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What Type of Training is involved?
Training for the NBA requires a lot of dedication and perseverance. Early morning runs and many hours of gym work are just some of the things these professional athletes go through on a daily basis. That does not include sessions that you have to do with the team. For instance, Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic even does Push-ups (around 400) when he is playing video games. This shows that there is no time to sit back. He is a beast of a man that posses incredible strength and agility. It is said that if you want to know the size of his biceps, you should place a beer can under your sleeves.
Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers does a combination of Running (2 hours), Basketball skills workouts (2 hours), Cardio (1 hour) and weights (1 hour) as part of his daily routine. For running, Kobe varies between sprints and distance on the tracks, cross country running and court running which is 2hours spent sprinting and doing suicides (gut busters) on the court. These build explosiveness and fitness for these athletes.
For Basketball skills, Kobe shoots an incredible 700 to 1000 shots a day from different positions on the court. His Cardio workout involves high intensity workouts such as boxing and jump ropes. If all that is not enough, he does an hour of weights to build strength. For six days a week Kobe Bryant is in the Gym. Four days are spent on his upper body while two are on his legs. However, each day does crunches to build up his core strength. In the off-season, Kobe spends 6 hours a day working out. When the season begins, he cuts it down to four on top of the team training and games. With this type of workout schedule, it is no surprise why he is the best at what he does. Four Championship Rings, Scoring titles, MVP title and numerous other accolades are just a testament of what Kobe Bryant puts in day in and day out.
How does a Heart Rate Monitor Help Here?
With a heart rate monitor watch, you can monitor your progress and intensity when you are working out. Not everyone can afford to pay a fitness guru or trainer to be on hand 24/7 to monitor your progress. The heart rate monitor is the next best thing. There are numerous heart rate monitors out there that are able to help you in different areas of your workout.
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I'm getting updates from 8 months ago!
For some reason, I keep getting emails from BurdaStyle with links to "new posts" etc. that are from 8 months ago.
Today's was for "Cosy Sweaters" for "Sweater Weather" but it's a heatwave in England at the moment, and we're on the same side of the equator as BurdaStyle.com, so it's not as if their in a very different climate. : )
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Jul 17, 2014, 11.41 AMby pambox
Me too – I have one from last week and everything else is from November. I haven't logged on in a few weeks, so I was wanting to check what I'd missed, but can't because the activity feed is wrong.
Jul 17, 2014, 10.38 PMby barmaglot
My activity feed is messed up as well.. The latest I can see is from Novemeber 2013..
Jul 18, 2014, 08.16 AMby kat034
Yesterday, my last activity feed item dated back July 7; today it goes all the way back to Nov. 2013!!! My activity count signals activities I can't check because the feed is all wrong.
Jul 18, 2014, 01.54 PMby bjr99
I'm getting the same thing. It also seems like there may be a problem with the can someone help me section as well
Jul 21, 2014, 09.38 AMby LEAs-Heart-ART
The same with me. That's annoying… when you log in, you have X activities, then you click, and then the old one appear… Please Burda Style can you fix this bug? Thank you!
Jul 25, 2014, 10.54 PMby Kasiorist
same here, the number of new activities shows but when I click on the link I get stuff from Dec 13..
Jul 28, 2014, 02.04 PMby pambox
Is Burdastyle working on this? Because I'd love to get actual updates again, not things from more than six months ago.
Oct 2, 2014, 05.43 PMby travestilerbul
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In this week's running post of Halos Farm, we have an exciting promotion of a top prospect, a farewell, and princesses and pirates. So let's get right to it:
Top pitching prospect Sean Newcomb was given a well deserved promotion on Thursday:
Sean Newcomb, who was promoted to Double-A, held 6-1 record, 2.47 ERA, 1.264 WHIP, 65.2 IP, 84 K in High-A #Angels
— Taylor Blake Ward (@TaylorBlakeWard) July 31, 2015
In other news, after finding out he had been traded to the Cleveland Indians organization for outfielder David Murphy, now former Halos prospect Eric Stamets thanked the Angels for giving him his opportunity in the big leagues:
I Would like to thank the @Angels for helping start my professional career and giving me an opportunity to play baseball after college
— Eric Stamets (@EZdoezit8) July 29, 2015
And don't miss this odd event on Friday night:
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One of the best ways to build a "literary resume" is to self-publish
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Starting off as a first time author with Aventine Press can lead to great things. Many of Aventine Press' authors have submitted their manuscripts the first time to the big, traditional publishing houses, only to be rejected immediately or in many cases, just left hanging with no response. One of the best ways to build a "literary resume" is to self-publish. Using the Aventine Press "Print-on-Demand" process, authors spend little out of pocket expense to get their book to press, doing it quickly and efficiently. Authors are completely involved throughout the entire process and the Aventine Press staff is accessible to any inquiries authors may have along the way. It is always advised to use some kind marketing as well to get your book noticed, but by using the services of Aventine Press, authors see the possibilities of increased book sales and notoriety.
One of Aventine Press' authors, Mark Obama Ndesandjo, came to the company several years ago, wanting to publish his first book, 'Nairobi to Shenzhen'. This was a semi-autobiographical novel and he wanted more involvement with his book than was being offered by traditional publishing. In choosing Aventine Press, he was able to get his book to print quickly, with more control of the process and within a short amount of time, he was getting the attention of a wide variety of traditional publishing houses. He is now awaiting the release of his second book, 'An Obama's Journey: My Odyssey of Self-Discovery Across Three Cultures', in September 2014 by a traditional publishing house. He knows the efforts he used the first time with Aventine Press made it possible for this new book to come to fruition and he is able to expect even more success with his books in the future.
Aventine Press' focus as a publishing company is to help authors, especially first time authors, achieve their dreams of getting published. They pride themselves with the product they produce and the positive relationships they have with their customers. Aventine Press has many return customers and is are always happy to help the authors they have worked with previously.


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"There are at least 100 systems of competition law in the world today. Some of these laws date back more than a century: the US, for example, enacted the Sherman Act in 1890. The competition rules of the European Union were adopted by the Treaty of Rome of 1957. The German Act Against Unfair Restraints of Competition was also adopted in 1957. Antitrust law in the United Kingdom began with the Monopolies and Restrictive Practices (Inquiry and Control) Act of 1948. The first competition law in Japan was the Act Concerning Prohibition of Private Monopoly and Maintenance of Fair Trade of 1947. Since the beginning of the 1990s, the number of systems of competition law has proliferated. Competition law is now in place in all six continents, and in all kinds of economies—large, small, continental, island, advanced, developing, industrial, trading, agricultural, liberal and post-communist. Following are various sources of information on the countries that have adopted systems of competition law."
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PoP!-Cast Wrestling Episode #1
PCW is back and we definitely haven't done 100 shows before. Listen up when the man is talking. WHOOOO!!
PCW is back and we definitely haven't done 100 shows before. Listen up when the man is talking. WHOOOO!!
Esta semana en El Whip….ahhh you won't Manderstand it anyway.
We're back with another positive episode of PCW, Pro-Cena weekly. This week, we peer into the Elimination Chamber and Raw through the all-seeing eyes of John Cena and marvel at the Golden Attitude Era he's brought us.
OMG Mahoney's dropping bombs! Somehow Brandon & Lori seem to have found themselves in a crazy alternate reality where things aren't quite what they seem.
