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WASHINGTON, Sept. 16, 2008 A pen-and-ink drawing in the Oct. 29, 1864, issue of Harper's Weekly portrayed a long line of Pennsylvania soldiers outside their A-framed tents, each awaiting his turn to vote in the 1864 presidential election.
Artist William Waud's rendering captured the high interest in the high-stakes election that pitted incumbent President Abraham Lincoln against Army Gen. George B. McClellan, former commander of the Army of the Potomac.
It was the first national election any nation had ever conducted in the midst of a civil war.
In the coming weeks, U.S. servicemembers around the world, many in combat zones far from their home states, will have the opportunity to help elect their next commander in chief. They'll be exercising a right the United States has endeavored to extend to them throughout its history – in war as well as peacetime, and regardless of where they're stationed or deployed around the world.
Polli Brunelli, director of the Defense Department's Federal Voting Assistance Program, expressed hope they'll take advantage of the opportunity during the second presidential election since the war on terror started in 2001.
"We have military members spreading democracy all over the world, and it's important that they themselves participate in the process," she said. "They are electing our policymakers, whose work has a direct impact on these individuals' lives and their family lives. So it is important that their interests are represented."
A random survey after the 2004 election showed 73 percent of the military and 77 percent of federal employees overseas voted, Brunelli said. Those numbers reflected a jump from the 2000 election, in which 57 percent of the military and 55 percent of federal employees overseas voted.
All indicators point to this trend continuing in 2008, she said, when elections will determine who will take the presidency, 35 U.S. senate and 435 U.S. representative seats, as well as 13 state governor posts.
Solid participation in the presidential primaries, a surge in activity on the Federal Voting Assistance Program Web site and extensive outreach by legions of voting assistance officers throughout the military sets the stage for high voter participation among soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and their families, Brunelli said.
That's despite the vast challenges inherent in extending the vote to servicemembers serving around the globe, including Iraq and Afghanistan.
"Our men and women are deployed to combat zones. They're in disaster areas. They're also serving aboard surface vessels and submarines, as well as in remote areas where mail delivery is unpredictable," Brunelli said. "So this sometimes makes absentee voting particularly challenging."
It's not a new challenge for the military.
Absentee voting actually predates the United States, and some of the original 13 colonies made provisions for voters who couldn't get to the polls on Election Day – as long as those voters were white male property owners.
But the first major development in expanding absentee voter rights didn't occur until the Civil War, Brunelli explained. Mass conscription forced both Union and Confederate states to consider ways for their many electors away from home to vote.
When the war started, just one state allowed soldiers to vote outside their election districts. But in the run-up to the 1864 election, 25 states enacted legislation allowing absentee voting, historical documents show. A soldier could vote in the field, as depicted in the Harper's Weekly artwork, or by proxy, sending his marked ballot to someone in his home voting district to cast on Election Day.
Absentee voting during the Civil War wasn't without incident. Army Pvt. William James Smith, a member of the 2nd Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, recalled breaking away from his unit to vote in a village somewhere between Winchester, Va., and Hagerstown, Md.
"I went to the polls with two comrades, one of whom was killed and the other badly wounded within 20 minutes after we cast our votes for Abraham Lincoln," he wrote sometime after the shift-key model typewriter was introduced in 1878.
After the war, many of the state absentee laws lapsed, to be revived only in brief spurts during the Spanish-American War and World War I.
It wasn't until 80 years after the Civil War -- when some 5 million U.S. troops were fighting in Europe and the Pacific during World War II and the 1944 presidential election loomed -- that the United States launched a concerted effort to ensure its deployed troops could vote.
The Soldier Voting Act of 1942 represented the first legislation guaranteeing military members a vote in presidential and congressional elections during wartime, even when away from their homes of record, Brunelli said. It extended that right regardless of registration and poll tax requirements, as long as the voter met state qualifications.
The law directed the states to adopt specific absentee voting procedures and provided for a federal post card application for an absentee ballot, along with free postage for balloting materials.
But because the law wasn't enacted until Sept. 16, 1944, it had little impact on the November 1944 election, Brunelli said. Shortly after passing the law, Congress amended it to provide a Federal War Ballot for use by voters who, despite applying for an absentee ballot within the deadline, didn't receive a state ballot 30 days before the election. Use of the federal ballot was conditional on each state's acceptance.
Seven years later, President Harry S. Truman was concerned that the law hadn't gone far enough. He asked the American Political Science Association to study the military voting problem and come up with recommendations. With the United States in the midst of the Korean War and the 1952 presidential election just around the corner, Truman – who didn't run for re-election -- endorsed the association's findings and took the case to Congress.
"About 2,500,000 men and women in the armed forces are of voting age at the present time. Many of those in uniform are serving overseas, or in parts of the country distant from their homes. They are unable to return to their states either to register or to vote," Truman noted in a letter to Congress. "Yet these men and women, who are serving their country and in many cases risking their lives, deserve above all others to exercise the right to vote in this election year. At a time when these young people are defending our country and its free institutions, the least we at home can do is to make sure that they are able to enjoy the rights they are being asked to fight to preserve."
Congress passed the Federal Voting Assistance Act in 1955 to allow and assist military members, federal employees overseas and other U.S. citizens associated with the military to vote when away from their voting residences.
