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Screenshot: Petra Cortright's "Dot Warp With Door" piece for Stella McCartney
Welcome to a world of warped webcam experiments in the latest video from Stella McCartney. Created for the brand by artist Petra Cortright (who also stars in the piece), the minute-long short, titled "Dot Warp With Door," features a Pre-Fall 2014 outfit and some fun video trickery.
"I was instantly struck by Petra's work, her effortless cool girl approach, she represents the next generation Stella girl to me in every way," explained McCartney. "Her work is mind blowingly cool and she is the real deal."
Born in 1986, the artist trained at Parsons in New York City and California College of the Arts in San Francisco. Cortright works across painting and new media, but it's her video work that has attracted the attention of the internet, and now Stella McCartney herself. Her work has featured in exhibitions at the New Museum in New York, the Venice Biennale, the Biennale de Lyon and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
McCartney is just one of a number of designers to look to the contemporary art scene for campaigns as well as inspiration. At Kenzo, creative directors Carol Lim and Humberto Leon have regularly worked with artist Maurizio Cattelan and his Toilet Paper collaborators on advertising and other visual projects.
Check out the film here - http://youtu.be/gzMVHm06Y3k
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Central bankers can do many things but they should never, ever attempt humour.
To illustrate the point we present the price action in the Australian dollar on Wednesday. Read more
Central bankers can do many things but they should never, ever attempt humour.
To illustrate the point we present the price action in the Australian dollar on Wednesday. Read more
A hat-tip to David Enrich for the spot.
This is from Banco Sabadell's results at the end of July. It's all about the consolidation of Banco CAM into its new parent. Read more
Or, a new Bloody Ridiculous Investment Concept to save Germany.
From Handelsblatt (in the fine FT Alphaville tradition of Google Translated German): Read more
Here's a call from Sober Look on Tuesday — Germany's growth might be on the cusp of going negative:
So much for the hopes and dreams of German decoupling from the Eurozone's economic troubles. How things have changed in just six months… Germany's growth trajectory is now converging with the rest of the euro area's weakened economic conditions.
Miss Prism. That would be delightful. Cecily, you will read your Political Economy in my absence. The chapter on the Fall of the Rupee you may omit. It is somewhat too sensational. Even these metallic problems have their melodramatic side…
Apparently the rupee's plight has gotten bad enough for the Reserve Bank of India and the government to have a chat and attempt again to shore up the embattled currency. Read more
Right, we've had a few looks at India over the last while — at its crumbling rupee, widely reported deficits and stumbling, ineffective political system. Heck, Standards & Poor's even got in on the act and prompted us to ask if the Brics are about to become the Brcs.
That all makes Monday's decision to keep rates on hold by the Reserve Bank of India a bit more suprising than it might otherwise have been. From the RBI's statement (our emphasis): Read more
Britain's economy contracted slightly in the last quarter of 2011, official data on Wednesday showed, raising fears of a double dip recession, the FT reports. The data underscore the message on Tuesday from Sir Mervyn King, central bank governor, that the path to recovery will be "arduous". The Office for National Statistics said that in the last three months of 2011, GDP slipped by 0.2 per cent, slightly more than the 0.1 per cent decline forecasted by economists surveyed by Thomson Reuters. For the year ended December 31, GDP has risen by 0.8 per cent The data show that the nation's singl largest sector, services, was flat for the quarter, although it covers 21 different components. Of these, 8 showed an increase in outputWhile output in the nation's services sector – its largest business sector – was flat in the fourth quarter when compared with the third quarter, the output of productive industries, including manufacturing, fell by 1.2 per cent.
On Friday, Jeffrey Snider of Atlantic Capital Management argued that finance now exists for its own exclusive benefit. The thrust of his argument is that derivatives have allowed banks to escape the bounds of actual cash assets and the real economy.
He introduced his argument by dissecting Bank of America's derivatives disclosure, pointing out the distance between the net derivative asset that is reported ($79bn) and the market value of said asset before netting ($2,172bn). From there he goes on to marvel at the size of the derivatives market, and question whether there's any good reason for it to be so big. Conclusion being as above: it's so big that the link to the real economy is more or less gone. Read more
Looking forward to the new year yet?
After a likely outright contraction in GDP in 2012, in the creditless recovery that we envisage the pick-up in GDP growth is likely to be slow and shallow.
Brace yourself we have another helping of doom and gloom from Dr Tim Morgan, the author of the recent Project Armageddon report.
It's the first part of his Reform Trilogy, titled Challenging the denial consensus: a radical alternative based on tax cuts. In the report, Tullett Prebon's Global Head of Research poses some radical questions about public spending and taxation, and reaches some equally radical conclusions. Read more
Here's a nice chart showing German new factory orders from Sean Corrigan at Diapason Commodities:
Thought the current turmoil was down to the downgrade of US debt? Wrong!
According to Societe Generale's uber bear, Albert Edwards, this has absolutely nothing to do with S&P, the White House, Tea Party etc. It's the economy stupid: Read more
The UK economy grew by 0.5 per cent in the first quarter as it rebounded from a contraction of 0.5 per cent in the fourth quarter of last year that had been largely caused by heavy snow, the FT reports. The figures from the Office of National Statistics suggest the economy was at best stagnant over the last six months, with the level of gross domestic product the same in the first quarter as it was in the third quarter of 2010. The data are in line with the average expectation of economists for growth of 0.5 per cent. The independent Office for Budget Responsibility had predicted 0.8 per cent growth. The weak growth came as construction output fell by 4.7 per cent in the quarter, and the output of utilities such as electricity and gas fell by 3.5 per cent after the cold December had boosted demand for heating.
It's a SocGen double header on FT Alphaville this Friday morning.
You've had the apprentice (Dylan Grice) and now it's time for the Dark Sith Lord (Albert Edwards). Read more
Headline growth in China's manufacturing industry eased for a second consecutive month in February as activity slowed to a six-month low in the face of tighter monetary policy and rising commodity prices, the FT reports. In a sharp contrast to the region's largest economy, data from India suggested a marked expansion of industrial activity during the month, with growth accelerating to a three-month high, adding to fears about upward pressures on inflation. China's official Purchasing Managers' Index, published on Tuesday by the Federation of Logistics and Purchasing, fell to 52.2 from 52.9 in January – the lowest since August. However, the February figure remained positive and was higher than the median forecast of 52 in a Reuters survey of economists, indicating that the sector remains healthy in spite of interest rate increases and other measures intended to cool inflation.
High oil prices could threaten the fragile economic recovery among developed nations this year putting pressure on the Opec oil cartel to increase production, the FT reports. According to the leading energy watchdog, oil import costs over the past year for the 34 mostly rich countries that make up the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development have soared by $200bn to $790bn at the end of 2010. The International Energy Agency says the increase, due to high crude prices, is equal to a loss of income of about 0.5 per cent of OECD gross domestic product. Oil prices have edged closer to $100 a barrel in recent weeks and Brent crude hit $95 a barrel for the first time in 27 months on Monday as the economic recovery has gathered pace.
Because of the lag, the latest release of the S&P/Case-Shiller home price index won't shock anyone, but it's still worth noting:
New York, November 30, 2010 – Data through September 2010, released today by Standard & Poor's for its S&P/Case-Shiller1 Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, show that the U.S. National Home Price Index declined 2.0% in the third quarter of 2010, after having risen 4.7% in the second quarter. Nationally, home prices are 1.5% below their year-earlier levels. In September, 18 of the 20 MSAs covered by S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices and both monthly composites were down; and only the two composites and five MSAs showed year-over-year gains. While housing prices are still above their spring 2009 lows, the end of the tax incentives and still active foreclosures appear to be weighing down the market.
And it was RBS analysts wot won it.
Economic growth in the third quarter chewed up consensus forecasts and spat them out on Tuesday — recording 0.8 per cent above a predicted 0.4 per cent. Read more
US non-farm payrolls fell by 95,000 jobs in September while the unemployment rate stayed at 9.6 per cent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The decline was much more than expected by the market. Read more
Just as the US was turning its weary eyes to Barack Obama's speech on the economy on Wednesday, the Federal Reserve Board released the sixth Beige Book report of the year. This most recent edition covers activity in the last half of July and all of August.
The unsurprising top line: Read more
Starting at 2:10pm, EDT.
