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Spectra Ropes: What You Need To Know
Spectra rope is ideal when high strength and low stretch are required, such as in yachting. A UHMWPE core is wrapped in a polyester covering to create Spectra.Honeywell, a US company, created Spectra, a polyethylene fiber made from crude oil, in the 1980s. Aside from being chemical, water, and ultraviolet light resistant, its low weight makes it a potential floating material.
1. Spectra fiber: what is it?
2. How is Spectra Fiber used to make rope?
3. Comparison of Dyneema and Spectra Fiber Line
4. Specifications of Spectra Ropes
5. Definitions of Common Rope Materials
Spectra fiber: what is it?
Honeywell's Spectra is a technological marvel of fiber. This one-of-a-kind fiber, created in the USA, is almost five times as strong as steel. Spectra Fiber, plastic in the polyethylene family, is notable for its strength, durability, abrasion resistance, and lightweight composition. The S-12 is a 12-stranded Spectra Rope available only from Pelican Rope.
How is Spectra Fiber used to make rope?
Unique to Pelican Rope, the S-12 Rope is made from Spectra Fibers. This 12-strand braided Spectra Cord can withstand water and has high corrosion resistance. It has a remarkable reputation for durability in addition to being chemically, abrasion-, and flex-fatigue resistant.
Pelican Rope's S-12 features its unique coating for maximum stretch. This great rope may be purchased with tensile strengths between 2,900 and 165,000 pounds and widths between 1/8 inch and 1 14 inches.
Spectra ropes is the way to go when weight and reliability are paramount. Made with a proprietary gel-spinning technique, it is:
A chemical, water, and UV light-proof, brilliant white polyethylene fiber
It is 40% stronger than aramid fiber and 15 times stronger than steel.
Withstanding high strain at high velocities and loads
There are fibers available that both DNV and OCIMF have approved.
Spectra ropes has various advantages when used to make rope or cordage:
Ropes with a high strength-to-weight ratio are less cumbersome because they weigh less overall.
Ropes made using hydrophobic material won't rot or absorb water.
Its inherent buoyancy makes it well-suited for a wide range of marine and offshore applications.
Longer product life and lower maintenance costs due to corrosion, chemicals, abrasion, and fatigue resistance.
Comparison of Dyneema and Spectra Fiber Line
Dyneema's breaking strength is more vital than Spectra's and has a slightly different chemical structure. It's not quite as elastic as Honeywell's Spectra 1000, but it has better wear characteristics in high-traffic areas. This fiber is becoming more popular in the United States and has already proven to be successful in Europe.
Spectra ropes is an excellent fiber because of its strength and longevity. It stretches very little and is buoyant because of its modest weight. The Spectra fiber has the most extended fatigue life. Spectra's only fundamental problem is creep. Even when subjected to constant, severe loads, the lengthening rate of Spectra remains low.
Your jib halyard may look an inch looser after some time has passed. Using a size-up will significantly lessen creep. However, it still might be perceptible. Spectra is the best choice for halyards, guys, and sheets on a spinnaker due to its excellent fatigue resistance and low weight. Because it doesn't get heavy when wet, Spectra is great for boats.
Specifications of Spectra Ropes
UHMPE Spectra rope This one-of-a-kind fiber floats on water, is impervious to ultraviolet light and chemicals, and is strong enough to bear exceptionally high viscos-elastic strain and high-load strain rate velocities.
Definitions of Common Rope Materials
Spectra ropes used to be crafted from various natural materials, including Manila, hemp, and others. They were effective, but superior artificial fibers have since replaced them.
Nylon, polyester, and polypropylene are the three most common types of synthetic fiber. When compared to polyester and polypropylene, nylon is the strongest. Because of its elasticity, nylon is well-suited for shock-loading applications but not for those requiring merely a small degree of stretch.
Polyester's strength and lack of elasticity make it a versatile material with many possible applications. One significant benefit of polypropylene is its buoyancy. Since a submerged rope could present dangers, this is the best rope to use when painting dinghy sides or mooring pennants.
Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene fibers, like those found in Spectra, are renowned for their exceptional toughness and longevity. An artificial fiber consists of polyethylene with an extremely high molecular weight. This incredibly robust material has endured the test of time as one of the strongest and lightest fibers on the planet.
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Baby Name Leonardo: Romantic and Accomplished
October 19, 2021 By appellationmountain 10 Comments
The baby name Leonardo belongs to the original Renaissance Man and a Hollywood A-lister.
Oh, and a Ninja Turtle, too.
Thanks to Kelly for suggesting our Baby Name of the Day.
LEONARD OF NOBLAC
Like so many names in long use, this story begins with a saint.
During the sixth century, the nobleman Leonard of Noblac converted to Christianity. Rather than accepting a comfortable bishopric, he devoted his life to working with prisoners before entering a monastery.
Miracles aplenty are attributed to him, from helping a queen safely deliver a male heir to convincing prisoners to reform their ways. He was kind of a big deal.
Some recorded his name as Linhart and Lienard, but Leonard appeared, too.
Names like Leontius were in use during the early medieval era, which makes Leonard fit right in.
They all come from the Germanic lew – lion, via the Latin leo or maybe the similar Greek word – paired with a variety of other endings.
The baby name Leonardo's –hart meant brave, so Leonardo is brave as a lion.
Before we talk about the baby name Leonardo, let's look at Leonard.
From 1880 to 1957, Leonard ranked in the US Top 100. That's a lot of Leonards – and Lennys and Lens and Leos.
Here's the thing: the baby name Leonardo is simply the Italian and Spanish form of Leonard. Odds are that some of those American Leonards were still Leonardo at home with grandma.
Today, though, Leonard languishes. It ranked just #634 as of 2020.
And the baby name Leonardo? It's white hot.
It's hard to think of a more accomplished figure than Leonardo da Vinci. His achievements range from painting the Mona Lisa to pioneering flight with sketches of a helicopter.
Da Vinci was wildly, rock star-level famous during his lifetime. And he remains a household name, more than 500 years after his death.
Visit Salt Lake City's The Leonardo museum to explore the intersection of art, science, and technology. There are ships, public squares, colleges, and even a crater on the moon that bear his name.
Still, da Vinci wasn't the only notable Leonardo. Mathematician Fibonacci, a pair of saints, and an early Renaissance historian also wore the name.
Then there's Oscar-nominated actor Leonardo DiCaprio.
His first appearances were as a child in the 1990s.
By 1993, roles in This Boy's Life and What's Eating Gilbert Grape brought him considerable praise.
Then came 1997's Titanic. As the ship went down, DiCaprio became a superstar.
Since then, he's racked up five more Academy Award nominations, including a win for 2016's The Revenant. He's played Jay Gatsby and Howard Hughes. And he's become – just like da Vinci – a household name.
It's the actor that gets credit for pushing the baby name Leonardo into the spotlight.
In 1997, the name ranked #357. After diCaprio's star turn as the ill-fated romantic hero Jack, the baby name Leonardo shot to #257.
The 1999 single "Hey Leonardo" by Blessid Union of Souls? A DiCaprio shout-out.
The name has climbed steadily, reaching the Top 100 in 2016, and standing at #86 as of 2020.
COWABUNGA
DiCaprio might get credit for the name's rise.
But we're back to da Vinci for the other famous Leonardo.
Created in 1983, the quartet of mutant turtle superheroes all take their names from Renaissance artists: Donatello, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Leonardo.
The heroes in a half shell dominated the late 1980s and early 90s, as action figures, comic book characters, and a popular cartoon.
Reboots, live action movies, and video games – to name just a few of the spin-offs – have never stopped.
Leonardo is the leader of the pack, the level-headed strategist.
And yes, he's named for da Vinci.
ROMANTIC and ACCOMPLISHED
Overall, the baby name Leonardo presents as both romantic and accomplished.
It's not quite as dramatic as Romeo or Orlando. But it's got more oomph than Arlo or Milo, or, for that matter, just plain Leo.
Though – for what it's worth – both Leonardo and Leo followed a similar trajectory, with Leo also rising post-Titanic.
Creative, charismatic, and accomplished, it's easy to see the tremendous appeal of this name.
What do you think of the baby name Leonardo?
First published on September 22, 2010, this post was revised and re-posted on October 19, 2021.
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charlee says
What about Leander as another "lion" name? Lenny or Anders for nn…
Of course! Leander is quite wearable.
JNE says
Leon and Lionel are two favorites of mine (I will admit to warming to Lionel after far too much "As Time Goes By" viewing, which is sort of old-farty even by most the standards of most Brits my age, from what I gather, but I like it and I'm unapologetic about it, too!). Leonardo goes on a bit, for me… but it is very 'artsy' sounding and I don't think I'd blink if I encountered a Leonardo on the playground (well, around here I might, since I seem to be in top 50 land)…
I like the Leo- names, but Leonardo feels a bit excessive, Leo is too simple and Leonard sounds horrible in English… I wonder if Leon or Leopold are ready to be dusted off?
Don't forget Leonidas! Oh, and and Napoleon and Galileo, if you're really daring …
Leopold would probably be my choice.
shelly ok says
I also love Leo names as well. My favorites are Leonidas, Lionel, and Leander. And Leonie and Leona for girls.
Leonardo is fantastic, but it would be ridiculous for me to use with Rafael. Beautiful name, great namesakes, great nickname…
I love Leopold, but would never use it because of King Leopold II of Belgium. I can't imagine my husband would be very happy if I suggested the name.
My brother has dibs on Leonidas. Someday I could have a daughter Clio and a nephew Leo!
Anya says
I know a Leonard who goes by Leo- naturally. I think it's okay, but I can see the appeal.
I love all the Leo names, this one included. And I do love the leading man too. He's come such a long way from his baby-face heart-throb teen actor days. Speaking of names from the "lion-meaning" family, would you be willing to consider Lionel as NOTD sometime?


