text: Algorithms for Molecular Biology - Latest Articles http://www.almob.org The latest research articles published by Algorithms for Molecular Biology 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z Sorting signed permutations by short operations Background: During evolution, global mutations may alter the order and the orientation of the genes in a genome. Such mutations are referred to as rearrangement events, or simply operations. In unichromosomal genomes, the most common operations are reversals, which are responsible for reversing the order and orientation of a sequence of genes, and transpositions, which are responsible for switching the location of two contiguous portions of a genome. The problem of computing the minimum sequence of operations that transforms one genome into another – which is equivalent to the problem of sorting a permutation into the identity permutation – is a well-studied problem that finds application in comparative genomics. There are a number of works concerning this problem in the literature, but they generally do not take into account the length of the operations (i.e. the number of genes affected by the operations). Since it has been observed that short operations are prevalent in the evolution of some species, algorithms that efficiently solve this problem in the special case of short operations are of interest. Results: In this paper, we investigate the problem of sorting a signed permutation by short operations. More precisely, we study four flavors of this problem: (i) the problem of sorting a signed permutation by reversals of length at most 2; (ii) the problem of sorting a signed permutation by reversals of length at most 3; (iii) the problem of sorting a signed permutation by reversals and transpositions of length at most 2; and (iv) the problem of sorting a signed permutation by reversals and transpositions of length at most 3. We present polynomial-time solutions for problems (i) and (iii), a 5-approximation for problem (ii), and a 3-approximation for problem (iv). Moreover, we show that the expected approximation ratio of the 5-approximation algorithm is not greater than 3 for random signed permutations with more than 12 elements. Finally, we present experimental results that show that the approximation ratios of the approximation algorithms cannot be smaller than 3. In particular, this means that the approximation ratio of the 3-approximation algorithm is tight. ${item.link} Gustavo Galvão Orlando Lee Zanoni Dias Algorithms for Molecular Biology 2015, null:12 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z ${item.identifier} /content/figures/s13015-015-0040-x-toc.gif Algorithms for Molecular Biology 1748-7188 ${item.volume} 12 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z PDF A virtual pebble game to ensemble average graph rigidity Background: The body-bar Pebble Game (PG) algorithm is commonly used to calculate network rigidity properties in proteins and polymeric materials. To account for fluctuating interactions such as hydrogen bonds, an ensemble of constraint topologies are sampled, and average network properties are obtained by averaging PG characterizations. At a simpler level of sophistication, Maxwell constraint counting (MCC) provides a rigorous lower bound for the number of internal degrees of freedom (DOF) within a body-bar network, and it is commonly employed to test if a molecular structure is globally under-constrained or over-constrained. MCC is a mean field approximation (MFA) that ignores spatial fluctuations of distance constraints by replacing the actual molecular structure by an effective medium that has distance constraints globally distributed with perfect uniform density. Results: The Virtual Pebble Game (VPG) algorithm is a MFA that retains spatial inhomogeneity in the density of constraints on all length scales. Network fluctuations due to distance constraints that may be present or absent based on binary random dynamic variables are suppressed by replacing all possible constraint topology realizations with the probabilities that distance constraints are present. The VPG algorithm is isomorphic to the PG algorithm, where integers for counting "pebbles" placed on vertices or edges in the PG map to real numbers representing the probability to find a pebble. In the VPG, edges are assigned pebble capacities, and pebble movements become a continuous flow of probability within the network. Comparisons between the VPG and average PG results over a test set of proteins and disordered lattices demonstrate the VPG quantitatively estimates the ensemble average PG results well. Conclusions: The VPG performs about 20% faster than one PG, and it provides a pragmatic alternative to averaging PG rigidity characteristics over an ensemble of constraint topologies. The utility of the VPG falls in between the most accurate but slowest method of ensemble averaging over hundreds to thousands of independent PG runs, and the fastest but least accurate MCC. http://www.almob.org/content/10/1/11 Luis González Hui Wang Dennis Livesay Donald Jacobs Algorithms for Molecular Biology 2015, null:11 2015-03-18T00:00:00Z doi:10.1186/s13015-015-0039-3 /content/figures/s13015-015-0039-3-toc.gif Algorithms for Molecular Biology 1748-7188 ${item.volume} 11 2015-03-18T00:00:00Z PDF A simple data-adaptive probabilistic variant calling model Background: Several sources of noise obfuscate the identification of single nucleotide variation (SNV) in next generation sequencing data. For instance, errors may be introduced during library construction and sequencing steps. In addition, the reference genome and the algorithms used for the alignment of the reads are further critical factors determining the efficacy of variant calling methods. It is crucial to account for these factors in individual sequencing experiments. Results: We introduce a simple data-adaptive model for variant calling. This model automatically adjusts to specific factors such as alignment errors. To achieve this, several characteristics are sampled from sites with low mismatch rates, and these are used to estimate empirical log-likelihoods. The likelihoods are then combined to a score that typically gives rise to a mixture distribution. From this we determine a decision threshold to separate potentially variant sites from the noisy background. Conclusions: In simulations we show that our simple model is competitive with frequently used much more complex SNV calling algorithms in terms of sensitivity and specificity. It performs specifically well in cases with low allele frequencies. The application to next-generation sequencing data reveals stark differences of the score distributions indicating a strong influence of data specific sources of noise. The proposed model is specifically designed to adjust to these differences. http://www.almob.org/content/10/1/10 Steve Hoffmann Peter Stadler Korbinian Strimmer Algorithms for Molecular Biology 2015, null:10 2015-03-04T12:00:00Z doi:10.1186/s13015-015-0037-5 /content/figures/s13015-015-0037-5-toc.gif Algorithms for Molecular Biology 1748-7188 ${item.volume} 10 2015-03-04T12:00:00Z XML Protein docking with predicted constraints This paper presents a constraint-based method for improving protein docking results. Efficient constraint propagation cuts over 95% of the search time for finding the configurations with the largest contact surface, provided a contact is specified between two amino acid residues. This makes it possible to scan a large number of potentially correct constraints, lowering the requirements for useful contact predictions. While other approaches are very dependent on accurate contact predictions, ours requires only that at least one correct contact be retained in a set of, for example, one hundred constraints to test. It is this feature that makes it feasible to use readily available sequence data to predict specific potential contacts. Although such prediction is too inaccurate for most purposes, we demonstrate with a Naïve Bayes Classifier that it is accurate enough to more than double the average number of acceptable models retained during the crucial filtering stage of protein docking when combined with our constrained docking