Declaring an end to US combat operations in Iraq last week, Barack Obama told his country he would from now on devote his attention to the ailing economy, saying that restoring growth and jobs was his "central responsibility as president", reports the FT. Some listeners may have felt they had heard this somewhere before. Mr Obama said the economy would be his top priority four months earlier – and in January before that . . . and last November. Opinion polls show that voters are also growing fed up with hearing him saying the economy is on the right track when their daily lives do not bear this out. Even as the unemployment rate ticked up to 9.6 per cent last week, Mr Obama said his administration had taken steps to "break the back of this recession".
US non-farm payrolls fell by 54,000 jobs in August while the unemployment rate remained constant at 9.6 per cent, according to The Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The decline was much less than expected by the market. Read more
Inbox jammed with the latest barrage of daily economic data points and previews?
Feeling overwhelmed at the prospect of wading through the reports and trying to figure out what the market consensus is? Read more
Yes, house prices in the US climbed in the second quarter of the year. No, that's not cause for optimism or even relief.
First the announcement from S&P (emphasis ours): Read more
Cargill, the world's largest agricultural commodities trader, on Tuesday warned that the global recovery had yet to gain traction as it reported a second straight decline in annual profit, reports the FT. As economists debate the merits of government intervention to avoid a double-dip recession, the company said the economic outlook was uncertain. "More uncertainty lies ahead, for the world has yet to transition from a policy-stimulated upturn to a structurally sustained recovery," Cargill said in its annual report. The US's largest privately owned company by revenue has a unique vantage on global economic trends, trading commodities from corn to oil to salt with employees in 66 countries.

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SNL's Seth Myers on Prop. 8 Protests: "Vote's Over"
After a chorus of boo's from the audience at a mention of Prop. 8, SNL "Weekend Update" host Seth Myers looked taken aback and ad-libbed "Okay. Vote's over, but thank you" before introducing a segment on the gay marriage ban featuring Snagglepuss.
While being able to laugh at yourself is important, I can't but help wonder if SNL were on the air during the Black Civil Rights movement it would air a Weekend Update segment featuring say, a jive-talking Aunt Jemima bottle– because really, that's the equivalent stereotype here and it's just plain embarrassing.
Seth Abramovitch at Defamer has broken down the whole minstrely episode for you, complete with highlight reel.
It wasn't even a very good Snagglepuss impersonation.
I am as upset about the passing of Prop 8 and the measures in other states as everyone else, but I really do not feel as if SNL is 'laughing at gays'. In fact, I think that SNL is rather supportive by making fun the ignorance. This sketch was funny and I thought it was a good impersonation.
Just my opinion.
This was disappointing. I thought better of them.
I wasn't all that taken aback by the skits that night, but I did really dislike the fact that Seth had a cheesy-ass grin on his face when mentioning the gay marriage ban. Not too thrilled.
The Prop 8 skit with Paul Rudd wasn't horrible, maybe even a little cute.
They make fun of everyone; get over it.
We were all laughing when they trashed Sarah Palin. Watch the show, if it is big in the news, they make fun of it. They hate everyone equally.
Seth Meyers is a narcisisant douche. I think all he ever does is Weekend Update. He brother Josh was way funnier on MadTV and hotter. He was one of the original A & F boys in the A & F skits
I meant narcissistic douche. Sorry
I thought the SNL skits were terrible. Not funny, not clever, and propagated stereotypes. Lisps, bathroom cruising, glory holes…zzzz…come on.
It must also be noted that Sunday night saw the return of a lisping short short wearing queen on The Simpsons that seemed straight out of the early 90s. It was appalling.
Then…you had the bitchy queeny neighbors on Desperate Housewives…ugh.
So it was a relief then to see the three gay men portrayed on Brothers & Sisters as diverse, funny, hardworking, and SEXUAL! The married couple Kevin & Scotty kissed no less then 3 times and I love that it is no big deal on the show.
A bright light in a sea of retroactive mediocrity.
It looks to me like (possibly) Seth Myers was grinning to keep from laughing at Snagglepuss. Otherwise, I tend to have the same wonder – would SNL put on Aunt Jemima.
I'm more offended that the skit just wasn't funny. But SNL has been hit or miss the last few years.
The whole episode was really slack and unfunny.
And, yes, homophobic. Big disappointment from Rudd and Samberg.
They make fun of everyone; get over it.
Adam, there's a difference between making gays part of the joke and making us the butt of the joke.
I thought it simply wasn't funny regardless of whether it was making fun of gays or not. The whole weekend update was mediocre at best. I really didn't get the whole snugglepuss thing…maybe it was before my time.
None of you seemed to mention that later in the show there was another sketch with Paul Rudd and the guy who plays Vincent Price where they were pretending to be parking attendants looking at a Prop 8 protest, acting homophobic but in reality they were a couple that ends up getting engaged at the end of the skit.
I think its really interesting that not even Queerty mentioned that skit which seemed to be a ironic jab at all the "average joe's" that voted against the measure or have an ill opinion of homosexuality. Did anyone actually watch the show or are we all just piggybacking on someone else's opinion?
I am okay with the comedy part. I am not okay with the whole "get over it" part. One is just joking. The other is him being a dick, and not in a good way.
Let me add that while I understand why no one watches SNL anymore (I was only watching because Paul Rudd was the host) lets not just assume there's some sort of ill will at SNL. Seth Meyers is the head writer, he probably approved both skits.
SNL, like pretty much every other show on TV, is by & for straight, white men & boys. I don't watch, because I already have low expectations to begin with, so what's the point? I'm not as concerned with their toilet, tired humor as I am with the fact that TV can't seem to break out of the mold. Why not have a female, gay, or person of color-centric show on mainstream TV? We should protest these cheap shots of humor such as that displayed on this episode of SNL, but also just not watch, period.
it sounds like our community can't take a joke. we had no problem laughing at mccain/palin jokes for the past 2 months, but once we become the punch line it isn't fair. all is fair in comedy.
what a bunch of prisspots on this site. is this what gay men are coming to! Seth is hot and funny!
You are all the most uptight bunch I've come across in a long time. Zero sense of humor. I can actually hear the sound of water dripping as I read these posts.
Is it at all possible, KPB, Puddy Katz, + the like, that humor is subjective + we might not all find the same things humorous?
Just like we don't all find the same persons attractive, etc., it doesn't make us oddballs; it's just a matter of individual personal taste.
While under normal circumstances I can take a gay joke… as constant as they are… this is not really a good time to be gay bashing or making gays look bad on TV.
When we are no longer the focal point of the conservative agenda (lolz, I'm usin' their own word against them), then it'll be alright again. Until then, gays should be represented in at least a somewhat respectful way… that'll never happen though… we are the only large group of people who seem to allow this shit, and that's why it's ok to make fun of us. Blacks got their equality when they stopped pussy-footing around issues and letting themselves be bullied; I'm not seeing why we shouldn't do the same.
Good idea, surprisingly poor and unfunny execution.
No, Fredo. These posts are about a lot more than not finding something funny. They're about the shock that gay people could be made fun of. And that's the problem. If we, as a community, are so uppity that we can't take a joke, we'll get nowhere in this world. In fact, this particular video isn't even really making fun of gay people. It's a joke about a cartoon character that we all grew up with who for years we've probably all realized was gay. And now he's coming out of the closet. Only, it's a guy dressed in a pink suit. Guess what, on a Saturday night at midnight, this IS kinda funny. But some humorless folks that worry that we we can't get married because of something like this can't find it in themselves to let out a laugh.
Sarah Palin, through her actions in preparing for debates and other events during the campaign set herself up for ridicule. Did she deserve it? I'm not sure, but she showed a good sportsmanship and rolled with the punches.
This is different. This is SNL trotting out an out of date and demeaning stereotype as a group of people fight for their civil rights.
It's also not funny, but then again, SNL hasn't been funny in a while.
And just like that, my point gets made.
If someone doesn't find it funny, so be it. But to claim that SNL is somehow hurting us or that they are homophobic, or that they shouldn't be making fun of us "at a time like this" is so completely off base and absurd. Look at comment #9 from Miley which calls the gay character on the Simpsons a 90's cliche. Wake up Miley, the entire show is one GIANT stereotype. EVERY freaking character on there!!!! And that's my problem with these comments. That people are so wound up in their own lives that they can't laugh at themselves. The Snagglepuss skit is pure silliness. It's not meant to be cutting edge. It's a guy in a pink animal suit, people!!! It's SUPPOSED to be pure stupidity. And after a long week of work, late on a Saturday night, sometimes people enjoy that. It is beyond me that people are so up in arms over this. And even worse is the editors of this very website that don't find it funny but then put up a cartoon making fun of Mormons and they practically soak their underpants they find it so funny. If you don't see the double standard, you are blind as bat.