This week, the PoP!-Stars recount their various Valentine's experiences, including Kerouac's recipe for digital soup. All this, plus new Wizard President Chris Ward, Kerouac quits the show (again), and THE GOOCH. You know you love The Gooch.
This week, Ben and Justin talk about all the latest movie news, including the boffo box office for Justice League 2 and the exciting announcement of Michael Bay directing the Star Wars prequel reboot, all while continually chiding their bumbling intern, Jason Knize. It all culminates in a shocking twist ending that will take your breath away.
The first show from Ohio's own Super-Fly Comics and Games on the PCN brings you all the newest comic news and whatnot. Wizard World has a new president, Justice League 2 breaks records and Ultimate California Raisins all on this week's show.
Mahoney poisoned Meg. Justice League 2, Image's #1 issues, new Wizard World president, Bleeding Larry?, Jar Jar forever, infidelity in Spider-Man, Catwoman's new Pumas ROCK! As always, Mahoney's opinions don't matter.
Last Week in PoP! delivers all the highlights from last week, including Thacher's plans to eat a shoe, Kerouac's early breakup, and more e-mails from that Mahoney guy!
Going all the way back to 1971 this week Brandon and Lori tell you about one of the first lyrical interpretations of American Pie by Don McLean.
We made it to episode 100. Drug Dealer Rock, emails and well wishes and a new nickname for our biggest fan. Deal with it. Aint no stopping us now! It's PCW
This week, Ben and Justin give their thoughts on JJ Abrams directing the next Star Wars movie and Netflix's attempts to revolutionize TV. May the Flares Be With You!
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All you need to know about this week's show is #20IssuesAndAMovie and #VivaLaVibe. Listen for context.
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We get serious for a minute, then we get funny again. It's like a pendulum. Get your Previews out and follow along with the Previews Preview show on this week's Super-Fly Podcast.
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Can Dr. Strange and Ant Man work as full length films? Can Liefeld cast a movie about the early days of Image Comics and make it cool? Do you remember Flex from Homeboys in Outer Space? Then listen to this week's Super-Fly Podcast with First Aide Comics' Kenny Taylor.
This week's topics: J.J. Abrams will be directing Star Wars. Atari filed for bankruptcy. Kerouac bought the Batmobile. Ed Kramer makes us feel icky. Chris Pine = Rob Liefeld? The Jenny Olsen conspiracy. Don't be a jerk and try new things, OK?
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Django Unchained, Looper, Paranorman, and Ted are just a few of the movies Brandon & Lori have watched lately. Tune in this week and see what they thought of them.
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OH MAN…as these shows get tighter, they seem to get a little more fun, don't they? This week, we talk dogs eating poopy, Archer, naked old dudes at the gym, and Knize loses his News headlines. Tight like butthole.
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After logging in to my Facebook Account and browsing through the notifications and messages, I looked at the Fanpage Notifications of my Administered pages. I noticed a new Top bar on the Page that said "You are posting,commenting and liking as HackTabs – Change to Anoop Sudhakaran"
BTW You can Like the Facebook Page of HackTabs by Clicking Here : [HackTabs]
Page admins already know that this is an old feature that was earlier embedded in the Dropdown beside Home Button. But this option has popped out of the menu and attaches itself to the Navigation Bar of Facebook.
The option popups out of a new Tab namely 'Voice'. You can tap on the Voice Button to hide or unhide the notification.
Here is how the feature looks like on the page:
That was the only function I found of the Voice Tab. But may be it will be integrating more features, Currently its a quick way to switch between your personal profile and page. So if you are a Page commenter who drives traffic and likes by engaging in conversation with other Pages then this option will benefit you to quickly switch.
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Maltzbier, Malta, Kinderbier, Small Beer
I used to spend time brewing my own soda. I was particularly interested in brewing from base ingredients rather than from extract, because I like the idea of being able to make stuff from scratch. But I got bored with it, or something, and put all of the ingredients and the bail-top glass bottles in the garage and sort of forgot about it.
Last October when my youngest daughter turned 11, I made some homemade root beer for her birthday party, and that was quite a hit. I did it with dry ice, extract and sugar in a 5-gallon drink cooler, and it wasn't very fizzy, but it was birch beer instead of straight root beer, which meant it had a bit of a kick to the flavor. My older daughters weren't very impressed because they remember me doing sodas years ago, but the youngest was fascinated. And so, eventually, I got back to making soda with yeast.
A few weeks ago, I got my ingredients back out of the garage. Some of the dry malt extract (DME) had stuck together in big lumps, but everything else was there. I made some root beer and some maltzbier, but this time instead of putting pints in bottles and letting the fizzy start there, I put the 1-gallon batches into empty 2-liter bottles. This has a number of advantages. First, I only have to wash out two bottles for each batch. Second, there's much less guesswork when it comes to knowing whether the batch is ready to go into the fridge, since I can just feel the bottles and decide whether the bottles are firm enough to denote enough carbonation in the mix. And lastly, I have been tasked with labeling the bottles as they go into the fridge, so it's much easier to put tape labels on the plastic bottles, and there are only two bottles per batch.
This time around, I have decided that I will make stuff from extract. I never did get a good ginger ale from ginger root (although I want to try it again), but the ginger ale from extract is nicely strong. I like the birch beer extract and even the spruce beer extract. I really like the cream soda extract. So where I had tried in the past to make stuff only from roots and vanilla beans and so forth, now a batch of soda takes only a small amount of time.
Additionally, I have decided to work on my maltzbier recipes. A quick history of small beers: there used to be very little distinction between beer and soft drinks other than the alcohol content. The same ingredients were used: malt, yeast, water and hops. But small beers had very small amounts of alcohol, and that was essentially the only distinction. Small beers are still made today, although I haven't seen much available around here except for at the German food store. Wikipedia has this to say about Malta, which is a pretty good overview.
There are a lot of resources available on the internet for beer recipes for the home brewer, but there are very few resources for the home brewer who wants to make sodas or small beers. I've had to experiment a lot on my own to try to make stuff that I like a lot, and I've had some success. I've also had plenty of failures. But I wanted to document some of my successes here, just in case I ever lose my brewing notebook.
Malted Root Beer
Make root beer as described on the bottle. Typically, the recipe will call for 2-4 cups of white sugar per gallon of water. In the case of malted root beer, we'll substitute DME for some of that sugar. I have used 2 cups of sugar and 1 pounds of DME to good result. There will be more head to the soda, and a pleasing taste of malt along with the root beer flavor. I typically use champagne yeast for these sodas.
1 pound dark DME
2 cups raw sugar or brown sugar
1 gallon water
1 teaspoon hops
1/4 teaspoon yeast
This is a sweet soda with nice hop bitterness for balance. It's somewhat heavy, so perhaps a better winter ale.
4L water
500g dark DME
4g Cascade hops
3g Citra hops
5g Ahtanum hops
1/4 teaspoon Nottingham ale yeast
Note that I have started to move to using metric weights for the recipes, except for the yeast, which is such a tiny amount I can't get an accurate weight on it.
Here's the way I made this one:
Boil 2L of water. Put the hops in tea bags (to save time straining and filtering later). Add the hops so that they boil for this amount of time:
– Cascade 60 minutes
– Citra 10 minutes
– Ahtanum 3 minutes
Turn off the heat and add the DME, mixing well. Add 2L of ice water and fill the bottles, making sure to leave at least 3cm of air at the top of the bottle (it seems to aid in the yeast action). When the mix seems cool enough (what the old recipes call "blood warm"), then add the yeast to the bottles and set aside. It took less than 24 hours for the bottles to be ready for refrigeration.
