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Jets' second-period collapse helps Hawks win 5-1
WINNIPEG — It was a swift ending to today's NHL game at the MTS Centre and it didn't come anywhere near the end of it.
The Chicago Blackhawks, making their first visit of the new era here, scored three times in the first 5:42 of the second period and coasted to a 5-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets.
Goals by Brandon Bollig, Patrick Sharp and Nick Leddy early in the second snapped a 1-1 tie and left the Jets with just one win in their last seven games.
Winnipeg, 5-8-2, meets Detroit here on Monday.
"You could see some frustration in the way that we managed that game," said Jets coach Claude Noel. "We were in pretty good shape in the first period as long as we could keep it that way.
"I think in the matter of a couple of minutes, the game changed drastically and certainly when that happens, there's a lot of emotion comes into yourself that is not good emotion and that's what starts to get to you.
"Plus you take the air out of the building."
What really hurt was that to start the second period, the Jets' line of Bryan Little, Andrew Ladd and Devin Setoguchi had two or three scoring chances on Chicago goalie Corey Crawford right off the bat.
Then Bollig went down the ice on a two-on-one with Marcus Kruger and buried the go-ahead goal.
Winnipeg's Toby Enstrom and Chicago's Niklas Hjalmarsson had traded goals in the first.
The sequence early in the second put on display the difference in finish held by the defending Stanley Cup champs.
"It's the team you have," Noel said. "We have what we have, they have what they have. You're not going to re-invent how to play. Puck management was critical. That was a key part of the game. Put them on transition, put them on special teams, you're going to have trouble.
"If you don't manage the puck well, you're going to have trouble.
"We made mistakes before it got to our goalies so I'm not going to sit here and blame our goalies. There's no rocket science way to play when you play a team that can hurt you."
Chicago, now 9-2-3, knew what to do after it got the lead.
"I think we had a pretty good first period," said former Hawks forward Michael Frolik, who now skates for the Jets. "We were all over them, had a few chances and we were happy in the first period
"In the second period, they just scored three quick goals and that's how they play. They've got good transition, very quick, and we gave up three goals and after it, it was kind of over. We said in the room to go after them, don't quit, but they didn't give up much after that."
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I request credit reports every year. My credit history is fine, and there are no errors in the credit information. However, my name and address are incorrect, and have been for several years.
I did report that the information was incorrect, but I was told by the agencies that the errors in personal information cannot be corrected because they are recorded the way the information is reported by creditors.
However, the name is way wrong. If it were a former married name, I wouldn't worry about it, but it a name that I never used. It is the first name on the list, so it is supposed to be my current name. It makes me feel like I'm not a real person.
And my "current address" as shown on the reports is actually my former spouse's address. I never lived there.
Is there any way to get this information changed?
I haven't applied for any new credit in over six years. If I applied for a new credit card, would the new information override the incorrect information, so that the supposed current information would be correct?
Good luck! I hope someone can answer this. I would like to know also. Our credit report shows a Visa account with BofA from 1972 that says it is still open.
Well both DH and I were married to other people way back then and neither one of us have ever had any accounts with BofA. I called BofA and they said there is no, and never has been, a account with that number. I tried for several year to get it removed and finally gave up.
I know it doesn't hurt anything. When we bought our last house they said we had the highest credit score they had ever seen but I would still like to get it removed.
we corrected personal information on my husbands credit report.
We had disputed a invalid line on his report. When I got the letter there was a case number that I found I needed to get to a human. I told them that there were 2 different spelling of his name that were incorrect I have a feeling they were typos made by companies "solciting us" . The person I spoke with removed them. So it can be done.
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Holtz just finished a miserable 3-9 season, on the heels of a disappointing 5-7 campaign in 2011. He was asked after Sunday's 27-3 loss to Pitt whether he expected to return and said, "I'd certainly like to be. There's been a lot of hard work that has gone into this, through players, coaches. There's a lot of underclassmen on that field ... a lot of young talent on the field. I understand the hardened position we've put a lot of people in, with the record that we have. ... I understand the nature of this business is to win games."
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I thought this was such a hardy one. Almost all of ES died over the winter and this is only northern Illinois - not Minnesota. It has ONE branch that is finally putting out a few leaves. Is it supposed to be heavily mulched in winter in spite of its 'hardiness' ? It was so full and beautiful last summer and this is the third year - it came back much fuller last Spring. And what about Blushing Bride? It actually came back looking like a plant and it's three feet away. I'm going to mulch the hell out of them this Fall. Just wonder if anyone has any ideas why most of an ES would die back in its third Spring.
Different year, different weather, two different cultivars. Mulching can help protect them from the extremes of midwestern winters and springs. Mine get a pile of leaves over them in late fall and they look like they always have despite the coldest winter in many years.
Okay that does it.....the argument every fall is the leaves. He wants to get rid of them, so he bags them up and lets the garbage people take them. This year I am mowing them several times to chomp 'em up to put around the hydrangeas -- or else I'm leaving him. I'm sure it was the late Spring freezes now that you mention it. The Blushing Bride is just a few feet closer to the house but the house is brick and I'm sure that held enuf heat to protect it more than ES.


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This is the full version of The Dawn of the Tiberium Age v1.1396; all files necessary to play are included, so you also don't need to have the original...
The Dawn of the Tiberium Age is a stand-alone Tiberian Sun to Tiberian Dawn (C&C 95) and Red Alert total conversion which aims to allow people to both play and mod TD and RA, while having all of the benefits of the TS engine.
Since this is a stand-alone mod, you don't require anything but the mod itself to be able to play; the original game is not required.
DTA's classic mode aims to mimic Tiberian Dawn's and Red Alert's gameplay as closely as possible, while the enhanced mode adds many new features and balance improvements. Since you have the factions from both TD and RA available, you're able to for example have matches between Nod and Soviet or mix it up however you like.
This mod is still actively being worked on, so you can expect frequent updates and if you find any bugs, please report them so that we can fix them as soon as possible.
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It has been 2 weeks since version 1.13 was released and a decent number of changes and fixes have been made in versions 1.1327, 1.1332 and 1.1345, that have been released since then; partially thanks to the feedback you've given us.
"Icy Floes" (visible in the above image) is one of two maps that were added in version 1.1332.
The second map (image below) that was added is "Freezing Offensive", which is a two-player Co-Op map.
Version 1.1345, which was released earlier today, brings several more changes, fixes and additions.
For starters, it is now possible to select Allies and Soviet in classic mode again, while a couple small changes were made to the Soviet faction in enhanced mode to make it easier for Soviet to stand its ground in the early-game phase, while making it slightly weaker in the late-game phase.
To achieve this, the Tesla Tank now costs only half as much, it can already be built when you own a radar dome and its attributes were changed to be exactly like in Red Alert: this primarily means that it's a bit weaker now and no longer has a build limit.
