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Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
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J. S. Afr. Inst. Min. Metall. vol.112 no.8 Johannesburg Jan. 2012
Improved understanding of explosiverock interactions using the hybrid stress blasting model
E. SellersI; J. FurtneyII; I. OnederraIII; G. ChitomboIII
IAEL Mining Services, Johannesburg, South Africa
IIItasca Consulting Group, Minneapolis, MN, USA
IIISMI, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Since 2001, the Hybrid Stress Blast Model (HSBM) project members have developed a software suite to model the complete blasting process from non-ideal detonation to muck pile formation. To preserve the physics and improve solution time, the breakage engine uses a combination of analytical models and 2D axisymmetric finite differences to model near-field crushing, coupled to 3D discrete lattice fracturing and distinct element numerical methods to model throw and muck pile development. The model has been validated by comparison with laboratory and field tests in kimberlite. Multiple blasthole simulations are used to demonstrate how changes to blasting parameters can influence downstream efficiencies. Case studies of wall control blasting show that the presplit design must balance the two opposing effects of increased damage with increased charge and decreasing attenuation of the seismic waves with decreasing charge. Modelling of decoupled explosives needs further development. Reducing the charge towards the back of the trim blast results in a much more significant decrease in back damage than altering the timing. The model demonstrates how separation along the weaker planes in a jointed rock can coarsen the fragmentation, leading to inefficient beneficiation, and extends the damage to a distance of at least twice the burden behind from the blasthole, severely compromising the wall stability.
Keywords: blasting, modelling, discrete element method.
Blasting and rock engineering are complementary disciplines. Whereas blasting is focused on the removal of the rock within the excavation to facilitate production, rock engineers are required to support the excavation to ensure the short-term safety of the miners and maintain the viability of the mining company by protecting the long-term stability of the entire mine. Proper blast design can be used to facilitate the work of both the blasters and the rock engineers. Any reduction in damage to the excavation limits the overbreak and hence minimizes the material that must be removed, and at the same time prevents unravelling of the rock surrounding the excavation (Sellers, 2011). In both disciplines there is a need for the ability to predict the effect of blasting on the rock mass.
The realization of the importance of including the proper dynamic rock mechanics linked with accurate detonation physics into blast design software resulted in an international group of mining and explosive companies combining with the University of Queensland and Itasca Consulting Group to form a research group to develop the hybrid stress blasting model (HSBM). The term hybrid refers to the way that a combination of numerical methods is used to model the various blast processes. Once the model has been validated against realistic blasts, it can be applied with more confidence to modelling of unknown situations. For the HSBM project team, the validation process must answer two main questions. Firstly, can the outcome of the blast be predicted before the blaster pushes the firing button? Secondly, if changes need to be made to the design, can the model predict these changes accurately? Validation of the code to date has focused on breakage and fragmentation in laboratory-scale experiments and larger concrete cube blasts (Onderra et al., 2009, Sellers et al., 2009, Sellers et al., 2010, Furtney et al., 2011), with some shortcomings in terms of the induced particle velocities that required reduced strengths to match the experimental fracturing. Subsequent to changes to the model formulation, simulations of well-instrumented field tests in kimberlite have been carried out, and measured and predicted face velocities, peak particle velocities, and fragmentation agree remarkably well using very generic rock and blast input parameters (Sellers et al., 2012). That modelling is briefly described here as a background to demonstrate the model's capabilities.
Recent improvements in the analysis efficiency coupled with the good agreement with the field tests have permitted the modelling of larger-scale production blasts to provide the blaster with an understanding of the effect of changing blast parameters and the rock engineer with ability to predict back damage to improve the wall stability of large open pits. This paper concentrates on describing some situations that demonstrate how the numerical model has improved our understanding of the dynamics of rock fracturing and particle interactions during surface blasting processes, and shows how subtle changes in the blasting parameters can improve or compromise downstream beneficiation processes.
Model formulation
The HSBM project has extended over the past ten years, and has required a number of independent computer codes to be coupled together to achieve the project objectives of maintaining the physical processes and yet providing a model that is quick and robust enough to produce results for practical field application. The full details of the numerical code are complex and have required a number of papers for a complete description. A summary of these can be found in Furtney etal. (2009, 2011). For completeness, only a very brief summary of how the model is implemented is presented here. The relevant steps are shown schematically in Figure 1. Characterization of the explosive in terms of density, energy release, reaction extent, product equation of state (EoS), and velocity of detonation (VoD) is required as the first step of the modelling process to achieve a detailed pressure loading. These detonation aspects of the HSBM project are described in detail in Braithwaite and Sharpe (2009). A non-ideal detonation code, Vixen2009, a component of the HSBM software suite, determines these parameters using a semi-analytical approach and transfers them as inputs to the breakage engine (called Blo-Up2). The explosive is represented on a coarser scale as a special constitutive behaviour in the central zones of an axisymmetric continuum representation based on FLAC (Itasca, 2008). The axisymmetric approximation is used instead of a full three-dimensional approach to save computer time with the realization that the detonation-induced loading is essentially axisymmetric for the duration of the detonation. Instead of the fine grid, full detonation, fluid dynamics solution that takes weeks to run, a coarse grid programmed burn algorithm (Cundall and Detournay, 2008) is used to simulate the detonation process, and the expansion and axial flow of the detonation products (step 2) by releasing energy into coarse finite- difference zones representing explosive based on a predetermined velocity of detonation, calculated by Vixen2009. Beyond the central explosive zones a continuum Mohr-Coulomb material constitutive law represents the crushing and energy loss of the near-field rock (step 3).
The FLAC zones representing the explosive and near-field rock are coupled to a 3D lattice-type discrete element method (Furtney et al., 2009). This is a simplification of the standard DEM calculation (Potyondy and Cundall, 2004), which takes too long to solve and has functionality that is not needed for blast fracturing that is induced mainly by tensile stresses outside the compressive near-field zone. The lattice method applies forces to point masses, which have only translational degrees of freedom, and the connecting springs have a rate-dependent tensile breaking strength. The radial fracturing occurring away from the borehole (step 4) is primarily tensile-mode failure, which still is represented well with the lattice-model simplifications. The compromise entailed in this speed-up is the poor representation of shear wave transmission, though this can be included if desired. Lattice nodes that overlap FLAC zones are velocity-controlled by the movement in the FLAC zones. The lattice nodes then contribute forces back to the FLAC zones. This mechanism provides full coupling between the lattice region and the near-field representation.
The mechanical calculation is fully coupled to a simplified gas flow model representing the high-pressure reaction product gas. The expanding gas applies a force to the fragments contributing the throw. Finally (step 5), parts of the lattice that are completely broken into fragments interact as DEM particles (Potyondy and Cundall, 2004) with contact detection and temporary contact springs that are used to model how the flying particles interact and settle to form the final muck pile.
More recently, significant work has been undertaken by the project sponsors and researchers to design and evaluate a series of validation cases for this new technology. It is important to note that considerable variation is reported in the results from ostensibly identical physical experiments, so the expectation of close agreement between a numerical simulation and a single experimental result is unreasonable. Sellers et al. (2012) presented validation studies based on field-scale single- and multiple-hole blast tests performed at the start of the HSBM project, which are briefly described here to demonstrate the capabilities of the model and set the scene for later modelling.