Of course they'd be less offended by the Mormon comic strips. I didn't find anything all that objectionable about the toons, for starters. How are you drawing a parallel between perpetuating generic stereotypes of gay as femme + foppish + showing Mormons dressed as they actually do go out + approach people?
Furthermore, if you think most gay persons who aren't Mormon are going to be as offended about a mildly mocking cartoon targeting Mormons as they are about skits which they find to be making jokes of gays, maybe it is you who is blind as a bat. Double standard or not, I'm sure most Mormons would also me more offended by the Mormon toons than the gay-centric SNL skits, although I found the toons to be much tamer. It is what it is.
That said, I was not particularly offended by most of the SNL skits; however, to jump down someone's throat because they took offense to stereotypical humor that could quite easily/understandably be taken as a slight against gays, in general, is way out-of-order.
If you weren't offended by the SNL skits, great. Keep watching. Don't tell anyone else that he/she doesn't have a right to take offense to whatever they very well please without ridicule, though, even if you disagree with it.
* also be more offended
Fredo, list your top 5 favorite comedies (movies or shows) and explain to me how they are not filled with humor based on stereotypes.
I really wish you could hear what you're saying. You call the Mormon jokes "mildly mocking" yet you somehow see the jokes about gays as more than that. You seriously don't see the double standard you see the world through. And you know why that upsets me? Because it is that double standard that will hold us back. We will always be divided because of it.
BTW, your "yawn" is such a stereotype. Way to go!
Fredo777 has got to be a troll or a European. No real American can be that prissy and self-important.
I'm not self-important; I'm just more important than you.
Yawn again.
I'm not listing jack-shit. My sense of humor isn't on trial here.
Like I said, I didn't find most of the SNL skits offensive, but I certainly didn't find the Mormon toons even as offensive as those skits which might have been mildly offensive to gays.
Life is full of double standards, btw. B.F.D.
Not to worry, I know why you won't list them. I'll spare you from being proven wrong.
Fredo, you're, unfortunately, too busy yawning to even fully comprehend the point I'm making. I don't find EITHER joke, either directed at Mormons or at gays, to be offensive. One mocks the way some of the members of a group dress. The other mocks the way some members of a group talk. Big deal. My problem is that people on this site can laugh freely at one joke yet find the other offensive. It should signal to you a major problem. If it doesn't, you're unwilling to admit things to yourself.
Ask yourself this, though, fredo. Why are you so afraid of gays being viewed as foppish and femme? And before you come back with some snippy answer, REALLY think about the question I'm asking you. I'll be quite curious to read your answer.
Good. I'm glad you know why I won't list them.
For those who aren't so perceptive, it's because I don't owe you a damn explanation on what I find funny or why.
"Why are you so afraid of gays being viewed as foppish and femme?"
I'm not afraid of anything of the sort. It happens + people get offended by it. Plain + simple.
This argument is annoyingly pointless, though. Move on.
Yes, Fredo, correct, you don't owe me anything. But we're having a discussion. If you didn't wish to have one, you shouldn't have started one. I commented on these posts. You posed a question to me. And so a discussion began. See how that works?
I posed the "foppish" question in my last post because you said people would be offended by that stereotype. I would like to know why you feel someone would be offended by that. Because I don't understand why someone would be. So, if you choose to, please give me your thoughts. Or anyone else for that matter. Help me understand what is wrong with that depiction.
Yes, Sarcasmo, I know how a discussion works.
And we were having one until you took it upon yourself to start dissecting my taste in humor so you could judge whether or not it met your standards of stereotypical/not stereotypical.
Emphasis on the were. Later, slick.
Clearly you don't know how one works because you keep squawking that you don't owe me anything. Who said you did?
And my reason for asking your sense of humor was to show you that, what you do find funny, is heavily based in stereotypes. Most comedy is. It just amazes me how people start bitching when the stereotype hits too close to home. All of a sudden, it's not funny anymore.
I'd still like you to comment on why you think people find the foppish stereotype offensive. I know I won't get you to answer but that's ok.
Seth Meyers is head writer? That explains a lot.
Sarah Pa.. Uh I mean Tina Fey was so much better.
I saw the whole show and I wasn't offended by the Snagglepuss skit. I was more offended by the Beyonce skit with Justin Timberlake and the other two as back up dancers with their lisping.
Snagglepuss was pure nostalgia and went with the assumption that when we were kids we knew Snagglepuss was a little bent.
If you had a problem with him you'd have a problem with the Cowardly Lion in the Wizard of Oz movie. When I watched it over the weekend, he seemed like a mincing faggot to me. and that bow. I'm just sayin.
Should we be offended by that?
Exit, stage left even.
BTW Seth Meyers is still a snarky douche.
Correct. You will get no more answers from me. About anything.
You finally got it right.
I always had it right, boo. ;)
yeah, yeah
; )
"I can't but help wonder if SNL were on the air during the Black Civil Rights movement it would air a Weekend Update segment featuring say, a jive-talking Aunt Jemima bottle– because really, that's the equivalent stereotype here"
WOAH!!! i'm sorry but the struggles gays have had and the struggles blacks have had are no way near the same
yes gays have been through a lot and it sucks that people are so ignorant but that doesn't even begin to compare to slavery, jim crow, and the racism that still exists today.
Actually they did do the Jemima sketch:
And when did the civil rights struggle end? Sorry… I guess I forgot to read the papers that day.


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A Middletown man won't serve any more prison time after pleading guilty Tuesday to making drunken threats that prompted the evacuation of an East Shore apartment complex.
Christopher D. Madan, 22, was intoxicated on Dec. 4 when he told Middletown police that he was going to "take out" the Campus Heights complex just outside the borough in Lower Swatara Township, Deputy District Attorney Abby Trovinger said. His comment prompted the precautionary evacuation of the complex, she said.
Madan also made false reports to police about other crimes, Trovinger said.
Dauphin County Judge Richard A. Lewis sentenced Madan under a plea agreement after he pleaded guilty to charges including making terroristic threats, making false reports to police, and public drunkenness.
The judge imposed a 2- to 23-month prison term, then paroled Madan immediately because he had served more than two months in the county prison following his arrest. Lewis also levied fines totaling $725.


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Three years ago, changes to the MCAT were proposed. This would have been the first change in structure in over 20 years. As of this week, these changes have been approved by the AAMC and will come into effect in 2015. The restructure was done to more fully reflect the current medical system and all the knowledge medical students would need as they embark onto their careers.
Certain sections were removed, while others were added to test in new areas. There will no longer be a writing test component of the MCAT, as that was not deemed worthwhile for overall knowledge. Instead, there will be a new section titled "Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior" which will test in areas of psychology, sociology, and biology. These areas are essential for medical students to understand when engaging with patients in practice.
"Being a good doctor is about more than scientific knowledge. It also requires an understanding of people. By balancing the MCAT exam's focus on the natural sciences with a new section on the psychological, social, and biological foundations of behavior, the new exam will better prepare students to build strong knowledge of the socio-cultural and behavioral determinants of health." ~ Darrell G. Kirch, M.D., AAMC President and CEO
Additionally, there will be a new "Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills" section. Students will be presented passages which they will have to extract information from. This will test their abilities of analysis, evaluation, and application of information. Two natural science sections have also been added, including topics in the areas of biology, organic chemistry, biochemistry, and physics. These areas will test students' skills to use scientific inquiry and reasoning in order to solve problems. This will show that they are ready to embrace the requirements necessary for medical school.
In total, the overall testing time has been increased by an hour, from 5.5 to 6.5 hours, but this is in line with former versions of the test, so it should not be a problem for students. It will be interesting to see if the revised test shows a more complete picture of students' abilities and gives better selection for medical schools.


