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The forgotten man
When in opposition, Labour supported Paul Grecian's claims for compensation for his wrongful arrest over the arms-to-Iraq affair. So why, asks Graeme McLagan, has it abandoned him now?
Graeme McLagan
Wed 1 Jan 2003 20.30 EST First published on Wed 1 Jan 2003 20.30 EST
As war looms with Iraq, the government continues to wield public-interest immunity certificates to withhold evidence in the David Shayler and Paul Burrell cases. Businessman Paul Grecian, for one, is not surprised. "Some things never seem to change," he says, "and the official cover-up is one of them."
Ten years ago Grecian, now 47, was caught up in the arms-to-Iraq affair. Although he exported military equipment to Iraq, he was also supplying valuable information to MI5 and MI6 about Iraq's weapons programme. Under the code-name Raven, he was the first to tell the spooks of Iraqi attempts to build a supergun that would have Israel within its sights. He also revealed details of an Iraqi submarine base and a missile project.
"I was told that I was the source of 50% of the security services' information about Iraq," Grecian says. "I was also getting good intelligence information from Pakistan, which at that time was supporting the mojahedin in Afghanistan. My handler told me that they had no reliable intelligence source in Pakistan and they encouraged me to get more. I put my life on the line for these people and it's soul-destroying when I consider how I've been treated since."
Grecian's risky world of spying and arms dealing collapsed when he and his company, Ordtec, were charged by customs with the illegal export to Iraq of a fuse assembly line. He had used Jordan as a "back door" route to the pariah country. But when Grecian tried to obtain evidence to prove that he had spied for Britain, the authorities slapped PII certificates on the information, preventing him mounting a defence that he had breached export regulations with government knowledge. He is still trying to obtain information to support his claim for financial compensation. But although Labour supported him while in opposition, Grecian's requests for help have been turned down by both Robin Cook and Jack Straw.
"The hypocrisy is staggering, but nothing surprises me now," says Grecian. I don't particularly blame the ministers. It's the officials behind them - the faceless people advising them - they are the ones to blame."
In 1992, lacking documentary evidence of government knowledge, Grecian pleaded guilty to avoiding export laws and was given a 12-month suspended prison sentence. His company fell apart. It was only later, after the disclosure of secret documents in the Matrix Churchill case, and the setting up of the Scott inquiry into the arms-to-Iraq affair, that Grecian learned more of what had happened behind the scenes.
One chilling document, sent to MI5 before the court case, says Grecian "may be persuaded" to keep quiet about his connections with the police Special Branch and "yourselves". It goes on: "There is the obvious risk that he will try the 'working for British intelligence' ploy. However, his personal future might be in some doubt if ever he was publicly identified as the man who blew the gaff on the Iraqi Babylon project. If we were not too squeamish, we might use this point to ensure silence."
Another memo, dated February 7 1992 and headed "Secret and Personal", was sent to the cabinet office with copies to the DTI, Foreign Office, the Ministry of Defence, customs and "Box 500", the code for MI5. It said a PII certificate had been prepared which would prevent Grecian's Special Branch handler from being questioned in court on security and intelligence matters. The DTI was also preparing a PII certificate to protect its secret papers.
The memo went on to discuss the steps that could be taken to avoid more adverse publicity. It said that if the Special Branch officer was called, his evidence would probably be heard in camera, without the public or journalists being able to hear it. However, it added: "The possibility remains that the information will be publicised, attracting further speculation in the press of early government knowledge of British involvement in Supergun."
Armed with this fresh information, Grecian appealed against his conviction, and in 1995 the court of appeal quashed it, along with those of three other Ordtec executives. The lord chief justice, Lord Taylor, ruled that the failure of ministers to disclose papers had prevented the four from mounting a proper defence.
Grecian was now apparently free to start rebuilding his life. A divorcee with two children, he visited his girlfriend in South Africa. But once there, he was arrested pending extradition to the US as a "fugitive from justice". The Americans wanted him for allegedly breaking US export laws, substantially the same charges of which he had just been cleared in Britain. He was held in prison for six months while he and his lawyers, with help from the British authorities, persuaded the South Africans that there was no merit to the US extradition case.
Back in England, he learned that the US extradition warrant covered the whole world: he could even be held if he went to continental Europe. He approached the home secretary, Jack Straw, for help, but was told that Straw believed intervention was "inappropriate". Grecian has not travelled abroad since.
The Home Office accepted in 1996 that he was eligible for compensation for the miscarriage of justice he had suffered in the UK courts. He also sued customs for wrongful arrest and/or malicious prosecution, and sought the disclosure of four intelligence reports which, he claimed, would give full details of how he had helped the security services.
He was hopeful that Robin Cook, as the new foreign secretary, would help, because he had supported his case when in opposition. But in 1999, Cook himself issued a fresh PII certificate preventing disclosure of the documents, saying that disclosure would cause "real harm" to the security services' operations.
After two other businessmen caught up in the arms-to-Iraq affair won compensation of £4m from the Home Office, Grecian abandoned the legal action against customs and concentrated on his Home Office claim. But that is now bogged down in complications with the government's independent assessor of compensation claims, Lord Brennan.
At the heart of the dispute is Ordtec's value at the time of Grecian's arrest. In a 1,000-page document, the businessman claims that the company was worth several million pounds. The assessor says there is evidence that it was in financial difficulties before then. But according to Grecian's solicitor, Lawrence Kormornick, there are wider issues relating to the way the Home Office compensation system is administered. Grecian and his lawyers are now threatening to take the Home Office system to judicial review, arguing that, under the present rules, the businessman cannot get the fair hearing to which he is entitled under the European convention on human rights. They point to a general lack of transparency under the scheme which makes it difficult for a claimant to know what the assessor is looking for. And with everything done on paper, with no oral hearings normally allowed, there is no effective way of challenging or cross-examining witnesses who have submitted contrary evidence to the assessor. Brennan has refused to meet Kormornick to discuss the claim. He agrees that the scheme is not organised or funded in a way that would permit oral hearings, but he has not yet ruled them out. He is waiting to receive a report from a firm of independent accountants on Ordtec's value.
Meanwhile, Grecian has had two interim compensation payments totalling £32,500, but has refused to accept a third of £17,500 in protest at its inadequacy. A final settlement is clearly a long way off. "I don't understand why it is taking so long," he says. "I feel that I and the others with compensation claims have become forgotten men. It looks like there will be another war with Iraq, and that will be sorted long before we are compensated for our suffering."


