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Hydrodynamics Parameters¶
- This flag (1 - on, 0 - off) controls whether a hydro solver is used. Default: 1
This integer specifies the hydrodynamics method that will be used. Currently implemented are
Hydro method Description 0 PPM DE (a direct-Eulerian version of PPM) 1 [reserved] 2 ZEUS (a Cartesian, 3D version of Stone & Norman). Note that if ZEUS is selected, it automatically turns off
ConservativeInterpolationand the
3 Runge Kutta second-order based MUSCL solvers. 4 Same as 3 but including Dedner MHD (Wang & Abel 2008). For 3 and 4 there are the additional parameters
ReconstructionMethodyou want to set.
5 No Hydro (Testing only) 6 MHD with Constrained Transport.
Default: 0
More details on each of the above methods can be found at Hydro and MHD Methods.
- This flag indicates if the flux fix-up step should be carried out around the boundaries of the sub-grid to preserve conservation (1 - on, 0 - off). Strictly speaking this should always be used, but we have found it to lead to a less accurate solution for cosmological simulations because of the relatively sharp density gradients involved. However, it does appear to be important when radiative cooling is turned on and very dense structures are created. It does work with the ZEUS hydro method, but since velocity is face-centered, momentum flux is not corrected. Species quantities are not flux corrected directly but are modified to keep the fraction constant based on the density change. Default: 1
There should be a whole section devoted to the interpolation method, which is used to generate new sub-grids and to fill in the boundary zones of old sub-grids, but a brief summary must suffice. The possible values of this integer flag are shown in the table below. The names specify (in at least a rough sense) the order of the leading error term for a spatial Taylor expansion, as well as a letter for possible variants within that order. The basic problem is that you would like your interpolation method to be: multi-dimensional, accurate, monotonic and conservative. There doesn't appear to be much literature on this, so I've had to experiment. The first one (ThirdOrderA) is time-consuming and probably not all that accurate. The second one (SecondOrderA) is the workhorse: it's only problem is that it is not always symmetric. The next one (SecondOrderB) is a failed experiment, and SecondOrderC is not conservative. FirstOrderA is everything except for accurate. If HydroMethod = 2 (ZEUS), this flag is ignored, and the code automatically uses SecondOrderC for velocities and FirstOrderA for cell-centered quantities. Default: 1
0 - ThirdOrderA 3 - SecondOrderC 1 - SecondOrderA 4 - FirstOrderA 2 - SecondOrderB
- This flag (1 - on, 0 - off) indicates if the interpolation should be done in the conserved quantities (e.g. momentum rather than velocity). Ideally, this should be done, but it can cause problems when strong density gradients occur. This must(!) be set off for ZEUS hydro (the code does it automatically). Default: 1
This integer specifies the Riemann solver. Solver options, and the relevant hydro method, are summarized as follows:
Riemann solver HydroMethod Description 0 – [reserved] 1 0,3,4 HLL (Harten-Lax-van Leer) a two-wave, three-state solver with no resolution of contact waves 2 [reserved] 3 3,4 LLF (Local Lax-Friedrichs) 4 0,3 HLLC (Harten-Lax-van Leer with Contact) a three-wave, four-state solver with better resolution of contacts 5 0 TwoShock 6 4,6 HLLD
Default: 1 (HLL) for
HydroMethod= 3; 5 (TwoShock) for
HydroMethod= 0; 6 (HLLD) for
HydroMethod = 6
RiemannSolverFallback(external; only if
HydroMethodis 0, 3 or 4)
- If the euler update results in a negative density or energy, the solver will fallback to the HLL Riemann solver that is more diffusive only for the failing cell. Only active when using the HLLC or TwoShock Riemann solver. Default: OFF.
ReconstructionMethod(external; only if
HydroMethodis 3 or 4)
This integer specifies the reconstruction method for the MUSCL solver. Choice of
Reconstruction Method HydroMethod Description 0 0,3,4,6 PLM (piecewise linear) 1 0 PPM (piecwise parabolic) 2 [reserved] 3 [reserved] 4 [reserved] 6 6 MUSCL-Hancock (Non Runge-Kutta)
Default: 0 (PLM) for
HydroMethod= 3; 1 (PPM) for
HydroMethod= 0
ConservativeReconstruction(external; only if
HydroMethodis 3 or 4)
- Experimental. This option turns on the reconstruction of the left/right interfaces in the Riemann problem in the conserved variables (density, momentum, and energy) instead of the primitive variables (density, velocity, and pressure). This generally gives better results in constant-mesh problems has been problematic in AMR simulations. Default: OFF
PositiveReconstruction(external; only if
HydroMethodis 3 or 4)
- Experimental and not working. This forces the Riemann solver to restrict the fluxes to always give positive pressure. Attempts to use the Waagan (2009), JCP, 228, 8609 method. Default: OFF
- The ratio of specific heats for an ideal gas (used by all hydro
methods). If using multiple species (i.e.
MultiSpecies> 0), then this value is ignored in favor of a direct calculation (except for PPM LR) Default: 5/3.
- The molecular weight. Default: 0.6.
- This is the maximum fraction of the CFL-implied timestep that will be used to advance any grid. A value greater than 1 is unstable (for all explicit methods). The recommended value is 0.4. Default: 0.6.
- This is the maximum fraction of the CFL-implied timestep that will be used to advance ONLY the root grid. When using simulations with star particle creation turned on, this should be set to a value of approximately 0.01-0.02 to keep star particles from flying all over the place. Otherwise, this does not need to be set, and in any case should never be set to a value greater than 1.0. Default: 1.0.
- This parameter will limit the timestep on each level by some fraction
of the minimum cooling time on the level, where this fraction is
set by
CoolingTimestepSafetyFactor. In most cases, this will substantially decrease the timesteps, depending on the local cooling time, and thus increase the run time of any simulation. Default: OFF
- Described in
UseCoolingTime. Default: 0.1
- The dual energy formalism is needed to make total energy schemes such as PPM DE and PPM LR stable and accurate in the "hyper-Machian" regime (i.e. where the ratio of thermal energy to total energy < ~0.001). Turn on for cosmology runs with PPM DE and PPM LR. Automatically turned off when used with the hydro method ZEUS. Integer flag (0 - off, 1 - on). When turned on, there are two energy fields: total energy and thermal energy. Default: 0
- These two parameters are part of the dual energy formalism and should probably not be changed. Defaults: 0.001 and 0.1 respectively.
- A flag that is interpreted by the PPM DE hydro method as an indicator that it should try and mimic a pressure-free fluid. A flag: 1 is on, 0 is off. Default: 0
- This is a PPM parameter to control noise for slowly-moving shocks. It is either on (1) or off (0). Default: 0
- This is the PPM diffusion parameter (see the Colella and Woodward method paper for more details). It is either on (1) or off (0). Default: 1 [Currently disabled (set to 0)]
- A PPM modification designed to sharpen contact discontinuities. It is either on (1) or off (0). Default: 0
- This is the quadratic artificial viscosity parameter C2 of Stone & Norman, and corresponds (roughly) to the number of zones over which a shock is spread. Default: 2.0
- This is the linear artificial viscosity parameter C1 of Stone & Norman. Default: 0.0
Minimum Pressure Support Parameters¶
- When radiative cooling is turned on, and objects are allowed to
collapse to very small sizes so that their Jeans length is no
longer resolved, then they may undergo artificial fragmentation
and angular momentum non-conservation. To alleviate this problem,
as discussed in more detail in Machacek, Bryan & Abel (2001), a
very simple fudge was introduced: if this flag is turned on, then
a minimum temperature is applied to grids with level ==
MaximumRefinementLevel. This minimum temperature is that required to make each cell Jeans stable multiplied by the parameter below. More precisely, the temperature of a cell is set such that the resulting Jeans length is the square-root of the parameter
MinimumPressureSupportParameter. So, for the default value of 100 (see below), this insures that the ratio of the Jeans length/cell size is at least 10. Default: 0
- This is the numerical parameter discussed above. Default: 100
Magnetohydrodynamics (CT) Parameters¶
Method for computing the electric field from the Riemann fluxes
CT Method Description 0 None (only for debugging) 1 Balsara and Spicer 1999. First order average. 2 Gardiner and Stone 2005. Second order Lax-Friedrichs type reconstruction. Uses
3 Gardiner and Stone 2005. Second order reconstruction using upwind switches
Default: 3
- For the Lax-Friedrichs CT method, this is the maximum wave speed. ( in Gardiner & Stone 2005 eqn. 46). Default: 0.1
EquationOfState(external, ct only)
- 0: standard adiabatic 1: Exactly isothermal
equation of state. This flag removes the total energy term completely, instead
computing pressure as . This option only works with
HydroMethod = 6and
RiemannSolver = 6(HLLD) as this is the only purely isothermal Riemann solver in Enzo. Default: 0
IsothermalSoundSpeed(external, ct only)
- When
EquationOfState = 1, this is the sound speed used for computation of pressure. Default: 1
MHDCTSlopeLimiter(external, ct only)
- For computing derivatives for the reconstruction, this switches between zero slope (0), minmod (1), VanLeer (2), and characteristic (3) characteristic with primitive limiting (4). Default: 1
- There are two reconstruction methods
that work with MHDCT: Piecewise Linear Method (PLM) (0) and MUSCL-Hancock (6). This
formuation of MUSCL-Hancock is different from the 2nd order Runga Kutta used for
HydroMethod = 3,4.
- As with
HydroMethod=4, the prefered solver is HLLD (
RiemannSolver=6). Other solvers may be released if the DOE approves them.
- Either specific energy is used internally (1) or conserved energy is used internally (0). Minor difference in boundary condition update, included for comparison to old solutions. Default: 1
- When
DualEnergyFormalism = 1, this switches between a method that solves an additional equation for the internal energy, as in the rest of Enzo, and method that updates the entropy.
- Include the electric field in the output. Default: 0
- Project magnetic fields from fine to coarse. Should not be done in general, only used for initialization.
- Project Electric fields from fine to coarse. Used for the time evolution of the fields.
Magnetohydrodynamics (Dedner) Parameters¶
The following parameters are considered only when
HydroMethod is 3 or 4 (and occasionally only in some test problems).
Because many of the following parameters are not actively being tested and maintained, users are encouraged to carefully examine the code before using it.
- Method 1 and 2 are a failed experiment to do divergence cleaning using successive over relaxation. Method 3 uses conjugate gradient with a 2 cell stencil and Method 4 uses a 4 cell stencil. 4 is more accurate but can lead to aliasing effects. Default: 0
- Choose to not correct in the active zone of a grid by a boundary of cells this thick. Default: 0
- Calls divergence cleaning on a grid when magnetic field divergence is above this threshold. Default: 0.001
- Controls the accuracy of the resulting solution for divergence cleaning Poisson solver. Default: 0.001
- This parameter is used to add external driving force as a source term in some test problems; see hydro_rk/Grid_(MHD)SourceTerms.C. Default: 0
- This parameter is used to define the efficiency of such driving force; see hydro_rk/Grid_(MHD)SourceTerms.C. Default: 1.0
- This parameter is used to add constant acceleration as a source term in some set-ups; see hydro_rk/Grid_(MHD)SourceTerms.C. Default: 0
- This parameter is used to define the value of such acceleration; see hydro_rk/Grid_(MHD)SourceTerms.C.
- This parameter is used to add viscosity and thereby update velocity in some set-ups (1 - constant viscosity, 2 - alpha viscosity); see ComputeViscosity in hydro_rk/Grid_AddViscosity.C. Default: 0
- This parameter is used to define the value of such viscosity for UseViscosity = 1; see ComputeViscosity in hydro_rk/Grid_AddViscosity.C. Default: 0.0
- This parameter is used to calculate velocity decrease caused by gas drag as a source term in some set-ups; see hydro_rk/Grid_(MHD)SourceTerms.C. Default: 0
- This parameter is used to define the value of such gas drag; see hydro_rk/Grid_(MHD)SourceTerms.C. Default: 0.0
- This parameter is used to impose the minimum energy based on MaximumAlvenSpeed in some set-ups; see hydro_rk/Grid_SetFloor.C. Default: 0
- This parameter is used to define the value of such minimum; see hydro_rk/Grid_SetFloor.C. Default: 1e30
- This parameter is used to update magnetic fields by ambipolar diffusion in some set-ups; see hydro_rk/Grid_AddAmbipolarDiffusion.C. Default: 0
- This parameter is used to add resistivity and thereby update magnetic fields in some set-ups; see ComputeResistivity in hydro_rk/Grid_AddResistivity.C. Default: 0
- For some test problems (mostly in hydro_rk), the relevant parameters could be defined in physical CGS units. Default: 0
- Minimum value for density in hydro_rk/EvolveLevel_RK.C. Default: 1e-30 (note that the default value assumes UsePhysicalUnit = 1)
- Minimum value for temperature in hydro_rk/EvolveLevel_RK.C. Default: 1e-10 (note that the default value assumes UsePhysicalUnit = 1)
- [not used]
- [not used]
- Flux limiter in the minmod Van Leer formulation. Must be between 1 (most dissipative) and 2 (least dissipative). Default: 1.5
- Coordinate systems to be used in hydro_rk/EvolveLevel_RK.C. Currently implemented are Cartesian and Spherical for HD_RK, and Cartesian and Cylindrical for MHD_RK. See Grid_(MHD)SourceTerms.C. Default: Cartesian
- Types of Equation of State used in hydro_rk/EvolveLevel_RK.C (0 - ideal gas, 1 - polytropic EOS, 2 - another polytropic EOS, 3 - isothermal, 4 - pseudo cooling, 5 - another pseudo cooling, 6 - minimum pressure); see hydro_rk/EOS.h. Default: 0
- Sound speed to be used in EOS.h for EOSType = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Default: 2.65e4
- Critical density to be used in EOS.h for EOSType = 1, 2, 4, 6. Default: 1e-13
- Polytropic gamma to be used in EOS.h for EOSType = 1. Default: 1.667
- From C_h (the Dedner wave speeds at which the div*B error is isotropically transferred; as defined in e.g. Matsumoto, PASJ, 2007, 59, 905) and this parameter, C_p (the decay rate of the wave) is calculated; see ComputeDednerWaveSpeeds.C Default: 1.0
- Set to 1 to use the CUDA-accelerated (M)HD solver. Only works if compiled with cuda-yes. Default: 0
- Set to 1 to reset the magnetic field in the regions that are denser than the critical matter density. Very handy when you want to re-simulate or restart the dumps with MHD. Default: 0
- The magnetic field values (in Gauss) that will be used for the above parameter. Default: 0.0 0.0 0.0
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Correction: Building Collapse-Minneapolis story
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — In a story Aug. 2 about an explosion that killed two people at a Minneapolis school, The Associated Press, relying on information from a relative, erroneously reported that victim John Carlson was 81. The medical examiner said he was 82.
A corrected version of the story is below:
2 dead after explosion at Minneapolis school
Authorities say one person is dead and another is missing after a natural gas explosion at a college prep school in Minneapolis
By AMY FORLITI and JEFF BAENEN
Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A second body was found in the rubble of a collapsed school building in Minneapolis after an explosion killed a school employee and injured several others, fire officials said Wednesday night.
City Fire Chief John Fruetel said the body was recovered around 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Minnehaha Academy. Fruetel said the medical examiner's office is working to notify relatives.
The blast occurred in a utility as students were playing soccer and basketball at the private Christian school, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, according to fire and school officials.
Contractors were working on one of the campus' buildings at the time of the blast, which investigators believe was caused by a natural gas explosion, said Assistant Minneapolis Fire Chief Bryan Tyner.
The explosion killed Ruth Berg, a receptionist for 17 years at the school who "welcomed everyone with a smile," the school said in a statement.
John Carlson, a part-time janitor known for giving Dilly Bars to students, was reported missing. The 82-year-old attended the school as a child, sent his own children there, and was like a grandfather figure to students, school officials said.
At a news conference Wednesday night, Fruetel did not specify whether Carlson's body was the one located.
Four people remained hospitalized late Wednesday, including one in critical condition, at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, according to the hospital. Their names haven't been released.
Dr. Jim Miner, the hospital's chief of emergency medicine, said victims treated from the blast suffered injuries ranging from head injuries and broken bones to cuts from debris.
Aerial video footage of the school's campus showed part of a building was ripped apart, with wood splintered and bricks scattered about. Windows in other areas were blown out and shattered. Three people were rescued from the building's roof shortly after the explosion and fire, Tyner said.
Paul Meskan, who lives across the street, said he was pulling weeds when the blast happened, and he quickly ran over to the school. Meskan said he and other people who rushed to help found a man pinned under the rubble.
"We just started digging," Meskan said. He said that after police and firefighters arrived, "we kept digging, and gas, gas was going. Fire was going. And it's like, 'we're not going back until we get this guy out of here.' And we got him out, and they got him on a stretcher."
The Star Tribune reported that city records show Master Mechanical Inc. was issued a permit on June 7 for "gas piping and hooking up meter" at the school's address. Ryan Larsen, a company official, released a statement saying the company was monitoring the situation and referred questions to the Minneapolis Fire Department.
Larsen wouldn't confirm to The Associated Press that company workers were on site, saying: "We are trying to figure it out."
Master Mechanical has twice been cited for workplace violations in recent years, according to the newspaper. Jenny O'Brien, a spokeswoman for the Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Administration, said in 2010 there was a violation related to protecting an employee from falling. In 2014, the company had paperwork violations.
At the time of Wednesday's blast, as many as 10 students were playing basketball inside a gym at Minnehaha Academy but weren't near the explosion, said Sara Jacobson, the school's executive director of institutional advancement. Jacobson also was in the building during the explosion.
"There was a very loud explosion, and ceiling tiles and windows and materials rained down on our heads," she said. "And then soon as it was over, we made our way down a dark hallway to the exit as quickly as we could."
Gov. Mark Dayton released a statement saying his office was in contact with city officials and the state "will provide any and all resources necessary" to help first responders and ensure everyone is safe.
Associated Press writer Gretchen Ehlke contributed to this report from Milwaukee.

