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Moo Jong Park
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Volume 12, Issue 6 - Dec 2012
Volume 12, Issue 5 - Oct 2012
Volume 12, Issue 4 - Aug 2012
Volume 12, Issue 3 - Jun 2012
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Evaluation on Vertical Load Carrying Capacity of Steel Structure by Limit Analysis
Kim, Jung Hwan ; Choi, Jae Hyouk ;
Journal of Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation, volume 12, issue 4, 2012, Pages 1~8
Recently some building structures have collapsed because of losses of vertical load carrying capacity resulting from accidental events. Today, even if buildings are partially damaged by accidental events that have not been foreseen, a specific design technique, by which the damage does not cause fatal gravitational collapse or progressive collapse, and a technique to improvement load carrying capacities efficiently are required. Consequently, in this paper, examined structures Load Carrying Capacity about Vertical Load which through Linear Programming based on Low-bound Theorem of Limit Analysis. We also considered a change progress of load carrying capacity according to circumstances about installation of brace and belt truss widely used in horizontal displacement control of building and then, analyzed an effect from loss of number generated by accidentally externer force which has an effect on load carrying capacity of building.
The Analytical Study on Seismic Performance Evaluation for Reinforcd Columns of Underground Tunnel
Kim, Jinsup ; Kwon, Minho ; Jung, Wooyoung ; Kim, Kihong ;
Journal of Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation, volume 12, issue 4, 2012, Pages 9~15
Due to the recent earthquakes, more interests have been focused on the retrofitting of existing structures. Especially, FRP composite material is actively used in the seismic resting design. Usually the destruction and damage of the under ground tunnel causes much impact to the social system since it contains a lot of life lines including subway, power and water lines, and so on. However, the retrofitting is more difficult due to the spacial limitation. The numerical simulation of underground tunnel using FE analysis can provide some guideline for the retrofitting rather than the experimental approach which is not simple and very expensive. In this study, the underground tunnel is evaluated through the nonlinear push over analysis and nonlinear dynamic analysis with modeling of soild as infinite elements.
Study of Interaction on Earthquake Response of Adjacent Buildings Founded at Different Depths
Kim, Dong Woo ; Kim, Sung Chil ; Huh, Young ; Kim, Yong Min ;
Journal of Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation, volume 12, issue 4, 2012, Pages 17~23
The aim of this paper is to study the interaction between adjacent buildings with different foundation levels under earthquake loading conditions. Buildings and soil are represented by two different models. In the first case the building itself is modeled with standard frame element, whereas the soil behavior is stimulated by a special grid model. In the second case, the building and soil are represented by plane stress or plane strain elements. The modulus of elasticity of the ground is varied. Just like the modification of the modulus of elasticity the varying relations of inertia have a strong influence on the section forces within the buildings. The analysis is carried out using numerical program which has been developed based on the axisymmetric fein element method in corporation of grob element for soil region and wave input technique transit boundary condition. Interaction of the proposed method is demonstrated in numerical examples.
Effect of Crossbeam on Dynamic Characteristic and Safety of PSC-I Railway Bridge
Yun, Ji Hong ; Choi, Kwon Young ; Kwon, Ku Sung ; Chung, Won Seok ;
Journal of Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation, volume 12, issue 4, 2012, Pages 25~30
Railway bridges are highly susceptible to resonance due to the equidistant axle load with constant speed of train. Thus, it is inevitable verify dynamic characteristics and quantities against dynamic guidelines. Recently, PSC-I composite bridge are being used actively due to economic advantages such as 20~30 m span bridge at home and abroad. This study investigate the dynamic properties and safety of PSC-I railway bridge having length 25 m in different crossbeam. Numerical analysis is performed time series analysis by mode superposition using calculated natural vibration frequency and mode after carry out a free vibration analysis and extract modal parameter to higher modes. Consequently, the result met baseline satisfactorily in every case include virtical displacement, acceleration and distort. The result of this study shows there is no problem with safety of dynamic that consider maximum space of crossbeam, whereupon we expected as a reference for design railway bridges.
An Experimental Study on the Seismic Performance of FRP Composite Pier
Lee, Young Ho ;
Journal of Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation, volume 12, issue 4, 2012, Pages 31~37
This paper presents an experimental investigation of seismic performance for two types of concrete filled FRP column using such as concept. The first type is the CFFT with cast-in-place concrete filled within a FRP tube playing the role of form and lateral confinement. The second type is the precast CFFT column using FRP as lateral confinement. Both methods provide improved compressive strength according to the increase of transverse reinforcement and prevent spalling even after failure of the filling concrete confined by FRP, which allows advantageously slow and gradual loss of bearing capacity. Four scale-down specimens were conducted by quasi-static cyclic loading test. The capacities of ductility for cyclic loading was evaluated and the damping ratio, the stiffness reduction and energy dissipation of each test specimen were compared.
Behavior of Continuously Reinforced Concrete Track Subjected to Temperature Changes
Kim, Jin Il ; Cho, Young Kyo ; Kim, Jeong Il ; Kim, Seong-Min ;
Journal of Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation, volume 12, issue 4, 2012, Pages 39~44
This study was conducted to investigate the behavior such as stress and crack width of continuously reinforced concrete track (CRCT) subjected to temperature changes. Three-dimensional finite element analysis models of CRCT were developed in this study. The effect of the existence of sleepers on the stress distribution in CRCT was investigated using the models. The effects of changes in the material properties such as elastic modulus, thermal expansion coefficient, and Poisson`s ratio and in the crack spacing on the CRCT behavior were also analyzed. The analysis results showed that the CRCT model without considering the existence of sleepers was more appropriate to the prediction of cracking. The sensitivity analysis results showed that the thermal expansion coefficient affected the CRCT behavior the most and followed by elastic modulus and Poisson`s ratio. In addition, there were slight differences in the effects of material properties on the CRCT behavior depending on the crack spacing.
The Analysis of Behavior of Steel Box-truss Hybrid Curved Bridge
Jang, Min Seo ; Kim, Jeong Hun ; Kim, Jongmin ; Kang, Young Jong ;
Journal of Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation, volume 12, issue 4, 2012, Pages 45~50
Steel Box-Truss Hybrid bridge consisted with steel box type in positive moment that is allowed to resist with low depth and truss type in negative moment not only has restriction of delivery but has to use high depth is new type bridge. This can be used as 80m~150m long span bridge and is economical structural type. But safety of truss type is concerned because of torsion that occurs when Steel Box-Truss Hybrid bridge applies a curved bridge. Therefore, it is necessary to analyse and evaluate straight and curved bridge for commercialization of Steel Box-Truss Hybrid bridge. In this study, structural analysis of Steel Box-Truss hybrid curved bridge with various curvature is performed and compared with member force and displacement of Steel Box-Truss Hybrid straight bridge. Also the applicable limited curvature of Steel Box-Truss Bridge form is proposed.
Pipe Failure Simulations with Individual Pipe Failure Probability for Estimating the Reliability of Water Distribution Systems
Jun, Hwandon ;
Journal of Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation, volume 12, issue 4, 2012, Pages 51~57
Estimation of the reliability of a Water Distribution System(WDS) is important to understand the current operating condition of the system. Although, there is no widely accepted method to estimate the reliability of a WDS, the Jun`s model which is based on the pipe failure simulation and its impact can be efficiently adopted for the purpose by the water utility. In the model, however, it is assumed that the pipe failure probability of each pipe is even and this assumption may bring unrealistic estimation of the reliability of a WDS since with this assumption, the actual pipe failure characteristics occurred in the WDS cannot be simulated. For this reason, in this study, we suggest a modified method of the Jun`s model to consider the individual pipe`s failure probability. The regression equation which is based on diameter and length of the pipe is used to estimate the failure probability of the individual pipe and then, the pipe failure simulation is performed. The suggested model is applied to a real WDS to compare the results of the two models. Comparing them, it is concluded that the failure probability of the individual pipe should be considered to estimate the accurate reliability of a WDS when it is estimated by the pipe failure simulation.
