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Ena's Carribean Kitchen is one of the most well known carribean food restaurants in Columbus, OH for a reason. Ena has a wide variety to choose from, whether you buy a jamaican jerk chicken with two generously portioned sides, or you are looking for something a little lighter like a red snapper, chicken soup, or a grilled lamb dish.
The restaurant is a carry-out style restauraunt with a few small intimate eating areas.
The area is definitely an urban setting, but trust me, it is well worth the trip! Call ahead to skip ahead of lines, and I recommend trying the Carrot cake or pound cake.
Ms. Ena herself is a diligent owner, who loves her regulars, and is always happy to welcome new customers.
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Railway crossing accident in Langley, British Columbia
The occurrence
On 11 September 2015, a northbound Canadian National (CN) train struck an ambulance travelling eastbound at the Crush Crescent–Glover Road, located at Mile 18.81 of the Canadian Pacific (CP) Page Subdivision in Langley, British Columbia. The occupants of the ambulance were two paramedics (one driving and one attending the patient) and one patient. The paramedics sustained injuries and the patient later succumbed to injuries sustained during the collision. The members of the train crew were not injured.
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Peter Hickli has been with the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) since 2006. He holds the position of Senior Regional Investigator Rail/Pipeline in Vancouver, British Columbia. He has been investigator-in-charge of several rail accident investigations, and has provided technical expertise on several other investigations as an investigation team member.
Before joining the TSB, Mr. Hickli worked for BC Rail/CN for 30 years, during which time he served a 4-year carman apprenticeship, and worked extensively in the Mechanical Department in unionized and management positions. A hazardous materials technician and advanced tank car specialist, he was also a member of the Derailment investigation team and the Hazmat team.
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There are 3 phases to a TSB investigation
- Field phase: a team of investigators examines the occurrence site and wreckage, interviews witnesses and collects pertinent information.
- Examination and analysis phase: the TSB reviews pertinent records, tests components of the wreckage in the lab, determines the sequence of events and identifies safety deficiencies. When safety deficiencies are suspected or confirmed, the TSB advises the appropriate authority without waiting until publication of the final report.
- Report phase: a confidential draft report is approved by the Board and sent to persons and corporations who are directly concerned by the report. They then have the opportunity to dispute or correct information they believe to be incorrect. The Board considers all representations before approving the final report, which is subsequently released to the public.
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No. It would be unusual to find a pet relocation service that would be less expensive that doing it yourself.
No. All pet relocation services use the commercial airlines. At present there are no pet only airlines.
Yes. With proper diligence and common sense, relocating your pet by air is safer than a long road trip in the back of a van filled with other animals.
All pets flown as excess baggage or as cargo fly in the cargo hold of the plane. This area is heated and cooled and is also pressurized. It is the same air you are breathing when you fly in the cabin.
No, no and no. Sedatives suppress the respiratory system of the pets and often cause disorientation. Several airlines will not accept your pet if they are sedated nor will Animal Land, Inc.
The best thing you can do to acclimate your pet for his upcoming move is to make sure he is comfortable with his crate. Start by putting treats in the crate and then progress to leaving your pet in the crate for short periods of time while you are out. This will help avoid separation anxiety and ensure a comfortable move.
I was delighted with the service you & Animal Land provided. I'll recommend you to the other Americans coming over here, and I'll definitely contact you in 3 years when we're ready to ship Gretchen back to Maryland. Thanks for everything.
Dear Dana, I wanted to let you know that all 4 cats arrived healthy and safe in Boise. You did such a wonderful job of transporting the cats and the young man, Greg, I think, that took the cats to the airport was very nice and professional. I felt very comfortable leaving the cats in his care. Thank you and your company for your excellent work and wonderful communication. I will be recommending you to anyone who is transporting pets. Thank you once again.
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Rufus spent the day at the Collectors Corner Summer of Valiant party with Fred Van Lente, has a great interview with Fred, and tells us all about it!
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Bunch of entitled kids.
Only thing that annoys me about Valentine's Day is other people. I'm single this year and all I've heard this week is: " wow you must feel horrible being single on Valentine's Day." Or things similar. I don't really care. Any relationship I have ever had we didn't celebrate it. This year i am on Afternoons anyway. On the weekend I went out with my friends and the one girl would not stop "pitying" me. I told her I didn't care and she would tell me to stop lying. I never realized until this year that it's apparently a bad thing to be single Valentine's Day. She's opened my eyes.
22 and 26 sucked for me. 23 was actually my favourite. Also 21 meant nothing since 19 is the legal drinking age where I live. Actually I don't even remember if 20 and 21 were good years. I think they must have been blah since I have no recollection of them, and I don't really party. The rest seems accurate. I'm 27 now, and it seems good so far.
I wouldn't mind getting that surgery. I am a woman who has manly facial features.
Response to 19 Reasons Summer Birthdays Are The Worst:
I used to hate my birthday. Its in September and most of the time the first day of school would be on my birthday. No perks there.
Response to 17 Foods That Should Be Wiped Off The Planet:
A lot of these look good. I can understand the cookie grill cheese and maybe a few others but most look fine.
Response to 25 Things Only Your Dad Likes:
She's kind of fat
Response to The Latest First World Problems:
Wow poor #9. What a shame it is to be good looking. Get over yourself.
Response to 3 Board Games You've Been Playing All Wrong:
I hate videos. Lately that's all it seems to be lately.
Response to 29 T-Shirts You Must Never, Ever Wear:
Yeah #18 for sure. She obviously has insecurity issues. Why be in a relationship then?
Response to Separated At Birth: Kate Upton And Taylor Swift:
Look nothing alike at all. Get your eyes checked. There are no similarities except the hair and eye colour. You're both idiots.
Response to 33 Unwritten Rules Everyone Needs To Follow:
Yes number 8 and 9 bother me. It doesn't happen much in my new building but in my old one it was constant. It was a student filled building and they did not care if people were trying to exit the elevator. I had my arms full and I was leaving when a few of them shoved their way in. Also walking down the sidewalk people should move if their in a group. You can move single file for a second so people don't have to step off the sidewalk and into the road.
Worlds most beautiful woman? She is a beautiful woman for sure, but I disagree that she is the most beautiful. There are plenty who are prettier.
I don't understand why they attack celebrity for being "fat" when they're pregnant. It's not fat, it's a baby. Do these people not realize that people gain weight during pregnancy? Or are celebrities not allowed to gain weight even during pregnancy? This society is fucked.
Depends on what the face looks like. If they're pretty they can pull off any hairstyle. If they're ugly (like me) they can only wear long hair.
Response to Advice For Your Younger Self:
You're never going to meet anyone so give up. Your future self is an old bag now and never neen married or had kids. She's 26 and dreading her 27th birthday because it brings her closer to 30. She's realized she's too old now to find anyone. So stop focusing on the boys and pay attention to school and friends. Oh and when you start getting a gut it's not fat it is a 14 pound ovarian cyst and you need it surgically removed. Do it before it gets out of hand and you end up being on disability for six weeks.
Response to 26 Fashion Rules You Should Break Immediately:
I have never followed the don't wear white after labour day rule. White compliments me best and I look awful in dark colours. Also I disagree with the socks and sandals. That shouldn't be allowed.
Other than I listened to the #8 bands sometimes, no none of these apply to me.
One of my favourite ones was when Rachel made that disgusting dessert. He was the only one who liked it. He ended up eating everyone else's.
It is not terrible. He killed people. So why should it matter if he gets killed? He sure as hell didn't give a shit about the people he killed. An 8 year old died. That life was more important than his.
Response to 16 Cats Drinking From Cups:
Mine always just knocks the glass over if it's a glass of milk.
