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marmar (70,152 posts)
Opportunity Costs: The True Price of Internships
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Opportunity Costs: The True Price of Internships
By Madeleine Schwartz - Winter 2013
Every summer, thousands of interns descend on New York City in order to work for nothing. They flow into empty dorm rooms or onto friends sofas to sleep, burrow unnoticed into illegal sublets and surf couches longterm. At work, they occupy desks and offices recently vacated by laid-offs. They file papers, get coffee, and try to make themselves noticed, but not too much so.
No one knows how many of these interns there are, partly because much of their unsalaried work is illegal and therefore covert. Interns as a whole are having a cultural moment: the intern appears on television and in gossip magazines; there are celebrity interns and luxury internships for sale. MTVs reality show The Hills took as its premise that young, beach-blond Angelenos were sick of tanning by the oceanthey wanted internships instead. Kanye West, whose earnings as of May 2012 were $35 million a year, recently completed an internship at the Italian luxury fashion house of Fendi. But the interns overall place in the workforce is largely unclear. Legally obscure and professionally meek, interns are difficult to classify because their position requires invisibility. One of the interns great skills is not to cause a fuss, not to raise any trouble.
Even though many work far more than the average workweek (Xuedan Wang, an unpaid intern who sued the Hearst Corporation last spring, claimed that she worked up to fifty-five hours a week at Harpers Bazaar), most will never even think to ask for compensation for their time. (Although profit-making companies provide the majority of paid internships, the distribution of unpaid internships is roughly equal between for-profit and nonprofit organizations.) Compliant, silent and mostly female, these interns have become the happy housewives of the working world.
The interns obscurity and uncertainty characterize a labor force that has grown more contingent, relying on part-time, unstable, and insecure work. Interns will work for months without pay, benefits, or basic workplace protection. Its not unheard of for students with advanced degrees to take on internships, and, on the opposite end of the educational spectrum, for companies to characterize their workers as interns in order to not to compensate them. Foxconn, the Taiwanese electronics maker, took on fourteen-year-old students as interns to build the iPhone 5. The explosion of internships, however, is not just a question of changing economic circumstance. In their submissiveness and tractability, their willingness to perform work for free, interns also illustrate the flexibility and obedience demanded by contingency. .........................(more)
The complete piece is at: http://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/opportunity-costs-the-true-price-of-internships
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Sun Feb 10, 2013, 12:24 PM
liberal N proud (56,799 posts)
1. Internships are the latest tool for corporations to rip off the workforce
Make people who are already debt burdened to slave for nothing and get nothing in return but the internship listed on their resume. It is criminal.
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Sun Feb 10, 2013, 12:28 PM
valerief (53,235 posts)
2. Internships--work for people who apparently don't have to work for a living. nt
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Sun Feb 10, 2013, 01:03 PM
Laelth (20,977 posts)
3. k&r for labor. n/t


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Summit - Alaska: Celebrity Summit Cruise Review by 2tsquared
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Summit - Alaska
Destination: Alaska
Embarkation: Seward
The Stateroom We were in SS 6125, Penthouse Deck. The room was very well maintained, had a large bathroom, and extra room on the veranda due to location. Gene, our butler, appeared very shortly after our arriving in our room; our Cabin Attendant, Milford, showed up about an hour later. Both individuals were very friendly and quietly maintained the cabin throughout the cruise.
Note to Celebrity: 1 bath towel, 1 hand towel and 1 wash cloth per person is a bit chintzy, don't you think? Women use 2 bath towels (1 for wrapping up More their wet head and 1 for the ol' body). I know we can ask for more; but really, couldn't ample towels be provided from day one and then replaced as necessary? Also, it's time to replace some of the "suite" robes. Both of our robes showed wear; and one had a ripped pocket. It would also be nice if the cabin attendant would replace a robe that is obviously soiled (mine ended up with quite a bit of makeup on the front the 3rd day out). I put it in the tub with the wet towels thinking it would be replaced, but returned to find it had just been hung back up on the door.
The Public Rooms: Overall, attractive and very well maintained. There was plenty of comfortable seating in the various bars; our 2 favorite hang-outs were the Martini Bar and Michael's Lounge. What we found "cheap", however, were the same plain peanuts and borderline stale breadsticks that were passed out each night with your drinks. Come on Celebrity! At least spring for the premium mixed nuts and maybe throw in some pretzels or "chex" mix. The Casino was a different issue, smoke-filled with only a very small designated non smoking space at one end with a few slot machines; if one wanted to play the tables you would have to sit in the middle of all the smoke.
The Aqua Spa: Sheer indulgence, outstanding service -- what more need be said?
Restrooms: What happened to cloth hand towels? Other than finding them in a restroom the first day, the only restroom I found for women that had hand towels - and not paper towels - was in the Aqua Spa. My husband, on the other hand, said that there were cloth towels in each of the men's restrooms he used. And as for hot, running water in the ladies rooms, it was virtually non existent in most of the public bathrooms I used.
Restaurants & Food: Good selections in both main dining room, cafes and buffets. Variety of choices was good, with always a fish, poultry and beef selection at dinner. Top of the list - the chef's Coq o'Vin and roasted quail; fish selections were usually quite good, but tended to be fairly boring in presentation. The lobster is not particularly great (spongy and tasteless). Soups were also lacking in imagination and taste. The same consommE broth was recycled each night into a different "flavor", and the cream soups tasted more like the flour thickener instead of the asparagus, broccoli or cauliflower that was listed. Soup chef needs to pop up the flavor!
Celebrity Staff Other than the Aqua Spa staff who provided 5 star service and attitude, both my husband and I felt that while service was efficient, there was no effort to go "above and beyond" what was expected. Bar staff, with the exception of one waiter, could not remember your name or what you were drinking (even though we showed up in the same place every night). On HAL, the bar staff "nailed" our names and drinks after one night.
Our dining service was actually very good, with the exception of the Assistant Maitre'd assigned to our area. Our first encounter was on the 3rd night when he appeared at our table and introduced himself. He began asking how we were enjoying our cruise experience. We told him that we were finding Alaska a wonderful place. He then inquired as to the type of "experience" we were having on Summit. We replied that we found service to be adequate, but not stellar. We asked him if there was a lot of new staff onboard, thinking that this could be the "problem" as staff in several areas seemed unsure of what they should do and when. Mr. M'd stated "no" and said that Summit staff was exceptionally experienced. Obviously, our response was a bit troubling to him and from that night on he persisted in showing up at our table and going through lengthy discussions of how we were perceiving staff and service. No matter how we changed our answers to his inquiries (we got to the point that when he said hello, we immediately said "EVERYTHING IS GREAT!), he continued to ramble on and on. I actually hid behind a menu one night in hopes that he would pass us by -- he didn't.
And lastly, but actually our first Staff encounter was with Jessica, the Social Hostess. She introduced herself while we checked in; and upon retiring the first night, we found an invitation to dine with the Chief Engineer the following evening, the first formal night. Only problem was, the invitation was for the early seating and we were "late shift." As such, I had already made appointments at the Aqua Spa that I really didn't want to cancel (my vacation, my stress relief time, my dining choice). First thing the next morning, we went to Guest Relations and offered our regrets to the invitation. We returned later to our stateroom and had a phone message from Ms. SH. I called her and again expressed our apologies and tried to explain, but she was not interested in a reason. She was extremely curt and dismissive in tone and hung up the phone after saying, "I got your message from Guest Relations."
Ms. SH was also the person in charge of scheduling the Cruise Critic gathering. Once again, her timing was way off - she scheduled our party at 1:30 pm, exactly the time we were entering Hubbard Glacier (and all wanted to be out on deck). So, from a reserved group of 28, we had about 12 people show up, stay for 10 minutes and leave to go see the glacier.
Lastly - The "Rules" Celebrity needs to decide whether or not to enforce their own rules: no jeans in the main dining room at dinner and no children in the Aqua Spa/T-Pool. Blue jeans appeared in the DR every night except the 2 formal nights; and children were in the T-pool every day. The spa staff would run the kids off when someone complained (I did one day), but unless someone said something, kids continued to be in the pool. Perhaps the problem lies in the fact that children are allowed to "eat" in the Spa Cafe, but not swim in the hot tub or pool. Maybe this whole, one area should be designated Adults Only? Perhaps since Alaska is a very casual environment, jeans should be allowed in the DR except on formal nights?
Will we sail Celebrity again? It's likely, but not on Summit. There are many comments on this board supporting a great cruise experience on the other X ships. Chances are, we will give one of those ships a try next year.
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Dissimilar metal aluminum/304 stainless galvanic corrosion
Q. I have an application were I have a 1/4" thick plate of aluminum in direct contact with a sheet of 304 Stainless Steel. Also I want to use an all aluminum pop rivet (both body and mandrel made out of aluminum)which will fasten the 1/4" thick plate with stainless steel. This application will see sea coast environment (but not an underwater application). Is there a chance of galvanic corrosion especially the pop rivets weakening out? I am looking for a quick solution. I looked for similar stainless steel pop rivets, but they are not available in the time frame I need to work with.Saibal S [last name deleted for privacy by Editor]
Operations Manager - Douglasville, Georgia
A. I think there's a 99 percent chance, Saibal, but maybe someone will offer encouragement.
Ted Mooney, P.E. RET
Pine Beach, New Jersey
A. Ted is correct, check out the EMF series, you'll see that aluminum is more active than the stainless (iron) so it will corrode preferentially.Paul Stransky
- Putnam, Connecticut
A. Dead certain for corrosion. You may be able to prevent it by putting an insulator between the two. Try neoprene or something similar. It must not adsorb any moisture however.
