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The year 2011 has already become the deadliest year for Afghan civilians since 2001. The United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA) has released a report which establishes the first half of 2011 as being the deadliest so far registering the highest number of civilian deaths since the fall of Taliban regime in 2001. In a period of six months, from January to June 2011, 1462 civilians have lost their lives as a result of ongoing war in the country.
This figure, according to the report, shows a 15% increase compared to the same period of last year which saw the number of civilian deaths standing at 1271. These shocking statistics are a testimony to the escalation of the war and the worsening of the security situation across the country. The report attributes over 80% of the deaths of civilians during this period to Taliban and other militant groups. This seems plausible given the fact that it is the Taliban and other militant groups' roadside bombings, suicide attacks and targeted killings that claim most of the civilian casualties all across the country.
The report says only 14% of the civilian deaths are caused by international coalition and Afghan National Security Forces operations. This too seems to be close to reality since the number of civilian casualties as a result of operations by Afghan and foreign forces pales in front of the death and destruction caused by Taliban and their brethren. They, as usual, have "condemned" the report dismissing it as being "impartial" and "biased".
The fact is that this unprecedented rise in civilian deaths across Afghanistan is directly a result of the changing tactics and strategies of the Taliban over the past one year during which they have intensified their campaigns of indiscriminate bombings. The use of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) planted on roadsides for the purpose of targeting Afghan and international military convoys more often results into deaths of unsuspecting civilians. Moreover, the Taliban and other militant groups have begun a gruesome campaign of killing community elders throughout the country especially in the South and East.
The Taliban and their brethren kill former commanders or tribal and community elders who are perceived to be opposed to Taliban now or in the future. Another disturbing trend is the Taliban and other militant groups' increasing willingness to accept deaths of innocent civilians as collateral damage when they target government and military installations. For example, in the recent attack on Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul, the objective of the militants was a symbolic attack on the venue of a transition process conference attended by government officials.
The fact that during the attack many civilians got killed no longer concerns the Taliban as they are now ready to kill as many civilians as they can only to achieve their objectives. In their fanatical zeal to assert their power, now the militants are more willing than ever to indulge in indiscriminate killing of civilians. The atrocities committed by the Taliban are obvious and evident enough for all to see. This report by UNAMA is just another file in a huge dossier of the atrocities and crimes against humanity perpetrated by Taliban and their brethren.
For their killing of plain civilians and perpetrating other heinous crimes against humanity, whether now or during their rule in 1990s, Taliban must be tried in International Court of Justice and their leaders and facilitators brought to justice. Cowering in front of them and sending them signals of weakness such as the recent removal of their leaders' names from the international blacklist only emboldens them and allows them to kill yet more civilians in the name of God with total impunity.


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The awards show, held in Beverly Hills on Saturday evening, celebrates the best of film and television, with the likes of A Star Is Born, Bohemian Rhapsody and Black Panther all nominated for Best Picture. With a plethora of stars in attendance, including Amy Adams and Constance Wu also gracing the red carpet, it's just one step closer to the Oscars.
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Epithets of Jupiter
The numerous epithets of Jupiter indicate the importance and variety of the god's cult in ancient Roman religion.
Capitoline cult[edit]
Jupiter's most ancient attested forms of cult are those of the state. The most important of his sanctuaries in Rome were located on the Capitoline Hill (Mons Capitolinus), earlier Tarpeius. The Mount had two peaks, each devoted to acts of cult related to Jupiter. The northern and higher peak was the citadel (arx). On the arx was located the observation place of the augurs (the auguraculum), to which the monthly procession of the sacra Idulia was directed.[1] On the southern peak was the most ancient sanctuary of the god, traditionally said to have been built by Romulus: this was the shrine of Iuppiter Feretrius, which was restored by Augustus. The god here had no image and was represented by the sacred flintstone (silex).[2] The most ancient known rites, those of the spolia opima and of the fetials, connect Jupiter with Mars and Quirinus, and are dedicated to Iuppiter Feretrius or Iuppiter Lapis.[3] From this earliest period, the concept of the sky god encompassed the ethical and political domain.
Lightning and rain[edit]
Juppiter Tonans ("Thundering Jove") was the aspect (numen) of Jupiter venerated in the Temple of Juppiter Tonans, which was vowed in 26 BCE by Augustus and dedicated in 22 on the Capitoline Hill; the Emperor had narrowly escaped being struck by lightning during the campaign in Cantabria.[4] An old temple in the Campus Martius had long been dedicated to Juppiter Fulgens. The original cult image installed in the sanctuary by its founder was by Leochares,[5] a Greek sculptor of the 4th century BCE. The sculpture at the Prado is considered to be a late 1st-century replacement commissioned by Domitian. The Baroque-era restoration of the arms gives Jupiter a baton-like scepter in his raised hand.
Among Jupiter's most ancient epithets is Lucetius, interpreted as referring to light (lux, lucis), specifically sunlight, by ancient and some modern scholars such as Wissowa.[6] The Carmen Saliare, however, indicates that it refers to lightning.[7] To the same atmospheric complex belongs the epithet Elicius: while the ancient erudites thought it was connected to lightning, it is in fact related to the opening of the rervoirs of rain, as is testified by the ceremony of the Nudipedalia, meant to propitiate rainfall and devoted to Jupiter.[8] and the ritual of the lapis manalis, the stone which was brought into the city through the Porta Capena and carried around in times of drought, which was named Aquaelicium.[9]
Other early epithets connected with the amospheric quality of Jupiter are Pluvius, Imbricius, Tempestas, Tonitrualis, tempestatium divinarum potens, Serenator, Serenus[10][11] and, referred to lightning, Fulgur,[12] Fulgur Fulmen,[13] later as nomen agentis Fulgurator, Fulminator:[14] the high antiquity of the cult is testified by the neutre form Fulgur and the use of the term for the bidental, the lightningwell dug on the spot hit by a lightningbolt.[15]
Agriculture and war[edit]
A group of epithets has been interpreted by Wissowa (and his followers) as a reflection of the agricultural or warring nature of the god, some of which are also in the list of eleven preserved by Augustine.[16][17] The agricultural ones include Opitulus, Almus, Ruminus, Frugifer, Farreus, Pecunia, Dapalis,[18] Epulo.[19] Augustine gives an explanation of the ones he lists which should reflect Varro's: Opitulus because he brings opem (means, relief) to the needy, Almus because he nourishes everything, Ruminus because he nourishes the living beings by breastfeeding them, Pecunia because everything belongs to him.[20]
Dumézil maintains the cult usage of these epithets is not documented and that the epithet Ruminus, as Wissowa and Latte remarked, may not have the meaning given by Augustine but it should be understood as part of a series including Rumina, Ruminalis ficus, Iuppiter Ruminus, which bears the name of Rome itself with an Etruscan vocalism preserved in inscriptions, series that would be preserved in the sacred language (cf. Rumach Etruscan for Roman). However many scholars have argued that the name of Rome, Ruma, meant in fact woman's breast.[21] Diva Rumina, as Augustine testifies in the cited passage, was the goddess of suckling babies: she was venerated near the ficus ruminalis and was offered only libations of milk.[22] Here moreover Augustine cites the verses devoted to Jupiter by Quintus Valerius Soranus, while hypothesising Iuno (more adept in his view as a breastfeeder), i. e. Rumina instead of Ruminus, might be nothing else than Iuppiter: Iuppiter omnipotens regum rerumque deumque Progenitor genetrixque deum....