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\section{Introduction}
Surface wettability at the nanoscale still poses many questions: the processes ultimately governing the evaporation of sessile nanodroplets are incompletely known, while the final stages of their evaporation down to an extended molecular film is little documented. This insufficient knowledge persists despite remarkable advances in micro and nano-fluidics techniques, and despite numerous applications in nano-printing, spray cooling and liquid nano-dispensing, which spark interest for these fundamental questions. At the nanoscale not only the production and delivery \cite{Ondarcuhu2011} but also the real-time imaging and analysis of droplets remain outstanding challenges, limiting our capacity of investigation. The evaporation time of nano-droplets is expected to be shorter than their macroscopic counterparts, requiring fast probes to track their evolution, while a very high sensitivity is required to measure their miniature mass. In order to access intrinsic phenomena, the observer should additionally not perturb the droplet evolution while measuring it. There is today no probe technology for nanodroplets meeting all these requirements at once.

Droplets smaller than few femtoliters are difficult to track by optical imaging, which faces the resolution limit imposed by diffraction. Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) can break this limit and have proved to be powerful tools to analyze nanoscale droplets, however with restrictions. Non-contact AFM has been employed to analyse the shape of sessile droplets of a few microns of diameter and less with minimal perturbation \cite{Checco2006}, however at smaller volume these experiments are increasingly difficult. Recent works have employed a two-dimensional material covering a substrate (for example graphene on mica) in order to extend AFM measurements to yet smaller droplets of few tens of nanometers diameter \cite{Heath2011,Dong2014}, however in this case it becomes difficult to disentangle interactions between the substrate, the liquid and the 2D material. Spectacular results were obtained as well by a non-contact extension of AFM dubbed scanning polarization force microscopy (SPFM), which achieved lateral resolution of 10 nm to study droplets on pristine surfaces \cite{Salmeron95,Rieutord1998a}. Environmental TEM has also allowed direct visualization of sessile nanodroplets with diameters of tens of nanometers, however in these experiments the incident electron beam leads to unavoidable charging of the droplets, whose shape and dynamic evolution become ruled by electrostatic effects \cite{Mirsaidov2012, Leong2014, Yang2019}. Unfortunately, all of these microscopy techniques are inherently slow, with typical time resolution of a minute. The fast evaporation dynamics of nanodroplets has thus remained experimentally out of reach.

Micro and nanomechanical mass sensors \cite{Yang2006, Sage2015} have been applied to the investigation of small liquid volumes as well, by looking at mechanical resonance shifts induced by the liquid adsorbate, in the spirit of quartz microbalances \cite{Rodahl1995} but with improved sensitivity \cite{Arcamone2007,Golovko2009,Park2012,Prasad2014}. In \cite{Arcamone2007} notably, the time evolution of evaporating glycerol droplets of 1 to 5~$\mu$m of diameter (1.5-150~aL) could be tracked with a time resolution of 10 s and a mass sensitivity of 64~fg, showing an evaporation behavior consistent with that prevailing at the macroscopic scale. In order to open investigations at the nanoscale, and to track the much faster dynamics of infinitesimally small liquid volumes, we propose here a new approach. We make use of a miniature optomechanical disk resonator that supports co-localized optical and mechanical modes. As a result of it's small dimensions, ultra-high mechanical frequencies and efficient optomechanical transduction \cite{Favero2009,Aspelmeyer2014}, the resonator offers a sensitivity to punctual mass adsorption of 100~ag (100~zL) while ensuring a time resolution of a millisecond. On top of providing mechanical measurement of the nanoscale liquid adsorbate, the device allows extracting optical information in parallel, leading the possibility of a multiphysics analysis. With this platform, we achieve real-time tracking of single droplets of 2-propanol liquid that evaporate from a micrometric to a nanometric size over a few milliseconds, all the way down to attolitter volumes, where a transition to an extended film is observed. The multiphysics signals enable to unambiguously determine the geometrical evaporation mode. The fast evaporation dynamics is then modeled with minimal assumptions: as a consequence of their strong curvature, sessile nanodroplets evaporate even when the surrounding gas is saturated, a phenomenon expected from the Kelvin effect \cite{Kelvin,KelvinNature79,Porstendorfer1977a} but that had not been observed yet. Our millisecond-resolved measurement of an individual nanodroplet enables a direct observation of this nanoscale phenomenon.

\section{Results and discussion}

\begin{figure*}[h!]
	\includegraphics[width=0.9\textwidth]{Figure1}
	\caption{Optomechanical disk for nanodroplet measurement. (a) False-coloured SEM image of the optomechanical resonator employed in these experiments. An integrated waveguide (right-hand side, light grey) is evanescently coupled to the disk (blue). It enables injection (collection) of light into (from) it. (b) Illustration of droplet detection with an optomechanical disk resonator. The DC and RF components of the output optical signal contain respectively information about the interaction of the droplet with the optical and mechanical modes of the disk.}
	\label{fig:Figure1}
\end{figure*}

A scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of our optomechanical device is shown in Figure~\ref{fig:Figure1}a. It consists of a Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) disk of 11~$\mu$m radius and 200~nm thickness sitting on an $1.8$~$\mu$m Aluminum Gallium Arsenide (AlGaAs) pedestal. The optical Whispering Gallery Modes (WGMs) supported by the device can be excited via an integrated waveguide placed in vicinity, which is itself input by a tunable telecom laser. On top of these optical modes, the disk supports co-localized in-plane mechanical modes, providing intense optomechanical coupling between both \cite{Baker2014b}. The input light can be modulated close to a mechanical eigenfrequency, while the output light is demodulated, providing efficient actuation of the disk mechanical displacement, and detection of its amplitude and phase \cite{Sbarra2021}. The co-existence of optical and mechanical modes in the structure provides a dual detection approach for an analyte that would land onto the disk. In our experiments, this landing analyte is additionnally imaged in real-time thanks to a $\times$100 magnification microscope objective coupled to a fast camera with 1~kHz frame acquisition rate. The detection protocol of sub-micron 2-propanol droplets is illustrated in Figure~\ref{fig:Figure1}b. After being generated from a liquid solution by an ultrasonic piezo-ceramic nebulizer, individual droplets softly land onto the resonator surface, perturbing both its optical and mechanical modes. Signatures of these interactions can be retrieved by analyzing the DC and RF components of the output optical signal, respectively. In the followings, we make use of both these optical and mechanical signatures in a dual and complementary manner.\\

\begin{figure}[h!]
	\includegraphics[width=8.5cm]{Figure2}
	\caption{Optical measurement of the landing droplet trough the disk WGM. (a) Top: Frames acquired with our fast camera, extracted from the top-view of the disk (left). Bottom: Experimental optical data acquired during the landing of a single droplet on the resonator. The voltage of the photodiode changes abruptly at t=0 as consequence of the landing. (b) Electric field intensity for a (TE) WGM at 1.55~$\mu$m wavelength with azimuthal order m=68 and radial order p=10, calculated for a GaAs disk of 11~$\mu$m radius and 200~nm thickness. (c) A slice of the disk close to the droplet landing position is shown. Within the droplet volume, the electric field decreases exponentially in the vertical direction. $h_{d}$, $r_{b}$ and $\theta_{b}$ are the height, contact radius and contact angle of the droplet.}.
	\label{fig:Figure2}
\end{figure}

