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Islamic dreams about Blue Eye Shadow find dream interpretations. Meanings & explanations for Blue Eye Shadow dictionary!
Blue Eye Shadow dream interpretations
Shadow Dream Explanation
— (Under the sun, in the dark, or otherwise.) In a dream, a
represents changes affecting one's life in the world and his elevation or abasement. A
in a dream also means guidance, repentance, true monotheism and contemplating the Maker and His creation. If one moves but does not see his
moving in a dream, it means abrogating the laws, discarding what is permissible, adopting what is unlawful, death, becoming motionless, or losing one's senses. The same interpretation applies if one's
disappears under the sunlight, or under the moonlight, or in the night lights, or if his reflection disappears from the water surface, or from any shiny surface. If one sees his
dancing in a dream, it means falsehood, lies, stealing people's money, shifting one's faith according to one's personal interests, or that he criticize the conduct of Allah's Prophet, upon whom be peace. Dancing one's
over a carpet in a dream means invoking evil spirits, speaking their words after being possessed by them, and it means trials, temptations and evil. (Also see Shade)
Blue Dream Explanation
— (Color) In a dream, the color
represents distress, depression, enmity, or a calamity. (Also see Colors)
Eye Dream Explanation
— The
represents the person's vision and discrimination between right and wrong. It also symbolizes money and children, as they are as dear as the eyes. The black
refers to religion, the
religious violation, and the green a religion different from all others.
• Having several eyes in the body: Excessive virtue and religion.
• Dreaming that one's stomach has been opened and finding an
in it: The dreamer is a hypocrite.
• Dreaming that one's eyes are those of a stranger: The dreamer will go blind and be guided by someone else.
• Dreaming that one's eyes are those of an identified person: The dreamer will marry that person's daughter and benefit from him.
• Dreaming that one's eyes are gone: The dreamer's children will die.
• A person in a foreign land dreaming that he is completely blind: He will stay abroad till he dies.
• Seeing one's eyes made of iron: The dreamer will be in deep trouble and the center of a scandal.
• Opening one's eyes to see a certain person: That person will look into the dreamer's plea and help him.
• Staring angrily at someone: The dreamer will have spite for that person.
• Hearing with one's eyes and seeing with one's ears: The dreamer is inciting his family and daughter to commit sins.
• Seeing the
of a man or an animal in one's palm: The dreamer will get plenty of money.
• Looking at an
and liking it: The dreamer will do something harmful to his religion.
• The heart having an
or eyes: Religious devotion inasmuch as they were bright.
• Squinting: The dreamer is eyeing women with lust.
• Dreaming that one's eyes have been pierced: The dreamer will lose someone or something very dear.
• Seeing something white in or around the pupil of the
or a kind of screen: Trouble, deep worries, losses, and loss of aspirations.
• An absent relative returning blind: The dreamer will die.
• Having "the black water" (glaucoma) in the eyes and being unable to see anything: The dreamer is shameless because, says Ibn Siren, the
is the center of decency and shame.
• One's
becoming dim: The dreamer is eyeing a friendly woman indecently.
• Having weak eyesight: (1) The dreamer needs people's help and is going adrift. (2) The dreamer's children will be ill.
• The eyes falling on one's knees: Death of a brother and a son or any two other dear persons.
• Seeing a slave girl (the word in Arabic meaning "A running one") or a couple of eyes flying rapidly in the sky: Will make money from business or a craft.
Dream Explanation
— It symbolises his Deen and his rightful conduct. The same applies to his ability to see. Any defect in the
or the faculty of sight bespeaks of similar defect in his Deen. Any excellence in the
or the faculty of sight bespeaks of similar excellence in his Deen.
Eye inflammation Dream Explanation
— (Disease; Ophthalmia) In a dream,
inflammation means tightening of one's earnings, or it could mean heedlessness. Seeing one's eyes inflamed in a dream means that one's father or mother may fall sick. Inflammation of the eyes in a dream also denotes near blindness or suffering from a cataract. Any vision loss in a dream represents failing to properly perform one's religion, loss in business or an indication of the state of one's children.
Blind in one
Dream Explanation
— (See Antichrist; One-eyed)
Eye doctor Dream Explanation
— (See Ophthalmologist)
Eye makeup Dream Explanation
— (See Kohl)
Envy Or Evil
Dream Explanation
— This is a good dream for the one who is envied and a bad omen for the one casting an evil
Applying Kuhl or Surma to the
Dream Explanation
— Applying surma to the eyes suggest the observer's rightful conduct in matters of his Deen. Applying surma in the eyes with the object of adornment suggest that the observer will accomplish a religious task as a result of which he will enjoy credibility amongst the people. Sometimes a perbond
may sumbolise either his belonging, sons, brother or leader. Any excellence or defect in the
will then reflect a similar excellence or defect in any of the above.
Incident Dream Explanation
— A dream interpreter once said: "I saw in a dream a man who was blindfolded with a
piece of cloth. I asked him: 'Do you know what happened to my father?' The man replied: "Your father is dead.' Then he took me to may father's grave, where I felt the great loss, and I hugged it, cried, and wailed. When I woke up, I told another dream interpreter, who was a friend of mine, about my dream. He smiled and said: 'Your father's death in the dream means his longevity, and your crying means relief from distress.' I did not accept his interpretation of my dream, for I knew better the meaning of wailing and mourning in a dream. Soon after that, I visited my father, and my friend proudly reminded me of his interpretation. Later on, I travelled away from home. When I returned to my town, I passed by a graveyard. At the gate stood a woman who was guarding that cemetery and whose
was bandaged with a
piece of cloth. I knew her, so I stopped and asked her about the news. She said to me: 'May God grant you a long life. Your father has passed away.' Then she took me to his grave, and I fell on it, crying and wailing, exactly as I saw in my dream. Thus, my friend's interpretation did not come true, for he has no hand in it."
Eyelashes Dream Explanation
— Eyelashes are a religious shield because, more than the eyebrows, they protect the eyes, which symbolize religious awareness. Whatever happens to them in the dream has a bearing on the subject's money and children.
• Sitting in the
of one's eyelashes, which appear like an umbrella or a canopy: (1) The dreamer will live in the
of one's religion. (2) The dreamer is grabbing people's money and hiding.
