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When searching for a roofing material that will look great on your home, you may want to look past the usual asphalt shingles or clay tiles. While less common than other roofing materials, metal roofs are durable, weathertight, fire-resistant, and aesthetically pleasing. Read our answers to some frequently asked questions about metal roofs to learn how this roofing material could be a good fit for your home.
The main benefits of metal roofs are their fire-resistant qualities, longevity, and speed of installation. The material is also surprisingly lightweight and great at reflecting heat from the sun, a characteristic that helps homeowners save energy and possibly qualify for tax credits.
According to McGraw-Hill Construction and Analytics, growing numbers of people are installing metal roofs in both new construction and roof replacement projects. Estimates show that 750,000 U.S. homeowners chose metal roofing for their residences as of 2015, forming an 11 percent share of the roofing market - making metal roofing the second choice only to asphalt shingles.
What is metal roofing?
Metal roofing is produced from a variety of materials, including steel, aluminum, stainless steel, copper, and zinc alloys. Naturally, each type of metal roofing differs in durability, price, and appearance. Steel and aluminum are by far the most commonly available metal roofing materials, as they are both relatively economical, durable, and hold paint finishes well.
Steel: Most metal roofing is made from steel, which is heavier and sturdier than aluminum.
Aluminum: A very lightweight, relatively soft metal that is less rigid and more prone to denting and damage than steel. On the other hand, aluminum won't rust or corrode the way steel an if the finish is compromised.
How is metal roofing installed?
In most cases, a new metal roof would be installed by a licensed roofing contractor. Whether you are a do-it-yourself kind of person or a curious homeowner thinking about the metal roof installation process, the first steps are to gather all the necessary supplies, remove your old roof, and then install a layer of insulation followed by the new metal roof.
Like any roofing project, installation is best performed on a dry and sunny day in order to minimize the chance of any water or moisture damage to your house. Following the removal of all old roofing materials, exposing the roof frame and plywood sheathing, a layer of insulation is installed. Typically, a layer of roofing felt will be enough insulation, but in locations with very dramatic weather conditions, your roof may require two layers of insulation.
Next, the eave flashing, or edging, is installed to seal off the metal roof. After the flashing, the metal panels that make up the "metal roof" are installed over all surfaces of the roof.
To finish, the installer should ensure that every square inch of the roof is covered in metal, the entire perimeter is protected with edge flashing, and all the roof joints are protected with flashing.
Can a metal roof be put over shingles?
Yes, you can install a metal roof over a shingle roof, especially since it is a lightweight material.
First, you will need to check with your local building department and ask if this is an approved installation method. They will want to make sure that the plywood beneath the existing shingle roof is in good shape, allowing the screws to securely fasten to the roof.
There are two ways to install a metal roof over a shingle roof:
The first way is to run new underlayment over the existing shingle roof completely covering the old roof. The new underlayment will act as a second line of defense in case water gets underneath the metal roof, also acting as a buffer between the back of the metal roof and the granulated, rough shingle roof.
The second way is with the use of purlins or battens. The purlins are screwed or nailed down to the roof deck, and then the metal is installed to the purlins. Purlins give the installer a flat surface to install the metal roofing panels down to without the irregularities of shingles. The air gap it creates between the metal roof and the existing shingle roof will act as a buffer instead of the metal heating up the shingle roof below.
Can a metal roof be painted?
Metal roofing can be painted as long as you prepare the surface of your roof correctly, choose the right primers, paints, and sealants, and apply your products correctly. Painting your metal roof can extend its life and help make your home more energy efficient.
Most metal roofing materials come in an array of colors, but if you want a change in your roof's appearance, newly installed metal roofs should be allowed to weather for at least 6 months before you apply paint.
Steel and aluminum metal roofing hold paint well. A coating of epoxy primer offers adhesion and a baked-on acrylic top coating adds color and protection. Because some sheet systems are designed for commercial applications, they are generally given highly durable paint finishes. Another premium finish applied to roofing tiles is stone coating, which mimics the look of tile roofing.
Are metal roofs noisy?
Metal can be noisier than other types of roofing, especially during a heavy rain or thunderstorm, but extra layers of solid sheathing or insulation installed beneath it will typically minimize the sound heard within the building.
Will a metal roof rust?
Metal does rust, but with the right protective coating, a metal roof can fight against oxidation and the formation of rust.
Aluminum metal roofing won't rust or corrode the way steel can if the finish is compromised.
Zinc is often used as coating, and the process of applying it on the metal is called galvanization. Galvanized steel is simply steel coated with zinc. With proper maintenance, galvanized steel can last over half a decade with no signs of rust or deterioration.
Though galvanized coatings were once the best answer, a large percentage of today's metal roofs utilize Galvalume® because it is two to four times more effective at resisting corrosion.
However, galvanized coatings aren't recommended for use in coastal climates due to salt corrosion, or in farms where ammonia gas from manure can react with the coating, breaking it down. Also, the presence of aluminum in Galvalume® makes scratches and cut edges less protected.
What metal roof is best?
When considering the best metal roofing material, there are five main kinds of metal roofing to choose from.
Pros: Extremely long-lasting, very soft (quieter), low melting temperature, resistant to punctures unlike harder metals, 100% recyclable
Cons: More easily dented or damaged, expands and contracts with swings in temperature (can usually be controlled with the proper panel or shingle), much more expensive than other materials
Pros: Long-lasting, resistant to salt water corrosion
Cons: Natural patina over time is not as aesthetically pleasing, panels could be too thin in harsh climates, more expensive than other materials
Pros: Extremely long-lasting, resistant to corrosion, lowest melting point, 100% recyclable
Cons: Chalking effect, soft and more prone to damage, more expensive than other materials
Pros: Widely available, often made from recycled steel, least expensive metal roofing material
Cons: Prone to corrosion
Pros: Often referring to steel or aluminum, once commonly used prior to World War II
Cons: No longer commonly applied
What does a metal roof cost?
Metal roof installation generally costs more than conventional roof installation of asphalt shingles and similar materials. The complexity of the roof makes a difference, too. Some types of metal roofing require somewhat difficult techniques to fit irregular conditions.
Nearly all roofing materials are priced by the "square," which is equal to 100 square feet of roofing.
The average is about $900 per square. In contrast, you can have asphalt shingles installed for about $475 per square.
The base price for metal shingles ranges between $700 to $1,000 per square for materials and labor.
The base price for a stone coated steel roof starts at $850 and runs to about $1,100 per square for materials and labor.
The base price to install a copper or zinc roof starts at $1,800 per square for materials and labor.
If a tear off is necessary, add-in an additional cost of about $100 to $150 per square.
Copper is extremely expensive. For this reason, it tends to be used for roof details such as covering a cupola or bay window rather than to cover an entire roof. Expect to pay about $1800 per square (100 square feet) for labor and materials or $900 to $1400 per square for materials only.
Alloy roofing costs depend on the specific material, but are usually pricey, starting at about $1800 per square (100 square feet) for labor and materials.
Who sells metal roofing near me?
Southland Roofing Inc. is proud to be a top Los Angeles roofing contractor that provides metal roof installation. Specializing in residential, commercial, and industrial roofs, we offer a free roofing estimate for any project you may have. With offices located in Los Angeles and Orange County, we serve many areas across southern California. Contact us today to see how our team of experienced roofing experts can serve your roofing needs.
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"Open source is still waiting in the wings. It is huge now, and Linux is one of the most prevalent operating systems in use, short of the monolith Windows 200x. It is growing, too. Fast. Really, really fast."
"Why? Not because it's free, although let's face it, that's a huge advantage these days. Not because it's readily available through the Internet. No, it's down to licenses again."
"The GPL (general public license) protects not the programmers right to "own" the source code and any alterations to it. Neither does it restrict the use of its code, or reserve the right for the owner to accept and refuse changes to be made. In fact, it does just the opposite of these things, while still retaining some degree of ownership with the original programmer."
"The difference between the commercial and open source worlds is simple. It all comes down to ethics."