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Julienne the fresh raw carrots that are peeled. They are then cooked in oil and whole spices and finished with sesame seeds. Serve julienne carrot fry with steamed rice and dollop of ghee.
Makes: around 4 Servings of Julienne Carrot Fry.
Carrots 3
Green Chiles 1 – 2
White Sesame Seeds 1 Tbsp
Raw Peanuts 2 Tbsps
Red Chili Powder a big Pinch
Salt to Taste
Mustard Seeds 1/4 tsp
Cumin Seeds 1/4 tsp
Urad Dal 1/4 tsp
Broken Dried Red Chiles 3 – 4
Asafoetida a Big Pinch
Curry Leaves 5
Oil 2 tsps
Method of preparation:
Peel, remove ends and wash the carrots.
Julienne the carrots using a knife or a julienne cutter.
Remove stems, wash and slice the green chiles.
Heat oil in a pan, add peanuts.
Fry till peanuts are golden in color.
Then add all talimpu ingredients in order.
When mustard seeds start spluttering, add green chiles and carrots.
Cook covered on low flame for around 5 minute or until carrots are cooked.
Stir in sesame seeds and salt.
Fry briefly, remove from heat, stir in red chili powder.
Serve julienne carrot fry with steamed rice and dollop of ghee.
Notes: Make sure carrots are cooked well.
Suggestions: Adjust spice with green chiles or red chili powder. If carrots are not cooked well, put it back on heat and cook covered till done.
Variations: Check other recipes with carrot here.
Other Names: Julienne Carrot Fry.


