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Trump wins political fight over consumer protection agency | Daily Mail Online
Trump wins political fight over consumer protection agency
Published: 18:08 EST, 28 November 2017 | Updated: 18:08 EST, 28 November 2017
A Washington court ruled Tuesday in favor of President Donald Trump's selection of his budget director Mick Mulvaney as acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
A Washington court on Tuesday backed President Donald Trump's choice to run a key consumer watchdog, ending a two-day standoff that could lead to looser banking regulations.
The Trump administration has labelled the CFPB a failure which hurts businesses and the economy, and Mulvaney himself called it a "sick, sad joke" in a 2014 interview.
Since its start the bureau has taken action against abusive debt collections, "payday" lenders that charge astronomical interest rates, and banks and insurance companies that abuse customers, while tightening protections for mortgage borrowers.
Last year, it fined banking giant Wells Fargo $100 million for secretly creating at least two million bank and credit card accounts in customers' names, which allowed bank officers to earn performance bonuses and promotions.
The ruling "provides further support for the president's rightful authority to designate Director Mulvaney as acting director of the CFPB," said deputy spokesman Raj Shah.

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Too Much Dressage Makes Georgie’s Brain Swell | 3day adventures with horses
Too Much Dressage Makes Georgie’s Brain Swell	On Tuesday I headed to the barn to work on all the things Sarah had Georgie and I work on in our lesson Monday. But when I got there her forehead was slightly swollen and she had this weird swollen vein on her neck. (We never found out why this vein was swollen) I showed Sarah and she suggested I call a fellow friend eventer who is also a vet. Georgie was happy to eat and seemed fairly bright so I made an appt for the vet to come the following day. I took her cribbing collar off for the night and lined her stall with towels so she had nothing to crib on.
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September 30, 2010 by ottermama Wild about Rumparooz? These new prints make an already awesome diaper absolutely fabulous! There are 2 new prints–the Eco-Owl, which is my personal favorite, and Robotronic, which would be my favorite except when you have girls your brain gets stuck in some kind of non-boy mode.
2 PM: the new Rumparooz prints will be officially available! The first 2 Rumparooz orders after 2 PM will each get a free Little Comfort diaper cover in the size of their choice. Leslie’s wetbags will go on sale for 20% off. 3 PM: More free stuff! The first 3 Rumparooz orders after 3 PM will include a cute and adorable little Otter Washy! 3 pairs of Otter Trotters shoes (made-to-order) will go on sale for 30% off.
5 PM: Lots more free stuff! The first 5 Rumparooz orders after 5 PM will include a free Buddha Bunz dryer ball! 5 Olive Jane designer diaper covers, 5 Otter Washies and 5 pairs of Otter Puddles trainers (made-to-order) will go on sale for 50% off. 6 PM: You guessed it–free stuff! The first 6 Rumparooz orders after 6 PM will include a free Sweetsation Therapy product (our choice)! Selected products will go on sale for 60% off–not telling yet what those will be!
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July 11, 2010 by ottermama This is a somewhat embarrassing post to write–I am tempted to preface it by saying, “Now don’t YOU do this!” But I think it merits full disclosure.
Our 3.5 year old daughter is not the most reliable of children when it comes to announcing an imminent call of nature. So, not surprisingly this particular call went unanswered in time and my husband came in with her from outside with the “message” already left in her underwear. And he put the underwear, which had been spoken to in a very disagreeable way, in the sink for me to deal with. It was some time before I discovered them and the message had really sunken in by that time, I can tell you.
Now what I should have done was to rinse the message thoroughly and then launder the poor underwear by hand or maybe taken them to a laundromat in a different town or even buried them in the yard. But I did not. I confess now that I picked them up by one tiny corner and carried them to the washing machine and put them on top of the already full load of clothes in there and then I dumped 2 tsp of Lulu’s Glamour Wash (Zippity Doo Dah occupies its own little shrine by the washer) directly on the offending underwear. Note well: I did not rub it in or spread it around or mix or soak or trouble myself in any way to properly prepare the underwear for washing. I just closed the lid, turned the water setting to hot, pushed the ON button, mumbled a little prayer and then I walked away.
And so it was that I returned 2 hours later with some trepidation to open the washer and fish out the underwear anticipating that AT LEAST the underwear (but most likely the entire washload) was going to smell like a barnyard animal. But, no, that’s odd, the other clothes didn’t smell like anything. So I held the underwear about 2 feet away and waved them in the air and sniffed. Nothing. I held the underwear a little closer. Sniff. Nothing. I held the underwear right next to my nose and inhaled deeply. Absolutely nothing. There was no smell at all. A single wash got them completely clean. Try this at home at your own peril, but it sure worked for me.
I stand revealed before you, a bona fide Lulu’s Disciple.
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July 4, 2010 by ottermama Did you know? America declared it’s independence on the 2nd of July, 1776 and delegates didn’t start signing the Declaration of Independence until August 2nd of that year. Turns out we’re commemorating the ADOPTION of the Declaration of Independence on the 4th. Maybe that means we should celebrate American Independence not just today but every day! For more July 4th myths, check out these fun facts.
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In a Vase, on Monday – Milk Jug – County Gardening
In a Vase, on Monday – Milk Jug
August 19, 2019 August 19, 2019 Chris Mousseau
My vase this week is one of a pair of glass milk jugs I’ve had lying around for a while. I don’t recall how they came into the house; likely they were the spoils of an afternoon spent visiting antique shops here in the County. There is no dairy by this name any longer, and the phone number on the front gives an indication how old the bottle is! I like the logo, and the map of our County is a pretty accurate depiction of its shape! Here’s the entire jug:
The flowers I chose had to be tall, so I snipped a few Cleome. Did you know the leaves and stalk are seriously sticky? Ugh! I can only guess it’s a defense mechanism to keep crawling, hungry insects off. I added a few Zinnia from the cutting garden and, as an afterthought, a lone spike of Viper’s Bugloss, or Blueweed – Echium vulgare. You may have guessed it’s in the borage family, and I love the blue flowers, but it was growing on a patio area so I needed to pull it out. Usually we see this biennial European native along the gravelly sides of the road.
Grey Coneflower, or Prairie Coneflower – Ratibida pinnata – is having a good year, adding tall, cheerful yellowness all over the place, including as a backdrop to the vase, which is sitting atop our well cover.
Speaking of Ratibida – a large stalk growing in the kitchen garden fell over this week, half smothering the beans. I cut it off at the base and then shortened its multitude of flower stalks. Here they are in a jar on the back porch. Yes, that’s all from a single stalk!
And here’s a funky shot of the Zinnia bed:
Humid, hot air with not nearly enough rain continues to dominate the weather headlines in this part of the country. No real complaints though – autumn is just a month away, followed, of course, by winter! To see vases of flowers from all over the world (and to see photos of a truly wonderful garden), check out Cathy’s site – Rambling in the Garden.
Categories: In a Vase on Monday, Prince Edward CountyTags: cleome, cut flowers, cutting garden, featured, Gardening in Pronce Edward County, In a Vase on Monday, Ratibida pinnata, zinnias
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Love your milk jars! So great to have a set of them from your county. A unique find for sure. Dating myself, I remember when milk was delivered to our home in milk jars like that.
Your vases are lovely. Love the Ratibida! I’ve never grown that flower before. Is it invasive? I’ve grown some other tall yellow flowers in the sunflower/rudbekia family that took over the garden. I’ve finally eradicated them from the garden after several years of pulling them out, so I’m hesitant to allow anything in that family into the garden.
Thanks! Ratibida WILL send seed everywhere! Usually not a problem but I frequently find myself pulling it out or, lately, cutting it back in the spring in an attempt to not have them tower over (and flop over) things.
Oh that zinnia bed is wonderful Chris – thanks for sharing that too! How nice to have that artefact from your local dairy, and you have done it justice with the colourful contents. I must try gain with cleome as I have not grown it successfully before (so I didn’t know it was sticky!)- yours looks gorgeous, as does that simple vase of Ratibida and the matching courgettes/squash/gourds
Thank you! The squash were grown from spaghetti squash seeds, but I’ve learned that because the vine was near a pumpkin vine there was cross pollination resulting in weird mutations! Have no idea what it looks like on the inside!
I used to grow ratibida, I’d forgotten how pretty it is, Your zinnias are gorgeous.
When I was kid, I think milk bottles were probably among the first vases I used, so your arrangement brings me back to those halcyon summer days. I would love to put some ratibida in my fields. I tried once long ago with minimal success. Must try again!
For some reason, I cannot recall ever seeing glass milk jugs in the house – aside from when watching TV shows (on a small B&W set). They represent a very romantic vision of the 50’s I think.
We had a milkman until the early 60s who delivered our rural route. We also had bread, ice cream and juice deliveries. With 7 kids in the family, we must have consumed a couple gallons of milk every day!
Ice cream delivery…idyllic!!
Bulk vanilla and chocolate, 5 gallons like you see in restaurants. And at the beginning of the summer, we’d have one of those tall boxes of cones, too. It was idyllic!
I am thinking about milk bottles, not sure we had milk delivered but I remember the local dairy and love those bottles. Wishing I could find some. Your Zinnias look divine! I am just about to start seed for mine and I will have some in February or so. We are at opposite ends of North America.Love the Ratbida, too. What could be better than a casual semi wild arrangement in a vintage milk bottle? More!
I have always liked the shape of milk bottles like yours. Great container choice for your August blooms.
I’d been considering planting Cleome as a summer-fall filler but I’m not at all fond of sticky flowers so thanks for the heads-up. The Ratibida, accented by the squash and garlic, makes me think of fall but then I’m looking for any sign of the change of season even though summer hasn’t been as miserable as usual this year.
When I start snipping the goldenrod…which has started to bloom….That’s fall!
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Is the stickiness of cleome difficult to wash our o the bottle?
I dig those prairie coneflower, just because they look like something that I would expect to see in a prairie.
No, the stickiness readily washed off, bottle and hands. Yeah, it’s kinda neat to see the Ratibida swaying in the wind…i should get a picture of that.
I bet Dorothy’s Aunt Em grows Ratibida in her garden.


