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Why do Europeans Work so Little?
AbstractMarket work per person is roughly 10 percent higher in the U.S. than in Sweden. However, if we include the work carried out in home production, the total amount of work differs by only 1%. I set up a model with home production and show that differences in policy - mainly taxes - can account for the discrepancy in labor supply between Sweden and the U.S. Moreover, even though the elasticity of labor supply is rather low, labor taxes are estimated to be associated with considerable output losses. I also show that policy can account for the falling trend in market work in Sweden since 1960. The largest reduction occurs from 1960 until around 1980. After that trends for both taxes and hours worked are basically flat. This is also what the model predicts for hours worked
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- Conny Olovsson, 2009. "Why Do Europeans Work So Little?," International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association, vol. 50(1), pages 39-61, 02.
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Wireless Passive Radar System for Real Time Through-Wall Detection. B. Tan, K. Woodbridge and K. Chetty. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems. (Submitted 2014).
Extended Time Processing for Passive Bistatic Radar. G. E. Smith, K. Chetty, C. J. Baker and K. Woodbridge. IET Radar, Sonar and Navigation. Vol. 7, No. 9, pp 1012-1018, December 2013
Development and Demonstration of a Software Radio Based Wireless Passive Radar. K. Woodbridge, K. Chetty, L. Young, N. Harley, G. Woodward. IET Electronics Letters, Vol. 48, No. 2, pp 120-121. 19th January 2012.
Through-The-Wall Sensing of Personnel using Passive Bistatic WiFi Radar at Standoff Distances. K. Chetty, G.E. Smith and K. Woodbridge. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing. Vol. 99, pp 1-10, 2011.
Classification of Personnel Targets by Acoustic Micro-Doppler Signatures. A. Balleri, K. Chetty and K. Woodbridge. IET Radar, Sonar and Navigation. Vol. 5, No. 9, pp 943-951, 2011.
Public Attitudes To Airport Security: The Case of Whole Body Scanners. T. Nissen, K. Bowers and K.Chetty. Security Journal. Security Journal 25(3):229-243. 2011.
Determination of Sweep Linearity Requirements in FMCW Radar Systems based on Simple Voltage-Controlled Oscillator Sources. P. Brennan, Y. Huang, K. Chetty and M. Ash. IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems. Vol 47, No.6, pp 1594-1604, 2011.
High Speed Optical Observations and Simulation Results of SonoVue™ Microbubbles at Low Insonation Pressures. K. Chetty, E. Stride, C.A. Sennoga, J. V. Hajnal and R. J. Eckersley. IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics & Frequency Control, Vol.55, No.6, pp 1333-1342, 2008.
Microbubble Contrast Agent Detection using Binary Coded Pulses. R. J. Eckersley, M. Tang, K. Chetty and J. V. Hajnal. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology, Vol.33, No. 11, pp 1787-1795, 2007.
Investigating the Microbubble Response to Chirp Encoded Multipulse Sequences. K. Chetty, J. V. Hajnal and R. J. Eckersley. Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology, Vol. 32, No. 12, pp 1887-1895, 2006.
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A Real-Time High Resolution Passive WiFi Doppler- Radar and Its Applications. B. Tan, K. Woodbridge and K. Chetty. International Radar Conference, Lille, France. October 2014
High-gain Tri-Band Reconfigurable Vivaldi Antenna. C. Borda, K. Tong, K. Chetty and P. Brittan. IEEE-APS Conference on Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications. Palm Beach, Aruba. August 2014
High-gain Frequency Reconfigurable Vivaldi Antenna. IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation. C. Borda, K. Tong, K. Chetty and P. Brittan. Tennessee, USA July 2014
Data Processing for Real-Time Wireless Passive Radar. K. Chetty, B. Tan and K. Woodbridge. IEEE Radar Conference. Cincinnati, USA. May 2014
Modelling of a Multi-Frequency Ground Penetrating Radar for Rotary UAV Platforms. A. Amiri, K. Tong, K, Chetty. IET International Conference on Radar Systems. Glasgow, UK. October 2012
Reconfigurable Multiband Patch Antenna for Ground Penetrating Radar Applications. A. Amiri, K. Tong, K, Chetty. International Conference on Electromagnetics in Advanced Applications. Cape Town, South Africa. September 2012
Frequency-Agile Non-Coherent Ultrasound Radar for Collection of Micro-Doppler Signatures. A Balleri, K. Chetty, and K. Woodbridge. IEEE Radar Conference. Kansas, USA. pp 45-48. May 2011
Through-Wall Sensing of Personnel at Standoff Distances using Passive Bistatic WiFi Radar. K. Chetty, K. Woodbridge, G. Smith, Hui Guo, W. Al-Ashwal and M. Ash. American Electromagnetics Conference. Ottawa, Canada. July 2010
Passive Bistatic WiMAX Radar for Marine Surveillance. K. Chetty, G. Smith, H. Guo, and K. Woodbridge. IEEE Radar Conference: Global Innovation in Radar. Washington, USA. May 2010
FMCW Radar Imaging of Avalanche-Like Snow Movements. M. Ash, K. Chetty, P. Brennan, J. McElwaine and C. Keylock. IEEE Radar Conference: Global Innovation in Radar. Washington, USA. May 2010
Target Detection in High Clutter Using Passive Bistatic WiFi Radar. K. Chetty, G. Smith, H. Guo, and K. Woodbridge. IEEE Radar Conference: From Science to Systems. California, USA. May 2009
Detecting Terrorists: Requirements and System Specifications for a Radar Based System. H. Borrion, N. Bouhana, H. Guo, K. Chetty, G. Smith, K.Woodbridge and C.J. Baker. NATO SET-125 Symposium on Sensors and Technology for Defence Against Terrorism. Manheim, Germany. April 2008.
