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|Publication number
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|Application number
|Publication date
|5 Jan 1988
|Filing date
|11 Dec 1985
|Priority date
|12 Dec 1984
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|Paul Stahlhofen
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|Hoechst Aktiengesellschaft
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|Patent Citations (21), Referenced by (7), Classifications (15), Legal Events (5)
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R--SO.sub.2 --NCO
The present invention relates to a positive-working light-sensitive mixture which is especially suitable for use in the production of lithographic printing plates.
Positive-working light-sensitive mixtures on a basis of 1,2-naphthoquionone diazides, which can be used in the production of printing plates, have been known for a long time. Mixtures comprising compounds which form strong acids upon exposure and compounds which can be split by acid, for example, acetals and orthocarboxylic acid esters, have also recently been described for the same application, for example, in German Offenlegungsschriften No. 26 10 842 and No. 27 18 254. These mixtures preferably contain a binder which is insoluble in water and soluble in aqueous alkaline solutions, by preference a novolak.
Printing forms which are obtained by exposing and developing light-sensitive materials of this kind yield considerably larger print runs, when the developed plates are heated for some minutes to temperatures in the range from 200° C. to 250° C. In the case of light-sensitive layers containing novolaks as the binders, this heat treatment gives rise to an oleophilic deposit in the non-image areas, which consists of decomposition products of the image areas and can only be removed again by a thorough treatment with alkaline solutions.
According to published European Patent Application No. 111 274, this disadvantage can be obviated by using a halogenated polyvinylphenol as the binder. When a printing form containing a binder of this type is heated or baked respectively, there are no deposits formed in the non-image areas. However, these plates have the disadvantage that their image areas are sensitive to alkaline solutions, for example, to the developer acting over a prolonged period or to a dampening solution containing a small proportion of alkali, and they are attacked by these solutions. Usually, this will become evident as a reduction of print run.
It is known from U.S. Pat. No. 3,869,292 to use polyvinylphenol itself as the alkali-soluble binder. Compared with novolaks, polyvinylphenol has advantages for special applications.
Other alkali-soluble binders have only been disclosed as constituents of negative-working light-sensitive materials. Published European Patent Application No. 48 876, for example, describes mixtures comprising diazonium salt polycondensation products and polymers, for example polyvinyl acetals, with sulfonylurethane side groups, for use in the production of negative-working printing plates. It has been found that the alkali-soluble polymers described in this publication cannot be used in positive-working layers, for example, layers based on 1,2-quinone diazides, since they are too readily soluble in aqueous alkali, and the layers produced will therefore have an insufficient developer resistance and yield print runs which are too short.
It is accordingly an object of the present invention to provide a positive-working light-sensitive mixture which is suitable for use in the production of lithographic printing plates.
It is another object of the invention to provide a mixture, as above, which has a high developer resistance and yields a long print run.
It is yet another object of the invention to provide a mixture, as above, which can be baked after development without contamination of the image background.
Still another object of the invention is to provide a recording material made from the above light-sensitive mixture.
Yet another object of the invention is to provide a process for producing lithographic printing forms using the above recording material.
These objects are achieved by a light-sensitive mixture comprising at least one light-sensitive compound having an increased solubility upon exposure to light, and a binder comprising a polymer of a styrene derivative, the derivative being selected from the group consisting of an alkenylsulfonylamino-carbonyloxystyrene and a cycloalkenylsulfonylamino-carbonyloxystyrene, wherein the derivative is insoluble in water and soluble in aqueous alkali.
The objects of the invention are also achieved by a recording material produced with the above mixture, and by a process for producing lithographic printing forms which includes the steps of imagewise exposing a light-sensitive recording material, washing away the exposed areas of the light-sensitive layer with an aqueous-alkaline developer solution, and heating the developed and dried printing form to a temperature of from about 180° C. to about 250° C. for a period of from about 1 to about 20 minutes.
According to the invention, a light-sensitive mixture is provided, which contains a light-sensitive compound or a light-sensitive combination of compounds, the solubility of which is increased upon exposure and a binder comprising a polymer of a styrene derivative, which is insoluble in water and soluble in aqueous alkali.
The mixture of the present invention is characterized in that the binder comprises units of alkenylsulfonylaminocarbonyloxystyrenes or of cycloalkenylsulfonylaminocarbonyloxystyrenes.
The invention also provides a light-sensitive recording material which is composed of a support and a light-sensitive layer comprising a light-sensitive mixture of the above-indicated composition.
According to the invention, a process for the production of a lithographic printing form is moreover provided, which comprises the steps of imagewise exposing a light-sensitive recording material of the above-indicated composition, washing away the exposed areas of the light-sensitive layer with an aqueous-alkaline developer solution and heating the developed and dried printing form to a temperature ranging from 1 to 20 minutes.
The styrene polymers containing sulfonyl-urethane groups, which are used in the mixture according to the present invention are prepared by reacting polymers containing hydroxystrene units with sulfonlyisocyanates corresponding to the formula
R--SO.sub.2 --NCO,
wherein R is an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic radical having at least one olefinic double bond. The radical R generally comprises from 2 to 12 carbon atoms and one olefinic double bond. If R denotes an alkenyl group, the latter preferably has from 2 to 4 carbon atoms; preferred cycloalkenyl groups are those having from 5 to 8 carbon atoms. Examples include vinyl, propenyl, allyl, 1-butenyl-(4) , cyclohex-3-en-1-yl, cyclohex-1-enyl, and methyl-cyclohex-3-en-1-yl groups. Propenyl and cyclohexenyl radicals are particularly preferred.
The polymers contained in the mixture of the present invention comprise, linked to the aromatic carbon atoms which carried the hydroxyl groups in the starting polymer, the moiety
--O--CONH--SO.sub.2 --R,
wherein the hydrogen atom which is attached to the nitrogen atom is so highly activated by the carbonyl and the sulfonyl groups that it can be split off as a proton by an aqueous alkali; from this fact results developability in aqueous-alkaline developers.
The sulfonylisocyanates which are required for preparing the binders used according to the present invention are described in published European Patent Application No. 48 876 and in German Pat. No. 12 97 601.
The sulfonylisocyanates are reacted with a polymer containing hydroxystyrene units, reaction being advantageously run at a temperature in the range from about 20° to about 40° C. for a period from about 3 to about 4 hours, in an inert solvent, for example dioxane or tetrahydrofuran. In addition to the aromatic hydroxyl group, the hydroxystyrene units can comprise other substituents, such as low molecular weight alkyl or alkoxy groups or halogen atoms. Preferably, the reaction is carried out in such a way that all phenolic groups of the hydroxystyrene units are reacted with the isocyanate. Upon completion of the reaction, the clear solution obtained can be slowly added dropwise to the tenfold quantity of water at room temperature, in order to separate the reaction product. In the process, the reaction product is deposited in the form of a colorless, amorphous, but readily filterable mass. The product is appropriately again suspended in water, removed by filtration and dried.
The starting polymers can be homopolymers or copolymers of o-, m- or p-hydroxystyrenes with other vinyl compounds, for example, styrene, maleic anhydride or maleic acid monoesters, acrylic or methacrylic acid esters. If required, the degree of alkali solubility can be controlled by the proportion of comonomers. In general, the copolymers should comprise at least about 50 mol % of hydroxystyrene units. Although polymers having mean molecular weights (numerical average) between about 3,000 and about 20,000 are preferably employed, polymers of higher or lower molecular weights are also suitable for use.
The concentration of the polystyrene derivatives containing sulfonylurethane groups in the light-sensitive mixture can vary widely, depending upon the nature of the light-sensitive system and the application thereof. Generally they are present in proportions ranging between about 10 and about 80% by weight, preferably between about 20 and 60% by weight, relative to the weight of the non-volatile constituents of the light-sensitive mixture.
The light-sensitive mixtures of the present invention further contain a light-sensitive compound or a light-sensitive combination of compounds. Suitable compounds include positive-working compounds, i.e. those which are rendered soluble by exposure, such as, for example, o-quinone diazides and combinations of photolytic acid donors and compounds which can be split by acid, for example, orthocarboxylic acid compounds and acetal compounds.
The mixture and the process of the present invention have particular advantages in connection with light-sensitive materials based on o-quinone diazides, since the print runs of these materials are particularly largely increased by baking. Suitable materials of this kind are known in the art and are described, for example, in German Pat. No. 938,233 and in German Offenlegungsschriften No. 23 31 377, No. 25 47 905 and No. 28 28 037. The preferred o-quinone diazides include the esters and amides of naphthoquinone-(1,2)-diazide-(2)-4-sulfonic acid or of naphthoquinone-(1,2)-diazide-(2)-5-sulfonic acid. Of these, the esters, especially the ester of 5-sulfonic acid, are particularly preferred. The o-quinone diazide compounds are usually present in a quantity of from about 5 to about 50% by weight, preferably from about 10 to about 30% by weight, relative to the nonvolatile constituents of the mixture.
