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Journal of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering
versión On-line ISSN 2309-8775
versión impresa ISSN 1021-2019
J. S. Afr. Inst. Civ. Eng. vol.53 no.2 Midrand oct. 2011
Validation of international concrete creep prediction models by application to South African concretes
G C Fanourakis
Creep deformation of concrete is often responsible for excessive deflections at service loads which can compromise the performance of a structure. National design codes therefore provide prediction models for the estimation of creep deformation. These models are empirical-based.
This paper assesses the accuracy of six international code type models, when compared with the actual strains measured on a range of South African concretes under laboratory control conditions. The models considered are those contained in AS 3600 (2001), AS 3600 (2009), Eurocode EC 2 (2004), GL (2000), GL (2004) and GZ (1993).
The results indicate that for the range of concretes tested, the GL (2000) model yielded the most accurate predictions, giving the lowest overall coefficient of variation (ωall) of 31,9%. The least accurate method was the AS 3600 (2009) which yielded an overall coefficient of variation (ωall) of 74,7%.
This paper also recommends a new approach to assessing the accuracy of creep models.
Key words: concrete, creep, models, design codes, testing
Creep estimates are an important design consideration for durability, long-term serviceability and load carrying capacity of structures.
The rate and ultimate magnitude of creep, to be used in the design of a reinforced concrete structure, can be estimated at various levels, depending on the nature of the proposed structure and the extent of its deformation sensitivity.
In cases where the nature of the proposed structure warrants an approximate estimate of the extent and rate of creep strain, this can be estimated using design code type models. The input required by these models would be general information available at that stage, such as compressive strength of the concrete, applied stress, general environmental conditions of exposure and member geometry.
During a previous investigation, Fanourakis and Ballim (2006) assessed the accuracy of the following code-type creep prediction models when compared with the actual strains measured on a range of concretes under laboratory controlled conditions:
South African Bureau of Standards, SABS 0100 (1992), currently renamed SANS 10100 (2000).
Modified SANS 10100 model, discussed in Fanourakis and Ballim (2006).
British Standards Institution - Structural Use of Concrete, BS 8110 - Part 2 - (1985).
American Concrete Institute (ACI) Committee 209 (1992), reapproved by ACI Committee 209 in 2008.
Standards Association of Australia - Australian Standard for Concrete Structures - AS 3600 (1988).
Comité Euro-International Du Béton - Federation Internationale De La Précontrainte (CEB-FIP) Model Code (1970).
CEB-FIP Model Code (1978).
CEB-FIP Model Code (1990).
International Union of Testing and Research Laboratories for Materials and Structures (RILEM) Model B3 (1995), after Bazant and Baweja (1995).
Subsequently, some of the models listed above were superseded. This justified an assessment of the accuracy of the revised models, as well as other code-type models that were not previously considered. This paper assesses the accuracy of the following six international code type models when compared to the same experimental data used to assess the accuracy of the above models.
Standards Association of Australia - Australian Standard for Concrete Structures - AS 3600 (2001 and 2009 versions).
EUROCODE (EC 2) - BS EN 1992-11:2004, which will be referred to as EC 2 (2004).
Gardner and Lockman 2000 and 2004 versions, which will be referred to as GL (2000) and GL (2004), respectively. The GL (2000) model was published in 2001.
Gardner and Zhao (GZ 1993).
The BS 8110 (1985) was superseded by the EC 2 (2004) which is validated in this paper. The EC 2 (2004) model is the 1999 update of the CEB (1990) model.
The GL (2000 and 2004) and GZ (1993) models were considered as they are similar in their degree of complexity and approach to the other national code models considered. The GL (2000) model is a modification of the GZ (1993) model.
The accuracy of all the models was determined by comparing experimental total creep values based on laboratory testing over a period of 168 days, carried out as part of an investigation by Fanourakis (1998), against those predicted at the corresponding ages by all the models considered. A period of 168 days (approximately six months) was selected as it is accepted that approximately 60% of the ultimate creep strain will occur within the first six months after loading (Alexander 1994).
The models were assessed against the strains measured on six different concrete mixes, incorporating combinations of three aggregate types and two w/c ratios as detailed in Table 1. The three aggregate types were representative of common aggregates used in concrete and the two w/c ratios represented medium and high strength concretes.
The models considered are all empiricalbased. The 28-day compressive strength is the only input parameter which necessitates testing. Other input parameters typically comprise certain variables, such as effective thickness, relative humidity and age at loading.
All the models considered express creep strain in terms of the creep coefficient, φ(t), where:
In Equation 1, εc(t, τ) is the creep strain at any concrete age t for a concrete loaded at age τ, where t > τ and εeτ is the elastic strain of eT the concrete at age τ. The creep coefficient is empirically determined by considering one or more intrinsic and/or extrinsic variables such as concrete stiffness and age at first loading.
Table 2 shows a summary of the factors accounted for by each of the prediction models considered in this paper. These factors include those required for the determination of the elastic modulus which is used in the calculation of εeτ in Equation 1.
As is evident from Table 2, the factors considered by the two AS 3600 models are almost identical. The same situation applies to the three models co-developed by Gardner (GL 2000; GL 2004 and GZ 1993).
The Australian models (AS 2001 and 2009) are the only two models that consider characteristic compressive strength in addition to actual compressive strength.
A single batch of CEM I 42,5 cement, from the Dudfield factory of Alpha Cement (now AfriSam), was used for all the tests carried out in this investigation. Quartzite (Q) from the Ferro quarry in Pretoria, granite (G) from the Jukskei quarry in Midrand and andesite (A) from the Eikenhof quarry in Johannesburg were used as both the stone and sand aggregates for the concrete. The stone was 19 mm nominal size and the fine aggregate was crusher sand.
Aggregate stiffness
Measurements of aggregate elastic modulus or stiffness were carried out on samples obtained from the representative boulders collected from the three sources of the aggregates used in the investigation. The stiffness of each rock type as determined on the boulder samples was taken to be representative of the stiffness of the corresponding aggregates used in the concrete specimens.
Three cores measuring 42 mm in diameter and 82 mm long were cut from each set of two boulders and these were tested according to the procedure described in BS 1881 (1983) to determine the elastic modulus of the aggregates used in this investigation. These cores were loaded to a maximum stress equal to approximately 25% of the average unconfined compression strength values respectively determined by Davis and Alexander (1992) as 250 MPa, 190 MPa and 527 MPa for the quartzite, granite and andesite from the same sources.
The average elastic modulus for each rock type is included in Table 1.
Creep and shrinkage measurements
For each of the concretes listed in Table 1, six prisms were prepared, measuring 100 x 100 x 200 mm and cast with the 200 mm dimension vertical. After de-moulding, these prisms were continuously water-cured up to an age of 28 days. A set of Demec targets were glued onto two opposite 200 x 100 mm faces of each prism, on a vertical axis symmetrically about the middle of the specimen, to accommodate a 100 mm Demec strain gauge.
