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Here's what some people who attended the grand opening celebration of the Cincinnati State Middletown campus had to say:
"Cincinnati State coming to Middletown is a sign that we are finally getting the momentum to turn our community around. A lot of people have been working very hard over the past several years to stop our community's decline, and now good things are happening." — T. Duane Gordon, executive director of the Middletown Community Foundation.
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"We all know that a high school diploma is not the end of the road, only the beginning. This gives our students another option on their yet path in life." — Greg Rasmussen, superintendent of Middletown City Schools District.
"This is a game-changer for downtown and possibly the community." —Judy Gilleland, Middletown city manager.
"This is a great day for Middletown and a great day for Butler County." — Rep. Tim Derickson, R-Hanover Twp.
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"We're excited that this campus is so close to our main library in Middletown. It opens up so many different partnerships." — Anita Carroll, MidPointe Library System executive director
"It's fantastic, not only for downtown but also for Middletown. It's a great thing and it provides another opportunity for education for people. And to have it right downtown, it's a real plus for the city." — Sam Ashworth, Middletown historian
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MIDDLETOWN — A few year ago, former State Sen. Gary Cates told Cincinnati State officials that if they wanted to be a "player" in the eyes of the state legislature, they needed to open a downtown Middletown campus.
At the grand opening celebration Wednesday morning for Cincinnati State Middletown — which opened for classes Aug. 29 — Cincinnati State Technical & Community College President Dr. O'dell Owens told a crowd of a few hundred, "Today, we're a player."
"We're here. Yes," Cincinnati State Board of Trustees Chairwoman Cathy Crain said with a slight fist pump to the crowded lobby at Cincinnati State Middletown.
She said the celebration Wednesday recognized what the campus means to Middletown, but she said the campus is strategically important to the college.
"Our research shows that there is a significant demand for the programming we offer," Crain said. "In other words, Middletown will help us grow."
And Owens said it's already has an impact. He said only two higher education institutions in the state have showed growth: Ohio University and Cincinnati State.
The campus, Crain said, helps the school tap into the northern Cincinnati and southern Dayton markets.
"Middletown gives us a basis for an eventual expansion of our wonderful nursing programs and other health care offerings," Crain said. "Certainly that's important for our growth and Middletown's."
Until the campus opened last month, Butler County was the largest county in Ohio to not have a community college, according to Cates, who is now the Ohio Board of Regents Senior Vice Chancellor.
"This is the eighth largest county in the state of Ohio, 365,000 people, and we're continuing grow, and for a long time we've had our higher education assets underutilized, under appreciated and unnoticed," he said.
But with Miami University in Oxford and its branch campuses in Middletown, Hamilton and West Chester Twp., and the career tech center at Butler Tech, Cincinnati State can fill the "missing piece of the puzzle."
"Anyone who needs a GED to a Ph.D. does not have to go outside the county's borders to get it," Cates said. "Whatever you need, we have it."
Cincinnati State and Middletown both took risks in committing to the project, school and city officials said.
Cincinnati State's board of trustees told Owens he could open a branch campus in Middletown, but allowed him to spend none of the college's capital dollars and to have it open in six months.
The city purchased multiple buildings downtown before Cincinnati State officials decided on the plan in Middletown.
And after years of planning, negotiating and waiting, two contracts were signed in April to consummate the deal that would give Middletown the county's first community college. In early April, Middletown sold the building at 1 N. Main St. and donated the former senior center to Boston-based Higher Education Partners for $202,000.
Then a week later, and after months of review by the Ohio Attorney General, the contract was signed between Cincinnati State and Higher Education Partners, the project's developer and financier.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The official who oversees Ohio's elections says he doesn't agree with a measure proposed by some fellow Republicans to require voters to show photo IDs at the polls.
Secretary of State John Husted tells The Columbus Dispatch on Thursday that he would not change current policy that allows voters to prove their identities with photo IDs or other documents, such as utility bills or paychecks.
A bill approved by the Ohio House would require voters to show the photo ID before casting an in-person ballot. It is now being reviewed by the Senate.
Husted instead proposes changes for voters casting early ballots or provisional ballots. He says those voters should be required to give their full Social Security numbers instead of the currently required last four digits.
Published: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 @ 5:35 AM
Updated: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 @ 5:35 AM
DAYTON, Ohio -- The Montgomery County Board of Elections attorney will review voting residency laws before the board decides if it will move forward on an investigation of Ohio House Speaker Jon Husted, R-Kettering.
The four-person board has asked for the legal review after member Dennis Lieberman, a Democrat, said an Oct. 18 Dayton Daily News article raised questions about Husted's residency and voter registration.
"I think we have an obligation to look into it," Lieberman said.
Republican board members Jim Nathanson and Greg Gantt, county party chairman and chairman of the board, both referred to an investigation of Husted as a "witch hunt." Nathanson said he does not think it "serves anyone" to look into Husted's residency this close to the election.
Husted, elected to the House in 2000, said, "if they haven't filed a complaint (then) they must not think there is a problem."
He is running for a Senate seat from the 6th District against Centerville School Board member John Doll, a Democrat.
The deadline to remove names from the ballot has passed, but the board can review the validity of Husted's voter registration.
A legislator must be a legal resident of his district and can be forced to forfeit the seat if he is not.
Ohio law on residency for voting purposes says a person's residence is the "place where the family of a married person resides."
Husted has been dogged by questions about his residency for several years because he stays with his wife and children in Upper Arlington and is rarely seen at his home in Kettering, 148 Sherbrooke Drive.
He is registered to vote in Montgomery County. His wife, Tina, is registered in Upper Arlington. Jon Husted voted absentee every time he cast a ballot since 2005 and voted in person every time prior to that, according to Montgomery County board of elections records.