Materials on a basis of compounds which can be split by acid can also successfully be baked and used in the process according to the present invention. Recording materials of this type are known and described, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 3,779,778 and U.S. Pat. No. 4,101,323, in German Pat. No. 27 18 254 and in German Offenlegungsschriften No. 28 29 512, No. 28 29 511, and No. 29 28 636. These materials comprise orthocarboxylic acid derivatives, monomeric or polymeric acetals, enol ethers or acyliminocarbonates as the compounds which can be split by acid. The radiation-sensitive, acid-forming compounds contained in these materials predominantly comprise organic halogen compounds, in particular s-triazines, 2-trichloromethyl-1,3,4-oxadizoles or trichloromethylbenzoylmethylenebenzothiazolines, which are substituted by halogenomethyl groups.
Among the orthocarboxylic acid derivatives described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,101,323, the bis-1,3-dioxan-2-yl-ethers of aliphatic diols are especially used.
Among the polyacetals described in German Pat. No. 27 18 254, those containing aliphatic aldehyde units and diol units are preferred.
Other very suitable mixtures are disclosed in German Offenlegungsschrift No. 29 28 636. In this publication, polymeric orthoesters with recurrent orthoester groups in the main chain are described as the compounds which can be split by acid. These groups are 2-alkylethers of 1,3-dioxa-cycloalkanes which have 5 or 6 ring members. Polymers with recurrent 1,3-dioxa-cyclohex-2-yl-alkylether units, in which the alkylether group may be interrupted by ether oxygen atoms and is preferably attached to the 5 position of the adjacent ring, are particularly preferred.
The quantitative proportion of the compounds which can be split by acid in the light-sensitive mixture generally ranges between about 8 and about 65% by weight, preferably between about 14 and about 44% by weight, relative to the non-volatile constitutents of the mixture. The quantity of the acid-forming compound ranges between about 0.1 and about 10% by weight, preferably between about 0.2 and about 5% by weight.
In addition to the polymers containing sulfonylurethane groups, a great number of other resins can be used in the light-sensitive mixtures according to the present invention, for example, vinyl polymers, such as polyvinylacetates, polyacrylates, polyvinylethers, polyvinylacetals, polyvinylpyrrolidones and copolymers of the monomers, on which these resins are based. The preferred resins are novolaks, particularly the relatively highly condensed condensation resins obtained from substituted phenols and formaldehyde or condensation products of phenol derivatives and 4,4'-bis-methoxymethyl-diphenylether. The most advantageous proportion of these resins depends upon the technological requirements and on the influence on developing conditions and usually amounts to not more than about 50% by weight of the polymer containing sulfonylurethane groups. To meet special requirements, such as flexibility, adhesion, gloss, coloration and color change, and the like, the lightsensitive mixture can additionally contain small amounts of substances, for example polyglycols, cellulose derivatives, such as ethylcellulose, wetting agents, dyes, adhesion-promoters and finely divided pigments, and UV absorbers, if required.
For coating a suitable support, the mixtures are generally dissolved in a solvent. The selection of the solvents should be matched to the coating process, the layer thickness and the drying conditions anticipated. Suitable solvents for the mixture according to the invention are ketones, such as methyl ethyl ketone; chlorinated hydrocarbons, such as trichloroethylene and 1,1,1-trichloroethane; alcohols, such a n-propanol; ethers, such as tetrahydrofuran; alcohol ethers, such as ethylene glycol monoethyl ether; and esters, such as butyl acetate. It is also possible to use mixtures which, for special purposes, can also contain solvents, such as acetonitrile, dioxane or dimethylformamide. In principle, any solvents can be used which do not irreversibly react with the layer components.
In most cases the supports used for layer thickness of less than about 10 /μm are metals. The following may be used for offset printing plates: mill-finished, mechanically or electrochemically roughened aluminum which, if desired, has been anodically oxidized and which additionally can also have been chemically pretreated, for example, with polyvinylphosphonic acid, silicates, hexafluorozirconates, hydrolyzed tetraethyl orthosilicate or phosphates.
Coating of the support material is carried out in a known manner by spin-coating, spraying, dipping, by means of rollers or slot dies, by blade-spreading or by means of rollers or slot dies, by blade-spreading or by means of coater application.
Light sources customary in industry are used for exposure. Irradiation with electrons or a laser is another possibility for producing an image.
The aqueous-alkaline solutions used for developing the recording materials, which have a graduated alkalinity, that is, they have a pH which preferably is between about 10 and about 14, and which can also contain minor quantities of organic solvents or wetting agents, remove those areas of the recording layer which have been struck by light, thus producing a positive image of the original.
The preferred use of the light-sensitive mixtures according to the present invention is in the preparation of printing forms, in particular offset printing forms, using metals, in particular aluminum, as the support.
After developing, the printing form can be heated in a known manner. The baking temperatures can be in the range from about 180° C. to about 250° C., preferably from about 200° C. to about 240° C., heating times of from about 1 to about 20 minutes, preferably from about 5 to about 10 minutes being normally required. If the support material is stable at higher temperatures, it is also possible to bake at higher temperatures and to select correspondingly shorter heating times.
The mixture according to the present invention and the light-sensitive recording material prepared therewith have the advantage that practically no baking residues remain in the non-image areas of the support after baking of the finally developed printing forms.
It is therefore possible to dispense with an additional application of a water-soluble protective layer prior to baking or a subsequent removal of residues by treating with a developing solution.
The mixtures of the invention can also be used in the preparation of circuit boards for printed circuits and for similar products. They present a high practical light-sensitivity, a sharp differentiation between image and non-image areas, a high resolution, large print runs, a good compatability with other constituents in the above-indicated customary coating solvents and an easy fog-free developability in aqueous developers which are free from organic solvents.
The invention is explained in more detail by reference to the examples which follow, wherein parts by weight (p.b.w.) are related to parts by volume (p.b.v.) as g to cm3. Unless otherwise stated, percentages are percent by weight.
123 p.b.w. of a brominated poly-p-hydroxystyrene having a mean molecular weight of 8,000 and a bromine content of 51.6% by weight were dissolved in 200 ml of anhydrous tetrahydrofuran. To this solution, 92 p.b.w. of propenylsulfonylisocyanate (PSI) were added dropwise with thorough stirring, the reaction temperature slightly rising in the process. Upon completion of the PSI addition, stirring was continued for one hour at room temperature and the reaction solution was then refluxed for one hour with continuous stirring. Thereafter, the reaction solution was allowed to cool and was poured into approximately 7,000 p.b.v. of ice water, in the form of a jet which was as thin as possible and while stirring vigorously. Stirring was then continued for another hour. The reaction product was allowed to settle, the supernatant liquid was decanted and the product filtered off by suction. After drying, the polymeric reaction product had a melting range from 80° C. to 100° C.
An electrochemically roughened and anodically oxidized aluminum sheet was coated with a solution of
1.80 p.b.w. of the esterification product obtained from 1 mole of 2,3,4-trihydroxybenzophenone and 3 moles of naphthoquinone-(1,2)-diazide-(2)-5-sulfonic acid chloride.
4.00 p.b.w. of the above-described binder,
0.15 p.b.w. of naphthoquinone-(1,2)-diazide-(2)-4 sulfonic acid chloride, and
0.07 p.b.w. of crystal violet in
40 p.b.w. of ethylene glycol monomethyl ether and
50 p.b.w. of tetrahydrofuran.
The presensitized material so prepared, having a layer weight of about 2.5 g/m2, was imagewise exposed under a transparent positive original and then developed with an 0.25% strength aqueous solution of sodium metasilicate.9H2 O. The areas of the recording layer which had been struck by light were removed by developing and the unexposed image areas remained on the support, so that a printing stencil corresponding to the original was obtained. Using an offset printing machine, it was possible to obtain 100,000 flawless prints from the printing form prepared in this manner.
If the condensation product prepared according to Example 1 is replaced by poly-p-vinylphenol (Mw 5,300) in the coating solution, the light-sensitive printing plate so produced can no longer be developed after exposure through a transparent original under otherwise identical conditions, i.e. even the portions of the recording layer which have been struck by light remain on the support.
In order to increase the print run and strengthen the printing stencil, the printing form was subjected to a heat treatment. For this purpose, the developed and dried printing form was heated in a baking oven at 230° C. for five minutes. By heating the printing form in the oven, the printing stencil was strengthened and the layer became resistant to chemicals, for example, deletion fluids, and insoluble in organic solvents, such as acetone, alcohols, toluene or xylene.
