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Been a downer week here in the ED. Seen a lot of sick people with devastating neurologic injuries, several of whom have died, and none of the survivors will have any sort of a happy outcome.
This is a gentleman who had been transferred into our county jail from a distant facility. Less than 24 hours after arrival he was found unresponsive. Again, the white stuff is blood from an intracerebral hemorrhage, likely due to elevated blood pressure (possibly cocaine-related). In this case, the blood poured into the ventricles in the central portion of the brain, which caused sudden increase in the intracranial pressure as the normal drainage of the brain was blocked. A catheter was inserted to relieve the obstruction. He too, is deeply comatose and unlikely to survive. Sadly, nobody knows whether he has any family or friends who should be notified. As of this writing he is alive in the ICU.
This is another older man who fell down several stairs, leading with his head. This is a lateral view of the upper cervical spine, and you can see that the top portion of the second vertebra -- the odontoid -- has been knocked off and pushed backwards. What you can't see is the spinal cord which is getting compressed by the fracture fragment. (The spinal cord doesn't always show up on CT scans.) He did have family at the bedside, and he too passed away shortly after arrival.


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I started my writing career (such as it was) at ten, when I got ahold of my mom's mini-recorder and began spinning romantic tales into the microphone. Of course, they were a milder, more chaste version than my current work, but alas, a romance writer was born. I started my first story at twelve, based on real life events (the boy who I was crushing on big time). In my story, however, he wanted me, not the older sister of my schoolmate.
We got our first computer when I was thirteen, and I moved from pencil and paper to technology. Back in those days, it was Word Perfect, and what a perfect world it was. I stayed up all night writing, spinning a web of imaginary characters who met and fell in love.
In high school, I joined the newspaper, eventually moving onto editor my senior year. I'd intended to follow in my father's footsteps, getting a degree in journalism to become a reporter. But, it just wasn't enough. As those wily cops say, "Just the facts, ma'am." Well, the facts were too structured for my wandering brain and big heart.
While I wrote continuously for years, I only finished one story. It wasn't until November 2006 that I completed my first novel. My second novel, The Wedding War was, after several rejections, purchased by The Wild Rose Press in January 2008.
After a three-year hiatus, I've returned to writing, having completed my fifth novel, Leap of Faith, in early 2012.
As I reach my goals as an author, I look forward to my future. Remember: Sheer determination trumps wishes any day. Keep at it, believe in yourself, and commit. Don't just follow your dreams, chase them with reckless abandon!
I started my writing career (such as it was) at ten, when I got ahold of my mom's mini-recorder and began spinning romantic tales into the microphone. Of course, they were a milder, more chaste version than my current work, but alas, a romance writer was born. I started my first story at twelve, based on real life events (the boy who I was crushing on big time). In my story, however, he wanted me, not the older sister of my schoolmate.
We got our first computer when I was thirteen, and I moved from pencil and paper to technology. Back in those days, it was Word Perfect, and what a perfect world it was. I stayed up all night writing, spinning a web of imaginary characters who met and fell in love.
In high school, I joined the newspaper, eventually moving onto editor my senior year. I'd intended to follow in my father's footsteps, getting a degree in journalism to become a reporter. But, it just wasn't enough. As those wily cops say, "Just the facts, ma'am." Well, the facts were too structured for my wandering brain and big heart.
While I wrote continuously for years, I only finished one story. It wasn't until November 2006 that I completed my first novel. My second novel, The Wedding War was, after several rejections, purchased by The Wild Rose Press in January 2008.
After a three-year hiatus, I've returned to writing, having completed my fifth novel, Leap of Faith, in early 2012.
As I reach my goals as an author, I look forward to my future. Remember: Sheer determination trumps wishes any day. Keep at it, believe in yourself, and commit. Don't just follow your dreams, chase them with reckless abandon!
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At merely 21 years old, Detroit's Alex Shelley is rapidly becoming one of the names to watch in Independent wrestling. Whether tearing through Ring of Honor as a part of the "Generation Next" faction or teaming with Abyss under the guidance of Goldilocks in TNA, it's hard to argue the statement that Shelley has "talent on loan from God."
"Honestly, that saying is just catchy," Shelley told SLAM! Wrestling. "A friend of mine who's an indy worker under the name CK3 cuts these promos with a thousand catchphrases preceding his name, and that was one. I figured, hey, it's by God's grace I've made it as far as I have in such a short period of time anyway, I might as well give him props. Luck or fate, you decide."
Does God charge interest? "The interest God charges me on my 'talent,' and I use that term loosely, is the same interest every other wrestler has to pay. You miss everything at home if you're really dedicated. Think about how many chicks I could've banged if I was home every weekend. Like, at least two or three more!"
Shelley watched wrestling as a child but his interests turned to other things at the age of six. That changed when he was 11 and turned on Monday Night RAW.
Shawn Michaels was flying around and doing all this athletic stuff. The more I watched, the more wrestlers I saw doing this kind of thing, such as 1-2-3 Kid, Owen Hart, Hakushi, Brian Pillman, Liger. That kind of wrestling is what motivated me to become a wrestler." In August of 2001, three months before graduating high school, he signed up for training.
"It was a lot of fun, as three friends and I all went to train together. The training itself was the absolute shits because the guy who we gave our money to was nothing more than a creep and a scam artist who had had maybe 100 matches. He had absolutely no respect around here, so from day one, it was kind of hard for guys who were trained by him to earn other people's respect," he said. "I was lucky enough to have another school near my house where Truth Martini and Breyer Wellington would go to train, and that's where I first met them. They ended up training me in the fall of 2002, and I'm forever grateful, as they really showed me what I needed to know."
Shelley followed the same path as many wrestlers do, setting up rings, doing security, and working for little money. In January of 2003 his career path would change for the better when he first went to the Windsor, Ontario gym of Scott D'Amore. In retrospect it would be one of the smartest things he would ever do. Like Martini and Wellington before him, D'Amore really tightened Shelley up on technique and fine-tuning.
"Scott's completely different in the ring from Truth, who's a good spot worker and flyer, and Breyer, who's an excellent technical wrestler. Scott's a brawler and a rough kind of worker, so I got to see the mentality behind his techniques as well. I now consider Scott a good friend and a mentor in the business, as he's helped me out more times than I can count."
Also a big influence is Joe E.
Legend, who Shelley met in the spring of 2003 when Legend moved back to Windsor from Germany.
"I was kind of intimidated talking to him at first, mostly because dude's huge. But he's one of the nicest guys I've ever met. From the first day I met him, he would gladly show me tricks and techniques, and he did so until he left for Germany in July. Again, he had a completely different style than anyone I'd trained with before. His was more European, but he also flashed strikes and lots of innovative moves in with it. I trained with him for a year, and I'm very proud to say I'm one of his students. He really helped dramatically improve myself, Chris Sabin, and Petey Williams. The Three Musketeers know tons more than they did before he got here."
Having trained in Canada he gave his argument as to which country has better booze.
"I don't drink beer. But this much I know. Canada has a higher alcohol content than the U.S., no matter what the drink is. So I'll say Canada. PLUS, it's cheaper in Canada. Also if I'm drinking in Canada, it usually means Petey Williams isn't far behind, which equals fun."
