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This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/046,738, filed Feb. 1, 2005, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,497,979, which is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/049,604, filed May 8, 2002, now abandoned, which is a national stage of International Application No. PCT/GB00/03184, filed Aug. 16, 2000, designating the United States, and claiming priority from Application No. 9919304.7, filed in the United Kingdom on Aug. 17, 1999, the contents of which are incorporated by reference in their entirety.
The present invention relates to melt-processable thermoplastic compositions, especially to acrylic compositions. Particularly, although not exclusively, the invention relates to compositions for making articles having surfaces exhibiting relatively low gloss.
Thermoplastic compositions, especially acrylic compositions, are used in a variety of applications, some of which may demand a particular surface appearance, such as low gloss. Acrylic compositions containing gloss modifiers, usually to reduce the surface gloss of the compositions, are already known and used in the industry. Commonly used gloss modifying compounds are talcs or other inorganic compounds. Talcs can generally be used to reduce surface gloss to a minimum of about 20 (measured at 75� observation angle). However, when a very low gloss or matte surface finish is required, e.g. for building components such as vinyl siding or the like, talcs or other conventional gloss reducing compounds may be ineffective or may be required to be present at such high levels that the other properties of the composition are compromised. There is therefore a need for an acrylic composition which is suitable for producing articles which have a relatively low gloss surface but which are comparable in physical properties to higher gloss acrylic compositions.
WO-A-97/14749 describes acrylic compositions having the appearance of a natural granite comprising a polymethyl methacrylate matrix having dispersed within it particles comprising 75-90 wt % of PMMA, at least 10% of an ethylenically unsaturated comonomer and at least 0.4 wt % of a cross-linker. The granite articles are prepared by casting a syrup of polymer in monomer containing the particles and curing to produce a glossy article.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,242,968 describes a cast acrylic article having a textured but glossy surface formed by casting a polymer in monomer syrup containing ground PMMA particles in a cell and curing the mixture so that it polymerises.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,304,592 describes acrylic articles which contain particles of a thermoplastic and/or thermoset plastic which are visually different from the acrylic matrix in which they are suspended and which have different viscosities or melting points from the plastic of the matrix yet which have a similar density to the matrix so that the particles do not settle during processing.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a melt-processable thermoplastic composition which address problems associated with prior art compositions.
According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a melt-processable thermoplastic composition comprising;
The thermoplastic polymer preferably forms a matrix throughout which the particulate polymer is dispersed. The particulate polymer may, however, be more or less concentrated in some parts of the matrix than others as a result of a melt-processing method which may be used to form the composition. Nevertheless, it has been found that the incorporation of the particulate polymer into the melt-processable thermoplastic polymer matrix enables articles to be produced by melt-processing techniques such as injection moulding or extrusion, which have an excellent low-gloss surface finish.
The melt-processable thermoplastic polymer may be selected from a range of materials, e.g. PVC, polystyrene, polyesters, styrene-acrylonitrile copolymers and terpolymers, e.g. ABS, styrene-acrylonitrile(SAN), acrylonitrile-styrene-acrylic(SAN), polycarbonate, nylon, acrylic polymers such as polmethylmethacrylate and its copolymers with other (meth)acrylates, provided that the polymer(s) selected may be melt processed at a temperature which is below the temperature at which the particulate acrylic polymer thermally degrades, e.g. below about 300� C. The melt-processable polymer may also comprise a blend of thermoplastic polymers. In one preferred form of the invention, the melt-processable thermoplastic polymer which forms a matrix is a polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) homopolymer or copolymer derived from a monomer mixture comprising 60-100 wt % methyl methacrylate and 0-40 wt % of at least one other copolymerisable alkyl acrylate or methacrylate. A preferred PMMA matrix is a copolymer of 60-98 wt % methyl methacrylate and 2-40 wt % of at least one other copolymerisable alkyl acrylate selected from a C1-4alkyl, e.g. methyl, ethyl or butyl, hydroxyethyl, 2-ethylhexyl, cyclohexyl or phenyl acrylates. Of the aforesaid, a C1-4 alkylacrylate (especially n-alkyl acrylates where isomers can exist) is preferred; methyl, ethyl and butyl acrylates are more preferred; ethyl and butyl (especially n-butyl)acrylates are especially preferred; and ethyl acrylate is most preferred. A preferred copolymer comprises 80-98 wt % methyl methacrylate residues and 2-20 wt % of the residues of at least one said alkyl acrylate. Preferably, said preferred copolymer comprises at least 82 wt %, more preferably at least 84 wt %, especially at least 85 wt % methyl methacrylate. The amount of methyl methacrylate may be less than 95 wt %, suitably less than 92 wt %, preferably less than 90 wt %, more preferably less than 88 wt %, especially for use in construction, such as for vinyl sidings as hereinafter described. Said preferred copolymer may include at least 5 wt %, preferably at least 8 wt %, more preferably at least 10 wt %, especially at least 12 wt % of said at least one said alkyl acrylate. Preferably said at least one alkyl acrylate comprises a single alkyl acrylate. The matrix polymer may additionally contain residues of other materials, e.g. thermal stabilisers (e.g. alkyl mercaptans as are commonly used in moulding polymer formulations), polymerisation initiators, lubricants, mould release agents, UV and light stabilisers, pigments, dyes, opacifiers, impact modifying compounds (including rubbery materials and core-shell type impact modifying particles) and flame retardants. Preferably, the matrix polymer includes a major amount of melt-processable thermoplastic polymer, especially a major amount of said polymethylmethacrylate homopolymer or copolymer.
In the context of this specification, a "major" amount suitably refers to at least 60 wt %, preferably at least 75 wt %, more preferably at least 90 wt %, especially at least 95 wt %.
The melt flow index (MFI) of said melt-processable thermoplastic polymer at 230� C. using a 3.6 Kg weight over 10 minutes (according to DIN53735) is suitably at least 5. For some, preferred applications, said MFI may be at least 10, suitably at least 15, preferably at least 20, more preferably at least 25 and in some cases at least 27. The MFI may be less than 35, preferably less than 32.