The evanescent part of the WGM in the air surrounding the disk is perturbed by the landing of a droplet, and the optical resonance frequency red-shifted in consequence.The larger the WGM field amplitude within the droplet, the larger the resonance shift. This optical sensing approach has been extensively used to measure solid adsorbate particles \cite{Vollmer2008a, Zhu2010, He2011, Zhang2015}, while few examples exist for adsorbed liquids \cite{Qiulin2010}. We use it here to measure our landing droplets. Figure~\ref{fig:Figure2}a reports the DC photodiode voltage (left axis) acquired upon landing of a single 2-propanol droplet on our optomechanical resonator. This quantity can be linearly converted into an optical resonance shift (right axis), thanks to the knowledge of the thermo-optic optical response of our device, in a blue-detuned regime where we are operating here \cite{Parrain2015}. The frames captured by the fast camera are shown in correspondance of the time-axis (top of Figure~\ref{fig:Figure2}a), allowing real-time top-view visualization of the landing position of the sessile droplet, while enabling a rough estimation of the droplet base radius. At time t=0, the relative resonance shift is about -20 ppm and the base radius is estimated to be of 650~nm. With these two information, and assuming a spherical geometry for the droplet, the WGM optical field can be computed in presence of the droplet via the Finite Element Method (FEM). For the (TE) WGM of radial order p=10 and azimuthal order m=68 employed in this measurement, whose top-view distribution is shown in Fig.~\ref{fig:Figure2}b, we obtain the vertical field distribution reported in Fig.~\ref{fig:Figure2}c. Using an analytic formula obtained from a perturbation theory \cite{Teraoka2006} to retrieve the resonance shift
\begin{equation}
\frac{\Delta \omega_{opt}}{\omega_{opt}}=-\frac{1}{2} \frac{  \int_{V_d} \delta\epsilon_{r} E_{0}^{*}(r) E_{d}(r) dr}{\int_{V_{WGM}} \epsilon_{r} E_{0}^{*}(r) E_{0}(r)  dr}
\end{equation}
with $V_d$ the droplet volume, $\epsilon_{r}$ the relative dielectric permittivity, $E_{0}$ the unperturbed WGM field, and $E_{d}$ the field in the droplet, taken equal to $E_{0}$ at first order, we deduce a droplet contact angle $\theta_{b}$ of 12$^\circ$ at t=0, corresponding to a liquid volume of 46~aL. The main source of uncertainty stems from the limited resolution of our imaging system (about 100 nm), which affects our precision on both droplet radius and radial and azimuthal landing position, eventually leading to a 20 $\%$ uncertainty in the estimation of the droplet volume.\\

The evaporation of the droplet is investigated by analyzing the video frames and optical signal at t>0, in order to distinguish evaporation in the constant contact radius (CCR) and constant contact angle (CCA) modes \cite{Arcamone2007,Golovko2009,Park2012,Prasad2014}. In our experiment, the base radius remains unchanged during the first three frames after landing ($<3~$ms), while the photo-diode signal remains flat, showing no evident evaporation. Subsequently, the relative optical shift starts decreasing in amplitude, without reaching back to its initial value. At the same time, there is no droplet visible anymore in the video frames ($\sim6~$ms), which is consistent with a strong reduction of the droplet height. The relative optical shift evolution between 0 and $7~ms$ can be reproduced by FEM simulations of a spherical droplet using the CCR evaporation mode, while the CCA mode is in contrast excluded by our data. In CCR mode at time t=5~ms, the contact angle is close to 9$^\circ$, which corresponds to a height of 53~nm. In order to exclude hybrid evaporation modes that our imaging system could hardly distinguish, we need to confront this CCR interpretation to an independent set of data. To that purpose, we make use of a powerful feature of our experimental approach: the possibility of dual optical and mechanical sensing by the resonator.

\begin{figure}[H]
	\includegraphics[width=8.5cm]{Figure3}
	\caption{Mechanical measurement of the nanodroplet by the disk. (a) Displacement profile of the RBM1 for a disk of 11~$\mu$m radius and 200~nm thickness. (b) RMS velocity amplitude distribution for the same RBM1 over a disk slice where the droplet did land. The in-plane vibrations of the disk induce shear-waves in the droplet that are attenuated along the vertical direction, while the no-slip condition is imposed at the solid-liquid interface. For the sake of illustrating the situation at t=0, the droplet contact angle was artificially increased from 12$^\circ$ to 35$^\circ$. (c) Phase of the experimentally measured output signal demodulated at the RBM1 frequency (yellow), acquired during the droplet landing already reported in Fig.\ref{fig:Figure2}a. The phase changes abruptly at time t=0 when the droplet lands. The mechanical resonance shift (after correction, see text) is reported in pink. A 1~kHz bandwidth is employed as a compromise between sensitivity to mass adsorption (hundred of attograms) and time-resolution (0.6~ms). The square open symbols are the mechanical resonance shifts calculated with FEM (see text). The associated error bars account for the uncertainty in the droplet contact radius ($\pm{200}$ nm) and position on the disk surface ($\pm{200}$ nm).}
	\label{fig:Figure3}
\end{figure}

We now look at the RF signal associated to the mechanical frequency shift of the fundamental radial breathing mode (RBM1) of the resonator, which resonates at $f_m=130$~MHz. The displacement profile of RBM1 is reported in Figure~\ref{fig:Figure3}a: it consists of an in-plane radial vibration, which can generate shear waves inside a liquid droplet deposited on the disk top surface. Because of the liquid viscous response, these waves are attenuated over the penetration depth $\delta=\sqrt{\frac{\eta}{\pi \rho f_m}}$, with $\eta$ the dynamic viscosity and $\rho$ the density, as illustrated in Figure~\ref{fig:Figure3}b. Just like a shear wave sensor \cite{Prasad2014}, our disk mechanical resonator hence senses a limited amount of the deposited liquid (at 130~MHz, $\delta\sim$50~nm in water and $\delta\sim$80~nm in 2-propanol). When the liquid thickness is comparable to $\delta$, shear waves are reflected at the top liquid-air interface and must be accounted for\cite{Ondarcuhu2013}. For these reasons, calculating the RBM1 mechanical resonance shift induced by a landed droplet is achieved with a numerical approach that solves the disk elasticity problem together with the droplet Navier-Stokes equations, imposing a continuity of the tangential velocity at the solid-liquid interface (no-slip condition). In our FEM calculations we neglect the effect of surface tension, which only becomes relevant for radius of curvature of $\sim$10~nm. Figure~\ref{fig:Figure3}b shows calculations carried in the slice of the disk where the droplet analyzed in Figure~\ref{fig:Figure2}a did land, revealing a RMS velocity amplitude that decreases towards the top of the droplet, while its bottom is shaken by the disk motion. The mechanical frequency shift is maximized if the droplet lands at the disk periphery, where the disk velocity is larger, or if it spreads on the surface with a smaller contact angle and larger contact radius.

The mechanical shift measured in response to the droplet landing is reported in Figure~\ref{fig:Figure3}c (right axis), over the same time interval as Figure~\ref{fig:Figure2}a, together with the phase of the output signal demodulated at the RBM1 frequency (left axis). The latter is converted into the former in the linear region of the phase-frequency response where we drive the resonator, however with a correction that accounts for the direct modification of the mechanical frequency induced by the change of cavity photon number following a landing event. This latter effect is not captured by our FEM mechanical simulations, but it is subtracted from our experimental signal using a prior calibration and a multiphysics model (optical, mechanical, thermal) that describes the actuation/detection of optomechanical resonators \cite{Sbarra2021}. The corrected mechanical shifts reported in Figure~\ref{fig:Figure3}c can be confronted to those predicted by FEM calculations, provided that the geometry of the droplet is known at each time. Using the CCR evaporation geometry deduced from the optical signals reported in Figure~\ref{fig:Figure2}a, we obtain the mechanical shifts shown as open square symbols in Figure~\ref{fig:Figure3}c. The close agreement with experimental data reinforces the interpretation of a CCR evaporation mode for the droplet over the first $7$ ms, before it disappears from our video images.\\

\begin{figure}[H]
	\includegraphics[width=0.43\textwidth]{Figure4}
	\caption{Time evolution of the nanodroplet volume. The data of Figures \ref{fig:Figure2} and \ref{fig:Figure3} are shown in terms of droplet volume, over the first 20 ms, for the elucidated CCR mode. Blue symbols: measurements. Red line: evaporation model including the Kelvin effect (see text). The error bars affecting the estimated volume account for the uncertainty in the droplet contact radius ($\pm{200}$ nm) and position on the disk surface ($\pm{200}$ nm) deduced from the video frames.}
	\label{fig:Figure4}
\end{figure}