Since their marriage in 2005, the Husteds have simultaneously owned or co-owned properties that they've called "principal residences" and received 2.5 percent property tax reductions allowed for owner-occupied homes. The law states that a couple can take the tax break on only one house. Neither Husted applied for an exception.
On Friday, Franklin County Auditor Joe Testa said Tina Husted should repay a tax break the Husteds claimed on the Columbus condominium she and Jon co-owned as a "principal residence" at the same time she got a $207.46 tax break on a different home she owned.
Husted said he and his wife have now repaid $27.22 to the auditor, who told him there are no other problems. Testa could not be reached for comment. Husted said Montgomery County Auditor Karl Keith informed him "everything is fine" in this county.
However, Keith said he's only verified that the tax break was properly taken on the Kettering home since 1995 and that Husted is registered to vote there. He said it is up to Testa to review that information for possible conflicts with Tina's tax breaks. Keith said he will continue his inquiry.
As of last week, the couple was renting a home at 2672 Coventry Road in Upper Arlington. Husted would not directly say if they moved over the weekend to a house Tina owns at 2305 Haverford Road, Upper Arlington.
"We are no longer renting the Coventry and the only Columbus residence or Columbus property that we own, that my wife owns, is the property on Haverford," Husted said.
Published: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 7:27 AM
Updated: Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 7:27 AM
DAYTON, Ohio -- Ohio House Speaker Jon Husted, R-Kettering, must appear on Jan. 7 before the Montgomery County Board of Elections, which is investigating whether he lives in his district at the Kettering address where he is registered to vote, the board decided on Tuesday, Dec. 16.
A letter will be sent to Husted outlining what documents the board is requesting he provide to prove his residency, said Steve Harsman, board director. Requests for an investigation came from a Kettering Republican and a liberal nonprofit group after an Oct. 18 Dayton Daily News story raised new questions about Husted's residency.
Husted, who could not be reached for comment, says his home is at 148 Sherbrooke Ave. in Kettering. However, he said he sometimes stays with his wife, Tina, in an Upper Arlington house she owns because the demands of his job as House Speaker frequently keep him in Columbus. Jon and Tina have one son and Jon has a son from his first marriage.
Husted took an apartment in Columbus shortly after becoming 37th District representative in 2001 and bought a Columbus condominium in 2003. He became speaker and married Tina in 2005. They co-owned a Columbus condominium they sold in 2007. Husted's wife is registered to vote at the Upper Arlington home.
Husted rarely had official business scheduled on his calendar after mid-August, when the House was not in session this year, according to a daily calendar provided by his office. It also shows few trips to his district. A travel expense report Husted signed for a 2005 trip to a conference in Las Vegas listed his home address as 911 Manor Lane, Columbus, which was the first condo he owned. A 2005 traffic citation handled in Upper Arlington Mayor's court also lists that as his home address.
In January Husted will take office as a sixth district senator. Ohio law requires that legislators live in their district.
In October the Daily News reported that Jon and Tina Husted had simultaneously claimed homes in Upper Arlington and Kettering as "principal" residences and taken property tax breaks for owner-occupied homes on them. They also claimed the condo they co-owned as a principal residence, while claiming the same tax break on homes in Kettering and Upper Arlington.
Tina was ordered by Franklin County Auditor Joe Testa to repay the tax break for the condominium. Testa said he considers the matter closed. Montgomery County Auditor Karl Keith said he believes Husted qualifies for the tax break in Kettering, and he said state payroll records list it as Husted's home.
"If the board of elections determines that his voter registration is invalid at that address then I will have to take another look," Keith said.
Published: Wednesday, March 15, 2017 @ 7:06 PM
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LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — A Florida woman is crediting a snake in her home with saving her from a sexual assault last week.
Police said the Lee County woman called deputies when she found the reptile in her bathroom, minutes before a man broke into her house, grabbed her and demanded sex, according to media reports.
Malcolm Porter, 28, allegedly sneaked up on the victim, choked her, then demanded she get condoms from another room. Once free, the woman fled from her home where deputies, who responded to the snake call, were waiting outside.
Porter was arrested and is jailed without bond on charges of battery by strangulation.
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HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin says the city has signed the formal "takeover agreement" with Arch Insurance, allowing work to resume in earnest on Dunkin' Donuts Park.
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Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp., the government agency in charge of selling the assets of National Power Corp., has not included some 116 artworks in its privatization list.
PSALM president Lourdes Alzona said the paintings "will still have to be appraised and may just be placed in a museum."
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Well said Hutterite…
And this is what I find so baffling about the prevalence of Bronze Age religion in our modern world. In the last 100 or so years we have discovered (metaphorically) calculus, and yet many still feel that the most sage voices who ever lived are people who barely understood that 1+1=2.
There is a 21st century conversation to be had about the nature of the world, our place in it, an objective ethics based on mutual human flourishing, and even the possibilities of our own existence (which I admit are hinted at by religion, at least in its more mystical forms).
And yet so many seem content with such a narrow and unimaginative existence that really is analogous to spending the rest of your life being content with doing 1st grade addition.
Hutterite American Fork, UTFeb. 25, 2014 9:24 a.m.
For all the astonishing wonders of science that most of us scarcely comprehend, let alone appreciate, we can dismiss it all and substitute superstition in a flash, denying the actual, physical reality around us science has provided.


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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention is concerned with improved modified starch products and methods of preparation thereof, wherein the starches are preswelled or expanded and both chemically cross-linked and substituted with hydrophobic moieties. The resultant starches exhibit extremely rapid and easy hydration in hot or cold water, and also have excellent emulsion stabilization characteristics. The preferred starches are prepared by initially preswelling and cross-linking native starch, followed by subjecting the preswelled/cross-linked starch to a substitution reaction using a hydrophobic agent such as an acid or acid anhydride.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The preparation of starches including hydrophobic substituent groups is well known. U.S. Pat. No. 2,661,349 describes the preparation of such products by a reaction of starch in an aqueous alkaline slurry and in the presence of a hydrophobic agent. The '349 patent also describes other preparative methods using an organic suspension or discussion.