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You're welcome. About the image: I guess your image must still somwhere be lost in the vastness of MA because I just uploaded one of the images of the McKinley Rocket Base I had on my computer. ;-) --Jörg 09:10, 10 September 2006 (UTC)
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Hi. I just found the mail you sent me last week - in my spam filter, where apparently most Memory Alpha mails end up. Sorry for the delay... :( Anyway, sorry if you took what I wrote there as criticism directed towards you - it was merely meant as a friendly joke directed at the other participant (Jörg, I think). -- Cid Highwind 18:03, 28 November 2006 (UTC)
Reply From Sir RhosisEdit
Hi, got your note at my Talk Page. Your info is correct as far as I know. I do not have a copy of the script for "Omega Glory," so all my info comes from Allan Asherman's 1981 "The Star Trek Compendium." It notes indeed that there was a Lieutenant Phil Raintree, who was the ship's helmsman, killed in the final gunbattle between the Enterprise crewmen and Captain Ronald Tracy. The ships' doctor was one Milton Perry, also killed on Omega. Lieutenant Commander Piper was the youthful male navigator.
Other differences: The Enterprise crew number is 604. The ship which the Enterprise discovers abandoned was the U. S. S. Argentina. The Enterprise is having difficulty with its computer's female personality (a bit later used in "Tomorrow Is Yesterday") Spock puts a female Omegan under hypnosis simply by touching the top of her head, whereupon she sinks to the floor and becomes docile. He later brings her out of the trance by closing her eyes and slapping her. This is witnessed by other Omegans and Spock is declared a servant of the devil.
The finale is western-style gunfight between Kirk and Tracey. During this battle Tracey shoots Spock twice, once in the chest. Spock survives because his heart is located in his stomach instead of his chest.
That's about all I know. Best to you. Sir Rhosis 20:32, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
Huh? Edit
In the edit summary of one of your edits to Sarek, you stated "I see that Shran has been here already." I am at a loss as to what you meant by that. The only time I edited that page this year (aside from reverting vandalism or incorrect edits) was on December 22nd when I added that Sarek was referenced (but not seen) in "Unification II". So, um... what did you mean, exactly? :-D --From Andoria with Love 22:35, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
- I should have stated "Revert:I see that Shran has been here already." As Talk:Sarek records, I deleted the deleted scene reference. Shortly thereafter, I took to heart the advice of another editor (referencing Edward Jellico and, by implication, Tow Mater), and I added this:
- ==Background==
- In a deleted scene filmed for "Elaan of Troyius", it was revealed that Sarek was an accomplished musician. He placed first in an all-Vulcan music competition; second place was awarded to Spock.
- Not realizing (much less looking), that you had already done the work. Sorry for the sloppy note. :P. --GNDN 23:10, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
But... but... I didn't add any such reference. ;) According to the history, you added the reference then removed it, stating I had been there already. At this moment, there is no reference to "Elaan of Troyius" on Sarek's page. --From Andoria with Love 23:21, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
- Good heavens, Shran, you're right! I'm still a little jumpy over a misbegotten forum topic (that I thought --hoped-- had fallen off the list), that I made a lot of unwarranted assumptions while failing to read the text and the history carefully. If you think my edit belongs on the Sarek page, I'd be most grateful if you un-reverted it, or whatever you think is best. In any event, please accept my apologies for this silliness. --GNDN 03:47, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
No need to apologize... but I'll accept it anyway. :-P Also, I've re-added the "Elaan of Troyius" reference to the article. See you around! :) --From Andoria with Love 06:22, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
Your welcome, even though I wasn't the one who figured out the edit count thing ;) (Think it was Bp, it was some weeks ago). - Enzo Aquarius 03:54, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
- Well, then thanks to Bp, too! --GNDN 04:00, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
- It's a nifty thing nonetheless ;) - Enzo Aquarius 04:07, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
Welcome Again!Edit
If you'd like to learn less about working with us nuts of Memory Alpha, I have a few links that you might want to ignore:
- Our policies blow.
- How to edit a page includes an adware-filled linkpage.
- Naming conventions don't help, just learn to spell or take elementary school.
- The Manual of Style isn't even a book, it's a freaking electronic-based guide. Who the heck came up with this stuff? It should atleast be the E-Manual of Style, GOSH! I need a drink...
- How to write a great article is bs. As long as your article is full of treknobabble, you're fine.
- See the user projects page for current projects of our archivists...which would be great if there were any active ones! Darn community efforts...
- Look up past changes you have made in your contributions, you can even see the number of times I banned you!
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- Create your own user page and be contacted on this page, your talk page, and get humorous messages such as this that clog your user page as so!
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- Hope you liked that :) - Adm. Enzo Aquarius...I'm listening 03:47, 13 May 2007 (UTC)
Alfa links Edit
I've removed the links to Memory Alfa you've added to articles in the external links section for now, since if we are going to link to Alfa articles we should be using a template like we do for most external links, and Memory Alpha:Pages for deletion/Template:Stexpanded at least suggests that we don't want to, since not linking to Alfa articles was right in the rational for removing that template. - Archduk3 08:25, March 1, 2012 (UTC)
- Thank you, Archduk3. I've reposted this in a more public place for the reasons stated at the forum. I was not intending to vandalize; it was the MB links that made me consider whether MAlf was also a sister site, as it once was listed on the foot of the main page here. --GNDN 20:49, March 1, 2012 (UTC)
- FYI, I'm looking into this and will update the Forum post when I hear anything back. -- sulfur 21:08, March 1, 2012 (UTC)
- Thanks! --GNDN 21:20, March 1, 2012 (UTC)
- For further discussion about this topic, please go to the Memory Alfa forum. --GNDN 19:38, March 5, 2012 (UTC)


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My absence from this blog can be explained by two things – one, I am drowning in deadlines and two, my nails are growing at a snail's pace. Remember how I nubbinized them after my trip to Singapore?
But the break from swatching needs to end. And today, although my nails haven't grown to my desired length, I spent a good couple of hours swatching. (The YSL swatches will follow soon, I promise, just let me grow my nails a little longer.)
I have great news for Chanel-loving polish fans in the Philippines – the Rouge Allure Velvet collection is now available in Rustan's.
You've seen my swatches of Rose Cache, Rose Exuberant, Pirate and Chanel's Top Coat Velvet. And now, to celebrate their release, let me post some comparison swatches.
Let's start with Rose Cache, the pretty rose beige with Chanel's secret shimmer.
I'd like to think that my Chanel collection is pretty extensive but I don't have anything that looks similar to Rose Cache.
Even bottle pics are enough to tell you that.
Ming is more pink.
Rose Confidentiel is darker.
Jade Rose is more yellow.
Peche Nacree is more peach.
And it's not just bottle pics – they look really different on the nails too.
So yup, no dupes.
And now, Rose Exuberant.
I have a number of Chanel pinks in my collection.
And out of all of them, Pulsion is the one that is most similar to Rose Exuberant.
Rose Insolent is lighter. Splendeur is much darker. (And I love it, I think it's sexy.)
On the nails, Pulsion is still the most similar to Rose Exuberant.
Both are gorgeous, vibrant, creamy pinks that can work as one-coaters.
But there is a slight difference – Pulsion is a little lighter and brighter than Rose Exuberant. I can't decide which one I like more. They're both super pretty.
I love how awesome my pink Chanels look when mattified with Chanel's Top Coat Velvet.
And finally, Chanel Pirate.
I already knew I didn't have a Chanel dupe in my collection – none of my other red Chanels have Pirate's crazy gorgeous jelly finish.
But I still brought them out anyway.
I love Chanel's reds.
They are sexy sexy sexy.
I couldn't get enough of them.
Enthusiast is too orange to be a Pirate dupe. Fire is brighter. Rouge Fatale is darker.
Dragon looks similar in photos but it has too much brown in it to be a dupe for Pirate.
And Dragon has a cream finish while Pirate is a crazy squishy jelly. I love it. I love them both.
All these Chanel reds look fantastic with Chanel's matte top coat too.
Now I'm excited to do comparison swatches of Chanel's Top Coat Velvet and other matte top coats.
Chanel's Rouge Allure Velvet Collection is now available at Rustan's The Beauty Source.