Now that the CCR mode of evaporation is established, we turn our attention to the physical mechanism governing the evaporation dynamics. It is a fast evaporation, with a droplet volume of 45 attolitters that reduces by half in 15 ms, as shown in Figure~\ref{fig:Figure4}. As originally expressed in the Langmuir model \cite{Langmuir1918} for a spherical droplet, evaporation is a diffusion process driven by a pressure gradient in the surrounding gas. Hu and Larson \cite{Hu2002} extended this diffusive model to a sessile spherical droplet, and expressed its mass reduction rate:
\begin{equation}
	-\frac{dm}{dt}= \frac{\pi r_{b} D M}{RT} (p_{sat}-p_{\infty})(0.27\times\theta_{b}^{2}+ 1.30)
	\label{eq:HuLarson}
\end{equation}
with $r_{b}$ the contact radius, $D$ the diffusion coefficient, $M$ the molar mass of the liquid, $T$ the temperature, $p_{sat}$ the saturation pressure and $p_{\infty}$ the partial pressure in the surrounding gas. In the CCR mode, $r_{b}$ remains constant while $\theta_{b}$ and the sphere radius $R_{s}$ evolve. The geometric relations for a spherical droplet $r_{b}=R_{s}\sin\theta_{b}$ and m=$\rho\frac{\pi R_{s}^{3}}{3}(1-\cos\theta_{b})^{2}(2+\cos\theta_{b})$ hold all along the evolution, and enable integrating Eq.\ref{eq:HuLarson} on a numerical solver. At room temperature, for the parameters of 2-propanol and for the initial $r_{b}=650$ nm observed in our experiments, the calculation predicts a reduction in volume by a factor two in $70$ $\mu$s if $p_{\infty}=0.9 \times p_{sat}$ and in $0.7$ ms if $p_{\infty}=0.99\times p_{sat}$. These timescales are much shorter than that observed in our experiments, hence we deduce that $p_{\infty}\approx p_{sat}$, which confirms that the mist produced by the nebulizer saturates the environment of the resonator. Under this condition, Eq.\ref{eq:HuLarson} does not predict evaporation to take place. The missing ingredient is the Kelvin effect linked to the strong curvature of the droplet \cite{Kelvin}, which replaces the saturation pressure in Eq.\ref{eq:HuLarson} by $p_{sat}^{K}=p_{sat}\times \exp{ \frac{2 \gamma M}{RT\rho R_{s}} }$, with $\gamma$ the liquid surface tension. With this ingredient included, we are able to reproduce the measured dynamics of evaporation with no adjustable parameter, as represented by the solid line of Figure~\ref{fig:Figure4}. This constitutes a direct observation of the role of surface tension in the evaporation of a nanodroplet.

Our above analysis is based on the assumption that a sessile droplet in the capillary regime adopts a spherical shape. At the nanoscopic scale, AFM studies revealed that the topography of sub-micron droplets is in contrast distorted by surface inhomogeneities and the presence of long-range forces \cite{Tamayo1996,Rieutord1998,Checco2006,Ondarcuhu2013,Starov2019}. In such cases, a transition zone close to the contact line ensures the continuity of hydrostatic pressure between the spherical part of the droplet and an underlying thin film of liquid constituted of molecules continuously adsorbing and desorbing on the substrate \cite{Strawhecker2005,Asay2006}. Dynamic molecular simulations do predict the existence of such a regime \cite{Nieminen1992, LiuZhang2013, Pillai2018}, Our present experiments are carried within an environment saturated by the sprayed mist of 2-propanol molecules, hence the sessile droplets we investigate should be accompanied by such extended film \cite{Yakovlev,Gee,Barnette} lying on the resonator surface \cite{Parrain2015}. This thin (precursor) film is essential to understand the wetting of the deposited droplet and the final stages of its evaporation. However, detecting such film with sufficient time-resolution to reveal its dynamics has remained out of reach, owing to the very small volume of liquid involved. Our optomechanical measurement is efficient enough to address this problem, enabling real-time analysis of the last steps of evaporation of a single nanodroplet with millisecond resolution.

\begin{figure*}[h!]
	\includegraphics[width=0.9\textwidth]{Figure5}
	\caption{Optomechanical measurement of the transition from a nanodroplet to an extended film. (a) Optical (blue) and mechanical (red) normalized resonance shift during the 200~ms after droplet landing. The two signals do not reach back to their initial value at the end, indicating that a residual amount of liquid is still present on the disk surface. Their ratio is reported with yellow triangles: it remains constant at 2.5 during the first 5~ms, consistent with a localized droplet of spherical shape, and then increases up to 3.5, consistent with the stabilization of an extended liquid film on the disk surface. (b) The detected volume as function of time of  liquid is finally deduced by FEM simulations (see main text). It consists first of the CCR evaporation stage governed by the Kelvin effect, followed by the spreading of a puddle precursor film illustrated in blue (at t= 54 ms, puddle diameter= 3.46 $\mu$m, height=2.7 nm; at at t=104 ms, puddle diameter= 6.58 $\mu$m, height=0.66 nm), and ends with the stabilization of an extended film on the surface.}
	\label{fig:Figure5}
\end{figure*}
To investigate the evolution of the spherical droplet and its co-existence with an extended film, we take advantage of our ability to perform dual optical and mechanical sensing experiments in real-time. We analyse concomitantly the normalized optical and mechanical resonance shifts for the same landing event as above, but over a longer time interval of a fraction of second, and track the ratio of the two shifts (Figure~\ref{fig:Figure5}a). This ratio displays some regularity, evolving from a plateau around a value of 2.5 (during the first 7~ms) to a plateau around 3.5 (130 to 200 ~ms after droplet landing), while optical and mechanical signals do not recover their original value over this period. The value of 2.5 can be reproduced by FEM considering a spherical droplet localized at the identified landing position, consistent again with our above interpretation of the first stages of evaporation. At longer time, the conclusions are very different: the value of 3.5 is not consistent with a spherical droplet, whatever its dimensions, but it is in contrast reproduced by considering an extended film of 2-propanol enveloping the disk resonator. For a thin film of thickness $t<<\delta$, the attenuation of the shear velocity and electric field intensity in the direction perpendicular to the disk surface can be neglected, and the mechanical frequency shift takes the simple form $\Delta f_m/f_m=-\frac{t}{2}\frac{\rho \int_{S} u^2(r) dS}{m_{eff}}$ with $\rho$ the density of the liquid, $m_{eff}$ the resonator effective mass, $u(\mathbf{r})$ the normalized mechanical displacement amplitude and $\int_{S} dS$ the integral over the disk surface. In this case, the ratio $R$ of normalized mechanical and optical shifts becomes independent of t:
\begin{eqnarray}
	R=\frac{\rho \int_{S} u^2(r) dS}{m_{eff}} \frac{\int_{WGM} \epsilon_r\vert E_{0}(r)\vert ^2 dV }{\int_{S} \delta\epsilon_{r} \vert E_{0}(r)\vert ^2 dS}
	\label{eq:Experim_dropl_longTime}
\end{eqnarray}
and adopts the numerical value 3.5 for the specific optical and mechanical disk modes employed in our sensing experiment. The robust experimental observation that this ratio converges towards 3.5, for multiple independent droplet landing events, is a strong indication that an extended thin film is indeed formed at the surface of the resonator in the final stages of the evaporation. From the value of optical and mechanical shifts at t>130 ~ms, we estimate an accumulated amount of liquid of 22~aL (Figure~\ref{fig:Figure5}b). If uniformly distributed over the disk surface, this would correspond to a film thickness of less than 1~\AA, consistent with the thin film condition. Between the end of the initial evaporation ($\sim$7~ms) and the final thin film regime (>130~ms), we anticipate a hybrid regime where the evaporating droplet evolves into a puddle of growing diameter. In Figure~\ref{fig:Figure5}b, we model this regime by approximating the droplet as a cylindrical puddle of varying diameter and height. At each time, there is a unique diameter that enables retrieving the proper value of R, and a unique height that allows retrieving the observed individual shifts. This minimal model enables estimating the detected liquid volume at each time (blue symbols). While simple, it shows that the residual liquid volume of $\sim$25~aL is spreading in time over the surface with a somewhat irregular dynamics, probably a consequence of the presence of pinning centers on the surface.

\section{Conclusions}
Miniature optomechanical resonators appear here as a new tool to study wetting and evaporation dynamics of nanoscale liquid volumes with high temporal resolution. The high sensitivity of our dual optical/mechanical sensing device allows detection with millisecond resolution of a liquid volume in the range of tens of attoliters, either localized (within a spherical droplet) or distributed over the disk surface (in the form of a thin film). This enables us tracking the fast dynamics of a nanodroplet  evaporating in a saturated environment, a situation that had been theoretically discussed and believed to play a role in the evolution of aerosols \cite{Porstendorfer1977a}, but which had not been measured at the single droplet level because of a lack of suitable techniques. Beyond this first original outcome, the high sensitivity and time-resolution of optomechanical techniques open to several interesting problems in nanoscale fluidics, such as fast thermodynamic transitions to solid and glass states in nanoscale droplets, or the response of a nanoscale droplet to rapidly-evolving boundary conditions at liquid-solid interfaces.