This was interesting in that the tea bags were VERY full when the hop pellets were done expanding. I may need to invest in some nylon brewing bags to give the hops more room for steeping. However, it seems to have let a lot of the aromatics steep from the hops into the brew without lots of bitterness. More experimentation is needed. The resulting drink was very aromatic, but only slightly bitter. There was little sweetness remaining, so it was actually very close to what I had expected from a Small Beer. I think this one would be an excellent refreshing drink to have after a hard day of yard work.
I will add photos when I remember to take them.


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Middle East Airlines Logo – Middle East Airlines is the airline 's national Lebanon , with its headquarters in Beirut . It operates scheduled international services in the Middle East , Europe and Africa , their base of operations is at the Rafic Hariri International Airport . Copyright, for the most part, the Central Bank of Lebanon (99.37%) and employs 2,310 people. He is a member of the Organization of Arab Air Transport and International Air Transport Association. In 2007, the airline alliance will join SkyTeam as an associate member through its partner Air France .
Middle East Airlines was founded on May 31, 1945 by Saeb Salam, with operational and technical support from BOAC , with three De Havilland Rapides DH.89A. Operations began on 1 January 1946 com a service between Beirut and Nicosia , followed by flights to Iraq , Egypt , Syria , and Cyprus . Two Douglas DC-3 were acquired in mid-1946. Pan Am acquired a stake and management contract in September 1949. Pan Am was replaced when BOAC acquired 49% shares of MEA in 1955. A Vickers Viscount was introduced in October 1955, while a cargo aircraft Avro York was hired in June 1957. On December 15, 1960, the first of four de Havilland Comet 4C was received. After the association with BOAC ended on August 16, 1961, MEA was merged with Air Liban on June 7, 1963, which gave Air France a stake. The full title was then Middle East Airlines Air Liban.
In 1963 he also took over Lebanese International Airways. The fleet was modernized with the addition of three Sud Aviation Caravelle in April 1963, three Boeing 720B in January 1966, a Vickers VC10 hired in March 1967, and several Boeing 707-320C in November 1967. The present name was adopted in November 1965 when the airline was completely merged with Air Liban. Although operations were interrupted by the Arab-Israeli War of 1967, MEA restarted its operations by purchasing a Convair CV-990A to American Airlines , which entered service on June 24, 1969. A Boeing 747-200B entered service in June 1975 to meet the Beirut-London route. The operations were interrupted again until 1990, when the political situation stabilized. Airbus A310-300 were purchased in 1993 and 1994, followed by an A321-200 and A330-200 , which replaced the A310. The airline was restructured in 2001.
On September 7, 2006, Israel ended its air blockade on Lebanon which lasted eight weeks. A Middle East Airlines flight from Paris landed at Rafik Hariri International Airport at 6:06 PM local time (3:06 PM GMT). MEA suspended regular flights programdos the September 11, 2006.


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ST. PETERSBURG - Manager Joe Maddon said RHP Wade Davis' dazzling big-league debut Sunday was "about as good as you could possibly make."
Davis showed why he is one of the Rays' top prospects - and a candidate for the 2010 rotation - by dominating the Tigers with a low 90s fastball that sneaked up on hitters, maintaining command with his other pitches and showing great composure.
Davis, who turns 24 today, was aggressive, often getting ahead of hitters and striking out the first three he faced (and five of the first six). He lasted seven innings in arguably the best debut for a Rays starting pitcher.
"I stayed relaxed," Davis said. "My biggest goal (was) try to give this team a chance to win the game."
Davis earned a standing ovation, and possibly another start. Maddon said he will decide between him and Andy Sonnanstine (who pitches tonight) for the next turn in the rotation. But pitching coach Jim Hickey said, "I'd be pretty surprised if we didn't see him starting again."
The Tigers can see why.
"Some guys throw 93 (mph), and it's 93," manager Jim Leyland. "He throws 93, and it looks like 95, 96, 97. All the hitters were coming back to the dugout saying, 'This comes out so free and easy. It's on you in a hurry.'??"
Davis' lone mistake came in the second inning, when ex- Ray Aubrey Huff hit a 373-foot solo homer. "He was just blowing heaters past guys," Huff said. "I got one on the handle. I just kind of cheated on it."
Davis said he was calmer than he thought he would be and by pitching to contact, he got ahead of hitters, which was huge.
The only thing missing was a victory, which put Davis in select company. According to Baseball-reference.com and Retrosheet.org, he is the first pitcher in 44 years who didn't win his debut despite going at least seven innings, not allowing more than one run and striking out at least nine.
The last was left-hander Rudy May. He allowed one run and one hit and struck out 10 over nine innings on April 18, 1965, but his Angels lost 4-1 in 13 innings to the Tigers.
"Davis was fantastic," teammate Ben Zobrist said. "You can't ask for a guy to come out and have a better debut. We're looking forward to watching in the future."
WELCOME BACK: Edwin Jackson, pitching against his former team for the first time since being traded in December, also delivered a strong performance. He picked up the win after going eight innings (and 126 pitches), his 20th quality start of the year.
"I hope he keeps it up now that we don't have to play him anymore," Zobrist said.
SCALE BACK: Maddon said LHP J.P. Howell's recent struggles stem partly from falling behind in counts and issuing walks but acknowledged that "overusage" over the past two seasons might be taking a toll.
Maddon said he will monitor Howell and might reduce his appearances significantly if the Rays fall out of the wild-card race. Howell tied for the major-league lead in relief innings last season (891/3) and has thrown 632/3 this year. In Howell's past 13 appearances, he is 1-3 while giving up 10 runs, 10 walks and four homers over 101/3 innings. Howell said everyone is fatigued in September but it's no excuse.
"People have done well with the fatigue that I have, so it's definitely doable," he said. "I should be doing better."
UPTON close: CF B.J. Upton's sprained left ankle continued to improve, and he said the goal is to start Game 2 of today's doubleheader in New York.
Upton ran on the field before Sunday's game and said the ankle was "so-so," but he has been able to get some work hitting in the cage.
MISCELLANY: Maddon said three or four starters could play in both games today and Reid Brignac will start one at shortstop. Evan Longoria's homer in the second, a solo shot, gave him a career-high 28 and made him and Carlos Pe?a the first Rays to reach 100 RBIs in the same season.Sign up for breaking news alerts from FOXSports.com!


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If your mobile phone wireless carrier offers free wifi calling, check it out! It could save you money, relieve stress, and give you better at-home wireless coverage!
As a small business owner with limited funds, I worry about the cost of my mobile phone bill, especially since my mobile phone is the lifeline of my business and I often get into lengthy conversations with customers on it. Of course I could cut those calls short but that would be at odds with my mission to provide a superior level of service and responsiveness to my customers. However, I do worry about going over the magic minute mark and possibly getting whacked with extra charges.
So imagine my delight when T-Mobile, sent me a text message announcing that they were offering free wifi calling for supported phones on their network.
What is wifi calling? It's the mobile phone equivalent of Skype or Vonage, where instead of calling through the carrier's 3G or 4G network (what most people still refer to as the cellular network), your phone is set up to make calls over the internet using your home wireless network.
