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Ecclesiastics of the 12th century. Bishop, monks costumes.

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NO class of figures occurs so frequently in the illuminations of our earlier manuscripts, as those of ecclesiastics of different grades; and as the older illuminators were almost exclusively monks, we are justified in concluding that none are represented more accurately with regard to their costume and other characteristics.

Our plate contains some very good figures of prelates of the earlier half of the twelfth century. They are taken from a series of curious scriptural illustrations accompanying a copy of the early Anglo-Norman version of the Psalter, in MS. Cotton, Nero C. IV., in the British Museum. This manuscript was probably written about the middle of the twelfth century, possibly a little earlier. The bishops, who are in their full dress, are remarkable as representing specimens of the low formed mitre which was characteristic of the earlier pontifical costume.

These figures, besides affording good specimens of costume, are remarkable as embodying a little caustic satire on some of the ecclesiastics of the day. The particular illuminations from which they are taken compose a representation of the last judgment, in four large pages. The two inner pages represent the Deity with his apostles sitting in doom.

The first page of the four contains in the upper part a numerous group of heads of the different classes of mankind, from kings and queens to the lowest orders of the people, and beneath a separate group of whole-length figures of bishops and monks. Above is inscribed in Anglo-Norman, “These shall be at the right hand of God at the judgment.”

The three bishops on the right hand of our plate are taken from this page. On the fourth page is another group of heads, with whole-length figures of churchmen below, and the inscription, “These shall be at the left hand of the Lord God at the judgment.” This page furnished the two figures on the left hand side of our plate.

In drawing all these figures, the illuminator has shewn considerable skill in depicting the physiognomical characteristics. On the right hand of God, the faces of the kings, queens, and higher orders, are dignified and benign; and all have an air of conscious virtue. The bishops below are unshaven, with serious countenance, and bearing all the insignia of office, as being entirely absorbed in the discharge of their pontifical duties.

The monks in like manner are thin and sedate, shewing by their outward appearance that they kept rigidly the rules of their order. On the other page, at the left hand of the judgment-seat, the physiognomical character of the faces is entirely changed. The male heads, especially those which appear to belong to the lower orders, have features of a diabolical character; the faces of the kings and rulers are dark and gloomy; those of the queens are particularly effective, exhibiting a singular mixture of pride and voluptuousness.

The clergy below are fat and sleek, with voluptuous and gluttonous looks; and some of the ecclesiastical dignitaries, as in the two given in our plate, while they bear their rich garments as objects of pride and ostentation, are without the principal insignia of their office, because they neglected their duties, and are very fat, with their faces closely shaven.

From what we know from history of the manners of the clergy of the age to which these drawings belong, we can hardly avoid believing that the illuminator intended to depict some of the sleek worldly ecclesiastics of his time.pastoral staff, 12th century Ecclesiastics,Bishop,middle ages, medieval,manuscript,england,normann

The handsome pastoral staff, of the twelfth century, of which the upper part is given on the preceding page, is preserved in the collection of Monsieur Duguay, at Paris. It is of copper gilt, and elegantly enameled.
Our initial letter, which affords a curious illustration of early armor, is taken from a foreign manuscript in the possession of the Hon. Robert Curzou, Junior. The Manuscript appears to have been written also about the twelfth century, or perhaps a little earlier.

Source: Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages by Henry Shaw F.S.A. London William Pickering 1843.

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Friday, December 5, 2008

Cambridge University's Space Flight science club recently launched two teddy bears into space -- on a total budget of $90.

The bears, named MAT and KMS, were decked out in custom-made space suits and launched on a weather balloon more than 18 miles above the Earth in the four-hour expedition.

After completing their mission the pair parachuted back to earth and made a soft landing just 50 miles from their launch pad.

Have you ever seen a pair of bears that high?

Okay, outside of a West Hollywood hot tub.

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Friday, May 13, 2011

A new Angel

Wow it's been a tough week on earth....although a joyous one in heaven!  Why?  Because Heaven just got a new angel named Kailey. While my heart is heavy and my eyes are tearing up just typing this, my soul is singing out loud knowing Kailey is with our Lord and out of pain.  I want to thank all of you who read, followed and prayed for my little cousin and her family even though you didn't know her....if you did, you'd have loved her too! :)  I'd like to share with you the posting from her CaringBridge website.  I hope it inspires you like it does me.  Again, Thank you and God Bless.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011 11:16 AM, CDT
Glory to God!  There was a miracle today, although not quite what we hoped and prayed for.  At 10:15 am today, Kailey went to be with the Lord.  She died surrounded by her family and knowing that she is greatly loved by us and many others.  She also knew that God loved her infinitely more than we ever could.  At an FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes) camp, she professed repentance and faith in Christ with mom present.  By the blood of Christ shed on the cross and in the power of his resurrection, she has been reconciled to God and her sin has been wiped away.  She is wrapped up in the Lord's embrace.

Therefore, we have received a miracle today: she is with the LORD!  While this is not what we wanted, we know that she has the peace of God in his presence from now until everlasting.  We are so sad to have lost her and we lament that she is not physically being a light to those around her any more.  Her impact is still being felt and will be felt for a long time.  Please turn your prayers to us for the Lord's strength to get us through this time.  We grieve deeply, but we grieve with the hope of the resurrection.  We think of the story of Lazarus, where Jesus says "I am the Resurrection and the Life."  He says that Lazarus' story will not end in death, and Jesus raises him.  Kailey's story will not end in death; she will be raised up with a new body when Jesus comes back. (John 11)

We thank you for your prayers and your support.  You all have been wonderful.  Please send emails and cards and avoid phone calls at this time.  We thank God for all of you.

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  1. The tears spill on my keyboard as I respond. To you my friends, my "family"...I am so sad for you. The wish in my heart I never said that word again. Praying for you all & Kailey's parents & siblings,


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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

No Girls Allowed.

Tanky and Spanky take their oaths as faithful members of the He-Man Woman Haters Club.

 The reason why I started this blog was very simple: I was inspired by my WoW friendship with another female player, a young woman who is very comfortable in her own skin, and has not only kept up with the big boys, but has surpassed a few of them, too. She's a scrappy, can-do kind of girl, and is to be admired. And I like to write. So sue me.

So, I have been known to exhibit moments of scrappiness, too. And as smart and fun as I believe myself to be, it kind of surprised me the other day when asking to do a run, a guildmate said, I think...jokingly...,"No girls allowed." As far as I can tell, there are five women in my guild, not including me. Since the other guildmate who was going to run the dungeon with is, indeed, a man, I'm pretty sure the guildmate was referring to me. I felt the tiniest spark and sting of my 8-year-old-self when I was banned from some activity or another simply because I was a girl. I had to learn to throw better, higher, faster, etc. Like the old quote, Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did but backwards, wearing high heels.