After curing, three of the six prisms of each mix were used for creep tests and the remaining three were used for shrinkage measurements.
The creep test prisms were placed into creep loading frames and subjected to an applied load of approximately 25% of the 28-day compressive strength, for the 168-day period, in a room controlled at 22 ± 3ºC and RH of 65 ± 5%.
The shrinkage (companion) prisms were placed on a rack in the same room as the creep samples and, in order to ensure a drying surface area equivalent to the creep samples, the two 100 mm square ends were dipped in warm wax to prevent drying from these surfaces.
Elastic strain measurements of the loaded specimens were taken within 10 minutes of application of the loads. These measurements were used to determine the secant elastic moduli of the concretes, which were compared with the values estimated by each creep model assessed.
Creep and shrinkage measurements were recorded daily for the first week, thereafter weekly for the remainder of that month and then monthly until the culmination of the approximately six-month total loading period. This entailed measuring the strain across the targets using a Demec gauge with a resolution of 16,7 microstrain per division. At each measuring period, the strain of each prism was taken as the average of the strains measured on the two opposite faces of the prism. The strain of each group of prisms, that is the three creep prisms or the three companion shrinkage prisms of a particular mix, was taken as the average of the strains of the prisms in that group.
The results of shrinkage measurements were subtracted from the total time-dependent strain of the loaded specimens to determine the total creep strain.
Elastic moduli of concrete
All the creep prediction models applied in this investigation include an empirical equation for estimating the elastic modulus of the concrete, which, in turn, is used in predicting the creep of the concrete. Hence, the reliability of estimation of the elastic modulus significantly influences the reliability of the prediction of creep. For this reason the accuracy of elastic moduli estimates are considered below.
The GL (2000), GL (2004) and GZ (1993) use a common equation for the estimation of elastic modulus.
All the equations of the models included in this paper consider the cylinder compressive strength of the concrete at the time of loading. The cylinder strengths used for the various mixes were inferred from the cube strengths of those mixes using the conversions given in the EC2 (2004) model.
The equations prescribed by the AS 3600 models also consider the density of the concrete. The AS 3600 (2009) model prescribes two equations for estimating the elastic modulus of the concrete, one for cylinder compressive strengths less than or equal to 40 MPa and the other for strengths in excess of 40 MPa. The equation pertaining to concretes with a maximum compressive strength of 40 MPa is the same equation that is used for estimating elastic modulus for all strength ranges in the AS 3600 (2001) version.
Table 3 shows the estimated elastic moduli for each of the concretes according to the different creep prediction methods, together with the average elastic moduli measured at 28 days after casting. The most and least accurate elastic modulus estimations are indicated in green and red, respectively.
This table includes the following statistics:
The coefficients of variation of errors (ωj) after Bazant and Panula (1979). This coefficient is expressed as a percentage and is defined by Equations 2 and 3. The more accurate the estimation, the lower the value of ωj.
in which,
|coefficient of variation for data set j
|the deviation (vertical) between the measured and predicted value for data point i on data set j.
|the measured values (labelled by the subscript i in the data set number j).
|the total number of data points in the set.
The t-Test results, which relate to a comparison between the measured and the predicted values for each of the concretes, determined by a particular creep prediction method. T-test probabilities exceeding five per cent indicate that the difference between the estimated and the actual values is not due to chance, and hence significant.
It is evident from Table 3 that, in the case of the concretes containing the andesite aggregate (A1 and A2), which had an average density of 2 591 kg/m3, the models generally underestimated the elastic modulus. In the remaining mixes, which had an average density of 2 400 kg/m3, the creep prediction models generally overestimated the elastic modulus. No trend was established regarding the variance exhibited in the values predicted for the lower w/c ratio mixes (Q2, G2 and A2) in comparison with the higher w/c ratio mixes.
The AS 3600 (2009) method, which yielded a coefficient of variation (ωj) of 9,3%, was the most accurate method, while the EC 2 (2004) was the least accurate method (ωj = 16,4%).
The introduction of the additional equation (for strengths in excess of 40 MPa) for predicting elastic modulus in the recent AS 3600 (2009) model appears to yield more accurate results compared to those obtained using only the equation from the former AS 3600 (2001) model. The inclusion of concrete density in the AS 3600 models does appear to benefit the accuracy of the estimated elastic modulus.
The AS 3600 (2009) model generally yielded the most accurate estimates of elastic modulus of all the models considered, including those in the previous investigation by Fanourakis and Ballim (2006).
According to the t-Test results shown in Table 3, the discrepancies between the measured and predicted elastic moduli values, for the different mixes, were not significant for any of the models.
No trend was established regarding the influence of the included aggregate on the accuracy of the predicted modulus of elasticity. However, a trend was established between the average elastic modulus of the concrete (at 28 days) for both strength grades manufactured with each aggregate type and the elastic modulus of the included aggregate, as shown in Figure 1.
Total creep
Analytical procedures
The six creep prediction methods considered in this investigation were used to predict the specific creep at the same ages at which measurements were taken for the concrete of each of the six mixes used.
In order to provide a basis for comparing the creep strains of concretes with different strengths and different applied stresses, σ, the measured and predicted results were presented in the form of specific creep (Cc)which is defined as:
Substituting Equation 1 into Equation 4
Figures 2 to 7 show comparisons between the measured results for the six mixes (Q1, Q2, G1, G2, A1 and A2) together with the corresponding strains predicted by the different models.
From Figures 2 to 7, the following is evident:
The AS 3600 (2009) model over-predicted the creep strain for all six of the concrete mixes.
The AS 3600 (2001) model overpredicted the creep strain in the case of the low strength mixes (Q1, G1 and A1). Furthermore, in all the mixes except G2, this model overestimated the early development of creep. This trend is in disagreement with the findings of Gilbert (2002) where the early development of creep is underestimated by this model.
The GL (2000) and GL (2004) models over-predicted the creep strain in the case of the high strength mixes (Q2, G2 and A2).
The GZ (1993) model initially over-predicted the creep strain (within the first three weeks) and then under-predicted thereafter.
The coefficient of variation of errors (ωj), which is defined by Equations 2 and 3 above, was used to quantify the extent to which predicted specific creep values at different ages after loading (determined by applying a particular model) deviated from the values measured at the relevant ages on the specimens of a particular concrete mix. The more accurate the prediction, the lower the value of ωj.
The overall coefficient of variation (ωall) was used to estimate the average (pooled) coefficient of variation of a number of independent coefficients of variation (ωj), as defined by Equation 8.
N = the number of sets considered.
The calculated values of ωj and ωall for the different models assessed are shown in Table 4. The most and least accurate predictions and estimations are indicated in green and red, respectively.
