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|Numéro de publication
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|Date de publication
|27 juin 1939
|Date de dépôt
|31 juil. 1935
|Date de priorité
|31 juil. 1935
|Numéro de publication
|Thomas Charles A
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|Monsanto Chemicals
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I Patented'June 27,?19Zi9 I,
s-T'Ar s PATENT OFFICE PHENOLIO RESIN Charles A. Thomas, Dayton, Ohio, asslgnor," by mesne assignments, to. Monsanto Chemical Company, a corporation of Delaware No Drawing; Application July 31, 1935, Serial No. 34,061
8 Claims. '(ci. zoo-so) heretofore available in "such materials. Other ob-,
jects and advantages of the invention will-be apparent from the following description.
Resins prepared from cracked petroleum distillates by treatment with metallic halides or other Friedel-Crafts catalysts, as described in the patent to Charles A. Thomas and Carroll A.
Hochwalt, No. 1,836,629, of December 15, 1931,-
are characterized by their neutrality, resistance to darkening under the action of light, extreme solubility in vegetable oils and petroleum and coal-tar solvents, and great resistance to the action of alkalies. I
I have now found that the above designated resins combine with the oil-soluble type phenolic resins, to give products whose properties are still further improved. The durability, that is, the resistance to atmospheric weathering of the hydrocarbon resins is materially increased. Films deposited from coating materials male from the prepared resins of this invention withstand longer periods of exposure to sunlight, air, rain, sea water, andalkalles beiorcfailure becomes evident than the original hydrocarbon resins.
. Furthermore, it has been found that the resins prepared from the oil-soluble substituted phenolaldehyde resins and hydrocarbon resins show remarkable inhibition of gas checking ot'oil-resin combinations. It is well-known in the art that when films of coating materials-containing Chinawood oil (tung oil) or oiticica oil and various,
resins, both natural and synthetic, are allowed to dry in atmospheres containing nitrogen oxides or'iumes from flames or atmospheres from electric discharges the films instead of being clear and smooth are cloudy and checked. The combination of the soluble substituted phenolic resins. with the hydrocarbon resins has the remarkable property or inhibiting checking to a remarkable extent.
' explain the remarks.
Phenolic arecharacteriaedby their susceptibility to darkening under light, a serious disadvantage in some cases. It was to be expected that the addition of phenolic resins to a hydrocarbon resin would be accompanied by a decreased resistance to light of the thus prepared resin, but on the contrary the prepared resin exhibits substantially the same resistance to darkening under light that the original hydrocarbon resin possessed. On the other hand, it
was observed that the addition of the hydrocarbon resin to larger proportions of the phenolic resin serves to increase the resistance to darkening of the phenolic resin. Furthermore, and very important is the discovery that,whereas phenolic resins are not soluble in petroleum hydrocarbon solvents, the prepared resins of this invention are soluble therein.
Whether the combination of the phenolic resin with the hydrocarbon resins takes place by a chemical union, that is, whether the unsaturated bonds of the hydrocarbon resin combine by addition in some manner with the phenolic resin structure, either in some vacant positlori'in the benzene rings of the original phenols, grin some other position, or whether the combination is merely-a physical one, has not been possible to determine incontrovertibly. There appears to be no great difierence between prepared resins resulting from the fusion of a mixture of a phenolic resin and a hydrocarbon resin, or solutions thereof, and that resulting from fusion of the same constituents in the presence of a small amount of catalytic substances such as potassium hydroxide, phosphoric acid, sulphuric acid, and aluminum chloride, nevertheless I prefer the former. Alternatively the product may be made by treating a solution of a phenolic resin together with a cracked petroleum distillate with alumiphenolic resin with the hydrocarbon resin. The
' similarity of product in each case is strongly indicative that it a reaction takes place in one case, as it undoubtedly d it occurs in the other case. Be that as it y, the invention is not to be limited any theory suggested to e results attained by the ion. y
- cw rbons which are suitable i this invention or for practice or the inve, The types of hy hydrocarbons mentioned with a member of an--' other class, accompanied by polymerization 01 the individual unsaturated hydrocarbons and/or polymerization of the condensed hydrocarbon products. The hydrocarbon resins used in the invention can be subjected to subsequent treatments such as a treatment with superheated steam, decolorizing treatments, or similar procedures to improve their properties. In general these resins are unsaturated, having an iodine number of from 100 to 225, of which I prefer those within the range of approximately 125 to 200. l
The oil-soluble phenolic resins suitable for use in the practice of the invention are the so-called 100% phenolic resins, such as result from the condensation of paraphenylphenol or para-tertiaryamylphenol with formaldehyde, the condensation of para-tertiary-butylphenol with formaldehyde, those designated in the trade as Bakelite BR 254 and BIL-820 and the like, and resins produced from the condensation of formaldehyde with a phenol resulting from the condensation of phenol and a cracked hydrocarbon distillate. These resins are comprehended in the term phenolic resins as used in this specification.
In combining the hydrocarbon resin with the phenolic resin to form the prepared resin of this invention a number of methods may be used, of which the following are characteristic:
1. Fusion of the hydrocarbon resin with the phenolic resin without any catalyst.
2. Fusion of the hydrocarbon resin with the phenolic resin in the presence of acidic, basic, or
condensation and addition catalysts such as phosphoric acid, sodium hydroxide, aluminum chloride and the like.
3. Treatment of a cracked hydrocarbon distillate in which the phenolic resin is dissolved in the presence of a metallic halide or other Friedel- Crafts catalyst.
4. Treatment of a fused mixture of a phenol giving rise to oil-soluble resins and a hydrocarbon resin with formaldehyde in the presence of acidic or basic catalysts under atmospheric or increased pressures.
5. Solution of the hydrocarbon resin and the phenolic resin in a solvent and subsequent evaporation of the solvent.
6. In the manufacture of coating compositions in which the temperature is raised beyond the melting points of the resins, the resins may be added individually, the combination taking place in solution-during the heating.
7. Treatment of a mixture of phenol (CcHsOH) or aphenol giving rise to an oil-soluble resin (such as para-tertiary-amylphenol), a cracked hydrocarbon distillate, formaldehyde gas or solution, paraformaldehyde or trioxymethylene; and condensation catalysts such as aluminum chloride (in the absence of water) and sulphuric acid under pressure. In this case, depending upon the type of cracked hydrocarbon distillate used, phenol (CsHsOH) reac s to give a substituted phenol capable of yielding oil-soluble resins by condensa-' tion with formaldehyde.
The proportions of phenolic resin and of hydrocarbon resin used in the manufacture of the prepared resin can be varied over wide ranges. The definite quantity of a particular hydrocarbon resin to use with a definite quantity of a particular phenolic resin is dependent upon the characteristics desired in the prepared resin. These quantities can be determined only by test, since the properties of the prepared resin cannot be foretold from the properties of the individual phenolic resin and hydrocarbon resin.
The prepared resins of thisinventioncan'be used in the production of varnishes in the known ways. Furthermore, the prepared resins combine with castor oil, tung oil, and similar drying and non-drying oils to give new resinous products which, when dissolved in varnish solvents, deposit tough, substantiallywaterproof and extremely flexible films, such procedures being described in the patents of Charles A. Thomas and Carroll A. Hochwalt, Nos. 2,023,495; 2,039,364; 2,039,365; 2,039,366 and 2,039,367.
As procedures illustrative of typical methods of practicing theinvention and of the advantages accruing from such practice, the following are cited:
Emamzrle 1 A resin was prepared from a condensate resulting from kerosene cracked at 875 C. with a time of contact of 0.168 second; the fractions of the cracked kerosene condensate used had a boiling range from 35 to 225 C. To 808 cc. of the distillate of this boiling range was added a solution of 50 g. of Bakelite BR-25'4 in cc. toluene. The mixture was agitated rapidly with a stirrer and 15 grams of anhydrous aluminum chloride were added cautiously, maintaining the temperature below about 30 C. by cooling. After agitating for 1 hour, 60 cc. of an alcoholic ammonia solution containing 24 cc. of aqueous ammonia solution of sp. gr. 0.90 and 36 cc. of alcohol were cautiously added and the mixture was filtered. The clear filtrate was evaporated until hard brittle resin remained as residue. This resin was called and is referred to subsequently as the prepared resin.