Not go because...I'm a girl? What is this? Third friggin' grade?

The poisonous venom barf-pools of the Zul'Gurub bosses are the only Zul ones I know. I have yet to roll into Zul'Aman. The priestess gave us some understated trouble. After, I don't know, four or forty wipes, I went to put clothes in the dryer, coming back to our dungeon group having been disbanded while I turned my back on my weapons and toward dryer sheets and lint. That'll teach me to try to have clean clothes. I would say I was off my game for the other times I died, horribly, painfully, the after-burn of acidic regurgitated rat stew and corn chowder, along with lime Kool-Aid that first boss barfs up creates some pretty weird pixels for me. (Admittedly, when Matty's female draenei voice yelps in fear, it's difficult not to patronize or think, "man up for gods' sakes!' It stops being cute after awhile.)

But before we went to the Kit-Kat club and got our litter boxes cleaned out, I did procure two very cool items: one is a fist weapon, and the other some new gloves. In my girlish voice, "squeeeeeee!~"

So, again gentlemen, it is not a problem if you don't want me on your team for awhile. I respect that. Don't want to get my girlness all over you, cooties and whatnot.

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Saturday, October 5, 2013

Dear Matty: "Anyone know a smithie?" Edition

"Ulysses Everett McGill: Say, any of you boys smithies? Or, if not smithies per se, were you otherwise trained in the metallurgic arts before straitened circumstances forced you into a life of aimless wanderin'?"

Dear Matty:
This story is as old as Azeroth itself, but I still need your advice. When it comes to leveling professions, no one can beat me because of my many characters. When it comes to making gold, however, I am shamefully bad. I've put my professions out there with trades of skills in exchange for gold or materials, but this last time a deal went quite sour. What do you recommend a player to do to make gold and use one's professions wisely? I have had many fair,  honest exchanges with players where we both end up in a win/win. But Matty, when something goes wrong, it really goes wrong. What do you think? How do you make gold or handle professions?

Professional Priest

Dear Professional:
There have been so many times I've witnessed in Trade, (which one would think by name alone, "Trade") that would be the place to advertise one's professions, and a reasonable exchange of goods, services, and wares would take place. And yet, players will deride one another, trolling and quibbling about the prices the professionals charge for their wares. We get annoyed when others undercut our items in the Auction House, as we should, and unless there is an unwritten price-fixing agreement, the economics of Azeroth are as complicated as any nation's budget balancing. Or not, as the case may be. Add rarity, farming time, and the maddening cool-downs and chancy procs to the mix, and we are left with a confusing pile of unseen labor costs and frustration. No wonder we try to keep things fair and honest: it's too much work to add deceit and larceny to the equation.

But the thing to never, ever forget is that many players treat in-gold game as, or even more, seriously than real-world money. Aside from the fact that this scares me, it affects the relationships and psychological well-being of players. Don't think this is a real thing? The millenials have been raised on a steady diet of 'blingblingbling' noises, sucking at the teat of the gaming slot-machine lever. Is there a correlation to stories like this? Man-oh-man, that would be quite the thesis, but I'm not up to the task now.

So, you want my two-cents? Here you go (this advice is on loan from Shakespeare, who probably recycled it from someone else):

Neither a borrower nor a lender be,For loan oft loses both itself and friend,And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.Hamlet Act 1, scene 3, 75–77

Just make your goods. Sell them on the Auction House. Use your Smartphone's remote WoW app Auction House feature. And for gods' sake, if you ever enter a deal with another player again, take screenshots.

Caveat: if you have to take screenshots of a deal, it isn't worth it.

Send Lawyers, Guns, and Money

  1. In 2010 in South Korea, a ruling by the nation's supreme court has stated that virtual currency is the equivalent of real-world money. Then in 2012 South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism recently announced a new law that will halt virtual item trading. The ban is meant to target the use of bots that allow the automatic collection of in-game items in massively multiplayer online titles. The ministry calculated that over 60 percent of the items exchanged were collected by those bots. Users who violate this law will face up to a 50 million won fine ($43,000) and five years in jail.

    But the law is still on the books that virtual currency is still real. So in a nut shell, yes, there are those who consider in game gold “real”.

    We have virtual signatures now being accepted as “real”. And really, unless you have your real money in your hands, what is in the bank or the credit union is virtual.

    Just food for thought from my bizarre world of nothingness.

    1. It is terrifying, and it's not some "future" fear -- it is now. What concerns me regarding another aspect is those who may see their status raised by status of wealth in game, meanwhile not focusing, or incapable of, real world financial stability. Yikes all 'round.

    2. Yes, that is sad of those folks who are wizards at the AH, but not in real life.

      Brad Hamilton: Why don't you get a job Spicoli?
      Jeff Spicoli: What for?
      Brad Hamilton: You need money.
      Jeff Spicoli: All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I'm fine

    3. PS - thank you for getting rid of that yellow green background. It was actually causing me problems (colours can bring on cluster headaches)

    4. You are very welcome: sometimes before I go to work I mess around with stuff, let it sit, and then go "what was I thinking?" and fix it. I'll keep that in mind. That color palette was pretty gross.

    5. Thanks! Thats the reason me blog is the colors it is. Not because I am some fancy smacy artist (I'm not - I am lucky if I can draw a line that can meet it's self and look like a circle), but because the colors need to be more pastel non-garish type colors.

      How do you like the wolf pack Moon fang calls at the end of her death. LOL, that was fun. But no mount for me, just somethign to put on me helmet. I hope it is not temp.

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Inv glyph minorwarlock2020
  • Glyph of Health Funnel
  • Item Level 25
    Disenchants into:
    Not disenchantable
  • Minor Glyph
  • Classes: Warlock (Affliction, Demonology)
  • Requires level 25
  • Use: Permanently teaches you this glyph.

    Your Health Funnel instantly restores 15% of your demon's health, but has a 10 sec. cooldown.
  • Sell Price: 1Silver

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This item is created with Inscription (290), learned via Research: Ethereal Ink.

Materials needed
Inv inscription inkblack02
3x [Ethereal Ink]
Inv inscription papyrus
1x [Light Parchment]

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  • Mists-Logo-Small Patch 5.0.4 (28-August-2012): Changed from Reduces the pushback suffered from damaging attacks while channeling your Health Funnel spell by 100%.

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For the quest item, see Medallion of Karabor (quest item). For the upgraded version of this item, see Blessed Medallion of Karabor.