The esterification of starch with hydrophobic substituents such as octenyl succinic anhydride is described by Trubiano (Modified Starches: Properties and Uses, p. 131-147 (1986)) and Rutenburg et al. (Starch Chemistry and Technology, 2nd ed. p. 341-343 (1984)). Such prior art substituted starch products tend to swell excessively and fuse together upon discussion in water and heating above the granule melting or gelatinization temperature of the starch. After cooking, these products do not retain granular structure but rather agglomerate to form paste-like systems.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,882,713 describes non-separable compositions of starch and water-immiscible materials by soluablization of starch granules in a stream of water and steam under high turbulence conditions. Such products are characterized as: being stable without phase separation on prolonged standing; forming soft gels upon heating; forming dried, non-oily solids upon drying; and easy hydration in water to form stable and homogeneous dispersions. In the process of the '713 patent, starch is fully solubilized and aligned at the interface of oil and water phases to form thick and gel-like films about oil or lipid droplets.
In 1987 Englyst and Cummings at the MRC Dunn Clinical Nutrition Center in Cambridge, UK, proposed a classification of starch based on its likely digestive properties in vivo. They also devised in vitro assay methods to mimic the various digestive properties of starch. Three classes of dietary starch were proposed:
(1) Rapidly Digestible Starch (RDS). RDS is likely to be rapidly digested in the human small intestine; examples include freshly cooked rice and potato, and some instant breakfast cereals.
(2) Slowly Digestible Starch (SDS). SDS is likely to be slowly yet completely digested in the small intestine; examples include raw cereal starch and cooked pasta.
(3) Resistant Starch (RS). RS is likely to resist digestion in the small intestine. RS is thus defined as the sum of starch and starch degradation products not likely to be absorbed in the small intestine of healthy individuals. RS can be subdivided into four categories depending on the cause of resistance (Englyst et al Eur. J. Clin. Nutr. 46(suppl 2):S33, 1992; Eerlingen et al Cereal Chem. 70:339, 1993).
RS1. Physically inaccessible starch due to entrapment of granules within a protein matrix or within a plant cell wall, such as in partially milled grain or legumes after cooling.
RS2. Raw starch granules, such as those from potato or green banana, that resist digestion by α-amylase, possibly because those granules lack micropores through their surface.
RS3. Retrograded amylose formed by heat/moisture treatment of starch or starch foods, such as occurs in cooked/cooled potato and corn flake.
RS4. Chemically modified starches, such as acetylated, hydroxypropylated, or cross-linked starches that resist digestion by alpha-amylase. Those modified starches would be detected by the in vitro assay of RS. However, some RS4 may not be fermented in the colon.
RS1, RS2, RS3 are physically modified forms of starch and become accessible to α-amylase digestion upon solubilization in sodium hydroxide or dimethyl sulfoxide. RS4 that is chemically substituted remains resistant to α-amylase digestion even if dissolved. RS4 produced by cross-linking would resist dissolution.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,299,907 describes improved resistant starches which are modified so as to be reversibly swellable. These starch products have a number of novel properties including the capability of undergoing multiple cycles of swelling and drying while substantially retaining the individuality of the starch granules and with the presence of very small amounts of starch solubles. These products also exhibit swelling powers enabling them to absorb water in excess of their own weights. However, when mixed with hot or cold water, these starch products eventually precipitate toward the bottom of the water phase, which may limit wide applicability of the products in water/oil emulsion systems.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,151,264 and Publication U.S. 2002/0168408 describe starch-based vectors used for the transport of biologically active molecules. These vectors include a cross-linked starch core with a first layer or ring of lipid material bonded to the core and a second layer or outer shell of amphiphilic compounds bonded to the lipid layer. However, these references do not describe the use of a preswelled or expanded starch core.
The present invention provides improved modified starch products which very rapidly hydrate in hot or cold water, while also serving as effective stabilizers in water and water immiscible liquid systems such as water and oil emulsions. The starch products of the invention comprise starch granules which are initially preswelled or expanded and chemically cross-linked arid thereafter substituted with a plurality of hydrophobic moieties normally on the surface of the starch granules. Preswelling and cross-linking of the starch granules can be carried out in a number of ways preferably by a preswelling/cross linking reaction as described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,299,907. However prepared, the cross-linked starch products are then reacted with a hydrophobic agent so as to cause hydrophobic moieties to chemically react with the granules.
Virtually any starch may be modified in accordance with the invention, although the relatively inexpensive starches as wheat and corn starches are preferred. In terms of the cross-linking agent, again the choices are numerous; but for ease of preparation the common phosphate-based cross-linkers are preferred. The hydrophobic agents used in preparation of the starches hereof are usually the acids and acid anhydrides having a straight or branched chain hydrocarbon side chain. The hydrophobic agent is used at a level so that the hydrophobic moieties in the final starch products are present at a level of from about 0.1-50% by weight, based upon the total weight of the starch taken as 100% by weight.
In practice, the modified starches of the invention exhibit remarkable properties. For example, they are capable of hot and cold water hydration at significant levels greatly in excess of conventional starches, and without undo agglomeration or clumping during the hydration process. In addition, the starch products readily disperse in oil/water mixtures without extensive agitation to form essentially homogeneous and stable emulsions which again resist separation for considerable periods at room temperature. These properties, along with the increased surface areas and internal void structure of the starches, render them highly suitable for use as thickening, stabilizing and/or suspending agents, or as vectors for the delivery of biologically active ingredients. Also, dried powders of these starch products have a smooth, silky feel, making them highly desirable for use in diverse products such as cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, baby powders, and deodorant sprays.