algorithm. All software developed in this work is freely available as part of the Open Chemera Library. http://www.almob.org/content/10/1/9 Ludwig Krippahl Pedro Barahona Algorithms for Molecular Biology 2015, null:9 2015-02-20T12:00:00Z doi:10.1186/s13015-015-0036-6 /content/figures/s13015-015-0036-6-toc.gif Algorithms for Molecular Biology 1748-7188 ${item.volume} 9 2015-02-20T12:00:00Z XML MoDock: A multi-objective strategy improves the accuracy for molecular docking Background: As a main method of structure-based virtual screening, molecular docking is the most widely used in practice. However, the non-ideal efficacy of scoring functions is thought as the biggest barrier which hinders the improvement of the molecular docking method. Results: A new multi-objective strategy for molecular docking, named as MoDock, is presented to further improve the docking accuracy with available scoring functions. Instead of simple combination of multiple objectives with fixed weight factors, an aggregate function is adopted to approximate the real solution of the original multi-objective and multi-constraint problem, which will simultaneously smooth the energy surface of the combined scoring functions. Then, method of centers and genetic algorithm are used to find the optimal solution. Tests of MoDock against the GOLD test data set reveal the multi-objective strategy improves the docking accuracy over the individual scoring functions. Meanwhile, a 70% ratio of the good docking solutions with the RMSD value below 1.0 Å outperforms other 6 commonly used docking programs, even with a flexible receptor docking program included. Conclusions: The results show MoDock is an effective strategy to overcome the deviations brought by single scoring function, and improves the prediction power of molecular docking. http://www.almob.org/content/10/1/8 Junfeng Gu Xu Yang Ling Kang Jinying Wu Xicheng Wang Algorithms for Molecular Biology 2015, null:8 2015-02-18T00:00:00Z doi:10.1186/s13015-015-0034-8 /content/figures/s13015-015-0034-8-toc.gif Algorithms for Molecular Biology 1748-7188 ${item.volume} 8 2015-02-18T00:00:00Z XML Algorithmic approaches to protein-protein interaction site prediction Interaction sites on protein surfaces mediate virtually all biological activities, and their identification holds promise for disease treatment and drug design. Novel algorithmic approaches for the prediction of these sites have been produced at a rapid rate, and the field has seen significant advancement over the past decade. However, the most current methods have not yet been reviewed in a systematic and comprehensive fashion. Herein, we describe the intricacies of the biological theory, datasets, and features required for modern protein-protein interaction site (PPIS) prediction, and present an integrative analysis of the state-of-the-art algorithms and their performance. First, the major sources of data used by predictors are reviewed, including training sets, evaluation sets, and methods for their procurement. Then, the features employed and their importance in the biological characterization of PPISs are explored. This is followed by a discussion of the methodologies adopted in contemporary prediction programs, as well as their relative performance on the datasets most recently used for evaluation. In addition, the potential utility that PPIS identification holds for rational drug design, hotspot prediction, and computational molecular docking is described. Finally, an analysis of the most promising areas for future development of the field is presented. http://www.almob.org/content/10/1/7 Tristan Aumentado-Armstrong Bogdan Istrate Robert Murgita Algorithms for Molecular Biology 2015, null:7 2015-02-15T12:00:00Z doi:10.1186/s13015-015-0033-9 /content/figures/s13015-015-0033-9-toc.gif Algorithms for Molecular Biology 1748-7188 ${item.volume} 7 2015-02-15T12:00:00Z XML An integrative approach for a network based meta-analysis of viral RNAi screens Background: Big data is becoming ubiquitous in biology, and poses significant challenges in data analysis and interpretation. RNAi screening has become a workhorse of functional genomics, and has been applied, for example, to identify host factors involved in infection for a panel of different viruses. However, the analysis of data resulting from such screens is difficult, with often low overlap between hit lists, even when comparing screens targeting the same virus. This makes it a major challenge to select interesting candidates for further detailed, mechanistic experimental characterization. Results: To address this problem we propose an integrative bioinformatics pipeline that allows for a network based meta-analysis of viral high-throughput RNAi screens. Initially, we collate a human protein interaction network from various public repositories, which is then subjected to unsupervised clustering to determine functional modules. Modules that are significantly enriched with host dependency factors (HDFs) and/or host restriction factors (HRFs) are then filtered based on network topology and semantic similarity measures. Modules passing all these criteria are finally interpreted for their biological significance using enrichment analysis, and interesting candidate genes can be selected from the modules. Conclusions: We apply our approach to seven screens targeting three different viruses, and compare results with other published meta-analyses of viral RNAi screens. We recover key hit genes, and identify additional candidates from the screens. While we demonstrate the application of the approach using viral RNAi data, the method is generally applicable to identify underlying mechanisms from hit lists derived from high-throughput experimental data, and to select a small number of most promising genes for further mechanistic studies. http://www.almob.org/content/10/1/6 Sandeep Amberkar Lars Kaderali Algorithms for Molecular Biology 2015, null:6 2015-02-13T00:00:00Z doi:10.1186/s13015-015-0035-7 /content/figures/s13015-015-0035-7-toc.gif Algorithms for Molecular Biology 1748-7188 ${item.volume} 6 2015-02-13T00:00:00Z XML Estimating evolutionary distances between genomic sequences from spaced-word matches Alignment-free methods are increasingly used to calculate evolutionary distances between DNA and protein sequences as a basis of phylogeny reconstruction. Most of these methods, however, use heuristic distance functions that are not based on any explicit model of molecular evolution. Herein, we propose a simple estimator d N of the evolutionary distance between two DNA sequences that is calculated from the number N of (spaced) word matches between them. We show that this distance function is more accurate than other distance measures that are used by alignment-free methods. In addition, we calculate the variance of the normalized number N of (spaced) word matches. We show that the variance of N is smaller for spaced words than for contiguous words, and that the variance is further reduced if our spaced-words approach is used with multiple patterns of 'match positions' and 'don't care positions'. Our software is available online and as downloadable source code at: http://spaced.gobics.de/. http://www.almob.org/content/10/1/5 Burkhard Morgenstern Bingyao Zhu Sebastian Horwege Chris Leimeister Algorithms for Molecular Biology 2015, null:5 2015-02-11T12:00:00Z doi:10.1186/s13015-015-0032-x /content/figures/s13015-015-0032-x-toc.gif Algorithms for Molecular Biology 1748-7188 ${item.volume} 5 2015-02-11T12:00:00Z XML Clustering of reads with alignment-free measures and quality values Background: The data volume generated by Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) technologies is growing at a pace that is now challenging the storage and data processing capacities of modern computer systems. In this context an important aspect is the reduction of data complexity by collapsing redundant reads in a single cluster to improve the run time, memory requirements, and quality of post-processing steps like assembly and error correction. Several alignment-free measures, based on k-mers counts, have been used to cluster reads.Quality scores produced by NGS platforms are fundamental for various analysis of NGS data like