The Medallion of Karabor is an epic necklace that provides stamina and shadow resistance. It was originally held by draenei priests in order to allow them entrance to the Temple of Karabor. Now it serves the same purpose for adventurers seeking to challenge Illidan Stormrage, who has taken residence in the Temple of Karabor - now called the Black Temple.

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The Medallion of Karabor is mentioned as a quest-item from Akama at the Warden's Cage, west of the Black Temple. In a long quest line beginning with the Aldor or Scryers (depending on the player's faction), the player is sent to the Ata'mal Terrace, located on the Temple's northern battlements, to obtain the Heart of Fury, one of the shards of the Ata'mal crystal. Akama places the Heart of Fury into the empty socket of his Medallion of Karabor and instructs the player to bring it to A'dal (Akama's Promise). Afterwards, a Broken named Seer Olum is opened up in Serpentshrine Cavern, where he reveals that the Ashtongue's secret - their intent to overthrow Illidan - has been uncovered by Lady Vashj's naga. Then under orders from Illidan himself, Akama's Ashtongue are sent to Tempest Keep to slay Al'ar, Kael'thas Sunstrider's phoenix. Lastly, the players travel to the very gates of the Temple itself and do battle with Illidari demons, allowing Akama and Maiev Shadowsong to enter the Temple to later aid you in the battle against Illidan. The naaru Xi'ri will then give you the Medallion.

The Medallion of Karabor presumably works like a similar necklace-attunement, the Drakefire Amulet (Onyxia's Lair), in that you must have it in your inventory but not necessarily be wearing it, in order to enter the Black Temple.

After completing the quest The Fall of the Betrayer, the Medallion becomes the Blessed Medallion of Karabor which, prior to patch 2.4, allowed entry into the Black Temple. It also allows the player to teleport directly to the doorstep of Illidan's fortress. The medallion is no longer needed to enter the Black Temple.

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Getting to Outland is not very difficult for a level-appropriate character. Before you go through the Dark Portal, you must have the The Burning Crusade Expansion Pack installed.

You also may have a mage friend offer to port you to Shattrath once you are of level for Outland. Though there's no harm in doing so, the quest progression for Outland starts at the Dark Portal so it is suggested that you first enter through there.

Getting to the Dark Portal Edit

This was formerly difficult, but Patch 3.2 trivialized it. Every city has a portal to the Blasted Lands, where the Dark Portal is located. These portals are found near the mage trainers (if you don't know where the mage trainers are, ask a guard). You must be level 58 or higher to use the portal to the Blasted Lands.

Honor HoldEdit

When you arrive in Outland, you will automatically have a flight path to Honor Hold, which will be your main quest hub for early Hellfire Peninsula. In Honor Hold, you can find quests for Hellfire Ramparts which is part of Hellfire Citadel, and is the first instance in Outland.

Getting to Shattrath City Edit

There is one Capital city in Outland, Shattrath, which is a neutral city open to both Horde and Alliance.

To get there, you can either cross Hellfire directly west to Zangarmarsh and then follow the road south to Terokkar (you cannot miss the city when going this route, it's very obvious), or you can take the southern exit from Hellfire into Terokkar Forest, and then turning west when the road does.

There are two Inns in Shattrath, one on Scryer's Tier and one on Aldor Rise. On your first visit you can set you hearthstone at whichever you wish as you will be neutral with both, but once you choose either the Scryers Faction or the Aldor Faction (the other will not like you anymore), you should set your hearthstone to the matching inn.


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Zulian Panther can be found in Zul'Gurub. Killing Zulian Panther will result in +1 reputation with Zandalar Tribe. Zulian Panthers can be tamed by a hunter.

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Zulian Panthers drop all the Hakkari Bijous, as well as the Hakkari Coins.

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WoW Icon 16x16 Patch 1.7.0 (13-Sep-2005): Added

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Wednesday, April 22, 2015

11 months

11 months. How can this be?!? Your biggest milestone this month was walking with the walker. You get so very excited when walking. You can stand up on your own without holding on to anything. I expect you will be walking on your own very soon. We are planning a small family fiesta to celebrate his first birthday that is quickly approaching!

What Graham has been up to:
-Loving bath time
-You laugh at your sister when she is being silly
-You have been teething terribly over the past month – many sleepless nights for mama and      dada (8 teeth total)
-You can say mama, dada, jaja (Georgia)
-You know how to wave
-You continue to love books, playing the piano, vanilla puffs, scrambled eggs, bananas and cheerios
-You enjoy being outside riding your little orange car
-You weigh around 23 pounds


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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Celebrating Banned Books Week

This week is Banned Books week. And even though I have already made my post on #SpeakLoudly, I did want to touch on what this week means to me as an aspiring writer. I must warn you this will be a bit random - my internet has been out for a week and my wife and I are watching the season premier of 30Rock. (Oh how I love it!)

@wawoodworth on twitter asked what is the most important lesson you want people to take away from banned books week.

My answer was that only the evil and the ignorant need fear ideas.

But here is my secret: I want to have one of my books banned.

And not for some high brow, intellectual reason. I want the cash; and there is no cash cow like a banned book. Just think about it, your book gets banned and then all of the librarians, professors, and the other assorted intelligentsia of the United States go and buy it. They read it and find that it well within their sensibilities and advise all of the people within their sphere of influence to buy it. Then all of of the wacko conservatives get it from the library (because they would never buy such filth [um romance novels anyone?*]) and so libraries have to but more copies. Finally someone starts a twitter campaign to support your book that has been so cruelly banned and eventually it get talked about to the point that the masses being to hear about it regularly and are forced by simple curiosity to buy it and see what the controversy is all about.

With all that said, I do support everyone's right to be able to read what they want. You can choose to restrict what you and your family reads but please do not try to restrict my right to choose for myself and my family.

And go and read a banned book you just might like it.

*I do not think romance novels are filth, but a lot of super conservative people who would ban books think that romance novels are filth. However, studies have shown that conservative women are the most likely to read and buy romance novels...hmm makes you think huh.

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  1. I know what you mean- I have a secret wish for my books to be banned too. Mine is so it will get my name/brand out. Sure, it makes me money on that book, but more importantly- I would be a household name. Like Laurie Halse Anderson- to tell the truth, I didn't know who wrote Speak before all the hubub about it started. But now I know her, as well as Sarah Ockler who wrote Twenty Boy Summer.

    And you are right- I fully support parents' rights to restrict whatever they want for their own kids (even if its a dumb reason- but hey, they are the parents) but not to restrict what MY child reads.