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There have been no findings regarding the exact cause of the accident. However, a short circuit is suspected to be the cause according to a fire official. Annapurna Studios, promoted by noted film actor Akkineni Nagarjuna, is one of the oldest studios in South India.
In a recent press meet, Nagarjuna talked about how it held strong his father's memories and how much that meant to him while he fought back tears. It was also the set where three generations of the Akkineni family, including the late Nageshwar Rao shot their movie 'Manam'. However, he further added that he was relieved to know that there were no injuries or loss of life.
Tweeting on social media, the 'Raju Gari Gadhi 2' actor said, "Hello my friends, it's been an emotional week!! We laughed and we cried and now we are ready to kickstart
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'Hello' is a Telugu film starring Nagarjuna's son Akhil Akkineni in the lead.
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Welcome to this week's installment of #SoSS! #SoSS stands for "Share our Shit Saturday", a new feature occurring twice-monthly where I share 10 pieces I've read and a bit about why I like them. This'll help me stay in the habit of reading, sharing, and complimenting work regularly, and hopefully it'll also help you get more traffic and readers! There is so much amazing content out there; what appears on this list is far from an exhaustive list of content worth reading. And now, without further ado, here's this week's #SoSS; presented in alphabetical order!
Beware of charisma mirrors (Via Real Social Skills)
This piece feels timely to me, given all the conversations that have been happening both publicly and privately about industry leaders. Ruti outlines various ways of spotting people – specifically people in leadership roles – who use their charisma like a mirror, to make themselves appear better, more powerful, and more in control than they actually are. It talks about the qualities that actual, good leaders have, and how that is different from a "charisma mirror" or a "Charisma Man"
Birth Control and Intellectual Disabilities (Via Cerebral Sexuality)
Galia works as a sexual behavior specialist for adults with intellectual disabilities (someone who assists clients in making healthy behavioural changes around sexual needs), and this piece is about a common problem she faces at work. What's the problem? Parents and caretakers, mostly. Trying to control their (female) children's sex lives, bodies, and reproductive capabilities. She talks about ethical alternatives to forced sterilization, how important it is to have control over your own uterus, and tips for talking about client rights in relation to pregnancy with their caregivers.
Dying For A Fuck: Sex With Degenerative Disabilities (Via Fuckleberry Finn)
Changing bodies can change how you have sex. Transitioning is one of those changes, one that Finn adjusted to already, but when you start adding disabilities and health changes to the mix, things become further complicated. As Finn puts it, "there is no map, there is no guideline. I am making this up as I go". Learning how to have sex and/or masturbate again once your health status changes is so hard at times, so disheartening when you keep having to rediscover new ways of making things work, and their piece expresses these struggles in a powerful, sad, and relatable way.
Hand Solo Masturbator by Geeky Sex Toys (Via The Big Gay Review)
OKAY, so. This is a Star Wars themed masturbator. I don't care that I don't have the required part for this toy, or that I'm indifferent to strokers, as soon as David tweeted about the Hand Solo, I couldn't freaking wait for the review to come out. What is it? It's a penile masturbator made out of silicone that is shaped like Han Solo frozen in carbonate and I'm dying over how aesthetically perfect it is. The review is – thankfully – full of delightful Star Wars references and goofy photos as well!
How I Took Care of My Brutally Chafed Girl Cock (Via Mx Nillin)
YIKE. So Nillin had a great time with a partner and ended up with a very intensely chafed girl cock as a result. They swear a lot about what a fucking nightmare this was to deal with, and share three tips they learned for how to heal their chafed junk as well as to avoid this happening again in the future. If you have any additional tips, I'm sure they'd love to hear it! Warning: this post contains explicit photos of Nillin's chafed girl cock.
Indigo Explores: BDSM in a Therapy Context (Via Indigo Wolfe)
BDSM as therapy?? Is this a thing? Is this safe? Well, yes. And yes, it can be. Indigo discusses the various ways that BDSM has been therapeutic and/or helpful to their mental health, specifically in relation to their history of abuse and trauma. They talk about 'actual' trauma therapies, how they work, and how kink can fit in well with each of these types of therapies in order to compliment them. They don't pretend it works 100% of the time, but help create ideas for how to put the odds in your favour.
Maybe – just maybe – making a difference (Via On Queer Street)
I think we all want to feel as though we're making a difference, as though we're affecting positive change in the world around us. Quinn outlines several moments in her life where she's used her sex ed knowledge in a way that has felt like she's helping. Short and to the point, this piece tackles the issue of "how do I remember that I'm making a difference when there is so much shit out there", which is one I know I deal with regularly.
Missed Connection – MVP (Via LupeSpace)
This is th cutest little missed connection to a surprisingly queer high school crush. It's a tale of not knowing or understanding, of being nervous and not knowing how to handle a crush that isn't one you expect. How one closeted (to herself) high schooler found moments of intimacy and attraction with a girl for the first time, despite not fully understanding the feelings and her fear.
Na-Na Underwear Linda review: Body positivity in a delicate shell (Via TheNotice)
First off, Rae's photos are always stunning, holy cow, and this review is no different. Both the pictures of the lingerie and Rae in the pieces are absolutely captivating. This piece is a lingerie review, but it's also about gender. About body positivity and how it's much easier to talk about than to feel for ourselves. It's also about the Titanic. It's easy to lose sight of what we're fighting toward in general when we look at ourselves, much easier to see the things we hate. This piece was a good reminder of that for me.
What It's Like When Worlds Collide: Woodhull 2018 (Via Backwoods Bedroom)
What do you do when you're an anonymous sex blogger who is going to your first sexuality-themed conference? Worry, mostly, mixed with excitement and absolute panic. While this piece is mostly a review of Woodhull 2018, it is also about the anxiety Backwoods Bedroom felt when gearing up for the conference, and how she handled those feelings.
Did you read any of the above pieces? Leave a comment on their site or share them on social media to let them know you liked what they wrote! Thanks to the above authors for their amazing work!
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Bala, G. Josemin
Balasuriya, Arjuna
Baldassarre, F.
Bali, Shivani
Banerjee, Swapna
Banwet, D.K.
Basu, Abhishek
Basuki, R. Suko
Basumatari , Amlan Jyoti
Beckerleg, M.
Behrad, A.
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Do you know how to create shade for RV?
Well, if you regularly use your RV for camping or other outdoor activities, you should know to create shade for two important reasons.
First, you should know how to protect your RV from exposure to the elements and extreme weather conditions. You probably drive your RV through different weather conditions such as baking hot sun and heavy rain, and these conditions will wear away at your RV's exterior. Sunlight damage and water exposure are the two leading causes of RV weather damage. If you live somewhere with extreme weather conditions such as heavy snowfall, your RV can deteriorate even more quickly if you don't provide shade for it.
Second, most RVs have limited space. Unless you're driving around a class A motorhome, you're probably always on the lookout for ways to extend the space around your RV when you camp out. Providing shade for your RV is a quick and easy way to extend your RV's usable space.
Commercial RV Shades
If you don't want to go through the hassle of creating your own RV shade, there are several options available on the market. While going for commercial options is certainly more convenient, it is also pricier, and you'll need to find dimensions that will fit your RV exactly.
Here are some of the commercial options that you have if you want to purchase shade for your RV:
- Awnings – An awning is an attachable overhang that you place to the side of your RV. It is typically made from a piece of fabric (usually canvas, cotton, or vinyl) that is stretched tightly over a thin panel made from aluminum, steel, or other durable materials. There are two types of awnings: manual and electric. Manual awning can either be pull-type or hand-crank. Electric awnings can be wired into the electrical system of the RV, or it can come with a separate battery for power.
- RV Umbrellas – RV umbrellas look like oversized picnic umbrellas. While some models come with a built-in base, others need to be attached to existing structures such as picnic tables. These umbrellas have a thick canvas and metal poles to increase strength and durability, and some even have swivel poles so that the head can be turned around.
- RV Covers – RV covers are made from waterproof and UV-resistant material to protect your RV from water and sunlight damage. Make sure that the RV cover you purchase has the same dimensions as your RV to fully cover your whole camper.
Use Natural Sources
If you're looking for how to create shade for RV, there are times when you won't need to look further than your surroundings! Nature can provide great ways to provide shade for your RV, such as under large trees or thick canopies.
Whenever you are camping, try to park your RV underneath trees as much as possible. Thick canopies are great when it comes to blocking sunlight and rain, and provides maximum shade for your RV.
Another thing that you can consider is to not park near water, especially during the day. Water reflects sunlight and can heat up your RV when the heat bounces off the surface.
Covering Your RV's Windows
Now that you know how to create shade for RV externally, you should also consider the inside of your RV. Most of the heat that gets trapped inside your RV comes in through the windows, so reducing the amount of light that can enter can greatly reduce the temperatures inside.
Window shades are a good option for keeping out sunlight. They look and function similar to blinds, so you can open them if you want. You can also choose to use reflective insulation to help reflect sunlight away from your windows.
Pros of Creating Shade for Your RVs
Here are two major advantages to creating shade for your RVs:
- Additional Space – When you attach an awning or tent to the side of your RV, you're creating a space where you can relax, sit with your friends, or even have a small cook-out! If your RV is small and has limited space, you won't need to worry about where to hang out if you have an awning attachment on the side of your RV.
- Lowering Operating Costs – When you create shade for your RV, you also make the air conditioning inside more efficient. Thus, you won't need to spend as much fuel to cool the inside of your vehicle.
When you know how to create shade for RV, you can essentially enjoy more space and less operating costs, thus having a more enjoyable time when you're on the road! Whether you choose commercial options such as RV covers or awnings, or you want to make your own, having an RV shade is an essential and practical aspect of owning an RV. What's more, an RV shade helps keep your RV is the best condition and appearance for as long as possible. Know more about RV exterior.