Preventive Measures Assessment to Prevent Flooding Complex Underground Space through Hydraulic Model Experiment
Shin, Dong Soo ; Park, Jae Beom ; Shon, Tae Seok ; Jo, Deok Jun ;
Journal of Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation, volume 12, issue 4, 2012, Pages 59~65
Variation of the urban functions on complex underground space development and increasing demand, and due to heavy rainfall caused by climate changing, flooding in complex underground space into a situation where the possibility of more increases to minimize flood damage in underground space for various requires measure to prevent flooding. In order to establish the optimal protect against flooding, a study uses the hydraulic and numerical model experiments, and each inundation measures the flow characteristics in an underground space required for the research and studies in a Korea, however, it has been little. In this study, the risk of flooding underground space in the presence of EPA SWMM model basin runoff analysis to build up complex underground space and the results were applied at a flow rate on flooding. Not only the study calculated the experimental value every scenario through checking whether there is storage facility or not, the installation of the sand bag and barrier wall by making the underground space of special building which mainly affected by the quantity of runoff in the object basin into hydraulic model, but also tried to analyze the flooding tendency of the underground by figuring out water level change of the Inundation.
A Model for Evaluation of Debris Flow Risk in a Watershed
Ryu, Han Joong ; Shin, Jong Hwan ; Seo, Hung Seok ; Kim, Gi Hong ; Lee, Seung Woo ;
Journal of Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation, volume 12, issue 4, 2012, Pages 67~76
In general, landslides of mountain areas have been occurred by typhoon and severe rain storm in Korea. The multiple landslides caused by heavy rain may lead to debris flow which is very rapid downslope movement of debris of a high water content along stream channels. Generally, a debris flow causes larger and severe damage. than a landslide. To protect and reduce the damage of debris flow, a reliable tool to predict potential damage area by drbris flow is needed. Since the water and moveable soils by landslide flow from high elevation to low elevation with additional erosion through the stream of valley, the magnitude of debris can subsequently amplified. Therefore any structures and people in the path of debris flow lies in great risk. Due to the chacteristics of debris flow which is delivered quite a long distance from the location of initiation (hundread meters - kilometers), the risk analysis of debris flow should consider larger area compared with landslide analysis and analysis unit need to be determined based a watershed. In this study, an anlysis tool for the evaluation of debris flow risk in a watershed incorperated with GIS system is proposed. The essence of system is a model to predict the risk of debris flow for any given location. The model is developed based on the statistical analysis of forty eight debris flow cases, which obtained from: field surveys, disaster reports on national roads of korea, and digital maps of the debris flow area. Each set of data in the database includes debris flow size, rainfall information, bedrock types, and run out distance of the debris. The comparison between predicted risk and actual occurrence of the debris flow hazard for forty eight site, showed accuracy of seventy seven percent based on accuracy-classification.
A Study on the Improvement of Stability Checklist by Analyzing the Evaluation Element For Steep Slopes
Song, Young-Karb ; Park, Dugkeun ; Son, Young-Jin ; Kim, Tai-Hoon ;
Journal of Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation, volume 12, issue 4, 2012, Pages 77~84
There are stability checklists for steep slopes in order to evaluate their function and performance especially when they are initiated to move. It is, however, difficult to ensure the reliability of the checklist because of the diversity of institutions which use the checklist, the subjectivity of observer`s opinion, and the difference of scores in items even though they indicate same characteristics. In this study, therefore, an improved checklist and methodology is proposed, which is based on the modification of five representative steep slope stability checklists from different institutions. This may help for non-professionals to determine overall stability of steep slopes. Also, a verification is performed by applying it to identified collapsed steep slopes in order to get a reliability of the proposed checklist compared to existing checklists.
Slope Stability Characteristic of Unsaturated Weathered Granite Soil in Inje considering Antecedent Rainfall
Lee, Ji Sung ; Song, Young-Karb ; Kim, Yun Tae ;
Journal of Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation, volume 12, issue 4, 2012, Pages 85~92
Unsaturated geotechnical properties and other factors(rainfall characteristic, geomorphology, etc) have to be considered in order to evaluate the stability of real slope. Even though antecedent rainfall is also an important factor on the slope stability, it is rarely considered in analysis of slope stability. In this paper slope stability analysis for unsaturated weathered granite soil in Inje was conducted considering antecedent rainfall. Effect of antecedent rainfall was considered in analysis by using initial matric suction, which was induced from field measurement. Unsaturated geotechnical properties(soil-water characteristic curve, unsaturated conductivity, unsaturated shear strength) of weathered granite soil in Inje were also investigated. Effects of antecedent rainfall on variation of factor of safety(FS) of slope, failure time and cumulative rainfall were evaluated. For a slope with high initial matric suction, FS slowly decreased and failure time delayed than a slope with low initial matric suction. Numerical analysis also indicated that a slope with wetting SWCC more rapidly approached to failure than a slope with drying SWCC.
Compression Behaviors of Artificially Cemented Composite Geo-Materials
Ahn, Jaehun ; Kim, Yusuk ; Kim, Yun-Tae ;
Journal of Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation, volume 12, issue 4, 2012, Pages 93~99
The lightweight soil is an artificially treated soil with air form to reduce the unit weight - therefore making a good backfill material - but is often cement-treated to ensure enough strength. This artificially treated soil has been evolved to be more environment-friendly by using the dredged soft soil and mixing with the bottom ash therefore taking care of by-products of offshore construction and coal production. One of the unique characteristic of this family of Composite Geo-Material(CGM) is that they show drastic strain softening in their stress-strain curves, whose constitutive relations are not properly modeled by casual constitutive models, such as conventional hyperbolic or modified cam-clay model. A new set of modified hyperbolic equations is developed to model CGM materials, and its model parameters are presented based on the results of laboratory tests.
Implementing FDWS(Fog Detect & Warning System) with LED Module Structure : Estimation of Safety Effects
Lee, Suk-Ki ; Moon, Jae-Pil ; Jung, Jun-Hwa ;
Journal of Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation, volume 12, issue 4, 2012, Pages 101~106
Although drivers use various sensory channels to control and navigate their vehicles, they acquire most of all driving-related information visually. In fog, no matter what visual acuity is, the visual channel is useless due to the induced poor visibility. Drivers react differently to the adverse weather, resulting in high speed variation. That is why it has the high fatal rate during foggy conditions. Then, it is imperative to provide drivers positive guidance in fog. In this study, the Fog Detect and Warning System (FDWS), being called as the fog lighthouse, was conceived to inform drivers of safety speeds and distances between each vehicle. FDWS includes visibility meters, light bars, and vehicle detectors. The visibility meters calculate sight distances when fog occurs and the estimated sight distances inform drivers through the light bars which are installed at every 30m intervals. The light bars which display red warning lights inform a following vehicle of the position of the leading vehicle to keep the safety distance between the two vehicles. Since the main lights with the high-bright LED (Light Emitting Diode) have high visibilities, drivers can easily recognize far away. Also microwave sensors together with the light bars are installed to detect the presence of vehicles at every 30m intervals. The aim of this paper was to evaluate the effectiveness of the fog system on driver behavior and consciousness. As a pilot study, FDWS was implemented on a 1km section of National Highway No. 37 with a divided four-lane, rural highway. The analysis of the driver behavior was based on mean speed with standard deviation, and a questionnaire survey was conducted to estimate the driver consciousness. The results indicates that FDWS significantly led to an about 3kph (for daytime) and 10kph (for nighttime) reduction in mean speed compared to the system turned off. Also the consciousness survey shows that FDWS was useful helping drivers guide safely in fog.
