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09 February 2018
A special travel advisory to all passengers during the festive season
SEPANG – Malaysia Airports is working closely with various authorities to ensure a seamless and joyful travelling experience this Chinese New Year festive season so that passengers travelling though KL International Airport (KLIA) will experience a smooth and joyful journey. Together with the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM), the airport operator held a press conference today at KLIA to inform the public on measures that will be taken by both parties in managing the expected surge in passenger numbers during the upcoming festive season.
According to KLIA Head of Operations, Mohd Arif Jaafar, "We are expecting an increase of nearly 40% to 180,000 daily passenger movements passing through both terminals from 14 to 18 February 2018. In catering to this surge, we will be placing more resources on the ground – not just by us, but also by other agencies at the airport. I am happy to note that PDRM has also given their commitment to this."
Working in tandem with PDRM to ensure smoother traffic flow at the kerbside, there is now strict enforcement of a 2-minute limit pick up time. Installation of bollards at the pick up lanes will also prevent any unauthorised parking that will contribute to traffic congestion. To ensure a smooth flow at these lanes. According to Mohd Arif, during peak periods, about 55 vehicles per minute will pass through the terminal. Towing zones have also been introduced within the airport area to discourage indiscriminate parking that will endanger other motorists. Security patrol will also be increased during this time to ensure passenger security.
KLIA head of police, ACP Zulkifli Adamshah is hopeful that passengers heading to the airport will heed the recent traffic enforcement, "We want to take this opportunity to remind passengers to be mindful of road safety when travelling. Malaysia Airports has provided convenient and affordable parking facilities such as the 30-minute free parking at the 5,000-bay Long Term Car Park (LTCP) to those who are picking up passengers. In fact, I was made to understand that there is even a free shuttle bus service from LTCP to the terminals that operate at 15-minute intervals so there is no excuse for errant motorists."
According to Malaysia Airports managing director Datuk Badlisham Ghazali, "We are not only looking at traffic management. We have been in close talks with other stakeholders at the airport not only for the festive season but also in support of our ambition in becoming a service leader. However, our immediate concern now is the Chinese New Year period."
"For example, the self-bag drop facility will be fully available at klia2 starting next week. This will definitely shorten queueing time for passengers as processing time at the check-in counters will only take 1 minute now if they use this facility. We have been sharing the passenger forecast with all our airline partners to make sure that they also are up to speed in managing the crowd. In fact, at KLIA Main Terminal, Malaysia Airlines has committed that all of their 74 check-in counters will be fully manned during the festive season," Badlisham added further.
Passengers can also look forward to shorter lines and faster processing service at two other critical touchpoints - immigration and security screening. Previously it was announced that the Immigration Department has implemented a common counter system that will serve all types of passports. With the anticipated increase, Malaysia Airports has also added a further two cross-border immigration counters to cater to the increase in transfer passengers.
The most recent improvement at security screening is the display of the security screening video that provides clear instructions on what passengers are supposed to do when passing through the checkpoint.
At the press conference, Mohd Arif also mentioned that even the washroom cleaners are expected to increase their vigilance in monitoring cleanliness. Number of supervisors have been increased from the current 46 to 72 and some minor improvements have been put in place as well, such as the use of rubber mats in the cubicles to ensure that floors remain dry longer in view of the anticipated heavy usage.
Malaysia Airports also wishes to issue some travel advisory to passengers during this busy season:
1) Please arrive at least three hours before your flight departure time.
2) Do utilise public transport as much as possible in getting to the airport. It only takes less than 30 minutes by ERL.
3) Please be mindful of traffic rules within the airport area. We have ample parking spaces at both terminals as well as a safe and convenient waiting area and 30-minute free parking facilities at the LTCP.
4) Do utilise the automated processes that are available whenever possible such as web check-in, self-check-in kiosks, self-baggage-drop counters, and immigration autogates.
5) If you are passing through KLIA Main Terminal, we encourage you to take advantage of the shuttle service instead of the Aerotrains as not only will it be a less crowded alternative, it is also fast, convenient and scenic. There will be 16 buses running continuously 24/7 between the contact pier and satellite building.
6) Keep a lookout for the signage on nearest available washrooms in the event that the one you visited is fully occupied or is undergoing cleaning. There are a total of 238 toilets and 55 surau at both terminals the convenience of passengers.
7) Should you require any assistance at the airport, please approach our CARE Ambassadors who can be easily recognised by their shoulder sash that says 'Ask Me'.
On that note, Malaysia Airports wishes to wish everyone Gong Xi Fa Cai and have a happy journey!


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well guys my blog break (and my spring break for that matter) is over! i wasn't sure how long i would stay away for but just over a week was long enough for me. it was really nice to be able to enjoy my vacation from teaching without stressing over when and what to write about on here. and now that school starts back up again on monday i will be ready to go on the blog too.
hope you missed me! i sure missed you guys :)

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Over the past few days our broccoli has started sprouting a couple little yellow flowers and figured that probably wasn't good. I hit up Google and found out I needed to harvest them ASAP. So I went out and cut the largest heads that were ready, though there are some smaller ones below that I will continue to grow and I will harvest them when they are ready. Man there is nothing like being able to break a piece right off the stalk and eat it.
There wasn't a lot, and it definitley doesn't look like what you would buy in the store but this is an organic veggie. Not that we am all organic food crazed (far from it) but it makes me feel better knowing it hasn't been sprayed with anything or whatever they do to veggies you buy in the stores.
So I rinsed them off and cut them up, stalk and all. I was not going to waste any of it and what tiny amount I didn't use I put in our compost. I plan on using the leaves and stalk once the heads are all havested only Iwill have to research that when the time comes. While I was on Google I looked up the best way to preserve them since I wasn't going to eat it all right then. I got a pot of water to boil and dropped in the broccoli for 3 minutes, then I scooped them out and put them in an ice bath for another 3 minutes to stop the cooking process.
Doing this really shrunk them down to just 3 little containers of broccoli to freeze, which there probably still would have been 3 if I didn't boil them only the containers would be fuller. I like to take individual sizes of frozen veggies to work (I also do this with brussel sprouts and asparagus in little baggies). That way I can just grab one and throw it in my lunch bag!
Oh and we have had one little strawberry to pick and have 3 more that are almost ready, which we take in and share with Kiera. I should start using our onions too since they are ready. I have pretty much convinced myself that we need to expand the garden...next year.


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Hello Lovelies! Happy Monday! I hope everyone is having a fantastic start off to their week. Here is something to make your Monday a little happier.
Today's Music Monday:
Vampire Weekend
I got introduced to this group awhile back and LOVE them. They have such an easy going and laid back style that always puts you in a good mood. This New York City group self describes their music as "Upper West Side Soweto". Their Indie-Preppy music is definitely unique and will have you falling in love with the day after just one song. Please check em' out!
Monday, February 6, 2012
Music Monday - Vampire Weekend
Posted by Lindsay Nicole
Labels: Music, Music Monday, Vampire Weekend
5 comments:
- Shannon @ Bungalow960 said...
Oh man do I love Vampire Weekend. They are the best. I listen to them at work when I'm feeling tired or if I need to really power through something. Awesome Music Monday choice!
- February 6, 2012 at 10:42 AM
- Whitney said...
Giving up the Gun is one of my favorite songs ever! I loooove Vampire Weekend. I'd love to see them live!
- February 6, 2012 at 10:51 AM
- Britt @ The Magnolia Pair said...
i LOVE vampire weekend! They are so fun to listen to! Definitely a cheerful band!
- February 6, 2012 at 11:34 AM
- ayley said...
they made drinking horchata in december a whole new kind of cool!
- February 6, 2012 at 6:27 PM
- JAMI from IMAGINE DESIGN BLOG said...
Checking them out on Pandora now! Thanks for sharing!
Great blog! Following you now.
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- February 7, 2012 at 11:08 AM
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An excellent choice for a sporty and stylish SUV in the 8 to 12 l...
