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Volume 87 Issue 35 | pp. 25-26 | Concentrates
Issue Date: August 31, 2009
Issue Date: August 31, 2009
Programming Polymers With Solvent And Heat
Stimuli-responsive polymer applications could be useful for chromatography and biosensing
Department: Science & Technology
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Keywords: Polymer gel, programmable polymer
News Channels: JACS In C&EN
Keywords: Polymer gel, programmable polymer
A polymer that changes its characteristics depending on whether it's heated in a polar or nonpolar solvent can retain the programmed properties when it's cooled and the solvent is removed, reports a group led by Ken D. Shimizu at the University of South Carolina (J. Am. Chem. Soc., DOI: 10.1021/ja904234w). The ability to use stimuli such as heat to control and manipulate how a polymer recognizes guest molecules is important for . . .
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Hello again! O.k. So I got Super Smash Bros. Brawl on Wiiflow put the gct file in SD:/Wiiflow/gct
When I start up Wiiflow, Brawl loads up, but after the now loading screen on Brawl goes away it takes me to a black screen.
I've tried using it with the actual Brawl disk with Gecko, and it works.
Does Brawlbox just not work with Wiiflow?
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The state fair goes green
Rickety carnival rides. Animal and agricultural exhibits. And fried… well, just about anything. State fair season is coming up, and future farmers, midway operators, and bands past their prime are ready to roll. At a few fairs around the country, you can add renewable energy vendors, green builders, and organic foodies to the mix: the greening of the state fair is slowly but surely underway.
Two years ago, MSNBC took note of some of these efforts… and implied that they were relatively lame. One vendor at the Illinois State Fair, for instance,was up for green recognition simply because they'd switched from Styrofoam to paper. They had a point… can you call the placement of a few recycling bins "greening?"
Still, a few fairs are adding some substantive green elements to the mix. And that's a good thing… it's hard to think of another institution that captures such a cross-section of the American public.
Green exhibits at state fairs
- The Eco Experience at the Minnesota State Fair: Minnesota's green exhibit may be the granddaddy of them all… this year's edition will be the fifth. Elements of the exhibit include renewable energy demonstrations, the Green Street model green community, and displays of biodegradable plastics and foam research from the University of Minnesota. They also promote biking to the fair, and provide route and parking maps.
- Green NC at the North Carolina State Fair: From water saving to biodiesel to local food, Green NC will feature a wide range of vendors and exhibitors. Greening the fair itself is also part of the equation…
- Green Initiatives at State Fair of Virginia: The fair's website touts ongoing efforts to keep the fair space as green space, and also previews an expanded farmer's market and educational opportunities at this year's event.
Know of efforts to educate fair-goers about sustainability in your state (or county)? Share them with us…
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Survey Finds Many Will Boost Holiday Spending
This year, 57% of American consumers plan to spend as much or more than they did last year at the holidays -compared with 54% last year-according to a survey released by CUNA and the Consumer Federation of America.
The survey found that 47% of respondents said their financial situation was the same as last year, 30% said it was worse, and 23% said it was better. In 2009, 44% of respondents said their economic condition was the same, 36% said it was worse, and 19% said it was better.
"While these results convince us that holiday spending will increase this year-elements of our survey also underline the fact many consumers continue to harbor significant concerns about the economy and their personal finances," CUNA Senior Economist Mike Schenk said. "Because of this we expect the increase in holiday spending this season to be modest-roughly half the 5% long-run average increase."
He noted that in light of consumer anxiety, credit unions should work with their members to help them develop budgets for the holiday and take other steps to improve their financial health.
"Credit unions should help people implement spending plans, find ways to pay down their debt and begin early next year to start saving for next year's holiday season," he added.
Consumer anxiety is fueled in part by the high unemployment rate, which was 9.6% in October. Labor Department data indicated that 15 people million are unemployed, 9 million are underemployed, and 4 million have stopped looking for jobs.
The survey also found that 57% of respondents said they were unconcerned about meeting credit card payments, compared with 58% last year. By contrast, 24% said they were concerned about making payments, the same as last year. This year, 9% of respondents said they were neither concerned nor unconcerned, compared with 10% last year. Both this year and last, 18% reported they don't have credit card payments. .
According to the survey, 43% of respondents were concerned about meeting all their monthly debt obligations, such as credit cards and loans, 40% were unconcerned, and 12% were neither concerned nor unconcerned. Last year, 43% were unconcerned, 42% were concerned, and 8% were neither concerned nor unconcerned.
The survey found a greater concern about finances among middle-aged respondents. Among those respondents between the ages of 45 and 54, 51% said they intend to spend less, and 36% said their financial condition was worse than last year.
CUNA and Consumer Federation America conducted telephone interviews with more than 1,000 people from Nov. 11 to 14. This is the 11th year that the two associations have conducted the survey.


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Thanks Mr B and Ian for the ground tip. I had a suspicion! I'll give it a shot. Fingers crossed.
I have 7x4 props on their way to me now, so I will test the motor I have first. I really appreciate the comments and help...
Mr B that motor weighs 125g! almost double the one I have now. Think I'll try the 7x4 and then see how to go from there. Maybe you can launch it for me . Too scared to do it myself...
One thing you have to remember when launching any power plane is to
actually *throw* it hard. A lot people forget to do that because
it feels like it'll just fly out of your hand when it's throttled up because it's
already pulling. The problem is if you just let go of it, the wing still has zero airspeed
(particularly with a pusher) and will stall, and the prop is
probably partially stalled. If you can give it that extra boost before
it leaves your hand, it'll be that much closer to flying.
Well Thanks the ground info helped but has not solved the problem... Check out the comparison below between the 400mW tx (which has 8 channels), and my 300mW 4 channel receiver I use on my easy star...
new video tx - frustratingly close, but no cigar...
old faithful video tx - rock solid hooray!
I just can't get the thing any better than that! It is almost as if the thing can't quite tune in properly. Hmmm you don't think there is an incompatibility between the receiver and the tx do you?