Analysis of Fire Risk with Building Use Type Using Statistical Data
Shin, Jin Dong ; Jeong, Seong Hui ; Kim, Mi Sun ; Kim, Hyun Ju ;
Journal of Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation, volume 12, issue 4, 2012, Pages 107~114
This study is analyzed fire risk quantitatively based on building use type using statistical data in order to get information applicable to the establishment of fire prevention policies. For statistical data, 4 years` data (2007-2010) from the National Fire Data System and the building classification from the Building Act were used. Fire risk was rated through both absolute evaluation using the range of the fire risk index from the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE) and relative evaluation using the risk matrix. According to the results, facilities rated as "A," has high risk of fire which fire may take place several times during the life of building. The "A" rated buildings included religious facilities, markets, office buildings, factories, warehouses, automobile facilities, animal and plant facilities, charnel and hygiene facilities, military and correctional facilities, and power generation facilities. When the risk matrix was applied to analysis the fire risk to the facilities, lodging facilities, power generation facilities, religious facilities, charnel and hygiene facilities, markets, military and correctional facilities, warehouses, animal and plant facilities and factories turned out to be have over "IV" which has the higher fire risk than other facilities. This paper finally suggested how to apply these results to government policies on facilities with fire risk.
Study on Installation of Underground Storage Facilities for Reducing the Flood Damage
Choi, Hyun Gu ; Han, Kun Yeun ; Yi, Jae Eung ; Cho, Wan Hee ;
Journal of Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation, volume 12, issue 4, 2012, Pages 115~123
The flood damage in urban area has been caused by lack of capacity of drainage facility, insufficient water retention, reservoir & regulation pond, and lack of capacity for drainage pump station etc. In general, inundation area used to be in small scale but in case of urban area, due to high density of assets, it has been experiencing high density of damage in terms of per unit area. Thus it is necessary to have accurate estimation of inundation area by taking into account poor drainage system in connection with heavy rainfall. In this study, runoff simulation during heavy rainfall was carried out in the area of Bisan drainage basin and the effect of reduction of inundation by the installation of underground storage facilities was analyzed as a method to reduce the damage of inundation. To examine existing drainage capacity in time of flash flood as well as abnormal heavy rainfall and to analyze mitigation effect of inundation damage upon installation of underground storage facilities, the rainfall runoff analysis was carried out on the probable rainfall of 10, 20, 50 and 100 year frequency which exceed facility design frequency.
Effect of Green Roof to Reduce the Electrical Fire
Park, Seon Yeong ; Oh, Ja Hun ; Park, Hyo Seok ; Lee, Ja Wook ; Moon, Jong Wook ;
Journal of Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation, volume 12, issue 4, 2012, Pages 125~131
As cities of modern society is developed into high-density areas, they are confronted with several problems. Those problems could be divided into two ways. One is above-average temperatures caused by pollution and the other is the energy depletion. That is the reality we are confronted with. Heat Island, one of the phenomenons of above-average temperatures in cities by reducing greenbelt, occurs and the amount of energy used for air conditioning and heating also increases. In this study, we confirmed the correlation between energy saving effects and frequency of electrical fire as a result of the study on how energy saving effects depending on the temperature change of buildings influence the electrical fire, one of the causes of fire.
Flow Coefficients of Doorway Flow Field in Two-room Building Fires
Ju, Hyeon Don ; Kim, Hyun Hyi ;
Journal of Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation, volume 12, issue 4, 2012, Pages 133~142
In the case of a fire of two-room`s enclosure, the inflow and outflow mass rates through the doorway located between a burn room and an adjacent room have been researched. The objective of this study are to calculate the flow rates through the doorway of the burn room, to study the inflow and outflow coefficients of the doorway, and accurately to predict the neutral-plane height from the floor of the room in the stratified fire cases of the two-room`s enclosure. The inflow and outflow mass rates are analyzed by FDS developed by the National Institute of Standard and Technology, USA. The analyzed results by FDS are compared with the experimental results performed by Nakaya et al. By our study it is known that the flow coefficients vary according to fire size and opening configuration and the mean values of the inflow and outflow coefficients are 0.8 and 1.0 respectively.
A Study on the Difficulty of Door Opening on Very High Floors Due to Stack Effect in Cold Season
Kim, Jinsoo ; Lee, Eui-Pyeong ;
Journal of Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation, volume 12, issue 4, 2012, Pages 143~148
Super high-rise residential buildings are more subject to stack effect through the door gaps of elevators in cold season due to the more number of elevators than in low buildings, and to reduce those effects, air tightness of skin is essential, but that is released in case of fire because the exit doors on the 1st floor are to be fully open for egress of people and entrance of fire brigades. This paper offers the calculation model to estimate the inconvenience and difficulty of door usage in normal and emergency time, the method to solve the difficulty, and the validity of the method with simulation.
A Numerical Study on the Attenuation of Fire Alarm Sound
Roh, HyeongKi ; Im, Jungsoon ;
Journal of Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation, volume 12, issue 4, 2012, Pages 149~154
This study theoretically examined domestic and overseas sound standard of fire alarm and the sounder was installed in accordance with the criteria specified in the `fire safety code`, and the adequacy of sound level with which fire alarm sound can be conveyed to residents were verified by numerical analysis of the sound level of the farthest location from the sounder. The sound level of fire alarm analyzed with the criteria specified in the fire safety standard about the place which is located at the farthest distance from sounder was appeared to be 36 dBA, 59 dBA and didn`t satisfied from 65 dBA specified in the UK standard in evaluation model. The sound of fire alarm could accurately be conveyed when a separate sounder was installed at a room which was partitioned in order to convey the sound of fire alarm to the resident of building. In performance-based fire protection design, if sound attenuation was calculated for application, it was analyzed that damage of human life could be reduced with rapid evacuation through accurate reception of the fire alarm sound on the part of resident on the fire. Based on the result of this study, wider range of studies for the sound attenuation of fire alarm sounder would be required, and legislation regarding the spacing of the fire alarm sounder need to be revised and supplemented.
An Experimental Study on Establishment of Classification System of Fire Resistance Wall Structure
Choi, Dongho ; Kim, Daehoi ;
Journal of Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation, volume 12, issue 4, 2012, Pages 155~161
To minimize the damages under fire conditions in buildings, the main structural members of buildings shall be fire-resistance-rated structural members. The relevant authority specifies the prescriptive fire-resistance-rated structural members which have 3-hour fire rating equally without any classification in building laws at present unlike foreign countries. But, these prescriptive fire-resistance-rated structural members don`t properly reflect the recent construction materials and the technical development of methods of construction as a long time has passed. Consequently, it is needed to specify so that the fire resistance performance of structural members can be departmentalized according to the detail design and applied part and to improve the relevant system based on the test materials of fire-resistance-rated structural members economically and efficiently. This study was intended to give the fundamental materials that prescriptive fire-resistance-rated walls are departmentalized as each structure by evaluating the fire resistance performance of prescriptive fire-resistance-rated walls.
