* BUT * before we enter everything ... I have a hot political piece to share!
And you've probably * never * come across one such as this ... because while politicians fight people tune-in. I'm referring to more than merely ill-tempered words. The men in this situation are buddies; you'll see how they had a go toe-to-toe here in this brawl ...
I tuned into this simply because one of the two was my boss back then when I first got out of college. So if quite possibly you have curiosity in bureaucratic malicious talk and insider news, then continue reading.
That's right, high stakes, high stress, legislative matters focused on industrial shipping:
"How the Harbor District Found Itself in the Middle of Humboldt’s Most Bitter Political Fight "
Author: Ryan Burns
Source: https://lostcoastoutpost.com/2016/apr/29/how-harbor-district-found-itself-center-countys-mo/
Last week, two elected officials got into a face-to-face, toe-to-toe, “let’s take this outside”-style argument during a break in a Planning Commission meeting. This wasn’t a personal beef (the men each told the Outpost afterward that they consider each other friends). Nor was it about a property dispute that affects either man directly.
No, the spat boiled over from a long-simmering political dispute over management of Humboldt Bay. Former Planning Commissioner Dennis Mayo and current Harbor Commissioner Richard Marks (the officials in last week’s quarrel) stand on separate sides of a philosophical and tactical divide that has gradually expanded to define Humboldt County’s most bitter political struggle — whether we should wait for big, blue-collar industries to arrive on our shores via sea and rail, or start allowing other businesses to use that land.
With a 5-1 vote the Planning Commission sided with the Mayo contingent, which envisions Humboldt Bay as a major industrialized seaport offering international shipping and a rebuilt (or freshly built) railroad connecting our county to the national rail network.
Marks and his fellow Harbor Commissioners, meanwhile, are pursuing a more economically diversified approach. At last week’s meeting, Division 5 Commissioner Patrick Higgins told the Planning Commission that the Harbor District almost went broke trying to market our harbor to industrial shipping interests. The time has come, he said, to loosen zoning restrictions on the vacant and deteriorating land surrounding the bay so other types of businesses can move in.
The ultimate decision on this matter lies with the Humboldt County Board of Supervisors, which will have to decide which side of that political chasm to stand on. And while their decision might not dictate the future of Humboldt Bay, it could have significant impacts on property owners and infrastructure around the harbor.
Check out more great details at their Local Coast Outpost website!
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On a geek-scale of 1-10,
this is clearly an 11!
Strangely enough, only a few of you will love this as deeply as do I.
None the less, suffice to say, this is at the deep end of the scientific pool.
Truth be told, the scientists featured here are personal friends of our company in general, and me in particular. By all means, take a few minutes to read through these and let us know if your business works in a realm that can leverage this approach.
Modifying the UV Blocking Effect of Polyester Fabric
Source: http://trj.sagepub.com/content/74/6/469.short
Marija Gorenšek
Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Department of Textiles, University of Ljubljana, SI-1001 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Franci Sluga
Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, Department of Textiles, University of Ljubljana, SI-1001 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Abstract
The influence of conventional acid and alkaline high temperature dyeing procedures on fabric construction is investigated. The effects of weave construction, orange, red, and blue disperse dyes, double layers of fabrics, and UV absorber on the ultraviolet protection factors (UPF) of polyester fabrics are the topics of this research. A spectrophotometer with an integrating sphere is used to measure the uv transmittance of polyester fabrics according to an AATCC test. Small differences in the weight of fabrics after blind dyeing procedures already influence the uv transmittance of fabrics. Pale orange and blue dyed fabrics show a high enough UPF, while a pale red dyed fabric does not reach such values. Deep dyed and double layered fabrics and fabrics aftertreated with a UV absorber reach high UPF values.
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"Influence of reactive dyes on ultraviolet protection of cotton knitted fabrics with different fabric constructions "
Source: http://trj.sagepub.com/content/86/5/512.abstract
Wai-yin Wong, Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Jimmy Kwok-cheong Lam, Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Chi-wai Kan, Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Ron Postle, School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Australia
Dr Chi-wai Kan, Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Email: tccwk [at] polyu.edu.hk
Abstract
Influence of reactive dyes on ultraviolet protection of cotton knitted fabrics with different fabric constructions Wai-yin Wong1 Jimmy Kwok-cheong Lam1 Chi-wai Kan1⇑ Ron Postle2 1Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong 2School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Australia Dr Chi-wai Kan, Institute of Textiles and Clothing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Email: tccwk [at] polyu.edu.hk Abstract The influence of coloration on ultraviolet (UV) protection of cotton knitted fabrics with different knit structures incorporated with the three major stitch types, namely knit, tuck and miss stitches, are studied in four approaches.
The effects of color depth and knit structures on the ultraviolet protection factor (UPF) of fabrics are investigated. The influences of hue and color depth on the UPF of fabrics are also compared. Since UV protection offered by dyes mainly depends on their chemical structures, the UPF and color strength of fabrics colored by reactive dyes that varied in reactive groups, such as mono-functional and bi-functional reactive dyes, are examined. The correlations between UPF and the CIELAB color coordinates, color strength (K/Ssum), are analyzed. The results show that light-colored fabrics with compact structures achieve similar or even better UV protection than the dark-colored fabrics with loose structures.
This implies that color property might not be a reliable indicator for UV protection of knitted fabrics and the effect of coloration on UV protection is affected by fabric construction. The results also denote that the chemical structure of reactive dyes affects the UV protection of fabrics in a qualitative approach that depends on the unique ultraviolet radiation blocking ability of the chemical constituents. Among the color coordinates investigated, only lightness (L*) and K/Ssum are found to be correlated with the UPF of the fabrics, but the strength of correlations is not very strong. This is because the fabric characteristics that have significant impacts of UV protection are mostly not involved in the measurement of color properties. "
"Enhancing disperse printing and ultraviolet protecting of polyester-containing fabrics via pretreatment with chitosan/polyethylene glycol/dimethylol dihydroxyethylene urea"
Source: http://jit.sagepub.com/content/42/3/269.abstract
NA Ibrahim 1
EMR El-Zairy 2
MR El-Zairy 2
HM Khalil 2
1 Textile Research Division, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt
2 Textile Printing, Dyeing and Finishing Division, Faculty of Applied Arts, Giza, Egypt
NA Ibrahim, Textile Research Division, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt Email: nabibrahim [at] hotmail [dot] com
Abstract
Pretreatment of polyester-containing fabrics with chitosan, polyethylene glycol along with N-methylol crosslinking agent (Arkofix® NDW, DMDHEU) in the presence of MgCl2.
6H2O/citric acid as a mixed catalyst was carried out for enhancing their printability with disperse dyes as well as upgrading their ultraviolet-protecting properties.
The results showed that the changes in the depth of the obtained prints are governed by the type of substrate, chitosan concentration and steaming conditions.
On the other hand, incorporation of polyethylene glycol in the pretreatment bath results in a remarkable improvement in the depth of the post-printed fabric samples.
Scanning electron microscope images showed the presence of chitosan-based deposits firmly attached to the surface of the pretreated fabric samples.
The mechanism of surface modification via loading of chitosan with its amino groups along with polyethylene glycol moieties onto and/or into the finish/fabric matrix was proposed.
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