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Lets Paint The Kettle Black,Do You Have A Bitch On Whats Going On Around The Site Or Any Thing Negative To Report
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9. September 2006 @ 10:06 |
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Pfft. I'm 15 and I'm deffinately the exception to that study ;)
My bitch :P
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9. September 2006 @ 21:08 |
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The cops in my town are scum :(
On the fourth of july we always have fireworks and a street dance by the river. There are roughly 5000 people there and all the streets are packed with cars. There is absolutely NO parking space left. So about 50 people park on a bit of yellow sidewalk. I walk past and the cops are writing out tickets left and right.
I mean wow. That's almost as bad as profiling. It's either park there and pay $50 or park downtown and walk 5 miles to the street dance... Thats utter bullocks...
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10. September 2006 @ 06:08 |
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In New Orleans, at least before Katrina, if you were parked in a spot in correctly, they would just tow your car away. So where you are isn't quite so bad.
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10. September 2006 @ 06:16 |
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In downtown Philly, you have to have your car off the street by 4:30 to accomodate rush hour traffic ... problem is, they'll start towing at 3:30 to have it cleared by 5:00!! If they tow you early, you don't have to pay to get it back. Quite a deal, huh?
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10. September 2006 @ 11:20 |
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my bitch is why bitch about it? does it help? no Do you feel better after you bitch? no. I'm not bitching anymore.
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10. September 2006 @ 12:02 |
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11. September 2006 @ 01:23 |
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rihgt682, from what I've seen you've broken all the records for volume of bitches in a bitch. So just keep bitching and stop... bitching about it :P
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11. September 2006 @ 05:44 |
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I AM POSTING THIS IN MEMERY OF 911
Ground Zero, Freedom Tower Rises
By Lakshmi Sandhana| Also by this reporter
02:00 AM Sep, 11, 2006
Few public building projects have sparked such competing emotions as the Freedom Tower. Patriotism has driven it from the start, with some inevitably kitschy results, starting with its height (1776 feet). The building is a solemn monument to the fallen, but also an obvious target, a test of our will and ingenuity to ensure that history doesn't repeat itself.
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, or SOM, the architects designing the tower, have taken that imperative literally: If terrorists pilot a fully-fuelled commercial jet into their building, they believe it will stand.
Click here for images of the tower and the other new buildings at ground zero.
"Based on the identified threats there wouldn't be a disproportionate collapse of the structure," says Carl Galioto, SOM's technical partner. "In many cases there wouldn't even be a distortion; key elements of the tower would not be deformed out of place."
Strengthening the new tower is a central vertical core running through its length that's fortified with a 3-foot thick concrete and steel wall. The tower's steel frame is interconnected with beams and columns to redistribute loads in the event of an impact or blast so it remains standing, enabling occupants to leave safely.
With the aid of advanced engineering techniques, the architects hope to avoid any possibility of the kind of Progressive collapse witnessed in the case of the Twin Towers where 110 stories fell to the ground in 10 to 15 seconds.
It wasn't just the airplanes' impact that felled the towers; the force of the collision ripped away fire proofing from the steel frame, leaving the towers unprotected against the multiple fires that ravaged and weakened them later. For the new construction, SOM architects are using concrete containing dense and highly adhesive fire insulation that's capable of surviving very strong impacts.
No precautions can ensure a 100 percent collapse-proof building. As a result, the blueprints create significant improvements in exit strategies.
"It is generally impossible to assure that a structure will not collapse as we simply cannot predict what extraordinary loads may be put onto it," says Robert Woodbury, Scientific Director of the Canadian Design Research Network and a Professor at Simon Fraser University. "What is most important is to give people sufficient time to escape before collapse, and sufficient means of egress to leave."
That's what the core is all about. All the buildings' life-safety systems will be encased here, and the core will serve as the primary escape route in the event of a crisis. The core contains extra-wide emergency stairs, pressurized to push out smoke, and a dedicated staircase for fire fighters to use so rescue efforts aren't hampered if people rush down.
There are areas of refuge on each floor where people can await rescue and enhanced elevators that function in emergencies. Photo-luminescent strips will indicate routes in the event of a power failure and all communication and sprinkler systems are contained in the core. /p>
In addition to interconnected exits all the exit pathways lead directly out on to the surrounding streets, totally avoiding the lobby, which will serve as a base for rescue operations. In the event of an emergency, Galioto says a fully occupied building could be evacuated using both stairs and elevators in under two hours.
The tower has a 200-foot-tall, bomb-resistant concrete base surrounded by a multi-layered glass-curtain wall designed to be impervious to any kind of explosion.
"The challenge here is finding a balance between public access and security," says Barbara A. Nadel, a New York City architect and author of Building Security. "We don't want to build structures that resemble fortresses. Transparent security solutions, invisible to the public eye, can be effective without being overwhelming."
To address further security concerns, the tower has been set back from West Street, a major north-south thoroughfare by an average of 90 feet. Only the first 70 floors will be occupied and the building's air supply will be filtered with chemical and biological filters. The air supply system will also draw in air from the top of the building making it less vulnerable to compromise by potential terrorists.