In Dumézil's opinion Farreus should be understood as related to the rite of the confarreatio the most sacred form of marriage, the name of which is due to the spelt cake eaten by the spouses, rather than surmising an agricultural quality of the god: the epithet means the god was the guarantor of the effects of the ceremony, to which the presence of his flamen is necessary and that he can interrupt with a clap of thunder.[23]
The epithet Dapalis is on the other hand connected to a rite described by Cato and mentioned by Festus.[24] Before the sowing of autumn or spring the peasant offered a banquet of roast beef and a cup of wine to Jupiter : it is natural that on such occasions he would entreat the god who has power over the weather, however Cato's prayer is one of sheer offer and no request. The language suggests another attitude: Jupiter is invited to a banquet which is supposedly abundant and magnificent. The god is honoured as summus. The peasant may hope he shall receive a benefit, but he does not say it. This interpretation finds support in the analogous urban ceremony of the epulum Iovis, from which the god derives the epithet of Epulo and which was a magnificent feast accompanied by flutes.[25]
Epithets related to warring are in Wissowa' s view Iuppiter Feretrius, Iuppiter Stator, Iuppiter Victor and Iuppiter Invictus.[26] Feretrius would be connected with war by the rite of the first type of spolia opima which is in fact a dedication to the god of the arms of the defeated king of the enemy that happens whenever he has been killed by the king of Rome or his equivalent authority. Here too Dumézil notes the dedication has to do with regality and not with war, since the rite is in fact the offer of the arms of a king by a king: a proof of such an assumption is provided by the fact that the arms of an enemy king captured by an officer or a common soldier were dedicated to Mars and Quirinus respectively.
Iuppiter Stator was first attributed by tradition to Romulus, who pledged to build a temple in his honor in exchange for his almighty help at a critical moment in the final battle of the war with King Titus Tatius of the Sabines.[27][28] Dumézil opines the action of Jupiter is not that of a god of war who wins through fighting: Jupiter acts by causing an inexplicable change in the morale of the fighters of the two sides. The same feature can be detected also in the certainly historical record of the battle of the third Samnite War in 294 BC, in which consul Marcus Atilius Regulus vowed a temple to Iuppiter Stator if "Jupiter will stop the rout of the Roman army and if afterwards the Samnite legions shall be victouriously massacred...It looked as if the gods themselves had taken side with Romans, so much easily did the Roman arms succeed in prevailing...".[29][30] in a similar manner one can explain the epithet Victor, whose cult was founded in 295 BC on the battlefield of Sentinum by Quintus Fabius Maximus Gurges and who received another vow again in 293 by consul Lucius Papirius Cursor before a battle against the Samnite legio linteata. Here too the religious meaning of the vow is in both cases an appeal to the supreme god by the Roman chief at a time when as a chief he needs divine help from the supreme god, even though for different reasons: Fabius had remained the only political and military responsible of the Roman State after the devotio of P. Decius Mus, Papirius had to face an enemy who had acted with impious rites and vows, i. e. was religiously reprehensible.[31]
More recently Dario Sabbatucci has given a different interpretation of the meaning of Stator within the frame of his structuralistic and dialectic vision of Roman calendar, identifying oppositions, tensions and equilibria: January is the month of Janus, at the beginning of the year, in the uncertain time of winter (the most ancient calendar had only ten months, from March to December). In this month Janus deifies kingship and defies Jupiter. Moreover January sees also the presence of Veiovis who appears as an anti-Jupiter, of Carmenta who is the goddess of birth and like Janus has two opposed faces, Prorsa and Postvorta (also named Antevorta and Porrima), of Iuturna, who as a gushing spring evokes the process of coming into being from non-being as the god of passage and change does. In this period the preeminence of Janus needs compensating on the Ides through the action of Jupiter Stator, who plays the role of anti-Janus, i. e. of moderator of the action of Janus.[32]
List of epithets[edit]
Unless otherwise noted, the alphabetical list of epithets listed below are those compiled by Carl Thulin for the 1890 Paulys Real Encyclopädie. The abbreviation O.M. stands for Optimus Maximus, one of the most common epithets for Jupiter.
- Adventus O. M. (arrival, birth)
- Aetetus O. M.
- Almus
- Amaranus
- Anxurus ("of Anxur, now Terracina")
- Appenninus ("of the Appennines")
- Arcanus (protector of the arca, arcane: at Praeneste)
- Balmarcodes O. M.
- Beellefarus
- Bronton (thundering)
- Cacunus
- Caelestis O. M. (Heavenly)
- Caelus O. M.
- Capitolinus O. M. ("of the Capitol")
- Casius ("of Mount Casius", the modern Jebel Aqra; a form of Baʿal Zephon)
- Ciminius (of Mount Ciminus, now Mount Cimino)
- Clitumnus (of river Clitumnus)
- Cohortalis O. M.
- Conservator ("preserver")
- Culminalis O. M.
- Cultor ("cultivator")
- Custos ("protector, warden")
- Damascenus O. M. ("of Damascus)
- Dapalis (from daps: dinner, banquet)
- Defensor O. M.
- Depulsor O. M.
- Depulsorius O. M.
- Dianus
- Dolichenus ("of Dolichus"; it is the ancient Teshub of the Hittites)
- Domesticus
- Diovis
- Elicius (who sends forth, elicits)
- Epulo (who gives or takes part in banquets)
- Exsuperantissimus O. M.
- Fagutalis (of the Fagutal: the god had a temple near an old oak there)
- Farreus (from the confarreatio, according to Wissowa and Dumézil.)
- Feretrius (who is carried around or whom spoils are carried to on a frame or litter)
- Fidius (fusion with Dius Fidius)
- Flagius (worshipped at Cuma)
- Frugifer (who bears fruits)
- Fulgur
- Fulgurator
- Fulmen
- Fulminator
- Grabovius (in the Iguvine Tables: who is carried around on a ceremonial litter, from Etruscan crapis ceremonial litter)
- Hammon O. M. (worshipped in the oasis of Siwa)
- Heliopolitanus ("of Heliopolis Syriaca", modern Baalbek; a form of Baʿal)
- Hercius
- Hospes (hospitable or friendly). Mentioned by Ovid in Metamorphoses, Book 10, line 224. Guardian of hospitality, equivalent to Zeus Xeinios[33]
- Imbricitor (who soaks in rainwater)
- Impulsor
- Indiges (later the divine identification of Aeneas)
- Inventor
- Invictus
- Iurarius (of oaths)
- Iutor (benefictor, beneficent)
- Iuventas
- Lapis (flintstone: the f. sends sparkles similar to lightning)
- Latiaris
- Liber (who is free, or who frees, also the semen)
- Liberator
- Libertas
- Lucetius (shining, for his lightningbolts)
- Maius (majestic, great) at Tusculum
- Maleciabrudes
- Monitor O. M. (leader, warner)
- Nundinarius (patron of the nundinae)
- Obsequens (agreeable, complacent)
- Opitulator or Opitulus (reliever)
- Optimus Maximus (O. M.)
- Paganicus
- Pantheus
- Patronus
- Pecunia
- Pistor (baker)
- Pluvialis (of the rains)
- Poeninus
- Praedator
- Praestes (present, protector) at Tibur
- Praestabilis
- Praestitus
- Propagator O. M.
- Propugnator
- Puer (child)
- Purgator (purifier)
- Purpurio O. M.
- Quirinus (fusion with Quirinus)
- Rector (who rules)
- Redux
- Restitutor
- Ruminus (who breastfeeds)
- Salutaris O. M.
- Savazios (fusion with Sabatius)
- Sempiternus
- Serapis (fusion with Serapis)
- Serenator (who clears the sky)
- Serenus ("clear, serene, calm; happy")
- Servator O. M. ("saviour, preserver, observer")
- Sospes ("saviour")
- Stator
- Striganus
- Succellus (fusion with Celtic god Succellus)
- Summanus
- Tempestas
- Terminus
- Territor (who scares)
- Tifatinus (of Mount Tifata near Capua)
- Tigillus (beam of the universe)
- Tonans (thundering)
- Tonitrator (who generates thunder)
- Tutator (warden)
- Valens (strong, sound, effective)
- Versor (who overthrows or who pours rain)
- Vesuvius (worshipped at Capua)
- Viminus (of the Viminal Hill place in which the god had a temple)
- Vindex (protector, defensor)
- Vircilinus
Epithets from Augustine[edit]
St. Augustine names eleven epithets of Jupiter in his work De civitate Dei.[34]
- Victor: he who conquers all things.
- Invictus: he who is conquered by none.
- Opitulus: he who brings help to the needy.
- Impulsor: he who has the power of impelling.
- Stator: he who has the power of establishing, instituting, founding.
- Centumpeda: he who has the power of rendering stable, lasting.
- Supinalis: he who has the power of throwing on the back.
