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The Top 16 Scariest Monsters to Ever Grace Movies, Television, and Video Games
Right now I'm going to do something a bit different: a list of the scariest monsters I've ever seen in movies or TV. The only rule is: No people. Only inhuman monsters will be found here. No Joker (The Dark Knight) or Kurgan (Highlander). Though one could make an argument about either of those characters being inhuman monsters in and of themselves.
Why 16? Because it's 2016!
I'm also unfamiliar with the likes of Freddy Krueger, Mike Myers, and Jason. For now. So they won't be showing up. Darth Vader is debatable, but I think he's still human enough to not be included. Feel free to comment with your own monster nominations.
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#16 - T-600 (Terminator Salvation, 2009)
Terminators. Not the first time they will appear on this list. With their skeletal visages, terminators seem designed precisely to evoke fear in human beings, their prey. Skynet no doubt had detailed files on human psychology. In the real world, Stan Winston did a brilliant job designing these terminators to evoke fear in the audience. The T-600 was one of Winston's last creations before he passed away. As a terminator model from the early parts of the Future War, they're larger and grittier than the more advanced terminators seen in the earlier (or is it later?) movies. I've heard that in the recent novelizations of the Terminator universe, the T-600s travel in packs and are more menacing and formidable, so it's too bad that didn't make it over to the Salvation movie. Still, they're scary enough to make it onto this list, what with their walk-through-walls demeanor and emotionless overseeing. I just wish their bite had been as bad as their bark, or rather that they had been utilized more effectively on screen.
Why this one isn't higher on the list: I detailed this a bit above. Basically, in the movie they were slow, dumb, and didn't do a whole lot.
#15 - The Ringwraiths/Nazgul (Lord of the Rings Series, 2001-2003)
Early on, they're known as the Ring Wraiths, or Black Riders. Later on they take on their battle personas as "The Nazgul", riding flying serpents and wreaking havoc on everything in their path. There were nine of them, and they were so feared that even the strongest of the heroes didn't want to have to engage them. One of the more enduring images from the series is that of a Black Rider sniffing for Frodo and company, hiding just out of its sight. These creatures exuded menace. In the last movie, their mounts emitted piercing screams that were the stuff of nightmares, no doubt to crush the morale of the enemy forces. Everything about these monsters seemed to evoke fear.
Why this one isn't higher on the list: Because they were defeated so easily in the end. Kill one and they all evaporate? A bit anti-climactic.
#14 - The infected people (I Am Legend, 2007)
Were these things even really zombies? What sets them apart from zombies in other movies (in scariness) is the setting. This movie is a story about the last man on Earth (at least, as far as he knows) who searches an abandoned city by day and hides by night. The mere look of an abandoned city is unsettling, and the fact that these monsters are lurking under the surface waiting for nightfall is even scarier in and of itself than seeing them. The idea that they can spread their rage-inducing virus to other people until there's no one left is a frightening one. This isn't the last time a "viral" type of monster will appear on this list, as I consider this kind of creature to be quite menacing. Things that can take over our bodies in some way, or at least walk among us, are bad enough, but if they can spread...that's even worse.
Why this one isn't higher on the list: Because once you DO see them...well, they're kind of weird and obviously not real. Scary, yes, but they look...off.
#13 - Predator (Predator series, 1987+)
With infra-red vision, sharp blade-claws, and an aptitude for removing spines, the predators are truly fearsome enemies. They exist for the hunt, and they're nearly unstoppable. The brutal way that they kill their victims adds another layer (so to speak) of fear to their aura; being killed and skinned (and not necessarily in that order) by a vicious predator is a terrifying idea.
Why this one isn't higher on the list: The bludgeoning of the character itself by money-grubbing studios. The creature in the original movie is a terrifying antagonist, ruthless and intelligent; not to mention stealthy. In later movies it became more of an obnoxious brute (even in the excellent Predators) if not an outright joke like in the crossover movies.
#12 - Giygas (Earthbound, 1995)
This is one that I hesitated to include on the list, since it's a bizarre apparition with no real discernible physical form that we can grasp. That said, it's incredibly creepy, ranting at you throughout the fight and taking on various eerie shapes as it swirls around in a void. The metaphors surrounding this battle are also worth noting, ranging from abortion and rape to loss and despair.
Why this one isn't higher on the list: It doesn't have as much of a "physical presence" as the other entries on this list. It's a terrifying presence, but... it's more presence than a solid menace.
#11 - T-1000 (Terminator 2, 1991)
The T-1000 was revolutionary for its special effects. In 1991, those effects rivaled or even surpassed a lot of modern movies. That isn't why the T-1000 is on here, though. It's here because of how scary it was. It could run faster than some cars could move; it could literally go ANYWHERE through uses of mimicry and "puddling"; it could melt itself into a wall or a floor and lurk there, undetected; and it could assume the appearance of anyone it touched. And typically then killed them, of course. And let's not forget the biggest reason of all why this thing was scary: it apparently couldn't be killed. Yep. For 90% of the movie, there's no way to stop it. Perhaps it could be stopped in 2029 with plasma weapons that disintegrated bits of it off, but in the present, it couldn't be. Shooting, crushing, freezing, blowing up... none of these things phased the T-1000, as it would just re-form within a few moments and resume its unwavering chase. In the end, it turned out that dropping it in molten steel actually did the trick... but who has vats of molten steel laying around the house? Indeed, the T-1000 might as well have been un-killable at that point. They also managed to take one out with an acid bath in Terminator: Genisys, which was good thinking. But again, at that point you're risking your own demise just to try and trap this thing.
Why this one isn't higher on the list: For the same reasons Terminator 2 (while perhaps a superior movie) isn't as scary as The Terminator. T2 was meant to be an action movie, T1 was meant to be a horror movie. The T-1000 is still intimidating, regardless.
#10 - Jaws (Jaws series, 1975+)
It's a killer shark. Out in the ocean, it could be anywhere, and strike at any time. The pointy fin became a symbol of fear to a generation of beach-goers, mostly because of this movie. The legendary "Jaws Theme" is famous enough music that this entry may well be the most well-known (and by extension, most frequently referred to in pop culture) of all the monsters on this list.
Why this one isn't higher on the list: Being a shark, Jaws couldn't leave the water. So there's no chance of it breaking down our door or lurking in our bedroom at night, waiting to get us. If you're dealing with it in the water, though...
#9 - The Unidentified Creatures (Devil's Pass, 2013)
Devil's Pass is a frightening movie about the Dyatlov Pass Incident, one of the creepiest and most unexplainable events I've ever heard about. The movie speculates on something that is very hard to speculate on because of how little sense the real-world event made; it does an interesting job of it, though. At some point in the movie we're introduced to creatures that, like the event, defy explanation. Teleporting monstrosities that may or may not be a Cold War era Russian science experiment, these creatures are kept locked away deep underground. You can't escape them, you can't outrun them, and you can't even hide from them.
Why this one isn't higher on the list: They aren't as deadly as some of the other creatures on the list. Their small size also takes away from the intimidation factor...slightly.
#8 - Clickers (The Last of Us, 2013)
Horrifying zombies whose brains have been entirely invaded by the plant-based viral menace of The Last of Us. These things are fearsome not only for their creepy look, but also due to their ability to insta-kill the player if they catch up to you. The strange clicking sound they make as they wander around adds to their eeriness. It's also worth noting that their weird, cauliflower-like heads are legitimately unpleasant to look at.
Why this one isn't higher on the list: They're a bit plain in design outside of their heads.
#7 - Xenomorph (Alien Series and numerous spin-offs, 1979+)
The motivation behind the Xenomorph is simple: they're vicious predators that lurk in the dark... and hunt us. The fact that they have furiously-spraying acid for blood means that actually stopping one with force is a threat in and of itself. The Xeno was/is a killing machine, and appearance-wise might well be the scariest thing on this list. Even their babies are scary. Who can forget the chest-bursting scene? And the face-huggers that lay eggs in people? Yeah, these things are horrifying.
Why this one isn't higher on the list: For one thing, they aren't too smart outside of perhaps the first movie. And while they evoke a visceral response from the viewer, the higher entries on this list engage a deeper sense of fear: the fear of the unknown. Sure, the Xeno can also do this with their tendency to lurk in dark places where they're naturally camouflaged, but when they're in the open they're easily recognizable. This can't be said for most of the entries to come.
#6 - Necromorph (Dead Space, 2008)
Terrifying foes that are reminiscent of John Carpenter's The Thing, Necromorphs are extraterrestrial mutations borne from human corpses. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes, all of them intent on murdering your character violently. In addition to being incredibly intimidating to look at, Necromorphs move quickly and often strike without warning using appendages that you didn't even know they had.
Why this one isn't higher on the list: During the game you kill SO MANY of these things that eventually their scare factor dies down a bit. They essentially become cannon fodder after a while.
#5 - Sadako Yamamura (The Ring, 2002)
Creepy, terrifying, and rooted in real-world urban legend, Sadako Yamamura's original incarnation in The Ring was chill-inducing nightmare-fuel on every level. Her silence as she slowly creeps towards her prey means she could be right behind you right now; her usage of televisions as a means to enter people's homes means that her portal of appearance is something we all have right there in our homes. As a monster, this creature works, and works extremely well.
Why this one isn't higher on the list: The amount of parody this movie sustained in pop culture, through no fault of its own. Much like the Xenomorph, this iconic monster has been dragged through the mud over time, draining a lot of its thunder.
#4 - The Body Snatchers (Invasion of the Body Snatchers, 1978)
These things are basically viral. They're more or less plants that transform into people (each pod becoming a specific person whose DNA they've come into contact with), and when the transformation is complete, the original person dies. They slowly begin to take over the world, and the only person who can stop them is Donald Sutherland (who is perhaps best known for his work producing... Kiefer Sutherland).
Now, this movie was a remake of an earlier movie of the same name. The version that came out in the 50's was also pretty scary, in a kinder gentler sort of way. I give priority to the 1978 version for several reasons. One, it's considerably more graphic. Two, it's colder. What do I mean, you ask? There's just a colder edge to it that the original didn't have, more of a sense of being on a slippery slope as things begin to spiral out of control. While both movies are great.... the original feels like an extended Twilight Zone episode, while the 1978 version feels like something that could really happen. At least while you're watching it. It plays off of feelings of powerlessness AND fear of being alone that are common traits in our collective subconsciousness. Needless to say, I'm quite a fan of this movie.