R&D practical scientist
Chesham, Bucks, UK
A. Epoxy paint the faying surfaces and pull the rivets wet (soaked, including inside) with chromate primer. Not ideal but good enough for government work.James H [last name deleted for privacy by Editor]
- Jacksonville, Florida
A. Aluminum in a seacoast environment is not a long term proposition. However, you may want to consider using stainless steel fasteners. The rate of galvanic corrosion is related directly to the ratio of cathode area (stainless) to anode area (aluminum). In other words a relatively small anode area like an aluminum pop rivet will be attacked much faster than a large one like the 1/4" plate. Good luck.Fred D [last name deleted for privacy by Editor]
high performance architectural metals - Cranberry Twp., Pennsylvania
A. Try contacting High Energy Metals. They make metallurgically bonded structures of dissimilar metals, specifically for sea coast environments where corrosion due to dissimilar metals in contact is a threat.Jim P [last name deleted for privacy by Editor]
connector development - Wenatchee, Washington
The explosive bonding sounds like a good method to bond dissimilar metals in some cases, Jim, but how does the fabrication method have any impact on galvanic corrosion? I thought it depended on factors (the emf difference between the two metals, a metallic connection, an ionic connection, and the relative surface areas) that have little to do with the connection method. What am I missing? What material would you explosively bond onto the aluminum pop rivets?
Ted Mooney, P.E. RET
Pine Beach, New Jersey
Explosion bonding creates a covalent (metallurgical) bond between the dissimilar metals. There is no GALVANIC reaction because the metals behave as one. This does not mean that there will be no breakdown of, say, the aluminum in a corrosive environment. Secondary zincate or chromate should help.Jim Petri
- Melbourne, Florida
I think we're on different wavelengths, Jim: if Mr. Sengupta pop rivets an aluminum sheet to a stainless sheet with aluminum pop rivets it's not going to work :-)
Electroplating and galvanizing and some other metal finishing processes also can alloy metals together in the same way. The galvanic corrosion issue arises not in the alloy or the coating or the substrate, but if the substrate becomes exposed due to incomplete coverage, or a scratch through to the base metal because you then have a galvanic battery between two metals.
Ted Mooney, P.E. RET
Pine Beach, New Jersey
Q. My question pertains to the external swaging technique of fittings on tubing in aerospace applications. It is considered acceptable to swage 21-6-9 steel fittings on 6061-T6 aluminum tubing. Yet, this would appear to be a clear case of dissimilar metal contact, resulting in galvanic corrosion over time. I would like an explanation as to why this is, nevertheless, acceptable.Zvi Burg
aviation - Tel Aviv, Israel
January 20, 2008
Q. Along the same theme - I am currently restoring my Land Rover Defender, which has an Aluminum body. I wanted to replace all of my external fasteners (which do touch the body) with Stainless Steel.
The previous OEM fasteners - either zinc or galvanized - rusted very quickly and the rust bled onto the painted aluminum surface. Can I still use the Stainless steel fasteners and create a barrier between the SS and the aluminum with Zinc or Galvanized washers? Any guidance would be appreciated.
- Delray Beach, Florida
January 24, 2008
A. Why can't you put a piece of rubber or fiberglass as a insulator so they don't touch.Use a sleeve for the bolt.Tim Callanan
- Belize City, Belize, Central America
February 19, 2008
Q. Ted, can you explain to my man with the land rover defender why he had the problem with the rivets.
Love your comments.
architectural metal and glass - Bensalem, Pennsylvania
February 19, 2008
A. I'll certainly be happy to try, Fred.
Picture a conventional dry cell battery still sitting in it's original packaging. The shell is made of zinc while the center rod is carbon/graphite. The two dissimilar materials are not touching each other, but there is an electrolyte, a salty liquid path between them (the black glop). Nothing is happening so far, and the battery will have a long shelf life.
Now take the battery out of the package and, with two pieces of wire, connect a flashlight bulb to the battery. We know that the bulb will light. Here is what is happening: electrons flow out of the negative pole of the battery (the zinc side), through the wire and bulb, causing it to light, and back to the positive pole (graphite) of the battery. Inside the battery, the zinc metal at the surface has become positively charged zinc ions (zinc atoms from which one or more electrons have been removed) and they dissolve and start traveling through the electrolyte glop and meet up with their electrons once again at the graphite rod and become metallic zinc once again, depositing on the carbon. There is a balance here that allows current to flow: the wire connection provides a path for the electrons, the salty glop provides a route for the positively charged zinc ions.
Note what was required for the battery to function: the two different materials for the two electrodes (zinc and graphite), an electrical path (the wiring) and an ionic path (the salty glop). You can also make a battery using aluminum for the negative pole, stainless steel for the positive pole, rainwater contaminated with road salt as the electrolyte through which ions can travel, and a physical connection between the aluminum and stainless for the electrons to travel. If you have all of those conditions you have a battery or a 'galvanic corrosion cell'.
If you can keep the aluminum from touching the stainless, as Tim C suggested, you have no path for the electrons and the corrosion stops, similarly to removing the wires from the battery. If you can keep the area totally dry and absolutely free of salt, you have no ionic path and the corrosion stops. But what usually happens with the stainless rivets in aluminum is you have everything you need for the aluminum to corrode away into the salt water as ions.
Ted Mooney, P.E. RET
Pine Beach, New Jersey
February 27, 2008
Q. If I am using stainless bolts threaded into aluminum parts can I prevent corrosion by putting Loctite on the threads and the heads of countersunk screws?Ronald L Richardson
- Conyers, Georgia
February 2008
A. I would doubt that Loctite would give you a reliable isolation of the two metals because the threads may break through and touch, even if you are able to apply a pinhole-free layer. However, I have read sales claims from manufacturers of marine sealants that this approach works. I guess I'd say if it is for a personal item it is worth trying but if it's an engineering question for a product line, then no. Just an opinion.
Ted Mooney, P.E. RET
Pine Beach, New Jersey
April 3, 2008
A. I would suggest a product called ECK. This would be a perfect application for this product.
Richard Nay
- South Elgin, Illinois
April 4, 2008
Hi, Richard. My experience has been that not even gold plating has made aluminum pop rivets into satisfactory fasteners for stainless steel, even in more general applications let alone in the "seacoast environment" that Saibal S is speaking of. If you were referring to Ronald R's posting instead, coatings of that sort sound more promising.
But should you sell your coating process to an aluminum pop rivet supplier and they start advertising it for use on stainless steel panels, I'd love to track how it works. Thanks.
Ted Mooney, P.E. RET
Pine Beach, New Jersey
March 1, 2009
Gentlemen, many thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience. You solved my little problem, ss fixing to alloy mast on my chums yacht.
Just retired - Plymouth, UK
May 6, 2009
Q. Do you see issues with using threaded bronze valve on stainless steel pipe? They are closer on the potential scale than aluminum and stainless, but still are different enough that I am concerned. These are going to be in a harsh/humid environment. thanks!Stephanie Cook
- Newport News, Virginia
April 6, 2010
Q. I'm an inspection engineer in a petroleum refinery company in Egypt
I want to ask about the possibility of galvanic corrosion inside jet fuel tank for internal parts assemblies in the following 2 cases:
1- aluminium flanges with stainless steel bolts & nuts
2- stainless steel cable welded on external surface of aluminium pipe
refinery - Egypt
April , 2010
A. Hi, Sami. The general principals discussed here are that aluminum and stainless steel are not actually galvanically compatible because they have significantly different potentials, but the passivity of both can reduce the problem to non-problematical for non-critical applications if the area of the aluminum is greater than the area of the stainless steel (stainless fasteners on aluminum architectural features usually aren't a significant problem, but aluminum pop rivets on stainless steel sheets would be).
So I would expect that stainless fasteners on aluminum flanges would not be a significant issue. Stainless wire welded to aluminum pipes, however, sounds a bit problematical to me because there is no opportunity at all for electrical insulation, and the welding process will probably generate several different types of areas that lack any passivation.