\section*{Methods}
\subsection*{Experimental setup}
The telecom wavelength laser is coupled to the waveguide with two micro-lensed fibers for injection and collection. The amplitude of the laser is modulated at a frequency close to the mechanical resonance (130 MHz, $Q_{m}\sim 10^4$) with a Mach-Zehnder electro-optic modulator. The modulation of light induce photothermal forces in the disk that actuates its mechanical motion. A lock-in amplifier (UHFLI 600 MHz, Zurich Instruments) is used to demodulate the output signal and read its amplitude and phase in real time. Using the phase-frequency characteristic of the resonator, its mechanical frequency is directly retrieved. More details on the multiphysics processes that come into play in the actuation and detection schemes can be found in \cite{Sbarra2021}.

\subsection*{Numerical modelling}
The optical and mechanical modes observed experimentally were identified using COMSOL Multiphysics, a 3D finite element model software. We also used a multiphysics model to establish the impact of a sessile droplet on the optical and mechanical resonance frequencies of the resonator with a no-slip boundary condition at the interface between the liquid sessile droplet and the disk. The results are used to retrieve the geometry parameters (contact angle, base radius, volume) of the droplet from the experimental data.

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Q: NSTimer countdown with label to show time left I need help for my app. I dont know how to use a NSTimer in my app, and also don't know how to make the value of time left display on a label. Also, is it possible to get a list of processes and use radio buttons to select whether to hide or kill a process after the timer is up?

A: First of all, this might be a good read: Using Timers
Finally, this answer should do exactly what you're asking for.  With a little more searching you would have found this question.

A: An NSTimer is going to call your method at a regular interval - you can set this up to a 1 second period and decrement each tick.  Or, to be more reliable, you can have it run more frequently and handle actual POSIX gettimeofday() to track time yourself and figure out the time remaining
And yes those things are possible.  For radio buttons you would simply get their state and act upon that however you like.  You can set them up to tell you when they change, or when you do your specified behavior you can check their status.

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Q: Why is SQL server not using my index? (Filtering over joined indexed views) I have two indexed views, v_First and v_Second.  These views work great when I have a WHERE clause that filters only based on one of these views, however as soon as I have filter criteria based on both views I get two clustered index scans and poor performance as a result.
My query is:
SELECT * FROM dbo.v_First (NOEXPAND)
JOIN dbo.v_Second (NOEXPAND)
ON dbo.v_First.id = dbo.v_Second.id
WHERE
dbo.v_First.Firstname = 'JUSTIN'
OR dbo.v_Second.Surname = 'JUSTIN'

If I comment out either one of the above two WHERE clauses then I get lookups and the query performs so I know that individually I have the correct indexes defined.
Why does the query not perform when filtering based on multiple indexed views, and what can I do to fix it?
(Sorry, I can't post execution plans, they are trivial anyway - just two clustered index scans on the two respective views clustered index and a merge join)
Update:
v_First columns:

*

*ID (bigint, clustered index)

*FirstName (varchar(254), nonclustered index)

v_Second columns:

*

*ID (bigint, clustered index)

*Surname (varchar(254), nonclustered index)

All of the indexes contain only the single column.
Update, the second:
I've found that if the OR clause is changed to an AND clause, the query performs fine.  I've also found that if I change the query to use a UNION statement instead of a OR the query performs fine:
SELECT * FROM dbo.v_First (NOEXPAND)
JOIN dbo.v_Second (NOEXPAND)
ON dbo.v_First.ID = dbo.v_Second.ID
WHERE dbo.v_First.Firstname = 'JUSTIN'
UNION SELECT * FROM dbo.v_First (NOEXPAND)
JOIN dbo.v_Second (NOEXPAND)
ON dbo.v_First.ID = dbo.v_Second.ID
WHERE dbo.v_Second.Surname = 'JUSTIN'

As far as I'm aware these two queries should be equivalent?
Finally, I've also found that using a subquery instead also has an odd effect, the following query performs fine:
SELECT * FROM dbo.v_First (NOEXPAND)
-- JOIN dbo.v_Second (NOEXPAND)
-- ON dbo.v_First.ID = dbo.v_Second.ID
WHERE dbo.v_First.ID IN
(
      SELECT ID FROM dbo.v_Second (NOEXPAND)
      WHERE dbo.v_Second.Surname = 'JUSTIN'
)
OR dbo.v_First.Firstname = 'JUSTIN'

However if I uncomment the JOIN (so that I can obtain the columns from the second table in the results of my query) then I get a table scan on the v_Second clustered index (note however that is still better than the original query as it involves only 1 scan, instead of 2).
I'm very confused - what's going on?  It seems that I can work around these issues by "refactoring" my query, however I'm concerned that I don't understand what's going on here - I'd rather avoid making changes that I don't fully understand.

A: Observations

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*You have an "OR" condition which is not SARGable

*You may need to add ID to each index so it's available without scans/lookups

*I'd like to see the plans anyway. Use SET SHOWPLAN_TEXT
To answer your question, I'd probably have one index on the base table with both text columns and let it scan that. The OR does not give you many options and 2 indexed views is pointless IMHO. After your update, you have some contrived SQL constructs: do you really need 2 indexed views and a fancy derived table or UNION?


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Q: Insert a record in Table while Editing a record I'm using ASP.NET MVC5. and I have create two Tables first one is ticket and the other one is AuditTrails. Two Tables have the same columns but AuditTrails have one more coloumns which is Date to save the current date each time tickets is updated.
the purpose of having these two tables is to track the changes made in DB.
I need to edit the Edit Controller to add a new record in AuditTrails Table While Editing the Tickets table.
below listed what I did in the Edit POST Controller:
[HttpPost]
    [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
    public ActionResult ITSEdit([Bind(Include = "ID,Name,Badge,Phone,Email,Department,Location,Issue_Category,Description,CREATION_DATETIME,CREATED_BY,CLOSED_DATETIME,CLOSED_BY,LAST_UPDATE_DATETIME,LAST_UPDATE_BY,STATUS,ASSIGNED_TO,NOTE,Busenise_Type,Date")] Ticket ticket)
    {
        if (ModelState.IsValid)
        {

            if (ticket.STATUS == "Closed")
            {
                ticket.CLOSED_DATETIME = DateTime.Now;
                ticket.CLOSED_BY = User.Identity.Name;

            }
            else
            {
                ticket.LAST_UPDATE_BY = User.Identity.Name;
                ticket.LAST_UPDATE_DATETIME = DateTime.Now;
            }

            db.Entry(ticket).State = EntityState.Modified;
            db.SaveChanges();
            try {
            var audit = new AuditTrail();
            audit.ID = ticket.ID;
            audit.Name = ticket.Name;
            audit.STATUS = ticket.STATUS;
            audit.Phone = ticket.Phone;
            audit.NOTE = ticket.NOTE;
            audit.Location = ticket.Location;
            audit.LAST_UPDATE_DATETIME = ticket.LAST_UPDATE_DATETIME;
            audit.LAST_UPDATE_BY = ticket.LAST_UPDATE_BY;
            audit.Issue_Category = ticket.Issue_Category;
            audit.Email = ticket.Email;
            audit.Description = ticket.Description;
            audit.Department = ticket.Department;
            audit.CREATION_DATETIME = ticket.CREATION_DATETIME;
            audit.CREATED_BY = ticket.CREATED_BY;
            audit.CLOSED_DATETIME = ticket.CLOSED_DATETIME;
            audit.Busenise_Type = ticket.Busenise_Type;
            audit.Badge = ticket.Badge;
            audit.ASSIGNED_TO = ticket.ASSIGNED_TO;
            audit.Date = DateTime.Now;
            //db.Entry(audit).State = EntityState.Added;
            //db.SaveChanges();
            db.AuditTrails.Add(audit);
            db.SaveChanges();
            }
            catch (NullReferenceException)
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            }
            return RedirectToAction("ITSDetails", new { id = ticket.ID });

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Each time I Have got error in db.SaveChanges();
this is the error that I got

Invalid object name 'dbo.AuditTrails'.
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of
  the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more
  information about the error and where it originated in the code.
Exception Details: System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: Invalid object
  name 'dbo.AuditTrails'.