How I Feel About January and The New Boux Avenue Active Range!
January! Not the easiest month in my opinion and definitely a month full of expectations and possible self disappointment. As I am writing this it is currently 'Blue Monday' which is claimed to be the most depressing day of the year, However, with no specific backing and made in 2005 by a travel company (mmmm maybe to book a holiday ??) so I wouldn't take that one too seriously. Saying that January can be hard for many reasons, its cold, its raining and did anyone else also have snow recently?? The days are also a lot shorter (anybody else ready to pop into bed at 5pm?).
In December I did the typical of setting myself new years resolutions, and if I'm being honest I haven't really even started them and well that can make you feel a little bit down... January is full of hope, new starts and full blown healthy eating and exercising (what about all the left over Christmas choc still?).
If you read my new years resolutions in my previous post here you will know I set myself the goal to start running more and create a healthier lifestyle, which I have. However, I am not running every day and sometimes not even once a week, as life and uni just sometimes gets in the way. This then leaves me feeling guilty and makes me feel like my January hasn't been the BOOMING month we all expect. Which made me start questioning who made us set all these new resolutions and made us want to start off the year on such a high.
Anyway, what I am trying to say is January is a hard month, it's okay to not have the kick start into the new year that you thought you would have. As we really have 12 months time to work on our goals and ourselves.
This month I have been working with Boux Avenue on their 'Share The Confidence' this is their main message in their new SS 19 Active Range, which you may have seen me talk about on Instagram. This month Boux Avenue wants you to feel confident in yourself and give others that boost too. This new campaign promotes confidence and healthiness in an attainable, sustainable and fun way that feels right for each individual.
Boux Avenue's new Active Range is amazing to brighten up your month with their amazing different prints and styles (personal favourite is the snake print!). Even if active wear is your thing to lounge around in or run errands in, Boux Avenue has something for you. It's not all just for the gym!
As always you can use my code 'Hannahwboux20' for 20% off all Active Wear range this month as well as all of their new in range!! You can also use this link here to shop their website.
Let me know how you feel about January and what you find perks you up?