reads mapping and error detection. Moreover future-generation sequencing platforms will produce long reads but with a large number of erroneous bases (up to 15 %). Results: In this scenario it will be fundamental to exploit quality value information within the alignment-free framework. To the best of our knowledge this is the first study that incorporates quality value information and k-mers counts, in the context of alignment-free measures, for the comparison of reads data. Based on this principles, in this paper we present a family of alignment-free measures called D q -type. A set of experiments on simulated and real reads data confirms that the new measures are superior to other classical alignment-free statistics, especially when erroneous reads are considered. Also results on de novo assembly and metagenomic reads classification show that the introduction of quality values improves over standard alignment-free measures. These statistics are implemented in a software called QCluster (http://www.dei.unipd.it/~ciompin/main/qcluster.html). http://www.almob.org/content/10/1/4 Matteo Comin Andrea Leoni Michele Schimd Algorithms for Molecular Biology 2015, null:4 2015-01-28T12:00:00Z doi:10.1186/s13015-014-0029-x /content/figures/s13015-014-0029-x-toc.gif Algorithms for Molecular Biology 1748-7188 ${item.volume} 4 2015-01-28T12:00:00Z XML EUCALYPT : efficient tree reconciliation enumerator Background: Phylogenetic tree reconciliation is the approach of choice for investigating the coevolution of sets of organisms such as hosts and parasites. It consists in a mapping between the parasite tree and the host tree using event-based maximum parsimony. Given a cost model for the events, many optimal reconciliations are however possible. Any further biological interpretation of them must therefore take this into account, making the capacity to enumerate all optimal solutions a crucial point. Only two algorithms currently exist that attempt such enumeration; in one case not all possible solutions are produced while in the other not all cost vectors are currently handled. The objective of this paper is two-fold. The first is to fill this gap, and the second is to test whether the number of solutions generally observed can be an issue in terms of interpretation. Results: We present a polynomial-delay algorithm for enumerating all optimal reconciliations. We show that in general many solutions exist. We give an example where, for two pairs of host-parasite trees having each less than 41 leaves, the number of solutions is 5120, even when only time-feasible ones are kept. To facilitate their interpretation, those solutions are also classified in terms of how many of each event they contain. The number of different classes of solutions may thus be notably smaller than the number of solutions, yet they may remain high enough, in particular for the cases where losses have cost 0. In fact, depending on the cost vector, both numbers of solutions and of classes thereof may increase considerably. To further deal with this problem, we introduce and analyse a restricted version where host switches are allowed to happen only between species that are within some fixed distance along the host tree. This restriction allows us to reduce the number of time-feasible solutions while preserving the same optimal cost, as well as to find time-feasible solutions with a cost close to the optimal in the cases where no time-feasible solution is found. Conclusions: We present Eucalypt, a polynomial-delay algorithm for enumerating all optimal reconciliations which is freely available at http://eucalypt.gforge.inria.fr/. http://www.almob.org/content/10/1/3 Beatrice Donati Christian Baudet Blerina Sinaimeri Pierluigi Crescenzi Marie-France Sagot Algorithms for Molecular Biology 2015, null:3 2015-01-23T12:00:00Z doi:10.1186/s13015-014-0031-3 /content/figures/s13015-014-0031-3-toc.gif Algorithms for Molecular Biology 1748-7188 ${item.volume} 3 2015-01-23T12:00:00Z XML


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Two seafaring robots have been busy at work in the Puget Sound this summer, searching for toxic algae and bacteria growths that could contaminate seafood.
Robotic sensors have been placed in the water in Samish Bay and Lummi Bay and are being tested as early-warning systems to let fishermen know if there are toxins in the water that could make their way into shellfish, in a project co-led by Stanford-affiliated scientists and Seattle-based NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center.
NOAA estimates that such robots could save million of dollars each year in damages by informing fisherman when it is safe to fish, the Stanford News Service reported.
Currently, testing for toxins can take up to two days because someone has to go out and get a sample, bring it back to the lab and wait for the analysis, which can take 24 hours, said Kevan Yamahara, early career fellow at the Center for Ocean Solutions at Stanford.
The robotic instruments act as a "lab in a can," he said, because they can do tests on-site and provide almost-real-time data about water quality.
By testing the water for toxins, rather than waiting and testing the algae or bacteria growths that form, it can be determined earlier if harvesting conditions are safe.
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Another jacking up floor question
Our house is 110 years old and has two areas that need to be supported better. The kitchen area can be done with inexpensive jacks and I think we can do it ourselves. The other area is not a joist sagging problem, but more of a pier settling problem I think. It needs hydraulic lifting and a shored up pier or new pier.
I called a guy who has been moving houses for about 40 years...he looked at it and said he can do it. The thing is, he thinks it can be done quickly. I've read in several places that it should be done very gradually. I'm pretty nervous about doing it at all, much less quickly. If I want a second opinion, what sort of professional does this sort of thing? I don't think a general contractor would be my best bet.
I guess it might help if I asked the house moving guy how many inches the house needs to be raised. If it's not much, maybe it COULD be done quickly. Any cautionary advice?
We are in the exact same boat. We're in escrow with a 100 year old house, and the central post has settled and needs to be lifted and a new support put in underneath. We had a civil engineer come in and he said it needs to be jacked up about 3/4 inch when all is said and done. I have been told that even this amount needs to be done SLOWLY, as it may have taken decades to move down that much. My father is an engineer and he recommended one turn of a jack a day, so to jack it up over 5-7 days at least. This of course makes it hard to hire someone to do it. My husband and a friend feel they can jack it up and leave it until we replace the foundation in the spring, but it scares me to not have a professional in, as it is the center support post for a 2 story house. I'll be interested in what others have to say on this.
We're going to have to raise up a corner of our kitchen wing that is sagging since the stone foundation has broken down. I did a bit of online research and the advice seems to vary with how severe the problem is (the worse it is the more you need house moving professionals) and also where, exactly, you put the lift supports attached to the jacks (like house wrighting uses the sills). Then there is the issue of multiple jacks and working in teams to effect a lift simultaneously. As mentioned--slow, REAL slow, is better and safer. I have seen 1/4 turn and 1/2 turn per week recommended. Luckily, there is no plaster in the kitchen wing, so I'm not concerned about that. Proper support for the jack is a necessity -- we have to pour a concrete footer for the jack to rest on--and making sure no wires, pipes or connectors will be affected. Most of the help sites won't come out and recommend this as a DIY activity, since it can be hazardous and cause $$$ damage if you don't know what you're doing, but they put the info out there.
1/8 inch per week if you want to preserve plaster walls. Even then you will likely produce some new cracks.