The same condensate was treated in exactly the same manner without the addition of the phenolic resin, this being subsequently referred to as, the original resin.
In comparison, the melting points ofthe original and prepared resins were substantially the same C.) whereasthe acid number of the prepared resin was slightly higher.
varnishes were prepared from both resins by heating 20 grams of the resin with 60 cc. of China-wood oil to a temperature of 560 F. and then allowing the mass to cool to 500 F. and maintaining it at that temperature until a small portion removed from the main mass pulled or roped on drawing it out between the fingers. The mass was then thinned with 60 cc. of petroleum naphtha.
Test panels were coated with each of these varnishes. The water resistance of films of both the original and prepared resin were approximately equal and satisfactory. On drying films deposited from both varnishes in atmospheres conducive to gas checking, the original-resin superior to .the original resin. In addition, whereas the phenolic resin was insoluble in petroleum spirits solvents, the prepared resin was completely soluble.
Example 2 maintaining the temperature below about'30 C.- After all the aluminum chloride had been added the mass was agitated for an additional hour. To this masswere then added cautiously, with stirring, 900 cc. of an alcoholic ammonia solution prepared by adding 400 cc. of aqueous ammonia solution of sp. gr. 0.90 to 600 cc, of 95% alcohol.
. ample 2.
The precipitate formed .was removed by filtration and the filtrate was evaporated until hard, brittle resin remained. There were obtained 2.1 pounds (953 grams) of hard, brittle, clear resin.
The yield of resin varies with the individual character of the cracked hydrocarbon distillate used, but, in general,- will correspond to from 1.5 to 2.5 or more pounds per gallon of distillate used. In general, highest yields accrue from the use of distillates rich in aliphatic olefins and diolefins.
To 3 oz. of the resin prepared above were added 10 grams of an oil-soluble phenolic resin known in the industry as Bakelite BR-254, and 9 oz. by weight of China-wood oil. This mass was processed at 550 F.-by the method well known to the varnish art, whereupon 12 oz. by weight of mineralspirits thinner were added and 2% by weight of the total varnish of a lead, cobalt and manganese resinate drier containing 1% by weight of lead, 0.85% cobalt and 0.008%
Test panels of fir wood were treated with three coats of this varnish andsubiected to exposure on a roof at Dayton, Ohio. The results of this exposure test are reported following Example 7.
Erample 3 .lite BIL-254, 12 oz. by weight of China-wood oil,
12 oz. mineral spirits and a proportionate amount of the same drier used in Example 2, the processing being conducted to 510 F.
Test panels of fir wood were coated with three coats of this varnish and exposed as in Ex- Example 4 A varnish was prepared with 3 oz. of the hydrocarbon resin used in Example 2, 20 grams of Bakelite BEL-254. resin, 9 oz. China-wood oil, 9 oz.
mineral spirits and 2%. by weight of the same 7 drier used in Example 2, processing being conducted to 560? F.
Test panels of fir wood were coated with this varnish and exposed as before. (Example 2.)
Example 5 A varnish with no phenolic resin prepared by Example 6 A varnish was prepared by processing to 4:50.F. as in .Example 2, 10 oz. of the hydrocarbon resin. therein prepared, 10 oz. of the phenolic resin (BakeliteBR-254), and 60 oz. by weight of China-wood oil. This mass was held at 450 F. for'about 20 minutes, whereupdn 60 oz. of mineral spirits thinner and 2% by weight of the total varnish of the same drier were added. Test panels were prepared and exposed as before.
Example 7 A varnish of the same formulation as Example '6 was prepared without the addition of the' hydrocarbon resin; by processing to 450 F. 20 oz. of Bakelite BR-254 resin, 60 oz. China-wood oil, 60 oz. mineral spirits and 2% of the total of the same drier. Test panels of fir wood were coated and exposed as before.
Exposure tests the varnish containing a small propoftion of phenolic resin. From the appearance there was considerably more yellowing observable in each case on the panel coated with the varnish pre- I pared from phenolic carbon resin. 7 1 1 The varnishes -Examples 6 and '7 are also comparable. Tha varnish containing exclusively phenolic resin was slightly better in durability than that with the hydrocarbon resin but discolored. I
Although the examples described above con-- stitute preferred embodiments of the invention it is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited thereto, or to any theory concernresin without any hydroing the mechanism of such actions, except where,,
such limitations are comprehended in the claims.
What I claim is: 1. A coating composition comprising the reaction product of a preformed oil-soluble 100% phenolic resinous condensation product of a sub-' stituted phenol and an aldehyde,,which condensation product is'insoluble in mineral spirits, and a preformed hydrocarbon resin obtained by polymerization .of a cracked petroleum distillate, said hydrocarbon resin being soluble in mineral spirits and benzene and insoluble in alcohol and acetone, the relative amount of the two resins in the reaction product being such as to result in a reaction product which is solublein mineral spirits. 2. A coating composition comprising a solventconsisting essentially of mineral spirits and a film-forming composition dissolved therein ob- I tained' by reacting a preformed oil-soluble 100% phenolic resinous condensation product of a substituted phenol and an aldehyde, a drying oil and a preformed hydrocarbon resin obtained by poly merization of a cracked petroleum distillate, said hydrocarbon resin being soluble in mineral spirits and benzene and insoluble in alcohol and acetone.
3. A coating composition comprising a solvent 15 resin being at least consisting essentially of mineral spirits and a film-forming composition dissolved therein obtained by reacting a preformed oil-soluble, 100% phenolic resinous condensation product of a substituted phenol and an aldehyde, a drying oil and a preformed hydrocarbon resin obtained by polymerization of -a cracked petroleum distillate, said hydrocarbonresin being soluble in mineral spirits and benzene, and insoluble in alcohol and acetone, the amount of phenolic resinous condensation product as compared to hydrocarbon suflicient to obviate gas checking.
4. A coating composition comprising a solvent consisting essentially of mineral spirits and a film-forming composition dissolved therein obtained by reacting a preformed oil-soluble 100% phenolic resinous condensation product of a substituted phenol and an aldehyde, a drying oil and a preformed hydrocarbon resin obtained by polymerization of a cracked petroleum distillate, said hydrocarbon resin being soluble in mineral spirits and benzene and insoluble in alcohol and acetone the amount of hydrocarbon resin present as compared to the amount of phenolic resinous condensatlon product being suflicient to eliminate yellowing substantially such as occurs normally with a phenolic resinous condensation product.
5. The coating composition as defined in claim 1 and further characterized in that the hydrocarbon resin has an iodine value of not substantially less than 100, or substantially in excess of 225. v
6. The coating composition as defined in claim 2 and further characterized in that the hydrocarbon resin has an iodine value of not substantially less than 100, or substantially in excess of 225.
'7. The coating composition as defined in claim 3 and further characterized in that the hydrocarbon resin has an iodine value of not substantially less than 100, or substantially in excess of 225.