• Having no eyelashes: The dreamer is an outlaw in terms of religion.
• Depilating one's eyelashes: The dreamer is taking religious advice from his enemy.
• The edge of the eyelids turning white: A disease in the head, the eyes, the ears, or the back teeth.
Tears Dream Explanation
— Paradoxically, tears mean joy, but hot tears mean worries and trouble.
• Seeing tears on one's face without having cried: People are speaking ill of the dreamer's family and folk
• Having tearful eyes: The dreamer is saving money for religious purposes and does not want to show it.
• Tears flowing on the face: The dreamer will spend happily.
• Seeing the tears from the right
entering the left eye: The dreamer will sodomize the son of his own daughter.
Kohl Dream Explanation
— This is a sort of
powder or powder of antimony, a preparation of soot and other ingredients, to darken edges of eyelids. It is extensively used by veiled Arab Bedouin women, whose eyes are the only thing seen of their body, which renders them very attractive. It is also used for newly born Muslims and by certain Muslim men. Kohl and its usual container made of silver or the kohl bottle symbolize women. They also refer to the sharp
. Seeing a devout Muslim with kohl on his eyelids is regarded as a good dream. But it is not so if the kohl is used by a corrupt man.
Eyes Dream Explanation
— Eyes in a dream represent one's religion or wealth. If one sees grass growing all over him but does not cover his ears or eyes in a dream, it means prosperity. One's eyes in a dream also represent his faith and the road to victory in this life and in the next. One's eyes in a dream also could represent his guidance or his heedlessness. Having many eyes throughout one's body in a dream represents one's piety, vigilance and excellence of character. If one sees the eyes of his heart in a dream, it means that he sees with the light of clarity. If one sees a man looking at him with a side glance in a dream, it means that he will suffer from an adversity, mistrust, disapproval, suspicion and disdain at the hand of such a man. If such a man opens his eyes and looks at him straight forward in the dream, it means that he will help him in his business or support his interests. If one's eyes turn into iron in a dream, it means distress, a scandal or serious suffering from one's community. If one sees himself looking at women in his dream, it means that he commits adultery with his eyes by looking and desiring what is unlawful. If one looks at someone's eyes in a dream and likes them, it means that he will suffer from an adversity, religious corruption or jealousy. If one sees himself having an extra
inside his body in a dream, it means that he is an atheist. If one sees himself having an extra
over his shoulder in a dream, it means that he will be named to receive money in absentia. If one sees his eyes transfixed in a dream, it means that he looks suspiciously at a relative or someone else's wife. Black eyes in a dream represent a religious person. A bluish-black eyes in a dream denote opposing one's religion.
eyes in a dream mean religious innovations. Green eyes in a dream mean a religion which is different from all religions. Sharp sight in a dream means blessings, while weak sight means joblessness and living from the generosity of others. If a father sees weakness in his sight in a dream, it means that a sickness will inflict his children. If one loses his eyes in a dream, it means the death of his children. If a poor person or a prisoner sees that in a dream, it means that he will never become free again, or see any light for the rest of his life. If an oppressed person sees weakness in his eyes in a dream, it means that someone will help him overcome his adversities. If a traveller sees that dream, it means that he will never return to his homeland. If one sees that his eyes belong to an unknown person in a dream, it means that he will become blind. If he recognizes that person in the dream, it means that he will be married to his daughter. If one's eyes fall into his lap in a dream, it means the death of his brother or son. The eyes of a human being in a dream also represent his beloved, his son or his faith. Any defect in them in the dream may reflect in such people. Having one hundred eyes in a dream means money. The eyes of a ruler represent his spies. Eyes in a dream also represent a controller, a man or a spring. Treating one's eyes with medicinal ointment in a dream means correcting one's religious life or begetting a son who will become the jewel light of his father's eyes or if one's brother is exiled or deported from his homeland, it means that he will solicit him and entrust him with duties toward his family. If one sees his sight better than what people think in the dream, it means that his inner character is better than what people think, or if he sees his sight weakened though people do not know about it in the dream, it means that he keeps his faith to himself. If one's eyes become white in a dream, they represent sorrow, or loss of a beloved. If one sees his eyes white, and if the white veil is lifted in the dream, it means that he will be reunited with his beloved and his distress will be dispelled. The right
in a dream represents one's son and the left
represents one's daughter. If a father sees one of his eyes being transposed to mix with the other
in a dream, and if he has a son and a daughter, he should separate their bedrooms. Eating someone's
in a dream means steeling his money. Seeing one's eyes without eyelashes in a dream means defying Allah's laws. If one unplugs his eyelashes in a dream, it means that he will expose himself to his enemy. Seeing beautiful eyes in a dream could denote, sorcery, black magic, life or death. Eyes in a dream also represent one's family, relatives, children or workers. Eyes in a dream also signify mourning someone or they could denote a sickness. Smearing one's eyes in a dream means calamities, sufferings and punishment for one's sins. To guard one's eyes from looking at what is unlawful in a dream means heeding Allah's commands. (Also see Body)
Beautify Dream Explanation
— (Eye-brow)
Enhancement Dream Explanation
— (See Eye-brow)
Ophthalmia Dream Explanation
— (See
Parents Dream Explanation
— (Eye-brows)
Associate Dream Explanation
— (Beauty; Eye-brow. Also see Partnership)


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Let's put this one to bed once and for all.
"This rumor that we're going to be the 16th member of the ACC is not true," said Valparaiso director of athletics Mark LaBarbera.
He was joking, of course.
But who can tell these days? With high-profile colleges being tossed into a Bingo roller and pulled out at random on a daily basis — Nebraska to the Big Ten, TCU to the Big East, Texas A&M to the SEC, Utah to the Pac-12, Syracuse and Pittsburgh to the ACC, Texas to its own alternate universe — who knows where the final domino will fall?
ESPN's Andy Katz, among others, has gone so far as to speculate that Butler — along with fellow mid-major powerhouse Xavier — could get scooped up by the basketball-minded Big East after that conference is done hemorrhaging football programs. LaBarbera said he got a call on Tuesday asking about the rumors that DePaul and Marquette could be leaving the Big East to join the Horizon League.
