A trip to Ikea is either your dream come true, or your worst nightmare. While some enjoy spending hours walking through the modern furniture retailer's 400,000-square-foot warehouses, others dread it, almost as much as they dread actually putting the furniture together.
Ikea hears your complaints loud and clear—so much so that they've created a virtual reality app so you never have to go into the store again. Okay, so, maybe that's not exactly the reason this app was made, but it's still a pretty cool piece of technology.
The Swedish company recently announced a pilot virtual reality app that allows for a selective, easy shopping experience and is hosted on Valve's world leading game platform, Steam. Using an HTC Vive headset, Ikea customers can explore various styled kitchens and change colors of cabinets and drawers with a simple click. By allowing users to virtually put themselves in a room, consumers can design their dream space while also noticing possible issues and determining which items need to be moved around.
Though this pilot program will only run through August, Ikea launched it with the goal of receiving feedback from their customers to help with the possibility of a continued virtual experience program.
Ikea hopes those who use the app will submit their feedback so they can use it as they continue to develop their ideas for using virtual reality technology to improve home designing. For those who love Pinterest, or don't live near an Ikea, a virtual reality design tool could be useful for putting together your dream home. Maybe, just maybe, this is Ikea's way of saying sorry for all the meltdowns it has caused.


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(MOSTLY) MODERNIST MONDAY: Zaha Hadid
Welcome back to #ModernistMondays! At TTC, we are constantly inspired by modernist architects and artists from past and present. To showcase some of our favorites, we launched #ModernistMondays, where we highlight one modernist each month to explore with ten quick facts. You can keep up with #ModernistMondays on the TTC Blog, or our Instagram page! Our June pick is the incomparable "queen of the curve," Zaha Hadid. While she is not considered by all to be a Modernist, we are adapting #ModernistMondays to (Mostly) Modernist Mondays this month, as we feel this barrier-breaking architect is more than deserving of a feature.
A young Zaha Hadid
Born in Iraq in 1950 to a wealthy family, Zaha Hadid decided at age eleven that she would be an architect. Traveling often during childhood, she was exposed to various styles of architecture and lifestyles, which helped her gain a sense of the world. Her father took her to important buildings and museums in each location that they traveled to, which she credited for her love of buildings.
She studied under famed architects such as Rem Koolhaas, Elia Zenghelis, and Bernard Tschumi at the Architectural Association in London. There she designed the Malevich Tektonik hotel as her graduation project, which showed the world her unique style and fearlessness. At her graduation ceremony, Koolhaas called her "a planet in her own orbit."
A painting of The Peak, 1991
In 1980, after working at Koolhaas's firm for a few years, Hadid founded Zaha Hadid Architects in London. She frequently painted her ideas, rather than sketching in pencil, as it allowed for more curved forms and less restriction. Her proposal for The Peak in Hong Kong was not built, but gained international acclaim and established her firm as a leader in modern architecture.
Before completing more built work, Hadid taught architecture at the Architectural Association, Harvard Graduate School of Design, Cambridge University, and Columbia University. In 1988, her paintings were exhibited at the MoMA in New York. Although her work was lauded, many people thought that her designs would be too difficult to construct, which led to countless rejections.
The 1988 MoMA exhibit featuring Hadid
In the 1990s, Hadid met her business partner, Patrik Schumacher, and around that time began to see her projects approved for construction. She built the Vitra Fire Station and housing project in Germany and worked on London's Millennium Dome.
Vitra Fire Station
As her career took off with built work, Hadid designed the Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art in Ohio, and the Bergisel Ski-Jump in Austria, which expressed her ability to work in very different landscapes and design functional spaces without compromising her creative vision.
Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art
In 2004, Zaha Hadid became the first female winner of the Pritzker Prize, a huge milestone for women in architecture and design.
In 2005, Hadid built the Phaeno Science Center in Wolfsburg, Germany, which ushered in a new style, Parametricism, which "implies that all elements of the design become parametrically variable and mutually adaptive." She completed The MAXXI, a museum in Italy, the Heydar Aliyev Center in Azerbaijan, Guangzhou Opera House in China, and London Aquatics Centre.
Heydar Aliyev Center
Guangzhou Opera House
While some of Hadid's projects were criticized for their flamboyance and boldness, she is considered one of the leading architects of the 20th and 21st centuries. The Guardian named her the "queen of the curve." In 2012, she was made a Dame by the Queen of England.
Hadid passed away suddenly in 2016, after dedicating her life to her work. Now known as one of the most celebrated architects of all time, she has broken boundaries, brought her once-doubted creative genius to life, and inspired thousands of modern architects around the world. Zaha Hadid Architects continues to find success under the leadership of Hadid's closest business colleague, Patrik Schumaker.
One of Hadid's final portraits
The Art Story, "Zaha Hadid;" Bocadolobo, "The Greatest Modern Architects You Need to Know;" Zaha Hadid Architects, "About Us;" Britannica, "Zaha Hadid"
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Bone grafting is often closely associated with dental implant placement in an extracted site and subsequent restorations with an implant supported crown or bridge. In the majority of cases, the success of a restoration procedure can hinge on the height, depth, and width of the jawbone at the implant site. When the jawbone has receded or sustained significant damage, the implant(s) cannot be supported on this unstable foundation. Thus bone grafting is usually recommended to rebuild the socket in preparation for an implant placement.
Periodontal Disease -Periodontal disease can affect and permanently damage the jaw bone that supports the teeth. Affected areas progressively worsen until the teeth become unstable.
Tooth ExtractionStudies have shown that patients who have experienced a tooth extraction subsequently lose 40-60% of the bone surrounding the extraction site during the first 6 months. Loss of bone results in what is called a "bone defect".
Injuries and InfectionsDental injuries and other physical injuries resulting from a blow to the jaw can cause the bone to recede. Infections can also cause the jaw bone to recede in a similar way.
Jaw Stabilization – Bone grafting stabilizes and helps restore the jaw foundation for restorative and implant surgery. Deformities can also be corrected and the restructuring of the bone can provide added support.
Initially, Dr. Leung will thoroughly examine the affected area in order to assess the general condition of the teeth and gums. If periodontal disease is present or the adjacent teeth are in poor condition, these factors will be fully addressed before the bone grafting procedure can begin. Dr. Leung will also recommend different types of x-rays in order to assess the precise depth, width, and heigh of the existing bone. On occasion, a CT scan may be recommended to determine the bone condition as well as the location of anatomical structures that may affect implant placement. Depending on these results, Dr. Leung may also anesthetize the area and explore into the gum in order to determine what kind and how much bone is required.
Autogenous Bone GraftHarvested from the patient's own body (usually from the posterior part of the lower jaw or the chin). This method is usually preferred because it produces the most predictable results.
Allograft Bone Graft – Cadaver bone is used in this type of graft.
Alloplast Bone Graft- Synthetic bone that mimics the content of bone.
Xenograft - Bovine bone is used in this type of graft.
The bone grafts can often take 4-6 months for it to convert to hard bone . Different types and choices of bone grafts are added to the affected site. This bone graft serves as a matrix for the existing bone cells to attach and produce cellular bone growth. Supplementing the jaw with bone will result in greater bone mass to help support and anchor the implant(s).
During the surgery, the dentist will numb the grafting and extraction sites using local anesthetic. A small incision will be made to prepare the site for the graft placement. On occasion, a synthetic membrane may be used to cover the bone graft. This membrane prevents soft tissue and bacterial invasions, and encourages new bone growth. The surgery does not require an overnight stay, and you will be provided with comprehensive instructions for your post-operative care. We will prescribe medications to help manage infection, discomfort and swelling.


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Aaron Carter's estate to go to one-year-old son Prince as singer's mother expresses hope to meet boy
Aaron Carter's estate will go to his one-year-old son Prince, and the singer's family wants to make sure the boy is taken care of.
Since he left no will, California law states that the singer's fortune, which is estimated to be about $550 thousand dollars in real estate and personal property, goes to the next of kin, and since Aaron was not married, the estate goes to Prince.
The Crush on You singer passed away at his home in Lancaster, California, on Nov. 5 at the age of 34. The cause of death has yet to be revealed.
Estate: Aaron Carter's estate will go to his one-year-old son Prince, and the singer's family wants to make sure the boy is taken care of. The Crush On You artist passed away on November 5 at the age of 34, leaving no will. Prince is his close relative
The Sooner or Later artist's twin sister, Angel, has signed on as an administrator.
The matriarch of the Carter family, Jane, told them TMZ she had not yet met Prince or his mother, Aaron's fiancé Melanie Martin, but they would like to have a relationship with them.
She also wants everything from her son's estate to go to Aaron's child Prince, noting that the other members of his family are well enough that they don't need a portion of his estate.
