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CAIRO - Egyptians queued on Saturday, December 22, to vote in the second round of balloting expected to approve a new constitution and end weeks of unrest in the key Middle East country.
"We feel our voice matters," Shahinaz Shalaby, a housewife, told Reuters.
Voting "yes", even though she disagreed with some clauses, she added that a "yes" vote would not stop protests but "then it will stabilize afterwards".
From early hours on Saturday, Egyptians queued outside the polling stations to decide on the country's future.
Army soldiers joined police to secure the referendum process after deadly protests during the build up to the referendum date.
To provide security for the vote, some 250,000 security personnel have been deployed nationwide to try to keep order during the referendum.
The constitution is meant to be the cornerstone of democracy after three decades of army-backed autocracy under President Hosni Mubarak.
Supporters say the passage of the constitution will bring stability to the country after months of turbulence since Mubarak's ouster last year.
If the constitution is passed, a parliamentary election will be held in about two months.
However, the opposition says the constitution is divisive and would cause more divisions in the country.
"I'm voting 'no' because Egypt can't be ruled by one faction," said Karim Nahas, 35, a stock market broker, heading to a polling station in Giza, a province included in this round of voting which covers parts of greater Cairo.
Polling stations opened at 8 am (0600 GMT) and close at 7 p.m. (1700 GMT) though voting could be extended as it was last week.
Analysts expect another "yes" vote on Saturday because it covers rural and other areas seen as having more Islamist sympathizers.
Unofficial tallies are likely to emerge within hours of the close, but the referendum committee may not declare an official result for the two rounds until Monday, after hearing appeals.
The opposition National Salvation Front (NSF) coalition warned that if the constitution was passed it would be a recipe for trouble since the charter has not received broad consensus backing from the population.
"I see more unrest," said Ahmed Said, head of the liberal Free Egyptians Party and a member of the NSF.
Citing what he said were "serious violations" on the first day of voting, he said anger against President Mohamed Morsi and his Islamist allies was growing.
"People are not going to accept the way they are dealing with the situation," Said added.
Opposition figurehead Mohammed ElBaradei has urged people to vote against the charter.
"We know that if this constitution is passed, there will be no stability," he said late on Thursday.
Opponents, who had earlier quit the drafting assembly saying their voices were not heard, were invited but stayed away.
Turning down several invitations for a national dialogue to find a way out of the crisis, opposition figures rejected a last invitation on Friday by the constitution's general assembly to talk on the disputed articles.
Mohamed Beltagy, a senior official in Freedom and Justice Party, said the constitution was crucial to holding a parliamentary election and setting up the essential institutions of state.
"What is the catastrophe of this constitution?" he asked the assembly which drafted the document, during a sitting on Friday that was called to challenge opposition criticism of the text.
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Good news. The Art F City auction is live on Paddle8 and we're employing every form of digital media to let people know! That means you've got through Monday, February 17th at NOON sharp to bid on all live items before the heading to Postmasters Gallery for the live auction with CK Swett. You have through Monday, February 17th at TEN PM to bid on silent lots.
This February 17th, get ready for The Art F City Art World Roast Auction and Awards (AFCAWRAaA): a night of crowning the worst and auctioning off the best. (Basically, it's like the art prom, but everyone is Carrie). Prepare yourself for roasting and ass gadgetry; this year, our gilded awards will take the form of golden butt plugs.
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Over the course of the last two days, we've repeatedly been asked how we liked Art Toronto. Yesterday we reported on the organization and business of the fair, which is remarkable mostly for its utter lack of ambition. We didn't like that. Today, we've put together a slideshow to give readers a better sense of what's at the fair. We didn't like that either. And from what we hear, there's a lot missing, too! Jessica Bradley's absence this year was just one established gallery of many who was repeatedly mourned while we were on site.
Long story short, there's not a hell of a lot worth looking at. We collected the best (and worst) of it for you regardless though, because that's just how we roll. Brace yourself for images and commentary after the jump.
Art F City is pleased to announce that we are the exclusive media partner for the inaugural Pratt PHATT-B digital conference. The one-day festival includes keynote address by Eva and Franco Mattes, panel discussions, workshops, and an exhibition. It is free and open to the public.
Rhizome's Seven on Seven is, by definition, a crap shoot. The conference runs with the basic premise that by pairing seven technologists with seven artists and sticking them in a room together for 24 hours, a few creative sparks might fly. The following day, Rhizome hosts a six hour long conference in which the pairs are given 30 minutes each to present their collaborative work. The results are predictably mixed. Some projects fail, many have potential, but almost none amount to anything at all. Acknowledging this, Seven on Seven Moderator John Michael Boling quickly conceded during his opening remarks that "the main deliverable here is conversation."
Cultural studies has established that suburban white kids love hip hop in a complex manner; heaps has been written on aspiration, colorblindedness, misogynism, emulation, and subordination. But just what makes hip hop so appealing to net artists? Instead of passing off any attempt to indulge in hip hop as a 1:1 relationship between appropriation and mockery, I'm interested in looking at how different artists incorporate hip hop in their artwork to talk about themselves.
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Savings account rates fall to record lows By Laura Bruce Bankrate.com
Consumers keep stuffing cash into savings accounts and losing money in the process. It's like stuffing a sausage casing that has a hole in the end.
Bankrate.com's Fall 2003 Savings Account Survey of passbook and statement savings interest rates shows savers continue getting a raw deal. Interest rates have reached an all-time low since we began tracking them in 1987. These super-low rates don't even come close to keeping up with the economy's low inflation, so you lose money.
The national average interest rate for passbook accounts in the country's top 10 metropolitan markets is 0.50 percent, down nearly 17 percent since our spring 2003 survey. The average interest on statement savings accounts fell more than 23 percent to 0.46 percent. Click here to see the full survey.
Even though rates are skimpy just about everywhere, there's a significant difference between what you'll earn at a bank vs. a thrift or savings institution. The national average for banks is 0.38 percent on passbook accounts and 0.30 percent on statement accounts.
Thrifts, on average, are paying 0.60 percent on passbooks and 0.62 percent on statements.