Soviet also no longer requires a radar dome to be able to build an airfield and in addition to this, you can finally build the unit that truly makes Soviet into what it is in Red Alert: the Attack Dog.
Okay, that was probably a slight exaggeration, but the point stands: you can now build kennels and dogs.
Since people appeared to be eager to be able to play "It Came From DTA" on their own, it can now be played with two AI allies in Skirmish.
Unlike before, the AI is now able to deploy its MCV in this Co-Op mission and it will build a base and units to assist you. Keep in mind that the AI won't do all the work for you however, so you need to defend your allies well to keep both them and yourself alive.
The Flak Hovercraft is no longer buildable. The Allies can instead build the Mobile Flak Cannon now (you might already have spotted it in the image above), which is equally as effective against aircraft, but has a slightly longer range against ground targets.
Aside from the Attack Dog and Mobile Flak Cannon, the image above also displays the greater variety of craters that has been added in version 1.1332 (there used to be only 5 different craters, which has now been increased to 30 different craters) and the smoke animations for the ore refineries.
Constant faint smoke now comes from the ore refinery while it's idle (as seen on the right side of the image), which becomes thick for a few seconds after a harvester has dumped its ore (seen on the left side of the image).
Some other changes and additions that were made are that meteors that fall when the "Stormy Weather" option is enabled no longer spawn tiberium (this way base building is no longer hindered after a storm), naval yards and sub pens now have animated water around the edges, hovering the mouse over a game option will now display a description of what it does and the client will now display embedded map preview images that were generated by the map editor.
You can view the Change Log to see a full list of all changes since version 1.13's release.
As you can see in the image above, a decent number of people have been playing DTA online lately, so join in if you have the chance; the more the merrier.
We're far from done with working on DTA, so you can keep expecting frequent updates from now on as well and please keep reporting any bugs you find so that we can address them as quickly as possible.
A quick note to Nvidia users running Windows 7:
Several people owning Nvidia graphics cards complained about bad performance and glitching ingame menus in Tiberian Sun and thus also TS mods such as DTA.
After further investigation I found that these issues were introduced with driver version 344.48 and these issues persisted with all driver versions that were released after that as well (the latest version being beta driver 347.09 at the time of this post). The latest driver version with which DTA still runs properly is 344.11.
I already submitted a bug report to Nvidia, but until they release a new driver that fixes this, you will either have to roll back to driver version 344.11 (you can download old GeForce drivers from Nvidia.com) or you could try using the TS-DDRAW renderer setting in the options menu of DTA's client and see whether that already gives good enough performance.
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when will the chronoshpere be coming to the Allies? and Gap generator?
kind of miss them.
I don't think it's possible to add them.
The TS engine indeed doesn't support the Gap Generator and Chronosphere, so I unfortunately won't be able to add them.
I knew it!
Hi all, so i downloaded the MOD and installed and updated it. when i got to play a mission the loading screen comes up but that's it. If i come out of the screen to my desktop and then back in it shows the game (that's great) but it's like the screen is frozen. I hear the sounds and move the mouse but the screen stays the same. Any help anyone please?
What operating system and graphics card are you using?
Try going to options and then selecting a different renderer.
But can be make as king of hill device right?
i'm using windows 7 and using a GeForce GT 520M Nvidia graphics
Make sure that the Nvidia drivers are correctly installed.
Have you tried selecting a different renderer in DTA's options already?
Will buildable amphibious transports (capable of vehicle transport) be put back into the game at any point? Currently its kind of a pain to play on naval maps with extra large islands without them. Especially since the AI tends to destroy the derelicts structures placed at said islands.
if you didn't know, Chinook helicopters can air lift any vehicles. so by targeting a Chinook on a MCV it will pick it up and you can take islands that way. not as cheap as an engineer but it works
Thanks for the info although I don't think the soviets get chinooks.
as far as i remember all 4 factions can build them
Yes, every faction is able to build the Chinook.
As for amphibious transports, we will add them if it is possible one day. Right now it isn't due to TS engine limitations.
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K. BILLIG REINFORCED CONCRETE SHELL CONSTRUCTION Filed May 27, 1943 AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREFOR K. BILLIG REINFORCED CONCRETE SHELL CONSTRUCTION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREFOR Filed lay 27, 1943 3 SheetsFSheet 3 G m um m B1 T k R DM U Patented Aug- 5, 1947 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE REINFORCED CONCRETE SHELL CONSTRUC- TION AND METHOD THEREFOR OF MANUFACTURE Kurt Billig, London, England Application May 27, 1943, Serial N0. 488,649
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This invention relates to reinforced concrete both series of ribs being constructed by local increase in the thickness of the/ concrete arcuate shell. It has further been prpposed to construct a barrel vault roof or shell self supporting between end frames or trusses but without purlins or cross-ribs and in which the central line might be cambered relatively to the line of thrust.
Where a reinforced concrete shell is employed in a structure or article the cost of providing e required complicated shuttering, framework d highgscafiolding forms a substantial proportion of t e total'cost involved. The object of the present invention is to provide various improvements in shell structures themselves and constructional methods resulting in a saving of material and eliminating or very much reducing the heavy expense of shuttering and scaffolding.
This invention comprises a self supporting reinforced concrete curved shell construction characterised by prestressed reinforcement wires spaced along the generating lines to form the skeleton of the construction, textile and/or me- 'tallic secondary reinforcement being attached to or carried by the prestressed wires to which a predetermined thickness of concrete, cement, plaster or the like is applied. the prestresses in the reinforcing wires being constant throughout the shell and depending only on the quality of the wires employed, reaching a maximum of 225,000 to -285,000 lb. per square inch for high tensile steel wires.
The invention further consists in the various improvements in such shell constructions and in the methods of manufacture and construction hereinafter described and claimed.
Shell structures are designed on the principle that all loads, both superimposed and the own weight of the shell structure itself, are transferred through the shell towards the support without any bending stress; direct stresses only 2 being caused. In the case of a pupola this effect is attained by reason of the double curvature. The superimposed loads together with the weight of the shell itself produce stresses in the structure of such an amount that at each cross section the'line of thrust coincides with the center In the case of large spans plane of the shell. These characteristics of the shell cupola are already knownand are dealt with in text books relating to the design of. such structures.
Barrel vault shell structures are designed on the principle of the shell cupola, namely, that the vault shell carries its loads without producing bending stresses in the shell structure. The form of vault shell usually employedis part-cylindrical, it spans between transverse supporting members or stifiener diaphragms spaced far apart and is kept free from bending stresses by the latter. The effect produced in the shell cupola by reason of its double curvature and ring stresses is eflectedin the barrel vault shell by these transverse supporting members introducing shear forces in the shell. Each section transfers tangential stresses in the direction of the generating line to the adjoining section and so towards the stiffener diaphragm in such a way that the shell structure itself is rendered free from bending stresses In both the case of the cupola and the barrel vault shell the loads are transferred to the supports by axial and shear stresses causing strains only in the shell itself.