The speculation is running rampant. But the Horizon League doesn't seem to think the sky is falling. Let the BCS conferences have their college carousel, the Horizon League seems content to sit on a nearby bench and watch the chaos from afar.
"I can tell you that it's certainly something that when we as athletic directors meet with the commissioner (Jon LeCrone), we do get an update on what's happening with other conferences," LaBarbera said. "But based on the conversations we have, we as the Horizon League feel pretty good about the group of 10 schools we have. We feel we've got a good group of 10 schools that makes sense from a lot of standpoints — from a financial standpoint, from a student-athlete standpoint, from a rivaly standpoint. It's schools that logically fit together."
Indeed, after years in the far-flung, low-rent Mid-Continent Conference, Valparaiso has found the Horizon League — a Midwest-only non-football league that's a significant step up in competition in just about every sport — to be heaven.
When you asked VU athletes — in every sport — who bridged the school's tenures in the Mid-Con and the Horizon, they would absolutely gush about the new digs. Gone were 2,000-mile trips to Southern Utah, replaced by bus trips to Chicago and Indianapolis, to Cleveland and Milwaukee, to Detroit and Dayton.
Sure, it costs the school a lot less money to charter a bus than buy a few dozen tickets on a Southwest Airlines flight. But the athletes didn't care about that. They cared about the fact that they were on campus more. Missed fewer classes. Spent less time in airports.
So LaBarbera just shakes his head when he sees university presidents and chancellors jumping at conferences that make no sense from a geographical standpoint. After all, Pitt's not on the Atlantic Coast. Texas Christian's not in the east. Oklahoma's not on the Pacific.
Every one of these moves — both the ones that have already happened and the ones that are being bandied about — are about one thing: money. Specifically, television money.
It's certainly not about the so-called student-athletes.
"The thing I'm always disappointed about is the conversation never seems to get to one question — what's best for the student-athletes?" LaBarbera said. "I think the strength of the Horizon League is it's a conference with 10 schools committed to providing a good student-athlete experience. That's why we moved to the Horizon League. I have a hard time understanding how it can be good for your student-athletes to ship them 1,500 miles across the country every week. We've done that already, and we were like, 'Enough is enough.' That's why the Horizon League was a very attractive option for us."
And that's why LaBarbera thinks Butler's not going anywhere. Not to the Big East, not to a bulked-up Atlantic-10, not anywhere. While the Bulldogs' basketball program certainly is strong enough to compete in a revamped Big East (they've been to back-to-back national championship games, you know), the Horizon League hasn't exactly held them back (they've been to back-to-back national championship games, you know).
Butler won the McCafferty Cup as the most successful all-around athletic program in the Horizon League last year, winning conference championships in men's basketball, volleyball, men's soccer, women's and men's cross country and women's golf.
The Bulldogs are doing just fine in the Horizon League. And while they won the non-scholarship Pioneer Football League title two years ago, they're not anywhere near BCS-ready in that regard (not that they couldn't join a conference in all sports except football, mind you).
So while the media might be having fun speculating about the future of every college program in the country (and we are), the hysteria hasn't yet permeated the lower levels of college athletics.
"We have no contingency plan," LaBarbera said. "We have no plan on the table for, 'Oh, gee, what'll we do if a member leaves?' I think Jon LeCrone has done a very good job of keeping track of what's going on and keeping us informed. The sense I get when I'm in the room is that the members of the conference feel good about the conference as a whole."
And in the unlikely scenario that the dominoes eventually do reach the mid-majors? Life will go on, with or without Butler. Just like it did in 1994, when Xavier left the Horizon (then the MCC) for the Atlantic-10.
"People asked the league back then, 'What are you going to do, that's your best program?'" LaBarbera said. "Well, it worked out well for them, and it worked out just fine for the Horizon League. It seems to me that it'd be best if people just took a step back and took a deep breath and decided what's best for the schools and for the student-athletes."
Alas, that ship has sailed. Rumor has it, it's headed for the Pac-12.


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German toy fair wrap-up
Posted by Huw,The German toy fair has ended and over the weekend more picture galleries have appeared on the web.
Joe Meno, who provided us with the first set of photos to be published, has uploaded more to his flickr stream. (thanks R4-G9)
Austrian site Spieletest.at has published videos and photos, including some of sets that we haven't seen before, and which were not shown at the London toy fair, such as this Grand Prix truck, 60025. (thanks Aanchir)
Take a look through the galleries and let us know what catches you eye.
The New York toy fair starts on Sunday, February 10th. Expect loads more pictures then...
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The new castle line looks good, but what happened to all of the Star Wars and Lord of the Rings? I was hoping to get a look at the new Republic Gunship.
I love the Chima lion's fortress. Also, the trees in the background of most of the Castle and Chima sets are gorgeous, why can't we have any of those? :)
Liking the Grand Prix truck a lot. Reminds me of Indy Transport (6335-1). Purchase pending reviews.
I don't care what the whiny "fans" of Castle say, I think the new Castle sets look really neat. I love the bright colors and the new dragon head crest.
That's what I'm talking about, thanks for the fast picture collection response Huw!
(any more could emerge, don't hesitatie to show us!)
How come none of the boxes were photographed yet- excluding the Castle.
Some of the pictures clearly showed that there were lots of boxes on the fair.
How about Galaxy Squad sets, Hardly oneor two sets shown on in the galleries?
I still don't know if it is a theme that will be available from now soon, or just in the second half year, from summer?
(If I am not mistaken, some of my small country's lego shops already has 4-5 Galaxy Squad sets for sale)
No LotR yet :(
I don't want to wait for the 10th.
Interesting new take on the Duplo train sets. I like it, it's more modern and probably more coherent in design with trains today.
I wondered recently how well Lego's train systems have been performing. Boys love trains, but with the decline in model railway enthusiasts and The March of Technology, I wonder how much decline in interest there is.
Perhaps it's more pronounced in the regular lego sets. I don't know.
Perhaps this new Duplo range of trains is to combat disinterest.
Love that Joe Meno got high-quality pics of the new Hero Factory and Chima sets. Those get me very excited. The Friends sets are also packed with incredible detail, as usual, though I doubt I'll be collecting those-- Ninjago and Hero Factory are my main priorities again this year, with maybe a bit of Chima thrown in for good measure.