After the heating operation, the printing stencil was inked with a greasy printing ink in the presence of water. In the process, only the printing stencil accepted ink, while the non-image areas of the printing form repelled ink. In an offset printing machine, 250,000 flawless prints could be produced.
If the brominated poly-4-(propenylsulfonyl-aminocarbonyloxy)-styrene used in Example 1 is replaced by the same quantity of a cresol-formaldehyde novolak and the developed printing form is baked at 230° C. under otherwise identical conditions, severe scum that cannot be removed again forms in the nonimage areas upon inking with a greasy ink, contrary to the printing plate according to the present invention.
In the following examples further coating solutions are specified, which yielded similar results. The preparation and processing of the printing plates obtained with these coating solutions correspond to the conditions described in Example 1, unless otherwise indicated.
An electrochemically roughened and anodically oxidized aluminum sheet was coated with a solution of
1.60 p.b.w. of the esterification product obtained from 1 mole of 2,3,4-trihydroxybenzophenone and 3 moles of naphthoquinone-(1,2)-diazide-(2)-5-sulfonic acid chloride,
4.00 p.b.w. of the polymeric binder indicated in Example 1,
2.00 p.b.w. of a cresol-formaldehyde novalak having a softening point in the range from 105° C. to 120° C.,
0.15 p.b.w. of naphthoquinone-(1,2)-diazide-(2)-4-sulfonic acid chloride and
0.07 p.b.w. of crystal violet in
40 p.b.w. of ethylene glycol monomethyl ether and
50 p.b.w. of tetrahydrofuran.
The material was further processed as described in Example 1 and a printing stencil corresponding to the positive original was obtained.
An electrochemically roughened and anodically oxidized aluminum sheet was coated with a solution of
2.40 p.b.w. of a 50% strength solution of a polyorthoester, prepared from 7,7-bishydroxymethyl-5-oxa-nonan-(1)-ol and trimethylorthoformate, in toluene,
0.23 p.b.w. of 2-(4-ethoxy-naphth-1-yl)-4,6-bis-trichloromethyl-s-triazine,
3.50 p.b.w. of the binder indicated in Example 1 and
0.06 p.b.w of crystal violet base in
40 p.b.w. of ethylene glycol monomethyl ether and
40 p.b.w. of tetrahydrofuran.
The printing plate so prepared was imagewise exposed for 15 seconds under a 5 kW metal halide lamp arranged at a distance of 110 cm and was then developed with an 0.5% strength aqueous solution of sodium metasilicate.
60 p.b.w. of a poly-p-hydroxystyrene having a mean molecular weight of 10,000 and a melting range from 170° C. to 185° C. were reacted with 75 p.b.w. of propenylsulfonylisocyanate as specified in Example 1. An ocher-colored condensation product having a melting range from 115° C. to 135° C. was obtained.
An electrochemically roughened and anodically oxidized aluminum sheet, the surface of which had been treated with an aqueous solution of polyvinylphosphonic acid, was coated with a solution of
1.60 p.b.w. of the esterification product obtained from 1 mole of 2,3,4-trihydroxybenzophenone and 3 moles of naphthoquinone-(1,2)-diazide-(2)-5-sulfonic acid chloride
6.00 p.b.w. of the above-described reaction product,
0.16 p.b.w. of 2-(acenaphth-5-yl)-4,6-bis-trichloromethyl-s-triazine and
0.07 p.b.w. of crystal violet in
40 p.b.w. of ethylene glycol monomethyl ether and
50 p.b.w. of tetrahydrofuran.
The printing plate obtained was further processed as described in Example 1.
An electrochemically roughened and anodically oxidized aluminum sheet, the surface of which had been treated with an aqueous solution of polyvinylphosphonic acid, was coated with a solution of
1.50 p.b.w. of the esterification product obtained from 1 mole of 2,3,4,-trihydroxybenzophenone and 3 moles of naphthoquinone-(1,2)-diazide-(2)-5-sulfonic acid chloride,
5.00 p.b.w. of the binder indicated in Example 1,
0.20 p.b.w. of naphthoquinone-(1,2)-diazide-(2)-4-sulfonic acid chloride,
0.07 p.b.w. of crystal violet and
1.00 p.b.w. of a condensation product prepared from 3 moles of 2-methyl resorcinol and 2 moles of 4,4'-bis-(methoxymethyl)-di-phenylether in 1,2-dimethoxyethane in the presence of methane sulfonic acid and having a melting range from 70° C. to 100° C., in
40 p.b.w. of ethylene glycol monomethyl ether and
50 p.b.w. of tetrahydrofuran.
After exposure under a transparent positive original, the printing plate was developed with an 0.5% strength aqueous solution of sodium metasilicate.9H2 O. 100,000 good prints could be produced from the printing form thus obtained.
The foregoing description of preferred embodiments has been set forth merely to illustrate the invention and is not intended to be limiting. Since modifications of the described embodiments incorporating the spirit and substance of the invention may occur to persons skilled in the art, the scope of the invention should be limited solely with respect to the appended claims and equivalents.
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MELBOURNE Storm has survived one of the NRL's toughest draws to have almost a full squad to pick from for Friday night's final round blockbuster against Brisbane at AAMI Park.
Storm has played five of its past six games on the road in a torrid run that has included two five-day breaks.
Storm coach Craig Bellamy last week slammed the scheduling, suggesting it went against the NRL's commitment to protect player welfare.
But to his relief, Melbourne has come through the draining period physically unscathed.
"Medically we are really good," Storm football manager Frank Ponissi said.
"There is no one in doubt at all for Friday night."
Forward Kenny Bromwich has overcome an elbow injury and will be available for selection, meaning Storm is almost at full strength at the right time of the year.
Storm is treating the clash with the Broncos as sudden death given a loss could see it miss the finals if other results go against the club.
Alternatively, a top-four finish will still be on the cards if it can beat Brisbane.
Forward Ryan Hoffman said there was no margin for error against a Broncos team that must win to qualify for the finals.
"The Broncos have to win and we have to win," Hoffman said.
"It's shaping up as a great encounter and having a finals-like atmosphere against a team we've had a great rivalry against is going to hold us in good stead.
"We're still in with a chance of the top four, but we also know if things don't go our way we may find ourselves in a bit of trouble.
"At this time of year it's all about winning and that's what we need to do this weekend."
Melbourne is in unfamiliar territory heading into the final game of the home-and-away season.
In previous years it has had a top-four spot sewn up at this time of the season.
"It's a different scenario (for us), but this season has been quite different with the whole competition and how the finals are going to pan out," Hoffman said.
"It's certainly been interesting for us.
"Our inconsistencies at the start of the year are why we are where we are on the ladder now.
"There's nothing we can do about that now except put in good performances."
In other news, Melbourne signed discarded Canberra front-rower Tom Learoyd-Lahrs on a one-year deal.
The 28-year-old, who has battled injury this season, said he looked forward to adding some experience to Melbourne's forward pack.
"It will be an honour to have the chance to play with such great players as Melbourne possesses," he said.
"Once I spoke to Craig, I knew that working under his guidance was the best opportunity for me to get back to playing regular week to week NRL."
He played Origin for New South Wales in 2009 and 2010, and he also represented the Kangaroos on four occasions.
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DrugAbuse.com created this awfully "handy" chart which shows what the most popular drugs are used at certain festivals. Since most people won't freely admit to taking any illegal drugs, DrugAbuse.com collected their information by using Instagram.
...researchers first gathered intel on how many Instagram posts mentioned one of the 15 festivals they analyzed (3,622,365).
From there, they looked at how many of those posts also mentioned or alluded to a controlled substance—by percentage, Marley Fest had the most mentions of drug use (pretty shocking…), and the KISS Country Chili Cook-Off had the most mentions of alcohol (which could have been inspired by the Brad Paisley hit of the same name—he headlined after all).
I'm giving this chart a major side-eye. C'mon, just using mentions on Instagram to get your statics without actually physically talking to a single person? I dunno, seems pretty pointless to me. I'd take this chart with a grain of… something fun.
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LONDON (ICIS)--China's continuing accumulation of self-sufficiency in caprolactam (capro) production has persuaded Poland's Grupa Azoty to adopt a more Europe-centric strategy, the company said on Wednesday.
More than two million tonnes/year of additional capro capacity is expected to be built in China from now until 2017, following the several hundred thousand tonnes/year that has been brought on stream in the past two years, it added.
Two years ago, Grupa Azoty announced it was planning to construct its own capro installation in either China or Taiwan. However, by July last year the company had scrapped the project, recognising the extent of rival capro plant investments in East Asia.