The particulate polymer is a homopolymer or copolymer which comprises 50-100 wt % MMA, at least 0-10 wt % of an ethylenically unsaturated comonomer comprising at least one alkyl acrylate or methacrylate and 0-10 wt % of a copolymerisable cross-linking monomer. Suitable particles are described in WO-A-97/14749 for incorporation into cast acrylic products to impart the appearance of granite.
Said particulate polymer is suitably formed from the residues of a monomer mixture comprising at least 50 wt %, preferably at least 59.9 wt %, more preferably at least 69.9 wt %, especially at least 79.9 wt % of methyl methacrylate (MMA) In some cases, the amount of said MMA may be at least 62 wt % or even 83 wt %. The amount of MMA may be less than 99 wt %, suitably less than 95 wt %, preferably less than 90 wt %, more preferably less than 88 wt %, especially less than 86 wt %. Said monomer mixture may also include at least 1 wt %, suitably at least 5 wt %, preferably at least 10 wt %, more preferably at least 12 wt %, especially at least 14 wt % of a copolymerisable acrylic comonomer. The amount of said copolymerisable acrylic comonomer may be less than 50 wt %, suitably less than 30 wt %, preferably less than 25 wt %, more preferably less then 20 wt %, especially less than 18 wt %. Said acrylic comonomer may be of a type as described above for said copolymerisable alkyl acrylate of said PMMA matrix. Said comonomer is preferably an alkyl acrylate, especially a C1-4 alkyl acrylate, preferred examples of which include ethyl acrylate and butyl acrylate. The particulate polymer may be formed from one or more copolymerisable acrylic comonomers. Where more than one acrylic copolymer is used in conjunction with MMA described, suitably the sum of the wt % of the copolymerisable acrylic comonomers (excluding multifunctional acrylic monomers) is as described above. Said monomer mixture may also include at least 0.1 wt %, suitably at least 0.2 wt %, preferably at least 0.3 wt %, more preferably at least 0.4 wt % of a comonomer which is capable of forming cross-linking with the polymer. The amount of said comonomer may be less than 10 wt %, suitably less than 5 wt %, preferably less than 4 wt %, more preferably less than 3 wt %, especially less than 2 wt %. In some cases, 1 wt % or less (preferably less than 1 wt %) of said comonomer may be used. Preferred comonomers capable of forming cross-linking are multi-functional and are preferably multi-functional acrylate monomers, for example di(alk)acrylate compounds such as dimethacrylate compounds.
In one case, said particulate polymer is formed from the residues of a monomer mixture comprising 70-95 wt % MMA, 5-30 wt % of a copolymerisable acrylic comonomer (preferably an alkyl acrylate) and 0.1-5 wt % of a comonomer which is capable of forming cross-linking within the polymer.
Said thermoplastic composition may include at least 1 wt %, preferably at least 3 wt %, more preferably at least 5 wt %, especially at least 6 wt % of said particulate polymer. The amount of said particulate polymer may be 40 wt % or leas, preferably 30 wt % or less, more preferably 20 wt % or less, especially 15 wt % or less.
The particulate polymer may have a wide size distribution and particles thereof may have a maximum size of about 5 mm. Preferably, the particles have a maximum dimension which is less than 1 mm, for example particles which pass though a 500 μm sieve may be used. Preferably, a major amount, more preferably all, of said particles of said particulate polymer of a type described in (b) above can pass through a 350 μm sieve, more preferably through a 300 μm sieve, especially through a 250 μm sieve. In one preferred form particles having a size distribution from <10 to about 600 μm are used. The weight averaged diameter of said particles of said particulate polymer may be greater than 100 μm, suitably greater than 150 μm. The weight averaged diameter may be less than 500 μm, suitably less than 400 μm, preferably less than 300 μm, more preferably less than 250 μm. The aforementioned weight averaged diameters may be assessed as described in ASTM D1921.
Suitably, at least 20%, preferably at least 40%, more preferably at least 60%, especially at least 80% of particles of said particulate polymer are between 60 (250 μm) and 80 (177 μm) mesh.
It has been found that in high shear processes such as extrusion and injection moulding, the particles of said particulate polymer are broken up into smaller particles so that, surprisingly, the particles do not produce an unduly rough or lumpy surface, even when particles as large as 250 μm are used in the thermoplastic composition and the composition is extruded to form a layer having a thickness below 100 μm. The particle size to be used in any situation may be selected based upon its availability and the constraints of handling and processing such particles. However, preferred particle sizes are as is described.
The particulate polymer is preferably made by grinding a larger piece or pieces of polymer of the required composition. It has been found that the particles formed in this way are irregular with many corners and sharp edges. The polymer may be made by a variety of polymerisation methods, e.g. suspension, solution, emulsion, or bulk polymerisation methods.
It has been found that when a sheet of the thermoplastic polymer composition has been extruded and calendered, there are marked differences between the gloss on the surface of the sheet which has been in contact with the calender rolls and the opposite surface which has been in contact with air. For this reason, when the low-gloss thermoplastic composition of the invention is applied over a layer of a different polymer, e.g. by coextrusion, it is preferred that the surface of the low-gloss composition is processed so that it is run through the calender roll stack on the air side of the sample.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of preparing a melt-processable thermoplastic composition, (preferably according to said first aspect), the method comprising contacting, preferably mixing:
Said particulate polymer may have a hardness of less than go when measured on the Rockwell Hardness M-Scale according to IS02039-2.
Said melt-processable polymer and said particulate polymer are preferably not cast. Said melt-processable polymer and said particulate polymer are preferably mixed by extrusion, suitably using a high shear extruder. Said melt-processable polymer and said particulate polymer may be subject to a shear rate of at least 100 s−1, preferably at least 115 s−1, more preferably at least 130 s−1, especially at least 140 s−1 during said mixing. The shear rate may be less than 200 s−1, preferably less than 180 s−1, more preferably less than 160 s−1.