Why this one isn't higher on the list: The bodysnatchers take over very non-violently. Their victims tended to die quiet deaths in their sleep. Some may consider this pretty damn scary, but to me it lowers their menace level a notch.
#3 - T-800 (The Terminator and Terminator Salvation versions, 1984/2009)
"It can't be bargained with. It can't be reasoned with. It doesn't feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And it absolutely will not stop, until you are dead." These words sum up the high placement of the T-800 here.
Arnold Schwarznegger was truly terrifying in this role in the original terminator. It laid waste to everything in its path with no emotion, and nothing seemed to be able to slow it down...much.
It was also extremely intelligent, and was able to predict the moves of the protagonists while in unwavering pursuit of them; this was especially apparent when it impersonated Sarah's mom to find out where she was. And these things came off of an assembly line in the future.
In said future, they were able to blend in with people and use their human appearance to infiltrate hiding places, killing everyone they found within. This sense of the unknown, coupled with the bleakness of fighting an army of these things that were often nearly indistinguishable from humans, makes the T-800 a truly terrifying monster that personified the futility of the Future War.
Why this one isn't higher on the list: Because the top two are just that scary.
#2 - Mor-Taxians (War of the Worlds, the series, 1988-1990)
War of the Worlds was really good...for the first season. A big reason why: The antagonists, the aliens, were truly terrifying. Unfortunately TV execs took over production of the show after the first season, turning it into a dark, dismal show for the second and final season. It was nearly unrecognizable after the change, and the incredibly menacing aliens were reduced to being human-looking Nazis.
That first season, however, was a great show in and of itself. It was scary to say the least, and contributing to that was the fact that it was probably more graphic than anything else on TV at the time. Back to the aliens... why were they terrifying, you ask? They could inhabit people's bodies. This might be what the show was best-known for and is most remembered for even now. Once they inhabited someone's body, that person essentially became a puppet/zombie under full control of the alien.
The aliens were able to blend into society this way, and move from body to body quietly. They had to do this, since inhabited bodies would (being dead and all) quickly begin to decompose. So when they'd move to a new body, generally the alien would jab a three-fingered hand out of the chest of their host body and choke their next host with it, de-fusing from the first body and fusing into the second. Unused bodies would melt into a puddle of smoldering goop. Yeah, it's as bad as it sounds. They had no regard for humans either, seeing them as diseased vermin, and usually chose to kill people in as gruesome ways as possible.
Why this one isn't higher on the list: They were easy to kill...if their victims were aware of their presence in time. That's about the only reason, and a big if. They got very good at masquerading as common people and blending into groups as needed, later bursting out to wreak havoc and move to a new body.
#1 - The Thing (John Carpenter's The Thing, 1982)
This is hands-down the most terrifying monster I've ever seen put to film. Part of that is how gruesome the creature is in most of its forms, but I think even more of it can be attributed to the directing. Even before The Thing appears for the first time, this movie gives off a sense of forboding under the surface. You just know that there's something off about that dog.
The Thing itself is nearly un-killable, since any bits of it that survive can grow into a new Thing. Whether it's a different creature or has the same mind as the rest of it is up for debate, as the creature is very much an alien mystery. Not only that, but it has the ability to inhabit other creatures and use them as a disguise. The Thing seems to also be able to assimilate some of the traits of its hosts, behaving like they would even after it takes over their mind. This adds that layer of fearing the unknown, of being able to trust no one.
At some point the protagonists learn that The Thing could potentially colonize the entire Earth in a couple of years just by systematically inhabiting all of the creatures on it. This might be one of the scariest things I've ever heard in a movie. This one hits on nearly all of the most frightening points that the previous entries have. It's a malevolent creature that is scary in and of itself, that can walk amongst us, and that can spread from person to person until there's no one left. Thus, this is the easy pick for the #1 spot. Did The Thing ever find a way off of Antartica, in the story? We'll never know, but the mere idea that maybe it did is a scary one.
No pictures for this one, because... eww. Just go see the movie.
Thus concludes my picks for the Top 16 Scariest Monsters to Ever Grace Movies, Television, and Video Games. Feel free to comment on these picks below, or even tell me your own picks.
Posted by Jericho at 4:03 PM
Labels: Alien, I Am Legend, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Jaws, Lists, Nazgul, Terminator, The Thing, War of the Worlds
Brayn May 7, 2010 at 12:31 PM
I gotta give it to the Terminators myself. Do the dinosaurs from Jurassic Park count as monsters?
Jericho May 7, 2010 at 1:27 PM
I thought about Jurassic Park, and thought they deserved a spot on here (especially if Jaws got on the list). Problem is, I have only seen JP once and don't remember being particularly scared by them. Maybe it's because I was so into dinosaurs as a kid.
You've never seen The Thing (that I know of) or WotW the series, but take it from me, those top two are pretty nasty. Still, terminators are bad enough that I almost consider #3 and #2 a tie.
Nick Vogt May 8, 2010 at 7:34 PM
This list is a lot of fun to read. I'm glad the Ring Wraiths made it onto this because those things freak me the hell out.
I actually think the First Lord Of The Rings "The Fellowship" could be considered a horror movie in a lot of ways.
Sorry I'm reading this quite a bit late, but I felt compelled to comment.
Too. Much. Terminator.
Having watched horror movies from a pretty young age I may be fairly desensitized, but I question the inclusion of these characters. In fact, I'll see your Terminator, and raise you a Norman Bates (Psycho, 1960).
Alternately I would suggest the goblins from Labyrinth, but if you'll excuse me I'm going to bow out of this conversation because I fear my nerd is showing.
Brayn January 10, 2016 at 10:18 AM
Darth Vader might be worthy if this was just A New Hope. Once he actually doesn't want to hurt Luke (...all cutting off of hands aside) he loses most of his malice.
The Thing really can't be topped. If it was actually defeated that would be one thing, but... it was probably... well, you know.
This is the most you've ever written about War of the Worlds and you did a great job explaining why the show made such a impression on you. I see that monsters that hide inside your body really get to you even more than terminators who just kill you. I agree the fear of violation is just chilling.
We're now 10+ years away from LOTR and I Am Legend so it's nice to see they're not forgotten.
Sadako from The Ring was such a person villain in my book because I look at screens all the time and the idea of a monster coming out of one is just the worst.
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It's Episode 98 of In the Mood for Podcast, a British-based film podcast hosted by Calum Reed of Ultimate Addict and Pete Sheppard of In the Mood for Blog.
This week starts out sporty, as we look ahead to next month's World Cup, and celebrate the release of new underdog football film "Next Goal Wins" by revealing our favourite documentaries about sports. After that, we get onto the week's other releases, which include the amusingly re-titled comedy "Bad Neighbours" and Hayao Miyazaki's period swansong "The Wind Rises," which prompts a discussion of the greatest biopics ever made, and a face-off between "The Pianist" and "Schindler's List". With only three films, we have plenty of time to anticipate next week's double-dose of Elizabeth Olsen, and venture on a host of digressions, discussing the quality of the cinema of 2004, and what exactly constitutes a "performance piece." Elsewhere, Pete uncorks a rather vicious burn on Hailee Steinfeld, Zac Efron makes Cal feel guilty and shallow, and there's a proposed overhaul of the segments which may see Emma and Melvil banished from the podcast. Scandal!
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Flights to Al Ain
Did you mean flights from Al Ain?
Al Ain International Airport is located 18 km west north west of the Al Ain city center. It is Abu Dhabi's second international airport and is considered the 4th busiest airport in the United Arab Emirates. Although most international flights enter the United Arab Emirates at the much larger airports at Dubai or Abu Dhabi, Al Ain is set to double the capacity of its airport facilities to cater to the growing number of visitors to the city.
Currently, there are three major airlines operating from Al Ain International Airport that serves nine destinations. There are also coach services between Al Ain International Airport and Abu Dhabi Airport.
Al Ain takes its name from the arabic word meaning The Spring. It is also known as Garden city of the United Arab Emirates largely due to its many famous oases and lush greenery. Al Ain is also one of the world's oldest permanently inhabited settlements, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Located approximately 160 km east of the capital Abu Dhabi and about 120 km south of Dubai, Al Ain also shares a border with Oman.
Its geography, rich heritage, pleasant climate and picturesque setting makes Al Ain an attractive travel destination. Al Ain is increasingly becoming a popular leisure and cultural retreat for residents of its neighboring cities and foreign tourists.
The city abounds in historic structures, archaeological sites and famous oases. There are seven oases in Al Ain. They are a popular attraction because of the 3,000 year old underground irrigation system "falaj", lush palms and shaded walkways.
Al Ain is also serves as a commercial centre for a wide area extending into Oman. There are major shopping centers as well as traditional souks for fruit and vegetables and livestock.
Tourists will have no problem in finding excellent and affordable food in the city's many restaurants and cafes as Al Ain is host to a international range of cuisine. Most of the good restaurants are concentrated on Khalifa Street and Mauteredh.
Al Ain has a wide range of attractions that would be of interest to tourists. These are some of the places that should be in your must visit list.
Jebel Hafeet
Climb to the top of Jebel Hafeet – a rocky height dominating the city - via a winding highway. Rising 1,240 metres, this is the emirate's highest peak, and UAE's second. There are several rest points for viewing along
the 12km long winding road to the top, and once you get to the peak, you will have a spectacular 360 degree view of the city.
Al-Khrair Animal Souq
The famed Al-Khrair Animal Souq is open every day. Breeders and buyers from all over the UAE, including merchants and shepherds from different tribes come together for a lively trading of camels and goats. Tourists can observe and have their photographs taken for a fee.
The biggest of several oases in region, the oasis is made up of thousands of date palms. Narrow roads run through the oasis, so you can drive through it, or you can walk. A small restaurant/coffee shop is located in the middle. Walking in the oasis is especially nice when the sun is not directly overhead, as the palm trees offer cooling shade.
Wadi Adventure
This is Middle East's first man made whitewater rafting, kayaking and surfing destination. They have a zip line, giant swing and climbing wall, a wave pool and a variety of food outlets. The park's 3.3 metre man-made surf wave is the world's largest and its 1.7 kilometre kayaking channel network is the world's longest.
Al Ain Raceway
Al-`Ain is also home to Arabia's largest International standard go-kart circuit. Al Ain Raceway has an international standard 1.6 km go-kar)ng track that is a popular leisure destination as well as venue for world sporting events.
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COMPARITIVE STUDY OF RESPONSE OF MULTI STOREY BUILDINGS SUBJECTED TO EARTHQUAKE FORCES WITH AND WITHOUT DAMPERS
