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DEBKAfile Exclusive Analysis October 20, 2012
The car bomb which murdered anti-Syrian Lebanese security chief Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hasan and seven others Friday, Oct. 19, in Beirut also dissipated hopes in the West and Israel of the Syrian civil war sundering the Tehran-Damascus-Hizballah axis, or that liquidating Iran's nuclear scientists and cyber warfare would turn Tehran away from a nuclear bomb. The Syrian bloodbath grows wider and more malignant and Tehran is closer than ever to a nuclear weapon. A reduced joint US-Israel war game begins Sunday.
DEBKAfile Special Report October 19, 2010
The first reconstruction of the massive explosion which killed former prime minister Rafiq Hariri in Beirut five years ago was conducted at the Captieux military base in France Tuesday, Oct. 19 in the presence of international explosives experts. It was set up by the Office of Danielle Bellemare, Prosecutor of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, in line with its mandate to "identify and prosecute those responsible for the attack." This re-enactment takes the inquiry a large step forward.
DEBKAfile Exclusive Report August 26, 2010
The Special United Nations Tribunal (STL) for fixing responsibility for the assassination of former Lebanese premier Rafiq Hariri in February 2005 is now pointing the finger of suspicion not only at nine high-ranking Hizballah officials but also their overlords, members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.
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This online memorial was created in loving memory of Iskender Kazaz, whose life story is told throughout this memorial website. Please sign Iskender's guest book and let us know you came to visit. We will remember Iskender forever.
With each memory we meet again with those we love
… for the heart never forgets.
Someone from my generation has passed away. The death of a sibling is a difficult thing to come to terms with. The loss of an older brother takes away someone who has always been an important part of your life when you were growing up. For all that brothers sometimes fight, there is a bond between them that is unique and very special; when a sibling dies, a part of us dies too.
I want to share the memory of my brother, Iskender, so that together we may acknowledge and share both our joy in the gift that his life was to us, and the pain that his passing brings. In sharing the joy and the pain together, may we lessen the pain and remember more clearly the joy.
So, how will I remember my brother? Well, that's easy – he was just that, my older brother. Although he was taken from us long before his time, I know he has influenced everyone who has ever known him in a way that will stay with them for the rest of their lives. Iskender was just like that; when you met him, you couldn't help feeling he was someone special, different, passionate about everything that he got involved in, and who gave one hundred percent of himself. He read and was proud of his collection of nearly two thousand books. Iskender was a unique human being – and he will live on in every one of us who ever knew him, partly because of his achievements and interactions with others, but mostly just because he was Iskender. As brothers, friends and partners go, he really was pretty special.
He was born right after World War II, in 1947, in Prizren, Kosova, to Surur and Veli Kazaz, of a family that identified themes as Turks in a region where the majority were Albanians. At age 4, in 1952, he became a political refuge along with my parents and me, four months old, by escaping from communist Yugoslavia to Turkey. He was a great out-of-the-box thinker and fervent Turkish patriot, believing staunchly in Kemal Ataturk's vision of Turkey. Iskender was also an extremely spiritual human being. He believed in the Sufi philosophy of God within the Turkish Islamic tradition. In his later years, he was also passionate about Masonic philosophy, very happy to be part of it and researched and shared with others the deeper meaning of it. He made his living as an Attorney in Istanbul, and was a proud member of the Istanbul Bar Association for over 30 years. I recall seeing a large wreath adorned with white carnations from the Bar at his funeral and thinking what a wonderful gesture from an organization that Iskender strongly associated himself with.
My brother, when he was young, was seriously into physics. He was particularly fascinated by rockets.
There is a poem that speaks to his feeling and qualities when he was in high school in Ankara at Gazi Lisesi, one of the best in the country at that time.
"You were born with potential.
You were born with goodness and trust. You were born with ideals and dreams. You were born with greatness.
You were born with wings.
You are not meant for crawling, so don't.
You have wings.
Learn to use them and fly."
― Rumi
So he did fly. He started a rocket club – unheard of at that time –built rockets, fired them in tests, and saw them eventually soar up to two kilometers. Because he was asking so many questions, his physics teacher knew about his after-school rocket club activities. One day in class, while covering the earth's atmosphere and the friction that causes the burning of all objects entering through the atmosphere, my brother asked his teacher, a prescient question. What if we covered the entering object with coke oven tiles that stand high temperatures, wouldn't that prevent them from burning in the reentry? That was too much for his physics teacher, who told him that it was ludicrous and to shut up and sit down. Furthermore, the physics teacher told my parents that he was goofing around in school and after school was playing with a bunch of dangerous stuff and being a bum. That was the last of the rocket club that he founded and the tests. A few decades later, history showed us that like-minded people in America were thinking the same way and covered the nose and wings of the space shuttle with heat tiles.
After Iskender's journey of flying was sadly ended by his physics teacher, he joined in another journey, influenced by the teachings of his literature teacher, Nihal Atsiz, in the early years of the Cold War. Young Iskender had always been a proud and staunch Turkish patriot. With his teacher's influence, it was a short distance to extend his patriotism to encompass nationalistic ideals. During the Cold War, Turkey was in the front lines and paid a heavy price – losing a bright generation-and-a-half through turbulent political times. Upon graduating from high school, my brother wanted to make a difference in the life of the nation; he now had political ambitions. He entered law school and became a lawyer. Hence, he became a member of the Bar Association that held and staunchly protected its principles in the life of modern Turkey.
In his private life, he tried not to take himself too seriously, but he always felt deeply about his philosophy of life. He was a talented artist, who expressed his worldview through his paintings. Some of his paintings reveal his deep spiritualism and understanding of the universe. His 1998 painting, titled "We All Came From It," is a good example. His spiritual values are reflected in these two poems:
Hak cihâna doludur
Kimseler Hakk'ı bilmez
Onu sen senden iste
Ol senden ayrı olmaz
Dünyaya inanırsın
Rızka benimdir dersin
Niçün yalan söylersin
Hiç sen dediğin olmaz
Alıret yavlak ırakdır
Doğruluk key yarakdır
Ayrılık sarp firakdır
Hiç giden geri gelmez
Dünyaya gelen göçer
Bir bir şerbetin içer
Bu bir köprüdür geçer
Câhiller onu bilmez
Gelin tanış olalım
İşi kolay kılalım
Sevelim sevilelim
Dünya kimseye kalmaz
Yûnus sözün anlarsan
Mânâsını dinlersen
Sana iyi dirlik gerek
Bunda kimseye kalmaz.
― Yunus Emre
God permeates the whole wide world.
Yet His truth is revealed to none.
You better seek Him in yourself.
You and He aren't apart-you're one.
The other world lies beyond sight.
Here on earth we must live upright.
Exile is torment, pain, and blight.
No one comes back once he is gone.
Come, let us all be friends for once,
Let us make life easy on us,
Let us be lovers and loved ones,
The earth shall be left to no one.
To you, what Yunus says is clear,
Its meaning is in your heart's ear:
We should all live the good life here,
Because nobody will live on.
Do you know what you are?
You are a manuscript oƒ a divine letter.
You are a mirror reflecting a noble face.
This universe is not outside of you.
Look inside yourself;
everything that you want,
you are already that.
― Rumi
During his life journey, my brother Iskender made a difference in the life of the nation just as he wanted. Iskender became one of the founding members of the Adalet Partisi, (Justice Party), led by Süleyman Demirel, who served six times as prime minister. Later, he became one of the founding members of and a very active participant in the Dogru Yol Partisi (DYP) Along the way, he also became a board member of the Petrol Office Turkey's leading fuel products distribution and lubricants company.
He cared about the environment, again deeply and passionately. He became the president of Turkiye Cevre Koruma Dernegi then later became the president of Anadolu Çevre Korumacıları Asamblesi, both important environmental organizations. In short, he tried to make the best of his journey.
He also cared about the Kazaz family's heritage and our Sipahi roots. Genealogy became yet another of his passions. The Sipahis in the Ottoman Empire traditionally were recruited among landowners of Turkish origin in provinces that did not have a large Turkish population. Kosova, which was in the province of Rumeli, was included. A rivalry between the Jannisaries, who controlled the central bureaucracy of the empire and had a lot of political influence, and the Sipahis, who controlled the provincial bureaucracy and had the power of the army, prevented them from cooperating against the House of Osman. Through Iskender's relentless research, using a sort of reverse engineering technique, he was able to step-by-step reveal our family roots going back to 13th century Anatolia, to the Karesiogulları or Karas Bey principality. Recently, he had started to write the family history and, sadly, left it unfinished at Page 35, just like his own life story.