High Speed Optical Observations and Simulation Results of SonoVue™ Microbubbles.
K. Chetty, E. Stride, C.A. Sennoga, J. V. Hajnal and R. J. Eckersley. The Twelfth European Symposium on Ultrasound Contrast Imaging. Rotterdam, The Netherlands. January 2007.
High Speed Optical Observations and Simulation Results of Lipid Based Microbubbles at Low Insonation Pressures. K. Chetty, E. Stride, C.A. Sennoga, J. V. Hajnal and R. J. Eckersley. IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium. Vancouver, Canada. October 2006.
Engineering the Acoustic Response of Lipid-Based Microbubbles: Simulations and High Speed Optical Imaging Results. E. Stride. K. Chetty, C.A. Sennoga, J. V. Hajnal and R. J. Eckersley. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. Hawaii, USA. November 2006.
Dynamic Interactions between Contrast Agent Microbubbles: High Speed Camera Observations and Simulation Results. E. Stride, K. Chetty and R. J. Eckersley.
6th International Symposium on Therapeutic Ultrasound, Oxford, United Kingdom. September 2006.
Combining Multipulse Sequences with Chirp Encoding for Enhanced Sensitivity to Microbubbles. K. Chetty and R. J. Eckersley. Institute of Acoustics Spring Conference. Southampton, United Kingdom. April 2006.
Modelling Microbubble Behaviour to Coded, Multipulse Sequences. K. Chetty and R. J. Eckersley. Medical Images and Signals Inter-disciplinary Research Consortium (MIAS-IRC) Plenary Meeting. Manchester, United Kingdom. November 2005.
Modelling the Nonlinear Microbubble Response to Coded, Multipulse Sequences. K. Chetty and R. J. Eckersley. IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. October 2005.
"Micro-Doppler Analysis with a Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave Sensor System". EPSRC Bridging the Gaps Grant. March 2014 - August 2014. £5,000
"A Software Defined Wireless Detection System for Commercial and Security Monitoring". Discovery to Use Grant. June 2013-June 2014. £53,875
"Enhancing Computer and Visualisation-Based Courses with e-Learning Tools" UCL E-Learning Development Grant (ELDG). August 2013. £1,700
"Through Wall Wireless Based Detection of Personnel". MOD Centre for Defence Enterprise. Dismounted Urban Sensing and Targeting (DUST). Jan 2012. £12,486
"A Software Defined Wireless Detection System for Home and Environment Monitoring", UCL/EPSRC Enterprise Award. Jan - Dec 2012. £58,559
"Feasibility Study into Underwater Acoustic Micro-Doppler Target Recognition", EU Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy Nov 2011. £20,000
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"Feasibility study for investigation of a wireless based passive detection system for marine surveillance" Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Aug 2009-Nov 2009. £25,092
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We have a Dometic model #RM2852 2 way refrigerator. The coils on the back will get hot when on gas, which tells me it is working good on gas. The problem is with 120 power. The heating element will get hot, but the coils continue to be cold, even after 1 hour. Never took that long before, just started having the problem. I was wondering if I am correct in assuming the problem is with the heating element, or should I look elsewhere or take it for service.
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Dometic Refrigerator-- Problem on 120 VAC
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Hi Bill, I posted this information about how a Gas / Electric refrigerator works. You might want to read it over.
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Bill, When you mention, on electric the unit remains cold. Do you mean warm not cooling?
Is your refrigerator mounted on a slide or have a sidewall vent ?
The problem could be the fans installed behind the refrigerator are not running. Could you post if it does have fans and a side vent or a roof style vent?
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The coils on the back of the refrigerator remain cold and the fridge does not cool down. The heating element does get hot, but doesn't cool the fridge. It does't have fans and the outside access door is vented along with a vent on the roof. The coils on the back get hot when on gas, but not on 120. Thanks for your reply.
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Bill, this is a link to the DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE MANUAL that should cover your unit.
You might want to clean the contacts on the lower control board, that is mentioned. Use a clean pencil eraser to clean the contacts, rubbing them lightly to remove any oxidation.
This is a link to there Service Tip manual. Shorter version of the other manual.
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Parallel execution of a Batch of simulation runs
Posted by BenjaminMarcusJones on April 7, 2011
Here's a video demonstrating creation and parallel (local machine) execution of a design space containing 36 simulation runs using self developed code in Python and TRNSYS 17. The module will simulate the batch of 36 using a specified maximum CPU (100% here) and number of parallel threads (4 here). This concept can be generalized to any set 'A' containing 'm' design variables, each 'Ai' having a length 'ni', and executed using any "input file" -> "simulate.EXE" style simulation software ("Embarrassingly parallel").
Code is object oriented, using Python 2.6, with standard libraries.
I also wanted to investigate how my hyperthreaded intel quad core machine would handle parallelization of TRNSYS runs.
We can see that above 4-5 cores (Threads-axis), overall performance remains constant (batch completion time remains 50s, z-axis). Hyperthreading cores therefore have no benefit, even though your TRNEXE thread will show 12.5% CPU time. Finally, the "Batch" module can specify a ceiling on CPU usage (if ie/ you want to use your machine while TRNSYS executes).