Response to 25 Effective Tips For A Better Night's Sleep:
#17 and #18 contradict each other
#6 was something that buzzfeed said couples should do to announce that they're having a baby
Response to 40 Pieces Of Candy You Will Never Eat Again:
Don't remember most of these
No way am I using vinegar in my hair. I don't care if it works, I don't want to smell like vinegar.
Response to The 'Pretty Ladies With Ugly Dudes' Epidemic:
Most of these guys aren't ugly. It is true you do often see beautiful girls with not as attractive men. It's rare you'll ever see a hot guy with an ugly girl though. Guys care about looks more than women do.
This one is good motivation as well.
Response to 23 Pictures You Can Practically Feel:
#18 is a bitch for doing that.
Sexting should be illegal for certain people though, especially the ones who are stupid enough to send it to the wrong person. One of my friends was sexting this guy, and she accidentally sent the one picture to me. She is very fat and ugly, so I wasn't too impressed. This guy she was sexting's name is Ashton, and my name is Ashley. She was drunk sexting and accidentally sent it to me. I'd be thinking what the hell? if any of my friends did that (unless it's a hot guy friend) but I was definitely grossed out when it was her. And she does this with any guy she meets off the internet, so who knows how many pictures of her cunt are floating around.
Response to 36 Illustrated Truths About Cats:
I'm surprised there isn't one about how they are really cuddly one second, and then suddenly they start biting and scratching you. My one cat has the worst mood swings. He'll wake me me to be petted, so I pet him and he purrs, but then he is all teeth and claws the next second. Also #1 with the computer for me. I'll be on my laptop, and then my cat comes up and flops down on my laptop.
I can't figure out #8 #12 or #32
Response to The 18 Worst Things For Left-Handed People:
For #13 shouldn't you leave it down on the table or counter while you are putting stuff in it? So you can easily just turn it on the surface to look and see if it's at the right level. The only time you have to lift it if it's a powder to shake it to make sure the powder is evened out, but then you can just set it back down to make sure it's even, and then pour it in. I've never measured holding it up. I find it easier to have it sitting down while I am measuring. And #17 happens to right handed people as well.
Never gave it any thought when I watched it when I was a kid. I haven't watched it since I was like 8 years old. I'm surprised there are people who still watch it.
The only time I find #16 to be an annoyance is when I am going down. The elevator doesn't really stop too much on the way up, but it stops a lot on the way down. So I hope this would work for going down.
Some of these you'd be able to tell that they are fake. I'd try a lot of these on people though. #12 would definitely be interesting for when we have football parties in the fall.
#5 Makes me think of that episode of the Simpsons when Homer buys that treadmill, but then just watches TV on it.
Response to 22 Things That Will Instantly Ruin Your Day:
I love doing 16 to people. Number 21 happened to me the other night.
Wtf is wrong with these kids. If this had happened while I was in high school people would be supporting the 13 year olds. No one would be supporting the rapists. Why do they support them anyway? Because they're athletes? There is something seriously wrong with this generation.
I need to try the skittles and m&ms thing
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It's become common knowledge that the on-site experience is highly important for online shoppers; new research out from Usablenet indicates experience is especially important for mobile shoppers - specifically those shopping via tablet.
Retailers who want to improve online revenue might want to check how their sites are performing across screens. That according to new data out from Usablenet. According to their report most tablet shoppers (77%) can change the way they think about a brand, in general, if they have an 'unsatisfying' experience on a branded website.
What makes an unsatisfying experience? Ease of check-out as well as how simple it is to find the products a shopper wants. But, Usablenet's report also shows the quality of photographs/images and overall design of a mobile site can also impact the important experience factor. Other interesting findings include:
• 72% say they primarily use tablets at home
• 66% use tablets for product research, 63% for watching videos or looking at photos
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I'll be honest the latest two episodes of TVD weren't exactly the best. They were kind of slow and slightly boring. They weren't worth writing an entire post for each episode, so I decided to combine the two together.
Episode 16: The Downward Spiral
In this episode, which was directed by TVD's very own Ian Somerhalder, Caroline experienced the vampire life without humanity. Surprisingly, she handled it a little better than expected, minus the whole compelling Liam to perform surgery on Sarah. Caroline's actions worried Elena and Stefan and teamed up to figure out what her emotional trigger was. It's Stefan. Meanwhile, Damon approached Kai to get any information on why his mother is stuck in a prison world by the Gemini coven. Turns out, she's in there because she's a ripper and killed thousands of people in such a short amount. I guess being a ripper is genetic.
We saw a completely different side of Caroline. She's no longer that caring, sweet, and thoughtful Caroline we used to know and come to love over the seasons. Now, she's a cold-hearted bitch. Caroline just doesn't care about anything or anyone, and is only looking out for herself. She's having fun without feeling guilty about anything as well. It's hard to say I like this new Caroline, but I kind of do and don't. I like the evil genius she becomes and the plans she comes up with to get what she wants. However, I don't like her because she's just so mean! This just shows what a great actress Candice Accola is. I've never doubted Accola's acting. She's a fantastic actress and she did a phenomenal job playing a completely different and new side to Caroline.
I think if they had somehow came up with an idea to kill Stefan in front of Caroline it might have gotten her to switch her humanity. It worked when they it did with Elena and Matt. Elena and Matt have a great relationship. Even though she had no humanity, after seeing one of her dearest friends killed in front of her, it immediately switched back. Deep down, when you see something like that with someone you really care about, it will make you feel something. I think it would have worked if Elena had "killed" Stefan in front of Caroline because we saw she has an emotional tether with him during the rave by the bar. He's the only one that can get her to switch her humanity and he was so close to doing it too. However, that idea can't work anymore.
Episode 17: A Bird in a Glided Cage
Damon explained to Elena that Stefan has always been a momma's boy, which Elena comes up with a theory that maybe their mother is Stefan's emotional trigger, and would flip his humanity back. In the end, Damon, Elena, Bonnie, and Kai travel back in time and not only brought Lily Salvatore home, but also left Kai behind. Meanwhile, Stefan not only tested but pushed Caroline's limits with her emotionless humanity by showing her and explaining the rights of not giving a damn. In other words, showing her how to properly be a ripper. Ripper 101. Lastly, Enzo and Alaric worked together to get Stefan to flip his switch back. In the end, Alaric promised Jo he's done hunting vampires at least for the next 18 years, and Alaric confronts Enzo about his reasons of his evilness, because he's alone and lonely.
Thoughts (This paragraph contains spoilers that were NOT mentioned in the previous paragraph above.)
I kind of enjoyed seeing Ripper Stefan annoying Caroline. I thought it was kind of karma coming after her, in which she totally deserved for forcing Stefan to do something he didn't want to do, but did to save Sarah's life. For a second, I thought just maybe it would get her to flip the switch back because there were moments where she cared too much for not having humanity. However, I did NOT like Steroline's sex scene! They have their humanities off, which means the sex meant nothing. That's not exactly how I wanted the two to get it on. When and if they switch their humanities back on, they're going to regret it, and it could possibly ruin what could have been a great thing.
At the very end of the episode, Bonnie surprised Damon (and me!) with the cure. She brought it back as a thank you gift for Damon. Take a look at the scene in the video below.
Honestly, I hate that the writers brought the cure back. After all what the gang went through to get it, and after all they writers put us through emotionally, they brought it back. It kind of feels like they're recycling storylines and material they've already had, and only put us on another and possibly different emotional roller-coaster ride. The writers wouldn't bring something back without a good reason and explanation, which I understand. Sure the results will be different considering the last time the cure was forced into Katherine's mouth and she's gone, but I don't like the idea of the cure coming back.
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The White House on Thursday condemned the abduction of Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan and said it was pleased that he has been released.