Ted Mooney, P.E. RET
Pine Beach, New Jersey
June 29, 2010
Q. Many thanks to all the contributions, they have been most informative, however back to me, I have a situation in roof location on a major London train terminus where I have a few 100 no 3 x 50 mm wide aluminium trims to install as glass retainers, these to be fixed with a stainless steel screw, we are currently proposing the use of an aluminium washer with EPDM seal to weatherproof the fixings. What are your thoughts re corrosion and long term aesthetics. Design life is 10 years min.Martyn Smith
- Dunstable, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
August 31, 2010
Thanks James H. This is a great thread. I have been trying to answer this question for a long time for aluminum spars and stainless pop rivets that are heavy load bearing (application is sailing). The epoxy paint is a great idea. However, I am going to use plastic from a milk jug as a spacer, then soak the pop rivets as you said.steven masur
- Montauk, New York
February 23, 2011 -- this entry appended to this thread by editor in lieu of spawning a duplicative thread
Q. I am constructing some window awnings and before I commence the project I wish to establish some facts. Are Aluminium and stainless steel 304 screws compatible metals in an external environment?Pete Mattsson
House renovation hobbyist - Brisbane Australia
September 9, 2011
Q. Reading on Aluminium used in conjunction with Stainless steel. I'm a technician in the telecomm industry and come in contact with many different manufacturers' equipment meant for use outside, the casings manufactured from Aluminium or aluminium castings with all the bolts and nuts always stainless steel. I'm always wondering how is it that the industry doesn't know about dissimilar metals especially aluminium and stainless forming aluminium oxide at a very fast rate. We throw away so many pieces of working electronics due to broken casings. The aluminium flakes so badly it resembles a popular breakfast cereal and the stainless steel bolts just totally seizes inside the aluminium. If the guys installing equipment remembers they put some Copperslip paste/grease on the bolts' thread, that does seem to help, although I don't know for what duration of time before it will still form aluminium oxide. Then a question: if you sit with these bolts seized in the aluminium, any suggestions on how to dissolve the oxide and get the two separated?Andre Botha
Telecommunication - Cape Town South Africa
June 12, 2012
Q. My question is, for protection of metal to metal contact between two different metals, say "steel & Aluminum", which one is better
A. Neoprene barrier
B. Polysurlyn barrier
- Jubail, Saudi Arabia
A. Hi Khalid.
To prevent galvanic corrosion the only thing necessary is to electrically isolate the two metals. For that, neoprene or polysurlyn, or almost any type or thickness of plastic will do fine.
However, the purpose of Polysurlyn (as I understand it) goes well beyond simple electrical isolation: it is intended to be a waterproof, weatherproof coating to prevent the elements from reaching the metal at all.
Ted Mooney, P.E. RET
Pine Beach, New Jersey
July 12, 2012
Q. I have read through this entire thread and I'm pretty sure this hasn't been brought up yet, but what if the aluminum that is in contact with the stainless steel happens to be conversion coated?
I am designing a manifold that is ~1/4" thick and is going to be made out of 6061-T6 Aluminum that will be conversion coated per MIL-DTL-5541, Type II, Class 1A. This manifold will have 6 nozzles mounted to it using stainless steel machine screws. The nozzles are ~1" in diameter and will be made out of 304 Stainless Steel and will be Passivated per AMS2700.
1) Will the conversion coating on the aluminum manifold provide a sufficient amount of insulation to prevent galvanic corrosion of the parts?
2) Why is galvanic corrosion not an issue when installing stainless steel helical thread inserts into aluminum plates? Is it due to the stainless steel part being much smaller than the aluminum part as mentioned above with stainless steel rivets in an aluminum plate vs. aluminum rivets in a stainless steel plate?
- Columbus, Ohio, USA
August 9, 2012
Q. I currently have this issue of the cast aluminum house corroding or oxidizing real bad. Could this be caused by the cast aluminum being in contact with the stainless steel mounting brackets? This car is also near the seashore and also has 12v being used for the light.
- Michigan, USA
A. Hi, Scott.
That looks like exceptional corrosion, which usually has an exceptional cause, rather than simply mounting on stainless brackets. I can't tell from the pic whether this is inside or outside of the car. How old is it? What was the original finish -- anodized, raw, painted? I would suspect something to do with that 12 volt source rather than a mounting bracket.
Ted Mooney, P.E. RET
Pine Beach, New Jersey
August 14, 2012
Q. These lights are mounted outside the vehicle. The finish is a black powder coating after being cleaned, which I'm still trying to figure out what that actually entails.Scott Doenges
- Hidsonville, Michigan, USA
A. I think the components should be chromate conversion coated and electrocoat primed before the powder coating. Complete coverage with powder coating looks unlikely to me considering the shape of the component.
Ted Mooney, P.E. RET
Pine Beach, New Jersey
November 3, 2012
Impressive problem solving!
Q. I have an outdoor public art commission in Colorado where I am going to use 3/16" 5051 aluminum sheet up high on a wall for a ceramic mural backing (I am adhering tile to masonry and metal with polyurethane adhesive). I welded mild steel support brackets to hang the aluminum from. I then coated them with acid etch primer and automotive enamel. Is that enough to prevent corrosion between the aluminum and steel? Should aluminum also be coated?
Also, according to this thread, it looks like stainless steel or galvanized bolts to attach the aluminum sheet to the steel brackets is a no-no, unless they are isolated from the aluminum, correct? I really appreciate any wisdom/insights you could offer an artist!
Public Artist - Longmont, Colorado, USA
March 29, 2013
Q. OK for those that aren't an engineer, I want to build a boat lift from 6061 Alum, what is the best type of fasteners to use? just give me a simple answer.Terry White
- Phx, Arizona, USA
A. 316SS. Best, but not very good, because the fasteners won't corrode but the aluminum may.
Ted Mooney, P.E. RET
Pine Beach, New Jersey
July 30, 2013
Q. I am working on a project for an oil company offshore. Needs to be all aluminum construction; the only other material I can use is stainless 316. I have s.s. wheels, pulleys, wire rope, aluminum structure, s.s. fasteners.
I am purchasing all fasteners as 316 s.s. and the vendor is having them sent out and Teflon coated. All surfaces in contact alum/ss I am using a gasket. Maybe a neoprene as recommended above, I am still looking for a better gasket with high compressive stress, and non-absorbent.
Design Drafting - Selfemployed - Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
August 2, 2013
A. UHMWPE or Polyurethane or teflon should work better. Will cost a bit more.James Watts
- Navarre, Florida
August 7, 2013
Thanks very much James for your comments. It looks like I will be using G10 high pressure laminate. It has very high commpressive allowable and is fairly non-absorbant. I have used it on radio frequency shielded enclosures (anechoic chambers) at the base plates for isolation from ground (10000 olms to ground) from the slightly absorbant concrete. It may be an overkill but this is a bolted connection.Randy Davis
design drafter self-employed - Tulsa, Oklahoma
August 26, 2013
Q. Hi everybody, I am currently turning an old Airstream travel trailer/caravan into a food trailer/concession trailer/catering van. These old Airstreams have aluminium frames and aluminium outer skins.
I am wanting to fix a very shiny diamond shaped, quilted stainless steel sheet as the entire internal wall skin to the aluminium frame, which will give a fantastic reflective and shiny retro-diner look. However, I am worried about Galvanic corrosion.
Do I have anything to be worried about? What could happen?
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Small business owner - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
October 3, 2013
Q. I didn't read a response to Mike Miller's question...
I'm very curious because we use stainless helicals in aluminum parts in just about everything we build. Also, a passivated SS part touching a Alodine aluminum part is not uncommon either. All of our units have to survive a salt spray test.
- Maryland, USA
Are stainless cables causing aluminum support posts to corrode?July 24, 2014
Q. We are running into issues with stainless steel cable railing systems in close proximity to salt water environments. We use 1/8" stainless steel cables. The support posts are aluminum. We have the support post drilled out and then powder coated. Each hole has a plastic grommet to prevent the stainless steel cable from touching the aluminum posts.
Would using a Zinc Oxide primer help? How else can we prevent this from happening? Or should we not sell these types of systems and direct clients towards a glass system?
- Bothell, Washington USA
July 2014
A. Hi Hugh. If there is no electrically-conductive metal-to-metal connection from the stainless cables to the support posts, it can't be galvanic corrosion; a saltwater connection doesn't count, as you need both the metallic path and the ionic path. And although I am not a corrosion expert, it doesn't look like galvanic corrosion to me either.
I think the aluminum is not properly treated. Try a sample with chromate conversion coating, followed by an e-coat primer, followed by the powder coating and I think you'll quickly prove it via no corrosion for a very long time.
Ted Mooney, P.E. RET
Pine Beach, New Jersey
January 16, 2015
A. Hugh,
Perhaps check on a dry day for any conductivity between the aluminum and cables with an ohm-meter? To see if there really is no connection.
The corrosion does seem to be near the holes. If not galvanic (i wouldn't know), makes me wonder if (1) the aluminum was treated before the hole was drilled, and thus corrosion radiates out from there or (2) cables moving (wind) are abrading coating over time the at the drill holes (remove a grommet and inspect?) or (3) is the aluminum hollow and if so what's the interior protection? Cut a piece in half and see if the interior is extremely corroded and then it migrates from inside to out near drill hole?
Also what Ted says sounds right.
- New York, New York USA
March 21, 2015
Q. My question is slightly different. I have 304 stainless 1/2" tension cable with 316 stainless fittings on wooden posts about 100 feet from the ocean. I noticed brown staining on the cable. Should I attach a piece of zinc or aluminium or steel to the assembly to prevent this?