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True Believer is Australian singer-songwriter Michael Cullen's sophomore release, and a long-awaited successor to his debut Love Transmitter.
True Believer by Michael Cullen
Cullen variously describes his music as indie rock, indie pop and the left-field label "adult alternative". I found the term "adult alternative" quite curious, sitting as it was between indie pop and indie rock, and so my interest was suitably piqued. Certainly, Cullen is a man who isn't afraid to make all of his incredibly eclectic influences known, including the embarrassing ones – his bio even cites ABBA as one of his early influences. Thankfully, I could not detect any evident traces of ABBA in the songs.
The album is indeed incredibly varied, but Cullen's voice is the glue that holds everything together. His baritone is suitably deep and dark, and gives the songs a unique direction. I must confess, however, that I'm not particularly a fan of the spoken word bits – the vocal delivery is jarring and doesn't flow enough for my taste – even though perhaps that's the point.
Album opener Black Dog would fit right in as part of a Western movie soundtrack, whilst Believer features an organ intro that very much reminds me of The Doors before taking a left-turn into goth rock territory. Damaged sounds like Massive Attack on a bad trip, and does a great job of dialing down the intensity a few notches before lead single Cha Cha D'Amour sinks into you with its dark yet infectious hook and driving bassline.
I Walk Alone is the only song on the album which I could single out as being weak, but things pick up again with I Never Knew – I especially love the guitar lick in the verse. Broken Horses, the most uptempo song on the album, brings the proceedings to a fitting end with its frantic drumming and rousing chorus.
Production-wise, the album has a warmth and saturation which really adds to the songs. The drums are tight and punchy and the bass is deep but extremely clear.
True Believer is a dark and haunting yet deeply satisfying rollercoaster ride which is almost "no filler, all killer". Cullen delivers the goods with style, taking some interesting twists that work really well and cementing his reputation as an artist to look out for.


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On September 13, 2013, a Horry County, South Carolina medical malpractice jury awarded a hospital emergency room patient and his wife $2.85 million ($2,300,000 to the man and $550,000 to his wife) for the paraplegia the man suffered as a result of medical malpractice at the hospital. The man's paraplegia allegedly was due to a 30-minute delay in surgery on his injured arm that was caused by his orthopedic surgeon ordering a CT scan of his injured knee while the man was in a pre-surgery holding area.
The man had been involved in a serious car wreck on April 17, 2004. He was transported by ambulance from the scene of the collision to a local hospital. His severe injuries included severed arteries in his forearm for which he was scheduled for emergency surgery to stop the bleeding. While the man was waiting for surgery, his blood pressure dropped precipitously. At the time the man had the CT scan of his injured knee that was ordered by the orthopedic surgeon, his blood pressure was 72 over 56.
The delay in surgery resulted in the man suffering cardiac and respiratory arrest that lasted between eight and twenty seven minutes (the witnesses' testimony differed as to the amount of time the man had no pulse). He was resuscitated but not before a portion of his spinal cord was irreversibly damaged, leading to permanent partial paralysis of the lower portion of his body from just above his waist. The man's wife has been his sole caregiver since he suffered the catastrophic injury.
The medical malpractice plaintiffs entered into a separate confidential settlement with the defendant hospital.
After the South Carolina medical malpractice jury returned its verdict in favor of the man and his wife, one of the plaintiffs' lawyer stated, ""Doctors from Harvard Medical School, Charleston, and Connecticut testified that this was an indication that the patient was on the verge of a cardiac arrest and that to interrupt the treatment of the arm was negligent. Even doctors who testified on behalf of [the orthopedic doctor] conceded that the patient should not have been diverted from the pre-operative holding area with those vital signs."
When our loved ones are in need of emergency medical care due to an accident or other critical medical situation, we necessarily rely on the expertise and competence of the emergency room and hospital personnel to provide timely and appropriate medical care to treat injuries and save lives. Most emergency room and hospital medical personnel perform admirably when the need for emergency care is essential. Sometimes injuries are so severe or no medical treatment is available to prevent permanent disabilities or death. However, avoidable injuries can be devastating or catastrophic if the care provided (or not provided) in the emergency department falls below the standard of care under the circumstances.
If you or a family member suffered serious injuries due to negligent emergency room care, you should promptly seek the advice of a local medical malpractice attorney to investigate your emergency medicine malpractice claim for you and represent you in an emergency room medical malpractice claim, if appropriate.
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Civil War Reenactment
SPONTANEANATION with Paul F. Tompkins #152 February 18, 2018
Paul F. Tompkins welcomes his wonderful listeners back to Spontaneanation! This week, Paul's special guest and SOLE improvisor is Spontaneanation's good friend Tawny Newsome! Tawny chats about how many eggs she can eat in one sitting, wondering if Scarface is a spin-off of The Godfather films, and being sent out of the room when a racy scene was happening on TV as a kid. They then improvise a story set at a Civil War Reenactment. And as always, Eban (only the best) Schletter scores it all on piano!
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text: Eri and Genta's dream engagement photos were to be in New York City. The most iconic shots in New York were what people in Japan really desire, so we were also excited to help them get those locations. We started in DUMBO and onto the Brooklyn Bridge, and ended in Times Square in the evening with all the bright lights. People enjoy seeing a cute couple walking around the streets in full wedding attire, causing a lot of turned heads and big smiles around them. We were really honored that a couple would find us to photograph them halfway around the world!