Heretofore vault roofs have been designed to suit the line of thrust for the roofs weight and superimposed loads and the horizontal vault thrust was taken bycross ties ,or by the abutments.
On the other hand the form of the barrel vault shell is cambered relatively to the line of thrust and the vault shell is stiffened at the supports by transverse bending resistant members. The more the cross sectional curve is car'hbered relative to the line of thrust the better the load carrying capacity! the vault shell. The efiects of the design '45 iarer'" (a) The vault has its bearing capacity not only in the direction of the vault curve as heretofore but also in the direction ofthe generating line.
(b) The horizontal thrust of the vault, being a maximum at the crown (equal to the product of the load per unit area multiplied by the ra- 'dius of curvature), decreases gradually towards the springings and at the springings themselves is a minimum. This decrease of the horizontal arch thrust is caused by inclined stresses which tensile force Z which has to be taken by 3 transfer the thrust through the shell towards the transverse supporting member so that the tie or abutments required in ordinary vaults is here rendered superfluous.
(c) Altogether loaded asymmetrically or by irregularly superimposed loads no bending'stresses are produced owing to the transverse supporting members in the form of walls, trusses or the like. That no bending moments are caused in the shell vault is proved by the fact that the deflections, measured in the direction of the generating line of vault shells of this type, are negligible.
The theoretical assumptions in the membrane theory of the barrel vault shell, especially the limiting conditions, must be complied with in practice otherwise disturbances in the distribution of the stresses are liable to appear. 1
If the cross sectional curvature of the barrel vault is cambered relative to the line of thrust and the vault curvature increases with an increase of the aperture angle 5 (i. e. the angle between a perpendicular to a tangent to the cross sectional curve and the vertical) the horizontal thrust H in the vault decreases according to the aperture angle 5 increases. If the tangents at the springings of the vault sections are vertical, as in the case of a semi-circle, ellipse, cycloid, the angle 5 is 90 and the horizontal vault thrust is nil. In this case the vault thrust produced by the total weight of the vault shell plus the superimposed load is transferred by inclined stresses towards the transverse supporting members and no support is therefore required along the horizontal springings. From the transverse supporting members the entire load is transferred vertically to four columns which provide the only support required. for the structure. Of course,
the supporting members may be carried on existing walls or the like.
In the direction of the generating line the barrel vault shell functions in a manner similar to a hollow beam of very high moment of inertia carried by the transversesupporting members. The total shear in this hollow beam is equal to the sum of all vertical components of the tangential shear forces S and the bending moment is equal to the moment produced by the axial forces T the direction of which coincides with the gener- The only essential difference as comordinary beam is that of the difshear forces S and of ating line. pared with an ferent distribution of the the axial forces T.
The sum of the axial force T produces a total longitudinal members at the vault springings, which members also act as side stifleners for the vault shell. For the case of equally distributed loading the tensile force Z increases in the side stiffeners from the transverse supporting member to the centre of the span according to a parabola, reaching a maximum at the centre of the span, the bending moments and axial forces T increase in like manner. Therefore the tensile force is proportional to the bending moment and at every section this tensile force together with the axial forces T at the same section are in equilibrium with the bending moment produced by the superimposed load together with the weight of the shell itself. At each section across the span of the vault shell, the forces Z acting in each side tension member must neutralize the total of all the forces T at the same cross section. In shell vaults with vertical ends tangents the forceZ in each of the side stiffening members is completely the cross sectional shape of the vault but it is a. function of the distance between the transverse supporting members and of the total load per unit area at the springings.
For large spans the total tensile force Z reaches a high figure and a large concrete stiffening member having itself a considerable dead weight is required to take the reinforcement at each springing. The membrane theory on which the vault shell design i based provides for no local loads on the vault sides. Therefore the additional side loads occasioned by the heavy longitudinal tension members, are distributed by bending moments over the curved vault section and thence transferred, as in the case of the evenly distributed loads, towards the transverse supporting members by direct stresses. The stiffness required in the transverse direction of the barrel vault shell itself is provided for by additional reinforcement, as subsequently described.
Calculations and tests have shown that a barrel vault shell, whose transverse section forms an ellipse, gives the most favourable results.
Shell structures designed and manufactured in accordance with this invention are compares tlvely thin curved reinforced concrete shells freely spanning over large panels with their depth-span ratio far exceeding the usual limit of 1 to 40. For example, an area of say 30 x feet can easily be covered by a single barrel vault shell roof of 1 /2 inches thickness carried through a transverse supporting member at each end on four columns only. For barrel vault shells according to the present invention the depth span ratio, in transverse and longitudinal directions, is from 1:250 and 1:750 or even less respectively.
For this purpose it will be sufficient if they are supported by a side wall consisting, for example, of brick panels between the supporting columns.
Shell structures of the cupola and barrel vault type, in the various forms previously referred to and according to the principles of design set forth are manufactured in accordance with the present invention using high tensile wire reinforcements prestressed up to a maximum of 225,000 to 285,- 000 lb. per square inch. Ordinary mild steel wires or other steel wire reinforcements may also be employed. The most suitable shell forms for use in connection with pro-stressed wire reinforcement are those generated from straight lines namely cylinders, cones, hyperboloids and the like of various cross sections or parts of them or corrugated shapes.
In the barrel vault structures referred to the major axis is usually horizontal but structures in accordance with this invention may also have their major axes vertical or at an angle between the horizontal and vertical.
In carrying the invention int effect different methods of construction may be employed according to the circumstances of the particular case being dealt with. Shell structures according to the invention may be pre-cast with or without the use of moulds or alternatively they may be cast in situ with or without the use of moulds.
To illustrate the practical application of the invention the manufacture of various shell constructions and structures will now be described along with the accompanying diagrammatic drawings, an example commencing with a partcylindrical barrel vault roof in situ without the independent of the transverse vault span and of 76, use of moulds.
tensioned wire reinforcement.
tween the reinforcement and the concrete is im- Fig. 1 represents an isometric view of a barrel vault during construction:
Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the pre-stressed shell roof shown in Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is a cross-section taken along III-III through the span;
Fig. 4 represents an enlargement of the shell detail at IV in Fig. 3.
The transverse supporting members or stiffeners diaphragms 5| of part cylindrical form in ac-' cordance with the roof contour are located on the supports 52 the distance apart being predetermined by the design. Longitudinal reinforcement wires 53 are stretched between these stiffener diaphragms along the generating lines of the roof and pre-tensioned. As these longitudinal wires are to form the roof skeleton they must be placed at such intervals apart that they will secure the correct cross-sectional conformation of the roof. In all cases the wires must be pre-tensioned so that sagging is reduced to a minimum. When roofs of large span are being manufactured it may be advisable to provide temporary supports or suspensions for the longitudinal wires 53 at a few cross-sections to prevent sagging although high prestresses may be applied.
