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Patent US4387214 - Thermosetting powder coating compositions - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsDisclosed are crystalline polyesters having low melt viscosities, and thermosetting compositions comprising these polyesters. The compositions are especially useful as powder coatings. At least 40 mole percent of the acid moiety is a terephthalic or isophthalic acid moiety, and the polyester contains...http://www.google.com/patents/US4387214?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US4387214 - Thermosetting powder coating compositionsAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS4387214 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 06/278,228Publication dateJun 7, 1983Filing dateJun 29, 1981Priority dateJun 29, 1981Fee statusPaidAlso published asEP0070118A1, WO1983000155A1Publication number06278228, 278228, US 4387214 A, US 4387214A, US-A-4387214, US4387214 A, US4387214AInventorsDavid T. Passmore, Willis C. Wooten, Paul McBrideOriginal AssigneeEastman Kodak CompanyExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (4), Non-Patent Citations (1), Referenced by (34), Classifications (18), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetThermosetting powder coating compositionsUS 4387214 AAbstract Disclosed are crystalline polyesters having low melt viscosities, and thermosetting compositions comprising these polyesters. The compositions are especially useful as powder coatings. At least 40 mole percent of the acid moiety is a terephthalic or isophthalic acid moiety, and the polyester contains as moieties of the dihydric alcohol about 40-100 mole percent 1,6-hexanediol, the polyester being further characterized as having a molecular weight of about 700-3000, a melt viscosity of about 50-3000 cps at 160� C. and a hydroxyl number of about 30-160.
What is claimed is: 1. A linear saturated crystalline polyester of an acid moiety and a moiety of a dihydric alcohol, at least 40 mole percent of the acid moiety being a terephthalic or isophthalic acid moiety, said polyester containing as moieties of the dihydric alcohol at least 40 mole percent 1,6-hexanediol, said polyester being further characterized as having a molecular weight of about 700-3000, a melt viscosity of about 50-3000 cps at 160� C. and a hydroxyl number of about 30-160.
6. A linear saturated crystalline polyester of an acid moiety and a moiety of a dihydric alcohol, at least 40 mole percent of the acid moiety being a terephthalic acid moiety, said polyester containing as moieties of the dihydric alcohol at least 40 mole percent 1,6-hexanediol, said polyester being further characterized as having a molecular weight of about 1000-2000, a melt viscosity of about 50-1000 cps at 160� C. and a hydroxyl number of about 50-125.
7. A linear saturated crystalline polyester of an acid moiety and a moiety of a dihydric alcohol, at least 40 mole percent of the acid moiety being a terephthalic acid moiety, said polyester containing as moieties of the dihydric alcohol at least 40 mole percent 1,6-hexanediol and a second glycol selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, 1,4-butanediol, neopentyl glycol and 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol, said polyester being further characterized as having a molecular weight of about 1000-2000, a melt viscosity of about 50-1000 cps at 160� C. and a hydroxyl number of about 50-125.
BACKGROUND ART Thermosetting polyesters have long been used in surface coatings. Hydroxyl and carboxyl groups are most frequently utilised to impart reactive functionality to these resins. In the area of powder coatings, hydroxyl-functional polyesters are usually cured using alkoxymelamine, anhydride or blocked isocyanate crosslinkers. Typical of the hydroxylated polyesters known for use in coating formulations are those derived from various combinations of terephthalic acid, neopentyl glycol, cyclohexanedimethanol, and polyols such as trimethylolpropane. Such polyesters are generally amorphous and have relatively high melt viscosities at fusion temperatures. These resins, at a typical fusion temperature of 160� C., have melt viscosities in excess of about 6500 cps, and often in excess of 10,000 cps.
The high melt viscosity tends to limit the flow of the molten coating and hence adversely affects the smoothness and gloss of the finished coating. Cure speed of these resins depends upon the type of crosslinking agent used, but none are recommended for use at cure schedules less than 160� C. for 35 minutes. Below these recommended temperatures, the coatings generally have a poor appearance and poor physical properties are obtained.
(b) The crystalline polyesters react more rapidly with the blocked isocyanate crosslinker than would be expected. This results in coating formulations which can cure at temperatures as low as 150� C. With suitable curing agents, even lower curing temperatures might be achieved.
According to this invention, there is provided a crystalline polyester which is especially useful in the production of thermosetting powder coating compositions, such as might be used as automobile coatings. The polyester may be described generally as a linear, saturated, crystalline polyester of acid moieties and dihydric alcohol moieties. The polyester is further characterized as having a number average molecular weight of about 700-3000, preferably about 1000-2000. Also, the polyesters have a melt viscosity of about 50-3000 cps at 160� C. The hydroxyl number is in the range of about 30-160, preferably about 50-125.
Although the thermosetting composition containing the polyester and curing agent has been found to cure without the use of a catalyst at temperatures as low as about 150� C., it is sometimes desirable to use a catalyst. Suitable catalysts are well known in the art and include acid catalysts such as p-toluenesulfonic acid for melamines and dibutyl tin dilaurate for isocyanates.
The components of the compositions according to this invention may be mixed by dry blending in a mixer or blender (e.g., a Waring Blender), followed by compounding in a Buss Ko-Kneader, Wearner and Pfleiderer or similar extrusion mixing machine at 90�-140� C. and 30-100 r.p.m., granulating, grinding and then screening to obtain a 150 mesh powder for coating. Also, the polyester pigment and stabilizer, if used, may be extruded at about 200� C., then mixed with the crosslinking agent, catalyst, and plasticizer (if used) in a Banbury mixer, a combination of a Banbury mixer and roll mill, a roll mill alone or an extruder at a temperature of between about 90� C. and 150� C. Alternately, all the components may be dissolved in a solvent such as methylene chloride (at about 20 weight percent solids) and spray dried at a chamber temperature of about 50� C. by well-known techniques.
Peel Adhesion Because powder coatings generally have superior adhesion properties to wet paints, the adhesion tape test commonly used for wet systems is often abandoned in favor of the more demanding peel adhesion test. In this test a scalpel is used to cut two intersecting lines, each about 2 cm. long, at about 60� to one another. The tip of the scalpel is used to try to lift the coating from the substrate. If the coating can be removed easily, the test result is rated as "fail". If the coating cannot be removed from the substrate, except by scraping, then a "pass" is recorded.
Caking Test 100 mls of powder are poured into a 27 mm diameter measuring cylinder which is then placed in a forced air oven at a constant temperature of 40� C. The powder is examined for loss of free-flowing properties after 24, 48, 72, 96 and 168 hours.
