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iluvdavid
REWATCHING: THE MURDER'S IN THE MAIL Sept 1, 2011 18:28:48 GMT -5
Post by iluvdavid on Sept 1, 2011 18:28:48 GMT -5
ME THREEEE and I wish that spiky hair guy would visit me tooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!
mackidockie
Post by mackidockie on Sept 1, 2011 20:16:55 GMT -5
Sept 1, 2011 15:51:37 GMT -5 @sandra said:
Sept 1, 2011 15:34:48 GMT -5 1987 said:
I may be in the minority here but this sexist, rude, hilarious man vs. woman banter is exactly what I miss in TV today.
I don't think you're in the minority here. Count me in.
Well, among the many, many things that are absent from TV today, this is probably the one that I miss the most. Probably Castle is the closest I could name but it's certainly not the same.
"To Cybill: my first, funniest and most beautiful leading lady." - Bruce Willis.
Taken from a picture hanging over Cybill's kitchen sink in 1985.
I love Castle but the sizzle between Castle and Kate is not nearly as hot as Maddie and David! And Castle may tease Kate but not to the degree that David teased Maddie.
I may be in the minority here but this sexist, rude, hilarious man vs. woman banter is exactly what I miss in TV today. The honesty of the differences in a man and woman. They can't be overlooked but we damn sure try to in efforts to be (cringing here) "politically correct". I think Glenn and the other writers wrote this dynamic brilliantly and in no way made Maddie out to be a joke or a figure of derision.
Moonlighting was a story of 2 flawed characters that we eventually saw grow as a result of each other.
I miss the beautiful, strong character Maddie Hayes running her own business and making it a success - and not needing a man, but rather deciding that she wanted one. She was such a strong, admirable character. I miss even more the charming, adorable guy who challenged her, embarrassed her and delighted her with his comments, personality and attractiveness.
Like I mentioned last year regarding Twas the Episode Before Christmas' ending with the cast singing a Christian based song: we never see this anymore, and never will again. People take things way too seriously now. Some may call it evolving, I call it stifling.
Did David's sexist jokes deter Maddie or keep her from succeeding? Not at all. It was harmless fun. "It was a game. That's all, a game. Now it's not fun any longer."
You want to talk about a show demeaning to women? The Sopranos was the worst. And you know what? I loved every minute of my 2nd favorite show ever.
I have to get back to work now - where I am a female boss to 225 employees. God, I wish some hot, spiky-haired guy would come in and flirt with me and buy me a Seagrams Golden Wine Cooler.
What I miss the most on today's shows is that rapport with the public, how David and Maddie (or Bruce and Cybill) used to talk with the public. You don't see this on TV anymore.
And nowadays to do a musical episode is like "OMG, we did a musical episode! we deserved an Emmy!" Come on, it was like a routine on Moonlighting!
I can't imagine Castle and Kate dancing and singing like Maddie and David either. LOL
Sept 1, 2011 20:20:08 GMT -5 @iluvdavid said:
Yep, Castle has a more calm vibe. The intensity on everything they did in Moonlighting is hard to copy.
When you think about it, Bruce and Cybill were working their asses on the show.
Post by diane on Sept 1, 2011 21:45:03 GMT -5
Folks.....can we draaaaagggggg this discussion back to "The Murder's in the Mail"? Most of this belongs in off topic, so I will probably move some posts.
You all are keeping me hopping this week!

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\section{Introduction}
Phase field crystal (PFC) models, introduced by Elder et al. \cite{Elder_PRL,Elder_PRE} are today widely used in modeling of crystallization, e.g. \cite{Emmerich,granasy_SM,Tang_AM,Tang_JCG,YU}. As a mean-field approach, the PFC model is capable to describe, over diffusive time scales, atomic arrangements, crystalline defects and interface structures of the crystal growth process. The modeling approach has also been generalized to other systems, e.g. liquid crystals. Liquid crystal PFC (LC-PFC) models \cite{lowen_JPCM} are formulated in terms of three order parameter fields including the reduced translational density $\psi(\vec{\emph{r}},t)$, the local nematic order parameter $S(\vec{\emph{r}},t)$, and the mean nematic director $\hat{n}(\vec{\emph{r}},t)$, wherein $\vec{r}=(x,y)$ and $t$ are position and time, respectively. The couplings among these fields in two dimensions produce the liquid crystalline phases, such as isotropic, nematic, columnar/smectic-A, and plastic crystalline phases (a meso-phase which presents ordered translational density field with crystalline symmetry and macroscopically disordered orientation field \cite{Mock_langmuir, demirors_langmuir, hosein_jmc, rey_jpcb, tkachenko_pre}). Achim et al. \cite{Achim_PRE_2011} numerically determined the stable liquid-crystalline phases and Praetorius et al. \cite{Simon_PRE_2013} found the corresponding phase coexistence regions for special coupling-parameter combinations. The latter group also explored the structure and width of the equilibrium PTC-isotropic and PTC-CSA interface as a function of model parameters related to the coupling strength of the three fields and crystal anisotropy.

We here extend these studies to investigate the growth of a PTC nucleus from the isotropic and the CSA phase. Experimental results \cite{glicksman_jcg, oswald_book} have shown such growth processes to produce a large variety of shapes, e.g. with smooth or faceted dendrites, faceted equilibrium shapes or circular shapes. The growth of Succinonitrile and Pivalic acid \cite{glicksman_jcg} from melt e.g. show high similarity with metal systems in terms of the observed morphologies. This suggests that for some plastic materials the coupling strength of the translational and orientational field may have only limited influence on the morphology. Is this specific to these materials or can the coupling strength also play an important role in the shape evolution of plastic crystal growth? Besides the morphology we will also consider topological defects of the nematic director $\hat{n}(\vec{\emph{r}})$. They have already been  considered e.g. in \cite{Mermin_rmp, Alexander_rmp, Achim_PRE_2011, lowen_epl}. Achim et al. \cite{Achim_PRE_2011} obtained vortices, disclinations, sources or sinks, and hyperbolic points in PTC. Cremer et al. \cite{lowen_epl} depicted the topological defect structure in PTC, and proposed a simplified but topologically equivalent model to explain qualitatively how the topological defect structure of hexagonal symmetry arises. Nevertheless, the understanding about the process of topological defect formation is still limited. How does the topological defect originate from the mother phase? How is a topological defect structure of geometric symmetry constructed?  We will answer these questions by visualizing the topological defect formation on particle scale using the LC-PFC model.

