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US 4352912 A Abstract Copolymers of alpha-methylstyrene-type monomers and conjugated diene monomers are prepared by polymerizing an alpha-methylstyrene monomer using a first polar activator, adding a small amount of a conjugated diene monomer to cap the block of alpha-methylstyrene-type monomer polymer, and further adding a conjugated diene monomer and polymerizing with a second polar activator effective for copolymerization of residual alpha-methylstyrene-type monomer. The resulting copolymer can be coupled to form linear or radial block copolymers.
Claims(10) 1. A copolymer of at least one alpha-methylstyrene-type monomer and at least one conjugated diene monomer characterized by a structure comprising at least one block of homopolymeric poly(alpha-methylstyrene-type monomer) capped with a small block from a conjugated diene monomer and at least one block of random poly(conjugated diene/alpha-methylstyrene-type monomer).
2. The copolymer of claim 1 containing one said homopolymer block and one said random block.
3. The copolymer of claim 1 which is a coupled copolymer containing at least two said homopolymer blocks and at least two said random blocks.
4. The copolymer of claim 1 which is a radially coupled copolymer.
5. The copolymer of any of claims 1, 2, 3, or 4 wherein said alpha-methylstyrene-type monomer is alpha-methylstyrene, and said conjugated diene is butadiene or isoprene.
6. The copolymer of claim 1 incorporating a ratio of about 95:5 to 5:95 weight ratio of conjugated diene:alpha-methylstyrene-monomer.
7. The copolymer according to claim 6 wherein said alpha-methylstyrene-type monomer contains 9 to 24 carbon atoms per molecule; and said conjugated diene monomer contains 4 to 12 carbon atoms per molecule.
8. The copolymer according to claim 7 wherein said alpha-methyl-styrene-type monomer is alpha-methylstyrene, alpha-methyl-4-butylstyrene, alpha-methyl-3,5-di-t-butylstyrene, alpha-methyl-3,4,5-trimethylstyrene, alpha-methyl-4-benzylstyrene, alpha-methyl-4-cyclohexylstyrene, or mixture; and said conjugated diene monomer is 1,3-butadiene, isoprene, 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butadiene, 2-methyl-1,3-pentadiene, 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-pentadiene, 2-methyl-3-ethyl-1,3-pentadiene, 2-methyl-1,3-butadiene, or mixture.
9. The copolymer as defined by claim 3 or 4 wherein said copolymer is coupled by a polyepoxide, polyisocyanate, polyamine, polyaldehyde, polyketone, polyanhydride, polyester, polyhalide, polyvinyl aromatic, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, or monoester, wherein the functionality of said polyfunctional treating agent is at least 2.
10. The copolymer according to claim 4 coupled by silicon tetrachloride.
Description This is a divisional application of Ser. No. 192,798 filed Oct. 1, 1980, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,302,558 patented Nov. 24, 1981; which is a continuation of Ser. No. 36,267 filed May 4, 1979, now abandoned. The invention pertains to copolymers of alpha-methylstyrene-type-monomers with conjugated diene monomers. In another aspect, the invention pertains to processes of copolymerization of alpha-methylstyrene-type monomers with conjugated diene monomers. In a further aspect, the invention pertains to methods of providing high conversion of alpha-methylstyrene-type monomers in copolymerization with conjugated diene monomers. In still a further aspect the invention pertains to uncoupled linear copolymers, coupled linear copolymers, and coupled radial copolymers, of alpha-methylstyrene-type monomers with conjugated diene monomers. Alpha-methylstyrene-type monomers have been polymerized using solution polymerization procedures employing monofunctional anionic initiators such as the organolithium initiators. Polar additives have been employed to improve the rate of polymerization of such as alpha-methylstyrene. Subsequently, butadiene has been added to form a block of such as polybutadiene. The resulting product can be coupled, if desired. This generalized procedure is described in such as U.S. Pat. No. 3,825,623. Such polymers are useful in molded goods, hot melt adhesives, and other purposes. Unfortunately, the prior art processes have been faced with a major problem of low conversion of the alpha-methylstyrene-type monomer, such as described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,825,623 at column 3. An alpha-methylstyrene-type monomer, when polymerized anionically, establishes a reaction equilibrium monomers polymer. Additional monomer does tend to force the formation of additional polymer; or, the use of low temperature does permit the formation of additional polymer with lower monomer presence, in effect tending to push the reaction toward the desired polymer. However, in order to effectively polymerize a conjugated diene thereon, the polymerization temperature must be raised. The natural tendency is for the alpha-methylstyrene-type monomer:polymer equilibrium to immediately return in the direction of unreacted monomer, thus depolymerizing the poly(alpha-methylstyrene-type monomer) block. THis can occur with unseemly rapidity. This difficulty means variable sizes of poly(alpha-methylstyrene-type monomer) block, inadequate incorporation of the alpha-methylstyrene-type monomer, more monomer remains present after the conjugated diene polymerization, and monomers must be separated and recycled for economy. Sometimes the separation procedures from the polymerization diluent are difficult. What is needed is a method to enforce good substantial conversion in the polymerization of the alpha-methylstyrene-type monomer, and then to hold it, avoiding depolymerization, while nearly copolymerizing thereon the conjugated diene and at the same time further copolymerizing any remaining alpha-methylstyrene-type monomer to relatively high conversion. I have discovered a process for preparing copolymers of alpha-methylstyrene-type monomers with conjugated diene monomers with increased conversion of the alpha-methylstyrene-type monomer to polymer. My process involves a capping step after polymerizing the alpha-methylstyrene-type monomer to hold it, and to prevent depolymerization when additional solvent is added, or when the polymerization temperature is raised, for polymerization of the major proportion of the conjugated diene monomer to polymer. In my process, an alpha-methylstyrene-type monomer is polymerized in the presence of a first polar activator under moderately low temperature anionic solution polymerization conditions; a small amount of conjugated diene monomer is added while still at the low temperature and polymerized to form a protective cap to prevent depolymerization; and then further conjugated diene monomer is added as desired and polymerized at moderately elevated polymerization temperatures to form polyconjugated diene using a second polar activator to assure complete copolymerization of the conjugated diene with the residual alpha-methylstyrene-type monomer. The second polar activator can be present initially, be added at the capping stage, but must at least be present by the third stage polymerization of the conjugated diene. To so-prepared block copolymer can be recovered by conventional termination procedures. This termination can include linear coupling, or coupling with multifunctional agents to produce a branched copolymer. In