The White House spokesman Jay Carney said at a daily briefing that President Barack Obama was briefed on the incident that Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan was kidnapped on Thursday by armed men from a hotel in Libyan capital of Tripoli and was freed hours later.
The White House condemns the kidnapping and is pleased to hear that he has been released, said Carney.
Carney said the US will continue to work closely with the Libyan government as it continues to build its capacity to deliver security and governance to the people of Libya.
The armed group of rebels, believed to be hired by the government to maintain security in Tripoli, said in a statement that Zeidan was "lawfully" arrested for alleged bribery. However, Justice Minister Salah Marghani denied issuing any "assignment" to arrest Zeidan.
The seizure came amid accusations that Zeidan had previous acknowledge of the US raid in Tripoli to capture alleged al- Qaeda suspect Abu Anas Al-Libi on Oct. 5.
The US raid stirred anger in Libya and raised concerns of the violation of its sovereignty in Libya. The Libyan government said on Tuesday it has summoned the US ambassador in Tripoli to seek clarification about the capture of a Libyan citizen in an unauthorized military raid on its territory.
Libi, 49, was on the FBI's most wanted list with a bounty of 5 million dollars for over a decade. He has been indicted by a New York court for his alleged role in al-Qaeda's conspiracy of the bombings of the US embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya, that killed more than 200 people in 1998.


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Nick Offerman on His Early Roles and the "Great Lesson" He Learned in How to Treat His Fellow Actors
"As an actor trying to find your spot you're just generally happy to get a job and keep your SAG insurance." - Nick Offerman
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Youth Ages 7–11
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Learn the elements of drawing in this camp designed to bring out the creative artist in everyone. No drawing experience or expertise necessary. Instruction will be tailored to suit each individual's skill level.
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artEAST is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization whose vision is to be a catalyst for a vibrant and enduring visual arts community. Thanks to generous grants by the Robert B. McMillen Foundation and an anonymous grantor, artEAST is able to offer our summer camps for kids without a supply or processing fee. artEAST is a proud supporter of art in our schools through the Issaquah School art docent programs as well as presenting multiple free community events throughout the year, including Art Walks, Fantastic Fly-In, Salmon Days, Highlands Day, the Sammamish 55+ Program and more.


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Lots of gems found in Tipp Panto's production of Treasure Island
Well yes, shiver my timbers and all that but more importantly, laugh till you cry with the antics of the cast of the Tipperary Pantomime Society's production of Treasure Island.
With a script that didn't fail to include jokes and jibes on present political issues, alongside opportunities for the cast to flaunt their comedy and acting abilities, this production kept the audience entertained from the opening number, 'Don't Stop Believing' (By Journey). And, well, you wouldn't believe the antics that Dame Henrietta Hawkins (played by the comic and generous genius Pat Ryan) got up to. She put comic terror into the audience every time she suddenly jumped off the stage to find her next victim of romance or picked people out of the audience that she knew and on stage, her hilarious ad-libbing with her fellow cast members made them laugh whilst trying to deliver their lines… it really was fun and laughter from the beginning.
A young cast including Alan Ryan as Jim Hawkins, who did an excellent rendition of 'Imagine' by John Lennon and Lorna O'Brien as Polly Silver who rocked the stage with 'I only wanna be with you' by Blondie, played their lead roles with calm confidence. Shannon Barron and Sinead Quinn played the fun male duo of Israel Hans and Nobby Nees who were in hot pursuit of the female duo, Buttercup and Daisy, played by Lorraine Kenneally and Sorcha De Marco. Both duo's lifted the audience every time they stepped on stage and they also got lots of feet tapping and the audience singing when they sang the numbers 'Sisters are doing it For themselves' and 'The Irish Rover'.
The teenage chorus entertained the audience throughout the show with complicated dance routines that they made look easy and the children's chorus delighted the audience with numbers such as 'The Bare Necessities' from the Jungle Book, the famous party song 'Agadoo' and 'The Good Ship Lollipop.' Talented dancing displayed the talented choreography by Catherine Ryan who had over forty dancers to align and create dance routines for very different musical numbers. Did I mention the costumes? They were fantastic; really bright, vibrant and perfectly suited to each character and scene.
The first half of the production ended with Pat Ryan, Dame Henrietta, in a very flamboyant costume singing 'Rolling on the river' by Tina Turner that had the audience clapping and kids in the audience dancing in the aisles.
The character 'Blind Pew', played very well by Cathal Martin, brought a little darkness and spookiness in the second half but was off-set by a quiz hosted by Dame Henrietta that involved many of the cast members. Dermot Merrigan deserves merit for his role as 'Long John Silver' as does Marie Kinane who played 'Billawanga Wu' (Queen of the Island) who sang 'I want to be like you-hoo' from the Jungle Book. Princes Saphira (Laura Brown) sang a lovely duet with Ben Gunn (Kevin Kinane) who also recited, very well, a poem to enhance the plot.
The song 'Burning Love', (Elvis) got the kids in the audience back dancing in the aisles and a rocking rendition of 'Old Time Rock n'Roll' by Dame Henrietta, (Pat Ryan), using her plastic pretty umbrella as a pretend electric guitar brought the house down. As the production moved towards its finale, the cast had a difficult time delivering their lines as Dame Henrietta's antics and ad-libs had them fighting back the laughter that in turn had the audience in stitches. Poor Squire Trelawney played by Kevin Ryan had his work cut out for him as the object of Dame Henrietta's affections. It was such a delight to see the cast having such fun on the stage and in turn making the audience enjoy the performance and laugh with them. 'We go together' from the musical Grease followed by the entire ensemble singing 'Burning Love' again, closed this wonderful, fun, colourful, vibrant production by the Tipperary Pantomime Society. Congratulations to Paddy Ryan (Production & Script) Helen Corbett (Musical Director) and all the members of the orchestra and backstage crew. If I found the treasure on Treasure Island and a magic lamp inside what would I wish for? I would wish that the Tipperary Pantomime Society held two shows a year to keep us all laughing and entertained but I believe that their wish came true… They wished that the fun and warmth of this show would stay with us throughout 2011 and watching the smiling faces of the audience leaving the Marian Hall, I think their wish came true.
Many thanks was given on the night to all the sponsors, booking office help and backstage crew, but the committee, on behalf of the cast and crew of the Tipperary Pantomime Society asked the Nationalist to give a special mention and extend a huge thank you to Daniel O'Connell. Daniel, a regular performer with the society opted out this year due to personal commitments. However, duty called when one of the cast members of Treasure Island became ill on Wednesday night and seeing the script for the first time that evening, Daniel had learnt his lines and stepped into that role on Thursday night without a hiccup. Duty called again on Friday and Saturday night when another cast member suffered a family bereavement and again Daniel stepped in. A huge thanks you to Daniel from all the team.


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Becky Morin – New Hope, Minnesota
I need to tell you how this crazy plan of mine started…
Last October I ran my 10th marathon. (My 4th Twin Cities.) I had a HUGE goal to break 4 hours for the first time. I decided that if I did run a sub 4 I would finally do a half-Ironman. (Most people tell themselves if they meet their marathon time goal they can eat a cake, drink 12 beers or take a month off… not me.) I knew I couldn't marathon train and half-IM train at the same time so I told myself that if I broke 4 I could take the year off from running a marathon.
I ran the 2013 Twin Cities Marathon with my friend Michelle. (It was her 6th and our 6th together.) We were side by side that day until mile 24 when I started cramping big time. It was like my legs were stuck in massive amounts of mud and I just couldn't move. I sent Michelle ahead. I crossed the finish line one minute after her, in a time of 3:59:29.
I beat my sub 4 goal with 30 seconds to spare.