Open question: Can TRNSYS run COMPLETELY in the background? I don't need to see these "calculation" windows all the time…
More info to follow, just a quick post for now!
2 Responses to "Parallel execution of a Batch of simulation runs"
May 6, 2011 at 15:49
Nice work!
About the "hidden" run of TRNSYS you can try the command line that is used by Genopt, see the last question in this FAQ:
If you add a /h after the /n, the simulation will run in the background.
It works in GenOpt (java), so there should be a solution in python as well.
Good luck,
May 12, 2011 at 08:17
Looks like some good progress! Did you ever try running the Trnsys on Windows Server AWS instances?


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Riffing on Hamelman's Five-Grain Levain
Jeffrey Hamelman's wonderful sourdough multigrain, found in Bread: A Baker's Book of Techniques and Recipes, is one of my favorite sandwich breads - along with my Soudough Onion Rye.
One of the delightful aspects of this bread is that it lends itelf to improvisation when it comes to what constitutes the multigrain mix. Can't find rye chops or cracked rye easily? No problem, try substituting steel cut oats. And so on.
In my most recent iteration of his bread, I used whole wheat flour, whole rye flour, steel cut oats, rolled oats, flaxseeds and toasted sunflower seeds. The latter 4 grains were mixed in a cold soaker and allowed to sit overnight, softening the seeds and allowing the water to draw out nutrients which otherwise - especially in the case of flaxseeds - would be lost since unsoftened the seeds are largely undigestible.
The hydration in Hamelman's recipe is 98%, which seems extreme, and would yield something resembling a batter rather than a dough, were it not for the seeds which absorb all of the water in the soaker. Still, this is a sticky dough, and you need to resist the urge to add additional flour which only results in brick-like bread.
Instead, I rely upon two folds during the initial 2 hour fermentation - at 40 minute intervals - to build strength in the dough.
If baked the same day, .8% yeast is added for extra leavening power. However, I've found superior results (in terms of flavor) by retarding the shaped loaves overnight (for 18 hrs) at 42 degrees F. And in that case, no commercial yeast is added to the final dough mix.
Along with allowing for more flavor development, another virtue of overnight fermentation of the shaped loaves is that they can be placed into the preheated oven directly from refrigeration. So you avoid the additional proofing time that comes if you bake the same day or opt for a bulk retardation of your dough. (The downside is that you need adequate space to place shaped loaves for retarding).
Next day the shaped loaves - one batard and one boule - were loaded into the oven preheated to 450 degrees F, with steam. After 15 minutes the steam source was removed and the temperature lowered to 400 degrees F. The loaves, which weighed slightly more than 1.5 lbs prebaked, were baked for an additional 30 minutes, for a total baking time of 45 minutes. Because of the high level of hydration, this bread requires a slightly extended baking time (as opposed to a 40 minute bake for a 1.5# loaf).
As you can see, the result is a nice crumb - moist and full of good flavor from the multigrains.
A most pleasing sandwich - or toast - bread!


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Begin at the obvious crack of Standard Route.
5 bolts to a 2 bolt anchor. Bring nuts and cams if you need to protect the easy runout to the first bolt.


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A regional partnership between the Mexican state of Tamaulipas and Texas will have a powerful impact on international trade and tourism, said Tomás Yarrington, governor of Tamaulipas, during a visit Thursday to The University of Texas-Pan American.
Yarrington's comments came in his speech, "In the Frontier of the Future - A Regional Partner with a Global Vision," before more than 250 people at the Engineering Building auditorium. It was preceded by a brief breakfast meeting with dignitaries from both Texas and Tamaulipas.
UTPA President Dr. Miguel A. Nevárez welcomed the group, saying its work was extremely important and the University wholeheartedly supported its efforts.
"One of the main missions of the University is public service, and we have 18 centers on this campus whose mission is to improve cross-cultural relations and contribute to the economic development of this region," Nevárez said.
Prior to his speech, Yarrington and mayors from cities ranging from Laredo to Brownsville in Texas and Nuevo Laredo to Matamoros in Tamaulipas signed a cooperative agreement between the two states promoting commerce, industry and tourism.
"The spirit of this conference and of the agreement we sign today demonstrates that there are no barriers to creating initiatives and solutions to our common challenges," Yarrington said.
"On the contrary, they show that Tamaulipecos and Texans live in an era of interaction - where cooperation, respectful association and good understanding are the characteristics that best describe it."
The accord has 19 goals, including creation of a strategic regional plan, development of the "Winter Texan" market, establishment of new border crossings and promoting the cleaning of the Rio Grande. UTPA officials will work with partners in Mexico at the Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas and Monterrey Tech on the initial benchmarking analysis.
"With this agreement, we set bases on key points of our economic and social life. We advance toward a better design for a joint strategic plan," Yarrington said. "We take concrete actions to promote investment, organize commercial missions, complement production processes and promote the establishment of cross-border corridors for the handling of goods, among many other aspects."
Yarrington reiterated those points in his speech, specifically focusing on the importance of education and job creation.
The governor listed five goals to improve education - strengthen the overall system, get professors more involved, improve cooperation between families and schools, increase infrastructure and school accessibility to everyone, and add new telecommunications and technology.
Reaching these education marks will result in more jobs, Yarrington said. He noted more than 47,000 jobs already have been created during his first year in office, well above the 30,000 initially proposed.
"As neighbors, we are facing many common challenges," he said. "I am convinced we have the capabilities to find common solutions."
