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Forward stress simulation in a homogeneous stress field
This algorithm calculates the theoretical movements expected on faults under a homogeneous stress field. We assume the movement vectors be parallel to the maximum resolved shear stress acting on a surface, as derived from the Wallace-Bott equation. Fault orientations can be provided by the user or they can be simulated by the program.
- Language: FORTRAN 90/95
- Compiler: g95 - Windows
- Version: 2008-06-29
- Source: ForwardStress_03.f95
- Binary: ForwardStress_03.exe
Program input
The program accepts a user-provided text file that stores fault orientations as input (see below for data format). Otherwise, the program creates random simulated fault orientations. The user enters additional parameters at the start of the program execution:
- stress field characteristics (required)
- locational information (optional)
- time information (optional)
- fault data source (required)
- output file name (required)
We inspect them in greater detail below.
Stress field characteristicsRequired parameters.
They are:
- Sigma1 (i.e., the most compressive stress axis) and sigma 3 trends, plunges and magnitudes (positive: compression, negative: extension). Their values follow the geological convention, e.g., angle from geographical North, measured clockwise, for the trend.
- Phi value is the stress ratio (sigma 2 - sigma 3)/(sigma 1 - sigma 3) that varies between 0 and 1.
Locational informationWhen present (or simulated), the used coordinate system can be planar (x-y-z) or spherical (lat-long-z). When simulating faults, also a randomly chosen location can be attributed to these faults, within a chosen spatial domain.
Time informationOptional parameters. A random, uniformly-distributed time tag can be attributed to simulated faults. The user defines the time ranges in float format (e.g., between 0.0 and 1000.0).
Fault data source
Required parameters. The user can use its own data set or let the program
simulate a chosen number of randomly oriented faults.
If the user provides an input file, it must have a column format, with commas as field separators. There can be zero, one or more header lines (they will not be considered). The field format in this user-defined file depends on whether locational and/or time data is available. Their required order is the following:
- fault id (required): integer that uniquely identifies the individual fault datum;
- x-latitude, (optional): x or latitude coordinate;
- y-longitude (optional): y or longitude coordinate;
- z-depth (optional): z coordinate, positive downwards;
- time (optional): float value representing a time;
- fault strike, right-hand-rule (required): numeric value, 0°-360°, representing the fault strike according the right-hand rule. Its value follows the geological convention: angle from geographical North, measured clockwise.
- fault dip angle (required): numeric value, 0°-90°, for the fault dip angle.
Name of output files
Required. It is the prefix of the two output files created by the program. See next paragraph.
Program output
The algorithm creates two textual output files, respectively containing the resulting data and their metadata. The data file stores the result in a tabular format. First line is the field header, and the following lines contain the resulting data. The data file can be imported in GIS, in order to create a new point layer.
Fields in output file
- Id_rec: numeric id of the fault
- X or Lat (optional): X (Cartesian coordinates) or Latitude (spherical coordinates) value
- Y or Lon (optional): Y (Cartesian coordinates) or Longitude (spherical coordinates) value
- Z (optional): Z value
- Time (optional): time value
- Strike_rhr: strike, right-hand rule
- Dip_angle: dip angle
- Th_rake: theoretical rake (Aki and Richards, 1980 convention, see figure below)
- Th_trend_slick: trend of the maximum resolved shear stress
- Th_plunge_slick: plunge of the maximum resolved shear stress (positive values: downwards movements; negative values: upwards movements)
- Sigma_Magn: magnitude of the traction vector acting on the fault plane
- SigmaN_Magn: magnitude of the normal component of the traction vector
- SigmaT_Magn: magnitude of the tangential component of the traction vector
- Mod_SlipTendency: "normalized slip tendency", equal to the shear stress magnitude divided by the traction stress vector magnitude (see Alberti, 2010). Its range is from 0 for a traction vector normal to the fault, to 1, for a traction vector parallel to the fault
- Deformation_Index: "deformation index" in Alberti (2010). Its value is equal to (|t|-tau)/t - where t is the magnitude of the traction vector (negative when compressive) and tau is the shear stress magnitude. Its range is from -1 to 1: compressed surfaces have a value of -1, sheared surfaces of 0, and surfaces under tension of 1.
The figure below illustrates the Aki and Richards (1980) convention for rake angle. Reverse movements have positive rake values, while normal movements have negative rakes.
Case study
We simulated a test data set with 100 randomly-oriented faults under a stress field corresponding to a transcurrent stress regime, with N-S horizontal sigma 1 and E-W horizontal sigma 3. Used stress parameters are:
- sigma 1 trend and plunge: 0 0
- sigma 3 trend and plunge: 90 0
- sigma 1 magnitude: 1
- sigma 3 magnitude: -1
- stress ratio: 0.5
We show the result in the stereonet below (created using the program Multiple Inverse Method software Package by Yamaji et al.). Red colors indicate reverse faults, blue ones the normal faults.
As we can see in the tangent lineation diagram (figure below, created with the program Stereonet for Fault-Striation Analysis by Yamajj), the tangent lineations departs from the sigma 1 axis (compressive) and they point towards the sigma 3 axis (extensional).
We inverted the fault data set of simulated fault movements with the program Multiple Inverse Method software Package by Yamaji et alii. The inverted stress field corresponds well with the simulated one (left: inverted sigma 1, right: inverted sigma 3).
Related article
Aki, K., Richards, P.G., 1980. Quantitative seismology. Theory and Methods. Vol. I, W.H. Freeman and Company, San Francisco, 557pp.
Alberti, M., 2010. Analysis of kinematic correlations in faults and focal mechanisms with GIS and Fortran programs. Computers & Geosciences 36, 186-194.


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"If it's disturbing, it's supposed to be," Andrew Zobler says as he rides an elevator at the Line, his Los Angeles hotel. The interior is wood but has been painted to look like cartoon animal fur. "The shock of the elevator emphasizes the sedateness of the rooms," he explains. The brutal concrete building, which rises 12 stories over an unremarkable block of Wilshire Boulevard in Koreatown, is intended to have a similar effect. From high floors, you can see colorful Mexican grocery stores below and the Hollywood sign to the north. "The artwork here is the views," says Zobler. "I love the opportunity to create value where other people don't see it."
On this July afternoon, the Line feels like a sleepaway camp for adults. Attendants serve comfort food to sunbathers on the poolside deck, where food-truck pioneer Roy Choi hangs out on a cushion. His restaurant downstairs, Pot, serves Korean, and he also runs Commissary, a vegetable-focused cafe in the pool area. Soon, guests will be able to drink at Speek, a speakeasy in the basement. Already they can shop at Poketo, an outpost of a local design store. The hotel's rooms, which start at $240, feature king-size beds, king-size windows, and tiny chairs upholstered with Southwestern blankets.
Boutique hotels such as the Line have existed since the 1980s, when Ian Schrager's Morgans Hotel Group introduced its "urban resorts" at the Delano in Miami and Mondrian in West Hollywood. Larger brands such as Starwood's W and Kimpton found success in the past decade by offering corporate loyalty programs along with rooftop nightclubs, trendy menus, and minibars full of gummi bears. The segment bounced back from the recession more quickly than the mainstream competition, according to hospitality researcher IbisWorld, which predicts that boutique hotel growth will increase 6.9 percent annually through 2019. Much of that will likely be driven by a third wave of brands, including Seattle's Ace, Los Angeles's Standard, Chicago's James, and Schrager's new national line of Public hotels, the first of which opened in Chicago last year.
At 388 rooms, the Line is larger than most of these competitors, and Zobler projects $30 million in revenue its first year, with a 10 percent return on the capital he and his partners invested by year three. If that sounds optimistic, Zobler, a 55-year-old wearing boot-cut jeans and a ridiculously oversize watch, is quick to point out his bona fides. In 2000 he left his career as a real estate lawyer to work as Starwood's vice president of acquisitions. Next he took a similar role working for André Balazs at the Standard. He thought Balazs was a "genius" when it came to branding and design but wasn't convinced the hotel's glitz-and-expensive-art approach was the most profitable business model. "André was not what I would call a gifted developer," Zobler says. "There had to be a better way to be more responsible to capital but still be able to deliver a product that was really compelling."