\section{liquid crystal PFC model}

\subsection{Free-energy functional}
We consider a formulation of the LC-PFC model using the reduced translational density field $\psi(\vec{r},t)$, and the symmetric and traceless nematic order tensor fields $Q_{ij}(\vec{r},t)$. In two dimensions the $Q_{ij}(\vec{r},t)$ fields are related to the nematic order parameter $S(\vec{r},t)$ and the nematic director $\hat{n}(\vec{r},t)=(n_{1},n_{2})$ fields through
\begin{equation}
Q_{ij}(\vec{r},t)=S(\vec{r},t)\Big(n_{i}(\vec{r},t)n_{j}(\vec{r},t)-\frac{1}{2}\delta_{ij}\Big).
\label{eq:Q_tensor}
\end{equation}
Thus, the nematic order parameter $S(\vec{r},t)$ and nematic director $\hat{n}(\vec{r},t)$ can be obtained from the nematic order tensor $Q_{ij}(\vec{r},t)$. The dimensionless free energy-functional is written as \cite{lowen_JPCM,Achim_PRE_2011,Simon_PRE_2013},
\begin{equation}%
\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\begin{split}
\mathcal{F}[\psi,Q_{ij}]&=\!\int\!\!\dif^{2}r\,\bigg(\!-\frac{\psi^{3}}{3}+\frac{\psi^{4}}{6}
+(\psi-1)\frac{\psi Q^{2}_{kl}}{4}\\
&\hspace{-5mm}+\frac{Q^{2}_{kl}Q^{2}_{mn}}{64}+A_{1}\psi^{2}
+A_{2}\psi(\Laplace+\Laplace^{2})\psi \\[0.5mm]
&\hspace{-5mm}+B_{3}(\partial_{k}\psi)(\partial_{l}Q_{kl})+D_{1}Q^{2}_{kl}+D_{2}(\partial_{l}Q_{kl})^{2}\bigg),
\end{split}
\label{eq:PFCs}
\end{equation}%
where, Einsteins's sum convention is used, $\Laplace\equiv\partial^{2}_{k}$ is the Laplace operator, and $A_{1}$, $A_{2}$, $B_{3}$, $D_{1}$, and $D_{2}$ are dimensionless model parameters, with $A_{1}$ controling the crystalline anisotropy and $B_{3}$ the coupling strength between $\psi(\vec{r},t)$ and $Q_{ij}(\vec{r},t)$.

\subsection{Dynamic equations}
The dynamic equations of $\psi(\vec{r},t)$ and $Q_{ij}(\vec{r},t)$ are deduced
from classical dynamical density functional theory (DDFT), as written by
\cite{RW_prea, RW_preb},
{\allowdisplaybreaks
\begin{align}%
\begin{split}%
\dot{\psi} + \partial_{i} J^{\psi}_{i} &= 0,
\end{split}\label{eq:PFCdI}\\
\begin{split}
\dot{Q}_{ij} + \Phi^{Q}_{ij}           &= 0,
\end{split}\label{eq:PFCdII}%
\end{align}}%
where $J^{\psi}_{i}(\vec{r},t)$ is the dimensionless current and $\Phi^{Q}_{ij}(\vec{r},t)$ is the dimensionless quasi-current. In constant-mobility approximation, this current and quasi-current are given by \cite{Emmerich}
{\allowdisplaybreaks
\begin{align}%
\begin{split}%
\!\!\!\!\!\!J^{\psi}_{i}  = &- 2\alpha_{1}(\partial_{i}\psi^{\natural})
-2\alpha_{3}(\partial_{j}Q^{\natural}_{ij}),
\end{split}\label{eq:Jpsi}\\[3pt]
\begin{split}%
\!\!\!\!\!\!\Phi^{Q}_{ij} = &-4\alpha_{1}(\Laplace Q^{\natural}_{ij})
-2\alpha_{3}\big(2(\partial_{i}\partial_{j}\psi^{\natural})
-\delta_{ij}(\Laplace\psi^{\natural})\big) \!\!\!\!\!\! \\
&+8\alpha_{4}Q^{\natural}_{ij},
\end{split}\label{eq:PhiQ}%
\end{align}}%
where $\alpha_{1}$, $\alpha_{3}$, and $\alpha_{4}$ are dimensionless mobilities. The thermodynamic conjugates $\psi^{\natural}$ and $Q^{\natural}_{ij}$ are given by
\begin{equation}
\psi^{\natural}=\Fdif{\mathcal{F}}{\psi}\;,\qquad
Q_{ij}^{\natural}=\Fdif{\mathcal{F}}{Q_{ij}},
\end{equation}
which read
{\allowdisplaybreaks%
\begin{align}%
\begin{split}%
\psi^{\natural} = &- \psi^{2} + \frac{2}{3}\psi^{3} + (2\psi-1)\frac{Q^{2}_{ij}}{4} +2A_{1}\psi \\
&+ 2A_{2}(\Laplace+\Laplace^{2})\psi -B_{3}(\partial_{i}\partial_{j}Q_{ij}),
\end{split}\label{eq:psiR}\\%
\begin{split}%
Q^{\natural}_{ij} = &\,\psi(\psi-1)Q_{ij} + \frac{Q_{ij}Q^{2}_{kl}}{8} \\
&-B_{3}\big(2(\partial_{i}\partial_{j}\psi)-\delta_{ij}\Laplace\psi\big) + 4D_{1}Q_{ij} \\[2pt]
&-2D_{2}\:\!\partial_{k}\big(\partial_{i}Q_{kj}+\partial_{j}Q_{ki}-\delta_{ij}(\partial_{l}Q_{kl})\big).
\end{split}\label{eq:QR}%
\end{align}}%
The dynamic equations (3) and (4) will be solved numerically by a semi-implicit Fourier method, see appendix A for details.

\section{Results and discussion}

We consider first a PTC nucleus in the isotropic and CSA phase and show that the coupling
strength between the nematic order tensor and the density, $B_3$, has only a minor influence
on the crystal morphology. Secondly, the ordering of the nematic order tensor during growth of a
PTC into the CSA phase is studied. Independent on the coupling strength, $B_3$, +1 disclinations
in the PTC phase are formed by coalescence of two
$+\frac{1}{2}$ disclinations. Only the time evolution and the delay of the defect formation with respect to the interface velocity is dependent on $B_3$.

\subsection{Stationary Interfaces}

All simulations are carried out with $A_2=14$, $D_1=1$ and $D_2=0.8$.
\begin{figure}[htbp]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=5cm]{fig1}
\end{center}
\vspace{-5mm}
\caption{LC-PFC phase diagrams as function of $\bar{\psi}_{0}$ and
  $A_{1}$ for $B_{3}=0, -0.4$ (a), and $-1.6$ (b) that correspond to zero, weak, and
  strong coupling strength between the density field and the nematic-order
  field, respectively. The small letters correspond to parameters used in our
  simulations below. \label{fig:PD}}
\end{figure}
\begin{figure*}[htbp!]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=15.7cm]{fig2}
\end{center}
\vspace{-5mm}
\caption{The equilibrium shape of the PTC nucleus in the isotropic phase (top) for
  $B_{3}=0$ (a) and $B_{3}=-1.6$ (b) and the corresponding contour
  line and aspect ratio $\alpha$ as a function of $A_1$ in (c). The considered examples a-d and e-h
  correspond to the depicted points in Fig. \ref{fig:PD}. The inlets show the obtained equilibrium
  shapes for two selected points. The morphology of a PTC nucleus in a CSA phase
  (bottom) for $A_{1}=1.5$, where the close-packed direction of the PTC phase is parallel
  to the stripe in the CSA phase. (d) show the equilibrium PTC shapes for $B_{3}=0$ for the considered examples a'-d',
  (e) shows the shapes of growing PTC for $B_3=-1.6$ for h'-e', again corresponding to the depicted points in Fig.
  \ref{fig:PD}. The inlets again show selected growth shapes. (f) shows the aspect ratio  $\alpha$ as a function of $A_1$
  for the equilibrium PTC shape for $B_{3} = 0$ and the growing shape for $B_{3}=-1.6$. (g) shows the definition of
  crystal unit vectors $a_1$ and $a_2$.} \label{fig:PTC-ISO-CSA}
\end{figure*}
Variations of these parameters turn out to show only minor effects on the considered situation of isotropic, PTC and CSA phases. We vary the mean density $\bar{\psi}_{0}$, anisotropy $A_1$ and coupling
strength $B_3$, which can be used to control the liquid crystal
phases ~\cite{Achim_PRE_2011, Simon_PRE_2013}.