Exterior The exterior looks very sporty and compact, especially when we watch it on the roads. The design and the finish qualty is excellent and can easily match with the other cars in this segment. Interior (Features, Space & Comfort) Very good interiors with a jazzy look. Initially there might be a bit of confusion with the controls and the menus, but once you get used to it, there are no concerns and everything is very smooth. the car is very spacious from inside, not only the front seats but the back seats as well. There is a lot of space for keeping utilities such as water bottles, mobile phones and eatables. The only backdrops is the boot space which is a bit less as compared to similar cars in this segment, although there is a provision to increase it by folding the rear seats in the 60:40 fashion.Secondly, the quality of material being used for the interiors is a level below most of the cars in its competition. Engine Performance, Fuel Economy and Gearbox Engine pickup and performance as such is excellent with a very smooth pick up and ride through the worst of roads. You don't feel the bumps that you normally might feel with other cars as the shock controls are able to absorb the bumps very well. Recommended to drive at medium speeds in the first few weeks (60 to 80km/h) so as to have the best possible mileage. I have bought the Trend + Diesel version recently and have been using it for the past 2 weeks and have already been able to achieve a mileage of 21kmpl. gear controls are easy and smooth to handle and navigate. Ride Quality & Handling Ride quality is very smooth with the car being able to absorb the bumps very well. You feel very safe and secure inside the car. The 6 airbags in the Titanium + variant adds to the safety factor. Final Words An excellent choice if someone is looking for a car in the 8 to 12 lakh bracket with a sport look and great mileage. Very comfortable for the front and the back rows with a great pick up and ensures that the ride is very smooth and safe. highly recommended. Areas of improvement The boot space and the quality of materials used for the interiors design can be improved upon.
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Julia Sherwen review 16 Mar 2017
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?The sheer variety, wonderful scenery, plants, birds and people. Enjoyed Nicaragua hugely, people just so friendly. Some luxury at 2 / 3 places, but all were absolutely fine, and one of the more modest places in El Castillo was just so friendly, and very clean. A very well organised tour.
2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?Don't miss out on Nicaragua. We were a little nervous but without justification. A little Spanish helped us get more out of the experience, but that's always the case with travel in our view. We were glad we had drivers rather than self-drive as many of our locations were remote and some were accessible only by water. Also we learned so much by chatting to the drivers and guides and that way you do put more into the local economy rather than multinational car rental firms!
3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?Yes. Conservation is fairly embedded in Costa Rica but tourism of this sort can really help in Nicaragua.
4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?Hard to fault. We had a fabulous time. I would not say it was on a shoestring though! The tour operator and Lina were excellent.
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John Diley review 23 Apr 2016
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?We were paticularly impressed with the quality of the hotels we had chosen. A favourite was the Arenal Observatory Lodge with it's wonderful location. The Hotel Bougainvillea in San Jose was also excellent with fantastic gardens. My husband's main reason for choosing Costa Rica was for the bird watching and he was more than happy.
2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?Be sure that the hotel you choose is in the best location for your activities. Also make sure that you have a good holiday company.The company who ran our trips reliability and organisation were second to none.
3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?On the whole, yes.
4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?This holiday was extremely enjoyable. I would not say it was the best holiday I have been on as it was primarily a bird watching holiday for my husband, but it was certainly up there with the best.
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Parking Issueson June 15, 2015 at 4:14 pm
We have received a request from our municipality as well as the local police department to remind our parents to ensure that we are utilizing the parking areas provided. It seems more and more people are parking on the cemetery side. Parking on the grass on that side is not permitted. Just a reminder that police will patrol these areas and administer tickets to those parked illegally. We have a great relationship with both entities and would like to continue that so please ensure that you are adhering to the parking rules and use the designated parking lots provided in order to avoid accidents or fines. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated in this matter.


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Bruce Springsteen – Working On a Dream
Working On a Dream, the latest and the 24th studio album recorded by Bruce Springsteen started taking shape during the recording of his previous album , Magic but the songs on the new album didn't make the cut on Magic as Springsteen felt that they carried a different feel to them. So the sequel to 2007's record breaking Magic finally released on January 23rd 2009 just after the "Boss" Bruce Springsteen and his East Street Band finished their World Tour in which they were promoting Magic.
Working On a Dream comprises 12 songs and one bonus single titled "The Wrestler" which is also the Original Sound Track (O.S.T) for the 81st Academy Award nominated motion picture "The Wrestler".
The opening track, "Outlaw Pete" is a wonderful blend of Country Music and the typical East Street Band's pop melody. It tells the tale of a Country Cowboy with Bruce Springsteen keeping his lyrics plain, simple and soul touching as always. The track focuses on an explicit use of violins right from the introductory riff to the bridges. Springsteen's clean electric guitar and the subtle use of piano by Roy Bittain make the song a beauty with the Boss making singing very open and with a clean powerful throw.
Songs like "My Lucky Day" instantly reminds one of the band's early classic "Born to Run" with a simple but very catchy introductory riff that continues throughout the song , crisp drum beats by Max Weinberg and piano fills that add on to the fun feel created. The guitar remains simple and melodious, just like the East Street Band from back in the day. The high point of the song is when the saxophone comes in and sweeps the listeners back to the 70's and 80's when the Band created beauty time after time.
The title track "Working on A Dream" creates a wonderful four minutes of melody as Springsteen gets backed by harmonies from background vocalists with the music remaining sweet, simple and melodious. The song "Queen of the Supermarket" focuses on the silent romance with a shop girl and as Bruce sings "As the evening sky turns blue, a Dream awaits in aisle number two" he strikes a chord with every believer in love as he reminds them of the beauty in the simplicity of love. Bassist Garry Tallent opens the song "What Love Can Do" with a strong and punchy bass line and keeps the punch alive right till the end. The songs lyrics again pay tribute to love and romance and bring about a feeling of positivism in the heart of the listener.
Another strong punch in the introduction by Bassist Tallent and pianist Bittain in the song "This Life" marks for another catchy tune as Springsteen follows up with his deep, clear and powerful throw vocals. The synthesizer tones in the background, especially in the chorus compliment Springsteen's voice with a very choir orchestra feel. The uses of harmonies again mark one of the trademarks of the basic soul of the album. "Good Eye" brings back the spirit of country music, a heavy inspiration for the band especially for Springsteen with extensive use of the Mouth Organ and the tight six string acoustic guitar along with ragged sharp edges vocals and sweet sounding guitar pinches. Although nothing in particular is bad about the song, it remains one of the low points of the album.
The spirit of country floats to find its way in the next song "Tomorrow Never Knows", a truly beautiful song that sounds like the perfect song from the American West in the late eighteen hundreds. Springsteen brings out the beauty of romance and simple love in this song with soft and plain vocals and beautiful lyrics. As he sings "Where the cold wind blows, tomorrow never knows and where your sweet smile goes, tomorrow never knows" he urges us to enjoy every second and relish every moment in the present, while we find ourselves already in lush green fields and under the golden sun walking hand in hand with the love of our life with warmth and elation in our heart. The band truly hits the nail in this song by conveying their message on the beauty of love.
"Life Itself" comprises good base vocals, a catchy guitar and a consistent beat on the bass drum and on the snare (drum) with a strong and prominent bass line that makes the sound more contemporary than any other song in the album. The next song finds a blend of the 70's blues, old school country and the East Street Band's trademark popular tune. "Kingdom of Days" is a beautifully penned down song bringing romance again to the forefront and stressing on the power of love and how everything becomes futile in front of it. "Surprise, Surprise" matches up to songs like My Lucky Day. "Working on a Dream" and "Tomorrow Never Knows" fail to create magic neither in the vocals nor in the background score and adds up along with 'Good Eye" as the low points of the album. "The Last Carnival" is a song dedicated to the late organ player and the founding member of The East Street Band "Danny Federici" who lost his battle with cancer in April 2008. The song ends with Springsteen hitting a very deep note in a low octave and is a touching tribute. The song is considered to be a sequel to 1973's "Wild Billy's Circus Story" from "The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle".
The album has picked up from where it left i.e. their previous album "Magic". It carries on with the same flow, only the feeling of love and romance is much more prominent. It brings about a definite shift in Bruce's vocals and writing style from the previous decade as the lyrics are non political, in sharp contrast to his strong criticism of various international issues like the Bush government and American foreign policy in the Vietnam among others that saw him rise to the top with smash hits like "Born in the USA". It received very mixed reviews as the Rolling Stone magazine gave it 5 stars and Los Angeles Times writer Ann Powers said "The best thing that can be said about Working on a Dream is that it's boisterously scatterbrained, exhilaratingly bad."
The album however comes at a time where rock and roll has one foot in the grave and its other is being pushed into it by modern Punk bands and Emo bands that mistake horrible screaming with melody and vocalists screech and growl all over the microphone to cover up their inability to hit a clean, high pitched note. The album is a very strong effort towards reviving the beauty and essence of rock and roll and goes a long way in achieving that goal. With more than three decades of making magic with their song-writing skills and amazing composing skills, the Boss and his band have proved that the last thing to age in this world is the heart.