I think I am at the point of conceding defeat with this one. Wasted many hours on it. Perhaps the water did damage it after all...
Unless it is something to do with the fact I removed it from its aluminium case? Surely not?
You need the front cover on the 8 chanel RX there Gree . It keeps noise out of the oscillator. So you def need that bit. It's just the Big heavy outer case you don't need. Just make sure it doesn't get too hot when running it with no airflow over it.
We'll get you there
Qn Gree ?
Was the 8 chann the one that went in the water? Which reciever were you using? The 8ChanTX works best with the 8ChannRX. If it's the case that you hit the water with this 8ChannTX, it could also be out of tune. Is is daylight out? If it was then the tx is out of whack then.
Hi B,
Yes the 8 channel was the one that hit the water, but no it was quite dark inside, however the clearest picture is slightly darker than it should be. I have a feeling that it just won't tune in properly...
I think I should buy a 4 channel tx - thing is I don't think it will be here in time for my upcoming trip
Aaron, a weight would be useful! I'll weigh mine (as close as I can anyway) too soon. I am not expecting vertical with this motor! But MrB's suggestions are not too bad, a lower kv so I can swing a bigger prop. We'll see what kind of watts I get with the 7x4.
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Might be able to help you out there.
Not to hijack the thread in any way, but I wanted to share a little something I did to my own Skyfun tonight. I'm building mine up for FPV just like Gree, and am slowly refining the system. I've had it up in the air with the FPV system fully working about three times (all in the same morning) and it did work very well, but was hard to launch and maneuvered like a pig so I am going to do some motor power upgrading within the next few days.
Anyway, on that morning, one particularly hard crash shattered one of the aileron servo covers, and I discovered (don't know if it was THAT crash or what) that one of my servos has apparently a missing gear tooth now. It knocks when I exercise it and has a little loose spot right in the center of the travel range. I decided to eBay myself some replacements (HXT900), and while I was at it, I thought, "Wouldn't it be nice if I could TOP mount the servos so that they are no longer a prime target for hard belly landings?"
Well, folks, I don't have the HXT900s yet, but I went ahead and did the mod anyway with the existing servos. It was DEAD easy, really.. Just had to shorten the control rods a bit. The cables even go down the same track as before, no problem. Here's a shot of the end result, and I have to say, I really like it. I don't feel like I'm going to beat up the entire servo system every time I land now.
Also, here's a shot of the plane as a whole. I've been trying to keep it as "stock looking" as possible, but part of the work involved cutting away some of the rear part of the canopy foam. I don't care... I care that it flies and does what I want it to do. It's too late to worry about looks anymore anyway with all the crashes I've had. This plane is what I learned to fly RC on, so she's taken a few hard ones. She's been very fair to me, I must say, lol.
FPV system is an 800mW 1.3GHz vtx from New Gen Hobbies, and a KPC-DNR700 camera from Protection Depot. No OSD yet, but am planning on it for the future.
Avionics as it stands now is stock motor, Hobbywing Pentium 40A esc, stock
receiver, stock servos.
Soon as I get my parts in, it will change to a Turnigy HXT2835 2700KV motor and HXT900 servos for the ailerons. Eventually I want to go with a long range radio control system like the EzUHF or Dragonlink, but that like the OSD is a ways off.
Oh, I'm also using the standard cheapie video receiver and a pair of EVG920E goggles, but haven't actually flown FPV with them yet. I'm waiting for a little more testing and improving before I am so bold as to try that. For recording, I use my laptop and an EasyCap USB adapter. I record so far with Windows Media Encoder, but after the difficulty that my video editor had with the wmv file (I really do NOT understand why), I may just go with AMCap and do some rigorous testing until I find a codec solution that doesn't drop frames on me. If anyone has any suggestions to that end, please feel free to suggest away.
Rick NR417
If it really "handles like a pig" it's probably more a matter of being nose
heavy than seriously overweight. Wings and planks (this being a combination
of both) are very sensitive to CG. The problem is, the CG is so far back
on this plane, that combination of camera and two batteries in the fuse
will easily make it nose heavy, especially with that little tiny motor on the back.
Agreed, Daemon, I do believe it may be a bit nose heavy. I'm thinking that the new motor will help a bit with this, and I'll be looking into some other possibilities as well. I did however notice that the plane was showing signs of being heavy beyond what the stock motor was intended for, and was slower and less climby. It made me a bit nervous that I was going to constantly stall it out, which added considerably to my crash factor (I do way worse when I'm nervous). I guess I'll find out on Monday, because my parts order from HK is currently at the post office waiting for me to have a chance to go get it. I'll be the proud owner of the new motor, two new 2200mAH 3S lipos, and some XT60 connectors so I can make all my stuff universal.
In other news, my new servos came today! That's got to be one of the if not THE fastest eBay delivery ever. They replaced the stock VTS-05A servos perfectly, size wise, and are only a bit taller than the stocks were. No more knock in the right wing servo now, and they're noticeably faster to move. They're also a bit louder, especially noticeable if they rest a bit off and buzz, but who cares. I like em. I also like being able to see through the casing.
Now I also have some extra servos for a camera pan setup, which can go neatly on the left hand stick horizontal movement which is presently tied to unused channel 4. :-)
I probably won't be flying again until Tuesday morning, but I should have a little better idea what I have on Monday afternoon when I get everything put together. Who knows... If the weather is nice enough and I get done soon enough, I may just go ahead and give it a try before dark.
Rick NR417
Best of luck with it Rick. Your mod sounds good too. I may do it later down the track once mine take a bit of a beating... I can't believe you got it off the ground at all with the stock motor!
A friend has offered to loan me a 1.3GHz tx, so I should be flying by next weekend!
Thanks Gree, best of luck to you as well!