8. The coating composition as defined in claim 4 and further characterized in that the hydrocarbon resin has an iodine value of not substantially less than 100, or substantially in excess of 225.
|Brevet citant
|Date de dépôt
|Date de publication
|3 févr. 1941
|20 avr. 1948
|Wilmington Chem Corp
|Resin from phenol, formaldehyde, saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons, and rosin
|30 oct. 1947
|16 mai 1950
|Brogdex Co
|Protective coating compositions
|27 mars 1951
|18 janv. 1955
|Brogdex Co
|Wax composition for fruits and vegetables comprising an oil-soluble, heatreactive phenol-aldehyde resin, a terpene resin, and sugar-cane wax
|14 avr. 1954
|26 févr. 1957
|Us Rubber Co
|Pneumatic article and method of making same
|5 janv. 1960
|20 nov. 1962
|Union Carbide Corp
|Propylene polymer stabilized with a combination of an alkyl phenol-formaldehyde resin and a 2-thiono-2-mercapto dioxaphosphorinane compound
|5 janv. 1960
|16 juil. 1963
|Union Carbide Corp
|Propylene polymer stabilized with a synergistic combination of a para-tertiaryalkyl phenol-formaldehyde resin and a dithiophosphate
|5 janv. 1960
|28 janv. 1964
|Union Carbide Corp
|Propylene resin stabilized with a mixture of a para-tertiaryalkylphenolformaldehyde resin and an aminodithioformate
|5 janv. 1960
|11 févr. 1964
|Union Carbide Corp
|Stabilized polypropylene composition containing an a-stage para-tertiary alkylphenol-formaldehyde resin and a monomeric aliphatic epoxide
|23 févr. 1960
|25 févr. 1964
|Union Carbide Corp
|Propylene resin stabilized with a mixture of a para-tertiaryalkylphenol-formaldehyderesin and a mercapto compound
|28 avr. 1960
|10 mars 1964
|28 avr. 1960
|31 mars 1964
|Stabilized polypropylene compositions
|28 avr. 1960
|15 sept. 1964
|Union Carbide Corp
|Polypropylene stabilized with an astage para-tertiary alkylphenolformaldehyde resin and a phosphorous containing compound
|21 juin 1968
|3 nov. 1970
|Monsanto Co
|Post-alkylated novolac resins wherein the alkylating material is a mixture of c8-c13 carbocyclic compounds
|20 mars 1969
|3 nov. 1970
|Monsanto Co
|Post-alkylated novolac resins wherein the alkylating material is a mixture of arylalkenes,arylcycloalkenes,dicyclopentadienes and cyclopentadiene/acyclic conjugated diene codimers
|21 juin 1968
|16 nov. 1971
|Monsanto Co
|Laminates prepared from c{11 {13 c{11 {11 substituted phenol-formaldehyde resins
|21 juin 1968
|25 janv. 1972
|Monsanto Co
|Impregnated cellulosic sheet members wherein impregnant is a c{11 {14 c{11 {11 carbocyclic substituted resole
|6 juil. 1972
|14 janv. 1975
|Michael Huber Munchen
|Printing ink binder
|12 févr. 1975
|13 févr. 1979
|Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft
|Printing ink binding agents
|6 sept. 1977
|16 juin 1981
|The Lubrizol Corporation
|Hydrocarbon-substituted methylol phenols
|16 avr. 1981
|12 juin 1984
|The Lubrizol Corporation
|Nitrogenous dispersants, lubricants and concentrates containing said nitrogenous dispersants
|Classification aux États-Unis
|524/313, 524/540, 525/502, 525/145
|Classification internationale
|Classification coopérative
|Classification européenne


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Trumpeter Curt Ramm, saxophonist Dan Moretti and pianist Bill Cunliffe excel in a myriad of musical settings; funk, fusion, Latin, r&b and classical. However, their true love is straight-ahead, soulful and grooving jazz. This common ground is the seed that germinated The Foundations Jazz Record label and as a result of this, we have the product of their first collaboration, Foundations. The new CD combines their skills as soloists, composers and creative forces. Foundations also features bassist Marty Ballou and drummer Marty Richards. The ensuing music can best be described as; infectious material that is fresh and new, while continuing the influences of the post bop era. Foundations is both accessible and creative, modern yet timeless. Partial funding for this project was made through the MacColl-Johnson fellowship for composers administrated through the Rhode Island Foundation.
Dan Morretti from the Foundations project took a moment out of his busy performance schedule this summer to share some of his thoughts and the group's collective ideas for this highly enjoyable project.
JazzReview: Bill Evans is quoted as saying, "It bugs me when people try to analyze jazz as an intellectual theorem. It's not, it's feeling." With that said, what is your opinion about this statement and how would you apply it to your latest release Foundations?
Moretti: To us, jazz is primarily a feeling based on an extensive language. It's natural for academics to intellectualize art. The point is that, in order to speak a language; you not only have to have vocabulary, but years of experience communicating with that vocabulary. Foundations is about communicating that jazz language in a personal way to each other and the listener, while crossing many style boundaries.
JazzReview: How did the collaboration of Ramm/Moretti/Cunliffe come about?
Moretti: Curt and I have been performing together for years in many musical situations and Curt and Bill came up together in Cincinnati. I know Bill through Curt, and Bill contributed a few songs to one of my CD's ten years ago. The three of us have wanted to do a project together for years and finally we were able to pull it off.
JazzReview: Talk about the writing, did all three of you write the compositions together?
Moretti: The process was split, I wrote five pieces and Curt and Bill co-wrote the other six. It was a six month process of preproduction and demos that brought us to the final selections that ended up being recorded and making it on the new CD, Foundations.
JazzReview: Your music has been described as an important set of twenty-first century jazz. Describe to us what you feel 21st century jazz is.
Moretti: Let's face it, there haven't been any real "new" innovations in jazz since Coltrane. What has happened is that the world has gotten smaller, and jazz has mixed with other cultures which have brought about a variety of new sounds, instrumentation and ideas. When I played in Istanbul last year, I was a guest with a Turkish quartet and I played their music with them and they played my music with me, and the result was a real mix of both our perceptions of jazz through our cultures. So with that said, the Foundations CD was a new approach to the standard Trumpet/Tenor canon, swinging like the early Lee Morgan sound, while adding the "jam band" style groove and simple melody, as-well-as a variety of other hybrid grooves, that all reflect our individual tastes in jazz. The performances were all live in the studio and the sounds were the real mix, electric and acoustic bass, B-3, Rhodes, Acoustic Piano, Tenor/Soprano, Trumpet, Muted Trumpet, and Plunger with that 80's CTI kind of drum sound.
JazzReview: Talk about bassist Marty Ballou and drummer Marty Richards and their contribution to this release.
Moretti: Marty and Marty have been my first call for years. They are "one" in the groove and feel. There is no replacing a drummer bass player team that has been playing together for over 30 years and they are not restricted by styles.
JazzReview: As an artist, was there a moment of epiphany that brought you to the craft you embrace?
Moretti: For me, it was first hearing The Blues in the Abstract Truth, by Oliver Nelson. The moment I heard that, I knew I wanted to be a tenor/flute player. That did it for me and the coincidence is that Cunliffe just came off a #1 release The Blues in the Abstract Truth, Take 2, which is his rearrangements of the classic Oliver Nelson recording.
JazzReview: Your talent(s) are said to bridge the gap between soul jazz and hard bop sessions of the 1960s, and ahead to future developments in modern jazz; some even say it is rare in today's jazz stage. Where does this sound come from and tell us why it might be called rare?
Moretti: On one level we are trying to play homage to the past and reflect our influences, and on the other level we are stepping out of the box and just writing and playing music that we feel good about and that is current, so we held ourselves to traditional sounds recorded in the highest quality environment. Our music is a mix of all those styles and we are just being ourselves trying to record music that is vibrant, fun and challenging.
JazzReview: "Don't play what's there, play what's not there." Those are the words of the great Miles Davis on improvisation, a gift you all are very well known for. Talk about your approach and those moments and what is "not there" for you.
Moretti: That was easy for Miles to say! But seriously, to me improvisation is the language we speak. When you don't have to think and it flows from the moment then the essence of what we are doing surfaces, and that's what the band and the listener responds to. It's in those moments that pacing and structure happen, you can't make it happen, but you have to be prepared and ready for it to happen.
JazzReview: Ramm and Moretti seem to collaborate together as side players on many projects, how did the inclusion of Cunliffe shape the sound of this project?