Fast forward and since May of this year I've been training for a half-Ironman like my life depended on it. (Which it kinda does.) I didn't see my friends very often, I missed social outings, I was constantly tired and ate ALL THE TIME. (I don't regret a second of it – although the week before I said, "I could have just run 30 seconds slower and not have had to do all of this!")
I did the Superior Man Tri in Duluth on August 24, 2014. It was the most incredible experience. I wish I could bottle up the feeling and drink from it whenever I need a boost. Here's how it all unfolded…
We were supposed to go out on the Vista Fleet ship in the bay of Lake Superior and jump off to start the swim. Due to wind and the current, the race director announced they were concerned, "The boat would get damaged and potentially hit swimmers." (Uh, no thanks for getting run over by a boat.)
We still jumped to start, but instead the boat was docked. My plan was to be in the middle of the group… but somehow I ended up as the 3rd person off the boat, first female. I keep saying I was 3rd off the boat and probably 50th or more out of the water. I don't remember it being cold. I just remember jumping in and swimming away to make sure the next person didn't jump on top of me.
I'm not a fast swimmer but I stayed calm in the water. I got kicked, hit and smacked but just kept going. The swim ended up being about one mile instead of 1.2 due to not being able to take the boat out. (I feel like I need to do another one to get the full distance, but swimming in Lake Superior should give me bad-ass points that make up for the missing .2, right?)
I was out of the water in 33 minutes. A mere 5 minutes later I was on my bike waving to my boyfriend and his parents.
The wind on the bike course was brutal on the way out. The hills were like mountains with the headwind and I felt as though I was barely moving. My boyfriend drove up the bike course and at one point I yelled, "This is so brutal!" We turned around just past the car dealership in Two Harbors. Finally! The wind was at my back and I felt like I was flying.
I expected the bike to take me 3:15-3:30. I finished in 3:03.
Four minutes later I left the transition area one last time to run the most amazing half-marathon of my life. (It was kinda refreshing to run a half with a goal of simply moving forward!) I ran it almost 90 seconds slower than my half-marathon pace but I didn't care. I told myself I was only allowed to walk at water stops. Well, there were 13 water stops. I didn't plan to stop at all of them but when I got to the table and heard "Water or Gatorade" I NEEDED that Gatorade every time.
I knew that if I made it to the run I would finish – no chance of a flat tire, no Lake Superior incidents… but I still had to run a freaking half-marathon. After a first mile of 8:39 I settled into a nice 9:05-9:30 pace. I finished the first lap in just under an hour. I got to mile 8.5 and saw my parents and boyfriend outside at Canal Park Brewery. I got to mile 12 and I'm pretty sure I started smiling and couldn't stop. With about .2 to go the volunteer there somehow remembered me and said, "You're finishing, right?!?!" It was at that moment I realized, YES, I WAS FINISHING!
I gave her an overly enthusiastic YES and turned left. I got in the finisher's chute and heard a complete stranger say, "Wow, look at her smile! I can't believe she's still smiling." I saw my parents, my boyfriend, his parents, and a friend who did the shorter course all cheering for me. As I crossed the finish line I heard the race announcer yell, "Finishing now we have Rebecca Morin from New Hope, Minnesota!"
Surprisingly, I didn't cry. I found my family and gave them huge hugs and just stood there in shock about what I had just done. My half-marathon time was 2:03:43. I thought best case scenario I would finish the entire event in 6:30 — I finished in 5:50:32.
I have never finished a marathon and immediately thought I wanted to do it again – I want to do another Half-Ironman. It was such an incredible experience and just an amazing day. As for now… I'm enjoying my accomplishment and feeling very happy I didn't run 30 seconds slower at my last marathon.
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P.S. Becky… awesome, awesome, awesome! (And how timely, 'eh?) Girl, today I salute your courage and celebrate your commitment to the miles, the journey and who we become in the process. May the road always lead exactly where you want to go. xo
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10 Exercises That Burn More Fat Than Running
Although running is considered one of the most efficient workouts to lose weight and get your body in shape, believe it or not, a number of high-intensity exercises will do more for your looks than going for a run. If you aren't really the running type, these exercises might be just perfect for you.
Similar to up-downs with a jump added into the motion, this is a full body exercise that targets your central part and also increases your stamina. After the first couple of sets, you should be able to the increase the speed of your motions. For optimal results, try to do them as fast as you can. Ideally, you should be doing 100 of these per day. The results will be inevitable in only a week.
Tuck jumps
It is quite logical to think that jumping in place cannot be as good as running, but the fact is that tuck jumps can boost your stamina and help you get rid of a huge number of calories in a short period of time. The best part is that you don't have to go out to exercise and you don't need a spacious room to perform them. While you are performing tuck jumps, put your arms in front of your body and extend them. In addition, pull the knees up while jumping.
During this period of time, try to touch the knees with the hands. Try to perform the maximum number of tuck jumps in one session.
Jump rope
This is an amazing cardio workout, which will burn calories and boost stamina all at one time. You can rely on jump roping when you feel like you need to spice up a workout. You can either do this at a slow or accelerate pace, use the tuck jump and many other things.
High Knee Sprints
Running lets you change the speed and motion in order to improve efficiency. On the other hand, high knee sprints is the motion that people make when running in one spot, but this time you keep moving forward. High knee sprints are very effective when it comes to shredding calories and boosting hear rate. They are much more effective compared to jogging or even running. It is up to you to decide whether you will use the same pace all the time or you will boost speed.
In addition, try to use high knee sprints as part of your jogging routine. Don't forget to take small breaks between these changes.
Long Jumps
Long jumps require a wide open space in order to be performed effectively. The key thing is to jump as far as you can, so the wider the space, the more effective your workout is. Keeping your feet firmly on the ground, jump as far forward as you can. It's recommended to do sets of 10-20 jumps for at least three times to build lower body and core strength. This will also improve your balance and coordination, because you'll have to maintain your balance.
Mountain Climbers
This probably is the most effective workout as it works on the entire body as you need to use your whole body to do them correctly. Some benefits that come with mountain climbers are increased circulation, stronger arms, core and leg muscles. All you need to do is a couple set of 50 and you can do them while watching TV if you like.
Indoor Rowing
Anyone can do it. Old, young, good knees or bad knees, indoor rowing is a low-impact exercise that is easy on the joints. A 160-pound person will burn about 250 calories in just 30 minutes of rowing, which is as much, if not more than, what you would burn on the stair climber or the elliptical.
Ever notice how most swimmers have very lean physique? According to the American Heart Association, just 30 to 60 minutes of swimming 4 to 6 days a week can help individuals both lose weight and reduce health risks such as stoke, diabetes and heart disease
Stair Climber
When done properly, stair climbers can provide a challenging cardio workout as well as strengthen the lower-body muscles.
Fat-Tire Biking
Although the fat tires make the technical trails easier to tackle, the activity itself is quite the workout. Riding a fat-tire bike during the winter can burn well over 1,000 calories per hour, depending on the terrain and conditions


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This post by Lynette Labelle originally appeared on her blog on 2/17/15.
I've talked about readers' expectations and agents' expectations, but what about writers' expectations when it comes to hiring a freelance editor? Of course, you'll want her to be professional, knowledgeable, courteous, respectful, etc. But there are a few things that people have asked me over the years that tell me they don't really know what to expect from a freelance editor.
Freelance editors won't (or shouldn't):
-Submit your manuscript to agents or publishers: We can help you improve the work, but it's up to you to approach agents and publishers with a polished manuscript and hook them.