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UNDERSTANDING GRANT FUNDING - MAMA TATULEY
I am surprised and appalled at the number of false and misleading websites that offer information and imply guaranteed grant funding. Hopefully, the information contained below will help you sort through the maze of online information pertaining to grant funding.
Grant Funding Myths and Scams
Individuals cannot apply for grants to go back to school. This type of funding is provided by government (FAFSA Free Application for Federal Student Assistance), fafsa.ed.gov and each respective schools.
Grants are not provided to start your own business. SBA.gov - “The SBA doesn't give grants to start or expand a business.” That said, the SBA does provide loans to help with this type of venture. Contact your local SBA (Small Business Administration) for details.
One of the biggest scams is sending money to get money. Sadly, there are even books that tell you that this money is just sitting around waiting for you to take it...WRONG! There are websites floating around that promise that they can get you a “guaranteed” grant. RUN as far away as you can from ANY group promising or guaranteeing a grant. Grants are awarded by the grantor and thus cannot be guaranteed.
Grant funding is simply an award (usually monetary, but not always) provided by the government, corporations or a private foundations, to help support, improve upon, develop or sustain a project or program.
Government grants can be sought by a number of entities, both for profit and non-profit, depending on the project/program and specific grant guidelines. Grant funding guidelines identify organization eligibility, application requirements and area's of interest. The official website for government grant funding is grants.gov.
Corporate and Foundation Grant Funding is primarily awarded to help support projects and programs that benefit local communities. This type of grant funding is usually awarded to 501(c)3 designated non-profit organizations,
Side Note: A 501 (c) 3 Designation Letter serves as documentation of non-profit status. Churches are tax exempt and are not required to obtain 501 (c) 3 Designation for IRS tax exempt status; however, a grantor may still require the documentation. Again, read guidelines and contact the grantor with specific questions before proceeding with the application.
Grant amounts from corporate and foundation grantors typically range from $500 to $10,000; government grant funding can be substantial.
Grant guidelines outline the limitation and restriction details; also, most grantors are willing to set up a meeting to discuss your concerns.
Sometimes lack of understanding fosters inaction. Grant funding is a legitimate funding resource designed to help organizations fulfill their mission to meet a variety of needs. Applying for grant funding does not guarantee an award, but failing to apply can mean a missed opportunity.
Grant writing can be VERY time consuming, but it well worth the effort.
It's all about priorities and an understanding of the value of grant funding.
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· Religious organizations for specific religious purposes unless otherwise noted
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Whose fringe is it anyway: prospects and opportunities for integrated…
Whose fringe is it anyway: prospects and opportunities for integrated management of the rural-urban fringe
Presentation given by Alister Scott in April 2011
From policy and practice • Geographical identity - RUF as spaces crossing boundaries [geographical; in relation to existing ‘town and country’ identities] • Professional identity (micro-institutional)- RUF as the space of management or planning [space for planning and managing services and provisions – will vary with different professionals’ ideas - micro-institutional dimension] • Stakeholder identities - RUF as imagined and contested space(s) by different stakeholders [including everyone, citizens, bottom-up perspective as well as dominant voices] • Policy identity (macro-institutional) - RUF as a process shaped by a range of policy drives/drivers [macro visions for the RUF as serving specific overarching purposes; similar to point 2 but different level/scale and about longer-term drivers that are likely to imprint a strong/different identity onto the RUF; identities and functions put onto the RUF by policy drivers such as climate change – e.g. buffer for temperature extremes/flood management/pollution & carbon sponge] In all cases, each kind of identity in reality includes a multiplicity of identities; so different identities exist across and within each category. So with its contradictions and complexity how can we identify a set of principles that allow for improved management of this space Soup Bowl versus salad bowl Whose fringe is it anyway: prospects and opportunities for integrated management of the rural-urban fringe
Plan

The fringe context

Conceptualising the RUF research problem

Emerging narratives from 6 workshops

Discussion: Realising the opportunity space for RUF

Building interdisciplinarity across the rural domain 3.
Faces of the Fringe

Innovative

Edgelands

Transitional

Fuzzy

Messy

Reactionary

Ad-hoc

Diverse

Dynamic

Neglected

Valued

Contested

Building interdisciplinarity across the rural domain 4.
Academic Commentary

Dominant space of 20C

(Mckenzie, 1996)

Misunderstood space (Gallent et al 2006)

A transition phase/edge ‘placeless’ (Qvistrom, 2005)

Fringe as a ‘weed’ (Cresswell 1997)

Battleground for urban and rural uses (Hough, 1990)

“ Landscape out of order” (Qvistrom 2007)

Building interdisciplinarity across the rural domain 5.
Multiple Identities

RUF as geographical identity; crossing boundaries

RUF as professional identity ; spaces for management/planning goods and services

RUF as stakeholder identity; imagined and contested space(s)

RUF as policy identity; a dynamic process shaped by macro drivers (climate change, recession)

Building interdisciplinarity across the rural domain 6.
The RUF problem

“ I find the idea of [the RUF as an area of] transition really useful. I don’t think I have come across a spatial definition [of the RUF].” A