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We firmly believe in establishing effective home school partnerships from Foundation to Year 6. This is fostered through the year group meetings at the beginning of the school year, curriculum workshops, class newsletters, Home School Books and Planners and a wide range of social events organised by the PTA. You will be able to read our monthly newsletter on the website which will give you an insight to life at the school; as will the photographs of learning inside and outside of the classroom. The Class Pages will also show you what is happening in the classrooms.
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Nora Doherty Recognized as 2022 Watanabe Life Sciences Champion for Strategic and Meaningful Impact on Indiana's Life Sciences Industry
INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 22, 2022) — BioCrossroads' Board of Directors today named former executive vice president of strategy of BioCrossroads and managing director of the Indiana Seed Funds, Nora Doherty, as the recipient of the 2022 August M. Watanabe Life Sciences Champion of the Year Award. The prestigious honor, named in tribute to BioCrossroads' late Chairman August Watanabe, was given to Doherty at today's Indiana Life Sciences Summit and 20th Anniversary CELLebration.
Some of Doherty's most significant achievements included developing a market for Indiana's life sciences start-ups, including forming and managing funding mechanisms, engaging with universities and start-ups, and organizing new enterprises.
Recognizing the need for early stage or seed stage capital, BioCrossroads, began a Seed Fund program in 2005, with Doherty as Manager; followed by Fund II in 2012; and Fund III in 2018. These three Indiana Seed Funds, totaling $24.25 million, have invested in 32 life sciences start-ups since 2006. Those companies have gone on to raise an additional $796 million, more than 33 times BioCrossroads' initial investment. In addition to returns to investors, the Funds have succeeded in unlocking considerable new (and lasting) entrepreneurial activity and talent, spurred the participation of significant additional investors and forged invaluable relationships with Indiana's research universities, the State of Indiana and national venture capital firms.
In addition, Doherty has guided dozens of start-up companies with her advice, wisdom, and connections. She has also served on advisory committees for the Indiana Future Fund ($73M), INext ($58M), and Next Level Fund ($250M).
"Nora's work with start-ups encouraged deep relationships with our research institutions, especially Indiana and Purdue universities, bringing some of their innovations to market. It has also led to productive collaborations between industry and academia," said Patty Martin, president and CEO of BioCrossroads. "She is incredibly well regarded by many of the leading scientists and start-up CEOs in the state, as well as venture capital fund managers across the country. She was instrumental in putting Indiana's life sciences entrepreneurial ecosystem on the map."
In addition to BioCrossroads' capital strategy, Doherty's strategic insight over two decades has driven a number of successful research projects that helped identify a collective response to a changing environment, including the launch of the Indiana Biosciences Research Institute (2012) and activation of 16 Tech (2015).
Doherty's impact is evident through the management of a research report that turned into an actionable and impactful project — Analytix Indiana. She conceptualized and facilitated the 2020 TEConomy Partners study titled Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Analytics in Indiana: An Initial Discussion of Industry Needs and University Capabilities. This study supported the creation of Analytix Indiana, an initiative to support the recruitment of academic talent, foster corporate and academic collaboration, create significant data assets to support both life sciences and advanced manufacturing, and establish an Indianapolis-based common place for university and industry engagement at the 16 Tech Innovation District.
Doherty has always had a strong entrepreneurial mindset. Prior to her work at BioCrossroads, she was a co-founder, vice president of operations and vice president legal, human resources and administration, and corporate secretary with Indianapolis-based Escient Technologies.
"It is difficult, if not impossible, to capture the full impact of Nora's initiative, intellect and leadership on Indiana's life sciences sector," remarked Martin. "She has tirelessly, often from behind the scenes, ensured that ideas were activated and results achieved."
Previous August M. Watanabe Life Sciences Champion of the Year award winners include:
Leonard Betley, retired chairman, president and CEO of the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation
Richard DiMarchi, Standiford H. Cox professor of Chemistry and the Linda & Jack Gill chair in Biomolecular Sciences at Indiana University. Co-founder of Ambrx, Inc., Marcadia Biotech, Calibrium, MB2 and MBX
Lilly Endowment, under the leadership of Chairman Thomas Lofton
Phillip Low, Ralph C. Corley distinguished professor of Chemistry and director of the Purdue Center for Drug Discovery—Biochemistry, co-founder of Endocyte and On Target Laboratories
Bill Eason, founder of Bio-Dynamics, predecessor to Roche Diagnostics
John Lechleiter, former chairman, president and CEO of Eli Lilly and Company
John Swisher, founder of JBS United
Virginia Caine, director of the Marion County Public Health Department
Anantha Shekhar, former executive associate dean for research affairs at the IU School of Medicine
Clem McDonald, chief health data standards officer of the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health
Harvey Feigenbaum, "Father of Echocardiography" (Echo), distinguished professor, Indiana University School of Medicine.
Pete Kissinger, Purdue University professor and founder of Inotiv
To celebrate the work of these incredible contributors to Indiana's life sciences industry and its 20th anniversary, BioCrossroads created a compilation of profiles of the Watanabe Life Sciences Champions – Innovating Indiana: The Trailblazers of the Life Sciences Industry.
You can view the document at www.biocrossroads.com
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Shams: Bucks' Khris Middleton Could Return From Wrist Injury Friday vs. Lakers
Rob Goldberg@@TheRobGoldbergTwitter LogoFeatured Columnist IVNovember 30, 2022
Milwaukee Bucks guard Khris Middleton could make his season debut as soon as Friday's game against the Los Angeles Lakers, as Shams Charania reported on The Pat McAfee Show:
Pat McAfee @PatMcAfeeShow
"Khris Middleton is nearing his season debut & it could potentially be as soon as Friday against the Lakers" ~@ShamsCharania#PMSLive pic.twitter.com/BnYdfAk4Mp
Middleton has been recovering from offseason wrist surgery.
The Bucks were originally hoping the three-time All-Star would return at some point in November, as Charania and Eric Nehm of The Athletic reported prior to the season opener. It's now clear he won't return until at least Dec. 2, but he is "close" to a return, per Charania.
Middleton hasn't played for the Bucks since suffering an MCL sprain in the first round of last year's playoffs, missing the team's final 10 postseason games. Milwaukee was eliminated by the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
The Bucks have fared well without him this season, going 14-5 to sit in second place in the Eastern Conference. Grayson Allen has taken on a bigger role on the wing, while Jevon Carter has played well at point guard to allow the team to go with a smaller lineup.
Getting Middleton back would still be a significant boost for Milwaukee, as he's one of the best two-way players in the NBA.
The guard finished last season averaging 20.1 points, 5.4 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game, shooting 37.3 percent from three-point range. The team was 5.2 points per 100 possessions better with Middleton on the court rather than off it, per Basketball Reference.