- Tigillus: he who holds together, supports the world.
- Almus: he who nourishes all things.
- Ruminus: he who nourishes all animals.
- Pecunia: he to whom everything belongs.
Jupiter outside Rome[edit]
Iuppiter Latiaris[edit]
The cult of Iuppiter Latiaris was the most ancient known cult of the god : it was practised since very remote times on the top of the Mons Albanus on which the god was venerated as the high protector of the Latin League, which was under the hegemony of Alba Longa.
After the destruction of Alba by king Tullus Hostilius the cult was forsaken. The god manifested his discontent through the prodigy of a rain of stones: the commission sent by the senate to inquire into it was also greeted by a rain of stones and heard a loud voice from the grove on the summit of the mount requiring the Albans to perform the religious service to the god according to the rites of their country. In consequence of this event the Romans instituted a festival of nine days (nundinae). However a plague ensued: in the end Tullus Hostilius himself was affected and lastly killed by the god with a lightningbolt.[35] The festival was reestablished on its primitive site by the last Roman king Tarquin the Proud under the leadership of Rome.
The feriae Latinae, or Latiar as they were known originally,[36] were the common festival (panegyris) of the so-called Priscan Latins[37] and of the Albans.[38] Their restoration aimed at grounding Roman hegemony in this ancestral religious tradition of the Latins. The original cult was reinstated unchanged as is testified by some archaic features of the ritual: the exclusion of wine from the sacrifice[39] the offers of milk and cheese and the ritual use of rocking among the games. Rocking is one of the most ancient rites mimicking ascent to heaven and is very widespread. At the Latiar the rocking took place on a tree and the winner was of course the one who had swung the highest. This rite was said to have been instituted by the Albans to commemorate the disappearance of king Latinus, in battle against Mezentius the king of Caere: the rite symbolised a search for him both on earth and in heaven. The rocking as well as the customary drinking of milk was also considered to commemorate and ritually reinstate infancy.[40] The Romans in the last form of the rite brought the sacrificial ox from Rome and every participant was bestowed a portion of the meat, rite known as carnem petere.[41] Other games were held in every participant borough. In Rome a race of chariots (quadrigae) was held starting from the Capitol: the winner drank a liquor made with absynth.[42] This competition has been compared to the Vedic rite of the vajapeya: in it seventeen chariots run a phoney race which must be won by the king in order to allow him to drink a cup of madhu, i. e. soma.[43] The feasting lasted for at least four days, possibly six according to Niebuhr, one day for each of the six Latin and Alban decuriae.[44] According to different records 47 or 53 boroughs took part in the festival (the listed names too differ in Pliny NH III 69 and Dionysius of Halicarnassus AR V 61). The Latiar became an important feature of Roman political life as they were feriae conceptivae, i. e. their date varied each year: the consuls and the highest magistrates were required to attend shortly after the beginning of the administration. They could not start campaigning before its end and if any part of the games had been neglected or performed irritually the Latiar had to be wholly repeated. The inscriptions from the imperial age record the festival back to the time of the decemvirs.[45] Wissowa remarks the inner linkage of the temple of the Mons Albanus with that of the Capitol apparent in the common association with the rite of the triumph:[46] since 231 BC some triumphing commanders had triumphed there first with the same legal features as in Rome.[47]
Iuppiter Arcanus[edit]
Arcanus was the epithet of one of the Jupiters worshipped at Praeneste.[48] His theology and cult are strictly connected to that of the Fortuna Primigenia worshipped in the famous sanctuary there. He is the protector of the lots sortes stored in the arca, whence his epithet.[49] G. Dumézil attempted a purely Indoeuropean interpretation of the theology of Fortuna and of her relationship with Juppiter and Juno,[50] other scholars see the subcessive accretion of a Greek-Etruscan and then a later Greek influence on Fortuna and the theological structure underlying her relationship to Jupiter, i. .e. earlier the child and then the parent of Fortuna.[51] Jacqueline Champeaux interprets the boy represented on the cista of the 3rd century BC from Praeneste, now at the Archaeological Museum of Villa Giulia in Rome, as Jupiter puer[52] and arcanus: the image engraved on it represents a boy sitting in a cave, reading a lot inscribed on a tablet. This might be a mythic illustration of the working of the oracle, in which Jupiter is at one time the child (puer) who ritually draws the rods of the lots (here while deciphering one) and their keeper, arcanus.
The sortes of Praeneste were inscribed on rods of chestnut wood: they had sprung out of earth fully inscribed when a certain Numerius Suffustius cut the earth open with his spade, under the indication of some dreams.[53]
A different interpretation of the epithet is directly connected to the word arx, which designates the political, military and religious centre of ancient Italic towns. Thus Iuppiter Arcanus is the god of the arx of Praeneste. This interpretation is supported by numerous inscriptions found on the area around the local arx, sited on the summit of Monte Ginestro (m. 752), which dominates the town. The wall in opus polygonale climbed from the town to surround the arx: epigraphs attest the cults of Iuppiter Arcanus[54] and Mars.[55][56]
Iuppiter Appenninus[edit]
The god was venerated in a sanctuary at the mountain pass between Umbria and Marche now named Scheggia Pass, about eight miles North-East of Iguvium along the Via Flaminia, on Mount Petrara.[57] He had a famous oracle there which gave his responsa by means of sortes (lots). Its reputation was great during the Empire and it was consulted by emperor Aurelian. Dedications have been excavated on the place [58] and in Algeria on the top of a hill near Philippeville.[59][60] Claudian mentions the oracle in his description of the travel of Honorius from Fanum Fortunae.[61]
As was the case for the sanctuary of Iuppiter Poeninus on the Great St. Bernard, the mountain pass held a religious significance as a point of communication between different geographic areas, a passage to a different and unknown world that required a religious protection for the traveller.
Other Italic Jupiters[edit]
Jupiter was worshipped also under the epithets of Imperator Maximus in Praeneste, Maius in Tusculum,[62] Praestes in Tibur,[63] Indiges at Lavinium[64] and Anxurus at Anxur[65] (now Terracina), where he was represented as a young man without beard.
In Umbro-Oscan areas he was Iuve Grabovius in the Iguvine Tables, Iuppiter Cacunus (of the top of mountains, cf. Latin cacumen and Iuppiter Culminalis), Iuppiter Liber (see section on Liber above), Diuve Regature in the Table of Agnone that Vetter interprets as Rigator,[66] he who irrigates, and Dumézil as Rector, he who rules and Diuve Verehasus tentatively rendered by Vetter as Vergarius.
- Georg Wissowa religion und Kultus der Römer Munich 1912
- Georges Dumézil La religione romana arcaica. Edizione e traduzione a cura di Furio Jesi Milano 1977 (expanded translation into Italian based on the 2nd edition of La religion romaine archaïque Paris 1977.
- Jacqueline Champeaux Fortuna. Recherches sur le culte de la Fortune à Rome et dans le monde romain dés origines à la mort de César. I: Fortune dans la religion archaïque Paris 1982; "Sors Oraculi. Les oracles en Italie sous la République et l'Empire" in MEFRA 102 1990 1.
- ^ Wissowa p. 108 citing Varro LL V 47and Festus p. 290 M. s.v. Idulia.
- ^ Wissowa p. 108 citing Paulus p. 92 M.; Servius Ad Aeneidem VIII 641.
- ^ Wissowa p. 108 citing Festus p. 189 M. s.v. lapis; Polybius Historiae III 25, 6. According to Wissowa and Dumézil, Iuppiter Lapis seems to be inseparable from Iuppiter Feretrius, in whose tiny shrine on the Capitol the silex was lodged.
- ^ Suetonius, Vita Augusti 29.91, etc. See Samuel Ball Platner and Thomas Ashby, A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome, (London: Oxford University Press) 1929. On-line text)
- ^ According to Pliny's Natural History, 39.79
- ^ G. Wissowa p. 100.
- ^ G. Dumezil ARR It. tr. Milan 1977 p. 167. The carmen Saliare has: "cume tonas Leucesie prai ted tremonti/ quot tibi etinei deis cum tonarem" ("When you thunder, oh God of light, they tremble before you! All gods beneath you have heard you thunder!")