It is believed that the swollen and granular morphology of the starch products allows the penetration of water molecules inside the starch granules in aqueous systems. In like manner, in oil and water systems the swollen granular structure of the starch together with the presence of the hydrophobic substitutents enable the formation of very stable oil/water/starch emulsions.
FIG. 1 is a 2000�SEM photograph of conventional reversibly swellable resistant wheat starch (SRS) granules prepared using 2% STMP;
FIG. 2 is a 2000�SEM photograph of modified wheat starch granules in accordance with the invention, prepared using 0.1% STMP and 25% OSA;
FIG. 3 is a 2000�SEM photograph of modified wheat starch granules in accordance with the invention, prepared using 0.2% STMP and 25% OSA;
FIG. 4 is a 2000�SEM photograph of modified wheat starch granules in accordance with the invention, prepared using 2% STMP and 25% OSA;
FIG. 5 is a 2000�SEM photograph of modified wheat starch granules in accordance with the invention, prepared using 2% STMP and 10% OSA;
FIG. 6 is a 2000�SEM photograph of modified wheat starch granules in accordance with the invention, prepared using 2% STMP and 5% OSA;
FIG. 7 is a 2000�SEM photograph of modified wheat starch granules in accordance with the invention, prepared using 2% STMP and 1% OSA;
FIG. 8 is a 2000�SEM photograph of modified wheat starch granules in accordance with the invention, prepared using 2% STMP and 2% dodecenyl succinic anhydride (DDSA); and
FIG. 9 is a chemical structural representation of a preferred modified starch in accordance with the invention.
The starch products of the invention are characterized by extremely rapid hydration in hot or cold water and stabilization of water and water immiscible liquids (e.g., oils). Broadly speaking, the starch products of the invention are prepared in the form of individual starch granules which are expanded or preswelled and chemically cross-linked; these products are then substituted (usually surface-substituted) with hydrophobic moieties or residues. It has been found that the preferred starches of the invention exhibit oil and water emulsion stabilization test results of at least about 2 ml/g, while substantially maintaining the individual granular structure of the starch. Moreover, these preferred starches exhibit the foregoing characteristics over extended storage at room temperature, for example at least about 15 days and usually for at least about 30 days.
A variety of different starches can be modified in accordance with the invention, and indeed essentially any starch can be so modified. Preferable however, the starches are selected from the group consisting of wheat, waxy wheat, corn, waxy corn, high amylose corn, oat, rice, tapioca, mung bean, and potato starches and mixtures thereof.
The starches useful in the invention can be chemically cross-linked in a number of ways using an assortment of different cross-linking agents, such as those selected from the group consisting of sodium, trimetaphosphate (STMP), sodium tripolyphosphate (STPP), phosphoryl chloride, epichlorohydrin and mixtures thereof. However, it is particularly preferred that the cross-linking reaction be carried out by preswelling the starch granules in the presences of an alkali (e.g., alkali metal hydroxide) and a salt (e.g., alkali or alkaline earth metal chloride, sulfate or carbonate). The alkali is present to promote swelling of the starch, whereas the salt is added to prevent excess swelling leading to complete destruction of the granular structure of the salt (i.e., gelatinization). Preferred preswelling/cross-linking conditions and parameters are set forth in U.S. Pat. No. 6,299,907 which is expressly incorporated by reference herein.
In more detail, the most preferred initial cross-linking reaction involves a process of first forming a dispersion of starch granules in water where the granules undergo swelling in the dispersion and have a crystalline phase. A cross-linking agent is added to the dispersion while the granules are swelled in order to cross-link the swelled granules, the cross-linking being carried out under conditions to avoid complete gelatinization of the swelled granules. Thereafter, the cross-linked starch granules are heated in excess water in order to melt the crystalline phase of the granules.
In a preferred procedure, the starch granules are preswelled by first forming a starch/water dispersion and heating the latter in order to swell the granules prior to the addition of the cross-linking agent; the preswelling step is preferably carried out in the presence of a base (such as an alkali metal hydroxide which promotes swelling) and a salt (such as an alkali or alkaline earth metal chloride, sulfate or carbonate). Again, it is important that the preswelling and cross-linking steps be carried out so as to avoid complete gelatinization of the starch granules. Accordingly, the temperature of the starch dispersion during preswelling is generally 5-10� C. below the starch gelatinization temperature. It is also possible to preswell the starch at elevated temperatures, for example 70-80� C. if high concentrations (greater than about 20% based on starch) of salt are used with reduced amounts of base. The hydroxide is normally present at a level of about 1-3% by weight based upon starch, while the salt is used at a level of from about 5-25% by weight on the same basis. The pH of the preswelling system is generally from about 10-12.
During the cross-linking step, the dispersion should have from about 20-40% by weight of starch solids therein. The cross-linking step generally involves heating to a temperature of from about 30-75� C. for a period of from about 0.1-12 hrs., more preferably from about 0.5-2 hr. When the preferred STMP cross-linking agent is used the level of use is typically from about 2-12% by weight, on a dry starch basis. During cross-linking, if an inadequate level of STMP is employed, the starch will eventually gelatinize and cause the reaction mixture to gel. When this occurs, swelling has not been counterbalanced by sufficient inhibition from cross-linking. Increasing the temperature of the cross-linking reaction is a compromise between accelerating the swelling and accelerating the cross-linking reaction, such that gelling of the reaction mixture does not occur prior to sufficient cross-linking in a reasonable period of reaction time. After reacting at a warm temperature usually for several hours, the mixture is neutralized and the starch isolated from the salts to give quantitative product yields. The product exhibits an X-ray diffraction pattern very similar to the starting starch, and a gelatinization temperature somewhat elevated as compared with the parent starch.