So I rushed to the link on t-mobile's website that promised the free wifi calling feature, and frankly, found it a bit difficult to decipher. They didn't offer much in the way of instructions except for a list of phones for me to pick from. Okay, I chose mine, the Blackberry Bold 9900 and clicked it, expecting to be taken to a page that would say yes or no wifi calling and maybe some instructions for how to enable it. But instead, it just delivered me to a page that displayed a link stating that a software (OS) upgrade was available for my phone and then listed links to the Blackberry user manuals. Apparently T-Mobile feels that sending me to the manuals is adequate guidance… ummm not in THIS America!
Of course I don't give up so easily and just a short google search away, found on crackberry.com, that my phone does indeed support wifi calling, but it needs to be enabled by my carrier. Ok, back to the T-Mobile site where I once again followed the path through the woods to the page for my phone. Still no clues from T-Mobile (not that I expected anything to have changed, but thought maybe I just missed seeing something the first time around like an "enable wifi now" button). So while searching I noticed the "software upgrade available" button again and decided to at least get that done so I wouldn't feel like my efforts were wasted.
I initiated the software upgrade directly through my phone and it took about 2 hours to complete. When it came back up, lo and behold! there in the upper right corner was the wifi calling icon, and within minutes a message popped up on my screen explaining how wifi calling works. You know… they could have just said something on the website like "to enable wifi calling, download this lastest software update" …
Anyhow, the first benefit to wifi calling is that calls through my home wifi network don't use plan minutes and don't cost extra. This is perfect for my home-based business where most of my longer calls take place while I'm at home sitting at my computer. The second benefit is that my indoor wifi coverage is about a zillion times better than my indoor 3g/4g coverage, so I no longer have to do the sit-in-the-chair-by-the-front-corner-of-the-house-and-lean-towards-the-window-because-that's-where-the-coverage-is thing.
Now don't let me mislead you, wifi calling is far from perfect. First, it's only as good as your local wifi connection and if you frequently lose your wifi connection at home, consider upgrading your wifi router as an unreliable connection will translate directly into dropped calls. Second, at least in the case of T-Mobile's implementation, there's no handoff between wifi and 3g/4g which means if you go out of range of your wifi network during a call (eg if you leave your house), the call will be dropped.
However, if you take and make a lot of calls at home and have a reasonably reliable wifi network, free wifi calling can not only make things cheaper and easier, it can also give you a little respite from that constant worry over plan minutes!


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Disclaimer: Mine. Everything is the intellectual property of me, except the Western Hockey League. There is no Slave Lake Pilots WHL team, but there is a place called Slave Lake. I don't own it.
Summary: Jamie and Gordie bond over NHL Centre Ice, and Trent and Heather get into a sticky situation.
Notes: Was a bit unsure as to whether or not Canadian youth would call them RCMPs or mounties, so I went with the generic 'cops'.
Rating: R for violence and language
Chapter 3: Gordie
***Gordie's POV***
"Wasn't she weird?" Trent asked, when all three of us piled into his car to go home. "I keep telling Heather not to let her tag along, but she insists..."
"Trent! Don't be rude!" Heather snapped, removing her mittens and holding her hands over the heat vent. "Jamie's my best friend."
"No accounting for taste, eh Heath?" Trent grinned at her and tousled her blonde curls.
Heather wasn't amused. "Don't be an ass."
"Sorry, Heather," I chuckled, "it's not in Trent's nature not to be an ass."
Trent scowled, taking a swing at my head. "Come on, Gordie. You couldn't possibly be interested in that wildebeest Jamie," he snickered.
Heather opened up her pink satin purse and pulled out a compact, flipping it open to study her appearance. Pursing her lips, she sighed, "Jamie's not a wildebeest. You obviously didn't think so when you went out with her last year."
Trent stiffened behind the wheel, visbily. "Shut up, Heather."
Trent and Jamie? What the...? "You went out with Jamie?" I asked, my eyebrows shooting up in surprise.
Trent shot Heather a nasty glare, hand poised over the ignition, keys dangling from his fingers. "You stupid fucking bitch," he hissed, "I can't believe you - "
"Trent, just - what's she talking about?" I asked, intrigued now, placing a comforting hand on his shoulder.
Trent cast another scathing glance at Heather before turning in his seat to face me. His dark eyes sparked with a dangerous fire. "Last year, I met Jamie after a game... We went out for a bit, and then she introduced me to Heather," he said, with an awlward, jerky shrug. "End of story."
"Not exactly," Heather cut in, opening the door and stepping out. "I'm going to find Jamie." Heather stormed back for the Ducharme house, her gait strong, determined and angry, her blonde curls bouncing.
"Stupid bitch." Trent slammed a fist against the steering wheel. "Stupid fucking - "
"Why are you so bent out of shape over Jamie," I asked, with a shrug.
"It's a long story, Gordie," he snapped, leaning back in his seat. "Fuck this... Fuck Heather." He threw open the car door and stepped out. "I'm going to get wasted. You can find your own way home."
I started back into Riley's house. By now, a lot of the party-goers had fallen into alcoholic stupors. Two blonde girls in skimpy outfits were strewn over his couch, and a skinny kid in a toque was curled up on a loveseat. Various other kids were stumbling about Ducharme's place, glassy eyed zombies.
Sighing, I found the only 2 liter of Diet Coke and settled in the empty den with the family's new 50' flat-screen television.
"Modano passes off to Zubov; Zubov fires on Osgood - "
"He scores! Sundin, fifteen seconds into overtime - "
"Turek makes the save and covers up for the whistle - "
The door opened and Heather's friend Jamie poked her head in. "Hey, Gordie. What're you up to?" She stepped into the dimly lit den and shut the door behind her, gently.
"Nothing, just checking out the games on Riley's NHL Centre Ice," I said, patting an empty spot next to me. "Wanna join me?"
Jamie shrugged, settling next to me on the sofa. "Oilers playing?"
"Not tonight," I said, skipping through the channels. "Flames are, though. Losing to Boston 3-0 too."
Jamie laughed, shaking her head, her eyes crinkling in the corners. "Oh, the Flames? They suck," she chuckled, grinning. "I'm a born-and-bred Oilers fan."
I couldn't help but smile back at her. "I'm a Flames fan."
Jamie laughed and balled her hands into fists. "I think those are fightin' words, Gordie."
"You sure you want to take me on? I lead the Pilots in PIMs," I joked, putting the remote down on the coffee table.
"Are you sure you want to take me on?" Jamie countered, arching an eyebrow at me, putting her stockinged feet up on the table. "I've handled boys much larger than yourself."
"Like Trent?" I rolled my eyes.
"What? What about Trent?" Jamie dropped her hands into her lap and stared at me with this cold, clinical gaze, her playful mood gone just like that.
What had Trent done to her? I wondered. "Heather said something about you and Trent," I began to backpedal, furiously. "It was nothing... I mean..."
"What did she say?" Jamie asked, folding her arms underneath her breasts, like she was trying to pull herself out of her own body.
"She just mentioned that Trent had gone out with you before he met her," I stammered, surprised by her sudden behavior.
Jamie sighed. "He would say that, wouldn't he?" she snapped, turning her head, her long brown hair hiding her face. "He's such an asshole... I don't understand what she sees in him... She has to know he's fucking every groupie that crosses his path... She just - he just..." Jamie's voice died off in her throat and she covered her face with her hands.