- ^ Petronius Satyricon 44.
- ^ Paulus s. v. p. 94 L 2nd; p. 2 M; Tertullian Apologeticum 40.
- ^ Apuleius DeMundo 37; cf. Iuppiter Serenus CIL VI 431, 433,; XI 6312; Iuppiter Pluvialis CIL XI 324.
- ^ Iuppiter Serenus has been recognized as an interpretatio of the Phocean god Ζευς Ούριος: F. Cenerini above p. 104 citing Giancarlo Susini "Iuppiter Serenus e altri dei" in Epigraphica 33 1971 p. 175-177.
- ^ Vitruvius I 2, 5; CIL I 2nd p. 331: sanctuary in the Campus Martius, dedicated on October 7 according to calendaries.
- ^ CIL VI 377; III 821, 1596, 1677, 3593, 3594, 6342 cited by Wissowa above p. 107.
- ^ Festus s. v. provorsum fulgur p. 229 M: "...; itaque Iovi Fulguri et Summano fit, quod diurna Iovis nocturna Summani fulgura habentur." as cited by Wissowa above p. 107.
- ^ Augustine De Civitate Dei (herafter CD) VII 11. Pecunia is tentatively included in this group by Wissowa above p. 105 n. 4. Cfr. Augustine CD VII 11 end and 12.
- ^ Frugifer CIL XII 336. Apuleius De Mundo 37.
- ^ Cato De Agri Cultura 132; Paulus s. v. p. 51 M.
- ^ Wissowa above p. 105 n. 4 understands Pecunia as protector and increaser of the flock.
- ^ Bruno Migliorini s.v. Roma in Enciclopedia Italiana di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti vol. XXIX p. 589; A. W. Schlegel Sämtliche Werke Leipzig 1847 XII p. 488; F. Kort Römische Geschichte Heidelberg 1843 p.32-3.
- ^ N. G. L. Hammond & H. H. Scullard (Eds.) The Oxford Classical Dictionary Oxford 1970 s. v. p. 940.
- ^ Servius IV 339.
- ^ Cato De Agri Cultura 132; Festus s. v. daps, dapalis, dapaticum p. 177-8 L 2nd.
- ^ Epulo CIL VI 3696.
- ^ Wissowa above p. 105-108.
- ^ Livy I 12, 4-6.
- ^ Plutarch, Life of Romulus ch.8 pg.7
- ^ Livy X 36, 11.
- ^ Dumézil above It. tr. p. 174-5.
- ^ Livy X 29, 12-17; nefando sacro, mixta hominum pecudumqur caedes, "by an impious rite, a mixed slaughter of people and flock" 39, 16; 42, 6-7.
- ^ Dario Sabbatucci above, as summarized in the review by Robert Turcan above p. 70.
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- ^ Augustine, De Civitate dei VII 9; translation of Virginia.edu, with some alterations.
- ^ Livy I 31 1-8.
- ^ Macrobius I 16.
- ^ Festus s.v. prisci Latini p. : "the Latin towns that existed before the foundation of Rome".
- ^ L. Schmitz in W. Smith Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities London 1875 s. v. Feriae p. 529.
- ^ Cicero De Divinatione I 18; Dionysius Hal. AR IV 49, 3; Festus p. 212 L l. 30 f.; Scholiasta Bobiensis ad Ciceronis pro Plancio 23.
- ^ Festus s.v. oscillantes p. 194 M; C. A. Lobeck Aglaophamus sive de theologiae mysticae Graecorum causis libri tres Königsberg 1829 p. 585.
- ^ Cicero Pro Plancio 23; Varro LL VI 25; Pliny NH III 69.
- ^ Pliny XXVII 45.
- ^ A. Alföldi Early Rome and the Latins Ann Arbor 1965 p. 33 n. 6 cited by O. de Cazanove above p. 252.
- ^ Wissowa above p. 109; L. Schmitz in Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities London 1875 s. v. Feriae p. 529: Niebuhr History of Rome II p. 35 citing Livy V 42, Plutarch Camillus 42.
- ^ Wissowa p. 110. CIL 2011–2022; XIV 2236–2248.
- ^ Wissowa above p. 110.
- ^ Livy XLII 21, 7.
- ^ CIL XIV 2852, 2937, 2972. The other is Imperator Maximus: cfr. Jacqueline Champeux.
- ^ Cf. Paulus s.v. arcanum p. 16 M.
- ^ For an exposition of Dumézil's interpretation the reader is referred to article Juno.
- ^ Jean Gagé above p. 39-40; J. Champeux Fortuna. Recherches sur le culte de la Fortune à Rome et dans le monde romain dés origines à la mort de César. I: Fortune dans la religion archaïque Paris 1982 (as reviewed by John Schied, "Religion romaine , religion latine" in Revue d' études latins 1985); "Sors Oraculi. Les oracles en Italie sous la République et l'Empire" in MEFRA 102 1990 1 p. 283.
- ^ Cicero De Divinatione II 85.
- ^ Cicero above I 34; II 85-86.
- ^ Francesco Marcattili Thesaurus Cultus et Rituum Antiquorum. Cult Places s. v. Arx. Paul Getty foundation 2007 p. 187 ff.
- ^ Notiziario degli scavi archeologici 1877 p. 120-122; T. Ashby & R. A. L. Fell "The Via Flaminia" in Journal of Roman Studies XI 1921 p. 125-190 map at p. 178 as cited by J. Champeaux below.
- ^ CIL III 12576 and VIII 7691.
- ^ Jacqueline Champeaux "Sors oraculi" in MEFRA 102 1990 p. 276.
- ^ Claudian VI consulatu Honorii Augusti 500-514. As cited by J. Champeaux above.
- ^ Macrobius I 12, 17 who connects him to Roman Maia; CIL XIV 216; Ephemeris Epigraphica VII 1276.
- ^ CIL 3555; cf. Historia Augusta Maximinus et Balbinus V 3; in Rome Iuppiter Praestitus CIL III 4037, Iuppiter praestabilis CIL IX 1498 and the Lares praestitites.
- ^ Livy I 2, 6; Pliny NH III 56; Servius Aen. I 259.
- ^ Vergil Aeneis VII 799 and Servius' comment; Porphirius ad Horatii satiras I 5, 26; CIL X 6483.
- ^ Emil Vetter Handbuch der Italischen Dialekte I Heidelberg 1953 n. 147


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Can indigenous women in the Arctic exercise their right to health: "Gaps" in Russian legislation?
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Introduction: Indigenous peoples living in the Arctic zone of Russia formally have equal rights to health and social guarantees. However, there are evident "gaps" in Russian legislation impeding their effective implementation.
Methods: The analysis of federal and regional legislation regulating issues of health was examined. 879 indigenous women (Nenets) in the Arctic zone of Western Siberia were interviewed.
Results: There were revealed two main collision points identified the problem of access to medical aid for nomadic indigenous women living in tundra: a) re-evacuation of women with newborns by sanitary aviation back to their national camps after confinement; b) mandatory medical insurance. Local hospitals are responsible for delivering pregnant women from tundra to medical organizations by helicopters. These expenses are budgeted by regional government. However, nobody is in charge of re-evacuation of women with newborns to their "homes" in tundra. Federal regulations require concluding mandatory contracts on medical insurance which should be initiated by employers or individually. However, official labor status of nomadic indigenous peoples mostly undetermined if they are not registered as reindeer herders, and there are no official women's professions associated with the traditional way of life. It limits access to medical aid for indigenous population.
Conclusions: It's important to adopt federal and regional legislation, work out special standards of medical aid for nomadic indigenous peoples and determine their labour status that will allow them to conclude social insurance contracts; develop an organizational mechanism for re-evacuation of indigenous women with newborns.
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Gala FR would have hoped to secure all three points from this game after a run of tough fixtures, but came unstuck against a so far under-achieving Whitehill Welfare, reports John Clayton.
A sound beating was the last thing manager Steven Noble wanted before a two-week break in advance of the home Scottish Cup tie against Highland League side, Keith.
Gala started much the brighter and had two good chances cleared off the line from efforts by Stuart Noble and Lewis Swaney.