______________________________________Process Time(Hr.)          Temp. �C.                    Distillate (ml)______________________________________6               0-200    --approx. 2      200-225   820 (Theory = 840)Resin PropertiesMolecular Wt.  = 1,338Hydroxyl No.   = 88Acid No.       = <1Melt viscosity at 160� C.          = 215 cp.______________________________________
______________________________________Process Time (hr)         Temp. (�C.)                    Distillate (ml)______________________________________0              22        --1.25          140        1001.5           165        3102.0           195        6302.5           200        6703.5           200        6806.5           180        680 (Theory = 710)Resin PropertiesHydroxyl No.     = 81Acid No.  = <1Molecular Wt.     = 1200 (Theory = 1500)______________________________________
TABLE 1______________________________________                           Melt%                          Viscosity*                                   SofteningEx.  1,4-      Molecular Hydroxyl                           (cps at RangeNo.  Butanediol          Wt.       No.    160� C.)                                   �C.______________________________________3    0         1174      73     150     99-1444    0         2100      62     362     118-1565    25         820      82      65     81-1206    25        1338      88     215     88-1367    50         860      122     84     96-1548    50        1018      62     257     114-1609    75         894      100    760     92-19010   75        1342      INSOL  --      158-20011   0         1200      81     632     80-12012   0         2200      81     906     96-138______________________________________ *The polyester of Ex. 11 is modified with 4 mole % trimethylolpropane. Th polyester of Ex. 12 is modified with 12 mole % trimethylolpropane.
Direct comparison of the melt viscosities at 160� C. of selected crystalline resins relative to currently used commercial resins (R, S and T) of comparable molecular weight and hydroxyl number is made in Table 2. These results clearly show the very low melt viscosity of the crystalline resins relative to the conventional polymers.
TABLE 2______________________________________     Molecular   Hydroxyl Melt ViscosityResin     Wt.         No.      (cps at 160� C.)______________________________________From Ex. 4     2100        62          362From Ex. 12     2200        81          906R         2400        56       >10,000S         1850        59         6,700T         2700        62       >10,000______________________________________
TABLE 3______________________________________CRYSTALLINE HYDROXYLATED POLYESTERS INAUTO PRIMER SURFACER FORMULATIONS        Parts By WeightCOMPONENT      A      B      C    D    E    F______________________________________Resin S        80     --     --   --   --   --From Ex. 4     --     76.7   --   --   --   --From Ex. 6     --     --     69.6 --   --   --From Ex. 8     --     --     --   76.7 --   --From Ex. 11    --     --     --   --   71.4 --From Ex. 12    --     --     --   --   --   71.4Crosslinking Agent          20     23.3   30.1 23.3 28.6 28.6Filler         90     90     90   90   90   90Plasticizer    5      5      5    5    5    5Polymerized Debutanized          5      5      5    5    5    2.5Aromatic HydrocarbonResinFlow Modifier  1      1      1    1    1    1Volatiles ReleaseAgent          0.5    0.5    0.5  0.5  0.5  0.55:1 Resin H:Catalyst          --     --     --   --   --   3.0Titanium Dioxide          10     10     10   10   10   10Mix Temperature (�C.)          120    110    100  90   120  120______________________________________
All of the primer surfacer formulations readily cured at 163� C. for 45 minutes to give finishes having low orange peel. However, the formulations based on the crystalline resins gave physical properties superior to those obtained using the commercial resin. Furthermore, the crystalline polyester-based formulations maintained their high performance even on curing at 150� C. for 45 minutes. On the other hand, the control primers completely lost their physical properties on curing at this lower temperature. This clearly demonstrates the novel low temperature cure properties of the crystalline polyesters.
Two of the crystalline polyesters (Example 8 and Example 11) give high gloss coatings of excellent physical properties even on curing at 180� C. for 5 minutes. Under these cure conditions, the commercial resin gives low gloss finishes having poor physical properties.
__________________________________________________________________________Thick-               Orange                    Impact Resistance   ness  20�      Peel Pencil                Peel                    Front                         ReverseEx.   m   Gloss      Adhesion           Hardness                Rating                    (in. lbs.)                         (in lbs.)                              Flexibility__________________________________________________________________________13 21  36  Pass 3H   2  >160  140   7 mm Cracking14 34  40  Pass 3H   6-7                   80    60   11 mm Cracking15 49  40  Pass 2H   7  60    8    27 mm Cracking16 18  21  Pass 2H   5  >160  >160 No Cracking17 31  17  Pass HB   7  >160  >160 No Cracking18 39  17  Pass B    7  >160  >160 No Cracking19 64  17  Pass B    7  >160  >160 No Cracking20 18  40  Pass F    7.1                   >160  >160 No Cracking21 27  45  Pass HB   7.1                   >160  >160 No Cracking22 34  52  Pass B    7.1                   >160  160  No Cracking23 50  53  Pass B    7.5                   >160  >160 No Cracking24 70  51  Pass B    7.7                   >160  >160 No Cracking25 21  39  Pass H    7  >160  >160 No Cracking26 36  42  Pass HB   7.1                   >160  >160 No Cracking27 48  34  Pass HB   7.1                   >160  >160 No Cracking28 63  45  Pass HB   7.6                   >160  >160 No Cracking29 71  45  Pass HB   7.6                   >160  >160 No Cracking30 20  15  Pass 2H   4  >160  >160 No Cracking31 30  23  Pass HB   7  >160  >160 No Cracking32 49  30  Pass HB   7.3                   >160  >160 No Cracking33 68  27  Pass HB   7.5                   >160  >160 No Cracking34 23  5   Pass 2H   2  >160  >160 No Cracking35 39  6   Pass 2H   3  >160  >160  5 mm Cracking36 55  5   Pass 2H   4  >160  80   15 mm Cracking37 23      Pass 2H      40    838 72      Pass HB      8     <239 24  21  Pass F    5  >160  >160 No Cracking40 37  19  Pass B    7  >160  >160 No Cracking41 45  20  Pass B    7  >160  >160 No Cracking42 66  18  Pass B    7  >160  >160 No Cracking43 19  40  Pass F    7  >160  >160 No Cracking44 50  51  Pass B    7.7                   >160  >160 No Cracking45 66  53  Pass B    7.8                   >160  >160 No Cracking46 18  41  Pass H    5  >160  >160 No Cracking47 29  43  Pass F    6-7                   >160  >160 No Cracking48 38  41  Pass HB   7  >160  >160 No Cracking49 51  42  Pass HB   7.3                   >160  >160 No Cracking50 69  43  Pass B    7.3                   >160  >160 No Cracking51 17  48  Pass F    7  >160  >160 No Cracking52 38  45  Pass B    7.3                   >160  >160 No Cracking53 69  61  Pass 2B   7.6                   >160  >160 No Cracking54 29  16  Pass H    2-3                   >160  >160 No Cracking55 49  19  Pass F    4  >160  100  10 mm Cracking56 79  20  Pass HB   6  80    8    62 mm Cracking__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________Resin Used In        Cure Time (Min.)                 Thickness                       Impact (inch/lbs)Ex.   Formulation        At 163� C.                 (m)   Front                           Reverse                                Flexibility__________________________________________________________________________57 Commercial Resin        15       58    8   <2   Cracking All Along58 having molecular        30       53    32  2    Cracking All Along   wt. of 1800 and59 hydroxyl No. of 59        45       49    60  4    33 mm Cracking60 Polyester of tere-        15       51    16  <2   No Cracking   phthalic acid, 5061 mole % 1,6-hexane-        30       47    >160                           >160 No Cracking   diol and 50 mole %62 1,4-butanediol        45       51    >160                           >160 No Cracking__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________                     Melt                     Viscosity                          Softening           Hydroxyl  (cps. at                          Range �C.Ex.   Glycols      No.  Mol. Wt.                     160� C.)                          (D.S.C.)__________________________________________________________________________63 25 mole % ethylene   glycol       36   1,800                     685  64-14064 50 mole % ethylene   glycol       44   1,500                     927  80-14065 25 mole % neopentyl   glycol       63     960                     316  80-13066 50 mole % neopentyl   glycol       47   1,570                     2,319                          --67 22 mole % 1,4-cyclo-   hexanedimethanol           71     970                     474  92-15068 22 mole % cyclohexane-   dimethanol   41   1,800                     1,160                          100-16069 30 mole % cyclohexane-   dimethanol   61   1,260                     740  100-13470 43 mole % cyclohexane-   dimethanol   INSOL                1,160                     --   160-192__________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________                             Melt ViscosityEx.  Resin   Molecular Wt.                    Hydroxyl No.                             (cps at 160� C.)______________________________________71   X       2,400       56       <10,00072   Y       1,850       59         6,70073   Z       2,700       62       <10,000______________________________________
In the following examples, Formulations G, H and I are used in primer surface application. Fusion time is 45 minutes and the fusion temperature is 163� C. In Example 74-76, Formulation G is used; in Examples 77-80, Formulation H is used; and in Examples 81-83, Formulation I is used.
__________________________________________________________________________Thick-               Orange                    Impact Resistance   ness  20�      Peel Pencil                Peel                    Front                         ReverseEx.   m   Gloss      Adhesion           Hardness                Rating                    (in. lbs.)                         (in. lbs.)                              Flexibility__________________________________________________________________________74 27  30  Pass HB   6   >160 >160 No Cracking75 42  28  Pass HB   6-7 >160 >160 No Cracking76 64  24  Pass HB   7   >160 >160 No Cracking77 20  41  Pass F    4   >160 >160 No Cracking78 33  44  Pass HB   5   >160 >160 No Cracking79 54  44  Pass HB   6-7 >160 >160 No Cracking80 70  42  Pass HB   6-7 >160 >160 No Cracking81 26  54  Pass HB   6   >160 >160 No Cracking82 40  55  Pass HB   6-7 >160 >160 No Cracking83 66  55  Pass B    7.1 >160 >160 No Cracking__________________________________________________________________________
Examples 84-96, based on the formulations given in the following table, demonstrate the coating properties of powder top coats based on crystalline polyesters. Fusion time and temperature for Examples 84-88, 89-92 and Examples 93-96 are 20 minutes, 163� C.; 5 minutes, 180� C. and 10 minutes, 180� C., respectively.
__________________________________________________________________________                           ImpactThick-     Peel          Pencil    Appearance                           Resistance   ness  Gloss      Ad- Hard-              Acetone                    Orange Front                               ReverseEx.   um  20�      hesion          ness              Resistance                    Peel   in/lbs                               in/lbs                                    Flexibility                                            Formulation__________________________________________________________________________84 29  45  Pass          F   Slight                    6-7    >160                               >160 No Cracking                                            J              Break-Up85 64  55  Pass          HB  Slight                    7.4    >160                               100  17mm Cracking              Break-Up86 48  75  Pass          2B  Slight                    7.1    >160                               >160 No Cracking                                            K              Softening87 52  85  Pass          2B  Slight                    7.5    >160                               >160 No Cracking                                            L              Softening88 55  85  Pass          2B  Slight                    7.7    >160                               >160 No Cracking                                            M              Softening89 52  25  Pass          HB  Swelling                    7.4    40  2    40mm Cracking                                            J90 42  33  Pass          B   Slight                    7.3    20  <2   40mm Cracking                                            K              Softening91 41  74  Pass          B   Slight                    7      >160                               >160 No Cracking                                            L              Softening92 48  74  Pass          B   Slight                    7.7    >160                               >160 No Cracking                                            M              Softening93 48  26  Pass          HB  Slight                    7.4    >160                               >160 24mm Cracking                                            J              Softening94 61  46  Pass          B   Slight                    7.6    >160                               >160 No Cracking                                            K              Softening95 36  65  Pass          B   Slight                    7      >160                               >160 No Cracking                                            L              Softening96 36  69  Pass          B   Very Slight                    7.7    >160                               >160 No Cracking                                            M              Softening__________________________________________________________________________
When used in powder topcoat formulations, cured for 20 min. at 163� C., the crystalline polyesters, gave coatings having excellent physical properties, low orange peel and a significantly higher gloss than that obtained for the commercial resins. The same pattern is maintained on cure at 180� C./10 min. The high gloss finish characteristic of the crystalline resins is believed to be due to their outstanding flow properties, imparted to the coatings by virtue of the low melt viscosity of these polymers.
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Bodega Coffee Blog: New Services!!
Exciting times at Bodega Coffee Company!! So many new things are happening and we are expanding our services. See below for some awesome new products!
1) Fair Trade Organic – We have recently received our Fair Trade Organic certification and now offer 13 great coffees. Visit www.bodegacoffee.com for a description of these flavors.
2) Pods or Portion Packs – Bodega Coffee now has coffee pods of Regular and Decaf Dark French coffee. Each pod is 4 cups of great coffee and no filter is needed! In addition, we offer various sizes in portion packs. We offer 2, 3 or 4 oz of coffee per pack depending on your needs.