accordance with my process, an alpha-methylstyrene-type monomer is polymerized with an organomonolithium initiator under solution polymerization conditions at a first polymerization temperature employing a first polar activating agent (polar activator) until polymerization equilibrium is obtained between monomer:polymer. In a second type, a small capping amount of conjugated diene is added, preferably with additional polymerization diluent, and polymerized while maintaining the first lower polymerization temperature to provide a capping operation effective to prevent depolymerization of the poly(alpha-methylstyrene-type monomer) block so far formed. Residual alpha-methylstyrene-type monomer remains present since no appreciable copolymerization occurs unless the second polar activator is present, and the temperature is raised. In the third step, additional conjugated diene monomer is added and polymerized sufficient to form the desired size (polyconjugated diene), preferably together with additional polymerization diluent, and in the presence of an effective amount of a second polar activator at an increased second higher polymerization temperature for effective conjugated diene polymerization. The dual activator system provides further substantial copolymerization of residual alpha-methylstyrene-type monomer. I have obtained as much as 86 weight percent total conversion of alpha-methylstyrene-type monomer, and more usually about 80 weight percent. The fourth step is termination of living lithium ends, either termination as such; or by coupling with coupling agents to form linear or radial branched block copolymers. Any broad ratio of alpha-methylstyrene-type monomer:conjugated diene monomer in polymerization is suitable in the preparation of copolymers according to my invention. Generally, the ratio of charged monomers will be about 95:5 to 5:95, more usually 45:75 to 75:25 weight of total conjugated diene:alpha-methylstyrene-type monomer charged to polymerization. Alpha-methylstyrene itself is the presently preferred monomer due to availability and relatively favorable economics. However, alpha-methylstyrene-type monomers broadly are useful and operable. Typically, these range from 9 to 24 carbon atoms per molecule. Substituted alpha-methylstyrenes having one or more substituents on the aromatic ring are suitable in which the substituents are selected from alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, or combination radicals, each having one to eight carbon atoms per substituent. Nonlimiting examples include: alpha-methylstyrene, alpha-methyl-4-butylstyrene, alpha-methyl-3,5-di-t-bensylstyrene, alpha-methyl-3,4,5-trimethylstyrene, alpha-methyl-4-bensylstyrene, alpha-methyl-4-chlorohexylstyrene, and the like, alone, or mixtures. Conjugated dienes employed in the process of my invention include any of the conjugated dienes, preferably the hydrocarbon conjugated dienes, known to polymerize with lithium initiators under anionic solution polymerization conditions. On an exemplary basis, these conjugated dienes for availability contain 4 to 12 carbon atoms per molecule, preferably 4 to 8 carbon atoms per molecule, and preferably for industrial purposes those of 4 or 5 carbon atoms per molecule. The conjugated dienes form the elastomeric block of the resulting copolymer. Examples of the conjugated dienes include the presently preferred 1,3-butadiene and isoprene, as well as 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butadiene, 2-methyl-1,3-pentadiene, 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-pentadiene, 2-methyl-3-ethyl-1,3-pentadiene, 2-phenyl-1,3-butadiene, and the like, alone, or in admixture. Any of the hydrocarbon monolithium initiators known in the anionic solution polymerization art can be employed. Typically these can be represented by RLi in which R is a hydrocarbon radical and can be aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, or aromatic, containing at least one carbon atom per molecule. The number of carbon atoms and consequently the molecular weight of the hydrocarbon monolithium initiator is not limited as far as operability is concerned, though those of up to about 20 carbon atoms are more readily available. Most frequently employed are the aliphatic monolithium types. Exemplary initiators include such as n-butyllithium sec-butyllithium, n-decyllithium, phenyllithium, 1-naphthyllithium, p-tolyllithium, cyclohexyllithium, eicosyllithium, and the like, alone usually, though mixtures are suitable. The amount of initiator employed depends on the polymer molecular weight desired and thus varies widely. Typically, the amount of initiator is in the approximate range of 0.05 to 20 milliequivalents of lithium per 100 grams of total monomer. The initiator conveniently is employed as a solution in a hydrocarbon polymerization diluent. Polymerization is conducted by contacting the monomer charge with the monolithium initiator in a suitable polymerization diluent. Suitable diluents include any of the paraffinic, cycloparaffinic, or aromatic hydrocarbons known to the art, used alone or in admixture, typically of 4 to 10 carbon atoms per molecule. Various substances are known to be detrimental to the initiator and the living polymer, including such as carbon dioxide, oxygen, and water. It is desirable that the reactants, the polymerization apparatus, and the reactant mixture be freed of these materials as well as any other materials which inactivate the respective reactive species present throughout the process. Any of the known methods for removing such contaminents can be used. Therefore, wherever a diluent is employed in the process, it is preferred that the diluent be substantially free of impurities such as those listed above. In this connection it is desirable to remove the air and moisture from the reaction vessel in which the polymerization is conducted. Examplary species include such as n-hexane, n-heptane, cyclohexane, cyclopentane, benzene, toluene, the xylenes, 2,2,4-trimethylpentane, and the like. Cyclohexane currently is preferred for ease of handling, high solubility of polymer, and availability. The alpha-methylstyrene-type monomer is polymerized as a relatively concentrated solution in a polymerization diluent. The monomer:diluent weight ratio can vary somewhat, but should represent a reasonably concentrated solution of monomer, such as about 9:1 to 1:5, preferably 5:1 to 1:2, weight ratio of first charge of monomer:diluent. Such a relatively concentrated polymerization solution is desirable since the polymerization equilibrium, that is, the extent of monomer conversion, is significantly influenced by the amount of diluent present. The higher solvent levels tend to shift the equilibrium in the direction of unreacted monomer, rather than in the desired direction of polymer. The choice of the first lower polymerization temperature is influenced by the desired combination of solution viscosity, polymerization rate, and monomer conversion. A compromise is necessary. Low temperature polymerization favors higher alpha-methylstyrene-type monomer conversion to polymer, but this is at the expense of lower polymerization rates and higher solution viscosities. Polymerization of the alpha-methylstyrene-type monomer presently preferably is conducted at a first polymerization temperature in the range of about 0� C. to 40� C., more preferably about 3� C. to 35� C. Undesirable side reactions