Thank you
- fort pierce, florida, usa
A. Hi Tom. A sacrificial anode is unlikely to do any good. But search this site for "passivation of stainless steel with citric acid". That should do it at least temporarily, but 304 may not be good enough to remain free of staining. Personally, I'd try the citric acid, then leave it. Good luck.
Ted Mooney, P.E. RET
Pine Beach, New Jersey
Striving to live "Aloha"
April 21, 2015
Q. When a steel alloy bonds with an aluminium alloy through a galvanic reaction, what is the material bonding the surfaces?
I have seen the aluminium seat posts bond into the steel seat tube of bicycles in northern climates where salt is used to melt road ice/snow.
Can low voltage currents reverse the effect? I have also considered the use of aqueous sodium hydroxide (lye), your thoughts on this problem.
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
May 2015
A. Hi Sean. I think the problem is simply that aluminum has voluminous corrosion products which swell the dimensions; this same freezing together happens on aluminum to aluminum joints, brass to aluminum joints, copper plating to aluminum joints, etc. Aluminum just isn't a great material for that kind of joint. Paint, joint compounds, WD40 or almost anything will somewhat improve the situation by lessening the corrosion. Chromate conversion coating of the aluminum should help.
Once they're locked together, I doubt that electrolytic action or lye can help much.
Pine Beach, New Jersey
Striving to live "Aloha"
May 12, 2015
A. I have been in the aluminum civil and marine industry for over 25 years.
Per codes always isolate aluminum from other metals or porous material (for example concrete, wood). UHMW was found the best and cheapest way.
Never use 6000 series under water.
You can use SST 304, 316 or HDG bolts for bolted joints. As mentioned above, there is a direct relation between volumes of dissimilar metals. I used HDG and SST bolts for over 100 pedestrian bridges and its working quite well.
Alway isolate SST fasteners under water or in splash zones.
More recently I am using Xylan 1424 coating (Teflon) on SST fasteners when required.
- Montreal, Quebec CANADA
July 28, 2015
Q. Could anyone please tell me what would be better for holding a PVC yard sign to an aluminum U channel stake, aluminum or stainless steel pop rivets, near the ocean?David Graham
- Florence, Oregon, USA
A. Hi David. I'd bet on the stainless rivets.
Pine Beach, New Jersey
Striving to live "Aloha"
October 27, 2016
Q. Would a chrome steel ball bearing press-fit onto an aluminum rod present a galvanic problem? Neither material would be exposed to lubricants, and both would be in a "clean room."N Kope
- Newark, Delaware, USA
November 4, 2016
Q. What will be problems occur when stainless steel is coated with inorganic zinc silicate primer?eydin mohammed
Aramco - Saudi arabia
November 2016
A. Hi Eydin. I haven't heard of it, but I don't think it would cause any problems.
Pine Beach, New Jersey
Striving to live "Aloha"
November 16, 2016
A. If you can get adequate adhesion inorganic zinc coatings will give excellent performance.
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Freeport sophomore Kayla Zboran was afraid to run last June, four months after pulling muscles in her left hip.
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When the season started, Freeport coach Bob Livrone said that he didn't notice any drop off in her performance.
"She came back and was ready to go when the gun went off," Livrone said. "She works really hard; she's a natural runner who puts in a lot of miles outside of practice."
After taking second place last year, Zboran will look for another strong performance Thursday in the WPIAL Class AA cross country championships at Cooper's Lake Campground in Slippery Rock.
The Class AA girls' race will start at 1:45 p.m.
"I've been sitting in class the last few days just thinking about how I'm going to run the course," Zboran said. "It's one of my favorite courses. It's wide open with a lot of loops. I run some of my best times there."
Livrone said returning champion Sarah Miller and Zboran should both finish in the top five again.
"There's a good chance that Kayla can finish in the top three or four," Livrone said. "There's a girl from South Fayette who is running real well, but anything can happen."
Zboran finished with a time of 19:30 last year, five seconds behind Miller. While Zboran is one of the frontrunners for individual gold, her goals are more team-oriented.
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Zboran said she can't wait for tomorrow, especially after she saw the weather forecast.
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In the past I have noticed two branches of the problem:
1. port 8001 is dead (i.e. there is no process running). Port 8000 is
still alive (thanks for clearing up what it does.)
2. port 8001 is alive but is not accepting the redirect (i.e. the user gets
an error message that the fqdn:8001 isn't there...sorry I didn't log the
exact error message yet.)
Number 2 happened (pun ... lol) this morning when I logged into it and I
hadn't seen your email. I will put a truss on 8000 and 8001 and wait for it
to fail again.
As for the netstat -an ... that was probably the first thing I checked...to
see if there was a daemon listening on the stack. then a ps auxww to nail
it down.
More to follow soon...
Thanks for the time to assist.
-----Original Message-----
From: Manuel Kasper
To: Burkhart, John T.
Cc: m0n0wall dash dev at lists dot m0n0 dot ch
Sent: 6/12/2005 3:23 AM
Subject: RE: [m0n0wall-dev] Unstable mini_httpd for captive portal
On 09.06.05 16:33 -0700, Burkhart, John T. wrote:
> ps auxww showed 2739 as /usr/local/sbin/mini_httpd -S -a -M 0 -E
> /var/etc/cert-portal.pem -u root -maxproc 16 -p 8001 -i
> /var/run/mini_httpd.cps.pid
> This happened after pid 2739 died...after the process died a new one
> appeared....pid 3106.
> $ cat /tmp/truss.log
> ...
Thanks for the truss output, John! I can't see anything out of the
ordinary in it - except of course for the fact that mini_httpd
received a SIGTERM, which it dutifully obeyed. For the life of me I
can't figure out what could possibly be sending it that TERM signal,
since the only way to restart the captive portal (thus
killing/restarting mini_httpd) is through manual action in the webGUI.
You say that a new process appeared after the old one died - so that
would mean there was a mini_httpd around, but not accepting
connections? What does "netstat -anf inet" say in that case?
Also, note that when the captive portal is in HTTPS mode, there are
two mini_httpd daemons running: one in HTTP mode on port 8000 (to
intercept outgoing HTTP connections by non-authenticated clients),
and one on port 8001 (in SSL mode). Could it be that the port 8001
mini_httpd is working OK, but instead the one on port 8000 is
misbehaving? (of course that wouldn't explain the SIGTERM) - You can
check that by trying to load https://<m0n0wall-addr>:8001/
In that case, some truss output on the port 8000 mini_httpd would be
helpful too.
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Discussion in 'Fan Zone' started by Cowboy Brian, Jan 25, 2013.
That low QB Rating stat was before the Washington debacle. Via ESPN Stats.
Those guys need to check their stats. Tony has had a few really nasty games, but you'll always see that even if it's a 3-4 pick game he'll also have some TDs. It's never (not even once) a 3-4 pick game with zero TDs like some of the others (cough, Eli, Cutler, Ryan, etc).
He had three bad games this year, for example. Only one bad game in the last 9...but it was a doozy.
So, even the really horrifc Washinton outing, Romo had a QB rating of 55.9.
A rating of 20 is hard to do of you also have TD passes...probably impossible. I'm pretty sure in his entire career Romo hjas never chalked up a 20.
I believe the poster's sig is referring to ESPN's QBR rating system, which works on a different scale than the traditional qb rating we all grew up with.
That would make sense.
Big difference between a QB rating and an ESPN QBR Rating.
For over a year, Randy Galloway rubbed in the fact the Cowboys had him here yet passed on him, while Parcells settled for Testaverde and Bledsoe.
Delhomme was good enough for awhile he seemed like a Top 10 QB, but it's a decade later.
I'm done making excuses for Romo. Every year it's either the defense, running game, or o-line. The defense didn't throw 5 picks against Chicago. The offensive line didn't throw 3 picks in an elimination game. Romo needs to learn how to throw the ball away.
Well then clearly you cant read and like most people on this board only hear what they want to hear. Thanks for showing your ignorance and proving my point.
It's an undeniable fact. We used to be above the idiotic nonsensical rants of the anti-cowboy contingent. Now, our fan base is the build-it-yourself pace car in the "Short Bus 500". How very sad.
I feel ya. It's gotten to the point that I want Dallas to win a Super Bowl simply for Romo.
Perception is reality.
I watch the games hoping Romo doesn't choke. My friends watch the games expecting Romo to choke.
I have this conversation with co-workers/employees all the time. If you don't want to be labeled or looked at in a certain light, then do something about it and change it.
Perception is reality when it comes to Romo. He is perceived as a choker because he is.
If you haven't figured it out by now, Jerry Jones could give a darn about public perception because he knows he has the money and power to steer it wherever he wants it to lead.
i thought i was the only one who felt this way
This fanbase isn't a joke. There are those that are tired of incompetence and will say so.
I think what tickles most of us is the fact there are those that continue this belief that things are going to change, when they don't.
I think a lot of the Romo fans are having trouble trying to separate the QB from the person. Romo seems like a stand up guy off the field so they want it badly for him and will defend him like he's their blood brother. I like him off the field, I like to follow his golfing tournaments (btw, Pebble Beach appearance Feb 7) However, if they were to take their emotions out of it and judge him soley on football results, they would realize Romo has had many opportunities to shake off the perception and he comes up short.