Eventually the time came to pick a name. Shelley was lucky to pick his own instead of having a promoter decide for him, and he put a lot of thought into it.
"I got the Alex part from the main character of A Clockwork Orange. The Shelley part has two sources. I wanted a name with some flair, so I thought 'What would my name have been if I were a girl?' Shelley. Also, the lead singer of '70s punk band The Buzzcocks, whom I adore on a musical level, was named Peter Shelley. I thought it sounded pretty good. I've got a knack for picking these names where people make fun of me, what with Alex Shelley and 'The Next', even if that one was handed down to me."
If he is "The Next" Alex Shelley, one has to ask what happened to the first one?
"The first Alex Shelley is hanging out with the third Undertaker and the version of the Ultimate Warrior who died in the motorcycle accident. Or did a shark eat him? I don't know, one of the two," he quipped.
Shelley first started making waves in Ian Rotten's Indiana-based IWA-Mid South.
"Danny Daniels had done some shows in Michigan, and saw my work and was pretty impressed, he had been working for Ian for a few months. Truth Martini and Chris Sabin were the first guys from Michigan to go down there, and Ian absolutely loved their work, so of course he wanted them back. There was an opening on an IWA show, and Danny told Ian about me, so Ian said he'd bring me down for a match. Jimmy Jacobs had done a shot down there back in November, so he, Martini, and myself packed up and headed for IWA in January. I'm not one to complain about car rides, but I hate having to drive through a winter wasteland with no CD player. Nothing bugs me worse. That drive was miserable."
When they arrived Shelley was told he would be wrestling Nate Webb, but Webb was late so he instead faced Steve Stone, who was also debuting.
"We had a solid match. A couple weeks later, I worked him again, and another solid match. From then on, Ian told me he'd use me whenever I could make it. My third match there was against Jimmy Jacobs, but that's a whole other story. And the drives did progressively get better as the weather improved."
As he started to establish himself on the independent scene, he also spent a great deal of time in "Wrestlehouse," where dozens of wrestlers have stayed.
"That's Chris Hero, Mark Wolf and Helena Heavenly's old house in Clarkesville, IN. It's literally two minutes away from Louisville. I miss that place. The walls were COVERED in posters, and there were serious shelves of tapes everywhere. Hundreds of tapes. We've had some good times there. I remember last Thanksgiving, Ian had a show, and a bunch of us came in for it. Myself, Zach Gowan, Jaimy Coxxx, Brian Gorie, Petey Williams, The Wildcards, Nate Webb, and Chris Hero. We all couldn't be with our families, so I guess the next best thing was being with each other. We didn't have a Thanksgiving dinner, but we certainly partied like it was 1999. Just things like that. Throwing a dozen wrestlers into a house will make for some interesting stories and fun. Besides that, I got with a lot of girls there. It ruled."
In the fall of 2003, IWA didn't have any buildings to run in so Shelley and Jacobs decided to try and branch out. IWA had just finished an inter-promotional feud with Combat Zone Wrestling in Philadelphia and the booker had seen their work and wanted to bring them in. They debuted in a four-way match that included Sonjay Dutt and Trent Acid.
"I still really like that match today, and John [Zandig] was so impressed he announced us back for the next show that night, which I was very happy about."
Although he hasn't participated in them, CZW has an annual "Tournament of Death" featuring extremely violent matches involving barbed wire, light tubes, thumbtacks and other instruments of destruction. Many wrestlers frown on the style but Shelley watches.
"Honestly, I find it entertaining, those guys are fearless. That Cage of Death 5 main event was just insane. Some people are marks for those kind of matches, and that's cool if they dig that stuff. I wish the guys would be careful of what they're doing though; some of that stuff looks quite dangerous. But I think the matches can be very exciting."
At the same time as CZW, Shelley began to break into the popular Ring of Honor promotion.
"ROH came in between CZW and IWA-MS around June of last year. CM Punk was in for one of the big monthly IWA shows, and Jimmy Jacobs and I were set to have a 30-Minute Iron Man Match. Punk ended up doing commentary and the match went pretty well. Punk really liked it and said he was taking a copy of it to ROH with him, which was cool. A few weeks later, Sabin called me. He had just started with ROH and they wanted him to drive out to Philly for the next show. He didn't want to drive alone, so they told him he could bring someone with him to work the show, and that the person he brought could bring someone else with them as an opponent. Well, I called Sabin back and told him that I'd go and I'd bring Jimmy Jacobs as an opponent. He called (ROH Booker) Gabe Sapolsky back and Gabe told Punk, I believe, who convinced Gabe to push us up to the main card in a four-way instead of the showcase card before the show. It was originally supposed to be Jimmy, BJ Whitmer, Monsta Mack, and myself. Then Mack got switched with Johnny Kashmere. Then Kashmere got switched with Tony Mamaluke, and that was ended up being the match. BJ and Tony were awesome to work with and carried us to a great match. After the show, Gabe said we'd stay in touch, and he brought us back for more and more shows throughout the year."
Everything seemed to be going Shelley's way when a botched tilt-a-whirl headscissors with a trainee in D'Amore's gym put him on the sidelines.
"I assumed he'd done them properly before, but boy, was I wrong. His technique was all wrong and he ended up dragging me down. When I took my roll off it, I was so far down I went right on my shoulder. As soon as I hit, I heard it snap. I knew something was wrong right away. There was a bump in my collarbone that wasn't there before, and I couldn't move my arm at all. That night, I went to the ER, and sure enough, broken collarbone. I was pretty upset, because this meant I had to miss the ROH Pure Wrestling Tournament and the CZW Anniversary Show. Gabe was actually good to talk to, as he calmed me down and explained that I'd have many more opportunities in the business and the best thing now is to let the injury heal. For the next two months, I basically drank my sorrows away. I couldn't work out, I couldn't wrestle, I could barely watch tapes just because I'd feel so crappy if I did. But damn if I couldn't go to the bar. And that's what I did. I don't drink much these days at all. I did it then because a) there was nothing else to do, and b) I was pretty depressed about not wrestling. I don't regret it, but I'm sure my liver does. I don't have many concerns from it. I'm really still a kid, and compared to most 21-year-olds, I'm pretty dry in the drinking department. In April, I had mobility back and started training lightly, and at the end of the month, I was back in the ring, carrying a few extra pounds I might add. That's the price I pay for all that gin."
Shelley made a huge splash upon his return to Ring of Honor. TNA had pulled contracted talent like AJ Styles, Christopher Daniels and Sonjay Dutt off of ROH shows, forcing the company to scramble to create new main eventers. "Generation Next" was born on May 22nd, 2004 as Shelley, Austin Aries, Roderick Strong and Jack Evans stormed the ring and took over the show.
"The angle itself couldn't have gone better," Shelley recalled. "When we first figured out the angle and the grouping, I was very, very excited. I think it was exactly what ROH needed at the moment, since the roster had taken such a hit. Everyone in that stable brings something different to the table. It's really easy to see when you watch us together too. I think the different styles make for a really entertaining stable overall. For anyone wanting to know, yeah, the name's taken from a comic book."
All four men wrestled twice that night, culminating in a 45-minute 8-man tag against John Walters, Jimmy Rave and the Briscoe Brothers that had the crowd on their feet in one of Shelley's favorite moments.