Said mixing by extrusion is preferably undertaken under conditions such that particles of said particulate polymer are broken down. Thus, preferably, the weight averaged diameter of said particulate polymer before said extrusion is greater than after said extrusion.
Said mixed/extruded melt-processable polymer and said particulate polymer is preferably formed into discrete units, for example pellets, of said melt-processable thermoplastic composition, suitable for subsequent use.
Preferably, said melt-processable polymer and said particulate polymer are not caused to chemically react during said mixing and/or extrusion and, more preferably, are not caused to react at any stage in the preparation of said discrete units. Thus, preferably the melt-processable polymer is not cured during and/or after contact with said particulate polymer. Especially, said melt-processable polymer and said particulate polymer do not chemically react at any stage, for example even up to the formation of an article of a type described herein.
The preparation of said particulate polymer preferably includes the polymerisation of a monomer mixture which suitably includes monomers and/or other ingredients described herein, suitably in the amounts described herein. The polymer formed is preferably subjected to a size reduction step suitably so as to produce particles having particle sizes as described herein. The particles are then suitably mixed with said melt-processable thermoplastic polymer to form said melt-processable thermoplastic composition.
According to a third aspect of the invention, there is provided a method of forming an article which comprises shaping a melt-processable thermoplastic composition according to said first aspect or prepared according to said second aspect in order to form said article.
In the method, said melt-processable thermoplastic composition may be subjected to conditions such that particles of the particulate polymer in said melt-processable thermoplastic composition are broken down, thereby to reduce their size. Thus, preferably the weight averaged diameter of said particulate polymer before said shaping is greater than after said shaping. Preferably, the melt-processable thermoplastic composition and/or the conditions to which this is subjected to form the article is/are selected such that a surface of the article formed of said thermoplastic composition includes substantially no particles of diameter of greater than 100 μm. This may be assessed microscopically, for example by incident light optical microscopy and by scanning electron microscopy of sections taken perpendicularly to the surface.
In the method, suitably said melt-processable thermoplastic composition is subjected to a shear rate of at least 100 s−1, preferably at least 115 s−1, more preferably at least 130 s−1, especially at least 140 s−1 during the shaping of said article. However, where said melt-processable thermoplastic composition is co-extruded, for example with PVC, a low shear extruder may be used in which case the shear rate will be lower than these discussed above.
The composition may be shaped in the form of sheets or film. It may be extruded or moulded into various shapes or co-extruded or laminated onto other materials, for example rigid or foamed forms of ABS, PVC, polystyrene polymers including HIPS and other modified styrene polymers, or polyolefins. The composition may also be co-extruded or laminated onto metals. Sheets prepared as described (e.g. co-extruded or laminated sheets) may be thermoformed or otherwise formed into a desired shape by a suitable means.
Advantageously, where injection moulding is used, low surface gloss can be achieved even on highly polished moulds. This may provide a route to producing trim parts to match low gloss extruded or co-extruded panels or to make clear plaques.
The composition may advantageously be used to provide a low gloss, pigmented, co-extruded capstock for less weatherable materials such as PVC (e.g. for vinyl siding, window frames and sheet), HIPS (e.g. for shutters, doors, sheet) and ABS (e.g. for shutters, doors, sheet and window frames).
The method may include preparing a layer from said melt-processable thermoplastic composition which is thinner than the diameters of some particles of particulate polymer used to prepare said melt-processable thermoplastic composition.
According to a fourth aspect of the invention, there is provided an article made in a method according to said third aspect.
Thus, suitably, there is provided an article formed by shaping a molten thermoplastic composition formed by melting an acrylic composition comprising:
The article need not be entirely formed from the molten thermoplastic composition. There are many applications in which an article may comprise other materials, e.g. it may be a laminate of the thermoplastic composition and another material or the thermoplastic composition of the invention may form only a surface coating on an article. Such composite articles may be formed by forming a separate thermoplastic layer and bonding it to the finished article or the thermoplastic layer may be applied by techniques such as coextrusion with another thermoplastic or by extrusion coating.
Said article may be a coextruded or laminated component. Said article preferably includes a substrate and a capstock material wherein said capstock material comprises said melt-processable thermoplastic composition.
Said component may be for use in construction.
Said component may be for use in construction of a building. For example, it could be a solid or coextruded building component, for example a soffit board, barge board, fascia board, cladding board, siding, gutter, pipe, shutters, window casement, window board, window profile, conservatory profile, door panels, door casement, roofing panel, architectural accessory or the like. A preferred component for use in construction is a co-extruded component comprising a substrate, for example made of PVC, HIPS or ABS (especially PVC), and said melt-processable thermoplastic material provided as a capstock thereon. An especially preferred component is vinyl siding comprising PVC and a capstock of said thermoplastic material.
Said component may be for use in constructing a vehicle or in another automotive application, both as a bulk material or as a co-extruded laminate. Such applications include, but are not limited to, decorative exterior trim, cab mouldings, bumpers (fenders), louvers, rear panels, accessories for buses, trucks, vans, campers, farm vehicles and mass transit vehicles, side and quarter panel trim or the like.
Preferably, a surface of the article formed of said thermoplastic composition has a roughness (Ra) of less than 2000 angstroms, preferably less than 1750 angstroms. The roughness may be at least 350 angstroms.
Suitably, a surface of the article formed of said thermoplastic composition has a surface gloss, measured at a 75� observation angle (according to ASTM D3679), of less than 85, preferably less than 75, more preferably less than 65, especially less than 55. In a preferred embodiment, the surface gloss, measured as described, is in the range 4.5 to 30, more preferably 9 to 20.
Suitably, when a surface of the article formed of said thermoplastic composition is tested for impact resistance in accordance with ASTM D4226, the mean failure height is not less than 7.5 inches (19.1 cm), more preferably not less than 9.5 inches (24.1 cm), especially not less than 10.5 inches 126.7 cm). The mean failure height may be less than 15 inches (38.1 cm).
