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Smart LTE Pocket Wifi Review ~ Cheftonio's Blog
Thursday, September 26, 2013 lte coverage, lte packages, lte plans, lte pocket wifi, mobile wifi, pocket wifi, review, smart, smart lte, smart lte mifi, tech, tech reviews 2 comments
LTE has been the must-have nowadays when talking about mobile internet connectivity. Currently, phones that can connect to the LTE network has a premium price tag attached to it. On the average, popular branded phones with LTE costs more than 20,000 and those not so branded like ZTE (don't confuse it with LTE) costs around 13-17k.
Last year, when Smart launched their LTE service, they already have a few non-mobile phone gadgets that can connect to the LTE network, including LTE dongles and LTE mifis. Just this year, I decided to get one for myself since I don't want to keep tethering the LTE data connection from Smart from my iPhone 5.
The device I have is the ZTE MF93d. Here's what's included in the package:
-(1) ZTE MF93d Mifi
-USB data cable/ Charger
With 3000mah, the battery could stand heavy usage and last around 8 or more hours! That is pretty impressive considering my old pocket wifi can only last an hour or so.
Also, you can attach an external antenna to it and this could be very useful if you have signal problems where you stay. For just 500 pesos, this omnidirectional antenna turned a room in my house from no signal to full five bars!
Comparing it to older mifis, this can accommodate up to 10 devices and of course, the best thing about getting this device is the constant LTE signal you'll be supplying to ALL 10 of your gadgets! This will depend where you are but worry not as Smart is the network here in the Philippines that's reliable and has the widest LTE coverage! Smart covers almost all the major cities I went to in Metro Manila (if not all) but some selected areas might have limited coverage.
You have to lug around an extra gadget that might be as big as your current phone. If you think about it, it's a small sacrifice to get all your gadgets connected to the LTE network. Imagine waiting for a video to load that keeps on buffering or needing to send something and waiting forever to send. Sometimes, time is of the essence.
Another problem I can see is that if your internet connection is bundled with the number you are using to call and SMS people. When you put that sim inside the mifi, you can still receive sms but you cannot get calls. Other than diverting all calls to another mobile number which will cost you more, just get a Smart prepaid LTE sim to put in this mifi.
Although you can sms using the mifi's control panel, it wont be as convenient because you need to go to 192.168.1.1> login > click on sms > send or read sms compared to when using your mobile phone, you just go to messages and so your thing.
More ZTE MF93d photos:
WPS Button / MicroSD card slot / Sim slot (Regular sim)
Dual-antenna ports
Dual antenna ports when covered
Apart from those mentioned above, I can see that the benefits outweigh the negative side of it. This is why I highly recommend that you invest in one because in the end, you can save more money rather than getting a connection for all your devices AND, you can save time by having as much as 40x faster internet connection! Think of it as spending that money to buy time. You can't buy time, can you? Well, here it is. Sometimes you can. To reserve your unit now, go to: http://www1.smart.com.ph/bro/prepaid-lte-pocket-wifi-reservation
Update: Smart has now a Smart Bro Dashboard so you can easily monitor your usage. More details here: http://smrt.ph/brodashboard
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Washington Capitals are riding high, but the bottom could fall out any minute - The Washington Post
The Caps are riding high, but the bottom could fall out any minute
By Neil Greenberg By Neil Greenberg Email the author January 3 Email the author Follow @ngreenberg
The Washington Capitals rank 18th in the league in even-strength scoring chances produced per 60 minutes and 21st in high-danger chances per 60 minutes. (Gerry Broome/Associated Press)
The Washington Capitals won again Tuesday, a 5-4 victory at the Carolina Hurricanes that included two goals — one in overtime — from superstar winger Alex Ovechkin.
It was Washington’s first win in the new year but also its 11th in 15 games. The Capitals have sole possession of first place in the Metropolitan Division with 53 points, a surprise considering all the turnover they had in the offseason.
“We have a great core here and a lot of great players,” forward Jay Beagle said Tuesday during an interview with The Sports Junkies on 106.7 The Fan. “So, every year, we should be contenders to win the Presidents’ Trophy and then go in the playoffs and be contenders to win the Stanley Cup. That’s the way we look at it. That’s our mind-set.”
[Jay Beagle on the first-place Caps: ‘It’s nice to be able to kind of fly under the radar’]
The Capitals might look like contenders on paper, but the underlying metrics suggest another postseason flame-out is more likely than a breakthrough.
For the first time since Barry Trotz took over as coach, the Capitals are giving up more even-strength shot attempts than they produce, even adjusting for score effects. The team will agree that it doesn’t take many shots but contends it’s quality, not quantity, that matters.
“We’re trying to get our shooting percentage in areas where we can be a little better,” Trotz told The Post’s Isabelle Khurshudyan. “But, yeah, we’re not a shoot-first mentality on our team, and that shows up in some of the analytics.”
Here’s what else shows up in the analytics: Washington is also in the red for even-strength scoring chances, including those from the high-danger areas such as the slot and the crease, and that’s a problem.
Capitals under Barry Trotz Shot attempts Scoring chances
2014-15 52% 52%
2015-16 52% 52%
2016-17 53% 52%
2017-18 49% 47%
According to NHL statistical site Natural Stat Trick, the Capitals rank 18th in the league in even-strength scoring chances produced per 60 minutes and 21st in high-danger chances per 60 minutes, giving them a significant gap between the goal differential they have compared to the one we would expect, taking into account shot type, angle, distance and whether it was a rebound.
For example, Washington has an actual even-strength goal differential of plus-12, good for ninth in the league. Its expected goal differential, however, is minus-14. Only the Buffalo Sabres (10-20-9, 29 points) and Arizona Coyotes (9-27-5, 23 points), the league’s worst teams in the standings, are worse.
Team Actual even-strength
goal differential Expected even-strength
Coyotes (9-27-5, last in Pacific) -42 -17
Sabres (10-20-9, last in Atlantic) -25 -14
Capitals (25-13-3, first in Metropolitan) +12 -14
Ducks (19-14-8, fourth in Pacific) 12 -14
Senators (12-17-8, seventh in Atlantic) -24 -11
And this has been an issue for Washington even during its sparkling run from December through the win against Carolina on Tuesday: The Capitals have an actual goal differential of plus-10 when it should have been minus-7 after accounting for shot quality, a difference of three wins in a month.
J.P. from Japers’ Rink correctly points out this disparity between the team’s actual goal differential and expected goal differential is not new, but it is magnified in light of the team also giving up the shot attempt advantage. In fact, since 2014-15, 20 teams have been outshot at even strength while also having an actual goal differential higher than their expected goal differential. Eleven of those teams (55 percent) failed to qualify for the postseason, while the other seven could not make it any farther than the second round of the playoffs.
You don’t need me to tell you the franchise’s history when it comes to playoff disappointment, but if things keep going the way they are, there will likely be one more heartbreak to add to the pile.
Devante Smith-Pelly has evolved from question mark to unexpected bargain for the Capitals
Rookie defenseman Christian Djoos’s patience has quickly impressed his Capitals teammates
Andre Burakovsky after healthy scratch: ‘I have to learn to get more mentally strong’
Caps close the year in first place after handling upstart Devils

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value: The Washington Post (also known as the Post and, informally, WaPo) is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most-widely circulated newspaper within the Washington metropolitan area, and has a large national audience. Daily broadsheet editions are printed for D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.


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Patent US5158322 - Closure for vehicle trim - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsDescribed is a closure capable of opening by expansion of an occupant restraint cushion in a recessed area of an interior vehicle trim comprising a first molded layer comprised of a mixture of a polypropylene composition and a thermoplastic elastomer composition; a second layer integrally molded with...http://www.google.com/patents/US5158322?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5158322 - Closure for vehicle trimAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS5158322 APublication typeGrantApplication numberUS 07/818,487Publication dateOct 27, 1992Filing dateJan 7, 1992Priority dateOct 26, 1990Fee statusLapsedPublication number07818487, 818487, US 5158322 A, US 5158322A, US-A-5158322, US5158322 A, US5158322AInventorsXingyuan SunOriginal AssigneeMayco Plastics, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (36), Non-Patent Citations (3), Referenced by (35), Classifications (8), Legal Events (8) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetClosure for vehicle trimUS 5158322 AAbstract Described is a closure capable of opening by expansion of an occupant restraint cushion in a recessed area of an interior vehicle trim comprising a first molded layer comprised of a mixture of a polypropylene composition and a thermoplastic elastomer composition; a second layer integrally molded with and on one side of the first layer covering the recess for the restraint cushion and comprised of a mixture of a polypropylene and a thermoplastic elastomer. The first layer has a frangible reduced thickness area on the opposite side of the second layer which area breaks upon exit of the restraint cushion within the closure. The second layer has a Shore A hardness and is softer than the first layer and is capable of bending upon exiting of the bag in a bending or compressing area near the frangible reduced thickness area of the first layer.