occur at higher temperatures and the percentage conversion which can be attained rapidly diminishes. The polymerization of the alpha-methylstyrene-type monomer is conducted in the presence of an effective amount of a first polar activator, optionally in the presence of the second polar activator. The first polar activator increases the polymerization rate or propagation rate of the alpha-methylstyrene-type monomer without increasing the rate of undesirable side or termination reactions as long as relatively short polymerization times are employed. Suitable as first polar activators are polar compounds which do not contain an active hydrogen atom. These polar compounds can contain oxygen, sulphur, as well as nitrogen. It is preferred that the activator have a dielectric constant of between 2 and 9. Suitable first polar activators include such as dimethyl ether, diethyl ether, diamyl ether, dimethoxyethane, bis(2-ethoxyethyl) ether, tetrahydrofuran, hexamathylphosphoramide, tributylamine, and hexamethylenetetramine, and mixtures. Presently preferred is tetrahydrofuran. The first polar activator normally is added to the polymerization mixture in the amount of about 0.1 to 10 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of total monomers, preferably 1 to 5 parts to prevent undesired side reactions and to maintain ultimate vinyl content within the desired ranges. The pressure employed can be as convenient. Preferably, a pressure is employed sufficient to maintain monomer and diluent substantially in the liquid phase. The polymerization time can vary widely as may be convenient, and will, of course, be affected by the polymerization temperature chosen. Generally, the alpha-methylstyrene-type monomer is allowed to polymerize for less than about 120 minutes, since, at longer polymerization times, termination of the living polymer tends to occur. At this stage, despite the favorable influences of lower temperature, minimal diluent, first polar activator, and short polymerization time, there are present substantial proportions of the alpha-methylstyrene-type monomer, and the polymer at this stage itself is not stable. In the second step, a small amount of conjugated diene is added, conveniently as a dilute solution in polymerization diluent. This capping step is the polymerization of the small amount of conjugated diene and is conducted within the relatively low first polymerization temperature range described for the first step polymerization of the alpha-methylstyrene-type monomer. This step and resulting small block of poly(conjugated diene) provides a capping of the poly(alpha-methylstyrene-type monomer styryllithium). The cap avoids depolymerization when the polymerization temperature is raised and/or when further relatively large amounts of polymerization diluent are added in the third step. Both of these conditions normally are utilized for optimum polymerization of the conjugated diene added later, and both factors would otherwise tend to cause depolymerization of the block of poly(alpha-methylstyrene-type monomer) so far produced. The small suitable affective amount of conjugated diene added for capping the live poly(alpha-methylstyrene-type monomer) is defined as an amount of at least about 1 mole per mole of living alpha-methylstyrene-type polymer. The upper limit of this amount is not critical, but it is preferable to keep it as low as possible to reduce depolymerization induced by the heat of reaction of diene polymerization. Usually it will be less than about 100 moles. The weight ratio of additional polymerization diluent to conjugated diene added for the capping step generally is about 10:1 to 1000:1, although the conjugated diene can be added without dilution if desired depending on the polymerization solution viscosity. The polymerization time for forming the poly(conjugated diene) cap is short in duration. The completion of the poly(conjugated diene) cap formation is indicated by the disappearance of the red color of the poly(alpha-methylstyrene-type monomer styryllithium) in the polymerization mixture. This normally requires about 1 to 120 minutes. While this step protects the polymer of the alpha-methylstyrene-type monomer against depolymerization, yet the substantial amounts of unpolymerized alpha-methylstyrene-type monomer are still present primarily in solution in the diluent. The second or further addition of conjugated diene is to form the poly(1,3-conjugated diene) to provide the desired rubbery component of the copolymer. This third polymerization usually uses additional polymerization hydrocarbon diluent so as to keep the reaction mixture viscosity low enough to be adequately stirred. The conjugated diene is preferably polymerized at a higher second polymerization temperature than at the lower first polymerization temperature used for alpha-methylstyrene-type monomer polymerization since higher temperatures favor a desirably higher rate of conjugated diene polymerization and also further reduce the solution viscosity. The temperature of the polymerization mixture now can safely be raised, and additional polymerization diluent added, without depolymerization since the poly(alpha-methylstyrene-type monomer styryllithium) has been protectively capped by the capping step described above. Polymerization of the conjugated diene is conducted in the presence of a second polar activator, which is an alkali metal alkoxide. These alkali metal alkoxides are organic compounds of an alkali metal other than lithium, more particularly of sodium, potassium, rubidum, or cesium. Any of the alkoxides of this nature are suitable for my process. Conveniently, the alkoxides can be represented by R'OM in which M represents the alkali metal just mentioned, and R' is an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, armoatic, or combination hydrocarbon radical, and for convenience usually is of the order of 1 to 20 carbon atoms. These include the sodium, potassium, rubidium and casium salts of such as methyl alcohol, ethyl alcohol, n-propyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, tert-butyl alcohol, tert-amyl alcohol, n-hexyl alcohol, cyclohexyl alcohol, eicosyl alcohol, 2-butenyl alcohol, 4-methylcyclohexyl alcohol, 3-hexenyl alcohol, 2,5-decadienyl alcohol, 3-cyclopentenyl alcohol, 4,6-di-n-butyldecyl alcohol, 4,8-dodecadienyl alcohol, allyl alcohol, benzyl alcohol, 3(4-tolyl)propyl alcohol, phenol, 1-naphthol, 2-naphthol, 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol (Ionol), 2,4,6-tri-tert-butylphenol, 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-phenylphenol, 2,6-di-sec-butyl-4-methylphenol, and the like, alone or in admixture. Especially suitable are potassium alkoxides, and presently preferred from my work is potassium tertiary amyloxide. During polymerization of the conjugated diene with the alkali metal alkoxide and the first polar activator which, of course, is still present since it was added during the polymerization of the alpha-methylstyrene-type monomer, further residual unreacted alpha-methylstryene-type monomer is randomly copolymerized with the conjugated diene monomer, thus substantially increasing the overall alpha-methylstyrene conversion. The amount of polymerization diluent to be added at this third stage polymerization, can vary widely. It is convenient to use the same polymerization diluent in each stage to avoid possible complexities in ultimate separation and