Moretti: That's easy; Bill is a great musical being that brings to the table a clear sense of himself and the music. You can trust that he is being his best with no preconceived notion. And his collaboration with Curt's songs really added his signature to the music.
JazzReview: It seems every artist has what are their favorite moments on a recording, on the Foundations release what do you feel are your most "magical" moments and why?
Moretti: OK, starting at around 3'05" on the tune "Totem Dance" . That's where I really hear the solo and the band merge and the groove, feel and playing is all in sync.
JazzReview: When you completed the project what in that moment was your hope for the listening audience to take from this recording?
Moretti: I hope they would take the energy, sound and performances and feel the grooves and enjoy the variations in mood and textures and experience it as a whole not a one tune download.
JazzReview: What can we expect next?
Moretti: There will be a new trio CD of mine coming out in the fall entitled, Tres Muse and another collaboration of Foundations, and I'm sure Curt and Bill will cookin' up new projects.
JazzReview: Ok, now to some fun. The next sets of questions are so the public can get to know you outside of the realm of music, and get to know you as a person. Now, to get to know one, you need to have fun, so let's do! Answer if you will these probing questions and be blatantly honest
1. What is your favorite comfort food?
Moretti: Fried Chicken Thighs.
2. Tell us about your activities outside of music and how they help you stay balanced?
Moretti: I surf and work out.
3. Favorite book or movie?
Moretti: The Making Of Kind of Blue.
4. If you needed to get away where do you go?
Moretti: To the ocean.
5. When not in the jazz mood what do you listen too?
Moretti: Classical, especially smaller chamber ensembles.

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M.J. Maguire's 61 on Monday during a U.S. Amateur qualifier at the Amelia National Golf Club was significant on several levels for the University of North Florida senior:
* It broke the Amelia National course record of 64 set in a 2012 U.S. Amateur qualifier by A.J. Crouch.
* Maguire's score matched the lowest on on the First Coast during a tournament round since Stephen Shellock, a New York native, shot 61 in the third round of a National Golf Association event (formerly the Hooters Tour) at the Omni Amelia Plantation Oak Marsh Course in 2009.
* It was his personal low by three shots. Maguire shot 64 earlier this season during a college golf tournament in Charlotte, N.C.
Here's how Maguire did it:
No. 1, par-4: 15-foot birdie putt.
No. 2, par-4: Two-putt par.
No. 3, par-3: 5-foot birdie putt.
No. 4, par-4: Two-putt par.
No. 5, par-4: Two-putt par.
No. 6, par-3: Two-putt par.
No. 7, par-4: 4-foot birdie putt.
No. 8, par-4: Two-putt par.
No. 9, par-5: Two-putt par.
No. 10, par-4: 25-foot birdie putt.
No. 11, par-5: 5-foot eagle putt.
No. 12, par-3: Two-putt par.
No. 13, par-4: Two-putt par.
No. 14, par-4: Missed green, up and down for par.
No. 15, par-5: 20-foot eagle putt.
No. 16, par-4: 1-foot birdie putt.
No. 17, par-3: 5-foot birdie putt.
No. 18, par-4: 12-foot birdie putt.
Maguire hit 12-of-14 fairways and 17-of-18 greens. He needed 26 putts.


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The Right Angle: Tales from a Sporting Life
By Bob Rich
Prometheus Books, 2011
List Price: $27
In the world of sports, there isn't much Bob Rich hasn't played, coached, or managed. His childhood love of hockey blossomed into a stint as part owner of his hometown Buffalo Sabres. He formed a handball team that competed in the New York State Games, capturing a bronze medal and two silvers in three years. He purchased the then Double-A Buffalo Bisons in 1982, building them into one of the most successful franchises in minor league baseball. Add to that list holding naming rights on Buffalo's NFL stadium, playing competitive polo, sport fishing, endurance swimming, and you have a guy who can't sit still.
Rich, whose father founded Rich Products Corporation, got his start in professional sports as part of the ownership group that lured an NHL expansion team to Buffalo in 1969. His involvement lasted until the ill-fated deal that brought the Rigas family to town. Rich details their shenanigans in one of the more intriguing chapters of his new book, "The Right Angle: Tales from a Sporting Life."
Rich got an up-close view of the Rigases' dirty dealings, long before their Adelphia Cable empire crumbled down around them, landing both father and son in prison. The sale of the Sabres was dragged out by the Rigas contingent's efforts to get Rich and his side to accept Adelphia stock instead of cash. Even once the deal was agreed to, it took months to close, and that only happened after Rich threatened to hire a forensic accounting firm to go through the Rigases' books. Had it come to that, the world would have learned earlier how they had financed their empire by fraudulent means.
When Erie County built the Buffalo Bills a new stadium in the early 1970s, it sought to recoup some of the costs by selling naming rights. Rich's father proposed purchasing the rights for 10 years at a cost of $1 million to call the new stadium Coffee Rich Park, after one of his company's top-selling products. All well and good, until Bills owner Ralph Wilson, who had signed away naming rights to the county, objected to the "crass commercialism." Rich details the hurdles he had to clear to eventually close the deal—and then ensure it was enforced after Wilson ordered his workmen to remove the letters spelling out Rich Stadium under cover of darkness the night before the team's initial preseason game.
Rich's most enduring legacy in Buffalo may be the stewardship of the Bisons, who were on the verge of washing out for a second time when he stepped in to purchase the club. By dumb luck a year later, the producers of the Robert Redford movie "The Natural" targeted Buffalo's decrepit stadium, affectionately known as the Rockpile, as an appropriate setting for the film, set in the 1930s. Interest in the movie helped boost attendance at Bisons games. Within a few years the team was back in the Triple-A ranks, with eyes for more. Rich breaks down the pursuit of a new stadium with an ultimate goal of landing a major league expansion franchise. In the end, Buffalo was edged out by Miami and Denver for the two National League openings, as MLB opted for larger television markets.
While the baseball chapters, which are full of behind-the-scenes details of the expansion process, will likely be of most interest to Baseball America readers, there are plenty of other entertaining stories in the book, particularly for residents of Upstate New York who follow the Sabres and Bills. At times it feels a little like lifestyles of the rich and famous (Rich and famous?), particularly the chapters on polo and sport fishing (from which he culled the book's title). But Rich's easy tone keeps things light and moving, and if you happen to run into him at a ball game you'll have plenty of openings to strike up a conversation.
James Bailey reviews books for Baseball America. He can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Record-high EFT and shared branch transactions contributed to success in 2014 for the CUSO.
Payments CUSO also set new a single-day record of 9 million transactions on Dec. 21, and broke records for transactions per hour, minute and second on Christmas Eve.
Iowa-based EFT network says more than 200 financial institutions now offering alerts, balances service to card holders.
CFPB now has jurisdiction, sets Feb. 27 as deadline for comments on EFT rules.


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Quanzhou YC Store Fixture Co., Ltd.
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|Business Type:
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|Fujian, China (Mainland)
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|Store Fixture,Display Rack
|Total Employees:
|11 - 50 People
|Total Annual Revenue:
|US$5 Million - US$10 Million
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|North America 40.00% Western Europe 20.00% Northern Europe 10.00%
Quanzhou YC Store Fixture Co., Ltd. specializes in producing store fixtures, shopfittings, displays ...
Quanzhou YC Store Fixture Co., Ltd. specializes in producing store fixtures, shopfittings, displays and special items for the international retailers, wholesalers, importers. We have cooperated with 110 customers who are from Europe, USA, Australia and South America. And we have worked with famous brands worldwide, such as XOXO footwear, Wanted Shoes, MARC Shoes, DIDONNA, ROBEEZ, HAPPYSOCK, LODIS, BRICS, BOSS, RENO ROASE and JEEP.