"A lot of fans were chanting 'Match of the year!' and 'Thank you!' Both of which were super cool, and I didn't see coming at all. To know that fans enjoyed that so much that they'd chant that is really satisfying." Shelley enjoys crowd interaction. "I'm a sucker for an 'Alex Shelley!' chant as much as the next girl with fishnets and Monroe piercings."
Each member of the group brings their different styles and strengths to the team. Some fans feel that Jack Evans' highflying style doesn't fit in to the group. Shelley disagrees.
"Jack's been improving so much, I'm very proud of him. He's been nothing but cool since I met him, and with the attitude and athletic ability he has, plus all the potential for improvement and the desire to do so, I'm sure he'll end up being a mega super duper star somewhere."
It is fitting that Generation Next was born in Philadelphia, as it is one of Shelley's favorite places to work. On the other hand, if he can bathe after a match it makes it a favorite venue.
"I absolutely love Philly. I love the city itself, performing there, and the fans. The old ECW Arena is cool, but overly hot. I actually miss Ian Rotten's old building in Clarkesville. Lots of memories there, even if we did have to piss in buckets. The Chicago Ridge building ROH runs is tremendous, as is the RexPlex. I also like performing in the Pittsburgh CCAC Campus for IWC. If I'm there, it means I rode there with Josh Prohibition and/or M-Dogg 20, and those guys rock the casabah. Anywhere with showers is cool, really."
One of Shelley's goals was achieved a few weeks ago when he debuted on TNA's Impact show. Scott D'Amore contacted him and offered to fly Shelley to Orlando out of his own pocket as the company was interested in him.
"It's the best thing that's happened to me in wrestling so far. Working as a wrestler and living off it is a dream come true. Scott was a big hand in making that happen and I'm very thankful."
Dubbed "The Baby Bear" Shelley was the second person (and only willing one) to join Goldilocks' stable, and put in a team with Abyss. Many fans hate the name and the association with Goldilocks.
"I don't care about the nickname at all, really. I've said it before, I'm just very happy to have a chance there. I know lots of fans loathe the nickname, but eh, everyone has their opinions, right? My tenure so far has been all right. I'd really like to go to the X-Division when the time is right. I don't think there are any guys there who work the style I do yet. The closest things would've been Chad Collyer and maybe some of the British workers in the Cup gimmicks. But everything will happen when the time is right, and I'm perfectly happy working the guys I do and staying in the spot I'm in."
TNA has been a learning experience, as it would be for anyone to listen and learn from veterans like Raven, Jerry Lynn, Jeff Jarrett and Dusty Rhodes.
"Sabu's the main guy who's really helped me out. I worked him there in my first few weeks and ever since he's just been absolutely great. He's really one of the most stand up guys I've met in this business and he will ALWAYS help the young guys out if they listen to him. Jerry's awesome too, especially when he's working with the X matches. There are lots of veterans there to get advice from. Terry Taylor is another guy who stays on me and tries to make sure I get better. Plus, Scott's there every week and he's always a guy I can go to when I have questions, worries, need advice, whatever. But really, there's something to be learned from everyone, like Dutch Mantel on TV presentation, or Shane Douglas on facial expressions. I mean, there's bits and pieces you can take from everyone."
Signing with TNA caused ROH fans concern. The possibility is there that Shelley may not be allowed to work ROH shows in the future, and some feel that his push in ROH has been lessened in favor of Austin Aries. Others say that after his scheduled ROH dates are over he won't be working ROH anymore. Shelley was glad to address these rumors.
"They are totally false. The deal when I signed with TNA was that I was allowed to work ROH until someone in the office objected, which no one has. They've been more than understanding in the situation with me, and I couldn't be more appreciative. While it's always possible that TNA could exercise the fact they have me under contract, there's been no signs they were going to. Austin getting a push has nothing to do with me, it has to do with him being a great wrestler and being in the right spot at the right time."
TNA gives Shelley the chance to spend more time with friends Chris Sabin and Petey Williams. Williams is the captain of Team Canada and Shelley had nothing but praise for the group.
"Team Canada's great. They're so over as heels, it's fantastic. I've known Petey for about two and a half years now, and he's an awesome guy. There's a group of guys in Michigan, like myself, Petey, Sabin, Jimmy, Zach, Truth, who are all really close with each other and around the same age, so it's easy to relate to each other and hang out from time to time. I was responsible for initially getting Petey Williams out there. I pushed to get him down in IWA, where he started getting exposure, and I got him booked in CZW, regardless of whom he came in with. He's an awesome worker and a very close friend. The rest of the Canadians down there, we've known each other for a while. Eric Young and Bobby Roode were doing Scott's shows in Windsor years ago when I started out and such. Johnny Devine's awesome too. That moonsault frogsplash is something else. He's another one of the guys I hang out with down at TNA. That guy loves the nightlife and he's pretty hilarious to boot. They're super cool guys, and I think they all compliment each other well. It's nice to have people in the TNA locker room you were friends with well before you all got there."
It hasn't always been easy, as Shelley has had to balance wrestling, college and a part-time job. Being signed by TNA allowed him to finally quit his job and earn a living as a wrestler.
"Luckily, I'm not in school right now, because it's summer break. It's definitely not easy balancing something as time consuming as wrestling and school. I was always exhausted and generally didn't sleep enough. I'm not sure how I did it. I arranged my college schedule to be Monday through Thursday, with morning and early afternoon classes so I could train and such at night. I was just getting general credits, so I didn't declare a major yet, which was probably easier in hindsight than if I had declared a major. Quitting my job to make a living at being a pro wrestler was easily the most satisfactory decision I've ever made. I kind of wish I could quit a job everyday to go full time with wrestling."
Shelley has never worked for the WWE or had any interest expressed by them, and that isn't in his current agenda. He does however have a similar goal as many wrestlers, to work in Japan.
"There's only a few ways to get into the WWE system, and working for Ian Rotten definitely isn't one of them. I don't think the WWE would have any use for me at this juncture, seeing as I'm an athletically built but not overly built guy, who's 5"10' on a good day, and is all of 21 years old. That's not to say I wouldn't like to go there someday, but there's no need for me there right now. I want to go to Japan really bad, but I don't know for who. I can't get into New Japan, because they use dojo guys and such. I'd really like to go to NOAH. Lots of my friends have gone there like Ace Steel, BJ Whitmere and Doug Williams, and they all say it's just awesome. I'd love to go for Toryumon, but they don't have much use for Gaijins and such. When I was 14, I used to love watching Michinoku Pro tapes, so it'd be cool to work there one day. There are so many companies. I'd like to go to All-Japan too, because the wrestler in Japan I'd most want to wrestle is far and away Kaz Hayashi. He's one of the guys I try to model my style after and I think he's just awesome."
Already considered a phenomenal talent despite having just turned 21, Shelley knows that every day in the business you learn something new, and looks forward to improving.
"I'd like to master TV wrestling. I'd still like to cut different types of promos. ROH has really let me cut loose with some of my promos. I cut one talking about how Matt Stryker should slit his wrists because the fans think he's so boring. I mean, of course he shouldn't slit his wrists, but where else would I be able to say that? I cut one at CZW that involved talking about porno and painkillers. Various places let me do different stuff in different styles. There are so many small things I need improvement upon. I'm confident working the places I am will help that immensely."
