There is a very natural and proper desire, at this time, to know something of the religious experience of the late President. Two or three stories have been published in this connection, which I have never yet been able to trace to a reliable source, and I feel impelled to say here, that I believe the facts in the case--if there were such--have been added unto, or unwarrantably embellished. Of all men in the world, Mr. Lincoln was the most unaffected and truthful. He rarely or never used language loosely or carelessly, or for the sake of compliment. He was the most utterly indifferent to, and unconscious of, the effect he was producing, either upon official representatives, or the common people, of any man ever in public position.
Mr. Lincoln could scarcely be called a religious man, in the common acceptation of the term, and yet a sincerer Christian I believe never lived. A constitutional tendency to dwell upon sacred things; an emotional nature which finds ready expression in religious conversation and revival meetings; the culture and development of the devotional element till the expression of religious thought and experience becomes almost habitual, were not among his characteristics. Doubtless he felt as deeply upon the great questions of the soul and eternity as any other thoughtful man, but the very tenderness and humility of his nature would not permit the exposure of his inmost convictions, except upon the rarest occasions, and to his most intimate friends. And yet, aside from emotional expression, I believe no man had a more abiding sense of his dependence upon God, or faith in the Divine government, and in the power and ultimate triumph of Truth and Right in the world. In the language of an eminent clergyman of this city, who lately delivered an eloquent discourse upon the life and character of the departed President, "It is not necessary to appeal to apocryphal stories, in circulation in the newspapers--which illustrate as much the assurance of his visitors as the simplicity of his faith-for proof of Mr. Lincoln's Christian character." If his daily life and various public addresses and writings do not show this, surely nothing can demonstrate it.
But while inclined, as I have said, to doubt the truth of some of the statements published on this subject, I feel at liberty to relate an incident, which bears upon its face unmistakable evidence of truthfulness. A lady interested in the work of the Christian Commission had occasion, in the prosecution of her duties, to have several interviews with the President of a business nature. He was much impressed with the devotion and earnestness of purpose she manifested, and on one occasion, after she had discharged the object of her visit, he said to her: "Mrs. -----, I have formed a very high opinion of your Christian character, and now, as we are alone, I have a mind to ask you to give me, in brief, your idea of what constitutes a true religious experience." The lady replied at some length, stating that, in her judgment, it consisted of a conviction of one's own sinfulness and weakness, and personal need of the Saviour for strength and support; that views of mere doctrine might and would differ, but when one was really brought to feel his need of Divine help, and to seek the aid of the Holy Spirit for strength and guidance, it was satisfactory evidence of his having been born again. This was the substance of her reply. When she had concluded, Mr. Lincoln was very thoughtful for a few moments. He at length said, very earnestly, "If what you have told me is really a correct view of this great subject, I think I can say with sincerity, that I hope I am a Christian. I had lived," he continued, "until my boy Willie died, without realizing fully these things. That blow overwhelmed me. It showed me my weakness as I had never felt it before, and if I can take what you have stated as a test, I think I can safely say that I know something of that change of which you speak; and I will further add, that it has been my intention for some time, at a suitable opportunity, to make a public religious profession!"
"After visiting schools, and holding meetings with the freed-people, and attending to other religious service south of Washington and in that city, I felt that I must attend to manifest duty, and offer a visit in Gospel love to our noble President; it was immediately granted, and a quarter past six that evening was fixed as the time. Under deep feeling I went; my Heavenly Father went before and prepared the way. The President gave us a cordial welcome, and after pleasant, instructive conversation, during which he said, in reference to the freedmen, 'If I have been one of the instruments in liberating this long-suffering, down-trodden people, I thank God for it'--a precious covering spread over us. The good man rested his head upon his hand, and, under a precious, gathering influence, I knelt in solemn prayer. He knelt close beside me, and I felt that his heart went with every word as utterance was given. I afterwards addressed him, and when we rose to go, he shook my hand heartily, and thanked me for the visit."
"Just after the last Presidential election he said, 'Being only mortal, after all I should have been a little mortified if I had been beaten in this canvass before the people; but that sting would have been more than compensated by the thought that the people had notified me that all my official responsibilities were soon to be lifted off my back.' In reply to the remark that he might remember that in all these cares he was daily remembered by those who prayed, not to be heard of men, as no man had ever before been remembered, he caught at the homely phrase, and said, 'Yes, I like that phrase "not to be heard of men," and guess it is generally true as you say; at least, I have been told so, and I have been a good deal helped by just that thought.' Then he solemnly and slowly added, 'I should be the most presumptuous blockhead upon this footstool, if I for one day thought that I could discharge the duties which have come upon me since I came into this place, without the aid and enlightenment of One who is stronger and wiser than all others.'"
He had been speaking of the ideas of power entertained by these people. They had an idea of God, as the Almighty, and they had realized in their former condition the power of their masters. Up to the time of the arrival among them of the Union forces, they had no knowledge of any other power. Their masters fled upon the approach of our soldiers, and this gave the slaves the conception of a power greater than their masters exercised. This power they called "Massa Linkum." Colonel McKaye said that their place of worship was a large building which they called "the praise house," and the leader of the "meeting," a venerable black man, was known as "the praise man." On a certain day, when there was quite a large gathering of the people, considerable confusion was created by different persons attempting to tell who and what "Massa Linkum" was. In the midst of the excitement the white-headed leader commanded silence. "Brederin," said he, "you don't know nosen' what you'se talkin' 'bout. Now, you just listen to me. Massa Linkum, he ebery whar. He know eberyting." Then, solemnly looking up, he added: "He walk de earf like de Lord!"
Colonel McKaye told me that Mr. Lincoln was very much affected by this account. He did not smile, as another might have done, but got up from his chair and walked in silence two or three times across the floor. As he resumed his seat, he said, very impressively, "It is a momentous thing to be the instrument, under Providence, of the liberation of a race!"
"At another time, he said cheerfully, 'I am very sure that if I do not go away from here a wiser man, I shall go away a better man, for having learned here what a very poor sort of a man I am.' Afterwards, referring to what he called a change of heart, he said he did not remember any precise time when he passed through any special change of purpose, or of heart; but, he would say, that his own election to office, and the crisis immediatly following, influentially determined him in what he called 'a process of crystallization,' then going on in his mind. Reticent as he was, and shy of discoursing much of his own mental exercises, these few utterances now have a value with those who knew him, which his dying words would scarcely have possessed."
Says Rev. Dr. Thompson, of New York:--"A calm trust in God was the loftiest, worthiest characteristic in the life of Abraham Lincoln. He had learned this long ago. 'I would rather my son would be able to read the Bible than to own a farm, if he can't have but one,' said his godly mother. That Bible was Abraham Lincoln's guide."
"Mr. Jay states that, being on the steamer which conveyed the governmental party from Fortress Monroe to Norfolk, after the destruction of the Merrimac, while all on board were excited by the novelty of the excursion and by the incidents that it recalled, he missed the President from the company, and, on looking about, found him in a quiet nook, reading a well-worn Testament. Such an incidental revelation of his religious habits is worth more than pages of formal testimony."
"One Sunday morning I saw a tall, remarkable-looking man enter the room and take a seat among us. He listened with fixed attention to our exercises, and his countenance expressed such genuine interest that I approached him and suggested that he might be willing to say something to the children. He accepted the invitation with evident pleasure; and, coming forward, began a simple address, which at once fascinated every little hearer and hushed the room into silence. His language was strikingly beautiful, and his tones musical with intense feeling. The little faces would droop into sad conviction as he uttered sentences of warning, and would brighten into sunshine as he spoke cheerful words of promise. Once or twice he attempted to close his remarks, but the imperative shout of 'Go on! O, do go on!' would compel him to resume. As I looked upon the gaunt and sinewy frame of the stranger, and marked his powerful head and determined features, now touched into softness by the impressions of the moment, I felt an irrepressible curiosity to learn something more about him, and while he was quietly leaving the room I begged to know his name. He courteously replied, 'It is Abraham Lincoln, from Illinois.'"
"On Thursday of a certain week, two ladies, from Tennessee, came before the President, asking the release of their husbands, held as prisoners of war at Johnson's Island. They were put off until Friday, when they came again, and were again put off until Saturday. At each of the interviews one of the ladies urged that her husband was a religious man. On Saturday, when the President ordered the release of the prisoner, he said to this lady, 'You say your husband is a religious man; tell him, when you meet him, that I say I am not much of a judge of religion, but that in my opinion the religion which sets men to rebel and fight against their Government, because, as they think, that Government does not sufficiently help some men to eat their bread in the sweat of other men's faces, is not the sort of religion upon which people can get to heaven.'"
The Western Christian Advocate says:--"On the day of the receipt of the capitulation of Lee, as we learn from a friend intimate with the late President Lincoln, the cabinet meeting was held an hour earlier than usual. Neither the President nor any member was able, for a time, to give utterance to his feelings. At the suggestion of Mr. Lincoln all dropped on their knees, and offered, in silence and in tears, their humble and heartfelt acknowledgments to the Almighty for the triumph He had granted to the National cause."


We are conditioned to expect most wildlife to behave in a predictable way. The dawn chorus is an example of a behavioural pattern which repeats on a daily basis. At longer timescales we revel in noting the recurrence of annual happenings. For example, recording when we hear the first cuckoo, in these parts around the third week of April, or the appearance in the chalk streams for just a single day of the year the ephemeral mayfly.
There are other cycles which follow longer periods, such as the cockchafer. Also known as a maybug, it usually takes between three and five years to complete its metamorphosis from grub (larva) to adult (imago). But there are longer cycles still. The European eel which, typically is born in the Sargasso Sea, takes around 300 days to migrate back to European waters. It seeks freshwater inlets and moves inland to lakes and rivers where the eel stays for between five and twenty years before making the return journey to his original birthplace in order to reproduce.
But this time period is not even close to some of the longest lifecycles. An interesting example is illustrated by some wood-boring beetles which infest ultra-slow-growing trees in highland Scotland. Though they had been observed frequently in the wild, little was known about the habits of such beetles. This was largely due to the extraordinary length of the beetle's lifecycle. Until recently it had defeated even the most dedicated of entomologists. Eventually this mystery was resolved by some smart detective work following the discovery of the beetles emerging from rustic furniture made from these temperature-stunted trees. By surveying he timber taken from a 40 year-old birch bookcase, out of which the beetles had emerged, it was found from counting the number of tree rings, the section of wood examined can be matched with a particular year range. In this case the larva had hatched from eggs 11 years before the timber was harvested. So the lifecycle of this particular wood-boring beetle took 51 (40+11) years.