can anyone help me.
thanks in Advance,


A cold expansion process is used to prolong the fatigue life of a structure under cyclic loadings. The process produces a beneficial compressive residual stress zone in the hole vicinity, which retards the initiation and propagation of the crack at the hole edge. In this study, a three-dimensional finite element model of the split-sleeve cold expansion process was developed to predict the resulting residual stress field. A thin rectangular aluminum sheet with a centrally located hole was considered. A rigid mandrel and an elastic steel split sleeve were explicitly modeled with the appropriate contact elements at the interfaces between the mandrel, the sleeve, and the hole. Geometrical and material nonlinearities were included. The simulation results were compared with experimental measurements of the residual stress. The influence of friction and the prescribed boundary conditions for the sheet were studied. Differences between the split-sleeve- and the non-split-sleeve model solutions are discussed.
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Dune is another shade from the Designer Collection. I have most of the shades from this collection, but I decided to break them up by designer because of time constraints and nail breaks and other unfun things like that. Unlike the bright, edgy trio of shades from Tracy Reese, Alexander Wang's contribution is more subdued. Just two shades from him, a beige and a white. I didn't buy White Out, but Dune looked like something I might be able to pull off, so I bought it.
Dune is a light beige cream.
I said at the end of the Tracy Reese post that all of the reformulated Complete Salon Manicure shades I've tried applied beautifully. Dune doesn't. It's not awful, but it's got the usual problems of a white-based cream. This is three coats. At two it's streaky, but the third evens it out. I'm guilty of rushing my paintjobs, and Dune doesn't like that. Barely-visible bubbles showed up on a couple of nails. I'll say this much about the formula though, it wears really well on me! I wore Dune for a few days and it didn't budge at all, not even tipwear. I was very impressed.
...the color though? When I first put it on, I hated it. Outright, full-on hate. I'd only tried one light neutral before, and that was GHASTLY. This wasn't as bad, but it took some getting used to. The color in the bottle is calming and neutral. On my nails it screams "BEIGE!!! I'M BEIGE!! REMEMBER GRANDMA'S BRAS?" and it brings out the red, yellow, and purple undertones in my hands. Corpse fingers...yay. Nichole had better luck with the similar Maybelline Sandstorm, but these shades can be tricky if you're pale. Thing is, I wore it for a while and I stopped hating it. I never really liked it, but it looked much better in full sunlight. I think this type of color is better left to tan or naturally darker-toned people. If colors like Dune look good on you, they're great summer neutrals.
Bottom line? The formula gets a weak "ok" from me. Three coats and a little bubbling because I hurried it...but it's white-based so I forgive it a little. I don't consider it a very flattering shade on me, but it probably looks great on tanned hands. It wore beautifully on me for a few days though, so it gets a thumbs up on that level. It could be a decent base color too, when white would be too harsh.


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Gail Parker, PhD, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500, is a psychologist and a certified yoga therapist. She is a nationally and internationally renowned media personality, educator, author, and thought leader. Dr. Parker is the current president of the Black Yoga Teachers Alliance (BYTA) and the author of Restorative Yoga for Ethnic and Race-Based Stress and Trauma (2020). Her broad expertise in behavioral health and wellness includes forty years as a practicing psychotherapist. Dr. Parker is a lifelong practitioner of yoga and is well known for her pioneering efforts to blend psychology, yoga, and meditation as effective self-care strategies that can enhance emotional balance and contribute to the overall health and well-being of practitioners. She has a special interest in utilizing and teaching Restorative Yoga and meditation as self-care practices for managing ethnic and race based traumatic stress. She is a faculty member in the Beaumont School of Yoga Therapy in the department of Integrative Medicine and William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan, where she teaches mind/body strategies for reducing stress and healing emotional trauma to aspiring yoga therapists.
Dr. Parker was a faculty member in the groundbreaking Co-Curricular Yoga Therapy Program at Wayne State University School of Medicine, teaching Yoga Therapy to first- and second-year medical students as part of their academic curriculum. She was an adjunct faculty member in the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, teaching "Effective Managerial Coaching and Counseling" to executives for ten years, where she was also an Executive Coach customizing and conducting leadership development programs through the Department of Executive Education.
Dr. Parker appears as a psychologist expert on local and nationally syndicated talk shows, including numerous appearances on the "Oprah Show." She was featured as a health and wellness expert on the benefits of yoga and meditation, in a nationally syndicated PBS health talk show series called "Feel Grand", hosted by Emmy Award winning actress, Jane Seymour. She appears as a psychologist expert on the acclaimed, internationally syndicated medical lifestyle show "The Dr. Nandi Show."
In 2006, Dr. Parker appeared in the inaugural edition and three subsequent editions of Who's Who in Black Detroit, a Real Times Media Publication celebrating African American achievements. In 2011, she was honored by the Michigan Chronicle as a "Woman of Excellence" and is featured in volume one of Vital Signs, A Real Times Media tribute to African American achievements in the health care industry. She served on the Michigan Department of Civil Rights Race4Equity task force, whose mission is to combat health care disparities in Southeast Michigan. Dr. Parker has authored The Art and Skill of Restorative Yoga: A Self-Care Guide and Restorative Yoga for Resilience: A Practitioner's and Teacher's Guide. She is a contributing author in the book Yoga Rising: 30 Empowering Stories for Yoga Renegades.
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Love, Honour and Obey
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In 1998 a British film was released that launched the modern 'Brit Gangster' genre….that film was "Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" and the relaunched genre is still going strong and showing no sign of flagging. "Love, Honour and Obey" stars a wealth of British acting royalty…Ray Winstone, Sadie Frost, Jonny Lee Miller, Jude Law, Rhys Ifans, Sean Pertwee etc and it is these actors who are featured on this typical 'cast style' 2000 UK quad film poster for Dominic Anciano's & Ray Burdis' cockney gangster comedy "Love, Honour and Obey". The originally rolled (as issued) film poster offered here is the 'black' style and is presented in very good condition with just minor handling wear and represents an extremely desirable piece of original British movie memorabilia.
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"Ray runs North London's most powerful criminal gang, and his nephew Jude is a polished and successful member. Jude's boyhood friend Jonny comes to Jude with an idea he wants to pitch to Ray; Jude is reluctant to mix friendship with business (and family), but he does arrange a meeting. Ray takes Jonny on (he uses his job as a courier to steal credit cards), but Jonny soon finds himself bored: the gang is more interested in goofing around and planning Ray's wedding than in fighting, havoc, and mayhem. Jonny wants violence, so he repeatedly tries to start trouble with the South London equivalent of Ray's gang. Will he succeed ? If he does, will he find glory in war ?"
Bored with his hum-drum life as a North London postman, Jonny approaches his pal Jude about getting in with the North London Mob run by Jude's uncle Ray. After winning favour with Ray by bringing a credit card scam into the gang, Jonny starts to spice things up by causing trouble with the rival mob from South London. But although Jonny has won respect from his fellow gang members, he's also getting ideas above his station, and it's not long before his actions put everyone in danger, including their families.
So a load of well known British actors make a humorous tongue in cheek satire of the gangster genre, and many failed to get it. Working from a very basic plot and script, directors and writers Dominic Anciano and Ray Burdis gathered the likes of Ray Winstone, Sadie Frost, Jonny Lee Miller, Jude Law, Rhys Ifans, Kathy Burke and Sean Pertwee. And let them run with it. Creating a funny ad-libbed picture that the cast clearly enjoyed making, and really the viewers should be in on the joke as well. Anyone expecting some hard edged Brit gangster film are in for a big disappointment, there is violence and there are drugs, but nothing here is designed for shock value. This really is a fun movie, slyly poking the ribs of gangs and their bosses whilst cutely reminding all that families get involved as well. From the use of Viagra to karaoke sequences, "Love, Honour and Obey" is a British treasure that has been badly misunderstood. If the fact that the coup de grace at the finale is played out in fancy dress doesn't tell you that it has been taking the urine, well you have walked down the wrong garden path.
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This is a Charnwood C4 in gun metal grey. I was contacted by a client concerned that there was no fireplace in their newly bought property. Upon survey we discovered that the fireplace had been bricked up by previous owner. We opened up the recess and found there was sufficient room to house wood burner. We laid a 50mm slate hearth for an over all contemporary look.
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Whilst a typical asana class of about 75-90 minutes is generally enough time to stretch hamstrings and open hips, it doesn't allow for the same depth and focus as a three-day (or longer) yoga-centered retreat—especially when it comes to rich and complex topics like philosophy, ayurveda, anatomy, or meditation. Sure, you might have heard your teacher quote the Yoga Sutra or offer a little taste of meditation, but the short time frame usually doesn't allow for these rich experiences to really sink in.
At a retreat, with lots of time at hand, distractions tend to be less prevalent, and the depth of yoga can be absorbed and integrated more fully.
For those who teach, despite the fact that some still attend regular classes, often it remains difficult to step out of the "teacher mode" as anything experienced as interesting or beneficial, might get us automatically involved in thinking about how to incorporate it into our own teaching. A retreat, however, allows to take a break from that and focus merely on ones own studentship. There's no doubt though that the retreat will allow a deeper immersion into the practice resulting in the ability to teach more authentically from those experiences.
Almost 24-hours per day, 7-days-a-week we tend to be available now, usually being provided with constant access to cellphone service and internet.
While laptops, tablets, and smartphones can certainly be useful, going offline for a few days can be really refreshing, so resist the urge to post your insights on Facebook, and see what happens. Unplugging for a few days will cleanse 'the closet' of your mind considerably.