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Volume 49, Issue 6, November 2005
A few words of appreciation49(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1122/1.4757288View Description Hide Description
Viscoelastic coalescence of thermotropic liquid crystalline polymers: The role of transient rheology49(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1122/1.2039827View Description Hide Description
The coalescence in air of two polymeric drops into a single drop (also referred to as sintering) was investigated for two thermotropic liquid crystalline polymers. Initial coalescence via elastic contact was ruled out based on the magnitude of the equilibrium compliance values and the process was, therefore, believed to be driven by surface tension and resisted by means of viscous flow. Remarkably the viscouscoalescence model developed for Newtonian fluids (an extension of the Frenkel and Eshelby approach) agreed well under some conditions of temperature with coalescence data (i.e., observation of neck growth under a microscope). On the other hand, the extension of the Newtonian model to the viscoelastic case by incorporating the upper convected Maxwell model (UCM) assuming steady state stresses always underpredicted the rate of coalescence. The viscous neck growth model using the UCM constitutive equation was extended to the transient stress case in order to incorporate the slow growth of viscosity at the startup of flow. The unsteady state UCM approach represented a qualitative improvement over the Newtonian and steady state UCM formulations because it predicted accelerated coalescence, relative to the Newtonian model, by increasing the relaxation time. However, the model was unable to quantitatively predict the experimental coalescence rates, as it overpredicted the acceleration of coalescence.
Study of electrorheological properties of poly(-phenylene) dispersions49(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1122/1.2048740View Description Hide Description
Samples of powdered poly(-phenylene) lightly doped with ferric chloride were dispersed in silicone oil and the observed electrorheological (ER) effect was studied. The conjugated polymers were obtained in three different synthetic procedures resulting in materials of different crystallinity, which was then additionally modified by annealing in vacuum. The polymer samples were carefully characterized and their electric conductivity and permittivity, doping level, x-ray diffractograms, Fourier-transform infrared spectra, and grain size distribution were determined. The influence of these properties on the magnitude of the ER phenomenon was examined. It was found that the ER activity of the suspensions depended strongly on the crystallinity of a dispersed polymer. This observation was correlated with the ionic conductivity of the material leading to the conclusion that the ER effect in suspensions of doped polyphenylene resulted from bulk polarization processes relying on movement of ions within the polymer matrix. The electronic conductivity typical of doped conjugated polymers contributed predominantly to increase of current flowing through an ER suspension under electric field and not to the ER effect itself.
The determination of creep and relaxation functions from a single experiment49(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1122/1.2072027View Description Hide Description
The creep compliance and relaxation functions used in characterizing the mechanical response of linear viscoelastic solids are traditionally found by conducting two separate experiments. Alternatively, one of the functions may be determined from a single experiment while the other is obtained through interconversion. All direct interconversion methods, however, require the solution of an ill-posed problem. The goal of this paper is to present the theoretical framework for developing a new apparatus, based on "spring loading," which facilitates the determination of both creep and relaxation functions from a single experiment. There is no need for interconversion. Questions of stability with respect to the measured data are discussed and a stable numerical algorithm is presented.
Thixotropy: Build-up and breakdown curves during flow49(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1122/1.2039868View Description Hide Description
Thixotropic systems are usually characterized by measuring the stress transients resulting from sudden changes in shear rate. By using a procedure that takes into account the transfer function of the transducer on a strain-controlled rheometer, the initial part of the transients could be accessed. In this manner complete transient stress curves and accurate constant-structure curves could be recorded on a model system consisting of fumed silica particles dispersed in a Newtonian medium. In agreement with previously obtained stress jump data [Dullaert and Mewis (2005b)], an initial viscoelastic response is detected that precedes the structural time effects in either build-up or breakdown experiments. The effect of flow history on the characteristic times and on the shape of the transient curves is investigated. It is shown that common assumptions in thixotropic models, such as a structure that can be characterized by a single parameter or the existence of exponential stress transients, do not generally hold. Although the material response is quite complex, the time constants of the stress transients obey a simple scaling law. The present data set is very suitable for model evaluation. Here, two representative models, those of Houska and of Coussot, have been tested. The initial parts of the curves are not well described. The time constants for the thixotropic structure build-up are reasonably well predicted, although shear history effects are not properly modeled. For the breakdown curves larger errors are recorded.
Effect of block number on multiblock copolymer lamellae alignment under oscillatory shear49(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1122/1.2048744View Description Hide Description
The effect of block number on the alignment behavior was systematically studied for lamellae forming poly(styrene--isoprene) (SI) diblock to SISISISISIS undecablock copolymers under oscillatory shear. For SI and SIS, both perpendicular and parallel orientations were induced at low strain amplitudes, while only the parallel orientation was produced at large strain amplitudes. For SISI, SISIS, and SISISIS, the perpendicular orientation was induced at low strain amplitudes or high frequencies, whereas the parallel orientation was obtained at large strains and low frequencies. Only the perpendicular alignment was generated with SISISISISIS. The viscoelasticproperties of these oriented materials are correlated with the alignment behavior. The parallel configuration in SISI, SISIS, and SISISIS multiblock copolymers is speculated to derive from predominantly looping block conformations, which permit layer-by-layer sliding. Structural evolution during alignment was investigated for SIS and SISIS at low strains using an in situ rheo-small-angle x-ray scattering instrument.
Axisymmetric slump and spreading of cohesive plastic soft materials: a yield stress measurement by consisto-rheometry49(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1122/1.2048747View Description Hide Description
Empirical consistometry and slump tests can become true rheometrical tests when basic constitutive equation parameters can be calculated from experimental data files. One-dimensional formulas have been obtained successively within the two complementary frameworks of solid mechanics plasticity theory which is fit for moderate slump values, and that of fluid mechanics shallow-water theory, fit for significant spreading. They relate the slump value and/or the spreading radius to the dimensionless ratio of the shear yield stress and the compression stress at the basis of the cylinder which was initially released. The influence of the aspect ratio and that of the extensional stresses have been taken into account. Both are noticeable. The overall slump regime is found to have good potential as a rheometrical test because the shape of the sample at rest depends only on its volume, not on any other geometrical property. Flow smoothes imperfections which may become more or less disturbing during the other regimes. A discussion of the two theories and comparison with experimental data enables a third matched theory to be suggested and the free surfaces obtained to be modeled over the whole range of relative yield stresses and sample volumes.
Viscosity predictions for model miscible polymer blends: Including self-concentration, double reptation, and tube dilation49(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1122/1.2039847View Description Hide Description
The viscosities of miscible blends of 1,4-polyisoprene /poly(vinylethylene) ( and ) and polystyrene /poly(vinyl methyl ether) were measured as a function of temperature and composition. These results, along with literature data for poly(ethylene-alt-propylene)/head-to-head polypropylene [Gell (1996)] and molecular weight blends of 1,4-polybutadiene [Wang et al. (2003)], were compared to the predictions of a previously published model [Haley and Lodge (2004a)]. The agreement between theory and experiment is generally good, though some quantitative discrepancies are apparent. A new tube dilation model that predicts the terminal relaxation time of the slower moving component in a blend as a function of composition is presented. This model enables improved viscosity predictions, and in several cases produces near quantitative predictions.
Aging properties of semidilute aqueous solutions of polyethylene oxide seeded with silica nanoparticles49(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1122/1.2072007View Description Hide Description
Rheological properties of semidilute aqueous solutions of polyethylene oxide (PEO) seeded with silicananoparticles are studied as a function of aging time. The viscosity, dynamic moduli, and extensional properties of solutions of 0.5% PEO of molecular weight seeded with 10–20 nm silica particles in concentrations of 1%, 2%, and 3% by weight are greatly enhanced by the nanoparticles. The aforementioned properties were measured every week over a period of up to 18 weeks. The degradation of rheological properties with aging time in this period is greatly reduced and, in some cases is completely suppressed, by nanoparticles. The evolution of properties of these nanosolutions is not perfectly understood but is possibly determined in a resolution of the competing effects of adsorption of PEO onto the silica with cleavage of the polymers due to oxidation and other effects at work in static samples.
Quantitative prediction of transient and steady-state elongational viscosity of nearly monodisperse polystyrene melts49(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1122/1.2048741View Description Hide Description
Elongational behavior of four narrow molar mass distribution polystyrene melts of masses 50 000, 100 000, 200 000, and 390 000, g∕mol, respectively was investigated up to Hencky strains of 5. All melts show strain hardening behavior. For the two highest molar mass polystyrenes, strain hardening starts at elongation rates larger than the inverse reptation time, and the steady-state elongational viscosities decrease with increasing elongation rate according to a power law with a power-law index of approximately instead of as predicted by the original Doi–Edwards tube model. Marrucci and Ianniruberto [Macromolecules37, 3934 (2004)] have introduced an interchain pressure term arising from lateral forces between the chain and the tube wall into the Doi–Edwards model to account for the latter effect. Based on the molecular stress functiontheory allowing for a strain-dependent tube diameter, we show that the transient and steady-state elongational viscosities of the nearly monodisperse polystyrene melts can be modeled quantitatively by assuming affine chain deformation balanced by the interchain pressure term of Marrucci and Ianniruberto. The interchain pressure is governed by a tube diameter relaxation time, which is found to be larger than the Rouse time of the chain, and which is the only parameter of the model. For monodisperse polystyrene melts of sufficient low molar mass, is larger than the reptation time, and a maximum in the steady-state elongational viscosity is predicted.