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Dampers helps in reducing the vibrations caused by wind and earthquake. By using dampers we can improve the resistance of building towards the forces which are caused by earthquakes .In this study an attempt has been made to compare the results of equivalent static method and response spectrum method of seismic analysis for various models with…show more content…
Generally Equivalent static analysis is not adopted for high rise buildings. Practically it does not take into account all the factors that are importance of foundation condition. The equivalent static analysis is used to design small structures. In this method only one mode is considered for each direction. Earthquake resistant designing for low rise structures the equivalent static method is enough. Tall structures are needed more than two modes and mass weight of each story to design earthquake resistant loads. Equivalent static method is not suitable to design high rise structures and dynamic analysis method to be used for high rise…show more content…
displacement, velocity and acceleration as a function of natural vibration period or frequency and damping ratio of single degree of freedom system (SDOF).As the seismic forces strikes the foundation of structure it will move with the ground motion. It shows that movement of structure is generally more than the ground motion. The movement of structure depends on the natural frequency of vibration,. The revised IS 1893-2002 uses the dynamic analysis by response spectrum. In this method the most five important engineering properties of the structures i.e, the fundamental natural period of vibration of the building ( T in seconds), damping properties of the structure ,Type of foundation provided for the building , Importance factor of the building ,the ductility of the structure represented by response reduction factor are considered .
Many new techniques are found out for resisting earthquakes. One of the technique is Dampers. Dampers are used for vibration control of structure which are caused due to earthquakes and winds. Depending on type of material dampers are classified into different types and they are classified as Tuned Mass Dampers, Friction Dampers, Viscous Dampers, Metallic damper, Visco elastic dampers , Elasto plastic damper .Other techniques like base isolation are used for decrease of damage caused due to earthquake.
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Tall Building Essay
Federal Judicial Academy Phase-II, Islamabad Chapter-9 9.1 Introduction This theory aims to provide guidance and minimum standards for the designers of tall buildings in seismically active regions anywhere in the world. A tall building is defined here in as a building of sufficient height for the period of the first translational mode of vibration to exceed 4 seconds or for its height to exceed 50m. However, this can also be used to assess the performance of medium-rise buildings where this is needed. 9.2 Earthquake Earthquake is a shaking of the ground caused by the sudden breaking and shifting of large sections of Earth's rocky outer shell. Earthquakes are among the most powerful events on earth, and their results can be terrifying.
Pushover Analysis In Earthquake
Nonlinear static procedures are now widely used in engineering practice to predict seismic demands in building structures. The simplified versions of NSP based on lateral load capacity such as those recommended in ATC-40 and FEMA-356 have well-documented limitations in terms of their inability to account for higher mode effects and modal variation resulting from inelastic behaviour. Results from the analytical study indicate that peak response measures such as inter-story drift and component plastic rotations more consistently than the other NSP's investigated in the
Seismic Facies Analysis
Seismic facies analysis Seismic facies represent a group of seismic amplitude variations with characteristics that distinctly differ from those of other facies. A seismic facies is the manifestation of the underlying geologic facies or structural feature in the seismic amplitude data. These can be searched and identified from the seismic data by different approaches. These could be based on analysis of either the seismic waveforms or the seismic attributes. Seismic facies analysis consists of the parameters and reflection configuration studies, which determine a seismic sequence.
Literature Review On Earthquake
The taller the building is, the lower its natural frequency -code of earthquake resistant. 2.2.2.7	Mass distribution and concentration The distribution of the masses must be as uniform as possible, on each floor and height. It is desirable that the variation of the floor to floor mass accompanying the variation in stiffness. If the mass-stiffness varies sharply from one floor to another stress concentration occurs. Avoid superfluous presence of masses, such as excessive fillers on terraces, garden terraces, etc.
Accelerometer Lab Report
The sensing element essentially is a proof mass (also known as seismic mass). The proof mass is attached to a spring of stiffness k which in turn connected to its casing. Further, a dash pot is also included in a system to provide desirable damping effect; otherwise system might oscillate at its natural frequency. When the system is subjected to linear acceleration, a force equaling to mass times the acceleration acts on the proof-mass. This causes the mass to deflect; the deflection is sensed by a suitable means and is converted into an equivalent electrical signal.
Spb Lab Report
Split Hopkinson pressure bar Aim and objectives of work Split Hopkinson pressure bar in most versatile apparatus for regulating the active behaviour of materials. To get a simple FEM of SHPB and numerical analysis was borne away in the present investigation and to simulate dynamic compression response based on quasi-static test to amount the mechanical response at high line rates and examine the dynamic compression properties, i.e. energy absorption and compressive force at advanced strain rates, to improve full scales stress-strain curves at altered strain rates and to examine the strain rate behaviour of differing materials. 	Modelling and test various geometries of specimens. 	Compare the experimental value with numerical test result values.
Essay On Blocking Floor
This model is structured on the fact that in a model structure of a building, vibrations were produced artificially and the speed and velocity of these vibrations were measured for each floor at its center. The technique applied was that the thickness of the first floor was increased than the upper floor similarly the density or width of each floor was greater than its upper story. It has been observed that the materials like concreter and iron girders in the floor slabs behave as resistance to the propagating waves. This method of increasing the floor thickness is basically referred to as Blocking Floor.
Seismic Forces In High Building
Seismic forces are always more at the base of the building. Simply we can say the seismic force at base of the building is called the base shear. In a multi-storey building all vibration modes of the building contribute to the base shear. Base shear is an estimate of the highest possible lateral force that will occur due to seismic ground motion at the base of a
Pushover Analysis In Construction
•	S.P. Akshara (2015) The scope of the present study aims at evaluation of RC buildings designed according to IS 456:2000. The non-linear static pushover analysis procedure has been used in this regard The non-linear methods can give an Idea regarding the pattern of the plastic hinge formations and thus aid in the performance based seismic
Earthquake Analysis Paper
REVIEW PAPER DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT STRUCTURE SHUBHAM VILAS DHINDALE Prof. S.K. HARINKHEDE T. E. Student, Associate Professor, Department Of Civil Engineering Department Of Civil Engineering Sinhgad Academy of Engineering, kondhwa Abstract - This paper deals with Seismic design and analysis Method like Seismic coefficient method. This paper involves the study of lateral forces calculated as per the provisions of IS 1893 1984 & IS 1893 -2002 Keyword – Seismic Coefficients, Base Shear, Earthquake analysis INTRODUCTION
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Fact check: Did Joe The Plumber say Obama's comment 'sounded like socialism'?
What did Joe the Plumber say about Obama's tax plans?
The Statement:
Vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, speaking at an October 27 rally in Leesburg, Virginia, referred to Barack Obama's October 12 conversation about tax policy with Samuel J. Wurzelbacher, the citizen now known as "Joe the Plumber." She said Obama said he "wants to spread the wealth" and that "Joe the Plumber said to him, it sounded like socialism."
Get the facts!
Obama met Wurzelbacher at a campaign stop outside Toledo, Ohio, on October 12, Wurzelbacher told Obama he was getting ready to buy a company that makes $250,000 to $280,000 a year and asked, "Your new tax plan is going to tax me more, isn't it?" Under Obama's plan, taxes would rise for individuals who make more than $200,000 a year and families with incomes above $250,000.
Obama went into a lengthy explanation of his plan. He said he wants to cut taxes "a little bit more for the folks who are most in need; and for the 5 percent of the folks who are doing very well - even though they've been working hard and I appreciate that - I just want to make sure they're paying a little bit more in order to pay for those other tax cuts."
He argued that if consumers had more money to spend, it would be good for enterprises such as a plumbing business. "Right now everybody's so pinched that business is bad for everybody, and I think when you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody."
Wurzelbacher invoked a common small-business concern with Obama: that higher taxes compromise hard-earned profits. "I've worked hard. I'm a plumber. I work 10-12 hours a day and I'm buying this company and I'm going to continue working that way. I'm getting taxed more and more while fulfilling the American dream."
He never told Obama at the time his idea "sounded like socialism." But two days later, in an interview on Fox News, Wurzelbacher said, "he wants to distribute wealth. I'm not trying to make statements here. That's kind of a socialist viewpoint."
In an interview with CNN that aired October 16, Wurzelbacher clarified that the company he wants to buy makes well less than $250,000 a year - which, under Obama's plan, means his taxes would not be increased.
McCain and Palin frequently refer to "Joe the Plumber" on the campaign trail. Since his encounter with Obama, Wurzelbacher has received much notoriety and has signaled his support for McCain.
Wurzelbacher told conservative talk radio host Laura Ingraham on October 24 that he's considering a run for Congress in 2010. That would pit Wurzelbacher against longtime Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur for Ohio's 9th District on the state's northern border, which includes Toledo and Sandusky.
"I'll tell you what, we'd definitely be in one heck of a fight, Marcy Kaptur definitely has a following in this area," he said of the possibility. "But, you know, I'd be up for it."
Wurzelbacher was expected to campaign with former U.S. Rep. Rob Portman in Ohio on October 28 on behalf of the McCain campaign.
The Verdict: True. However, while Wurzelbacher has said Obama's plan comes from a "socialist viewpoint," he did not say that directly to Obama.
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rubyshuz
Where's the rest of the qualification in "The Verdict" above?
October 28, 2008 04:58 pm at 4:58 pm |
Ohio Independent
Just look at Joe the plumber. He looks like an idiot. Is he going to be the Republican VP running mate in 2012. God forbid us another joke for an election.
Lyndon,CA
You need to pay the state of Ohio what you owe in back taxes and interest and get a license to ply your trade as a plumber Joe. In other words, clean up your act, or is that too much to ask of a prospective representative.
jpills
Joe the Plumber just made a simple observation. The majority of the wealth has been controlled by the minority of the people in this country for a long time. Obama is not going to really change that. He is just going to take from the hard-working and the wealthy and give to the lazy and the not working.
Are we still talking about this dude?
That was certainly a stretch.
Barbara - 65 yr old white female in NC
Wonder how the folks in Alaska like living in a socialistic State?
Who cares what this guy thinks?!?!?!?!
This just in: Ryan thinks Obama's plan isn't socialism. Full story at 11....