-Guarantee your book will sell after we've edited it: Again, we can help you improve the work, but we don't know how much (if any) of our suggestions you've implemented. We don't know what an agent or publisher is looking for at any particular time or what's hot in the market. I follow agents' blogs and industry articles, so I have an idea of what's selling and what's not, but this business is very subjective and the market is constantly changing. Agents meet with editors (online or in person) on a regular basis to get to know them and their personal tastes. Freelance editors don't.
Read the full post on Lynette Labelle's blog.


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Indiana Cookers!
Hosted by Karen Turnbough
Group active since Sun, Feb 20, 2011
Group active since Sun, Feb 20, 2011
A group for those in Indiana who love to cook down-home meals with a Hoosier flair!
Open to Indiana residents, Indiana Originals, or fans of Indiana cooking!
Ellen Bales
Mar 9, 2013
Mar 9, 2013
New Group
Please check out my new group, "Hot Topics." It it a group dedicated to sharing ideas, opinions, and points of view, as well as recipes. In this group, no topics are forbidden, anything goes!
Ellen Bales
Dec 24, 2012
Dec 24, 2012
Wishing everyone in the group a very Merry Christmas!
Ellen Bales
Sep 17, 2012
Sep 17, 2012
Another Native Hoosier
Hi, my name is Ellen and I live on the west side of Indianapolis, not far from Clermont, which is not far from Avon. I'm a widow of 20 years with a grown son, one grown granddaughter who has three little ones, and my son also has a 12-year-old daughter. I live just one mile from my son and his younger girl, so I get to practice my cooking and baking techniques on them quite often. I am so happy for this chance to share some of the wonderful recipes handed down in my Hoosier family.
Monica H
Aug 29, 2011
Aug 29, 2011
Munster Farmer's Market
Yesterday morning I went to the Munster Farmer's Market in Centennial Park and stocked up on fresh new haven peaches, some gypsy peppers, bell peppers, huge onions, real nice and big tomatoes, and even got some home-made doggie treats for my ol' boy Caesar. (A lady was there who bakes her own dog treats...apparently she does a real good job because Caesar loved them more than any other treat I've ever given him!)
Anyway, with some of the local Indiana produce I got, I made an awesome fruit salad, and I want to share, so here you go!:
Starfruit (Carambola) Fruit Salad
Anyway, with some of the local Indiana produce I got, I made an awesome fruit salad, and I want to share, so here you go!:
Starfruit (Carambola) Fruit Salad
Julia Ferguson
Aug 26, 2011
Aug 26, 2011
Hello Fellow Hoosiers
Hi! My name is Julia, everyone calls me Judy. Saw this group and joined. Just wanted to stop by and introduce myself. I live in Greenwood, Indiana. About 15 miles south of downtown Indy. I'm married, the Hubs and I are both retired. I love to cook, bake and try new recipes. Glad to see others from Indy.


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i'm 16 and have never really made out with a guy yet. will the next boy care if I'm not experienced? I mean, I don't want him to push me away and be like, "EW, you suck..." or something... =\ opinions, please? thanks.
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Don't worry! I was faced with this same situation: a boyfriend of mine had had a girlfriend he went fairly far with, and I'd never done anything of that nature, not even made out. It really does come naturally. Just be very aware of your saliva/tongue, and swallow excess saliva while kissing (if possible). It's not embarrassing, I promise!
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I ordered a cool new toy from Axner that came yesterday, and I am in love.
It is a Turbo Mixer, and it works wonders on lumpy glazes. A lot of my glazes contain stamped feldspars that are sold wet, in a sort of pugged clay state, or straight from the filter press. Unlike dry materials they do not just disperse into water and must be broken up by hand. I've gotten to where I leave the bags open and let them dry out completely, then slam them on the floor to break them up before adding them to the bucket. This really helps get them in to smaller pieces more quickly, and they tend to melt more readily but there are still many small lumps that don't seem to melt completely no matter how much mixing I do with the regular drill mixer.
After 40 seconds of the Turbo Mixer, the Kaolin lumps in my ersatz Shino glaze were all gone, and I won't need to screen the glaze. What a time saver!


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|Reviews for Well Deserved Sanity
| Francine S chapter 1 . 11/16/2009
omg, Cerys all grown up and jacks old, omg, great story, all of them are so realistic, can just imagine that response to finding evidence that my parents are still having sex, just great writting
| Falling.Through.Wonderland chapter 1 . 10/9/2009
I love these storie's so much.
call me crazy but i'd love to see Harri Cerys together i dont know why but it would cause some friction if they got really drunk and were caught snogging or something but i might be crazy being that they are cousins.
| NayClem chapter 1 . 5/7/2008
fabulous as usual! I love seeing how Cerys has grown up! more please!
| hotflower901 chapter 1 . 5/6/2008
I like Cerys...I enjoyed your story very much
| anitablakevampirehunter chapter 1 . 5/6/2008
"when the weekly shopping confirms your parents are still having sex, you chose to either completely forget, or curl in to a ball and proceed to go insane." - Possibly the best line in fanfic anywhere! lol!
Really great story - love this AU world : )
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Evie Amati. Got a nice horror movie ring to it, no? Well, it will after you hear what the Australian native was caught doing in what the Mirror calls "shocking" Sydney-based CCTV footage. Amati, with seemingly no connection to the other individuals involved in the incident, walked into a shop toting an axe. She approached one Benjamin Rimmer and can be seen having a few words with the man before swinging the weapon and striking him on the head.
From there, all hell broke loose and she attacked one other woman, the unfortunately named Sharon Hacker. Miraculously it appears that both of the in-store victims will likely survive the attack, though Rimmer appears to be in worse shape than Hacker, his injuries being described as "more serious." You will understand that when you view the video above.
One brave soul reportedly chased the woman down the street, which seemed brave enough until she turned around and started swinging again. Shut that machismo down real quickly. Thankfully, whatever got into Amati has not yielded any casualties, though you gotta think with a person like this, it is only a matter of time.
Police caught up to her lying in the front yard of a property nearby. The axe was within reach, but she opted to call it a day and was taken to St Vincent's Hospital for assessment.
It is not yet clear what kind of punishment Amati will be looking at for this little endeavor. She will be charged with intentionally causing grievous bodily harm. She is now in jail where, the news site reports, she has requested "estrogen booster Progynova, and Spractin, a testosterone suppressor," which is usually taken by people changing genders from male to female.
Suggestion: give that lady whatever she wants, but play keep away with the sharp objects.
(Featured Image: CCTV Footage c/o News.au.com)


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|Aug 20, 1999
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|Gerald D. Treadway
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|The Walman Optical Company
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The present application is a continuation of patent application having U.S. Ser. No. 12/135,497, filed Jun. 9, 2008, which is a continuation of patent application having U.S. Ser. No. 11/417,272, filed May 2, 2006, which is a continuation of patent application having U.S. Ser. No. 10/875,139, filed Jun. 23, 2004, which is a continuation of patent application having U.S. Ser. No. 09/378,318, filed Aug. 20, 1999, the entire disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.
This invention relates to the field of transparent coatings for transparent objects such as eyeglass lenses, and refers particularly to a coating compositions having low viscosities and coating compositions producing abrasion-resistant coatings exhibiting high tintability.
Transparent plastic materials such as eyeglass lenses are subject to becoming dull and hazy due to scratching and abrasion during use. Polycarbonate eyeglass lenses, for example, are strong and shatter resistant but also are relatively soft and susceptible to scratching. Television screen face plates similarly are made of flexible, shatter resistant plastic materials such as polycarbonate and poly (methylmethacrylate), and these also can be scratched or abraded.