Following the 10-minute speech was a 25-minute question-and-answer session with the public and a brief teleconference with officials at the Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas. Yarrington responded to questions about higher education, water and Mexico1s drinking laws.
"Governor Yarrington is one of the most dynamic leaders in Mexico today," said state Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr., D-Brownsville. "As we start the 21st century, we're on the right road for prosperity on both sides of the border. S We're fortunate to have this rising young star as our neighbor and our friend."


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Charlottesville City Council will consider spending nearly half a million dollars to shave off drive time on Route 29.
Albemarle County is getting ready to install new technology that will synchronize 23 stop lights along its stretch of the busy highway. The city doesn't want drivers to hit a red light crossing out of the county.
Chris Salone shares her trick to drive down 29 without getting slowed down by too many reds. "You just try to keep going to whatever lane is clear as much as possible and hope for the best." She continued, "There's a lot of times you sit at a light and there's only one person that comes through the other side, and you're just sitting when there's no traffic," Salone said.
In-sync adaptive traffic signal technology promises to change how drivers travel through the county on 29.
"The more things we can do to efficiently move traffic in the corridor, the better off everyone will be," said Albemarle County Supervisor Dennis Rooker.
Intersection cameras adjust the lights in real time based on congestion.
Stopped by two of 17 lights going the speed limit, the drive on 29 from Airport Road to Hydraulic Road takes about 13 minutes and 30 seconds. That's during the midday lunch time rush.
The company that created the technology says coordinated signals can cut that drive time in half.
"It will increase the capacity of exiting 29 substantially," Rooker said.
The city of Charlottesville is considering installing the same system on its stretch from Hydraulic Road to University Avenue synchronized with the county's. "Most people that drive 29 don't know when they come in the city or when they leave the city, so it makes sense to have one seamless system through there," said Jim Tolbert, director of Charlottesville Neighborhood Development.
Salone supports speeding up travel time on 29. "A camera to decide, 'OK, it's time for everyone to go now' would probably be a good thing," she said.
The city would use capital improvement funds to tag along on the county project. Albemarle's stretch of 29 could have the synchronized system in place by fall.
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Whether you're an avid bicycle enthusiast or a casual rider, the organizers behind the National Bike Month celebration in Simsbury have packed the calendar with events for the entire community.
Bike Walk Simsbury has collaborated with local organizations and businesses to provide a wide range of events, activities and bargains during the month of May. Many of the events are free and others will serve as fundraisers to help pay for the new bike sculpture that will be unveiled on May 19.
"This is a fabulous partnership between the business community and bicycle advocates," Bike Walk Simsbury volunteer Ann Marie Potter said.
Here's a list of events and special deals made possible by local Simsbury businesses:
- will host a Guest Bartender Night on May 9 with a portion of sales going toward the bike sculpture- and donations will be accepted
- Fundraiser on May 25 – 50% of greens fees all day go toward bike sculpture
- will donate a portion of sales of the "Bike Pizza" to the Bike sculpture during during May
- will give 10 percent off a "Bike Month Massage"during May if you call and mention National Bike Month
- is offering free coffee with breakfast during May if you mention National Bike Month
- is serving a "Livestrong Caramel Latte Chiller"all month
- is leading several free bike rides and conducting safety and maintenance checks at Kids' Bike Rodeo.
- is organizing the Trail Ride & Gentle Yoga Classon May 5. Registration and fee.
- Mitchell Auto Group is sponsoring a free Mike Steidley Mountain Bike Stunt Show.
- is donating photo services to bike sculpture fundraising efforts.
- is in the process of creating a unique necklace with the bike sculpture as the charm. A portion of necklace sales will go toward the sculpture. Selig hopes to have the necklace available by May 19, when the bike sculpture will be unveiled.
For more information and a complete calendar of events for National Bike Month visit the Bike Walk Simsbury! website.


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SIS Speed Session/Poster Competition at the 2014 JSMThe Statistics in Sports section of the American Statistical Association would like to announce their sponsorship of an undergraduate research speed session/poster contest to be held at the Joint Statistical Meeting in Boston, MA. The competition will be open to all undergraduates who have been doing sports and statistics related research. Not only will students present a poster in electronic form, they will also give a four minute oral presentation highlighting their research during a "speed session" the same day. Cash prizes will be awarded to the outstanding undergraduate research presented during this session at the Joint Statistical Meetings, August 2-7 2014.
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A monument to all that's truly awful about international chain hotels - isolated on its own piece of land and sticking up two fingers to the culture and history of the area, not least through its uncompromising architecture. Still most of the rooms enjoy splendid views over the Nile and Garden City. There are more amusing, esoteric touches like finding the slippers in your room have already been worn but placed back in their plastic cover to give the impression that they're new. The in-house restaurants are truly charmless - it's like eating in a suburban American shopping mall - and overpriced to boot.
Dining options at Grand Hyatt Cairo include a restaurant and a bar/lounge. Room service is available 24 hours a day. Recreational amenities include an outdoor pool, a health club, a sauna, a fitness facility, and a steam room. Spa amenities include spa services, massage/treatment rooms, beauty services, and a hair salon. This 5.0 star property has a business center and offers small meeting rooms, secretarial services, and limo/town car service. Additional property amenities include a poolside bar, a coffee shop/café, and valet parking. This is a smoke free property.
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A Charlottesville consignment sale is opening its doors for just one week - in a brand new location.
The Lollipop Shop is holding its 24th semi-annual children's sale at the former Giant Food store in the Seminole Square Shopping Center.