Don't I know it about getting it to fly with the stock motor, lol... Believe me, it wasn't easy. I'm frankly not sure just exactly what I did differently except changing launch spots, haha, but it worked every time after that. Anyway, I'll be looking to see how you do and crossing my fingers for you!
If you're interested, here's how I did the servo mod:
Turn the plane over, and remove one of the servos. Pull the tape that covers the servo cable, disconnect the cable from the receiver, and just pull up on the plastic servo arm and wiggle and it should slide right out, servo holder and all. Now, look down into the hole and you should see that only a thin layer of foam of the topside of the wing keeps that from being a hole all the way through. All you have to do is continue this line of thought with a sharp knife. Carefully cut through the remaining 1/4 inch of foam, so that you have a rectangular hole all the way through. Now turn the plane right side up, and cut just into the side where the track is that the longer part of the servo holder cup slides into. You're just continuing this track all the way through the wing. Now you should be able to slide the servo cup into the hole just like it does from underneath. Press firmly so that the rounded parts of the servo cup (where the screws fit into) make little impressions into the foam. Use the impressions as a guide to dig a little of the foam away. Slide the servo and holder back into the hole, and it should fit really nicely and tightly, like it was all meant to be.
Now you'll need to flip your servo arm hardware around so that everything that was on the bottomside is now on the top. You'll need two new screw holes in your ailerons to make this happen. You're going to find that now, your control rods are too long. I cut about a quarter inch off each of mine at the bent ends, and just made new bends, rather than to cut threading off the straight ends. Adjust the final lengths by turning them in or out until when your sticks and trims are centered, the ailerons look nice and centered out. It may take some playing around to get it all right, I know it did for me. Check out the travels of both ailerons against each other to make sure they balance reasonably well when you work the sticks, and call it done! It's really not all that hard at all and no more big, delicate, and vital targets on the underside for impacts to destroy before their time. :-)
I'm considering making some kind of servo covers for the newly topmounted servos (impacts will still happen, just less often), but the Skyartec covers no longer fit due to the changes in height even with the stock servos. Something shaped like a rounded tipped cylinder cut in half might work really well. I'll keep my eyes out when I go shopping sometime.
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At AARO, first-year and transfer students and their families learn about campus resources and academic expectations. During their AARO sessions, students:
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Many students save their textbooks thinking they will use them later, while the truth is few ever open them again. This costs students lots of money – few things depreciate faster than textbooks! Convert your textbooks to usable cash while they still have value, and if you ever need a textbook later, you can buy the latest version for a reasonable price at Haven Books – maybe even less than what you sold yours for.
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How much should I ask for my books?
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How long will you hold my cheque?
One year, then the cheques expire and funds become property of Haven Books. Please don't let this happen! We are interested in you profiting from your relationship with us, and becoming a return customer. After all, they are your books and you paid enough for them new.
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Books are usually offered for sale for 12 months, at which point an email is sent asking you to pick up your books. Books generally cannot be re-consigned after they have been in the store for a year without selling, and they are unlikely to ever sell if they haven't sold in this time. If you leave items in the store for over 14 months, they become the property of Haven Books. We don't want this to happen! Please pick up your books after the 12-month Expiry Date.
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We have a limited selection of new textbooks in stock, all priced at least 5% below suggested retail! If you're lucky enough to have a conscientious prof who has ordered through us, we'll certainly have your book at a great price. But even if your prof hasn't heard about us yet, we may have new books for your class in stock – check out our Search Page for the latest inventory or call us for expected delivery.
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"De Madrid al cielo" (from Madrid straight to heaven) is an old saying that I first heard from Señora Pepita, an octogenarian survivor of the Spanish Civil War. She was a fixture of Plaza Santa Ana in Madrid, where everyone knew her. Daily, she sauntered out of her ancient building, buzzing from one conversation to the next. She gossiped in a nonstop patter that defied interruption, with every concierge, flower seller or passing neighbor who caught her eye. One warm spring day in 1999, it was mine that she caught. She would be my landlady for four glorious months.
When I close my eyes and transport myself to Madrid, it's the clear, crisp morning air I think of first. I can just taste my rich dark and peculiarly Spanish café cortado, and my crunchy warm pan tostado, drizzled with bright green olive oil. I'm walking down the middle of the Castellana, a broad graceful avenue, about 5 p.m., returning from the Prado. I turn up at the Carrera de San Jerónimo, where the French carried their prisoners to be shot that cool May night in 1808, an event Goya painted so hauntingly. Entering the Puerta del Sol, I'm greeted by the smiling Tio Pepe sign eternally watching over the heart of this small city.
I first traveled to Spain in 1984, a long, low-budget trip, when the country was still emerging from the repression of the Franco years. A young Pedro Almodóvar was bringing to the screen the wild, new Madrileño social scene in movies like "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown," but I wasn't aware of that. All I knew was that I loved the somber, stolid but elegantly beautiful buildings, often decorated with antique tile advertisements; the hip, no-nonsense New York-like people; the good wine in bars at every corner.
$3 meals and brandy at breakfast
I didn't eat well on that first trip to Spain, fresh fried calamares notwithstanding. The 300-peseta meals (about $3 at the time) I limited myself to usually consisted of a good soup, a piece of fried meat or chicken and fries. If you were lucky, you got flan for dessert, if not they tossed you an orange. Trying to emulate the locals, I drank huge snifters of brandy before bed and more with breakfast, a bottle of wine at lunch, another starting at 8. I wondered why I never felt very well in the morning.
Regional cuisine didn't mean much to me, or anyone else, in those days — Spain wanted to rejoin the world, be modern and global. But things have changed. When I returned 10 years later I found that Spaniards were once again proud of their local cooking. And the world now wants to know about it. Local products, many not available during the dictatorship, are again proudly and artisanally made and sold. The food establishment and media have taken notice.