When considering specific mixes, the most accurate results were yielded by the GL (2000) in the case of the low strength mixes (Q1, G1 and A1) and generally by the AS 3600 (2001) in the case of the high strength mixes. Overall, the GL (2000) model yielded the most accurate predictions, giving the lowest overall coefficient of variation (ωall of 31,9%).
Ironically, the AS 3600 (2009), which yielded the most accurate elastic modulus of all the models considered (Table 3), showed the least accuracy of prediction (ωall = 74,7%) by exhibiting the least accuracy in five of the six mixes (all the mixes except A2).
No other trend was established between the accuracy of the specific total creep and the elastic moduli predicted by any of the models.
Although the GL (2000) model yielded the most accurate results in this investigation (ωall = 31,9º%), the CEB-FIP (1970), BS 8110 (1985) and SABS 0100 (1992) models, which were included in the previous investigation by Fanourakis and Ballim (2006), respectively yielded more accurate ωall values of 18,1º%, 23,6º% and 31,3%.
Based on the results of this investigation, the following was concluded:
All the creep prediction methods included in this project considered the value of a predicted elastic modulus of the concrete in calculating predicted creep strain. A comparison of the predicted elastic moduli, determined for each mix by the different creep prediction methods, with the measured elastic moduli of the relevant mixes, indicated that the differences were not significant in the case of all the models.
No trend was established regarding the influence of the included aggregate on the accuracy of the predicted modulus of elasticity.
The six models assessed show significant and wide variation in the magnitude of specific creep predicted over the time period considered. When considering specific mixes, the most accurate results were yielded by the GL (2000) in the case of the low strength mixes (Q1, G1 and A1) and generally by the AS 3600 (2001) in the case of the high strength mixes.
For the range of concretes tested, the GL (2000) model yielded the most accurate predictions, giving the lowest overall coefficient of variation (ωall of 31,9%). However, this model was not as accurate as the CEB-FIP (1970), BS 8110 (1985) and SABS 0100 (1992) models, which were assessed by Fanourakis and Ballim (2006), and yielded ωall values of 18,1%, 23,6% and 31,3%, respectively.
Ironically, the AS 3600 (2009), which yielded the most accurate elastic modulus of all the models considered, showed the least accuracy of prediction (ωall = 74,7%) by exhibiting the least accuracy in five of the six mixes. This method over-predicted the specific creep for all the mixes.
The current European model (EC 2, 2004), Australian model (AS 3600, 2009) and GL (2004) model yielded less accurate predictions than their immediate superseded versions.
The accuracy of the predictions did not increase with the complexity of the method applied or with increasing number of variables accounted for in the method. On that basis, it is recommended that the superseded BS 8110 (1985) model, which exhibited the greatest accuracy considering its simplicity, of all the models investigated by the author, be used for South African conditions.
Finally, it should be borne in mind that the findings of this investigation pertain to small-scale tests conducted over a 168- day period after loading for the specific materials used and environmental conditions. Hence, the accuracy of the models established may differ for other loading periods, materials or environmental conditions.
The following proposals should be considered with a view to improving the accuracy of creep predictions:
Characteristic strengths should not be considered in estimating creep.
The accuracy of creep coefficient (φ) should be evaluated separately from the accuracy of elastic modulus. These are discussed below.
Characteristic strength
Characteristic strength As mentioned earlier, the Australian models (AS 2001 and AS 2009) consider characteristic strength in the estimation of the creep coefficient (φ). This is probably why these models respectively ranked fourth and sixth (last) in terms of overall relative creep prediction accuracy.
The characteristic strength of the concrete may vary significantly from the actual strength achieved, depending on the degree of quality control exercised during the production of the concrete and its constituent materials.
Figure 8 shows the left half of a normal distribution curve. The relative positions of the target mean strength and characteristic mean strength are also indicated. Mixes are designed to achieve the target mean strength, which exceeds the characteristic strength by a margin which is equal to 1,65 times the standard deviation. The characteristic strength is defined as the strength below which not more that 5% of the actual strengths achieved will fall.
Therefore, depending on the degree of control exercised, which will be manifested in the standard deviation (e.g. good = 5 and poor = 7), and bearing in mind that the actual strength achieved may exceed the target mean strength, the difference between the characteristic and actual strength may be as large as 12 MPa or more.
Table 5 shows the overall coefficients of variation for creep predictions by both the AS 3600 (2001) and the AS 3600 (2009) models, using characteristic compressive strength (as prescribed by these models) and actual compressive strength (as proposed by the author).
It is evident from Table 5 that use of actual compressive strength in place of characteristic compressive strength results in more accurate creep predictions, especially in the case of the AS 3600 (2009) where the ωall was reduced from 74,7% to 43,4%.
In view of the above, it can be concluded that characteristic strength is not sufficiently representative of the concrete to be considered as a criterion for predicting creep.
Accuracy of estimated creep coefficient (φ) and elastic modulus
As shown in Equation 7, the Specific Creep (Cc) predicted by a particular model is dependent on the ratio of the estimated creep coefficient (φ) to the estimated elastic modulus (E). The E is estimated by a particular model and then, in turn, used to determine the Cc.
It is proposed that, in further research, the accuracy of the φ estimated by a particular model at various ages be assessed separately from the accuracy of the E estimated by that model to ascertain which factors influence φ and which influence E.
This proposal is justified by the fact that, at times, the model which estimated the E most accurately proved to be the least accurate in predicting Cc at various ages. Table 6 shows the results of predicted Cc and estimated E values for all the creep models investigated by the author to date, including those in the paper by Fanourakis and Ballim (2006). The most and least accurate predictions and estimations are indicated in green and red respectively.
Referring to Table 6, it is evident that the most accurate creep prediction model, the CEB-FIP (1970), which yielded a ωall of 18%, was the least accurate in estimating E. Furthermore, in the case of the six models assessed in this paper, the AS 3600 (2009) yielded the most accurate estimation of E (Table 3) and the least accurate prediction of Cc (Table 4).
The author thanks the Information Centre of the Cement and Concrete Institute (C & CI -South Africa) and, in particular, Susan Battison for her assistance in sourcing publications.
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|GEORGE C FANOURAKIS is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering Technology at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He received the degrees MSc (Eng) from the University of the Witwatersrand and DTech (Eng) from the University of Johannesburg. He is a Chartered Civil Engineer and Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (UK), and a Member of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE). His primary teaching and research interest areas are Concrete Technology and Geotechnical Engineering. Prof Fanourakis heads the Materials, Geotechnical and Transportation Engineering Research Group at the university. He is a member of the SABS SC 59P: Geotechnical Standards Committee. He received the 2006 Best Journal Paper Award from SAICE.