According to a fifth aspect, there is provided an article which comprises a thermoplastic composition, wherein said article and/or said compositions) are as described in any statement herein.
According to a sixth aspect of the intention, there is provided an article formed from a thermoplastic composition which comprises a melt-processable thermoplastic polymer and a particulate polymer, wherein the weight averaged diameter of particles of said particulate polymer prior to formation of said article is greater than the diameter after formation of the article.
According to a seventh aspect of the invention, there is provided a method of forming an article which comprises a substrate and, on the substrate, a capstock layer, the method comprising: selecting, for example preparing, a melt-processable thermoplastic composition comprising a melt-processable thermoplastic polymer and a particulate polymer wherein some of the particles of the particulate polymer have a diameter of x μm; and extruding, preferably co-extruding, said selected composition to form a capstock layer of a thickness less than x μm. The thickness may be less than 95% of x, preferably less than 75% of x, more preferably less than 50% of x.
The invention extends to an article which includes a substrate and a capstock material prepared from a thermoplastic composition as described herein.
A capstock layer as described herein may have a thickness of less than 200 μm, preferably less than 175 μm, more preferably less than 150 μm, especially less than 125 μm. The thickness may be greater than 50 μm. A thickness of about 100 μm is preferred.
Any feature of any aspect of any invention or embodiment described herein may be combined with any feature of any aspect of any other invention or embodiment described herein.
Specific embodiments of the invention will now be described, by way of example.
A mixture containing a 92% wt commercial acrylic polymer DIAKON™ MG102 (Ineos Acrylics, U.K.) which is a copolymer of methyl methacrylate and ethyl acrylate and has a molecular weight of approximately 90,000 and 8% of a white pigmented masterbatch was compounded together and pelleted using a Werner & Pfleiderer ZSK30 30 mm twin screw extruder running at 230� C. and 275 rpm. The resulting pellets were extruded into a 1 mm thick�100 mm wide sheet using a 1.5″ (30 mm) single screw extruder operating at 230� C. and at a line speed of approximately 1 m/minute. The extruded sheet was run through a 3-roll calendering stage upon exit from the extruder. The rolls were heated to about 80� C. and were 50 mm in radius.
The gloss of each surface of the sheet was measured using a Rhopoint Novo-Gloss meter measuring at an angle of 60� C. As will be understood by those experienced in the art of extruding thermoplastic sheet, one surface is in contact with the heated calendering rolls for longer than the other surface and so these surfaces were measured separately. The surface in contact with the rolls for the longest time is referred to as "highly calendered (hc)" whilst the other surface is referred to as "less calendered (lc)". The gloss of each surface was measured at 10 positions along the direction of extrusion of the sheet and the average result is shown in the Table 1.
Preparation of Cross-Linked Acrylic Particles
A cross-linked acrylic polymer was made by bulk polymerisation in a sealed nylon bag a monomer mixture comprising 83% MMA, 8% n-butyl acrylate, 8% ethyl acrylate and 1% ethylene glycol dimethacrylate together with initiators and stabilisers.
The mixture was subjected to a pre-programmed thermal cycle as conventionally used for bulk polymerisation processes and then cooled. After cooling to ambient temperature, the bag and thermocouple were removed and discarded. The resultant polymer was ground and sieved with a standard wirecloth sieve. The sieve fractions which passed through a standard US 60 mesh sieve (aperture size 250 μm) were used for these Examples Particle size analysis showed that 82% of the particles were between 60 (250 μm) and 80 (177 μm) mesh. The particles appeared to be of irregular shape approximating to pyramidal.
The particles of cross-linked acrylic polymer were added to the polymer and colour masterbatch mixture. The mixture was compounded using a ZSK 30 extruder (at 230� C., 275 rpm) and a shear rate of about −140s−1) and pelletised and then sheet samples were extruded and their gloss measured, as described above.
Particle content (wt %)
Gloss units
The results show that the presence of the cross-linked acrylic particles reduced the gloss of both of the surface of the extruded sheet significantly. A difference in gloss between the surfaces of the same sheet was also noted for those samples which contained the particles but not for the sample containing no particles. Examination of the samples showed that the shape of the particles had not been changed significantly but their size had been reduced to about 50-70 μm.
PVC pellets (EVC Compounds RG7-760-1476) were tumble blended with cross-linked acrylic particles as described in Example 1 and extruded into sheet at 180� C. as described in Example 1.
A sample without particles was made in the same way. The gloss was measured as described in Example 1 and the results are as shown in Table 2.
Particle content (wt %)
Gloss units
Particles of a green coloured cross-linked acrylic polymer were made from a monomer mixture comprising 84% MMA, 15.5% butyl acrylate and 0.5% ethylene glycol dimethacrylate together with stabilisers, initiators and a chain transfer agent as described in Example 1.
The particles were ground and sieved as before. An impact modified grade of acrylic moulding polymer (DIAKON™ ST35G8) was coloured using a green pigmented masterbatch at 8% wt. The green particles were compounded into the base polymer on the twin screw extruder and the resulting pellets were injection moulded using a Colourstubbe injection moulding apparatus at 230� C. to form a 75�50�3 mm plaque sample. The gloss was measured as described earlier and the results are shown in Table 3.
Particle content (wt %)
Gloss units
Cross-linked acrylics polymer was prepared by bulk polymerisation of 83.18 wt % MMA, 14.68 wt % co-monomer (n-butyl acrylate) 0.61 wt % cross-linker, 0.49 wt % of chain transfer agent and 0.05 wt % initiator.
The polymer was ground and sieved to produce a particle size distribution wherein 36.7% w/w lay between 60 and 100 mesh (250 and 150 μm) and 35.1% w/w were between 150 and 30 μm and the material had a weight average particle diameter of 187.9 μm.
8 wt % of the particulate polymer was compounded into a commercially available impact modified acrylic copolymer (DIAKON™ ST35G8 as described above) using a ZSK30 co-rotating twin screw extruder at 230� C. as described in Example 1.