Wrestler commentaries have become an integral part of fan interaction on the web. Shelley's journal, available on his website, chronicles the life of a typical 21 year old who just happens to wrestle. At times it seems no topic is taboo as he talks about road trips, partying, girls, girls, and more girls.
"I figure, why not? Maybe it gives some fans more reasons to connect to me. I know I've always enjoyed reading wrestlers' commentaries, even before I was in the business. The stories are entertaining. I'm not really ashamed of many things I do, so why not broadcast them."
Having already achieved a level of success so young, where does Alex Shelley go from here?
"Well, nowhere to go but down, right?" he joked. "Hopefully things will turn out alright. I've been so lucky so far; I don't see how I can be any luckier! My goals are to become one of the best wrestlers in the entire world, and hopefully make enough money to live off of doing it. I want to go to other countries and wrestle, I want to wrestle wrestlers from other countries, I really just want to experience all of it. I'm just very lucky I've gotten so far at the age I have. There's not a moment where I'm not thankful for it."
For more on Alex Shelley visit his website www.alexshelley.com.
Jason Clevett is from Calgary, Alberta. His Live journal isn't as interesting as Alex's but you can still check it out at www.livejournal.com/~slamjay


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Kirk Reynolds necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 167 diseños de 56 diseñadores freelance.
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Outdoor Bound is an outdoor adventure company based in New York City. We exist because New York needs a balance to the hectic city life. Our clients are typically professionals living in Manhattan -- they're highly successful, focused and outgoing. Consequently, they get burned out quickly working demanding hours. Parties and brunch are not enough, they need balance. Which is where we come in.
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i.mastrious needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 18 designs submitted by 8 freelance designers.
We are developing a *new and improved* version of our current site
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The Queen appeared on "Anderson Live" with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen and when asked about the girl on girl drama, Queen claimed that not only does she not buy into the fight, she doesn't want to take sides. But unofficially, Latifah told Nicki to "respect her elders."
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An Introduction to Gear Modeling in COMSOL Multiphysics
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Requests from users like you fueled many of the available upgrades in the COMSOL Multiphysics® software and the COMSOL Server™ product version 5.2a. The ability to customize the appearance of the COMSOL Server web interface was just one of these requests. See how your feedback prompted the development of tools that allow you to easily change the look and feel of the interface to fit your organization's branding.Read More
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When designing bandpass-filter type high-Q devices with the finite element method in the frequency domain, you will likely come across a situation where you need to apply many frequency samples to more accurately describe the passband. Simulation time is directly proportional to the number of frequencies included in the simulation of a microwave device, with the time increasing as the frequency resolution used becomes finer. Two powerful simulation methods in the RF Module help accelerate the modeling of such devices.Read More
Walter Frei June 30, 2016
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Amlan Barua June 29, 2016
Simulation apps, as we've highlighted on the blog, are a powerful tool for hiding complex physics behind an easy-to-use, intuitive interface. While the app can be used by those with little simulation expertise, understanding the layers beneath its interface — the embedded model and underlying theory — does require a good understanding of COMSOL Multiphysics and the physics at hand. Let's explore the connection between theory, model, and app using the example of analyzing buckling in a truss tower design.Read More
Amelia Halliday June 28, 2016
Simulation is a powerful tool that enables you to obtain a holistic view of your design's performance. While the physics you are studying may be complex, the environment in which you run such studies doesn't have to be. This rationale has served as the logic behind continuously optimizing the user interface (UI) in the COMSOL Multiphysics® software for ease-of-use. Several tutorial videos, three of which are highlighted here, guide you on how to navigate the environment and utilize its tools.Read More
Henrik Sönnerlind June 27, 2016
Say you are working on a modeling case where loads are moving in such a way that they cross over different mesh elements and boundaries during the simulation. In these cases, among other instances, you may want to apply a boundary condition to only part of the geometrical boundary or only under certain conditions. In this blog post, we'll discuss how you can utilize the flexibility of COMSOL Multiphysics to handle such situations.Read More
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A paraboloidal solar dish can focus solar radiation onto a small target or cavity receiver. Because solar energy is collected over a large area, the incident heat flux at the receiver is extremely high. This thermal energy can then be converted to electrical energy or used to produce a chemical energy source, such as hydrogen. Today, we discuss strategies for computing the distribution of heat flux in the focal plane of a typical solar dish concentrator/receiver system.Read More
Walter Frei June 22, 2016
Have you ever wanted to quickly predict the temperature of an enclosed structure, such as your house, that is exposed to ambient environmental conditions? The temperature inside depends on the surrounding air temperature, wind speed, and solar loads, all of which have significant variability. For simplicity, we often also want to approximate the inside air as well-mixed. Today, we will discuss the tools in COMSOL Multiphysics that help you quickly build such thermal models.Read More
Caty Fairclough June 21, 2016
Manned vessels traveling through space require highly efficient and reliable life support systems, such as carbon dioxide removal assemblies (CDRAs). Poorly designed systems can shorten missions and cause potential danger. Simulating CDRA systems, however, can be quite time-consuming and difficult due to their complex nature. To address such challenges, a team at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center developed a 1D model in the COMSOL Multiphysics® software to efficiently analyze the 4-bed molecular sieve (4BMS) of a CDRA system.Read More


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50 pages of 9 inch Bunny Qee custom galore done by international
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The name Phu in short is a self-created lingo. Entirely imaginative and not based upon adherence to actuality.
3D art is his pursuit, especially in vinyl customizing. Phu's Phuturistic concept is a manifestation through his artistic form of thought and personalized treatment in which he exercises the habit of recycling.
And it's with this Phuturistic niche, Phu's customed vinyls have been commissioned and showcased in various international exhibitions and shows worldwide.
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My dad wound up in the emergency room with a very painful colon problem.
The brakes went out in my car and I was almost killed running a red light.
We had to put my sweet old Boo kitty to sleep.
That right there is a trifecta of fucked up.
So not fair that all that happened in a 5 day period. It was so bad that on Friday at work, I laid my head down on my desk and yelled out "Jesus take the wheel!" in desperation. It got a good laugh in the office, but I kind of meant it. I mean, how much can one girl take? Way to be an asshole, universe.
It seems like animal death has been hovering near me for a year now. My in-laws lost their beloved dog last year. Then a close friend lost their dog. Then a month ago, two friends from work had to put down their pets. And every time someone lost an animal, I would get scared. Because both of my cats are old. It won't be long before it's your turn, my mind would say.
And then? It was my turn. Boo got sick this spring, diagnosed with diabetes and maybe cancer. He went downhill fast and we knew he wasn't going to make it through the summer. But I don't care how prepared you think you are…when you love someone or something, you are never ready for the end.
When it became clear that the best thing for Boo was to give him peace from his illness, I told Captain Carl that I couldn't take him to the vet. I just couldn't do it. He understood and told me not to worry, he could handle it just fine. He is not as attached to our pets as I am and he had been much more logical about Boo's condition than I had been. Meaning he didn't wail and cry and hug the cat super tight and whisper in his ear that "you are the best cat on the face of the earth and you WILL NOT DIE on me, okay?". Like I did.