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SINOREJA INDIANS. The Sinoreja (Spanish for "earless") Indians are known only from a Spanish document of 1693, which lists them as one of fifty "nations" that lived north of the Rio Grande and "between Texas and New Mexico." This may be interpreted to mean the southern part of present western Texas, since the document also mentions that the Apache Indians were at war with the groups named. Nothing further is known about the Sinoreja.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:Charles W. Hackett, ed., Historical Documents Relating to New Mexico, Nueva Vizcaya, and Approaches Thereto, to 1773 (3 vols., Washington: Carnegie Institution, 1923–37).
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Attorney Jeffrey Chartier accompanied Rockefeller to his interview with National Transportation Safety Board investigators and described the account Rockefeller gave. Chartier said the engineer had an experience almost like road fatigue or the phenomenon sometimes called highway hypnosis. He couldn't say how long it lasted.
What Rockefeller remembers is "operating the train, coming to a section where the track was still clear - then, all of a sudden, feeling something was wrong and hitting the brakes," Chartier said. "... He felt something was not right, and he hit the brakes."
He called Rockefeller "a guy with a stellar record who, I believe, did nothing wrong."
"You've got a good guy and an accident," he said. "... A terrible accident is what it is."
Rockefeller "basically nodded," said Anthony Bottalico, leader of the rail employees union, relating what he said the engineer told him.
"He had the equivalent of what we all have when we drive a car," Bottalico said. "That is, you sometimes have a momentary nod or whatever that might be. How long that lasts, I can't answer that."
When he realized he had zoned-out, he "snapped-back," but it was too late, a source said.
Due to the press conference given by the Association of Commuter Rail Employees, the National Transportation Safety Board removed ACRE as a participant in its investigation into the derailment.
"While we value the technical expertise that groups like ACRE can provide during the course of an investigation, it is counterproductive when an organization breaches the party agreement and publically interprets or comments on investigation information," said NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman. "Our rules exist to avoid the prospect of any party to an NTSB investigation offering its slant on the circumstances of the accident."
NTSB investigators said the train was going 82 mph as it entered a 30 mph turn Sunday morning and ran off the track killing 4 people and injuring dozens. The MTA announced Rockefeller is officially on unpaid leave.
Investigators looking into derailment have not found any evidence of brake trouble during the train's nine previous stops and no problems with track signals, National Transportation Safety Board member Earl Weener said at a Tuesday afternoon news conference. Weener said there were "no anomalies."
The NTSB has now completed its interview with Rockefeller, and sources say it left some investigators in tears over Rockefeller's profound grief for the families of the victims.
Meanwhile, Eyewitness News has obtained a scathing letter from the U.S. Department of Transportation to the MTA, condemning Metro-North for a series of accidents since May: a crash in Bridgeport, a track worker run over in West Haven, and a freight train derailment in July, not far from Sunday's Spuyten Duyvil crash.
In seven months, there have been five people killed, and 127 injured.
The letter says: "Regardless of the reasons, four serious accidents in less than seven months is simply unacceptable. Not only have some of these incidents had tragic and catastrophic consequences, they have also eroded the public's confidence in the safety of the railroad transportation system. Immediate corrective action is imperative."
The MTA is currently in a safety standdown, meaning it will review all of its safety procedures to make sure passengers on the trains are safe.
During an unannounced call-in to WNYC, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said emphatically that the investigation has now ruled out equipment failure as a cause, which leaves only human error as the likely cause.
"We know the basic facts, it was about the speed. And it was a truly excessive amount of speed. There was no equipment failure, no track problem. This is now a very serious situation," he said. The operator has rights, but there are all sorts of liability questions. And there will be all sorts of law enforcement agencies, as well as the MTA, that my guess will be taking a look at this situation and determining the liability and the culpability, if any.
"First and foremost, we want to make sure that the MTA riders are safe and this operator is not going be operating a train anytime soon, that I can assure you. But there will be a process and he has rights and other agencies may want to take a look at possible degrees of liability also. I think we should be deliberative in the process, vis-a-vis the operator. But I don't want to speculate as to what may or may not be the cause for what was excessive speed and reckless handling of the train," Cuomo said.
On the day of the crash, Rockefeller was on the second day of a five-day work week, reporting at 5:04 a.m. after a typical nine-hour shift the day before, Weener said.
"There's every indication that he would have had time to get full restorative sleep," he said.
Alcohol tests have come back negative. Blood test still pending, Weener said. Rockefeller's cell phone was not on at the time of the accident, he said.
Meanwhile, Metro-North promised almost 100 percent service on the Hudson Line Wednesday, after the 26,000 weekday riders of the affected line used shuttle buses and cars to get to work since the derailment.
About 150 people were on board when the train ran off the rails around 7:20 a.m. Sunday while rounding a bend where the Harlem and Hudson rivers meet in the Bronx.
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The St. Petersburg State Theatre of Classical Ballet was founded in St-Petersburg in 1947.It was originally a touring company consisting of 35 people (including the staff). The idea of the founding of such an unusual troupe belonged to Robert Gerbek - the famous dancer and soloist of the Mariinsky (Kirov) Theatre. The Novgorod Philharmonic Society also took part in working out the project.
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Nintendo's latest announcement (via Red Herring) touts a USB Wi-Fi adapter for the Nintendo DS. It will be released in tandem with the company's online game service (in U.S. & Japan) and Mario Kart DS on November 14.
Once plugged into a computer with a broadband connection, the dongle will allow gamers to create an link between the PC and DS without much effort. When the DS recognizes the network, the user will be prompted with three configuration screens to finalize the connection. Easy Breezy.
If you do have a wireless connection, then the dongle is probably not for you. Or is it? Since the DS is a portable gaming system, you may not have access to a Wi-Fi connection readily available everywhere you go. I know I don't. The dongle could prove to be an easy way to satisfy your online gaming fix, anytime, anywhere. Just don't blame me when they kick you out of Best Buy for hijacking one of their display machines.
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After the last 72 hours of new developments in the scandals hitting New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's administration, the political story here is no longer about whether Christie can survive to be a top presidential contender in 2016. Rather, it's about whether he'll be able to hold on to his governorship. For starters, former Christie Port Authority aide David Wildstein is now saying -- through his lawyer -- that "evidence exists" that Christie had knowledge of the lane closings in Fort Lee, NJ. Given that Wildstein appears eager to cooperate with investigators and tell his own story, who else follows suit? Former Deputy Chief of Staff Bridget Kelly? Anyone else? It's looking like it will be every man and woman for him/herself. (Wildstein didn't produce any evidence, but he's clearly in survival mode for himself. And that has to have the Christie folks in a mini panic, because who else could break?) In addition to Wildstein (and maybe others) talking, New Jersey lawmakers will start getting their hands on new subpoenaed documents as early as today. The New York Times: "On Monday, the first of what are most likely thousands of pages of documents subpoenaed by the State Legislature from prominent members of the Christie administration were to be turned over to investigators." And finally, none of these new developments even touch on the other scandal rocking the administration -- the allegation from Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer (D) that Hurricane Sandy relief money was tied to her city's approval of a private development project the governor's office wanted.
