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Facing Forwardby Wendy Murray Zoba
When struggles and disappointments arise, we risk remaining mired in grief and bitterness. God graciously grasps our shoulders and turns us around, urging us to stride forward with a stronger faith. In writing candidly about her own life experiences,Wendy Zoba shows how God has stretched her along the way and propelled her forward with fresh faith. See more details below
When struggles and disappointments arise, we risk remaining mired in grief and bitterness. God graciously grasps our shoulders and turns us around, urging us to stride forward with a stronger faith. In writing candidly about her own life experiences,Wendy Zoba shows how God has stretched her along the way and propelled her forward with fresh faith.
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Chapter One
I knew something had gone off the boil when I read Changes for Molly by Valerie Tripp and it made me cry. Changes for Molly, book 6 of The American Girl Collection, is about an American Girl named Molly. Molly, it should be noted, is a doll. My nieces, Kate and Anna Harrison, then twelve and ten, introduced me to the world of American Girl dolls generally, and to Molly specifically, when they, with their mother-my sister Carol-visited me last summer. Because I am the mother of boys, my cultural reference points when it came to American youth included Z-Bots and Inhumanoids, and later, boxing gloves and phones that make body sounds. Wardrobe colors consisted of combat green and lots of black. Blue-glitter toenail polish and kitties named Jelly Bean were not part of that picture. So when my nieces, my sister, and I took a "girls day out" to visit American Girl Place in downtown Chicago, I knew I was in for an adventure.
It was a beautiful day in Chicago, as the late Chicago sportscaster Harry Carey used to say, with sapphire skies, low humidity, a cool breeze off the lake. Kate and Anna, tanned, delicate little birds with flaxen hair and cheery eyes, hailed from Asheville, North Carolina, and hadn't ridden in a big-city cab. I wanted them to feel relaxed and adventurous, so when I slid into the front seat of the taxi next to the driver, I handled the moment with panache that befits big-city navigation.
"So where are you from?" I asked the driver.
"I am from Ghana. Do you know where Ghana is?"
"Yes," I said. "My sons' youth group took a trip there a year ago."
"Where is it?" he asked.
"In Africa."
"Where in Africa?"
I paused. Its precise coordinates escaped me. I looked at the girls in the back. Kate, watching traffic out her window, wore an insinuating half smile, and Anna was perched forward, her chin slightly raised, awaiting my answer.
"Somewhere in the north?"
"No! No! Your sons went to Ghana, and you don't know where Ghana is?"
"My sons didn't go to Ghana," I said haltingly. "I said their youth group made a trip to Ghana. My sons went to Ecuador"-as if this would absolve me of not knowing where Ghana was.
"Why do you say you know where Ghana is if you don't?"
"So where is it?"
"This is Africa." He draws an outline of Africa with hand motions, which meant that for brief flourishes his hands weren't on the steering wheel. "Ghana is here"-he points-"I have been in this country twenty-seven years. What were you doing twenty-seven years ago?"
I looked at my sister. "How old would we have been?"
Neither of us were inclined to do the math.
"I can't remember," I said.
"See, I was in America working for twenty-seven years in this country. All my kids go to college here. My kids get paid scholarships because they keep their nose in the books. You have to put your nose in the books."
"I have two sons in college."
"Does your government pay for your sons' college?"
I said a sheepish and muted no.
"Have you asked your government why they do not pay for your sons' college?"
I didn't answer.
"College should be free in America," he said. "I am proud of my sons, but I do not tell them. Then they might not work hard. You have to work hard."
"We'll get out right here. Thanks." I needed air.
Coming in on the train, each girl had sat with me a few minutes to brief me on their respective experiences with American Girl dolls. Anna has Molly, a World War II American Girl, frozen in time at age ten in 1944 and who, according to the literature, is "a lively, lovable schemer and dreamer." She has auburn braids for "the long-hair look," said Anna, and wears "a navy blue skirt and sweater and a little painter's hat thing," which I took to mean a beret. Molly is supposed to have glasses, but Anna doesn't like Molly's glasses, so her doll doesn't wear them.
Kate has Samantha, "a Victorian beauty living with her grandmother in 1904." Kate's Samantha has brown hair, though she told me it is possible to have a blonde-, red-, or black-haired Samantha because "you can buy made-to-order dolls with clothes from any doll, and they have today dolls, too." Kate keeps Samantha's hair in a braid because it "got messed up and ratty." Kate also tells me she bought a Bitty, whom she named Susie. A Bitty is a baby version of an American Girl doll.
I ask my nieces what they do with their American Girl dolls, and Kate says, "We play house. We're both the mothers."
"I'm a nice mother," Anna is quick to add. "I work at Chuck E. Cheese and Molly's aunt"-that would be Kate-"works at Dairy Queen. We always go to Chuck E. Cheese and Dairy Queen."
"Sometimes I read Samantha's book to her," adds Kate. "The dolls all come with a story." The American Girl dolls represent different historical periods, and the accompanying books offer lessons in history along with girlish adventures. Kate adds as an afterthought, "They don't make it all girlie. They, like, have sports dolls and stuff."
So much to learn, so little time. We have a half day to walk the three well-organized levels of American Girl Place and then cap off our adventure with tea at the American Girl Caf�. On to American Girl Place!
They start you off with a photo opportunity on the sidewalk outside the entrance. We sit on a huge red couch thing that looks like a prop from Pee-Wee's Big Adventure. Click. Click. One more! Click! We move on in deference to the small horde of other visitors waiting to begin their day the same way.
The revolving door sweeps you into a display of books, school supplies, and other practical accoutrements connected with the seemingly endless array of American Girl personalities. Kate fondles a pencil holder associated with Amelia. It has a strip of bacon affixed to the top. I don't know who Amelia is, but Kate says she's not a doll. "Does Amelia like bacon or something?" Kate looks at me.
I don't know, I say.
"It seems funny to have bacon on an American Girl thing," says Kate, and I have to agree. In the same section there are books with titles like More Games and Giggles and Again, Josefina! I stumble upon an Amelia's Journal Kit and thus conclude that Amelia must have something to do with writing, what with the bacon pencil holder and now the journal kit. On another wall there are specialty items like varsity jackets, T-shirts, backpacks, and denim jumper outfits, all of which match American Girl dolls' outfits.