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Windows 10's Next Update Brings a "Zoom" Feature to the Console
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Chris Hoffman is Editor-in-Chief of How-To Geek. He's written about technology for over a decade and was a PCWorld columnist for two years. Chris has written for The New York Times and Reader's Digest, been interviewed as a technology expert on TV stations like Miami's NBC 6, and had his work covered by news outlets like the BBC. Since 2011, Chris has written over 2,000 articles that have been read more than one billion times---and that's just here at How-To Geek. Read more...
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The Windows Console will let you quickly zoom in and out in the next release of Windows 10, codenamed 19H1 and expected in April 2019. This is exciting news for anyone using Command Prompt, PowerShell, or even a Linux Bash shell on Windows.
This feature is available today to people using the new Windows 10 Insider Preview build 18272, which also includes redesigned sign-in options for setting up Windows Hello.
Microsoft's own Rich Turner, who works on the Windows command line, highlighted this new feature. Just hold the Ctrl key on your keyboard and scroll with your mouse wheel or trackpad to zoom in and out.
Blogged: Windows Console: CTRL + Scroll to zoom and Dark Theme Scrollbar https://t.co/YHu3wX0ySW pic.twitter.com/jmaeWP0MVS
— Rich Turner (@richturn_ms) October 31, 2018
Microsoft's Carmen Crincoli notes that this is implemented nicely. With Microsoft's default Consolas font, the text in the console window scales nicely doesn't turn pixelated. The aspect ratio of the frame stays the same as you zoom in, which means that text won't overflow onto different lines. Everything just works.
Scale! Font scales nicely (mmm, Consolas) and the aspect ratio of the frame stays consistent. MAGIC.
— Carmen Crincoli ⭐ (@CarmenCrincoli) October 31, 2018
Microsoft has also added a dark scroll bar to the Console window, which will be used automatically if you enable Windows 10's dark theme.
This looks great, and it's one of the many ways Microsoft has polished up the command-line experience lately. For example, Windows 10's Fall Creators Update introduced a new color scheme for the command line, and Microsoft offers a downloadable tool that helps you install other color schemes.
RELATED: How to Customize Your Command Prompt's Color Scheme With Microsoft's ColorTool
Chris Hoffman is Editor-in-Chief of How-To Geek. He's written about technology for over a decade and was a PCWorld columnist for two years. Chris has written for The New York Times and Reader's Digest, been interviewed as a technology expert on TV stations like Miami's NBC 6, and had his work covered by news outlets like the BBC. Since 2011, Chris has written over 2,000 articles that have been read more than one billion times---and that's just here at How-To Geek.


