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Filthy Lies About JimmyB
Because I doubt I can win the contest without spreading lots of propaganda, I've decide that it's time to tell you all about JimmyB. JimmyB has kept too many secrets from his readers and now that my crack investigative reporting team has made up a bunch of rumors about JimmyB, I will report them here in hopes that people will repeat them enough times to make them the truth. In bullet form.
A vote for JimmyB, is a vote for the Green Party. Not a funny vote, like if you voted for Cindy Sheehan, but a sinister vote, like one for Nader.
JimmyB's lifetime membership to the NRA was not issued by the NRA itself, but written by JimmyB with the blood of orphan children.
JimmyB is the UAW's political mastermind; much like Karl Rove is for the Neocons.
JimmyB's lust for crude oil, which he uses in his hair, was the reason we invaded Iraq.
JimmyB has to eat three live kittens a day in order to have enough energy to blog and keep American car companies from competing in the world market.
The only way to stop JimmyB from taking over Canada is to vote for Phat Tony in the Best so Far blog awards.
JimmyB once beat an elderly woman with a whiffle ball bat for driving a Toyota.
If JimmyB gets more votes than Phat Tony does, the earth's crust will crack and bring about the end of days.
JimmyB stole my bullets and replaced them with these squares.
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Even the best-laid half-term plans can be scuppered by bad weather, but there is one way to ensure your trip is unaffected by the February gloom, and that's to opt for an excursion underground. Children love the mystery and adventure of clambering through tunnels and exploring bunkers. Here are some of Britain's top subterranean destinations.
Big Pit, South Wales
Blaenavon, Torfaen, near Newport, 01495 790311; www.museumwales.ac.uk
You need to be kitted out with a miner's helmet for an underground tour of the mines here (operational until 1980), which starts with a 300ft descent in the slightly claustrophobic cage lift to the pitch dark coal face. Many of the guides used to be miners when this was a working colliery; it lends an extra layer of authenticity to the whole experience. Tours descend throughout the day, every day, from 10am to 3.30pm, free.
Churchill War Rooms, London
King Charles Street, London SW1, 020 7930 6961; cwr.iwm.org.uk
You can almost smell the great man's cigars in this atmospheric underground labyrinth, staffed now only by uniformed dummies. With the help of archive footage and interviews with former bunker occupants, you are transported to a time when the country's fate hung by a thread. Open daily, 9.30am-6pm, adults £15.95, under-16s free.
Hack Green Secret Nuclear Bunker
Near Hale, Cheshire, 01270 629219; www.hackgreen.co.uk
Check the exact location on the website as this place was, as its name suggests, not well signposted. Inside, you enter a nightmare world of public information films, showing how to avoid radiation contamination with only a kitchen table to hide behind. Open daily at half-term, from 11am to 4.30pm. Adults £6.80, children (5-16) £4.10, family ticket £21. There's a similar attraction at Kelvedon Hatch Nuclear Bunker, near Brentwood, in Essex, 01277 364883; www.secretnuclearbunker.com. Adults £6.50, children £4.50, family ticket £16.
Tunnels of Dover Castle
Dover, 01304 211067; www.english-heritage.org.uk
Hewn into these famous white cliffs is the warren of secret chambers from which the Dunkirk evacuation was masterminded. The tunnels have been in military use since the 19th century. Open daily, 10am to 4pm, adults £13.90, children £7, family £34.80. Admission includes entry to castle as well as the subterranean tour.
Mersey Tunnel Tour
Pier Head, Liverpool, 0151 330 4504; www.merseytravel.gov.uk
A voyage of discovery, both behind the scenes and under the road surface; you visit the control centre, ventilation shafts and emergency escape routes. Saturday, 10am, Tuesday to Thursday, 5pm. Tickets £5, no under-10s, booking essential. You can also visit the Victoria Tunnel, in Newcastle (damp, muddy, atmospheric). Tours last 45 minutes or two hours, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, book a week in advance; adults £3, under-12s £2, under-fives free; 0191 261 6596; www.newcastlecommunityheritage.org.
Electric Mountain, Snowdonia
Llanberis, Gwynedd, 01286 870636; www.electricmountain.co.uk
This tour is a bit like penetrating the headquarters of a James Bond villain. You are ferried (on buggies) right into the heart of Mount Elidir, to witness the workings of a vast, hydroelectric power station, with turbines the size of cathedrals. Tours run daily, from 10am to 4.30pm. No children under four years old admitted. Adults £7.75, children £3.95, family tickets (one adult, two children) from £14.95.
The Caves of Nottingham
Broadmarsh Gate Shopping Centre, 0115 988 1955; www.cityofcavesguide.co.uk
Beneath a workaday shopping centre lies an extraordinary world of scooped-out sandstone caves, the last of which were in use as late as 1924. The caves were home for many centuries to Nottingham's underclass (destitutes, criminals) and far-from-fragrant leather tanners. Open 11.30am to 5pm Monday to Friday, 10.30am to 5pm Saturday and Sunday. Adults £5.75, children £4.25, family ticket £16.25.
Geevor Tin Mine, Cornwall
Pendeen, near Penzance, 01736 788662; www.geevor.com
The two-acre site stands on a windblown cliff top overlooking the sea, but all the action takes place underground. You dress up in a hard hat and miner's outfit, and explore subterranean workings that had once stretched out under the ocean bed. There's a museum and a panning-for-minerals feature, too (you can keep anything you find). Open Sunday to Friday, 9am to 4pm (closed Saturday). Adults £9.75, children £5, under-fives free, family ticket £29.
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"This past weekend I spent three days in Baltimore attending the first (2005) Writers Boot Camp put on by Borderlands Press. My evaluation of that experience? If you are serious about your writing and have the opportunity to go next year, don't miss out. IT WAS THAT GOOD."
— Joe Nassise, Past President, The Horror Writers Association
Here's a Blog Entry from a recent Boot Camp Grad:
|January 26–28, 2018
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$100 deposit when accepted / September 1st: $230 / November 1st: $230 / January 4th: $235
Accommodations are 2-room suites at a Special convention/workshop rate. We are currently scheduling ONE session that combines both SHORT FICTION and NOVEL and NON-FICTION. Any and all genres acceptable.
LIMITED to 20 Participants.
More than 120 Boot Camp Graduates have gone on to publish their novels or short fiction—and three have won the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement.
Here's just a sample of our graduates' books:
You will be expected to log in many hours of intensive analysis and criticism from your peers and the three guest instructors who will be guiding you through all the major elements of writing fiction. You will be required to read (in advance) the submissions of your fellow workshop participants. (ALL OF THEM)
Your weekend will comprise of :
- an eye-opening exercise
- a writing assignment
- lecture (not a lot)
- round table critiques (definitely a lot)
- analysis by the instructors
- Q&A panel discussion
- readings (of your work)
- Special Guest Speaker
- and maybe more . . .
