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Preface: Stats used for this article were from the first half of the Carolina League season.
The Carolina Mudcats weren't the worst team in the Carolina League in 2012, although they did finish last in the Southern Division. Believe it or not, the Muddies would have finished in second place in the Northern, which speaks more to how bad the Northern division was, than how good the Mudcats were.
The team certainly had parts that could have made them a team to beat, but for whatever reason, the Mudcats just couldn't find the ingredients to make their team a consistent winner.
The offense has been fairly solid. If that doesn't sound like a giant boost of confidence, it's because it isn't. While there seems to be solid parts all over the field, they just can't seem to find their way. I guess I'm saying the sum of their parts seems to be much less than it should be. Still, the Mudcats do find themselves in the middle of the pack in most statistical categories.
Their overall average is sitting at .256 right now, which is fourth in the eight team league. In the Carolina League, historically, hitting .256 is a good thing, and that hasn't changed in 2012. While there are two teams (Winston-Salem and Salem) hitting .280 and .278, the rest are spread out between .231 and .263. Pitching is still king.
The Mudcats are third in the league in runs, doubles, homers and RBI, and they are not far behind the powerhouse offensive clubs in WS and Salem. In all other major categories, they find themselves not going below fourth in all categories. The one area where they struggle though is strikeouts, as they have 558 on the season, compared to only 217 walks. This has to improve, or their solid offensive season goes by the wayside.
Their pitching has been interesting throughout the season, with their starters and relievers trading dominance from week-to-week, but rarely finding a week in which the Muddies put it all together…as they did the last week before the break. They don't have the studs in the rotation, or the bullpen, that they've had in the past, but they still have solid players in both levels.
Their overall ERA is a solid 3.97, but remember, this is the Carolina League we're talking about, so that actually leaves them in sixth place in the league…a full run behind Myrtle Beach (2.95). Where this team struggles is making hitters miss bats, and just plain hitting the zone. The Muddies are leading the league in walks by 24 with 264 walks, and are second to last in strikeouts, with 457. They haven't given up many hits, sixth in the league at 546, which is likely the saving grace.
At the end of the day, this team is doing things which seems to go opposite of what the Indians front office wants. The strike out too much, and walk too little on offense, and strike out too little and walk too much pitching wise. You have to wonder how happy they are with what Edwin Rodriguez has done up to this point. To be fair, this team is loaded with guys that have questionable approaches, and some have improved, but not enough to make much of a difference this season.
Where We Stand At The All-Star Break:
Overall Record: 32-38 (2-5 this past week), 4th place in the Souther Division, 12.5 games behind Winston-Salem.
The Offense
Today, we'll be doing this a bit different. Since it's the All-Star break, we'll look at the top five hitters from the first half, culminating with the top hitter of the first half.
#5--Tyler Holt has been mired in a slump, but for much of the first half of the season, he was the cog that stirred the Muddies drink. He's first in the league in triples, and fourth in walks, and while he's dropped to a tie for fifteenth in the league for OBP at .352, he was sitting right at .400 until his recent slump. I'm not sure if Holt is in a legitimate slump, or if he's struggling with the fact that he's stuck in the Carolina League, but he's still one of the main cogs of this team going forward. Hopefully, the Indians will find room for him in Akron at some point, but perhaps his current play will curtail that until 2013.
#4—Anthony Gallas was playing as though he were set to be cut from the team. As May started, there was a real question as to whether or not he could continue his progress through the system, or if his over-achieving ways had finally met their match. Then, he simply started to figure things out. His average grew from below the Mendoza line to its current state (.251). He's hit six homers, and driven in 23 batters…and was recently named the Indians Minor League player of the week. How good has he been? He hit .478, with a double, three homers and seven RBI…and raised his average 30 points.
#3—Ronnie Rodriguez was another guy given up for dead at the start of the season. While much attention was paid to Tony Wolters and his early slump, Rodriguez was right with him, hitting only .203 in the first month of the season. Since then, he's been a different player. While he strikes out way too much (44), and walks way too little (8), he's doing everything else you could want from a middle infielder. He now has five homers and 32 RBI, to go along with 14 doubles and three triples. He's also gotten the average up to .275, and has one of the best gloves on the team.
#2—Jeremie Tice will be first on many lists, as his all-star appearance is well deserved, but he's not my top hitter of the first half. So what has Tice done this season? Well, he's currently first in the league in homers (tied, but has played 14 less games than the guy he's tied with) with 12, and fourth in the league in RBI. Tice was hitting over .300 for much of the season, but a slump of late has dropped the average to .278 on the season. Tice has struggled with health, including this season, or I'd likely have Tice a lot higher. He is older than most players in High A, and will likely find himself in Akron before long. He is that good, and if he can translate all of that into left field, he could be that more effective.
#1—Jesus Aguilar is clearly the best offensive player on the team, in my humble opinion. The guy is leading the team in average, runs, doubles and OBP, and is second third or fourth in most other major offensive categories. He's only hit six homers so far this season, but many attribute that to a major shift in approach for the big man at first base. He's had major stretches during the season in which he's looked every bit the impact bat from the right side of the plate that the Indians sorely lack, and while he may or may not have the upside that people want, he most certainly has the eye of both Tribe management, and Tribe nation as a potential first baseman in a couple of years. He's certainly on the right path.
The Pitching
Here's a look at the top five pitchers of 2012:
#5—I'm almost shocked that I'm saying this, so if you are, I get it. # 5 is going to be one Kyle Blair, who may just be working his way back to a top prospect status. Blair doesn't have big stats, and his ERA is sitting at 4.37. But here's the thing…past two bad appearances in mid-May, Blair has been borderline dominating. Past those two games in which he gave up 12 runs in 5 1/3 innings, and Blair hasn't given up more than two runs in a game. In 29 2/3 innings (not counting the two bad starts), he's given up only 18 hits, seven runs, five earned runs, 12 walks, while striking out 17. Not too shabby for a guy who's ERA was over ten on May 23.