Thousands of items are on sale from baby clothing to books. Shoppers can take advantage of the bargains all week.
"I started this business because I didn't know what to do with my kids' stuff and so I found out other families didn't know what to do with their kids' stuff and it just seems like the nice thing to do is to recycle it and to help other families," said Christy Wenzel, the Lollipop Shop founder.
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The 23-year-old Rodriguez was arrested at her home Thursday and charged with cruelty to animals.
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i have nokia e63, just upgraded to lastest fireware 501.xxx, but still my broswer doesnt support flash.. i mean in nokia browser if i gto youtube videos open in realplayer., other sites that have flash doesnt work well.. i have tried opera, bolt and nokia web.. all doesnt work.. please tell me how can i get flash 10.1 for my phone so i can view applications properly.. also there is a site that i need to use it badly but doesnt work. if anyone can open up this site => flash2voip.com than pls pls tell me how they did it..
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Olympic Engineers Work Toward Faster, Better Luge Sleds
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In luge, precision matters. Athletes soar up to 90 miles per hour down tracks that can drop hundreds of feet from start to finish. Times are measured to the thousandth of a second, so even small changes in drag can make a big difference in results.
That's where Douglas Bohl and Brian Helenbrook, mechanical engineers at Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York, think they can help. Bohl and Helenbrook are joining forces with the USA Luge team to design a faster sled in time for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
The engineers and their team are planning a multipronged attack. First, they'll run experiments on full-scale sleds in a high-speed wind tunnel. They'll also create a computer model of a sled with a slider on it. "The early experiments and computations allow us to try a wide variety of ideas, quickly and easily," Bohl told Wired.com.
Part of the challenge will be isolating what role the sled itself actually plays in a run's success. Drag also depends on how aerodynamic a rider can make their body and how well they can drive the sled to minimize friction.
Once the engineers have narrowed down some promising new designs, they'll test them in a low-speed wind tunnel with actual riders before bringing them to the team's track in Lake Placid for a final evaluation.
"Assuming all goes as planned," Bohl said, "the last stage will be putting these ideas into production and having the team use the equipment for World Cup, World Championship and Olympic competitions."
This kind of professional help is a first for the team. "We've wanted to do this for years, but did not have the resources," said Gordy Sheer, director of marketing and sponsorship for USA Luge, in a press release. Of course, the engineers only became involved after Bohl's 13-year-old son joined the USA Luge development team last year.
Now that's one involved dad.
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Liverpool, Manchester United announce opponents in US tour
CHARLOTTE, NC (AP) — Liverpool will play Manchester City, AC Milan and Olimpiakos during a preseason US exhibition tour later in the year, and Manchester United will face Inter Milan and Roma.
Liverpool opens against Olimpiakos on July 27 at Chicago's Soldier Field as part of Group B in the eight-club Guinness International Champions Cup, organisers said Thursday. The Reds face Manchester City at New York's Yankee Stadium on July 30 and AC Milan on August 2 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, home of the NFL's Carolina Panthers.
Manchester United plays Roma at Denver's Sports Authority Field on July 26, then meet Inter Milan on July 29 at FedEx Field in Landover, Md.
In other games in the tournament, AC Milan plays Olimpiakos at New York's Citi Field on July 24 and Manchester City faces Olimpiakos at Minneapolis' TCF Bank Stadium on August 2.
Other group Group A matches include Real Madrid-Inter at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., on July 26; Real Madrid-Roma at Dallas' Cotton Bowl on July 29; and Inter-Roma at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field on Aug. 2. The site of the Manchester United-Real Madrid match on August 2 was not announced.
This will be the seventh US trip for Liverpool, which is owned by Fenway Sports Group, the parent company of the Boston Red Sox.
"Touring from a business perspective and a commercial standpoint, it's incredibly important," Liverpool chief commercial officer Billy Hogan said during a news conference in Charlotte. "It's something we do to try to bring the club closer to our fan base. We have hundreds of millions of fans around the world from the US to Asia. ... Not everybody gets a chance to get to see where we play in Liverpool. It's a 3,800-mile flight. So we're excited to bring the first team out here."
Some stars may not be available for the matches, depending on when their national teams are eliminated from the World Cup.
The final will be August 4 at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.
The match in Charlotte will be the first sporting event at Bank of America Stadium after it completes a US$112.5 million renovation. The city agreed to pay part of the renovation cost in exchange for the Panthers hosting five rent-free events annually over the next six years.
"Our ultimate goal with getting international soccer here was to secure an event that has a strong potential for significant economic impact," Charlotte Mayor Patrick Cannon said. "The teams announced here today can certainly help us achieve that."
Cannon said Liverpool's visit to Boston and Fenway Park in 2012 generated $9.4 million in visitor spending.
Cannon wants to attract more soccer games to Charlotte's stadium, which was completed in 1996 and was built with sightlines for football and soccer in mind.
"Bringing two high calibre teams here is something our soccer community will treasure and remember for the rest of their lives," Cannon said.
Liverpool, led by midfielder Steven Gerrard and forward Luis Suarez, has 18 English league championships — but none since 1990 — and five Champions League titles. AC Milan has won 18 Series A championships and seven Champions League titles.
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The Twins were very quiet at the trade deadline because according to GM Bill Smith, "I'd rather make no deal than a bad deal." While this is an inarguable point the Twins are a team with a surplus of outfielders with Delmon Young, Michael Cuddyer, Jason Kubel, Ben Revere and Denard Span.