Various coatings have been proposed for eyeglasses and other transparent plastic materials to reduce their propensity to become scratched and abraded. One such composition is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 4,378,250 (Treadway, et al.) granted Mar. 29, 1983. Other coatings are shown in U.S. Pat. No. 5,367,019 (Sawara), U.S. Pat. No. 4,855,180 (Kawamura), U.S. Pat. No. 4,895,767 (Mori et al.) and U.S. Pat. No. 4,719,146 (Hohage et al.) Besides being abrasion resistant, coatings for eyeglass lenses should also be capable of being tinted by treatment with a dye which becomes incorporated in the coating. As a general observation, the tintability of a coating tends to decrease as its hardness and scratch resistance increases, and vice-versa.
Harasta, et al. U.S. Pat. No. 4,426,431 discusses a coating composition referred to as a "hybrid" system because it employs a solution, in a solvent such as propylene carbonate, of an epoxy compound and a cationic initiator for it, and an acrylic compound and a free radical initiator for it. In general, coating compositions suitable for use in forming protective transparent coatings on eyeglass lenses and the like are provided in solution in a volatile solvent, the solvent serving as a low viscosity vehicle to enable the coating composition to be uniformly spread upon a surface and to accept dye treatments. The solvents that are employed are for the most part organic, and must be used and disposed of carefully.
Perkins et al. U.S. Pat. No. 5,221,560 describes a coating composition containing a polyfunctional, polymerizable non-acrylate functional ether, a radiation-sensitive initiator, and colloidal silica in an amount providing at least 25% by weight of the total solids of the composition, the silica being reacted with a small amount of a hydrolyzed acryloxy-functional or glycidoxy-functional silane.
Treadway, PCT Publication WO 98/39390 describes a coating composition that is substantially free of volatiles and that employs a hydrolysis product of an epoxy-functional silane and also a polymerizable ether. The latter is said to impart tintability to cured coatings of the composition.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,866,262 (Galic et al.) teaches the use of fully hydrolyzed epoxy-functional and imine-functional alkoxysilanes in coating compositions for eyeglass lenses, whereas the previously mentioned U.S. Pat. No. 4,378,250 (Treadway, et al.) teaches that such hydrolysis of epoxy- and imine-functional alkoxysilanes may be less than stoichiometric.
Coating compositions of the type used to provide coatings on such substrates as polycarbonate eye glass lenses desirably are of low viscosity. Moreover, as noted earlier, they desirably are capable, upon curing, of forming surfaces that on the one hand are hard and scratch-resistant and on the other hand are tintable, that is, are capable of readily accepting tinting dyes.
The present invention provides coating compositions yielding cured coatings that exhibit excellent abrasion-resistance and that readily accept tinting dyes. The compositions preferably are of low viscosity and most preferably are substantially free of volatile solvents.
In one embodiment, a composition of the invention comprises the hydrolysis product of an epoxy-functional alkoxy silane, a curing agent therefor, an ethylenically unsaturated monomer and also an unhydrolyzed epoxy-functional alkoxy silane. The ethylenically unsaturated monomer component desirably comprises an acrylic monomer, preferably an acrylic monomer having an acrylic functionality of not more than two.
I have found that inclusion of an unhydrolyzed epoxy-functional alkoxy silane in the coating composition enables a substantial reduction in the viscosity of the composition to be achieved, without loss of abrasion resistance. Amounts of the unhydrolyzed silane sufficient to significantly reduce viscosity of the coating composition up to about 50% by weight, solids basis, are used.
It has also been found that the tintability of coatings derived from a composition comprising the hydrolysis product of an epoxy-functional alkoxy silane, a curing agent therefor and an ethylenically unsaturated monomer, can be substantially improved by incorporating in the composition a non-reactive polyether surfactant.
Hence, the invention in another embodiment relates to a coating composition comprising the hydrolysis product of an epoxy-functional alkoxy silane, a curing agent therefor, an ethylenically unsaturated monomer, and a non-reactive polyether surfactant in sufficient quantity to improve tintability of a cured coating made from the composition. Tintability is so improved by the addition of the polyether surfactant that the coating composition preferably is free of vinyl ethers and reactive non-silane epoxy ingredients. However, as required, the incorporation in the coating composition of non-silane glycidyl ethers may further improve tintability.
The coating compositions of the invention preferably include a cationic initiator such as a diaryl iodonium hexafluoroantimonate and a free radical initiator to initiate polymerization of the ethylenically unsaturated coating components. The composition may include one or more additional epoxy-functional compounds, acrylic monomers, and other ingredients, including colloids, although preferably the composition is free of silica and most preferably is substantially free of colloids.
In coating compositions of the invention, the epoxy functional alkoxy silane precursor of the at least partially hydrolyzed polymerizable ingredient is preferably an epoxyalkylalkoxysilane of the following structure:
wherein R1 is a C1-C14 alkylene group, R2 and R3 independently are C1-C4 alkyl groups and Q is a glycidoxy or epoxycyclohexyl group, and m is 0 or 1. The alkoxy groups are at least partially hydrolyzed to form silanol groups with the release of the R3OH alcohol, and some condensation of the silanol groups occurs. Epoxy reactivity is preserved, however. Many epoxy-functional alkoxysilanes are suitable as hydrolysis precursors, including glycidoxymethyl-trimethoxysilane, glycidoxymethyltriethoxysilane, glycidoxymethyl-tripropoxysilane, glycidoxymethyl-tributoxysilane, β-glycidoxyethyltrimethoxysilane, β-glycidoxyethyltriethoxysilane, β-glycidoxyethyl-tripropoxysilane, β-glycidoxyethyl-tributoxysilane, β-glycidoxyethyltrimethoxysilane, α-glycidoxyethyl-triethoxysilane, α-glycidoxyethyl-tripropoxysilane, α-glycidoxyethyltributoxysilane, γ-glycidoxypropyl-trimethoxysilane, γ-glycidoxypropyl-triethoxysilane, γ-glycidoxypropyl-tripropoxysilane, γ-glycidoxypropyltributoxysilane, β-glycidoxypropyl-trimethoxysilane, β-glycidoxypropyl-triethoxysilane, β-glycidoxypropyl-tripropoxysilane, β-glycidoxypropyltributoxysilane, α-glycidoxypropyl-trimethoxysilane, α-glycidoxypropyl-triethoxysilane, α-glycidoxypropyl-tripropoxysilane, α-glycidoxypropyltributoxysilane, γ-glycidoxybutyl-trimethoxysilane, δ-glycidoxybutyl-triethoxysilane, δ-glycidoxybutyl-tripropoxysilane, δ-glycidoxybutyl-tributoxysilane, δ-glycidoxybutyl-trimethoxysilane, γ-glycidoxybutyl-triethoxysilane, γ-glycidoxybutyl-tripropoxysilane, γ-propoxybutyl-tributoxysilane, δ-glycidoxybutyl-trimethoxysilane, δ-glycidoxybutyl-triethoxysilane, δ-glycidoxybutyl-tripropoxysilane, α-glycidoxybutyl-trimethoxysilane, α-glycidoxybutyl-triethoxysilane, α-glycidoxybutyl-tripropoxysilane, α-glycidoxybutyl-tributoxysilane, (3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)-methyl-trimethoxysilane, (3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)methyl-triethoxysilane, (3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)methyl-tripropoxysilane, (3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)-methyl-tributoxysilane, (3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)ethyl-trimethoxysilane, (3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)ethyl-triethoxysilane, (3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)ethyl-tripropoxysilane, (3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)-ethyl-tributoxysilane, (3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)propyl-trimethoxysilane, (3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)propyl-triethoxysilane, (3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)propyl-tripropoxysilane, (3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)propyl-tributoxysilane, (3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)butyl-trimethoxysilane, (3,4-epoxycyclohexy) butyl-triethoxysilane, (3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)-butyl-tripropoxysilane, and (3,4-epoxycyclohexyl)butyl-tributoxysilane.