Siddhant Chamola
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This chapter describes how to set a scale and measure distances and areas on satellite images. Using ImageJ, a freely available image analysis program that runs on most operating systems, users set the spatial calibration of an image, then select... (View More) and measure distances and areas on it. The measurement results are reported in real-world units. The technique is most useful and accurate for nadir view (straight down) images. In this chapter, users examine satellite images of the Aral Sea, which has shrunk dramatically since 1960 because the rivers that flow into it have been tapped for irrigation. Users access satellite images of the region, then set a scale and measure the width of the sea each year. On another set of images, they highlight areas that represent water and measure them to see how these areas of the sea changed. This chapter is part of the Earth Exploration Toolbook, which provides teachers and/or students with direct practice for using scientific tools to analyze Earth science data. Students should begin on the Case Study page. (View Less)
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How to care for Pillow Covers made from Different Fabrics
It is very easy to get your pillow covers dirty in particularly if you have children. This is the reason why many people opt to purchase removable pillow covers so that when it gets dirty, it can be simply chucked into the washing machine. However, it might not be a good idea to wash the pillow covers in the washing machine too often as it might ruin the fabric. Read on to learn how to care for pillow covers of different fabrics.
This material is probably one of the most common fabrics used to make pillow covers. This is because; it is very durable and can be easily dyed in various colours. To ensure that your covers will last you a long time, wash them with cold water using the gentlest cycle in the washing machine. Gentle washing is just wantyou need to remove any minor stains or dirt. It is also advisable to wash the whole set at the same time as to prevent any uneven shades. With the accumulation of grime, dirty covers will, of course, be darker compared to the clean ones. Cotton pillow covers will generally get softer after each wash. As for the darker fabrics, it may fade slightly if you wash them too often.
After you have completed washing them, it is time for drying part! It is recommended to let the covers to drip dry in the shade for at least a few hours. To quicken the drying process, you may place it in front of a fan and leave the area open to give more air flow.
Polyester is a kind of synthetic cloth material that has great durability, insulation, and wrinkle resistance. The method of washing for this type of fabric is similar to cotton where it can be thrown into the washing machine with cold water, using the gentlest cycle. Ensure the covers are turned inside out before placing them into the washing machine so that the outer surface will look as good as new!
You should take precaution when you iron synthetic fabrics as they are prone to melt under high temperature; though it should be fine if is set to a lower temperature. Another quick way to dry them is in the shade, as polyester usually does not absorb that much water.
This fabric is typically blended with other components such as cotton to make it more long-lasting and affordable. The reason is that pure linens are very thin and have a heftier price tag which is not so ideal to be utilized as a pillow cover. Washing linen blends is not as easy as cotton fabrics as they tend to be more delicate. The best way to wash it is in the machine with cold water on the regular cycle.
When it comes to ironing your linen blends, it should not really be a priority unless they become really wrinkled. Like all the other fabrics, it can be drip-dried in the shade.
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Sentai Filmworks announced its acquisition of Japan's white-hot anime series, ANGEL BEATS. A multi-media mega-franchise with two manga, a series of illustrated short stories and two internet radio shows, each new volume of ANGEL BEATS has consistently ranked in the top three nationwide bestselling Blu-Ray releases in Japan. Now the series is coming to the U.S. on both DVD and Blu-Ray. Both releases will include an all new English dub, with the first episodes of the dub set to premiere at Anime Boston.
Synopsis: It sucks being dead. Sucks even more to be trapped in a surreal afterlife where you're caught between the living and the dead—where a mysterious, violent Angel is trying to pull you over to…somewhere. What do you do? Well, if you're this group of rough-and-tumble teens, you grab every weapon you can get your hands on and give Heaven hell! High-caliber action and locked-and-loaded comedy meet on a rock and roll battleground in Angel Beats!


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The Cowboy's Grille
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September 2011 –
We found this little restaurant after a day in Yellowstone ending at the North Entrance. Although this would not get my vote as favorite barbecue, it was definitely good, The sweet potato fries were awesome, and my son's kids meal hamburger looked great. I think I would order a burger if I was ever in the area again. The decor was cowboy and cute, overall clean and service was great. I would go again. – Coconut Girl
August 2011 –
I live in Gardiner and have tried every restaurant in town. Gardiner is such a small, remote town, that restaurant prices are higher than average. And when the tourists go home, many restaurants close or reduce their hours. The Cowboy opened last summer and the proprietors are working hard to keep the food, service and hours consistent, and the prices reasonable. I can't say I have been disappointed with a meal yet. I would recommend the fish (walleye if they have it) and hand-cut fries, the half chicken, chicken pot pie, or ribs. All of the side dishes (mash potatoes and gravy, corn, soups, slaw etc) are really good and the fresh baked bread is awesome! Everything tastes fresh and made from scratch, a real refreshing change of pace. Finally, I don't usually order dessert out, but their homemade cobblers are great. – Lazy Mtn Beagle


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Tun Teja or Khatijah Ratna Benggala, the daughter of Inderapura (Pahang) Prime Minister (Bendahara), Sri Amar Diraja during the era of Sultan Abdul Ghaffur Syah, the 3rd Sultan of Inderapura was convicted by Hang Tuah, the famous Malaccan warrior to come to Malacca and marry Sultan Mahmud Shah, the 8th Sultan of Malacca. She died as a queen of Malacca in Merlimau, about 24 km from Malacca Town, while retreating with members of Malacca royal family from Portuguese attacks.
Her mausoleum is located in the middle of a paddy field in Pengkalan Samak, Merlimau (previously known as Solok Tun Teja or Menteja by local people). Tun Teja was a very beautiful women and during the time, all merchants who come to Malacca talking about her and the story about her beauty then heard by the Malacca Sultan, Sultan Mahmud Shah.
After the Queen Kecil (Tun Kecil) died, Sultan Mahmud Shah appointed Hang Tuah to go to Inderapura with the task of persuading Khatijah who was already engaged with Sultan Abdul Ghaffur Syah. Khatijah fell under the impression that Hang Tuah had come to Inderapura to persuade her to marry him, not the Sultan, and she agreed to elope with him to Melaka since Hang Tuah also well-known of his charming and good-looking all over Malay Archipelago. It was only during the voyage home Hang Tuah revealed his deception to Khatijah and with broken-hearted feels, he forced herself to love Sultan Mahmud Syah.
When Khatijah arrived in Malacca Palace, Sultan Mahmud Shah gave her the TUN title and from that moment, she was called as Tun Teja and a few days later, the royal wedding ceremony was organised and Inderapura Sultan can't do anything since the state was a part of Malacca and they need to obey and pay homage to Malacca. Queen Tun Teja gave birth to Malacca Sultanate heir, The Prince Crown, Raja (King) Ahmad.
Here are some pictures of Tun Teja's Mausoleum that I've visited last Friday:
The information board of Tun Teja's Mausoleum
The tomb's arch
A food stall beside the mausoleum, Seri Teja
Kuih stall
The stall was closed on the Friday
A straight pathway to the mausoleum
You'll see a very nice and green paddy field at your right and left
This is Tun Teja's Mausoleum. Painted with white and her headstone covered with yellow cloths
An old well used by local people of Menteja or Pengkalan Samak
One of the story boards about Tun Teja
Nice paddy field view from here
This is one of the attraction in Merlimau area. I'll update other attractions from time to time. You should come here and learn the history about Tun Teja's tragic love story and at the same time, enjoy the magnificent and wonderful green scenic of Merlimau paddy field!


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Go behind the scenes at the Global mHealth Forum, that was held as part of the mHealth Summit 2015 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center on November 10-11, 2015.
Three takeaways from the first day of the Global mHealth Forum.
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Department of Social Services directors say glitches with the new computer system implemented by the state are delaying food assistance to qualified recipients.
To say Frances Huntley is struggling would be an understatement. With tears welling in her eyes and desperation in her voice, Huntley could barely contain her emotions as she talked about living in a dilapidated mobile home, running out of food and living on just $8,000 a year.
Huntley, who's disabled, is also coping with the fact that her husband, Stan, is dying of cancer. The 53-year-old is in a dark place and said the last thing she needed was a disruption in her food stamp benefits.
But that's what's happening. Huntley went to the Henderson County Department of Social Services to be recertified for her Food and Nutritional Services on Aug. 1. Because of problems with a new computer system used for the food stamp benefits, Huntley was still waiting for aid on Friday, the 23rd day of the month.