recycle. Generally, sufficient polymerization diluent is added such that the ratio of total weight of diluent to total weight of all monomers added in all steps of the polymerization process is about 3:1 to 25:1, preferably about 5:1 to 10:1. The amount of alkali metal alkoxide added is such that the M:Li molar ratio is within the broad range of about 10:1 to 1:10, presently preferably about 5:1 to 1:5 because of improved effectiveness, wherein M represents the alkali metal other than lithium. The temperature range normally employed for this step of the process is in the range of about 0� C. to 140� C., preferably about 50� C. to about 120� C. for convenience and improved effectiveness. The polymerization time for formation of the poly(conjugated diene) normally is in the range of about 2 minutes to several hours, preferably 5 minutes to 30 minutes. At the completion of the polymerization steps, the living polymers, polymers containing carbon-lithium moieties and thus capable of propagating further polymerization, are terminated. In the context of this specification, the term "termination" refers either to termination as such of the polymer-lithium by conventional noncoupling type of final termination by removal of the active lithium such as with water, acid, lower alcohol, or the like, which remove the lithium and substituting a hydrogen; or by reaction with a coupling agent. The term "coupling" as herein employed is a generic term meaning the bringing together and joining by means of a central coupling atom or coupling moiety two or more of the living lithium-terminated polymer chains so as to produce either a linear coupled product, or radially branched coupled product. Of course, it is recognized that a coupling agent is not necessarily 100 percent efficient, and that any coupling procedure usually results in some species remaining uncoupled, while in the case of a polyfunctional coupling agent containing three or more coupling entities, that some of the coupling moieties may result in a partially linear coupled faction as well as a substantial radially coupled faction in the coupled product. A wide variety of compounds suitable for such purposes can be employed. Among the suitable coupling agents are the multivinylaromatic compounds, multiepoxides, multiisocyanates, multiimines, multialdehydes, multiketones, multianhydrides, multiesters which are the esters of polyalcohols with monocarboxylic acids, or esters of polyacids with monohydric alcohols, and the diesters which are esters of monohydric alcohols with dicarboxylic acids, monoesters of either type, multihalides, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, and the like. Furthermore, compounds containing more than one type of functional group are useful as coupling agents. Examples of suitable multivinylaromatic compounds include divinylbenzene, 1,2,4-trivinylbenzene, 1,3-divinylnaphthalene, 1,8-divinylnaphthalene, 1,3,5-trivinylnaphthalene, 2,4-divinylbiphenyl, and the like. The divinylaromatic hydrocarbons are preferred, particularly divinylbenzene in either its ortho, meta, or para isomer. Commerical divinylbenzene which is a mixture of the three isomers and other compounds is quite satisfactory. While any multiepoxide can be used, preferred are those which are liquid since they are more readily handled and form a relatively small nucleus for the radial polymer. Especially preferred among the mutliepoxides are the epoxidized hydrocarbon polymers such as epoxidized liquid polybutadiene and the epoxidized vegetable oils such as epoxidized soybean oil and epoxidized linseed oil. Other epoxy compounds such as 1,2; 5,6; 9,10-triepoxydecane, and the like, also can be used. Examples of suitable multiisocyanates include benzene-1,2,4-triisocyanate, naphthalene-1,2,5,7-tetraisocyanate, and the like. Especially suitable is a commercially available product known as PAPI-1, a polyarylopolyisocyanate having an average of three isocyanate groups per molecule and an average molecular weight of about 380. Such a compound can be visualized as a series of isocyanate-substituted benzene rings joined through methylene linkages. The multiimines, which are also known as multiaziridinyl compound, preferably are those containing 3 or more aziridine rings per molecule. Examples of such compounds include the triaziridinyl phosphine oxides or sulfides such as tri(1-aziridinyl)phosphine oxide, tri(2-methyl-1-aziridinyl)phosphine oxide, tri(2-ethyl-3-decyl-1-aziridinyl)phosphine sulfide, and the like. The multialdehydes are represented by compounds such as 1,4,7-naphthalene tricarboxyaldehyde, 1,7,9-anthracene tricarboxyaldehyde, 1,1,5-pentane tricarboxyaldehyde, and similar multialdehyde-containing aliphatic and aromatic compounds. The multiketones can be represented by compounds such as 1,4,9,10-anthracenetetrone, 2,3-diacetonylcylohexanone, and the like. Examples of the multianhydrides include pyromellitic dianhydride, styrene-maleic anhydride copolymers, and the like. Examples of the di- and multiesters include diethyl adipate, triethyl citrate, 1,3,5-tricarbethoxybenzene, and the like. Among the multihalides, presently preferred are the silicon tetrahalides such as silicon tetrachloride, silicon tetrabromide, and silicon tetraiodide; and the trihalohydrocarbylsilanes such as trifluorophenylsilane, trichloroethylsilane, tribromobenzylsilane, and the like. Also preferred are the multihalogen-substituted hydrocarbons, such as 1,3,5-tri(bromomethyl)benzene, 2,5,6,9-tetrachloro-3,7-decadiene, and the like, in which the halogen is attached to a carbon atom which is alpha to an activating group such as an ether linkage, a carbonyl group, or a carbon-to-carbon double bond. Substituents inert with respect to lithium atoms in the terminally reactive polymer can also be present in the active halogen-containing compounds. Alternatively, other suitable reactive groups different from the halogen as described above can be present. Examples of compounds containing more than one type of functional group include 1,3-dichloro-2-propanone, 2,2-dibromo-3-decanone, 3,5,5-trifluoro-4-octanone, 2,4-dibromo-3-pentanone, 1,2; 4,5-diepoxy-3-pentanone, 1,2; 4,5-diepoxy-3-hexanone, 1,2; 11,12-diepoxy-8-pentadecanone, 1,2; 18,19-diepoxy-7,14-eicosanedione, and the like. In addition to the silicon multihalides as described hereinabove, other metal multihalides, particularly those of tin, lead, or germanium, also can be readily employed as coupling and branching agents. Difunctional counterparts of these agents also can be employed, whereby a linear polymer rather than a branched polymer results. For the purpose of coupling, one equivalent of coupling agent per equivalent of lithium is considered an optimum amount for maximum branching. Any range of treating agent can be employed, depending on the degree of coupling desired. Broadly, about 0.5 to 1.5 equivalents per equivalent of lithium usually is used. The coupling agent can be added neat, or alternately added in an inert hydrocarbon solution, such as in cyclohexane. The coupling agent can be added in one batch, or alternately may be added incrementally or continuously. The coupling reaction normally is conducted at the same temperature as employed in the third polymerization step, this being broadly about 0� C. to 140� C., preferably about 50� C. to 120� C. The time for the coupling reaction can range from a few minutes to several hours, preferably from 1 minute to 30 