Occasionally the behaviour of animals can confound our normal expectations. Take this example which I was lucky enough to observe. On a much warmer than usual Christmas Day just after midday, I saw what at first looked like a medium-sized garden bird flying in a haphazard manner round and round the garden. It was not a bird but quite a large bat, possibly a Natterer's bat or one of the varieties of long-eared bats. Bats are one of three UK mammals that hibernate, the others being the hedgehog and the dormouse. Like the other two, bats are nocturnal in habit. Hibernation is an adaptive behavioural wired into the genetic make-up to enable survival during periods of harsh weather when food is in shorter supply. So what accounts for these counter-intuitive observations?
Well, it turns out that a zoologist carried out research on this phenomenon in 1985. He reported that although daylight flying during winter months is very unusual, it is a pattern of activity which has been observed under very specific climatic and ecological conditions. Firstly, emergence of bats in daytime only occurs on very warm days, which also creates a population explosion of small insects. Under these conditions the bats wake from their normal state of torpor. Once awake they need to feed to survive and as the gain of energy derived from feeding on the insects during the warmest part of the day outweighs the expenditure of energy needed for their foraging expedition, this has become an inbuilt response when such climatic conditions occur. This inbuilt response may have lain dormant in bats' genetic makeup since the much warmer climatic conditions which persisted before the last Ice Age, over 100,000 years ago, when bats were not confined to night-time flying. Perhaps now the earth is subject to warmer winter temperatures within a period of climate change, this time driven by human activity, more unusual events will be observed, which echo a previous time when the planet's climate was warmer.
Most of the time, in order to experience 'nature in the raw', at least a modicum of risk-taking is required venturing out into the unkempt local wilderness which we know as the Chilterns. Back in October 2004 I penned a Nature Notes for Hilltop News on the topic of Whose House is it Anyway? This explored how your house and its contents provide an ideal habitat for a whole variety of creatures which seek out a niche in which to thrive. Since 2004 there has been a technological revolution in domestic equipment and services, not least driven by the availability of broadband. No mention was made in the earlier article concerning creatures invading one's technology, so the opportunity was laid on a plate for me to rectify this following an interesting discovery shown to me by my daughter recently. Whilst reading an article on her iPad, she suddenly noticed that what appeared to be a comma was slowly edging across the screen. Closer examination revealed the comma had legs and was in fact a miniscule creature.
The insect was a thrip or thunderbug. Normally these gregarious animals can resemble a cluster of iron filings. They are typically found beneath leaves feeding from the sap of a plant or inhabiting flowers, feeding on pollen. Others are predatory and voraciously hunt out even smaller creatures. The tablet, or under the face of it, provides a warm, dry and therefore attractive place for thrips and presumably several other minute arthropods to find refuge. For them it's no different from any other crevice in which to hold up temporarily. For the benefit of anyone encountering thrips in their tablet or phone, the following might be helpful. The advice, according to several contributions found on iPad users forum pages, if your tablet is invaded, is to resist the urge to squash the bugs. Instead, remain calm and observe the thrips to see if they migrate off the screen area. If not, open as many applications as possible, as this sets the internal fans to maximise a cooling effect, which should encourage the thrips to move away from the screen.


Please read in tandem with this "Dear Phyllis" & "Dear Carl" above (http://wp.me/P22btO-fs).
1. During that period Arts experienced a decline in its enrolments. As a result, other faculties received funds from the Enrolment Planning Envelope (EPE) that Arts did not.
2. As the greatest portion of the funds allocated to faculties is for salaries, and our salaries are lower than the salaries of faculty members elsewhere on campus, any negotiated increase to faculty salaries leads to a greater increase in the share of the pie for faculties whose members are paid more.
3. During this period, two faculties, Engineering and Medicine, received funds from the Provincial Government explicitly earmarked for them.
The last point of information shows that the petition "Sustain the University of Alberta & Freeze Tuition Fees" was entirely fair in asking for one-time funds to get the Faculty of Arts through its budgetary crisis this year and next. The Provincial Government can and does earmark funds for particular Faculties.
The question is, what would members of the Faculty of Arts like to do at this juncture?
Is the above information sufficient answer to the financial questions that have been posed? Or should the letter with the financial questions still be redirected to the Provost, perhaps with a different emphasis in light of the information above?
Or should further effort go into the Petition? We have an MLA who has offered to assist our cause.
The provincial budget released two weeks ago, which mandates an increase of only 2% to the Campus Alberta Grant for the next three years, means that the situation is as urgent as ever.
We are all, of course, impossibly busy, but perhaps with one last push at this time we can resolve the immediate difficulties for 2011-2012 and 2012-2013.
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It seems at this point it might be best to involve the MLAs and to make the petition a more public thing. The Provost will only say what he usually says. I'm not sanguine about what the Provincial Government will do since, basically, they have been funding the university less and less and creating the need for higher tuition fees: an odd thing in a province which is apparently so rich. Or so it seems.
So, I do think we need to involve the MLAs now.


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Reduced T-shaped soil domain for nonlinear dynamic soil-bridge interaction analysis – Advances in Bridge Engineering
ByMaria Paola Santisi d'Avila, Luca Lenti, Stefania Gobbi and Reine Fares
Aug 20, 2022 Advances, Analysis, Bridge, domain, dynamic, Engineering, Interaction, nonlinear, Reduced, Soil, soilbridge, Tshaped
In this research, the 1DT-3C wave propagation approach is extended to the case of bridge design and it is proposed as a valuable solution to overcome the difficulty of taking into account the spatial variability of the seismic loading.
The proposed modeling technique consists of assembling each pier with a T-shaped soil domain having different stratigraphy, for SSI analysis. Even if the same incident seismic motion is given at the soil-bedrock interface (at the same level for all soil profiles), as it propagates along soil profiles having different stratigraphy (Fig. 1), a different motion is estimated at the base of each pier. In this way, seismic site effects, coupled with SSI, are reproduced directly by the solution of the dynamic equilibrium equation for the bridge-soil system.
1DT-3C wave propagation model for soil-bridge interaction analysis: beam bridge assembled with a T-shaped soil domain for each pier
The 1DT-3C wave propagation approach is efficient for bridges having pier spacing much longer than the T-shaped soil domain length, so that the soil-pier interaction can be considered independent for each pier and the pier-soil-pier interaction is negligible.
Dynamic balance and time integration
The discrete dynamic equilibrium equation
$$mathbf{M}kern0.5em Delta ddot{mathbf{D}}+mathbf{C};Delta dot{mathbf{D}}+mathbf{K};Delta mathbf{D}=Delta mathbf{F}$$
for the assembly of soil domain and structure (Fig. 1), including compatibility conditions, three-dimensional nonlinear constitutive relation and the imposed boundary conditions, is solved directly. ΔD is the displacement increment vector, (Delta dot{mathbf{D}}) and (Delta ddot{mathbf{D}}) are the increment of velocity and acceleration vectors, respectively, i.e. the first and second time derivatives of displacement vector. K and M are the stiffness and consistent mass matrix, respectively, for the assembled soil-structure system. C and F are the assembled damping matrix and load vector, respectively, derived from the imposed absorbing boundary condition at the soil-bedrock interface. The damping in the structure is also taken into account in the damping matrix C. According to Rayleigh's approach (Chopra 2001), the damping matrix for the structural part, representing the damping of structural and non-structural elements, is assumed as mass and stiffness proportional, using coefficients depending on the first two natural frequencies.
The time integration of the equation of motion (1) is performed through the implicit Hilber-Hughes-Taylor algorithm (Hughes 1987). The three parameters α = − 0.1, β = 0.25 (1 − α)2 = 0.3025 and γ = 0.5 − α = 0.6 guarantee an unconditionally numerical stability of the time integration scheme and numerical damping to reduce high frequency content, without having any significant effect on the meaningful, lower frequency response. The dynamic equilibrium equation is directly solved using an automatic time step lower than that used for the input signal sampling.
T-shaped soil domain
The soil in each layer is assumed to be a continuous and homogeneous medium, with nonlinear constitutive behavior. Shear and pressure waves propagate vertically in a horizontally layered soil domain, from the top of the underlying elastic bedrock to the surface. In this research, the finite element models are developed with Abaqus software by Dassault Systèmes, but the same modeling technique can be adopted in any commercial finite element code.
The soil domain can be modeled using linear 8-node brick elements, quadratic 20-node solid finite elements (reduced integration) or quadratic 27-node solid finite elements (without reduced integration), having three translational degrees of freedom per node. The spatial discretization is done using one element every meter and verifying that this choice is more accurate than the minimum number of nodes per wavelength p = 10, to accurately represent the seismic signal. The maximum frequency, above which the spectral content of the input signal can be considered negligible, is fixed as f = 15 Hz. The number of finite elements per layer is checked according to the maximum reduction of the shear wave velocity occurred during the dynamic process, that affects the wavelength.
The soil extension along the horizontal directions implies zero axial strain in these directions. Tie constraints are imposed (for translational degrees only) at the nodes of soil domain lateral boundaries to obtain zero axial strains in horizontal directions. Imposing zero axial strains through the tie constraint between the lateral boundaries of soil domain limits the extension of the domain, maintaining the soil profile natural frequency. If it is decided to adopt absorbing lateral conditions, using dashpots at the lateral boundaries of soil domain for the three components of motion, the tie constraints (imposed to obtain zero horizontal strains) can be adopted right after. A constraint equation is used to condense out the degrees of freedom at the base of the 3D soil domain to those at the top of the unit area soil column (Fig. 2).
Assembly of a pier and the T-shaped soil domain
In a 1D wave propagation model, the area A of the soil column appears as a constant factor in each term of the equilibrium equation. Consequently, the free-field motion can be correctly obtained even if a unit area is adopted. This is not the case in SSI analyses where the area of each part (structure and soil domain) is different. In a commercial finite element software, the soil domain area A, adopted for the 3D soil domain, has to be taken into account in the balance by defining a corrected soil density ρA and elasticity modulus in compression EA in the unit area soil column.