Reinforcement in any direction required by the design is then fixed to the prestressed wire skeleton. For example, reinforcement 56 in the transverse or vault direction is provided for stiff-'- ening the shell and distributing local loads; further reinforcement 51 to take main tensile stresses in various parts of the structure may be added. Tough textile material 58 possessing good tensile strength such as sheets of Hessian jute, flax, coarse linen, hemp or the like is then stretched over the steel skeleton roof and clipped to wires. Wetting the textile prior tothe application of mortar causes shrinkage and prevents the textile material sagging {between the wires. Close mesh expanded metal or wire reinforcement of any suitable type may also be used for the same purpose.
Mortar, cement, plaster 59 or the like is then applied to the skeleton either by hand or a cement gun or by a combination of both methods until the predetermined shell thickness is reached. The cement, concrete, plaster or the like is usually applied to the upper or outer surface 59 of the reinforcement but may be applied to both sides 59 and 60 if desired so that the reinforcement forms the core of the shell structure. In the latter case open mesh textile reinforcement is to be preferred.
Towards the springings the shell thickness may, if necessary, be increased to enclose the larger amount of wire reinforcement 54 located there. When the shell structure has sufficiently hardened the ends of the horizontal wires. are released from the prestressing plant and the concrete takes its pre-compression from the pre- The bond beproved by the cross-sectional expansion of both wires and surrounding concrete, at the time when the pre-tensioned wires are taken from the anchorages and exert lateral compression upon the sufficiently hardened concrete. The free proscribed but in this case the textile or secondary tent.
in situ using moulds the latter are fixed in position in the ordinary way between transverse supporting members or end gable walls. The longitudinal wires are stretched along the generating lines, at the desired distance apart, between and over the transverse members and prestressed to the desired amount. Any additional reinforcement is then placed in position as previously demetallic reinforcement is reduced to a minimum; the cement, concrete or the like is then poured until the desired shell thickness is reached.
The moulds are removed when the shell has sufficiently set and the wires disengaged from the prestressing plant with the same results as above mentioned. A the moulds support the weight of the shell structure and prevent sagging the longitudinal wires located near the crown of the roof need not be so numerous as when mouldless construction is employed. When manufacturing prestressed shell structures existing walls or foundations may be employed asanchorages for the prestressing plant.
When it is desired to pre-cast the shell struc ture without using moulds. for example, a part cylindrical barrel vault, patterns of the desired contour are prepared.
The longitudinal wires, spaced the requisite distance apart, are stretched over and between these I patterns and then prestressed to the required ex- The additional reinforcement, textile or other material and finally the concrete are then applied as previously described. After the concrete has hardened sufliciently the prestressed reinforcement is disengaged from the-prestressing plant and the shell structure is hoisted into po-' sition over the transverse supporting members.
Reinforcement hooks or the like may be specially provided for this hoisting operation and wire or other reinforcement may be left projecting for any connection required with the supporting structure. In the case of pro-cast manufacture without moulds the two most expensive items in the construction of shell structures, namely, scafroofs, may extend over or between several transverse supporting members and may cantilever from the end members. Furthermore, shell structures of a great variety of shapes may be manufactured by the intersection of or connectingv together of curved shell parts. For example, a
railway platform might be covered by two interpenetrating shell segments carried on one central line of columns.
Reinforcement stiffening a barrel vault or other shell in the transverse direction may consist of wires or rods bent to the shell contour and spaced apart as required by the design to distribute local loadings over the vault. These wires are carried on the longitudinal reinforcement. Alternatively, angle irons or light steel joists or other steel sec tions may be employed for transverse stiffening purposes and may be carried by the side longitudinal tension members orby longitudinal walls where such are employed or by temporary supports. Such last metal-arch stifieners or other suitable supports spaced comparatively short distances apart may be utilised to temporarily carry both the longitudinal and other reinforcement. In such cases the main longitudinal reinforcement is confined principally to the side tension members at the springings while the prestressed longitudinal reinforcement near the crown of the vault is reduced to a minimum. The temporary tensile stresses, during construction without moulds, are in these circumstances carried by the textile or other material stretched over the whole vault and forming the core of the concrete shell. The transverse metal arch stiffeners may be left in the finished shell structure when so required bythe design or may be removed when the shell structure has hardened sufliciently.
When casting a shell structure without the use of moulds the cement or concrete may advantageously be applied in two or more layers. A thin layer is first applied to the longitudinal and textile or other secondary reinforcement and allowed to harden so that the first layer shell becomes rigid and self supporting. Any additional reinforcement is then placed in position and further layers of cement or concrete applied either mechanically or manually until the desired thickness is attained.
In the construction of a cupola of conical shape, for example, the wires stretch along the generating lines of the cone from a point on a temporary centre post at the apex to the prestressing plant at the periphery of the base and are tensioned to the required extent. The textile or metal reinforcement is then placed in position on the wire skeleton and the cement or mortar added as previously described.
' When hardening has taken place the centre post and any other anchorage for attaching the wire are removed and a self supporting shell structure results.
Truncated conical structures, conoid and hyperboloid structures may be constructed on the same principle, the prestressed wires following the generating lines of the structure and being connected to a top and bottom reinforcing ring. As in the case of barrel vault shells these structures can be manufactured in situ or precast with or without the use of moulds.
course be an advantage to pre-cast the bulkheads and use them as patterns during the construction of the hull. The longitudinal wires are stretched the requisite distance'apart along the bulkheads and prestressed evenly to the desired extent. The textile or metallic reinforcement is then placed in position as previously described. The decrease in cross-section towards the, prow and/or stern I6 is automatically effected by a reason of the sizes of the bulkheads there located.
The variation of the cross-sectional shape of the concrete shell 11 forming the hull of the ship is determined by the shape of the bulkheads 61 and the intermediate ribs 68 which with advantage are pre-cast. These members act as the transverse supporting and stiffener diaphragm and form the pattern for the reinforcement of the hull. The high tensile wires 53 are stretched along the ship and kept at predetermined stresses, as applied at 55 in Figs. 1 and 2, while transverse wire reinforcement 56 and 51 of mild steel quality are placed to follow the cross-sectional shape and the principal tensile stresses respectively; in addition metal mesh reinforcements 58 are clipped to the steel skeleton. There are no preliminary stresses in either of these mild steel reinforcements. The decrease in cross-section towards the prow 15 and stem 16 is automatically eflected by reason of the smaller ribs 69 there located.
