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Pirates notebook: Pitching prospect Cole promoted to Triple-A
Pirates prospect Gerrit Cole, the No. 1 overall draft pick in 2011, is on his way to Triple-A Indianapolis.
The right-hander started the year in High-A Bradenton, then went 3-6 with a 2.90 ERA in 12 starts with Double-A Altoona.
Cole pitched 59 innings, allowed 19 earned runs and two home runs, walked 23 and struck out 60.
•Pedro Alvarez was unaware that his 469-foot home run Tuesday night was the longest ever hit by a Pirates player at PNC Park, but he thinks it's "kinda cool." The Pirates third baseman also said he knew he hit the second of his two home runs Tuesday pretty well, but he wasn't sure it was gone. "I mean, this is one of the bigger-playing parks," said Alvarez, whose .249 batting average is the highest it has been since May 5 (.253). "I think the wind was blowing out a little (Tuesday). "I've seen a lot of balls be hit well that for sure we thought were home runs that end up getting caught at the wall so, yeah, this park can be a little frustrating at home."
• Second basemanNeil Walker was at PNC Park on Wednesday getting treatment on his lower back and said he was feeling much better than the past two days. Walker has seen multiple doctors and said nothing's out of place and there's no cause for alarm, but they do need to be sure the inflammation is gone before he plays again. "I think the biggest thing with the lower back is the torque and when you switch hit, too, there's no easy way to protect it because you're going both ways," he said. "But talking to doctors they feel very encouraged that this won't be a long-term thing."
• The Pirates will send Brandon Cumpton (RHP), Tyler Waldron (RHP), Matt Curry (INF), Gift Ngoepe (INF) and Adalberto Santos (OF) to the Arizona Fall League.
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Raspberry and Almond Yogurt Parfait (Serves 1)
Time: 5mins
- 1/3c Raspberry, Mashed
- Slivered or chopped almonds
- 1 personal container of Greek or plain yogurt
- Honey
- Mash your raspberries and set aside. Make sure you don't get any on your clothes!
- Layer your bowl/cup with the raspberries, a layer of yogurt, honey, and almonds. Repeat this step until you've used all of your ingredients!
- You can use any other fruit you want in whichever quantities you'd like! Just wanted to share an idea for an easy yogurt parfait! I personally love how the tart berries, raw almonds, and honey blend together in this parfait.
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synthetic view of human life and man's adventure through the ages
should be encouraged. This view will have to take into consideration
the past and the present, and include in its scope all countries and
peoples. In this way perhaps we might develop, in addition to our
own national backgrounds and cultures, an appreciation of others and
a capacity to understand and cooperate with the peoples of other
countries….We might become, in Plato's words, `spectators of all
time and all being', drawing sustenance from the rich treasures that
humanity has accumulated, adding to them, and applying them in
building for the future."
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They Might Be Giants
It's always been a dream of mine to see the California Renwoods.
Look at them, standing together so majestically, reaching toward the heavens. This is my cathedral. This is where I go to gaze upon the eternal. These are the California Renwoods.
For over 2,000 days, these colossi have been growing in flavor. Inhale the musk of the flowers and the wet earth of the forest floor. If these titans could talk, what stories would they tell us? What tales would dance on their tongues, the way their flavors of red fruit and sweet oak dance on ours?
Few moments in life can match the ineffable thrill of experiencing the Giant Renwoods for the first time. It sure beats looking at some gnarly old trees.


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Latest content added for Digital Library Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Designhttps://digital.library.unt.edu/explore/partners/UNTCVA/browse/?sort=added_a&fq=untl_decade:1960-1969&fq=untl_collection:TXFC2010-12-20T11:16:33-06:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for browsing Digital Library Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + DesignPillbox Hat2010-12-20T11:16:33-06:00https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc30148/

Pillbox hat. The short, flat-topped cylindrical crown of tan netting is completely covered with rows of artificial magenta pink silk flowers, which have yellow thread and green plush centers. Inside the lower edge of the crown is a dark green grosgrain ribbon band which has two sections of elastic cord sewn along the sides to form loops to help secure the hat to wearer's head. Label sewn into inner ribbon band: "Eisa" Donor stated that this hat was "...to wear with a black day outfit."
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Calotte of beaded black satin. Evening hat in the form of a calotte (also spelled "calot"). The low, domed crown is made of segments of black satin over a core of woven straw. The surface is embellished with black plastic sequins and beads of various sizes. At top of crown is small squashed spheroid finial covered with a pattern of cylindrical and circular faceted black plastic beads. Inside lower edge of crown is black grosgrain ribbon band. Sewn behind band are three elastic loops to help secure hat to head of wearer. No labels.
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Maxi paper bridesmaid dress of Reemay spun polyester "paper". The long dress is printed with a pattern of impressionistic flowers in greens, pink, blues and purples on a yellow ground. It has a high, rounded neckline with no collar, and opens with a zipper at center back from collar to just above waist. The long, fitted sleeves have a thin band at cuff which extends to be tied into a bow. Empire waistline, from which extend box pleats. The dress appears to have a full, floor-length skirt, but the skirt is actually divided, forming pant legs. No designer labels in garment, but original tag is preserved with it: Obverse: "'Wear-a-while'* / Fashions / with / Reemay [trademark symbol] / Du Pont's Fabulous / New 100% Spun Bonded Polyester / DuPont Reemay brings an entirely new quality to 'conven- / ience fashions'. It has an unusual surface appearance, it / is strong and it is colorfast. Garments of Reemay may be / washed a few times and need no ironing if you use / normal wash-and-wear procedures / DHJ Industries Inc. / [trademark symbol] Registered Du Pont Trademark / * Trademark of / DHJ Industries, Inc." Reverse: "Du Pont / Reemay [trademark symbol] / 100% Spunbonded polyester / flame-retandant finish / comfortable -- because it 'breathes' / retains its body and shape -- long wearing / dries quickly -- stays smooth - needs no ironing / it's strong - won't fray, unravel, split, tear / swirl pattern construction gives it a unique / appearance / to shorten: just cut with scissors ... garment won't unravel! / Reemay [trademark symbol] / is processed, furnished and dis- / tributed by DHJ Industries Inc. / 16 E. 34th St., N.Y., N.Y." The Texas Fashion Collection holds two identical examples of this dress, from the same donor.
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Derby of hot pink leaves. Hat in the style of a derby, completely covered in various shades of hot pink leaf-shapes cut out of velvet, satin, and other fabrics. Cylindrical crown, up-turned brim. The hat is lined in hot pink fabric and has a pink grosgrain ribbon inner hatband. Sewn into the inner hatband is a homemade(?) hand embroidered label: "Jo Bailey Hats"
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Jumpsuit of pink, yellow, green and blue horizontal striped paper. The full-length rayon fiber remay paper pantsuit has olive green, pink, blue and tan stripes. Bodice is sleeveless, empire style, with with high rounded neckline and narrow spread collar, with stripes going horizontally. There is a center back zipper closure from the neck to hip-level. Pants are full-length, wide legged palazzo pants with vertical stripes. The pant legs are slit from the hem to mid-calf, and are unhemmed. The piece is lined in a white rayon fiber paper cloth. Retailer's label at inside left beneath the collar: "Change-In-Time / Boutique / Dallas, Texas".
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Sheath-style mini dress of pink linen with all-over eyelash fringe. The linen-weave garment is sleeveless, with rounded neckline. It is printed with an elongated honey-comb pattern in shades of pink and white with woven-in fringe throughout. At each shoulder is three circular pink cloth covered buttons. The honeycomb pattern starts out light pink, and darkens towards the hem of the dress. Lower hem is dagged, following the line of the pattern. Lined at hem and upper part in pink. Label in center back inside: "Remas / of Scottsdale" 96 cm.
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Toque of black satin. Pillbox-like hat has cylindrical crown, slightly domed, and is completely covered in black satin. At front, near base of crown, is a black satin bow from which rises a spray of black feathers. Interior of crown fully lined in black satin, with a black grosgrain ribbon band at base of crown. Sewn to the inner ribbon band is a plastic comb to secure the hat to the head of the wearer. No labels.
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Black satin toque hat. Cylindrical in form, with sides curving down along ears/temples. Slightly domed at top, and with an ornament at front consisting of a black satin bow and a group of curled black feathers. Label inside at back: "Balenciaga / 10 Avenue George V / Paris"
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Raincoat of navy and white horizontal striped patent vinyl. The A-line coat is of short length, extending to just above the knee, and has long sleeves. Center-front opening has wide overlap, and is secured with 4 snaps. There are two side-seam pockets, and a red vinyl belt with square buckle. The coat is fully lined in dark maroon/purple/red taffeta. Coat has single label: "La Flaque / de Paris". Belt has repeated stamped on reverse: "Excel / Backing Guaranteed Wash or clean / as garment"