My brother was the loving husband of Sevinc, and raised two wonderful sons, Bilge Kaan and Ulug Can. He also left behind the newest member of his family, Merve, a beautiful person and his daughter-in-law-to-be. On Sunday, August 17, he was unexpectedly struck by a massive stroke and passed away a week later, on August 24, 2014. To his family, my brother Iskender will always be remembered as a loving son to our dad, devoted husband to his wife, proud father to his sons, a fantastic uncle to my daughter and brother-in-law to my wife. His quiet wisdom, hidden behind his boisterous persona, will be greatly missed. To his friends and colleagues, their memory will always be just the sort of person you know you can rely on, if ever you need to. This is his legacy; it is how we shall all remember Iskender in the years to come. His stroke may have taken him from us early – but it will never rob us of his memory.
Seni seviyorum agabey.
"Death is nothing at all. I have only slipped away into the next room. I am I, you are you. Whatever we were to each other, that we still are. Life means all that it ever meant. It is the same as it ever was; there is unbroken continuity. Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight? I am waiting for you. For an interval, somewhere very near, just round the corner: All is well."
― Henry Scott Holland
"Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation."
― Rumi
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With just three days before their SHOWTIME World Championship Doubleheader, World Champions Abner Mares and Anselmo Moreno and their challengers, former Two-Time World Champion Eric Morel and bantamweight contender David de la Mora, worked out for the local media in El Paso, Texas, as they make their final preparations for this Saturday's showdowns, live on SHOWTIME® from the Don Haskins Center in El Paso. Right here, you can take a look at a collection of pictures from their workout, as well as exclusive, behind-the-scenes shots from a SHOWTIME creative photo shoot featuring Morel, Moreno and de la Mora. Unbeaten former Bantamweight World Champion Mares (23-0-1, 13 KO's), of Hawaiian Gardens, Calif. by way of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, will return to the 122-pound division for the first time since 2006 to face former Two-Time World Champion Morel (46-2, 23 KO's), of Madison, Wis. by way of San Juan, Puerto Rico, for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) Super Bantamweight World ...
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Melville Koppies Nature Reserve was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site because of its archaelogical significance.
Once upon a time Melville, a small suburb in the west of Johannesburg, was the princess of bohemian life, known as one of the city's nightlife hot spots.
Today, the princess has cast off her chic image, as shifting populations and an economic downturn in the area have frayed her once fine clothes.
But Melville still boasts a terrific location – close to town, close to two universities (the University of the Witwatersrand and the University of Johannesburg) and with the lovely Melville Koppies Nature Reserve on its doorstep.
Melville still comes alive at night, when students pack the place and visitors wander down its main artery – 7th Street – choosing between cocktails at Buzz 9, great food at Lucky Bean or simply browsing through the many bookshops and antique shops that line the streets.
If you're energetic and want to dance the night away to live bands or a DJ then head to Roxy's Rhythm Bar in Main Street. Here you'll also find Catz Pyjamas, a 24-hour bistro serving food round the clock.
Check the local press for when the next Farmer's Market at the Bamboo Lifestyle Centre takes place. Everything sold is organic and free-range, from meat raised in meadows to handmade farmhouse cheeses. There's always scrumptious food to eat there or take away.
A stroll through the lovely Melville Koppies Nature Reserve is a must. Enjoy the flora, small mammals and over 200 species of birds, the spectacular views over the city from the grassy ridges or discover the history of the area – including Stone Age and Iron Age archaeological sites – with a local guide.
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Melville is situated 5km west of downtown Johannesburg between Beyers Naude Drive and Barry Hertzog Avenue. It is well served by both taxis and buses, and there is adequate parking available.
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FITNESS fanatics Nick Mace, Stuart Power and Iain Cruikshank attempted to do 1,000 burpees each on Saturday (March 1) at the Orchard Shopping Centre in Taunton.
The trio were embarking on the muscle-pumping challenge in aid of the British Red Cross charity.
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SMWC grad inspires future teachers
May 30th, 2014 | SMWC
When graduates complete the education program at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC), they leave ready to educate, inspire and mold the young minds in their community. A perfect example of this is Kathy Campbell, of Eaton, Ohio, who graduated from SMWC in 2002. Campbell left The Woods ready to aspire higher, and her accomplishments since have demonstrated her dedication to her students.
Campbell received the Hoosier Early Childhood Higher Education award at the annual Indiana Association for the Education of Young Children (IAEYC) conference this spring in Indianapolis, Ind. This award is given to an educator who has shown the exemplary development of learning experiences, materials or curricula for instructing preservice or inservice teachers of young children.
"It is such an honor to be recognized at the state level for my work with students and children," said Campbell. "There are days, and I am sure everyone has those, that I feel my work is not making an impact on students; that I am not doing what I can to help teachers learn to support the children they want to serve; or, that I am not meeting my personal goals. But, this has made the difference … I am making an impact!"
Campbell, an associate professor of early childhood education and the school of education preschool coordinator at Ivy Tech Community College Richmond, is passionate about educating the teachers of tomorrow.
"Working with children is exciting, adventurous, fun, fulfilling, and a lot of hard work! It isn't easy to manage a group of 12-15 individual little people, so it does take a special person and my students need to know that upfront," said Campbell. "My classes will be fun, rewarding, full of 'ah-ha' moments, and hopefully, full of experiences that they can take back and use immediately that will help them when working with these 'individual personalities' on a daily basis."
Campbell focuses mainly on early childhood classes, investing her time and talent in helping students to make a positive impact on their futures. Additionally, managing the laboratory preschool on campus allows her to stay close to the concepts she teaches every day including child development, literacy development, exceptional children, administration, practicum and the capstone course. The preschool program serves 15 children a day with ages ranging from 2.5 to 5 years of age.
"We are educating young children in a manner that is developmentally appropriate, based on what we are teaching students in our classes, and is a quality model for all students to view during observations or for a student practicum placement opportunity," said Campbell.
In 2006, Campbell introduced a therapy dog to the preschool classroom. Holly, who came from the Domesti-PUPS program in Lincoln, Neb., lives with Campbell and attends class regularly when the schedule permits. Designated as an EDU-PUP, Holly is used for social and emotional support, behavior management and teaching responsibility.
"I decided this was something I wanted to do for the children because of the impact animals have on children … as well as adults," said Campbell.
In addition to her classroom duties, Holly travels with Kathy to college campuses and community events. They also presented at the 2012 IAEYC annual conference. Holly is mascot for Holly's Paws, a fundraising initiative to endow an Ivy Tech Richmond scholarship in Early Childhood Education.
Campbell's dedication to her students reaches beyond her higher education classroom. She truly cares not only for her students, but also for the children that her students will one day teach. Campbell treasures the diversity of her classroom and large age ranges that she sees in future educators.
"Some of my students have been working in the field for many years, so there is another rich supply of experience that can be shared. I think this truly helps every student to see the practical side of the field," said Campbell. "You are never too old to make a change in your life, but make an informed choice because the children you will be working with will need you to be there 100 percent."
Campbell, Woods Online (previously WED, the women's external degree program) graduate, received her bachelor's degree from SMWC in early childhood education. She went on to obtain her master's degree in education and allied professionals from the University of Dayton.
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BBYO Brandeis Chapter #932 Standing UP for Causes
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It's in the cards for Bnai Brith Youth Organization's Louis Brandeis #932 chapter members to make a difference and for these young men – that difference is here and now.
On sale now is the 2013 AZA-Card, with more than 70 local merchants participating, providing varied discounts available to consumers between May 10 and 27. Proceeds from the benefit will support Brandeis chapter scholarships, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), and the Mary Crowley Cancer Research Center, in memory of those lost, close to Brandeis members.
"We hope to improve the lives of people in our community, and to connect with stores, restaurants, and other merchants in the area, giving everyone who participates a chance to be associated with positive causes,"said Braden Fineberg, 16, a sophomore at Townview Magnet School, and Brandeis' treasurer.
"We can't thank those who have come on board enough, and the response has been incredible – by the businesses signing on, and by the public as we've started selling the cards," said Fineberg, who initiated the fundraiser, noting that BBYO and its chapters are registered nonprofit 501C3. "This project has gone beyond our expectations and we look forward to a successful program."
Brynn Ginsberg, a BBYO Advisor with BBYO's Fannie Sablosky chapter, heard about the project and immediately knew that the fundraiser was a fit for Zinga Frozen Yogurt for whom she works as Marketing and Events Director.
"We are so proud to be supporting the AZA-Card program. We see lots of BBYO kids here every Saturday night and we're proud to see that the community is important to them, that giving back is what is important to them," said Ginsberg. "This is a creative and wonderful way for the kids to do good and for community businesses to be a part of that."
"Part of BBYO is about standing up for what we believe in and the causes we are supporting, we definitely 'stand up' for completely," said Jacob Herstein, 16, a sophomore at Yavneh Academy, and President of Brandeis. "Pancreatic cancer has affected a number of boys in our chapter, and throughout our region and it has brought lots of pain. We want to be part of the cure, hoping no other teens experience the tragic losses that our friends have endured."