Think you've heard enough?
In addition, you will receive a general understanding of the state of modern publishing—that is where and to whom to submit your material, the real deal on editors and agents, the characteristics of the genres, the perception of the difference between mainstream and literary fiction, and even a few words on marketing and publicity. Have your questions ready.
You will learn all the basic elements of writing and the processes needed to finish your manuscript and have it ready for submission to the market place. But more importantly you will get the much needed FEEDBACK that is often the missing factor which contributes to the success (or failure) of many writers.
Each instructor has a specific area he will be emphasizing. If you've never experienced a piece of writing deconstructed (especially your own) and analyzed in a high-intensity workshop setting, be prepared to learn things about you, your writing, and your ability to tell a good story.
You will discover this workshop is primarily concerned with analysis and criticism—
That is, learning how to give it out, and more importantly,
how to take it, and apply it to your own work.
Professional writers learn early on the ability to receive and implement critical feedback is the most important element contributing to the improvement of their craft. When writers learn to EDIT their own work with a critical eye, they discover the ultimate key to their success.
Here is a list of some of previous instructors: (all AWARD Winners AND professionals!)
Gary Braunbeck
Mort Castle
Ginjer Buchanan, Sr. Editor, Berkley Putnam
Richard Chizmar, Sr. Editor, Cemetery Dance
Douglas Clegg
John Douglas, Sr. Editor Avon Books, William Morrow
Brian Keene–World Horror Convention Grand Master
Jack Ketchum–Horror Writers Association Lifetime Achievement Award
Elizabeth Massie
David Morrell
Jaime Levine, Sr. Editor, Grand Central Publishing
Thomas F. Monteleone–Horror Writers Association Lifetime Achievement Award
Melissa Singer, Sr. Editor, Tor Books
Thomas Tessier
Peter Straub–Horror Writers Association Lifetime Achievement Award
Chet Williamson
F. Paul Wilson–Horror Writers Association Lifetime Achievement Award
Douglas E. Winter
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Scotty Moore is the latest archaeologist to don the Indiana Jones fedora and venture into the wilds of television documentaries in the new series Bone Detectives (Discovery Channel, Mondays 10:00 p.m.). The program explores how modern forensic and archaeological techniques are used to unravel the stories of people made anonymous long ago.
Moore, a Ph.D. candidate in archaeology at the University of Washington, journeys around the globe to sites like a cave in Belize known as "Midnight Terror" that holds a Maya mass grave. Moore's eyes shimmer in the light of his headlamp and his grin widens as he approaches a pile of skeletal remains. "It's like bone soup," he says enthusiastically.
Given its technical subject matter, the show has the potential to baffle audiences with complex science. Moore, however, does a great job of weaving historical facts into the series and providing enough scientific information to put the finds in their proper cultural contexts. In the Belize episode, for example, he points to both the presence of stone blades in the cave and climate data as evidence that people were probably sacrificed at Midnight Terror to appease the Maya rain god during a severe drought around A.D. 750.
Moore's appeal comes from his goofy candor and refusal to dumb-down the subject matter. It's rare to find someone who provides intelligent commentary in a TV series that is also extremely entertaining. I can't wait to see where he takes us next. My bullwhip is already packed.


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Don't tell me there's no such thing as global warming. My lawn is green. Another few days of this heat wave and I'll be firing up the mower.
Weird, isn't it? Here we are at the beginning of January and many Kenai Peninsula ski trails are muddy tracks, ice skaters have been driven to indoor rinks and Alyeska can't give away lift tickets.
It's been getting this way for several winters now. A few Januarys ago, I drove out to the local golf course on East End Road outside Homer to photograph four hardy duffers playing a round. There wasn't a snowflake in sight. As I remember it, the weather was warm with only a slight overcast. There hadn't been any snow for some time.
This season started out with all the promise of a thoroughly white winter. Cross-country buffs were waxing like mad. You could tell who they were the ones with that annoying pink-cheeked glow and slightly musty odor of sweat-soaked wool that never fails to register in my subconscious that unsubtle challenge: "I'm healthy! What about you?"
No, I'm not. But thanks for reminding me that I jockey a desk for a living.
Unless I'm downhill skiing which, if you do it right and allow gravity to work, involves very little serious energy expenditure I'm getting my winter exercise on the basketball court. Unfortunately, that's now off limits do to a painful condition called plantar fasciitis. Look it up. It's a "heel" of an injury that essentially indicates I'm too fat, to stiff, and too old for the sport.
Truth is, it's time to go back to the pool and start turning laps. Boring, I know, but something I can do fairly well and it would keep me in shape.
But I digress.
If this climate trend continues, the arctic is going to be an entirely different place by the time my teenage daughter's future children are bearing children. By then, America's Bread Basket will have migrated into Canada, which makes me wonder whether I should begin investing in wheat fields in southern Alberta and Saskatchewan and launch a marketing campaign for Yukon Yams.
I hope someone out there is sampling the DNA of creatures conditioned to Arctic Ocean ice fields, like polar bears, because they may be on the way out. Preserving the material necessary to reintroduce extinct species sometime in the future is a worthwhile endeavor, especially considering we're probably partly to blame for the climate change in the first place.
Conventional wisdom has it that the Industrial Revolution is a root cause, with its fossil fuel-burning factories, and later automobiles, pumping huge quantities of heat-trapping greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. While that may all be true, placing blame for climate change on human behavior may have to start a lot further back than the mid-18th Century. Try eight millennia.
According to an intriguing article by William F. Ruddiman in the March 2005 issue of Scientific American, there is new evidence that carbon dioxide concentrations began rising 8,000 years ago, when "natural trends indicate they should have been dropping." Methane levels, another greenhouse gas, began rising about 5,000 years ago, Ruddiman wrote.
Why? Farmers!
The expansive growth of agrarian societies as humans got ever more civilized led to rapid increases greenhouse gas emissions, a factor that has been linked to the warmer average temperatures (3 to 4 degrees Celsius) seen in North America and Europe today. Absent widespread farming in ancient times and not only would modern agriculture be a lot more difficult, but parts of the northern hemisphere might well be in the grips of an ice age, according to the article.
Whatever the cause, major climate change tends to happen over extended periods, and reversing a trend say by seriously reducing greenhouse gas emissions could take decades, perhaps centuries, if it's possible at all.
So I say that if the climate's going to change anyway, let's start playing it to our advantage. We could sell ice cap in a bottle. OK, water, but put a fancy blue-and-white iceberg on the label and Outsiders will buy it by the boxload. No? Consider packaged moose nuggets. Need I say more? At least they could consume melted ice cap.
Give those bison herds scattered around Alaska unfettered access to the open range. They're the same subspecies that once roamed the American West a breed so popular they named it thrice, "Bison bison bison," according to the Alaska Science Forum. Imaging the tourist attraction value of subarctic buffalo herds as far as the eye can see.
