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United States Patent 3,839,486 PROCESS FOR THE ISOMERIZATION OF OLEFINS Robert P. Arganbright, Seabrook, Tex., assignor to Petro-Tex Chemical Corporation, Houston, Tex. No Drawing. Continuation-impart of abandoned application Ser. No. 128,199, Mar. 25, 1971. This application Jan. 10, 1973, Ser. No. 322,449
Int. Cl. C07c /30 US. Cl. 260683.2 11 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Aliphatic hydrocarbon olefins, particularly those having 4 to 6 carbon atoms are isomerized to their equilibrium mixture over a unique catalyst of PdO, M00 on a support. For example, butene-l at a GHSV of 120 at 50 C. over a 2% PdO-% M00 on alumina gave 94% yield of butene-Z and 6% butene-l.
This application is a continuation-in-part of my copending application Ser. No. 128,199, filed on Mar. 25, 1971, now abandoned.
This invention relates to a novel catalytic process for the isomerization of olefins. More particularly it concerns the isomerization of aliphatic hydrocarbon olefins having 4 to 20 carbon atoms.
The isomerization described herein are those relating to the ethylenic unsaturation of the olefins as opposed to those isomerizations where there is a rearrangement of the carbon atoms of the olefin. Thus, the product of the present isomerizations will have the same hydrocarbon skeletal structure with merely a rearrangement of the ethylenic unsaturation, e.g.,
where R is a hydrocarbon radical having 1 to 16 carbon atoms.
This type of rearrangement is often desirable or necessary as a pre-treatment to prepare a feed material for a particular process, for example, isoamylene can be prepared by the disproportionation of isobutylene and butene-2. The pressure of butene-l in the feed is a detriment. Furthermore, a large amount of the n-butene available in the buten e-l form. Thus, it is desirable and necessary to be able to convert butene-l to butene-2 in high conversions and high selectivities. In a reverse manner one may desire a large quantity of butene-l, for example, in the preparation of polybutene-l. The isomerization, of course, will give an equilibrium mixture at the particular conditions employed. By separating the desired isomer and returning the others to the reaction, essentially complete conversion to a particular isomer or isomers can be obtained.
Briefly stated, the present invention is a process for the isomerization of olefins comprising contacting aliphatic hydrocarbon olefins having 4 to 20 carbon atoms and at least one hydrogen atom alpha to the olefinic linkage with a supported catalyst comprising oxygen, palladium and molybdenum.
The unique isomerization catalyst of the present invention comprises oxygen, palladium and molybdenum. The catalyst in particular comprises a mixture of an oxide of palladium and an oxide of molybdenum on a support. The catalyst can be prepared in several ways to obtain the benefits therefrom. For example, the oxides of palladium and molybdenum can be slurried together then deposited on the support. Or the oxide components may be applied sequentially from a slurry such as placing M00 on an alumina support to which a palladium compound is applied. Another approach is to employ soluble compounds of Pd and Mo which are applied simultaneously or sequentially then dried and converted to the oxides by air oxidation. Another modification of this approach is to precipitate or coprecipitate Pd and Mo onto the support and to convert to the oxide subsequently.
One preferred method of catalyst preparation has been to impregnate a support material with a solution of ammonium molybdate in solution, then convert the molybdenum to the corresponding oxides by heating in a non-reducing atmosphere. The palladium is then deposited on the Mo oxide as dichloro palladium tetramine which is converted to PdCl on heating. By heating the palladium containing catalyst in a reducing atmosphere, e.g. hydrogen at 500 to 550 C. the PdCl is converted to metallic Pd which then is oxidized by molecular oxygen (usually air) at 400600 C. to PdO. This procedure provides a means of consistent catalyst quality.
Similarly, regardless of the method of catalyst preparation a catalyst providing more uniform results can be obtained by reduction, for example, with hydrogen, followed by oxidation with molecular oxygen as a pretreatment of the catalyst prior to use. The catalyst of the invention is easily regenerated during use by reoxidation with air at 400600 C. The regeneration burns off any coke that has formed and converts any reduced metal back to the catalytically active oxide state.