minutes. The polymerization solution with the added coupling agents are agitated for the duration of the coupling reaction. After the completion of the terminating or coupling reaction, the polymer can be recovered by methods well known in the art. In one suitable method water or alcohol is added to the mixture to precipitate the polymer. The polymer then is separated from the alcohol or water and diluent by any suitable means such as decantation or filtration. It has also been found advantageous to add an antioxidant, such as 2,6-di-t-butyl-4-methylphenol, to the polymer mixture prior to precipitation of the polymer. It is, of course, to be realized that it is within the scope of the invention to employ other suitable means to recover the polymer from solution such as, for example, steam stripping. After separation from the solvent mixture and alcohol or water by filtration or other suitable means, the polymer is dried. The runs included for exemplary purposes are provided to assist in an understanding of the invention. Particular species and components used, operating conditions, and other values, should be considered as illustrative, and not limitative of the reasonable scope of my invention, which scope is based on my overall disclosure. This example demonstrates the improvement in alpha-methylstyrene monomer conversion in the preparation of alpha-methyltyrene-butadiene block copolymers when potassium tertiary amyloxide is added to the polymerization mixture during polymerization of the butadiene. Alpha-methylstyrene-butadiene block copolymers were prepared according to the general procedure of Recipe Y: ______________________________________Recipe I______________________________________Step IAlpha-methylstyrene, parts by weight 51Cyclohexane, parts by weight 14n-Butyllithium, mehm.sup.(a) 2.0Tetrahydrofuran, parts by weight 1.4Polymerization temperature, �C. 30Polymerization time, minutes 30Step II1,3-Butadiene, parts by weight 2Cyclohexane, parts by weight 59Polymerization temperature, �C. 30Polymerization time, minutes 30Step III1,3-Butadiene, parts by weight 47Cyclohexane, parts by weight 530Potassium t-amyloxide (KTA), mehm.sup.(a) VariablePolymerization temperature, �C. 70Polymerization time, minutes VariableStep IVSilicon tetrachloride, mehm.sup.(a) 2.4Reaction temperature, �C. 70Reaction time, minutes 8 to 13.sup.(b)______________________________________ .sup.(b) Silicon tetrachloride was added incrementally in four batches, the first batch being 5 times the amount of each of the other three batches. Increments were added at one minute intervals, and the reaction mixture allowed to stir for 5 or 10 minutes after addition of the last increment. The conversion of alpha-methylstryene to polymer, the weight percent alpha-methylstyrene in the final polymer, and the weight percent block poly(alpha-methylstyrene) in the final polymer, as a function of the amount of potassium t-amyloxide added during polybutadiene block formation are shown in Table I: TABLE I______________________________________ Alpha-methylstyrene Step III Conver-Run KTA, Time, sion, Wt. % in Block,No..sup.(a) mehm K/Li min. Wt. % Polymer Wt. %______________________________________1 0 -- 30 61 40 392 0.38 1/5.3 17 67 41 393 0.76 1/2.6 15 70 -- --4 1.14 1/1.75 10 80 43 365 1.52 1/1.3 7 67 -- --______________________________________ .sup.(a) Polymers prepared according to Recipe I. The data in Table I demonstrate that the presence of KTA during the polymerization of the butadiene results in higher conversion of the alpha-methylstyrene to polymer as compared to polymerization in the absence of KTA. Moreover, the percent conversion is a function of the amount of KTA. These data also demonstrate that the increased conversion results in the incorporation of alpha-methylstyrene as random copolymer, as shown by the higher total percent incorporated into the polymer but with no increase in block poly(alpha-methylstyrene). That the polymerization time of butadiene polymerization over the range employed (Step III) does not influence the percent conversion, as might be suggested by these data, is shown in Example II. This example demonstrates that the increase in alpha-methylstyrene conversion is a funcion of KTA concentration, and not a funcion of polymerization time, over the range of time employed. Polymers were prepared according to Recipe I of Example I. Alpha-methylstyrene conversion at variable polymerization times is shown in Table II: TABLE II______________________________________ KTA, Step III Alpha-methylstyreneRun No..sup.(a) mehm Time, minutes Conversion, weight %______________________________________2.sup.(b) 0.38 17 676 0.38 30 654.sup.(b) 1.14 10 807 1.14 30 80______________________________________ .sup.(a) Polymers prepared according to Recipe I, Example I. .sup.(b) Runs 2 and 4 from Example I. These data illustrate that the conversion of alpha-methylstyrene to polymer is not a function of polymerization time over the range 10 to 30 minutes. This example demonstrates the influence on alpha-methylstyrene conversion of "capping" the poly(alpha-methylstyryllithium) prior to polybutadiene block formation. Polymers were prepared according to Recipe I with the exception that in control Run 8, no butadiene was added in Step II. The effect of capping on alpha-methylstyrene conversion is shown in Table III: TABLE III__________________________________________________________________________KTA, Butadiene Step III.sup.(a) Alpha-MethylstyreneRun No.mehm Added in Step II.sup.(a) Time, minutes Conversion, Weight %__________________________________________________________________________1 0 2.5 parts by weight 30 618 0 0 30 42__________________________________________________________________________ .sup.(a) See Recipe I from Example I. These data demonstrate that failure to "cap" the poly(alpha-methylstyryllithium) prior to dilution and raising the temperature during polybutadiene block formation (Step III) results in a significantly lower alpha-methylstyrene conversion. Alpha-methylstyrene-butadiene copolymers were prepared according to the general procedure of Recipe II: ______________________________________Recipe II Run No. 9 10 11 12______________________________________Step IAlpha-methylstyrene, parts by wt. 35.3 32.8 32.8 32.8Cyclohexane, parts by weight 25.0 5.0 5.0 5.0n-Butyllithium, mehm 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.0Tetrahydrofuran, parts by weight 0.4 1.7 1.7 --Potassium t-amyloxide (KTA), mehm -- -- 0.9 0.9Polymerization temperature, �C. 30 30 30 30Polymerization time, minutes 30 30 30 30Step II1,3-Butadiene, parts by weight 2.5 1.4 1.4 1.4Cyclohexane, parts by weight 62 51 51 51Polymerization temperature, �C. 30 30 30 30Polymerization time, minutes 30 30 30 30Step III1,3-Butadiene, parts by weight 62.2 65.8 65.8 65.8Cyclohexane, parts by weight 580 590 590 590Potassium t-amyloxide (KTA), mehm 0.7 -- -- --Polymerization temperature, �C. 70 70 70 70Polymerization time, minutes 30 30 30 30______________________________________ The conversion of alpha-methylstyrene to polymer, the weight percent alpha-methylstyrene in the final polymer, and the weight percent block poly(alpha-methylstyrene) in the final polymer for the four polymers prepared according to Recipe II are shown in Table IV: TABLE IV______________________________________ Alpha-methylstyrene Weight % BlockRun Step THF Step KTA Conversion, In WeightNo. Added Added Weight % Polymer %______________________________________ 9 I III 80 33 2510 I None 63 26 25 added11 I I 86 32 2312 None I 75 30 8added______________________________________ Comparison of the above Run No. 9 with Run No. 4 in Table I of Example I shows that similar results were obtained even though the ratio of monomers, the amount of THF used, and the K:Li ratios differed widely for the two runs. In both runs 80 percent of the alpha-methylstyrene monomer was converted to polymer, with the addition of KTA in Step III resulting in essentially the same distribution of the poly(alpha-methylstyrene) as random and block polymer in the two runs. Run No. 10 demonstrates the poor conversion obtained when KTA is omitted from the recipe, essentially all the alpha-methylstyrene being incorporated as block polymer. This is in excellent agreement with Run No. 1 in Table I of Example I, again at different ratio of monomers, different THF level, and different K:Li ratios as mentioned above. Run No. 11 demonstrates that addition of KTA in Step I with the THF results in high alpha-methylstyrene conversion, with about the same distribution of the poly(alpha-methylstyrene) between random and block polymer as is obtained when the KTA is added in Step III. 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I tried to show him one night how Ray Charles played the piano when I saw him in concert in 1988. He's got the sway down, too. The glasses are his own idea, undoubtedly from checking out the photos that accompany this box set.
"Listen to this one," I tell him, and cue up "Georgia on My Mind." The keys go quiet. My son stares out the window; the sun shines.
I'll never listen to my Ray Charles five-CD box set straight through, at least not till I'm 50. But my five-year-old might. My new son might too. Maybe one rainy Sunday, while I'm working around the house or attempting to balance the checkbook, one of them will lie down with his head between the speakers and make the same memories I made.
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There will also be a big patch when the show comes out on the 15th. It seems like there will be weekly content updates episode wise. Not sure what else will be added till the show airs. This game is worth $60. Just like Guild wars 2 it has plenty of free content updates headed its way. | |
we prioritize our development team in general categories just as we prioritize what individual issues we work on. If a person has anything in the highest category, that person works on that before anything else. This is how it looks right now. 1. Full Cluster Crashes 2. Game Server Crashes 3. Live Gameplay issues 4. Upcoming patches 5. DLCs I also told you the other day that I was working on my omnipotence so what we also did to keep better focus on Live issues is that we moved the kick-off that was supposed to be tomorrow Monday for the next DLC, back a week. | |
Huge client patch coming Client patches are very risky to deploy so we employ a more rigorous testing process before we distribute them. We can very easily revert a server patch. Depending on testing and certification, we should see that around the 15th, hopefully sooner, possibly later. It currently has 8 pages of patch notes, listing fixes and improvements. Were also doing DLC and guess what: much of the content in them will be free for everyone. We dont split you away from your friends and have you pay us to be alone in a dungeon. That would be weird. | |
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I live really close to Canada and we were going to go to Vancouver for the night in about a week. I was planning on getting Peyton a passport b/c I'll be taking her overseas soon but we don't have it yet and I just realized I probably need it for Canada. I went on the website and it said children traveling in school trips w/ the right permission slip don't need one...so that was hopeful. Also, until June 2009 adults just needed a birth cert to get in but now they need a passport. The border people's office is closed right now so in the meantime I thought I'd ask ya'll if you know anything about the subject. I would think that with both parents present and a birth cert that an infant should be able to travel to Canada without a passport but maybe not.
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Try this website. I have read through a few that says children must have a passport but this site may give an alternative. If not just Google "Approved Travel Documents" and you should find something.
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I got one for my daughter. We're going to Toronto to visit my family next week. Was not sure about if she needed one or not. To be on the safe side, we got one. I have heard that babies do not need one. Look into it.
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Regardless of what you are told over the phone or what websites state, I wouldn't travel until LO has a passport. Firstly, getting into Canada probably won't be a problem, but you don't want to have a problem getting back into the US....this is where its more likely to be tricky. Secondly, I always find that regardless of what it states on the web, or what someone tells me on the phone, the person that you end up dealing with at boarder control will have a different understanding of the regulations and it could take hours before its worked out and it turns into a nightmare. Do yourself a favour, avoid the nightmare and get the passport before you go.
Have fun!
One site "What to know before you go" said that if it's a child under the age of 16 a birth certificate or a copy of a birth certificate is all you need but I'm still going to call to confirm. We're driving across and the requirements are contingent upon whether you are flying, boating or driving.
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We just travelled to Toronto with our 8 week old baby. The rules are that you DO need a passport if you are travelling by air, and we were asked to show her passport both going into Canada and returning to the U.S. I believe the bigger issue, however, is returning to the U.S. However, if you are driving to Canada and crossing the border by land, children only need to show a birth certificate. So it depends on how you are getting there.
We're driving.
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I live in the Detroit area and go over to Canada all the time. Everyone is now required to have a passport. I sent YDD's info and pic in this week and can't wait to get her passport. We haven't been able to go to Canada all summer!
You simply cannot "hog" your own baby, but others can certainly be overly entitled to a baby that isn't theirs.
To get the passport you said sent in..did you mail it or do it through the internet? B/c I thought you had to go in person and have both parents present.
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For many collectors, the L71 powered 1967 Corvette convertible is the must-have Corvette to own. With 435 horses under the hood, the 1967 Corvette is considered the pinnacle of classic Chevy performance. But the discriminating buyers at Monterey won't accept just any 1967 Corvette so Russo and Steel is obliging by offering this 1967 Corvette Convertible "Survivor" at its 10th Anniversary Monterey auction at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Monterey. Like the old saying goes, "It's only original once!".