More than two decades later, Congress passed another law expanding absentee voting rights to other U.S. citizens living overseas.
The two laws were merged in 1986 into the Uniformed Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act. This law, administered by the Defense Department, ensures military members and their families, as well as U.S. citizens living outside the United States, have the right to register and vote in federal elections.
The law also provides for the Federal Write-In Absence Ballot, a back-up ballot to be used when a state ballot doesn't arrive on time, as long as the voter applied for it before the deadline. This ballot is available at U.S. military bases and embassies worldwide, as well as on the Federal Voting Assistance Program Web site.
As director of the Federal Voting Assistance Program, Brunelli said, she's seen big improvements in the department's ability to reach out to servicemembers and their families to encourage them to vote.
"We've made a tremendous effort to train and equip the voting assistance officers," who number in the "tens of thousands" and serve across the services, from the installation to the unit level, she said.
Working hand in hand with the military, but also with embassy and consulate staffs and overseas citizens groups, these voting assistance offers are getting the word out about how to vote.
Technology, particularly the Internet, has helped this effort immensely, Brunelli said. The recently redesigned Federal Voting Assistance Web Site provides detailed information about overseas voting procedures and materials, including instructions for obtaining and using the Federal Post Card Application and for using the Federal Write-In Absentee Ballot.
The site also provides online voter registration for residents of states that accept the procedure. Citizens of participating states can register online and receive a ballot. However, they still must meet all registration deadlines and return their completed ballot by "snail mail," officials said
For voters without Internet access, 51 states and territories accept the federal postcard application by fax, as long as the voter also mails in the original form, Brunelli said. Thirty-eight states will fax out a blank ballot, and 26 allow voters to return their completed ballot by fax.
"So if a voter has no other way to vote, and the state has a mechanism in place, then the voter can choose whether he or she wants to use that mechanism," Brunelli said.
With the clock ticking toward the cut-off for voter registration – 45 days before the election – voting assistance officials are encouraging servicemembers and their families overseas to act quickly.
Air Force Capt. Gretchen Haywood, voting assistance officer at Aviano Air Base in Italy, has been busy trying to reach more than 3,200 active-duty members and more than 2,300 civilians at the base who are eligible to vote.
"It's important for all Americans to exercise their right to vote in order to play a part in our democratic system and have their voices heard," she said in an interview with the base newspaper. "After all, how many professions do you know of that are able to vote for their next leader? As members of the armed forces we are essentially electing our next commander -- our commander in chief."
Everyone in the military has an opinion on issues ranging from pay to health-care benefits to the U.S. role in the global war on terror, she said. "Voting is our chance to have our voices heard on issues important to us," she said.
Ron Holland, voting assistance officer at U.S. Army Garrison Schinnen in the Netherlands, emphasizes to the servicemembers he meets with that every vote counts.
"Don't forget that absentee ballots played a significant role in past elections," he said. "If you don't vote, then you're allowing others to make decisions without any input from you."
Brunelli said she'd like to see more Web-based tools offered in the future to make voting more convenient and more accessible for servicemembers and their families overseas.
"What we are doing and continue to do is provide opportunities for these members to vote and to get them access," she said. "We don't force them to vote. It's their choice to vote, but we want to make sure they have all the means possible at their disposal."


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TRINITY, N.C. — For the past several weeks, residents in multiple counties in the area may have heard the sounds of gunfire and explosives as Fort Bragg's annual Robin Sage training was in full swing.
"It sounded like a war zone in our backyard," said Jarod Norman, who lives in Trinity. "Definitely automatic weapons, rapid gunfire, loud booms. We weren't sure if it was explosions or not. But it was definitely very close."
The Special Forces training occurs for two weeks at a time in fifteen North Carolina counties, including Alamance, Davidson, Guilford, Montgomery, Randolph and Rowan.
According to a Fort Bragg Public Affairs news release, the military runs the exercise eight times a year, once for each class of Special Forces candidates. There are approximately 100 students training at a time.
This round ran from October 13 through the 24th.
Dennis Lowery who also lives in Trinity say its like living in a battlefield.
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The point of the exercise was to simulate warfare as realistically as possible before the soldiers receive their first official Special Forces assignments.
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A third consecutive goalkeeper takes his place in the 100 Players Who Shook the Kop countdown; welcome Bruce Grobbelaar…
Date of birth: October 6, 1957
Place of birth: Durban
Nationality: Zimbabwean
Position: Goalkeeper
Years at the club: 1981-94
Signed from: Vancouver Whitecaps
Left for: Southampton
Position in 2006 poll: 17
When Bob Paisley faced the challenge of replacing the inestimable Ray Clemence between the posts, the club required something special - and the Reds certainly found it with eccentric stopper Bruce Grobbelaar.
The Zimbabwe international had brief experience of English football on his CV but was stationed in Canada when Paisley swooped to capture a player who would give the club more than a decade of service.
Thrust into the first team for the beginning of the 1981-82 campaign, Bruce featured in every single league fixture for the next five seasons and collected championship honours in four - quite the impact.
Grobbelaar possessed exceptional agility and reflexes, allowing the stopper to prevent goals from seemingly impossible angles and scenarios, as the likes of Everton striker Graeme Sharp can testify.