An Experimental Study on Establishment of Classification System of Fire Resistance Roof Structure
Choi, Dongho ; Seo, Heewon ;
Journal of Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation, volume 12, issue 4, 2012, Pages 163~168
To minimize the damages under fire conditions in buildings, the main structural members of buildings shall be fire-resistance-rated structural members. For the roof which is one of the main structural members, the relevant authority only specifies the prescriptive fire-resistance-rated roof frames whose fire resistance performance has been checked by the relevant authority in building laws at present. But, these prescriptive fire-resistance-rated roof frames don`t properly reflect the recent construction materials and the technical development of methods of construction as a long time has passed. Consequently, it is needed to reset the fire resistance performance through the performance evaluation for the roof constructions specified as the present main structural member and the prescriptive fire-resistance-rated construction. This study was intended to give the fundamental materials that prescriptive fire-resistance-rated roofs are departmentalized as each structure by evaluating the fire resistance performance of the roof construction specified as the present main structural member and the prescriptive fire-resistance-rated construction.
The Quantification of Disaster Impact of Extreme Rainfall under Climate Change in Korea
Jang, Dae Won ; Kim, Byung Sik ; Kim, Ju Hwan ;
Journal of Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation, volume 12, issue 4, 2012, Pages 169~178
Recently, the disaster has been increasing due to climate change in the urban. The type of disaster are appeared very complex as urban flooding, river flooding, landslide, debris flow. For this reason, there is a growing concern about extreme rainfall and locality heavy rainfall caused by climate change. Limited resources and space, disaster decision is very important. Thus, for accurate disaster decision-making, we have to assess the impact of disasters due to climate change. In this study, we simulated rainfall in the future(2001-2100) using by a set of SRES A2 Climate change scenarios derived by RegCM3 RCM. Then we assess EVI(Extreme Volatility Index), HRI(Human Risk Index), DII(Disaster Impact Index) for evaluate the impact of extreme rainfall caused by climatic change on disaster risk. EVI was higher in the Gyeongsang-do and Jeolla-do region, HRI was higher in the 7-Megacity(Seoul, Busan, Incheon, Gwangju, Daegu, Daejeon, Ulsan) and Gyeonggi-Do region, and DII was higher in the Seohaean and the region between Gyeongsang-do and Jeolla-do.
An Evaluation of Inundation Risk of Urban Watershed Using Data Envelopment Analysis
Kim, Jaehee ; Park, Moojong ; Lee, Jungho ; Jun, Hwandon ;
Journal of Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation, volume 12, issue 4, 2012, Pages 179~186
In order to prevent the flood damage of urban watersheds, it is important to anticipate the relative inundation risk of urban watersheds and to perform inundation damage mitigation projects. Therefore, we propose a methodology for evaluation of the relative inundation risk of urban watersheds to determine the project priority for each watershed. For this purpose, we suggest to use cross efficiency of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), which can consider the probability of inundation occurrence and the inundation damage simultaneously. In this method, the average slope, density of conduit, elevation, and the sediment yield per unit area of subcatchment were used as input parameters representing the probability of inundation occurrence while population of the subcatchment as an output representing the inundation damage. After the suggested method is applied to GunJan Basin, Seoul, it is shown that the DEA model can estimate the relative inundation risk of each watershed even though it does not require decision makers to asses the weight on individual input and output parameter, which is required in the other multi-criteria decision making models such as the Analytic Hierarchy Process and PROMETHEE. The estimated relative inundation risk of each watershed can be used to determine the project priority for each watershed.
Parameter Estimation of the Neyman-Scott Rectangular Pulse Model Using a Differential Evolution Method
Kim, Gwangseob ; Cho, Hyungon ; Yi, Jaeeung ;
Journal of Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation, volume 12, issue 4, 2012, Pages 187~194
The NSRPM(Neyman-Scott Rectangular Pulse Model), a stochastic rainfall generation model using clustered point process theory, is widely used in hydrology since it is able to reflect the cluster characteristics of rainfall events but the RPM(Rectangular Pulse Model) is not able to handle that. DFP(Davidon-Flectcher-Powell) and GA(Genetic Algorithm) are generally used to estimate 5 model parameters of the NSRPM. However DFP is sensitive to initial value and has tendency to get not global solution but local minimization. GA has an advantage of optimizing without Hessian matrix, but it needs relatively long computing time. In this study, a DE(Differential Evolution) method applied in model parameter estimation in order to overcome those drawbacks. The rainfall model parameters during the summer season (June-August) at Seoul, Pusan, Daegu, Mokpo, Gangrung, which have more than 30 year long hourly precipitation data, were estimated using hourly rainfall data from 1961 to 2011. Results were compared to those using DFP and GA. The performance of the DE method was evaluated using test statistics and demonstrated better performance in preserving physical and statistical properties of observed rainfall data.
A Reliability Evaluation Method of Storm Sewer Networks for Excessive Rainfall Events
Lee, Jung Ho ; Park, Moo Jong ;
Journal of Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation, volume 12, issue 4, 2012, Pages 195~201
One of the researches about the reliability of storm sewer network defined the sewer system failure as the overflow occurrence for the rainfall events and suggested the reliability evaluation method of storm sewer network, RSDMM(Reliability of Sewer system using DMM). In this study, the parameters to estimate the reliability are the overflow volume and the number of the overflow manholes in the storm sewer network. In order to estimate the reliability, this method used the Distance Measure Method (DMM) to estimate the distance between the parameters while the units and dimensions of each parameter are different. But, the frequency boundary of applied rainfall events was not clear although the reliability results can be different when the boundary of rainfall event`s frequency is different. That is, the RSDMM is estimated as the average of overflows for each excessive rainfall event although the overflow occurrences are different according to applied rainfall frequencies. Therefore, to solve these problems and improve the RSDMM, in this study, the frequency boundary of applied rainfall events was defined clearly and the scale control between the number of overflow nodes and overflow volume was organized. Then, the reliability of sewer network is estimated as the quantitative evaluation and this new suggested method improved the RSDMM of Lee`s study.
Determing the Monitoring Point for Efficient Operation of Urban Drainage System
Ryu, Seung Hyun ; Park, Moo Jong ; Lee, Jung Ho ;
Journal of Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation, volume 12, issue 4, 2012, Pages 203~207
As the urbanization proceeds, the extent of impermeability has expanded due to the increase of land use changes and pavement percentage of the road. These facts have aggravated the danger of inundation such as the increase of urban efflux and the decrease in time of reaching permissible range. To handle the increasing amount of inundation, numbers of retarding basins and drainage pump stations are already constructed or under contemplation in the urban areas. Consequently, due to the fact that the damage caused by the inundation might fluctuate according to the technique of drainage pump operation, the importance of appropriate management in detention storage and drainage pump system has aroused, despite of the identical constructional condition of the retarding basins. However, this may work effectively when the efflux from the upper stream is predicted and the pump is activated beforehand. Therefore, for more effective management of drainage pump stations, the following research provides the method of selecting an adequate monitoring spot in the sewer system for the urban basins. Utilizing the entropy methods and linear regressions, the model provided below suggests a method of selecting monitoring spots considering the efflux of each basins and the concentration time to the outlet.
Natural River Flow Characteristics Using Chiu Velocity Distribution
Park, Minkyu ; Uhm, Changsub ; Song, Youngseok ; Park, Moojong ;
Journal of Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation, volume 12, issue 4, 2012, Pages 209~214
The entropy parameter of Chiu velocity distribution was examined with the natural river flow characteristics. The previous reserchs focused on maximum point velocity estimation in order to improve the application of Chiu velocity distribution in natural river. However, the improvement of maximum point velocity observation does not ensured more accurate discharge estimation. This study reviewed the variability of the entropy parameter of Chiu equation. The entropy parameter has the relationship with water surface slope as a hydraulic characteristic factor. The decrease of water surface slope due to backwater effect showed the decrease of entropy parameter by experiments.