In the final preferred preparative step, the partially crystalline, swollen/cross-linked starches are heated in excess water followed by drying in order to melt the crystalline phase. For example, a 10% aqueous slurry of the partially crystalline product may be heated to boiling with stirring for about 5 min. to achieve this end. The boiled product is then cooled and centrifuged. The liquid fraction contains at most 1-2% of the original weight of the partially crystalline modified starch in the form of soluble and damaged starch. If the starches are merely tray dried without removal of the soluble and damaged starch fraction, the product may form a cake-like structure comprised of granules that cling together. In lieu of centrifugation, the starch products may be spray dried.
Although preferred, the above-described preswelling/cross-linking procedure is not essential and suitable starches can be prepared using straightforward cross-linking strategies without preswelling. These cross-linking reactions are entirely conventional and need not be described in detail.
In any case, cross-linked starches are subjected to a substitution reaction with a hydrophobic agent so that hydrophobic moieties or residues become chemically bonded or attached to the surfaces of the starch granules. The preferred substitution reaction is carried out in a aqueous solvent or system, normally using an acid or acid anhydride hydrophobe, especially those of the formula
where R is a di- or trimethylene group and R′ is a straight or branched chain hydrocarbon group having from about 2-20 carbon atoms therein; preferred agents have from about 6-12 carbon atoms and are selected from the group consisting of straight or branched chain alkyl, alkenyl or alkynl groups. The single most preferred hydrophobic agent is octenyl succinic and hydride (OSA). The hydrophobic agent is used at a level so that the moieties thereof are present in the modified starch at a level of from about 0. 1-50% by weight, based upon the total weight of the starch taken as 100% by weight, more preferably from about 1-30%, and most preferably from about 5-25% by weight.
The substitution reaction is usually carried out at pH of from about 7-11, more preferably from about 8-9. The temperature should be from about 10-50� C. and more preferably from about 25-45� C. Reaction times are variable depending upon the degree of substitution desired, but generally range from about 1-12 hours, more preferably from about 2-6 hours. It is normally preferred that the substitution reaction be conducted with continuous agitation. At the end of the reaction, the reaction mixture maybe neutralized with acid to a pH of from about 5-7, more preferably of about pH 6. Thereafter, the starch products maybe water washed and then gelatinized in a hot aqueous system at a temperature of from about 50-1 50� C., more preferably from about 50-85� C. The final step involves recovery and drying of the modified starch, which is preferably accomplished by spray drying.
The following Examples set forth preferred methods for producing the starch products of the invention. It is to be understood, however, that these Examples are provided by way of illustration only, and nothing therein should be taken as a limitation upon the overall scope of the invention.
FIGS. 1-8 are SEM photographs of a number of the modified starch products described in these Examples. The photographs illustrate the morphology of the starch products.
This Example describes the production of granular wheat starch cross-linked with 2% STMP and substituted with 25% OSA.
In the first step, 100 parts (db) wheat starch were dispersed in 233 parts of water with 10 parts sodium sulfate. This dispersion was warmed to 45� C., whereupon 3 parts of 1M sodium hydroxide aqueous solution were slowly added with continued heating and stirring for 1 hour. Next, 5 parts sodium sulfate and 2 parts STMP were added, followed by continued heating and continuous stirring for 16 hours. The starch slurry was then adjusted to pH 9.0 with sodium hydroxide and then cooled to room temperature (25� C.). 25 parts of OSA were next added to the slurry. The slurry was heated for 4 hours at 45� C. with continuous mixing and pH maintenance at between 8.0-9.0. The reaction mixture was then neutralized with 1M HCl, and the starch was washed 4 times using 1000 parts of water per wash. The recovered starch product was then completely gelatinized by heating at 75� C. for 30 minutes in 1000 parts water. The gelatinized starch was then washed to remove inorganic salts and the final gelatinized starch was recovered by spray drying. FIG. 8 depicts a generalized chemical structure for the SRS-OSA The final product was tested for starch hydration in hot and cold water, and the emulsification characteristics of the starch were tested in a water and oil mixture. In the cold water hydration test, 5 g of starch was dispersed in 100 ml of cold water in a 250 ml beaker. The starch/water mixture was then transferred to a graduated cylinder and the swollen volume was measured after 24 hours. In the hot water test, 5 g of starch was dispersed in 100 ml of cold water, and this mixture was heated at 75� C. for 30 minutes, whereupon the mixture was transferred to a graduated cylinder for measurement after 24 hours. In both cases a swollen volume ratio for the hot and cold water dispersions was determined, by measuring the swollen volume of the starch in the graduated cylinder and dividing this by the dry weight of the starch. Both products gave identical results, a swollen volume ration (v/w) of 6.6 ml/g. These tests are referred to herein as, respectively, cold and hot water hydration tests.
In these cold and hot water hydration tests, the starch was readily dispersed in cold and hot water without clumping or caking, and only moderate stirring was required to form homogeneous dispersions.
The emulsion stability test was performed by dispersing 5 g starch in 100 ml of a 1:1 mixture of water and vegetable (e.g., soybean) oil, followed by heating at 75� C. for 30 minutes. The mixture was then transferred to a graduated cylinder and the swollen volume was measured after 24 hours. This test is referred to herein as the emulsion stability test. In this test, the addition of the starch product of this Example into the water/oil mixture resulted in complete mixing of the two immiscible liquids. The water/oil/starch dispersion was white in color and had a creamy appearance. The mixture was allowed to sit at room temperature for a period of at least 28 days, and no appreciable amount of water or oil separated during this period.
In this Example a series of modified wheat starch products were made using a constant level of OSA, but with varying amounts of the STMP cross-linking agent. The methods described in Example 1 for the preparation of the starch products, the hot and cold water hydration tests, and the emulsion stability tests were followed in this Example.