Aww, still waiting for a peek at Jabba's Sailbarge. I guess if it's not out till August there's no rush!
No Star Wars? Or LOTR???
And yet there is a Yoda statue?
Ah well, I can use my imagination. (Actually, no - I need to see that Orthanc set!) :D
Joe mentioned he wasn't allowed to photograph Super Heroes and Lone Ranger, maybe SW and LOTR had the same restriction.
My thought is how the goods truck ( http://www.spieletest.at/pics/bericht/1174/023Lego2013.JPG ) looks remarkably like this one: http://brickset.com/detail/?Set=7733-1
Surprised there isn't a $7-10 stand-alone F1 car to complement the truck with a different color/number. It would sell fine on its own and provide competition for the Octan car. What good is a race car without an opponent?
I love seeing the new sets, but Joe Meno really needs to get a better-focusing camera.
20025 is a set I really want, I saw it on a tiny picture on "i brick city" and, um, really wanted it. I think I still do, depends on price.
The new Cargo truck looks nice, but at £25 really quite expensive. Shame. The stunt plane and "cargo flying thing" look attractive...
The Cargo Truck looks like the previous 7733....not very imaginative that.
Dear community. We were not allowed to show you the videos of LOTR and Star Wars. We have some embargo dates for these videos. These are:
LOTR / Star Wars (Joda's Chronicals): Easter 2013
Marvel / DC Universe: April/May
Friends Dolphin Yacht: May (as far as it seems to us we may publish the vid earlier - we are already discussing that with lego.
Best wishes from the spieletest team.
I'm just saying this now. Gorzans Gorilla Striker is going be one of the most popular Chima sets to come out this year
^^ Thanks for clarifying that. It will be interesting to see what happens at the NY toy fair, then...
If you guys weren't so busy whining about the cargo truck, you might have noticed the new set of tools, and that it's in two of the new sets.
For the people who know what the new Darth Maul will look like, Does Maul have new special robot legs or regular minifigure legs?
That Cargo Heliplane looks awesome, so does the Grand Prix Truck and the monster transporter! I want to make a grave digger now :P
As Huw I believe noted previously, I'm Not a fan of the Juniorization of some of the city sets - Especially 60023 & 60027. The F1 truck is kind of juniorized as well. However, I like the cargo truck and the new minifig ear protection! Also the new tools are exciting. Helicopter looks great as well!
Sets look a lot nicer than the current stuff, nice job Lego!
Love the City sets, Chima Foxes look nice, the medium blue and dark blue Galaxy Squad set is beautiful, however why call it Galaxy Squad when it takes place on the Moon and not in the galaxy?
NOTE TO TLG: When you do the official box art for the Friends' Yacht, MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT stick purple bows into the holes on top of the dolphins' heads... THOSE ARE THEIR BREATHING-HOLES!!
Suffocating an endangered species for the sake of fashion?! Gonna hafta give that a frowny face... =(
Indy Out
Looking forward to the new City sets. They all look good to me. And the new Creator house, too.
@suckerpunch83: 60023 is specifically aimed at beginners to the LEGO City theme, so some simplicity is expected (but I wouldn't call it "juniorized", since that's a term I associate with overuse of specialized pieces, and 60023 seems to use the same sort of parts selection as any set would). Meanwhile, I see nothing juniorized at all about 60027, and the only thing remotely juniorized about 60025 is the nose of the F1 race car.
@ the_real_indy: Maybe they can breathe 'through' the bows -- a Bow-Beathing Apparatus :-D
The set name is actually "Dolphin Cruiser" and for more matching of names to images of Friends, see: http://heartlaketimes.blogspot.com/
That way you'll know which one your daughter is talking about wanting ;-)
{Or, you wife, or sister, or perhaps even your own Friend'ly side.}
We've labelled the Series 3 Animals too! I think the green parrot will be a fine addition :-)
OK, this is driving me nuts – what does the set 60026 Town Square include?
Can we expect buildings? Is it similar to a previously issued set, or are there new businesses and vehicles to expect?
Basically, we've had three "town square" type sets in the U.S. – Main Street (from 1980, included a car dealership and an under-construction hotel, plus a pickup truck and a convertible), the Town Plan (from 2007, a movie theater, 50s-style gas station and a courthouse, plus a 1950s-style car and a gas truck) and City Corner (2009, which included a pizzeria and bicycle shop, along with a bus).
I'm presuming this is something way different, with new props, vehicles and "businesses," right?
I recently went to my local Lego retailer (not a brand store) and the manager was nice enough to let me see the 2013 product catalogue, which contained pictures of all 2013 summer sets. I definitely agree with Huws summary of the sets: the Super Heroes are kind of boring and the galaxy squad sets are ok. The SW sets are great. The spider droid is very interisting, and Adi Gailla looks like Quinlan Vos (the picture was hard to see and had a watermark). The Mandalorian speeder looks like it's Clone Wars counterpart, but it is not a great set. Sorry if you feel this was unneeded, but now that I saw them, I decided I'd add to Huws great summary of the toy fair.
@ Darth_Maul_Epic
Yes, maul has robotic legs, but as I said^, I couldn't get a good view. I may be wrong, so please correct me if I am. Thanks,
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Re: Several questions concerning compressors
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Compressor Operation Characteristics
A compressor operates over a large range of flow and speed, delivering a stable head/pressure ratio. During start up, the compressor must be designed to operate in a stable condition at low rotational speeds. There is an unstable limit of operation known as 'surging', and it is shown on the performance map as the surge line. The surge point in a compressor occurs when the compressor back pressure is high and the compressor can not pump against this high head, causing the flow to separate and reverse its direction. Surge is a reversal of flow and is a complete breakdown of the continuous steady flow through the whole compressor. It results in mechanical damage to the compressor due to the large fluctuations of flow, which results in changes in direction of the thrust forces on the rotor, creating damage to the blades and the thrust bearings. The phenomenon of surging should not be confused with the stalling of a compressor stage. Stalling is the breakaway of the flow from the suction side of the blade aerofoil, causing an aerodynamic stall. A multi-stage compressor may operate stably in the unsurged region with one or more of the stages stalled, and the rest of the stages unstalled.