Invest in real estate. There's going to be a housing boom across Alaska when folks living in Wisconsin, Minnesota, the Dakotas and Montana start looking north for escape from the heat. Sure, they'll swear they're only visiting relatives already here, but you know they'll stay.
OK, perhaps global warming isn't such a laughing matter. But it is hard not to enjoy some of its local benefits like warmer, drier summers when sunny days stretch into sunny weeks. As I remember it, anyway, summers on Kachemak Bay 20 years ago were a lot wetter.
And personally, the older I get, the less I like winter's buried driveways and glaciated streets. For all I care, it could rain from November to April. Global warming? Bring it on. I'll cut the grass if I have to.
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The newest business in the Village, Medical Dental @ False Creek, just opened their doors on the corner of Manitoba Street and Walter Hardwick Avenue! Over the past few months we've seen them preparing the space and everyone has been awaiting the day when our very own medical clinic and dental office opens… and the day is now upon us!
Three dentists and two doctors will be serving patients. The dentists are currently open for business but the doctors might be a couple more days until they open. One awesome thing to note is that the medical office and the dental office have separate entrances and waiting rooms, so when you're waiting for a root canal you're not running the risk of catching some form of norovirus. The dental waiting room is behind the white wall in the left of this photo, and this is the reception area and a portion of the medical side.
Inside the doctor's office are a few rooms that look much like this.
These are the three friendly dentists, doctors Roshanzamir, Naseh and Ayoughi.
They've got four chairs as well as all of the modern dentistry equipment you'd expect.
Like this 360 degree X-ray/CT scanner. Have you ever had your head in one of these? It's the future!
And of course, if the idea of getting your teeth worked on makes you nervous they've got some of this gas on tap.
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March 27, 2007 20:31 IST
In an apparent bid to ward off possible allegations of nepotism in the party, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday dropped its chief Rajnath Singh's son Pankaj Singh as its candidate in an Uttar Pradesh Assembly constituency.
It replaced him with Shashikant Rajbhar as party candidate in Cherai village as it came out with its third list of nine nominees for the state elections.
On March 14, it had announced that Pankaj Singh would be its candidate from Cherai, but the same night the party president's son declined to contest the elections, insisting he would first like to work for the organisation.
So far, the saffron party, which has forged an alliance with Uttar Pradesh's Apna Dal and the Janata Dal-United for elections to the 403-seat state Assembly, has declared more than 350 candidates.


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From New International, Vol.3 No.1, February 1936, p.32.
Transcribed & marked up by Einde O'Callaghan for ETOL.
The Russian International Bulletin of the ICL (Paris, Jan. 1936) publishes the following comment:
In 1927 with the aim of combatting the Opposition Stalin launched the slogan of the 7-hour day, in order to show that the interests of the working class were as close to his heart as to the Left Opposition's.
The 7-hour day was subsequently introduced legislatively. But nobody took it seriously, neither the workers nor Stalin himself. Every factory manager now has at his disposal hundreds of thousands of "supplementary" hours which he distributes among the worker of his factory and thus, under cover of supplementary hours, the working day is everywhere prolonged.
The Stakhanovist movement, based upon piece-work, will naturally drive the worker to a further prolongation of the working day (parallel to physical and nervous over-tension). The defects in the organization of production themselves simply "oblige" those workers who want to increase their production to prolong their working day; it is necessary to get in advance all that is needed, to prepare the tools, to lubricate and clean the machines, etc.
In Pravda of December 15, 1935, Boussygin relates how he was allowed to work two hours overtime (by the way, this occurred during Boussyguin's vacation, which he couldn't make use of). The Soviet papers try to remain silent about these facts, but they pierce through nevertheless, especially in various feuilletons. "It is night ... There are still two hours before the whistle. The metal workers of the Petrovsky factory has already risen. In the shop he meets his comrade, the worker Lagutkin. They prepare carefully for their shift ...", etc. (Pravda, Oct. 31, 1935.) And these – according to Pravda – are only Stakhanovists of "the future"! In the Donetz Basin railroads, the machinists work from 250 to 290 hours a month, which makes a working day of from 10 to 11 hours (Pravda, Nov. 18, 1935). The Mosolpoligraph printing plant: during the first half of 1935, the workers had virtually no days of rest; in the second half, the same situation. The increase in the hours of work takes place in the form of "supplementary" working hours (Trud, Sept. 29, 1935). In the same number: "Certain workers work in two successive crews, without leaving the printing plant." This means that they work 14 and perhaps more hours per day. In the 7th construction sector of the Kurx railroad the 10-hour working day was introduced by order of the chief." Upon the feeble protests of the labor inspector, the prosecutor made an indifferent gesture. It isn't worth protesting about: "Nothing to be done about it." (Trud, Sept. 18, 1935.) In Komsomolskaya Pravda (Aug. 23, 1935), an apprentice complains that he is forced to work from 12 to 14 hours a day instead of from 6 to 7. "Arrived forty minutes ahead of the crew and Marussia still earlier," reports the Stakhanovist Slavnikova Pravda, Nov. 15, 1935). During the conference of the combine-drivers, it appeared that their working day lasts about 16 hours.
The lower the technical level of a given production, the less the rise in labor productivity is obtained by the machine, by rationalization, and by the division of labor – the more it is accomplished by means of an over-tension of labor power and by the increase of the working day.
Thus, in a primitive work – the hand threshing of flax – the Stakhanovist Vorobiova produced 32 kilograms instead of the usual norm of from 6 to 8 kilograms. In reply to the question as to how she did it: "What can I tell you? – I came out before dawn, I worked hard – and there are the 32 kilograms." (Pravda, Nov. 4, 1935.) This holds true above all for the piatisotnitsi, that is, those noted collective farmers who have obtained 500 quintals of beets per acre (the average yield in the USSR was 82 quintals in 1934 and 135 in 1935. In France, for example, it is 300). In dozens of feuilletons, their hard labor work is described: "I'm not telling a lie," relates one of them, "I spilled thousands of buckets of water on our beets, and we destroyed the butterflies", "every day, every night, the girls watched the plantations for butterflies. They were caught by hand and crushed – Marin, blackened by sunburn and thin from sleepless nights, didn't leave the plantations for whole nights and days." (Komsomolskaya Pravda, Nov. 5, 1935.)
We have brought forward these facts, although there is no claim that they constitute any statistics on the working day in Soviet Russia. But these examples show that everywhere the 7 and 8-hour day is being infringed upon. The Stakhanovist movement threatens to liquidate it for good.
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(Reprinted from the ILP New Leader)
The North London ILP Federation held a meeting on the war issue in the Shoreditch Town Hall This is a frequent meeting place of the Communist Party, and probably a fourth of the audience were Communist supporters.
At the end of the meeting a young man rose in the body of the hall.
"I am a member of the Communist Party," he said. The Communists applauded. "I read the Daily Worker (applause). I don't make a practice of reading the New Leader (applause).