Development of a Simple Distributed Hydrologic Model for Determining Optimal Installation location and Quantifying Efficiency of LID Devices for Reducing Non-point Sources
Lee, Jeonghoon ; Cho, Seon Ju ; Kim, Jin Kwan ; Seo, Seongcheol ; Kim, Sangdan ;
Journal of Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation, volume 12, issue 4, 2012, Pages 215~223
In this paper a simple distributed hydrologic model is proposed to determine optimal installation location of LID devices and to quantify their non-point sources reduction efficiency in urban drainage catchment. The proposed model is applied to simulate surface runoff and non-point sources loading on urban drainage based on square cells. In the model, rainfall events occurring at each cell are transformed into surface runoff events by NRCS-CN technique, and non-point sources pollutants which have been built-up at dry period are discharged at wet period by washed-off process. Since the model can represent the drainage flow path explicitly when the overland flow is occurred and moved into the next lower cell, it is possible to look at the effects of the LID facilities positioning as well as the non-point sources reducing efficiency of such facilities.
Effect of initial pH Removal of Dichloroacetonitrile in Photocatalytic Ozonation by Using Compound Parabolic Concentrator Modules
Shin, Donghoon ; Na, Seungmin ; Cai, Jinhua ; Khim, Jeehyeong ;
Journal of Korean Society of Hazard Mitigation, volume 12, issue 4, 2012, Pages 225~231
In this study, we investigated to reaction rate of dichloroacetonitrile(DCAN) in each pH(3, 6.5, 10) using heterogeneous photocatalytic ozonation in order to determine optimal pH in photocatalytic ozonation (solar/
) process. The results, showed that DCAN was removed at pH of 3, 6.5, and 10 within 4h, and that the corresponding removal rates were 43.8, 91.1, 98.2%, respectively, in the solar/
process. The highest reaction rate was observed at pH 10. These results could be attributed to the self-decomposition of DCAN and the change in the mechanism of the ozone process. Besides, pH 6.5 also achieved a high degradation rate(91.1%) which is due to DCAN adsorbed onto the catalyst surface and reacted with radicals(
) generated by the reaction between ozone and electron(
) released from the conduction band of catalyst. The lowest degradation rate was observed at pH 3 due to absence of adsorption and no change in ozone reaction mechanisms.
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MONTICELLO — A paramedic who rode in the same ambulance with murder defendant Paul Novak testified on Thursday that he overheard Novak threaten to kill his wife, Catherine, within a few months of her death on Dec. 13, 2008.
MONTICELLO — A paramedic who rode in the same ambulance with murder defendant Paul Novak testified on Thursday that he overheard Novak threaten to kill his wife, Catherine, within a few months of her death on Dec. 13, 2008.
Edward Palmer Jr., who worked regular shifts with Novak at Jamaica Hospital in Queens, said Novak got into a loud argument on the phone that fall while the two men were in the ambulance together.
"He said to his wife, 'I do not care if you are the mother of my children, I could kill you,' " Palmer said.
A second Jamaica Hospital paramedic, Donald Medley, also testified that about a month before Catherine was found beneath debris in her burned-out Lava home, he overheard Novak say, "The best way to get rid of evidence, a body, is to burn it."
Novak is on trial in Sullivan County Court on charges of first-degree murder and other crimes, accused of strangling Catherine and torching the home to cover up the crime and collect insurance.
Palmer said he was sitting within a foot of Novak when he made the comment. The argument was so heated that he got out of the ambulance.
"He was very loud and it was getting very uncomfortable," Palmer said.
Under questioning by Novak's attorney, Gary Greenwald, Palmer acknowledged he didn't consider the comment serious enough to report, even after learning that Novak's wife had died in a fire.
"I gave him the benefit of the doubt and thought it was a coincidence," Palmer said. "I didn't think he meant it at the time."
Medley testified that Novak was on his laptop in the crew room around roughly five other emergency workers, when he blurted out the comment about burning a body to cover up evidence. He said he wasn't sure what prompted Novak's comment but said the paramedics often talked about death and crime scenes on down time. Medley also admitted he didn't get along with Novak because of a work-related spat, but denied "trying to stick it to Paul." He said he could vividly remember the comment.
"It always stuck in my head."
District Attorney Jim Farrell also called George Strumpfler, a Lava firefighter. Catherine hired Strumpfler just before her death to change the locks and reconnect a pellet stove in the basement. He testified the pellet stove was in good working order. He said he put new locks on the back door and shed, and a latch on the garage.
"She told me she was very nervous about going through a divorce," Strumpfler said.
State Police Investigator Michael Kelly, the lead investigator in the case, also began his testimony on Thursday. Kelly said investigators treated Novak as a suspect in early 2009 after it appeared that Catherine had died before the fire broke out. Her body was also positioned suspiciously, lying on her back with her arms behind her. After numerous leads yielded nothing, investigators closed the case.
"We had a lot of unanswered questions but we didn't have answers that would drive an investigation," Kelly said.
Investigators reopened the case in April 2012 after Novak's former girlfriend, Michelle LaFrance, called Kelly on the phone and implicated him.
Kelly said state police verified several of LaFrance's claims prior to arresting Novak and his confessed accomplice, Scott Sherwood, last fall.


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Secret confessions of a dog walker What stories my dog could tell, if he could speak! May 23, 4: My husband and I had been happy for the first five years, but after that, the constant grind of money worries, looking after small children and careers had started to wear away the last shreds of affection and respect we felt for each other.
When my husband stopped wanting to make love to me, I was philosophical about it — I was often too busy or too tired to want it anyway, so what did it matter? But as the months dragged on and turned into years, I started craving some physical closeness and affection. When it got to the three and a half year mark, I decided that I could not exist in such a platonic, sterile way anymore.
Any attempts to discuss and resolve our problems seemed to go nowhere, although we both were committed to staying together, especially for the sake of the children, but also because it seemed like a huge failure to throw away so many years together.
But I was becoming desperate for someone to look at me with desire and appreciation, for someone to find me attractive and sexual. In the evenings as I walked our family dog in a long stretch of quiet parkland, I kept on turning over in my mind what options I had. Starved for so long of a satisfying sexual life, I began fantasising about going out on my own to some rough local pub and finding a faceless stranger, having anonymous sex with them and then sneaking home. But the logistics were so difficult, and the risks enormous.
When it came right down to it I didn't see how it would be possible to manage. The big decision In the end, I did nothing. But the solution presented itself to me in a most unplanned and unexpected way. I had often come across local dog owners on my evening walks — we would always greet each other and stop for a chat while our pets played together before continuing on.
One of these locals was a middle-aged man. I knew he had introduced himself at some point, but in my distracted state, I had forgotten his name, although I knew his dog's name! I had never been attracted to him and he was probably ten years older than me, but I had always found him very well-educated and polite in our brief chats.
On one of my evening walks I ran into him, and as we wandered through a dimly lit part of the park, I had a flash of inspiration — perhaps this was the answer! But I didn't really know anything about the man himself. Was he married, was he gay, was he the sort of person who would agree to such a thing or would he find the idea tacky or disgusting?
From that moment on, I made sure that every time I ran into him I would try to lead the conversation in the direction of finding out about him and his situation, and although it took many weeks of occasional meetings, I soon knew all I needed. He was married, but unhappily so.
He spent a lot of time walking his dog in the evening to get out of the house, and I gathered that he was fairly unhappy in his relationship. Although it was impossible to predict when I would next run into him, I thought deeply about it and decided to risk all. The next time I saw him I would try to sound him out on it, but in such a way that if he recoiled from the idea I could write it off as a joke. When I ran into him a few nights later, my heart began pounding as soon as I recognised him in the dim light on the path.