What is claimed is: 1. An instrument panel capable of structural integrity in an interior of a vehicle and including a closure capable of opening by expansion of an occupant restraint cushion in the nature of a bag, the closure having two integral layers wherein a first layer has a frangible reduced thickness area on an opposite side of a second layer which area breaks upon expansion of the restraint cushion and opening of the closure;wherein the second layer has a Shore A hardness and is softer than the first layer and has a sufficiently bendable area near the frangible reduced thickness area of the first layer that said bendable area will not break in the interior of the vehicle when said frangible area breaks upon opening of the closure, whereby the second layer remains intact and integral with the first layer after the expansion of the restraint cushion and opening of the closure. 2. The panel of claim 1 wherein the first layer has a durometer hardness ranging from 30 to 100 on the Shore D scale and the second layer has a durometer hardness ranging from 5 to 60 on the Shore A scale.
3. The panel of claim 1 wherein the first and second layers include a styrene ethylene propylene elastomer.
4. The panel of claim 1 wherein the first and second layers include a styrene ethylene butylene styrene elastomer.
5. The panel of claim 1 wherein the first and second layers include a copolymer of polypropylene and polyethylene.
6. The panel of claim 1 wherein the softer layer is comprised of a styreen ethylene butylene styrene block copolymer.
7. The panel of claim 1 wherein the first layer has a durometer of 50 to 90 Shore D.
8. The panel of claim 1 wherein the second layer has a durometer of 10 to 40 Shore A.
9. The instrument panel of claim 1 wherein the second layer includes an appendage which extends beyond he first layer and is frictionally fit in the instrument panel prior to expansion of the restraint cushion and opening of the closure.
10. The instrument panel of claim 1 wherein both layers are comprised of a thermoplastic elastomer composition.
This is a continuation of U.S. Pat. No. 604,746 filed Oct. 26, 1990, now abandoned.
TECHNICAL FIELD The present application is concerned with a closure for vehicle trim employing compositions of polypropylene type materials and thermoplastic elastomers.
BACKGROUND ART The development of air bags for use in vehicle applications has been an important safety consideration. Occupant restraint systems have been disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,904,222 and 3,887,214. These restraint systems are incorporated into the instrument panel structure. The air bag or inflatable occupant restraint cushion is generally retained in a recessed compartment in the instrument panel.
Closures for instrument panels are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,893,833 and 4,842,299. Each of these patents require many attachments to the instrument panel or have portions of the closure which may fly about the interior compartment of a vehicle during deployment. The use of an appropriately designed closure leads to a need for soft plastic materials that can be readily produced in high volume.
Thermoplastic elastomer blends containing ethylene-propylene thermoplastic block copolymer elastomers as is described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,672,091. Thermoplastic blends of copolymer rubber and polyolefin plastic are described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,835,201. of polyolefin plastics with elastomeric plasticizes are described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,774,277. Polypropylene compositions blended with styrene-ethyl-ene-butylene-styrene block copolymers are described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,871,805.
None of the prior art documents disclose a closure for an occupant restraint system that is comprised of a plurality of molded plastic layers comprised of a mixture of polypropylene and thermoplastic elastomers which layers are of differing Shore hardness and wherein one of the layers has a frangible breaking area which facilitates the opening of the closure by rapid expansion of the inflatable restraint cushion upon deployment.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Disclosed is a closure capable of opening by expansion of an occupant restraint cushion in a recessed area of an interior vehicle trim comprising:
a first molded layer comprised of a mixture of a polypropylene composition and a thermoplastic composition;
a second layer integrally molded with and on one side of the first layer covering the recess for the restraint cushion and comprised of a mixture of a polypropylene composition and a thermoplastic elastomer;
wherein the first layer has a frangible area on the opposite side of the second layer which area breaks upon exit of the restraint cushion within the closure; and
wherein the second layer has a Shore A hardness and is softer than the first layer and is capable of breaking upon exiting of the restraint cushion in a breaking area near the frangible area of the first layer.
The invention is also concerned with the method of manufacturing the closure by integrally molding the plastic layers such as by an injection molding technique.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a view of an instrument panel with the closure of the present invention in a closed condition;
FIG. 2 is the instrument panel of FIG. 1 with the occupant restraint cushion closure door opened or deployed; and
FIG. 3 is a side view of the closure door of the present invention.
DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The closure door of the present invention is generally used in the instrument panel 10. The closure door 12 is shown in FIG. 1 in the ready or closed state. FIG. 2 shows the door open where the occupant restraint system such as an air bag is in the deployed state. The deployed air bag is not shown in the drawings. Such occupant restraint systems are described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,887,214 and 3,904,222 which are hereby incorporated by reference.
The closure is preferably an integral portion of the instrument panel 10. Alternatively, the closure can be affixed to the recessed portion of instrument panel as is generally shown in FIG. 3.
The air bag or the occupant restraint system is generally shown at 14. The closure door is comprised of multiple layers, the first plastic layer 16 is generally comprised of a polypropylene and a thermoplastic elastomer. The second layer 18 is also comprised of a mixture of a polypropylene and a thermoplastic elastomer. The first layer has a durometer hardness greater than the second layer.
The closure goes from the closed state to the open state as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 by virtue of the first hard plastic layer being deformed or breaking at point 20. Reference numeral 20 shows a frangible reduced thickness area of the first layer. When the occupant restraint cushion is deployed by the rapid expansion of the air bag, the force of the air bag coming out of the recessed area 22 breaks the first hard plastic layer at recessed portion 20. The recessed portion can be molded at a thickness generally about one-half of the thickness of the first layer. When the deployment of the occupant restraint system occurs and the first plastic layer breaks at point 20, likewise the second layer breaks as well in an area generally shown opposite to recessed area at point 24. Because the second layer 18 is softer, namely, a lower durometer hardness than the first layer, the bending and compressing of the second layer occurs relatively easily.
The first layer has a stem 26 which is molded in a T-shape where the upper portion 28 goes to the first layer and the bottom portion 30 is molded with a receiving area or a hole (not shown). The bottom portion can be secured to the recessed area by nut 32 which retains the recessed area 34 in place with the door closure. To securely hold the door closure to the recessed compartment, a second locking mechanism, namely, a bolt 36, secures the first layer appendage 38 to the cooperating appendage 40 of the recessed compartment. Other portions of the instrument panel are shown as 10A which is near that portion of the door closure which remains in place upon deployment of the occupant restraint cushion. Instrument panel portion 10B is near that portion of the door closure which opens upon expansion of the air bag. The remainder of the instrument panel 10D is secured to the recessed compartment 34 by securing means 41 which is a nut holding an appendage of the recessed compartment 42 to the instrument panel 10D.
FIG. 3 shows that the second soft layer is frictionally secured to the instrument panel 10B at reference numeral 44. It is to be appreciated that a frictional fit is all that is required to have the closure remain in place. The drawing likewise depicts that the appendage 44 is integrally molded such that it extends beyond the first layer at 46. It is to be appreciated that depending upon the design, the first layer may be directly attached to the instrument panel 10D in order to be more secure or give greater strength to the overall door structure. All that is required is that the soft layer at point 44 have sufficient friction which is overcome by the occupant restraint cushion being deployed so that the door closure goes from the closed position to the open position as shown in FIG. 3.
As has been described above, the closure is comprised of multiple plastic layers. The first plastic layer 16 is a molded layer prepared by injection molding of a mixture of a polypropylene and a thermoplastic elastomer. This layer performs the function of a substrate for the second softer layer 18. The substrate layer 16 is generally a layer of polypropylene and a thermoplastic elastomer. The durometer hardness of the substrate layer 16 is such that it is harder than the top layer 18. The durometer hardness would be on the Shore D scale preferably ranging from 30 to 100, even more preferably 50 to 90, especially about 80.
The soft layer 18 likewise is comprised of a mixture of a polypropylene and a thermoplastic elastomer. The durometer hardness of the soft layer 18 is generally a Shore A hardness, preferably 5 to 60, even more preferably 10-40, especially about 25.
The mixture of a polypropylene and a thermoplastic elastomer is generally prepared by blending the polymeric materials with any well known processing oil. The processing oil can be an aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon material. The processing oil can vary in compositional amounts from about 25 to 75 percent of the composition to be molded, preferably 25 to 60 and even more preferably about 40 to 60 percent by weight.