Middleton was also a key part of the Bucks winning the 2021 NBA title, averaging 23.6 points per game during the playoff run.
If Middleton can return soon and stay healthy, Milwaukee will be a dangerous team for the remainder of 2022-23.


We are through to the third qualifying round in the Europa League with a 5-0 win against Stjarnan from Iceland and a aggregate score of 7-0.
Kenan Kodro scored a hat-trick with the goals for 3-0, 4-0 and 5-0.
Viktor Fischer made it 1-0 and Carlo Holse scored our second goal.
I the 3. qualifications round CSKA Sofia from Bulgaria awaits. The first match is i Bulgaria August 9th with the second leg the following Thursday in Telia Parken.


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Formula 1 great Felipe Massa joins exciting line-up for Race Of Champions in Miami
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Sebastian Vettel crowned Champion of Champions
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Race Of Champions launches brand new Olympic cycling-style pursuit format for London 2015
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Famous faces take to four wheels at this week's Race Of Champions
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Stunt legend Terry Grant bids for new world record next week at ROC London
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Next Friday's ROC Nations Cup pits Formula 1 superstars in equal cars
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Jolyon Palmer and Pascal Wehrlein join forces at ROC 2015 in London
Two of racing's brightest young stars will compete in the Race Of Champions at London's former Olympic Stadium on November 20-21 Englishman Jolyon Palmer and Germany's Pascal Wehrlein will be in action – and they'll join forces for Team Young St...
Formula 1 World Champion Jenson Button heads to this month's Race Of Champions
Formula 1 World Champion Jenson Button will compete at the Race Of Champions in London's former Olympic Stadium on November 20-21 The Englishman has raced in over 280 F1 grands prix since his 2000 debut, amassing 50 podium finishes, 15 wins and t...
Indianapolis 500 winner Ryan Hunter-Reay to compete at ROC 2015 in London
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Mercedes-AMG GT S joins car line-up for ROC 2015 in London
The Mercedes-AMG GT S will be one of the cars in action at next month's Race Of Champions at London's former Olympic Stadium This is the first Mercedes-AMG ever to be raced at a ROC event, joining a range of exciting machinery in the 2015 paddoc...
Paralympic cyclist Jon-Allan Butterworth to race on four wheels at ROC 2015
Paralympic cyclist Jon-Allan Butterworth will show off his skills on four wheels at next month's Race Of Champions at London's former Olympic Stadium Butterworth will face a line-up of fellow athletes and famous faces in the ROC Celebrity Skills...
Formula 1 star Romain Grosjean signs up for ROC 2015 in London
Romain Grosjean has become the fifth current Formula 1 racer confirmed for next month's Race Of Champions at London's former Olympic Stadium Grosjean, who has taken ten podiums for Lotus F1 Team ahead of his move to the new Haas F1 Team in 2016,...
Olympic legends Sir Chris Hoy and Sir Ben Ainslie to race on four wheels at ROC 2015
British sporting icons Sir Chris Hoy and Sir Ben Ainslie will return to London's former Olympic Stadium at the 2015 Race Of Champions The two Olympic greats will face a line-up of fellow superstars in the ROC Celebrity Skills Challenge present...
Multiple F1 world champion to race at ROC 2015 in London
Four-time Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel will compete at the 2015 Race Of Champions at London's former Olympic Stadium The German, who now drives for Scuderia Ferrari Formula 1 team, won the F1 world title in every season from 2...
Daniel Ricciardo Visits London's Former Olympic Stadium | ROC
Formula 1 star Daniel Ricciardo had his first taste of the Race Of Champions today as he visited Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London Ricciardo drove an Ariel Atom Cup in the shadow of London's former Olympic Stadium, where he will make...
Susie Wolff To Rejoin David Coulthard on Team Scotland | ROC
Susie Wolff, currently Willams Martini Racing's Official Test Driver in F1, has become the latest driver confirmed for the 2015 Race Of Champions Along with the individual race, Wolff will again partner David Coulthard for Team Scotland i...
jason plato to race for team england at the 2015 race of champions
jason plato has become the latest driver in the line-up for roc 2015 on november 20-21 at london's former olympic stadium tin-top ace plato, who has more btcc wins than anyone in history, will race for team england – with his partner yet...
david coulthard crowned champion of champions
thirteen-time formula 1 grand prix winner david coulthard lifts the race of champions trophy for the first time coulthard prevails after a grand final win over young mercedes f1 reserve driver pascal wehrlein six-time v8 supercar cha...
mercedes amg petronas formula one car to appear at roc barbados
fia formula one world champions mercedes amg petronas will show off their 2012 car at this weekend's race of champions in barbados the car will be taken on a demo run by mercedes amg petronas reserve driver pascal wehrlein, the youngest ever win...
robby gordon brings his stadium super trucks to barbados
one of global motor sport's most versatile stars robby gordon will compete at next week's race of champions in barbados the american driver will also bring his mighty stadium super trucks, which are some of the most spectacular vehicles in the s...
roc welcomes fia european formula 3 champion esteban ocon
newly-crowned fia european formula 3 champion esteban ocon will take part in this year's race of champions in barbados ocon took nine wins en route to the title before impressing in formula 1 tests for both scuderia ferrari and lotus f1 team...
race of champions launches brand new olympic cycling-style pursuit format
to celebrate its appearance at london's former olympic stadium, the race of champions is to adopt a brand new race format at next month's event as ever, some of the world's best drivers will race head-to-head in identical cars on...
Motorsport greats from all over the world prepare for this weekend's ROC Riyadh
Riyadh's King Fahad International Stadium was swarming with greats of global motorsport today ahead of this weekend's ROC Riyadh Legendary names from series including Formula 1, IndyCar, Le Mans, Rallycross and Touring Cars put in their first pra...
DHL Express renews partnership with Race Of Champions
DHL Express will be the Official Logistics Provider for next month's ROC Riyadh after renewing its partnership with the Race Of Champions The company will support the shipping and logistics for ROC Riyadh – not least by transporting the famous...
Italy's Enzo Bonito wins inaugural eROC in Riyadh
Italy's Enzo Bonito has come out on top in the first ever eROC competition, seeing off strong competition from some of the world's fastest gamers at Riyadh's King Fahad International Stadium. The action took place both in real-life ROC Cars on the...
GO PUCK Partners with Race Of Champions to Power the Drivers, Staff and Fans
GO PUCK, the world's first Wearable Power company, partners with Race Of Champions to power a variety of the mobile technology being used by the championship race drivers for the inaugural Miami-based competition on Jan 20-22. NASCAR, Formula 1, I...