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Corey Jones’ family seeks answers after officer kills the church drummer

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A police officer shot and killed Corey Jones after his car broke down on a Florida highway this week, his relatives said. And they want to know why. Jones, 31, was on his way home after playing drums at church early Sunday when his car stalled along Interstate 95, his family told CNN affiliate WPTV-TV in West Palm Beach.

Palm Beach Gardens police Officer Nouman Raja believed it was an abandoned car, and stopped to investigate, according to authorities. Raja was on duty but was wearing civilian clothing and driving an unmarked car, police Chief Stephen Stepp told reporters.

Palm Beach Gardens Police Officer Nouman Raja stopped to investigate what he believed was an abandoned car along Interstate 95, according to authorities.

Palm Beach Gardens Police Officer Nouman Raja stopped to investigate what he believed was an abandoned car along Interstate 95, according to authorities.

“As the officer exited his vehicle, he was suddenly confronted by an armed subject,” Stepp said.

“As a result of the confrontation, the officer discharged his firearm, resulting in the death of Mr. Corey Jones.”

The death of Jones, who is black, is the latest in a series of controversial police shootings that have sparked nationwide protests and questions on race and policing.

His death lit up social media, with people tweeting demands for justice using hashtags #Justice4Corey and #CoreyJones.

Source: Investigators believe confusion was at play

Authorities said they recovered a handgun at the scene and paperwork showed Jones bought it three days before the shooting.

Officials have not said whether that gun was fired. There is no dashboard camera footage of the shooting, nor was the officer wearing a body camera.

What led to the confrontation and shooting is unclear.

However, a source close to the investigation told CNN on condition of anonymity Wednesday that investigators believe the shooting was a result of Jones and Raja misidentifying each other.

The source said Raja felt he had to check the car because there had been burglaries in the area recently and that burglars had parked near the ramp where Jones’ vehicle was.

Raja “was working as part of a detail related to a string of burglaries in the city,” Stepp told reporters Tuesday.

The anonymous source told CNN on Wednesday that investigators believe Raja may not have made it sufficiently clear he was an officer and that Jones may not have heard what the officer said.

Palm Beach Gardens police have not said how or whether Raja identified himself to Jones.

Search for answers

Friends of Jones were stunned and saddened.

“Just really sad for Corey’s family. They lost an amazing person, a really special human being and my heart goes out to them more than anything,” Boris Simeonov, who was in the same band as Jones, told WPTV.

Jones’ family members said they will do whatever it takes to get answers.

“Corey Jones was a God-fearing man who dedicated his life to doing the right thing. He lived every moment to the fullest and was an inspiration to many; the kind of son, brother and friend people could only hope for,” his family said.

“Rest assured, we are working diligently with our legal team to determine exactly why this plainclothes police officer in an unmarked car would approach Corey.”

Jones’ family attorney is Benjamin Crump, who represented the families of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown.

Martin, an unarmed black teenager, was fatally shot by George Zimmerman, who was acquitted of murder charges in 2013. Brown was killed last year by an officer in Ferguson, Missouri.

Crump said the scene of Jones’ shooting was “surrounded by businesses with surveillance video,” and that a nearby streetlight also had a video camera. He called on police to gather and release any relevant footage.

“What we don’t want to do is rely solely on the person who killed Corey Jones” for an account of the shooting, Crump told CNN’s “New Day” on Wednesday.

Raja, who has worked for the police department since April, is on paid administrative leave.

The department has no records of complaints, disciplinary actions or internal affairs investigations against him while there, Stepp said.

A rally is planned Thursday outside the Palm Beach Gardens Police Department.

CNN’s Alina Machado, Javier de Diego and Justin Lear contributed to this report.


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RICHMOND, Va. – He is known on the music scene as “the young guy with the old soul,” talented Award-Winning Guitarist and Singer Tom Euler was back in the studio along with Drummer Mike Behlmar and Bassist Rich Ridolfino to perform two original songs from Tom’s newly released EP ‘Fool Me Once.’ You can catch Tom perform with the award winning ensemble ‘The Bobby Blackhat Band’ on Saturday, September 17th for the Big Bluesy Music Festival in Williamsburg, and again with the ‘Tom Euler Trio’ at Groovin’ In The Park at the Deltaville Maritime Museum and Holly Point Nature Park on Saturday, September 24th. For more information you can visit http://www.tomeuler.com/


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Generation Apocalypse (Book Two 1000 Souls)

by Michael Andre McPherson

Orphaned at ten during the apocalypse, Tevy survived his teen years scrounging with the other Brat Pack kids through the ruins of Chicago’s suburbs, seeking out canned food and guns.

Rippers—humans infected with parasites that produce vampire-like side effects—control the Loop, but at eighteen, Tevy is bold enough to scout deep into downtown and discovers that the architect of the apocalypse, an ancient evil presumed dead for eight years, has reappeared and is building a new ripper army, one that threatens the human cantonments north of the Chicago River.

Tevy travels through a dangerous, sparsely populated world, short of gas and ammunition, where defending strong walls at night is essential to survival. His mission is to secure volunteers to aid the Chicago cantonments, but he’ll discover competing religions and old enmities among rival outposts will complicate his task.

Kayla, a woman who survived the apocalypse by abandoning her dorm in favor of a fortified college building, ventures with Tevy back to Chicago, along the way earning the respect of the volunteer militias during desperate engagements with marauding rippers.

But a dark secret and sectarian discord threaten to tear apart the human alliance in Chicago just as the rippers begin their offensive. Tevy and Kayla will need all their speed, fighting skill, and luck to survive chaotic nights of brave stands and frantic retreats.

They must learn to trust one another despite following different religions, and they need to keep their growing love a secret. But just as the battle nears the worst, they learn the greatest evil may not lurk with the rippers, but among fellow humans, and that their greatest challenge will be to save one little girl in the face of unspeakable betrayal.

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The CFDA awards may no longer be televised, but that doesn’t mean the awards show is without hype. Leading up to the ceremony, which will take place June 6, this time at Hammerstein Ballroom, the nominees for the Swarovski prize for emerging talent gathered Wednesday evening for libations in the lobby hallway of 100 Barclay in Manhattan to unveil their pennants created with the famed crystals.

The nominees for the prizes are Brandon Maxwell, Ryan Roche and Monse’s Laura Kim and Fernando Garcia for women’s wear; John Elliott, Gypsy Sport’s Rio Uribe and Orley’s Alex, Matthew and Samantha Orley for men’s wear, and Gigi Burris, Paul Andrew and Brother Vellies’ Aurora James for accessories.