I moved closer to her on the couch and brushed my hand against her elbow. "You want to talk about it?" I asked, gently.
"Not really..." Jamie sighed, not responding to my touch. "God, I hate him." Jamie raised her head to look at me, her hair falling into her face. "You didn't really pick the best guy to be friends with."
"Trent's... Trent enjoy hockey, as well as the lifestyle," I said, weakly, as if that explained my friend's behavior.
"You don't?" she asked.
"Not anymore. It used to be fun, but now it's a job." I shrugged.
"What about the girls? And the popularity?" Jamie asked.
"I was never in it for that," I sighed, sitting back against the sofa, sinking into the cushions. "I started playing 'cause I loved the game. I loved being on the ice and scoring goals, and setting them up... I never did it for the money or the fame... I never did it to get into the NHL... And now there are all these expectations... My dad wants me to enter the draft this summer... I mean, the farthest east I've ever been is Winnipeg. How the hell am I going to survive in a city?" I paused, realizing I'd been talking non-stop for the last five minutes.
"You're just down to earth, Gordie... The NHL could use a guy like you," Jamie said. She reached out and slipped my hand into hers, squeezing it.
Her silver thumb ring was suddenly the most interesting thing in the room, and I began staring at it, intently. "I don't know if I'd be able to make it. Trent would, definitely... But not me."
"I think you're too hard on yourself. If you just gave it a chance..." Jamie shrugged, reaching up to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear. "You'd probably surprise yourself."
Perhaps it was the beer I'd consumed earlier in the evening, or maybe it was the fizz of the Coke reaching my sinuses, but in the dim light she looked almost beautiful. No, not just beautiful. She looked lovely.
I leaned in and brushed my lips over hers, gently, like the touch of a feather. I mean, I'd barely kissed her, but I leapt back as if I'd been scalded with an iron. When I looked down, I realized we were still holding hands.
"I'm sorry," I babbled, raising my hands to my cheeks. "I don't know what came over me..."
Jamie twisted her lips into a small smile. "Don't be sorry. I - "
The door flew open and shattered whatever moment Jamie Polanco and I had just shared.
Trent, his black eyes wide with a fear I'd never before seen, stood in the doorway. "Gordie, you've got to help me. I'ts Heather."
"What happened?" I asked, jumping to my feet, tugging at my sweater hem.
"She's piss drunk and some of the guys from Peace River won't leave her alone." Trent's eyes fell on Jamie for a brief second, before returning to me. "Come on, you've got to help me get her to the car."
Jamie and I followed Trent to the front yard, where Heather was trapped in a small circle of Peace River players. One of them had pulled off her winter toque and was sifting her hair through his fingers. Another one was tugging on the zipper of her jacket, whispering things in her ear.
"Come on, Heather, we know you like us," the ringleader cooed, pushing her jacket off.
"Leave m'lone," she stammered, pushing her palms against his chest. "Go away."
"Come on, guys," Trent called out, "get your hands off my girlfriend."
One of the Peace River boys turned their gaze on Trent, laughing. "There's two of you, Walker, and five of us."
"Don't you fucking touch her." Trent stepped up to the leader of the pack and grabbed him by the shoulder, pulling him away from Heather. Heather fell to her knees and tried to crawl away from them, but one of the other boys grabbed her around the waist.
"She likes it when I touch her," the other boy sneers, not letting go of Heather. "Don't you, Heather?"
"Let...me go," she protested weakly, balling her hands into fists and battering them against his chest.
Trent grabbed Heather by the arm. "Come on, Heath, we're going home."
Heather wriggled out of her captor's arms and flung herself into Trent's arms. She tried to pull him toward the car, but he remained rooted in position. "Come on, Trent, what are you waiting for?"
"You go to the car. I've got some business to take care of." Trent narrowed his coal-black eyes at the ring of boys that had assaulted Heather.
I stepped up behind him and grabbed him by the arm. "Trent, come on, let's just go."
"Yeah, listen to your boyfriend, Walker," the Peace River captain sneered. "Run away like a little girl with your tail between your legs."
"You fucker." Trent shook off my hand.
"Trent, don't."
"Come on and fight me, you pussy. Or are you afraid I'll bust your pretty little face?" the other boy taunted, raising his fists, bouncing on his feet like a boxer in a ring.
Trent charged the circle of boys like a bull, tackling the leader in the midsection and bringing him down, to the ground. He straddled his waist and began slamming his fists into his face. Everyone converged on Trent and the other boy, trying to pull them apart.
Riley Ducharme charged out of the house, yelling. "Guys, I think I hear sirens. I think the neighbors called the cops!"
He may as well have shouted 'FIRE' and pulled the alarm. People were scattering in every direction with no semblance of order. Those who lagged behind were forgotten or trampled.
Trent, a tiny rivulet of blood streaming from his left nostril, his hand clenched around Heather's wrist, gave me a shove in the back. "Come on, let's get out of here before the cops get here."
"What about Jamie?" I paused to look for her, but she was lost in the crowd of frenzied teenagers.
"Forget her, man." Trent pushed Heather into the passenger seat of his car and got in. "Let's get going!"
Sighing, I followed suit and got in, just as Trent jammed his foot on the gas.
"Trent," Heather began to whine, pressing her forehead against the cool windowpane, "what the hell is going on?"
"We're getting out of here, Heather," he snapped, his back rigid against the back of the driver's seat, his knuckles as white as bone.
Sighing heavily, Heather pressed her forehead even harder against the glass. "I was enjoying myself, Trent. Why couldn't we have just stayed?"
I sat back and closed my eyes. The only thing that ran through my brain was that I didn't even get Jamie's number.


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Now that Obama is out of power and making between $400,000.00 and $600,000.00 per speaking engagement, once highly placed members of his regime have been sent forth to spread propaganda aimed at bolstering his regime's misdeeds.
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From antique ceramics to limited edition serigraphs, you can find that special something either for yourself or as a unique gift
Whether it's a gift for someone else or something you want to take back as a special "recuerdo", Seville has plenty of places that offer something more unique than typical souvenir shops. Though having said that, one really must get a cheerful abanico (hand-held fan), even if it's just to put up on the wall when you get home.
For the past 20 years Maria de la Oliva has been running the wonderfully eclectic Maspapeles on Zaragoza street (Zaragoza 17, Tel 34 954 220 618), where you can find a wide selection of top brand writing equipment and beautiful hand-made Spanish paper (for both writing and wrapping), agendas (diaries) and Moleskine notebooks, as well as fabulous handbags and briefcases, jewellery, and more cute chochkas than I can remember. It's almost impossible to leave her shop without buying something.
Gourmet food and wine shops have become all the rage recenty with quite a few opening in the past couple of years, and from what I've heard, more to come. Many of them offer wine tastings or special food events, and great personal service.
La Azotea Vinos & Mas on Jesús del Gran Poder (no 44, Tel 34 955 116 748) is my favourite. Opened earlier this year as a complement to the fabulous La Azotea restaurant (in my top five) you can find a wide array of cheeses and wines, spices and salts, vinegars and oils, all gorgeously packaged. And if you find a wine you like you can take it across the street to enjoy with your meal at the restaurant (no corkage fee).
If you are a fan of Spanish olive oil then you really should go to Extraverde at Plaza Doña Elvira 8,(Barrio Santa Cruz)(Tel 34 954 218 417, www.extraverde.es ) A small shop and tapas bar specialising in olive oil and its products, you can have a snack while you shop and even do a tasting of five different oils with fresh bread.