Chaves joins Montoya at Team Colombia for Miami ROC Nations Cup
Gabby Chaves will join fellow IndyCar Series driver Juan Pablo Montoya in the ROC Nations Cup at Marlins Park on January 22 after being confirmed as the second half of Team Colombia during an event staged at Miami's Mana Wynwood Production Village...
ROC Factor coming to Stockholm
ROC Factor Scandinavia to be part of Monster Jam's show in Stockholm On Saturday, November 12 at Friends Arena, fans will be able to experience a Scandinavian showdown between some of motor sports' giants. Feld Entertainment Inc., producers of Mon...
ROC Factor finalists announced
Race Of Champions to give ROC Factor winner the chance to drive against some of the world's best racers Two ROC Factor finalists to compete in drive-off for coveted opportunity following a public vote and jury decision Winning driver to comp...
boost your music career with race of champions
race of champions (roc) launches roc soundtrack, the search for a soundtrack for the roc london 2015 motor sport spectacle this 20-21 november unknown acts invited to submit original roc-inspired soundtracks with chance of being heard by mi...
legend stig blomqvist to drive iconic rally car in barbados
crowds at next month's race of champions in barbados are in for a treat as rally great stig blomqvist returns to the track the 1984 world rally champion will get behind the wheel of the classic audi s1 rally car for a demonstration run at the...
tag heuer renews partnership with roc
2004-2014: tag heuer celebrates its 10th anniversary as official watch and timekeeping partner of the race of champions (roc) at this year's event on the bushy park circuit in barbados on december 13-14 <br/> <br/> roc brings together the world...
world touring car champion lópez to race at roc 2014
newly-crowned world touring car champion josé maria 'pechito' lópez will compete at this year's race of champions in barbados lópez has had a stunning year in the wtcc, beating his citroën team-mates yvan muller and sébastien loeb to the titl...
nascar champion kurt busch joins roc 2014 field
2004 nascar sprint cup series champion kurt busch will compete at this year's race of champions in barbados in may busch became just the fourth driver to attempt 'the double': racing in indycar's indianapolis 500 and nascar's coca-cola 600 on...
roc london 2015 hospitality
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find out all the facts and figures about the race of champions ahead of this weekend's roc 2014 at bushy park barbados formula one, le mans and indianapolis 500 winners are among the line-up for the racing action itself, to take place on...
'Mr Le Mans' Tom Kristensen and World Rally X Champion Johan Kristoffersson team up
Greats from two very different motorsport disciplines have become the latest drivers to sign up for January's Race Of Champions in Mexico City, joining Sebastian Vettel, David Coulthard and Mick Schumacher in the field Tom Kristensen is the mos...
13-time Formula 1 grand prix winner David Coulthard has won the Race Of Champions trophy for a second time Coulthard, who also took the ROC Champion of Champions crown in 2014, prevailed after a win over double World Rallycross Champion Petter So...
Kyle Busch and Travis Pastrana enjoy first runs on brand new track ahead of this weekend's ROC Miami
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ROC Factor winners Rzadzinski and Glusman to compete in Miami's ROC Nations Cup
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ROC Factor offers unique chance for unknowns to race the best alongside IndyCar greats Castroneves and Hinchcliffe
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British Formula 1 greats Jenson Button and David Coulthard to race at ROC Miami
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WTCC Champions Priaulx and López complete record field for ROC London
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Motor sport legends from all over the world prepare for this weekend's ROC Miami
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motor sport legends prepare for the race of champions
barbados is swarming with legends of motor sport who have arrived on the island ahead of this weekend's race of champions champions and greats from series including f1, le mans, indycar, nascar, wtcc, touring cars, world rallycross and mot...
Stunning ROC Riyadh track features return of famous Race Of Champions crossover bridge
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Win the chance to race Indy 500 winners Hunter-Reay, Castroneves and Kanaan at ROC Factor Miami presented by AutoNation!
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Stunning range of supercars lined up for this month's Race Of Champions in Miami
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Polaris Slingshot SLR joins vehicle line-up for ROC 2017
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Indianapolis 500 winners Juan Pablo Montoya and Tony Kanaan join line-up for ROC Miami
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Olympic legend Sir Chris Hoy to replace injured MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo
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Where to watch ROC 2015 on TV around the world
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read our interview with roc's first ever female competitor susie wolff
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Motor sport legends prepare for this week's Race Of Champions
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america vs the world
roc skills challenge
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race of champions 2007
the roc nations cup 2007
before the race
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riyadh 2018
london 2015 | video gallery | race of champions
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Happy Friday! Here's a lovely July wedding for your viewing pleasure :) Jennifer and Garett said their vows in a church in Kindred, ND, then celebrated with their family and friends at Jennifer's family farm. It was a beautiful day from start to finish!
We love exploring new towns for locations like this!
Oh my, how our garden grew!
This summer we planted a garden. We planted peppers and corn, broccoli and kohlrabi, peas and carrots on a sunny plot in the southern section of Grand Forks. When we first planted all of the little plants, we weren't too confident they would survive. It was a cool spring. The plants didn't look so good. But then, about a month in to our garden project, things really sprung up! Soon we were up to our elbows in peas and green beans. The tomatoes are all starting to ripen now, and soon we should have lots of squash, pumpkins and watermelon.
The corn is almost ready!
You can see, pumpkins are everywhere!
OK, this is not in our garden, but in the neighbor's. I love how cool cabbage looks!
A couple weeks back I gave you a sneak peek from Brenda's senior session :: remember? Here are a few more :) I absolutely loved working with Brenda; she's really photogenic and natural in front of the camera (this type of thing makes my job so, so easy!). I had a hard time narrowing down the hundreds of photos we snapped of her!
We have a busy week ahead of us, filled with lots of senior sessions, family sessions, a Funbooth (YAY!) and a wedding! I'll try to get a few more sessions up on the blog during the craziness ahead ... but for now here are a few favorites from Alish and Zach's wedding on Lake Metigoshe last weekend. It was, in a word, gorgeous!


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Schwartz: Islanders Hold Women In Sports Panel Discussion
Written By: Peter Schwartz
The Brooklyn Nets practice court at the Barclays Center was filled with people on Tuesday night and it had nothing to do with basketball, at least completely. In reality, what took place didn't have a complete attachment to hockey even though the event occurred just a short time before the Islanders took on the Montreal Canadiens. The event covered all sports and specifically as it pertains to women who have chosen to work in the sports industry.
The Islanders, who have historically been so involved in the community and have held been part of so many events over the years that have reached men and women of all ages, presented a wonderful and unique panel discussion called "Women In Sports".