We greeted each other and began sauntering along, our dogs bounding around us. We chatted, although I was so nervous that I must have sounded like a lunatic. In the end, when we paused at a large open area to let the dogs run, I made some lame joke about how we had to stop meeting like this, people would think we were "having an affair".
He looked at me strangely and then to my amazement told me that maybe that wasn't such a bad idea! The affair The next thing I knew we were retreating to a dark, wooded corner of the park. We had wild, rough sex which was the perfect antidote to all the years of pent-up frustration.
Then we were leaning against each other, laughing shakily and agreeing to meet again a few nights later. I went home feeling like a new person, and over the next few days, I relived my guilty secret over and over. We have been meeting each other now for several months, sometimes a couple of times a week.
Neither of us wants to take the relationship any further, but I know more about my partner-in-crime, and he is in a similar situation to me, in a relationship that has lost its spark.
What we do together gives us both a satisfaction and pleasure that we can't get at home and I am happier than I have been for a long time because I know that there is someone out there that sees me as a desirable, attractive, sexual woman. But what stories my dog could tell, if he could speak!


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It's not often when a series takes such a large departure from its roots that it deserves a brand new moniker. Or attention, for that matter. Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is the latest entry in the long-running Metal Gear series and the first to be developed by action veterans Platinum Games. It seemed like a strange choice at the time, but after putting Revengeance through its paces, it's easy to say that Platinum handled the title and franchise with as much respect and humility as something with such a lengthy legacy deserves.
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Choco Topps is a sweet revenge from Suncrest Foods Incorporated, the manufacturer of Cup Keyk. Remember Cup Keyk – cup cakes that come in different flavors: cheese, ube, and pandan, among others.
Yes, I am talking about the locally made cup cakes that most kids or moms grab from grocery shelves, or conveniently buy from the neighborhood sari-sari store that sells for P6 a piece. I tell you these cup cakes have remained top choice for merienda treats for everyone. I believe Choco Topps, however, made a more noteworthy difference, a huge leap to say, for Suncrest to remain as one of the major players in the local food industry.
I had my first bite of Choco Topps, about three weeks ago when my mom bought a pack for my son. Since then I and my son have become a fan, especially me , and have since started on a contest: who eats more in a single sitting, a glass of juice clasped in one hand.
Choco Topps has chewy, chocolate icing, topped with vanilla flakes or candies, while the chocolate cake is filled with rich, vanilla cream. The last bite should already make you full; but it is seemingly just so difficult to resist for a second grab, or maybe even for a third one.
With several players in the food industry attempting to hit the market in a single shot, Suncrest must definitely be proud of their latest product, because one bite of Choco Topps truly tops it all.
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Do you love to read? Or better yet, to eat? Then FOOD and FOODIE Magazines are for you. I came across these magazines, since my brother, who's almost a Chef in his own right, owns them. Some of them he did buy himself; some of them were given by generous friends.
FOOD and FOODIE Magazines are both published by ABS-CBN Publishing, Inc. Whilst FOOD is released on the 15th day of each month, FOODIE is published on a bi-monthly basis. What's not to love about these magazines? Let me count the ways.
Though these two magazines initially project an air of class and sophistication for anything culinary, surprisingly, when you go deeper into the pages, they are actually a balanced view between the classy and what may be ordinary. The recipes are both for the upper class and the average Filipino homemaker.
Next amazing thing about them is that their stories on food and people, surrounded by the love for food and cooking, are truly engaging and strike right through the heart – of cooking, that is! Besides, you will surely learn something new from their helpful tips.
Third, if you love looking at sumptuous dishes, this is definitely it! Or if you have a passion for photography, especially food as the subject, you can refer to their photos as wonderful basis. So it's actually not just about cooking, it's also about picture-perfect food.
And, of course, if you just love going on a food trip with your partner, best friend, or anybody you can tag along with, then the adventure awaits in the line up of restaurants regularly featured in each issue. When you see them around the bend, and are reminded of how these magazines talk about their cuisines, don't just pass them by. Check it out for yourself!
Buy them, and don't keep them to yourself. Put these magazines in a fancy gift box and surprise a friend or two! For something as affordable as P95 each, FOOD and FOODIE Magazines are not painful to the purse.
Filipino chocolate drink
Posted March 15, 2009on:
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I had long seen Tsoko.Nut (pronounced choco-nut) on Dela Rosa St. in Makati City for years, but that's how exactly I had been doing–just look at it. I had been looking at it, but in my mind, I had actually been curious.
My curiosity ended last Saturday, as I got down at the Dela Rosa parking after a half-day tour of a real estate development in Paranaque City, which awed me no end, but that's another story.
Sandy and I thought to have lunch in Pancake House, but we found ourselves at Tsoko.Nut instead, after looking at the huge menu banner by the entrance; not that we didn't like the classic Pancake House dishes.
It was a first for both of us, and it was like beginners' luck. Daing na Bangus with Pinangat was great. At P109 per order, it was a winner–not too heavy, not too light. Just enough to tide you over till snack time in the late afternoon. I would think that the other dishes were great, too, as most of them were traditional Filipino food.
I had coffee after, as I always do after a meal, but Sandy, who had the chocolate drink, told me it was too good to pass up. I decided to have one to-go, and thought it would be good to take sips in between green and red lights on the way home. Sandy was right–it was creamy, nutty, and rich, so naturally tasty!
Why haven't I discovered it long before? I had tried so many choco drinks before, but Tsoko.Nut's is best so far.
This is choco cafe is for the Pinoy's taste. And perhaps for the rest of the world.
Feel Like Going Bohemian
Posted March 14, 2009on:
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Summer is here again, folks! The Philippine Islands will once again teem with bodies beautiful clad in bright and light wear. Don't you just crave for sexy tans you can brag about? If you have it, this means you have finally made that travel during summer.
We crave for martinis in bikinis, because this means you have worked your way out into finally getting that dream body ready for the beach, and it's time to make a toast. For some reason, summer makes us crave for these and more. And let me tell you what I crave for this summer.
Aside from travel and more lovin' this summer, I crave for these wonderful Boho outfits from Polyvore. A Boho look this summer? Why not? Because I believe the best thing about going Boho is that it can fit in any season. It's just a matter of picking and matching up perfect pairs. Check out these to-die-for outfits!
Bohemian Rhapsody – by SIXella on Polyvore.com
..Boema Bella.. – by Sophie on Polyvore.com
According to WorldCloset.com, a true bohemian is a free spirit, a goddess, a lover of world culture and admirer of ethnic traditions in music, dress, and clothing. Here is my challenge: awaken your own bohemian life in these fabulous outfits! Who knows? The true you is actually that Boho look.
There is more to Polyvore, click here to find similarly wonderful boho outfits.
Reggae Music Ushers the Summer In
Posted March 11, 2009on:
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It's summer! It's 32C but feels like 39C. Hot, huh? Sweat it out at 65% humidity. That's the Philippine Islands for you!
And it's going to be hotter, folks, which is just about the right time to usher the summer in.
I heard April 3 is a rockin' reggae day in Eastwood Central Plaza. The event promises some good vibin' refreshing sound of reggae music, courtesy of Reggae Mistress, at which time, has been around seven years, and fitting is this celebration of summer in the islands–some reggae music. I can't wait to be in the midst of positive vibes!
I have seen this band capture the reggae scene, a sort of a re-living the good old days of Tropical Depression, Coco Jam, and what have you, in recent years. Small wonder that Reggae Mistress has kicked the seven year itch–with the Tengasantoses (Chong and Chang) at the helm.