"In supporting the Human Rights Campaign, we realize the difference we can make as young people speaking with respect, and by bettering ourselves and how we treat everyone," said Herstein. "We hope to set an example."
"We are completely impressed with the thoughtfulness of these young men's behavior. The road to equality can be slow, but as you change hearts and minds, the path is cleared. These boys see a problem and they want to be the change," said Robb Puckett, co-Chair of the local HRC Steering Committee and a member of the National Board of Governors. "It speaks much greatly to the character of the kids, their parents, and their community that they looked at how many young people speak, some of them included, and they wanted to change the behavior, to forge an 'I don't say that' campaign. We are honored to be chosen by the Brandeis boys as beneficiaries of the AZA Card program."
Ascribing to BBYO's charge, the Stand UP initiative empowers teens to identify a cause that inspires them, and develop their own campaign to affect positive change in their local and global community. It empowers a generation of young Jewish leaders who are self-aware and motivated to become agents of change within and beyond the Jewish community.
Reaching out further to support those in the area, Brandeis members are currently hosting a toiletry drive to benefit those served by the Samaritan Inn Homeless Shelter in McKinney. Toiletries including hygiene and household cleaning supplies and household paper goods are being collected from now through May 4.
"It's easy to lose focus about what is important," said Herstein. "When you give back, you get back to the basics of creating strong Jewish bonds, and strong Jewish values."
Judge Louis D. Brandeis, the first Jewish judge appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, known to uphold individual rights would be proud of the gentlemen representing his legacy. "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done," he once said. For the men of Brandeis Chapter 932, making the difference, is worth doing.
To purchase an AZA-Card, visit www.azacard.com. To make a donation to the Brandeis Collection for Samaritan Inn Homeless Shelter, or for more information, or email email@example.com.


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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The chairman of the Senate Gaming Committee says the Florida Legislature will conduct a comprehensive review of all forms of gambling.
Sen. Garrett Richter, a Naples Republican, said the objective over the next two years will be to determine how gambling regulations and revenues benefit Floridians before changes are made.
Richter said that in the past, gambling legislation was passed without knowing the effect it would have.
He said the House and Senate will jointly hire a consultant to conduct the review covering all forms of gambling.
That includes the state lottery, Indian casinos, cruises to nowhere, Internet cafes, horse and dog racing and jail alai, which already exist in the state. It also will cover potential new forms of gambling such as destination resorts.
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Chinese first aircraft carrier Shi Lang on Wednesday left its shipyard in the country's northeast to start its first sea trial, the state news agency Xinhua said.
The revamped old Soviet ship's sea trial was in line with the schedule of its refitting project and would not take long, the news agency said, quoting military sources.
After returning from the trial, the carrier will continue its refit and test work, the report said, adding that the vessel had set sail from its shipyard in the city of Dalian.
Beijing last month sought to downplay the capability of its first aircraft carrier, saying the vessel would be used for training and "research", amid concerns over the country's military build-up.
The project has added to regional worries over the country's fast military expansion and growing assertiveness on territorial issues.
It also comes amid heightened tensions over a number of maritime territorial disputes involving China, notably in the South China Sea, which is believed to be rich in oil and gas and is claimed by several countries.
The issue has heated up recently with run-ins between China and fellow claimants Vietnam and the Philippines, sparking concern among its neighbouring countries and the United States.
In September, a erupted between Japan and China over the disputed Senkaku Islands, known as the Diaoyu Islands in Chinese, located in the East China Sea.
Chen Bingde, the nation's top military official, only provided the first official acknowledgement of the aircraft carrier in a Hong Kong newspaper interview in early June.
But media reports and military analysts have for years said the 300-metre (990-foot) ship was in development.
The ship, once called the Varyag, was originally built for the Soviet navy. Construction was interrupted by the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.
China reportedly bought the ship's immense armoured hull -- with no engine, electrics or propeller -- in 1998.
China's People's Liberation Army -- the largest armed force in the world -- is extremely secretive about its defence programmes, which benefit from a huge and expanding military budget boosted by the nation's runaway economic growth.
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text: DSpace Community: http://dspace.cityu.edu.hk:80/handle/2031/704 2017-08-23T12:01:04Z 2017-08-23T12:01:04Z Durability of FRP-concrete interface Yun, Yanchun ( 惲燕春) http://dspace.cityu.edu.hk:80/handle/2031/6561 2012-08-07T07:45:23Z 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Title: Durability of FRP-concrete interface Authors: Yun, Yanchun ( 惲燕春) Abstract: Research on ways to retrofit, strengthen and repair reinforced concrete (RC) structures using fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) materials has made significant progress in recent years. However, attention has been focused on short-term mechanical properties of retrofitted structures. One important aspect that needs to be carefully investigated to ensure the safety of this technology is evaluation of longterm durability of adhesively bonded joints. This study investigated bond characteristics of FRP-concrete joints subjected to fatigue loading and freeze-thaw cycling. To achieve the objectives of the study, an improved double-face shear test (direct pullout test) was developed for different bonding systems under fatigue loading. The influence of the load amplitude and number of cycles of fatigue on bond performance was examined and discussed through analysis of failure mechanism, load-slip curves and strain measurements taken during fatigue, as well as monotonic tests. Durability of the FRP-concrete bond interface under freeze-thaw cycling was investigated by single-face shear tests, with exposure condition, concrete grade and number of freeze-thaw cycles as the parameters considered. The results indicate that bond strength, bond stiffness, interfacial fracture energy and maximum slip of the joints decreased with increase in number of freeze-thaw cycles, and they were also affected by the exposure environment. Based on experimental tests and other collected test results, bond-slip and bond strength model under normal environment are developed as these models can consider different concrete strength and FRP stiffness values. The model for predicting bond strength of long FRP-concrete joints was assessed by comparing it with experimental test data collected from extant literature. Finally, by using the proposed constitutive model of FRP-concrete interface under normal environment to analyse the experimental test data, bond-slip and bond strength models for FRPconcrete joints under freeze-thaw cycling were developed. Bond-slip and bond strength models provide an insight into the long-term performance of FRP-concrete interface subjected to freeze-thaw cycles, which is important and necessary for design and construction of FRP retrofitting systems. Notes: CityU Call Number: TA444 .Y86 2011; xx, 320 leaves : ill. 30 cm.; Thesis (Ph.D.)--City University of Hong Kong, 2011.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 262-277) 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Improved social force model for building evacuation simulation Yuen, Kit Yan ( 袁潔欣) http://dspace.cityu.edu.hk:80/handle/2031/6560 2012-08-07T07:45:20Z 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Title: Improved social force model for building evacuation simulation Authors: Yuen, Kit Yan ( 袁潔欣) Abstract: Over the last few decades, there were numerous model developments in the field of pedestrian flow simulation. Most of these models try to simulate the pedestrian's evacuation in buildings in case of fire or emergency situations. They also look at capacity issues at bottlenecks such as rail interchanges and bi-directional flow. A number of models for pedestrian movement have been developed in a variety of disciplines. There are two distinct groups of models in macroscopic and microscopic perspectives. The macroscopic models focus on the system as a whole, while microscopic models study the behaviour and decisions of individual pedestrians, their effect on other pedestrians around them, and the system as a whole. There is a need to model the pedestrian behaviour for a range of applications including event planning, resource usage, and urban planning. For instance, the organizers of a large event in an exhibition hall require information on what areas are likely to be congested so that management strategies can be developed and tested before starting the event. Similarly, the designers of a shopping mall might be interested in how people move around their intended design so that they can place shop entrances and seating in useful locations. Recently, computer based analysis for pedestrians movement in buildings is widely adopted by the fire researchers or engineers in performance-based fire engineering study. However, the pedestrians exhibit different behaviours depending on their knowledge of the environment and other personal characteristics. Unlike the rules that govern vehicular traffic, there are few formal procedures or rules that govern the pedestrian movement, resulting in often complex and chaotic movements. Pedestrians are not restricted to lanes or specific routes. In general, they are restricted by the physical boundaries around them such as the width of doorways or presence of walkways and also the movements of their neighbours. As a consequence, the modelling of pedestrian movements presents some specific problems not encountered in other forms of transport modelling. A full understanding of crowd behaviours normally requires exposing real people to the specific environment for obtaining empirical data, which is difficult because of such environments are often dangerous in nature especially in emergency situations. Moreover, the major deficiency of the existing pedestrians modelling is the adaptation of crowd behaviour that is extremely difficult to be described by mathematics. In addition to studying the crowd behaviour based on the observations and the historical records, computer simulation may be a useful alternative that can provide valuable information to evaluate a building design, to help planning process, and for dealing with emergencies. In this thesis, a modified computing pedestrian model, namely Improved Social Force Model, has been developed to simulate the perception and the cognition of a pedestrian in case of emergency evacuation. The algorithm of the model is implemented based on the Social Force Model introduced by Helbing and Molnar (1995). This model examines pedestrian movements as either positive or negative social fields, in which a pedestrian behaves as if acted upon by external forces. However, the decisions and interaction between pedestrians is an extremely flexible and intelligent process. To provide more accurate results in pedestrian behaviours, the physical features of pedestrian movements such as walking speeds, acceleration, queuing, and herding behaviour must be accurately reproduced. The motivation of this research comes from the need to understanding pedestrian psychology and modelling pedestrian behaviour accurately. Some parameters involving human behaviours will be introduced into the original Social Force Model in order to improve the accuracy for the computing modelling. In summary, two human behaviours will be added into an individual's walking performance: herding behaviour and visual angle. By adding a herding parameter into a pedestrian in an evacuation simulation is proved to be obtained a more accurate result. However, herding behaviour could not be the same in all age of pedestrians. In an Improved Social Force Model, the younger pedestrian, the larger herding behaviour; as younger pedestrians have lower judgement in the wayfinding (searching for a suitable escape route) so that they