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High-Strength Aluminum P/M Alloys
Powder metallurgy (P/M) technology provides a useful means of fabricating net-shape components that enables machining to be minimized, thereby reducing costs. Aluminum P/M alloys can therefore compete with conventional aluminum casting alloys, as well as with other materials, for cost-critical applications. In addition, P/M technology can be used to refine microstructures compared with those made by conventional ingot metallurgy (I/M), which often results in improved mechanical and corrosion properties.
Powder metallurgy (P/M) technology provides a useful means of fabricating net-shape components that enables machining to be minimized, thereby reducing costs. Aluminum P/M alloys can therefore compete with conventional aluminum casting alloys, as well as with other materials, for cost-critical applications. In addition, P/M technology can be used to refine microstructures compared with those made by conventional ingot metallurgy (I/M), which often results in improved mechanical and corrosion properties. Consequently, the usefulness of aluminum alloys for high-technology applications, such as those in aircraft and aerospace structures, is extended.
Aluminum alloys have numerous technical advantages that have enabled them to be one of the dominant structural material families of the 20th century. Aluminum has low density (2.71 g/cm3) compared with competitive metallic alloy systems. It also has good inherent corrosion resistance because of the continuous, protective oxide film that forms very quickly in the air, and good workability that enables aluminum and its alloys to be economically rolled, extruded, or forged into useful shapes.
Major alloying additions to aluminum such as copper, magnesium, zinc, and lithium - alone, or in various combinations - enable aluminum alloys to attain high strength. Designers of aircraft and aerospace systems generally like to use aluminum alloys because they are reliable, reasonably isotropic and low in cost compared to more exotic materials such as organic composites.
Aluminum alloys do have limitations compared with competitive materials. For example, Young`s modulus of aluminum (about 70 GPa, or 10 x 106 psi) is significantly lower than that of ferrous alloys (about 210 GPa, or 30 x 106 psi) and titanium alloys (about 112 GPa, or 16 x 106 psi). This lower modulus is almost exactly offset by the density advantage of aluminum compared to iron- and titanium-base alloys. Nevertheless, designers could exploit higher-modulus aluminum alloys in many stiffness-critical applications.
Aluminum P/M Processing
There are several steps in aluminum P/M technology that can be combined in various ways, but they will be conveniently described in three general steps:
Powder production
Powder processing (optional)
Degassing and consolidation.
Powder can be made by various RS processes including atomization, splat quenching to form particulates, and melt spinning to form ribbon. Alternatively, powder can be made by non-RS processes such as by chemical reactions including precipitation or by machining bulk material.
Powder-processing operations are optional and include mechanical attrition (for example, ball milling) to modify powder shape and size or to introduce strengthening features, or comminution such as that used to cut melt-spun ribbon into powder flakes for subsequent handling.
Aluminum has a high affinity for moisture, and aluminum powders readily adsorb water. The elevated temperatures generally required to consolidate aluminum powder causes the water of hydration to react and form hydrogen, which can result in porosity in the final product, or under confined conditions can cause an explosion. Consequently aluminum powder must be degassed prior to consolidation. This is often performed immediately prior to consolidation at essentially the same temperature as that for consolidation to reduce fabrication costs. Consolidation may involve forming a billet that can be subsequently rolled, extruded, or forged conventionally or the powder may be consolidated during hot working directly to finished-product form.
Atomization is the most widely used process to produce aluminum powder. Aluminum is melted, alloyed, and sprayed through a nozzle to form a stream of very fine panicles that are rapidly cooled, most often by an expanding gas.
Splat cooling is a process that enables cooling rates even greater than those obtained in atomization. Aluminum is melted and alloyed, and liquid droplets are sprayed or dropped against a chilled surface of high thermal conductivity - for example, a copper wheel that is water cooled internally. The resultant splat particulate is removed from the rotating wheel to allow subsequent droplets to contact the bare, chilled surface. Cooling rates of 105 K/s are typical, with rates up to 109 K/s reported.
Melt-spinning techniques are somewhat similar to splat cooling. The molten aluminum alloy rapidly impinges a cooled, rotating wheel, producing rapidly solidified product that is often in ribbon form. The leading commercial melt-spinning process is the planar flow casting (PFC) process developed by M.C. Narisimhan and co-workers at Allied-Signal Inc. The liquid stream contacts a rotating wheel at a carefully controlled distance to form a thin, rapidly solidified ribbon and also to reduce oxidation. The ribbon could be used for specialty applications in its PFC form but is most often comminuted into flake powder for subsequent degassing and consolidation.
Mechanical Attrition Process
Mechanical attrition processes often involve ball milling in various machines and environments. Such processes can be used to control powder size and distribution to facilitate flow or subsequent consolidation, introduce strengthening features from powder surfaces, and enable intermetallics or ceramic particles to be finely dispersed. The two leading mechanical attrition processes today - mechanical alloying in the United States and reaction milling in Europe - are improvements on sinter-aluminium-pulver (SAP) technology developed by Irmann in Austria.
SAP Technology. In 1946, Irmann and co-workers were preparing rod specimens for spectrographic analysis by hot pressing mixtures of pure aluminum and other metal powders. They noticed the unexpectedly high hardness of the resulting rods. Mechanical property evaluations revealed that the hot-pressed material had strength approaching that of aluminum structural alloys. Based on microstructural evaluations, Irmann attributed the high strength of the hot-pressed compacts to the breakdown of the surface oxide film on the powder panicles during hot pressing. Irmann performed mechanical tests at elevated temperatures and showed that these alloys not only had surprisingly high elevated-temperature strength, but also retained much of their room-temperature strength after elevated-temperature exposure.
The mechanical alloying process is a high-energy ball-milling process that employs a stirred ball mill called an attritor, a shaken ball mill, or a conventional rotating ball mill. Elemental powders may be milled with aluminum powders to effect solid-solution strengthening or to disperse intermetallics. The dispersed oxides, carbides, and/or intermetalics create effective dislocation sources during the milling process and suppress dislocation annihilation during subsequent working operations, which result in greatly increased dislocation density.
Thus, mechanical alloying enables the effective superimposition of numerous strengthening mechanisms, including:
Oxide dispersion
Carbide dispersion
Fine grain size
High dislocation density and substructure
Solid-solution strengthening.
Consequently, high strength can be obtained without reliance on precipitation strengthening, which may introduce problems such as corrosion and SCC susceptibility, and propensity for planar slip. Nevertheless, the aforementioned five strengthening contributions can be augmented by precipitation strengthening as well as intermetailic dispersion strengthening.
Powder Degassing and Consolidation
Can Vacuum Degassing. This is perhaps the most widely used technique for aluminum degassing because it is relatively non-capital intensive. Powder is encapsulated in a can, usually aluminum alloys 3003 or 6061. A spacer is often useful to increase packing and to avoid safety problems when the can is welded shut. Packing densities are typically 60% of theoretical density when utilizing this method on mechanically alloyed powders. Care must be used to allow a clear path for evolved gases through the spacer to prevent pressure buildup and explosion.
Dipurative Degassing. Roberts and co-workers at Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation have developed an improved degassing method called "dipurative" degassing. In this technique, the vacuum-degassed ponder, which is often canned, is backfilled with a dipurative gas (that is, one that effectively removes water of hydration) such as extra-dry nitrogen, and then re-evacuated. Several backfills and evacuations can be performed resulting in lower hydrogen content. In addition, the degassing can often be performed at lower temperatures to reduce microstructural coarsening.
Vacuum Degassing in a Reusable Chamber. The cost of canning and de-canning adversely affects the competitiveness of aluminum P/M alloys. This cost can be alleviated somewhat by using a reusable chamber for vacuum hot pressing. The powder or CIPed compact can be placed in the chamber and vacuum degassed immediately prior to compaction in the same chamber. Alternatively, the powder can be "open tray" degassed, that is degassed in an unconfined fashion, prior to loading into the chamber.
Direct Powder Forming. One of the most cost-effective means of powder consolidation is direct powder forming. Degassed powder, or powder that has been manufactured with great care to avoid contact with ambient air, can be consolidated directly during the hot-forming operation.
Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP). In HIP degassed and encapsulated powder is subjected to hydrostatic pressure in a HIP apparatus. Can vacuum degassing is often used as the precursor step to HIP. Furthermore, net-shape encapsulation of degassed powder can be used to produce certain near net-shape parts. Relatively high HIP pressures (~200 MPa) are often preferred. Unfortunately, the oxide layer on the powder particle surfaces is not sufficiently broken up for optimum mechanical properties. A subsequent hot-working operation that introduces shear-stress components is often necessary to improve ductility and toughness.
Rapid Omnidirectional Consolidation. Engineers at Kelsey-Hayes Company have developed a technique to use existing commercial forging equipment to consolidate powders in several alloy systems. Called rapid omnidirectional consolidation (ROC), it is a lower-cost alternative to HIP.
Date Published: Nov-2002
Ricerca leghe di alluminio nel database Total Materia
Il database Total Materia contiene molte migliaia di materiali di leghe di alluminio appartenenti ad una vasta gamma di Paesi e Normative.
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Tag Archive | Atlantic League of Professional Baseball
Trayvon Robinson once a Long Island Duck now signed by the Arizona Diamondbacks
By Stacy Podelski April 20, 2015 Leave a comment
The three-time Atlantic League champion Long Island Ducks today announced that outfielder Trayvon Robinson has been signed by the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. He will report to the team's Triple-A affiliate in Reno, Nevada. Robinson is the first 2015 Atlantic Leaguer to be signed by an MLB club, and the Ducks' 73rd player signed by MLB […]
Long Island Ducks Spring Training Underway; Trayvon Robinson signed to the roster
The three-time Atlantic League champion Long Island Ducks took the field for the first time in 2015 on Monday to begin their Spring Training workouts. The team's 16th season of play in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball begins on Friday, April 24 in Pennsylvania against the York Revolution at 6:30 p.m. Long Island's home opener will follow on Friday, May 1 against […]
Long Island Ducks Sign Four to Roster
By Stacy Podelski April 9, 2015 Leave a comment
The three-time Atlantic League champion Long Island Ducks today announced the signings of first baseman Jon Griffin, right-handed pitcher Ryan Kussmaul, catcher Mike Blanke and infielder Reegie Corona. All four will begin their first season with the Ducks in 2015. Griffin joins the Flock after spending the 2014 season with Double-A Mobile in the Arizona […]
Long Island Ducks Sign Pitching Trio
The three-time Atlantic League champion Long Island Ducks announced on Monday the signings of pitchers Mark Rogers, Carmine Giardina and Amalio Diaz. Rogers will begin his first season with the Ducks and second in the Atlantic League, while both Giardina and Diaz make their Atlantic League debut. "All three pitchers bring a wealth of experience […]
Long Island Ducks Fan Fest Returns April 18; Spring Training Schedule Announced
By Stacy Podelski March 23, 2015 Leave a comment
The three-time Atlantic League champion Long Island Ducks today announced that they will be hosting the team's Third Annual Fan Fest at Bethpage Ballpark on Saturday, April 18. In addition, the team unveiled its full spring training schedule in preparation for the 2015 season. "Spring has officially sprung, which means it's time for baseball," says Ducks […]
2015 Long Island Ducks Tickets are Now on Sale
Despite some chilly temperatures and falling snow, Long Island Ducks fans came out to celebrate the Opening Day of Ticket Sales on Saturday. Tickets were snapped up quickly following the opening of the box office window at 10:00 a.m. Great tickets for Ducks home games during the 2015 season, the team's 16th on Long Island, are now […]
Long Island Ducks Add Trio of Players to Roster
The three-time Atlantic League champion Long Island Ducks announced on Tuesday the signings of left-handed pitcher Eric Niesen, right-handed pitcher Mickey Jannis and outfielder Erik Komatsu. Niesen returns for his fourth season with Long Island, while Jannis and Komatsu will make their Ducks debut in 2015. "Eric has been a key contributor to our pitching […]
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SXSW 2012: Scott Derrickson's 'Sinister' is a Welcomed Discomfort
by Jeremy Kirk
Sinister had just ended. A sense of unnerving rushed over the SXSW audience, at the film's surprise secret premiere. At first, I didn't think I like the film I had just seen, the R-rated, haunted house horror starring Ethan Hawke and co-written by C. Robert Cargill (aka AICN's Massawyrm). I didn't think I liked it. In hindsight, I realize it just upset me. Sinister is the kind of horror that hurts, a found footage film where you see the character who actually finds the footage. But this footage isn't film students running through the woods or even a 9-foot tall demon bending people over backwards. This is snuff Hawke's writer character is seeing, families who are meeting their end in horrific fashion, and horrific it is all the way through.
Directed by Scott Derrickson - who also co-wrote with Cargill - Sinister opens with one of these films Hawke will later stumble upon, one of a box of many he would discover while searching for the truth behind why a family was murdered. This opening shot sets the tone for the rest of the film, shows you something you've seen a variation on before, but here it's different. It's creepier. The image, which won't be spoiled here, because experiencing that opening moment puts you in the head of this film, moves with a ghostlike lingering, the way a sheet might move if someone is walking around covered with it. It doesn't stop there.
Sinister has some truly terrifying images. The storyline Cargill & Derickson have conceived here allows for all manner of images to be shown, the stand-out being Mr. Boogie, probably the most classically sinister creation the film has to offer. Played by Nicholas King, he's as foreboding a villain as a film like Sinister can muster. Every time the creature is on screen you instantly feel uncomfortable. But scary as Mr. Boogie is, it's the sight of families being brutally murdered that sticks with you long after the film is over.
You feel the terror washing over Hawke's character as he's watching this footage, mostly because he's such a fine actor. Seeing the footage yourself, watching the imagery Cargill and Derickson have amassed for our ghost hunting eyes, only solidifies your empathy for Hawke's character's mindset. He's a man who is slowly losing his grip on reality because of what he's seeing and what he is experiencing. He's a man who feels his own family, wife, son and daughter, threatened by something he doesn't understand and isn't all that sure even exists. It isn't new horror, but it's effective. We hunt the ghosts, but we never really think about what happens if we find one. Chances are we'd be every bit as terrified as the protagonist in this film.
Sinister throws in enough surprises to keep the pace going. A cameo by Vincent D'Onofrio still remains creepy even with its attempt at humor working, as well. The film builds until the penultimate moment when everything comes together - maybe not as smoothly as it should, but, at least, the film doesn't fall into ridiculous exposition where it easily could have - and you're left with that feeling. It's a feeling that, at first, tells you you didn't like Sinister. Some horror is meant to make you upset, though. The best of adult horror leaves you upset when the credits roll. Sinister is solid, adult horror. It isn't the most fun time you'll have at the theater, but it does its job exceedingly well. In a world of bland, PG-13 slashers and common ghost stories, it's a welcomed discomfort.
Jeremy's SXSW Rating: 8 out of 10
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I'm used to reading negative reviews from you so SXSW must be pretty damn special this year if it can get you to gush over this many films. I was pretty excited for all the tentpole films this year so it's nice to know that the indie and genre film world are following suit.
peloquin on Mar 14, 2012
While I'm intrigued by your glowing review, I see that the director is not only responsible for The Exorcism Of Emily Rose but the utterly dreadful The Day The Earth Stood Still remake. Here's hoping he was saving up all his talent for a quality film.
norm on Mar 14, 2012
Damn good review! You make me want to see sinister that's amazing!
Avi on Mar 14, 2012
Interesting review, i feel somewhat uncomfortable just reading it. Anything that deals with "snuff" gives me the creeps all to easy. However it sounds like what an adult horror movie should be. It seems as though "Horror" movies today are simply a rehashing of what has already been done so many times before with over the top slasher flicks. This movie though as you said may not be completely original it definately sounds as though it gets the job done. Im not a fan of these types of movies but i think i might put myself through the discomfort and watch it. Thank you for the review.
batsupe on Mar 14, 2012
Already the pitfall of this movie is evident in the commercials: Once you've seen it, you're doomed. The announcer kills it for me almost instantly. I no longer care because no amount of horrific death, scary imagery, or great acting will cause me to stay engaged if the main character has no chance to win. Oh sure, some "Shocking!" (Eye Roll) twist like the evil force manifesting itself through our main character to get into the real world probably occurs, but dread/futility horror only works if the audience believes there is a way to succeed. I don't.
Rob on Sep 25, 2012