Madrid lies in the center of the country and is chock full of restaurants celebrating the foods of every province. The only problem confronting a diner is whether to choose Basque, Galician, Andalucian, Murcian, Asturian, Catalán or the food from myriad other regions and nationalities. My travels through Iberia in recent years have opened a new world of cooking to me. What a revelation it was to discover the fresh, simple, intelligent quality of Spanish cooking. It has a way of taking a few of the finest ingredients one could imagine and combining them to create an exercise in harmony that you can't forget.
Foods to go out on
Ideally my last week on earth would be spent downing croquetas de jamón, (from Bar Salamanca) bronzed and crunchy on the outside, creamy and buttery within and punctuated by tiny bits of smoky ham. Or montados de ahumados (from La Fábrica), smoked fish that could convert the staunchest Zabar's habitué. Arroz a banda (at El Ventorillo Murciano) is the queen of paellas, its perfectly al dente rice infused with a rich brown seafood broth that sings of the ocean, amplified by a dollop of garlicky alioli. Then there's my favorite of all, fabes con almejas from Asturias (at Casa Lastra), succulent, meaty white beans bathed in a velvety saffron-colored sauce whose easy richness is enhanced by super-flavorful Cantabrian clams, hard cider the preferred accompaniment.
A beautiful and simple Sunday lunch of Asturian roast chicken and cider should be had at Casa Mingo (after a visit to Goya's playful Capilla de San Antonio de la Florida). And then there are the classic and ubiquitous tortillas de patata, mojama (sliced dried tuna eaten with almonds from the south), tajadas de bacalao (succulent salt cod battered, fried and accompanied by vermouth), the great cheeses cabrales and torta de casar, cocido madrileño (the hearty winter stew), lechón asado (roast suckling pig), tarta de Santiago (almond cake from Galicia), torrijas (better than any French toast) … all washed down with a great Rioja, Ribera del Duero, Penedés, Rueda or vino de Jeréz.
After midnight
When not eating or drinking or looking at art, I like to wander the streets of Madrid. My favorite hours are after midnight, when the central areas are as busy as rush hour back home. I once saw a young couple pushing a stroller at 4 in the morning! After a show at Casa Patas, the venerable Flamenco venue, I can always dash into one of the Museo de Jamón bar-restaurants for a quick bocadillo.
But happy memories tend to don rose-colored glasses. A couple of months ago I was in Madrid for a brief visit. For the first time, I had the sense of the city becoming globalized like much of Europe, losing its "Madrid-ness." Starbucks have planted themselves around town, old dowdy corset shops have closed, the glorious 19th-century Mercado San Miguel has been transformed into an upscale "gourmet" mall, complete with pricey wine bar. "Cool," minimal hotels are all the rage. Carmen Maura, Almodóvar's early star, is no longer "wacky" as she's now a grandmother. I searched for Sra. Pepita. Her building has been renovated and turned into condos. Nobody knew of her whereabouts. Only an elderly flower vendor even knew whom I was talking about.
But I only had to take a walk through the Botanic Gardens, visit my favorite Zurbarán still life at the Prado, cross Paseo del Prado and head into the raucous Bar La Fábrica to reassure myself that it's still close to heaven.
Nicholas Gilman is a founding member of a Mexican chapter of Slow Food International, the author of "Good Food in Mexico City: A Guide to Food Stalls, Fondas and Fine Dining" and served as editor and photographer for the book "Mexico City: An Opinionated Guide for the Curious Traveler." He has a website, goodfoodmexicocity.com and has appeared extensively on radio and TV in the U.S. and Mexico. He lives in Mexico City.
Photos, from top:
La Castellano in Madrid. Credit: Nicholas Gilman
Arroz a Banda. Credit: Nichol Gilman
Gilman in Madrid. Credit: Jim Johnson


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Skepchick Quickies 5.1
- Women and combative atheism – "Atheism by its nature is "combative" – at least, active or outspoken or explicit or "movement" atheism is. Movement atheism is naturally combative." Do you agree?
- Experts suspicious of company's gas-saving claims – "The product, it says, improves mileage by up to 15 per cent while reducing toxic emissions as much as 80 per cent, and boosting performance — at a cost of $150 to $350, depending on whether the fuel is gasoline or diesel, and the size of the tank." From Andy.
- Makeup and feeling like myself – Greta Christina, "For me, makeup isn't about covering myself up. It's about bringing myself out."
- Tennessee passes abstinence-based "gateway sexual activity" bill – Due to the vagueness of the wording, "Some detractors argue that it could unreasonably punish teachers for allowing students to cuddle, hold hands or even hug, whether in the halls between classes or at a school dance."
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May 1, 2012 at 10:23 am — Log in to Reply
"I choose my words carefully, so I can most authentically say what I mean. I choose my clothing carefully, so my appearance most authentically reflects how I feel about myself and my place in the world. I choose my actions carefully, so I can be my most authentic self."
If your authentic self is shallow and insecure I'd say you've nailed it!
I find close attention to appearance, grooming, and clothes on either gender very unattractive. It advertises a disconnection between them and the things I value such as working and playing outside. It is possible the dude in the Armani suit and manicure rode 20 miles on a mountain bike earlier in the day, but I doubt it. I'd much rather chat up the woman who whose dress looks like it spent time recently in a backpack.
May 1, 2012 at 11:05 am — Log in to Reply
Yes, and you set the standards of beauty for everyone. People who enjoy the art of makeup and putting together outfits are automatically shallow and horrible.
May 1, 2012 at 11:52 am — Log in to Reply
I bet greta is just BUMMED that you won't be chatting her up. Too bad she didn't consult you before deciding how to feel about things.
May 1, 2012 at 11:53 am — Log in to Reply
Also, big laughs at you accusing other people of being shallow and then judging people based on appearance.
May 1, 2012 at 11:59 am — Log in to Reply
This. I find your post to be quite hypocritical.
May 1, 2012 at 1:05 pm — Log in to Reply
I have standing appointments every four weeks to get my hair styled and bleached, my fake nails filled in, and my legs, underarms and bikini waxed. Every day spend about 20 minutes cleansing and moisterizing my face and putting on makeup, then I spend more time washing it off at night. A few nights a week I redo the color on my nails and sometimes paint a little design for fun. I make sure my clothes are clean, match and are not too far out of style every day, as well.