So in 2006, Zobler started the Sydell Group, a development firm that hunted down underutilized property, then leased it to hip hotel companies, restaurants, and retailers that could increase the building's worth. (Most of the backing for Sydell comes from billionaire investor Ron Burkle.)
For his first big project, Zobler partnered with Allen Gross of New York real estate firm GFI to acquire and develop the former Breslin Hotel, on a rundown corner at 29th and Broadway in Manhattan. The turn-of-the-century building had become "a flophouse," according to Gross, full of rent-regulated tenants who shared communal bathrooms. "We had to go look for an operator who could put bathrooms in hallways," Gross says. "You can't exactly go to Marriott with that proposal." Instead, they recruited Ace Hotel, a nascent West Coast brand with properties in Seattle and Portland, Ore., that appealed to a younger, cooler clientele.
"We put them on the map," Zobler says of the Ace, perhaps overstating his involvement in the project. In Zobler's telling, Gross helped obtain equity for the $40 million lease while Zobler worked closely with Ace founder Alex Calderwood to execute the hotel's vision. (Calderwood passed away last November.) "There's no question that basically for five years I was the one that ran every meeting," Zobler says. It's hard to find anyone else involved who agrees with that version: "He's a diabolically bright business guy," says Ken Friedman, who runs two restaurants with chef April Bloomfield in the Ace. "But he wants to leave the negotiating table with the other guy going, 'I got screwed.' "
Zobler and the Ace group split up shortly after the hotel opened, and he became obsessed with finding his own competing project. In 2009, Sydell bought a building one block south of the Ace and built the NoMad, taking the moniker for the neighborhood, North Madison Park. The NoMad is more luxurious than the Ace, with $525 rooms, an on-site Parisian boutique, and a New York Times' three-star restaurant. "He takes good people and lets them do their thing," says Will Guidara, co-owner of Eleven Madison Park, whom Zobler tapped to run the NoMad restaurant. "There's a lot of developers who think you just need to fit in the mold they've created."
The NoMad was successful—it did about $20 million in just food and beverage in 2013—so Zobler went into expansion mode. In 2012 he opened the lower-end Freehand, a stylish Miami hostel where four-person bunk-bed rooms go for $100 per night. He also built two Saguaro desert inns—in Scottsdale, Ariz., and Palm Springs, Calif.—by teaming up with a resort chain. He's planning to expand the Freehand to 10 other cities, starting with one in downtown L.A. "The Line was an outcome from this piece of real estate," he says. "We bought this building for $35 million out of bankruptcy, which was less than $100,000 a key." After the full renovation the per-room price doubled to $200,000, which Zobler says is still half the cost of L.A.'s other designer hotels.
Zobler differentiates himself as a developer by specializing in one-offs, each with its own pricing structure and design strategy. The NoMad, for instance, is romantic, with velvet in the lobby and claw-foot bathtubs in the rooms. The Line is mostly white with Asian-inspired accents. Zobler didn't originally plan to open a hotel in Koreatown, but now that he's there, he's making the most of it. "Five years ago you never really heard anything about Korean culture, and all of a sudden it's everywhere," he explains. Choi, who grew up nearby, agreed to run the hotel's two restaurants in exchange for a financial stake in the project and a share of its profits. Before the hotel opened, Zobler accompanied Choi on an idea-generating trip to Seoul. Zobler "was game to go to every alley and eat anything," Choi says.
Zobler has a sizable ego but isn't comfortable being the face of his brand. He leaves that to Choi. "Rather than have a picture of me, it's more interesting to have him front and center," Zobler says. He can't help but add: "Even if it makes it look like Roy had a lot more to do with the design and the vibe."
On a summer evening at the Line, locals and tourists queue up to eat guava cheesecake and Cubano sandwiches at an event to promote Chef, a movie about a food truck directed by and starring Jon Favreau. Despite the actor's recognizable face behind the DJ booth, fans spent more time swarming Choi for pictures. Zobler hovers in the background, satisfied to watch the crowd.


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All in Good Time: A Memoir
by Jonathan Schwartz
No current Talk conversations about this book.
I was of the impression that a memoir was a book written about a certain event, or a limited period of time in the author's life. Mr. Schwartz's memoir begins prior to his birth, and ends five or six decades later. Fortunately, he was still around to write about it, but this book is technically an autobiography. I'm hoping he writes a sequel.
I have written a review of his first book of short stories, Almost Home, after having re-read it almost forty years since the first reading. I assumed that many of those stories were autobiographical in their conception, and literary license was heavily applied in the telling of the tale. Apparently, I shouldn't have. I recognized large chunks of each of those stories in All in Good Time.
I used to listen to Jonathan Schwartz on the FM radio back in the 60s and 70s. As it is difficult to find anything published by him, I was floored to come across this book in a used-book store (one of several I visit on a regular basis), and began reading it as soon as I could get to a coffee shop.
He doesn't hide anything. There were parts of his life that, frankly, I'd have been very happy not knowing about. Yet, if he had left those things out, and I (somehow) found about them later, I would then have to question the validity of the memoir. In short, he's brutally honest about his life, and if nothing else, you have to respect him for that.
There is a pervasive theme throughout the book where it seems, with rare exception, he doesn't know anyone who isn't famous. Most of the people he knew were friends/associates of his father, songwriter Arthur Schwartz. As a result, pretty much half of the people in the Hollywood phone book (for several decades) are mentioned throughout. Some might think he's trying to draw your interest by name-dropping, but these celebrities were as much a part of his life as Zung (a stuffed monkey doll) was to my youngest son.
This was a good book to read. Most of it doesn't leave you feeling uplifted, but overall; it is as honest a self-examination of a life as I've ever read – and with more details than I would feel comfortable about revealing about myself.
So, would I recommend it? Sure, I would. Just keep in mind that although the book ends on a happy note, it's a story of loneliness and tragedy, and demons. You have to respect him for laying it all out there.
Jonathan Schwartz's memoir could come off as incredible name-dropping, except as the son of a songwriter and later a DJ he really did meet a lot of famous people. I'm not a fan of his mannered radio style or of the standards he adores, so maybe I shouldn't have been reading this book.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 037550480X, Hardcover)All in Good Time is a luminous memoir about growing up in the shadow of the golden age of songwriting and Sinatra, from the celebrated radio personality and novelist Jonathan Schwartz.
"Dancing in the Dark." "That's Entertainment." "By Myself." "You and the Night and the Music." They are part of the American Songbook, and were all composed by Arthur Schwartz, the elusive father at the center of his son's beautifully written book.
Imagine a childhood in which Judy Garland sings you lullabies, Jackie Robinson hits you fly balls, and yet you're lonely enough to sneak into the houses of Beverly Hills neighbors and hide behind curtains to watch real families at dinner.
At the age of nine, Jonathan Schwartz began broadcasting his father's songs on a homemade radio station, and would eventually perform those songs, and others, as a pianist-singer in the saloons of London and Paris, meeting Frank Sinatra for the first time along the way. (His portrait of Sinatra is as affectionate and accurate as any written to date.)
Schwartz's love for a married woman caught up in the fervor of the sexual revolution of the 1960s, and his other relationships with both lovers and wives, surround his eventually successful career on New York radio.
The men and women who have roles to play include Richard Rodgers, Nelson Riddle, Carly Simon, Jimmy Van Heusen, Bennett Cerf, Elizabeth Taylor, and, of course, Sinatra himself.
Schwartz writes of the start of FM radio, the inception of the LP, and the constantly changing flavors of popular music, while revealing the darker corners of his own history.
Most of all, Jonathan Schwartz embraces the legacy his father left him: a passion for music, honored with both pride and sorrow.
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Prairie Village has given the green light to a project that will add a second story classroom to Highlawn Montessori School on Somerset Drive — but on the condition that the city and school take steps to mitigate potential traffic problems in the area.