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Team Christie's reaction to Wildstein might have been worse than Wildstein's actual revelation. In a memo released on Saturday, Team Christie said this about Wildstein:
-- "As a 16-year-old kid, he sued over a local school board election.-- "He was publicly accused by his high school social studies teacher of deceptive behavior.-- "He had a controversial tenure as Mayor of Livingston-- "He was an anonymous blogger known as Wally Edge-- "He had a strange habit of registering web addresses for other people's names without telling them"
Attacking your accuser allows you to live another day, but it doesn't help people believe your story. Bottom line: When you're attacking the press or bringing up things that someone did when in high school, you are usually losing. And by the way, while Team Christie is now attacking Wildstein ("David Wildstein will do and say anything to save David Wildstein"), it's worth pointing out that they PRAISED himafter he resigned his post in the wake of growing scrutiny over the Fort Lee lane closures. "Mr. Christie's spokesman, Michael Drewniak, said Mr. Wildstein had been a 'tireless advocate' for the state's interests during his time at the Port Authority. 'We are grateful for his commitment and dedication to the important work of the Port Authority and thank him for his service to the people of New Jersey and the region,' Mr. Drewniak said in a statement." Perhaps coming down hard on Wildstein is meant to send a message to anyone else who might be tempted to go public against the governor???
But guess who's coming to CPAC
NBC's Kelly O'Donnell confirms the news that Christie will speak at next month's Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) event when he wasn't invited last year. CPAC organizers defended the 2013 snub saying he wasn't a conservative all-star back then. "CPAC is to conservative politics what all-star games are to professional athletes," American Conservative Union head Al Cardenas said at the time. "[In 2012], he strongly advocated for the passage of a $60+ billion pork barrel bill, containing only $9 billion in disaster assistance and he signed up with the federal government to expand Medicaid at a time when his state can ill afford it, so he was not invited to speak." Cardenas added, "Hopefully he will be back in top form next year. We would be delighted to invite him again in that case." Talk about odd timing. But with the CPAC crowd, a Republican being under siege -- and the media attention that comes with it -- could be something of a positive. Enemy of my enemy is my friend, we guess. And if Christie is complaining about media attention, he'll find plenty of allies at CPAC.
DNC spikes the football against Christie
Meanwhile, the DNC is up with a new web video on Christie that -- almost literally -- spikes the ball in the end zone. But as the saying goes, when your enemy is destroying himself, stay far, far away. We're surprised Democrats want to contribute to the politics right now.
Obama vs. O'Reilly
Before last night's Super Bowl, President Obama and Fox's Bill O'Reilly clashed over questions about the 2012 Benghazi attack, the IRS scandal, and the botched health-care rollout, NBC's Tom Curry writes. The New York Times adds that the president's answers to the questions "shed little if any new light on some of the most controversial moments of Mr. Obama's presidency, but it was a feisty 10-minute encounter that exposed the different world views of Mr. Obama and some of his sharpest critics," who make up a large portion of O'Reilly's audience. It was an interview that seemed designed to appeal to the O'Reilly viewer. Obama on whether he should have fired HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius after the health-care rollout: "My main priority right now is making sure that it delivers for the American people," later adding: "I try to focus not on the fumbles, but on the next play." On whether there was corruption inside the IRS: "There were some boneheaded decisions... Not even a smidgen of corruption." Perhaps the biggest contrast of the day? Here was this question from O'Reilly: "I got a letter from Kathy ___— Mr. President why do you feel it's necessary to fundamentally transform a nation?" Compare that with this question NBC's David Gregory asked White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough: "It seemed like a smaller State of the Union, that his agenda is smaller, a shrinking presidency. Last year he talked about gun control, talked about climate change, remaking the health care system. Has he gone small?" So which is it? Is Obama pushing transformation? Or is he playing small ball? Talk about contrasting world views.
McDonough on immigration
"We feel pretty good that we'll get a bill done this year": Also on "Meet the Press" yesterday, McDonough signaled that the White House will give House GOP leaders as much room as they want on immigration. "[T]he principles that were laid out by the Republican leadership towards the end of last week, we think that's a pretty good step, pretty good progress in this debate, coming from where they were to where they are now," McDonough said. "Our job is to step back, let this debate happen in the House. And we'll obviously continue to press for our principles. The House Democrats will, as well. And we feel pretty good that we'll get a bill done this year." The president essentially said the same thing to CNN last week.
McDonough on Keystone
State report isn't the final word: McDonough also cautioned that Friday's State Department report on the Keystone pipeline – which concluded that the project would have a minimal impact on the environment – wouldn't be the final word on the matter. " We have one department with a study. Now we have other expert agencies, the E.P.A., and many others, who have an opportunity-- the Energy Department, an opportunity to look at this and make their determinations. The president wants to protect their ability to do that, make this decision based on the best analysis and most sound science." McDonough's comment came across as moving the goalposts, since the so much had been hanging on the State study. But the White House claims others always were going to have to chime in before any final decision was made. But politically, the White House is stuck in no man's land on this issue, giving enviros hope they'll stop this, giving Democrats in red states more lines of attack and giving Republicans an issue to claim the president isn't abiding by his own "all of the above" energy policy. One would think, no matter the decision, the White House would want to rip off the political band aid sooner rather than later. But this process is dragging on, which will likely mean more TV ads targeting Kerry from the left, targeting Obama on both sides and even hitting some Dems in red states.


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What were you doing when you were 24? I was living in a shoebox, working a dead-end job, lying in bed and throwing my Ramona Singer Pinot Grigio at the TV screen as I watched The Bachelor. Veronica Roth, on the other hand, wrote the next Hunger Games. Not that I'm jealous. At all. Never.
Roth's Divergent (as well as its sequel, Insurgent) placed on the New York Times bestsellers' list and will become a blockbuster movie franchise in just a few short years, starring Shailene Woodley as protagonist Tris Prior and Kate Winslet (oh, NBD, just KATE WINSLET) as the villainous Jeanine Matthews.
The plot is an appealing, catchy idea, equal parts Suzanne Collins' trilogy as well as Harry Potter: Set in dystopian Chicago, the community has divided into five factions, Abnegation (the selfless), Amity (the peaceful), Candor (the honest), Dauntless (the brave) and Erudite (the intelligent). Beatris (who later renames herself "Tris") is discovered to be Divergent — a mix of all of the qualities — and chooses Dauntless. I gotta say, I am loving the post-Twilight trend of kick-a*s young female protagonists in YA dystopian lit. No damsel-in-distress Bella Swans here!