The cocktail had a carnival theme, meaning the pennants were displayed spinning around a pinwheel at the end of the hall. “They’re varsity pennants, which led me to think about ‘Dazed and Confused,’ just sort of a trippy Seventies vibes,” James said of her pennant design. While some tried to downplay the crystal factor, James felt right at home working them into her pennant. “I wanted crystals and flowers,” she said. “I also have a lot of crystals in my house for energy. I have a lot from Africa. My mom is super into crystals, so I grew up with that. She always gives me a lot of crystals.”

“In thinking about my brand and about creating a moment that felt really intuitively ‘Ryan Roche,’ I just immediately thought of texture,” Roche said. “I had this beautiful bundle of horse hair that my mom had bought me in New Mexico, and it’s been sitting in my office for two years, and it was just the perfect color [for the pennant]. It was just this really organic process.”

“It has a flap that unveils the silver side — we had a pant in our collection for fall that had a silver sequin embroidered lining, so it’s an homage to that,” Garcia said. “And it has our logo inscribed on it in black, so it’s very subtle — as subtle as Swarovski can provide.”

Burris was not only behind one of the pennants, but also created the headdresses worn by the likes of DJ May Kwok. “They both incorporate crystals and feathers, which is something that is very on brand for us,” she said.

As for the upcoming awards showdown, the competitiveness seemed to be tame. “We’re all such a close-knit group of people, that I know it sounds so crazy but literally I’m going to be happy for anyone who wins,” James said. “Getting to know my fellow nominees, those moments are so amazing.”

Roche echoed, “We all support each other so much.”

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Models were morphed into otherworldly creatures for Christian Lacroix’s fall-winter 2008-2009 haute couture show.

Hairstylist Odile Gilbert gleaned inspiration from Lacroix-made headdresses.

“Everything came from this,” she said, showing one. Gilbert explained the black silky pieces were mixed with hair to create the effect of a Mohawk.

“She’s a fighter, a mutant,” added Gilbert, pointing to a model sporting the look. Her face was highlighted with metallic hues, such as green and pink.

“Like a beetle,” said makeup artist Stephane Marais, who had in mind “a colored insect.”

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Advanced TEI Seminar at University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Schedule

Schemas, etc.

The schemas we will use can be found (among other things) on the handouts page

Wednesday, October 20, Love Library, Room 110

09:00–09:30 Welcome and introductions

09:30–12:00 Establishing common practice (presentations and discussion)

In this opening session we'll consider the basics of good manuscript encoding practice, using participant projects as the jumping-off point. Looking at samples from these projects we'll discuss questions including:

  • What information does a reader need to receive from the encoded representation in order to usefully study the text in basic ways?
  • What are the basic, essential features of a good manuscript encoding?
  • What features are still challenging to encode in TEI? where are the greatest encoding difficulties and what strategies have been developed for addressing them?
  • Is it possible to envision a shared set of "best practices" for manuscript encoding, and if not, why not?

Slides: HTML, TEI

13:30–15:00 Project Presentations

Project presentations:

  • Willa Cather Archive
  • Walt Whitman Archive

15:30–17:30 Hands-on practice

Group dinner, details to follow

Thursday, October 21, Love Library, Room 110

09:00–12:00 Representing authorship, editorial position, and documentary materiality (slides, toy “manuscript” image, genetic test case image)

In this session we'll consider some more specialized encoding to handle details of authoring and revision processes, as well as ways of representing the material aspects of the manuscript document. The TEI is now considering a new module to support genetic editing, which includes a number of features that will be useful to many of us who are interested in revision processes and documentary materiality. We'll take a look at these new features and then examine some further case studies from participant projects. Important questions for this session include:

  • What aspects of editorial position and debate do readers need to receive from the encoding, in order to work with the text effectively? What aspects of editorial practice need to be reflected in the encoding?
  • What editorial assumptions are embedded tacitly in our markup?
  • Are there areas where our markup expresses conflicting editorial assumptions?
  • What features are still challenging to encode in TEI? where are the greatest encoding difficulties and what strategies have been developed for addressing them?
  • What encoding features in this area are most useful to readers, most worth the effort of encoding?

13:30–15:00 Project presentations

Project presentations:

  • The Almanacks of Mary Moody Emerson
  • Manuscripts Relating to the Early History of the Western Reserve
  • Text Creation Partnership

15:30–17:00 Hands-on

During this hands-on session participants will have an opportunity to work with the new TEI module if they choose, or on developing or refining a TEI customization for their project, using Roma or (for the more adventurous) by editing the ODD file directly. Participants can also work on extending their encoding.

Friday, October 22, Love Library, Room 110

09:00–10:30 A comparative look at other projects (slides)

In this morning's session we'll look at some other manuscript-focused projects and (where possible) their markup, and consider their practices in light of our discussions. We'll also discuss the publication tools these projects are using and those used in participants' projects. Some questions to consider for discussion:

  • How do these interfaces support different kinds of textual and historical research?
  • What kinds of information are needed to drive these interfaces? How do we need to shape our encoding to support the research tools we want to build?
  • What are the different models of usage represented by participants' projects? How do the encoding models differ as a result?

11:00–12:30 Final discussion: Problem cases and next steps

In this final session before we wrap up, we'll consider any problem cases that have come up in the hands-on and presentations, and identify areas where further encoding provision may be needed.

Slides: HTML, TEI


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01 Communique Awarded INTERNET TELEPHONY’s 2011 TMC Labs Innovation Award

I’m InTouch Meeting Honored for Exceptional Innovation

TORONTO, ON – July 6, 2011 - 01 Communique Laboratory Inc. (TSX: ONE - www.01com.com) announced today that TMC named I’m InTouch Meeting as a 2011 TMC Labs Innovation Award winner presented by its publication, INTERNET TELEPHONY.

“We released I’m InTouch Meeting just recently in March, 2011 and are pleased to have received this prestigious award in such a short timeframe,” said Andrew Cheung, President and CEO for 01 Communique. “This award is a testimony to the way in which we designed I’m InTouch Meeting to be an easy to use and cost effective way to conduct online meetings. We listened to our customers and designed in all the key features required to host online meetings in a secure and cost effective manner.”

The TMC Labs Innovation Award honors products that display innovation, unique features, and significant contributions toward improving communications technology. The TMC Labs Innovation Awards are granted to those companies demonstrating ground-breaking contributions to the industry.

“The Innovation Award exemplifies the best and the most unique products and services that this industry has to offer. 01 Communique has proven their commitment to quality and the further development of the IP communications industry through its I’m InTouch Meeting service,” stated Tom Keating, CTO and TMC Labs Founder,

“Congratulations to the entire team at 01 Communique for earning this great honor. I look forward to seeing more innovative solutions from them as they continue to contribute to the future of IP communications,” Keating added.