A particularly preferred epoxyalkylalkoxysilane is γ-glicidoxypropyl trimethoxy silane due to its wide commercial availability.
Hydrolysis of the epoxy-functional alkoxysilane precursor may occur in an acidic environment, and reference is made to U.S. Pat. No. 4,378,250, the teachings of which are incorporated herein by reference. Hydrolysis of the alkoxy groups liberates the associated alcohol (which may be stripped off) to form silanol groups; these, in turn, are relatively unstable and tend to condense spontaneously. Hydrolysis of the alkoxysilane may but need not be complete, and preferably, the alkoxysilane is reacted with a stoichiometricly sufficient quantity of water to hydrolyze at least 50% of the alkoxy groups and most preferably from about 60% to about 70% of the alkoxy groups. For the hydrolysis of an epoxy-functional trialkoxy silane, good results have been obtained by reacting the silane with a stoichiometricly sufficient quantity of water to hydrolyze two-thirds of the alkoxy groups.
The at least partially hydrolyzed epoxy-functional silane is present in the coating compositions of the invention at a weight concentration (solids basis) of about 10% to about 75%, and preferably about 20% to about 50%.
In addition to the partially or fully hydrolyzed epoxy-functional alkoxy silane, as noted above, the composition desirably includes an effective amount up to about 50% by weight, solids basis, of a non-hydrolyzed, and suitable epoxy-functional alkoxy silanes include the silanes listed above. The non-hydrolyzed epoxy-functional alkoxy silane desirably is present in an amount not less than about 10%, preferably at least about 20%, and most preferably from about 40% to about 50% by weight, solids basis. Preferably, the epoxy-functional alkoxy silane that is included as the non-hydrolyzed component also is employed to make the hydrolyzed component. It should be understood that the hydrolyzed and non-hydrolyzed components may be different and each may utilize one or a blend of different epoxy-functional alkoxy silanes, as desired.
Useful cationic initiators for the purposes of this invention include the aromatic onium salts, including salts of Group Va elements, such as phosphonium salts, e.g., triphenyl phenacylphosphonium hexafluorophosphate, salts of Group VIa elements, such as sulfonium salts, e.g., triphenylsulfonium tetrafluoroborate, triphenylsulfonium hexafluorophosphate and triphenylsulfonium hexafluoroantimonate, and salts of Group VIIa elements, such as iodonium salts such as diphenyliodonium chloride and diaryl iodonium hexafluoroantimonate, the latter being preferred. The aromatic onium salts and their use as cationic initiators in the polymerization of epoxy compounds are described in detail in U.S. Pat. No. 4,058,401, "Photocurable Compositions Containing Group VIA Aromatic Onium Salts," by J. V. Crivello issued Nov. 15, 1977; U.S. Pat. No. 4,069,055, "Photocurable Epoxy Compositions Containing Group VA Onium Salts," by J. V. Crivello issued Jan. 17, 1978, U.S. Pat. No. 4,101,513, "Catalyst For Condensation Of Hydrolyzable Silanes And Storage Stable Compositions Thereof," by F. J. Fox et al. issued Jul. 18, 1978; and U.S. Pat. No. 4,161,478, "Photoinitiators," by J. V. Crivello issued Jul. 17, 1979, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Other cationic initiators can also be used in addition to those referred to above; for example, the phenyldiazonium hexafluorophosphates containing alkoxy or benzyloxy radicals as substituents on the phenyl radical as described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,000,115, "Photopolymerization Of Epoxides," by Sanford S. Jacobs issued Dec. 28, 1976, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. Preferred cationic initiators for use in the compositions of this invention are the salts of Group VIa elements and especially the sulfonium salts, and also the Group VIIa elements, particularly the diaryl iodonium hexafluororantimonates. Particular cationic catalysts include diphenyl iodonium salts of tetrafluoro borate, hexafluoro phosphate, hexafluoro arsenate, and hexafluoro antimonate; and triphenyl sulfonium salts of tetrafluoroborate, hexafluoro phosphate, hexafluoro arsenate, and hexafluoro antimonate.
A wide variety of ethylenically unsaturated monomers (including oligomers) can be employed in the coating composition of the invention, and acrylic monomers and oligomers, particularly those having acrylic functionalities of not greater than two, are preferred. Useful acrylic compounds for improving adhesion to polycarbonate substrates include both mono and di-functional monomers, but other or additional polyfunctional acrylic monomers may also be included.
Examples of monofunctional acrylic monomers include acrylic and methacrylic esters such as ethyl acrylate, butyl acrylate, 2-hydroxypropyl acrylate, cyclohexyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, and the like. Examples of polyfunctional acrylic monomers, including both difunctional and tri and tetrafunctional monomers, include neopentylglycol diacrylate, pentaerythritol triacrylate, 1,6-hexanediol diacrylate, trimethylolpropane triacrylate, tetraethylene glycol diacrylate, 1,3-butylene glycol diacrylate, trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate, 1,3-butylene glycol dimethacrylate, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate, pentaerythritol tetraacrylate, tetraethylene glycol dimethacrylate, 1,6-hexanediol dimethacrylate, ethylene glycol diacrylate, diethylene glycol diacrylate, glycerol diacrylate, glycerol triacrylate, 1,3-propanediol diacrylate, 1,3-propanediol dimethacrylate, 1,2,4-butanetriol trimethacrylate, 1,4-cyclohexanediol diacrylate, 1,4-cyclohexanediol dimethacrylate, pentaerythritol diacrylate, 1,5-pentanediol dimethacrylate, and the like. The acrylic-functional monomers and oligomers desirably are employed at a weight concentration of at least about 10% by weight, preferably from about 10% to about 50%, and most preferably from about 10% to about 25%, all on a solids basis.
As initiators for the ethylenically unsaturated monomers, photoactivated free-radical initiator are preferred, although thermally activated free radical initiators may also be used. Useful photoinitiators for this purpose are the haloalkylated aromatic ketones, chloromethylbenzophenones, certain benzoin ethers, certain acetophenone derivatives such as diethoxyacetophenone and 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-phenylpropan-1-one. A preferred class of free-radical photoinitiators is the benzil ketals, which produce rapid cures. A preferred photoinitiator is α,α-dimethoxy-α-phenyl acetophenone (Iragacure™ 651, Ciba-Geigy, disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,715,293 and 3,801,329). The most preferred photoinitiator, in accordance with this invention, is 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-phenylpropane-1-one (Darocure™ 1173, Ciba-Geigy Corporation). Specific examples of photoinitiators include ethyl benzoin ether, isopropyl benzoin ether, dimethoxyphenyl acetophenone, diethoxy acetophenone, and benzophenone.
In a preferred embodiment, the coating composition is substantially free of volatile solvents and also preferably is free of silica and free of other colloids.
The surfactants useful in the present invention to promote tintability are non-reactive polyethers, and may be water soluble, water dispersible or water insoluble. As used here, "non-reactive" means that the polyether does not significantly participate in the curing reaction involving the epoxy-functional alkoxy silane or the ethylenically unsaturated monomers. A variety of non-reactive polyethers can be employed, including the various poly (alkylene glycol) and poly (alkylene oxide) surfactants, and are chosen for their ability to significantly improve tintability. Preferred polyethers include polyalkylene oxide modified polymers such as polyalkylene oxide modified siloxanes (including polyalkylene oxide modified dimethylsiloxanes and polyalkylene oxide modified heptamethylsiloxanes), the alkoxy polyalkylene oxyethanols, and the substituted polyglycols such as nonylphenol polyethylene glycol. The polyalkylene oxide modified siloxanes may be in liquid or solid form.