On Friday, Melanie posted a video of the growing memorial outside Aaron's home on social media over the weekend.
Administrator: Aaron's twin sister, Angel, has applied to be the administrator of his estate, which is valued at approximately $550,000; seen in 2006
Not yet met: Aaron's mother, Jane, told TMZ that she and her family have not yet met Prince or his mother, Melanie Martin, but would like to have a relationship with them; seen in 2019
"It's been a whole month since you've been gone," she wrote, "not a day goes by that I don't think of you. I wish you were still here, thank you everyone who came out and made this possible."
We were his family through thick and thin. Does not matter what.'
Nick, 42, opened up Additional about the difficulty he had performing in London the night after learning of his brother's death.
Custody: Aaron's fiancé Melanie Martin had custody of their son Prince at the time of the singer's death; pictured in February 2022
Memorial: Melanie posted a video of the memorial outside Aaron's house on Instagram, writing, "It's been a whole month since you've been gone, not a day goes by that I don't think of you"
As a tribute to Aaron, the Backstreet Boys put together a memorial photo as they sang No Place.
"It was very emotional for me to have my boys with me," he shared, "there's the old saying, 'The show must go on', that's been with us for years, but that night I didn't know what to make expect.'
Jane Carter said that Aaron had contacted Nick in the weeks before his death, while the Backstreet Boys were touring Europe, but that Nick had been unable to contact Aaron before he died.
Emotional tribute: Nick Carter, 42, and the Backstreet Boys sang No Place at an emotional tribute to Aaron in London the day after his death. Nick told Extra 'It was very emotional for me… I didn't know what to expect'
Photo Memorial: The Backstreet Boys put together a photo memorial of Aaron that they shared with the public
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US and Israel Were Lone Votes against UN Resolutions Opposing Space Arms Race and Nuclear Middle East
ANGLO AMERICA, MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA, PALESTINE - ISRAEL, WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION, 11 Nov 2019
Ben Norton | The Grayzone – TRANSCEND Media Service
The United States and Israel were the only countries that voted against UN General Assembly draft resolutions calling for a nuclear weapons-free Middle East and measures to stop an arms race in outer space.
8 Nov 2019 – Important breakthroughs have arrived at the United Nation seeking to prevent an arms race in outer space and create a nuclear weapons-free Middle East. There are just two main obstacles: the United States and Israel.
While Washington and corporate media outlets portray China and Russia as aggressive warmongering rogue states, their votes at the UN show which nations are actually expanding dangerous militarism into new frontiers.
China and Russia joined dozens of other countries in sponsoring resolutions at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) that sought to prevent armed conflict in space. Most of the international community supported these historic peace measures. The only consistent outliers were the US and Israel.
Beijing and Moscow have been leading global efforts to stop the use of weapons in space. Meanwhile, Washington has unilaterally blocked the international consensus on preventing the deadly space race. And its roguish behavior predates the election of President Donald Trump.
Moreover, as nearly all UN member states have united in calling for a Middle East free of nuclear weapons, the US and Israel have singlehandedly undermined their peace efforts.
Entire World Wants Nuclear Weapons-Free Middle East — Except for USA and Israel
On November 1, the UNGA's First Committee, which oversees disarmament and international security, overwhelmingly approved the draft resolution entitled, "Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East."
A staggering 172 countries voted in support of this resolution. Only two nations voted against it: the US and Israel. Just two more countries abstained: the United Kingdom and Cameroon.
At the same meeting, the First Committee approved a draft resolution on "The risk of nuclear proliferation in the Middle East," which called for the region to abide by the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT).
With Israel as the only the country in the Middle East with nuclear weapons, the UNGA resolution called on Tel Aviv to join the NPT (Israel has long refused to sign the treaty), and demanded that Israeli nuclear facilities be overseen by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards.
The draft resolution was also overwhelmingly approved, with 151 votes in support and a mere six votes against — from the US, Israel, Canada, along with the tiny island nations of Palau, Micronesia, and the Marshall Islands, which function as vassals of Washington at the UN.
American and Israeli Votes against Resolutions to Prevent an Arms Race in Outer Space
On November 5, the UNGA's First Committee approved four resolutions "aimed at averting the militarization of outer space."
Once again, the United States and Israel stood alone against the entire international community.
One draft resolution was titled "Prevention of an arms race in outer space." The measure was jointly introduced by 20 nations in the Global South, including China, Cuba, Bolivia, Algeria, Congo, and Syria.
All present UN member states, 175 nations, voted in support of this resolution. The only two that opposed it were, yet again, Washington and Tel Aviv.
The committee voted on another draft resolution advancing "further practical measures for the prevention of an arms race in outer space." This was jointly introduced by 23 countries, including China, Russia, Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Iran, Algeria, Armenia, South Africa, and Syria.
The resolution passed with 124 vote in favor, with 41 votes against and 10 abstentions.
Another draft resolution titled "No first placement of weapons in outer space" was introduced by 17 countries, including China, Russia, Cuba, Bolivia, Vietnam, North Korea, Algeria, and Syria.
This passed with 123 votes in support, 14 votes in opposition, and 40 abstentions.
Finally, the fourth draft resolution opposed to the militarization of space, titled "Transparency and confidence‑building measures in outer space activities," was jointly introduced by five countries: China, Russia, Cuba, Suriname, and Syria.
The vast majority of member states supported the resolution, with 166 votes in favor. Once more, the US and Israel were the only nations to vote against it. Another five US allies abstained: the UK, Australia, Ukraine, Georgia, and Palau.
While the United States actively tried to sabotage international attempts at arms control and demilitarization of space, Washington's favorite bogeymen pushed for diplomacy and peace.
Beijing emphasized in a previous meeting of the First Committee on October 31 that China and Russia had jointly proposed a "treaty on the prevention of the placement of weapons in outer space, the threat or use of force against outer space objects."
Moscow's representative said at the meeting "that Western countries are actively promoting the concept of competition in space — while simultaneously suggesting that competition will lead to a crisis in which violence will be required."
In the November 5 meeting, Russia's representative argued that the "United States is trying to impose its rules and the idea of domination from outer space and could target objects under the excuse of combating debris."
Cuba pointed out that it was just one country — the US — that blocked a consensus in the UN Group of Governmental Exerts on "further effective measures for the prevention of an arms race in outer space." Washington strongly opposed attempts to create a legally binding treaty that would prohibit the deployment of weapons in space.
Venezuela's UN representative said "she regretted to highlight the destructive actions of certain countries that cause division and undermine progress while unilaterally proclaiming war‑like intentions in outer space."
Syria's Call for a Middle East Free of Nuclear Weapons
While the United States government and corporate media outlets portray Syria as a bloodthirsty rogue regime, Damascus helped lead calls for a nuclear-weapons-free zone in the Middle East, while Washington and Tel Aviv stood alone.
On November 4, the UN General Assembly's First Committee deliberated nuclear and chemicals weapons.
At the meeting, Syria voted for the draft resolution supporting the "establishment of a nuclear‑weapon‑free zone in the region of the Middle East." Damascus' representative emphasized that "Syria was among the first to call for a Middle East free of atomic bombs."
"Israel will never accede to the Non‑Proliferation Treaty as long as the United States and others protect its related weapons programs," the Syrian diplomat added.
While the US and Israel have accused Syria of using chemical weapons, Damascus shot back saying, "Israel possesses chemical weapons, has used biological and radiological arms against Palestine and Syria, and has facilitated related shipments to terrorists."
"The use of weapons of mass destruction is reprehensible and immoral," the Syrian representative added, reiterating his call for a region free of such weapons.
The Syrian diplomat added, "the Israeli regime supports terrorist organizations by supplying them with toxic chemical weapons. Meanwhile, Turkey has allowed terrorists onto its territory to be trained in the use of chemical weapons, and that the representative of the United States tried to evade his country's responsibility in training terrorists in the use of chemical weapons."
The UN is holding a meeting called the "Conference on the Establishment of a Middle East Zone Free of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction" in its headquarters in New York from November 18 to 22.
This conference had been proposed in October 2018 by the entire Arab League, which includes Algeria, Bahrain, the Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, the Sudan, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, and the State of Palestine.
A majority of UN member states, 103, voted in favor of the conference, including China, Russia, and most of the Global South; while 71 countries abstained, including most Western countries.
Once again, just three countries voted against the anti-nuclear weapons conference: the US, Israel, and Micronesia.
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Ben Norton is a journalist, writer, and filmmaker. He is the assistant editor of The Grayzone, and the producer of the Moderate Rebels podcast, which he co-hosts with editor Max Blumenthal. His website is BenNorton.com
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Water at stores costs about 3-5 LE. Bring sunscreen since it costs 80-200 LE wherever in town, and if you don't have one, shopkeepers will sell you one at a very low price – welcome to Egypt.