There are also regional differences. Where you live plays a role in how much interest your money earns. Institutions surveyed in metro Detroit pay the most; an average of 0.93 percent for passbook accounts and 0.77 percent for statement accounts. At the other end of the spectrum is metro Philadelphia, with an average 0.29 percent for passbooks and 0.32 percent for statements.
Nancy Bush, an independent analyst and owner of NAB Research LLC, in Annandale, N.J., says banks keep dropping rates because they know consumers have few alternatives. She says the steep rise in deposits may be due, in part, to insecurity stemming from Sept. 11 and the threat of terrorism. Consumers may feel a need to hold high levels of cash. It's a decision, she says, that isn't particularly beneficial.
"Look at the debt levels. Consumers don't seem to be paying down debt, they're taking on new debt. Given the rate they're paying on credit and the rate they're getting on deposits, it's not an economically sound decision."
If you're determined to sock away money in a deposit account, at least get the best interest rate. You can find a better deal if you're willing to shop for the best place to park your savings and not settle for convenience.
A quick scan of Bankrate's high yield money market accounts shows several institutions, generally Internet banks, offering a 2 percent annual percentage yield or better. That's just about keeping pace with inflation, but at least you're breaking even. Some banks require as little as $1 to open the account, and have no fees and no minimum balance requirements.
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Use this recipe to slow-cook your joint to perfection, rendering away fat and leaving you with the ideal lean base to make five more meals to keep your trough full all week.
\r\n\r\nPer 150g serving: 332kcal; 28g protein
\r\n 1 bone-in pork shoulder (about 4kg)
\r\n2tbsp cocoa powder
\r\n1tbsp ground coffee (filter, not instant)
\r\n3 pinches sea salt
\r\n2tbsp paprika
1 Pack in fat-free flavour by spice-curing your meat. Mix the dry ingredients and rub over the pork. Wrap the meat tightly in cling film and leave in the fridge overnight.
\r\n2 In the morning, pre-heat your oven to 220°C, brush the spices off the pork and roast for 30min. Turn the heat down to 150°C, cover the pork in foil and cook for 6hr. Remove the foil for the final 60min to crisp the crackling. Now pig out
Morning bulk-up eggs
765kcal; 39g protein
\r\n1 portion pork
\r\n2 large handfuls spinach
\r\n1⁄2 avocado, cubed
\r\n2 eggs, poached
\r\n1tbsp olive oil
\r\n1tsp lemon juice
\r\n1tsp runny honey
1 Meet the new breakfast of champions. Spinach is packed with iron, to speed the transport of oxygen to your muscles, while avocado is rich in testosterone-raising healthy fats. Bolt on 14g of protein from the eggs and youre set to go.
\r\n2 Build your salad, whisk the dressing ingredients and drizzle it on top. The lemon and oil stimulate your digestive enzymes, says nutritionist Ioana Luca. Youll suck up every last nutrient.
Filling greek wraps
480kcal; 28g protein
\r\n 1 portion pork, shredded
\r\n1 tbsp tzatziki
\r\n1 large wholewheat wrap
\r\n1 baby gem lettuce, torn
1 Dollop the tzatziki across the middle of the tortilla wrap (wholewheat for a slower energy release). Its a great, low-calorie sauce, made with hunger-sating yoghurt, mint and cucumber.
\r\n2 Add the pork and lettuce, then roll it up burrito-style and dig right in.
Cheat day sliders
565kcal; 29g protein
\r\n1 portion pork, shredded
\r\n1tbsp BBQ sauce
\r\n2 pickled gherkins, sliced
\r\n2 mini bread rolls, halved
1 Put the pork in a bowl with the BBQ sauce and a splash of water. Mix well, cover and microwave for 1min.
\r\n2 Pile everything into the rolls and tuck in. The vinegar from the gherkins and sauce along with the porks protein will help to offset the blood-sugar dip caused by the white bread.
Fat-burning thai salad
421kcal; 33g protein
\r\n1 portion pork
\r\n1stem lemongrass, chopped
\r\n1 chilli, chopped
\r\n2tbsp lime juice
\r\n1tbsp fish sauce
\r\n1tbsp sweet chilli sauce
\r\n1 small bag spinach
1 First make your dressing: combine the lemongrass (a mild diuretic, to reduce bloating), chilli (loaded with the blood-sugar-lowering chemical capsaicin), lime juice and the sauces.
\r\n2 Add the pork and mix well, then toss in the spinach and some fresh herbs coriander works best. This spicy dish will speed up your resting metabolic rate for over four hours, says Luca. A secret recipe worth squealing about.
Low-GI root-veg pie
488kcal; 24g protein
\r\n\r\nIngredients (serves 2)
\r\n2 portions pork
\r\n1⁄2 swede
\r\n4 carrots
\r\n3 white potatoes
\r\n1 onion, chopped
\r\n1 celery stick, chopped
\r\n1tbsp tomato puree
\r\n300ml beef stock
1 This is post-work comfort food made virtuous. Cube the swede, potato and three carrots and put them on to boil. Combining spuds with root veg takes the GI score right down, while adding extra vitamins. When the veg is soft, mash it and season.
\r\n2 Meanwhile, stir-fry the onion, carrot and celery until soft. Throw in the pork, puree and stock; season, then simmer for 15min. Tip into a dish, top with the mash and bake at 200°C for 15min. Thats your genius weeks eating with minimal fuss. Good work, Einswine.
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By HAYLEY MACE
Thursday, October 14, 2010
An ambitious vision which will see the area around Lowestoft harbour regenerated with new jobs, businesses and homes has been revealed.
The Lake Lothing and Outer Harbour Area Action Plan (AAP) is a blueprint for how development in two of the town's most deprived areas, around the harbour and in Kirkley, might look over the next 15 years.
After more than four years of work and consultation, the detailed plan - which has been drawn up by Waveney District Council and urban regeneration company 1st East - is finally ready to be submitted to the secretary of state for approval. Once it has been approved, all planning decisions relating to the harbour and Kirkley areas have to follow the guidelines set out in the scheme.