After somewhat lengthy discussion last week, the Prairie Village City Council approved a Special Use Permit that will allow Highlawn to move forward with construction of a new classroom to house its expanding elementary level programming. But as a condition of the permit, Highlawn will have to pay for the installation of official city "No Left Turn" signs on both its east and west driveways. The stipulation is intended to address the fact that Prairie Village traffic officers say they have seen parents disobeying the non-official "No Left Turn" signs the school currently has in place, but that they can't enforce traffic violations there because the signs are not official.
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Published: June 27, 2014 at 11:10 PMI won't be reviewing the actual Universal hotels document, but I did visit the other site and it seems as if the fifth hotel is going to be a step up from Cabana Bay, but not on par with Royal Pacific, as it won't include Express Pass, but it will include water taxi service, which I think is absolutely fantastic! I think the transportation options via boat are one of the strongest draws of the on-site hotels.
As much as I'm pulling and wishing for a third gate, I am almost as excited for the new hotels, as Loew's (I always want to write Lowe's) and Universal have really done an excellent job with all of their resorts thus far. I don't see them letting us down any time soon, as they're fully aware they've raised the bar.
I commented on Ben's Ratatouille articles because that is likely to be the first Disney park outside the U.S I'll go to, and it has the best looking castle of any of them. Thanks to TPI, I know what to expect too, and can prepare accordingly. :)
Published: June 27, 2014 at 11:28 PMI think that saying the fifth hotel will be connected to the parks by the water taxi is a bit of a stretch. From what I see on the documents, there will be a pathway to walk over to the Royal Pacific's water taxi dock. That's it.
The fifth hotel appears to have interior hallways, which I do consider a step up from the Cabana Bay's motel-like exterior doors. But there's no Universal Express, so it will need to be a step down in price from the Royal Pacific.
Published: June 28, 2014 at 6:36 AMToo bad about the water taxi. But I imagine the original waterway was man-made, so is it such a stretch to think Universal isn't willing to extend the waterway to accommodate a new hotel? I suppose they'd have to drain the lagoon for that, and that would be a big eye sore. MK visitors are used to eye sores though. :P
Whatever happens, I have faith in the people at Universal Creative that they know what they're doing. And when it comes down to it, I wouldn't think they'll add any additional luxury level hotels, as three is likely sufficient at that price point. And nothing short of a luxury hotel should expect water taxi service. Just another reason to keep the guests dropping the big bucks at Royal Pacific, Hard Rock, and Portofino.
I'd also be surprised if there were any Harry Potter-themed hotels. It would probably be gangbusters if they could build it behind the Hogwarts Express, or elsewhere connected to one of the HP lands, providing a second entrance to one of the parks, similar to EPCOT's World Showcase. But my guess is that they need to keep any available land in that part of their property free for any possible park expansions or a third gate. Putting a hotel there would almost guarantee they won't open a third gate.
I think Universal does a great job of theming, and I can't wait to see the plans and renderings for anything they do, hotel-wise or inside the park.
Diagon Alley seems to be an "inside the park" home run. Lmao.
Published: June 28, 2014 at 12:01 PMThe addition of a second hotel next to the Cabana Bay (which might also be expanded by several hundred rooms) should help to explain why Universal's building such as substantial walkway to the Cabana Bay, including a bridge overpass above Adventure Way.
BTW, I'm not saying that there won't ultimately be an expansion of the resort waterway. It's just that I'm not seeing it included in the document drawings in the filing I linked. And that's definitely the sort of thing that would need to be permitted before it happens.
Published: June 28, 2014 at 2:19 PMThe Royal Pacific water taxi boarding area is a short walk from the new hotel. Also, one of the Parkscope guys, writing on OU thought the one area on the map was a connector area or bridge allowing quick access to the water taxi dock, so he surmised that the service would be available. It's also possible that Universal could add an additional dock closer to the new hotel since the lagoon almost abuts the new building. So I think the water taxi isn't really out of the equation at this point.
Published: June 28, 2014 at 2:25 PMHere is the thing... by my last count, Disney had around 28,000 rooms available that are considered "on site".
I think Universal knows if you keep people on property, they have less tendency to visit other parks. When my wife wants to visit Sea World (skipping it this year), we pack up the rental, drive to that god awful parking lot, walk 3 blocks to the main gate and are exhausted by 4-5 PM.
Yes, the tickets are free with our vacation package, but it seems like a road trip to me. We always grab some dinner on the way back, go back to our room and freshen up, then hit IOA or the Studios that same night.
Portofino and Cabana are just far away enough to make walking a bit of a chore, but the new bridge should make things very easy.
This is just the next level in the evolution of UOR. My fear is DA and all these new additions will make the parks swell in attendance. The one thing I really despise about the Disney parks. 300 minute waits for meet & greets... ugh.
Published: June 28, 2014 at 6:05 PMYou know, I would say Disney is done except for one thing - Star Wars. They really need to get on with it.
Published: June 29, 2014 at 5:39 AMI wonder about the impact of these no universal pass hotels on the purchases of daily universal passes. Are those being snapped up at a faster rate with hotel guests? Or will they more when these other hotels come online? So that daytrippers may have little or no chance of buying these?
I spoke with someone who looked into staying at the cheaper CB and buying tickets with the universal pass added. It was more expensive than staying at RP (obviously by design). But it would be nice to be able to stay in a bigger space (CB suites) and still have the Uni Pass.
Anyway, I wondered if there were any stats on the impact of CB on the purchases on the add-on Uni Pass.
Published: June 29, 2014 at 9:56 AM"•Loews, Universal's hotel partner, is explicitly barred from selling to Disney or anyone else operating theme parks in Florida or Southern California"
What does this mean? Does this mean Disney or other theme park operators cannot sell vacation packages with this Loews hotel. Its strange stipulation since Universal does offer ticket packages that include SeaWorld and other theme parks and attractions.


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Wayne Static is the lead singer for multi-platinum-selling industrial nu-metallers Static-X. Pighammer is Static's debut solo project and, according to his bio, it's the "bastard child of Wayne Static's transformation after a 12 year journey of metal annihilation." An interesting proposition – if only it were true. Pighammer isn't a transformation for Static, more a devolution. Paring back the overtly nu-metal elements of his main band, Static's new release clings to a dark electro and industrial vibe that essentially mimics the work of early '90s artists.
Transformation was clearly on Static's mind. The overall "concept" for the Pighammer project is based around "a mad plastic surgeon, with a pig fetish, that likes to convert hot chicks into pigs." We're not talking grand levels of erudite sophistication, or any insightful musings. The notion that a solo album is an opportunity to express profound, hitherto untapped ideas is not on the agenda. Pighammer is simply a continuation of the same regressive themes of Static's main band.
If you're a Static-X enthusiast then Pighammer is probably going to resonate with you, at least in some respects. The first single, "Assassins of Youth", has plenty of that chunky 'evil disco' the band is famed for, and the song contains all the sonic elements you'll find on the rest of the album in three minutes flat – no need to worry about any musical surprises later on! The lowbrow delight of the accompanying video clinches the deal visually with its meditations on the hyper-glamorized, over-sexed and drug-addled mental anguish that apparently defines the life of the modern rocker.
The first single and video are no doubt sincere expressions of Static's inner turmoil, and if you're a fan of hammering industrial tunes and gyrating, panty-clad porn stars then you can go right ahead and mark the album down as a complete success. But don't confuse Pighammer's industrial leanings with the opiate-infused dirges of Ministry, or the raw emotionality of Nine Inch Nails. Pighammer has far more in common with the soundtrack to a pimped out brothel than anything genuinely dangerous.
Nobody was expecting a pithy metaphysical deconstruction on the pitfalls of fame from Static. He has worked extremely hard over the past decade or so – his main band having some major successes along the way – he's paid his dues, and he's perfectly entitled to release whatever the hell he wishes. However, the opportunity for him to develop a more self-reflective narrative on his solo debut has been squandered. Static has been operating in the world of major-label rock for a long time, he's had time to contemplate the absurdity of celebrity and there must be stories to tell. Honestly, if you want freak show tales delivered with any sort of intensity, Marilyn Manson was pumping that stuff out in the '90s.