"Let's go down first," says Carol. We proceed down the escalator to the window displays where the dolls are presented in historical sequence. Felicity comes first, "a spunky sprightly colonial girl" growing up in Virginia in 1774. Her Christmas gown is satiny blue with lace ruffles, and her frilly hat looks like a doily. Felicity is carrying her own doll, similarly dressed, and is holding an invitation to a dancing lesson. Next comes Josefina, my personal favorite, "a girl of heart and hope." She is Hispanic, growing up in New Mexico in 1824, and her accessories include things like a chicken in a cage, hot chili peppers, an outdoor clay oven, and a goat. �Viva la muchacha, Josefina! Kirsten, "a pioneer girl of strength and spirit," lives in Minnesota in 1854 and is clearly "above average." Under a puffy red polka-dot bonnet she wears braids-oddly resembling hangmen's nooses-tied above her ears. Her cat's name is Missy, and Missy has a kitten. They are her "furry friends on the farm." Addy is an African American girl growing up in 1864, "proud and courageous," who made a daring escape from slavery with her mother. Addy carries a kerchief with the few possessions she escaped with and wears a cowry shell around her neck.
We come upon Samantha, a familiar face. I see a man asleep in a strategically placed chair, his arm dangling loosely to one side, his jaw agape. "Hey, Kate, here's Samantha!" I say, already knowing she is a Victorian beauty living with her grandmother in 1904. We turn a corner and it's on to Molly, and there is a second man asleep in a chair. "Molly doesn't look so bad with her glasses," I say to Anna.
"Hmmph. Whatever," she says.
Kit is a new American Girl doll making her debut, kind of like a coming-out party. She is "clever and resourceful," growing up during the Depression in 1934, and has a bouncy blond pageboy, like Hillary Clinton's headband phase. Kate says she likes Kit's hair.
I see a third man who has fallen by the wayside.
The next phase is a blur. I remember seeing Angelina Ballerina, who is a mouse, and her pink room. I remember standing by the display case where you can choose a customized American Girl doll. Kate asks, "Which one looks like me?" and I tell her I don't know. There's the Superstar Sleepover Kit and Coconut, a fluffy white little doggie who comes with a doghouse and yellow food dishes and a matching American Girl Picnic Time outfit. I remember the Bitty Baby starter set costs ninety-eight dollars, and I remember feeling numb and lost in a world of lavender and turquoise and Sweet Dream satin pillows and jelly phones.
Is that Yoko Ono? I see a doll with long black hair parted in the middle and wearing bell-bottom hip huggers, a tie-dyed shirt, granny glasses, and a headband-an American Girl doll with attitude! A closer look confirms it is not Yoko Ono. She is one of the Halloween American Girl dolls, a "60s hippie" with a "groovy flower-power costume." Catwoman's costume is skintight velour.
Carol and the girls get stalled at the Hair Salon, where a black woman is mercilessly yanking Kirsten's well-worn rats. I meander to the sporty American Girls, the ones Kate says are not too girlie. There is a soccer doll, a basketball doll, a softball doll, a tennis doll, and a cheerleader doll with red, white, and blue pom-poms. The martial-arts doll, "tenacious and spirited," comes with white, purple, yellow, orange, blue, red, and black belts and a karate mat.
Back at the Hair Salon, Kirsten, her eyes bright and her dimpled smile forever fixed, remains unfazed by the pulling. The black woman sprays something on her hair, and Carol and I conclude it must be the secret formula that gives these dolls such good hair. My sister boldly asks, "What are you spraying?"
The stylist looks up. "Water."
We look at one another and gape: Water!
We are near Doll Hospital Admissions, and Kate explains, "It's for, like, if your doll's head falls off. Or for people who want to get new heads or new bodies." I should have known.
It is time for tea. We make our way to the American Girl Caf� and are asked to wait in a holding area where I am surrounded by little girls in clam diggers and spaghetti-strap tops and jelly shoes, sitting on laps of heroic fathers or bantering giddily with dewy-eyed mothers about this outfit or that doodad that adds just the right touch to their personal American Girl collection. Fathers hold hands and mothers remit kisses and hugs, and that's when it came to me, sitting there outside the American Girl Caf�, that my girlhood was better defined not by what happened, though things did happen, but by what didn't happen. What I saw waiting to go in for tea was a picture my American girl childhood did not include.
The marquee outside the theater showing The American Girl Revue displayed a quotation from a reviewer: "[A]udience members can feel they're part of the celebration of girlhood," it said. The premise of an American Girl childhood is celebration and promise. When I think of the young years I shared with my sisters, when we four were more or less the age of these little girls, "celebration of girlhood" does not come to mind as a defining theme. That is not to say we did not indulge in the accoutrements of girlhood such as it was back then. My older sister Sue had Saucy Walker, a huge three-foot-high doll who bobbled left and right, taking tortured, stilted steps if you held her fat plastic arms just so and pulled her along. Carol (we called her Susie Homemaker) had a pink play-kitchen set with little pans and teapots and muffin tins and later, an Easy-Bake oven that made real cupcakes. Nancy liked animals, so stuffed dogs and kitties filled her play world. I tried my hand at Barbie and Ken and Skipper, but it never took.
It is not to say there weren't precious moments we treasure. I remember early on, when we were all under five, my father would sometimes tuck us in at night, and when he did, he always turned his head so we could whisper in his ear, "Buy Dots and KitKat." He traveled a lot back then, and this ritual served to plead and remind him to bring us treats. Such special moments soon evaporated, however, when he started his new business in the basement of our house, the fourth child was born and the demands of life became acute, and the drinking took hold. Then "Buy Dots and KitKat" disappeared into the shadows.
When I was the age of the little girls surrounding me outside the American Girl Caf�, I went downstairs in our childhood home and discovered a lock on the liquor cabinet. A few days later I discovered the lock had been forcibly pulled off its hinge. I don't know what prompted the placing of the lock, and I don't remember what happened between that time and the time it was ripped off. I only remember feeling that something was very wrong and the world I lived in stood on the edge of disaster, and that somehow it was probably my fault. I carried that feeling into adulthood. And when I looked into the faces of the primped and poised little girls before me, being coddled and caressed by their fathers and mothers, it occurred to me that for all I do remember about my childhood, I don't remember being coddled and caressed. Such a bond did not exist.