"But I saw in the Daily Worker that the ILP was taking a different line. I bought the New Leader to see what it was."
There was anxious silence. The young man flung out his next sentence vigorously and rapidly.
"I became convinced that the ILP line is the correct revolutionary line."
That was enough. Up jumped a local Communist leader and began to shout. This must not be heard. Others tried to drown the voice of the young man, but he went on calmly.
"There are many others in the Communist Party like me. I appeal to them to get to work in their cells to save the party from the disastrous policy of its leadership. We condemn the Labor party bureaucracy. We have a bureaucracy as great."
The Communists could stand no more. They left the hall.
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The integration of ultrasound technology into neuronavigation systems has recently been reported. This study describes our findings with regard to the integration of an ultrasound probe that is completely integrated in an existing navigation platform. It was the aim of our study to investigate (1) whether the system might simplify neurosurgical interventions and (2) for which indications it might be used.
The ultrasound system consists of a phased array ultrasound transducer and a small external electronic module with a connection length of 2.8m to the probe. The probe has a frequency range from 5.0 to 7.5MHz, a penetration depth up to 120mm using 128 channels at a footprint of 15mm x 25mm of the scanning area (IGsonic, BrainLAB, Germany). The ultrasound system is integrated into the neuronavigation system (VectorVision2, BrainLAB, Germany) via digital image transmission and electronic parameter control by the navigation software (VV Cranial). A precalibrated tracking array is attached to the probe and allows to track the position of the ultrasound image plane. The system was used for 26 patients with variable intracerebral pathologies.
The system worked properly during 26 procedures with various surgeons. A number of intracranial pathologies was visualized, including 8 subcortical cavernomas, 7 high grade gliomas, 7 low grade gliomas, 2 meningiomas, 1 metastasis, and 1 dAVF, respectively. It displays a combination of the ultrasound plane functionality with the preoperatively-acquired neuronavigational data and provides intraoperative image updating. Furthermore, color mode information on the vascular anatomy can be added to the navigation data set.
The image-guided ultrasound in this one-platform system worked without technical pitfalls. In contrast to the previous technology (two platform solution) it was used even by physicians that were not related to its development. Its touch screen technology helps to save manpower because the surgeon uses the system sterile without assistance. The system offers a color-mode guided integration of vascular anatomy into the neuronavigational dataset. Ultrasound helps to display the most common intracerebral pathologies and therefore offers intraoperative image updating with a certain information on brain shift. So far, however, no (3D-) elastic fusion of the preoperative images and the intraoperative ultrasound data set is available, so that brain shift can be fully corrected.


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TDP national general secretary Nara Lokesh said that Andhra Pradesh will not get special category status and funds from Centre if the TDP severe ties with BJP-led NDA government. Lokesh participated in Jana Chaitanya Yatra in Gangadhara Nellore mandal in Nellore district. He criticised YSRCP president YS Jaganmohan Reddy for asking the TDP to break ties with Centre. Lokesh said that Jagan wants to get two Union Minister posts if at all the TDP breaks alliance with the BJP.


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3 Changes Toni Kroos Needs to Make to Return to Peak FormMarch 12, 2016
Some say it's a myth. Others are sceptical. A few believe—perhaps at Real Madrid in particular.
Indeed, in the Spanish capital, something of a second-season syndrome seems to exist at present. After a strong debut campaign at the Santiago Bernabeu in 2013-14, Gareth Bale saw his form vanish in a troublesome 2014-15 season. Now, this term, situations with parallels to that of Bale have become evident for James Rodriguez and Toni Kroos in their second year at the club.
Admittedly, the drop-off witnessed in the Colombian has been more severe than for the German, but only in small patches this season have we seen the elegant, composed, incisive and secure Kroos who became an instant hit in Chamartin after his move from Bayern Munich in the summer of 2014.
In the opening half of the current campaign, the 26-year-old's rhythm and continuity was broken as former manager Rafa Benitez looked to craft a midfield of a different essence or dynamic. Amid the shift, Kroos was used everywhere: in the anchor role, in a roaming No. 10 position, as part of a holding "two" and on the left and right of a central trio.
Though some benefited from the reshuffle—Casemiro in particular—Kroos didn't. And though a more familiar midfield has been restored since Zinedine Zidane replaced Benitez, Kroos still hasn't been the same.
Not quite, anyway. A little off.
Here we look at three areas in which adjustments could see the German recapture form.
Tracking Back
One example doesn't always prove a rule, but this one felt symbolic.
Fifty-two minutes were up on the clock at the Bernabeu, and Antoine Griezmann spun away from Luka Modric just beyond the halfway line in a tense and pivotal Madrid derby in late February.
As the Frenchman did so, turning to attack Real Madrid's defence, Kroos was just two yards away. Instantly, Griezmann ran. Kroos jogged. The Atletico Madrid forward then fed Filipe Luis, who played it right back to Griezmann. Kroos watched it unfold, still jogging.
Griezmann then caressed his shot past Keylor Navas, Kroos standing a few yards away, exposed. Even hitting third gear would have been enough for him to impact the move.
It was the defining moment of the derby and one that was emblematic of Madrid's issues.
When fielding a central trio of Kroos, Modric and Isco, Madrid have an abundance of technical quality in midfield but little else. There's no power, physicality. Ball-winning ability. Of course, such a dynamic is not the fault of those who populate the midfield—it's the fault of the man who puts this squad together, president Florentino Perez—but there's still a personal responsibility on the likes of Kroos to do everything in their power to minimise their own weaknesses.
Indeed, while the German will never be a defensive powerhouse, he can impact the game in other ways. Though he won't consistently win physical duels, he can track back with intensity, close space and put a body in the way—things that aren't seen enough.
Doing so would have stopped Griezmann. Doing so from this point forward will help to take Kroos to a higher level.
One of the significant things that strikes you when watching Real Madrid is how often the opposition are running at Madrid's defence in two-on-two or two-on-three situations.
This, of course, is a symptom of many factors, but Kroos' positioning is often one of them.
Without the ball, the German regularly moves forward from his deep position in an attempt to press the opposition. In isolation, this is an admirable quality, but it becomes problematic at times because Madrid don't press as a unit.
Up front, the forwards in Cristiano Ronaldo, Bale and Karim Benzema rarely apply defensive pressure; behind them, Modric, Isco or James aren't overly inclined to do so either. Thus, Madrid don't place enough pressure on the ball for Kroos and the defence to consistently push high up—one of the principles of nearly all ball sports—meaning the hole left between the midfield and defensive line is often easy to play into for opponents with time to pick their pass.
Essentially, for Kroos to press from his position, he needs the other members of the midfield and attack to do so systematically as well. But because that's rarely the case, his positioning without the ball primarily needs to be conservative.
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The two areas listed above are probably those in which improvement is the easiest to achieve, but this is harder. This is about mentality, confidence. Assertiveness.