Na'ama Bay has highly pushy salesmen, and the gullible visitor who takes a "free present" (nothing in Egypt is free) or falls for the "come and sign my guest book" at a store, only to be locked in, should proceed with care. When shopping, it is recommended not to interact with any merchants until you are certain that you are going to purchase anything. This permits you to stroll without having to worry about anything (as they do not know what language you speak).
The hours of operation vary, although most stores are open in the early to late afternoon and evening. If you want to avoid the trouble of bargaining, there is a Carrefour Express supermarket with set rates. Coming from the bay, it's buried behind one of the malls, Golden Pyramid Mall, on Peace Road. The range is limited, but all of the essentials are readily accessible. All you have to do is make your way past the hordes of vendor touts to get there.
BY PLAINSharm El Sheikh Airport is the biggest in Sinai, and during the winter peak season, it gets planeloads of charter visitors everyday. EgyptAir is the sole airline that operates domestic flights. While your travel agent may have difficulty arranging flights with them, they are also available via certain...
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BY BUSAdditionally, there is a fleet of blue and white tuk-tuks, which are essentially miniature buses with varied degrees of roadworthiness that are used to carry inhabitants about Sharm el Sheikh. These are the most cost-effective mode of travel in comparison to taxis, which are rather pricey. They operate on...
The city's entertainment and eating scene is concentrated around the Na'ama Bay area, which contains the majority of Sharm's clubs, cafés, restaurants, and boutiques. Na'ama Bay is located around halfway between Sharm Airport and the Old City, about a ten-minute drive from either. While microbuses are available from downtown,...
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Thank you, Vikki, for your lesson! Could you show us another one, please!
Thank you very much for lesson.
I use flashcards all the time, can't imagine teaching a foreign language without them. Kids love it, it makes everything easier. We introduce new words/structures with flashcards, revise, play all sorts of games. Thanks for your ideas!
very good example. You inspired me!
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I would like to ask you if is possible to create a dominoes game like yours with the program?
and how can I divide each card?
Thanks so much! yes, even I have downloaded one of them. I will practice a lot with flashcard maker because I have not found how to divide each card. It is really great (image, name and phonetics) and students like flashcard.


The Heritage Advisory Council of Warren County (HAC) will host a trivia event at Valley Vineyards on Sunday, February 24 from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. This is the HAC organization's second annual trivia fundraiser with all the proceeds benefiting museums and historical societies in Lebanon, Franklin, Carlisle, Mason, Harveysburg, Waynesville and Loveland.
Cincinnati trivia company Last Call will lead the trivia game. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top game winners including first place $75.00, second place $50.00 and third place $25. Doors open at 2:00 p.m. and trivia begins at 3:00 p.m. Tickets cost $20 each or $100 for a team of six. Teams are welcome. Seating is limited to 120.
Food and drink will be available for purchase from Valley Vineyards including Valley Vineyard's award winning wines and their Cellar Dweller artisan beer, pizza and other bar nibbles.
For more information contact (513) 932-1817.
The Heritage Advisory Council was founded in 2004 to support historical societies and museums in Warren, Clinton and Clermont counties. Proceeds from the group's fundraising efforts supports the HAC members' educational programs.


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As teachers of English, we want our learners to be critical thinkers and readers who are equipped with the knowledge and skills with which to make their own choices and decisions throughout their lives and who are compassionate, conscientious and creative. We want out learners to be effective communicators and we believe that mastery of the written and spoken word is fundamental to ensuring our learners have every opportunity to succeed in life.
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Fantasy Unit – 'Coraline' by Neil Gaiman
Language analysis – Learners will be able to retrieve explicit information from a fiction text and make developed inferences about character. Learners will be able to identify specific words and phrases used by a writer to describe a character and explain the effects of these choices on the reader. Learners will be able to use embedded quotes and subject terminology in their analysis.
Descriptive Writing – Learners will be able to use vocabulary effectively to describe a fantasy character. They will be able to use a range of vocabulary and imagery in their own work.
Learners will need to know:
Conventions of the fantasy genre (including setting, characters, themes and conventional plots)
Key vocabulary related to the genre (see K.O.)
Character types – protagonist and antagonist
Subject terminology to identify language (adjective, verb, noun, adverb, imagery, simile, metaphor)
The concept of a quotation from a novel
Foreshadowing and tension
The purpose of an epigraph
The plot of a full-length novel and its key characters, settings and themes.
Conventional characters from the fantasy genre
The success criteria for describing a character (adverbs, precise verbs, adjectives, tiny details to create imagery)
The teaching of a novel in its entirety enables learners to engage fully with the plot, themes and characters of a fiction text. Year 7 learners in particular enjoy the genre of fantasy as it encourages and rewards creativity and imagination. Year 7 learners often arrive with these skills from primary school and we want to ensure that we continue to nurture these.
'Coraline' is a novel with very vivid character descriptions. This exposes learners to sophisticated vocabulary and a range of language devices through a simple yet engaging plot. This enables teachers to explicitly teach the identification and use of these language devices and to comment on the effect of these. This is a key reading skill (AO2) that learners will be required to master in order to succeed throughout KS3 and it is heavily assessed on both the Language and Literature papers at GCSE. It also allows learners to think critically about a writer's choices and to begin to make personal and reflective responses to these. Further to this, the systematic analysis of language develops learners' own writing skills, encouraging them to think about their own language choices in their written work and to also begin to acquire and develop their vocabulary.
'Coraline' has a young, adventurous and assertive female protagonist. Learners find her to be an inspiring and relatable character and she also provides teachers with the opportunity to dispel gender stereotypes. By focusing on characterisation in this novel, teachers are also able to develop learners' empathy skills and encourage them to reflect on how they might act in Coraline's situation. The fantasy genre in itself provides plenty of opportunities to discuss and debate important concepts of morality, bravery, resilience and responsibility. Knowledge and discussion of these concepts is not only integral to the understanding of many novels learners will read inside and outside of school, but will also encourage learners to reflect on their own character and behaviour as they transition from primary to secondary school.
unit overview - spring term
Subject: Detective Fiction – 'The Speckled Band' by Arthur Conan Doyle
Structural analysis – Learners will be able to identify specific language and structural devices used by a writer to build tension and explain the effects of these choices on the reader. Learners will be able to use embedded quotes and subject terminology in their analysis.
Descriptive Writing – Learners will be able to use language, sentence types, and a range of punctuation to describe the scene of a crime and to build tension effectively. Learners will be able to use complex, compound and simple sentences for effect. Learners will be able to use full stops, commas, dashes and semi-colons. They will be able to use a range of vocabulary and imagery in their own work.
The context of social, historical, cultural and literary context
Historical context and conventions of the detective genre (including setting, characters, themes and conventional plots)
Historical context of The Sherlock Holmes stories and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The concept of tension and suspense
Human concepts of justice and retribution
The concept of language
The concept of structure
Subject terminology to identify structure (shift in focus or tone, perspective, selective detail, order information is revealed in, pace, foreshadowing, repetition, sentence types)
The plot of a 19th century short story and its key characters, settings and themes.
A range of sophisticated vocabulary to mimic Conan Doyle's style of writing.
The success criteria for describing a setting (adverbs, precise verbs, adjectives, tiny details to create imagery)
The success criteria for building tension ( shift in focus or tone, perspective, selective detail, order information is revealed in, pace, foreshadowing, repetition, sentence types)
Correct use of full stops, commas, dashes and semi-colons.
The teaching of Detective Fiction introduces learners to the concept of historical, social, cultural and literary context and the importance of considering these when reading a text. The concept of context is fundamental to the study of literature at GCSE level, assessed by Assessment Objective AO3. The teaching of Conan Doyle's, 'The Speckled Band' introduces learners to the context and language of the 19th century, which is further developed in Year 8 (Oliver Twist) and at GCSE level (A Christmas Carol).
This unit introduces learners to a key AO2 skill (structural analysis). This is a skill that learners have struggled to master at KS4, where it is assessed on both the Language and Literature specifications. It introduces learners to key structural devices (including explicit teaching of sentence types and punctuation) in an accessible way and allows learners to begin to consider the effect of these on the reader. 'The Speckled Band' is an accessible and engaging short story, with an abridged version for lower ability learners.
Learners are then able to demonstrate their understanding of structural devices by applying them to their own descriptive writing. Skills learned from the descriptive writing task in Autumn Term are consolidated further at this point. However, the requirement for learners to build tension in their writing requires learners to use a range of sentence types and punctuation for effect.