Autoweek, through its sister publication Automotive News, included some future product news for Chevrolet in yesterday's News Brake which includes a couple nuggets on the C7 Corvette. The podcast tells us nothing new and I'm having flashbacks to Chief Engineer Tadge Juechter's rant back in April when he called out the automotive magazines for making up stories which contain pure speculation and no facts to support the argument. Now that I've set the table, let's see what Autoweek is serving.
According to the UK car site Autocar, the mid-engine Corvette project is back online. That is if you believe an unnamed source from Saab engineering. Talk of mid-engined Corvettes have been around since 1960′s CERV-I so its no surprise that the rumor is back now that General Motors has moved beyond last year's financial difficulties. As easy as it would be to discount the story, and some blogs have, there may be some truth based on what we know from the GM-UAW Strike of 2007.
Fitting nicely into our recent theme of green Corvettes comes this video from somewhere in Europe featuring a Corvette Z06 powered by natural gas. The oval track was measured at 400 feet in circumference and our hero in the lime-green Z06 drifted 25 complete rotations for a total of 9,925 feet. The previous record is mentioned in the video at 6,285 feet.
Next up in our Countdown to Monterey series is this 1953 Corvette Roadster from the estate of noted collector John O'Quinn. O'Quinn died in a traffic accident and RM Auctions has been charged with liquidating much of his collection which includes several unique and rare Corvettes. It's been a while since we've seen a quality first year Corvette at an auction, but RM Auctions is sure to have a winner with Lot #239, this stunning 1953 Corvette Roadster #199.
The Highway Loss Data Institute's recent report about insurance claims for theft during 2007-09 includes the Corvette Z06 on its list. So are Corvettes and particularly the lower production, high performance Corvette Z06 stolen that often to make the HLDI's "Most Stolen List"? The surprising answer is no.
GM released the sales figures for July this morning and for the first time since 2006, we have two consecutive months of growth in Corvette sales. While June 2010′s sales increase was a paltry 0.6%, July 2010 showed better results with a 19.5% sales increase over July 2009′s sales. Last month 1,199 Corvettes were delivered, 233 more than July 2009′s Corvette sales. For the calendar year to date, sales are 7,554 Corvettes delivered which is now just -10.8% off the 8,464 Corvettes delivered during the same time period last year.
Last time we were on the subject of Corvettes painted green, we were talking Dark Bowling Green Metallic and the color similar to that which was featured on the Allstate 400 Corvette Grand Sport that ran at the Brickyard a couple weekends ago. Well, today we're going to take you the opposite direction with a color so green, you'll either love it or hate it. Here is a custom 2010 Corvette Grand Sport offered for sale by Colorado Chevy Dealer Purifoy which borrows the limited edition Synergy Green from Camaro and gets all crazy with it. You think that exterior is bold, when you see Jake embroidered on the seats, you'll be green with envy.
Most of the major automotive auction houses will be decending on Monterey, California in mid-August for a weekend full of classic and collector car sales. We're reviewing the dockets and selecting the best of the best to present to you here on CorvetteBlogger.com.
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Have you ever wanted to save custom emoticons from MSN to your hard drive?
MSNEmoticonsToGif allows you to browse all your MSN Messenger custom emoticons, and save them to your hard disk for backup or any other purpose.
After extracting and executing the program:
First, we add the IO library:
using System.IO;
Now, we have to find the path where the custom emoticons are stored.
By default, MSN Messenger stores all custom emoticons in the Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Messenger\msn live ID\ObjectStore\CustomEmoticons folder, with a .dt2 file extension.
But since every computer can have a different Windows user account name, we need to use the following code to get the path for the Local Settings/Application data folder:
string accountPath; accountPath = System.Environment.GetFolderPath( Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData );
Let's assume that the MSN address is firstname.lastname@example.com, and then we add the rest of the path:
string accountName = "email@example.com"; accountPath += "\\Microsoft\\Messenger\\";//" accountPath += accountName; accountPath += "\\ObjectStore\\CustomEmoticons";
We check if the custom emoticons folder exists; if not, it means there are no custom emoticons. Then, we will load the path of each file/emoticon and save it as a GIF file in a new folder.
//Check if folder exist if (Directory.Exists(accountPath)) { //Load all the .dt2 files' path into an array string []filenames = Directory.GetFiles(accountPath, "*.dt2"); //Save the emoticons in C:\Emoticons\firstname.lastname@example.com string savePath = "C:\\Emoticons\\";//" savePath += accountName; //Check if the folder to save the emoticons/GIF Files exists //if not, create the folder try { if (!Directory.Exists(savePath)) { Directory.CreateDirectory(savePath); } } catch (IOException ex) { //Error Creating Folder } //Save Files As Gif with the name 1.gif, 2.gif, 3.gif ... int i = 0; bool overwrite = true; try { foreach (string filename in filenames) { //File.Copy(string sourceFile, string destinationFile, bool overwrite) File.Copy(filename, savePath + "\\e" + ++i + ".gif", overwrite); } } catch (IOException ex) { //Error saving files } } else { //No custom emoticons found. }
Although it might not be the fanciest program around, I wrote it so I can browse through my emoticons, backup and save the ones I like, and also use them as icons or pictures in my computer.
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og:title | آشپزا |
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29 Nov 2013 | نوین تبلیغ-درج آگهی رایگان |
13 Nov 2012 | آشپزا |
13 Jun 2012 | آشپزا - جامعه مجازی دوستداران آشپزی |
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There's also a tie up with a company called Seattle Tiny Homes, which is providing the portable, 120 square feet home Joshua will be locked in.
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To bypass the lockscreen password, a person has to hold down the power button, initiate and then immediately cancel an emergency call. Repeating these button presses in a particular sequence will then provide access to the iOS Phone app. Once the Phone app is opened, users can browse contact information, check voicemail, view photos and more.
You can view the bypass method in the YouTube video embedded below. The Verge confirmed in independent tests that this procedure works to bypass the lockscreen passcode.
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What else are you going to do if you are Indy? I think it's easy to say Luck won't live up to they hype, because the hype is so enormous. They could keep Manning (if healthy) and draft Blackmon (a WR at 1?) or one of the OTs. Do you trade the pick? Do you draft RGIII? If I'm Indy, I draft Luck. It's all a gamble anyway.
Yep. And he's going to cement that statement very soon. He'll be exposed and fall off completely. Hell, it's already happened against some fairly weak teams.