Luckily Cuddyer can play first while Justin Morneau is still rehabbing from his neck surgery and Jason Kubel can DH so that Young's bat can stay in the lineup. The Twins are off today while Denard Span plays his last scheduled rehab start and is then expected to join the team on Tuesday in Anaheim.
Ron Gardenhire has already stated that Span will immediately relinquish his role as the lead-off man and starting CF for the Twins, moving Ben Revere into a fourth OF/pinch runner position. Span will act as a mid-season acquisition for the Twins who will need production from the top of the order with Alexi Casilla recently going on the DL because of a strained hamstring, and Ben Revere's underwhelming .300 OBP in the lead-off spot.
Hopefully Span can get on base more consistently to give RBI opportunities to Joe Mauer who hit .356 in July. Scoring more runs will help the Twins climb out of the 7 game hole they have put themselves in due to shaky starting pitching since the All-Star break.
Bill Smith did note that the Twins could be active in making some moves in the August waiver deadline, possibly involving incumbent free agents Jason Kubel and Delmon Young. While it can discouraging to see the Tigers adding Doug Fister and the Indians Ubaldo Jimenez, there are still plenty of games left for the Twins to make another late season surge in the AL Central.
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Just A quick note for todays post. I have spent the last two weekends building a barn for a friend so not a great deal of time to write a post. There is something not right about a 60 year old framer with a 65 year old helper.
There has been some work completed on the VG1-5. I will post about this later this week. For now it is enough to say that a computer generated solid model is only a starting point. When we completed the first two samples a couple of problems arose.
As for today I am at the surgery center for a little work on the knees and will be out of commission for the day.
I will post the machining of the test barrel, front and rear barrel supports and the problems encountered later. Thanks chuck


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Old Stone Mill
Built by ancient astronauts?
Touro Park, Bellevue Avenue, Newport
In a town bursting with historic buildings, this structure may be Newport's most controversial. Known variously as the Old Stone Mill, the Norse Tower, the Viking Tower, or the Mystery Tower, this cylindrical stone artifact stands at one end of Touro Park. Its twenty-four-foot-high walls are made of lime-mortared fieldstone and its interior is open to the sky. Arches separate the legs and small, square openings are scattered in the wall above. The puzzle is that no one knows for sure when, or by whom, the tower was built. Or, for that matter, why.
Colonial stone masons
Of the two most popular theories, the simpler one, and the one favored by academics, is that the tower was of Colonial construction. It may have been built by Governor Benedict Arnold (great-grandfather of the patriot/traitor) around 1675, after a wooden windmill belonging to Peter Easton blew down in a hurricane. Its design may have been patterned after a mill near Arnold's boyhood home in Chesterton, England. Support for this theory comes from Arnold's 1677 will, in which he twice refers to his "stone built windmill."
Viking stone masons
Then there are those who claim the tower was built by Vikings who visited North America 1,000 years ago. They point out that while Arnold may have used it as a windmill, there is no proof anywhere that he actually built it. Perhaps he merely used an otherwise abandoned ancient ruin. This view is supported by some suggestive evidence. Broad interpretations of vague references in historical Norse sagas have led some to believe that Vikings visited Mount Hope Bay between the years 1000 and 1004 AD. More concretely, similarities have been noted between the stone tower and early church buildings in northern Europe, leading to the conclusion that the tower could originally have been a Viking church. Viking-theory enthusiasts note that the Newport tower is oriented to the true points of the compass, as were churches in Denmark and Norway.
The Viking-origin-theory can be traced to one guy, Carl Christian Rafn, a Danish scholar. In 1837 he published a series of letters known as Antiquitates Americanae, in which he did a very impressive job of making the facts fit his theories, employing the exact opposite of the scientific method. Although Rafn's thoughts on the Old Stone Mill were based only upon poorly drawn architectural renderings, that didn't stop later scholars from expanding on his ideas in much the same suspect manner. Scholars pretty much agree that the Vikings did make it to North America, as various artifacts of Norse origin have been found on the eastern coast of Canada, most notably at L'Anse aux Meadows. However, no such objects have ever been found as far south as Massachusetts or Rhode Island.
Portuguese stone masons
Another less popular theory, but one which may be more rooted in reality, is that the tower was built as a fortified church and watchtower by Portuguese explorer Miguel Corte-Real, who disappeared in the North Atlantic around 1502. Physician/historian Manuel Luciano da Silva, in his book Portuguese Pilgrims and Dighton Rock, argues that the tower and its stonework resemble structures which were then prevalent in Portugal. He also notes that carvings found on a boulder in Berkley, Massachusetts, have been linked with Corte-Real's ill-fated expedition and that a cannon and sword unearthed at Fort Ninigret, in Charlestown, also appear to be of Portuguese make.
Other stone masons
Everyone wants to claim credit for the Old Stone Mill, or ascribe its construction to one pre-Columbian group or another. Did druids build it? Was it the Knights Templar, fresh from the Crusades and looking for new heathens to convert or kill? Could it be that the Chinese, who, according to author Gavin Mendie, circumnavigated the globe in 1421, constructed the tower as a device to determine longitude? Or were local Indians, many of whose descendants are today skilled stone workers, responsible for this enigma?
Scientific investigation
The debate shifts back and forth to this day, with one theory or another seeming to gain ground with every new bit of evidence that comes to light. In 1848 the mortar of various city buildings, including Governor Benedict Arnold's tomb and a stone house on Spring Street dating from 1639, were compared to mortar from the tower and found to be "identical in quality and character."