In Fig.~\ref{fig:PD}, the phase diagram without coupling to the nematic tensor,
$B_3=0$, is compared to the phase diagrams with weak and strong coupling,
$B_3=-0.4$~resp.~$-1.6$.
The structure of the phase diagrams reflect that of the classical PFC,
where the PTC and the CSA phase correspond to the crystal and
stripe phase, cf.~\cite{Elder_PRL}.  Thus, analog to the classical PFC $A_1$ is
connected to the undercooling.
The coupling strength does not change the phase diagram qualitatively. Small
coupling, $B_3=-0.4$, shows no influence, only strong
coupling, $B_3=-1.6$, slightly increases the region of a stable PTC phase.
Thus, the coexistence region of a PTC-isotropic and a PTC-CSA phase is nearly independent
on $B_3$ and allows us to study the interface properties dependent on coupling
strength,~$B_3$, only. In order to minimize boundary effects in our simulations, a single PTC nucleus is
considered in the center of the simulation domain. To neglect induced stresses by the boundaries, the
parameters $A_1$ and $B_3$ are
varied and the corresponding $\bar{\psi}_{0}$ value is chosen carefully to assure
coexistence  with the surrounding phase, cf.~\cite{Simon_PRE_2013}.
As long as we are in the coexistence
region of the phase diagram, variations in $\bar{\psi}_{0}$ do not change the
morphology but
determines the size of the PTC nucleus. Size dependence for very small nuclei, as
observed in \cite{Backofen} can here be neglected as only large enough PTC crystals are considered.
The domain size is at least 2 times bigger than the shown PTC crystal for the
coexistence with the CSA phase and possible size
dependencies are regularly checked by enlarging the simulation box and comparing the results.

\subsubsection{Equilibrium shape of PTC in isotropic phase}

The equilibrium shape of a PTC nucleus in the isotropic phase is simulated for
increasing $A_1$. Simulation results and parameters are summarized in Fig.~\ref{fig:PTC-ISO-CSA} (a)-(c).
For every equilibrium shape the interface has been extracted and normalized by
the extension of the PTC nucleus in [12]-direction. Without coupling, $B_3=0$,
the shape changes from a perfect hexagon, $A_1=1.5$, to a circle, $A_1=3$. The
width of the interface seen in the inlet of Fig.~\ref{fig:PTC-ISO-CSA} (a) widens
for increasing $A_1$. This corresponds to the findings in classical PFC for
decreasing undercooling, cf. \cite{Backofen}. Coupling to the nematic tensor
does not change the picture at all, see Fig.~\ref{fig:PTC-ISO-CSA} (b). The
anisotropy of the nucleus is quantified by the reduced aspect ratio
$\alpha$ (ratio of the nucleus extension in [10]- and [12]-direction).
Based on the Wulff construction, the aspect ratio
$\alpha$ relates to the anisotropy of the line energy~\cite{Khare_SS, Backofen}.
Thus, the nematic order has minor influence on the anisotropy of the line energy
of the PTC phase in the isotropic phase and the anisotropy is well controlled by
$A_1$ only and reflects the results of classical PFC~\cite{Backofen}.

\subsubsection{Crystal shape of PTC in CSA phase}

For PTC growth in the CSA phase, the orientation of the nucleus with respect to the stripes
of the CSA phase becomes important. We consider two set ups. Firstly, the
[12]-direction of the PTC crystal is perpendicular to the stripes. That is,
closed packed layers of the crystal and stripes of the CSA phase are aligned
perfectly (case I).  Secondly, the crystal is rotated by $\frac{\pi}{2}$ and
the stripes do not fit the particle layers (case II).

The simulation results for case I are shown in  Fig.~\ref{fig:PTC-ISO-CSA} (d)-(f).
As before, the growth of a small PTC nucleus is simulated until a steady state
is reached. The anisotropy of the steady state is again controlled by
$A_1$. Increasing $A_1$ changes the morphology from faceted to round,~Fig.~\ref{fig:PTC-ISO-CSA} (d).
But the round shapes are here elongated along the stripes, while the
faceted shapes are elongated perpendicular to the stripes.
Unlike growth into the isotropic phase, the
growth kinetics is very anisotropic for small $A_1$. That is, the growth of the
crystal facet in [12]-direction is faster than the growth of the
[21]-facet.
This leads to a smaller [12]-facet compared to the [21]-facet
of the stationary crystal. The ratio of the length of two facets is
dependent on initial condition and domain size of the simulation. Thus, they
are just metastable or frozen states and do not represent the overall anisotropy of
the interface energy. But, as there has been always facets, we can conclude
that the line energy has strong minima for [12]- and [21]-facets, but we
cannot judge the energy ratio between them.

Increasing the coupling strength, $B_3$, the transition from faceted to round
shapes does not change, but the elongation of the round shapes along the
stripes is slightly increased, see~Fig.~\ref{fig:PTC-ISO-CSA} (e).
The coupling strength in this situation is more important than for the
PTC-isotropic interface.

\begin{figure}[htbp!]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=8cm]{fig3}
\end{center}
\vspace{-5mm}
\caption{The PTC shape in the CSA phase for $A_{1}=1.5$, $B_{3}=0$ (a) and (c) and
  $B_{3}=-1.6$ (b) and (d), where the closed packed crystal direction is
  perpendicular to the stripe in the CSA phase. (c) and (d) show a sketch of the PTC
  shape in CSA phase. \label{fig:PTC-CSAII}}
\end{figure}
In case II, the crystal is rotated and the simulations are done as before.
The PTC crystal does not fit anymore into the layers of the CSA phase,
see Fig.~\ref{fig:PTC-CSAII}. In this configuration only small crystals for small $A_1$ could be stabilized. Various attempts to
increase nucleus sizes lead to rotating or vanishing crystals.
The [10]-plane of the PTC crystal is  parallel to the stripes and stabilized
by the CSA phase.  This leads roughly to a hexagon with the edges in
[10]-direction
cut. The CSA phase is also distorted near the interface. If the
stripes do not fit to the structure of the PTC crystal, the crystal and the CSA
phase is
inhomogeneously strained. This is clearly shown by the bending of the closed packed
particle layers in Fig.~\ref{fig:PTC-CSAII}~(b)~ and the waviness of the
stripes in the CSA phase. The coupling strength
increases the discussed
features and lead to nearly rectangular shapes,
Fig.~\ref{fig:PTC-CSAII}~(b,d). Thus, case~II is
energetically penalized by the elastic stress in the crystal induced by
the surrounding CSA phase and will most likely not occur in liquid crystal
phase transition. In the following we will concentrate on case~I.