will follow the actions of others as a guide to determine how they might act. In addition, under evacuation situation, pedestrians will more concentrate on finding their destination (e.g. an exit) in order to leave the building as soon as possible. Therefore, applying a visual angle of ±85° to the pedestrians can achieve a more accurate simulation result. Applying the concept into the algorithm of the proposed model, the predicted values for each pedestrian and time step are calculated. The model consists mainly of three terms. These terms are the desired velocity of motion of a pedestrian, the interactions between pedestrians, and the interactions between pedestrian and boundaries. Human behaviours, herding parameter and visual angle, are applied to the second term when processing the algorithm. Then the last step in the algorithm is to update of the position, velocity and acceleration of an individual for the next time step. In proofing the performance of an Improved Social Force Model, two other computational pedestrian movement models, Social Force Model and Simulation of Transient Evacuation and Pedestrian MovementS (STEPS), were applied. Social Force Model is a well-known pedestrian movement modelling and it was published in the Journal of Nature in 2000 by Helbing et al.; Improved Social Force Model is proposed by the author in order to improve the prediction of pedestrian movement modelling which is based on the Social Force Model; STEPS is a commercial application of simulation in pedestrian movement and it is well-validated in academic and well-adopted in industry. Therefore, STEPS is being a benchmarking model in the research so as to evaluate the performance of the Improved Social Force Model. From the computational results of the pedestrian simulation for various scenarios, it was found that the simulated escaping time of pedestrians in the proposed model from the fire room is longer than the original Social Force Model by comparing to the results from STEPS. The agreement of the proposed model is not expected to be perfect since there are important variations among collected by different authors under different layouts, situations, and cultures. However, an improvement is clearly visible. Notes: CityU Call Number: NA2543.P4 Y83 2010; xviii, 187 leaves : ill. (some col.) 30 cm.; Thesis (Ph.D.)--City University of Hong Kong, 2010.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 147-155) 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z A decision support system for the determination of concession period in transportation project under Build-Operate-Transfer contract Yu, Chenyun ( 喻晨韻) http://dspace.cityu.edu.hk:80/handle/2031/6559 2012-08-07T07:45:18Z 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Title: A decision support system for the determination of concession period in transportation project under Build-Operate-Transfer contract Authors: Yu, Chenyun ( 喻晨韻) Abstract: The determination of the concession period length is one of the most important decisions undertaken during the life span of a Build-Operate-Transfer project. The concession period length directly affects both the involved government and private investors' financial returns and risks, and offers significant economic and social benefits. In existing methods, the concession period is usually determined by the concessionaire, depending on their expected investment return using the payback period method or it is predicted without comprehensive analysis of the influential factors. In view of this, a Decision Support System for concession period length determination (CPLD) was developed and, as demonstrated herein provides a possible way of solving the concession period problem, especially under the impact of various influential factors. In the proposed Decision Support System, an overall model for CPLD, and two sub-models for predicting the key variables of CPLD were developed. Since the length of the concession period is under impact from various factors, an in-depth investigation of the influential factors was firstly conducted, in which the selection, classification, and ranking of the influential factors were concerned. Thus the input variables for the models involved in this system were generated. Then two sub-models were developed to predict the key variables (Traffic flow and Toll fee) of concession period length, so as to make the overall model for CPLD reliable and perform smoothly. Additionally, a Variable Evaluation System was constructed. The input variables involved in the model were tested in this section. Thus the degree of importance of each variable was obtained. Finally, the overall model for CPLD was developed. The established model does not mean to achieve the highest profit for any side (either the government or the private sector); rather it means a balance of the two extreme sides within the same decision-making process. Two datasets of tunnel projects in Hong Kong were constructed to verify the prediction models. A dataset of a simulated highway project was employed for training the overall model of CPLD. The experimental results show that the proposed method and system can provide the decision makers with a set of alternatives, among which an optimal one can be selected after balancing the interests of both the government and private sectors. Thus the Decision Support System was developed. It is expected that the proposed DSS can assist the decision-making process of concession period length determination, and finally contribute both theoretical and practical knowledge for academics and practitioners in the field. Notes: CityU Call Number: HE196.5 .Y8 2011; xxii, 293, [58] leaves : ill. 30 cm.; Thesis (Ph.D.)--City University of Hong Kong, 2011.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 271-293) 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Study on the atomizing mechanisms and the fire extinguishing efficiency of pneumatic-atomizing water mist generated by the steam atomizing medium Xiao, Xiukun ( 肖修昆) http://dspace.cityu.edu.hk:80/handle/2031/6557 2012-08-07T07:45:14Z 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Title: Study on the atomizing mechanisms and the fire extinguishing efficiency of pneumatic-atomizing water mist generated by the steam atomizing medium Authors: Xiao, Xiukun ( 肖修昆) Abstract: The generating method and the efficiency of fire extinction are the most important issues that should be treated firstly in the research and application of water mist fire suppression system. And it is with great theoretical and realistic significances to develop new generating methods and application areas to water mist fire suppression technology. However, some problems have been faced nowadays in the processes of the development and application of water mist fire suppression technology, such as the short flow-length, the poor mobility, the low droplet momentum, the low mist flux density and so on. Therefore, much more works should be carried out to solve these problems. The previous studies reveal that the pneumatic-atomizing (twin-fluid) water mist system can discharge mist flow in a long distance. Therefore, the present study is conducting works on pneumatic-atomizing water mist technology. The contributions and works of the present studies are summarized as follows: 1) The generating method and atomizing mechanism of a pneumatic-atomizing water mist with longer flow-length and larger mist flux density were developed in the thesis. Firstly, a new atomizer with adjustable annular orifice was designed to generate pneumatic-atomizing water mist with long flow-length and large mist flux density. The gas and liquid was mixing in the way of 'Y' type. Secondly, the water mist fire suppression system was set based on the systems designs of water supply and gas supply. The steam was taken as the gaseous atomizing medium to study the promotion of the inert gas in fire extinguishing. And the water mist with good spray performance was then generated. The water mist spray generated was steady and symmetrical. The flow-length was about 10m. Thirdly, the calculation of the GLR value and the condensation of the steam are measured to study the flow characteristics of the atomizer. Fourthly, the atomizing mechanism of the pneumatic-atomizing atomizer was studied. The interactions between liquid sheet rings or liquid sheet ring and liquid sheet were studied with a high speed camera. And the reasons to the formation of the 'tree and root' structure were explained firstly. 2) The spray performance of the pneumatic-atomizing water mist generated with a new designed atomizer was measured. Firstly, the temperature distribution of the water mist with different GLR value was measured due to the higher-temperature property of the gaseous atomizing medium. Secondly, the mean droplet diameter of water mist with different GLR value have been calculated based on the binary analysis of the images which were captured by a high-speed camera with a frequency of 2000 fps. Thirdly, the droplet velocity was measured based on the DPIV methodology. And the two dimensional velocity vector field of water mist with different GLR was rebuilt. Fourthly, the cone angle of the spray was measured based on the binary analysis of the images. Fifthly, the mist flux was measured with a device of 'collecting tubes' in case of water mist with different GLR value. 3) Experiments have been conducted to pool fire extinguishing with water mist in test case of local application and total-flood application. Firstly, the experimental setup was set for fire suppression in local application. And the heat release rate of the ethanol, gasoline and diesel in different oil pan was calculated. Secondly, the experimental results were studied. Different kind types of the fuel were compared to study the effects of the fuel. And the typical processes of pool fire extinguished with water mist in local application were also studied based on the pictures captured with a digital video. And then the dominative mechanisms for extinguishing pool fire with pneumatic-atomizing water mist in local application were studied. The lifetime of the droplet with various diameters in case of different flame temperature was calculated. Thirdly, the experimental setup for fire suppression in total-flooding application was set. And different kind types of the fuel were compared to study the effects of the fuel. And the effects of the water mist with different GLR values were also studied. And then the dominative mechanisms for fire extinction with water mist in enclosed space were studied. 4) The flame expansion phenomenon of pool fire extinguishing with steam jet and water mist was studied. Firstly, the existence of a fuel vapor rich core is a prerequisite for observing a flame expansion phenomenon caused by an impinging steam jet with sufficient momentum. This is also the reason responsible for the phenomenon that no significant flame expansion phenomenon was observed in Class A fire. The axial length of the fuel vapor rich core of a medium size pool fire is Lc = 1/5Lf (Lf is the visible flame height). Secondly, the root cause responsible for the flame expansion is the fuel vapor convection after impacting with the steam jet. An expanded fire ball is formed due to the burning of the convected fuel vapor, which gives rise to a flame expansion phenomenon. Thirdly, the flame expansion phenomenon could be divided to three typical stages: the flame height-decreasing stage, the fire-expanding stage and the burn out stage. The flame height-decreasing stage is the stage in which the steam jet impacts the flame and reaches the fuel vapor rich core. The fire-expanding stage is the stage in which the fuel vapor is convected and burnt as a fire ball after the steam impacting the fuel vapor rich core. The fire is then immediately suppressed for lacking of fuel in the burn out stage. The lacking of fuel is the key for the transient nature of the flame expansion phenomenon. Fourthly, the experimental results reveal that, the expanded flame shape was very close to the theoretical analysis proposed and the typical three stages are also be observed in the experiments. Fifthly, the quantitative features of the flame expansion phenomenon, the expansion ratio of the flame width φl, the expansion ratio of the flame volume φv and the expansion ratio of the flame radiation φr, are defined to characterize the level of the expansion. Sixthly, experiments have been conducted to confirm the quantitative features. Notes: CityU Call Number: TH9336 .X53 2011; 195 leaves : ill. 30 cm.; Thesis (Ph.D.)--City University of Hong Kong, 2011.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 173-190) 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z


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If we're all in agreement that "the Rangers have struggled":http://www.lohud.com/article/20081111/SPORTS01/811110385/-1/SPORTS since charging out of the gates last month, what's less clear is what exactly they're struggling with.