“ You find it useful, but I am sure for a planner it is a complete headache.” B

“ Yeah, but I mean the planners have nice straight administrative boundaries” A

Building interdisciplinarity across the rural domain 7.
An interdisciplinary approach to the built environment

Improve theoretical lens through which we can view both the processes, drivers and dynamics of change in the RUF

Building interdisciplinarity across the rural domain 8.
Marriage of Spatial Planning and Ecosystem Services

Cross boundaries between planners and natural resource managers

Building interdisciplinarity across the rural domain 9.
Converging literatures

Individual team member reflective policy and practice contributions

Prioritise key problem areas

Addressing pro-activity and long termism

Increasing connectivity through Green-Grey- Blue Infrastructure planning

Assessing Values and Effective Decision making

Building interdisciplinarity across the rural domain 10.
Workshops

West Midlands Rural Affairs Forum Improving decision making for the sustainable management of the RUF; 25 participants

Green Economics Institute Long Termism and Valuation in the Built Environment: the RUF and Land Use; 65 participants

Birmingham Environmental Partnership Bridging the rural urban divide; 88 participants

Localise West Midlands Meeting L ocal needs with local resources in the rural urban fringe; 15 participants

BCU Learning the lessons from Strategic planning: resurrecting institutional memories; 14 participants

Forest Research Values and Decision making; 8 participants

Building interdisciplinarity across the rural domain 11.
“ Emergent” storylines from RUF workshops

Challenging institutionalised values and practices

Integrating and connecting across traditional sectors and different scales

Building effective stakeholder involvement

Taking a proactive, long term approach

Building interdisciplinarity across the rural domain 12.

“ Evidence is seen too much in the quantitative and economic sense.....[For decisions]. numbers are more attractive than a complicated line of argument and debate ”. FR

Challenging Building interdisciplinarity across the rural domain 14.
Challenging

“ How can we bring about a cultural shift to get away from taking it for granted that population and consumption per capita will continue to grow” BEP

Building interdisciplinarity across the rural domain 15.
Challenging

“ ..... Green Belt just protects now very affluent commuter belt settlements ........ This culture of negativity and restriction restricts freedom of manoeuvre for planners and the development industry”. WMRAF

Building interdisciplinarity across the rural domain 16.
Challenging

“ Flexibility is [currently] a one-way street: reducing open land and increasing development; but fringe is the chance to shape rural from urban within new patterns of viability”. LWM

Building interdisciplinarity across the rural domain 17.
Challenging

“ Land value is the main barrier to RUF being used for local food production and other innovative things ......” LWM

Building interdisciplinarity across the rural domain 18.
Key Messages

Economic System(s) is/are flawed - and main barrier to change

We value what we measure; as opposed to measure what we value

Green Belt is part of the RUF problem, not the answer

Where are the alternative visions?

Building interdisciplinarity across the rural domain 19.
Effective Stakeholder Participation

“ You need to involve the public at the outset ....so building on their traditional knowledge as part of solutions rather than just asking them to endorse a professional solution” GE

Building interdisciplinarity across the rural domain 21.
Effective Stakeholder Participation

“ Rather than ....so-called experts we need more creative ideas from school children...public .... mavericks .” GE

Building interdisciplinarity across the rural domain 22.
Effective Stakeholder Participation

“ I was recently consulted on the local plan the council asked for views on “your plan”. I wrote back and said it was surely “our” plan.” GE

Building interdisciplinarity across the rural domain 23.
Effective Stakeholder Participation

“ Important to .. develop tools ..... that enable people to realise and understand what the changes and actions might really mean” BCU

Building interdisciplinarity across the rural domain 24.
Effective Stakeholder Participation

“ Often people might agree a concept but don't deal with the detail and the interlocking pieces .... Then they oppose what they originally supported. ......” BCU

Building interdisciplinarity across the rural domain 25.
Effective Stakeholder Participation

“ How will [local communities] be heard and find ears in the existing power landscape [designations and institutional processes]....... We need to create new institutional arrangements” FR

Building interdisciplinarity across the rural domain 26.
Key Messages

Broadening of expertise

Role of local knowledge and ideas

Improve tools for iterative + participative strategies

Build collaborative approaches through institutional change

Building interdisciplinarity across the rural domain 27.
Long Termism

“ The importance of ...agriculture and forestry in the ruf is really important. With the current recession there is a very real risk of short termism via the selling off of farm land near urban edges” BCU

Building interdisciplinarity across the rural domain 29.
Long Termism

“ A lot of good information can be got from looking at the past and using that; we tend to overlook this. Learning from our historical knowledge and experience is important ....yet we tend to make the same mistakes”. BCU

Building interdisciplinarity across the rural domain 30.
Long Termism

“ How do we value what we don't know exists?”.....”You don’t get people investing when you don’t know what is going to happen”. GE

Building interdisciplinarity across the rural domain 31.
Long Termism

“ What about Ebenezer Howard and his visions these were long term; we don't have this kind of thinking anymore ... Why ?” BCU

Building interdisciplinarity across the rural domain 32.
Long Termism

“ There is a need for better skills training and capacity building amongst policy and decision makers at all levels....not just the public”. WMRAF

Building interdisciplinarity across the rural domain 33.
Key Messages

Visions are key tools

Adaptive management via demo projects

Markets rarely value the long term approach

We ignore past lessons at our peril

Move beyond spatial solutions to invest in social capital/skills

Building interdisciplinarity across the rural domain 34.
Integration

“ The RUF is ...... individual reflecting different needs and priorities according to local circumstances. ..... across all sectors from which a suitable model is developed”. BCU

Building interdisciplinarity across the rural domain 36.
Integration

“ Value of food growing in cities and green belts as a means of sustainable development ... Achievement of health ideals.... Education for school children .. Building the cultural links between rural and urban across divides” WMRAF

Building interdisciplinarity across the rural domain 37.
Integration

“ Green infrastructure planning across landscape scale areas crossing administrative boundaries.... The role of infrastructure planning is crucial but needs to be at the right scale”. BEP

Building interdisciplinarity across the rural domain 38.
Integration

“ Many agencies did not have a particular view on the fringe space except when it was part of an actual project.... Although some pieces of work and evidence were commissioned, they only addressed particular features of the fringe landscape” BCU

Building interdisciplinarity across the rural domain 39.
Integration

“ Interdependencies are very important and we should see to make the chain of connections more visible and more apparent” LWM

Building interdisciplinarity across the rural domain 40.
Key messages

The holy grail of integration

No one size fits all

Identify needs and priorities of the RUF

Identify connections and dependencies across boundaries and scales

Improve transparency and evidence in addressing ‘needs’ and ‘priorities’

Building interdisciplinarity across the rural domain 41.
Opportunity Spaces in RUF

CHAMPION : to articulate the RUF as a place in its own right

ADAPT : highlight different thinking and ideas to change institutional values and planning processes eg urban agriculture

SCALE : Work on the problem and opportunity at/across the right scale(s)

RECONSTRUCT: improve lens to view, tell and change the RUF story.

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Its funny how fast a knitting project can take a turn for the worse. That seems to be the case for my Rowan Big Wool top down cardigan. I finished knitting yesterday and it might be a ripper, maybe, not sure. The neck is too open, I wanted an open neck , but this might be fall off your shoulders open neck. I'm doing a slip stitch around the whole neckline and I'll put some buttons on and see.
So the second Scala sock got a bit neglected over the last few days due to the top down cardi, but I am doing the heel gusset tonight so some progress has been made. I think I will not be able to resist Vesper Aqua Melon for my next sock project.
I could not resist showing you Metro's pink nose. Today its a soft pink, it changes pinkness here or there.
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I see you also have a furry knitting supervisor.
I absolutely love random cat pictures. Like random parts of their bodies, I mean.
Your pictures are as interesting as your knitting. That's a good mix.