Give him an o-line, get him a running game, get him a defense so and and so forth, but there will always be a time when Romo will face that same situation of having to make the clutch throws. It doesnt get any worse than that lob pass to Washington. With Romo though...
So far, Romo makes it easy to say perception has become his reality.
What are these many opportunities that Romo has blown? You all sound like he must have at least 20....and maybe half that number of good games. When in reality, his good games vastly outnumber is bad ones.
I'll give the Washington game. But then the six games before that he had 8 TDs, zero picks and a rating of 116.
So maybe last years win and in at NY? No, not that either. The was outclassed but he sure wasn't the reason. I thing his rating was over 100 in that one too. Some people even go way back to 2007 playoff loss to NY. But someone posted a replay of that would be winning pass to Crayton-where Crayton stopped the restarted. Perfect, clutch throw in a huge game. Perfect. Yet somehow that is used against him.
In fact, pretty much all of last year he was money..maybe 2 out 16 games did he screw up some.
So that's 5 bad games in the last 32.
Yet you all keep making it sound like he's some sort of loser.
Gets some perspective
it's going to make next year Super Bowl win even sweeter
With our weak Oline and the devasting injuries on defense this year...
4-12 without Romo
8-8 with Romo
With a better Oline and without the comical number of defensive injuries and events
7-9 without Romo
12-4 (at least) with Romo and contending
Things are never easy when it comes to tony romo. he does have the greatness to create things out of nothing and also to throw the dumbest passes in crunchtime that break your heart. Heaven and Hell for sure. You can throw up stats to defend him or crucify him with equal vigor. All i want is for him to win when it counts the most.


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In this study, a high sensitivity and easy fabricated plastic optical fiber (POF) displacement sensor is proposed. A POF specimen subjected to dual cyclic bending is used to improve the sensitivity of the POF displacement sensor. The effects of interval between rollers, relative displacement and number of rollers on the sensitivity of the displacement sensor are analyzed both experimentally and numerically. A good agreement between the experimental measurements and numerical calculations is obtained. The results show that the interval between rollers affects sensitivity most significantly than the other design parameters. Based on the experimental data, a linear equation is derived to estimate the relationship between the power loss and the relative displacement. The difference between the estimated results and the experimental results is found to be less than 8%. The results also show that the proposed POF displacement sensor based on dual cyclic bending can be used to detect displacement accurately.
Optical fibers are widely used in communication systems because of their low attenuation, light weight, higher data transmission rates and no electromagnetic influence [
In theoretical and practical applications, the prediction of radiation loss in bent optical waveguides is an important topic [
In this study, a highly sensitive plastic optical fiber displacement sensor (POF displacement sensor) based on cyclic bending is analyzed both experimentally and numerically. The POF sensor is pressed by cylindrical models without surface damage. Dual bending model is used to increase the sensitivity of the POF displacement sensor. The effects of number of rollers, the distance between top and bottom plates, and the interval between two rollers on sensitivity of the sensor are discussed.
In this study, a highly sensitive POF displacement sensor based on cyclic bending is proposed.
The geometrical model of the POF displacement sensor is shown in
Both the experimental measurement and the numerical analysis are used to explore the sensitivity of the POF displacement sensor. In this study, the bending shape of pressed POF sensor is obtained from an elastic-plastic three-dimensional finite element simulation. The simulations are performed using a commercial finite element package (ABAQUS). The power losses then can be calculated by substituting the deformed POF geometrical dimensions into the optical numerical software-ZEMAX. In the numerical simulation, a 3-D ray tracing model is used. The light input is assumed to be uniformly distributed over the core cross section because the light source used in experiment is a LED. The ray tracing model includes meridional and skew rays. The maximum ray's angle with respect to the fiber center axle is 20°. The power of the POF sensor before and after deformation are denoted as
Thus, the power loss of the proposed POF displacement sensor is mainly attributed to R2 and R3, because the curvature radii R2 and R3 are less than 30 mm as the relative displacement is increased from 1.5 to 4.5 mm, as shown in
Once again, the results confirm that no power loss is observed when the relative displacement is less than 1.5 mm, even more rollers are used. Meanwhile, it can be seen that when the relative displacement is larger than 1.5 mm, the power loss presents a nearly linear dependence with the relative displacement. The results also show that the power loss increases with an increasing number of rollers. More rollers imply that the POF sensor undergoes more geometric deformations, and thus the radiation loss increases with the number of rollers. For example, as the relative displacement is increased from Δ
Note that the unit of Δ
Compared with the results shown in
This study has conducted experimental and numerical investigations into the effects of relative displacement, number of rollers, and interval between two rollers on the sensitivity of a cycling bending POF displacement sensor. The experimental measurements and numerical results indicate that the proposed POF sensing model is feasible for measuring the displacement. The results show that the POF displacement sensor based on cycling bending is significantly affected by the number of rollers, relative displacement and the interval. The power ratio reduces significantly as the number of roller is increased and the interval is decreased. The results of a basic ray tracing analysis show that most of the optical power is lost at the first turn and its turning points. Based upon the experimental results, an empirical expression is formulated to relate the power loss and the relative displacement. The maximum deviation between the predicted power loss obtained from the proposed equation and the experimental result is found to be less than 8%. Thus, the suitability of the relative displacement as a means of predicting the power loss in deformed POF sensors is confirmed. Overall, the presented results confirm the viability of POF sensors based on cyclic bending and suggest that the sensitivity of such devices can be enhanced by increasing the number of rollers or decreasing the interval between rollers. The potential applications of the developed cyclic bending-POF sensing element can be found in measuring small displacements at certain areas or alarming landslide for its high sensitivity under deformation.
Experimental setup used to measure power loss in cyclic bending POF sensor.
Three-dimensional finite element model of a cyclic bent POF specimen and load-displacement curve.
Variation of the power ratio with number of rollers.
Variation of the power ratio
Deformed POF displacement sensor.
Variation of the curvature radius with the relative displacement for
Variation of the power ratio
Ray path of ray tracing model in deformed POF sensor.
Light loss in a deformed POF sensor.
Variation of the power ratio
Variation of power ratio
The mechanical properties of the POF specimen used in finite element model.


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Olympic Medals . . . Shani Davis Failed to Medal, But We're Back in the Top 5
We won two medals yesterday and both were in the ladies' halfpipe. Snowboarder Kaitlyn Farrington won the gold, and Kelly Clark took the bronze. But speedskater Shani Davis will go home empty-handed after failing to win his third straight gold medal in the men's 1000 meters. He finished eighth.
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2. Canada had 4 Gold, 4 Silver, and 2 Bronze.
3. Norway had 4 Gold, 3 Silver, and 5 Bronze.
4. The Netherlands had 4 Gold, 2 Silver, and 4 Bronze.
5. The United States had 3 Gold, 1 Silver, and 5 Bronze.
You can check the updated medal counts at Sochi2014.com
For the First Time Ever, There Was a Tie for Gold in Alpine Skiing
The first-ever TIE FOR GOLD in alpine skiing happened yesterday. Tina Maze of Slovenia and Dominique Gisin of Switzerland both finished with a time of 41.57 seconds in the women's downhill. There have been five ties for skiing events in the past, but they were for lower medals. And there have only been EIGHT gold medal ties in any event in Winter Olympics history.
(The Wire)
When Athletes Aren't Competing, They're Hooking Up or Eating McDonald's
So what do Olympians do during all their downtime at the Olympics? Apparently they HOOK UP and EAT MCDONALD'S. The hook-up app Tinder is supposedly HUGE among the athletes at the Olympic Village. Also, they all get free, unlimited McDonald's . . . so that might be just as popular as getting-it-on.
Three Olympic Randoms
1. Ireen Wust from the Netherlands won a gold medal in speed skating on Sunday . . . and that was a big deal since she's openly GAY. And VLADIMIR PUTIN and Russia have obviously NOT been down with gays leading up to the Olympics. So this is a video that doesn't make any sense . . . it's Putin hugging Wust after she won her medal. (Gawker)
2. There's some controversy in Lebanon over one of their Olympians, a skier named Jackie Chamoun. She posed for some risqué photos last year, but a behind-the-scenes video shows actual nudity . . . unlike the photos.
She was officially reprimanded by Lebanon's Olympic committee . . . so now, people are showing support by posting nude photos of THEMSELVES on Twitter and Facebook with the hashtag "#StripForJackie." (ABC News)
3. As if being an Olympic skier who does slopestyle trick skiing won't get you LAID enough . . . a U.S. slopestyle skier named Gus Kenworthy just posted photos of himself with some ADORABLE STRAY PUPPIES he found in Sochi.
He says he's planning to bring the puppies back to the U.S. with him and he's already contacted kennels and made vaccination appointments. (CBS Sports)
Olympic Video Round-Up: Skiers Get Taken Out by Lasers . . . An Olympian Videobombs a Report About Himself . . . and NBC's Lester Holt Tries to Dance
Here's a round-up of a few Olympics videos you should check out:
1. A Danish TV show took footage of skiers crashing on the moguls course, but combined it with footage of those huge "At-At" vehicles from the "Star Wars" movies, so it looks like the skiers fall down because they're being shot by LASERS.