Do they lack a physical presence on the backline that would make life more difficult for opponents?
Are they absent the character needed to play three consistent periods of hockey?
Do I dare ask if Brendan Shanahan is still available?
No, for the record, I'm not ready to go there, and nor should you. This most recent swoon could be indicative of larger problems, or it could just be an inevitable rough patch every team confronts over an 82-game schedule.
But the problem with any major move at this point is that you risk undermining the rest of your team in the process. Maybe that's fine if your team needs such a shake-up. But seeing how the Rangers are still on pretty solid footing even after losing four of five, you risk more harm than good.
That's not to say the Rangers aren't exploring other options, because I'm sure they are. But it's doubtful any of those move would be ones that would fundamentally alter the core of the team. A player like Shanahan, for instance, would have that impact. And even in looking fairly unspectacular the past few weeks, the Rangers still aren't willing to take such a leap.
And as if their on-ice problems weren't enough, the Rangers are "justifiably getting roasted around the league":http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/news/sports/story.html?id=6a31cddb-a1bd-48db-959a-69039fb7e7a6 for seeking a compensatory draft pick for Alexei Cherepanov.
The more I think about what the team has done here, the more I think that an organization that usually should be commended for its class has shown an appalling lack of common sense, if not simple decency.
The guy taking the biggest hit on this is Cam Hope since the Ranger's assistant GM has been the one quoted on the issue, most notably with his regrettable statement that a player who has been dead for a month "is technically eligible to be drafted again next year."
But let's be clear that while Hope certainly could have used more tactful language — and "he did later in an e-mail response to me":http://rangers.lohudblogs.com/2008/11/06/rangers-seeking-confirmation-for-cherepanov/ — he is only guilty of following orders from above. Just as he was in making the Rangers' case in "the Sean Avery arbitration dispute a couple of summers back":http://www.nypost.com/seven/07312007/sports/rangers/rangers_rip_avery_in_faceoff_rangers_larry_brooks.htm, Hope is the team's point man on all things related to the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
But it still fell to Glen Sather to decide whether the matter was worth pursuing, and in this case, whether it was worth pursuing so quickly after the player's death.
That may be the larger issue here. Had the Rangers broached the topic at another meeting in, say, February or March, maybe their actions wouldn't seem so crass. But that they jumped on it while emotions were still so raw makes it seem like they had little regard for the human tragedy involved.
Finally, here is that "radio interview I did last night":http://www.justagame.ca/audio/sam%20weinman%20nov10.mp3. (before the game, mind you) in which I talk about the Cherepanov case and other issues.


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Food Obsessed: Mac 'N' Cheeseby Tanya Edwards in View All Posts, March 3rd, 2011
I don't clearly remember the first time I had macaroni and cheese. It's just always been there. The first time I made mac 'n' cheese, my friends and I made it out of a box and we added Bac-O's for flavor. It wasn't very good, but it wasn't bad either. Lesson learned: even bad mac 'n' cheese can be delicious.
It wasn't until I was an adult and eating in restaurants that I realized how good a real baked shells and cheese could be. I became obsessed with finding down-home cheesy perfection.
Chat 'N' Chew, a downtown NYC staple, has one of my favorite basic baked versions. It's not fancy, but you get a lot of it, and it hits that perfect blend of crispy topping, warm cheese and noodle-y goodness.
When I'm craving a taste of my Bac-O's disaster, I indulge in Tipsy Parson's Mac 'N' Cheese with slab bacon. The smoky flavor perfectly slices through the sharp Vermont cheddar and delivers an extra protein punch.
More recently, the newly opened Little Cheese Pub has set my obsession on its head with rotating versions of the comfort classic. The Dutch Kas Mac has all the traditional elements, but the cheese is Gouda and it's topped with beer pretzels. It's exactly what mac 'n' cheese should taste like, but somehow better. They also have versions with Manchego and mozzarella cheese. It's practically criminal.
Hungry yet? Try one of our chefs' versions at home or tell us where the best mac 'n' cheese is in your town.


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Firefighter training comes home
City partners with Lakeland College to offer course in June
Saturday, Mar 29, 2014 06:00 am
Info session
Prospective firefighters may no longer have to leave the city to get trained.
A new partnership between the City of St. Albert and Lakeland College will bring the National Fire Protection Association 1001 Firefighter program to the city from June 16 to Aug. 29.
The 12-week course, which is a requirement to become a firefighter, is offered throughout the year in Vermilion, 200 kilometres east of Edmonton.
Offering the program locally will not only be cost-effective for students � they won�t have to pay for room and board in Vermilion � but also the local fire department, said Fire Chief Ray Richards.
�We could train here on site, but it�s expensive. Many of the training exercises and practical experiences, you can�t even do unless you have a critical mass of five students,� he said.
Large municipal fire departments, such as those in Edmonton and Calgary, provide on-site training for up to 20 recruits. Smaller departments, like St. Albert, don�t have large recruitment intakes so they partner with regional departments to hold training courses, Richards explained.
Last year St. Albert hosted a second level firefighter training course with the Spruce Grove fire department.
Richards estimated that 50 per cent of city firefighters have been trained on-site, in part due to a large recruitment of 20 people in 2009.
Right now there is a demand for qualified firefighters in the capital region, said Dr. Tracy Edwards, president of Lakeland College, in a news release.
�By providing the training in St. Albert, we�re confident we�ll substantially increase the number of qualified people ready and eager to start a career in the fire service.�
When the contract with Lakeland College was signed earlier this month, city officials said the partnership will be good exposure for tourism and local businesses.
�This partnership not only raises the stature of our department, but offers opportunities and training that current and future firefighters from around the province will seek out,� said Mayor Nolan Crouse.
Richards added the program will also add value to the classroom education firefighting students receive.
�We�re a live fire hall and these young people will get a chance to see how a fire department actually works day-to-day,� he said. �It�s a lot different than sitting in a classroom.�
City officials note that if the trial program is successful, it could expand to include several other short-term emergency response courses.


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Topic: Med Update
Just spent 2 days in the Hospital "holding tank". All tests, all LABS everything is good except my potassium hit almost bottom and they were afraid of a heart attack. OMG! It was so icy cold in there I thought I was already in a morgue! LOL They got my potassium up to normal and I came home last night. Bottom line is that it is all from being off the Prednisone! Just what we thought in the begining. Could take another month yet.
They brought me dinner which of course I could not eat but there was a bowl of sliced oranges. I tried one and I could not stop sucking on that orange. It was like a filet mignon! Robin is going to the store today and getting me things we think I can try like oranges, popsicles, Italian ice. They said to start very slowly. Down to 132 LBS. Very, very tired.
Even biopsies from the swollen Pylorus came back benign. Back to my favorite place....bed. Oh, got checked for cortizol and that was normal too!