The material thus obtained was co-extruded using a single screw extruder as an approximately 100 μm layer onto rigid PVC to form panels of approximately 1 mm total thickness. The panels were impact tested following ASTM D4226 and the surface gloss was evaluated using a 75� meter to ASTM D3679 as described above. The results were as follows:
ASTM D4226 Mean Failure Height (inches)=11.1
Gloss (75� obs)=51
Appearance of sheet=Matte surface
The particulate polymer of Example 4 was compared to cross-linked bead particles having weight averaged diameters of 20, 40, 80 and 100 μm (referred to as Examples 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 respectively).
The particulate polymer and the cross-linked bead particles were compounded into an acrylic copolymer (as described in example 4) at a loading of 5 wt %, using a ZSK30 co-rotating twin screw extruder at a temperature of 230� C. Co-extruded sheet of nominal thickness approx. 1 mm was produced with the acrylic material forming a cap of thickness approximately 100 μm. The surface gloss of the sheets was measured using a Rhopoint Novogloss Gloss Meter and the results obtained are shown in the table below.
20� Gloss
60� Gloss
Eg 4
3.9 +/− 0.2
29.8 +/− 0.6
33.5 +/− 1.2
Eg 5.1
5.7 +/− 0.6
30.4 +/− 0.8
27.4 +/− 1.6
Eg 5.2
6.3 +/− 0.4
34.3 +/− 1.4
33.8 +/− 2.4
Eg 5.3
13.6 +/− 1
44.6 +/− 3.2
43.9 +/− 1.2
Eg 5.4
15.4 +/− 1.7
47.5 +/− 2.9
47.7 +/− 1
The gloss data for the cross-linked bead materials of Examples 5.1 to 5.4 exhibit a linear dependence of surface gloss on bead diameter for all gloss measurement angles. However, the material of Example 5 does not fit with these linear trends. In this case, individual particles could not be identified in the surface, while the presence of large discrete particle was observed for materials of Examples 5.3 and 5.4. More particularly, incident light optical microscopy confirmed that particles of the same size as added to the extruder were present in the material for Examples 5.
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YRC Worldwide, Inc. may be poised this month to impose a general rate increase of 5.9 percent. According to LM sources, other LTL providers may follow suit.
In a letter sent to YRC shippers, company executives stated that it will be necessary to pass along a portion of its expenses "outside its direct control."
This includes rising healthcare cost, highway infrastructure, and environmental sustainability requirements.
Sources maintain that the anticipated hike will hit by September 20, although this is yet to be confirmed by YRC.
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Discover why Katherine has been an important meeting place for indigenous people for many thousands of years. This, combined with European settlement, has led to Katherine having a rich tradition of art, and a deep awareness of its culture and heritage.
Galleries in Katherine specialise in locally produced works reflecting the styles and influences of the Jawoyn, Warlpiri and Dagoman Aboriginal people. As well as viewing artwork, visitors can watch and participate in art and craft being produced, from didgeridoos and boomerangs, to weaving, dilly bags, clap sticks and carvings.
The Escarpment Walk through the eastern section of the Judbarra / Gregory National Park includes interpretive signs explaining the Nungali-Ngaliwurru and Wardaman stories. Find examples of Miriwoong and Gadgerong rock art at the Nganalam Art Site at Keep River National Park, while the beautiful isolated gorge at Umbrawarra Gorge Nature Park is adorned with the art of the Wagiman people.
Festivals are a huge part of Katherine's cultural identity. From the Katherine Canoe Marathon and Katherine Country Music Muster, to the Pine Creek Goldrush Festival and a range of fishing, horse racing and rodeo meets, Katherine's calendar is filled with unique events that bring in locals and out-of-towners alike.
Museums in Katherine offer great insight into Aboriginal and post-European settlement history. As well as the establishment of the Katherine Telegraph Station, the building of the railway, gold mining and the establishment of police and infrastructure, many are unaware of the part Katherine played in WWII.
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Explore the ancient rock art, crafts and culture of Katherine – an important meeting place for indigenous people for many thousands of years.
Delve into a rich history of gold rush mining towns, nineteenth century police stations, heritage-listed architecture, and true frontier communities.
Discover a stunning range of authentic and visionary local Aboriginal art and see why it commands such a presence on the international stage.
A fascinating history of ancient indigenous culture combined with subsequent European settlement has made Katherine the special place it is today.
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But no one much cares. No posts for 10 days-
Well at least that's one less boat that can be slipped. I think this is more of a 2015 stock story. Till then just DRIP the coupons.
Sentiment: Buy
No, much sooner than 2015. Most of us regulars here have been counseling that this is a 2013, maybe 2014, story and that patience was required. The news flow in next six months will be heavy and every ship and every charter that gets announced means that much less near term risk. The $100 MM ebitda run rate that they are currently at will be going up with each addition and could reach $120 MM by the time they announce Q2 '13 earnings. By mid 2013 the cash flow will be too large to ignore and the sell siders and some institutions will cotton on to this story. $6/share by this time next year.
I sold some last week so am now about 50% of my highest share count. Performance has not matched even reasonable expectations. Getting tired of waiting.
Story will play out vessel by vessel over the next 9 months. Annual EBITDA rates will climb predictably but with each tick the story will be becoming reality.
Liquidity is a real factor. That's why us small fry can play.
We have a steady stream of PRs lined up on vessel deliveries. And a steady stream of divs. So we can wait, 2013 baby.
Snoozing indeed. Not much out there, everyone just hunkered down hoping their stocks don't get walloped in September/October
What if this goes like shares of DRYS? I bough DRYS in 2006. It took me two years to sell my shares at a reasonable price.


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Also can you include a way a user can disable yubikey authentication in the event that the user loses his/her key? Thinking it works in the same way as forgot password. But instead the yubikey user is sent a de-activation link to their registered email address.
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The Importance of Romantic Rituals
by Michael Webb
My wife, Athena, and I have a daily ritual, which I think strengthens our marriage. Every afternoon (my office is in the house), we catch up with each other over a pot of hot tea. We learned to appreciate the daily ritual of taking tea after a visit to England.