Surrounding Kroos all season has been a sense that he's lacked the creative spark he exhibited from his deep role in his first season at Real Madrid. This term, he's felt less incisive. Less destructive. More a cog than a weapon.
And the statistics back up such a sense.
As outlined in the table above, the German's number of key passes has fallen this season despite a significant increase in total passes. In other words, he's having more of the ball but doing less with it: More passes are going short and sideways; fewer are piercing through the opposition's lines.
The increase in assists is also somewhat misleading, given that four of the eight have come from set pieces are therefore not reflective of Kroos' distribution in open play.
Finding a way to recapture his incisiveness will be central to recapturing his form overall.


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There is no doubt that educational access worldwide has improved in the past two decades. This has been driven by the launch in 1990 of the United Nations' Education for All global initiative. By 2011 there were more than 136 million children enrolled in schools compared with just 82 million in 1999.The picture is far less rosy in sub-Saharan Africa.
The region is home to half of the world's children who ought to be in school, but are not enrolled.
This is not for lack of hard work and political will. Take Tanzania, for instance. Immediately after its independence from Britain in 1961, the country declared total war against three enemies of development: ignorance, disease and poverty. It introduced a Universal Primary Education programme which managed, to some extent, to address several educational challenges. The programme made schools far more accessible to and safer for most Tanzanian children.
But not everyone has benefited.
People living with albinism are vulnerable to attack, mutilation – and murder.
This means they're not able to freely and comfortably conduct day-to-day activities such as attending school. The United Nations warned in 2015 that many children with albinism are too frightened to leave their homes and go to school.
It is clear that children with albinism are not able to benefit from "education for all".
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Albinism is much more prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa than in other parts of the world. Estimates suggest that as many as one in 1 400 people in Tanzania are affected. The prevalence is as high as one in 1 000 in selected Zimbabwean and other Southern African ethnic groups.
Attacks on people with albinism are rife in Africa. Superstitions abound about people with this condition: for example, it is believed that their body parts are potent charms to bring fortune and good luck. Some believe that drinking the blood of people with albinism will imbue them with super strength.
In fact, people with albinism merely suffer from a genetic pigmentation deficiency that means their hair, eyes and skin have little or no colour.
Data collected by the advocacy group Under the Same Sun shows that Tanzania is by far the most dangerous country to be an albino. It also warns that such attacks, mutilations, rapes and murders are likely to be under-reported.
In the past 10 years a worrying new trend has emerged: children with albinism are often the victims of the brutal attacks described above. This is likely because children are more vulnerable and – since they are expected to be at school every day – easier to find in the same place and at the same time.
Many Tanzanian children walk long distances to and from school. They also play outside unsupervised and, being young and smaller than adults, will not always have the physical strength to resist attackers.
How can this scourge be tackled?
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Poverty is at the core of attacks on people with albinism. Those who are battling to survive are often lured by syndicates which offer a lot of money for the body parts or entire body of a person with albinism. In some cases, people can earn as much as $75 000 on the black market for this grisly trade.
Tanzania's authorities will need to take a varied approach towards ending the plight of people and particularly children with albinism. Special attention will have to be paid to children who come from poor families and are more likely to leave school out of fear for their safety during long walks or time spent alone. It is important that they be given the support to stay in school and get the same education as their peers who do not have albinism.
In addition, local community leaders and religious leaders need to be involved in advocacy and education. Through these measures perhaps people will learn to live together peacefully, and Tanzanian children with albinism will no longer have to hide in their own homes. – Conversation Africa.
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Having just purchased a house from a gentleman who had much more of a green thumb than mine, I have inherited an incredibly large hedge in the garden. I have attached some pictures below. I would welcome any advice as to how to take care of it. It is so big that I don't know how to even go about starting to take care of it. It is extending into neighbors' house and also extending over the fence at the back of the house. It is about 30 feet wide and roughly 20 feet high. It must be 3-5 feet deep.
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You might then be able to maintain it yourself with the proper equipment - you'll need a safe ladder system and powered hedge trimmer and you'll also need to study some information about how to use them safely - or you could get professionals in to trim and tidy it once a year.
Don't let anyone cut it back hard at the sides - if you cut into the older wood it is brown and will not grow new green leaves again - ever! and you will be left with a very ugly hedge.
I am sure that your new neighbours will be very happy with you if you reduce the height of that hedge - it looks like Cupressus Leylandii which can grow very tall indeed and cast deep shade over neighbouring gardens - the tallest documented at the moment is over 100 feet tall!Gardening is cheaper than therapy, and you get tomatoes.0
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Am not sure if it will take a cut now and look ok. I suspect a replacement hedge is required.0
Really? How can I conclude on this? Does a professional need to come in and have a look at it?0
Evergreen hedges need regular cutting to keep them compact and green. Yours has been left to grow wild and cutting back will mean cutting into wood that will not regrow as Dove has said above. It is worth trying to save it but I have yet to see a hedge reduced to a reasonable size and look good.0
Leylandii that size will be almost impossible to contain. Any depth of cutting will reveal bare wood which won't regrow any greenery. Topping the hedge is possible, but if were me I'd have the whole lot dug up and removed.
They can be nice hedges when maintained, but this is a monster.
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I'd start again, and put something more controllable in like a beech hedge, or variegated hollies. They can be kept to the height you want without much difficulty.It's not a mess, it's a nature reserve.0
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I've just had some quotes for removing mine.
£1200 for completely removing a short length of Lawson's Cypress hedge (5 or 6 trees).
£1000 to reduce a very long and tall hedge (about 25 trees).
These were the cheapest quotes.
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I got something similar (£800 to £1,200). It is simply too expensive for me. There is no way I can pay such a price.
Is there any way to get rid of it more cheaply? Perhaps, I can kill off the roots slowly using some weed killer and then remove it. Another option would be to rent a chain saw and cut it off myself (£150). Not sure how difficult it will be.
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Once it is cut down the roots will die - they won't re-shoot so no need to poison them.
It's how to get the trees cut down safely that's the problem - they're very big. Maybe someone on here can advise you ...........Gardening is cheaper than therapy, and you get tomatoes.0
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I wouldn't recommend hiring a chainsaw - you might end up losing more than the hedge!0
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If you try to cut them back they will look pretty bad. Once you get back to the dead brown parts past the outer branches it will not regrow and will stay that way.
I had to remove just such a hedge when we moved into our house. Ended up with a pile of leylandi branches almost as big as the house!
Just get some lopers and a saw and cut everythig down. Then once the branches and trunks are out of the way you can leave the stumps to rot away or dig them out. I dug them out, dug round each stump then just used an axe and the lopers to hack through the main roots and get the stump out.
Some of the roots can got a long way so don't worry about getting them all out, just concentrate on the main stump.
If there's anything left in the ground it will rot away.