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Very comfortable king size bed.
Realize not pet friendly, assume that does not include service dog?
I believe that service dogs are exempted. The best thing to do is to call the hotel or their toll free reservation number and ask them their policy.
Do the rooms have a refrigerator and/microwave?
is this hotel central to all tourist facilities please. I am visiting Wichita in May and this information would be helpful, also is there a bus route near by.
We are located on the East side of Wichita. We have plenty of shopping and dining choices nearby. As far as tourist attractions we are about 6 miles from downtown, but it really depends on which attractions you plan to visit. You can get to most parts of the city within 15 or 20 minutes from our location. There is a bus route that runs in front of our hotel.


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Q: In C#, what's the best way to search a list of a class by one of the class's members? Say I have a class that looks something like this:
class SomeClass {
    int m_member;

    public int Member {
        get { return m_member; }
        set { m_member = value; }
    }
}

And somewhere else, I have a list of type List<SomeClass> list.
If I want to search the list for a particular instance of the class, I can just do
int index = list.IndexOf(someInstance);

But if I want to search the list by Member, I have to do this:
int index = -1;
for (int i = 0; i < list.Count; i++) {
    if (list[i].Member == someMember) {
        index = i;
        break;
    }
}

Is there a better way to do this?

A: int index = list.FindIndex(m => m.Member == someMember);

A: If you can use Linq
SomeClass aClasss = list.FirstOrDefault(item => item.Member == someMember);

A: You can have an extended search method(using reflection) for the list like below where property name and search value are input parameters.
public static List<T> SearchList<T>(this List<T> list, string PropertyName, string SearchValue)
{
    return list.Select(item =>
        new
        {
            i = item,
            Props = item.GetType().GetProperties(BindingFlags.Instance | BindingFlags.Public)
        })
        .Where(item => item.Props.Any(p =>
        {
            var val = p.GetValue(item.i, null);
            return val != null
                && (p.Name.ToLower() == PropertyName.ToLower() || string.IsNullOrEmpty(PropertyName))
                && (val.ToString().ToLower().Contains(SearchValue.ToLower()) || string.IsNullOrEmpty(SearchValue));
        }))
        .Select(item => item.i)
        .ToList();
    }

calling:
List<Employee> employees = new List<Employee>();
var searchedEmployees = data.SortList(serachProperty, searchValue);