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By now you should know never to trust any sort of rumor-mongering published here at KSK, and this item is no exception. It comes to us third-hand from an anonymous fan who spends his workday toiling as Office Drone #3497 in Sector 7G over in Bristol, and was forwarded this story from a friend of a friend of a… you get the idea. This could all be bullshit, and it has that distinct whiff. But, even as fiction, it's still a damn fine read.
I'd also like to caveat this story by saying that, contrary to many blog folk, I have no real problem with Joe Buck. Does a perfectly good job for me. And now that I know he allegedly likes to get shithoused and wear a jock under his clothes when he parties, I like him even more. Read on:
Tuesday night, March 4th, I had the single most bizarre experience I have ever had in numerous Vegas trips. A friend in my group knew a guy who got us table service at Moon nightclub at the Palms for a cheap rate. So we roll in w/ 19 people and start having a great time…
So we're at Moon for about 30 minutes having a spectacular time when my friend says "Hey, wait a second, I think I just saw Joe Buck." We all laugh it off. About twenty minutes later my friend yells my name across the bar and motions for me to come over. I walk over and he says "Bob (name changed), I'd like you to meet Joe Buck." Standing there in all of his glory is Joe Buck. The guy is pretty damn tall, but that isn't what stands out. What stands out is Joe Buck's freakishly large head. I mean his head is *HUGE*. We agree that Joe Buck has the largest head-to-body ratio we've ever seen. A Joe Buck bobblehead would ironically be an accurate representation of Joe Buck.
We get talking with him, expecting him to peace out within the first five minutes. Surprisingly, Joe Buck won't stop talking. He tells us of his glory days at Indiana University. He recounts some memorable sports moments he has witnessed. He talks about being 38, married, and having two kids. He takes a picture with us. We're thrilled – this is B-list celebrity at its best! Little did we know that Joe Buck had a sinister plan behind all of his seeming friendliness. He starts (talking to) my friend Jenny (name changed) incessantly and buying her bottles of Miller Lite using $100 bills. It's go time for Joe Buck.
Joe mentions that the Super Bowl was the greatest sporting event he has ever witnessed. He claims that he is afraid he has "peaked" and that he's on the downside of his career now. His mood turns darker. Later during the same "great sports moments" conversation Joe mentions the 2004 MLB Playoffs. I say to him "Whoa, that's right, you saw the Dave Roberts steal!" Joe turns to me and says sourly "Dave Roberts was out." This was a dire omen. (Ed Note: Tommy from Quinzee will NEVER forgive this transgression! Quick, Boston fans, go into Righteous Pity Mode!)
My friend asks Joe Buck, "Hey, have you been out on the patio yet? The view is unbelievable." JB replies, "Out there?!?! Go out there?!?! No, you don't have a chance in hell of getting me out there…" He then turns to my friend's girlfriend Jenny (standing directly beside him) looks her up and down twice and says to him "I've got all the view I need right here." (Ed. Note: DUDE!) My friend has no idea what to do at this point.
The conversation dies out and there are several awkward pauses of 20+ seconds. We are waiting for him to leave. But Joe Buck won't leave. At one point we are having a conversation about the club and how cool it was and Joe interrupts us and loudly exclaims:
All of our jaws drop — it was completely bizarre. My friend Jenny replies "well I guess the buck really does stop here, huh?" Joe had no response.
Joe continues to hit on my friend and she turns to me and says, "We have got to get away from Joe Buck." Our group leaving was not a real option – we had our tables and we didn't want to leave them. So we had to get Joe to leave. So I did the only thing I thought I could do — press Joe Buck's buttons. After a moment of thought I unleashed what ended up being the silver bullet – "Hey Joe, on a scale of 1 to Gus Johnson, where would you rank yourself?" Joe Buck was pissed.
He said "Ohh, I could only hope to SOMEDAY achieve the level that Gus has." My friend told Joe to lighten up and he instantly turned into a 5th grader, yelling/whining pointing at me and yelling, "but he Gus Johnsoned meeee!" Five minutes later my friend drunkenly stumbles up to JB, points at him and says, "Ha! Gus Johnson!" Joe slams his beer down on the bar.
Finally, about one hour after Joe Buck first contact, Joe says, "I gotta meet my friends now". We asked who he was here with and he said, "couple guys, from Fox, you know". We tell him that's a good idea as we are headed down to the Playboy Club now. We leave and celebrate our newfound Joe Buck freedom.
About twenty minutes later we are in the Playboy Club sitting around having a drink. Guess who walks in alone after us… Joe Buck. He sits down and starts playing $100 hands of blackjack. We leave the club about an hour later with Joe sitting beside (and chatting up) a young girl who had been sitting alone at the table before he joined her. I wish you could have seen this girl and what she was wearing. Let's just say I think she was playing with house money. (Ed. Note: No clue what this means. Let's just assume she had a big rack.)
Afterward, we all realized one thing: Joe Buck is having a mid-life crisis. It all adds up: 1.) He feels he has 'peaked' professionally, 2.) He screamed out that he had just had a vasectomy to strangers, 3.) He was (flirting with) girls despite being married w/kids, 4.) His livid reaction to the Gus Johnson comment.
I can't believe I am saying it, but for the first time I can only imagine how Tim McCarver puts up with doing games with Joe Buck, and not vice versa. What a douchebag.
Well, if getting drunk by yourself and trying to awkwardly interject into group conversations makes you a douchebag, then call me Frankie Muniz.
UPDATE: The original writer of this story emailed us.
"Drew et al,
I wanted to write you and let you know that I wrote the 'On a Scale of 1 to Gus Johnson' story about Joe Buck. I am a grad student here in DC and I was on spring break in Vegas last week.
Every single word in that piece is true. There are no exaggerations, and many people can corroborate the entire thing.
Attached is a picture of me with Joe Buck, taken the night of March 4th at Moon nightclub.
Many thanks for running that article,


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Budget Blown
Last week we went $136.53 over our budget. Yikes! We had to buy some office supplies ($43.72) and then we splurged on a chicken dinner at Brook's Barbecue ($27.30). Another big expense came when we had to mail our Christmas guests' packages to Florida--they'd bought each other more than they could carry home on the plane, so they boxed everything up and left it for us to ship: $32.92. Also, I spent $25 on a savings bond for my nieces' birthday.
This month, including this week, we've spent $601.97. We've still got the rest of this week and the weekend to go, and we've going to visit my family, which means we'll have to buy gas, etc.
It looks like we'll end up spending the whole $700 we have left after paying all of our bills.
The one bright note, our snow tires came in $125 under what I'd budgeted. We can at least put that toward savings.
We're not beaten! There's always next month. But it is amazing how easy it is to spend so much money every month.
I'd like to know how much my readers spend. Please do share your budgets. You will either feel better about your own budgeting wizardry or we can snivel guiltily together!


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Power Supply Roundup: 650W-680Wby Christoph Katzer on February 21, 2008 2:00 AM EST
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Thermaltake Toughpower QFan 650W
Thermaltake enters the fray with a new feature called QFan. This means the frame is practically left open and the power supply casing has also long punched holes on the sides around the fan. This allows the fan to suck in additional air and - according to Thermaltake - it reduces turbulence and noise. The housing comes in a brown-grayish color that fits nicely with the red Thermaltake highlights we often see on their cases. The packaging is durable and keeps the power supply protected during transport.
The label looks pretty much like all the others: four separated 12V rails at 18A and a combined power of 624W. The combined power for the lower voltage rails isn't mentioned; only their highest output is written on the label. We'd like to have specific details from Thermaltake, but it's not too much of a stretch to assume that the combined power is going to be similar to the 170W we see on all the other units today.
The cables are stored in a quality bag, which is a nice addition. All cables are sleeved up to the first connector. The chassis connection jacks are 6-pin designs, which have proven to be very stable. There are sufficient cables and connectors to provide power to most midrange to moderate high-end systems.