The sag in an old joist is 'set'. When you start jacking, the entire joist moves, curve and all. The wood does not 'straighten out' to any signifiacnt degree. It has lost the little 'give' it had when new.
Jacking rate needs to account for what is moving and how the house is constructed. Fast is usually not good unless it is over a small area or does not involve walls (the sag in the middle of a room). Just be aware of the 'set' problem. Sometimes the entire curve just moves up.
Sujiwan (or anyone else), do you have links that give info that might help if you want to consider it as a DIY job? I don't, but they will at least help me to better understand what I'm up against with what we have to do. FYI, mine is a "sag in the center" problem.
This should get you started:
Here is a link that might be useful: Jacking up stuff
Be very careful of the site above. It took all of about 30 seconds to find the first error:
"Common framing lumber can only handle about 625 pounds per square inch of compressive stress."
This is grossly to high, even for temporary jacking. Loads in the 50-100 PSI are often even to high for new lumber. The old stuff can often take more (it has hardened up over the years if not in a damp/high humidity location).
Metal lintels (angle iron) are the most eaily obtained pads for use when jacking, and serve to spread the load out well.
It is iften easier to place a face againstthe wood to be jacked and have the angle hang down. This allows placement centered under a joist or beam.
Another often omitted item is to keep the jack perfectly plumb. Any tipping can cause 'kick out' of the base of the jack.
A pair of lintels can be used to help spread the load on the bottom of the jack also. Typical concrete floors are only 4 inches or so thick, and not designed for the concentrated point load of heavy jacking.
"Be very careful of the site above. It took all of about 30 seconds to find the first error:"
The article cited a footnote to the 625psi figure. Where is the evidence for your 50psi spec? Perhaps a link?
And if you had read more than 30 seconds into the article, you would have noted that the author recommends using steel plates under the jack. The whole point in mentioning the compressive strength of lumber is that bottle jacks can exceed it, therefore steel plates are needed.
Read the entire article. I see nothing wrong with his method to jack up a floor, and I've been in the business for nearly 30 years.
I do structural design work in wooden buildings. the design limit is 50-100 PSI deoending on wood species.
Try the Wood handbook: Wood as an Enfgineering Material, Forest Products Lab, USDA.
Online for the looking.
I stop reading when folks say stupid things.
We jacked up Mom's 3 story brick Tudor built in 1929 to replace the bearing wall & the perimeter foundation, during a complete basement remodel.
The one 'professional' we consulted gave us his opinion, (he'd done this before) we thought he was crazy and then got an engineer ($800 well spent) to come up with a plan - the building dept said ok & we were off...
Six 20 ton bottle jacks - lots of support lumber - no fancy lifter jacks - three days & we were done with the adjusting (not the concrete work).
The scariest part was the noise the house made - just like an earthquake. Lots of cracks - we didn't care about saving the plaster - nothing too severe, so we saved the plaster.
I didn't read the referenced link - maybe its a good reference / basic education to have *but only* prior to calling an engineer. Remember to ask if they carry an active Errors & Ommisions Insurance Policy !
It's such a relief when it's all said & done.
Most of us are or should be aware that no one should rely solely on anonymous posters in a forum as a substitute for advice from a local professional.
And unless that local professional is willing to give you his engineer's stamp on a set of plans... well, I think you get the idea.
But there is nothing wrong with gathering a consensus of information from several sources and making up one's own mind. There is rarely only 'one' correct method to do a given task. It is up to the individual to make up his/her mind which path to follow. There are many factors involved: budget, time, etc.
I don't know off the top of my head what the actual compression strength is of a particular species, say SPF (Spruce/Pine/Fir), a typical standard stud grade material. But I'll try to locate it online. If/when I do I'll repost. An actual link would have been nice.
I jacked up my 2 story '28 foursquare and replaced the sagging girder with an I-beam, and used 4 by 4s and bottle jacks for the jacking. It worked well, jacking up the entire center of the house. Don't think I wasn't nervous, but it was fine. The good thing about wood is that it will let you know if you begin to exceed its limitations. I did hire an engineer for the specs on the girder/beam/post particulars.
But before the thread is hijacked too much, realise the poster I replied to mentioned just jacking the center of a floor, and ony wanted DIY advice as a means of understanding the methods used for the project.
Quote: "info that might help if you want to consider it as a DIY job? I don't, but they will at least help me to better understand what I'm up against " End quote.
Good luck erasmus, I'm sure you'll make the right choices.
Disclaimer: Use any information gathered as a tool to further your knowlege.
Compression strength perpendicular to the grain:
White Fir- green- 280psi
" "- 12% moisture- 530psi
E. Wht pine- green- 220psi
" "- 12% moisture- 440psi
W. Wht pine- green- 190psi
" "- 12% moisture- 470psi
Wht spruce- green- 210psi
" "- 12% moisture- 430psi
Spruce pine- green- 280psi
" "- 12% moisture- 730psi
There wasn't a listing for yellow pine, which is often the type of material used in a treated 4 by 4, but I suspect it is considerably higher than white pine.
Here is a link that might be useful: Wood Handbook -- Wood as an Engineering Material Chapter 4 page 4-7
"I do structural design work in wooden buildings."
I also see you posting as an expert in the electrical forum, and have seen you posting as an expert plasterer.
Are you a design engineer, electrician, plasterer, or what?
Just curious as to who some of the 'experts' are.
You've been here three months.
Brickeyee has been here over three years.
Take a deep breath and settle down. These forums are civil places and we like to keep it that way. Differing opinions are certainly welcome, but personal attacks are certainly NOT. Please post in a less confrontational manner, or refrain from participating.
I have a good pile of engineering degrees (electrical and mechanical undergrad) and a couple masters to go with them, along with a PhD in EE. I am a registered professional engineer and have been purchasing and renovating properties for over 30 years. Top to bottom if required, but I try to avoid that since I often have to sink excessive money into the place since my subs and crews need to be paid. My labor is 'free' since I take it at the end as the owner of the property.
To smooth over the bumps in house renovations I work as an electrical engineer, and right now am working to start up a company specializing in radiation testing of semiconductors for satellite use. After less than two years we are actually doing well and have hired a couple people.
Long before the internet was a glimmer the trade information started to disappear. I learned how to repair and replace plaster walls before I even worked in a house new enough to have drywall. Along the way I even had to learn how to make run in place plaster molding (once corner of an old house had water damage to about 25 feet of molding).
Structural work came along about 20 years ago for a couple of distressed properties that had foundation issues. A have a structural PE for part time help if I need him, but few houses are complicated enough to require more then Superbeam and careful analysis.