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Neil: First the Planning, Then the Magic
"Magic happens, but it often requires planning."
Neil shares his thoughts on touring and motorcycling this month with The BMW Owners News Magazine, called BMW ON, and he sees in motorcycling the perfect foil to drumming.
"For me, the riding time is stimulation," he tells Don Argento for the piece "Backbeats & Backroads." "It's a different kind of concentration and certainly a different kind of responsibility [than drumming]. On stage I feel responsible to a similar degree, but a mistake isn't going to kill me. There's a big difference there. I find they complement each other. I notice that when I take a day off the bike, I feel the pain much worse. . . I feel like maybe the vibration is therapy in itself—just being on the bike."
Neil attributes his success to almost two decades of motorcycling between shows to the care he takes to do it right. That means servicing his motorcycles every 6,000 miles, even while he's on the road, and replacing them after 50,000 miles, even if they're running well. And it means wearing the right gear, always riding with a partner (in case he has to commandeer his bike to get to a show), and, no doubt most importantly, tuning out the distractions, including the music.
"I never listen to music in a headset," he says, "but songs will play in the mental jukebox. As soon as things get dicey, whether in traffic or you've got a curvy bit of road, some gravel, or something like that—the music stops. It goes into pause, you deal with the moment, and then the music will restart again. It's phenomenal how that works."
Neil says his life touring with Rush can be divided into three periods, based on what he does to avoid the tedium and potential toxicity of living on the road. For the first decade, he escaped through books, giving himself the education he left behind to pursue his musical career. For the second decade he became a dedicated bicyclist, his longest ride 100 miles, and for the last two decades he's been motorcycling.
For him, it's always been BMWs, first the RS series and now the GS series, but it wasn't for any reason other than he liked the look of the bikes as a kid. "It goes back to the old black ones with the white pin-striping," he says. "That always looked to me just how a motorcycle should look."
Thanks to John at Cygnus-x1 for making the article available. Read it now.
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This paper presents a novel learning algorithm for Hidden Markov Models (HMMs) based on multiple learning sequences. For each activity a few left-to-right HMMs are created and then averaged into singular model. Averaged models' structure is defined by a proposed Sequences Concatenation Algorithm which has been included in this paper. Also the modification of action recognition algorithm for such averaged models has been described.
The experiments have been conducted for the problem of modeling and recognition of chosen 13 warm-up exercises. The input data have been collected using the depth sensor Microsoft Kinect 2.0. The experiments results confirm that an averaged model combines the features of all component models and thus recognizes more sequences. The obtained models do not confuse modeled activities with others.
This work was supported by the statutory funds of the Faculty of Electronics 0402/0104/16, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wroclaw, Poland.