Time-dependent rheological behavior of bentonite suspensions: An experimental study49(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1122/1.2079267View Description Hide Description
The thixotropic behavior of bentonite suspensions was studied using different experimental procedures. It was found that the bentonite dispersions exhibit a time-dependent non-Newtonian behavior. In addition to the major factors affecting the rheological properties in the dispersion were the shearing value and duration, the rest time preceding the measurements and the structural state of the dispersion. The Herschel–Bulkley model was found to correlate well with the behavior of bentonite suspensions. The time evolution of the shear stress at constant shear rates was correlated by the Bird–Leider equation. In order to take into account structural evolution of the suspensions, the rheological law was modified by the introduction of the phenomenological model of Tiu and Boger derived from Moore's kinetics evolution. It was observed that at short rest times and low shearing conditions, this model describes satisfactorily the time-dependent behavior of the bentonite suspensions. The behavior laws and kinetics evolution were established through the determination of structure destructuration and reorganization rates values. The structure parameters were found to be dependent on the clay concentration, providing evidence that the scale characteristic times of the buildup and breakdown processes are also concentration dependent.
Shear thickening in polymer stabilized colloidal dispersions49(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1122/1.2039867View Description Hide Description
A micromechanical model for the onset of shear thickening in polymer stabilized colloidal dispersions is derived. The model incorporates both the stabilizing forces of the polymer brush or "coat" and the associated modification of the hydrodynamic interactions. Comparison is made to simulations and experiments on well-characterized dispersions. The model is shown to provide a quantitative prediction for the onset of shear thickening in polymer coated colloidal dispersions as compared to simulations. For comparison with experiments, where independent characterization of some parameters is not available, the onset of shear thickening can be predicted with realistic assumptions for the model parameters. The model quantifies the sensitivity of the shear thickening transition to both the interaction potential and the hydrodynamic permeability of the polymer coat.
Effects of molecular weight and chemical structure on phase transition of thermoplastic polyurethanes49(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1122/1.2071987View Description Hide Description
The phase transition of a series of thermoplastic polyurethanes has been investigated by means of rheological and calorimetric techniques. Five different samples of varying molecular weight (MW) and hard-to-soft segment ratio have been studied. Thermal histories included isothermal annealing after cooling from the melt and heating cycles following isothermal annealing. The coupled use of the two different techniques allows for a quantitative description of the kinetics of phase transition and for a good understanding of the corresponding microstructural changes. At least for the family of polymers here investigated, such a process is a combination of two distinct stages, a faster one due to the activation of hard segment interactions, and a subsequent slower one, related to the microphase separation between soft and hard segments. A decrease of MW is found to moderately accelerate the phase transition kinetics, whereas an increase of the hard segment fraction shifts the phase transition to higher temperatures. When the critical gel behavior is considered, experiments clearly indicate the equivalence of either decreasing MW or increasing the hard segment content. Some practical implications of the combined effect of MW, hard segment fraction and phase transition temperature on the polymer processing behavior are also discussed.
Effects of inertia on the rheology of a dilute emulsion of drops in shear49(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1122/1.2048748View Description Hide Description
Effects of inertia on the rheology of dilute Newtonian emulsion of drops in shear flow are investigated using direct numerical simulation. The drop shape and flow are computed by solving the Navier-Stokes equation in two phases using Front-tracking method. Effective stress is computed using Batchelor's formulation, where the interfacial stress is obtained from the simulated drop shape and the perturbation stress from the velocity field. At low Reynolds number, the simulation shows good agreement with various analytical results and experimental measurements. At higher inertia deformation is enhanced and the tilt angle of the drop becomes larger than forty-five degree. The inertial morphology directly affects interfacial stresses. The first and the second interfacial normal stress differences are found to change sign due to the change in drop orientation. The interfacial shear stress is enhanced by inertia and decreases with capillary number at lower inertia but increases at higher inertia. The total excess stresses including perturbation stress contribution shows similar patterns.
Shear alignment of a swollen lamellar phase in a ternary polymer blend49(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1122/1.2072047View Description Hide Description
The shear-induced structural changes in the swollen lamellar phase of a ternary polymer blend are investigated, and comparisons are made with the bicontinuous microemulsion phase. The , having 10 vol % copolymer, exhibits flow-induced phase separation under steady shear, whereas the swollen lamellar phase, with only 20 vol % copolymer and 80% homopolymers, goes into a perpendicular orientation at all accessible shear rates. This unexpected behavior, seen with small angle neutron scattering, is further characterized by rheological measurements. Oscillatory shear with large amplitude, on the other hand, induces perpendicular alignments at low frequencies, and a flipping of orientation to parallel alignment at higher frequencies. The lamellar phase also exhibits a shear-induced isotropic-lamellar-isotropic transition just above the order-disorder transition. The rheological properties show marked changes as the copolymer concentration is systematically increased from the into the swollen lamellar region of the phase diagram. The orientation patterns observed in the lamellar phase are explained on the basis of fluctuations.
Flow of a concentrated suspension through an abrupt axisymmetric expansion measured by nuclear magnetic resonance imaging49(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1122/1.2079227View Description Hide Description
The objective of this work is to characterize the parameters affecting the particle concentration distribution and flow field of a concentrated suspension undergoing steady flow in an abrupt axisymmetric 1:4 expansion. Of particular interest are the relationships between imposed operating conditions and the resulting spatial particle distribution and the interaction between particles and recirculating flow regions. Experiments were conducted to determine the effect of the bulk particle volume fraction, tube-particle radius ratio, and Reynolds number on observed concentration and flow patterns. Particle concentration and velocity profiles were measured by using nuclear magnetic resonance imaging. Results indicate that inlet concentration profiles formed in the upstream narrow tube greatly influenced behavior downstream, more so than direct interparticle collisions in the abrupt expansion. Also, particle depletion in recirculating flow regions was observed under all conditions studied and is consistent with the results of previous work expressed in terms of the tube-particle radius ratio. Finally, in all cases, the lengths of recirculating regions were greater for suspensions than for Newtonian fluids at equivalent Reynolds numbers, and increased with bulk particle volume fraction. The flow behavior is reminiscent of shear thinning in a single-phase material, but shear-induced particle migration is a much stronger effect.
Particle migration in a concentrated suspension flowing between rotating parallel plates: Investigation of diffusion flux coefficients49(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1122/1.2079247View Description Hide Description
This paper reports an experimental and numerical study conducted to investigate the behavior of macroscopic monomodal concentrated suspensions (40%) undergoing a creeping torsional flow between two rotating plates. An experimental technique based on the detection of tracers by measurement of light absorption is developed and used to quantify the time evolution of the particles concentration profiles. Contrarily to results reported in the literature, an outward migration of the particles is observed. This shear-induced migration is confirmed by viscometric measurements where an increase in the apparent viscosity of the suspension has been observed for long periods of shear. Moreover, this increase is found to depend solely on the value of the applied strain, which is consistent with a shear-induced migration phenomenon. Experimental results are reproduced using a semi-quantitative model involving the balance of three diffusion fluxes induced, respectively, by the gradient of viscosity, the gradient of the collision rate between particles , and the flow curvature . Steady and transient numerical profiles are obtained using a finite volume approach. The coefficients of the diffusion fluxes are determined by optimizing the numerical profiles to fit the experimental data. The ratios of these coefficients ( and ) are found to be independent of the flow geometry with their absolute values being tightly coupled to the direction of particles drift. In particular, the migration coefficients in the direction of the velocity gradient (in a cylindrical Couette flow) are found to be almost five times larger than those along the direction of vorticity (in a rotating parallel-plate flow).