On Tuesday, Grupa Azoty announced a Zl320m (€77m) investment in building an 80,000 tonne/year polyamide 6 (nylon 6) installation which will utilise capro feedstock produced by the firm at its production site in Tarnow, southeastern Poland.
Instead of focusing on driving up sales of capro in East Asia and even establishing capro production there, Grupa Azoty said it was now prioritising "becoming a regional hub for supplying added-value polyamides and composite semi-products in Europe".
"In Poland, for example, due to the importance of the automotive sector and other industries using structural fibres, the demand for plastics is growing," it added.
The operation of the planned polyamide 6 installation is scheduled to begin in 2016.
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BUCKS ROUNDUP: Redick traded to Clippers; Bucks receive draft picks
The Milwaukee Bucks have lost their third veteran guard to free agency – but this time, they'll get something for it. The Bucks helped pull off a three-team swap yesterday, which sent shooting guard J-J Redick to the Los Angeles Clippers in a sign-and-trade deal. In exchange, Milwaukee will get two future second-round draft choices – one from the Clippers, and one from the Phoenix Suns. The Suns traded forward Jared Dudley to the Clips. Phoenix will get two players from L-A – Racine native Caron Butler, and young point guard Eric Bledsoe. The deal cannot be finalized until the N-B-A's signing period begins next Wednesday. The Bucks could have got nothing for Redick, who was an unrestricted free agent. The 29-year-old veteran agreed to a four-year, 27-million dollar contract with the Clippers. Milwaukee obtained Redick in February from the Orlando Magic, in a failed effort to move up from the final playoff in the Eastern Conference. He averaged 12 points a game and 32-percent from three-point range in his short time with the Bucks, both below his career averages. The Bucks are in need of shooting guards after losing three of them the past couple weeks. Monta Ellis refused to exercise an 11-million-dollar player option, and Mike Dunleavy left for the Chicago Bulls.
The Bucks' assistant general manager for the past five years has left. Jeff Weltman joined the Toronto Raptors yesterday as their executive vice-president of basketball operations. Weltman will be re-united with Raptors' G-M Masai Ujiri. The two worked together in Denver. Weltman was among the first people hired by Milwaukee G-M John Hammond in the 2008 off-season.


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Newly back from summer recess, Senators are taking two divergent paths on healthcare after the Republicans' spectacular failure to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA). For Americans who rely on the ACA for health insurance, one path is encouraging; the other, fraught with peril.
On the encouraging side, the Republican and Democratic leaders of the House Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) committee are working on a bi-partisan plan to stabilize the ACA insurance markets, recognizing that the healthcare of millions of Americans hangs in the balance. In fact, Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Patty Murray (D-WA) are up against a hard deadline. Insurers need to know the level of federal support for the ACA marketplaces before they set premiums for 2018 at the end of September.
The legislation they devise will likely beef up cost-sharing payments to insurers who waive certain out-of-pocket costs for lower income patients, as well as re-insurance payments to help insurers cover high-risk populations. While President Trump and hardline conservatives in Congress have indicated they would be content to let the Affordable Care Act languish, Senator Alexander wisely recognizes that the public will hold Republicans accountable if Americans lose healthcare. In other words, the GOP will own the ACA, whether they like it or not.
Unlike the Senate and House leadership during the repeal and replace debacle, the HELP committee has been holding hearings (imagine that!) to get input from outside of Congress on possible fixes to the ACA. Last week, a group of Republican and Democratic governors of widely different ideologies sang from the same hymnal: the ACA marketplaces must be stabilized.
Senators Alexander and Murray must finish their hearings, mark-up the bill, pass it out of committee, and hope that it reaches the Senate floor. If Senate leadership feels the bill has bipartisan support, it may come to a vote. Whether all of that can happen by the end of September is anyone's guess.
On the discouraging side, Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) just won't let go of the repeal and replace agenda. Undaunted by the GOP's failure to get rid of the Affordable Care Act, Senators Cassidy and Graham are working on legislation to try, try again. The Cassidy-Graham amendment is just as bad as - if not worse than - the failed Senate repeal bill last summer, and retains many of the most objectionable parts of the House-passed legislation. Among other things, Cassidy-Graham:
*Ends the ACA's Medicaid expansion
*Cuts hundreds of billions of dollars in Medicaid spending
*Imposes per capita caps on Medicaid payments to the states
*Ends ACA subsidies and replaces them with inadequate block grants
*Leaves older and poorer Americans with no guarantee of affordable or adequate coverage
*Ends the ACA's Medicaid expansion
*Cuts hundreds of billions of dollars in Medicaid spending
*Imposes per capita caps on Medicaid payments to the states
*Ends ACA subsidies and replaces them with inadequate block grants
*Leaves older and poorer Americans with no guarantee of affordable or adequate coverage
Were Senators Cassidy and Graham not paying attention when Americans at town halls across the nation expressed outrage at the GOP repeal and replace plans, including drastic cuts to Medicaid and more than 20 million people losing health coverage? Did they not take seriously the Congressional Budget Office reporting on the negative impacts of repeal and replace on everyday Americans? Apparently not.
Fortunately for seniors – and all Americans who need healthcare – Senators Cassidy and Graham are running out of time. Under Senate rules, their amendment cannot pass with a simple majority vote after the fiscal year ends on September 30th. If they wanted to keep pushing for passage after that, they'd need 60 votes under regular order – a threshold they are not likely to meet.
Of course, it is premature for supporters of the ACA to declare victory. We have seen seemingly dead repeal and replace bills suddenly spring back to life. The legislative rollercoaster of last Spring and Summer are fresh in our memories. Advocates and everyday Americans must keep the pressure on their elected representatives to work in a bipartisan fashion (like Sens. Alexander and Murray) to strengthen the Affordable Care Act– and reject repeal and replace once and for all.
Seniors suffering from hearing loss have good reason to cheer. They should soon be able to purchase quality hearing aids over the counter. The Over the Counter (OTC) Hearing Aid Act of 2017 is poised to become law. Passed by Congress this summer, the Act authorizes the FDA to create a new category of regulated, over the counter hearing aids. With 30 million Americans (and 4 in 5 seniors) experiencing hearing loss, this is sweet relief for seniors' pocketbooks and overall health.
Prescription hearing aids can cost as much as $2,500 each (or $5,000 a pair). The hefty price tag can be a severe strain for seniors living on fixed incomes, especially since Medicare does not cover hearing aids. That's why some 70% of Americans between age 65 and 84 with hearing loss are not using hearing aids. They simply cannot afford to.
The anticipated new generation of OTC hearing aids – meant for people with "mild to moderate" hearing loss – will retail for a fraction of the prescription price:
"By opening the market to OTC aids, manufacturers of consumer electronics --- from giants such as Apple and Samsung to small startups --- could enter the hearing aid space and sell directly to consumers… [at a retail price] between $150 and 299." - The Hill Newspaper
Imagine being able to buy high-quality hearing aids at your local pharmacy or grocery store for as little as $150, bypassing the time-consuming and expensive process of acquiring them from an audiologist. Of course, those with more serious hearing impairment will and should continue to seek prescription hearing aids through a specialist.
As we discussed yesterday on Facebook Live, this is not just a matter of personal cost. It's a public health issue. Hearing loss is a gateway to other potential medical problems – including fatigue, stress, depression and memory loss. Access to affordable, high-quality OTC hearing aids means that millions of seniors will likely be able to hear better and stay healthier.
National Committee President Max Richtman hailed the new law as a victory for seniors and all Americans with hearing impairment:
"As someone who suffers from hearing loss, I understand what this new law means for seniors' health – and their pocketbooks. While we hope that Medicare will eventually cover hearing aids, the OTC Hearing Aid Act is a common sense, compassionate measure that will improve seniors' access to quality devices." – Max Richtman, President of the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
The new law is the product of the kind of bipartisanship that most Americans yearn for. It was cosponsored by Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Charles Grassley (R-IA). The House bill was cosponsored by Democratic representative Joe Kennedy III and Republican Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn. The Over the Counter Hearing Aid Act of 2017 proves that, under the right circumstances, sensible members of both parties can come together to improve the lives of ordinary Americans.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Social Security into law on this day in 1935 to provide seniors with basic income security after retirement, mitigating against the "vicissitudes and hazards of life." Eighty-two years later, the program he created has kept several generations of seniors – and their families – out of poverty. In turn, the nation is very fortunate to have had several generations of Roosevelts dedicated to preserving Social Security.
Franklin Roosevelt's son, Congressman James Roosevelt, Sr., founded the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare in 1982 to protect the financial security, health, and well-being of current and future generations of Americans. FDR's grandson, James ("Jim") Roosevelt, Jr., carries on his family's legacy as a leading healthcare advocate and vice-chair of the National Committee's Advisory Board.