Not all American girl narratives are happy stories, which is why I cried when I read Changes for Molly.
Molly, being a lovable schemer and dreamer, hatches a plot to win the role of Miss Victory in the school program called "Hurray for the U.S.A." Playing Miss Victory is a special prize because it means doing a solo tap dance during the grand finale and wearing a shiny red, white, and blue costume with a silvery star on the right shoulder and a star crown. Conniving with her friends Linda and Susan, Molly calculates the odds: Yes, Miss LaVonda, the teacher in charge, is fair in her judgment and would likely confer the starring role to the best tap dancer. But girls, being girls, know that when it comes to getting starring roles, being the best tapper may not suffice. "A lot depends upon how a person looks, not just how she sings or dances," notes Linda amid the scheming.
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My wife and I and our 4-year old daughter are spending two weeks in France in June. We are spending the first week at a villa in Provence (near Roussillon). We are spending the last 3-4 days in Paris (both of us have been several times and don't want more than that with a 4-year old). Any thoughts on a quaint town in which to spend 3-4 days on the drive back, in-between Provence and Paris? Thanks in advance for any ideas.
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Why don't you book something in the Loire Valley... You can visit some of the chateaux in that section of France... Perhaps the town of Chinon and the Hotel Diderot (Backroads uses it on their casual inn bicycle tour of the Loire Valley): http://www.hoteldiderot.com/centralang.html
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Beaune or Dijon in Burgundy (don't know if I'de call Dijon "quaint").
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We usually stop in Burgundy on the way to Provence from CDG. This year it will be Avallon again.
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If you want something closer to Paris-where you could make day trips to Sens, Fontainebleau, Moret-sur-Loing, Vaux-le-Vicmonte etc...
there is a fantastic Logis de France in the country along the Onde river...Manoir de l'Onde outside Sens by a couple of miles. closed mondays tel. 03-86-67-05-93. Huge garden w/fountain, bikes at no charge and a heated, covered swimming pool for you and your daughter to enjoy. Excellent cuisine. We got a web demipension for two for excellent value and th beds were the best in any stay in France. On a country lane that follows the river to the little dam.
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Thank you all for these ideas. I will do some research on all of them. We have reserved a car at CDG and were planning to drive to Roussillon. Someone has suggested the hi-speed train from CDG to Avignon TGV and then rent the car there. Any thoughts?
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Others have asked your train question and the overwhelming response has been to take the train and pick up a car in Avignon. Less time, less stressful, not an altogether pretty drive have been the reasons given.
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amwosu, I was just going to say the same thing.
I'll add a bit more. We've done it this way a number of times: overnight flight to CDG, then TGV from CDG to Avignon. We take the navette into Avignon and spend our first late afternoon and evening in Avignon. Nice place to wander around when you're jet-lagged, and there are numerous hotels to choose from.
Next morning we take the navette back out to Avignon TGV where we pick up our rental car. Then we drive to the house we've rented, stopping along the way for essential supplies.
Avignon TGV to Rousillon is an easy drive and you don't have to drive into the city. You simply skirt the edge of it on your way east.
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If you have a lot of time..not just 2 weeks...you can have a great trip on the side roads..not the autoroute..many great and scenic journeys in between. It just takes time!! Most are in a hurry to get from Paris to Provence or back. You could spend two weeks just wandering around the areas in between!
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Thank you all. I booked the hi-speed train for the trip to Avignon today (thanks to MorganB's SNCF guide for this) but we will drive back. I think we will stay in or around Beaune. Any hotel suggestions? Trip Advisor would indicate Hostellerie De Levernois as the best choice.
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Beaune is a lovely city for walking. Since you'll have a car, make sure your hotel is within the city's ring road and can provide parking. Streets are tight for driving but ample for the 4 year old's stroller. Enjoy your trip!
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Last year we got a good web deal through venere.com at the Henri II in Beaune (r. Faubourg St. Nicolas) that included bkf in the price; it's a Best Western. A/C worked great and was most appreciated and the garage is great IF you don't have a van--low ceiling. Nice location just at the ring road...just walk through the lovely Porte St. Nicholas and continue down the street, passing wine négociants along the way. You come to the market square and Hospice in a very short time-maybe 10 min/15 max.
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Personally, I don't think you could do better than Hostellerie de Levernois. Wonderful lodging and dining. It is a memorable place for me. Go for it!!
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jhunt....I would take the hi speed train from CDG to Avignon (takes about 2-3 hours) and rent a car at Avignon. The car rental location is right at the train station. We did this last September and it was ideal, especially after a long flight to Paris it was much better to relax on the train than to have to drive 4 hours to Provence. As for a quaint town on the return, Beaune is a beautiful town for a short stay. PS you will love Provence!
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jhunt, we've done the Paris - Provence drive a few times, and I always think to myself after...we should have taken the train. The drive is long and although not unpleasant, it's not particularly amazing either.
I agree with the poster to spend your extra few days in the Loire Valley. You may also wish to stay longer in Provence or go to the Dordogne. The wine area between Provence and Paris is nice, but I think you might enjoy the Dordogne or Loire more with 3 -4 extra days.
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But maybe far too many expected it to end like this. It was déjà vu -- a defense that couldn't stop the Spartans' run game and a Michigan offense that looked spotty at best.
Through the past two seasons, Michigan players came out of their loss to the Spartans saying they'd use it as fuel, only to end up stumbling, if not falling on their faces, through the rest of the schedule.
"I think it's easy to say, 'Oh, it's the same Michigan team as the last two years,' " junior safety Jordan Kovacs said. "But I have no doubt in my mind that we're not. We're going to improve. We're going to learn from this game."
With next Saturday off, the Wolverines will have nearly two weeks to learn from their mistakes against the Spartans and prepare for Purdue.