A wide variety of supports can be used for the active catalyst component, such as silica, silica-alumina, alumina, aluminum phosphate, zirconia, boria, titania, magnesia, pumice, kieselguhr, firebrick and the like. The supported catalyst can be used in a fixed bed or in a movable particulate form, as for example, in a fluidized bed. The surface will be about 2 to 500 m. /gram. An alumina support is preferred.
The proportion of molybdenum oxide on the support can be varied, generally about 5 to 30 weight percent with the more preferably proportion being in the range of 8 to 15 Weight percent of the support. The palladium oxide Will be present in the catalyst in weight ratio of palladium oxide to the oxides of molybdenum of about 0.05:1 to 0.6:1 more usually about 0.1:1 to 0.4: 1.
As a pretreatment of the catalyst, in order to reduce or eliminate disproportionation side reactions, it was found desirable to deactivate these sites by initially feeding about 5 to 40 volume percent air along with the aliphatic olefin hydrocarbon feed. The disproportionation sites are quickly deactivated and the air can be discontinued after a few minutes, e.g., 15 to 30 minutes, depending on rate of flow, ratio of air to hydrocarbon catalyst composition, temperature pressure and phase (vapor or liquid). The proper point to discontinue the air feed can be easily determined by monitoring the effluent gas to determine when the dismutation products are no longer present. The catalysts of the invention have long life and are not poisoned by traces of air or water in the feed. They may be poisoned by halogen compounds but are completely regenerable as described above.
The isomerization can be carried out in either vapor or liquid phase. Sub to super atmospheric pressure can be employed, however, generally about 1 to 50 atmospheres will be used. In the case of liquid phase reactions only enough pressure to maintain the liquid phase is employed and no advantage is to be gained from excessive pressure beyond that. A very wide temperature range is applicable to the present process, say about 20 to 200 C., however, temperatures in the range of O to 150 C. are more normally used with the best result being obtained in the range of about 25 to C.
In addition to the olefin feed the reaction can contain an inert diluent, although it is not necessary. Suitable inert diluents include alkyl and aromatic hydrocarbons such as butane, hexane, octane, benzene, toluene, xylene and the like.
The olefin feed can be conducted through the reaction chamber at a wide range of flow rates. The optimum flow rate will depend on such variables as temperature, pressure, state (vapor or liquid) catalyst particle size and surface area and the like. Generally the flow rates will be within the range of about 10 to 200 gaseous volumes or 0.5 to 10 liquid volumes of olefin feed per volume of reaction zone containing catalyst per hour, referred to as gaseous hourly space velocity (GHSV) and liquid hourly space velocity (LHSV) respectively, and is expressed as reciprocal hours.
The feed for the isomerization is a hydrocarbon olefin having 4 to 20 carbon atoms and having at least one hydrogen atom alpha to the olefinic linkage, that is to say that there is at least one hydrogen atom on a carbon atom immediately adjacent to olefinic grouping,
Other than the above requirement of having at least one hydrogen atom alpha to the ethylenic linkage, the olefin can be an internal or external olefin and have substituted thereon alkyl, cycloalkyl (branded and straight chain) aryl, alkaryl, aralkyl radicals and the like. Some representative examples of suitable feeds are butene-l; butene-2; 3-methyl butene-l; 3-methyl butene-Z; 4-methyl pentene-l; 4-methyl pentene-2; 4-methyl pentene-3; 3-methyl pentene-l; 3-methyl pentene-Z; octene-l; 3-ethylnonene-2; S-methyl pentadecene-7; eicosene-l; 3-phenyl propene; 1,1-dipher1yl propene; 3-cyclohexyl propene and the like.
The open chain olefins of 4 to 20 carbon atoms are of particular interest, however, the number of possible isomers at over about 6 carbon atoms substantially increases the problems of separation and purification. A preferred group of aliphatic olefins are those having 4 to 6 carbon atoms.