Dont see a lot of 625 PSI type numbers in your list (just one at 730 PSI) of MAXIMUM perpendicular fiber stresses. You are not allowed to use the max numbers in design anyway. They are required to be derated for actual use. Many older houses did not derate (not required at the time) and the result is the sagging floors these old places now exhibit.
"Dont see a lot of 625 PSI type numbers in your list (just one at 730 PSI) of MAXIMUM perpendicular fiber stresses. You are not allowed to use the max numbers in design anyway. They are required to be derated for actual use. Many older houses did not derate (not required at the time) and the result is the sagging floors these old places now exhibit."
But I see NO 50-100 numbers. Or anything close to 50. Nor the need to derate for the 48 hours needed to jack up a few joists.
It wouldn't be the compression strength causing the joists to sag in the middle. That would be 'modus of elasticity'.
I rest my case.
I'd been wondering why nobody replied to my question about floor jacking, as I usually receive emails when someone replies to a post. Was surprised to check in here and find some replies.
Most people seem to think it is crucial to do the jacking very slowly, so now I've lost confidence in the house-moving guy who gave me an estimate. He thinks he can jack it up in a couple of hours.
What other kind of professional should I consult? I called a structural engineer but he didn't return my call.
We don't have plaster walls or ceilings..they're beaded wood and some are sheetrocked. The area that needs jacking has not been sheetrocked yet except for the ceiling. Previous owners wrecked the beaded wood with liquid nails which they had used to hang beaverboard.
It sounds like there's good reason to be nervous about jacking. Will be sure whoever does it has insurance at least. Or maybe we should just leave it alone and have a slanted floor.
This might be too small of a job for that engineer. The one we used was a referral from a friend, and seemed reluctant to do such a small job. I think their rate was around $135/hour.
We ended up paying around $600 for some sketches, specs, and the all-important stamp on the plan. I probably could have found the information elsewhere, but felt the main girder holding up 2 floors wasn't something to scrimp on.
I would recommend a good contractor. Someone well established in the area. Some have architects on staff. They may call themselves a design/build firm. Yes, they might be a remodeling contractor. But that's what this is, isn't it?
Check them out with the local BBB, and talk to past customers. I would try to find out if they use hourly employees or subs. Hourly guys may take more time to a better job, as they might not be in a big rush to get done and get paid.
You could drive around and look for signs in yards where remodeling is going on. If they have a sign, they are probably licensed and have pulled a permit.
"It wouldn't be the compression strength causing the joists to sag in the middle. That would be 'modus of elasticity'."
The point was the lack of derating is what allowed joists in older homes to sag.
Derating must seem like a strange requirement to you, but it is used to make sure structures stand long term.
It is not just modulus of elasticity for wood that causes problems. There is also fiber creep under long term loading. Wood is a very anisotropic material and has a completely different set of engineering issues compared to steel or concrete.
Even load bearing fasteners behave differently in wood since a nail is much harder than the wood it is driven into. Unlike a typical bolted joint in metal, all fasteners in a wood joint will share load without significant loss of strength.
The building codes go to great lengths to specify allowable limits for materials in wood design. Woods are divided into a number of classes based on there usable range of loading. Designs are then required to use the class characteristic numbers. There is even machine stress rated lumber available with higher limits, but every piece has been measured.
Superbeam may still have a 30 day free license for trial use. You might want to mock up some wood designs to get an idea of the allowed limits and rules. A copy of the building codes and the standards for wood structure design be required reading also.
Good luck in getting a PE to stamp off a set of jacking plans without on site supervision. I would not.
There are simply too many unknowns to formulate a set of plans to blindly follow without making them rather detailed and probably painful to even consider using. My license depends on making sure mistakes do not happen.
A soil survey would be required to determine weight bearing capability. It is pretty unlikely the top surface of the ground will be suitable, so excavation will likely be required. It could be just a few inches, or maybe feet deep, to obtain suitable bearing. Generally existing concrete is not suitable for the point loading of jacks and either large timbers or steel beams are required to ensure adequate load spreading.
The loads are often difficult to determine, so over specification must be used to ensure margins. Add to this the distinct possibility that older houses often have structural loading that would not be acceptable today.
I have jacked many times to restore structures. Each job is a little different and requires careful engineering to come to a successful conclusion.
Even a simple floor sag over a basement can turn into a disaster if the supporting floor starts cracking from inadequate load spreading, and determining the allowable loads for 100+ year old concrete is guesswork at best. Assume very low strength and spread well more than you think is needed. Large footprint cribbing is required. I use sections (usually 3-4 feet long) of old railroad ties after careful inspection and removal of any seriously damaged portions (there is a reason the railroad yanked the ties).
Derating doesn't seem strange at all. But it seems better applied in the electrical forum when running multiple THHN wires in 1/2" conduit, or how many dimmers you can install in a 3 gang box. Or perhaps an engineering forum when dealing with 10 story buildings. I would imagine derating is factored in to the requirements for a given application. But it is not a common builders term. The house mover doesn't have to know how many psi's the wood is rated at, but I'll bet he knows he'll need a larger base under the jack in soft soil. And I'll wager he doesn't get soil core samples before jacking up the house.
A more succinct and more easily understood answer might be to say one reason for the sagging joists could be that they were UNDERSIZED.
While your response is well-measured, it almost seems like a $2,000 answer to a $500 question.
My eyes began to glaze over with all the $5.00 words.
Many (most, I'd venture) old houses (this forum's focus) were built without having engineer's tables at their disposal. The fact that they are still standing tall and treasured by many is a testament to the builder's greatest engineering strength-common sense.
"The fact that they are still standing tall and treasured by many is a testament to the builder's greatest engineering strength-common sense."
The problem is that the majority are not still standing. They came apart for one reason or another over the years.
Even in areas with many older (even back to the 1700s) structures, there are far more gone than are presently standing. Ever wonder why?
While the detailed knowledge of derating and strengths of materials may not have been widely known 200-300 years ago, the Britich Navy had a great deal of hard earned knowledge about wood strengthsd and what woods to use were.
Most of the old houses in this forum probably were built using builders handbooks to give joist spans and sizing. The oldest one I own is dated 1820 or so.
A really cool one has listings for weight bearing floors. The 'planks are specified as 2 inches wide, and the table lists strengths and spans that appear crazy. Until you realize they are talking about factory floors and the 2 inch wide 'strips' are the narrow edge of 2x16, 2x18, even 2x30 inch boards. This is a Millers Fall MA buidling inspectors guide for mill buildings.
SOrry if you are scared by big words. Try to get more education.
I think you'd be hard pressed to tell many of this forum's users that today's homes are built better than the oldies.
The highly engineered, stapled together waferboard crackerboxes that are being hastily thrown together today haven't withstood the test of time.