Pighammer isn't, in any way, an innovative release – although, in fairness, that's probably not something Static's audience requires. Smothered in electronic treatments and a flat, slapping percussiveness, it's '90s electro-metal all over again. One assumes the album is a genuine reflection of Static's own influences, rather than a cynical attempt to pluck a few dollars off the back of vintage industrial revivalism, and while it's all a bit safe and nostalgic, it makes perfect sense that Static's work imitates musicians who've sought to evoke some form of dark tribal catharsis via hard-electronica.
Static himself has no problem recycling all sorts of swaggering disco beats and sleazy grinding riffs. The album is full of crunchy and compressed guitars, samples, loops, keyboards and of course the de rigueur industrial fuzzy vocals. Unfortunately, the overall effect of all that technological wizardry means the album sounds dated, thin and very familiar. It's simply far too reminiscent of a plethora of '90s industrial/metal outfits; bands such as KMFDM, White Zombie, Skrew, or My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult have all been here and done that to death.
Ultimately, Pighammer's failings (and successes – I've not forgotten you Static fans) is best encapsulated on the press release: "(it has)… guitar riffs and lyrics that will take hold of your bowels and into the mind of Static's dark past and warped mind." If you're a fan of music that takes "hold of your bowels," enjoy torture-porn, later-day Korn albums or the more squalid aspects of popular culture, then you'll no doubt love what's on offer. For those who don't enjoy the puerile side of life, and are perhaps of a more discerning demographic, then be advised: Pighammer is clichéd, and if you felt compelled to spend some time contemplating its overarching narrative, perhaps even marginally offensive (but not really). If you're not a fan of Static's previous work, you're going to find the album vacuous.
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Keeping order with Union
I'd like a function that throws out duplicate entries in a list and keeps
original list order. (when it sees 2 equal entries it throws out the one
that is later in the list). I'd use Union, but it sometimes changes the
order of the elements in the list. What's the tersest way to do this?
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Disgaea 2 Portable Gets First Round of DLC
There are a mix of free and paid new DLC contents for Makai Senki Disgaea 2 Portable (which will thankfully come out to US as Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days this August) on the Japanese PSN right now. They look very interesting to me and hope they will make it to the English version eventually.
Villager Toro & Kuro
PlayStation mascots Toro & Kuro will appear as villagers of Holt Village.
Innocent Town
Look out for Toro and Kuro in the Innocent Town for special items.
Toro & Kuro The Judge!
Fist of Toro
A special weapon that looks like Toro, need approval from the Dark Assembly though.
The winner of the voting for DLC character looks awesome with her special skill. Best still, she is a free DLC!
's hero fanboy known for his lack of confidence is making a guest appearance. He will costs ¥200 to download.
Another 's character and also the object of affection for Almaz. She is the only other paid DLC and costs ¥200 too.
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Lincoln's MKZ Hybrid isn't the stereotypical high-end luxury car. Rather, the car is geared towards the relaxed, progressive professional couple who want to 'stand apart rather than stand out.' Following this logic, Lincoln has revised their customer service, enticing potential buyers with lifestyle offers such as $100 dinner date gift cards at test-drives and online concierge services for people who don't enjoy the dealership experience.
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Life is a learning process, I don't claim the right to armchair quarterback another person's situation. If it's after dark , and a commotion arises around my house: 1. I get armed. 2. Stay inside. 3. Contact the police.
This is a discussion on Doorbell at 11 PM within the Carry & Defensive Scenarios forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; That's why you pay car insurance. Stay inside, stay safe, and let them come to you. Don't you ever watch horror flicks? You know you ...
That's why you pay car insurance. Stay inside, stay safe, and let them come to you.
Don't you ever watch horror flicks? You know you are doomed when you split up!
Life is a learning process, I don't claim the right to armchair quarterback another person's situation. If it's after dark , and a commotion arises around my house: 1. I get armed. 2. Stay inside. 3. Contact the police.
If I'm following the thought behind this comment correctly, it's something like this:"You acted irresponsibly, your current decision making process makes you a danger to yourself and others around you."
1. Doorbell rings.
2. Ringers of doorbell are children.
3. Homeowner arms up.
4. Homeowner goes outside, announces that he's armed.
5. No perps are detected.
6. Police are called, report is filed.
The quoted comment above notes that if some of the children were hiding behind bushes or whatnot, and then suddenly dashed off, the homeowner may have opened fire, resulting in a serious tragedy.
Well that's a lot of what-ifs. So I can't co-sign on that.
Personally, I'm very much in the arm-up and go-investigate school of thought and I'd probably go check out my property, following sensible procedures. Id est, no going out the front door, no backlighting. Listening, using cover, ensuring there's no obvious threat.
Hey, if it's ninjas out there, I'm toast anyway. But no way in hell am I going to be some cowering little weasel holed up in my house dialing 911 and wetting my pants because something went "bump" out there. I'll check windows, scan for intruders, not expose myself to an easy pick-off, and bring firepower.
The problem in the scenario as posted is, in my judgement, calling out "I'm armed" or "I have a gun" or such. Don't give away your position and don't inform the BGs (if there are any) of your status. You are a ghost, silent, watchful, and aware of everything. If you do it right, the BGs should be afraid of you, not the other way around.
This point has come up here before, so let's reiterate it just so we're all really clear on it. The BGs are dirtbags. They are stupid, and they are unskilled. If they weren't, then they'd be earning a legal living, with a home like yours. When they are "casing" a "joint" and contemplating robbing you, their worst fear is that you have a shotgun and are ready to blow their guts out. They should be very, very afraid of you.
In the event of an active home invasion, then of course you retreat, barricade, cover points of entry and dial 911. But a strange noise? A doorbell ringing? A bump in the night? That's no reason to be some quivering bowl of jello.
"It may seem difficult at first, but everything is difficult at first."
For the most part, I agree with Shockwave here. My home. My yard. My outbuildings.
Professional BGs that do earn a living at home entry, live in better houses than I, most often don't enter when people are at home, and don't come to my rural neighborhood.
Thugs that do home invasions think they are professional, because they may have successfully entered homes with or without occupants, gotten what they wanted and gotten away with it. Most often, they don't ring the doorbell and run, but some may for the reasons mentioned above.
I'm not going to allow this sort to make me into a quivering mass of gelatine either. Out here "in the sticks" response time is slow, especially at night. I may or may not go out to check... But I will make certain the house and grounds are secure, from various vantage points around the house... If there's anything out of place or "wrong" I'll make the call, and may or may not go outside.
Every time is a judgement call on my part. Every situation is different, I've had a few incidents out here, and my judgemet has been correct, so far... There are no guarantees.
It could be worse!
I suppose
Here's another thought....
If my doorbell rang at 9 pm on a Saturday night and nobody was there, my first thought would be that it's kids screwing around. I might wait 15 or 20 minutes and then take a look around outside to make sure everything was ok, but I'm not going to call 911 because someone rang my bell and then left.
I don't consider that a real emergency and wouldn't waste an officer's time.
If no one there, I'd not go outside. Prob just turn off/mute tv, certain lights inside. Activate flood lights outside and be wary.Make sure family in one room until a reasonable amount of time has passed. We got neighborhood kids that had pulled that crap, complicated a real problem we were dealing with. Frustrating, best to have good relationship with neighbors and their kids. I'd have to say never assume its just kids screwing around, not nowadays..
It seems the best idea is to stay in hour home for many of the reasons listed above. I am at an advantage staying armed and having cover inside my home.
The only thing my door may open up for is to quickly let my 100+ lb Red Doberman run out to investigate, but even that is probably a bad idea. What if the dog mauls some prankster kid? Now I'm being sued and losing my house or whatever because I had to investigate.
Unless they're coming through my door or window without my permission there really isn't much for me to do except call the police. If they do manage to get inside, then it is on me to finsih off what my dogs have probably already started in on.
I would invest in motion sensor lights for the front and back yard, a good peep hole for the front and back door and a simple camera surveillance system hooked up to your television system so that you can check it from your living room or bedroom set. I think your stashed handgun by the front door is a great idea!