So one might say I am perfectly healthy except for the UC but I have to get my strength up first. One thing at a time. Just had an orange Popsicle and it was delish!


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Topic: Patient Advocacy Washington DC
June 21 and 22 patient advocates will be attending the 12th Patient Congress in Washington DC. Presently The Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation does not have any representatives in Washington although, we very much would love to have someone speak on our behalf.
If you are residing in the D.C. area and are interested in the politics and, you would love to attend this special meeting please, e-mail me at:
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P.S. Life has been keeping me pretty busy. I haven't been able to do as much visiting as I'd like to! I may be a bit slow with my visits...my apologies. xx
April 13, 2012
What Else? + Have a Lovely Spring Weekend
P.S. Life has been keeping me pretty busy. I haven't been able to do as much visiting as I'd like to! I may be a bit slow with my visits...my apologies. xx
83 comments:
- dianne said...
Beautiful images of your flowers, fruits and dyed Easter eggs. Have a lovely Easter weekend dear Betty.
xoxoxo ♡
- 7:22 am
- Momma Fargo said...
Beautiful pics. Yummy food. Enjoy.
- 7:32 am
- Sandra said...
drooling over those cherries. woo hoo love them and that is a cool shot of the eggs in the carton
- 7:33 am
- Darlene said...
Now, that is one very cruel blog today! My mouth started watering at the cherries, and that lucious dessert in the background, and by the time I got to the waffles I was slobbering all over myself! Thanks for that! I also love the photos of the flowers.
- 7:51 am
- Bossy Betty said...
Oh Betty! Those cherries! Oooooooooo! Love your shot of the eggs too! Happy day to you!
- 7:52 am
- Lynn said...
Now I want something with cherries in it. :) Happy weekend, Betty.
- 7:59 am
- Faylinn said...
Mums..Delicious...Lovely images..Have a nice weekend my friend..
- 7:59 am
- Bitch said...
Hey, dear Betty!!
Mouthwatering sweets A G A I N..
Enjoy your weekend!!!
Hugs from me....
- 8:21 am
- Crissi said...
Oh wonderful images,
have a nice weekend!
- 8:31 am
- imac said...
Flowers and Pie look wonderful, off for a snack now.
- 8:37 am
- Leovi said...
Delicious flowers, I love all the photos in this series, pure poetry of light. Thank you very much, my best wishes and a hug.
- 8:54 am
- Sylvia K said...
Gorgeous flowers and colors and OH! the sweets look SO delicious! I'm drooling on my keyboard! Wishing you a beautiful Easter weekend, Betty!
- 9:14 am
- Crafty Green Poet said...
lovely flowers! The cheesecake looks delicious!
- 9:17 am
- barbara l. hale said...
Wonderful photos! Love all the red. I am going to try some Qigong this weekend. It is a form of Tai Chi. Wish me luck.
- 9:26 am
- AaReAn said...
holy smokes...those cherries look to DIE for! It's only 8 in the morning and I am wanting that for breakfast...is that bad?!? haha
- 9:27 am
- El rincón de Ceditas said...
Unas imagenes preciosas!!! y las cerezas y el postre se ven delicioso.
- 9:33 am
- Hilary said...
I'm drooling over that cherry cheesecake and those waffles. Oh MY, they look wonderful!
Your red eggs brought back a fond memory for me - one I hadn't thought about in decades. When I was a kid, my best friend was Greek. Her mother used to dye their eggs red during the Orthodox Easter period and when I'd visit, I was challenged to an egg fight of sorts. We'd smash the eggs together end to end to see which one would cave and which one was declared the winner.
Wishing you a winning Easter, Betty. Thanks for sharing your beautiful images.
- 9:39 am
- Linda said...
The images were truly lovely, and now I am hungry - thanks! All except for the cherry. For some reason, I do not like cherry pie or cherry anything. Love the cherries off the tree...just not in sauce. Strange person, I am ! Have a great weekend!
- 9:47 am
- TexWisGirl said...
lure us in with beautiful flowers, then BAM! hit us with the sweets! now i'm hungry!
- 9:53 am
- George said...
I really enjoyed your photos of those beautiful blossoms, but you have me drooling over the cheesecake and waffles! Have a wonderful weekend.
- 9:55 am
- Pat Tillett said...
Very pretty flower photos and the rest is YUM!
- 10:37 am
- Diane AZ said...
Cute flowers and the waffles look scrumptious, Betty! Have a wonderful weekend. :)
- 11:30 am
- Willoughby said...
Have a lovely weekend!
- 11:41 am
- Gaelyn said...
Please, stop with the food. I Want those waffles and berries.
- 11:42 am
- marijke said...
Your cheescake must taste jammy!
Photo's are great. Don't be to bussy. One thing at the time.
Great weekend to you Betty
- 12:36 pm
- Kelly said...
Oh, Betty... you have my mouth watering!!! Hope your weekend is wonderful. :)
- 12:40 pm
- It's me said...
Yammie.....it looks delicious !!!!have a nice weekend...love Ria...xxx...
- 12:48 pm
- Craver Vii said...
Happy Easter! At my church, we have this traditional greeting where one person says, "He is risen!" With enthusiasm, the other person or persons reply, "He is risen, indeed!"
It looks like you have beautiful weather and tasty treats!
- 12:53 pm
- Mari-Pi-R said...
Un buen fin de semana te estás planeando, tan solo ver la idea de la tarta ya me apunto a él.
Que disfrutes y te lo pases bien en esta primavera.
- 1:42 pm
- Blond Duck said...
I hope you had a wonderful Easter!
- 1:50 pm
- Pedro Luis López Pérez said...
Beautiful Flowers. I see that you have spring weather. It's wonderful. This cheese cake must be delicious. I did not know what the Easter eggs.
Don't worry if you do not have time to visit our blogs. Sometimes it happens for the work.
Hugs, Betty.
- 1:52 pm
- Emm said...
Happy Easter Betty!! I hope you have a brilliant weekend, full of sunshine and peace. That cheesecake looks divine!
- 2:50 pm
- Chatty Crone said...
I love cheesecake. No worries visit when you can - hope your sister is still okay. sandie
- 5:57 pm
- Ms. A said...
We will be celebrating my grandson's first birthday, although technically his birthday was last weekend. If I survive the chaos, I'll see you later! Have a great one!
- 9:25 pm
- Sandy said...
What beautiful pictures wow! I love them all.
And now I am hungry for either some cherries, raspberries, or anything! lol
How's your Sister doing? Great I hope!
Have a wonderful and beautiful week-end!
- 11:21 pm
- anilkurup said...
Your pictures of cherries and cheese make me drool.
- 1:11 am
- rainfield61 said...
"lure us in with beautiful flowers, then BAM! hit us with the sweets! now i'm hungry!"
That is too much for me.
- 1:44 am
- Ricardo Miñana said...
Hola Betty, muy sugerentes las imagenes, gracias por compartir.
buen fin de semana.
un abrazo.
- 1:49 am
- BlueShell said...
All here is great! I feel like a child...looking and enjoying...
I saw your other blog...and i Saw you! You are beautiful and elegant. The roses are magnificent.
You do not have comments there , have you?
Love both of your blogs: congrats, my friend!
- 2:54 am
- Bob Bushell said...
Munchy yummy.
- 4:24 am
- Nancy Claeys said...
The cherries look wonderful! Enjoy, Betty! :)
- 5:18 am
- Magia da Inês said...
♫♫°º Olá, amiga!
Imagens muito doces e agradáveis.
Feliz Páscoa!
Bom fim de semana!
- 7:20 am
- Fer said...
Muy bonitas esas flores, pero me quedo con todos esos pasteles tienen que estar riquísimos, saludos...
- 7:27 am
Have a great weekend!
- 2:11 pm
- Leovi said...
Nice, a real pleasure to enjoy these beautiful photos. A hug.
- 4:56 pm
- ladyfi said...
Gorgeous sunny shots!
Our weekend is full of snow!
- 10:59 pm
- Rawknrobyn.blogspot.com said...
The shading in these pictures is especially nice.
Happy weekend, dear Betty.
- 11:14 pm
- BlueShell said...
Oh...you do speak Portuguese!
Good morning!
Bom dia.
I like your blog.
Eu gosto do teu blog.
Thank you
BEIJINHOS para ti. (to you)
- 3:39 am
- JDC said...
Wow looks good!
- 4:02 am
- A Cuban In London said...
This was a yummy post in more wasy than the culinary ones. Yes, those photos of cakes were nice but the ones before of flowers were just as delightful. Many thanks.
Greetings from London.
- 4:24 am
- teca said...
Beauty and delight together... how wonderful!!
Happy Easter!
Warm hug.
- 8:15 am
- Betsy from Tennessee said...
Hi Betty, I can understand being busy... That seems to be the story of my life these days.... Love spring though --and spend as much time outside as I can.