Both players rounded Whitehill keeper Jardine and shot for goal – but Noble's shot was headed behind and Swaney's effort was put behind for a corner. From this kick, Swaney rose to head the home side into the lead.
Whitehill got back on terms when a long cross into the Gala box eluded Windram and Kidd was on hand to volley home the equaliser. Both sides went close before Whitehill had a golden six minutes just before the interval.
A cross was side-footed home by Wright and then, four minutes later, the same player shot speculatively from long range but Muir allowed the ball to squirm through his hands for number three. Just one minute later, Wright completed a five-minute hat-trick with a close-range header.
After the interval, Gala went to a back three, with Aitchison playing a central defensive role as the home side tried to force the pace.
Noble and Gullan both went close and, on the hour, Gala got a goal back from a corner, with Windram, on the edge of the area, shooting through a crowd of players to beat Jardine.
Watson then curled a shot towards the top left corner but the acrobatic Jardine clutched it out of the air to deny the home side a third.
Whitehill made a couple of substitutions and one of these, the powerful Nicholson, wrapped things up with 10 minutes remaining. A Whitehill free kick was not properly cleared and Nicholson was able to bulldoze his way through a few half-hearted challenges and blast the ball high into the net from a very narrow angle.


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He believes his record of helping people is what got him elected as the Qalipu First Nation's ward councillor for Benoit's Cove for the third time on Tuesday.
White was at the Royal Canadian Legion in Corner Brook when the official word came in of his win over Darren Greene.
"I don't go around bragging about nothing and I'm a helper," said White after a swarm of supporters offered their congratulations. "I'll always be there for the people."
At 75 he said he still has a lot of work in him but he loves what he's doing.
White knows the band has a lot to do to overcome the controversy that has surrounded it with regards to the enrolment process.
"... The ones that lost their cards, we've got to try to get them back for them."
He said the band also has to work on getting an urban reserve, fish quotas, general labour work, providing educational opportunities and on promoting its culture.
While a few wards would like to see the urban reserve in their area, White said a survey has identified Corner Brook as the best location and he believes the band has to go with what's best for the band.
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Like any geek worth his weight in back issues of Uncanny X-Men, I have a few obsessions. There are the usuals, the ones I tell strangers about at parties to break the ice: monsters, ocean life, ancient ruins. Then there are the weird ones, the ones I tell strangers about at parties so they'll excuse themselves to "get another beer real quick": luggage, Wuthering Heights fan fiction, and coats-of-arms.
I've spent more time than I care to admit trolling around Wikipedia for fun coats-of-arms, but they truly can be beautifully evocative. The history of the family, city, or institution is written in the strange jumble of symbols, shapes, even colors. More than that, they reveal the family, city, or institution's own self-view, what it interprets as its own qualities, its own history. A coat-of-arms as a self-made mirror.
Most coats-of-arms are fairly straightforward and usually not all that creative. A lion to symbolize bravery, a castle for strength, a cross for faith. Royal coats-of-arms are usually more complicated, but not especially interesting. They're just mishmashes of various ruled realms, a web of lions with axes, eagles with spears, and blue stallions jostling for space on a tiny shield.
Every now and then, though, you come across something truly insane, a product of centuries of tinkering and retconning. A coat-of-arms that is less a self-made mirror, less an amalagation of lesser arms, than a truly organic symbol. An evolving patchwork of symbols and ideas that come together to create a coat-of-arms so weird that it seems to defy the very purpose of the thing.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the official coat-of-arms of the City of Oxford, England:
Let's take a closer look. The shield itself makes sense. It's an ox fording a river for Oxford. Clever! I'll even buy the blue crowned lion on top, holding up a Tudor Rose like it's a fancy plate prize on The Price Is Right. I'm not sure why it's being cut in half by a horizontal barber's pole, but whatever.
But what in God's name is happening on the sides of this thing? There are two animals here, and the blue elephant with a gold chain and what looks like tasteful wallpaper you'd find in a suburban house's half-bathroom for skin is somehow the less weird one! I don't even know what to say about the blue elephant with a gold chain and tasteful half-bathroom wallpaper for skin, except I cannot even begin to imagine how it came to be a symbolic bearer of the arms of Oxford, England.
Actually, maybe I can. I mean, weird stuff tends to happen in college towns and Oxford's been a college town for a thousand years, so I imagine somewhere around 1543 a traveling gypsy circus came through town and some drunk undergrads at Merton got a hold of some paint and broke into the elephant cage and the next day everyone had a larff and it was so hilarious by 1543 standards (also hilarious: witch burnings) that they decided to commemorate the prank by putting it on the city's coat-of-arms.
Or something. There may well be a reasonable explanation for why Oxford, England has a blue elephant on its coat-of-arms, but I'd prefer not to know. I like the mystery. I want to go to my grave knowing Oxford has a blue elephant with a gold chain and tasteful bathroom wallpaper skin on its coat-of-arms, but not why.
Which leads us to the other animal. Now, given its lion-like physique, sharp fangs, and abundant claws, you might initially think this is some kind of large cat, some other African wonder that piqued the ancient city's fancy in the dusty days of yesteryore. Its sickly green color is weird, but we already have a blue elephant with wallpaper skin up there, so whatever. But now look at its tail. That is no feline tail. It's a beaver's tail.
Now, a beaver makes sense as a symbol Oxford. The Thames/Isis and Cherwell rivers both flow through it and the very name, with ford, already has a rivery thing going on. I imagine there are quite a few beavers in the Isis in Oxfordshire. Whoever designed this coat-of-arms probably knew what a beaver looked like (no giggling, please).
But look at that thing! It's some kind of demon beaver, with its fangs, and claws, and long, feline limbs. With its cadaverous green skin. This is no ordinary British beaver. No, this beaver dams the River Styx and paddles the lava rivers of Gehenna with his mighty tail. Not only that, it also has a golden chain, but unlike the poor blue elephant with bathroom wallpaper skin, the beaver's chain leads to a golden crown around its neck.
I see two possible explanations for why the Oxford Beaver Demon has a golden crown around its neck. 1.) It is an idiot and does not know you should wear a crown on your head, or 2.) this is a creature so terrifyingly badass it wears a royal crown as a scarf.
Again, why one of the symbols of a city best known as the home of one of the oldest and most prestigious universities on earth is a demon beaver is beyond me. And again, I'd prefer not to know the actual reason why Oxford, England decided to represent itself with a green-skinned beaver with the body of a lion and the audacity to wear a crown around its neck.
And now, ladies and gentlemen, having seen this, I think we can finally declare a winner in the 800-year rivalry between Oxford and Cambridge. It pains me to say this, actually, since I spent one of the best summers of my life in Cambridge, but… Oxford wins. Cambridge is a city of profound beauty, astonishing history, and unparalleled intellectual achievement. But Oxford is all that and its symbols are a tastefully decorated elephant and an aquatic hell rodent.
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Coroner identifies second body found in Lake Wylie as Fort Mill man
The York County Coroner's Office has identified the second man whose body was pulled from Lake Wylie on Monday.
Dana Franklin, 60, of Fort Mill, was found floating about 15 feet from shore near River Hills Marina Monday morning. Cause of death is pending an autopsy and toxicology.
A fisherman found Franklin floating in the water about 6 a.m. and called for help, according to previous reports. He was fully clothed.
The man who found Franklin said he had just seen him Sunday night at the community swimming pool.
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After a successful foray into the world of the television commercial with the above ad in 2008, Louis Vuitton created the Journeys Awards to highlight new talent among filmmakers (and a give them a chance to win $25,000). People's Choice voting is open until December 14th.
New Yorker Joseph Pernice's film, which I feel is similar in style to the original commercial, is one of my favorite entries and can be seen here.


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This past week in photos. Did a little street photography in Newark and New Castle, a little studio work, and some chinese food wisdom.
I got all the bugs out of the facebook page, and the daily 365 photos are there now, usually around 10 or 11pm. Also figured out how to link the posts to twitter so those guys aren't left in the dark.
Horray technology!