There are many reasons houses of old are no longer still standing. The main reason, I would believe, is neglect. Even oak timbers and 3/4" roof sheathing won't last if they are left to the elements.
As for being "scared by big words. Try to get more education."
What an effete snob. I'll bet you and your little buddies get a charge out of those kinds of remarks, as you sip your mocha java with extended pinkies down at Starbucks. The character Niles Crane comes to mind.
I'm hardly scared, nor am I unaware of their meanings. My point was, which your alleged mental acumen missed, was that this is not an engineer's forum. The poster asked a simple question about jacking up a sagging floor. What he got from you was an overblown thesis on the compressive strengths of wood, in which you were proven wrong, by the way.
To compare the requirements of temporary shoring with that of a typical structure is a bit of a stretch.
I did not claim newer houses were built better. In many cases some older houses were overbuilt for the knowledge of the time and have remained. Many other built to the standards of the period have failed.
"What an effete snob. I'll bet you and your little buddies get a charge out of those kinds of remarks, as you sip your mocha java with extended pinkies down at Starbucks.:
I do not have any little buddies. I run a money making business restoring improving older houses. You brought up the "My eyes began to glaze over with all the $5.00 words."
Not me.
I do not care if this is an engineering forum. Correct sizing of even temporary supports is how jobs are accomplished without those embarrassing failures.
Jacking up when the supporting timbers are undergoing compression failure form overloading prolongs the job and produces more damage to the structure than occurs with correctly sized and supported repairs.
"in which you were proven wrong, by the way."
You are dead wrong. The typical allowable load on wood is between 1/5 and 1/10 of the ultimate load. Temporary bracing is still required to meet all the load limits for permanent use. Sorry if the codes bother you and you are ignorant of the requirements.
One of the greatest problems in these jobs is determining what the actual loads are. Without drawings it requires some careful detective work and analysis.
I have been called in a number of times to finish up the work started by a GC with little engineering knowledge who has had a temporary support fail, or even a concrete slab punch through from point overloading.
I have also testified in court about these failures.
The loads involved in jacking even joists can reach levels that cause compression failure of undersized jack supports. After you have been doing the work for 20+ years, let me know how your calculations have faired.
I have a PE seal that I guard very carefully, since ay problems will always come back to me. I stamped the plans as safe.
Well, I have been in the construction business for nearly 30 years, and have never seen nor experienced one of these "failures", although I'm sure some do occur.
It was an engineering firm that OK'd the flight of the space shuttle Challenger.
Somewhere along the line, it was an engineer that signed off on the plans to build the houses in New Orleans, below sea level.
It was an engineer that designed the levee.......
So the PE seal doesn't mean that much to me. I'm sure you are competent at your occupation. But master builders have been producing fine structures for thousands of years, all without the blessing of some PE.
Well, one of you suggested that I just hire a contractor with a sign in someone's yard. I had a terrible large -scale house disaster hiring a contractor even though I checked out his references and insurance. It sounds like an engineer wouldn't want to mess with house jacking. ??
So, we might do this ourselves.
Now, I've had a couple of people tell me, including the house mover, that concrete cap blocks would be enough to support the jacks on. But it sounds like Brickeye thinks we might need to dig down to harder ground, though the dirt floor of our crawlspace seems pretty firm. I don't know how to tell how firm it should be. Seems like if the concrete cap block settled down into the ground it might be possible to just put another cap block on top of it and try again. ?? My kitchen floor needs to be jacked up only about an inch.
We got some inexpensive floor jacks from Lowe's or Home Depot. ARe those usually good enough or should I look for heavier duty jacks?
Hey chaz oh,
Every one of those span tables you use was generated by a PE.
Every highway bridge, bulding over about 2 floors, or commercial structure is reviewed by a PE.
NASA does not put much weight in PE expertise and rarely uses them for anything. Being the government they are exempt.
You may not have much respect, but I testify in court against the yahoos who guess at all sorts of things and cause problems. It gets pretty lucrative when there is a lot of half-a$$ work going on.
Jack away on a lousy bearing surface. Sooner or latter you will be facing a PE in court and you will loose.
When I encounter a soil problem I am not sure if, in comes a geotechnical engineer.
When a design gets past anything I am not comfortable with I have a structural to call on (I rarely do cantilevers without his review).
When they need Manual J for HVAC, or electrical work they call me if they are not sure.
A PE is responsible for anything they seal off on for darn near forever. Contractors disappear in the wind at the first hint of serious problems.
I had a case a few years ago with a well driller who failed to check the data for limestone and caverns in the area. The sink-hole cost him his business and his insurance company over $1M.
Most homebuilding is overdone enough that problems do not occur (the PEs checked all the stud tables and span tables). Older buildings cause a lot of problems with inadequate design.
My question is whether to use steel or 10x10 hemlock beams to jack up a 22X24 oak timber frame outbuilding.The building needs to be jacked up enough to cut away the bottom section, then lowered onto cement pilings.Also, can the jacking beams only support the interior frame or does the sill/side wall have to be supported at the same time? Thanks.


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Raspberry Pretzel Dessert Bar
Guests of all kinds will love this dessert, which combines salty and sweet with a boozy punch.
This dessert is one of Ayinde's classics: the crust, cream filling, and vodka-raspberry topping create a delicious after-dinner treat that every person will want to devour.
Serves 8
What You Need:
1-1/2 cups crushed pretzels
3/4 cup vegan margarine, melted
4-1/2 tablespoons plus 1 cup sugar
2 8-ounce packages vegan cream cheese
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 8-ounce container vegan whipped topping
1 6-ounce package vegan raspberry-flavored gelatin
2 cups boiling water
1 16-ounce package frozen raspberries, thawed and drained
1/4 cup vanilla vodka
What You Do:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, combine pretzels, melted margarine, and 4-1/2 tablespoon sugar. Into the bottom of a 9x13-inch pan, press mixture. Bake for 10 minutes until lightly toasted. Cool completely.
- In a medium bowl, beat remaining sugar, cream cheese, and vanilla until smooth. Fold in whipped topping. Spread mixture evenly over the cooled crust. Refrigerate until set, about 30 minutes.
- In a medium bowl, stir together vegan gelatin and boiling water. Add raspberries and mix well. Pour over cream cheese mixture. Refrigerate until completely chilled and let sit at least 1 hour. Using a toothpick, make holes in top and pour vodka over. Cut into 6-inch bars and serve cold.
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Scroll down to April and find our parish listing. This event is free but if you can donate something to help purchase the meal, we would be grateful. We are about $1000 short of our $5000 fundraising goal at this time.
Come join the fun as we form an assembly line to package 10 thousand meals of rice for the poor in Burkina, Faso Africa. All ages are welcome. Whole families especially invited. We do this in partnership with Catholic Relief Services, an international organization serving the needy.