The results of these tests are set forth in Table 1:
Chemical modification
Swollen volume ratio (v/w)
(STMP, sb)
(OSA, sb)
Oil/Water Emulsion
Completely mixed
Completely mixed
Completely mixed
Completely mixed
A series of modified wheat starch products were prepared as set forth in Example 2 using varying amounts of STMP cross-linking agent and a constant level of OSA. These products were tested for hot and cold water hydration and emulsification, and were compared against standard reversibly swellable starch without OSA substitution. The methods of Example 2 were followed in these tests, except that the emulsion stability test was carried out with a low solids content, namely 2 g of starch disbursed in 100 ml of a water/oil mixture.
Swollen volume ratio (v/w)
(%, sb)
OSA (%, sb)
aSRS: Reversibly Swellable Resistant Starch
bSRS-OSA: Reversible Swellable Resistant Starch substituted with octenyl succinic anhydride.
As shown above, the unsubstituted reversibly swellable starch product gave inferior results, particularly in the emulsification test where very little if any emulsification was observed.
In the low solid content emulsion stability tests, the starch product was dispersed in the oil layer and floated on top of the water layer.
In this Example three modified wheat starch products were prepared as set forth in Example 1, except that the level of OSA was much lower, namely 1, 5, and 10% respectively, as compared with 25% in Example 1.
In this Example modified wheat starch products were prepared a set forth in Example 1, except that phosphoryl chloride added at levels of 0.5 and 1% was used in lieu of STMP.
In this case a modified corn starch product was prepared. 100 parts corn starch were dispersed in 233 parts water with the addition of 10 parts sodium sulfate. The dispersion was warmed to 55� C. and 3 parts of an aqueous 1 M sodium hydroxide solution were slowly added with stirring for 1 hour at temperature. Thereafter, 5 parts sodium sulfate and 2 parts STMP were added with continuous stirring over 16 hours at temperature. The starch slurry was adjusted to pH 9 with sodium hydroxide, and cooled to room temperature (25� C.). 25 parts OSA were then added to the slurry and the pH was maintained between 8.0-9.0 for 4 hours with continuous stirring. After neutralization of the reaction mixture with 1M HCl, the starch was washed 4 times with 1000 ml water and spray dried. The swollen modified starch was completely gelatinized by heating in 1000 parts water at 75� C. for 30 minutes. The final product was covered by spray drying.
In another test, a modified wheat starch product was produced as set forth in Example 1 except that dodecenyl succinic anhydride was used instead of OSA. This modified starch was suspended in 100 parts water with agitation and 2 parts aluminum sulfate was dissolve therein.
After 30 hours of room temperature agitation the starch derivative was filtered, water washed and recovered.
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Reports that Belgium is on the way to break-up continue. Confused about what this means? Your problem is easily solved. Read Paul Belien's just reissued, A Throne in Brussels. When this book came out in 2005, Belien predicted that Belgium could break up within the next ten years. He's now well on the way to being proven right.
Belgium may seem an obscure country, but this subject should be of real interest to American conservatives. Belgium is the host country for the EU project, and the bureaucrats in Brussels are terrified that the epicenter of European anti-nationalism may be about to break apart due to national differences. Also, free-market-oriented Flanders, where 60-percent of the population lives, generates 70-percent of the national wealth, effectively subsidizing socialist-leaning Wallonia. So the move to partition carries powerful economic lessons as well. If Belgium does break up, Brussels, the capital of Europe, could become an independent city-state. It would also be the first Western European state with a Muslim majority. What an extraordinary story.
A Throne in Brussels comes highly recommended. On the back cover, Roger Scruton says, "The warning contained in this book is simple: hold fast to your national identity, you nations of Europe, or else dissolve, like Belgium, in a sea of corruption and despair." Our own John O'Sullivan says, "Consistently shocking…Mr. Belien tells the story of this slimy dynasty with great gusto. He lays out the bill of indictment very powerfully."


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Figure Drawing – Class #3Today we did a few 5-minute warmups in charcoal and then 20-minute studies using pastels.
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Figure Drawing — Class #2I'm taking a six-week figure drawing class at the San Francisco Art Institute. Here are my sketches from the second class. This is my second drawing course. I took intro to drawing at SFAI in 2009. All drawings are done with vine charcoal. Poses were 10 minutes each. My instructor is Michael Azgour.
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Meanest Teen Characters
Buzz In: Who Are the Meanest Teens to Ever Hit the Screen?
Lately there's been a glut of wholesome, good-natured teens (see Jonas Brothers, High School Musical, and Vanessa Hudgens's snuggly ode to sneakers). But this week's release of the 20th anniversary of the classic Heathers reminded me that onscreen teenagers can be really mean. Actually, they can be downright vicious.
The girl group in Heathers was so mean they were essentially psychopathic. And then there's the famous pack of mean teens that torments Lindsay Lohan in Tina Fey's Mean Girls. Rich girl Caroline Mulford in Sixteen Candles is incredibly cruel (well, until she spends an evening with the geeky Farmer Ted). And of course, they're not always girls: Ryan Phillippe's character in Cruel Intentions is about as scummy as it gets in terms of douchebag teen guys.
Clear your mind of Disney stars and tell me about the most memorable nasty onscreen teens.


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Laurence Moroney, senior technology evangelist with Microsoft & Silverlight expert, explains how to use .Net for creating what he calls "data-agnostic" visualizations. You Java users won't be overly impressed (well, neither was I), but it's a good start and he … Continue reading
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The High School of St Thomas More
This camp is a "Next Level" Catholic HEART Workcamp. It is open to those entering the 9th grade in the fall of 2018 and older.
Chelsea, Mickey & Tony Nickrent
Director: TBA
- Showers: There are 10 individual showers for girls and a communal shower for boys with 10 shower heads.