I'd draft RG3, no question. He does pretty much everything better than Luck. The only reason to not draft RG3 is if you truly believe the "black qbs can't win" nonsense.
I agree that Luck is all hype and is NOT worthy of the #1 overall pick. But I hate the Colts and am glad they are wasting their time and money on Luck. I'm not saying he sucks or that he isn't a 1st round QB in this class but I feel that Indy is the worst place for him to end up. For one, he's gonna constantly be compared to Peyton and we all know it's impossible for anyone to fill those shoes. Outside of Dallas Clark this kid is not gonna have any help around him. I think that Luck will eventually be a good QB but I don't see him ever living up to the hype.
Ah, your simple mind resorts to everyone that doesn't think RG3 is better is racist. How very RollTide of you. How bout this, true running/hybrid QBs have not had championship success. I think there will be one eventually and it could re-define the game. Can you actually make any kind of statement/argument/defense for drafting RG3 over Luck outside of your silly racist claims?
You have to draft a QB with the 1st overall if you're the Colts and it's gotta be Luck or RG3 and It will most likely be Luck. It comes down to their GM's mentality. You have to have some serious balls to draft RG3 1st overall this year: - If you draft Luck and he flops, you have an easy escape... he was "the best prospect ever." - If you draft RG3 and Luck meets expectations, you've lost your job (and will forever be known as the guy who passed on Luck). - If you draft RG3 and he goes on to be a better QB than Luck you're a genius. Take your pick.
Much prefer to play against Luck than RG3. Luck is going to need weapons and a complete team, which Indy is not right now. They may never have the same weapons that Peyton had so Luck will not have guaranteed success.


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It is not unusual for members of the diminishing upper middle class to drop $20,000 or $30,000 on a big wedding. But for celebrities this large sum wouldn't cover the wedding dress or the flowers.
When country music star Keith Urban married actress Nicole Kidman in 2006, their wedding cost $250,000. This large sum hardly counts as a celebrity wedding. When mega-millionaire real estate mogul Donald Trump married model Melania Knauss, the wedding bill was $1,000,000.
The marriages of Madonna and film director Guy Ritchie, Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren, and Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones pushed up the cost of celebrity marriages to $1.5 million.
Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes upped the ante to $2,000,000.
Now comes the politicians's daughter as celebrity. According to news reports, Chelsea Clinton's wedding to investment banker Mark Mezvinsky on July 31 is costing papa Bill $3,000,000. According to the London Daily Mail, the total price tag will be about $5,000,000. The additional $2,000,000 apparently is being laid off on US Taxpayers as Secret Service costs for protecting former president Clinton and foreign heads of state, such as the presidents of France and Italy and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who are among the 500 invited guests along with Barbara Streisand, Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey, Ted Turner, and Clinton friend and donor Denise Rich, wife of the Clinton-pardoned felon.
Before we attend to the poor political judgment of such an extravagant affair during times of economic distress, let us wonder aloud where a poor boy who became governor of Arkansas and president of the United States got such a fortune that he can blow $3,000,000 on a wedding.
The American people did not take up a collection to reward him for his service to them.
Where did the money come from? Who was he really serving during his eight years in office?
How did Tony Blair and his wife, Cherrie, end up with an annual income of ten million pounds (approximately $15 million dollars) as soon as he left office? Who was Blair really serving?
These are not polite questions, and they are infrequently asked.
While Chelsea's wedding guests eat a $11,000 wedding cake and admire $250,000 floral displays, Lisa Roberts in Ohio is struggling to raise contributions for her food pantry in order to feed 3,000 local people, whose financial independence was destroyed by investment bankers, job offshoring, and unaffordable wars. The Americans dependent on Lisa Roberts' food pantry are living out of vans and cars. Those with a house roof still over their heads are packed in as many as 14 per household according to the Chillicothe Gazette in Ohio.
The Chilicothe Gazette reports that Lisa Roberts' food pantry has "had to cut back to half rations per person in order to have something for everyone who needed it."
Theresa DePugh stepped up to the challenge and had the starving Ohioans write messages on their food pantry paper plates to President Obama, who has just obtained another $33 billion to squander on a pointless war in Afghanistan that serves no purpose whatsoever except the enrichment of the military/security complex and its shareholders.
The Guardian (UK) reports that according to US government reports, one million American children go to bed hungry, while the Obama regime squanders hundreds of billions of dollars killing women and children in Afghanistan and elsewhere.
The Guardian's reporting relies on a US government report from the US Department of Agriculture, which concludes that 50 million people in the US–one in six of the population–were unable to afford to buy sufficient food to stay healthy in 2008.
US Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said that he expected the number of hungry Americans to worsen when the survey for 2010 is released.
Today in the American Superpower, one of every six Americans is living on food stamps.
The Great American Superpower, which is wasting trillions of dollars in pursuit of world hegemony, has 22% of its population unemployed and almost 17% of its population dependent on welfare in order to stay alive.
The world has not witnessed such total failure of government since the final days of the Roman Empire. A handful of American oligarchs are becoming mega-billionaires while the rest of the country goes down the drain.
And the American sheeple remain acquiescent.
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[The Umpteen Millionaire Club is our series which puts forth book club discussion questions for Fantagraphics titles. Our interns Keith Barbalato, Lillian Beaty, and Sonya Selbach put together this set of questions. - Ed.] Rendered in vivid black and white (though it evokes psychedelia), Jim Woodring's Fran depicts a story of love, loss, and healing — all in wordless panels. From one page to the next, Woodring builds a fantastical world Frank readers will be familiar with: the Unifactor is the landscape against which Fran and Frank's love plays out. In Fran, the impetuous titular character drags reluctant Frank along on adventures that clearly depict two very different people trying to find common ground, despite Frank's wish for total honesty and Fran's desire for complete privacy. What effect does having no words in this comic have? What does the mysterious "memory device" represent? Why is Fran so against having this "memory device" on, and why is Frank so forceful about her wearing it? Do Fran and Frank transcend gender roles? If so, how does Woodring depict this? What is the nature of their relationship? How do their personalities complement each other, and how do they clash? How do Fran and Frank interact differently with their environment? Who is the "many-eyed-man"? How would you characterize Frank's relationship with his pets? What purpose do the pets serve in Woodring's narratives? In the end, why is Frank so happy to be home? |


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