Compressor Surge
Compressor surge is a phenomenon of considerable interest, yet it is not fully understood. It is a form of unstable operation and should be avoided. It is a phenomenon that, unfortunately, occurs frequently and sometimes with damaging results. Surge has been traditionally defined as the lower limit of stable operation in a compressor, and it involves the reversal of flow. This reversal of flow occurs because of some kind of aerodynamic instability within the system. Usually, a part of the compressor is the cause of the aerodynamic instability, although it is possible for the system arrangement to be capable of augmenting this instability. Compressors are usually operated at a working line, separated by some safety margin from the surge line. Extensive investigations have been conducted on surge. Poor quantitative universality or aerodynamic loading capacities of different blades and stators, and an inexact knowledge of boundary-layer behavior make the exact prediction of flow in the compressor at the off-design stage difficult.
A decrease in the mass flow rate, an increase in the rotational speed of the impeller or both can cause the compressor to surge. Whether surge is caused by a decrease in flow velocity or an increase in rotational speeds, the blades or the stators can stall. One should note that operating at higher efficiency implies operation closer to surge. It should be noted here that total pressure increases occur only in the rotational part of the compressor, the blades.
The surge line slope on multistage compressors can range from a simple single parabolic relationship to a complex curve containing several break-points or even notches. The complexity of the surge line shape depends on whether or not the flow limiting stage changes with operating speed from one compression stage to another; in particular, very closely matched stage combinations frequently exhibit complex surge lines. In the case of compressors with variable inlet guide vanes, the surge line tends to bend more at higher flows than with units which are speed controlled.
Usually surge is linked with excessive vibration and an audible sound, yet, there have been cases where surge not accompanied by audible sound has caused failures. Usually, operation in surge and, often, near surge is accompanied by several indications, including general and pulsating noise level increases, axial shaft position changes, discharge temperature excursions, compressor differential pressure fluctuations and lateral vibration amplitude increases. Frequently, with high pressure compressors, operation in the incipient surge range is accompanied by the emergence of a low frequency, asynchronous vibration signal which can reach predominant amplitudes, as well as excitation of various harmonics of blade passing frequencies. Extended operation in surge causes thrust and journal bearing failures. Failures of blades and stators are also experienced due to axial movement of the shaft causing contact of blades and stators. Due to the large flow instabilities experienced severe aerodynamic stimulation at one of blade natural response frequencies is caused leading to blade failure.For more detailed information, see chapter seven in my handbook, "Gas Turbine Engineering Handbook"
Question two:Higher sulfur content in the oil are called "sour" as opposed to low-sulfur "sweet" oil
Question three:It is the speed of the shaft which coincides with the natural frequency of the system. A shaft that operates above its critical speed is known as a flexible shaft, while a shaft operating below its critical speed is known as a rigid shaft. The operating speed of the shaft must be at least 15% away from its critical speed.
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Question one. What is a compressor surge? How does it occur, and how can it be prevented?Question two. What are sweet and sour oils?Question three. What is critical speed?
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Ving Rhames is a big drink of water, so we'll have to keep the joking about how bizarre the names of his daughter (Reignbeau) and son (Freedom) are to a minimum. I bet it's hard to go through a Rhames family role call without hearing the national anthem in the background.
I thought Freedom was a girl, glad they pointed out it's their son. Hope Freedom grows up big and strong…..and slaps the snot out of his parents for giving him that stupid name.
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About Me: I am a true St. Paul native who loves his hometown and state. I am an avid music fan, tech geek, and enjoy playing sports over watching them. My wife I live in St. Paul with our two cat sons, Simi and OC.
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Mark Press is the oldest of four sons born to the late Rev. & Mrs. Gottfried (Doris) Press. (Two of his brothers have also entered their eternal rest.) Having been born in Michigan, he still carries loyalties for the Wolverines, the Lions and the Tigers. Since coming to Minnesota, he has enjoyed seeing some of his favorite teams in action – without the high competition for tickets found in certain areas of the country. Mark and his wife Connie (a Yankees and Packers fan through no fault of her own – having been raised in Iowa) have raised three children. Sarah is a teacher and wife of a pastor (Rev. Brian Stolarczyk) in Wisconsin, and her sons Raymond and Luke are lights in the Presses' sky. Son Jeremy will be clerking for a Federal District Court judge in Dallas and subsequently will work for a corporate litigation law firm in Chicago. Nathan, youngest of the Press kids, is married and working in NW Indiana, where he and his wife Natalie (both Valparaiso University graduates) are living and raising three dogs.
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Multicultural Center
We welcome you to Room 2260 in the Memorial Union - we're near the parking ramp on second floor.
Stop in to see what we are all about!
Multicultural Center Mission
- The primary mission of the Multicultural Center is to develop a sense of community between students, staff, and faculty of color on the Iowa State University campus.
- The Multicultural Center will also play a major role in educating all members of the ISU community on the cultural histories and heritages of U.S. ethnic minority groups and help further the understanding and appreciation for the differences that exist among and between them.
- The overall intent of the Center is to create an environment where awareness of one's cultural identity and a deeper understanding and respect of others' differences with respect to culture, are readily accepted and embraced.
Resources in the Multicultural Center:
- Four desktop computers with printer access
- A comfortable lounge with 40" flat screen television (below, right)
- Kitchenette (below, left)
- Two private study/reflection rooms
- A library for relaxing and browsing (below, second left)
- A multipurpose room that can be reserved for your groups' events (below, second right)
- Lockers available for students on the go!
Reserve the Multicultural Center's Multipurpose Room
The Multipurpose Room of the Multicultural Center (below, second right) can fulfill your need for meeting space, receptions, and many other uses. Please call the Memorial Union Event Management office at 294-1437 to reserve this space, which is free to students.
Please note that any catering for events held in the Multipurpose Room must be done through ISU Dining.
Multicultural Center Art Philosophy:
The art philosophy of the Multicultural Center is to embrace, express, and celebrate the diverse cultures of Iowa State University and create a welcoming space for students. Furthermore, the Multicultural Center will inspire pride, support, and love through cross cultural experiences and dialogues.