The pre-tensioned wires 53 positioned in the side walls 'I'l, floor 18, and deck 19, are dead parallel and horizontal in the straight centre part of the hull, and turn slightly inwards, respectively upwards, towards stem and stem. The anchorage plates and blocks for these main wires are situated at such a distance from the last bulkhead that the oonverging wires are collected in an area. of conveniently small dimensions.v In the case of several small vessels being constructed in one row, one behind the other, the anchorages are placed only on each end of the row, and all longitudinal wires run continuously through all hulls,
Two layers of concrete 50 and are shot against the close steel skeleton from outside and inside respectively so that the whole steel is encased. Another layer of high tensile steel wires is pre-tensioned along and outside of the thin gunlte shell and mild steel reinforcements are tied to them in transverse and oblique directions as required by the design. This reinforcing layer is encased by a new layer at gunite and the same process "is repeated until the full thicknesses of side walls 11, gunwales l0, hatch beams 12, and
. deck 19,- have been obtained. The floor 18, bilges The truncated forms can be used to provide a sky.- light at the apex.
H, and keelsons", may be cast in situ in the conventional way encaslng both pre-tensioned and ordinary reinforcements.
Owing to the peculiar statlcsof this design of ship structures the greater part of the pre-tensioned main wires 54 should be concentrated in gunwales l0 and bilges H, as well as in the continuous hatch beams 12 and keelsons 13.
The invention may also be employed for the erection of structures of closed prismatic, pyramidal, cylindrical, conical, hyperbolold and like shape with their truncated variations the height of which structures is gieat compared with the area covered in plan for example, chimneys, towers, silos and. the like.
By way of .example the construction of a prestressed cylindrical chimney is illustrated in the diagrammatic drawings attached:
Fig. 8 represents a-sectlonal elevation taken at VIII-VIII of Fig. 9 of the chimney during erection;
Fig. 9 is a horizontal cross-section at IX-IX of Fig. 8 through the shaft:
Fig. 10 represents the enlarged detail at X of -.the shell as taken from Fig. 8.
I To cast a cylindrical chimney in situ in accordance with this invention the bottom extremities of the main wires 53 extending along the generating lines are anchored 84 to the required extent in the chimney foundation 83 while their upper ends 94 are fixed to a scaffolding. 85 of suitable typesteel tubular for example. The prestressing plant may be inside or outside the structure, in the latter case it is detachable may be re-used.
To reduce the number of separate wires and prestressing devices one wire may extend several times up and down the length of the structure;
in fact the entire longitudinal reinforcement may,
in extreme case, comprise one continuous wire of great length threaded through patterns at the top and bottom of the building. This method of using one continuous wire for several reinforcing units may be applied of course to all prestressed structures or articles with straight wire reinforcement.
After prestressing the wires 53, textile 58 and/or metallic secondary mesh reinforcement 56 is clipped or attached to the pre-tensioned wires 53, preferably on the outside of the latter, and concrete, cement, plaster or the like 59 and 60 is applied in one or several layers, whereby, usually, the pre-tensioned main wires and other reinforcement are completely encased by the outside layers 59 and the inside layers 60, thus forming the core of the shell. After the concrete has suihciently hardened the main wire reinforcement 53 is released from the tensioning devices ,with the previously described effect of pre-comtends only over one or the two last built upper sections 93 and is supported by the bars 9| by the latest built up section 92 and raised section by section until the entire structure is completed. The lower reaction of the sectional prestresses is taken by the lower part of the already built structure. This lower part has already sufliciently hardened and its concrete has been compressed by releasing the lower ends of the reinforcement from the anchorages. In this method of construction the longitudinal wires 53 of requisite length are rolled and kept at the top of the scaffolding 94; they are unwound and pro-tensioned in length sufficient for the one or two vertical building sections above referred to.
As in reinforced concrete shell roof constructions, moulds and scaffolding are the two most costly items in reinforced concrete tower and similar structures. In the sectional construction of shell tower structures herein described moulds are altogether dispensed with while the scalfold in is reduced to the amount required for the one or two building sections.
Towers, silos, chimneys built in accordance with this invention are particularly adapted to withstand the wind pressures to be expected in such high structures. The practical limiting factor in such reinforced concrete structures is the tensile stresses resulting from wind pressure on the windward side; not the compressive stresses caused by the dead weight plus the wind bending moments on the lee side. The present invention results in improved resistance of such structures by reason of the fact that the critical tension can be eliminated completely or to any extent required by the design by the introduction 10 of calculated prestresses'in the main reinforcement wires as described.
It is a characteristic feature of the prestressing principle that any loading conditions foreshadowed in a structure are produced in the reverse state during construction or manufacture. Prestressing of beams, slabs and like articles or structures is effected by a system of prestresses of variable amount in various cross-sectional zones in accordance with the known or assumed direction of the loading to be expected. As wind pressure may come from any side of a tower or likestructure the piestress in the reinforcement wires, resulting in the pro-compression of the concrete shell, is usually made the same all around the structure for each separate horizontal section but it usuallyvaries with the vertical position of the sections and the reinforcement percentage usually decreases with its height over bottom level. Additional strength for the tower, silos, chimney or the like may be provided by applying additional layers of concrete, cement, plaster or the like inside or outside of the prestressed shaft whilst the latter are held on the anchorage or after they have been released thererom.
Containers, silos and storage tank walls are usually subjected to tensile stresses because of the outward pressure of the stored material.
According to the present invention such a structure could comprise a number of part-cylindrical shells arranged so that the intrados of each such part is on the exterior of the structure. The several shell parts may be pre-cast and afterwards erected in position, vertical ribs cast in situ connecting each pair of adjoining shell parts. The walls of such a container are subjected to compressive stresses when loaded; the ring tension is taken by ties connecting diametrically opposite ribs or by tie rings connecting the vertical ribs or by any other convenient arrangement.
The invention may further be applied to the production of pipes, poles, hollow piles or the like pre-cast or cast in situ both without moulds. The main wire reinforcement is arranged on patterns and prestressed along the generating lines of the article and the textile and/or metallic secondary mesh reinforcement is'stretched round and attached to the longitudinal wires thus forming the case of the shell structure and replacing the moulds. This method may be combined with known production methods for hollow reinforced concrete bodies for example spinning and like methods. spinning method the patterns, carrying the prestressed wires together with the textil and/or secondary mesh reinforcement, are rotated by synchronised motors, while the concrete or the like is applied inside to the required thickness. After the concrete has hardened sufficiently the wires are released from the anchorages: The outer finish may be applied to the article either by a cement gun or by hand whilst the wires are connected to the anchorages or after they have been released. When completed the main wires and textile and/or metallic secondary reinforce- When combined with the.
, thereof, a monolithic slab of concrete embedding and in bonding relationship with said reinforcements to thereby provide a formless pre-stressed concrete shell structure, the said longitudinal reinforcement means being permanently maintained under tension alone by the action of said bond between said reinforcement and said concrete slab, the said concrete slab remaining under permanent compression after all shrinkage has taken place and during its loaded condition, the said pre-tensioned reinforcement defining the shape and forming a skeleton for the said construction and the said secondary mesh reinforcement constituting a core for the sole support thereof whereby the necessity for a concrete form is obviated.
2. A mould-less self-supporting reinforced 12 of said hull shell to thereby avoid the use of forms and hardening said concrete in the predetermined shape of said hull shell.