Human concepts of justice and retribution are taught through this unit encouraging learners to reflect on key moral and social issues. The themes of justice and retribution and integral to learners understanding of texts taught in Year 9 (Frankenstein, Macbeth)and at GCSE Level (A Christmas Carol and Romeo and Juliet).
Unit overview - summer term
Subject: Introduction to Shakespeare – A selection of extracts and sonnets
Persuasive Writing – Learners will be able to communicate clearly, adapting tone, style and register for a specific form, purpose and audience. They will be able to organise information and ideas, using structural and grammatical features to support coherence and cohesion of texts. Learners will be able to write in the form of a speech, adapting tone and style for an audience of year 7 learners. Learners will be able to use a range of vocabulary and devices (AFOREST) effectively to express a point of view. Learners will be able to write in paragraphs using punctuation (full stops, capital letters, commas with specific focus on exclamation marks and question marks) for effect. Learners will able to use a range of sentence types for effect.
Language and structure in poetry – Learners will be able to comment on, explain and begin to analyse the language, form and structure used by a writer to create meanings and effects, using relevant subject terminology where appropriate
Social, historical, cultural and literary context of the Elizabethan times
Context of Shakespeare's life and work
The key forms of play (tragedy, comedy, history)
The key features of a play (prologue, stage directions, characters, audience, dialogue, monologue)
The arguments for and against studying Shakespeare in the present day
The concept of persuasive writing
The concept of purpose, audience and form
The concept of a speech
A range of persuasive and rhetorical devices
The concept of an introduction and conclusion
The concept of paragraphs and discourse markers
The context of love in Elizabethan times (unrequited love, courtly love)
Brief plot of Romeo and Juliet
The definitions of emotive language, imagery, juxtaposition and oxymorons.
The concept and features of a sonnet
Human concepts of love, power and gender.
This unit provides learners with an introduction to the life and works of Shakespeare and exposes learners to the language, structure and forms of Shakespeare's plays and poetry. Learners will build upon their knowledge of Shakespeare's work in Year 9 (Macbeth) and at GCSE level (Romeo and Juliet). The non-fiction focus in Summer 1 allows for…
The first half of the unit focuses on contextual knowledge of Shakespeare's life, times and works, and provides learners with the basis on which to form their own personal views regarding the value of studying Shakespeare in school today. This is the first time learners are expected to write a non-fiction text and will be explicitly taught a range of persuasive devices to use in their own writing. Learners will be required to write a speech. This is one of the three key forms of non-fiction text that learners must be able to demonstrate mastery of by GCSE level. It also provides leaners with the opportunity to perform their speeches, encouraging learners to see the value in spoken language and presentation skills. Whereas in Autumn and Spring terms, the focus has been on descriptive writing, this writing task requires leaners to think and write in a way that demonstrates a clear personal view with justifications for their viewpoints and perspectives. Leaners should be able to demonstrate a sequence of linked and relevant ideas using effective introductions and conclusions, paragraphing and discourse markers.
The second half of the unit serves two purposes. Learners are exposed to the richness of Shakespeare's figurative language, as well as the features of a key poetic form. Learners acquire the knowledge and skill with which to approach what can seem like intimidating poems and are encouraged to make personal interpretations with support from the text. Learners revisit their knowledge of key subject terminology from Autumn term and develop this further by learning a number of key poetic devices.
HHS English KO Autumn 1 Y7
HHS English KO Spring 1 Y7
HHS English KO Summer 1 Y7


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Texas veteran's family set to lose land to Trump's wall: 'Why should we sacrifice again?'
Mauricio Vidaurri, 61, right, and brother Jose Vidaurri, 67, worry the border wall could block their Dolores, Texas, riverfront ranch's access to the Rio Grande, which they use for irrigation.
(Molly Hennessy-Fiske / Los Angeles Times)
By Molly Hennessy-Fiske
DOLORES, Texas —
It's tough for Mauricio Vidaurri to imagine a U.S.-Mexico border wall cutting off access to scores of graves at the ranch his family has owned since 1750.
His father, a rancher and Marine who received a Purple Heart after being wounded at Iwo Jima during World War II, is among more than 110 relatives buried in the cemetery near the Rio Grande.
Vidaurri and his two brothers served in the military too, then worked a variety of jobs for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Vidaurri retired in May, but a younger relative still works for the agency.
Now the family's 1,300-acre property in rural Dolores is vulnerable to a Trump administration plan to build 500 miles of new border wall by the end of 2020. More than a hundred miles of that wall would be built in Texas, cutting across thousands of private parcels.
It isn't clear where on the property the wall would be built. However, as in other parts of South Texas, it's expected to be erected north of the river, which to Vidaurri feels like ceding land and water to Mexico. The Border Patrol has promised to be sensitive to property owners' needs, but Vidaurri fears he will lose access to the cemetery and to the river water he relies on to irrigate his hay fields.
"It's like going into Gettysburg or Bunker Hill and saying, 'Let's put a wall here.' "It's our history," Vidaurri, 61, said last week. "When our nation has called, we have answered. Why should we sacrifice again?"
Attorneys working with residents warn they can do little to stop construction and will have to fight for fair compensation.
In February, President Trump declared a national emergency on the border, diverting $3.6 billion in Pentagon funding for the wall. Congress already had refused to allow the administration to spend more than $1.375 billion for it.
Last week, a federal judge in Texas ruled the president's emergency proclamation unlawful and issued a nationwide injunction preventing the administration from using the Pentagon money. But the judge found it could tap into a separate $2.5-billion drug interdiction fund, allowing construction to proceed.
So far, the administration has had about 90 miles of border barrier built, mostly replacing existing fencing, according to a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers report this month. In October, the administration started building 13 miles of wall in Texas' Rio Grande Valley, where it has issued contracts this year to build another 83 miles of wall. The government also began building 166 more miles of wall this year in border areas near Tecate, Mexico; El Centro, Calif.; El Paso; and Tucson and Yuma, Ariz.
Mauricio Vidaurri walks among the ruins of a cabin where his father was born in 1925 at the family ranch, La Laja, in South Texas.
Mauricio Vidaurri's daughter gave him a belt buckle commemorating the founding of his family's ranch, La Laja, on a Spanish land grant in 1750.
The $3.6 billion in Pentagon funding at issue in federal court has been earmarked to build another 175 miles of border wall around El Centro, El Paso, San Diego, Yuma and Laredo, Texas — including on Vidaurri's ranch.
The Border Patrol said in a statement this week that it is still "in the process of determining real estate requirements" for building portions of the border wall in the area of Vidaurri's ranch. "These locations are not currently funded for real estate acquisition or new border wall system construction and the total number of miles is dependent on the amount of funding received," it said.
The statement acknowledged that the agency and the Corps of Engineers are contacting property owners to survey their land. Border Patrol officials plan to contact landowners about historic sites in the path of the wall and will be "developing measures that will avoid or minimize impacts to these sensitive areas to the greatest extent possible," the statement said.
Vidaurri's family and other landowners have already received "right of entry" letters from the federal government seeking to survey their ranches, a first step toward taking the land through the legal process of eminent domain. In the past, many South Texas landowners have consented to such surveys and ultimately sold, often at a loss, according to Ricky Garza, an attorney at the nonprofit Texas Civil Rights Project who is helping Vidaurri and half a dozen others who have received the letters.
After the Secure Fence Act passed in 2006, partially funding 700 miles of new border fence, landowners in South Texas with savvy attorneys got the government to pay them millions for property in the path of new border fencing while others received far less.
"Some of the same concerns are going to play out with these takings," Garza said. "It's coming and it's coming fast."
By law, the government is required to offer fair compensation for the land, but they can seize it in as little as 90 days, giving owners very little leverage in negotiations, Garza said. Federal officials sometimes ultimately decide they can't build but still keep the land.
"We probably are not going to be able to block the wall on anyone's property. This is going to be a case of fair compensation," Garza said. "There's not a lot landowners can do because the law is so favorable to the government."
The federal government this month filed its first land acquisition case to condemn about 13 acres in the Rio Grande Valley, offering the owner $93,449 — or about $7,200 an acre. The government has since filed two more federal lawsuits to condemn land where it plans to build the wall, according to court records, but the amount of compensation varied. The government offered one owner about $4,200 an acre for six acres, the other — a prominent local farmer — about $13,500 an acre for 23 acres.
The Vidaurri ranch was once 6,000 acres but has dwindled to 1,300 acres, divided among eight siblings. Last month, Mauricio Vidaurri's sister Cynthia Silva received a right of entry letter. The family hired an attorney and so far has not agreed to let the government survey, Vidaurri said.
During his visit to the ranch last week, Vidaurri pointed out the ruins of a sandstone cabin where his father was born. The family named their ranch after that native sandstone, La Laja. Vidaurri has brought his three daughters and grandchildren to see the tool marks their ancestors made carving the stone.