So it was a complete shock to both of us when Boo's Friday afternoon appointment with kitty heaven arrived and the Captain completely fell apart. Luckily, my sister went with him so he wouldn't have to be alone. Unluckily, she also fell apart. The two most solid people in my life were reduced to blubbering messes in the exam room when the moment of truth arrived. They told me that night over double vodka sours how it was better I wasn't there. How they both wanted to tell the vet it was a mistake and take Boo back home. How Boo was sweet right up to the end. How he seemed to understand what was happening and was okay with it. How he went quickly and peacefully. And how after Boo was gone, the Captain stayed with him for 10 minutes, talking to him and rubbing his belly because he was afraid the poison hadn't really worked and Boo would wake up and be scared.
It killed me. It killed me that I wasn't strong enough to be there. That I instead had the luxury of saying goodbye to Boo at home, where he was comfortable and not being injected with something to make his heart stop. That because of my weakness, the Captain had to do it without me.
I lost my little buddy and I am heartbroken. But my dad is recovering slowly from a bacterial infection and the Captain is doing just fine and fixing the brakes on my car and life goes on. There are good things happening in my life. The sadness will eventually become a dull ache instead of a sharp one. And someday I'll be able to look at Boo's picture and not cry, but instead smile and remember how much he loved boxes and catnip, how he could catch flies in mid-air, how his back leg would scratch at the air when I rubbed his ears, how pink his nose got when he was excited, how good natured he was…how much we loved him.
And just to end all this sad stuff in a nice way, I decided to link to some old blog posts about my old Boo.
National Cat Puke Day
Captain Carl's World Of Fur
Happy Cat Dingleberry Day
Adventures In Pet Photography
Boo Sounds Like Antonio Banderas
And here's the last video I took of Boo from the night before he went to kitty heaven. Ignore my giant man hands...
Bye Bye To My Boo Boo
Love you, buddy.


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Issue 3
The public misses important truths about motorcycling because they learn about riding mostly from three traditional sources: One - motorcycle sport activities, Two - social /charitable /rally gatherings, and Three - motorcycling's ongoing political and issue related activism. Everyday riding surrounds and supports all three yet is less understood and appreciated by the general public. Ride to Work events, programs and activities can change this.
Hero Rider Award
This award is given to an individual who most exemplifies the mission of Ride To Work. Submit your nomination/application, along with an explanation of why the nominated rider is qualified to receive this recognition. Honorees will receive a certificate, some gifts (which will vary) and recognition in The Daily Rider and on the Ride To Work web site.
Company Participation Award
Riding to work and sharing your everyday motorcycling perspectives helps those you work with understand transportation riding as a social good. This award helps all the other riders you work with .. and non-riding work associates .. understand the value of utility motorcycling better. Awarded to the company that has the largest total number of persons participating on Ride to Work day. Three Classes- A) 1-50 employees; B) 51-250 employees; C) Over 250 employees.
Nominations need to include: Name and contact informatin for company and submitting rider, number of riders participating, photograph of participants (or motorcycle parking area) on Ride to Work day.
Best Company Award
Awarded to businesses that do the most to encourage and support riding motorcycles to work. Areas of support..etc...(Three Classes)- A) 1-50 employees; B) 51-250 employees; C) Over 250 employees.
Awarded for the companies that do the most to encourage and support riding motorcycles to work. Areas of support include preferred and secure parking areas, rider gear storage, complete health care coverage, etc... Nominations accepted from company staff who are riders. Submissions to include: Name and address of company, leaders of company involved in ride to work related areas. Names of five commuting riders. Photograph.(?) List areas of support. Awards will include a recognition announcement in The Daily Rider and some sort of plaque, certificate or gift from Ride to Work.
Ride To Work Motorcycle Shops
A motorcycle shop can be qualified at a $30 charge with recommendations submitted to Ride To Work by three riders. (Motorcycle shops may also become qualified by contributing $500 to Ride To Work, and pledging to comply with these standards.) A Ride To Work Shop that fails to meet the standards of this program will be removed.
Motorcycle Mechanic Scholarship
Best Public Practices Award
Urban Guerrilla
I ride a lot in the city. Most of my yearly accumulation of miles is racked-up on the well-worn asphalt of the urban jungle. My commute takes me through downtown, and most of my recreational riding takes place in and around the metro area, with only the occasional foray into the vastness of "out there". I have been devoted to sportbikes for several years now, but I increasingly find that the key to travelling in the choked confines of our metropolitan paradise is a light weight, upright, narrow machine that can exploit the sudden gaps in traffic and hop curbs at random. Any of the current dual-sport machines are adequate for this kind of duty, but my favorites are the big 4-stroke thumpers like my own NX-650, the XT from Yamaha, DR from Suzuki, KLR from Kawasaki and any number of Rotax powered exotica from Europe. These bikes are the perfect Urban Guerrillas; mobile, agile, and hostile! As population and traffic volume increases, Cafe Racing as a lifestyle must evolve in order to survive. In the past, the repliracer with top-up speed and infinite lean angle was the tool of choice. Today however, these bikes will find themselves too often tied up in the snarled city traffic right along with the touring bikes and cruisers. The Urban Guerrilla, however, is not afraid to duck down an alley or squeeze down the right side between cars and curbing past the long line at an eternal red light. In some cases this is even legal, but in all cases it is frowned upon by non-riders. Screw 'em, I've got places to go! This new crop of Luxury SUV's really infuriates me. The Cadillac Escalade, for example, whose commercial says it can order you tickets to any concert, reserve a seat in any exclusive restaurant, and other such "I'm better than you" stunts. The claim that really had me rolling on the floor was when they said "It makes obstacles obsolete". Oh yeah? Tell that to Mr. Bigshot CEO as he smolders in the rush-hour morass. The monthly lease on one of these is more than my mortgage payment, yet I can get anywhere in the metro area quicker on a motorcycle bought for less than the sales tax on one of these behemoths. Lexus and Mercedes have come out with similarly elitist boxes, and their vulgar displays of excess income really offend me! I cannot resist the urge to retaliate when the opportunity presents itself. Not only do they guzzle precious petrol at an obscene rate, but they block my view in traffic and their drivers are, more often than not, talking to their broker on the cell phone instead of watching where they are going. This makes them fair game as far as I'm concerned, a valid target for whatever kind of vehicular harassment I can dream up. How I would love to leave knobby tracks all over their fancy flanks! Alright so maybe I am a closet communist, I don't know. Or maybe I am just tired of seeing huge, expensive vehicles transporting one solitary, self-important striver to and from their perq-filled day at the corporate castle. Whatever the motivation, the dual-sport, Urban Guerrilla motorcycle fits all of my proletarian mission requirements perfectly. Let's talk about curbage for a moment. When you ride Urban Guerrilla style, curbs are your friend. There is one particular, very long traffic signal that comes to mind where the traffic backs up for more than a block, usually for several minutes. I have found that by hopping a curb into an adjacent parking lot I can motor past all the cars to the exit on the cross street, squirt across the road through a gap in the traffic, and make a right turn back onto my original heading, sometimes, hacking as mush as 5 minutes off my travel time! Then there is the question of metered on-ramps. Most of these do not have HOV/Motorcycle bypasses yet, but as an Urban Guerrilla you can make your own! Simply take the off-road option, passing the line of crazed commuters safely on the grass. I have done this several