"If you carry a gun, people will call you paranoid. That's ridiculous... If I have a gun, what in the hell do I have to be paranoid for?" [Clint Smith - Thunder Ranch]
Pranks by kids are what generally get them shot by the homeowner. I recall many years ago in a town nearby my home, a 14 year boy was shot by an older homeowner. There were two or three of these neighborhood kids who kept ringing his doorbell, verbally abusing/threatening and then running away. He kept warning them to stop, he even called the police and the parents of the kids but they kept doing it. One Halloween night they rang his doorbell and he shot the kid squarely in the chest with a .357 magnum and dropped him right there on his sidewalk. The man was charged with murder and probably spent his remaining years in prision.
I would be a bit nervous going outside in the dark not knowing who might be hiding outside waiting for you. Best thing to do is stay inside and call 911.
"A Smith & Wesson always beats 4 aces!"
The Man Prayer. "Im a man, I can change, if I have to.....I guess!" ~ Red Green
Thank you all (youz guyz) for the varied feedback. I find the value of this forum in the points of view that I may not have known to consider. Even from cargod2244.
I have motion lights at the front and back door. I get a 30 second or more heads up that someone is headed to the door. If they are wanting to play around, they get lost pretty quick. The don't look like motion lights either, just normal brass doorway lights. The opossums and cats set the back one off occasionally.
But I know for sure that the front motion light saved my wife and neighbor a lot of trouble one evening. My neighbor had taken my wife to Urgent Care. They got home late. With feeling bad and trying to get everything together, my wife did not pay much attention to the road. We don't have many problems either though. However, there was a strange man walking up the road. They noticed him as they turned the corner to the front of the house. He sped up his pace and crossed to our side of the road. My wife saw this and made a B line for the front door. He got one foot in the yard when the motion light went on. He left immediately.
Most BG's are like cockroaches, they scatter when the light comes on.
I prefer to live dangerously free than safely caged!
"Our houses are protected by the good Lord and a gun. And you might meet 'em both if you show up here not welcome son." Josh Thompson "Way Out Here"
The dogs generally let me know if someone sets foot on the porch (good thing about wood floors, vibrations travel REALLY well and the dogs are usually laying on them) plus the motion lights. If someone knocked on my door and ran, I'd call the cops coz that kind of behavior is never good. From pranks to far worse, but never good. I wouldn't go outside for that either.
If it was a friend dropping by or neighbor needing help, etc. they would stick around for at least a few minutes.
If the dogs bark for an "unknown" reason, I would cautiously check and let the dogs out to see what they do, but if someone knocks I'd KNOW it was a human and if they left I'd KNOW they were up to no good.
And I have to agree, if you are SO jumpy that you would shoot at anything that moved in the bushes, you shouldn't be going out with your gun drawn. I HAVE drawn outside on my property when the dogs growled, I was fully prepared to meet and kill a rabid raccoon or something along those lines, but found a prowler hiding instead. He was hiding and did not make any threatening moves. At NO point did I feel like I would have shot him just for being there or because he scared us (me and the dogs).
I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people and I expect the same from them. -- John Wayne as John B. Books in "The Shootist"
At 11PM at night I am, most likely, asleep and most certainly in my locked bedroom with my wife (no one else in house), my cell phone, my remote car alarm, my 38 and my shotgun. I would call 911 (the Chief always tells me to call about literally anything if there could be a problem and 11PM, as far as I am concerned, is a problem), I would activate car alarm if it becomes obvious that something is very ominous or threatening (surprise to possible perp(s) and signal to LEOs which house is mine), and I am fully aware of where I will station myself with my shotgun. Someone decides to enter house by force at that point I know I have full insurance coverage, I know that I am not going to die over my silverware, and I definitely know they will die if they come into my bedroom by forcing open a locked and doorstopped door.
This notion that I am predisposed to shoot at movement in the bushes is false. I mentioned this in my second post to bring to attention that it's not just us against the BG's. I have had kids prank before; I also had kids wreck my daughter's tree house while I was 1000 miles away with my dying father. Cars have been robbed at night close by, and my Grand Prix has been keyed. And we live in a very good neighborhood, and our home is protected by a 10 lb Yorkiepoo, who is likely to instill laughter rather than fear. I have shot in war and have drawn gun in self defense under perceived threat without firing. I mentioned those bushes because the POSSIBILITY of a non-lethal source should be in your mind as you evaluate the known and unknown factors that filter through your senses.


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13 October 2010 | | | Supports v2.4, v2.3
This post title may look familiar, but it has in fact been completely re-written with lots of new code! When using dropdown menus, you will often want to dynamically generate the options, usually to a list of DataObjects or Pages for the user to choose from. This tutorial explores the options at your disposal when it comes to creating dynamic dropdowns in the SilverStripe.
From Enum Values
Alternatively you can generate the list from a set of Enum values defined in your $db array like so:
"Options" => "Enum('Default, Option1, Option2, Option3', 'Default')"
Then use this syntax when adding your form field to the getCMSFields() function:
$fields->addFieldToTab( "Root.Content.Main", new DropdownField( 'Options', 'Choose an option', $this->dbObject('Options')->enumValues()) );
From DataObjects
The Quick way
If you want to create a drop down list (or option set) dynamically, for example from a set of pages or DataObjects, you can use the DataObject::get() call along with the function toDropdownMap() to generate it like so:
new DropdownField( 'DataObjectID', 'Please choose an object', Dataobject::get("MyObject")->map("ID", "Title", "Please Select") );
We use the map() function to generate a key => Value array, with the ID as the Key which is what will be saved) and the Title field as the value (which is what will be displayed). The downside to this method is that if there are no MyObject objects you will get a big far error.
The Longer (more stable) way
In order to prevent the error above you can instead create a function which will either return the mapped values or an array containing a 'None Found' type message. That function might look something like this:
function getMyObjectOptions() { if($Pages = DataObject::get('MyObject')) { return $Pages->map('ID', 'Title', 'Please Select'); } else { return array('No Objects found'); } }
Then in your Dropdown definition you just add $this->getMyObjectOptions() as the $Source argument:
new DropdownField( 'DataObjectID', 'Please choose an object', $this->getMyObjectOptions() );
Adding custom 'Summary' values
Let's say you wanted your dropdown options to say something like 'MyObjectTitle running on 23/3/2010'. Well that is pretty simple actually, all you need to do is create a function inside MyObject which returns the string that you want. So for example let's assume that the MyObject DataObject has a field Title and a field Date, here is the function you would add to MyObject.php
function DropdownSummary() { $String = $this->Title . ' running on ' $this->dbObject('Date')->Nice(); return $String; }
Then in our getMyObjectOptions() function we simply specify DropdownSummary in the map() function instead of Title
function getMyObjectOptions() { if($Pages = DataObject::get('MyObject')) { return $Pages->map('ID', 'DropdownSummary', 'Please Select'); } else { return array('No Objects found'); } }
Daniel Hensby
13/10/2010 10:32am (7 years ago)
Hey Aram,
For the enumValues, if you are trying to access the dbObject of the class you're currently in, you can just use $this instead of singleton('ThisPageType'). You only need to use the singleton if its a different object, ie: singleton('SomeOtherPageType')
Some pretty sweet tactics in there, though.
Chris Hope
17/11/2010 8:23am (7 years ago)
Could you repost the singleton version as well? There are times when you do need to use it to get the values from a different object. Thanks!
Mom Bunheng
05/07/2011 1:28pm (6 years ago)
is there any trick to make Sortable Enum like the one in ImageGallery.
23/10/2011 3:50pm (6 years ago)
Hi Aram,
I'm trying to add the enum Values method to page.php but can't get it to show up in cms editor panels.
My aim is to create a dropdown that would appear on every page type (in edit mode) so an editor can pick a class that will then be added to the <body> tag.
Where in page.php would I add "Then use this syntax when adding your form field to the getCMSFields() function:" ?
Is there a better method, i'm new to SS and a little overwhelmed!
27/12/2011 3:05pm (6 years ago)
How do you make a dependant dropdown menu on the front-end?
i have a bookingsform:
- first dropdown menu returns a DataObject. Titles of pages can be selected.
- Now a secondary dropdown menu must be filled with possible dates/prices, which are stored in the public static db array.