This dreadlocks-donning couple is loyal to reggae to a fault, I tell you, for not having left the good vibin' and even bringing into the scene their daughter Irene and niece Ira, the two completing the "mistress" (three misses) with Chang, the reggae mom!
With Chong, the legendary drummer, and the instrumentalists, the band's rhythmic sound is so inviting, leaving you with no choice but dance to the beat. Believe me, there's no saying no to the beat when you hear the percussive sounds this band creates.
Don't believe what I say, be there on April 3 and see and believe.
Are You A Minimalist Traveler?
Posted March 10, 2009on:
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Less is more. This maxim came from a German architect named Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, pertaining to the minimalist design in architecture. But this applies well to my travel practice, which is to bring less in any of my trips, whether be it for a week or month-long travel. Yes, I call myself a minimalist traveler.
I am a minimalist traveler for only one reason – Convenience. I find utmost convenience when I simply carry a few things with me. It saves me the hassle of looking after so many bags and keeping myself responsible for it all throughout the travel time. Besides, I am forgetful, so it relieves me off the possibility of getting myself doomed after losing my things needed for the trip.
So how does one become a minimalist traveler? A minimalist traveler always and only carries three important items. These are the money belt or belt bag, a day bag, and a backpack. Money belt or belt bag. This is where you keep necessary documents most often required in the airport, like passport, travel ticket, credit card or ATM card, cash, itinerary list, and the like. You have quick access of them when urgently needed. Click here for a sample money belt.
A day bag is a day-tour bag, or like a messenger bag. This is where you store personal items, like your guidebook for the tour, foreign dictionary or phrase book, notepad, flashlight, compass, extra shirt or small towel, camera, and other things deem essential while on tour. Actually, this is sometimes accompanied by a money belt. Nevertheless, some choose to just take with them a day bag for the tour, or stick with money belt alone. Click here for a sample day bag.
One thing though to keep in mind when taking alone a backpack, that is reliability and durability of the bag. Since you are packing all your clothes and belongings inside, you need to make sure that you have a reliable and durable backpack with you. And to be assured that all clothes fit inside this backpack, rolling up your clothes is one travel tip you shouldn't miss. Click here for a sample backpack.
Nevertheless, minimalist travelers may still vary from one style to another. Like I said, one may only bring his money belt and backpack, leaving a day bag behind. Because the truth is, a minimalist traveler can still travel with so much style.
For more travel tips, click here.
Three-Cheese Ensaymada
Posted March 7, 2009on:
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This was my second alone-time on a Saturday morning…nice to have some time by yourself. Good for going back to your center after a hard week's work.
I found myself at one of the tables in Cafe Mary Grace, one of my recent favorites. You feel like you're home at this cozy cafe, despite being in the monstrous newest mall in the city, Trinoma Mall. It's just tucked away from the noisiest part of the mall anyway, and is strategically located across National Bookstore–buy a book there and sit down at the cafe.
Despite the really appetizing soups and pastas and sandwiches, I settled for three-cheese ensaymada and brewed coffee. Three-cheese because the Filipino sweet bread is topped with cheddar cheese, kesong puti (white cheese) and grated keso de bola.
A bite of the soft, sweet ensaymada and the salty cheese, drowned by brewed coffee was heavenly, while reading inspirational quotes from empowered women from a book I took out of one of the cafe's bookshelves, 100 Years of Women's Wisdom. Pure pleasure priced at P244.00, rather an inexpensive way to center yourself.


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Rehearing Denied – No Cert Filed – Decision Stands
US v. Nora is an interesting case in which a ten year and two month sentence for "possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, possession of an unregistered firearm, and one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm." was vacated because "Nora's front porch is not a "public place." See People v. Strider, 100 Cal. Rptr. 3d 66, 74 (Ct. App. 2009)." Strider is the case which held that the residential property exemption to carry a loaded gun in public is restored if one has a sufficiently tall fence or other barrier to entry surrounding one's property which, apparently, Nora had. Here is a link to the decision. Here is a link to the oral arguments.
Update May 13, 2015 – There is nothing on the docket about a cert petition being filed and so the decision in this case is filed. Caveat: Just because this Federal court, in this Federal criminal case, concluded that private property surrounded by a sufficiently tall fence is a public place does not mean that it necessarily applies to you in a California criminal case. Unlike Federal 9th Circuit three judge panel decisions, California courts are not bound by prior decisions. California appellate courts, and by extension trial courts, are free to disregard the Strider decision.
Update January 20, 2015 – The mandate was issued on 1/9/2015. The petition for panel rehearing was denied on 12/31/2014.
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|UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,Plaintiff – Appellee,v.JOHNNY CASEL NORA, AKA John Carter, AKA John Nora, AKA Johnny Nora, AKA Johnny Carl Nora,Defendant – Appellant.


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I was watching the ABC evening news and was amazed to hear Charlie Gibson tell George Stephanopoulos that a troubling thing about early voting was that people were voting before the campaign was over. Voters who waited until election day to make their selection had more information than the early voters, Charlie fretted.
My immediate reaction was that Gibson must think that political campaigns are like movies and voting is a way of rating or judging the campaign in the same way that reviewers rate films. Charlie Gibson must think that early voting is like writing a review of a movie even though you had not seen the whole thing.
What a ridiculous way to view the process by which we select our leaders, as if the whole purpose was to select the candidate with the best campaign rather than the best candidate or as if we assumed the best campaigner necessarily would be the best office holder, or something.
But after mulling it over for a while I realized that Charlie Gibson was just reflecting the world view of the Advertising Industry which pays his salary. Modern political campaign, with their highly paid professional consultants, are just an extension of that industry. Charlie Gibson is serving the interests of those who pay his salary by trying to convince the public to vote for the candidate who has spent the most money hiring campaign professionals.


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Online wedding gift registries – like http://www.myregistry.com – let you add items from any website so you're not restricted by one department store etc. We added items for our house remodeling project as well as kitchenware and bed linen. What do you think of them? And would you ever add anything actually FOR your wedding on one?


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I am partnering with my friends at KRUPS to giveaway a KRUPS, 4-Slice Belgian Waffle Maker With Removable Plates, Stainless Steel, MSRP: $49.88, US only.
KRUPS, 4-Slice Belgian Waffle Maker With Removable Plates, Stainless Steel
Enjoy up to four delicious Belgian-style waffles with the KRUPS GQ502 Belgian waffle maker. The 5 adjustable browning levels provides a personalized experience. Cook the waffles to your desired preference. A red and a green light makes it easy to know when your appliance is on, ready to bake and when the waffles are done, taking the guesswork out of making waffles. An audible beep will also let you know when your waffles are ready so you can enjoy them plain or fill their extra deep pockets with maple syrup, powdered sugar, jam or even cream cheese or fresh fruits. Cleaning is also easy thanks to the removable die-cast plates with non-stick coating. You can now enjoy your waffles for breakfast, lunch or dinner, without ever making a mess.
- Bakes waffles with extra-deep pockets, light and fluffy on the inside and crispy on the outside
- Cord wrap and handle lock for easy storage in your cabinets
- On, ready to bake and ready to eat indicators takes the guesswork out of making waffles
- Product Type: Belgian waffle maker
- Timer Included: Yes
- Indicator Light: Yes
- Non-Stick: Yes
- Hardware Finish: Stainless steel
- Primary Material: Metal
- Finish: Black
- Grids/Plates Included: Yes
With St. Patrick's Day on the horizon, wanted to share a special hash brown waffle recipe created by Chef George Duran for KRUPS, that is sure to get your day started the Irish way, with potatoes of course!