times, and the cars waiting in line always blow their horns in celebration and make hand gestures I can only interpret as telling me that I am Number One! I simply smile and wave as I jump back on the ramp and continue my journey. Parking has always been a hassle in the city. Urban Guerrilla has an answer for that as well. Though not strictly legal, you can usually hop a curb and park on an unused section of sidewalk or concrete up close to your objective. I do this all the time and have yet to be ticketed for illegal parking. Another prime piece of parking real estate for the creative U.G. is that funky concrete, grass or gravel-filled island at the near end of the parking rows in shopping center parking lots. By simply hopping the curb again, you can park even closer to your destination than the handicapped spaces. There is never a "No Parking" sign posted on these terrain features, as the architects always employ car-think when they lay out the parking lots. So even if you do get a ticket, you can probably fight it successfully in court. The key is never to establish a pattern by using the same space over and over. Someone is certain to complain if you rub their noses in it. Now, I am not advocating anything here. I am merely exercising my first amendment right to free exchange of ideas. I tried the soapbox routine a couple of issues ago and was severely blasted for my efforts. You are all grown-ups out there, at least in theory...But just as I have been chastised by readers in the past for criticizing their choice of riding gear, I am sure I will hear from many of you about this concept of creative commuting. Good! We could use some lively discussion in these pages. Some of you may say that I am inconsistent, extolling the virtute of safety gear one day and promoting anarchy in the streets the next. Well, I didn't say you should practice Urban Guerrilla Warfare without wearing a helmet and body armor. In some neighborhoods, riding this way could very possibly draw gunfire! But that's one of the many obstacles the committed U.G. has to deal with. Police pursuit is always a possibility, and as a rule of thumb I would say that you have no more than two minutes to break contact with the first patrol unit before the net begins to close on you. Don't EVEN let them get close enough to read your license number! A bit of mud or grease smear on the plate usually helps decrease your maximum detection distance, but don't overdo it. An unreadable license plate is probably illegal too. Dense traffic can be good or bad in these situations. Good because you can squeeze through gaps that they cannot, and they are more likely to terminate the pursuit to avoid endangering civilians. Bad because there will always be that wanna-be superhero out there who will try to take you down single-handedly with visions of glory and an appearance on "COP�s" dancing in his head. Cutting through unfamiliar yards is always a crapshoot. You never know who has a dog tied up in back, and despite what you see in the movies, even the best equipped U.G. will probably lose any contest with a cyclone fence. All in all, I would say that running from the police is just a bad idea. Smile and take the ticket from the nice officer, and live to ride another day. So, are you committed enough to be an Urban Guerrilla? Well, I know that I am - committed, that is. In fact, I have to go now. Nurse Ratchet says that its time for my medication. Gary Charpentier; Diary of a Cafe Racer, Minnesota Motorcycle Monthly #32, November 1999 To subscribe:
Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2000
From: Barry Houldsworth (by email)
Yesterday the EPA produced it's latest list of fuel economy figures along with a great deal of hoopla about how much pollution could be saved with only a small amount of improvement etc. Just to check I went to their web site and searched it. The following text is the response. 'Your query "motorcycle" matched 0 documents out of 2331. 0 documents displayed.' I think that just about says it all. The most economic car available manages 61 mpg. I have an R1100GS that I use to commute everyday - it gives around 45mpg in urban riding and will still do 0-60 in under 4 seconds and cut through traffic like no car can. There are, of course, a great deal of bikes that are more efficient than my bike. While I believe that riding is not for everyone (the thought of my Mother-in-law on a motorcycle scares the hell out of me) there are a number of people that would benefit a great deal from riding and might even enjoy their commute - I know that I do.
Hi Barry,
Thank you for your message and the information about the EPA. Not only does your GS 1100 get 45 mpg in urban conditions, it is actually more directly comparable to Range Rovers and Explorers and other luxury utility vehicles....than to economy cars. When sub 500cc utility motorcycles are used in typical urban traffic cycles they can get 70, 80 or more mpg. Scooters do even better. These types of bikes make better 'apples to apples' comparisons with economy cars. To be fair, compare luxury, touring, and performance bikes to luxury and performance oriented automoblies occupying the same market segments. (Your GS is the worlds most economical Humvee or Range Rover.) It�s not fair to compare a big luxury or performance bike to an ultlight small car.
In The News
The Rotten Roads Go Ever Onward, �2001 abc news
Congestion is the worst it has ever been. Statistics tell an alarming story: Americans spend 14.5 million hours every day stuck in traffic, trying to commute or move goods to market. They also spend an estimated $23 billion a year, or $126 per motorist, on vehicle repairs and operating costs incurred because of poorly maintained roads.
There are also terrible human costs: The Federal Highway Administration blames bad road design and conditions for 30 percent of highway fatalities. And idling cars and trucks emit environmentally unfriendly gases at an alarming rate. Other statistics are just as damning. Consider that since 1970:
The U.S. population has grown by 32 percent, while The number of licensed drivers has grown by 64 percent. The number of registered vehicles has grown by 90 percent, and the vehicle miles traveled has grown by 131 percent. However, total number of road miles has grown by only 6 percent.


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Unless the Mets discover a sense of pride and their offense this weekend, it is conceivable the Philadelphia Phillies will celebrate winning the NL East in front of their eyes. In 2007 and 2008 the Mets collapsed and were eliminated on the final day of the season. Last year was lost from June on.
This year, from their dugout, the Mets can watch their rivals celebrate success, something they haven't been able to do since 2006.
And, even if the Phillies don't bring back slugging outfielder Jayson Werth, the Phillies should remain far superior to the Mets.
They are better at starting pitching and in their bullpen, dwarf the Mets in power, and when it is all on the line, they aren't afraid to make the big deal. Last year they brought in Cliff Lee; this year it was Roy Oswalt. And, of course, let's not forget Roy Halladay while the Mets let the pitching market dwindle.
Both teams have had their share of injuries, but the Phillies acted through trade and a deeper minor league system to tread water when Ryan Howard and Chase Utley went down. The Mets forced the issue with Carlos Beltran last year which could conceivably cost them his services for the first half of this season. They also pushed the envelope with Jose Reyes when they should have disabled him around the All-Star break.
The Phillies have more pitching, more power, a front office willing and capable of making the big deal, and an overflowing ballpark that has them printing money to patch whatever holes.
This could be the third straight season the Phillies reach the World Series; the Mets have done it four times in their history.
The Phillies seem to do whatever it takes to improve. The Braves got better this year. The Marlins can't be dismissed. The Mets? Well, they have $130 million earmarked to bring back the same group of dysfunctional players next year.
The Mets players might not think of that this weekend when then watch the Phillies celebrate. Maybe the Wilpons and management will.


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Greetings, everyone. This is my first post here and I'd like start off by giving you guys and gals and your team best wishes for tomorrow's game on behalf of the New Orleans Saints, SaintsReport (my home forum), myself and the rest of the Who Dat Nation. It goes without saying how deep my fan-base's hatred runs for Atlanta, and nothing will make us happier than to see your Seahawks beat the will out of the Falcons tomorrow afternoon in that circus tent they call a "dome".