Given enough effort, any model can be calibrated to exactly reproduce observations, but it is difficult to reproduce both the magnitude and trends of observations with a single set of inputs, especially if these are generic. Thus, two tests with different collar burdens (2 m and 6 m) are used to evaluate whether the model can reproduce the correct trends. One comparison between the face movement of the actual tests and the model predictions is shown in Figure 2 at 480 ms after initiation. The bench height used was 10 m and the face slope is set to 80 degrees, though blastholes are vertical. The rock properties were selected to be typical for the hard kimberlite and in the general range of the tested properties. The Young's modulus is 30 GPa, density is 2500 kg/m3, unconfined compression strength is 70 MPa, tensile strength is 5 MPa, Poisson's ratio is 0.22, damping is 0.1, and the friction angle is set to 25°. The explosive is ANFO with a velocity of detonation of 4110 m/s. These properties are sufficiently representative to evaluate how well the model works without going through a detailed and exacting calibration procedure that would not be available in any practical blasting scenario where rock test data is usually not available.
The model results for the same time also indicate the change in rock response with decreasing burden. Figure 2a shows the cratering effect with no face movement at a 6 m burden, whereas Figure 2b demonstrates similar degree of dynamic face heave at the 2 m burden. A quantitative comparison is always important, and the face velocity predicted for the 2 m burden model is about 10 m/s, which is slightly higher than the 6.4 m/s observed in the tests. However, the ability of the model to predict the magnitude of the observations is remarkable.
Prediction of blast outcomes
With the knowledge that the model can represent the trends correctly, it is now possible to produce larger-scale models to demonstrate how the model would inform the blaster how alterations in the blasting parameters could affect the quality of the blast outcomes. There is ample evidence that the type of initiating system and timing alters the blast outcome, depending on the scatter in timing (Cunningham, 2005). One of the easier parameters to change is the powder factor, measured as the mass of explosive for a given rock volume, which can be modified by changing the hole diameter or the distance between adjacent holes (burden).
Two larger models were used to highlight the effect of changing firstly the burden and spacing and secondly the hole diameter. The models (shown in Figure 3) use 15 and 60 holes, respectively. The 15-hole model runs overnight on a six-core PC and the 60-hole model takes 4 days of run time. The decrease of powder factor by increasing the burden and spacing (keeping the ratio between them constant) significantly decreases the throw of the muck pile, as shown in Figure 4. The higher powder factor results in more throw and a flatter muck pile, as would be preferred for smaller excavating equipment. Larger shovels would prefer the more steeply heaped muck pile associated with the lower powder factors. The lower powder factor causes a less uniform fragmentation distribution and more large fragments that would be detrimental to smaller loading equipment. When the hole diameter changes, the distribution of the explosive within the rock mass is altered as a larger hole will require longer stemming, forcing the explosive mass further away from the surface. The burden also needs to increase, with the result that heave is diminished as is seen by comparing Figure 4a with Figure 5, where the hole diameter is increased from 165 mm to 250 mm. These subtleties are not always appreciated by mine production personnel and can adversely affect production. For example, the decision to improve drilling efficiency could severely compromise loading processes if the fragmentation and muck pile shape changes beyond the capability of the existing excavating equipment. By differently colouring the fragments derived from each row of holes, as shown in Figure 6, the model demonstrates the complexity of the mixing regime within the muck pile due to the interrelationship between the hole timing and the time it takes for fragments to fall to ground at a given ejection velocity. This complex interlayering is not intuitive and is not predicted by simpler blasting models. Misunderstanding of this is common and can lead to major inefficiencies in mines, where it is vital to distinguish between ore and waste to minimize dilution in the plant or limit valuable ore being sent to the waste dump (e.g. Wade, 2012)
Wall control case studies
Having studied how the model can predict blast performance, it is useful to consider how it can contribute to the rock engineer's need to determine the damage associated with blasting. Two case studies are used to provide realistic scenarios for this analysis. Firstly, project interventions significantly improved the condition of the final walls in very weak kimberlite rock with a compressive strength that ranges from 8 MPa to 60 MPa, as shown in Figure 7 (Oageng, et al., 2008). These properties are lower than the those of the kimberlite used in the model as specified earlier. In this case the presplitting was originally done using set of 50 mm cartridges. Little improvement was seen when the 50 mm cartridges were spaced along the hole, and the best result was found when the trim blast timing was changed and the explosive distribution was limited to a line of cartridges of 25 mm diameter. Secondly, in similar conditions at the open pit, where the blasts described were performed, the mine used 38 mm and 32 mm cartridges distributed along the presplit holes in stronger kimberlite (Naidoo, 2006). In both cases many expensive tests were also required to evaluate different blasting options, which could be avoided if the model can be used to discard unsuitable options.
Wall control blasting techniques involve firstly creating a tensile presplit along the line of the final wall with closely spaced blastholes that contain low quantities of explosive, usually decoupled from the side of the blast holes. Then, production blasts are taken to remove rock until only three lines of holes remain in front of the presplit. The blasting of these last three lines is known as a trim blast and requires special care in the selection of blasting parameters to produce good wall control by limiting the explosive energy transmission and associated damage in the final wall.
The effect of presplit charge diameter on wall damage
The subsequent modelling loosely follows the blasting practices in these two studies to demonstrate how the choice of blast design parameters can affect the wall stability. For this paper we have selected the same model properties as described earlier and explosive properties equivalent to 50 mm or 38 mm cartridges of emulsion distributed along the holes at 1 m spacing. The model is shown in Figure 8 and has a portion excavated (shown in orange) to simulate the face of the previous trim blast. The model uses 19 presplit holes fired simultaneously, and then the trim blast holes with an explosive model simulating ANFO are fired 10 ms later from the front corner with a timing of 75 ms along rows and 42 ms between rows.
A section though the model after 200 ms is shown in Figure 9 for three different cases of no presplit, 50 mm cartridges, and 38 mm cartridges in a 165 mm blasthole. The case without presplit shows excessive back-break. When the presplit is taken with 50 mm cartridges, there is significant damage from the presplit itself though there is no further damage from the trim blast. This is similar to the situations described in the case studies. Once the cartridge diameter is reduced to 38 mm, then the split forms cleanly and there is limited damage (incomplete fractures) formed into the remaining highwall. The presplit shows more damage than expected, and this aspect is being addressed by the HSBM researchers.
Many authors e.g. Onederra and Esen (2004) and Bye et al. (2005) relate peak particle velocity to damage. In order to demonstrate the effect of the presplit on the particle velocity, the cumulative energy equivalence is calculated from the velocity squared:
where VX and VY are the horizontal particle velocities perpendicular and parallel to the face, respectively, at the point shown in Figure 8. Figure 10 shows that there is a significant attenuation of the energy by the 50 mm presplit and less by the 38 mm split. Considering that the damage is less with the 38 mm presplit, design must maintain a balance between the damage caused by the split and the damage caused by the particle velocity. This needs to be compared to in situ measurements of particle velocity and damage.
The effect of blast timing in the trim blast on wall stability
The timing in the case study by Oageng et al. (2008) was altered to reduce the peak particle velocity acting towards the back by changing the timing contours to flatten the direction of heave and hence attempt to direct the particle velocity at flatter angle to the highwall. The two cases tested are shown in Figure 11, with Figure 11a showing the timing for the case with 33 ms between holes and 100 ms between rows, and Figure 11b showing the case with a longer time of 75 ms between the holes in the row and a shorter time of 42 ms between rows. In both cases, the presplit was modelled as a pre-exiting joint. The aim of this modelling study was to investigate whether the timing really influences the peak particle velocity significantly.
The arrows in Figure 11 indicate the conventional understanding of blast throw as being predominantly in the direction perpendicular to the timing contours. Slower timing along the free face leads to a more oblique heave direction effectively shearing the rock off the presplit face (Figure 11b) and hence supposedly inducing less reaction back into the remaining rock mass. The fracture patterns in section produced by the model in Figure 12 indicate similar trends in the direction of heave. However, the question of final wall stability relates to what happens behind the blast.