The soil column is bounded at the bottom by a semi-infinite bedrock having elastic behavior. An absorbing boundary condition is imposed at the soil-bedrock interface (as adopted by Joyner and Chen 1975), to take into account the finite rigidity of the bedrock and allow energy to be radiated back into the underlying medium. The seismic loading is applied at the soil column base in terms of horizontal forces ({rho}_bkern0.5em {v}_{sb};{A}_i;left({dot{d}}_x-2;{v}_{bx}right)) and ({rho}_bkern0.5em {v}_{sb};{A}_i;left({dot{d}}_y-2;{v}_{by}right)), and vertical force ({rho}_bkern0.5em {v}_{pb};{A}_i;left({dot{d}}_z-2;{v}_{bz}right)). The first factor (ρb vsb Ai for horizontal directions x and y, ρb vpb Ai for the vertical direction z) is imposed as damping coefficient of dashpots at each node of the soil column base. The parameters ρb, vsb and vpb are the bedrock density and shear and compressional wave velocities in the bedrock, respectively. Ai = A/n is the influence area of each node, A is the soil domain area and n is the number of nodes at the soil-bedrock interface (Fares et al. 2019). The three terms ({dot{d}}_x), ({dot{d}}_y) and ({dot{d}}_z) are the unknown velocities (incident and reflected motion), at the soil-bedrock interface, in x-, y– and z-direction, respectively, that are evaluated during the process. The seismic loading components are applied at the bottom of the soil column in terms of forces (ρb vsb Ai) 2vbx, (ρb vsb Ai) 2vby and (ρb vpb Ai) 2vbz. The three components of the incident seismic motion at the bedrock level in terms of velocity vbx, vby and vbz, in x-, y– and z-direction, respectively, can be obtained by halving the seismic motion at the outcropping bedrock.
The soil model is assumed 3D until a fixed depth h (Fig. 2), where the SSI is not negligible, and one-dimensional for deeper soil layers. The depth h of the 3D soil domain is fixed after comparison of the maximum shear strain profile with depth obtained for both free-field condition and SSI analysis (using a unit area soil column assembled with the pier), in the linear elastic regime. The effect of SSI is considered not negligible where the maximum shear strain profiles with depth are remarkably different.
A guide to assist users in using the 1DT-3C wave propagation modeling technique in Abaqus is presented by Fares (2018).
Constitutive models
The proposed modeling technique is independent on the constitutive relationship selected for soils in a total or effective stress analysis. In this research, the Iwan's elasto-plastic model (Iwan 1967; Joyner 1975; Santisi d'Avila and Lopez Caballero 2018) is adopted to represent the 3D hysteretic behavior of soil in total stress conditions.
The calibration of Iwan's constitutive model (Iwan 1967; Joyner 1975) is done using the elastic moduli in shear and compression, G0 and E0, respectively, and the nonlinearity of soil is characterized using the shear modulus reduction curve, employed to deduce the size of the yield surface. The soil damping is purely hysteretic. The linear kinematic model approximates the hardening behavior with a constant rate of hardening (Prager hardening rule). The plasticity model assumes an associated plastic flow, which allows for isotropic yield. In the present study, the adopted shear modulus reduction curve is written in the form G(γ)/G0 = 1/(1 + |γ/γr0|), where γr0 is a reference shear strain corresponding to a tangent shear modulus G(γ) equivalent to 50% of the elastic shear modulus G0. This shear modulus reduction curve provides a hyperbolic stress-strain relationship (Hardin and Drnevich 1972), having asymptotic shear stress τ0 = G0 γr0 in the case of simple shear. If no additional information is available, the normalized compressional modulus reduction curve E/E0 is assumed equal to the shear modulus reduction curve G/G0, under the commonly agreed hypothesis of constant Poisson's ratio during the time history, in undrained conditions.
The 3D Iwan constitutive model is present in Abaqus software as an elasto-plastic model with isotropic and multilinear kinematic hardening (Fares 2018). The size of the yield surface is imposed by the half-cycle first loading curve in the uniaxial stress case, in terms of axial stresses and strains. The backbone curve is deduced by the compressive modulus reduction curve. It is discretized using almost 100 intervals and the nonlinear kinematic hardening with ratcheting is modeled using 10 backstresses (kinematic shift of the yield surface). If resonant column tests provide shear modulus reduction curves G/G0(γ), the first loading curve is evaluated as σ(ε) = E/E0(ε) E0 ε, where the axial stress σ(ε) can be calculated from shear stress τ(γ) as (sigma left(varepsilon right)=sqrt{3};tau left(gamma right)), E/E0(ε) is the reduction curve of normalized elastic modulus in compression versus axial strain ε that is assumed equal to G/G0(γ) and (varepsilon =sqrt{3};gamma;{G}_0/{E}_0).
In this research, the nonlinear behavior of soil only is taken into account. According to Fares (2018), soil nonlinearity effect is predominant on the structural seismic response compared with the structure nonlinearity. In fact, in the case of a high level of attained soil nonlinearity, the effect of a nonlinear behavior material for the structure is negligible.
In this research, the foundation deformability is directly taken into account by the model and it is assumed that it is rigid enough to remain in a linear-elastic range.
If the nonlinear behavior of the structure is to be taken into account, steel bars have to be modeled. In this case, a bilinear elastic-plastic relationship could be adopted for the steel bars and a concrete plasticity model under cyclic loading, calibrated from a backbone curve for uniaxial compression and with linear behavior until the low tensile strength.
Soil-structure system
The bridge piers are rigidly connected to the foundation plate, using a tie constraint (including rotational degrees of freedom if applicable). As solid elements of soil domain do not have rotational degrees of freedom, generally, it is necessary to block the three rotations of nodes at the base of vertical structural elements. This is not the case for piers modeled using solid elements.
The bridge foundation plate is rigidly connected to the soil. It is a partition of the T-shaped domain to which the mechanical parameters of reinforced concrete (RC) are assigned as material properties (Fig. 3). RC piles are rigidly connected to the 3D soil domain. The pile depth represents a minimum threshold for the 3D soil domain depth h.
Three-dimensional view of the proposed 1DT-3C wave propagation model for soil-bridge interaction analysis
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Evaluation of miRNA-21 and CA-125 as a promising diagnostic biomarker in patients with ovarian cancer – Egyptian Journal of Medical Human Genetics
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Disability Japan Sagamihara
The Sagamihara Stabbings four years on: "An environment is needed to be created where all people with disabilities live without hesitation."
Many people Sunday visited the scene of an attack on a care home for mentally disabled people in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, four years ago to mourn the victims.
From Jiji Press
An annual memorial ceremony sponsored by the prefectural government was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, mourners prayed for the victims at a flower stand set up in front of the care home, Tsukui Yamayuri-en.
One of the mourners, Tetsuo Suzuki, 73, whose deceased sister had disabilities, said, "An environment is needed to be created where all people with disabilities live without hesitation."
Takuma Kanaya, 45, whose eldest son, Hiroto, 10, has autism, said, "I hope for a society where people live with a smile while recognizing differences."
Yukie Kono, 45, said: "This was a tragic incident in which innocent people died. It must not be forgotten."
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Variety in bowling makes India strong contender for 2019 World Cup: Ian Chappell
Chappell said the team which has the ability to pick wickets at regular intervals, particularly in the middle overs, was likely to lift the coveted Cup.
Last Updated: May 27, 2019, 07:05 PM IST|Source: IANS
Former Australia skipper Ian Chappell believes the Virat Kohli-led India has variety in their bowling department, making them a strong contender to win the 2019 World Cup beginning May 30 in England and Wales.
Chappell said the team which has the ability to pick wickets at regular intervals, particularly in the middle overs, was likely to lift the coveted Cup. (Also Read: Complete schedule and TV timings of 2019 ICC World Cup)
"In an era where big bats and big scores, with occasional monumental battering, have proliferated ODIs, there are still some seriously good bowling attacks gearing up for 2019 World Cup," Chappell wrote in his column in ESPNcricinfo.
"Wicket-taking is going to play a crucial role in deciding this World Cup. Despite the modern gung-ho batting style, this is not an easy contract to fulfill when the tournament reaches the knockout stage. The team that consistently takes wickets -- particularly through the middle overs -- is the one most likely to lift the trophy," he added.
According to Chappell, India -- despite not possessing the "outright pace" like that of England and Australia -- do have great variety and a trio of fast bowlers who can be exceptional in favourable conditions.
"If there's any moisture in the pitches then Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar are skilled enough to take full advantage. If, however, the pitches start to wear and the conditions are dry, then Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal are a dangerous wicket-taking combination," said the 75-year-old.
"Throw in Hardik Pandya as a handy fast-bowling all-rounder and Virat Kohli has plenty of options," he added.
India though lost the first warm-up game against New Zealand by six wickets on May 25. The Indian batting line-up, which boasts of having Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Kohli and M.S. Dhoni, bundled out for a mere 179 at The Oval which the Black Caps easily chased down with around 13 overs to spare.
The Men in Blue will now take on Bangladesh in the second warm-up game on Tuesday before beginning their World Cup campaign against South Africa on June 5.
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Well, haven't you ever felt that?
When you expect something to happen, it may not always end up the way you wanted it to be. Which may be a good thing or a good thing disguised as a bad thing.
Now, what does that have to do with giving up?
I somehow made up my mind to think that I didn't need help with anything. Don't get me wrong, I love giving orders around to my mom, sister, cousins and the Hero of my life (Yes yes my husband) and am sure Tigger (my son) will also be made to do a lot of running around in the name of helping his mom.
Every time I found myself physically tired of caring for the baby since he was born, I just couldn't work up the mindset to ask my mom for help. And if she did it herself, I would plainly refuse her help in the pretext of wanting to get to know the baby better.
When the physical exhaustion was becoming easier to ignore, the sleepless nights started playing with my mind and making me a momster (Yes, that should by now be a legit word!) I started overreacting, over analysing and all other over adjectives that are never good for a mom's brain. But, I was still refusing help. And did I stop there? No. I started blaming everyone else for who I was becoming.
It wasn't until recently, that I realized why I was refusing any help. I just had this huge Ego about being a self-sufficient person. I wanted the world to applaud me for doing it all on my own. If not the whole actual world, I at least wanted some sort of exclamatory sentences from relatives, friends and colleagues. And I got them aplenty. But was it worth it all? Not one bit after a few days. So, why even bother acting all high and mighty and refusing help. Yes, I finally realized I was just being pretentious and that I must give up my EGO and ask for help.
Now, if I hadn't been refusing help, do you think I would have realised how big my Ego was? Or that it's important to self reflect once in a while to know what kind of human being we are becoming. Especially when there is a tiny human to influence right.
EGO – Skip the E and let it GO!
So, DO YOU DARE TO REALIZE AND LET GO OF YOUR EGO? Drop in your comments so we can have a discussion about it. Afterall, mommying is easy when you talk about stuff, right?
This post is my entry for the Dare-a-thon, hosted by the Momsteins Prisha, Charu and Preetjyot.
Thanks to Disha from Life, my way for introducing me in her blog. Disha is an IT professional and a wanderlust by nature. Travelling and reading give her the kind of peace that we all look for.
And now let's head to meet Yogita from Directing My Dreams. Yogita Amit Joshi is a Passionate Writer, poet, and believes in expressing words from heart compositions to genuine reviews. Head to her blog to read her post for Darea-a-thon.
Ah! The age old problem of moms! I think there are two categories, one who relies on only help, and do nothing, and the other, whoso not ask for any help at all! But, the balance lies in between…. We all have gone through this stage. So relatable!