DSS directors in four counties contacted by the Times-News reported problems with the new DSS computer system, NCFAST. All of them report that people who qualify for food assistance are having their benefits delayed, including 300 families in Henderson County.
Exactly what's wrong with the program depends on who you ask. Julie Henry, a communications officer at the Department of Health and Human Services, believes the problems are different with every county. Henry acknowledges that there have been technical issues "throughout the process," but believes those issues aren't a statewide malfunction. When asked if there's a statewide problem with the NCFAST system, she refused to comment.
Instead, she focused on the technical aspects of implementing such a large new network.
"This is a huge undertaking," Henry said of getting the system up and running. NCFAST went live at different times for different counties around the state for dealing with food stamps. Henderson County started using the new system in October of last year.
The system is designed to streamline different benefits into one system. Those programs include Medicaid, Work First, Adult Protective Services, Child Protective Services and day care services. It will replace technology that is more than 30 years old.
Medicaid will go live on Oct. 1. The system received the upgraded changes in June, which is when the problems began to occur, local directors said.
By July, the system was getting bogged down and the benefits began to be delayed. Currently in Henderson County, nearly 300 families are waiting on benefits, Sandy Morgan said. Morgan is the administrator of the Food and Nutritional Services program in Henderson County.
"Our problem right now is recertification," she said. "There's considerable delay."
Most recipients are due for recertification every six months, and in Henderson County the number of recertifications averages around 800 to 900 families per month, she said. In Huntley's case, her information was updated and she was re-enrolled on Aug. 1, but her benefits have not been assigned to her EBT debit card, which means she can't buy food.
The problem, Morgan said, isn't confined to Henderson County.
"It's everybody," she said.
In Henderson County, 5,500 households receive food stamps. Statewide the number is around 1.7 million.
While Henry contends that "any delays are county-specific," Morgan says that counties, for the most part, are experiencing the same problems. Among the glitches are problems with the add/remove function, white screens and unprocessed applications after all the information has been plugged into the system. Henderson County workers have had to plug the applicants' information into the system multiple times, Morgan said.
Those pains are being felt in neighboring Buncombe and Polk counties. Mecklenburg County, in the center of the state with a population of more than 900,000, is experiencing similar pains, DSS Director Peggy Eagan said.
"It appears to me that it was a huge undertaking and everyone is doing what they can to make it work," Eagan added.
While some directors acknowledge that there's a learning curve when it comes to adjusting to the new system, they say the problems food stamp recipients are experiencing can't be attributed to cause alone.
"Right now, there are glitches in it," said Steve Garrison, director of Buncombe County DSS. "I think there are multiple issues."
Polk County DSS Director Lou Parton acknowledges that "they've been working hard to improve the system" at the state level, but added that "It's not a learning curve. That's not the only issue."
Directors statewide are starting to get creative. Morgan, Garrison, Eagan and Parton have all implemented a browser switch in their offices, which has helped. During a conference call on Wednesday, word began to spread that the system worked better using Google Chrome.
Because of the delays in benefits, DSS offices have been referring clients to food pantries and nonprofits for food assistance.
In Henderson County, Interfaith Assistance Ministry got a heads up a couple of weeks ago, Director David Cook said. This year IAM has increased its food distribution by 14 percent. Not all of that growth can be attributed to the NCFAST issues, but the food stamp disruption has been a factor, Cook said.
"People are really struggling," he said. "You know that low-income families are the last to benefit from any (economic) recovery."
Lynn Staggs, executive director at the Storehouse on Seventh Avenue, has had multiple clients tell her volunteers that they're coming to pick up boxes of food because they haven't received their food stamps yet.
"This is hard right before the holidays," Staggs said. "I believe this may throw people further into debt because they may choose to let bills and rent go in order to feed their families."
That is quickly becoming the reality for Huntley. Huntley said that they have enough food left for August, but doesn't know what they're going to do when September rolls around.
"I'm at a desperation point," she said. "What do you do? Where do you turn?"
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Sadananda Gowda to be BJP's new Karnataka chief minister (Second Lead)August 3rd, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 3 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP D.V. Sadananda Gowda will be the new chief minister of Karnataka after he was elected the BJP legislature party leader, defeating Jagdish Shettar narrowly in secret ballot amid high drama that exposed cracks in the ruling party.
Gowda got 63 votes and Shettar 55 as 118 legislators took part in the voting to decide who would succeed the scam-tainted B.S. Yeddyurappa, who quit after being indicated for corruption by the Karnataka ombudsman.
The voting took place in a luxury hotel after a stormy two-hour meeting of the legislators. Speaker K.G. Bopaiah and a nominated member did not vote.
"As there was no consensus on a new leader, party's observers Arun Jaitley and Rajnath Singh told chief whip Jeevaraj to hold a secret ballot," a BJP source told IANS.
As Gowda, 58 and said to be a Yeddyurappa confidant, is not member of the state assembly, he will have to get elected to the house or get nominated to the council within six months.
Gowda, a two-time legislator and a two-time MP, belongs to the powerful Vokkaliga community while Shettar, 56, is from the dominant Lingayat community.
Gowda, who represents the BJP in the Lok Sabha from Udupi-Chickmaglur constituency, about 400 km from here, will be the ruling party's second chief minister in the state and southern India.
Yeddyurappa resigned as the BJP's first chief minister in south India Sunday following his indictment by the Lokayukta in the multi-crore mining scam.
Gowda was backed by the Yeddyurappa faction while Shettar had the support of the rival faction headed by the party's Bangalore South Lok Sabha member Ananth Kumar and party's state president K.S. Eshwarappa.
Yeddyurappa is already facing five cases of corruption and illegal land deals filed by two Bangalore advocates after Governor H.R. Bharadwaj permitted prosecution of the former chief minister.
On July 28, the BJP parliamentary board met in New Delhi and "unanimously" decided that Yeddyurappa should go at the earliest. Party leaders said he was damaging the BJP's image.
But Yeddyurappa held on with the support of his loyalists until the BJP warned that he and his supporters would be expelled from the party.
Even before he submitted his resignation Sunday, the party began trying to find out a successor. Here too it encountered unexpected resistance for consensus.
Rajnath Singh and Jaitley, who tried but failed to to bring about a consensus, left for New Delhi late Sunday. They returned to Bangalore late Tuesday for Wednesday's showdown between the rival groups.
Eventaully, Yeddyurappa threw his weight behind Gowda. The outgoing chief minister also wanted to be named the state BJP president but the party did not agree.


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John Perak, twice a Times All-Valley selection at tight end, plays basketball like a football player. In his sophomore year at Notre Dame High, for example, he fouled out of eight games.
College basketball players will be grateful to learn that Perak was recruited to play football by Stanford, USC, Arizona, Cal and Colorado. He signed a letter of intent with Colorado last week, and the other schools, he said, asked why he chose the Buffaloes over the more prestigious California schools.
"I had to think about what would happen if I got injured on the first day of practice," Perak said. "Where would I want to go to school?"
Perak based his decision on his belief that the aerospace engineering and biology programs at Colorado were as strong as similar programs at Stanford.


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"John Wayne Parr: Blessed With Venom" is a feature length documentary chronicling the life and career of Australian Muay Thai superstar and 8 times World Champion, John Wayne Parr.
The film provides an intimate insight into Parr's early years in Thailand where he endured rigorous training in primitive conditions, to the heights of awe-inspiring accomplishments all over the planet. We also get to see a very personal side to the Gunslinger as a husband and father of two. The true John Wayne Parr is revealed here.
Champion, devoted family man and all round nice guy - a genuine hero with infinite courage to his legion of fans, respected by his opponents and dearly loved by his friends and family.