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spanks127 Oct 22, 2012 11:30 AM
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Deepcover, I hope you are right, but that was not a chance I was willing to take. If they don't patch it, what do you do? Then you're stuck.
crankerchick Oct 22, 2012 11:34 AM
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Well, stuck isn't entirely true. One reason I took a spin with the iPhone 5 is because iPhone's keep enough value to sell if one finds they aren't happy. It will be easy enough to sell the iPhone later and switch to an Android or WP8 device if issues aren't resolved to the user's satisfaction.
As I paid outright for my iPhone 5, I'll probably take a little loss, but I will also have used the phone for however long, and nothing, of course, is free. Consider it a rental charge.
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I just saw this: http://www.redmondpie.com/ios-6.0.1-for-iphone-ipad-ipod-touch-currently-being-a ctively-tested-ios-6.1-expected-after-christmas-holidays/
Are there any people with access to that beta firmware that can confirm if the issue has been fixed?
No, as if they have access to it, it would be a violation of their NDA to discuss it.
proH03 Oct 23, 2012 1:11 PM
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For those of us with european Pioneer units, they have released the European Compatability Chart:
proH03 Oct 23, 2012 1:14 PM
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And interestingly, their is a difference with the terminology on the EU site.
EU: BT software update needed (To Be Announced)
US: FW Update Required - ETA TBA
So it looks like it is Pioneer's fault and they will be releasing updates for the head units... and iOS 6.0.1 is not what we are looking for...
crankerchick Oct 23, 2012 1:35 PM
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iOS 6.0.1 was likely never what we were looking for anyway.
While people with Pioneer,aftermarket radios might get an update, there are a vast number of people who just have their OEM equipment that has ceased to function. I'm sure a good bit of them honestly don't care who's fault it is, they just want their stuff to work. Further, they know it worked before, and it doesn't now, and they are going to be (or already are) huffing in Apple's direction, not their bluetooth OEM.
Apple would do well to put back whatever they changed because it seems to me there are for more people that are going to be in the SOL camp than there are that will be in the camp that sees an update from their device manufacturer.
What I'm saying is, even if it isn't Apple that messed up, if they have the capability to fix it with a software update, they should probably do that. I believe someone already posted that historically Apple hasn't done this, but this time, I hope they do. It's just much easier (and saves face) if they fix everyone's problem with a software update, rather than depend on device manufacturers (who will traditionally say EFF-YOO to their users). The average person isn't going to say, "It worked before, and now it doesn't, it must be my device OEM that messed up." They are going to place the blame on Apple and the update, whether that is true or not.
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William Kucharski Oct 23, 2012 2:01 PM
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crankerchick wrote:
Apple would do well to put back whatever they changed because it seems to me there are for more people that are going to be in the SOL camp than there are that will be in the camp that sees an update from their device manufacturer.
What I'm saying is, even if it isn't Apple that messed up, if they have the capability to fix it with a software update, they should probably do that.
Alas, Apple's very likely not going to do that as they're already using features of the new standard and as such won't go backwards. Apple (and other companies) don't adopt new standards for the sake of it, they do so because they want to use the new functionality it brings.
It's painful, I know, but I really don't see how it would be done otherwise; as I mentioned previously its inevitable the same devices will have the same problems with future Android releases.
If the problem is isolated to particular device operations, Apple might be able to code around it but I wouldn't hold your breath (it would likely be nearly impossible for them to determine which devices had problems and such which data streams need to be sent to which device.)
clsebrown Oct 25, 2012 7:34 AM
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I dont think anybody is asking apple to go backwards, but backwards compatability is expected for current 2012 HU's!
gleep52 Oct 25, 2012 9:05 AM
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I just got off the phone with Pioneer's tech support. They confirmed there were changes made to iOS6's bluetooth functionality that disabled the track control, though playback is still functional. They apologized and are looking into it from there end if there is anyway to get it working, but the ball is really in Apple's court to get this AVRPC working. It looks like they either didn't add avrpc or lost the backwards compatibility if they upgraded it... either way, looks like we are waiting on Apple to fix it.
Apple - please acknowledge and fix this simple problem. Thanks!
William Kucharski Oct 25, 2012 10:11 AM
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clsebrown wrote:
I dont think anybody is asking apple to go backwards, but backwards compatability is expected for current 2012 HU's!
For most, they already are, or firmware updates are in progress by the headend vendors.
For example, iOS 6 devices have no issues with current Microsoft SYNC systems in Ford products, for better or worse.
Coasterby Oct 26, 2012 9:48 AM
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All, this posting is specifically for those with a Parrot device and might also be relevant for those with third-party devices that license Parrot's bluetooth technology. I had read a couple of quick postings (one in this thread and one in another thread) that mentioned that the bluetooth control and track info issue was resolved after they restored their device and set up as a new iPhone, and then synced apps and music. This is in contrast to the typical method of upgrading to iOS6 (which also goes for those that have purchased an iPhone 5), which is restoring the device from backup. Anyway, last night I restored the device and set up as a new iPhone, etc. I'm pleased to say that this has improved my bluetooth experience with the iPhone 5 and Parrot device, but it's not 100%. Let me explain: when I first purchased the Parrot device a couple of years ago and was using it with my iPhone 3GS, the track info and controls wouldn't kick in every time the devices paired and I started music. Once in a while (I'd say one out of every 6 times) I would start music and wouldn't have these features. This was subsequently fixed by either a Parrot firmware update or an iOS update, I'm not sure which one, but it eventually stopped happening and I didn't notice right away to be able to identify the fix. Anyway, I'm am now again experiencing this same issue with the iPhone 5 on the latest Parrot mki firmware 2.11. That said, this restore and set up as new device was a big improvement for me as I at least get the features working 80% of the time. I encourage people to try it - the sync really doesn't take that long, in fact it's the same time as restoring. The downside is that you have to apply your custom settings again, but interestingly when I entered my iCloud username/password a lot of my custom settings were applied automatically (I guess iCloud stores this info).