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Location: Location not imported yet.Title: Use of Kendall's coefficient of concordance to assess agreement among observers of very high resolution imagery Author
|Gearhart, Amanda
|Booth, D
|Sedivec, K
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Citation: N/A Interpretive Summary: The use of aerial photography can reduce the time needed to collect vegetation survey data but there can interpretation differences among users (observers). To measure differences among observers of the same set of high-resolution aerial photography, we asked 6 females, ages 18 to 55 years, having 7 days to 8 years of field experience, to use SamplePoint software to analyze 146 images from the Grand River National Grasslands. The observers generally agreed in their analysis. There was general disagreement with respect to grassland shrubs, and the strength of agreement varied among the other categories of vegetation classification. We found that older observers with little or no local experience on the ground at the study site differed with younger observers who had local experience. We believe that individual differences in eye health, and on-the-ground experience with the vegetation of the area photographed, account for some of the among-people differences in vegetation survey data developed from high resolution aerial photographs.
Technical Abstract: Use of remotely-sensed imagery can replace expensive and time-consuming field collection of vegetation survey data. There are often discrepancies, however, in how different observers characterize the same objects within images. The goal of this study was to determine if different observers of the same set of very large scale aerial (VLSA) imagery characterized ground-cover categories differently. Six female observers ranging in age from 18 to 55 years, with different amounts of field and image-analysis experience, participated. The observers used SamplePoint software to analyze 146 images from the Grand River National Grasslands for 19 independent ground-cover categories. Categories included bare ground, litter, rock, shadow, life form and several individual species including crested wheatgrass, western wheatgrass, blue grama, and needle-and-thread as well as bluegrass species and brome species. Kendall's coefficient of concordance (W) was used to measure agreement for observations of 19 ground-cover categories among observers. Overall, observers were generally concordant in all categories except shrub species. Strength of concordance varied among the other categories. The older observers had little to no experience with the target ecosystem and showed decreasing concordance for ground-cover categories that lacked easily identifiable characteristics. We believe lack of concordance among observers may be related to individual differences in ophthalmological health and experience with the target ecosystem.


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Ball's contract extended
Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District Superintendent Jeanette Ball received a new contract and a raise this week. The decision came during a closed-session meeting of UCISD trustees held Monday evening at Central Office. "Trustees unanimously approved extending Dr. Ball's contract to June 30, 2018, and moved her salary from $150,000 to $157,500," said Mickey Gerdes, school board president.
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James Keith "Jimmy" Marshall
|Fauquier Co, Va
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About Colonel James K. Marshall (CSA)
James Keith "Jimmy" Marshall (April 17, 1839 – July 3, 1863) was a Confederate Army officer during the American Civil War. Marshall commanded the wounded J. Johnston Pettigrew's brigade during Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg. He was killed during the assault.
Early life
Marshall was born in Fauquier County, Virginia, to Edward Carrington Marshall and Rebecca Courtenay Peyton Marshall. He was a grandson of Chief Justice of the United States John Marshall. He was related through blood or marriage to Thomas Jefferson, George E. Pickett, and Robert E. Lee. His great-grandfather had attended school with George Washington and was commander of the 3rd Virginia Infantry during the American Revolutionary War. He was also a first cousin of Col. Thomas A. Marshall and second cousin of General Lee's aide, Col. Charles Marshall.
James K. Marshall graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1860. He was chosen as the final orator for graduation ceremonies by the Society of Cadets. He also served as first lieutenant of a cadet company. When the Civil War broke out, Marshall was serving as a teacher in Edenton, North Carolina.
Civil War
Marshall became a captain of Company M of the 1st North Carolina "Bethel Regiment" of Col. Daniel Harvey Hill in the spring of 1861. He did not take part in the Battle of Big Bethel. He was made colonel of the 52nd North Carolina on April 23, 1862 under the command of Brig. Gen J. Johnston Pettigrew, despite having no combat experience. Marshall was initially elected to the post of lieutenant colonel and Zebulon Vance was elected colonel, however, Vance declined the position so Marshall took the spot instead. Marshall spent much of this period defending the Blackwater River. Pettigrew's Brigade joined the Army of Northern Virginia in late May 1863, for the Gettysburg Campaign.
Pettigrew's Brigade saw intense fighting during the Battle of Gettysburg. On July 1, 1863, Marshall's regiment initially encountered two companies from the 80th New York Infantry at the Harmon farm. A detachment of this regiment burned down the house, and barn, sending Amelia Harmon and her aunt, who were still inside, running westward away from the danger. After dispersing these men, a portion of the 52nd North Carolina fought part of the 8th New York Cavalry at Meal's Orchard. The 52nd crossed Willoughby Run and faced resistance from more cavalry units around Fairfield Road. After crossing Fairfield Road, Marshall's men slammed into the flank of the 121st Pennsylvania of Lt. Col. Alexander Biddle, routing them from the field and sending them running toward Seminary Ridge. Marshall's men next attacked the 80th New York of Col. Theodore Gates and forced them to retreat. Soon after this attack, Maj. Gen. Henry Heth was wounded and Pettigrew was elevated to divisional command. Due to the high casualty rate in Pettigrew's Brigade command structure, Marshall was given charge of it. The brigade suffered 1,100 casualties out of 2,584 engaged, however Marshall's 52nd North Carolina suffered only 26 casualties.
The brigade was not involved in any fighting on July 2, 1863. Marshall had the brigade's Moravian band perform for the men to heighten their morale after the first day's carnage.
Leading the decimated brigade during Pickett's Charge, Marshall's men crossed the field around the Bliss Farm and Stevens' Run and then crossed the Emmitsburg Rd, coming under withering fire at the fence line. While crossing the Emmitsburg Road, Marshall turned to Capt. Stockton Heath (son of Maj. Gen. Henry Heth) and said "We do not know which of us will be next to fall." Just minutes later, as Marshall neared the stonewall on Cemetery Ridge he was struck in the forehead and killed instantly by two bullets while cheering his men on.
Marshall's family did not know what had happened to him until several months later when they received a letter from Marshall's cousin F. Lewis Marshall informing them of James K. Marshall's death at Gettysburg. The family had heard conflicting reports of Marshall's fate, and thought that he was a prisoner of war.
Marshall's remains were buried on the field at Gettysburg. It is assumed, but not known for sure, whether he was re-interred at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia.
Colonel James K. Marshall (CSA)'s Timeline
April 17, 1839
Fauquier Co, Va
July 3, 1863
Age 24
Gettysburg, PA