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What Are the Safety Rules for Anyway?
Predictive Maintenance That Works
Partnership Develops Innovative CCP Project
In 2009, the North Carolina Asheville Regional Airport Authority (Airport), with partners Progress Energy Carolinas Inc. and Charah Inc., began development of the Westside Development Fill Project (Westside Project), a long-term infrastructure strategy located in the southwest quadrant of the Airport's property. The project included phased construction of a developable pad for general aviation and commercial use, a new taxiway running parallel to the existing runway, and a major expansion of the existing runway.
The Airport's Westside Project encompasses over 53 acres of partially wooded land. When the partners determined that it would require nearly 2 million cubic yards of suitable engineered fill material to construct a developable pad for both general aviation and commercial use (Figure 1), coal combustion products (CCPs) emerged as an appropriate solution because of the potential cost savings over conventional fill materials.
1. Coal byproducts get new life. Aerial view of Asheville Regional Airport Authority's Westside Project, which made use of coal combustion products. Courtesy: Charah Inc.
Many Design Challenges
Charah began development of the Westside Project by completing an environmental assessment and an environmental due diligence audit. As part of this audit, Charah characterized the physical and engineering properties of the proposed CCPs by referencing the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standard's Guide for Design and Construction of Coal Ash Structural Fills E 2277-03.
Charah also investigated the geologic and hydrogeologic conditions within the 53-acre area with borings and the installation of groundwater wells and piezometers. Subsequently, it obtained the information necessary to characterize the sub-terrain and input data required by the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Industrial Waste Management Evaluation Model to model the groundwater. Additionally, the company surveyed for and delineated any preexisting environmental resources (including jurisdictional streams, wetlands, and cultural resources).
As development of the project continued, Charah incorporated local, state, and federal permitting procedures for project design and construction; coordinated the design and implementation of erosion, sediment, and pollution prevention controls and activities; and followed the testing, engineering, and construction practices for CCP engineered fill projects.
Layered Engineering
When the environmental assessment was completed, engineering began on this state-of-the-art engineered fill project. The project features environmentally conscious controls such as a comprehensive liner and cap system, drainage collection system, and storm water management system.
State regulations do not require use of a comprehensive liner system or an high-density polyethylene (HDPE) cap liner when using CCPs as an engineered fill; however, Charah and Progress Energy considered the application of these design elements environmentally responsible and the only method suitable for this project. Progress Energy's project manager, Rob Reynolds, noted, "As a group, Progress Energy, Charah, and the Asheville Airport agreed to utilize only state-of-the-art designs, products, and materials for this project. We worked hard to design and construct the first-of-its-kind, next-generation facility utilizing the latest in environmentally sound engineering."
The Westside project was engineered with a layered bottom and cap liner system. The bottom liner system includes a compacted in situ soil subgrade overlain with a bentonite geocomposite clay liner (GCL) and a 60-mil HPDE liner. Both the GCL and HDPE liners act as a barrier layer preventing any CCP material or related moisture to pass through the comprehensive liner system.
To convey any contact water generated on top of the HDPE to the drainage collection system, Charah proposed the use of a geocomposite drainage liner placed on top of the 60-mil HDPE liner. The drainage collection and conveyance system consisted of a perforated 8-inch HDPE pipe encapsulated by #57 washed stone wrapped in geotextile fabric. This system will convey any generated contact water from the CCP fill to grit chambers. Collected water is recycled within the CCP active working area as dust control or transported to and treated by an approved wastewater treatment facility.
The engineered fill needed for the Westside Project was acquired by excavating CCPs from the ash basin at Progress Energy's Asheville Plant in Skyland, N.C., approximately 1.5 miles from the airport. CCPs are carefully excavated using long-reach excavators and loaded into tri-axle dump trucks. The CCPs are then placed in a decant stockpile adjacent to the ash basin so that an acceptable level of moisture can be achieved. When the moisture content drops to the desired level, the CCPs are transported to the project site for placement and compaction as an engineered fill.
Excavating ash from the Asheville power plant's ash storage basin also provides additional wet ash storage volume for the 376-MW plant.
Upon completion of CCP placement, a 30-mil HDPE cap liner is used to encapsulate the material. In addition to the HDPE cap liner, a minimum of 6 feet of compacted soil is placed across the CCP fill limits at a compaction rate of at least 95% percent modified Proctor. This specification meets Federal Aviation Administration fill placement requirements for the development of utilities, aviation facilities, and infrastructure (Figure 2).
2. Multi-layer construction. This cross section shows the complexity of the engineered fill design. Source: Charah Inc.
Airport director Lew Bleiweis observed, "In addition to the fill requirements, the site presented a drainage challenge, which involved the preservation of the existing runway storm water drainage patterns, while still allowing the engineered fill material to be placed. Significant drainage improvements were constructed along the eastern side of the engineered fill project to re-direct runoff around the work area and continue to maintain storm water drainage as needed to maintain safe maneuvering, takeoff, and landing of airplanes."
CCPs have been beneficially utilized for airport construction projects in Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin. However, this project is unique in one very important way. According to Scott Sewell, Charah's vice president of operations, "This project is the first of its kind, being an 'encapsulated' engineered fill meeting stringent protective features as found in the EPA's proposed rules for the reuse of coal combustion products."
Construction Under Way
Construction of the Westside Project commenced in August 2010 (Figure 3). During all phases of construction, Charah relied on a third-party construction quality assurance (CQA) firm to ensure that construction and environmental controls met the strict environmental provisions set by the jurisdictional agencies, the Airport, Progress Energy, and Charah.
3. Construction progress. This photo shows the HPDE liner being installed. Courtesy: Charah Inc.
The first construction steps were to clear, grub, and excavate existing soils and establish the design subgrade surface. Next, Charah began installing the bottom liner and drainage collection systems.
Afterward, decanted CCPs were hauled by tri-axle dump trucks equipped with tarped beds from Progress Energy's Asheville Plant. Charah utilized dozers to spread the CCPs in uniform even lifts to meet the specified elevation tolerance of ±0.25 feet. Compaction of the CCP material was achieved using a vibratory smooth drum roller making passes as needed to achieve the compaction requirement of 95%, based on the modified Proctor compaction test. Compaction was confirmed as part of the CQA program.
Development of the project will require nearly 2 million cubic yards of CCPs to establish the rough grade elevations across the site. The use of CCPs as an alternative to traditional fill materials (such as soil and rock) provided the airport with an environmentally safe and economically valuable opportunity. Cost savings to the airport from using CCPs instead of conventional fill are estimated at nearly $16 million dollars.
As Bleiweis explained, "The partnership between the Airport, Progress Energy, and Charah was beneficial for all of us. Progress Energy found an environmentally sound and economically prudent way to reuse the coal combustion by-product, and the Airport saved millions of dollars in costs that traditional fill methods would have required."
Charles Price, Charah's president and CEO, said that "the uniqueness of this project not only lies in the site's characteristics and design, but also in the partnership between the Airport, Progress Energy, and Charah. The [Westside Project] is a great example of how CCP engineered fills should be constructed."
The project, expected to be completed in 2014, will ultimately create more than 15 acres of aeronautical land use.
—Contributed by Bobby Raia (braia@charah.com), project controls manager for Charah Inc.
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Archive for the 'railroad' Category
Posted in climate change, cryptozoology, humor, railroad, too cute, urban mythos, why is it doing that?, tagged breed, canine, commuter rail, coyote, coywolf, dog, evolution, evolve, genes, hybrid, punctuated evolution, railroad, train, wolf on February 18, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Categorized under: why is it doing that? Remember that story back in 2002 where a coyote hopped on a commuter train in Portland? Now they're evolving! Growing and adapting to their new environs.
PORTLAND, OR — Authorities reported on Wednesday that a wild coyote was chased off the tarmac at Portland International Airport. The traveling prairie pooch, realizing that it wasn't welcome to fly the friendly skies, proceeded to the Tri-Met Airport Terminal Station where it boarded the light-rail train bound for downtown.
After being refused airport service, traveling canine "Wiley" decided to take the Red Line train bound for downtown Portland.
The big bad coyote…er a make that a coywolf? Coyotes and wolves, are mixing it up in the Eastern US–hybridizing themselves into a new species–punctuated evolution style. "Word up dog!"
…mixing of coyote and wolf genes allowed the animal to rapidly evolve larger, more powerful jaws, better adapted to preying on whitetail deer.
see also: Wandering Coyote Booted from Airport Hops a Train Instead, For coyotes, at least, study finds New Englanders a special breed
All systems go — MetroRail In The Bag
Posted in community, railroad, technology, transportation, tagged Austin Texas, Capital Metro, commuter rail, East Austin, Federal Railroad Administration, FRA, Herzog, Herzog Transit Services, MetroRail, MetroRail Red Line, passenger rail, railroad, Texas, Veolia, Watco Companies Inc on January 30, 2010| 1 Comment »
Capital MetroRail ticket machines MLK Jr. Station
MetroRail ticket machine wrapped in plastic
An empty Capital MetroRail MLK Jr. Station
Just like Laura Palmer, ticket kiosks and ticket validation machines are shown here, wrapped in plastic, on the occasion of Dr. F's recent visit to the MetroRail's MLK Jr. station. Whether this new covering was for the protection of the fancy new machines from the elements or from vandalism, I cannot say. Last Summer's brutal heat, sent the computers in the newly installed ticket machines, into a tizzy. Simultaneously, moisture was also a problem, as "horizontal rains," soaked the ticket machines temporarily disabling them. These and many other problems contributed to the delay in opening the Red line.
The weeds are all gone from last springs visit still, the rails are looking a bit rusty; that should all soon change though, as a March opening is promised by Cap Metro for MetroRail's Red Line.
Today we sent word to the Federal Railroad Administration…we expect to be operationally ready to begin service at the end of February.
Trains will be running again, but no paying customers–not just yet, anyway.
This doesn't mean we'll open the service at that time, though. At that point, Herzog will simulate full testing of everything for two weeks, and if things go well we'll be ready to open later in March.
Originally scheduled to launch in 2008, passenger rail service, was delayed by a host of engineering, computer programing and signaling issues, several of which have yet to be resolved. In spite of this, Cap Metro leaders say they are confident, and expect the rail line to begin operating sometime in March.
None of these are going to keep us from opening the system. Let's be clear on this. These are not issues that will stop us from opening up…
Issues–smissues. After firing its contractor Veolia Transportation, Cap Metro awarded the commuter rail contract to Herzog Transit Services and the freight line contract to Watco Companies Inc., three-fourths of the rail's "new start" FRA requirements have been addressed leaving only four major issues yet to be resolved.
But there are still issues with signal and crossing programs, the linchpins that delayed startup before.
Whatever label you hang on this story as it's cause: stumbling-block, linchpin, programing issues, the fact is, Austin has a passenger railroad, but without any riders, and by default no revenue being generated, no extra automobiles being taken off crowded roadways or carbon emissions saved.
Someday, hopefully someday real soon, this railroad's gonna open, and when it does there will rise up a cry from the people of "Hallelujah–it's about damn time".
see also: capmetroblog.com, We're opening in March, Cap Metro could begin running MetroRail by mid-March, Cap Metro confident MetroRail nearing completion, Mayor pulls support for vote on urban light rail
This is a follow-up to the original 2009 Frankensteam blog entry titled: All Systems Go Capital MetroRail Prepares For Service
All Systems Go Capital MetroRail Prepares For Service
Posted in community, railroad, technology, transportation, tagged ABIA, All Systems Go, Austin Texas, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, bus, Capital Metro, Capital Metro Rail, Catellus, Cedar Park, commuter rail, East Austin, Federal Railroad Administration, FRA, light rail, locomotive, MetroRail, MLK Jr, Monterrey Mexico, Mueller Development, railroad, Robert Mueller, Robert Mueller Municipal Airport, streetcar, transit plan, UT, Veolia on July 9, 2009| 4 Comments »
Disney Monorail Crash
Posted in Disney Monorail Crash, railroad, transportation on July 5, 2009| Leave a Comment »
21 year old Austin Wuennenberg, the driver of a Walt Disney World monorail in Orlando Florida, was killed about 2 A.M. at a ticket and transport center, when the train he was conducting rammed into the rear of a stationary train. There were eight people on board his train at the time, none of whom were injured.
The monorail was returning from Epcot Center when the crash occurred. It was the first fatal crash in the parks 38 year history although, according to park historians, there has also been a death at Disney Land in California involving a monorail.
A 2 a.m. ET monorail crash at Disney World killed one person, a park spokesman said.
Safety first? Questions remain: Who turned off "Fail Safe?"
A former monorail pilot said, all Disney monorails are equipped with a sophisticated "anti-collision" system that automatically stops the trains if they get too close to each other. The former pilot said the system must be shut off when the monorails are put into storage for the night.
"In order for that train, the blue train, to get close to that red train, you've got to override the safety system, basically," the former monorail operator said.
4th of July celebrations.
Passengers watched the Magic Kingkom fireworks display from the monorail but said there were no problems with the train.
Witness says one monorail train rammed into a stationary train.
Safety, a touchy subject at amusment parks. Public affairs officer issues condolences to family of "cast member."
Walt Disney World Vice President of Public Affairs Mike Griffin issued a statement offering condolences to the employee's family.
"Today, we mourn the loss of a fellow cast member. Our hearts go out to the family and fellow cast members who lost a coworker and a friend. Safety of our guests and cast members is our top priority. We will work with law enforcement to determine what happened," Griffin said in the statement.
Griffin would not comment on the circumstances surrounding the crash.
"They are extremely rare," Griffin said of accidents at the park. "The safety of our guests and cast are a top priority above all else."
A former monorail pilot told Local 6 that all Disney monorails are equipped with a sophisticated "anti-collision" system that automatically stops the trains if they get too close to each other. The former pilot said the system must be shut off when the monorails are put into storage for the night.
see: Disney World monorail crash kills driver, amature video, 1 Dead In Disney Monorail Crash