A chainsaw is not a good idea unless you've got experience with one, they a very dangerous tools.
It's not too difficult to get them out yourself, might just take some hard work over a few days. Get some friends to help you out!
Then replace the old hedge with a nice native one like hawthorn, something with berries for the birds.0
Kashif, I'm sorry to say the price you have been quoted is reasonable, for what looks to be a 20ft hedge and 40ft long. It's a major job for any tree surgeon.
I'd start saving if I were you.0
Thank you very much for your help. I have started cutting down the branches and a neighbour has kindly offered to help out with a chain saw. So, let's see how it goes.0
Good luck - do be careful with the chain saw!!! I know of people who've had very nasty injuries because they didn't follow the safety advice - there's some guidance here http://www.teagasc.ie/forestry/docs/advice/HSA_Guide_timber_chainsaws.pdf
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On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 2:32 PM, Xinhuan Zheng <email@example.com> wrote: > I have seen in other web servers when apachectl starts, there is no "connect lost contact" error but it did happen when apachectl stops. If your server does not receive constant requests, you may see this error on shutdown because cached database handles are being destroyed but the connection to the database has already timed out. > If child process uses ping the inherited database handle and it is ping-able, then the child process may use it. That'll be a problem. The debugging log you showed us makes me think that won't happen. It looks like the handle fails immediately when used after a fork. > When child process exits, it calls rollback if AutoCommit is off, but when another new child process is just born and uses its connection to send > database updates, will that rollback interfere with new child process attempt to update database? If the same connection was being used in multiple processes, many things could go wrong, including that. However, Since the connections die immediately when you use them after a fork, this won't happen. > Is the rollback necessary? It's very necessary. Otherwise, if your code throws an uncaught exception in the middle of some database work, the next request would reuse the same handle with uncommitted changes left on it. In my opinion, this is the most important thing about Apache::DBI. I understand you're worried about it. I should be able to send you a patch to try within a few days, so you can wait for that if you want. Or you can try to fix it yourself. My plan is to replace that line of code I showed with some code that checks current_callback() to make sure we're not in a startup phase. - Perrin
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CA-50 New Poll
If the poll is an accurate predictor, Democratic candidate Francine Busby will garner the most votes in the April 11 Special Election, but she will fall short of the 50%+1 requirement for election and will be forced into a run-off with Republican former congressman, Brian Bilbray.
On April 11th, there will be a special election in the 50th Congressional District. If that election were held today and you had to vote, would you be voting for . . .
Francine Busby, Democrat, Trustee,
Brian Bilbray, Republican, Immigration Reform Consultant 14.8%
Eric Roach, Republican, Businessman 7.9%
Howard Kaloogian, Republican, Charitable Trust Attorney 7.1%
Bill Morrow, Republican,
Alan Uke, Republican, Business Owner 3.6%
Bill Hauf, Republican, Businessman 1.5%
Chris Young, Democrat, Retired Bank Executive 1.2%
Richard Earnest, Republican, Business Entrepreneur 1.0%
Another Candidate 1.1%
Unsure (Not read) 23.4%
In a head to head race, Bilbray has a slight edge of Busby with 19% of the respondents undecided. Busby has a resounding edge over all of the other Republican hopefuls in head to head match-ups, except for Eric Roach, where she is dead even.
From an issues perspective, this group of likely voters put dealing with illegal immigration at the top of their list of congressional priorities.
Now I'm going to read you a list of issues your next member of Congress may be faced with. Please tell me which one you would like to see them working hardest on.
Stemming Illegal Immigration 21.8%
Restoring Ethics and Integrity to Government 21.6%
Improving Healthcare and Prescription Drug Benefits 15.6%
Holding the Line on Federal Spending 15.2%
Fighting the War on Terror 14.8%
Improving Local Transportation and Roads 6.7%
None of The Above / All of the Above / Unsure 3.4%
These results have to be disappointing to Bill Morrow and Howard Kaloogian. Despite their reputations as high profile conservatives, with roots in the district, more than a third of potential voters had never heard of either man.
The millionaires club of Uke, Hauf and Earnest faired even worse than the veteran politicians, with a "never heard of" response from 50% to 75% of likely voters.
There is still lots of campaigning to go and the millionaire candidates are heavily into television advertising, but it certainly looks like this is shaking out to be a two horse race between Busby, the reform minded Democrat and Bilbray, the guy who had to go to court to keep his real profession, lobbyist, from showing up on the ballot.
Poll of 802 "likely" voters.


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Closeouts. The perfect backpack for heavy-duty day hikes and light-and-fast overnights, Black Diamond Equipment's Burn backpack holds its own over boulders and uneven terrain, thanks to the breathable OpenAir back panel and reACTIVE waistbelt with SwingArm shoulder straps that allow a full range of motion. The front bungee system offers load compression as well as an additional place to stash a layer or two.
- reACTIV waistbelt with SwingArm shoulder straps for range of motion
- Zip top-panel access
- Breathable OpenAir back panel and 3D mesh on waistbelt and shoulder straps
- Durable nylon construction
- Top access with two-way zippers
- Lid zip pocket
- Interior zip security pocket
- Waistbelt stash pocket
- Side stretch pockets
- Front bungee cord compression and storage system
- Trekking pole/ice axe loops
- Hydration system compatible (reservoir not included)
- Medium:
- Dimensions: 22x11x6"
- Weight: 2 lb. 4 oz.
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- Weight: 2 lb. 13 oz.
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- Pack material: Ripstop nylon
- Frame type: Internal
- Frame material: High-density polyethylene (HDPE)
- Hydration compatible: Yes
- Pack loading: Top
- Ice tool/trekking pole loops: Yes
- Recommended use: Backpacking Day or Overnight,Climbing
- Volume liters: 26
- Dimensions: 22x11x6"
- Pack capacity: 1425 cu.in.
- Weight: 2 lb. 4 oz.
- Fits torsos: 17-1/2 - 20-1/2q"
- Dimensions: 24x11x6"
- Pack capacity: 1584 cu.in.
- Weight: 2 lb. 13 oz.
- Fits torsos: 19-1/2 - 23-1/2"
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Verified Buyer Reviewed by Day Hiker from North Carolina on Wednesday, August 20, 2014
This pack fits exceptionally well and is more comfortable than comparable packs this size and larger. I am 6 foot tall with a 38 inch waist and a long torso. This pack has wide-placed shoulder straps and the waist belt easily accommodates my waist while absorbing the packs weight on my hips. The pac... Read More
Verified Buyer Reviewed by Day Hiker from North Carolina on Wednesday, August 20, 2014This pack fits exceptionally well and is more comfortable than comparable packs this size and larger. I am 6 foot tall with a 38 inch waist and a long torso. This pack has wide-placed shoulder straps and the waist belt easily accommodates my waist while absorbing the packs weight on my hips. The pack itself is narrow and requires it be packed with consideration for items placed vertically as there is just a single top access to the interior. The side packets are helpful for snacks or water bottle placement.