The event began with host Lea del Rosario, Senior Vice President of Human Resources for the Islanders, detailing some astonishing numbers including the fact that there are only 33 women (6.6%) CEO's among the Fortune 500 companies. Also, only approximately 25 percent of senior level roles are held by women even though women make up half the workforce. And women on average earn 80 cents on a dollar as opposed to what men earn.
Moderated by Islanders MSG Networks host/reporter Shannon Hogan, the panel included some of the most accomplished female executives in the sports industry to talk about a number of topics including their careers, the impact that women are making in sports today, mentorship, and how to get into the business.
Women are a big part of the National Hockey League today and there was even a women's game between the United States and Canada this past January during NHL All-Star Weekend in St. Louis. This Sunday, as part of International Women's Day, NBC Sports Network is going to have an all-female crew that will broadcast and produce the telecast between the Blues and Blackhawks in Chicago.
Kate Scott will handle play-by-play, A.J. Mleczko will be the analyst, Katheryn Tappen will be the studio host with analyst Jen Botterill, Rene Hatelid will produce the telecast and Lisa Seltzer is the director.
"There are some big steps that are being taken with the league," said Hogan during the panel discussion.
Now in her 6th season with the Islanders, Hogan has become a favorite among many fans, especially young women who look up to her as a role model. She is always willing to stop and talk with those who want to take photos with her and even to ask her questions about the business.
"I've actually had kids ask me will you be my mentor," said Hogan.
Mentorship in the sports industry, for both women and men, is very important and the extremely accomplished professionals that were on stage Tuesday night are the very definition of those that young people should seek as a mentor and try to emulate.
The hour-long discussion was followed by a period of time for those in attendance to network with others at the event as well as the opportunity to meet the women on the panel…
Susan Cohig, the National Hockey League's Executive Vice President for Club Business Affairs.
Kimberly Davis, the NHL's Executive Vice President for Social Impact, Growth Initiatives and Legislative Affairs.
Deanne Pownall, Managing Director of Partnership Marketing for the United States Tennis Association.
Claudine Lilien, Senior Vice President of Client Solutions for Fox Sports.
Tara Gutkowski Schwartz, the National Basketball Association's Senior Vice President of Social Responsibilty.
And Jessica Berman, the Deputy Commissioner of the National Lacrosse League.
Berman, now the highest-ranking female ever for a men's professional sports league, was thrilled with the opportunity to be part of such a special event.
Especially since it was organized by one of her favorite teams!
"Being part of this panel was like a homecoming for me," said Berman who also serves as the NLL's Executive Vice President of Business Affairs. "I grew up an Islanders fan living in Brooklyn. My parents were even able to come to support me. It was also quite special to be part of such an esteemed panel, and I particularly cherish opportunities to be side-by-side with my former boss at the NHL, the icon, Kim Davis."
Berman joined the National Lacrosse League prior to this current season after being with the NHL for 13 years, most recently as Vice President of Community Development, Culture and Growth. She was also the Executive Director of the NHL Foundation and was previously the NHL's Vice President and Deputy General Counsel.
It was brought up during the discussion but as the panelists took time to meet the women in the audience on Tuesday night during the networking session, there's no question that a popular question was for advice on breaking into what has traditionally been a male dominated industry.
It actually just made me cringe to write that last line because we're now at the point where the sports industry is made of up of so many talented men and women and I've been blessed to work with so many in my career. I watched the panel discussion with my 14-year-old son Bradley sitting next to me and when we talked about it at our seats just prior to the game, we agreed that a lot of what was discussed certainly applies to both men and women.
But, unfortunately, there are still obstacles and battles that women have to get through to establish a career in sports.
"My advice to a young female (actually, this would be my advice to males or females, to be honest) wanting to work in the sports industry is three-fold," said Berman.
"1-Own your trade. Be the most qualified candidate because the sports industry is super competitive."
"2-Relationship before task. Build your network of supporters and allies."
"And 3-Be authentic to who you are. Never try to look like or act like everyone else, you would be hired for your unique contributions and perspectives, that's why diversity matters."
To say that the Islanders Women In Sports panel discussion and networking event was a success would be an understatement. There are a lot of important topics discussed and it was a great opportunity for so many women (and some men in attendance) to really get a feel as to what the sports industry is about.
Peter Schwartz is a contributor covering the Islanders for NY Sports Day while also writing about general sports in the New York/New Jersey area. In addition to his column, Peter also hosts his "Schwartz On Sports" podcast as he interviews players, coaches, and other sports personalities. He is also currently a sports anchor for WFAN Radio, CBS Sports Radio, and WCBS 880 radio while also serving as the public address announcer for the New York Cosmos soccer club.


New York City has launched a new outreach initiative to educate shoppers about their rights at the supermarket and deputize them to act as "secret shoppers" to report if they experience any overcharges. Complaints or abuses found can be tweeted to @NYCDCA using the hashtag #nickeled&dimed or posted to the Department of Consumer Affairs' (DCA) Facebook page.
The new cyber-initiative is part of a two-year intensive crackdown on extensive illegal pricing practices at city supermarkets, according to a statement. Last August, the DCA announced that its yearlong inspection of supermarkets throughout the five boroughs resulted in a compliance rate of only 48 percent. Commissioner Jonathan Mintz vowed at the time to double the number of supermarket inspections in the next fiscal year. Midway through the next inspection period through January, 500 inspections found the compliance rate had dropped to 33 percent.
When the DCA announces this year's results of its intensified crackdown in August, it will also relay stories that New Yorkers have shared so far through the #nickeled&dimed program.
In particular, DCA is urging shoppers to look for lack of prices on individual items, items incorrectly rung up at the register, advertised prices that don't scan correctly at the register, a store's failure to post the unit price on the shelf, and a failure to provide scales for weighing items sold by weight.
"New York consumers will make great 'secret shoppers' to tip us off to their own firsthand accounts about what's happening at supermarket checkout counters," said Mr. Mintz. "We'll also be sharing important consumer tips with our followers and fans."
Are the compliance issues discovered in New York City representative of other parts of the country? What do you think of the city's plan to recruit consumers to help inspect supermarkets?
13 Comments on "NYC Recruits Supermarket Snitchers"
It seems to me that all they've done is made it easier for consumers to report violations. Instead of the old-fashioned way (make a phone call, write a letter), now you can use Twitter or Facebook). I'm underwhelmed.
So, now NY is deputizing the consumer to gauge what is effectively the operational competence of the supermarkets and then report it to the anti-business group known as the Department of Consumer Affairs. Gee, swell.