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c++ - Is it necessary to pass iterator by const reference - Stack Overflow
Is it necessary to pass iterator by const reference
unordered_map<string, int> table;
void updateA(const unordered_map<string, int>::iterator& iter)
iter->second = 100;
void updateB(unordered_map<string, int>::iterator iter)
Question> Which function is better(i.e. updateA or updateB)? If you have a better one, please propose.
c++ share|improve this question asked Jun 27 '13 at 2:53
If you are not going to change the value of the iterator it is definitely better to use the const one
I believe most, if not all, of the standard functions take iterators by value.
Jun 27 '13 at 2:58
@chris yup looks like your right I'm guessing that is because iterators are never very large
@aaronman, I'm not too familiar with them on a low level, but I would imagine the only thing they are expected to be in any reasonable implementation is really just a pointer or an index.
@chris I would guess that a smart compiler could probably optimize iters out of the code, in the end they are really just there to write better more readable code
1) First, to answer the question in the title, is it necessary to pass iterators by (const) reference: No. An iterator acts as a proxy for the data item in the container, regardless of whether or not the iterator itself is a copy of or a reference to another iterator. Also in the case when the iterator gets invalidated by some operation performed on the container, whether you maintain it by copy or reference will not make a difference.
2) Second, which of the two options is better.
I'd pass the iterator by copy (i.e. your second option).
The rule of thumb is: Pass by reference if you either want to modify the original variable passed to the function, or if the object you pass is large and copying it involves a major effort.
Neither is the case here: Iterators are small, lightweight objects, and given that you suggested a const-reference, it is also clear that you don't want to make a modification to it that you want reflected in the variable passed to the function.
3) As a third option, I'd like you to consider adding const to your second option:
void updateC(const unordered_map<string,int>::iterator iter)
This ensures you won't accidentally re-assign iter inside the function, but still allows you to modify the original container item referred to by iter. It also may give the compiler the opportunity for certain optimizations (although in a simple situation like the one in your question, these optimizations might be applied anway).
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Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary →
With rain for three days due to the arrival of Tropical Storm Lee (Thank you for all of the prayers and messages—We made it through unscathed!) this past weekend, the four walls of our home were beginning to become quite suffocating.
It became apparent early Tuesday morning that being seated at the dinning table would not be meet with joyful countenances.
Instead, a picnic blanket sprawled in the basking glow of the warm sunshine, bare toes nestling into the dewy grass, teasing fall air wrapping itself around us….
Yes, this was just the ticket. Changing of scenery does wonders for the soul.
What better place for lessons than sitting amidst His creation?
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SOLVED: The stapler will not staple pages - Fixya
On our machine when staple is selected the stapler will staple but it will not actually staple the pages. I have cleared the staples and reisntalled the cartridge but it still won't staple any pages together. Any suggestions?
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Collection.ICollection.SyncRoot Property (System.Collections.ObjectModel) | Microsoft Docs
Collection<T>.ICollection.SyncRoot Collection<T>.ICollection.SyncRoot Collection<T>.ICollection.SyncRoot Property
ICollection에 대한 액세스를 동기화하는 데 사용할 수 있는 개체입니다.An object that can be used to synchronize access to the ICollection. Collection<T>의 기본 구현에서 이 속성은 언제나 현재 인스턴스를 반환합니다.In the default implementation of Collection<T>, this property always returns the current instance.
SyncRoot 에 대 한 액세스를 동기화 할 수 있는 개체를 반환 합니다 ICollection합니다.SyncRoot returns an object that can be used to synchronize access to the ICollection. 동기화는 모든 스레드에서 컬렉션에 액세스 하기 전에이 개체를 잠그는 경우에 유효 합니다.Synchronization is effective only if all threads lock this object before accessing the collection. 다음 코드의 사용을 보여 줍니다.는 SyncRoot C#, c + + 및 Visual Basic에 대 한 속성입니다.The following code shows the use of the SyncRoot property for C#, C++, and Visual Basic.

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Silver's Reviews: Friendly Fill-Ins - 6/9/17
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2. My oldest friendship is with my high school friend, Kathy.
3. Whenever I wake up each morning, I always say thank you to God for my blessings.
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MTA Urged to Fix Street Damaged by Subway Work - latimes
MTA Urged to Fix Street Damaged by Subway Work
April 28, 1999|ROBERTO J. MANZANO
A county supervisor has asked the Metropolitan Transit Authority to repair a two-mile stretch of Lankershim Boulevard damaged by MTA subway construction.
On Tuesday, Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky urged MTA head Julian Burke to spend $1.3 million to fix the section of Lankershim between Bluffside Drive and Chandler Boulevard, said Joel Bellman, a spokesman for Yaroslavsky.
Construction of a Red Line subway station has damaged the street and created narrow detours and other inconveniences for motorists, discouraging shopping in the area, Bellman said.
"There has been a lot of economic pain and disruption to endure in addition to the damaged street," Bellman said. "There needs to be some recognition of MTA responsibility to the city of Los Angeles."
MTA spokesman Rick Jager said the MTA is working on a recommendation on repairing the street. Burke will present his recommendation at a MTA board meeting Thursday.
Crews Rush to Repair Sinkhole : Subway: By Monday, the 60-foot-deep hole will be filled with a concrete mixture, utilities will be repaired and two lanes should be reopened, officials say.

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Patent US6235551 - Semiconductor device including edge bond pads and methods - Google Patents
A vertically mountable semiconductor device including at least one bond pad disposed on an edge thereof. The bond pad includes a conductive bump disposed thereon. The semiconductor device may also include a protective overcoat layer. The present invention also includes a method of fabricating the semiconductor...http://www.google.com/patents/US6235551?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6235551 - Semiconductor device including edge bond pads and methods
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Xiling Seal Art Society (Hangzhou) - Top Tips Before You Go - TripAdvisor
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22 Reviews #73 of 361 things to do in Hangzhou Art Galleries, Museums, Shopping Write a Review
Also show MapSatellite Map updates are paused. Zoom in to see updated info. Reset zoom Updating Map... Return to Map Get directions Address: No.3 East Taiping Alley, Hefang Street, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou 310002, China Name/address in local language Xiling Seal Art Society
No.3 East Taiping Alley, Hefang Street, Shangcheng District, Hangzhou 310002, China 22 Reviews | Ranked #73 of 361 To help you get around Hangzhou, here's the name and address of this business in the local language
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For those interested in Chinese art , caligraphy ..., this is a good place to spend some time to look around, found one outlet in a side alley along HeFang Street. not much of...