4. A shell construction as set forthin claim 2 s for a roof characterizedby said pre-stressed wires 10 longitudinal tension members and side stiffeners.
5. The method of manufacturing in situ, a shell structure comprising the steps of locating at pre-determined distances apart transverse supporting members curved to the desired shell conl5 tour, stretching between and over said supporting concrete curved shell construction of the type described and for the purposes set forth herein comprising pre-stressed reinforcement wires spaced along the generating lines of said shell defining the shape 'of said construction and forming the sole supporting skeleton of said construction, mesh reinforcement attached to the said pre-stressed wires, a; predetermined thickness of concrete disposed on both sides of said wire and mesh reinforcements which cooperate to form a core for the application of said concrete from both sides thereof, the said pre-stressing of said a magnitude of the order of up to 285,000 pounds. per square inch, the said wires being permanently maintained under said tension alone by the bond between said reinforcement and concretev after the setting and hardening of said concrete has taken place, said concrete remainingunder 25. mentitious permanent compression after all shrinkage thereof has taken place and in its externally loaded condition; the said mesh reinforcement orming the mould for said concrete shell construction and the said pre-tensioned reinforcement wires forming a skeleton of the construction and the sole support for the application of said concrete whereby the necessity for an external form 15'45.
obviated. T 3. The method of constructing areinforced concrete marine hull comprising thesteps of precasting a plurality of varyingly curved transverse members, arranging said transverse members in longitudinally spaced parallel positions to define the shape of the hull shell, positioning a plurality =of longitudinal high tensile reinforcement wires across the edges of said transverse members, prestressing said longitudinal wires to a predetermined extent to form a skeleton of said hull shell 4.0 layer of cementltious material to the predeterv converging toward a. prow and a stern, anchoring said pre-stressed wires in the region of said reinforcement to said pre-stressecrreinforcement,
applying concrete'as by the gunite process to said skeleton and core both internally and externally 85 8,864
' members longitudinal reinforcement wires along the generating lines of said shell structure, spacing said reinforcement wires at intervals and pre-stressing to a predetermined extent defining o the predetermined cross-sectional conformation of said shell structure, to provide a skeleton therefor stretching and. attaching secondary mesh reinforcement over said pre-stressed wires to provide a core for said structure, applying ceaterial to both sides'of said reinlforcements t a predetermined shell thickness, permitting said cem'entitious shell structure to harden and releasing the of said prestressed wires from the source-of said predeterjo mined pre-stressing to thereby provide a shell wires being constant throughout said shell and of structure without the use of a mould.
6. The method of manufacturing a mould-less pre-stressed reinforced concrete shell structure as set forth in claim 5 characterizedmy the initial 5; application of a relatively thin layer of cementitious material to the said pre-stressed wires and said secondary reinforcement, permitting said initial layer to set, applying further reinforcement to said initial layer and applying a further mined thickness of said shell structure.
REFERENCES crran The following references are of record in the file of this patent:
. UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 791,076 Chenowith 'May 30, 1905 903,909 Steiner Nov. 17, 1908 1,940,402 Dischinger Dec. 19, 1933 1,955,716 Waller Apr. 1'7, 1934 53 2,047,197 .Fordyce" July 14, 1936 2,080,074 v Freyssinet 'May 11, 1937 2,234,663 J Anderegg Mar. '11, 1941 2,298,376 1 Herr Oct. 13, 1942 2,301,760 Sutton Nov. 10, 1942 0 2,315,894 (from Apr. 6, 1943,
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"It was also the first time leaders intruded so deliberately into the internal politics of other countries"
What? As long as other nation's taxpayers are requested to fund the consequences of the sweet lifes of certain countries (and the banking sector, BTW), they have no 'internal politics' whatsoever in financial and monetary affairs. Internal, it can per definition only be once they don't live on borrowed or stolen money anymore.
"For many countries, such as Spain, the EU has been an anchor of democracy"
And it has been the source of cheap credit for the GIPSIFs. If this money would have been brought to good use, for instance in infrastructure, education.... Unfortunately, it wasn't. It was instead consumed up for unjustified living standards, high (and early) pensions, creation of housing bubbles (you should see what them Spaniards did e.g. to the Andalusian regions, this is utter crazyness!)...
"The debtors, moreover, bear the cost of the creditors' mistakes"
So it is the creditor's mistake if a debtor lives for decades beyond his means? What a strange point of view. What about responsibility for one's own deeds and omissions?
My understanding of the free market is that is based upon the liberalist worldview of John Locke, Adam Smith and Immanuel Kant. Its corallary ideas claim that liberal attituses must stress the unity of humankind, the importance of the dignity, equality, protection and freedom of individuals over national interests and state autonomy. Its fundmental premise is that good living conditions enhance the prospect of peace and that this establishes political reforms which enhance democratic process and the stable democratic governments.
I have had great expectations of a future federal globalized world which would be based upon these principles. It troubles me that the EU, a small group of nations from the same geographic area, have abandoned these principles in favour of a 'free market' which now seems more a protection of the plutocracy.
Solon had the answer to this problem. Before we become slaves to multinational companies, we should abandon the debt that they have created for us and start again using the laws that were created to reflect liberal principals.
This is an outstanding summary by Charlemagne.
This crisis is concentrating minds at long last and in particular it is bringing out the best in the Economist team. A superb post on Free exchange about Italy is also worth reading.....
Those of us who have been moaning about the EU's democratic deficit in the comments section over these last ten years or so are now seeing our concerns properly reflected and weighed (if not fully endorsed) in the articles that are appearing above the line.
A series of significant taboos in the public EU discourse are now being quickly abandoned. For these small mercies in a time of trouble let us swivel eyed eurosceptics give thanks....
Austerity engenders declining GDP breeding more austerity which foments strikes & demonstrations leading to political repression. How will this play out? The author assumes that political elites will rationally sort it out effectively. History rarely eventuates in this manner. Suppose demonstrators torch a bank and one thing leads to another until martial law is instituted. Will the Euro zone cheer or recoil? Basically, I foresee a contest of political will between the political elites and disgruntled citizens. If martial law is acceptable, the elites will prevail.
The most complicated and odd decisions are taken by human societies through out world when there was no alternate or in compelling situations meaning thereby that Almighty Nature's imposing them.The need of united European Union has come 100 years ago but avoided at the cost of 2 world wars and power center going to USA.Now interest of USA and China are at stake.After going through article and comments it seems that stake holders are enthusing the well developed Europeans not to unite.I have written in my any previous comment and want to place here that Nature through its wisdom that is 'Time' has provided the rarest of rare another chance to them.Nobody knows what is the future of European citizens and there so called nations/States.
This is a very difficult situation for every country, but Germany I believe has the toughest decision to make. In my opinion, they need to leave the European Union if they want to do the best for themselves as a country. However, this of course would have catastrophic consequences against the rest of the EU.