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Lolipop: A downtown Auckland view on Japanese street fashion
Hardy Bernal, Kathryn, Finn, Angela L., Stewart, Yvonne, Niemczyk, Lize, & Trussardi, Gabriella (2007) Lolipop: A downtown Auckland view on Japanese street fashion. [Exhibition/Event]
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Loli-Pop brings together the relationships between the Loli-Goth and popular culture, and the strong association of the Loli-Goth with the doll, including a selection from Hardy Bernal's personal collection of Japanese Lolita dolls. This display is supported by the highlight of the show, five full-sized garments created and constructed by AUT University Fashion staff members, Angie Finn, Yvonne Stewart, Lize Niemczyk, Gabriella Trussardi, Carmel Donnelly and Kathryn Hardy Bernal, which demonstrate the designers' own interpretations of Gothic & Lolita, inspired by Japanese street style. The exhibit is complimented by a backdrop of photographs that illustrate the impact of the outfits when worn, modelled by AUT University Bachelor of Fashion Design students, Emily Huang, Shangshang Cookie Wang, Emily Wang, Shiahug-Wen Sean Kuo and Yanling Wang.
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I have just purchased a 2002 Jetta wagon 1.8t. Would like to play aaround with Autocross and or Rallycross on a weekend warrior basis. As I consider the suspension set up, I wonder if the basics would be the same for both disciplines. Very stiff rear sway bar, springs and shocks or adjustable coil overs up front, Better LCA bushings, ball joints, lighter wheels (probably different sizes - 17 for daily/autocross and my old 15 steelies for rally?)
Am I missing anything? Input from the experienced members would be appreciated. Wise cracks about racing a wagon will be ignored.


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308 Stripped Upper
they also have $99 stripped m4 style barrels.
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they also have $99 stripped m4 style barrels.
JSE normally sells the DPMS assembled uppers "upper with Upper reciever parts" for 160 something so this is still more than that with the upper parts kit they sell.
Good score - J427X, now will my C/C take another hit. Gas & Food prices are hurting my hobbies.
prices are sort of getting down enough on the 308 AR types for me to consider one.
only thing stopping me is the rather high price of 308 ammo- and gas, and power, and food---and i do have other bills to pay--LOL!
JSE also has good prices on the 308 parts from time to time .
looks like they just got them back in stock for $165!
it is probably the better deal as i don't know what a kit to finish a 308 upper would go for--LOL
DPMS .308 A3 Flat Top Upper Assembled
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Haven't been into AR's for a couple of years, looks like i need to git updated. These are soom very good prices.


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Kinect-Powered Virtual Therapist Can Diagnose Depression [Video]
'SimSensei' is a new program in development that tracks body movements and facial expressions to give medical advice.
The University of Southern California's Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT) is developing a a virtual human platform, designed as a support tool for clinicians and healthcare providers, that can help diagnose depression. 'SimSensei' is based on ICT's 10+ years of expertise with virtual human research and development.
The platform enables an engaging face-to-face interaction where the virtual human automatically reacts to the perceived user state and intent, through its own speech and gestures. The virtual human asks questions, guides conversation depending on answers, nods and "Hmms" at appropriate times.
Gizmodo notes that it also uses Microsoft Kinect sensors to track changes in body language and facial expressions. These non-verbal cues aren't usually analyzed when making a depression diagnosis, so they could help identify more cases that would otherwise be missed. You can check out ICT's new platform in the video below:


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Have a Tax Question? Ask a Tax Expert
From what you have told me your old workplace was in your former home and your new workplace is in your new home. So long as the distance from your former home to your hew home meets the distance test these moving expenses can be deducted (subject, of course to the time test, as usual).
Since you do not now, and never did, work in the corporate office that location is not relevant to your new and former locations of work for moving expenses.
Whether or not you can deduct home office expenses as a W-2 employee depends on if the home office is for the convenience of the employer. It is not enough for an employee to choose or prefer to do work at home to allow for home office expenses.
In the past, for documentation a letter from the employer stating that the employee must have an office in the home as there is no employer provided office (or the home office is a requirement eve when there is a company office) has been procured and kept if ever needed in an examination.
See http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc509.html for more details on the deduction:
"An employee may only deduct business-use-of-the-home expenses when the business part of the home is used regularly and exclusively and for the employer's convenience."
Please ask if you need clarification.
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Emma Stone & Andrew Garfield's "Spider-Man" Smooch
Hard at work on their new film's passionate scenes, Emma Stone was busy locking lips with Andrew Garfield on the set of "Spider-Man" in Los Angeles on Tuesday (January 4).
The co-stars shared a few laughs while capturing the romantic scene in the bleachers of a football stadium for the upcoming comic book based flick.
Previously talking with Jay Leno on the "Tonight Show" about the movie's workout regimen, Emma said, "The other day, after work, I was supposed to work out with our trainer and [Andrew Garfield] said 'Would it be OK if I worked out with you guys?' And I was like 'No, that would not be OK.' He said 'Why? It'll be a bonding experience.' And I was like, 'Because you can lift a car and I am a weakling beyond belief.' So, it's pretty brutal; we're on two completely different ends of the spectrum."
She also hinted that she's locked in for multiple Spidey works, as she dished, "There's a few 'Spider-Men' [movies]. So I may have to keep [my blonde hair] for a couple of years."


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Hello, fellow pups, I'm back to my diary, unfortunately not for the best things. You know what I'm talking about. The tick season. And unfortunately for us, they're more resistant than ever.My owner found 1 on him (in it's back, odd place for a tick), another one on the ground, 5 (!!!) on me and another one on the sofa.
Here's an advice for you: DON'T pull off the tick! First of all, rub some olive oil on that area, then, when she slips from the wound, you pick her. That, because when you try to take it off she segregates a venom that can kill you. There's more chance killing an human than a dog.
In the other day it was diagnosed to me cataracts, but not an extreme situation, so, for now, it isn't already needed a cirgury. Hopefully it won't be needed, yes?
I had a wonderful Christmas, and like it wasn't enough, a good 10th barkday.
I received tons of treats, one bone and lots of attention.
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We have no idea what the plot of Star Trek 2 is going to be yet, but that doesn't stop fans from imagining. One fan has made an interesting teaser trailer that will have to do until we get an official one. The fan used some generic space images, an ominous voice over, and enough lens flare to make even J.J. Abrams happy. It's definitely worth checking out!
Watch the teaser after the break.
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Impossible is impossible
i noticed that the contents of you boot folder are a little different than mine. take a look here.
h t t p://s114.photobucket.com/albums/n249/kenl92/?action=view¤t=bootfolder1.jpg
(just remove the spaces in http)
I've formatted my key, re-installed BT3 and followed my pictures step by step with no interpretation (approached it as though i've never done it before) and it still worked.
I'm a little frustrated by all of this. My classmates have been successful in following my images and adding the beta to their key. I'm very confused by all of this.
I'm going to continue to look for solutions.
do you think you could upload your boot folder to the internet somehow, for me to download and see if that works?
I know this is a longshot but are you sure you downloaded the .ISO file and not the .rar file for vmware (like I said it's a longshot to ask but it's worth a try at this point.)
No, i definitely got the iso. I'm going to give it a rest for tonight and try one more thing in the morning, if that doesn't work I'm going to ask a Mod to erase this thread. I just can't seem to re-create the errors you're all describing. Its all fine for me and my colleagues, hope i can figure out whats different for you all.
Ok ya it's late here too but thanks for all your help anyways!