How do i do this?
my first dropdown is generated by:
public function getMyTours(){
$today = date('Y-m-d');
if($Pages = DataObject::get("Tour", "EndDate >= '$today'","StartDate", "", "" )){
return $Pages->map('Title', 'Title', 'Please Select');
return array('No Tours found');
new DropdownField(
'Select a trip',
Dates and prices are stored inside each page in:
public static $db = array(
'DatesPricesA' => 'Text', /* contains the periode */
'DatesPricesB' => 'Text',
'DatesPricesC' => 'Text',
'DatesPricesD' => 'Text',
'DatesPricesE' => 'Text',
'DatesPricesAPrice' => 'Text', /* contains the price */
'DatesPricesBPrice' => 'Text',
'DatesPricesCPrice' => 'Text',
'DatesPricesDPrice' => 'Text',
'DatesPricesEPrice' => 'Text',
04/01/2013 2:12pm (4 years ago)
This tutorial is just what i needed
What if i wanted to show a thumbnail image?
function DropdownSummary()
$String = $this->Title . ' running on ' . $this->bannerimage()->ThumbBannerImage().'';
return $String;
i just get Image_Cached
I'm generating a list of checkboxs... and rather than titile i'm wondering if its possible to show an image.
13/04/2014 9:19pm (3 years ago)
Correct me if I'm wrong (I'm a beginner) but the search function (available when you have 20+ items) switches from 'contains' mode to 'starts with' mode when you customize the display values with DropdownSummary(). At least this is what happens here. v.3.1.3


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- An efficient mathematical model to virtually generate woven metal wire meshes is presented. The accuracy of this model is verified by the comparison of virtual structures with three-dimensional images of real meshes, which are produced via computer tomography. Virtual structures are generated for three types of metal wire meshes using only easy to measure parameters. For these geometries the velocity-dependent pressure drop is simulated and compared with measurements performed by the GKD - Gebr. Kufferath AG. The simulation results lie within the tolerances of the measurements. The generation of the structures and the numerical simulations were done at GKD using the Fraunhofer GeoDict software.
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- 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) is a highly toxic and persistent organic pollutant, which is ubiquitously found in the environment. The prototype dioxin compound was classified as a human carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. TCDD acts as a potent liver tumor promoter in rats, which is one of the major concerns related to TCDD exposure. There is extensive evidence, that TCDD exerts anti-estrogenic effects via arylhydrocarbon receptor (AhR)-mediated induction of cytochromes P450 and interferes with the estrogen receptor alpha (ERalpha)-mediated signaling pathway. The present work was conducted to shed light on the hypothesis that enhanced activation of estradiol metabolism by TCDD-induced enzymes, mainly CYP1A1 and CYP1B1, leads to oxidative DNA damage in liver cells. Furthermore, the possible modulation by 17beta-estradiol (E2) was investigated. The effects were examined using four different AhR-responsive species- and sex-specific liver cell models, rat H4II2 and human HepG2 hepatoma cell lines as well as rat primary hepatocytes from male and female Wistar rats. The effective induction of CYP1A1 and CYP1B1 by TCDD was demonstrated in all liver cell models. Basal and TCDD-induced expression of CYP1B1, which is a key enzyme in stimulating E2 metabolism via the more reactive formation of the genotoxic 4-hydroxyestradiol, was most pronounced in rat primary hepatocytes. CYP-dependent induction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) was only observed in rodent cells. E2 induced ROS only in primary rat hepatocytes, which was associated with a weak CYP1B1 mRNA induction. Thus, E2 itself was suggested to induce its own metabolism in primary rat hepatocytes, resulting in the redox cycling of catechol estradiol metabolites leading to ROS formation. In this study the role of TCDD and E2 on oxidative DNA damage was investigated for the first time in vitro in the comet assay using liver cells. Both TCDD and E2 were shown to induce oxidative DNA base modifications only in rat hepatocytes. Additionally, direct oxidative DNA-damaging effects of the two main E2 metabolites, 4-hydroxyestradiol and 2-hydroxyestradiol, were only observed in rat hepatocytes and revealed that E2 damaged the DNA to the same extent. However, the induction of oxidative DNA damage by E2 could not completely be explained by the metabolic conversion of E2 via CYP1A1 and CYP1B1 and has to be further investigated. The expression of low levels of endogenous ERalpha mRNA in primary rat hepatocytes and the lack of ERalpha in hepatoma cell lines were identified as crucial. Therefore, the effects of interference of ERalpha with AhR were examined in HepG2 cells, which were transiently transfected with ERalpha. The over-expression of ERalpha led to enhanced AhR-mediated transcriptional activity by E2, suggesting a possible regulation of E2 levels. In turn, TCDD reduced E2-mediated ERalpha signaling, confirming the anti-estrogenic action of TCDD. Such a modulation of the combined effects of TCDD with E2 was not observed in any of the other experiments. Thus, the role of low endogenous ERalpha levels has to be further investigated in transfection experiments using rat primary hepatocytes. Overall, rat primary hepatocyte culture turned out to be the more adaptive cell model to investigate metabolism in the liver, reflecting a more realistic situation of the liver tissue. Nevertheless, during this work a crosstalk between ERalpha and AhR was shown for the first time using human hepatoma cell line HepG2 by transiently transfecting ERalpha.
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- Nowadays, vehicle control systems such as anti-lock braking systems, electronic stability control, and cruise control systems yield many advantages. The electronic control units that are deployed in this specific application domain are embedded systems that are integrated in larger systems to achieve predefined applications. Embedded systems consist of embedded hardware and a large software part. Model-based development for embedded systems offers significant software-development benefits that are pointed out in this thesis. The vehicle control system Adaptive Cruise Control is developed in this thesis using a model-based software development process for embedded systems. As a modern industrial design tool that is prevalent in this domain, simulink,is used for modeling the environment, the system behavior, for determining controller parameters, and for simulation purposes. Using an appropriate toolchain, the embedded code is automatically generated. The adaptive cruise control system could be successfully implemented and tested within this short timespan using a waterfall model without increments. The vehicle plant and important filters are fully deduced in detail. Therefore, the design of further vehicle control systems needs less effort for development and precise simulation.
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- We study the extension of techniques from Inductive Logic Programming (ILP) to temporal logic programming languages. Therefore we present two temporal logic programming languages and analyse the learnability of programs from these languages from finite sets of examples. In first order temporal logic the following topics are analysed: - How can we characterize the denotational semantics of programs? - Which proof techniques are best suited? - How complex is the learning task? In propositional temporal logic we analyse the following topics: - How can we use well known techniques from model checking in order to refine programs? - How complex is the learning task? In both cases we present estimations for the VC-dimension of selected classes of programs.
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- Classical geometrically exact Kirchhoff and Cosserat models are used to study the nonlinear deformation of rods. Extension, bending and torsion of the rod may be represented by the Kirchhoff model. The Cosserat model additionally takes into account shearing effects. Second order finite differences on a staggered grid define discrete viscoelastic versions of these classical models. Since the rotations are parametrised by unit quaternions, the space discretisation results in differential-algebraic equations that are solved numerically by standard techniques like index reduction and projection methods. Using absolute coordinates, the mass and constraint matrices are sparse and this sparsity may be exploited to speed-up time integration. Further improvements are possible in the Cosserat model, because the constraints are just the normalisation conditions for unit quaternions such that the null space of the constraint matrix can be given analytically. The results of the theoretical investigations are illustrated by numerical tests.
- A Survey of Earliest Arrival Flows and a Study of the Series-Parallel Case (2009)
- This work is concerned with dynamic flow problems, especially maximal dynamic flows and earliest arrival flows - also called universally maximal flows. First of all, a survey of known results about existence, computation and approximation of earliest arrival flows is given. For the special case of series-parallel graphs a polynomial algorithm for computing maximal dynamic flows is presented and this maximal dynamic flow is proven to be an earliest arrival flow.