I believe you guys shouldn't have any trouble disposing of these scrubs. Their run defense is trash and should provide a field day filled with Skittles for Marshawn. And as for their offense? LOL. Remember last year, they couldn't even score! Their defense had to do it for them, and they struggled to put up 2 points! Have no worry, because once Gonzo is shut down over the middle by Bobby Wagner, their offense will become sitting ducks. Your physical corners Sherman and Browner will lockdown the push-off kings Julio Jones and Roddy White, whom we've nicknamed OPI (offensive pass-interference) and pronounced "Opie", with relative ease.
We're really pulling for ya'll down here on the bayou. We'd like to see that nice goose egg stay in the Falcons' play-off win column under Matt Ryan. It's just another thing we can hold over their heads. They're over-rated and should should get smashed tomorrow.
So once again, good luck on behalf of the Saints and the rest of the Who Dat Nation.
P.S. Hopefully Matt Ryan brings another pair of pants to the game tomorrow...


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Address to Group Preparing for World Youth Day 2000
Saturday, 15 January, the Holy Father received the representatives of Episcopal
Conferences and various ecclesial associations who were meeting in Rome to
prepare for the next World Youth Day. Here is a translation of his address,
which was given in Italian.
Dear Friends,
1. Welcome! I cordially greet you and joyfully welcome you while, as
representatives of the Episcopal Conferences and ecclesial movements,
associations and communities, you are holding your second international meeting
for the next World Youth Day. I thank the Pontifical Council for the Laity and
the Italian Committee for the 15th World Youth Day for their work of
organization and coordination in preparing for this great jubilee event.
In a certain sense you represent the countless young people from every part
of the world who have been on their way to Rome in spirit for some time now.
Through you I would like to greet them individually and tell them: "The
Pope loves you, is counting on you and expects you for the great celebration of
faith and witness that we will celebrate together next August!". It will be
very warm, maybe even warmer than in Paris.
2. The World Youth Days, begun in 1985, are by now an important event in the
pilgrimage of the younger generation. They are providential opportunities for
proclaiming and celebrating the mystery of Christ, Saviour and Redeemer of man,
held up to the young people of our time as the foundation of their faith life
and commitment to serving their brothers and sisters.
This year the World Day is part of the spiritual journey of the Jubilee and
thus becomes the "Jubilee of Young People": a privileged occasion to
contemplate together the mystery of the Incarnation of God the Son, to adore and
to praise Emmanuel, God-with-us, and to discover the consequences for daily life
that flow from so important a spiritual experience.
3. I pray the Lord that the next World Youth Day will encourage those taking
part to profess their faith together at the beginning of the third millennium.
In this city and in this Church of Rome, made fruitful by the blood of the
Apostles and martyrs, the world's young people will gather to fix their gaze on
Jesus, the author and perfector of our faith (cf. Heb 12:2), and to offer him
their Christian commitment in response.
I am sure that they will set out again on their paths of life to be workers
for the new evangelization and builders of the civilization of love. It is
primarily their responsibility to "ferry" the Gospel into the first
century of the new millennium. (cf. Tertio millennio adveniente, n. 58),
imbuing their daily life with the unchangeable values contained in this eternal
and unchangeable "Book of Life".
As I invoke the motherly protection of the Blessed Virgin on your work, I
offer you my best wishes for a happy Year 2000 and impart my Blessing to you
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Forum Post: America's Homegrown Terror
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America's Homegrown Terror
Friday, 11 April 2014 10:31
By Emanuel Pastreich and John Feffer, Foreign Policy In Focus | News Analysis
The U.S. security complex is up in arms about cyberhackers and foreign terrorists targeting America's vulnerable infrastructure. Think tank reports have highlighted the chinks in homeland security represented by unsecured ports, dams, and power plants. We've been bombarded by stories about outdated software that is subject to hacking and the vulnerability of our communities to bioterrorism. Reports such as the Heritage Foundation's "Microbes and Mass Casualties: Defending America Against Bioterrorism" describe a United States that could be brought to its knees by its adversaries unless significant investments are made in "hardening" these targets.
But the greatest dangers for the United States do not lurk in terrorist cells in the mountains surrounding Kandahar that are planning on assaults on American targets. Rather, our vulnerabilities are homegrown. The United States plays host to thousands of nuclear weapons, toxic chemical dumps, radioactive waste storage facilities, complex pipelines and refineries, offshore oil rigs, and many other potentially dangerous facilities that require constant maintenance and highly trained and motivated experts to keep them running safely.
The United States currently lacks safety protocols and effective inspection regimes for the dangerous materials it has amassed over the last 60 years. We don't have enough inspectors and regulators to engage in the work of assessing the safety and security of ports, bridges, pipelines, power plants, and railways. The rapid decline in the financial, educational, and institutional infrastructure of the United States represents the greatest threat to the safety of Americans today.
And it's getting worse. The current round of cutbacks in federal spending for low-visibility budgets for maintainence and inspection, combined with draconian cuts in public education, makes it even more difficult to find properly trained people and pay them the necessary wages to maintain infrastructure. As Bruce Katz of the Brookings Institution points out, the 2015 budget fresh off the press includes a chart indicating that non-defense discretionary spending—including critical investments in infrastructure, education, and innovation—will continue to drop severely, from 3.1 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2013 to just 2.2 percent in 2024. This decision has been made even though the average rate for the last 40 years has been 3.8 percent and the United States will require massive infrastructure upgrades over the next 50 years.
The recent cheating scandal involving employees of the U.S. nuclear weapons complex is emblematic of the problem. Nuclear officers charged with protecting and maintaining the thousands of U.S. nuclear weapons simply copied the answers for tests about how to employ the complex machinery related to nuclear missiles. The scandal is only the latest in a long series of accidents, mishaps, and miscommunications that have nearly caused nuclear explosions and tremendous loss of life. As Eric Schlosser has detailed in his new book Command and Control, we have avoided inflicting a Hiroshima-sized attack on ourselves only through sheer dumb luck.
Last year, the American Society of Civil Engineers issued its Report Card for America's Infrastructure, which painted a grim picture of America's infrastructure. The average grade for infrastructure—covering transportation, drinking water, energy, bridges, dams, and other critical infrastructure—was a D+. The failure to invest in infrastructure over the last 15 years, the report argues, bodes ill for the future and will guarantee further disasters. As political campaigns against "bureaucrats" render the federal government incapable of recruiting and motivating qualified people, these disasters appear almost unavoidable. The weakest link from the point of view of national security are the military and energy sectors.
Bad Chemistry
The problems begin with our weapons. Despite promises from 20 years ago that the U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency would destroy chemical weapons stockpiles, we have finished only 50 percent of the job (whereas Russia has completed some 70 percent) according to Larry Wilkerson, former chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell.
The process of maintaining and removing dangerous weapons is tedious, labor-intensive, and inevitably involves community approval and the rawest forms of politics. The task suffers from an unhealthy combination of secrecy and apathy: the military wants to keep their weapons secret while the general population treats the matter with a striking lack of interest. Although many chemical weapons are stored relatively safely—binary substances are stored separately and are dangerous only when combined—many other chemicals related to fueling and other activities are hazardous. Because they are out of sight and out of mind, they are poorly managed.
Military waste is but a small part of the problem. The United States is peppered with all-but-forgotten chemical waste dumps, aging nuclear power plants, nuclear materials, oil rigs, oil pipelines, and mines (active and abandoned) that require an enormous investment in personnel and facilities to maintain safely.