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Wednesday, June 17, 2015
This Is All: The Pillow Book of Cordelia Kenn by Aidan Chambers | Book Review
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Ugh, I always have hard times reading books that are huge. Can you tell what's the main plot of story and would it be available to purchase from somewhere?ReplyDelete
Using a pillow book as her form, nineteen-year-old Cordelia Kenn sets out to write her life for her unborn daughter. What emerges is a portrait of an extraordinary girl who writes frankly of love, sex, poetry, nature, and, most of all, of herself in the world. As she attempts to capture "all" of herself on paper, Cordelia maddens, fascinates, and ultimately seduces the reader in this tour de force from a writer who has helped redefine literature for young adults. A book not to be missed by any serious reader.ReplyDelete
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I don't know if I have the patience to get through this book and no you are not the only one creeped out... I would not share this with my daughter... I have read some intiguing books that were strange, difficult annd interesting.ReplyDelete
Jade I wanted to tell you... I've met someone... I'm having feelings I haven't had in a long time and he is making it easy for me to have these feelings... he is kind, sweet, attentive... Regardless how it works out, I'm going to be good... I needed to know that I could feel again and I was not sure I could xox ♡
nice post!! thx for sharing~ReplyDelete
This sounds like a weird book indeed. I find it creepy too to think of a 15 year old thinking the way the character in the book does. Even though I think there may be some 15 year olds out there, thinking this way and being obsessed by sex and stuff.ReplyDelete
Your weekend sounds like a mix of excitement and new endeavors. I'm with you about the content mentioned being inappropriate for a daughter, and that a 15 year old would be that "street wise." LOL! I'm guessing it was both a creepy yet page-turning read! Hugs on your day!!! T. http://tickledpinkwoman.blogspot.comReplyDelete
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Patent application title: Slow Release Lubricant Additives Gel
James D. Burrington (Mayfield Village, OH, US)
Bruce H. Grasser (Chardon, OH, US)
Herman F. George (Chardon, OH, US)
John R. Martin (Concord Township, OH, US)
John K. Pudelski (Cleveland Heights, OH, US)
John K. Pudelski (Cleveland Heights, OH, US)
James P. Roski (Wickliffe, OH, US)
Barbara L. Soukup (Mentor-On-The-Lake, OH, US)
Melinda E. Bartlett (Willowick, OH, US)
IPC8 Class: AB01D3502FI
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Class name: Structural installation closed circulating system for lubrication system
Publication date: 2008-10-23
Patent application number: 20080257803
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Patent application title: Slow Release Lubricant Additives Gel
James D. Burrington
Bruce H. Grasser
Herman F. George
John R. Martin
John K. Pudelski
James P. Roski
Barbara L. Soukup
Melinda E. Bartlett
The Lubrizol Corporation
Origin: WICKLIFFE, OH US
IPC8 Class: AB01D3502FI
USPC Class:
A lubricant additive gel formed by the gellation of two or more lubricant
additives for the slow release of the additive components into a fluid.
The lubricant additive gel slowly releases into its component lubricant
additives when contacted with the fluid such as an oil thereby serving as
a lubricant fluid such as an oil thereby.
1. A lubricant additive package comprising one or more lubricant additives
in the form of a lubricant additive gel that slow releases the lubricant
additive components into a fluid;wherein the lubricant additive gel
comprises at least one detergent and at least one dispersant where the
weight ratio of dispersant to detergent is from about 1:4 to about
1:1;and wherein the lubricant additive gel has a tan delta value of
2-3. (canceled)
4. The lubricant additive package of claim 1, wherein the dispersant is an ashless dispersant or a polymeric dispersant.
5. The lubricant additive package claim 1, wherein the detergent is a sulfonate, phenate, salicylate carboxylate or mixtures thereof.
6. The lubricant additive package of claim 1, wherein the dispersant is selected from the group comprising an N-substituted long chain alkenyl succinimides, polyisolbutenyl succinimide, a high molecular weight ester, a Mannich base, an amine dispersant, a polymeric dispersant or mixtures thereof.
7. The lubricant additive package of claim 1, wherein the lubricant additive gel contains at least one additional lubricant additive not participating in gel formation, the additional lubricant being selected from the group comprising antioxidants, anti-foam agents, wear reductions agents, viscosity improvers, extreme pressure agents or mixtures thereof.
8-9. (canceled)
10. A process for supplying one or more lubricant oil additives to a fluid comprising contacting the fluid with the lubricant additive gel of claim 1.
11-12. (canceled)
13. The process of claim 10, wherein the dispersant is selected from the group comprising an N-substituted long chain alkenyl succinimides, polylsobitenyl succinimide, a high molecular weight ester, a Mannich base, an amine dispersant, a polymeric dispersant or mixtures thereof and the detergent is selected from the group comprising a sulfonate, phenate, salicylate carboxylate or mixtures thereof.
14. An oil filter for lubricated systems comprising a housing, a filter for removing particulate matter from the oil passing through the filter and lubricant additives for slow release into the oil, wherein the lubricant additives are in the form of the lubricant additive gel of claim 1.
15-16. (canceled)
17. The oil filter of claim 14, wherein the detergent is an overbased detergent having a TBN of at least 300 and further wherein the dispersant is a polyisobutenyl succinimide having at least one of the following properties:(a) the N:CO ratio of the polyisobutenyl succinimide is 0.6 to 1.6,(b) the maleic anhydride conversion level of the polyisobutenyl succinimide is at least about 1.3,(c) the Mn of the polyisobutenyl segment of the polyisobutenyl succinimide is at least about 1200, and(d) the polyisobutenyl succinimide is made by Cl2-assisted succination.
[0001]The present invention relates to a gel form of lubricant additives that will slow-release into a fluid. Furthermore, the present invention relates to an engine lubricating additive gel that will slow release into an oil being filtered, i.e. that will release slowly so that the additives continue to be released over a substantial portion to all of the oil's useful life.
[0002]Slow-release lubricant additives in oil filters are known. The additives in some of these filters are incorporated into thermoplastic polymers which slowly dissolve into the oil being processed. See, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,075,098. In others, the additives are incorporated into polymers which are oil-permeable at elevated engine temperatures. See, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,066,559. In still others, the additives are incorporated into particles which are oil-insoluble but oil-wettable. See, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,478,463. In still another approach, oil-soluble solid polymers capable of functioning as viscosity improvers are provided inside an oil filter, with or without additional additives being incorporated into the polymer. See, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,014,794.
[0003]Although these systems are capable of introducing lubricant additives into the oil being filtered, they typically require inert carriers for slow release of the additives into the oil. In others, complicated mechanical systems such as capsules, perforated sheets, baffles, specially-designed injectors and/or additional compartments are needed for achieving slow release. See, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,718,258.
[0004]Accordingly, it would be desirable to provide slow release lubricant additives which do not require inert carriers or complicated mechanical systems for achieving slow-release metering of the additives into a fluid such as an oil.
[0005]In accordance with the present invention, it has been discovered that lubricant additive gels can slowly provide lubricant additives to a fluid such as an oil. In particular, it has been found that the oil-soluble lubricant additive gels slowly dissolve to their component lubricant additive parts when exposed to the oil flowing through an oil filter. Because the rate of dissolution of these gels is so slow, and because these gels dissolve into their component lubricant additives, they effectively achieve slow release of these additives into the oil being filtered. Hence, they can be used as is, without an inert carrier or a non lubricant additive matrix, such as a polymeric backbone or complicated mechanical systems needed in earlier systems for achieving slow release of lubricant additives.
[0006]Accordingly, the present invention provides a new process for supplying one or more lubricant additives slowly to the oil by contacting the oil with oil lubricant additives in the form of a lubricant additive gel.
[0007]In addition, the present invention provides, a new composition of matter, a lubricant additive package comprising a lubricant additive being formed by combining an overbased detergent with a succinimide dispersant.
[0008]Furthermore, the present invention provides a new oil filter for use in commercial and/or industrial systems such as on an internal combustion engine. The filter comprises a housing, a filter for removing particulate matter from the oil passing through the filter and oil-soluble lubricant additives inside the housing for slow release into the oil, wherein at least some of the oil-soluble lubricant additives are in the form of a lubricant additive gel.
[0009]The present invention of a lubricant additive gel can be used in any fluid conditioning device including but not limited to internal combustion engines, stationary engines, lubricated mechanical systems, hydraulic systems and the like.
[0010]The present invention may be more readily understood by reference to the following drawings in which:
[0011]FIG. 1 is a schematic representation of an oil filter made in accordance with the present invention; and
[0012]FIG. 2 is a schematic representation of another oil filter made in accordance with the present invention.
[0013]In accordance with the present invention, a slow release lubricant additive package in the form of a lubricant additive gel is provided for fluid conditioning devices. The lubricant additive gel is used in lubricated mechanical systems for the slow release of the components of the gelled lubricant, specifically formulated to meet the performance requirements of the system. Further, the slow release of the component of the gelled lubricant additive conditions the fluid. The lubricated mechanical systems include but are not limited to those in internal combustion (both SI and CI) engines, natural gas engines, stationary engines, metal working coolant systems, medium and high speed marine diesel engines, lubricated mechanical systems, industrial lubricated systems, oil filters, hydraulic systems, transmission systems, and the like.