- The disulfide relay system of mitochondria is connected to the respiratory chain (2009)
- Proteins of the intermembrane space of mitochondria are generally encoded by nuclear genes that are synthesized in the cytosol. A group of small intermembrane space proteins lack classical mitochondrial targeting sequences, but these proteins are imported in an oxidation-driven reaction that relies on the activity of two components, Mia40 and Erv1. Both proteins constitute the mitochondrial disulfide relay system. Mia40 functions as an import receptor that interacts with incoming polypeptides via transient, intermolecular disulfide bonds. Erv1 is an FAD-binding sulfhydryl oxidase that activates Mia40 by re-oxidation, but the process how Erv1 itself is re-oxidized has been poorly understood. Here, I show that Erv1 interacts with cytochrome c which provides a functional link between the mitochondrial disulfide relay system and the respiratory chain. This mechanism not only increases the efficiency of mitochondrial inport by the re-oxidation of Erv1 and Mia40 but also prevents the formation of deleterious hydrogen peroxide within the intermembrane space. Thus, the miochondrial disulfide relay system is, analogous to that of the bacterial periplasm, connected to the electron transport chain of the inner membrane, which possibly allows an oxygen-dependend regulation of mitochondrial import rates. In addition, I modeled the structure of Erv1 on the basis of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae Erv2 crystal structure in order to gain insight into the molecular mechanism of Erv1. According to the high degree of sequence homologies, various characteristics found for Erv2 are also valid for Erv1. Finally, I propose a regulatory function of the disulfide relay system on the respiratory chain. The disulfide relay system senses the molecular oxygen levels in mitochondria and, thus, is able to adapt respiratory chain activity in order to prevent wastage of NADH and production of ROS.
- Hypersurface singularities in positive characteristic (2009)
- This dissertation is intended to give a systematic treatment of hypersurface singularities in arbitrary characteristic which provides the necessary tools, theoretically and computationally, for the purpose of classification. This thesis consists of five chapters: In chapter 1, we introduce the background on isolated hypersurface singularities needed for our work. In chapter 2, we formalize the notions of piecewise-homogeneous grading and we discuss thoroughly non-degeneracy in arbitrary characteristic. Chapter 3 is devoted to determinacy and normal forms of isolated hypersurface singularities. In the first part, we give finite determinacy theorems in arbitrary characteristic with respect to right respectively contact equivalence. Furthermore, we show that "isolated" and finite determinacy properties are equivalent. In the second part, we formalize Arnol'd's key ideas for the computation of normal forms an define the conditions (AA) and (AAC). The last part of Chapter 3 is devoted to the study of normal forms in the general setting of hypersurface singularities imposing neither condition (A) nor Newton-Nondegeneracy. In Chapter 4, we present algorithms which we implement in Singular for the purpose of explicit computation of regular bases and normal forms. In chapter 5, we transfer some classical results on invariants over the field C of complex numbers to algebraically closed fields of characteristic zero known as Lefschetz principle.
- Knowledge as a mental state? A Study on Oxford Realism (2009)
- Subject of this book is an epistemological consideration - a consideration which could be characterised as a main theme - maybe the main theme - of that part of philosophy we all know as epistemology: the nature of knowledge. But other than the most essays on the subject of knowledge, here I am going to deal with a largely overlooked account to try to find an answer to the epistemological question of knowledge. This is the mental state account of knowledge (Price in his 'Belief' the formulation ``mental acts'' and Williamson talks about a ``state of mind''). Or to put it into the question I chose as title: is knowledge a mental state? We have to concede first that there is only a small group of philosophers who used to explain knowledge in terms of a mental state, particularly the `Oxford Realists'. And secondly, the acceptance of the MS thesis is low and negative. There is an interesting detail here: unlike the poor interest in an epistemic theory such as the MS thesis, philosophers like Prichard or Austin (and their philosophical thinking) are not really living in the shadows of philosophical consideration. Indeed their philosophical impact is high level, if we consider for instance Prichard's moral writings or Austin's theory of speech acts. I think we can conclude from this fact that the reason of the `negative' ignorance in respect of their epistemological point of view was not caused by a negative quality of their philosophy. Now, the question we are faced with (and that should be answered here) is: what is wrong with the MS thesis even though it is held by high class philosophers? Why is the epistemic thinking of Cook Wilson, Prichard and Austin afflicted with such ignorance? I will try to explain this later on with the notion of an unreflected Platonian heritage during 2000 years of epistemic thinking - a notion which is similar to a point Hetherington has called ``epistemic absolutism''. So, there are three main purposes which I am pursuing in this consideration: 1.To explain the reasons why there is such an ignorance towards an assertion of the MS thesis. I am going to pursue this through an analysis of knowledge which will demonstrate the inappropriateness of the JTB thesis as an adequate analysis of knowledge. 2.To describe that it is a mistake to ignore or at least underestimate the MS thesis in the discussion of an appropriate definition of knowledge and to maintain that the MS thesis is the key to a general theory of knowledge. 3.Conclusion: If the first two steps are correct, the JTB thesis is insufficient in order to give an account of the nature of knowledge in general. A consequence from this is: all the epistemic theories which are dealing with the JTB thesis are based on deficient assumptions. Hence their results - notably the well-known externalism/internalism debate - are insufficient, too. So, there is a need for a new theory of knowledge based on the MS thesis. In the course of my consideration I am going to justify the following three theses: i) The JTB thesis as a definition of knowledge in general is deficient, as the JTB thesis describes the propositional aspect of knowledge only. But the propositional knowledge - the so-called `knowledge that' - is merely one element among others that has to be recognized in search of a theory of knowledge. ii) The status of the `knowledge that' is derivative and not ultimate. It is derived from the non- propositional knowledge in order to make the non-propositional knowledge communicable to others. The mode of the `knowledge that' is indirect and thus can be stated in the third person point of view only. This ultimate kind of knowledge - the knowledge which the `knowledge that' is derived from - is the non-propositional knowledge. Its mode is direct and hence it is restricted to the first person point of view. Therefore the basis towards a theory of knowledge in general has to be this non-propositional aspect of knowledge. iii) Hence, taking the first two theses for granted, an appropriate theory of knowledge needs an account of the non-propositional knowledge. The MS thesis will accomplish this task.
- On the Large Time Behavior of Diffusions: Results Between Analysis and Probability (2009)
- Limit theorems constitute a classical and important field in probability theory. In several applications, in particular in demographic or medical contexts, killed Markov processes suggest themselves as models for populations undergoing culling by mortality or other processes. In these situations mathematical research features a general interest in the observable distribution of survivors, which is known as Yaglom limit or quasi-stationary distribution. Previous work often focuses on discrete state spaces, commonly birth-death processes (or with some more flexible localization of the transitions), with killing only on the boundary. The central concerns of this thesis are to describe, for a given class of one dimensional diffusion processes, the quasistationary distributions (if any), and to describe the convergence (or not) of the process conditioned on survival to one of these quasistationary distributions. Rather general diffusion processes on the half-line are considered, where 0 is allowed to be regular or an exit boundary. Very similar techniques are applied in this work in order to derive results on the large time behavior of an exotic measure valued process, which is closely related to so-called point interactions, which have been widely studied in the mathematical physics literature.


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This is a discussion on Research Help on CC Saving Lives within the Concealed Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Recently all the Malco Theaters around me posted signs against concealed carry. I was pretty upset about this in general not just because of Malco ...
Recently all the Malco Theaters around me posted signs against concealed carry. I was pretty upset about this in general not just because of Malco but because there are so many places that don't allow it and in Arkansas you can be prosecuted if you ignore the sign. I'm trying to find real life stories or links where CC holders have used thier weapons to save lives or prevent a bad situation. I'm not looking for one on one or household stories but stories in public places like malls, resturants, etc. that I can use as backup or justification for CC holders to be able to carry their weapons more places. Seems like I remembered a story where a guy went into a mall with a rifle and then intent to harm people and a cc carrier saw him first and prevented a massacre. That's the kind of story that I would like to know about or if you have a link, would like that as well. It kills me that someplace like Malco would start posting these signs because of the incident in Colorado when that theater was posted and no sign or policy would have prevented the shootings but a responsible cc individual could have prevented so many from dying. I don't know how much good it will do but I'm going on a letter writing or education campaign to try and support my points.
Edit: Sorry meant to put this in the Concealed Carry section but clicked on the wrong thing and don't know how to move it.
