An apparatus for applying a cosmetic, such as mascara to eyelashes, includes a handle, a boss coupled to the handle, and a stem defining a longitudinal stem axis and having a first end coupled to the handle and a second end, wherein the stem first end comprises a stem extension defining a socket sized to rotatably engage the boss. The additive contains catalyst, seeding agent, excess reactant, quenching agent, carrier, or any combination thereof to modify reaction kinetics to preferentially crack or coke these components. The initial conditions are comprised of fixed, variable and random elementsmodifying the variable elements of the interaction rules and the initial conditions responsive to interaction of the networked computing entities and exhibiting feedback of the group social behavior simulation to the user of at least one of the computing entities. The first device receives a second optical signal transmitted at a second wavelength on the first optical fiber from the second device. The device, when used in combination with existent micro-titer well plates, can improve efficiency of binding assays using microarrays for high-throughput capacity. The present invention relates to a materials handling system that separates a media combination from a media stack that includes image recordable materials.