The following examples demonstrate some of the aspects of the invention. All percentages are by weight unless specified otherwise. Efiluent analysis was by gas liquid chromatograph using internal standards.
EXAMPLE 1 A 10% M prccatalyst was prepared by impregnating dry commercial alumina A2" pellets (Pechiney-Saint- Gobain GCS-300) with sufiicient ammonium molybdate hydrate in solution to give M00 on the support (an excess of a saturated solution heated with 50 ml. of Alcoa H151 alumina will give about 10% by weight M00 on the support). The impregnated alumina was dried and heated in air for two hours at 525-550 C. then cooled to room temperature (about 250 C.).
The palladium component was added to the cooled M00 precatalyst by adding 35 ml. of aqueous ammonia solution containing .5 gram of PdCl for a 1% PdO, 1 gram of PdCl for 2% PdO, 2 grams of PdCl for a 4% PdO etc. on the MoO -support. The PdCl -MoO precatalyst was treated with air at 540 C. until no more NH Cl was evolved (about 2 hours) and then reduced with a mixture of nitrogen and hydrogen at 540 C. and finally with pure hydrogen for /2 hour. The reduced precatalyst was then reoxidized with a flow of air (about 200' ml./min.) at 540 C. for several hours during which time it changed from black to light gray in color.
Catalyst prepared in this manner were used in the following examples.
EXAMPLE 2 Fifty ml. of a 2% PdO-10% M00 prepared as described in Example 1 was in continuous use for 20 /2 hours with va ious hydrocarbon streams in a tubular reactor EXAMPLE 3 The catalyst from Example 2 was regenerated by heating in air for several hours at 550 C., cooled to 25 C. under N and a feed of butene1 at 100 mL/min. begun at atmospheric pressure. The reactor became warm (about 50 C.) from the exothermic adsorption or reaction. The initial effluent was about 40% propylene but after 25 minutes on stream analyzed as 0.4% ethylene, 20.0% propylene, 4.2% butene-l, 64.1% butene-2, and 11.3% n-pentenes. The system stabilized at this analysis. The feed was passed through a water scrubber to determine the effect of trace amounts of water on the system. After 1 hour of water contamination the analysis was 0.6% ethylene, 6.2% propylene, 5.0% butene-l, 82.9% butene-2 and 5.3% n-pentenes. Trace amounts of water are not detrimental to the system.
EXAMPLE 4 The catalyst of Example 3 was again regenerated under an air flow at 550 C. for 3 hours and cooled to room temperature (25 C.) under air. Using 50 ml. of catalyst a feed of butene-l at ml./min. and air at 20 mL/min. was begun. Atmospheric pressure was used. The temperature rose to about 5 0 C. Traces of ethylene and propylene were in the initial eflluent. A sample taken after 20 minutes on stream showed only 6% butene-l and 94% butene-2. The air was discontinued. After 1 hour the analysis was still 6% butene-l and 94% butene-Z.
EXAMPLES 5-9 In these runs a 2% PdO-10% M00 catalyst was prepared according to Example 1. The feed in each run was 2-methyl butene-l (2-MB-1). A tubular glass reactor equipped with an external water jacket for temperature control was used. 25 cc. of catalyst was used in each Example. Atmospheric pressure was used. Each example was run in one day. When the system was shut down overnight the catalyst was placed under hexane. The first run with the catalyst (Ex. 5) shows high conversion and low selectivity. There was no oxygen pretreatment to deactivate the disproportionation sites, which in this case resulted in oligomerization, thus this first run was in effect the pretreatment. The conditions and results are shown in the Table.