Distinctive and unique artworks in stoneware were created especially for the Multicultural Center by Steve and Miki Cunningham of West Des Moines, Iowa. Featured pieces are a mirror, mosaic panels and four vessels, all with messages tucked into their construction.
Overall title: "Unity Thru Clay"
Mirror: "Reflection on Diversity"
Three-Panel Mosaic: "You Are Not Alone"
Large Bowl: "Friendship Bowl"
Donut-Handled Vessel: "Chingoo" (friends)
Tornado vessel with rocks: "Come-Together"
Platter: "Community"


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Ambassador Schwab: Good morning everyone.
We are obviously very disappointed that the G-6 Ministers were not able to reach an agreement last night. The United States came to Geneva with the flexibility to offer more on domestic support and market access. We took seriously the admonition of the leaders of the G-8 Summit in St. Petersburg, but unfortunately the promises of flexibility and market access coming from St. Petersburg did not materialize in Geneva.
Unless we figure out how to move forward from here we will have missed a unique opportunity to help developing countries and to spur economic growth.
While the United States was prepared to do more, yesterday's focus on the loopholes in market access, on the layers of loopholes, revealed that a number of developed and advanced developing countries were looking for ways to be less ambitious, to avoid making ambitious contributions.
But that doesn't mean the United States is giving up. 'Doha Lite' has never been an option for the United States; it is still not an option. There was no package on the table yesterday that we could have recommended to the President or to the United States Congress.
That said, the United States remains committed to a successful Doha Development agreement. One that creates real market openings, that brings new economic opportunities, opens markets for all WTO member countries. We feel strongly that we need to avoid the temptation in the coming weeks and months as we sort out where we go from here. We feel strongly that we need to avoid the temptation of pulling anything off the table. We need to focus on how we move forward, how we make a success of the Doha round, how we achieve the promise of the Doha round without degenerating into a finger-pointing exercise.
Let me end my formal comments by extending our appreciation and thanks to Director-General Pascal Lamy for his tireless efforts. We look forward to working with him as we move forward to see the Doha Round realize its full potential.
Thank you.
Secretary Johanns: Let me, if I might, start my comments by also expressing my appreciation to Director-General Lamy. He has worked very, very hard through this process and diligently worked to try to close the gap.
We in the United States also appreciate the good work of the WTO, the World Trade Organization. We believe in it, we believe that it is key to the future of the world, and we are absolutely committed to its success.
I also want to indicate at the outset how much I appreciate the leadership of our President. It was our President that some weeks ago, actually some months ago, announced maybe to the surprise of the world, that he favored the complete elimination of trade-distorting subsidies. His commitment to ambition in this round has truly been an inspiration to me and to Susan.
I also want to express my appreciation to our Congress and to our commodity groups. In October we tabled a really historic, ambitious, bold offer. Just to remind everyone, we proposed cutting our Amber Box, which is the heart of our farm program, by 60 percent. It would have eliminated the possibility of the same farm program. It just wouldn't fit. The cut was too dramatic. We also proposed cutting the Amber Box and the De Minimus Boxes, rather the Blue Box and the De Minimus Boxes. In the case of the Blue Box we went well beyond what was called for by the July framework. During the many weeks of very difficult negotiations they hung in there and stuck with us on this proposal.
Some weeks ago at a time when there was a transition in our government from Ambassador Portman to Ambassador Schwab, we felt that it was very important that we return to Geneva, all of us, to speak to our colleagues from around the world. We had a whirlwind trip those days that we were here. We spoke to you at that time. We met with Ministers from over 90 countries. It was a rather remarkable 72-hour period of time.
The issue that we raised during those discussions was an issue that we had had conversations about before, but we felt it was an issue that we revisit and give our colleagues from around the world the opportunity to offer their input. That issue was the level of ambition in this Doha round. We used words like 'Doha Lite' to try to describe a lesser result and ambition to describe a strong result. To the contrary, to the contrary our colleagues from around the world committed again to an ambitious Doha round.
Now any study that has ever been done relative to this round or to trade in general will tell you that the real gains will be made in market access. It's not something we invented because we happened to think it up, it is something that has been studied, economically analyzed, and the future of this world depends upon our ability to wrestle the trade distortion out of our market access situation.
So we returned to the negotiating table with Ambassador Schwab, and my next thank you is to her because she maintained that strong level of ambition and commitment to get an ambitious result from the Doha round.
We said from the very beginning and we said over the last couple of days, look, we will be flexible. If we can see ambition in market access we can be ambitious, as we have been, with domestic support.
Well, let me just give you one example. I'll kind of approach this from two different angles. Approach number one is developed countries, the EU proposal. We finally got down to some specifics. You all know that around the world a lot of beef is grown. We're not the only country that grows beef. There was this talk about 800,000 tons of beef that would come in, and I must admit I was confused by it. I really couldn't see it in what was being tabled. Well, as it came out it was pretty clear that beef was going to be a sensitive product so therefore there would be a TRQ for beef.
The current tariff for high quality beef in the EU is 80 percent. That blocks the market. There is no more effective trade distortion than that. To just simply block the market, to close the door. Under the proposal, the new tariff would be 61 percent. That is still a remarkable blocking of the market. It makes it impossible to compete. It makes it impossible to sell beef into that marketplace.
So the TRQ, we finally found out after discussion, for the whole world ladies and gentlemen, would allow in 160,000 tons of beef. That's two percent of the market. That's what we were getting. For the world. That wasn't a bilateral discussion, this is a multilateral discussion.
We then went on to the discussion about developing countries and I said a few weeks ago when we were here I was worried about what was being proposed for developing countries. Now advanced developing countries are world class competitors. This would be China, this would be India, this would be Brazil, this would be other countries around the world that quite honestly can compete with anybody very effectively. Yet in the proposal that they tabled, it essentially blocked 95 to 98 percent of their market. Not our figures. That was an analysis done right here at the TWO.
So in the end, what we were faced with is this: we've got a very bold proposal already, we've announced our willingness to be flexible but we're still not seeing the market access that is necessary for world trade. And again, let me just wrap up my comments and say this. Many countries will come before you today. The multilateral process is bigger than any one country, the United States included . It is a process that is designed to lift people out of poverty, to open up new markets, to increase trade flows so all have an opportunity for economic advancement.