His father, Roberto Vidaurri, taught him to brand cattle and shared his war stories: how he joined the Marines as a teenager, trained with the infantry at Camp Pendleton, was wounded in the leg on Iwo Jima before watching troops raise the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi. When he died three years ago, he was buried with a piece of Japanese mortar still in his leg.
"It really pains me that I can lose my father to a vanity wall," Vidaurri said. "... It makes no sense when you have better technology."
Mauricio Vidaurri and his brothers all worked for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which has access to their ranch gates to patrol the land, install cameras and sensors. But the family opposes a border wall that they said would not deter illicit activity.
A registered independent, he supports the Border Patrol and has allowed its agents to traverse the ranch and install surveillance cameras and sensors. When smugglers broke into his father's ranch house three years ago, agents helped chase them off. He would like to see more agents patrolling the area and doesn't think a wall will deter illicit border crossings.
His family has also leased parts of the ranch to energy companies and hunters, and they're not sure whether changes in those arrangements will come because of a wall.
Standing in the family cemetery, Vidaurri said he feels it's his duty to fight the wall, just as previous generations defended the ranch against bandits, outlaws and revolutions.
"I just wouldn't want my ancestors to say, 'You didn't do enough; this is our land, you didn't take care of it,'" he said.
Molly Hennessy-Fiske
Molly Hennessy-Fiske was a staff writer for the Los Angeles Times from 2006 to 2022 in Houston, Los Angeles, Washington and the Middle East as bureau chief.


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Save NY Call Center Jobs
The NYS Call Center Jobs Act
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Call Center Fact Sheet
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Memos of Support
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Syracuse Call Center Latest Victim of AT&T Job Cuts and Call Center Closings
Communications Workers of America on Wednesday, February 6 - 3:35pm
On Tuesday, AT&T confirmed it is closing a 150-employee call center in Syracuse, New York. The company told workers, many of whom have been with AT&T for more than twenty years, they could move to Orange Park, Florida to stay employed. These are the latest job cuts from AT&T after it announced a round of layoffs including call center closures in Indianapolis (Ind.), Kalamazoo (Mich.) and Appleton (Wis.) in December and has cut 10,700 jobs since the tax bill passed.
"AT&T should have to explain why it's rolling out closure after closure, and upending lives of workers who've given the company so much," said CWA Telecommunications and Technologies Vice President Lisa Bolton. "To be out in front of the tax bill making promises about jobs and then pushing workers to relocate over 1,000 miles away—there is simply no excuse. AT&T is profitable, there's an abundance of work to do in the company and no good reason why these jobs need to be moved out Syracuse."
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East Sussex este un comitat ceremonial în Anglia.

Orașe
 Battle
 Bexhill-on-Sea
 Brighton
 Crowborough
 Eastbourne
 Hailsham
 Hastings
 Heathfield
 Hove
 Lewes
 Newhaven
 Peacehaven
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This is an edited version of an essay that was originally posted back in 2010.
In 1988, I made my second trip to Meher Baba's Tomb-Shrine (also known as the Samadhi) near Ahmednagar, India. I'd been to Meherabad for the first time in the summer of 1987 and was planning a return trip the following July. But in early March of 1988 something strange happened: One morning I woke up—abruptly yanked into awareness—to hear a voice: very clear, very powerful, as if someone was in the room talking to me. Only the voice wasn't coming from across the room, it was coming from inside me. It was coming the center of my chest, from my heart. I don't recall the exact words, but the message—actually, it was more like an order—boiled down to this: "Come to Meherabad. Come now." Those words had such force, such impact, that I couldn't ignore them. Oh, I tried to. There was no way I could just drop everything, get on a plane and go to India. I had work, I had obligations. Even if, by some miracle, I could go, the ashram where most visitors to the Samadhi stay during their pilgrimage was only open until March 15th. (After that, the Maharashtra heat becomes unbearable. The Meher Pilgrim Center doesn't reopen till the end of June.) If I was going to travel around the world, I'd need to stay for at least two weeks, not swoop in and out like some spiritual lunatic. Nope, no matter what that voice was, no matter where it came from (a passing angel, my unconscious mind or Meher Baba Himself), I was ignoring this order.
Once I was rested, free of jet lag and psychic aftershocks, I began to understand what had happened. I'd been with Meher Baba long enough to know that one of His methods is to shine a light on the shadowed corners of the soul, corners we're often not even aware of, peeling back the hardened layers of psychic excrement that cover up the Divinity we all are. Magnifying those aspects and dragging them to the surface of our minds allows us to work with them more directly and, ultimately, dissolve them in the light of awareness. By letting me see the Black Sludge in its full, flowering ugliness, Baba gave me the tools to deal with it in a conscious way. Twenty-seven years later, I can't claim the Sludge is gone—I suspect that, being human, I'll always carry echoes of it, sometimes faint, sometimes loud—but, since that day, it's certainly diminished in power.
I've faced the sludge before. Thanks for identifying it for me. I think I will enjoy the view.
Glad the post meant something to you, Douglas. And, yes, enjoy the view!
I too heard Baba's voice from within me calling me to Myrtle Beach. I have not been to India yet but on the Center in Myrtle Beach I have been fortunate enough to feel that warm embrace flooding me with love and bliss. And now when I go I have to keep myself from feeling disappointed when I don't feel it. I'm sure He knows when I need it most. But rather than sludge he has worked on me through my fear, scaring the crap out of me and each time when I thought why do you do this to me? I have come out of the fear with a greater level of understanding and through that I have found the most delicious peace that I once longed for for so long. Thank you for posting this. I love to hear how Baba has worked with others and I would love to personally meet you as well. I volunteer for a large Comic Convention here in Myrtle Beach every year in May. I'm sure there are tons of fans that would love to see you there.
Thanks for sharing a little of your story, Marlene. He works with each of us in such specific, individual ways and that's the beauty of this journey with HIm. It's different for everyone.
I'd be interested in attending the Myrtle convention at some point. Sounds like fun (AND a good way to get me to the Center)!
Thanks, Marlene! I'm at a convention in Greece right now, but I'll get in touch when I get back.
Thank you, Ron—and "Jai Baba" right back at you!


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Dr. Maneek Kumar
Professor and Dean of Student Affairs
maneek@thapar.edu
Maneek Kumar is a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala and is also presently holding the position of Dean of Student Affairs, since 2014 and has a teaching experience of more than 24 years. He joined the Department in 1993 as a Lecturer in Civil Engineering. He completed his Masters of Engineering and Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology in 1993 and 2003, respectively. He has guided 58 ME thesis and 9 Ph.D. students. Maneek Kumar has also published more than 35 research papers in various reputed journal. He has been actively involved in major consultancy project including structure design of commercial complex, hostels and judicial court complex. Maneek Kumar has also completed many funded research projects sponsored by AICTE, DAE and UGC. His research interests include reliability based design of structural elements, cement based materials, high performance concrete, ultra-high performance concrete and retrofitting and rehabilitation.
Research Tags
Ultra high performance concrete, retrofitting and rehabilitation, cement basted materials and reliability based design of structure elements.
Project Duration
Amount Received
(Rs Lakhs)
Status (Completed/In Progress)
Number of faculty involved
Effect of Partial Replacement of Cement by Fly ash on Probabilistic Design of Reinforced Concrete
AICTE, New Delhi
UGC SAP Project: Disaster mitigation with special emphasis on vulnerability assessment for earthquakes
UGC, New Delhi
Retrofitting of beams using GFRP laminates
FYFE India (Pvt.) Ltd, New Delhi
Retrofitting of beams using Bonding Laminates
M/s ACC Limited
Reliability analysis of RC beams retrofitted
using bonded laminates
Special Assistance Program (DRS-Phase-II)
Health monitoring and vulnerability
assessment of RC buildings for earthquakes
using vibration diagnostics
UGC Phase – II
Field tests of concrete structures upgraded with
fiber reinforced composites
Co-PI
Vibration monitoring of RCC Frames
Retrofitted using Bonded Laminates
Special Assistance Program (DRS-Phase-III) Structural Health monitoring of RC buildings for earthquakes
using guided waves & vibration diagnostics
UGC- SAP
Optimization Techniques for design of Ultra-High Performance Concrete Mixes
Membership of Professional Institutions, Associations, Societies
Life Member, Indian Concrete Institute
Life Member, Indian Society for Technical Education
Life Member, ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)-India
Life Member, Metrological Society of India
Formerly Honorary Secretary, ICI – Patiala Centre
Formerly Chairman- ICI- Patiala Centre
Member and Vice-President – Patiala Management Association
Publications and other Research Outputs
Peer Reviewed Journals Papers:
Maneek Kumar, V Kanwar, S Kumar (2005), "Non-destructive evaluation of the dynamic properties of Concrete" Journal of Civil Engineering, Institution of Engineers, Vol 86, August 2005 pp 53 – 57.