To assist the final composition in terms of thermal degradation, stability and overall processing, filler and thickeners may be added to the composition. By "filler" is meant a material which reinforces the composition. Some of the commercially available fillers which may be used are the calcium carbonate fillers such as Duramite, a trademark of the Thompson-Weinman Company; a talc, such as Emtal-41, a trademark of the Englehard Company; a clay, such as McNamee Clay, a trademark of the R.T. Vanderbilt Company; a calcium metasilicate, such as Wallastonite NYAD-400, a trademark of Interpace Company; a silicon dioxide, such as Imsil A-10, a trademark of Illinois Minerals, or Gold Bond R, a trademark of Illinois Minerals, or Gold Bond R, a trademark of Tammsco; a sodium-potassium aluminum silicate, such as Minex 7, a trademark of Kraft Chemical Company; a terephthalic acid, such as TA-33, a trademark of Amoco; a ground feldspar, such as LU-330, a trademark of Lawson United; a clay, such as AF-950, a trademark of the Englehard Company; a titanium dioxide, such as TR-900, a trademark of DuPont; an aluminum tri hydrate; a carbon black, such as Raven H-20, a trademark of Columbia Company; and a pyrogenic microsphere processed from fly ash, such as Orbaloid, a trademark of Midwest Filler Products, fiber, glass and the like. The filler may be a fly ash derivative, such as the pyrogenic microspheres provided by Midwest Filler Products Company.
The polypropylene material that may be used is preferably a commercially available material such as crystalline polypropylene or isotactic polypropylene, syndiotactic and tritactic polypropylene. The polypropylene may be a homopolymer or a copolymer such as ethylene propylene copolymer or ethylene propylene block copolymers. Polyolefin plastic blends such as polypropylene and polyethylene or polypropylene and minor amounts of an alphaolefin copolymer of 2-16 carbon atoms may be used as is described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,774,277, herein incorporated by reference.
The thermoplastic elastomers that may be used are generally a styreneated rubbery composition. Generally, the materials are styrene ethylene propylene polymers or styrene ethylene butylene-styrene block copolymers. Thermoplastic blends of copolymer rubber and polyolefin plastics are described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,835,201, hereby incorporated by reference. Blends of ethylene propylene diene monomer or ethylene propylene monomers are likewise useful. Thermoplastic elastomers containing ethylene propylene thermoplastic block copolymers are taught in U.S. Pat. No. 4,672,091 which is hereby incorporated by reference.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,871,805 likewise discloses styrene ethylene butylene styrene block copolymers and ethylene propylene copolymer rubber and is hereinafter incorporated by reference. Preferred styrene ethylene butylene styrene block copolymers are commercially available as Kraton G1650, G1651, G1652, G1657, G1701, G7528 (trademarks of Shell Chemical Company of Houston, TX) and the like.
The soft or second layer 18 is comprised of materials preferably as disclosed below.
______________________________________             Range of PreferredIngredients       Materials                      Materials (wt %)______________________________________High Molecular Weight*             25-55    30.5%S--EB--S BlockCopolymer*Polypropylene*     1-20     7.5%Aliphatic Hydrocarbon*             25-70    56.5%Processing OilStabilizers*      0.1-5    1%Calcium Carbonate*              1-15     4.5%Total             100%     100%______________________________________ *G7528
The hard substrate material 16 is comprised of the following ingredients:
______________________________________          Range of PreferredIngredients    Materials                   Materials (wt %)______________________________________Polypropylene  50-90    80%Thermoplastic  10-50    20%ElastomerTotal          100%     100%______________________________________
In some applications, in order to ensure high strength to the closure door, it has been found advantageous to incorporate a reinforcing means in the substrate 16. This could be accomplished by fibers such as glass fibers and the like, glass microballoons, or metallic screens such as aluminum, steel, and the like. Preferably, the screen would be a swiss cheese-type screen where along the line 20 a recessed notch is located, the screen would have a plurality of apertures so that the closure door would fracture along the frangible breaking means.
The thickness of substrate 16 ranges from 2.0 to 4.0 mm. The thickness for the soft top layer 18 ranges from 2.0 to 5.0 mm.
It has been found advantageous to coat or paint the outer portion of the soft member 18 in order for it to be color coordinated with the remainder of the instrument panel 10. A preferred coating composition is a polyol cross-linked with isocyanate to give a cross-linked polyurethane. The polyols that may be used are low molecular weight polyols or resinous polyols that have a molecular weight up to about 5000. Suitable polyols are di - and polyfunctional hydroxy compounds as hydroxyl terminated polyethers or polyesters and di - or polyisocyanates. Polyols such as trimethylol propane or hexane triol may be utilized. Uralkyds may also be used such as those based on castor oil and castor oil derivatives. The polyols may be diols, triols, tetrols or a combination of same to give the desired NCO/OH ratio.
Suitable polyols can also be poly(oxypropylene) glycols and derivatives of same based upon alkylene oxide derivation such as poly(oxypropylene), poly(oxyethylene) glycols, and the like.
The polyols are reacted with isocyanates of a wide variety. Suitable isocyanates are as follows:
isopherone diisocyanate,
propylene-1,2-diisocyanate,
butylene-1,3-diisocyanate,
butylene-1,2-diisocyanate,
octamethylene diisocyanate,
nonamethylene diisocyanate,
2,11-diisocyano-dodecane and the like,
meta-phenylene diisocyanate,
para-phenylene diisocyanate,
toluene-2,4-diisocyanate,
toluene-2,6-diisocyanate,
xylene-2,4-diisocyanate,
dialkyl benzene diisocyanate, such as methylpropylbenzene diisocyanate, methylethylbenzene diisocyanate, and the like,
2-2'-biphenylene diisocyanate,
3,3'-biphenylene diisocyanate,
4,4'-biphenylene diisocyanate,
3,3'-dimelhyl-4,4'-biphenylene-diisocyanate, and the like,
methylene-bis-(4-phenyl isocyanate),
ethylene-bis-(4-phenyl isocyanate),
isopropylidene-bis-(4-phenyl isocyanate),
butylene-bis-(4-phenyl isocyanate),
hexafluoroisopropylidene-bis-(4-phenyl isocyanate), and the like,
2,2'-oxidiphenyl diisocyanate,
3,3'-oxidiphenyl diisocyanate,
4,4'-oxidiphenyl diisocyanate, and the like,
2,2'-ketodiphenyl diisocyanate,
3,3'-ketodiphenyl diisocyanate,
4,4'-ketodiphenyl diisocyanate,
2,2'-thiodiphenyl diisocyanate,
3,3'-thiodiphenyl diisocyanate,
4,4'-thiodiphenyl diisocyanate, and the like,
2,2'-sulfonediphenyl diisocyanate,
3,3'-sulfonediphenyl diisocyanate,
4,4'-sulfonediphenyl diisocyanate, and the like,
2,2'-methylene-bis-(cyclohexyl isocyanate),
3,3'-methylene-bis-(cyclohexyl isocyanate),
4,4'-methylene-bis-(cyclohexyl isocyanate),
4,4'-ethylene-bis-(cyclohexyl isocyanate),
4,4'-propylene-bis-(cyclohexyl isocyanate),
bis-(para-isocyano-cyclohexyl) sulfide,
bis-(para-isocyano-cyclohexyl) sulfone,
bis-(para-isocyano-cyclohexyl) ether,
bis-(para-isocyano-cyclohexyl) diethyl silane,
bis-(para-isocyano-cyclohexyl) diphenyl silane,
bis-(para-isocyano-cyclohexyl) ethyl phosphine oxide,
bis-(para-isocyano-cyclohexyl) phenyl phosphine oxide,
bis-(para-isocyano-cyclohexyl) N-phenyl amine,
bis-(para-isocyano-cyclohexyl) N-methyl amine,
2,6-diisocyano-pyridine,
bis-(4-isocyano-phenyl) diethyl silane,
bis-(4-isocyano-phenyl) diphenyl silane,
dichloro-byphenylene diisocyanate, bis-(4-isocyano-phenyl) ethyl phosphine oxide,
bis-(4-isocyano-phenyl) phenyl phosphine oxide,
bis-(4-isocyano-phenyl)-N-phenyl amine,
bis-(4-isocyano-phenyl)-N-methyl amine,
3,3'-dimethyl-4,4'-diisocyano biphenyl,
3,3'-dimethoxy-biphenylene diisocyanate,
2,4-bis-(β-isocyano-t-butyl) toluene,
bis-(para-β-isocyano-t-butyl-phenyl) ether,
para-bis-(2-methyl-4-isocyano-phenyl) benzene,
3,3'-diisocyano adamantane,
3,3'-diisocyano biadamantane,
3,3"-diisocyanoethyl-1,1'-biadamantane,
1,2bis-(3-isocyano-propoxy) ethane,
1,2-dimethyl propylene diisocyanate,
3-methoxy-hexamethylene diisooyanate,
2,5-dimethyl heptamethylene diisocyanate,
5-methyl-nonamethylene diisocyanate,
1,4-diisocyano-cyclohexane,
1,2-diisocyano-octadecane,
2,5-diisocyano-1,3,4-oxidiazole,
OCH(CH2)3 O(CH2)2 O(CH2)3 NCO,
OCH(CH2)3 S(CH2)3 NCO,
OCH(CH2)3 N(CH2)3 NCO,
polymethylene polyphenyl isocyanate.