Democracy by mobs who have no stake is bound to fail as Soviet communism collapse. So called Weste European Democracies thived when voting rights were linited to those who had stake in the system. Today voters who claim benifits from the state (without contributing to the cake) elect Governments with populist agendas. Chinese democracy (in party democracy - in Party which only aims at betterment of China) works. Eventually every Chinese citizen gains.
And you work for the Chinese "Communist" party?
>>Sooner or later, citizens must be asked. Without their support, no reform can last. And a real choice must include the option of leaving the euro. Now that this taboo has been breached, the euro zone should start thinking about how best to arrange the departure of those that cannot, or will not, live by Germanic rules.<<
Who would that be?
With each day the situation looks more and more bleak. If the EU can pull through this downturn I believe that they will come out for the better. They have performed the previously unthinkable with Greece but it has forced them to review what it means to be a part of their entity. Is a country still welcome when it is blatantly bringing everyone else down with it? It will either strengthen their resolve as an entity or it will break them down into a much weaker trade group. I don't see many other options.
"Germany restraining the ECB" is seen by the Economist as restraining the "firefighters". I would say that dousing the PIIGS with free money is like spraying alcohol on the fire. The ECB should be restrained doing this!
Furthermore, the quasi-symmetry sought in democratic rights is clear nonsense. The Germans can indeed vote on whether to help their neighbours or not. They have lived thrifty lives and now have room for manoeuvre. The Greeks cannot vote to keep going on as-is, as that choice is not on offer. An deeply indebted person cannot "vote" whether he wants to keep on shopping or not. There is no choice. He can only chose to take the bed and meal from the Salvation Army or to go hungry. You could hardly let the German people in 1945 vote whether they wanted to be occupied or not. It was a passed station, the vote took place in 1933. Same here. The Greeks could have chosen not to let their real wages rise by 40% over the last 10 years. THey chose the "free ride". Now there is no more choice for them other than to accept what is on offer or reject it. This is not an opinion, this is a fact. Presenting the situation as if one can "democratically" vote to be young, rich, healthy and beautiful again is just leading the readers by the nose.
Why has no one else brought up this classic German-Greek match?
"Socrates scores, got a beautiful cross from Archimedes. The Germans are disputing it. Hegel is arguing that the reality is merely an a priori adjunct of non-naturalistic ethics, Kant via the categorical imperative is holding that ontologically it exists only in the imagination, and Marx is claiming it was offside."
Yes, as Kant argues, people are not a means to an end but an end in themselves. In the EU people are very much being used as a means to an end, but to whose end will it be?
"No worries, Germany and France have more important things to do than a conspiracy against the Brits."
I wish that would be true for Britain, too.
The Economist against Europe?
"Yet something has changed. Europeans see themselves as a family; they have rows, but nobody questions a member's right to be part of the clan."
I agree that, slowly (!!), this sentiment is emerging in Europe and it is extremely good for all of us if this sentiment gradually matures in time. Geography forces us to live right next door with no space between us. And most of us have root in several European countries if we search or family histories.
"But at Cannes euro-zone leaders made plain that family members could be forsaken, even disinherited."
But that is not how I read the the considerations that have been put forward. The plan was NEVER to PERMANENTLY bar any European country from either the EU or the euro. But under the extreme pressures of what can certainly be understood as and labeled the financial equivalent of siege warfare on the continent, it sometimes becomes necessary to make painful decisions and order hurtful strategic withdrawals to the (financial) high ground, regroup and prepare to let the "forsaken" "family members" back into the herd after the siege has been beaten back. The plan was not to leave Greece out of the euro forever. But battles are not won with sugar alone; you need plenty of salt as well and sometimes even caster oil.
And staying with that analogy, you do NOT make a deal with your allies, harsh as it may be, and then go back and ask for a referendum that was not part of the deal. That is "desertion." There are consequences to doing that. But not forever, including for Greece. It will always be part of Europe.
"Efforts to save the euro cannot run against the will of the voters indefinitely"
>>"Efforts to save the euro cannot run against the will of the voters indefinitely"
You and the author seem convinced that there is something run against the will of the voters? What will? And how do you know it's against it?
Where are your polls showing that the majority of the Europeans want to dissolve the EU and the EURO?
Last time I looked even Greece feared both!
You assume everybody thinks like the little Englanders? Boy are you wrong!
I can tell you definitely that the majority of Germans are still both pro-EU and pro-Euro.
About 78% percent!
So, who acts against the will of the people?
"I can tell you definitely that the majority of Germans are still both pro-EU and pro-Euro.
About 78% percent!"
78% also want euro back? Perhaps in gobbels poll?
All other polls say only 30% want euro, half of Germans want DM back. I think you live in dreamland ; )
Some 51 percent of those surveyed by market research institute Ipsos admitted they wanted their old currency back.
Just 30 percent said that they rejected the idea, while another 18 percent were undecided, the Hamburg-based institute reported.
"You assume everybody thinks like the little Englanders?"
No, looks like everybody thinks like little Germans.
Only 30% of Germans want euro, 51% want DM back.
>>78% also want euro back? Perhaps in gobbels poll?"<<
The Euro "back"? ROFL
No, they believe in the Euro and the EU and think it will survive everything
Here is a survey about what people think of the EU:
Here is a survey about what people think of the EU:
These opinon polls by the EU seem to contradict PEW surveys on Europeans views of the EU.
favorable views of the EU
Germany = 66% (this is a good 12% less than in the EU poll)
Now why would the EU spend scarce EU taxpayer money on funding polls while imposing painful austerity cuts on Greece?
Especially since opinion polls about the EU are available from prestigious world renowned institutions like PEW.
Perhaps the EU didn't like the results in PEW - didn't give them those sky high 78% numbers that they desired?
PEW 2011 favorable views of EU
Germany = 66%
France = 63%
Britain = 51%
I presume the EU didn't do or did not want to reveal the world's opinions about the EU. No surprise there given these results.
Favorable view of the EU
Brazil = 47%
Mexico = 33%
China = 32%
India = 23%
Turkey = 23%
As the article says with the apt metaphor of a fire, there are two time scales here that should not be confused. When you have a fire, deal with it and use the tools you need to do so. Later you want to think about how to prevent another fire. But then we get to this part:
"Independent institutions are needed to make the system work. Most would prefer the unelected European Commission over an intergovernmental body dominated by Merkozy."
The problem is that long-term NEITHER is acceptable. It is clear by now that a common currency means intrusions on national sovereignty so significant that it is not sustainable that the French president and German chancellor call the shots because other Europeans do not vote for them and thus extend the legitimacy of consent by the governed. And this problem is as grave by letting an unelected commission do it instead. Democracy is now so entrenched in European culture that it is wholly unacceptable for the EU or euro-zone to be run as something like "China without the death penalty" at the other end of Eurasia.