(Search for "Star Wars OL.")
2. An NBC reporter named Randy Moss was reporting on a shoulder injury of American nordic combined skier named TODD LODWICK. And Lodwick was right BEHIND him the entire time, but he didn't notice.
Then when he finally did, he turned around patted him on the shoulder twice . . . and it was the INJURED shoulder.
(Search for "Todd Lodwick Videobombs Report About Himself." Lodwick shows up at :07, and the reporter sees him at :54.)
3. And finally, NBC's LESTER HOLT interviewed U.S. luger KATE HANSEN yesterday. She's the one who dances before every race to warm up. And Holt tried to mimic her routine . . . but he's a TERRIBLE dancer.
(Search for "Lester Holt Tried to Dance Like Kate Hansen.")
The 25 Best Romantic Comedies Since "When Harry Met Sally"
Vulture.com has put together a list of The 25 Best Romantic Comedies of the Past 25 Years . . . and "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" is #1, followed by "Notting Hill" and the recent movie, "Her".
1. "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind", 2004
2. "Notting Hill", 1999
3. "Her", 2013
4. "Punch-Drunk Love", 2002
5. "Groundhog Day", 1993
6. "Defending Your Life", 1991
7. "There's Something About Mary", 1998
8. "Silver Linings Playbook", 2012
9. "Enough Said", 2013
10. "Jerry Maguire", 1996
11. "The Triumph of Love", 2001
12. "Clueless", 1995
13. "The Wedding Banquet", 1993
14. "The Proposal", 2009
15. "About a Boy", 2002
16. "The Wedding Singer", 1998
17. "Bridget Jones's Diary", 2001
18. "Knocked Up", 2007
19. "Sleepless in Seattle", 1993
20. "Forgetting Sarah Marshall", 2008
21. "50 First Dates", 2004
22. "13 Going On 30″, 2004
23. "I Love You, Phillip Morris", 2009
24. "Chasing Amy", 1997
25. "10 Things I Hate About You", 1999
(You can find brief write-ups on each movie in a slideshow at Vulture.com.)
23 Celebrities Who Are Flying Solo This Valentine's Day
Buzzfeed.com has a list of celebrities who will be UN-HITCHED for Valentine's Day this year . . . at least, as far as we know. It includes: Miley Cyrus, Rihanna, George Clooney, Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, John Stamos and Ryan Gosling, who just broke up with Eva Mendes earlier this month.
The list includes: Miley Cyrus, Michael Cera, Rihanna, George Clooney, Selena Gomez, John Stamos, Zac Efron, Cameron Diaz, Jake Gyllenhaal, Ryan Gosling, who supposedly just broke up with Eva Mendes.
Sandra Bullock, Jared Leto, Sheryl Crow, Taye Diggs, Chelsea Handler, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, assuming he isn't nailing the girl he was with when he was arrested last month . . .
Miranda Kerr, Colin Farrell, Kristen Stewart, and January Jones. (Buzzfeed.com has the full list of 36 single celebrities, along with their last known significant other, according to the tabloids at least.)
27 Sex Songs For Your Valentine's Day Activities
: The "Huffington Post" has put out a list of 27 Sex Songs For Your Valentine's Day Activities. It includes: Shaggy's "Boombastic", Usher's "Seduction", Juvenile's "Back That Azz Up", Def Leppard's "Pour Some Sugar on Me" and Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On".
"Boombastic", Shaggy
"One in a Million", Aaliyah
"Too Close", Next
"Seduction", Usher
"Pour Some Sugar on Me", Def Leppard
"Love in an Elevator", Aerosmith
"You Shook Me All Night Long", AC/DC
"Dark Horse", Katy Perry
"Back That Azz Up", Juvenile featuring Mannie Fresh and Lil Wayne
"Play", David Banner
"Let's Get It On", Marvin Gaye
(HuffingtonPost.com has the full list, along with audio of each song.)
Tabloid Trash: Is Taylor Swift "Undateable" Because She Writes Songs About All Her Exes?
"Life & Style" magazine says TAYLOR SWIFT is, quote, "lonely and single", and complaining to friends that she's UNDATEABLE. Supposedly, guys are AFRAID to hook up with her, because she's always writing breakup songs about her exes. A source even says she went on a desperate MAN-HUNT at Golden Globes after-parties last month.
A source says, quote, "It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that Taylor's tendency to write songs about every guy she's dated is a massive turnoff that scares guys away."
Another source says Taylor went on a desperate MAN-HUNT at Golden Globes after-parties last month.
Sexy Pictures of Famous People
1. Today's menu includes toe of camel, brought to you by LISA RINNA.
2. If ever a booty was tailor-made for booty shorts, it was the booty of JENNIFER LOPEZ. (And here are some more pics you might like.)
3. Whether you're into MADONNA or not, you have to admit she can still pull some nice cleavage. (Listen to Madonna talk about her "love / hate relationship" with her body here.)
4. REGINA HALL from the "Scary Movie" flicks showed some crazy side-boob at a movie premiere.
5. Is gay NFL prospect MICHAEL SAM dating this skinny white guy?
6. Nothing creepy about this: For "Woman Crush Wednesday" on Instagram, KIM KARDASHIAN posted a picture of her mother on a stripper pole.
Tom Hanks Is This Year's "Most Trustworthy" Celebrity
Forbes.com has just released their annual list of the Most Trustworthy Celebrities. TOM HANKS was #1, followed by CAROL BURNETT and MORGAN FREEMAN. No one in the Top 10 is younger than 50.
Here's the Top 10, and some proof that with maturity and longevity comes "trust."
1. Tom Hanks, who's 57 . . . and has been in showbiz for nearly 35 years
2. Carol Burnett, who's 80 . . . and has been in showbiz for nearly 60 years
3. Morgan Freeman, who's 76 . . . and has been in showbiz for about 50 years
4. Michael J. Fox, who's 52 . . . and has been in showbiz for about 40 years
5. Betty White, who's 92 . . . and has been in showbiz for about 75 years
6. Bill Cosby, who's 76 . . . and has been in showbiz for over 50 years
7. Robin Roberts, who's 53 . . . and has been around for about 30 years
8. Denzel Washington, who's 59 . . . and has been in showbiz for about 40 years
9. "Downton Abbey" star Maggie Smith, who's 79 . . . and has been around for over 60 years
10. Ron Howard, who's 59 . . . and has been around for basically his whole life. He had his first role at age three . . . his first major role at age five . . . and scored his role on "The Andy Griffith Show" the following year, when he was six.
That's right, no one in the Top 10 is younger than 50.
(For more information, hit up Forbes.com . . . which includes a slideshow of the Top 10 with each celebrity's trustworthy and appeal "scores.")
Showbiz Videos of the Day: A Limp Bizkit / Thomas the Tank Engine Mash-Up, Lindsay Sings Stevie and Neil Patrick Harris Sings Himself to Sleep
1. (NC-17) You'd be surprised just how well LIMP BIZKIT'S "Break Stuff" can be mashed up with the theme from "Thomas the Tank Engine". (WARNING!!! This thing is LOADED with uncensored profanity.)
2. LINDSAY LOHAN sang the STEVIE NICKS classic "Edge of Seventeen" at some rich guy's 50th birthday in New York, and she OWNED it.
This is apparently one of Lindsay's favorite songs. She even did a version for her 2005 album "A Little More Personal". (Check it out here. She sings it well, but she definitely lacks Stevie's grit and gravity.)
3. NEIL PATRICK HARRIS made a music video for a product called Neuro Sleep . . . which is apparently like an anti-energy drink, but it's supposedly made with, quote, "the highest quality nature-derived ingredients."
Comedy Legend Sid Caesar Has Died
Comedy legend SID CAESAR died yesterday in Los Angeles. He was 91. Caesar's '50s variety series, "Your Show of Shows", was a precursor to "Saturday Night Live", and employed Mel Brooks, Woody Allen and Neil Simon as writers. Caesar also played Coach Calhoun in "Grease" and "Grease 2″.
Derek Jeter Will Retire After This Season
New York Yankees shortstop DEREK JETER will retire after this coming season. He says, quote, "I've experienced so many defining moments in my career . . . through it all, I've never stopped chasing the next one. I want to finally stop the chase and take in the world."
Oscar Losers Take Home a $55,000 Gift Bag. Here's What's Inside
There's a $55,000 gift bag for Oscar LOSERS that includes trips to Japan, Vegas, Mexico and Hawaii, plus a home spa system and $6,000 worth of DOG FOOD.
A Walk Japan tour of Japan, valued at $15,000.
A "Best of Vegas" tour package worth $9,000.
$6,000 worth of Halo Natural Pet Food. (???)
A Steamist home spa system worth $2,650.
A $500 house call from a nutritionist.
An art print worth $1,000.
Plus trips to Mexico and Hawaii, expensive handbags, jewelry and shoes, and even vodka. (Check out an even longer, but still PARTIAL, list here.)