Figure 13a shows that the 33 ms -100 ms timing does produce the maximum horizontal peak particle velocity, though the 75-42 ms timing produces only slightly lower, but more frequent peaks. The polarization plot in Figure 13b shows that there is some change in the directions of the particle velocity vector between the two timing cases. There is, however, little difference in magnitude of the particle velocity components and the variation in angle suggested by the throw direction arrows is not evident.
Effect of the charge distribution in the trim
A simple model (shown in Figure 14) consisting of a single column of holes and a section of the presplit (shown on plan in Figure 3) is used to investigate the effect of changing the explosive distribution in trim blast on the damage behind the presplit. When all the trim holes all have the same amount of explosive, Figure 14a shows that damage (indicated as broken bonds in the DEM lattice) penetrates the presplit crack into the final wall. In contrast, when the explosive mass is reduced towards the back of the blast (Figure 14b) the presplit holes remain undamaged and protect the rock in the final wall position. Comparison with the limited effect of timing from the previous section suggests that, at least in a unjointed rock mass, the effect of reducing the charge is significantly more important in reducing damage than changing the timing.
Effect of joints
Up to now, the rock has been considered to be homogeneous. However, it is obviously jointed, and empirical evidence shows that the relationship between the hole spacing and the joint spacing has a significant effect on the fragmentation (Cunningham, 2005). The solid model was rerun using the case with 6 m of burden and three sets of characteristic joints using the average dip and strike measured in the field tests. The breakage pattern changed in the jointed rock mass, with fractures occurring preferentially around the blocks created by the joint pattern and not fragmenting the rock within, as shown in Figure 16. The overall fragmentation distribution becomes coarser in jointed rock (Sellers et al., 2012). Further work is required to investigate this effect and evaluate the sensitivity to the selected parameters and joint models.
As a final example, the same set of joints in Figure 16 is applied to the trim blast model of Figure 14 to demonstrate how the joints transmit damage through the rock mass. Once the first hole has fired, as shown in Figure 17, the joints are fractured at least past the second row of holes. Damage in the form of partial opening extends all the way through the presplit. Thus, a single hole can cause damage at least two burden distances back into the final wall if the joints are orientated suitably.
The hybrid stress blasting model has been developed over the past ten years to model the dynamic response of the rock mass to blast loading. A number of different numerical codes have been coupled together to produce physically realistic outputs in the shortest possible time with a minimum of calibration factors and material parameters. The resulting code has been put through rigorous testing in validation studies at laboratory and field scales. A brief mention of some of the single-hole field tests in kimberlite indicates how the model is able to reproduce observed results and so is applied to investigate the effect of altering blast parameters. This enables a blaster to evaluate options without having to perform expensive tests on the mine.
The model predicts the increase in heave expected with higher powder factors and, less obviously, decreased throw for a larger diameter at the same powder factor. These subtle changes in outcome with altered blast parameters are not often understood on the mines, with negative effect on downstream production. The ability to visualize these outcomes, and others such as the mixing of the rock within the muck pile, is vital to enable miners to improve and optimize production.
Moving to studies of wall control, the model is able to inform rock engineers regarding the extent and degree of damage caused by blasting. By modelling presplits in kimberlites at large open-pit mines, the model confirms that larger cartridge diameters in the decoupled charge cause increased damage into the final pit wall. Decoupled explosives do, however, need more attention in the model development. Monitoring of seismic wave transmission shows that changing timing does not significantly alter the total energy transmitted, but alters when the peaks occur. Thus, in this homogenous rock mass, the model indicates that reducing the charge towards the back of the trim blast plays a much more significant role in decreasing back damage than altering the timing, which is contrary to many expectations and invites further study. The final choice of blast parameters will need to balance the two opposing effects. The model predicts a very different fragmentation pattern in jointed rock and shows that separation along weaker planes can extend the damage a distance of at least twice the burden behind from the blasthole. These studies have shown how little is known of the dynamics of the rock mass response to blasting, and the model development process has provided a huge step in understanding. The current model validation project, which will be completed by the end of 2012, aims to compare these insightful models with more field tests to improve the confidence of the modellers that any results presented to blasters or rock engineers will correctly reflect the explosive-rock interactions to be expected in any given situation.
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"This certainly isn't about me. It never has been. I've always said through the years that I coached and taught for as long as I did to build relationships and try my best to have a lasting impact on the lives of my (players and students). I hope I can say I did that. I hope the kids and my staff would agree. That's all I could ask for, looking back now."
Moser will be honored at halftime of the Class 3A state championship game in Cedar Falls on Nov. 21. Jerry Shultz of Estherville-Lincoln Central is the other member of the 2013 Hall of Fame class.
The 61-year-old Moser retired after the 2003 season – his 15th as the Dodger leader. He accumulated 57 career victories, which still ranks him second behind Forrest Marquis (74 from 1942-54) in program history.
Fort Dodge qualified for the playoffs four times during Moser's tenure, and the Dodgers reached the state quarterfinals in 1994. He led them to conference championships in 1989 (Big Eight) and '94 (CIML National).
"You don't go into coaching with the idea or the goal that you'll be in the Hall of Fame someday," Moser said. "We weren't the most successful program around record-wise, but it's not just about that. I always wanted to help continue Fort Dodge's tradition of being a classy, hard-working, blue-collar program. That's all you can really control. You may not win 'em all here, but you fight like hell every week no matter what."
A native of Larchwood, Iowa, Moser starred at West Lyon High School in Inwood as a prep. He went on to garner All-American honors both at the junior college (Worthington, Minn.) and Div. II (Sioux Falls College) level.
Moser spent three seasons as an assistant at Aurelia High School and two years as the Clarion head coach before joining the Dodger staff in 1979. He replaced Mike Woodley at the helm in 1989.
"I have so many people to thank, from my good friend Myron Radke (at Alta-Aurelia), to (former FDSH athletic directors) Dutch (Huseman) and Don (Miller), to (ex-head coaches) Doug and Mike, (current Dodger head coach) Matt (Miller), all of my assistants and, of course, the players," Moser said. "I was truly blessed to both work with and work for so many great people.
"I wouldn't change a thing if I had a chance. It was a special time in my life, and the town of Fort Dodge has been awfully good to our family through the years. To be recognized now by my peers is a humbling feeling for this old man."


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Posts in this category
- Current State of Exceptions in Rakudo and Perl 6
- Meet DBIish, a Perl 6 Database Interface
- doc.perl6.org and p6doc
- Exceptions Grant Report for May 2012
- Exceptions Grant Report -- Final update
- Perl 6 Hackathon in Oslo: Be Prepared!
- Localization for Exception Messages
- News in the Rakudo 2012.05 release
- News in the Rakudo 2012.06 release
- Perl 6 Hackathon in Oslo: Report From The First Day
- Perl 6 Hackathon in Oslo: Report From The Second Day
- Quo Vadis Perl?
- Rakudo Hack: Dynamic Export Lists
- SQLite support for DBIish
- Stop The Rewrites!
- Upcoming Perl 6 Hackathon in Oslo, Norway
- A small regex optimization for NQP and Rakudo
- Pattern Matching and Unpacking
- Rakudo's Abstract Syntax Tree
- The REPL trick
- First day at YAPC::Europe 2013 in Kiev
- YAPC Europe 2013 Day 2
- YAPC Europe 2013 Day 3
- A new Perl 6 community server - call for funding
- New Perl 6 community server now live, accepting signups
- A new Perl 6 community server - update
- All Perl 6 modules in a box
- doc.perl6.org: some stats, future directions
- Profiling Perl 6 code on IRC
- Why is it hard to write a compiler for Perl 6?