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Did something change?
Recently I created a list of several matrices, something like
Do[F[i] = IdentityMatrix[8]; F[i][[1,3]] = 7, {i,10}]
and was surprised to get the message that F[i] wasn't a symbol. I'm
pretty sure code similar to that worked prior to Mathematica 5. Did
something change?
I've also tried Symbolize[F[i]] in that loop, but it doesn't help;
Mathematica refuses to access part [[1,3]] of F[i], claiming F[i] isn't
a symbol.
How are you supposed to set the individual values of a matrix if you
can't do this? This is an EXTREMELY unhelpful "feature".
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Welcome to our Club!
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We meet Thursdays at 12:00 PM
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Gulfport, MS 39501
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3. Will it build GOOD WILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIP?
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I would like to personally welcome you to the Gulfport Rotary Club Website. The Gulfport Rotary Club has been an integral part of the community since it was formed in October 25, 1921. "Service or Self" is our motto and our club strives to uphold this with our work in the community. This year some of our services include:
- Annual Rotary Drawdown - this event raises over $10,000 dollars in scholarship funds to award local high school seniors.
- Dictionary Project - with the help of our club members we are able to distribute all third graders in the Gulfport School District with dictionaries.
- Salvation Army Bell - our club members volunteer their time with the Holiday Bell Ringing at the local Gulfport Wal-Mart.
- One Rotary + One Coast = No Hunger Walk - Charity walk to raise money for non- profit organization.
- CCA Coastal Cleanup - club member volunteer their time to participate in the Annual Gulf Coast clean- up project.
- Boys and Girls Scouts - our club is dedicated to supporting and donating to local chapters of the Boys and Girls Scouts.
Please take the time to explore our website and if you have any questions or if you are interested in joining our club, please send us a message.
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TIMELINE: Beatles launch catalogue, game on 09/09/09
(Reuters) - In 1962 an unknown pop group from Liverpool recorded their debut single. During the next eight years the Beatles created what is arguably one of the greatest collections of popular music recordings of the 20th century.
The albums have now been digitally remastered and are to be released on September 9. On the same day MTV launches The Beatles: Rock Band, a video game which allows users to pick their favorite member of the group and play along to the music.
Here is a timeline on the Beatles and their long playing releases.
Dec 17, 1960 - First British performance as The Beatles, at the Casbah Coffee Club, Liverpool.
Jan 1, 1962 - They audition for Decca records but are turned down because "groups of guitars are on the way out." Record shop owner Brian Epstein becomes their manager.
June 6, 1962 - First recording session at EMI with George Martin as producer.
October 1962 - "Love Me Do," their first single as The Beatles, enters the British chart and reaches number 17.
January 1963 - "Please Please Me" reaches Number One in four of the five British singles charts, beginning a sequence of 12 consecutive number ones.
Feb 11, 1963 - Recording of their first album, "Please Please Me," is completed in one day. Continued...


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Going Global: Swedish Volvo to be sold to Chinese Geely?
It's rumored that Chinese Geely will buy Swedish Volvo. See article below.
If Volvo is sold to Geely the high standard and safety that Volvo is known for will go down the drain!
Swedish politicians had the opportunity late last year (2008) to actually acquire Volvo after the people of Sweden witnessed "their" politicians give away 28 billion of their Kronor to save the two major car manufacturers Volvo and Saab, to ensure their survival. Together Volvo and Saab employ more than 150 000 people in Sweden and now it's probably going to be sold off to China!
Maud Olofsson & Anders Borg. Keep up the Smile Maud!
Minister for Enterprise and Energy, the Bilderberger attendant Maud Olofsson and Minister for Finance Anders Borg "The Pirate", also Bilderberg attendant, have both said that the Swedish government are not interested in running the automotive industry, that the Swedish government is not interested in taking over the car companies.
Oh, why NOT?
Why not let the Swedish government (meaning the people of Sweden) own Volvo and Saab? They can keep the production in Sweden, keep the jobs, keep up the standard of the cars and turn it into a profitable business for the benefit of the people in Sweden …put the profit back into Sweden and help to lower the high taxes.
Well, that won't happen and we know why!
It's all about globalization and setting up a Chinese based world industrial production. The world will be carved up in to "zones" and China/Asia will handle all future industrial production. They will be the "worker bees" of the global empire.
Bilderberg attendant Carl Bildt, former Swedish Prime minister and current Foreign Minister and other people within the government knew this years ago.
Carl Bildt with his various Order regalia and his wife from Rome Anna Maria Corazza Bildt at a dinner at the Royal palace.
That's why they "tippy toed" this process and slowly moved parts of the Volvo production down to Ghent in Belgium many years ago. This was at a time they wanted to begin the "European Integration" experiment.
It's rumored that even the Ghent factory is closing down now.
The majority of production around the world is moving to China, India and other slave wage countries ...and you're paying for it. Enjoy!
Going global: Geely's grab for Volvo
By Patrick Whiteley | chinadaily.com.cn
Early next year an Australian car buyer will wander into a local car sales yard and be drawn to the smart-looking sedan with the $13,000 sticker on the windshield.
After the hand-clapping dealer wearing a starched white shirt and sporting a red tie swaggers across to the customer, the conversation could go like this:
Customer: "What's this? A Geely. Never heard of 'em. Another Korean car eh mate?"
Dealer: "No mate, this is a Chinese car."
Customer: "Chinese! You're kidding me right? I've heard they're crap."
Dealer: "Yeah mate, I know, a Chinese brand, but this mob own Volvo and they are using all their safety and technology into their cars."
Customer: "Volvo? Really?"
Dealer: "Absolutely mate. So you're getting Volvo quality for $13,000. You can't go wrong."
If Geely's reported deal with Ford to buy Volvo is true, the ninth-largest car maker in China can now proudly wrap itself with Volvo's world-best safety reputation and also use the Swedish auto icon's advanced green technology to significantly boost quality standards in its vehicles.
In February, Geely will ship 500 hatchbacks and sedans to a Perth car dealer, who is confident his Aussie customers will be happy with the value. The Geely vehicles are a similar size to the $22,000 Toyota Corolla but will have a $13,000 price tag.
The West Australian car dealer may be exaggerating a little by saying Geely has used Volvo technology for the car in the lot, but Geely's association with such a reputable brand name will make customers stop and think.
And most importantly, the price tag will make them buy.
The 73-year-old West Australian car dealer working with Geely is John Hughes. Twenty years ago was one of the first operators Down Under to import Korean cars. "I've been around a while and I know my cars and compared with the early Korean cars, the Chinese cars are streets ahead," Hughes told the West Australian newspaper.
"It's chalk and cheese. I believe we can get a far quicker acceptance of the Chinese cars, partly because people can already see that in a lot of product areas China is already world class."
In 1986, Hughes was the first to import the Hyundai Excel to Australia and today it has become one of the most popular cars in the world.
Could Geely be heading down that same successful road?
The Volvo deal will give car salesmen in developed nations a powerful sales pitch to win over local buyers skeptical about China-made cars. If you look up car safety in the dictionary, the biggest entry will likely be under V for Volvo.
Hangzhou-based Geely is a private company and is not a joint venture. It has not partnered with the Germans, Japanese or Americans and is as homegrown as a panda.
But in March this year, it did pay $56 million for the Australian automatic transmission supplier Drivetrain Systems International to boost its capability in parts technologies.
Geely's chairman Li Shufu is the self-styled Henry Ford of the Middle Kingdom and is on the verge of cleaning up the made-in-China reputation for poor safety and dirty engines.
Volvo's likely acquisition takes Geely's sales game to whole new level and Geely could do for China what Toyota did for Japan.
Li is even talking about selling 1.3 million cars abroad by 2015.
This is very ambitious considering Geely sold about 30,000 units outside China last year and assembles cars from kits in Russia, Ukraine and Indonesia. It also plans to build factories in South Africa and Mexico.
But Geely has always believed its cars can now pass the strict emissions and safety standards.
The problem has always been with reputation - but the Volvo deal would go a long way toward fixing that problem, leading the way for Li Shufu's exporting dream to come true.
And it remains a big dream. China last year produced about 9.3 million vehicles but exported only 680,700, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers.
In comparison, Japan built 11 million vehicles and shipped 6 million, while Germany made about 6 million vehicles and half were exported.
But Li, born to a peasant family, now heads China's most exciting homegrown car company, so he well knows that dreams can come true.
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Originally Posted by joxer
The logic is
It exists only if you play the german version.
The translation is utterly wrong.
The post from official forum says this:
After some searching I found out that the damn riddle only makes sense in German! In the German version the word "PRECIOUS" is "Kostbar" which is an anagram for Sokbart. Talk about Lost in Translation!
While it's not a bug per se, of course I've added that to the list of bugs on the official forum. As it ruins our experience!