The 'keeper played in each and every one of the Reds' 67 competitive fixtures during 1983-84 as the team secured success in the First Division, League Cup and European Cup.
It was in the final of the latter competition, against Roma at their Stadio Olimpico home, that Bruce made Liverpool history. Facing penalties from the Italians, Grobbelaar concocted a 'wobbly legs' routine to distract the takers and ensure the Reds won their fourth European Cup.
Given his unique approach to the art of goalkeeping, the South African-born custodian was occasionally prone to unlikely errors. But his vocal marshalling of the Liverpool backline and winning mentality were crucial during the transition from Paisley to Joe Fagan to Kenny Dalglish.
A sixth league title came Bruce's way in 1989-90 and he added a third FA Cup to his enormous batch of honours following the 1992 final triumph over Sunderland at Wembley. It would prove to be his last trophy at Anfield.
The signing of David James brought new competition to Grobbelaar's monopoly of the No.1 spot and the England man eventually ousted his teammate after a two-year battle. Bruce left for Southampton after making his 628th appearance for the club.
Appearances: 628
Goals: 0
Honours with LFC: 1 European Cup (1983-84), 6 First Division titles (1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1985-86, 1987-88, 1989-90), 3 FA Cups (1985-86, 1988-89, 1991-92), 3 League Cups (1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84)
Did you know? Bruce is ninth in the club's all-time appearance list
Where is he now? Currently residing in Canada
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This invention relates to the use of a cyclic ketone peroxide of half-life time larger than one second at a temperature of 225° C., for producing a controlled rheology polypropylene heterophasic copolymer of melt index MI2 larger than 15 g/10 min, having simultaneously a very high impact resistance and a high flexural modulus.
1. A method of degrading a polypropylene copolymer which comprises extruding said polypropylene copolymer with a cyclic ketone peroxide to form a solid product of said polypropylene copolymer having a melt index greater than 15 g/10 min with an Izod notched impact strength at 23° C. that is at least 50% higher and a flexural modulus that is at least 30 Mpa higher than the Izod notched impact strength at 23° C. and flexural modulus of a corresponding polypropylene copolymer degraded with a linear peroxide under similar conditions, wherein the extrusion is carried out at a temperature of from 160° C. to less than 200° C. and the polypropylene copolymer is a polypropylene heterophasic copolymer containing from 5 to 20 wt % of ethylene.
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This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 10/363,972, having a filing date of Feb. 10, 2005, now abandoned which was the National Stage of International Application No. PCT/EP2001/010350, filed Sep. 7, 2001, which claimed priority from EP Application No. 00203099.7, filed Sep. 8, 2000, and is now abandoned.
The present invention relates to polypropylene heterophasic copolymers modified with cyclic ketone peroxides in order to better control their impact strength.
Several processes for increasing the impact strength of polypropylene (co)polymers are known in the art, for example, by modifying said (co)polymers with elastomeric modifiers or with peroxides.
Where elastomeric modifier is used to modify the (co)polymers, it can be added in either of the following ways:
Both methods have been described for example in: "Polypropylene, structure, blends and composites. Volume 2—Copolymers and blends. Edited by J. Karger-Kocsis, Published in 1995 by Chapman § Hall.
WO-95/111938 discloses a process of modifying (co)polymers by contacting them with a peroxide compound containing an activated unsaturated group and an acid group in the presence of a polymer reinforcing material, or prior to the addition of a polymer reinforcing material. The primary object of that invention was to modify (co)polymers in order to introduce an adhesion promoting functional group- and to improve their properties. The resulting modified (co)polymers have improved impact strength, flexural strength, tensile strength and elongation at break, increased melt flow index and the other properties equal those of the unmodified impact (co)polymers.
WO-97/49759 discloses a process for enhancing the melt strength of a propylene (co)polymer by the steps of:
WO-96103444 discloses a process for modifying (co)polymers by contacting these with an organic peroxide, some of said peroxide being decomposed. Cyclic ketone peroxides have been found particularly efficient in the modification processes. They have been employed in the degradation of polyolefins, the cross-linking of polyolefins, the dynamic cross-linking of blends of elastomers and thermoplastic polymers, the grafting of monomers onto polymers, or the functionalisation of polyolefins. The resulting modified (co)polymers had a larger melt flow index, a lower weight average molecular weight and a narrower molecular weight than the starting (co)polymers, while keeping an adequate melt strength.
WO-00/23434 discloses a composition comprising a cyclic ketone peroxide and a phlegmatizer having a 95% boil-off point falling in the range of 220-265° C. Preferably, the peroxide is a cyclic ethyl ketone peroxide and a single phlegmatiser is used.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,707,524 discloses the use of peroxides that do not decompose to tert-butyl alcohol and have a half-life in the range of 1 to 10 hours at 128° C. for controlling the molecular weight and molecular weight distribution of polypropylene.
WO-96/03397 discloses a transportable, storage stable ketone peroxide composition which comprises 1 to 90 wt % of one or more cyclic ketone peroxides and 10 to 99 wt % of one or more diluents selected from the group consisting of liquid phlegmatisers for the cyclic ketone peroxides, plasticisers, solid polymeric carriers, inorganic supports, organic peroxides and mixtures thereof.