With tea, we usually have a couple of cookies, banana bread or some other small snack item. While polishing off the pot of tea, we sit for 30 minutes or so and discuss how the day went and what our plans might be for that night or the rest of the week. We also discuss future plans and dreams or whatever is on our minds. It is a very worthwhile ritual and one that we plan on continuing indefinitely.
Many couples with children often ask me how they can add romance to their relationship being surrounded by children. I believe this is one way that couples can both spend some special time alone while setting a wonderful example for the children that their mom and dad really love each other. Of course, you don't have to take up drinking hot tea. You can come home and relax over a glass of coke, cup of coffee, or some other beverage while snacking on cookies or carrot sticks or whatever.
For parents with small children, it might be impossible to spend quiet time alone until after the children are put to bed. The importance is the uninterrupted time spent together. Whatever means you use to be able to do that consistently is up to you.
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The Britax SafeCell Technology in this car seat ensures complete head safety and works along with the built-in steel bars and versa-tether to reduces chances of head injury in the event of an accident. The car seat has side impact protection, has multiple recline and buckle options and an easy to adjust 5 point harness.
Each purchase of this package includes the BRITAX MARATHON 70 Convertible Car Seat and instruction manual.
Features – Benefits:
1. Safe cell technology will reduce the natural forward motion of the child in the event of a frontal collision.
2. Built in steel bars will hold the seat firmly to the vehicle which will keep the child in place if an accident occurs.
3. Versa staged release tether will slow down forward motions and a two point attachment will hold the top of the seat firmly in place.
4. More than adequate side walls lined with EPP foam will shield children from damage in the event of a side impact.
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4. The product can only be shipped within the US.
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The Britax Marathon 70 convertible car seat is not cheap when you compare it with the costs of other car seats however those other seats would not provide the level of comfort and protection that this car seat gives.
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An all-solution-processed flexible thin film piezoelectric nanogenerator is demonstrated using reactive zinc hydroxo-condensation and a screen-printing method. The highly elastic thin film allows the piezoelectric energy to be generated through the mechanical rolling and muscle stretching of the piezoelectric unit. This flexible all solution-processed nanogenerator is promising for use in future energy harvesters such as wearable human patches and mobile electronics.
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Studio West believes performing is a vital element for a young dancer's growth. In January of 2011, Studio West Dance Theatre was established to create a performance division for our dance academy. SWDT's mission is to establish a ballet company that operates with the highest of standards of beauty, artistry, uniqueness, and professionalism in dance.
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Welcome, FANGORIA Readers, to CROSSING OVER, our newest column that highlights the films, series and content out there outside of horror that is fashioned towards or pays tribute to our beloved genre. By shining a light onto these projects, FANGORIA hopes to open a world of entertainment perfect for fright fans that lies just beyond the borders of the horror community. So without further ado…Read more »
Fearful Features,Movies/TV,News Ken W. Hanley
Stanley Film Festival '15: Larry Fessenden on Neo-Fulci Fright Flick "WE ARE STILL HERE"Movies/TV,News Ken W. Hanley
For fans of independent horror, the name "Larry Fessenden" should be very familiar. The creator of the NY-based production house Glass Eye Pix, which turns 30 later this year, Fessenden has proven himself as performer, producer and director in the independent horror world, shepherding talents like Ti West, Jim Mickle and Glenn McQuaid while helming fright fare such as WENDIGO, THE LAST WINTER and 2013's killer fish movie BENEATH. However, Fessenden has been just as busy on-camera as he has been off, appearing in recent projects such as YOU'RE NEXT, HELLBENDERS, LATE PHASES, JUG FACE, I SELL THE DEAD, THE STRAIN and, most recently, Ted Geoghegan's WE ARE STILL HERE.
Recently, the neo-Fulci chiller played at the incredible Stanley Film Festival, where Fessenden also represented his own TALES FROM BEYOND THE PALE LIVE as well as his appearance in Dan Berk and Robert Olsen's BODY. FANGORIA caught up with Fessenden shortly after the Festival to talk about his multi-faceted macabre role in Geoghegan's demonic directorial debut…Read more »
Return of the Dragon: Richard Armitage talks Dolarhyde on "HANNIBAL" Season Three!Fearful Features,Home,Movies/TV,News Jessie Robbins
With Bryan Fuller taking his shot at editing FANGORIA #343, the wait for HANNIBAL to return has become an even more difficult endeavor for fright fans. However, Fuller was able to sneak FANGORIA onto the set of HANNIBAL last month, and we were able to catch up with the brilliant cast of the surreal series. Our next chat was with HANNIBAL's most recent addition to its prestigious cast, as Richard Armitage let FANGORIA dig our claws into the latest iteration of Francis Dolarhyde…Read more »
FANTASTICA Preview Round-Up: Arrow's U.S. Spring Blu-ray Slate!Movies/TV,News Ken W. Hanley
Whether it's intentionally tasteless exploitation, hypersexual art house horror or bizarre classic creepshows, Arrow's recent multi-region Blu-ray slate is bringing some of the most mesmerizing and surreal cult classics to the stateside marketplace in high definition. By offering fright fans some of the most fascinating oddities in horror history and giving their discs the royal treatment with incredible transfers and special features, Arrow is giving the U.S. collector's crowd a look at their comprehensive releases, many of which would give Criterion a run for their money. And luckily for our readers, FANTASTICA recently had the chance to look through 'em all!Read more »
Exclusive photos, comments: Salem witch chiller "THE INHABITANTS"Movies/TV,News Michael Gingold
Michael and Shawn Rasmussen, scripters of John Carpenter's THE WARD, are in the midst of postproduction on their latest writing/directing venture, THE INHABITANTS. Read on for some exclusive words and stills from the film.Read more »
Exclusive first look: Poster for Joe Dante-produced "DARK"Movies/TV,News Michael Gingold
The New York City blackout of 2003 becomes even more frightening in DARK, a psychological horror film that's headed for the festival circuit this year and boasts Joe Dante as an executive producer. We've got an exclusive first look at the latest poster.Read more »
Shadowvision: "TRICK 'R TREAT"Fearful Features,Movies/TV,News Ken W. Hanley
Welcome to Shadowvision, a regular column in which Fangoria.com revisits modern horror films in black and white. The purpose is to analyze these films through a new lens, seeing if the classically informed viewing experience will give a new angle to familiar images. If you'd like to watch along at home, it's simple: go into your TV settings and desaturate the picture completely, then adjust the contrast and brightness to fit either standard or high definition.Read more »
Exclusive: "TURKEY SHOOT" remake gets new U.S. title, date, posterMovies/TV,News Michael Gingold
The reboot of the violent Ozploitation classic TURKEY SHOOT (a.k.a. ESCAPE 2000) is coming to the U.S., and it's got a new name for that release. Read on for the exclusive info and first look at the poster.Read more »
Stanley Film Festival: Director Adam Egypt Mortimer on "SOME KIND OF HATE" and "BALLISTIC"Books/Art/Culture,Features/Interviews,Home,Movies/TV,News Ken W. Hanley
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MILLA Jovovich has received a rapturous welcome from Japanese fans at the world premiere of Resident Evil: Retribution in Tokyo.