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The Kunstverein Hannover understands itself as a point of intersection in the transmission of regional, national, and international contemporary art. With the PLATTFORM series conceived as an annual event, the Kunstverein Hannover wants to heighten awareness in the regional art scene on the one hand and to direct the public's attention to the extremely important relationship between artistic training, art teaching and art education on the other. Against this background, PLATTFORM was previously organised as a cooperative project with two art academies, the Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Braun-
schweig and the Fachhochschule in Hannover and was continued in the last years together with the HFBK Hamburg and the Art Academy Malmø in Sweden.
The concept of this fifth edition of the project, for which the Kunsthochschule Kassel could be won over as a partner, is very different than the usual master student exhibitions. Instead of simply using the Kunstverein as a venue to show works of art, it will be turned into an open workshop stage. The exhibition planned within this framework is intended to be a work in progress open in all directions. This means concretely: a jury consisting of the curators of the Kunstverein and professors from the Academy will select those students from the Academy whose works are not conceived as static exhibition products, but rather as flexible, processual contributions. Based on a joint discussion, the form and mutual influences of the positions will constantly change and shift during the four day presentation.
This processual focus will be accompanied by a regionally as well as nationally oriented group of lectures, round table discussions, and a symposium. These events are intended to serve as discussion platforms contributing to a fundamental reappraisal of questions dealing with specific matters concerning art colleges as well as general questions on matters of teaching, education and art appreciation for the general public.


text: 'Jai Lava Kusa' Gets U/A ADVERTISEMENT Young Tiger NTR who is on a roll with back to back hits, has teamed up for the prestigious project 'Jai Lava Kusa' with his brother Nandamuri Kalyan Ram. The film, which is being produced on NTR Arts banner, is being directed by K.S. Ravindra (Bobby). The film has completed its censor formalities today and it has received a 'U/A' certificate from the censor board. The film is now all set for a grand worldwide release on September 21. 'Jai Lava Kusa' is generating tremendous buzz among film lovers and the recently released Theatrical Trailer has racked up 1 Crore views in just 38 hours. Producer Nandamuri Kalyan Ram said, "Jai Lava Kusa has completed its censor formalities. The movie is going to release on September 21st in a big way. NTR's triple role and a strong storyline revolving around three brothers will prove to be the biggest assets for the movie. We have produced 'Jai Lava Kusa' on a lavish scale with top notch production values and technical standards." Raashi Khanna and Nivetha Thomas are the heroines in the movie. Devi Sri Prasad is the music director while Chota K Naidu is the cinematographer. Editing is by Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao and Thammi Raju. Art: A.S. Prakash. Visual Effects: Anil Paduri (Advitha Creative Studios)


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As much as we look to be set at ease, to feel as if we can all get above the murkiness, escape through the smog and the fray, we're often faced with the reality that we're in this until we die and no one gets out alive or unscathed. We are constantly bombarded with warning shots and hot metal glancing off our legs and shoulders, just enough to bring us down, just enough to subdue us, to take the spit out of us. Stillwater, New Jersey, band Railroad Earth, known in most circles as a jam and improvisational band, does not peddle feel-good vibes. It is here to suggest to us that the dream is over. It is here to warn us that we should always have an exit plan - know where the closest door or window is and what belongings we'll be taking with us when the instant arrives that we need to split. Even if we're staying, we'll be staying somewhere that doesn't have our best interests in mind. We're living amongst the vultures and we're pushing against the forces of nature with every motion we make. We are not the chosen beings for this world, but we're here and we're doing what we can with it.
Through many of the stories that Railroad Earth singer and songwriter Todd Sheaffer writes, there's a new, bleary-eyed realization that hits like a ton of bricks: time has been lost, things have changed irrevocably and even those we love and trust should be examined with a close eye for it is still the survival of the fittest and that has never changed. Sheaffer shapes a world, lyrically, that is filled with wolves and lambs, lions and gazelles, as well as a believe that we need to move along. He sings about it being "the same old story, but now the story's mine," as if all that he's read about or been told has suddenly manifested itself into his existence to deal with. These are loose logs, traveling, roaming songs of centuries-gone philosophical struggles. They feel like overalls and old, but comfortable shoes, hardened hands and eyes with significant bags pulling them toward those old shoes.
Railroad Earth music is about finding home and then leaving home, being pushed out of the house and then forced to stand on your own two legs. It's being disillusioned with what home or the past used to be, in younger eyes. They are songs about firing up the diesel and taking off, for who knows where, just to clear the mind, with a rumbling trail of sound and a crinkling of scattering gravel and dust. There are those times that we feel like the hero and the observer that Sheaffer describes in the brilliant prose of "Too Much Information," "So much for the legend and his dignity/Pulled off like a skin and thrown away/Now I join the people in the bloody lust/Staring at the horrible display/Too much information/Now my heart is breaking/I don't want to see you fall/Too much information/Now my heart is breaking/I don't want to watch you crawl," doomed to be the casualty or part of the gawking party, unable to turn away. Railroad Earth give us the gruesome world, but the soften the corners for us, bracing us for the disturbing feelings we might encounter.
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text: One of the most significant photography exhibitions of the year -- Priya Ramrakha: A Pan-African Perspective, 1950-1968 -- opens on Thursday, October 5th, at the FADA Gallery, in Johannesburg, South Africa. It will add immensely to our understanding of African photography. The exhibition draws on his recently rediscovered archive and brings the work of this pioneering African photojournalist to the public for the first time since his death in 1968. Read more →


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Hi PI-Fans,
Hope you're all doing well. I took the last week to spend some time with friends and family, but I'm back and loaded for bear. Which makes no sense when I think about it since bears aren't native to Singapore. Also, I don't have a gun licence.
What I do have however, is a store full of games and a little something for gamers, be they fans of board, card, war or role-playing games.
So, like all the other restock Mondays, lets get to it.
– Kenneth, Games @ PI Manager
Remember the "game of ghosts, murder and hilarious incompetence"? Well, Mysterium is back in stock folks. So it's time to get your blood pressure checked again, as another wave of 'ghosts' are forced to deal with what are arguably the most substandard mediums on the planet.
The first expansion for Abyss, Abyss: Kraken introduces the mysterious Kraken into the oceanic power struggles. In a disconcerting necropolis lurk the Kraken, promising untold power to the representatives of Guilds and their untold wealth. Will you deal in black pearls, the blood stained currency of the Kraken? Beware, for while the Kraken might accelerate your climb to power, but be careful, because those who are caught on their possession awaits a terrible fate!
MECHA is an animesque rules-light RPG designed for fast play giant robot action. In battlefields on Earth, in space, and on realms known only to imagination, brave men and women answer the call of fate. Pilots will soon learn that with the awesome power of their mecha, comes the awesome responsibility to fight the evil gods of the Living City, put down the Separatist Guard's shameful rebellions, topple unjust kings and his lackies, find love with the Cheerleader Captain, and get to class before the Vice Principal finds out… wait what…
Board and Card Game New Releases
Abyss: Kraken Expansion
Board and Card Game Restocks
A Game of Thrones Boardgame
A Game of Thrones Living Card Game Core Set
Cash n' Guns
Dixit Odyssey Expansion
Dixit Memories Expansion
Dungeons & Dragons: The Temple of Elemental Evil Board Game
Magic The Gathering: Arena of the Planeswalker
Rory's Story Cubes
Smash Up
Star Wars: Revels vs Empire
Ticket to Ride
Ticket to Ride Europe
Miniature Wargame New Releases
Dragon Rampant: Fantasy Wargaming Rules
Frostgrave: Fantasy Wargames in the Frozen City
BattleTech Faction Dice (Kurita, Davion, Liao, Marik, Steiner)
Miniature Wargame Restocks
Star Wars X-Wing: Core Set
Star Wars X-Wing: T-70 X-Wing Expansion
Star Wars X-Wing YT-2400 Light Freighter Expansion
Star Wars X-Wing: TIE/fo Fighter Expansion
Star Wars X-Wing: TIE Advanced Expansion
Star Wars X-Wing: Lambda Shuttle Expansion
Star Wars X-Wing: VT-49 Decimator Expansion
Star Wars Armada: Gladiator Star Destroyer
Role Playing Game New Releases
Role Playing Game Restocks
End of the World: Alien Invasion
End of the World: Wrath of the Gods
Star Wars Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook and Starter Set
Star Wars Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook and Starter Set
Star Wars Force and Destiny Core Rulebook and Starter Set


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Roye ARIe, CDT
Project Manager / Contract Administration
As part of our contract administration and project management team, its Roye's job to make sure the construction process adheres to the contract agreements for design and execution.
Roye is not afraid of a difficult task, be it strategic problem solving with the architect, client or contractor if something was built not according to the drawings or taking his twin infants halfway across the globe.
Aside from work, Roye loves sports, weight training, and his family, and is looking forward to trying his hand at resin casting.


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[JURIST] The German Federal Foreign Office [official website, in German] on Wednesday rejected a ruling by Italy's highest court ordering Germany to pay damages to relatives of civilians killed in the town of Civitella during World War II. The Italian Court of Cassation [official website, in Italian] on Tuesday awarded [AGI report] 1 million euros (US $1.3 million) to family members of some of the 203 civilians killed in the 1944 assault, which the German infantry carried out in response to an attack by Italian civilians. Reacting to the court's decision, a German Foreign Ministry spokesman said during a press conference that the award is unenforceable under the principle of state immunity. German lawyers have also argued that Germany paid compensation to Italy [La Repubblica report, in Italian] through a 1961 agreement. The Foreign Ministry spokesman would not say whether Germany would appeal the ruling to an international court. AP has more. DPA has local coverage.
The Court of Cassation awarded the damages [Corriere della Sera report, in Italian] in a case against Max Josef Milde, a sergeant present at the Civitella attack, who was sentenced in absentia to life in prison. Under Italian law, crime victims may seek civil damages as part of a criminal proceeding. International agreements that govern situations in which a nation may claim immunity include the European Convention on State Immunity [text], ratified by members of the Council of Europe in 1972, and the UN Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and their Property [text], adopted in 2004.