The "May Company Ukraine" is a marketing-oriented innovative company with a 20-year history. May Company Ukraine owns the following tea brands: Maisky, Lisma, Curtis, Richard which repeatedly became winners of the international competitions. Our tea is hand-picked on the best plantations of the world (Ceylon, India, China, Kenya, and Vietnam) and is notable for its original compositions, created by our own tea tasters. The high quality of our products is verified by the Center of Independent Consumer Expertise and by numerous awards in tasting competitions. The Company possesses a modern manufacturing and logistic complex with a total area of 9 500 m2 which is located in Obukhiv town, Kyiv region. The complex is equipped in accordance with modern international standards and has a high-capacity distribution system that covers all the regions of Ukraine. The Company's quality management system is certificated in accordance with the international standard ISO 9001:2008 and International Featured Standard. Among the Company's trade partners are the leading transnational retail chains and restaurant chains (METRO Group, Auchan, ATB, Fozzy Group, McDonald's).
Our core competence is the production of high-quality tea in accordance with the international quality standards, ensuring the needs and preferences. We aim at meeting the growing demands, wishes and tastes of our most sophisticated consumers. We believe that our commitment to excellence contributes to the prosperity of the society in which we live. The highest quality of our products and services allow us to both have the trust and love of our consumers, and take the leading position in the tea market of Ukraine.
The "May Company Ukraine" effectively uses market possibilities in the most important economic sector, developing profitable and sound business, creating welfare for consumers, shareholders, employees, partners and society.
We believe that our constant strive for excellence moves us forward and promotes society's well-being. The uncompromising quality of our products and services has allowed us to earn the trust and loyalty of consumers.
The family is being created by talented people, that means high professionals, completely dedicated and effective employees, willing to meet not only current, but also future expectations of the consumers and customers. Talents promotion is one of the most important parts of MAY corporate culture. The employees are full of energy, creativity and always ready to prove themselves. They appreciate joyful and unusual spirit. They are enough modest. They would never sit out when they know better solution. They think outside the box and are fond of fast and bold innovations, which surprise the consumers and customers, as well as create the mood and encourage positive changes and pioneer ideas. Our employees are self-confident, independent and decisive. They set difficult tasks and don't fear to implement them. Due to supportiveness and team-spirit nothing goes wrong, if someone fails, and his colleagues will come to succor. First of all we work for the consumers and want to make them happy insofar as possible, that's why we reject bureaucratic hurdles and official style, which impede innovations and made anyone yawn. Cornerstone of our success is the team-spirit and friendly environment. Feel sure of yourself and you easily blend into our successful team that will gladly bring the new talent into the fold.
MAY appreciates main ethical principles - trust, respect, honesty, openness and responsibility. They are no less important as formal rules and laws are. Any business decision we take is based on these ethical principles. Nothing is concealed, just opposite, we are transparent and opened. MAY employees are dedicated not only to their immediate tasks, but also to the general business-goals. The best MAY talents are enough modest people who are aware of their worth without making a show of it. We accept and share the idea that any achievements are the result of mutual efforts. High level of trust we exploit as a powerful economic resource let us achieve the most challenging targets. Moreover, we recognize that respect of each employee's dignity without any exceptions is vital for our corporate culture. According to the diversity strategy we account on the opinion of anyone in the team and it makes us stronger, because together we are smarter than each of us alone. Honesty encourages us to face the truth no matter how harsh and bitter it may be, and thanks to that MAY develops so fast, because honesty is the best policy. High level of openness means high responsibility, which is so important for achievement of the ambitious business goals.
MAY consumers and customers feel our love and care that raise their mood. Our products bring joy and happiness, the smiles and kind words of MAY employees work wonders. Our products and brands are unique and excellent. That is why our consumers and customers always come back to us and recommend our products to their loved ones, friends and colleagues. We strive to ensure that the innovative quality of our products, processes, marketing and organization create the benefit for the consumers, employees, shareholders, partners and society. The quality of our processes is the guarantee of the best results, which are being constantly improved by MAY employees through innovations that allow obtaining a higher quality at a lower cost and on time. We always eliminate the reasons preventing to achieve the targets of the business plan, so that they never appear again. Accumulating this experience, we create MAY knowledge management system. MAY corporate strategy is focused on marketing, so as marketing means business and business means marketing. All our employees, ultimately, are marketing-oriented, and work for the consumers and partners of MAY. Quality of MAY as an organization is a determining factor of our common success. Strategic unity, talents promotion and speed of innovation are the key managerial capabilities, which differentiate MAY from other companies.
We are working to fully satisfy the need of every person for tea.
We aim at meeting the growing demands, wishes and tastes of our most sophisticated consumers.
We are very exacting to our products quality. We indirectly communicate with each of you through constant market analysis. Feedback allows us to correctly set our priorities and move toward satisfaction of your needs.
The "May Company Ukraine" started its activities in Ukraine.
A factory for the "Maisky tea" ™ packing and baling was opened in Obukhiv town, Kyiv region.
A new product "Lisma" ™, the quality tea brand at a reasonable price, was launched.
The "Maisky tea" ™ was added to the Top 100 list of the biggest advertisers of Ukraine.
Active development of the HoReCa segment: the "Maisky tea" ™ exposure in McDonald's, Mister Snack and Rostiks fast food restaurants.
The "Maisky tea" ™ was awarded with the Golden Trademark of Ukraine award. That year the "Maisky tea" ™ appeared in Smachna Kartoplya, Trali-Vali and Shvydko fast food restaurants.
Further development of the HoReCa sector: the "Maisky tea" ™ exposure in Zhar Pizza, Babusyni Mlynzi, Tri Tolstyaka and Metrofood fast food restaurants.
The important event in the Company's life was its participation in Agro-2003 exhibition.
That year the Black Diamond bagged tea became a winner of the National Rating "The Best Trade Mark of Ukraine"
The May Company Ukraine was awarded with the Golden Mercury award for its special contribution in economic rehabilitation of Ukraine and integration processes development.
The "Maisky tea" ™ was rewarded by the Center of Independent Consumer Expertise TEST for the excellent quality and won the nomination Tea of the year by the price/quality balance in the Choice of the Year competition.
The All-Ukrainian Image Research Center awarded the Company with a honorary diploma The leading enterprise of Ukraine.
The "Maisky tea" ™ iteratively won the nomination Tea of the year by the price/quality balance in the Choice of the Year competition.
The "Maisky tea" ™ became a winner in the nomination Tea of the year by the price/quality balance in the Choice of the Year competition for the third time.
The Company enlarged its portfolio by a new brand CURTIS™, actively increasing its presence in the tea market.
The Company completed the ISO 9001:2000 certification.
The Company went through an internal audit in ISO 9001:2000.
The Company became a sponsor of the IV International competition in gymnastics rhythmic "Carpathia".
The Company completed the ISO 9001:2008 recertification.
The Company purchased a modern manufacturing and logistic complex with a total area of 9 500 m2 equipped in accordance with modern international standards.
That year the Chamber of Appeals of the State Intellectual Property Service of Ukraine made a decision to recognise the "Maisky tea" ™ as the famous trademark in Ukraine.
Within the framework of the 14th International foods and drinks exhibition World Food Ukraine 2011 there was a tasting competition of tea and coffee WORLD TEA & COFFEE UKRAINE where the "Curtis" ™ won 2 golden medals for quality: "Curtis Mango Green Tea" and "Curtis Bountea White Tea". The Company was granted the right to place the logo of the medal on the product label.
The May Company Ukraine was included to the Top-20 of the National Business Rating "Industry Leader 2011" in the nomination "Unspecialized foods wholesaling", thereby it obtained the recognition of the manufacturing company which contributed to both economic growth of Ukraine and social protection of citizens of Ukraine.
The company implemented ISO 2200 Food Safety Management Systems.
An external audit by standards McDonalds and METRO Cash&Carry suppliers was conducted, which confirmed that the system and processes met the customers' expectations.
The Company received 3 golden and 5 silver medals in the tasting competition Tea Triumph within the framework of the PRODEXPO Ukraine exhibition.
Mango Green Tea and Bountea White Tea of the Curtis™ received the Grand Prix at the XV International tasting competition in the frame of International exhibition World Food Ukraine 2012. Golden medals were given to positions of the Curtis™ (Truffle Black Tea, Chocolate Black Tea, Original Ceylon Tea) and positions of the Maisky™ (Golden Pekoe and Buhta Colombo).
The Company went through an internal audit in ISO 9001:2008 and a compliance audit by McDonalds suppliers standards.
The Company went through an iterative internal audit in ISO 9001:2008, a compliance audit by McDonalds suppliers standard SQMS, and on-line self-assessment on Social accountability by McDonalds suppliers standards.
The Company conducted the re-certification compliance audit by IFS Food Standard, Issue 6 and was evaluated with the highest scoring possibility "A": Full compliance with the requirement specified in the Standard.
The launch of the new trademark Richard™ - a classic English tea.
Applying modern technologies of production and contemporary management strategies, developing information infrastructure, and implementing the world quality standards, the May Company Ukraine aims at holding the leading market position and accomplishing its the Mission.