#4—Danny Salazar is attached at the hip to Kyle Blair, and the two have been an outstanding tandem. Like Blair, Salazar has been near untouchable other than a couple of bad appearances. In three of his eight appearances, Salazar didn't give up a run, and in two more, he only gave up one. Overall, his ERA is sitting at 3.75, but the other numbers are even more exceptional. He's pitched 24 innings in his eight starts, giving up only 24 hits and ten walks, while striking out 23 batters. He has a big arm, and is being coddled a bit as he returns from surgery that cost him much of 2010 and 2011. When he's back at 100%, you could be looking at a top ten prospect.
#3—Francisco Jimenez isn't a name you'll likely ever see on a prospect list. But Jimenez does fit into that category that you'll find a guy like Eric Berger in. He's a glue pitcher, that can start or relieve, depending on where you need him. This season, Jimenez has started ten games, and relieved in five, and done well in both roles. His overall ERA isn't staggering at 3.96, but he's literally carried this team on his shoulders. He's moved on to Akron, and while I'm not sure if it's permanent, or only a move while the Muddies are on hiatus, he certainly deserves it.
#2—Jose Flores is another guy that I can't believe I'm mentioning here. His delivery is suspect, but he's been able to replicate it on a daily basis. Because of this, he's been one of the best pitchers on the team, and is third in the league in saves, with 10. Flores comes in with a 2.28 ERA, and has been virtually untouchable when he's on. He'll occasionally revert back to his 2011 form in which he seemingly gets roughed up on every pitch, but he always seems to bounce back with domination. He's pitched in 27 2/3 innings so far this year, and walked only eight batters, while striking out a solid 31. He has some nice velocity, so there could be some room for him to grow moving forward.
#1—Shawn Armstrong is the most talented reliever on the Mudcats staff, and while he isn't Cody Allen by any stretch, there's definitely a strong belief that he is an elite arm in the system. He's not been perfect, but pretty close. He's gone 34 total innings for the Mudcats since April, and given up only 22 hits and six runs this season, with 15 walks, and 41 strikeouts. Like I said, when he's on, he's about as untouchable as it gets. Now, it is worth mentioning that he gave up four of his six runs in the past seven ball games, so perhaps his first full season in the system is affecting him, so it will be interesting to see what he does moving forward. He did pitch in the Carolina League all-star game, going 2/3 of an inning, and in typical Armstrong manner, struck out both batters.
First Half Awards:
Hitter of the First Half: Jesus Aguilar
Pitcher of the First Half: Shawn Armstrong
Player of the First Half: Jesus Aguilar
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With only Syracuse on a bye this week, there will be plenty to keep an eye on in the conference. Here's a look at what to watch in Week 9, in no particular order:
1. Florida State flashback: All eyes will be on the pregame scene in Tallahassee, where former Seminoles coach Bobby Bowden will make his first return to Doak Campbell Stadium since he was ousted following the 2009 season. Bowden will plant the famous spear at midfield, and nearly 400 former players are expected to attend the No. 2-ranked Seminoles' game against NC State. "There's no nerves," Bowden told ESPN.com's David Hale. "I'm excited about it, getting to see a lot of people."
2. Brandon Mitchell's return: While Florida State will be celebrating the return of its legendary coach, the Wolfpack will be celebrating the return of its injured starting quarterback. Mitchell broke his left foot in the season opener and hasn't played since. He won the job over Pete Thomas this preseason, and his athleticism seemed to fit first-year coach Dave Doeren's no-huddle offense well. He'll face one of the toughest defenses in the country, though, on Saturday.
3. Wake's hopes at an upset: The Demon Deacons are on a roll, having won back-to-back Atlantic Division games, and while the Canes lead the series 7-3, all three of Wake's wins have come at Miami. Wake is looking to snap a six-game losing streak against ranked teams -- and Saturday is the 67th anniversary of the program's win over No. 4 Tennessee, the highest-ranked team Wake has ever defeated. If the Deacs can continue to get the ball to receiver Michael Campanaro and play stingy defense, they could have a chance. Especially considering
4. Miami's ball security: You've heard it a million times this week. Miami has turned it over 12 times in the past three weeks. The Hurricanes the only team in the country to have at least four turnovers in three consecutive games this season and the first since East Carolina in 2011. Miami has also had four red-zone turnovers in its past three games. Meanwhile, Wake's defense forced three turnovers in the Deacs' victory over Maryland last week. Speaking of the Terps, watch out for
5. Maryland's quarterback controversy: It's C.J. Brown OR Caleb Rowe listed as the starter on this week's depth chart for Saturday's game against Clemson, and coach Randy Edsall has played coy about Brown's status since last week. Edsall said the indecision on his starter is health-related, not performance-related, but wouldn't specify what's wrong with Brown. Brown struggled in last week's loss at Wake Forest, and Edsall said it was because of an injury unrelated to the concussion Brown suffered against Florida State. Stay tuned for which QB will be leading the Terps' offense against a stingy Clemson D.
6. UNC's run defense: Miami gashed the Tar Heels for 234 yards on the ground last week -- and that was with their leading rusher, Duke Johnson, sidelined for three quarters and four turnovers from the Canes. Boston College makes its living on the running game, led by senior Andre Williams, who leads the ACC and ranks fifth nationally in rushing yards per game (139.7).
7. Clemson's rebound: Last week's 51-14 home loss to Florida State was humbling and devastating to the Tigers. It knocked them out of the national championship picture, all but ruined quarterback Tajh Boyd's chances at winning the Heisman Trophy, and put them behind the Seminoles in the ACC race. How will the Tigers respond on the road? They've got more talent than the depleted Terps, but emotion could be a factor early.
8. Virginia Tech's secondary: Veteran cornerback Antone Exum is expected to finally return for Saturday's home game against Duke, more than eight months after he had offseason surgery to repair his ACL and a bone fracture. Exum was cleared Sept. 30, but he and the staff have played it cautious. Senior CB Kyle Fuller has broken up 10 passes in seven games and ranks fourth in the nation in passes defended (1.71 per game). They will come in handy against quarterback Duke, which is averaging 269 passing yards per game.