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The Top Article of the Week
Here's Why Cheat Days Are Stupid and Killing Your Progress (And What to Do Instead) — Aadam Ali, Physiqonomics
In this week's top article, Aadam Ali tackles the infamous cheat meal. Friend or foe?
General Health
7 Quick Ways Every Mom Can Reduce Stress for Free — Samantha Kellgren, Simply Well Coaching
The Truth About "Taking Advice" as a Vegan — Florian Wüest, karinainkster.com
GMO Foods 101 — John Falkinder, Steam Train Fitness
5 Boner Friday – NEPA, Diet Endings, & Poor Choices — Bryan Krahn, bryankrahn.com
Fat Loss
How Much Protein Should You Eat Per Day for Weight Loss — Brad Dieter, NASM
Tip: Do You HAVE to Count Calories? — Jade Teta, T Nation
Help Clients Eat Better on Vacation — in 15 Minutes a Day — Alexandra Williams, NASM
Strength Training
Tip: How Limb Length Affects Training — Christian Thibaudeau, T Nation
A Cool Way to Upgrade Your Landmine Variations: The Gut Wrench — Tony Gentilcore, tonygentilcore.com
Offset Loading for Strength, Size, & Performance — Joel Seedman, Advanced Human Performance
8 Incredibly Simple Ways to Get More People to Read Your Content — Pamela Wilson, Coppyblogger


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A U.S. general who was killed last week in Afghanistan was buried Thursday at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
Army Maj. Gen. Harold Greene was shot and killed on Aug. 5 at a training center in Kabul when a gunman opened fire. He was the highest ranking U.S. Army officer killed in combat since the Vietnam War.