Last March, Jim Roosevelt sat down with National Committee President Max Richtman for a wide-ranging Facebook Live interview. We have included some highlights of that interview below as we look at the legacy of Social Security on its 82nd anniversary.
Jim's grandfather, President Franklin Roosevelt, became inspired to create a national retirement insurance program after seeing older Americans relegated to the poor houses because they had no means of supporting themselves. "It tears my heart to see those old men and women there," said then-Governor Roosevelt after visiting the poor houses of New York state. As Jim Roosevelt explained, FDR felt that seniors deserved an assurance of fundamental financial security.
He believed (and we still believe) that Social Security is basic to the lives of the American people. And he was very clear that it was a family program. It was created not only so that people, when they reach retirement age, have enough money for the basics of a decent life. It's also so that their children don't have to spend down their money to take care of them. – Jim Roosevelt
Working with Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins, FDR pushed the Social Security Act of 1935 through Congress at the height of the Great Depression. To some, it was counterintuitive that President Roosevelt put such a high priority on retirement insurance at a time when so many millions of Americans couldn't find work. But Jim Roosevelt told us that FDR viewed retirement security and employment as inextricably linked.
People said to my grandfather, "Why are you worrying about people's retirement when people need jobs?" And he said these are tied together. If people have jobs, they can pay into Social Security knowing that they'll have benefits later on. Life is then worth living, work is worth doing. And I think that's what has remained the vision for me, for my father, and for the National Committee over these past 30 years. – Jim Roosevelt
It was very important to President Roosevelt that Social Security be funded directly through workers' payroll contributions. FDR said that payroll contributions would give retirees "the legal, moral, and political right" to collect their Social Security benefits. He knew that a perpetually self-funded program would guarantee Social Security's endurance for generations to come, and protect the program from the whims of politicians who might seek to undermine it
The reason that Social Security is structured the way it is is so that nobody, just for political reasons, can cut Social Security out of the budget or out of the law. Because Social Security has its own dedicated income stream from the payroll tax, we don't just trade if off against education or defense or other important things. My grandfather famously said, "With those taxes in there, no damn politician can ever scrap my Social Security program." That's as true today as it was in 1935. – Jim Roosevelt
President Roosevelt's vision has most certainly endured. Today, Social Security provides some 61 million Americans and their families with basic financial security upon retirement or disability. For older Americans, Social Security can mean the difference between financial well-being and poverty. Two out of three seniors rely on Social Security for most of their income, and one-third of seniors depend on it for at least 90% of their income. Public polling consistently shows that Social Security enjoys overwhelming support from majorities of Americans across party lines.
Over the years, Social Security has been modified (with bipartisan support) to expand benefits and keep the system financially sound. This year, Social Security has come under new threat from budget hawks in the Trump administration and on Capitol Hill. But as generations of Roosevelts have shown us, Social Security is worth fighting for. On this, Social Security's 82nd anniversary, we at the National Committee recommit ourselves to preserving this landmark program for current and future generations of Americans.
Watch our full interview with Jim Roosevelt on Facebook Live.
Washington, D.C. is noticeably mellower with Congress beginning its August recess. Our "worst-in-the-U.S." traffic is noticeably lighter. The sidewalks are emptier. The news from Capitol Hill has slowed to a trickle. But the summer doldrums are no time for advocates here in D.C. or the 50 states to let our guard down. (We just discussed this on "Behind the Headlines" from Capitol Hill on Facebook Live.)
Last week, we narrowly escaped the passage of healthcare legislation that would have been devastating for poorer, older, and sicker Americans. The heroism of three GOP Senators and a united Democratic party pulled us back from the brink by voting against the latest Obamacare repeal bill.
Make no mistake, intense grassroots activism in Congressional districts across the country played no small part in the defeat of repeal legislation in both houses of Congress. From New Hampshire to Nevada, everyday Americans challenged their elected representatives to protect their healthcare – and won in a heart-pounding showdown.
In the end, only Senators Collins, Murkowski, and McCain had the courage to defy party leadership and do the right thing. That's a thin reed on which to hang future hopes. If a single one of those votes had gone the other way, at least 22 million Americans would have been well on their way to losing healthcare coverage – and the Medicaid program would have been decimated. In fact, it's disappointing that some of the Republican moderates who seemed to oppose the various repeal bills voted yes in the end. Perhaps it's because Senator McCain's no vote gave them cover. But where is the courage in that?
While Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says it's time to "move on," Speaker Paul Ryan signaled that the House isn't done trying to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Meanwhile, President Trump continues to threaten to cut off crucial cost-sharing payments, spooking insurers and threatening to drive up premiums. As Phil Moeller pointed out in his column for PBS NewsHour, there's a real danger that the majority party will re-attack Obamacare after August recess ends.
With Capitol Hill's largely silent and long-postponed summer vacations underway, there is little appetite for re-engaging in nasty policy fights. But when the leaders and their troops are rested, there is little doubt that [they] will be back at it again. – Phil Moeller, PBS NewsHour
This means that we in the advocacy community cannot simply relax this month – tempting as that may be. Advocates and everyday activists must continue to deliver the message to our elected representatives that it's time to stop trying to destroy the Affordable Care Act and work across the aisle to improve it, as National Committee President Max Richtman argued in The Hill newspaper this week. We must maintain the drumbeat whenever and wherever we encounter members of Congress this summer: at their district offices, by phone, by email, or around town.
Make no mistake: the activism we saw last winter and spring made a difference. Members of Congress heard their constituents loud and clear at contentious town halls. Phone lines, fax lines, and email accounts were jammed. Congress heard us when we said "Hands Off Our Healthcare!"
But even after all that full-throated activism, several GOP moderates in the House and Senate still caved when it was time to cast crucial votes. We came dangerously close to losing the Affordable Care Act. If anything, we must step up our activism. We must make the case for protecting the healthcare of seniors – and all Americans – even more vociferously, letting our leaders know in personal terms the true impact of changes to our healthcare coverage. But we must also demand that our elected representatives talk to us. Hold town halls, don't cancel them. Keep phone lines open instead of shutting them down. Hear us instead of hiding. And if there are future votes to undermine our healthcare, we must insist that more GOP moderates stick to their stated principles instead of running with the herd.
Medicare turns 52 years old this weekend. It's an occasion for both celebration and vigilance. Surely the anniversary of a federal program that has provided quality healthcare for millions of seniors since 1965 is a happy moment. But the fact that this highly successful, highly efficient program is under threat from the right after more than half a century of proven results tempers the celebration – and reminds us all that programs we all rely upon can be snatched away if we don't protect them.
President Harry Truman first proposed a national healthcare system, but it took a Democratic supermajority in Congress and the relentless advocacy of President Lyndon Johnson to make Medicare a reality in 1965. (Fittingly, Harry Truman received the first-ever Medicare card.)
If it were up to some Republicans, there would be no Medicare in the first place. In 1964. then-Senate candidate George H.W. Bush described Medicare as "socialized medicine." Republican Presidential Candidate Barry Goldwater likened Medicare to giving seniors "vacation resorts" for free. Former Senator Bob Dole bragged that he was there in 1965 "fighting the fight, voting against Medicare." And then there was this whopper from future President Ronald Reagan in 1961:
"If you don't [stop Medicare], one of these days you and I are going to spend our sunset years telling our children and our children's children what it once was like in America when men were free." – Ronald Reagan (1961)
Fast forward to the 1990's, when House Speaker Newt Gingrich endorsed privatization, with the intended result that traditional Medicare would "wither on the vine." Destroying traditional Medicare has been a long-held dream of the right for five decades now. Unfortunately, with Republicans controlling all three branches of government, this is their best opportunity to make that nightmare a reality.
As we commemorate Medicare's anniversary, budget hawks in Congress are actively scheming to privatize the program through the budget process. The House Budget Committee's spending plan turns Medicare into a voucher system and cuts some $500 billion from the program. The budget resolution also raises the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 67, a huge benefit cut itself. It's another step toward a long-held goal of the right to destroy Medicare as an earned benefit. And it truly is an earned benefit. Americans pay into Medicare during their working lives, knowing they can depend on it for healthcare in their senior years.
Medicare covers some 58 million American seniors and people with disabilities. Almost every American will need Medicare in their older years. Many literally could not live without it, which is why efforts to turn it into a voucher system and raise the eligibility age are particularly cruel. Listening to the stories of members of our online community, we are reminded that Medicare has a very human face.