WO-96/20247 discloses cross-linked polymer compositions of propylene-ethylene copolymer and ethylene-α-olefin copolymer prepared by melting and kneading the constituents in the presence of a radical forming agent, a cross-linking agent and eventually a peroxide inhibitor. These compositions were characterised by a high impact strength and a high flexural modulus.
EP-0,208,330 discloses a propylene polymer composition with increased whitening resistance and increased impact strength, obtained by addition of an ester, in the presence of a peroxide, during extrusion.
None of these prior art documents discloses polypropylene heterophasic copolymers having simultaneously a melt flow index MI2 larger than 15 g/10 min and increased impact strength, while keeping adequate rigidity.
It is an aim of the present invention to provide polypropylene heterophasic copolymers exhibiting simultaneously high melt flow index and high impact strength.
It is another aim of the present invention to provide polypropylene heterophasic copolymers with very high impact resistance over a large range of temperatures.
It is a further aim of the present invention to obtain polypropylene heterophasic copolymers with controlled rheology.
It is yet another aim of the present invention to obtain a material with an optimal balance of stiffness, impact strength and melt flow.
This invention discloses a polypropylene (co)polymer degraded with a cyclic ketone peroxide characterised in that it retains an Izod notched impact strength for melt flow indices larger than 15 g/10 min that is at least 50% higher than that of a polypropylene (co)polymer degraded with a linear peroxide under similar conditions.
Preferably, the impact strength of the degraded polypropylene (co)polymer of the present invention retains an Izod notched impact strength that is twice as large as that of the prior art resins.
This invention also discloses the use of cyclic ketone peroxide, to degrade a polypropylene (co)polymer, for producing a controlled rheology material of melt index MI2 larger than 15 g/10 min, said impact propylene copolymer having simultaneously an impact resistance that is at least 50% higher and a flexural modulus that is 30 Mpa higher than those of the polypropylene (co)polymers degraded with linear peroxides under similar conditions.
The half-life time of the cyclic ketone peroxides of the present invention is typically longer than one second at a temperature of 225° C., preferably it is of from 2 to 10 seconds at a temperature of 225° C., and most preferably, it is about 4 seconds at a temperature of 225° C.
The half-life time of peroxide is defined as the time required to decompose one half of the molecules at a given temperature, and thus a less reactive peroxide has a longer half-life time. A longer half-life time has two favourable consequences:
Reducing the extrusion temperature increases the half-life time of the peroxide.
The melt index MI2 is measured using the method of standard test ISO 1133 at 230° C. and under a load of 2.16 kg, the flexural modulus is measured using the method of standard test ISO 178 and the impact strength is the Izod notched impact strength measured according to the methods of standard test ISO 180.
The process for preparing a controlled rheology polypropylene heterophasic copolymer by degrading a polypropylene with a cyclic ketone peroxide, comprises the steps of:
The specific group of cyclic ketone peroxide of half-life time longer than one second at a temperature of 225° C., can be represented by either of the general formulae:
Wherein R1-R10 are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, C1-C20 alkyl, C3-C20 cycloalkyl, C6-C20 aryl, C7-C20 aralkyl, C7-C20 alkaryl, which groups may include linear or branched alkyl moieties; and each of R1-R10 may be optionally substituted with one or more groups selected from hydroxy, C1-C20 alkoxy, linear or branched C1-C20 alkyl, C6-C20 aryloxy, halogen, ester carboxy, nitrile, and amino.
Preferably, the peroxide is a cyclic peroxide containing at least two peroxide groups, and most preferably, it is 3,6,9-triethyl-3,6,9-trimethyl-1,4,7-triperoxonane. The latter molecule has three peroxide groups and a relatively small number of carbon atoms and thus a level of active oxygen of the order of 18.16 wt %.
The treatment of a polypropylene with peroxide generally produces a modified polymer by creation of functional groups. Peroxide radicals can cause chain scission and/or cross-linking, resulting in an increase of the melt flow index. It must be noted however that increasing the degradation ratio causes a decrease of the flexural modulus. The amount of peroxide necessary to carry out the invention depends upon the chemical nature of the peroxide, upon the starting melt flow index and upon the desired final melt flow index: it is directly proportional to the final melt flow index. Melt flow index of from 2 to 70 g/10 min have been obtained, but the efforts of the present invention are focused on products having a melt flow index larger than 15 g/10 min. The main departure from the strength and stiffness behaviour of prior art materials occurs for resins having a melt flow index above 15 g/10 min.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the polypropylene heterophasic copolymer is prepared by copolymerising propylene with ethylene in the proportions of from 5 to 20 wt % of ethylene and 95 to 80 wt % of propylene. The copolymerisation is effected in two reactors as follows:
The polypropylene heterophasic copolymer so obtained has a typical heterophasic morphology consisting of ethylene-propylene bipolymer spherical domains dispersed in a semi-crystalline polypropylene matrix. These materials generally consist of three components: a propylene homopolymer, a rubbery ethylene-propylene bipolymer and a crystalline ethylene-rich ethylene-propylene bipolymer. The amount and properties of the components are controlled by the process conditions and the physical properties of the resulting material are correlated to the nature and amount of the three components. In the present invention, the preferred amount of ethylene is of from 9 to 15 wt % and more preferably, it is from 11 to 14 wt %. The polypropylene heterophasic copolymer is then extruded in an extruder with a cyclic ketone peroxide and with one or more optional fillers, such as glass fillers, talc, calcium carbonate or clay minerals. The cyclic ketone peroxide has a half-life time longer than one second at a temperature of 225° C. The extrusion is carried out at a temperature sufficient to maintain the material in a molten state. In the examples carried out with the preferred peroxide of the present invention, the extrusion temperatures are from 160° C. up to less than 200° C., preferably from 160 to 190° C. The resin obtained after degradation of the polypropylene (co)polymer at low temperature exhibit an excellent impact performance. That result is totally unexpected as it is generally known in the art to work at temperatures higher than 200° C. with long half-life time peroxides, in order to compensate for their low reactivity level. It must be noted in addition that the resins prepared according to the present invention retain higher impact strength than prior art resins, for extrusion temperatures higher than 200° C.