\subsection{Topological defect formation}

The PTC phase exhibits not only the  characteristics of
the crystalline phase, but also shows nematic ordering with topological
defects. Here we examine, how the nematic ordering evolves at the PTC-isotropic
and the PTC-CSA interface.
The simulations are set up as above. But we restrict ourselves to the
interface in the regime of  constant growth velocity.
Fig.~\ref{fig:top-def-1} shows the nematic order parameter $S(\vec{r})$ and director
$\hat{n}(\vec{r})$ at the [12]-interface. In the PTC phase along the shown
direction, $+1$ vortices and pairs of $-\frac{1}{2}$ disclinations alternate~\cite{Achim_PRE_2011}.
\begin{figure}[htbp!]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=8.5cm]{fig4}
\end{center}
\vspace{0mm} \caption{The topological structure of the PTC phase grown from
  the isotropic phase (a) and the CSA phase (b). The magnified view of area
  denoted by black boxes in (a) and (b) is given in (c) and (d), respectively,
  where the short arrows represent the director field of the topological
  structure.} \label{fig:top-def-1}
\end{figure}
Towards the isotropic phase the nematic order parameter not only decreases, but also the
structure of the ordering changes, see Fig.~\ref{fig:top-def-1} (a) and (c) and for details Fig. ~\ref{fig:top-def-2}.
The $+1$ vortex splits in two $+\frac{1}{2}$ disclinations. This
disclination pair increases its distance and finally vanishes as the
nematic ordering vanishes. Growth towards the CSA phase, changes the situation
only a little, Fig.~\ref{fig:top-def-1} (b) and (d).
The PTC and CSA phase show different nematic
ordering, but the splitting of $+1$ vortices is also observed.
Furthermore, in the PTC isotropic growth the nematic order parameter forms a
weak columnar structure ahead of the growth front. Thus, the PTC isotropic
phase transition has an intermediate stripe phase.
The structure of the topological defects of the nematic director
$\hat{n}(\vec{r},t)$ at the PTC growth front are similar for both cases.

\begin{figure}[btp!]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=8.5cm]{fig5}
\end{center}
\vspace{-5mm} \caption{The snapshots of the topological defect structure
  formation in the region enclosed by square box in Fig. \ref{fig:top-def-1} (b) during the PTC
  growth in the CSA phase. d1 and d2 are a pair of $+ \frac{1}{2}$ disclinations.
  The PTC-CSA interface moves from bottom to top from (a) to (f), and
  for (d) and (e) the region around d1 and d2 is locating inside the PTC-CSA
  interface.} \label{fig:top-def-2}
\end{figure}
Fig.~\ref{fig:top-def-2} shows the
formation process of the topological defect structure of the PTC
phase grown towards the CSA phase. Firstly, fluctuation in the $\hat{n}(\vec{r},t)$ field and nematic
order parameter field $S(\vec{r},t)$ arises up at the
PTC growth front. This leads to $+\frac{1}{2}$ and
$-\frac{1}{2}$ disclination pairs, Fig. \ref{fig:top-def-2} (a) and (b). Next, two $+\frac{1}{2}$ disclinations
approach each other gradually and coalescence into a $+1$ vortex, Fig. \ref{fig:top-def-2}
(c) and (e). The $-\frac{1}{2}$ disclinations do not move. At the end, a basic
unit, the $+1$ vortex surrounded by six $-\frac{1}{2}$ disclinations is
formed, Fig. \ref{fig:top-def-2} (f).
This constitutes the topological defect structure in the bulk
PTC phase. It was found that the coalescence of two disclinations with the
same charge is energetically unfavored \cite{Lopez-Leon_pre}. Nevertheless,
during PTC growth, the advancing interface drives coalescence of two $+\frac{1}{2}$
disclinations. In the following, the kinetics of this topological defects
formation will be discussed in more detail.
\begin{figure}[htbp!]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=8.5cm]{fig6}
\end{center}
\vspace{-5mm} \caption{The growth kinetics of PTC-CSA interface. The displacement of PTC-CSA interface versus time $t$ (a), and
  growth velocity (b) for various $B_{3}$. $X$ is the position of PTC-CSA
  interface at different times, and $X_{0}$ the initial position at time
  $t_{0}$. \label{fig:interface-vel}}
\end{figure}
Firstly, we study the growth velocity of the PTC nucleus from the CSA
phase along the direction normal to stripes as shown in Fig. \ref{fig:top-def-1} (b). After some
initial relaxation the displacement of the PTC-CSA interface increases linearly
with time and a constant growth velocity, $V_{int}$, is achieved,
Fig.~\ref{fig:interface-vel} (a). The dependence of the growth velocity on the
coupling strength $B_3$ is
shown in Fig.~\ref{fig:interface-vel} (b). A strong and weak coupling regime can
be identified.
For strong coupling,
the growth velocity increases linearly with $B_{3}$, changing from -1.6 to
-0.8. For weak coupling, when $B_{3}$ is in the range between $-0.8$ and $-0.4$,
the growth velocity shows little dependence on $B_{3}$. Starting from the
growth velocity $V_{int}$, the defect moving velocity $V_{d}$ is scaled as
$\widetilde{V}=V_{d}/V_{int}$, and time $t$ is scaled as
$\widetilde{t}=t/(a_s/V_{int})$, with the lattice constant of the CSA phase $a_s=2\pi/\sqrt{1/2} \approx
  8.8858$. This can be used to count the number of
lattices in the CSA phase that the PTC-CSA interface has advanced.
\begin{figure}[htbp!]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=8.5cm]{fig7}
\end{center}
\vspace{-5mm} \caption{The moving trajectory of two $+ \frac{1}{2}$ disclinations d1 and d2, corresponding to Fig. \ref{fig:top-def-2}, as represented by the $S(\vec{r},t)$ profile (a), profile of density field corresponding to the $S(\vec{r},t)$ when $t=130$ (i.e., $\widetilde{t}=12.5$) (b), the position (c), and the velocity (d) of d1 and d2. Note that the red dashed line in (a) and (b) denotes the region in the vicinity of d1 and d2, and the region on the left side of the red dashed line in (b) is the PTC phase, the region on the right sides of the blue dash doted line is the CSA phase, and the region between the two lines is the PTC-CSA interface (the left and the right boundary of the interface is determined by the criterion that the height of the peaks is lower than 0.95 of that in the bulk PTC phase and the CSA phase, respectively). The arrows in (a) denote the moving direction of d1 and d2.} \label{fig:defect-vel-detail}
\end{figure}
The coalescence of two $+\frac{1}{2}$ disclinations is illustrated in
Fig. \ref{fig:defect-vel-detail} in more detail. The position of the topological defects are easily
identified at the minima of the nematic order parameter $S(\vec{r})$, Fig. \ref{fig:defect-vel-detail} (a).
Initially, there are two minima in $S(\vec{r},t)$ profiles
which correspond to the disclinations d1 and d2, respectively. The two minima approach
gradually and coalesce finally at $\widetilde{t}={19.1}$.
To compare the evolution of the density field and
the orientational field, we extract the density profile when the PTC-CSA interface
is sweeping the region around d1 and d2 at $\widetilde{t}=12.5$.
As shown in Fig. \ref{fig:defect-vel-detail} (b), the peak value
of the density profile at the position marked by the left red dash line almost
equals that of the bulk PTC phase. However, the corresponding
$S(\vec{r},t)$ profile at the same time ($\widetilde{t}=12.5$) indicates that
the evolution of the orientational field in the region
around d1 and d2 is still far from being completed. The distance between d1
and d2 versus $\widetilde{t}$ is illustrated in Fig. \ref{fig:defect-vel-detail} (c). We can see that d1
and d2 move nearly symmetrically. The velocities of d1 and d2 are given in
Fig. \ref{fig:defect-vel-detail} (d). The largest velocity occurs about the time $\widetilde{t}=12.5$.
This corresponds to the moment when the growth front is sweeping the
region around d1 and d2, which corresponds to the state in Fig. \ref{fig:top-def-2} (e), and when the density field
evolution around d1 and d2 has almost completed, as shown in Fig. \ref{fig:defect-vel-detail} (b). With the
PTC-CSA interface approaching the region around d1 and d2, the velocities
of d1 and d2 increase rapidly,
while decrease steeply after the interface left away from them. In other
words, the evolution of topological defect formation is accelerated by the
advancing PTC-CSA interface. When the $+1$ vortex forms through the
coalescence of d1 and d2, the interface has moved forward by a distance of
about 20 lattice constants compared with the position when it passes d1 and
d2.
\begin{figure}[htbp!]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=8.5cm]{fig8}
\end{center}
\vspace{-5mm} \caption{The influences of coupling strength $B_3$ on
  topological defects formation kinetics: (a) the velocity of two $+
  \frac{1}{2}$  disclinations during the formation of $+1$ vortex for various
  $B_{3}$, and (b) the peak value of the velocity curves as shown in (a) as a
  function of $B_{3}$.} \label{fig:defect-vel-B}
\end{figure}