The 2011 TMC Labs Innovation Award highlights will be published in the July and August 2011 issues of INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine. Awa

I’m InTouch Meeting is a secure web-based service, built on 01’s patented technology, that enables businesses to cost-effectively conduct online meetings with employees and clients anywhere in the world.  With I’m InTouch Meeting, users can share their computer’s screen with up to 15 attendees to conduct online sales presentations, training sessions and meetings. The service supports Windows-based operating systems (XP, Vista and Windows 7), has text and VoIP audio chat, whiteboard capabilities, ability to assign the mouse or keyboard to anyone attending the meeting and allows users to schedule multiple meetings.

About 01 Communique

Established in 1992, 01 Communique (TSX: ONE) offers a suite of remote access services designed for small-medium sized business, mobile professionals and IT service providers. 01's software as a service offerings are deployed on-demand and include functionality enabling on-line meetings, remote computing and IT support. 01’s suite of products includes its remote access offering I’m InTouch (www.imintouch.com) , its online meeting offering (www.imintouchmeeting.com) and its remote support offering I’m OnCall (www.imoncall.com ) products are protected in the U.S.A. by its patents #6928479 / #6938076. For more information, visit www.01com.com or call (905) 795-2888 or (800) 668-2185 (North America only).

INTERNET TELEPHONY has been the IP Communications Authority since 1998™. Beginning with the first issue in February of 1998, INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine has been providing unbiased views of the complicated converged communications space.  INTERNET TELEPHONY offers rich content from solutions-focused editorial content to reviews on products and services from TMC Labs.  INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine reaches more than 225,000 readers, including pass-along readers.  For more information, please visit www.itmag.com.

About TMC

Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) is a global, integrated media company helping clients build communities in print, in person, and online. TMC publishes Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY, Unified Communications, NGN and InfoTECH Spotlight magazines.  TMCnet.com, which is read by two million unique visitors each month, is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries.  For more information about TMC, visit www.tmcnet.com.

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Mr. TJ Dhillon

Ph: (703) 224-8262

TMC Contact:

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Marketing Manager

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The Plague

Generally, I am what you might call a Level Headed Parent.  Grounded, Down to Earth, Unpanicking.  And, for the most part, that has always remained true.  When Jaysen ate Extra-Strength Ibuprofen as a kid, I didn't panic.  When Bethy at Amytriptyline, I didn't panic.  All her medical stuff, I didn't panic...

Sometimes, however, things concern me.  Things seem a bit strange, not right, or generally just push that little "Worry Now" button.

Last week, Jaysen was out charging about with his friends, came in, had dinner, and was sat watching TV when he told me his back was "a bit itchy".  So I had a look, and lo-and-behold, he'd been (what I thought at the time) been bitten by something.  That's what happens when you hide in bushes.

So, being that I am such a kind, caring, compassionate father, I told him in the most loving way, "don't worry about it, you play in bushes, you'll get bitten"

Go me.

An hour later, he was moaning it was really itchy, so I had a peek at it, and, with furrowed eyebrows, realised the bites were bigger.  Strange.  Another half hour, and they were bigger still.  I plonked him in front of the laptop, put the camera on, and had him pose for Kellie on MSN so she could see it.  After telling her Jaysen had some strange things on his back, I think she expected to see, well, nothing.  Her first words when she saw them?

"Oh my god."

Cool, I wasn't mental then.

So, I gave him some anti-histamines, Kellie being of the mind he was reacting to something.  Roger Miss Lady, over and out.  An hour later, low and behold, the antihistamines appeared to have royally pissed it off...

The bites had become on big mean blotch on his back.  So I called NHS Direct, spoke to them, who told me someone would call me back, but they were quite busy.  "But -" the lady told me "- if it gets worse or changes, call us back"

To be fair, I gave it an hour and a half, and it got worse.  The entire right side of his back became gross.  Bare in mind throughout all this, and being as we're now at gone 11pm, Jaysen isn't feeling ill or rough or anything - just itchy.  And Kellie is staying awake wanting to know if he's ok or not...  And poor old Me, I'm shattered too.

So, with the plague now covering half his back AND popping up on his legs and bum, I call them back, tell them I'm having a bit of an "Uh Oh" moment, and that it's worse.  So they put me through to a proper nurse that tells me it really sounds like an allergy, keep on with the meds, keep an eye it doesn't affect his face or throat, and to not worry, but to be sure, she'll put a call in for the emergency to doc to give me a call...

I'm still a bit worried, pacing and checking him now and then, but doing my best to behave and not start running around like a headless chicken.  An hour later, Mr Doctor Man calls, and we have a nice long chat about how, according to my description, Jaysen has Hives, or, as he used the correct medical thingie, an Urticaria Rash.

Which, I have to say, Kellie had mentioned 90 minutes before Mr Doctor Man.

So, keep up with the meds, it'll go down fairly soon, let him just chill out and rest for 24 hours, no school (doh!) and keep an eye on it.

Following morning...

Here Be Plague
He is covered, from the neck down to his toes, and everything in between.  I call my local doc so he can have a look, and get him in there quite early.  Mr Doctor Man #2 has a look, a poke, and says "It's an urticaria rash, don't worry", it''l go down soon, but he's developed an allergy to something.

Three hours later, it was virtually gone.

However, plot thickens.  Having sat trying to work out what the buggery he could be allergic to, blanks are being drawn.  Foods, Soaps, Detergents, Cleaning Stuff, Shampoo...  I go through everything, Kellie offers suggestions, I ask Jo if she's changed any of her things for new things...

Saturday, we're back at Kellies, and it reappears - and yes baby, I admit, I'm a prize twat for forgetting to bring the antihistamines with me, so thank you again for buying more - so we go over the list of things it could be...  We've got it narrowed down to two things at this point...

Some sort of evil reaction relating to Hayfever, or,
His new fleece.

So, I ban him from wearing his fleece.  Sunday, we have a minor flare up of the rash, but it goes pretty quickly, and Monday, no sign of it.  He went back to Jo on Sunday afternoon, and I kept his fleece.  No fleece, no rash...

But wait.

Tuesday, he flares up on his back again, and Wednesday, he's got it on his thighs, but not his back.  And all this while on antihistamines.  And aside from being itchy, he's fine.  Scratchy throat thought, which could well be thanks to the high pollen count, and suggests the "Hayfever" theory could be back on the table.

Have you ever experienced it?  Looking online, it says you're quite lucky if you CAN figure out what it is...  SO many things can cause it, too.  Do we think that Dan is looking for the proverbial Needle in a Haystack trying to solve this one?