The 36-year-old actress was joined by her husband Paul W.S. Anderson, who wrote and directed the film.
Jovovich revealed on Twitter that after the Tokyo premiere she will head to Moscow to promote the flick.
The film will open in Australia on September 13 - a day before the LA premiere.
The fifth installment of the franchise has Jovovich's character Alice fighting alongside a resistance movement in the continuing battle against the Umbrella Corporation and the undead.
Meanwhile, Jovovich is pushing for more attractive co-stars in the hit science-fiction films.
"I feel like there are definitely not enough hot, young female zombies," she joked in Tokyo yesterday.
"We had one in the last movie, Japanese pop star Mika Nakashima.
"I said we had to make her super beautiful because we hadn't really seen a hot zombie, everything I thought I knew about zombies I had to throw out the window."
On her character Alice, Jovovich said "You have to spend the whole day in this state of perpetual fear. The fight-or-flight instinct is in overdrive. It was a headache! Literally, my head would be pounding at the end of the day!"
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Cecil Plains, Queensland
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Cecil Plains is a town in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. The town is located in the Toowoomba Region, 217 kilometres (135 mi) west of the state capital, Brisbane. At the 2011 census, Cecil Plains had a population of 678.[1] The fertile black soil around Cecil Plains is ideal for cotton production and the town is now the home of one of the largest cotton gins in the southern hemisphere.[2]
European settlement in the area began in 1842, when Henry Stuart Russell claimed land around the Condamine River to establish Cecil Plains station. The site of the station homestead was to become the site of the town. Ludwig Leichhardt used the homestead as a base for two expeditions into the surrounding region in 1844 and 1847. The station originally grazed cattle but later moved to wool production.[2]
In 1916, Cecil Plains station was acquired by the Queensland government and subdivided for closer settlement, with some parcels reserved for soldier settlers. The new settlers produced mainly wheat and dairy. The railway arrived in 1919,[3] followed by a post office in 1921 (a receiving office had been open from 1890)[4] and a police station in 1934. The local pub is called the Victory Hotel, as a result of a successful vote in 1938 (on the third attempt) to establish a drinking establishment in the town. From the 1960s cotton became the main crop grown in the area.[2]
Cecil Plains is host to a number of recreational facilities, including the Cecil Plains Golf Club, Apex Park at the Cecil Plains Weir, and the Cecil Plains Library.
The Cecil Plains Library is operated by the Toowoomba Regional Council. The library is located on Taylor Street and is open three days a week.[5]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Cecil Plains (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ^ a b c "Cecil Plains". Travel (Sydney Morning Herald). 2004-02-08. Retrieved 2007-06-08.
- ^ The Oakey Region Tulk, Darren Australian Railway History, August, 2008 pp251-264
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ "Toowoomba Regional Council". Retrieved 24 October 2014.
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Law schools are seeing their lowest enrollment numbers of first-year students since the 1970s. It's partly due to the recent recession and partly due to the high cost of law school, according to the president of the American Bar Association.
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NPR's Ina Jaffe has more.
INA JAFFE, BYLINE: This year, there were fewer than 40,000 first-year law students, which still seems like a lot. But it's an 11 percent drop from last year, and about a 24 percent drop from 2010, when new enrollments hit an all-time high.
James Silkenat, the president of the American Bar Association, says the number isn't surprising. It's a hangover from the recession.
JAMES SILKENAT: It's affected all parts of the economy, the legal profession, in particular.
JAFFE: Jobs for people with law degrees declined during the recession. And since newly-minted attorneys can leave school with student loan debt in the six figures, law school may not have seemed worth it. Silkenat says the numbers point to a larger issue: law school tuition needs to come down.
SILKENAT: The level of debt, frankly, affects the kinds of careers that law graduates can pursue. It's very difficult becoming a legal services lawyer working in environmental issues or something where the pay is not, you know, at Wall Street levels.
JAFFE: Some law schools suffered greater declines in enrollment than others. Some bucked the trend and increased their numbers of new students. The Bar Association says it will release more data on specific schools in the coming months.
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Rapid City, S.D. On an April morning, when at dawn tall ponderosa pines whisper to greet the rising sun, you are apt to hear the raspy gobbles of wild turkeys echoing in the canyons and bouncing off the peaks.
It's a tourist attraction seldom heard, being that the rush of visitors to the Black Hills is weeks away.
The famed stone faces on Mount Rushmore may wait patiently for summer visitors, but wild turkeys do not.
By the time tourist season arrives, those wild turkeys roaming the Black Hills return to being mostly reclusive and quiet. Call it unfortunate timing.
Oh, there remains plenty of visitor attractions in the Black Hills and plenty of piney campgrounds. Indeed, the massive visitor's parking lot at Rushmore will be busy once more when summer arrives.