Biurets such as the biuret of hexamethylene diisocyanate and uretdiones may be used. The latter are obtained by the oligomerization of hexamethylene diisocyanate in the presence of suitable catalysts such as tributylphosphene and the like.
A number of blocking agents may also be used to produce a blocked isocyanate which could be used as the cross-linking agent. Such blocking agents will unblock at about 50� C. to make the isocyanate available. Such blocking agents are the phenol type, lactone type, active methylene type, alcohol type, mercaptan type, acid amide type, the imide, the amine type, the urea type, carbamate type, oxime type, sulfate type and the like. Most preferably a ketoxime type is preferred, and even more preferably a dialkyl ketoxime of from 1 to 4 carbon atoms per alkyl group. Most preferably, the ketoxime would be methylethyl ketoxime, methyl-isobutyl ketoxime, and the like.
Other inert materials may be added such as pigments for coloration, ultraviolet absorbers and antioxidants such as benzophenone derivatives and substituted benzotriazoles. Flow control agents may be added to enhance leveling and to avoid cratering and bubbling in the urethane coatings. Drying agents are also added to increase the viscosity of the urethane coating, to help eliminate bubbling and high solids content and to control sagging when the coatings are applied on vertical substrates. Suitable materials are cellulose acetate butyate or polyvinyl butyral. Because urethane coatings may exhibit a high gloss, flattening agents may be added to reduce the gloss. Suitable flattening agents are finely divided silicas, diatomaceous earth, certain metal stearates such as aluminum and zinc stearate, and the like.
While thermoplastic urethane coatings can be utilized, it is preferred that two component systems be used, namely, that the isocyanate be separate from the polyol until shortly before application. With a two component thermoset system, catalysts are generally used such as tin catalysts, amine catalysts and the like. 0n occasion, it has been found desirable to use amino formaldehyde as the curing agent such as an alkyl ether (methyl or butyl ether) of a methylol melamine or methylol urea derivative (melamine-urea formaldehyde condensation products or derivatives). Suitable urethane coating systems are disclosed in APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE, by J. Kenneth Craver and Roy W. Tess, published by the American Chemical Society, 1975, pages 829-858, hereby incorporated by reference.
Having described the invention in general, listed below are embodiments wherein all parts are in parts by weight and all temperatures are in degrees Centigrade, unless otherwise indicated.
EXAMPLE Step One -- Preparing The Substrate The substrate material is made by using a Unidyn Megacolor (trademark of Universal Dynamics Corp. of Woodbridge, VA) pelletized material mixer to blend a batch of 80 percent by weight glass reinforced polypropylene copolymer (SB224-2 (trademark of Himont Corporation of Troy, MI)) with 20 percent impact modifier (50% by weight of low density polyethylene and 50% by weight of Shell G1651). Table 1 shows the physical data of the mixed material.
A metal reinforcement is made by using a SAE-1008 steel sheet cut to a specific designed shape including off-set perforated holes along the flangible area.
Drying of the mixed material occurs using a Unidyn Model DHD-6 dryer at 180� F. for 4 hours. The mold is set in a HPM (Corporation of Mt. Gilead, OH) 500 ton injection molding machine with a 48 ounce injection unit.
The air bag door substrate is made by inserting the metal reinforcement into the cavity of the mold and injection molding over it and completely enclosing it within the plastic. Table 2 is the molding parameters.
Step Two -- Molding Soft Cover Table 3 shows the performance data of the soft cover material (Shell Kraton(R) G7528). It was dryed at 180� F. for two hours prior to molding. The mold was set in a HPM 500 ton injection molding machine with a 48 oz. injection unit. The part was finished by inserting the substrate from Step 1 into the cavity and injecting molding the Shell material G7528 overlay. Table 4 lists the molding parameters.
Step Three -- Painting The molded air bag door was washed in a soap and water solution and blown dry prior to decoration. The surface finish is accomplished by spraying a Dexter chlorinated hydrocarbon primer and a two-component polyurethane color paint over the molded air bag door soft cover. Parts were painted using Bink's air atomized spray equipment. Table 5 and Table 6 are the specifications of the primer and the coating respectively. The washing and painting were conducted at ambient temperature. The painted parts were then flashed at 80� F. for 15 minutes and baked at 175� F. in an oven.
TABLE 1______________________________________PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF MIXTUREOF POLYPROPYLENE & SHELL KRATONG1651 AND POLYETHYLENEPhysicals______________________________________SPEC. GRAVITY            1.00MELT FLOW (ASTM D1238 (0.1 g/min)                    3.20INTRINSIC MELT VISCOSITY (poise) 446 F.                    560245 lb., 25:1 L/DTENSILE STRENGTH, psi (ASTM D638)(Type I, 2"/min)@ yield                  6070@ break                  6060ELONGATION, % (ASTM D638)@ yield                  6.00@ break                  6.40FLEXURAL MODULUS, psi (ASTM D790B)1/2" � 1/8" � 5", 0.05"/min.Secant (0.1" deflect)    242,600Tagent                   306,400FLEXURAL STRENGTH, psi (ASTM D790B)                     8,260HEAT DEFLECTOR TEMP (C.) 66/264 psi                    153/103(ASTM D648)HARDNESS (Shore D)       83TOOL SHRINK (mils/in)    4.3AFTERBAKE (mils/in)      5.11 hr. @ 250 F.DYNATUP IMPACT, Room Temperature(23� C.)(5 mph, 3" Backup, 1" Dart)Ultimate Energy, (Jules) 4.1Total Energy, (Jules)    12.45Ultimate Force, (Neutron)                    1,280Sample Thickness, inches 0.121______________________________________
TABLE 2__________________________________________________________________________SUBSTRATE PROCESSING PARAMETERS__________________________________________________________________________Clamp Control                   Position                          Speed Pressure                                      Time                   Units  Sec.  psi.  (Sec.)__________________________________________________________________________ ##STR1##               13.25  .02  1.50 6.00 2.00 4.50                           35 40 11 15 25 15                                 1500 1500 2000 2000  450 2000 1500                                1500   21.00 10__________________________________________________________________________Temperature Control    HEAT: ON          ALARM LIMIT +/- : 20    Zone       Set                  Actual__________________________________________________________________________    # 1       480    # 2       430    # 3       430    # 4       420__________________________________________________________________________Microprocessor Injector Control                                     SYSTEM                             RAM                                  INJ.                                      PRESS                            POSN.                                SPEED                                       (psi)__________________________________________________________________________ ##STR2##                              .90.80.80.60.60.50.50.50.40.4035.00                                2     2000 21002100210021002100210021                                     00210021002100__________________________________________________________________________Pressure Control           Pack.Hold Pressures  Press              Back Pressures__________________________________________________________________________Hold Time  :  25.0      Plast. Delay                              :Press. Steps      :  1         Press. Steps                                : 1Step #1    : 450        Step #1      : 50                   PURGE PRESSURE                                 : 900__________________________________________________________________________Process Control                        SET POINT                               ACTUAL__________________________________________________________________________AUTOMATIC SHOT CORRECTION :  OFF  Shot Size               :  5.25 unitAUTO FEED                 :BOOST CUTOFF ON RAM POSITION  Cutoff Distance         :   .50 unit  Cushion                 :__________________________________________________________________________Auxiliary Equipment  MOLD AND DRYER TEMPERATURES  CAVITY : 125� F.                        DRYER :  CORE : 125� F.  LIFTER :  PUMPS:  EXTRUDER PUMPS : 1  INJECTION PUMPS : 1  BOOSTER POSITION : OFF  EJECTOR RETRACT       EJECTOR FORWARD  POSITION         .50 Units      POSITION                               1.75  SPEED  40             SPEED  40  PRESSURE         40             PRESSURE                               40  EJECTOR / CORE  START POSITION  10.00 UNIT__________________________________________________________________________