The Kirkley and Harbour wards have both been named among the UK's most deprived areas, and these wide-ranging proposals aim to improve the area significantly by 2025 by creating 1,000 new jobs, providing 1,500 new homes in Kirkley, attracting more industry to the port and improving public access to the waterfront.
The vision for 2025 includes an improved Peto Square, with better access and connections both to the town centre and the waterfront. The waterfront itself is earmarked for new commercial and leisure facilities and north of the harbour, the historic Scores could be enhanced to attract visitors to the town's High Street. There is also hope that Ness Point could be transformed into a visitor attraction, linking to a neaby Power Park which would be a hub for renewable energy industries between hamilton Dock and the OrbisEnergy centre.
A Waveney District Council spokesman said: "By 2025, this area will be an outstanding place to live, work and visit, building on its unique location between the North Sea and the broads. People will choose to live and work there because of the job opportunities, high quality environment, heritage and sense of place and quality of life."
The AAP will be published and made available until mid-December before being sent to the secretary of state for approval in January.
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I hope that this does happen, but I'm afraid that Lowestoft has a poor history of getting back on its feet, however much "regenerating" is done and money spent. When things have been tidied up like London Road, there seems to be little money available to keep it clean. This isn't helped by the fag end droppers, chewing gum disposers and all-round litterbugs. Also, just when things seem to be looking up, yet another Lowestoft employer bites the dust
Thursday, October 14, 2010
I agree with T Doff, but I do feel that much has been done recently by Waveney Council to improve Lowestoft, however there is still much that can be done. Perhaps we should remind residents it is our responsibility to dispose of " fag ends and gum" properly in the first place, so we don't have to pay someone to do it for us!
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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Six decades after the Birmingham Museum of Art opened its doors at City Hall, Executive Director Gail Andrews sees the museum as a community galvanizer, where people of all ages can discover art, be educated, be dined and be entertained.
"One of the goals in our 60th year is to deepen the engagement with our audiences, and to make people more aware of the museum," said Andrews, its director since 1996, but who has worked in various positions at the museum since 1976. "We want it to be a place of ideas, where young and old can experience those ideas through art, to offer solace, to engage you in something new or something old."
To accomplish that, said Andrews, the museum must be constantly changing. In addition to regular traveling exhibitions, the permanent collection of 25,000 objects is rotated from basement storage areas to 180,000 square feet of gallery space on a regular basis.
On a recently weekday, workers were making finishing touches on a new outdoor terrace outside Oscar's Cafe. On the north wing, ladders and paint samples were visible as preparations were being made for expansion of the 18th century English space.
"At the end of October, we're expanding the gallery into a second room," said Chief Curator Jeannine O'Grody, competing with the din of carpenters' hammers. "We're going to do a break-through case so you can see through into the gallery."
Expansions are nothing new for BMA. New wings were completed in 1980 and 1993. More significantly modern, the museum is planning greater social media interaction as it adapts to 21st century lifestyles. Although cell phone audio tours are not yet available, the current exhibition, "Who Shot Rock & Roll," has a cell phone audio guide.
"We're finding out what people would like to see at the museum," Andrews said. "We have done a lot more with Facebook and Twitter, and we will have a mobile site soon, so if people are interested in an art work, they can read more about it and they can ask their own questions. People want more social spaces, bigger stores, better food and coffee, Wi-Fi space and places where they can gather and still use their phones. We don't want people yammering away in the galleries, but we want them to take a picture of something, send it to a friend and say, 'the museum is so cool.'"
'An epochal event'
Those developments indicate the technological progress the museum has made since 1951, but its commitment to the artistic life of Birmingham is unchanged.
A Birmingham News arts editorial on April 9, 1951 called the opening "an epochal event in the maturing of this community." A day earlier, arts writer Lily May Caldwell wrote, "Monday will be the most important day in Birmingham's art history."
Works lent by 30 museums adorned four areas of City Hall. Artists included Rembrandt, Cassatt, Goya, Whistler, Dali, Delacroix and Matisse. It would be a place "for those who have already advanced in some degree in the appreciation of the the fine arts .¤.¤. and for those who would like to begin the development of such appreciation," read the editorial.
But with growth comes new challenges.
Like most museums, BMA struggles with space. Only about 25 percent of its collection can be displayed at once. Although that is about average for museums its size nationwide, Andrews would like more to show more of its Wedgwood ceramics, African, Asian, American, Pre-Columbian African-American and other collections, some of which are among the nation's finest.
"We need space, and if we don't expand, we're going to have to rethink how we're collecting," said Andrews. "We are really judicious with the money we spend. We will continue to buy, of course, but we will do it cautiously and thoughtfully. The same with accepting gifts of art works."
Boutwell expansion still possible
Still a possibility is expansion to the space occupied by Boutwell Auditorium. Like Boutwell, the museum is city-owned and owns a majority of the collection. About half of the museum's operating expenses, or $3.4 million, come from the city.
"The main obstacle is that we need another facility for events in Boutwell," said Andrews. "The museum coming into Boutwell can't happen until we identify another spot for those events."
Tom Hamby, the museum's board chairman for the past six years, said expansion is needed to keep the museum financially strong.
"We have more than we'd like in storage," said Hamby. "We just don't have the space. We have had to take some walls out to have enough space to show everything, and that's what we run up against on some of the major traveling exhibits."
In addition to city funding, the museum relies on annual contributions, which have remained fairly steady at $3 million to $3.5 million. It also uses a small amount of its $18 million endowment each year for income and endowed positions.
The operating budget fluctuates, depending on the cost of exhibitions.
"Our budget is a little over $6 million," Andrews said. "It had been up to $9 million with 'Pompeii.' It has diminished some. It's enough to keep general admission free, and the cost of special exhibitions low."
Generating additional revenue from admission prices would not be cost-effective, said Andrews.
"We have studied it," she said. "We would have to hire two people to take money and we would want students and members to come free. When we worked out the math, we did not think it would offset having a number of people not come. We value being free, and with the amount of money the city of Birmingham allocates, it seems like the fair thing to do."