This box of 8 consists of everything from Fantastic Four and another four best premium masks. Together with the right skin care routine, you are surely setting yourself up for that glowing skin.
We often ask ourselves? When should we start using anti aging product? The truth is, it's never too early to start… especially if you are in your 20s or 30s..
With Jeju Volcanic SeaWater and Camellia oil, this sheetmask is packed with antioxidants to keep your skin bright and shine on!!! Together with Vitamin B, the essence is the perfect recipe to moisturise and keep your skin glowing.
With Bentonite Clay, this baby will calm and purify your skin, gently exfoliate all dead skin cells, controls sebum.
The best part? It will, at the same time, provide vitality and elasticity to skin with essential natural minerals.
The mask contains Rose Canina Fruit Oil, it will soften and moisturize the skin… BUT the special part is… it also contains 24K Gold Extract, which reduces fine lines and tightens the skin.
The tension silk fiber was stretchy and will give you a great fit and instant adherence to your face. With its unique design, the mask does not have a mouth opening. It covers the entire face and the lips for an all-around care.
Here is our cute little special for this month!! An under eye treatment mask patch that is enriched with collagen essence for an intensive hydrating and firming action.
Rich in vitamin, these eye patch will strengthen the skin barrier while rejuvenate the area around your eyes.


Netherlands-based Aalberts Industries has acquired VAF Instruments, a manufacturer of high-tech sensors and measurement systems. Around 85 employees of VAF Instruments will join Aalberts Industries, strengthening the firm's fluid control activities.
With revenues of over €2.7 billion, Aalberts Industries is one of the globe's larger manufacturer of so-called 'mission-critical systems' for industrial groups – technologies and software that support key processes of companies in, among others, the energy, oil & gas, industry, real estate and automotive sectors.
The company's latest acquisition – earlier deals include that of Ventrex Automotive, Eloxal-Werk-Burg, the French division of Thomson Genlis and Conbraco Industries – of VAF Instruments adds approximately €20 million to its revenue base. Founded in 1983, in Dordrecht, VAF Instruments supplies products to the power plant, industrial and marine sectors. In particular in the latter industry the company boasts a strong track record – for its product range VAF is a leading supplier to the top-100 shipyards and the vast majority of ship owners worldwide.
The two parties were brought together by an external M&A consultancy. Following a strategic review last year, VAF's shareholders concluded that finding a strategic partner would benefit the firm's growth endeavours. The company hired experts from the Dutch arm of Oaklins, a market M&A advisor with around 700 professionals globally, to lead the process. "We believed that Oaklins would do the best job at positioning our company in the right way to the right group of international buyers," explained Leo Blankenstein, CEO of VAF Instruments.
As part of the integration, the management team of VAF will continue to manage the company, while teaming up with Aalberts to drive synergies in growth, operations and innovation. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed.
Other recent deals closed in the Netherlands include that of MAK Aandrijvingen, acquired by Swedish industrial conglomerate Axel Johnson International; software solutions firm Goyello, acquired by Indian IT player Aspire Systems, and; telecom & IT service providers Tritel and Fieber, purchased by Benelux private equity firm Vortex Capital Partners.
According to an analysis by KPMG, the number of deals in the Netherlands currently stands at its highest point in a decade.


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Hold the Applause: Sorrell, Sessions and Super PACs in Vermont
by Paul Heintz
Published July 26, 2012 at 12:03 p.m.
Updated below with comment from Sorrell challenger T.J. Donovan
Did a campaign finance decision handed down last month by U.S. District Judge William K. Sessions III limit the role of money in Vermont politics — or did it open up the floodgates?
If you're Attorney General Bill Sorrell, it depends when you ask.
A day after Sessions sided with the state in Vermont Right to Life Committee v. Sorrell, the attorney general's office issued a press release touting the decision as a victory for Vermont's campaign finance laws.
"Attorney General William Sorrell applauded the decision," the June press release reads, quoting Sorrell as saying, "The Court's ruling provides resounding confirmation of the validity of Vermont's campaign finance disclosure laws and the State's ability to address Vermonter's [sic] concerns about the influence of money in politics."
Fast-forward a month to Wednesday, when a new press release issued by the AG's office announced that, "in light of" Sessions' decision, so-called "super PACS" in Vermont are free to raise as much as they want from whomever they want and spend it however they like — so long as they do not directly coordinate with political campaigns.
The new guidance from the AG's office comes in response to the establishment last week of a new liberal advocacy group called Vermont Priorities, whose founders describe it as Vermont's first super PAC. The group's consultant, KSE Partners lobbyist Todd Bailey, said at the time that by registering with the Secretary of State's office, it was attempting to clarify whether the new PAC could indeed raise and spend money in unlimited quantities.
The answer, it appears, is yes. The AG's office said Wednesdays it "will not enforce the $2000 contribution limit for those PACs that demonstrate they make only independent expenditures."
But if Sessions' decision confirms that super PACs are legit in Vermont, why was Sorrell so stoked about it?
"It upheld all of Vermont's laws that were challenged and rejected all constitutional challenges the plaintiffs lodged in that case," explains Assistant Attorney General Megan Shafritz, who heads the AG's civil division. "So in that sense, no, I don't think there's an inconsistency or difference of opinion. The court's rulings were entirely in the state's favor, in terms of the laws that were challenged."
Indeed, Sessions' decision affirmed Vermont's PAC disclosure laws and found that because Vermont Right to Life's supposedly independent PAC wasn't actually all that independent, it had to adhere to Vermont's $2000 contribution limits.
As the liberal blog Green Mountain Daily noted at the time, early press accounts mostly bought into the AG's spin that Sessions' decision was a resounding victory for campaign finance reform. But as the Vermont Press Bureau's Peter Hirschfeld noted, the significance of Sessions' decision was that it "effectively overturns" the state's $2000 contribution limit for groups that are actually independent, "opening the door to Super PACs in Vermont."
In other words, if the VRLC simply hadn't done such a crappy job of bookkeeping, it could've raised whatever it pleased. So while the state may have won the fact-based battle, it lost the super PAC war.
"The State's arguments do not provide grounds to doubt the broadly-held view that states may not limit contributions independent-expenditure-only groups receive from single sources," Sessions wrote.
So why would Sorrell have "applauded" a decision that, ultimately, gives the green light to big money in Vermont politics? Was it because, facing a tough reelection fight, he hoped to play up his office's win and play down Vermont's loss?
Based upon remarks Sorrell made to VTDigger's Alan Panebaker at the time, it's not entirely clear that the AG agreed that Sessions' ruling opened the door to super PACs in Vermont. He reportedly said it was still an open question as to whether the state could impose contribution limits on independent groups.
"Judge Sessions did not have to reach the issue of a contribution limits [sic] on the part of a political committee that legitimately is independent and does independent expenditures," Sorrell told Digger. "That issue is left unresolved by this case."
Except not anymore, it seems. With the guidance Sorrell's office issued Wednesday, it's clear he now thinks the issue has been resolved.
So is Sorrell still applauding the VRLC decision?
"Yes," Shafritz says. "Particularly, the office applauds the court's ruling on the laws that were challenged."
After this story was posted, Sorrell's opponent in the race for the Democratic nomination for attorney general, Chittenden County State's Attorney T.J. Donovan, responded to an earlier request for comment on the AG's new guidance.
"Like all Vermonters I am disappointed in the recent decision regarding campaign finance in Vermont," Donovan said in a statement. "Despite some initial claims of victory, this decision, born out of the Citizen's United Case, opens a dangerous door for unlimited spending in Vermont's elections."
Photo credit: Paul Heintz
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