The yearly...almost obligatory..."Omg it's cold as f#@K!" thermometer shot... (33/365)
Who let the dogs out? (I know..that was bad) (34/365)
Burning incense... (35/365)
One of the cobblestone alleyways in old new castle... (36/365)
#project365 stranger in a strange land... (38/365)
#project365 a little Chinese food wisdom... (37/365)


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Stellar renovated the existing facility for the expansion of three new yogurt lines. This required the provision and installation of compressed air, 18F and 44F glycol, cold water, steam and condensate. Stellar also installed the piping headers to support the product.
Todd Allsup
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Companies executing on best practices in pricing consistently outperform their competition. They are more profitable, grow faster and very importantly, they are able to communicate the value of their offers to the market. Unfortunately, many companies struggle with pricing. They are not sure where to start and have no way to know if their pricing strategy is doing its job. In some cases it is hard to say what the pricing strategy is, as pricing is often an afterthought.
A good pricing strategy helps a company target the right customers, communicate value, close sales and win the profits needed to make a return to stakeholders and continue to invest in innovation. People struggle with pricing as they do not understand the underlying structure of how their offers create value for their customer. An effective pricing strategy is based on a value-based market segmentation. One that helps target the best customers and support effective value communication.
We have developed a simple self-assessment tool that will help you understand if you are applying best practices in pricing, segmentation and value communication. It will take you just a few minutes to work through this tool and you will be rewarded with a diagnosis that will help you pinpoint the critical opportunities for improvement.
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Not much left to the imagination in Dumbarton gaffer Jim Chapman's response to a disappointing result against Albion Rovers midweek. Let's hope this has the desired impact on Saturday. He declared: "You cannot turn up for five minutes and expect to win a football match. If we have any serious thoughts about challenging then we have to fight from the very first whistle. Very disappointingly we again got the basics wrong last night and the players have been left in no doubt that is unacceptable. The way you finish a game is also the way you should start a game and I'll be looking for a similar start against Annan to how we finished last night." The rest is here.
Thursday, 19 March 2009
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Types Of Flat Roof Systems
Flat roof systems are roofs that are built so that they are nearly flat. They are not completely flat; otherwise water would build up on the roof (called ponding) and would eventually start to get inside the building. Flat roofs are built with a slight incline. They are required to have at least a one-eighth-inch difference in height over each foot of the roof. There are five main types of flat roof systems.
Roll Asphalt
A roll asphalt roof is made of material that is rolled onto the roof over roof felt and nailed down or applied with cold asphalt cement. It is usually covered with a granular mineral surface, which looks like gravel. The base material can be organic felt or fiberglass felt that is saturated in asphalt. This is the cheapest building material, but it usually doesn't last much beyond 10 years.
Single-ply flat roofs are composed of a single layer of a plastic or rubber-like compound. Some of the more popular materials used today are thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC), which are both very good at reflecting heat, which saves on cooling costs in the building. Ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) is also popular because it also cools well when white EPDM is used, and it is easy to install. Rubberized asphalt is also used. Single-ply roof systems, depending on the materials, can be self-adhered, applied with hot asphalt or installed by heating the back of the material with a torch. Warranties for single-ply roofs usually are for 10 to 12 years.
Multiple-ply roof systems are also known as built-up roofs (BUR). These are made by overlapping rolls of felt or mats that are alternated with layers of asphalt. This is covered by a granular mineral surface, ballast or tile to protect the layers. These roofs can last 10 to 30 years.
Modified Bitumen
A modified bitumen roof is a multiple-ply roof that is made with modified bituminous membranes, which are made out of a blend of asphalt and a polymer. This allows the asphalt to take on characteristics of the polymer, which is similar to materials used in single-ply roofs. The modified bitumen roof is covered in a mineral or gravel surface, or a liquid coating that provides reflectivity.
Flat-seamed Metal
Flat-seamed metal roofs are made out of small sheets of metal that are soldered together. The sheets are usually designed to look like tile or shingles. The most common metals used for roofs today are copper, lead-coated copper or stainless steel. Metal roofs are light and reflect heat well, but are more expensive.
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Queens, NY Resident Wins Over One Million at Resorts Casino Hotel On Elvis Shake Rattling Reels Machine
(Atlantic City, NJ) September 5, 2017 – Resorts Casino Hotel guest, James C., hit the jackpot on his birthday, Tuesday, August 29th! The million jackpot was hit on the second handle pull on the Elvis Shake Rattling Reels slot, located next to the Quick Bites Food Court. The official jackpot amount was $1,239,628.77. Resorts Casino Hotel congratulates James C. from Queens, NY!
Resorts Casino Hotel is excited to have won 20 various awards from Casino Player Magazine's Best of Gaming Awards 2017 including first place for "Casino Where You Feel the Luckiest". James C. was feeling lucky on his birthday winning the jackpot!
The resort that brought gaming to Atlantic City in 1978, Resorts Casino Hotel, a Mohegan Sun Property, is at the top of its game today, offering world-class casino action in a relaxed environment that keeps the focus on fun. Resorts Casino Hotel made history as the first American casino outside of Nevada and is getting ready to celebrate a major milestone – their 40th anniversary in May 2018. Winner of 20 Casino Player Magazine 2017 "Best of Gaming Awards," Resorts Casino Hotel has undergone $100 million in renovations, including the all new state-of-the-art Resorts Conference Center, a large $25 million room renovation project and the $35 million Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville themed entertainment complex with the only beach bar, Landshark Bar & Grill, on the Atlantic City sand open – year round.
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News Brief
June 12, 2018
In This Issue
Masonry Structures Textbook Now Available
TMS 2018 Annual Meeting Preliminary Information
Masonry Sustainability Brochure - Free Download
Fall/Winter Webinars - Preview
Abstracts due 7/31/18 for 13NAMC
RFP for 14NAMC
McGinley named TMS Fellow
MDG 2016 Coming in July
Award & Scholarship Reminder
Member News
New TMS Members
Notice on Unsubscribing
Quick Links
TMS E-Store
TMS Member Area
TMS Sustainability E-News
New Publications
To find out more about the publications listed below, or to order them, visit the
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Some publications are also available electronically
TMS 402/602 Building Code Requirements and Specification for Masonry Structures, 2016
Masonry Basics
Standards for ArchitecturalCast Stone
Masonry Designers' Guide 2013
Masonry Structures: Behavior and Design, 4th Edition
2013 Building Code Requirements and Specification for Masonry Structures
(TMS 402-13 and TMS 602-13)
Code Requirements for Determining Fire Resistance of Concrete and Masonry Construction Assemblages
Guide for Condition Assessment of Masonry Facades
Upcoming TMS Meetings
October 3-6, 2018, TMS 2018 Annual Meeting, Cleveland, Ohio
June 14-16, 2019, TMS Spring Meetings, Salt Lake City, Utah
June 16-19, 2019, 13th North American Masonry Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah
November 6-10, 2019, TMS 2019 Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, Arizona
Upcoming Conferences
ASTM C01, C07, C12 and C15 Masonry 2018 Symposium
June 26 2018, in San Diego, CA
10th International Masonry Conference
: July 9-11, 2018 in Milan, Italy
PCA Education Foundation Professors' Workshop
, July 23-27, 2018, in Skokie, Ill
13th North American Masonry Conference
: June 16-19, 2019 with Brigham Young University in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Upcoming Deadlines
June 30, 2018 - Deadline for Nominations for the
Paul Haller Structural Design Award
Service Awards
John B. Scalzi Research Award
Outstanding Student Thesis Awards
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Clayford T. Gimm P.E. Student Scholarship
Application Deadline
February 1, 2019 -
Fellow Nominations Due
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Masonry Structures: Behavior and Design
, 4th Edition now available from TMS
The long-awaited update to the popular textbook
Masonry Structures: Behavior and Design, 4th Edition
has been completed and is available in both a printed and a digital format from The Masonry Society.
Dr. Ahmad Hamid updated this widely used textbook and guide to discuss new research findings and to reflect the design provisions in the TMS 402/602-16. The textbook also includes numerous design examples (based on the strength design method) and two buildings designs of a single-story building and a multistory building. This textbook is ideal for undergraduate and graduate level courses and it is an exceptional reference for practicing designers.