- Writing docs helps you take the user's perspective
- Perl 6 Advent Calendar 2016 -- Call for Authors
- Perl 6 By Example: Running Rakudo
- Perl 6 By Example: Formatting a Sudoku Puzzle
- Perl 6 By Example: Testing the Say Function
- Perl 6 By Example: Testing the Timestamp Converter
- Perl 6 By Example: Datetime Conversion for the Command Line
- What is Perl 6?
- Perl 6 By Example, Another Perl 6 Book
- Perl 6 By Example: Silent Cron, a Cron Wrapper
- Perl 6 By Example: Testing Silent Cron
- Perl 6 By Example: Stateful Silent Cron
- A shiny perl6.org site
- Creating an entry point for newcomers
- An offer for software developers: free IRC logging
- Sprixel, a 6 compiler powered by JavaScript
- Announcing try.rakudo.org, an interactive Perl 6 shell in your browser
- Another perl6.org iteration
- Blackjack and Perl 6
- Why I commit Crud to the Perl 6 Test Suite
- This Week's Contribution to Perl 6 Week 5: Implement Str.trans
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- This Week's Contribution to Perl 6 Week 6: Improve Book markup
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- Report from the Perl 6 Hackathon in Copenhagen
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- Dissecting the "Starry obfu"
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- Perl 6 Compiler Feature Matrix
- The first Perl 6 module on CPAN
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- Third Grant Report: Structured Error Messages
- Fourth Grant Report: Structured Error Messages
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- How fast is Rakudo's "nom" branch?
- Building a Huffman Tree With Rakudo
- Immutable Sigils and Context
- Is Perl 6 really Perl?
- Mini-Challenge: Write Your Prisoner's Dilemma Strategy
- List.classify
- Longest Palindrome by Regex
- Perl 6: Lost in Wonderland
- Lots of momentum in the Perl 6 community
- Monetize Perl 6?
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- My first executable from Perl 6
- My first YAPC - YAPC::EU 2010 in Pisa
- Trying to implement new operators - failed
- Programming Languages Are Not Zero Sum
- Perl 6 notes from February 2011
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- PVC - Perl 6 Vocabulary Coach
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- Rakudo architectural overview
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- Rakudo "star" announced
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- Rats and other pets
- The Real World Strikes Back - or why you shouldn't forbid stuff just because you think it's wrong
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- Set Phasers to Stun!
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- Recent Perl 6 Developments August 2008
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- Subroutines vs. Methods - Differences and Commonalities
- A SVG plotting adventure
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- Test Suite Reorganization: How to move tests
- The Happiness of Design Convergence
- Thoughts on masak's Perl 6 Coding Contest
- The Three-Fold Function of the Smart Match Operator
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Sat, 21 Apr 2012
Perl 6 Hackathon in Oslo: Report From The First Day
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Yesterday I arrived in the beautiful city of Oslo to attend the Perl 6 Patterns Hackathon. Yesterday we visited a pub, had great discussions, food and beverages, and generally a very good time.
Today we met at 10 am, and got straight to hacking. We are located in an office in the 6th floor of a big building, with a nice view over the center of town, harbor, and even the Holmenkollen.
I worked on the backtrace printer, which in alarmingly many cases reported
Error while creating error string: Method 'message' not found for
invocant of class 'Any', which wasn't too helpful.
It turns out there were actually two causes. One was a subtle error in the
backtrace printer that was triggered by stricter
implementation of the specification, which was easy to find. The
second bug was harder to find, considering that you don't get easily get
backtraces from errors within the backtrace printer. In the end it was the
usage of a code object in boolean context, which turned out to be harmful.
Because regexes are also code objects, and in boolean context they search for
the outer
$_ variable and try to match the regex against it.
Which failed. Hard to find, but easy to fix.
My second big project today was database connectivity. Part of it was pestering Jonathan to fix the issues that arose from module precompilation mixed with calling C modules, and testing all the iterations he produced. I'm happy to report that it now works fine, which speeds up development quite a bit.
I also fixed the postgres driver. The root cause for the failing tests turned out to be rather simple too (a missing initialization), so simple that it's embarrassing how long it took me to find out. On the plus side I improved the code quite a bit in passing.
So now all tests in MiniDBI pass, which is a nice milestone, and an indication that we need more tests.
Tomorrow I plan to change the postgres driver to use proper prepared statments.
But the real value of such hackathon comes from interacting with the other hackers. I'm very happy about lots of discussions with other core hackers, as well as feedback and patches from new users and hackers.
At this occasion I'd also like to thank the organizers, Salve J. Nilsen, Karl Rune Nilsen and Jan Ingvoldstad. It has been a great event so far, both fun and productive. You are doing a great service to the Perl 6 community, and to the hackers you have invited.


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Project/Component Working Name:
Unibrow: Uniform Bootstrap Operation
(UNIBROw comes from UNIform BootstRap Operation)
See also: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdZo_keUoEs&list=TLiOobwz8YsEI
Name of Document Author/Supplier:
Matt Ingenthron <email@example.com>
Date of this Document:
28 August 2013
Proposal Status:
Name of Major Document Customer(s)/Consumer(s):
SDK Development Team
email@example.com mailing list
Project Summary:
Change the bootstrapping of all clients to have consistent behavior. Allow for both deterministic and random bootstrapping from a cluster and for dynamic updates to the bootstrap list past the initial list supplied by the application developer/operator.
Project Description:
Current bootstrapping can vary from client to client. Project CCCP will get to a much more regular and long-term-supportable approach, but it would be good to have a short term approach to cover a few things. First, it would be good for all client libraries to handle bootstrapping in the same way. Second, currently there are some situations where random bootstrapping, by which we mean selecting a bootstrap node at random, is preferred to deterministic bootstrapping. Some clients support this already and do it by default, where other clients do only deterministic bootstrapping. Third, we want the ability to change the bootstrap list without a restart of an application. It is somewhat complicated from a maintenance perspective to do a complete cluster swap currently, as the application needs to be reconfigured/restarted first. Notably, the Java client can't currently handle a complete cluster swap and has no (built-in) method of configuration which can be done dynamically.
Risks and Assumptions:
The UNIBROw project assumes that it can be delivered over the regular release cycle of the client libraries. It also has no dependencies on changes to the Couchbase Cluster.
Business Summary
Problem Area:
See description above.
The market is any deployment which may likely need to do a full cluster swap. This is quite possible in cloud deployments. For instance, at one point Amazon asked all of their customers in a given region to "move" to new instances. They gave some notice, but it was still intrusive. This kind of use case can come up with clusters for version upgrades, deployments in certain environments, etc.
How will you know when you are done?
The changes and feature tests will be integrated in each client library and tested.
Situational tests around full cluster tests will be carried out.
Technical Description
This project would be a simple set of changes per client library. In the end, each client library must have a way to configure...
- A list of bootstrap URIs (this already exists)
- A way to configure the client to use those URIs either...
- In order supplied (thus, every client will deterministically have the same configuration)
- In a random order (thus, clients could end up in different places if not all of the URIs go to the same cluster)
- A configuration file approach, idiomatic to the platform (i.e. yaml for Ruby, properties files for Java) which can allow for the reconfiguration of URIs without restarting the application.
Issues/Issues to be Opened:
Other Solutions Previously Considered:
Project CCCP is the long term solution which has been accepted, but requires a bigger set of changes.
In Scope:
Phase one, changes to libcouchbase, the Java client and the Python client. Phase two, changes to the PHP client, the Ruby client and the node.js client.