Coasterby Oct 29, 2012 9:47 AM
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All, really sorry about this, but please ignore my post above (made on Oct 26 @ 9:48 am). It turns out the 'set up as new' process did not improve the behaviour of my iPhone 5 with the Parrot. The behaviour is really odd. If I turn on my car stereo and pair for the first time in hours, I won't get a proper connection with controls and track info. I can then disconnect the bluetooth connection and reconnect and it will resume with proper functioning. If I then turn my stereo off (turn the car off) and turn it back on, I'll get proper functioning from the get go. This will happen no matter how many times I turn it off and back on. However, if I then leave my car for hours, do a bunch of things with my iPhone and come back to the car and turn turn the stereo on and connect, the control and track info are missing again and I have to disconnect the bluetooth connection and reconnect to get proper functioning. I guess this is a lesson in what can happen when you rely on devices for fringe uses, i.e. those of us that rely on the iPhone for bluetooth car stereo music streaming are by far the minority of iPhone users (probably less than 5%) and Apple can afford to make us unhappy to accomodate their own agenda regarding other features. The rumous is that the bluetooth chip they're using is not a standard bluetooth chip but rather a new chip that better suits Apple's needs for airstream. Lesson learned. Perhaps a future jailbreak app will deal with this.
Dr Agonlord Oct 29, 2012 1:49 PM
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My biggest frustration is that of it having been a working item until IOS 6. But it is made worse as I stupidly fitted my head unit without writing down the units serial number. In my car it was a total nightmare, with limited room and extra wiring for the steering controls making things ever more complicated. Now I find I cannot say anything about this current issue on the Pioneer DEH-6400bt as I need my serial number to be able to add it to any review of the unit on their site. I wouldnt have been bad about it, just a genuine review with the info that IOS 6 has undone some of the bluetooth functionality the unit once had. I only hope that if Pioneer do a firmware update, those of us without a serial number will still be able to access the actual firmware update. If not it will be another day wasted taking the damned thing out for the sake of the 30 seconds it takes to check the number and put it back. I never even thought to write the damned number down. ANother lesson learned I suppose
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No chance the serial number is on the box somewhere? (if you have that) Just a shot...


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The present invention relates to additives to improve the friction coefficient of curable fluoroelastomer compositions without lowering the adhesion with bonding agents to metal supports and having a very good resistance to the curing alkaline medium.
Specifically it relates to fluoroelastomers able to give unsaturations, i.e. subject to nucleophilic attack. Preferably the fluoroelastomers are vinylidenfluoride-based curable compositions.
Cured elastomers based on vinylidenfluoride copolymers, wherein the vinylidenfluoride is copolymerized with one or more monomers containing an ethylene unsaturation and at least one fluorine atom, are well known and are widely used in a variety of applications fields wherein an exceptional chemical resistance to solvents, lubricants, fuels, acids and similar products, is required.
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The fluoroelastomer curable compositions based on vinylidenfluoride can be cured by ionic and/or by radical way. Generally in both kinds of curing working coadjuvants are used to improve the product processability.
The use of curing coadjuvants to improve the blend extrudibility characteristics and to lower the adhesion phenomena to molds and/or the dirting of the same, is well known in the prior art. Vegetable waxes, polyurethanes having low molecular weight, stearates, polyesters, fluorosilicone oils, etc., can for example be mentioned.
The technical problem that the present invention intends to solve is that to have available cured fluoroelastomer compositions combining to the Theological, processability, chemical and thermal resistance characteristics of the known fluoroelastomers, also a lower dynamic friction coefficient, while preserving the capability to adhere to metal surfaces pretreated with bonding agents.
An improved friction coefficient is particularly desired by users, since it leads for example to a longer duration of the manufactured article and the application of smaller forces during the running stage.
In patent application EP 805,180 in the name of the Applicant, the use as additives of monofunctional and bifunctional perfluoropolyethers having end groups —C(X)FCH2OH wherein X=F, CF3 able to give cured fluoroelastomer compositions endowed by a lower friction coefficient, is described.
Tests carried out by the Applicant (see the comparative Examples) have shown that when said perfluoropolyether additives have number average molecular weight lower than 2,500, for example equal to 2,000, there is a reduction of the friction coefficient which is lower to the case wherein the same perfluoropolyethers having a high molecular weight, for example higher than 4,000, are used. This behaviour is difficult to explain from a theoretic point of view. A non binding hypothesis could be that in the case of low molecular weights, the excessive presence of hydroxyl groups in the curing mass would hinder the additive surface action.
The fact that the additives having a low molecular weight are not equally effective in improving the friction coefficient, is a big limitation from the commercial point of view to the diffusion of the additives of the above mentioned patent. Indeed from the industrial point of view fractions having a molecular weight 1,000-2,000, are more available, while fractions having a higher molecular weight, for example 4,000, are available in a limited amount. In order to obtain high molecular weight fractions, expensive enriching processes are required.
The need was felt to have available additives for cured fluoroelastomer compositions able to give a still improved friction coefficient to obtain end manufactured articles with an higher use time and to further minimize in the running phase the wear-out due to the forces of the mechanical parts in relative motion, said additives being obtainable without further enriching processes.
The Applicant has unexpectedly and surprisingly found new additives formed by polyfluorooxyalkylene units sequences bound each other with hydrogenated acetal bridges, stable at the curing alkaline ambient. Such additives are industrially available with the desired molecular weights and allow to obtain cured fluoroelastomer compositions charaterized by a further decrease of the friction coefficient in comparison with the known additives, without lowering the adhesion with bonding agents to metal supports.
An object of the present invention are therefore additives for fluoroelastomer curable compositions having polyacetal structure of general formula:
c=1-10, preferably 1-3; t=0.5-20.
Rf=poly-fluorooxyalkylene in, having number average molecualr weight ({overscore (M)}n) in the range 500-2,500, preferably 1,000-2,000.
The number average molecular weight of the formula (I) additive is in the range 3,000-15,000, preferably 3,000-10,000.
The poly-fluorooxyalkylene chain Rf preferably comprises monomeric units having at least one of the following structures, statistically distributed along the chain:
wherein X=F, CF3
Specifically, in such formula (I) the Rf chain can preferably have one of the following structures:
1) —CF2O—(CF2O)a—(CF2CF2O)b—CF2—
with b/a in the range 0.5-2, including the extremes;
2) —CF2O—(CF2—CF2O)b—CF2—
3) —CF2O—(C3F6O)r—(C2F4O)b—(CFXO)t—CF2—,
with r/b=0.5-2.0 (r+b)/t=10-30
4) —CFX—(OC3F6)z—OCF2(R′f)y—CF2O—(C3F6O)z—CFX—
5) —CF2CH2(OCF2CF2CH2)q—OCF2(R′f)y—O—(CH2CF2CF2O)sCH2CF2—
—(C3F6O)— can represent units of formula:
a, b, g, r, s, t, z are positive numbers in the range 0-25, the sum of which is such that Rf shows {overscore (M)}n values in the range 500-2,500 about, and preferably 1,000-2,000.