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THE Evangelist is relating in this 1 chapter , the circumstances of a miraculous
cure performed by Jesus , upon a poor man who had been blind from his birth .
An instance , one would think , unexceptionably demonstrative both of the divine
Let us imagine , for instance , a mere servile dread to direct a man ' s adoration :
And what will be the consequence , but a certain gloomy unacceptable piety ( if it
can deferve that name ) ; some fruitless , felf - tormenting , and perhaps bloody ...
That Fortitude , which putteth it ' s trust in the Lord , and hath the Almighty for it ' s
confidence , is pronounced blessed . - We are likewise assured that every the
least instance of unseen unseen Beneficence , even the giving a cup of cold ...
... and unwearied , is an alarming confideration . - - Thus in every instance the
spirit of true Religion , if properly attended to , very aptly and reasonably
reasonably prescribes a just temperament of filial dread and reverential
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poison the principles , and then , by an easy transition , the practices of those with
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The End.: Glamour & Glitter.
Glamour & Glitter.
Photos: Rasida's Birthday party in LA
So my boy Damon kept inviting me to this party out in LA ( Rashida's Bday ) and because I be on that NYC grind I don't be have time to fly coast to coast for parties. But after seeing my mans Taz & Beyonce in that joint I'm done.


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Thermo Fisher Maintained at Neutral - Yahoo Finance
Thermo Fisher Maintained at Neutral By Zacks Equity Research March 14, 2013 2:18 PM
We recently reiterated our Neutral recommendation on Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO), a major scientific instrument maker. While we hold a favorable view regarding the company’s huge potential in the emerging markets, cost reduction initiatives and value added acquisitions, concerns linger around the overall soft industry trends with headwinds in the government and academic markets. The stock currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Why at Neutral? Thermo Fisher’s fourth-quarter 2012 results were encouraging with adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.36, surging past both the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.28 and the adjusted EPS of $1.19 in the year-ago period. Revenues increased 6% year over year based on 4% organic growth. Given the huge potential in the emerging markets, the company has been focusing on these regions, which paid off with their robust performance during the quarter. In the reported quarter, TMO recorded high single-digit growth in Asia-Pacific and low double-digit growth in Rest of the World. We are also optimistic about the company’s persistent acquisition spree including the recent One Lambda, Dionex and Phadia acquisitions, which are expected to strengthen Thermo Fisher’s product portfolio and provide better access to regions with strong potential. Moreover, Thermo Fisher continued to benefit from the successful execution of its $100 million and $75 million of restructuring actions initiated in 2011 and 2012, respectively. However, over the past several years, Thermo Fisher has been witnessing headwinds in the government and academic markets. Moreover, many countries in Europe are facing a turbulent economic situation, which might impact their academic budgets. We remain cautious since growth could moderate if the economic scenario worsens. Over the past 30 days, three of the 13 firms covering the stock made positive estimate revisions for the current quarter, while two moved in the opposite direction, implying that they still hold similar views on the stock. Other Stocks to Consider While we prefer to remain on the sidelines on Thermo Fisher, other medical device stocks worth a look are Given Imaging (GIVN), Medical Action Industries Inc. (MDCI) and Cytokinetics Incorporated (CYTK). All these stocks carry a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). Read the Full Research Report on TMO Read the Full Research Report on GIVN Read the Full Research Report on MDCI Read the Full Research Report on CYTK Zacks Investment Research More From Zacks.com Read the analyst report on TMO,GIVN,MDCI,CYTKInvestment & Company InformationFinanceThermo Fisher Scientific