Out of Scope:
Changes to moxi to be UNIBROw compliant.
Any testing with load balancers for traffic.
Any attempt to compensate for misconfigured or unusual DNS/hostname configurations. In the current implementation, the cluster and cluster configuration control node hostnames (or IP addresses, which we unfortunately default to) and publish this via the configuration. A consistent set of name resolution for the hosts participating in the cluster and client-side application logic are expected. Note MB-8985 covers documentation changes for this.
New configuration options for either random or ordered selection of a URI.
Configuration files to be defined/documented per client library.
Doc Impact:
Updates to each client library's documentation on how to use the new configuration options and the new configuration files.
Admin/Config Impact:
To migrate to the new approach, software developers may need to make changes to their client configuration and/or software. The specific changes are not to be covered in the scope of this document.
There is no administration impact anticipated, other than possibly needing to deploy new client libraries and optionally enable this functionality with new configuration files and/or small code changes.
Packaging and Delivery Impact:
New dot-minor versions of all components mentioned would be required. Given that no existing interfaces are expected to be removed, there is no additional impact over a regular dot-minor upgrade.
Security Impact:
None, though documentation should indicate the proper permissions for configuration files.
Reference Documents:
Resources and Schedule
Projected Availability:
Phase one in mid September. Phase two as other SDKs are updated.
Cost of Effort:
Estimated as a day or two per client library, plus changes to SDKQE test cycles which are just in number of arguments.
Prototype Availability
Prototype Availability:
This project is small enough that no prototype is required.
Prototype Cost:
Not applicable.
Initial publication for REVIEW on 27 August, 2013.


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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (95 votes).
In short: Lovely race :-)Date of review: November 21, 2013
In short: back againIn full: well yet again I drove down from Derbyshire for this race, and yet again I came away pleased with event. Top marks to the marshals who really do help to make a race. I do like where you collect your race number, and the nice touch of sweets on the tables, I hope to be back next year. Date of review: November 21, 2013
In short: A big thank you to all the marshalls well organised event ,back nxt yearDate of review: November 20, 2013
In short: Highly recommendedIn full: I really enjoyed this one. It's a very well organised, small, friendly race. Like all small marathons (this had 217 people running I think) it gets quite spread out so if you need people around you to keep you going then you might struggle at this one. There seemed to be a few ad hoc groups forming through the race though so that could help.Water stops were plentiful and well spaced.Personally, I had no problem with the A20 section it was a good contrast with the country lanes we had run along beforehand.And I think it is quite a fast course. There is only one nasty hill and that is at 3 miles where you've still got the energy to take it in your stride. The others are easier and most of the ascent is done in the first half which is helpful. The lack of crowding means definite PB potential if you don't mind a little bit of climbing.And as others have said the HQ is brilliant. Plenty of parking, loos, showers. I'd thoroughly recommend this race.Date of review: November 19, 2013
In short: Great Race !!In full: Well worth entering, Im just glad It was down Charing hill then up. lolDate of review: November 18, 2013
In short: Painful - harder than I anticipated.In full: Unfortunately, the dull, overcast day made the race quite tedious. Otherwise there would have been some spectacular views over the Kent countryside. Some of the long A20 stretches were very mind-numbing. However, the friendly marshalls were great as were the teams at the pit stops, particularly at mile 13, who were utterly charming! Race HQ was brilliant, with shower, swim and sauna available; few races offer this! For a local November marathon, it's worth the run.Date of review: November 18, 2013
In short: Best Race HQ I have ever been toIn full: Decided to do the half to save standing waiting for husband to do the full. Some serious hills but friendly marshals with lots of goodies made it a very hard but strangely enjoyable race. Nice medal and the chip timing guys were superb with individual printouts at the end.Date of review: November 18, 2013
In short: Thanks for accepting the very late startersDate of review: November 17, 2013
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Club member John Kriegshauser of Chicago, Illinois, uses simple shop-made clamping pads that produce tight-fitting miter joints and don�t mar the work. These consist of 1/4-in.-thick plywood rectangles with 150-grit sandpaper glued on one face for traction and a 45-degree corner block glued on one end for clamping. You�ll need a pair of pads for each miter. To use, position the pad with its corner block just short of the miter�s edge. Use C-clamps to secure the pads to the work, then draw the miter together with a clamp on the corner blocks. Make pads of various sizes for different projects.
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On June 12th, Rick Bayless, the Frontera Grill staff, farmers, restaurant goers, and all those who believe in a local, sustainable agricultural system held a fundraiser in support of the Frontera Farmer Foundation. Now in its eight year, the foundation has given nearly $850,000 in capital development grants to 65 small and medium sized local farms in the Midwest.
At this all-day event, guests sampled tastings and bought products from local farmers and suppliers, enjoyed demos from the test kitchen, and participated in a silent auction. The day ended with Frontera's Dinner Like No Other, which featured a live auction from area supporters. Garrett Popcorn contributed a two gallon tin of Chicago Mix to the cause.
If you'd like to know more or make a contribution in support of sustainable agriculture, visit the Frontera Farmer Foundation site.


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Tips and advice from Wolves Academy
Wolverhampton Wanderers Academy is running a Foundation Phase Coach Education evening on Thursday 5th September 2013. The event is focussed on coaches working with players aged between 5 and 11 years old, providing helpful tips and sample sessions for those working at local, grassroots clubs.
The workshop, which is being help at the Sir Jack Hayward Training Ground, Compton, is part of the club's continued commitment to developing links with clubs in the local community. Academy Manager Gareth Prosser is hosting the event.
"We are very pleased to provide local coaches with this unique opportunity to come and see exactly what life is like at Wolves Academy. As well as giving the opportunity to watch our coaches work, the event is designed to give people from grassroots clubs the chance to speak with full time members of staff from the Academy, and ask any questions they may have."
Alongside the practical activities, which will be taking place on the club's state of the art, 3G astro turf, there will be a brief presentation highlighting aspects of the playing philosophy and ethos of the club.
Foundation Phase Support Coach, Dan Bolas started off working at a Grassroots club before starting as an Academy Coach in 2011.
"Having spent time working at a local club, coaching and supporting younger players, a workshop like this is an excellent way of picking up some tips and new ideas. Many of our part time coaches and development centre staff members have started their coaching careers working with grassroots clubs, so this is a great opportunity for local coaches to network."
There are still a few places left on the event, which is free to attend. If you are a coach interested in coming along to the evening, which runs from 6:30pm until approximately 8:30pm on Thursday 5th September 2013, please e-mail Dan Bolas on firstname.lastname@example.com as soon as possible to confirm you place.
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UGA by the Numbers
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January 27, 1785, by the Georgia General Assembly. UGA is the first state-chartered university in America.
Athens, Georgia (Clarke County), about 60 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta.
Main campus: 460 buildings on 762 acres.
Total acreage in 30 Georgia counties: 41,539 acres
Work Force
(As of October 2015)
Faculty (instr./rsrch/pub. svc): 2,999
Admin./other professional: 4,329
Tech./clerical/crafts/maint.: 3,042
Total: 10,370
Annual Budget (FY 2015):
$1.48 billion (27.4% provided by the state of Georgia)
Research (FY2014)
Externally sponsored research expenditures: $203.42 million
Intellectual Property Income: $6.6 million
Schools and Colleges
The University of Georgia is a comprehensive land and sea grant institution composed of 17 schools and colleges. They are, in order of founding:
- Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, 1801
- College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, 1859
- School of Law, 1859
- College of Pharmacy, 1903
- Daniel B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, 1906
- College of Education, 1908
- Graduate School, 1910
- C. Herman and Mary Virginia Terry College of Business, 1912
- Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, 1915
- College of Family and Consumer Sciences, 1933
- College of Veterinary Medicine, 1946
- School of Social Work, 1964
- College of Environment and Design, 1969
- School of Public and International Affairs, 2001
- College of Public Health, 2005
- Eugene P. Odum School of Ecology, 2007
- College of Engineering, 2012
The university is also home to the Augusta University/University of Georgia Medical Partnership.