The Izod notched impact strength of the final resin depends upon the amount of ethylene present in the polypropylene heterophasic copolymer: it increases with increasing amounts of ethylene. The rigidity, on the contrary, decreases with increasing amounts of ethylene, thereby imposing an upper limit to the amount of ethylene incorporated into the copolymer.
It is further observed, that the final resins obtained according to the present invention, when extruded at cold temperature, retain an Izod notched impact strength at 23° C. above 40 kJ/m2, for melt flow indices ranging from 15 to 40 g/10 min and for an ethylene content of from 9 to 15 wt % in the polypropylene heterophasic copolymer. For an ethylene content in the polypropylene heterophasic copolymer larger than 12 wt % and an extrusion temperature of at most 200° C., the impact strength of the compositions according to the present invention remains above 40 kJ/m2 for melt flow indices up to 70 g/10 min. Throughout this disclosure, cold extrusion temperature is understood as a temperature ranging from the temperature at which all components are in the molten state up to a temperature of less than 200° C.
In addition, it is also observed that both the extrusion temperature and the percentage of ethylene contained in the polypropylene heterophasic copolymer have an influence on the behaviour of the Izod notched impact strength as a function of melt flow index. Decreasing the extrusion temperature or increasing the amount of ethylene results in final resins that retain the impact properties at values of the melt flow index larger than 40 g/10 min. It is thus possible, playing with these two parameters to tailor the desired final resins.
The copolymers of the present invention are used in several applications that require simultaneously a melt flow index larger than 15 g/10 min, high impact strength and high flexural modulus such as for example: crates, ice cream containers, yoghurt beakers, storage bins, suitcases, lids, pails, technical parts, garden articles, automotive parts, batteries, thin wall packaging, medical waste containers and compounds. Compounds are particularly valuable as they allow the production of articles with less or no elastomeric modifiers thereby allowing reduction of cost and processing time.
Several samples have been prepared using as starting material a polypropylene heterophasic copolymer having a melt flow value MI2 of 2 g/10 min and an ethylene content of 11.3 wt %. The polypropylene heterophasic copolymer has been extruded in a single-screw Gloenco extruder, at a temperature of 200° C., with various amounts of the cyclic peroxide 3,6,9-triethyl-3,6,9-trimethyl-1,4,7-triperoxonane in a 41.3% solution of Isopar M diluent and having 7.5 wt % of active oxygen, in order to obtain the desired melt flow index for the finished material. The formulation of these materials contains in addition Irganox and Irgafos as antioxidants, 400 ppm of calcium stearate, 3500 ppm of talc and 2000 ppm of glycerol monostearate (GMS) as antistatic agent. The data are summarised in Table I.
The flexural modulus has been measured at 23° C. using the method of standard test ISO 178 and the Izod notched impact strength has been measured at 23° C. using the method of standard test ISO 180. The results are summarised in Table II and in
The same polypropylene heterophasic copolymer as that used hereabove has been extruded with various amounts of 2,5-bis(tert-butylperoxy)-2,5-dimethylhexane sold by Akzo Nobel Chemicals B.V. under the trade-name Trigonox 101 under the same conditions as in Example 1. The amounts of peroxide have been adjusted in order to produce finished materials with comparable melt flow indices of respectively 8, 12, 27.2, 38.2, 63.5 and 74, as those of the samples according to the invention. The amounts of peroxide consumed are respectively 250, 500, 800, 1060, 1390 and 1650 ppm. The flexural modulus and Izod notched impact strength are also presented in Table II and
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The Izod notched impact strength has been measured, at the temperatures 23, 10 and −20° C., for melt indices of 12, 25 and 40, for extrusion temperatures of 160, 180 and 200° C. and for two peroxides. The controlled rheology polypropylene heterophasic copolymer samples according to the present invention have been prepared with an ethylene content of 11.3 wt % and with the same cyclic ketone peroxide as that used in example 1. The comparative examples have been prepared with the linear peroxide sold by Akzo Nobel Chemicals B.V. under the name Trigonox 101. The results are summarised in Table III and in
It can be concluded from these results that the material prepared according to the present invention has an impact strength that is superior to that of the comparative samples, in all cases. The results are particularly remarkable at low extrusion temperatures of 160 and 180° C.