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Caroline Colman (9 May 1831 - 5 July 1895) was the wife of Jeremiah James Colman, the third member of the family in charge of the eponymous company Colman's mustard. Caroline Colman had exerted significant influence over the social welfare of the  company and later go on to introduce numerous social measures for the employees of Carrow Works, between 1857 and her death in 1895.

Early life
Colman, née Cozens-Hardy, was born to William Hardy and Sarah Cozens of Letheringsett Hall on 9 May 1831. She was the eldest of the family's four sons and five daughters.

Before her marriage, Colman dedicated her time to largely helping within the home and the local village.  Colman helped her father write and by the age of 20 she had produced her own articles for two separate Wesleyan magazines. She also dedicated time to leading Bible studies, exchanging books with local villagers and reading to inmates of the workhouse.

Personal life
Caroline Colman became engaged to Jeremiah James Colman on 30 January 1855 with the couple being married on 25 September 1856. The wedding celebrations concluded with a fireworks display for the villagers. Upon returning from their honeymoon, it was decided that the Colman's would take up residence in Carrow House, the same Norfolk village in which Jeremiah James Colman's work was based. Caroline would eventually go on to have a significant influence upon the works of her husband.

Influence at Carrow

Carrow School
In October 1857, Colman opened up a school for the Children of the Carrow Works employees. The school was located in the upper room on King Street and initially taught 22 children in 1857, growing to accommodate 324 children by 1870. Colman oversaw the functioning of the school. In 1859, The Carrow Girls' School was described as 'a picturesque garden in which is a cottage and lofty tower'.

Carrow Works
The Colmans' married life concentrated largely around the operations of J. & J. Colman factory. The company's scattered factory locations between Stoke and Carrow influenced the first six years of their marriage, with Jeremiah James alternating between these locations.

Despite her husband's absence, Caroline was greatly intrigued by the people employed at Carrow Works, which went on to employ over 2,000 people, mostly recruited from the town of Norwich by 1893. Colman routinely cared for aspects of the business that would benefit from a woman's instruction. These included the School and Kitchen departments. In 1868, Colman began a works' kitchen at Carrow, one of her greatest ventures during her life. The works' kitchen provided hot meals to Carrow Works' employees at affordable prices; vegetable stew and a pint of coffee was available to purchase at just 4d. In the kitchens, Colman acted as 'lady superintendent' and particularised the opening of the kitchens at 5:45 am to provide for those employees who undertook long journeys to work. The development of these work kitchens came almost half a century before the introduction and normalization of work canteens.

In 1864, a dispensary was founded on King Street as part of the Colman's group.

Carrow Girls' Home
Colman showed much concern over the loneliness of the single girls employed at Carrow and the 'moral danger surrounding them', leading her to establish a residential home to house the girls. A matron was employed to manage the home. Colman instructed that a calendar was to be published and issued to every worker at Christmas, containing religious passages for every day of the upcoming year. Just as she had cared for her neighbors in her home village, Colman directed the annual distribution of care packages for deprived families.

Death and legacy
Colman's health deteriorated in 1895, and she died on the evening of 5 July that same year, aged 64. Colman was buried in Rosary Cemetery, Norwich. Caroline and Jeremiah James had 6 children: Laura (who married the academic and MP James Stuart), Russell, Ethel (who was the first woman to be Lord Mayor of Norwich), Helen, Alan and Florence (who married the architect Edward Boardman, son of the architect Edward Boardman).

As for her earlier achievements within the education sector, it was not until 1990 that Carrow Works school came under the management of the Education Department. Jeremiah James Colman's business was the first to employ an Industrial Nurse, Philippa Flowerday, in 1878. Flowerday was employed to assist the company's doctor in the dispensary as well as paying home visits to the sick. Flowerday's employment and influence on Carrow Works was likely influenced by Caroline.

References

1831 births
1895 deaths
Colman family

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Q: Monit appears to be working on command line but get 404 'There is no service by that name' in web interface Monit seems to be working, but when I go to the web interface at port :2812 I get:
Not Found
There is no service by that name

monit 5.2.5

--
But again, things appear ok on the CLI
-->:/var/log$ sudo monit -t
Control file syntax OK
-->:/var/log$ sudo monit status
The Monit daemon 5.2.5 uptime: 11m

System 'system_mydomain.net'
  status                            running
  monitoring status                 monitored
  load average                      [0.00] [0.01] [0.05]
  cpu                               0.0%us 0.0%sy 0.0%wa
  memory usage                      645520 kB [63.4%]
  swap usage                        213128 kB [10.1%]
  data collected                    Wed Feb 15 06:27:26 2012

Any ideas?

A: I had this error when I misconfigured my Nginx. After reading the wiki, I resolved monit 404 errors. Here's my /etc/nginx/conf.d/monit.conf:
server {
    listen   80;
    server_name  my.server.name;

    location /monit/ {
            allow 127.0.0.1;
            allow 192.0.0.0/8;
            deny all;

            proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:2812;
            proxy_set_header Host $host;
            rewrite ^/monit/(.*) /$1 break;
            proxy_ignore_client_abort on;
    }
}

A: Here's a sample /etc/monit.conf configuration file. Make sure you have something similar to the line beginning with "set httpd port 2812 and..." in your configuration file.
set daemon 60
set logfile syslog facility log_daemon
set idfile /tmp/monit.id
set statefile /tmp/monit.state
set mailserver localhost
set alert systems@abcd.net
set httpd port 2812 and
     #use address localhost  # only accept connection from localhost
      allow 172.16.16.0/255.255.255.0
      allow localhost        # allow localhost to connect to the server and
      allow admin:monit      # require user 'admin' with password 'monit'
  check system Fruity
    if loadavg (1min) > 6 then alert
    if loadavg (5min) > 6 then alert
    if memory usage > 90% then alert
    if swap usage > 20% then alert
    if cpu usage (user) > 90% then alert
    if cpu usage (system) > 75% then alert
    if cpu usage (wait) > 75% then alert