I also clean my house, spend time with my family, help my son do homework, plan learning activities for him, camp, plan and execute SkepchickCON, pay attention to what is going on in the world around me, read my favorite childhood books to my son, weep for animals that got run over, call my friends with jokes I think they'll like, ask them how they're feeling, worry about how good of a parent I am, pick up garbage on the boulevard when I see it, worry about how good of a wife I am, teach my son not to waste water, worry about good of a Skepchick I am, barbeque, try to be nice to people because I don't know if they're having a bad day or not, try not to be a racist or a sexist, consider better ways to deal with my mental illness, think about how my actions and words affect others, ask my son what he dreamt about, and about ten million other things.
Go ahead. Call me shallow because of that first paragraph.
May 1, 2012 at 1:13 pm — Log in to Reply
But Kammy! You don't mountain bike! Therefore, you're shallow and insecure!!
May 1, 2012 at 1:53 pm — Log in to Reply
I'll inform my family,friends and co-workers immediately. I'd feel awful if they suddenly realized and felt stupid for liking me.
May 2, 2012 at 4:27 am — Log in to Reply
You can't be serious. I mean come on, Dave. COME ON. Let me tell you a story:
There was this girl I worked with at my last job. She was tall, gorgeous. Wore makeup every day, flat-ironed her curly hair, wore very nice, trendy clothes. Clearly she paid attention to her appearance, and also cared about it.
You'd see her and automatically think vain, boring, not into being out doors, all because YOU are vain and completely full of yourself*. Yet if you didn't pay so much attention to the superficial crap (more irony!) that in the end really don't mean much, you'd find a sweet but motivated and smart girl. She is getting her Masters at 24 in business. She's also very athletic and loves the outdoors Hikes a lot. She does tons of marathons — she did that big one in Vegas recently ish.
I really admired her. And I'm seriously the complete opposite.
*Seriously, do you really think any woman is going to suffer because of your judgmental and childish opinion of her? LOL
I mean COME ON. You can't be serious. Judging a woman on her looks? Especially when you consider how very much pressure society puts on women and their physical looks? Oh, wait. You never did consider that, did you?
You've been commenting at Skepchick HOW LONG and you don't even have a grasp of that basic point?
WOW. I am sorry but that is some serious stupid. You are commenting on a Skeptical site with a very feminist bent, and yet here you are, spewing this crap.
You've missed out on getting to know some awesome people if you immediately brush them off because they wear some mascara and blush. And I say people, because what about men who enjoy wearing makeup? Did I just blow your mind?
May 2, 2012 at 7:59 am — Log in to Reply
I honestly can't remember the last time I was so deeply, personally offended by a comment on this site.
Here's a story – I grew up a tomboy in a broken home of males and was uncomfortable with my body and the expectations of "being a girl" to the point of it becoming a fairly serious emotional issue. Because I internalized the same philosophy you're spouting – that caring about anything "feminine" is weak and shallow.
Then I grew up, and I realized that things that are typically feminine are not automatically worthless, even though our society tries to make them that way. It's a different identity, a different form of expression. And while no one should feel they HAVE to wear makeup or a certain style of dress in order to be accepted as a woman, neither should anyone feel they can't if they want to. The whole point is that its an individual decision and not dictated by anyone else.
I don't wear makeup on a daily basis, but I love to play with it. I dye my hair and get tattoos and I like fun clothes. This is how I express myself, and I spent years of my life feeling scared to express myself because of what people like you would say about me. That's ridiculous. If you don't like or aren't attracted to people like me, fine. But a sweeping generalization about the inherent intelligence and worth of women like me borders on misogyny and I'm not afraid to express what I think about that anymore.
May 2, 2012 at 8:07 am — Log in to Reply
It's more than just on the border.
May 1, 2012 at 11:02 am — Log in to Reply
"If your authentic self is shallow and insecure I'd say you've nailed it!"
Am I shallow and insecure for speaking well?
"It is possible the dude in the Armani suit and manicure rode 20 miles on a mountain bike earlier in the day, but I doubt it. "
That's one hell of an assumption. And why do you assume "dressing well" automatically means one specific look at all times? Do you really think its appropriate to wear hiking gear to someones wedding? To court? Do you really think the ability to dress up says everything you seem to think it says about a person?
"I'd much rather chat up the woman who whose dress looks like it spent time recently in a backpack."
Women of the world, take note!
May 1, 2012 at 11:40 am — Log in to Reply
"People who enjoy the art of makeup and putting together outfits are automatically shallow and horrible."
Most specifically I said I don't find them attractive. This is a long distance from horrible. I also called her shallow and insecure which she is by definition. Shallow because she judges herself and assumes others judge her by her appearance and insecure because she cares.
Turn this around. If you are the sort of person that tends carefully to your appearance wouldn't you be relieved to find out that I am inclined to avoid you at parties?
May 1, 2012 at 11:57 am — Log in to Reply
"Turn this around. If you are the sort of person that tends carefully to your appearance wouldn't you be relieved to find out that I am inclined to avoid you at parties?"
Because the only reason to talk to someone at a party is because you find them attractive.
May 1, 2012 at 12:04 pm — Log in to Reply
You said: "Shallow because she judges herself and assumes others judge her by her appearance"
But you ARE judging her by her appearance!! Good grief you're being dense.
May 1, 2012 at 12:24 pm — Log in to Reply
"But you ARE judging her by her appearance!! Good grief you're being dense."
I'm only responding to what she wrote about herself. I cannot possibly be judging her by her appearance because I have no idea what she looks like. I think the only way she could have more clearly stated that she was shallow and insecure is by writing "I am shallow and insecure."