The number of programs the museum offers -- many of them free -- is daunting. Hands-on galleries, scavenger hunts, student exhibitions, First Thursday dinner series and Art on the Rocks are only a few. Lectures, concerts and films are held frequently in the 340-seat Steiner Auditorium. Societies for African and African-American art, Asian art, contemporary, European art, American art, photography and Indian art provide exclusive lectures and travel opportunities.
"The museum is a treasure for Birmingham and this region," said incoming board chairman Ralph Cook. "All of the cultural diversity that we have can make the city stronger, and the museum is a place where that can be displayed."
As it was in 1951, when The News editorial noted the museum's "exciting, enriching journey that has no limits."
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WASHINGTON - John Patrick Swain, 45, of Sterling, Va., pled guilty today to federal charges of distribution and possession of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr., James W. McJunkin, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI's Washington Field Office, and Cathy L. Lanier, Chief of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
Swain entered the guilty plea in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The Honorable James E. Boasberg is to sentence him on Dec. 14, 2012. Swain faces a maximum sentence of 20 years of imprisonment for distribution and 10 years of imprisonment for possession of child pornography, as well as a fine of $250,000 on each count.
According to the government's evidence, on June 27, 2012, Swain contacted a man he believed to be the father of a 12-year-old girl, using a social network site. That man turned out to be an undercover officer with the FBI's Child Exploitation Task Force. Over the next few days, Swain engaged in online conversations with the undercover officer. During this period, Swain sent the undercover officer 13 images of child pornography, including videos of adult men engaged in sexual acts with children.
Upon execution of a search warrant on the defendant's residence in Sterling, members of the FBI's Child Exploitation Task Force recovered a desktop computer as well as various external storage devices containing numerous videos and images of child pornography.
This case was brought as part of the Department of Justice's Project Safe Childhood initiative and investigated by the FBI's Child Exploitation Task Force, which includes members of the FBI's Washington Field Office and MPD. Project Safe Childhood is a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. Led by U.S. Attorneys' Offices and the Criminal Division's Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children, as well as identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.projectsafechildhood.gov
In announcing the guilty plea, U.S. Attorney Machen, Assistant Director McJunkin and Chief Lanier praised the MPD Detectives and Special Agents of the FBI Child Exploitation Task Force. They also commended Assistant U.S. Attorney Ari Redbord, who is prosecuting the case.


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Widener Law will mark the 40th anniversary of one of Delaware's most controversial – and some would say, important – environmental laws with a daylong public event that focuses on opportunities and challenges the legislation presents in modern times.
The Delaware Coastal Zone Act represented the first comprehensive coastal land-use law in the world aimed at curbing industrial development within a coastal area. The law forbids new heavy industry and bulk transfer facilities along the state's fragile coastline. It was heavily opposed by industrial developers in general, and the Shell Oil Co. and Nixon administration in particular. The law passed by a slim margin in 1971 with help from an endorsement by then-Gov. Russell Peterson. Today it is widely considered one of the state's most important pieces of legislation.
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"The Delaware Coastal Zone Act at 40: Past, Present and Future"
on Friday,
Sept. 30 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
in the
Ruby R. Vale Moot Courtroom
at 4601 Concord Pike. The event is co-sponsored by the Delaware Humanities Forum, the Delaware State Bar Association Section on Environmental Law and the student-run Widener Environmental Law Society.
Former U.S. Rep. Mike Castle will serve as the event keynote speaker. The morning will include presentations about the law's history, how it works and emerging challenges. The afternoon will feature breakout sessions and a screening of the recent film "An Evolving Legacy: Delaware's Coastal Zone Act," facilitated by the film's writer and director, Michael Oates of 302 Stories Inc.
The day will include a "town hall meeting" moderated by retired Delaware Superior Court Judge Susan Del Pesco, an alumna of the law school. Click here for a full event schedule.
"The program will provide a neutral forum for conversations about this historic law, as well as the opportunities it provides and challenges it faces over the next 40 years," said
Professor Jim May,
co-director of
Widener's Environmental Law Center.
Attorneys who attend will be eligible for 5.5
continuing legal education credits
in Delaware and Pennsylvania, and in New Jersey through self reporting. The registration fee for those who attend for credit is $150, or $125 for Widener Law alumni. The cost for the general public is $20. The event fee includes lunch, snacks and continuing education materials. Seating is limited. To register, contact Debbie E. Dantinne at
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On Tuesday, the New York Times (2/9/10) was front-paging a non-story about criticism of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change– hyping accusations about scientific misconduct and conflicts of interest that the paper itself called "half-truths" (FAIR Blog, 2/9/10).
Well, it turns out that there was quite a bit of snow on the East Coast this week, which seeminglyinspired another awful piece (2/11/10), this one headlined "Climate-Change Debate Is Heating Up in Deep Freeze." The whole premise of the piece is based on complaints from right-wing climate change deniers–Sen. James M. Inhofe, assorted "global-warming critics," Rush Limbaugh, Matt Drudge and the Virginia Republican party.
Not to worry, though; they're anti-science hysteria is "balanced" by a few comments from actual scientists. But at one point reporter John Broder counterposes "most climate scientists" who argue that severe storms could be linkedto climate change with "some independent climate experts" who don't see the link. Why such scientists are "independent" isn't clear; nor is it actually clear who the so-called independents are anyway, since that argument was substantiated with this:
As an illustration of their point of view, the family of Senator James M. Inhofe, Republican of Oklahoma, a leading climate skeptic in Congress, built a six-foot-tall igloo on Capitol Hill and put a cardboard sign on top that read "Al Gore's New Home."
James Inhofe is no way a climate expert–unless you count the number of times he is cited in the corporate media talking about climate change.
For more on corporate media's misreporting of global warming, see Extra!'s "Special Issue on Journalism and Climate Change" (2/10).


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1st ANNUAL "FOOD TRUCK THROWDOWN!"
Boston and New York City to go Head to Head on the Rose Kennedy Greenway
WHAT: Food Truck Throwdown,"Boston vs. NYC" – a daylong competition which pits seven food trucks from Boston against seven food trucks from New York City as contestants vie for the title of Best Food Truck. Live music, celebrity judges including Jenny Johnson of NECN's TV Diner, and tons of great eats = fun for the entire family. Admission is free, enjoying the food (and why wouldn't you want to?) will require you to bring your wallet.