While there are no doubt grocers that play games with prices, they are a tiny minority for the simple reason that when customers find out (which they always do), they stop buying there and the retailer goes out of business. Creating vigilantes to go searching for executional slips is asking for abuse and, even worse, involving bureaucrats in what will eventually involve fines and additional costs to the retailers. This will lead to more closings, less choice, and higher prices for the consumer.
New York has a lot bigger problems they should be trying to solve.
Hurray for the whistle blowers, be they wiki-leakers or individual citizens. How else do we keep the world honest?
In New York City, we have an administration that believes in the power of the people. Give the people the information and tools and they will make good decisions and keep others honest.
It is a matter of where the control is. If the people don't have control, the other entities will. And be they government or business, they will take advantage at every opportunity.
If we screw up, we'll hear about it real quick from the customers themselves. It is enough of a headache to deal with all the government folks to hire snitchers.
Ridiculous … an added example of government bureaucracy stepping into areas that they cannot make significant impact on — this time at the local level.
New York is one of the quintessential markets that over-regulates businesses and thus drives up costs to the consumer. They are NOT likely going to understand that fact, and instead will grow a larger bureaucracy to inspect. That, in turn, will bring on higher taxes, which will negatively impact consumers and businesses, which will choose to relocate to friendlier turf.
We can only hope that this type of pattern is not one that other municipalities emulate.
New York and New Orleans love inspectors for reasons known to the local merchants. The city should recruit volunteers to work in the stores for free and bring down the cost of food.
Fortunately, I have not had to deal with the NYC Consumer Affairs people in many years, but I suspect this is more about revenue than consumer protection. I never understood why NYC needed stricter consumer protection laws than the rest of the state. Walmart can expect to get hammered by union inspired snitchers when they start doing business in NYC.
We'll get a clearer picture of this program's worth in about two years. Right now, it's still too early to tell whether consumers will take to this type of reporting of price abuses. And honestly, I doubt they will. After the initial publicity has died down, I wonder whether hordes of time-starved consumers with short attention spans will still take the time to report abuses via Twitter and Facebook. What's more likely to happen is a handful of very diligent consumers will consistently report abuses.
DCA gets props for giving consumers the gift of empowering control. I just don't think it's a gift consumers will actually use.
NYC has too many lawyers.
That, at least, was my initial reaction to the headline, but after reading some of the diametrically opposing posts – "methinks thou doth protesteth too much." I'm uncertain. Specifically, what is meant by a "compliance" rate of 33% (and implicitly 67% noncompliance)? If it means then 67% of prices are wrong or missing, then yes, it's clearly a problem. On the other hand, if it mean that 67% of supermarkets have a missing label somewhere in the store, or mischarge on an item sometime during the year, then it's self-serving nonsense. DCA has a vested interest in finding problems — whether they're there or not — but dishonest merchants have a similar self-interest in not finding them…so I just don't know.
I say this is a good idea overall. Shoppers have a right to find prices that are clearly posted, accurate and include a unit price. Any reputable retailer will already have procedures in place to insure that this information is provided for consumers. If it's not, then I think a tweet to the NYC DCA is worth it.
NYC is encouraging Emptors to Caveat, and that's great if they can filter out the kooks (not many in NYC, I'd wager). The NYC Police Tip Line almost never receives kooky tips, right? The NYC 911 service never receives calls to help someone find their missing cat, right? On the other hand, how would you like to be the filterer at #Nickeled&Dimed?
The truth, of course, is that NYC is arguably the very worst city in which to pioneer such an initiative. While it captures headlines, it will be worse than useless. The kookometer will peg out early and often, and follow-up will be next to impossible. Chasing down all the complaints will be a nightmare. What's necessary in my mind, if it doesn't already exist, is a system that accumulates location-based complaints over time and addresses those with the most frequency.
What grade would you give New York City's plan to recruit consumers to help inspect supermarkets?


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#define GLE_OBJECTS_CAMERA_H_

#include "GLE/Objects/Frame.h"

namespace GLE {

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public:
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	void lookAt(const glm::vec3& pos);
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From the Latin word calx, lime
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Pure calcium in a protective argon gas atmosphere
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Journal of Renewable
DOI: 10.32604/jrm.2021.013884
Preparation and Electrorheological Response of PAL/TiO2/PANI Nanorods
Ling Wang1,2, Chenchen Huang1, Ping Zhang3, Fenghua Liu*,1, Ting Zou1, Zhixiang Li1, Jianfei Zhang1 and Gaojie Xu1
1Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Science, Ningbo, 315201, China
2Faculty of Materials Metallurgy and Chemistry, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou, 341000, China
3Xuyi County Attapulgite Application Technology R&D and Achievement Transformation Center, Xuyi, 211700, China
*Corresponding Author: Fenghua Liu. Email: lfh@nimte.ac.cn
Abstract: Using palygorskite (PAL) as template, the PAL/TiO2/PANI nano-rods were synthesized by heterogeneous precipitation and in-situ polymerization. The synthesized PAL/TiO2/PANI nanorods were used as a novel electrorheological (ER) fluid by mixing with silicone oil, which showed excellent ER effect. The yield stress of the PAL/TiO2/PANI based ER fluid (15 vol%) reached 8.8 kPa under 4 kV mm−1 electric field. The dynamic shear stress of the PAL/TiO2/PANI based ER fluid could maintain a stable level in the shear rate range of 0.1–100 s−1. Furthermore, the PAL/TiO2/PANI ER fluid exhibited excellent suspension stability.
Keywords: Electrorheological; palygorkite; titanium oxide; polyaniline; nanorod
Electrorheological (ER) fluid is a kind of intelligent material whose rheological properties can be readily controlled using an external electric field, which is formed by dispersing polarizable particles in insulating liquid [1,2]. Under the action of external electric field, the dispersed polarizable particles will attract each other to form fibrous structure, which leads to the significant increase of viscosity, yield stress and shear modulus of the suspension [3,4]. These changes are fast and reversible with the transformation of external electric field. Therefore, ER fluid has a wide range of application prospects in many fields, especially in automotive, aerospace and medical industries [5,6].
The performance of ER fluids is closely related to the polarization ability of dispersed particles, and the shape of dispersed particles is an important factor [7]. One dimensional nanomaterials, such as nanowires and nanotubes, are attractive new functional materials. The unique structural characteristics of one-dimensional nanomaterials are that one direction is nano and the other is micron, which not only makes one-dimensional nanomaterials show many novel properties, but also provides a coupling bridge between nano system and micro system [8,9]. Titanium oxide (TiO2) and polyaniline (PANI) are considered to be the most promising two kinds of electrorheological materials [10–15] due to the high dielectric constant of TiO2 and the adjustable conductivity of PANI. However, the one dimensional nano structure of TiO2 and PANI, especially the one-dimensional composite nano structure of TiO2/PANI, is very difficult to synthesize, and the cost of preparation is very high.