Finally, we investigated the influence of coupling strength on $+1$ vortex
formation kinetics. As shown in Fig. \ref{fig:defect-vel-B} (a), with coupling strength increasing
by decreasing $B_{3}$ from -0.4 to -1.6, the peaks of velocity curves
increase, and the scaled time $\widetilde{t}$ needed for the formation of a
$+1$ vortex decreases. This indicates that the evolution from d1 and d2 to a
$+1$ vortex can be completed faster for higher coupling strength. The dependence
of peak velocities of
the curves in Fig. \ref{fig:defect-vel-B} (a) on $B_{3}$ is summarized in Fig. \ref{fig:defect-vel-B} (b). For weak
coupling strength when $B_{3}$ is between $-0.8$ and $-0.4$, the peak velocities of d1
and d2 are nearly the same, and the motion of d1 and d2 are approximately
symmetrical. However, with coupling strength increasing further ($B_{3}<-1.0$),
the peak velocities of d1 and d2 increase substantially, and d1,
the disclination moving along the same direction as the PTC-CSA interface advances,
has a larger peak velocity than that of d2, moving opposite to the
PTC-CSA interface. Thus, it is shown that the increase of coupling strength
accelerates  the topological defect formation during PTC growth.

\section{Conclusion}
In summary, by using the LC-PFC model we have
investigated the growth of PTC nucleus from the isotropic phase and the CSA phase on
particle scale. An overall picture for the growth of the PTC phase is presented for shape evolution
and nematic topological defect structure formation. It is demonstrated that the shape evolution for the
PTC phase growth are mainly
determined by crystalline anisotropy. The coupling
strength exerts little influence on the shape of growing PTC
nucleus. Only the shape of the PTC nucleus grown from the CSA phase also
depends on the misorientation of PTC and CSA. Moreover, for the formation
process of the nematic topological structure of the PTC phase, the formation
of the PTC topological structure starts from nucleation of $+\frac{1}{2}$ and
$-\frac{1}{2}$ disclination pairs at the PTC growth front, and leads to
the coalescence of $+\frac{1}{2}$ pairs forming a
hexagonal cell consisting of one $+1$ vortex surrounded by six $-\frac{1}{2}$
disclinations. The coupling strength influences the kinetics of
topological defect formation, and strong coupling strength accelerates the
formation of nematic topological structure. Thus, while morphological shapes of plastic crystals
might look similar to that of metal systems, the dynamics of the growth process shows strong differences.

For future work, it is interesting and meaningful to extend the present study to three spatial dimensions. The topological defect formation of plastic crystal with crystal structures, such as simple cubic, body-centered crystal, face-centered crystal, etc., may provide more amazing scenarios of topological defect formation. Also, it is worth to study the plastic crystal growth with polar and non-spherical particles.

\begin{acknowledgments}
This work has been supported by EU FP7, PHASEFIELD under no.247504, German Science Foundation within SPP1296 (Grant No. Vo899/7), Nature Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.10974228, 51071128), and 2013 DAAD-CSC postdoctoral scholarship.
\end{acknowledgments}