An extensive archaeological dig in 1949 uncovered some 20,000 artifacts, including a fragment of a rusty meat cleaver, bits of clay pipe, a horse tooth, and coins. Additionally, bits of grinding stones, a gunflint, and, believe it or not, a footprint, were found. The grinding stones seemed to lend credence to the theory that the tower had been used as a grist mill, and the Colonial-style shoeprint, found in a layer of clay deeper than the tower's footings, should have decided the question of the tower's builders for good. But it didn't, and investigations continued.
In 1993, Carbon-14 dating of mortar samples, by Hogne Junger of Finland and Jogen D. Siemonsen of Denmark, yielded a range between 1440 and 1710 AD, meaning that a pre-Columbian origin for the tower could not be ruled out. It did put a dent in the Viking theory, however.
Another archaeological project seemed finally to have resolved the riddle, when diggers located a trench ringing the structure (originally dug to receive the footings for the tower). They uncovered Colonial artifacts at the bottom and under some of the columns, showing use of the property by colonists prior to the structure's existence. Since none of the 6,000 to 7,000 artifacts found beneath the footings predate the 17th century, it seems highly unlikely that the tower existed prior to that.
The Romance of the Myth
Still, the Viking theory seems to be the one that fuels the imagination. In the late 1840s Henry Wadsworth Longfellow immortalized the tower in his poem, The Skeleton in Armor. Today, a number of local businesses, including the nearby Hotel Viking, Viking Cleaners, and Viking Tours, continue to trade on the romance of the myth; at one time, the Hotel Viking even had a mural that depicted Norsemen building the tower.
Further information, as well as an extensive list of resources regarding the Old Stone Mill and theories on its construction, can be found in the Old Stone Mill Finding Aid on the Redwood Library and Athenaeum website.
Park Sign Text
The last time we saw it, in August 2000, this sign had been whitewashed. Is someone trying to keep you from learning the TRUTH?
Cost: free
Time required: allow 15 minutes
Hours: open year round, dawn to dusk
Finding it: from Route 195 in Massachusetts take exit 8 to Route 24 west; follow Route 24 to Route 138; follow Route 138 to Route 138A (Aquidneck Avenue); Aquidneck Avenue becomes Memorial Boulevard; turn right onto Bellevue Avenue; Touro Park is on your left; park near Mill Street or Pelham Street and walk in.
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Backpacker Magazine – September 2009
Trek 18.2 miles from the South's best view to its most famous mountain.
Key Skill: Reading the Clouds
The pastoral valleys, rhododendron-filled hillsides, and end-of-the-earth views may make you feel that all is well with the world, but don't be fooled. This range is notorious for thunderstorms, and even snow, any time of year. The movement of the clouds foretells the arrival of a storm-bearing frontal system if you know how to read it. Use this guide to help you decide whether to retreat to treeline or amble on.
1. Towering cumulus
When white, cotton ball-shaped clouds (fair weather indicators) gather, darken, and swell into towering anvils, rain and lightning are likely within 12 hours. Skip exposed highlands by taking the Ivestor Gap or Tennent Mountain Trails.
2. Cirrus and cirrocumulus
These wispy clouds indicate fair weather for the next 24 hours, perfect for shooting photos on a ridge traverse.
3. Stratus and nimbostratus
If you're not already wet, you will be soon. These long, gray, shallow clouds often bring several days of rain and drizzle–but no lightning. Throw on a shell and hike on.
Camp Chat
Black Balsam Knob, the 23rd highest peak in North Carolina, is part of a string of open summits within the Blue Ridge Mountains called the Balsam Range. The grassy, gently sloping summits are renowned for their sweeping views. But these mountaintops weren't always bald. Extensive clear-cut logging denuded some, and fires in 1925 and 1942 that burned so hot that they destroyed the mineral rich topsoil got the others. This slowed reforestation or stopped it altogether. Discuss: Would you support a reforestation effort to rebuild this area to its original condition, even it meant losing the incredible vistas?
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Carolina Northern Flying Squirrel
This two-ounce, endangered squirrel glides tree to tree in the cool highlands on flaps of skin that stretch between its front and back legs. It drops its hind end to brake and uses its tail to steer itself to soft landings. The squirrels make homes of shredded bark inside dead pine trunks or in abandoned woodpecker nests and are mainly nocturnal.
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Great hike, just finished this weekend with two nights out, would definitely do again. Beautiful views. Long day going from Cold Mountain back to Black Balsam trail head.
Ran into two groups who lost their food and recent reports of others at Ivestor Gap (specifically on knob of trees above to the South) to bears. Lots of bear sign at Ivestor and Shinning Rock area. One sounds like poor bear bag technique. Also bear activity and sightings at Deep Gap. Did not see any sign up on Cold Mountain. Second pipe (metal) farther up Cold Mountain had good flow not the first plastic pipe.
As for being overgrown and hard to navigate, most of this trip is in the Shinning Rock Wilderness area, as wilderness you should expect and it should be wild, with low trail maintenance and little to no signage. A good map and compass is a requirement and with them is not that difficult to navigate. Most of the Art Loeb trail did not seem overgrown.
Just did this one of the weekend. Great hike with amazing views all around. There is plenty of water on Ivestors, numerous springs around Shining Rock, and the spring on Cold Mt was flowing fine. Also if you take a side trail at Deep Gap there is a small spring. Campsites were plentiful, including some on top of the balds near Shining Rock. Great trip!