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34 helpful votes “Immersed in Chinese traditional culture and classical beauty in China”
If you are interested in Chinese traditional culture and classical beauty of gardening, a jaunt to Xiling Seal Engravers’ Society is worth your time - exploring for 2 hours.
Originally established in 1904, Xiling Seal Engravers’ Society (西泠印社) in Hangzhou is an association devoted to seal arts, the study of inscriptions on bronze and stones. In 2009, Xiling Seal Seal...
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Carving stone seals (or stamps) is another, and no person of any position of importance would be without his own "chops" or seals, to sign important documents and impress others with how important he was.
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Basically had business trip to Shanghai & suggested that to drop by at Hangzhou for visiting some attraction places. However, I had been few places but this temple will never forget the green environment with nice scenary (like in the forest). There are few big temple to divide into few categories for your prayer, example if I were pray for...
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BBC News - Berkeley named as preferred nuclear waste site
Berkeley named as preferred nuclear waste site
Berkeley power station was decommissioned in 1989
Plan to move more nuclear waste How do you close a nuclear power station?
Hinkley nuclear waste is debated
The deactivated Berkeley power station has been selected as the preferred site to store nuclear waste from the decommissioned Oldbury power plant.
The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has recommended the site be used as an interim Intermediate Level Waste (ILW) storage facility.
Waste would be transported by road from Oldbury to Berkeley in secure containers from 2017.
A consultation into the plan has begun and it could be approved in March.
An NDA spokesman said a total of 100 lorries would transport ILW in "safe, heavily protected boxes" between the two sites over a six-year period.
ILW includes materials such as fuel-element cladding, contaminated equipment and radioactive sludge.
John French, from the anti-nuclear campaign group Severnside Together Against Nuclear Development, said the nuclear authorities have "completely run out of ideas of what to do with such dangerous material".
"The site will have to be protected [from flooding] and guarded from terrorists for hundreds, possibly thousands of years," he said.
"There are considerable dangers, from accidents and terrorism, of transporting such dangerously radioactive material along the very small roads around Oldbury and on to the busy A38."
Berkeley Power Station in Gloucestershire was the first in the UK to be decommissioned, in 1989.
Oldbury Power Station, about 20 miles to the south west, was deactivated in February last year.
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30 Days of Lists 2013 : Week One | travelscrapsleeprepeat
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30 Days of Lists 2013 : Week One
Posted on September 12, 2013	by Meg
One week down and I am loving this project. Last week, I shared my game plan and so far it has been working brilliantly. It is really simple to open a card file each day and type down a handful of points. I love seeing all the little cards together on one page, and it has spawned all sorts of fun project plans.
Still loving the simplicity of this title card. It is a nice change from the density of text on the rest of the page.
Because I am only recording a few facts on each card, I made of point of choosing things that are rather random/not immediately obvious from the rest of the album. In this case, it would have been too easy to say “I am 29 years old” and instead wrote down some offbeat facts. Also, because the cards are quite small, I didn’t stress about proper grammatical sentence structure. I know what it says.
Lots of space in this one, so I used it to add some sequins. Maybe I should have listed “justifying sequins” as something I am good at…
3. I am looking forward to …
There are so many things that I am looking forward to, so I narrowed in down to my looming trip home for the holidays (and beyond).
4. Today’s playlist
Just a quick list of all time favorite songs. I am a little bit eclectic.
Just a typical fall weekend. Still pondering the Halloween costume.
I always find it interesting to hear what words people passionately dislike. The first two I hate based on use/context. The last one I just really hate the sound of. Ugghh.
Maybe I should not have posted this one—now I am accountable!
I particularly love this prompt. If I had more room on this page, I would take a picture to go with it. In fact, I may still do this some time soon on a slow week.
My original plan was to date stamp each card. I just really could not be bothered. To reiterate that the 30 days are the 30 days of September, I added a little tag and some quickutz letters to a filler card.
Did I mention that I am loving this? It is super exciting to see all the little cards fill up!
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US6876797B2 - Fire resistant conduit insert for optical fiber cable - Google Patents
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a flexible textile structure configured to contain a cable, said flexible textile structure comprising a woven flexible material adjoined in such a way as to define at least one longitudinal channel having a length direction and a width direction, each channel configured to carry a cable, wherein said woven flexible material includes a yarn set of warp yarns and fill yarns, wherein the warp yarns extend along the length direction of said flexible textile structure, and wherein said yarn set includes yarns selected from the group consisting of: glass, aramid, PVDF, melamine, ceramic, polyvinyl chloride, polyphenylene sulfide and mineral fibers including basalt, glass, carbon, and any combination thereof: and,
a pull tape disposed in said at least one longitudinal channel and extending in the length direction for the installation of the cable.
2. The apparatus set forth in claim 1, wherein said woven flexible material is coated with material selected from the group consisting of: polyvinyl chloride, silicone, acrylics, polyethylene or other olefins, and any combination thereof.
a flexible textile structure configured to contain a cable, said flexible textile structure comprising a woven flexible material adjoined in such a way as to define at least one longitudinal channel having a length direction and a width direction, each channel configured to carry a cable wherein said woven flexible material includes a yarn set of warp yarns and fill yarns. wherein the warp yarns extend along the length direction of said flexible textile structure, and wherein yarns of said yarn set comprises synthetic material containing a flame retardant additive; and,
a pull tape diaposed in said at least one longitudinal channel and extending in the length direction for the installation of the cable.
6. The apparatus set forth in claim 5, wherein said flame retardant additive is selected from the group consisting of: alumina trihydrate, magnesium oxides, magnesium borates, zinc borate, ammonium phosphate, pentaerythritol, alkyd resins, polyols, melamine, melamine cyanurate, dicyandiamide, antimony oxides, halogenated organics, decabromodiphenyl oxide, ammonium phosphates, and organic phosphates and any combination thereof.
12. The apparatus set forth in claim 11, wherein said plain weave is a 30×35 construction.
extruding said synthetic polymer and said additive to form flexible yarns;
using said flexible fibers to form a woven flexible structure defining at least one longitudinal channel configured to carry a cable and having a longitudinal direction and a width direction, the woven flexible structure having warp yarns disposed in the longitudinal direction and fill yarns in the width direction; and,
providing a pull line in the at least one longitudinal channel for the installation of the cable.
a flexible textile structure configured to contain a cable, said flexible textile structure comprising a woven flexible material adjoined in such a way as to define at least one longitudinal channel having a length direction and a width direction, each channel configured to carry a cable, wherein said woven flexible material includes a yarn set of warp yarns and fill yarns, wherein the warp yarns extend along the length direction of said flexible textile structure, and wherein said yarn set includes yarns made of multi-component fibers: and,
21. The apparatus set forth in claim 20, wherein said multi-component fibers are core-sheath types of fibers.
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I love them too 🙂 thanks Rider
Gorgeous. I love succulents. They are so easy!
yes they ARE and so rewarding
Indeed. Gardening is a very rewarding process. Even with your failures you learn something.