TABLE.ISOMERIZATION OF 2MB-1 IN FLOW REACTOR Example 5 6 7 8 9 Percent selectivity 2-MB2 24. 1 88.3 95. 7 93. 5 96. 9 Length of run, hours 5.3 2.0 .75 2.0 2.0
1 Phillips pure grade.
The invention claimed is:
1. A process for the isomerization of olefins comprising contacting a reaction mass wherein said reaction mass is (a) aliphatic hydrocarbon olefins having 4 to 20 carbon atoms and at least one hydrogen atom alpha to the olefinic linkage, (b) said aliphatic hydrocarbon olefins and an inert diluent, (c) said aliphatic hydrocarbon olefins and oxygen or (d) said aliphatic hydrocarbon olefins, oxygen and an inert diluent with a supported catalyst consisting essentially of palladium oxide an dmolybdenum oxide in a weight ratio of palladium oxide to molybdenum oxide of about 0.05:1 to 06:1 deposited on a support material selected from the group consisting of silica, silica-alumina, alumina, aluminum phosphate, zirconia, boria, titania, magnesia pumice, kieselguhr, and fire brick, said molybdenum oxide being about to 30 weight percent of said support, provided that when said reaction mass does not contain oxygen, said catalyst is pretreated by contacting said catalyst with a gaseous composition comprising oxygen and said aliphatic hydrocarbon olefins for a time sufficient to deactivate the disproportionation activity of said catalyst prior to contacting said catalyst with said said reaction mass.
2. The process according to claim 1 wherein the catalyst is palladium oxide and molybdenum oxide deposited on alumina.
3. The process according to claim 1 wherein the temperature is in the range of 20 to 200 C.
4. The process according to claim 3 wherein the temperature is in the range of about 0 to 150 C.
5. The process acccording to claim 4 wherein the temperature is in the range of 25 to 100 C.
6. The process according to claim 1 wherein the weight ratio of palladium oxide to molybdenum oxide is about 0.1:1 to 0.4:1.
7. The process according to claim 4 wherein the olefin has 4 to 6 carbon atoms.
8. The process according to claim 7 wherein the support is alumina.
9. The process according to claim 8 wherein the olefin is a normal butene.
10. The process according to claim 8 wherein the olefin is a methyl butene.
11. A process for the isomerization of Z-methyl butene-l to Z-methyl butene-Z comprising contacting a reaction mass wherein said reaction mass is (a) 2-methyl butene-l, (b) Z-methyl butene-l and an inert diluent, (c) Z-methyl butene-l and oxygen or (d) Z-methyl butene-l, and inert diluent and oxygen with a supported catalyst consisting essentially of palladium oxide and molybdenum oxide in a Weight ratio of palladium oxide to molybdenum oxide of about 0.1:1 to 04:1 deposited on a support material selected from the group consisting of silica, silica-alumina, alumina, alumina, aluminum phosphate, zirconia, boria, titania, magnesia pumice, 'kieselguhr, and fire brick, said molybdenum oxide being about 5 to weight percent of said support provided that when said reaction mass does not contain oxygen, said catalyst is pretreated by contacting said catalyst with a gaseous composition comprising oxygen and Z-methyl butene-l for a time sufficient to deactivate the disproportionation activity of said catalyst prior to contacting said catalyst with said reaction mass.
References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,536,777 10/1970 Alkema et al 260683 D FOREIGN PATENTS 1,205,677 9/ 1970 Great Britain 260-683 D PAUL M. COUGHLAN, JR., Primary Examiner U.S. Cl. X-R.
UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION patent No, 3,839,486 m October 1, 1974 Inventor) 4 Robert P. Arganbright It is certified that error appears in the above-identified patent and that said Letters Patent are hereby corrected as shown below:
001. 1, line 16 reads "120" but should read 120 Col. 1, line 48 reads "available in" but should read available is in Col. 4, line 57 reads "0. 3" but should read 0 3 C01. 4, line 61 reads "C but should read C Col. 4, line 62 reads "0 but should read c Col. 5, line 3 reads "an dmolybdenum" but should read and molybdenum Col. 5, line 15 reads "with said said reaction" but should read with said reaction Col. 6, line 7 reads "and", (second occurrence) but should read an Col. 6, line 13 reads "alumina, alumina, but should read alumina,
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While the recent inclusion of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapies has recently improved the standard of care (SOC) for patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 infection; the remaining limitations of efficacy, side effects, and high costs remain challenges for improving therapy. A foreseeable goal is an exclusively orally administered treatment regimen, free of interferon (IFN) and IFN-associated side effects.[1] While the current SOC for patients with genotype 1 infection is composed of pegylated IFN alpha with ribavirin (RBV) and either telaprevir or boceprevir, treatment is anticipated to improve by the inclusion of a second-generation protease inhibitor and/or DAAs targeting the viral polymerase or NS5A protein, and eventually removal of IFN.[2] A remaining arm of anticipated future treatment is the guanosine nucleotide analog, RBV. Recent results with next-generation DAAs including sofosbuvir have highlighted RBV's role in the upcoming anti-HCV regimens.[3, 4] Even though RBV has been employed in treating hepatitis C for more than 20 years, the primary mechanism of its action is still unclear. This lack of clarity is hindered by the current state-of-the-art Huh7 cell-based models of HCV infection poorly reflecting the in vivo activity of RBV at clinical concentrations.
There is evidence supporting multiple mechanisms of RBV's anti-HCV activity (Fig. 1).[5, 6] While there is an extrahepatic immunomodulatory role of RBV that alters helper T-cell responses to favor Th1 responses while suppressing Th2 responses,[7] the majority of the evidence indicates that the more important mechanisms of RBV-mediated HCV clearance occur most likely within the hepatocyte.[5] The proposed intrahepatic mechanisms of RBV action involve conversion of RBV to its monophosphate form (RMP) by host enzyme adenosine kinase (ADK),[8] followed by subsequent conversion into triphosphate form (RTP). Putative mechanisms of RBV anti-HCV activity include direct inhibition of viral polymerase activity, introduction of terminating numbers of mutations resulting in error catastrophe, and inhibition of inosine-monophosphate-dehydrogenase (IMPDH) that would result in depletion of guanosine triphosphate (GTP) pools.[5, 6] Furthermore, recent evidence suggests that an important mechanism of RBV is in potentiating inflammatory defenses through activation of IFN-stimulated genes (ISGs) beyond the stimulation of IFN alone.[9, 10] The role of RBV conversion to RTP as a preceding step for ISG activation is not well defined, but since the addition of guanosine reverses ISG stimulation, it is likely important.[10] The contribution and role of all of these possible antiviral mechanisms has been difficult to ascertain since the hepatoma cell line Huh-7, which until recently has been exclusively capable of sustaining HCV replication, is resistant to RBV treatment at clinically relevant levels.[11]
In this issue of Hepatology, Mori et al.[13] contribute a scientific advance to address this puzzle by investigating RBV's anti-HCV activity utilizing a previously identified hepatoma cell line, distinct from Huh7, which is capable of sustaining HCV replication. This cell line, Li23, displayed a different gene expression profile from Huh7 and, in contrast to Huh7-based cell lines, the anti-HCV activity of RBV was effective at more clinically relevant concentrations.[13, 14] The authors took advantage of this RBV-sensitive phenotype by conducting a comparative microarray analysis of transcript levels between an Huh-7-derived line and an Li23-derived line, both altered to report HCV replication. The RBV-sensitive line had more than 4-fold more ADK transcript expression than the RBV-resistant line, and ∼16-fold more ADK protein.[13] ADK converts RBV into RMP, an inhibitor of IMPDH. Since IMPDH converts inosine-5-monophosphate (IMP) into a precursor of GTP synthesis, Li23-derived cells treated with RBV were more dramatically depleted of GTP and accumulated more IMP levels than Huh-7 derived cells. This depletion of GTP pools is a mechanism that may contribute to RBV antiviral activity, especially in the Li23 cell line.[14] The authors defined ADK's role in mediating RBV sensitivity by ectopically expressing ADK in the Huh-7-derived cell line. Importantly, RBV treatment at clinically relevant concentrations now had an anti-HCV effect. Specific inhibitors of ADK in the Huh-7-expressing ADK again reversed the antiviral effect of RBV, demonstrating ADK as a mediator of RBVs antiviral effect in cell culture.