That sound silly that you forego any kind of help with your newborn. But I get your feelings, motherhood makes all silly like you, me and many more. And truely said, ego needs to go.
It takes courage to accept that I had an ego ! And work on it! Kudos to you Sindhuja!
Well, I must applaud your bravery for open heartedly accepting this. Also, I don't think that's ego. Somewhere all of us want to be that great mom who has it all but better late than never, isn't it!


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A Fire Endless: A Novel (Elements of Cadence #2) (Hardcover)
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Lost in the Moment and Found (Wayward Children #8) (Hardcover)
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Ithaca (Songs of Penelope #1) (Hardcover)
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Forget everything you think you know about how a novel is supposed to be written and trust in George Saunders. This book is going to take you on a journey through time, life, and death while also looking at the love between a father and son. This strange, beautiful novel deserves all the accolades it's been given.
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http://jumpingjackflashhypothesis.blogspot.com/2012/02/jumping-jack-flash-hypothesis-its-gas.html
The seas, lakes and oceans are now pluming deadly hydrogen sulfide and suffocating methane. Hydrogen sulfide is a highly toxic water-soluble heavier-than-air gas and will accumulate in low-lying areas. Methane is slightly more buoyant than normal air and so will be all around, but will tend to contaminate our atmosphere from the top down. These gases are sickening and killing oxygen-using life all around the world, including human life, as our atmosphere is increasingly poisoned. Because both gases are highly flammable and because our entire civilization is built around fire and flammable fuels, this is leading to more fires and explosions. This is an extinction level event and will likely decimate both the biosphere and human population and it is debatable whether humankind can survive this event.
A. More fires and more explosions, especially along the coasts, but everywhere generally.
B. Many more animal die-offs, of all kinds, and especially oceanic species.
C. More multiples of people will be found dead in their homes, as if they'd dropped dead.
D. More corpses found in low-lying areas, all over the world.
E. More unusual vehicular accidents.
F. Improved unemployment numbers as people die off.
Category: Fires And Explosions
2015-07-11 - Beach explodes in coastal Narragansett (Rhode Island), woman injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=EX-20150712-49122-USA
http://patch.com/rhode-island/narragansett/officials-cause-explosion-beach-unknown
http://www.providencejournal.com/article/20150711/NEWS/150719820
http://abcnews.go.com/US/explosion-report-prompts-evacuation-rhode-island-beach/story?id=32384143
http://wpri.com/2015/07/11/report-explosion-at-salty-brine-beach/
http://www.turnto10.com/story/29525791/salty-brine-beach-evacuated-following-possible-explosion
http://patch.com/rhode-island/narragansett/investigation-possible-explosion-narragansett-beach-prompts-evacuations
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20150711/Police-Investigate-Explosion-At-RI-Beach-Narragansett-Pier/
Quote: "He said there were also some reports that people on the beach smelled some sort of chemical smell, perhaps sulphur or butane."
Quote: "Another beachgoer, Stacey Beal, described a gas odor at the scene."
Quote: "Witnesses described hearing a loud boom noise and seeing the woman get launched from her beach chair into the air. Others reported smelling chemicals, like sulfur, but oddly, there was no smoke or other indications of an explosion."
Note: And the day prior, three fishing boats went up in flames in the wee hours in Narragansett too, mentioned in the 2015-07-10 update. Off the East Coast, a methane clathrate deposit containing 5 trillion pounds of methane is dissociating (melting). Some of that gas will migrate up through the ground and cause explosions and fires. People smelled something too, and that was probably hydrogen sulfide, the sulfur smell or 'gas odor'. The two gases go together because the ancient anaerobic bacteria and archaea that produce hydrogen sulfide eat, among other things, methane. This event is similar to the explosively-formed gas-explosion craters seen in the last year or so on the Yamal Peninsula in Siberia (Russia). This is one of those 'marker events' that we'll be able to look back on later as more coastal areas explode around the world...
2015-07-11 - Two huge warehouses full of wood pellets and wood chips destroyed by fire at port in coastal Brunswick (Georgia):
http://www.cbs46.com/story/29526723/large-warehouse-fire-at-ports-in-brunswick
http://jacksonville.com/breaking-news/2015-07-11/story/watch-fire-rages-warehouse-port-brunswick-saturday
http://jacksonville.com/news/georgia/2015-07-11/story/fire-destroyes-two-huge-warehouses-port-brunswick
http://savannahnow.com/news/2015-07-11/fire-destroys-two-warehouses-brunswick-port
http://www.wtvm.com/story/29526723/large-warehouse-fire-at-ports-in-brunswick
http://www.news4jax.com/news/warehouses-burned-in-massive-fire/34117042
2015-07-11 - Auto salvage yard hit by fire, 12 cars burn, at 4:50 AM in coastal Rodeo (California):
http://www.contracostatimes.com/breaking-news/ci_28470056/fire-burns-cars-rodeo-salvage-lot-early-saturday
Quote: "About 12 cars burned, officials said, though a damage estimate was not immediately available. Battalion Chief Bryan Craig said the lot had 24-hour security, but the officer didn't report seeing anything suspicious. The cause of the fire is under investigation."
2015-07-11 - Auto salvage yard hit by fire, cars burn, in Howell (Michigan):
http://www.livingstondaily.com/story/news/local/2015/07/11/fire-reported-saturday-howell-salvage-yard/30016819/
Note: From the full hypothesis: "Metal-related businesses will be hit hard, including salvage yards and metal recycling centers."
2015-07-11 - Cargo ship 'Kamala' bursts into flame at 12:45 AM in the East China Sea near the island of Kuchinoshima (Japan):
http://gcaptain.com/containership-kamala-on-fire-off-japan/#.VaNRN_lVhBc
http://www.fleetmon.com/newsroom/2015/8355/major-fire-board-boxship-kamala/
http://www.vesseltracker.com/en/Ships/Kamala-9187320.html
http://splash247.com/hanjin-containership-on-fire-in-east-china-sea/
http://www.newsmaritime.com/2015/container-ship-kamala-caught-fire-in-east-china-sea/
http://www.turkishmaritime.com.tr/hanjin-containership-on-fire-23407h.htm
http://www.ihsmaritime360.com/article/18603/box-ship-catches-fire-off-japan
http://www.marinelink.com/news/kamala-china-fire394482.aspx
Quote: "Fire erupted in containers on board of container ship Kamala shortly after midnight Tokyo time July 11, in East China sea some 220 nm west of Kuchinoshima island, some 110 nm south of Chedju do, Korea. Distress signal was relayed to Japan Coast Guard by a passing vessel. Fire seems to be a major one, judging from photo made by patrol plane at around 0530."
2015-07-11 - Cargo ship 'Cap Blanche' bursts into flame at the Fraser Surrey Docks in coastal Surrey (Canada):
http://www.cknw.com/2015/07/12/83345/
http://www.680news.com/2015/07/12/tsb-to-probe-generator-room-fire-aboard-vessel-at-fraser-surrey-docks-in-b-c/
http://globalnews.ca/news/2106332/tsb-investigators-sent-to-fraser-surrey-docks-after-container-ship-fire/
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/sends+team+investigate+fire+aboard+ship+Fraser+Surrey+Docks/11208519/story.html
2015-07-11 - Boat bursts into flame while parked in garage, fire spreads to home, on White Dove Lane in Chino Hills (California):
http://www.championnewspapers.com/police_and_fire_notes/article_6f27610e-2746-11e5-9374-437bc4697853.html
Quote: "They found the boat burning in the garage and an upstairs bedroom in flames. Firefighters confined the damage to those rooms."
2015-07-11 - Boat bursts into flame on Lake Erie near Sheffield Lake (Ohio):
http://www.newsnet5.com/news/local-news/oh-lorain/sheffield-lake-fire-crews-responding-to-report-of-boat-fire
http://fox8.com/2015/07/11/no-injuries-after-6-people-escaped-from-boat-fire-in-sheffield-lake/
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/WEWS/620227807088545793
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztr_tReGdAI
2015-07-11 - Boat explodes and burns at Marina Lablanc in Gatineau (Canada), 1 injured:
http://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/news/man-sent-to-hospital-after-boat-fire-in-gatineau-1.2464854
http://www.cfra.com/news/2015/07/11/gatineau-mechanic-suffers-burns-in-boat-fire-at-leblanc-marina
http://myinforms.com/en/a/14560482-man-sent-to-hospital-after-boat-fire-in-gatineau/
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/marina-leblanc-boat-explosion-leaves-man-injured-in-ottawa-river-1.3148029
http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/one-injured-following-fire-explosion-on-boat-at-gatineau-marina
Note: These are the 619th, 620th, 621st, 622nd and 623rd boats or ships to burn/explode in 2015...
2015-07-11 - Jitney bus bursts into flame on road near Elks Club in coastal Southampton (New York):
http://www.27east.com/news/article.cfm/Southampton-Village-Surrounding-Areas/114318/Hampton-Jitney-Catches-Fire-On-County-Road-39-Saturday-Evening
2015-07-11 - Tour bus bursts into flame at Home Depot in coastal Gulfport (Mississippi):
http://www.wlox.com/story/29525645/brake-fire-torches-tour-bus
http://www.myfoxal.com/story/29525645/brake-fire-torches-tour-bus
http://www.kait8.com/story/29525645/brake-fire-torches-tour-bus
2015-07-11 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on expressway near Seremban (Malaysia):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PICgY1yHxU8
Quote: "Published on Jul 11, 2015 An express bus caught fire at Km 264 of the PLUS Expressway, heading south near Seremban, today."
2015-07-11 - Passenger bus bursts into flame on the M40 in Warwickshire (Britain):
http://www.stratford-herald.com/39035-firefighters-tackling-m40-coach-fire.html
http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/local-news/coach-fire-m40-tuesday-warwickshire-9610190
http://www.leamingtoncourier.co.uk/news/local-news/coach-fire-along-the-m40-closed-the-motorway-on-tuesday-1-6839839
Note: These are the 432nd, 433rd, 434th and 435th buses to burn in 2015...
2015-07-11 - Car-hauler bursts into flame on I-64 in Albemarle County (Virginia):
http://www.wdbj7.com/news/local/tractortrailer-fire-shuts-down-i64-east-in-albemarle-county/34111674
http://myinforms.com/en/a/14559548-tractor-trailer-fire-shuts-down-i-64-east-in-albemarle-county/
Note: This is the 42nd car-hauler to burn in 2015...