9. Replacement receivers: The ACC will be missing three of its top receivers, with Maryland's Stefon Diggs and Deon Long and Miami's Phillip Dorsett all out with injuries. Levern Jacobs will step in at the slot position in place of Diggs, and redshirt freshman Amba Etta-Tawo will take over Long's spot. With Dorsett out at Miami, that likely means an increased role for Malcolm Lewis, who is listed as a backup at two spots, and true freshman Stacy Coley, who is listed as a co-starter at wide receiver, a starting kick returner and co-starter at punt returner.
10. BC WR Alex Amidon: The Eagles can do more than just run the ball, and Amidon needs just 144 receiving yards to become BC's all-time leading pass receiver. He has three 100-plus yard receiving games this season and a school-record 10 for his 39-game collegiate career.


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text: etd@IISc Collection: http://hdl.handle.net/2005/27 2017-01-31T05:42:32Z 2017-01-31T05:42:32Z Weighted Least Squares Kinetic Upwind Method Using Eigendirections (WLSKUM-ED) Arora, Konark http://hdl.handle.net/2005/538 2010-04-28T23:32:32Z 2009-06-24T07:07:29Z Title: Weighted Least Squares Kinetic Upwind Method Using Eigendirections (WLSKUM-ED) Authors: Arora, Konark Abstract: Least Squares Kinetic Upwind Method (LSKUM), a grid free method based on kinetic schemes has been gaining popularity over the conventional CFD methods for computation of inviscid and viscous compressible flows past complex configurations. The main reason for the growth of popularity of this method is its ability to work on any point distribution. The grid free methods do not require the grid for flow simulation, which is an essential requirement for all other conventional CFD methods. However, they do require point distribution or a cloud of points. Point generation is relatively simple and less time consuming to generate as compared to grid generation. There are various methods for point generation like an advancing front method, a quadtree based point generation method, a structured grid generator, an unstructured grid generator or a combination of above, etc. One of the easiest ways of point generation around complex geometries is to overlap the simple point distributions generated around individual constituent parts of the complex geometry. The least squares grid free method has been successfully used to solve a large number of flow problems over the years. However, it has been observed that some problems are still encountered while using this method on point distributions around complex configurations. Close analysis of the problems have revealed that bad connectivity of the nodes is the cause and this leads to bad connectivity related code divergence. The least squares (LS) grid free method called LSKUM involves discretization of the spatial derivatives using the least squares approach. The formulae for the spatial derivatives are obtained by minimizing the sum of the squares of the error, leading to a system of linear algebraic equations whose solution gives us the formulae for the spatial derivatives. The least squares matrix A for 1-D and 2-D cases respectively is given by (Refer PDF File for equation) The 1-D LS formula for the spatial derivatives is always well behaved in the sense that ∑∆xi2 can never become zero. In case of 2-D problems can arise. It is observed that the elements of the Ls matrix A are functions of the coordinate differentials of the nodes in the connectivity. The bad connectivity of a node thus can have an adverse effect on the nature of the LS matrices. There are various types of bad connectivities for a node like insufficient number of nodes in the connectivity, highly anisotropic distribution of nodes in the connectivity stencil, the nodes falling nearly on a line (or a plane in 3-D), etc. In case of multidimensions, the case of all nodes in a line will make the matrix A singular thereby making its inversion impossible. Also, an anisotropic distribution of nodes in the connectivity can make the matrix A highly illconditioned thus leading to either loss in accuracy or code divergence. To overcome this problem, the approach followed so far is to modify the connectivity by including more neighbours in the connectivity of the node. In this thesis, we have followed a different approach of using weights to alter the nature of the LS matrix A. (Refer PDF File for equation) The weighted LS formulae for the spatial derivatives in 1-D and 2-D respectively are are all positive. So we ask a question : Can we reduce the multidimensional LS formula for the derivatives to the 1-D type formula and make use of the advantages of 1-D type formula in multidimensions? Taking a closer look at the LS matrices, we observe that these are real and symmetric matrices with real eigenvalues and a real and distinct set of eigenvectors. The eigenvectors of these matrices are orthogonal. Along the eigendirections, the corresponding LS formulae reduce to the 1-D type formulae. But a problem now arises in combining the eigendirections along with upwinding. Upwinding, which in LS is done by stencil splitting, is essential to provide stability to the numerical scheme. It involves choosing a direction for enforcing upwinding. The stencil is split along the chosen direction. But it is not necessary that the chosen direction is along one of the eigendirections of the split stencil. Thus in general we will not be able to use the 1-D type formulae along the chosen direction. This difficulty has been overcome by the use of weights leading to WLSKUM-ED (Weighted Least Squares Kinetic Upwind Method using Eigendirections). In WLSKUM-ED weights are suitably chosen so that a chosen direction becomes an eigendirection of A(w). As a result, the multi-dimensional LS formulae reduce to 1-D type formulae along the eigendirections. All the advantages of the 1-D LS formuale can thus be made use of even in multi-dimensions. A very simple and novel way to calculate the positive weights, utilizing the coordinate differentials of the neighbouring nodes in the connectivity in 2-D and 3-D, has been developed for the purpose. This method is based on the fact that the summations of the coordinate differentials are of different signs (+ or -) in different quadrants or octants of the split stencil. It is shown that choice of suitable weights is equivalent to a suitable decomposition of vector space. The weights chosen either fully diagonalize the least squares matrix ie. decomposing the 3D vector space R3 as R3 = e1 + e2 + e3, where e1, e2and e3are the eigenvectors of A (w) or the weights make the chosen direction the eigendirection ie. decomposing the 3D vector space R3 as R3 = e1 + ( 2-D vector space R2). The positive weights not only prevent the denominator of the 1-D type LS formulae from going to zero, but also preserve the LED property of the least squares method. The WLSKUM-ED has been successfully applied to a large number of 2-D and 3-D test cases in various flow regimes for a variety of point distributions ranging from a simple cloud generated from a structured grid generator (shock reflection problem in 2-D and the supersonic flow past hemisphere in 3-D) to the multiple chimera clouds generated from multiple overlapping meshes (BI-NACA test case in 2-D and FAME cloud for M165 configuration in 3-D) thus demonstrating the robustness of the WLSKUM-ED solver. It must be noted that the second order acccurate computations using this method have been performed without the use of the limiters in all the flow regimes. No spurious oscillations and wiggles in the captured shocks have been observed, indicating the preservation of the LED property of the method even for 2ndorder accurate computations. The convergence acceleration of the WLSKUM-ED code has been achieved by the use of LUSGS method. The use of 1-D type formulae has simplified