Hello, so thinking about hiking this trail in a few weeks with a friend. Trying to get a better idea of its layout. Is this trail a loop or a hike in hike out trail? Also how available are water sources? Are they close to the trail or do they require some searching? any adivse would be greatly apperciated. Thanks!
Oh, I forgot to mention, one of the highlights of the trip was when we got to Deep Gap, we found an ancient apple tree, full of ripe, delicious apples, right at the gap. Not only did the many apples on the ground provide us with a delicious treat, they also gave us information that there were not a lot of bears around because the apples had obviously been there several days, untouched.
My husband and I did Boy Scout Camp to Cold Mountain to Black Balsam a couple of years ago in November. It's one of the best hikes ever! We camped at Deep Gap, Shining Rock Gap (there's a spring there)and Black Balsam. Because a lot of this route is in official "wilderness", no blazes or cairns are allowed. There were two places -- one in deep woods and one on a bald where berrypickers trails were numerous, where the routefinding was a bit tricky. Some of the best photos I've ever shot were on this trip. Note that if it is rainy or icy and the trail is covered with leaves, the trail up Cold Mountain from the Boy Scout Camp is pretty treacherous in places, producing slow going. All in all, though, this ranks as one of my favorite trips ever.
Shannon Davis, you did a great job with this 'rip & go' article. Great description and very enticing. I want to go now. But I especially like that you included the menu, skills to have & what to look for on this trip. Thanks
I've done this trip solo and with buddies several times. Here are some rules of thumb.
1. NEVER do this trip between April and August. The trail is very narrow as Scott stated, and terribly overgrown. As a result, it gets over-run with bugs as well. Fall is the best time to go, or winter if you have the gear.
2. The lightning is no joke, especially when passing through the exposed gaps.
3. Water is scarce, so you have to pack it in. There is a lesser known water source near the Shining Rock trail junction, right before you reach the junction, there is an exposed pipe with a light trickle off the right hand side of the trail.
All in all, it's definitely the best 2 day trip in this area, unrivaled views. It's also cool to know the history of the area before you go out, helps bring it all to life.
I'd also like to add that this trip would be much improved by making a loop from the trailhead, rather than an out-and-back to Cold Mountain. The balds are nice and peaceful, but you're not going to get a lot of altitude this way.
I did this trip last July and was pretty disappointed. Most of the Art Loeb trail was overgrown to the point of almost being un-navigable between the Narrows and Deep Gap. We hiked it on a misty day, and were soaked from the stomach down due to constantly pushing plants out of the way. The Narrows involved a little bushwhacking as well, and some minor scrambling. The trail between the trailhead and the Art Loeb was really nice, and the campsites are good (if slightly on the scarce side) near the end. Water is plentiful near the beginning, and scarce near Cold Mountain, so follow Scott's advice and fill up early. All in all, not a bad hike, but wear long pants. I wouldn't say it was the finest in the Asheville area, by any stretch.
Just got back from hiking this area. From Sinning Rock to Black Balsam is the high light of this trip. I did the Art Leob, it was ok, but the Black Balsam to Shinning Rock was AWESOME!
Just got back from hiking this area. From Sinning Rock to Black Balsam is the high light of this trip. I did the Art Leob, it was ok, but the Black Balsam to Shiinning Rock was AWESOME!
I'm doing this hike the first weekend in November with a friend who doesn't have a lot of backcountry expreience, so we are doing it over 2 nights. Do you have any recommendations for campsites that might have access to water?
Awesome weekend hike and great route to bag 4 peaks above 6K. On the way out, Ivestor Gap Trail is a nice warm up for Stairs Mountain, the Narrows and the climb up Cold Mountain from Deep Gap. There is a spring just before the trail doglegs near the summit Cold Mountain--fill up here. Day two is the most rewarding part of the entire hike. Lots of good views from the balds of Art Loeb trail. Lots of good camp sites along this section too. (hiked 10/3-10/4/09)


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Chef Kim Lambrechts from the Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe joins us with a recipe that puts your summer veggies to good use.
Ingredients / serve 4
* ½ cup of diced eggplant
* ½ cup of diced red onion
* ½ cup of diced red pepper
* ½ cup of diced zucchini
* ½ cup of diced summer squash
* ½ cup of diced tomato
* 1 tbsp. of chopped garlic
* 1 bay leaf
* 1 sprig of thyme
* 1tbsp of chopped marjoram / oregano
* 1/4 cup Pure Virgin Olive Oil
* Salt & Pepper to taste
* Heat a large shallow sauté pan, add ½ of the olive oil.
* Place the red onion, red pepper and eggplant in the sauté pan, add
the bay leaf and fresh thyme, stir gently and cook for about 3 minutes on high heat.
* Add more olive oil if necessary, and now add the zucchini, summer
squash, garlic, stir gently & cook for an additional 3 minutes, add the diced tomato & fresh herbs.
* Adjust seasoning with fresh ground pepper and salt.
* Best served right away to preserve the bright colors, flavors &
freshness of this dish.
* This is a great vegetable side dish for the summer whether you serve
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Routes Sorted
L to R R to L Alpha
The crux for this route is in the very beginning, about 10 feet up. Have not figured a path through the bulge yet, but a though line around the right side will get you to the nice classic flake and finger stuff.
Left center of the main climbing area starting under the obvious bulge. See area photo for the visual Beta.
So far, this has been a TR climb only. Thinking of asking permission to set gear for a sport route next year but afraid to 'rock the boat' with the rangers...