May 1, 2012 at 12:37 pm
Let me lay it out for you more plainly. Your original post claimed that she is shallow because she cares about her appearance. Then you said, "I find close attention to appearance, grooming, and clothes on either gender very unattractive." But you are paying close attention to appearance, grooming, and clothes. You just think that because it's not manicures and Chanel and Nyx cosmetics that you're somehow being less shallow. You're not.
You later defined shallow as judging one's self and others based on appearance–something which you admit to doing yourself and actually do in this thread.
Honestly, I'd much rather hang out with the most made-up, dressed-up person who is at least honest about their enjoyment of appearance than some bitter hypocrite who claims that appearance doesn't matter as long as it conforms to his standards.
May 1, 2012 at 12:18 pm — Log in to Reply
"Shallow because she judges herself and assumes others judge her by her appearance"
Uh, people do judge by appearance. You're doing it, right here, in this very thread, by saying that you prefer to talk with a woman in a wrinkled dress than one who spent more time on her appearance.
"…and insecure because she cares."
So you'd go outside with boogers on your face and food in your teeth? Dandruff on your shoulders? Would you feel weird with a pink mohawk? Shaved eyebrows? Do you comb your hair? Wear pants? Shave or trim your beard? Why do you care so much what people think?
May 1, 2012 at 12:56 pm — Log in to Reply
"Uh, people do judge by appearance. You're doing it, right here, in this very thread, by saying that you prefer to talk with a woman in a wrinkled dress than one who spent more time on her appearance."
This is true to an extent, but it is rather like considering atheism as a religious position. The first tip-off is usually perfume or cologne. Most of the time I don't notice what people look like. It's only when they call attention that I tend to notice.
"So you'd go outside with boogers on your face and food in your teeth? Dandruff on your shoulders? Would you feel weird with a pink mohawk? Shaved eyebrows? Do you comb your hair? Wear pants? Shave or trim your beard? Why do you care so much what people think?"
As to the boogers and food… it's been known. I confess I wore pants yesterday, but only to work in the yard. Most days I don't. Isn't a pink mohawk the exact opposite of not caring what you look like? Do I care what I look like? Not in the slightest with one important caveat. The caveat is my wife cares what we look like as a couple when we go out. I follow her recommendations without question.
May 1, 2012 at 1:17 pm
Well, aren't you just so enlightened! =P
You're coming across as self-righteous and condescending. If you don't care about your appearance (which I seriously doubt), good for you. Why do you care if other people care about their own? And why do you feel you must belittle them for doing so?
May 1, 2012 at 11:24 am — Log in to Reply
When I interact with people, I care about how they interact with me. What they look like is not relevant.
When people are comfortable with how they look and feel, it seems to me they are more likely to interact in a positive way.
Most of the time, I choose the next t-shirt in the stack. Others take more time and put more effort into their appearance. To each her/his own.
May 1, 2012 at 11:26 am — Log in to Reply
"That's one hell of an assumption. And why do you assume "dressing well" automatically means one specific look at all times?"
I immediately assume that a person who gets a manicure hasn't gone mountain biking. I would not be so bold as to state that no one has ever gone mountain biking with carefully tended nails, but the number must be very small indeed. Any problem with the chain or a tire and all that work is going to be undone anyway. Besides the people who off road regularly are going to have enough weathered skin and calluses that a manicure wouldn't help and would probably look rather silly.
May 1, 2012 at 2:01 pm — Log in to Reply
Your assumptions need a reality check, Davew.
My ex-gf spent about an hour most mornings doing make-up. It was a time to be with herself, a quiet, meditative time. The make-up part was almost incidental – a ritual to justify the quietude.
We hiked backwoods trails, golfed, fixed machinery together. When she got a flat tire on her way to work, she changed it. She is a good analytical thinker, and a good person. One thing she is not is shallow.
May 2, 2012 at 4:40 am — Log in to Reply
Dave, let me ask this: Have you considered, in all your judgement of women based on some mascara and fancy scarves, that women have a particular and very persistent pressure put on them by society about how they look and present themselves to the public? As a woman who is pretty casual in dress and rarely wears makeup (and I mean rarely), I gotta say, *I* feel it (especially now, as I'm interviewing for jobs; I have no idea how to look so polished and it can be frustrating and even hold you back).
It's interesting, Dave. All you've talked about is how women who wear makeup or care about their appearance even a little bit don't turn you on. Because of course, when an article about a woman and why she wears makeup is posted, your first inclination is how much that just does not turn you on — and it's so important, you must tell us about it. And oh, btw, you wouldn't go up and talk to her in a party, because she's so shallow and vain, all because she wears makeup and nice clothes.
THAT is the most important thing you took from this article??
Why are you even here, Dave? I assure you, know one here cares if women who wear makeup and nice clothes don't give you a boner.
May 1, 2012 at 11:27 am — Log in to Reply
I guess because I am not an atheist I feel the same way about combative atheism as I do about evangelical religions. You believe something else, OK I'm cool with that. You have a rational calm discussion why you believe XYZ, I'm cool with that too. But you get in my face, tell me I'm wrong, foolish, stupid, whatever, I don't need that in my life. I don't think women are less combative in regards to religious/atheistic activism. I have seen women on both sides of that fence take combative positions.
May 1, 2012 at 11:31 am — Log in to Reply
I'm afraid I always come off as more stident than I mean too about make-up. I grew up in a little Reservation town were most of my classmates didn't wear any. Now I work with quite a few women much younger than I, mid-twenties mostly. I think they're all quite beautiful and have no idea why they want to wear make-up.
But I really need to work on making clearer that if it makes them feel good, then F what I think.
May 1, 2012 at 12:20 pm — Log in to Reply
I agree with the first article completely. I find a lot of people I meet are surprised at my assertiveness when it comes to atheist and skeptical issues. I certainly am not surprised to express my thoughts and be aggressive about it. I have had problems with a couple of my girlfriends who are atheists as well but are a lot more moderate than I am. They cannot understand why it is important to be a "combative atheist". But no big deal, everyone can express their beliefs their own way!