In searching for the reasons behind the differential expression of ADK between the two cell lines, the authors found by 5′ RACE three predominantly expressed ADK transcripts with different 5′ untranslated region (UTR) lengths: 125 nucleotides (nt), 187 nt, and 319 nt. Interestingly, the quantity of the long 319 nt 5′ UTR correlated with increased ADK quantities among different hepatoma cell lines and was highly expressed in the primary human hepatocytes (PHH) tested. The authors examined the 319 nt 5′ UTR, and seeing that it was highly structured and GC-rich, tested it for internal ribosome entry site (IRES) activity using a bicistronic IRES reporter assay. Surprisingly, the 319 nt 5′ UTR of ADK has a more robust IRES activity than the HCV IRES, which may contribute to the difference in ADK quantity between the cell lines.
These findings contribute to the understanding of the action of RBV against HCV, reveal a possible regulatory mechanism of a critical step of RBV activity, and provide a new model in which the mechanisms of clinically relevant concentrations of RBV against HCV can be further defined. These are important steps forward considering that RBV is a critical component of anti-HCV triple therapy and is anticipated to remain a component of antiviral cocktails for years to come.[15] The robust antiviral activity of RBV in vitro occurred by way of ADK in a dose-dependent and reversible manner, highlighting that ADK clearly mediates RBV's anti-HCV activity. This finding is expected since all the proposed intrahepatic mechanisms involve downstream products of ADK activity on RBV,[8] but the authors definitively confirm ADK's role. The true contribution of ADK's IRES in increasing protein expression remains to be determined, and use of the bicistronic reporter assay outside of stress conditions has been criticized due to cryptic promoters and unanticipated splicing.[16] Although the authors intensively searched, the cause of the more than 4-fold increase of ADK transcript was not determined, and while the amplification of 16-fold more ADK protein may be due to the presence of the IRES, it remains unknown why this translation initiation would be favored under typical cell growth conditions over cap-mediated translation. As with other genes containing IRES activity, ADK is an enzyme that would be critical to preserve in conditions of stress or nutrient starvation when cap-mediated translation is compromised,[16] in ADK's case nucleotide metabolism. However, the authors ruled out ADK's IRES induction by stress caused by HCV infection, since cured cells had similar IRES activity as HCV replicating cells.[13]
Perhaps the most relevant contribution of this work is the establishment of a system to analyze the effects of RBV with clinically relevant concentrations in classically studied Huh-7-derived cell lines. Simple ectopic expression of ADK conferred Huh7 cells to be RBV-effective against HCV at clinically relevant concentrations, and since the mechanism of action of RBV is likely multifactoral, future studies will likely use this system to weigh the contribution of each mechanism to determine the final anti-HCV effect. Likewise, the manner in which RBV synergizes with IFN and with DAAs in vitro will be an intense area of investigation. Furthermore, there may be therapeutic potential in boosting ADK levels to stimulate RBV's effect despite the occurrence of ADK mutation or deficiency being rare,[17] and the PHH tested having high expression levels of ADK.[13]
The upcoming goal for treatment of HCV infection is a completely orally administered, IFN-free regimen.[2] RBV fits well into this goal, and is included in many future IFN-free combinations anticipated.[1, 4] The PROVE 2 trial demonstrated that including RBV along with a DAA improved the sustained virologic response (SVR) from 36% to 69%.[18] Both sofosbuvir[3] and ABT-333/ABT-450[4] have proven quite effective when used in combination with RBV. While RBV has some direct antiviral effect as a monotherapy,[19] it functions clinically to synergize with other therapies and inhibit viral relapse and breakthrough mutations.[15, 20] The precise mechanisms of RBV may be difficult to distinguish, as different mechanisms may act synergistically when coupled; for example, the diminution of GTP pools by way of IMPDH inhibition may work to increase the incorporation of mutations leading to error catastrophe.[5] Recent HCV deep-sequencing data from patients under RBV monotherapy supports this mutagenic hypothesis,[21] while in vitro and in vivo data show an IFN potentiating role.[9, 10] Mori et al. have contributed an important piece of the puzzle in studying RBV mechanisms in cell culture models and have revealed how much work is still needed to definitively identify RBV function. The anticipated results of these future studies lend hope that similar agents can be developed with improved efficacy and fewer side effects that represent an improvement over RBV.