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Ordinary measurements reveal the unknown. Quantum measurements create it.
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Measurements take the guesswork out of everyday questions. Want to know how hot it is? Consult a thermometer. Need to know if that new bookcase will fit in your living room? Bust out the tape measure. Thermometers, tape measures, scales, radar guns, GPS receivers—they all interact in some way with the world around us and assign values to its properties.
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David Hawthorne has a great life. His job as a professor at a prestigious Dallas college is everything he hoped for. Now that his brother is back from the Navy, life seems to be settling down. All he needs to do is finish the book he's working on and his tenure will be assured. When he gets invited to interview a reclusive expert, he knows he's gotten lucky. But being the stepson of Sean Taggart comes with its drawbacks, including an overprotective mom who sends a security detail to keep him safe. He doesn't need a bodyguard, but when Tessa Santiago shows up on his doorstep, the idea of her giving him close cover doesn't seem so bad.
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Tessa glanced down at her watch. She was standing in front of her building ten minutes early, and there was a big part of her that wanted him to be late. Really late. Annoyingly late.
There had to be something about the man that wasn't perfect beyond his connection to her employer.
She'd come down when she realized if she stayed inside one minute more she was going to decide to change again. Because she'd been halfway to convincing herself that she could do a fine job as a bodyguard in that curve-hugging dress that gave her so much confidence. Lots of bodyguards wore four-inch heels and a push-up bra. Yeah, sure they did.
Coming down here had saved her so much discomfort because in her line of business, slacks, a sensible shirt and shoes, and a blazer were the only way to go. The blazer hid her shoulder holster in a way that off-the-shoulder sex dress never would. And she didn't care that Hollywood assassins could stuff any number of weapons between their thighs. Hers did not work that way.
It's not a big deal.
The words David had said haunted her. What did that mean? It's not a big deal. It had felt like a big deal. Not texting that smart hottie back had been a big fucking deal to her. She'd agonized over it, and he'd just kind of let it wash over him. He'd taken his shot and moved on. She had thought of nothing but him for weeks.
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Tessa is amazing at her job. What she doesn't feel amazing at is the rest of her life. When she calls off her engagement, she knows she made the right choice, but seeing her ex-fiancé at work is tough. When she needs to get away from the happy almost family, she heads to the bar. It's there that she meets Professor David.
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Kevin Anderson survives Wimbledon marathon semifinal, beats John Isner
It took more than six hours but Kevin Anderson has finally reached the Wimbledon men's final. He beat John Isner 7-6 (6), 6-7 (5), 6-7 (9), 6-4, 26-24 to deny the American a spot in the final.
Kevin Anderson survives Wimbledon marathon semifinal, beats John Isner It took more than six hours but Kevin Anderson has finally reached the Wimbledon men's final. He beat John Isner 7-6 (6), 6-7 (5), 6-7 (9), 6-4, 26-24 to deny the American a spot in the final. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2Lemf1s
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Kevin Anderson celebrates match point against John Isner (USA) during their Wimbledon semifinal match July 13.(Photo: Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports)
It took more than six hours and 30 minutes, but Kevin Anderson has finally reached the Wimbledon men's final.
Anderson beat John Isner 7-6 (6), 6-7 (5), 6-7 (9), 6-4, 26-24 to deny the American a spot in the final. It would have been the first Grand Slam final for Isner.
It was the second-longest match in Wimbledon history. Isner, of course, was also involved in the longest match. In 2010, he beat Nicolas Mahut 70-68 in the fifth set after 11 hours, 5 minutes.
"Obviously I'm very pleased to get through, but at the same time definitely feel for John, as well," Anderson said. "It's not easy losing matches, regardless of the scoreline, in this sort of setting, semifinals at Wimbledon, but especially in those sort of conditions with such a close scoreline."
The fifth set alone lasted nearly 3 hours as the semifinal became a test of endurance more than skill. Anderson finally earned the go-ahead service break with the help of a point in which the right-hander tumbled to his backside, scrambled back to his feet and hit a shot lefty.
"Obviously not a conscious thought. I just put the racquet in my left hand and managed to hit a pretty decent shot," Anderson said. "Obviously that ended up being pretty key for me."
In the middle of a 6-hour match, Kevin Anderson fell down and switched hands on a return 😎 pic.twitter.com/dfL3uJ7R2F
— ESPN (@espn) July 13, 2018
Anderson will play the winner of the second semifinal between Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. The two took Centre Court at about 8 p.m. local time after a long wait in the locker room.
Anderson, 32, came back from two sets down to upset top seed Roger Federer in Wednesday's quarterfinals. This is the second Grand Slam final for the South African, who was runner-up at the 2017 U.S. Open.
It's obviously a disappointment for Isner, who has played the best tennis of his career on the grass courts at this Wimbledon. He was trying to become the first American since Andy Roddick in 2009 to reach the Wimbledon men's singles final.
"I competed hard. That's what it comes down to," Isner said. "That's what I have to be proud of. It stinks to lose, but I gave it everything I had out there. I just lost to someone who is just a little bit better at the end."
Contributing: Associated Press
Royals and celebrities spotted at Wimbledon
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge jokes with her husband Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge in the Royal Box. The two watched Kevin Anderson play Novak Djokovic in the men's final at Wimbledon on July 15. GLYN KIRK, AFP/Getty Images
Duchess Kate wore a lovely Dolce & Gabbana yellow dress to Wimbledon on July 15. Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge pass British Prime Minister Theresa May as they attend the men's singles final on July 15. Clive Brunskill
Kate Winslet attends the men's singles final at Wimbledon on July 15. Karwai Tang, WireImage
British actor Hugh Grant sits in the Royal Box before South Africa's Kevin Anderson plays Serbia's Novak Djokovic in their men's singles final match at Wimbledon. GLYN KIRK, AFP/Getty Images
British actor Benedict Cumberbatch sits in the Royal Box before the men's singles final match at Wimbledon. GLYN KIRK, AFP/Getty Images
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge attend the men's singles final on day thirteen of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships on July 15. Clive Brunskill, Getty Images
British actor Tom Hiddleston sits in the Royal Box before South Africa's Kevin Anderson plays Serbia's Novak Djokovic in their men's singles final match at Wimbledon on July 15. GLYN KIRK, AFP/Getty Images
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge attend the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 15. Karwai Tang, WireImage
Jelena Djokovic (right) and 4-year-old son Stefan in attendance for Novak Djokovic's match against Kevin Anderson in the Wimbledon final. Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge attends the Men's Singles final during the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 15. Clive Brunskill, Getty Images
Jelena Djokovic applauds as her husband Serbia's Novak Djokovic wins the first set against South Africa's Kevin Anderson in their men's singles final match at Wimbledon. GLYN KIRK, AFP/Getty Images
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attend the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 14. They watched the women's final. Karwai Tang, WireImage
Kelsey O'Neal, who is married to South Africa's Kevin Anderson, watches him play Serbia's Novak Djokovic in the men's singles final. GLYN KIRK, AFP/Getty Images
British actor Eddie Redmayne speaks with his wife Hannah in the Royal Box before South Africa's Kevin Anderson plays Serbia's Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon. NEIL HALL, AFP/Getty Images
Tiger Woods sits in Serena Williams' player's box during the women's singles final match between Serena and Angelique Kerber at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London on July 14. Andrew Couldridge, AP
Duchess Kate of Cambridge (left) and Duchess Meghan of Sussex in attendance for the Novak Djokovic vs. Rafael Nadal match. Susan Mullane, USA TODAY Sports
Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, (L) and Britain's Meghan, Duchess of Sussex take their seat in the Royal box on Centre Court before watching Serbia's Novak Djokovic play against Spain's Rafael Nadal during the continuation of their men's singles semi-final match during the 2018 Wimbledon Championships on July 14. OLI SCARFF, AFP/Getty Images
Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, (R) and Britain's Meghan, Duchess of Sussex take their seats in the Royal box on Centre Court before watching Serbia's Novak Djokovic play against Spain's Rafael Nadal during the continuation of their men's singles semifinal match during the 2018 Wimbledon Championships on July 14. OLI SCARFF, AFP/Getty Images
Britain's Meghan, Duchess of Sussex reacts as she sits in the Royal box on Centre Court before watching Serbia's Novak Djokovic play against Spain's Rafael Nadal during the 2018 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club on July 14. OLI SCARFF, AFP/Getty Images
British Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton (left) and British-American journalist and editor, Anna Wintour take their seats on Centre Court before watching Serena Williams play Angelique Kerber on July 14. OLI SCARFF, AFP/Getty Images
Martina Navratilova, Billie Jean King and Ilana Kloss, commissioner of World TeamTennis, in attendance for the Novak Djokovic vs. Rafael Nadal match. Susan Mullane, USA TODAY Sports
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attends the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 14. Karwai Tang, WireImage
Actress Thandie Newton, center, watches the men's singles semifinal match between Novak Djokovic of Serbia and Rafael Nadal of Spain at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships on July 14. Andrew Couldridge, AP
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge attends the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 14. Clive Mason, Getty Images
Emma Watson attends the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 14. Karwai Tang, WireImage
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent attends day twelve of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 14. Clive Mason, Getty Images
Actress Jenna Coleman in attendance for the John Isner vs. Kevin Anderson match. Susan Mullane, USA TODAY Sports
Pierce Brosnan and his wife Keely Shaye Smith attend Day 11 at Wimbledon. Karwai Tang, WireImage
US actress Amber Heard watches the men's semifinal between John Isner and Milos Raonic. Nic Bothma, EPA-EFE
Billie Jean King and Ilana Kloss, commissioner of World TeamTennis, in the Royal Box for the Serena Williams vs, Julia Goerges match. Susan Mullane, USA TODAY Sports
Bjorn Borg attends Day 11 at Wimbledon. Matthew Stockman, Getty Images
Munn attends Day 10 at Wimbledon. Karwai Tang, WireImage
Erica Stoll and Rory McIlroy attend Day 9 at Wimbledon. Clive Brunskill, Getty Images
Richard Branson attends Day 9 at Wimbledon. Julian Finney, Getty Images
Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel in attendance for the Serena Williams-Camila Giorgi match. Susan Mullane, USA TODAY Sports
Cara McConnell, Olivia Munn and Alexis Ohanian attend the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 6. Karwai Tang, WireImage
Rapper Drake sits on Centre Court before Serena Williams plays against Camila Giorgi. Daniel Leal-Olivas, AFP/Getty Images
Irish golfer Rory McIlroy and wife Erica sit on centre court to watch Serbia's Novak Djokovic play Japan's Kei Nishikori during their men's singles quarterfinals match during the 2018 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 11. GLYN KIRK, AFP/Getty Images
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall meets Sergeant Kelly Griffith as she attends day nine of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 11. WPA Pool, Getty Images
Actress Michelle Dockery attends Day 8 at Wimbledon. Michael Steele, Getty Images
Vanessa Redgrave and her son Carlo Gabriel Nero attend Day 8 at Wimbledon. Karwai Tang, WireImage
Reddit co-founder and Serena Williams husband Alexis Ohanian. Susan Mullane, USA TODAY Sports
English actor William Jack Poulter (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, We're the Millers, The Maze Runner, The Revenant). Susan Mullane, USA TODAY Sports
Pippa Middleton and her brother James. Susan Mullane, USA TODAY Sports
Singer Ellie Goulding. Clive Brunskill, Getty Images
Mirka Federer, Roger Federer's wife. Glyn Kirk, AFP/Getty Images
Prince Felix of Luxembourg. Gerry Penny, EPA
Bec Hewitt, wife of Lleyton Hewitt. Matthew Lewis, Getty Images
British singer Cliff Richard. Ben Stansall, AFP/Getty Images
Former tennis player and Wimbledon champion Boris Becker. Neil Hall, EPA-EFE
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Leon Smith, captain of Great Britain's Davis Cup team. Matthew Lewis, Getty Images
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Who is going to win democrat nominee 2020?
Polls on politics, news, current affairs and history.
Who is going to win democrat nominee?
Who is going to win democrat nominee 2020?#15059234
By Zionist Nationalist - 13 Jan 2020 21:09
We have 3 main candidates at this point the rest are not relevant.
also vote for the one you think will win not want to win
Zionist Nationalist
Ideology: None
Location: Israel, Galilee
Re: Who is going to win democrat nominee 2020?#15059268
I think Sanders will steal the nomination. Warren would have been a nice choice in previous cycles, but having Trump run against another woman candidate would feel too much like 2016 again and it would distract the election from kitchen table issues. Sanders is the only candidate capable of exposing Trump's neocon fraud to the working class.
Donna wrote: I think Sanders will steal the nomination. Warren would have been a nice choice in previous cycles, but having Trump run against another woman candidate would feel too much like 2016 again and it would distract the election from kitchen table issues. Sanders is the only candidate capable of exposing Trump's neocon fraud to the working class.
I think sanders is the only one that can beat Trump but I think they going to nominate Senile Joe
Sanders is 78 year old heart attack survivor if he gets elected he may not live to second term
If Democrats want to win, they'll nominate Sanders. He's the only one with a coherent, consistent platform that actually addresses real issues for the working class. It also helps that he doesn't have a long list of embarrassing gaffes, like pretending to be Native American or insane rambling about how he has "hairy legs that turn blonde in the sun".
I want to like Elizabeth Warren, but she's absolutely terrible on foreign policy and her version of "Medicare for All" makes no sense. Plus, she's currently doing her best to win the #StillWithHer crowd, which has led to a hell of a lot of cringe.
Biden is senile old man with a long record of racism, sexism, warmongering, corruption and general bullshit. Trump is better at all of those things.
If by some hideous anti-miracle the nominee is the rat-faced CIA spook Pete Buttigieg, I expect the Democrats would lose all 50 states and DC. Which would, admittedly, be hilarious for a few weeks before Trump's second inauguration.
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By ness31 - 14 Jan 2020 14:59
Is Tulsi Gabbard dem? I'd like her to win thanks.
Order is for schmucks.
Zionist Nationalist wrote: ...also vote for the one you think will win not want to win
BigSteve wrote: Huh?
I said this to the democrat supporters here
My preference, in order, is:
Warren, Sanders, Pete..
But at this point I'd even vote for that Steyers goofball.
By Code Rood - 14 Jan 2020 17:41
ness31 wrote: Is Tulsi Gabbard dem? I'd like her to win thanks.
I'd like her to win too, but her chances are very slim since she seems to be the only sane person when it comes to foreign policy.
But anyway, it's probably going to be Warren. So in other words, a walk in the park for the Donald. Trump's luck is that he got impeached and that the main Democratic candidates are either insane or have one foot in the grave, else he would be annihilated.
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Zionist Nationalist wrote: I said this to the democrat supporters here
Your poll allows for a single selection.
You can't ask someone to pick who they think will get the nomination and who they don't want to get it, but that seems like what you're doing...
BigSteve wrote: You can't ask someone to pick who they think will get the nomination and who they don't want to get it, but that seems like what you're doing...
He said vote for the person you think will win the nomination, not who you want to win the nomination. It's pretty straightforward, and involves making one choice. Leave your personal preference out, and pick who you think will win the Democratic nomination.
Heisenberg wrote: He said vote for the person you think will win the nomination, not who you want to win the nomination. It's pretty straightforward, and involves making one choice. Leave your personal preference out, and pick who you think will win the Democratic nomination.
Here's what he said: "We have 3 main candidates at this point the rest are not relevant. also vote for the one you think will win not want to win"
The word "also" would mean "in addition to" or "additionally". In other words, it's asking you to make two choices.
The way the question reads, at the onset, is pretty obvious. Of the three, who do you think will get the nomination. But then it asks you to pick the candidate who you think doesn't want to be the nominee (that's the "also vote for the one you think will win not want to win" part).
As if that would make any sense at all.
It's a poorly worded question, and is miles away from being straightforward...
BigSteve wrote: Wrong.
I said 3 main candidates remain at this point and you can choose only ONE who you THINK have the most chance to win the nominee not the one who you want to win (if you support the democrats)
Zionist Nationalist wrote: I said 3 main candidates remain at this point and you can choose only ONE who you THINK have the most chance to win the nominee not the one who you want to win (if you support the democrats)
What does "also vote for the one you think will win not want to win" mean then?
Words mean things. You can't change what they mean because you worded a question poorly...
By annatar1914 - 14 Jan 2020 22:37
Zionist Nationalist wrote: We have 3 main candidates at this point the rest are not relevant.
Biden will win the Democratic nomination as candidate for US President, because the establishment has designated him as such. This is his gold watch for his retirement party. Warren's candidacy is a fake sop to the Hillary-type voters and also serves to steal just a little of Sander's thunder along the race should he get ideas of being a serious candidate. Sanders himself is a fake candidate just as the other two are, because his role is to make Biden and the others look more moderate or centrist liberal as he represents ironically the younger and outlier wackadoodle fringe of the Democratic Party, geriatric establishment shill that he is notwithstanding.
Biden will win the nomination, so that President Trump can win re-election.
But man is a fickle and disreputable creature and perhaps, like a chess-player, is interested in the process of attaining his goal rather than the goal itself.
annatar1914
By Politics_Observer - 14 Jan 2020 23:11
If I had to make a bet, the way the polls right now, I would say Bernie Sanders will win the Democrat nomination.
"Pays to be a winner and really SUCKS to be a loser." -Jocko Willink
"All in all the time." -US Navy SEAL saying
"Put everything you've got in what you do. If you do that, win or lose, you will be a champion." -PO
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By Rugoz - 14 Jan 2020 23:26
Voted Sanders as well.
Rugoz
Zionist Nationalist wrote: I think sanders is the only one that can beat Trump but I think they going to nominate Senile Joe
I'm a Sanders supporter, but I think ultimately it will go to Biden. Trump will then of course slide into a second term.
Code Rood wrote: I'd like her to win too, but her chances are very slim since she seems to be the only sane person when it comes to foreign policy.
What a shame. She's in her prime, has the energy for high office and seems quite genuine.
The democrat debate in Iowa was such a joke Trump is going to wipe the floor with those clowns
CNN appears to be biased against Sanders so now supporters of Sanders are furious with CNN calling it a fake news
it looks like every debate they having is keep getting worse
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Now, they're only using about 2 acre-feet per year of water, where their allotment is 3-and-a-half. The underground system allows them to pick that excess water up and pump it through their drip lines to about 200 acres on the farm.
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2/09/2019 11:43 - Denver G.
Hey Denver, We don't have those numbers on-hand. We encourage you to send that question to player.info@lotterync.net so that someone can work get that to you. As for how many active players we have, there are just over 1 million active members who regularly enter drawings. Our total number of online members (active and non-active) is right around 1.2 million.
2/09/2019 10:50 - Evette W.
2/09/2019 10:06 - Tatiana D.
DL H., I noticed that you won Holiday Cash drawing twice. In the first one you won $10,000, and in the second-$500. How is this possible? Can you, please, enlighten us? There are hundreds of thousands of entries. The chance of winning the same drawing two times in a row is very slim. Did you buy a lot of tickets?
2/09/2019 08:55 - Dorothy B.
That is very kind of you to post this message, and the photo of the purchase location. Blessings of Love.
2/09/2019 08:51 - Tony T.
The RNG assigns each entry a random number and then the RNG picks one of the random numbers, there are no names input into the RNG. The RNG used for our drawings is independently certified and the lottery undergoes a biennial security audit to ensure we are following best practices to ensure fairness to all players.
2/08/2019 11:35 - Michael R.
2/08/2019 05:22 - william p.
Thanks Denver G.for letting everybody know. I was getting ready to post the same thing. DL Hayden Camp Lejeune NC your one very lucky guy.
2/08/2019 05:14 - Stephen R.
Hey ! Denver G . I sure would like to know how he does it also , cannot be just luck !
2/08/2019 05:04 - Stephen R.
Hi Stephen- It doesn't matter when tickets are entered. The chances of winning don't change.
2/08/2019 03:21 - Denver G.
Dang DL H. that's 3 straight months now you have won in a drawing !!!!
2/08/2019 02:52 - Art R.
Thank you, Art! If you know anyone in the area, we encourage you to help spread the word, too!
2/08/2019 02:19 - DL H.
Praying they find the winner of this ticket :-). Best wishes!
2/08/2019 09:11 - cheryl c.
wow I know youre not going to let this ticket expire come on hillsborough check your tickets ,I know I would have been there the nesxt day.get on down to the office.