Answers on a postcard, though the comments section MIGHT be a little easier ;)

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Jo said...

My daughter Loll used to be the same and we finally narrowed it down to some tree pollen/seeds.. We just kept on with the antihistamines and eventually after a few years of it flaring up every spring she finally grew out of it. All I can suggest is that you could try washing his bed sheets as sometimes that helped Loll a bit as we think she might've brought the pollen in with her and sleeping nr it aggravated it......
Sucks eh?

Posh Totty said...

My little man has had a flare up out of the blue just like that 3 or 4 times now, to this day we still do not know whats caused it. Luckily it clears up as quick as it comes on, but not before it gives us all minor panic attacks.

Lady Banana said...

When I was in my teens I suffered terribly with regular attacks of urticaria, so much that I had to have anti-histamine injections. I never found out what caused it.

Then later on in my late 20's it started again while I was pregnant, again no idea why.

It can be extremely unpleasant :(


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Campaign to boost recycling of oyster shells - Tri-State News, Weather & Sports

'No shell left behind' campaign to boost recycling

 A "No Shell Left Behind" bill before Maryland lawmakers would provide a dollar a bushel tax credit for recycled oyster shell, a move one conservation group hopes will increase supply of the empty bivalves needed by hatcheries.

"No shell should end up in a landfill," said Stephan Abel, executive director of the Oyster Recovery Partnership, who testified on the bill Tuesday before the House Ways and Means committee.

 The partnership organizes a shell recycling effort involving restaurants, wholesalers and others. Oyster shells are needed for restoration efforts because young oysters raised in hatcheries prefer to attach to adult oyster shells, which are in short supply.

 Each adult shell can host up to 10 young oysters, known as spat, according to the partnership, which says it has recycled more than 1,200 tons of shell since 2009. However, that amount is only about 15 percent of the state's annual needs.

The bill would cap the nonrefundable tax credit at $750 a year and would take effect July 1. An analysis of the bill prepared for state lawmakers found it would cost the state about $106,000 in start-up costs in fiscal 2014 and decrease tax revenues about $50,000. North Carolina has a similar $1 a bushel credit, according to the analysis.

 Department of Natural Resources spokesman Josh Davidsburg said the department supports the legislation.

 The Chesapeake Bay's oyster population is at less that 1 percent of historic levels despite decades of restoration efforts that have included planting hatchery-grown spat in sanctuary areas. However, the harvest this winter has been among the best in decades.

 Delegate Stephen W. Lafferty, D-Baltimore County, is sponsoring the bill and said recycled shell is an urgent need for Maryland's large-scale oyster restoration efforts.

 Ken Paynter, director of the Marine, Estuarine, Environmental Sciences Program at the University of Maryland, College Park, told the committee that the credit would also help educate the public about the need for oyster shells.

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What Are You Practicing?

What comes to mind when you read the word "practice?" Perhaps you think of taking your child to soccer, baseball, or football practice? Maybe you think of practicing the piano, (or some other musical instrument)? Perhaps practice in the context of spirituality - having a "spiritual practice." The concept of practice is extremely important. It's easy to see the value of it in the realm of sports. Even the greatest athletes practice continuously. It's not like they get to the top and then they rest. All sports stars in all sports disciplines work to refine, improve and maintain their skills. It's hard to imagine Roger Federer, LeBron James, or Ben Roethlisberger talking about how great it is that they don't have to practice anymore and all they do is play games and tournaments. And it's the same with great musicians.

But what about the rest of us? What if we aren't sports stars or musicians? Do we practice? And if so  - what do we practice? We would like to suggest that not only do all of us practice, but that we are continuously practicing all the time. We all have patterns of thought, emotion and behavior that we are repeating daily, hourly and moment by moment. Constant repetition is practice. Think about it. Don't you have a daily routine? A pattern of the way you start your day? Maybe you get up, take a shower, turn on the TV for news and brew some coffee. If you do that every day, it's a practice. What about your team meetings? Do you always prepare in the same way? Maybe you check emails, create notes, grab some coffee, turn off your cell phone and get to the meeting 5 minutes early? If you do it the same way each time you are practicing. A practice is really any pattern or routine of thoughts and behavior that we repeat and reinforce.

This is true on the emotional level as well. Perhaps you have noticed when you talk to your mom on the phone there is a way in which the same dynamics seem to happen over and over. You may even get off the phone and tell a spouse or friend, "there she goes again! I said 'X' and she said 'Y' just like always. You know how it is." Again, this is a practice. A routine that has developed on a subtle level between the two of you.

In order to really lead your life and business from a place of choice, it's important to build some self-awareness around what you are practicing in the realms of thought and emotion. What habits do you have that are unconscious? In what ways are they limiting? In what ways are they beneficial?

If you find that you are repeating patterns that aren't creating the results you want, what will you do next? It's important to build positive practices for positive change in the areas that you want to experience improvement.

This is a complex subject and requires self-observation skills. If you need help building some awareness contact us. We have a Leadership Profile tool to help you gain new clarity and insight into your personal patterns. We also have Power Hour coaching sessions that can help you gain perspective.


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Rapid evaluation of thermal aging of polymer composites

7 March 2014
Wei Fan and Jia-lu Li
A statistical model predicts the residual flexural strength and lifetime of polymer composites based on performance over several days.

Polymer composites (PMCs) based on high-temperature thermosetting resins show promise as next-generation materials for aerospace applications.1 Of particular interest is a series of composite materials consisting of epoxy resin and carbon fibers, which have excellent bonding, thermal, and mechanical characteristics.2 However, aerospace applications require long-term stability, and thus it is necessary to understand how the materials will behave throughout their intended service life.

The long-term performance of PMCs at elevated temperature is dictated by their thermal and oxidative stability.3 Previous research has mainly focused on the thermal aging mechanism and mechanical properties of PMCs, with only a few articles concerned with service life.4,5 We have developed a degradation model of thermal aging of a laminated composite as a function of time and temperature, based on experimental data.6

We exposed samples of an epoxy (bisphenol A) neat resin (R) and a ‘T700-12K’ plain-weave carbon fiber fabric/epoxy 10-ply laminated composite (L) in fan ovens at 90, 120, and 150°C for up to 13 days. We analyzed the composites' flexural properties and weight loss and further studied the thermal degradation mechanism using chemical analysis, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and surface morphology.