Ranked among the nation's best research libraries. Total of 4.7 million volumes and one of nation's largest map collections.
Enrollment – Fall Semester 2015
Undergraduate: 27,547
Graduate/Professional: 8,583
Total: 36,130
(This total includes students enrolled at UGA extended campuses in Gwinnett County, Tifton, Griffin and Buckhead.)
Student Activities
More than 600 registered student organizations, including 32 social fraternities and 26 social sororities
Student Scholastic Achievement
2015 Freshmen : 4,977 total; Avg. SAT score: 1301; Avg. GPA: 3.91
Honors Program: 2,500, including 525 first years
Freshman average SAT score: 1469 (critical reading and math sections only); average ACT score: 33 (English and math sections only); GPA: 4.07
The University of Georgia is a national leader among public universities in the numbers of major scholarships earned by our students. Since 1995, UGA has produced nine Rhodes Scholars, five Gates Cambridge Scholars, seven Marshall Scholars, three Mitchell Scholars, 49 Goldwater Scholars, 13 Truman Scholars, 13 Udall Scholars and 36 Boren Scholars. 112 UGA students were offered Fulbright Scholarships in the past 15 years. The Chronicle of Higher Education lists the University of Georgia as one of the top producers of U.S. Fulbright students by type of institution.
Notably, in 2014-15 the University of Georgia was among only seven universities nationwide with recipients of all three major national undergraduate scholarships: the Goldwater, Truman and Udall.
Honors and Awards
- National Academy of Sciences members: 5 faculty
- American Association for the Advancement of Science: 58 faculty
- National Academy of Engineering members: 1 faculty
- National Academy of Public Administration members: 5 faculty
- Institute of Medicine members: 1 faculty
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences members: 9 faculty
Academic Offerings
- 25 Baccalaureate degrees in more than 140 fields
- 34 Master's degrees in 130 fields
- Specialist in Education degree in 18 major fields
- 4 Doctoral degrees in 98 areas
- Professional degrees in law, pharmacy and veterinary medicine
- More than 170 Study Abroad & exchange programs
NCAA Division I, Southeastern Conference
9 men's varsity sports
12 women's varsity sports
42 national championships, including 30 since 1999
What the College Guides Say
U.S. News & World Report's 2016 "Best Colleges" edition has UGA ranked 21st among public universities. Kiplinger Magazine ranks UGA 12th in its 2016 list of the "100 Best Values in Public Colleges."
Total Living Alumni
Approximately 300,000.
The University of Georgia...
- …is home of the 115,000-square-foot Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries, housing the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library; the Russell Library for Political Research and Studies; the Walter J. Brown Media Archives, and the Peabody Collection.
- ...is home of the Peabody Awards, presented annually for excellence in television and radio news, entertainment and children's programming.
- ...is home of Georgia's State Botanical Garden, State Museum of Art, and State Museum of Natural History.
- ...is home of the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame.
- ...has one of the largest and most comprehensive public service and outreach programs conducted by an American educational institution.
- ...ranks 5th nationally by short-term duration of study abroad
Jere W. Morehead, President
Pamela Whitten, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
Timothy M. Chester, Vice President for Information Technology
J. Griffin Doyle, Vice President for Government Relations
Jennifer L. Frum, Vice President for Public Service and Outreach
Karri Hobson-Pape, Vice President for Marketing & Communications
David C. Lee, Vice President for Research
Kelly K. Kerner, Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations
Ryan A. Nesbit, Vice President for Finance and Administration
Rahul Shrivastav, Vice President for Instruction
Victor K. Wilson, Vice President for Student Affairs
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by John MacArthur
It's easy to forget that there are always people watching how we live. They might be your children, siblings, coworkers, friends, or neighbors—it might even be total strangers who regularly see how you behave. Regardless of who sees, very little of our lives takes place in total privacy.
So as we consider some key principles from God's Word that help us determine how to behave in the gray areas of life—the issues and activities about which Scripture does not directly speak—we need to remember that our behavior also has repercussions for others, as well.
Regarding the eating of food offered to idols—which was a pivotal gray area in the early church—Paul wrote, "Food will not commend us to God; we are neither the worse if we do not eat, nor the better if we do eat. But take care that this liberty of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak" (1 Corinthians 8:8-9).
In exercising our Christian liberty, we must be sensitive to weaker believers who might have more sensitive consciences. We need to prayerfully consider the question: Will this activity benefit others or cause them to stumble?
How you conduct yourself in life's gray areas isn't just a question of your spiritual maturity. The quality of the example you set for other, less-mature believers ought to inform your decisions. It really comes down to esteem. What matters more to you, exercising your freedoms or encouraging the spiritual growth of other believers? And when you esteem them as more important than yourself, putting their spiritual interests above your own freedom, you are following the example of Christ (Philippians 2:1-5).
This is the principle of love. As Romans 13:10 says, "Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law." If you know that your choice—even something you consider to be well "in bounds" and approved by God—will cause another Christian to stumble and sin, love that brother or sister enough to restrict your own freedom and abstain.
That selfless attitude is not very popular in our self-absorbed society, but it is biblical. In fact, to cause a fellow Christian to violate his or her conscience is ultimately to sin against the Lord. For "by sinning against the brethren and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ. Therefore," Paul said, "if food causes my brother to stumble, I will never eat meat again, so that I will not cause my brother to stumble" (1 Corinthians 8:12-13).
When it comes to the exercise of our freedoms, we need to be less concerned with enjoying our Christian liberty to the fullest extent, and more focused on how our behavior in the gray areas can build up and encourage the spiritual growth of others.
Have you had opportunities to sacrifice your freedom for the sake of other believers? Afterward did you really miss the item or activity you sacrificed, or was the benefit to the other believer far greater than the pleasure you might have enjoyed?
Or has another believer abstained from an activity for your benefit? How did their sacrifice encourage your spiritual growth?
(Adapted from Right Thinking in a World Gone Wrong.)
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This is such a vital message to the church. Even as Christians, we've become so consumed with a holier than thou attitude (much like the Pharisees of Jesus' time) that we rarely consider how our behaviors, what we condone or don't, affects others around us.
I'm very much exhorted by this post to continually seek the face of God Almighty and prayerfully consider the needs of others, before and better yet, without considering how it might benefit or hurt me.
Thank you for your wise and gracious words of exhortation.
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What is wrong with a holy attitude. We are called to be holy.
Self denial is our reasonable service, especially to a brother or sister in Christ Jesus.
These days when you self deny for someone and they find out about it, you are accused of being holier than thou and it is sad. They say that because your sacrifice makes them feel bad, as conviction from the Holy Spirit should. But they do not want to humble themselves and admit that and so the accusation. If someone puts you first, instead of accusing them of being "holier than thou", consider that they may be acting upon what the Bible says, and not out to make one feel bad.
The Bible says it is better to give than receive (another misused scripture by heretics), but it is both a blessing to the giver to give as it is to the recipient to receive. Store up your treasures in Heaven is my motto.
Try to keep your sacrifice secret, and God the Father will bless you in the open as He does with your prayers. And if someone accuses you of being "holier than thou" pray for them because pride goeth before a fall.