Undemocratic federations do not last. Geography and vastly different cultures were perhaps equally crucial but one reason the British Empire was never durable in a democratic age, was that India would have had to elect more than half any common parliament. Unless the EU becomes a loose free market or becomes more democratic, the European Union will some day follow the undemocratic Soviet Union into non-existence.The only sustainable solution is to prove a direct feedback by vote from the governed citizens to the body that will regulate and administer the necessary bodies to make the euro and the free market, work. Elections provide legitimacy, a vent for built-up popular frustrations, an incentive to govern with restraint (although democracy may at times provide unfortunate incentives to build expensive benefits and send the bill to the next generation) and, lest we forget, democracy is plainly the "civilized way" to run a polity, whether on a municipal or a continental scale.
I must compliment with the author because I read for the fist time on this paper about the self-appointed duo Merkozy who want to rule the Euro-zone, one with money and the other with words.
The European Union experience is finished as wall as the Euro experiment has failed.
We need a new Federated Europa where people should rule with a majority system, not on unanimity, nominating their representatives not on the Nationality proportional basis, but on merit because we will have a unique Nationality: the European one, to forge a new unique currency valid for all Federated Countries, which will be transformed into Regions with power only on current business management, while all power will go to the unique Federated Government.
A radical re-foundation criterion, but it is the only solution needed now, otherwise we better come back to the separate States without any simulation of a United European entity.
I must compliment with the author because I read for the fist time on this paper about the self-appointed duo Merkozy who want to rule the Euro-zone, one with money and the other with words.
The European Union experience is finished as wall as the Euro experiment has failed.
We need a new Federated Europa where people should rule with a majority system, not on unanimity, nominating their representatives not on the Nationality proportional basis, but on merit because we will have a unique Nationality: the European one, to forge a new unique currency valid for all Federated Countries, which will be transformed into Regions with power only on current business management, while all power will go to the unique Federated Government.
A radical re-foundation criterion, but it is the only solution needed now, otherwise we better come back to the separate States without any simulation of a United European entity.
Oh yes, and Europe could limit accesion to the USE to 13 states... with Accesion once certain political changes are made to ALL who wish it.
All of Europe's "problems" have been solved before. But will Europe remember the solutions?
Hmm geee.... where have I heard this debate before? Oh yes... I remember now... US in the 1780s. Is it by conincidence that 10 years after forming a weak govt. the crisis comes? No, I think not. I sense a pattern. But will there be a United States of Europe? I mean, we all know Eurocrats are dumb... but there is already an example (US). It takes an especially dumb kind of primate to see its offspring use a stick to get ants and then fail to do so itself.
"But will there be a United States of Europe? I mean, we all know Eurocrats are dumb... but there is already an example (US). "
The US of the 1780's was a fairly homogenous population compromising of 70% Brtish heritage.
Which shared a common language English and a common legal system English common law and a common British culture.
70% British heritage
20% African slaves
10% others
Very different from the EU of today.
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Hi, have now planted my grasses and Gardengirl will help me with posting a picture later.
I planted Panicum "Warrior" which is tall with green and purple foliage and purple flowers in the centre of the circular bed. Then a circle of Pennisetum "Cassians Choice" which is a bit shorter and with green foliage turning yellow in autumn. The outermost ring is Carex Testacea, recommended by Verd. It is short and green/orange changing colour subtly as the seasons change. I will add Rudbeckias and verbena bonariensis later.
The whole outlook at the front of the house has been transformed from a tired and disjointed bed to something with more style, movement and form, even if I do say so myself .
Off to choose grasses etc for stumps tomorrow, so thanks for all the advice and support. Going to Knoll nursery so will be spoilt for choice. The owner has 10 Chelsea golds for his grasses!
Oops, forgot to thank Verd. for the advice on Testacea. It will definitely feature in my grasses scheme. Lots of tall b******* and testacea as a smaller partner.
D'Damsel, those are pictures of my beds earlier this year. When did you sneak in and photograph them?
Seriously it gets to the stage when only a good clear out, saving the best in pots and giving it a good dig over, will do. I have done this to several beds and I now have my new terrace, my stumpery and some new beds/colour schemes. More going on as we speak too. Earlier this year I was a bit down about being overwhelmed, until I decided on drastic measures. Now a happy bunny.
Weedy bed = ....Freshly dug bed =
Good morning all.Clearly a bit of a mixed weekend for some of you and my hopes for better days ahead for you.
Offline yesterday on a very,very,very long coach trip to" Ironbridge" with a local club. Good fun, interesting but exhausting. 9 hours in coach, 5 hours at attraction.
Will dig over roundabout bed today. The soil is dry and dusty so will add loads of MPC rather than my own compost. Fewer weeds. Some roots to dig out too. Now have another large stump from a friend who found it locally. Can't wait to choose the grasses, and will add some colour too. Yellow/orange probably. Maybe a few ferns in the holes in the stumps. Will plant now rather than spring to get autumn and winter effect, frosts etc.
Up and at 'em.
2 Christophers, Lloyd and Hitchens, Nigel Slater to do the cooking and Keith Floyd can be sommelier.
Good morning everyone, very grey here but sunshine is always just around the corner.. Cricket club fete today, which was rained off on the bank holiday.
Greenhouse now emptied out and cleaned and today my tree stumps/roots arrive for the roundabout bed, which has been cleared.Very excited about creating a bed with only grasses. .
Have a good one everyone
Well done Verd. Were you PC 49 in an earlier life. Did you clip 'is ear?
Hi Verd. Bought some double trouble only this week. Very impressed.
Doing my best Chicky, and also introducing a new yellow theme. With all the digging I shall be disappearing altogether.


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December madness
Every December I designate one week to cleaning my house, one week to shgopping.wrapping and decorating and one week to cooking (baking cookies). And there's Christmas cards,too.They are done in between other chores. This week starts my cleaning week. By Christmas I have a clean house and all the holiday stuff up to date.
That is a nice tip, thanks. I do like to concentrate on one thing at a time and that sounds like a less stressful way to do it. I wonder though...here is where it might need to be different for me...
Shopping at our house always ends up lasting the whole month of December. I am usually waiting on family members to tell me what they want and they keep saying...'I don't know, I will get back to you'. [g]
Then it would seem to me that the cleaning and baking ideally are better done the same week as Christmas..or the baked goods are not fresh, or they hang around tempting everyone to eat them, and the house is dirty again by the time Christmas Day comes.
How do you handle those problems?
Once the house is clean, daily maintenance is a must, takes about 15 minutes per room. Pick up, dust, sweep, vacuum. Bathroom includes keeping clean towels on the shelves, clean toilet at least weekly, no wet stuff on floor or in tub,etc. As I bake, I freeze the cookies. But first I mail some to my Mom (who no longer bakes) and drop off a tray of cookies at my old job,etc. One hint from my Mom, she used to store cookies in her garage to keep them fresh. It was around 40 degrees in there in December, so it was like the world'sa biggest refrigerator,