the application of LUSGS method in the grid-free framework. The advantage of the LUSGS method is that the evaluation and storage of the jacobian matrices can be eliminated by approximating the split flux jacobians in the implicit operator itself. Numerical results reveal the attainment of a speed up of four by using the LUSGS method as compared to the explicit time marching method. The 2-D WLSKUM-ED code has also been used to perform the internal flow computations. The internal flows are the flows which are confined within the boundaries. The inflow and the outflow boundaries have a significant effect on these flows. The accurate treatment of these boundary conditions is essential particularly if the flow condition at the outflow boundary is subsonic or transonic. The Kinetic Periodic Boundary Condition (KPBC) which has been developed to enable the single-passage (SP) flow computations to be performed in place of the multi-passage (MP) flow computations, utilizes the moment method strategy. The state update formula for the points at the periodic boundaries is identical to the state update formula for the interior points and can be easily extended to second order accuracy like the interior points. Numerical results have shown the successful reproduction of the MP flow computation results using the SP flow computations by the use of KPBC. The inflow and the outflow boundary conditions at the respective boundaries have been enforced by the use of Kinetic Outer Boundary Condition (KOBC). These boundary conditions have been validated by performing the flow computations for the 3rdtest case of the 4thstandard blade configuration of the turbine blade. The numerical results show a good comparison with the experimental results. 2009-06-24T07:07:29Z Wave Propagation In Hyperelastic Waveguides Ramabathiran, Amuthan Arunkumar http://hdl.handle.net/2005/2327 2014-06-20T10:05:37Z 2014-06-19T18:30:00Z Title: Wave Propagation In Hyperelastic Waveguides Authors: Ramabathiran, Amuthan Arunkumar Abstract: The analysis of wave propagation in hyperelastic waveguides has significant applications in various branches of engineering like Non-Destructive Testing and Evaluation, impact analysis, material characterization and damage detection. Linear elastic models are typically used for wave analysis since they are sufficient for many applications. However, certain solids exhibit inherent nonlinear material properties that cannot be adequately described with linear models. In the presence of large deformations, geometric nonlinearity also needs to be incorporated in the analysis. These two forms of nonlinearity can have significant consequences on the propagation of stress waves in solids. A detailed analysis of nonlinear wave propagation in solids is thus necessary for a proper understanding of these phenomena. The current research focuses on the development of novel algorithms for nonlinear finite element analysis of stress wave propagation in hyperelastic waveguides. A full three-dimensional(3D) finite element analysis of stress wave propagation in waveguides is both computationally difficult and expensive, especially in the presence of nonlinearities. By definition, waveguides are solids with special geometric features that channel the propagation of stress waves along certain preferred directions. This suggests the use of kinematic waveguide models that take advantage of the special geometric features of the waveguide. The primary advantage of using waveguide models is the reduction of the problem dimension and hence the associated computational cost. Elementary waveguide models like the Euler-Bernoulli beam model, Kirchoff plate model etc., which are developed primarily within the context of linear elasticity, need to be modified appropriately in the presence of material/geometric nonlinearities and/or loads with high frequency content. This modification, besides being non-trivial, may be inadequate for studying nonlinear wave propagation and higher order waveguide models need to be developed. However, higher order models are difficult to formulate and typically have complex governing equations for the kinematic modes. This reflects in the relatively scarce research on the development of higher order waveguide models for studying nonlinear wave propagation. The formulation is difficult primarily because of the complexity of both the governing equations and their linearization, which is required as part of a nonlinear finite element analysis. One of the primary contributions of this thesis is the development and implementation of a general, flexible and efficient framework for automating the finite element analysis of higher order kinematic models for nonlinear waveguides. A hierarchic set of higher order waveguide models that are compatible with this formulation are proposed for this purpose. This hierarchic series of waveguide models are similar in form to the kinematic assumptions associated with standard waveguide models, but are different in the sense that no conditions related to the stress distribution specific to a waveguide are imposed since that is automatically handled by the proposed algorithm. The automation of the finite element analysis is accomplished with a dexterous combination of a nodal degrees-of-freedom based assembly algorithm, automatic differentiation and a novel procedure for numerically computing the finite element matrices directly from a given waveguide model. The algorithm, however, is quite general and is also developed for studying nonlinear plane stress configurations and inhomogeneous structures that require a coupling of continuum and waveguide elements. Significant features of the algorithm are the automatic numerical derivation of the finite element matrices for both linear and nonlinear problems, especially in the context of nonlinear plane stress and higher order waveguide models, without requiring an explicit derivation of their algebraic forms, automatic assembly of finite element matrices and the automatic handling of natural boundary conditions. Full geometric nonlinearity and the hyperelastic form of material nonlinearity are considered in this thesis. The procedures developed here are however quite general and can be extended for other types of material nonlinearities. Throughout this thesis, It is assumed that the solids under investigation are homogeneous and isotropic. The subject matter of the research is developed in four stages: First, a comparison of different finite element discretization schemes is carried out using a simple rod model to choose the most efficient computational scheme to study nonlinear wave propagation. As part of this, the frequency domain Fourier spectral finite element method is extended for a special class of weakly nonlinear problems. Based on this comparative study, the Legendre spectral element method is identified as the most efficient computational tool. The efficiency of the Legendre spectral element is also illustrated in the context of a nonlinear Timoshenko beam model. Since the spectral element method is a special case of the standard nonlinear finite element Method, differing primarily in the choice of the element basis functions and quadrature rules, the automation of the standard nonlinear finite element method is undertaken next. The automatic finite element formulation and assembly algorithm that constitutes the most significant contribution of this thesis is developed as an efficient numerical alternative to study the physics of wave propagation in nonlinear higher order structural models. The development of this algorithm and its extension to a general automatic framework for studying a large class of problems in nonlinear solid mechanics forms the second part of this research. Of special importance are the automatic handling of nonlinear plane stress configurations, hierarchic