Didn't know that about the RED eggs.... Neat... Thanks for sharing.
Have a great day/week.
- 8:34 am
- Fernando Santos (Chana) said...
Olá Betty, belas fotografias....
- 10:34 am
I've been surfing online more than 3 hours today, yet I never found any interesting article like yours. It is pretty worth enough for me. In my opinion, if all website owners and bloggers made good content as you did, the net will be much more useful than ever before.
- 5:10 pm
- Michelle Renee said...
Yum...those waffles look d'lish!
Hope you have a great weekend as well. :)
- 6:31 pm
- darla said...
those are some really delicious looking waffles! mmmm
- 10:21 pm
- SquirrelQueen said...
Beautiful flowers Betty and those cherries look absolutely yummy. And those waffles are making my mouth water.
- 2:09 am
- Betty Manousos said...
anonymous, thank you!
- 4:06 am
- diane b said...
Those treats look delicious and the egg shots are great. Hope you had a nice Easter, We had a nice lunch with friends.
- 4:18 am
- Blond Duck said...
Totally want waffles now!
- 5:17 am
- Amin said...
Hello! Wonderful photos! Well done!
- 5:23 am
The pictures are beautiful!
And yes- the waffles are looking delicious!
- 5:23 am
- Georgia said...
Hope you had a good Easter.
The pictures are beautiful and that cheesecake made me so hungry!!
- 6:59 am
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- 7:43 am
- The Artful Diva said...
Are those peonies in the top photo? Oh how I love those flowers!
- 8:52 am
- Pam said...
Beautiful photos! I didn't know that about the red dyed egss--cool! Stopped by from SITS today. Enjoy your day.
- 9:26 am
- Betty Manousos said...
the artful diva, no, they are not.
those are buttercups (ranunculus).
in fact some varieties of ranunculus look like miniature peonies.
i love them, too:)
they are lovely flowers. aren't they?
- 10:17 am
- Lisa said...
Thank you for popping in over at my place and leaving a nice comment. I love meeting new bloggers! Love your flower shots...especially the first one of the peony blossoms. And cheesecake of any sort is always delightful!
- 11:13 am
- momto8 said...
beautiful pictures. Everyone.
- 11:59 am
Awwwww, beautiful pics and yummy treats!
- 2:10 pm
- lisa said...
Your flowers are just beautiful Betty, and those waffles look oh so yummy!
- 2:38 pm
- :.tossan® said...
Beautiful photos. Congratulations, you got me to feel hungry
- 4:01 pm
- missing moments said...
Beautiful images .. and yummy food!
- 7:12 pm
- David Macaulay said...
Nice pics as always Betty = hope you had a good one.
- 8:29 pm
- David Macaulay said...
Nice pics as always Betty = hope you had a good one.
- 8:29 pm
- Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell said...
You're making me so hungry with this, and the flowers are just beautiful!
- 8:57 pm
- Rick said...
Wow - spring is THAT far already there ? Gorgeous flowers already. And you hit on my most favourite combo of calories there with that cherry cheescake !!!
- 12:02 am
- BlueShell said...
thank you for visiting!
I like your presence. Kisses
- 12:35 am
- Rizalenio said...
Mouth-watering. I can smell the sweetness of your photos from where I am now. Have a great week ahead. :)
- 1:42 am
- ΑΘΗΝΑ said...
We made easter eggs and ate lamp and many sweets.I don't like Easter very much because of the sorrow of the days.
Have happy holidays!
- 9:37 am
- ritsa said...
I love the photo of those peonies-they are just gorgeous!!
- 2:37 pm
- michael said...
What delicious pictures! You're making me hungry lady!!;)
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As I have been spending more time consulting to Adobe customers on our WEM, Web Experience Management, formerly CQ from Day, I wanted to share some "how-to" knowledge using our Calendar component. Using the Calendar component is simple and provides a large amount of canned functionality requiring only configurations.
One of the canned configurations is a built-in form that is used when creating an event. The built-in form provides a lot of up front data capture, as illustrated, for the event.
Although you can customize this form for your needs, every event requires basic event information and is the start and end dates and the summary fields. The summary field displays the event name in the calendar.
So lets modify this form.
- In a content page that contains a parsys, drag a calendar component.
- Before editing the form, we need to make a copy of the current Edit Event form. Always make a copy of the current event form and place in your application. The form is located in /libs/collab/calendar/content/eventform. Copy the entire eventform and place in your components folder. This is a cq:Page object and does not carry any other JCR objects.
- After copying the form, you will assign the form to your calendar object.
- In Edit mode on the page with your calendar, you will see a tool bar atop the Calendar component as illustrated.
- Select the black "Edit" button and an "Edit Component" dialog appears. Select the "Edit" tab and enter the path to your copied form into the "Event edit form" field. You can alternately use the search button of the Event edit formfield to find your form in CRX.
- Once the new form is selected, you can save the dialog.
- Back in the Calendar component, select the blue "Event Edit Form" button and you are presented with your form design consisting of a Form start, Form end and all the form controls, as illustrated.
- You are now free to modify all the controls, except the Start and End dates and the Summary. These are required to create the event content in CRX and allow the default calendar component to manage the data without any other modifications.
- Delete or add widgets by dragging from your SideKick
- When adding your widgets to the form, be sure to set the name property with a JCR node for storage of the field data, i.e. ./my_fieldname
- Once you have completed modifications to the form, simply close out of the browser window.
- Go back to your Web site in CQ and select your calendar page. Create an event by clicking on a date and your form should appear.
I hope this helps those that are already using Adobe CQ 5.4 and are looking to take advantage of features outside of the standard functionality. For additional information see the WEM documentation, http://wem.help.adobe.com/enterprise/en_US/10-0/wem.html


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HOUSTON - A Houston family is suing a Texas summer camp for boys after a counselor sexually assaulted their son repeatedly.
The lawsuit accuses Camp La Junta, in Hunt, Texas, and Blake Smith, one of its owners, of negligence and defamation.
The victim attended the camp in the summer of 2009 and, by the second day, was being subjected to groping at the hands of Matthew Bovee, his camp counselor, according to the lawsuit.
Bovee pled guilty in connection to the case in 2011 and is serving a nine year prison sentence.
However, Bob Wynne, the family's attorney, said the camp and its operators did not investigate Bovee when two assistant counselors reported his inappropriate behavior.
"Essentially, what we really want is justice for an 11-year-old boy who was put in a situation he should never been in and when he tried to voice his complaints, was essentially silence," said Wynne.
The lawsuit claims the camper was molested, groped, and forced to sleep in bed with Bovee.
The lawsuit also claims the boy was forced to take as many as six showers a day. When the child stepped out of the shower, Bovee would conduct a "shower check" and touched the boy's privates.
"It's not allegation. It's proven fact. The camp counselors plead guilty," said Wynee. "Two junior counselors reported Mr. Bovee's shower checks to the camp administration and they failed to do anything, failed to investigate or interview any of the campers."
Smith declined to comment on the lawsuit.
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From ErlangCentral Wiki
In Erlang, a string is a list of characters. The designers of Erlang thoughtfully included a bit of syntactic sugar so that strings in source code could be easily read. A string is written by enclosing the characters with a doublequote ("). Some special characters must be preceded by a backslash, these include doublequote and backslash. The technique of marking special characters is called escaping and backslash itself is called an escape character.
Examples of literal strings:
"Hello world" "This string has a \" in it" "This character \\ is a slash"
Since Erlang stores its strings as lists of characters, writing the string "Hello world." like this:
A = "Hello world.". "Hello world."
is exactly the same (to Erlang) as writing this:
A = [72,101,108,108,111,32,119,111,114,108,100,46]. "Hello world."
which is exactly the same as writing this:
A = [$H, $e, $l, $l, $o, $\s, $w, $o, $r, $l, $d, $.]. "Hello world."
In Erlang, strings are lists of characters (really, lists of integers). Since you can't talk about strings without talking about characters, you should know that Erlang supports the Basic Latin and Latin-1 Supplement, a.k.a. ISO-8859-1.
You can specify a character with the sequence $ followed by the character, i.e.
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Since Erlang stores all strings as a sequence of integers, it actually supports all of the Unicode character sets, since they simply map into a set of numbers. Unfortunately, Erlang does not currently support reading native unicode files or sorting in locale-specific ways based on unicode. However, there are plans to do this in the future.
The following pages in the Erlang Documentation may be helpful in your string efforts:
- String Section of the Erlang Reference Manual (Sect 2.11)
- List Libraries
- String Libraries
- Basic I/O Libraries
Pages in category 'StringRecipes'
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©1936 Ayn Rand; (P)1991 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
"Emotionally intense, historically authentic"
Just days before twenty-one year old Alisa Rosenbaum escaped Leninist Russia to sail for the United States, she was enjoined by a friend to tell the world that "Russia is a huge cemetery and we are all dying." We The Living, by that same young emigre, writing now in English and calling herself Ayn Rand, was the result. It is the most accurate portrayal of life in the late workers' paradise ever committed to words. It is also a compelling work of art, and harbinger of the greatness to come.