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Fri, 10/03/2006 - 07:00
Dino Fuschillo outlines how discipline of process, buy and sell decisions, and a focus on stock-picking are being using to generate results for his European fund.
HW: What is the background to the fund?
DF: The Martin Currie Absolute Return Funds - European Fund, was launched on 1 June 2004. I am the Lead Manager of the fund, which has AUM of USD 34.9 million at 1 February 2006, with overall product capacity capped at USD 500 million.
HW: Who are your service providers?
DF: The fund's Prime Broker is Morgan Stanley, fund administrator is AIB/BNY Fund Management, law firm is Lovells and the accountants are Ernst & Young.
HW: How and where do you distribute the fund? What is your current and targeted client base?
DF: We distribute our hedge funds globally to financial institutions, wealth managers, funds-of-funds and family offices. We are also seeing increasing interest from pension funds as they increase their allocation to absolute return products.
HW: What is the investment process of your fund?
DF: With my colleagues I seek to identify processes of change that are material to share prices. I believe the market finds it difficult to fully discount the impact and duration of change. Change may be of the 'big picture' variety, but is more likely to be close to the company, such as:
Once identified, I evaluate the investment opportunity using a framework of quality, value and growth versus market expectations. We also apply a technical overlay before finalising an investment decision. I place equal emphasis on the generation of long and short ideas.
HW: How do you generate ideas for your fund?
DF: From a range of sources: the European product team - Dino Fuschillo, Stewart Higgins and Dr Eric Woehrling; from Martin Currie's 13 sector managers; and from our in-house numerical framework - the Dynamic Stock Matrix. The focus is on identifying the direction and drivers behind both positive and negative change at a stock level. As lead manager I challenge ideas from all these sources rigorously to ensure that only the best ideas make it into the fund.
We also look at various technical indicators to help determine if the market is over bought or under sold.
HW: What is your approach to managing risk?
DF: Risk management is fully integrated into our investment process and we monitor it on a daily basis. Our portfolio risk team works closely with me to help optimise the risk/return trade-offs. Our risk management team:
Our performance measurement and risk management teams review and monitor portfolio risk, while our dealing and asset control team manages process risk.
We recognise that risk modelling has its limitations and for this reason employ a number of complementary toolkits to provide alternative viewpoints. Tracking errors, style profiling and macro factor reviews sit alongside the more conventional stock and sector relative analysis. We place most emphasis on effective risk management - that is, timely decision-making based on the reporting output.
HW: How/against what do you benchmark the performance of your fund?
DF: The performance objective is to provide absolute returns of 10-15% per annum with maximum volatility of 15% per annum. It is a genuine stock-picking fund, and we run a focussed range of high conviction stock positions, both long and short. The fund invests across the European equity market and is unconstrained by any country, sector or market capitalisation weightings.
I constantly challenge the market's consensus both on sectors and on individual stocks, and - where the consensus is wrong - act meaningfully on my convictions. Adhering to my stockpositions and fund structure means I do not respond to short-term fluctuations. As such, this is not a strategy designed to produce positive returns on a month-by-month basis.
HW: Has your performance been as per budget and expectations? Do you expect your performance or style to change going forward?
DF: Yes. Since I took over management of the fund on 1 June 2004 the fund has returned 22.13% per annum with volatility of 11.38%. I do not expect performance or style to change in the future.
HW: What opportunities are you looking at right now?
DF: Once again, we emphasise that this is a stockpicking fund, and the key factor driving the fund's performance is superior stock selection. The equity markets of Spain and Greece are providing particularly fertile. In Spain, long positions in Acciona, ACS (Actividades de Construcción y Servicios) and Banco Santander Central Hispano have significantly outpaced the market, while Greek holdings Alpha Bank and Titan Cement also made key contributions to returns. On the downside, the market took an unfavourable view of Credit Suisse's latest numbers. But we retain our conviction in the company and in our position.
Looking forward, the positive news from the most recent corporate reporting season has supported our optimistic view of the prospects for European equities.
HW: What events do you expect to see in your sector in the year ahead?
DF: The continuing reluctance of sell-side analysts to upgrade their forecasts - thus providing us with attractive opportunities to invest in companies which have the potential to surprise on the upside in the near future.
Secondly, the plethora of takeover rumours is distracting the market and making it more difficult to make money in the short book. But once the current takeover fever cools, we are confident our shorts will prove profitable.
HW: What differentiates you from other managers in your sector?
DF: Discipline of process, buy and sell decisions, and our focus on stock-picking. A second factor is our risk management, as good we believe as any.
HW: Do you have any plans for similar/other product launches in the near future?
DF: Yes. We will continue to launch new long/short funds that match our skills and our clients' needs. For example, we are running model funds in several sectors, mirroring our highly successful Global Resources long/short fund.
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I'm having trouble finding a muzzle compensator for my XD .45 Tactical. I've seen a few ported barrels but i'd like something a bit more substantial. if theres an alternate solution to help tame of the recoil i'm open to that as well.
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09/17/10 7:34AM By Steve Zind
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(Host) If all goes well, Vermont Guard members who provide support to Afghanistan's national police will have little to do tomorrow when Afghans go to the polls for parliamentary elections.
But members of Bravo Troop 1st Squadron 172nd Cavalry out of Bennington have been busy in the days leading up to the elections.
As VPR's Steve Zind tells us in this Report From Afghanistan , the soldiers have been trying to make sure polling places in Parwan Province are ready for voters - and for those who would disrupt the elections.
(Zind) Wednesday morning, three days before the election a contingent of Vermont soldiers rolled in to Combat Outpost Red Hill in Parwan Province. All that was there was a perimeter of half built protective walls and an empty area bulldozed flat.
By the end of the day the soldiers had erected a series of fabric Quonset huts, cooked a steak dinner on a portable barbecue and settled in for their first night at the outpost.
The next morning they set out on patrol
(soldier) "Alright, we're going to go out to Highway 1 and we're going to turn left and we're going to go north into the area that's not on this map and we're going to find route New York."
(Zind) The Vermont Guard had moved into the outpost, even though it's not yet built in order to be in position for the parliamentary elections this weekend. Until then, they'll have a busy schedule. On Election Day, Saturday, they hope to have little to do - just hunker down at the outpost unless there's serious trouble and they're called in by the Afghan National Police, which is responsible for securing the country's polling places.
Sergeant First Class Bryn Reynolds of Saratoga, NY, is leading a convoy of gun trucks out into the countryside. This is a relatively peaceful province, compared to the restive areas south of here.
The first stop is a police station, where a detective on duty agrees to take the soldiers to a polling station within walking distance.
(Reynolds) "There's a polling station about a four or five minute walk that way, but you have to go dismounted."
(Zind) The walk to this and the drive to other polling stations is designed not only to inspect the Afghan police security there, but to show an American presence on the streets in the days leading up to the voting. As Reynolds sees it if there's going to be any trouble, its likely to occur before the voting.
(Reynolds) "The potential in my opinion would be there for some sort of an event to occur the day before the election to dissuade people from going to the polling places."
(Zind) Reynolds says there's been no indication that there will be serious trouble, but two days before the elections there were several rocket attacks not far from this area. And on Thursday night insurgents struck just a mile and a half from Combat Outpost Red Hill.
(Higgins) "Can we look inside, look around inside."
(Zind) The convoy of four gun trucks rolls through narrow village streets where its likely people haven't seen the American military before.
At each polling place Lieutenant Matt Higgins of Hingham, Massachusetts asks a series of questions. How many voters are expected? How many police officers will staff the polling place? And, are any problems anticipated? The answer to that last question is the same at each place.
(Higgins) "Are you expecting any trouble in this place?"
(Translator in Dari then English)" No."
(Zind) Afghan National Police reassure the soldiers there will be tight security at the polling places and they expect the voting to go smoothly.
After 5 hours on the road, the convoy returns to the Spartan trappings of Combat Outpost Red Hill.
The lights of Bagram Airbase with all its comforts, glitter in the distance. And as the day ends, Sgt. Seamus Fennessy of Brooklyn, NY, offers up a song.
(Fennessey sings)
(Zind) And the Vermont Guard soldiers move one more day closer to what they hope will be an uneventful election in this area of Afghanistan.
For VPR news, I'm Steve Zind at Combat Outpost Red Hill in Parwan Province, Afghanistan.