Controlled rheology resins were prepared based on the MI2=2 g/10 min (ISO 1133) reactor polymerised polypropylene heterophasic copolymer with an ethylene content of 13.2%. Anti-oxidants, calcium stearate (400 ppm), nucleation (talc 3500 ppm) and antistatic agents (glycerol monostearate (GMS) 90% 2000 ppm) were added during extrusion on a single screw Gloenco extruder. Two different peroxide were used: 2,5-di-tert-butyl-2,5-dimethylhexyl peroxide sold by Akzo Nobel Chemicals B.V. under the trade-name Trigonox 101 and 3,6,9-Triethyl-3,6,9-Trimethyl-1,4,7-triperoxonane. The degradation ratios were of 6, 12.5 and 20 and the extrusion temperature was 200° C. Melt flow index, flexural modulus and Izod notched impact strength are reported in Table IV. The Izod notched impact strength results are also summarised on
All the resins produced with both the linear and cyclic peroxides at an extrusion temperature of 200° C. and for melt flow index of from 12 to 25 g/10 min show 'no break' at room temperature. This in contrast to the results obtained in the previous example prepared by degrading a polypropylene heterophasic copolymer with a lower ethylene content. A higher ethylene content (13.2 vs. 11.3%) thus drastically improves the impact performance of polypropylene heterophasic copolymers.
Changing the peroxide type from linear (Trigonox 101) to cyclic improves the 'no break' performance of the final resin with a melt flow index of 70 g/10 min at a temperature of 23° C.
The resins having a melt flow index of 12 and of 25 g/10 min produced with the cyclic ketone peroxide also show excellent impact performance at a temperature of 10° C.
From these examples, it can be concluded that the cyclic ketone peroxide offers an important mechanical advantage over the linear peroxide Trigonox 101.
In conclusion, the resins produced according to the present invention exhibit an improved balance of stiffness, impact, strength and flow properties. The materials produced according to the present invention are thus particularly useful for preparing articles that require simultaneously high melt flow and good impact strength. Indeed high melt flow material is easier and faster to process, particularly in injection moulding, thus allowing shorter cycle time and reduction of the walls' thickness while keeping an acceptable stiffness and impact strength.
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Spider-Man: Secret of the Sinister Six by Adam-Troy Castro
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This is the 3rd book in a series of 3 written by Adam-Troy Castro. This series is by far my favorite series in the Spider-Man novels. The storyline is enticingly original, incoporates all of my favorite Spidey villains (while following the timeline of the comic- unfortunately Mysterio dies) and really gives a great dynamic of Peter/MJ's relationship. I have read this series numerous times and will again and again! A great finish to the trilogy and a very interesting twist in the world of Spider-Man! A must read for any Spidey fan!
Gentleman, not.
At least if you want to have the Sinister Six working for you, anyway.
Castro has put together a pretty decent Spider-Man yarn here, from explaining the facts of lameness to a new bad-guy calling himself Disk Jockey who apparently is so oblivious, while living in Marvel New York, that he has no idea what superheroes or supervillains are.
Neither Spider-Man or the retired newsagent he has to help out from this doofus can believe it.
There are more serious problems though than the aforementioned character, not to mention the Sinister Six, a new member of whom may be linked to Spidey's past, or even related to him.
Luckily getting away with their confrontation this time, the webslinger has a little help in the form of the raygun wielding SAFE agents.
A few bits and pieces scattered throughout, some homages to other writers with 'an Oltion generator', an Askegren, etc., and a truly bizarre cameo in Wold-Newton style at the end.
Oh, and Wolverine.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0743444647, Hardcover)Spider-Man battles the most dangerous Sinister Six line-up ever: Doctor Octopus, Electro, Mysterio, the Vulture, the tragic but deadly Pity, and the group's mysterious leader, the Gentleman - a villain who had a hand in the deaths of Spider-Man's parents! But what neither Spider-Man nor his enemies know is that the Gentleman is about to set his master plan into motion: destroying all the financial markets in the world and make himself the richest man in the world. As for the villainess Pity, Spider-Man has become convinced that she is his long-lost sister. But to get Pity to reject her life of crime and break free of the Gentleman's control, he needs conclusive proof - proof that only the X-Man known as Wolverine has. But time is running out for Spider-Man, for Pity, and for the world.
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The Gentleman has been the secret mastermind of wars and acts of crime around the world, including the murder of Peter Parker's parents. Years ago, the Gentleman discovered that Peter Parker is secretly Spider-Man. He brainwashed Peter's long-lost sister and turned her into the super-villainess known as Pity. A new Sinister Six (The Gentleman, Pity, Doctor Octopus, Electro, the Vulture, and Mysterio) will enact the final act of vengeance--destroy Peter Parker!… (more)
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East of West #2
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Jonathan Hickman, Nick Dragotta
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Sinkhole victim may never be foundBy TAMARA LUSH
The Associated Press | March 03,2013AP Photo
Hillsborough County, Fla., firefighters keep a safe distance from a home where a sinkhole opened up underneath a bedroom late Thursday evening and swallowed a 37-year-old man along with an entire bedroom in Seffner, Fla.SEFFNER, Fla. Engineers worked gingerly Saturday to find out more about a slowly growing sinkhole that swallowed a Florida man in his bedroom, believing the entire house could eventually succumb to the unstable ground.
