset in bulk hardness verses radiation dose and held constant for the rest of the investigation. In tack measurements the probe tip and applied force (determined from hardness data) was held for 10 s, and then the probe tip was withdrawn at a constant rate from the film of 0.1 mm/s. Force measurements are recorded as grams per unit time, and the highest force point is recorded as the peak tack force.
Mechanical analysis was investigated using Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) on a TA Instruments #2920 Modulated DSC. Glass transitions (Tg) were monitored and correlated to additive content. Cured films were removed from aluminum coupons and cut into ∼5 mg samples for DSC analysis. Samples were monitored over the temperature range −50 to 100 °C in a heat/cool/heat cycle at 10 °C/min. The Tg was taken from the second heating cycle.
Thermal stability was analyzed by Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (TGA) analyzing weight changes of the sample with increasing temperature. A Q5000 TGA was used in high resolution mode (variable rate) with an initial heating rate of 10 °C/min from room temperature to 600 °C. All samples were fully cured films and cut into ∼5 mg sample size.
Hydrolysis study was performed on hydrolyzing networks containing the fluorine-modified 2,2,3,3,-tetrafluro propyl tris(2-vinyloxy) ethyl orthosilicate hydrolyzable group. These 12 g molded puck samples were prepared using the thermal cure procedures as previously described, maintaining a 1:1 stioichiometric ratio of thiol:ene. The puck sample was placed into 50 mL deuterated artificial ocean water prepared using Instant Ocean artificial sea salt following commercial supplier instructions and sealed. The chamber was placed on a VWR S-500 orbital shaker set to speed 3. One milliliter aliquots were removed with time and combined with 50 μL of 0.98 M trifluoroacetic acid solution as internal standard in D2O. 19F analysis was performed on a 400 MHz NMR, and integration ratios were based on the 2,2 F peak of 2,2,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propanol at −126 δ
Films were prepared for scanning electron microscopy (SEM) using the allyloxy-100 formulation prepared for thermal cure with 1.0 wt % AIBN. A sample size of 60 μL was added to 5 × 5 MM silica chips from Ted pella and spin coated using a photo-resist spinner from headway research inc. at 1,000 rpm for 20 s. The resulting samples were thermally cured as previously described. All samples were sputter coated with gold and analyzed at a 30° angle using an SEM Quanta FEI series 200 FEG with a scanning electron beam. The remaining films were submerged in water and placed on a VWR S-500 orbital shaker set to speed three. Water exposure time was varied, and all samples were dried under vacuum at ambient temperature for 24 h before analyzed by SEM.
A new series of organosilicate hydrolyzable monomers were prepared and combined with a commercial thiol to produce novel thiol-ene-based hydrolyzing networks. These networks were characterized for various mechanical properties, and found to posses Tg's, hardness, tack, and thermal stability consistent with their molecular structures. A new ene-modified urethane oligomer was also prepared from an aliphatic polyisocyanate and added to the thiol-ene hydrolyzable network series in increasing amounts. The addition of the urethane segment to the network created a phase-segregated material having a second Tg that is characteristic of the urethane oligomer alone. TGA data and film hardness measurements suggested an increase in water absorption for formulations containing the oligomer. Relative rates of hydrolysis obtained in an NMR study of closely related networks, further supports this assumption by revealing that the inclusion of the urethane segment to the network increases the rate of hydrolysis as monitored by 19F NMR. This phenomenon contributed to the additional hydrogen bonding elements and polar functionality brought to the film with the addition of the urethane segment. SEM was utilized for visual analysis of topographical changes in the film's surface upon hydrolysis, and films showed dramatic changes in surface structure after short times of water exposure, providing support for surface erosion.
Chemical structure of trimethylolpropane tris(3-mercaptopropionate) (tri-thiol) and representative thiol-ene hydrolyzable networks, drawn on aluminum coupon substrates and cured to a dry film thickness of 0.1 mm.
Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (TGA) analysis of cured hydrolyzable thiol-ene networks, with and without the addition of urethane oligomeric modifiers.
Generic description of the hydrolytic process in coatings.
SEM images of Vinyloxy-100 before (
Change in 0.1 mm thick film hardness with time when placed in a 50% relative humidity (RH) chamber.
Change in concentration of 2,2,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propanol with time for vinyloxy-100 FOH blend, obtained from 19F analysis of samples in D2O.
Hydrolysis of tetraethyl orthosilicate.
Free radical, step-growth thiol-ene polymerization mechanism, illustratingspecifically the initiation and propagation steps.
Synthesis of tetra-ene hydrolyzing organosilicate monomers.
Preparation of ene-modified urethane oligomer.
Thiol-ene network compositions, describing the relative percents of tetra-ene and urethane segment used in the overall 1:1 thiol-ene matrix polymer coating.
Characterization of film samples for mechanical, thermal, and texture properties.
|89 ± 5
|4 ± 1
|147 ± 7
|4 ± 2
|133 ± 4
|4 ± 0
|127 ± 4
|25 ± 7
|145 ± 7
|5 ± 0
|147 ± 3
|5 ± 1
- TA Instruments 2920 DSC parameters, −50 to 150 °C at 10 °C/min heat/cool/heat, Tg taken from second heat;
- TA Instruments Q5000 TGA parameters, high resolution temperature profile at 10 °C/min, onset = temperature corresponding to 10% mass loss after water loss;
- Hardness determination, load required to penetrate 10% of film thickness with a 1″ steel probe tip;
- Tack determination, load required to remove the same 1″ probe tip after holding in contact with the film at 10% film depth for 10 s.
Analysis of kinetic rates for fluorine modified systems.
|(1) Vinyloxy-F
|(2) ½ Vinyloxy-F
|(3) Vinyloxy-F-75
|(4) Vinyloxy-100FOH blend
|(5) Vinyloxy-100½FOH blend
|(6) Vinyloxy-75 FOH blend
- First 3 entries (1–3) are fluorinated-modified networks, vinyloxy-F denotes the hydrolyzable monomer modified to contain 1 fluorinated hydrolyzable group and 3 ene groups for network formation, an F3 monomer; the remaining 2 network samples contain mixtures of ene-monomers, Vinyloxy-F was added to tetrafunctional vinyloxy-100 to create (2) ½ vinyloxy-F, allowing the sample to contain half the amount of fluorinated material, and finally (3) ene-modified urethane segment was added at 25 wt %; last 3 entries are blends (4–6), 2,2,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propanol is added to vinyloxy-100 vinyloxy-75 formulations to create uncrosslinked blend compositions for comparison;
- formulations were varied to produce several concentrations of fluorinated samples, so comparisons could be drawn. The amount of fluorinated material in the total 12 g molded puck sample is provided in g.
The authors wish to thank the Office of Naval Research and the University Laboratory Initiative Program for their financial support. A special thank you would like to be extended to the late Charles Hoyle for his inspiration and education in the area of click chemistry.


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