2015-07-11 - Tractor, two barns and hay destroyed by huge fire in Rotterdam (New York):
http://www.twcnews.com/nys/capital-region/news/2015/07/11/rotterdam-barn-fire.html
http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/top-story/stories/multiple-crews-battle-large-fire-rotterdam-27106.shtml
http://www.timesunion.com/tuplus-local/article/Saturday-fire-wrecks-2-Rotterdam-barns-6379817.php
Quote: "A four-alarm fire destroys two barns in Rotterdam Saturday night. Crews from more than five fire departments responded to Curry Bush Road. When they arrived on scene, firefighters say two barns, one filled with hay and a tractor, were on fire."
2015-07-11 - Tanker truck bursts into flame at 2 AM on the Trans-Canada Highway near Ocean Pond (Canada):
http://www.thetelegram.com/News/Local/2015-07-11/article-4211605/Fuel-truck-fire-delays-highway-traffic-overnight/1
http://www.vocm.com/newsarticle.asp?mn=2&id=55973&latest=1
2015-07-11 - Tractor trailer bursts into flame on highway near Huércal-Overa (Spain):
http://www.davidjackson.info/blog/2015/07/11/courier-truck-catches-fire-in-huercal-overa/
2015-07-11 - Tractor bursts into flame on the Gorslas to Llanarthney Road near Gorslas (Britain):
http://www.llanellistar.co.uk/Tractor-ablaze-near-Gorslas/story-26882601-detail/story.html
Note: These are the 1130th, 1131st, 1132nd, 1133rd and 1134th tractors/tankers/semis to burn in 2015...
2015-07-11 - Dump truck bursts into flame at property on Locey Creek Road in Middlebury Center (Pennsylvania):
http://solomonswords.blogspot.com/2015/07/middleburychatham-dispatched-to-house.html
Quote: "Responder on scene reports dump truck fire, not a house fire."
2015-07-11 - Truck bursts into flame on the Hume Highway near Campbelltown (Australia):
http://www.ewn.com.au/traffic/2015-07-11-113300-120068-1568.traffic
2015-07-11 - SUV and food trailer burst into flame, trailer explodes, in Greensboro (North Carolina), firefighter injured:
http://myfox8.com/2015/07/11/crews-respond-to-fire-reported-on-fleming-road-in-greensboro/
http://www.wfmynews2.com/story/news/local/2015/07/11/gpd-commercial-truck-catches-fire-in-greensboro/30023555/
http://www.11alive.com/story/news/nation-now/2015/07/12/gpd-commercial-truck-catches-fire-in-greensboro/30056131/
http://www.fireengineering.com/articles/2015/07/greensboro-food-truck-fire-explodes-and-injures-firefighter.html
http://www.journalnow.com/news/local/food-truck-explodes-injures-greensboro-firefighter/article_89337d9f-6cfe-5981-b1d0-5628fb7cc9b2.html
2015-07-11 - SUV bursts into flame while being towed by RV on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Charlton (Massachusetts):
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/07/11/catches-fire-mass-pike/LY6korSs7u1GyuCtUbiYSN/story.html
http://www.myfoxboston.com/story/29526249/lanes-closed-on-mass-pike-after-car-fire
http://www.wcvb.com/news/mass-pike-car-fire-snarls-traffic-in-charlton/34112868
http://www.necn.com/news/new-england/Vehicle-Goes-Up-in-Flames-on-Mass-Pike-313869601.html
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/fox25news/619943993615515648
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/BostonGlobe/619981453623996416
Quote: "A recreational vehicle carrying a Jeep Liberty and a Harley V-Rod motorcycle caught on fire Saturday while driving eastbound on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Charlton, officials said."
2015-07-11 - SUV bursts into flame on Pennant Hills Road in coastal Sydney (Australia):
http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/07/11/16/13/car-with-boat-attached-well-alight-on-major-sydney-road
2015-07-11 - Pickup truck bursts into flame on Summit Street in Arkansas City (Kansas):
http://www.arkcity.net/news/breaking_news/car-fire-on-summit-street/image_0c5b324a-27ea-11e5-ac8e-f3040250e84e.html
2015-07-11 - Car bursts into flame at 2 AM while parked inside garage at home on Shakertown Road in Danville (Kentucky):
http://www.lex18.com/story/29517626/danville-firefighters-save-home-and-family-pet
2015-07-11 - Car bursts into flame at 1:08 AM while parked on Congress Avenue in coastal New Haven (Connecticut):
http://www.nhregister.com/general-news/20150711/police-suspicious-car-fire-reported-in-new-haven-saturday
2015-07-11 - Car bursts into flame at home in Rotterdam (New York):
http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/top-story/stories/classic-car-catches-fire-garage-27109.shtml
2015-07-11 - Car bursts into flame on I-39 near Arlington (Wisconsin):
http://host.madison.com/news/local/vehicle-fire-clogs-interstate-traffic/article_e8b00f61-0ab1-581f-8c35-cb5f37d12d32.html
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/WiStateJournal/620039643208093696
http://lockerdome.com/6170047441810497/7844240994611476
2015-07-11 - Car bursts into flame on Waterloo Street in Frenchville (Australia):
http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/queensland-fire-respoding-car-fire-waterloo-st/2702890/
2015-07-11 - Car bursts into flame just after midnight on Hindmarsh Drive in Fyshwick (Australia):
2015-07-11 - Car bursts into flame on Giles Street in Griffith (Australia):
2015-07-11 - Car bursts into flame at 12:36 AM on Codnor Denby Lane in Codnor (Britain):
http://www.ripleyandheanornews.co.uk/news/local/firefighters-called-out-to-car-fire-in-codnor-1-7353944
2015-07-11 - Car bursts into flame in driveway at home in Staining, Blackpool (Britain):
http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/blackpool-fire-crews-tackle-car-blaze-on-driveway-1-7354207
2015-07-11 - Car bursts into flame on the A390 near coastal Truro (Britain):
http://www.westbriton.co.uk/8203-Firefighters-extinguish-car-A390-Truro/story-26882694-detail/story.html
2015-07-11 - Car bursts into flame on Station Road in Old Tupton (Britain):
http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/local/firefighters-called-out-to-old-tupton-car-fire-1-7353931
2015-07-11 - Vehicle bursts into flame at 5:57 AM on Holly Mount Close in coastal Exmouth (Britain):
http://www.dsfire.gov.uk/News/Newsdesk/IncidentDetail.cfm?IncidentID=33657&siteCategoryId=3&T1ID=26&T2ID=41
2015-07-11 - Vehicle bursts into flame on the M5 near Cullompton (Britain):
http://www.middevongazette.co.uk/Car-M5/story-26886283-detail/story.html
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/crews-attend-vehicle-blaze-M5-near-Exeter/story-26886346-detail/story.html
2015-07-11 - Barn destroyed by fire at Bell Farm, Kempston (Britain):
http://www.bedfordshire-news.co.uk/destroys-barn-Bell-Farm-Kempston/story-26882470-detail/story.html
http://www.latest-news-headlines.eu/article/fire-last-night-destroys-barn-in-bell-farm-kempston/1154094
2015-07-11 - Barn damaged by fire in Kentisbeare, Cullompton (Britain):
2015-07-11 - Brush fires burning in the wettest place on the planet, coastal Vancouver Island (Canada):
http://www.desdemonadespair.net/2015/07/forest-fires-burn-at-wettest-place-in.html
2015-07-11 - Brush fire breaks out in coastal Gulf Breeze (Florida):
http://www.pnj.com/story/news/local/gulf-breeze/2015/07/11/brush-fire-gulf-breeze/30025777/
2015-07-11 - Building full of boating equipment destroyed by fire at 4:16 AM in Sioux Falls (South Dakota):
http://www.kdlt.com/news/local-news/questions-arise-after-outdoor-campus-boat-shed-burns-down/34114694
http://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2015/07/11/a-boating-shack-housing-20000-worth-of-equipment-burned-down-early-saturday-morning/30012843/
2015-07-11 - Roofing business goes up in flames in Bowers Gifford (Britain):
http://www.southendstandard.co.uk/news/echo/13408094.UPDATED_WITH_VIDEO__Huge_fire_breaks_out_in_south_Essex/
http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/13408094.UPDATED_WITH_VIDEO__Huge_fire_breaks_out_in_south_Essex/
http://www.brentwoodweeklynews.co.uk/news/basildon/13408094.UPDATED_WITH_VIDEO__Huge_fire_breaks_out_in_south_Essex/
2015-07-11 - Several mobile homes go up in flames before 7:30 AM near Elder Creek Road in Sacramento County (California):
http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2015/07/11/fire-causes-power-outage-to-thousands-of-smud-customers-in-sacramento-county/
2015-07-11 - Home destroyed by fire at 1 AM in Del City (Oklahoma):
http://kfor.com/2015/07/11/woman-comes-home-to-house-in-flames-family-fleeing/
2015-07-11 - Home under construction destroyed by fire at 7 AM on Lakeshore Drive in Old Hickory (Tennessee):
http://wkrn.com/2015/07/11/unfinished-home-destroyed-by-fire-in-old-hickory/
Quote: "The fire began around 7 a.m. in the 3000 block of Lakeshore Drive, which runs along Old Hickory Lake. The home had no electricity and was six weeks from being ready for the homeowners to move in, according to the sister of a homeowner who spoke to News 2 off-camera."
2015-07-11 - Deadly fire rips through apartment building just after 3:30 AM in Bayonne (New Jersey), 2 killed, 4 injured:
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/2-Killed-1-Injured-in-New-Jersey-Fire-Bayonne-313725161.html
http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2015/07/bayonne_fire_leaves_two_dead_multiple_injured.html
Quote: "A fast-moving fire in New Jersey early Saturday morning left two people dead, four people injured and more than two dozen people homeless authorities said. The fire started just after 3:30 a.m. on the upper floors of a building on East 21st Street in Bayonne and quickly gutted the three-story, multi-family residence before firefighters were able to get the blaze under control."
2015-07-11 - Vacant home burns at 4:31 AM in Gratiot Township (Wisconsin):
http://www.channel3000.com/news/layafette-co-deputies-investigating-fire-in-empty-house/34117374
2015-07-11 - Vacant home burns in coastal Providence (Rhode Island):
http://wpri.com/2015/07/11/officials-investigating-fire-at-vacant-providence-home/
2015-07-11 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 2 AM in New Hartford (New York):
http://www.uticaod.com/article/20150711/NEWS/150719929/-1/news
2015-07-11 - Vacant home destroyed by fire at 2 AM in Montcalm (West Virginia):
http://www.wvnstv.com/story/29525365/crews-battle-early-morning-fire-in-mercer-county
http://www.bdtonline.com/news/probe-into-deaths-in-limbo-suspicious-fire-sends-deputies-back/article_28ba8a18-282f-11e5-a9f5-7f38c532ff63.html
Quote: "Crews battled a house fire in Mercer County just down the road from where the three bodies were found."