"Microviscoelasticity" of colloidal dispersions49(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1122/1.2085173View Description Hide Description
We study the motion of a Brownian probe particle subjected to a small amplitude oscillatory external force and immersed in a colloidal dispersion, as a theoretical benchmark for particle-tracking microrheology experiments. The application of an external force on the probe drives the microstructure of the dispersion out of equilibrium; opposing this is the Brownian diffusion of the probe and colloidal "bath" particles. The degree to which the microstructure is driven away from equilibrium is given by the nondimensional external force on the probe, or Péclet number, Pe. The nonequilibrium microstructure of the dispersion is calculated for small departures from equilibrium, i.e., to first order in Pe, and to leading order in the bath particle volume fraction, accounting for excluded volume and hydrodynamic interactions between particles. The nonequilibrium microstructure is used to calculate the average velocity of the probe, from which one may infer the complex microviscosity (or modulus) of the dispersion via application of Stokes drag law. The microviscosity is computed over the entire range of oscillation frequencies, thereby determining the linear viscoelastic response of the dispersion. After appropriate scaling, our results are in qualitative agreement with traditional (macro-) rheology studies, suggesting that oscillatory-probe microrheology can be a useful tool to examine the viscoelasticity of hard-sphere colloidal dispersions and perhaps other complex fluids.
Microrheology of colloidal dispersions by Brownian dynamics simulations49(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1122/1.2085174View Description Hide Description
We investigate active particle-tracking microrheology in a colloidal dispersion by Brownian dynamics simulations. A probe particle is dragged through the dispersion with an externally imposed force in order to access the nonlinear viscoelastic response of the medium. The probe's motion is governed by a balance between the external force and the entropic "reactive" force of the dispersion resulting from the microstructural deformation. A "microviscosity" is defined by appealing to the Stokes drag on the probe and serves as a measure of the viscoelastic response. This microviscosity is a function of the Péclet number —the ratio of "driven" to diffusive transport—as well as of the volume fraction of the force-free bath particles making up the colloidal dispersion. At low Pe—in the passive microrheology regime—the microviscosity can be directly related to the long-time self-diffusivity of the probe. As Pe increases, the microviscosity "force-thins" until another Newtonian plateau is reached at large Pe. Microviscosities for all Péclet numbers and volume fractions can be collapsed onto a single curve through a simple volume fraction scaling and equate well to predictions from dilute microrheology theory. The microviscosity is shown to compare well with traditional macrorheology results (theory and simulations).
A sensitive method to detect very low levels of long chain branching from the molar mass distribution and linear viscoelastic response49(2005); http://dx.doi.org/10.1122/1.2048743View Description Hide Description
We have developed a sensitive method to detect very low levels of long chain branching in sparsely branched polymers and applied it to high-density polyethylene samples with broad molar mass distribution obtained by Ziegler–Natta, Phillips, and metallocene catalysis. We compare experimental dynamic moduli with predicted values. The predicted moduli, which are only valid for truly linear chains, are computed from a known molar mass distribution by the application of a modified time-dependent diffusion reptation model described in [van Ruymbeke et al., Macromolecules35, 2689 (2002)]. Discrepancies between experimental and predicted moduli are observed at branching levels below the usual detection limit of nuclear magnetic resonance (about 1 branch per 10000 carbon atoms). Our method is easier to implement and the results more clearcut than those obtained by the zero-shear viscosity method. The sensitivity is comparable with the activation energy spectrum method described in [Wood-Adams et al., Macromolecules33, 7489 (2000)]. The use of our method is however not restricted to thermorheologically complex polymers. The interest of polymer fractionation is also demonstrated for the detection of extremely low levels of long chain branching.


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Skip to comments.Chicago more dangerous than Baghdad? (barf alert)
Posted on 06/03/2012 7:25:16 AM PDT by rellimpank
Ten people were killed and 42 others were wounded in shootings over the Memorial Day weekend. In Baghdad? Basra? Kabul? Kandahar?
No, right here in Chicago. Over the holiday weekend, our city was like a Wild West shooting gallery, with blood flowing in the streets.
And yet, one of the major news stories was about the desperate search for Tank, the Pomeranian who fell off a boat into the Chicago River and was later found safe on the City's North Side by good Samaritans. News
(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...
Meanwhile, national leaders, fearful of offending vital constituencies, pander to "right to bear arms" advocates and refuse to address the most urgent issue in urban America.
--our most urgent issue?
It looks like "the created situation" is moving along nicely.
I've always been against gun control but animals shouldn't own guns.
The comments section at the article are terrific. As usual, they are about 80% against the paper, and pro RKBA. (No wonder the dinosaur MSM is dying.)
MORE GUN LAWS NEEDED NOW./s
The most urgent issue in urban America is the absence of the traditional nuclear family. This is the PRIMARY issue, and until this is addressed, efforts to address only the consequent secondary issues (violence, theft, child abuse, welfare, etc) are doomed to failure.
(Meanwhile, national leaders, fearful of offending vital constituencies, pander to "right to bear arms")
Pander? To a Constitutional Amendment?
How about not being an asshat and say follow the LAW as written by the Founding Fathers in the United States Constitution
That's because people with common sense (often lacking in the media and academia) know that firearms are used in only 10% of violent crimes. What are the Dems and their lackeys doing about the other 90% of violent crimes? Not much.
If homeowners in Chicago and Cook County had the same Castle Doctrine as in Texas, crime would go down because criminals, including those in politics, fear law-abiding gun owners.
Would love to know the size of the security detail the other day when Baraq and ValJ were strolling down the street in Hyde Park.......
Probably 500 officers and agents +/-.
In Detroit, defensive shootings are on the rise and that's a good thing in my book.
No, it was like Chicago or Detroit or Philadelphia or Washington D.C. or any other 'rat hellhole.
No, it was like Chicago or Detroit or Philadelphia or Washington D.C. or any other 'rat hellhole.
You are correct. The Wild West was much more peaceable and respectful of citizens than those lawless urban zones.
Just the contract to provide lunch for that crew was a significant budget item, LOL.
With better gun control the headline would read "42 dead and ten wounded".
@Gun violence: Where's the outrage? July 10, 2009|By Gerald D. Skoning
Seems GDS has an issue with holidays.
@Question for pollsters: Why can't you call me? October 18, 2006|By Gerald D. Skoning
Please don't insult animals. They don't have the option to choose evil as humans do.
They've got to get our 'protection ability' and our 'communication ability' away from us.
I'd like to see the statistics on Chicago gun violence for years 2000 to 2008
just for the HOI.
Atlanta/Detroit/Chicago - fence 'em in, and pop some corn.
I think we should see to it that the gangbangers get more guns, and let them kill each other at will. Our only issue then will be keeping them blocked in the inner cities until they are finished.
Heh, we think alike, I didn't see your post before I posted to rc2
Rahm is Chicago's Obama...
Our headquarters and committee rooms were at the wholesale liquor house of Truett & Jones, No. 41 Sacramento street, about a block from the water front, and embraced the block bounded by Sacramento, California, Front and Davis streets, and covered by brick buildings two stories high. The name "Fort Gunnybags" was ascribed to it on account of the gunnybags filled with sand which we piled up in a wall some six feet through and about ten feet high. This barricade was about twenty feet from the building. Guards were stationed at the passage-ways through it as well as at the stairs and doors to the buildings. On the roof was the bell (a huge 700 pounder) the taps of which brought us to arms at once. The use of this bell was tendered to the Committee by the members of the Monumental Fire Engine Company No. 6, stationed on the west side of Brenham Place, opposite the "Plaza." Our small field pieces and arms were kept on the ground floor, and the cells, executive chamber and other departments were on the second floor.
Sunday, May 18th, a deputation of the Committee was delegated to call at the door of the jail and request the Sheriff to deliver up the prisoner, Casey. Upon arriving at the door three raps were made. Sheriff [David] Scannell appeared. The delegation desired him to handcuff the prisoner and deliver him at the door. Without hesitation, the Sheriff repaired to the cell of Casey and informed him of the request of the Vigilantes. The Sheriff, after going through some preliminaries, brought the prisoner to the front door of the jail and delivered him into the hands of the Committee. My company was stationed directly across the street lined up on the sidewalk. Immediately in front of us was a small brass cannon, which a detachment had shortly before secured from the store of Macondray & Co. It was the field piece of the First California Guard. It was loaded, and alongside was the lighted match, and all was in readiness should any resistance be offered. Other companies were stationed so as to command the entire surroundings. We marched from the general headquarters of the Committee at 41 Sacramento street (Fort Gunnybags), one block from the water front, up that street to Montgomery, thence to Pacific and along Kearny to the jail, which was situated on the north side of Broadway, between Kearny and Dupont streets. Other companies came via Stockton and Dupont streets.