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for information or to place and order.
Mark your Calendars for TMS Annual Meeting!
October 3-6, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio
Preparations are well underway for The Masonry Society's 2018 Annual Meeting that is being held in "born-again" Cleveland, Ohio from October 3-6. As most know, this former industrial city is now a thriving technology center and the downtown area around TMS's host hotel is vibrant, fun, and growing.
For these meetings, TMS will be trying a condensed meeting schedule, so attendees will want to
click here
to view the schedule before making travel plans. Thanks to the generous sponsorship of Seves Glass Block, TMS's Member/Guest Reception will be held at the legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Informative and timely educational sessions are being planned, and during TMS's Awards Luncheon,
Dr. Richard Klingner
will be recognized as TMS's newest Honorary Member,
Dr. William Mark McGinley
will be made a Fellow of the Society, and other awards and recognitions will be given.
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for more information on the meetings. Registration for the meetings will open later this month.
Masonry is Sustainable Brochure Updated by the Sustainability Committee
Sustainability Committee
of The Masonry Society recently updated its "Masonry is Sustainable" Brochure, which reviews the positive environmental attributes of masonry products. The brochure discusses how masonry's attributes can be used within the LEED v4 rating system, and beyond LEED, in a broader approach to sustainable buildings.
This new edition may be downloaded at no cost
Fall/Winter Webinars - Mark Your Calendars
Based on the success of the 2017/2018 TMS "2nd Thursday of the Month" Webinar Series, TMS is preparing for Fall and Winter webinars as follows:
Specifying the Right Mortar and Grout for your Projects
, Jamie Farny, Portland Cement Association, October 11, 2018
Design of Movement and Control Joints for Masonry
, Sam Rubenzer, FORSE Consulting, November 8, 2018
Masonry Façade Inspections -Best Practices and Tips
, Pamela Jergenson, INSPEC and Michael Schuller, Atkinson-Noland & Associates, December 13, 2018
Rational Design of Masonry Veneers and Shelf Angle Supports
W. Mark McGinley, University of Louisville, January 10, 2019
All webinars will begin at 1 pm ET and will provide 1 hour of continuing education and will be registered for AIA Learning Units. Watch
TMS's website
for background information on each webinar, and registration information..
Abstracts for 13NAMC Due July 31st
13th North American Masonry Conference
seeking excellent papers an is accepting proposed abstracts until July 31, 2018. If you are interested in sponsoring this important conference, are willing to assist with paper review, or may want to present during the new Innovative Technology sessions,
please contact the conference organizers
RFP for 14th NAMC - Proposals due by May 1, 2019
As has been reported, the 13th North American Masonry Conference is rapidly approaching. At the conference, it is hoped that the site for the 14th North American Masonry Conference, which will be held in 2023, can be announced. Therefore, The Masonry Society is accepting proposals from interested universities/professors wishing to host the conference. Proposals must be submitted to TMS no later than May 1, 2019. Details on proposal requirements are outlined
TMS Journal Papers Wanted
TMS Journal is North America's only technical journal dedicated to research, construction, materials, and design of masonry. Technical Papers and General Interest Topics are always needed for TMS Journal.
Click here for information on submitting a manuscript for consideration.
To view a listing of papers published in past TMS Journals, click
Dr. W. Mark
named TMS Fellow Member
The Masonry Society's Board of Directors has named W. Mark
, Ph.D., P.E., Professor and Endowed Chair for Infrastructure Research at the University of Louisville, as a Fellow of the Society. Dr.
was nominated for the position of Fellow based on his significant contributions and achievements related to masonry education and research.
Click here to read more about Dr. McGinley's achievements and service
TMS will formally recognize Dr.
at its 2018 Annual Meeting (
October 3-6
) in Cleveland Ohio during its Awards Lunch on
October 4
MDG 2016 - Coming in July!
The Masonry Society has recently completed the 9th Edition of the Masonry Designers' Guide, which is designated as the MDG-2016 so that readers know it is based on the
2016 TMS 402 and TMS 602. This new Guide, which will be available in July
, has been completely updated; includes over 110 practical design examples of typical masonry components and buildings; and provides information related to masonry requirements in the 2018 International Building Code (IBC), and ASCE 7-16.
The MDG-2016 is an excellent resource for designers as well as students learning about masonry. Watch for availability information in July on
TMS's website
Award and Scholarship Reminders
Click on the links below for information, forms, and applications for the following TMS awards:
June 30, 2017 - Deadline for Nominations for the
Paul Haller Structural Design Award
Service Awards
John B. Scalzi Research Award
Outstanding Student Thesis Awards
July 31, 2017 -
Clayford T. Gimm P.E. Student Scholarship
Application Deadline
Member News
Honorary TMS Member,
David T. Biggs,
has been given the
SEI 2018 Dennis L. Tewksbury Award.
This Award recognizes an individual member of the Structural Engineering Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers and of ASCE who has advanced the interests of SEI through innovative or visionary leadership; who has promoted the growth and visibility of SEI; who has established working relationships between SEI and other structural engineering organizations; or who has otherwise rendered valuable service to the structural engineering profession.
The Natural Stone Institute recently announced its 2017 Pinnacle Awards.
Kevin Camarata
of Camarata Masonry Systems, Ltd. of Houston, TX was awarded a Pinnacle award for Commercial Interiors.
The seventh annual
Rising Stars in Structural Engineering from Civil + Structural Engineer magazine recently recognized TMS Member
Ece Erdogmus
Ph.D., P.E.
, as one of its 2018 Rising Stars. This award is given to Structural Engineers, 40 years old or younger working in the United States, who have shown exceptional technical capability, leadership ability, effective teaching or research, or public service benefiting the civil and structural engineering professions, their employers, project owners, and society. Dr.
Erdogmus is
professor of architectural engineering at the University of Nebraska.
Sez Atamturktur
has been named the Harry and Arlene Schell Professor and Head of the Department of Architectural Engineering at Penn State, effective
July 1
Currently, Dr. Atamturktur is a provost's distinguished professor and professor of environmental engineering and earth sciences, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering and civil engineering at Clemson University.
Welcome New Members of TMS!
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Adam Walburn, Northern Technologies, LLC
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DLR Group
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TORONTO, Ont. -- Vikas Gupta, top salesman for Arrow Truck Sales in the US and Canada for three years running, has been named branch manager of Arrow's Toronto location.
TORONTO, Ont. — Vikas Gupta, top salesman for Arrow Truck Sales in the US and Canada for three years running, has been named branch manager of Arrow's Toronto location.
"Our decision to promote Vikas to branch manager was based on a number of reasons," stated Steve Clough, president of Arrow Truck Sales. "His professionalism and extremely strong work ethic were definite factors. But combine that with his complete dedication to the Canadian trucking industry, and the personal interest he takes in his customers, we believe that there is no one more capable to manage the branch successfully."
Gupta is a member of Arrow's President's Club and has received a Diamond Level award from the company seven times in the past eight years. Most impressively, the company says, about 80% of Gupta's sales come from repeat customers and/or referrals, indicating he cares for his customers after the sale.
"Vikas is a one-of-a-kind person," said Scott Taylor, Arrow's eastern regional manager. "I've never met anyone more professionally driven than Vikas. He has a strong desire for continuous learning in today's business environment and he is 100% dedicated to helping customers satisfy their transportation equipment needs. He truly is an inspiring person."
Gupta joined Arrow Truck Sales in 2004 as sales rep.
I have known Vikas Gupta for many years and wish him all the best. A well deserved promotion for all his hard work. Over the years he has been professional and has always shared with me the Simple Truth.
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Antique Looking Round Crossbody Bag in Chestnut
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We believe that travel is just not sightseeing, its an experience that stirs something deep inside each one of us and changesus forever
Nepal is a treasure house of nature as it is home to the Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world. Located in the middle of the majestic Himalayas, this beautiful country has plenty of attractions for tourists from around the world.
One of the most popular tour packages available here is 3 nights Kathmandu & 1 night Nagarkot Tour:
Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal is a perfect blend of old and new. It is home to some impressive Buddhist temples of the 17th century. These temple complexes have been declared as UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Sites. The most popular ones among them are Pashupatinath Temple, Boudhanath Temple and Dakshinkali Temple.