Filter Structure
[0014]The inventive oil filter is schematically illustrated in FIG. 1 which shows an oil filter generally at 10 composed of a housing 12, a filter media element 14 for removing particulate contaminants from the oil and an end plate 16. End plate 16 defines inlet openings 18 and an outlet opening 20 arranged so that oil travels into filter 10, through filter element 14 and then out of filter 10 in the direction generally indicated by arrows A, B and C, respectively.
[0015]Oil lubricant additive gel 22 is held inside housing 12 in a manner so that it comes into intimate contact with oil in the filter. In the particular embodiment shown, lubricant additive gel 22 is held in reservoir 24 in a lower portion of housing 12 by a Teflon mesh screen 26 and perforated plate 28. The openings in screen 26 and plate 28 allow oil to move in the direction of arrows D and E and thereby come into contact with lubricant additive gel 22. In accordance with the present invention, lubricant additive gel 22 is a gel produced by combining two or more of the oil-soluble lubricant additives forming lubricant additive gel 22. Such lubricant additive gels, it has been found, slowly dissolve into their component lubricant additives when exposed to the oil in filter 10, thereby yielding these additives for incorporation into the oil. By suitable control of the chemistry of the lubricant additive gel 22, the rate at which lubricant additive gel 22 dissolves into its component lubricant parts, can be easily controlled.
[0016]Another embodiment of the inventive oil filter is illustrated in FIG. 2, in which like reference numbers indicate the same elements as in the oil filter of FIG. 1. The structure of this filter is similar to that of the FIG. 1 filter, except that reservoir 124 is arranged near end plate 116 so that all or substantially all of the oil passing into the filter contacts lubricant additive gel 122. In the filter of FIG. 1 some of the oil bypasses reservoir 24 as shown by arrow F. It will therefore be appreciated that the portion of the oil entering the filter which contacts gel 22/122, and hence the rate at which this gel dissolves into its component lubricant parts, can be further controlled by suitable selection of the design and location of reservoir 24/124.
[0017]For example, although the above description indicates that lubricant additive gel 22 is deposited in a reservoir at the bottom of the oil filter, any shape, structure and/or arrangement can be used which brings the oil into intimate contact with the lubricant additive gel. For example, the lubricant additive gel can be deposited on filter element 14, if desired. Alternatively, any of the other mechanical systems and arrangements such as those described in the above-noted U.S. Pat. No. 4,014,749; U.S. Pat. No. 4,061,572; U.S. Pat. No. 4,066,559; U.S. Pat. No. 4,075,097; U.S. Pat. No. 4,075,098; U.S. Pat. No. 4,144,166; U.S. Pat. No. 4,144,169; U.S. Pat. No. 4,751,901; U.S. Pat. No. 5,327,861; U.S. Pat. No. 5,552,040 and U.S. Pat. No. 5,718,258 can be also be used. It should be appreciated that the location of the gel in a mechanism, such as the filter or any location outside the filter that would provide access to the gel slowly releasing into the fluid; the mechanism to hold the gel if any; the configuration of the device, for example the filter or the gel holder; or the design is not critical, and generally can be any of those known for slow release agents or mechanisms.
[0018]It should also be appreciated that the above structures are illustrative only of an oil filter and, since the lubricant additive gel can be used in any lubricated mechanical system, the oil filter can have any structure which allows the oil being filtered to come into contact with a lubricant additive gel.
Lubricant Additive Gels
[0019]Modern motor oils are typically made by combining a pre-formed lubricant additive package with a refined or synthetic base oil stock. Such lubricant additive packages, in turn, are typically made by combining together the various different lubricant additives forming the package. Because lubricant additives are easier to handle and measure if in liquid form, those additives which are normally solid are typically dissolved in small amounts of base oil stock which acts as a carrier before being added to the other ingredients. Moreover, additional amounts, e.g. 40 wt. %, of base oil are normally included in the completed lubricant package, again to make handling and measuring easier.
[0020]Most lubricating oils contain many different lubricant additives. When producing lubricant additive packages containing mixtures of lubricant additives, it has been found in industry that unwanted gels occasionally form uncontrolled in the additive package. It has been found that in some situations, depending on the type and/or amount of the additives being used, gellation occurs between two or more of the lubricant additives when combined. See, for example U.S. Pat. No. 6,140,279. Such gels adversely affect the Theological properties of the finished fluid, such as the finished oils in which they are found, and hence are always avoided in practice. The present invention, controls the formation of lubricant additive gels and their application by incorporation into oil filters and other mechanical lubricating systems. The controlled formation of the gel, of the lubricant additive, serves as slow release agents for supplying the lubricant additives from which they are made to the finished fluid.
[0021]Gels are materials that comprise mixtures of two or more substances and which exist in a semi-solid state more like a solid than a liquid. See Parker, Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, Fifth Edition, McGraw Hill, © 1994. See, also, Larson, "The Structure and Rheology of Complex Fluids," Chapter 5, Oxford University Press, New York, N.Y., © 1999, which is incorporated herein by reference. The rheological properties of a gel can be measured by small amplitude oscillatory shear testing. This technique measures the structural character of the gel and produces a term called the storage modulus (which represents storage of elastic energy) and the loss modulus (which represents the viscous dissipation of that energy). The ratio of the loss modulus/storage modulus, which is called the loss tangent, or "tan delta," is >1 for materials that are liquid-like and <1 for materials that are solid-like.
[0022]In accordance with the present invention, any gel formed from the combination of two or more oil-soluble lubricant additives can be used to make lubricant additive gel 22. The lubricant additive gels include, but are not limited to those gels formed from combining dispersants, gels formed from combining a dispersant and an acid, gels formed from combining a dispersant and a base, gels formed from combining a dispersant and an over-based detergent. Which is described later in the specification. The gels have tan delta values in one embodiment of about ≦1, in one embodiment of about ≦0.75, in one embodiment of about ≦0.5 or in one embodiment of about ≦0.3.
[0023]A category of gels which finds particular use in accordance with the present invention are those in which gellation occurs through the combination of an overbased detergent and an ashless succinimide dispersant. In this embodiment, the ratio of the detergent to the dispersant is typically from about 10:1 to about 1:10, more especially from about 5:1 to about 1:5, from about 4:1 to about 1:1 and even from about 4:1 to about 2:1. In addition, the TBN of the overbased detergent is normally at least 100, more typically at least 300, or even 350 or even 400. Where mixtures of overbased detergents are used, at least one should have a TBN value within these ranges. However, the average TBN of these mixtures may also correspond to these values.
[0024]In one embodiment the preferred ashless dispersants in the gels is a polyisobutenyl succinimide. Polyisobutenyl succinimide ashless dispersants are commercially-available products which are normally made by reacting together polyisobutylene having a number average molecular weight ("Mn") of about 300 to 10,000 with maleic anhydride to form polyisobutenyl succinic anhydride ("PIBSA") and then reacting the product so obtained with a polyamine typically containing 1 to 10 ethylene diamine groups per molecule. The dispersant so obtained is typically formed from a mixture of different compounds and can be characterized by a variety of different variables including the degree of its amine substitution (i.e. the ratio of the equivalents of amino groups to carbonylic groups, or the N:CO ratio), its maleic anhydride conversion level (i.e., its molar ratio of maleic anhydride to PIB, as defined in U.S. Pat. No. 4,234,435, incorporated herein by reference), the Mn of its PIB group, and its mode of preparation (thermal assisted succination vs. Cl2-assisted succination). Analogous compounds made with other polyamines (e.g. polypropylene amine) and other alkenyl segments (e.g. polypropenyl) can also be used. Ashless dispersants of this type are described, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 4,234,435, which is incorporated herein by reference.
[0025]Normally, the N:CO ratio of these polyisobutenyl succinimide ashless dispersants will be about 0.6 to 1.6, more typically about 0.7 to 1.4 or even 0.7 to 1.2. In addition or alternatively, the maleic anhydride conversion level of these polyisobutenyl succinimide ashless dispersants will normally be about 1.3, more typically at least about 1.5 or even 1.6 or above. In addition or alternatively, the Mn of the polyisobutenyl segments of these polyisobutenyl succinimide ashless dispersants are normally ≧ about 350, more typically at least about 1200, at least about 1500 or even 1800 or above. In addition or alternatively, these polyisobutenyl succinimide ashless dispersants are also made using Cl2-assisted succination rather than thermal assisted succination, since this produces PISA's of higher conversion than thermally-produced PIBSA's (the latter known as DA or direct addition PIBSA's).