TABLE 3______________________________________SHELL G7528 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES (1)Physicals______________________________________SPEC. GRAVITY           0.91SHORE A HARDNESS, inst/10 sec                   25/23TEST METHOD ASTM D2240TENSILE PROPERTIES, par (2)TEST METHOD ASTM D412Tensile strength, MPa (psi)                   5.8     (840)100% Modulus, MPa (psi) 0.6     (84)300% Modulus, MPa (psi) 1.8     (264)500% Modulus, MPa (psi) 4.0     (581)Ultimate Elongation, %          640TENSILE PROPERTIES, perp (2)TEST METHOD ASTM D412Tensile strength, MPa (psi)                   >8.8    (1280)*100% Modulus, MPa (psi) 0.4     (62)300% Modulus, MPa (psi) 1.0     (140)500% Modulus, MPa (psi) 2.1     (303)Ultimate Elongation, %          >950*TEAR STRENGTH, Die CTEST METHOD ASTM D624parallel, kN/m (pli)    10.1    (58)perpendicular, kN/m (pli)                   22.0    (126)WATER ABSORPTION, % wt (3)      <0.1TEST METHOD ASTM D570-6.1______________________________________ (1) Determined on laboratoryprepared injection molded 130 � 150 � 3.2 mm plaques. (2) "par", parallel, machine direction, mold flow direction "perp", perpendicular or transverse to machine direction. (3) Test specimens 1/8" thick, 2.1" diameter discs *Sample did not break within the travel of the (INSTRON) testing equipmen
TABLE 4__________________________________________________________________________PROCESSING PARAMETERS OF SHELL KRATON G7528__________________________________________________________________________Clamp Control                   Position                          Speed Pressure                                      Time                   Units  Sec.  psi.  (Sec.)__________________________________________________________________________ ##STR3##               18.00  .02  1.50 6.50 4.00 4.00                           25 30 12 20 30 25                                 1500 2500  600 2100  400 2100 2100                                1500   25.0 10.0__________________________________________________________________________Temperature Control    HEAT: ON          ALARM LIMIT +/- : 20    Zone        Set                 Actual__________________________________________________________________________    # 1       450    # 2       440    # 3       430    # 4       400__________________________________________________________________________Microprocessor Injector Control                                     SYSTEM                             RAM                                  INJ.                                      PRESS                            POSN.                                SPEED                                       (psi)__________________________________________________________________________ ##STR4##                              2.002.002.002.002.001.501.501.00                                .90 .5060.00                                      2100 21002100210021002100210021                                     00210021002100__________________________________________________________________________Pressure Control           Pack.Hold Pressures  Press              Back Pressures__________________________________________________________________________Hold Time  :  10.00     Plast. Delay                              :Press. Steps      :  1         Press. Steps                                : 1Step #1    : 100        Step #1      : 50                   PURGE PRESSURE                                 : 900__________________________________________________________________________Process Control                        SET POINT                               ACTUAL__________________________________________________________________________AUTOMATIC SHOT CORRECTION :  OFF  Shot Size               :  3.25 unitBOOST CUTOFF ON RAM POSITION  Cutoff Distance         :   .50 unit  Cushion                 :__________________________________________________________________________Auxiliary Equipment   MOLD AND DRYER TEMPERATURES   CAVITY : 125� F.                       DRYER : Off   CORE : 125� F.   LIFTER :   PUMPS:   EXTRUDER PUMPS : 1   INJECTION PUMPS : 1   BOOSTER POSITION :   EJECTOR RETRACT     EJECTOR FORWARD   POSITION          2.50         POSITION                              3.00   SPEED  60           SPEED  50   PRESSURE          60           PRESSURE                              50   EJECTOR / CORE START POSITION 12.00   COMMENTS:     Fill Speed = 2.40 sec.__________________________________________________________________________
TABLE 5______________________________________DEXTER COATING SPECIFICATIONS______________________________________Product Data SheetProduct Identification        Dextrasoft Very Dark Sapphire        PD070106Physical ConstantsType         Polyested Polyol (m wm 100-6500)Solids (By Weight)        Unmixed-56.3 � 2% Mixed-54.87 � 2.0%Solids (By Volume)        Unmixed-46.9 � 2% Mixed-45.2 � 2.0%V.O.C. Level Mixed 4.0 lb/gal.Coverage     725 Mixed(Sq. Ft./Gal. DryMil)Weight/Gallon        8.9 � 0.2 lb.Viscosity at 77� F.        17-20" No. 3 Zahn (mixed) @Gloss        60� F. Gardner 2-3 on a smooth        surfaceApplicationMixing Instructions        Mix 4 volumes PD070106        with 1 volume PD070097.        mix thoroughly______________________________________
TABLE 6______________________________________DEXTER COATING SPECIFICATIONS______________________________________Product Data SheetProduct Identification          Clear Dextrasoft Activator          PD070097Physical ConstantsType           Isocyanate [Blend of TDI (toluene          diisocyanate) and HDI (Saturated          methylene diisocyanate) biuret]Solids (By Weight)          45.6 � 2.0%Solids (By Volume)          38.2 � 2.0%CoverageWeight/Gallon  8.43 � 0.2 lbs.Viscosity at 77� F.          Activator before mixing with          Dextrasoft Bases Nos. 2 Zahn          16"-19"______________________________________
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CRAC channels in dental enamel cells — NYU Scholars
M. Eckstein, Rodrigo Lacruz
Enamel mineralization relies on Ca2+ availability provided by Ca2+ release activated Ca2+ (CRAC) channels. CRAC channels are modulated by the endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ sensor STIM1 which gates the pore subunit of the channel known as ORAI1, found the in plasma membrane, to enable sustained Ca2+ influx. Mutations in the STIM1 and ORAI1 genes result in CRAC channelopathy, an ensemble of diseases including immunodeficiency, muscular hypotonia, ectodermal dysplasia with defects in sweat gland function and abnormal enamel mineralization similar to amelogenesis imperfecta (AI). In some reports, the chief medical complain has been the patient's dental health, highlighting the direct and important link between CRAC channels and enamel. The reported enamel defects are apparent in both the deciduous and in permanent teeth and often require extensive dental treatment to provide the patient with a functional dentition. Among the dental phenotypes observed in the patients, discoloration, increased wear, hypoplasias (thinning of enamel) and chipping has been reported. These findings are not universal in all patients. Here we review the mutations in STIM1 and ORAI1 causing AI-like phenotype, and evaluate the enamel defects in CRAC channel deficient mice. We also provide a brief overview of the role of CRAC channels in other mineralizing systems such as dentine and bone.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceca.2018.07.012
Eckstein, M., & Lacruz, R. (2018). CRAC channels in dental enamel cells. Cell Calcium, 75, 14-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceca.2018.07.012
CRAC channels in dental enamel cells. / Eckstein, M.; Lacruz, Rodrigo.
In: Cell Calcium, Vol. 75, 01.11.2018, p. 14-20.
Eckstein, M & Lacruz, R 2018, 'CRAC channels in dental enamel cells', Cell Calcium, vol. 75, pp. 14-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceca.2018.07.012
Eckstein M, Lacruz R. CRAC channels in dental enamel cells. Cell Calcium. 2018 Nov 1;75:14-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceca.2018.07.012
Eckstein, M. ; Lacruz, Rodrigo. / CRAC channels in dental enamel cells. In: Cell Calcium. 2018 ; Vol. 75. pp. 14-20.
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Mudra Craft Stamps: Wishing you every success
I am Varshitha here! Today I am here with some announcements & news.. We are working on so many things behind the scene, so we are skipping June Stamp release to give you a better and bigger July release!! Do tell us what stamps you would like to see in Mudra (You can mail any unique ideas to mudracraftstamps@gmail.com), you will be credited and awarded with crafty goodies!! So use this lovely opportunity!! We have a new product launch for June!!! Shhh!! keep watching our Facebook Page for updates regarding it!!
Now the sad part... yes, today we are bidding farewell to our DT, Designer & Stamp Design Co-ordiantor Parul. She has been with Mudra even before Mudra was launched officially, She has done so many ground work and been doing really amazing work off screen, all the lovely designs you see in our Release, are brain worked and fine tuned by our amazing Stamp Design Coordinator Team!! I am always thankful for their support and love!!! We will miss your amazing work Parul!! All the very best Parul!!
Over to Parul...
I started with a card stock same size as card front and stamped some flowers and leaves from Botanical blooms stamp set. Then I fussy cut it to give the look of hanging leaves and flowerrs.
I used spun sugar distress ink to sponge the card base and stamped the sentiment on it. Sentiment is from "wishing you" stamp set. And final step was to mount the fussy cut piece on the card base with the help of foam tape.
Labels: announcement, Botanical Blooms, Parul, wishing you
linda clark 15 June 2017 at 13:53
Linda 15 June 2017 at 15:52
Beautiful card Parul -we'll miss you!