May 1, 2012 at 12:38 pm — Log in to Reply
//Tennessee passes abstinence-based "gateway sexual activity" bill//
Say hello to a slow erosion of freedoms…
May 1, 2012 at 12:48 pm — Log in to Reply
I would, but "friendly greetings" can earn you 5-10 in the state penn. So, just do what Republicans do… have furtive sex in bathrooms with slow erosion of freedoms, while decrying it in public.
May 1, 2012 at 2:47 pm — Log in to Reply
Exactly, which is the typical of classical tyrants, they reserve freedoms for them and themselves only.
May 1, 2012 at 1:06 pm — Log in to Reply
Adornment has been going on for a hell of a long time – there is even a tribe whose men do the adorning for the women. Don't ask me which one, I'm not on point today. Ultimately though, it's about what makes us happy. It may even be a natural impulse as animals to adorn ourselves (although interesting to note how many flashy colors are from male animals instead of female).
May 1, 2012 at 1:21 pm — Log in to Reply
I personally won't go to any website that looks like it has been update since the days of GeoCities, and I won't drive a car that isn't covered in at least a quarter-inch of dust and bird droppings, and if you eat anything more than white bread and baked beans then don't bother talking to me. I mean, what kind of shallow prat would update their site, mantain their car, or eat a variety of food?
Form follows function as long as it's the function I want.
Sound ridiculous right?
May 1, 2012 at 2:08 pm — Log in to Reply
"I won't drive a car that isn't covered in at least a quarter-inch of dust and bird droppings"
Hey, who told you about my car? =P
May 1, 2012 at 1:28 pm — Log in to Reply
In response to the last link about Tennessee:
Any ace will tell you that cuddling and holding hands doesn't always lead to sex.
Hell, anybody who's ever decided to take it slow with a relationship before having sex knows that hugs don't always lead to sex.
Furthermore, should I refrain from hugging my dad, stepmom, sisters, and in-laws because I might end up accidentally sleeping with them? I should definitely not be allowed to babysit my nephew anymore–someone might try to arrest me for pedophilia.
May 1, 2012 at 1:39 pm — Log in to Reply
It is crazy to think that hugging leads to sex.
I think next they will realize that everyone who breathes also dies so if they outlaw breathing no one will every die.
May 1, 2012 at 2:20 pm — Log in to Reply
Correct, it's the back massage that leads to sex.
May 1, 2012 at 1:38 pm — Log in to Reply
If this doesn't work, Tennessee will be instituting mandatory chastity belts.
May 1, 2012 at 1:41 pm — Log in to Reply
One of the links in the Tennessee story makes it very clear that the whole abstinence-only movement is about making sure that teens how have sex suffer for it–yes, it holds first time back for about a year or two in comparison to comprehensive sex-ed. However, when that time passes, the teens are far more likely to have unprotected sex, leading to more pregnancies and STD transmission.
On the first article, there's probably also the corollary that many men and women will often view a woman who uses the same 'combative' language as a male peer will get dubbed 'shrill' or similar epithets–thus, the women who would be most likely to operate as equals to the aggressive male 'movement atheists' are dismissed for triggering a patriarchy-induced response.
May 1, 2012 at 2:17 pm — Log in to Reply
All this make up discussion is making me nostalgic for the over made-up, blow dry, glam rock days of my youth; as well as the times in college when I'd put on makeup and costume up to see the Rocky Horror Picture Show with friends. My wife and I are very outdoorsy types who hike, camp, bike and tromp around the woods and mountains on our horses; and we clean up pretty well. And I take considerable pride in my pristinely shaved head. I don't recall anyone ever accusing me of being shallow, dense perhaps, but not shallow.
May 1, 2012 at 2:47 pm — Log in to Reply
So I am neither a chemist nor a car person.. but I know some basics of each. Ceramics are typically pretty non-reactive that's why they're used in as a base material in many instruments. So saying they somehow react in a very controlled and long lasting way with gasoline is kinda dumb.
Secondly, nothing in your tank will effect "how much gas is used" that is a mechanical function of the pumping system and the fuel regulator in the engine. Actually changing the density of the fuel (assuming the chemical component actually worked) would be really, really bad for your engine because it would alter the fuel to air ratio in the pistons, def causing you to run lean/rich and be less fuel efficient and potentially causing physical damage to the cylinders requiring them to be replaced.
TL;DR Don't stick things in your gas tank that aren't fuel.
May 1, 2012 at 3:07 pm — Log in to Reply
Actually, if there is enough crap in your fuel tank you will indeed use less fuel.
But my estimation puts the "savings" at closer to a 100% reduction rather than a paultry 15%. ;)
May 1, 2012 at 3:42 pm — Log in to Reply
Re: Tennessee — is it not true that a law too-vaguely worded doesn't pass constitutional muster?
It would obviously take a lawsuit to go through this, and if there is a lawyer out there please tell me.
Also, what is the minimum age for marriage in Tennessee? Would a married 16- or 17-year-old (it happens in some places, if a girl gets pregnant) be in trouble for kissing her husband?
I mean, this law just sounds like a magnet for lawsuits all around.
May 1, 2012 at 3:55 pm — Log in to Reply
Minimum age is 18, or 16 with parental consent, anyone younger needs a court order. o_O
OT but 1st cousins are allowed to marry, especially if they are kissing cousins I guess.
May 2, 2012 at 12:32 am — Log in to Reply
Tennessee is making itself out to be a lousy place to live, especially if you like hugging and kissing.
I'm glad my cousin doesn't live there; she'd be screwed up for life!
I wonder what Orwell would think of laws like this.
May 2, 2012 at 4:50 am — Log in to Reply
How nice. The first comment here is how a man doesn't get turned on because of how a women looks (because that sure was the most important point of that essay), and he also just had to reassure us how very little she is worth because of her looks. We have progressed so far in the Skeptical community, haven't we?
And yes, Dave, that was obviously directed at you.