Beautiful & special plants that I never have seen before,….!
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July 25, 2014 by tmorgan2010	Hey everyone!
I just finished up my week at Camp Sunshine!
For those who don’t know, Camp Sunshine is a volunteer based camp for families dealing with a child who has/has survived/has died from a life threatening disease. It’s a really beautiful program that has flourished over the past 30 years to help families all over come for a few days of normalcy. It hosts all sorts of diseases and gives parents, patients, and siblings a chance to reach out to one another in a stressful and emotionally exhausting time. I found out about camp when I was in high school and have been going since I was 16. Over the years I have made some really fantastic friendships with both volunteers and families. I look forward to the week every year. The session I usually opt for is Brain Tumor week- high grade, low grade, remission and other depending on my schedule. I haven’t had a chance to try out any other weeks because of school and such, but I hope to go back for maybe a winter session or their pumpkin festival near Halloween.
1 year old Eli. Eli is the older fraternal twin who was diagnosed with a brain tumor a few months ago. He is so sweet and loves to snuggle when he’s sleepy!
This whole cancer joinery I found myself longing for a support group and optimism that only Camp Sunshine can bring. I kept my cancer to myself, since it’s about those families and not me, but it was just nice to be able to hang out with people with a silent understanding and appreciation of their fearlessness. I’ve begun to adopt the saying “if it’s not funny, it’s just sad” and watching a girl show us how she learned to blow bubbles from her tracheotomy tube was a pretty good visual representation of my motto (I’m serious. She’s pretty good at it too). I always feel humbled to be allowed into these families lives for just one week. My hope is to be able to bring them a bit of peace while we are all together.
I’m still trying to deal with this inner battle. I thought maybe camp would justify my lonely feelings, but I still find my inner voice questioning whether thyroid cancer has been a big deal or whether I’m just making it a big deal for no reason. Say you just learned how to ride a bike and you’re so excited to share this milestone with everyone you know. And you work so hard to get to this point and assume that the people who love you will be too. But once you started telling them you hear “so?” or maybe “Well I learned how to do that a while ago” or “I can already do tricks on mine”. And that flame just flickers out and the pride is gone because what you’ve done isn’t so special anymore. That’s how I’ve been feeling this entire time. I finish school, I dealt with my cancer and even if people don’t flat out say it, a lot of the time the facial expression reads “So what?”. And then I go to Camp Sunshine, all excited to be with kids who can relate on a fundamental basis of being a cancer patient and you know what? I didn’t get that feeling at all. I didn’t even feel comfortable sharing my story because I never went through chemo, radiation, seizures, surgeries for shunts and ports, and weeks in the hospital. I’m fortunate enough to have been older and stronger when I was diagnosed and had the hind site to keep myself healthy for school. I mean don’t get me wrong, camp is a magical place and I will continue to go for as long as I can, but I know in the future it is not where I can seek solace for my invisible cancer journey.
So, if camp did not meet the higher-than-usual expectations I had for it, then why am I still writing my blog? Because maybe, just maybe, someone out there is listening. And if you are, I hope that my story brings you laughter and courage. Sometimes its hard to pull yourself up, but it’s always worth it to see the blue skies at the top.
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I don't usually respond well when I hear people make simplistic statements like "nonprofits should run more like businesses". When I ask for clarity, they discuss setting aggressive goals; executing effective marketing strategies; building a brand; recruiting the best people; and generally operating in an intentional, well-organized manner. So they are saying that a ten person nonprofit should operate like Eli Lilly & Co? From a practical standpoint, my perception would be that most nonprofits are run as well as or better than small businesses of comparable size.
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Let It Go – My dreams
I asked, “What is the meaning of the black dog?” I was told that i don’t want to understand it, and then the thought of the Ioniq car came to mind. The words, “Let it go” came to mind.
(From Jan 8, 2018 Pass Me By)
I asked to know when I was going to, or if I was going to, win the lottery. I saw myself holding a child on each hip.
I dreamt that I was standing by a roadside, watching several / the cars pass me by, from left to right. I didn’t see / notice any going the other direction.
I realized that all the bends in the road, going to the right, were all the same. I decided to paint numbers on them so that no one would get lost.
(From Jan 7, 2018 Building)
I asked why I had dreamt of winning the lottery. I dreamt that I was out in nowhere, with a couple other people, and we saw an old building. From the back, it looked like it used to be a store, like from the old west.
Going to the front, you could see that it was a Spanish style church, all white, and all stuccoed, including the door. We went back to the back, and saw that there was an opening, so we went in.
There was a young family there, living, and restoring the building. From where we were, though, you wouldn’t be able to tell. We saw the spirit of a man, who used to live here, in the face of the man who was here, and we all agreed that we saw him, and I didn’t freak out.
As we were walking around, we found some highlighted words that corresponded to this previous man, knowing he was going to commit suicide, and perhaps this was his way of hoping someone would notice before he did it.
I dreamt that there was lightning, and it touched me, without harming me.
(From Jan 2, 2018 Isn’t Strong)
I dreamt of the blonde son in the “Chesapeake Shores” show. He used several initials for the show, which was something else.
I figured that since he was here, I would talk to him. I mentioned his character in the Christmas movie with Danica McKellar. I don’t remember exactly what I said.
Then I either thought, or did speak, about Meghan Ory’s character on Chesapeake, and how she isn’t strong. I think I got it all out, or maybe I was disrupted at the end so that my words trailed off.
He had been (lying?) next to me this whole time, on my left. He then rubbed me (down there) a couple times, smiling.
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Arlington Democrats set caucus dates for County Board candidates
Arlington County Democrats who want to join the half-dozen who have already announced their intention to run for the County Board seat being vacated by state Sen.-elect Barbara Favola have until Jan. 23 to declare themselves.
The county’s Democratic caucus will be held the evening of Feb. 2 at the NRECA office, 4301 Wilson Blvd, and on Feb. 4 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Kenmore Middle School, 200 S. Carlin Springs Rd. So far, Melissa Bondi, Peter Fallon, Libby Garvey, Kim Klingler, Elmer Lowe, and Terron Sims have announced they will run for the seat.