WHO: Sara Ross, owner of Kickass Cupcakes, is the creative force behind the first annual Food Truck Throwdown,"Boston vs. NYC" along with support from the city of Boston, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, and the Boston food truck community.
WHERE: The first annual Food Truck Throwdown,"Boston vs. NYC" will take place in Dewey Square on the Rose Kennedy Greenway, Boston's hottest food truck location. The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy (www.rosekennedygreenway.org) piloted a food vending program called "Greenway Mobile Eats" in 2010, and the program continues to expand. Today, 16 food vendors operate in seven locations along the Greenway, with the goal of having 12-18 food vendors on the Greenway every season. For more information, visit www.rosekennedygreenway.org.
WHEN: Saturday, October 13, 2012 from 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM. Free Admission.
GO ON-LINE AND CHOOSE THE HOME TEAM: Public voting will determine the trucks representing Boston. Go to www.foodtruckthrowdown.com to vote for your favorite food truck.
Voting begins September 6th and ends at 11:59pm September 16th.
The Greenway parks are fully accessible to people with disabilities. Dewey Square is located across from South Station (Red, Silver and Commuter Rail Lines). The Greenway is also accessible through the MBTA Aquarium (Blue Line) Station, and in close proximity to both North Station (Green, Orange and Commuter Rail Lines).


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…But We'll Still Sell Them
Posted By Mark Sisson On June 18, 2007 @ 5:24 pm In Big Agra,Health,Hype,Marketing,Nutrition,Raising Healthy Children | No Comments
Kellogg's plans to modify its unhealthy products aimed at children, such as Pop Tarts and some of their breakfast cereals. In Kellogg's own estimation, at least half their products are missing important nutritional marks. To address the childhood obesity epidemic, Kellogg's will be reformulating these unhealthy processed foods…except where consumers do not like the taste change, in which case, they'll just stop marketing those products to kids.
Hmm. They've read a page from the failed New Coke playbook, as this article [7] explains. I understand that Kellogg's doesn't want to upset or turn away its core users (intentionally loaded term), and I suppose ceasing marketing to children is a decent compromise. But I wonder how long it's going to be before companies start taking more responsibility. We're just selling what people want… And so, they dance around the problem – make the product slightly more healthy, or just market it to adults. Eliminating the problem would mean radically changing the products, likely ruining the brand and killing off the company. The company's products are the problem.
Kellogg's could announce that they're completely abolishing all the beloved unhealthy products and will henceforward only be producing nutritious, high-fiber, lightly-sweetened, naturally-made, ethically-produced foods. They could create a campaign enjoining the public to get behind their huge risk, their about-face, their earnest attempt to change the world by caring about children's health. Can you imagine the promotions, publicity and the wallop of terror to their competitors? Well, more likely, the cackles of glee, because Kellogg's would never do this, nor would any other big food producer.
The products are the problem, sure. But people do like their Pop Tarts. Someone has to make the first move…
Kellogg's, from the article [7]:
"It means we have a lot of work to do," said Chief Executive David Mackay. "If we can't make those products taste just as good as they do today and make them as appealing, then we won't reformulate them and we won't advertise them."
More on Kellogg's products [8] (Has MacKay had a change of heart?)
Lean is in the eye of the marketer [9] (scroll down to point #4)
HT: Cardio Blog [10]
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2004 Marriage 750 ml
This Bordeaux blend was first produced to honor the marriage or our winemaker Sam Baxter and his wife Angela. Marriage symbolizes the love that brings two people together to become one. Terra Valentine celebrates that commitment with this special blend where select barrels of Bordeaux varietals are united, bringing out the best in each other.
Vintage Notes
In 2004, bud break occurred early and the trend carried forward throughout the growing season. Heat spikes occurred in June and at scattered intervals throughout the summer season. Sugars developed earlier than normal and temperatures were steady into one of the earliest harvests we have had. The quality of the grape was excellent, producing small and intense fruit.
Winemaking Notes
The 2004 Marriage Cabernet Sauvignon is a blend of 94% Cabernet Sauvignon from teh top of the Wurtele Vineyard, an d6% Merlot from the Yverdon Vineyard. We use the best barrels (85% new and 15% once used French Oak) and age them for 30 months, bottling the wine unfined and unfiltered.
Vineyard Notes
Terra Valentine is blessed with two estate vineyards that capture the best of Spring Mountain District winegrowing: The Wurtele Vineyard and the Yverdon Vineyard. They are distinguished by a diversity of mountain terrain and vines that are well adapted to the environment. While the mountain sites present challenges - including accessibility, diversity of soils, ripening, and hand labor - they reward the effort in wine filled with intense flavor and color. Each vineyard, with a unique set of soils, exposures, and micro-climates, produces a wine of distinction and personality reflecting the terroir of the estate.
Tasting Notes
The 2004 Marriage opens with aromas of dark chocolate, espresso and black cherry with hints of bay and cedar. Wild black and blueberries fill the mouth finishing with mocha and caramel and big, sweet tannins. Estimated maturity, 2012-2016.


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This site is the point of contact for Irish medical and nursing professionals who volunteer in Lourdes – either as members of a diocesan or other group pilgrimage or as individuals with the Hospitalité de Notre Dame de Lourdes (HNDL).
This group was commissioned by Dr Sandro de Franciscis, who is the Médecin Permanent & Président du Bureau des Constatations Médicales de Lourdes et de l'AMIL (Association Médicale Internationale de Lourdes). His goal was for Irish doctors and nurses to share experiences and resources with one another, in order that we can improve the pilgrimage experience together as a nation.
The letter of invitation from Sandro to all Irish members of AMIL can be found at this link: Towards a Meeting of the Irish Members of AMIL
It is also hoped that we will be able to build up a network of doctors and nurses who will be able to support pilgrimages in need of medical volunteers, which is based on a successful model of the UK Lourdes Medical Association.