- Program Area: The program area is in a gym.
- Sleeping Arrangements: The girls sleep in classrooms on the second floor and the boys sleep in classrooms on the street level.
- Additional Info: It is located in a Catholic High School in a rural setting and it is air conditioned. Walmart, Target, and Sam's are all just 3 miles or so away. The dining area is large enough for all campers to eat at once and we have a couple of picnic tables outside.
We work with many different social agencies doing all kinds of work projects like; building wheelchair ramps, home improvement, cleaning & organizing, yard work, working with children at boys & girls clubs, working at soup kitchens, work with park districts, painting, etc.
Lake Shelbyville
Beautiful Lake Shelbyville offers 172 miles of sparkling shoreline and 11,000 acres of water for boating, fishing, swimming, or simply sunning on the sandy beach. Off-the-water activities include golfing, hiking and hunting. Distance 76 miles.
Amish Villages
Learn about the history and culture of Illinois' Old Order Amish community at the Illinois Amish Interpretive Center. Here you can see exhibits that give a glimpse into the Amish way of life, as well as sign up for a variety of tours that include enjoying a family-style meal at an actual Amish home and a visit to a working Amish farm. Distance 36 miles.
Looking for Lincoln
The Looking for Lincoln Heritage area encompasses numerous communities in central Illinois, and includes a remarkable array of places where Lincoln actually spent time. The area is rich in Lincoln history and stories. From the village of New Salem, where Lincoln spent his early adulthood, to his home and final resting place in Springfield, you'll be left with no doubt about why Illinois is known as the Land of Lincoln. Distance 85 miles.
Kickapoo State Park
Where in Illinois can you go running or hiking, canoeing, fishing for trout, camping, hunting or scuba diving — all against a backdrop of breathtaking natural beauty?
Downtown Chicago (2hr 15min away)
Tour of Sears Tower: 2nd tallest building in world
John Hancock Building: has 110 stories and an observation deck.
Ride the "L" train: elevated subway ride above and below ground
Six Flags Great America (3hrs away)
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Netizens have taken to Facebook to show their disappointment at a HDB DBSS flat development in Pasir Ris, Pasir Ris One.
First off, some have attacked the dull design of the flat corridors, saying that it they resemble the corridors in prison compounds.
Netizen Goh Guan Leong says that when the gates of two apartment units across from each other are opened at the same time, they almost brush each other.
He added that despite being called a "master bedroom", the bedroom can cannot fit a king-size bed.
So much for sleeping like a lord!
Goh's post has attracted much attention from other netizens, some of whom have insisted they will never get a new HDB flat development, and aim for resale flats.
HDB flats that fall under the Design, Build and Sell Scheme are meant to be more premium than normal Build-to-Order flats in the HDB's stable.
They are also priced higher than BTO flats.
Such DBSS developments are contracted out by the HDB to private developers, while still being sold as public housing.


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The superb ending is starting... Everyone in Section is after Nikita. They try to figure out what will be her next move but it seems it is not easy - she is clever. They dig it up to the plastical surgery but he has no leads for them. So it seems - Nikita did it - she got out of the Section.
But Madeline believes - Nikita will come after Michael. But then on mission something is different than Michael wanted and he comes into crazy idea - he has his own agenda and he tells Quinn that he never loved Nikita. It looks weird at the first point but in the end - both Nikita and Michael are genius - Quinn is really Nikita. So.. they go to mission.. and try to escape.. but before they drove over Davenport.. (that was shocking to be honest)
But.. they get out.. enjoy themselves out there.. in freedom.. with a both on sea.. beach to walk.. they are happy.. But can the really escape?
But this is not the only focus - Birkoff's brother is doing good job and Georg seems finally brought down. And Naomi - she works for Section as suspected.. so.. how this all will end?


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I love this time of year. There is something so cleansing about moving out of an old year and into a new one - and these journal prompts can help with just that. Many of the courses and workbooks released at this time of year contain both a section to reflect on the previous year and a section to … [Read more...]
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Journal prompts: Have courage
I think fear is one of the most dangerous things we can experience. I'm not talking about real fear - the kind where we feel afraid of going too close to the edge of a cliff, or driving too fast, or not being able to afford food. No, I'm talking about the kind of fear we feel when we face the … [Read more...]
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Nowadays everybody wants to make their outdoor living space more "livable" and more like an outdoor room and extension of the living space inside the home. It's a great idea, and when it comes to furnishing that outdoor space, there is so much to choose from that it can be quite mind boggling.
Even if your outdoor space it not exposed to the weather, you might want to consider buying furniture that is weatherproof as it will last longer and offer more flexibility in the future if you decide to use an area that has little or no shelter from the elements.
Most people want to have some chairs and maybe a dining set for al fresco meals, plus accessories, rugs, cushions and plants to round out the picture and really create an outdoor room.
Most outdoor furniture is made out of aluminium or resin, and comes in a variety of colours and finishes, some of which are made to look like wood or wicker – the days of plastic furniture for outdoors are long gone as far more elegant, attractive and better wearing materials have taken their place.
Before settling on furniture, think of the colour that would be most appropriate – dark browns and greens tend to be most popular, but you can have white or black or various other colours that may work better for you, and then you can add cushions made with weatherproof fabrics to add the real colour and drama to the space.
Then, of course, there are the floor coverings. Just because it's an outdoor space doesn't mean that you can't have a fabulous rug on the floor – a fully weatherproof rug that is made specifically for outdoor use that is. The designs and colours are limitless, so whatever colour theme you have chosen, you will be able to find something fabulous to go on the floor and tie it all together.
And what about accessories? Perhaps some kind of heater, maybe a few nice planters, funky urns and even a water feature to provide that wonderful calming ambiance than the sound of running water does so well.