Check Backwoods Magazine (online), for numerous articles written by Massad Ayoob. He's also got a book entitled The Ayoob Files, about situations people found themselves in.
John Lott's books might help you, if conducting research on justification. I'd suggest starting with More Guns, Less Crime.
Your best weapon is your brain. Don't leave home without it.
Thoughts: Justifiable self defense (A.O.J.).
Explain: How does disarming victims reduce the number of victims?
Reason over Force: Why the Gun is Civilization (Marko Kloos).
Serve my country, swear an oath to protect it, pay my taxes, fly old glory in the front yard, love and protect my family, honor the vets before me and help fellow americans in need.
By definition my country now calls me a radical
Are they posted correctly?
Must state "carrying a handgun is prohibited" exactly and be at the entrance.
I'll check and see if the NE Ark Malco's are now posted as well.
It'll be better to fight this from both sides of the state.
There are a few other well-known members here from Ark. as well who would probably enlist.
"Death is lighter than a feather, but Duty is heavier than a mountain" Robert Jordan
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
If pilots had been allowed to CC on 9/11, thousands of lives could have been saved. Just a thought.
Google: Jeanne Assam, Tacoma Mall, Trolley Square Mall, Tyler Texas Courthouse shooting, Appalachian School of Law shooting, Pearl Mississippi school shooting.
"Each worker carried his sword strapped to his side." Nehemiah 4:18
Guns Save Lives. Paramedics Save Lives. But...
Paramedics With Guns Scare People!
The surest way for BG's to have greatest likelihood of succeeding is to surround them with indifferent victims who have little likelihood of being able to do anything to stop them. And the surest way for BG's to fail is to surround them with determined citizens who have every ability to stop them cold.
Old school, baby. Old school.
Your best weapon is your brain. Don't leave home without it.
Thoughts: Justifiable self defense (A.O.J.).
Explain: How does disarming victims reduce the number of victims?
Reason over Force: Why the Gun is Civilization (Marko Kloos).
Properly posted in Jonesboro...
Signs on every door.
They even go above and beyond and list the state statute number.
I took a few pix and I'll try to get them posted.
"Death is lighter than a feather, but Duty is heavier than a mountain" Robert Jordan
Si hoc legere scis, nimis eruditionis habes
Appalachian School of Law
In seconds Odighizuwa had killed the school dean, a professor and one student. Three other students were shot as well, one in the chest, one in the stomach and one in the throat.
Many students heard the shots. Two who did were Mikael Gross and Tracy Bridges. Mikael was outside the school having just returned to campus from lunch when he heard the shots. Tracy was inside attending class. Both immediately ran to their cars. Each had a handgun locked in the vehicle.James Eaves-Johnson wrote about this fact one week later in The Daily Iowan. He wrote: "A Lexus-Nexis search revealed 88 stories on the topic, of which only two mentioned that either Bridges or Gross was armed." This 2002 article noted "This was a very public shooting with a lot of media coverage." But the media left out information showing how two students with firearms ended the killing spree.
Pearl High School
Luke Woodham was a troubled teen. He felt no one really liked him. In 1997 he murdered his mother and put on a trench coat. He filled the pockets with ammunition and took a handgun to the Pearl High School in Pearl, Mississippi. In rapid succession killed two students and wounded seven others.
What Woodham hadn't planned for was the actions of Assistant Principal Joel Myrick. Myrick heard the gun shots. He couldn't have a handgun in the school. But he did keep one locked in his vehicle in the parking lot. He ran outside and retrieved the gun.
As Myrick headed back toward the school Woodham was in his vehicle headed for his next intended target. Myrick aimed his gun at the shooter. The teen crashed his car when he saw the gun. Myrick approached the car and held a gun to the killer who surrendered immediately. There would be no further victims that day, thanks to armed resistance.
Edinboro, PA
Many people probably forgot about the shooting in Edinboro, Pennsylvania. It was a school graduation dance that Andrew Wurst entered to take out his anger on the school. First he shot teacher John Gillette outside. He started shooting randomly inside the restaurant where the 240 students had gathered.
It was restaurant owner James Strand, armed with a shot gun, who captured the shooter and held him for police.
Trolley Square Shopping Mall, SLC
The mall was a self-declared "gun free zone" forbidding patrons from carrying weapons. He wasn't worried. In fact he appreciated knowing that his victims couldn't defend themselves.
He opened fire even before he got inside killing his first victims immediately outside the front door. As he walked down the mall hallway he fired in all directions. Several more people were shot inside a card store immediately inside the mall. The shooter moved on to the Pottery Barns Kids store.
What he didn't know is that one patron of the mall, Kenneth Hammond, had ignored the signs informing patrons they must be unarmed to enter. He was a police officer but he was not on duty and he was not a police officer for Salt Lake City. By all standards he was a civilian that day and probably should have left his firearm in his vehicle.
It's a good thing he didn't. He was sitting in the mall with his wife having dinner when he heard the shots. He told her to hide and to call 911 emergency services. He went to confront the gunman. The killer found himself under gun fire much sooner than he anticipated. From this point on all his effort was to protect himself from Hammond, he had no time to kill anyone else. Hammond was able to pin down the shooter until police finally arrived and one of them shot the man to death.
Virginia Tech
The Virginia Tech massacre was a textbook example of the failure of government. The killer was a deranged individual. People who dealt with him were terrified of him. He was reported to campus police several times. Professors reported him, students reported him, and the government bureaucrats who run the school said there was nothing they could do. They were stifled by regulations and rules at every turn.
They couldn't tell the parents of the killer, that would violate regulations on privacy. They basically couldn't do very much. The killer was sent to a mental institution by a judge. But the school had to let him back on campus, regulations you know. Regulations did exist to forbid firearms on campus. That disarmed the victims not the killer. Lot of good that did.
Santana High School (CNN.com - Suspect had talked about shooting at school - March 5, 2001)
Student John Schardt said the freshman boy arrested in the shooting was smiling when he allegedly emerged from a restroom in the school's social sciences building with a gun. (see video)
"He was looking around, smiling, with his weapon. He fired two more shots and went back in," Schardt said. He said authorities with guns drawn arrested the suspect in the bathroom.
"He had an evil kind of sadistic demeanor to him," Schardt said.
Authorities said the alleged gunman reloaded his .22-caliber revolver at least once.
Robert Clark was a parent, he was at the school, with his wife, to register his daughter for attendance when the shooting happened. He was also an off-duty police officer who was carrying a weapon. Jim Fotis, of Law Enforcement Alliance of America says that Clark: "courageously acted to save lives by confronting the armed killer, ordering him to surrender and preventing him from killing or harming countless others."
Not Sure
Shawn Clark was an off-duty police officer when he was went to deliver some milk to a day care center. He expects children but finds a knife-wielding felon inside the building. Sure it wasn't a shooting but a criminal with a knife can still kill a lot of kids in a very short time. Clark and the man fought, Clark shot him twice, still the man fled the scene but was apprehended soon after.
Utah guns in schools
Like many states, Utah enacted a concealed-handgun licensing law in 1995. Unlike most states, Utah did not make schools an exclusion zone for lawful carrying. Not only a teacher on duty, but also a parent coming to pick up a child from school, can lawfully carry a concealed handgun in a Utah school building — after, of course, passing a background check and safety training. (See Utah Code sect. 76-10-505.5. In 2003, the legislature expanded the law, by allowing principals to authorize firearms possession by individuals who did not have a concealed-handgun carry permit.)
After eleven years of experience in Utah, we now have exactly zero reported problems of concealed handgun licensees misusing guns at school, or students stealing guns from teachers, or teachers using their licensed firearms to shoot or threaten students. During this same period, we also have had exactly zero mass murders in Utah schools.
Thanks for all the replies. Now I just have to sit down and start going through all of this. Keep them coming though.
This isnt about CC saving lives, but about how the theater might have been picked because of the signs. Hope it helps....
Did Colorado shooter single out Cinemark theater because it banned guns? | Fox News
Don"t let stupid be your skill set....
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There are so many stories. BUT - most people choose to ignore such information. They like to keep their lives as simple as possible. To them, "No Guns allowed" means they are safe. Poor, stupid sheeple.