Roth appeared on the Today Show yesterday and confessed to Ryan Seacrest that she didn't even expect to get an agent from the book, which she dashed off over winter break during her senior year of college. "It was really incredible. It was like one minute I was at my parents house in my rubber ducky pajamas writing this story that I just thought would go nowhere, and I polished it and sent it to agents … and I got one." She also revealed the cover of Allegiant, the final novel in the trilogy.
Not even the inherent sexism of mainstream literature can keep this young lady down! Good for her.
And check out the first still photo from Divergent. Move over, Katniss. There's a new young heroine in town.
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Quote:Fair enough, though I'd say 70:30 is more one-sided than I'd believe (given the absence of actual stat.s here) - let's compromise and call it 60:40?Dorset Boy
Which - the penalty count at the breakdown certainly isn't 50:50, it's more like 70:30 against the defence with the attackers regularly entering from the side (do you EVER see that penalized?) or from in front of the ball, and they regularly go off their feet.
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Define "defending is harder than attacking" - it's generally considered much easier in terms of skill and organisation, but much harder in terms of fatigue.
George Ford kicks really well and in JJ we have in my mind one of the best kick chasers around. As a club we should be good at it, but it does need practice to get the height right.
The frustrating thing about us kicking possession away is we actually look good when we really try and attack. We've been reliant on our defence all season and we finally came up against a team that could break it apart. In the last two games we scored 4 tries in basically 40 minutes. The other 120 minutes we played with little urgency, just sat on our lead against Quins and refused to play against Exeter.
We have incredibly skillful players not only in our backs but our forward pack too. This team looks like it should be set up for champagne rugby but instead we refuse to try and do anything within our own half. God I hate box kicking outside the 22.
Exeter have the confidence to go 20-25 phases making little ground, we don't.
Exeter have the confidence to go 20-25 phases making little ground, we don't.
Any Rugby attack needs a vital piece to succeed. A regular supply of good, clean, quick ball from a pack of forwards going forward. End of.
It is unusual for any rugby side to consistently thrive without the fundamental possession, even with an international back line like ours.
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According to The Verge, Verizon is going to be getting a variant of the Lumia 920 in April, and it will be a pretty nice upgrade. The upgrades include a switch to an aluminum body, a xenon and LED flash for the 8MP PureView camera, and the comes in thinner and lighter than the relatively bulky 920.
The 928 is apparently similar to the 720 in design—less curved than the 920—and feels significantly lighter than the 920. Its thinnest part is reported at 10.2mm (for comparison, an iPhone 5 is 7.6mm), and curves to get slightly thicker. An April launch would put the 920 approximately five months behind the 920's launch, and feature many of the same guts as its predecessor. So while there are certainly some really nice upgrades to be seen here, that's an awfully long wait for, essentially, a variant. [Verge]


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Anne Ellis hopes that scientists will one day find a cure for allergies. It is the ultimate goal. But unfortunately, for people suffering with red, watery eyes and runny noses, that day is still decades away.
"A cure is not something I am going to announce tomorrow," says Ellis, an associate professor in the Department of Medicine and chair of the Division of Allergy and Immunology.
Research is needed because we are currently in what experts call an "allergy epidemic," with about 40 percent of Canadians suffering from an allergy. While the data that exist for historical comparisons in Canada are not very reliable, European data show that numbers have increased dramatically since the 1920s and 1930s, when less than one percent of the European population had allergy issues.
There are a lot of factors and theories to explain why things have become so bad. Ellis points to the "hygiene hypothesis." Compared to a century ago, our society has become very clean and our bodies are no longer exposed to as many infections. Our immune system doesn't have the same challenges as it used to and as a result, it is more prone to developing hyper-sensitivity, or allergies, to the "harmless" things we are exposed to.
Other factors include declining health and rising obesity levels – people are less active which negatively affects the immune system – and the fact that our industrialized society is creating much more air pollution and toxins than a century ago.
Changes to our food supplies also impact our allergy levels. For example, says Ellis, "In North America, we roast peanuts, a process which makes their proteins more allergenic. In China, they eat peanuts just as often as we do, but they have fewer peanut allergies because they boil peanuts, rendering them less allergenic."
There is good news for allergy sufferers in Kingston and the surrounding areas – they have access to a top allergy research facility. Ellis is the director of the Environmental Exposure Unit (EEU) based out of Kingston General Hospital. The EEU is an allergen challenge facility that allows researchers to distribute various pollens in the sealed room, precisely controlling the levels that are released, making the large 140-seat chamber an ideal setting to test new allergy medications.
The unit opened in 1981, making Kingston the first city in North America to have a controlled space for testing allergens (Vienna had the world's first). "Many people view the EEU as the gold standard for controlled, large-scale allergen challenge facilities. There are copycat facilities across North America, but none of them have the ability to put as many people in one room at one time. When you are conducting a clinical trial for an industry sponsor, this leads to quick turnaround times, which is a huge advantage," says Ellis. "Our participants clearly report that the symptoms they get in the EEU are the same that they get during regular hay fever season."
Gordon Burns recently took part in a clinical trial in the EEU chamber and discovered the benefits of a good allergy vaccine. People in the study were not told if the injection contained the vaccine, but Gordon suspects he received a placebo during his first visit.
"The first time in the EEU was basically hell. It was pretty bad – I had itchy eyes, was coughing and blowing my nose. I had to breathe for four hours through my mouth, which was not very enjoyable," said the 65-year-old, long-time allergy sufferer. "The second time, when I think I got the vaccine, I never opened my tissue box and never blew my nose."
2013 was a particularly bad year for allergy sufferers. The cool spring delayed the release of tree pollen, which normally happens in late-March to early-April in Kingston. Instead, it occurred around the beginning of May – coinciding with the arrival of grass pollen.
"That was a lot of pollen at once and it was tough on people. This might have been the worst year ever," says Ellis.
Ellis does more than just grass and ragweed pollen allergies. She is involved in a clinical trial with a vaccine for cat allergies. She says that the results have been incredible – after only four injections, the vaccine is still working two years later and people are telling her they can hold a cat without symptoms for the first time.
With all of these clinical trials and her own research, maybe a few decades from now Ellis will be able to announce the cure for allergies. Until then, keep your tissues handy.
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4:59 a.m. — Marion ambulance responded to 190th Rd. between Kanza and Limestone Rds. of Marion for a driver with head pain after a car-vs.-deer rollover crash. No transport was made. Lifeteam was called but was canceled.
1:22 p.m. — Hillsboro ambulance transferred a patient from Hillsboro Community Hospital to Kansas Medical Center in Andover.
2:43 p.m. — Marion ambulance took an elderly man who was unconscious from the 000 block of Park Court, Hillsboro, to HCH. Hillsboro first response also responded.
4:07 p.m. — Peabody ambulance took a man in his 70s with chest pain from Peabody Care Center to Newton Medical Center.