It could be days before officials decide whether they will attempt to recover Jeff Bushs body, and they were still trying Saturday to determine the extent of the sinkhole network and what kind of work might be safe. As the sinkhole grows, it may pose further risk to the subdivision and its homes.
Bush, 37, was in his bedroom Thursday night in Seffner a suburb of 8,000 people 15 miles east of downtown Tampa when the earth opened and took him and everything else in his room. Five others in the house escape unharmed.
Because of Floridas unique geography, experts say sinkholes are common across the state, with thousands erupting each year. Most are small, though, and deaths rarely occur.
Theres hardly a place in Florida thats immune to sinkholes, said Sandy Nettles, a geologist. Theres no way of ever predicting where a sinkhole is going to occur.
Florida is prone because it sits on limestone, a porous rock that easily dissolves in water. A layer of clay is on top of the limestone. The clay is thicker in some locations including the area where Bush became a victim making them even more prone to sinkholes.
Most are small, like one that was found Saturday morning in Largo, some 35 miles away from the Seffner sinkhole. The Largo sinkhole, about 10 feet long and several feet wide, was discovered in a mall parking lot. Such discoveries are common throughout the year in Florida, though some factors such as drought and development can exacerbate the development, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
Still, its unclear what, if anything, caused the Seffner sinkhole.
The condition that caused that sinkhole could have started a million years ago, Nettles said.
On Saturday, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue spokesman Ronnie Rivera said one of the homes next door to the Bush house also was compromised by the sinkhole, as determined through testing. The family, which had evacuated Friday, was allowed to go inside for about a half-hour to gather belongings, Rivera said. The family was outside, crying and organizing boxes.
Engineers had been testing since 7 a.m. Saturday. By 10 a.m., officials moved media crews farther away from the Bush house so experts could perform tests on the home across the street.
Experts spent the previous day on the property, taking soil samples and running tests while acknowledging that the entire lot where Bush lay entombed was dangerous. On Saturday, officials were still not allowing anyone in the Bush home.
Jeremy Bush, who tried to rescue his brother when the earth opened, lay flowers and a stuffed lamb near the house Saturday morning and wept.
He said someone came to his home in the Tampa suburb of about 8,000 people a couple of months ago to check for sinkholes and other issues, apparently for insurance purposes, but found nothing wrong. State law requires home insurers to provide coverage against sinkholes.
And a couple of months later, my brother dies. In a sinkhole, Bush said Friday.
The sinkhole, estimated at 20 feet across and 20 feet deep, caused the homes concrete floor to cave in around 11 p.m. Thursday as everyone in the Tampa-area house was turning in for the night. It gave way with a loud crash that sounded like a car hitting the house and brought Jeremy Bush running.
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By Linda D. KozarynAmerican Forces Press Service
HELSINKI, Finland, June 18, 1999 U.S. and Russian defense officials here agreed to work through the night and into a third day to reach an agreement on Russia's role in Kosovo.
"We are continuing to work out serious details," Defense Secretary William S. Cohen told reporters June 17. "We have made great progress and have solved a lot of outstanding issues, but we have not finalized an agreement."
Cohen arrived here June 16 to meet with Russian Defense Minister Marshal Igor Sergeyev regarding Russia's contribution to the NATO-led peace mission in Kosovo. At midnight, seven hours after the meeting began, Cohen reported that the first day's talks had given U.S. and Russian officials a better understanding of each other's positions on various issues.
Talks resumed at the Finnish presidential palace the next morning at about 11 a.m. and again continued into the night. The Russians responded to a detailed U.S. proposal, and U.S. officials then offered their own counterproposal. A short while later, Sergeyev announced the Russian team would stay another day.
At about 11 p.m., in the late light of this northern capital's long summer days, Cohen and Sergeyev appeared side-by-side on the steps of the palace. "We are making good progress," Cohen announced, "and contrary to reports, there have been no breakdowns in our negotiations."
Earlier in the evening, some news media reported the Russians had walked out. Through an interpreter, Sergeyev said his delegation had indeed parted the table, but only for an hour and with the intention of returning to continue work. In fact, he said, there had been "some acceleration in the work" and he shared Cohen's optimism about reaching an agreement.
Both sides aimed to prepare well-coordinated proposals to give to their presidents, Sergeyev added. Pressed for details, he begged off: "Give us a chance to work overnight, and we shall satisfy all your requests and demands."
Cohen said the U.S. and Russian teams were working together to resolve differences regarding areas of operation and responsibilities. "We are dealing with very serious, substantive issues," the secretary said. "It's important that we get it right and that we deal with the details before arriving at any final judgment."
He said he hoped to resolve details and reach an agreement that would satisfy the United States, Russia and, ultimately, NATO, which has the final say. Cohen was consulting extensively with the allies throughout the day, Pentagon spokesman Ken Bacon noted.
"This is not a U.S.-Russian effort," Bacon stressed. "We have done everything in the framework of the alliance. We are close."


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COLUMBIA CITY — Parking problems have been an issue for Columbia City for some time, and the Common Council approved an ordinance Tuesday in an effort to provide a solution.