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TITLES ARE FOR PEOPLE WITH IDEAS: October 2010
Charcoal Erase Studies
these are for something new and special that I will talk about later. I have been getting into laying out vine charcoal on vellum, and then erasing out what I want... it's an extremely satisfying process, totally idiot proof, everything can be drawn back in like nothing happened, they're fast and they require rendering in very high contrast, something my colored pencil pieces aren't great at. I hope you enjoy them as much as I am.
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JRB Small Works
"Catharsis" 8' x 8" colored pencil and paper collage on board.
This is "Catharsis" my piece for the annual JRB Small Works Show opening Nov. 5th 2010 in Oklahoma City. It will be hung on a grid with around a hundred other artists creations on 8" x 8" canvas. There is an etymological link to the word Catharsis that is "to shine light in dark places".
I have always been fascinated by the ideas behind the word catharsis. The first time I heard the word it was because it was the title of an art show I attended. I didn't much care for the work, the artist was obviously working through I great deal of pain anger and resentment, something at fifteen I didn't really relate to. The canvases were torn and stitched back together with surgical stitching thread, they were abstract but were very obviously wounds inflicted on the waxy canvases. Perhaps the concept this artist was trying to convey was healing, but to me still to this day it just seemed like fetishizing pain. I think humans often get confused and romanticize pain. It's a very bad habit to get into, it tends to result in suffering hanging around much longer than is necessary.
However since that first encounter with the word catharsis I have learned how much more it means. It is to cleans, to purge often by confronting directly the troubling issue. Perhaps to release through living, to meditate upon what might more easily be avoided. It's rather twisted really, in a good way.
This piece is a little tongue in cheek, humor is the best way to address difficult ideas, issues, etc. It's hard to feel threatened if you're laughing. So this was sort of a first meditation on ideas of self reflection, and confrontation... I've been pretty self portrait-centric lately, I am always telling stories in my pieces, though don't ask me to tell you those stories, so often they are hidden to me until years after I've completed a piece, but I realize that I am telling my own story, through images, sometimes the objects in a piece are true representations of the story, other times the repetitious task of creating the work, the mark making itself is the story... one of me getting lost mentally, emotionally etcetera, in line patterns and drawing rhythms, you'd be amazing how important that is.
so... that's a lot of text for such a wee piece, but it's part of the foundation of ideas that this next body of work will be built on, so... off we go!
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Momentum Tulsa TONIGHT
Hi all, so I've gotten in the habit of being pretty 'day of' as far as notice is concerned, tis what it is, however if you're in Tulsa this evening I will be showing my piece "Dryad" in the Tulsa branch of the OVAC show Momentum. Momentum is a group show for artists 30 and under, designed to initiate the newbees and also show that good art doesn't necessarily have anything to do with how long you've been on the planet. There is good music and a fun lively crowd, I look forward to seeing you.
If you'd like to see a step by step photo demo of the creation of Dryad, click me.
and here's a photo from last year, where I received a juror's choice award for, "The Sibyl Admiring Her Saturday Reflection"
Here is a picture taken of me and my work at last years opening, by my friend Jeff Hogue, clearly marked.
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US6346573B1 - Amine-modified epoxy resin reacted in presence of latent hardener - Google Patents
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A method for the manufacture of a one-component epoxy resin system comprises mixing at 15-30° C. and reacting at room temperature over 2-14 days (A) an epoxy resin and (B) an amine solidifying system present in insufficient quantities to cause gelation to yield a product with a Kofler Heat Bank melting point of less than 55° C. and a melting point stability of at least six months at normal workshop temperatures in the presence of (C) a hardener for (A) and the reaction product of (A) and (B) which is different from (B) and remains unreacted with (A) and (B) during the their reaction, (E) an expanding agent and (D) additives other than the expanding agent, provided that the reaction between (A) and (B) does not generate enough heat to activate a reaction between the remaining epoxy groups and hardener (C) or expanding agent (E).
Hot melt one component thremosettable epoxy resin compositions are difficult and hazardous to manufacture and pack. These difficulties often give rise to variability in the product both from batch to batch, container to container and even within containers.
These problems arise because the compositions contain viscous or solid resins as well as hardeners and are mixed in the hot viscous molten state. This can result in the reaction fully or partially occurring during mixing, discharging, or even in the end container.
This invention relates to methods utilizing a specific type of composition for the safe and consistent manufacture and where required the simple filling of end use containers of one component heat curable, solvent free, hot melt epoxy resin compositions which have a melting point less than 55° C.
Because of safety, cost and possible environmental pollution it is becoming increasingly important to avoid the use of volatile solvents in industrial processes. Because of the need to maintain a safe, clean and healthy workplace, as well as manufacturing convenience, contact with all liquid chemicals should be avoided wherever possible.
These needs favour the use of epoxy resin formulations in solvent free, flexible or solid form and account in part for the increasing popularity of preimpregnated fibres, or prepregs, for the manufacture of reinforced composites, adhesives in hot melt and flexible tape form for bonding and the use of powders for coatings.
It is very important that the physical nature of these epoxy formulations is very consistent during storage because this affects the ability to apply them reliably and produce consistent quality items with them.
Mixing of the epoxy formulation does not present manufacturing problems is made in solution, as the ingredients can be mixed at low temperatures to avoid dangerous reaction between the resins and hardeners present, due to the low mix viscosities achieved by the use of solvents, but the manufacture and packaging of solvent free individual batches of reactive hot melt epoxy resin and hardener is much more difficult and dangerous, especially when the final composition is required to cure at temperatures say up to 180° C., due to the risk of the curing reaction being initiated prematurely.
Alternatively, mixing of the ingredients can be carried out continuously, which usually avoids the danger of major heat or reaction being given out in the blending equipment, even if carried out at elevated temperatures because only small quantities are present in the mixer at any one time. But the danger remains of reaction in the containers the mixture is poured into.
The result of reaction may be very serious where it proceeds out of control, leading to large quantities of decomposition gases, burnt products, damaged equipment and harzards to personnel, the workplace and the environment in general. Where the reaction only partly proceeds it leads to an increase of average molecular weight, either in the whole batch, or variably within a batch, or a container, for example as the result of different heating times coming from the variation in run-out times from the mixing vessel or cooling within a container. Any such partial reaction is very bad as it results in changed application and uncured physical properties either of the whole batch or container or, more likely, variability within it.
Because of these difficulties the volumes of many hot melt epoxy compositions that can safely be mixed at one time or be put hot into a compact bulk in a container rarely exceed 100 liters. Where the final composition is required to cure at 130° C. or below even 25 liter mixes are potentially dangerous.
Whether mixed continuously or batchwise the filling of small containers with hot viscous reactive liquids present major problems, particularly so when the viscosities at the permitted filling temperatures are high.
So a new method was needed to manufacture these difficult and hazardous materials both safely and in reproducible quality, including their presentation in practical end use containers.
We have now discovered a surprisingly simple way to make these one component epoxy hot melts consistently and safely and supply them in a wide variety of containers and shapes suitable for later hot melt or other processing applications. This process uses very mild conditions and consists of making an epoxy formulation which is liquid at 80° C. or below, more usually at normal shop floor temperatures (15° C.-30° C.) and adding to it a chemical solidifying system which reacts very slowly at these temperatures with the epoxy materials present.
The solidifying system must be picked to give very little reaction during the time it is being mixed with the epoxy resin and hardeners, by whatever method this is done, so that there is very little viscosity rise or temperature rise during the blending operation and hence making the filling of large or small, simple or complicated containers a relatively easy task. Alternatively mixing may take place in the final container if required.
The solidifying reaction must be a simple amine addition reaction with the epoxy groups and must stop when the addition reaction stops. No tertiary amines may be present in the initial mixture or generated during the reaction which could significantly react under the conditions chosen for the solidification reaction. Such reactions severely compromise, safety during bulk mixing, the state of solidification once mixed and the melting point stability and shelf life of the resultant product. The solidifying system must be picked to satisfy these criteria.