Nuclear Headaches
The United States boasts the largest complex of storage facilities in the world related to civilian nuclear power and nuclear weapons programs. This network contains a dozen Fukushimas in the making. The U.S. nuclear energy system has generated more than 65,000 tons of spent fuel, much of which is stored in highly insecure locations. "Even though they contain some of the largest concentrations of radioactivity on the planet, U.S. spent nuclear fuel pools are mostly contained in ordinary industrial structures designed to merely protect them against the elements," writes IPS nuclear expert Robert Alvarez. "Some [of the structures] are made from materials commonly used to house big-box stores and car dealerships." An accident involving any one of these storage facilities could produce damage 60 times greater than the Chernobyl disaster.
The Energy Department, without much regard for public safety, plans to unceremoniously dump in a landfill a ton of radioactive material produced in its nuclear weapons program. Such an approach has precedents. The West Lake municipal landfill in Bridgeton, Missouri harbors highly radioactive material from the weapons program of the 1940s and 1950s. That unsecured material could transform into a major public health risk due to fire or flooding. More recently, investigation of the Hanford nuclear waste complex in Washington State revealed that "significant construction flaws" exist in six of the 28 radioactive waste storage tanks. One of them has been leaking since 2012. The site dates back to the plutonium experiments of the 1950s, and those flawed storage tanks contain around 5 million gallons of radioactive material.
The Obama administration has pledged to reduce its nuclear weapons arsenal and envisions a nuclear-weapons-free future. But at the same it is pouring money into "nuclear modernization" through the development of a new generation of weapons and consequentially even more radioactive waste. Moreover, the administration continues to include nuclear energy as part of its carbon reduction plans, directing federal subsidies to the construction of two new nuclear plants in Georgia.
Despite the enthusiasm for nuclear weapons and power, the administration has turned a blind eye to the disposal of all the nuclear waste that both the military and the civilian side have generated.


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albert ben nerz needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 111 designs submitted by 36 freelance designers.
I am an experienced entrepreneur with good knowledge in the online advertising market and a vast network. Owner of amongst others http://www.searchmax.nl
Almost hundred publishers have almost thousands of little agencies creating banners for tens of thousands companies. It is a complex field. We are trying to bring order in this field with a complete focus on easyness, speed and professionality with highest standards of creativity.
We are targetting the Small and Medium Business Market. Search will be stabilizing in the coming years and display advertising will increase significantly again. SMB are not yet into display advertising. We are making this whole process easy for them. Full browsing and rating possibilities. Very fast and very professional banners (all formats including video as upsell) within a very small time period. Buy online. After buying the banner you have the possibility to place it in your region with our network of websites. In short making display advertising simple and effective but mostly accessible for the smb market.
Be creative.
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Quote from: Lard on October 25, 2012, 06:29:04 AMEnjoyhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=q5SZzFaAZyYThat looks like is from a movie, I doubt is just some random clip.
God I love a good bass melody... good share Din. You found one of my secret favorite things!
Quote from: Dice on October 22, 2012, 11:55:09 PMGod I love a good bass melody... good share Din. You found one of my secret favorite things!Methinks you'd rather like the band I'm playing with now. I think they've actually toured up in Canada once before, so if they keep me around I may be up in your neck of the woods. They're called Pool of Thorns, their sound is like Lacuna Coil meets The Deftones, and the frontwoman looks like Daenerys Targaryen from the Game of Thrones TV show.


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CTltd needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 49 designs submitted by 20 freelance designers.
I am looking for a modern, simple logo design for our new company
Connected Thought
We would like to commission the design of a logo for our new company. Connected Thought is a software development house that is developing its own social gaming products as well as working on client projects too. I am not keen on using the term Web 2.0 but our business has more creative skills than technical, therefore we want the logo to be simple, modern and eye catching.
- I like the idea of some kind of icon or image to accompany the company name
- I would like it to be simple, not over complicated
- Must be eye catching in b/w as in colour
- Clear type face
- I don't want logos with just type face
- I don't want logo's that make us look like a bunch of techies (sorry if you are a techy but you know what I mean)
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The most intriguing talent left in free agency after a week has found a new home.
NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reports that Henry Melton decided to join the Cowboys, informing the other teams interested he won't be signing with them. Melton dramatically broke the news on Twitter. Rapoport reported it's a one-year deal with three option years. It becomes a four-year contract if Melton is on the roster at the start of the 2015 league year.
Rapoport added Wednesday morning, per a source who's seen the deal, that Melton can earn $5 million total this season, and $9 million more becomes guaranteed if he's on Dallas' roster on the first day of the 2015 league year.
Thank you chicago for the best 5 years of my life!.... I can't wait to begin the next chapter of my life... With a star on my helmet.â
Henry Melton (@HenMel)
March 19, 2014
This was a marriage that has been predicted for weeks. Melton played under new Cowboys defensive coordinator Rod Marinelli in Chicago during Melton's 2012 Pro Bowl season. If Melton had hit the free-agent market a year ago, he had a chance to be the highest-paid player available in free agency. Now he's coming off a torn ACL and an arrest, which allowed Dallas to swoop in at a discounted rate.
This could be one of the best bargains of the offseason, and a move that the Cowboys desperately needed. Their already depressing defense lost DeMarcus Ware and Jason Hatcher over the last week. In Melton, they have a younger player with more long-term upside. (They also take some risk because Melton is coming off an injury and isn't a great run-stopper.)
The Cowboys don't have a ton of salary cap room, so they have to shop in the bargain aisle. Perhaps it will wind up saving Jerry Jones from making a bigger mistake.
The news certainly will make it tougher for Dallas to keep signing "name" free agents. Rapoport reports that the team is now unlikely to sign Jared Allen. A source familiar with the situation says there are other places still in the mix for Allen that are better fits. A decision is expected by Allen on his future by the end of the week.
The "Around The League Podcast" breaks down the latest free agency moves and highlights a few under-the-radar signings.


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Four Block
We are creating a professional networking website that will provide returning veterans with career training, networking, and employment opportunities. We are currently proving our model in NYC and now want to take it online! A short article about our company is below:
Our target audience is returning veterans. This demographic is typically male between 22 and 30 years old. Most of these veterans joined the military directly out of high school.
We also need to appeal to corporations and universities. These entities will be paying for access to our veteran talent pool and advertising on our website as well.
The name of our company, "Four Block," has been shortened from "The Four Block War." The Four Block War is derived from a strategy that is being implemented in Afghanistan right now in which service members must conduct humanitarian aid, peace-keeping (police work), and full-combat all within three contiguous city blocks. Marines call this challenge the "Three Block War." We have defined a fourth and final "block" to this strategy: returning home safe and beginning new careers. The complete article that describes the Three Block War is below. Please read it.
We are looking for an image that visually displays the "four blocks." This image will be added to our "Learn" or "About Us" section of the website in which we describe our concept and meaning of Four Block.
Templates of our website are below. As far as that, the sky is the limit and I'd like to let the creative juices flow! I always give feedback within 8-12 hours and usually sooner than that.
*Please stay away from overt images of weapons and rifles.
*Please no clip art.
Looking forward to see your designs and thank you for your interest in this concept!