In this paper, a novel one-dimensional PAL/TiO2/PANI nanocomposite was prepared by heterogeneous precipitation of titanium oxide [16] and in-situ polymerization of Aniline [17], using the natural palygorkite (PAL) rods with high aspect ratio and large surface area as the heterogeneous nucleation center. The physical properties and ER characteristics of the obtained samples were investigated by SEM, TEM, XRD, IR, LCR Tester and rheometer. The results showed that the PAL/TiO2/PANI particles were one-dimensional nano-structure and the phases of coating TiO2 and PANI shells were amorphous. Compared with pure TiO2 or PANI ER fluid, the polarization ability, electrorheological activity and suspension stability of PAL/TiO2/PANI ER fluid were significantly improved.
2.1 Raw Materials
Ethanol(AR), ammonium hydroxide solution (25%∼28%, AR), tetrabutyl titanate (TBOT, > 98%), aniline(An, AR), 38% hydrochloric acid (AR) and ammonium persulphate(APS, AR) were purchased from Sinopharm Chemical Reagent Company, Shanghai, China. Palygorkite was provided by Oil-better Limited Company, Xuyi, China.
2.2 Synthetize of PAL/TiO2 Nanoparticles
The PAL/TiO2 nanoparticles were prepared via the heterogeneous precipitation method [18]. 1.5 g PAL powder was dispersed in 400 ml absolute ethanol, placed in ultrasonic cell crusher for 30 min, and mixed with concentrated ammonia (2.30 ml, 28 wt%) to obtain PAL suspension. Then, 5 ml TBOT was added to the PAL suspension, and the reaction was allowed to proceed for 24 h under continuous mechanical stirring. After the reaction, the obtained milky white suspension was centrifuged, and the separated product was washed with ethanol for three times. Finally, the obtained white powder was dried in vacuum at 90°C for 20 h.
2.3 Synthetize of PAL/TiO2/PANI Composites
The PAL/TiO2/PANI composites were prepared by in-situ polymerization using the PAL/TiO2 as carrier. 1.0 ml aniline monomer and 1 g PAL/TiO2 were dispersed in 100 ml 0.1 mol/L HCl solution in a three-necked bottle. The mixtures were stirred with mechanical stirrers in ice water baths for 1 h to get a uniform suspension. Afterward, 100 ml pre-cooled 0.1 mol/L HCl solution containing 2.0 g APS was added by a peristaltic pump, and the reaction was allowed to proceed for 24 h under continuous mechanical stirring. After the reaction, the obtained blackish green suspension was centrifuged, and the separated product was washed with 50 wt% alcohol aqueous solution for three times. Finally, the obtained blackish green powder was dried in vacuum at 90°C for 20 h.
2.4 Synthetize of Pure TiO2 and PANI
The pure TiO2 was prepared by the way of the above 2.2 without the addition of PAL and the PANI was prepared by the way of the above 2.3 without the addition of PAL/TiO2.
2.5 Preparation of ER Suspensions
Firstly, the insulating liquid dimethyl silicone oil was dried in vacuum at 110°C for 2 h, then the appropriate amount of powder material was added into the dimethyl silicone oil, and the ER suspensions with different solid contents were obtained by grinding for about 20 min. The density of dimethyl silicone oil is 0.940 g/cm3 and the dielectric constant is 2.5.
2.6 Characterization
The microstructure and particle size of the samples were analyzed by SEM (Hitachi S4800) and TEM (FEI Tecnai G2 F20). The X-ray diffraction patterns of the particles were measured on a Rigaku D/Max-A diffractometer with CuKα radiation. The Infrared spectrum of samples was analyzed by Perkin Elmer system 2000 spectrophotometer. The dielectric properties of ER fluids in the frequency range of 50–105 Hz were determined by LCR tester (HIOKI 3532). The electrorheology of the ER fluids at different DC electric field was determined by a circular plate rheometer (Haake RS6000).
3 Results and Discussion
3.1 Material Characteristics
The morphologies and microstructure of the samples were characterized by SEM and TEM analysis as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. It can be seen from Figs. 1a and 2a that the pure PAL was a rodlike fiber with a length up to several micrometers and a width of 30∼50 nm. After introducing titanium oxide via the heterogeneous precipitation coating method, it was obvious that the surface of nanorods became coarse, and titanium oxide nanoparticles with a diameter of several nanometers were uniformly distributed on the surface of PAL nanorods (Figs. 1b and 2b). The SEM and TEM images of the PAL/TiO2/PANI particles prepared by in-situ polymerization using the PAL/TiO2 as carrier are shown in Figs. 1c and 2c. The results indicated that the PAL/TiO2 particles had been successfully coated by PANI layers via the in-situ polymerization process and the thickness of the shell was about 20 nm.
Figure 1: The SEM images of the PAL (a), PAL/TiO2 (b), PANI and PAL/TiO2/PANI (c)
Figure 2: The TEM images of the PAL (a), PAL/TiO2 (b) and PAL/TiO2/PANI (c)
The X-ray diffraction patterns of the PAL, PAL/TiO2 and PAL/TiO2/PANI nanoparticles are shown in Fig. 3. The peak positions at 2θ values of 8.4, 13.9, 16.5, 19.8, 27.5, and 34.9 were correspondence to the characteristic diffraction peaks of PAL [19,20]. By comparing the XRD patterns of the PAL, PAL/TiO2 and PAL/TiO2/PANI, it is found that the three samples all have the diffraction characteristic peaks of PAL, and the phase of coated TiO2 and PANI shell is amorphous. In addition, the diffraction characteristic peaks of PAL decreases gradually with the increase of shell thickness.
Figure 3: The X-ray diffraction patterns of the PAL, PAL/TiO2 and PAL/TiO2/PANI
The FT-IR spectra of the TiO2, PANI and PAL/TiO2/PANI are shown in Fig. 4. For the granular TiO2, the broadband around 3400 cm−1 and the peak at 1630 cm−1 were associated with the vibrations of –OH, and the absorption band of 500–800 cm−1 was attributed to the stretching vibrations of Ti-O [12]. For the pure PANI, the bands at 1563 cm−1 and 1482 cm−1 were due to the stretching vibrations of quinonoid and benzenoid rings respectively, the bands at 1296 cm−1 and 1241 cm−1 were due to the C-N stretching mode for benzenoid ring and C=N stretching vibrations, while the bands at 1109 m−1 was assigned to a plane bending vibration of C-H [15]. For the PAL/TiO2/PANI nanoparticles, the wavenumbers of 1040 cm−1 and 985 cm−1 could be attributed to the stretching vibrations of Si-O [21,22]. And all the characteristic peaks of titanium oxide and polyaniline can be found in the FT-IR spectra of the PAL/TiO2/PANI. This indicates that TiO2 and PANI are loaded on the surface of PAL by heterogeneous precipitation coating and in-situ polymerization.