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Home from home nursery doubles occupancy in worthing following seven figure funding from Santander
Home from Home Nursery - a Sussex based nursery, which provides early years education to children aged three months to five years - has purchased a second Worthing site which, as of July this year, will offer an extra 55 places per day for children and hire an additional 10 childcare workers. The investment follows a seven-figure funding package from Santander Business Banking.
The investment from Santander Business Banking has allowed the business to expand its Worthing site. The additional places will allow the business to meet the ever-increasing demand for places and reduce the 18-month waiting list. It is one of the first businesses to switch to Santander since the launch of the Incentivised Switching scheme at the end of February.
Home from Home Nursery is owned and operated by Nicola Law and Julia Pattenden and began with a site in Hove, East Sussex, which has been operating for 15 years and has an Outstanding Ofsted rating. The second nursery in Worthing has been open since 2015 and has been given a Good rating by Ofsted. The ethos of the business is to create a safe warm homely environment where children can happily play and learn; a place of trust where children, parents and staff love to be; where we embrace and care for our local community and the world around us and where children's health and wellbeing is paramount.
Julia Pattenden, Owner and Operator, Home from Home Worthing Ltd said: "Our open all year-round approach, high staff ratios and unique ethos is extremely popular with parents and is beneficial for the community as it allows parents to work more easily in the area. The funding from Santander has allowed us to meet increasing demand for our unique ethos, offer an enhanced environment for each cohort and will increase our intake by 60%. We have a large waiting list and highly trained practitioners ready to start work."
James Elwood, Relationship Director, Santander Business Banking, said: "With children in day care nursery myself, I can see the benefit that the Home from Home brand has at its core with pre-primary education. In aiding their expansion, more children have the opportunity to experience this fantastic start in education. The team at Home from Home Nursery are one of our first switchers through the Incentivised Switching Scheme and I would urge others to make the most of the opportunity to benefit from the exceptional service and local relationship teams we have across the UK. There has never been a better time to switch."
Santander Business Banking has a dedicated team focused on supporting nurseries and childcare providers across the UK and has become a leading provider of finance and support for the sector.
For media enquiries regarding Home from Home Nursery Worthing please contact:
Julia Pattenden T: 07721 620292 E: julia@worthingnurserychool.co.uk
Millie Allen T: 020 7756 4221 M: 07845 051 938 E: millie.allen@santander.co.uk
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The Santander press office operates from 8.00am to 6.00pm. Outside of these hours please call 0800 5877708.