La Jaboteca sells wonderfully scented handmade soaps and essential oils. You can find them either at Calle Cuna 9, (Tel 34 954 213 606), or at Asunción 21, (Tel 34 954 271 102).
Agua de Sevilla remains a popular perfume store where the original Sevillian scents based on orange blossom and jasmine prevail, but it is also known for its stylish clothing and accessories.
Ceramics & Artesania
Popularte at Pasaje de Vila 4, Barrio Santa Cruz (Tel 34 954 229 444)) often takes people by surprise. A stone's throw from the Cathedral it's looks like a tiny storefront at first, but once you enter you find an amazing array of antique pottery, tiles and ceramics that owner Laura has collected over the years. And if you simply must have that large clay urn in the corner she will also safely ship your purchase to anywhere in the world.
The recently renovated Plaza de España has largely been restored with the famous ceramics made by Triana artisans. There are several ceramic shops to choose from just over the Puente Isabel, and one of my favourites is the impressive Ceramica Santa Ana at San Jorge 31 (Tel 34 954 333 990) But take a walk down adjoining Antillano and Alfarería streets and you will be spoiled for choice by the many great ceramics places that each offer something a bit different.
For something quite a bit different, while you're in the area check out the Norler studio (Alfarería 26, Tel 34 954 089 802) for limited edition serigraphs and other artwork with a distinctive Sevillano feel by Norberto León.
El Postigo (Tel 34 954 560 013) is a small artesan market at the end of Calle Arfe, just behind the main post office, with several different vendors selling a selection of ceramics, jewellery and other craft items, generally at reasonable prices.
If you are staying in Seville for more than a couple of days, and especially if you are in a holiday rental with a kitchen, the food markets will be of special interest. You will find an astounding selection of fresh fish and seafood, poultry and meat products (some unexpected), fruit and vegetables, olives and cheese, and of course, jamón Iberico. I've seen people getting onto planes with a large jamón leg over their shoulder, though of course you should check your country's import laws before deciding to bring home this very definitive taste of Spain.
There are four main food markets: Triana, Arenal, Encarnación and Feria. Out of these my favourite is Triana, which has been recently renovated and has a fresh yet still very traditional look and feel to it. While there you can also visit the adjoining San Jorge Castle, which I've mentioned in Things To Do.
Runner up is the slightly ramshackle market on calle Feria, for its wonderful little seafood bar La Cantina. Open for breakfast and lunch it serves up some of the freshest and cheapest seafood tapas in town.
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Nagano is a really wonderful town with a spectacular temple, the Nagano Zenkoji Temple. Nagano of course is famous for the 1998 Winter Olympics and symbols from that event still remain. It's also shockingly close to Tokyo. And quite doable if you'd like to simply make a day trip out of it. Tokyo station to Nagano station is only 86 minutes by Shinkansen.
Of course Nagano is a ski resort town and also known for its monkey park (like the one in Arashiyama). But the Jigokudani in Nagano is a hot steam monkey park. English website for the monkey park is here and taking 1 hour and 30 minutes by bus from Nagano station it's definitely something you'll have to spend the whole day on.
I went back in 2011 (previous post of getting lost in the apple orchards of Nagano). And figured this was a great time to share because it was koyo time in Nagano (mid November). The Nagano Zenkoji is massive and one of the best temples I've been to outside of Kyoto. But instead of all this talking let's photo and talk.
The walk is one of my favorite things about the Nagano Zenkoji. It's on high and you're surrounded by gorgeous mountains in full koyo colors. And the shops are all these mom-and-pop businesses.
Almost to the temple check out those gorgeous koyo colors. Even a cloudy day won't dim this.
The main temple itself which was massive.
I love when temple ema get cutesy. I've blogged about cute ema in Nara that were heart-shaped but Rilakkuma ema?
It's the simple needs, isn't it?
The Rokujizo statutes six Bodhisattvas, who gave up Buddhist enlightenment, in order to provide salvation to others.
Close-up of one of the Rokujizo
Super cool incense burner
The Sanmon gate which was refurbished in 2007. Now you can see the giant Buddhist statues inside. Obviously that statue did not need to be asked if he lifts.
Just outside the temple is a super fancy building that must house a restaurant. Check that wonderful red maple.
Further down the way all the gorgeous places now turned to nice restaurants.
I stopped by Kinoko & Vegetable to eat. It's on the Zenkoji road. I highly recommend it! It was an all you can eat buffet of mainly vegetables. Everything was locally sourced and seasonal. It was only 1,400 yen for all you can eat. So many vegetables. I will definitely eat there again.
The crowd down the temple street. Check out the JRock band on the right. I think there were semi-famous because some people were taking pictures. I know 0 about JRock so…
I loved the look of the coffee shops that line the cold Nagano street. See the cute coffee mug?
Another coffee shop offering traditional Zenzai (red bean soup) sweets.
Tiny little stalls that lined the temple road.
And Nagano itself since it's not just monkey parks, apple orchards and shrines. It's a bustling town.
This was a day trip for me from Niigata to Sendai. I was able to enjoy Zenkoji easily but not do the monkey park because of staying in Sendai that night.
Traveling Japan can be inexpensive! I spent 1,400 on food. 200 on beverages. And 1,000 on a train ticket because I got lost. The temple was free. So in total 2,600 yen for a detour or $25 USD.
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The newest entry to the large group of vegetables related to cauliflower is an orange-hued golden round discovered 30 years ago in a Canadian field. Scientists are keenly interested in the variety because of its high beta-carotene content, a source of vitamin A. Now golden cauliflower is quite popular, partly because it retains its orange hue after cooking. Roasting enhances cauliflower's subtle sweetness and a sprinkle of capers, garlic, and parsley adds a savory finish. Serve this as a first course or beside baked cod or broiled pork chops. At the market, select heads with tight curds (rather than coarse-textured ones), fresh green leaves, and no brown spots, which are signs of age. If you keep it too long in the fridge, spots will form on the curds. You can trim them away and use the head anyway. Add more parsley as a coverup.
|large golden or white cauliflower
|Olive oil (for brushing)
|Salt and pepper, to taste
|teaspoon salted capers, rinsed and drained
|clove garlic, finely chopped
|tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
2. With a large chef's knife, cut across the whole head of cauliflower, making 1/4-inch slices. Lay slices in a single layer on the parchment (cauliflower may break into smaller pieces, which is OK).
3. Brush the cauliflower with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast it for 20 minutes or until tender and brown at the edges.
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Study on the Levitation Stability of Maglev Vehicle considering the Vibration of Steel Switch Track
Han, Jong-Boo ; Park, Jinwoo ; Han, Hyung-Suk ; Lee, Jong-Min ; Kim, Sung-Soo ;
Journal of the Korean Society for Railway, volume 18, issue 3, 2015, Pages 175~185
Generally, in the train area, switch tracks have required high reliability because this system is directly associated with derailment. Especially, switch tracks of Maglev vehicles must be moved in terms of the whole geometric characteristics, in which the bogies are encased in the switch track. For this reason, switch track was constructed with steel lighter than concrete girders. But, the steel switch track was weak because of structural vibration as well as structural deformation. Therefore, it is important to predict the levitation stability when a vehicle passes over flexible switch track. The aims of this paper are to develop a coupled dynamic model to describe the relationship between a Maglev vehicle and switch track and to predict the levitation stability. In order to develop the coupled dynamic model, a three dimensional vehicle model was developed based on multibody dynamics; a switch model was made using the modal superposition method. And, the developed model was verified using comparison measured data.