Maneek Kumar, M. L. Gambhir and M. P. Kapoor (2006), "Reliability based design of Concrete Mixes" Indian Concrete Journal, Vo. 80, No. 11, November 2006, pp 9-19.
Prem Pal Bansal, Maneek Kumar, Mandeep Kaur, S. K. Kaushik (2006), "Effect of Different Bonding Agents on Strength of Retrofitted Beams Using Ferrocement Laminates", Indian Concrete Journal, Vol. 80 No. 8, August 2006, pp 36-42.
Prem Pal Bansal, Maneek Kumar, S.K. Kaushik (2008), "Effect of Wire Mesh orientation on the Strength of Beams Retrofitted Using Ferrocement Jackets", International Journal of Engineering, Vol. 2 Issue 1, March 2008, pp 8-19.
Shweta Goyal, Maneek Kumar, B. Bhattacharjee, "The Influence of Flyash addition on fresh properties of Silica Fume concrete", Journal of New Building Materials and Construction World, Vol. 13, Issue – 4, October 2007, pp 214-226.
Shweta Goyal, Maneek Kumar, B. Bhattacharjee (2008), "Effect of relative proportion of pozzollana on compressive strength of concrete under different curing conditions", International Journal of Engineering, Volume (2), Issue (1), 2008, pp 20-34.
Prem Pal Bansal, Maneek Kumar, S.K. Kaushik (2008), "Effect of type of wire mesh on strength of beams retrofitted using ferrocement laminates", Journal of New Building Materials and Construction World, Vol. 14, Issue – 1, July 2008, pp.272-282.
Shweta Goyal, Maneek Kumar, B. Bhattacharjee (2008), "Potential benefits of incorporating fly ash in silica fume concrete", Indian Concrete Journal, Vol. 82 No. 8, August 2008, pp.38-46.
Prem Pal Bansal, Maneek Kumar, S.K. Kaushik (2010), "Experimental Study on Retrofitting of Stressed RC Beams using GFRP Jackets", Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, Vol. 29, Jan. 2010, pp.190-200.
Goyal, S., Kumar, Maneek, Sidhu, D.S., Bhattacharjee, B. (2009), "Resistance of Mineral Admixture Concrete to Acid Attack", Journal of Advanced Concrete Technology, Vol. 7, No. 2, July 2009, pp.273-283
Vimuttasoongviriya A., Kwatra N., Kumar M, "Effect of Lateral quasi-static Load on non-linear Behaviour and Damage Indices of Retrofitted RC Frame Models", Asian Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 10, No. 5, 2009, pp.563-586.
Harvinder Singh, Maneek Kumar and Naveen Kwatra (2010), "Behaviour of Shallow-Beam Supported Reinforced Concrete Rectangular Slabs: Analytical and Experimental Investigations", Advances in Structural Engineering, Volume 13 No. 6, Dec. 2010, pp.1183-1198
Harvinder Singh, Maneek Kumar and Naveen Kwatra (2011), "Prediction of collapse load of 'three-side-supported' RC rectangular slabs: A simplified Approach" Indian Concrete Journal. 07/2011; 85(7):21-29.
Harvinder Singh, Maneek Kumar and Naveen Kwatra (2011), "Shallow-Beam Supported Reinforced Concrete Rectangular Slabs: An Alternate Design Procedure" Emirates Journal for Engineering Research, 16 (1), 53-62 (2011).
Vimuttasoongviriya Atiwat, Kwatra Naveen, Kumar Maneek (2011), "Vibration Monitoring and Damage Assessment of a Retrofitted RC Frame Model", KMITL Science and Technology Journal, Vol. 11, No. 2, 2011, pp.43-53
Vimuttasoongviriya Atiwat, Kwatra Naveen, Kumar Maneek (2011), "Vibration Monitoring of Strengthened RC Buildings using FRP Laminates" Industrial and Technology Journal, Thailand, Vol. 4, No. 1 pp6-17, 2011.
Vimuttasoongviriya Atiwat, Kwatra Naveen, Kumar Maneek (2011), "Nonlinear Behavior and Effect of GFRP on Strengthened RC Frame Model" Industrial and Technology Journal, Thailand, Vol. 4, No. 2 pp 1-14, 2011.
Prem Pal Bansal, Maneek Kumar & S. K. Kaushik (2011), "Effect of Initial Stress Levels on Strength Parameters of Reinforced Concrete Beams Retrofitted Using Ferrocement Jackets", ASTM Journal of Testing and Evaluation, Vol. 39, Issue 5, 2011, pp.879-888
Palika Chopra, R. K. Sharma, Maneek Kumar (2013), "Ridge regression for the prediction of compressive strength of concrete", International Journal of Innovations in Engineering and Technology, 2(3), 106-111, 2013.
Singh Gurbinder & Kumar Maneek (2014), "Exploratory Factor Analysis of Service Quality Dimensions for Higher Educational Institutes: A Students Perspective", Global Journal of Management and Business Research: A Administration and Management Volume 14 Issue 8 Version 1.0 Year 2014, pp 39-48
Varinder Singh, Prem Pal Bansal, Maneek Kumar, S.K. Kaushik (2014) "Finite Element Modeling of CFRP Retrofitted RC Beam-Column Joints". International Journal on Emerging Technologies 5(2): 31-39(2014) Scientific Journal Impact Factor 3.393, ISSN No. (Online): 2249-3255, ISSN No. (Print): 0975-8364
Varinder Singh, Prem Pal Bansal, Maneek Kumar, S.K. Kaushik (2014) "Effect of Wire Mesh Orientation on Strength of Exterior RC Beam-Column Joints Retrofitted Using Ferrocement Jackets" International Journal on Emerging Technologies 5(1): 212-219(2014) Scientific Journal Impact Factor 3.393, ISSN No. (Online): 2249-3255, ISSN No. (Print): 0975-8364
Varinder Singh, Prem Pal Bansal, Maneek Kumar, S.K. Kaushik (2014) "Experimental studies on strength and ductility of CFRP jacketed reinforced concrete beam-column joints". Construction and Building Materials, 55, 194–201. (Elsevier), Science Direct. Impact Factor 2.265, ISSN: 0950-0618
Palika Chopra, R. K. Sharma, Maneek Kumar (2014), "Predicting compressive strength of concrete for varying workability using regression models", International Journal of Engineering & Applied Sciences, 6(4), 10-22, 2014.
Palika Chopra, R. K. Sharma, Maneek Kumar (2014), "Regression models for the prediction of compressive strength of concrete with & without fly ash", International Journal of Latest Trends in Engineering and Technology, 3(4), 400-406, 2014.
Manoj Sharma, S. K. Sharma and Maneek Kumar (2014), "Effect of partial replacement of sand with municipal solid waste ash on the strength of Concrete", The Indian Concrete Journal, Oct 2014,Vol.88,No.10, pp.65-73
Palika Chopra, R. K. Sharma, Maneek Kumar (2015), "Artificial neural networks for the prediction of compressive strength of concrete", International Journal of Applied Sciences & Engineering, 13(3), 187-204, 2015.
Rachna Aggarwal, Maneek Kumar, R. K. Sharma & M. K. Sharma (2015), "Predicting Compressive Strength of Concrete", International Journal of Applied Science and Engineering 2015. Vol. 13, 2: 171-185
Rachna Aggarwal, Maneek Kumar, R. K. Sharma, M. K. Sharma (2015), "Reliability based design optimization of concrete mix proportions using generalized ridge regression model", International Journal of Science and Engineering 8(1), January 2015, pp 26-37
Manoj Sharma, Maneek Kumar and S. K. Sharma (2015), "Abrasion resistance and strength properties of concrete containing municipal solid waste ash" The Indian Concrete Journal, March,2015,Vol.89,No.3, pp.22-29
Singh Gurbinder & Kumar Maneek (2016), "Analyzing Students' Perception and Attitude towards Service Quality Delivery in Higher Educational Institutions of Punjab", Global Business and Management Research: An International Journal Vol. 8, No. 1 (2016) pp 18-33
Rajinder Ghai, Prem Pal Bansal, Maneek Kumar (2016) "Mechanical Properties of Styrene-Butadiene-Rubber Latex (SBR) and Vinyl-Acetate-Ethylene (VAE) Polymer Modified Ferrocement (PMF)", Journal of Polymer Materials, Vol. 33, No. 1, 2016, 111-126. (IF:0.377)
Palika Chopra, R. K. Sharma, Maneek Kumar (2016), "Predicting compressive strength of concrete using artificial neural network and genetic programming", Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, Volume 2016 (2016), Article ID 7648467, 10 pages.