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OP, hate to tell you, but very soon, your new BMW will be full of small, light scratches. It's the nature of the paint, regardless of what people will tell you about the "rock hard" clearcoat. I've owned 5 German cars, a VW, a Mercedes, and 3 BMW's. They're all the same. They scratch if you just blow on them. I have had 3 Black Sapphires. With proper care and washing technique, the scratches will be linear and will follow the direction of the panel, very difficult to discern except in the brightest direct sun, or under certain mercury vapor-type lamps. It's going to happen, believe me. Do not wash, dry or wax your car with a circular motion.
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During the past decade the American government insists that its personnel did not engage in any form of torture. Oh, maybe they sent a man's head into the water, but they were simply trying to wash his face and he objected to become clean. The Open Society Justice Initiative (OSJI) released a report which proves that hundreds of men were sent to at least 54 countries in order to secure the benefit of being interrogated by people who did not mind being a bit rough with those refusing to admit crimes they often had not committed. The report notes that high ranking British officials "bear responsibility for authorizing human rights violations."
OK, so there was secret detention, OK, so they beat a few people, OK, so they water boarded some folk, but no harm was meant. How else could the US government prove that it did not torture without allowing others to torture?
Ironically, Iran handed over 15 suspects to Kabul for questioning in 2001. Gee, I thought the Iranians were the terrorists!


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Modeling Linear Viscoelasticity in Glassy Polymers using Standard Rheological Models
M. Haghighi-Yazdi, and P. Lee-Sullivan
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, ON
In this study, a capability has been developed for modeling the linear viscoelastic behaviour of a glassy polymer using COMSOL Multiphysics®. The two rheological models by Maxwell and Kelvin-Voigt were used for modeling stress relaxation and creep loading behavior, respectively, of a typical gas pipe under two modes of plane stress and plane strain. An advantage of the developed model is its ...
Analysis of Thermoelectric Phenomena
J. Crompton, S. Yushanov, L. Gritter, and K. Koppenhoefer
AltaSim Technologies, LLC.
Columbus, OH
Thermoelectric phenomena provide the direct conversion of heat into electricity or electricity into heat, the phenomena is described by three related mechanisms: the Seebeck, Peltier and Thomson effects. Thermoelectric devices have found many applications ranging from temperature measurement, solid state heating or cooling and direct energy conversion from waste heat. In this paper, analysis ...
Multiphysics Modeling of Electro-Optic Devices
J. Toney
Srico, Inc.
Columbus, OH
Designers of electro-optic modulators and related devices often use separate tools to study the optical and electrical portions of the device. The flexibility of COMSOL Multiphysics makes it possible to construct unified models of EO phenomena including realistic waveguide profiles and anisotropic material properties. We demonstrate the use of the RF Module to compute both RF and optical ...
Simulation of an Atmospheric Pressure Direct Current Microplasma Discharge in He/N2
L. Tong
Keisoku Engineering System Co. Ltd.
A study of an atmospheric pressure direct current microplasma discharge in He/N2 is performed using COMSOL Multiphysics. The calculation of heat transfer is fully coupled with the plasma simulation so as to resolve the gas heating in discharges. A simple circuit model is used to decide the discharge voltage so that the current-voltage (I-V) characteristics are obtained. The I-V ...
Design of Cooling System for Electronic Devices Using Impinging Jets
P. Lin[1], C. Chang[2], H. Huang[3], and B. Zheng[4]
[1]Mechanical and Aerospace Eng., Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ
[2]FTR Systems (Shanghai) Inc., Shanghai, China
[3]PolarOnyx, Inc., San Jose, CA
[4]School of Mechatronics Eng., University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
The heat sink designs using impinging liquid jets, which form stagnation flows, feature uniform heat transfer coefficients, and provide thin thermal boundary layers, are studied to reduce the heat from GPUs. Three different designs using central, micro, and uniform-cross-section (UCS) central jets are studied and simulated in COMSOL. The efficiency factors, defined as the ratio of total ...
Poromechanics Investigation at Pore-scale Using Digital Rock Physics Laboratory
S. Zhang[1],
N. Saxena[2],
P. Barthelemy[1], and
M. Marsh[1]
[1]Visualization Sciences Group, Burlington, MA, USA
[2]Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA
Understanding the rock structure at nano to micro scale is of growing importance in geology, oil and gas, and hydrology. New approaches that relies on a variety of high resolution 3D imaging techniques offered tremendous potential. These new approaches, in the meanwhile, introduce significant new challenges. Starting from digital imaging data, the paper introduces an image-to-simulation ...
Deformation of Biconcave Red Blood Cell in the Dual-Beam Optical Tweezers
Y. Sheng, and L. Yu
University Laval
Quebec City, QC
A biconcave-shaped Red Blood Cell was trapped and deformed in a dual-trap optical tweezers. The two highly focused trapping beams of Gaussian intensity distribution were modeled as background field in the COMSOL Radio Frequency Module. The 3D radiation stress distribution on the cell surface was computed via the Maxwell stress tensor. The 3D deformation of the cell was computed with the ...
A 2D Axisymmetric Electrodeposition Model
R. Pryor
Pryor Knowledge Systems, Inc.
Bloomfield Hills, MI
Electroplating is a vital technology widely employed for many technological applications ranging from decorative or anti-corrosion coatings to high precision nanotechnology passive electromagnetic cloaking devices. This 2D Axisymmetric Electroplating Model demonstrates one of the modeling methodologies that can be used to calculate the transient generation of a coating thickness of a ...
Modeling of Microwave Heating of a Rotating Object in a Domestic Oven in COMSOL Multiphysics
J. Raj[1], S. Birla[2], K. Pitchai[3], J. Subbiah[2], and D. Jones[2]
[1]Indian Institute of Crop Processing Technology, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India
[2]Dept. of Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
[3]Dept. of Food-Science, University of Nebraska Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
Domestic microwave ovens are notorious for their uneven heating of food materials. This is caused by a varying electromagnetic field whose variation is caused by a number of factors dependent on the oven and the food parameters. Experimental validation of heating would therefore give highly variable results and would be labour, resource and time intensive. Thus modeling of the microwave ...
Densification and Shape Change of Calcined High Level Waste During Hot-Isostatic Pressing
T. Burnett, and D. Lower
CH2M-WG Idaho, LLC
The Idaho Cleanup Project at the Idaho National Laboratory
Idaho Falls, ID
Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) has been selected as a means of treating calcined high level waste (HLW). The process combines high temperature and pressure to densify the HLW in to a mineral similar to the geologic formulation of granite. This study uses COMSOL to predict densification and shape deformation of a stainless steel can filled with HLW. Two approaches were used to model ...