Verified Buyer Reviewed by fishingisliving from Kansas on Monday, August 4, 2014I purchased this back pack as a present for my son. I am very pleased by the quality construction of this backpack I am sure he will get many years of productive use from this product.
Verified Buyer Reviewed by Man Mountain from Eastern Pennsylvania on Wednesday, July 23, 2014At over 6'3" tall, there are few options for this category of pack for my torso length. This pack gave me the length I needed and the sale price was by far the best deal I found to replace a worn out lighter duty day pack in preparation for a 9 day vacation to Grand Canyon, Zion and Bryce Canyon NPs. The pack fits me as well as any small pack I've owned. I put a separately purchased 2 L hydration bladder in the built in area (it could fit up to a 3 L) and could fit up to a 1 L flexible bladder or water bottle in each of the side pockets. I carried ponchos, spare clothing etc for other family members in addition to my own on each of the day hikes we took on our trip. I used the compression bungees and loops at bottom to attach a pair of Trek Poles securely on the outside of the pack. I am satisfied with the purchase and am sure this pack will see a lot of use with my sons Scouting events and future family vacations.
There are only two cons that kept me from giving this pack a 5 star rating:
- The belt only adjusts out to a 39" maximum waist, which I either missed or was not stated in the specs. Not an issue for a lot of folks - but beware if you have a larger build. I bought a buckle and 2 ft of 1 " webbing for < $4 at a local supercenter and fashioned a waist extender that worked great.
- The pack has only one belt pouch, two zippered pockets in the top cover (one internal & one external) and two side stretch pockets for organization of gear. Inside the main compartment, there is only the hydration bladder pouch / hang strap and the large open compartment. I'm looking at making some more minor modifications to better fit my needs, but others may not find this to be an issue.
Verified Buyer Reviewed by Weekend Hker from NC on Wednesday, May 28, 2014Great pack, sized right for day hikes, overnights or multi-day trips if you're a minimalist. Quality construction, good fit
Reviewed by Miami Valley Gear Guy from Miami Valley, Ohio on Thursday, December 26, 2013I got this pack for a lightweight option for 1-2 night trips. After 2 single night trips I am confident that it will work for longer trips. I had to cut some stiching to remove the frame backing. Now, it can be worn with or without. Removing it saves me a few ounces and the foam padding remains. There is a sleeve that runs vertically down the inside of the back. It's opposite the external webbing. There are 2 pockets on the top. You can easily access the side pockets while wearing. There is 1 small hip pocket that will hold a little more than a phone.There is no rain cover. I'm glad I got this pack. It would make for a good starter pack for someone who doesn't have one.
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Roller compacted concrete pavements reinforced with steel and polypropylene fibers
Madhkhan, Morteza ; Azizkhani, Rasool ; Torki, Mohammad E. ;
Structural Engineering and Mechanics, volume 40, issue 2, 2011, Pages 149~165
DOI : 10.12989/sem.2011.40.2.149
In this paper, the effects of both pozzolans and (steel and poly-propylene) fibers on the mechanical properties of roller compacted concrete are studied. Specimens for the experiments were made using a soil-based approach; thus, the Kango`s vibration hammer was used for compaction. The tests in the first stage were carried out to determine the optimal moisture requirements for mix designs using cubic
mm specimens. In the tests of the second stage, the mechanical behaviors of the main specimens made using the optimal moisture obtained in the previous stage were evaluated using 28, 90, and 210 day cubic specimens. The mechanical properties of RCC pavements were evaluated using a soil-based compaction method and the optimum moisture content obtained from the pertaining experiments, and by adding different percentages of Iranian pozzolans as well as different amounts of steel fibers, each one accompanied by 0.1% of poly-propylene fibers. Using pozzolans, maximum increase in compressive strength was observed to occur between 28 and 90 days of age, rupture modulus was found to decrease, but toughness indices did not change considerably. The influence of steel fibers on compressive strength was often more significant than that of PP fibers, but neither steel nor PP fibers did contribute to increase in the rupture modulus independently. Also, the toughness indices increased when steel fibers were used.
Characterization and shaking table tests of multiple trench friction pendulum system with numerous intermediate sliding plates
Tsai, C.S. ; Lin, Yung-Chang ;
Structural Engineering and Mechanics, volume 40, issue 2, 2011, Pages 167~190
DOI : 10.12989/sem.2011.40.2.167
In order to upgrade the seismic resistibility of structures and enhance the functionality of an isolator, a new base isolator called the multiple trench friction pendulum system (MTFPS) is proposed in this study. The proposed MTFPS isolator is composed of a trench concave surface and several intermediate sliding plates in two orthogonal directions. Mathematical formulations have been derived to examine the characteristics of the proposed MTFPS isolator possessing numerous intermediate sliding plates. By means of mathematical formulations which have been validated by experimental results of bidirectional ground shaking, it can be inferred that the natural period and damping effect of the MTFPS isolator with several intermediate sliding plates can be altered continually and controllably during earthquakes. Furthermore, results obtained from the component and shaking table tests demonstrate that the proposed isolator provides good protection to structures for prevention of damage from strong earthquakes.
A refined finite element for first-order plate and shell analysis
Han, Sung-Cheon ; Kanok-Nukulchai, Worsak ; Lee, Won-Hong ;
Structural Engineering and Mechanics, volume 40, issue 2, 2011, Pages 191~213
DOI : 10.12989/sem.2011.40.2.191
This paper presents an improved 8-node shell element for the analysis of plates and shells. The finite element, based on a refined first-order shear deformation theory, is further improved by the combined use of assumed natural strain method. We analyze the influence of the shell element with the different patterns of sampling points for interpolating different components of strains. Using the assumed natural strain method with proper interpolation functions, the present shell element generates neither membrane nor shear locking behavior even when full integration is used in the formulation. Further, a refined first-order shear deformation theory, which results in parabolic through-thickness distribution of the transverse shear strains from the formulation based on the third-order shear deformation theory, is proposed. This formulation eliminates the need for shear correction factors in the first-order theory. Numerical examples demonstrate that the present element perform better in comparison with other shell elements.
Experimental and theoretical research on the compression performance of CFRP sheet confined GFRP short pole
Chen, Li ; Zhao, Qilin ; Jiang, Kebin ;
Structural Engineering and Mechanics, volume 40, issue 2, 2011, Pages 215~231
DOI : 10.12989/sem.2011.40.2.215
The axial compressive strength of unidirectional FRP is generally quite lower than its axial tensile strength. This fact decreases the advantages of FRP as main load bearing member in engineering structure. In order to restrain the lateral expansion and splitting of GFRP, and accordingly heighten its axial compressive bearing capacity, a project that to confine GFRP pole with surrounding CFRP sheet is suggested in the present study. The Experiment on the CFRP sheet confined GFRP poles showed that a combined structure of high bearing capacity was attained. Basing on the experiment research a theoretical iterative calculation approach is suggested to predict the ultimate axial compressive stress of the combined structure, and the predicted results agree well with the experimental results. Then the influences of geometrical parameters on the ultimate axial compressive stress of the combined structure are also analyzed basing on this approach.