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Outcast Recap: Satanic Panic
After a few bumpy episodes, "The Damage Done" shows new signs of promise.
After a few bumpy episodes, "The Damage Done" shows new signs of promise.
"From the Shadows It Watches" is a major tumble backward.
"The Road Before Us" is about what people do when their best is not enough.
"A Wrath Unseen" is Outcast's best episode yet.
The weakest installment of an otherwise promising new series.
It's tough to take this show's heavy-handed psychologizing seriously.
This show feels like Robert Kirkman's comic, for better and worse.
"Shiva" is a lumpy mid-season finale, but it ultimately satisfies.
The first dud in an otherwise compelling season.
Helicopter mom to the rescue!
Thomas is an true alpha predator.
Crabs in his guts! That zombie had crabs in his guts!
This show is at its best when it poses questions without easy answers.
Fear the Walking Dead is too frustrating to be great, but too eccentric to be dismissed.
How many times are we supposed to forgive James Gordon?
But how many find Charlie Brown moping around?
If you watch Gotham for anything but its performances, it will almost certainly break your heart.
From the fog attack in Catching Fire to that emotionally charged hug in Mockingjay Part 2.
If you wade through the predictable twists, you'll find two genuinely bonkers fight scenes at the end of this episode.
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Now that the first week is over and the pixie dust has settled, the bracket is down to a Sweet 16 that includes 15 teams from college basketball's Power Seven conferences and Gonzaga. Considering the Zags are already a basketball powerhouse, this is a Sweet 16 for the big boys.
Apparently, Cinderella is sitting this one out.
There's a new trend in mountain biking: Fat is in.
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"I loved it the first time I tried it," said Mann, who rides on lakes near her home in Avon. "Anything with the outdoors, being on the water, it's very serene yet you're getting a workout. You're exercising and out in the sun."
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loveunitedalways loveunitedalways May 15, 2012 10:19 Flag
Scholes signs new cintaract estension
Don't get me wrong, i love the dude and dearly appreciate what he's done for us, but it's time for him to bow our permanently.
I still wnat United to rise again, but the present set-up is making me lose interest in following the team actively.Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
loveunitedalways loveunitedalways May 15, 2012 15:46 Flag
They can be used as old heads to help guide the younger players but i'd much rather they went on to coaching. I really can't trust Fergie right now. He has the tendency to play them too often in the expense of the younger players, hence many of our brightest young guns are jumping ship.
A Yahoo! User May 15, 2012 15:43 Flag
WTF is a 'cintaract estension'?
hahahahaha that's not even close to being a typo you illiterate bint.
Now why dont you stop pretending to be a utd fan and skidaddle there's a good girl.
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Although I would have preferred that both Scholes & Giggs had retired at the end of this season and not as SAF has indicated at the end of next I think there is a role for them. I don`t see them as regular starters but more as old heads to bring on when a game needs closing out and as experienced pros to help guide the younger players in the team.
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Totally agree.
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Now do us all a favour and pi ss off from the board and never return with your thick, unintelligent posts, you delirious plastic.
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I'm not a plastic. I'm just speaking the truth.
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Clean Air Act Not 'Ideal' to Regulate Carbon, Jackson Says
Environmental Protection Agency rules using the Clean Air Act to limit greenhouse gases aren't an "ideal tool" to cut emissions and combat climate change, agency Administrator Lisa Jackson said.
President Barack Obama's EPA in January began limiting the gases, using the law after Congress failed to pass legislation last year. While the rules are needed to start curbing heat-trapping emissions, legislation is the preferred step, Jackson said today at an energy conference in Washington.
"I hope at some point we will move forward with legislation again," Jackson said.