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A conceptual model of organo-mineral interactions in soils: self-assembly of organic molecular fragments into zonal structures on mineral surfaces
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In this paper, we propose a structure for organo-mineral associations in soils based on recent insights concerning the molecular structure of soil organic matter (SOM), and on extensive published evidence from empirical studies of organo-mineral interfaces. Our conceptual model assumes that SOM consists of a heterogeneous mixture of compounds that display a range of amphiphilic or surfactant-like properties, and are capable of self-organization in aqueous solution. An extension of this self-organizational behavior in solution, we suggest that SOM sorbs to mineral surfaces in a discrete zonal sequence. In the contact zone, the formation of particularly strong organo-mineral associations appears to be favored by situations where either (i) polar organic functional groups of amphiphiles interact via ligand exchange with singly coordinated mineral hydroxyls, forming stable inner-sphere complexes, or (ii) proteinaceous materials unfold upon adsorption, thus increasing adhesive strength by adding hydrophobic interactions to electrostatic binding. Entropic considerations dictate that exposed hydrophobic portions of amphiphilic molecules adsorbed directly to mineral surfaces be shielded from the polar aqueous phase through association with hydrophobic moieties of other amphiphilic molecules. This process can create a membrane-like bilayer containing a hydrophobic zone, whose components may exchange more easily with the surrounding soil solution than those in the contact zone, but which are still retained with considerable force. Sorbed to the hydrophilic exterior of hemimicellar coatings, or to adsorbed proteins, are organic molecules forming an outer region, or kinetic zone, that is loosely retained by cation bridging, hydrogen bonding, and other interactions. Organic material in the kinetic zone may experience high exchange rates with the surrounding soil solution, leading to short residence times for individual molecular fragments. The thickness of this outer region would depend more on input than on the availability of binding sites, and would largely be controlled by exchange kinetics. Movement of organics into and out of this outer region can thus be viewed as similar to a phase-partitioning process. The zonal concept of organo-mineral interactions presented here offers a new basis for understanding and predicting the retention of organic compounds, including contaminants, in soils and sediments.


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Wow, that's really, really creepy. That sly, come-hither look the little girl is giving him doesn't help, either.
Good catch, thanks for posting that. I need to go hide in the closet now.
It's like Leatherface, but with a duck.
I have this sudden urge to curl up in a ball and whimper.
Who the heck is that Lucifer character?
Lucifer? It's either the evil cat from Cinderella or the advertising agent who came up with this creepy ad.


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UPDATE 1-Spain's CIE to take majority stake in Mahindra's auto parts unit
* CIE to hold 51 pct stake in new entity Mahindra CIE
* Mahindra CIE Automotive will have annual sales of $3 bln
* Mahindra to buy 13.5 pct in CIE for $125.7 million (Adds deal and financial details, comments from management)
By Aradhana Aravindan and Sumeet Chatterjee
MUMBAI, June 15 (Reuters) - Spain's CIE Automotive SA will buy a majority stake in the combined auto component unit of India's diversified Mahindra Group for about $116 million to get access to new markets and supply networks.
Separately, the group flagship Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd , India's largest sports utility vehicle maker, has agreed to acquire a 13.5 percent stake in CIE for 94.24 million euros ($125.72 million).
As part of the complex deal announced on Saturday, Mahindra, a $16 billion group that has interests in businesses including automobile and information technology, will merge all its auto components businesses into its Mahindra Forgings unit.
Mahindra Forgings will be renamed Mahindra CIE Automotive, in which Spanish auto components maker CIE will hold 51 percent and Mahindra will own about 20 percent. The rest will be held by institutional and public shareholders.
Mahindra CIE will become one of the top 25 global auto component suppliers, with annual sales of $3 billion and operations from North America to Asia. Continuación...