Note: They're referring to the three men found dead in a home the day prior, mentioned in the 2015-07-10 update...
2015-07-11 - Vacant apartment building burns in Oklahoma City (Oklahoma):
http://www.koco.com/news/crews-battle-fire-at-vacant-apartment-complex-in-northwest-okc/34115304
2015-07-11 - Five more whales found dead in Alaskan waters, bringing total to 14 since June:
http://www.ktuu.com/news/news/5-more-dead-whales-found-in-alaska-waters-since-june-total-14-dead/34101154
http://www.sott.net/article/298919-5-additional-dead-whales-found-in-Alaska-waters-since-June-total-14-dead
Quote: "Kate Wynne, a Marine Mammal Specialist for the Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program, told Channel 2 News that since the June 18 announcement of the nine dead fin whales, four humpback whales and another fin whale have been found dead."
2015-07-11 - Thousands of fish found dead in Crystal Lake (Iowa):
http://globegazette.com/news/local/algae-bloom-kills-thousands-of-fish-at-crystal-lake/article_21e10907-2a0d-5e5a-8862-1ee26354ab86.html
2015-07-11 - Man, 53, found dead in the water next to his houseboat in coastal Key Largo (Florida):
http://www.local10.com/news/man-found-dead-near-houseboat/34120978
2015-07-11 - Man, 21, found dead at 2:45 AM near parking garage in Ybor City area in coastal Tampa (Florida), possible toppler:
http://wfla.com/2015/07/11/man-falls-from-ybor-parking-garage-dies-police-say/
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/man-found-dead-near-ybor-city-parking-garage
2015-07-11 - Person found dead at Ed Austin Park in Arlington area in coastal Jacksonville (Florida):
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/2015/07/10/jso-homicide-unit-investigating-undetermined-death-at-ed-austin-park/29960213/
2015-07-11 - Person found dead in the water near Rumstick Point in coastal Barrington (Rhode Island):
https://patch.com/rhode-island/barrington/body-found-near-barrington-beach-0
2015-07-11 - Woman found dead in Twelve Mile Bayou in Shreveport (Louisiana):
http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2015/07/11/body-found-in-bayou/30023799/
http://www.kplctv.com/story/29526597/shreveport-police-investigating-body-found-in-twelve-mile-bayou
2015-07-11 - Man, 41, jumps in water, never resurfaces, next seen dead in Jordan Lake in Chatham County (North Carolina):
http://www.wral.com/man-drowns-at-jordan-lake/14768113/
2015-07-11 - Woman, 20, found dead near businesses on Hanes Mall Boulevard in Winston-Salem (North Carolina):
http://www.wxii12.com/news/womans-body-found-in-woods/34110924
http://www.journalnow.com/news/local/woman-s-body-found-behind-businesses-on-hanes-mall-boulevard/article_36f06554-27d4-11e5-98e7-f32e1fc280e8.html
2015-07-11 - Man, 69, goes missing while swimming at Banks Lake (Washington), presumed dead:
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Rescuers-search-for-missing-man-in-Banks-Lake-313957261.html
http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/29524659/deputies-and-park-rangers-suspend-missing-man-search-in-banks-lake
2015-07-11 - Man, 18, found dead in lake at Lake Joy Campground in Belmont Township (Wisconsin):
http://www.nbc15.com/home/headlines/Milwaukee-teen-drowns-in-lake-at-Belmont-Township-campground-313888551.html
2015-07-11 - Man, 96, has 'health emergency' and falls in hot tub and dies, near Shelter Island in coastal San Diego (California):
http://fox5sandiego.com/2015/07/11/man-96-found-dead-in-hot-tub/
2015-07-11 - Man found dead in the Spuyten Duyvil Creek in coastal Bronx (New York):
http://www.lakeplacidnews.com/page/content.detail/id/883385/Police--Man-s-body-found-in-water-in-the-Bronx.html?isap=1&nav=5068
http://poststar.com/news/state-and-regional/police-man-s-body-found-in-water-in-the-bronx/article_098a4f0d-6352-5e35-8064-e40db0c55208.html
2015-07-11 - Man, 56, found dead under Neuse River bridge near Seven Springs (North Carolina):
http://wnct.com/2015/07/11/lenoir-county-sheriff-investigating-death-near-seven-springs/
http://www.wcti12.com/news/man-found-dead-near-highway-903-in-lenoir-county/34113138
2015-07-11 - Man, 36, drops dead in grassy area in Mesa (Arizona):
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/mesa/2015/07/12/missing-man-tyson-hennessy-found-dead-in-mesa-abrk/30042727/
2015-07-11 - Man, 36, found dead in toilets at music festival at Strathallan Castle (Scotland):
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-33492514
http://www.itv.com/news/update/2015-07-11/man-found-dead-in-toilets-at-t-in-the-park-festival/
http://www.youredm.com/2015/07/11/36-year-old-found-dead-at-t-in-the-park-music-festival/
http://news.sky.com/story/1517356/man-found-dead-at-t-in-the-park-music-festival
Quote: "The body is believed to have been discovered in toilets at the Strathallan Castle site in Auchterarder."
2015-07-11 - Man found dead in Lake Dartmouth in Victoria (Australia):
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/body-found-in-victorian-lake-20150711-gia8n3.html
http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/07/12/03/34/body-found-in-victorian-lake
http://au.prime7.yahoo.com/n2/news/a/-/national/28765057/police-identify-body-found-in-vic-lake/
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/kayakers-body-found-in-lake-dartmouth-northeast-victoria/story-fni0fee2-1227438197151
2015-07-11 - Woman found dead on trail on the Sydney Upper North Shore in Hornsby (Australia):
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/07/11/womans-body-found-sydneys-north
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/woman-found-dead-in-bushland-in-hornsby/story-fni0cx12-1227438247869
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/womans-body-discovered-in-bushland-at-hornsby-20150711-gia7vq.html
2015-07-11 - Man drops dead before 6:20 AM on McCallum Avenue in Rutherglen (Scotland):
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/man-found-dead-rutherglen-street-6046632
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-33492415
http://2dhot.com/mans-body-discovered-in-street/
2015-07-11 - Man, 68, found dead in the Louth Canal in Lincolnshire (Britain):
http://www.eastlindseytarget.co.uk/Reports-man-s-body-Louth-Canal/story-26882777-detail/story.html
http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/Unconfirmed-reports-body-Louth-canal/story-26882637-detail/story.html
http://www.louthleader.co.uk/news/local/update-reports-of-body-found-in-louth-canal-1-6845488
http://www.onenewspage.co.uk/n/UK/7554wxe4r/Reports-of-man-body-found-in-Louth.htm
2015-07-11 - Small plane crashes into yard at home in Mount Dora (Florida), engine failure:
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/sns-bc-fl--small-plane-crash-20150711-story.html
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-mount-dora-small-plane-crash-20150711-story.html
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/story/29526512/pilot-student-ok-after-plane-totaled-in-mount-dora-crash-faa-investigating
http://www.dailycommercial.com/news/article_c4efd532-beee-5c47-b965-baa6b2b70c71.html
http://www.wesh.com/news/small-plane-crashes-in-mount-dora-neighborhood/34113198
2015-07-11 - Small plane makes emergency landing on I-95 in Houlton (Maine), engine failure:
http://www.centralmaine.com/2015/07/11/small-plane-makes-emergency-landing-on-maine-interstate/
http://abc13.com/news/small-plane-makes-emergency-landing-in-maine/843359/
http://www.itemlive.com/news/national/small-plane-makes-emergency-landing-on-i/article_affd2f22-1adf-555c-b2ae-66b4a88eb5f4.html
http://bangordailynews.com/2015/07/11/news/aroostook/plane-makes-emergency-landing-on-i-95-near-houlton/
2015-07-11 - Small plane lands, veers off runway and overturns, at airport in Palatka (Florida), 1 injured:
http://www.fox30jax.com/news/news/local/fhp-responding-plane-crash-palatka/nmxDm/
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/local/2015/07/10/fhp-small-plane-crashes-in-palatka/30002213/
2015-07-11 - Four tractor trailers crash, one bursts into flame, on I-10 near Quartzsite (Arizona), 1 killed:
http://www.abc15.com/news/state/traffic-alert-semi-truck-accident-with-fire-closes-i-10-eastbound-closed-near-quartzite
http://www.yourwestvalley.com/valleyandstate/article_d59414e0-27fb-11e5-b696-e3b7019ef5db.html
http://www.scoopnest.com/user/abc15/619912792368218112
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVRAz1KrI2M
2015-07-11 - Tractor trailer veers off road at 2 AM, plows into MoDOT building in Kansas City (Missouri), 1 injured:
http://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/semi-crashes-into-modot-building
http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Authorities-investigate-rig-s-crash-into-MoDOT-6379559.php
Quote: "Police are working to determine if the make driver may have had a medical issue, or whether or not alcohol may have played a factor."
2015-07-11 - UPS truck veers over centerline, hits horse and buggy, in Logan Township (Pennsylvania), 2 killed, 4 injured:
http://abc27.com/2015/07/11/truck-struck-buggy-kills-woman-and-child/
http://www.startribune.com/truck-hits-buggy-in-central-pennsylvania-killing-woman-boy/313877131/
http://www.syracuse.com/us-news/index.ssf/2015/07/2_killed_in_amish_buggy_hit_by_ups_truck_that_drifted_into_its_path_in_pa_police.html
2015-07-11 - SUV veers over centerline, hits car head-on, near Middletown (Delaware), 1 killed, 2 injured:
http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/traffic/2015/07/11/summit-bridge-road-closed-following-crash/30018955/
http://6abc.com/news/1-dead-2-injured-in-head-on-collision-in-middletown/843398/
2015-07-11 - Pickup truck veers over centerline at 6 AM, hits car head-on, near Shoshone (Idaho), 1 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/story/2e7113db2dfe4a3b8fa80d17e326e8d9/ID--Car-Crash-Death
http://www.khq.com/story/29526996/jerome-man-dies-in-head-on-car-crash
http://magicvalley.com/news/local/update-jerome-man-killed-in-us-crash/article_ca5d9408-bdd3-56fd-b70e-1cf6015bd172.html
2015-07-11 - Pickup truck veers off road before 6:21 AM, hits business, bursts into flame, in Bixby (Oklahoma):
http://www.fox23.com/news/news/local/pickup-crashes-building-causes-fire/nmxJc/
http://www.news9.com/Clip/11672241/web-extra-truck-crashes-into-bixby-bicycles-catches-fire
http://www.tulsaworld.com/homepagelatest/truck-smashes-into-bixby-bicycle-shop-causes-fire-police-searching/article_3507eac0-34e4-56e0-8a45-fa17f01a9d56.html
2015-07-11 - Car and ambulance collide head-on, in Pasadena (California), 1 killed, 3 injured:
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Ambulance-Crash-in-Pasadena-Kills-Patient-314000161.html
http://abc7.com/news/man-dies-after-his-ambulance-crashes-in-pasadena/843763/
http://www.sacbee.com/news/article27067603.html
2015-07-11 - Car and minivan collide head-on, in North Coventry Township (Pennsylvania), 3 injured:
http://www.wfmz.com/news/news-regional-southeasternpa/Violent-crash-in-Chester-County-sends-three-people-to-the-hospital/34113200
2015-07-11 - Car and SUV collide head-on, on State Route 28 at Crystal Bay near Incline Village (Nevada), 5 injured:
http://www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/Injury-Head-On-Crash-Causing-Delays-on-SR28-at-Incline-v-313885571.html
Quote: "NHP says the driver of the Toyota may have had a medical episode and was taken to a Reno hospital with minor injuries."