[0026]The lubricant additive gels used includes a variety of additional ingredients dissolved or dispersed therein. In addition, such gels will normally contain relatively small amounts of base stock oils, refined or synthetic, as many of these additives are most easily supplied, stored and handled if dissolved in such base stocks, as indicated above. Nonetheless, the lubricant additive gels of the present invention will typically contain at least about 30 wt. %, more typically at about 50 wt. %, even 60 wt %, even 70 wt % or even 80 wt. % gel, with the balance being other ingredients as further described herein. Of course, the inventive gels can be composed of 100% gel, if desired.
[0027]Many different types of oil-soluble lubricant additives are incorporated into currently-available lubricating oils. Examples include detergents, dispersants, extreme pressure agents, wear reduction agents, anti-oxidants, viscosity index improvers, anti-foaming agents, mixtures thereof and the like.
[0028]Oil soluble detergents are known in the art and include but are not limited to overbased sulfonates, phenates, salicylates, carboxylates and the like. Such detergents are described, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 5,484,542 and the many other patents and publications referred to in that patent. The disclosures of all of these patents and publications are incorporated herein by reference. Combinations of the detergents may be used. The detergents are present in the range from about 0.1% to about 25%, preferably from about 1% to about 20% and more preferably from about 3% to about 15% by weight of the composition in the finished fluid blend.
[0029]The detergents include but are not limited to overbased calcium sulfonate detergents. These commercially-available products are typically formed by reacting carbon dioxide with mixtures of lime (calcium hydroxide) and an alkyl benzene sulfonate soap to form calcium carbonate-containing micelles. More than an equivalent amount of lime and carbon dioxide are used so that the product detergent becomes basic in character. Such materials are conveniently described in terms of the total base number ("TBN"), which is a measure of the base capacity of the product. Overbased detergents with TBN's ranging from 10 to 400 are typically used as lubricating oil detergents. Overbased detergents containing metals other than calcium, e.g. Mg, Ba, Sr, Na and K are also included herein.
[0030]A wide variety of oil-soluble dispersants are also known. The dispersant can be used in combination. The dispersant are present in the range from about 0.1% to about 25%, preferably from about 1% to about 20% and more preferably from about 3% to about 15% by weight of the composition in the finished fluid blend. Oil-soluble dispersants include but are not limited to ashless-type dispersants and polymeric dispersants. Ashless type dispersants are characterized by a polar group attached to a relatively high molecular weight hydrocarbon chain. Typical ashless dispersants include N-substituted long chain alkenyl succinimides, having a variety of chemical structures including typically:
where each R1 is independently an alkyl group, frequently a polyisobutyl group with a molecular weight of 500-5000, and R2 are alkenyl groups, commonly ethylenyl (C2H4) groups. Succinimide dispersants are more fully described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,234,435, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. The dispersants described in this patent are particularly effective for producing gels in accordance with the present invention.
[0031]Another class of ashless dispersant is high molecular weight esters. Such materials are described in more detail in U.S. Pat. No. 3,381,022.
[0032]Another class of ashless dispersant is the Mannich dispersants. These compounds are the reaction products of alkyl phenols in which the alkyl group contains at least about 30 carbon atoms with aldehydes (especially formaldehyde) and amines (especially polyalkylene polyamines). The materials described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,036,003 and U.S. Pat. No. 3,980,569 are illustrative. Mannich bases having the following general structure (including a variety of different isomers and the like) are especially interesting.
[0033]Such materials are described in more detail in U.S. Pat. No. 3,634,515.
[0034]Another class of dispersants is carboxylic dispersants. Examples of these "carboxylic dispersants" are described in British Patent 1,306,529 and in many U.S. patents including U.S. Pat. No. 3,219,666, U.S. Pat. No. 4,234,435, and Re. 26,433.
[0035]Amine dispersants are reaction products of relatively high molecular weight aliphatic halides and amines, preferably polyalkylene polyamines. Examples thereof are described, in U.S. Pat. No. 3,275,554 and U.S. Pat. No. 3,565,804.
[0036]Polymeric dispersants are interpolymers of oil-solubilizing monomers such as decyl methacrylate, vinyl decyl ether and high molecular weight olefins with monomers containing polar substituents, e.g., aminoalkyl acrylates or acrylamides and poly-(oxyethylene)-substituted acrylates. Examples of polymer dispersants thereof are disclosed in the following U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,329,658, and 3,702,300.
[0037]Dispersants can also be post-treated by reaction with any of a variety of agents. Among these are urea, thiourea, dimercaptothiadiazoles, carbon disulfide, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, hydrocarbon-substituted succinic anhydrides, nitriles, epoxides, boron compounds, and phosphorus compounds. References detailing such treatment are listed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,654,403.
[0038]Oil-soluble extreme pressure anti-wear additives include but are not limited to a sulfur or chlorosulphur EP agent, a chlorinated hydrocarbon EP agent, or a phosphorus EP agent, or mixtures thereof. Examples of such EP agents are chlorinated wax, organic sulfides and polysulfides, such as benzyldisulfide, bis-(chlorobenzyl) disulfide, dibutyl tetrasulfide, sulfurized sperm oil, sulfurized methyl ester of oleic acid, sulfurized alkylphenol, sulfurized dipentene, sulfurized terpene, and sulfurized Diels-Alder adducts; phosphosulfurized hydrocarbons, such as the reaction product of phosphorus sulfide with turpentine or methyl oleate, phosphorus esters such as the dihydrocarbon and trihydrocarbon phosphate, i.e., dibutyl phosphate, diheptyl phosphate, dicyclohexyl phosphate, pentylphenyl phosphate; dipentylphenyl phosphate, tridecyl phosphate, distearyl phosphate and polypropylene substituted phenol phosphate, metal thiocarbamates, such as zinc dioctyldithiocarbamate and barium heptylphenol diacid, such as zinc dicyclohexyl phosphorodithioate and the zinc salts of a phosphorodithioic acid combination may be used. The oil soluble EP agents is present in the range of about 0% to 10%, preferably from about 0.25% to about 5% and more preferably from about 0.5% to about 2.5% by weight of the finished fluid blend.
[0039]Oil-soluble antioxidants include but are not limited to alkyl-substituted phenols such as 2,6-di-tertiary butyl-4-methyl phenol, phenate sulfides, phosphosulfurized terpenes, sulfurized esters, aromatic amines, and hindered phenols. Another example of an antioxidant is a hindered, ester-substituted phenol, which can be prepared by heating a 2,6-dialkylphenol with an acrylate ester under base catalysis conditions, such as aqueous KOH. Combinations may be used. Antioxidants are typically present in the range of about 0% to about 12%, preferably about 0.1% to 6%, and more preferably about 0.25% to about 3% by weight of the finished fluid blend.
[0040]Known antifoams include but are not limited to organic silicones such as dimethyl silicone (add more) and the like. Combinations may be used. Antifoams are normally used in the range of about 0% to about 1%, preferably about 0.02% to about 0.5%, and more preferably 0.05% to about 0.2% by weight of the finished fluid blend.
[0041]Viscosity modifiers are also known and commercially available. Combinations of viscosity modifiers may be used. The viscosity modifiers are present in the ranged about 0% to about 20%, preferably about 5% to about 15% and more preferably about 7% to about 10% of the finished fluid blend. VI-modifiers provide both viscosity improving properties and dispersant properties. Examples of dispersant-viscosity modifiers include but are not limited to vinyl pyridine, N-vinyl pyrrolidone and N,N'-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate are examples of nitrogen-containing monomers. Polyacrylates obtained from the polymerization or copolymerization of one or more alkyl acrylates also are useful as viscosity modifiers
[0042]Functionalized polymers can also be used as viscosity index modifiers. Among the common classes of such polymers are olefin copolymers and acrylate or methacrylate copolymers. Functionalized olefin copolymers can be, for instance, interpolymers of ethylene and propylene which are grafted with an active monomer such as maleic anhydride and then derivatized with an alcohol or an amine, as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,089,794. Other such copolymers are copolymers of ethylene and propylene which are reacted or grafted with nitrogen compounds, as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,068,056. Derivatives of polyacrylate esters are well known as dispersant viscosity index modifier additives. Dispersant acrylate or polymethacrylate viscosity modifiers such as Acryloid® 985 or Viscoplex® 6-054, from RohMax, are particularly useful. Solid, oil-soluble polymers such as the PIB, methacrylate, polyalkylstyrene, ethylene/propylene and ethylene/propylene/1,4-hexadiene polymers illustrated in U.S. Pat. No. 4,014,794, can also be used as viscosity index improvers.