Prayer for Peace Pope John XXIII
Lord Jesus Christ, you are called the Prince of Peace, you are yourself our peace and reconciliation, who so often said, "Peace to you," grant us peace.
Make all men and women witnesses of truth, justice, and brotherly love.
Banish from their hearts whatever might endanger peace.
Enlighten our rulers that they may guarantee and defend the great gift of peace.
May all peoples on the earth become as brothers and sisters.
May longed-for peace blossom forth and reign always over us all.
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Dubai offers $9.5B in new aid to struggling firm
Nakheel - many of whose manmade islands sit empty - said its plan calls on banks to restructure their debt "at commercial rates," while other creditors still owed repayment "will be offered a significant cash payment shortly and a tradable security," according to a statement by the company.
Birkett said the plan's priority was to address Nakheel's problems, including paying contractors - some of whom have not been paid up to a year. The company also plans to restart some development projects to reassure investors who have taken a loss when Dubai real estate bubble burst in 2008.
"If we fix Nakheel then we can go a long way to fix real estate issues in Dubai," Birkett said, adding that the troubled developer will be absorbed by the government directly. The restructuring plan is expected to take months to implement, officials said.
Also key in the Nakheel plan was that the company's outstanding Islamic bonds would be paid on maturity this year and in 2011. Nakheel in December paid roughly $4 billion on a maturing bond, tapping into bailout funds provided by Abu Dhabi in what was seen as the first key test of Dubai World's debt crisis.
The overall plan was warmly greeted in the market, with the benchmark index on the Dubai Financial Market - the emirate's biggest bourse - closing 4.3 percent higher.
"This was very much needed to get things moving again in Dubai," said Jan Randolph, head of sovereign risk analysis at London-based IHS Global Insight. "The turmoil caused by Dubai World's financial problems hung like dark cloud over prospects, not only for Dubai but throughout the UAE and Gulf."
The announcement in November about Dubai World's debt woes hammered regional markets, raising new fears that the world's financial system remains exposed to large amounts of debt that will not be repaid in full. It also highlighted a lack of transparency within the booming oil-rich Gulf.
Dubai's government further rattled markets by stressing that creditors were mistaken in having assumed that Dubai World's roughly $60 billion in total debts were state-guaranteed. That revelation prompted ratings agencies to quickly revise their assessments of government-related entities like Dubai World, which is controlled by the emirate.
Fitch Ratings noted that of the $9.5 billion pledged by Dubai in the restructuring, only about $4 billion comes from internal Dubai resources, divided over three years. Officials said $5.7 billion of the new funds were to come from a loan previously extended to Dubai by Abu Dhabi.
"This suggests that Dubai's direct ability to provide additional support remains relatively limited," the ratings agency said in a statement Thursday.
While the proposed plan lays out options for creditors - essentially a debt-for-equity swap, extending loan maturities and guaranteeing 100 percent repayment of the principal - it leaves several questions unanswered.
Analysts said Dubai must quickly disclose how it intends to make pending interest payments and, more broadly, provide assurances that the Dubai government is able to settle its own debt. Including Dubai World's debt, the emirates owes an estimated $100 billion. No official breakdown has ever been provided.


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MAC Frost - Naked Lunch
617 reviews
84% would repurchase
Package Quality: 4.3
Price: $$$
Package Quality: 4.3
Price: $$$
INGREDIENTSTalc, zinc stearate, octyldodecyl stearoyl stearate, isostearyl neontanoate, tocopheryl acetate, caprylyl glycol, hexylene glycol, phenoxyethanol, [ /- silica, mica, titanium dioxide (Cl 77891), iron oxides (Cl 77891), iron oxides (Cl 77491, Cl 77492, Cl 77499), bismuth oxychloride
on 8/16/2013 3:26:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Oily, Fair, Cool
Hair: Other, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Green
I love Naked Lunch and have since I bought my first pan of it I don't know how many years ago. I'm nw20 with quite pink skin, and Naked Lunch looks like a frosty champagne on me...but not obnoxious porn star frost, more like a "glow", I even use it as a cheek highligher when I think my oily skin might behave enough to handle a highlighter. Dark enough to impart just a little bit of peachy/champagne color on my lids, light enough to blend into my skin and without being obvious. I have big, kind of puffy lids, and I like the small amount of shine it gives them. Great as a quick wash for minimal makeup looks, gorgeous with black winged liner, or on the inner half of the lid and something darker blended on the outside (Satin Taupe, my other old faithful :P). The formula is soft and easy to apply with my 217. I understand how ladies darker than myself might dislike it, but for us ghosts out there, I feel like it's a must. Jest is very similar although slightly darker, a little more peachy and not quite as frosty. Phloof is much more white. $15 for a pot, $10 for the pro pan, both containing 1.5 g.
on 8/2/2013 10:06:00 PM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Combination, Medium, Neutral
Hair: Brunette, Other, Fine
Eyes: Green
For reference: Neutral to warm skin tone (NC25/NW25ish... a shade or two darker in the summer), Green eyes with gold flecks, medium to dark brown hair, sensitive, combination skin.
Naked Lunch is a champagne with flecks of pink. I normally cannot wear eye shadows that have pink, red or purple undertones because they make my eyes look tired. However the pink in this shadow is subtle and doesn't cause the above. The color brightens my eyes and neutral enough to pair with many eye shadow shades. However, I am taking one lippy off. No matter what eye shadow primer I wear, this shadow fades throughout the day. I've applied it by lightly tapping or packing the shadow on, used different brushes. I follow the same steps with other eye shadows I own ,and don't experience this problem. Unless I got a dud eye shadow? I won't repurchase and plan on finding something similar in color.
on 7/25/2013 12:18:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Medium, Neutral
Hair: Blond, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Blue
This color is super pretty on my skin it just adds a soft shimmer, don't expect much color just a shimmer for highlight and super natural makeup looks.
on 7/1/2013 3:53:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I absolutely LOVE this eyeshadow, i have dark eyes and i find it great to use in my inner corners and under my eyebrows as a highlighter. It has great pigmentation, you only need a tiny bit as it goes such a long way. I wouldnt recommend this if you have deep pores as it will highlight them no doubt. Otherwise, i would recommend this eyeshadow to everyone... it really can be worn on all skintones. I am so impressed!!!
on 6/30/2013 6:18:00 PM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Neutral
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Brown
This eyeshadow was SOOOOO hyped up, so I decided to purchase it when I ran out of Brule in my MAC quad. Youtubers constantly rave about this eyeshadow, and me being easy to persuade, bought it after months of ignoring the urge. Well, I have never been so disappointed! I've never been a huge fan of pink eyeshadows, but i'll admit that this has the perfect amount of pink in it; however it's so so so so so sheer. The pigmentation is awful. I have dark brown eyes and yellow/neutral/warmer tones in my skin, and I really do not feel this is worth the money I paid. I hate the way it looks on my eyes, just so boring.. and nothing special really! Definitely really disappointed with this eyeshadow, and it'll remind me to not be so guillable in the near future when buying beauty products!