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Q: R advanced optimization I'm trying to take an excel sheet, where optimization is being done with excel solver, and bring it into R where the optimization will also be done. I am new to optimization in R and also unsure how to complete it (or if there is a shortcut) considering the complexity of the optimization equation.
Where the data is a time series of 50 years, and A is a single value sum for the time series, with all other variables having a value per year.
A = sum(B)
B = 4 * 3 * C
C = D^0.05
.....
I = C * 3 + L
J = S * G
K = min(T, J)
.....
S = some value
T = some value

Where the excel solver has code of:
optimize for the maximum value of A
Where S > 0 and S < 100
and T > 0 and T < 1
The equations are so complex tracing back to the parameter I am trying to  optimize on that I am struggling to disentangle them, thus why I skipped between letters above. I have looked at the optim package as well as lpSolve some but am really unsure how to go about this. Any suggestions, guidance, help would be greatly appreciated! Right now my only thought is that I have to spend the time to disentangle all the equations, regardless of how long and ugly the equation will be and then try and figure out how to use one of the optimization packages. Thanks.


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Yahoo killing Message Boards, BlackBerry app, and more in an attempt to 'sharpen focus'
By Aaron Souppouris Mar 2, 2013, 8:43am EST
Source Yahoo Corp Blog | Via The Next Web
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Yahoo will cull a number of its products over the coming months in an effort to sharpen its focus on its more important assets. On April 1st, Message Boards, Avatars, Sports IQ, Clues, and the Yahoo app for BlackBerry devices will all be shut down, although some parts of the services will continue operating. Yahoo's Finance and Fantasy Sports Message Boards will live on, and although it will no longer be updated or officially supported, users with the Yahoo BlackBerry app already installed will be able to continue using it.
The cuts are just the latest big change at Yahoo
The cuts are just one facet of a continuing line of big changes at Yahoo. After hiring ex-Googler Marissa Mayer last Summer in an attempt to turn its fortunes around, Yahoo recently unveiled a full redesign of its homepage and email services. Yahoo Platforms executive vice president Jay Rossiter says that the closures were the result of "much thought and deliberation," but "the most critical question we ask is whether the experience is truly a daily habit that still resonated for all of you today." The answer to that question was obviously "no." It's not clear if the company will develop a new Yahoo app for the BlackBerry 10 platform, or if it thinks its mobile site — also recently redesigned — is enough for BlackBerry users.