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The Complete Works of
Barnaby Rudge
Rumours of the prevailing disturbances had, by this time, begun to
be pretty generally circulated through the towns and villages round
London, and the tidings were everywhere received with that appetite
for the marvellous and love of the terrible which have probably
been among the natural characteristics of mankind since the
creation of the world. These accounts, however, appeared, to many
persons at that day--as they would to us at the present, but that
we know them to be matter of history--so monstrous and improbable,
that a great number of those who were resident at a distance, and
who were credulous enough on other points, were really unable to
bring their minds to believe that such things could be; and
rejected the intelligence they received on all hands, as wholly
fabulous and absurd.
Mr Willet--not so much, perhaps, on account of his having argued
and settled the matter with himself, as by reason of his
constitutional obstinacy--was one of those who positively refused
to entertain the current topic for a moment. On this very evening,
and perhaps at the very time when Gashford kept his solitary watch,
old John was so red in the face with perpetually shaking his head
in contradiction of his three ancient cronies and pot companions,
that he was quite a phenomenon to behold, and lighted up the
Maypole Porch wherein they sat together, like a monstrous carbuncle
in a fairy tale.
'Do you think, sir,' said Mr Willet, looking hard at Solomon
Daisy--for it was his custom in cases of personal altercation to
fasten upon the smallest man in the party--'do you think, sir, that
I'm a born fool?'
'No, no, Johnny,' returned Solomon, looking round upon the little
circle of which he formed a part: 'We all know better than that.
You're no fool, Johnny. No, no!'
Mr Cobb and Mr Parkes shook their heads in unison, muttering, 'No,
no, Johnny, not you!' But as such compliments had usually the
effect of making Mr Willet rather more dogged than before, he
surveyed them with a look of deep disdain, and returned for answer:
'Then what do you mean by coming here, and telling me that this
evening you're a-going to walk up to London together--you three--
you--and have the evidence of your own senses? An't,' said Mr
Willet, putting his pipe in his mouth with an air of solemn
disgust, 'an't the evidence of MY senses enough for you?'
'But we haven't got it, Johnny,' pleaded Parkes, humbly.
'You haven't got it, sir?' repeated Mr Willet, eyeing him from top
to toe. 'You haven't got it, sir? You HAVE got it, sir. Don't I
tell you that His blessed Majesty King George the Third would no
more stand a rioting and rollicking in his streets, than he'd stand
being crowed over by his own Parliament?'
'Yes, Johnny, but that's your sense--not your senses,' said the
adventurous Mr Parkes.
'How do you know? 'retorted John with great dignity. 'You're a
contradicting pretty free, you are, sir. How do YOU know which it
is? I'm not aware I ever told you, sir.'
Mr Parkes, finding himself in the position of having got into
metaphysics without exactly seeing his way out of them, stammered
forth an apology and retreated from the argument. There then
ensued a silence of some ten minutes or a quarter of an hour, at
the expiration of which period Mr Willet was observed to rumble and
shake with laughter, and presently remarked, in reference to his
late adversary, 'that he hoped he had tackled him enough.'
Thereupon Messrs Cobb and Daisy laughed, and nodded, and Parkes was
looked upon as thoroughly and effectually put down.
'Do you suppose if all this was true, that Mr Haredale would be
constantly away from home, as he is?' said John, after another
silence. 'Do you think he wouldn't be afraid to leave his house
with them two young women in it, and only a couple of men, or so?'
'Ay, but then you know,' returned Solomon Daisy, 'his house is a
goodish way out of London, and they do say that the rioters won't
go more than two miles, or three at the farthest, off the stones.
Besides, you know, some of the Catholic gentlefolks have actually
sent trinkets and suchlike down here for safety--at least, so the
story goes.'
'The story goes!' said Mr Willet testily. 'Yes, sir. The story
goes that you saw a ghost last March. But nobody believes it.'
'Well!' said Solomon, rising, to divert the attention of his two
friends, who tittered at this retort: 'believed or disbelieved,
it's true; and true or not, if we mean to go to London, we must be
going at once. So shake hands, Johnny, and good night.'
'I shall shake hands,' returned the landlord, putting his into his
pockets, 'with no man as goes to London on such nonsensical
The three cronies were therefore reduced to the necessity of
shaking his elbows; having performed that ceremony, and brought
from the house their hats, and sticks, and greatcoats, they bade
him good night and departed; promising to bring him on the morrow
full and true accounts of the real state of the city, and if it
were quiet, to give him the full merit of his victory.
John Willet looked after them, as they plodded along the road in
the rich glow of a summer evening; and knocking the ashes out of
his pipe, laughed inwardly at their folly, until his sides were
sore. When he had quite exhausted himself--which took some time,
for he laughed as slowly as he thought and spoke--he sat himself
comfortably with his back to the house, put his legs upon the
bench, then his apron over his face, and fell sound asleep.
How long he slept, matters not; but it was for no brief space, for
when he awoke, the rich light had faded, the sombre hues of night
were falling fast upon the landscape, and a few bright stars were
already twinkling overhead. The birds were all at roost, the
daisies on the green had closed their fairy hoods, the honeysuckle
twining round the porch exhaled its perfume in a twofold degree, as
though it lost its coyness at that silent time and loved to shed
its fragrance on the night; the ivy scarcely stirred its deep green
leaves. How tranquil, and how beautiful it was!
Was there no sound in the air, besides the gentle rustling of the
trees and the grasshopper's merry chirp? Hark! Something very
faint and distant, not unlike the murmuring in a sea-shell. Now it
grew louder, fainter now, and now it altogether died away.
Presently, it came again, subsided, came once more, grew louder,
fainter--swelled into a roar. It was on the road, and varied with
its windings. All at once it burst into a distinct sound--the
voices, and the tramping feet of many men.
It is questionable whether old John Willet, even then, would have
thought of the rioters but for the cries of his cook and housemaid,
who ran screaming upstairs and locked themselves into one of the
old garrets,--shrieking dismally when they had done so, by way of
rendering their place of refuge perfectly secret and secure. These
two females did afterwards depone that Mr Willet in his
consternation uttered but one word, and called that up the stairs
in a stentorian voice, six distinct times. But as this word was a
monosyllable, which, however inoffensive when applied to the
quadruped it denotes, is highly reprehensible when used in
connection with females of unimpeachable character, many persons
were inclined to believe that the young women laboured under some
hallucination caused by excessive fear; and that their ears
deceived them.
Be this as it may, John Willet, in whom the very uttermost extent
of dull-headed perplexity supplied the place of courage, stationed
himself in the porch, and waited for their coming up. Once, it
dimly occurred to him that there was a kind of door to the house,
which had a lock and bolts; and at the same time some shadowy ideas
of shutters to the lower windows, flitted through his brain. But
he stood stock still, looking down the road in the direction in
which the noise was rapidly advancing, and did not so much as take
his hands out of his pockets.
He had not to wait long. A dark mass, looming through a cloud of
dust, soon became visible; the mob quickened their pace; shouting
and whooping like savages, they came rushing on pell mell; and in a
few seconds he was bandied from hand to hand, in the heart of a
crowd of men.
'Halloa!' cried a voice he knew, as the man who spoke came cleaving
through the throng. 'Where is he? Give him to me. Don't hurt
him. How now, old Jack! Ha ha ha!'
Mr Willet looked at him, and saw it was Hugh; but he said nothing,
and thought nothing.
'These lads are thirsty and must drink!' cried Hugh, thrusting him
back towards the house. 'Bustle, Jack, bustle. Show us the best--
the very best--the over-proof that you keep for your own drinking,
John faintly articulated the words, 'Who's to pay?'
'He says "Who's to pay?"' cried Hugh, with a roar of laughter which
was loudly echoed by the crowd. Then turning to John, he added,
'Pay! Why, nobody.'
John stared round at the mass of faces--some grinning, some fierce,
some lighted up by torches, some indistinct, some dusky and
shadowy: some looking at him, some at his house, some at each
other--and while he was, as he thought, in the very act of doing
so, found himself, without any consciousness of having moved, in
the bar; sitting down in an arm-chair, and watching the destruction
of his property, as if it were some queer play or entertainment, of
an astonishing and stupefying nature, but having no reference to
himself--that he could make out--at all.
Yes. Here was the bar--the bar that the boldest never entered
without special invitation--the sanctuary, the mystery, the
hallowed ground: here it was, crammed with men, clubs, sticks,
torches, pistols; filled with a deafening noise, oaths, shouts,
screams, hootings; changed all at once into a bear-garden, a
madhouse, an infernal temple: men darting in and out, by door and
window, smashing the glass, turning the taps, drinking liquor out
of China punchbowls, sitting astride of casks, smoking private and
personal pipes, cutting down the sacred grove of lemons, hacking
and hewing at the celebrated cheese, breaking open inviolable
drawers, putting things in their pockets which didn't belong to
them, dividing his own money before his own eyes, wantonly wasting,
breaking, pulling down and tearing up: nothing quiet, nothing
private: men everywhere--above, below, overhead, in the bedrooms,
in the kitchen, in the yard, in the stables--clambering in at
windows when there were doors wide open; dropping out of windows
when the stairs were handy; leaping over the bannisters into chasms
of passages: new faces and figures presenting themselves every
instant--some yelling, some singing, some fighting, some breaking
glass and crockery, some laying the dust with the liquor they
couldn't drink, some ringing the bells till they pulled them down,
others beating them with pokers till they beat them into fragments:
more men still--more, more, more--swarming on like insects: noise,
smoke, light, darkness, frolic, anger, laughter, groans, plunder,
fear, and ruin!
Nearly all the time while John looked on at this bewildering scene,
Hugh kept near him; and though he was the loudest, wildest, most
destructive villain there, he saved his old master's bones a score
of times. Nay, even when Mr Tappertit, excited by liquor, came up,
and in assertion of his prerogative politely kicked John Willet on
the shins, Hugh bade him return the compliment; and if old John had
had sufficient presence of mind to understand this whispered
direction, and to profit by it, he might no doubt, under Hugh's
protection, have done so with impunity.
At length the band began to reassemble outside the house, and to
call to those within, to join them, for they were losing time.
These murmurs increasing, and attaining a high pitch, Hugh, and
some of those who yet lingered in the bar, and who plainly were the
leaders of the troop, took counsel together, apart, as to what was
to be done with John, to keep him quiet until their Chigwell work
was over. Some proposed to set the house on fire and leave him in
it; others, that he should be reduced to a state of temporary
insensibility, by knocking on the head; others, that he should be
sworn to sit where he was until to-morrow at the same hour; others
again, that he should be gagged and taken off with them, under a
sufficient guard. All these propositions being overruled, it was
concluded, at last, to bind him in his chair, and the word was
passed for Dennis.
'Look'ee here, Jack!' said Hugh, striding up to him: 'We are going
to tie you, hand and foot, but otherwise you won't be hurt. D'ye
John Willet looked at another man, as if he didn't know which was
the speaker, and muttered something about an ordinary every Sunday
at two o'clock.
'You won't be hurt I tell you, Jack--do you hear me?' roared Hugh,
impressing the assurance upon him by means of a heavy blow on the
back. 'He's so dead scared, he's woolgathering, I think. Give him
a drop of something to drink here. Hand over, one of you.'
A glass of liquor being passed forward, Hugh poured the contents
down old John's throat. Mr Willet feebly smacked his lips, thrust
his hand into his pocket, and inquired what was to pay; adding, as
he looked vacantly round, that he believed there was a trifle of
broken glass--
'He's out of his senses for the time, it's my belief,' said Hugh,
after shaking him, without any visible effect upon his system,
until his keys rattled in his pocket. 'Where's that Dennis?'
The word was again passed, and presently Mr Dennis, with a long
cord bound about his middle, something after the manner of a friar,
came hurrying in, attended by a body-guard of half-a-dozen of his
'Come! Be alive here!' cried Hugh, stamping his foot upon the
ground. 'Make haste!'
Dennis, with a wink and a nod, unwound the cord from about his
person, and raising his eyes to the ceiling, looked all over it,
and round the walls and cornice, with a curious eye; then shook his
'Move, man, can't you!' cried Hugh, with another impatient stamp of
his foot. 'Are we to wait here, till the cry has gone for ten
miles round, and our work's interrupted?'
'It's all very fine talking, brother,' answered Dennis, stepping
towards him; 'but unless--' and here he whispered in his ear--
'unless we do it over the door, it can't be done at all in this
here room.'
'What can't?' Hugh demanded.
'What can't!' retorted Dennis. 'Why, the old man can't.'
'Why, you weren't going to hang him!' cried Hugh.
'No, brother?' returned the hangman with a stare. 'What else?'
Hugh made no answer, but snatching the rope from his companion's
hand, proceeded to bind old John himself; but his very first move
was so bungling and unskilful, that Mr Dennis entreated, almost
with tears in his eyes, that he might be permitted to perform the
duty. Hugh consenting, be achieved it in a twinkling.
'There,' he said, looking mournfully at John Willet, who displayed
no more emotion in his bonds than he had shown out of them.
'That's what I call pretty and workmanlike. He's quite a picter
now. But, brother, just a word with you--now that he's ready
trussed, as one may say, wouldn't it be better for all parties if
we was to work him off? It would read uncommon well in the
newspapers, it would indeed. The public would think a great deal
more on us!'
Hugh, inferring what his companion meant, rather from his gestures
than his technical mode of expressing himself (to which, as he was
ignorant of his calling, he wanted the clue), rejected this
proposition for the second time, and gave the word 'Forward!' which
was echoed by a hundred voices from without.
'To the Warren!' shouted Dennis as he ran out, followed by the
rest. 'A witness's house, my lads!'
A loud yell followed, and the whole throng hurried off, mad for
pillage and destruction. Hugh lingered behind for a few moments to
stimulate himself with more drink, and to set all the taps running,
a few of which had accidentally been spared; then, glancing round
the despoiled and plundered room, through whose shattered window
the rioters had thrust the Maypole itself,--for even that had been
sawn down,--lighted a torch, clapped the mute and motionless John
Willet on the back, and waving his light above his head, and
uttering a fierce shout, hastened after his companions.
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Dalton's show was all about revealing what's underneath. Flashes of pink peeked through dark, heavy layers and wool tailored jackets had their internal panels for all to see like an exoskeleton on the surface.
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Grey, textured, functional, this collection is made to be worn in European capitals throughout the winter. The mean and fashionable streets of London and Berlin.
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In their first match of the day, host Austria met newcomer New Zealand. The Austrian team took the initiative early on and won the first set with 11:3. However, the New Zealanders bounced back and took the lead in the second set, pulling ahead with 2:0. The Austrians then re-seized control of the game and went on to win the set with 11:2, and thus the match. New Zealand delivered again a good performance and showed potential and promise for the future.
Janine Brunner (AUT): We did not know the team from New Zealand because this is their first championship. We were very concentrated and managed to build up our attacks. The girls from New Zealand played a great match. All in all, I enjoyed playing this game.
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The Cement Ball Mill market report provides a detailed analysis of global market size, regional and country-level market size, segmentation market growth, market share, competitive Landscape, sales analysis, impact of domestic and global market players, value chain optimization, trade regulations, recent developments, opportunities analysis, strategic market growth analysis, product launches, area marketplace expanding, and technological innovations.
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Market segment by Type (2017-2028; USD Million)
Ordinary Cement Ball Mill
High-fine and High-yield Cement Ball Mill
Market segment by Application (2017-2028; USD Million)
The key market players for global Cement Ball Mill market are listed below:
AGICO Cement International Engineering
JXSC Mine Crushers
KHD Humboldt Wedag
Gebr. Pfeiffer
Liaoning Metallurgy & Mining
Zhongde Heavy Industry
Henan Hongji Mine Machinery
Pengfei Group
Henan Fote Heavy Machinery
Shanghai Minggong Heavy Equipment
Market segment by region, regional analysis covers
North America (United States, Canada and Mexico)
Europe (Germany, France, United Kingdom, Russia, Italy, and Rest of Europe)
Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, Korea, India, Southeast Asia, and Australia)
South America (Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, and Rest of South America)
Middle East & Africa (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, South Africa, and Rest of Middle East & Africa)
The content of the study subjects, includes a total of 15 chapters:
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The David Bartlett Dog Walkers' Association (DBPDWA) was created to ensure that dog park users have a strong voice with the City of Ottawa and other bodies of government in the maintenance of the park.
The Park is one of the jewels of the area and pressure to ensure it is kept as an off-leash facility must be continuous and on-going. But to really be heard, we need to grow and become ingrained as an integral part of city park planning. All monies are used solely in support of the park in maintaining and fostering the stated objectives of the association. The association is coordinated by a volunteer group of dog owners and walkers.