Sadly, if you're a nominee for Best Sound Mixing or Best Animated Short Film, you get NOTHING. This gift bag is only for the losers who DON'T NEED IT . . . mainly the actors and directors.
Thursday TV Reminders:
• "Primetime Olympics Coverage" . . . from 8:00 to 11:30 P.M. on NBC. Thursday's events include the men's figure skating short program, the women's 500-meter short track, and the ladies' 1,000-meter speed skating race.
Here are some details if you'd like to try to catch some results in real time:
. . . The ladies' 10-kilometer Cross-Country event starts at 5:00 a.m. Eastern. Sophie Caldwell is the only American to make it past the quarterfinals for this race.
. . . The ladies' 500-meter Short Track skating event starts at 7:05 a.m. Eastern. Emily Scott is our horse in this race, assuming she makes it past the quarterfinals.
. . . The ladies' 1000-meter Speed Skating race begins at 9:00 a.m. Eastern. We've got five girls in it, but Heather Richardson might be the one to watch. She came in fourth place in the 500-meter race.
. . . The men's Figure Skating short program is at 10:00 a.m. Eastern. Our guys are Jeremy Abbott and Jason Brown. The medals won't be handed out until tomorrow, after today's score gets added to their free skating scores.
. . . And the Luge team relay competition is 11:15 a.m. Eastern. Erin Hamlin is the only female on our team, but she's also the only one with a medal. She won bronze in the women's singles.
• "American Idol". . . 8:00 to 9:00 P.M. on Fox. The semifinalists are announced.
Tonight's Late Night Talk Shows:
• "Letterman" – Bill Murray ("The Monuments Men"). Music Guest: Eagulls. (Repeat)
• "Jimmy Kimmel" – Kevin Hart ("About Last Night") and Alex Pettyfer ("Endless Love"). Music Guest: Sage the Gemini.
• "Arsenio" – "Walking Dead" minx Lauren Cohan, "Almost Human's" Michael Ealy, and a performance from Sean Paul.
• "Conan" – Gary Oldman ("Robocop"), sex expert Dr. Jennifer Berman, and Ron Funches from NBC's "Undateable".
• "Craig Ferguson" – Abbie Cornish ("Robocop") and Matt LeBlanc.
• "Chelsea Lately" – Demi Lovato.
The Latest "Now!" Disc Is the New #1 Album in the Country
Here's this week's full Top 10 . . .
1. (NEW) "Now That's What I Call Music 49″ (98,000 copies)
2. The "Frozen" soundtrack (88,000 copies)
3. "Unorthodox Jukebox", Bruno Mars (81,000 copies)
4. (NEW) "Love, Marriage & Divorce", Toni Braxton and Babyface (67,000 copies)
5. (NEW) "After the Disco", Broken Bells (44,000 copies)
6. (NEW) "Salute", Little Mix (43,000 copies)
7. Beyoncé's self-titled album (38,000 copies)
8. "Pure Heroine", Lorde (35,000 copies)
9. The "2014 Grammy Nominees" compilation album (35,000 copies)
10. "Prism", Katy Perry (27,000 copies)
Today's Showbiz Minute: Paula Deen Is Making a Comeback . . . Whoopi Goldberg Advises You Not to Get "Poop-Faced" . . . And More
PAULA DEEN was ROCKED last June, after admitting to using the N-word . . . even though she INSISTED she's not racist. In the aftermath, she was dropped from the Food Network and lost a ton of endorsements.
However, she's poised to make a comeback, because her company has just received a BIG investment, which is reportedly worth between $75 million and $100 million. There's no word what she has in the works, but it might involve a return to TV.
On "The View" yesterday, the yentas were discussing a controversial "Wall Street Journal" article on rape, which suggests that victims should SHARE in the blame if BOTH people were hammered when the incident happened.
WHOOPI GOLDBERG defended that take . . . in an interesting way. She said, quote, "My opinion is, if you don't want this kind of attention, don't get poop-faced. Do not get poop-faced . . .
"Don't become so drunk you don't know what is happening . . . both parties, if you don't want the agitation, do not become so drunk you can't figure out what the hell you're doing." (Mediaite.com has video.)
72% of Women Won't Check Facebook on Valentine's Day, to Avoid People Bragging
According to a new survey, 72% of women say they WON'T check Facebook tomorrow. The single women don't want to see their friends bragging about how amazing their relationships are . . . and the ones IN relationships don't want to see other people's Valentine's Day presents that are better than the ones they got.
How To Wake Someone Up on Valentine's Day . . . and Three Other Valentine Stats
Tomorrow, your partner wants you to wake them up for Valentine's Day with either coffee and breakfast . . . saying "I love you" . . . or initiating sex. You've got to figure out which. And another study found both men and women who watch PORN have more SEX than men and women who don't.
1. According to a new survey, your partner wants you to wake them up with one of THREE things for Valentine's Day: Coffee and breakfast . . . saying "I love you" . . . or initiating sex. Which one do they want? You gotta figure that out. (PR Newswire)
2. A new study found that both men and women who watch PORN also have MORE SEX than men and women who don't watch porn. Apparently you're either a RANDY person or you're not. (Huffington Post)
3. Chubby men LAST LONGER in bed. In a study, heavier men lasted an average of 7.3 minutes, skinnier men went 1.8 minutes. The theory is that heavier men have higher levels of a female sex hormone called estradiol . . . which delays the climax. (io9)
4. I'm not sure if this is a GREAT or HORRIBLE way to spend Valentine's Day. A McDonald's in Tampa is hosting a romantic dinner tomorrow complete with reservations, candles, flowers on the table, and waiters.
Same old McDonald's menu, though. (Tampa Bay Times)
The Average Happily Married Couple Kisses 10 Times a Week, Has Three Arguments a Month, and Sex Three Times a Week
A new survey found the average statistics of a happily married couple. They say "I love you" 10 times a week . . . have sex three times a week . . . have three date nights a month . . . have three arguments a month . . . and go on two bigger vacations and two mini-vacations together a year.
Says "I love you" 10 times a week.
Kisses 10 times a week.
Has sex three times a week.
Has 10 deep and meaningful conversations a month.
Has three date nights a month.
Drinks together twice a month.
Has three arguments a month.
Spend two nights out apart with their own friends per month.
And goes on two bigger vacations and two mini-vacations together per year.
The survey also found the number one thing that makes for a perfect marriage is . . . accepting each other's faults. The rest of the top five are trust, honesty, respecting each other, and supporting each other. (Daily Mail)
The Top 10 Signs Your Relationship Is Serious
Just in time for Valentine's Day, a new survey came up with the top signs your relationship is serious. A few of the highlights are taking care of each other when you're sick . . . telling each other how much money you make . . . BREAKING WIND in front of each other . . . and their friends adding you on Facebook.
1. Seeing each other at least every other night.
2. They take care of you when you're sick.
3. Driving each other's cars.
4. Telling each other how much money you make.
5. Talking about spending future holidays together.
6. BREAKING WIND in front of each other.
7. Asking for each other's opinion on stuff . . . and not being afraid to be critical when you give that opinion.
8. Telling each other how many previous sexual partners you've had.
9. Watching TV shows you never watched before because THEY like them.
10. Their friends start adding you on Facebook. (FemaleFirst)
Five Random Facts For Thursday
1. Superman was originally supposed to be a BAD GUY. Jerry Siegle created Superman in 1933 for a short story called "The Reign of the Superman". A year later, he decided it made more sense for him to be a hero.
2. No matter HOW scrambled a Rubik's Cube is, there's a way to solve it within 20 moves.
3. The YMCA initially threatened to SUE the VILLAGE PEOPLE over the song "YMCA" . . . but dropped the suit when they found their membership had gone WAY up thanks to the song.
4. The only place ever to turn down the Olympics was . . . Colorado. They were originally awarded the 1976 Winter Olympics, but in 1972, the people of Colorado overwhelmingly voted not to spend tax dollars to have the Games there.
The 1976 Winter Olympics ended up in Innsbruck, Austria instead.
5. In 1965, before he went to Vietnam, JOHN MCCAIN was on "Jeopardy". He was a one-day champion. (Gizmopod / Cube20 / Wikipedia / Rocky Mountain News / Wikipedia)
You Waste 173 Days of Your Life Hitting Snooze
According to a new study, the average person spends 14 minutes a day hitting snooze. Which adds up to 173 DAYS over the average lifetime. The survey also found the average person finally gets out of bed at 7:12 A.M., and about one-third of people now use their PHONE as their alarm clock.
Eating Pizza Could Keep You From Getting That Horrible Norovirus
Scientists think they've found a good way to keep you from getting NOROVIRUS . . . which is that really contagious virus that keeps hitting cruise ships and causes awful vomiting and diarrhea. Just EAT PIZZA. Pizza gets its flavor and smell from oregano oil . . . and oregano oil contains a chemical that can help prevent norovirus from spreading.
What's the Weirdest, Most Irrational Fear You Have?
What's the weirdest, most irrational fear you have? A few of the best ones we've heard are: A person who's afraid to walk down the stairs wearing glasses out of fear they'll trip, the glasses will shatter, and the glass will go into their eyes . . . and a guy who won't go snorkeling because he's afraid a seagull will poop into his snorkel.