higher order waveguide models and the automatic coupling of continuum and higher order structural elements using specially designed transition elements that enable an efficient means to study waveguides with local inhomogeneities. In the third stage, the automatic algorithm is used to study wave propagation in hyperelastic waveguides using a few higher order 1D kinematic models. Two variants of a particular hyperelastic constitutive law – the6-constantMurnaghanmodel(for rock like solids) and the 9-constant Murnaghan model(for metallic solids) –are chosen for modeling the material nonlinearity in the analysis. Finally, the algorithm is extended to study energy-momentum conserving time integrators that are derived within a Hamiltonian framework, thus illustrating the extensibility of the algorithm for more complex finite element formulations. In short, the current research deals primarily with the identification and automation of finite element schemes that are most suited for studying wave propagation in hyper-elastic waveguides. Of special mention is the development of a novel unified computational framework that automates the finite element analysis of a large class of problems involving nonlinear plane stress/plane strain, higher order waveguide models and coupling of both continuum and waveguide elements. The thesis, which comprises of 10 chapters, provides a detailed account of various aspects of hyperelastic wave propagation, primarily for 1D waveguides. 2014-06-19T18:30:00Z Wave Propagation In Anisotropic & Inhomogeneous Structures Chakraborty, Abir http://hdl.handle.net/2005/1138 2011-04-29T06:06:35Z 2011-04-28T18:30:00Z Title: Wave Propagation In Anisotropic & Inhomogeneous Structures Authors: Chakraborty, Abir 2011-04-28T18:30:00Z Wavelet Based Spectral Finite Elements For Wave Propagation Analysis In Isotropic, Composite And Nano-Composite Structures Mitra, Mira http://hdl.handle.net/2005/448 2010-04-28T22:40:38Z 2009-04-02T09:47:53Z Title: Wavelet Based Spectral Finite Elements For Wave Propagation Analysis In Isotropic, Composite And Nano-Composite Structures Authors: Mitra, Mira Abstract: Wave propagation is a common phenomenon in aircraft structures resulting from high velocity transient loadings like bird hit, gust etc. Apart from understanding the behavior of structures under such loading, wave propagation analysis is also important to gain knowledge about their high frequency characteristics, which have several applications. The applications include structural health monitoring using diagnostic waves and control of wave transmission for reduction of noise and vibration. Transient loadings with high frequency content are associated with wave propagation. As a result, the higher modes of the structure participate in the response. Finite element (FE) modeling for such problem requires very fine mesh to capture these higher modes. This leads to large system size and hence large computational cost. Wave propagation problems are usually solved in frequency domain using fast Fourier transform (FFT) and spectral finite element method is one such technique which follows FE procedure in the transformed frequency domain. In this thesis, a novel wavelet based spectral finite element (WSFE) is developed for wave propagation analysis in finite dimension structures. In WSFE for 1-D waveguides, the partial differential wave equations are reduced to a set of ODEs using orthogonal compactly supported Daubechies scaling functions for temporal approximation. The localized nature of the Daubechies basis functions allows finite domain analysis and imposition of the boundary conditions. The reduced ODEs are usually solved exactly, the solution of which gives the dynamic shape functions. The interpolating functions used here are exact solution of the governing differential equation and hence, the exact elemental dynamic stiffness matrix is derived. Thus, In the absence of any discontinuities, one element is sufficient to model 1-D waveguide of any length. This elemental stiffness matrix can be assembled to obtain the global matrix as in FE and after solution, the time domain responses are obtained using the inverse wavelet transform. The developed technique circumvents several serious limitations of the conventional FFT based Spectral Finite Element (FSFE). In FSFE, the wave equations are reduced to ODEs using FFT for time approximation. The remaining part of the formulation is quite similar to that of WSFE. The required assumption of periodicity in FSFE, however, does not allow modeling of finite length structures. It results in "wrap around" problem, which distorts the response simulated using FSFE and a semi-infinite ("throw-off") element is required for imparting artificial damping. This artificial damping occurs as the "throw off" element allows leakage of energy. In some cases, a very high damping can also be considered instead of "throw off" element to remove wrap around effects. In either cases, the damping introduced is much larger than any inherent damping that may be present in the structure. It should also be mentioned that even in presence of the artificial damping, a larger time window is required for removing the distortions completely. The developed WSFE method is completely free from such problems and can efficiently handle undamped finite length structures irrespective of the time window considered. Apart from this, FSFE allows imposition of only zero initial condition and in contrary any initial conditions can be used in WSFE. Though FSFE has problem in modeling finite length undamped structures for time domain analysis, it is well suited for performing frequency domain study of wave characteristics, namely, the determination of spectrum and dispersion relations. WSFE is also capable of extracting these frequency dependent wave properties, however only up to a certain fraction of the Nyquist frequency. This constraint results from the loss in frequency resolution due to the increase in time resolution in wavelet analysis, where the basis functions are bounded both in time and frequency. A price has to be paid in frequency domain in order to obtain a bound in the time domain. The consequence of this analysis is to impose a constraint on the time sampling rate for the simulation with WSFE, to avoid spurious dispersion. WSFE for 2-D waveguides are formulated using Daubechies scaling functions for both temporal and spatial approximations. The initial and boundary conditions, however, are imposed using two different methods, which are wavelet extrapolation technique and periodic extension or restraint matrix respectively. The 2-D WSFE is bounded in both the spatial directions unlike 2-D FSFE, which is essentially unbounded in one spatial direction. Apart from this, 2-D WSFE is also free from "wrap around" problem similar to 1-D WSFE due to the localized nature of the basis functions used for temporal approximation. In this thesis, WSFE is developed for isotropic 1-D and 2-D waveguides for time and frequency domain analysis. These include elementary rod, Euler-Bernoulli and Timoshenko beams in 1-D modeling, and plates and axisymmetric cylinders in 2-D modeling. The wave propagation responses simulated using WSFE for these waveguides are validated using FE results. The advantages of the proposed technique over the corresponding FSFE method are also highlighted all through the numerical examples. Next part of the thesis involves the extension of the developed WSFE technique for modeling composite and nano-composite structures to study their wave propagation behavior. Due to their anisotropic nature, analysis of composite structures, particularly high frequency transient analysis is much more complicated compared to the corresponding metallic structures. This is due to the presence of stiffness coupling in these structures. Superior mechanical properties of composites, however, are making them integral parts of an aircraft and thus they often experience such short duration, high velocity impact Loadings. Very few literatures report the response of composite structures subjected to such high frequency excitations. Here, WSFE is formulated for a higher order composite beam with axial, flexural, shear and contractional degrees of freedom. WSFE is also formulated for composite plates using classical laminated plate theory with axial and flexural degrees of freedom. Simulations performed using these WSFE models are used to study the higher order and elastic coupling effects on the wave propagation responses. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and their composites are attracting a great deal of experimental and theoretical research world-wide. The recent trend in the literature shows a great interest in the dynamic and wave characteristics of CNTs and nano-composites because of their several applications. In most of these applications, CNTs are used in the embedded form as it does not requires precise alignment of the nano-tubes. In addition, the extraordinary mechanical properties of CNTs are being exploited to achieve high strength nano-composite. Apart from the experimental studies and atomistic simulation to study the mechanical properties of CNTs and nano-composites, continuum modeling is also receiving much attention, mainly due to its computational viability. In this thesis, a 1-D WSFE is formulated for multi-wall carbon nanotube (MWNT) embedded composite modeled as beam using higher order layer-wise theory. This theory allows to model partial interfacial shear stress transfer, which normally occurs due to improper dispersion of CNTs in nano-composites. The effects of different matrix materials and fraction of shear stress transfer on the wave characteristics are studied. The responses obtained using other beam theories are also compared. The beam modeling does not allow capturing the radial motions of the CNT, which are important for several applications. These can be effectively captured by modeling the CNT using a 2-D axisymmetric model. Hence, a 2-D WSFE model is constructed to capture the high frequency characteristics of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs). The response of SWNT simulated using the developed model is validated with experimental and atomistic simulation results reported in the literature. The comparison are done for dispersion relation and also radial breathing mode frequencies. The effects of geometrical parameters, namely the radius and the wall thickness of the SWNT on the higher radial, longitudinal and coupled radial-longitudinal vibrational modes are analyzed. These behaviors are studied in both time and frequency domains. Such time domain analyses of finite length SWNT are not possible with the Fourier transform based techniques reported in literature, although, such analyses are important particularly for sensor applications of SWNT. Spectral finite element method is very much suited for solution of inverse problems like force reconstruction from the measured wave response. This is because the technique is based on the concept of transfer function between the displacements (output) and applied forces (input). In the present work, WSFE is implemented for identification of impact force from the wave propagation responses simulated with FE and used as surrogate experimental results. The results show that WSFE can accurately reconstruct the impulse load applied to 1-D waveguides which include rod, Euler-Bernoulli beam and connected 2-D frame, even with highly truncated response. This is unlike FSFE, where the accuracy of the identified force depends largely on the time window of the measured responses. The detection of damage from the wave propagation analysis is another class of inverse problems considered in this thesis and is of utmost importance in the area of aircraft structural health monitoring. Here, the detection scheme is based on arrival time of the waves reflected from the damage. A novel detection technique based on wavelet filtering is proposed here and it is shown to work efficiently even in the presence of noise in the measured wave responses. Detection of damage requires an efficient damage model to simulate the mode of structural failure. In this regard, two spectrally formulated wavelet elements are proposed, one to model isotropic beam with through-width notch and the second to model composite beam with embedded de-lamination. In the first case, the response of the damaged beam is considered as the perturbation of the undamaged response and the linear perturbation analysis leads to a completely new set of dynamic stiffness matrix. In the second case, the delamination is modeled by subdividing the de-laminated region into separate waveguides and full damage model is established by imposing the kinematics. These models help to simulate wave propagation in such damaged beams to study the effect of damage on the wave response. Noise and vibration are often transmitted from the source to the other parts of the structure in the form of wave propagation. Thus, control of such wave transmission is essential for reduction of noise and vibration, which are the main cause of discomfort and in many cases cause failure of structure. Here, techniques for both passive and active controls of wave are proposed. For active control, a closed loop system is modeled using WSFE with magnetostrictive actuator for control of axial and flexural wave propagations in connected isotropic 1-D waveguides. The feedback is negative velocity and/or acceleration measured at different sensor points. A very new application of CNT reinforced composite for passive control of vibration and wave response is explored in this thesis. For this, a novel concept of nano-composite inserts is proposed. This insert can be made from CNTs dispersed in polymer. The high stiffness of the inserts helps to regulate the power flow in the form of wave propagation from the point of application of the loads to other parts of the structures. The length of the insert, volume fraction of CNTs and position are changed to achieve the required reduction in wave amplitudes. The entire thesis is split up into eight chapters. Chapter 1 presents a brief introduction, the motivation and objective of the thesis. Chapters 2 and 3 give a detail account of wavelet spectral finite element formulation for 1-D and 2-D isotropic waveguides, while Chapter 4 gives the same for composite waveguides. Chapter 5 brings out essential wave characteristics in carbon nanotubes and nano-composite structures, while Chapters 6 and 7 exclusively deal with application of WSFE to some real world problems. The thesis ends with summary and directions of future research. In summary, the thesis has brought out several new aspects of wave propagation in isotropic, composite and nano-composite structures. In addition to establishing wavelet spectral finite element as a useful tool for wave propagation analysis, several new techniques are presented, several new algorithm are proposed and several new concepts are explored. 2009-04-02T09:47:53Z


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Edyta Sliwinska is known for being the only professional dancer on all 6 seasons of "Dancing with the Stars", partnered with Evander Holyfield, George Hamilton, Joey Lawrence, John Ratzenberger, and most recently Cameron Mathison and Jason Taylor. Edyta has been on the "Dancing with the Stars" tour and was featured in the fitness section of the new book. Edyta is a 5 time US National Finalist. In addition to many Polish commercials Edyta was featured in the "Jared Galleria of Jewelry" commercial in the US. Edyta and Alec recently produced an instructional DVD "Dancing like the Pros" and a fitness DVD "Fitness with the Pros".