Pam Ruigh (Newport, VT): I love Medicare. It has made it possible for me to see again. I had cataracts on both eyes removed, Without these surgeries, I was slowly going blind. - Pam Ruigh, Newport, VT
In 2014, I had aortic valve replacement surgery. That's a $170,000 operation. All I had was Medicare. I could never have had the procedure without it. - Ron Moore, Utica, NY
Without Medicare and my supplemental insurance, I'd be dead or dying right now. I have multiple but manageable health issues. If this is taken away, I'm a dead woman walking. - Kate Reed
My late wife passed away from complications of Parkinson's Disease. After her last hospital stay, I received a copy of her bill, showing what we would have been responsible for had we not been under Medicare. It amounted to over $200,000.00. I only had to pay $700.00 out of pocket. - George Betram Lane (Jacksonville, FL)
There are millions of stories just like these, and we know that Medicare beneficiaries around the country share our enthusiasm that Medicare has reached another anniversary.
Yesterday, our president, Max Richtman, and a group of senior volunteers from our Capital Action Team participated in an anniversary celebration on Capitol Hill yesterday with several sister organizations and members of Congress.
There was "Medicare birthday" cake for all, and impassioned remarks from the podium. The main message was: we need to protect and expand – not slash and burn – Medicare.
Representative Lois Frankl (D-FL) reminded the crowd of seniors and advocates that we will fight to keep traditional Medicare intact and thriving. "This is Medicare's 52nd anniversary," she began. "And next year, there will be another. And another. And another. I promise you that."
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One of our favorite 7 on 7 passing tournaments to cover every year is the Huntington Beach (Calif.) Edison tournament that just took place this past weekend. One player we watched especially close was Valencia (Calif.) two way standout Shane Vereen who lived up to his billing as one of the state's top athletes.
Vereen, 5-10, 175 pounds has been making major noise for Valencia since his sophomore season. The athlete earned 1st team all-state underclass honors after rushing for 1,399 yards, to go with 55 catches for 727 yards. As a junior, he again earned all-state underclass honors after rushing for 1,638 yards and 28 touchdowns and caught 52 balls for 898 yards and seven more scores.
The athlete added 43 tackles and three interceptions on defense and after seeing him at the passing tournament, we definitely feel corner is where Vereen projects best at in college. For starters, he has tremendous speed and finished 7th in the state this past track season in the 100m with a 10.76 clocking.
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More importantly than having good track speed, Vereen has football speed and very quick feet. He's not a long strider but is very quick and has the ability to turn and run with anyone but also has the ability to change direction and can really break on the ball.
We have no doubt Vereen could play running back in college and there isn't a school in the country who isn't looking for that home run hitter type at running back. It's just in our eyes, his size and skill level would be better off on the defensive side of the ball. We're not sure Vereen is big enough to be an every down back in college but he does have a chance to be a lock down corner that would never leave the field on defense.
On the recruiting front, Vereen has scholarship offers from a host of schools including USC, UCLA, Cal, Oregon, Stanford, Colorado, Arizona, Mississippi and BYU to name a few. We caught up with Viking coach Larry Muir to get his take on where Vereen's recruitment is going.
"To be honest, and I don't mean to be vague, I really don't think Shane is leaning in any direction right now," Muir said. "He's going to take his time with everything and is seriously looking at a lot of schools. I think Shane will take all his trips and really isn't in any hurry to make a decision."
According to many close to the situation, Vereen is leaning to the two L.A schools but wants to play running back and feels the Trojans and Bruins want him more for defense. It will be interesting to see how his recruitment plays out and one lukcy school will be getting a very talented player in Vereen come February.


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Divinity: Original Sin - Update 1.0.53 Released
Larian Studios has released a new new patch on Steam today. Here are the details.
Enjoy your weekend! Here is update v1.0.53
Hello everybody,
As we enter the weekend, here's an update that should solve several problems some of you have been experiencing.
- Fix for wrong alignments (this should also fix existing save games). This for instance solves the problems with the bone totem in the Luculla Mines.
- Local chat is auto-enabled
- Greatly reduced memory usage for Win32 systems. This should lead to more stability.
- Fixed crash when a destroyed item was still in the skillbar
- Fixed a rare crash on level swap
- Fixed a crash when crafting in two inventories at the same time
- Fixed a crash when disarming trap while it detonates
- Fixed a crash for fleeing while invisible
- Fixed graphical artefacts on characters on the Mac version
- Fixed low-res terrain textures
- Fixed crash in multiplayer menu
- Disabled casting a skill when another is busy
- Teleport will now ignore the teleported item for AI grid checks
- No combines anymore in the trade window
- Added Staff of Magus to all henchman
- Fixed rare crash when summoning
- Better feedback for item combinations
- Fixed fleeing with a summon
- Changed font color in dialogs for better readability
- Added missing people to the credits
Divinity Engine Toolkit changes
- Fixed some exceptions
- Fixed terrains not showing up when loading levels from the main game
We also posted 7 tutorial videos [www.larian.com] on the Larian forums that will help you understand the things you can do with the toolkit. More videos are incoming.
Before I forget Gorath also sent in a link to a new review from a German site called GamersGlobal.de. They gave the game a 9/10.
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SP/MP: Single + MP
Setting: Fantasy
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SALT LAKE CITY — Regardless of which players BYU and Utah signed — or didn't sign — to national letters of intent on Wednesday, former Outland Trophy winner Jason Buck says both schools will continue to thrive.
"They're both going to be top-25 programs, where they have been," said the part-owner of the Utah Blaze.
But in comparing the teams, he said BYU's picture is fuzzier, thanks to the absence of a conference.
"Obviously the Pac-12 is big-time for Utah, a big-time move," Buck said. "Norm Chow (offensive coordinator) is a great hire for them. You can't replace that kind of experience. Kyle (Whittingham) has the fire in his belly and he'll have a great team. Now they've got to have a unique formula to compete in the Pac-12."
Buck added that Utah needs to anchor its recruiting on athletes from the Intermountain area to be successful.
He attended high school in St. Anthony, Idaho, and Ricks College before becoming an All-America at BYU.
Buck went on to say that "my verdict is still out on the independent thing" with BYU.
"I don't have my arms completely wrapped around that," said the Highland resident. "There are certain risks, and hopefully it turns out well. But it's better off, I think, belonging to the Pac-12, a big conference, than being independent.
"But BYU is unique and might be able to pull it off, with the worldwide audience and ESPN and other things. It's a good formula, if they win along with it."78 comments on this story
The danger for BYU, he continued, is that if the Cougars don't win early in the season, interest could wane because most of the team's late-season games will be against smaller WAC schools. While BYU plays Mississippi, Texas, Oregon State and Utah early next year, its last five games are against Idaho State, Louisiana Tech, Idaho, New Mexico State and Hawaii.
"If you don't go undefeated or 4-1 in the first part of the season, in the big games, then in the second half of the season, when they have a much weaker schedule and aren't playing for a conference championship, (interest) could get really weak," Buck said.
Buck's son Tyson was a redshirt freshman linebacker for the Utes last season.
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A Chicago boy received a very special and unexpected visitor at school on Tuesday-- his mother who has been serving over seas.
"I'm very excited I'm here," Army Spc. Francis Escobar said as she waited to surprise her son on her visit home from Afghanistan. "And the school, I'm excited they made it possible to surprise Isaiah this way."
Isaiah Gonzalez, 10, thought he was just part of a Memorial Day presentation at Pastuer Elementary School. Then, his teacher asked questions about his mom and how he would feel if she walked into the room.
Then Escobar walked in, camouflage-dressed teddy bear in hand, to greet the son she had not seen in eight months.
The homecoming came as a surprise because Isaiah thought he still had a few weeks to go before he could see his mother.
"My grandma told me she was coming, like in June," he said. "She came the time that I really wanted her to come."
Escobar, who also came home to surprise her younger son, Aiden, waited eagerly for this moment as well.
"My days were just counting down, for this day to get home," she said. "And hear the word, 'mom' and get hugs from them."
She got those hugs--along with tears, at the start of a week long visit home, a visit she wants to make the most of.
"Disney World, Universal Studios, whatever we can do in a week, we will do it," she said.
Escobar says she is not headed back to Afghanistan any time soon, but is set to return to her base in Colorado at the end of this visit.


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Roche CEO Franz Humer said during a press release yesterday: "A lot of people talk about how they can change their practices – recycling, driving hybrid cars, eating organic food – but I feel like no one is focusing on the core of the problem: people. We realized as one of the world's leading healthcare companies, we had the power to make a difference in the world, not only for ourselves, but for our children's generation, and their children's generation after them."