The date of the special election will be set by the Circuit Court next month and is likely to be in April or May. A Green Party candidate, Audrey Clement, has also said she will run in the general election. By	Patricia Sullivan
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Jessica's Joys: February 2010
These are a few of the engagement pictures we did back in December!It was a lot of fun and I am excited to share them!
These were all taken by the very talented Lynn Daly!We had a fun (cold) time walking around and taking pictures!I was hoping to get some pictures in Charleston too, due to weather we couldn't really work it out for the Save The Date shoot, but we are hoping to get some free time to take some in the Holy City!
I also wanted to let yall know (if you don't already) that the Design Girl is having an awesome giveaway that ends soon! Head over to the link above and enter for a free blog makeover!
Hope everyone had a wonderful day today!I had my karat-ay mid-term and boy was it tuff!So I am relaxing on the couch about to watch American Idol, Grey's Anatomy, and Private Practiceand enjoy my second Skinny Cow Truffle bar! (seriously all of you need to go to the grocery now and pick them up, they are 100% pure bliss!)mmmm hmmm!!!
A fabulous wedding for a fabulous bride!
This beautiful girl has been like a big sister to me since middle school.She took to me to my first late night movie to meet up with a boy that she knew liked me.She made me feel like such a grown up when we went up to her lake house all by ourselves.She has shown me what it is to be a successful and married.and she made me feel so honored when she asked me to do a reading in her fabulous wedding.I am so blessed to have such an amazing friend like her.I look so forward to her being my bridesmaid in our wedding.Her wedding is hands down the most amazing wedding I have ever been to.Not just because of the beautiful flowers, the food, or the band, but because it was so neat for me to witness someone who i have looked up to for so long get married.The beautiful ceremony was outside on the lawn of a country club in our hometown.It was decorated with all kinds of greenery and the chairs were actually wooden benches.It was overlooking the beach and a string quartet played as she walked down the isle.It was truly breathtaking.The reception was in dimly lit room that gave off a orange glow.They made the room contemporary using fabric to cover the chandeliers and add to the glow of the room.The dance floor was a brilliant white that went along with the lounge area.The flowers were arranged so uniquely and consisted of oranges and yellows against the green and brown of branches.She also had an amazing bar made completely of ice with a "s" carved in it.I was so excited that we got to sit at one of the cool tables with the tall vases!Ashley's mom is one of my parents best friends. She is such a beautiful lady!and soooooo much fun to be with!Ms. Debbie and Mrs. Vicki are giving me the bridesmaids luncheon on our wedding day!I am soooo excited and thankful they are doing this for us!There is only one word to describe this wedding: fabulous!not to mention the most adorable flower girl and ring bearer!Ash, thank you so much for being such an amazing friend to me.I do not know what I would do without you in my life.You are the big-sister I never had and look so forward to sharing many more memories together!Kudos to the cutest and craziest!Love you!!
all photos by Lynn Daly
***(edited) Ashley just made her own blog! Go visit her at Kudos to the Fun and Fabulous!!
Since Charlie and I have been in school we have gone to get barbecue on Valentines Day. So this year we went for Sunday buffet! It was sooooo good!!!!Then we went back to my apartment and watched the Winter Olympics..(I am seriously obsessed with the winter olympics, I really wish I could just stay home all day and watch every race and then eat dinner and come back and watch the prime time races! I LOVE them!)So after watching the olympics we took the most beautiful 45 minute drive to.....
Hwy 21 Drive-In!!!!I had never been to a drive in before and it was AMAZING!!!!!We saw Valentines Day and ate hot dogs and FUNNEL CAKE!! It could not have been any better!I hope everyone else had an amazing Valentines Day!(honestly i need another funnel cake now!!!!!)
Tomorrow I have my 1st wedding dress fitting!Im really excited to have the process started of getting my dress to fit right!Then Charlie and I are headed back to Charleston for KA's formal.Charlie was president of KA last year and the new pres called and asked if charlie would give the big toast!I am soo happy he was asked, He didn't get to give the toast when he was president so im suuper excited!Before Convivium (what the formal is called) we are going to Robs house for Pot Luck.I (with the help of mom!!) am making a noodle and chicken casserole that mom makes.Its wayy yummy!
Convivium is supposed to be black tie, but not everyone has a tux so, if they have one they are supposed to wear it. Charlie has one so I think im gonna wear a long dress.Probs the one I wore last year.. is that badd??I dont think anyone will notice!Its gonna be 60 degrees tomorrow!WHOO HOO for warm weather!I am soo ready for summer!!!!!
Oh and the band we hired for the wedding is playing behind Robs house for an Oyster festival.So we are going to walk by and hear them!That reminds me, I have to email the band a list of songs we fo sho want them to play.Heres the list:Wagonwheel-Old Crow Medicine ShowSweet Home Alabama-Lynard SkynardOklahoma Breakdown- Stoney La RueSweet Southern Moon-Benji Davis ProjectRich Girl-Holland OatsHoly City- Edwin McCainCaravanThe Day that I die-Benji Davis ProjectUp on Cripple Creek-The BandJack and Diane-John MellancampAtlantic City- The Band
and i think we have decided on our first dance song!I have to put these in order of importance to us...but i think its already in that order!
k..time for bed...
My beautiful momma celebrated her Birthday on February 8th!My sis and I spent the weekend at home with her and unfortunately had to come back to school on monday..But we had a fabulous weekend together!
I am so lucky to have a wonderful mom who cares so much for her children.I know i have said this a million times about her, but she truly has the most wonderful heart and would do anything for anyone!She is truly heaven sent and I hope to be exactly like her when I am a mom!
I love you mom!Thank you so much for everything that you do for me and jenn and dad. If it were not for you this fam would probs be living in a van down by the river eating pancakes for every meal.I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!
There are no real excuses as to why I havent posted in SIXTEEN days!I dont know whats up with me but everytime I went to open this little posting box, no words came to me!None, notta, ZIPPO!Its not that I havent had things going on!I mean i didn't post when we found our invitations, or when we had a huge mess of addresses and red markers and save the dates covering our kitchen counter for a week, or when it SNOWED at the beach!I especially feel bad about not posting on my moms bday!What is going on with me!?I almost felt guilty going to the google reader and not leaving a post of my own...But in the next few days I will be posting on each of these events...better late than never!
Hope everyone had an amazing Valentines Day and can find it in your sweet sweet hearts to forgive me again for not posting.........