Reliability Growth Analysis for Next-Generation High-speed Train
Noh, Hee-Min ; Kim, Seog-Won ;
Journal of the Korean Society for Railway, volume 18, issue 3, 2015, Pages 186~193
In this paper, a reliability growth analysis for a next-generation high-speed train was conducted. First, the high-speed train was decomposed into 6 sub-systems and main equipment of the high-speed train was derived from functional diagrams. Next, failure rates were calculated for each sub-system from the failure data obtained during commissioning tests. Then, reliability growth analysis was conducted for the high-speed train using the Duane model. The results show that activities to increase reliability were carried out throughout the test runs from the reliability growth results.
Ride Quality Analysis Using Seated Human Vibration Modeling
Kang, Ju Seok ;
Journal of the Korean Society for Railway, volume 18, issue 3, 2015, Pages 194~202
In this paper, dynamic modeling with viscoelastic properties of a human body resting on a seat is presented to quantitatively analyze ride quality of passengers exposed to vertical vibrations. In describing the motions of a seated body, a 5 degree-of-freedom multibody model from the literature is investigated. The viscoelastic characteristics of seats used in railway vehicles are mathematically formulated with nonlinear stiffness characteristics and convolution integrals representing time delay terms. Transfer functions for the floor input are investigated and it is found that these are different in accordance with the input magnitude due to nonlinear characteristics of the seat. Measured floor input at the railway vehicle is used to analyze realistic human vibration characteristics. Frequency weighted RMS acceleration values are calculated and the effects of the seat design parameters on the frequency weighted RMS acceleration values are presented.
Comparison of Ride Comfort between Korean and European High Speed Railway by using Continuous Comfort Method
Choi, Il-Yoon ; Um, Ju-Hwan ; Lee, Jun Suk ; Choi, Min-Ji ; Lim, Jihoon ;
Journal of the Korean Society for Railway, volume 18, issue 3, 2015, Pages 203~211
Ride comfort of a vehicle can be utilized to maintain the track geometry and track irregularities because ride comfort of the rolling stock is affected by the characteristics of the vehicle and track. Ride comfort was evaluated according to the measured floor acceleration data of vehicles for a Korean high speed line as well as European high speed lines using Continuous comfort method which can be applied to track maintenance. The exceedance distribution of the ride comfort was quantitatively analyzed by the vehicle speed, the ride comfort of the Korean high speed line was compared with that of European high speed lines. It is shown that the ride comfort of Korean high speed line is better than that of European high speed lines, which indicates that the Korean track geometry and track irregularities are properly maintained.
Characteristics of Rolling Noise Sources of Tram Resilient Wheels and Track
Jang, Seungho ; Ryue, Jungsoo ;
Journal of the Korean Society for Railway, volume 18, issue 3, 2015, Pages 212~222
The characteristics of noise emission from tram systems should be investigated in order to design and construct an urban tram network that raises fewer environmental noise problems. In this paper, the characteristics of rolling noise from a tram were studied and a desired stiffness of the rail supports was proposed using a noise prediction model. The mobilities of embedded rails and resilient wheels were predicted using the Timoshenko beam model and the finite element model, respectively. The predicted mobilities were compared with the measured results. Compared with the measured values, the calculated noise level near the track showed small errors for frequencies higher than 300 Hz. Then, the source strengths of rail and wheel components were examined by varying the rail supporting stiffness and the slab supporting stiffness so that suitable stiffness values could be estimated that would reduce noise radiated from rails and wheels but that would not greatly increase the ground vibration.
Implementation of Mobile Hot-spot Network for Subway Wireless Backhaul Network
Kim, Dongha ; Kim, Ilgyu ; Choi, Kyuhyoung ;
Journal of the Korean Society for Railway, volume 18, issue 3, 2015, Pages 223~231
This paper proposes a new wireless backhaul technology based on MHN(Mobile Hotspot Network) which uses a wide frequency band of millimeter wave to provide wideband Wi-Fi services for subway passengers. Performance analysis of MHN up and down links, based on data: up and down links structure analysis of physical layer and simulation study of the MHN wireless backhaul link model, show that the proposed MHN-based wireless backhaul network can transmit data at a 1.2Gbps data rate and provide Internet service 100 times faster than that of conventional WiBro-based wireless backhaul networks. These results indicate that the proposed MHN technology is appropriate for subway mobile networks.
A Study on Interference between High Voltage Impulse Track Circuit(HVITC) and AF Track Circuit
Lee, Hee-Jin ; Lee, Jong-Woo ;
Journal of the Korean Society for Railway, volume 18, issue 3, 2015, Pages 232~240
Two types of track circuits are used in high speed railway car depots: one is High Voltage Impulse Track Circuit(HVITC); the other is AF track circuit. HVITC detects train occupation of blocks and broken rail; the AF track circuit is used for train onboard control system pretesting before departure. This testing is used to transmit train control information through the AF track circuit. The two systems are switched in turns for testing. We propose a system in which the AF track circuit is replaced by a loop cable that is installed on the inside rail; as such, engineers do not need to switch the systems. In cases in which the two systems run simultaneously, mutual interference may occur. In this paper, we identified this mutual interference by modeling of the two circuits.
Optimal Section of Ballasted Asphalt Track Considering Design Lifetime and Economic Feasibility
Lee, Seonghyeok ; Lee, Jinwook ; Lee, Hyunmin ;
Journal of the Korean Society for Railway, volume 18, issue 3, 2015, Pages 241~251
Compared with ballasted track (BT), ballasted asphalt track (BAT) has been increasingly adopted in many countries due to its more greatly reduced reinforced roadbed thickness and smaller cumulative plastic deformation, and its advantages in terms of maintenance. In this respect, the authors` previous research includes analysis of BAT sections that show performance similar to that of BT sections of the present specifications; reliability verification of the analysis results through real-sized static and dynamic train-load tests were performed. Based on previous research, this paper estimates the track lifetime using the strain of the lower roadbed according to reinforced roadbed thickness; using probabilistic LCC analysis, this paper presents a BAT section that satisfies the design lifetime and that has performance similar to or higher than that of BT.
Behavior Characteristics of Ballasted Track on Asphalt Roadbed Using Real Scale Test
Lee, Seonghyeok ; Lee, Jinwook ; Lee, Hyunmin ;
Journal of the Korean Society for Railway, volume 18, issue 3, 2015, Pages 252~260
Ballasted track on an asphalt roadbed can be beneficial for its various effects such as (i) decreasing of roadbed thickness by dispersing train load; (ii) prevention of both strength reduction and weakening in roadbed system by preventing rainwater penetration; and (iii) reducing maintenance cost by preventing roadbed mud-pumping and frostbite. With these beneficial effects, ballasted track on asphalt roadbed has been widely used in Europe and Japan, and relevant research for applying such ballasted track on asphalt roadbed systems in Korea is ongoing. In this study, full-scale static and dynamic train load tests were performed to compare the performance of ballasted track on asphalt roadbed and ballasted track. The optimum thickness levels of asphalt and reinforced roadbeds, corresponding to the design criteria for reinforced roadbed of high-speed railway, was estimated using the FEM program ABAQUS. Test results show that the earth pressure on reinforced roadbed of ballasted track on the asphalt roadbed was relatively low compared with that of simple ballasted track. The elastic and plastic displacements of simple ballasted track on the asphalt roadbed were also lower than those of ballasted track. These test results may indicate that the use of ballasted track on asphalt roadbed is an advantageous system in view of long-term maintenance.