A report released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 2007 stated that human emissions of CO2 were estimated to be 26.4 Gt per year, up from 23.5 Gt in the 1990s. "Our breakthrough new medication will allow the human body to process its own waste, self-sequestering harmful carbon gases we emit on a daily basis by neutralizing them in the body's various organs," Humer added.
Other effects of the the once-daily pill reduce the human body's need for water intake, limiting the strain the nearly 6.7 billion world population places on the increasingly limited resource. The new drug will also reduce the amount of times the average person excretes organic waste to on average once a week, preventing a massive amount of toxic materials and gases from contaminating the environment.
Roche recently made headlines with its acquisition of Bay Area-based Genentech. "One of the main reasons we wanted to incorporate Genentech into our portfolio is its location. Just outside of San Francisco, it is located next to one of the most progressively green places in the world, and a great place to lead this new product line. Hopefully, with its success, this will just be the first of a long series of medications and supplements that will not only increase people's health, but will also improve the environment at the same time.
Critics, however, are wary of the new medication's effects. "If the medication really was going to make people sustainable, the people at Roche would come up with a way to eliminate our need for water consumption altogether–the average American consumes 150 gallons of water per day, and that is not a renewable resource like electricity or cotton is," said Micah Hanson, a senior fellow at the Hastings Institute, a think tank based in Washington, D.C.
The medication is now awaiting FDA approval and is slated to be available over the counter in Flinstone vitamin-style, chewable tablets.


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HALIFAX — Following a conference call this morning with the four football playing schools and Mr. Kevin Dickie, sport chair for Atlantic University Sport football, Atlantic University Sport has announced the following decision on the balance of the 2006 regular season schedule and playoff format.
1. The Acadia at Mount Allison game scheduled for Friday, October 27 will be played Saturday, October 28 at 2 p.m. as originally scheduled.
2. The Mount Allison @ Saint Mary's game from October 13 which was rescheduled for Tuesday, October 31 has now been cancelled.
As a result, all four teams will qualify for the playoffs and StFX, Saint Mary's and Mount Allison will play a seven game regular season schedule. Acadia will finish in first place and will host the 4th place team in one semifinal while the 2nd place team will host the 3rd place team in the other semifinal, both to be played on Saturday, November 4th.
"Adversity due to a breakout of the Norwalk virus at Mount Allison and StFX brought about the need to make difficult decisions related to completing the 2006 football schedule," said Mr. Phil Currie, Executive Director of Atlantic University Sport. "I would like to thank the four football athletic directors, our sport chair, Mr. Kevin Dickie and our office staff for participating in a very positive way towards a manageable solution to this problem. This decision was difficult because whichever direction it went there were potentially some members more affected then others. Fortunately, we have sport administrators who understand the importance of student welfare and cooperation in times of extreme difficulty."
– The October 28th game (Acadia @ Mount Allison) will be televised by EastLink Television.
– All teams will be allowed to dress 45 players for the remainder of the regular season and conference playoff games. Currently, the visiting teams may dress 40 for regular season games and home teams may dress 45, while both teams could previously dress 40 for Atlantic University Sport playoff games.
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Choose the "Custom Identity Manager Objects" in the Project window.
In the NetBeans menu, choose IDM / Open Object.
In the Open Object page, do this:
Object Name: * Object Type: <select an object, ex:Resource>
You will see that the list of Matching Objects gets populated with the objects of the selected type. In this example, if you select SunAccessManagerRealm, and OK, the object-definition will be downloaded to the project.


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Egyptian Court Postpones Verdict Against Accused Muslim Brotherhood Activists
On Sunday, an Egyptian military court postponed the verdict against 22 men charged with trying to revive the activities of the banned Muslim Brotherhood.
The presiding judge at the High Military Court of Cairo provided no reason for delaying the verdict until May 26th and a judicial source told AFP News Agency later only that the court wanted to "finish studying the case file."
The military prosecutor has demanded that the 22 alleged members of the Brotherhood receive life sentences, which could mean 25 years in jail with forced labor. None of the defendants appeared in court on Sunday, the day the verdict had been set to be handed down.
The prosecutor repeated accusations that the defendants made "attempts to re-launch the activities of the movement." He added that they were trying to spread ideas amongst the working classes "with the goal of taking power," judicial sources said at the time.
Some of the defendants are also accused of collecting donations and founding an information technology company, which aimed to funnel its revenues to the Brotherhood.
Membership in the Brotherhood is itself illegal, in spite of the fact it forms the largest popular opposition movement to Egypt's secular regime, which will mark 50 years in power this July, AFP added.
Amongst the defendants are nine university professors as well as five doctors and three engineers.
The Brotherhood calls for the creation of an Islamic state in Egypt, however rejects armed struggle against the regime.
The Brotherhood, which has affiliates throughout the Arab world, issued a statement in December condemning the trial saying it was "not based on any tangible evidence."
Meanwhile, numerous local and international rights groups have also condemned the trials of civilians in Egypt's military courts.
The trial, which began in December, is the country's third major military prosecution of alleged members of the Islamist group since 1995.
Since the terror attacks of September 11 on United States cities, authorities in Egypt have taken a more aggressive stand towards Islamist groups. (Albawaba.com)
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SMU football player tweets he's 'starving right now', complains to NCAA about rule that's changing Aug. 1
SMU sophomore defensive back Horace Richardson is hungry, and he wants the NCAA to know.
Richardson tweeted he was 'starving right now because we don't get paid till the very last day of the month.'
Being 'paid' refers to the monthly stipend the athletes receive. Randy Ross is SMU's Director of Football operations.
SMU's athletes get about $1,500 a month in stipends.
Richardson's problems won't last much longer. The NCAA removed a rule in April that limited the amount of meals and snacks that programs could provide athletes. The rule goes into effect on August 1.
Some of the Big 12 athletic directors have already talked the best ways to implement this new freedom. On-campus food trucks, New York-style food stands and debit cards for use at select restaurants and grocery stores have all been mentioned.


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Derrick Gibbs, one of the warehouse operatives, is to leave tomorrow. The first anyone in the general office knew about this was when a leaving card was brought round. Gradually the news seeped out that it had been strongly suggested to him that he should leave, as he was no longer able to lift heavy loads in the warehouse (probably the company just wanted to avoid paying any redundancy).
Derrick has been with the company five years. Thin build, rather woebegone face (heavy lines either side of the mouth), black rimmed glasses. He is not exactly popular, but there is a lot of sympathy for him because he is obviously so vulnerable – aged 55, unmarried, talks with a stutter, poor education, rather gullible and credulous. He once asked out one of the young girls on the sales desk (an attractive blonde graduate) and she didn't know how to respond – eventually she just told him she wasn't looking for a boyfriend. He later asked out one of the older women in Telesales – who bluntly turned him down.
Half-way through the morning he came up to the general office looking worried. He stopped at Marketing and told us he was leaving, and that he now had to find another job.
When he had gone my assistants, Caron Maryatt and Adrian Taylor, were aghast at the way he had been pushed out of his job. "That's so harsh" Adrian kept saying. "That's so harsh!"
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"It's disappointing. I feel like he's a guy who could have helped this team. I'm going to miss him. We've been together a few years now."
"It was pretty quiet at times. The potential to fill the place was always there, but it just took the right kind of owner and a good team to change the experience for everyone."
"Chris McAlister is probably the toughest defensive back for a wide receiver. It's a combination of his size and strength. He's the whole package. Troy Vincent , Champ Bailey and Charles Woodson are up there, too, but McAlister is the whole package."
"We're doing OK, I guess, ... But if one of us went down, not many people outside our team would even notice. For the Patriots to lose guys like Rodney Harrison and Tedy Bruschi is huge, but everyone knows they're the defending champs for a reason."
"Matt's been confident since he showed up here. He's had control of the huddle in practice and training camp and in the games he's been in. When his contract's up (after next season) it's going to be interesting to see what happens with that guy."
"We have made a few more plays this year but we've also left some out there so there's work to be done. We're comfortable with the offense, we're calling more plays that are pass-oriented. We're making more plays, getting more opportunities to make plays. That's the biggest thing, getting more chances to make plays downfield."
"The guy's calm and collected. He just called plays and executed. The guy's just a winner. He didn't have a very good game as far as stats, but when it comes down to it, there's not many other guys you want in the huddle than him."
"He made some great decisions late in the game. On that first pass to Crumpler, we were talking about going down the sideline to me, but he didn't like it and came back to [Crumpler]."
"That's the nature of the offense. We have such good running backs and offensive linemen, I'm sure we'll go with that until we struggle. But I'd like to see us up around 30 passes a game so people will stop asking the receivers about it."
"It set in last week when we realized we were out of the playoffs. But we wanted to come out with a better showing than we did."