The inside looks an awful lot like two other power supplies we're reviewing today, and in fact we have seen this design a lot lately. It seems that 40% of the high-end market comes via CWT (Channel Well Technology) these days. Thermaltake was actually one of the first with this design, and many others followed. That said, being manufactured by the same company doesn't mean these power supplies are all the same. There are still many differences in terms of component choice and heatsink designs, and this will be reflected in our graphs later - the differences are quite noticeable. What we never liked with this particular design is the heatsinks - they simply don't make much sense. They are made of an aluminum plate punched into the right shape, which is not unusual, as it's an inexpensive way to make a heatsink. The problem with Thermaltake's approach is that there are no gaps to pass air through, so the heatsinks function like an umbrella not letting any air go through to the components under the heatsink. Seasonic is also making their heatsinks in the same way but they at least have enough space in between the fins for the air to pass by. The chosen components are mostly high quality such as the Hitachi capacitor sitting on the primary side and the secondary side is equipped with Samxon capacitors, but the heatsinks are still far bulkier than necessary.
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larson0699 - Monday, August 04, 2008 - linkYou mentioned that the label on the Thermaltake unit doesn't state maximum combined load of the lower-volt rails.
But look, it does. 180 Watts. Reply
BRDiger - Tuesday, July 29, 2008 - linkI kind a wondering because comparing the efficiency level of the Be Quiet! to the testing datasheet on the 80plus.org site it just reaches about 80% at 100% load unlike your results with nearly 84%. Comparing it to the Enermax Modu 82+ review here, it even exeeds its efficiency
Just wondering and it´s not supposed to be an offence... Reply
BRDiger - Tuesday, July 29, 2008 - linkWell, after reading another review it seems that 80plus was actually wrong and the be quiet!s performance exeeds the enermax.. Reply
strikeback03 - Friday, February 22, 2008 - linkThermal and fluids was not my best subject in school, but don't fans usually lose air off the tips of the blades, not suck it in? That is my experience with the Zerotherm Nirvana, which seems to make the same claim of sucking air in with its open fan. Reply
mo3 - Friday, February 22, 2008 - linkThe new Enermax Modular 82+ & Pro 82+ can peak over 700Watts with out a problem; also they have the ATX12v V2.3 and reaching 88% efficiency.
Modular 82+ has 2x 12 pin connection embedded for up and coming graphics cards and greater stability.
Just to give the readers a better alternative! :)
Check out more info at: www.enermax.co.uk
crimson117 - Friday, February 22, 2008 - linkOkay... PSU review.. new 9600 GT review... I think anandtech is trying to tell me I need a new computer! Reply
NINaudio - Thursday, February 21, 2008 - linkHi, you mention that the be quiet! PSU is quiet but also runs warmer than the others. Where are the temperature charts that we've seen in previous PSU reviews? It would be good to see the temperatures that you sacrifice for a quieter PSU. Is it a degree, 5 degrees, ten degrees, more? Reply
tynopik - Thursday, February 21, 2008 - link1. include a real stress test like how the units handle rapidly changing input voltage
say load them up to 80% capacity and then connect them to a variac and dip the voltage to ~90V 3 times in quick succession to simulate a brownout or poor electrical conditions and check that
a) it doesn't blow up
b) it maintains quality output while the input if fluctuating
2. include cheapo units for comparision just for the reminder of what a poor quality unit is
3. i really love your connector length charts, far more useful than the usual 'stetch a jumble of cables out and lay a ruler next to it' approach. i just wish you would do the same for the sata/peripheral connectors
4. i'm really like the way you combined all the acoustic and efficiency charts together instead of having a bunch of individual charts Reply
Christoph Katzer - Thursday, February 21, 2008 - linkI just assembled a nice system do to those tests. Once it's up and running I will include it. Will also make a comparison of all cables from now on, thanks.
The problem with cheap units is that they are mostly for a specific market. I would need to buy thise units myself since no company would ever send them over. Since I am not in the US I will only have the stuff from Europe which is not even available in the US. But let us see how we could change that in the future... Reply
jtleon - Thursday, February 21, 2008 - linkChris,
You state that at least 100W must be drawn before these units achieve high efficiency. Can you relate this requirement to most normal PC tasks - i.e. browsing the web (reading Anandtech reports of course), answering email, other office based activities (the majority of PC users on the planet), rather than those hardcore gamers that are gaming around the clock (and clearly are independently wealthy!).
It would appear that these PSU's are not going to efficiently reduce the carbon footprint of the majority of PC users on this planet.
Am I wrong?


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Originally posted by Scott Creighton
David64: A question, please. Has ground penetrating radar been used to examine any of that area ? I think I read or saw something about it being used around the Sphinx. I think Hawass is afraid someone [you] will steal his thunder, that's why he is so restrictive about digs. He wants to be the first to announce ANY discovery,
Originally posted by Scott Creighton
Hello ATS,
It appears
Would Dr Hawass (or whoever is presently in charge of Antiquities in Egypt) care to explain what is going on in this area that is so near to the Giza pyramids?
UI: The digging is still going on and the range has increased dramatically. I am not computer savvy and can not upload screen shots yet however I have a few where it actually looks like they uncovered another pyramid. I am not an expert but am insanely interested in what they have found. Does anyone have any information on this? I went to the following link and cross compared images using the ones posted by the OP to find about the right location.
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originally posted by: Scott Creighton
originally posted by: stonerwilliam
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Know you know pal
You know I know what exactly?


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The Champions League is back! On Tuesday 12th February, the best club competition in the world re-starts with the Round of 16 featuring the greatest clubs and players on the planet. The likes of Real Madrid, Manchester United, Barcelona and Bayern Munich will all be fighting it out to lift the famous trophy. When the
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The AM Roundup: Turmoil at SCOTUS, Weil's Big Number, More
Privacy: Cellphone carriers handled 1.3 million requests from law-enforcement agencies looking for information such as text messages, wire taps and the location of callers in 2011, according to a congressional inquiry. WSJ
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Northwestern associate men's basketball coach Tavaras Hardy and wife Billée planned to deliver their second daughter at NU's Prentice Hospital. But the baby had a different idea.
The couple did not have time to head downtown early Monday morning, so they checked in at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Within 11 minutes, daughter Jasmine Lilyann joined the world.


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The Punter: Bets to be had on Renault
After the confessions by Renault of fixing the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix, wouldn't it be ironic if they emerged winners when what is fast becoming an F1 circus returns there on Sunday.
Former team boss Flavio Briatore is likely to challenge his lifetime ban while the team have got away without a fine or sanction worth taking seriously.
Renault should have been sidelined for the rest of the current campaign, not given a permanent ban suspended for two years which is virtually meaningless.
Driver Nelson Piquet Jnr was granted immunity for spilling the beans on the whole distasteful affair – deliberately crashing his car under team orders to help Fernando Alonso win the race.
And so to Sunday where Alonso is 25-1 to repeat last year's victory with Lewis Hamilton installed 3-1 'jolly.'
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Written by: Shameen Arshad
Posted on: August 26, 2016 | Comments | 中文
The artist's creation is often referred to as a reflection of society. The impressionable artist is highly susceptible to the world around them. Thus, the surroundings tend to become a part of their artworks, whether or not they are aware of this. Their craft – which often serves as an outlet and is a product of their notions, reactions and emotional outbursts – tends to hold hints about their environment.
The group show Structural Intricacies at My Art World presents the work of four Miniature artists, concentrating on the different pitfalls and hurdles within a society. The artworks are personal narratives, archiving the perceptions and concerns of the artists, or simply recording the multitude of emotions experienced by them.
Shamsuddin Tanwri touches upon the idea of displacement. He comments on the disparity between his former agrarian lifestyle and contemporary urban culture. The artist's work stems from his inability to cope with these two diverse worlds. He uses polythene as a symbol of suffocation, making his discomfort evident. The exquisitely rendered images help the viewer understand how stifled the artist feels. One can almost feel the wrinkled texture of the plastic, and the rustling of the polythene sheet. The artwork exudes a sense of helplessness in the face of adversity as the figure is trapped under the airtight material. Tanwri has displayed his skill in more than one medium. The Miniature paintings as well as his charcoal sketches exhibit immense skill and dexterity.