6:19 p.m. — Peabody ambulance, fire, and rescue responded to a vehicle rollover crash on 60th Rd. west of Timber Rd. Patients refused transport. Florence ambulance and Lifeteam were called but were canceled.
Oct. 23
1:09 p.m. — Peabody and Marion fire responded to a tractor and grass fire at 120th and Old Mill Rds.
3:20 p.m. — Hillsboro ambulance and fire responded to a one-vehicle crash on 140th Rd. west of Indigo Rd. Lifeteam transported two patients to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita.
6:37 p.m. — Florence ambulance responded to a false medical alarm for a woman in her 80s in the 300 block of W. 11th St. No transport was made.
9:13 p.m. — Florence ambulance responded to a car-vs.-deer crash 1 mile north of Florence on U.S. 77. No transport was made.
2:07 p.m. — Hillsboro ambulance transferred a patient from HCH to Newton Medical.
3:03 p.m. — Hillsboro ambulance, fire, and rescue and Marion ambulance were called to a vehicle vs. building crash in the 700 block of S. Ash St., Hillsboro. No transport was made.
4:22 p.m. — Marion ambulance took a woman in her 70s who fell in the 800 block of N. Main St., Florence, to St. Luke Hospital. Florence ambulance was called but had no responders.
9:10 a.m. — Peabody ambulance was called to a medical false alarm, but the call was canceled.
1:08 p.m. — Hillsboro ambulance took a woman in her 70s who was unresponsive from Parkside Homes to HCH.
3:40 p.m. — Hillsboro ambulance transferred a patient from HCH to Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita.
4:27 p.m. — Marion, Florence, and Marion back-up ambulances and Marion fire and rescue responded to a car-vs.-semi crash at the U.S. 56/77 junction. Two Lifeteam helicopters were called, but the call was canceled. Two patients were taken by ambulance to St. Luke.
5:29 p.m. — Peabody ambulance responded to the 700 block of Newell Rd. for a man in his 60s who was choking. The patient refused transport.
8:42 p.m. — Hillsboro ambulance took a woman in her 20s who had abdominal pain and possible appendicitis from the 400 block of N. Ash St. to HCH.
9:35 p.m. — Marion ambulance transferred a patient from St. Luke to Stormont-Vail Hospital in Topeka.
6:27 p.m. — Tampa ambulance and Durham first response took a woman who was unresponsive from the 300 block of Main St., Tampa, to HCH.
9:13 p.m. — Peabody ambulance made an advanced life support transfer of a woman in her 30s from HCH to Wesley Medical.
10:48 a.m. — Hillsboro ambulance transferred a woman in her 90s with chest pain from Bethesda Home to Newton Medical.
1:44 p.m. — Hillsboro ambulance took a patient from Parkside Homes to HCH.
6:56 p.m. — Peabody fire responded to a tractor on fire on U.S. 50 west of Peabody.


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Interview with Annelies van den Belt, CEO of findmypast.com by James Tanner
Annelies van den Belt is the CEO of findmypast.com (D. C. Thomson Family History) one of the largest genealogical database companies in the world. In this interview, because of my Australian roots, I ask about the direction the company is going with Australian records. I think you will find this interview very interesting.
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Lauryn Hill has just pled guilty to intentionally failing to file several tax returns in the past decade. The ex-Fugees singer faces 3 years in prison for committing a federal offense.
According to TMZ, Hill pled guilty today to three counts of failure to file tax returns for the years 2005, 2006, and 2007,when she earned more than $1.8 million.
When the judge asked if Hill "intentionally and willingly" failed to file the returns, she replied, "Yes."
In addition to the 3 years behind bars, Hill could be smacked with $75,000 in fines.
She was released on $150,000 bail and sentencing hearing is set for November.
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Q&A - Contemporary Letterpress Printing
Studio On Fire principal Ben Levitz answered some questions on contemporary letterpress printing last week for "letterpress week" over at
Here is the Q&A exchange:
Just what is letterpress?
Letterpress is a method of relief printing. It is the process of inking a type high reversed image and then transferring that ink to a substrate, making a print of the positive image. While previous generations relied on moveable wood and metal type, most modern letterpress is achieved with a plastic material called photopolymer. Photopolymer has bridged the gap between the computer and letterpress printing presses. A digital file with correct specifications can be moved to water wash polymer plates and printed on letterpress in place of handset materials.
So why Letterpress? How does letterpress stand unique as a printing method?
Letterpress used to be the primary method of all printing. Nowadays designers have so many printing options - digital printing, offset printing, screen printing - letterpress as a printing method is such a small part of todays printing industry. However, we'll give you three good reasons letterpress is alive and well.
#1. Tactile Design - Like to feel what you see?
That sculptural impression is a primary reason for using letterpress printing. This heavy impression is how letterpress has reinvented itself over the past couple decades. Things like text, line work and patterns offer an impression into soft paper material. As a designer, if you get the artwork right and pair it correctly with a material, the resulting impression is unmistakably letterpress. It is an effect unmatched by any other printing method.
#2. Unique Materials - Just try running a toothy 600gsm cotton stock through a digital printer. Maybe some thick blotter paper for coasters? A thick duplexed stock business card stock perhaps? Even thin onion skin stock or napkins? Yes, letterpress will print it all. Lots of special stocks that just won't run through modern offset and digital presses. Letterpress offers material versatility that is unmatched by any modern presses. Just don't ask for slick coated stocks, they don't like to take an impression.
#3. Upscale Presentation- The materials we print on for letterpress generally cost more than going to any local quick print shop. And the time consuming nature of letterpress printing process means it is not mass produced. It has that artisan quality which sets it apart. The cost of each color makes projects printed with letterpress have a certain simplicity. Generally letterpress projects are only a couple colors. There are no slick gradients or drop shadows. We hear all the time that anything looks better letterpress. We'd say this is because letterpress makes people simplify the design.
What is your heart and passion behind letterpress?
Speaking as both a designer and letterpress printer for the past decade, I'd say letterpress is still gaining momentum as a production method. When people get a letterpress printed business card handed to them and turn it over in their hand, they feel it, look at it closer and consider it . It literally buys extra seconds in their hands. It is this notable pause that exemplifies letterpress printing as a breath of fresh air. As our society increase our digital communications and the time we spend in front of glowing screens, letterpress printing becomes an even more unique counterpoint. It is something we both see AND feel. We are tactile beings and letterpresses tangibleness makes us connect.
My passion behind letterpress printing and starting Studio On Fire goes back to studying original masters like William Morris, W.A. Dwiggins and Fredrick Goudy. These fellows truly understood and merged both design and production. A critique of todays design reality is that fewer and fewer designers understand the production method for which they are designing. As designers we have so many options, we've become generalists. At Studio On Fire design and letterpress are dating again. We are committed to making letterpress printing one of the most premium and relevant production methods for contemporary design. Understanding our niche letterpress market and offering production advice to the designers that come to us how we work. Merging design intent with letterpress printing keeps our work exciting.