Additional Ingredients
[0043]As indicated above, a particular advantage of the present invention is that lubricant additive gel 22 can be used as is, i.e. without additional ingredients, since an inert carrier of the type used in earlier systems in not needed to support or meter its lubricant additives. Of course, such an inert carrier can be used if desired. Furthermore, other active ingredients, i.e. ingredients which provide a beneficial function to the oil being filtered, can also be included in lubricant additive gel 22. For example, additional oil-soluble lubricant additives which do not participate in the gel forming reaction can also be included, if desired. In addition, solid, particulate additives such as the PTFE, MoS2 and graphite as shown in U.S. Pat. No. 6,045,692 can also be included. The disclosure of this patent is also incorporated herein by reference. In addition, the solid, oil-soluble and oil-wettable particles described in the patents mentioned in the Background section above can also be included.
[0044]Indeed, lubricant additive gels substantially free of inert carriers but containing a significant amount of one or more additional additives are particularly interesting in accordance with the present invention. Thus, lubricant additive gels containing 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 or even 40% or more of such additional lubricant additives, with or without an inert carrier, find particular interest in accordance with the present invention. Lubricant additive gels containing anti-oxidants, viscosity index improvers, wear reduction agents, anti-foam agents and/or additional oil-soluble lubricant additives as additional non-gelling ingredients are useful.
[0045]In order to more thoroughly illustrate the present invention, the following examples are provided. In these examples, two different lubricant formulations were tested. Each formulation contained a PIB-succinimide dispersant having an N:CO ratio of 0.83 and a maleic anhydride conversion of 1.6 which was made by Cl2-assisted succination of a PIB polymer having an Mn of 2000. Each formulation also contained an overbased Ca-alkylsulfonate detergent having a total base number of 300 or 400. Each formulation also contained nonylated diphenylamine as an antioxidant. The compositions of these two different formulations are set forth in the following table:
TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Component Formulation A (wt. %) Formulation B (wt. %) 300 TBN Ca-Detergent 15 5 400 TBN Ca-Detergent -- 10 PIB-Succinimide 5 5 Dispersant Antioxidant 5 5 Total 25 25
[0046]The above formulations were prepared by mixing together the ingredients listed above in the order given above. The mixtures so obtained were then allowed to stand at room temperature for a week or heated to 60-100° C. for about an hour. The gel properties of each formulation as measured by the loss tangent, tan delta, was then determined by small amplitude oscillatory shear measurements, and it was found that Formulation A did not form a gel (tan delta value >>1.0) while Formulation B formed a gel having a tan delta number of about 0.3.
Driving Test
[0047]The ability of the inventive gelled lubricant additives to slow release into the oil being filtered was determined by a driving test in which a 1989 Honda Accord was driven up to 366 miles in each test, approximately half of which was on the highway and the other half was in stop and go traffic. A new charge of Valvoline All Climate 10w-40 motor oil was placed into the four quart sump of the Accord at the start of each test, and a sample of the motor oil being filtered was periodically withdrawn to determine its detergent concentration. Detergent concentration was measured in two different ways, percent calcium in the oil as determined by ICP and total base number as determined by ASTM D4739.
[0048]Three separate tests were run, each of which used a FRAM PH3593A oil filter of the general structure illustrated in FIG. 2. In the first test, Control No. 1, no lubricant additives were included in the filter. In the second, Comparative Example A, about 25 gms of ungelled Formulation A was placed on top of the pressure relief valve on the "dirty` side of the filter, as shown at 122 in this. In the third, Example 1, about 25 gms of gelled Formulation B in accordance with the present invention was included in the filter.
[0049]The results obtained are set forth in the following Table 2:
TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 Driving Test Detergent Concentration % Ca TBN Miles Control 1 Comp A Example 1 Control 1 Comp A Example 1 0 0.1841 0.1925 0.1928 5.7 5.9 6 9 0.2251 0.2102 6.6 6.9 16 0.1916 5.7 48 0.1937 5.6 67 0.2319 6.6 116 0.2013 5.2 117 0.2322 6.7 137 0.2299 6.3 210 0.1977 5.5 260 0.1998 5.2 366 0.2441 6.8
[0050]From Table 2, it can be seen that the Ca concentration of the oil being filtered by the control filter remained essentially constant over the course of the test indicating a constant detergent concentration (the only source of Ca). In contrast, the detergent concentration in Comparative Example A in which ungelled Formulation A was used increased immediately to a relatively high level where it remained over the course of the test. This shows that lubricant additives which are present in an ungelled mixture do not slow release into the oil but rather release substantially completely as soon as the filter is used. In Example 1 in accordance with the present invention, however, the Ca concentration increased slowly over the course of the test and was still increasing by test termination. This shows that the gelled lubricant additives in this filter slow released into the oil being filtered, thereby demonstrating the slow-release capability of the gelled lubricant additives.
Stationary Engine Tests
[0051]The above tests were repeated except that a stationary Honda model ES6500 359 cc, 12.2 hp (max) internal combustion engine on a 6500 watt max output electrical generator was used. This engine had a 1.5 quart oil sump which was filtered at a rate of 2.25 gpm. The engine was operated on a continuous (i.e. constant power) basis at a average oil temperature of 93° C. and required oil make up at a replenishment rate of 6 oz./day.
[0052]Four different tests were run, a control with no added lubricants, a comparative example using Formulation A and two examples of the present invention using Formulation B. Example 3 differed from all of the other examples in that after filling with Formulation B, but before being used, the outside of the filter was heated to about 100-200° C. for about 5 minutes. The purpose of this example was to determine if the heat adversely affected filter performance.
[0053]The results obtained are set forth in the following Table 3:
TABLE-US-00003 TABLE 3 Stationary Engine Test Detergent Concentration % Ca TBN Hours Contr 2 Comp B Ex 2 Ex 3 Contr 2 Comp B Ex 2 Ex 3 0 0.1925 0.1925 0.1925 0.1925 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.9 24 0.1968 0.3135 0.2069 0.2650 5.2 7.9 5.3 5.8 48 0.1996 0.3036 0.2278 0.2131 4.7 7.3 5.5 5.9 72 0.2024 0.2184 0.2246 4.8 8.2 5.5 4.9 96 0.1939 0.3384 0.2198 0.2253 5.0 8.1 5.2 5.0 120 0.2073 0.3268 0.2241 0.2300 4.4 7.7 5.0 5.2
[0054]Like the previous tests, these tests also show that when ungelled Formulation A is used, the Ca concentration increases to relatively high, steady state value immediately after filtering has begun. In contrast, Ca concentration increases much more slowly when gelled Formulation B in accordance with the present invention is used. This again demonstrates the slow release capability of the incentive gel. Example 3 also shows that the commercial painting operation did not adversely affect the performance of the incentive gel.
[0055]Stationary Engine Tests--Bagged Additives
[0056]The above stationary engine tests were repeated, except that the lubricant additive formulations were placed in an LLDPE (linear low density polyethylene) bag prior to insertion into the filter. This was done to facilitate handling of the additive formulations, since the bags were made from materials that would dissolve or melt on contact with oil at operating temperatures thus releasing the additive gel formulations for contact with the oil being filtered.
[0057]Three tests were run, a control with no additive package, a comparative example using Formulation A and an example of the present invention using Formulation B. The results obtained are set forth in the following Table 4:
TABLE-US-00004 TABLE 4 Stationary Engine Test Detergent Concentration % Ca TBN Hours Control 3 Comp C Example 4 Control 3 Comp A Example 4 0 0.1925 0.1925 0.1925 5.9 5.9 5.9 24 0.1892 0.2056 4.6 5.5 48 0.1871 0.2017 4.5 8.3 5.2 72 0.1955 0.3020 0.2058 3.5 8.4 5.2 96 Oil Leak 0.3015 0.2211 Oil Leak 8.2 4.1 120 0.2638 0.2194 7.1 4.2
[0058]Like the previous stationary engine tests, these tests also show that the lubricant additive package in the form of a gel, is capable of providing lubricant additives to the oil being filtered on a slow release basis, whereas essentially the same filter containing essentially the same additive package in ungelled form cannot.
[0059]Although only a few embodiments of the present invention have been described above, it should be appreciated that many modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. All such modifications are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention, which is to be limited only by the following claims:
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