Nobody around here seems to think $2 gas prices will stop folks from coming to see as South Dakota boasts "Great Faces, Great Places." We turkey hunters have a different view, of course.
The great face we yearn to see in the Black Hills isn't carved in granite. However, it is a patriotic face red, white and blue and that of a wild tom turkey in a mating mode.
OK, so it's not the prettiest mug in the Black Hills, but then Lincoln wasn't exactly handsome and Washington's nose was kinda big for his face. Jefferson won't win any beauty contest, either. Teddy Roosevelt was a Rough Rider and, well, looks the part.
So it was the other day as a few of us turkey admirers all were gushing about the beauty of a tom turkey that even in death was a marvelous creature to behold.
Its breast feathers glistened in the morning sun, reflecting shades of deep purple, gold and copper.
Its tail when fanned is a striking adornment, capable of fraying the nerves of turkey seekers of every ilk.
Protruding from the breast of male birds is a rather strange cluster of coarse hair like that of a horse's tail. It's called a beard.
Rarely but sometimes the hen bird will have a beard; a freak of nature, so to speak.
Tom turkeys also have spurs on their legs, the length of which depends on the bird's age.
A jake turkey, or yearling, has only small bumps for spurs. Mature toms, 2 years or older, may sport longer spurs that eventually reach an inch or more.
Spurs are weapons.
In a fight for male dominance, a pair of tom turkeys will gladly attempt to spur each other until a pecking order is determined.
The gobbler that captured our attention the other morning had a set of impressive spurs, almost needle sharp.
We guessed his age at 4 years or more.
His weight was just less than 20 pounds. The bird had come to a luring hen call, a move that turned out to be fatal.
The successful bowhunter was gladly recalling every detail of the hunt when somebody said it's too bad a tom turkey being such a gorgeous bird has such an ugly face. We paused and stared at the corpse.
It was tough to argue the point.
With a few minor revisions, we could have been ogling over a dead vulture. A tom turkey's head is mostly wads of wrinkled hairless skin that continues down the neck as unsightly bulges.
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Why this is so is not easy to explain. But there is no doubt.
This was my 39th April in the Black Hills, seeing great faces in great places.
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Which is preferred?
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Use the one that's most readable in the given context.
In some languages, like C,
And anyway it probably won't matter, micro optimizations are (almost) never useful.
When you have more than one ifelse, I recommend switch/select. Then again, it doesn't always work.
Suppose you something like that (not recommended but for example only)
Using a switch/select is NOT the way to go. However, when querying for a specific value for a variable like this
In those case, I highly recommend it because it is more readable for other people.
Some programming languages restrict when you can use
Performance characteristics may differ between the two techniques, but you're unlikely to be able to predict in advance what they are. If performance is really critical for this code in your application, make sure you profile both approaches before deciding, as the answers may surprise you.
Normally, performance differences will be negligible, and you should therefore choose the most readable, understandable and maintainable code, as you should in pretty much any other programming situation.
For that reason, you'd want to use a
The larger the number of "elseif"s, the more attractive a
Case statements are generally preferred for readability and are generally faster if there is any speed difference, but this does not apply to every possible environment.
You could probably write a test that shows which is faster for your environment, but be careful with caching and compiler optimizations.
I will add to some of the answers here. This is not a performance question, and if you are really concerned about performance... write a test and see which is faster.
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I'm not sure how to characterize my relationship with human contact. On the one hand, it tends to wear me out (exceptions being when I'm in a particular mood, or among the small subset of people I call friends). On the other, it fascinates me, and I learn a lot from it. I enjoy interacting with sorts of people I've never interacted with before, even if the interaction can be challenging at times. Overall I'd say I'm in favor of it?
The way I'm writing this is more or less the way that I sound in my head. In person I'm usually more truncated, more to the point- literal and rational in application to things that normally have nothing to do with literalism or rationality. Occasionally, I end up in the correct headspace to speak like I think (which is different from speaking what I think- a matter of translation, articulation, and generally playing to the audience). Usually its after a few drinks, but rarely its just due to clicking with a person.
I suppose those are the persons I'm here to find, among others.
I've been dubbed More Kinky and More Sexperienced. While I do appreciate a good portmanteau, and while it's empirically true, that isn't what I'm here for. I'm hunting down connections, and if that's where they lead, so be it; I'd prefer it not be where they begin. I think I'm also More Empathetic and More Cerebral than most people, for the record (and if you hold any stock in personality assessment, the Watson-Crick supercomputer totes agrees with me).
I'd rather have questions than answers, because in my experience, answers tend to close minds. I'm not much for the establishment, but I'm more of a theorist than an activist and not sure if that should change (never mind whether I want it to). I don't lead an entirely conventional life and don't expect to end up in an entirely conventional relationship, even if I have no idea what that means just yet.
Also, since this is seeming rather serious: I'm usually not. All that serious. I'm irreverent, curse like a sailor, given to puns and wordplay, and on occasion (read: most) fairly sarcastic. Humor is an excellent lens through which to view the world, and often an even better way to address it.
I have an onerous commute, which bodes poorly for books; I've been tearing through them of late. Recent conquests include: Kraken, Giovanni's Room, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality, American Gods. I tend to reread a lot of Neil Gaiman, Gregory Maguire, Michael Chabon, and Bret Easton Ellis.
I worked at Blockbusters for about five years before they went under and saw roughly every movie that came out in that period. I don't tend to see too many these days unless someone suggests we go (which I'm totally amenable to) or we're just hanging out and manage to decide on something via Netflix.
I only keep up with Supernatural. I'll lapse in and out of binges of other stuff, ranging from critically acclaimed series I missed to random guilty pleasures (usually CW or MTV fare).
I like food. A lot.
-Escapes from human interaction
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-Cigarettes and coffee, currently (I've done without in the past, for stretches)
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For the record: I don't have a lot of spare time for friends, online or otherwise. Odds are that exceptions to that rule exist. I also am not looking for casual sex, but some kind of meaningful friends-with-benefits scenario is feasible.
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