Fariha Rashid's images, although made of dark hues, have a relatively tranquil nature. The surface is calm and composed, but there is an underlying sense of turmoil. The artist battles her inner demons through the celestial setting she has created. Her imagery possesses a dynamic quality, yet her images seem rather silent. The empty background which might be conceived by some as sinister, in some ways gives relief from the busy foliage that seems to be spreading to most of the surface. Amidst the power struggle between the backdrop and foliage stands the figure trying to hold his/her ground. Rashid's use of symbols leaves the imagery open to interpretation, thus successfully holding the viewer's attention.
Conversely, Surhan Nizamani has taken up a more direct approach to conveying her ideas as she picks up popular items such as coins, ropes and loudspeakers. The concept behind her work, although conveyed loud and clear, proves less effective on the whole, as the recurrent sighting of such imagery and the fixed connotations attached to it reduce interest for viewers.
Waheed Bhutto takes it upon himself to debate honour killing, forced marriages, and the tradition of complying in unpleasant situations. He talks about a society where free will is an illusion. Each of Bhutto's images offers a different visual vocabulary. The artist uses a range of methods to present his ideas, showing particular expertise in the rendering of the human body.
Structural Intricacies provides these artists with an outlet and a platform to voice their concerns, which might otherwise be drowned out by the dogmatic views of the society. The work will be on display at The Kitchen (E-7) till the 3rd of September, 2016.
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Early bird gets the worm
I cannot definitely say that the early bird gets the worm.
I don't necessarily believe you have to run in the mornings every day to run a great 5K to marathon but I do believe getting it over with early is a good thing.
There are many runners who loathe the mornings whereas countless others know that getting a workout in before breakfast is the best time, that it makes you feel productive.
Dean Karnazes, on his Runners World blog, wrote an article called Early Bird Doesn't Always Get The Worm where he states that 'studies' have shown running in the afternoon is better then running in the morning.
The problem is no scientific studies were even given within his article.
If you click on the link to his article you will see why I am still scratching my head here.
People want to have a connection to what they read and who is writing the content.
I was just struck by the fact that the article was all of about 200 words long and gave no feedback or proof to the claims Karnazes wrote about.
The majority of runners just want to enjoy what they are doing.
They want a simpler approach but many, if they read about someone talking about a scientific study, should at least have the courtesy of reading about the study referenced in Early Bird Doesn't Always Get The Worm
Anahad O'Connor of the New York Times also mentioned the 'studies' in The Claim: Morning Is The Best Time To Exercise that running in the afternoon, preferably between 4 and 7 pm seems to be the best time for our bodies to work at full aerobic capacity, strength output and reaction.
What scientific study is making the claim?
I had to dig deeper.
Christopher Calwell, a professor of psychiatry at the University of California, Los Angeles 's Brain Research Institute, states that the heart, liver and the brain are all controlled by an endogenous circadian rhythm.
He conducted a study on mice which appeared in the December 2012 issue of theJournal of Physiology, which basically states that exercise effects our circadian rhythms and that the afternoon is considered the best time, in terms of overall physiological output, to exercise.
If you want to read an outstanding article on AM versus PM running check out Gretchen Reynolds Why Afternoon May Be The Best Time To Exercise.
The Benefits Of Running Early
1. If you live in a hotter climate the benefits of running early in the morning are evident, lower temps, less humid (if you are lucky).
I have lived in both hot and cold climates and know that running early during the summer months is a blessing.
2. You have your workout in for the day.
Runners are going to train whenever it feels best for them, not on account of some scientific study.
It is still helpful to research what some of the world's top exercise physiologist say.
I prefer morning runs, ran the best solo 20-miler of my life starting at 5am averaging 5.30 per mile and finishing in 1.50.02.
I have not bettered that time yet in the afternoon. You have to go with what works best for you. For some, afternoons work better for their working schedule.
It all depends on the individual.
morning vs evening
3. Research has shown that exercisers who train in the morning seem to be more consistent with their training then with their counterparts who train in the afternoon.
4. Working out in the morning is a great way to lose weight efficiently in that you are burning more calories the remainder of the day as opposed to waiting until the afternoon to do cardio training.
The downside to training in the morning is that you are training on mainly an empty stomach which means your energy stores may be low from sleeping through the night.
The run you do in the morning may feel more difficult then it would feel in the afternoon.
What Do The Studies Say?
In a recent study conducted in Tunis, Tunisia at the Sports Performance Optimization National Center of Medicine and Science in Sports proved in 10-11 year old boys that time of day effected anaerobic output.
The boys underwent four separate anaerobic tests involving strength and power.
The results?
The boys saw an increase a 5% increase in the jump test, grip strength improved by 5.9%, squat jump increased by 3.5% and performance increased 5.5% during the wingate test (which measures peak anaerobic output) from morning to afternoon
In a study conducted at the Quatar Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Hospital showed that we have greater maximum sprinting output in the afternoon as compared with the morning. They found no difference in fatigability though.
Of course, we are talking sprinting and strength here.
The authors of this study showed that there was really no difference in stamina and endurance in the afternoon regarding activities that involve submaximal exercise as compared to the above studies regarding maximum output like lifting, sprinting and other raw power events.
The Benefits Of Running In The Afternoon
1. Obviously running in the afternoon means you are more awake and alert for the workout.
The downside is you spend the entire day knowing you have a run still to do.
2. Dr. Boris Medarov of the Jewish Medical Center in Long Island, New York, found that your lung capacity is actually 6 percent greater in the afternoon then any other part of the day.
There was another study conducted at a 2004 conference at the American College of Chest Physicians which demonstrated that lung capacity was superior in the hours between 4 and 5pm
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3. Your body temperature is higher in the afternoon then in the morning so less time is required to warming up.
In closing, we all work best at different times of the day.
I loathe the early mornings but find great satisfaction in having 10-12 miles in before breakfast or having a 20 mile long run completed before the sun comes up.
I often feel lethargic if I wait to workout in the evenings after work and I always, at the back of my mind, try to keep in mind that in Kenya there are 13 year old girls running three times per day.
There are countless others rising before the sun comes up to run to school.
So, what about the old saying that states the early bird gets the worm?
I certainly don't think Dean Karnazes can answer this or anyone else can.
There are people who work better in the afternoon and there are those who are razor sharp in the morning.
Whatever floats your boat folks, just have fun while your doing it.
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Obama declares victory: 13 memorable lines
President Obama returned in his victory speech to the soaring oratory of hope that carried him to the Oval Office the first time -- and that seemed absent for so many months on the campaign trail this year as he focused on drawing a contrast with GOP challenger Mitt Romney. In other words, tearing him down.
Here are 13 memorable lines from the new, old Obama, who still bears the idealism of a South Side Chicago community organizer but now also the experience -- and scars -- of high-level political combat.
1. Tonight, more than 200 years after a former colony won the right to determine its own destiny, the task of perfecting our union moves forward.
2. Tonight, in this election, you, the American people, reminded us that while our road has been hard, while our journey has been long, we have picked ourselves up, we have fought our way back, and we know in our hearts that for the United States of America, the best is yet to come.
3. I want to thank every American who participated in this election. Whether you voted for the very first time or waited in line for a very long time -- by the way, we have to fix that.
4. Sasha and Malia, before our very eyes, you're growing up to become two strong, smart, beautiful young women, just like your mom.I'm so proud of you guys. But I will say that for now, one dog is probably enough.
5. These arguments we have are a mark of our liberty, and we can never forget that as we speak, people in distant nations are risking their lives right now just for a chance to argue about the issues that matter, the chance to cast their ballots like we did today.