And if someone puts you first, Praise and Thank God, and be kind to the one delivering the blessing to you.
love to all my brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus,
Cherie c.
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I also want to add what RC Sproul said about freedoms and liberties. Such freedoms can include: sports, video games, dancing, drinking wine, movies, tv, music, fishing, etc. Although the bible does not forbid these things, the absence of these things in someone's life does not prove the genuiness of their salvation. Many unsaved people don't play video games, or don't watch sports or never drink alcohol. The genuiness of our salvation is demonstrated in our obedience to the clear commands of scripture (what God actually commands to do and what He forbids). Like Paul said, "The Kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit." - Romans 14:17-19. Are we being obedient to what God actually commands or forbids, or have we made up our own rules of what we should do or shouldn't do?
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The end...Posted Tuesday, June 3, 2008, at 12:58 PM
Well, it looks like the end has finally come for the Democratic primary and Hillary Clinton's White House hopes. Just moments ago an AP story came across the wire saying that according to their tally, Obama has officially clinched his primaries nomination.
Of course, this isn't exactly news unless you're incapable of simple math or you're Hillary.
While, I am pleased to see some finality, at the same time I'm a little saddened. It's been nice to have something to read in the news that was controversial and didn't involve dead Israelis, Tibetans or disaster victims.
I'm sure we'll have plenty to talk about as things develop between now and November. Maybe now we can get down to real election politics and see what's coming to us this year.
I'm not going to elaborate on this too much I just wanted to share the fresh info with you.
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Either way this is going to be interesting. I am loving this. What a great country that we can do this. I want to see the third party candidates and all.
-- Posted by I.B. Le Truth on Tue, Jun 3, 2008, at 11:14 PM
Well, yeah, it's fun until we have to VOTE! I know a bunch of people who aren't looking forward to that event...
-- Posted by goat lady on Wed, Jun 4, 2008, at 3:19 PM
Anybody notice the contrast between McCain's speech and Obama's victory speech last night? McCain was all nicey nice but Obama slammed McCain several times in his victory speech. Hillary Clinton was her usual self- too proud to concede.
Anyway, I'm voting third party! Chuck Baldwin is the Constitution Party candidate for president. He'll be on the Missouri ballot. Gene Amondson http://www.geneamondson.com/prohibition-...
is the Prohibition Party candidate for president. I'm vice-chairman of the Prohibition National Committee, but I'll probably vote Constitution Party since my party won't be on the ballot. McCain is the choice for all you moderate Democrats out there! lol
-- Posted by swift on Wed, Jun 4, 2008, at 3:35 PM
I can't wait to get the opportunity, once we have an opportunity to view what "both" candidates now have to say.
Mud slingin, name callin, negative adds and all. Lets get it on.
-- Posted by I.B. Le Truth on Wed, Jun 4, 2008, at 10:09 PM
Corey Noles' response:Yeah! That's my attitude, too.
IBTruth: Sounds like two party presidential election year politics is like sports. The Democratic League versus the Republican League! Candidates are like sports teams playing against each other in the league primaries. Each leagues winning team plays in the final political super bowel! Play Ball! lol!
-- Posted by swift on Thu, Jun 5, 2008, at 2:54 PM
That is right, I like it more than any sport. It has real meaning and impact. Pick your team, play and support it. Serious stuff, everyone should get involved.
-- Posted by I.B. Le Truth on Thu, Jun 5, 2008, at 5:39 PM
I wish they had a "None of the Above" on the ballot.
Yellow Rose, where are you????
-- Posted by Ducky on Thu, Jun 5, 2008, at 6:06 PM
Yeah? What party ticket do you think Yellow Rose would be on?
-- Posted by goat lady on Thu, Jun 5, 2008, at 10:18 PM
Definitely not the "Hairy-eyed Boss" ticket. Maybe he has her chained to her chair with a video cam recording her every move!
I think we need to mount a rescue!
-- Posted by goat lady on Fri, Jun 6, 2008, at 7:03 AM
The real question this morning is --- What did Hillary and Obama talk about last night?????
-- Posted by goat lady on Fri, Jun 6, 2008, at 7:04 AM
Corey Noles' response:God, that had to be an uncomfortable visit for them both.
Will she, won't she? Does she? Doesn't she? If she does, and he loses, she'll never be able to run again...
Can he overcome the internet gossip? (It's pretty malicious!)
Can she swallow her pride?
-- Posted by goat lady on Fri, Jun 6, 2008, at 10:26 PM
I don't know about all the internet gossip I know that both candidates are talking about programs that will raise taxes. The only thing I will vote to raise taxes for is education even though last year was the largest budget ever for education it still didn't seem to be enough. As far as I am concerned everyone else can scrap for what they need just like I have always done.
-- Posted by I.B. Le Truth on Fri, Jun 6, 2008, at 11:23 PM
It must be a bitter pill for Hillary to swallow to have to consider being a vice-presidential candidate. One of my brothers thinks the democratic party had all this orchestrated to end up with both of them on one ticket. Good grief! How can he think that the democratic party could orchestrate so many voters.
GL, I love the "hairy eye'ed boss ticket." Yellow Rose, come back.
-- Posted by Ducky on Mon, Jun 9, 2008, at 1:34 PM
I have to admit that the Democratic party isn't too good at orchestrating any kind of unified effort such as that would entail.
Your brother has oatmeal for brains...
-- Posted by goat lady on Mon, Jun 9, 2008, at 10:22 PM
Well both parties have been guilty of voting dead people and dogs at times. Sometimes they even vote for dead people here in Missouri and they win.
-- Posted by I.B. Le Truth on Tue, Jun 10, 2008, at 1:14 AM
Haha! It's happened in the not-too-distant past!
-- Posted by goat lady on Tue, Jun 10, 2008, at 7:01 AM
Sure did and the political party was behind that and orchestrated that by getting their party members to vote for the dead person. At the same time some dead people actually voted from what I heard.
Pretty amazing isn't it, but if I got beat by a dead person I think I would quit politics. Of course the opponenet was out of respect and fear of angering the mobs because they were unable to really say anything about the dead candidate. Of course at the same time the dead candidates supporters were able to unload on the opponent. Don't run against a dead person.
-- Posted by I.B. Le Truth on Wed, Jun 11, 2008, at 8:02 PM
Hahaha! This sounds like a scene from "The Night of the Living Dead," which is/was one of the most ridiculous movies I ever saw in my entire life!! (Why it is a cult favorite is beyond me!)
-- Posted by goat lady on Wed, Jun 11, 2008, at 10:10 PM
I have a quick question to pose this morning: I've been checking out some nasty political email by going to snopes.com, the urban legend website, and I've take down some figures. On the "politics" section, Bill and Hillary Clinton have 27, McCain has 3, Obama has 18, and Pres. Bush has 47.
My question is this: Do any of you have any idea how or why these myths get started and why the numbers are so different for each political figure?
-- Posted by goat lady on Thu, Jun 12, 2008, at 8:57 AM
I sure don't and I didn't even know what these sites were. You shouldn't be reading that stuff GL. Just listen to me and I will keep you stratight.
-- Posted by I.B. Le Truth on Thu, Jun 12, 2008, at 11:36 PM
Hahaha! Thanks, I.B., but you're just a bit too conservative for my tastes!! (Nice and level-headed, but a shade too far to the right!!)
BESIDES, I don't "go" to those sites: My "friends" (well, "acquaintances") SEND these things to me!
I shall accept your advice, though, and I will, henceforth, quit reading them - do a favor to my blood pressure and hit the "delete" button!