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Biography - Ben Levitz, Studio On Fire
Company founder Benjamin Levitz received his BFA in Communication Design from the
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design agencies. His creative expertise has focused on design as a branding tool for a large and varied list of national companies with work consistently appears in award shows and publications of AIGA, Communication Arts, Graphis, Print magazine and Type Directors Annual. He has served as an adjunct faculty member at the College of Visual Arts teaching advanced typography course work.
Ben's tactile design sensibility led to the founding of Studio On Fire. The studio began in 1999 with a vision of uniquely combining design and production skills in modern letterpress work. Ben left the agency world in 2006 to run the studio full time. The Minneapolis studio currently produces it's own design and letterpress projects in addition to printing custom work from for an impressive list of agencies and design firms across the United States.
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Monday, 23 April 2012
Afghani murg (chicken) malai kebabs with cumin flavoured rice
Posted by My Kitchen Antics at Monday, April 23, 2012
Labels: Afghani chicken kebab, cheesy, cumin flavoured rice, Easy Recipes, grilled chicken, Grills, Indian, juicy, murgh malai kebab, Non Vegetarian, North Indian, Rice, succulent
32 comments:
- DivyaGCP said...
Pictures have come out well.. They are really tempting me to try them.. :)
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- 23 April 2012 at 15:53
- Hamaree Rasoi said...
This is simply torture to display such yummy dishes from the internet! Can't stop admiring the kebabs from here:)
- 23 April 2012 at 17:22
- Sanchita said...
I know the weather is been rubbish lately! Its quite frustrating to see all day rain/drizzle! But your pictures are uplifting and inviting and delicious.
I love the rice serving spoon..again where do you get these things ??
- 23 April 2012 at 17:24
- Plateful said...
Love how you compared the weather to a female :) I wish it were raining here too. In fact when the sky was laden with overcast today, I was so happy, but it drizzled for about 2 seconds & the sun was out :( I'm bookmarking this recipe, will let you know once I try it!
- 23 April 2012 at 17:26
- Plateful said...
Love how you compared the weather to a female :) I wish it were raining here too. In fact when the sky was laden with overcast today, I was so happy, but it drizzled for about 2 seconds & the sun was out :( I'm bookmarking this recipe, will let you know once I try it!
- 23 April 2012 at 17:26
- Non stick, Nutty and Sous chef said...
Ha! That must be nice, you at least get to see precipitation of some sort. and weather changes, even if its momentarily. Here, its sweltery, sweltery and only sweltery (if that's even a word!):) Movin on, your kebabs look fab! The carnivore husband and i are drooling. :)
- 23 April 2012 at 17:34
- Vineetha said...
Seriously I m sick of this weather..seeing the bright sun yesterday we set off and had to come back as soon as we reached the place..mhmm..i have to walk everyday to drop and pick lil one from nursery in this yucky weather : )
there is a kebab shop here where we get the best ever kebabs so we r in love with kebabs now,I m sure I will try this out very soon.
- 23 April 2012 at 17:46
- Serah said...
Fab post Nisha :) !! And i must say that its sheer coincidence that i made kababs too today and its been raining like crazy here in Ooty with no power since aftrenoon. I know the feeling of making great food and getting terrible low lighting pics. Having said that, your pictures are actually fab :)so dont worry. Waiting to try this recipe along with many others of yours.
- 23 April 2012 at 19:33
- Anonymous said...
I never made rashmi kebab before. It looks super moist. I have to try this soon!
Btw.. that spoon you picked .. awsm prop :)
- 23 April 2012 at 20:53
- Sravs said...
Super delicious recipe and awesome photography !!
Ongoing event CC:Spring Seasonal Food
- 23 April 2012 at 21:28
- maha said...
looks delicious
- 23 April 2012 at 21:53
- Torviewtoronto said...
delicious looking flavourful meal looks wonderful
- 23 April 2012 at 23:52
- Torviewtoronto said...
deliciously done lovely hyacinth in the background
- 23 April 2012 at 23:53
- Ribbon Clown said...
Love your photos! and I'll give this recipe a try! Definitely!
- 24 April 2012 at 01:13
- Akila said...
Wow fantastic clicks n murgh looks so delicious...
- 24 April 2012 at 02:34
- Sharmilee! :) said...
Absolutely yummy combination. Super tempting pics too
- 24 April 2012 at 02:47
- Turmeric n Spice said...
Love the serving spoon - and want it :)))) well that's how much I like it :))))
I love the pix !! The mood is so nicely depicted - am glad it was raining - love the play of light and u picked great colors !!
Awesome job !!!!
- 24 April 2012 at 03:29
- manjooo said...
the pictures are very nice...and the kebabs are soo good
- 24 April 2012 at 06:09
- Priya said...
Fabulous dishes together,cant resist..
- 24 April 2012 at 13:45
- Asha said...
Looks so good... I am drooling here...
- 24 April 2012 at 13:58
- Reshmi Mahesh said...
Tempting combo...Lovely presentation and clicks..
- 24 April 2012 at 19:24
- Satrupa said...
The weather here is just perfect for the kebabs :) It's raining in this part of the world
- 25 April 2012 at 13:49
- Suja Manoj said...
This is irresistible,love your clicks dear..drooling..
- 25 April 2012 at 16:05
- Lubna Karim said...
Love that smooth, creamy and very succulent looking kabab's....can't take my eyes of that rustic spoon.....
- 26 April 2012 at 04:34
- Asmita said...
I love the photographs and the kebabs look mouthwatering. I can only imagine how tasty these must be.
- 26 April 2012 at 13:26
- Namitha said...
That's a wonderful combination,especially for a rainy evening ! Jeera rice is comforting ! and I love that pretty flower spoon in the rice :)
- 27 April 2012 at 17:45
- Parita said...
Rice bowl looks yummy n love your header!
- 29 April 2012 at 17:57
- Jay said...
this looks like a fantastic dish..I am sure this is very delicious nisha..thanks for sharing
Tasty Appetite
- 1 May 2012 at 02:11
- Cathleen said...
My oh my, these look fantastic! Your photos are also gorgeous!
- 2 May 2012 at 07:00
- Rookie Qookie said...
These look very tempting! Will make them after my next grocery run :)
- 2 May 2012 at 21:32
- themustardseed said...
This looks too good! Love the photographs too and that pretty spatula for rice!
- 14 May 2012 at 15:38
- Arun said...
Hey Nisha ,we had guests at home on the weekend and I made the malai kebabs.They tasted sooo good and everyone liked it .I plan to make it again.Thanks a lot for this wonderful recipe.Also I have tried the chicken biriyani from your blog.It is also a hit at ours.It is a regular dish now whenever we have guests over here.:)
- 5 November 2012 at 11:08


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