I just rest my case by saying and asking the question, can anybody seriously argue, for example, that 160,000 tons of beef, two percent of the marketplace, is an increase in trade flow? Can anybody seriously argue that advanced developing countries literally arguing for 95 to 98 percent of their marketplace being protected in agriculture is going to result in an increase in trade flows? I think not.
But I agree with Susan. I strongly feel that even though today truly represents a failure, let's be blunt about it, that this isn't a time to pull offers off the table, to talk about take it or leave it. If you look at the history of the Uruguay round it stopped and started a number of times. We are committed to the multilateral process, we are committed to these negotiations, we are committed to the WTO, and we have a President who is committed to the elimination of trade distorting domestic support. We have a historic opportunity here.
It is very, very difficult for us today to sit here before you and recognize this is where we're at, but we're going to do everything we can to encourage this discussion to continue to occur. There's too much at stake not to.
Question: Fishermen from Asia were having a press conference a half an hour ago and they said that the WTO is for the rich only and it works for the poverty of the poor, making the poor more poor, and that they would like to dismantle it. What is your reaction?
Ambassador Schwab: I think the WTO is and should continue to be a real friend of developing as well as developed countries. The WTO is a venue where developing countries, no matter how small, have the opportunity to come in and enforce their rights, require that other countries meet their obligations vis-à-vis that country. It is a forum where the dispute resolution process enables developing countries to make a case.
In the case of the Doha round negotiations, the large majority of developing countries would not have been asked to make any contributions whatsoever in terms of market access. In fact they would have been 100 percent beneficiaries of this round without being required to pay anything for this round. This as a development round is fine for the middle tier and certainly the least developed countries, so this is a wonderful organization for developing countries in that it promotes their rights, it promotes growth and economic development, and access for their goods in other markets in ways that no other institution in the world could help them, and I would note that the implications of trade generated growth are so much greater than anything that you can get in overseas development assistance. Any comparison you look at, the benefits to those farmers, to those fishermen, from trade far out-pays anything that an official aid agency could ever provide.
Question: My question would be about a possible timetable. Has there been any kind of timetable, any idea of when these talks could get restarted? Probably at the next ministerial of the WTO next year?
Ambassador Schwab: I think we should defer to the Director-General in terms of the schedule going forward. As Secretary Johanns noted, this is a serious failure that we find ourselves in and the question is how to regroup and how quickly could one regroup and move forward and in what manner. I think Pascal Lamy will address that today.
I think the members of the WTO need to stand ready, willing and able to engage in this process. I don't think we can leave it entirely up to the Director-General. The Director-General shouldn't be expected to do this on his own, shoulder this burden on his own. Hence our comment that it is within our power not to pull anything off the table, to make sure that we are positioned to move forward and generate more momentum when we have a sense of the best direction to go in. So I would defer to Pascal Lamy in terms of timing and pacing, but I think the key role for individual members of the WTO, particularly those of us in a leadership role, is to do everything we can through bilateral meetings, through small group meetings. There are a series of opportunities coming up and opportunities we can create for ourselves to help him, to help the Director-General move the process forward.
Question: Secretary Johanns, I hear you mention the TRQ on beef. As I understand it, the combined tariff cuts and TRQ on beef would give an extra 800,000 tons of access to the European market. I was surprised to hear you use that as an example because as I understand it the US doesn't export beef to the EU because of the hormone ban.
Secondly, did you make any new offer on domestic support at all? Thanks.
Secretary Johanns: The hormone ban on beef, I would love to spend the next 15 minutes visiting with you about that. We absolutely want to ship beef to the European Union. The European Union uses a number of mechanisms, phyto-sanitary/sanitary mechanisms, in addition to their tariffs that really create challenges, and I'm being very diplomatic here, really create challenges in terms of our ability to sell products into their marketplace. But let there be no doubt about it. We want to sell beef to the European Union, we want to sell grains, we want to sell poultry, and yet we continue to struggle with them on phyto-sanitary/sanitary bans. We've, as you know, exercised our rights in the WTO process, I might add successfully, but we still struggle to find entry to that market.
I ask you to study that 800,000 ton figure very, very carefully because once I came to understand what they were promising, I have to tell you I was very surprised. What the TRQ actually promises is 160,000 tons worldwide. The way they get up to 800,000 tons is somebody did a study saying, but we may need additional beef. We're not going to give it to you in a TRQ, we just may need it. So the study says that you will have the possibility of selling that into our marketplace.
Now there is no definition of market access that I know of that says that that's the appropriate approach to bind an agreement between parties in a multilateral basis. So in effect what you end up with is a maybe on the vast majority and a binding on 160,000 tons that we get to share with the whole world, or the whole world gets to share is a better way of putting that. That's two percent of the marketplace. That's just really minuscule. That really isn't opening at all, that isn't market access even setting aside that phyto-sanitary/sanitary issue which again I think is very, very clear, we need to overcome to get the marketplace open in the first instance.
In terms of our flexibility, let me remind everyone again, there is one leader in the world who has called for the elimination of trade-distorting domestic support. You know where our President stands on this issue and he hasn't been shy about repeating that statement. And like I said, I think he probably surprised a lot of people in the world.
We came here and expressed our willingness to be flexible. To be flexible on domestic support, to be flexible on market access. But in the end when we studied the market access proposals on the table there was no there there. There was no additional market access that we could grab a hold of and say we are making progress. In fact, speaking of 'Doha Lite', 'Doha Lite' got a lot lighter in the past 30 days. All of a sudden we came to realize that not only was there going to be substantial protection and barriers in developed countries, but in these advanced developing countries that are world class competitors to everybody, that they were basically arguing that 95 to 98 percent of their ag market should be protected. That they would have the ability to choose when, how and if they would do business. And that was the proposal.
Now again, if somebody can make a case to me that that somehow was market access that we could respond to, I'm all ears, but I didn't see it. Just the facts, not indicting anybody, but the reality is the facts are that there was no there there on market access.
Question: I'm sorry. To be clear, you're saying you didn't put anything new on the table?
Secretary Johanns: We did. We indicated our flexibility from the very first statement.