A fire pit or chiminea not only look great and help to heat an outdoor space, but the ambiance created from a fire cannot be beaten, especially when the evenings have started to get nippy. But a fire pit or chiminea are not just for heating and ambiance, as you can use them to toast the odd marshmallow too – talk about gathering around the camp fire!
There you have it – lots of ideas for making your outdoor "living room" an attractive, functional and long lasting space for you to enjoy for many years.


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Woodmont Properties of Parsippany would construct a mixed-use structure of office space and flex-type warehouses on the 50 acre property if it proceeds with the plan accepted by the Board of Aldermen.
Flex-type warehouse construction, a relatively new concept in construction, allows space to be reconfigured to suit the needs of prospective tenants by installing walls that can be moved around to create different size spaces.
Woodmont has 45 days to reach a redevelopment agreement with the Board of Aldermen. The other proposal was for a mixed-use project as well. It was submitted as a package proposal by three firms; Jones, Lang, LaSalle Development Inc., the North Jersey Development Group and Green Park Remediation, LLC.
Mayor Richard Newman, noting the proposals were similar, said the experience of Woodmont Properties and its history of developing projects in New Jersey tilted the board in the Parsippany firm's favor.
Woodmont Properties was picked by Morristown last year to develop a transit village in that municipality. Dover, too, is hoping to construct a transit village around its train station downtown. Transit villages are retail areas offering a variety of services such as dry cleaners, banking and shops in a convenient location for commuters.
Changes in environmental laws forced the closing of many landfills, particularly municipal and county landfills, in the late 1970's and early 1980's. Dover was no exception. Like many municipal governments, town officials simply bulldozed the site and stopped using it.
The tougher environmental laws actually ended up having an unintended consequence, however. Rather than open themselves up to huge environmental clean-up bills by trying to reuse these properties, municipal and county officials let sleeping landfills lie.
In an effort to change that, the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) made some changes in its regulations a few years ago to allow municipalities to establish redevelopment entities and to entertain private industry proposals to conduct environmental clean-ups on sensitive properties such as landfills and then construct something new on site.
Two years ago, Dover officials opted to pursue this course of action for their old landfill.
Town Engineer Michael Hantson had warned them the window for reusing the property was shrinking, literally, because wetlands on the site were gradually closing off the Mount Pleasant Avenue frontage. He said it would eventually become landlocked.
After developing a set of specifications to allow retail development on the property, town officials solicited proposals, receiving five of them late in 1999.
The town selected the proposal offered by Related Retail LP of New York to spend $38.5 million to clean up the property and construct a 287,000 square foot retail project.
Last summer, citing changes in the economy, Related Retail pulled out of the project while negotiations between the town and the firm on finalizing details of the project were almost done.
When the town first announced its intent to pursue retail development for the property, residents of the Townsquare Village condominiums attended a Dover meeting to object to the plan. They complained about having stores next to their complex claiming it would affect their property values negatively.
Hantson pointed out with the huge townsquare mall across the street from their complex, they would be hard-pressed to argue retail space near their homes was a problem.


text: We leave in 5 longs days for a week at WL. Please take a look at our final ADR's and let me know what you think: Sunday: Dinner - Victoria and Alberts Monday: Lunch - Chef De France Dinner - Le Celier Tuesday: Breakfast - 1900 Park Fare Wednesday: Dinner - 50's Prime Time Cafe Thursday: Breakfast - Chef Mickey Dinner - Whispering Canyon Friday: Dinner - Ohana Saturday: Lunch - Rose and Crown Dinner - Bistro De Paris Sunday Going Home Any suggestions or changes you would make. It's probably a little late now anyways, but you never know.


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Pursue your education at Ohio Christian University.
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Job Title: Lab Manager
Type of Company: My company is a research and marketing organization that supports the textile industry.
Education: BS, Chemistry, North Carolina State University BS, Textile Chemistry, North Carolina State University MS Textile Chemistry, North Carolina State University
Previous Experience: I had two internships-one at a textile mill and one at a chemical company doing research. My only other work experience was the research I did for my graduate degree.
Job Tasks: I oversee testing in the analytical chemistry lab, setting workflow priorities and managing several technicians who do the actual testing, clean-up and maintenance of the lab equipment. Sometimes I still get to do testing and research applications. But most of the time I'm in meetings to discuss research plans, results, testing, standards, or other matters. I deal with the budget, write regular activity reports and perform other administrative duties (such as interviewing, training, approvals, etc.). I am also the primary chemical safety person for the company. For that job I review safety, do training, and ensure that regulatory paperwork is handled properly. I am also involved in many industry committees that work on standards for testing and safety, so I travel to meetings and represent our company in larger groups.
Best and Worst Parts of the Job: The most interesting parts of the job are the puzzles that we get to solve in the lab. We have to figure out what tests to do and what the results mean. The nature of the research is that the testing varies a lot, which keeps it challenging.
The worst part is dealing with people and their attitudes. It can be difficult with various personalities to keep things running smoothly. I travel quite a bit and that can get old and also makes it more difficult to keep up with lab activities sometimes.
Job Tips: If you want to be involved in safety, getting certified as a professional is a big help since that means you have to have the coursework and the job experience. To gain the experience start volunteering to take on small safety assignments and training classes. To be a lab manager, it helps to be trained and somewhat knowledgeable about all of the procedures and equipment that are used. You will need to spend several years just learning those basics. The biggest factor is learning what type of leader or manager you are and what you need to do to handle people.
Additional Thoughts: The two things that surprise people most are that there is still a textile industry in this country and the number of different things that I do. When you work at a fairly small company you should be prepared to do a lot of different jobs even if they are not in your job description.
I am sometimes surprised that I have found the niche that I have in safety. If I could change one thing I would do my Ph.D. in safety.
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