The new ordinance, which unanimously passed by the council, now allows for parking in the North Chauncey Street Municipal Parking Lot near the post office. There will be two handicapped spots, three two-hour spaces and the remainder will have a 24-hour limit on the time a vehicle can remain in any one spot.
COLUMBIA CITY — Eagle Tech Academy students presented community leaders with their suggestions of a sister city for Columbia City.
Having a sister city would allow Columbia City to partner with a foreign city and glean from its cultural differences and economic strengths as well as learn from its unique way of living. At the same time, Columbia City would be able to offer its knowledge, support and insight.
Displaying a multimedia presentation, students shared common characteristics between Columbia City and their Spanish-speaking city of choice.
COLUMBIA CITY — New vehicles for the city were approved for purchase by the Columbia City Board of Works and Safety Tuesday.
The board approved the purchase of a Ford Escape for the electric department at $23,620.29; a new dump truck for the electric department at $34,069.21; a Ford F550 for the water department, which will be $36,679.46 and a new vehicle for the street department, which will cost $31,542. All costs include trade-in from previous vehicles where applicable.
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HUNTERTOWN — Carroll High School is playing host to what many northeast Indiana basketball advocates are calling one of the toughest sectionals in northeast Indiana.
Sectional play began last night, as Northrop knocked the host Chargers out of the state tournament by a 58-46 score.
Columbia City plays its opening round tonight, taking on a struggling, 2-20, East Noble squad.
Though the Eagles may have a nearly effortless win tonight, considering their 76-35 domination of the Knights in regular-season play, Columbia City has had two strong wins coming into sectional action.
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The Wildcats opened up the first half scoring a slim four points, but tore the game open in the final two quarters, multiplying their score by more than 10 and topping the Braves, 41-35.
"We came out and played with a sense of urgency," Whitko head coach Scott Wessel said. "At halftime, I just told them to go out and play hard."
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The Eagles faced a competitive Adams Central team, falling 54-33.
The Flying Jets jumped out to a 13-2 lead in the first quarter, with Churubusco's lone bucket coming from Corey Sarrazin.
The second quarter was a different story for the Eagles, as 'Busco outscored Adams Central 14-12, led by Brent Simmons with eight points.
C. Betty Lawson, 81, of Albion, passed away at 9:35 p.m. Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, at Community Hospital, Anderson, after a brief illness.
Born on June 19, 1931, in Jamestown, Tenn., she was the daughter of Henry and Hattie (Bilbrey) Moore .
As a small child she moved from Tennessee and spent her lifetime in Anderson until moving to Big Lake in 1977.
She was married July 16, 1948, to David R. Lawson, Sr. She retired from Wolf Lake Products in 2003 after 25 years of service in production.
Jane G. Stump, 97, a former resident of South Whitley, died early Monday Feb. 25, 2013, in the Richland Bean Blossom Healthcare Center, Ellettsville.
She was born Oct. 1, 1915, in Chicago, a daughter of C. Vance and Blanche Sines Green.
At the age of three, her family moved to South Whitley where she spent her formative years. She graduated from South Whitley High School in 1933 and Manchester College in 1936. After receiving her teaching degree, she taught for three years in the Larwill grade school.


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Coffee Table Books
Last week I wrote about coffee table styling. Art and design tomes act as the perfect foundation for a coffee table display — but they do more than just look pretty. They act as conversation starters and sources of inspiration. Whether you're decorating, designing or creating a mood board, inspiration comes from a variety of places: art, fashion, music, nature, travel… the list is endless.
Here are a few I'd like to spend a lazy Sunday afternoon leafing through:
1. Gypset Travel (2012 Assouline)
Join travel writer Julia Chaplin as she follows in the footsteps of bohemian travelers. Chaplin explores the haunts of gypsy jet-setters — from Kenya to Uruguay — and captures their experiences through intimate anecdotes and stunning photos that will inspire your free spirit.
2. Glittering Images (2012 Random House)
Cultural critic Camille Paglia's latest book is an illustrated account of 24 key works that have transformed our visual world — including everything from Early Cycladic sculpture to digital pioneers like George Lucas. Think of it as Art History 101 as told through a smart and sassy friend.
3. Kate Spade: Things We Love (2013 Abrams)
Kate Spade fans will be familiar with Things We Love from the brand's website: a blog of quirky and inspirational photos collected and posted by the in-house creative team. Many of these photos have been amassed in this new anthology, peppered with tips and advice, to celebrate the brand's 20th anniversary.
4. My Ideal Bookshelf (2012 Little, Brown)
A friend was gifted this book at her birthday dinner recently and I had to pick up a copy for myself. My Ideal Bookshelf profiles cultural figures — everyone from Malcolm Gladwell to Rodarte's Laura and Kate Mulleavy — through the books that have influenced and inspired their lives. Each bookshelf is illustrated in a colourful hand-rendered drawing by Jane Mount.
5. Undecorate (2011 Potter Style)
This is the only one on my list that isn't new, but it's been on my wish list for a while — will someone buy it for me already?! I'm a big fan of Christiane Lemieux's unconventional, organic approach to interior design. Decorating should be intuitive and Christiane's interiors always convey that. Plus, the photos are to die for!
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