Figure 4: The FT-IR spectra of the TiO2, PANI and PAL/TiO2/PANI
3.2 Dielectric Properties
The dielectric properties and polarizability of the particles are the key factors affecting the ER effect. Generally, a good ER effect requires a large dielectric constant difference Δε (Δε = ε100 Hz − ε100 Hz). The dielectric spectra of the TiO2, PANI and PAL/TiO2/PANI ER fluids in the frequency range of 50–105 Hz are shown in Fig. 5. The results show that the PAL/TiO2/PANI ER fluid has the highest dielectric constant difference Δε between 102 and 105 Hz. According to the mechanism of interface polarization [23,24], the larger Δε indicates that the ER fluid can form strong interaction between the particles of ER fluid under the action of external electric field and shear field, and maintain the high degree of chain structure formed by the particles.
Figure 5: The dielectric spectra of the TiO2, PANI and PAL/TiO2/PANI ER fluids
3.3 ER Performance
The yield stresses of the ER fluids containing PAL, TiO2, PANI, PAL/PANI, PAL/TiO2 and PAL/TiO2/PANI nanoparticles under the action of different external electric field are shown in Fig. 6. The corresponding leakage current densities are shown in Fig. 7. The results show that the conventional granular TiO2 and PANI ER fluids exhibited good ER effect, which is consistent with the previous reports [12,14]. The original PAL ER fluid showed poor ER activity due to its inconspicuous dielectric constant and polarization capacity. As the TiO2 and PANI nanoparticles were formed on the surface of the PAL rods, the ER activity of the PAL/TiO2/PANI nanoparticles ER fluid was significantly enhanced. The yield stress of the PAL/TiO2/PANI nanoparticles ER fluid reached 8.8 kPa under 4 kV mm−1 electric field, which was 2.75 times of the TiO2 ER fluid and 3.38 times of the PANI ER fluid. The enhancement of the ER activity was due to the unique rodlike morphology of the PAL/TiO2/PANI nanoparticles. Because the charge is concentrated near the end of anisotropic particles, the rod particles are easy to form chain structure along the direction of electric field, and the fiber structure is easier to form between electrodes. In addition, the head-to-head structure of two rod-shaped particles generates an enhanced local electric field, which makes the induced dipole moment and the interaction between particles larger than that of near-spherical particles [25]. Therefore, the one-dimensional suspension of PAL/TiO2/PANI nanoparticles possesses high yield stress under the action of electric field.
Figure 6: The yield stresses of the ER fluids containing PAL, TiO2, PANI, PAL/PANI, PAL/TiO2 and PAL/TiO2/PANI nanoparticles under the action of different external electric field. The concentration of particles in ER fluid was 15 vol%
Figure 7: The leaking current density of the PAL, TiO2, PANI, PAL/PANI, PAL/TiO2 and PAL/TiO2/PANI ER fluids under different external electric field. The concentration of particles in ER fluid was 15 vol%
The shear stress of the PAL/TiO2/PANI ER fluid under different electric fields and shear rates is shown in Fig. 8. Without the external electric field, the PAL/TiO2/PANI ER fluid shows the traditional Newtonian fluid behavior, the shear stress increases with the increase of shear rate. When the electric field is applied, the PAL/TiO2/PANI ER fluid exhibits Bingham plastic behavior, which was the typical rheological characteristic of an ER fluid [26,27]. Furthermore, the shear stress as a function of shear rate maintains a stable level in the shear rate range of 0.1–100 s−1. The results show that the PAL/TiO2/PANI particles not only have high electric polarization force, but also have fast polarization response rate, which makes the particles effectively resist the damage of shear flow to the ER network structure and maintain the stability of the particle network structure in the fluid.
Figure 8: The shear stress of the PAL/TiO2/PANI ER fluid under different electric fields and shear rates. The concentration of particles in ER fluid was 15 vol%
3.4 Suspension Stability
Suspension stability, especially sedimentation resistance, is one of the important indexes to evaluate whether the material can be widely used, because the ER performance will decrease sharply with the deposition of particles. The suspension stability of ER fluid was characterized by sedimentation ratio test at room temperature. The time-dependent phase separation height between the particle rich phase and the relatively clear oil-rich phase was recorded in a flask. The settling ratio is defined by the percentage of the height of the rich phase relative to the total suspended height. The larger the sedimentation ratio, the better the suspension stability. Fig. 9 shows the sedimentation ratio of ER fluids containing TiO2, PANI and PAL/TiO2/PANI at room temperature. After 500 h, the sedimentation rates of TiO2 and PANI suspensions were 55% and 67%, respectively, while that of rodlike PAL/TiO2/PANI suspensions was 98%. The enhancement of the suspended stability should be attribute to the distinctive rodlike morphology of PAL/TiO2/PANI nanoparticles. The large aspect ratio is beneficial to the support between fibrous particles and avoids the large agglomeration of particles. However, it is difficult to establish a supporting role in spherical like particles.
Figure 9: The sedimentation ratios of ER fluids containing TiO2, PANI and PAL/TiO2/PANI with time at room temperature
The rod-like PAL/TiO2/PANI nanoparticles was prepared via heterogeneous precipitation and in-situ polymerization process. Compared to conventional TiO2 or PANI ER fluid, the PAL/TiO2/PANI ER fluid exhibited distinctly improved polarization capacity and ER activity. The yield stress of the PAL/TiO2/PANI nanoparticles ER fluid reached 8.8 kPa under 4 kV mm−1 electric field, which was 2.75 times of the granular TiO2 ER fluid and 3.38 times of the granular PANI ER fluid. Furthermore, the shear stress of the PAL/TiO2/PANI ER fluid could maintain a stable level over the whole shear rate range of 0.1–100 s−1. The PAL/TiO2/PANI ER fluid also possessed better suspended stability compared to the conventional granular TiO2 or PANI ER fluid. After standing for 500 h, the sedimentation ratio of the PAL/TiO2/PANI suspension reached 98%.
Funding Statement: The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support by the Jiangsu Key R&D program (BE2019072) and the Ningbo Natural Science Foundation (2018A610167 and 2018A610322).
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