Mirella 15 June 2017 at 18:11
Best of luck with your future endeavours! You'll be missed !
Kanan Pandya 15 June 2017 at 21:39
We will miss your beautiful work, Parul!! All the very best. :-)
Shylaa Shree 16 June 2017 at 05:16
Thank you parul for those beautiful designs, we would be missing you here at mudra

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Paper Blossoms: Vintage Pieces
Another amazing set to introduce to you today from the November Inspired By Stamping release called Vintage Pieces! This set is full of gorgeous images for all sorts of occasions. For my first card I used the lovely pitcher found in the set and paired it with another set that you'll see later this week called Garden Seeds. I was thrilled to see how perfectly the crocus fit into the pitcher!
I chose to make the pitcher blue as it reminds me of my mom and her love of blue and white china. The sentiment, banner and seed packet front come from Garden Seeds.
My next card uses 2 more images from the Vintage Pieces set and a sentiment from Just Because. I gave this card to my son as he just recently completed second grade. I am blessed to be able to home school and he is only 7 and has done so well! I really am so very proud of him. I love how much I've learned along side him as well :)
My last project for today uses another couple of fabulous images from Vintage Pieces as well as the Gratitude sentiment from Garden Seeds. I found these mini cards in my stash, they are about 2"x2 1/2" with little envelopes to match and I thought they'd make the perfect little encouragement notes to hand out while I'm out shopping. I think a lot of people don't get thanked for what they do and having someone say thank you can mean so much. I colored each image with my Prismacolor Pencils. I liked the look of the pencil along with the vintage feel.
Thanks for joining me today and be sure to come back tomorrow, lots more in store!
Wow Leah~ Your projects so very pretty!!! BIG CONGRATS to your son (and his teacher;)). Your idea of mini cards to hand out while shopping is fantastic! I thank people along the way, but I love the idea of handing out a card...something that can be viewed later as well. Thank YOU so much for the idea!
Wonderful projects, so fresh!
Beautiful projects. I love how much texture and layering you add to your cards. Thank you for sharing your talents with us.
Oh wow...these are stunning. Love the pop of blue on your first card. It does remind me of the blue and white china!! :) Your second card is such a great card for anyone of any age, but definitely for someone as awesome as your little guy. I know he will cherish it. The thank you notes are such a great idea and such a heartfelt gesture. I know these will be appreciated by everyone that receives one.
WOW!!! these are awesome :)
love the pitcher stamped in blue and the fun little note cards :)
These are absolutely GORGEOUS, Leah. LOVE the clever idea of putting the crocus in the pitcher - how delightful! And your idea of giving out little hand-colored thank you notes is a stroke of kind and creative genius. What a great idea!
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"Dog Attends Daily Mass at Church Where Dead Owner Used to Go"
By Spooky on January 17th, 2013
“He’s there every time I celebrate Mass and is very well behaved – he doesn’t make a sound, I’ve not heard one bark from him in all the time he has been coming in,” says Father Donato Panna. “He’s still coming to Mass even after Maria’s funeral, he waits patiently by the side of the altar and just sits there quietly. I didn’t have the heart to throw him out – I’ve just recently lost my own dog so I leave him there until Mass finishes and then I let him out.” Everyone in San Donaci has been so impressed by Ciccio’s loyalty to his owner that they decided to adopt and look after him.
This kind of heart-breaking stories never cease to impress me. I posted quite a few of them on OC, if you’re looking to shed some tears: Capitan, who has been living by his owner’s grave for 6 years, Leao, the dog who lost his master to landslides in Brazil, or the Russian dog who stood guard over his mate’s body for a week, after she was hit by a car. Tragic stories that make me appreciate dogs even more.


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Genius Sesame NoodlesBy Food52PostsBy Food52 | Shine Food – Mon, Sep 23, 2013 12:23 PM EDT
Today: A salad that will be even better packed up for lunch tomorrow -- with a creamy, yet vegan, sesame dressing. (If you're thinking secret ingredient, you're right!)
Rare is the salad that holds up on day two. Greens wilt, alliums go afoul, grains get weathered and dry. And improving with age seems out of the question, like asking salad to not be a salad.
So when we find a good one, we should hold it tight, and imprint it on our animal brains as a template to repeat and riff on -- to make our lives easier in all the brown bag lunches, picnics, and potlucks that will come our way.
>>RELATED: 10 dishes that taste better the next day.
Here's your next imprint-worthy model for next-day salad success, from chef Patricia Yeo via Fine Cooking. It hinges on a sultry sesame dressing. It's creamy despite being vegan (we'll get to that) and it puts other nutty noodle salads to shame.
Food52er ecrossi, who tipped me off to this recipe, explained our noodle salad problem best: "Most sesame and peanut noodle recipes are a real disappointment. They usually end up with a gloppy, too-sweet dressing that tastes like thinned-out peanut butter." Not this one.
Yeo puts more care into hers -- it might be a little more work than watering down peanut butter, but you won't be sorry you did it.
You'll toast sesame seeds. You'll sauté some shallots and garlic. Then you'll put those into a blender with a little sugar and a few bottled goods -- sesame oil, soy sauce, rice vinegar, and chile paste -- from your pantry. This will give you a dark, delicious slurry.
Then, whenever you're ready to dress, you'll whisk in water -- which loosens the sauce, and unlocks the creaminess of the broken sesame seeds.
It's one of those secret miracles of vegan cooking that makes you wish you listened to vegans more -- like nut milks, you get something milky-smooth and richly flavored where you'd least expect it.
Yeo's salad has strips of red pepper, daikon, and snow pea, but you could put in whatever vegetables you want. I can see broccoli and celery in winter, radishes and scapes in spring.
If you've been listening, and you're planning on keeping this salad around for lunch, it helps if they're crudité-like and built to last.
Serves 6 as a main dish, 8 to 10 as a side dish
3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon (4 ounces) sesame seeds
3 medium or 2 large shallots (about 2 ounces total), sliced
1/4 cup sugar (or to taste -- if making vegan, use cane sugar)
12 ounces fresh Chinese egg noodles (sometimes called wonton noodles) or other long, thin noodles
1 cup thinly sliced scallions (cut on the bias on a sharp angle)
1. Heat the oven to 350°F. Put the sesame seeds on a baking sheet and toast them in the oven until golden brown and fragrant, 10 to 15 minutes. Be careful not to overcook them. Put the toasted seeds in a blender.
2. In a skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the peanut oil over medium-low heat. Sauté the shallots and garlic until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Set aside to cool.
3. Add the shallots, garlic, remaining 6 tablespoons peanut oil, sesame oil, soy sauce, rice vinegar, sugar, and chile paste to the sesame seeds in the blender. Blend on high speed just until a thick, rough paste forms, 2 to 3 minutes. Stop blending when most of the seeds have broken up and been puréed. After the paste forms, it will begin to get oily if you continue to purée it, as the seeds begin to give off their oil. If you have time, refrigerate the purée (for up to a day).
4. Bring a large pot of unsalted water to a rolling boil. Cook the noodles per package directions. If using fresh Chinese egg noodles, gently fluff the noodles and add them to the water, stirring. Return the water to a boil and cook the noodles for just 10 to 30 seconds. (These tiny fresh noodles don't need much cooking. If it takes a minute or more for the water to come back to a boil, the noodles will already be done.) Drain the noodles immediately and cool them under cold running water. Drain well. Put the cold noodles in a bowl and toss with 3 tablespoons peanut oil.
5. When ready to dress the noodles, drain off any oil that has gathered on the top of the purée. Whisk about 3/4 cup water into the purée to thin it and to reach a creamy consistency; the sauce will lighten in color and become emulsified; add more water as needed. Add the chopped cilantro to the sauce.
6. In a large bowl, toss the noodles with about half the dressing. Add the snow peas, red pepper, and daikon, and toss to combine (using your hands is easiest). Add more dressing if you like. Put the noodles in a large serving bowl or on individual plates. Garnish with the cilantro leaves, chopped peanuts, and sliced scallions, or pass little bowls of the garnishes at the table.

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Sustainable Knoxville: September 2011
2011 Home Energy Efficiency and Weatherization Fair
The 2011 Home Energy Efficiency and Weatherization Fair with the Knoxville / Knox County CAC is scheduled Friday, October 28th from 10 AM to 2 PM at the L.T. Ross building, 2247 Western Ave. Participating organizations will each be assigned an area in which to set up their displays or demonstrations of products or techniques. Participants are welcome to arrive as early as 9:00 AM to set up their displays. All displays should be taken down by 3:00 PM. Volunteers will be on-hand to assist in setting up and taking down displays.If you have any questions, please contact Stacy Gloss at (865) 244-3080. We look forward to seeing you there!