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Grace's Adventures: January 2013
Behind the Scenes! Thursday, January 31, 2013
So, sorry I haven't posted for so long. -_- This hasn't been abandoned, I promise. :P The fourth chapter has been being really hard to write, and I think it's kind of unimportant to the storyline and boring. So I think I'll get rid of it and make them start meeting new major characters right away. :) Sadly, I haven't even started downloading cc, taking screenshots or even writing the "new" chapter 4, so it might be a while...again... So sorry, again. :( ~Lilja
Chapter 3: And don't play with strange glow-y things that mysteriously appear out of thin air
"See? It was perfectly fine" Robert told me happily. "Don't say 'I told you so'" I grumped. "So, we just go back in and we get back home?" "Yeah, I think so. But I did te-"
"Hey, it's gone.." I said, turning around. It was true, the blue box had disappeared. "Wha-" Robert said, moving closer to the spot where it had been. "Well, at least it only took us to Lonesome Lake. We can just take a taxi home!" I stared at him. Really, he could be very crazy sometimes. "Robert, it's eleven thirty at night. There won't be any taxis. We'll probably just get caught by the police."
"Good point...wait, look." Robert pointed to the ground where the box had been. "What's that?" "No idea.." I murmured, bending down to have a closer look. "Well then, let's find out!" Robert grabbed the thing and started poking it.
"Robert-" I said warningly. "Put. It. Down." Robert paid me no attention and said "Hey, I think it opens. There's a...thingy...inside?"
"A thingy?" I ask, trying to get a good look at it. It had a large red button that said "Random" and then some smaller, blue buttons below it. It also had a small screen with a 3D grid and a blinking red dot. Below the grid flashed the letters.
Strange. I was about to point this out when Robert positioned his finger over the button. "Robert...don't push the big red button..." I said, exasperated. Instead of listening to me, Robert grinned and pushed the button. I groaned and grabbed his arm.
I felt it get hot and then very cold, and then we were standing in the middle of the stone circle that was near Buttercup Way. "Well that wasn't so bad. We can walk home from here." I observe with a smile.
Robert just stood there, looking slightly stunned. "Uh, Gracie? Look at your clothes..." he said, pointing at me.
"What-...Oh." I said, looking down at myself. "Er, you too." I told him. The teleport had somehow changed our clothes to look like those of cavemen.
I bit my lip. "Hey Robert, can I see that teleport?"
"Yeah sure.." he mumbled, pushing it at me. Just below the grid, there were new words flashing on the screen:
4764 B.C. "Er...I think we got transported in time as well as space. It must somehow know what the clothing of the time period was." I said slowly, looking at the teleport and then back over at Robert.
Robert seemed to have gotten over his shock and was starting to look a bit worried. "So if we push the "Random" button again, it should take us to another random point in time and space, right?"
"I think so, yes..." I said slowly, looking at the teleport and then back over at him."But we're still in Sunset Valley. Maybe it can only transport us within Sunset Valley."
"Well, I don't think it matters very much. Even if it did, it would take a miracle to happen to get back to the time and we left."
"Well, we have to try, don't we?" I grabbed his hand with a smile and pushed the button. I felt the familiar sensation wash over me. Hot, then cold. ~ Yes, and that chapter was very short again. :P I don't know how much longer I can make them, because I want to get them out pretty often but I don't have very much time to write them. I also have midterms this week, so the next chapter might be a bit late. :( I'll try to get the next one out by the weekend or a little before. (Or way before - it depends how much free time I actually end up getting.)
I'm also working on a "characters" page, which I'll update when I think of a new character. :) Sadly, I still have to write the bios and take a few of the screenshots, so that one might be a while. :( (Again...)
Okay, I think that's it. Have a nice day and do well on your exams if you have them. :) (I know a lot of people do this week. :P) Posted by
Chapter 2: Don't go into strange blue boxes that appear out of nowhere
NOTE: I've changed to the past tense. I think the story will be easier to tell this way. Sorry if I'm being confusing. :/ And I've also made the pictures bigger. :) ~One Year Later~ "Yet another meteor has landed just off of Plumbob Road. The Science Facility is still not sure what's causing so many meteors to land in one place, but they assure us they are looking into it. And now, to Sports." I turned off the tv and curled up on the sofa. It was weird, having so many meteors land in one place. After the first two meteors had landed Robert had insisted that we figure out what was going on. He thinks the people at the Science Facility are a bunch of dunderheads, and I'm going to have to agree with him on that one. Being lots more, um, obsessed with this "problem" than I was, he was the one who had been doing the actual researching. I'd just been checking his results and helping him with conclusions. From what we had figured out so far, the meteors were were being attracted to something. Robert had made it his mission to find out what that something was. ---
Ring, Ring. My phone was ringing in the middle of the night. I turned over and looked at my clock. 11:07 pm. The only person crazy enough to call me at this time of night would be Robert. I sighed and sleepily grabbed my phone.
"Hello?" I mumbled into the phone. "Hi! It's Robert!" I'd noticed. "Listen, I think I found out why the meteors are landing where they are. Meet me at the site in ten minutes."
I groaned. "Can't this wait? It's eleven o'clock at night and we have school tomorrow. Plus, it's after curfew." "Seriously, it won't take long. And where's your sense of adventure? Ten minutes, okay?" "Fine. Meet you there in ten minutes." I said, and put down my phone. I quickly pulled on my clothes and snuck out to the meteorite site.
"See?" Robert pointed at the strange blue telephone box under the trees which were near where the meteors had been landing.
I looked over at him, confused. "How come no one has ever noticed this before?" Robert grinned at me. He looked way too excited about this. "Perception Filter! I used the Revealer I've been making to make us able to see it." I nodded. "That makes sense. But you are not going inside that thing. Have you figured out how this thing is attracting the meteors? And why it's here?" "Uh, no. Not yet. Oh, and that's a great idea! Going inside, I mean." I raised my eyebrows at him. "Excuse me? Don't go into strange meteor-attracting telephone boxes in the middle of the woods that you know nothing about?" Robert just gave me a mysterious smile. "Seriously, Gracie, what could possibly go wrong?" Oh, so many things...
~ Sorry this chapter was rather short. Also, I have edited Grace's backstory a bit. If you read that chapter the day it was published, if you could please reread the first 3 or so paragraphs. I would love it if you did. :3 Just btw, the LLAMA in my story isn't just a LLAMA. If you have watched Doctor Who you probably know what I am talking about. :)
Oh, and something totally unrelated to this story: I thought I'd share some of my favorite sim blogs with you. (In no particular order) They're all really good. <3 The Tale of Generations
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