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Last Chance to Climb Half Dome This Year
If you want to climb the cables up Half Dome this year you've only got a couple of days left. The cables are scheduled to be taken down October 15th – 16th. If you want to make the trek to the top you have 2 weekends left. Go for it.
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In Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson's Sisterhood of Dune, every one of these characters, and all of these groups, will become enmeshed in the contest between Reason and Faith. All of them will be forced to choose sides in the inevitable crusade that could destroy humankind forever….
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Hot Roof
Hot wired, that is. Sunslates — a combination of synthetic roofing slates with an ultra-thin glass laminate and photovoltaic cell — can be used for an "energy roof." Sunslates can generate up to 1 kilowatt per square (100 square feet); a typical energy roof uses about 300 square feet (or 3 squares) of Sunslates, which are integrated with another roofing. Sunslates are secured with stainless steel storm anchor hooks and are anchored to 1x4 nailers resting on 2x2 sleepers — providing a system that can withstand a 125-mph wind load test with Miami-Dade County product acceptance. A proprietary gas-tight connector wires each tile to the adjacent tile, and at the end of each course, a "homerun" cable joins in a splice box on the underside of the roof deck and runs to an inverter located near the main breaker. A roofer and electrician can handle the installation, but they'll need training provided by the manufacturer. For more information, contact Atlantis Energy Systems, Inc., 916/438-2930 or 916/869-6784, www.atlantisenergy.org
Job-Site Desktop
Finley Products offers a portable workstation made of durable ballistic nylon that can be hung on a wall. It unfolds quickly, creating a 2- x 4-foot work surface for blueprints and laptop computers. Dubbed the Plan Station, this workstation offers professional contractors, architects, and engineers the ability to take their desks to the job site. Multiple storage pockets can hold documents, office supplies, cell phone, coffee cup, and other needed goods for organizing a project. For more information, contact Finley Products Inc., 888/626-5301, www.planstation.biz
Heavyweight Contender
CertainTeed's Presidential TL Ultimate "shakes" may be the thickest asphalt shingle available, providing an ultra-durable roof when installed correctly. The "TL" stands for triple layer. Each shingle is composed of three layers of heavy-duty fiberglass shingle mat laminated together. When installed, this product is actually thicker than cedar shingles, providing authentic shadow and texture as well as a Class A fire rating and 110-mph wind resistance. Each square weighs in at 480 pounds — not as much as slate or concrete tile (which weigh in at 750 to 900 pounds per square) — but it will be more durable and more fire resistant than a wood shake roof. CertainTeed offers a limited lifetime warranty on the shingles and a 15-year warranty against streaking (the granules include 15% copper flake that protects against the streaking and discoloration caused by airborne algae). For more information, contact CertainTeed, 800/345-1145, www.certainteed.com
Strong-Wall Resource
Simpson's Strong-Wall Shearwalls aren't a new product. The engineered prefab shear-wall panels have been around for over a decade. But the company offers a new Strong-Wall catalog that explains the different types of Strong-Wall products now available and clarifies the many ways these structural systems can be used. Chief among these is the "two-story stacked shear-wall solution." Stacking two steel-panel shear walls accomplishes two things: it provides high load values, and it uses minimal wall space — both key in meeting structural requirements in contemporary home designs. Namely, the stacked Strong-Wall design takes up very little wall space, allowing more room for openings in extra-high window walls. It also provides the moment resistance required for wind-loaded, open-style "great" rooms up to 20 feet tall. The new Strong-Wall catalog is available for downloading at www.strongtie.com/strongwall, or contact Simpson Strong-Tie at 800/999-5099.
ADA-Approved Door Handles
According to their inventor and manufacturer, Owen Baser, these prizewinning door handles are ADA compliant. Baser Door Handles' new Push-Entry model opens with less than one pound of pressure, and there's no grabbing or twisting required, making them ideal for homeowners with any kind of physical limitation. The Push-Entry is comprised of only three parts, and is available to fit all standard bore sizes, which is good news for contractors. Made of a zinc alloy, the new Push-Entry model comes in only nickel and brushed brass, for now. As any contractor in coastal regions knows, salt air usually tarnishes and corrodes hardware finishes quickly. According to Baser, these handles have a "grade one" finish that survives a 90-hour salt-spray test. Go for the nickel, known to last longer in salt air. All handles cost $39.95 plus $6.75 shipping and handling. For more information, contact Baser LLC, 800/569-0935, www.baserdoorhandles.com
Sweet Cedar Railing
The Maine Ornamental preassembled cedar railing system includes glass rail inserts and Tiffany-style post caps that may provide the perfect accent to a Victorian home or Shingle-style cottage. The handrail comes packaged in fully assembled sections, complete with mounting brackets and all required hardware, and is available in 34-inch-high sections in both 6- and 8-foot lengths. Matching 42-inch cedar post sleeves and 6-foot stair rails are also available. For more information, contact Maine Ornamental, 866/780-3507, www.postcaps.com
Flexible Arches
Interior archways
Need a fast way to frame-out arched interior doorways? Easy-Arch is a simple piece of curved sheet steel with upturned flanges along each edge that can be screwed to the framing of a rectangular opening. Once it's secured, this curved track provides a nail base to support interior drywall. Easy-Arch comes in two widths to fit 2x4 and 2x6 framing and can be used in steel or wood framing. Various styles available to form quarter-circle, half-circle, eyebrow, elliptical, and compound-radius arches. For more information, contact Easy-Arch, 800/854-2461, www.easy-arch.com
Exterior brick archways
A new system designed by Estate Products promises to dramatically reduce the time and expense involved in building masonry arches. The ArchClip System consists of two components: an ArchClip and an ArchStrip. The clip is a 16-gauge galvanized metal clip that gets positioned around an arch window. A self-adhesive backing holds the clip in place for fastening with a nail (and also self-seals around the fastener to avoid water penetration, claims the manufacturer). Next, the ArchStrip — a 16-gauge flexible metal strip — feeds into the mouth of each clip, creating a perfect arch that serves as a support form for laying the brick. The strip is removed once the arch is built, and it can be reused. No weight from the brick rests on the window, eliminating any window warranty issues. For more information, contact Estate Products, 800/264-5141, www.archclip.com
Steel Column Templates
The typical steel column base has a four-bolt anchor connection to the footing — a very strong tension connection that's particularly frustrating to align correctly prior to the concrete pour. Bolt-Rite's adjustable templates not only enhance the precision required for this task, but also save time by eliminating the usual plywood templates that get made and then tossed between jobs. The aluminum templates can be cleaned easily as well. They are available in standard sizes for 9- x 9-inch columns (single, $14.94; 10-pack, $139.44) and 14- x 14-inch columns (single, $27.81; 10-pack, $257.30) with anchor bolt sizes from 5/8 inch up to 11/2 inches. Centering layouts can be adjusted from 4 to 6 inches on the 9- x 9-inch templates, and from 5- to 10-inch centers on the 14- x 14-inch templates. For more information, contact Bolt-Rite, 530/243-0181, www.boltrite.com
Low-Vibration Recip Saw
Got to do some demo? Hitachi has introduced a new reciprocating saw that reduces motor vibration and promises to significantly decrease end-user fatigue. This is accomplished, says the manufacturer, with a counterweight mechanism that reduces the vibration transferred to the user. The CR13VBY Reciprocating Saw also offers a "swing cutting" mechanism (for the same kind of aggressive cutting action you get with "orbital" action) and a 11/4-inch stroke with 0 to 3,000 strokes-per-minute variable-speed control. Other features include tool-less blade changes and "triple-seal" protection of the motor from dust generated by demolishing drywall, say, or from water when cutting into pipes. For more information, contact Hitachi Power Tools, 800/829-4752, www.hitachipowertools.com
Uplift Panel
For improving moisture resistance, Roy O. Martin's new WindBrace OSB side-wall panels are specially designed for coastal applications: thanks to their high-resin, southern yellow pine composition, they offer a significant moisture-resistant option over ordinary aspen OSB panels (see Soundings, page 29). In addition, the 7/16-inch-thick sheathing comes in panel lengths each 11/8 inches longer than conventional 8-, 9-, and 10-foot-long panels, so there's enough meat to tie into the top and bottom plates on standard framing or to lap over the floor framing in multistory construction. In wind zones, this uplift connection will require an aggressive nailing schedule (see "Solving the Uplift Puzzle," July/August 2007; available at www.coastalcontractor.net). When asked about resistance to nail pull-out, Roy O. Martin stated that these panels shouldn't be any different than any other sheathing panel. In green-building applications, WindBrace OSB Sidewall can also be ordered as a FSC-certified product, providing assurance about the sustainable origins of the product's wood content. For more information, contact Roy O. Martin Lumber Management, LLC, 318/448-0405, www.royomartin.com
Impact Curtain
Shield Technology Group's new ImpactShield improves on most other shutter systems and storm panels for ease of use and aesthetics. Made of waterproof, UV-resistant polyethylene fabric, this translucent shield deploys from a tube, which is installed over each opening (all you need is a drill, says the manufacturer). To operate, the shield is hand-cranked down like a bedroom shade and fastened into another tube along the bottom of each opening, then back-cranked to stretch the fabric as taut as a trampoline. Shells can be painted to taste. Standard sizes (37 x 60 inches) start at $199 (an entire house is estimated at $4,000) and do not require support bars — but larger, customized sizes might. Two-panel glass door sizes are also available with larger sizes coming soon. Although novel enough to be recognized by the History Channel's Modern Marvels Invent Now Challenge and strong enough to meet the standards of the American Standards Testing and Measures (ASTM), the Florida Building Code, the International Building Code, and the International Residential Code, the ImpactShield awaits Miami-Dade impact certification. According to the manufacturer, the product has passed the necessary windborne debris testing, but this would be the first fabric shutter approved. A new test may be needed to set the standard for future fabric shutters. For information, contact Shield Technology Group, 866/443-0046, www.shieldtechinc.com


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And there begin the fantastical adventures that will see her experiencing extraordinary changes in size, swimming in a pool of her own tears and attending the very maddest of tea parties. For Wonderland is no ordinary place and the characters that populate it are quite unlike anybody young Alice has ever met before. In this imaginary land she encounters the savagely violent Queen, the Lachrymose Mock Turtle, the laconic Cheshire Cat and the hookah-smoking Caterpillar, each as surprising and outlandish as the next.
Alice's adventures have made her the stuff of legend, the child heroine par excellence, and ensured that Carroll's book is the best loved and most widely read in children's literature.
The Mad Hatter, the Ugly Duchess, the Mock Turtle, the Queen of Hearts, the Cheshire Cat-characters each more eccentric than the last, and that could only have come from Lewis Carroll, the master of sublime nonsense. In these two brilliant burlesques he created two of the most famous and fantastic novels of all time that not only stirred our imagination but revolutionized literature.
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Founder, Daily Kos; Author, American Taliban: How War, Sex, Sin, and Power Bind Jihadists and the Radical Right
In conversation with Jonathan Weber, Editor-in-Chief, The Bay Citizen
"Think about it. The freedom that jihadists hate – freedom of thought, inquiry and lifestyle – are the very freedoms that the conservatives hate." In Moulitsas' new book, American Taliban, he pulls out the big guns against the American conservative movement. Quoting pundits and politicians, pointing to polls and news, Moulitsas makes a litany of charges claiming that the entire conservative movement in America is comparable to the U.S.'s international enemy #1 – Islamic radicalism. Does he go too far? Does he make some valid points and observations? Decide for yourself. Come see a candid, no-holds-barred interview with the founder of the popular online blog Daily Kos and frequent contributor for Newsweek and MSNBC.
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