Born in Poland, Edyta comes from a working class family. She has two sisters and one brother who live in Warsaw. Edyta moved to the United States in 2000 to form a professional dance partnership with Alec. She was a director/choreographer at "Genesis DanceSport" in San Francisco for seven years. Now Edyta and Alec run the San Francisco and Los Angeles locations of the school.
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I am not sure what is going on at Rangers Ballpark. Maybe it is just a coincidence, but earlier in the year a man fell to his death over an outfield wall, now we have a fan falling from a stairwell.
They have to step up fan safety at the Stadium.
A male adult fell on a stairwell next to the home-plate gate at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington at 9:45 p.m. CT during the Rangers' 8-4 loss to the Angels on Saturday.
The team is monitoring reports, and the fan was transported to a local hospital where he is being treated for his injuries.
Rangers fan safety became national news on July 7, when fan Shannon Stone fell to his death trying to catch a ball thrown just out of his reach in the left-field seats.
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Karaoke Bus Party Bus Sydney
Alcohol, Bus Tours, Hens Nights
Karaoke Bus has done over 500 hens nights, each one with something different, but all with the FUN in common. Its what we do, we have 2 great party buses with Karaoke on Board, we get VIP into clubs, and a Fantasy for the girls.. Can be a surprise.
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Picture perfect pretty
Narcisstic to a fault
Deceitful as a coward
Sneaky as a fox
Friendly feeding frenzy
Burden to your world
Smiling oh so friendly
Feeding off your soul
Clinging to your kindness
Slight of hand control
You see that he is lonely
So you let it go
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Genre: Poetry
Oh great job! This is well written.
This is great; I'd quote some of my favorite lines but I can't bring myself to choose just one. Giving it an "I like."
Beautiful. Have we all known (friends) like this? Whether we let it or them go depends more on us at the time. Perhaps I was once seen in this way.
Brilliant insight.
i relate to this so much...
well written btw
Yes, we do.
Spot on, very smart.
What's up with that?
They're called, Fuckers.
I like this poem.
Can now fully understand gains of a shorter more precise poem. cool
really well written...good play on words! Bravo i gave it an i like it...fyi other sites out there do not even compare to booksie...
Great words - summed up really the like of what I call emotional/financial/physical vampires. Or energy leeches
I can think of a few people I'd like to pass this on too, or would that be a bit mean?
It's amazing in life the people that we meet and who turn around and when you lest expect it find out their not really a friend at all.
A person once told me, think of all the friends you have and write it down, if you can think of something you don't like about them cross it off your list, and you'll be lucky to even have one name on that paper that isn't crossed off.
Maybe thats a bit harsh, I've never tried it only thought about it.
(I'm to afraid to find out.)
Great Poem
~Lady Leah~
I sometimes wonder about myself and why I let it happen and took so long to fully admit it and move on. For myself I do not find it surprising because deep down I knew all along it was bullshit. A co dependent friendship . We agreed to never disagree. Thank you for taking the time to comment. I learned from it.
Ha! I know people *alot* like that. I actually really like this (And I actually mean that! At the moment, I'm being honest in my reviewing :p)
I have been known to be generous and had many "friends". When circumstances changed, I looked around and found very few left standing and among those fewer yet that accepted the change.
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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAPREDUCE-4469?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=13470981#comment-13470981 ] Todd Lipcon commented on MAPREDUCE-4469: ---------------------------------------- - the two overloads of getProcessOwner are repetitive - you could implement one in terms of the other - I'd like to avoid the shell command usages here - forks can be reasonably expensive and also blow up the virtual size of the process tree. Instead, I think it's sufficient to check something like: {code} boolean isPidOwnedByMe(int pid) { File pidDir = new File(procFsDir, String.valueOf(pid)); // the environment of a process is only readable by the user // running that process File fileInPidDir = new File(pidDir, "environ"); return fileInPidDir.canRead(); } {code} This wouldn't cause extra forks and I think would have equivalent results, so long as the user running the code isn't root. ---- - excludeList should be named something like {{excludedPids}} - The following would be faster using StringUtils.split: {code} String[] strSplitted = str.split("\\s+"); {code} (since the data is exactly space-delimited, we dont need the full overhead of a regex) - Rather than setting the configuration as a number of updates to skip, I think it's better to set an interval at which the data will be re-calculated. Otherwise the value of this configuration is scaled with respect to another configuration (the counter update interval), which gets messy. - I'm wondering, if we did the owner exclusion, and we improved the parsing to use StringUtils.split, if it might be fast enough to avoid having to cache the exclusions. Any chance you could run a benchmark? My concern is that the exclusion idea doesn't work when pids get recycled (there are only 64k of them so this happens pretty often) > Resource calculation in child tasks is CPU-heavy > ------------------------------------------------ > > Key: MAPREDUCE-4469 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MAPREDUCE-4469 > Project: Hadoop Map/Reduce > Issue Type: Bug > Components: performance, task > Affects Versions: 1.0.3 > Reporter: Todd Lipcon > Assignee: Ahmed Radwan > Attachments: MAPREDUCE-4469.patch, MAPREDUCE-4469_rev2.patch, MAPREDUCE-4469_rev3.patch, MAPREDUCE-4469_rev4.patch > > > In doing some benchmarking on a hadoop-1 derived codebase, I noticed that each of the child tasks was doing a ton of syscalls. Upon stracing, I noticed that it's spending a lot of time looping through all the files in /proc to calculate resource usage. > As a test, I added a flag to disable use of the ResourceCalculatorPlugin within the tasks. On a CPU-bound 500G-sort workload, this improved total job runtime by about 10% (map slot-seconds by 14%, reduce slot seconds by 8%) -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. If you think it was sent incorrectly, please contact your JIRA administrators For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira
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Hey, I haven't forgotten about this! I let my subscription run out but now I have a new camera I plan to start posting again. We'll see how long this lasts this time, huh?