The site is managed by Dr Michael Moran, who is the Irish member of the Comité Medical International de Lourdes (CMIL).
Michael currently works as an ENT/Head and Neck Cancer Surgery registrar in Belfast and is completing a PhD at the Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology (CCRCB) at Queen's University Belfast.
Michael has been travelling to Lourdes for many years; first as a youth helper, then as a doctor with his diocese (Down and Connor), and he also volunteered with the Irish Pilgrimage Trust Easter pilgrimage in 2008. Currently he is the Chief Medical Officer for the Down and Connor Diocesan Pilgrimage, and also volunteers with the Hospitalité Notre Dame de Lourdes as a stagiaire.


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Wrist tattoos can also include decorative art alone or with other tattoo symbols. This also include tribal and Celtic art, which are two popular art styles in the tattoo world. This may or may not be an option for you. Decorative art can set your tattoo off and could put the finishing touches on your tattoo design. Japanese, Chinese, and other Asian characters may also be used for wrist tattoos, such as Kanji tattoos. These Asian characters are very popular among men and women both. Remember, there are a lot of options when it comes to wrist tattoos.
There are some important things that you should remember before you choose your tattoo. Make sure that you take the time to research what tattoos that you are interested in. This is very important. Make sure you fully understand what your tattoo fully means and represents. You don't want to get a tattoo and find out later that it doesn't represent what you thought it did. By doing your own research, you will be familiar with the tattoo of your choice. You can also gain ideas by looking at pictures of other tattoo designs. Make sure that you take your time when choosing your tattoo and don't get into a hurry. Don't rush to get inked! Men and women that rush to get a tattoo usually end up with regrets later on down the road. Take your time, look at as many tattoo designs as you can, do your research, and make your decision when you are 100% sure. If you wish to look at more tattoos, please feel free to follow the links below to view more on tattoo symbols, ideas, designs, and meanings. Thanks for your visit.


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Justin says Chris Brown is a big influence for him and that people should focus on his music instead of his personal life in a new interview. Is JB defending his violent actions?
Chris Brown is once again in hot water after he allegedly punched Frank Ocean on Jan. 27 but Justin Bieber will always be a fan. In a new interview with Billboard magazine, Justin defends Breezy, and hints at his assault against Rihanna in 2009. Do you think he should be looking up to Chris?
Regarding the Grammys and who he wants to take home an award, Justin, 18, responded, "Chris Brown. I'm a fan. His music is really good. That's what they should focus on: his music."
Justina and Chris, 23, have been friends for a long time. In fact, they even recorded a song together in March 2011 called "Next 2 You" that was a track on Chris' F.A.M.E. album.
Justin also said he will not be attending the Grammys this year.
Chris And Rihanna Attending The Grammys Together?
Chris and Rihanna will both reportedly be at the show — Rihanna and Chris have even been talking about performing together! The Grammys bring back strong memories for the couple, since Chris assaulted Rihanna after a pre-Grammy party in 2009.
A source previously told HollywoodLife.com, "[Rihanna] wants her man on her arms with her at the Grammys. They both aren't worried about being out in public together. That's obvious. She already talked to him about going to the Grammys together and that's the plan right now."
If they attend the show together, it would definitely send a message to fans across the world.
HollywoodLifers, do you think Justin should be looking up to Chris Brown?
Watch: Chris Brown Fights Frank Ocean At Recording Studio
More Justin Bieber & Chris Brown news On HollywoodLife.com:
- Rihanna & Selena Gomez Need To Dump Justin Bieber & Chris Brown
- Justin Bieber & Chris Brown's Bro Date After The Billboard Awards
- Selena Gomez & Rihanna Hurting Their Self-Esteem Dating Justin & Chris
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CB is the kinda guy that trouble follows. We all know dudes like that, but they aren't under the microscope like Chris is. I wish he could just lay low, away from the damn bars for a solid year, avoid all twitter wars with idiots like Miranda Chunky Monkey Lambert and just do concerts. He's made himself a target and certain ppl don't want others to succeed. Not really a Justin fan, but yay for him to say something publically in a positive light about Chris….let's not forget Justin has legions of fans who will listen to him.
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So glad that Justin Bieber is finally making his friendship and influence by Chris public. He and Chris seem to be close friends and it is obvious that Chris is an influence for Justin. Just a matter of Justin growing up and taking control of his own life and not having his 'people' tell him what to say or do. Just listen to some of Justin's music and you can hear the Chris Brown influence. As a matter of fact Justin became known for doing a version of Chris Brown's 'With you' song on utube. Also, nobody can tell me that Chris hasn't helped Justin and Rihanna on their dance moves. I say the people that are true CB fans have long moved on and forgiven CB for the 2009 incident. Most important Rihanna has forgiven him and that is really all that matters. Any lingering hate is just that–HATE—which to me says more about the person hating then it does about Chris Brown.
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It's amazing how the media likes to twist things. All Justin said is that he's a fan of Chris, and people should focus on Chris' music not his personal life. He said nothing about Rihanna and Chris' relationship. How sad. The media is more interested in promoting trash than worthwhile info
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If you read the tweet, he says to MAKE IT ABOUT THE MUSIC….whether or not he likes him is irrelevant. JB is young and knows what it's liked to be dissed, he has been alot lately. Difference between the two is Justin has more media love and tweeters! That is where his words may help CB and I'm sure they are BOTH aware of this. One hand scratches the other…
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For PayPal, the Black Friday challenge is how to get people used to paying with PayPal online to start thinking of it as a way to pay offline, too. Only a few national chains are set up to accept PayPal at the checkout counter, among them Home Depot, Abercrombie & Fitch, and Jamba Juice. Unlike the other apps featured here, you don't need to have your phone with you at all to pay with PayPal at the register — just your phone number and a PIN, which are tied to your PayPal account, or a PayPal card. (PayPal is also just starting to roll out a smartphone-based payment option, as seen to the right.) During the holiday season, PayPal also is offering price matching: PayPal will refund the difference to your account if you buy something with PayPal and then find it for a lower price somewhere else.