Prem Pal Bansal, Maneek Kumar and Manzoor Ahmed Dar, "Retrofitting of exterior RC beam-column joints using ferrocement jackets", Earthquakes and Structures - An International Journal, Vol 10, No. 2, pp.313 – 328, February 2016. (IF:0.849)
Birinderjit Singh, Sanjai Saxena, Vineet Meshram and Maneek Kumar, "Mycoherbicidal Potential of Phaeoacremonium italicum, A New Pathogen of Eichhornia crassipes Infesting Harike Wetland, India" Mycobiology, The Korean Society of Mycology, Volume 44, Number 2 June 2016, pp.85-92
Daljeet Singh, V. P. Agarwal, S. P. Nigam & Maneek Kumar, "Modelling and Analysis of Urban Traffic Noise System Using Algebraic Graph Theoretic Approach" Acoustics Australia, 2016, DOI 10.1007/s40857-016-0058-3, pp.1-13 (IF:0.645)
Daljeet Singh, V. P. Agarwal, S. P. Nigam & Maneek Kumar, "Vehicular traffic noise prediction using soft computing approach" Journal of Environmental Management, Vol 183, 2016, pp.59-66 (IF:2.197)
Kulwinder Kaur, Shweta Goyal, Maneek Kumar, B. Bhattacharjee, "Efficiency of Migratory-type organic corrosion inhibitors in carbonated environment" Journal of Advanced Concrete Technology, Vol.14, 2016, pp 544-558 (IF: 0.658)
Birinderjit Singh, Sanjai Saxena, Vineet Meshram and Maneek Kumar, "Diplodia mutila as a new pathogen on water hyacinth eichhornia crassipes in harike wetland" Journal of Biopesticide, Vol. 9(2), pp 180-188.
Papers in International Conferences
"Reliability Based Design of Short Rectangular Columns" 23rd Conference on Our World in Concrete and Structures, CI Premier Singapore, 25-26, August, 1998, pp. 99-106.
"Health State of Workers in Automobile Piston Industry" 20th International Conference on Science and Technology, Bangkok, 1997.
"Probabilistic effect of workability factors on compressive strength of concrete using Weibull distribution," International Conference on Structural Engineering, Ghaziabad, September 1999.
"Probabilistic Effect of Partial Replacement of Cement by Fly Ash on Partial Safety Factors for Concrete", Published and presented at the International Conference on Innovative World of Concrete to held at Pune from September 19 – 22, 2003.
"Behavior of Fly ash concrete under different curing conditions – A nondestructive approach" Shweta Goyal, Maneek Kumar, B. Bhattacharjee. Published in the proceeding of International Congress, Fly ash India 2005, New Delhi, December 4-7, 2005, pp 473-478
"Retrofitting of shear Deficient RC Using Ferrocement Laminates" Prem Pal Bansal, Maneek Kumar, Anshu Tomar, S.K. Kaushik, Proceedings of the International Conference on Recent Developments in Structural Engineering (RDSE-2007), Bangalore, 30 August- 1 September 2007, pp 1255-1262.
"Durability of Metakaolin Based Cement Mortar to Chloride Attack Under Wet – Dry And Freeze – Thaw Exposure" Goyal S., Kumar M., Bhattachargee B., 11th International Conference on Durability of building materials and components, Istanbul Technical University, 11th – 14th May, 2008.
Vimuttasoongviriya A., Kwatra N., Kumar M, "Damage detection of Strengthened RC Frame Model with FRP sheets under Lateral Loads" 11th International Conference on Structures under Shock and Impact, Organized by Wessex Institute of Technology, UK. Paper will be published in the Journal of Advances in Engineering Software (Science Direct). Conference Date: 28-30 July, 2010.
Vimuttasoongviriya A., Kwatra N., Kumar M, "Nonlinear Behaviour and Vibration Based Damage Identification of Retrofitted RC Frame Model" the High rise and Tall Buildings 2010 International Conference, April 14-16, 2010, Munich, Germany. Paper submission 0958 in the conference topic "Rehabilitation, conversion and Redevelopment"
Vimuttasoongviriya A., Kwatra N., Kumar M, "Modal Parameters Damage Method for Detecting Damage in Strengthened RC Frame Model Using GFRP Laminate", the 15th National Convention on Civil Engineering (NCCE 15) May 12 – 14, 2010, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand.
A. Vimuttasoongviriya, N. Kwatra andM. Kumar, 2010, "The Effect of Lateral Quasi-Static Loading on Damage Indexes Based on Modal Parameters of Retrofitted RC Frame Model",International Conference on Noise and Vibration Engineering, 20-22 September 2010, Leuven, Belgium,pp. 1119-1133.
A. Vimuttasoongviriya, N. Kwatra andM. Kumar "Damage detection based on modal assurance criterion and coordinate modal assurance criterion" 37th Congress on Science and Technology of Thailand (STT37), Referent No. O_O0018, October 10-12, 2011.
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Maneek Kumar; M. L. Gambhir and Vikas Partap Singh "Probabilistic Effect of Aggregate Grading on Partial Safety Factors for Concrete" First international Conference on Concrete Sustainability, Japan Concrete Institute, Toshi Centre Hotel, Japan; May 27-29, 2013; pp 822-829
Tanuj Chopra; Manoranjan Parida; Naveen Kwatra & Maneek Kumar "Performance Evaluation of Pavement Quality Concrete (PQC) Laid with Slipform Pavers on Indian National Highways" First international Conference on Concrete Sustainability, Japan Concrete Institute, Toshi Centre Hotel, Japan; May 27-29, 2013; pp 873-878
Shweta Goyal; Pinchu Goyal and Maneek Kumar "Corrosion Cracking Theory for Predicting Service Life of RC Structures" First international Conference on Concrete Sustainability, Japan Concrete Institute, Toshi Centre Hotel, Japan; May 27-29, 2013; pp 768-773
Publications in National Conference/Workshop/Seminar
"Neural Network – Applications," National Seminar on Computer Applications in Civil Engineering, TIET, Patiala 21-22, April, 1994.
"Reliability Based Methods for Analysis of Structures," Indian National Conference on Geo environment – Characterization, Analysis, Design & Practice, MNREC, Allahabad, 9-10 April, 1998, pp. IV-110 to IV-123.
"Reliability Based Life Prediction of Highway Bridges," National Seminar on Road Transportation: Issues and Strategies, RITS'98, TIET, Patiala, 23-24, October, pp. 316-323.
"Progress in Concrete Technology: Present and Future" Keynote Address with Dr. M.P. Kapoor, Director, TEIT, Patiala, All India Seminar on Concrete for Infrastructure Developments, Institution of Engineers, University of Roorkee, Roorkee, 3-5 December, 1998, pp. 357-377.
"Comparative Study of Probabilistic Effect of Replacement of Cement by Fly ash on Compressive Strength of Concrete,"(with Dr. D. S. Sidhu, Gurpratap Singh) Proc. National Conference on Advances in Concrete Technology, ACT 2000, 21-22 September, 2000, Patiala
"Probabilistic effect on compressive strength of concrete due to partial replacement of cement by silica fume and fly ash" Published in the proceedings of the National conference on Materials and related technologies, NCMRT, TIET, Patiala September 19-20, 2003.
"Effect of partial replacement of cement by class – F fly ash on mechanical properties of concrete" National Conference on Advances in Concrete Technology ACT 2004, Feb 26-27, 2004, TIET, Patiala pp 225 – 233
"Mix Design Procedure for High Strength Concrete by Partial Replacement of Cement with Class – F Fly ash" National Conference on Advances in Concrete Technology ACT 2004, Feb 26-27, 2004, TIET, Patiala pp 234 - 238
"Probabilistic procedure for design of concrete mixes" Presented at the National Conference on Advances in Concrete Technology ACT 2004, Feb 26-27, 2004, TIET, Patiala
"Rajinder Ghai, Maneek Kumar and Shweta Goyal "Applications of Poly-Propylene Fibre Reinforced Concrete (PFRC) with vacuum processing" at the Proceedings of the National Conference on Civil Engineering – Meeting the challenges of tomorrow (CEMCT 2006), Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana 24-25, November 2006, pp-372-378.
N. Kwatra, Maneek Kumar and A. Vimuttasoongviriya "Health Monitoring of Retrofitted Building Frames Using GFRP" 4th International Conference on Structural Stability and Dynamics, January 4 – 6, 2012, MNIT, Jaipur, pp 325 - 336
Gurbinder Singh & Maneek Kumar "Measuring Service Quality in Higher Education – A Challenging Job" National Conference on Changing Perspectives and Paradigms in Business and Behavioral Sciences (CPPBBS-2012), April 27-28, 2012, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, pp 311-315.