R′f=perfluoroalkylene group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms;
y=0 or 1.
The preparation of the additives of formula (I) is carried out by reacting, at temperature in the range 0-100� C. and in the presence of an acid medium, oligomers or polymers of the formaldehyde with a diol having a polyfluorooxyalkylene chain of general formula:
wherein Rf has the above mentioned meaning and has preferably the structure:
1) —CF2O—(CF2O)a—(CF2CF2O)b—CF2—
with b/a in the range 0.5-2, including the extremes.
As formaldeyde derivatives used in said process, paraformaldehyde and trioxymethylene can be used.
Even though the sulphuric acid is preferred as reaction acid medium, for its double function as decomposition agent of the formaldehyde oligomers or polymers and dehydration agent in the polycondensation reaction, it is understood that other organic and/or inorganic acids, or mixtures thereof, having the same functions, can be used in the present preparation in substitution of, or together with, the sulphuric acid. For example, trifluoroacetic, p-toluensuphonic, canphosulphonic, methansulphonic acids can be used.
The polycondensation reaction is carried out under stirring, to have a good reactant dispersion, and can be stopped by neutralization of the remaining acid with a base, for example ammonia.
By suitable stoichiometric ratios among formaldehyde, fluorinated diol and acid it is possible to control the molecular weight of the polycondensation product. For example, by operating with sulphuric acid and formaldehyde, molar ratios diol/formaldehyde in the range 0.25-4 and formaldehyde/sulphuric acid in the range 0.1-4 allow to obtain the invention additives having the desired number average molecular weight, preferably in the range 3,000-10,000.
The fluorinated diols of formula (II) are known products. The fluorinated diols having R of structure 1), 2), can be prepared, for example, according to U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,766,251, 3,810,874, 4,085,137 and the European patent application 148,482.
The fluorinated diols having Rf of structure from 3) to 5) can be prepared according to methods described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,544,537, 3,766,251, 4,647,413, 4,647,413, 3,847,978, 3,810,874, 4,814,372, and in the European patent application 151,877.
The polycondensation reaction of the fluorinated diols with the formaldehyde derivatives can be carried out in bulk or in the presence of solvents. As solvents or diluents (hydro)(chloro)fluorocarbons, perfluoropolyethers with unreactive end groups as perfluoroalkyls from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, optionally one or both the end groups can contain an hydrogen atom, can be used. For example Galden�, H-Galden�, 1,1,2-trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoroethane,1,2-difluorotetrachloroethane, and haloalkanes in general can be mentioned.
The fluoroelastomers usable according to the present invention, as said, are vinylidenfluoride copolymers with at least another totally or partially fluorinated monomer containing an ethylene unsaturation.
As comonomers hexafluoropropene, tetrafluoroethylene, chlorotrifluoroethylene, 1-hydropentafluoropropene, 2-hydropentafluoropropene, perfluoroalkylvinylethers wherein alkyl has from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, can be mentioned.
Specifically vinylidenfluoride copolymers with hexafluoropropene, optionally tetrafluoroethylene, can be mentioned.
The amount of perfluoroalkylvinylether and/or hexafluoropropene is generally in the range 0.5-30% by moles on the total copolymer; tetrafluoroethylene ranges from 0 to 60% by moles, the vinyliden fluoride generally ranges from 10 to 85% by moles.
Also other fluorinated or non fluorinated monomers can be used as comonomers provided that they contain a double bond of ethylene type, for example ethylene or alpha-olefins from 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
Said fluoroelastomers can be prepared as described in the literature (Kirk-Othmer, Encyclopaedia of Chem. Technology vol. 8, pag. 500 and seq., 1979) preferably operating in aqueous emulsion and optionally in the presence of chain transfer agents such as those described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,000,356.
In particular copolymers wherein the vinylidenfluoride is in the range 40%-85% by moles, the hexafluoropropene in the range 15%-30% by moles, and tetrafluoroethylene in the range 0-30% by moles, are preferred.
As said, the fluoroelastomer curable compositions based on vinylidenfluoride can be cured by ionic and/or by radical way.
In ionic curing the essential components are the following:
(A) a fluoroelastomer copolymer, preferably vinylidenfluoride with at least another fluorinated monomer containing an ethylene unsaturation;
(B) a curing accelerant selected in particular from the following ones: quaternary ammonium salt, quaternary phosphonium salt, phosphoranaminic derivative;
(C) one or more basic acceptors, such as for example MgO and Ca(OH)2;
(D) a polyhydroxylated crosslinking agent.
Examples of these compositions are described in GB 1,356,344, U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,876,654, 4,259,463.
Other usable fluoroelastomers are those which are cross-linked by radical curing. In this case the fluoroelastomer must contain radical curing sites deriving from the introduction in the chain of monomers capable of radical attack, for example brominated compounds such as bromoperfluoroolefins, for example bromotrifluoroethylene, or bromoperfluoroalkylvinylethers, for example bromoperfluoroethylvinylether. Preferably the fluoroelastomer end groups contain iodine atoms deriving from saturated organic compounds such as for example Rf′I or Rf′I2 wherein Rf′ is an hydrofluorocarbon, chlorofluorocarbon or hydrocarbon radical having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, preferably from 4 to 6 carbon atoms. The compounds are crosslinked by the addition of radical initiators, generally of peroxidic type, such as alkylperoxides and the addition of bridging agents, such as for example triallylisocyanurate (TAIC), triallylcyanurate (TAC), triallylphosphate. Acid acceptors such as for example zinc or lead oxide are also added.