Though not a retail force, Flipboard's holiday gift guide is worth mentioning as an elegant, relaxing alternative to shivering in a parking lot with strangers at 4 a.m. As part of its curated content offerings, Flipboard has divided its guide into predictable sections — kids, gadget lovers, foodies, etc. What makes the sections stand out, however, is the unpredictability within each, fueled by the RSS and social network feeds funneled into Flipboard's magazine-style layout. Levi's has a sponsored section in the guide, while sections for Apple's iBookstore Gilt Taste look like actual catalogs, complete with "buy" buttons — perhaps a new business model for the New Year?


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Should I try for a vaginal birth after having a c-section?
I'm pregnant with my second child, and I have the option of trying for a vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC). I'm having a really hard time with the decision, and I haven't been able to talk to anyone who's been through this. Can anyone share their experience?
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I had an emergency c-section (a vertical classical incision b/c of the emergency)with my firstborn. The surgeon told my husband that I could do a VBAC in the future. Let me first say that I lost my son to a very rare complication called vasa previa. The likelihood I would have a uterine rupture is greater than the chance I had of developing vasa previa. I am not willing to take that risk. I also have to say that the physical recovery from the c-section was not bad at all. Of course, I was suffering horrible emotional pain, so that overtook the physical aspects. I also have heard recently that if you deliver twins via c-section, your risk of rupture is higher than that of a singleton c-section birth. Don't trust the doctors to tell you what to do. Research as much as you can and certainly consult them. I would personally go for the repeat c-section. A uterine rupture is certain death for your baby and could take your life as well. Good luck!posted 10/11/2004 by jenna10948
I am alarmed at all of the misinformation given to some pp by their obs. VBAC is much safer than a repeat c/s. The chance of maternal mortality in a c/s is 4xs greater than in a vbac. The chance of fetal death due to rupture are only .015%. Doctors don't like to do vbac's because they have to be there and they take up time, also because of the small increase of chance of rupture(.5). That is why many don't encourage them. If you do want more children vbac is also better, c/s increases the risk of infertility, stillbirth, placenta previa, do I need to go on? Don't just take what your dr says, do research and find out the REAL truth about vbac. A good start is at the International Cesarean Awareness Network website. Good Luck! Karen ds- March 2002 c/s due to ftp ds- edd Nov 8 my future vbac baby!posted 10/11/2004 by Mommato2boys0204
My first child was born naturally after induction, and that went really well. My second baby was an emergency c-section. I got really sick from the epidural drugs and it took me a good 24 hours to recover just from that. For my two cents, the induction was much worse than the c-section. The contractions were the worst pain I've ever felt, although I probably wouldn't have felt that bad if I had been able to have an epidural. If I had had the epi, however, then I think the c would be a better experience since I would have had the sickness with the drugs. I didn't take any longer to heal with the c than with the v delivery. I understand the strong push towards more natural births lately, but I am very concerned about a VBAC. I don't want to take any chances with my baby or my health with the increased risk of uterine rupture. The next baby will be c.posted 02/13/2008 by AgNGL
Why does American women want to do vagýnal delvýery so bad, even after c-sectýon? ý would not recommend that . the rýsk ýs so hýgh. ý wýll also not recommend epýdurals or vacuum delývery. býg bbay? get a c-sectýon. make ýt electýve. vagýnal delývery ýs dangereous wýth a býg baby especýally.posted 01/04/2011 by a BabyCenter Member
i had a baby ,i like to have twinc nextposted 09/16/2010 by vyshurathu
I WANT TO HAVE A NATURAL BIRTH PEOPLE KEEP SAYING THT I COULD DIE,THIS IS MY SECOND CHILD. I HAD A C-SECTION WITH MY FIRST FIVE YEARS AGO I WANT TO DO NATURAL WHAT DO YOU THINK I SHOULD DO? IS IT TO RISKY? IS ANY ONE OUT THERE HAD A BABY AFTER VBAC. I HAD TO HAVE A C-SECTION CAUSE I WAS IN LABOR FOR 24 HOURS NO PROGRESS SOMEONE PLS HELP!!!!posted 03/20/2007 by sexyred_mom
Doctors do Unnecessary C-sections due to malpractice suits everyday. Check the facts ladies! I am an OB nurse, I know.posted 02/06/2006 by a BabyCenter Member
I'm appalled that so many women are choosing a repeat c-section. Everyone may be different, however, I just had a successful VBAC natural birth with no complications whatsoever. There is only a 1% chance of uterine rupture! So why do Doctors encourage a repeat c-section? Because its easier and more convenient for THEM not YOU! I have a cousin whose NINTH baby was born the same day as my little one. Her very first baby was a C-section, so this is her 8th successful VBAC! What does that tell you? IT CAN BE DONE! One good resource that helped me alot is a book called "Ina May's Guide to Childbirth" By Ina May Gaskin. You should check out all the 5 star reviews on Amazon.com! It really is better for you and for your baby to give birth the natural way that has been done for centuries. Please consider a VBAC if possible for your own good and the baby's best interests.posted 10/14/2004 by a BabyCenter Member
I don't know I just gave birth first time c-section and me and my husband hadn't had sex at least 3 months before I had my baby my daughter is two weeks old . And I so ready to give my husband the love he needs the oral sex isn't getting it.posted 05/10/2005 by a BabyCenter Member
I don't understand why your questioning this. You had a success full vbac w/ your 2nd child. So what are you afraid of?posted 12/05/2005 by a BabyCenter Member
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Cosmetic and Adult Restorative Dentistry by Dr. Phillippe Freeman
One of Dr. Freeman's core beliefs is that the best dentistry is the dentistry that is the most minimally invasive in order to correct the problem at hand. When asked what his preferred method or technique is for a given procedure, the answer will almost always be "it depends." Conservative approaches are often not practiced in today´s dental profession. Depending on the problem, sometimes certain materials are a better solution for the given situation than others. Dr. Freeman takes the time to explain your options rather than dictating what material or technique you need. An educated patient is always happy with the choices they help make when it comes to their dental care. We have many patients opting for more conservative "partial crown" porcelain or gold restorations rather than traditional full crowns. These more conservative crowns can be bonded "inside" the tooth rather than covering the entire tooth. In any economic climate, these restorations preserve your teeth rather than chopping them down into little stumps. These conservative techniques can last longer than any other technique available in dentistry, making gold or porcelain inlays and onlays a better long term
value and more conservative and less problematic later in life.