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NAB2007: North Hall Redo, HD Hits Mainstream
The annual NAB rite of passage on the desert has come and gone for broadcasters.
By Guy Wire
The annual NAB rite of passage on the desert has come and gone for broadcasters. If you were lucky enough to attend, you got to see firsthand how the tide is turning toward all things streaming.
Almost everywhere you looked, especially in the vast Central and South exhibit halls, there was something on display confirming the reality that Web streaming is the shooting star carrying consumer multimedia into the future. There is no doubt that this includes traditional broadcasters.
Perhaps you could not attend, though, so let me provide the scoop on new products and hot topics you missed. What is overheard in conversations amongst attendees regarding their experiences at NAB, not the expected pabulum you read in the trade press, tells the real story of what went on there.
RADIO GIVES WAY
The first thing I noticed when entering the North Hall where radio exhibits had always been for many years was that instead of the "Radio-Audio Exhibit Hall," I was met with "Acquisition & Production" and "Management & Systems."
Radio and audio were mere footnotes in the Program and Exhibit Guide. Half of the North Hall was filled with TV folks including Grass Valley and the vast Harris layout. Our old radio exhibitor friends were either at the other end of the hall or scattered throughout the remaining floor space along with a relocated attendee registration area.
This change speaks volumes about how our industry is being transformed and also why many traditional radio/audio vendors see the need to expand their universe of potential customers. Orban, for example, was only going to support one main booth in the South Hall to lure in new multimedia prospects, but then decided at the last moment to erect a small booth in the corner of the old radio hall. Unfortunately it didn't appear to me they were all that happy with the action in either location.
The South Hall seemed absolutely mobbed on most days. You could probably find every device known to man that could capture and stream video (and audio).
There were very few major products or "breakthrough" technology introductions for radio this year. Most of the hardware and software shown were improvements, enhancements or feature additions to existing products. I'll get to the notable ones, including some of the "Cool Stuff" winners, in just a moment. First let's shed some light on the big picture topics of NAB2007.
HD RADIO BECOMES MAINSTREAM
Aside from all the streaming hoopla, the issue of HD Radio was much on the minds of radio attendees and exhibitors.
Every transmission equipment booth there was pushing its IBOC-ready hardware. Harris, BE, Nautel and Continental all showed improved or upgraded versions of their exciters and transmitters. After not having an exhibit booth last year, Ibiquity chose to hold court this year at the new "Radio and Audio Stage, an HD Destination."
In the middle of the North Hall, a large roped-off presentation area featured most of the new HD Radios now being marketed, including several that sport price tags near $100. There are now literally dozens of models to choose from, including tabletop, component tuner and after-market car radios.
I had predicted last year after NAB, when Radio Shack announced the HD Accurian, that Circuit City and Best Buy wouldn't be far behind. Almost on cue, both are now on board. Best Buy is carrying HD Radios in all of its mega-stores across the country.
Unfortunately, none of the HD floor models on display were powered up for demonstration there, but a few were demonstrated in the Ibiquity hospitality suite at the Hilton. Every few hours various Ibiquity and HD station engineers would give a presentation about HD Radio implementation on the Radio Stage to a well-attended sit-down crowd.
HD Radio has almost become a fait accompli. Aside from a dwindling number of never-say-die HD-R opponents, including list-server noisemakers and quite a few small-market owners, every clear-thinking broadcaster I talked with realizes that HD-R is our digital platform for the future and is probably here to stay. By the time you read this, hopefully the approved FCC rulemaking for HD-R transmission standards will be in effect.
No it's not perfect and yes many compromises were made to make it work in our existing limited-bandwidth channels. There will be some AM interference to adjacent channels when full-time AM HD-R fires up. But the smartest guys out there who have studied this issue carefully do not see any AM "meltdown" resulting.
Other than the unhappy DXers and rim-shooters, the instances of real and actionable interference mitigation should be rather limited. On FM, the major markets are saturated with HD and HD2 signals. HD Radio prices are sure to drop below $100 on some models for the upcoming Christmas season.
NEW FEATURES FOR HD
We did see an HD-R innovation at the BE booth in the form of EPG, an electronic program guide integrated in the HD text display. Using a data engine from The Radio Experience for control via touchscreen, users will be able to select programs for store and replay in future generations of HD Radios.
This feature will be necessary to enable the long-promised and big interactive killer-app for HD-R: Radio TiVo. With so many folks addicted to the real TiVo, and also now their favorite podcast downloads, the necessity of real-time radio is easily trumped by store and play later.
Both BE and Harris showed another new HD feature called conditional access. It's being touted as a potential new moneymaker for HD stations who want to sell subscription radio to captive audiences. NDS developed the technology for set-top TV boxes that encrypts the HD Radio data stream to be able to turn on and off the channel in a user's radio. The technology has been field-tested at WUSF(FM) in Tampa on an HD3 channel and appears to work well.
With so many potential customers now using the Internet for targeted and protected content distribution, we have to wonder how much demand will emerge for this service, especially when WiMax and IP radios become significant. Nonetheless, it was honored as an RW "Cool Concept."
The last remaining hurdles HD-R has to clear for more rapid acceptance by the public are the successful introduction of small portable and pocket HD radios, along with OEM HD car radios. The new SiPort ultra-low-power consumption HD chipset promises to solve the first issue. By 2012, the "Big 3" American automakers should be rolling out stock HD Radios in many models to solve the second. After that, we can forever ignore the HD-R naysayers once and for all.
MAKING HD MORE RELIABLE
One of the few truly breakthrough award-winning ideas emerging at the show was Nautel's proposal to improve HD transmission performance and reliability over STLs using data networks.
The company calls it the E2X secure HD transport protocol. It's designed to dramatically smooth out the instantaneous bandwidth requirements and prevent data-packet loss and audio dropouts.
Any engineer who has installed HD-R using the Importer and Exporter/Exgine topology has discovered how fragile the process becomes when fighting through data traffic jams. The first lesson learned is to separate the HD transmission data path apart from the usual station business LAN using a VLAN, managed router or separate subnet. Adding E2X, the process of getting the data through becomes bulletproof-reliable and fault-tolerant. Nautel hopes to establish its invention into a standard protocol.
SURROUND MAKES NEW NOISE
The promise of transporting the 5.1 surround sound home theatre experience to radio has been treading water since five separate encoding systems appeared to vie for attention about four years ago.
Behind the scenes, Franhaufer quietly has been pushing forward its new MPEG surround solution. Its marketing partner in the United States is Telos, which announced over-the-air tests for it last year on WZLX(FM), Boston. They finally got it up and running just days before NAB2007 opened with a demo in the Telos booth.
The Telos team along with WZLX staff searched far and wide for original master recordings of classic rock tunes that could be encoded with MPEG surround, including a true stereo mix-down with full mono compatibility. After completing multi-channel upgrades to the WZLX audio chain, about 200 songs were encoded and are on the air right now. That's about 20 percent of their format. I can say unequivocally it is doggone impressive.
Radio World's Skip Pizzi and Cox DOE Steve Fluker headed up the NRSC subcommittee on surround sound technologies. Skip reported in a Thursday session pretty much what the industry has been expecting: there will be no attempts to evaluate the various systems for the purposes of setting a "standard" surround sound technology for FM broadcasting. All of them, including the matrix systems, play reasonably well for consumer entertainment consumption.
It will be up to broadcasters to decide which one fits their goals best before building multi-channel capabilities and finding adequate and appropriate library resources to feature over the air surround sound. Let's hope record companies embrace this opportunity to sell new versions of old and new favorites alike and start ramping up production of surround sound music in all genres.
Steve Church at Telos is convinced that is already happening. But I still have a hard time finding much surround sound product at most popular music stores.
VISITING FMEXTRA VIA ARUBA
Derek Kumar's all-digital subcarrier solution has attracted some support as a possible alternative to HD-R.
Introduced two years ago, Digital Radio Express has been working hard installing its FMeXtra system on various stations to test and prove its viability. DRE staged a large booth to show off its capabilities along with the unveiling of the new Aruba FMeXtra tabletop receiver. They gave away an Aruba every hour via business card drawings every day of the show.
As a dramatically more efficient FM subcarrier delivery platform, FMeXtra is a winner. At 48 kbps, audio quality in stereo can match HD-R using both HD and HD2 at those rates.
But without time and frequency diversity for multi-path mitigation, plus lack of multi-channel and significant data capability, this technology is no match for HD-R, especially in the mobile environment. At best, FMeXtra is an upgrade for existing SCA services. Nonetheless, it did garner a "Cool Stuff" award.
VERY COOL STUFF
Speaking of things cool, the annual Radio World "Cool Stuff" awards and the Pick Hit awards given out by our fine competitor Radio Magazine revealed how targeted and diverse the usual new product offerings have become.
While I have no idea who does the picking and what the criteria are for these proceedings, only five products were honored with both awards out of 24 total "Cool Stuff" and 15 Pick Hit awards. In past years, there were many more "double winners." What now appeals to one group as a sure-fire big deal sometimes is ignored by the other.
Most of the winners were niche products filling a particular application, but several of them, along with a a few deserving non-winners and a popular MIA product, are worthy of further discussion here:
Harris has always covered the gamut of almost every significant piece of broadcast technology in its grand-scale booth. Its Intraplex digital T1 STL product line has always been shown in recent years and has been a bestseller. This year, Intraplex was nowhere to be found. Down the hall, the APT Technologies booth of competing products was larger than ever, displaying an expanded line of T1 and Ethernet STLs and digital codecs.
Barix AG, a Swiss company showing very effective yet inexpensive audio over Internet codecs, was passed over for a "Cool Stuff" award. The improved Instreamer and Exstreamer units are being used everywhere as STLs where microwave and telco are not affordable or available. What could be more cool? (RW editors tell me Barix won an earlier award as a contributor amongst several to the Harris Masterlink-IP product. But it appears to me the company has advanced this technology and it's notable that these are now offered as their own two flagship products.)
Wheatstone was probably one of the more significant non-winners with a large presence. Almost without being noticed, the well-established console company has added a full line of audio processing products for all applications. Its flagship full-featured product, the Vorsis, was introduced and won a "Cool Stuff" last year, but this year it seems even more impressive. Bob, Frank and Marvin need to make room at the processing table for one more.
If you've been looking for a 12-channel console/mixer that looks and feels like a real console, and comes with full broadcast functions in a small package, Don Winget of Broadcast Tools has stepped up to offer the budget-priced ProMix12. It looks very similar to a Harris mini-console from 2001 that never made it, but Don's version is $500 cheaper. No longer are the Mackie and Behringer mixers your only small-footprint choices.
Hank Landsberg and Henry Engineering won again this year with yet another little blue box, the USB-AES Matchbox. It's a natural successor to the ubiquitous analog Matchbox.
Burk impressed many with its new AFD-1 arc and flame detector module for remote monitoring apps. It also won with the cleverly named WatchBand off-air monitor. With WatchBand, engineers and groups can remotely monitor their stations via a Web page, including audio metrics, out- of-tolerance and off-air audio alarms and logging. It can even generate playlists for market stations.
DaySequerra joined in the remote air monitoring parade with its snazzy M3 Monitor. The M3 contains three separate AM, FM and HD Radio tuners in a 2 RU box to monitor and alarm virtually everything. Each tuner's vacuum florescent display shows station frequency, HD channels, analog RBDS data, signal strength and multipath, plus status indicators. We finally have a number of good HD mod monitors to choose from. Early HD adopters had none for several years.
Comrex added the highly crafted portable Access cellphone remote broadcast kit to the companion base unit showed last year. Doing near-broadcast quality remotes with a handheld device via a cellphone call really revolutionizes that activity. Tieline also showed their enhanced product in this category, the G3 Commander, which deserved to win as much as Access. The Tieline product won the award last year but has undergone substantial improvements as standards changed. The Commander seems deserving for most of the same technical reasons Access was given a second award.
The JK Audio Daptor Three attracted lots of attention. Anything Bluetooth is always cool. This unit allows balanced or unbalanced connections to your cell phone like any other Bluetooth wireless technology-enabled headset. It also will connect to any other product that allows a wireless headset connection such as a laptop.
Kowa introduced the PX-10 compact Hotkey audio player using multiple USB thumb drives or flash cards for storage. It even looks a bit like an Instant Replay, but with this one, no more headaches replacing noisy or dead hard drives.
Frank Foti has been busy developing a digital audio clean-up process called Sensus. He showed it as an enhancement to his Omnia audio processors, including the new Omnia ONE. Sensus is a new algorithm designed to dynamically optimize and precondition digital audio so coding artifacts are greatly minimized when subjected to heavy bit-rate compression, typically used on Web streams. The A/B demo was unbelievably impressive. Frank has always been good at that.
Doug Vernier of V-Soft unveiled AM-Pro-2, an AM RF engineer's dream come true. Analyzing protection limits and designing optimized directional arrays for new or existing stations with full-color dynamic graphics is finally a snap. Or should I say, just a few mouse clicks.
Perhaps the most surprising "Cool Stuff" radio award went to a TV product. As one judge wrote in the wrapup issue of RW, it's a sign of the times that increasing numbers of radio stations see the need to be able to shoot video of special events in and out of their air studios to throw up on their Web sites and live streams. The NewTek Tricaster Studio is an affordable video capture unit with effects, editing, storage and streaming capabilities. "Just the ticket for those who think radio must become TV to survive the video Web streaming revolution."
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A gene that if removed could let you eat as much as you want without putting on want, has been discovered by scientists.
It sounds too good to be true, but a novel approach that might allow you to eat as much as you want without gaining weight could be a reality in the near future.
When a single gene known as RCAN1 was removed in mice and they were fed, they failed to gain weight, even after gorging on high-fat foods for prolonged periods.
The international team, led by scientists at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Professor Damien Keating at Flinders University, are hopeful a similar approach that inhibits this gene will also be effective with humans to combat obesity and serious diseases like diabetes.
The study used a large genetic screen in rodents to identify novel genetic candidates that may cause obesity, potentially paving the way for new drug therapies.
"We know a lot of people struggle to lose weight or even control their weight for a number of different reasons," says Professor Keating, from the Molecular and Cellular Physiology Laboratory at the College of Medicine and Public Health at Flinders.
"The findings in this study could mean developing a pill which would target the function of RCAN1 and may result in weight loss," he says.
There are two types of fat in the human body – brown fat burns energy, while white fat stores energy.
"We have already developed a series of drugs that target the protein that this gene makes, and we are now in the process of testing them to see if they inhibit RCAN1 and whether they might represent potential new anti-obesity drugs," he says.
"We looked at a variety of different diets with various timespans from eight weeks up to six months, and in every case we saw health improvements in the absence of the RCAN1 gene," says Professor Keating, an NHMRC Principal Research Fellow at the Centre for Neuroscience at Flinders University.
"We really want to pursue this, it's exciting and we have research funding from the Australian government through the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to continue to explore viable options.
'Regulator of Calcineurin 1 helps coordinate whole-body metabolism and thermogenesis' (2018) by David Rotter, Heshan Peirisb, D Bennett Brinsfelder, Alyce M Martin, Jana Burchfield, Valentina Parra, Christi Hull, Cyndi R Morales, Claire F Jessup, Dusan Matusica, Brian W Parks, Aldons J Lusis, Ngoc Uyen Nhi Nguyen, Misook Oh, Israel Iyoke, Tanvi Jakkampudi, D Randy McMillan, Hesham A Sadek, Matthew J Watt, Rana K Gupta, Melanie A Pritchard, Damien J Keating (Flinders University) and Beverly A Rothermel (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center) has been published in EMBO Reports (Wiley).