The levels of solidifying system used have a major effect on the physical nature of the fully reacted, uncured product. With a liquid resin increasing amounts of solidifying systems take the product through the stages of high viscosity, high tack, low tack, zero tack, flexibility and brittleness respectively.
For convenience, most of the solidification reaction should take place in the final containers used to receive the mixture and this should take place slowly enough to ensure that, in the selected size and shape of the container, there is no temperature rise high enough to cause any significant reaction between the epoxy resins and their main curing systems, but fast enough to ensure useability in a sensible time.
The solidifying agent may be introduced into the mixture at any stage in the process provided the reaction basically proceeds as above.
As the necessary quantity of the solidification system reacts the viscosity and melting point of the formulation increases until the reaction approaches completion when the physical nature of the final formulation is close to the desired end use requirements.
The present invention provides for the manufacture of one component hot meltable thermosettable epoxy resin formulations in bulk form in batch or continuous mixes and their presentation in containers intended for further processing by melt, or other, application methods and includes their composition in hot meltable, molten, powdered, solid, semi solid, tacky, bulk and final cured forms. For example the method of this invention could be performed using the following classes of ingredients:
(A) epoxy resins or compound containing more than one epoxy group compounds
(B) a solidifying amine system which will react with (A) to give a product with a Kofler Heat Bank melting point of less than 55° C., but which is not present in sufficient quantities to allow or cause chemical gelation under the reaction conditions chosen for (A) and (B) and which essentially stops solidifying once its active epoxy additive hydrogen groups are consumed by the epoxy groups, optionally
(C) a hardener system for (A) and the reaction product of (A) and (B) which is different from (B) and which remains substantially unreacted under the conditions of reaction chosen for (A) and (B), optionally
(D) other additives that may be required to modify the physical properties of the cured or uncured composition, and optionally (E) an expanding agent.
The method is carried out by blending (A), (B), and optionally (C), (D) and (E) together by any convenient batch or continuous operation but in such a way that at least (A) and (B) become homogeneous. The reaction between (A) and (B) may be carried out at any suitable temperature and condition provided that neither it, nor the exothermic heat generated from it causes (C) or (E) to substantially react whilst it is taking place.
The epoxy resins or compound containing more than one epoxy group compounds, (A) employed in this invention may be glycidyl ethers, glycidyl amines, glycidyl esters or cycloaliphatic glycidyl compounds, or combinations of these including halogenated versions where required. Preferred epoxy resins and blends are those which are suitable liquids for ready mixing with the other ingredients at suitable temperatures which will usually be below 100° C. Epoxy resins or compound containing more than one epoxy group compounds or blends of them which are liquid at room temperatures are the most convenient.
Of particular usefulness in this process are aromatic and cycloaliphatic primary and secondary amines and blends of these. The major advantage of these amines, particularly the aromatic amines, is the low rate of reactivity coupled with the extremely long life at normal ambient temperatures of their reaction products with the resins. With the majority of compounds from these classes of amines the life of the reaction product with the resins greatly exceeds that of the life of the resins with their primary hardeners (C). Some alicyclic, heterocyclic and aliphatic amines are also effective as advancing agents and those which comply with virtual cessation of reaction once their amino hydrogen atoms have been consumed by the epoxy resins are considered as part of this invention. In all cases it is essential that the tertiary amines generated during the solidification reaction have very low reactivity with epoxy groups under the conditions of reaction chosen for (A) and (B) and afterwards during storage. The solidifying amines are usually and mostly difunctional and/or polyfunctional with respect to the epoxy compounds, (A), although monofunctional amines can be used to some extent if of value to a particular composition.
Difunctional amines may be used at any desired ratio with difunctional epoxy resins but greater than difunctional amines only to levels where gelation does not occur. The solidifying systems may contain a variety of other groups but these should only be of very low or no reactivity towards the epoxy groups involved under the reaction of (A) with (B).
The hardener systems (C) for component (A) and the reaction products between (A) and (B) can be selected from the wide variety of those well known in the field of epoxy chemistry other than acid anhydrides which react preferentially with the advancing agents (B). Typical but not exclusive examples of useful hardeners are aromatic amines such as diaminodiphenyl sulphones, boron trifluoride amine complexes, latent imidazoles, polycarboxylic acids, polyhydrazides, dicyandiamide, latent epoxy amine adducts and substituted ureas. As explained a main requirement of the hardener is that it should not substantially react whilst (A) and (B) are being reacted to form the epoxy composition which has a melting point less than 1 20° C. There may be one or several hardeners used together, some of which may accelerate the curing rates of the others provided they comply with the requirement immediately above.
Other additives (D) which can be used to modify the physical properties of the cured or uncured compositions include but are not limited to thixotropes, toughening agents, wetting agents, surfactants, fibrous materials, dyes, pigments, fillers, flame retardants, smoke suppressants, coupling agents, hollow microspheres, flow assisting materials, fusible glasses, expanding agents and stabilisers.
Suitable expanding agents are those which generate gases by chemical decomposition or by boiling of liquids or expansion of gases contained within exandable shells.
Examples of suitable expanding agents include Azodicarbonamide, Azodiisobutyronitrile, Benzene sulphonhydrazide, Dinitroso pentamethylene tetramine, Oxybis benzene sulphonhydrazide, p toluene sulphonyl hydrazide and Expandable plastic such as those sold under the Trade Name Expancel. These are largely spherical shells of varying composition such as polyvinylidene chloride and or polyacrylonitrile plus other copolymerised additives, and the inside contains isopentane ±air.
It will be clear to those familiar with epoxy resins that the actual mixing and storage temperatures, the geometry and volume of the mixing vessel and the containers the mixing and filling times required as well as the actual resins and the quantity of them used will all influence the selection of the solidifying agents. It would not be good for instance to choose a solidifying agent which reacts to generate substantial heat during the mixing operation or in the selected container shape and size. Thus the less reactive amines are the most suitable solidifying agents for practical batches and containers whereas most aliphatic amines are unsuitable alone, because they are highly reactive.
Most useful are those solidifying systems which react gradually to substantial completion at room temperatures over a period of around 2-14 days. These permit the safe manufacture of batches in excess of 100 liters in a realistic mixing time with little temperature rise in the mixing vessel or during discharge and smooth reaction to the required physical state in most practical containers, however mixed, over a practical timescale. Under these conditions the heat of reaction generated by the soldification process is evenly dissipated by conduction and radiation and results in no more than acceptable temperature rises at any stage in the process.
The primary controlling factor being that the mixture reaction temperature rise whether in the mixing vessel or the containers shall be below that required to cause significant reaction between (A) and (C).
Should it be desirable to speed the solidification in the final container this can be achieved by heating, provided the temperature used does not cause significant reaction of (C) with (A) or the reaction product of (A) with (B) either by direct heat or that evolved by completing the reaction between (A) and (B), or by the addition of accelerators such as carboxylic acids, which do not adversely affect the softening point stability.
The solidifying systems must be present in such quantities that when their amino hydrogen atoms are all substantially reacted with the epoxy materials (A) under the conditions set for reacting (A) and (B) the product is not chemically gelled and has a melting point which is essentially stable for greater than 6 months at 22° C.
The selection and quantity of the solidifying agent will also influence a variety of properties such as melt viscosity, stength, toughness and heat resistance and by careful choice advantages may be designed into the uncured or cured products resulting from the use of this process.
Examples of this invention are as follows and particularly illustrate the effects of solidifying systems. Where no hardener (C) is quoted it is clear that such a material can be added in a practical product if required. Such examples shows that the process of advancing the epoxy resins use is in full accordance with this invention and do give the shelf life stability of at least six months which is an integral advantage of this invention.
The following mixture was made in a blade mixer:
Liquid Bisphenol A epoxy resin 100 kilograms