Knoxville's Green Building Incentive Update
The City of Knoxville's Green Building Incentive Program will begin tomorrow, September 21, 2011. The program will be administered by Knox CAC Housing and Energy Services. The goal of the program is to incentivize the Knoxville community to build or retrofit structures to create energy efficient buildings and deploy solar technologies. Rebates will be available for residential homes and buildings that house commercial or non-profit businesses. After completing energy assessments and specified energy-saving measures, participants will be eligible for rebates to cover some of the costs of completing an energy audit, purchasing energy efficient appliances, and installing solar photovoltaic and solar water heating systems. For more information, visit http://cachousing.org or call CAC Housing and Energy Services at (865) 244-3080. The official press release can be found here.Draft documents, followed by final documents, can be found at http://www.cityofknoxville.org/sustainability
Knoxville's Green Building Incentive
The City of Knoxville's Green Building Incentive is close to being released. This program has been in development for quite awhile and we are excited to see it launch. The program has passed City Council and will be administered by Knox CAC. We are busy finalizing the details, but the plan is to begin accepting applications next Wednesday, September 21st. Draft documents are available here.Currently proposed rebates include:Energy Assessment Incentive - $150.00 RebateEnergy Efficient Appliance Incentive - Up to $1,650 Rebate(Purchase of 2 or more required) -Refrigerator - $500 -Water Heater - $750 -Toilet (up to 2) - $200 Solar Photovoltaic Incentive -Commercial - $1,000 per kW installed capacity up to 5kW -Residential - $2,000 per kW installed capacity up to 5kW -Non-profit - $3,000 per kW installed capacity up to 5kWSolar Water Heating 1-3 Collector Panel System - $1,000 4-5 Collector Panel System - $2,000 6+ Collector Panel System - $3,000Look for the final program guidelines, documents, and press release in the coming days. Please e-mail Sustainability@cityofknoxville.org with any questions.
Car Sharing Comes to Knoxville
The Knoxville-Knox County Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC) is soliciting proposals from firms, joint ventures and/or partnerships to implement and operate a car sharing program. Proposals are due Sept. 29, 2011 at 2 p.m.
With car sharing, people can rent cars for short periods of time. They are attractive to customers who make only occasional use of a vehicle, as well as others who would like occasional access to a vehicle of a different type than they use day-to-day. Download the RFP at: http://www.knoxcounty.org/apps/solicitations/solicitations.php
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August | 2011 | joyfulword
Posted on August 29, 2011 by joyfulword
A mentor in my life sent my husband and I a note recently that said: “You’ll never discover unchartered waters until you’re willing to lose sight of the shore.” This encouraged me so much so I had to share it!
With that said, maybe you’re in the boat sitting on the shore when God is calling you to take your eyes off of the shore and trust Him. One of the verses that has comforted me over the years is Hebrews 13:5 – “For He Himself has said, ‘I will never leave you nor forsake you.'”
God is so faithful! Even when we are faithless, He remains faithful (2 Timothy 2:13).
My husband shared this song with me and it encouraged me. I hope it encourages you too!
http://youtu.be/Et00UNFDjVM
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Posted on August 26, 2011 by joyfulword
Yesterday morning I was sitting on the couch praying and my daughter came up to me. She was very interested in what I was doing. I gave her my finger to hold on to and she was thrilled!
As I continued to talk to God, she began to watch me intently. After I finished praying about a specific thing she said, “Oh yea!”. Then I started praying for another area of our lives and she chimed in and said “Uhmmm humm”. Throughout the rest of my time with God she would continue to nod her head as if she were in agreement with what I was saying.
My day was already great but this just made it so much better! 🙂 It’s nice to have someone agree with you!
As cute and sweet as it is to have a 20 month old participate in prayer, it is vital to have agreement in prayer! Obviously it’s important to spend time talking to God privately but it’s powerful to take time to pray with others about specific needs and desires.
I pray that God would give you the desires of your heart! (Psalm 37:4) I hope you were encouraged today!
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Posted on August 24, 2011 by joyfulword
It was the middle of the night when my husband (who I had been married to for about a week) jumped to the end of the bed, took the covers and rolled them up in a ball in front of him (as if he were using them as some sort of protection). He then shouted “WHO ARE YOU”?!?!? I said “I’m you’re wife!’.
This was hilarious! It’s one of our favorite stories to share.
When I was thinking about this story I started to think about who I am. I know my strengths, my weaknesses, and my thoughts. I know what makes me happy, what makes me laugh…and the list goes on.
We all know things about ourselves. We can be our worst and best critic.
As we go about our busy lives, sometimes we need to be reminded of WHO WE ARE. Wouldn’t you agree?
As a disciple, I am a friend of Jesus Christ (John 15:15)
Loved! He loves us with an everlasting love (Jeremiah 31:3)
I am chosen of God, holy and dearly loved (Colossians 3:12)
I am God’s workmanship, created in Christ for good works (Ephesians 2:10)
Apple of His eye (Deuteronomy 32:10)
Joint heirs with Jesus (Romans 8:17)
Thanks for reading! I am joyfully His!
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Posted on August 22, 2011 by joyfulword
“And I am convinced and sure of this very thing, that He Who began a good work in you will continue until the day of Jesus Christ [right up to the time of His return], developing [that good work] and perfecting and bringing it to full completion in you.” Philippians 1:6
God has a wonderful plan for our lives, not a wonderful life for our plans (I can’t take credit for this, it’s something I learned at Bible School). When I read this verse, I noticed that God is the One making things happen. He began, He will continue, He will develop, He will perfect and He will bring it! The only thing we need to do is allow Him to do this work in us!
On our wedding day, we had a picture for people to sign (rather than a guest book). One of the best parts of this “signed” picture was that in several places someone (or several “someones”) anonymously wrote “BRING IT”! This was a phrase that my hubby and I would say often…ya know, as a challenge (in a playful way). 🙂
This verse meant a lot to us so we put it on our wedding invitations! How appropriate it was for our friends and family to write “BRING IT”.
Are You ready for God to BRING IT? 🙂
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Like Rewards?
Posted on August 18, 2011 by joyfulword
I have been thinking about this verse. What a great verse! There is so much to this verse, I could probably write a book about it! I just want to focus on the last part — God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
I don’t know about you but I ABSOLUTELY LOVE rewards. I am a part of several different rewards programs. Ya know, the programs where you get points for purchases you make so that you can get a gift card, free items or money off of a purchase.
I have to do something in order to get my rewards. For example, in order to get a free vanilla caramel avalanche from Gloria Jeans, I have to purchase 8 drinks!
So thinking about all of the rewards programs I am a part of, none of them compare to the rewards from God! This verse tells us that we are rewarded by God as we diligently seek Him.
I pray that God would bless the work of your hands! Thanks for reading!
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Posted on August 16, 2011 by joyfulword
“For a righteous man may fall seven times and rise again…” Proverbs 24:16
I have lost count of how many times I have fallen! Thankfully, I got back up each time (I may have required help on some of the occasions). 🙂
I remember the time when I went to get into my mother-in-law’s car and my foot got stuck in between the driveway and the yard. Needless to say she saw me and then she didn’t! Could you imagine if I decided to just sit there?!?! I wouldn’t have accomplished anything else in my life (besides maybe picking at grass). 🙂
Another time that comes to mind was when I was climbing Dunn’s River Falls in Jamaica. A friend of mine reached his hand out to help me get to the top and I said (with my little independent attitude) “I got it”. Guess what? I GOT IT alright! I slid a few feet back down the falls. Yep! Me and my bad self! It was quite entertaining!
That’s why it is so important that when we fall (mess up) we get back up or we ask for HELP! If we don’t, then we won’t accomplish our destiny!
Thanks for reading! EnJOY your day!
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Beating The Dalal Street............: Let us Discuss.....Part -2
Coming back to my last post of intelligent and smart investor think that this is an irrational exuberence of Teji or a rally and they wants to encash on this rally. What I want to tell them is,why they didn't find the irrationality when market went down and down for the whole last year?Why the questions arises when there is Teji and why it do not arises when there is Mandi?I don't know the people phycology........why they think like that.....just out of my understanding...Lol...
I read somewhere at some forum that someone wanted to sell when market will touch 12500 and that person is veteran in stock market.He is in market before I started taking interest.Just imagine how much old is in stock market.When a person like him says that he is going to sell and encash the profit when market will cross 12500 then what to tell for novice?Novice who has started taking interest since 4-5 yrs?
Now when market has touched 14500 after crossing 12500 he says he will sell at 16100 perhaps.