Though the least explicitly philosophic of Ayn Rand's novels, We The Living was for me, because of its emotional intensity, the most difficult to read. Kira's relationships with Leo and Andre, her perseverance vis-a-vis the hopelessness of her situation--her struggle to breathe in a wretchedly airless environment--were nearly more than I could bear.
Listen, cry, learn, and rejoice. If you are not already familiar with the works of Ayn Rand, this is a marvelous place to begin.
Mr Humph
"Great story but the audio quality is patchy.."
I love Ayn Rand's writing. This book (like many of her others) is classic.
This audiobook lay dormant in my library for quite a while as the sound quality was not great. It sounds like it was recorded on magnetic tape which became damaged or has aged prematurely. They should really re-record it the way they did Atlas Shrugged. It would be fantastic if Scott Brick narrated it like he did for that book.
If you are sensitive to sound quality you might find this harder to listen to.
"The first book was her best literary work"
Ayn Rand stands head and shoulders above most authors in her ideology. She understood what makes the world work-best. As to literature We The Living was her best effort. I feel that because she lived most of it, the story was easy to write because it was her story.
Mary Woods reading of Ayn Rand's novel/bio was marvelous with her accent just where it should be and still be easy listening, Great job all around on this one.
I am a husband/dad/granddad who loves books. My reviews are my subjective opinions. My hope is they will help others make buying decisions.
"A remarkable semi-biographical novel!"
Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum, who wrote using the pen name Ayn Rand, arrived in the US from Russia at age 26 in 1931 unable to speak English. A mere five years later she wrote her first novel in English titled We the Living. The story is of a young woman's life under communism and ultimately he escape from the USSR to freedom. The most important aspects of the book are about the deterioration of the lives of middle class Russians after the communists took control in 1917. Alisa Rosenbaum not only wrote using the pen name Ayn Rand but lived using that name.
We the Living is a good and well written book, but it does not measure up to the quality of her later works of fiction. It is still well worth an audible credit.
"Buy a different narration."
Many sections were so rushed it was difficult to picture the scene. These portions were fairly short though. The performance as a whole wasn't bad.
"Great novel, bad production"
This novel is one of my favorites. Rand was able to depict the despair of living under a totalitarian regime very well. Coming from Soviet Russia myself, I can say that not many things have changed from birth to collapse of the Communist State.
The only thing I didn't like was the production. The narrator reads without any emphasis, and at times way too fast. One will probably get more out of reading it, rather than listening to this production.
I have sort of a love/hate relationship with this book. It is so intense and maddening, although I believe it is an accurate portrayal of Russia during the post Bolshevik Revolution times. Ayn Rand was such a powerful writer. After finishing this book I had to get a lighter one.
"Great Book"
Ayn Rand's first novel, and definitely not a disappointment. A great person versus state story that kept me interested.
"Didn't connect like I did with her other books"
Classic Ayn Rand themes. The look into Russian past was fascinating. The story moved a lot slower than with Fountain Head and Atlas Shrugged for me. I found it much easier to connect with Howard Roark and Hank Rearden and Dagney Taggart. But the story was solid and eye opening. I can see the progression of her beliefs through her writings. Calling this the 'closet thing to a biography I have ever written', you can definitely see where her believe in the Individual above all else came from!<br/>Still a huge fan. But if you're new to Rand, start with Fountain Head or Atlas Shrugged.
"Just as good as Rand's other books"
I have read Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead before I found this book and the three of them fit together perfectly. Anyone that has enjoyed any of Rand's book should read this one too.
The narrator does a good job and does not distract from the story.
"Petrograd smelt of carbolic acid"
You don't have to buy into Rand's philosophy to enjoy this book. An engaging story and interesting portrait of the decay of Bolshevism in the 1920s. Excellent narration – although I can imagine that some may not take to the voice (so listen to the audio sample).
"Objectivism - the fountainhead of folly"
Ayn Rand is a made up name - Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum, Objectivism is a made up philosophy - Subjectivism of the highest order, actually. Lingering descriptions of what a pretty girl Kira Argounova is and endless details as to what she and the other female characters are wearing at any given point in the 'action,' seem to be the basis for this paeān to early twentieth century American capitalism. How ironic that the wild west unfettered capitalism that was unleashed on the post-Mikhail Gorbachev Soviet bloc by Reagan's proto-neo-con zealots is now blowing a wintery chill back through the pipelines of Gazprom. Rand's anti-totalitarian dream extends no further than a pair of silk stockings and the ability to manipulate one-dimensional males. Compare and contrast this one with Upton Sinclair's 'The Jungle' - worthy in aims but lacking in literary quality. Great to read around and nice to have the authentic voice but really, Miss Rand, there's more to life than French lingerie.
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Couple of 40 years takes a stand for marriage in North Carolina
Postedon Oct 07, 2013 at 10:00 am
On Wednesday, two women who have been together for over 40 years applied for a marriage license in North Carolina, seeking to have their lifelong commitment respected by their home state.
WATCH: This hospital staff in upstate NY make a gay couple's weddings dreams come true
Postedon Jul 12, 2013 at 04:00 pm
Watch this moving video and check out the heart-warming story of William Warren and Renard Latour, who married at a hospital in Delhi, NY after nearly four decades of love and commitment.
Freedom to Marry and SAGE host panel demonstrating how DOMA hurts older couples
Postedon Jun 10, 2013 at 11:00 am
This morning at the National Press Club, Freedom to Marry and SAGE hosted a panel on how the so-called Defense of Marriage Act, which prohibits federal respect for legal marriages between same-sex couples, uniquely and dramatically affects older same-sex couples.
WATCH: Bill and John's bittersweet love story through seven decades
Postedon Jun 05, 2013 at 10:20 am
Today, Freedom to Marry and the Devotion Project released a new video featuring Bill Campbell and John Hilton, a couple who lived together in New York for 54 years. Their love and commitment spanned seven decades - from meeting in the 1950s as young men through the 2010s.
Game On, New York
Postedon May 03, 2011 at 08:11 am
As the New York legislature comes back into session this week, Freedom to Marry and New Yorkers United for Marriage—the new coalition we founded with Empire State Pride Agenda, the Human Rights Campaign, Log Cabin Republicans of New York, and Marriage Equality New York—are stepping up our campaign to move a marriage bill in Albany and get it to Governor Cuomo's desk.
VIDEO: Why We Can't Wait for the Freedom to Marry
Postedon Mar 04, 2011 at 01:05 pm
A heartbreaking plea from two men from California, one of whom has Alzheimer's disease.
Creating Change: Minnesota and Beyond
Postedon Feb 03, 2011 at 01:25 pm
How Freedom to Marry is working for marriage at the country's biggest conference on gay issues – and how exclusion from marriage is affecting a Minnesota couple who have been together for nearly four decades.
Widower of gay Marine shown respect by Naval Academy, thanks to marriage
Postedon Feb 01, 2011 at 01:14 pm
Though military officials were skeptical to hear the wishes of a widower of a gay Marine, they treated him as next of kin once he sent them a copy of his marriage license.
Bob Kerr: Life gets better when a daughter gets married
Postedon Jan 28, 2011 at 12:00 pm
Bob Kerr reports on Tony and Sylvia DeLuca will go to the State House to testify in support of the bill legalizing marriage equality in Rhode Island.
Kerr: "They attended the wedding of their daughter Luisa to her partner Brenda Harvey last June in Provincetown, Mass., where marriage is as it should be — a matter of love and commitment between two people."
Marriage equality arguments: This is about rights, speakers say
Postedon Jan 26, 2011 at 05:00 pm
A passionate debate took place at a legislative meeting in Iowa on Monday about a proposal that could ultimately eliminate the freedom to marry in Iowa.


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Farshid Moussavi Architecture
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Clad primarily in mirror-finish black stainless steel, the building envelope reflects its urban surroundings, changing in appearance with differences in light and weather.
MOCA Cleveland is a non-collecting contemporary art museum designed to serve as a catalyst for creativity and growth in a cosmopolitan Cleveland neighborhood, which is home to one of the country's largest concentrations of cultural, educational and medical institutions.
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Located on the corner of its triangular site, the building is designed with entrances on all its sides to allow it to open along its entire perimeter and be used in many different ways.
Clad primarily in mirror-finish black stainless steel, the building envelope reflects its urban surroundings, changing in appearance with differences in light and weather.
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Come, my birthday I'm still a little bit of that five year old who wanted a pretty princess birthday party (I'd say inside every girl is). This cupcake cake is perfect for a child's birthday or to indulge in your inner birthday whim. It's gorgeous outside is complimented by a moist chocolately inside.