6. Forward. That's where we need to go. Now, we will disagree, sometimes fiercely, about how to get there. As it has for more than two centuries, progress will come in fits and starts.
7. By itself, the recognition that we have common hopes and dreams won't end all the gridlock, or solve all our problems, or substitute for the painstaking work of building consensus, and making the difficult compromises needed to move this country forward. But that common bond is where we must begin.
8. Our economy is recovering. A decade of war is ending. A long campaign is now over. And whether I earned your vote or not, I have listened to you. I have learned from you. And you've made me a better President.
9. Tonight, you voted for action, not politics as usual. You elected us to focus on your jobs, not ours.
10. The role of citizen in our democracy does not end with your vote. America has never been about what can be done for us. It's about what can be done by us, together, through the hard and frustrating but necessary work of self-government
11. What makes America exceptional are the bonds that hold together the most diverse nation on Earth -- the belief that our destiny is shared …I am hopeful tonight because I have seen this spirit at work in America…I've seen it in … those SEALs who charged up the stairs into darkness and danger because they knew there was a buddy behind them, watching their back.
12. I've seen it on the shores of New Jersey and New York, where leaders from every party and level of government have swept aside their differences to help a community rebuild from the wreckage of a terrible storm.
13. I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us, so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting.


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He never, ever does this. He brings it to the bathroom, the basement, it is never, ever out of his sight. There are plugs downstairs, is it temptation on purpose, or just stealing my plug and being forgetful? I don't think forgetful.
The saga continues.
XPervert has gotten a little..."friendlier" lately. (My guard is still up).
I am like a kid in a candy store because he actually left his non-work cell phone in the house where I am and he went to other places to play with DD.
Omg...it's the lifeline to OW and I want very much to jump on it and send a break up message!!!!!!!!!!
Where will I get the strength?
Why do I even care that it's there?
The "work phone" is left more often and he's even showed it to me, but the PP-"Personal Phone"-is never, ever left alone.
I bet it's pass worded?
Why do I even care? So damn hard.
It's.right.there. I could send a message and wreck it all.
I think I don't pick it up because I don't know the phone and if I mess it up he will know I touched it.
A person is a person, no matter how small. -Dr. Suess
Perserverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
-George Washington
Honey - walk away from it. Your attention, your focus, and your energy should only be spent ON YOU AND YOUR KIDS. Not him. Not OW.
And never grow a wishbone, daughter, where your backbone ought to be.
― Sarah McMane
Just kidding! Unless you need proof of something, I wouldn't touch it. I know it's very tempting though. If it were me, I know I am so done with stbx that I truly don't give a shit about what he does with his phone.
Good luck Ashland13!
I would feel too much like stooping. I think it was the surprise of it being left alone after all this time.
I want very much to not care.
And have a lot of pride that I haven't touched it.
The high road, the high road, the high road.
But it would be so much fun to mess with people as I was messed with. And he doesn't do anything without passwords, even his laundry, lol.
Thanks you guys. There's miles of proof, he plastered it all over FB and told people and wanted to get caught so he could end his life here.
[This message edited by Ashland13 at 7:53 PM, October 13th (Sunday)]
I want very much to not care.
I love this advice - it will set you free:
Your attention, your focus, and your energy should only be spent ON YOU AND YOUR KIDS. Not him. Not OW.
I once had SA OW's phone. It actually went for a drive over state lines with me while I thought about what to do with it! I used my own phone to call a few friends who had some funny advice. It was a government issued phone, and had government contact info about returning it if lost.
I wanted to throw it in the river. Or in the woods. I thought about tossing it over the fence of a foreign embassy near my house. Or walking into a strip club and dropping it on the floor. Or one of OW's sex clubs.
But I just went home and threw it in STBX's bag. As soon as I did, I felt great relief. I'm not going to break the law, and anyhow, her phone felt evil and cursed, just like her.
It is what it is.


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Me too! Ashley can be irritating sometimes too. The customers are unreal! Lol
Lol I don't know. But I do know that Seth and les are missing clothes. They are always in the same outfit, and Ashley is convinced black helps her look thin
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Life on Mars 'doubtful'
Fossilised micro-organisms or just mineral grains?
Yet another study has cast doubt on the claims that a rock from Mars contains evidence of past life. Our science editor Dr David Whitehouse examines the arguments.
Using an electron microscope, they found that the mineral crystals in the rock were intermingled with carbon compounds. This means that if the crystals were made at high temperatures then the carbon was as well.
The possibility that the carbon compounds formed as the result of bacterial life processes can be ruled out say the scientists.
The new research is published in the journal Meteoritics and Planetary Science.
It is the third scientific paper in a series that have all disputed claims of life in the meteorite.
'These three papers in combination basically invalidate much of the evidence' says Dr John Bradley of the Georgia Tech School of Minerals Science and Engineering.
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The rock is believed to have been blasted from Mars during an asteroid impact hundreds of millions of years ago. After millions of years in space it fell onto Antarctica.
The JSC team claimed to have seen tiny structures, far smaller than earth bacteria, They called them microfossils or nanobacteria.
They also said that the rock contained carbon compounds that were the result of life processes.
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The most important thing to remember while watching La Virgen de los Sicarios (Our Lady of the Assassins) is that this is not a documentary. Because Colombia usually is represented in international cinema as the den of drug lords, it is easy to take offense at this portrayal as yet another devastating stereotype of the troubled Andean nation. Indeed a controversy over negative representation broke out even before the film was wrapped, with one Colombian journalist calling for a prohibition of the production. Based on the novella of the same name by displaced countryman Fernando Vallejo, La Virgen de Los Sicarios has less in common with fellow Medellín-native Victor Gaviria's real-life portraits in Rodrígo D. No Futuro and The Rose Seller than it does Dante's Inferno or Camus's The Stranger. Rather than attempt to understand the social cause of senseless violence, La Virgen de los Sicarios essays a philosophy on the tenuous meaning of life.
Director Barbet Schroeder is a Hollywood veteran, with solid mainstream films such as Barfly and Reversal of Fortune to his credit. But the Tehran-born, Paris-educated filmmaker is not a total outsider, having spent much of his childhood in Medellín. After searching unsuccessfully for a project to film in Colombia (including the life of Medellín drug king Pablo Escobar, which was abandoned when the studio refused his condition that the film be made in Spanish), Schroeder seized upon Vallejo's novella. It explores the thoughts of a successful writer, also named Fernando (Germán Jaramillo), who returns to his hometown after 30 years abroad, he says, "to die." Instead he falls in love with charming teenage assassin/male prostitute Alexis (Anderson Ballesteros).
When the pair wander about the churches and tango bars of the city, Alexis blows away anyone rude enough to offend his benefactor as quickly and piteously as Fernando reels off diabolically funny lines about the benefits of exterminating the poor. With deadly consequences, the love-besotted assassin is forever taking the writer's ironic barbs literally; a warning perhaps to those who condemn the film as a literal depiction of Medellín. The difference between thought and action, Fernando argues at one point, when Alexis offers to off a neighborhood nuisance, is "civilization."
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Just how to know the difference between reality and representation is not always clear, however. Shot using high-definition video cameras that capture an extreme depth of field, the picture onscreen is hyperreal. From the opening sequence where we first see Fernando's image in plate glass as he walks down the sidewalk, to the recurring shots of the apartment window at night that reveal simultaneously the lighted hills and the writer's face, the city is always a reflection of the character. Likewise the Medellín of La Virgen de los Sicarios is a refraction of the prodigal son's yearning for the past -- a past that happens to have been cordoned off in this instance by the most extreme violence. Perhaps Schroeder and his crew should have been more diligent in ensuring that their reflection more faithfully reproduce the exact number of dead felled on Medellín's streets (surely what we see here is an exaggeration). It's not clear that doing so would do much to improve Colombia's image in the eyes of the world or bring a halt to the violence -- or that it would improve an already thought-provoking movie.