Kathmandu also has some magnificent buildings, which are centuries old. One of these is the famous Durbar Square, a must visit destination in the city. There are also a number of museums and art galleries in the city, which can be visited as a part of Kathmandu Tours.
Some of the most famous casinos in this part of the world are located here. Tourists can try out their luck here and also feel the excitement of this amazing city.
Lying 32 km from Kathmandu, Nagarkot is a great attraction of this tour as tourists can witness the glory of the magnificent Mount Everest from here, along with some other tall mountain peaks located in the country.
Assistance of arrival at Kathmandu airport. Transfer to your prebooked Hotel at Kathmandu. Rest of the day is free for individual activities and shopping that depends upon your arrival schedule. Some of famous sight seeing tour of Kathmandu is Swayamhbunath, one of the worlds most glorious Buddhist Chatiyas and Boudhnath, This colossal and ancient stupa, one of the biggest in the world declared as UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Sites, has the all seeing eyes of Lord Buddha. Return to the hotel for dinner and overnight.
After early breakfast visit magnificent buildings, which are centuries old. One of these is the famous Durbar Square, a must visit destination in the city. Rest day at leisure. Overnight stay at the hotel.
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Rapha Pop-Up - MELBOURNE
This weekend sees the arrival of Rapha's first pop-up within Australia... and we're excited to see that Melbourne is the host city.
Located in the Heritage listed Coops Shot Tower, on the outskirts of the iconic Melbourne Central building visiting the Rapha pop-up is a cycling must.
Words - Mike Boudrie Images - Andrew Clifforth
Officially opening on Sunday 29th November, we spoke to the team at Rapha about the Melbourne pop-up. It's designed to be a meeting place for all riders from Melbourne and its surrounds. The pop-up will host rides, exhibitions and community events as well as the latest products from Rapha's range.
Prior to landing in Melbourne, the pop-up has made its way around the world following its debut in Denver, USA. We're excited to see the Melbourne cycling community use the Rapha pop-up as an opportunity to meet new people and get an insight into Melbourne's rich cycling history.
If other Rapha events are anything to go by, visiting the pop-up should be a great experience. It's sure to be far more than your average store.
202 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Victoria.
Open during the hours of 7am to 7pm, Monday through to Saturday, and 10am to 6pm on Sundays up until Christmas Eve.
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TESTING SULPHUR DISTRIBUTION IN LIQUID PRODUCTS OF CRACKED GAS OILS - Download this document for free, or read online. Document in PDF available to download.
Fuels and lubricants : journal for tribology, lubrication, application of liquid and gaseous fuels and combustion engineering, Vol.43 No.1 February 2004. -
The present feeds for the fluid catalytic cracking process contain large residual quantities of atmospheric and vacuum distillations that are rich in sulphur. The catalytic cracking products, primarily the FCC gasoline and light cyclic oil, represent the main sources of sulphur in motor gasoline and diesel fuel. The FCC gasoline share is 40 vol.% in motor gasoline, and it provides 98% of the total sulphur quantity contained in motor gasoline. These two facts emphasize the importance of testing sulphur distribution in FCC gasoline and in other products of catalytic cracking obtained from various feeds.
The paper compares the yields of gas oil catalytic cracking products obtained from the feeds containing different quantities of sulphur. Tests have been performed on the laboratory device for catalytic cracking by means of a microactivity test MAT. The obtained liquid products of cracking are fractionated, so that the resulting fractions of gasoline, light cyclic oil and heavy cyclic oil have a determined sulphur content. The research octane number RON has been determined for gasoline fractions, and correlated with the content and distribution of hydrocarbons in gasoline, as well as with the content of sulphur in the feed i.e. gasoline.
The obtained results show that by using hydrotreated feed the conversion and yield of FCC gasoline have increased, while FCC gasoline RON has decreased, as well as the content of sulphur in gasoline and other liquid products of cracking.
FCC Fluid catalitic cracking, FCC gasoline and gasoil fractions; fraction sulphur content; fraction research octane number RON; feedstock pretreatament viewpoint; product refining and final treatment viewpoint
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i was talking to jonathan dow, answering one of his typical english major questions thus named for their "how" and "why" nature (its ok if he asks those questions though, because jonathan dow is a good listener).
i was talking about art...
telling him how sometimes the desire to DO art pounces on me like a tiger and i feel compelled so much to "create," but often dont really know what to do with my impulse.
jacob wrestling with the angel...asking for a blessing and not really knowing why...continuing to fight and not really knowing why.
its funny to have the desire to create while having absolutely no idea how one should go about creating. "not being inspired," is what artsy people say often...
i then said something about how art for me (for you, it could be anything, no?) is how i experience God sometimes. through the whole process i feel him near in such a special way, that once i get done with a project or idea, i almost dont care about the finished product because the quality time was what i really needed/enjoyed/wanted in the first place
but as i talked it out (jonathan dow patiently being a good listener all the while), those two aforesaid thoughts spliced themselves together.
"maybe," i said, "those times when i just want to create but i dont know why or how...
maybe i'm just missing God."
and i think that's really what happens..."art" is my code word for "God, can we hang out." i knew that about myself and God, but i hadnt put it together about those times when i sit there on my couch, mysteriously drawn to my pencils and drawing board across the room- staring at them like an imbecile while God has strung red christmas lights and orange construction detour signs pointing towards them...i sit there wondering what has come over me, while the Lord and my heart are trying to contact each other through the noise proof glass of my slow mind between them...
the times when i DONT act on that impulse are times when i dont think i have anything to give- no idea for a finished product...but thats not what its ever been about.
i realized i live my life under that fear. what if i spend all this time on something and i dont like what i end up with?
"it never mattered to you before,"
He would say,
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I received an email update (and 2 a.m. phone call) from my brother a few days ago (he had a bit of trouble calculating time change). The trip to India is going well. Graham and Maisie are in their 19th location, Rishikesh on the Ganges River in the mountains (I can't wait to see the pictures). Rishikesh is vegetarian by law, so I can imagine Graham is fitting right in. It is also know as the "yoga city" or city of meditation and temples, so it's no wonder he describes it as a relaxing part of the trip. He has read two Murakami novels on Brendan's recommendation and loved them. It makes me happy to think of him reading and relaxing in India...things are anything but relaxing here!
But we do have good news to share. Brendan and I both passed our thesis defenses of our short story collections yesterday. We went to the Hut for drive-thru daiquiris and took them to the park by my house after school yesterday to celebrate our M.F.A. status (no doubt violating some law, but oh well!) I enjoyed a "Ragin' Cajun" and Brendan had a "Bahama Mama." We picked up our cap and gowns today, so graduation is feeling like an actual reality.
|Done with the thesis defense!
I will be out of town this weekend, attending the Old Settler's Music Festival in Austin, Texas with Brendan and our friends Will & Missy. We will be camping...which means no shower and porta potties (yuck), and also that there will be no exciting Lola & Zoe posts for a few days. But worry not, I will return next week with updates galore.
Before I sign off, I will add that as I've been applying to jobs, I wish I had one these adorable Antiquaria Bohemian stamps to use in place of writing my return address over and over. I'm officially adding it to my list of great gift ideas if anyone is searching for a unique wedding present or housewarming gift.
Here's to adventures ahead!
<3 Stacy, Lola & Zoe


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"For the early 19th century, the trace was not simply an effigy, a
fetish, a layer that has been magically peeled off a material object
and deposited elsewhere. It was that material object became
intelligible. The activity of the trace was understood as the
manifest presence of meaning. Standing rather peculiarly at the
crossroads between science and spiritualism, the trace seemed to
share equally in the positivist's absolutism of matter and the
metaphysicians' order of pure intelligibility, itself resistant to a
materialist analysis." p. 35
Rolasind Krauss Tracing Nadar Krauss, Rosalind, "Tracing Nadar." October, Vol. 5, "Photography"
(Summer, 1978), 29-47.
Sobre aspecto onde o detetive e o cientista convergem, as pistas deixadas que conduzem à solução de um crime. Como Einstein,