2015-07-11 - Car veers over centerline, hits car head-on, in Davidson County (North Carolina), 4 injured:
http://www.journalnow.com/news/local/four-injured-in-head-on-crash-in-davidson-county/article_71b7c7c4-2840-11e5-91ab-579978f7405b.html
2015-07-11 - Two cars collide head-on at 5:39 AM, on I-95 in coastal Boca Raton (Florida), 2 killed, 1 injured:
http://www.wptv.com/news/region-s-palm-beach-county/boca-raton/3-car-collision-on-i-95-1-dead-in-boca-raton
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/palm-beach/boca-raton/fl-double-fatal-crash-boca-20150711-story.html
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/local/fatal-wreck-shuts-down-northbound-i-95-in-boca/nmxJY/
http://cbs12.com/news/top-stories/stories/head-collison-i95-kills-two-27359.shtml
http://www.justfloridanews.com/two-dead-in-head-on-boca-raton-crash/
2015-07-11 - Two cars collide head-on at 4:25 AM on bridge in coastal Suffolk (Virginia), 2 injured:
http://wtkr.com/2015/07/11/head-on-collision-shuts-down-bridge-in-suffolk/
http://www.13newsnow.com/story/news/local/mycity/suffolk/2015/07/11/2-hurt-in-head-on-crash-in-suffolk/30016329/
Note: Here's a Google Maps link of the area...
2015-07-11 - Two cars collide head-on, in Muskoka Lakes Township (Canada), 2 killed, 2 injured:
http://www.cp24.com/news/father-and-son-from-toronto-dead-after-head-on-crash-in-muskoka-lakes-1.2465255
http://www.bayview-news.com/2015/07/toronto-father-and-son-killed-in-muskoka-head-on-crash.html/
http://barrie.ctvnews.ca/head-on-crash-kills-two-injures-two-other-people-near-minett-1.2465122
2015-07-11 - Car veers over centerline, hits car head-on, in Lanaudière (Canada), 1 killed, 5 injured:
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/lanaudi%C3%A8re-head-on-crash-kills-1-man-injures-5-1.3147895
2015-07-11 - Car crashes into gas station, bursts into flame, in Asheville (North Carolina):
http://www.wlos.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/car-crashes-into-gas-station-starts-fire-21884.shtml
2015-07-11 - Car crashes in the wee hours, bursts into flame, near Sanofi Pasteur in Pocono Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.poconorecord.com/article/20150711/NEWS/150719927/101010/NEWS
2015-07-11 - Car veers off road in the wee hours, hits pole, bursts into flame, in Waltham (Massachusetts), dumpster burns separately:
http://patch.com/massachusetts/waltham/crash-results-car-fire-main-street-0
2015-07-11 - Motorcycle and SUV collide head-on, near Glaslyn (Canada), 1 killed:
http://saskatoon.ctvnews.ca/head-on-crash-kills-motorcyclist-in-northcentral-sask-1.2465212
2015-07-11 - Dog attacks and injures man on Chelmsford Circle in Ogletown (Delaware):
http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/crime/2015/07/11/police-respond-man-attacked-dog-ogletown/30030919/
2015-07-11 - Dog attacks and injures 6-year-old girl, face attack, in Stoke-on-Trent (Britain):
http://www.thebee.co.uk/news/national-news/1669465/girl-6-airlifted-to-hospital-after-dog-attack/
2015-07-11 - Monkeys attacking customers at salons in Pune (India):
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolhapur/Monkeys-spread-terror-at-salons-in-peth-areas/articleshow/47981367.cms
http://www.sott.net/article/298933-Strange-animal-behavior-Monkeys-attacking-customs-at-salons-in-Pune-India
2015-07-11 - Sinkhole opens near dam in Manhattan (Kansas):
http://www.kwch.com/news/local-news/sinkhole-closes-area-at-tuttle-creek-lake/34095370
http://www.sott.net/article/298903-Sinkhole-opens-in-area-below-Manhattan-Kansas-dam
http://1350kman.com/sinkhole-at-tuttle-creek-lake/
http://www.ksal.com/sinkhole-develops-near-tuttle-creek-dam/
2015-07-11 - Sinkhole opens on street in Darlington County (South Carolina):
http://wbtw.com/2015/07/10/second-sinkhole-in-darlington-county-raises-concerns/
2015-07-11 - Sinkhole opens, traps truck, in Joplin (Missouri):
http://www.fourstateshomepage.com/news/sinkhole-temporarily-filled-in-joplin
2015-07-11 - Sinkhole growing near theater in Raleigh (North Carolina):
http://myinforms.com/en/a/14539489-sinkhole-expanding-in-raleigh/
http://abc11.com/news/sinkhole-expanding-in-raleigh/840442/
http://screen.yahoo.com/sinkhole-expanding-raleigh-154629447.html
2015-07-11 - Scaffolding collapses at construction site in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), 3 killed, 4 injured:
http://www.thanhniennews.com/society/3-workers-die-in-hcmc-scaffolding-collapse-47771.html
2015-07-11 - Kazakhstan sleeping sickness mystery solved: gases from mine the culprit:
http://rt.com/news/273121-sleepy-disease-mystery-solved/
http://www.sott.net/article/298895-Kazakhstan-sleeping-sickness-mystery-solved-Uranium-mine-is-the-culprit
Note: They try to implicate carbon monoxide, but they mention 'other gases' too. It couldn't have been carbon monoxide for the same reason that all the carbon monoxide emitted by cars doesn't cause the same problems in every city in the world that uses cars: carbon monoxide is a lighter-than-air gas. That's why carbon monoxide detectors go on ceilings. So once carbon monoxide exits the mine, it'll head up to the ceiling, which in this case is the sky. They mention methane. Methane is also a lighter-than-air gas. They mention 'hydrocarbon'. That's where you find hydrogen sulfide, since it's produced by bacteria and archaea that eat, among other things, methane. Natural gas from the ground contains hydrogen sulfide and so does oil - that's what refineries do: they 'de-sour' gas and oil and take the hydrogen sulfide and other impurities out. And hydrogen sulfide not only could cause all the symptoms this village experienced, but it's a heavier-than-air gas and once it escaped from the mine, it might very well blow over the village and contaminate the water, the ground, the peoples' clothes and buildings, and get breathed in too. So this town of people afflicted by memory-loss, long-duration sleep and hallucinations - that looks like what you see when you have a population that gets hit by low-level hydrogen sulfide over a long period of time. A gas-emitting mine in the area does explain why it was THIS village that was having problems...
2015-07-11 - Antarctic wind vortex is strongest in 1000 years:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.co.nz/2015/07/the-antarctic-wind-vortex.html
2015-07-11 - Super Typhoon Chan-hom roars into China, 865,000 people evacuated, flooding ensues:
http://robinwestenra.blogspot.co.nz/2015/07/super-typhoon-chan-hm-threatens-eastern.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/11734444/Typhoon-Chan-hom-residents-escape-China-flooding-in-speedboats.html
http://www.sott.net/article/298945-Typhoon-Chan-hom-Shangyu-China-residents-evacuate-in-boats-as-heavy-flooding-hits-region
2015-07-11 - As most glaciers around the world disappear, the world's youngest glacier grows at Mount St. Helens (Washington):
http://www.sott.net/article/298950-Mount-St-Helens-now-holds-the-worlds-youngest-glacier
http://poststar.com/mount-st-helens-still-steaming-holds-the-world-s-newest/article_7bf92344-177a-5006-8f7e-e9e2316a097f.html
2015-07-11 - Heaviest snowfall in years kills more than 170,000 alpacas in Peru:
http://iceagenow.info/2015/07/peru-heaviest-snowfall-in-years-kills-171850-alpacas/
http://www.sott.net/article/298920-Update-Heaviest-snowfall-in-years-kills-over-171850-alpacas-in-Peru
2015-07-11 - Some scientists say Earth heading for a 'mini ice age' in 15 years:
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2015/07/11/Earth-heading-for-mini-ice-age-in-just-15-years-scientists-say/2751436649025/
2015-07-11 - Wettest day since 1886 hits Abilene (Texas) as eight inches of rain falls in one day:
http://newsok.com/abilene-drenched-with-more-than-8-inches-of-record-rainfall/article/feed/860781
http://www.sott.net/article/298923-Wettest-day-since-1886-for-Abilene-Texas-with-8-inches-of-rain
2015-07-11 - Cheetahs hop aboard tourist vehicle, one climbs inside, in Kenya:
http://www.sott.net/article/298914-Strange-animal-behavior-Cheetahs-hop-aboard-vehicle-full-of-tourists-in-Kenya
http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-advice/cheetahs-hop-aboard-vehicle-and-get-up-close-and-personal-with-tourists-in-kenya/story-fnndib5x-1227436920689
Note: Guy in the vehicle with the cheetah looks pretty scared!
2015-07-11 - Sharks found swimming around inside active volcano in the Solomon Islands:
http://www.businessinsider.com/sharks-found-swimming-near-active-underwater-volcano-2015-7
http://www.sott.net/article/298927-Sharks-discovered-inside-active-underwater-volcano-in-Solomon-Islands
2015-07-11 - Vet finds eight pairs of underwear and 62 hair bands in stomach of dog in Mars (Pennsylvania):
http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/top-story/stories/vet-finds-62-hair-bands-8-pairs-underwear-inside-dog-27105.shtml
2015-07-11 - Cannabis can now be legally taken on in-state flights in Oregon:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/cannabis-can-now-be-taken-on-a-plane-in-oregon-legally-10382212.html
http://q13fox.com/2015/07/12/portland-airport-allows-carrying-marijuana-on-in-state-flights/
Note: The phrase 'can I help you with your bags' just took on a whole new meaning!