May 2, 2012 at 8:32 am — Log in to Reply
Sometimes I think dave must be playing a "not getting it guy" character for the amount of times he is just blatantly and unapologetically wrong (and yet he sticks around and comments all the time), but that's wishful thinking. He's just one of millions of self-assured mildly to moderately sexist dudes who ain't gonna be told how to think by no woman.
May 3, 2012 at 12:16 am — Log in to Reply
But but but the essay posted to this Skeptic site with a feminist bent about a woman who chooses to wear makeup was totally about Dave and his boner. It was just so very important for us women to make sure we knew just how shallow, vain, and worthless women who appear to care about their appearance are, and whether or not Dave deems certain types of women worthy to talk to at a party. Because women care about this. What causes Dave's boner is *important* to us. This is some heavy shit, man! This makes or break how I dress when I walk out of the house every morning! Especially if it's a party and I know he's gonna be there.
Because Dave KNOWS, just by glancing at women at parties, whether or not they are worthy. If they aren't wearing any makeup, their hair is a mess, and their shirt has a mustard stain on it – BAM! Insta-boner! Success! We now know that woman has a glowing, amazing personality. She loves to hike! She loves to run. She is smart, clearly. The mustard stain, much like reading tea, tells us this. Dave is an expert mustard-stain reader.
But if they appear to care about their appearance in any way, poor Dave isn't turned on. He knows instantly just how shallow and vain she is. Just how boring and dim. That doesn't turn Dave on, and what a shame. The world is a sadder place when Dave doesn't have a boner.
May 2, 2012 at 10:53 am — Log in to Reply
Oh come on! Aren't you impressed with obvious stereotypical sexism being replaced with slightly less obvious and stereotypical sexism?
"You've come a long way, Baby!" :)
May 3, 2012 at 12:22 am — Log in to Reply
It isn't even less obvious or less stereotypical. He's playing on the "pretty girls are dumb" trope.
He is just so smart! No one has ever said that pretty girls are dumb and vain before! Never! This is news to me!
Of course he's not responding anymore. Shocker.
May 3, 2012 at 11:12 am — Log in to Reply
Trolls almost invariably flee after doing their damage.
May 3, 2012 at 1:17 pm — Log in to Reply
He's not a troll, though. He's just a dense white dude who has yet to get it, after YEARS of commenting here. It's pathetic, really.
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A wonderful place, not by chance known as Marvelous City, this is Rio`s nickname, where you'll certainly spend the holidays you'll never forget. A rich night life is waiting for you, with bars where the chopinho (draft beer) makes new friendships in the Carioca way of life. Just sit back in any bar and join the people there.
The Cariocas (as Rio's residents are called) are very welcoming to foreigners, except when the subject is soccer, and the rivalry between Brazil and Argentina is at stake. Nevertheless even then keep making jokes of the "enemy". As an international tourist destination, Rio offers an excellent variety of restaurants for local and world cuisine, and eating a Feijoada, a typical Brazilian food, is a must.
We offer an excellent variety of tours in Rio de Janeiro.
Due to the fact that the city will host two of the world's most important sport events (the 2018 World Cup and the 2018 Olympic Games) the City's infrastructure is growing with fast speed.
No other city in the world can compare with the natural beauty of Rio de Janeiro. Choose from our half-day and full-day tours listed below that take you all around the city and the region. Dazzling beaches and majestic mountains form a unique back drop for a busy metropolis.
Rio is a modern cosmopolitan city where visitors immediately feel at home. Rio's beauty is reborn each morning as the sun rises unfolding the panorama of this special destination nestled between sea and mountains. All Brazilians refer ti Rio as the Marvelous City - a fitting title for an extraordinary place.


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And the best supporting body part goes to: Angelina Jolie's right leg, or Jennifer Lopez's er, uh . . .
Sunday's 84th Annual Academy Awards at the Hollywood and Highland Center was full of eye-raising surprises — and not just for Meryl Streep's third Oscar win or French hunk Jean Dujardin's triumph over George Clooney and Brad Pitt.
From two superstars' body-baring onstage moments to Sacha Baron Cohen's Method acting prank on Ryan Seacrest, Us looks back on the buzziest moments of the evening.
Sacha Baron Cohen humiliates Ryan Seacrest! In costume and character as The General, the title, despotic character of his upcoming comedy The Dictator, the mischievous, envelope-pushing comic, 40, hit the red carpet with an urn he claimed the ashes of North Korea's Kim Jong-il. By the time the spoofy interview was over, Cohen had dumped Jong-il's supposed ashes all over Seacrest's tux.
Jennifer Lopez's near nip-slip. In the most searched moment of the web Sunday night, the 42-year-old graced the stage with co-presenter Cameron Diaz in a very, very daring Zuhair Murad couture gown that seemed destined to cause a wardrobe malfunction. And despite intense web speculation that Lopez unwittingly exposed herself, her stylist insisted there was "no chance."
Angelina flashes her thigh — and gets mocked! An uncharacteristically flashy Angelina Jolie couldn't help but show off her right leg in a thigh-high slit dress by Atelier Versace. Presenting awards for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Screenplay, Jolie, 36, put her hand on her hip in a self-conscious pose. Accepting his Oscar, The Descendants' screenplay co-writer Jim Rash mocked Jolie's stance moments later.
Octavia Spencer's emotional win. Winning the Best Supporting Actress Oscar, the beloved costar of The Help, 41, burst into tears as the A-list audience gave her a standing ovation. "I'm freaking out!"
Emma Stone's towering (and funny!) achievement. Co-presenting with (and standing tall above) Ben Stiller, the starlet, 23, dazzled in a Giambattista Valli dress and pulled off a hilarious, extended routine that might have failed with less game presenters. "This is my first time presenting," she said. "Wait, wait, let's stop rushing. We should have some banter. Where you act cocky and I shut you down and you say I look pretty and I say 'no chance funny boy'!"
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