In the case of ionic curing the preferred accelerants, of the previously mentioned classes, are the following:
among the ammonium quaternary salts: methyltrioctylammonium chloride, laurylpyridinium bromide, benzyltrioctylammonium chloride;
among the phosphonium quaternary salts: benzyltriphenylphosphonium chloride, benzyltriphenyl-phosphonium tetrafluoroborate, methyltrioctyl-phosphonium acetate, carbethoxymethyl-triphenyl-phosphonium bromide;
among the phosphoraminic derivatives or amino phosphonium compounds: 1 chloro, 1 benzyl, 1 diphenyl N(diethyl)phosphoranamine and tetrafluoroborate, 1 benzyl, N,N′,N′′(hexamethyl)phosphorantriamine, 1 bromo, 1 benzyl, 1 phenyl N,N′(tetraethyl)phosphoran-diamine.
Also adducts between accelerating and curing agents can be used in amounts in the range 1-5 phr, preferably 2-4.5 phr, in a molar ratio between accelerating agent and curing agent from 1:2 to 1:5 for fluoroelastomers wherein the fluorine content is higher than or equal to 67% by weight (see U.S. Pat. No. 5,830,381); in a molar ratio between the accelerating agent and the curing agent from 1:3 to 1:5 for fluoroelastomers wherein the fluorine content is lower than 67% by weight (see U.S. Pat. No. 5,648,429). The preparation of said adducts is reported in detail in the mentioned patents.
The basic reactants necessary to cure are inorganic compounds such as for example ZnO, MgO, PbO, CaO or an oxide and hydroxide mixture of these same metals or weak acid salts as described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,876,654.
In the radical curing, as curing agents bridge agents can be used, such as for example triallylcyanurate (TAC) and triallylisocyanurate (TAIC). Small amounts of the accelerating agents and of the basic reactants above mentioned for the ionic curing can also be used.
The curing agent in ionic curing is a polyhydroxylated compound well known in the fluoroelastomer curing. It can be mentioned: hydroquinone, bisphenol AF, resorcin, 2,2′-bis(p.hydroxyphenyl)-hexafluoropropane or bisphenol AF, 2,2′-bis(p.hydroxyphenyl)-propane, bifunctional (per)fluoropolyethers having hydroxyl termination; bisphenol AF is preferably used.
Examples of these compounds are reported in U.S. Pat. No. 3,876,654.
In general for 100 parts by weight of an elastomer copolymer of the vinylidenfluoride with one or more fluorinated monomers as above mentioned, are used:
from 1 to 40 phr (part for hundred part of rubber) of the inorganic acid acceptor, constituted by one or more basic oxides of bivalent metals, as above mentioned, optionally in the form of cation complexes or chelates, optionally in the presence of 0-10 parts by weight of one or more basic compounds, selected in the group comprising the calcium, strontium and barium hydrates, weak acid metal salts such as carbonates, benzoates and calcium, strontium, barium, sodium and potassium phosphates, optionally in the form of complexes with the usual chelants or cation complexants well known to the skilled in the field;
from 0.5 to 4 parts by weight, preferably from 1 to 2.5, of the invention additives;
from 0.2 to 4 parts of a curing accelerant selected from those of the above described classes;
from 0.3 to 6 parts of curing agent both in ionic and peroxidic curing. Said crosslinking agents are above indicated;
for the curing of radical type from 0.5 to 10 parts of radical initiator.
The curable compositions of the above mentioned type are cured with a process consisting in heating first said compositions under pressure, at temperatures in the range 130� C.-230� C., preferably 160� C.-200� C., for a time from 0.5 to 60 minutes and preferably from 1 to 20 minutes; subsequently the so obtained manufactured articles are post-cured in stove or in oven, at atmospheric pressure, at temperatures in the range 130� C.-315� C., preferably 200� C.-275� C., for a time from 5 to 48 hours, preferably from 10 to 24 hours.
The present invention additives allow to achieve a lowered friction coefficient, which is also combined with the surprising fact that the adhesion to the metal supports treated with bonding agents does not undergo any reduction. This further result is quite surprising since the conventional coadjuvants used to improve the fluoroelastomer processability must be used in very low amounts, generally at most 1 phr, in order to avoid undesired effects on the adhesion.
Furthermore it has been found by the Applicant that the present invention additives allow to achieve a lowered friction coefficient which is maintained during the time.
The curable compositions according to the present invention contain besides the previously indicated substances and the invention additive, inert fillers such as for example carbon black, polytetrafluoroethylene, white and coloured fillers.
The curable composition components according to the present invention are easily incorporable, both separately and premixed, in the vinylidenfluoride elastomer copolymer.
Good curing rates at the usual working temperatures can thus be reached without meeting any premature scorch (precuring) in the preliminary working phases, previous to the real curing operation.
The present invention will be now better illustrated by the following embodiment examples, which have a merely indicative purpose, which is not limitative of the scope of the invention itself.
On the useful products obtained according to the invention the following determinations have been carried out:
Additive Structure Determination
It has been determined by 1H NMR and 13C NMR on a Varian (300 MHz) instrument, which has allowed to establish the ratio among the various methylene groups present in the chain.
Moreover by 19F NMR analysis the functionality values and the average number molecular weights have been determined.
Determination of the Dynamic Friction Coefficient of Cured Fluoroelastomers
The adopted procedure is the following:
The rubber sheets after molding and after post curing have been kept hung in a container to avoid any surface contamination.
The sheets have been conditioned at 23� C. and 50% RH (relative humidity) for at least 48 hours.
The sheets have been placed on a horizontal rigid plane of a dynamometer and let adhere by double adhesive tape.
The device containing the two steel spheres having 12.7 mm diameter is put on the test sheet after having carefully cleaned the two spheres with acetone and let them perfectly dry.
The test is carried out at the creeping rate of 100 mm/min by applying on the spheres three different load levels (2.11 N, 4.07 N and 7.01 N) each time considering different zones of the sheet. For each sample two sheets have been examined.
The dynamic friction coefficient (f.c.) is calculated by the equation:
F=friction strength
P=weight applied on the spheres.
Additive 1 Preparation
To 10 Kg of a α,ω-dihydroxymethylperfluoropolyoxyalkane of formula:
with m/n=1 and a number average molecular weight 2,000, 150 g of powdered paraformaldehyde are added; after mixture homogeneization 150 g of H2SO4 at 96% by weight are added so as to achieve a diol/formaldehyde molar ratio equal to 1 and a formaldeyde/H2SO4 molar ratio equal to 3.3.