Performance Test of Wall to Wall Modular Structure Joint for Near-surface Transit
Lee, Jong Soon ; Kim, Hee Sung ; Lee, Sung Hyung ; Lee, Jun Kyoung ;
Journal of the Korean Society for Railway, volume 18, issue 3, 2015, Pages 261~269
To overcome the weaknesses of viaduct bridges and the non-economic efficiency of underground LRT, the study of near-surface railway systems is in progress. To apply a box structure to the low depth transit, a connection joint to precast modules are very important when applying precast modular structures to replace temporary structures. In this study, wall to wall connections were applied in diverse cases such as rebar connections, guiding structures that were used to fit the verticality of precast walls during construction, and non-reinforcement structures used only for waterstop. Experimental performance verification was carried out for the bending, shear and splitting of the wall to wall connection. Precision of construction joints between wall to wall was identified as a factor that influenced the structural performance of the precast wall. A structure that can serve as a guide during the vertical insertion of a wall is confirmed for the most suitable case, but it will be necessary to modify this structure for detailed cases.
Development of an Algorithm for Estimating Subway Platform Congestion Using Public Transportation Card Data
Lee, Ho ; Choi, Jin-Kyung ;
Journal of the Korean Society for Railway, volume 18, issue 3, 2015, Pages 270~277
In some sections of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway, severe congestion can be observed during rush hours and on specific days. The subway operators have been conducting regular surveys to measure the level of congestion on trains: the results are then used to make plans for congestion reduction. However, the survey has so far focused just on train` congestion and has been unable to determine non-recurring congestion due to special events. This study develops an algorithm to estimate the platform congestion rate by time using individual public transportation card data. The algorithm is evaluated by comparison of the estimated congestion rate and the ground truth data that are actually observed at non-transfer subway stations on Seoul subway line 2. The error rates are within
and the performance of the algorithm is fairly good. However, varying walking times from gates to platforms, which are applied to both non-peak periods and peak time periods, are needed to improve the algorithm.
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'Rocket' Ron Haslam has ridden everything from two-stroke 500cc GP bikes to big four-strokes and even the rotary-engined Norton F1. His opinion of the VFR1200F should certainly count for something...
Younger readers of Faster and Faster, the ones who don't remember a certain Grand Prix racer with the initials 'RH' on his helmet, might ask who exactly is Ron Haslam. Oh, well, he's a British rider who used to race in 500cc GPs, right alongside the likes of men like Kevin Schwantz and Freddie Spencer. He's raced everything from big four-strokes to 500cc two-strokes and even the rotary-engined Norton F1. And before his exploits in the GPs, Haslam also won the Formula 1 TT at the Isle of Man in 1982. So, yes, Rocket Ron knows a thing or two about going very, very fast on motorcycles.
Ron rode the original Honda VFR750 during the Transatlantic races in the mid-1980s. So for their November 2010 issue, the UK-based Bike magazine got him to ride a VFR1200F and asked for his opinion of the bike. Here are some brief excerpts from what The Rocket has to say about the new V4-engined Honda:
"I'm so impressed by the handling, the stability and the turning. Touring bikes tend to sit on the back end and just push the front, but the VFR doesn't. You put this into a corner and it tracks around nicely, right where you put it. That was the first shock for me, that it steers more like a sportsbike than a tourer."
"There's loads of torque, loads of midrange and that gives a big wide rev counter to play with. I found I could power it up to where the back wheel spins, with my knee on the floor, through corners. And it was controllable – it wasn't a touring bike that bounces and jumps about all over the place – it just kept its line and kept going. So that was the second surprise for me. I was, like, "Wow, this thing is really good!""
While Rocket Ron was impressed with the VFR1200, he did ultimately find it a bit soft, with the exhaust touching down when the bike was pushed really hard. The other thing he didn't like very much was the VFR's ABS-equipped brakes, saying that he liked the Fireblade's C-ABS setup much better. "When I pulled the brake really hard, the ABS would come in early and release so hard, the forks would rebound. It's more safety-type ABS than the CBR's sportsbike stuff," said Ron.
When asked what changes he'd want on his VFR1200F if he had to ride one on the track, Ron asks for more ground clearance, an exhaust system that doesn't get in the way while cornering hard and a stiffer rear shock. That, and ditch the ABS.
So there you are, the legendary Rocket Ron is quite all right with the VFR1200's engine and handling and would only ask for changes to be made to the bike when he's riding it on the track, at the absolute limit. So how bad can the VFR be for the rest of us…?
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Does your family have any recipes that you've been making forEVer? They're the best, aren't they? It seems like a lot of those recipes are often connected to a family's heritage, like a great Italian gnocci recipe or a Swedish Christmas dessert.
One of the recipes passed down from my mom to my husband to my kids is a recipe for Wonton soup, which begs the question as to WHY since we're not Chinese.
Well, my mom and dad met in San Francisco where there is a very large Chinese population and the most authentic Chinatown outside of China. While living in San Francisco, my mom had a friend who taught her how to make this soup, and I've always been so glad because our family loved (and still loves) wontons! As kids they were like special occasion food and we didn't know anybody else who made them. It also seemed as if no Chinese restaurant ever made a wonton soup that was as good as ours.
As an adult I briefly worked south of San Francisco in a city called Menlo Park and sometimes bought my lunch from a nearby grocery store's deli. There was a very tall, very skinny, very quiet Chinese man behind the counter who, on request, made what, by all counts, seemed to be my mom's wonton soup.
I was in love.
With the soup–not the deli guy.
Many good relationships end, as did mine with the deli soup because I moved away, but my family still makes wontons and wonton soup. We've subsequently altered the recipe of the soup base to make it lighter and added more veggies to the wontons to lighten them up in flavor and texture.
They're good!
Chinese New Year is an important traditional festival and celebration for families. This year is the Year of the Monkey, and since my husband was born in a Year of the Monkey, it's a good reason to make wonton soup.
You can use ground chicken, beef, shrimp, pork, or even a meat substitute in your wontons. We once made vegetarian wontons with a meat substitute which is when we decided adding grated cabbage to the mix would improve the texture and flavor whether using real meat or making a vegetarian version.
My husband and kids can make this recipe from memory and tweak it as they see fit as they go, but this version is pretty stripped down. People use many different flavors in their wontons like sesame or chili oil or rice vinegar. Other people use egg instead of cornstarch. In the soup people use anything from water chestnuts to basil (we used it this time but weren't in love with it like we once were) to spinach, tofu, carrots, mushrooms, miso paste, and sugar snap peas! We've tried all these tasty ingredients at one time or another. Once you've made the recipe a couple of times, you'll know what you like best. You can also buy a wonton soup base instead of making it and it's not too bad, so you've got lots of options.
If you don't know how to fold wontons, there are lots of posts and tutorials to teach you how. My family folds two ways–the right way and the wrong way–but, in the end, they taste the same. Remember to use water to help seal the wrappers closed.
We also always make fried wontons and dip them in sweet and sour sauce. Hopefully you will enjoy this wonton recipe as much as we do!


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