A Huge Sinkhole Opened in the National Corvette Museum and Swallowed Eight Cars
: A huge SINKHOLE opened in the middle of a showroom at the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky yesterday, and swallowed EIGHT cars. A spokesman wouldn't say what the total value of the cars was. But just to give you an idea, one of the NEWER models that fell in had a base price of over $103,000 when it came out in 2009.
(USA Today / CNN / CorvetteMuseum.org)
Barbie Is Going to be in This Year's "Sports Illustrated" Swimsuit Issue?
It's hard for the "Sports Illustrated" swimsuit issue to stand out in a world of infinite on-demand . . . so they need GIMMICKS. Here's their latest one: Their 50th swimsuit issue comes out Tuesday, and will feature . . . BARBIE.
Mattel says they wanted Barbie in because, quote, "[she's] under constant criticism about her body and how she looks . . . [this] gives Barbie an opportunity to own who she is." (ABC News)
27 Photos of Parents Who Are Way Worse at Parenting Than You
So one time you forgot to pack your kid pretzels with his lunch. At least you haven't posed for a selfie while he was trying to hit his baby brother with a hammer.
Buzzfeed.com put together a list of 27 photos of parents who are WAY WORSE at parenting than you. Assuming none of these kids died . . . HI-larious! (Buzzfeed)
A Woman Sends a Homophobic RSVP to a Six-Year-Old Girl . . . Because Her Two Gay Dads Are Throwing Her a Birthday Party
There's a birthday party RSVP from Baldwin, New York that's starting to go viral. It was for a girl's 7th birthday party, being thrown by her two gay dads. One mom wrote back that her son would NOT be attending because, quote, "I do not believe in what you do and will not subject my innocent son to your 'lifestyle.'"
A Woman's Family Writes an Inspirational Message in the Snow Outside Her Hospital Room . . . And Cheers Up a Ton of People
A 14-year-old in Chicago wanted to cheer up his mom while she was at the hospital on Saturday getting chemo. So he wrote a message in the snow outside her window that said, "Hi Mom. God Bless U." But he ended up inspiring MORE than just her, because a bunch of OTHER patients saw it. And now it's gone viral on Facebook.
(Chicago Tribune / ABC News / DNAInfo)
Prince Michael Jackson, Jr. is 17. Traumatized son of Michael Jackson and Debbie Rowe.
Mena Suvari is 35. Small-chested minx from "American Pie" movies. She was also Kevin Spacey's downfall in "American Beauty".
Adina Jewel is 35. Nubian MATTRESS ACTRESS who has starred in 241 fine films, including "Booty Patrol", "Chocolate Vanilla Thrilla", "Chrissy the Campus Slut" AND "It Don't Matter, Just Don't Bite It 6″!
Randy Moss is 37. 49ers Wide Receiver who claims he's the best in the game, but failed to prove it during last year's the Super Bowl.
Robbie Williams is 40. Britpop clown-ass.
Kelly Hu is 46. Asiatic minx from "X-Men 2″, "The Scorpion King", "Cradle 2 the Grave" and "SURF NINJAS"!
FREEDOM WILLIAMS! is 48. Buffed rapper formerly in C & C Music Factory! APB on Freedom Williams! Somebody look under Snow AND Biz Markie!
Henry Rollins is 53. Bad-ass from Black Flag.
Donal Gibson is 56. The younger, more talented, and PROBABLY less anti-Semitic brother of Mel Gibson!
Donal upstaged Mel as Riverboat Poker Player in "Maverick", then again as Stewart in "Braveheart", and then took over Mel's role as the voice of John Smith for "Pocahontas 2: Journey to a New World"!
Peter Gabriel is 64. The BEST lead singer of Genesis. Some of his biggest SOLO discs include 1982's "Security", which features "Shock the Monkey" and 1986's "So", which includes "In Your Eyes", "Sledgehammer" and "Big Time".
Mike Krzyzewski is 67. Legendary Duke University basketball coach.
Jerry Springer is 70.
STOCKARD CHANNING is 70. The thickly gorgeous First Lady on "The West Wing" AND "easy" Betty Rizzo in "Grease"!
Peter Tork from the Monkees is 72.
Kim Novak is 81. Mature minx who played a young minx in "Vertigo".
Chuck Yeager is 91. Former fearless test pilot.
Tennessee Ernie Ford (1919 – 1991) Cousin Ernie on "I Love Lucy" . . . and the genius behind "SIXTEEN TONS"!
Countdown to Upcoming Events
• 1 day to Valentine's Day
• 4 days to Fallon's "Tonight Show"
• 11 days until "The Voice" returns
• 17 days to the Oscars
• 24 days to Daylight Savings
• 1,072 days left of "Hope and Change"
472 years ago . . . in 1542 – KING HENRY THE 8TH executed his fifth wife, Catherine Howard . . . for committing adultery.
53 years ago . . . in 1961 – "Calendar Girl", by NEIL SEDAKA, peaked at #4 on the pop singles chart.
42 years ago . . . in 1972 – LED ZEPPELIN was forced to cancel their Singapore concert when officials wouldn't let them off the plane . . . BECAUSE OF THEIR LONG HAIR.
42 years ago . . . in 1972 – The movie "Cabaret" was released . . . starring LIZA MINNELLI. She won the Best Actress Oscar for it. See? She wasn't always a PICKLED JOKE.
36 years ago . . . in 1978 – "AL GREEN DAY" WAS DECLARED IN LOS ANGELES! (I STILL celebrate it.)
32 years ago . . . in 1982 – The 300-pound gravestone on the resting place of LYNYRD SKYNYRD singer RONNIE VAN ZANT was stolen by drunken hillbillies out of an Orange Park, Florida, cemetery. Police found it two weeks later in a dry riverbed.
32 years ago . . . in 1982 – LOVERBOY'S "Working For The Weekend" peaked at #29 on the pop chart!
27 years ago . . . in 1987 – "Mannequin" was released . . . starring "Sex and the City" minx Kim Cattrall, superstar Andrew McCarthy AND ESTELLE GETTY!
26 years ago . . . in 1988 – MICHAEL JACKSON bought a Santa Ynez, California, ranch that he'd eventually name "NEVERLAND".
16 years ago . . . in 1998 – THE EAGLES sued the National Foundation to Protect America's Eagles, claiming the organization infringed on the band's name and image. Don Henley and his poorly-disguised corporate greed machine lost.
14 years ago . . . in 2000 – The last NEW "Peanuts" strip ran in Sunday papers, the day after CHARLES SCHULZ died. Now the question is . . . WHEN WILL "PEANUTS" DIE?
12 years ago . . . in 2002 – The great WAYLON JENNINGS passed away at his home in Arizona at the age of 64. Cause of death: Diabetes-related illness.
Nine years ago . . . in 2005 – RAY CHARLES won EIGHT posthumous Grammys, including Album of the Year for "Genius Loves Company". PLUS: BRITNEY SPEARS won her FIRST Grammy (Best Dance Recording for "Toxic") and BILL CLINTON won his second.
(It was for Best Spoken Word Album, for "My Life".)
Eight years ago . . . in 2006 – LOU FERRIGNO . . . a.k.a. THE INCREDIBLE HULK . . . was sworn in as a reserve deputy sheriff of Los Angeles County.
Two years ago . . . in 2012 – ADELE won all six categories she was nominated for at the Grammys . . . including song, album, record, and music video of the year.


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text: Lan Airlines S.A. (LFL), formerly Lan Chile S.A., is the main provider of domestic and international passenger and cargo air services in Chile and one of the leading airlines in Latin America. The Chilean government founded Lan Chile in 1929. The company was government-owned until its incorporation in 1983. In 2005, the company changed its name from Lan Chile to Lan Airlines, a more international brand. Today, Lan Airlines' operations are carried out by a number of different subsidiaries using a variety of brand names, forming the Lan Alliance. The Lan Alliance includes: LanChile, LanExpress, LanPeru, LanEcuador, and LanDominicana. Through this alliance and its code-share arrangements, Lan Airlines serves 15 destinations in Chile, seven destinations in Peru, two destinations in Ecuador, 18 destinations in Latin America, 25 destinations in North America, 10 destinations in Europe, and four destinations in the South Pacific. The company has a fleet of wide-bodied aircraft, narrow-bodied passenger aircraft, and freighter aircraft. The company also provides cargo service to all passenger destinations and to additional freighter destinations. Furthermore, LFL offers handling services and courier services through some of its subsidiaries. Lan Airlines has been increasing its strategic international alliances. During November 2004, Lan Airlines and Korean Air signed a commercial alliance that would increase connections between Latin America and South Korea. In March 2005, both companies signed another agreement to cooperate in the passenger business. Also during 2005, Lan Cargo and Lufthansa Cargo signed an agreement in order to complement routes and create operational synergies at North and South American airports. During the first half of 2005, Lan Airlines, together with a local partner, acquired the Argentine carrier Aero2000. The carrier was renamed to Lan Argentina and initiated its operations on June 8, 2005, with three domestic destinations. The results of its Argentine business have been better than expected.