Question: But you didn't make any new offer with any numbers yesterday?
Secretary Johanns: What we did in the opening yesterday is we said we are ready to be flexible. We have to see something in market access. And quite honestly, we didn't see it. It wasn't there. There just was nothing there that we could grab onto that allows us to take that step. There was just simply nothing there.
Ambassador Schwab: Let me add to that. We not only said we were prepared to do more in terms of cutting trade distorting subsidies along with obviously our commitment to eliminate export subsidies, we also indicated that we understood that other countries had some sensitivities that they would want to protect. And that we were even prepared to allow sensitive products, the scope of sensitivities, to be greater than that which had been in our position in October, but not to the extent of negating the fundamental market access purpose of this round.
Question: There is a general perception among the trade ministers who attended the meeting yesterday that your maximalist agenda on market access does not quite match with your minimalist agenda on the trade distorting domestic support because there was no clarity in terms of balance between what you are ready to reduce in trade distorting domestic support and what you in turn want in the market access. That's just one issue.
The second issue is you keep mentioning about these layers of protection through the special products. Can you actually indicate as you indicated in the case of beef for the European Union, can you actually indicate what are the products that you Rae currently facing problems entering into markets like China or India? Given the low tariffs, you have a tariff of about five to ten percent on wheat; you have a tariff of zero percent on many dairy items. What exactly is it that you're facing in terms of your entry into the emerging economies? Because the general argument is you are not a competitive exporter in relation to Argentina or Brazil or Australia or Thailand.
Secretary Johanns: Ravi, let me take a first attempt at your question and let me again maybe study a little history in terms of our domestic support proposal.
Our farm programs by and large fit into a classification that you're all very familiar with. We call it the Amber Box. That really is the majority of the US farm programs. They are slotted into that box.
When we were out there talking to our colleagues around the world about what they thought we should do in terms of our proposal, some said you've got to cut your Amber Box by 50 percent; some said you've got to cut your Amber Box by 55 percent. We listened to that very, very carefully. We consulted with Congress, our commodity groups, our President, and we decided that we should cut our programs by 60 percent in the Amber Box.
Now what's the bottom line, ladies and gentlemen? That eliminates those programs. They don't fit any more. Our farm program has just disappeared because there is no other way you can pigeon-hole our programs into any other area.
Go to the July framework. The July framework said that we should be at five percent of production on the Blue Box. We thought long and hard about that. We could have safely, confidently chosen to abide by that July framework and it would have been all the protection we needed. But the world was asking for leadership by the United States, and again, we debated that with our President and our Congress and our commodity groups, and we said you know what? We're going to go beyond the July framework and we're going to cut that to two and a half percent.
Now let me explain to you the significance of that. There was a lot of uneasiness that we might take our counter-cyclical program and slide it over to Blue Box. We could have done that had we chosen to keep it at five percent. We said to ourselves, the world needs greater leadership than that, and we literally cut it to a point where we can't fit our counter-cyclical program into the Blue Box. Another piece of our program just disappeared.
People have raised the issue about the De Minimus Box. We don't use a lot of De Minimus, we use some. But cost out the programs. They don't fit into the De Minimus Box.
So in effect what we have said to our farmers in the United States is that programs that date back to the Great Depression, to the 1930s, will disappear. Will disappear.
Now if that isn't dramatic I don't know how you could possibly describe these programs.
Now by comparison we said look, from day one we said look, we know we've done something really dramatic, we know we've eliminated the possibility of our farm programs continuing in their form in the United States, we know that we are flying in the face of 75 years of history here with our farm programs, we have to have market access.
Meaningful flow of trade. We're not asking for the world. We're just asking that we be able to look at what we accomplish and see trade moving. Does anybody want to argue with me that trade is moving when 95 to 98 percent of a marketplace is protected? Anyone want to argue with me that trade is moving when what you really come down to with beef products is 160,000 ton TRQ for the whole world? Does anybody want to make that case? It's not a case you can make.
Now in terms of specific products, here's the problem with your analysis. That would be like the United States saying look, folks, we want a trade agreement that says we can deal with you when and if we choose to and we'll decide under what circumstances we'll deal with you. That's in effect what this proposal is in terms of developing countries, whether it's wheat or any other product.
Now Ravi, as you know, wheat's probably a poor example because even though there have been tenders for wheat, the phyto-sanitary/sanitary requirements put in place for example by India have made it impossible for us to enter that market. We hope we can change that. We hope we can bring about a more sensible approach because phyto-sanitary/sanitary barriers can also be very very effective barriers to trade.
So the bottom line is we did submit a very very bold proposal. It stands as a bold proposal. The world acknowledged it as a bold proposal, but we even said from day one this is negotiation. We will be flexible. We announced it again during the course of this meeting. And I have to tell you, I have reached the conclusion, as I said, that in the last 30 days 'Doha Lite' got a lot more light in the market access area.
Question: Do you think, Ambassador Schwab, first do you think that disputes will increase in this meanwhile since countries have no other choice than to try to resolve their issues in the dispute settlement body?
And secondly, do you think now is the time to perhaps renew the attempt of the FTAA since this trade agreement will not be completed?
Ambassador Schwab: I think that it is probably inevitable that disputes will increase. I think that we all need to be mature and sensible in terms of how we approach the next several weeks and several months to make sure that the progress we have made in connection with the Doha Round isn't lost and that we're in a position to build on it going forward.
I think going to your second point, I think the critical issue going forward is before jumping to conclusions about this kind of approach and that kind of approach, the US remains fully committed to the multilateral trading system and to the World Trade Organization. We also have a very ambitious agenda in terms of bilateral and regional negotiations and we'll see how that plays out.
For my part, over the next several months and weeks, and days actually, I intend and I know Secretary Johanns intends to be very active in terms of exploring options and seeing what we can do to move forward on a multilateral agenda. That means in my case travel, not yet confirmed but as early as next week. Next month I'll be going to meet with the ASEAN Trade Ministers. There is a meeting of CAIRNS Group Trade Ministers scheduled in September. The APEC Summit, the APEC Ministers meeting in Vietnam in November. So there are a series of meetings and engagements that will punctuate these efforts to move the ball forward.


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