Polyalkylene oxide modified polydimethylsiloxanes, as an example, may have the formula:
where Me is methyl and PE is —(CH2)3O(EO)m(PO)nZ. Here, These surfactants are referred to as "AP" (alkyl-pendant) types. Other polyalkylene oxide modified siloxanes may have the general formula (MeSi)y-2[(OSiMe2)x/yO-PE]y, where PE is -(EO)m(PO)nR, R being lower alkyl. The latter surfactants are referred to as the "AEB" (alkoxy endblocked) type. In these general formulas, EO represents ethyleneoxy, PO represents 1,2-propyleneoxy, Z is H or lower alkyl, and x, y, m and n can vary as desired.
A series of polyalkylene oxide modified siloxane surfactants as thus described are available from Witco Corporation under its registered trademark SILWET. Alkoxypolyalkylene oxyethanols, and the substituted polyglycols such as nonylphenol polyethylene glycol, are generally available from Union Carbide Corporation under its registered trademark TERGITOL.
The amount of surfactant to be used in a coating composition is the amount which provides the desired tintability to cured coatings derived from the composition, and this amount may range from a minimum amount—usually a percent or two by weight—that provides noticeable improvement in tintability up to about 10% by weight or more. Amounts of surfactant in the range of about 1% to about 10% by weight of the composition are usually appropriate, and surfactant concentrations of about 4% have given good results.
The invention may be more readily understood by reference to the following illustrative, non-limiting examples. In these examples, tintability is measured as follows: A coated and cured sample is immersed in BPI Black Dye (1% Transmission, Brain Power Inc.) at 95� C.-100� C. for 15 minutes and then rinsed with water and dried. The transmissivity T of the sample is measured spectrophotometrically, and tintability is reported as percentage transmissivity. Resistance to abrasion may be measured by abrading the coated surface of a transparent substrate under predetermined conditions and measuring the haze that is formed as a reduction in light transmissivity. One such testing apparatus is referred to as a Taber Abrader, a product of Byk-Gardner. Abrasion resistance testing with this equipment may be performed in accordance with ASTM D 1044-78. The particular equipment employed for testing coatings referred to below involved a model 5130 Taber abrader equipped with a CS10 abrasive wheel weighted at 500 grams.
Epoxy base #1: A partially hydrolyzed epoxy-functional alkoxysilane is prepared by combining 236 g. of γ-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane, 36 g of water and 0.5 ml of a 1% HCl solution and mixing for 16-20 hours. The resulting product is stripped of volatiles under vacuum.
Epoxy base #2: A second partially hydrolyzed epoxy-functional alkoxysilane is prepared by combining 246 g of epoxy cyclohexylethyltrimethoxysilane, 18 g of water, 20 g of ethanol and 0.2 g of an acidic functional ion exchange resin (CT 275, Purolite Corp.). The mixture is stirred at room temperature for 36-40 hours, and then is stripped of volatiles under vacuum.
Two coating compositions, labeled A and B, were prepared by blending together the following ingredients, amounts being given in grams. The viscosity of the compositions were measured and compositions were coated on polycarbonate lenses and UV cured using a medium pressure mercury bulb, 250 watts/inch. The coated lenses were subjected to the Taber Abrasion test described above.
Butane diol diacrylate
Cyclohexane dimethanol divinylether
Trimethylolpropane triglycidyl ether
Epoxy base #1
(not hydrolyzed)
Triarylsulfonium hexafluorphosphate
(Cyracure 6990, Union Carbide)
Triarylsulfonium hexafluoroantimonate
(Cyracure 6974, Union Carbide)
2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-phenyl propan-1-one
(Darocure1173, Ciba-Geigy Corporation)
Ebecryl 350 (silicone flow control agent,
UCB Chemicals Corp.),
Viscosity, cps
Taber abrasion, % haze, 200 cycles
Note should be made that the viscosity of Composition B was approximately one-third the viscosity of comparative Composition A
Three coating compositions, labeled C, D and E, were prepared by blending together the following ingredients, amounts being given in grams. The viscosity of the compositions were measured and compositions were coated, cured and tested as in Example 2.
Epoxy base #1
Hexane diol diacrylate
Cyclohexane dimethanol divinylether
Epoxy cyclohexylethyl trimethoxy silane
Epoxy base #2
1/1 mix of benzophenone and 1-hydroxy
cyclohexylphenyl ketone
Mixed Triarylsulfonium Hexafluoroantimonate
salts, 50% in Propylene Carbonate
(UVI 6974, Union Carbide)
Ebecryl 350
Viscosity, cps
Taber abrasion, 200 cycles, % haze
A base composition was prepared by blending the following ingredients, amounts being given in grams:
Glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane, partially 36 hydrolyzed as in Example 1 Glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane, unhydrolyzed 50 Hexane diol diacrylate 15 Pentaerythritol triacrylate 5.0 1/1 mix of benzophenone and 1-hydroxy 1.8 cyclohexylphenyl ketone Diaryliodonium hexafluorophosphate 4.0 (CD 1012, Sartomer Corp)
The resulting base composition was divided into 10 g aliquots, and to each aliquot was added 0.4 g of one of the surfactants listed below, and the compositions were spin-coated on polycarbonate lenses and cured under UV light to form coating thicknesses in the range of 8 to 10 microns. The tintability of each lens was measured as described above.
Water Solubility
Tintability (% T)
SILWET L-77 (polyalkylene oxide-modified
heptamethyltrisiloxane, 700 mol. wt., AP type)
SILWET L-722 (polyalkylene oxide-modified
dimethylsiloxane, 3000 mol. wt., AEB type)
SILWET L-7001 (polyalkylene oxide-modified
Partially soluble
dimethylsiloxane, 20,000 mol. wt., AP type)
SILWET L-7500 (polyalkylene oxide-modified
Partially soluble
dimethylsiloxane, 3,000 mol. wt., AP type)
SILWET L-7604 (polyalkylene oxide-modified
dimethylsiloxane, 4,000 mol. wt., AP type)
SILWET L-7607 (polyalkylene oxide-modified
dimethylsiloxane, 1,000 mol. wt., AP type)
SILWET L-7607 (polyalkylene oxide-modified
dimethylsiloxane, 10,000 mol. wt., AP type)
TERGITOL S-3 (alkyloxypolyethyleneoxyethanol,
mol. wt. 332)
TERGITOL S-5 (alkyloxypolyethyleneoxyethanol,
mol. wt. 420)
TERGITOL S-7 (alkyloxypolyethyleneoxyethanol,
mol. wt. 508)
TERGITOL NP-4 (nonylphenol polyethylene glycol
ether, mol. wt. 396)
TERGITOL NP-6 (nonylphenol polyethylene glycol
ether, mol. wt. 484)
TERGITOL NP-6 (nonylphenol polyethylene glycol
ether, mol. wt. 528)
TERGITOL NP-15 (nonylphenol polyethylene glycol
ether, mol. wt. 880)
While preferred embodiments of the invention have been described, it should be understood that various changes, adaptations and modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.
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|428/413, 428/447
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|Cooperative Classification
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|May 6, 2011
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30 May Great Futures Teen Summit in Georgia
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Orange Duffel Bag Foundation just got asked to be ongoing partner of the Boys & Girls Club of Georgia Alliance's annual teen summit event that reaches 450 kids (14-18) across the state of Georgia. This year's summit with the theme Great Futures will be June 26-29. Thank you so much to Bea Shaw, De Harris, Cindy Hunsinger, Terrice Blackwell and of course, Sam Bracken for your commitment on this event. Our Board Chair Mike Daly worked tirelessly to make this happen. Thanks to our partner Xerox Corporation, which was our first major sponsor, for agreeing to print the programs.


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