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Hard on the Gowanus Canal rests a seasonal Barbecue paradise. Wide open outdoor space, two bars serving up refreshing cocktails and craft beer, and a huge open kitchen churning out meats cooked in live wood fire and smokers.
The team behind the venture is well pedigreed in the NYC foodie scene, with Rob Shawger, Shane McBride (Balthazar), Ed McFarland (Ed's Lobster Bar), and Matt Abdoo (executive chef/partner and eight-year alum of Del Posto). They are a combination of two of America's highly competitive barbecue teams, Ribdiculous Bar-B-Krewe, captained by Shane McBride and Salty Rinse composed of Shawger (founder & team captain), Abdoo and McFarland.


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Die Nekropole von Carenque () besteht aus drei Felsgräbern () im Kalkstein des "Monte do Tojal" in "Vila Chã" zwischen Carenque und "Moinhos da Funcheira", bei Amadora im Distrikt Lissabon in Portugal. Sie wurden 1932 von Manuel Heleno (1894–1970) entdeckt und ausgegraben und 1936 unter Schutz gestellt.

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Die Anlagen der Nekropole sind für das Verständnis der iberischen Vorgeschichte von großem Interesse. Der Bau und die erste Deponierung menschlicher Überreste stammen aus der späten Jungsteinzeit (etwa 3000 v. Chr.) Die "künstlichen Höhlen" wurden in der anschließenden Kupferzeit nachgenutzt.

Die Felsgräber zeigen Merkmale anderer Anlagen, in anderen Regionen (z. B. Nekropole von Alapraia, Felskuppelgräber von Palmela, Felskuppelgräber von São Pedro do Estoril und "São Paulo"). Sie haben eine charakteristische Architektur, mit einem Zugang von Osten durch einen oft nicht mehr komplett erhaltenen Gang, der zu einem runden Portal (einer Art Seelenloch) führt, hinter dem die ebenfalls runde Kammer liegt. Kammer und Gang wurden mit Kalksteinplatten verschlossen.

Die Toten können in fötaler Position an den Wänden, umgeben von den Grabbeigaben, abgelegt worden sein. Die Funde bestehen aus einigen Knochen von Personen, die repräsentativ für den Menschentyp sind, der den Süden der Extremadura bewohnte. Die Beigaben bestehen aus Keramik, metallischen Werkstoffen, Steinwerkzeugen sowie Votivgaben. Die häufigsten sind Kalksteinidole in Form von glatten Zylindern, Dechsel aus Kalkstein und Lunulae (Halbmonde), aber insbesondere oftmals beschädigte Schieferplattenidole.

Die archäologischen Funde der Grabungen befinden sich im Museu Nacional de Arqueologia von Lissabon. In der Nähe liegt die Nekropole das Bautas.

Literatur
 Manuel Heleno: Grutas artificiais do Tojal de Vila Chã (Carenque) – Comunicação feita ao Congresso Luso-Espanhol de 1932, Tipografia da Empresa do Anuário Comercial, Lisboa 1933.
 Eduardo Rocha, Nuno Neto, Jorge Lucas: Clã de Carenque, Uma Comunidade do Neolítico. Edições For, 2008, ISBN 978-972-8970-16-1.
 Thomas G. Schattner (Hrsg.): Archäologischer Wegweiser durch Portugal (= Kulturgeschichte der Antiken Welt. Bd. 74). Philipp von Zabern, Mainz 1998, ISBN 3-8053-2313-1 S. 143