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Another outtake from my big sub-two-hour marathon data piece... This was an idea we toyed around with but ultimately decided was a little too confusing for the main article. I still think it's pretty neat, so I'll share it here.
One of the points we make in the main article is that marathon times started dropping really quickly starting in around 1998. So the question we asked is: what changed? We ended up dividing the piece into two main sections -- The Perfect Race and The Perfect Runner -- and then subdividing each section into various factors that may be relevant. But it's also possible to zoom out and take a bigger-picture look at the changes. To do that, I took the top 20 marathon performances from each of the 15 years before 1998 (1984-1998) and the 15 years after 1998 (1999-2013). That's a total of 600 performances for each period. Then I plotted those performances as airline route maps.
What does that mean? Well, each performance has an origin (the home country of the runner) and a destination (the city where the race was run). I used a statistical computing language called R to plot "great circle" lines from each origin to each destination (as explained here). Many of the "routes" appear more than once (i.e. Kenya to Berlin!), so the brightness of the line represents how many times it's duplicated. There are some technical glitches -- for example, when a route crosses over the international dateline, instead of just wrapping around to the other side of the frame, it produces a horizontal line across the middle. There are ways of fixing this, but I didn't bother since these were just rough sketches of ideas to be developed further, and this one didn't make the cut.
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Anyway, here's what you get:
And 1999-2013:
So what can we learn from this? Well, "nothing" is one popular interpretation. But I think there are some interesting insights to be gained. Remember, each of those graphs shows exactly the same number of performances, so the most obvious thing that jumps out is that the pre-1998 map is a rat's-nest jumble of lines traveling to and from everywhere. There are significant numbers of races and runners on every inhabited continent, and people traveled all over to race (hence all the horizontal lines). The post-1998 map is much simpler and cleaner. The predominant reason is that the marathon lists are now utterly dominated by Kenya and Ethiopia -- but that's not all. There are also fewer races represented in the top 20 (just 25, compared to 44 in the earlier period). And only half as many countries (16 versus 32) have runners in the top 20. These are the big-picture patterns that the rest of the article explores in more depth.
There are also some interesting details that emerge when you start looking at the individual lines, but you can get a better close-up look in the maps that appear in the full sub-2 piece (about two-thirds of the way in). For example, the number of different fast races that used to exist in places like South Africa and Japan is easy to forget now that the fastest times are concentrated in so few places.
Anyway, that's my pilot's-eye view of the changes in marathoning that have taken place since 1998!
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Emory University will participate in the internationally celebrated Open Access Week Oct. 21-27 with a roster of speakers, panels and other events that will examine the benefits, effects and issues that occur with open access.
Open access, the practice of providing unrestricted access to scholarship published online, is managed at the university by OpenEmory, the open access repository for faculty-authored published research articles.
OpenEmory celebrated its one-year anniversary in September, and as of Oct. 3, surpassed 1,800 articles uploaded to the site and has logged 9,912 article downloads.
OpenEmory is a service of Emory Library and Information Technology Services (LITS). The library's Scholarly Communications Office, under the leadership of director Lisa Macklin and located in the Robert W. Woodruff Library, manages the repository.
The open access international movement gained tremendous momentum in the United States in 2008 when the National Institutes of Health Public Access Policy went into effect, some eight years after the launch of PubMed Central, a free database of life sciences research articles.
Emory University adopted its open access policy in 2011 to encourage faculty to share their published journal articles and provide a university-based repository. In February 2013, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy issued a directive that all federal agencies with research funding over $100 million must develop plans to make any peer-reviewed articles and digital data sets resulting from this federal funding open, available and accessible to the public.


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After five years of service with the Burlington Police Department, officers are eligible to apply for a transfer to the Detective Service Bureau. The Detective Service Bureau is responsible for investigating a wide variety of crimes and complex investigations ranging from financial crimes to homicide investigations. The Detective Bureau also has a full time drug unit, which is dedicated to conducting targeted drug enforcement in Burlington. The Detective Bureau assignments also include positions with the Chittenden Unit for Special Investigations, the DEA task force, Internet Crimes Against Children and the US Marshals.
Street Crimes
This specialized team of officers provide a unique opportunity to assist with both Uniformed Services and Detective Services. It is a one year long, plain clothes assignment that allows the officers to adjust their focus based on the current crime trends and needs of the department. Day to day operations vary and can consist of assisting Patrol with various property crimes/burglaries, assaults and robberies or can consist of assisting the Detective Bureau with in-depth drug investigations. The Street Crimes Unit also offers the opportunity for officers to remain proactive and monitor for street level drug crimes as well as crimes in progress.
School Resource Officers
The Burlington Police Department covers over 10 schools in the district. This school district is made up of a diverse student body with over 25 different first language speakers. Our School Resource Officers (SRO's) have been a fundamental facet in our department's Community Policing strategy for over 20 years. Officers with a minimum of 3 years of patrol experience can find themselves eligible to become part of this team. The SRO position is a full time position and allows officers the ability to become more invested in the daily lives of our school community. The SRO position allows officers to be mentors, coaches, and advocates. Their position by name makes them an invaluable resource in strengthening our community and department.
The Burlington Police Department is Vermont's largest Municipal agency, with 105 Officers. The Uniform Service Bureau, which is responsible for patrol of Burlington, is the core of the agency. Officers conduct pro-active neighborhood patrol, respond to calls for service, conduct foot patrols and traffic enforcement. Uniform Patrol's primary function is to ensure the safety of the public, all while adapting to the evolving needs of society. Patrol officers routinely respond to dangerous and complex situations as well as engaging in community outreach and caretaking. There are many specialized units in the Uniformed Service Bureau, which include The Honor Guard, Motor Unit, Bicycle Patrol, Crisis Negotiation Unit, Canine Officer, and numerous Instructor Positions.
Motor Units have been part of the Burlington Police for decades and are essential to our department's community engagement. Members of this specialized unit participate in rigorous training preparing them for obstacles they'll face while patrolling the streets of Burlington. Our motor unit supplements patrol operations and participates in many different functions from parades, to traffic safety initiatives and have been directly involved in dignitary escorts to include, the President of the United States. Currently, we ride Harley Davidson, Electra Glides.
The Burlington Police Department Canine Unit consists of two Canines trained in Narcotics detection, criminal and search and rescue tracking, evidence recovery, building searches, suspect apprehension and handler protection. Our Police Canines conduct numerous public demonstrations yearly and is recognized as one of the most highly decorated units in the state, consistently winning top Narcotic detection team of the year, overall Canine Team of the year, and numerous tracking and apprehension awards. Two of our previous canine teams are in the Vermont Police Canine Hall of Fame.


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Improving American Recycling Efforts
In the years that I have served in public office, recycling has also become a top priority for me, as well as a true passion. I love recycling because it helps us preserve our limited resources and reduce our landfill input, all while creating creating good-paying, American jobs. For a small state like Delaware, recycling is particularly important because of the limited space our state has for landfills.
Today, we see that our resources – financial and natural – have been stretched, and stretched in some instances to their limits. We need solutions to managing our resources that are win-wins for our economy and our environment. Recycling is one of these win-win solutions.
Recycling Fast Facts
- Despite only representing 5% of the world population, the U.S. generates more waste than any other country in the world.
- According to EPA, in 2014 alone, about 258 million tons of Municipal Solid Waste were generated in the United States. Only about 34.6 percent of that amount (over 89 million tons) was recycled or composted.
- Recycling is a $200 billion industry in the United States, creates valuable resources for U.S. manufacturing, and is a highly valuable export to countries such as China and India.
- Around 66 percent of energy can be saved by producing plastic products from recycled plastics instead of virgin materials.
- Every year, roughly 1 billion trees worth of paper are discarded in the U.S.
- If all of us here in the U.S. increased by just 10% the amount that we recycled, we could conserve enough energy to heat 7.5 million homes or provide electricity to 2.5 million Americans, nearly three times as many residents as we have in Delaware.
Senate Recycling Caucus
The Senate Recycling Caucus was founded by Senator Carper and Senator Olympia Snowe (R-ME) in 2006. The Recycling Caucus aims to educate Senate members and staff on the need for recycling, the benefits of recycling to the U.S. economy and environment, and to support public policies aimed at increasing recycling across the country. Current members include:
- Boozman (Co-Chair)
- Grassley
- Risch
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- Burr
- Thune
- Cornyn
- Barrasso
- Blackburn
- Capito
- Collins
- Murkowski
- Sullivan
- Carper (Co-Chair)
- Stabenow
- Tester
- Menendez
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