-- Posted by goat lady on Fri, Jun 13, 2008, at 8:28 AM
If I told you I believe in a womans right to choose, support stem cell research and despise the death penalty, would you still call me a conservative.
I am only conservative in the area that I love this country and I can't stand to hear anyone denegrate it for any reason. I appreciate a President who has had to make hard decisions that were left up to him because his predecessors, including his father failed to do their job. I will never apologize for him or my country to anyone or any other country.
I have lived in them and they are pretty for a while or to visit, but after a short while you will begin to understand why they all want to come here, and I mean all of them.
God has blessed me. He gave me the greatest gift of all. He allowed me to be a man born in the United States. What more could I ask for? Just one other thing, let me live in the bootheel of Missouri please.
When I awake in the mornings I realize that I could have been born a woman in Saudi Arabia or Somalia or Haiti even.
You are blessed too GL.
-- Posted by I.B. Le Truth on Fri, Jun 13, 2008, at 1:39 PM
Oh, my, you aren't as conservative as I thought you were, I.B. You are a true thinking man!
I always appreciate your honesty, whether I agree with you or not. And this time, I agree with you.
Heaven help this great nation of ours to find its way back home...
-- Posted by goat lady on Fri, Jun 13, 2008, at 10:28 PM
Are you sure it is the great nation that needs to find its way back home or the large number of citizens who contribute nothing and feel they are entitled to more while living better and having more than our parents and grandparents could have dreamed of?
-- Posted by I.B. Le Truth on Sat, Jun 14, 2008, at 1:08 PM
GL, oatmeal with raisins and brown sugar is a satisfying meal for breakfast, lunch or dinner, so I will assume you were heaping praise on the "brains" of Ducky's brother.
-- Posted by FJGuy on Sat, Jun 14, 2008, at 5:19 PM
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Now you can call me a disgrunted employee. Wait, or is it my job to start draft talk? Oh well.
C'mon ladies and gents. No feelings on this group?
Did a thread over on the "other" site to which I rated the best players from our draft and how I feel they will fit this team.
This is how it went....
1. D'qwell Jackson
-- Am I the only one who thinks about the pick of D'Qwell and just smiles?
Sure we had to give up Faine, which was a heartbreaker for me to begin with; but I can't get the thought of guys like Odell Thurman and Lofa Tatupu out of my head.
Oh I know the arguments will come...."He's undersized for the 34" -or- "Both Thurman and Tatupu played in the 43". But what some seem to forget is this will be less of a transition for Jackson coming into the league and he can just play like he played in Maryland.
During the draft the player's roundtable ESPN had commented that MLB is one of, if not THE, hardest position to learn immediately in the NFL because they are the "quarterback" on the defensive side of the ball. Well guess what, we already have our "quarterback" on that side of the ball and his name is Andra Davis. Remember that he already has some 34 experience. D'Qwell can just sit back, make his read his keys, let his playmaking ability take over, and make tackle after tackle. He doesn't have to shoulder the responsibility of calling the defense and being the leader immediately. That's a big bonus of running the 34 at this point when we bring in a rookie to start out of the gates (though we all know Romeo will bring him off the bench till like preseason game 4).
On top of it, who better to have in front of him than Ted Washington so he doesn't have to battle blockers constantly? Don't overlook the drafting of the Giant Baba as well. He will be a factor rotating with Big Ted as well. For me measureables aren't the end all be all, and this kid plays with heart. But it is sure nice to have arguably the best pure NT of all time in front of you even if he is in his twilight along with another young experinced nose tackle getting reps as well.
I want to go as far as saying that D'Qwell will have an outside shot of being defensive ROTY and the best player in this draft class for us.
2. Babatunde Oshinowo
-- Entering the draft there were three clear cut top nose tackle prospects: Ngata, Watson, and Oshinowo. For months this forum in particular discussed Oshinowo as a strong possibility in rounds 3 and 4 to really come in and be our future at the position. I literally yelled at the TV for 5 straight picks until I FINALLY heard, "The Cleveland Browns select DT Stanford, Babatunde Oshinowo". Just goes to show what a GM with a great poker face can do for a franchise by landing this same prospect in round 6. (it STILL blows my mind a day later).
The advantages of the pick are clear cut. The team desperately needed depth being the great, albeit aging, Ted Washington. Speaking of Big Ted, what better player to learn under to understand and grow into the nose tackle position? And Babatunde still has room to grow. This season he played at a lighter weight but could easily get back up to 320. Smart, strong, solid against the run, and a great motor.
Late round pick who definately has the potential to turn into a long term starter.
3. Lawrence Vickers
Fullbacks clearly are no longer highly regarded in NFL draft circles. It's the only explanation for the top prospect at the position could fall into the Browns laps in round 6.
What is so great about Vickers is his versatility. The Browns certainly need red zone help, and versatility which could present match up problems can go a LOOOOOOOOONG way. This isn't your typical smashmouth FB. Vickers can run the ball as a short yardage specialist, catch the ball out of the backfield, and even block for you. He reminds me of another Zach Crockett from the Raiders.
Certainly a great addition which could go a long way when it comes to the smashmouth AFC North.
4. Kamerion Wimbley
-- I'm sure it's a bit surprising that someone would actually have the the top pick overall as just the fourth player in regards to what type of impact he could have on the team.
Truth is it's going to take some time for Wimbley to make a huge impact on the team. He will immediately provide a pass rush. I'm not one to expect 10 sacks in his first year though. It's also going to take a little bit of time for him to become truly comfortable in his new postion of OLB.
What's truly to like about Wimbley is that he's a very solid player on the field and possesses great character off the field. He's a low risk/possible high reward type of player. I could honestly seem him as a solid player for this team in the next decade but nothing truly special.
5. Jerome Harrison
-- Quality depth at running back was a crucial need entering this draft and it was met. Harrison comes to the Browns as the NCAA's regular season leading rusher. He has good speed with a 4.4 forty. Shouldered the load on a very bad WSU team where he was not surrounded with the best talent. Will come in and certainly provide the depth we needed.
6. Issac Sowells
-- Guard is an uncertainty with this team over the long haul. Andruzzi is being held by duct tape and Coleman is in the last year of his contract. Sowells was a three year starter at left tackles in a major conference. He will have to move inside due to size and overall athleticism problems. Inside though he's strong and quick off the ball. Savage said it himself, "He should compete for a starting spot in 2007". If that happens to be so, then this pick could certainly jump much higher up the board.
7. Travis Wilson
-- Will have a chance to earn his keep early in his career with Braylon's future a bit of an uncertainty. Northcutt's contract will be up next year. He HAS the potential to be a starting receiver down the road. Note, I said HAS. A big physical receiver with solid hands and has no problem going over the middle. Receivers like that can usually find a niche somewhere in this league.
8. DeMario Minter
-- What more can I say about the pick other than I thought is was a very good value and could provide solid depth for the secondary in the future. Solid cover corner, who likes to be physical off the edge; a good fit for this team overall.
9. Leon Williams
-- Big time athlete who will take time to develop. Certainly adds depth to our most depleted position. Will come in as a special teams demon. Will have to see if Romeo lives up to his bill as a teacher with this one.
10. Justin Hamilton
-- Really expectations of ANY seventh round pick should never truly be that high. Hamilton is what he is.....a big safety who can hit and has very nice measureables. Probably contribute some on special teams and that's about it.


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Calories 271
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Vanilla extract 1 tablespoon
Cornstarch 2 tablespoons
Peach nectar 1 cup
Pineapple juice or peach juice ¼ cup
Peaches, sliced, packed in juice, drained (or 1¾ pounds) fresh 2 16-ounce cans
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