After 15 hours of stirring at 50�-60� C., it is cooled at room temperature, a mixture of 170 g of 30% NH3, 500 ml of water and 500 ml of ethyl alcohol is introduced to neutralize and separate the phases; two phases are obtained, the heaviest is dried at 80�-100� C. at a pressure of 20-30 mmHg. The residual product weighs about 10 kg and has average number molecular weight equal to 4200 determined by 19F NMR with a ratio CF 2CH2OCH2/CF 2CH2OH equal to 1.1, so as to give a compound of formula:
indicated as additive 1 of the invention.
Additive 2 Preparation
To 500 g of a α,ω-dihydroxymethylperfluoropolyoxyalkane having the formula and the molecular weight as in Example 1, 5 g of powdered paraformaldehyde are added and to the stirred mixture 5 g of H2SO4 at 96% by weight so as to obtain a diol/formaldehyde molar ratio equal to 1.5 and a formaldeyde/H2SO4 molar ratio equal to 3.3.
After 15 hours of stirring at 50�-60� C., it is cooled at room temperature, a mixture of 10 g of 30% NH3, 50 ml of water and 50 ml of ethyl alcohol is introduced to neutralize and separate the phases; two phases are obtained, the heaviest one is dried at 80�-100� C. at a pressure of 20-30 mmHg. The residual product weighs about 500 g and by 19F NMR shows ratios between the groups CF 2CH2OCH2/CF 2CH2OH equal to 0.6, so as to give a compound of formula:
with molecular weight 3,200, indicated as additive 2.
Additive 3 Preparation
To 50 g of a α,ω-dihydroxymethylperfluoropolyoxyalkane having the formula:
with m/n=1 and molecular weight 1,000, 2 g of powdered paraformaldehyde are added; after mixture homogeneization 2 g of H2SO4 at 96% by weight are added so as to obtain a diol/formaldehyde molar ratio equal to 0.75 and a formaldeyde/H2SO4 molar ratio equal to 3.3.
After 15 hours of stirring at 50�-60� C., it is cooled at room temperature, a mixture of 5 g of 30% NH3, 20 ml of water and 20 ml of ethyl alcohol is introduced to neutralize and separate the phases; two phases are obtained, the heaviest one is dried at 80�-100� C. at a pressure of 20-30 mmHg. The residual product weighs about 50 g and has a molecular weight equal to 3,500 determined by 19F NMR with a ratio CF 2CH2OCH2/—CF 2CH2OH equal to 2.5, so as to give a compound of formula:
indicated as invention additive 3.
Additive 4 Preparation
To 50 g of a α,ω-dihydroxymethylperfluoropolyoxyalkane having the formula and the molecular weight as in Example 3, 3 g of powdered paraformaldehyde are added and to the obtained stirred mixture 3 g of H2SO4 at 96% by weight so as to obtain a diol/formaldehyde molar ratio equal to 0.5 and a formaldeyde/H2SO4 molar ratio equal to 3.3.
After 15 hours of stirring at 50�-60� C., it is cooled at room temperature, a mixture of 5 g of 30% NH3, 20 ml of water and 20 ml of ethyl alcohol is introduced to separate the phases; two phases are obtained, the heaviest one is dried at 80�-100� C. at a pressure of 20-30 mmHg. The residual product weighs about 50 g and by 19F NMR shows a ratio between the groups CF 2CH2OCH2/CF 2CH2OH equal to 0.9, so as to give a compound of formula:
with molecular weight 10,000, indicated as additive 4.
In the Examples 1-7 a TECNOFLON� FOR 420 fluoroelastomer is used which is a CH2═CF2/C3F6 copolymer in 4/1 molar ratio having specific weight 1.8 at 25� C., Mooney (1+10) at 121� C. equal to 22 (ASTM D 1646), additivated as follows:
Bisphenol AF:
Accelerant: 1 chloro-1,1 diphenyl-1 benzyl-N,N
The blend to be cured is so formed:
Black MT
Curing is carried out in press at 170� C. for 10′ and by post-treatment in stove at 250� C. for 24 hours.
Examples 1-4 relate to the use of the additives 1-4 of the present invention.
Example 5 (comparative) relates to the test without additive.
Examples 6-7 (comparative) relate to α,ω-dihydroxymethylperfluoropolyoxyalkanes additives described in EP 805,180 having the formula:
with m/n=1 and molecular weight respectively 4,800 and 2,000.
The results, with the change of the used additive, are shown in Table 1, wherein the dynamic friction coefficient is evaluated for 3 different values of the applied load, expressed in Newton.
Friction coefficient
(additive 1)
(additive 2)
(additive 3)
(additive 4)
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Hey Gringos. Anselmo here. I had a gig to play with my band and Tony tagged along to do security, or so I thought. Soon as the groupies jumped on stage Tony just started groping and fondling them all for his own pleasure couldnt give less of a fuck for my personal safety. LOL. He was so into, so called, protecting me from these sexy babes that he took one he especially liked backstage to get a BJ. Once we were done with our set I found them behind the curtain and asked them if they wanted to finish what they started back home. I figured if Tony isnt going to do security for me the right way, the least I could do is film his sex shenanigans and put it up for you all to see.
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Eye on Basketball Podcast: Bynum suspended, Westbrook hurt
Matt Moore joins me for today's podcast as we get ready to wrap up 2013. Before we get to our New Year's resolutions on tomorrow's show, we end up arguing over the current state of Andrew Bynum and his standing with the Cleveland Cavaliers. With Bynum being suspended because of conduct detrimental to the team, what is the proper way to view the situation? Is it fair to say he doesn't put in the work? Is it acceptable if he doesn't care enough about his job as much as we want him to? Does his history of how he's handled injuries allow accusations to be thrown his way?
There is another injury to discuss. Russell Westbrook is out until after the All-Star break. How do the Oklahoma City Thunder handle his absence? Has Reggie Jackson improved enough to give you confidence in the team not really missing a beat? Is their bench deep and productive enough to keep things chugging along for the team with the best record in the NBA?
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