It's just been a slow week or so, unfortunately. Although were zooming our way further into the year there is still very little sign of any good weather approaching and frankly the overcast days just don't do it for me. Perhaps I need to learn how to use them to my photographic advantage too?
I certainly need more practice with my Canon. What I could kind of do with is a mentor actually! My first DSLR in a world of compacts & mobiles is really confusing me! But I'm looking forward to being able to take good shots, and not be scared of leaving the wrong lens at home. I currently am a little fearful for my Thailand holiday, and it's a little over a month away! What if I take bad photos? ;0;
I have been trying to get out with it though, although my idea of a photo a day quickly disintegrated! Lately the weather's been so cold we had a fair blotch of snow, which is starting to get really aggravating, especially when this time last year we were warm!
I went to watch my friend get a tattoo and got a few snaps as I waited, I quite liked this one with the studio name in the background.
And my last trip out has been Sunday, where the same friend and I went with her boyfriend & chidlet to the Birmingham MCM Expo, we had loads of fun and of course I spent way too much XD Can't resist ComicCon stalls, but how am I supposed to when they sell all the cool geeky things I want! I was particularly pleased with this buy for Mordecai, my car XD
Well, I hope to have more luck over the coming few days for weather and that. Keep an eye out! :]
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- Feeling: busy
It's been a peaceful week this week thankfully, after Sunday anyway.
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- Feeling: amused
This week has been....eventful. To say the least. I'll take you through it in the photos, so here goes.
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- Feeling: queasy
Well. You may've got the idea that I'd rather abandoned LJ/DW, and you'd be right, tbh.
Let's face it, I've been doing this since...2008 I think? I know loads of other people who have succeeded in doing their photo's a day, to posting a picture a day every year since they began. I've never been that good, every year there has been a period where I stopped for a month or so, and this year I was sure i wasn't going to stop when I managed to post every day up until June. Then I stopped. I worried and worried that I'd have to catch up and make sure I got photos posted. Then I realised. It was worrying me. I wasn't posting for enjoyment anymore, I was just posting cause I thought I should. I know people who'd stopped their photo a day within a week and I can at least find solace in the fact I didn't do that.
This may sound a bit like a goodbye but it's actually not, I guess it's a little self-indulgence in defence XD I've found so many people here on LJ that I look forward to hearing updates from I would feel bad to abandon you completely (please ignore the last month and a bit) so I'm going to carry this on as a weekly thing. I don't want the pressure of taking a photo of nothing every single day anymore. Instead, weekly I hope I'll be able to showcase both what I have been up to lately and some of my better photos from the week.
TL/DR: Parking Lott is now weekly, updating Saturday or Sunday.
Catch you soon guys :]
Saturday was a lot dryer and a lot less queue-y too! We made our way into the arena about 12ish I think and i got a few shots of the place just to show you some of the arena xD
We watcheda couple of bands and wandered the shops a bit, before checking out the band we all wanted to see that day, Tenacious D. They didn't disappoint, put on a really good show and even played a couple of skits with their songs, it was really cool.
I wanted to see a couple of bands after them but after wandering to the other side of the arena I didn't feel like squelching through the mud to get back to the tent i needed to be at, so we left and had drinks & curry night back at the hotel :]
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- Feeling: happy
First day of Download we set out at about 10.30, to sit waiting in a queue for about 4 hours, plus another 2 hours we managed to add on by taking a detour down to a shop for lunch. Ah well. the arena was delayed opening cause of the conditions butby the time we were finally parked up about 4.30 most of the rain had stopped and it was just muddy as, luckily we'd all brought gumboots.
Because of the rain I didn't get many pictures today, but here is one of the queue and another of Prodigy who headlined on Friday :]
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- Feeling: busy
Today Me, Tony, Ryan and Edward set off for Nottingham! We were staying in a hotel there before going to Download on Friday. It rained all the way there (good sign for going to a festival) so in the afternoon we went Go-Karting to take up some time (and cause Tony LOVES go-karts!) it was fun, though a shame we had to share the track with a family of about 6 so it was a little crowded.
I managed to forget to take a pic of the hotel, but I'll blame that on the rain...also Vernon's sunroof sprung a leak today and we had to bborrow some masking tape from the hotel to try and patch him back up, it seems to have worked for now though!
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- Feeling: busy
It was the jubilee yesterday and today when I was up town I noticed they'd set up a display in one of the shops of all the things that were about when the queen came to the throne :]
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- Feeling: awake
Easy one today, though it turned out to hard to get to this point and actually get a photo.
Vernon the MG was in luck today! (We actually drove around for an extra 4 miles to watch it turn XD)
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- Feeling: amused
Alright time to stop putting this off I suppose before I fall much more behind and spam up your f-lists anymore xp
I didn't get a photo with my proper camera, only with my phone, this one of the Sunset which looked pretty cool while I was in work :]
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I just released Pocket Sentry, a motion activated camera for the iPhone and all other Apple devices equipped with a camera. The key features are:
This is a follow up to my initial post about using the Parallax RFID reader with the Arduino microcontroller. We're going to spice things up by making your computer yell at intruders! With Python! I've opened the whole project up on GitHub at http://github.com/mattwilliamson/Arduino-RFID ...
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With the touch of lips meeting lips
we explode into a world of our own desires
where two romantic hearts
can express their affections so freely
to caress each other....absorbed in the passion....
letting all our dreams and fantasies come true.
Wanting to bring about such pleasure
which the heart yearns to be shared,
for tonight there is only you and I
and this moment is meant for us.
To feel your body against mine,
whispering so softly words of such love
in the soft glow of candle light
illuminating our bodies
as we cuddle so close and tight.
Oh my Lady,
let me give you such a night
where our hearts can be true
and share something so strong.
Come to me my sweetie.....
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Genre: Romance
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I want to know of its possible to load some POIS into my account in a massive way I mean I have all the addresses and I would like to to load them instead of typing one by one.
What can I do?.
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