A: I had the same problem, the site is behind NGINX proxy. Solved by this snipped:
location /monit/ {
        rewrite ^/monit/(.*) /$1 break;
        proxy_ignore_client_abort on;
        proxy_pass   http://127.0.0.1:2812;
        proxy_redirect  http://127.0.0.1:2812 /monit;
        proxy_cookie_path / /monit/;
    }

Source: https://mmonit.com/wiki/Monit/Nginx


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Empire and Its Double: The Many Pavilions of the Islamic State
Supercommunity, July 9th 2015—Day 47
Jonas Staal — Empire and Its Double: The Many Pavilions of the Islamic State
e-flux's website was hacked by AnonGhost on March 7, 2015.
On March 7, 2015, the day e-flux journal no. 63 is published, I receive a text message from my colleague Younes Bouadi. "The e-flux website is hacked," it reads. Upon opening the site, an Islamic chant fills my room. An image, imitating the font of the Transformers franchise, appears on my screen: "KHILAFAH WILL TRANSFORM THE WORLD." A logo next to it shows a blue skull eating away at the face of Guy Fawkes, whose mask became the symbol of the hacker group Anonymous after it was popularized through the comic and subsequent film V for Vendetta. The skull in its turn seems modeled after the Marvel comic and film series The Punisher. The logo seems to represent the ongoing battle between the libertarian-anarchist Anonymous hacker group and the online cells of the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq (ISIS), which in this particular logo identify themselves with the skull of The Punisher. For months the two groups have been waging cyber warfare against one another.1Rick Gladstone, "Behind a Veil of Anonymity, Online Vigilantes Battle the Islamic State," New York Times, March 24, 2015 → The hack also carries a signature: "AnonGhost."
Staring at my screen, I wonder whether the hack is related to my essay in that issue. The essay is on the Kurdish revolutionary movement in Rojava (Syrian Kurdistan) which is currently fighting the Islamic State at its borders.2See Jonas Staal, "To Make a World, Part III: Stateless Democracy," e-flux journal no. 63 (March 2015) →
The rest of the day, friends from the hacker community help me trace the origins of the hack. The first news is that it might originate from Turkey, which would mean that hackers acting as proxies for the Turkish government are using the Islamic State signature to attack online sources that support the Kurdish revolutionary cause. In that case, the hack forms a perfect analogy with Turkish military support for Islamic State fighters. While the Turkish government publicly condemns the Islamic State and supports the rebooted Coalition of the Willing, in actuality it perceives the Kurdish revolutionaries as its real domestic as well as foreign threat.3"Turkey's role has been different but no less significant than Saudi Arabia's in aiding ISIS and other jihadi groups. Its most important action has been to keep open its 560-mile border with Syria. This gave ISIS, al-Nusra, and other opposition groups a safe rear base from which to bring in men and weapons … Most foreign jihadis have crossed Turkey on their way to Syria and Iraq … Turkey … see[s] the advantages of ISIS weakening Assad and the Syrian Kurds." Patrick Cockburn, The Rise of the Islamic State: ISIS and the New Sunni Revolution (London: Verso Books, 2015), 36–7.
Artist Manuel Beltrán, director of the Alternative Learning Tank, writes me a couple of hours later explaining that AnonGhost has a history of massive online hacks, most notoriously after the killings of members of the editorial staff of Charlie Hebdo on January 9, 2015, and the related attack on a kosher supermarket in Paris on January 11. This is when AnonGhost engaged in a parallel series of cyberattacks in the form of their campaign "#OpFrance." AnonGhost attacked hundreds of websites, including those of French governmental agencies, French corporations, and even sports clubs, by "canvassing"—defacing—the front pages of the existing sites.4The coalition of #OpFrance consisted of Mauritania Attacker, Virusa worm, Dr SAMIM, Man Rezpector, AnonxoxTn, V0RT3X, Mr.Domoz, HusseiN98D, Mauriitania K!ll3r, CoderSec, Mrlele, Don Maverick RevCrew, Extazy007, Black Cracker, hAxOr tr0jAn, Mr.Ajword, X-Wanted, BillGate, M-c0d3r, n0name-hax0r, rummykhan, Donnazmi, Th3_r3b0rn, Psyco_hacker, TIto Sfaxieno, Stingerbyte, Ghostralia, and Red Hell Sofyan. The group published its list of online targets here → Mauritania Attacker, a collaborator with AnonGhost in the #OpFrance campaign, explained:
The reason for the attacks on France is because France are racist and they abuse other religions with their stupid democracy and no limits, we don't call this a democracy, imagine if some Muslims take France flag and burn it and burn a church, how France is going to act!5"Islamic hackers damage thousands of French domains in opFrance," Cyberwarzone, January 18, 2015 →
Despite this highly political statement, Beltrán explained that AnonGhost operates via various and easily switchable alliances—unlike CyberCaliphate, which acts as the main Islamic State hacker cell:
AnonGhost teamed up with Fallaga Team from Tunisia, the United Islamic Cyber Force, the C7 Crew, Mauritania Attacker, Middle East Cyber Army (MECA), and CyberCaliphate. Since the Charlie Hebdo #Op, AnonGhost established ties with CyberCaliphate related groups and got in a more loose structure that embraces many different ideologies, groups and motivations for different targets.6Manuel Beltrán, personal correspondence.
At the end of the day, it appeared that the hack on e-flux was not a targeted operation, but simply part of an ongoing canvassing campaign across the internet. AnonGhost made use of a vulnerability in WordPress, the back-end content management system of e-flux and many other sites, allowing for an instant serial hack.
Far more impressive than these "regular" canvassing campaigns was the follow up to #OpFrance, led by CyberCaliphate. On April 9 between 10 p.m. and 1 a.m., CyberCaliphate hacked eleven channels of the French national broadcasting network TV5 Monde, as well as its website and social media accounts, branding them with the slogan "Je suIS IS," a play on the "Je suis Charlie" slogan and the massive demonstrations that the French government organized in an attempt to forge unity amongst the French population after the assaults.7The propagandistic nature of this campaign was effectively described by French philosopher Alain Badiou: "The confusion reached its climax when we saw the state calling on people to come and demonstrate—in true authoritarian style. Here in the land of 'freedom of expression,' we have a demo at the state's command! We might even wonder if Valls thought about imprisoning the people who didn't show up for it. Here and there people were punished for not going along with the one minute's silence." "The Red Flag and the Tricolore by Alain Badiou," Verso blog, February 3, 2015 → The director of TV5 Monde, Yves Bigot, responded as follows:
When you work in television and you hear that your eleven channels have been blacked out, it's one of the most violent things that can happen to you. At the moment, we're trying to analyze what happened: how this very powerful cyber-attack could happen when we have extremely powerful and certified firewalls.8Angelique Chrisafis and Samuel Gibbs, "French media groups to hold emergency meeting after Isis cyber-attack," The Guardian, April 9, 2015 →
Bigot's words are worth reflecting upon. Whereas CyberCaliphate hacked homepages and social media sites by canvassing them with Islamic State imagery and messages to the Hollande government, the eleven television channels went fully dark. This appearance of an anti-image seems to be what most terrified Bigot. His freedom of expression is enacted by his claim to the permanency of the image, whatever image that may be. But that does not imply that the black square covering French national television is not an image.
In fact, this anti-image of the black square is at the same time the flag of the Islamic State.9Inevitably, this brings to mind the reflections of historian Boris Groys on that other historical black square, by Supremacist Kazimir Malevich: "Malevich's Black Square was the most radical gesture of this acceptance. It announced the death of any cultural nostalgia, of any sentimental attachment to the culture of the past. Black Square was like an open window through which the revolutionary spirits of radical destruction could enter the space of culture and reduce it to ashes … Malevich shows us what it means to be a revolutionary artist. It means joining the universal material flow that destroys all temporary political and aesthetic orders. Here, the goal is not change—understood as change from an existing, 'bad' order to a new, 'good' order. Rather, revolutionary art abandons all goals—and enters the non-teleological, potentially infinite process which the artist cannot and does not want to bring to an end." Boris Groys, "Becoming Revolutionary: On Kazimir Malevich," e-flux journal no. 47 (September 2013) → While representing the annulation of other images—the ones Bigot believes his freedom of expression entitles him to—it still forms an image in and of itself: the black square of the Islamic State is the image that forms the beginning and end of the ever-expanding caliphate. The image that comes before and after all others: the end of the immoral image feed of Western heresy, and the return to the origin of the world and the Prophet's word (not his image).
These cyber-hacks can be regarded as the iconoclastic equivalent of the destruction of cultural heritage in Islamic State-controlled parts of Iraq and Syria. Recently, international outrage followed a video that the organization released on February 26, in which its members can be seen in the Mosul Museum destroying statues and artifacts dating from the Assyrian and Akkadian empires.10Kareem Shaheen, "Isis fighters destroy ancient artefacts at Mosul museum," The Guardian, February 26, 2015 → The outrage was then followed by sarcasm, when several media outlets reported that the objects weren't originals, but facsimiles installed by the Baghdad government after having moved the actual artifacts to a safe place—as if the "medieval" theories of the Islamic State had stumbled into a kind of postmodern trap of simulacrum.11Justin Huggler, "Statues destroyed by Islamic State in Mosul 'were fakes with originals safely in Baghdad,'" Telegraph, March 15, 2015 → This was contradicted by outlets claiming that Adel Sharshab, Iraq's minister of culture, had said that they were in fact originals.12"ISIL Destroyed Original Artifacts, Not Copies—Iraqi Culture Minister," Sputnik International, March 12, 2015 → Yet more complicated reports claimed that the Islamic State destroyed copies while themselves smuggling the originals abroad to sell on the black market.13"ISIS transferred original monuments abroad, destroyed fake ones in Mosul video," ARA News, March 4, 2015 →; Martin Chulov, "A sledgehammer to civilisation: Islamic State's war on culture," The Guardian, April 7, 2015 →
The paradox of the Islamic State's iconoclastic attempt to rewind history to its own year zero, dating to the birth of its prophet, is that instead of erasing images, it is actively forcing the international community to remember. Little outrage followed the looting and destruction of Iraqi cultural heritage triggered by the 2003 US- and UK-led invasion under the flag of the "Coalition of the Willing," which allowed the remnants of the already damaged Babylonian temple Etemenanki to be fully eradicated in order to build a prominent military base.14Rory McCarthy and Maev Kennedy, "Babylon wrecked by war," The Guardian, January 15, 2005 →; Marjoleine de Vos, "Archief in scherven," NRC Handelsblad, April 4–5, 2015 When it came to enforcing that other year zero, the End of History proclaimed in the name of capitalist democracy, the assault on the memory of the world in the form of ancient Mesopotamia was pronounced as a form of liberation from dictatorship and a "backward" culture—a culture that actually reaches back to about 4,300 years before Christ, where it bore witness to the first city-states of the world, such as Uruk, and the invention of writing, law, and large-scale agriculture. Confronted with this devastation, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld mumbled: "Stuff happens … freedom is untidy."15Cultural Property Training Resource, "The Impact of War on Iraq's Cultural Heritage: Operation Iraqi Freedom" →
The failure of the American state-building project in Iraq has hit back in the form of the ever-expanding caliphate of the Islamic State, disregarding former colonial boundaries both in the territories of Iraq and Syria, as well as in its online guerrilla campaigns. Once proxies of foreign interests, sponsored and radicalized through decades of colonization, instrumentalization, and invasion, today they have turned the tables. Now that the ever-expanding security apparatus of the Coalition of the Willing clashes with the ever-expanding Islamic State, we actually begin to remember.
Some bizarre truth rang out in an April Fool's joke by the cultural review Hyperallergic, when it ran an article entitled "ISIS to Exhibit Floating Pavilion of Art Destruction at Venice Biennale." The article mentions the floating "nomadic" pavilion of the Islamic State, which would be curated by "Talaat al-Dulaimi, ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's son," who is quoted delivering the following statement:
"A few months ago, we realized that there's a long tradition of what ISIS has been doing in contemporary art, and what better way to continue our mission than to go to the source," al-Dulaimi said to an astonished crowd of reporters and cultural figures. "By encouraging the public to bring us art—be it their own or pieces taken or 'liberated' from others—we are tapping into the increasingly experiential and embodied nature of aesthetic experience. Everyone is talking about the potential for art to go viral, and we know how to do that better than anyone."16"ISIS to Exhibit Floating Pavilion of Art Destruction at Venice Biennale," Hyperallergic, April 1, 2015 →
The article takes a historical tour throughout Western avant-garde art, citing the Italian Futurist leader Marinetti. But what begins as a joke turns eerily serious. Essentially, the joke is on "us"—the "us" in "us and them," and "us" as in the United States. The joke is on us when confronted with the self-serving distinction between those whose acts of destruction are celebrated as "progress"—stretching from Marinetti's embrace of a poetic fascism to the US occupying army that settled its military forces on a cradle of human history—versus those whose acts of destruction are denounced as "medieval terror." If the Islamic State needs to be denounced and fought, then we are also obliged to confront the role of the Western barbarians who have terrorized the region from the onset of Empire's colonial mandates up to its invasion and continuous occupation since 2003. It is only within the endless, decades-long influx of foreign armies without memory that history can destroy and rewrite itself ever again upon the bodies of peoples and cultural artifacts alike.
The nomadic pavilion of the Islamic State floats: juxtaposing itself with the nation state pavilions that re-enact their nostalgia for Empire in the Giardini: the luxurious heart of the Venice Biennale, where the wet dreams of the powerful are played out like on a geopolitical chessboard, moving artists and artworks like pawns.17See Jonas Staal, Ideological Guide to the Venice Biennial (2013) → It is a dreamworld in which the US and Israeli pavilions sit side by side, operating their surveillance machinery that reaches far beyond any sovereign state border, while simultaneously fortifying themselves in their pavilions against the black flag that moves with ease through the surrounding canals. And not just there: like a dark body double of Empire, the Islamic State's pavilion wages its wars in proxy throughout the internet: displaying its monochrome black on the websites of states, national TV channels, and even on the front pages of online journals invested in art and theory.
Let the pages of that same journal be a space where we begin to theorize Empire and its double, for we will need to resist and overcome both.
This article is dedicated to Rijin Sahakian, director of Sada for Iraqi Art in Baghdad, who on April 6, 2015 announced the closure of her institution due to the increasing violence and cultural opportunism that she was confronted with while operating amidst a major political and military tragedy. Sahakian wrote: "Sada's intention was never to recreate an art 'scene' or 'market' in Baghdad, nor to privilege nationalist endeavors, which rely on the pretense of loyalty to artificial boundaries, armies and the notion that histories belong solely to particular territories or peoples. History is, in fact, shared. If we, as a community of artists, educators, and citizens of the world hope to understand what is taking place in our education systems, governments and the mechanics of the arts and accessibility, then we must take this global site into consideration and look at what our information—or lack thereof—says not simply about Iraq but ourselves and the systems we take part in every day."18Rijin Sahakian, "On the Closing of Sada for Iraqi Art," Warscapes, April 6, 2015 → For all of us who wish to overcome Empire's traps, these words hold great truth. I further wish to thank philosopher Vincent W. J. van Gerven Oei for his editorial support in writing this article.
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Born Donald Leo Mischer on March 5, 1940 in San Antonio, TX
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Mischer, who has won 15 Emmys and a Peabody Award, has shepherded opening ceremonies at the Olympics, Super Bowl halftime shows and the inauguration of President Barack Obama. For three years in a row, he produced the Academy Awards, a high-risk, high-visibility telecast, without so much as a last-minute jitter.
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Presidential candidate and Sahara Reporters Publisher ,Omoyele Sowore,took his presidential campaign to Enugu Monday, December 3, 2018 in Enugu.
A crowd held him 'hostage' just after the grassroots campaign at Enugu main market premises, as he was compelled to address the crowd.
In his address, he assured the people of his determination to lift Nigeria from economic and political underdevelopment. He also expressed his displeasure with how the government under PDP and APC have looted the country.
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He spoke on the APC's 'Next Level' stating that "Don't vote 'Next Level'; it's a scam. Vote for the highest level".
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