The House of Representatives passed a measure this month that would bar the EPA from regulating greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act. The same bill failed in the Senate in a 50-50 vote. Aides to Obama said they would recommend he veto the legislation if it passes.
When asked today whether she thinks Congress will succeed in stopping the EPA rules, Jackson said: "I certainly hope not."


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Obama slams climate change 'deniers' before firing up Air Force One to go play golf
**Written by Doug Powers
The wind-up:
And the pitch:
Air Force One is now solar-powered, right? Actually, no.
In other "while Iraq collapses" eco news, jet-set, mansion-loving climate crusader John Kerry continues to star-gaze with the best of them:
DiCaprio will be able to better assess the negative impact emissions are having on the world's oceans after he's blasted into suborbital space flight aboard Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic:
According to the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's environmental assessment of the launch and re-entry of Virgin Galactic's spacecraft, one launch-land cycle emits about 30 tons of carbon dioxide, or about five tons per passenger. That is about five times the carbon footprint of a flight from Singapore to London.
When you include the energy of the entire Virgin Galactic operation, which includes support aircraft, it is seven times more than the flight from Singapore to London. As such, a single trip on Virgin Galactic will require twice as much energy as the average American consumes each year. (These numbers were confirmed by a representative for Virgin Galactic.)
If these guys want to see "climate change deniers" all they need are mirrors.
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Yeh,silver up over a dollar the last 2 days and paas is down,we should be up 6 to 9%
earnings better meet high expectations tomorrow or paas will drop like cde
Last quarter earnings were very weak, but market reaction was positive. I think that PAAS will miss few cents posting 27-29 cents/share (estimates are for 33 cents) and, obviously, it's too difficult to say how market will react. It depends a lot on post-election mood.
Also, it depends a lot on company guidance. The largest mine (Dolores) still shows sub-standard results (as it is already reported by RGLD), but if it continues operating without major breakdown (it will become known tomorrow) then market can take it positively. Dolores performance is supposed to improve greatly when new leach pad construction is finalized (in first half of 2013) and any production before that hinges on luck, i.e. no breakdown is very good news.
It is also possible that company will twin earning report with another one containing something positive on exploration/development front: either Navidad or La Virginia update.


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Groton - City residents lighting up at Washington Park or letting their dogs run loose there could soon be subject to stiff fines.
City officials are considering two ordinances that would prohibit smoking in public parks and require pet owners to keep their dogs on leashes on public property.
Violation of the smoking ban would carry a $120 fine, while breaking the leash law would carry a $90 penalty.
The ordinances were read on May 20, but must be read twice and approved by the Groton City Council before they become effective. The next reading for both is June 17, City Mayor Marian Galbraith said.
Gregory Dixon, 32, a city resident who works out at Washington Park, said he supports ordinances banning smoking and controlling animals.
"Just the other day, a dog ran up (to me and) started barking and growling," he said. "Luckily, the owner was right there."
But Dixon said people don't know whether a dog is friendly or not. He said he also doesn't want people smoking at the park.
"I don't understand why people would want to smoke at a park anyway," he said. "A park should represent a healthy environment."
But Shaun Isaacs, 26, a town resident who visits city parks, said he'd strongly oppose a smoking ban. He said he's tired of being told where he can and can't go.
"I feel like I'm actually being singled out," he said.
The smoking ban would apply not just to Washington Park but all parks in the city. Police would enforce both ordinances.
The city does not have a leash law. Under current rules, dogs must be "under the control" of their owners, but not on a leash, Galbraith said. There's also been no fine, she said.
Galbraith said the leash law was prompted by people bringing their dogs to Eastern Point Beach even though this is prohibited. She said the smoking ban was discussed years ago.
Gladys Bukvic, 60, a social worker at Lawrence & Memorial Hospital, said she supports both measures.
"I see patients every day dying of cancer and of throat cancer, and I really don't want to be exposed to that or (have) my family exposed to that," she said.
As for animals, she said owners may believe they know their pets.
But she added, "Animals are unpredictable. I think they're two good laws."
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