Hash brown waffle recipe By: Chef George Duran
Serves 3-4.
2 large russet potatoes, peeled, grated then excess liquid squeezed out
½ C. shredded parmesan
1 large egg
1 tsp. minced parsley
¼ tsp. kosher salt
Non-stick spray or butter
Pre-heat your KRUPS Waffle Iron on high. In a medium bowl place the first five ingredients together and mix until combined.
Spray non-stick spray or butter on the waffle iron and cook each hash brown until golden brown, about 10-15 minutes.
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IKUWA - Internationaler Kongreß für Unterwasserarchäologie - is a global network of cooperating bodies that organises congresses focused on underwater archaeology to raise awareness of the importance of underwater cultural heritage and to create an international regulatory framework for its protection.
The congresses are organised under the patronage of UNESCO and the 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage.
IKUWA7 is due to be held in Helsinki, Finland between the 2 -5 June 2020 - organised by the Faculty of Arts at the University of Helsinki, the Finnish Maritime Archaeological Society and the Finnish National Board of Antiquities.
IKUWA6 was held from 25 November to 2 December 2016 at the Western Australian Maritime Museum in Fremantle, Western Australia. The NAS now hosts pages with information about IKUWA6, including details of conference proceedings, sponsors and patrons, and committees.
IKUWA5 was held in October 2014 in Cartagena, Spain, at the Universidad Politecnica de Cartagena. The event was organised and hosted by the National Museum of Underwater Archaeology. The theme of IKUWA 5 was "Heritage for Humanity". The publication of the proceedings of IKUWA 5 was released in December 2016 and can be downloaded here.
IKUWA4 was held in October 2011 in Zadar, Croatia, where the International Centre for Underwater Archaeology has been established under UNESCO's auspices. The theme of IKUWA4 was "Managing the underwater cultural heritage".
IKUWA3 was held in London in 2008. The Congress saw the Nautical Archaeology Society (NAS) in conjunction with project partners, the Institute of Field Archaeologists, and the Institute of Archaeology, University College London, playing host to the largest conference on underwater archaeology ever held in Britain.
The congress was preceded by a three day professional development field school, and followed by optional excursions.
Project partners included UNESCO, the British Academy, Historic Scotland, and English Heritage.
The IKUWA3 field school focused on the debate in UK archaeology on what, how and why archaeologists record the remains of boats and ships. It aimed to demonstrate through practical sessions the range of new recording methodologies available to maritime archaeologists.
Although reference was made to a variety of boat and ship remains including the Newport Ship and the SS Great Britain, the field school focused on the remains of the Princes Channel Wreck or Gresham Ship, a Tudor ship dating to around 1574 that was discovered in the River Thames in 2003.
The book IKUWA3 now available from the NAS Shop.
IKUWA2 was held in Zurich in October 2004. The organising committee included German and British members. About 200 participants from 25 countries attended. The proceedings were published in 2006 as Volume 40 of the monographic series "Antiqua" titled: "Die Neue Sicht. Une nouvelle lnterprétation de I'histoire."
It was IKUWA 2's goal to demonstrate where and how the historical image has been changed through underwater archaeology investigations during the past decades, and which future investigations can be regarded as promising.
In the days preceding the congress a postgraduate training workshop was held, with 21 participants from 11 European countries. All of which contributed to the strategic goal which is the creation of a long-term network of all European bodies which deal with underwater archaeology.
IKUWA1 - the first International Congress for Underwater Archaeology - was held in February 1999 in Sassnitz, Germany, with the theme "protection of cultural heritage under water".
It received considerable support from the Raphael Programme of the European Union, in the context of reinforcing east-west cultural and educational ties, and was organised by the Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Unterwasserarchäoloqie (DEGUWA) and seven German and five non-German (Switzerland, UK, Greece, Netherlands and Poland) partner organisations.


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All conference events take place in D-301, Cornell Hall, UCLA Anderson. The networking reception will convene at the UCLA Fowler Museum.
1:00 - 2:00 pm REGISTRATION | D-301, Cornell Hall Atrium
2:00 - 2.15 pm WELCOME REMARKS | D-301, Cornell Hall
Sebastian Edwards | Henry Ford II Chair in International Management
2:15 - 3:30 pm PANEL DISCUSSION I: An Economic Opportunity Business & Investment - Focus North & West Africa
Ebenezer Padi Adjirackor | Commercial Foreign Service Officer, Embassy of Ghana
Bobby Hines | International Trade Specialist, Downtwon Los Angeles Export Assistance Center, International Trade Administration
Jordan Garcia | Honorary Consul, Republic of Guinea; Founder and President, Alicante Group
Moderator: Victor Tabbush | Professor Emeritus, UCLA Anderson
The African continent has gone through a tremendous amount of development, where in the last decade, an image of pessimism and economic stagnation has reversed to economic, social, and political optimism. This has prompted an increase in foreign direct investing and that trend is expected to continue. Within Africa as a whole, the North and West African regions have been gaining further foreign investment interest, especially from Europe and the U.S., due to the increase in political reform and high economic growth rates. This panel features professionals, executives and government officials that operate in and for Africa with a distinct focus on International trade and government and investor relations. Panelists will share their insights on the economic opportunities in Africa in general and specifically in the North and Western regions, and what makes those opportunities so attractive to the West.
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Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul attended the Breaking Bad season finale premiere at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, Los Angeles last night (July 24).
The AMC stars toasted the end of the series with glasses of champagne as they posed in front of the show's famous mobile laboratory camper van.
The Vince Gilligan-created show has been nominated again for 'Drama Series' at this year's Primetime Emmy Awards, with 57-year-old Cranston, who has won three consecutive Emmys for his portrayal of chemistry teacher Walter White, up for 'Lead Actor'.
Paul, who arrived at the event with wife Lauren Parsekian, is nominated for the 'Supporting Actor' Emmy, which he has won twice previously.
Other stars of the Emmy award-winning show at the screening included creator Gilligan, Anna Gunn, who plays Walter White's wife Skyler, RJ Mitte, who portrays Walter's teenage son, Jonathan Banks, Bob Odenkirk - who plays hapless lawyer Saul Goodman and is set to appear in a spin-off created by Gilligan - and Luis and Daniel Moncada.
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Friday, May 23, 2008
A gloomy forest.
This is for a student film that is being made here at BYU by a friend of mine. I had a lot of fun doing it, and learned a LOT. It is probably going to have a few tweaks applied here and there, but let me know what you think. The colors turned out really wonky on this post for some reason.
Oh, also, I had 1000 views to my blog, according to that little map thing. I'm sure half of those hits were me checking it and updating it, but still. Neat.
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Labels: background painting, Digital Painting, film, forest, leaves, trees
Saturday, May 17, 2008
and some figure drawings.
I know what you're saying. You're saying , "Kary, those aren't very good."
And I would say to you, "It's KORY."
I would also say, "These are three years old, give me a break."
And I would say to you, "It's KORY."
I would also say, "These are three years old, give me a break."
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old hard drives are fun adventures.
Well, just got a new computer and I was clearin up an old hard drive to use as a backup, when I stumbled upon much old art. I've improved since, but some of it was decent enough to post.
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DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian state media and an activist group say a rocket attack on a government-held neighborhood in the northern city of Aleppo has killed at least nine civilians, including children.
The official SANA news agency says three children were among nine people killed Monday when the rockets slammed into the Suryan neighborhood. It blamed the attack on terrorists, which is the term the government uses to describe anyone opposing President Bashar Assad.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group also reported the attack. It put the death toll at 10 people, including four children. It said the number of fatalities could rise because many of the wounded were in critical condition.
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