Remember one thing here,those who says I will do this, sell ,never believe them.They always misguide people.They speak soemthing and they do something. I spoke about the same thing at some other forum, when I was a member there, when a member said he sold everything in May 2007 and then he came back after few months just to write that he has already bought some stocks.I pointed out that to him at that time and he went wild.He started accsuing me and writing bad for me and ultimately I left that forum.Why don't he wrote that at that forum when he started buying?That was my point.
He is so veteran that people believe in him and act accordingly.When you have such a big fans and friends following how can you miss writing what you did and when someone else point out that ,he goes wild.I am very straight forward person and never budge to anyone who make mistakes.I also do mistakes but I confess.But when some one makes a mistakes and when others takes decision on that and miss something I points out openly and that is my nature.If the mistake is not harming anyone I don't bother but when people takes your word as a sacred word then you have responsibility to fulfill and that I pointed out.
And I point out very bluntly .Maybe my writing loosk more harsh but that it is.But one needs to have courage to confess it.That was one of the reason I left that forum.
I can't stay in such a place where there are dubious talk, and I am not saying all were such but taking side of him who erred is also unpardonable to me .I hate that.Be trasperant.That is the bottomline.Mistakes all makes.
Well, coming back to intelligent people , who feels that market has run up much ahead of any fundamentals, I have only this to say them.Well, agreed that the runup is the steepest in the history of last 17 years.The last one month,May 2009, runup by the market is the biggest ever in last 17 years.It means that even when we were in Bull market from 2003 to 2007 end there was no such big upmove that we saw in this Month of May.That is ashtonishing, isn't it?And when people looks at this they feel that it is irrational.
But what I wants to tell them is why market went up so fast?The real reason is that market was tanked beyond limit and hence it came up so fast as soon as the positive news came on the front.Even at this points there are scores of stock in Mid/smallcap space which are way below the high.And there is no surprise that Mark Mobious is bullish in this space.
The scenario has changed.In past when Mr.Shankar Sharma use to come at CNBC and speaks about bad world economic scenario market use to tank.But even though he or his wife, Ms Devina Mehra comes and speaks about market , that this is a bear rally, market is not coming down.That is the change in sentiment.That is the change in the mindset of the people that even though they hear , Messers Shankar Sharma ,Marc Faber and Mr Ramesh Damani and likes market is not going down.That shows that people are not buying their story and actually taking contra view.
The reason we saw the biggest points gain in last 17 years , in a single month ,is the stock were battered so heavily that as soon as the positive news started pouring in ,market went bersek.
Well, now we need to discuss why our and world market tanked?Was there any problem with any countries economic growth?The answer is BIG "NO".....the reason market world over tanked was because of US subprime crises and that hence liquidity getting quezzed.There was no money in the system and as soon as the liquidity is infused the things starts becoming normal.The entire fall can get arrested and that is what is happening.People use to argue that printing money will increase the inflation but that happens only when the money is already in the system, means no liquidity crunch but when there is no money in the system then how inflation will take place?
See, even after the biggest rally we saw in month of May we can see that many stocks are available at cheaper rates and hence there is lots of room left for Mid/Smallcap to outperform the sensex.More and more people will feel left out and they will wait for market to tank and it will never happen.
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Organizers back out of Evel Knievel festivalHomeMailFlickrTumblrNewsSportsFinanceCelebrityAnswersGroupsMobileMoreYahooSearchSearchSkip to NavigationSkip to Main ContentSkip to Related Content0MailNews HomeFollow UsUSWorldPoliticsTechScienceOdd NewsABC NewsYahoo OriginalsKatie CouricMatt BaiOrganizers back out of Evel Knievel festivalApril 10, 2014ReblogShareTweetPin itShareFILE - In this July 28, 2006 file photo, daredevil Evel Knievel and his son and fellow daredevil Robbie embrace at the top of the landing ramp prior to Robbie's successful 180-ft jump during the fifth annual Evel Knievel Days in Butte, Mont. A struggle for control over the festival, that draws thousands of stuntmen, wannabes and fans paying homage to Evel Knievel in his Montana hometown, has led organizers to turn over the event to the famous daredevil’s family. Chad Harrington, executive director of Evel Knievel Week Inc., said the group decided Tuesday, April 8, 2014 to cut ties with the Evel Knievel Days event. (AP Photo/The Montana Standard, Walter Hinick, File)MoreBUTTE, Mont. (AP) — A struggle for control over a festival that draws thousands of stuntmen, wannabes and fans paying homage to Evel Knievel in his Montana hometown has led organizers to turn over the event to the famous daredevil's family.Chad Harrington, executive director of Evel Knievel Week Inc., said the group decided Tuesday night to cut ties with the Evel Knievel Days event."Our committee, by no means, wants to hinder or impede the direction that your family would like to go with Evel Knievel Days and the Evel Knievel name," Harrington's committee wrote in a letter to Butte-Silver Bow Chief Executive Matt Vincent, who is married to Knievel's daughter.Kelly Knievel, Evel's oldest son, said he was "committed to having another successful festival this July."But one unnamed, out-of-state sponsor already has pulled out over the dispute, Harrington said, which raises questions about the future of the three-day celebration of stunts, jumps and feats.Knievel was a flamboyant motorcycle stuntman who jumped lines of cars and buses, and attempted to hurdle sharks, canyons and just about anything else. He died in 2007, five years after the first Evel Knievel Days was held in Butte.The dispute over the festival began when Kelly Knievel sought a new licensing agreement with Butte-Silver Bow County for the use of his father's name, which the family owns.He said he had concerns about the organizing committee's finances and whether it has followed bylaws and its reporting requirements, The Montana Standard reported (http://bit.ly/1etU5s5 ).Harrington said the group has followed the rules, provided detailed financial reports to the county and welcomes anyone to audit its books.About the time Kelly Knievel sought the new licensing agreement, the county asked organizers to sign an operating agreement that it said was meant to ensure accountability and stability.Harrington said the group had an agreement that was good through next year.Last week, Kelly Knievel left Harrington an expletive-laced voicemail threatening to contact the IRS and the attorney general and audit previous contracts if he didn't sign the agreement."You're gonna sign that agreement with Butte-Silver Bow, and you're going to move along as the director of the committee and change your ways, or I am going to destroy you," Knievel said. Knievel confirmed to the Standard that he left the messages.On Monday, Kelly Knievel withdrew his request for the licensing agreement and said the Knievel family would try to form a new nonprofit corporation to conduct this year's festival and run it "with complete transparency and accountability."Vincent said Wednesday the issue had become a "media circus" created by a few members of the committee and Knievel."I hoped that level heads would prevail in resolving the issues, and that obviously has not happened," Vincent said in a letter to commissioners.___Information from: The Montana Standard, http://www.mtstandard.comReblogShareTweetPin itShareWhat to Read NextOlympic Rower Henrik Rummel Is Fine With His Bulge Being Out There, Not So Fine With His Mom Seeing ItCosmopolitanFirefighter: Teton Fire May Burn Into SeptemberAssociated Press VideosThe Heartbreaking Story Behind Photo of Elderly Couple CryingGood Morning AmericaLondon Zoo annual animal weigh-inYahoo News Photo StaffKayla Mueller Defended Christian Faith to ISIS Executioner 'Jihadi John'ABC NewsAt least one dead in blast at Belgian sports centreReuters VideosDelaware Woman Plummets 35 Feet to Her Death from Zip Line While Completing Her 'Bucket List'PeopleThis Sleeping Beauty Plays Dress Up With Her Mom While She NapsGood Morning AmericaJennifer Lopez Broke Up With Her Longtime Boyfriend Because Of The Diaz/McGregor FightUPROXXPhotos of the day - August 25, 2016Yahoo News Photo StaffLotte Group vice chairman found dead, suicide suspectedReutersCalifornia Cruising: Driving Down Memory LaneAssociated Press VideosTony Romo leaves Cowboys game with back injuryShutdown CornerThe First Date Was a Success. 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Berni C - Chasing the Dream: Open Minded Fun #29 - No Pink or Red - Midway Post
Really beautiful card here Berni!! Love the blue colors and your layout! ;)
oooh! This is so lovely! I love the colors. I also really like the little gems you used near the bottom. February 7, 2015 at 3:33 PM
What a really super image Bernie and great card for our love challenge.Thanks so much for joining us at Allsorts this week.B
Lovely image and beautiful colouring.Thank you for sharing at Allsorts;-))m
Love, love, LOVE your color combo, my friend!
Gorgeous creation. Thanks for joining Allsorts. Good luck. Happy crafting Tracy x
Beautiful card !!! Thanks for joining us at Chocolate, Coffee & Cards Challenges!!! I hope you get to join us again for our next challenge. Agnieszka DT February 18, 2015 at 1:02 AM