Model predictive control strategies for protection of structures during earthquakes
Xu, Long-He ; Li, Zhong-Xian ;
Structural Engineering and Mechanics, volume 40, issue 2, 2011, Pages 233~243
DOI : 10.12989/sem.2011.40.2.233
This paper presents a theoretical study of a model predictive control (MPC) strategy employed in semi-active control system with magnetorheological (MR) dampers to reduce the responses of seismically excited structures. The MPC scheme is based on a prediction model of the system response to obtain the control actions by minimizing an objective function, which can compensate for the effect of time delay that occurred in real application. As an example, a 5-story building frame equipped with two 20 kN MR dampers is presented to demonstrate the performance of the proposed MPC scheme for addressing time delay and reducing the structural responses under different earthquakes, in which the predictive length l
Correction of node mapping distortions using universal serendipity elements in dynamical problems
Kucukarslan, Semih ; Demir, Ali ;
Structural Engineering and Mechanics, volume 40, issue 2, 2011, Pages 245~256
DOI : 10.12989/sem.2011.40.2.245
In this paper, the use of universal serendipity elements (USE) to eliminate node mapping distortions for dynamic problem is presented. Rectangular shaped elements for USE are being introduced by using a flexible master element with an adjustable edge node location. The shape functions of the universal serendipity formulation are used to derive the mass and damping matrices for the dynamic analyses. These matrices eliminate the node mapping distortion errors that occurs incase of the standard shape function formulations. The verification of new formulation will be tested and the errors encountered in the standard formulation will be studied for a dynamically loaded deep cantilever.
Large deflection analysis of laminated composite plates using layerwise displacement model
Cetkovic, M. ; Vuksanovic, Dj. ;
Structural Engineering and Mechanics, volume 40, issue 2, 2011, Pages 257~277
DOI : 10.12989/sem.2011.40.2.257
In this paper the geometrically nonlinear continuum plate finite element model, hitherto not reported in the literature, is developed using the total Lagrange formulation. With the layerwise displacement field of Reddy, nonlinear Green-Lagrange small strain large displacements relations (in the von Karman sense) and linear elastic orthotropic material properties for each lamina, the 3D elasticity equations are reduced to 2D problem and the nonlinear equilibrium integral form is obtained. By performing the linearization on nonlinear integral form and then the discretization on linearized integral form, tangent stiffness matrix is obtained with less manipulation and in more consistent form, compared to the one obtained using laminated element approach. Symmetric tangent stiffness matrixes, together with internal force vector are then utilized in Newton Raphson`s method for the numerical solution of nonlinear incremental finite element equilibrium equations. Despite of its complex layer dependent numerical nature, the present model has no shear locking problems, compared to ESL (Equivalent Single Layer) models, or aspect ratio problems, as the 3D finite element may have when analyzing thin plate behavior. The originally coded MATLAB computer program for the finite element solution is used to verify the accuracy of the numerical model, by calculating nonlinear response of plates with different mechanical properties, which are isotropic, orthotropic and anisotropic (cross ply and angle ply), different plate thickness, different boundary conditions and different load direction (unloading/loading). The obtained results are compared with available results from the literature and the linear solutions from the author`s previous papers.
Generalized curved beam on elastic foundation solved by transfer matrix method
Arici, Marcello ; Granata, Michele Fabio ;
Structural Engineering and Mechanics, volume 40, issue 2, 2011, Pages 279~295
DOI : 10.12989/sem.2011.40.2.279
A solution of space curved bars with generalized Winkler soil found by means of Transfer Matrix Method is presented. Distributed, concentrated loads and imposed strains are applied to the beam as well as rigid or elastic boundaries are considered at the ends. The proposed approach gives the analytical and numerical exact solution for circular beams and rings, loaded in the plane or perpendicular to it. A well-approximated solution can be found for general space curved bars with complex geometry. Elastic foundation is characterized by six parameters of stiffness in different directions: three for rectilinear springs and three for rotational springs. The beam has axial, shear, bending and torsional stiffness. Numerical examples are given in order to solve practical cases of straight and curved foundations. The presented method can be applied to a wide range of problems, including the study of tanks, shells and complex foundation systems. The particular case of box girder distortion can also be studied through the beam on elastic foundation (BEF) analogy.
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"This is my recipe that I made after trying a recipe from the internet that just didn't work (thank goodness I made a trial batch before taking it to my Hungarian fiances' sisters' house for Christmas dinner, and had time to make it again). If you try this, don't be alarmed if the beigli seem to "explode" in the oven. I was worried about it to the first time making it, but my soon-to-be mother-in-law assured me that most of the time it happens. Also, I recommend letting them cool completely before eating because they are not really good when warm. Enjoy!"
Hungarian Poppy Seed Roll (Beigli)
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YIELD:4 poppy seed rolls
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- 2 (1/4 ounce) packets active dry yeast
- 1 cup lukewarm water
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 4 1⁄2-4 3⁄4 cups flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup cold butter, cut into cubes
- 2 eggs, separated
- 1⁄2 cup sour cream
- 1⁄2 lb poppy seed, ground (it is very important to grind them. I use a coffee grinder)
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 1⁄4 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 lemons, zest of
- In a small bowl, mix together the yeast, water and sugar. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix the flour, salt and cold butter with a pastry cutter or by hand.
- Make a well in the center and add the egg yolks (save the whites!), sour cream, and yeast mixer. You will know that you yeast has "bloomed" properly if it has formed a frothy dome on top. This has 100% to due with the water temperature.
- Mix this together until it forms a dough ball.
- Remove dough from bowl and clean bowl. Grease clean bowl and place dough back inches Cover with a tea towel and put in a warm spot while making filling. I just toss it in the microwave or the oven and it rises just fine.
- To make the filling:
- Place all the filling ingredients in a heavy bottom saucepan and heat to a boil over medium-low heat. Stir constantly. This takes about 20 minutes, but don't leave it because it will scorch.
- Pore into a clean bowl and put in the refrigerator until completely cool. I cheat by put it in the freezer and stirring it every 15 or so minutes.
- When the filling has cooled, divide risen dough into four balls.
- Roll them out on a lightly floured surface into 12"-15" squares. You can set them aside stacked on each other while you are filling them to save room.
- Spread them with a even layer of poppy seed filling about 1/2" from the edge. Roll them loosely into logs and place on cookie sheets.
- Let them sit for 20 minutes to rise a little.
- Preheat oven to 425F.
- Rolls with beaten egg white.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes.
- Cool on wire racks and slice into 1/2" slices.
- Enjoy!
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