NOTETwo of the unused cartridges of Mr. Woolley's, at the end of the troublous time of the Vigilance Committee, are to be seen in the Oakland Public Museum.[Editor.]
Especially Pomeranians
Mr Mayor,
Very respectfully, Sir: The problem is not too many guns. Rather, it is TOO FEW guns — in the hands of law-abiding citizens (something you and your Demonrat buddies have taken pains to eliminate and/or prevent).
It's a Patriot thing: You wouldn't understand.... or, perhaps, you do understand it — only too well.
OK. That's it. No more. We MUST pull our troops out of Chicago immediately! The war is lost.
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"I think it's fair, and it's common sense," Adams said in an interview with The Oregonian.
The mayor's proposal, if approved by the City Council next month when it's scheduled for a vote, would override a decision by a city committee that each year looks at the health benefits the city offers through its self-insurance fund.
A majority of that committee, a board made up of union representatives and managers from city government, voted to approve the expanded benefits for transgender employees. But the rules of the committee require a consensus vote to recommend a change.
Adams estimates the new benefits would cost the city about $32,000 a year, an estimated .08 percent increase.
San Francisco was the first city in the country in 2001 to offer employees these benefits.


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If you take a gander at the 19-image photo gallery the Detroit News's David Guralnick posted from today's Red Wings practice, you can definitely see by the number of players in attendance that the team's all of three days from leaving to begin training camp in Traverse City. Their practice was pretty evidently only informal in the sense that the Red Wings' coaches didn't run it, and in addition to Brad Stuart and Jiri Hudler's pseudo-debuts, Ilari Filppula, Kirk Maltby, Jonathan Ericsson, Pavel Datsyuk and, according to the Macomb Daily's Chuck Pleiness, Joey MacDonald and prospect Jordan Owens skated with the big club as well.
It was Hudler, however, who garnered the press's attention, and he remains unrepentant about leaving the Red Wings to chase petro-dollars in Russia last summer, as he told the Free Press's Helene St. James:
September 13, Detroit Free Press: "The decision I made – I'm a grown man," Hudler said. "I made a decision, and I talked to Kenny Holland, I talked to Mike Babcock, I talked to Drapes (Kris Draper) and Dan Cleary about it. It wasn't easy, you've got to believe me – I was thinking a lot. But it's been a year, and I'm happy to be back."
"I don't feel like I should be talking about what happened last year," Hudler said. "This is a new season, and I'm looking forward to it. I'm really looking forward to it. I played a lot in Russia, so I don't know if it makes me better player, but I'm year older. I should be more mature. I feel really good right now."
Mike Modano, Hudler's new line mate, revealed that he's "hung out" with Hudler of late...
"We started touching base about a month ago, so when he came into town, we've been grabbing some dinner and hanging out," Modano said.
Hudler continues to receive jabs from both his teammates and Joe Louis Arena's staff for returning to Detroit a little late due to issues with obtaining a worker's visa, as the Detroit News's Eric Lacy notes:
September 13, Detroit News: Arena employee Frank Poma spotted Hudler on the ice before the workout, playfully raised his hands on the opposite side of the glass and asked the left wing where he has been.
"I was wondering if that little (expletive) was going to be here," Poma exclaimed, as he walked past the ice, prompting a big grin from Hudler.
"It feels like I never left," Hudler said.
Consider Hudler's official nickname to now be, "That Little [bleep]."
From Traverse City, NHL.com's Mike G. Morreale spoke to Mike Babcock about his expectations for Hudler, and they remain sky-high:
September 13, NHL.com: NHL.COM: What does it mean having Jiri Hudler back in a Red Wings jersey?Hudler responded thusly to DetroitRedWings.com's Bill Roose:
BABCOCK: "It means 70 points. It means your second power-play unit is as good as your first power-play unit, maybe better. (Dan) Cleary, (Mike) Modano and Huds will be on the same line to start. He's a good hockey player and knows how to play this game. It's great to have him back. He made a decision in his career (to spend last season in the KHL), but there's lots of respect. Did I think it was the right decision? No, but it was right for him. The great thing about decisions is when you make them, you move on. He's back now and we're thrilled. He doesn't have to prove anything to me; I know he can play."
Hudler says he bulked up while working at T.R. Goodman's gym in Los Angeles with Dan Cleary and Chris Chelios:
September 13, DetroitRedWings.com: "I don't mind pressure," said Hudler, who scored 52 goals in 255 NHL games with the Wings. "It's a pretty big number, but you just have to be focused. You have to produce, but we'll see."
Regarding his tenure in Russia with the now-defunct Dynamo Moscow...
"I lifted more weights this year and T.R. thought it would be good for me," Hudler said. "I've been skating in California, but it's not the same as doing it in a game."
Hudler also spoke to MLive.com's own Ansar Khan about his return:
"We ended in losing in the first round (of the playoffs) in Russia, and you just wanted to take a break," Hudler said. "I wanted to go back and be a part of this team, this city and this community. I made the decision right away."
Update 3:30 PM: RedWingsTV spoke to Hudler after practice:
September 13, MLive.com: "It's fun to be around with the people at this ice rink,'' Hudler said. "I've been skating in California, but it's not the same. You've got to get game legs, game rhythm.'
He said of the reunion with his teammates: "Chris Osgood. I missed him a lot. He's the best. He was the first one I was thinking about.''


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Russian hackers leak medical files of American athletes
Hackers claim to have evidence of doping by US Olympians
Hackers claim to have evidence of doping by US Olympians
Williams admitted that she has thought about ending her absence from the March tournament having purposely avoided it after alleged heckling and racial abuse
New documentaries contrast the remarkable story of the Williams sisters with the 'unflashy' lifestyle of Britain's world No 2
Perhaps it had all been too good to be true. In the absence of the injured Andy Murray, the stage had been set for Laura Robson to become the focal point of British attention here at the French Open, but for once the 19-year-old failed to deliver. While a 6-3, 6-2 defeat by Caroline Wozniacki was a fair reflection of the two players' rankings – the 22-year-old Dane sits 27 places higher than the Briton at No 10 in the world – there could be no escaping the sense that this was a missed opportunity.
British 19-year-old puts up promising fight against world No 1 but eventually loses 6-2, 6-2
Even when they are no longer here, the Williams sisters cast a long shadow. Yesterday, both the women who had the temerity to send them home found they had inadequate reserves to deal with their next opponents.
Their exit from the tournament, without a set between them yesterday, at least demonstrated that the women's game is not quite the turkey shoot it might have seemed, had one of them gone on to a tenth title in 12 years. But it was always a bit ambitious, to expect Serena and Venus Williams to perceive that bigger picture themselves. Asked to do so, Serena was withering. "Yeah, I'm super happy I lost," she said. "Go, women's tennis."
Venus Williams followed sister Serena out of Wimbledon after her 6-2 6-3 defeat by Tsvetana Pironkova ended American involvement in the women's singles.
The 23-year-old Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova delivered yesterday's big upset in the women's singles draw, knocking out the Russian second seed Vera Zvonareva 6-2, 6-3 on Court Two, to exact revenge for her defeat in last year's three-set semi-final.
A question for you guys: what is it about Serena Williams and Wimbledon? It's something I can't explain. No way. Nobody can. It's a mystery why she loves it here so much – I'm not sure even she can explain it. But she sure does. Absolutely. This is her place.
Even a rusty saw can perform an amputation, and Venus Williams duly made short work of some of the more tenuous delusions that have preceded her return to her favourite theatre of operations. She took exactly an hour to hack her way past an obligingly limp first-round opponent, Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan, 6-3, 6-1. So much for the notion that even the Williams sisters, who have divided nine of the past 11 titles between them, might have ceded the pack a dangerous start this time.
It sometimes seems as if her fashion interests mean more to her than tennis. But not when Wimbledon comes around
A humbler Serena tells Clive White how the Williams are more valued after their absence
Serena's decision to join Venus in next week's Eastbourne field is also excellent news for Wimbledon
With no US players in either world top 10 for the first time, Paul Newman asks what went wrong – and if the decline is terminal
American women's tennis is being given an insight into the future in Miami this week – and the signs are not encouraging. The absence of the Williams sisters through injury is serving only to underline the lack of up-and-coming talent.
Venus Williams insisted that she still had plenty of tennis left in her, but there was an inescapable feeling here yesterday that the women's game was approaching the end of an era.