(EPIKOTE 828 - SHELL CHEMICAL CO)
(epoxy value 5.3 equivalents per kilogram)
Solidifying agent Hardener 932 (ex CIBA-GEIGY) - 6 kilograms
a blend of aromatic amines
The initial temperature of the ingredients was 26° C.
After mixing for 30 minutes it was discharged into drums—at that time the mix temperature was 26.5° C.
A standard 25 kg drum of this mixture was monitored for temperature rise in a room temperature of 220° C.
The maximum temperature recorded of the reacting mixture was 27.6° C. which was reached 5 hours 30 minutes after the start of mixing.
After seven days at 220° C. the resulting solidified resin was a tacky solid which when hot melted onto a polythene sheet gave a tacky flexible film suitable in nature for making prepregs or adhesive tapes.
After 14 days at 22° C. the mixture was still tacky and flexible but slightly harder than after 7 days.
1 kilogram of this 14 day old blend was then heated to 80° C. for 2 hours. On cooling it differed little from the unheated material showing that the solidifying reaction was almost complete at 22° C. and heating at 80° C. for 2 hours had no adverse physical effect. Samples of the post heated and unheated solidified products were stored at room temperature for occasional physical assessment. No noticeable change in tack or flexibility occurred for at least 9 years.
A similar experiment was carried out to EXAMPLE 1 in which the solidifying agent was increased in quantity to 8 kilograms.
The maximum temperature rise recorded in a 25 kg full drum was 2.2° C. that is from 260° C. to 28.2° C.
The product after 14 days storage at 22° C. was a soft solid with a low level of tack and could be ideal for tape adhesive manufacture. Storage of unheated samples and others post heated for 2 hours at 80° C. showed no obvious change in flexibility after 8 years.
A similar experiment was carried out to EXAMPLE 1 in which the solidifying agent was made up as follows:
Hardener 932 10.0 kilograms
Aminobenzene 1.9 kilograms
This mixture was added to 100 kilograms of the Bisphenol A resin and rapidly stirred in a planetary mixer for 30 minutes.
The temperature of the starting materials was 23° C.
After mixing for 30 minutes the temperature was 26° C.
The maximum temperature reached in a 25 kg full drum was 31° C.
After 14 days this mixture was a hard, brittle solid at 22° C. which on heating to 55° C. became a flexible solid.
The mixture was cast onto release paper at 120° C. and after cooling could easily be broken into flakes at 22° C. which only slowly stuck together at this temperature.
When applied to heated clean metal surfaces at 120° C. and these being held together until cool then even without a hardener for the resins the solidified product acted as a hot melt adhesive.
The following mixture was made in a Z blade mixer:
(I.Y556 - CIBA-GEIGY)
Hardener 932 (ex CIBA-GEIGY) 7 kilograms
Micronised dicyandiamide 5 kilograms
1 phenyl 33 dimethyl urea 4 kilograms
Finely divided silica thixotrope 4 kilograms
All the ingredients were blended together until homogeneous and free from lumps. This took around 40 minutes during which the temperature of the mixture increased from 22° C. to 24° C. The contents, which were a soft runny paste, were poured into drums containing 25 kgs of mixture and the temperature of these drums measured regularly. The maximum temperature reached was 29° C. After 14 days the contents were heated to 50° C. and poured into a heated bath and then cast into a thin film on release foil. The films produced had good flexibility and tack and were easily impregnated into unidirectional carbon tape and carbon fabrics. The prepregs also had excellent tack and drape as required by the composites industry. On heating the formulation for 1 hour at 120° C. or 4 hours at 92° C. excellent thermoset cured products were obtained with Tgs of 130° C. and 125° C. respectively. Prepregs were stored at room temperature and −16° C. to test their shelf life by loss of lack and flow on heating.
Storage at R. Temp. Storage at −16° C.
Tack life greater than 6 months greater than 1 year
Gel time 10-12 months greater than 3 years
By deduction from EXAMPLE 2 the limit on the storage life is set by the hardener system rather than the solidifying system.
A similar experiment was carried out to EXAMPLE 4 but 1 kilogram of accelerator DY219 (believed to be a liquid carboxylic acid ex CIBA-GEIGY) was included in the mixture. During 20 minutes mixing the temperature increased from 22° C. to 260° C. The contents were poured into drums containing 25 kgs and the maximum temperature recorded was 34° C. After 2 days storage at 22° C. the product was a lightly tacky flexible solid suitable for the manufacture of prepregs without the need for preheating to 50° C. as in EXAMPLE 4.
A mixture was made in a high speed stirrer as follows:
Liquid Bisphenol A resin 100.0 kilograms
3,3′ dimethyl 4,4′ diamino dicyclohexyl methane 6.5 kilograms
The starting temperature of the materials was 22° C.
After 10 minutes mixing the temperature had increased to 28° C. and the mixture was poured into metal trays containing 25 kg. The temperature of the mixture in the trays rose steadily to reach 44° C. in 90 minutes. It then gradually cooled to a room temperature of 22° C.
The resultant solidified resin had good tack and flexibility and should be excellent for the manufacture of prepregs.
1 kilogram of this blend was heated for 2 hours at 80° C. and showed no obvious change in tack or flexibility when cooled to room temperature.
On storage at room temperature the solidified resin showed some decrease in tack but was still flexible after 18 months.
The following mixture was made in a planetary mixer:
Liquid Bisphenol A resin 100 kilograms
3,3′ dimethyl 4,4′ diamino dicyclohexyl methane 6 kilograms
Aluminium powder 150 kilograms
Micronised Dicyandiamide 6 kilograms
Finely divided silica thixotrope 2 kilograms
All the ingredients were blended together for 20 minutes, during the temperature of the mix increased from 20° C. to 26° C. The contents were poured in 25 kg lots into lined metal trays. After 2 hours a maximum temperature of 48° C. was reached by the resin mixes. After 14 days each separat lot of 25 kilograms of the solidified resin was a tacky flexible solid. Each was heated to 60° C. and cast into a tape on release foil. These tapes were used to bond 16 s.w.g. aluminium alloy sheets together in lap shear joints. A one half inch overlap bond was made. The assemblies were cured under light pressure for 1 hour at 1 80° C. When tested in lap shear the following breaking loads were recorded:
Lot 1 1,730 lbs
Lot 2 1,840 lbs
Lot 3 1,900 lbs
Lot 4 1,800 lbs
Lot 5 1,780 lbs
and these demonstrated the excellent reproducibility of the process.
The tape was stored at room temperature and −16° C. to assess tack and flexibility life. The film remained tacky at room temperature for at least 6 months and did not lose flexibility in 12 months. At −16° C. tack life has been preserved for at least 3 years.
Liquid Bisphenol A epoxy resin (EPIKOTE 828) 10 kilograms
4,4′ diamino diphenyl methane 1 kilogram
The amine and two kilograms of resin were quickly warmed to melt the solid flakes and obtain a uniformly stirred mixture. This was immediately added to the remaining 8 kilograms or cold resin in a Z blade mixer.
When thoroughly mixed it was poured into a drum at 24° C., the mixture being at 28° C. After 14 days the mixture had become a hard brittle solid at 23° C. This solid was easily broken into lumps on impact and these were quickly ground into a powder. This powder easily melted on warming and had a softening point of less than 50° C. The powder quickly sintered together on standing at 23° C. The material is an interesting one in its own right but is unsuitable for use in powder form if used or stored at normal shop floor temperatures.
Liquid Bisphenol A epoxy resin (EPIKOTE 828) 10.0 kilograms
3,3′ dimethyl 4,4′ diamino dicyclohexyl methane 0.7 kilograms
When properly mixed the liquid was poured into a mould and the maximum temperature reached was 40° C.
The product when cooled to 22° C. was a lightly tacky, soft flexible solid. After 14 days at 22° C. it was a little less tacky but still a soft flexible solid. It stayed in this condition basically unchanged for 2 years at 22° C.
A portion of this product was heated to 60° C. for 7 days. During this period it stayed at liquid at 60° C. and on cooling to 22° C. was still a soft solid but rather less tacky. This EXAMPLE shows the excellent stability of the basic liquid epoxy resin and its solidified product to the tertiary amine created by reacting the epoxy resin groups with this amine.
The following mix was made:
GY 260 (˜5.3 epoxy/kg) 100.00
1,1,3,3-tetramethyl butylamine 17.3
The mixture reacted slowly at 22° C. After 18 days it was a semi solid with a melting point of approximately 30° C. After 121 days at 22° C. the composition appeared unchanged and possessed a similar melting point.
A further sample of this composition, freshly prepared, produced a material of the same texture at 22° C. after heating for 23 days at 60° C.
This is an example of a hindered aliphatic amine (B) which would be suitable for the present invention when a latent hardener (C) was incorporated into the composition.
The following mixtures were made in a planetary mixer:
Liquid Bisphenol A epoxy resin-kilograms 100 100 100
amino benzene-kilograms 5 8 12
They were poured into 25 kilogram drums.
The initial temperature of all five mixtures was 21° C.
Maximum temperature rise 2° C. 2.2° C. 3.4° C.
Texture after 14 days at 22° C. soft.tacky flexible hard
slight tack brittle
After 5 hours at 60° C. soft. tacky flexible hard
examined at 23° C. slight tack brittle
Kofler Heat Bank below below approx.
Melting point ° C. 22* 22* 55
Melting point ° C. 22* 22* 57
after 4 years storage at shop
*too low to record on Kofler Heat Bank.
These examples show the wide range of texture that can be achieved in hot meltable products made using this invention.
They also show the very low exotherms that can be achieved during mixing and solidifying which clearly show that very heat sensitive hardeners (C) can safely be added.
They also show the excellent stability achievable on shopfloor storage which is a great advantage of this invention.
EPIKOTE 828 kilograms 10.0 10.0 10.0