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Viva la revolucion
Subject: Graphics Cards | December 10, 2008 - 01:32 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Palit's new Revolution R700 Deluxe HD4870X2 stands out among other X2s thanks to it's 3 slot design. They have thrown a large overclock on this already hot card and kept the temperatures within reason by adding a huge cooler to the card. They didn't waste that extra space on the back, in addition to a pair of exhaust vents there is a VGA connector, Display Port, HDMI and a single DVI. Check out the performance at Overclockers Online, who never broke 72 degrees Celsius in their testing with
A big win for DX10
Subject: General Tech | December 10, 2008 - 12:20 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
FarCry 2 is a showcase for DX10 and what it can bring to gaming if used properly. From their previous testing, [H]ard|OCP showed that the performance in DX10 does not bog down as it has in previous titles. Now they set off to display the visual differences you will see between ultra high settings in DX9 and ultra high DX10. Lighting effects, shadows and antialiasing all show the biggest differences, and though they may be hard to spot during intense action, they certainly
Which kind of tape works the best?
Subject: General Tech | December 10, 2008 - 12:02 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
With a just a piece of paper and some tape, doctors maybe be able to make a diagnosis for many diseases. While you might not be terribly impressed if House was to pull that trick on prime time TV, it might be more impressive in the middle of a tropical country that doesn't have all those nice modern medical devices, especially if you happen to be visiting there.
There is even a link to the original article in the Slashdot comments if you want to learn more about the processing power of a pie
If you have to take it all with you
Subject: General Tech | December 9, 2008 - 05:48 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
If you are a data pack rat, and can't imagine reducing the size of your absolutely needed data to a mere 64GB so that it will fit on a thumb drive then Seagate has your answer. The
It's only a dirty word if you don't know what you are doing
Subject: Cases and Cooling | December 9, 2008 - 03:37 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Audiophiles are really getting a bad name thanks to the influx of buyers with a lot of dollars and almost no sense. For instance, there is a company that sells magic rocks for your amp, audiophile grade wall warts and $7000 cable that claims to have stabilizing technology analogous to the shocks on your car. For those who are simply looking for the best a
Exactly what you would expect from Lian Li
Subject: Cases and Cooling | December 9, 2008 - 02:54 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Lian Li has entered the PSU market, with one of their flagship models being the Maxima 750W Power Supply. From the results of the tests at Overclockers Online, Lian Li provides PSUs at a level of quality equal to their enclosures. Thanks to that attention to quality, you can also expect to pay a premium for the PSU just as you do for their enclosures. It is nice to see that you do get what you paid for.
6GB of triple channel RAM is within your reach
Subject: Memory | December 9, 2008 - 12:44 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
G.Skill is really pushing it's new PC3-12800 CL9 6GB kit, you can get it on Newegg for just over $200. Straight out of the box you will be running 1600MHz @ CAS9-9-9-24, or run it at 1333 and tighten the timings to 8 or tighter if you reduce the speed even more. Check out this triple channel kit at Legion Hardware.
The next big thing in digital cameras?
Subject: General Tech | December 9, 2008 - 12:08 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Digital SLRs have dropped in price over the past few years, but still remain a big investment. The trade off is ability to use a selection of lenses for different pictures, something that is especially attractive to someone who has a large collection of lenses from a non-digital SLR. A company called Micro Four Thirds System might just have a solution that falls in between compact digicams and the SLRs, giving you the size and technology used in the compact cameras and providing you with the ability to swap lenses. Digital Trends tried out their first offering and were quite
AMD Adopts OpenCL 1.0 Specification
Subject: General Tech | December 9, 2008 - 11:17 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
SIGGRAPH ASIA, SINGAPORE - Dec. 08, 2008 - AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced its intent to rapidly adopt the OpenCL 1.0 programming standard and integrate a compliant compiler and runtime into the free ATI Stream Software Development Kit (SDK).
OpenCL 1.0 was ratified today by the The Khronos Group, an independent standards body with company-members throughout the computing industry. The OpenCL programming standard and associated technologies are aimed at better enabling developers to write vender-neutral applications that can execute on either the CPU or GPU within a system.
22" widescreens are the new entry level monitor
Subject: Displays | December 8, 2008 - 03:57 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Envision isn't a big name in monitor, but that didn't stop OCIA from trying out their Envision G218a1 22" professional monitor. The stats look good, 1680 x 1050, a response time of 5ms, brightness of 300 nit and the contrast ratio is 700:1. In testing, it did offer enough quality that it would pass for most gamers wanting more screen for less money, but make sure you find it at the $160 price that OCIA did.
Maybe the next model will come with a blower
Subject: Cases and Cooling | December 8, 2008 - 03:21 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Lee has just finished his review of the rather stylish CoolerMaster V8, the first heatsink in their new series to be tested here at PC Perspective. One of the highlights of the cooler is it's very unique shape, which also has some drawbacks as Lee discovered when trying to use other fans on the cooler. Don't let that stop you from reading the review, even with that small problem this cooler
Subject: General Tech | December 8, 2008 - 12:39 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
SANTA CLARA, CA - DECEMBER 8, 2008 - NVIDIA Corporation today announced that
Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) has licensed NVIDIA PhysX technology as a
development platform which will be available for EA's studios worldwide. NVIDIA PhysX
technology is the world's most pervasive development platform for physics acceleration in
interactive entertainment.
"PhysX is a great physics solution for the most popular platforms, and we're happy to make it
available for EA's development teams worldwide," said Tim Wilson, Chief Technology Officer
of EA's Redwood Shores Studio.
One crowded backplate
Subject: Cases and Cooling | December 8, 2008 - 12:33 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
The 790GX chipset from AMD looks like a veritable Swiss Army knife for outputs, the
H(er)Ding skateboards and cat videos
Subject: General Tech | December 8, 2008 - 11:59 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Broadcasters have taken such liberties with High Definition that it is no longer a definition, it's more of a suggestion. Cable companies can't agree on a standard and slap the name HD on feeds that barely improve on SD and Blu-ray struggles as most people have no interest in fixing the video feed so that their TV is actually receiving and showing their movie at proper resolution. Now we have YouTube doing the same thing, calling a sligthly higher bit rate and widescreen support HD. While it is nice that our videos of silly human tricks will be higher quality, unless Google i
PC Perspective forums; more fun that Christmas shopping!
Subject: General Tech | December 5, 2008 - 06:20 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
In the Tech Talk forum are two related threads that are seeing a fair amount of action. The first asks what sort of mistakes you have seen new users make, which is good for a few chuckles, but is also a great way to help you understand the hurdles that those new to the hardware scene will encounter. The second thread takes a little more courage to post to, as it asks what your own worst mistake(s) were. Together, these two
How big of a bang was it?
Subject: Graphics Cards | December 5, 2008 - 03:55 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tech Connect Magazine tries out 3 of nVIDIA's newest drivers to see just how well they are improving. Driver revisions don't tend to have huge impacts on performance overall, though the bug fixes can certainly help. Once the testing was done, it turns out that the WHQL certified 180.48 is your best choice ... at least until the 181 series appears.
Story time with the ASUS Lamborghini
Subject: Mobile | December 5, 2008 - 01:43 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
When you buy a high end laptop, you expect extras. I'm not convinced that anyone expects a story book, a leather interior and engine noises to be included in those extras, but they are there in the ASUS Lamborghini VX3. Not included is a top of the line mobile GPU or an SSD, which seems odd in a $3000 laptop. It still does have some serious power, and will floor any Lamborghini fanatics out there. Check out t-break to see why.
You might want to wait for the second revision
Subject: Cases and Cooling | December 5, 2008 - 12:00 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Danamics have just entered the cooling market with their LM10, a liquid metal cooler with an electromagnet. Using a solution of sodium and potassium, both of which have an interesting reaction to water and almost guarantee a nice light show if the cooler ever leaks. The metals are magnetic, which is why the LM10 moves the NaK with an electromagnet, perhaps not the best choice inside a PC. NordicHardware pitted it against the Thermalright Ultra 120-Extreme, which soundly beat this new type of c
Evil monkey
Subject: General Tech | December 5, 2008 - 11:35 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
In case you haven't seen the story yet, there is a new trojan wandering the web looking for unsuspecting Firefox users. Once it gets onto your system, either disguising it's self as a valid extension install file or through a vulnerability that will allow it to sneak an install by you, it starts tyring to harvest your usernames and password for a long list of financial institutions. The Inquirer has heard no news of a fix, but if you never installed Greasemonkey and sudden
A pair of contests from Intel
Subject: General Tech | December 4, 2008 - 06:50 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
The first of these two new contests asks you to guess the number of reinvented transistors Intel has shipped since the beginning of the year.
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