All the other materials utilized in Dr. Freeman's practice are tooth colored filling materials or porcelain restorations that mimic natural tooth color and form.


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English 110 satisfies the Literary Studies, Creative Writing, and Rhetoric distribution requirement.
ENG 110 Literature and Medicine
Vaz Hooper
Science and medicine have indelibly influenced how we understand and respond to the physical and mental state of being human. We will consider how an appreciation of literary texts and the questions they broach give us a different insight into the human condition and affect our awareness of health, addiction, illness, disease, suffering, recovery, and death. In doing so, we will also pay close attention to the cultural coding of these issues, as we examine how gender, class, race, sexual orientation, or other cultural biases color our perceptions of health, disease, suffering and death. Texts range from William Shakespeare to Kurt Vonnegut, Frances Burney to Barbara Ehrenreich, W. H. Auden to Atul Gawande, Emily Dickinson to Lucille Clifton.
ENG 110 Introduction to Shakespeare
R. Ingram
This course is designed for students who have encountered at least a little Shakespeare-in a book or on a stage or on a screen-and who have enjoyed those encounters. It surveys a selection of Shakespeare's plays, including comedies (Much Ado about Nothing), histories (Henry V), tragedies (Othello), and hybrids of several genres (The Tempest). We will approach the plays primarily through close-reading and spirited conversation, but also through in-class performances, film adaptations, and occasional critical texts. At the end of the semester, students enrolled in the course will choose our final play, as a step out of the classroom and toward a lifetime relationship with the writer who most shaped our words and still shapes our world.
ENG 110 Media and Community
From Walt Whitman's broad embrace of American readers in the 1860s to the digital social networks of today, this course examines how various media form communities of readers and writers. We will investigate how lyric poetry creates one kind of intimacy between author and reader, how blogs establish another, and how the NBC television comedy Community builds its own cult following. Davidson College meets Greendale Community College in a course that teaches you how to read, analyze, and respond critically and creatively to various forms of media.
(Not offered Fall 2014.)
ENG 110 Reading Violence
""Violence is one of the most fun things to watch.""-Quentin Tarentino
""Violence isn't always evil. What's evil is the infatuation with violence.""-Jim Morrison
""I write about violence as naturally as Jane Austen wrote about manners. Violence shapes and obsesses our society, and if we do not stop being violent we have no future.""-Edward Bond, British playwright
English 110: Introduction to Literature is a course for Davidson College students who wish to fulfill the core literature requirement. Its focus is to help students improve their skills in college-level reading with an end toward enjoyment, appreciation, and most of all, thoughtful and intelligent critical discourse, both spoken and written. All viewpoints and opinions are welcome, with one exception: ""Aren't we reading too much into that?"" Deep, engaged reading is exactly the point of the profession of the literary critic, who makes the world around her or him a better place by responding to ideas-their own, and those of others.
The theme along which our course will be organized is ""Reading Violence."" This may seem strange: reading seems such a peaceful act, one we imagine as passive, quiet, and restive-a world away, it would seem, from violence. Why and how, then, would an author choose to introduce violence into a text? Is violence always physical and overt? What additional meanings can it have and experiences can it convey to us? Can we-or should we-""enjoy"" some kinds of violence? What are we meant to do once we engage with violence? We'll use an exploration of the many ways violence can appear as our theme for reading mostly contemporary novels, drama, and the graphic novel.
Below, I've listed examples of some of the texts we're going to read in the course, and some of the questions about different kinds of violence they raise. I hope you'll join me for some exciting and profound conversations, liberally dosed with irreverence and thoughtful commentary in equal parts.
Dorothy Allison, Bastard Out of Carolina - In this, the story of a young girl growing up poor, queer, and Southern, we contemplate many things: violence against women, homophobia, and classism, but also human resilience.
Ian McEwan, Saturday - McEwan's novel, among the first post-9/11 novels, examines 24 hours in the life of a London neurosurgeon, Henry Perowne, whose day is at first terribly mundane and then violently disrupted.
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The rectangular closed diaphragm (RCD) wall is a new type of bridge foundation. Compared to barrette foundation, measuring the performance of RCD walls is relatively complicated because of their incorporation of a soil core. Using the FLAC3D software, this paper investigates the deformation properties, soil resistance and skin friction of a laterally loaded RCD wall as well as the settlement, axial force and load-sharing ratio of a vertically loaded RCD wall. Special attention is given to the analysis of factors that influence the performance of the soil core. It was found that under lateral loading, the RCD wall behaves as an end-bearing friction wall during the entire loading process. The relative displacement between the wall body and the soil core primarily occurs below the rotation point, and the horizontal displacement of the soil core is greater than that of the wall body. Under vertical loading, the degree of inner skin friction around the bottom of the soil core and the proportion of the loading supported by the soil core increase with increased cross-section size. The wall depth is directly proportional to the loading supported by the outer skin friction and the tip resistance of the wall body and is inversely proportional to the loading borne by the soil core.
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- Title
- The behavior of a rectangular closed diaphragm wall when used as a bridge foundation
- Journal
Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering
Volume 6, Issue 4 , pp 398-420
- Cover Date
- 2012-12-01
- 10.1007/s11709-012-0175-5
- Print ISSN
- 2095-2430
- Online ISSN
- 1673-7512
- Publisher
- SP Higher Education Press
- Additional Links
- Topics
- Keywords
- diaphragm wall
- soil core
- bridge foundation
- bearing behavior
- Authors
- Qiangong Cheng (1)
- Jiujiang Wu (1)
- Zhang Song (1)
- Hua Wen (1)
- Author Affiliations
- 1. Department of Geological Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, 610031, China


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It took me four and a half minutes to read this post, so I didn't check my smartphone…yet! ;)
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