Architects are expanding the way they practice their trade by designing around a whole host of safety and security concerns. But even with advanced technology, architecture is not foolproof against terrorism.
"We have learned how to deal with threats on buildings," says Galioto, "but architecture should be the last line of defense."
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/sec...ml?tw=rss.index
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11. September 2006 @ 06:02 |
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@Ireland...very interesting article. That is precisely how they are building the new Comcast Tower in Philly; I can watch them from my living room window. It starts with a massive concrete core around which everything is then framed. It's like a structure within a structure. I've never seen them build like that before (not that I really pay any attention to it but it seemed unusual somehow). Wish I had a digital camera; I'd show you what I mean.
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12. September 2006 @ 06:37 |
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Madonna on a Cross. Again.
p2pnet.net News:- Madonna continues to fake her own crucifiction onstage, even wearing a crown of thorns, but this time she's angered the Russian Orthodox Church.
"It'll create a blinding light, like she's landing on the spaceship from E.T.," was how a 'source' described it recently, and Vatican official, bishop Velasio De Paolis, said: "How this woman can take the name of the mother of Christ, I don't know. Her show represents the rotten fruit of secularism and the absurdity of evil."
Today, "As the star prepares to perform in front of 50,000 at Moscow's Luzhniki stadium, an Orthodox Church spokesman called on her to tone down her act," says Reuters, quoting Father Sergei Zvonoryov as saying, "We are not against Madonna. We're against her blasphemous acts during the concert.
"Crucifixion, cross, diadem of thorns on her head. All this is a parody on the crucifixion of Christ. She must respect the view of the country and society, where she is going to perform."
Madonna is a lapsed Roman Catholic, adds the story.
http://p2pnet.net/story/9831?PHPSESSID=3...d523860333ebdf8
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12. September 2006 @ 08:05 |
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From Madonna, and this is surprising? Some people will do anyhting to become the center of attention. I'm sure she will get what is coming to her in the end.
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12. September 2006 @ 12:47 |
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Her 15 minutes were up a long while back!
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13. September 2006 @ 10:44 |
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boy is this place dead,most of the old times are gone..
i wonder who of the old crowd is here/
give a shout here if ye is still here!!!!!!!!!!
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13. September 2006 @ 10:49 |
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Sir, Yes Sir! Pop_Smith reporting for duty Sir!
"The only people who should buy Monster cable are people who light cigars with Benjamins." - Gizmodo
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13. September 2006 @ 10:51 |
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No bitching today, finished laying an inlaid wood floor in the hallway, well I guess my bitch is that since this project is done, the wonderful wife will find something else to fix up...
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13. September 2006 @ 10:52 |
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no bitching ere either, was able to work locally for the day (well half the day, even better)
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13. September 2006 @ 10:54 |
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Yeah, no real trouble around my place either. I have school but its actually kind of fun (doing Real Estate).
Hopefully things keep going well.
Peace,
Pop Smith
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13. September 2006 @ 11:27 |
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time for a late lunch,i am sure can afford to buy lunch for those that are here,creaky,blivetNC and Pop_Smith...........
for those that are not here
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13. September 2006 @ 11:41 |
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Thanks Ireland, yummy! :)
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13. September 2006 @ 12:05 |
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I'll take option three!
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13. September 2006 @ 12:34 |
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Took the wife to an all you can eat CHinese Buffet. I think I saw most of that on the line somewhere...
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13. September 2006 @ 12:34 |
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I'm here no bitching, just playing with my second 1650 drive I put in today. 2 firmwares behind and working just as well. The ribs look like a heart attack, but damn good. Almost looks like ribs I use to get in Memphis while at UTenn.
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13. September 2006 @ 13:08 |
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No bitch for me today. Infact I had a great night at work, because I managed to chase some local itinerants in the work ute and make them damn near crap themselves. hehehe. I know, it sounds cruel....But hey, it's the small things in life that I derive pleasure from :-)
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13. September 2006 @ 15:26 |
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any one who try this........with a !!!!!!!
Penis-pump driver crashes into bus
'Auto-sex' Slovak pile-up
By Lester Haines ?¨ More by this author
Published Tuesday 12th September 2006 13:57 GMT
A Slovak driver who ignored a give way sign and crashed into a bus was subsequently extracted from his car unconscious, half naked, and "with a vacuum pump on his penis", Channel 4 reports.
The unnamed 42-year-old was driving his old Citroen in the Slovak town of Levice when the accident occurred. Police officer Peter Polak told Reuters: "It's very likely he had auto-sex while driving: it is a matter of investigation. After the accident he was found lying in the seat, his pants were off and it [the pump] was placed on his penis."
Unsurprisingly, Polak added: "I've never seen anything like this, nor have my colleagues."
The man was taken to hospital with "head injuries", the report concludes
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14. September 2006 @ 14:39 |
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