Fourier transform IR spectra showed that postcuring reactions occur in the initial aging period, and also that C–H and CH2 were oxidized to carbonyl in the later stage of thermal aging when the aging temperature was at least the polymer glass transition temperature (Tg): see Figure 1. Plotting weight loss against aging time for R and L at different aging temperatures revealed that weight loss increases in a simple exponential fashion and increases with temperature: see Figure 2. For the same conditions, R loses more weight than L, which indirectly illustrated that the weight loss occurred predominantly within the matrix of the composites. DSC analysis showed that postcuring of the matrix material raises the composite Tg: see Figure 3(a). We know from chemical analysis that many bonds were oxidized after aging of R at 150°C. Consequently, we assume that the reduction in Tg is caused by chain scissions in the polymer. We calculated the conversion rate of the epoxide group by analyzing Fourier transform IR spectra taken over time: see Figure 3(b).7

Fourier transform IR spectra recorded on the surface of neat resin samples after aging at different temperatures (90, 120, and 150°C) for 1, 3, 6, or 13 days (1, 3, 6, or 13d).

Weight loss of neat resin (R) and the laminated epoxy composite (L) vs. aging time at different aging temperatures.

Plots of the glass transition temperature (Tg) of L at different aging temperatures against (a) aging time and (b) conversion rate of epoxide group.

Higher aging temperatures and longer aging times increase the brittleness of the resin and cause the fiber/matrix interface in L to deteriorate: see the SEM images in Figures 4 and 5, respectively. The flexural strength and the flexural modulus retention rates of L were greater than those of R: see Figure 6. The flexural properties of L may be largely controlled by thermal aging of the matrix material.

Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images of fracture surfaces of unaged and aged R samples at 90°C for different aging times.

SEM images of fracture surfaces of unaged and aged L samples at different temperatures for periods up to 13 days.

Plots of (a) flexural strength retention rate and (b) flexural modulus retention rate of R and L samples aged at different temperatures, against aging time.

We developed two statistical models to rapidly predict the flexural strength and lifetime of the laminated composite in a certain temperature range. We fitted the degradation of the flexural strength observed in Figure 6 using the following equation:6

where y is residual flexural strength in MPa; t is aging time in days; k is an aging rate constant with temperature dependence as shown in the Arrhenius-type equation (2); B is the initial strength; and a is constant between zero and 1.
where T is the temperature in kelvin, and A and E are constants.4

Combining Equations (1) and (2) predicts the lifetime of L as about 14 years at normal atmospheric temperature (T=298K), assuming that the residual flexural strength is equal to 80% of its initial strength (i.e., y=80% B) as the critical value.

In summary, we have developed a model that quantifies the thermal aging degradation of a laminated epoxy resin/carbon fiber composite by its residual mechanical properties after accelerated aging. We have used the model to predict the lifetime of the composite. It can be applied to a range of many commercial PMCs. As a next step, we will use the model to predict the lifetimes of 3D braided polymer composites and also prolong the aging time to further verify our equations' reliability.

Wei Fan
Composites Research Institute of Tianjin University and Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Composite Materials

Wei Fan is mainly engaged in research on the structure and thermal aging performance of 3D braided polymer composites.

Jia-lu Li
Composites Research Institute of Tianjin University and Education Ministry Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Composite Materials

Jia-lu Li pioneered 3D braided composites in China, and is mainly engaged in research on the structure and performance of 3D braided composite material.

  1. M. Akay and G. R. Spratt, Evaluation of thermal ageing of a carbon fibre reinforced bismalemide, Compos. Sci. Technol. 68, pp. 3081-3086, 2008.

  2. C. Damian, E. Espuche and M. Escoubes, Influence of three ageing types (thermal oxidation, radiochemical, and hydrolytic ageing) on the structure and gas transport properties of epoxy-amine networks, Polym. Degrad. Stabil. 72, pp. 447-458, 2001.

  3. T. K. Tsotsis, S. Keller, K. Lee, J. Bardis and J. Bish, Aging of polymeric composite specimens for 5000 hours at elevated pressure and temperature, Compos. Sci. Technol. 61, pp. 75-86, 2001.

  4. J. Kim, W. I. Lee and S. W. Tsai, Modeling of mechanical property degradation by short-term aging at high temperatures, Compos. B 33, pp. 531-543, 2002.

  5. S. Ciutacu, P. Budrugeac and I. Niculae, Accelerated thermal aging of glass-reinforced epoxy resin under oxygen pressure, Polym. Degrad. Stabil. 31, pp. 365-372, 1991.

  6. W. Fan and J.-L. Li, Rapid evaluation of thermal aging of a carbon fibre laminated epoxy composite, Polym. Compos., 2013. Article first published online: 29 October 2013. doi:10.1002.pc.22743

  7. X. Colin, C. Marais and J. Verdu, Kinetic modelling of the stabilizing effect of carbon fibres on thermal ageing of thermoset matrix composites, Compos. Sci. Technol. 65, 2005.

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  Income Statement - Annual - Common Size272
  Income Statement - Year-Year % Change292
  Income Statement - Five-Year Averages312
  Income Statement - Interim332
  Income Statement - Interim - Common Size352
  Sources of Capital - Net Change372
Financial Ratio Analyses399
  Accounting Ratios391
  Asset Utilization401
  Employee Efficiency411
  Fixed Charges Coverage421
  Leverage Analysis432
  Liquidity Analysis451
  Per-Share Ratios461
  Profitability Growth471
Wright Quality Rating Analyses484
  Investment Acceptance481
  Financial Strength491
  Profitability &Stability501
  Corporate Growth511
Industry Overview521
  Wright Industry Averages - Overview521
Industry Financial Statement Analyses539
  Summary Analysis532
  Sales Analysis551
  Income Statement 562
  Balance Sheet582
  Sources of Capital 602
Industry Financial Ratio Analyses624
  Leverage Analysis622
  Per-Share Data641
  Profitability Analysis651
Wright Quality Rating Overview661
  Explanation of Wright Quality Rating661

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Wright Investors' Service—Company reports include: analyses of financial statements, extensive ratio tables, proprietary Wright Quality Rating® analyses reports and a textual review of the financial results of the company and three of its peers. Also included are: recent stock performance, profitability analysis, dividend analysis, and key data items. Additional research includes sub-reports for: sales, earnings, and security prices. Financial results of the company can be compared to industry performance by viewing a series of industry-specific averages reports that are also included.

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Wright Investors' Service. "Mirvac Group" Mar 15, 2018. Alacra Store. Mar 24, 2018. <http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Wright-Investors-Service/Mirvac-Group-2018-18329>
Wright Investors' Service. (2018). Mirvac Group Mar 15, 2018. New York, NY: Alacra Store. Retrieved Mar 24, 2018 from <http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Wright-Investors-Service/Mirvac-Group-2018-18329>
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