amino benzene kilograms 0.5 0.8 1.2
dicyandiamide fine powder kilograms 0.8 0.7 0.5
They were poured into 25 kilogram
The initial temperature was 22° C.
Maximum temperature rise ° C. 2 2 3
Texture after 14 days at 22° C. soft flexible hard
tacky slight tack brittle
Texture after 5 hours at 60° C. soft flexible hard
examined at 22° C. tacky slight tack brittle
Kofler Heat Bank Melting point below below approx.
after 14 days at 22° C. in ° C. 22* 22* 55
Texture after 6 months at shop soft flexible hard
floor temperature examined at 22° C. tacky slight tack brittle
after 6 months storage at shop 22* 22* 55
floor temperature in ° C.
Texture after 1 year at shop flexible flexible hard
floor temperature examined at 22° C. low tack no tack brittle
after 1 year at shop floor 30* 35* 55
temperatures in ° C.
Texture after 4 years at shop hard hard hard
floor temperatures brittle brittle brittle
examined at 22° C.
Kofler Heat Bank Melting point approx. approx. approx.
after 4 years storage at shop 45 47 58
floor temperatures in ° C.
After 14 days at 22° C. portions of EXAMPLES 14 to 16 were coated onto 16 s.w.g. aluminium alloy sheets which had been preheated to 120° C. Lap shear joints were produced using a width of one inch with a one-half inch overlap. The assemblies were cured under light pressure for 1 hour at 180° C. When tested in lap shear the following average breaking loads were recorded:
EXAMPLE 14 1,620 lbs
EXAMPLE 15 1,920 lbs
EXAMPLE 16 2,430 lbs
These examples show the excellent workshop stability of this invention.
They also show by comparison with EXAMPLES 11 to 13 that with lower melting point curable hot melt formulations the storage stability is controlled by the primary hardener (C) rather than the solidifying system (B).
They also demonstrate the excellent shear strength properties achievable using materials according to the invention.
EPIKOTE 828 100
3,3′ dimethyl 4,4′ diamino dicyclohexylamethane 7
dicyandiamide fine powder 5
silica thixotrope fine powder 4
1 phenyl 33 dimethyl urea 4
Texture after 24 hours at 22° C. soft
Texture after 120 hours at 22° C. soft
Texture after 14 days at 22° C. soft
Texture after 6 months at 22° C. soft
Texture after 1 year at 22° C. brittle
Texture after 2 years at 22° C. gelled
Lap shear joints were prepared according to EXAMPLE 14 with the composition of EXAMPLE 17. After curing for 4 hours at 92° C. an average breaking load of 1.426 lbs was recorded. This demonstrates the ability of using a composition of this invention to achieve at least six months flexible life at shop floor temperature together with the ability to cure at very low temperatures and achieve high shear strengths.
The products resulting from EXAMPLES 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 17 possess tack and or flexibility at normal workshop temperatures and are good for uses where lower temperature application is important and where resistance to damage where applied and before curing is highest. The products resulting from EXAMPLES 13 and 16 are completely dry and can be used for adherring materials together before final curing and for storage of parts without readily tacking together before final assembly and cure. These EXAMPLES show that it is easily possible to design in the physical uncured characteristics of the products as well as the final cured properties by the use of this invention.
As may be seen from the foregoing examples, this chemical approach to the production of curable epoxy hot melt compositions employs conditions much less rigorous than current standard techniques which require mix temperatures of around 60°-100° C. or even above.
GY 260 (˜5.3) 100.0 parts by weight
4,4′ diamino 3,3′ dimethyl dicyclohexyl methane 7.0 parts by weight
3 chloro 4 methyl phenyl 1,1 dimethylurea 3.5 parts by weight
dicyandiamide 7.0 parts by weight
hydrophobic fumed silica 7.5 parts by weight
Expancel DU551 3.0 parts by weight
This non flowing paste was easily extruded (or placed) into a plastic (polypropylene) cartridge and allowed to react at 22° C.
After 24 hours it was a lightly tacky putty. The loaded cartridge then placed in an oven for 2 hours at 50° C. On cooling it was a flexible non tacky putty.
On warming the cartridge to 60° C. the mixture became soft and could be extruded easily through the integral nozle.
The composition was extruded onto a flat clean metalic plate in a preset pattern. On cooling the warmed material regained its putty like consistency and maintained its shape and adhered to the plate.
The plate was then placed in an oven at 120° C. for 60 minutes. After this time the composition had foamed and hardened and basically retained the initial laid down extruded pattern. The cured framed mixture showed strong adhesion to the metal plate.
It will be clear from these examples that this invention provides for the safe and reproducible quality manufacture and isolation of solvent free, one component, thermosettable epoxy formulations in suitable shape and form for further hot melt or other processing applications. These may well then be used in the casting of tapes as adhesives or for impregnation into fibres to make prepregs or general use as adhesives, encapsulants, electrically insulating materials and mouldings amongst others as well. They may be used in other shapes such as rods, pellets, powders and sheets or applied as coatings or discreet spots or any other pattern for a variety of purposes as requirements for solvent free one part epoxy resin systems grow.
If further heating is required to obtain a stable pourable powder at 22° C. or thereabouts it rarely needs to be above 50° C.-60° C.
The simplicity and mildness of the approach to making these materials enables the incorporation of a wider variety of heat sensitive additives including hardeners and accelerators than is possible with the Hot Melt method and yields products with outstandingly long shop floor temperature storage times.
The use of temperatures above 60° C. to obtain suitable solids is only necessary to increase speed or throughput in production.
1. A method for the manufacture of a one-component, heat curable, thermosettable, epoxy resin system and its placement in a container, which method comprises mixing at 15-30° C.
(A) an epoxy resin or compound containing more than one expoxy group;
(B) an amine solidifying system present in insufficient quantities to cause gelation after all the amino hydrogen atoms are consumed by epoxy groups, under the reaction conditions chosen for (A) and (B), and which yields a product with a Kofler Heat Bank melting point of less than 55° C. and melting point stability of at least six months at normal workshop temperatures; in the presence of
(C) a hardener system for (A) and the reaction product of (A) and (B) which is different from (B) and remains unreacted with (A) and (B) under the conditions of reaction chosen for (A) and (B);
(E) an expanding agent; and optionally
(D) additives other than expanding agent (E) which modify the physical properties of the cured or uncured composition, with the proviso that no tertiary amines are present in the initial mixture or generated during the reaction which react under the conditions chosen for (A) and (B),
in such a way that (A) and (B) react to completion at room temperature over a period of between 2-14 days, provided that the reaction between (A) and (B) does not generate enough heat in the container to activate reaction between the remaining epoxy groups and hardener (C), or expanding agent (E).
2. A method according to claim 1 in which the mixing of the composition is carried out batchwise or continuously.
3. A method according to claim 1 where the mixed composition and the shape and size of container ensure that the excess heat generated does not increase the temperature of the composition to a point to activate hardener (C) or expanding agent (E).
4. A method according to claim 1 where the composition is mixed in its final container.
5. A method according to claim 1 where the partially solidified composition is heated to speed completion provided the temperature chosen or the temperature reached due to the completion of the solidification reaction does not activate hardener (C) or expanding agent (E).
6. A method according to claim 1 where the majority of the epoxy groups are present as glycidyl ether, glycidyl amine, glycidyl ester and/or, cycloaliphatic glycidyl.
7. A method according to claim 1 where the compound or compounds containing more than one epoxy group individually or as mixtures are free flowing liquids at 80° C. or below.
8. A method according to claim 1 where the solidifying agents are mainly aromatic, cycloaliphatic or dicyclic primary amines, secondary amines or mixtures thereof and, optionally, acid accelerators.
9. A method according to claim 1 where the majority of the solidifying amine groups originates from at least difunctional amines.
10. A method according to claim 1 where hardener system (C) is selected from the group consisting of aromatic amines such as, 4,4′-diaminodiphenyl sulphone, boron trifluoride amine complexes, latent imidazoles, polycarboxylic acids, polyhydrazides, dicyandiamide, latent epoxy amine adducts and substituted ureas.
11. A method according to claim 9 wherein additives (D) are present.
12. A method according to claim 1 in which expanding agent (E) is an agent generating gases by chemical decomposition or by boiling of liquids or expansion of gases contained within expandable shells.
13. A one-component, heat-curable, thermosettable epoxy resin system obtained by reacting by mixing at 15-30° C.
(A) an epoxy resin or compound containing more than one epoxy group;
(D) additives other than expanding agent (E) which modify the physical properties of the cured or uncured composition,
with the proviso that no tertiary amines are present in the initial mixture or generated during the reaction which react under the conditions chosen for (A) and (B), in such a way that (A) and (B) react to completion at room temperature over a period of between 2-14 days, provided that the reaction between (A) and (B) does not generate enough heat to activate reaction between the remaining epoxy groups and hardener (C), or expanding agent (E).
14. A cured product obtained by heating a system according to claim 13.
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