Manoj Sharma, S. K. Sharma and Maneek Kumar, "Utilization of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Ash in Construction Industry" National Conference on Advancements in Construction Technology and Management, Indo Global College of Engineering Abhipur, Mohali, 17 April, 2013.
Manoj Sharma; S. K. Sharma and Maneek Kumar "Waste to Energy Product: A Sustainable Method of Disposal of Municipal Solid Waste" National Conference on Latest Developments in Pollution Control and Prevention Techniques, NITTTR, Chandigarh, 2013 pp.118-129
Prem Pal Bansal; Anil Kumar Nanda & Maneek Kumar "Application of Nana-technology in Concrete A Review" UKIERI Concrete Congress on Innovations in Concrete Construction, NIT, Jalandhar, 2013 pp. 2464-2474
Shweta Goyal; Prashant Kumar & Maneek Kumar "Effect of Aggressive Environment on Durability of Metakaolin Based Cement Mortar" UKIERI Concrete Congress on Innovations in Concrete Construction, NIT, Jalandhar, 2013 pp. 2594-2601.
Manoj Sharma, S. K. Sharma and Maneek Kumar, "Utilization of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Ash in Concrete" Sustainable Infrastructure Development-2015, NITTTR, Sector: 26, Chandigarh & Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh, 26-27 Feb, 2015
Presently Dean, Student Affairs, since 2014
Professor and Head of the Department of Civil Engineering at Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology from November 2006 till November 2012.
Professor In-charge Alumni Relations at Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala since 2005
Faculty Advisor (civil) at Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology 2003 – 2007
President Sports at Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala since 2011
President Literary Society at Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology since 2003
Member of the Ireland-India Concrete Research Initiative (IICRI)
Member of the State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC) set up by State Government from 2007-2010
Merit Scholarship: 1986-87
Institute Merit Scholarship during Bachelors of Engineering course: 1988-91
GATE Scholarship during Masters of Engineering Course: 1991-93
Gold Medal for standing first in M. E: 1992
University Colour in Badminton: 1993
International Space Settlement Competition
Teacher Advisor of the winning team of students, which participated as the only foreign team in the top eight teams in this year's Space Settlement Design contest organized under the aegis of NASA and Boeing by the American Aeronautical and Astronautic Society at USA.
The team made presentations and at the Kennedy Space Centre, Florida, USA from July 17 – 19, 2004.
On our return to India we have been honoured by the following agencies:
(a) Government of Punjab
(b) T.I.E.T., Patiala
(c) State Bank of Patiala
(d) ICICI Bank
(e) Rotary Club, Patiala
Gave an expert talk to the participants of the International Space Settlement Design Competition organized under the aegis of NASA and Boeing by the American Aeronautical and Astronautic Society at USA in July 2004 at the Kennedy Space Centre, Florida
Was on the Judges panel for the Asian Regional Space Settlement Design Competition, held from December 19 to 22, 2004 at American Centre, New Delhi
Nominated as a member of the State Level Expert Committee set up by the Government of Punjab in October 2007 for a period of three years.
Was on the judge's panel for the Asian Regional Space Settlement Design Competition, held in October 2012 at Om Retreat Center at Manesar, India
Description of Research Interests
Dr. Maneek Kumar research interests are in reliability based design of structure elements, ultra-high performance fibre reinforced concrete. He is also working on the application of high performance concrete in retrofitting and rehabilitation of structures. The enhancement in property of pavement quality concrete is also an interest area of his research.


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We all know the club is paying the penalty for not buying players in the summer, we are struggling for goals and here is one major reason.
This is NOT my research, but I read online that Dembele, Armstrong and Roberts contributed 85 goals between them to the side and, just as importantly, 54 Assists making a total of 139 goals LOST from the team since last season. 3 important players NEVER replaced.
Lawwell, hang your head in shame.
Spot on Tim we're a shadow of the last 2 seasons s due to not spending and the board have a lot to answer to. if we don't do good business in jan then 8iar will not happen and before i get shot down look at the results we struggle to break down bang average teams ie. st mirren Hamilton killie.
But Armstrong and Roberts couldn't make the starting 11 and all 3 didn't want to be here. Why should Lawell hang his head in shame? It's not Lawell that picks the team or tactics etc, Rodgers signings would get any other manager the sack and rightly so!
We have a long history of failing to build from a position of strength and it infuriates me to see this happening yet again.
There was some real complacency at the club from 2012 - 2015, when it was accepted by the board that there was no need to spend because we had no real competition, but under RD they had a reality check and turned to BR for improvement and progress, but now here we are in his third season and they fall back into old habits - taking his and the players achievements for granted and pull the rug from under him.
sitting watching the Leeds game and the boy Moses odabajo who we had in pre season is playing and looks class. he'd have been better than lustig on this showing baffling no one could see this and a free transfer just what Pedro loves somebody needs there erse kicked.
Rodgers spent 9mil on edouard, he bought morgan for 1mil approx, he bought kouassi for 3mil, he bought sinclair for 3mil and you say the board have to hang their heads in shame. that's about 16mil on four players Timalloy. The blame is clearly on rodgers shoulders. It will be an awkward pint on sunday for you timalloy, you keep that nonsense up and the suit will be hanging out you again☘HH.
Morgan was 300.000 and when you don't replace the 3 players that left your gobny have problems agree kouassi was a mistake but sinc came in over 2 years ago and up until recently was a huge success. the summer window was a disaster Brendan said he wanted 3 players did he get them?
Mally, brendan has wasted millions, how many of his signings actually play in the starting 11? Eddie, hendry. The less said about hendry the better. The board have backed brendan financially and he has wasted it. And yes mally we actually got 4 players👍. His signings have been a joke☘HH.
I would hazard an educated guess that between transfer fees, wages and keeping guy's already in the squad BR has had way over 30million in the time he has been here. Probably more than any Celtic manager before him.
He has had money just in my opinion some of it seems to have been not spent very well, although I'm sure he was able to get more out of the squad than he first thought.
But they weren't what he wanted dare I say mcginn and apart from eddy cost next to nothing Mulumbu was a free . Agree some players haven't worked but you could say that about most managers.
To be a little bit fair ALL the other teams in Scotland bar Aberdeen have played with 10 men behind the ball and hit us on the break because our defence is crap.
It's a mixture of everyone's fault for the situation at present.
Rodgers has had money. Could argue his big money signings have worked. Bought some utter rubbish as all managers have.
Congerton/ scouting Seem to be shopping in a market we can't afford. 4 names were wanted this summer. When deals fell through seemed no back up plan.
Could argue they have backed Rodgers. Could argue they haven't. Resigned our best players and got good money for players sold.
100% didn't do their jobs in the last window. Let Rodgers down and more importantly they let us the fans down.
Going forward the players here need to roll sleeves up and grind out results until January. The boys have done us proud but need help.
Scouting should be well underway at identifying potential targets.
Board need to back manager in this next window. If the doudt he's not the man to spend the money we have sadly they will have to sack him.
Dembele left in the last hours of the transfer window due to Brendan's shenanigans with him. It was Brendan didn't replace him or plan to replace him. Not the Board.
Brendan burdened the board with having to cut a sales deal with Lyon in hours! Not good.
Armstrong was always going. Brendan has recruited lots of midfielders. There's 15 midfielders in the squad.
Brendan could have bought Patrick Roberts but didn't want to. He thought the opposition was reading him well now and he was going backwards. Not the Board.
There were 7 new signings in the window: big Filip, Arzani, Izzaguire, Mulumbu, Bain, Edouard and an England Youth lad. and add Ryan Christie returning to that.
We can rag doll the rest of the SPFL.
The focus now is for Brendan to show his mettle with the squad he's put together over two years to do the business. It's three times the value of any Scottish squad and about five times the wages. The Board have put the money out there.


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HOLLYWOOD (CBSLA) — Cypress Hill, the first Latino American hip-hop group with a recording to go platinum, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Thursday morning.
Comedian George Lopez was among the speakers honoring the hip-hop group at the ceremony.
The ceremony comes less than seven months after the release of the group's latest album, "Elephants on Acid."
Cypress Hill's members Sen Dog (L), DJ Muggs (2-L), Eric Bobo and B-Real (R) pose at their just unveiled Hollywood Walk of Fame Star during a ceremony in Hollywood, California on April 19, 2019. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP) (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
Born in Cuba and raised in South Gate, brothers Senen Reyes, also known as Sen Dog, and Ulpiano Sergio Reyes, also known as Mellow Man Ace, teamed with New York City native Lawrence Muggerud, also known as DJ Muggs, and Louis Freese, also known as B-Real, in 1988 to form the hip-hop group DVX.
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