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Gov. Ige Announces New Public Safety Department Appointments
January 26, 2019, 7:29 PM HST
Gov. David Ige announced the appointment of veteran deputy general Maria Cook as the Department of Public Safety deputy director for administration. Cook will begin her new position on Feb. 1.
"Maria will bring valuable insight and experience to the department in her new role," PSD director Nolan Espinda said. "She has a wealth of employment and labor relations experience and will provide effective leadership and accountability to ensure that the division operates efficiently."
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Cook has 20 years of experience working in the Department of the Attorney General, representing the interests of the state's Executive, Legislative, Judiciary, and other state agencies in all employment and labor matters. Cook has a wide range of experience in public employment and labor matters, including civil litigation and related appeals, agency appeals, workers' compensation, and collective bargaining.
Director Espinda also reappointed Renee Sonobe Hong as deputy director of Law Enforcement, a position she's held since January 2017.
"I am humbled and grateful for the honor and privilege to continue to serve our community as part of the public safety team," Hong said. "I am excited to continue working with our law enforcement, judicial, and other partners to promote the safety and well-being of the people of the State of Hawaiʻi."
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Hong recently served as the state sheriff for PSD. Prior to that, she was the deputy attorney general for PSD, Hawaiian Home Lands and the Housing Division, as well as deputy corporation counsel and a deputy prosecuting attorney.
Jodie Maesaka-Hirata was also reappointed as deputy director of Corrections, a position she's held since January 2016.
"It has been an honor and privilege to serve in Gov. Ige's administration these past three years," Maesaka-Hirata said. "I thank him and Director Nolan Espinda for providing me the opportunity to continue to work with the Department Public Safety to improve the lives of those incarcerated, through meaningful rehabilitative services."
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Maesaka-Hirata previously worked for the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney from 2014 until her appointment to deputy director for Corrections. She also worked for the Public Safety Department in various roles.
These appointments are not subject to Senate confirmation.
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Texas Penalty Groups
In Texas, controlled substances are categorized by their penalty group. Penalty groups are drug classifications based on the drug's potential for addiction and medical use. These penalty groups were introduced in the Texas Controlled Substances Act.
The penalties for drug offenses heavily depend on their penalty group. Penalty group 1 drug offenses tend to have harsher consequences than a penalty group 4 crime. Marijuana is an exception to this rule. While cannabis is a penalty group 1 drug, it doesn't carry the same penalties of other penalty group 1 substances.
If you or someone you know has been charged with a drug crime, it's important that you seek trusted legal representation.
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Overview of Penalty Groups in Texas
Penalty Groups in Texas
Penalties for Drug Possession
Legal Abbreviations for Drug Offenses
Penalty Groups in Travis County, Texas
Texas uses penalty groups to determine the penalties for a drug crime. Each penalty group is categorized by their medicinal usage and potential for abuse. Texas Penal Code § 481.102 lists the penalty groups for controlled substances set forth by the Texas Controlled Substances Act.
Penalty Group 1 – The drugs found under penalty group 1 have no medicinal purpose and a very high risk of abuse. Penalty group 1 drugs tend to have the highest penalties.
Examples include: Methadol, cocaine, oxycodone, methamphetamines, ketamine, heroin, Morphine, Fentanyl, Desmoprhine or "Krokodil", and types of codeine.
Penalty Group 1-A – This penalty group is reserved for the controlled substance called lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). LSD is known to have little to no medical usage and a high risk of dependency.
Penalty Group 2 and 2-A – Controlled substances for penalty group 2 have a high potential for chemical dependency and some medical use. Penalty group 2-A is reserved solely for synthetic cannabinoids, otherwise known as "spice."
Examples include: MDMA or ecstasy, Mescaline, amphetamine, psilocin (mushrooms), tetrahydrocannabinols other than marijuana.
Penalty Group 3 – Drugs found under penalty group 3 have a mid-level potential of abuse and can be used for medical purposes in some situations. Most substances found under penalty group 3 are generally classified as depressants.
Examples include: Methylphenidate (Ritalin), Alprazolam (Xanax), Pentobarbital, peyote, Lorazepam (Ativan), Diazepam (Valium), and anabolic steroids.
Penalty Group 4 – All drugs under penalty group 4 contain small doses of narcotics with other drugs such as codeine in Tylenol. Nearly all controlled substances found under penalty group 4 have a medical purpose and little risk of dependency.
Penalties for Possessing a Controlled Substance in Texas
The chart below lists the penalties for possessing a controlled substance in Texas.
Penalty Group Sentence Weight (Grams) Prison Term Maximum Fine
Group 1 State Jail Felony Less than 1 gram Up to 2 years in jail Up to $10,000
Third-Degree Felony 1 gram or more, but less than 4 grams Up to 10 years in prison Up to $10,000
Second-Degree Felony 4 grams or more, but less than 200 grams Up to 20 years in prison Up to $10,000
First-Degree Felony 200 grams or more, but less than 400 grams Up to 99 years or life in prison Up to $10,000
First-Degree Felony 400 grams or more Up to 99 years or life in prison with minimum of 10 years Up to $100,000
Group 1-A State Jail Felony Less than 20 units Up to 2 years in jail Up to $10,000
Third-Degree Felony 20 or more, but less than 80 units Up to 10 years in prison Up to $10,000
Second-Degree Felony 80 or more, but less than 4,000 units Up to 20 years in prison Up to $10,000
First-Degree Felony 4,000 or more but less than 8,000 units Up to 99 years or life in prison Up to $10,000
First-Degree Felony 8,000 or more units Up to 99 years or life in prison with minimum of 15 years Up to $250,000
First-Degree Felony 400 or more Up to 99 years or life in prison Up to $50,000
Penalty Group Sentence Weight (Grams) Prison/Jail Term Maximum Fine
Group 2-A Class B Misdemeanor 2 ounces or less Up to 180 days in jail Up to $2,000
Class A Misdemeanor 4 ounces or less, but more than two ounces Up to 1 year in jail Up to $4,000
State Jail Felony 5 pounds or less, but more than 4 ounces Up to 2 years in jail Up to $50,000
Third-Degree Felony 50 pounds or less, but more than 5 pounds Up to 10 years in prison Up to $10,000
Second-Degree Felony 2,000 pounds or less, but more than 50 pounds Up to 20 years in prison Up to $10,000
First-Degree Felony More than 2,000 pounds Up to 99 years or life in prison Up to $50,000
Group 3 Class A Misdemeanor Less than 28 grams Up to 1 year in jail Up to $4,000
Third-Degree Felony 28 grams or more, but less than 200 grams Up to 10 years in prison Up to $10,000
Second-Degree Felony 200 grams or more, but less than 400 grams Up to 20 years in prison Up to $10,000
First-Degree Felony 400 grams or more Up to 99 years or life in prison Up to $50,000
Group 4 Class B Misdemeanor Less than 28 grams Up to 180 days in jail Up to $2,000
Legal Abbreviations for Drug Offenses in Texas
The criminal process can be incredibly confusing. Most people are forced to quickly learn legal procedures, so they are prepared in court. If you have a loved one in jail for a drug offense, you may see legal abbreviations. These abbreviations are used to quickly explain the offender's charges. Understanding these abbreviations is your first step to bailing your loved one out of jail.
Listed below are the legal abbreviations used for possession of a controlled substance.
Penalty Group 1:
POSS CS PG 1 <1G
POSS CS PG 1 >=1G<4G
POSS CS PG 1 >=4G<200G
POSS CS PG 1 >=200G<400G
POSS CS PG 1 >=400G
Penalty Group 1-A:
POSS CS PG 1-A <20IU
POSS CS PG 1-A >=20IU<80IU
POSS CS PG 1-A >=80IU<4,000IU
POSS CS PG 1-A >=4,000IU<8,000IU
POSS CS PG 1-A >=8,000IU
Penalty Group 2A:
POSS CS PG 2-A <2OZ
POSS CS PG 2-A >=2OZ<4OZ
POSS CS PG 2-A >=4OZ<5LB
POSS CS PG 2-A >=5LB<50LB
POSS CS PG 2-A >=2,000LB
POSS CS PG 3 <28G
POSS CS PG 3 >=28G<200G
POSS CS PG >=400G
Listed below are the legal abbreviations used for manufacture and delivery of a controlled substance.
MAN DEL CS PG 1 <1G
MAN DEL CS PG 1 >=1G<4G
MAN DEL CS PG 1 >=4G<200G
MAN DEL CS PG 1 >=200G<400G
MAN DEL CS PG 1 >=400G
MAN DEL CS PG 1-A <20IU
MAN DEL CS PG 1-A >=20IU<80iU
MAN DEL CS PG 1-A >=80IU<4,000IU
MAN DEL CS PG 1-A >=4,000G
Penalty Group 2 or 2-A:
MAN DEL CS PG 2/2-A <1G
MAN DEL CS PG 2/2-A >=1G<4G
MAN DEL CS PG 2/2-A >=4G<400G
MAN DEL CS PG 2/2-A >=400G
Penalty Group 3 or 4:
MAN DEL CS PG 3/4 <28G
MAN DEL CS PG 3/4 >=28G<200G
MAN DEL CS PG 3/4 >=200G<400G
MAN DEL CS PG 3/4 >=400G
If the drug found on you isn't in a penalty group, you may see an abbreviation similar to this: POSS CS NOT IN PG.
Texas Drug Laws – Visit the official website of Texas Health and Safety Code to learn more about penalty groups. Access the statute to find more information about drug possession, drug trafficking and other related offenses in Texas.
Drug Scheduling – Federal laws classify drugs into schedules rather than penalty groups. Visit the official website of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration to learn more about drug schedules. Access the site to learn the drugs listed under each penalty group, facts about controlled substances and the Controlled Substance Act (CSA).
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t Vlasbloemeken is a restaurant located in Koewacht, Netherlands. It is a fine dining restaurant that is awarded a Michelin star for the period 2012-present.

In 2014, GaultMillau awarded the restaurant 15 out of 20 points.

Head chef of t Vlasbloemeken is Eric van Bochoven.

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List of Michelin starred restaurants in the Netherlands

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DUE WEST, SC (courtesy erskine.edu)– The Board of Trustees of Erskine College and Theological Seminary has announced the appointment of Interim President Dr. Robert E. Gustafson, Jr. as 17th president of the institution.
Gustafson began his work as interim president Nov. 1 upon the retirement of Dr. Paul Kooistra, Erskine's 16th president.
As head of school at the Stony Brook School, Stony Brook, N.Y., for 15 years, Gustafson was responsible for oversight of a $9 million annual operating budget and more than 100 faculty and staff members. He also served for five years as head of school at Jackson Preparatory School, Jackson Miss.
Erskine's newly appointed president was educated at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va., where he received the bachelor of arts degree in religious studies; Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, South Hamilton, Mass., where he was awarded the master of theological studies degree; Columbia University Teachers College, New York, N.Y., where he was the recipient of a Klingenstein Fellowship Grant and earned a master of arts degree in educational administration; and Erskine Theological Seminary, where he received a doctor of ministry degree.
Gustafson and his wife, Marjorie Graham Gustafson, are the parents of two children.
Plans for Gustafson's inauguration as president will be announced at a later date.