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Nicely done Jonny. It's so obvious at this point that the authorities ought to be getting a clue about now, don't ya think? i think they know but don't want to panic the public.
PA all over this report!
Great explanation of the Kazakhstan mystery too Jonny. Makes sense.
taproot July 13, 2015 at 8:50 AM
Last night there was a funky smell as I was walking to my car after work at 10:20 PM...Am I just being paranoid?! Nothing quite like it in the year I've been here, so I hurried along with baited breath to encase myself in the metal tube with presumably clean air. This is a tourist island so normally there is the delicious waft of a fine meal. -- tap out
taproot July 13, 2015 at 10:26 AM
The driver lives...I'm curious about the follow up investigation:
http://www.foxcarolina.com/story/29533927/winston-salem-man-dies-when-car-hits-his-home
Jonny Mnemonic July 13, 2015 at 10:49 AM
Heh, whoops, not wettest day since 1186 in Abilene. Supposed to be 1886! Fixing that now. Our records aren't THAT good!
I know how you feel there - I've smelled some 'rotten egg' odor a few times, late at night, and that 'sweet' smell once besides the time I smelled it near a porta-potty, and I thought the same thing: am I being paranoid?! And I did the same thing you did - held my breath and moved along, got home and laid down near an ozone generator. Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean there's NOT deadly gas blowing around here and there!
Oh i'm totally convinced taproot. One of the two times i've ever passed out was walking up to the Atlantic Ocean, up to the boardwalk, began walking along reading a book when suddenly i felt weird. Sat on a bench and keeled over. Some passer by came to my side and roused me - i had no idea why it happened. Jonny's theory makes perfect sense since nothing else medically happened afterward.
Pack of dogs injure three in Evansville, Indiana
http://www.sott.net/article/298974-Pack-of-dogs-injure-three-in-Evansville-Indiana
Torrential rainfall triggers flash floods in Kentucky
http://www.sott.net/article/298972-Torrential-rainfall-triggers-flash-floods-in-Kentucky
Police warn of possible coyote attacks in Natick, Massachusetts
http://www.sott.net/article/298968-Police-warn-of-possible-coyote-attacks-in-Natick-Massachusetts
Mid-July frost recorded in central Europe
http://www.sott.net/article/298967-Mid-July-frost-recorded-in-central-Europe
After the European heat wave of last week, the pendulum has swung to the other extreme.
More follow-up Jonny - it's a big deal!
Rhode Island Beach Blast: The Last Thing Victim Remembers Before Explosion
https://gma.yahoo.com/rhode-island-beach-blast-last-thing-victim-remembers-135908995--abc-news-topstories.html#
Listen to what some of the characters say.
more corroboration of MISA theory here Jonny:
Why is the West Antarctic ice sheet melting? It may not be just global warming.
http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2015/0713/Why-is-the-West-Antarctic-ice-sheet-melting-It-may-not-be-just-global-warming
Melting ice in West Antarctica may not be just another product of global warming as previously thought, a recent study suggested.
Instead, new evidence points to a different, more literal kind of global warming: the naturally high temperature of the Earth itself, not just the air and water around it, may be what is causing ice to melt, according to researchers at the University of California at Santa Cruz.
After measuring geothermal heat under the West Antarctic ice sheet for the first time, researchers found it was "significantly higher" than data from around the region had previously indicated. [more]
Archaeologists unveil 24 new geoglyphs on Peru's Nazca Plateau
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/lifestyle/2015/07/13/archaeologists-unveil-24-new-geoglyphs-on-nazca-plateau-in-peru/
Small plane with three on board missing in Washington state
http://news.yahoo.com/small-plane-three-board-missing-washington-state-091450387.html
Rare sunfish washes up on remote beach off Tasmania, Australia
http://www.sott.net/article/298978-Rare-sunfish-washes-up-on-remote-beach-off-Tasmania-Australia
Thunderstorm causes power outages, flooding in Calgary, Canada
http://www.sott.net/article/298976-Thunderstorm-causes-power-outages-flooding-in-Calgary-Canada
Jonny Mnemonic July 13, 2015 at 6:16 PM
Mysterious explosion, 'gas odor', memory loss. Yeah...I think I'd be avoiding that beach. Well, any beach, really, but definitely that beach!
Sott and some other sites have been misquoting the report about solar activity and drawing the wrong conclusions according to both Joe Romm of Think Progress and Guy McPherson of NBL.
Guy McPherson Says (in response to RE of Doomstead Diner):
RE, your ignorance knows no bounds. If you'd done a little research, you've have discovered a few tidbits about that cute feedback of yours:
The clathrate gun has been fired. There is no way the proposed mini ice age will significantly slow the heating.
Every report I've read about this study misquotes it. Solar *magnetic* activity was evaluated. Media reports are claiming solar *intensity* will decline.
The anticipated 60% reduction in solar magnetic-cycle magnitude translates to a climate forcing of -0.1 W/m2. That's equivalent to a decrease of 8 ppm atmospheric carbon dioxide. The atmosphere currently holds about 400 ppm CO2, with 350 ppm ultimately lethal to humans. Subtracting 8 ppm at this point is analogous to giving a blood transfusion to a dead man.
Or you could read this. Even Joe Romm figured out this one.
Media Reports The World Will Enter A 'Mini Ice Age' In The 2030's. The Reverse Is True.
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2015/07/13/3679662/global-warming-speed-up-not-ice-age/
Lastly, Skeptical Science said the same thing a while back (regarding the Maunder Minimum):
A grand solar minimum would barely make a dent in human-caused global warming
http://www.skepticalscience.com/grand-solar-minimum-barely-dent-AGW.html
Waterspout knocks out power in North Carolina's Outer Banks
http://www.sott.net/article/298982-Waterspout-knocks-out-power-in-North-Carolinas-Outer-Banks
Geez, big day for follow-up reporting. Check this out Jonny (and ess jay)
Sheriff: Girl who survived plane crash found by motorist
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/sheriff-girl-who-survived-plane-crash-found-by-motorist/ar-AAcVU52?ocid=iehp
Officials had identified those aboard as Leland and Sharon Bowman of Marion, Montana, and their 16-year-old step-granddaughter, Autumn Veatch, of Bellingham, Washington.
"We're not going into the status of the grandparents. She was the only one who walked out," Rogers told The Associated Press. "She just said they came out of the clouds, and it crashed."
Here's another weird one:
Shocking moment weightlifter collapses trying to lift 233lbs at the Pan Am Games
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3158695/Woman-collapses-lift-attempt-women-s-53kg-weightlifting-Pan-Games-Oshawa.html
[she took 2nd anyway!]
Jonny Mnemonic July 13, 2015 at 10:25 PM
Heh, you notice I hedged when I reported that 'mini ice age' story - I said SOME scientists say ice age coming. I was thinking exactly what Guy said: how does a little solar magnetic fluctuation counteract the vast amounts of methane entering the system? In other words, I'll believe it when I see it. The only way I could see any kind of ice age coming would be via the rising volcanism. I can't rule that possibility out, but nobody can predict that, especially with all the methane entering the system.
taproot July 13, 2015 at 10:29 PM
Thanks you two, for your suspicious minds sharpened by experience. I just got home from work tonight and I can report that the unusual smell is now quite faint compared to last night, but so distinctive that I recognized it immediately...not offensive though.
So Jonny did you report that the sweet smell is more concentrated or less than the rotten egg? I remember super concentrated was NO SMELL!
'Sweet' smell is worse (higher concentration) than 'rotten egg' odor. But like all the safety docs say, you shouldn't count on smelling it at all, because you lose the ability to smell it pretty fast, but it might still be there. Super concentrated is not no smell, it's just that nobody lives to report what it smells like. It might be sweet too, or it might be something else entirely, but dead people tell no tales, so I guess we'll just never know what a lethal concentration smells like.
One last note: I forgot to turn off my headlights THAT night (first time in a decade I think)...but fortunately I have one of those modern cars that shuts them off automatically and noticed it while driving the next day seeing the console dimmed.
FEMA buys Narragansett a new fire truck:
http://wpri.com/2015/07/13/narragansett-getting-fire-truck-federal-grant/
Boats burning, beach exploding, yeah, they can probably use a new fire truck!
Oh, so now there was an electric line running under the beach that exploded!
Investigation Deepens in Mysterious Explosion on Rhode Island Beach
http://news.yahoo.com/video/investigation-deepens-mysterious-explosion-rhode-014416361.html
Authorities looking for answers dug up an electrical line that runs under the beach.
[nothing further, they still don't know]


Thanks to level 4 self-driving technology, Volvo has a new goal with its popular XC90 crossover SUV: to make commuting a semi-automatic process. "The XC90 would be able to self-navigate "sleeping passengers" on a limited set of roadways thanks to a technology called Highway Assist. Currently, Pilot Assist is available in current XC90 models. Green envisions having this tech available to consumers in 2021." – Henrik Green, The Senior Vice President of Volvo.
The technology of Self-Driving itself is not easy at all. BMW and Audi are working towards bringing level 3 autonomous vehicles to public roads and BMW is planning on its first level 3 production vehicle, in 2021 called iNEXT. Volvo is trying to introduce Level 4 technology which is more complex and advanced.
the XC90's level 4 Highway Assist would use information from the cloud to navigate but would use lidar, radar, and cameras built into the vehicle to drive. It would also be able to handle emergency situations on its own, rather than requiring driver action said The VP.


"The COral Reef Airborne Laboratory (CORAL) is a three-year NASA Earth Venture Suborbital project to measure the condition of coral reefs and understand their relation to the environment. CORAL will use airborne spectral imaging to generate calibrated scientific data products and models describing reef condition, namely the composition, primary production, and calcification of the seafloor community. By using airborne measurements, CORAL is explicitly designed to provide complete survey coverage for a large number of individual, whole reef systems. The total will amount to 3–4% of the world's reef area. In situ data will be obtained to validate the remote sensing observations and derived products. Those products will be analyzed in the context of each reef's prevailing environmental conditions (physical, chemical, human). The CORAL investigation will focus on the reefs of Hawaii, Palau, the Mariana Islands, and portions of the Great Barrier Reef. Field campaigns are planned for 2016-2017. All CORAL data and products will be publicly available. For more information about CORAL, please visit the mission website http://coral.jpl.nasa.gov. It is currently a static page, but it will have much more content in the next few weeks.
The CORAL team would like to engage the wider reef science and management communities through a science workshop. We will present the algorithms and technology underpinning CORAL, and we hope to foster discussion about the science that CORAL will enable. The workshop will be held 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM on Saturday June 18, 2016 at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa in Honolulu. If you are interested, please add your name to the attendee list by sending your contact information to Stacy Peltier (stacy.peltier [at] bios.edu). We will send further details to attendees as the workshop approaches."


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