*note: even when using primer underneath, i don't like this shadow on!
on 6/29/2013 6:24:00 AM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Black
I think that this eyeshadow really suits dark eyes! My eyes are black and this is one of my favorite colors! It's a nude pink shimmering color and I find it very easy to apply! Naked Lunch it's my everyday eyeshadow!
on 6/20/2013 11:07:00 PM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Warm
Hair: Brunette, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Brown
This is my all time favorite eyeshadow! I love to use this on those days when I wear minimal makeup. This color gives a beautiful sheen especially with a winged liner. Every time I wear it, I get compliments on it! This is another one I would recommend to all.. Absolutely love this item!
on 6/18/2013 3:52:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Oily, Medium Brown, Warm
Hair: Black, Relaxed, Medium
Eyes: Brown
I like this eyeshadow alot! It's a shimmery nude pink. I originally bought this just to use as a highlighter. But yesterday it dawned on me that I can put it on my lid as well! So today I wore this on my lid with maybelline color tattoo in tough as taupe in the crease. It looked pretty and neutral for work. The one I got is soft in texture and never any trouble to apply. I use a standard eyeshadow brush to apply or one of those disposable eyeshadow applicators you can get at the drugstore. I used Mac 217 to apply tough as taupe in the crease. Also you should know that I used NYX HD Primer before I applied (which is really good by the way). I am NC 45/50
on 6/17/2013 2:43:00 AM
Age: 44-55
Skin: Other, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Hazel
I first wanted to buy this product because I saw Selena Gomez talk about it in a magazine! The mac eyeshadows are a little pricey, but this one is worth it! It gives little color but it is very neutral. I love putting this over the mac paint pot Barestudy because the paint pot is shimmery so when I put this over it it becomes more shimmery but not in an overwhelming way. I usually also use the mac eyeshadow Wedge in my crease to make a natural looking eye.
on 6/10/2013 10:38:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
My pot got gummed up, so this wasn't going on right. When I loosened the pot up I was very happy with this shadow. It is a nude/pink shimmer shadow that I use over my lid as a base color. It looks good on my fair skin (N4). I'm thinking it may not show up on medium toned skin though. Not sure? I will not purchase again because I plan on buying an Urban Decay Naked palette, which contains a similar color.
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|Named Person:
|Jeanette Winterson; Jeanette Winterson; Jeanette Winterson; Jeanette Winterson
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Helena Grice; Tim Woods
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|pt. 1. The politics of reading and writing: Intertextuality in Oranges are not the only fruit : the Bible, Mallory and Jane Eyre / Tess Cosslett. The emotional politics of reading Winterson / Lynne Pearce. Narration and gender : the role of the first-person narrator in Written on the body / Ute Kauer. A new way with words? : Jeanette Winterson's post-modernism / Lyn Pykett. Passion at the end of history / Scott Wilson --
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Long after politicians and pundits stop asking big, unsettling questions, the scholars at Toronto's Canadian Institute for Advanced Research keep probing and pondering.
Every five years, the fellows of the institute's "successful societies" program — historians, political scientists, economists, criminologists, urban planners, psychiatrists, epidemiologists and philosophers — collaborate on a book examining the trends that are changing the global landscape and reshaping people's lives.
This year's book, entitled Social Resilience in the Neoliberal Era, looks at the way communities react to successive shocks such as technological change, globalization, the triumph of market economics, privatization, deregulation, job insecurity, rising income equality and shrinking social programs.
Some communities struggle to survive. Others absorb the blows and come out stronger.
This book seeks to identify the factors that allow the adapters to move forward. It also aims to move the debate beyond buzzwords and half-baked theories.
Neoliberalism, for example, is a phrase commentators toss around freely. But they often seize on one aspect of it — fiscal austerity, market discipline, income polarization, job insecurity — thinking they've grasped the whole. Their prescriptions are partial at best, harmful at worst. This book pulls together all the pieces.
"It offers new ways of understanding the sweeping long-term effects of neoliberal policies," says Dr. Alan Bernstein, president and CEO of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR).
Social resilience is an emerging concept, a do-it-yourself ideology taking hold at the community level. Political elites aren't sure whether it is a threat or a godsend. Individuals and groups are organizing themselves to fill the gaps left by cost-cutting governments, solve their own problems, and create opportunities that didn't exist before.
"Social resilience does not mean a society faces challenges and recovers unchanged," says Jonathan Arac, founding director of the Humanities Centre at the University of Pittsburgh, who helped set up the successful societies program. "It makes it possible for people living in societies to lead good lives despite the challenges.
The book's 21 contributors — 10 Canadian, 10 American and one British — share the conviction that social resilience is the flip-side of neoliberalism. But it consists of small experiments and scattered innovations and it raises new moral quandaries. Here are some of the issues they explore:
Some chapters are more compelling than others, some insights more practical for people eager to push back against those who insist individuals and communities have no choice and no power. What all of the authors do, in various ways, is point out that there is room for ingenuity and there are ways societies can shape a better future.
New jobs are emerging. Economic-social hybrids that would have been unthinkable a generation ago are popping up. Art and culture have moved from the margins to the mainstream, creating employment opportunities and social structures that didn't exist a decade ago. Young people, using social media, are organizing mass movements to topple repressive regimes. Older people are redefining retirement, carving out roles as active, involved citizens.
There is still much to learn, says senior fellow Peter Hall of Harvard University, co-director of the CIFAR's successful societies program. "We want to open up this concept of social resilience and identify it as a phenomenon so others will go out and study it and help contribute new thinking."
He is right; the 416-page book is more of a catalyst for brainstorming than a user's guide to building strong, resilient communities. But its message is one of hope. People have the capacity to bounce back from trauma, to live meaningful lives in disruptive times.
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oh god ew, why? PARIS HILTON?youd think hed only do that sort of thing to sophia ON camera.hah.but hey, at least hes trying to change, right?
yeah i know. thats just horrible.
i lost all respect for him too after that.
but i still like to watch him on tv. he is so hot!
I actually think they're both fine, but yea I'd rather be with sophia...more to grab onto anyways....a little meat on the bones never hurt anyone :0
Well, Nick Carter said on the Ryan Seacrest radio station that Aaron when out with Paris and he said that Paris told him that she had 'you know what' with Chad.
What Chad did was terrible but I still love him cause people make mistakes he's only human.
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